Dallas, TX
50 single-family homes coming to South Dallas’ Mill City
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After seven years of planning and pivoting, a community partnership of builders, developers and elected officials broke ground Monday on a workforce housing project that will bring more than 50 single-family homes to South Dallas’ Mill City.
Nonprofit Urban Specialists and developer Matthews Southwest’s joint venture, Good Urban Development, aims to bring life to the neighborhood, about half of whose lots sit vacant during a time when demand for affordable housing has soared.
“I’m overjoyed,” said project leader Shannon Brown-Key, who announced Monday her new title of president for Good Urban Development. “This was a passion project for me. I’m an apartment dweller. I’ve been waiting for affordable housing for me and my family.”
The Mill City 50 project — in addition to 50 traditional, two-story homes — will bring a community coffee shop, a food delivery station, workspace and a ghost kitchen. Homes will range in size from 1,400 to 2,000 square feet and feature three bedrooms, a one-car garage and individual fenced backyards.
Residents who make between 60% and 120% of the area median income are eligible to buy a home for an estimated $209,000 to $271,000. The first 10 are scheduled to come on the market in early 2024.
Families of four earning $71,200 per year qualify for the homes and a $40,000 drawdown on the home price.
Brown-Key, architect Jeannette Brown-Sneed and builder Stacie Stewart — all women of color — are spearheading the project. Brown-Sneed, the project’s architect with Simply Custom, was the first Black woman to be a project manager for the city of Dallas architect team.
“We definitely want to honor her and give her flowers because she’s done a wonderful job to even be able to push women into the forefront of this male-dominated industry,” Brown-Key said.
Stewart, the CEO of Building With Integrity, is a self-taught builder with more than 20 years of experience in the industry.
The city of Dallas awarded $3 million and Dallas County awarded $2.5 million toward the project. The project’s financial partner, Inwood Bank, has down payment assistance programs for buyers.
Habitat for Humanity sold the land to Good Urban Development and will offer an affordable housing seminar and Mill City 50 housing options to their 400 affordable housing program clients.
Building homes in South Dallas without robust infrastructure and secure financing is tough, said Jack Matthews, president of Matthews Southwest, a joint partner on the project.
But the most critical challenge is making sure current residents of Mill City aren’t victims of gentrification.
“You don’t want to hurt the existing neighbors,” Matthews said. “A $60,000 house becomes a $180,000 house just by building nice housing around it.”
Matthews has tried twice — and nearly succeeded in the last legislative session — in helping pass a bill that would allow certain homeowners’ school district taxes to remain frozen for a period of time, thereby shielding current residents from being priced out of their homes.
“The trick is to bring back the neighborhood and take care of the people that are already here,” Matthews said.
Antong Lucky, president of Urban Specialists, told an animated crowd that this area of what he calls East Dallas is finally getting the attention it deserves after decades of getting left out of investments and conversations.
“We don’t want to gentrify,” Lucky said. “We want to make sure that the legacy residents of this community can stay here, like my mother. We didn’t say let’s build some mega mansions. We say, ‘Let’s build some homes so that the people in this community can stay in this community.’”
The Dallas Cowboys have officially decided to part ways with Mike McCarthy, who has arguably been the team’s best head coach in the last two decades.
Dallas faces the challenge of finding a new leader to guide the franchise to glory. Given McCarthy’s track record, there’s hope that the Cowboys already have a few viable candidates in mind
One name that stands out is Kellen Moore, a former Cowboys quarterback and offensive coordinator. Moore has familiarity with the organization, which could make him an ideal candidate.
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Over the last two seasons, Moore has had stints with the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
His time with the Chargers was brief, lasting only the 2023 season, but in 2024, he joined the Eagles, where he helped orchestrate the NFL’s top-ranked rushing attack. His impact was evident as Philadelphia secured a playoff win against the Green Bay Packers.
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Moore had several seasons in Dallas where the Cowboys boasted one of the league’s top offenses in terms of points per game, and his close relationship with quarterback Dak Prescott would make for a smooth transition.
Given his success with the Eagles’ offense and his proven track record in Dallas, Moore could be an excellent candidate to lead the Cowboys into their next chapter.
The Cowboys certainly dropped the ball with their decision regarding Mike McCarthy. Not only have they parted ways with McCarthy at a crucial time, but they’ve also missed the window to interview Kellen Moore this past week.
Now, Dallas will have to wait for the opportunity to speak with Moore, potentially complicating their coaching search.
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Associated Press
Dallas Stars (27-14-1, in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (27-15-2, in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Dallas Stars face off in a non-conference matchup.
Toronto has a 17-8-0 record at home and a 27-15-2 record overall. The Maple Leafs have gone 25-2-1 in games they score at least three goals.
Dallas is 11-9-0 in road games and 27-14-1 overall. The Stars have a 21-3-0 record when scoring three or more goals.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Maple Leafs won 5-3 in the previous meeting. William Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has scored 14 goals with 45 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Matt Duchene has 16 goals and 22 assists for the Stars. Jamie Benn has scored six goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 6-4-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Stars: 8-1-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.8 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: None listed.
Stars: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
“Everyone went crazy in the plane. It was bonkers. Everyone was yelling, and at the end, the pilot made the announcement and everyone started chanting ‘new crew, new crew’,” Ruhlman.
“I have to go to work. I’m obviously not going to be able to work on Monday. I was supposed to arrive in Auckland on Friday morning,” Ruhlman said.
Carina Fischer, of Remuera, described the scene in the terminal as “a nightmare”.
Fischer said: “Everyone is crying. Kids are screaming.”
She said a relative had helped her buy a hotel room, but she had been washing her clothes in the sink and drying them with a hairdryer.
She was also worried about her child who has ADHD, saying he was without his medication as well.
She claimed American Airlines was “not helpful, not helpful at all”.
Ruhlman echoed that sentiment: “They literally don’t care that they ruined people’s holidays and so many plans – and sanity.”
She said a group of passengers were planning to write to the airline’s chief executive asking for compensation.
“I’m so tired and still in my same clothes as Wednesday. It’s Monday …”
American Airlines was approached for comment on Saturday, but had yet to respond by Monday morning.
Another passenger, Sarah Botwright was due to be in New Zealand for a holiday to see her friend, said she had to be home in Ohio and she would likely have to cancel her whole trip to Godzone.
“My luggage will be going to New Zealand regardless of whether I go or not, though,” she said.
“It’s just insane,” she said of the situation.
Local daily paper the Dallas Morning News reported more than 600 flights to and from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field had been cancelled as of 5pm Friday (12pm, Saturday, NZ).
More than 800 flights were also delayed. American Airlines flights were the most impacted by the delays, the Dallas Morning News said.
The paper said the delays were due to a snowstorm in North Texas on Thursday which left a dumping of snow and icy conditions.
Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.
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