Aug. 26, 2012

When Dallas newest swanky hotel, NYLO Dallas South Side, opened its doors for the first time,  it included work from one of the oldest salvage companies in town, Orr-Reed Wrecking Co. 

“We provided most of the woodwork,” said Hannah Hargrove, who is taking over operations of the 66-year-old company from her father, John Hargrove, who bought it in the early 1990s.  

By Jada Brazell

Dallas is long overdue a breath of fresh air. Once the five-acre Klyde Warren Park opens to the public this fall, its visitors can finally open up and say “ahhh” – without inhaling a lungful of pollution.

By Jada Brazell

By Minnie Payne

This article is part of a series in Summer 2012 in the pages of Green Source DFW covering landscaping and sustainable and organic gardening. For more see -     

Tips on Organic Gardening in the Summer or 

(Photo: NYLO in Las Colinas. A new, LEED Certified NYLO Hotel will open in Dallas in August)     

By Rita Cook     

(Photo: A display of Chihuly nights at the Dallas Aboretum, where glass sculptures are lit amidst the gardens of the Dallas Arboretum)     

By Jada Brazell     

By Jada Brazell     

The Dallas City Council adopted the Dallas Bike Plan last year, but without public advocacy and funding, the plan amounts to little more than lines on a map.

By Rita Cook     

(Photo: A panoramic view of Belo Gardens Park in Downtown Dallas, which had its opening in May) Photo Credit to Tony Lauro via Dallasmomsblog.org     

By Jada Brazell