The Melt Yard is taking shape in downtown Dallas
300 W. Memorial Drive. City records support an announced restaurant and active renovation review. No verified opening date yet.
See the city record →THE SHORT LIST
Open this before the group chat.
Four genuinely useful picks—status, time and place included.
Dogs Day Out brings the weenie-dog race downtown
10 a.m.–2 p.m. · 11 Courthouse Square. Dog pools, treats and the returning race.
Make the plan →Food trucks plus a free Megan Danielle show
6–10 p.m. · Downtown Dallas. A family-friendly Night of Worship follows Food Truck Friday.
Official event details →Hiram’s proposed property tax gets another hearing
6 p.m. · 219 Main Street. The city is still evaluating the tax; no final action has been announced.
How to weigh in →FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
Context without the council-meeting hangover.
Skim time: about three minutes
NEW & OPEN
Crossroads Elementary welcomed students for the first time
Why it matters: The new PCSD campus at 211 Timberwolf Drive opened Aug. 4. Families should use district assignment information rather than infer attendance zones from its Acworth mailing address.
Official school update · Aug. 4 ↗DRIVE SMARTER
Due West at SR 92 is getting a new alignment
Why it matters: A new signal, turn lanes and roughly 2,150 feet of roadway are under construction. The county lists October 2027 completion.
County project page ↗PROPOSED · NOT APPROVED
Two fuel-and-retail requests head to an Aug. 25 hearing
Why it matters: The Williams Lake/SR 92 and Paul Harris/Buchanan Highway sites could change traffic and commercial activity around busy corridors.
Original agenda · posted Aug. 19 ↗FAMILY CALENDAR
Put September 4 on the childcare calendar
PCSD’s district calendar lists Friday, Sept. 4 as an all-day remote-learning day.
Official district calendar ↗WATCHING
A storage-yard request remains delayed
The 3166 Hiram Douglasville Highway request was carried forward after questions about unrelated semi-truck parking.
Original agenda · posted Aug. 19 ↗THE WEEKEND BOARD · SAVE THE DATESEP 12 · 10–2 SEP 18 · 6–10
Worth getting off the couch for.
Dogs Day Out
Dog pools, treats and the returning weenie-dog race in Downtown Dallas.
Official event page ↗Food Truck Friday + Night of Worship
Food trucks and a free, family-friendly Megan Danielle performance downtown.
Official event page ↗Both listings are published by Downtown Dallas for 11 Courthouse Square. Recheck organizer pages before leaving.
See the weekend deskTHE BUILDING TRACKER
Finally: one place to answer “what’s going there?”
Every project keeps one history—from application and hearing to construction or opening—with dates and sources attached.
Search the trackerUNDER CONSTRUCTION
Due West Road at SR 92
Road realignment · Signal · Turn lanes
- Last checked
- Aug. 23, 2026
- County target
- Oct. 2027