Turtle Creek condo board won’t buy disputed property, but still seek removal vote

Also, the growing auto worker strike, Eric Johnson's party switch and a new Martini lounge in Old East Dallas [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Happy Friday, DMN readers! I'm Ariyon Dailey with a quick look at the top news you should know today! Lately I've been attending a lot of birthday dinners at some incredible restaurants in downtown Dallas. But I'm craving some juicy shawarma. Luckily, I just learned that Irving-based [Shawarma Press opened a new flagship location downtown.]( Guess I'm headed downtown again! Thanks for giving us a look, and check your inbox when you get up tomorrow for more of our top headlines.   [Cars move along Turtle Creek Boulevard and The Renaissance on Turtle Creek.]( Cars move along Turtle Creek Boulevard and The Renaissance on Turtle Creek, a complex with two high-rise buildings and over 600 units on 3.7 acres, in Dallas. (Liesbeth Powers / Special Contributor) Turtle Creek condo board won’t try to buy disputed property; removal vote still sought]( Owners of condominiums at The Renaissance on Turtle Creek in Oak Lawn and the building’s COA board have been embroiled in conflict all summer since the board bid millions of dollars on a neighboring property in July without many owners’ knowledge or approval. Now, according to a letter from the board to owners obtained by The Dallas Morning News, it seems [the owners have won the property war]( — but a battle over the board’s removal remains to be fought. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Auto workers in Roanoke, Carrollton ‘draw a line in the sand’ in widening UAW strike]( The UAW's historic strike on all three automakers rages on as Roanoke and Carrollton join the fight for better [...] [More than 32,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens in the D-FW Metroplex in the last year]( More than 32,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens in the D-FW Metroplex in the last year. [Beyoncé's ‘Renaissance’ tour shimmers at AT&T Stadium]( ‘It feels so good to be home,’ Beyoncé said on night one of the tour’s Texas leg. [North Texas man found with 14,000 files of child porn, sentenced to 50 years in prison]( Stacey Christian Owens, 49, was arrested in July of last year after Rockwall police executed a search warrant [...] [North Texas nonprofits raise just under $64 million on Giving Day]( The 15th annual online event exceeded organizers' expectations at a time when philanthropic giving is down [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [How Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s switch to GOP could impact his political career]( | Jeffers Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches parties. Here's how it could impact his political future. [Dallas ransomware: Hackers used stolen credentials to access city data, report says]( In an after-action report released this week, Dallas information technology officials say the stolen [...] [A government shutdown could weaken border security. Republicans say it can’t get worse.]( A government shutdown would likely create significant vulnerabilities at the Southern border, a congressional [...] FOOD [Irving-based Shawarma Press opens flagship location in downtown Dallas]( The restaurant offers authentic Middle Eastern street food. [Jonathon’s Forestwood is now open in North Dallas serving breakfast and lunch]( Jonathon’s opened its new location this week at Forestwood Shopping Center in North Dallas, where it offers [...] [New York-style martini lounge with bagels on the menu to open in Old East Dallas]( Several dishes on the bar's menu are a nod to the historic country club’s eats, including thinly sliced [...] CRIME [8 men arrested in gun, fentanyl trafficking out of Fort Worth, authorities say]( The U.S. attorney’s office said across roughly a dozen purchases in June and July, undercover informants [...] [Shooting in Fort Worth leaves 1 man dead]( Fort worth police said a shooting Thursday night left one man dead. No suspects were identified. [Garland officer fires weapon after police say man pointed gun at cops; no one injured]( A 34-year-old man was arrested Friday morning after pointing a handgun at Garland police officers, according [...] [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [.]( The 3.8-acre, $20.3 million park takes the place of a patchwork of surface parking lots just blocks from the Farmers Market in what developers have christened the East Quarter.(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Question 2 of 5]( [What’s the nickname given to a tree at Harwood Park because it was deemed too hard to kill?]( - [John McClane]( - [Voldemort]( - [James Bond]( - [Chuck Norris]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023