Council Recap: Housing Study

The City of Richardson has finished a housing needs assessment and housing gap analysis. The first of at least two City Council meetings devoted to reviewing the study was held October 27, 2025.

The meeting discussed strategies for affordable housing and missing middle housing in Richardson. Zoning changes would be required to build housing on land currently zoned commercial use. Other strategies included Housing Finance Corporations, Public Facility Corporations, Opportunity Zones, Community Land Trusts, Community Development Block Grants, and more, all of which offer different variations on tax breaks or other financial incentives for builders, owners, or the City itself. Using city-owned parcels for small, pilot projects is another option. The council debated the desired balance between market forces and subsidized housing, the availability of mixed-income and senior-friendly housing, and the importance of not concentrating poverty by integrating affordable housing into existing developments.

The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month

Graphic by City of Richardson.

The City of Richardson is rightly regarded as having some of the best and most diverse dining options in north Texas ("Eat & Drink"). But that doesn't mean every restaurant in Richardson exceeds in every measure. Here is a list of the ten worst places to eat in Richardson last month, based on the City of Richardson's Health Department Restaurant Scores from inspections last month. Not all Richardson restaurants are inspected each and every month. Only those inspected last month are ranked here. Only the lowest scores are shown.

Random Thoughts: "We're Under Invasion from Within"

2025-10-01: Trump: "We're under invasion from within."
Police: "Sir, we've traced the call. It's coming from inside the White House."

POTD: Return to Infinity

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the exhibit "Return to Infinity: Yayoi Kusama" at the Dallas Museum of Art. It's a re-installation of "Yayoi Kusama's 'All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins', an iteration of the artist's iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms incorporating one of the artist’s quintessential symbols, the pumpkin." I thought Halloween was an appropriate choice of day for this photo, although the artist's pumpkins are not jack-o-lanterns; just an infinity of pumpkins.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)

Rotten Tomatoes

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025): A dark portrayal of a dark period in Springsteen's life. If you enter wanting to rock, you'll leave disappointed. But those for whom Nebraska is your favorite Springsteen album, this movie is a great insight into creative genius. B+

In theatres