Highland Park

LitFest Tempest: How Can Highland Park High School Students Refute Jamie Ford?

By Bethany Erickson / February 27, 2017 /

By now, you are probably aware of the contretemps that occurred when author Jamie Ford spoke at an assembly for freshman and sophomores at Highland Park High School as part of  the school’s annual LitFest. It’s been making the rounds on Facebook, CandysDirt.com, and the Dallas Morning News covered the story almost minutes after Ford…

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Looking For a Value on Black Friday? Peep This American Classic in West Highland Park

By Dotty Griffith / November 25, 2016 /
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Deals in Highland Park don’t come around that often. This beauty in West Highland Park is a variation on the theme. Stylishly renovated (she was taken down to the studs) and updated, this traditional home, original to the neighborhood, beckons a young family or empty nesters who want a pool and yard. Here’s the catch: Park Cities schools…

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This Highland Park Lot is $1,450,000 for One Quarter of an Acre

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2016 /

Really, this is one to watch. Let’s make it our bellwether. I’m not going to argue that it is not a perfect location, the area I would want for my very next dream house: a Highland Park lot that backs to the Katy Trail, walking distance to Knox Henderson restaurants, shopping and fun. That Knox…

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Dallas Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones Lists Miramar Abode with Pub for $11.5

By Candy Evans / June 6, 2016 /

An “O” House is a home so fabulous you have to drop whatever you are doing (yeah, even that) or holding, including your nail file, to look! Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones, son of Jerry and Gene, and wife Karen Gayle (Hickman), have listed their 10,543 square foot home, simply stunning, on a super desire-able corner…

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A Tale of Two Penthouses, Vol. 2 : Park Plaza Unit 804

By Jon Anderson / May 30, 2016 /

For better or worse, we all make snap judgements when we see houses.  My first thought as I looked through the pictures for this home was that there didn’t appear to be a comfortable seat in the house.  It’s as though some unseen maiden aunt had eschewed comfort for herself and guests. My second thought…

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