International

Chartres Cathedral: A Stalwart Survivor That Evaded Destruction Three Times

By Eric Prokesh / July 8, 2022 /

Editor’s Note: While Fort Worth Friday columnist Eric Prokesh is in France soaking up the art and architecture, he filed this dispatch on one of the most incredible historic sites in the country, Chartres Cathedral. Enjoy! During the French Revolution, a mob attacked Chartres Cathedral and began to destroy the sculpture on the north porch,…

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An Italian Holiday, Airlines, and Bad Timing

By Karen Eubank / March 16, 2020 /

“No one at [Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport] was ready for this,” Robbie Terry said. Least of all the airlines. Robbie and his wife, Molly Terry, are Lakewood residents who returned from southern Italy last week. On Thursday, March 12, to be specific. Their story gives new meaning to the phrase “timing is everything.” The Terrys…

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International Real Estate Buyers Bring More Than $11 Billion to Texas Economy

By Joanna England / September 2, 2014 /

Of all the international purchases in America, 12 percent of buyers from abroad purchase in Texas, according to the 2014 Texas International Homebuyer Report from the Texas Association of Realtors. Those buyers accounted for a total of $11.06 billion in sales between March 2013 and March 2014, the report says, making the great state the third…

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What Museum Tower and the Nasher Sculpture Center Can Learn From the Ancient Arabic Design of Mashrabiya

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2012 /

Now here’s an idea for a solution to the Museum Tower/Nasher glare crisis, and it comes right out of one of the hottest spots in the world: Abu Dhabi. Get this: solar rays in this desert town can heat the outside surface of windows up to 90 degrees Celsius — um, folks that is 200…

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Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

By Candy Evans / October 22, 2012 / Comments Off on Tourists Are Returning to Hawaii, and So Are Vacation Home Buyers – Honua Kai

Tourism is up in Hawaii, which is a very good sign for Hawaiian real estate. The number one reason buyers purchase a vacation home in any location is because they love it. It goes like this: visit the location, love it, feel like you never want to leav…

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