Year: 2024

Controversial Pepper Square Plan to Go Before City Plan Commission in August 

By April Towery / July 22, 2024 /

A proposal for 1,500 housing units at District 11’s Pepper Square mixed-use development has reportedly been revised and will go before the Dallas Plan Commission for a vote on Aug. 8.  As zoning cases adjacent to single-family homes are prone to do, this one has strong opposition.  Following an acrimonious neighborhood meeting in early March,…

5 Reasons a Travel Site Got It Right About Coppell Being a Great Place to Live

By Tommy Cummings / July 22, 2024 /

If you’ve ever driven through Coppell, and especially if you’re a resident, you’ll see that it’s a cool city — not too big or small. It’s a cozy little suburb that seems to have access to anything. Travel + Leisure, a New York-based travel media brand, thought so, too. The editors recently compiled a top-10…

This Highland Park Modern Mediterranean Exemplifies Quality and Character

By Karen Eubank / July 21, 2024 /

True luxury is not about crazy amenities like a basement bowling alley. No, true luxury is about quality and character. These two elements mean a home will last for generations, and this Highland Park Modern Mediterranean is an excellent example of what everyone is seeking today. Sitting on a half-acre corner in the heart of…

Virginia Cook, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2024 /

I had the honor and pleasure of getting to know Virginia Cook — co-founder of Virginia Cook Realtors, who died July 13 at the age of 84 — on one of the greatest excursions of my life: an overnight trip to Costa Rica on a private jet to check out an enclave under development by…

Podcast: Planning Commissioner Melissa Kingston on ForwardDallas

By Shelby Skrhak / July 21, 2024 /

Every time a contentious zoning case goes before the Dallas City Council, Dallas City Plan Commissioner Melissa Kingston has already seen it, likely heard from angry citizens about it, and voted on it.  In this episode of Dallas Dirt, host April Towery sat down with Kingston to discuss ForwardDallas and give a look behind of…