Year: 2024

Monday Morning Millionaire: Luxury Lake Living in Long Cove

By Karen Eubank / July 15, 2024 /

Long Cove has set a high bar for luxury lake living. Twelve years of meticulous planning and enormous thought resulted in the ultimate luxury community with a concierge lifestyle and endless amenities. Long Cove is clearly where you want a second home, and we’ve found you an exceptional one. This dramatic, 8,950-square-foot steel-constructed residence is…

Let’s Go Shopping: Fort Worth’s Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour Kicks Off in August

By Joy Donovan / July 15, 2024 /

A historic Fort Worth shopping area, which dates back to 1910, will be spotlighted on this year’s Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1. The Handley Avenue Historic Strip Tour highlights the significant commercial district that remains a tourist attraction in East Fort Worth. Earlier this year, Historic…

Need a Major Home Repair? Dallas Is Offering Free Assistance to Qualified Property Owners

By CandysDirt / July 15, 2024 /

Staff Reports Public workshops will be held in each Dallas City Council district beginning Monday, July 15, to help residents prepare applications for the Home Improvement and Preservation Program. The HIPP program has been criticized in the past for its “Hunger Games-style” application process where elderly and disabled residents were asked to wait in line…

Michelle Lynne: Why My Family is Leaving Dallas for Colleyville 

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 14, 2024 /

By Michelle Lynne PantGuest Columnist Ed. Note: Replying to reader queries whether Ms. Pant’s home is located in the Dallas or Richardson school district, she told us her home is zoned for RISD and sits on the border of DISD. “Richardson closed several schools and we were told we may end up in Dallas because…

City Hall Roundup: Zoning Committee Recommends Standards For Impermeable Lot Coverage

By April Towery / July 14, 2024 /

A subcommittee of the Dallas Plan Commission determined Tuesday that a development code change is warranted to reduce the heat island effect and improve drainage on residential and commercial properties. The matter is complicated and not a particularly sexy topic for cocktail parties, but it’s important, city leaders say. It also comes at a time…