Year: 2024

Enjoy a Rare Luxury Resort Lifestyle in This Cole Smith-Designed Home 

By Karen Eubank / July 1, 2024 /

Luxury buyers today want more than a pretty house. They want an architecturally significant, extraordinary house that offers character and a luxury resort lifestyle. I have not seen any property that can compare with this one. Not in years. Architect Cole Smith designed this three-story home. As a partner with Smith, Ekblad & Associates, he…

Plano Says ‘Konnichiwa’ to Miyako Hotel Joining $1 Billion Campus at Legacy Project

By CandysDirt / July 1, 2024 /

Staff Reports A major investment is underway at Plano’s Legacy West, bringing Japanese hospitality to North Texas.  Garfield Public-Private will develop the 217-room Miyako Hotel at Legacy West. Construction could begin on the hotel by the end of this year, officials with the development firm said in a press release.   The Miyako Hotel will be…

Celebrate July 4 With Hot Deals And Cool Collaborations

By Elaine Raffel / June 30, 2024 /

Ready to give your home a summer refresh? We’ve got your back. From new designer collabs to Fourth of July sales, here’s our pick of the season’s best.

City Hall Roundup: Dallas Sanitation Looks to Improve Safety, Efficiency By Limiting Alley Trash Pick-Up

By April Towery / June 30, 2024 /

Solid waste collection is one of the top 10 deadliest jobs in the U.S., and Dallas officials are looking at ways to reduce hazards in neighborhood alleys, a department director told the City Council earlier this month.  Director of Sanitation Cliff Gillespie said alley collection is provided to about 38 percent of customers, and the…

Michael Amonett: Goals of ForwardDallas Land Use Plan Are Intended to Direct Future Zoning

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 30, 2024 /

By Michael AmonettCandysDirt.com Contributor Chief planner Patrick Blaydes held up two documents multiple times at the District 1 Forward Dallas meeting last week: a copy of ForwardDallas and a copy of the Dallas Development Code. Each time he stressed, “This (ForwardDallas) is not this (Dallas Development). Just because it’s in here (FD), doesn’t mean it…