Year: 2024

Could Bedford ‘Bark Park’ Become Housing? Residents Say Keep it Green

By April Towery / June 17, 2024 /

As an affordable housing crisis continues to affect large metro areas and bedroom communities alike, municipalities of all sizes are evaluating their options for undeveloped land.  Some leaders in Tarrant County’s Bedford say they envision commercial and residential use on 57 acres currently owned by a local school district — but they’ll have to get…

High Tech, High Touch Is the Secret Sauce for Jim and Glenn Goodrich

By Elaine Raffel / June 16, 2024 /

Whoever said, “a father teaches his son to tie a tie; a son teaches his father to tweet,” could have been talking about Jim Goodrich and his son, Glenn. Theirs is the perfect partnership – each brings unique skills, strengths, and resources to the table.

City Hall Roundup: Three Housing Initiatives Are Included in Dallas’ 2025 Federal Legislative Priorities 

By April Towery / June 16, 2024 /

Pending some discussion with Dallas City Council members and stakeholders, local officials are poised to lobby the U.S. Congress to add blight remediation to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, improve the Point-in-Time homeless count procedures, and add funding to federal grant programs.  Director of Government Affairs Carrie Rogers was prepared to discuss the…

This Father’s Day is Extra Special for Trio at JPAR Real Estate

By Joy Donovan / June 16, 2024 /

This Father’s Day will be special for The Ashkinos Group at JPAR Real Estate. Group founders Shannon and Howard Ashkinos’ third partner, their son Corey, will be celebrating his first Father’s Day. Thanks to five-month-old Calum, the Ashkinos family will celebrate the newest addition to their clan. Corey said he knows there’s a lot he’s…

Carol Bell-Walton: ForwardDallas Planning Ignores Aging Infrastructure in Dallas

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 16, 2024 /

By Carol Bell-WaltonSpecial Contributor Anyone who lives in Dallas knows it too well: pot-holes deep as crypts, funky traffic lights, and dangerous waters whenever it pours. Dallas’ infrastructure is sorely neglected. And now? The city is pushing for more density, with tax-dollar bills making stars in their eyes. This is dangerous. The proposed ForwardDallas comprehensive…