Year: 2024
Dallas leaders are stepping up their game when it comes to removing unsheltered residents from city streets, but not everyone is satisfied with a proposed approach to create alternative options, which could pull funding from what proponents say is a proven, successful Housing Forward model. Members of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homeless Solutions…
Every once in a while a home comes along that is worthy of praise. The design and architecture are so different and done so well that the house just jumps out and the only appropriate response is “Wow!” Two years ago, I wrote about such a home located in Florida. I dubbed it the George…
You could probably find a lot of helpful columns with titles like “5 Helpful Plumbing Hacks You Can Try At Home.” And we do try to be helpful and informative at Upon Closer Inspection. But let’s be real, the content you come here for is the crazy, wackadoodle stuff people do at their homes that…
Moving is a big deal, right? But in this age, it’s not just about throwing stuff in boxes and hitting the road. There are all sorts of reasons people are moving in 2024. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the net migration for the 13-county Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area from July 2022 to…
As a young girl in South Africa, Sue Berk learned the value of hard work and saving money. While working in advertising in New York City, she ate a bagel for lunch every day and skipped out on Starbucks runs with friends. She still shops at discount stores and doesn’t get her nails done to…
