Year: 2024

As Opposition to ForwardDallas Rallies, Commissioners Say They Don’t Want a Watered-Down Land Use Plan

By April Towery / April 15, 2024 /

The City Plan Commission kicked off a series of workshops last week on the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan. They talked about density, placetypes, and parking requirements — and they acknowledged the plan has not been well-received by a contingent of residents who are concerned it will change or even destroy their long-established single-family neighborhoods. …

Shocker in The Suburbs: This Richardson Home Near Cottonwood Park is One of The Best on The Market

By Nikki Barringer / April 15, 2024 /

Look at little Richardson showing out with a home that is absolutely one of a kind. Keller Williams agent Angela Green calls it one of the most amazing properties in Richardson and she ain’t wrong. Notice she didn’t dare say Dallas, all you people living within city limits would lose your dang minds. But it…

Love vs. Design Wants You to Color Inside The Lines With Their Custom Wallpaper Options

By Joy Donovan / April 14, 2024 /

Maybe coloring inside the lines is okay. And maybe that’s exactly how to get a beautiful, unique home. But there are no maybes about this: Love vs. Design, a custom wallpaper company, is the way to get a custom, special, and just right home. The innovative company is a perfect resource for those who never…

City Hall Roundup: Heavenly Homes Proposal For Infill Development in The Bottom District Postponed to April 24

By April Towery / April 14, 2024 /

Elected officials and Dallas leaders are revitalizing their commitment to housing and economic development in underserved areas.  Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn King Arnold would probably say she’s not revitalizing that commitment; it never diminished. But discussions about breathing life into southern Dallas appear to have ramped up lately as bond projects are slated and new…

Dallas and Much More Through the Eyes of Architect/Photographer Leonard Volk

By Elaine Raffel / April 14, 2024 /

This week, I had the honor of connecting with the illustrious Leonard Volk – FAIA architect emeritus, author, photographer, community leader, and world traveler. His book, everyday, chronicles 60 years of personal photography and essays.