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By Candy's Dirt / February 4, 2019 /
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The Turtle Creek Tour of Homes Features Four Amazing Abodes

By Candy's Dirt / February 4, 2019 /

From Staff Reports The Turtle Creek Association, a non-profit organization whose primary focus is to enhance, preserve, and protect Dallas’ 87-acre Turtle Creek Corridor, provides a special look inside three high-rise residences and one single-family home with their 2019 Tour of Homes on Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. Following the tour will…

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Go Ask ALICE: Who Can Afford The Basics In North Texas?

By Candy's Dirt / February 3, 2019 /

More than 40 percent of Texans are one even minor catastrophe away from being unable to afford even the most basic needs, the United Way’s report on asset limited, income constrained, employed (or, ALICE) households revealed last week. The most recent ALICE report looks at how many in each state and county lived below its…

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Dallas ISD Hosts Hands-On STEM Expo, Public Invited

By Candy's Dirt / January 27, 2019 /

Dallas ISD will host what it is billing as the largest STEM Expo in Texas next weekend at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, and Dallas families are invited to attend. More than 140 hands-on exhibits will be featured, many showcasing the district’s STEM championships in math, science, robotics, technology, and bridge-building. “Visitors will interact…

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Dallas-Fort Worth Rank in List of Top 10 Metros Most Recovered from Recession

By Candy's Dirt / January 20, 2019 /
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The two Metropolitan Statistical Areas that encompass Dallas-Fort Worth ranked in a recent list of top 10 metros that have recovered the most from the Great Recession, HSH.com said. But that recovery isn’t all that usual — 27 major cities still haven’t seen home prices recover peak values they were posting pre-recession. But that number…

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