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With New Blood on Dallas City Council, Municipal Bonds Should Get Another Look

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 12, 2017 /

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor City Council members were briefed last week about the Citizens Bond Task Force’s and city staff’s recommendations for an $800 million bond program that will appear on November’s ballot. Stop what you are doing and ask yourself this question: “Do I know what a municipal bond is?” Allow me a…

Phil Crone: Labor Problem Easy to See, Hard to Solve

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 1, 2017 /

  By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association “The guest worker program unnecessarily lowers construction worker wages.” “Put simply, there is no construction labor shortage.” “It’s five o’clock somewhere. And maybe there’s a construction worker shortage, too, somewhere. But it’s not significant in the U.S., and it’s not very widespread.” Would you believe that…

Merion at Midtown Park Touts Urban Address, Luxury Amenities

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 24, 2017 /

Hines has announced that Merion at Midtown Park — one of Dallas’ newest and most amenitized in-town, single-family, gated communities located off Meadow Road near the Royal Oaks Country Club — is now open to prospective buyers. Home prices start in the $450s. The 23-acre development will contain about 300 single-family homes created by homebuilders Chesmar…

Vibrant Urban Spaces Take Top Awards at AIA Dallas Unbuilt Design Competition

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 23, 2017 /

  The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Dallas) has announced three designs to receive its 2017 AIA Dallas Unbuilt Design Awards, the highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in unbuilt projects by Dallas architects. An additional design earned a People’s Choice Award.

Only at Anteks: Rustic Home Design That Saves Rhinos

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 9, 2017 /

Jason Lenox is saving baby rhinos with every ceramic cactus, Hancock chair, and Pendleton blanket this Thursday at an anticipated occasion where our very own Candy Evans will emcee. Most know after 35 years of business, this interior designer can help us all achieve pastoral elegance or log home luxury, but now the refined rustic…