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History’s Latest Rhyme: Advancing East Lancaster is a Plan 120 Years in The Making

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 12, 2021 /

By Jay FirschingSenior Associate and Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas Later this month, the City of Fort Worth and Trinity Metro will host public meetings about the Advancing East Lancaster transit-oriented development plan. The proposal is to establish high-capacity transit along the system’s most-used corridor. If things go according to plan, this will boost economic activity…

Coach’s Corner: For Exponential Growth, It’s as Simple as a Game of TAG

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 7, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonCEO, JPAR – Real Estate Have you heard this quote before?  What is measured improves. What is measured and reported back exponentially improves. There was a study of Olympic-level figure skaters. First, the skaters trained on their own, in their usual ways. They attempted 60 elements (jumps and spins) in 1 hour of training.…

Trends in Kitchen Sinks That Will Really Bowl You Over

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 6, 2021 /

By Lloyd Lumpkins Let’s just start by saying I am no different than the rest of you. Working at my house on and off for the last couple of COVID years, I realized how tired my house was.  Raise your hand if this sounds familiar.   So, thanks to a leaky pipe under my sink and a…

Think You’ve Seen it All? These Homes Are Certified Hot Messes

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 6, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” As home inspectors, we see a lot of the same kinds of issues that arise with most houses. This week, we thought we’d share some…

Is Black History on The Chopping Block Again With Oak Cliff United Methodist Church?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 3, 2021 /

By CJ GreshSpecial Contributor Are we facing the possible demolition of yet another landmarked church? This time it’s the historic Oak Cliff United Methodist Church. Why don’t we honor history — especially Black history — more? In 2019 CandysDirt.com shared possible adaptive reuses for the Oak Cliff United Methodist Church in What Do You Do With an…