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It’s Labor Day, and while most folks are firing up the grill or at least taking in a movie to beat the rain, I’m deeply entrenched in the three P’s where I have been buried for months — purging, packing, panicking. Gave the editors the day off, too, not just for the holiday but because…
A new Texas housing law targeting big cities allows developers to build multifamily on commercially zoned land by right, and it’s now in effect. While more apartments will go up that maybe wouldn’t otherwise, municipalities like Dallas are losing zoning authority over where and how those projects will be built. Senate Bill 840 was one…
Among contemporary movements, Scandinavian design is a modern favorite. With an emphasis on functionality, simplicity, and sophistication, this aesthetic marries quite naturally with minimalism, transitional, and especially Midcentury Modern design. Done right, the hygge ambiance and organic feel of this ethos can bring out the best in these environments. Recently, we came upon a remodel…
Well, there’s a whole lot to run down this Labor Day weekend. Dallas City Hall’s budget business is chugging along, and the operational framework of local government for the next two years is taking shape. Hopefully the weather hasn’t been putting too much of a damper on anyone’s plans this holiday weekend, but if so,…
Historic preservation and creativity will meet this week when the doors open for Preservation Is the Art of the City, a three-day art show and sale event hosted by Historic Fort Worth. The 22nd annual showcase will begin with Party With the Artist on Sept. 4 at First on 7th, located at 500 W. 7…
