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Italianate Highland Park Mansion on Beverly Drive Abounds With Provenance

By Karen Eubank / July 27, 2026 /

If you are looking for a luxury home in the Dallas area, one of the first names you will hear is Beverly Drive. There are a lot of lovely streets, but this one is as good as it gets, and that is by design. When John Armstrong, considered the father of Highland Park, was developing…

Mayor Johnson Calls for Leaner Dallas Government as Budget Pressures Mount

By Charles Grand / July 26, 2026 /

Mayor Eric Johnson outlined his budget priorities on Friday ahead of a critical stretch of weeks in which officials will have to make some hard choices to overcome a significant revenue gap for FY 2026-2027. In a memo to City Manager Kimberly Tolbert, Johnson argued that Dallas should focus on providing essential services and resist…

Would You Tear Down Old Red? Officials Should Heed City Hall Parallels

By Karen Eubank / July 26, 2026 /

In a few days, the Dallas City Council will be back from summer break. If you listen to the rumors (and we do!), they are fully expected to start deserting City Hall. It would be helpful to read some history so we learn from it and don’t repeat it. This is not our first rodeo…

A Funky Little Forest Hills Contemporary With All the Right Angles

By Karen Eubank / July 25, 2026 /

Some builders get it. They understand the neighborhood and build according to the vibe. Little Forest Hills was given its funky moniker when it began to draw an influx of artists in the 1980s and 1990s. It was not unusual to see a yard outlined in bowling balls or fenced with colorful slag glass. Today, you…

Taking a Vacation? Don’t Come Home to a Home Repair Disaster

By Brenda Masse / July 25, 2026 /

If you’re like me, when you go on vacation, there’s always a small part of you that suspects that you’ll return to find that your home has been vaporized in an alien attack or slipped off the side of a cliff. My family just returned from a lovely vacation, and while nothing dramatic happened in…