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Just in time for Thanksgiving and the consequent trash overflow, officials got a little update on the alleyway pickup saga and some garbage truck tech. Staff also dug up an old assessment of Dallas City Hall, which outlined projected costs for certain repairs. Check out the details below before hitting the road or tuning out…
Renovation, restoration, reinvention, call it what you will, but there is a movement afoot. This 1971 California shed-style home proves something exciting is happening in Dallas — buyers are choosing to restore rather than demolish historic homes. I think it’s a generational change. Our younger buyers and investors are looking for character. They see potential…
Every year, I usually write a Thanksgiving column about something I’m thankful for, or, more specifically, since this is a column about home inspections, something I’m thankful is not happening to my home. However, something happened just this week to the family at Green Scene Home Inspections that gave us all pause and made us…
Whether they are seniors struggling to keep up with maintenance and property taxes or empty nesters with just too much room, homeowners in Dallas appear to be best positioned to downsize and net the most equity from the sale of their home. A recent study by StorageCafe looked at the possible financial gains of moving…
In 1940, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” ranked as the best-selling record ever, Winston Churchill became England’s prime minister, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to his third term, and Grapevine’s Historic Palace Theatre opened. That opening 85 years ago on Nov. 21, 1940, as a state-of-the-art movie house will be celebrated today at the theater, located…
