East Dallas

Lochwood Residents Fight Ojala Holdings’ Apartment Proposal For Shoreline Church on Garland Road

By April Towery / April 13, 2022 /

Members of the Lochwood Neighborhood Association met with developers and Dallas officials Tuesday night to express their opposition to rezoning that would make way for a multi-family housing complex on Garland Road.  Developers with Ojala Holdings have presented a rezoning request to allow for the tear-down of Shoreline City Church and the construction of a…

East Dallas Area MLS Wants to See You In Person at The April 6 Meeting

By Joanna England / April 4, 2022 /

So much has changed since 2020, when we all had to start quarantining to save the lives of our friends, family, and neighbors. For the East Dallas Area MLS, everything changed. You could set your watch by the East Dallas MLS meetings, which were always well-attended. But when COVID hit, the meetings were put off…

Best of 2021: This Lochwood Midcentury Gets a Dramatic Minimalist Modern Makeover

By Joanna England / December 31, 2021 /

[Editor’s Note: While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2021. Enjoy!] Joanna: On Fridays, I typically serve up a listing that falls somewhere between $400K and $599K and anywhere in the region. However, sometimes I get a little sentimental and have…

Will East Dallas Lose What it Loves Most as Developers Make Moves?

By Joanna England / November 15, 2021 /

Besides White Rock Lake, why do people move to East Dallas? A popular answer to that question is “the trees.” East Dallas is known for its lush canopy of elms, live oaks, pecans, and ash trees. In the area near the spillway at White Rock Lake, where Ash Creek and White Rock Creek converge, the…

Wondering What That Smell is Coming From White Rock Lake?

By Joanna England / September 26, 2021 /

As someone who lives on the east side of White Rock Lake, I’m pretty used to the occasional weird smell emanating from the urban body of water. However, when the second email hit my inbox about a sewage-like odor coming from White Rock Lake, I had to smell it for myself. The Dallas Arboretum is…