East Dallas

After Overwhelming Community Outpouring, Plan Commission Gives Thumbs Down to The Trailhead

By Joanna England / April 22, 2021 /

Thursday’s Dallas City Plan Commission meeting was a marathon, not a sprint, and those White Rock Lake-area residents who waited to speak out regarding Mill Creek’s proposed 305-unit apartment building were rewarded with a victory lap. The plan commission came out against the proposed 80-foot, multi-use project on the tracts formerly occupied by The Lot…

Vocal Opposition Emerges Against Proposed Mill Creek Development at 3G Intersection

By Joanna England / April 19, 2021 /

Front yard signs seem to be how East Dallas conveys important messages. Case in point: Signs planted neighborhood yards that are near White Rock Lake often tell you to “Keep Little Forest Hills Funky,” demand that Dallas Arboretum traffic find somewhere else to park, and admonish passers by to “Save The White Rock Lake Skyline”…

Little Forest Hills Modern Gives You a Bird’s-Eye View of East Dallas

By Joanna England / September 29, 2020 /

I first met this modern home in Little Forest Hills on both the White Rock Home Tour and the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes back in 2013. Being a gardener and a bit of a treehugger myself, it was easy for me to fall in love with a house that’s so connected to nature. Plus,…

Come For The Coolness, Buy It For The Backyard of This Claremont Home

By Nikki Barringer / September 28, 2020 /

Let’s get right into it with this one. It’s a very reasonably priced little cutie over in Claremont, located in East Dallas. Claremont is one of those areas that’s close to everything but not sitting right in the center of what’s poppin’. (It’s not your Lakewood or Little Forest Hills.) This is one of those houses where…

East Dallas Residents Rally to Block Plans For Cement Batch Plant

By Joanna England / June 25, 2020 /

When the proverbial dust cleared, the citizens of East Dallas claimed a victory over Martin Marietta and Austin Bridge, the corporations that had eyes on a large site at Northwest Highway and Garland Road for a dual cement and asphalt batch plant. And a big victory it was, as the entire Dallas City Council voted…