East Dallas

Go East Young Millennial: The “Property Brothers” Are Changing Knox Henderson East One Flat at a Time

By Candy Evans / May 12, 2016 /

When Dallas Millennials are looking for their next move AFTER life in Uptown, usually their first post-college pad, they are increasingly looking toward the thriving corridor of Knox-Henderson east of North Central Expressway. The Cancun lifestyle is great, but gets old come 25. And there is activewear everywhere now on East Henderson. This stretch of…

Peep Show: Coop Tour Parades Through East Dallas in Search of Chicks

By Joanna England / April 29, 2016 /

In the 11 years I have lived in East Dallas, I have had chickens for eight of them. When we first started out as urban chicken keepers, the trend was still relatively new, and the places from which you might score chicken feed were still limited. Today you can run down to Gecko Hardware and…

Neighbors of Alger Park Home That Caught Fire Raise Funds For Burned Dog

By Joanna England / November 2, 2015 /

There were two victims of the fire that engulfed the garage at 9924 Carnegie last night, one of which was a puppy who didn’t survive the blaze, and another is Chachi, who sustained burns and smoke inhalation. Both were trapped inside the home where Dallas police officers and firefighters discovered a marijuana grow operation, but…

House Fire in Alger Park Uncovers Marijuana Grow Operation

By Joanna England / November 1, 2015 /

What was once a quiet neighborhood has become the talk of the town, neighbors said as they gathered on sidewalks in the East Dallas enclave of Alger Park. Five Dallas Fire Rescue trucks were on the scene at Peavy Road and Carnegie Dr., blocking off Peavy to traffic, forcing motorists to meander through the area. They…

Durham Builders Create Modern Marvels with East Dallas Santa Barbara Development

By Leah Shafer / October 23, 2015 /

East Dallas has a new modern enclave near White Rock Lake, with three houses built, and four more planned. The Santa Barbara development, near Mockingbird Lane and W. Lawther Drive, creates a style that fuses native Texas materials with California-style architecture. The result is marvelous, something that’s being called “this-century modern.” “When we were doing the original…