East Dallas
By Carol Bell-WaltonSpecial Contributor Thanks to the dedicated efforts of East Dallas-area advocates, the White Rock Lake Task Force is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Task Force is comprised of stalwart representatives from 17 neighborhood associations, numerous nonprofit organizations that serve the park, recreational users’ groups, and various environmental groups. The Task Force coordinates with…
This was the year it happened. Mark it down in your history books and alert the media, because 2022 was the year that Casa View, an East Dallas neighborhood that had been fighting to reinvest in itself for the better part of the last two decades, has finally arrived. How do we know Casa View…
Residents of the Lochwood neighborhood mobilized earlier this year to oppose a rezoning at Shoreline City Church that would pave the way for a high-rise apartment complex on Garland Road. As the proposal gets closer to a vote before the Dallas Plan Commission, the neighborhood opposition is gaining momentum. The site currently is zoned R7.5(A)…
When Diane Cheatham started selling lots for her Lake Highlands-area development Urban Reserve, she knew that the environmentally sensitive, modern design standards of the neighborhood wouldn’t appeal to everyone. But they’d resonate with a select audience of architecture lovers. In that pool of buyers was Robert D. Troy. An architect, he designed a home for…
Spring is in full swing and what better way to celebrate than a walking tour of some of White Rock and East Dallas’ most beautifully blooming gardens? The annual White Rock East Garden Tour features a look at nine homes in Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, and Casa Linda Estates. The garden tour started in…
