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Affordable Urban Living in Hottest Area of Fort Worth

By Seth Fowler / September 13, 2016 /

Welcome to the Tarrant County edition of Tuesday Two Hundred!  Today we are going to focus on Cowtown. For those who don’t know, “Cowtown” is Fort Worth, and that’s where you’ll find Unit #201 and Unit #301 inside the Museum Place Condominiums at 3300 at West 7th Street, priced at $282,900 and $279,900, respectively. Yes…

Young Rehabbers Rock Near South Side

By Eric Prokesh / September 9, 2016 /

The Near South Side revival is not only being fueled by a hefty half billion dollar commitment of city funds alone, though that isn’t hurting. There is a dynamic energy here that is youthful and passionate. It is evident in the variety of mod and imaginative eateries and bars on once dodgy Magnolia Avenue, and…

Corner Lot Cottage Charmer in Colonial Hills Has Original Details, Modern Updates

By Eric Prokesh / September 2, 2016 /

Colonial Hills, another alluring, older enclave near the Colonial Country Club and TCU is benefiting, like other reviving Near South Side neighborhoods, from development on nearby Hulen. That development will eventually include the Clearfork project, anchored by Neiman-Marcus, set to open in 2017. Unfortunately large lots and access to desirable Tanglewood schools, also make these vintage charmers tempting tear-down targets.…

Scintillating Fort Worth Symphony Opener

By Eric Prokesh / August 27, 2016 /

Rare gift at any time of life is to find a new friend. Rarer still, in mid-life, is to find a friend like Maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya, with whom one connects at many points. Admirer of friends past, like the late great artistic director of the Dallas Opera, Nicola Rescigno, conductor of many of Maria Callas’ finest…

Ground Breaks on Lakeside Tower on Lake Grapevine!

By Eric Prokesh / August 26, 2016 /

Two weeks ago we took you to the extreme west of Tarrant County, to the rich ranch lands of Aledo. So what lies in the easternmost corner of Tarrant County? Parts of Flower Mound. Residents of Dallas and Fort Worth may have a fuzzy impression of Flower Mound, perhaps recalling the area as horse country with huge…