Neighborhoods

Report: Dallas’ South Boulevard Park Row is The No. 5 Friendliest Neighborhood in America

By April Towery / January 18, 2024 /

Texas has six of the friendliest neighborhoods in America, with the No. 5 spot going to South Boulevard Park Row, a historic district in southern Dallas.  Before you go trying to snatch up a lot or a brand new build in the area, you should know the study isn’t exactly scientific. North Carolina-based All-Star Home…

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Woody Brodie Jr. is Still in His North Oak Cliff Home on Nolte Drive, Still Looking For a Miracle

By April Towery / December 28, 2023 /

Woody Brodie Jr.’s South Edgefield neighbors say they’re hoping this holiday season that no news is good news.  Brodie was in an accident several years ago and can’t communicate verbally, but he knows there’s trouble with the title to his home and that shady investors want him out.  Brodie actually owns two homes on Nolte…

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Kingstons Granted Variances For Velasco Ave. Home Inside Conservation District They Helped Form 

By April Towery / December 21, 2023 /

Former Dallas City Councilman Philip Kingston and his wife, City Plan Commissioner Melissa Kingston, were granted two variances and denied one last week as they moved forward with plans to remodel a home on Velasco Avenue. The action of filing variances with the Board of Adjustment drew the ire of a few neighbors who believe…

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Dallas Council Delays Decision to Simplify Code on Neighborhood Childcare Facilities

By April Towery / December 18, 2023 /

This coming February, the Dallas City Council will revisit requiring a Special Use Permit for neighborhood childcare facilities in single-family areas.  A public hearing on the matter was held Dec. 13, at which council members heard from a few residents who don’t like the idea of businesses operating near their homes. Council members also heard…

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Despite Opposition, White Rock Chapel, Addison’s Only Black Church, Gets Special Use Permit

By April Towery / December 8, 2023 /

Over allegations of racism and NIMBY-ism and debates about property rights and religious freedom, the Addison City Council unanimously approved a Special Use Permit Dec. 4, allowing the White Rock Chapel to continue holding church services in a residential neighborhood on Celestial Road.  The historic Black church was established by freed slaves in 1884, said…

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