North Dallas

In Spite of Neighborhood Opposition, Council Approves Contentious Higher-Density Housing in Melshire Estates

By Candy Evans / September 10, 2021 /

I have been to many a neighborhood meeting on rezoning and housing, and 99 percent of the time homeowners are not happy. After all, when you have half a million dollars or more invested in your home — and when you pay double-digit annual property tax rates — you guard your investment like Fort Knox.…

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Northaven Trail Celebrates Bridge Groundbreaking, Earth Day 2021 Service Projects

By Joanna England / May 6, 2021 /

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Friends of the Northaven Trail. The organization celebrated Earth Day 2021 with service projects led by trail captain and Eagle Scout Spencer Burke. That special event will be followed by the official groundbreaking on the Northaven Trail’s bridge over U.S. Highway 75 (North Central Expressway) on May…

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The Northaven Trail Pedestrian Bridge Over US 75 Gets Approval from TxDOT

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2021 /

I don’t know if I should be overjoyed, or start buying more Advil. Our Northaven Trail (to which I am addicted) will soon be connected to the White Rock Creek Trail. Which means, in this house, a whole lot more walking. My husband sometimes bikes to Texas Healthcare Resources, taking the Northaven Trail from our…

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Central Market To Reopen, Expand Preston Royal Store Spring 2021

By Candy Evans / October 20, 2020 /

Most of the 140 employees will return to the PR location On Monday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of last year’s EF-3 tornado that flattened North Dallas from Harry Hines Boulevard to the Home Depot at Forest and Central — but miraculously killed no one — city officials and representatives from Central Market’s parent…

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A ’70s Modern in North Dallas Gets a New Life From Kettering Ideas

By Karen Eubank / August 23, 2020 /

I love a great rescue story, and this ’70s modern is the ultimate save. Remember 1976? So many great things happened in our Bicentennial year. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple, and the first passenger Concord flight took off from London. We listened to Elton John, Queen, ABBA, and The Jackson Five, watched “All…

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