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Is Your Garage Door Letting In Heat and Pests? Here’s What to Check, According to Meadows Garage Doors

By Daniel Lalley / July 30, 2026 /

With summer in full swing, North Texas homeowners are dealing with the annoyances that arrive with the season: extreme heat, higher energy bills, and more unwanted pests looking for shelter. We sat down with Jason Meadows of Meadows Garage Doors to discuss two ways homeowners can make their garages more comfortable during the summer: insulation…

This Midcentury Modern Is an Architectural Outlier in Fort Worth’s Ryan Place

By Joy Donovan / July 24, 2026 /

Want to stand out in the middle of Fort Worth’s historic Ryan Place? Buy a Midcentury Modern. Yes, Ryan Place, a charming neighborhood where many houses were built about 100 years ago, has at least one Midcentury Modern on the market. Most of the neighborhood’s homes date to the 1920s and ’30s, and the Near…

Eagle Mountain Lake House Is One Way to Escape North Texas’ Summer Sizzle

By Joy Donovan / July 7, 2026 /

We have officially reached the time of the year when hot weather game plans are critical. How to stay cool occupies a lot of our everyday thoughts. We park even farther from the store’s front door if we’re lucky enough to nab a parking spot. We decided eating salad for dinner is much preferable to…

Former Fort Worth Restaurateurs Leave Their Mark on This Oakhurst Home

By Joy Donovan / July 3, 2026 /

The 1948 house now on the market in Fort Worth’s Oakhurst neighborhood retains all the charm of a midcentury home. But tucked inside is a chef-designed kitchen built for serious cooking. Former restaurateurs own the charmer at 2012 W. Lotus Ave., and you can see their culinary pedigree inside. The kitchen isn’t the typical midcentury…

I Took One Mahjong Lesson. Then I Started Shopping.

By Elaine Raffel / July 2, 2026 /

Twenty-four hours ago, I thought I knew exactly three things about mahjong.

It involved beautiful tiles. It seemed to have developed an almost cult-like following. And suddenly, a centuries-old game had become the hottest invitation in town.