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Welcome to your new house, first-time homebuyer. Unfortunately, the doors are out of alignment, you have hail damage on the roof, the windows are unsealed, and you have conditions conducive to wood-destroying insects, but other than that… Inspection reports give important information, but sometimes it’s overwhelming, so much so that some people — even first-time…
I last caught up with James McGee, president and CEO of Southern Dallas Progress Development Corporation, in February, when his first renovation project in the Tenth Street Historic District hit the market. McGee has been a visionary for the Oak Cliff neighborhood, and he’s been busy. McGee has long been an advocate for investment south…
Atmos Energy faces multiple lawsuits over May’s deadly Oak Cliff explosion, which killed three people and destroyed The Clyde apartment building. The utility denies wrongdoing and says a third-party drilling company struck the service line. As the blast focuses attention on excavation safety, a national report — which did not examine Atmos — argues that…
With the solstice behind us and back-to-school season approaching, summer vacation is officially on its way out. While we’re likely in store for another month of three-digit heat, the magic of the season is fading faster than cheap patio furniture. Sadly, all the PTO, R&R, and SPF will soon be replaced by the real world.…
By now, every Dallas resident with running water in their home should have encountered the city’s upgraded water billing system. By many accounts, the launch of DallasGo came with plenty of hiccups — and frustrated customers. In May, the city took its water billing system offline for two-and-a-half weeks to transition to the new DallasGo…
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…
