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This is Halloween, This is Halloween! Pumpkins scream in the dead of night. This Is Halloween, everybody make a scene. Trick or treat till the neighbor’s gonna die of fright. It’s spooky season! The greatest time of year! Well, at least to a certain demographic which includes my husband who, I kid you not, had…
The great Maya Angelou coined the phrase, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” It is sound advice and very on point. When she voiced those words I am fairly certain she was referring to people as opposed to a house. If only Maya were still with us I would…
The residents of the South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton are writing a new chapter for the place they call home, and it comes in the form of fresh food and public art. An area of town that is still recovering from years of city neglect and biblical-like flooding from the Trinity River, the collective will…
A special called meeting of the Dallas Housing & Homelessness Solutions Committee will be held Tuesday afternoon to receive presentations on shelter and service options that could help the city get a handle on its homelessness problem. Council Member Cara Mendelsohn (District 12), the committee’s chair, called for the meeting. Officials will hear from representatives…
The 2025 Heritage Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour is set to kick off Oct. 25 and 26, and CandysDirt.com is proud to be the tour’s media sponsor. One of these homes on this outstanding tour is 2623 Marvin Ave. in Kessler Plaza: The Oak Cliff neighborhood of Kessler Plaza — developed between the 1930s and…
The Western Hills Hotel, known as a trend-setting icon, once stood on what was considered the far western edge of Fort Worth. Although demolished now, this 1951 hotel was revolutionary, attracting national attention. Its notoriety was owed to architect trailblazer Charles Dilbeck, the hotel’s brilliant designer. Dilbeck’s bold lines and modern concept even earned the…
