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Ryan Place Home Tour Offers Look Into a Beautiful Historic Landscape

By CandysDirt | December 4, 2019 |

From Staff Reports The 35th Anniversary Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place will take place Saturday, Dec. 7, from noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 5 p.m.  This self-paced walking tour will feature five beautiful homes dating back to 1915, and tour patrons will be greeted by docents at each home…

Bella Custom Homes Gorgeous Spec Build is The Perfect Backdrop

By Elaine Raffel | December 4, 2019 |

What ultra-luxe Italian Renaissance manse doubles as a YouTube star? Turns out, it’s a Bella Custom Home: the 14,000-square-foot Preston Hollow spec was front and center in the Dallas String Quartet’s latest music video — an electrified, jazz-influenced rendition of the sexy Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello hit “Senorita.”  For Bella owner and president Tony Visconti, this…

Do You Really Gotta Have a Gimmick?

By Adlene Neely Dealey | December 4, 2019 |

In one of my favorite songs from the musical Gypsy, three burlesque dancers instruct the girl who would become Gypsy Rose that, “Kid, you gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get ahead.” And now, it seems everyone in real estate or even the hospitality industry has taken that mantra to heart, to questionable ends.

Kick Off a Very Bavarian Christmas in Helen, Georgia

By Joanna England | December 4, 2019 |

Oak Lawn Committee Sees West Village Hilton, Apartments, and Office With Surprise

By Jon Anderson | December 3, 2019 |

This month’s Oak Lawn Committee meeting highlights the size of PD-193, as the projects presented include two in the usual Uptown orbit but one all the way into the Love Field / Medical District area. ‘Tis the holiday season, so let’s begin with the surprise. The project at 2913 Fairmount is a 13-story office building…

Here’s Why You Should Skip TXDoT’s Meetings on I-345 This Week

By Jon Anderson | December 3, 2019 |

Last night, TXDoT conducted their first community meeting as they explore what to do with I-345 – the highway at the eastern edge of downtown that connects I-45 and US-75. I’d guestimate some 250 people trekked to the St. Philip’s School and Community Center in Southern Dallas, and  I’d bet all of them were disappointed.…