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Hampton-Clarendon Rezoning Passes Ahead of New State Law

By Charles Grand | August 17, 2025 |

Another controversial rezoning request was approved by the Dallas City Council this week, marking another instance in which the drive to redevelop trumped neighborhood concerns at the horseshoe. However, officials mitigated the ordinance with additional stipulations, a move that will soon be outside their scope of power in a lot of cases when Senate Bill…

City Hall Roundup: White Rock Lake Beef and Police Pay Concerns

By Charles Grand | August 17, 2025 |

Everyone at Dallas City Hall is back at work and not a moment too soon, as budget season heats up and city leaders look to craft a tax and spending plan for the coming fiscal year. That’s not to say that there aren’t other newsworthy developments out of City Hall, but let’s face it, the…

Industrial Chic Meets Culinary Stardom in This Award-Winning Denton Estate

By CandysDirt | August 16, 2025 |

Some homes are built to impress. Others are built to inspire. The masterfully designed Belgian chateau at 1500 Lakeview Blvd. in Denton, TX, does both. Set on a private tree-lined estate of three acres, this one-of-a-kind property blends sleek industrial style with warm European textures — and it just happens to be home to HGTV’s…

Why Do We Love East Dallas? Let’s Start With This Lakewood Heights Tudor

By Karen Eubank | August 16, 2025 |

Once you move to East Dallas, it’s darned hard to leave. I know this because I landed here a few decades ago, and you couldn’t tempt me to live anywhere else in this city. I’m an East Dallas lifer, and many of us are, thanks to beautiful homes like this historic Lakewood Heights Tudor. It’s…

A Roof Shouldn’t Have To Be on Fire To Get Your Attention

By Brenda Masse | August 16, 2025 |

As I’m sitting here singing the classic song “The Roof Is on Fire” by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three (which I very nearly misattributed to George Clinton btw *embarrassed face*), I have to say that while classic funk and hip hop tunes are great to riff off of when crafting catchy headlines, that’s…

$4.5M Magazine-Worthy Home Near Volk Estates Carries Prominent Dallas Provenance

By Shelby Skrhak | August 15, 2025 |

If you’re not already familiar, there’s a bridge in University Park — European in style, tucked over Turtle Creek — that I’ve always thought belonged in a magazine spread. Just a block away, 3649 Haynie Avenue feels like the home that goes with that picture. Stately and elegant without being showy, it’s the kind of…