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Election Day 101: Pinkerton, Faz Duke It Out for District 7 Seat

By Bethany Erickson | April 23, 2016 |

I will be honest – I’ve been dreading this snapshot for the District 7 election. It’s the final one, and every day that has passed has only made me more nauseous when I look at how nasty the Dallas Independent School District’s District 7 race has gotten. It’s gotten bad enough that I’m actually going to move…

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Election Day 101: Two Challenge Incumbent in District 5 Race

By Bethany Erickson | April 23, 2016 |

In our third installment looking at the Dallas Independent School District’s school board election, we will be looking at District 5, which includes Oak Lawn, Wilmer, West Dallas, Hutchins and parts of east Oak Cliff. Incumbent Lew Blackburn, Marquis Hawkins, and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn are running. One of the highest-profile issues facing District 5 right now…

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Centrum De Mayo, Part 2: Double-Wide is Double Wonderful for Centrum’s Unit 1304

By Jon Anderson | April 22, 2016 |

On May 5, CandysDirt.com is hosting a double open house event at The Centrum that we’re calling Centrum de Mayo.  If you’re just joining us, the first unit and a little Centrum history can be found here. Our second featured home is a whopper. It’s double unit 1304 spanning 4,350 square feet and is listed with Briggs…

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Learning on The Job: Leah and Joanna Share What They Gleaned From Staging 307 N. Waverly

By Joanna England | April 22, 2016 |

  Editor’s Note: This is Part Four of our five-part series breaking down our free team staging of 307 N. Waverly. Read Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. While executive editor Joanna England and senior writer Leah Shafer write about homes every day, they had never staged one until the CandysDirt.com team descended upon…

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North Oak Cliff Craftsman Airplane Bungalow is a Charmer

By Karen Eubank | April 22, 2016 |

Sitting on a front porch swing, sipping ice-cold lemonade, and waving at the neighbors seems like a nostalgic scene from a great movie. You may think that lifestyle is only found on screen, but there are still neighborhoods and homes in Dallas that capture every bit of that vintage cinematic charm — and then some.…

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Venerable Villa on Fort Worth’s Historic Elizabeth Blvd. is Priced to Sell

By Eric Prokesh | April 22, 2016 |

Since houses on one of Fort Worth’s premiere historic streets infrequently come on the market, it isn’t surprising that 1521 Elizabeth Boulevard, is garnering a lot of agent and buyer interest. “We’ve only officially been on the market since Monday and we’ve already had dozens of showings,” observes Briggs Freeman agent Lisa Logan. Many of…

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