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Last night’s Oak Lawn Committee meeting was a little more precise with their Robert’s Rules than prior meetings. Given the past few tense months (here, here), I’m not surprised that precision is being used to combat disruption. However, while not disruptive, one member seemed hell-bent on chucking the evening’s projects through the chute by calling…
Most of the time, the Wednesday WTF is a surprise to everyone else at CandysDirt.com. Sometimes someone in our crew will send me one that is perfect, so they’re not so surprised. But sometimes, a listing so special comes along that I sit in Slack and torture people with it before I even write about…
In these parts, homes designed by AIA award-winning architect Russell Buchanan often command top dollar. Part of that is location, but Buchanan’s work usually lands in some of the very best places. This particular Buchanan-designed home is no exception. Located on a plum lot in the wonderful sustainable and modern development Urban Reserve, 29 Vanguard…
The 2018 World Happiness Report named Finland as the world’s happiest country. In fact, the top four of the 156 countries measured were all Nordic – Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland (“unhappy” Sweden popped in at number nine. The good old US of A? Eighteenth. The 2018 report is a cumulation of 2015-2017 while the…
We love houses of all shapes and sizes. Today, we are appreciating some very special houses that help abused and neglected children in North Texas. The 23rd Annual Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses will take place June 29 to July 15 at NorthPark Center. Local architects, builders, organizations, corporations, and individuals design, build and donate extraordinary children’s…
This press release just hit my inbox, and how cool is it that the Fort Worth City Council meets at night? — FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES ZONING FOR THE WORTH, a 30-FLOOR LUXURY CONDOMINIUM HIGH-RISE Downtown Design Review Board, DFW Inc and Trinity River Vision Authority Continue Enthusiastic Support for Residential Condo Project FORT WORTH,…
