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Neutrals Never Looked So Good As In Greenway Village Home Near Inwood Village

By Leah Shafer | August 4, 2016 |

Neutrals can get a bad rap as boring and bland. But that’s not the case in our Thursday Three Hundred. The cottage at 4917 Wateka Dr., near W. Lovers Lane and Inwood Road in the Greenway Village neighborhood, is a vision of cool neutrals and serene spaces. Everything about it looks relaxed, planned, and elegant. It has two…

Exceptional, Understated Elegance in America’s Best Zip Code

By Karen Eubank | August 4, 2016 |

Who cares about Beverly Hills, 90210? What buyers really want is Highland Park, 75205. Cathy Witte, with Allie Beth Allman & Associates, has just listed the most extraordinary home, at 3509 Gillon Avenue for $5.475 million. It has the exceptional, understated elegance you expect from America’s best zip code.

This Highland Park Lot is $1,450,000 for One Quarter of an Acre

By Candy Evans | August 4, 2016 |

Really, this is one to watch. Let’s make it our bellwether. I’m not going to argue that it is not a perfect location, the area I would want for my very next dream house: a Highland Park lot that backs to the Katy Trail, walking distance to Knox Henderson restaurants, shopping and fun. That Knox…

Dallas Public Schools: Now, About That 13 cents

By Bethany Erickson | August 3, 2016 |

Hooboy. I’ve gotten some heated emails about the Dallas Independent School District’s announcement that it would be asking voters for a 13-cent increase in property taxes come November. And I get it. But I also think that many of the folks that emailed me, or that I’ve seen railing against it on social media, have…

Building a Lifetime of Awards for Greico Modern Homes

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | August 3, 2016 |

It’s been a newsworthy summer for Greico Modern Homes. Their homes are featured in Dwell Magazine this month, and they are finalists in multiple categories of the Dallas Home Builder Association ARC Awards. But the awards that Tom Greico is the most proud of are the ones that he was awarded as a student of…

Jon Anderson: Rawlings Railroads Humann Plan for Fair Park That’s Light on Accountability [UPDATED]

By Jon Anderson | August 3, 2016 |

[Editor’s Note: We’re hosting a robust conversation about the future of Fair Park here on CandysDirt.com ahead of the 8:30 a.m., Aug. 4 City of Dallas Park Board meeting that could help decide the iconic landmark’s fate. Earlier we had a post from Amanda Popken covering the Monday meeting at the Hall of State. Below,…