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Occasionally — perhaps all too rarely — a special collaboration between homeowners, architect, and designer can produce an abode of near-magical perfection. Truly, 1701 Dakar Road had a lot going for it from the start. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac in Ridgmar, the stone house blends beautifully with the mature trees and landscape, belying the fact that is…
“Train Wreck.” “Waste of Time.” “Squandered Money.” “Are you eff-ing kidding me?” These were the thoughts screeching across my brain as I sat in last night’s Preston Center Task Farce Force meeting. Sixteen months and $350,000 later and we’re officially at the exact same place we were sixteen months ago, less $350,000. After the last…
The relationship between residents of downtown Dallas and the officers sworn to protect and serve them hasn’t always been an easy one. In fact, it took a lot of outcry and shaming of city officials and a lot of issues put on blast via Twitter and Facebook to get Dallas Police to start focusing on…
Today, the team of CandysDirt.com is trying to see the beauty in our city through teary eyes. Last night’s peaceful protest in downtown Dallas turned into an ugly, horrific scene, with gunmen taking their perverted sense of justice into their own hands and attacking the very Dallas Police Officers that were lining the streets, protecting…
The Swiss Avenue Historic District is one of Dallas’ treasures. Our Friday Five Hundred is located in its boundaries, near Skillman Street and Swiss Avenue, in the Munger Place neighborhood. The East Dallas Craftsman bungalow at 6110 Bryan Pkwy., is an absolute beauty, with looks and location. It was built in 1921 and has been…
