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Great Dog: Dallas Morning News’ Condemnation of Dallas Animal Services Neither Thoughtful Nor Appropriate

By Candy Evans | May 20, 2016 |

This irony escaped most of the mainstream media: while a street woman was mauled by a pack of wild dogs in the bowels of South Dallas in early May, a SECOND store dedicated to teaching dogs manners opened in a Richardson strip mall. WHAT A GREAT DOG! opened a second location at 655 Glenville Drive, just…

Ronald Siebler Is Preservation ‘Man of the Hour,’ Recipient of Prestigious Award

By Leah Shafer | May 20, 2016 |

The preservation man of the hour seems to be Ronald Siebler, a talented craftsman and preservation advocate with a long history of the highest quality work. At the 2016 Preservation Achievement Awards from Preservation Dallas, he received the prestigious Craftsman Award, and was part of four other award-winning projects, a rare event. “You’re lucky to get one…

Dallas Public Schools: A Long-Read on Elementary School Suspensions

By Bethany Erickson | May 20, 2016 |

I’ve been working on this deep dive into national and local policy and data regarding discipline for almost a week now, ever since trustee Miguel Solis introduced a proposal to ban most suspensions at the pre-K through second grade level, and place a moratorium on them in the third through fifth grade level at a…

Saddled With Barn Drama? Equestrian Subdivisions Could Be For You

By Joanna England | May 19, 2016 |

“For better or worse, current boarding barn arrangements are often front-and-center on the list of concerns brought to me by virgin horse property buyers,” says Farm and Ranch columnist Kathryn Roan. “Moving to horse property represents freedom — freedom to feed your horses whatever you’d like, turn them out whenever you’d like, provide as many shavings in their…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Agent Robin McMonigle is Sure Getting a Lot of Ink!

By Candy Evans | May 19, 2016 |

When you are as naturally gorgeous as Robin, of course the press adores you. And she would have been a snazzy cast member with the other gals on Real Housewives of Dallas. Robin is stunningly beautiful, blonde, tall and thin. She’d totally give Cary Deuber something to fret about. I can see the script now:…

The Most Carefully Preserved Iconic Hutsell in Lakewood is on the Market

By Karen Eubank | May 19, 2016 |

There are several truly iconic homes in Dallas. The “Round House” at 7507 Baxtershire Drive, the “Underground House” at 2001 North Buckner, and the one architect Clifford D. Hustell built for himself in 1930 at 7035 Lakewood Boulevard. It’s magnificent and it’s one of the most carefully preserved iconic Hutsell homes in the city. The…