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Barrow Durrett’s Latest Preston Hollow Custom Home Masterpiece

By Karen Eubank | February 18, 2016 |

Let’s face it, Barrow Durrett knows what appeals to Dallas buyers. Their latest custom home at 6335 Pemberton Drive, designed by Fusch Architects, ticks every box and then some. They consistently build properties that hit the mark, not only in construction and style, but also in finish-out and amenities. Any builder that has the foresight to…

There Goes The Neighborhood: Winnetka Heights Residents Take It to The Streets

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | February 18, 2016 |

One of the hardest things in the world is finding the perfect neighborhood and home to call yours. When I moved back to Dallas from Arizona, I wanted what I had there — diversity, architecture with character, and a place that I could grow a garden. Yes, I’m an urban gardener. Guilty as charged! I…

FBI Raids Grapevine Financial Firm that Kyle Bass Complained About

By Candy Evans | February 18, 2016 |

What the hec! A few days ago a story came across the desk about Kyle Bass, he of Hayman Capital Management, complaining about a Ponzi scheme going on at a financial institution in Grapevine. This happened about the time we were hearing about Nancy Carroll and the missing funds over at Millennium Title. Unrelated, but…

Expanding Mass Transit in Dallas Isn’t Easy, But is Necessary, Says Hayley Enoch

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | February 18, 2016 |

By Hayley Enoch Special Contributor [Editor’s note: The now free Dallas Festival of Ideas kicks off tomorrow and runs through Saturday, with speakers and panels focusing on the future of our city. One subject that comes up time and again is the need for walkable cities and more accessible mass transit. To facilitate that discussion, we…

Soak in the Midcentury Vibe, Fabulous Updates of this Lake Highlands Home

By Leah Shafer | February 18, 2016 |

Ready to be impressed? Our Thursday Three Hundred is an noteworthy property, built in 1955 and retaining fabulous reminiscent charm, enhanced by flawless updates. The Midcentury Modern home at 10116 Woodgrove Dr. in East Dallas’ Lake Highlands Estates is a 3-2 with 1,653 square feet. It’s a beautiful marriage of old and new, from a refinished Terrazzo entry tile to new sliding barn doors…

Guest Post: Best Solution to Knox-Henderson Traffic is More MATA

By Candy Evans | February 17, 2016 |

Guest Post by Austin Rucker, a Realtor with Dallas-based Von Buren and Associates Back in 1904, the city of Dallas had about 72 miles of electric streetcar lines worth around 32 million dollars. In today’s dollars, that is $804 million or $11 million per mile of track. In fact, the first streetcar opened in spring of…