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Hot Damn: 75% of Toyota’s California Owning Employees Plan to Relocate to North Texas

By Candy Evans | January 11, 2016 |

The responses were mostly based on employee comments, but Lentz said he was encouraged by the high number. “We had a planning number of around 60 percent, so if this holds up, it could mean we would have 3,000 people moving here and another 1,000 new jobs to be filled,” Lentz said from the North…

Memo From the Legal Department: Church Property is NOT Always Tax Exempt

By Candy Evans | January 11, 2016 |

Got a memo from some legal eagles who directed me to the Texas Property Code, Sec. 11.18. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An organization that qualifies as a charitable organization as provided by this section is entitled to an exemption from taxation of: (1) the buildings and tangible personal property that: (A) are owned by the charitable…

Toilet Seats With a NightLight? Pure Air Build Into the Commode? The Lifestylist List’s Favorites from 2015

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber | January 11, 2016 |

It’s hard to believe that another year has flown by, and in less than two weeks this Lifestylist® will be in Las Vegas covering Design & Construction Week for CandysDirt.com. Before we get to take a look into the future and see what innovative products and trends we’ll be seeing in 2016, we thought we…

Ticket Giveaway: Get a Look at Bleu Ciel ‘Beyond the Brick and Mortar’ Wednesday With Candy!

By Joanna England | January 11, 2016 |

Since we first heard the news, Bleu Ciel has made a big impression on us. From the design to the prices, we have to admit that this 33-story condo building is going to have a big impact on the Harwood area. The tower will include two- and three-bedroom homes from 1,300 square feet to more…

Preston Center Task Force Has a Traitor in its Midst; St. Michael’s Church Praying for a High-Rise

By Jon Anderson | January 11, 2016 |

I have to thank Dallas Morning News’ Robert Wilonsky for my literal laugh-out-loud Sunday as he broke the story on St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church’s plans to lease land to a developer to build a high-rise office tower in Preston Center. I mean you just can’t make this stuff up. Flash back to…

A New Generation of Dallas Style: Sleek, Warm & Liveable from the Rem Koolhaas Files

By Candy Evans | January 11, 2016 |

My laptop has tapped out these words so much they are practically on auto-print: “elegant, soft contemporary brimming with light with thoughtful finishes throughout…” Isn’t that every new home’s claim du jour? Thoughtful? Who builds a home that isn’t thoughtful? (Don’t answer that!) Yes, the building landscape has made a sea-change in new Dallas construction.…