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Paris Terrorist Attacks: Agent Nancy Smith on the History of Bataclan Theater

By Candy Evans | November 16, 2015 |

Dallas agent Nancy Smith knows just about everything about everything, including Paris.  She was a journalist, for eons, the Society Editor for the Dallas Morning News and the last society editor at the Dallas Times Herald. She covered the Reagan Republican convention, the Reagan, Bush, and Carter inaugurations in Washington, D.C., as well as interviewed celebrities from…

Rare Chance to Hear Robert Edsel Talk About Preservation and Tour Bellosguardo Saturday Morning

By Candy Evans | November 14, 2015 |

Brunch At Bellosguardo Saturday, November 14 10 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for Brunch At Bellosguardo (“Beautiful View”) and see Turtle Creek as you have never seen it before.  Guests will be treated to mimosas, bellinis and passed hors d’oeurves at this exclusive 1926 Hubert Hammond Crane designed estate. Hear from Bellosguardo homeowner and author, Robert Edsel,…

Party Time: When It Comes to Client Appreciation, Legacy Texas Title Really Knows How to Turn Up the Sweet

By Candy Evans | November 14, 2015 |

Last Thursday night the Dallas Country Club was rocking with music, great food, and drinks that never quit coming as Legacy Texas Title graciously fetted almost every top Real Estate agent in North Texas. The star-studded event started with a backdrop VIP photo op  as the talented Bob Manzano was on hand to shoot all…

Inwood House of the Week: This Lake Highlands Cottage Under $500K Will Just Make You Want to Cuddle

By Candy Evans | November 13, 2015 |

Here is another reason why Dallas is one of the hottest places in the US for relocation: our homes are so freaking affordable. I know that we don’t have a huge lake like Chicago, an ocean like Miami or Maine, or topography and crazy hills like San Francisco and Denver. That’s why second homes were…

Preservation Dallas: Despite Progress, Historic Homes Still Left Unprotected

By Joanna England | November 13, 2015 |

Right now, 4901 Live Oak isn’t much more than a pile of rubble. That’s despite a lot of outrage and manic phone calls to City Hall from preservationists. It’s not unlike the reports that streamed in about the Bishop Arts District building that was razed yesterday, or the proposed bulldozing of several cottages on 10th…

Fort Worth Friday: Charity Really Does Begin in Cow Town

By Candy Evans | November 13, 2015 |

by Eric Prokesh A Real Estate firm moniker doesn’t often provoke a swift u-turn (in routing and story choice) or a detailed inquiry into business plans, but driving by the choicely located Charitable Realty, at Camp Bowie and Clover Lane, I was provoked to do both. Charitable Realty, the inspiration of owner/founder, Lori Fowler, is…