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Neighborhood Life in the Urban Jungle: Grapevine Boy Bitten by Coyote Outside of Movie Theater

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2015 |

These are the coyotes I have seen numerous times across the street, usually upon my arrival home in our Hillcrest Estates/Preston Hollow-ish neighborhood. My neighbor snapped these pics just last week. According to what wildlife experts are telling her, they may be responsible for the killing of a 25 lb dog in our neighborhood —…

A Unique Home Requires Unique Marketing to Find The Right Buyer, Says Barbara Arredondo

By Joanna England | July 14, 2015 |

There are a few Dallas homes that are so unique that they earn a permanent spot in the bit of our brains exclusively wired for real estate. For me, this Eastwood midcentury modern that was completely re-imagined by architect D’J Perkison is one of those homes. You probably had the distinct pleasure of touring this…

Old Lake Highlands Midcentury Is Fresh With Updates, Sits On Heavily Treed Corner Lot

By Leah Shafer | July 14, 2015 |

Home sales in North Texas broke a record last month, with more than 10,500 sold in June, shattering the previous record by 1,000 houses. East Dallas is faring particularly well, with sales up 10 percent from last year, according to the latest sales figures from the MetroTex Association of Realtors. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred takes…

Neighborhood: Preston Hollow Living Means Getting Used to the Wild Life. Literally

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2015 |

Preston Hollow is home to George W. and Laura Bush, Tom Hicks, Lisa Blue, Mark Cuban, T. Boone Pickens, Tom Leppert, and a host of the city’s wealthiest citizens. More if you count in Strait Lane — Ross Perot! Mike Rawlings! –which I’m not sure is really true Preston Hollow. Of course, the name has…

The Herman Lay House on Radbrook Is Going Bye-Bye

By Candy Evans | July 13, 2015 |

As I wrote almost one year ago today, every so often, a landmark Dallas home comes along for sale that makes you catch your breath and want to mortgage your first-born child so you can buy it. Such is was the Herman and Mimi Lay estate at 4935 Radbrook Place in Preston Hollow. Only now…

IBB Design Hosts ‘Sip and Shop’ This Thursday

By Joanna England | July 13, 2015 |

You know we love a good sale, and nothing makes a sale better than wine! That’s just one reason why you should put IBB Design Fine Furnishings‘ Third Thursday Sip and Shop on your calendar. The July 16 sale hosted at the 5769 Genesis Court location in Frisco will run from 5 to 7 p.m.…