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The water flowed swiftly and steadily down the slope of Lake Terrace to E. Lake Highlands Drive, and on toward Dixon Branch, the nearby creek. The waters began to creep up over the banks, and then over the curb, and then covered much of the street. High water had come, but with more rain in…
We’re continuing our roundup of 1980s high-rises so slink into your Bob Mackie and pop yourself a Bartles & Jaymes and read on. Missed part one? Catch up here. Park Plaza: 4500 Roland Ave. I will not be this 46-unit building’s target audience for decades, because at 76 percent, the Park Plaza has the highest rate…
It’s hard to really define a “Dallas” home without thinking about the “structures” erected in the last 20 years, from the top-heavy wood-shingled maisons that look like skinny women with huge top-heavy boobs, to the McMansions and Mediterranean would-be meccas. Certainly the classic Dallas ranch is a home that defines us as much as a…
It’s time to buy some Snake-Away, but I think I got the last jug at The Home depot — sorry. I haven’t seen any, but I’m sure they are out there in the tall grass. We have had baby snakes in our house in years past. But Keller Williams agent Alyssa McKissack tells me she…
I hate these short weeks: I still think it’s Wednesday. Sunday (I think) Brandon Formby wrote a story that appeared almost to be lifted from the Marcos Ronquillo campaign: the spectacular growth of our northern neighbors — Denton and Collin Counties — dwarfs Dallas’ piddly growth and is not necessarily good for Dallas County. Why? Because…
