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You’ve Got Trails: CONFAB is Tonight at Dallas City Performance Hall!

By Candy Evans | May 14, 2015 |

  It’s not too late to get yourself over to the Dallas City Performance Hall (park at One Arts, easier) for CONFAB: A Dallas parks Foundation Conversation. Sponsored this year by the fine folks at The Advocate Magazine, this is the third annual Arts District worthy conversation series about parks, trails and public spaces –…

Thursday Three Hundred: Lake Highlands House Shows Value of Good Renovations

By Leah Shafer | May 14, 2015 |

If you want to see the power of a smart renovation to increase a home’s market value, look no further than today’s Thursday Three Hundred, a Lake Highlands reno at 9911 Estate Ln. This ranch-style house sold in August 2010 for $190,000. Today, it’s listed by Travis Finlan at Ebby Halliday for $350,000. Obviously, the market has changed…

Update Valley View: Tear Down the Old, Bring In a Boulevard, Hotel and Condo. But Wherefore the Gondolas?

By Candy Evans | May 14, 2015 |

I drove by Valley View Mall again the other day, and cannot wait for Dallas developer Scott Beck to get his show on the road for this place. Been trying to get in touch with him for an update but alas, Candace Carlisle at the Dallas Business Journal caught up with him FIRST and snagged an exclusive…

Gold Coast Publishing Targets Realtors For Directories, Country Clubs Say It’s a Scam

By Joanna England | May 14, 2015 |

Have you received an email or telephone solicitation from Gold Coast Publishing in the last few months asking you to advertise in one of the company’s service directories? The company alleges that, for a fee, you can have your business heralded in their annual business directory that is distributed directly to members and guests at…

The Largest Sale in Lake Cypress Spring’s Real Estate History Went Down Last Week…

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2015 |

When Concierge Auctions successful auctioned off Timber Creek Ranch. We have the whole story (and of course a little insider info) on our sista blog, SecondShelters.com…

AIA Fort Worth Hosts Talk by Historian Quentin McGown on Frank Lloyd Wright

By Joanna England | May 13, 2015 |

If you have a spare hour tonight, head over to the UTA Fort Worth Center at 7 p.m. for a free talk by historian Quentin McGown on how Frank Lloyd Wright has influenced North Texas architecture. McGown, who has written books about the built history of Fort Worth, will examine the Wrightian hallmarks you can…