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Sometimes it’s time for a nip and tuck for those so inclined to look in the mirror and want to fix a few things. Maybe a facelift to smooth out the wrinkles and define the contours. Well, sometimes a shopping center needs to go through a little smoothing and redefining on its own. An aging…
Where freshly printed newspapers once made their way to carriers and delivery trucks, electric golf carts will now roll out of this long-standing plant. DallasNews Corporation, owner of The Dallas Morning News, has closed on the sale of its Plano printing facility for $43.5 million, part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations, CultureMap reports.…
When you think a house cannot get any better, think again. I featured this timeless Mediterranean in 2017, and we were all over the moon about it then. I honestly did not think it could get any better. But along came interior designer Kyle Knight, who, with her unique vision and expertise, took this house…
This week’s City Hall roundup is going to focus on the latest black eyes at the Dallas Department of Planning & Development, which handles permitting, zoning, urban design, and other development-related responsibilities. Staff at the department had a rough go of it last week when some of its costly blunders made headlines, earning the city…
One can say the history of Dallas preservation runs deep and straight to Junius Heights. Longtime resident Martha Heimberg purchased her home in the neighborhood in 1973 for $26,500. She was there when the historic columns welcoming people to the neighborhood were moved to Column Park on Abrams Road. When she first moved to the…
Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins is term-limited but his former appointed Plan Commissioner Lorie Blair is running to take his seat. Blair is up against retiree Ruth Steward, Realtor Erik Wilson, low voltage technician Eugene Ralph, and former candidates Subrina Lynn Brenham and Davante Peters. As a real estate-focused news outlet, CandysDirt.com is asking candidates about the housing issues their district neighborhoods face — and…
