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North Dallas Home Has Great Style at a Wonderful Price

By Joanna England | January 8, 2015 |

So many people are discovering that, while year-over-year home price increases are great indicators of high demand and a hot market, it’s making many great neighborhoods in Dallas less affordable. Homes in Merriman Park and University Terrace are being priced in the $300K to $400K range, and occasionally in the $500K range. You can’t get…

Hottest New House Trend of 2015: The Scullery

By Candy Evans | January 8, 2015 |

Leah is working on a story that will delight your building sensibilities later this week, but I saw a home in West Plano Tuesday that blew me away. Or perhaps I should say, shook me up, after Dallas experienced  12 earthquakes! Anyhoo, I couldn’t wait to spill the beans.

Dallas Interior Designer Shelly Lloyd Inspires with Artful, Timeless Style, Business Savvy

By Leah Shafer | January 7, 2015 |

North Texas native Shelly Lloyd took a circuitous route to her career as an interior designer, discovering along the way that her fashion acumen, passion for art, and globetrotting translated beautifully into creating sophisticated, authentic interiors with unexpected twists. “What separates us is working with a variety of styles, from classic to contemporary, formal to…

Residential And Office Towers With Ground-Floor Retail Planned for Bank Site Next to Klyde Warren Park

By Joanna England | January 7, 2015 |

Trammell Crow Company announced plans today for two separate towers on the land occupied by a Chase motor bank next to Klyde Warren Park. The development, a joint venture with MetLife, will form the self-described Park District, with structures designed by Dallas’ own HKS Architects. The Park District will include 916,000 square feet of space,…

That Water Main Break in North Dallas Not Related to Tuesday’s Earthquake/Earthquakes

By Candy Evans | January 7, 2015 |

I drove over to Hughes Lane and Dykes Way, just north of Churchill Road, to see if the water main was repaired and it was. Chatted with one of the Dallas Water Utility repair guys who told me the break was due to the cold weather we have had, NOT today’s series of earthquakes. Whew!…

Water Mains Break After Two Earthquakes Rock North Texas, But Will Homeowners See Damage?

By Joanna England | January 6, 2015 |

Update 9:50 pm:  The neighbor who took the video you are seeing tells me: “I think it is related (to the earthquake), it happened right after the first earthquake, not 2 hours like the city told Robert Wilonsky, it is at the intersection of Hughes and Dykes Way.” He also tells me that whatever caused…