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Kaur Rematches Moreno for District 2: Old East Dallas, Medical District, Deep Ellum

By Shelby Skrhak | March 10, 2025 |

Dallas City Council District 2 is the definition of eclectic. From the west end of the city to the east boundary of Dallas, incumbent candidate Jesse Moreno‘s District 2 has a variety of neighborhoods to win over for his third term at the May 3 election. Second-time candidate Sukhbir Kaur is back on the ballot to unseat…

Two Beautiful Words for Downsizers: Melshire Estates

By Candy Evans | March 9, 2025 |

I honestly cannot understand two really great things about this beautiful Melshire Estates home. One, its square footage and two, its price. In fact, 5740 Northmoor has landed firmly into my “take a second look” bucket, the pickiest real estate bucket in town, but laser-focused on downsizing properties. (As you may know by now, my…

City Hall Roundup: Parking Reform Takes Shape, Other Highlights

By Charles Grand | March 9, 2025 |

Dallas officials on the city’s various boards and commissions grappled with some hot button issues this past week, not least of which was parking reform. Here’s the latest on some of what the full city council will have to deal with before too long: ‘I Think Nobody Wins’ A special called meeting of the City…

Werewolves Of High-End Housing: You’ve Already Let ‘Em In

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | March 9, 2025 |

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor There was a great Wall Street Journal piece (free link) on the decline in available lower priced Miami home sales. It’s the result of prices rising so quickly and a shift in the mix to larger more high-end new product flowing into the market. The high-end market seems better equipped to weather the current economic…

Weekend Escape or Everyday Paradise? This Richland Chambers Lake Home Is Both

By Brenda Masse | March 8, 2025 |

Experience the epitome of luxury lakeside living – and have the best summer of your life – with this jaw-dropping 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath lake house. Sitting pretty on over 700 feet of prime water frontage on Richland Chambers Lake with a brand-new concrete sidewalk along the steel retaining wall, the 3.102-acre retreat at 6028 Open Water…

This Spring, Poor Drainage Isn’t Just About Your Allergies

By Brenda Masse | March 8, 2025 |

Each spring, in addition to “the pollening,” and a lot of sneezing and watery eyes, we can always count on a good deal of rain and stormy weather. The problem all that (usually much needed) rain can create is that it comes after a frequently long, dry winter. So the ground is dry and prone…