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Tuesday Two Hundred: Want a Northaven Road Address on a Budget? We Have Just The Home!

By Joanna England | May 13, 2014 |

This is such an incredible deal on a professionally remodeled home in Kenilworth Estates! Completely redone by T2 Construction, this home is perfect for a family who wants to move into a practically brand-new home! This three-bedroom, two-bath home at 3256 Northaven Road has 1,993 square feet and is marketed off MLS by Realtor Matthew…

An Analysis of the Committee Highland House Petition, Graph by Graph

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2014 |

The Crosland Group is proposing a 29-story apartment building near the core of Preston Center shopping center (right behind Hopdoddy Burger restaurant).  At present, a 3 story medical building sits on the Westchester Drive site. Current zoning allows for a 6-7 story building. The proposed building  would be higher than any building in Preston Center. The Highland House is…

Clarification: I SUPPORT Highland House in Preston Center Because Dang It, Dallas Needs to Grow Up

By Candy Evans | May 13, 2014 |

So a few people have misunderstood my post last week, “How To Fight Growth in Your City, Start a Petition Drive”. I was being sarcastic, folks. What I was trying to say was that we have to stop fighting growth and development in our “in-circle” neighborhoods — to borrow a Neiman Marcus term, IF we…

One of These Days, Highland Park Homeowners Will Learn to Lock Their Cars

By Zachary Dickens | May 13, 2014 |

We’re not sure if Highland Park residents leave their vehicles unlocked more than people do in other places, but we do know it happens often in the town, and criminals take advantage of that fact. Just last week, burglars waltzed right into cars, trucks, and SUVs in Highland Park and helped themselves to the following items:…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Here’s a Swiss Avenue Jewel That Was NOT on Tour, Now Reduced, See It Right Here

By Candy Evans | May 12, 2014 |

I had the best Mother’s Day ever at the Swiss Avenue Historic District’s Mother’s Day Home Tour. We rambled through four of the eight homes on tour, skipping Aldredge House only because I can get in any time and have been there for many a Dallas County Medical Alliance meeting. But here is one home…

Ebby Offices Auction Artful Axes Ahead of Wildflower Music Fest

By Joanna England | May 12, 2014 |

  What a fantastic way to promote communities, music, and art! Check out this giveaway from the  Campbell-Coit, Preston Plano Parkway, 190@Jupiter and Preston Keller Ebby Halliday Realtor offices — they’re giving away several custom electric and acoustic guitars as part of the Wildflower Art & Music Festival Art Guitar Auction. Read on for more!