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Monday Morning Millionaire: Contemporary Amenities With a Texas Flair, This Lennox Lane Home Uses Natural Light to Bring it to Life

By Joanna England | November 25, 2013 |

Just a block away from the much-famed Strait Lane is Lennox Lane, a street brimming with homes just as amazing and luxurious in an area that is known for its exclusivity. You’ll find some of the most unique architecture in this talked-about neighborhood — Roxbury Park — and 10427 Lennox Lane is no exception.  …

Pining for a Holiday in the Hill Country? Kick It Up at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg With a Sunday House or Hill Country Manor

By Candy Evans | November 22, 2013 |

For some reason I am obsessing about the holidays already. I have always wanted to have a gorgeous retreat in the Texas Hill Country where we would all gather for the perfect Norman Rockwell-esque holiday, Texas style, of course — for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Here is what I envision: arrive a day or two before…

Friday Five Hundred JFK Week: Bringing the Past to the Present, Walnut Hill Ranch Has Been Remade Into a Modern Beauty

By Joanna England | November 22, 2013 |

Built in 1959 and reimagined as a contemporary home for today, this ranch at 4242 Walnut Hill is an excellent example of how you can convert an older, less-functional home into a showstopper. Let’s look at some “before” pictures, which show some of the hallmarks of this building style. Swag drapes really set it off in…

Heritage Will Auction Huge Lot of Kennedy Memorabilia From Collector Dean William Rudoy

By Joanna England | November 22, 2013 |

With campaign pins, hand-written notes, magazines, and even a bottle of Jacqueline Kennedy signature perfume from the 1960 campaign, Dean William Rudoy’s collection of Kennedy-related memorabilia is diverse. If you’ve wanted to own a pen John F. Kennedy once used to sign legislation, or perhaps a shoehorn from when he was in the Senate, you…

The Abraham Zapruder House: From Dallas 1963 to Dallas 2013

By Candy Evans | November 22, 2013 |

Earlier this week, I told you about 3909 Marquette, which was once the home address of Abraham Zapruder, the man who took the video of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas 50 years ago. He filmed meticulously with a Bell & Howell Zoomatic Director Series Model 414 PD camera and his work today remains the sole…

Rangers’ Ian Kinsler Traded to Detroit For Prince Fielder, But Will The Longtime Dallasite Sell His University Park Mansion?

By Joanna England | November 22, 2013 |

My husband was absolutely grief stricken Wednesday evening when reports rolled in that Ian Kinsler, longtime infielder for the Texas Rangers, was traded to Detroit for Prince Fielder plus $30 million in cash. Me? I was wondering whether Kinsler would be selling his University Park mansion at 3516 Greenbrier Drive (pictured above), a 7,777-square-foot (how’s…