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Located outside Austin on the northern edge of the Texas Hill Country, the City of Georgetown is beautiful by many accounts, but a trip to historic downtown Georgetown offers what’s known by travel guides and reviewers as the most beautiful town square in Texas. The 1911 Williamson County Courthouse is a stunning testament to Beaux-Arts…
The open call for concepts for a reimagination of Dallas City Hall and the surrounding downtown area is officially closed, and one of the submissions getting a lot of buzz is the master plan designed by UT Arlington architecture students. We touched on the plan in an earlier roundup, but more recently, we got a…
It’s hard to believe that it has been 22 years since I walked up the steps of this classic Place des Vosges townhome. I’d been hired as the photo stylist by “D Home Magazine” executive editor Rebecca Sherman and creative director David Feld for a feature on the Dallas home and art collection of Vernon…
Mayor Eric Johnson let loose on the city’s spending practices in a newsletter on Sunday, criticizing his fellow council members for repeatedly voting for “bloat” every budget season. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, City Manager Kimberly Tolbert implemented a number of emergency spending measures last month to mitigate a projected budget shortfall in the tens…
Country clubs are officially having a moment. In the last week, we saw the $3 billion purchase of Irving-based Invited Clubs by KSL Capital Partners, a global powerhouse in hospitality investment. Already the owner of Heritage Golf Group, KSL is known for operating some of the most prestigious country clubs in the nation. Now, Trophy…
Council members had a light load this past week, but Dallas City Hall isn’t exactly easing into spring either. Between tightly held materials many say should be public and ballooning project price tags, there’s still plenty to catch up on. Staff Won’t Immediately Release City Hall Concept Submissions Local media outlets trying to get a…
