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The kids went back to school this week, and that used to mean it was fall. But it’s mid-August, and yet we’re all buying fall clothes and fall decorations. Halloween has hit the stores, and my co-worker has her pumpkin spice candle out. (Believe what you want, but pumpkin spice is of the devil, and…
A North Dallas zoning case that was seemingly settled five years ago found itself back in front of the city council on Wednesday, with the developer looking to amend a planned development district that Melshire Estates neighborhood residents fought bitterly from the start. CandysDirt.com publisher Candy Evans covered the contentious series of meetings that led…
In terms of definitive Dallas real estate, few neighborhoods have the architectural identity of Kessler Park. Midcentury Modern homes coexist with Craftsman cottages, Colonial Revivals, and larger period residences, all against the rolling hills and mature trees that distinguish this part of Oak Cliff. For this week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood…
So, you’re a foodie. Certainly, there are plenty of great dining spots in both Fort Worth and Dallas, but you want something less crowded, in the suburbs. Let me introduce you to Roanoke, the Unique Dining Capital of Texas? The state legislature has bestowed this title twice on this suburb of about 11,000. Roanoke has…
Dallas doesn’t have many secrets left, but West Beverly Drive remains one of them. Tucked into a small pocket adjacent to West Highland Park, the street is sheltered from the traffic that rushes along nearby thoroughfares. Neighbors stroll in the evenings, children still ride bikes, and there’s an unmistakable sense that you’ve stumbled upon a…
Voters will get the final say on a $443 million public safety bond package this November, but they won’t get the chance to decide on whether to borrow additional money to help repair Dallas City Hall. An attempt to add City Hall repair funding as a separate proposition became one of several flashpoints on Wednesday…
