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Officials at the City of Dallas-owned Love Field airport are asking for input on their proposed master plan. They may get more than they bargained for at the gathering, set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. Typically such meetings don’t draw a huge crowd…
Staff Reports Dallas, Mesquite, and Fort Worth were recognized Friday among other Texas municipalities and organizations for outstanding efforts in planning achievements and leadership by the American Planning Association. The Dallas Sidewalk Master Plan was recognized with the Gold Award for Implementation. Mesquite will take home the Silver Award in Implementation for its Downtown Infrastructure…
With school back in session, the time seems right for a little local history lesson to set the scene for this property story: Munger Place. Branded at one time as “The City Man’s Home,” Munger Place was the first deed-restricted neighborhood in Texas. Wealthy cotton gin manufacturer Robert S. Munger and his brother, Collett, planned…
For people who spend a lot of time talking about the heat and high electric bills, a lot of y’all sure don’t act like you’re really trying. Based on a sampling of home inspections, that is. I mean we’re not out here trying to call anybody out or anything, but all I’m saying is, I’m…
We all know when we find a house that whispers to us, “You’re home.” That was what Gracie McCrary and her husband Gerardo Ortiz experienced when they walked in the front door of this charming Kessler Highlands cottage. “I’d been in New York for a decade and was wondering where I’d find my fit,” McCrary…
The striped awning over the front door lets you know the Fort Worth home at 13 Chase Court is important. The plaque on the exterior of this Fairmount neighborhood home confirms it. This property has been a part of the historic neighborhood’s popular annual home tour. The plaque proclaims as much for all who enter…
