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Last year, Frisco announced plans to open a $201 million Universal Studios theme park and become a national tourist destination. Last week, McKinney said, “Hold my beer.” McKinney, a Collin County municipality with a population of about 203,000, announced a partnership with Colorado-based Notes Live for a $220 million open-air concert amphitheater. Chief Marketing and…
You read it here first on CandysDirt.com: On April 3, Preservation Dallas will offer a rare opportunity to spend an evening learning about the work of renowned Dallas architect Frank Welch. An Evening of Art and Architecture: Celebrating the Work of Frank Welch is being hosted by Realtor Michelle Wood with Detwiler+Wood Group of Compass…
Some city leaders continue to push for Dallas poker rooms to operate legally within the city limits, but there doesn’t appear to be a quick and easy fix. District 1 Councilman Chad West led the charge last year, asking city staff to create a land use category that would allow the facilities to operate legally…
If anyone knows historic homes — especially on Swiss Avenue — it’s Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Elizabeth Mast. She told me this Italianate Mission mansion would move quickly because it’s not only beautiful but also in flawless condition. It’s been on the Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour, was named one of D Magazine’s 10…
The matter of rezoning the Preston Center West shopping center to allow for a high-rise office building and apartment complex is set for the Dallas City Plan Commission’s Thursday, March 21, agenda. The development proposal — which drew criticism from former District 13 Plan Commissioner Claire Stanard — was set for a CPC agenda two…
When people fall in love with the 100-year-old Craftsman and Prairie-style homes in Winnetka Heights, they don’t fall for the updates. It’s the original details — details that smart owners have left well enough alone — that captivate lovers of historic homes in the Oak Cliff neighborhood. Glazed cabinetry, wide millwork, and original hardwood floors…
