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Oak Lawn Committee: Liquor Store is ‘Not a Wanted Use’ For Unicorn Lot on Fairmount Street 

By April Towery | February 13, 2024 |

The “unicorn lot” at 3104 Fairmount Street could become a liquor store, but not if members of the Oak Lawn Committee have their way.  More than 100 Uptown-area residents and business owners joined a Feb. 6 meeting of the Oak Lawn Committee via Zoom to discuss a Specific Use Permit request for the site at…

With or Without Groundhog’s Shadow, Spring is Coming to The Fort Worth Home & Garden Show

By Joy Donovan | February 13, 2024 |

Regardless of whether the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did or did not see its shadow earlier this month, it seems spring is on its way, and right along with that are spring flowers, spring cleaning, and spring projects. Ideas for all the above will be available at the third annual Fort Worth Home & Garden Show…

Check Out This Merriman Park Soft Contemporary With All The Right Angles

By Nikki Barringer | February 13, 2024 |

I used to live in Merriman Park and I was always, always curious about these homes. Turns out I wasn’t the only one. Berkshire Hathaway’s Jeremy Larsen was curious, too. A couple of years ago, he learned all he wanted when he helped his buyer purchase one of these Merriman Park townhomes. Now it’s time…

Pine Mountain Ranch: The Texas Luxury Ranch You Want to Own

By Karen Eubank | February 12, 2024 |

When James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson lit up the big screen in the epic family saga Giant, the world was introduced to the allure of the Texas luxury ranch. In reality, the home in Giant was simply a façade with two sides. Still, we were mesmerized. The film and TV industry has continued…

ForwardDallas Isn’t Going to Make Everyone Happy, But Will it Address The City’s Messy Land Use History?

By April Towery | February 12, 2024 |

We get it. The ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan only informs zoning; it doesn’t assign it or regulate it. It’s not necessarily about housing, affordable or otherwise. It’s simply a guiding vision document that creates “placetypes” based on what kind of development should generally occur within the city limits.  So why is everybody so mad…

An Updated Shreveport Home That Will Make You Change Your Mind About Northern Louisiana

By Nikki Barringer | February 12, 2024 |

What I know about Shreveport you can write on a napkin. It’s a cocktail napkin and I got it at one of the Riverboat Casinos because that’s most of what I know. Fun Facts About Shreveport When you want to know about something, you Google it. Then Generative AI gives you a warning and it…