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Katrina Whatley: The Clyde Apartments Are Gone and Oak Cliff Is Showing Up

By CandysDirt | May 30, 2026 |

By Katrina Whatley Oak Cliff Resident and Realtor Grief and solidarity are evident in North Oak Cliff right now as the community comes together following the explosion that leveled the 1960s-era Clyde Apartments, at 409 E. 9th Street on May 27. The blast was so powerful that shop owners in Bishop Arts — over half a…

A Restored Midcentury Ranch Shines a Light on East Dallas’ Alger Park

By Karen Eubank | May 30, 2026 |

Even some longtime Dallas residents aren’t familiar with Alger Park, a pocket neighborhood tucked between Casa Linda, Little Forest Hills, and White Rock Lake. It’s a gem of a neighborhood filled with original 1950s homes that one woman is trying to ensure stay standing.   Kelli McCarthy is now working on her seventh historic home…

Fatal Gas Explosion Kills Three, Reduces Oak Cliff Apartments to Rubble

By Charles Grand | May 29, 2026 |

An investigation is ongoing following a gas-related explosion at an Oak Cliff apartment building Thursday afternoon that killed at least three people and injured several others. Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel worked into the night searching through the smoldering wreckage of what was once The Clyde — a two-story, 23-unit multifamily property in the 400 block of…

Want Wide Open Spaces? Weatherford Has Your Home on the Range

By Daniel Lalley | May 29, 2026 |

If there’s one great thing about living in a landlocked metro like D-FW, it’s the fact that you’re never too far from an escape. With up-and-coming communities like Weatherford and Mineral Wells, North Texas does truly have it all. By day, you can fully immerse yourself in all the big city has to offer. By…

Spanish Colonial Estate Brings Santa Barbara Vibes to Southlake

By Joy Donovan | May 29, 2026 |

Indoor-outdoor spaces, shady courtyards, sun-washed spaces, and a Mediterranean feel. Does that sound like Southern California? Maybe the Pacific Coast? Of course, it does, but if you check out this Spanish Colonial residence at the end of a winding drive in Southlake, you might get confused. The current homeowners, who designed the 9,796-square-foot house, wanted…

Laissez les bons temps rouler in This Historic Highland Park Cottage

By Karen Eubank | May 28, 2026 |

This is the cutest historic Highland Park cottage I’ve seen, full stop. The front yard caught my eye first — no surprise, as landscape designer Robert Bellamy’s genius is at work here. More on that later! Remember what I’ve said, over and over. When you can purchase a home that an architect, builder, or Realtor…