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About $31 million will be available for Dallas housing in Fiscal Year 2023-24, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dallas qualifies for four HUD-funded programs: Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS. During a City Council presentation last week, Budget…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Lake Park Estates used to be one of White Rock Lake’s best-kept secret neighborhoods. It’s not that the neighborhood is hard to find. Actually this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage banker Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, is located on Athlone Drive,…
Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for an obligatory creepy column! And what is creepier than the things that creep in and around the hidden places in our homes: insects, spiders, and snakes (oh my!)? Home Inspectors encounter these foul creatures on a regular basis in their work, unfortunately, but…
Dallas has owned the former Hotel Miramar since 2020 and is finally nearing the finish line to provide permanent supportive housing for the homeless — but nobody was popping bottles at the Monday project briefing. That’s because the site at 1950 Fort Worth Ave. has been vacant for years. The costs have risen exponentially since…
Back in the early ‘90s the book Chicken Soup for the Soul got a ton of attention. It was a compilation of inspirational stories about ordinary people and how those stories could help you change your life and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I never read the book but I remember Oprah could not shut…
The Metroplex Business and Civic Association released a graphic last week showing that crime for the month of September was vastly lower in downtown Fort Worth than in downtown Dallas. But we know from Mark Twain that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” CandysDirt.com contacted Downtown Dallas Inc. Chief of External Affairs and Government…
