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Simple Updates Turn a West Plano Traditional Home Into a Timeless Transitional

By Shelby Skrhak | August 2, 2023 |

This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial takes us to West Plano where Michael Bepko of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate has this beautifully-updated listing that has the #homeinspo part of my brain spinning. The home at 5905 Fossil Ridge garnered multiple offers in its five days on the…

Tokalon Drive Residents Organize in Opposition to Lakewood Conservation District Expansion

By April Towery | August 2, 2023 |

The road to an expanded conservation district has been a long one for the residents of Lakewood, so it only stings more to see the residents of Tokalon Drive — frequently heralded as one of the most beautiful streets in Dallas — have organized against it.  Those who assembled to protect their neighborhood from teardowns…

Shiny Wallpaper And Shag Carpeting Bring the ’70s to Life

By Mimi Perez | August 2, 2023 |

When I was a wee tot back in the ‘70s, we had a family friend who had a thing for shiny wallpaper. Whenever she covered up another wall she would call my Mom to come look. So we would pile into the family truckster and take the 10 minute drive to her house. Ah the…

Hotangry is The New Hangry, And Energy Savings For Your Home is The Perfect Way to Cool Down

By Brenda Masse | August 2, 2023 |

If this image makes you as irrationally angry as it makes me, today’s Upon Closer Inspection is for you. I hate being hot. I enjoy summer, don’t get me wrong. But this is just punishing heat. When you work from home as many do now, and your kids are still home from school, and it’s…

Developers Aim to Return The Fort Worth Public Market to a Cultural Hot Spot

By Joy Donovan | August 1, 2023 |

Construction trucks have been rolling onto The Fort Worth Public Market, which is good news for the long-empty, historic treasure in urban Cowtown. The landmark at 1400 Henderson St. in downtown Fort Worth is now the site of progress. Wilks Development broke ground there on June 20, the 93rd anniversary of the building’s original opening.…

Walk to Downtown McKinney From This Cute Cottage That Comes Completely Furnished

By Nikki Barringer | August 1, 2023 |

Remember when people used to say things like “CUTE COTTAGE ALERT?” It would be so appropriate here because this really is a cute little cottage and you have now been alerted. Instead, I’ll open with the fact that this cute cottage and all the furnishings inside are now for sale. It’s been an in-demand Airbnb…