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Contemporary Sylvan Ave. Home Stays in Touch With Its Turn-of-the-Century Past

By Shelby Skrhak | July 19, 2023 |

Everyone knows that Oak Cliff has some of the best topography and native landscape in the city, but I found some compelling proof in quite literally, black and white. Yes dear readers, this is another of my historical storytelling rabbit holes into the Dallas Morning News archives from the past century. It’s also this week’s…

Roofing Contractor Sued For Filing ‘Fraudulent Liens,’ Halting Sale of Plano Home

By April Towery | July 19, 2023 |

When Bret Taylor set out to sell the home of his late mother and stepfather, it should have been a fairly simple process. The three-bedroom home on Chinaberry Trail in Plano was listed for about $399,000, but the sale fell through when a title company representative identified two liens on the property.  Taylor reached out to…

4 Things Home Inspectors Look For, And Tests They Perform

By Brenda Masse | July 19, 2023 |

Every home inspector does the job a little differently, so I won’t speak for everyone, but at Green Scene Home Inspections, our inspectors have a specific pattern in which they perform their inspections that allows them to pick up on the way the different systems of the house interact with each other, enabling them to…

Boston Bear Would be Better Off in Colorado

By Mimi Perez | July 19, 2023 |

While I was talking to my daughter the other day she said there was a bear roaming around Boston. I told her that I hoped the bear was still wandering around when I visit next month because I love bears. I suggested that someone should feed him honey. Pooh Bear loves honey. “I really like…

Farewell to The Chief: RIP David Kunkle

By Candy Evans | July 18, 2023 |

Former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, a pillar of leadership for the Dallas Police Department from 2004 to 2010, the man who upgraded the culture and spirit of the department bringing it into the modern era of policing, died peacefully on Friday morning, July 14. The former chief was married to Dallas real estate lobbyist…

Turn On Both Sides of Your Brain With This Private School Corridor Home Listed by Juli Black

By Shelby Skrhak | July 18, 2023 |

Listing agent Juli Black of Allie Beth Allman and Associates can tell you everything about this home at 5330 Meadow Crest Drive in Inwood Road Estates. She has a comprehensive updates list that covers everything literally from floor to ceiling of this down-to-the-studs renovated home. But she’s also thought about this home and what makes…