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‘It’s The Right Thing to Do’: District 3 Councilman Zarin Gracey Aims to Bring Hope to The Horseshoe

By April Towery | June 13, 2023 |

“You gotta have faith” to bridge the gaps created by years of underserved communities in southwest Dallas says Zarin Gracey, the high-energy, newly elected District 3 Dallas City Council representative. And he might just be the man for the job.  Gracey spent 15 years wearing about a dozen different hats at Dallas City Hall then retired…

Need Options? This Home in The Reserve at Colleyville Has Options For Everyone

By Seth Fowler | June 13, 2023 |

Whether you’re picking out what to wear, what to binge-watch, or what to snack on at midnight as you quietly sneak around the kitchen, options are always a plus. Today’s Tarrant County Tuesday takes us to Colleyville where we find a 2017 Toll Brothers-built home that offers options for just about everyone. For starters, you…

Texas Parks And Wildlife Commission Will Use Eminent Domain to Keep Fairfield Lake State Park

By Joanna England | June 12, 2023 |

While Todd Interests was intent on getting dirt turning on its gated luxury golf course development planned for what was formerly Fairfield Lake State Park, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission had other ideas. The commission, chaired by Buc-ees founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, voted to condemn the 5,000-acre Freestone County property and plans to…

Oh Hail No: Sunday Night Storm Takes Down Trees, Power Lines in North Texas Neighborhoods

By Joanna England | June 12, 2023 |

High wind and massive hail caused trees to be ripped up at the roots and car windshields to be shattered as a large band of severe thunderstorms moved through North Texas after 5 p.m. June 11. The storms, which also caused numerous power outages that Oncor is still working to resolve, pounded the Flower Mound…

Designer Traci Connell Took This Modern Mediterranean to a New Level of Luxury

By Karen Eubank | June 12, 2023 |

I didn’t think this Modern Mediterranean could get any better. I was wrong. When I wrote about this home in 2017, I thought it was one of the prettiest I’d seen in years. It was fresh on the market and did not linger very long because the dream team of Danes Custom Homes, architect Don Caperton…

Crime Rate Hasn’t Changed in D14, But Residents Won’t Stop Talking About Short-Term Rentals 

By April Towery | June 12, 2023 |

The District 14 crime rate changed less than 1 percent year-to-date from 2022, but residents in East Dallas and downtown neighborhoods are divided on a public safety and housing matter that could at long last come to a head this week: short-term rentals.  District 14 has, by far, the most registered STRs, according to data…