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Now is Your Chance to Provide Feedback on ForwardDallas And The City’s Plan For Historic Preservation

By April Towery | April 26, 2023 |

Major overhauls of the city’s zoning code and comprehensive land use plan are underway as Dallas officials prepare for the population to grow by 300,000 people in the next two decades. City leaders are also working with consultants to delve into a historic preservation plan — and they say community input is vital. Public meetings on…

Wildcat Management Announces Plans For Mansfield’s West Side, Lists Historic Purse Building For Sale

By Joy Donovan | April 26, 2023 |

Exciting developments are in the works for Mansfield. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb sits in Tarrant, Johnson, and Ellis counties, with highways 287, 360, and 1187 paving the way in and out of the city. That’s a good thing because Mansfield is about to have a whole lot more going on. Wildcat Management, owned by Tanya…

Galloping Good Time: HALL Arts Residences Lifestyle Director Knows How to Throw a Winning Kentucky Derby Party

By Candy Evans | April 26, 2023 |

Rebecca Roberts isn’t your traditional lifestyle director at a Dallas luxury high-rise. (That’s because nothing at HALL Arts Residences is traditional or conventional.) In addition to the white-glove services Roberts provides all year long — think reservations to restaurants and theater performances, assisting residents with private events and transportation, and much more — she curates unique…

No Spicy Meatballs at This Olive Garden-Style Palace Built For Adult Films

By Mimi Perez | April 26, 2023 |

So you say you love Olive Garden. So you say you love porn. Well, saddle up partners because we are going on a ride to a home decorated like an Olive Garden and set up for an adult video shoot. All you pearl clutchers out there, throw them pearls in the saddle bag. I do…

A Casa Linda Highlands Home That’s (Almost) Worlds Apart

By Shelby Skrhak | April 26, 2023 |

You know how some parts of Dallas feel like their own little world? This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage broker Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, takes us to a 1950-built home in an East Dallas neighborhood that almost was its own town. Sort of. A Feb. 20, 1945 Dallas Morning…

How Does My Home Electrical System Work? From The Utility Pole to The Panel Box: Part 1

By Brenda Masse | April 26, 2023 |

Your home electrical system is one of the five major areas of the house that you should pay particular attention to when purchasing a home. (And, of course, afterward when you own it and are protecting your investment like a responsible homeowner.) Some signs of electrical problems in your home are slight and may go…