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Dallas Staff Continues Research on Short-Term Rentals, Item is Not on Wednesday’s Agenda

By April Towery | April 17, 2023 |

Below is a memo filed Friday, April 14, by Dallas Assistant City Manager Carl Simpson in response to questions that arose during a council briefing on short-term rentals held earlier this month. Following the April 4 council briefing, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said staff would research the matter and bring back more data for an…

Ventura Custom Homes Put The ‘Spec’ in Spectacular With This Highland Park Build

By Karen Eubank | April 17, 2023 |

Is Dallas still a hot luxury market? In February, US News and World Report‘s Housing Market Index ranked Dallas at No. 16 out of the top 100 markets. Dallas also ranked in the top 10 for most resilient markets. Texas has the most Fortune 500 companies, with 11 located in Dallas. With the Goldman Sachs…

For Dallas City Council District 1, Community Engagement is The Key to 17 Percent Drop in Crime

By April Towery | April 17, 2023 |

Few people are willing to say it out loud, but in the early 1990s, when some of today’s city leaders were in high school, Oak Cliff was a place where parents told their children not to hang out after dark.  Now the area covered by Dallas City Council District 1 — including North Oak Cliff…

Be Prepared: This Southlake Chateau Listed by Kimberly Bedwell is a Jaw-Dropper

By Joy Donovan | April 17, 2023 |

The enormous house on Southlake’s Peytonville Avenue definitely is an eye-catcher from the road. But besides its stunning size and traffic-stopping exterior, there’s much, much more to like inside. Need proof? An eight-page, bound document presents all the improvements that have been made to 771 S. Peytonville Ave., in Southlake. “It’s a jaw-dropper,” said Realtor Kimberly…

Dallas Architect Purva Jain is Bringing Blueprints Into the Future With AI, Virtual Reality

By Daniel Lalley | April 17, 2023 |

Dallas remains on the cutting edge of architecture for many reasons. Just by looking at our downtown skyline, one can easily see how this city fosters creativity, ingenuity, and innovation. From Reunion Tower to Fountain Place, elements of futuristic design define Dallas architecture. But what does this look like as we enter the next leap…

Day Trip Idea: Visit the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival Today

By Shelby Skrhak | April 16, 2023 |

Type 100 N Dallas St. into your Google Maps and hit up the Buc-ee’s for Beaver Nuggets on the way because we’re going on a road trip to the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails and Festival TODAY. The annual springtime event showcases our state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet, in its full showy bloom. Day trippers across…