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Lakewood Conservation District Nears Finish Line With Final Meeting Set For Feb. 13

By April Towery | February 6, 2023 |

It’s been almost a year since Lakewood residents organized to expand the area’s conservation district boundaries in an effort to protect the historic architecture of their homes.  It’s not a simple process.  Lakewood resident Summer Loveland and a committee of volunteers gathered signatures to petition for the change, and the group has been holding informational…

Dallas Architecture Forum is Looking For North Texas’ Best Architecture From The Last 25 Years

By CandysDirt | February 6, 2023 |

From Staff Reports Over the last 25 years, the North Texas region has seen great advances in its built environment. The Dallas Arts District has been finished, new museums in both Dallas and Fort Worth have been built, and significant public spaces, parks, and public art have opened, positively engaging the community. In addition, many…

This Architecturally Significant Oglesby Modernist Has Undergone a Stunning Renovation

By Shelby Skrhak | February 5, 2023 |

Don’t let this gorgeous home’s build date fool you. While it was smartly and dramatically renovated in 2022, this magnificent Inwood Road estate is an iconic architecturally significant home from 1985, a modernist masterpiece designed by one of Dallas’s most prolific and award-winning architects. The late Bud Oglesby was known for designing modernist dwellings throughout…

Skibell Fine Jewelry Teams With Photog to Offer Realtors Free Headshots Monday

By Elaine Raffel | February 5, 2023 |

There are a few theories why Realtors use photos of themselves on business cards and in their magazine ads. For starters, it’s about branding.

Suburb Sunday: Plano Homes With Parkside Appeal

By Daniel Lalley | February 5, 2023 |

Each year, The Trust for Public Land maps park access across 14,000 cities and neighborhoods around the country. They rank these areas in an annual ParkScore index based on access, investment, acreage, amenities, and equity. In last year’s index, the organization found that Plano placed 15th in the entire country. It’s no surprise that Plano…

Transitional Transformation in Lake Highlands’ White Rock North

By CandysDirt | February 4, 2023 |

In Lake Highlands, where houses were built as early as the 1950s, it’s not uncommon for a home to be sold and either completely torn down and replaced by a new, more modern one or completely renovated.  So when a home such as 9507 Covemeadow Drive went through an all-encompassing renovation, down to the studs,…