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The Plano City Council last week delayed action on short-term rentals but heard from residents and the city’s neighborhood services director about plans to model an ordinance after the one adopted in Arlington. Short-term rentals dominated the news in Dallas during the summer months, but the debate cooled as the city entered its budget process. …
Eighty years. That’s a long time for sure. Eighty years ago, the United States was entrenched in World War II, gas rations were limited to three gallons per week, Duck Tape was developed, and we first heard Bing Crosby sing “White Christmas” in the highly-underrated movie “Holiday Inn.” Ridglea Then Eighty years ago in Fort…
Low slopes, clean lines, inlaid brick flooring, cork floors, steel St. Charles kitchen cabinets, a built-in butcher block, wood paneling, built-ins, marble countertops, polished chrome, and the freaking holy grail of untouched midcentury dreams – TERRAZZO floors. The real stuff, too. And before I go any further, I need to call out a recent listacle…
Pulling a permit from the Dallas Development Services Department may have just gotten easier for builders who submit up to 10 plans per week. The Residential Plan Review Fast Track Permit Program launched earlier this month, allowing developers who submit a high volume of repetitive permits to have multiple floor plans reviewed and approved at…
Building a dream home can be a real treat, especially when you have collected treasures for years and are particularly adept at design and construction. Everything about this eclectic lake house speaks to Bret Ashton‘s apparent delight in designing and building it. You see, he is quite the Renaissance man. He’s a structural engineer by…
As Will Ferrell advises in the holiday classic “Elf,” it’s important to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup. If that’s your mantra this holiday season, you’re in luck. The annual Gingerbread Stroll at Highland Park Village is underway and continues through Nov. 30. Realtor Christine McKenny of…
