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8 Reasons to Love WaterColor, Florida

By Mary Cate Long | June 14, 2022 |

WaterColor has long been a favorite coastal haunt of Texans seeking beach waters a little more clear than what Galveston has to offer. In fact, if you visit the area during peak summer vacation, you’re bound to see someone you know. Located on a pristine stretch of the Gulf of Mexico, there are so many…

Lakewood Conservation Expansion Moves Forward, New Area Proposed to Include Monticello And Westlake

By April Towery | June 13, 2022 |

Petitions are signed, and the Lakewood Conservation District is one step closer to including two additional neighborhoods.  Conservation districts, which have existed in Dallas since 1988, are designed to help communities protect certain neighborhood characteristics. Lakewood’s Historic Origins Developers Albert Dines and Lee R. Kraft bought 184 acres in the 1920s around what is now…

Inspiration And Vision Created an Andalusian Oasis

By Karen Eubank | June 13, 2022 |

Only two things make a home truly great: Inspiration and vision. This Andalusian oasis has precisely the right balance of both. Briggs Freeman Realtors LeeLee Gioia and Anne Goyer nailed it when they described this home as an Andalusian oasis. “It was inspired by the Southern Spanish region of Andalusia,” Gioia said. “The previous owners…

Dutch Treat: Butschers’ Contribution To CASA’s Parade of Playhouses Will Honor Their Late Mother

By April Towery | June 13, 2022 |

Building playhouses is a family affair for the Butschers, who are honoring their late mother at this year’s Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses.  Amy Butscher, senior presentation designer at TRG (The Richards Group) branding and advertising agency, has been contributing to the event for more than a decade.  Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses will be…

Council Could Remove City Manager T.C. Broadnax at Wednesday Meeting, DBA Leader Says Review is ‘Entirely Appropriate’

By April Towery | June 13, 2022 |

In the wake of a highly-criticized city permitting process and other serious issues, the Dallas City Council could fire City Manager T.C. Broadnax as early as Wednesday.  The council is set to discuss the city manager’s job performance in closed session at the end of a regularly scheduled briefing at 9 a.m. June 15. Then…

‘This Location Will Re-Write Perceptions’: Dallas Development Takes Much-Needed Direction

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | June 13, 2022 |

Southern Dallas, specifically undeveloped land near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Lancaster Road, will be the site of a project that will include hundreds of homes.