Dallas neighborhoods

Buy a Home This Summer in One of The Best Neighborhoods With Pools

By Brenda Masse / August 7, 2023 /

If you’re shopping for homes in North Texas this summer, it’s frankly difficult not to let the heat factor in to the decision-making process. But if you think about it, that gives summer buyers a certain advantage. The traditional spring busy season shows homes at their best, when the grass is green, and everything is…

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American Rescue Plan Act Funds Slated For Home Repairs in Four Dallas Neighborhoods

By April Towery / May 26, 2023 /

Up to $100,000 per household is available in federal grant funds for Dallas’ Joppa, Five Mile, Tenth Street Historic District, and The Bottom neighborhoods. The designated areas are all underserved communities that experienced disproportionately negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city documents.  The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Neighborhood Revitalization Program is offering grant…

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Dallas to Host Virtual Workshop Sept. 13 on Navigating City Services For Neighborhoods

By April Towery / September 12, 2022 /

Dallas has a history of lengthy, complicated processes for permitting and zoning. Still, changes are in the works and a slate of upcoming public meetings indicates city leaders want to engage residents along the way. In addition to the overarching issues of zoning and permitting, services are provided through the city’s Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization…

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The Future of Dallas Walkability is Found in The Past

By Jon Anderson / May 28, 2020 /

If Dallas wants to build a walkable urbanscape of connected neighborhoods they can’t look to the future because the answers are in the past. Listening to developers and politicians, I’m struck by how many see walkability as something new and almost futuristic. I guess that happens when your observed memory only includes the automobile era.…

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Bishop Arts Neighborhood Took North Oak Cliff Full Circle

By Deb R. Brimer / June 5, 2019 /

What a difference a century makes. Generations of real estate developers have banked on converting North Oak Cliff’s stunning countryside into the most affluent residential area of Dallas. After all, nothing said success more than a sweeping three-story Queen Anne mansion on a hill surrounded by limestone cliffs, natural springs, and lush native greenery. In…

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