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The Accidental Activist: Who Is Jonas Park?

By Candy Evans / June 10, 2014 /

He’s a quiet, almost shy young man who was born in Korea and came to the United States to study in 1991. Jonas Park lives in East Dallas and has emerged as the leader of a small activist group not happy that a Sam’s Wholesale Club is moving into their neighborhood. “The last thing I…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Eclectic Winnetka Heights Craftsman Will Woo You

By Joanna England / June 10, 2014 /

Well, crud. I’ve fallen in love again. Only this time I know it’s not going to work out. It’s like when you’re single and you see that really cute guy in the gym/grocery store/bank and, while the attraction is there, you play out the relationship in your head and you see it ending with a…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Golf, Tennis, Fishing, Pool & Man Cave — This House is Summer Camp Year Round!

By Candy Evans / June 9, 2014 /

Remember that song from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: Won’t you be, won’t you be, won’t you be my neighbor? Well go ahead, swoop up this place at 11323 East Ricks Circle and you WILL be my neighbor. Be forewarned: I will be knocking on your door 24/7 expecting champagne, wine, and fun. Because this house is…

Living Small and Loving it: B.A. Norrgard Wants to Build a Tiny House Community in Dallas

By Joanna England / June 9, 2014 /

I’ve been following B.A. Norrgard’s tiny house adventures on her blog, and while it is at times funny and fascinating at others, her process of “lifestyle repackaging” has been thought-provoking for the most part. Norrgard, once a paralegal at a Dallas firm, was disaffected with her highly consumer-oriented life and wanted to live in a…

Trammell Crow CBRE Reaching Out to East Dallas About Sam’s Club: Is an East Dallas Resident’s Association in the Future?

By Candy Evans / June 9, 2014 /

They took over a large room in the Agape Methodist Church on Columbia Ave. in East Dallas, set up easels, graphs, and maps of the area to let the neighborhood come see Sam’s last Thursday evening. Water and cookies were served. About 12 location residents wandered in, if that many. There were so few residents,…