Dallas

Uptown Dallas, Inc. Wants to Buy Parents a Drink Next Monday

By Joanna England / August 3, 2015 /

Mondays are hard, y’all, especially if you’re a parent. You get two days of no alarm clocks and late night shenanigans and then you have the blaring wake-up call that is a cranky kid who can’t decide if he wants Snoopy or Star Wars underwear and has a mental breakdown over what cereal to have…

INFOGRAPHIC: North Texas Ranks in 7 Best Texas Cities for Employment Growth

By Leah Shafer / July 29, 2015 /

In Texas, it’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs. A new report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University says that the Texas economy gained 276,400 nonagricultural jobs from June 2014 to June 2015, an annual growth rate of 2.4 percent, compared with 2.1 percent for the United States. Many of the major metropolitan areas in…

New West End Community Group Looking to Create Plaza in Downtown Historic District

By Candy Evans / July 23, 2015 /

Community activism seems to be in full swing everywhere despite the heat.  Jason Roberts is in New York City, taking part in The New York Times’ Cities For Tomorrow Conference, rubbing shoulders with Julián Castro (secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), William J. Bratton (New York City’s police commissioner), Muriel Bowser (mayor…

Looking Back at Dallas: How Redlining Shaped the City

By Bethany Erickson / July 22, 2015 /

If the lending practices of the 1940s were still in place, would you have been able to get the mortgage you currently have? In some neighborhoods in Dallas, you’d be fairly confident in saying yes. But in others, the answer might surprise you. A week ago, I was able to attend a workshop hosted by…

Behind That Traditional Exterior Lies a Completely Contemporary Kessler Park Abode

By Joanna England / July 7, 2015 /

Sure, North Oak Cliff is a hot market, but compared to the sky-high prices in other nabes, this area still has some fabulous deals. Take this Kessler Park home at 1004 N. Montclair. Not only does it have some ridiculous curb appeal (just look at that beautiful ivy-covered brick with stone accents!), but the interiors…