Dallas

We Love Veterans: Dallas Commercial Realtor (and Former Navy Seal) Wins Good Works Award

By Candy Evans / November 11, 2013 /

Two former  U.S. Navy SEALs, Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley, co-founders of Carry the Load,  snagged The Dallas Foundation’s 2013 Good Works Under 40 Award at Trammel Crow’s Old Parkland Hospital Campus Thursday night. Holley is a 2000 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who completed four military deployments and now works in commercial real estate.  He is with the Dallas office…

Friday Five Hundred: Northaven Traditional is Comfortable, Cute, and Completely Charming

By Joanna England / November 8, 2013 /

Let’s talk about Hill Haven Heights, OK? I love this area. It is a fabulous neighborhood bordered by North Central Expressway, Hillcrest, Forest, and Royal, so it’s extremely accessible. It’s also full of great single-family homes and a few great condo communities. It’s not far from the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, or the scads of…

Make the Most of Fall Foliage: Harold Leidner Tells Us Which Trees Give High Impact Fall Displays

By Joanna England / November 7, 2013 /

For our money, fall is the best time of year for living in Dallas. Along with football games, the State Fair of Texas and the holidays looming just around the corner, our reward for enduring the brutal summer heat arrives in the form of refreshingly cool and crisp autumn air. It’s a great time to…

6909 Tokalon Drive Is Your Rainy Day Antidote: Extreme Southern Charm on a Most Beautiful Street in Dallas

By Candy Evans / November 5, 2013 /

You give me a list of the top streets to live on in Dallas and Tokalon is right there, maybe at the top. I love Beverly Drive and Overhill and would kill (not really) to live on Lexington. I lived on Park Lane and love it, particularly where it winds down to Sunnybrook and then…

Ghosts Love Luxury, Too: Have a Swinging Halloween at The Adolphus, Where Some Guests Never Leave

By Joanna England / October 31, 2013 /

If you’ve been inside the Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas, then you can surely understand why this Dallas landmark, a popular five-star hotel, attracts guests from all over the country. The problem is, some of them never leave. The 100-year-old hotel is still a popular place to party and be seen, but it’s what’s unseen…