Elmwood

Elmwood Residents Successfully Petition For Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District

By April Towery / March 6, 2024 /

A North Oak Cliff neighborhood once featured in the Tom Cruise movie Born on the Fourth of July scored a big win last week toward preserving its small-town charm.  The Dallas City Council unanimously approved a rezoning that will carve out an area of Elmwood as a walkable urban mixed-use district.  District boundaries extend along…

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Elmwood Anti-Displacement Fight is Far From Over, Residents Say Dallas Needs to Help Elderly And Disabled

By April Towery / September 11, 2023 /

We began researching about a month ago potential options for a disabled Dallas resident who is being threatened by investors to sell his home for less than market value or be reported to Code Compliance.  Plenty of Dallas homeowners have told us they get the calls, texts, and emails. They mark them as spam and…

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Could ForwardDallas Clean up The Messy Planning And Zoning Challenges in Oak Cliff?

By April Towery / September 4, 2023 /

The West Oak Cliff Area Plan came about through years of public input and rewrites, billed as a way to protect residents and their property rights, taking those rights back from developers.  Now some South Edgefield residents — whose homes are adjacent to the WOCAP area — say it’s being used as a tool to…

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300-Plus Backyard Swimming Holes in Dallas Are Listed on Pool-Sharing Platform Swimply

By April Towery / July 28, 2023 /

No pool? No problem. About 340 Dallas homeowners are offering their backyard oases this summer as a way to beat the heat and make some extra cash. While questions of liability have been raised about the pool-sharing site Swimply, it’s increased in popularity in the Lone Star State as temperatures hit the triple digits. About 260…

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An Open Love Letter to Elmwood About The Perfect Palette

By Nikki Barringer / July 4, 2023 /

I’ve written many love letters to Elmwood over the years and this cute little Cape Cod Cottage is deserving of just onnnnneeeee more. It’s an open concept and all the systems have been updated. And it’s adorable. And the location!! Compass’ Crystal Gonzalez is the biggest Elmwood cheerleader. She said it’s been up and coming…

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