Front Porches

In Winnetka Heights The Porch Is Life and This Home Nails It

By Nikki Barringer / October 29, 2023 /

This Oak Cliff home is so cute and welcoming, sheeeee’s a real charmer. I mean, right off the bat, a quick flip reveals amazing interiors! Like where did they find so much space? That was my first thought. Followed by, holy cow, this home is 2,634 square feet! In my mind anything at or around…

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COVID Brings a Front Porch Revival

By Seth Fowler / October 6, 2020 /

Quick. Name some things we have learned or experienced from The Year of the COVID. Ready. Set. Go! 1. Clean hands are good. 2. Having to smell your own breath in a mask is bad. 3. Food To Go just doesn’t taste the same as when it’s in the restaurant. 4. There are too many…

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Dallas Porchfest Celebrates Art and Music in Peak’s Addition Open Air Porches

By Leah Shafer / October 14, 2016 /

This Saturday, celebrate art and music on the open-air porches in Peak’s Addition neighborhood at Dallas Porchfest. From noon until 8 p.m., neighbors, musicians, and artists will roam from porch to porch in the 4700 block of Swiss Avenue in East Dallas, between Carroll and Fitzhugh avenues. Musicians will play at designated times, while other festivities…

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Friday Five Hundred: Just Give Me a Glass of Iced Tea, Because This Front Porch is Where I’m Staying

By Joanna England / December 14, 2012 /

Who doesn’t love a good front porch? They’re gaining in popularity — builders such as JLD Custom Homes make beautiful ones — which is great because big front porches are excellent neighborhood gathering spaces. And trust me, you’ll want to meet your neighbors in this excellent Dallas ‘hood. Vickery place is such a great spot…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Want Winnetka Heights on a Budget? This Cheery Prairie Home is For You!

By Joanna England / July 17, 2012 /

One of the reasons I am in love with Winnetka Heights is the abundance of huge front porches that are begging for a glass of something cold and a few friends and neighbors. But as soon as I saw this cute prairie home at 335 S. Edgefield Ave. from Keller Williams’ Lisa Richardson, all of the sudden a big front porch wasn’t a deal-killer anymore. Besides, both next-door neighbors have ample porch accomodations, so you are never a long walk from a place to people-watch.

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