Highland Park

Crime Report: Home, But Not Alone

By Zachary Dickens / July 31, 2014 /

You know that shocked look Macaulay Culkin had on his face when he realized he was home alone? We imagine the victim in this week’s featured crime had a similar expression when he realized the opposite. At 6:30 a.m. on July 23, a resident of the 3500 block of Crescent Avenue woke up and discovered…

4307 Armstrong, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / July 30, 2014 /

Came word Monday that she was in crunch munch mode, then late Tuesday afternoon, when I drove by, all that was left was a huge pile of rubble. 

Inwood House of the Week: One of My Favorite Euphorics on Euclid

By Candy Evans / July 4, 2014 /

Oh how we love this home, it’s one of our favorites. I first started writing about 3601 Euclid back in 2008, when it was first built. And I have written about it so much I think that maybe, by now, I can claim a sort of Squatter’s Rights. This architecturally significant home was completely rebuilt…

Monday Morning Millionaire II: Kimberly Schlegel Whitman’s Highland Park Entertainment Mecca Goes on the Market

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2014 /

Diana Oates over at CultureMap beat me to this one, but that just gave me a chance to go plant my basil garden! (Thanks, Diana!) The Diva of Dallas entertaining has put her home on the market! Kim Whitman, the author of six fab entertaining books (I still have her very first, about parties for…

A Story About Howard Meyer and Glass Bricks

By Candy Evans / June 3, 2014 /

Can you tell I’ve been polishing my power-point presentation for Wednesday’s Agent Reboot? Pretty simple title.  In Journalism School, we were taught that the best story titles and leads are straightforward, so here you go: a simple story about architect Howard Meyer and glass blocks. You know I toured and profiled 4504 Bordeaux for one…