Joy Donovan
This time of year, walking through the Fort Worth Botanic Garden or Dallas Arboretum is an absolutely lovely way to spend an afternoon. The flowers are blooming, the trees are leafy, and the grass is green and lush. Who doesn’t want to linger there? Who wouldn’t like to just live in the middle of all…
You can’t get much more all-American than a flag flying high from the front of a house. Add a brick sidewalk marching up the steps, past carefully landscaped front beds, up to an expansive porch with chairs for rocking, and what All-American home-shopping person’s heart wouldn’t beat a little faster? Check your heart rate upon…
Sometimes it’s time for a nip and tuck for those so inclined to look in the mirror and want to fix a few things. Maybe a facelift to smooth out the wrinkles and define the contours. Well, sometimes a shopping center needs to go through a little smoothing and redefining on its own. An aging…
Definitely there’s a fairy tale unfolding behind the door at 1207 Walmsley Ave. in Dallas. The house with the eye-catching wood door and the steep roofline is where the once-upon-a-time begins for a lucky new homeowner, no fairy godmother required. Open that round-topped front door, glimpse at a light, bright interior. “When you walk in,…
Grab a bike. Take a walk. Ride a bus. Forget the plastic. And like they said in the groovy 1970s when Earth Day was launched, “Give a hoot; don’t pollute.” It’s time to celebrate Earth Day 2025 throughout North Texas. Always April 22, Earth Day this year carries the theme “Our Power, Our Planet.” First…
