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Lakewood Modern Tudor Is Updated With Designer Touches

By Karen Eubank / August 18, 2016 /

  Location, location, location — it’s the all-important factor for any home sale. Buyers want a great house, of course, but they also want a great location. Our Inwood National Bank Home of The Week is a beauty, and it’s in a simply perfect location. It’s a Lakewood modern Tudor cottage and it will steal your heart.…

Do You Have the Next SCHOOL+HOUSE?

By Bethany Erickson / June 29, 2016 /

When you have an idea in your head, sometimes it sounds way more awesome rattling around in your brain than when it actually happens. I’m happy to report that this was not the case last night. A steady stream of parents with children in Dallas ISD schools, Lakewood residents, Realtors and more came by the…

Reminder: First SCHOOL + HOUSE Tonight in Lakewood

By Bethany Erickson / June 28, 2016 /

Just a reminder – tonight is our first installment of SCHOOL + HOUSE, a chance for Realtors and prospective parents to mingle with involved parents in Lakewood-area Dallas ISD schools, as well as District 2 trustee Dustin Marshall, plus see an adorable 3/2 Tudor in Lakewood. This first installment is a partnership with the Heather…

CandysDirt.com Launches First School + House Community Event

By Bethany Erickson / June 24, 2016 /

Way back when I first started writing for CandysDirt.com, the idea was that I give everyone enough information (or the ability to find that information) to make an educated decision about both public schools and neighborhoods they’d like to live in. And for about the last six months, I’ve been noodling around with a concept…

Dallas Public Schools: Construction Costs Throw Wrench in Bridge Plan

By Bethany Erickson / May 17, 2016 /

On March 26, 2015, the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees voted 9-0 to approve a bridge plan that would start a first round of renovations for public schools that would culminate in several waves of renovations, provided the district could get a $1.6 billion bond package passed. That night, trustee Eric Cowan reminded…