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Is Kips Bay Running Into Problems With The 2022 Decorator Show House at 9250 Meadowbrook?

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2022 /

The location for this year’s Kips Bay Dallas Decorator Show House is 9250 Meadowbrook Road in the honey pot of Preston Hollow, only a short woodsy walk from last year’s stunner on Deloache Drive. Well, that’s where we think it’s going to be.  The inaugural Kips Bay Presidents’ Dinner was also planned to be held…

Are You Ready For Dallas City Council Runoffs? Meet the Candidates, Midtown, and More

By Candy Evans / May 19, 2021 /

As you may know, May 1 was Election Day for most municipal races in Texas. Run-offs for the races that did not have a 51 percent majority vote will take place on June 5. Voting for your municipal representatives is one of the most important civic responsibilities you can exercise. Don’t know who to vote…

Preston Center Parking Garage Study Issues Final Report

By Jon Anderson / June 30, 2020 /

Preston Center is as out of place in Preston Hollow as a Hershey’s kiss on a Ritz-Carlton pillow. The land occupied by the Preston Center parking garage is the city’s biggest chance to fix that. Since the 2016 area plan recommended an expanded underground garage with a park on top, District 13 Dallas City Council…

Fraternal Twin Towers Proposed For Preston Center

By Jon Anderson / June 12, 2020 /

Hopdoddy fans will want a tissue handy as they read about plans to redevelop their Preston Center location. To orient you, the lower right “lit” corner in the rendering above is that corner of Luther Lane and Westchester Drive, kitty-corner from the infamous Preston Center garage. Two Parcels, Two Architects Last night District 13 council…

Oak Lawn Committee Revisits The Starck Club, Past Election

By Jon Anderson / December 5, 2018 /

Tuesday’s Oak Lawn Committee meeting wasn’t the chock-a-block agenda November was, but there was still an interesting project to see and a presidency to decide. First up was an application for a landscape special exception by the 703 McKinney Athletic Club. If you’re like me — more used to dealing with four-digit McKinney Ave. addresses…