North Dallas

Monday Morning Millionaire: We Are Quite Enamored With Ash Bluff Lane in Glen Abbey: Here's No. 36

By Candy Evans / January 14, 2013 /

I have finally found a home that could potentially force me to do something really stupid, the likes of which I have never done. Like climb a roof, or maybe bribe someone. You must understand this is truly a trend-setting house nestled away in the woods of North Dallas, with all the bells and whistles…

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Monday Morning Millionaire: We Are Quite Enamored With Ash Bluff Lane in Glen Abbey: Here’s No. 36

By Candy Evans / January 14, 2013 /

I have finally found a home that could potentially force me to do something really stupid, the likes of which I have never done. Like climb a roof, or maybe bribe someone. You must understand this is truly a trend-setting house nestled away in the woods of North Dallas, with all the bells and whistles…

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Talk About Misleading Headlines: “Larry Hagman Death Sparks Interest in Southfork Ranch”

By Candy Evans / November 26, 2012 /

Examiner.com had this interesting headline. Here’s what they reported:

Tourists flocked to Southfork Ranch inDallas, Texas on Saturday Nov. 24 after news broke that Larry Hagman, the actor that played the famous television character J.R. Ewing on the iconic 1980s hit show “Dallas”, died the day before.

His popularity on the 1980s hit television series “Dallas” made the Texas town world-famous, but where was the recently deceased actor really from? More importantly, where was he living in the months and weeks before his death? Not in Hollywood, surprisingly enough. He died in the oil town that he seemed to love best — but not at Southfork.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov Danced a Few Pirouettes in This North Dallas House… and Got In Some Turtle Roulette, Too

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2012 /

Most Dallas homes are so young and vivacious, they have no history. Old homes, like old broads, have years upon years of stories, unique inhabitants, and quirky homeowners which make for juicy stories. Or a little dirt. Swiss Avenue, for example, is loaded with great house stories: we will never forget Mary Ellen Bendtsen, her…

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Friday Five Hundred: After You Redo The Master Bath, There’s no Stopping This Preston Brook Estates Home From Being The Cutest on The Block!

By Joanna England / October 12, 2012 /

Just north of Forest and west of Hillcrest is Preston Brook Estates. It’s a quiet little area, carved seemingly from a forest with its mature trees on typical suburban lots. The location is outstanding — you’re close to shopping all along Preston Road, you’re close to North Central Expressway, and you’re about 25 minutes from downtown.

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