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Crime Report: A Moving Target in Lake Highlands

By Zachary Dickens / May 20, 2014 /

By Dan Koller CandysDirt.com Contributor I’m in the midst of a move, so I know firsthand how frustrating it can be to transport all of your possessions and knickknacks from one house to another. Still, I wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of the victim in this week’s highlighted crime.

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2014 Spring Modern Home Tour Ticket Giveaway: And The Winners Are …

By Joanna England / May 16, 2014 /

Did you enter our giveaway for one of three pairs of tickets to the 2014 Spring Modern Home Tour? Find out if you won after the jump!

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Highland House Town Hall Meeting Was Timely, Informative, Civil… Except for a Certain Ex-Mayor

By Candy Evans / May 14, 2014 /

Update, 12:05 pm: Susan Cox verified her information on Mark Cuban’s 5 parcels of land, his 8.681 acres at Preston and Northwest Highway — they are NOT zoned commercial as she had been told. They are still residential. Update, 10:48 am: I’ve added the names & titles of scheduled speakers as provided by Jennifer Gates’…

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Overcrowding in Highland Park Schools Caused by Single Family Home & Rental Home Growth

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2014 /

Over the last ten years, Highland Park Independent School System has seen a 14% increase in enrollment. Dr. Dawson Orr, Superintendent of the Highland Park Independent School System, recently sent out an announcement to the mayors, councilmembers and city managers of Dallas, Highland Park and University Park explaining the drivers of HPISD enrollment. What are they?…

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An Analysis of the Committee Highland House Petition, Graph by Graph

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2014 /

The Crosland Group is proposing a 29-story apartment building near the core of Preston Center shopping center (right behind Hopdoddy Burger restaurant).  At present, a 3 story medical building sits on the Westchester Drive site. Current zoning allows for a 6-7 story building. The proposed building  would be higher than any building in Preston Center. The Highland House is…

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