Preston Hollow

Inwood Home of the Week: The Most Walkable Mansion in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2014 /

You know that Preston Center has been a hotbed of controversy these last few weeks, what with the Transwestern deal Behind the Pink Wall (the recipient of all the “No” signs proliferating) and now Highland House, a luxury high rise apartment vertical by Crosland Development slated for the heart of Preston Center, west of Preston, IF…

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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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Dallas is Really an Outpost Experiencing Growing Pains, but We Need a Plan (or Two)!

By Candy Evans / May 8, 2014 /

I went to a neighborhood meeting for an un-named neighborhood several months ago. Some of the residents wanted to close off streets to a busy, busy street nearby to put a halt to wild-driving trucks and cars crashing into structures and gouging lawns on corner lots. It’s apparently a huge problem. I went because I…

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How to Fight Growth in Your City: Start a Petition Drive

By Candy Evans / May 8, 2014 /

We SAY we want people to move to Dallas, right? Our governor spends oodles of time and tax dollars cutting deals to get businesses to move here, promising them the world if they relocate to Texas. We recently celebrated a major coup when Toyota announced plans to build its North American headquarters here, well in…

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Library, Fitness, Pool, Spa, Tennis Court: Resort Yard off Forest is a Home to Make Mother Happy

By Candy Evans / May 8, 2014 /

You know Los Arboles? That seriously gated community off Forest Lane, snuggled in between Preston and Hillcrest, dripping with lakes, waterfalls, and some of the most manicured landscaping in town? Inside those pearly gates you find some amazing properties that are little known because, well, they are behind gates!

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