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BombSHELLs: The Shelton’s Secret Penthouses

By Jon Anderson / April 17, 2015 /

Wow! I stumbled into Carolina Rendon’s hip pocket and neither of us felt a thing – but I saw something wonderful that stirred my renovator’s heart. But I get ahead of myself… In 1983, The Shelton popped up in Preston Center located on Luther Lane just south of Northwest Highway and east of the Tollway.…

It’s Home Tour Season Again! Here Are a Few of our Favorite Dallas-Fort Worth Home Tours

By Joanna England / March 31, 2015 /

It’s spring, so it’s time to don your blue booties and get to tromping around some of the finest and most fabulous homes in Dallas-Fort Worth. We always enjoy this time of year, because not only does CandysDirt.com feature some of the biggest and best home tours in the region, but we also give our…

With Competing Interests Among Stakeholders, Where’s ‘Zone Zero’ For Preston Road and Northwest Highway?

By Jon Anderson / February 24, 2015 /

By Jon Anderson Special Contributor I’ve read with interest the fitful start to developing a plan for increasing the density surrounding Northwest Highway and Preston Road. I’ve seen the map identifying the seven zones (fiefdoms) with a personal stake in any change. What I don’t see is a zone “zero” that controls traffic and parking…

University Park City Council Gives Blessing to Gerald J. Ford’s Greenhouse Gift to Wife

By Zachary Dickens / February 4, 2015 /

No matter what you’re thinking of getting your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day, you’re going to have to step up your gift-giving game if you’re going to compete with Gerald J. Ford. The namesake of SMU’s football stadium is giving his wife a 1,500-square-foot greenhouse that will be nearly 16 feet tall. We know this because…

Anteks Curated Hosts Wednesday’s Child Luncheon Kickoff

By Joanna England / January 22, 2015 /

  Surely you’ve heard of the amazing nonprofit Friends of Wednesday’s Child. This group does such important work for children who are lost in the shuffle of foster families, looking for a permanent home where they can thrive. They work to improve the lives of these children through education, enrichment, and support, and they do…