White Rock Lake Park

White Rock Lake Task Force Seeks Public Input on Master Plan

By April Towery / July 14, 2023 /

Most Dallasites agree that White Rock Lake Park is a regional treasure. Now they want to get it in writing and plan for the future. A meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at Winfrey Point (950 E. Lawther Drive) to provide input on the White Rock Lake Park Master Plan and hear…

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Original Bath Plus Beautiful Updates in This University Terrace Ranch

By Joanna England / November 6, 2014 /

  University Terrace is so hot right now. This is the affordable Lakewood area, where you can get inside Lakewood Elementary’s attendance area in the $300K range. Most other neighborhoods that feed into Lakewood are going for $400K plus! Here, though, the lots are generous, the homes are somewhat newer (1950s and 60s as opposed…

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Blood is Thicker Than Water: Living Near White Rock Lake Means Protecting Dallas’ Most Popular Asset (And Property Values, Too)

By Joanna England / June 2, 2014 /

By now I’m sure you’ve read just about all of the postmortems on the infamous shout fest of a town hall last month regarding a proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill. But even if you’ve had your fill, I implore you, find room for just one more: Eric Celeste’s “Whose Lake is it Anyway?” in…

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Tonight’s Town Hall Frames Fight Over Future of Boy Scout Hill

By Joanna England / April 22, 2014 /

As it turns out, I drove by Boy Scout Hill almost every single day and I didn’t even know it. Hailed as “virgin Blackland Prairie” and as a habitat for wildlife surrounding White Rock Lake, this hill is at the southwest corner of Mockingbird and Buckner Boulevard, just before the overpass to Old Lake Highlands…

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Friday Four Hundred: Terraced Creek View of This Modern Remodel in Bob O Link Downs Will Help You Forget The Traffic Nearby

By Joanna England / January 17, 2014 /

If you’ve ever driven past the light at Mockingbird Lane and Williamson Road on your way to White Rock Lake Park, then you know what house we’re featuring for our Friday Four Hundred. I’ve always loved this house, as it sits right on White Rock Creek and is so pretty from the outside. However, I’ve…

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