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Featured Realtor: Ken Lampton Knows The M Streets Better Than You
He’s lived in the M Streets for 30 years, so of course Ken Lampton has a home on the Internet at MStreets.com. He also shares his unvarnished opinions on his blog, where you can find out more about...
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So Before You Vote: Another Update About Adam McGough
Photo from votemcgough.com Update April 26: After talking to Adam McGough’s campaign manager and analyzing more utility bills, we have issued an apology to the Adam McGough for City Council campaign....
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How Oak Cliff Neighbors Brought Back Their Streetcar
Dallas City Manager AC Gonzales stands with Luis Salcedo, Sylvia Salcedo, Councilman Scott Griggs, Jason Roberts, former OC Chamber President Bob Stimson along with board members and friends of the...
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Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses Will Benefit Children in Foster Care
One of the playhouses last summer in the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center. Photos: Kristina Bowman We write about a lot of houses here at CandysDirt, the places where we make our...
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Election Day in Dallas, the Live-Blog
As I mentioned last week, we will be live-blogging the election all day today. If you’re out and about, swing by your local polling place and punch a few buttons, won’t you, and then let us know how it...
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Featured Realtor: Mindy Niehaus Fell in Love With Texas’ Spirit
Isn’t she just adorable? We love Mindy Niehaus, a go-getting Realtor with Nathan Grace Real Estate, because not only is she absolutely lovely on the outside (just look at that hair!) but she’s a real...
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Restoring the Patio: From Glass Back to Fresh Air Was More Restoration than...
Peeling, beige 1980s tile with thumb-width grout lines In every other part of my home, there was zero I wanted to restore. Gut? Heck yeah! But not restore. It was closed off, boxy and an inefficient...
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Behind That Traditional Exterior Lies a Completely Contemporary Kessler Park...
1004 N. Montclair Avenue Sure, North Oak Cliff is a hot market, but compared to the sky-high prices in other nabes, this area still has some fabulous deals. Take this Kessler Park home at 1004 N....
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Looking Back at Dallas: How Redlining Shaped the City
Courtesy Kirwan InstituteThis 1937 Home Owners’ Loan Corp. map of Dallas shows who could get a loan, and who couldn’t. If the lending practices of the 1940s were still in place, would you have been...
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New West End Community Group Looking to Create Plaza in Downtown Historic...
Community activism seems to be in full swing everywhere despite the heat. Jason Roberts is in New York City, taking part in The New York Times’ Cities For Tomorrow Conference, rubbing shoulders with...
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INFOGRAPHIC: North Texas Ranks in 7 Best Texas Cities for Employment Growth
In Texas, it’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs. A new report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University says that the Texas economy gained 276,400 nonagricultural jobs from June 2014 to June...
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Uptown Dallas, Inc. Wants to Buy Parents a Drink Next Monday
More families are choosing to live in Uptown and Downtown Dallas, and neighborhood organizations hope to connect parents with one another. (Photo: Justin Terveen) Mondays are hard, y’all, especially if...
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Almost Original Midcentury Modern in Merriman Park is Ripe For Your...
OK, I know it doesn’t look like much from the outside, but trust me — this home is pure, unfiltered potential. It has every single detail that midcentury modern lovers just swoon over: low-slung...
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Dallas Public Schools: So What’s This Bond Election About, Anyway?
Dallas ISD trustees Edwin Flores and Mike Morath explain the proposed bond at a town hall meeting. If Wednesday’s town hall in North Dallas was typical, trustees spent 60 percent of their time...
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Dallas Public Schools: Get Ready for a Bond Election
As predicted yesterday, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to place a $1.6 billion bond program on the November ballot today. Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall, citing scheduling...
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Best Builders in Dallas: a Look at the Spaces that Scooped Up Those ARC...
Tim Jackson Custom Homes’ Maison d’Etoile won first place in the “Best Architectural Design – Traditional” category. As we told you last week, the Dallas Builders Association each year honors the work...
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Guardian Angel: Meet Brian McCary, The ‘Comeback Kid’ of Guardian Mortgage
Some people ask us why we think Guardian Mortgage is such a great company. There are lots of reasons, but it’s hard to articulate them when you haven’t worked as closely with the entire staff as Brian...
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Fabulous Cedar Springs Townhome Has Tons of Space, No HOA Hassles
There’s a lot to love about townhomes, especially when they’re in a prime location like Cedar Springs. You get your own garage space, perfect for storing your car and bike and maybe even a scooter, as...
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North Dallas Home Tour Celebrates Architecture Found in Just One Square Mile
This unique mid-century modern at 10551 Somerton Drive is a shining example of the interesting architecture to be found in Walnut Hill. (Photos: Dan Piassick) An idea had been bouncing around in the...
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Prairie Style Two-Story in Stevens Park Village Has Style and Value
This home is such an incredible value nestled in one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in North Oak Cliff. Located inside Stevens Park Village, you might expect this home to another quaint Austin...
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