Oak Lawn
In the early 2000s, award-winning architect Edward M. Baum, FAIA, and legendary developer Diane Cheatham created a row of urban ranch courtyard houses in the heart of Oak Lawn. Baum had a unique vision in mind. He wanted to bring single-family homes into the core of urban Dallas with flexibility and light central to every…
The city’s proposal to transform the Dallas Public Library system was roundly rebuffed by council members at the Quality of Life, Arts & Culture Committee meeting on Tuesday, resulting in the cancellation of community meetings that had been scheduled for the coming weeks. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Library Director Manya Shorr and staff developed…
In another busy week at Dallas City Hall, council members made a significant move on the spending front, and a stalled homeless housing site has finally made its way back on the market. Read about all that below, and also make sure to get the heads up on some important meetings coming up. Officials Empower…
Hey Oak Lawn and Uptown neighbors, come here for a minute. Reverchon Park and Baseball Park is getting a new public art piece and the city wants your input. Oh yeah, one more thing, they would also like for you to be involved in the selection process. “We are asking people in the community for…
Not many empty nesters would end up in a contemporary compound in the heart of Dallas, but Eddie and Lisa Lennox are far from typical. In case you didn’t know, Eddie built the phenomenal Service King empire, which merged with Crash Champions in 2022. That’s the year Lisa stumbled into the retro motel business. She…
