Lake Highlands

This modern, earthy home will inspire you to visit your local estate sale

Marissa Alvarado — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:03:33 +0000

he house on Viewside transports you to your favorite desert in West Texas, Arizona or California. The arid landscaping in the front and backyard are just what Molly Lowe wanted for her earthy home. “I wanted everything to look like a rock garden because I’m a rock collector,” Lowe says. The backyard pool [...]

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George Mason: A hugger’s guide to surviving social distancing

George Mason — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:22:09 +0000

Church signage during the coronavirus pandemic. Being a hugging pastor, the social distancing discipline we are engaged in nowadays because of the coronavirus is hard for me. If you ask most people what ministers and religious communities have to offer people, “believing” comes first to mind. Believing in God and in themselves. But [...]

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How the Woodies work wonders at CC Young

Marissa Alvarado — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:13:53 +0000

Photography by Danny Fulgencio. red Christen was fed up. Members of his church kept asking congregants for money to replace “broken” tables and chairs just because they had damaged legs. So Christen took matters into his own hands — literally. The handyman started a woodshop where he and other congregants repaired the [...]

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RISD update: Prom has been canceled at all four high schools

Marissa Alvarado — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:07:22 +0000

Today an email was sent to parents addressing the decision to cancel prom at all four high schools in Richardson Independent School District. The email from Kerri Jones, principal of Lake Highlands High School, read the following: March 27, 2020 RISD Seniors: We hope this letter finds you well. The circumstances we find ourselves in [...]

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‘Don’t be afraid to make a statement’: 8 design tips from a neighbor in the know

Marissa Alvarado — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:11:34 +0000

Photography courtesy of A Well Dressed Home. mily Hewettt, an interior designer with more than 15 years of experience, is passionate about transforming passé spaces into refined, family-functional sanctuaries. She is known for creating timeless plans while incorporating the latest trends. Hewett, who launched A Well Dressed Home in 2010, is [...]

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Bo Bo China: A neighborhood establishment since 1977

Marissa Alvarado — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:38:55 +0000

Photography by Kathy Tran. re you a Bo Bo kid? Bo Bo China has been a neighborhood establishment since 1977 and neighbors have grown up eating the restaurant’s fried rice and noodles. The building housed a hamburger joint in 1972, but the restaurant closed. Ben Phoo Lee bought it and created one [...]

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You won’t believe this farmhouse transformation

Jaime Dunaway — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:30:46 +0000

Photo by Danny Fulgencio hen you walk into the home at 154 Bon Aire Drive on the northeast side of White Rock Lake, a decorating wall opposite the entrance blocks your view of the interior. It’s an unusual concept, considering open spaces have been the dominant architectural trend in residential design for [...]

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UP THE CREEK: We can’t stop babbling about this man-made creek

Marissa Alvarado — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:09:46 +0000

Photography courtesy of Full Package Media he streaming in the Reyes family home has nothing to do with music or TV but a man-made creek that runs through the backyard. The house on Meadowknoll is Claire and Paul Reyes’s fourth home in Lake Highlands. “You do not find this very often in Dallas,” [...]

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The White Rock Farmers Market is open Saturday for grocery shopping

Jaime Dunaway — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:20:40 +0000

As a grocery provider, the market is considered an essential business The White Rock Farmers Market is implementing new health and safety measures as it prepares to open Saturday, allowing neighbors to shop for fresh produce. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, only 50 people, including vendors and market staff, will be allowed to [...]

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This massive Airbnb near White Rock Lake will have you dreaming about post-quarantine life

Jaime Dunaway — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:52:51 +0000

The Airbnb comes with a pool, hot tub and mini golf course (Photo from Airbnb.) When it's safe to travel again, we're all going to need a vacation. Good thing we have plenty of time to start planning now. Dream about post-quarantine life with this massive Airbnb near White Rock Lake. The five-bedroom, [...]

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