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Lynn McBee: Not Mayor, But Working for Dallas

August 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Alex Lyda 0 Comments Coalition for a New Dallas, D Magazine, Dallas, dallas mayor, economic development, Lynn McBee, Wick Allison

Lynn McBee is confronting big-city issues as only a long-distance runner can: patiently, methodically and with a vast reserve of energy.

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A Dallas Difference Maker: Virginia McAlester

July 24, 2019November 15, 2019 Alex Lyda 2 Comments A Field Guide to American Homes, American Library Association, Friends of Fair Park, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Dallas, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly, Virginia McAlester

Next time you pass any of the remaining prewar brick ramblers being replaced by post-modern cubic behemoths, you may want to skim through A Field Guide to American Homes to better understand what you’re actually seeing.

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Built With Backyard Living in Mind

July 19, 2019November 15, 2019 Alex Lyda 0 Comments Architect, Midcentury Modern, Park Cities Preservation and Historical Society, PCPHS, Real Estate, SMU

The midcentury modern structures that once defined many neighborhoods are increasingly threatened by soaring lot values, unmitigated disposable income, and North Texas’ perpetual drive to build new.

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Rise School Champion Inspired By His Son

June 27, 2019November 15, 2019 Alex Lyda 0 Comments Community, Daymark Living, Down Syndrome, IDD, John Poston, Rise School of Dallas, TouchDown Club of Dallas

Asking John Poston to narrow down his heroes is like trying to cut a lawn with tweezers.