There’s no hotter topic these days than real estate, is there? The national market is certainly falling, as witnessed by so many news reports. But is ours? How’s Dallas doing? And more importantly, how’re we doing right here in the Cliff?

In Focus this month investigates the housing market in … more

Judging from the national news, you just might think the sky is falling, or at least your home valuation is. But when we stopped to talk to a few experts in the Oak Cliff residential real estate market, we started feeling better.

Curious about what to expect for your home … more

You can’t turn on the news, read the paper, or even go to a dinner party these days without hearing the real estate lament: The housing market is falling! The housing market is falling! What was once a booming trade of homes, spawning a whole generation of “flippers,” is now … more

Well, you may be surprised to learn that many landmarks in our neighborhood are named for Adelle Turner, also known by her married name as Mrs. E. P. Turner, a spitfire of a woman that CliffDwellers can be proud to call their own. 

Born in 1856, Adelle moved to Dallas … more

I am not a mountain biker, but, when I volunteered to go to the Oak Cliff Nature Preserve with some off-road cyclists, I got to hear some harrowing tales of off-road bike racing.

As a hiker, I prefer to take the trails at a slower pace, so I might catch … more

This whole “debt-free” concept sounds so… liberating. Kill the enslavers! Credit cards, car loans, student loans — gone! Easy enough. But, what about our mortgage? It seems like getting rid of our mortgage would take every available dollar we have as far as the eye can see, with nothing left … more

Things seemed much easier, politically that is, a few years ago. Living a sterile, upper middle class, suburban existence was simple. On voting day I would walk into the booth and punch the “Republican” straight ticket block and walk out.

Things became increasingly complicated when, despite well-intended warnings, I moved … more