New Year's Day Brunch in Dallas

As you’re gearing up for a fun, exciting, and eventful New Year’s Eve here in Dallas, don’t forget to make plans for the morning after! There’s nothing quite like a mid-morning or early afternoon brunch, and if you’re looking for some of the best spots in town to kick off the new year with a nice hearty meal, here’s our list of the top 5 places for a New Year’s Day brunch in Dallas:

AF+B | 2869 Crockett Street (Ft. Worth) | View Website

Although not technically in Dallas, AF+B is one of THE best places to grab brunch anywhere in DFW, so we couldn't leave it off our list. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Food and Beverage's New Year's Day Brunch has everything you could ever want in a mid-morning meal, including french toast with seasonal fruit,…

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Downtown Dallas Condos For Sale, Chicago IL

With only a few days left in 2014, the holiday season is slowly coming to an end, but if you happen to be in the market for a new downtown Dallas condo for sale, there's no better time to start your search than the present.

While many often think November through January is a bad time to be looking for a new home, it’s actually one of the best times of the year to find great deals on all sorts of new places to live, including the rapidly developing downtown area. Additionally, competition is also a little lighter during, and immediately after, the holiday season, meaning the chances for an on-going bidding war are usually slim-to-none.

After a quick glance at the downtown Dallas condo market, the inventory right now is exceptional, and to prove it,…

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Local Dallas Record Stores

If you still have some last-minute Christmas shopping to do, at this point, last minute might not even begin to explain the predicament in which you might find yourself in just a little over 24 hours from now. In any case however, whether you’re in search of the perfect stocking stuffer, or perhaps something small for a family or work gift exchange, music can make for a excellent gift—and for true music lovers, there’s nothing quite like the crisp clear sound of vinyl.

Or, if you feel like getting artsy and are on a budget this holiday season, I’ve even heard of people making clocks and all sorts of creative wall hangings and decorations out of old records, which might just also appeal to the music lover of the family or at your office as well.

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New Real Estate Development in DFW Coming in 2015 & 2016

There’s no doubt 2014 has been an exciting year when it comes to the Dallas real estate market, but as highlighted just a couple weeks ago, DFW home prices are on the rise, and 2015 looks to be even brighter.

Over the past 12 months, we’ve featured a number of new developments that are still in the early planning stages, currently under construction, or perhaps even nearing completion. All the way back in April we learned about One Dallas, an architectural gem that will be adding 200 more luxury apartments to the Uptown neighborhood, while just last week, more details emerged about the recently completed Residences of Stoneleigh—Dallas’ first $250 million luxury condo tower.

With so much new construction happening all over Dallas and its surrounding…

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Locally Owned Pet Shops in Dallas

We’re nearing the final days of the Christmas season, and ready or not, Christmas Eve is now just 5 days away.  Last week, we highlighted the importance of supporting local businesses around the Dallas area, and today, we’re going to continue that trend.

As you’re out there shopping for your husbands, wives, kids, parents, aunts, uncles and whoever else may be on your holiday gift-giving list, don’t forget the four-legged parts of your family this holiday season. Dallas is widely considered to be one of the best dog-friendly towns in the country, and along with that, we also have a pretty great selection of pet boutiques and locally owned business that offer all kinds of goods and services that strictly relate to our pups! So whether it's some extra…

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New Turtle Creek Apartment High Rise

Although we first heard of a possible development at Turtle Creek well over a year ago, it appears another new residential tower could also be on the way for the plot of land on the west side of Fairmont Street at Turtle Creek Blvd—a project that, according to reports last week, will be developed by the same home builder.

Great Gulf Homes, an award winning developer out of Toronto, Canada, already has a 22 story, 60 unit condominium high rise at 2505 Turtle Creek Boulevard underway, but now the building site directly across the street has also been purchased by the prominent home builder in anticipation of developing an apartment building to compliment its condo tower just a few short steps away.

Great Gulf Homes is one of North America’s largest…

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Local Bookstores in Dallas, TX

With Christmas rapidly approaching, now might be a good time to start your holiday shopping if you haven't already done so, and if you're looking for great gift ideas, keeping it local is always recommended. Supporting small businesses helps keep a neighborhood active and in tact, not to mention maintain a sense of community that seems to be rapidly declining all over the country.

Lots of small businesses and charming little boutique shops can be found all over Dallas, but today, we're keeping our focus on indie book stores. Books make for a great Christmas gift or stocking stuffer, and if you're looking to support local businesses this holiday season, here are a few awesome book stores to consider all around downtown Dallas. Keep in mind, we're…

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Dallas Home Prices on the Rise

According to a recently released report from CoreLogic, Dallas-Fort Worth home prices were up an astounding 9.1% year over year in October—a number that continues to follow a trend the entire region is seeing, which is also well above the national average of 6.1% in that same timeframe.

While the Dallas-Fort Worth area is seeing the largest rise in home prices, the entire state of Texas is also experiencing relatively high increases over the past year, with statewide pricing up 8.7% from October 2013 to October 2014.

Based on projections from some economists, home prices all throughout the U.S. are expected to rise, with around half of the country believed to reach or surpass price levels seen prior to the housing bubble at some point in 2015.

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2014 Holiday Events in DFW

We've officially turned the calendar to December, which usually means a month full of shopping, baking, decorating, entertaining, and enjoying various other holiday customs you or your family like to partake in around this time of year, but if you're looking to take a break at some point and want to get out of the house to enjoy all the festivities happening around town, like every holiday season, there's a whole lot going on all over the DFW region all month long.   

Christkindl Market - Arlington, TX

An authentic German-style market that features a wide variety of German cuisine, drinks, entertainment, arts, crafts, and any number of holiday gifts, nothing says Christmas like a visit to this annual tradition, which is happening from November…

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