Event Planning + Services

Luxe on Lupton

6406 Lupton Drive offered by Laura Michelle Article by Bret McKinney | Photography by Stephen Reed This month's feature home certainly does not disappoint.  This magnificent contemporary modern and fully reimagined home is located right to the south of Walnut Hill Lane between Hillcrest and Preston with convenient access to the Dallas North Tollway, Preston Center, and Preston Royal shopping centers. Welcome to this exceptional, fully renovated modern farmhouse sited on a prized .41 acre...

Health + Wellness

Mini and Mindful

Jacqueline Maitland of Breathe Meditation and Wellness offers Meditation for Kids Article by Melissa Mullen For many of us, meditation is something we picked up later in life. But imagine if we started experiencing its benefits at a much younger age..... At first, the idea of asking a child to meditate may seem like a laughable task. It’s hard to get many kids to sit still for 30 seconds, let alone 10 minutes. But teaching kids the fundamentals of meditation isn’t entirely out of reach. With...

Education

Compass Kids

The Compass School of Texas is Education at its Core Article by Melissa Mullen | Photography by George Fiala and Lacey Land The Compass School of Texas is a co-ed private school that was founded to address the increasing demand for private education in our rapidly expanding city. Dallas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, with more people moving here than any other U.S. metro area in the last three years alone. With this continued increase in population and the competitive...

Arts + Culture

Texas Ballet Theater Glides into Dallas

The new TBT school location at Preston Center is now open Article by Bret McKinney Texas Ballet theater has some new digs in Preston Center.  This year Texas Ballet Theater opened its first school location right here in Dallas in Preston Center.  ITs not just for kids either, this location offers a full range of several types of dance and fitness classes for all ages.  “As Dallas’ premiere ballet company, we are thrilled to grow TBT’s presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex with our third...

Home + Design

The Interior

Dallas's Premier Destination for Home Furnishings and Decor Article by Bret McKinney | Photography by Sarah Blaze When it comes to your home there is one destination in Dallas that is hands down the ultimate destination for anything you could possibly need to enhance your home.  Whether you are looking for simple updates like lighting or rugs to a full scale remodel of your space down to the studs, the Interior is your ultimate resource.  Owner and founder Mark Lafferty and his team at the...

Home + Design

Power Up Your Home

DCG Electric can Enhance and Electrify your home Article by Melissa Mullen 1.  Adding an EV station for you, your kids, or guests is a great addition. 2.  Adding or updating lighting in your home increases ambiance and home value. 3.  Exterior LED Lighting can give your home an attractive curbside view 4.  Adding solar Panels makes your home more efficient and saves taxes. 5. Upgrade your pool or spa with LED

Travel

Traveling Texas

Drive Destinations to Explore and Anticipate Article by Bret McKinney and Macy Bales If you live in Texas, we can all agree on one thing—it’s big. We can drive for hours and still not cross the border. The upside? There is so much to explore without having to step foot onto a plane, especially with the rising cost of travel. For Texans, drive destinations continue to grow in appeal and with more and more development underway it’s an exciting time to map out just where the wheel can take you. ...

Arts + Culture

Summer Colors

Explore this Showcase of Art and support Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Article by Jane Provancha Summer Colors – An Art Auction, now in its 14th year, was an idea born out of passion for both art and the patients of Scottish Rite for Children. In 2009, Jenny Grumbles and Loren Koziol teamed up with their longtime friends Jill and Dupree Scovell to establish the Summer Colors art auction as a labor of love benefiting the patients of Scottish Rite for Children.  This colorful showcase of...

Health + Wellness

Explore Feeling More.....

Breathe Meditation and Wellness offers an array of experiences to explore this summer Article by Melissa Mullen If you are in need of a RESET or maybe you are just exploring some new ideas on how to escape from the hustle and bustle of the everyday summer doldrums without leaving town or escaping the city, check out some of these MINDFUL experiences at Breathe Meditation and Wellness. COMMUNITY REIKI SHARE - July 14th 2-4 pm Join us for our monthly Community Reiki Share on Sunday, July 13th...

Real Estate

Exclusive Elegance

Laura Michelle features this stunning property in Lake Forest Article by Bret McKinney | Photography by Stephen Reed This handsome custom built home in the rarely available Estates section of guard gated Lake Forest in the highly coveted exclusive enclave with only 19 residences,  A gracious double door entry leads to a grand foyer with vaulted ceilings and a generously sized formal dining area. The expansive great room is open to the kitchen with a massive center island, custom built-ins...