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The Disney Streets are named after fairytales, which is fitting considering the storybook-like quality of the neighborhood. The streets are lined with sprawling lawns and neatly manicured flowerbeds. Kids here still play in their front yards, and most neighbors know each other by first name.

But in this quaint corner … more

It’s a small-town phenomenon: Parents raising kids on the same block where they grew up — with grandma, aunts, siblings and cousins all right around the corner. And it has been that way in small towns just about as long as anyone can recall.

But it’s also common in the … more

Before/Deanna Walker and her family of five needed a little extra room in her one-story, 2,600-square-foot ranch-style home. She also knew potential buyers would look favorably on a fourth bedroom.

After/With the help of Grieswell and Grieswell Interior Design and Rigney Construction, Walker wound up with an additional 1,300 square … more

My sidewalk isn’t fit for walking. How can I get it repaired?

Here’s the most important thing to remember when you want to repair a sidewalk: The City of Dallas will help you fix it, but it will not foot the entire bill. (Unless you live in a low-income area … more

It doesn’t get much more authentically Italian than Cibus. Everything from the foyer chairs to the lemons used to make the sorbet were flown in from Italy. Restaurateur Alberto Lombardi modeled the menu after his homeland, the Emiglia-Romagna region of Italy.

The Escalade was still there, minus tires and rims.

Ann Clark walked out to her driveway early one Monday morning, part of her normal routine, and was shocked at what she found.

“I saw the car and just said, ‘What the heck?’” she says.

All the tires and rims of her … more

Wine writers always agonize over Thanksgiving, which I’ve never understood. They get so hung up on food pairings that they miss the point of the holiday, which is that we’re darn lucky to be able to do this.

Casa de Vida, a respite care program for caregivers of early onset Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, is offered weekly on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at NorthPark Presbyterian Church, 9555 N. Central Expressway. It’s strictly a social program, with no medications or health care administered. Activities include morning … more

Calliope, Hillcrest High School’s literary-arts magazine won a First Place with Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association. The award was given to this annual publication for its 2008-2009 school year edition, and it’s the highest award presented by the group.

The Hillcrest High School Band needs donations … more