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If you’re like us, you often wonder what to do on the weekend. There’s always something going on in the DFW area, but sometimes it’s hard to find different things to do on a whim. Of course movies are an easy choice, then there’s dining out and sporting events. Here are a few more suggestions.
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[ September 27, 2007 to September 30, 2007. ] Featuring displays of more than 500 recreational vehicles, the Southwest RV Supershow returns to Dallas Market Hall, Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, 2007.

Check out the latest in RV innovations in indoor comfort. There will be hundreds of Recreational Vehicle units of all shapes and sizes on display, and for sale…from the smallest of pop-up [...]

[ December 2, 2007; 12:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Coming to the metro is the largest consumer golf show in Texas.  There will be over 120 exhibitors featuring new product demos from major manufacturers, educational and training seminars, live hands-on demonstrations, and more!

They are still accepting exhibitors as well.  With an estimated 15,000 attendees, this a great chance to showcase your golf-related products.

Dates:

December 1st [...]

[ September 25, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

Now in their third week with two more weeks to go, The City of Lewisville’s Fall Concert Series will hold their next concert on Tuesday evening, Sept 25th, from 6:30-8:30. Performing will be Briefcase Blues, which as their name hints, is a Blues Brothers Review.

Founded in 1983 (one year after John Belushi’s untimely death) [...]

Now in their third week with two more weeks to go, The City of Lewisville’s Fall Concert Series will hold their next concert on Tuesday evening, Sept 25th, from 6:30-8:30. Performing will be Briefcase Blues, which as their name hints, is a Blues Brothers Review.

Founded in 1983 (one year after John Belushi’s untimely death) [...]

[ October 21, 2007; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Parker Square’s MONTHLY Car Show! Everyone loves the location and this is a BIG show!!! Dash plaque to the first 50 entries. Show time is 1:00pm- 5:00pm. Schedule: Registration 1-2:30. Fair Judging 2:30-3:15 Awards at 5:00. For [...]

If you don’t already have a TollTag, this might be a good time to get one. Beginning Sept 29th, 2007, the rates are going up.
If you’re still stopping and paying cash, rates will generally increase by $.25 in most cases.

For Tolltag customers, the increase will only be $.10 and don’t forget that TollTag rates [...]

It’s almost that time of year. Summer officially ends, and what seems like the briefest season of the year, Autumn arrives. Maybe it just seems short because it is a favorite, but the almost brisk morning air and the light dew on our lawns this morning were good signs.

Nonetheless, beginning approximately Oct 1, [...]

[ October 6, 2007 10:00 am to October 7, 2007 8:00 pm. ]

We’re starting to hear “Green” everywhere, and even people who’d we never thought would think green are now discussing the subject openly. Beginning this weekend, we will have the opportunity to visit a first of it’s kind in our area-seven green-built homes where builders will display green construction, energy-saving appliances and innovation in design and [...]

Progress!
Northbound FM2499 is open from Spinks road, south of FM3040 up to FM1171! Woo Hoo! And what a difference it made driving it this evening. People were switching lanes all over the place like they didn’t know what to do with the new found freedom. And guaging by the average speed [...]

If you’re like us, you often wonder what to do on the weekend. There’s always something going on in the DFW area, but sometimes it’s hard to find different things to do on a whim. Of course movies are an easy choice, then there’s dining out and sporting events. Here are a few more suggestions. [...]

[ September 27, 2007 to September 30, 2007. ]

If you’re like us, you often wonder what to do on the weekend. There’s always something going on in the DFW area, but sometimes it’s hard to find different things to do on a whim. Of course movies are an easy choice, then there’s dining out and sporting events. Here are a few more suggestions.

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So you want to be rich? Well then the first step is to ‘think’ like the rich.In a MSN Money article titled, “5 Lessons the Rich Can Teach You”, author and financial columnist Liz Pulliam Weston lists the surprising differences in the ways most of us think about money compared to the more affluent.

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The City of Lewisville has kicked off their Fall Concert Series and on Tuesday evening, Sept 18th, from 6:30-8:30 you can see 4 Way Street, described as a Tribute band playing the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, as well as related bands like The Buffalo Springfield and The Byrds.
The performance starts at [...]

[ September 18, 2007; 6:30 pm; ]

The City of Lewisville has kicked off their Fall Concert Series and on Tuesday evening, Sept 18th, from 6:30-8:30 you can see 4 Way Street, described as a Tribute band playing the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, as well as related bands like The Buffalo Springfield and The Byrds.

The performance starts at [...]

Walking is an activity for everyone. It’s inexpensive, open to all ages and you can do it almost anywhere.  Flower Mound is fortunate to have a growing number of walking paths and trails.
When you’re too swamped to hit the gym, just put on your walking shoes in the morning. According to an [...]

Ok, here’s a useless little exercise/test to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can’t. It’s programmed into your brain. We’ve heard this test comes from an orthopedic surgeon, but would guess it actually comes from some think tank somewhere that sits around with nothing better to do than come up [...]

[ October 13, 2007; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Attend the 15th annual Flower Mound Fire Department Open House on 3 consecutive weekends

Saturday, October 13, Central Fire Station, 3838 Forums Drive, 10am - 2pm

Activities include:

S.A.F.E Team presentation
A CareFlight helicopter
Children’s activities
The Fire Safety Trailer
Fire Station tours
Fire safety information
Displays of fire engines and ambulances
A CERT team demonstration
Hot dogs, popcorn, and soft drinks.

Neighborhood Fire Station open houses [...]

Were we dreaming? Does anyone else remember stories about plans to build a new wider bridge and intersection for FM407 crossing I-35?
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For that matter, does anyone remember construction work actually starting on such a project a couple of years back? I guess we woke up…only to find that [...]

New Update: Sept 13, 2007
Published: August 11, 2007
Flower Mound resident Rick Powers has a fence…a very nice 8ft fence around his yard that he built between him and his neighbor. We’d be thrilled if all of our neighbors would do their fair part and simply pay for their half of a shared [...]