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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.

This report is updated at the beginning of every weekend with additional updates throughout the weekend so be sure to check in often for the latest.

Continue reading ‘What to Do This Weekend – Sept 27-30, 2007′

Featuring displays of more than 500 recreational vehicles, the Southwest RV Supershow returns to Dallas Market Hall, Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, 2007.

Continue reading ‘RV Show-Dallas Market Hall-Sept 27-30, 2007′

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 & 2nd, 2007
SHOW HOURS: 10:00am to 7:00pm

    Plano Convention Centre  * Plano, Texas
ADMISSION:
Adult:                              $8.00
Children under 12:        $2.00
Seniors:                          $2.00

The Plano Convention Centre is located just east of I-75/Central at:
2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX  75074
For more information visit texasgolfshows.com.

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.

Continue reading ‘Free Concert-Blues Brothers Review-Sept 25, 2007′

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.

Continue reading ‘Free Concert-Lewisville Old Town, Tue, Sept 25th, 6:30pm’

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 Classes and more information go to www.carsroadshow.com. Visit ParkerSquare.com website.

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.

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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.

Continue reading ‘Pumpkin, Pumpkin-Pumpkins are Coming’

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 materials.

From the outside, it’s hard to tell that these homes are any different. They don’t ‘look’ like green houses which was important. Green doesn’t have to mean ugly. Once you walk inside, the first thing you notice is the calm, utter silence you encounter (well, probably not with all the show-goers!). With the new design six-inch thick foam insulation, double-pane windows and other materials, a home will be very insulated from not only the weather, but outside noises.

Update: We had the opportunity to visit these homes this weekend. Having seen model homes all over the metroplex for years, we must compliment these builders as having created among the most beautiful homes we have visited. And while the prices aren’t inexpensive, unquestionably, the value is extensive and they all sit on acreages. Several include guest garden homes, massive beamed patios, incredible stone and brickwork, top of the line appliances and floor plans that are very livable and comfortable. One builder we visited with even mentioned a guarantee of $125 max for monthly utility bills, on a home almost 4,000 square feet! You could walk in his home’s attic where the temperature was no warmer than the rest of the house. I don’t know about you, but my attic is an oven!

These homes, ranging from 3,500 to over 5,000 square feet had to meet more than three dozen construction requirements to be Green by today’s standards. They have low-emission paint, flower bed mulch made of recycled tires, natural limestone floors, building materials made of recycled trash bags, and foam walls are the norm including an attic insulated with spray-on soy foam.

The seven parade homes will be open from Saturday, Sept 22- Sunday, Oct 7, 2007, 10am-8pm each day.

Admission is $12-adults, $10-seniors, $6-children. NOTE: Save $1 on each ticket by purchasing them at a Tom Thumb store in advance!

Directions: Take I-35 to the north edge of Denton to University/Hwy 380. Turn right and drive for 10 min. to Hwy 377 N. Once on Hwy 377 turn at your first left on Fishtrap Rd Proceed to entrance and parking in Forest Hills on right.

For the official 2007 Parade of Homes website, click here.

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 of traffic on that stretch, the FMPD will have found a new and improved revenue source!

The southbound stretch is being cleaned and striped so we expect that to be open within the next week.  Work will continue on new traffic lights for several intersections.