Tommy Cummings

Tommy moved to Texas from Oklahoma in 1992 and has lived in Mansfield with his wife, Brigitte, and son, Beaumont, since 2002 (after a two-year adventure in California as a tech columnist/editor at the San Francisco Chronicle). Tommy started his media career at newspapers in Oklahoma before becoming an editor in many capacities at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News, where he wrapped up his newsroom career as a digital editor. His work has appeared in news outlets throughout the U.S. Tommy can be reached at [email protected].

Are You Listening, Prosper? A Montana Family Provides Blueprint on Saving Silos

By Tommy Cummings / September 29, 2021 /

The 179,000-member Rustic Cabins & Wood Decor group on Facebook recently trotted out a cool-looping post showing repurposed silos into weekend cabins in Kalispell, Montana.

Former NBA Star Jermaine O’Neal’s Southlake Mansion Drops in Price

By Tommy Cummings / September 27, 2021 /

Former NBA star Jermaine O’Neal’s Southlake mansion is on sale — with a reduced price.

With Collin Creek Project, Mehrdad Moayedi Again Revives a Defunct Regional Mall

By Tommy Cummings / September 27, 2021 /

Plano kicked off construction of its $1 billion Collin Creek development. The mixed-use project that will replace the failed Collin Creek mall has been in the works for more than two years.

Rent or Own? Three D-FW Suburbs Have Flipped to Renter-Majority

By Tommy Cummings / September 26, 2021 /

In its latest analysis, RENTCafé determined that three Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs — White Settlement, Lewisville, and Euless — are now renter majority.

North Texas Suburb Cracks Top Five in Money.com’s 50 Best Places to Live

By Tommy Cummings / September 22, 2021 /

In the 35th edition of Money’s rankings released this week, Flower Mound was fourth. Frisco was ranked 19th.