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].

In a Surprise Finding, Garland Might Not be That Zombie-Friendly

By Tommy Cummings / August 22, 2021 /

Of the top 100 cities ranked by Lawn Love for the best place to survive a zombie apocalypse, Garland is 141st on this list.

Do You And Your Spouse Want to Renovate Your Home on HGTV? Here’s Your Chance

By Tommy Cummings / August 17, 2021 /

A casting company is on the hunt for “fun, outgoing couples” in the Dallas/Fort Worth market who want to renovate their houses on HGTV’s newest TV show, Renovation Impossible!

M/I Homes, David Weekley Homes Collect McSAM Awards as Top Builders

By Tommy Cummings / August 17, 2021 /

The McSAM Awards are given to builders, developers, and their associates who made a significant and creative contribution in residential marketing through specific achievements in a given year.

They’re Baaaaack! Young Renters Are Flocking Back to Dallas for Big-City Life

By Tommy Cummings / August 16, 2021 /

Based on rental activity in the first half of this year, younger generations and renters by choice are moving to big city life at pre-pandemic levels.

July Home Sales Down by Double Digits in North Texas

By Tommy Cummings / August 15, 2021 /

Sales of existing single-family homes are seeing dramatic declines year over year, according to the MetroTex Association of Realtors’ July housing report.