Collin County

Why Lie? You Might Be Surprised by Fortune Magazine’s No. 2 Family-Friendly Place to Call Home

By April Towery / October 12, 2022 /

Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the best U.S. city for families, according to Fortune Magazine, but it’s the No. 2 spot — Collin County’s Wylie, Texas — that caught our eye and maybe even had us asking, “You sure about that?” People across the country have been conducting online searches of “Wylie, Texas” lately, in part…

Centurion Breaks Ground on 11,100-Home Development

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 27, 2022 /

Centurion American Development Group spent Tuesday afternoon in Celina beaming about its single mixed-use development.

You Might Get a J.R. Ewing Vibe in These Collin County Apartments

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 14, 2022 /

It’s apartment living — not that there’s anything wrong with it — but it’s one in which you might get a distinct J.R. Ewing vibe out of it. Brinkmann Ranch in Frisco was one of the first stars of Dallas, the CBS television drama that ran from 1979 to 1991. Lorimar Productions used Brinkmann Ranch,…

1,100-Home Community Going Up Just Beyond The Hay Rolls in McKinney

By Tommy Cummings / January 26, 2022 /

Houston-based Hines is teaming up with investor Trez Capital to develop the 1,100-home Aster Park community north of Farm Road 1461.

Is Jerry’s World Really in Arlington? Jerry Jones’ Passion Appears Elsewhere

By Tommy Cummings / January 17, 2022 /

You won’t catch me calling AT&T Stadium the name other people love to call it — Jerry’s World. The name derives from billionaire Jerry Jones, of course, and his showcase stadium that he wanted to turn into a mega entertainment venue. It’s a magnificent place, for sure, but another part of the Dallas area is…