Grapevine
Preservation architect Marcel Quimby called me up last week and said, “How would you like to go to Grapevine at 8:30 in the morning and hear a presentation on Nash Farm, a historic farmhouse I worked on years ago?” I am not an early riser. Grapevine is what I consider a hike. However, I have…
When Realtor Sue Wykes moved to Grapevine in 2016, she was repeatedly asked, “What do you do?” She quickly learned no one was asking her about her occupation. Given the city’s community-centered culture, the question was more about her volunteer activities, not about selling real estate. “Everyone in this community values giving back,” she said.…
Before he was a Grammy-nominated, chart-topping musician, Post Malone grew up in Grapevine. It’s proof that a once-quiet suburb can transform a music-loving kid into a global superstar. The artist formerly known as Austin Richard Post was 9 years old when he moved to Texas. His dad had taken a job running concessions for the…
Live the life you want. One day, it’s powering a boat through a lake.The next, it’s riding a horse with wild abandon. Then day three, you prefer to play chef. And then perhaps you would fancy swimming a few laps. Exhausted from all this activity, you think movie night with a bottle from your collection…
Grapevine, with a population of a little more than 50,000 is a booming place to live — provided that housing is available. Want a new house there? It’s nearly impossible, but there’s a new neighborhood in the works. Surrounded by such benefits as Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and the award-winning Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Grapevine…
