Summer

Buy a Home This Summer in One of The Best Neighborhoods With Pools

By Brenda Masse / August 7, 2023 /

If you’re shopping for homes in North Texas this summer, it’s frankly difficult not to let the heat factor in to the decision-making process. But if you think about it, that gives summer buyers a certain advantage. The traditional spring busy season shows homes at their best, when the grass is green, and everything is…

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300-Plus Backyard Swimming Holes in Dallas Are Listed on Pool-Sharing Platform Swimply

By April Towery / July 28, 2023 /

No pool? No problem. About 340 Dallas homeowners are offering their backyard oases this summer as a way to beat the heat and make some extra cash. While questions of liability have been raised about the pool-sharing site Swimply, it’s increased in popularity in the Lone Star State as temperatures hit the triple digits. About 260…

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Imagination Rules Summer Activities For Families in Grapevine

By Brenda Masse / July 25, 2023 /

When I heard that Meow Wolf had opened in Grapevine, I knew which area would be next up in our series of things to do this summer with kids around North Texas. There is definitely no shortage of fun summer activities for families in Grapevine, and the opening of Meow Wolf is just sweet neon…

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Snorkel With Stingrays or Travel Back in Time, Summer in Fort Worth Is Epic

By Brenda Masse / July 14, 2023 /

Continuing our series of fun things to do with kids this summer in North Texas, this week we’re heading to Fort Worth. Now, anybody can throw together a decent list of things to do this Summer in Fort Worth with kids without much thought: the Fort Worth Zoo, the Water Gardens, Fort Worth Botanical Gardens,…

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Cowboys, Ninjas, And Big Cats: Your Guide To Summer Family Fun in DFW

By Brenda Masse / June 29, 2023 /

School’s out for summer, and now that it’s been a couple of weeks, those two words every parent dreads are probably starting to come out of your kids’ mouths. “I’m booored.” And even if you aren’t one of those people that had your kid’s entire summer planned out to the minute sometime in January, you…

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