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Emerald Bay at Cedar Creek Lake Hits New Milestone as First Home Build Is Underway

By Shelby Skrhak | December 3, 2025 |

When you drive into Emerald Bay at Cedar Creek Lake, the new gated lakeside community is still taking shape, but the buzz of possibility is evident. With streets, curbs, and infrastructure firmly in place, the community’s earliest buyers are now beginning to shift from the planning stages to actual stakes in the ground. Comprised of…

Swoozie’s Returns to Dallas With Color, Joy, and a Whole Lot of Holiday Fun

By Elaine Raffel | December 3, 2025 |

Walk past the windows at The Plaza at Preston Center and you’ll spot it instantly—the happiest burst of color in Dallas. Swoozie’s is back, and stepping inside feels like opening a really great gift: you don’t know what’s in it yet, but you know it’s going to be fun.

Even with an Almighty Sense of Humor, Jesus Would Find this Alabama Home a Bit Much

By Mimi Perez | December 3, 2025 |

In honor of the Christmas season, I found a house to feature this week that recognizes and fully embraces the “reason for the season.” No, no, I’m not talking about Santa. I’m talking about J-Man, Señor Savior, the Babe in search of a manger. That’s right. I’m talking about Jesus. Okay, this is not exactly…

A Coastal Christmas: Cinnamon Shore to Debut Holiday Home Tour This Weekend

By Shelby Skrhak | December 2, 2025 |

Make a quick Christmas weekend getaway to see the Best in Texas Coastal Home Tour — Holiday Edition at Cinnamon Shore in Port Aransas, Texas. The tour runs Sat., Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For one weekend only, the public is invited…

Another Data Center Enters the Dallas Pipeline

By Charles Grand | December 2, 2025 |

Anyone following industrial development knows that the United States has data center fever, and Dallas isn’t missing out on the building craze. The California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. recently filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for more than $836 million in new construction and interior outfitting costs related to a new…

Grapevine Contemporary Offers Treetop Views With Mountaintop Feel

By Joy Donovan | December 2, 2025 |

Feeling on top of the world is a daily reality at the home found at 3028 Mountainview Ct. in Grapevine. The street it’s built on tells a lot. Perched high above Northeast Tarrant County, this home on Mountainview Court offers sweeping treetop views that stretch across the horizon. It doesn’t look or feel like Texas,…