Plano

Plano Arts District Coming to Downtown

By Leah Shafer / July 22, 2015 /

Downtown Plano has gone from sleepy suburb center to bustling business and cultural area over the past decade. Now the city is looking to create an official arts district in its historic 80-acre downtown. The downtown area has already seen over 50,000 square feet of private development, including more than 1,100 urban apartments built or approved,…

No Plans for Lunch? Vivo Realty Has 2 Fabulous Broker Open Houses in Plano

By Joanna England / June 25, 2015 /

Hungry? Don’t have plans for lunch? Vivo Realty is hosting two fabulous Broker Open Houses today. These two tremendous properties in Plano have a lot going for them, but if you need any more incentive to come out and perhaps even bring a buyer, there will be a drawing at 1712 Glenwick. Honestly, that party…

Dog Parks Are an Unlisted Amenity In These 5 DFW Neighborhoods

By Leah Shafer / June 9, 2015 /

Your four-legged friend is part of the family, and what pup doesn’t love a great dog park? But how often do you see a nearby dog park listed as a feature in a residential real estate listing? We think that unfair to Fido, so we’ve rounded up five of the best dog parks in DFW to…

Food Truck Fever Hits Plano With Hub Streat Proposal, Prognosis Is Tasty

By Leah Shafer / February 24, 2015 /

Plano is one step closer to getting a food truck park this week with the approval of a special use permit and preliminary site plan by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Hub Streat, the proposed food truck park and restaurant concept, is slated to sit at the corner of 14th Street and M Avenue on…

All I Want for Christmas is an East Dallas Midcentury with Original Hardwoods

By Leah Shafer / December 24, 2014 /

I grew up in North Dallas and have lived all over Dallas and the ‘burbs, but when I finally landed in East Dallas in 2007, I knew I had found my happy place. East Dallas has a culture unlike anywhere else in the city (although North Oak Cliff feels like its cousin). I could spend…