suburban living
Once rural, cities in Denton County are grappling with providing services as people are making their way past US 380. The growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth region has been steady and swift, with data showing the population has ballooned from 4.1 million in 2000 to 6.5 million in 2022. Growth is not isolated to Dallas…
Read MoreWait, should we all be moving to Denton? This one was sent by a client that’s looking in Frisco as a, “Maybe we should expand our search?” situation. And you can’t argue with that. This house is stacked. It super cool, a little way out and has so many architectural details to love, starting with…
Read MoreFrom Staff Reports On September 1, the Ebby Halliday Companies opened a new office in Forney. The office, located at 101 E. U.S. Highway 80, will serve fast-growing Kaufman County and the surrounding area. “Near the prominent corner of Highway 80 and Pinson Road, our Forney office, like all Ebby offices, will feature the latest…
Read MoreMajor cities, including Dallas, have a problem: murder rates are up in more than 35 major cities, when compared to a year ago. After years of declines — as I recall, the murder rate was horrendously high in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the years of crack-cocaine, pinnacling in 1993 when more than 2,200…
Read MoreUPDATE: Comes word from Robert Wilonsky at the Dallas Morning News that civil rights groups and activists are demanding a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the police action in McKinney — as they should. Many people feel (as I do) that the officer, Eric Casebolt, way over-reacted and should likely find another line of…
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