Weekend Retreat

Escape The Bustle To Picturesque Acreage Near Dallas

By Nikki Barringer / September 27, 2023 /

This Wills Point house is remarkably inviting and the 21-plus acres it sits on are incredible. But it’s what this home represents that makes it the stuff of daydreams.  Of course, you don’t have to pinch yourself. Just swing by from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, as listing agents Rosemary Tonoli and Madison Hughes will be…

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On SecondShelters.com: Historic Home Offers Income Potential in Corsicana

By Valerie Jarvie / August 7, 2017 /

Why consider renovating an old house in Corsicana? The small town off of Interstate 45 between Dallas and Waco is familiar to some Dallasites, if only for the stigma-defying fruitcake at its Collin Street Bakery.  But recently, Corsicana has been enjoying quite a different sort of buzz — a downtown art center, 100 West, or…

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This Saturday, Experience Corsicana, A Small Town Retreat from the Big D

By Amanda Popken / April 7, 2017 /

If you like the idea of having a home on the range but can’t imagine living in the middle of nowhere, you might take a look at Corsicana. The first oil boom town in Texas, it was founded in 1848 and by the early 1900s it was one of the top 10 cities in the nation with the most millionaires. It’s…

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Who Bought Champ d’Or on Turbeville Road in Hickory Creek, Texas? Let’s Speculate

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2012 /

Naturally, I won’t sleep until I find out who got the winning bid on Champ d’Or this weekend and how much they paid — confidentiality clauses are the bain of my existence. I’m getting a few clues. We know it was a Dallas family — Preston Hollow, I’ve heard — with international connections. Many readers have…

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