No city in the Southwest throws a street party better than Grapevine, Texas. There is great fun to be had on Main Street in Grapevine, TX at the 24th Annual Main Street Days Outdoor Adventure, May 16th – 18th. The entire family will enjoy a variety delicious festival food, beverages and Texas wine. Grapevine’s entertainment includes six stages of music, a variety of shows and demonstrations, 21 food vendors, business expo vendors and a multitude of interactive activities.

For three full days, Main Street Days will offer Grapevine, TX residents and visitors an opportunity to watch and participate in many exciting adventure including: the Royal White Tiger Discovery Exhibit from Zoo Dynamics, United Freestyle BMX Professional Stunt Bike Shows, a Fishing Tank, Grapevine Vintage Railroad Excursions, the Heritage Gunfighters show, Kayaking, the ever-popular Lumberjack Show, a Quad Jump, a Rock Climbing Wall, Scuba Boats, the Ridin’ Rails Wakeboard Slider exhibition, a Winery Shuttle and a 10K walk on Saturday, May 17th.
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It’s time to mark your calendars for Keller Texas’ most anticipated hometown celebration, KELLERfest! 2008. Keller Town Center is the designated site for this year’s event taking place on May 30th – June 1st, 2008. Offering Free Admission to residents of Keller, TX and guests from surrounding areas, an anticipated 6,000 Keller, TX residents and friends are expected each day!

The fun begins Friday evening and will feature music entertainment by several local bands and solo artists throughout the three days of FUN, FUN, FUN! Make plans now to spend your time with the family, enjoying the weekend’s festivities on Friday, May 30th /5pm - 11pm, Saturday, May 31st/10am - 11pm and on Sunday, June 1st 1pm - 7pm.

This year’s KELLERfest! will feature a Battle of the Bands youth talent competition. The competition is limited to bands/vocal groups with a maximum of 5 members (solo acts welcomed) and all participants must be age 20 or younger. Only 6 bands will be selected to compete, so visit www.Kellerfest.com for entry information. The winning act will be awarded a free recording session from 103.7 KVIL and Jinglebank.com! Saturday’s band lineup will include, Outlet, the 2006 KELLERfest! Battle of the Bands winner.
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There’s no better way for the residents of McKinney Texas to celebrate every day as Earth Day this spring and summer than by visiting McKinney’s own Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary.

The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s will host a Spring Native Plant Sale April 11, 4-7 (members only); April 12 & 13 - (open to the public, regular business hours) with April 13 a free admission day for McKinney residents (present valid ID on driver’s license or McKinney water bill). Heard’s spring events continue with their Green Living Family Festival April 26 (9-5) & April 27 (1-5). Saturday, April 26th is a WFAA-TV’s Family First Day for the McKinney Community featuring News 8 personalities and giveaways, and Sunday, April 27th is KLTY Radio day. McKinney ‘s families will be entertained by the sounds of nature and by musical guests while they visit “green-friendly” vendors and enjoy a free children’s petting zoo, jump on an inflatable slide and experience Heard’s new Animals of the World, A Conservation Exhibit.
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McKinney Texas has been growing rapidly and the developers have done an amazing job in keeping the area beautifully laid out. Below is a list of changes that have been made since January 1st of this year.

John and Judy Gay Library at Gabe Nesbitt Park in McKinney, located along the South side of Eldorado Parkway and East of Alma Road.

Collin County Community College District, 125,000 Square Foot Education Facility, located along the North side of Spur 399 and West of Medical Center Drive in McKinney Texas.

Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, on approximately 57.75 Acres of Real Estate in McKinney, located on the Northwest corner of F.M. 1461 (Lake Forest Drive) and U.S. Highway 380 (University Drive).

Cornerstone Worship Center, 17,615 Square Foot Worship Center, on approximately 12 Acres of Real Estate, located North of Wilmeth Road and along the East side of C.R. 943 in McKinney.
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According to statistics from Dallas-based Residential Strategies, the top 10 home builder in volume cut new home construction in the Dallas area by 40% compared to 2006 new home construction numbers. A lot of people are reporting this as a really bad thing and yes, there were a lot of people negatively affected by this reduction. A lot of these new home builders not only cut new home construction but also cut personnel.

Truth be told, home builders got themselves into that position. Apparently, for the sake of growth and competition, they conveniently forgot about measured growth and how flooding the market with new homes will affect mortgages, resale homes and foreclosure rates. Now, I am NOT saying all of the problems in our current economy are the fault of builders. I am merely saying they didn’t help any… or rather, they did help but not in a good way.

Believe it or not, those cuts, however harsh were necessary in leveling out our housing market. By cutting starts, new home inventory has a chance to get back to normal levels allowing for the following GOOD things happen:
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The residents of Highland Village were treated to a lovely spring morning of fun and tradition as the city hosted their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Free of charge to Highland Village residents, families showed up in droves, armed with Easter baskets, ready to participate in the hunt and spring festivities which included a bounce house donated by Texas Home Central, face painting, and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny himself!

Making a grand entrance on a Highland Village fire truck with sirens blaring, the Easter Bunny was greeted by cheers and hugs as he arrived to kick off the hunt. Thousands of eggs filled the baseball fields of Highland Village’s Unity Park, yet the hundreds of kids in attendance took mere seconds to snatch up the plastic, treat-filled eggs and fill their baskets. A complimentary photo with the Easter Bunny was the final highlight for many of the happy kids in attendance at the Highland Village Easter Egg Hunt.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home anywhere in the Highland Village area please call us at 800-326-9011 or email us by clicking here.

Flower Mound based Win Kids hosted a huge Community Yard Sale this past Saturday, March 8th, to raise funds for their competitive gymnastics team. Beginning at 8 am, the Flower Mound Texas / Highland Village and surrounding communities were invited to shop ‘til they dropped at the Win Kids Yard Sale in hopes of raising enough money to purchase a new pit bar for their competitive gymnastics team, the Gym Stars. Texas Home Central donated their company box truck to assist with the collection and storage of items to be sold. The Gym Stars were pleased at their success of raising $1,200 towards their ultimate goal of $2,000. Win Kids is located at 3000 Waketon Road in Flower Mound Texas and is an amazing facility where children of all ages participate in sports, music, dance and FUN.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home anywhere in the Highland Village or Flower Mound area please call us at 800-326-9011 or email us by clicking here.

McKinney, Texas will be host to Habitat for Humanity’s annual “Taste of Collin County” on Feb. 25th at Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney. This year’s theme will be “Beach Party” and guests will sample amazing dishes from several premium Collin County restaurants — each vying for bragging rights as a celebrity-judged competition will crown the year’s winner.

In addition to the delicious food, McKinney residents and their guests will be treated to excellent entertainment provided by nationally-known artists Troy Allen, Ian Dickson and Jimmy Barcus; plus a live and a silent auction.

Churches, organizations and individuals are invited to partner with North Collin County’s Habitat for Humanity by donating creative baskets for raffle. Proceeds will exclusively benefit the McKinney Texas and North Collin County area. Donations are also welcomed for the live and silent auctions. Please list items and their approximate values, wrap up in plastic and drop off at the Habitat for Humanity office by Feb. 21st.

This McKinney TX annual event raises thousands of dollars to benefit Habitat’s mission of building decent affordable housing for God’s people in need. With the money raised from the event, Habitat plans to build six to ten more homes in the North Collin County area. The organization recently dedicated its 32nd home in the area and has two more under construction.

For more information on the “Taste of Collin County” event, contact event chair Sharon Weideman at 972-542-5300 or visit www.ncc-habitat.com.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home anywhere in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex to include McKinney Real Estate please call us at 800-326-9011 or email us by clicking here.

The Adriatica in Stonebridge Ranch is coming along wonderfully. I am excited every time I drive by the Adriatica. It’s beautiful and unique and I can’t wait for it to be completed. Below are some of the latest images for the Adriatica in Stonebridge Ranch located in McKinney Texas.

Construction completed in the Adriatica

• Kastel (Keller Williams Building)
• Retail #1 Building
• Independent Bank
• Dr. Jennifer Buchanan (Dentist)
• The Villas (4 of the Townhomes developed by George Fuller)
• Vineyard

Under construction in the Adriatica

• BOL Building
• ‘The Promise’ sculpture & fountain
• Bell Tower
• Chapel
• The Villas (4 additional Townhomes)

Construction to begin in 3 months in the Adriatica

• The B-Hotel
• Buildings wrapping the Harbor District parking structure
• Additional Villas & Townhomes

If you are interested in touring or purchasing one of The Villas or Townhomes, I would be happy to make the arrangements for you. The price points for the Villas & Townhomes are $350K - $1.5M. The price points for the flats (the residential above commercial) will vary greatly with the required square footage and build-out. The first 30 flats will be released for purchase later this week. Contact me at 800-326-9011 or email me by clicking here.

Northstar Bank participated in our 4th Annual Canned Food Drive for CCA. Kenda Nelson, a VP with Northstar Bank in their Lewisville Main Street office was very helpful in organizing the drive for her offices making our lives easier. Their whole staff was wonderful and went out of their way to help. Thank you Kenda! Please thank your wonderful team for their help and giving spirit.

Northstar Bank in Lewisville Texas