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You’re in for More Than Candy on Swiss Avenue This Halloween
Halloween is a big deal in East Dallas, and there is no neighborhood that celebrates it with more creativity than the Swiss Avenue Historic District. It became such an important holiday here that in 1986 former state lawmaker Harryette Ehrhardt led a group of neighbors in establishing trick-or-treating on Swiss Avenue as a legitimate neighborhood event.
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Austin Keeps Crown as Top College Town While Plano Cracks Texas Top 3
Austin has once again been crowned the best college town in America, topping WalletHub's 2027 rankings for a fifth consecutive year, while Plano quietly carved out a spot among Texas's notable college towns at No. 54 overall. The personal finance site evaluated 415 cities nationwide, weighing everything from tuition costs to job prospects for graduates, and Texas cities populated much of the list from top to bottom.
The Cross Timbers Gazette
Long-awaited Hwy 377 widening begins in Argyle
Construction has begun on a long-awaited project to widen Hwy 377 through Argyle, with about $173 million in funding. Work officially began Oct. 13 on the 6-mile stretch from Crawford Road/Country Club Road south to FM 1171 in Flower Mound. The project will expand the highway from two lanes to four, including an overpass at FM 1171.
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Denton Picks New Sites for Senior Center and Library, Citing Flood Risk
Denton's 1977-built senior center sits inside a 100-year FEMA floodplain, where major storms could bring three feet of water into the building, according to the city's director of capital projects. That flood risk, combined with cramped space at the South Branch Library, pushed the Denton City Council to unanimously direct staff this week to move forward with brand-new locations for both facilities.
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Dallas opens first pocket park in north Lake Highlands
For years, a city-owned stormwater detention pond in north Lake Highlands was overgrown, poorly maintained and sometimes used as a dumping ground. Now, the Bushmills Road property is becoming a place where neighbors can walk, enjoy nature and get to know one another. The green space is the first project...