tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166687842012-01-10T02:45:29.345-06:00A blog about Flower Mound - 2004-2007.Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-66416220108418504562007-07-04T08:39:00.000-05:002007-07-04T09:23:50.541-05:00

Let's see, so much has happened in the 11 years since I moved here. We've had two major political shifts in town. We've grown about 10,000 people and added dozens of new neighborhoods. Retail is finally taking off along FM407. FM2499 has been in the news most of the time, for one reason or another (and it's still not finished south of FM3040!). SMARTGrowth. Hail storms. A tornado. Urban forests -

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It's been a crazy couple of weeks getting things ready for me to go. I'm leaving Thursday morning, driving to my new home in Richmond Thursday and Friday. The house-for-sale situation in Flower Mound is moving along quite nicely, thanks to the Buehler team. My last day at FOX was today. It's tough to leave, but too great of an opportunity to pass up.Several days ago, I promised I'd leave you

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Since Monday, we've recorded 5.58" of rain here in our Northshore neighborhood. Anyone got an ark?

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In many of my previous restaurant reviews, I've said I'm no professional food critic. I'm just a Flower Mounder who likes to eat out. Same goes for the rest of my family. It's hard to pick just one restaurant to call the best in Flower Mound. So I'll leave you with four opinions from the four people in our family. So here's the Flower Mound Road official "Best of Flower Mound Road

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I think I've written this headline before. I traded voice mails today with a Town of Flower Mound staffer who told me it will now be July before TxDOT gives us 6 lanes of FM2499 between FM3040 and Spinks. It looks like it's ready to open now, but they're not going to open it until they get that median landscaping just right. The staffer says there was some seepage under part of the road, and

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Paula Paschal (nee Lawrence) has served as Town Secretary longer than I've lived here. Not only is she a nice person, but she's been enormously helpful when I've asked for records. I've filed several Open Records requests over the years, and she makes sure I get a quick response every time. Thanks Paula for all your help.

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I guess it's hard to relate the words "best of Flower Mound" and "traffic" in the same sentence, but I'll tell you what works here. I like the way the roads are laid out. Unlike Lewisville, where the streets are laid out in a grid, Flower Mound is built around a framework of old country roads that were draped across the community in such a way to connect important places together. The Flower

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Culver's (FM2499 at FM3040, near Chili's) is advertising free custard tomorrow, Thursday June 21. I saw their ad emblazoned on the baggie that my Star-Telegram came in this morning. No strings, no buy-one-get-one-free, just free custard. If you haven't been to Culver's, they have a wide variety of food on their menu, including their signature custard (think soft-serve ice cream). They have

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The news I promised is about as big as it gets for me and my family. As one reader predicted last night in the comments of a previous post, I am indeed leaving Flower Mound. We're moving to Richmond Virginia, where I'll be the news director for WTVR-TV Channel 6, the CBS station there. It's a big step for me in my career. A TV newsroom is much like a baseball team. Right now at FOX, in

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Since I help produce FOX 4's severe weather coverage, I'm usually at the TV station when the big storms roll through. So in my 11 years of living in Flower Mound, I've never been here to hear the Flower Mound tornado sirens go off - until tonight. Tonight's sudden storm was pretty freakish. It wasn't a classic severe weather situation, but it was a close call. The National Weather Service

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12 midnight, and whaddya know? It's raining again. I'm waiting for the little one upstairs to wake up, but so far she's sleeping sound. For the weekend, we had another 2.31" of rain. So far tonight, at least one half inch by my estimation looking outside the living room window. And now I see the National Weather Service has put Denton County under a Flash Flood Warning.

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As promised, I expect to announce some big news tomorrow. There has been some interesting speculation posted by Road readers in the comments of my posts earlier this week. All I can say is that the news will affect me a great deal. It will affect several other people significantly. And it will affect all of you Road readers at least a little. One comment posted below predicted I'd be

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I wish I had a picture of this. The other day, while I was at work, my kids and my dog discovered a lizard (about 12-14 inches long, most of it tail) climbing up one of our backyard trees. It stayed motionless, as if it were playing dead. It was perched vertically, with its head at the top and its long tail draping below. My wife swore it moved its head, and then responded when she poked it

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The Northshore Club has been around since the 1950s, I think. They own a large tract of beautiful land on Grapevine Lake, right behind the Villages of Northshore, where I live. They've been great neighbors. Outside of a little occasional gunfire (they have a range), I never hear anything from them. Now I read on their website, and specifically in their newsletter, that they are close to

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Why am I ecstatic about the new apartments on FM2499 just over the Grapevine line? Because the new apartments cover up the hideous Hillwood warehouse that greets drivers as they come into Flower Mound from the south.

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Worse than not having a neighborhood KFC is having a closed KFC building that looks like this, behind Walgreens at FM2499 and FM3040.

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... but I've got to put off the big news until Monday. It's a bit out of my hands. And while you're here, let me reset your expectations. In my previous post, when I wrote "this little corner of Flower Mound", I meant just that. My news is about as local as local news can get. But in some ways, it is big news too. You can be the judge. Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your patience!

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Can't say much else, other than it will be the biggest news to hit this corner of Flower Mound in years. Check back Thursday.

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Sign on the front door of Walgreens (2499 & 3040) tonight: "Wanted Overnight Clerk: Work 8 nights. 6 nights off." 8 on, then 6 off? I'm almost tempted.

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Little Pete's now hopes to be available for automobile traffic later today. The Corps expects to have their road open sometime this afternoon.

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This is pretty interesting -- the latest e-mail today from Little Pete's:Hello Everyone! Okay, the road is shut down for the next few days, but we (and the marina) are getting creative! Little Pete’s is going to OPEN for business today (June 8th), Saturday, and Sunday, with regular business hours! So, we will open today at 11:30 a.m. for LUNCH and will open at 8 a.m. on Sat. & Sun. We will

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Greetings from your Nation's Capitol, where I'm officing for a couple of days. This breaking news dispatch came in the e-mail tonight from the folks at Little Pete's:Hey Everybody – we got the call tonight around 8 p.m. that the corp. is shutting down the windy road for 7 days. Apparently, it was worse than they thought. Once they caved in the road to repair it, they found another huge hole on

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... let's you and me start a Restaurant Customer Bill of Rights. I've heard reported that we here in the greater DFW area eat out more often, as a whole, more often than people in any other city in the world. (I think Paris France is a close second.) Indeed, there are lots of restaurants born here that grow into chains elsewhere. We love our eatin' out, don't we?So let's start this Bill of

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Last night the Mrs and I were looking for a dinner venue, and we settled quickly on the always-popular Anamia's, just across FM2499 from our neighborhood. During rush hour, Anamia's usually requires a wait in the small foyer before seating. But what happened last night was a first.We pull into Anamia's around 6:15pm and we ask for a table on their patio. (Last night was beautiful, perfect for

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I'm still impatiently waiting for the 99%-completed stretches of FM2499 to be opened. They promised late May. I know it's rained a ton around here, but the only work that has to be done (by my estimation) south of FM3040 is the leveling of the grass in some of the medians. And how would rain stop that from taking place? All the concrete is poured, as are all the fancy brick work in some of

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I'm writing this post from an undisclosed airport, as I'm on an undisclosed professional assignment. I was on one coast this morning, and I'm near the other coast tonight. Back at home tomorrow after 5 days on the road. I did have a 4-hour DFW layover today, and it was pouring for part of that time. I guess those of you who've stayed in town this weekend know all about that. I emptied out

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-80594330706580407652007-05-13T00:39:00.000-05:002007-05-13T00:46:14.639-05:00

Please don't show this post to my wife or my mom! I had a deja vu moment a few moments ago at Walgreen's near my home. It was just after midnight and I was coming home after spending the evening calculating election results for FOX 4 and myFOXdfw.com. I stopped at Walgreen's to get Mother's Day cards for my wife and my mom. I certainly wasn't the only one there at this late hour. There were

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-63344463112592315152007-05-12T16:16:00.000-05:002007-05-12T16:23:41.204-05:00

My wife and I went to Town Hall around 10 this morning to do our civic duty at the polls. We saw the Pacifico/Stufflebam camp occupying the sidewalk on the northeast corner of Town Hall. Meantime, the Lindsey/Trotter/Tasker camp (with guest star Paul Stone) had taken up positions underneath a tree close to the mailboxes in the parking lot.Pretty quiet on polling day, but quiet has been the name

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Tuesday night's rainfall total 0.24"Wednesday night's rainfall total 0.49"Here's additional information about 2007 rainfall totals from Road reader and FM neighbor Richard Steenson, who's done a good job keeping up with his rain gauge this year:January 12 - 2.29"January Total (except 1st week) - 4.57"January Temperature Range - 26.1 - 74.5 February Total - 0.43" (Year - 5.00")February

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2.97 inches of rain fell overnight in the official FOX 4 Flower Mound rain gauge in my backyard. That was quite a storm! I wish I'd been keeping a running total of our rain this season, but I'm sure we're past 10-12 inches for the past month or so. My friend has a boat on Grapevine Lake. He says it's great the lake is full for the first time in more than a year.

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Here's a reply to my open letter regarding the delay in opening the completed interior lanes of FM2499 south of FM3030. This e-mail from a staffer in the Town's engineering office.Unfortunately, rain has delayed the completion of the medians and the scheduled opening of these lanes. Until all work is completed including the landscaping in the medians, lanes cannot be opened to traffic. The

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-89202102358088830292007-05-07T23:16:00.000-05:002007-05-08T00:04:45.290-05:00

Correct me if I'm reading this wrong... but am I reading correctly that none of the 5 candidates running for Town Council raised or spent a single dime for their campaigns within the past month?All the "8-day" campaign finance reports are in for our five candidates (these reports were due 8 days before the May 12th date), and all our candidates report ZEROs for money raised and money spent. I

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-41099575779101772982007-05-06T22:40:00.000-05:002007-05-06T22:42:46.834-05:00

Here's an e-mail I just sent to the Town website, via the "Have a Question" link? I'll let you know what I hear.I thought the FM2499 construction was supposed to be done in stages, from south to north. If that's the case, why are there still cones along the new lanes of FM2499 south of FM3040. The only thing left to do on this first stretch of widening work is to put grass or cement in the

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Election Day is this Saturday, and I'll be hanging out a bit at the polls. It's always fun to see neighbors, friends and fellow Flower Mounders.You tell me, will there be any suspense in the final numbers? You wouldn't think so by the lack of noise being made by the candidates, both the incumbents and the challengers. So far I've only received one flier in the mail -- that from Stufflebam and

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I'm usually up on new restaurant openings, but this one slipped through the 5-hole (hockey talk). Thankfully, my apparently-better-informed wife recommended we check out the hottest new restaurant to open in/near Flower Mound since Salerno's opened and it was about the only thing in Town..Life's a Beach Grill & Sports Bar has opened up on FM407 just west of Morriss, in Highland Village. Lots of

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-68440237277842162002007-04-08T19:59:00.000-05:002007-04-14T08:30:59.736-05:00

Last week, I gave you a rundown of the current state of Flower Mound newspaperdom. This week, with only one exception, every paper held form, which gives me more examples to make my case.The News Connection held true-to-form with single-source stories with their subtly titled "Flower Mound Council Briefs" (front page and here at this link for this week only). In an election season, how could

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I needed some shirts and ties for an upcoming business trip, and perhaps a new suit. So I checked out the new Belk department store, next to the new JCPenney. Belk is new to Texas, so unless you have roots in the Carolinas or the Southeast, you may not be familiar with them. From the grapevine I'd heard Belk was like Kohl's, but with better stuff. Here are my impressions from my first trip to

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Also coming to The Pines (Morriss at FM3040) is Pollo Salsa, a growing local Mexican chain. They promise a healthier, fresher approach to Mexican food. According to their website, their Flower Mound store will be their fifth, with other locations in Carrollton, Garland, Grand Prairie and Oak Cliff. This looks like their first store that isn't located in space formerly occupied by another type

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-29270778132741238292007-04-08T14:42:00.000-05:002007-04-08T15:04:46.331-05:00

Not exactly Easter weather outside today, but at least it wasn't raining (or snowing!). After a morning at Trietsch, the four of us plus my parents visited one of the best restaurants around - period. The Grotto is an institution, and today was not the first Easter lunch we'd spent there. For big Sundays, Morris Salerno and his staff roll out the big buffet. Today might be been the best I've

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-66752837579975874782007-04-01T23:57:00.000-05:002007-04-01T23:59:30.539-05:00

It's breaking news for April Fools Day!

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Good question, perhaps you know the answer. Here's what I know:The Town's P&Z case log shows an application for a new "Prince Bistro" restaurant that wants to open shop in the Pines of Flower Mound restaurant. I believe they're looking at the very prominent front-corner of that center, right at the SW corner of FM3040 and Morriss. There's a fountain right next to one of the front outbuildings,

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Those of you who've lived in Flower Mound as long as me (or longer) have seen lots of colorful journalism tossed in our mailboxes or on our front lawns.Remember the first days of The Messenger, back in the late 90s and early 00s, created solely to combat the growing-fast Voters United that had swept into power? Or even before that to the old FlowerPlex Pipeline, a one-or-two-woman operation. as

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TxDOT crews were moving their front-lines farther north on FM2499 this weekend. They were cutting concrete north of Sagebrush, and now FM1171 is in sight. It's progress as promised, and it hasn't been a nightmare as I feared. I thought by now they would have opened up the new lanes of FM2499 that were first built, between FM3040 and Spinks, but they haven't. Granted, they're not completely

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I'll post again in a few days, once I catch up with the stack of newspapers I have waiting here for me. Meantime, here's your blogger nowhere near here.California's great, but it's not home. It's good to be back. What did I miss?

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And this will be one of the shortest!

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Reference the Camp Classen post just below. A little surprising to see no one challenge the 3 LISD incumbents who are running for re-election this spring, especially considering the outcry (which I share) over this being the last year our 5th-graders will go to camnp.

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It's been a good week for our fledgling community news site. The elections (with 3 challengers facing off against 3 incumbents) ought to be good for business. RoundTheMound.com is the only local site where you can read the news, create your own news, and talk about all things Flower Mound in the same place. We now have well over a hundred registered users. It's free and it's fun.

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It was one of the highlights of my life (and my son's too, as evidenced by the photo above). Last week I served as a parent-counselor on the (sadly) last-annual trip of the Old Settlers Elementary 5th-grade to Camp Classen in Oklahoma. A year ago, the LISD board of trustees voted to stop allowing this trip, which has been an institution in the district for decades.This was by far the hottest

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-39381859186300528092007-02-16T21:56:00.000-06:002007-02-16T22:18:47.548-06:00

It's hard to get too weepy-eyed over an missed opportunity for ice cream on one of the coldest days of the year, but this is a big deal. The sign on the door of the Flower Mound Carvel ice cream store (FM2499 & FM407) tonight says "Closed. Thank you for your business."We just lost the indie Duke's Ice Cream on the south side last September. Now Carvel is gone too. That leaves Marble Slab (

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-32148548304454134232007-02-15T22:00:00.000-06:002007-02-15T22:02:50.341-06:00

Spotted in the median of Flower Mound Road in Wellington earlier this morning.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-58709968918567733102007-02-11T23:07:00.000-06:002007-02-11T21:45:13.909-06:00

If you're interesting in participating in the Flower Mound News Project, or learning more about it, plan to join us at my home Tuesday evening. E-mail me to RSVP.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-37368711143248836782007-02-09T19:17:00.000-06:002007-02-05T08:43:15.312-06:00

I can't make this up. Just saw it tonight in the weekly Messenger.It's your turn now. Write something funny in the comments below.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-53479278820293297632007-02-03T15:49:00.000-06:002007-02-03T15:51:12.773-06:00

Flower Mound had a metal detecting club?

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-69164660732079433892007-02-03T15:23:00.000-06:002007-02-03T15:49:10.221-06:00

Marsha Gavitt vs Charlie Barrett. Check out the very well-written dueling letters regarding Market Street/Urban Forest in this weekend's "The News Connection". Each letter takes an opposite side, but both cut to the core of the issue. I can't link you directly to the letters because they're not posted online. But you can, for this week only, download the big PDF of the whole paper. Or if

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-90531595368851173482007-01-30T22:01:00.000-06:002007-01-30T22:12:57.935-06:00

It's about dang time! As first reported on RoundTheMound.com, Town bigwigs will head over to Lakeside on February 14th for the official ground-breaking of the new Lakeside Resort and Residences. Finally, something to talk about in Lakeside except for all those fancy (and lonely) roads and traffic circles.Those of you who think 2 acres should be the minimum size for a new home in Flower Mound may

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-27925720556276982462007-01-28T09:31:00.000-06:002007-01-31T05:55:42.152-06:00

One of the great things about Cub Scouts is getting to work with, and learn from, some great neighbors. For years, Jim Fields (pictured above with my son, Andrew) has been the leader of Pack 295. He and his wife Patty have had three boys go through the pack; the youngest will bridge to Boy Scouts this year. Also for years, Jim Fields has been the man to beat in the pack's annual Pinewood Derby

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I've been tardy in writing about the Market Street fight that's consumed Town Hall the past couple of weeks. For those of you who need to catch up, here are a couple of good links: Flower Mound Messenger recap (reg. required), and more background from the Leader. Also check out The News Connection online. But do it quick - I'm not sure they archive previous week's articles.Now that you're

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... it seems to me that if you're going to start a retail business in Flower Mound, you're going to want to that business along FM2499. This goes doubly true for restaurants (see LaNella post below). There are other corners in town where you have a fighting chance (Morriss and 407, and perhaps soon Morriss and 3040), but if I were trying to be seen, I'd want to be on FM2499. Nothing else

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-88170482790315940282007-01-28T08:18:00.000-06:002007-01-28T08:39:24.959-06:00

You know by now if there's a new pizza/Italian place in town, you're going to read about it here. Like I've written before, our family is not very adventerous on the menu. My wife will order spaghetti and meat sauce, the kids will get cheese pizza, and I'll either get a pizza or a stromboli. Nothing fancy. We've visited many times to old favorites Pazzo (still my favorite), Bari's, Alforno's

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-1027946484730289252007-01-11T21:59:00.000-06:002007-01-11T22:12:35.566-06:00

You read it here first, unless like me you read the news on the front door of what used to be China Palace. Effective January 8, the mainstay of Cross Timbers Road is no longer in business. The owners are taking a couple of months off to retool and redesign. When they reopen in the spring, they'll be a Japanese restaurant, "Asahi Teppenyaki" if I recall the name correctly. It's a shame for

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-67807139164211769372007-01-04T22:06:00.000-06:002007-01-04T22:24:30.225-06:00

OK, so we know the official town website is flower-mound.com. With the dash. Well what about good old "no dash" flowermound.com? I'm not even going to link you to it because I'm so bummed. If I recall correctly, flowermound.com used to be owned by some individual in Carrollton or Lewisville or somewhere else close. I don't think it ever was a real site, but at least it was locally owned.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-53201886863837597682007-01-03T22:16:00.000-06:002007-01-03T22:24:25.653-06:00

A Road reader posted this comment a few days ago and had me scared...It looks to me like the closures are permanent. Which means to get into Chili's from NB 2499 will require turning left onto WB 3040, then turning left again at the car wash and winding back through the shopping center. And to get to Tom Thumb from SB 2499 will require a turn onto EB 3040 then left again into the TT parking lot.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-55935289063878805882007-01-02T00:44:00.000-06:002007-01-02T00:50:25.488-06:00

Amongst all the construction going up across FM2499 from Grapevine Mills Mall, there's a new small sign that promises something called "Midnight Rodeo", which I've never heard of before.A Google search turns up a collection of country-western dance halls and concert venues in places like Austin, San Antonio, Houston (Katy) and even Amarillo and College Station. Dust off your boots, all y'all

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-40037330324453950782007-01-02T00:39:00.000-06:002007-01-02T00:43:14.774-06:00

Saw a sign posted in the window of a building at the new Kroger shopping center (FM3040 and Morriss) that said "LePeep" was coming there soon.This is great news to those of us who could eat breakfast 24 hours a day. There's nothing wrong with IHOP, and from the looks of the crowds there on FM2499, many of you agree. And we've got the new Cracker Barrel opening next to Grapevine Mills. But I

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-11487694446318061122006-12-31T23:45:00.000-06:002006-12-31T23:47:50.905-06:00

Any predictions for 2007 in Flower Mound? Will we have a wild Town election season, or will we continue this current "era of good feeling" (relatively speaking)?Will we finally see the long-promised decent development in Lakeside, or along FM2499?Will the FM2499 widening project be finished by the end of the year? Will traffic be better or worse?What businesses will be still be here, and what

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-39393496924889927762006-12-31T23:44:00.000-06:002006-12-31T23:53:32.761-06:00

It's been a big year for Flower Mound Road, thanks to all of you! How big a year? Here are some estimated stats for this website for 2006. (My host swapped out web-tracking services in May, so these year-long numbers are extrapolated and estimated, but they should be very close.)Daily uniques:28,000Total visits:75,000Total pageviews:115,000Not bad for a volunteer, non-revenue, spare-time-only

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I've been a bit out of pocket the past couple of weeks, which is why the posts haven't been so frequent. But I've got a little time before we open presents tonight and tomorrow, so here's all that I've learned in the past few days. Some good posts below, I think!A safe and blessed holiday to each of you, and thanks for making 2006 so great.

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Quite a scene Friday night on FM2499 just north of Grapevine Mills Mall. I was driving home from downtown Dallas around 7pm when I saw a huge plume of smoke coming up from somewhere near the mall. The fire was consuming the clubhouse of the Marquis at Silver Lake apartment complex, which is just south of the Flower Mound town line, just north of the Starbucks by Magic Mikes. It was a huge fire

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-17463178029752993062006-12-24T13:30:00.000-06:002006-12-24T14:25:29.709-06:00

Perhaps this is tied to the new construction on FM2499, but twice in the past week I've noticed an FMPD officer pulling over drivers for violating a "no right turn between 7-9am" sign that's posted on McKamy Creek Blvd just before the 3-way stop at Woodhill. Woodhill connects with McKamy in between the new light at Old Settlers and the soon-to-be-turned on light at Flower Mound Road. The "no

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-60005200467255612782006-12-24T13:26:00.000-06:002006-12-24T14:13:46.441-06:00

I was disappointed to see this. For the time being at least, the turn-ins to the shopping centers on FM2499 on both sides of FM3040 are closed (see red lines on the map). No longer can you drive southbound on FM2499 to turn left into Tom Thumb or Blockbuster. No longer can you drive northbound on FM2499 and turn left to get to Chili's or Cici's. Sure doesn't seem like this was necessary,

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-84710428029634720842006-12-24T13:19:00.000-06:002006-12-24T13:25:44.533-06:00

Flower Mound police say they'll be using unmarked units to enforce the teen curfew this holiday break. I know they've done this in summer time before. I'm surprised to see this on such a short break, with cooler weather and with so many people spending family time. A couple of weekends ago, about 10:30pm on a Friday night, we saw a group of about 10 kids hanging out together on Woodhollow

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-49254053494260833052006-12-24T13:04:00.000-06:002006-12-24T13:19:25.448-06:00

From 1996-2000, I lived in a Flower Mound neighborhood where CoServ was the electric provider. Since 2000, I've lived in TXU territory. Even though I haven't had CoServ is almost 7 years, I still technically own a CoServ membership, which means this week I got a dividend check in the mail. $13.01 won't make or break me, but I'll take it any day.I've watched the stories that my TV station FOX

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-531897166939930302006-12-11T19:51:00.000-06:002006-12-11T20:00:47.988-06:00

I'm not a mall shopper. I don't like the crowds, and I hate to walk that far to park. OK, I'm a shopping wuss. But today I found myself back at Vista Ridge for our family's annual trek to see Santa. We've gone to visit the Vista Ridge Santa almost every year we've lived here. Our oldest is now 11 -- too old for this -- but he plays along for his 5-year-old sister. The Vista Ridge Santa is

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-52332966161141088022006-12-11T19:48:00.000-06:002006-12-11T19:49:48.542-06:00

I was driving home from Vista Ridge tonight during rush hour, and remembering how long it used to take to drive FM3040 around 5pm. You could spend 30 minutes going the 5 miles from I-35 to FM2499. Tonight, it took less than 7 minutes.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-76060138959785881722006-12-11T19:45:00.000-06:002006-12-11T19:47:55.745-06:00

We were driving home from church yesterday morning, and wanting something good to take home to eat. A lot of times like this we'd stop in at Beijing Wok to get our favorite Chinese dishes. But as previously reported here, the Wok has rolled away. That's left a Chinese food void on the south side of Town. Yeah sure, there's Panda Express on FM3040, but their menu is very limited.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-32127115692160441312006-12-05T13:08:00.000-06:002006-12-05T13:19:10.501-06:00

Looking for the best mall Santa to take your kids this holiday season? The Star-Telegram did a nice story this morning on what you'll find at each of the malls they surveyed. Because it's the Star-T, they don't cover any mall north or east of Grapevine Mills. We've always gone to Vista Ridge for our kids to get their yearly Santa fix. What about you?

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-29157288307365848972006-12-05T11:37:00.000-06:002006-12-05T11:40:55.107-06:00

Click to our new Flower Mound-focused community-news portal, RoundTheMound.com to participate. We're looking for you to give an electronic "holiday tip" to those people who provide you great service throughout the year. Here's a chance to recognize them, and by doing so, promote better customer service in Flower Mound.Don't post your comments here -- they won't count. Go now to

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-4965126793825889252006-12-04T21:58:00.000-06:002006-12-04T22:08:47.813-06:00

I had today off from the TV station. With the wife at work and the kids at school, I spent the day taking care of stuff around Flower Mound. My car has a timekeeper in it, to measure how much time I spend on each trip. That timer resets to 0:00 if my car is parked for more than two hours, but it keeps growing up and up if I drive it regularly throughout the day. When I was driving home at

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-22207872955250365112006-12-04T16:03:00.000-06:002006-12-04T21:58:15.954-06:00

For as long as I've lived in Flower Mound (10 years), I've been getting haircuts. Funny how that is. When we first moved here in 1996, my wife and me (and then later my baby boy) all went to The Hair Company on Morriss Road. That worked out just fine, although I always hated making hair appointments for myself, and I always stressed out having to rush home from work just to keep the

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-51408277109049653662006-12-03T22:40:00.000-06:002006-12-03T22:42:30.315-06:00

The new ordinance requiring gasoline retailers to require pay-at-the-pump or pay-in-advance appears to be working. I jotted off a quick open-records-request to the Town, and I learned that since the ordinance went into effect a couple of months ago, there have been no drive-offs reported. Likewise, there have been no citations issued for clerks caught allowing someone to pump before they pay.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-68207667369193876002006-12-03T22:15:00.000-06:002006-12-03T22:23:17.216-06:00

Regarding last week's post re: "Missing the News Connection" below...News Connection publisher Shane Allen posted a comment, and he asks a good question. So I thought I'd post his response here to make sure all of you get to see it. Post your own comments, if you will."Chip - we are having some trouble with the post office and in fact are thinking of going to a free thrown method of

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-22233507244377514882006-12-03T21:43:00.000-06:002006-12-03T22:22:11.407-06:00

A few Friday nights ago the family and I were looking for a place to dine. The rules were the same as they usually are -- some place close (in Flower Mound), relatively quiet, good food for grown-ups and kids, reasonable price. We could only narrow the choices down to three -- Christina's (1171/Shiloh), Baris (2499/Churchill), and Salerno's (across the street from Baris). So we decided to call

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-61411418496521064922006-11-26T21:59:00.000-06:002006-11-26T22:01:53.664-06:00

Check out what's new at RoundTheMound.com and then check out our next gathering of RTM founders and fans this Tuesday night at 7pm at Flower Mound Town Hall.More information at RoundTheMound.com. See you there!

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-33930793843177885682006-11-24T22:00:00.001-06:002006-11-26T22:15:49.950-06:00

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-36673567631499861932006-11-24T21:38:00.000-06:002006-11-24T21:46:01.659-06:00

Remember those two years or so back in the mid-late 1990s when the FM2499 flyover allowed Flower Mound-bound traffic to whiz by the farmland that is now Grapevine Mills Mall? No traffic lights, no slow traffic? That "speedway" is long gone. Now, it's a rare journey when you can make it past both of the mall traffic lights without having to stop for red at one or two. The holiday season makes

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-84814316208398001612006-11-24T21:34:00.000-06:002006-11-24T21:37:27.179-06:00

Don't know what happened, but somehow I got dropped from the weekly delivery of The News Connection. I'll have to check into that. At least they have the PDF download of the weekly issue. Even with a high-speed connection, 33mb is a pain to download and wade through. Paper still has its place, you know.

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-285076643865596312006-11-20T22:59:00.000-06:002006-11-20T23:14:20.998-06:00

Cross-posted at RoundtheMound.com.The latest version of the Town of Flower Mound Planning/Zoning case log makes new mention of the long-awaited Tom Thumb grocery store to be built at FM1171 and Bruton Orand/Bridlewood, smack-dab in between the lucrative Bridlewood and Wellington neighborhoods. Unlike the other Tom Thumbs in Flower Mound, this one will have a gas station -- cheap gas for Reward

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-51771395237030926722006-11-20T22:50:00.000-06:002006-11-20T22:59:12.017-06:00

One of my favorite Flower Mound families is getting ready to leave their Flower Mound home. The Patrick family has lived in their Old Settlers Rd. home for many years, but they've sold the home and the acre-plus of land to people who are going to build a new Montessori school. I'll miss having these great neighbors nearby, but at least they won't be moving too far away -- just a couple of miles

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-9771998542091212262006-11-20T22:35:00.000-06:002006-11-20T22:50:06.296-06:00

This has been an oft-debated topic in our Town, though I don't think I've ever specifically discussed it here on this site. There's no doubt we have our fair share of dry cleaners, nail salons and donut shops. It seems that every new retail center has one of each. Some survive, others fold because of competition or because their rents get raised as demand for that retail space increases.Over

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-74217197005596758252006-11-20T22:30:00.000-06:002006-11-20T22:35:37.475-06:00

From what I can see as I drive by twice a day, the FM2499 widening project appears to be moving along, and causing minimal disruption. I like the fact that TxDOT put in those concrete mini-barriers that separate the existing traffic lanes from the construction taking place in the medians. What I wonder though is how tight the new medians will be when the construction is finished. I live in the

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-1163047381940808952006-11-08T22:26:00.000-06:002006-11-09T03:03:27.553-06:00

Kudos to FMPD for quick work in arresting the suspect believed to be the man who raped a Bridlewood woman yesterday. Give credit to Wendell Mitchell for e-mailing a quick alert to Flower Mound HOAs and other neighborhood contacts very soon after the attack occurred. I don't believe he alerted the media directly. I'm on the media mailing list, but didn't see this alert cross my mail box. I

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-1162910474320153282006-11-07T08:20:00.000-06:002006-11-09T03:03:27.370-06:00

Just a short post using my cell phone while waiting in line to vote at the FM Library. I'm here about 8am. There's a line of about 50 poeple, but it's moving. I should be in and out in 20-30 minutes. Pity the folks in Dallas County, some of whom will have more than 100 choices to make on their ballot. Those lines could be long, if it takes people a lot more time to make all their selections.Uh oh

Chip Mahaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668784.post-1162763536022602282006-11-05T15:41:00.000-06:002006-11-09T03:03:27.138-06:00

We knew it was coming, and I'm sure we'll appreciate it when the work was done. But for the next few months, it will be dicey driving on FM2499 south of FM3040. You can already see they've restriped the road to move the traffic lanes slightly to far edges of the pavement. They're going to install small traffic safety barriers in those inside medians to keep workers safe, and that's where the

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There won't be many local races on the ballot Tuesday, since the GOP primary is the de facto election in Denton County. But with a governor's race at the top of the ballot, and dozens of other contested statewide races, there's still plenty of reason for you to go vote. It will be interesting to see how Denton County votes for governor. Will Perry do better (in friendly turf?) than the 35-40%

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Congratulations to the Flower Mound Jaguar football team. Not only did they upset Coppell 31-21 Friday night, they also clinched the school's first-ever berth in the state playoffs. Four teams in each district make the playoffs (a rules change for 2006), so Marcus at 3-3 still has a chance to get into the playoffs, as I read the standings. A Marcus win at home Friday against Coppell, and a

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One of my favorite little restaurants in town is gone. Beijing Wok was a clean and simple Chinese eatery with eat-in and takeout. You could get in and out of there quickly, and the food was always good.I know I've been away several days, but all of a sudden, Beijing Wok is now Ruby Thai. Check it out, and let me know what you think. I like curry dishes, so perhaps I'll stop by too.

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Four trips in 10 days, a very unusual stretch of travel for me. Houston, New York City, Austin, then back to NYC between October 21 and October 30. Then no more travel until December, which means more posts to FlowerMoundRoad, and much more work on our new community news site, RoundTheMound.com. I posted a couple of new stories to the new site last night, so check them out.In case you're

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I don't know why newspapers and magazines bother doing this. Oh yeah, because it helps sell ads.Last week's DMN Neighbors section had the 2006 Readers' Choice Awards. Here's what you get. A handful of your basic "Best of" categories. Some of the winning businesses paid a small fee (I'm sure) for a small photo to be listed alongside the award it won. Beyond that small apparent

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The very first bona fide news article posted at our new local-news site RoundTheMound, written by my new friend Greg Dykes, details an unusual ending to last week's Mound Showdown. With seconds to play, and Flower Mound HS safely ahead by 10 points, the Jaguars called timeout to put their field goal unit on the field. The 23-year try is good, and FMHS walks off the field with a 30-17 win.So

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I've made you wait long enough, and I'm sorry about that. We do have a new website, but I haven't had the hours yet to make it look really great. I spent a little time tonight, and I've got it just enough along to introduce you to it.Here it is, with the winning name: Round The Mound !!!!Why did we choose that name? It was unique. It sounded like Flower Mound. It's easy to say, and easy to

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