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Flower Mound Highland Village Argyle Edition VOLUME 8, ISSUE 5 MARCH 7APRIL 7, 2025

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Gaining ground

At a time when surrounding districts are closing schools under the burden of declining enrollment, Argyle ISD student growth continues to swell. By the 2027-28 school year, Argyle Middle School o US 377 will nearly eclipse its 1,300 student capacity, according to demographer Zonda Education’s data. This creates a need to transition to two middle schools in fall 2026, Superintendent Courtney Carpenter said. BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

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A new middle school for Argyle ISD is being built o FM 407, set to open in summer 2026. This will provide two middle schools for the district starting in the 202627 school year.

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such as breakfast sandwiches and cake pops. • Opened Feb. 17

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• 215 Stella St., Argyle • www.starbucks.com

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5 Swig The business has a selection of sodas, energy drinks, sweet tea, hot chocolate and snacks. • Opened Jan. 24 • 3802 FM 407, Bartonville • www.swigdrinks.com 6 Veterinary Emergency Group Staff at the new facility provide services 24/7. The facility includes an isolation room for contagious pets, a cat ward and an exotics room for animals such as birds. • Opened Feb. 6

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7 Aspen Gift House The locally-owned boutique will specialize in luxury home decor, gifts and life’s special occasions. Aspen Gift House’s product lines include linens, handbags, travel accessories, spa and wellness, corporate gifts, game day gear, and home decor. • Opening spring 2025 • 1500 Cottonwood Creek, Ste. 160, Highland Village • Website not yet available 8 Supreme Boil Cajun Seafood The Flower Mound location will be the second for Supreme Crab in Denton, according to company staff. The menu has not been finalized yet, staff said, but it will revolve around seafood boils. • Opening late June or early July • 2321 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 413, Flower Mound • www.supremecrabtx.com 9 Thrive Pilates Thrive Pilates, next to Plato’s Closet, will offer individual and group classes, along with an infrared sauna.

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sales at the end of the week. • Opened Feb. 15 • 5801 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 740, Flower Mound • www.plaidfoxresale.com 3 Scenthound Grooming Scenthound has three different service packages that focus on basic hygiene, blow-dry services or grooming. • Opened. Feb. 1 • 3634 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound • www.scenthound.com/flower-mound 4 Starbucks The shop serves coffee, tea, refreshers and baked goods

Now open

1 Discover Strength The business’s individually tailored strength training program is based on two 30-minute sessions each week in either an individual or group setting, the latter of which is no more than three people. • Opened Jan. 20

• 2660 FM 407, Ste. 200, Bartonville • www.discoverstrength.com/lantana

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• Opening in spring 2025 • 2311 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 311, Flower Mound • www.thrivepilatesflowermound.com 10 Tom Thumb The 63,000-square-foot store will include sections dedicated to a bakery, deli, meat, seafood, produce and floral. • Estimated to open in spring 2026 • 1046 Market Way, Argyle • www.tomthumb.com 11 Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming The business offers a selection of pet foods, all-natural treats and chews, pet toys, and health and wellness items, according to the Woof Gang website. • Opening in spring 2025 • 1101 Shoal Creek Drive, Highland Village • www.woofgangbakery.com

• Opened Jan. 29 • 125 FM 407, Ste. 200, Argyle • www.facaesthetics.com

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13 Alloy Personal Training A project has been filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to renovate an existing 1,627-square-foot space for the new gym at an estimated cost of $85,000. The work is scheduled to begin April 1 and complete Sept. 1, according to the filing. Alloy Personal Training offers structured fitness training based on individual goals and needs. • 3001 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 110, Flower Mound • www.alloypersonaltraining.com

15 Curry Up Now The restaurant mixes Indian and Californian street food, according to the company website. The menu will include fusion dishes ranging from tikka masala burritos to tandoori fried chicken sandwiches. • Opening TBD • 2717 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. A-400, Flower Mound • www.curryupnow.com

Closings

14 GameStop The business sold video games, collectibles, trading cards and video game consoles. • Closed Jan. 11 • 6161 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound • www.gamestop.com

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BY COLBY FARR

A new facility in Lewisville will serve as a training site for re departments from three municipalities in North Texas. Ocials from Flower Mound, Highland Village and Lewisville celebrated the opening of the John Ashman Fire Training Complex Feb. 10. The new facility is made up of a 3.5-story training tower and a two-story residential training structure that can be used for live re training. It will be utilized for training reghters from each of the three cities. Ocials celebrate re training facility opening

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Funding breakdown Flower Mound, Highland Village and Lewisville all paid portions of the cost to update the John Ashman Fire Training Complex in Lewisville.

The training facility is the product of a municipal partnership between Flower Mound, Highland Village and Lewisville. Ocials broke ground on the $6.8 million project in January 2024, which is partially funded by each of the three municipalities. The new buildings will allow reghters to train re responses to dierent occupancy types. While each city will have dedicated training time, re departments from each city will also have the ability to train together.

Highland Village: $0.54M

Lewisville: $3.56M

Total: $3.56M

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Flower Mound: $2.7M

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Highland Village OKs sewer line inspection Contractors with AIMS Companies, a Fort Worth-based cleaning and inspection firm, could soon begin inspecting a sewer line in northern Highland Village, near the shores of Lewisville Lake. The overview Highland Village council members approved awarding a contract worth $244,881 to the company in February. AIMS will inspect 19,660 linear feet of the sewer pipe using video cameras, according to city documents. City staff determined that there was a buildup of silt in the sewer line, which necessitates a cleaning and inspection by the contractor. Director of Public Works Scott Kriston said the inspection will provide information about any further repairs that are needed.

Argyle officials consider proposed H-E-B, Baylor Scott & White projects Baylor Scott & White and H-E-B officials are looking to build on the Heritage tract development along Robson Ranch Road and I-35W in Argyle. What’s happening? Baylor Scott & White wants to develop on 50 acres of the 195-acre property, which will include several different buildings including retail, fitness and medical spaces, including a potential specialty heart hospital, said Baylor Scott & White represen- tatives Charles Shelburne and Angel Benschneider. H-E-B officials are looking at purchasing another tract of land on Heritage. “We’re at a point where we need to get some- thing done, and that’s primarily for the grocer,” Heritage tract property owner Jim Wills said at a Feb. 5 council and planning and zoning joint

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meeting . “We are in a race ... for this grocer with Denton, right across the street in Hunter Ranch.” Looking ahead The development is expected to consist of five phases over a 30-year period, with Phase 1 lasting from 2024-28 and including the construction of the grocery store and retail along I-35, said appli- cant Bill Dahlstrom from Jackson Walker. Wills said that the zoning needs to be approved by council in March or the grocer option will no longer be available.

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The bumblebee does something most bees don't: buzz pollination, which involves gripping the plant with its legs and vibrating its whole body. If you eat blueberries, potatoes, or tomatoes— all of which rely on buzz pollination— you’ve got a bumblebee to thank. WHY IS IT SO BIG? The better to collect all that sweet pollen to feed its young. That fuzz is actually densely packed hairs, or setae, that trap pollen as the bumblebee floats from flower to flower. Its large body likely evolved to provide even more surface area.

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Spanish colonial system, in 1680, forcing Span- iards and Christianized Pueblos to seek safety elsewhere. The Tigua dedicated the mission to Anthony of Padua, patron saint of things that have been lost, whose figure stands atop the entrance; inside are blankets dyed in brilliant blues and reds and a statue of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Catholic Church’s first Native American saint. The structure, part of the El Paso Mission Trail, holds a mass every day. If you can, plan your visit for June 13, when the Tigua celebrate Saint Anthony with traditional dancing.

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He Goes With the Grain Clint Wilkinson carries on his grandfather’s leatherworking legacy out of the same downtown Denton storefront. BY PAUL L. UNDERWOOD

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George W. Bush and Fort Worth soul star Leon Bridges, as well as Stetson and 7-Eleven. Wilkinson works out of the downtown cor- ner storefront once owned by his grandfather Weldon Burgoon, who opened Weldon’s Sad- dle Shop & Western Wear in 1957. Burgoon, who helped cover the cost of Clint’s birth, in 1982, by giving a saddle to the obstetrician, taught his grandson the craft. Wilkinson started an e-commerce site for the shop and, with his grandfather’s encour- agement, began branding his own handsewn leather goods with his name. In 2019, a year after Burgoon died, Wilkin- son reopened the shop, which he renamed Wilkinson’s Fine Goods. He’s known for his leather tote bags, belts, and wallets, and he sells wares from other brands, like Nocona- based Fenoglio Boot Company. He’s also de- veloping a line of leather-crafting supplies. The intention, he says, is to create “a way that I can still be in the leather community when I’m seventy-five years old and can’t make anything anymore.”

LAST SUMMER, WILKINSON’S FineGoods, in Denton, received its biggest online order to date. Owner Clint Wilkinson was intrigued by his new client, who purchased a massive array of custom desk mats, bootjacks, and cherrywood boxes with hand-tooled leather accents. “I was just like, ‘Holy crap,’�” Wilkin- son recalls. “He must be a politician or lawyer or something.” Not quite. Wilkinson looked up the buyer, a Utah resident named Austin Post, and re- alized that he was doing business with Post Malone, the rapper who was raised in nearby Grapevine. Wilkinson emailed him to explain that fulfillment would take some time be- cause every item would be handmade. The two now exchange texts about everything from the order’s progress to the woes of their be- loved Dallas Cowboys. Eventually Wilkinson’s client list would include former President

Clint Wilkinson and Charlie Talkington in the Wilkinson’s Fine Goods workshop, in Denton.

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Education

Transportation

BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

BY COLBY FARR & JACOB VAUGHN

2 LISD schools to get $44M in repairs, upgrades Two middle schools are set to receive renova- tions and repairs as Lewisville ISD continues to work through 2023 bond projects. The details Bond project spending

Argyle ISD to balance FY ‘24-25 budget Argyle ISD officials are set to balance the 2024-25 budget after a greater than anticipated enrollment surge provided more revenue. The gist The 2024-25 average daily attendance was around 263 more students than anticipated, Chief Financial Officer Liz Stewart said. Officials outlined allocations for the $2.5 million increase, including: • $1.29 million to cover projected shortfall • $176,000 to hire paraprofessionals • $68,000 for special education support • $375,000 to hire elementary teachers • $560,000 to cover a one-time supplemen- tal employee compensation

DCTA officials hire A-Train consultant The Denton County Transportation Authority’s A-Train service could run faster in 2026 as officials make the first moves to improve its runtime in both directions. The full story The DCTA’s board of directors approved a task order with Lochner, an engineering consultant company, in the amount of $386,255.56 during a Jan. 23 meeting. Loch- ner will complete initial steps for an A-Train enhancement program that the transit agency has been working on since 2022. The enhancement program aims to improve performance, efficiency and regional connectivity between the commu- nities served by the A-Train, which includes Highland Village.

Road work to split Northlake’s Cleveland-Gibbs Road A name change for Cleveland-Gibbs Road, which runs through Northlake, is up for consideration. The details 35W ROBINSON RANCH RD.

Argyle

Creek Valley Middle School: $21.2M Durham Middle School: $22.7M

Future construction of main lanes and frontage roads for I-35W will split Cleveland-Gibbs, which is why officials are considering a name change. A street, Mulkey Lane, would split the individual roads of Cleveland and Gibbs. As part of this project, Gibbs Road is being con- structed from Robson Ranch Road to 17th Street. This should be complete in summer 2025. Gibbs Road from Elm Place to Mulkey will be built in two phases, Corn said. The first phase will include the western two lanes which carry north- bound and southbound traffic but will not connect to the existing Gibbs Road. This phase should be wrapped up this summer. The second phase, which includes the two eastern lanes, the closure of the existing roadway and rerouting all through traffic, should be complete in summer 2026.

The projects, totaling nearly $44 million, will be conducted at Creek Valley and Durham middle schools and were approved by the board Feb. 17. Both Creek Valley and Durham middle schools will receive new furniture, technology updates, safety and security updates, including weapon scanners and new locking and alarm systems, and the maintenance and repair of buses, a transpor- tation center, and fine arts musical instruments, according to district documents. Officials said work on both Creek Valley and Durham will begin this summer and is estimated to complete in summer 2026. Also of note This set of bond projects originally included

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$23.1 million in repairs at Downing Middle School, but trustees unanimously voted to delay work at that campus until officials can better determine the district’s fiscal bearings following the con- clusion of the 89th legislative session. Downing Middle was on the initial closure list during discussions on campus retirements last year. The project delay also suspended plans to add solar panels to Downing Middle School.

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WESTLAKE 2341 Highway 377 (817) 490-9072

DENTON 2315 Colorado Blvd (940) 243-2929

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Gaining ground

Two-minute impact

Zone B (FM 407 middle school/Argyle High School) Zone A (US 377 campus/future middle school) New property purchase

Carpenter said. “Schools rezone attendance boundaries to balance enrollment, prevent overcrowding and adapt to population shifts for staffing and resource distribution across campuses within the district.” All AISD sixth graders will continue to attend the Sixth Grade Center until another middle school is built, which is targeted for the 2029-30 school year in the 2025 bond. At this point, students zoned to the US 377 campus will attend the new middle school for sixth through eighth grade. “Our biggest pinchpoint in this district right now is middle school,” board President Sam Slaton said. “It’s massive and growing.” Without another middle school, AISD might need to serve some intermediate students in portable buildings, which would eat into operations costs and could result in another rezoning. In this case, district officials might not be able to consider school-to-community proximity or travel time when redrawing zones, Slaton said.

By 2033-34, the district anticipates to serve 2,563 students in sixth through eighth grades and 3,659 students in grades 9-12. To accommodate this growth, the district is creating a new zoning for middle and high school, building a new middle school on FM 407 and repurposing its current middle school off US 377 into a hybrid campus that will serve seventh through 12th graders. AISD plans to build a second dedicated middle school and purchase land for a new elementary, a third dedicated middle school and high school with funds in a proposed 2025 bond on the May ballot. When a second dedicated middle school is built the US 377 campus will function solely as a high school. Historically, all AISD students attended the same campuses for middle school and high school: the Sixth Grade Center, Argyle Middle School on US 377 and Argyle High School at Canyon Falls. “Fast-growth school districts are faced with building new schools to accommodate growth,”

1 Argyle Middle School/US 377 campus 2 Argyle High School 3 Argyle 6th grade center

New FM 407 middle school

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What to expect

Fall 2028: 11th graders added to US 377 campus

Spring 2025: bond called for new middle and elementary schools

Fall 2027: US 377 school accommodates seventh- and eighth-graders; ninth and 10th graders added

Fall 2029: With voter approval, new middle school opens

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Fall 2026: FM 407 middle school opens to seventh- and eighth-graders

Fall 2027: Elementary No. 5 opens

Fall 2029: 12th graders added to US 377, middle schoolers leave

Fall 2030: Possible rezoning at high school level

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yield in many districts is closer to four to six students for every 10 occupied homes.” There have been over 4,500 home starts from 2018 through 2024 within AISD boundaries, Huff said. As families move into the district enrollment swells, creating a need for more schools as capacity is pressed at various campuses.

AISD’s growth has been driven by single-family home development, which makes up the largest percentage of residential growth in the district, said Hudson Huff, a consultant with Zonda Education. “The yield in many of the areas of the district can be between eight to nine students for every 10 occupied homes in the area,” Huff said. “Traditional

The rezoning plan also accommodates future residential development, which will occur in eastern and southern portions of the district, Huff said. There are 44 subdivisions within the district with over 7,600 lots available to build houses on. This continued growth means AISD will need to consider rezonings and building more schools. If voters approve the $423.17 million bond in May, the district will allocate funds for new schools and purchasing land for future sites. “Future school locations, influenced by land purchases, will also impact attendance zones,” Carpenter said. “As a result, it is impossible to set permanent boundary lines today that will prevent some students from changing schools in the future.”

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Sink or Sail Regatta Contestants, either individuals or as partners, will have an hour and a half to build a seaworthy vessel using the items provided. Participants ages 13 and older must have a parent or guardian as their partner. • March 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • $25 • CAC Indoor Pool, 1200 Gerault Road, Flower Mound • www.flowermound.gov/112/upcoming-events Holi Festival The Denton County India Cultural Association will host a celebration honoring the vibrant tradition of India’s Festival of Colors. • March 29, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. • Free (admission) • Heritage Park, 600 Spinks Road, Flower Mound • www.dcica.org Screenprinting Workshop Learn how to screen print with your own drawing or 4 Acre’s designs. • March 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • $100 • 401 Denton St. E., Argyle • https://www.4acrepress.com/events

March Jameson Cocktail Meal Pairing Experience an evening tasting Jameson cocktails paired with a four-course meal at Shoal Creek tavern. • March 14, 6:30 p.m. • $65 • 1701 Shoal Creek, Ste. 110, Highland Village • www.shoalcreektavern.com/ highland-village-shoal-creek-tavern-events Hike and Yoga Explore nature with a 3-4 mile hike following a yoga warmup. • March 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • $25 • Lakeside Tower, 2800 Lakeside Parkway, Flower Mound • www.eventbrite.com/e/hike-and-yoga-tickets- 1125476343039?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Father Daughter Prom Fathers and daughters are invited to this dance at the Flower Mound Courtyard Marriott. • March 22, 6-9 p.m. • $30-$75 • 4330 Courtyard Way, Flower Mound • www.flowermound.gov/112/upcoming-events

Dallas Country Music Festival Attendees can visit the River Walk in Flower Mound for live music, a farmers market, and craft beers and wines. Musical artists include Jarrod Sterrett & The Hired Guns, Brennen Leigh, Jeremiah Johnson, Sundance Head and Wesley Pruitt. • April 5, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. • $5, free for children under 12 • 4000-4040 River Walk Drive, Flower Mound • www.dallascountryfestival.com

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Camp Guide

2025

Life Time Summer Camps Type: Day, half-day, athletic, swimming, STEAM Ages: 5-13 Dates: May 27-Aug.15 Cost: $55 per day, $27 per half-day, $8 to add on lunch; must be a member to enroll • 3100 Churchill Drive, Flower Mound • https://www.lifetime.life/locations/tx/flower-mound. html

Cost: $359 per week • Location varies by camp • www.skyranch.org/pages/launch-camp

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Creator Camp Type: Day, Creative STEM Ages: 6-13 Dates: June 16-19, July 7-10, July 21-24

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Explorer Camp Type: Day Ages: 6-11 Dates: June 2-Aug. 1 Cost: $185-$205 per week • 1200 Gerault Road, Flower Mound • www.flowermound.gov/1933/FloMo-Summer-Camp KidStrong Type: Day, athletic Ages: 4-11 Dates: May 27-30, June 6-12, June 23-27, June 30-July3, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1 Cost: $300 per week • 5801 Long Prairie Road Ste. 300, Flower Mound • www.flowermound.kidstrong.com/camps

Cost: cost varies by camp • 1301 S. US-377, Argyle • www.creatorcamp.org

School of Rock Flower Mound Type: Day, musical Ages: 7 and up

Liberty Christian School Summer Camps Type: Day, athletic, STEM Ages: 3-18 Dates: May-July 2025 Cost: cost varies by camp • 1301 S. US-377, Argyle • www.libertychristian.com/student-life/summer-camps

Dates: June 2-Aug. 1 Cost: $550 per week

• 3501 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 102, Flower Mound • www.schoolofrock.com/locations/flowermound

Snapology Type: Day, half-day, STEM, STEAM Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 2-Aug. 8 Cost: $207-$359 per week

Sky Ranch Launch Camp Type: Day, faith-based, daily themes Ages: 5-9 Dates: May 26-30, July 21-25

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Turning Pointe Dance Studio Type: Day, half-day, dance Ages: 3-10 Dates: June 9-27; July 14-25 Cost: $129- $349 per week • 2801 Morriss Road, Flower Mound • https://bit.ly/3XfN10H

Win Kids Camps Type: Day, half-day, science, art, athletic, gymnastics Ages: 2.5 and up Dates: June 2-Aug. 8 Cost: cost varies by camp • 3000 Waketon Road, Flower Mound • www.winkids.com/camps

YMCA Camp Yipiyuk Type: Day Ages: 5-12 Dates: May 27-Aug. 8 Cost: $170-$255 per week • 2021 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound • https://bit.ly/4hTOD8p This list is not comprehensive.

Camp Highland Village Type: Day, athletic, art Ages: Ages 3-5 (Discoveries); grades 1-6 (Explorers) Dates: June 2-Aug. 1 Cost: $340 per week (Highland Village residents); $370 per week(non-residents)

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Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

Argyle swim school utilizes sweets as symbolic teaching tools When stepping into Swimming Fishies Swim School in Argyle, a sweets-themed environment is on full display. Business owner Danielle Bakic is quick to point out each image is symbolic of how she teaches swim lessons. The swim school is known for teaching kids to swim in nine days. “Floaty donuts go underneath their chin. They hold onto the donut, lay back, relax and they will start oating within minutes,” Bakic said. “By the next lesson, we start taking the donut away, and it trains them to lay back ... If we say ‘donut’, it means they need to ip over and oat to save their life.” The backstory Prior to opening Swimming Fishies Swim School in June 2023, Bakic taught swimming lessons from her backyard until she faced homeowners association conicts. She also tried running the business at various pools across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex but found that to be extremely stressful. Her husband, Preston Bakic, a co-owner of the business, decided it was time to build a permanent space for the swim school. “My husband is an airline pilot. In 2020, he took a leave of absence to build my swim dream. He found raw land in Argyle and designed and built the entire thing,” Bakic said. “I spent over 300 hours painting all those murals.” The details Bakic personally trains all new hires and makes sure they know swimming basics. “I used to hire only people that were compet- itive swimmers. I learned that [it] is very irrele- vant when it comes to becoming a great coach,” Bakic said. “Now, I hire based on personality, how patient they are and how outgoing they are with kids. If you have that foundation, I can train you to become a great coach.” The business uses a heated pool and the depth ranges from three-and-a-half- to four-and-a-half-feet. Going forward When the school reopens in March, this will be the rst time swim lessons will be oered year round. This year will also be the rst time the school will oer infant aquatics.

Part of the swim program uses in-house imagery like reaching for cotton candy paintings to encourage proper stroke form.

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Swimming Fishies owner Danielle Bakic personally trains all swim coaches to be her “mini mes” she said.

Coaches are chosen based on their personality and patience with children.

Quote of note The school also oers swim lessons to adults and children with special needs. “[A boy] couldn’t use his right hand and was born without kneecaps, and so they said he would never be able to walk. He’s had about 30 surgeries and he can walk,” Bakic said. “He learned to swim across our entire pool on day one. The mom was crying. It was amazing.”

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BY JACOB VAUGHN

Flower Mound council OKs 14-home Pine Hill neighborhood

The backstory Wescott said he met with the opposing residents in the nearby Grace Park neighborhood. They were concerned about privacy, increasing density on the land and encroachment on their neighborhood. They worried that the increased density could impact their property values and that residents in the new development would be able to peer into the homes of their Grace Park neighbors. Despite meeting with the Grace Park residents, Wescott initially said there wasn’t much more he could change about the project and that it had already changed substantially in the 11 months he’s worked on it. “I’m giving you as much as I can give,” he told the council Feb. 3. What’s next? Wescott said he’ll now have to work on platting the property and getting final plans approved by town officials.

After opposition from local residents, Flower Mound officials approved changes for a new 14 single-family-home development in February. The details The developer behind the Pine Hill project, Geoff Wescott of Brockett Street Capital, was seeking several changes and exemptions from the Town Council that he said were necessary to develop the project. For starters, he requested a zoning change from planned development district allowing agricultural uses and a nursing home to a planned development with single family residential uses. A master land use plan amendment was also requested to allow for medium-high density uses. This would change the minimum lot size from 15,000 square feet to 7,500 square feet. Wescott also agreed not to put windows on the second floor of certain homes and set a minimum height for fencing in the development to address the neighbors’ privacy concerns.

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Nearly 190 homes were sold across the market in January 2025 and more than 325 were newly listed for sale, according to data from Collin County Area Realtors. Residential market data

January 2024

January 2025

Number of homes sold

+54.54%

+85%

+56.25%

+13.51%

+15.51%

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75028

75077

76226

76247

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76226

75077

377

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2024

2025

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$755,000 $574,500 $425,000 $533,000 $396,460

$1,165,000 $480,000 $437,999 $597,500 $425,000

75022

January

2024

2025

75028

142 188

New listings

75077

212 206

76226

Closed sales

76247

Homes under contract

270 326

Homes sold by price point

Average days on the market

+87.5%

+178.26%

+33.96%

-11%

+161.9%

January 2025

$1 million+

$700,000-$999,999

$400,000-$699,999

$100,000-$399,999

75022

75028

75077

76226

76247

<$100,000

Number of new listings

MARKET DATA COMPILED BY COLLIN COUNTY AREA REALTORS • WWW.CCAR.NET

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+30.56%

+25%

+35.53%

+10.89%

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75028

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