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Southlake Edition VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 SEPT. 7OCT. 4, 2024

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Districts debut new CTE initiatives

GCISD senior Diego Rios Gallegos demonstrates components of a drone built by students. The drone course is one of several oered within the CTE programs.

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on networking with community leaders through the district’s new CTE advisory board. “We believe that our mission is to help students nd what [their] path is, whether it is to jump right into a career, to go to a trade school, to go to a two- year or a four-year university and help build some soft skills,” Speaks said.

courses by updating and replacing some of the courses that were oered before, according to a district news release. In October, GCISD will host two days of mock job interviews for CTE-enrolled students, while o- cials work in the background on adding new pro- grams and opportunities for student experiences. In addition to the mock interviews, GCISD CTE Director Stephanie Speaks and her team are focused

BY COLBY FARR

The career and technical education departments in Carroll ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD are debuting new programs in the 2024-25 school year. CISD opened the Carroll Business Academy this semester, which is a refresh of the district’s path through its business program. The business academy aims to modernize the Carroll Business

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11 Bull Lion Winery The Texas-based winery, which offers an assortment of homegrown wines, a fully-stocked deli and a variety of desserts, will move from its current location at 530 S. Main St. this fall. • Relocating in September • 150 W. College St., Grapevine • www.bulllionranch.com

Closings

15 Nikko Blu Designs & Boutique Nikko Blu Designs & Boutique expanded and renovated its location in Southlake, reopening on June 21. Owner Kim Waczak said the work included expanding into the neighboring suite and repainting the walls in both locations. The dressing rooms were also revamped, she said. In addition, the gift section was expanded. • 1207 Timberline Court, Ste. 140 and 160, Southlake • www.nikkobludesigns.com

14 Black Walnut Cafe The chain store, which offered American fare for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a full bar, closed after eight years. • Closed Aug. 12

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Trash service changes coming to Grapevine Changes are coming to how trash, bulk items and limbs are picked up in the city of Grapevine. During the Aug. 6 council meeting, Jeri Harwell, manager of municipal services for Republic Ser- vices, a solid waste collection company, addressed the changes. Republic Services will start using automated side-loading trash trucks Oct. 1, which will require all residents to use the trash cans provided. Sorting out details Republic Services did a pilot program with some neighborhoods in Grapevine, with residents getting 95-gallon bins, Harwell said. Harwell said stang concerns went into the change as the company was using temp agencies to ll positions of sanitation engineers. She said despite paying $24 an hour, “it’s not a job that everyone wants to apply for.”

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Readers, welcome to your annual CI Education Edition! This guide features the latest updates and resources about local K-12 public school options in your community, ranging from new campuses to budget details to bond elections. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news—show them your gratitude by supporting them. In this year’s education guide, we take a deeper look into enrollment statistics, STAAR Results and the Tarrant County Appraisal District’s revisions and its eects on Grapevine- Colleyville ISD and Carroll ISD. This issue also discusses the career and technical education (CTE) programs in our school districts and their invaluable worth for students, businesses and communities. On behalf of your local Community Impact team, we wish all our students, teachers and professional sta a wonderful year ahead!

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Tarrant Appraisal District board approves reappraisal plan (Page 11)

Lexi Canivel General Manager lcanivel@ communityimpact.com

STAAR passage rates decrease for grades 38 over last year (Page 13)

Get to know new GCISD board member Dalia Begin (Page 15)

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GCISD extends ocer agreements with Colleyville, Grapevine School resource ocers have been locked in for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s 2024-25 school year and beyond after the board of trustees took action July 29. In a nutshell The amendments guarantee eight school resources ocers from Colleyville and 12 school resource ocers, including a sergeant to over- see operations, from Grapevine, according to the meeting agenda. The district’s agreement with Colleyville will automatically renew each year through the 2027-28 school year under the amendment. Meanwhile, the district’s agreement with Grapevine should carry through to 2030, Chief Operations Ocer Paula Barbaroux said. The

Carroll ISD approves new superintendent The Carroll ISD board of trustees unani- mously approved hiring Jeremy Glenn as the district’s new superintendent Aug. 26. What you need to know Carroll ISD board members named Glenn as the lone nalist in the district’s superin- tendent search Aug. 5. During his president’s report at the board’s regular meeting June 24, board President Cameron Bryan said the job posting for the superintendent position closed June 15, and the district received 25 applications. Current Carroll ISD Superintendent Lane Ledbetter announced his plans to retire, which goes into eect Dec. 31, in a commu- nity email April 26. Glenn will ocially begin his role as superintendent Sept. 1.

School Resource Ocer Trey Toney walks Heritage Elementary School’s hallways during class hours Aug. 14.

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amendment does not specify the length of time the agreement will be in place, according to the meeting agenda. Grapevine will also provide a roving SRO to cover for any absences as well as a sergeant to supervise. “We have such amazing partners in our city entities, and we’re excited to continue that SRO partnership,” Superintendent Brad Schnautz said.

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TAD passes reappraisal plan despite district objections Taxable value increases

The Tarrant Appraisal District board approved a reappraisal plan despite numerous objections during an Aug. 9 meeting. The changes that were formally approved were voted on during a July 22 special meeting, where the board passed: • Reappraisal every two years instead of every year • Freezing residential property values for tax year 2024-25 at current property values, except for new construction • Setting appraisal caps or thresholds of 5% on properties, absent clear and convincing evi- dence or other possible limitations Per state statutes, the appraisal plan had to be approved by Sept. 15. The changes could result in a loss of money coming into school districts throughout the county, numerous school officials who spoke at the meeting said.

In a nutshell The meeting featured comments from admin- istrators and school board members from eight of the 20 county ISDs. One of the school districts that could be hurt by the changes is Carroll ISD, according to Chief Appraiser Joe Don Bobbitt. He said that early data from the appraisal ratio for Carroll ISD indicates that the market value is about 10% higher than TAD values. He said if the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts determines TAD is 10% or more below market value, the school districts could lose funding. Bobbitt said other school districts are in the 5-7% range. He said that schools in the 5-10% range would receive a two-year grace period from the comptroller to fix values. Board member Gloria Pena motioned to approve the plan without the freeze to give schools time to figure out the change’s impact, but it failed, 4-2.

From fiscal year 2023-24 to FY 2024-25, Grapevine- Colleyville ISD’s local revenue fell about 16% while Carroll ISD’s local revenue increased by almost 12%.

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Student data

While Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Carroll ISD have yet to see enrollment come back to pre-pandemic levels, the number of students who are English learners and special education students has increased in recent years.

Student enrollment

Student statistics

2019-20 school year

2023-24 school year

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD student enrollment

GCISD

CISD

Carroll ISD student enrollment

Economically disadvantaged students

-4.7% percent change

16K

24.75%

27.14%

1.37%

1.06%

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13,565

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8,292

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12.22%

2.89%

4.21%

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12.41%

8.11%

9.23%

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STAAR passage rates decrease for grades 3-8 over last year

Standardized test passage rates declined slightly year over year among grades third through eighth in Carroll and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs, accord- ing to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results released June 14. The state and districts saw little improvement in the rates of students approaching grade level— which is considered passing—in reading and math between the spring 2023 and spring 2024 adminis- trations of the STAAR test. Statewide, students are still struggling with their math scores. The decrease in math proficiency can be attributed to learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 14 news release from the Texas Education Agency. “The continuous improvement process uses a variety of data sources to identify focus areas. Our focus is not on scores, but rather on how to help students with their individual progress and growth,” GCISD Chief Academic Officer Shiela Shiver said. The breakdown CISD continues to have some of the highest test scores across the state in reading and math. Between the six grade levels, the lowest score for CISD was 92% in seventh-grade math. The other passage rates for math ranged from 95% to 98%. Reading ranged from 95% to 99%, the highest being fourth-grade reading. Fourth- and sixth-grade reading each saw a 1% bump in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the data. CISD’s communications department did not provide a comment about the STAAR results.

A closer look GCISD continues to be above the state aver- age in both reading and math in grades third through eighth. The data shows that GCISD, like CISD, had increases in only two grade levels. For GCISD, it came in fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade math. GCISD’s reading passage stayed the same in third, went up in fourth and saw a 1% decrease in sixth and eighth grade. Math was a subject where GCISD saw a decrease in five of the six grade-levels tests, according to the data. The decreases ranged from 1% to 7%. “GCISD engages in ongoing continuous improve- ment,” Shiver said. “As student results from a variety of sources become available throughout the year, including STAAR, we use it to inform our instructional decisions and we update our board.” What you need to know The STAAR was redesigned in 2023, and how tests were graded changed in 2024. In 2019, House Bill 3906 mandated a redesign of the state’s standardized test, which was then given online. The new test also emphasized writing skills and a larger variety of questions, according to the Texas Education Agency’s website. In an effort to save money, the 2024 tests were largely graded by computers with human oversight. Parents and guardians can view their children’s individual STAAR scores, including their student’s answers for each question, on the TEA’s Texas Assessments website.

Passage rate changes, 2023-24 The data shows the change in percentage points of students who passed the STAAR between the spring 2023 and 2024 administrations. Carroll ISD Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Statewide -10 -5 0 +5 +10

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4th grade

5th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

3rd grade

4th grade

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Education

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Q&A: Education Service Center Region 11 oers training for local schools With the 2024-25 school year underway, Edu- cation Service Centers across Texas continue to provide services for school districts. Some of the school districts ESC Region 11 serves are Argyle, Arlington, Carroll, Denton, Fort Worth, Grapevine-Colleyville, Keller and Lewisville. Clyde W. Steelman Jr. is the executive director of ESC Region 11. Steelman answered questions from Community Impact explaining the history of and services provided by Education Service Centers. What is an Education Service Center? In 1967, the Texas Legislature directed that the State Board of Education provide, by rules and regulations, for the establishment and operation of regional Education Service Centers. Twenty regional service centers were established to provide

[professional development and other] services to [schools]. Where does the funding for an ESC come from? ESCs do not possess tax

Education Service Center Region 11 service area 76 Public school districts

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Get to know new GCISD board member Dalia Begin

Dalia Begin was elected as the new Grape- vine-Colleyville ISD Place 2 trustee in May as the only new member to the school board. She spoke with Community Impact in an email about what attracted her to serving on the school board and what’s on her to-do list. Why did you decide to pursue a position on the GCISD board? My desire to serve our schools started after our family relocated to Colleyville because of GCISD. With our children enrolled in GCISD schools, we are deeply committed to their educational journey and the district’s overall success. As a proud law enforcement family, community service has always been at the forefront of our values. ... Leveraging my professional background and diverse skill sets, I am dedicated to contributing significant value to the board and ensuring the continued excellence of our schools.

What are the top three things on your to-do list as a board member? I am eager to continue engaging with stake- holders ... participate in training sessions that will provide valuable insights into the workings of a school system and the challenges it faces and learn about the district and its culture to gain a deep understanding of the strategic plan, people and procedures. When you reflect on your childhood education, what are your favorite memories? Growing up, I attended international schools while living abroad. ... Many of the staff members in GCISD remind me of the outstanding educators I had the pleasure of learning from as a young student. I am very grateful for the selfless teachers and staff members who poured into my educa- tional journey and those who are doing the same today with my children.

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Carroll ISD rst day of school Carroll ISD teachers and sta returned to school Aug. 13 and kicked o the 2024-25 school year at all 11 campuses for elementary, middle and high school students. The schools’ doors opened for more than 8,400 students and 1,100 employees. Here are some important dates for CISD students: • Oct. 14 will be a school holiday. • A full week for the Thanksgiving break will be Nov. 25- 29. • Winter break starts Dec. 23 and goes through Jan. 8. • Spring break takes place the week of March 16-22. • The last day of school is May 22.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD rst day of school Grapevine-Colleyville ISD students returned to school Aug. 14 for the 2024-25 school year. After walking their children to Heritage Elementary School, parents said their goodbyes ahead of class. Teachers got to work once the rst bell sounded at 7:40 a.m., running through classroom rules with their students at the beginning of the year. Dates to know The 2024-25 instructional calendar was approved by

the district board of trustees in December 2023. The calendar includes a list of professional development days for the district and details upcoming holidays. Highlights include: • Sept. 23: First professional development day (no school for students) • Nov. 25-29: Thanksgiving break • Dec. 23-Jan. 3: Winter break

• March 17-21: Spring break • May 22: Last day of school

Heritage Elementary School Principal Jill Hemme and Counselor Michelle Laumann pose for a photo Aug. 14.

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Students and parents are greeted by sta for the rst day of school at Old Union Elementary School Aug. 13.

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Teachers welcome students for the rst day of school at Old Union Elementary School.

First grade teacher Jezzeka Sanchez leads her rst class of the new school year on Aug. 14

Students get o the bus for the rst day of school at Old Union Elementary School Aug. 13.

Kindergarten teacher Bailey Webster speaks with a student during the rst day of school Aug. 14.

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Education

Sound Starts Music Therapy serves clients with music as medicine At Sound Starts Music Therapy, music lls the air as it lters through closed doors. Opening one door could reveal a drum-guitar duo, while another room might contain a client lling in blanks during a song about how to make ramen noodles. Every room includes people reaching goals via music. The backstory Mary Altom, a board certied music therapist, opened Sound Starts Music in 2011 in her home. Samantha Lowry-Harmon, Sound Starts Music Therapy clinical director and music therapist, said Altom started giving private sessions after receiv- ing requests from parents of children at a dierent music therapy company where she worked at the time. Altom quickly outgrew her home practice and

Tyler Smith jams with a longtime student during an individual music therapy session. Throughout the session, Smith encourages social skills and prompts proper posture.

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brains and managing behavior needs,” Harmon said. “We’re ne going down rabbit holes like talking about specics of a song or artist.” Who it’s for Sound Starts has students of all ages, including stroke and traumatic brain injury patients at Baylor Scott & White. “We serve clients who don’t have a diagnosis but they are really motivated by music,” Harmon said. “They might be working on social skills or something at school.” Notable quote Harmon said she had a client who was autistic, had an obsessive-compulsive disorder and strug- gled with thunderstorms. “We song-wrote together and used an instru- ment called a thunder tube. We made a recording of it and worked on it a little every week for three months,” Harmon said. “When the next thunderstorm came along, there was no problem. They acknowledged there was a thunderstorm happening, listened to their song then went about their business.”

opened a brick-and-mortar location in Frisco, followed by a second location in Grapevine in 2019 and a third in Prosper in 2023. What’s happening Individual music therapy sessions, adapted music lessons and Little Jammers—a group music experience for young children—are oered. The company also serves at schools, neurological care, geriatric and correctional facilities. Community Clinical Director Tyler Smith said individual sessions and adapted music lessons are the two most-requested services. “Music therapy is evidence-based practices to help individuals with a need,” music therapy intern Lacey Lewis said. “It can be cognitive, academic, motor skills, social skills. [We are] using music to help work on goals that aren’t necessarily music-related.” Smith said adapted lessons are taught at a pace where students feel successful. Piano and guitar lessons are the most popular choices but ukulele, drums, voice, trumpet and more are taught. “We have experience working with neurodiverse

Multiple skills are on display as this student plays a song on color-coded bells.

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2311 Mustang Drive, Ste. 100, Grapevine www.soundstartsmusic.com

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Districts debut new CTE initiatives From the cover

GCISD career clusters and select programs of study*

CISD career clusters and select programs of study*

What’s happening?

Business and industry

Arts, audio/video technology and communications

For Speaks, the path forward for the district’s CTE programs lies in creating more connections with the community. Connecting with local businesses can open doors to new CTE pathways and internship opportunities for students, she said. One opportunity has already been opened through the district’s new CTE advisory board, which was founded in January. A parent on the board who works for aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin was able to bring some CTE engineering students in for a tour of the facility in Fort Worth, Speaks said. The advisory board will also help with the mock interviews, which are scheduled in October.

Accounting and finance

Agriculture and mechanical

Graphic design and illustration

Marketing

Animation

Yearbook

Public services

Human services, education and training

Pharmacy technician

Teaching and training

Law enforcement

Human services

Education and training

STEM

Business, marketing and finance

Programming and software

Accounting and finance services

Business management

Cybersecurity

Engineering

Entrepreneurship

*THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST

SOURCES: CARROLL ISD, GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Expected industry growth

Explained

The impact

2020 2030 (projected)

GCISD and CISD are eligible to receive weighted funding for full-time equivalent students in CTE courses, according to the Texas Education Agency. Districts can receive between 10% to 47% more funding each year for full-time CTE students, cal- culated at $6,160 per student counted in average daily attendance. • $6,776 allotted for a student who takes CTE courses not part of a state-sponsored program • $7,884.80 allotted for a student enrolled in Level 1 or Level 2 CTE courses • $9,055.20 allotted for a student enrolled in Level 3 or Level 4 CTE courses At least 55% of this funding must be used to provide CTE programs for students.

Certifications students receive from com- pleting CTE programs open up entry-level jobs for a variety of career paths, said Renee Parker, industry services unit director for Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County. “Students that have gone through a CTE program ... really have a huge advantage compared to the students that maybe didn’t go that route,” she said. Both GCISD and CISD offer a range of courses and industry-based certifications meant to give students a head start in industries expected to see job growth. For instance, GCISD awarded more than 75 healthcare-related certifications in the 2023- 24 school year.

Educational services

14,578

19,662 ( +34.87%)

Scientific and technical services

43,634

60,194 ( +37.95%)

Construction

71,042

80,765 ( +13.69%)

Transportation and warehousing

87,986

114,944 ( +30.64%)

Healthcare and social assistance

113,040

136,483 ( +20.74%)

SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF TARRANT COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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About the program

What’s next?

For CISD’s recently launched Carroll Business Academy, Jeremy Jennings, secondary math and science curriculum coordinator for the district, was selected to lead the program. “This is going to be something that when our students graduate from Carroll Business Academy, industry leaders are going to know that they’re from Carroll Business Academy because they are innovative thinkers,” Jennings said in a statement. The core business teachings will remain focused on principles of business, marketing and finance, but the program is getting a facelift based on feedback from students and faculty, according to a district news release. Students enrolled in the academy will have a chance to complete a practicum in entrepreneur- ship in partnership with local community leaders and businesses. The business academy offers a four-course pathway plus one additional course, according to the district’s website. Students enrolled in

Carroll Business Academy

Speaks and her staff are exploring more opportunities to add to GCISD’s CTE programs for the upcoming year and the following years. Speaks has met with several companies in the area, including BNSF Railway and Texas Instruments, to talk about partnering on future internship and student experience opportunities. Speaks said she hopes to see more students and more CTE opportunities in GCISD five to 10 years from now. For her, it’s about finding strong partnerships within the community that are looking for long-term stability, she said. “A lot of it is networking and just getting in front of people and having conversations,” Speaks said.

8 courses

2 honors courses

1 practicum course in entrepreneurship

5 certifications

SOURCE: CARROLL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

the academy will also have a chance to become certified in several skills, including business communication skills and Intuit QuickBooks. In 2023-24, 7,268 students were enrolled in one or more CTE courses in GCISD. CISD did not respond to requests for comment and information about additional CTE programming and enroll- ment at the district.

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Transportation

BY CODY THORN

FM 1938/Davis Boulevard to see landscaping, raised medians

The city of Southlake is moving ahead with landscaping plans on FM 1938/Davis Boulevard after a timetable adjustment by the Texas Depart- ment of Transportation. According to city documents, TxDOT is cur- rently in design to construct raised medians on FM 1938 from FM 1709/Southlake Boulevard to the Southlake city limit through Keller city limits to Emerald Hills Way in North Richland Hills. The TxDOT project was scheduled for fiscal year 2025-26 and construction would have begun in FY 2026-27, according to Southlake documents. However, in March, Southlake officials learned the timetable had been pushed up and now approval of the TxDOT project is scheduled for November 2025 and construction could start in early 2026. No end date was listed by TxDOT. The city awarded an engineering service agreement with Kimley-Horn in an amount not to exceed $125,000 for professional services for

the development of construction documents and construction phases on June 18. A closer look TxDOT does not include any beautification elements in the project, such as landscaping. Southlake would be responsible for urban design improvements, which includes plants, decorative boulders and stones, irrigation and traffic control, as similar to those on Southlake Boulevard. The city estimates it will cost $900,000 to $1 million based on the linear-foot cost of landscape improvements on similar projects, and $12,000 per year for maintaining it. What’s happening? Funding for the project is scheduled for FY 2025-26. Southlake is using Capital Improvement Program residuals, which is money from com- pleted projects returned to the general fund, to pay for the Kimley-Horn contract.

1709

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Real estate

More than 180 homes were sold and over 250 new listings were added to the real estate market during July 2024. More new listings were added in the 76262 ZIP code area than any other area. Residential market data

Average days on the market

July 2023

July 2024

+68.75%

-26.67%

-25.64%

-33.33%

76051

76034

76092

76262

377

2499

114

121

76262

76092

76051

170

Median home sales price

July

2023

2024

76034

114

121

$547,500 $914,050 $1,397,500 $1,004,160

$613,500 $862,500 $1,710,000 $645,000

76051

Homes sold by price point

76034

July 2024

76092

$1,000,000+

76262

$700,000-$999,999

$400,000-$699,999

Number of homes sold +26.5%

$100,000-$399,999

-5.88%

-28.57%

-29.47%

<$100,000

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

76051

76034

76092

76262

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Events

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Ice Cream and Wine Pairing Party Participants will taste three different wines paired with old-fashioned ice creams. • Sept. 22, 2-4 p.m. • $48 • Messina Hof Grapevine Winery, 201 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.grapevinetexasusa.com Manhattan Short Film Festival Attendees will vote for the Best Film and Best Actor awards. Finalists could qualify for the 2025 Oscars. • Sept. 27-28, times vary • $10 • Palace Theater, 300 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.grapevinetexasusa.com

September

38th Annual Grapefest: A Texas Wine Experience This event celebrating wines from all around the world is open for all ages. • Sept. 12-15, times vary • $20 (weekend pass), $10 (adults), $5 (seniors and children) • 100 N. Park Blvd., Grapevine • www.grapevinetexasusa.com/grapefest Blendy Business Hairstylist Erin Rey will host a class teaching hairstyling techniques and social media strategies. • Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • $300 • Sparrow Salon, 16 Village Lane, Ste. 100, Colleyville • www.erinrayhair.com ‘Mumentous’ goes to Sugarboo & Co. Author Amy J. Schultz is having a pop-up sale and signing of her book “Mumentous.” • Sept. 21, 2-5 p.m. • Free admission • Sugarboo & Co., 1418 Main St., Southlake • www.sugarbooandco.com

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Pop-up The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Southlake with menu items including desserts and pastries, as well as 50th anniversary Sanrio merchandise. • Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. • Free admission • Rustin Pavilion, 1400 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.sanrio.com/blogs/events/ dallas-tx-truck-west

October

National Night Out The Colleyville police and fire departments will have their vehicles for residents to explore. Festivities also include food, games and activities for all ages. • Oct. 1, 5:30-8 p.m. • Free admission • Colleyville City Park, 5201 Bransford Road, Colleyville • Facebook: 2024 National Night Out - Colleyville

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