Community News

You’ve toured the Lago Mar models, talked to the builder’s representative and settled on the perfect floor plan. What comes next? Probably the most exciting part — a visit to the design center. Design centers are where you let your personal style show. It’s where you pick out the flooring, cabinets, counters, upgrades and options that make your home uniquely y ...

Early last year, the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center in Texas City was roaring with women in flapper-style dresses and men in dapper attire as they attended the 1920s-themed Dickinson ISD Education Foundation Gala, raising tens of thousands of dollars for teaching grants, scholarships and recognition programs that promote success for students and staff. This year, ...

If you like the idea of a vegetable garden more than the effort of maintaining a gardening plot, have we got a solution for you. Container gardens! Container gardens take up less space and are easier to care for than your normal vegetable garden. Not only will you be using a spade less you may find pest management easier. If one plant gets a disease, it won’t spread ...

With arctic temperatures that left many with dead landscaping, many questioned if February’s winter blast would do the same to the famed Texas wildflower season. It looks like just the opposite is happening. According to a recent news report, the snow acted as a blanket for the wildflower seeds, watering them as they melted. Steady rain and temperatures below 80 deg ...

ARM. PMI. APR. HOA.  Home buying has its own vocabulary with acronyms and terms you aren’t likely to hear in everyday conversation. If you are buying your first home, not knowing the lingo can be nerve-wracking. To help you crack the code, we’ve put together a list of the terms you will hear the most. Adjustable-rate Mortgage (ARM) – This is a mortgage option w ...