Arlington Music Hall–A Historic Arlington TX Landmark

Arlington Music Hall is a classy historic theatre that provides an excellent entertainment venue. The 1,100 seat auditorium includes state-of-the-art sound and lighting, an expanded stage and a classic new decor. I love that the original marquee has been beautifully restored. I remember as a child going to movies at the theatre. I don’t want to date myself, but I remember my parents would drop me off with a dollar and that was more than enough to get into a movie and have snacks.

Arlington Music Hall was built in 1949 and opened in February of 1950. The theatre was considered state of the art at the time and featured a stage for bands. The opening show was the movie “Seabiscuit staring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald. Opening night live music was provided by a local band known as The Light Crust Doughboys

George Jones, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Rick Springfield, Sara Evans, Clint Black and Merle Haggard are artist who have played on the Arlington Music Hall’s stage.  Country star

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Leann Rimes got her start as a child performing in the then-popular Johnny High Revue.

Developer Burk Collins who purchased the property in 2006 provided the Music Hall a major upgrade through a $7 million renovation. Upgrades to “the Hall” included doubling the stage size and increasing seating capacity. In addition to national acts, Arlington Music Hall supports and hosts local community events like Symphony Arlington.   Click here to see a calendar of events for the music hall.

Scams That Target Senior Citizens

 

In our business, we are blessed to work with Seniors and helping them in downsizing their living situation. We have seen first-hand how unscrupulous contractors try to take advantage of our Elder clients. On more than one occasion, our clients have called contractors who they’ve trusted in the past, to come in for home repairs and were taken advantage of with outrageous quotes for the repairs. Fortunately, we were working with our clients and encouraged them to get second opinions from trusted contractors who we recommended. In one case, our client was given an estimate of over $20,000 to take care of a bathroom leak repair. Our recommended contractor ended up being able to fix the problem for just a few hundred dollars. Because we’ve seen these problems first hand, we decided to share some common scams perpetrated on senior citizens.

According to the most recent Elder Fraud Survey, the 10 common scams that target senior citizens are:

Health Care/Insurance Fraud
Scammers pose as Medicare representative to get seniors to give them their personal or financial information. Scammers are known to set up makeshift clinics

Door-to-door Sales/Repairs
Products may never be delivered or repairs never done

Funeral/Cemetery Fraud
Scammers attend funerals and aggressively demand payment for debs they claim the deceased owed them

Counterfeit Prescription Drugs
Unauthorized sites with the best prices may send ineffective or harmful drugs

Telemarketing Fraud
Offers for free prizes, health care products, low-cost vitamins. Once deal is made, the buyers information is shared with similar schemers

Fraudulent Anti-Aging Products
Scammer distributors offer bogus homeopathic remedies that do nothing or can possibly have health consequences

Internet Fraud
Pop-up browser windows will fool victims into downloading fake anit-virus software that could download a virus that could steal personal and financial information

Grandparent Schemes
Scammers will contact the senior citizen and pose as their grandchild or relative saying they are trapped in a foreign country and request cash.

Investment Schemes
From pyramid schemes to real estate investments, scammers target seniors who are looking to safeguard their cash for their later years.

Reverse Mortgage Scams
Scammers will send fraudulent letters offering to arrange a reassessment of the seniors property for a fee.

Please feel free to contact us if we can help you avoid potential fraud and provide you with resources for a second opinion.

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Vote November 5th

Tomorrow (November 5, 2013) is Election Day. There are 9 propositions on the ballot at a state of Texas level . Click here to see a sample ballot for the state propositions.

In Arlington we have one big proposition to consider, whether to expand access to alcoholic beverages. If the proposition passes on the Nov. 5 ballot, Arlington residents will no longer have to leave the city limits to buy bottles of vodka, whiskey or other hard liquor. Click here to see a sample ballot for Arlington alcoholic beverage proposition. The proposition originally started with the intention of making things easier for Texas Rangers fans who wanted to have more than the customary beer and hot dog at the game to be able to purchase wine as well.

City officials stated, “Because of how the issue is worded on the ballot — calling for “the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed drinks,” package liquor stores would be allowed to open in any area zoned for industrial or retail use as long as the site is at least 100 feet away from a public or private school, hospital, day care or church.

“Even if it was initiated by one certain group for one particular purpose, it’s going to impact the entire city,” Assistant City Attorney David Barber said. “Essentially we would be ‘wet’ if it passes for all different kinds of permits and licenses available under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, one of which is package liquor stores.”

In Arlington residents can buy wine and beer at grocery stores within the city limits. Currently if Arlington residents want to buy a bottle of hard liquor, they have to go to Dalworthington Gardens, Pantego or Fort Worth.

Tomorrow you get to decide whether Arlington will expand access to alcoholic beverages. Exercise you right as a citizen and get out to vote.

Go here to see polling locations in the city of Arlington.

 

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Vandergriff Skate Park

 

The 1st phase of the community wide skate park is underway and is expected to be ready by the end of January 2014.  The facility will feature a flow bowl, butterfly bowl and snake run for all levels of skaters.
For more information visit: 
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/24/5187323/vandergriff-skatepark-construction.html?rh=1

Live Music–Culture–Food and Shopping

Downtown Arlington is presenting the 1st Annual South Street Art Festival this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 27-29.  The free festival will be held on South Street between Mesquite St. and Mary St. and will feature 75 of the Finest Artist, 10 Prominent Local Bands and 9 Unique Local Food Vendors.   Bands will be performing all 3 days of the festival, find the band performance schedule here.

Festival Hours
Friday September 27, 2013   5pm-11pm
Saturday September 28, 2013  11am-11pm
Sunday September 29, 2013  11am-5pm

For more information go to: http://www.southstreetartfest.com/

Hope to see you there!

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New Gated Community Near Tierra Verde Golf Club

At their Sept. 3 meeting, the Arlington City Council unanimously approved subdivision developer Nathan Watson’s plan for a 40-home, gated subdivision in southwest Arlington near the city’s award-winning Tierra Verde Golf Club .

The new development, Eden Village, will be north of Eden Road and west of U.S. Highway 287.  The community is designed to complement the nearby Tierra Verde golf course and the development will feature green spaces and amenities that include walking trails and a dog-friendly park.  The average price for Eden Village homes expected to be around $280,000.  Jim Maibach, the developer’s zoning consultant said, “Other amenities planned for the subdivision, which will have a homeowners association, include wrought-iron fences, decorated wooden garage doors, a gazebo, an outdoor fire pit, a cabana and walking trails that will eventually connect with the Sublett Creek Linear Park.”

“The community will have smaller lots and amenities that should appeal to seniors seeking a high-end, secure neighborhood”, Maibach said. “A lot of people hitting in their 50s and 60s don’t want big pieces of land to take care of, they want a quality home that has two or three bedrooms and large open spaces, and they want a secure, gated community.” 

Home construction at Eden Village could begin as early as next summer.

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Record Home Sales in Dallas Fort Worth metro area

Home sales in the Dallas Fort Worth continue to set records.  In August home   sales hit almost $2.2 billion which was 2nd highest home sales volume in history for the DFW area.  The average price in the DFW area is up 10% from 2012 at $227,723.  Watch the video for more home sales information for Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie Texas.  Home inventories are also historically low, as low as 1 month in some areas.  An average market is about 5 to 7 months inventory.  It’s a great time to sell a home.

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