New Rockwall shopping center set to open in 2010

New Rockwall shopping center set to open in 2010
By Steve Brown / The Dallas Morning News
September 10, 2009

Developer Crestview Real Estate LLC said Thursday that it will open a new shopping center in Rockwall early next year.

The Shops at Stone Creek is under construction at State Highway 205 and FM 552.

The retail center will contain about 85,000 square feet in the first phase, including a new Tom Thumb supermarket.

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Rockwall : 'To Christmas With Love' in Old Town

Christmas ornaments magically come to life in Bonney Miller's book, To Christmas With Love. The tale provided the inspiration for a lighted holiday drive in the Old Town neighborhood in Rockwall. Residents painted wooden figures representing the ornaments, ranging from a star to a donkey, for 11 yard displays that are accompanied by poetry from the book. The tour, which begins near State Highway 66 and Parks Avenue, covers about seven blocks, and some of the historic homes along the route are decked out with additional lights. The neighborhood usually hosts a holiday home tour, but residents opted for a light display this year instead.
– Ann Pinson

• The lights go on nightly around dusk through Dec. 31. From the intersection of State Highway 66 and Parks Avenue, go north on Parks and follow the signs for the tour.

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"it's getting a little easier being green..."

October 11, 2008

by Leslie Gibson

Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not easy being green,” but thanks to increasing steel prices, builders of a Rockwall medical building found being “green” wasn’t so hard.

“We were able to build a green building at almost no additional cost,” said Scott Asbury, of 3L Realty Group.

Across from Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, three medical office buildings are being constructed. Of them, 3L’s 17,000-square-foot building, which in early October was framework, will be ready for tenants in six months or less.

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3 Rockwall students named Natl. Merit Commended Students

Oct 13, 2008

Three Rockwall residents, all Richland Collegiate High School (RCHS) students, have been named Commended Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.

RCHS Principal Kristyn Edney will present letters of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, to Kyle J. Bruner, Nancy H. Tien and Chris Wiseman.

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San Martiño Winery near Rockwall feeds all the senses

October 14, 2008

By JOYCE SÁENZ HARRIS

In Spain, they'd call this wine estate a bodega. Any resemblance to winemaker Emilio Ramos' ancestral village of San Martiño in Galicia, Spain, is intentional, right down to the grapevines lining the driveway and standing in ranks on the back acreage of San Martiño Winery & Vineyards outside Rockwall. The red tile roof has a Mediterranean flair, too.

There's something else very European about this place: At San Martiño, food is a full partner in the winery experience.

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Development Concept Concerns Some In Rockwall

Sept. 5, 2008

Rockwall is considering a multiuse development, but a City Council member is concerned about how the plans would affect current landowners. The project would span 62 acres of land off of Interstate 30 near Horizon Road and Summer Lee.

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Rockwall County Town Goes 17 Years Without Tax Hike

Sept. 9, 2008

More than a dozen Texas cities may be considering a tax hike, but one Rockwall County town has not had an increase in 17 years.
Heath Mayor John Ratcliffe said the city operates with a simple philosophy: Live within your means.

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