The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society has just named the five stops on its eighth annual Historic Home Tour, coming April 10.

And they are (drum roll, please): 4611 Arcady Ave., 3501 Beverly Drive, 3404 Southwestern Blvd., 3510 Drexel Drive, and 3409 Harvard Ave., which is pictured below*.

*Per reporter bias, because I love the porch.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the start of the tour, and can be bought early at certain Tom Thumb and Simon David stores, or by contacting the PCH&PS office at ...read more

Two big University Park City Council meetings happen at 5 p.m. today and tomorrow. 

Tonight the Council will have a hearing on the proposed rezoning and conceptual site plan of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The parking lots north of SMU Boulevard have been a real sticking point for the community. If you’ll recall, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the plan last month with several provisions. 

Tomorrow night, the Council will vote on the proposed rezoning of the Chase Bank property at Daniel and Hillcrest Avenues. The Legacy Hillcrest plan didn’t pass muster with the P&Z Commission.