At 5 p.m. the University Park City Council will consider the Legacy Hillcrest proposed rezoning. If you are so inclined, check out the agenda here.

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.

Our buddy Max Fuqua let us know of a great experience he had while dealing with the city government. It seems the traffic signal at Milton and Hillcrest never senses Max’s presence while he’s on his bike, leading to perilous trips across Hillcrest. We’ll let him take it from here.

I sent a service request through the City website yesterday, all the while thinking it would take weeks for them to get to something small like this after all the problems the record snowfall recently caused. To my surprise, this morning I got a call from a UP traffic engineer, who ...read more

The key to quickly finding a parking spot at Snider Plaza is ___________.

If you’ll hop on the way-back machine for a second, you’ll recall that last December the University Park City Council deferred an across-the-board smoking ban to the Commercial-Retail Advisory Committee for revisions. 

Well, the revised ordinance was considered and approved by the council last night. It’s by no means the same ordinance, and while it bans smoking in all public buildings in the city, it has several provisions for retail tobacco stores.

The ordinance states that cigar shops and the like must provide separate HVAC and ventilation systems “that prevent the commingling of air with other businesses, common areas, hallways and tother non-smoking ...read more

Before you start redecorating your home, be sure to clean out your pantry! For every canned food item shoppers bring into Nest in Snider Plaza, they’ll get one percent off their entire purchase through Feb. 27. Shoppers can donate up to 40 food items for a maximum of 40 percent off in-store items, and up to 20 food items for a maximum of 20 percent off custom orders. It also applies to reduced-price merchandise, which could mean up to 75 percent off! If you’ve ever perused the chic furniture selection ...read more

If you read my story on Snider Plaza parking issues and you got the impression that Amore is closed for lunch every day, I’m sorry. In fact, Amore is open for lunch Monday through Friday, so you can get your Italian fix right about now.

I wonder how many girls and women discovered during the recent snowstorm and its slushy aftermath that Uggs are not, in fact, waterproof.  Really, they are more for show than go all the way around.