Archive for 2006
Forney ISD a “Model for Security in Schools”
No matter where you might stand on the upcoming Forney ISD Bond Election, all residents of Forney should be proud of a recent article in the Dallas Morning News. On the front page of this past Sunday’s paper, the News ran an article titled Forney a Model for Security in Schools.
The article discusses the [...]
Posados in Forney?
A reader emailed me this morning; apparently I’m not the only one who’s excited about the possibility of a Posados in Forney - he contacted Posados and asked if they had a timeframe for when they might be opening in Forney. Their response was that they didn’t have a timeframe at this time, but that [...]
Indoor Sports Facility
The building the Scratch and Dent Furniture store used to be in on Highway 80 will soon reopen, but as an indoor sports facility. In addition to a shop, weight training and aerobics, the facility will be setup for several indoor sports for kids, and will have indoor 4 on 4 soccer, indoor baseball and [...]
Random Forney Development News
As much as I hate to admit it, the Aggies manage to do something I find useful from time to time - Texas A&M has a Real Estate Center that tracks development and real estate trends, with a special focus on Texas real estate. Here’s a convenient link that will search their archives for all [...]
Chase Bank, Jiffy Lube Coming to Forney
This evening the Forney Planning & Zoning Commission meets to discuss 10 different development projects, including the site plan for a Jiffy Lube in Shafer Plaza (I believe Shafer Plaza is across the street from WalMart, near where the Sonic is. Feel free to contact me if that’s not correct, though!) as well as a [...]
Hospital in Forney - Summer 2008
Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted any news; I’ve actually been in the process of completing my move to Forney, so things have been busy. However, as many of you may have heard, there’s been an official announcement - Forney is getting a hospital! The Dallas Business Journal ran a story on September [...]
Quick Updates
Just a quick update - I’ve added two new pages to the blog that you can access without having to go through each particular blog post - the “Stores Open & Opening” page where I’ll try to condense and update all of the information concerning new businesses, stores, restaurants and more that may be opening [...]
Stores and Restaurants Opened & Opening
If you’ve driven down Highway 80 east of Dallas any time in the past year or two, you’ve no doubt noticed Forney’s explosive growth. Already, since the brand new, 186,715 square foot WalMart opened in May 2005, Forney has also added a Lowe’s Home Improvement store, a Starplex movie theater, a Sonic Drive-In, a Wendy’s, [...]
Welcome to our blog!
Hello, and welcome to ‘Twenty Peaceful Minutes’, a new blog about life in Forney, Texas. Soon after moving to Forney, I realized there wasn’t one solid place on the Internet where residents and the general public could go for news on all the exciting new development in Forney. I had stumbled across a few different [...]
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