Diana Manzato's (djmanzato) Blog

City Initiates Mandatory Phase 2 Water Restrictions Mandatory Phase 2 water restrictions limiting landscape watering for Highland Village residents went into effect on Wednesday, July 27. Phase 2 prohibits residential and commercial landscape watering on Monday’s and Friday’s and restricts wateri...

Anyone out there know someone who'd like to buy (or lease) this 1 bedroom townhome in a gated community in Irving, Texas?  This community has a canal that winds through the units and this particular unit is canal front. Waterviews and waterfront for $82,500.  Lease is negotiable at this time, as ...

Good Lord!  Even the fish are dying from the heat!   Colleyville, Texas (Tarrant County) officials are blaming the unrelenting hot weather for dozens of dead fish, including catfish and bass, in Colleyville's Kimsey Park pond.   Temperatures have reached over 100 degrees for 24 consecutive days i...

Just a Little Active Rain for your Sunday.  Click on the picture for a little animation.     Have a great Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite this horrible, dry, hot weather in North Texas, Denton County agriculture agent notes that Denton County crops are okay.  Many farmers are in early stages of suffering, but not nearly as much as many other Texas county farmers. Ranchers and farmers are continuing to wonder what will happe...

This is not a new issue for real estate agents and brokers.  I've had my fill of "lookers" lately and here's yet another one trying to get me to open a door. I've had a gentleman call me insistently for the past couple of days wanting to view one of my listings. Normally, that makes me excited, b...

Between the crazy heat and the crazy real estate transactions in the last couple of years....I thought this little paragraph might be applicable.  :::smile:::   I have been to a lot of places, but I have never been in Cahoots. Apparently you can't go there alone. You have to be in Cahoots with so...

  Texas Woman’s University, in Denton, Texas, students are working with the Denton County Friends of the Family Thrift Store to host “Let’s Give to Make a Difference,” a donation drive and community event from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. (July 23rd). Ashfanelia Pope, a senior social work major, said...

Today I'd like to introduce another historical property.  This property is located on 1018 W. Oak, Denton, Texas. The property was built in 1939 and designated as historical in December, 1994.  This residential home is built in the Bungalow/Craftsman style of architecture.   Typical of the "Bunga...

According to the Lewisville Leader local newspaper, Dr. Georgia Caraway is retiring today after 15 years as the Executive Director of the Denton County Museums. Dr. Caraway has been dedicated to antiques, art, and museum history for a long time. I actually took some classes from her about 13 year...