Vinyl records making a comeback

Tue, Sep. 23, 2008
By BILL HANNAbillhanna@star-telegram.com

Sales jumped 77 percent in the first half of this year compared with last year, according to Billboard

Given the turbulent state of the music industry, Record Town probably shouldn’t be in business anymore.

But the family-owned music store across the street from Texas Christian University has received an unexpected lifeline from what it has been selling since it opened 51 years ago: vinyl records.

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Mortgage rates drop, and demand goes up

Tue, Sep. 23, 2008

By ANDREA JARESajares@star-telegram.com

The phones are busy at local mortgage companies.

The average rate for a mortgage loan dropped suddenly two weeks ago after the government stepped in to take over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for much of last week, buyers could get loans under 6 percent.


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Rufe Snow options come with a price

Friday, Sep. 05, 2008

By SARAH JUNEK

Less could mean more when it comes to Rufe Snow Drive.

Funds to pay for half of the cost to expand Keller’s north-south Rufe Snow to six lanes were approved by voters in the 2006 Tarrant County bond package. Bringing the number of lanes between Barbara Lane and Rapp Road to four, an option favored by the Keller City Council, will likely reduce the amount of county money the city could receive, leaving Keller taxpayers shouldering more of the cost over time.

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New Texas law: Get marriage counseling or pay up

For those planning to get married anytime soon, prepare to pay a lot more for a license or else spend time in a relationship class.

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