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Additional Resources
The Prosper Parkside community is also covered at
- Instagram: Parkside Prosper
- Nextdoor: Parkside Neighborhood
- Facebook: Private Group Parkside
- Zillow: Parkside Community
- City Data: for Prosper
Publications
The following (online) magazines & sites cover the surrounding area - and have event lists, recommendations, etc.
- Community Impact: covering Celina & Prosper
- Local Profile: covering Collin County
- Plano Magazine: covering... Plano (mainly)
- D Magazine: covering the larger DFW area
- Life in Celina: covering all Celina events
Government
Not all the government / town website, but just a few that are extremely useful if you have some time to read
- Plano comprehensive plan - the planned evolution all the way to 2050 !
Other Resources
Texas Native Plants at the Water is Awesome site.
Visit Dallas - The Official Dallas visitors resource.
Looking for some new bars and restaurants ?
Take a look at the yearly refreshed list of 100 best bars by Dallas Observer (updated July 2023) or go here for just the new spots on the 2023 list. Want to open a bar yourself ? Read-on.
Or you could try some of the "Best Take-Out Restaurants in Plano" (January 2021)
Or stick with the established great eats...
Panera Bread Order lunch from their website or through the App - or just order and enjoy in the restaurant at Gates of Prosper.
Where to sell (and buy) second hand items...
Ebay - most popular auction site
Offerup - focused on local resales within the mileage range that you spicify
Facebook Marketplace - connect with local sellers
Varagesale - online garage sale with local listings
Nextdoor Local Listings - like Facebook Marketplace, but within the Nextdoor community
Restyle Women's Consignment Boutique - 8700 Main St, Frisco, TX 75033
Furniture Buy Consignment - 7164 Technology Dr, Frisco, TX 75033
Cornerstone NCT Resale Boutique - 861 N Coleman St # 100, Prosper, TX 75078
Grace Bridge Resale Center - 221 W Pecan St, Celina, TX 75009
Frisco Resale - 9125 Dogwood St Ste. 200, Frisco, TX 75033
Products and services recommended and/or reviewed by Parkside HOA residents
Some specific product recommendations as referenced throughout this site...
Although our homes were build in 2018 and later, it seems that our builders like to continue to use incandecent and halogen lights - instead of doing the right thing for the environment and your electricity bill and use equivalent LED light bulbs. For the light fixtures you choose yourself you likely were smart enough to think about energy costs and pick LED bulbs but... it's very likely that build-in cabinet lights and others are still 'old' technology - and as such will burn out quickly and consume multiples of what they should in terms of KWatts.
- When your cabinet (and hood) halogen lights start failing, check here for some discounted replacement LED lights - i.e. GU10 50W Halogen equivalent replacements on Amazon (~$14 for 6 !).
- For in-ceiling lights, check out the 100W equivalent E26 full size bulbs on Amazon (~$23 for 4)
- Tip: whenever you order LED lights, do specifically check for the light 'temperature' which is an indication of the kind of white light (i.e. natural or warm white or the cold white variant).
Looks like a lot of homes were installed wih the Honeywell AC systems, using centralized air filters up in the attic. These use the 20x25x4 filters which can be quite expensive, so make sure you look at these quality (and affordable) replacement options...
FilterBuy 20x25x4 MERV 13 Pleated AC Furnace Air Filter
If you are looking for some expensive gifts... look for the speakers and the table in this David Guetta guest house setup...
The speakers are Barefoot SOund MicroMain27s and will set you back about $10,000. The table ? 8 meters long...