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    Sweet Dallas couple's new Waco Airbnb is an over-the-top ice cream dream

    Amber Heckler
    Apr 7, 2023 | 3:17 pm

    A dynamic Dallas couple is promising some sweet dreams with their new dessert-themed vacation rental in Waco.

    Jessica Serna and Ismail Mpiana, wife and husband behind My Curly Adventures travel blog and My Culinary Adventures food blog, respectively, have debuted an ice cream-themed rental home called “Casa Kumwesu.”

    The name pays homage to Serna's Hispanic roots and Mpiana's Zambian-Congolese heritage. It roughly translates to “our place/our house/our village.”

    The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house spans 2,300 square feet on several acres of land, and can accommodate up to eight guests.

    Highlights from the listing include:

    • one king-sized bed, one queen-sized bed, and two single beds
    • kitchen with stainless steel appliances
    • formal dining table and long island with seating reminiscent of a soda fountain
    • coffee bar stocked with syrups and toppings in a nook with seating
    • large soaking tub
    • plush bedding in each bedroom
    • four parking spots
    • two outdoor security cameras

    But beyond the nuts-and-bolts, it's the Instagrammy design details that make the house a whimsical wonder. It's sprinkled with ice cream decor throughout, from ice cream cone seating and bathroom wallpaper to dish towels and pulls on the kitchen cabinets. On the walls, bright pastel colors and quirky patterns (one looks like "melting" ice cream) would make Willy Wonka proud. A photo-worthy ice cream cart bearing the name "Casa Kumwesu" stands outside on the patio.

    Other fun features include a full-size Ms. Pac-Man machine and a super trendy flower wall with neon sign that says, "Treat Yo' Self" over a bed.

    Mpiana says the ice cream theme wasn't due to any great love of the frozen treat (although Serna did recently have an ice cream named after her at Picole Pops). It was essentially marketing presentation that came to life.

    “Jessica was doing a keynote seminar to destinations about the importance of owning a particular niche and going all out with it,” Mpiana says. “She ended up using an example of an ice cream theme."

    As she was researching, she ended up falling in love with the colors and fun of ice cream and "just ran with it,” he says, adding that they both ended up enjoying the design process.

    It was important to them to fill Casa Kumwesu with pieces and products that support Texas businesses, they say, from beautiful custom artwork created by local artists to personal care items by H-E-B’s Field and Future line. Many items were sourced through Etsy and Instagram. For instance, kitchen towels were designed by artist Volta Voloshin-Smith (@colorsnack on Instagram), a fringe wall was done by Oh My Darling Party Co (@ohmydarlingpartyco); and Home Airbnb designer Erica Dike (@ericaoohdesigns) helped bring it all together, with a cherry on top.

    But, why Waco? Serna says its proximity between Austin and Dallas made it the perfect location for them.

    “We spend so much time passing through Waco on all our travels across Texas, and we just started to fall in love with it,” she says.

    Casa Kumwesu
      

    Photo courtesy of Casa Kumwesu

    Bright pastel colors and quirky patterns can be found throughout the house.

    The home is located minutes away from a few of Waco’s most popular spots: Magnolia Shops at the Silos, Lake Waco, and Baylor University.

    Casa Kumwesu has quietly opened for reservations via Airbnb and Vrbo. According to the booking sites, pricing starts around $550 per night (before cleaning and service fees), with a two-night minimum.

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    DART News

    DART to replace escalators at their only underground Dallas station

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 16, 2025 | 4:34 pm
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    Over the next three years, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is going to replace and refurbish six escalators and two elevators at the Cityplace/Uptown Station.

    According to a release, replacing aging escalators is a component of DART's infrastructure improvement efforts and part of their commitment to maintaining a safe and reliable transit system.

    Located at Haskell Avenue and US-75, the Cityplace/Uptown station is a stop on the Red Line, Blue Line, and Orange Line and also serves as a transfer point to the M-Line Trolley, which runs through Uptown.

    While this work is underway, train service will remain unaffected. However, riders may experience minor inconveniences during the construction period. Accommodations for ADA passengers will be provided as needed.

    To minimize disruption, no more than one escalator will be taken out of service at a time. Escalators at the station operate in pairs; therefore, when one is temporarily decommissioned for replacement, its counterpart will be designated for upward movement to assist passengers in accessing the platform without using stairs.

    Their target completion date is 2028.

    Here's a fun fact: The station is the only underground station on the DART rail system, as well as the only active underground rail station in the state of Texas. It's the stop point on a 3.5-mile tunnel that runs from downtown Dallas to SMU/Mockingbird station. Excavation began in 1991 and the station opened in 2000.

    It's a "tri-level" station with escalators to boarding platforms that are located 10 stories, or 120 feet, below US-75. There are three pairs of escalators plus two inclined elevators plus a staircase with 213 steps total.

    No public parking, however.

    Entrances to the station are available on both sides of US-75: from the Cityplace Tower office building on the east frontage road, to the left and right of the entrance to the Cityplace Tower office building; and directly across the freeway on the west frontage road, on the edge of West Village.

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