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Top Stories: ➊ – Amazon signals Frisco's Stonebriar mall getting its new 4-star store (Tuesday), ➋ – Cheezies Gourmet Grilled Cheese in Frisco closes (Monday), ➌ – Frisco ISD receives A accountability rating from Texas Education Agency (Thursday), ➍ – StreetLights Residential Breaks Ground on Phase Three of Frisco Development (Wednesday), ➎ – Frisco ISD pursues alternative solution for substitute teacher, aide shortage (Monday)

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Ezekiel Elliott Spotted on Flight From Cabo to DFW

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/17 5:59P

A fan spotted Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on a flight from Cabo to Dallas-Fort Worth Saturday morning. Elliott has missed the first three weeks of training camp while...

UNT Frisco master plan projects ‘unusually short’ timeline, potential Fields development...

Community Impact Newspaper - Frisco Local News 8/17 1:16P Elizabeth Ucles

The master plan for the University of North Texas’ Frisco campus aims to connect to the adjacent Fields development and [...] The post UNT Frisco master plan projects...

BioReference Patient Service Center opens in Frisco

Community Impact Newspaper - Frisco Local News 8/17 3:00A Elizabeth Ucles

BioReference Patient Service Center opened June 24 at 4645 Avon Lane, Ste. 235, Frisco. The center provides testing and related [...] The post BioReference Patient Service...

Frisco ISD 'Moving Dirt' on 11th High School

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/16 5:25P KAITLIN GRIFFIN

Frisco Independent School District has begun moving dirt for the construction of their eleventh high school. The new school will be built near the intersection of Stacy Road...

Football game between Plano, El Paso high schools will now be held at The Star in Frisco

Community Impact Newspaper - Frisco Local News 8/16 1:52P Daniel Houston

A football game between Plano Senior High School and El Paso s Eastwood High is back on, one day after Plano [...] The post Football game between Plano, El Paso high schools...

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VAGF meeting August 19: How to take better smartphone pictures than your kids

Art News DFW 8/16 4:47A webmaster

VAGF Monthly Meeting Monday, August 19, 7-9 PM 3rd MONDAY of each month Frisco Fine Arts Gallery, 7227 Main Street Suite 400 Frisco, TX 75034 How to Take Better Smartphone Pictures Than Your Kids The...

Students return to updated schools in Frisco ISD

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 8/15 3:01A

It's another first day back to school for thousands of North Texas students and teachers.

A Look Ahead At Highlights From The Art&Seek Calendar

Art&Seek 8/13 8:26P Therese Powell

Summer is winding down, but there s still time to get out and enjoy these lazy-hazy days. There s also plenty to enjoy in the arts this week. Escape the heat and take in a gallery or two, enjoy a film...

Business Council For The Arts’ 2019 Obelisk Award Co-Chairs And Nominees Announced

My Sweet Charity 8/13 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

Mimi Crume Sterling and Jessica Liu Beasley* Business Council for the Arts CEO Katherine Wagner revealed that the organization founded by the late Ray Nasher in 1988 will celebrate it 31st Obelisk...

Lead Senior Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church makes a surprise visit to Texas' Largest Prison

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 8/12 9:48A Kathy Beazley

On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, hundreds of incarcerated men came to the chapel at the H.H. Coffield Unit, the largest prison in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system, expecting to hear their...

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Nominate Your School for the Chance to Soar Royal Treatment

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 8/16 3:16A ChancetoSoar

Nominate your school to receive the Royal Treatment from Chance to Soar! Chance to Soar is giving YOU the chance to pay it forward by honoring a local school. Starting in September, Chance to Soar...

FCCLA Students Earn a Perfect Score at National Competition

Frisco ISD Headlines 8/14 11:11P

Centennial High School students Neerul Gupta and Rahmah Isa earned gold medals this summer at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference.

Meet the New Principals of Frisco ISD

Frisco ISD Headlines 8/14 5:32A

Frisco ISD is honored to have 10 new principals starting in the 2019-20 school year who are committed to students and the Frisco ISD community.

Frisco ISD Develops a Community-Based Accountability System

Frisco ISD Headlines 8/13 10:10P

Frisco ISD will supplement the state-issued accountability ratings with a self-reported annual holistic review of the District starting in 2020.

Broadcast Teacher Named NABJ Educator of the Year

Frisco ISD Headlines 8/11 10:34P

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) named Eva Coleman its 2019 Educator of the Year.

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Mavs Back to School Rally August 19th

Crave DFW 8/16 7:26A Steven Doyle

The Dallas Mavericks are kicking off the school year by encouraging active and healthy lifestyles in the Dallas Independent School District. This fall, the Mavericks are donating a Mavs FIT Kit to...

CraftWorks Scheduled for October Opening in Plano

Crave DFW 8/16 6:52A Steven Doyle

CraftWorks Kitchen , a new American tavern concept, will open in Plano’s LakeSide Market in October 2019. The restaurant is the brainchild of two accomplished restaurant executives, Troy Cooper and...

Special Sixty Vines Wine Dinner

Crave DFW 8/14 6:08A Steven Doyle

Sixty Vines Plano celebrates its three-year anniversary with an unforgettable Spanish-inspired wine dinner on August 21 st at 7 p.m. The menu includes five courses carefully selected to pair with...

Cinemark 'dollar theater' in Plano has closed; luxury moviehouse is on its way

Dallas Morning News (Restaurants) 8/12 5:48P Sarah Blaskovich

Plano's only discount movie theater, Cinemark Movies 10, is changing.The 10-screen moviehouse at Coit Road and W. Park Boulevard closed in late July 2019. When... Continue...

Go NOCO Loco! for DFW Restaurant Week

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 8/11 5:14A Lindsey Lyons

EarthX is encourag ing diners to Go NOCO Loco! by saying NO to plastic and Styrofoam COntainers during DFW Restaurant Week . Running August 5 through September 1, DFW Restaurant Week is the single...

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Marky Mark’s Wahlburgers restaurant chain is coming to The Star in Frisco

Dallas Morning News (Celebrity News) 8/5 7:12A Christian Burno

Mark Wahlberg and his funky bunch of a family are bringing their Wahlburgers restaurant chain to Texas for the first time.Wahlberg announced at Dallas Cowboys... Continue...

Developer of Frisco's $2 billion Wade Park is out of the deal, according to lender

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 8/16 5:42A Steve Brown

Rig's trailer crushes truck driver at Frisco construction site

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 8/15 5:01A KXAS-TV (NBC5)

Once a small food pantry, Frisco Family Services has spent 25 years growing with the city

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 8/15 4:00A Paul Cobler

Truck driver dies in Frisco after trailer overturns onto cab

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 8/14 12:35P Sarah Sarder

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Want a new Landon Home directly by the PGA in Frisco starting in the $480’s? Wow!

Update Frisco 8/17 11:55A Frisco Update

The opportunity to build a new home in Hollyhock by Landon Homes in Frisco by the new PGA golf course is here but won t last long! Recently, Landon Homes announced that they are building in the 74...

Welcome Trophy Signature Homes to Hollyhock, Frisco Springs, Majestic Gardens, Edgestone and Park...

Update Frisco 8/17 11:13A Frisco Update

Entering the DFW market, especially as a new home builder, is not an easy task! But Trophy Signature Homes just might have the ease formula that most buyers are looking for when looking for a new...

Home on the Links Ready For Luxury Leasing in Frisco

Candy's Dirt 8/17 4:15A Bethany Erickson

Although we kicked off our new luxury lease feature in Dallas, last week we hit Westlake — so what’s one more ‘burb? See More...

15 Must-See Open Houses This Weekend

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 8/16 8:51A Niki Fanara

If you’re in the market for a home in North Texas, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy your weekend with Ebby Halliday Realtors at these exceptional properties. 5614 Del Roy Drive | Inwood...

BREAKING NEWS – Toll Brothers pulls out of Edgewood in Frisco and Shaddock Homes will be newest...

Update Frisco 8/15 9:47A Frisco Update

Edgewood in Frisco has been the number 1 selling community for sales in the past 6 months. Currently Toll Brothers, Southgate and Meritage have been the builders but things are a changin . Shaddock...