Frisco BubbleLife News

Trash Collection Resumes Thursday, Feb 2; Recycling Collection Resumes Monday, Feb 6

Frisco Texas News 1/31 11:27A

(January 31, 2023) Trash and recycling will not be collected Wednesday, Feb. 1 due to inclement weather. Trash only collection resumes Thursday, Feb 2. Place trash carts out by 7 a.m. Recycling collection resumes beginning Monday, February 6.

Texas Womens Foundation Invests $487,125 for Health Care in Rural Communities

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 1/31 4:13A Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation (TXWF) has stepped into the gap to help women and girls with health care assistance where it is most needed in rural and underserved Texas communities. As part of its Health...

Salvation Army To Provide Warming Shelters In North Texas

Local Profile 1/31 9:08A Julia Newman

As the region grips for an incoming bout of cold winter temperatures, local social service providers are preparing resources for individuals and families facing homelessness. “The Salvation Army’s warming shelters are available for as many...

285-Unit Luxury Rental Community To Be Developed In Frisco, Texas

Local Profile 1/31 8:00A Karl Morgan

A brand new 285-unit, five-story multifamily rental community has been announced to be built in Frisco, with construction scheduled to begin in February of this year. According to market news website Yahoo! Finance , the Texas-based project is a...

Winter storm warning extended through Feb. 2 in Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex

Community Impact 1/31 7:58A shamilton@communityimpact.com (S

More sleet and freezing rain is expected.

Frisco Chamber Gala presents 18 awards highlighting Frisco community, businesses

Community Impact 1/31 7:24A shamilton@communityimpact.com (S

The annual event was held Jan. 27.

DFW Chick-fil-A Restaurants Are Offering Free Chicken Nuggets

Local Profile 1/31 7:00A Kenneth Taylor

Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth-area are offering a free 5-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets entrée to customers from Monday, February 6 through Friday, February 10. Guests can visit participating restaurants and redeem their free entrée...

Winter Storm Causes Flight Cancellations, Delays Across North Texas

Local Profile 1/31 6:00A Virginia Mingorance

Southwest travelers might be experiencing flashbacks this Tuesday as the winter weather that hit the region early this week caused hundreds of flight cancellations with more on the way. The winter storm warning issued by the National Weather...

Petra Development is sole bidder for prime site in receivership in The Gate in Frisco

Dallas Business Journal 1/31 5:06A Bill Hethcock

A developer of luxury communities nationwide is set to buy 4.5 acres of land in The Gate, a partially built mixed-use project along the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco, in an acquisition expected to shift a stalled high-end hotel and condo tower...

Crashes, Traffic Issues on Icy Roads Across North Texas Amid Winter Storm

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/30 11:40P Hannah Jones and Samantha Davies

As a winter weather event continues in North Texas, drivers are urged to use caution as road conditions become more dangerous. MedStar s Chief Transportation Officer Matt Zavadsky said officials have responded to more than 100 incidents since the...

NFL's Dak Prescott and Solomon Thomas to Speak at Grant Halliburton Foundation Luncheon

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 1/30 9:56A Juliette DC

NFL football greats, Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys and Solomon Thomas of the New York Jets, will be the featured speakers for Grant Halliburton Foundations Beacon of Hope Community Luncheon on...

Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza & Taproom opens in Frisco

Community Impact 1/30 2:01P gjohnson@communityimpact.com (Gr

The fast-growing wood-fired pizza franchise opened a location in the Stonebriar Centre mall.

Public Utility Commission highlights power outage safety during winter weather

Community Impact 1/30 10:38A hnorton@communityimpact.com (Han

Temperatures are expected to fall near or below freezing in much of Texas this week, which could result in ice, downed power lines and more.

Two Tamarin Monkeys Believed to Have Been Taken From the Dallas Zoo

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/30 10:00A Frank Heinz and Brian Roth

The Dallas Zoo says two emperor tamarin monkeys are missing and that there s clear evidence the animals habitats were tampered with and that they may have been taken. On Monday afternoon, the zoo said...