Plans for brighter lights at Valley Creek sport complex dimmed by Flower Mound P&Z
A bright vision for the athletic complex connected to Valley Creek Church’s college campus will likely not be as bright as the church was hoping for. Flower Mound’s Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of the church’s request for an exception to the town’s outdoor lighting ordinance for its athletic comple
Their Builder Said the Lot Over the Creek Was Solid as They Come, Then...
From the back of a new custom home in Frisco's Stonebriar subdivision, a steep embankment dropped toward a creek and a golf course. After a couple first saw the house in 1998, the husband asked the builder's owner whether it would slide off the hill, court records show.
Allen’s Bravo Park Celebrates Grand Opening With Massive Fall Festival
Allen’s newest park is getting an official welcome this fall, with a day of live music, pickleball, pumpkins, food trucks and adoptable dogs planned for its grand opening. Bravo Park at Sloan Corners will celebrate its grand opening with a Harvest Jubilee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 3, at 785 Bravo Park Drive. The c
From kindergarten to disciplinary school: Texas sends kids as young as 6 to harsh...
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Aloha, McKinney: Ono Hawaiian BBQ Opens Second Texas Location
J ust months after bringing its Hawaiian-style plate lunches to Texas for the first time, Ono Hawaiian BBQ is already back for seconds. The fast-casual chain will open its second Texas restaurant Oct. 2 at 4610 W. University Drive, Suite 110, in McKinney. The location follows Ono Hawaiian BBQ’s first Texas restaurant i
One year after statewide cell phone ban, Texas school districts look to bolster restrictions...
TEXAS — This month marks one year since Texas' cell phone ban in public schools rolled out. Now, some schools want to take it a step further as they cut down more of screen time in the classroom. Richardson Independent School District is cutting down on what the district...
2 shining Dallas suburbs declared the best small cities in America
More than a dozen of the suburbs that make up the DFW Metroplex are among the best small cities to live in, according to a new WalletHub study. And two perennial favorites lead the way. In total, 15 Dallas-Fort Worth neighbors — with Allen and Flower Mound at the top...
‘A lot of noise’: North Texas residents continue push to minimize Amazon delivery drone...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Brian Rowe moved to the Sharp's Farm neighborhood in Richardson for its relative peace and quiet. Since late last year, he says it's not all that quiet anymore - thanks to the half dozen drones he hears every day. "I can be inside my home, on...
Cold Stone Creamery Plans Murphy Location
An American ice cream chain with more than 30 years of history is expanding to Collin County. According to public filings, Cold Stone Creamery plans to open a new location at 305 E. Farm to Market 544, Suite 908, inside Murphy Marketplace. Cold Stone Creamery is known for its made-to-order...
Denton barbershop owner admitted recording women in restroom, affidavit says
The owner of a Denton barbershop turned himself in after being charged with invasive visual recording for hiding a cellphone in the business's women's restroom. Jose Luis Alvarez Williams admitted to police that he used a secret FaceTime connection to screen-record people in the restroom roughly 10 times over the past
