Stonebriar Centre surpasses 25 years in Frisco
There are 11 retailers in the Stonebriar Centre food court. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact) Stonebriar Centre, a GGP property, opened in August of 2000 in Frisco. The 1.7 million-square-foot center was anchored by Nordstrom, Macy’s and JCPenney, which are still open today. Multiple non-anchor tenants—including...
Williams Sonoma closes in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre
Williams Sonoma closed in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre in January. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact) Williams Sonoma recently closed in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre, according to store signage. The store sold professional-quality cookware, bakeware and gourmet food. Also of note. A Williams Sonoma is slated to open in...
NTxBio’s $31M expansion to Plano’s Legacy district on pause
NTxBio was set for Plano's Legacy district. (Sky Eyes/Community Impact) Plans to build a $31 million biomanufacturing facility in Plano’s Legacy district are on pause, according to a statement from NTxBio CEO Joan Haab. The project, supported by a $1.48 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant, was expected to create...
New memoir ‘Homeschooled’ tells the story of an education interrupted
Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him out of public school in Plano. She worried his teachers were stifling her son’s creativity and decided to start homeschooling him. But Merrill Block was largely left to his own devices and his mother’s erratic whims. He details this...
Prosper Police Chief Doug Kowalski Announces Retirement After a Storied 49-Year Career in Law...
After nearly half a century of dedicated service in law enforcement, Prosper Police Chief Doug Kowalski has declared his intention to retire, closing a distinguished 49-year career. Kowalski's journey began in 1975 with the New York City Police Department and spanned various roles, including Deputy Chief with the...
Ice cream and aircraft: 14 business updates in central, East McKinney
Stella’s Ice Cream opened Jan. 7 in McKinney. (Courtesy Stella’s Ice Cream) Interested in news from businesses in the McKinney area? Check out 14 businesses now open, coming soon and other updates from the areas of central and East McKinney. This list is not comprehensive. Now open. 1....
Yardi Rides Tech Caravan To Plano With Multi-Floor Liberty Mutual Campus Deal
Real-estate software firm Yardi is grabbing a multi-floor slice of Liberty Mutual’s office campus in Plano, joining a growing wave of tech and services companies steering toward the city’s suburban corporate hubs instead of downtown towers. The move adds fresh momentum to the Legacy West and Granite Park corridor,...
As North Texas warms, plumbers warn water damage risk is just beginning
DENTON, Texas — Walking into her kitchen, Haley Slovak knew something was wrong almost immediately. “Kind of nerve-wracking,” she said. Water was spreading fast, flooding through the room. Unsure what to do next, Slovak called for help as the situation escalated. Plumber Todd Jenson arrived quickly, but he says...
Report: Attorneys request delay in capital murder trial of Christopher Preciado
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Christopher Preciado is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Savannah Soto, Matthew Guerra and their unborn trial. On Wednesday, a Bexar County judge will decide whether a reset for the trial is given at the request of Preciado’s defense team. A...
Heartbreak in Frisco as second teen dies from Sunday’s sledding accident
Frisco is grieving after 16-year-old Gracie Brito died Tuesday night from injuries suffered in a sledding accident that already claimed her best friend, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Angle.
