How A Disappointing Airport Snack Sparked Celina’s Beloved Café
W hat started with a disappointing airport cinnamon roll has grown into one of Celina’s most talked-about cafés. The Wick, owned by Cleve and Kim Wickliffe, began as a home-based cinnamon roll venture during the early days of COVID-19. Today, it’s a full-service breakfast and lunch spot in a restored 1940s home on...
Frisco’s Rail District Gets Its First Luxury Apartments
The highly anticipated Beacon Rail District luxury apartment community is now open in Frisco’s historic Rail District, marking a major milestone in the city’s multi-million-dollar downtown revitalization plan. As the first and only residential apartment community in downtown Frisco , the Beacon offers a rare blend of...
‘Safety and compassion’: McKinney debates new rules for Downtown amid homeless concerns
MCKINNEY, Texas — In downtown McKinney, a growing homeless presence is sparking a citywide conversation about safety, compassion, and regulation. Nick Rutsis has lived on the streets of McKinney for six months while awaiting disability support. “I'm just waiting...” he says, hopeful for a more stable and permanent...
Man charged with intoxication manslaughter following fiery crash in Garland
One person is dead after they were T-boned by 18-year-old Alan Ernaldo Marmol Melendez early Wednesday morning. As of Thursday afternoon, the victim has not been identified by authorities. Melendez is charged with intoxication manslaughter. Garland Police responded to the crash around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday off South...
Dallas-Fort Worth Morning Briefing: H-E-B opens new store in Prosper
Good morning, DFW. Here's what you need to know today. Sunshine, heat and humidity return for our Thursday along with the chance of pop up afternoon showers and storms. Highs will be in the 90s but it’ll feel hotter and more like the triple digits. We continue to track a tropical disturbance in the southwest Gulf...
Mesquite PD adds commercial vehicle enforcement unit to help with 18-wheeler safety
The Mesquite Police Department now has a dedicated unit to ensure commercial vehicles operate safely. As the city sees more distribution centers, so will the 18-wheelers to haul the inventory across North Texas roadways. The specially designed and equipped Ford F-150 police vehicles, complete with six mobile scales,...
Proposed deck park project on State Highway 5 in McKinney loses $15M in federal...
MCKINNEY, Texas — A plan to build an inverted deck park on State Highway 5 in McKinney, along the lines of Dallas' Klyde Warren Park, is in limbo after $15 million in federal funding as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was withdrawn, according to the city.
Resident shares year-long experience with camper transformed into dream home: ‘It has everything I...
"I feel like there's a sense of freedom." Resident shares year-long experience with camper transformed into dream home: 'It has everything I need' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Frisco Has a New Culinary Gem That Could Redefine Dining in the Dallas ‘Burb
Step inside Palato at Hall Park in Frisco and you’ll immediately realize this is not your basic hotel restaurant. The open-concept kitchen, complete with a view of the wood-fired oven, puts the craft front and center. Recently, they leaned into their Italian roots with a Ferragosto celebration — an age-old holiday...
Frisco ISD prepares for school year as enrollment remains a challenge
Inside Frisco ISD's newly expanded Career & Technical Center, Superintendent Mike Waldrip boasted about the partnerships Frisco ISD is forming year after year to help connect its graduates to jobs. "We bring in mentors from the business community. And the students are actually learning from business professionals....