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The Dallas Zoo Has Been Nominated for Two USAToday Awards

Gary Don 5k Raises Money for Coach's Treatments

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Top Stories: ➊ – Fatality Accident (Plano/Frisco) (Wednesday), ➋ – 10 Tips for Camping at Big Bend National Park (Tuesday), ➌ – Newly Renovated, Adaptable Sanctuary Ushers in New Era of Growth at St. Andrew UMC (Friday), ➍ – 2408 Kittyhawk Dr #A, Plano, TX 75025, $90,000 3 beds, 2 baths (Monday), ➎ – Camp Bow Wow Plano to open in May (Saturday)

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The Dallas Zoo Has Been Nominated for Two USAToday Awards

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/19 10:00A Riley Heruska

For the first time in sixteen years, the Dallas Zoo has recently welcomed hippopotamuses to their expansive location. Through the addition of a 2.1-acre exhibit for these new arrivals, the zoo has...

Attend an Open House Meeting about Envision Oak Point

City of Plano (News Flash) 4/19 12:52P

360 Pies to open a location on Plano Parkway

Community Impact Newspaper - Plano Local News 4/19 6:30A Gavin Pugh

360 Pies will open a location at the beginning of May at 4006 W. Plano Parkway, Plano. The restaurant serves [...] The post 360 Pies to open a location on Plano Parkway...

Ballyhooed Plano food hall ticks up drinking options to 9 bars

CultureMap Dallas 4/19 4:03A Teresa Gubbins

Plano's Legacy Hall food hall is unveiling one of the final pieces of its lineup with the May opening of The Box Garden at Legacy Hall. The Box Garden is an outdoor patio and entertainment venue with...

How the DFW Area Is Celebrating Earth Day This Weekend

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 5:00P Rita Cook

Dallas does Earth Day well. In fact, Dallas EARTHx , formerly known as Earth Day Texas, is now the largest earth festival in the country, but it began just like most festivals: small and with a big...

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Tricky Fish

PlanoMagazine.com 4/18 9:39A Daniel Rockey

Tricky Fish restaurant is a hybrid. Born of ideas that didn’t fit in anywhere else, it was meant to satisfy a market hungry for complex Creole flavors, while also satiating...

10 Tips for Camping at Big Bend National Park

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 11:00A Riley Heruska

About eight hours from the DFW metroplex, nestled along the border between the United States and Mexico, lies one of the most underrated national parks in the country. Big Bend's isolated location and...

People of Plano: Patti O’Meara

PlanoMagazine.com 4/16 11:37A Wendi Hollenbeck-Loyet

Each night in North Texas, thousands of children go to sleep without a home. More than 500 homeless children are enrolled in Plano ISD. Last year, Hope Supply Co. (HSC), the...

Newly Renovated, Adaptable Sanctuary Ushers in New Era of Growth at St. Andrew UMC

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/13 7:37A Elizabeth Lenart

Both contemporary and traditional services now housed in 1,500-seat sanctuary which features state of the art technology and capability to convert to both worship styles with the touch of a few...

Why Use Native Plants in Your Yard

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 9:08A Heard-Museum

As you plan your landscape this spring (whether in a yard or in containers on a balcony or patio), take a moment to consider that your yard has the potential to have value even beyond its aesthetics....

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From Design to Delight: Necklace a Shelton Winner

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 9:00A Anne Thomas

When Katelin Gildersleeve, sister to Shelton School salutatorian Timothy Gildersleeve, wore her necklace to her high school prom at Episcopal School of Dallas on April 14, no one would have suspected...

Shelton Rocked at Stampede Auction

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/16 5:30A Anne Thomas

Shelton School Parents Association (SPA) held its annual Stampede benefit auction Saturday, March 24th at the Bomb Factory in downtown Dallas. Attendees rocked and rolled the night away with Sheltons...

Senior Dylan Bohn Named National Merit Finalist

Prestonwood Christian Academy News 4/13 9:51A

Prestonwood Christian Academy is proud to announce that Senior Dylan Bohn has been named a National Merit Scholarship finalist! With this honor, Dylan joins a group...

PCA Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization

Prestonwood Christian Academy News 4/11 3:06A

The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) recently announced the accreditation of Prestonwood Christian Academy. ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA...

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The Best Places to Grab a Grilled Cheese in DFW

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 8:00A Riley Heruska

Here in America, April 12 is an odd national holiday, but one we can all appreciate: National Grilled Cheese Day. It's time to track down some buttery bread filled with cheesy goodness in the...

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This Is Me: Embracing The Unexpected With Blogger Besties Heather And Tiffany

DFW Style Daily 4/18 5:00A Tyler Hicks

Heather and Tiffany are not your typical blogger besties. These fashionistas use their platform to encourage self-expression and serve up sage style advice to readers of all...

This Is Me: Home Cookin’ With Chef Jenna Kinard

DFW Style Daily 4/16 5:00A Tyler Hicks

A jack-of-all-trades, Jenna Kinard has dipped her toes into acting, modeling and now cooking. Kinard currently resides in Fort Worth—the city where she developed her love for...

FGI Dallas Celebrates Future Fashion Stars At Scholarship Competition

DFW Style Daily 4/13 5:00A Keyana Underwood

The local chapter of the global non-profit professional organization, Fashion Group International (FGI Dallas) will award more than $60,000 in scholarships at their annual...

This Is DFW: Glowing Up With Fashion And Beauty Blogger Christian Craven

DFW Style Daily 4/12 10:30P Tyler Hicks

Christian Craven is a creator. The 25-year-old fashionista and beauty blogger has a bold, established sense of style, but is also never afraid to mix things up. A true style...

West Dressed: The Wild Old West Meets High Fashion

DFW Style Daily 4/12 5:30A Aashni Pabley

The creative mind behind University of North Texas Texas Fashion Collection has developed an exclusive and vibrant exhibition opening today at NorthPark Center that shows an...

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Gary Don 5k Raises Money for Coach's Treatments

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 10:02A David Alvey

Hundreds of runners and walkers braved the blustery cold Saturday morning, April 14, to participate in the Gary Don 5k Run at Kimbrough Stadium in Murphy. The race was put on by the Plano East Senior...

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1925 Knob Hill Dr, Plano, TX 75023, $289,900 4 beds, 2 baths

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1814 sqft, 4 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - Cross Bend

5520 Weatherby Ln, Plano, TX 75093, $1,050,000 4 beds, 5 baths

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4587 sqft, 4 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75093

1105 Joshua Tree Dr, Plano, TX 75023, $239,900 3 beds, 2 baths

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1521 sqft, 3 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75023

4445 Burnhill Dr, Plano, TX 75024, $399,000 3 beds, 3 baths

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3070 sqft, 3 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - Stonehaven Place

1916 Switzerland Ave, Plano, TX 75025, $360,000 4 beds, 3 baths

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2736 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - Oakwood Glen

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Immune therapy doubles lung cancer survival rate

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/17 1:24A Anne Stych

New drugs that trigger a patient’s immune system to kill malignant cells can greatly improve the survival rate of people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study...

Coppell-based AMN Healthcare acquires multiple companies for over $225M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 8:30A Bill Hethcock

AMN Healthcare Services Inc., which has dual headquarters in Coppell and San Diego, has completed multiple acquisitions, including one that makes the medical staffing firm a...

Texas Health Resources alerting patients to possible data breach

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 7:22A Staff report

Texas Health Resources is alerting patients that an unauthorized third party may have gotten its hands on emails containing confidential patient information. The Fort Worth...

Shire sells oncology unit to France’s Servier for $2.4bn

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 12:44A Cat Rutter Pooley

Shire has struck a deal to sell its oncology business for $2.4bn in cash to a French pharmaceutical group, complicating the position for Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical which...

Employees jump at genetic testing. Is that a good thing?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/15 3:16P Natasha Singer

The use of screenings as an employee benefit is becoming more commonplace just as federal health agencies, researchers and physicians are wrangling over whether the tests,...

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A Truckload of Plastic Enters Our Oceans Every Single Minute—This Has to Stop

Alternet 4/18 5:45P Kate Melges, Independent Media I

Plastics are killing wildlife and harming our health. It s time for corporations to take responsibility for their packaging. Our ocean is facing a plastic pollution crisis....

Rep. Chellie Pingree: Get Ready for the 2018 Farm Bill Fiasco

Civil Eats 4/17 11:00P Chellie Pingree

I’ve always been optimistic about the farm bill. I felt very fortunate to have worked on the last farm bill with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, supporting programs...

Two Years Ago, I Was a College Student—Now I'm a Farmer and It's Completely Changed My World

Alternet 4/17 5:30P Emily Sylvestre, Independent Med

The work of farming itself is remaking and shifting the way that I approach the world. It is six in the morning and the pigs are hungry. They have gathered at the edge of...

A Smorgasbord of Healthcare Choices

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/17 8:00A Bernice Butler

At the Plano Health Fair, held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 22, at the Plano Event Center, participants will meet specialists licensed in Western medicine with a focus is...

Farm to Market Choices at 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/14 10:00A Rita Cook

The first restaurant in Dallas historic West End to serve familiar yet innovative American dishes and libations, 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is headed by executive chef John Moore, born in Houston and...