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Additional Volunteers Needed at St. Andrew UMC's 11th Annual Prom Closet

Teta’s Last Pouring Workshop Feb. 16

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Top Stories: ➊ – Plano man gets 13 years for promising man $50 for sex with 13-year-old daughter (Sunday), ➋ – New dessert shop in Plano swirls out hottest new trend in ice cream (Wednesday), ➌ – First look: Plano's Collin Creek mall reimagined as mixed-use project (Wednesday), ➍ – Former Plano Student Charles Kinder to Star on NCIS (Tuesday), ➎ – John Tesar’s Knife Burger Departs Legacy Hall (Monday)

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Chefs' exit from Plano food hall tops this week's 5 hottest headlines

CultureMap Dallas 2/16 4:00A Stephanie Allmon Merry

Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. 1. Chef John Tesar's Knife Burger and others bail on Plano Legacy food...

Lone Star Politics: Plano Mayor on Property Tax Relief Proposal

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 2/15 11:29A

Lawmakers have been very clear that school finance and property tax relief are a priority this Legislative session. Collin County Commissioners passed a resolution backing the House and Senate bills...

Related: Lone Star Politics February 17, 2019 NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat)

Additional Volunteers Needed at St. Andrew UMC's 11th Annual Prom Closet

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/14 6:51A Elizabeth Lenart

St. Andrew United Methodist Church is Hosting the 11 th Annual PROM CLOSET ( no cost and open to any girl from anywhere! ) on Feb. 19, 20, 21, and 23 , and there are multiple 2-hour volunteers spots...

Pizza Americana cuts Richardson its own slice of gourmet-caliber pies

CultureMap Dallas 2/14 11:02A Teresa Gubbins

The latest pizza player of note has opened in Richardson: Pizza Americana, a restaurant serving pizza, pasta, salads, and ice cream, has opened in a former Burger King at 800 W. Arapaho Rd. The...

Private equity giants buy into Plano kidney clinic group

Dallas Business Journal 2/14 7:52A Jon Prior

Plano dialysis provider U.S. Renal Care has received new backing from a group of private equity firms led by Boston’s Bain Capital. Private equity has long invested in the...

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Plano robotics team rebuilds wheelchairs

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 2/14 6:47A

A group of Plano middle school students used their heads to give with their hearts. They're called the Smarty Party.

North Texas Arts Sweep 2019 Grants from National Endowment for the Arts

Art&Seek 2/14 4:50A Nusaiba Mizan

Fourteen North Texas arts organizations received National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant money this year. The NEA awarded North Texas arts organizations in Dallas, Fort...

Teta’s Last Pouring Workshop Feb. 16

Art News DFW 2/14 3:45A webmaster

Last Pouring Workshop Sat, Feb. 16 10-4:00. Location: Skypony Gallery The Shops of Willow Bend, 6121 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093 This will be the last Pouring workshop scheduled by for the...

DFW Spring Break

Plano Family eGuide 2/14 2:48A Valerie

DFW Spring Break DFW Spring Break: When do local school districts observe spring break? Over the past few years, Family eGuide has published a list of when some of the largest school districts in DFW...

W.W. Fairfield’s Bar & Grill Set to Reopen in Plano

PlanoMagazine.com 2/13 6:51A Ashley Madonna

A longtime Texas country music venue is coming back onto the scene. This time, it’s taking up residence in Plano. W.W. Fairfield’s Bar & Grill will reopen its doors with a new...

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Shelton Takes You Into the Woods

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/12 10:00A Anne Thomas

Shelton Theatre Arts Department presents James Lapine and Stephen Sondheims Into the Woods February 14 17. The musical production is a sophisticated dark comedy set in a magical world of fairy...

Alcuin School Italian Night Draws Record Crowd

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/12 7:38A Alcuin School

Alcuin Schools Italian Night was a huge success drawing a record crowd of more than 500 attendees for a festive evening of family fun in the schools gym on Jan. 27. The annual gathering was indeed a...

Along with Four Early Signees, PCA Celebrates Largest Football Signing Class in School History

Prestonwood Christian Academy News 2/7 2:55A

On Feb. 5, 2019, Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) honored six student athletes who signed Letters of Intent to play football at the collegiate level. Four other PCA players...

Monster Yogurt to Collect Books in Support of National Education Associations Read Across America

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/5 12:55A Ava Skipowrth

BOOKS TO BE DONATED TO LOCAL LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS DALLAS, TEXAS, January 25, 2019 Monster Yogurt is gearing up for Read Across America, February 1 - March 2, 2019 at all locations including: Dallas,...

Primrose + City House 2019 Community Service Project

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/4 3:52A Dr. Pratiksha Rigley

This weekend, the Explorers students at my Plano and Frisco schools, along with their families, teachers, and school leadership teams came together to make TONS of bags for the children at City House...

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An Eater's Guide to Dallas

Eater Dallas 2/15 2:51A Amy McCarthy

An unofficial, highly opinionated guide to dining in the Big D Since its portrayal in the eponymous and infamous 1970s-era soap opera, Dallas has seen an incredible amount of change. The home of...

Richardson’s Newest Pizza Joint Serves Up Italian and American Pies

Eater Dallas 2/13 5:30A Rachel Pinn

Pizza Americana offers up brick-oven pies, salads, and pastas, with Botolino Gelato soft serve for dessert. Pizza Americana opened its doors somewhat quietly about a week ago at 800 W Arapaho Road,...

John Tesar’s Knife Burger Departs Legacy Hall

Eater Dallas 2/11 3:00A Amy McCarthy

Seven local chefs have departed the stall since its 2017 debut Last week, notably outspoken chef John Tesar announced that he was pulling his burger stall Knife Burger out of Legacy Hall, pointing to...

Get Ready For An Onslaught of Chicken Salad to Hit DFW

Eater Dallas 2/7 8:01A Alaena Hostetter

15 locations of Chicken Salad Chick are headed this way An onslaught of chicken salad is en route to Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to a local franchisee of Chicken Salad Chick who plans to bring 15...

A New Hawaiian Barbecue Destination Debuts in The Colony Next Week

Eater Dallas 2/7 4:49A Alaena Hostetter

Shaka Hawaiian BBQ will also have katsu, kalbi, and more Asian fusion dishes on deck Shaka Hawaiian BBQ will bring a drive-through for succulent grilled meat, chicken katsu, and kalbi short ribs to...

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Grace Byers to Speak at 2019 the Elisa Projects 2019 Life Lessons Luncheon

DFW Style Daily 2/14 10:23A Sierra Johnson

With February rolling on by, it’s safe to say that we’re not in “new year, new me” territory anymore. We here at DFW Style Daily do hope that you have continued making those...

Dallas Fashion Label Wins “Rising Star” Award by Fashion Group International in NYC.

DFW Style Daily 2/12 6:50A Dyllan Chavez

It doesn’t matter where you come from. All that matters is where you’re going. This couldn’t be truer for Daniel Mofor, a Dallas designer and founder of the fashion label, Don...

Valentine’s Day Glam with Blue Mercury

DFW Style Daily 2/11 10:12A My-Han Duong

With Valentines Day right around the corner, we ve gathered some beauty essentials to get you ready for the occasion. Whether you re celebrating the day with your significant...

Fashion Icons: A Trip to Americana Past

DFW Style Daily 2/6 5:53A Aman Dhaliwal

It’s 1935. A slender, handsome man, impeccably dressed in a fashionable tailored suit, with slicked hair unperturbed by the pacific winds, rushes headlong down a street in...

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Plano East Baseball Alumni Homecoming Game March 15

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/10 12:08P David Alvey

Former Players and Fans Invited to the March 15 Plano East Baseball Alumni Homecoming Game Head Coach Jordan Byrd and the Plano East Baseball Booster Club invites all former PESH Baseball players...

PCA Celebrates Largest Football Signing Class in School History

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 2/7 2:38A Katie McDonald

On Feb. 5, 2019, Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) honored six student athletes who signed Letters of Intent to play football at the collegiate level. Four other PCA players had signed on Dec. 19,...

First look: Plano's Collin Creek mall reimagined as mixed-use project

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 2/13 8:17A Steve Brown

Plano office project sells to New York and Texas investors

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 2/13 4:44A Steve Brown

Plano man gets 13 years for promising man $50 for sex with 13-year-old daughter

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 2/10 9:26A Sara Coello

Related: Plano man who promised undercover cop $50 to have sex with teen girl gets 13 years Dallas Morning News (Golf)

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3820 Dutton Dr, Plano, TX 75023, $369,900 4 beds, 3 baths

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2634 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75023

5924 Turtle Creek Dr, Plano, TX 75093, $947,900 4 beds, 5 baths

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4638 sqft, 4 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75093

6713 Denali Dr, Plano, TX 75023, $575,852 4 beds, 3 baths

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3004 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75023

1504 Sylvan Dr, Plano, TX 75074, $199,900 3 beds, 2 baths

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1356 sqft, 3 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - Armstrong Park

3224 Wells Dr, Plano, TX 75093, $400,000 4 beds, 3 baths

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2531 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Plano, TX - 75093

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Green Living and Design Expo in Addison

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 2/15 2:00A Bernice Butler

Green Living & Design Expo convenes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 23, at the Addison Conference and Theatre Centre to introduce the green living alternatives and solutions available in our local...

East Texas-based seafood chain closes its second Fort Worth location in four months

DFW.com Chowtown 2/14 6:59A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

The Catch, a Tyler-based seafood chain that entered the North Texas market with a Burleson location in 2016, and then quickly added locations in Arlington and Fort Worth ......

World War II veteran is 102 years old, and he’s still cutting a rug on the dance floor

DFW.com Chowtown 2/12 9:51A By Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-te

The Eunice Activity Center in Arlington was crowded on a recent Friday night when dozens of people came to celebrate Dan McGrew’s 102nd birthday. “He has quite a history, and...

Matt McCallister’s Neighborhood Restaurant Homewood Won’t Open Until March

Eater Dallas 2/12 2:30A Amy McCarthy

The much-anticipated eatery was originally set for a ‘tentative’ February debut After “ tentatively” planning to open the doors in early February , chef Matt McCallister has officially pushed back the...

Local sports anchor’s 3-year-old son with cerebral palsy learns to ‘fly’

DFW.com Chowtown 2/11 11:02A https://www.star-telegram.com/en

NBC 5 sportscaster Pat Doney tweeted video of his 3-year-old son Hudson, who has cerebral palsy, at Fort Worth’s Urban Air Park taking an indoor skydiving lesson. You couldn’t...

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