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Heritage Farmstead Museum to present new Lights on the Farm holiday event

VolunteerNow's 7th Annual Voly in the Park

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Bikers in Wonderland: Eat. Ride. Give
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Trinchero Family Estates Wine Dinner at Sea Breeze
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Handout Food to Plano ISD Families in Need
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Plano Police Lieutenant Passes Away Due To COVID-19 Complications

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 9/17 2:20P News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) Plano Police are mourning the loss of one of their long-time colleagues. The department announced Friday, Sept. 17, the passing of Lieutenant Earnest Oldham. Lt. Oldham died...

Summit Seeks Holistic Approach to Ending Hunger

NBC DFW 9/17 1:41A Deborah Ferguson

The pandemic exposed an unprecedented need for food in North Texas and the vulnerability of working families. One paycheck, we knew could put them into a food crisis or into...

Renter Faces Sticker Shock: $750 Rent Increase

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/16 12:45P Maria Guerrero

It’s another sign of the red-hot housing market in North Texas. Renters across our area are reporting major ‘sticker shock’ when it comes to rent increases. In one case, by...

VolunteerNow's 7th Annual Voly in the Park

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 9/16 7:41A Kristi Bare

VolunteerNow hosted nearly 2,5000 attendees and 40 nonprofit organizations at its 7 th annual Voly in the Park event, the largest volunteer festival in North Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, from...

Gateway Church and World Relief to collect Welcome Kits for Afghan refugees relocating to NTX

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 9/16 6:34A Kathy Beazley

With the ongoing unrest in Afghanistan and refugees arriving to the United States, it is important to provide life-changing humanitarian relief to those in need. Gateway Church, in collaboration with...

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10 Things to know about the 2021 State Fair of Texas!

Tanya Foster 9/19 11:00A Tanya Foster

EEK! We're just days away from the opening of the 2021 State Fair of Texas ! I don't know about you but I certainly missed Big Tex in 2020. Yet one more thing that was a victim of the pandemic......

Collin County adopts budget and property tax rate; Frisco prioritizes parks and trails development,...

Community Impact 9/18 2:00A

Read the most popular business and community news from the past week from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Are Golden Goose Sneakers Worth It?

Brighton The Day 9/17 11:00P alyssa McDaniel

Hey friends! I ve been meaning to write this post for forever and am finally making a point to do it because it s honestly one of my most asked questions are Golden Goose...

Heritage Farmstead Museum to present new Lights on the Farm holiday event

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 9/17 6:40A Amy Crawford

For one month this holiday season, Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano will be bedazzled with more than one million twinkling holiday lights and filled with animated yuletide displays as part of the...

Captain Car Wash coming to Plano after council approves zoning request

Community Impact 9/17 9:52A

The Plano Planning and Zoning Commission said the car wash does not align with the Spring Creekwalk master plan and recommended council deny the zoning request, according to...

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Plano school placed in lockdown after photos showing a student with rifle fuel social media furor

Dallas Morning News (Education) 9/17 8:56A Corbett Smith

Plano West Senior High, one of the area’s largest high schools, was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a photo apparently showing a student with a rifle circulated on...

Here are the latest Plano ISD COVID-19 case numbers among students and staff

Dallas Morning News (Education) 9/15 8:57A Teri Webster

Mask requirements still remain in place.

North Texas Students Missing Class Time As State Deals With School Bus Driver Shortage

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth 9/15 1:51A Education – CBS Dallas / Fort Wo

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — The latest concern for parents sending students back to campuses is figuring out to get them to in-person classes because of the lack of school bus...

School bus driver shortage causing delays of half-hour and more in Plano ISD

Dallas Morning News (Education) 9/14 8:39A Teri Webster

Plano ISD is offering $21 an hour to fill the part-time roles.

Plano ISD tax bills expected to increase for many residents, despite lowered tax rate

Dallas Morning News (Education) 9/13 3:21A Teri Webster

A fee hike of about $169 is projected for the average homeowner.

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Popular Thai Soups Worth Trying

Asian Mint 9/17 10:40A stephanie@asianmint.com

Everyone loves a bowl of delicious soup – especially as the weather begins to cool off. As a side dish or the main course, Thai soups feed the soul and warm the body. The best...

2021 Thanksgiving Giveaway

Minnies Food Pantry 9/17 7:11A Brittany Shaver

Each year Minnie s Food Pantry hosts an annual Thanksgiving giveaway where volunteers and community sponsors come together to distribute complete Thanksgiving meals (including...

Texas Wines, Texas Bold

Texas Wine Lover 9/16 3:34A Jeff Cope

Updated: September 16, 2021 We all know Texas wines are excellent! Now is the time to share it to everybody! Go to the Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association web page to share...

Jesse Villarreal of Whisper Path Cellars Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 9/15 7:46A Jeff Cope

Some Texas wineries have tasting rooms and others make their wine and sell it in other tasting rooms. The latter is what Whisper Path Cellars currently does and what great wine it is. Behind that wine...

Fairmont Dallas Announces EMBER Pop-Up Bar with Art & Menu by Sous Chef Katie Symons

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 9/14 5:44A Culver Public Relations

Fairmont Dallas, the iconic hotel located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, welcomes you to EMBER, its new pop-up bar featuring art and a new food and beverage menu by...

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2 WAYS TO STYLE ONE OF FALL’S HOTTEST COLORS- OLIVE GREEN

The Middle Page 9/17 2:52A Cathy Williamson

2 WAYS TO STYLE ONE OF FALL S HOTTEST COLORS-OLIVE GREEN Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you ve had a great week! How are you all doing I mean, really doing? I think I am, for the most part, an upbeat...

MATCHING KNIT SET

The Middle Page 9/14 3:21A Cathy Williamson

MATCHING KNIT SET Hello, ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend! The weather was so beautiful here in Dallas, and I spent a good bit on my porch, but it was pretty boring around here (because of...

PLAID

The Middle Page 9/10 3:34A Cathy Williamson

Happy Friday, gang! Well, this week flew by (I guess because it was short)! I was supposed to attend a fashion show yesterday at Neiman Marcus, but it looks like I won t be going anywhere for a few...

16 Classic fall jackets

Krystal Schlegel 9/7 12:34P krystal

I ve got you covered with 16 classic fall jackets for every occasion including morning walks, lunch with friends, school drop off, the office and date night! Barbour jacket (wearing size 8UK/4US) //...

FRINGE BLAZER

The Middle Page 9/7 3:28A Cathy Williamson

FRINGE BLAZER Hello, ladies! I hope your long weekend was fun! We were a little bit low-key, which was just fine with me. We had a date night on Friday at our favorite spot ( Al Biernat s ). We have...

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AP sources: Cowboys DE Lawrence breaks foot, out 6-8 weeks

Spectrum Local News Sports 9/16 2:41A Associated Press

The Cowboys are losing their best pass rusher in Lawrence.

Plano East High Running Back Ismail Mahdi On Landry Award Watch List

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth High School Sports 9/14 1:27P High School Sports – CBS Dallas

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) CBS 11 Sports will present the Landry Award to the top high school football player in North Texas this December. The Landry Award player to watch this week is Plano East High...

TEXAS DYNAMIX PLANO Gymnastics Opens Season

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 9/14 3:00A Gregg LarimerCarrollton's Texas

T EXAS DYNAMIX PLANO Gymnastics Opens Season TEXAS DYNAMIX PLANO Gymnastics opened their season at the District 3 Qualifying Meet at Rockwall High School. United Elite Gymnastics hosted the meet...

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Texas Next: Roberts is Pflugerville Hendrickson’s latest highly rated recruit

Spectrum Local News Sports 9/12 11:06A Travis Recek

Basketball was his first love, but when Cedric Roberts tried football, he quickly found out that’s where his future was.

Brady throws for 379 yards, 4 TDs, Bucs beat Cowboys 31-29

Spectrum Local News Sports 9/10 2:02A Associated Press

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t flinch.

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This Splurge or Steal Is Like a Before and After in Plano

Candy's Dirt 9/18 11:04P Shelby Skrhak

This week’s Splurge versus Steal takes us to the Huntington Park neighborhood of central Plano where two homes are only a street apart but there’s a world of difference. See More...

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Insulin price capped at $25 for insured diabetics, but burden of cost for supplies remains

Spectrum Local News Health 9/17 12:16A Stacy Rickard

Texas became the 19th state to sign legislation to lower insulin costs, enacting a co-pay cap at $25 for insured individuals.

Neurolens appoints Pierre Bertrand as CEO

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 9/16 8:36A Plamedie Ifasso

Neurolens announced Wednesday its appointment of Pierre Bertrand as chief executive officer effective immediately. Bertrand has more than 20 years of marketing and strategic...

Number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 under 13,000

Spectrum Local News Health 9/15 4:27A Craig Huber

Moderate improvement seen across the state.

AG Ken Paxton halts Paris ISD’s dress code mask requirement

Spectrum Local News Health 9/15 3:21A Craig Huber

Policy was put in place in August.

'It’s not a scary plant': Behind-the-scenes peek into hemp farming

Spectrum Local News Health 9/14 11:15A Amber Hughes

Pur Isolabs hemp farm is producing CBD products that can have health benefits for Texans.

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Investing In Yourself

The Making of a Home 9/16 4:20P Holly K. Ross

Here I sit, 48 years old and entering the second act of my life. To do this, I have enrolled in a digital marketing boot camp with UT at Austin. I am creating this post as a class project. Turns out,...

The Next Chapter for Farm to School: Milling Whole Grains in the Cafeteria

Civil Eats 9/9 10:00P Hannah Wallace

Nan Kohler founded the milling company Grist & Toll in Pasadena, California in 2013 and her freshly milled flours have been a hit with bakers, chefs, and locavores ever since. But her abiding wish is...

Daily Encouragement: Psalm 18:

The Making of a Home 9/9 12:37A Holly K. Ross

We know a God who is listening- even if it looks like he is not. Join the fun! Sign up for all the goodies! I love sharing about my passions including faith, love, romance and my Savior. As much as I...

Psalm 18- Encouragement for the Soul

The Making of a Home 9/7 11:55P Holly K. Ross

With the world going crazy around us, how comforting that we have a rock who is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow! Psalm 18 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang...

Supercharge Teams with a Virtual Cooking Class

Life at the Table 9/1 4:58A Life At The Table

Top 3 Ways A Virtual Cooking Class Will Supercharge Your Team Think of your company like a pizza. Every individual ingredient, or an individual person in your organization,...