🌱 $650K In Grants For Frisco PD & Fire + Wild West Wine Walk

Good morning, people of McKinney-Frisco! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with a fresh issue of the McKinney-Frisco Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and beautiful. High: 75 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. The City of Frisco will be getting nearly $650,000 in grants to support its police and fire departments. Acceptance of the grants was unanimously approved by the Frisco City Council last week. The majority of the awards (over $400,000) will provide funding for specialized police personnel in the mental health and domestic violence programs. (Free: Newsbreak; Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)
2. On Saturday, Nov. 13 from 12 to 6 p.m., historic downtown McKinney is hosting a Wild West Wine Walk. Local vintners Lone Star Wine Cellars, Landon Winery, and 4R Ranch & Winery will be offering tastes of their hand-selected wines. A $30 general admission ticket gets you a souvenir wine glass, tastes of 12 wines, and admission to the GO TEXAN vendor market. (PaperCity Magazine)
3. New and ongoing pavement repairs, joint seal work, and the Legacy Drive Widening Project will impact traffic throughout Frisco this week. See the City's press release for specific closure dates and details. (Press Release Desk)
4. Looking for unique calendar gifts this holiday season? Check out the newly-opened seasonal Calendars.com cart at Frisco's Stonebriar Centre mall, on the second floor between American Eagle and Cotton On. (Community Impact Newspaper)
5. Save the date for the annual McKinney Christmas Tree Lighting! The festivities, which include live music after the tree lighting, will take place at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 on the west side of the square in Downtown McKinney. (Historic Downtown McKinney)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Inside Sports Math (13 and up)- Ticketed (6:00 PM)
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting (6:00 PM)
• Growing Beautiful Houseplants (Adults)- Hybrid (7:00 PM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.