Frisco Station Expanding + FISD Child Nutrition Report

Welcome back, McKinney-Frisco! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny, breezy and warm. High: 93 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Frisco Station is moving the needle on plans to develop its Health and Wellness District. Executives at the mixed-use development announced a partnership with Cambridge Holdings Incorporated in an Oct. 7 news release. Cambridge Holdings is a national health care, commercial office, and mixed-use real estate firm. The firm will develop health care- and wellness-related projects within Frisco Station. (Community Impact)
2. Eating breakfast impacts academics, brain function, and overall wellness, and students in Frisco Independent School District are eating more breakfast than ever across 72 campus cafeterias. The Frisco ISD Child Nutrition Department is facing supply chain shortages that impact everything from pizza boxes and plastic utensils to chicken and buns. Meanwhile, FISD is serving more meals than ever thanks to a waiver it received from the USDA to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students for the 2021-22 school year. (Patch)
3. Former NASA employee and Frisco community member, Anthony Pierro, passed away at age 93. (Legacy)
4. McKinney Boyd women's volleyball team defeated Denton Braswell earlier this week. (VYPE)
5. Red Zeppelin Records in McKinney is expanding into a dive bar and music venue. (The Dallas Morning News)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Coffee with the Mayor - George a. Purefoy Municipal Center (8:00 AM)
• Meditative Mandala (10:15 AM)
• BUILDING BACK STRONGER - Frisco Family YMCA (11:30 AM)
• Night Hike at Erwin Park - McKinney Parks and Recreation (7:00 PM)
• Nashville Quartet, New Legacy Project, present free live concert in McKinney (7:00 PM)
• MRT Presents: Driving Miss Daisy - McKinney Performing Arts Center (8:00 PM)

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Events:

• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (October 11)
• FREE, OUTDOOR Storybook Fall Festival hosted by Creative World School Frisco (October 16)
• Plano Music & Arts Festival (October 16)
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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.