🌱 Hall Park Begins $7B Redevelopment + Wildlife Sightings

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

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and windy. High: 69 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Hall Group begins work on a $7 billion reimagining of Frisco’s Hall Park. The redevelopment will include a new 16-story office tower, a 19-story apartment building, a 154-room boutique hotel, and a food hall—all with views of a new community park. Phase 1 has already begun: an initial $500M mixed-used project located across Warren Parkway from The Dallas Cowboys' Star development. (Dallas Innovates)
2. As cooler weather sets in, Frisco residents are beginning to report more wildlife sightings. Since late September, Frisco residents have reported: 17 coyote sightings and three bobcat sightings. Only one coyote was reported to appear aggressive toward another animal or pet, on Sept. 29 at Plantation Golf Club. (The Dallas Morning News)
3. Winds gusting to 60 miles an hour knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused scores of flight cancellations at DFW Airport, and snarled light rail service in two counties Thursday. In McKinney, high winds knocked down part of a tree into the street. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)

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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.