🌱 ​Lone Star High Closed For Second Day + Five New Restaurants

Welcome back, McKinney-Frisco! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in McKinney-Frisco.

First, today's weather:

An a.m. shower; windy, humid. High: 78 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. Lone Star High School in Frisco was closed for the second day in a row on Tuesday due to a threat on social media. The police department is still investigating and because of that, the school district decided to close again on Tuesday. Frisco ISD encourages all students and staff to use the anonymous STOPit app to report anything of concern to school officials. (CBS DFW)
2. The Star Frisco is getting five delicious new restaurants in 2022. Among those restaurants is a chic and elevated upscale lounge called Snowbird Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen, which will open in spring 2022. The other restaurants opening early next year are Lombardi Cucina Italiana, The Glen & Monarch Stag, Roti Grill, and Sidecar Social, which will open in the fall. (Local Profile)
3. Jackson State University's head football coach Deion Sanders, along with his son Shedeur Sanders, will travel to Frisco to receive this year's Eddie Robinson Award. (CalBearsMaven)
4. Vista Property Co. has purchased South Frisco Village, a 227,041-square-foot retail power center located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. (REBusinessOnline)
5. Frisco ISD has finalized the calendar for the 2022-23 school year. (Press Release Desk)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— 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.