🌱 McKinney Home For The Holidays + Frisco Square Holiday Events

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on today in McKinney-Frisco.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain. High: 59 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. On Friday, McKinney kicked off its 40th annual Home for the Holidays, a seasonal celebration that spans a 14-block area of the city's 165-year-old commercial historic downtown. Event hours for the rest of the weekend are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and tomorrow (Nov. 28) from noon to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free, with complimentary shuttle service available.(Historic Downtown McKinney)
2. Don't miss out on the start of the holiday season in Frisco Square! Park Place Lexus Plano Skate the Square is open today and tomorrow 12:15 p.m. to 10 p.m., and the Christmas in the Square Light Show, courtesy of CoServ and Grande Communications, is free every night from 6 to 10 p.m. all season long. Tonight, you can also bring the kids to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, take a horse carriage ride around the Square, and see the Snow Flurries. (Frisco Square)
3. Frisco Square has canceled its Holiday Carnival scheduled for today (Nov. 27) due to inclement weather. Residents can expect a rescheduled carnival date soon. (Frisco Square)
4. 325KAMRA, a nonprofit dedicated to reuniting Korean adoptees with their birth families through DNA tests, helped a Frisco woman trace her roots and meet her biological family for the first time this Thanksgiving. (The Dallas Morning News)
5. As her 4-year-old son faces an uphill fight against rare genetic disease, Frisco mom Amber Freed has become a scientific trailblazer. (Free: Daily Advent; Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)

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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.