🌱The Oxbow At Frisco + Frisco Siblings Make $35K Mining Crypto

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

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First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds and breezy. High: 74 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Dozens of Frisco leaders heard the first public presentation of a potential new, mixed-use development to coincide with PGA Frisco, the Fields development, and all the projects underway in the city’s growing northern region. The Oxbow at Frisco, which was pitched as "a new Texas landmark urban prairie," is a $5.1 billion project planned for the southwest corner of the Dallas North Tollway and US 380. Highlights of the project include a 350,000-square-foot convention center and hotel, townhouse residences, and a four-mile hike and bike trail. (Community Impact Newspaper)
2. A pair of Frisco siblings are currently making $35,000 a month mining cryptocurrency. Eight months ago, 14-year-old Ishaan Thakur and his 9-year-old sister Aanya converted their gaming computer into a cryptocurrency mining machine. With the help of a loan from their father, the Thakurs have invested tens of thousands of dollars into their operation. Most of their operation is also no longer in their garage, with a majority of their computer rigs now located at a secure data center in Dallas. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
3. After almost 100 days missing, a cat found near Omaha has finally reunited with his owners in McKinney. (WOWT)
4. McKinney restaurant Storming Crab was featured in a top 9 roundup of Cajun food joints in Collin County. (Local Profile)
5. Frisco-based energy company Verde Bio Holdings was granted "Penny Stock Exempt" status, allowing brokers nationwide to recommend the stock. (GlobeNewswire)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Discovering the Past, Today! (Adults)- Hybrid Event - John and Judy Gay Library (10:00 AM)
• Social Dance Night - RCTL - McKinney Parks and Recreation (6:00 PM)
• Incredible Friday's Respite Care Event (6:00 PM)
• Neighborhood Night at the Movies - Cruella (PG-13) (7:30 PM)

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• Plano Music & Arts Festival (October 16)
• FREE, OUTDOOR Storybook Fall Festival hosted by Creative World School Frisco (October 16)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (October 18)
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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.