Project SEARCH​ Returns + New Commercial Area

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's what's going on today in McKinney-Frisco.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 85 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. Frisco ISD Project SEARCH interns are benefitting from expanded student opportunities thanks to a partnership with Embassy Suites. Each year, about a dozen Frisco ISD students aged 18 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities are selected to participate in Project SEARCH. Project SEARCH is a program that combines instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training at a community work site. (Press Release Desk)
2. A request to rezone about 20 acres to allow for multifamily and commercial uses at US 380 just west of Hardin Boulevard in McKinney was approved by the McKinney Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 28. The project will dedicate about 9 acres to retail and office space that will front US 380, and the remaining acres would be developed as multifamily housing on the rear portion of the property, city staff said. This project will help support the development taking shape at the four corners of the Hardin and US 380 intersection. (Community Impact)
3. Upcoming McKinney beer garden The Stix Icehouse is ready to open at 301 W. Eldorado Parkway, McKinney, with a soft opening this weekend. (Community Impact)
4. CrossFirst Bank expands its presence with a location in Frisco. (Business Wire)
5. The McKinney-Frisco pumpkin patch has returned and is open now. (Patch)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Adult Book Club (Adults) - Zoom - John and Judy Gay Library (12:00 PM)
• Free Upbeat Barre Class! - OSRC - McKinney Parks and Recreation (12:15 PM)
• Game-O-Rama (Adults)- Ticketed - John and Judy Gay Library (7:00 PM)

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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.