🌱 Walgreens Drone In Frisco + DRIPBaR Location Coming Soon

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 81 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. North Texas is the test site for Walgreens drone deliveries. Google's drone-making affiliate, Wing, says it's done test flights at Hillwood’s AllianceTexas Flight Test Center in Fort Worth since June. Next week, Wing will start testing its drone deliveries over neighborhoods in Frisco and Little Elm. (FOX 4 Dallas)
2. Rhode Island-based vitamin infusion franchise DRIPBaR plans to open a Frisco location by the end of the year, according to a company press release. The location at Preston Ridge will be the latest of dozens of openings as the health and lifestyle company expands across Texas and the United States. (The Dallas Morning News)
3. FieldRoutes—formerly PestRoutes and Lobster Marketing—ranked number 1,273 on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list and was acknowledged for the second year in a row by Forbes Magazine, earning a placement at 336 on their annual ranking of the nation's best startup employers. (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
4. A park directly south of the upcoming PGA Frisco headquarters could soon feature several new fixtures for cyclists; among them being a roughly 40-foot-tall “gravity riding” tower. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Grandparenting Summit Simulcast (9:00 AM)
• Mom & Tots Open Gym - McKinney Parks and Recreation (10:30 AM)
• Snack Attack (6th-12th grade)- Ticketed (4:30 PM)
• Library Advisory Board - Hall - John and Judy Gay Library (5:00 PM)
• Community Development Corporation (CDC) Board Meeting (6:00 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.