Community

The American Planning Association (APA) today named Historic Downtown Plano one of four Great Neighborhoods on the organization’s annual Great Places in America list.

Back in March 2008, Tag and his big brother Cuervo graced the cover of Plano Profile magazine, and in doing so became our first ever “cover dogs”.

For Mary Martha Stinnett, her work as development director at the Brain Injury Network of Dallas (BIND) is more than just a job. She is also the caregiver for her husband, Ed, who is the survivor of an incident that caused traumatic brain injury.

There is a confluence of fashion roads that may lead to your closet door. There’s a bohemian movement of world and tribal looks. The Hippie look from the ’60s abounds with bell-bottoms and chunky shoes and may cause some to wax nostalgic.

Party planning is easier and more exciting with the City of Plano’s new Pop-up Trailer.

When the Samaritan Inn was founded in 1984, it was a 10-bed emergency shelter for men. Now it is a 160-bed comprehensive homeless program for men, women, and families, plus a 20-unit transitional housing program called Gateway Apartments.

For Larry and Denise Pollis of Plano, volunteering is not something they have to make time for, it is something that is integrated into their everyday life. Education and volunteerism are very important to the couple, said Denise.

Paulette Mason is a problem solver. The inventor and former mural artist proved that in 1994 when she found a fix for the cracked and dilapidated sidewalk in front of the Coca-Cola memorabilia shop she ran with her husband in Big Spring.

Postured eagerly at two adjacent grand pianos in a large living room, mother and daughter Donna and Rebecca Glass spent entire Saturdays practicing music as early as Becky’s toddler years.

At Home CEO and president Lee Bird was the keynote speaker at the Plano Chamber of Commerce Quarterly luncheon on June 30, 2015. Formerly Garden Ridge stores, At Home has been undergoing a major $20 million transformation for the past year.