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Today is the opening day of the all-abilities park, formerly the site of Jack Carter Pool, in Plano. Plano City Council, Parks and Rec employees, Rotary Club members and families with kids came out for the ribbon cutting ceremony on April 24th.

Festival season is here and DART makes it easy to enjoy all the music, food, art and more that these events offer. Here are just some of May’s DARTable festivals.

In a new study, SmartAsset has determined which big cities in the US have the healthiest housing markets, and Plano came in at number one. The study measured each housing market by its stability, risk, fluidity (ease of sale), and affordability.

Plano eleventh-grader Caitlin Savage is this year’s best of show winner in Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) annual student art contest.

The Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano, along with Mercedes-Benz of Plano and TOOTSIES, is hosting the 5th annual Legacy of Love Benefit & Fashion Show this Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

This weekend looks set to be a blast in downtown Plano! Not only is our historic downtown Plano hosting the 2nd annual Plano Arts Fest, Hub Streat—the food venue we’ve all been waiting for—is hosting a preview party! Hub Streat, culinary entertainmen

Heroes for Children, a unique nonprofit organization that provides financial and social assistance to families with a child battling cancer, hosted the 12th annual Heroes and Handbags designer handbag auction and brunch on Friday, March 31, 2017, at

UPDATE: The park is now open! Click here for photos of all the fun! What was once the site of Plano’s beloved Jack Carter Pool is now home to the city’s first all-abilities playground at the new Jack Carter Park and opens on April 24th.

As has become our monthly tradition, the arrival of our most recent issue of Plano Profile —The Home Edition—was celebrated with a cover party, this month in the Horchow home furnishings department at Neiman Marcus Willow Bend at The Shops at Willow

Artfest is back in the Downtown Plano Arts District on April 22 and 23 and is seeking to do things a bit differently for this year’s event.