Community

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.

Working together, the Dallas and Plano Legacy chapters of the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center raised a record $797,000 during 2014-2015 for Children’s Medical Center Foundation.

It’s hot. Kids sit indoors all day playing video games and watching TV. You want to do fun things with the family and enjoy the last month of summer, but that can get expensive. What’s the solution? Plano public libraries.

Plano is one of just two cities in Texas to earn a 4-STAR Community Rating for Sustainability. Austin is the other. The designation was earned after a lengthy process measured 44 objectives falling within seven categories.