Skip to content

News

The Plano Tomorrow conversation isn’t over

The Plano Tomorrow conversation isn’t over

Plano citizens and commissioners met once again in the chambers at the municipal center to discuss the fate of the Plano Tomorrow Comprehensive plan on Monday.
Police Chief Greg Rushin named Deputy City Manager

Police Chief Greg Rushin named Deputy City Manager

Plano City Manager Mark Israelson has named Greg Rushin Deputy City Manager. Since May, Rushin has served as interim deputy city manager, while continuing his leadership of the police department.
Laura Maxwell, SVP at Frito-Lay, on boxing and personal and professional growth

Laura Maxwell, SVP at Frito-Lay, on boxing and personal and professional growth

Laura is the keynote of Local Profile’s 18th annual Women in Business Summit this Friday, October 11. Join us and over 500 successful local leaders for an unforgettable day at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel. Click here for tickets.
How DFW-based film 'This World Won't Break' became a festival hit with no budget

How DFW-based film 'This World Won't Break' became a festival hit with no budget

This past April, This World Won’t Break had its official world premiere at Dallas International Film Festival . The film, which was four years in the making, screened in a packed theater on the first night and received a standing ovation.
Roslyn Dawson Thompson on elevating women in the workforce

Roslyn Dawson Thompson on elevating women in the workforce

Roslyn Dawson Thompson is the CEO of Texas Women’s Foundation (TWF), a nonprofit organization that raises funds to open windows of opportunity for women, girls and their families.
Why podcasting is the next wave of journalism and true crime reporting

Why podcasting is the next wave of journalism and true crime reporting

Originally published in the August 2019 True Crime Issue of Local Profile You’ve seen television shows like 48 Hours and Dateline , and heard the hype about the Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer .
Fletcher v. LISD: The young woman at the heart of a Title IX sexual assault case that rocked a local school district

Fletcher v. LISD: The young woman at the heart of a Title IX sexual assault case that rocked a local school district

Disclaimer: *Many names have been substituted with initials to protect the identity of those who were minors at the time of the incident. Isabella Fletcher, referred to in court documents and the press as I.F., has consented to reveal her name.
20 years later: The murder investigation that changed the Plano Police Department

20 years later: The murder investigation that changed the Plano Police Department

Originally published in the August 2019 True Crime Issue of Local Profile Detective Scott Epperson remembers the Dos Santos case all too well.
Tammy Meinershagen on the Frisco Arts scene and being a woman in business

Tammy Meinershagen on the Frisco Arts scene and being a woman in business

Tammy Meinershagen is the executive director of Frisco Arts, a nonprofit that works to promote the arts in Frisco.

Frisco becomes first test site for Uber Elevate

The days of sitting in traffic will soon be behind us. Uber has built a helipad in Frisco, which will serve as the new testing site for the rideshare's air service, Uber Elevate.