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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.

“Things will be great when you’re downtown…” That Petula Clark song was a big hit about the time that things were really starting to change in Plano and especially in old downtown.

Would you like to feel like a kid again? Start by buying yourself a box of crayons. With school starting this month they’re available almost everywhere. Now bring the box home and open it. Take a whiff.

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.

Kristie Clinard, RN, is the new chief nursing officer at Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery (THCDS). Clinard will oversee nursing practice, quality, and patient care services throughout the hospital.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 celebrated the completion of a $25.4 million perioperative services expansion at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano—and marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare for Collin County residents.

Zipping onto the presentation area in a three-wheel concept vehicle called an i-Road, Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz emerged with a smile and said, “You may see these around our campus in just a few years!” Then he addressed the reason why over 4

The True Story of an 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny Maurice Mazyek was the boy and Laura Schroff was the woman.

This is a “Let’s Pretend” kind of book which paints a funny and endearing picture of what Queen Elizabeth’s private life might have been like in 2012. As the story opens, The Queen is struggling to learn how to use her personal computer.

For those who follow this feature regularly, you may recall that I love taking cooking classes.