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$300M amphitheater gets going in McKinney with unique investment model

Dallas Business Journal 2/1 12:00A Aayush Gupta

This huge project is more than just a music venue. The developer has turned heads with a Troy Aikman partnership and a unique business model that offers lifetime tickets if you buy a nearly $300,000 fire pit suite.

Enjoy these 5 events around the DFW area this weekend, Jan. 30-Feb. 3

Community Impact 1/30 7:25A

Travel around Dallas-Fort Worth to experience local events, including a daddy-daughter dance, building legos, learning to cook bacon and sausage and enjoying festivities for Groundhog Day.

ManeGait to debut $12.1M expansion to meet demand for equine therapy services

Community Impact 1/30 4:00A kchaney@communityimpact.com (Kar

ManeGait, an equine therapy center, started construction on an expansion initiative called the Beacon Project in January 2024.

Birdcall sets opening date in McKinney

Community Impact 1/29 3:00A kchaney@communityimpact.com (Kar

Birdcall is set to open Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in McKinney, according to a company news release.

Texas-Mexico border already seeing big changes to illegal immigration after Trump's executive...

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/26 1:23A Jack Fink

Hours after being sworn in, President Trump fulfilled his campaign promises to crackdown on illegal immigration. The President declared an emergency at the southern border, and as a result, there have already been many changes to policy. At the...

Fort Worth police release video of 2 separate shootings involving officers

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/24 7:37A Steven Rosenbaum

FORT WORTH Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes released 911 calls and body camera video from two separate incidents in which police shot at suspects, one of whom was killed. Both encounters happened on the same day, Wednesday, Jan. 15. At a news...

Feeling Alive in 2025: Finding strength through sobriety

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/23 3:02A Lacey Beasley

Sobriety can be a challenge entering the new year, though one North Texas woman showed with grit and determination any goal can become a reality. Cheri Chafin begins every day at 5:30 a.m. working out with a sober friend. On Tuesdays, she then...

Get ready for these 5 events Jan. 23-29

Community Impact 1/22 6:00P

Visit Lewisville for a creative writing workshop, McKinney for a class on relationships or Keller for a workshop on fusing glass.

Fire destroys Prosper's largest food pantry, leaving community in need

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/21 10:23A Amelia Mugavero

PROSPER Prosper's largest food pantry caught fire over the weekend, destroying nearly everything inside. Jill Stillman Volunteers were able to step inside the Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors food...

Birdcall to offer chicken sandwiches, salads in McKinney

Community Impact 1/21 4:05A kchaney@communityimpact.com (Kar

Birdcall is set to open in February in McKinney, according to a company representative.

Check out McKinney home sales, other real estate data from December

Community Impact 1/20 3:00A shamilton@communityimpact.com (S

The McKinney housing market saw a year-over-year increase in home sales during December, according to the latest data from Collin County Area Realtors.

Endurance Therapeutics relocates in McKinney

Community Impact 1/20 3:00A kchaney@communityimpact.com (Kar

The business offers a variety of massage options including deep tissue, pre- and post-natal, cupping and more, the website states.

Site plan for new new, bigger McKinney airport terminal wins final OK

Dallas Business Journal 1/16 12:33A Aayush Gupta

Plans to start commercial airline service at McKinney National Airport are moving closer to reality. A site plan has been approved for a new, larger terminal that could open in 2026 with three gates. Get the latest on these aviation plans in a...

Fort Worth officers shoot, kill man who charged at them with knives, department says

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 1/15 5:49A CBS Texas

FORT WORTH Fort Worth police officers shot and killed a man Wednesday morning who the department said charged at officers with knives. The officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at 4:22 a.m. at a house on Westgate Drive near Ten...