Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Frisco Real Estate

Dale Corbett is a realtor with Century 21 in Frisco, Texas. He works with buyers and sellers in the area, and those who are relocating to Frisco. Dale specializes in working with those looking for homes and does great with families.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Dallas Directory


DallasDirectory.org is the new directory for local businesses in the DFW Metroplex. This website, created by The Marketing Shop.com, gives small businesses and entreprenuers exposure to people in need of their products and services. The directory offers listings for the following types of businesses:

There are over 150 categories of Dallas area businesses listed on DallasDirectory.org. The site ofers content, advice, articles and other goodies as well. Small business owners can purchase text ads and banner ads on the site on the pages that matter the most to their target customers.

The directory covers not only Dallas businesses, but businesses that are in cities surrounding cities. The site is called "DallasDirectory.org" because more people type "Dallas" in the search engines than they do the smaller city names.

The site is marketed via search engines such as Google and Yahoo, as well as through social networking channels and feeds. If you are interested in advertising your business on Dallas Directory.org, please go here: Advertise on Dallas Directory.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Frisco Cares Clinic adds adults

By Debbie Sholk-Sousa / Frisco Enterprise
August 18, 2009

Frisco Cares Children’s Clinic, 6811 Oak Street, will be offering quality health care services to adults beginning Aug. 27. The clinic has been serving uninsured children since 2005.

The clinic will open its doors for patient registration at 5 p.m. and Dr. Mitra Canales, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certified specialist, will begin seeing patients at 6 p.m. Dr. Canales speaks Spanish and Farsi as well as English.

Uninsured adults from Frisco and surrounding areas will be seen for an office visit fee of $10. Prescriptions, if necessary, may be provided free of charge.

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Many events lead to National Night Out

By Sgt. Adam Henderson / Frisco Enterprise
August 17, 2009

The ever popular National Night Out event that neighborhoods and residents of The City of Frisco have come to love and look forward to each year is to be held later this year. This year’s National Night Out for Frisco is set for Oct. 13, which is one week later than the date set for most other Texas cities.

National Night Out festivities begin with a Battle of the Badges blood drive that will run Sept. 23n26 at various locations throughout the city. The annual blood drive matches the city’s finest police and fire departments against one another to see who can donate the most, all going to a charitable cause. The blood drive is followed up by the Green Home, Health & Safety Fair to be held 9-1 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Frisco Athletic Center , 5828 Nancy Jane Lane. The fair is designed to promote safety, education, and awareness within the community.

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Friday, July 31, 2009

Forbes Names McKinney, TX 9th Best Place to Live in US

July 13, 2009 - Pegasus News - McKinney was recently named as one of the 25 Best Places to Move in the country by Forbes.com, coming in at #9. Out of the list of 25, six cities are in the Dallas metropolitan area, including Flower Mound at #6, Frisco at #7, McKinney at #9, Carrollton at #12, Allen at #19, and Plano at #25.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

$6,000 donation to Frisco Education Foundation

By Jane Whitledge / Star Community Newspaper
June 18, 2009

The Frisco Education Foundation board recently accepted a donation of $6,000 from Frisco Square Development. Frisco Square donates money each year to the Foundation following the Fair in the Square carnival event.

"All of us associated with Frisco Square are very proud of our partnership with the Frisco Education Foundation and of the support we receive from the citizens of Frisco,” said Bob Shaver, senior vice president of marketing and community relations for Frisco Square Development. “We're delighted to, once again, make a significant contribution to the scholarship fund and help worthy local students realize their ambitions."

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Frisco Camp exposes students to new careers

By Heather M. Smith / Star Community Newspaper
June 16, 2009

On Monday, middle school students in the Frisco Independent School District embarked on a journey to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

Fowler Middle School, which is part of FISD, also serves Plano residents.

“Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are important to America's global sustainability,” said Lawanda Penland, regional engineering strategic staffing lead. “We need to continue to increase our technical competitiveness and we must start with today's generation.”

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Obama signs mortgage bill into law

By Philip Elliot
May 20, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said homeowners facing foreclosure would have a second chance under a measure he signed into law on Wednesday, but he added consumers still must live within their means.

The law encourages banks to spare homeowners from foreclosure and cracks down on lenders who take advantage of them. The bill passed Congress earlier this week and Obama bypassed a promised five-day waiting period to make it law.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Smoke-Free Frisco Considers Cigar Bar Exception

Frisco recently enacted and is enforcing an indoor smoking ban, but city leaders are considering granting an exception for a cigar bar.

The city was recently approached about the possibility of building a free-standing cigar bar in Frisco Square, the property bookended by City Hall and Pizza Hut Park.

"I'd like to think government is flexible and always look for ways to work with our local community and local businesses," Mayor Maher Maso said.

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Frosted Java: Better Coffee and Better Atmosphere Than Starbucks in Frisco, Texas

When people talk coffee, people talk Starbucks. Somehow Starbucks has worked its way into being synonymous with the caffeine-laden beverage that so many in America are dependant on to make it through their days.

With Starbucks cornering the market on coffee, however, many shops find that they have to step it up to compete at all. Some of them have brought their best game, too, and have created places and drinks that blow Starbucks out of the proverbial water.

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American Bank of Texas 'Frisco Grooves' brings free live music to Frisco every Friday night in June

In the same spirit as the independent, Texas-owned bank, American Bank of Texas has taken the lead to bring authentic, family entertainment to Frisco through the 4th Annual AMERICAN BANK OF TEXAS FRISCO GROOVES concert series. Each Friday night in June at 7:30 p.m., a leading Texas artist will provide a live concert.

Each concert takes place at Warren Sports Complex on Eldorado between Preston Road and Dallas North Tollway in Frisco. Open to the public. Wagons and picnics welcome. Bare feet, dancing and kids rolling around in the grass encouraged. Bring your own chair or blanket and your neighbors (if you like ‘em!). Concessions and CD sales will be available on site.

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