Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Frisco Freedom Fest 2008



Frisco Freedom Fest marks its seventh year as the city's premier, signature event! Just like the community, Frisco's July 4th celebration continues to grow!

The family favorite’ Party in the Plaza’, a soccer match between FC Dallas and the KC Wizards – plus the biggest fireworks extravaganza in North Texas and the MOTOWN sounds of five time, Grammy award winning “The Temptations” are the star attractions of this year’s Frisco Freedom Fest 2008!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Why Frisco Texas?

Why Frisco Texas?
If but for only ONE reason...Frisco, Texas is indeed one of the fastest growing cities in the US! Frisco is also Texas' Rising Star for sports, shopping, art and also includes some of the most elegant accommodations. The list of fine hotels include The Embassy Suites, Westin Stonebriar Resort, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Homewood Suites, Holiday Inn Stonebriar and The Sheraton.

Shopping:
Frisco offers nearly 5 millon square feet of shopping. From the Stonebriar Centre, one of the premier shopping malls in the Southwest, to Ikea, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, to the Center at Preston Ridge, an outdoor shopping center, including a variety of shops and restaurants, Frisco has it all.
With more than 10,000 new residents moving to Frisco each year, America’s top furniture and home décor retailers have also opened their doors in Frisco. Furniture and accessories from great retailers such as Ethan Allen, Anderson’s, Haverty’s and Amish Furniture Showcase, are available.
Also, just across the parking lot from IKEA, for your convenience, Eurway, Zuri, Ashley, Rooms to Go, and Stone Creek Furniture are clustered. Two top furniture retailers, the Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware, are located inside the Stonebriar Centre.
These twelve retailers are conveniently located between the Tollway and Preston Road, bordered on the south by Hwy. 121.

Sports:
Frisco proudly boasts of four professional sports teams: The Frisco RoughRiders baseball, FC Dallas soccer, Texas Tornado amateur hockey and Frisco Thunder Intense Football League.
The City of Frisco is home to Pizza Hut Park, the first large scale soccer facility of its type in the United States.
The Pizza Hut Park also hosts many concerts, to include a variety of music types.
All around the Pizza Hut Park, continued construction of modern day apartment lofts and shops is happening. The city continues to grow on a daily basis.

Art:
Frisco, Texas is also known for its passion for art! A variety of outdoor sculptures celebrating the history of Frisco can be found throughout the city. Craig Hall owns the largest private collection of contemporary outdoor sculpture, and it is on public display in Hall Office Park. The collection includes works by James Surls, Frances Bagley and Isaac Smith.

Location, Location, Location:
Frisco is conveniently located north of Downtown Dallas just 25 minutes from DFW International Airport and Love Field Airport.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Dale Corbett, Frisco Texas Realtor



Frisco Realtor, Dale Corbett with Century 21 in Frisco, Texas offers new homes by custom homebuilders and new home builders throughout Collin County.

Pet Photo Contest - Frisco Humane Society

Frisco Humane Society Sponsors Pet Photo Contest05/27/2008 from Frisco Humane Society
Photo Competition RulesSubmitting your Photographs* Email your photographs to the following email address: competition@friscohumanesociety.com * The subject line of your email should be: Photo Contest - your pet's name* Deadline for submitting photographs is June 30th, 2008* You may only submit one photograph per pet* Photograph should be JPEG format and not exceed 600KB in sizeJudging* The winner will be judged by the number of votes received by email* Voting will start on July 1st and end on July 14th* You are allowed one vote per day per email address* A Vote Here link will be displayed on Home Page during the voting timeframe* The Judges decision is finalThe Winner* The winner will be notified by email and will receive 10 photo cards featuring the winning photograph* The winning photograph will be displayed on the front page of Frisco Humane Society website