Frisco Born and Bred: Bob Warren Celebrates a Milestone
Frisco was a very different place a century ago — to that Robert Mitchell “Bob” Warren can attest. Born February 1, 1921, at his...
Promises Made, Promises Kept
If you Google pictures of Frisco from the turn of the century, you’ll see dozens of images of people near rail cars, alongside railroad...
Grand Park: After Exide
Even if you are new to Frisco, there is a good chance you have heard about the Exide battery recycling center and the long...
Hey Frisco! You Deserve a Fist Bump!
Way to go, Frisco! If you want to know how environmental your city is, measure how much garbage is thrown away per person. Out...
Frisco ISD COVID-19 Sports Plan
Schools across the nation are beginning to open back up and many parents and students are anxiously awaiting the first day of face-to-face instruction....
On a Grand-er Scale
As the only city manager Frisco has ever known, George Purefoy has seen it all. Hired in 1987, he has witnessed the opening of...
Box Ranch: A Legend in Limbo
The skeletal structure looms on the Frisco prairie, bare yet packed with mystery. Does it represent the beginning of a brand new construction project,...
Commercial Growth Comes to Frisco
Enter Frisco and you enter the fastest growing city in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. Single-family home building permits have marched steadily upward over the...
Super Supers
Dr. Justin Wakeland was aiming for 20 years as Frisco's superintendent of schools, but when an irresistible offer came along a year before his...
Fast Growth – What It Means for Frisco
I am sure you saw the news articles in June when Frisco was ranked by the Census Bureau as the fastest growing city in the...
America’s Town
When the City of Frisco and the Dallas Cowboys announced in August the Irving-based National Football League club would relocate its team headquarters to...
Let’s Take a Vote
Frisco residents will flock to the polls en masse to vote in the General Election on Saturday, May 2. With more than a dozen...
Hail to the Chief
Much about Frisco has changed since June 2002. Back then, less than 50,000 people called the city home, and most residents likely could not...
From Emerson, TX to Emerson High School
Famed education reformer John Dewey once said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself,” and by that logic, Frisco is becoming...
These are a Few of My Favorite Things
2019 was a whirlwind of firsts for Frisco, but the city, its leadership and residents have continually proven that it continues to be one...
An Economic Touchdown
According to analysts, the sports market in North America is projected to reach $73.5 billion this year. It is uncertain what portion of that...
The Photography Frontier
When somebody acquires a plot of land, how much of the sky above it do they own? How much of the earth beneath it?
In...
Making History
The Heritage Association of Frisco’s mission is to research, preserve and share Frisco’s history. Since 1998, the organization has identified and marked 33 historic...
Change on the Range
About three years ago, Frisco teed off seeking a hole-in-one: to convince the PGA of America, professional golf’s governing organization, to relocate...
Wild at Heart
As a longtime runner, Frisco resident Kimberlee Malin knew the possibility existed that she could encounter coyotes or wild animals while traversing...
U.S. 380 Deserves Better
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (COG) is a massive transportation apparatus that wields power across the fourth, and soon to be the...
A Close Call
Thanks to new software being implemented by the City’s emergency services, the people of Frisco can sleep a little more soundly at night. The...
A Community Built on Understanding
Frisco is currently home to around 174,000 people, and as our city has grown, it has also become more diverse. In recent years, our...
April Showers Bring May Voters?
Every year, the city of Frisco and the Frisco ISD coordinate dates and polling locations for the annual May municipal elections. Frisco City Council...
In Flight to Frisco
Everyone has hopes and dreams for the future. Some are more immediate than others, like finding a close parking spot, and others are more...
Remember When
The City of Frisco has come a long way in the past 20 years. It has been declared the fastest-growing city in America, experiencing...
Helping Hands of the Community
In Frisco, we are blessed beyond measure to have a Fire Department that is always ready to step up and do whatever necessary to...
Pounding the Pavement
Sue Chapman, the president of the Frisco nonprofit organization Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue, needed seed money — literally. Last year, the organization decided to...
Exemption Excitement
Property tax relief is hard to come by. It is not every day homeowners get a tax break, so in June, when Frisco’s city...
Where the Crowds Are
Everyone wants to be where everyone else wants to be. It is human nature. Crowds turn heads, and in turn, draw more crowds. No...
The Power of Care
Drive around Frisco and you will see signs of progress and prosperity on just about every corner. A new subdivision of half-million-dollar homes for...
Changing of the Guard
Every May, Frisco citizens have the responsibility to vote for their city council and school board representatives. This year, citizens will also vote for...
An Invisible Crisis
Imagine the average suburban family next door, the one that occasionally creates twinges of jealousy in you. Their life seems perfect, until a bizarre...
Community Connections
Dr. Janie Sanders
Dr. Janie Sanders, interviewed in our article “Texas Health Frisco Doctor Leads Local COVID-19 Care,” currently holds a bachelor’s degree in biology at Nicholls...
