Explore McKinney

03/16/2020

What is doing during the virus outbreak?

"Historic Downtown McKinney is encouraging residents to continue supporting local businesses through online shopping, gift card purchases, using food delivery services and checking with shops to see if they are participating in in-home delivery options or curbside pickup."

As events and classes are being canceled around McKinney, the business community is doing its part to stay informed and help keep their neighbors healthy.

02/19/2020

Here's a nice story from ...

A good Samaritan is being praised for her fast actions when she saw a man collapse in McKinney. Tom Cook, 72, suffered a heart attack. He fell to the ground on a sidewalk in downtown McKinney on New Years Day. Jenni Inman saw him collapse and sprinted to his side. “Immediately stopped and checked ...

02/16/2020

Wow, a great accomplishment for a 17-year-old and benefit to too!

"Liberty Music Academy is now open in McKinney, offering music and voice lessons at reduced cost to lower-income families.

The academy's owner and founder, 17-year-old Anthony Olague, said he started Liberty Music Academy with the goal of helping low-income families give their children the same opportunities as families with greater financial stability."

Liberty Music Academy is now open in McKinney, offering music and voice lessons at reduced cost to lower-income families.

02/08/2020

Do you know about the "free left on red" ?

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/transportation/2020/02/07/when-mckinney-drivers-can-turn-left-on-red-lights/

01/18/2020

582,000 visitors to ?!

"Final numbers are still being tallied, but in 2018, Visit McKinney says they generated $9.7 million in local taxes from the nearly $230 million dollars spent for all travel in McKinney. Visit McKinney counted 582 thousand visitors in 2018."

http://www.wbap.com/2020/01/16/mckinney-increasingly-a-tourist-destination/

01/18/2020

"Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, one of Florida’s go-to ways to cool off, is en route to Dallas. A local franchisee just inked a deal to open three area sites, with the first debuting in McKinney later this year."

The first of three Big D locations will open in McKinney

01/16/2020

This is a nice story about local volunteers 😇

Organizers say the hope is one day children who were given extra shoes, will remember those in the world who have none. And there are many.​

01/09/2020

Some of the city's upcoming plans to keep up with McKinney's growth.

The city of McKinney expects to cross a major threshold in 2020: surpassing 200,000 residents.