McKinney

2026 Summer Concert Plans Just Got Easier as McKinney Recruits Massive $220M Outdoor Amphitheater

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

Last year, Frisco announced plans to open a $201 million Universal Studios theme park and become a national tourist destination. Last week, McKinney said, “Hold my beer.”  McKinney, a Collin County municipality with a population of about 203,000, announced a partnership with Colorado-based Notes Live for a $220 million open-air concert amphitheater.  Chief Marketing and…

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Schools, Views, Best Bang for Your Buck: Craig Ranch Listing a Big Hit with Potential Buyers

By Candy Evans / December 17, 2023 /

Last week, we told you about a rare new listing on Craig Ranch’s famed TPC that was SWARMED with lookers at the open house: 6101 Boston Lane. Angela Weedon and JP Findley with Rogers Healy & Associates, both veteran agents who have been around the block a few times, told me they haven’t seen such…

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This Downtown McKinney Home Has All The Amenities You Can Think of — And a Few You Can’t

By Nikki Barringer / May 10, 2023 /

Arguably, the biggest draw for McKinney is Historic Downtown McKinney. Not even COVID could keep this good little downtown down. They hung in there and we love them for it. Top Spots: Patina Green, Mellow Mushroom, Layered (it’s a modern, eclectic diner), CT Provisions (it’s fancy!), Hugs Cafe, and Sugarbacon. Favorite shops are birds &…

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McKinney National Airport Expansion Grounded After Voters Oppose $200M Bond Package

By Mike Albanese / May 8, 2023 /

McKinney residents showed up to the polls to vote down a $200 million bond package that would have expanded McKinney National Airport, hopefully leading to commercial use.  Of the 22,252 votes cast Saturday, 58.69 percent opposed the measure with 41.31 percent voting for the bond.  Despise the result, McKinney Mayor George Fuller said he “actually…

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Residents to Decide Fate of McKinney National Airport’s Expansion to Commercial Traffic May 6

By Mike Albanese / May 5, 2023 /

McKinney voters will play air traffic control on Saturday, either clearing the way for commercial use at McKinney National Airport or stopping those plans on the runway in the May 6 election.  Mayor George Fuller said the city has been in the process of talking to the community and doing outreach, and believes residents are…

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