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Here’s a Look at the New Townhomes Selling at the Former Collin Creek Mall Site

By Shelby Skrhak / March 18, 2025 /

Renderings can give a glimpse, but there’s nothing like real photos to make a place feel tangible. That’s why it’s exciting to see completed home photography for the new Collin Creek Community — a development that’s turning the former Collin Creek Mall site in Plano into a thriving residential neighborhood. Once a bustling shopping center,…

Signal Failure: Software Update Curbs Plano’s Smart Water Meter System

By Daniel Lalley / February 20, 2025 /

After an alert Plano resident asked why a municipal worker was looking at their water meter, CandysDirt.com has confirmed the cause: A vendor’s failed firmware update has curbed the city’s smart water meter system. Now, Plano will spend an estimated $765,000 over the next two years to manually read water meters for an estimated 88,000…

Design a Home And Save Villagers at Plano’s Minecraft Interactive Experience 

By CandysDirt / November 4, 2024 /

From Staff Reports The best-selling video game of all time is coming to life at the world’s first Minecraft Experience entertainment venue.  “Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” is now open on U.S. Highway 75 in Plano, boosting North Texas’ reputation as a hub of interactive entertainment, as Netflix House is slated to open next year at…

Plano Says ‘Konnichiwa’ to Miyako Hotel Joining $1 Billion Campus at Legacy Project

By CandysDirt / July 1, 2024 /

Staff Reports A major investment is underway at Plano’s Legacy West, bringing Japanese hospitality to North Texas.  Garfield Public-Private will develop the 217-room Miyako Hotel at Legacy West. Construction could begin on the hotel by the end of this year, officials with the development firm said in a press release.   The Miyako Hotel will be…

As Plano Growth Declines, Parents Worry the Effect School Closures Will Have on Kids, Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / May 23, 2024 /

Word spread quickly Tuesday night as the proposed list of closing Plano ISD schools became public for the first time — a first, too, for the district as Plano has never had the difficult task of closing down a school for low enrollment. Now Plano residents are seeing the cold hard truth of what happens…