McKinney

Before It Was a Museum: The Past Lives of McKinney’s 1913 Post Office Building

By Karen Eubank / January 22, 2026 /

By Lillie Miller Special contributor Lillie Miller is a 6th-generation Collin County resident and chairs the Collin County History Museum Board of Directors. When it opened in 1913, the Collin County History Museum was a United States Post office and Postal Savings Bank. This three-story federal building was designed by architect J. H. Suttle in…

$200M Surf Resort in McKinney Breaks Ground

By Charles Grand / December 20, 2025 /

North Texans will have a new spot to cool off and have a blast following the groundbreaking of the Cannon Beach waterpark and resort in McKinney. Officials gathered on the project site at the northeast corner of State Highway 121 and Stacy Road this week to mark the start of construction on what will be…

Wake Up to White-Picket Dream in McKinney

By Joy Donovan / October 31, 2025 /

So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S.…

Where the Garage Outshines the Mansion: McKinney Luxury Estate Heads to Auction Soon

By Shelby Skrhak / October 29, 2025 /

For car enthusiasts who dream of displaying their collection in museum-quality style, this McKinney estate may be the ultimate find. Last week, we told you about the 12,500-square-foot luxury property that is going to auction without reserve on Friday, Nov. 7. Now, we have to gush about the 6,200-square-foot showroom that’s unlike anything you’ve likely…

North Texas Cities Make Up Half of Top 10 Best Real Estate Markets

By Charles Grand / September 2, 2025 /

A recent ranking of the best real estate markets in the United States has five North Texas cities in its top 10, a strong showing by D-FW as it further cements its place as a premier metro. What makes a local real estate market one of the best, you may ask? Well, according to WalletHub,…