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Construction is wrapping up on Hall Park’s most recent projects as ocials said the property aims to oer residents a place to live, work and play.

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Hall Park to oer multiple uses as housing opens

one that will bring all-day spaces to a once strictly oce park, Hall said. “It’s a rather big investment in Frisco, and we’re very, very excited about it,” Hall said.

started thinking about in late 2015,” said Craig Hall, president and founder of the Hall Group—parent company of Hall Park. The Monarch’s Oct. 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony is one piece of a $2 billion redevelopment of Hall Park,

BY ALEX REECE

Hall Park’s rst residential tower, the Monarch, opened in October, ushering in a new era for the more than 150-acre, 20-year-old campus. “It’s the beginning of a process we actually

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Also in this issue

Impacts: Wabi House coming soon to The Star in Frisco (Page 9)

Development: Meet the art curator for Hall Park (Page 20)

Business: Lone Star Roots celebrates Texas merch (Page 33)

Dining: Crimson Coward spices up chicken tenders (Page 37)

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4 Alley Noodle Bar The restaurant offers Vietnamese dishes, including pho, fried rice and noodle options, as well as appetizers, salads and desserts. • Opened Oct. 21 • 25691 Smotherman Road, Ste. A-110, Frisco • www.thealleynoodlebar.com 5 Anaya’s Seafood Scratch Kitchen The family-owned restaurant offers seafood, such as Chilean salmon and flounder, the restaurant also serves chicken dishes and hamburgers. • Opened Dec. 3 • 4350 Main St., Ste. 165, Frisco • www.anayaseafood.com

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8 Five Below Five Below is a discount store that sells apparel, home goods, snacks and more. • 4995 Eldorado Parkway, Frisco • www.fivebelow.com 9 Buffalo Wild Wings Go An opening date has not been announced, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Buffalo Wild Wings Go will focus on to-go orders, and will offer a limited menu with traditional and boneless wings. • Coit Road and Eldorado Parkway, Frisco • www.buffalowildwings.com

10 Dogtopia The new location will offer dog day care, boarding and spa services. Another Dogtopia is open in Frisco on Preston Road. Dogs receive safe socialization, exercise and education while playing in the open-play facility, west Frisco location owner Tiffany Porter said in an email. • Opening January • 303 Main St., Ste. 214, Frisco • www.dogtopia.com/texas-west-frisco

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2 1947 Named for the year India got its independence from Britain, 1947 serves authentic south Indian and vegetarian dishes, including rice pots, soups, tiffins and curries, according to restaurant staff. • Opened Oct. 18 • 5855 Preston Road, Ste. 100A, Frisco • www.1947restaurants.com 3 Summer Moon Coffee The coffee shop offers lattes with moon milk, among other coffee items. Summer Moon Coffee has another location at 6943 Main St., Frisco. • Opened Nov. 18

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9 Rachel’s Kitchen The restaurant has served the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas and will open its first Texas location in Frisco, according to a news release from The Star. The location is owned by Debbie Roxarzade. Rachel’s Kitchen offers casual dining options and healthy cuisine. Its menu includes breakfast, salads, sandwiches and pasta. • Opening spring 2024 • 3620 The Star Blvd., Ste. 1200, Frisco • www.rachelskitchen.com

11 Fizz Facial Bar The bar offers express 30-minute facial treatments to address skin health, acne, aging and more, according to its website. Services include massages, extractions, light therapy, lip exfoliation and chemical peels. Facial treatments for younger clients ages 5-12 are also available, according to Fizz Facial Bar’s website. • Opened Nov. 13 • 6959 Lebanon Road, Ste. 104, Frisco • www.fizzfacialbar.com

12 Wabi House This will be the restaurant’s third Dallas-Fort Worth location. Once open, it will serve ramen and Japanese-inspired dishes, sake and cocktails, according to the news release. • Opening spring 2024 • 3675 Gaylord Parkway, Ste. 1100, Frisco • www.wabihousetx.com

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Council to consider new cell tower rules Frisco City Council members discussed potential updates to the city’s cell tower ordinance Nov. 21. Some context Council could choose either require a specific use permit for every tower or create conditional development standards, Assistant Director of Planning Jonathan Hubbard said.

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City plans 2026 opening for Fourth Street Plaza Frisco’s long-awaited Rail District project should open just in time for World Cup 2026, officials said. The opening dates for the plaza and parking garage are expected to align with the 2026 World Cup so both Frisco residents and any visitors can enjoy the new space, said Jason Brodigan, interim director of engineering services, during a Nov. 7

work session meeting. The breakdown A construction contract should get to council members for them to approve sometime in March, Brodigan said. With Elm Street construction concluding six months of work in December, the full timeline includes: • Main Street construction: April 2024-April 2026 • Plaza construction: April 2024-April 2026 • Downtown parking garage construction: August 2024-July 2025

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Design plans underway for east side dog park Frisco City Council approved a $587,500 contract with Studio tla LLC to design a dog park inside Harold Bacchus Community Park. The gist Forest Bark Dog Park would be the first dog park in east Frisco, according to a Nov. 7 presentation. The dog park would take up a small portion of the about 79-acre overall park. Park features include: • An interactive dog splash pad • New sidewalks and trails • Updated park signage, lighting and irrigation • An observation deck Stay tuned Council’s approval of the contract does not

Council appoints Ponangi to EDC board Frisco City Council members approved FISD board member Gopal Ponangi’s appointment to the Economic Development Corporation's board of directors during a Nov. 7 meeting. In case you missed it Ponangi officially replaces former FISD board member Debbie Gillespie on the EDC board. Her resignation from the board was also approved by council members during the meeting. Gillespie retired from the FISD board last year, Mayor Jeff Cheney said. What’s next? Ponangi will serve the remainder of Gillespie’s three-year term, which expires Sept. 30, 2024.

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Universal breaks ground, announces ocial theme park name

Ground broke on the Universal Kids Resort in Frisco in early November. Theme park ocials announced the groundbreak- ing and the theme park’s ocial name—Universal Kids Resort—during a Dec. 1 press conference. “[Universal Kids Resort is] going to grow into being the very essence of growing up and living in Frisco,” Mayor Je Cheney said. During the press conference, Cheney said the road leading to the theme park will be called Universal Parkway. The details Universal Kids Resort is the rst of its kind for the Universal brand. The park will be catered toward young children and their families, Universal Creative President Molly Murphy said. The park will feature characters from Universal properties, but the specic characters have not been announced at this time. The park will include family attractions, shows,

character meet and greets, and a 300-room hotel. Diving in deeper Since construction has started, the project will create 2,500 construction jobs with more slated once the attraction opens, Murphy said. “It’s exciting for our business community because there’s a number of ways that they can engage with Universal, and Universal has been such a fantastic partner, and making sure they’re plugging in with the local business community and the residents,” said Christal Howard, Frisco Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. Looking ahead The theme park will be nestled on 97.4 acres of land, and city ocials said in January the park is set to open in June 2026, although Universal ocials could not conrm that date. The initial announcement of Universal coming to the Frisco Fields development was made in January.

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Election results mixed for Lewisville ISD’s $1.23 billion bond With all Denton County and Tarrant County precincts reporting, election results show the majority of Lewisville ISD voters that have cast ballots remain in favor of propositions A through C and against propositions D through G. The propositions that passed are: • The voter approved tax rate election (VATRE), listed as Proposition A, which would provide funds for competitive staff pay, and maintain instructional and extracurricular programs • Proposition B, which would fund maintenance, repairs and renovations to campuses and facili- ties, including safety and security equipment and technology, replacement of the transporta- tion center, and the purchase of school buses • Proposition C, which includes updates and purchases of instructional technology equipment The propositions that didn’t pass are: • Proposition D, which addresses maintenance, repairs and renovations at athletics facilities • Proposition E, which addresses maintenance, repairs and renovations at the Eastside Aquatic Center and Westside Aquatic Center • Proposition F, which focuses on maintenance, repairs and renovations to stadiums at the district’s five high schools • Proposition G, which will provide funds for a

Collin County voters favor all 5 bond props Election results show voters are in favor of all five Collin County bond propositions. The results were counted from 57 of 57 vote centers for the county, according to Collin County voting results. The details • Proposition A includes $261.86 million for justice facility projects. • Proposition B includes $5.7 million for the county’s animal shelter. • Proposition C includes $13.36 million for a medical examiner’s office. • Proposition D encompasses $22.45 million for parks and open spaces throughout the county. • Proposition E would dedicate $380 million for various road projects. What else? There were 98,262 ballots cast county- wide, which represents 13.91% voters.

Results breakdown

Proposition A

69.36% For

30.64% Against

Proposition B

38.12% Against

61.88% For

Proposition C

46.05% Against

53.95% For

Proposition D

57.26% Against

42.74% For

Proposition E

55.56% Against

44.44% For

Proposition F

55.68% Against

44.32% For

Proposition G

56.49% Against

43.51% For

SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT

100-yard indoor multipurpose facility at each LISD high school How we got here The last LISD bond passed in 2017. The majority of those projects—about $737 million worth—have been completed, Superintendent Lori Rapp said. The funds for passed propositions will be put to use immediately. Lewisville ISD encompasses a portion of Frisco. In Frisco, about 900 children attend Lewisville ISD, according to district data. The district includes 2.47 square miles of Frisco territory.

Voter turnout

Ballots cast 98,262 706,388 Registered voters

13.91% of voters cast a ballot

SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Voters OK $2.7 billion through Prosper ISD package According to election results, Prosper ISD voters have approved three of the four bond proposi-

Bond props

Proposition A includes $2.4 billion for building new schools, modernizing existing buildings, reinforcing safety and security, buying land and providing buses and vehicles for the district. Proposition B would dedicate $140 million to upgrading technology, such as providing new devices. Proposition C includes $102 million to be put toward a new stadium and renovating existing facilities. Proposition D would utilize $125 million to build a new performing arts center.

schools, buses and other district facility needs, passed with 66.65% of votes. Proposition B, meant to upgrade technology, passed with 64.75% of votes. Votes for Proposition C, which would provide a new athletic stadium and upgrades to current facil- ities, stalled with 46.28% of votes for the item and 53.72% against it. The new performing arts center in Proposition D passed with 56.88% of votes. The district’s board of trustees canvassed the election results at a Nov. 13 board meeting.

tions—and said no to a new athletic stadium. “We are profoundly grateful for the over- whelming support shown by our community,” Superintendent Holly Ferguson said in an online statement. “The 2023 bond isn’t just an invest- ment in the present, it is a commitment that will resonate positively within our community for generations to come.” Proposition A, which would provide for new

SOURCE: PROSPER ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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FISD sees higher teacher retention, sub fill rate Frisco ISD had 1,310 resignations—an attrition rate of 14.7%— during Aug. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, according to a presentation on labor statistics for the district given by Chief Human Resources Officer Pamela Linton. The rate was lower for teachers at 13.4%. “We are always working on retention,” she said. A closer look About 13% of Texas teachers left the profession between fall 2021-22, according to the Texas Education Agency. Across the state, almost 29% of newly hired teachers entered the profession without a Texas certification or permit during the 2022-23 school year. For Frisco, this number was 2.5%, Linton said. The district saw an average of 522 substitute requests per day in the 2022-23 school year, Linton

FISD officials OK 6th retention incentive Eligible Frisco ISD employees will receive bonuses for staying with the district during the 2023-24 school year. The district’s board approved the reten- tion incentive on Nov. 13. The bonus is meant to thank employees for their work in FISD, said Kimberly Smith, chief finance and strategy officer for the district. The backstory The retention incentive is the same bonus the board has approved the last five school years, Smith said. This year’s amount was increased, she said. The district will give employees a bonus of $50 for each year of service to FISD, and the greater of either 1.5% of the employee’s base salary or $500, Smith said.

About newly hired staff 37% of FISD professionals earned a graduate degree

35% of classroom teachers are new to the profession as compared to 60% last year 40% of teachers joined FISD with at least six years of experience

SOURCE: FRISCO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

said. The overall substitute fill rate was 88%, with a fill rate of 90% for teachers, she said. In 2021-22, the district’s overall fill rate was 85%, with the teacher’s fill rate being 86%, according to the presentation. “It’s unheard of to have the fill rates that we had,” Linton said in regards to the positive rate. Recruiting substitutes has been a way to hire teachers and paraprofessionals in the district. In the 2022-23 school year, the district hired 148 teachers and 114 paraprofessionals from its substitute sourcing company, she said.

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Prosper ISD preview attendance zoning Prosper ISD attendance zones are expected to look different in the 2024-25 school year. Deputy Superintendent Greg Bradley presented two proposed boundary changes Nov. 13 and no vote has been taken. Major changes to the zoning will be done in the southern portion of PISD. The affected schools include Spradley Elementary School, Hays and Rogers middle schools.

Frisco ISD sees declining enrollment numbers Frisco ISD saw a decline in enrollment in the 2023-24 school year. Students will not be rezoned for the 2024-25 school year, Chief Operations Officer Scott Warstler said Oct. 10. As of early October, FISD had 66,670 students—154 fewer than October of last year, he said. The outlook The district’s current enrollment has 900 less students than projected for the end of October, Warstler said. He went on to explain that this means the district does not expect any rezoning in the next school year. “No rezones,” Warstler said. “Every zone is safe and stable for another year.” Stay tuned For the first time in FISD’s history, the district

“I think that’s the rst time that’s happened in Frisco that any of us can remember, that we actually lost enrollment over a given year.” SCOTT WARSTLER, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

closed new student enrollment for three high schools this year due to capacity issues, Warstler said. This includes: • Lebanon Trail • Wakeland • Reedy The district will re-evaluate the schools in April and provide an update on whether the schools will reopen for new enrollees in the 2024-25 school year, Warstler said.

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Transportation

BY SAMANTHA DOUTY

Lebanon Road receives updates at FM 423 The intersection of Lebanon Road and FM 423 is under construction. The intersection has been identified as the highest-volume intersection in Frisco, according to a November Engineering Services report. The details A third eastbound lane is being constructed on Lebanon from Deerwood Lane to the first median, which is just east of FM 423. Left-turn lanes will be added in both the eastbound and westbound directions at the intersection. Most of the lane construction is finished, according to the report. Remaining work includes the replacement of existing pavement panels in need of repair, adding concrete pavers in the median and completing street light relocations.

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The cost The intersection improve- ments cost $9.71 million, which will be funded by the city. It is part of a greater citywide interaction project. It is expected to be completed in 2025. Lebanon Road from FM 423 to Todd Road is in the design phase and will be a separate project from the intersection. This project will widen Lebanon from a four-lane to a six-lane road. This project will cost $14 million, which will be funded by the city. It will also be completed in 2025.

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for all the intersections, which includes Lebanon Road and FM 423, according to the project details.

ren Parkway, Wade Boulevard and Main Street, according to Frisco’s capital improvement projects database. The details The three intersections are part of a citywide intersection improvement project. The project includes a variety of locations, and it will construct left- and right-turn lanes, according to the city’s capital improvement projects database.

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Real estate

Number of homes sold

October 2022

October 2023

Residential market data

75033

75035

Median home sales price increased nearly 25% year over year in the 75034 ZIP code. Only two ZIP code areas saw more houses sold in October 2023 compared to the previous year.

-34.8%

+6.76%

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$678,750

$622,500

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+24.62%

$810,000

$650,000

Homes sold in Frisco area by price point

75035

-1.91%

$642,990

$655,500

October 2023

75036

-6.09%

$524,500

$558,500

$1 million+

$700,000-$999,999

Average days on market

$300,000-$699,999

-22.9%

+5.71%

-9.76%

$100,000-$299,999

<$99,999

MARKET DATA COMPILED BY COLLIN COUNTY AREA REALTORS • WWW.CCAR.NET

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75035

75036

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From the cover

Hall Park to oer multiple uses as housing opens

Current situation

The details

used by Frisco residents, such as Frisco ISD students who take their homecoming or senior photos at the towers, Milo said. “It’s gotten so big, I have to take reservations now,” she said. Milo, board secretary of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, said she believes Hall Park’s new projects will bolster its existing community while drawing in new businesses to the city.

Hall Park has been a corner- stone of Frisco for years, not just as an oce park but as a recog- nizable landmark attracting both businesses and people to the city, Milo said. “It helps people moving here,” she said. “They look and see all the things that they have to do right in the city, that they don’t have to go that far out [for].” The spaces at Hall Park are

The all-day or “18-hour” spaces will include restaurants, a new park, a hotel and more, most of which is slated to open in 2024. The push toward a fully mixed- use space in Hall Park will help it continue thriving in a changing economy and allow it to become one of many destinations in Frisco, Cheney said. “It’s exciting to have people want to do things out [at Hall Park] because of all that we do have,” Director of Park Experience Barbara Milo said. The rst two residents of the Monarch moved in the rst week of November, Hall Group Communications Director Shelby Abeyta said in an email. As of Nov. 27, 24 leases have been signed, she said.

Hall Park was always meant to be more than an oce park, Hall said. “It’s been nice to see the new vision of what [the Hall Group calls] Hall Park 2.0 start to come to life,” Mayor Je Cheney said. The new phase of Hall Park, while not completed, should bring in more revenue to the city as well as help its existing businesses, he said. “This phase of [Craig Hall’s] development is over $500 million of investment that he’s making,” Cheney said. “It will also bring … more tax dollars to the city … through the restaurant [and] retail sales.” Restaurant spaces are planned for the ground oor of the Monarch as well as in surrounding spaces of Hall Park.

Navigating Hall Park

Plans for the 154-room Marriott hotel include outdoor terrace space.

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PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX TBD

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Sorting out details

OFFICE TOWER

KALEIDOSCOPE PARK

The features coming to Hall Park come with their own set amenities. Here are the details: Monarch Tower: • 19 -story tower with 10-restau- rants planned Oce Tower: • The tower is class AAA Hotel Tower: • 154-room Marriott hotel with restaurant and lounge Kaleidoscope Park: • Arts lawn, children’s area, gar- den, sport courts, performance pavilion, dog park, more Performing Arts Complex: • Tentative theater with 2,000 seats, local theater with 600 seats, community black box theater

Nearly 200 companies call Hall Park home, said Kim Butler, Hall Group’s executive vice president of leasing. Continuing to improve the campus and adding amenities will keep it competitive, she said. One piece of the updated Hall Park is Kaleidoscope Park, which will be open to Frisco residents and visitors in 2024, Cheney said. “The Hall [Group] team [has] big plans beyond this,” Cheney said. “They’ve got multiple phases in the future, and every- thing they do is rst-class.” Projects like redeveloping Hall Park help push Frisco forward, Butler said. “Frisco really … is a complete city,” she said. “This just helps cement it as having urban areas in it as well as all the benets of being in a suburb.”

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BY ALEX REECE

Diving deeper

Looking ahead

Walkability is the reason many big-name companies with spaces in Frisco—such as McAfee and Boingo Wireless at The Star, Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. at Frisco Station or Compass planning to move into Hall Park—choose the corridor, she said. “[Those companies have] all picked our walkable districts,” Salinas said. The connectivity is a highlight for the former oce park’s new full-time residents, not just companies and their employees, Hall said. “It’s all about experiences,” he said. “There’s going to be ... a wide range of experiences for people of a wide range of ages.”

Hall Park’s stretch of the Dallas North Tollway, which includes Frisco Station and The Star, was once called “the $5 billion mile,” said Gloria Salinas, vice president of Frisco’s Economic Develop- ment Corporation. “As we start to see more and more development taking place along with the [Dallas North] Tollway, we’ve just called it the ‘platinum corridor’ because it’s really hard to kind of quantify that and redo those projections every year,” she said. Part of the corridor’s success with drawing in companies is due to its walkability, something Hall Park has invested in with its trail system and connectivity to nearby amenities, Salinas said.

A second residential tower is already in the early stages of planning, Abeyta said in an email. After that, there are tentative plans for adding more retail, restaurants, and eventually a grocery store, Hall said. “I think what we’re aiming toward is a place where people can have a great cup of coee from one of several dierent [restaurants] in the morning, and they can take a nice walk; they can meet their children or grandchildren and go to a park that’s fantastic,” Hall said. “They can walk to their oce. They can … walk to the performing arts center and see a Broadway show.”

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Development

BY ALEX REECE

The Buttery Rest Stop sculpture [pictured] is expected to debut at Kaleidoscope Park in summer 2024.

COURTESY HALL GROUP

RENDERING COURTESY KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION

Meet Abigail Rust, one of the curators behind Hall Park’s art selection Art Coordinator and Curator Abigail Rust has been a member of the art curation, management and advising team at Hall Park for just under two years. Aside from helping to manage the existing collection, she also works with Hall Group founder Craig Hall and his advisers to bring in new pieces that align with the message of the area. For Hall Park, that message is “the spirit of Texas, entrepre- neurship and community,” Rust said. Rust sat down with Community Impact for an interview about her position and the art that is

chosen for Hall Park visitors and residents. Some answers have been edited for length and clarity. Is there a specic theme guiding the art chosen for Hall Park? [Hall Group founder and chair] Craig [Hall] created this park ... It was once farmland, and I feel that’s ... symbolic of the Texas spirit. ... With the new collection or the new pieces that are coming in, ... I think that the overall hope is that we’re reective of the community that we live in now. So, there’s a really wide variety of artists that we’re putting into some of the new developments; there’s a focus on female artists’ art, artists of color—they range from emerging to established artists. Why is it important to have art-centric spaces at Hall Park? It’s always been really important to Craig [Hall] to

bring art to public spaces for everyone to enjoy. Art can really help create a community. I feel like it can also really bring kind of a cultural identity to a city, ... and it’s just such an incredible gift that he’s given here. Do you have a favorite piece at Hall Park? I have to say that [Buttery Rest Stop artist] Janet Echelman is going to be just amazing and just kind of working behind the scenes with engineers. ... It is truly a feat of engineering, I would say, preparing for this sculpture ... to take ight. It is probably my favorite piece, and I denitely have a larger appreciation for it just knowing how much is going into it to make it a reality.

The full interview with Abigail Rust can be read online at communityimpact.com .

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Events

BY DUSTIN BUTLER

December

Winter Art Show The sixth annual Winter Art Show is returning to Frisco. The show will feature two- and three-dimensional artworks that thematically or conceptually relate to the winter season. The event will conclude with a public closing on the final day of the exhibit with an award announcement. • Dec. 11-Jan. 14; Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., • Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. • (closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) • Free (admission) • Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 N. Dallas Parkway, Frisco • www.playfrisco.org/artexhibits Write Club Club members will discuss the writing and publishing process, and share and critique work with one another. Writers of all genres are welcome. • Dec. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Free • Creativity Commons, 8000 Dallas Parkway, Frisco • https://friscolibrary.bibliocommons.com/events Walnut’s Wassail Walk The Frisco Heritage Museum is hosting Walnut’s Wassail Walk, where visitors can enjoy carolers and complimentary wassail, a drink made of mulled cider, and mini-doughnuts. The event will also include activities and entertainment from local arts groups.

U.S. Army Bowl The high school football season will continue in Frisco for the U.S. Army Bowl, which brings 80 of the best high school football players together for an exhibition game. As of press time, the players who will compete in the game have not been announced. • Dec. 18, 7 p.m. • Ticket pricing vary • Ford Center at The Star, 9 Cowboys Way, Frisco • www.usarmybowl.com

Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium will host the Frisco Bowl, which will air on ESPN for the sixth year. The annual college bowl game is sanctioned by the NCAA. The University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners and the Marshall Thundering Herd will compete at

the bowl game. • Dec. 19, 8 p.m. • Ticket prices vary • 9200 World Cup Way, Frisco • www.thefriscobowl.com

Sunday Funday at the Star The Star District will host an afternoon of specials from restaurants with exclusive shopping specials, games, photo opportunities, giveaways and more. • Dec. 17, all day • Free (admission) • 9 Cowboys Way, Frisco • www.thestardistrict.com/events Woven Together: Food Fest Attendees will experience South Asian cuisine featuring a fusion of spices and traditional recipes to celebrate the closing of the year.

• Frisco Heritage Museum, 6455 Page St., Frisco • www.friscotexas.gov/calendar

• Dec. 14, 6-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 6455 Page St., Frisco • www.friscotexas.gov/1360/events

Paranormal Cirque at Stonebriar Centre The Paranormal Cirque will bring a show with the combination of theatre, circus and cabaret with a new European-style flare. The show is a horror story that features different story lines. • Jan. 4-15, showtimes vary • Tickets starting at $10 • Stonebriar Centre, 2601 Preston Road, Frisco • https://black.cirqueitalia.com

Chanukah at The Star The Star will host the 10th annual Community Chanukah Celebration. The event will feature Shefa Band, who will be coming from Israel.

• Dec. 14, 6 p.m. • Free (admission) • 9 Cowboys Way, Frisco • www.visitfrisco.com

• Dec. 30, 1-2 p.m. • Free (admission)

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