McKinney | July 2022

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FEATURED IMPACT IN THE NEWS Aaron Werner was recently named the new executive director of Visit McKinney , the city’s destination marketing organization. “Werner most recently served as director of leisure services for the city of Denison and as its managing director of communications and engagement,” according to a Visit McKinney news release. Werner worked for the city of McKinney prior to his job in Denison as the Main Street Program coordinator for almost ve years. Before that, he worked in marketing and development for the McKinney Performing Arts Center and McKinney Main Street, according to the release. “McKinney is my home and where I started my public service career, and now I get to be a lead voice shining a light on what makes our community such a special place to live, work and

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visit,” Werner said in the release. Visit McKinney oces in the city’s downtown at 200 W. Virginia St. 214-544-1407. www.visitmckinney.com

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ing ocer. Kristin Wisniewski will lead the restaurant group alongside Founder and CEO Preston Lancaster as it approaches 15 years of operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in July. 33 Restaurant Group also announced upcoming expansions in 2023, such as bringing a Union Bear Brew- ing Co. to downtown McKinney. An exact address and estimated opening date have yet to be determined. To learn more about

custom hat studio was previously at the same address in Suite 110. Bay Willow Design makes hats and headpieces for ev- ery season and occasion. 469-617-3733. www.baywillowdesign.com ANNIVERSARIES 8 On June 26, the McKinney Senior Center at 1400 S. College St. in McKinney celebrated its 20th anniversary with a ceremony and concert followed by an evening of casino games. The center reopened in May 2021 following renova- tions to the facility that included a new, reorganized oor plan. The center now has a billiards room, a larger tness space and upgraded restrooms, showers and

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10 Australian artist Guido Van Helton has begun work on the mural that will be painted on the old silos and grain elevator in McKinney at 406 E. Virginia St. Van Helten has a series of photoreal- istic paintings on silos across the country that has gained global recognition, according to a city news release. The McKinney mural will be one of the largest works in North Texas and will serve as the backdrop for the city’s new Munici- pal Community Complex. Van Helten is expected to continue work on the mural over the summer. www.mckinneytexas.org/silos

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9 33 Restaurant Group, which owns and operates several McKinney restaurants, including A Cadillac Pizza Pub at 112 S. Kentucky St. and B The Yard at 107 S. Church St., has named a new chief operat-

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