🌱 Public Meeting On US 380 Widening + 'Empty Bowls' Art Event

Get on up, McKinney-Frisco! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on around McKinney-Frisco today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 72 Low: 47.

Here are the top three stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Local drivers will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)'s proposed plan to widen US 380. Officials with TxDOT will be hosting a meeting on May 10 at Rock Hill High School from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to discuss the widening of the roadway, which passes through Frisco and McKinney. Information about the event will also be posted online that day, viewable through May 25. (Community Impact)
2. A local initiative is using ceramics to help address food insecurity across McKinney. On May 12, St. Peter's Episcopal Church will host Empty Bowls McKinney, a fundraising event featuring handmade ceramic bowls crafted by community members. Proceeds from Empty Bowls will benefit Community Lifeline Center as well as Community Garden Kitchen. (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
3. Calling all Shakespeare lovers: the Young Actors Guild will present a "dark and rugged" version of Macbeth from Apr. 28 through Apr. 30 at the McKinney Performing Arts Center. An additional performance will be held at Shakespeare In The Park in McKinney on May 7. Tickets are available at mckinneyperformingartscenter.org for $12; discounts are available for seniors, students, children, and YAG members. (North Texas e-News)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Senior Recreation Center Breakfast Bunch Trip To Poor Richard's Café (9:00 AM)
• Sound Beginnings At Old Settler's Recreation Center (10:00 AM)
• Essentrics At Recreation Center at Towne Lake (12:30 PM)
• So You Think You Can Draw (K-5th Grade) - Hybrid Event Hosted By John and Judy Gay Library (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cedar Park junior Gisella Maul, a two-time state high school girls basketball champion, has announced her decision to continue her decorated basketball career at the University of Texas. Congratulations, Gisella! (Austin American-Statesman)
• A new Panera Bread is opening near Preston Road in Frisco! Work on the 820 John Hickman Parkway location is expected to be completed by the end of June. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Nicole Tess Kazora

About me: Nicole is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. At her core, she loves painting acrylic portraits, listening to political and social commentary, and examining research in the social sciences.