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Good morning Plano! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Plano restaurant tops the charts for alcohol sales this year?
  • Which Plano volleyball stars earned top all-district honors this season?
  • How Plano search teams are expanding efforts for missing Christina Morris

Also on today's calendar: Beating Burnout: How to Avoid Emotional Exhaustion and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 67, low: 42.
  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. What restaurant sells the most alcohol in Plano? (planomagazine.com) — If you’ve wondered which Plano spots pour the most drinks, new 2025 sales data show Haywire, Legacy Hall, and Katy Trail Ice House Outpost leading overall alcohol sales. Separate rankings highlight Plano’s top beer, wine, and liquor sellers, giving residents a snapshot of where locals are spending on drinks across Collin County’s booming bar and restaurant scene.
   

2. 2025 Dallas-area all-district volleyball teams: MVPs, first teams, Coaches of the Year (dallasnews.com) — Plano volleyball fans can see several local standouts honored in the 2024 all-district volleyball selections, including Plano East’s Simone Heard as District 6-6A MVP and Dakota Huynh as Defensive Player of the Year. Plano, Plano East, and Plano West athletes appear throughout the first-team lists, underscoring how competitive Plano ISD programs were across the Dallas-area districts.
   

3. Without a Trace: Boyfriend Speaks Out About Missing Girlfriend (cw33.com) — Search efforts in Plano are intensifying as volunteers, ATVs, and newly approved drones fan out from a command center at Legacy Church to look for missing 23-year-old Christina Morris. Investigators and Texas Equusearch are focusing on areas around the Shops at Legacy, while Morris’ boyfriend and family speak publicly about her disappearance and their hope she will return home safely.
   

4. Plano ISD Sued for Failing To Disclose Mold Information (texasscorecard.com) — Plano ISD is facing a lawsuit alleging it failed to respond to a public records request about mold hazards in district schools, after major remediation at Murphy Middle School and concerns at other campuses. District officials say the original request was quarantined by email security and is now being processed, while trustees just approved nearly $600,000 for new flooring at Murphy amid ongoing maintenance and health worries.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • JV Wrestling @ JV Texas Women's Classic
    Lewisville High School , 1098 W Main St , Lewisville
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    Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
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    Fretz Park Branch Library , 6990 Belt Line Road , Dallas
    12:00 pm
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    Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
    12:00 pm
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    The Colony Public Library - Multipurpose Room , 6800 Main St. , The Colony
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