Collin County

Related Search

News Home Unfair Park Schutze Ask a Mexican Buzz Archives Search Dallas Observer Flipbook Weekly Newsletter Get Mobile

Calendar Home Top Picks Submit an Event Events Newsletter Get Mobile Crave

Music Home DC9 at Night Concert Calendar Bars and Clubs Submit an Event Music Newsletter Get Mobile H2O Box Hunt FLOAT Summer Cut

Restaurants Home City of Ate Cheap Eats Happy Hours Menus Best Of Deals Crave Dining Newsletter Get Mobile Restaurant Ads

Arts Home Mixmaster Theater Arts Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads Theatre Takeover

Film Home Showtimes Film Festivals Film Newsletter Get Mobile Free Stuff

Best Of Home 2011 2010 2009 2008 Best Of Newsletter Get Mobile Best Of Ads

Promotions Home Promotional Events Street Team Free Stuff Promotions Newsletter Get Mobile Deals Crave FLOAT H2O Box Hunt Summer Cut

Post an Ad Jobs Real Estate Advertiser Index Deals Deals Newsletter Virtual Career Fair Great Expectations DFW

Blogs
May 24, 2012
Dallas Executive Airport is Still Struggling. Maybe a Solar Farm Will Help?
As a nickname, "Dead Bird" hasn't fit so well since the city of Dallas' airport in South Oak Cliff changed its name from Redbird to Dallas Executive a decade ago in hopes of sparking a revival of the 67-year-old airfield, which tends to be forgotten in the shadow of DFW and Love Field. The name cha ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Deion Sanders Twitter-casts That His Wife Jumped Him (Updated)
Update: Pilar Sanders was arrested and booked in Collin County Jail on a misdemeanor assault charge. And Sanders fired off another tweet a little while ago with a photo of his boys smiling: "Smile if u know God is good! We're smiling baby. Joy came this morning and we opened the door and let Joy in. ... More >>
Calendar
March 15, 2012
Support Kids, Hate Cancer and Gawk At Cheerleaders
Update: Pilar Sanders was arrested and booked in Collin County Jail on a misdemeanor assault charge. And Sanders fired off another tweet a little while ago with a photo of his boys smiling: "Smile if u know God is good! We're smiling baby. Joy came this morning and we opened the door and let Joy in. ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
More Stormy Weather for Dallas Police Sergeant Stormy Magiera, Who's Been Arrested
The woman you see at right, in a mugshot posted to the Collin County website, is Sergeant Stormy Magiera, a Dallas Police officer since September 2000. According to an email dispatched by the DPD this morning, Magiera was detained by Garland Police and arrested by Murphy PD on a warrant out of Mu ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Read NCTCOG's Long Look-See at How to Fund the Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor
At 1 today the Regional Transportation Council will discuss the doc you see below: the 132-page report finished last month as part of the so-called Cotton Belt Corridor Innovative Finance Initiative, which the North Central Texas Council of Governments touts on today's agenda as "a thorough inves ... More >>
Calendar
November 3, 2011
Keep That Spooky Feeling Going
At 1 today the Regional Transportation Council will discuss the doc you see below: the 132-page report finished last month as part of the so-called Cotton Belt Corridor Innovative Finance Initiative, which the North Central Texas Council of Governments touts on today's agenda as "a thorough inves ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2011
NFL Films, Snickers Get Leon Lett to Seek "Redemption" For '93 Thanksgiving Eff-Up
No doubt you recall where you were at the exact moment Leon Lett cost the Dallas Cowboys a Thanksgiving Day victory over the Miami Dolphins in 1993. Me? I was icebound in Farmersville, cooped up with out-of-town family convinced it would be just fine to drive up to Collin County during a sleetsto ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Frisco's Music Scene Faces Its Biggest Hurdle Yet, As The Only Venue In Town Sets To Close
Less than a year ago, we told the tale of Frisco's burgeoning music scene. But it seems that, as quickly as it appeared, the Frisco scene has now officially burned out. At least for now. Matthew Harber of Wellhouse Co., the entity behind Frisco's musical growth, confirmed to DC9 yesterday that th ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2011
Doug Havard Pleads Guilty to a Federal Crime. But What of All Those Local Charges?
As you no doubt recall, Doug Havard -- the former Winston School and SMU student who skipped town after being arrested on charges of counterfeiting, selling GHB and armed robbery, among many others -- was brought back to the U.S. a few days ago following a six-year prison vacay in England. This m ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
A Football Lockout ... In Wylie?
It's not exactly the same as NFL owners shutting down its $9 billion business, but unless outraged parents in Wylie are successful in lobbying city officials to find their children a suitable venue and ample playing fields there may be no 20011 youth football in this Collin County town next ... More >>
News
March 3, 2011
In the Collin County courthouse, due process has a funny way of expressing itself: payback, personal vendettas and overzealous prosecutions.
It's not exactly the same as NFL owners shutting down its $9 billion business, but unless outraged parents in Wylie are successful in lobbying city officials to find their children a suitable venue and ample playing fields there may be no 20011 youth football in this Collin County town next ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Hey Look, The Sportatorium Does Cover Pro Rasslin'!
Snowing like a mother -- yes, again -- as I leave the warm confines of Collin County for Dallas. Tried to be in a grumpy mood this morning, but this video made me giggle. For those of you who are clamoring for Michael Young trade news, only thing new is that the Colorado Rockies have lost interest ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Rain or Shine or Sleet or Snow or Holy Hell ... It's Super Bowl Media Day!
As I write this it's sleeting, raining, snowing and - what the what? - lighting-ing in Collin County. With any luck I'll be out at Super Bowl XLV Media Day later this morning. It's Media Day, of course, that's giving us such dramatic moments in the past such as Leon Lett suffering a pan ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2010
Slaughterhouse Ban Could Hurt
Small-Scale Producers
Just your typical suburbanites, enjoying the "country" life of Collin County.Small-scale meat producers say a proposal to limit slaughterhouse construction could harm farm-to-table eating statewide. According to a front-page story in today's Dallas Morning News, State Representative Jodie La ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2009
Office Politics, or: Penney for Your Lawsuit
During the waning days of the '08 presidential election, a piece of Photoshop made the rounds featuring Barack Obama shining Sarah Palin's shoes. Collin County man Roger Baker, an eight-year J.C. Penney veteran at its Plano HQ, says he printed out the photo and taped it to a co-worker's computer ... More >>
Calendar
March 26, 2009
Go Ahead. Take It!
During the waning days of the '08 presidential election, a piece of Photoshop made the rounds featuring Barack Obama shining Sarah Palin's shoes. Collin County man Roger Baker, an eight-year J.C. Penney veteran at its Plano HQ, says he printed out the photo and taped it to a co-worker's computer ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2009
Okay, What the Hell Was That?!
Poltergeist? No? Fine, then you tell me.If we lived in California there'd be an easy explanation: Earthquake. But we live in McKinney, so there's no logical reason why our house mysteriously shook this morning at 6 a.m. I was yanked from my sleep by what sounded like the loud, viole ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2009
Boldly Going From Collin County Community College to SciFi's New Stargate Series
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2008
The First Cut, Always the Kindest
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2008
McKinney Graduates McKinney. Really, Trust Us, This Makes Sense.
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2008
A Local Olympian Makes a Nice Landing: On Video Game Cover
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2008
Central's HOV Lane Drives Me Crazy
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2008
Forbes Says Dallasites Waste 58 Hours a Year in Traffic. So, Please, Stay Home.
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
News
April 17, 2008
Shoe Doesn't Fit
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Calendar
March 13, 2008
Magic Time Machine
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
News
February 21, 2008
Priorities, Priorities
The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>
Calendar
October 11, 2007
Up In Smoke
See a Western spoof in Plano
Calendar
April 26, 2007
Miles Per Hour
Quad C goes for a Drive
Music
February 15, 2007
Charity Cases
Good ways to spend some money. Just get a receipt for your taxes.
Calendar
January 25, 2007
Downtown Train
Kazemzadeh finds art at the station
News
July 13, 2006
The Big Thaw
Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders
Blogs
June 22, 2006
Nature is Cool, Except When It's Hot
Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders
Blogs
May 10, 2006
The Texas Tornadoes
Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders
Calendar
August 11, 2005
Trespassers
Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders
News
July 28, 2005
Buzz
Intercoursing the pooch: How Belo learned to love the F-bomb
Calendar
December 9, 2004
Fairy Good
Tea and nutcrackers
News
October 28, 2004
Desperate Housecleaning
The DMN slashes and burns
Calendar
December 25, 2003
Tiny Bubbles
Jeroboam hosts a taste test
News
April 3, 2003
Phoned In
When inspiration calls, I listen...and then I type 1,250 words
News
February 13, 2003
Snooze Alarm
What will The Dallas Morning News look like when you wake up in 2010? If Editor Bob Mong has his way, it'll be the best damn paper the 'burbs will buy.
News
October 24, 2002
The View From the Bottom
What's it like surviving the telecom bust? Numbers alone don't tell the story.
Best of Dallas
September 26, 2002
Best Short Road Trip to a Small Town that Isn't Really Anymore
McKinney
News
August 22, 2002
QB&A
Plus: Breakin' the Law, New Entries in the Dallas Dictionary, El Norte TV
News
March 14, 2002
Blown Off
Identity-theft victim gets the cold shoulder
Dining
October 19, 2000
Slammer Chow
Prison food with a price
News
May 6, 1999
Bad trip
As anguished Plano watched heroin pick off its children one by one, a cry went up for police to do anything to stop the deadly plague. Months later, some parents say they went too far.
News
March 25, 1999
Fatal Perfection
Don Crowder was obsessed with being the best--as a lawyer, family man, and friend. So why did he kill himself?
Dining
February 5, 1998
Almost home-cooking
Bon Vivant Market avoids Eatzi's flaws, but doesn't have its zest
News
September 26, 1996
Under the Knife
After a long history of public drunkenness and allegations of slashing two men's throats, it is time to examine the troubled practice of Dr. John Hargett
News
March 28, 1996
A tragic trip
Parents blame maverick Collin County teacher-candidate for their daughter's death
More >>

Blogs

Blogs

Calendar

Blogs

Blogs

Calendar

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

News

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Calendar

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

News

Calendar

News

Calendar

Calendar

Music

Calendar

News

Blogs

Blogs

Calendar

News

Calendar

News

Calendar

News

News

News

Best of Dallas

News

News

Dining

News

News

Dining

News

News

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This