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Laura Colangelo
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D'Ambrosio's #1 Pizza Pub will offer customers a friendly environment to enjoy a more contemporary style of Chicago deep-dish pizza. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
D'Ambrosio's pizzeria opens in Grapevine and more DFW news
Collin County commissioners unanimously approved a $2 million allocation of federal funding to continue reimbursements of local food pantries. (Screenshot courtesy Collin County)
Collin County allocates additional $2M in CARES funding for local food pantries
Schools now have the power to temporarily suspend on-campus instruction if “a significant number of the instructional staff at the campus is impacted due to a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Education Agency authorizes schools to close doors for 14 days due to coronavirus-related staffing concerns
Lululemon is now open at the Tanger Outlets in north Fort Worth. (Courtesy Lululemon)
Lululemon opens at Tanger Outlets in Fort Worth and more DFW news
Collin County commissioners unanimously agreed to allow Judge Chris Hill to sign amended contracts that will allow Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Allen to move funds to provide food cards as part of the county’s housing assistance program. (Screenshot courtesy Collin County)
Collin County to allow CARES funds to be reallocated for cities to provide more food cards
2020-21 Frisco ISD high school school attendance zones are shown. (Courtesy Frisco ISD)
Frisco ISD to change attendance zones and more top DFW news
Officials from the McKinney Fire Department and the city break ground on Fire Station No. 11. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
McKinney breaks ground on new fire station in Craig Ranch community
McKinney City Council will appoint someone to fill the vacancy for the District 1 seat on council following La'Shadion Shemwell's removal from the position by recall in the Nov. 3 election. (Screenshot by Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
McKinney to fill short-term District 1 City Council vacancy
A proposed event center will go to McKinney City Council on Dec. 1 with a negative recommendation from Planning and Zoning Commissioners. (Rendering courtesy city of McKinney)
Proposed event center receives negative recommendation from McKinney P&Z
Collin County commissioners voted to keep the COVID-19 dashboard on the county's website with only hospitalization data. (Community Impact staff)
Collin County to alter COVID-19 dashboard; only county hospitalizations to be shown
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, infectious disease medical officer for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said getting the flu shot is the "single most important thing" that a person can do to prevent themselves from getting influenza and its complications. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Frisco health experts prep for COVID-19 and flu season plus more top DFW news
The free drive-thru COVID-19 saliva testing site operating in Frisco is now located at the northwest corner of Technology Drive and World Cup Way. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Free COVID-19 testing site in Frisco moves to Toyota Stadium
Elections in Collin County this year will cost at least $2.5 million. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
Election costs in Collin County likely to exceed $2.5 million, more than double what was spent in 2016
Guests of the overnight warming station are registered, fed a hot meal and given a place to stay for the night, according to a Salvation Army informational handout. (Adobe Stock)
McKinney Emergency Overnight Warming Station to open for 2020 season with increased capacity