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By Cassidy Ritter |

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Essentialz Market expects to open in early April at 110 N. Tennessee St., McKinney. The zero-waste grocery store and cafe will offer produce, baked goods, prepared foods and more. Items sold at Essentialz Market will also be sold in minimal waste and reusable packaging. www.elementalessentialz.com
By Cassidy Ritter
Cassidy graduated from the University of Kansas in 2016 with a degree in Journalism and a double minor in business and global studies. She has worked as a reporter and editor for publications in Kansas, Colorado and Australia. She was hired as senior reporter for Community Impact Newspaper's Plano edition in August 2016. Less than a year later, she took the role of editor for the McKinney edition.

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