C-Span to honor local winners of StudentCam documentary competition

C-Span to honor local winners of StudentCam documentary competition

(McKINNEY, TX — April 28, 2017) C‑SPAN and Spectrum will visit Imagine International Academy of North Texas on May 2 to honor local winners for C‑SPAN’s annual student video documentary competition, StudentCam. During the visit a C‑SPAN Representative will present a StudentCam certificate of merit to all 12 winning students during ceremonies in front of classmates, teachers […]

Heard Museum to host Spring Plant Sale & Heritage Day

MCKINNEY, TX (March 15, 2014) Spring: when nature wakes from its winter slumber. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary will celebrate this beautiful season with two outdoor events in April: the annual Spring Plant Sale April 11th through 13th and the new festival, Heritage Day on April 26th. SPRING PLANT SALE Member Pre-Sale: April […]

Heard Museum offers family-friendly Spring Break camps, programs

Heard Museum offers family-friendly Spring Break camps, programs

(February 27, 2014) North Texas families looking to stay close to home during spring break will find a variety of fun and educational activities to participate in just minutes away from most parts of the Metroplex at Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. The Heard’s spring break offerings will be held from March 8th through […]

Enter our Blue Ribbon News weekly drawing

Enter our Blue Ribbon News weekly drawing

WINNER EVERY FRIDAY (October 20, 2013) HERE’S HOW YOU CAN BE NEXT… Blue Ribbon News and The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary have teamed up to say thank you for following our GOOD NEWS and to wish you a happy holiday season. Every Friday through Dec. 13, one lucky Blue Ribbon News reader will win […]

Halloween at the Heard: Family Fun Night Fundraiser

Halloween at the Heard: Family Fun Night Fundraiser

(MCKINNEY – Sept. 18, 2013) Halloween at the Heard is Collin County’s premier family-friendly Halloween event, which will be held at Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Guests will have the opportunity to experience an evening full of fun activities including trick-or-treating along the Dinosaurs Live! […]

Spring Plant Sale, Festival returns to Heard Natural Science Museum

(McKINNEY-March 13, 2013) Don’t miss the much-anticipated Spring Plant Sale and ‘Celebrate Nature’ Spring Festival, sponsored by NBC5 and KLTY, at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary this April. Spring Plant Sale For more than 20 years, veteran and novice gardeners alike have anticipated this rare opportunity to purchase plants from a huge selection […]

Cadillac Pizza Pub voted Best Bar

McKinney Magazine readers recognize neighborhood pub renowned for great pizza, beer and live music (McKinney) October 10, 2012 – Cadillac Pizza Pub was voted the Best Bar/Pub/Nightlife in McKinney by readers of McKinney Magazine. More than 7,000 votes were cast in the 2012 “Best of McKinney” competition, which recognizes local residents’ favorite businesses, from small, […]

Frisco boy starts nonprofit, sends North Texas kids to robotics camp

Frisco boy starts nonprofit, sends North Texas kids to robotics camp

Robots 4 Everyone comes to McKinney Boys & Girls Club August 09, 2012 – Robots 4 Everyone, an organization that sends at-risk kids and kids from low-income families to robotics camp, hosted its first camp at the Boys & Girls Club of Collin County, McKinney Branch, August 6-10.  What makes this unique is that the […]

Ten-year-old starts nonprofit that sends North Texas kids to robotics camp

July 30, 2012 – Robots 4 Everyone, an organization that sends at-risk kids and kids from low-income families to robotics camp, will be hosting its first camp at the Boys & Girls Club of Collin County, McKinney Branch, August 6-10.  What makes this unique is that the organization is completely run by Jackson Young, a […]

McKinney celebrates Fourth of July with Red, White and BOOM!

McKinney celebrates Fourth of July with Red, White and BOOM!

(McKinney) June 19, 2012 – McKinney celebrates the Fourth of July in a big way at Red, White and BOOM! On Wednesday, July 4, the City of McKinney brings back the popular free community celebration of our nation’s independence, with family fun, entertainment and a spectacular fireworks show. The Red, White and BOOM! event features […]

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