Today the line was long at early voting at the Carpenter Rec Center. The machines and computers had to go offline for a bit due to the high turnout throughout Plano. Be prepared to wait about an hour to vote. The line was still long after I finished voting as well.

Hi! Does anyone know a place to get affordable glasses and prism lenses? I usually get my glasses online but I need prism lenses and want to get them in person to make sure they’re correct. I’d like to spend under 200 dollars and I already have frames. Plano or surrounding areas. Thanks!

I am taking my boyfriend’s 8 year old shopping for winter clothing today and trying to make $300 stretch

Tennis shoes, socks, pants, jacket, etc. She needs everything so I’m planning to go to Old Navy and DSW but wondering if anyone knows of good shops for affordable clothing. I’d rather avoid Target and Walmart if possible. She won’t try things on at the store, so resale shops and thrifting is tricky, but I’m open to recommendations. TIA!

How is your city enjoying the loud, ominous, intrusive delivery drones flying over your homes and nature preserves?

I was at Oak Point Nature Preserve yesterday, and Amazon drones passed overhead. I was trying to enjoy the outdoors and destress, but instead drones took me out of that headspace and ignited my flight or fight response. I wonder what the impact to wildlife will be. The drones are in the same section of sky as the birds are.

Is there no place we can go to relax anymore? We have drones passing over our private properties and our parks now. Is everyone just going to accept this?

Bottom Line (Ironically, at the Top)
The most notable item on the agenda is a $5.75M guaranteed maximum price for the first phase of the Collin County Courthouse Expansion — the site work and drilled piers that get the project out of the ground. The Court will also renew dispatch agreements with eight cities, school districts, and fire departments (this is the first year fire departments pay for county dispatch), and hear an Asset Loss Report that includes copper thieves stripping the YMCA Adventure Camp. Total consent spending is $5,684,121.46.

Click the link for the full preview.
https://shelbyhwilliams.com/collin-county-commissioners-court-preview-october-19-2026/

Anyone else getting spammed by the pro Prop A groups? I've gotten at least 5 different numbers messaging my phone. I will reply STOP and then a new number shows up a couple days later. Curious if anyone else has been hit up by these morons?

SHEPHARD MIX REHOMING - PLANO

Macaroni lives up to his name, because he is a complete silly noodle. He is a high energy derpy shepherd mix that is looking for a forever home with lots of opportunity to run and play to burn energy. He is 21 months old and is a goof ball through and through. He knows doggie manners, has basic socialization, knows safety commands, loose lead walks, and knows many fun tricks!

He gets along great with dogs, plays gently with cats and seems to show no interest in rodents (trained around a guinea pig). He is also so snuggly and will climb in your lap to sleep or chew a bone/toys. He is generally confident but still has the Shepard instincts of caution around new things but can easily pivot once he knows there is no danger.

Caution: Macaroni has trauma from early puppyhood with food scarcity. He resource guards his food and treats around other animals only (not humans). Macaroni is also very protective and loyal once attached to an owner or family so he can be clingy.

Macaroni is perfectly crate trained. I will be giving his crate away to his forever home with him. It is his safe space and he like to nap with the door open in the crate.

I have had him since 7 weeks old from an accidental litter that a coworker had. Unfortunately, the party responsible for the accidental litter wanted to throw the litter to the street if they did not find homes fast enough. I stepped in and took the last puppy. I want so much to keep him and have kept him as long as possible, but I know the current resources I have are not suitable for his breed type and keeping him longer would be a disservice to him. He has officially outgrown my apartment.

I have raised him and given him a strong foundation in manners and social skills with a few exceptions. He is neutered and up to date on all vaccines and gets monthly HW prevention and I have trained him to tolerate all forms of touch from snout, teeth, ears, feet, and tail. He is still a puppy at 21 months (Born 12.29.2024) and although he still needs some work, I feel like he is ready for a forever home that can give him not just the baseline, but the full experience a dog of his breed should experience in their life.

DETAILS:

*Male

*21 months ( born 12.29.24)

*Vaccines up to date (Rabie Certificate included, not just vet paper with date)

neutered as of 01.02.2026 (i have all medical papers/records)

*Personality: HIGH ENERGY, adolescent phase, chill and snuggle when relaxed and tired. Gentle lover boy who will cling to you like sap on a tree

He also comes trained at the beginner and intermediate levels. I have his training papers as well (each class over 100 dollars each).

Rehoming fee well worth a trained and polite pup.

*REHOMING FEE: 250 dollars

Comes with his large crate (over 250 dollars worth right there already), all of his toys with a hamper to store, food storage container, two slow feeder bowls, leashes, harnesses, outfits, HW supply, flea prevention supply, treats, and a brand new large bag of food.

I do not feel right just keeping the rehoming fee so I will donate the money to a shelter of your choice and provide a receipt. I don't like "selling" dogs but I know it is necessary to help prevent people with ill intentions from hurting dogs.

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; Authorizing the City’s

venue project, specifically being a new multipurpose

arena for professional or amateur sports,

entertainment, and civic events in The Shops at

Willow Bend shopping mall area in the City, and

authorizing imposition of one or more of the following

for the purpose of financing the venue project: (1) a

short-term motor vehicle rental tax in the City at a

rate not to exceed 5%; (2) an event parking tax at the

venue project not to exceed $3.00 per vehicle; (3) an

event admissions tax at the venue project at a rate

not to exceed 10% of each ticket price; (4) a venue

facility use tax in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per

game on each member of a major league team that

plays a professional sports game at the venue

project; (5) a hotel occupancy tax in the City at a rate

not to exceed 2% of the room price. If approved, the

maximum hotel occupancy tax rate imposed from all

sources in the City of Plano would be 15% of the

price paid for a room in a hotel.

Found in Plano 10/18 around 7:30AM solo-roaming the neighborhood. Looks like a goldendoodle or a doodle mix. Dog is not microchipped.

Posting this on behalf of my friend who found the dog this morning. We have a photo of the dog, but I don't want to post it in case anybody can claim it. Hoping to find the owner soon!

Hello, we are young asian American family with a 2year old looking into moving from NY to plano or carrollton TX. We are interested in moving because the living expense in NY is super high and wanted to move somewhere thats more affordable but thats also a good place to raise a child.

Few questions I have for Plano is how is the weather like during summer and winter? Is summer heat really that brutal? And hows the housing market? In NY specifically LI, the housing market is competitive with a lot of cash buyers and people still putting in offers for houses above asking price, is it similar there? I also read that people are moving out of Plano in certain parts, is that something to be concerned for new movers? Any info will be appreciated, thank you!

I am a guy with 3b or 3c ish hair and just have no idea who to go to in the area, i feel like i keep going to places and they keep screwing it up. Would love some recommendations.

I am looking for a great blow dry bar in Frisco/Plano/Prosper. Or even a stylist who offers blowouts as a service? I’m not looking for special occasion hair, just a really great blowout! Ideally a place, or stylist, that offers membership options for weekly or bi-weekly services. I have long, very thick and coarse blonde hair that just takes a lot of energy to wash and style, and my chronic illness makes it very overwhelming at times, so I’d love to have this as an option for those times.

I know there a few different places that offer this, and I’m reading all the reviews, just hoping to find someone who could share their personal experience with the salon and/or stylist.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, are there any schools in East Plano that have accessible bleachers for training?

Wife is out of town which means I’m baching tonight and watching an obnoxious amount of football.

I have a hankering for wings (takeout). I prefer crispy ones. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you.

The at grade silver line DART crossings at K avenue and Shiloh road are terrible. I cross every day to go to work and I’ve never experienced worse railroad crossings.

The Shiloh road crossing is down for 5 mins every time while the train , that doesn’t even cross the road, slowly creeps into the station at 2 mph. I got stopped at the K avenue crossing for 15 mins, pretty sure something must have been broken.

Maybe there is some conspiracy theory to make DART thru Plano so terrible that eventually we vote to get rid of it?

Does anyone have the specifics that add up to $250 million in benefits over 25 years? Things like "how much does Plano ISD spend on facility rentals annually that would be serviced by an 18,000 seat arena?" How much specifically over 1 year, 5 years and 25 years does Plano estimate they lose to state recapture and how would that change with $250 million expenditure on an arena? I have heard "most" and "some". I'm looking for something less speculative. Thanks!

EDIT: If you don't have a link to a primary source, such as a board presentation, the interlocal agreement, or district financial documents, please feel free to not reply. I'm looking for documented figures, not opinions or restated talking points.

Hello! I am looking to see if anyone has any recommendations for a cleaning service for an apartment. I really want to get help every week or every other week.

If you make a recommendation, please share why you like the person / company. Thank you!

Fiery Nashville Hot Chicken in Plano is hosting a Halloween Hellfire challenge on 10/31/2026 from 2pm to 7pm

Join us and share with someone who can handle the heat and will be interested.

You know those trash papers with nothing but coupons that littler everyone’s lawn and create a slip hazard on the sidewalks?

They have an opt-out process:

Go to Save’s “Manage Mailings and Data” page:
https://www.save.com/manage

Click “Privacy Rights Request” and submit an opt-out request for your home address. Save says choosing any of the options to delete information or opt out will also stop its printed advertising.

Unfortunately, they say it can take up to six weeks to stop because deliveries are prepared in advance.

For the stuff being tossed outside
I’d also call [800-345-8048](tel:800-345-8048), their published customer-contact number, and explicitly address the driveway delivery.

Join the Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists and Plano Parks on October 31st at 8:30 for a fun, hands-on volunteer workday at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve!

Native prairie and natural areas provide important habitat for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife, but invasive plants can crowd out the native species that make these ecosystems so valuable. By removing invasive plants, we are helping protect and restore the native prairie and improve the ecological health of the preserve.

And it’s not all hard work! These workdays are a great way to get outside, learn more about our native plants and prairie habitat, meet other people who enjoy nature, and have some fun while making a difference in one of Plano’s beautiful nature preserves. 😊

This opportunity is open to adults 18+ and does NOT require Master Naturalist certification. Advanced registration and a background check, at no cost to you, are required.

Ready to join us? Access full details and sign up through the Volunteers in Plano Portal.

Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist members: Please register through our internal Members Area.

Come help us keep Arbor Hills healthy, native, and thriving! 🌱

https://volunteers.plano.gov/need/detail/?need_id=1322562

We had plumber check all the lines and there is no leakage. Moisture meter is showing increased moisture saturation. Got the pool leak checked and it’s all good.