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MARCH 2021 PUBLISHER

Becka Materne | becka.corbitt@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

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Welcome To Spring!

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IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN SPRING? If there is one thing we have all

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local, outstanding stories to tell. By the time you receive this Issue of Frisco Life, the Frisco Life office will be moved to our new location off John W. Elliott Dr. in the 25N Coworking building. We are proud to be partnering with 25N Coworking and even more excited to have our offices located right where they belong, in Frisco, Texas. Please come by and say hello! The March Issue has an array of wonderful feature stories from: The Future of Workspaces, Disinfection Experts, introducing an upcoming outdoor event highlighting the International Literacy and Development, Creative Imagination and more. We hope you will take a break, enjoy this wonderful Spring time of the year and dive into exploring another Issue of Frisco Life.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2021

FEATURES 12 Future Of Workspace Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills

16 Creative Imagination Telling Stories With Art

22 Disinfection Experts CDC Services Serves Hospitals, Schools, Government Agencies, Auto Dealerships And Offices

26 Mayor’s Message Frisco City Council Members Set Top 10 Projects For 2021

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Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Local’s Choice

Artist’s Palette

22 Local Limelight 26 City Scene 28 Renovate & Refine 32 Page Turners 34 Parting Thoughts

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TEXAS WOMEN STAND AGAINST THEIR NO. 1 KILLER: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Cardiovascular disease kills one woman every 80 seconds and takes more lives than all forms of cancer combined, according to health care experts. Heart disease and stroke impact the lives of one in three women, and cardiac events are on the rise in young women in their 20s. To raise awareness of cardiovascular disease as women’s greatest health threat, American Heart Association representatives encouraged everyone to ‘wear red and give’ on National Wear Red Day, Feb. 5, and to take part in the 2021 Go Red for Women Experiences on April 23 in Tarrant County. “Heart

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LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS XXIV PARTNERS WITH VETERANS TO REVITALIZE MEMORIAL Leadership Frisco Class 24 partnered with Frisco’s Veterans Advisory Committee to help fundraise $50,000 and revitalize the Veterans Memorial at Frisco Commons Park. Originally dedicated in 2004 to honor local veterans, the Frisco Veterans Memorial includes a Walk of Honor with dedicated veteran bricks, a Wall of Honor in remembrance of 11 young service members from Frisco who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country in addition 10

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to various plaques recognizing and describing significant wars. Due to age and weathering from outside elements, much of the park is in need of repair. Leadership Frisco Class 24 aims to fundraise in hopes to add a variety of needed improvements and bring more awareness to the memorial. Class 24 member and Veteran Amanda Lagan says they look forward to helping revitalize this memorial that will serve as a welcoming and connecting place for residents and visitors of Frisco, and we appreciate the community’s support to help Honor Our Veterans. Plans are being made to celebrate improvements to the park during a community event scheduled for Memorial Day 2021.

UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT (ILAD) FAMILY FUN-RAISER Mark your calendar for a family-friendly, COVID-conscious, outdoor fundraising event on May 2 at 3 p.m. at the beautiful Oak + Ivy Venue in Aubrey. The event will feature live music, inflatable and carnival games, food truck, beer and wine served from the Bubbles and Brew mini-truck, and opportunities to change lives through a silent auction and donations. Donations

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

FU TU R E O F

WO RK SPACE

VENTURE X - THE REALM AT CASTLE HILLS ARTICLE BECKA MATERNE

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OWORKING IS THE FUTURE OF WORKSPACE. The

Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills captures beautifully the art of this new innovation. With flexible workspaces, one is able to work comfortably without the hassle of all the additional expenses, setup and longterm leases. Flexibility is key when it comes to this new thought in coworking. At Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills, the team

Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills spaces are owned and operated by local entrepreneurs.

makes this concept easy by offering month-to-month memberships with term options available. This is a perfect concept for startup companies or growing, small businesses.

Recently, more and more startups, entrepreneurs and companies are choosing to move to coworking spaces to take advantage of the savings and benefits associated with flexible workspaces. The Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills is located in Lewisville, within minutes of major attractions, such as Grandscape, Topgolf,

The

Surrounding

Star

and

communities

Legacy

West.

include:

The

Colony, Carrollton, Frisco and Plano. This location is 15 to 20 minutes from the DFW Airport and there are 20-plus hotels in the general area. Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills spaces are owned and operated by local, entrepreneurs. At Venture X, the focus is on creating engaging, motivating work environ-

O F F I C E S H A R IN G

ments for everyone to be successful and on business while taking care of the rest. The team at Venture X provides each office with premium Herman Miller furniture, filing cabinets and chairs. So, each office is a turn-key and move-in ready space. A

café/lounge,

which

comes

fully

equipped and is a grand space with more than 4,000 square feet for business events, happy hour, large meetings, and networking events, is available. Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills works with growing business teams to find what suits their needs, now and in the future. From private office space for one person to 100 people, to shared desks to dedicated desks, to virtual office and event space. CONTINUED >

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LOCAL’S CHOICE (CONTINUED) Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hill’s motto is “your dream is our dream.” You will find the team is fanatic about customer focus and ensures their members receive excellent services and helping their members make connections to grow their business. Venture X - The Realm as Castle Hill’s staff is passionate about putting people first in everything they do. Angela Hampton, Venture X community director, says, “It has been great interacting with the members of this community and I look forward to many more joining over the next several months.” She has big plans to bring more networking opportunities, and will be hosting happy hour events every few months. Dane Dawson, sales manager, has been with Venture X since November 2019 and has been an integral person in the setup of the space and has more knowledge of how everything works. Dane makes friends with everyone he meets. He has a big heart and is willing to assist when called upon no matter the task. Dane says watching the Venture X location come together has been a highlight of the past year. Venture X - The Realm at Castle Hills is located at 4400 SH 121, Suite 300, Lewisville, TX 75056. Call 469.280.0122 for inquiries.

At Venture X, the focus is on creating engaging, motivating work environments for everyone to be successful and on business while taking care of the rest. 14

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TELLING STORIES WITH ART MILESSA ADMITS COMPREHENDING PLACES THROUGH ART CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE’S SO MUCH TO ABSORB, AND WITH THAT ANALYSIS COMING FROM THE KNOWLEDGE IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TRULY UNDERSTAND EVERY ELEMENT THAT MAKES A PLACE THE WAY IT IS. “Art helps bridge the gap between the naïve belief that we already understand the world around us, and it gives us different perspectives,” she says. “This perspective is from an outsider’s view, but it’s relatable. You get another piece of the puzzle in figuring out places through art, which gets you closer to the goal of complete understanding.” ARTICLE JULIE BROWN PATTON

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who Milessa Murphy Stewart

title Modern impressionist artist

where Frisco, regions of Texas and out-of-state

artist statement As a modern-impressionist, I may not be concerned with painting the details of realism, but I’m turned on by the meaning behind the colors, brushstrokes, and representation of light.

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Dr Pepper Ballpark created by Milessa Murphy Stewart.

She says her hopeful intention in paintings can show a need to

Milessa knows art helps people be happy with factors that are

interact with nature or a need for solitude. “The act of sitting, run-

good, but to also understand what’s left to improve in different

ning or using hands to make something new speaks volumes to the

places and in the lives of the people that live in them.

reality that all humans share,” she adds. Art helps Milessa understand people by highlighting details and beauty in everything often ignored, she reveals. “We don’t see flowers on our way to work or the beauty of the aged person happily people-watching. These things are taken

Once health risks related to COVID-19 settle down, Milessa says she’d like to engage in painting the people of Frisco, especially to capture what they love creating in their own sense of the arts. Frisco residents also can commission unique paintings of Friscospecific items or areas from Milessa.

for granted, but they’re an ever-present part of everyone’s life.

She says she’s proud to be a part of Frisco’s premier, overall dedi-

Art shines light on things that complete our world, of which

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CITY SCENE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SET TOP 10 PROJECTS FOR 2021

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M AYOR’ S M E S S AG E TEN PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED AND EVALUATED

DURING

THE FRISCO

CITY

COUNCIL’S ANNUAL WINTER WORK SESSION, WHICH IS A REVIEW OF WHAT WENT WELL IN THE PAST YEAR, WHAT DIDN’T AND WHAT STRATEGIC GOALS ARE NEEDED FOR THE CITY’S FUTURE. Mayor Jeff Cheney shares a summary of that session, as compiled by Mayor Pro-Tem Will Sowell. 2021 Frisco’s Top 10 Strategic Goals (not in any priority order): 1. Grand Park Master Planning: Grand Park has added 175-plus acres, making it larger than Central Park in NYC. It now can be reimagined as an immense, anchoring suburban park and trail.

6. Traffic Reinvestment: Everyone must keep focused on

2. Performance Arts Center:

City officials

improving traffic in Frisco, through a combination of road

remain committed to working with partners at

improvements, new roads, signal improvement and embrac-

Frisco ISD and Hall Park to develop a world-class

ing new technologies.

performing arts facility. Formal agreements are

7. Trail Connectivity: Frisco has a growing network of hik-

still being finalized.

ing and biking trails, but a plan to better inform residents on

3. Develop Reinvestment Strategy:

Frisco is

how to connect to these trails through residential areas without

becoming an older suburb with a mix of new

having to travel on major thoroughfares is needed. Participants

and exciting locations and some areas of the city

agreed Plano serves as a solid model in this area.

planned before its current success we have had.

8. Entertainment Districts: One reason that residents leave

Reinvesting in older sections ensures that the

Frisco is for entertainment districts (think Legacy West or

entire city remains well maintained and vibrant.

Grandscape). The city must do a better job of ensuring vibrant

4. Venture Capital Growth: There’s an outstand-

entertainment districts locally.

ing talent pool of people in Frisco. The vision is

9. Bring Tourism Back: Tourism is very important to Frisco; soon

for Frisco to be a growing center of innovation,

people will begin to travel again. It may not be like before but

attracting new jobs and future start-ups.

there’s an opportunity for Frisco as a suburban area to attract vis-

5. World Cup 2026: The Dallas region is a finalist

itors to accelerate the city’s economic recovery.

to host the 2026 World Cup. Frisco representatives

10. State Legislative Strategy: Texas legislators only meet

want to host a team or perhaps even other roles,

every other year so it’s important for Frisco to have a strategy

to showcase the city. The following year, Frisco will

to ensure the city is actively engaged with them to advocate for

host the PGA Championship.

the desires of residents.

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whimsical journeys DAISIES BLOOM ~ JOURNEYS BEGIN

Relax. Journeys allow us to rest. We are taking time to go somewhere away from our norm. Chill! Renew. Go so you can come back changed. Recommit LET’S GET STARTED

Find ways within your journeys to redefine your

Where do we begin?

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Journeys are over-the-top exciting to plan. The

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mystery of wondering where you’ll go and what you’ll do. The unexpected. The mapping out. A

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journeys throughout your life. Journeys create

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spaces of growth in our lives. They give us

Our journeys start with our thoughts and dreams. That’s simply where they begin.

opportunities to expand ourselves into people who can think deep, find peace, spread joy and learn from the amazing discoveries we find

What is the Purpose? Does a journey have to be a trip? We have to decide. Journeys can be a new start or a place we create to escape our daily routine. Journeys can be our yearly vacations, our family memory trips and our self-reflecting places we create to experience peace, joy and rest. Creating a purpose for our journeys allows us to map out discoveries we want to find while on our adventures. We may have weekly journeys, monthly getaways, long drives to reflect and think through. Create your purpose. Following Through Seal of commitment Decide to stay committed to your journey dreams. Your purpose is what leads you to commitment. To see the outcome of a fulfilled journey, you must follow through and see your journey’s purpose become a reality. Seal your journey with the commitment to see it through. The joy you will find in walking it out will bring you lasting growth and fulfillment. 32

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PARTING THOUGHTS

Corners of The Heart MY HOPE ATTACK

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