From the desk of Lauren Palmer Join me! I'll be the Guest Bartender at E.J.Wills Gastropub Wednesday, October 16 7-9:30. *all tips donated to ManeGait Therapeutic Horsmanship Please come out for a cocktail and support this wonderful cause! And order some Fried Green...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer *this content was originally published in the September 2019 issue of The Art of Living Beautifully magazine. “I’m so happy that we operate a food tour in downtown McKinney,” Food Walks of Texas owner Lali Miles told me, her expressive...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer Along with fuzzy scarves and bright orange pumpkins, many associate autumn with the notoriously shy – yet wise – old owl. Although sometimes difficult to spot due to nocturnal hunting habits, you may have awoken to the segmented call,...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning McKinney! Did you now McKinney has been designated by both the U.S. Senate and the State of Texas as America’s Crape Myrtle City? The Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney Foundation was founded in the mid-1990s by famed local...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning McKinney! If you have glanced at our new September magazine, you will have seen an advertisement on the inside front cover that looks like this: McKinney celebrates its annual Oktoberfest Sept. 27-29 when the city closes off...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer So last Spring when I learned of the Downton Abbey movie that would be released this fall, I reached out to my friends at Moviehouse & Eatery and asked if they would allow me to host a screening. Being as wonderful as they are, they...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good Morning McKinney! Back in the spring, I introduced you to Pool Scouts, the local pool servicing company dedicated to putting the P back into your pools, Professionalism! You also read about Pool Scouts in the May magazine which you...

From the desk of Lauren Palmer Hello McKinney! For those of you who didn't see in either of our magazines from 2019, Yours Truly will be the featured speaker at the McKinney Mad Hatters Tea Party on June 12, and I want you to join us! I will be giving a talk on...