DTX-RIC: Impact 6/25/2026

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Richardson’s Wildflower! Festival to cut Sunday, Plaza Stage amid budget pressures

Richardson’s Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival will discontinue Sunday programming and move to a two-day event next year, as well as eliminate a stage and modify opening hours, in order to combat rising costs and budget pressures.

The big picture: Yvonne Falgout, director of parks and recreation, presented attendance and ticket data from May’s Wildflower! Festival along with recommendations for the 2027 event to City Council on June 22. The proposed changes would save the city an estimated $800,000.

“More than anything, we want to establish a more financially sustainable model that will maintain the spirit of what Wildflower really is,” Falgout said.

The details: While the 2026 festival saw increased attendance from last year, its total revenue decreased by almost $30,000. Falgout said the changes aim to significantly reduce operating costs, staff overtime and impacts to neighboring properties while maintaining the festival’s signature programming, traditions and experience.

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Royal Roastery Express to bring coffee, desserts to Richardson

Royal Roastery Express is set to open in Richardson on June 26, according to a social media announcement.

The details: This is the New Orleans-based dessert shop’s second location in Richardson after opening on S. Sherman Street in April. Royal Roastery Express will serve coffee, freshly-squeezed juice, fruit bowls, pastries and a range of desserts, including Turkish delights and baklava.

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Medical City Frisco, Plano now offer mobile cardiac care program

First responders in Frisco and Plano have a new mobile cardiac care program that provides a more advanced version of CPR.

The program launched as a partnership between Medical City Plano and Frisco in April, according to a Medical City Healthcare news release.

The details: The new Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or ECPR, program allows first responders to use technology on patients experiencing a heart attack, respiratory failure or cardiogenic shock.

The background: Medical City Plano has partnered with Plano Fire-Rescue for first responders to provide ECMO therapy since December 2022, according to the city.