McKinney officials are celebrating the grand reopening of the Recreation Center at Towne Lake with a ribbon-cutting scheduled in December.

In a nutshell: The recreation center is reopening with renovated restrooms, new conference room space, a new fitness room and additional parking. Jenny Baker, the parks, planning and development director for McKinney, included the project in a Nov. 18 presentation to McKinney City Council.

Officials are also celebrating the opening of the Light Walk at Towne Lake on the same day. The new trail experience features a concrete trail with colorful and experiential permanent lighting, according to McKinney’s website.

“[We] haven’t done anything like this in the past, so we’re very excited to bring this one to the community,” Baker said.

One more thing: The McKinney Greens Park project is also nearing completion, Baker said. Parks officials expect construction to wrap up on the project by the end of November or in early December.

A new wellness center called Degree Wellness is coming soon to McKinney, Owner Nicholas Schrapps said.

The center will offer a variety of wellness services such as full-body cryotherapy, cold plunge, infrared sauna, red light therapy and IV drips, Schrapps said. Degree Wellness will also offer services like compression massages, vitamin booster shots and contrast therapy, according to its website.

• 1800 N. Stonebridge Drive, Ste. 105, McKinney

👥 McKinney’s senior population has continued to grow in recent years, with the number of the city's residents ages 65 and older reaching over 25,500 in 2024. Seniors make up more than 11% of McKinney’s total population.

Check out data about the standings of the senior population in McKinney and Collin County based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, including:

• Senior population growth
• Senior population as a proportion of the community
• Senior education attainment rates
• Senior health-insured levels
• Senior poverty rates

Developers have broken ground on a master-planned community in Denton that will feature homes from nine builders, trails, park space, on-site schools and retail space, including the city's first H-E-B. Meanwhile, TeraHop, a Singapore-based tech company, is expanding its operations to a new Richardson facility.

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As cold weather and winter break approach, check out these options for children to be warm and entertained at these Dallas-Fort Worth indoor playgrounds.

1. Bright Side Play: The company offers craft rooms, costume play and a play structure that features climbable walls and rope bridge. The playground also offers several birthday party packages, as well as kids classes for arts and crafts.

• 445 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 100, Southlake

• 6505 W. Park Blvd., Plano