Linda Grossman's (lindagrossman) Blog

According to the CQ Press 2010 Safest Cities Report, McKinney is among the safest cities in the country. McKinney climbed to the 51st safest city in the country, up 15 spots from last year. “We have worked extremely hard day in and day out to make McKinney an even safer place to live, work and pl...

We all know that job growth is key to move this economy along . . .Frisco just announced Premier Studios a one billion dollar project is coming to Frisco. Founder, President and CEO Jerry Roy said the project will create more than 450 jobs, pending additional negotiations, and will cost $700 mil...

"The American", A Journal for the American Enterprise Institute, did a study on American migration and  population growth during the economic growth years 2003-2007 and then during the recession years 2007-2009. What they found is that Texas is arguably the nations' most sustained and serious eco...

  Located on over 5,000 acres, with 1,200 acres preserved as open space, Stonebridge Ranch is the largest Master Planned Community in North Texas. The population at build out is projected to be 30-35,000 residents. The community includes six parks, 830 acres of golf courses, lakes, ponds, sailing...

McKinney businesses, residents, schools and city government aren't simply following a trend toward green living and sustainable development - they are leading the way. Businesses with operations in McKinney have led the environmentally sustainable development movement in McKinney by building off...

McKinney's arts scene is as unique as the rest of the community.  Art galleries downtown, new theater groups, a recently renovated performing arts center and city-funded grants dedicated to enhancing the cultural arts in McKinney are all signs of a vibrant, growing art environment.  The McKinney...

For more than 160 years, Historic Downtown McKinney has been the hub of the community.  Now after years of reinvention and a recent renovation, it's still a thriving center of activity.  The city recently invested $2.2 million to update the downtown area, adding landscaping and lighting, buildin...

With a population of just over 121,000  McKinney is a community of extraordinary golfing opportunities with five major golf courses and/or country clubs including TPC golf course at Craig Ranch, Eldorado Country Club and Stonebridge Ranch Country Club.  In McKinney, there is an open invitation t...

As a REALTOR® and long time resident of Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney,  and as a  McKinney Market Specialist, I have both a business perspective and a personal viewpoint as to what makes McKinney standout as one of the best cities in the USA. Recently, CNNMoney.com released a list of the "10 Fas...