Frisco, what’s really happening in your hometown?
Define shad·y /ˈSHādē/
According to the Urban Dictionary for one to be shady means they are very sneaky, suspect, sketchy, or suspicious.
The Frisco Chronicles aka The Shady Shit is here to spill the tea on what is happening in our hometown. Frisco, Texas has become known as Sports City USA—home to the Dallas Cowboys, PGA Golf, Frisco Rough Riders, and Dallas Stars. As Mayor Cheney says, we are a destination city, but at what price?
You Can’t Handle The Truth
Michelle Obama said in her book Becoming, “The more popular you become the more haters you acquire.” There is some truth to that statement. Growing up I never cared about being the center of attention, being liked, or being popular. My wife on the other hand was and...
VOTE FOR PEDRO
If you drive around Frisco on any given Saturday you will see youth sports teams playing on the soccer and baseball fields throughout the city. Parents along with grandparents cheer on the kids while enjoying the nice weather and having fun family time. Would it...
The Promised Land (Part 2)
There are two things that interest me: the relation of people to each other, and the relation of people to land. - Aldo Leopold Remember that the land value of a piece of property includes both the value of the land itself as well as any improvements that have been...
Halftime Show
When we created Frisco Chronicles the goal was to get some simple questions addressed and expose some shady shit. What is our local governments purpose? Why do citizens have a lack of trust in our local city government? Why is our city so afraid of a transparent...
The Promised Land
Margaret Mitchell, the Author of Gone With The Wind said “Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for it’s the only thing in the world that lasts. It’s the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for..” Mitchell was right which is why...
Frisco, Are You Ready For Some Football?
Click Bait is an eye-catching headline designed to entice a reader’s interest, so they click on a hyperlink that redirects them to some interesting or exciting content. It can be innocent or sinister depending on how it is used. For example, you would likely...
The Universal Mystery Machine (updated)
Imagine yourself in a period of time that was in filled with generational conflict, the Vietnam War, and Nixon was president. Four teenagers, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy are driving around in a van with a Great Dane dog looking to solve mysteries....
House of Cards
Growing up my dad and his buddies would always have poker night in the basement that included cards, cigars, and liquor concoctions. I used to sneak down the stairs to spy on them and was always intrigued by the deck of playing cards. One night my dad told his...
Anatomy of a Friendship
Aristotle was an Ancient Greek philosopher who made pioneering contributions to all fields of philosophy and science. In his ethical masterpiece The Nicomachean Ethics he said there are three kinds of friendship: friendships of pleasure, utility, and of...
The Cost of Doing Business
Since childhood, I have loved a movie night with the family. My dad would take me to the corner store where he always got my mom a Bit-O-Honey and then he would look at me and say in his deep voice, kid you can pick a sweet treat too. I am sure I smiled...