Saturday, July 24, 2010

Traffic Patterns for Rascal Flatts Concert

Eastbound Main Street and eastbound Cotton Gin Road -- between Legacy Drive and Dallas Parkway -- will be closed to traffic at 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, in order to move traffic out of Pizza Hut Park and Frisco Square following the Rascal Flatts Concert.

In addition, the southbound exit ramp from the Dallas North Tollway to Cotton Gin Road will be closed at the same time. Both roads and the exit ramp should be open again by around 12:30 a.m.

During this closure, traffic heading east on Main Street should use Legacy Drive to reach either Eldorado Parkway or Lebanon Road to continue eastward. During this time, Frisco Square can be reached by using northbound Dallas Parkway or by turning left from southbound Dallas Parkway at Main Street.
To minimize congestion after the concert, exit routes from Pizza Hut Park and Frisco Square will be limited in order to reduce the points where traffic flows try to cross each other. A map has been posted on the City’s website that shows these exit routes

(go to http://www.friscotexas.gov/ and click MOVE ALONG on the right side). Depending on where they park, concert goers will be directed onto eastbound or westbound Main Street or north to Eldorado Parkway when they leave Pizza Hut Park and then should follow the signs to reach the Dallas North Tollway, Preston Road, SH 121 or US 380. In addition, to ease congestion after the concert on the southbound Dallas Parkway for those entering the Tollway south of Main Street, a sign has been installed to remind motorists that they can use the right lane to continue to the next Tollway entrance ramp at Stonebrook Parkway.

Motorists are urged to use caution in the area.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Frisco Police Department Safety Palooza on July 31

FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 21, 2010

PREPARED BY: Sergeant Adam Henderson

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sergeant Adam Henderson
Public Information Officer
972.292.6133 office
972.832.5109 mobile
AHenderson@FriscoTexas.gov

Come Join Us for Safety Palooza on July 31

FRISCO, TX – We’re inviting everyone to join us for the City of Frisco’s
first-ever Safety Palooza to be held on Saturday, July 31, from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. here at the Frisco Police Department. The party is a kickoff for
one of the biggest community celebrations of the year: National Night Out.
This year’s National Night Out happens the following Tuesday evening,
August 3.

Safety Palooza is a great opportunity to get to know the men and women of
Frisco’s police and fire departments. First responders will be on-hand
all evening to answer questions and show off many of their “tools of the
trade” used when emergencies happen. See the police department’s Motors
Unit demonstrate their competitive motorcycle skills, and peek inside a
CareFlite helicopter.

Do you have a safety plan for your family? Dispatchers with the Frisco
Police Department’s Communications Division will be providing useful
information to get you started. Kids can practice their 911 emergency
calls, and children’s fingerprint identification kits will be available at
no cost. Even McGruff the Crime Dog, Sparkie, and the Frisco Fire
Department Clowns will be part of the party.

Frisco’s Safety Palooza is free, but don’t forget to bring some cash for a
cool treat. Frisco’s own Snow Cone Lady will be selling her famous snow
cones to help beat the heat.

The Frisco Police Department is located at 7200 Stonebrook Parkway,
directly across the street from Frisco High School. For more information,
please contact the Community Services Division at 972.292.6145 or
Services@FriscoTexas.gov. Learn more about National Night out at
www.FriscoTexas.gov/NNO.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Rock'n the Park

TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC ICON PAT GREEN JOINS ROCK'N THE PARK LINEUP AT PIZZA HUT PARK SEPT. 18

Tickets on sale now

FRISCO, Texas (July 6, 2010) - Texas country music icon Pat Green is the latest act scheduled to join Rock'N the Park featuring rock legend KISS and special guest Daughtry at Pizza Hut Park Saturday, Sept. 18. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster Outlets.

Green has had 15 Billboard-charted singles, including the smash "Wave on Wave." His last two CDs, Cannonball and What I'm For, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Album Charts.

During the past 37 years, KISS has sold 80 million albums and become an American pop culture icon with classics such as "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Detroit Rock City". Joining the legendary rock band, Daughtry and Green are bands The Envy and The Academy Is.

Fans can check pizzahutpark.com for upcoming announcements regarding any more special guests joining the Rock 'N the Park lineup.
Kiss and The Hottest Show on Earth tour will trek through a mix of arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America. KISS is also giving back to the United States Armed Forces by donating one dollar from each ticket sold to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.

Dr Pepper is a proud sponsor of the KISS tour and will be offering exciting contests and prizes in tour markets. Watch and listen for the Dr Pepper Cherry and KISS TV and radio spots that will be back on the air in late June.

KISS has given some of today's now-legendary bands their first shot by opening for the band at sold out arenas and stadiums around the world -- AC/DC, BON JOVI, RUSH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and many others. Now, the legendary rockers are partnering with Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, for Guitar Center On-Stage, an unsigned band competition that will provide emerging artists the chance to open for KISS at 22 of the band's tour stops. In addition, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will choose one grand-prize winner to receive a $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree among other prizes. For more information, visit www.GCOnstage.com.