The May/June issue of Oak Bend Review with interview and new poetry by Katha Pollitt is now available.  Those of you who are familiar with Katha know she is a contraversial contributor to The Nation and has appeared on such shows as Larry King and Rachel Maddow.  Whether or not you agree with... (more)

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I see and read many, many resumes for student college applications.   Most of them I save for bedtime because as I read them I fall asleep.   NOT what you want the college application readers to do when they read your resume!   So how to make it a bit more interesting? In case you... (more)

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Pam Martin of Garland has been a friend to neighborgo since 2007. That year, she trained Cricket, Texas' fastest Chihuahua, who outran a neighborsgo editor in a Challenge the Editor video . Besides other Cricket videos, Pam also has posted photos of one of her prized pupils, Viva. On... (more)

I'm not a big fan of change. In fact, it's not an exaggeration to say that I flat hate change with a passion. I like things to be the same way every day, with no surprises. Yes, it's a fairly deep rut I live in, but it's comfy and it suits me. Recently, however, I allowed change into... (more)

Sporting events are great ways to spend staycation time. And if you plan ahead, you might be able to make a trip to the ballpark extra special. You can contact a team’s front office or community-relations department and ask for VIP treatment. No, they won’t send a limo to pick you up or roll... (more)

Below are headlines and links to stories posted this week for and about the Plano and Murphy areas. (more)

If you ask me, the Fourth of July holiday is a favorite among community newspaper journalists – especially us here at neighborsgo. This publication revolves around creating a sense of community and bringing people – neighbors – closer together. And for each of our coverage areas... (more)

FRESH PICKS : The latest headlines posted by you on McKinney neighborsgo.com for the July 3 issue.   McKinney Performing Arts Center teams up with Tucker Hill and neighborsgo to offer free tickets to Dan Evans’ concert at MPAC on September 5. Millions of TV viewers followed Evans’... (more)