Allen

Limited Openings

Parkway Hills Baptist Church Weekday Preschool has openings for Pre-K3 and Pre-K4

• Ages 12 months to Pre-Kindergarten • Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am–2pm • Developmentally appropriate curriculum • Hands-on educational experiences • Indoor and outdoor playgrounds

For details, please call Andrea Hancock at 972-303-8211 or visit our website

2700 Dallas Parkway Plano, TX 75093

parkwayhills.org/weekdaypreschool

SWIM LESSONS

All Ages & Abilities Welcome

Our lessons help children overcome the most common roadblocks, so they can learn faster and with less discomfort than traditional swim lessons.

+ Highly trained swim teachers + Private or semi-private lessons + Several package options

We are the only swim school in DFW Special Needs Certified

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ALLEN

CELEBRATION PARK

GLENDA RODRIGUEZ calls Allen the “perfect fit” for her family, which includes husband Robert, a T-Mobile store manager, and their children, 5-year-old Karlee and 10-month-old Manolo. Rodriguez, a process improvement specialist with Texas Workforce Solutions, says the community was significantly smaller when she moved to Allen in 2006; today the city’s population tops 105,000. “The people are wonderful,” Rodriguez says. “We love the life we can provide our kids here.”

Best family dining: This isn’t easy to choose, but our fave is HEDARY’S MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT. They are very friendly; their service is superb, and the food is exquisite. 103 W. Belmont Drive, Allen; 214/383-9588, hedarys.com.

Favorite park: CELEBRATION PARK, hands down. This park is so beautiful and big that the city of Allen hosts its annual Fourth of July celebrations there. It has sports areas—tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields—a playground for all ages and abilities, with tables and shaded areas; a big splash pad; a running and bike trail; plus a couple of ponds in case you want to sit and fish. It also has pavilions you can use to celebrate a birthday or cook out. With all the green space you never run out of things to do. We purposely bought our home within walking distance of Celebration Park, and we are there every day. 701 Angel Parkway, Allen; 214/509-4700, cityofallen.org.

For cooling off: We love the ice cream shops around town. Our favorites are LA SIRENA PALETERIA and ABEJITA. Anytime you go, they’re going to be packed—but they have all your cravings. La Sirena Paleteria, 204 N. Greenville Ave., Suite 220, Allen; 972/332-8339, facebook. com/lasirenapaleteria. Abejita Ice Cream, 711 18th St., Plano; 972/841-9735, search Abejita Ice Cream on facebook.com.

ALL-COMMUNITY How they give back: We donate our

OUTREACH—FOOD PANTRY time and resources to ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH–FOOD PANTRY. We love this organization and what it does for the community. 801 E. Main St., Allen; 972/7279131, acocares.org. Why Allen is great for families: Allen feels like a small town. Our neighbors still know and care about each other. The schools are great, and the city is active—with wakeboarding, skateboard parks and other spaces. We also have arts, pretty landscapes and places for family outings.