Let's Get Away Together

Your guide to a romantic couples getaway in Frisco

If you and your boo are in need of a getaway, you’ll fall in love in (and with) Frisco. Couples of all kinds are guaranteed to have a fantastic time in this North Texas city, whether it's a staycation, vacation, or first date.

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Escape to Frisco for some alone time.

Choose from museums, sports stadiums, sports museums, quirky museums, arcades, hotels, shopping, and a rich variety of cocktail bars, upscale restaurants, international cuisine, and down-home good cooking. It'll continue to be your go-to spot, no matter the occasion.

A weekend away together
If you don't know where to start and would appreciate step-by-step guidance, check out this romantic weekend itinerary. It starts with checking into The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa and ends with some friendly competition over board and video games at Nerdvana, with plenty of drinks, dinners, and delicious other outings in between.

Dining for deux
With Valentine's Day coming up, it's imperative you secure reservations for a cozy meal for two. Every couple has their own interpretation of a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, from candlelight and steaks to cuddling up on the couch with take-out. Check out these Frisco Valentine’s Day dinner destinations to find the right spot for you.

Date night
From the traditional dinner out to craft cocktails that steal the show, date night deserves to be shaken up from time to time. Frisco features a wide variety of restaurants that specialize in everything from upscale steaks and seafood to pub fare. Some even boast live music, patios, and a roaring fire that's perfect for curling up next to. Here are five options that are sure to impress.

A pair of places to stay
Omni PGA Frisco Resort: Enjoy 500 guest rooms and suites, 10 four-bedroom ranch houses, four pools — including an adults-only rooftop infinity pool — a full-service Mokara Spa, and Lounge by Topgolf.

For golfers and non-golfers alike, sun-up to sundown fun and enjoyment opportunities abound at the Monument Realty PGA District, where a variety of signature dining and retail concepts, virtual game experiences, programmed entertainment, and more are available.

The Westin Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa: The hotel sits on 400 acres of land, ideally located near top Frisco attractions. It offers a rare destination to gather, connect, and experience laidback luxury with plenty of room to roam. The resort has revitalized the pool area to include a water slide and private cabanas, added a luxurious full service spa, a Westin Family Kids Club, and a Topgolf Swing Suite.

Check out all that Frisco has to offer here.

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HISTORY CORRECTED

Houston documentary maker helps correct biased Texas historical marker

Photo by Virginia Diaz-Laughlin

Medrano stands in front of the Karankawa marker while filming 'Truly Texas Mexican.'

It's not often that a film has an impact past the box office, but one documentary has helped tell the truth about the Texas Gulf Coast's long-disparaged Karankawa people.

For years, the Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend and the Karankawa Tribe of Texas have fought for a corrected Texas Historical Commission marker in Corpus Christi. Houstonian Adán Medrano’s 2021 film, Truly Texas Mexican, helped finalize a push that will lead to a long-due correction on July 25.

The old marker was plainly offensive. Not only did it say the Karankawa people had "gained a reputation for savagery," but it repeated the long-discredited claim that they practiced cannibalism — a contention born out of the colonial need to justify violence against the tribe.

Medrano, a San Antonio native who currently lives in Houston, became part of the fight when he stood in front of the marker and made a direct appeal to correct the sign.

"I call upon the historians who live in Texas to come up and stand up and say, 'Take this down. This is a lie,'" he said during a scene in Truly Texas Mexican.

Two of them heard the call. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi history professor Dr. Peter Moore and historian Dr. Tim Seiter of the University of Texas at Tyler joined the years-long Indigenous effort following the film's release. Led by the Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend and the Karankawa Tribe of Texas, the academics helped research and draft a replacement that honors them as one of Texas' first peoples.

The marker not only replaces racist mythmaking with scholarship and tribal knowledge, it presents the fact that Karankawa descendants aren't a historical footnote but a living community still present in South Texas today.

Medrano's advocacy here continues his work with the T exas Indigenous Food Project, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the Indigenous foodways of Texas and the Americas. But in many ways it is a continuation of a career devoted to amplifying voices rarely heard in popular culture. In 1976, he founded San Antonio's CineFestival, now the nation's longest-running Latine film festival.

At 10 am on July 25, representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend and the Karankawa Tribe of Texas will unveil the corrected marker, joined by Medrano. Visitors can find it at 6001 Ennis Joslin Rd.

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