Mary Jacobs

Mary Jacobs is producer of Plano Podcast and a freelance writer specializing in health and fitness, spirituality, and issues relating to older adults. Mary and her husband Steve Lavine live in Plano, in a home ruled by a 5-lb. Yorkie named Lulu.

The Schimelpfenig family. Although the records are not clear, it's believed that Lydia Mary is the second from the left, top row, in the photo. // courtesy of the Genealogy Center, Plano Public Library

News, People October 1, 2018 October 1, 2018

The Spooky Spinster at Holman Pottery

Several years ago, Debbie Holman invited a friend to visit her home on 18th…

News, Past September 18, 2018 September 18, 2018

The Night Watchman | Plano Police Officer Green Wesley Rye

After 80 years, the story of the first Plano police officer killed in the…

News, Past, Things to Do September 5, 2018 September 5, 2018

The Phantom Pianist of Plano’s Carpenter House

Some say Plano’s Carpenter House is haunted. Over the years, residents and visitors have…

News, Things to Do July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018

Plano Public Library’s New Outreach Van

Annie & the Rachels – it sounds like a fun pop group, right? It’s…

News, Past May 14, 2018 May 16, 2018

Love for the Liberators | Memorial Day

The people of the Netherlands have never forgotten their powerful ties to the United…

Past October 12, 2017 October 25, 2017

Plano Smallpox Outbreak of 1895

A Sad Tale of the 1895 Smallpox Outbreak Today, Preston Lakes is a quiet,…

News, Things to Do July 18, 2017 July 25, 2017

Indulge your tsundoku at the Friends of the Plano Public Library Book Sale

Do you buy way more books than you read? The Japanese have a word…