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Prosper Town Council raises maximum-allowed apartment height with new amendments
Prosper Town Council approved raising the maximum height of multifamily buildings from three stories to eight stories during an Aug. 27 meeting. (Stock photo courtesy Pexels) Prosper Town Council members unanimously approved 12 amendments to the town’s multifamily development standards ordinance during an Aug. 27 meeting. Included in the...
Coppell council adopts nearly $180M budget for FY 2024-25
The budget plans for a lower property tax rate than last year and maintains the city’s infrastructure and enhances existing service levels. (Courtesy city of Coppell) Coppell City Council approved the fiscal year 2024-25 budget and tax rate at an Aug. 27 meeting. The FY 2024-25 budget totals $179.9...
Fort Worth staff propose $3.8B in 5-year capital improvements
Fort Worth intends to spend $536.4 million to maintain the city’s water and wastewater distribution and collection operations in fiscal year 2024-25. (Courtesy city of Fort Worth) Fort Worth officials presented the 2025-29 capital improvement program worth $3.8 billion to City Council members Aug. 13 that includes $2 billion...
Kadou Boutique relocates in Plano
Kadou Boutique relocated to 1900 Preston Road, Ste. 228 on Aug. 1. (Courtesy Kadou Boutique) Kadou Boutique relocated from 1900 Preston Road, Ste. 205 to Ste. 228 on Aug. 1. Rahaf Kahaleh, co-owner and chief buyer of Kadou Boutique said in an email the company chose to relocate within Preston Park Village because the new suite has a larger display floor space and is situated closer to the center of the shopping center.
McKinney’s Recreation Center at Towne Lake to debut renovations in early 2025
The Recreation Center at Towne Lake is closed to facilitate renovation work, according to the city's website. (Courtesy city of McKinney) Construction is underway at the Recreation Center at Towne Lake that will expand the facility and upgrade various spaces. The $5.5 million renovation project is set to be completed...
Legacy Humane Veterinary Clinic to offer pet care in McKinney
Legacy Humane Veterinary Clinic will offer preventative care services for dogs, cats and other domestic animals. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Legacy Humane Veterinary Clinic is slated to open in September, board President Molly Brodnax said. The nonprofit clinic, which is sponsored by the Legacy Humane Society, aims to provide affordable pet...
City offices to close for Labor Day in Lewisville, Coppell
Along with city office closures both cities will close several public facilities. (Jonathan Perriello/ Community Impact) Lewisville and Coppell administrative offices will be closed Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. Along with city office closures, both cities will close several public facilities, according to city websites. The details. Other...
Allison’s Therapy Corner offers confidence-building results
Husband and wife Caleb and Allison Mills own Allison’s Therapy Corner. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact) When Allison Mills, a certified speech-language pathologist, started offering speech therapy to children from her home in February 2019, neither she nor her husband and business partner, Caleb Mills, expected the practice to grow so quickly.
Fort Worth approves agreement with University of Texas at Arlington for UTA West campus
From left: Robert Sturns, Director of Economic Development for the City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, UTA President Jennifer Cowley, Fort Worth District 3 Councilmember Michael D. Crain (Courtesy UTA) Fort Worth city council approved an interlocal agreement with the University of Texas at Arlington Aug. 27...
Flower Child set to serve made-from-scratch menu in Southlake
Flower Child is set to open in January 2025. (Courtesy Flower Child) Flower Child is slated to open in Southlake, according to a project filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The project will begin in October and is scheduled for completion in January. “At Flower Child, we...
SciFit Center offers health, weight loss programs in Southlake
SciFit Center opened July 10 in Southlake. (Cody Thorn/Community Impact) SciFit Center opened July 10 in Southlake. According to the company’s website, the business offers weekly accountability and education sessions, 3D body composition scanning, nutrition planning, food flexibility, exercise guidance, food sensitivity testing and weight loss injections. Another SciFit...
The Whitlow leasing apartments in Lewisville
The Whitlow offers modern studio, one and two-bedroom apartment homes. (Courtesy/ Whitlow) Apartment complex Whitlow is now open in Lewisville, Resident Services Manager Joseph Radway said. The apartments held its grand opening Aug. 15, Radway said. However, there is still some construction work left on the second building of the...
Carroll ISD approves plan to pay down debt, saving estimated $6M
The district has initially estimated and budgeted $18.8 million that would be eligible for defeasance, which would translate to approximately $6 million in I&S fund savings. (Mark Fadden/Community Impact) Carroll ISD board members voted unanimously to authorize defeasance, or paying down the principal, of debt at their Aug. 26 meeting....
Flower Mound, Argyle area municipalities to observe Labor Day with closings
Flower Mound's Community Activity Center will be open on Labor Day but with different hours. (Don Munsch/Community Impact) Area municipalities have announced closings in observance of Labor Day on Sept. 2. What you need to know. In Flower Mound, Town Hall, the municipal court, the animal adoption center, the public...
State, local agencies team up to curb drunk driving over Labor Day weekend
More law enforcement will be on the roads over Labor Day weekend in an effort to identify and arrest impaired drivers. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) There were 334 alcohol-related crashes statewide last Labor Day weekend, resulting in 14 deaths and 35 serious injuries, the Texas Department of Transportation reported. As many...
New $102M public safety center nears completion in Lewisville
The new Tittle McFadden Public Safety Center was named after former Lewisville Fire Chief Tim Tittle and former Lewisville Police Chief Steve McFadden after council approval in 2022. (Courtesy city of Lewisville) When Lewisville Police Chief Brook Rollins was looking for his next move, he said he wanted to settle...
New York Butcher Shoppe selling fresh cut meats, wines in Colleyville
New York Butcher Shoppe opened in Colleyville on Aug. 15. (Mark Fadden/Community Impact) New York Butcher Shoppe is now open in Colleyville. Owners Bryson and Ruth Nokes first encountered the brand in Greenville, South Carolina, last year. Ruth Nokes said she and her husband loved the premium meat, food and wine, and wanted to bring it to Texas.
Plano council approves over $14 million for sewer line replacement project
Sewer line improvements are set for Plano Parkway. (Michael Crouchley/Community Impact) An improvement project for Plano’s sewer system is anticipated to get underway soon. Plano City Council approved nearly $14.4 million to replace portions of a sewer line running parallel to parts of Plano Parkway at the Aug. 26 meeting. The project is expected to begin in September, said Clay Lipscomb, Community Investment Program Engineering Manager.
Plano council approves $15 million incentive for NexPoint redevelopment
Plano City Council approved a $15 million economic incentive for the first phase of development for the Texas Research Quarter, a life sciences project developed by NexPoint, at the Aug. 26 meeting. (Rendering courtesy NexPoint) As part of an ongoing partnership between Plano and Dallas-based developer NexPoint, the city is...
Jake's Gameday under new ownership, now Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in McKinney
Jake's GameDay is now Tailgaters in McKinney. (Dustin Butler/Community Impact) Jake’s Gameday, a sports bar and grill concept, is now Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in McKinney. A representative with Jake’s Gameday said the restaurant was acquired by Tailgaters in May, but the restaurant's signage and menu changed in...
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