Golf and groceries: 13 businesses now open, coming soon in Allen
The Back Nine offers an indoor golf simulation experience, per its website. (Courtesy Back Nine) Interested in news from businesses in the Allen area? Check out 13 businesses now open, coming soon and other updates around Allen. Updates include a new specialty grocery store, a golf simulator spot and multiple...
Mo’ Bettahs Bringing Island Vibes to McKinney
The fast-casual Hawaiian chain is aiming for a late summer or early fall opening in the neighborhood.
Meadow Muslim-centric development project hits another legal roadblock in court
A hotly debated Muslim-centric community development proposed in rural Collin and Hunt Counties has hit another legal roadblock. Attorneys for the state and a municipal utility district for the project faced off in a temporary injunction hearing Monday morning in Collin County District Court. In March, the Texas...
Prosper tables new retail at Dallas Parkway, Frontier Parkway for third time
The proposed restaurant and retail development is located in the southwest corner of the Dallas Parkway and Frontier Parkway intersection. (Jacquelyn Burrer/Community Impact) After several months of discussion, plans for new retail and office space proposed at the intersection of Dallas Parkway and Frontier Parkway...
Homeowner and McKinney in court again over damage claim – nearly six years later,...
MCKINNEY, Texas — Nearly six years have passed since a man, on the run from police and recognizing a home where he'd worked as a handyman before, forced his way into Vicki Baker's house in McKinney and barricaded himself inside. After a hearing in New Orleans Monday, Baker may...
Rockwall County Jury Delivers 10-Year Sentence to Repeat DWI Offender
ROCKWALL, TX (March 30, 2026) On March 25, 2026, Judge David Rakow of the 439th Judicial District Court sentenced Dallas County resident, James William Travis, 44, to ten years in a Texas prison for the felony offense of Driving While Intoxicated Third or More. Travis was sentenced after a jury found him guilty on...
1902 to bring new downtown restaurant to Prosper
1902, a new restaurant, will open in downtown Prosper where the Prosper Wine House was formerly located. (Courtesy Alora Hospitality Group) 1902 is opening soon in Prosper this spring, according to the restaurant’s social media. The new concept will include a full commercial kitchen and two floors of seating...
The Kindoven to offer baked goods, coffee in Frisco
The Kindoven is tentatively scheduled to open mid-May in Frisco. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact) The Kindoven has set a tentative opening date in Frisco, a company representative said. The dessert cafe will offer a variety of baked goods including cookies, Basque cheesecake and financiers, which are a French almond...
Pepper Lunch brings 500 degree hot plate concept to Frisco
Pepper Lunch features a do-it-yourself teppanyaki concept with meals served on 500 degree Fahrenheit hot plates. (Courtesy Pepper Lunch) Pepper Lunch is now open in Frisco. The Japanese fast-casual restaurant features a do-it-yourself teppanyaki concept with meals served on 500 degree Fahrenheit hot plates, allowing...
Asian grocery store Enson Market coming soon to Allen
Enson Market offers produce, baked goods, dairy products and more, according to its website. (Emily Strickland/Community Impact) Enson Market is opening an Allen location this summer, a company representative said. The Asian grocery store offers produce, baked goods, dairy products and more, according to its website....
