Soup Dumpling Invasion: Ugly Dumpling Lands First DFW Outpost In Allen
Soup dumplings are officially marching into Allen. Ugly Dumpling, the Shanghai-style soup-dumpling chain, is opening its first Dallas–Fort Worth restaurant at 213 N. Central Expressway in early fall, bringing hand-made xiao long bao and bubble teas to the busy McDermott Road corridor and adding a national name to...
Prosper park plan rejected, $2M Denton County roadwork moves forward: 6 Dallas-Fort Worth updates
Prosper Town Council cited reduced park funds in their decision to reject plans for a new park. (Community Impact staff) From road construction in Denton County to policy changes in Frisco, here’s a look at some of the latest news from Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas. 1. Prosper...
6 transportation projects planned, underway in McKinney
Roadwork is underway to rehabilitate Eldorado Parkway through McKinney. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Interested in updates on local road projects? Check out details on these six McKinney-area projects that are planned or underway. Upcoming projects. 1. Bloomdale Road and Spur 195 realignment. Project: A construction and...
Celina officials discuss downtown ‘softening’ despite population growth
Celina’s monthly Friday Night Market is one of several events hosted downtown. (Community Impact staff) As Celina’s population grows, its downtown area hasn’t grown at the same rate, according to city officials. Anthony Satarino, director of the Celina Economic Development Corp., said that downtown was “softening,”...
DART May Avoid Exodus After Regional Transportation Council Vote
A proposal that could see DART avoid withdrawal elections by member cities moved closer to a reality Thursday, following a meeting of the Regional Transportation Council. The council, a 45-member policy body under the North Texas Council of Governments, voted overwhelmingly to commit $180 million in funding to DART,...
Police searching for missing Texas college student: ‘Matter of concern’
(DALLAS) -- Police are looking for a missing Texas college student, calling it a "matter of concern." Brianna Arango, 21, a student at Southern Methodist University, was last seen midday Thursday on the Dallas campus, according to police. She was last seen around 12:30 p.m. near Harold Simmons Hall, according to the...
Chicago Feds Bust Duo In Alleged $10 Million Medicare Scam
Federal prosecutors say a cross-border health care scam routed through Chicago and Texas helped siphon roughly $10 million from Medicare and private insurers by billing for medical services and equipment that never happened. A newly returned indictment accuses 31-year-old Burhan Mirza and 48-year-old Kashif Iqbal of...
Texas Farmers Market That’s Worth Planning Your Saturday Around
Saturday mornings feel different at the Plano Farmers Market. By the time I got there, families were already walking in with reusable bags, vendors were arranging colorful displays that looked more like small art setups than simple produce stands, and the smell of fresh bread carried across the lot. I...
Trader Joe’s announces new stores coming to multiple states
The grocery chain updated its "Opening Soon" tab this week.
Public Storage Ditches Glendale, Crowns Frisco as New HQ
Public Storage, the orange-roofed S&P 500 self-storage giant, is packing up its corporate headquarters in Glendale, California, and sending the C-suite to Frisco in North Texas. The move is wrapped into a broad strategic reset the company calls PS4.0 and a leadership handoff: longtime CEO Joe Russell will retire at...

















