Take a look at the top five trending stories across all of Community Impact Newspaper’s coverage areas as of Oct. 11.

Note: The following stories were published between Oct. 7-9.

Central Texas

Festivals, pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating: 20 fall activities to do across Central Texas


There are many ways to enjoy fall in the Central Texas area, whether it is checking out a family-friendly festival, picking the perfect pumpkin at a patch or getting out into nature to enjoy the weather.


54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse in Pflugerville sets sights on January opening

The menu at 54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse features more than 150 items, including craft burgers, steaks, sandwiches and Southern comfort food dishes, including fried steak, ribs and jambalaya.

Dallas-Fort Worth

Developer shares timeline for redevelopment of Plano Market Square Mall into Assembly Park


Work to redevelop the abandoned Plano Market Square Mall is slated to begin before the end of the year, developer Triten Real Estate Partners announced last week.

Rental community to occupy 27 acres of McKinney’s Painted Tree residential development

In November, a project that will offer 276 homes and townhomes for rent will break ground in Painted Tree, a residential community from development firm Oxland Group.

Greater Houston


Old Pearland Farmers Market opening soon at Independence Park


Old Pearland Farmers Market, which will be located at Independence Park at 3449 Pearland Parkway, Pearland, plans to open on Oct. 16.

Greg Perliski, Taylor Girtman, William C. Wadsack, Miranda Jaimes, Brain Rash and Andy Yanez contributed to this report.