Read the latest business and community updates from Community Impact Newspaper's coverage of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Frisco
Advanced scheduling required when Frisco Fire Safety Town reopens
Local families will soon be able to schedule a visit to Frisco Fire Safety Town for their elementary-aged students.
Frisco Fire Department plans to reopen its Safety Town educational facility July 14. All of the facility’s educational opportunities are being moved outside to allow for social distancing requirements to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Third mosquito pool in Frisco tests positive for West Nile Virus
Frisco announced June 22 that a third mosquito pool in the city had tested positive for West Nile Virus.
Keller-Roanoke-Northeast Fort Worth
Restaurant and bakery Anton's African Cuisine celebrating 1 year in Roanoke
South African-style restaurant and bakery Anton’s African Cuisine celebrated one year in business June 22.
Los Compadres Cantina now open in downtown Roanoke
Tex-Mex restaurant Los Compadres Cantina officially opened in June at 320 S. Oak St., Roanoke.
Grapevine-Colleyville-Southlake
Grapevine's newest public art piece on display on Main Street
A new public art piece set in motion June 22 gives people another reason to visit Grapevine Main Street.
Crews placed the 3,000-pound Kugel granite sphere on a fitted pedestal at the northeast corner of South Main Street and East Wall Street, according to the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Unique Landscaping in Colleyville has provided designs for decades
Horticulturists Donna and Kurt Kauffman own and operate Unique Landscaping, which has provided customized landscaping and horticulture work in North Texas for decades.
Big Daddy's Ship Store in Grapevine temporarily closes after employee tests positive for COVID
Big Daddy's Ship Store temporarily closed June 23 at 2500 Oak Grove Loop S., Ste. 200, Grapevine. The restaurant recorded its first positive COVID-19 diagnosis from an employee who was out of town, according to a June 22 post on Big Daddy's Ship Store's Facebook page.
'Southlake Style' now open at its new location
Southlake Style relocated to its new, custom-designed, 4,000-square-foot building June 15. The building, located at 520 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, has room for the magazine’s growing staff in addition to a photography studio and room for hosting community events, said Publisher Mike Tesoriero in an email.
Plano
New police substation in northwest Plano prepares to open to public
Plano police are days away from opening a new substation, a project that has been years in the making as a greater share of the city's population has shifted to the northwest side of town.
McKinney
Applications for McKinney's new $5 million grant program to open June 24
McKinney City Council approved a new $5 million grant program during a specially called meeting June 23.
The Tri-City Collin County Small Business Grant Program is a collaboration between Frisco, Allen and McKinney to support small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 18 McKinney news release.
Optometrist Clarity Eye Care opens in McKinney
Clarity Eye Care opened June 11 in McKinney. The business provides eye care services, such as eye exams, contact lens exams and fittings, and it can respond to eye emergencies. The business also provides a selection of eyewear.
Richardson
Richardson Family Eyecare & Eyewear now open on Plano Road
Richardson Family Eyecare & Eyewear opened in mid-May at 159 N. Plano Road, Richardson. The business offers routine eye exams as well as an array of frames.
Barbecue eatery Tri Tip Grill opens Richardson location in CityLine
Tri Tip Grill opened June 22 in the CityLine development at 1417 E. Renner Road, Ste. 300, Richardson. The restaurant was initially supposed to open in March but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tarrant County
Tarrant County small businesses eligible for COVID-19 grant funding
Tarrant County small businesses are now able to apply for up to $10,000 in federal grants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small businesses with fewer than 25 full-time employees are eligible for the grant funding.
William C. Wadsack, Valerie Wigglesworth, Daniel Houston, Miranda Jaimes, Gavin Pugh, Olivia Lueckemeyer, Elizabeth Ucles, Ian Pribanic and Makenzie Plusnick contributed to this report.
