Read business and community news from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Plano

Velvet Taco plans fall opening on Park Boulevard in Plano

Velvet Taco plans to open a new Plano location in the fall at 5013 W. Park Blvd. The restaurant chain serves more than 20 varieties of taco with a variety of international influences.

Richardson

Rocco's Italian Cafe coming soon to Richardson

Rocco’s Italian Cafe is expected to open Sept. 1 at 908 Audelia Road, Richardson. The restaurant’s menu includes pizza, pasta, wings and salads, according to the owner.

Grapevine-Colleyville-Southlake

Fajita Pete's to open new location in Southlake

A new Fajita Pete's location is undergoing construction and is expected to open in September at 711 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 100, Southlake. The Tex-Mex franchise specializes in catering and offers a home or office delivery service.

Keller-Roanoke-Northeast Fort Worth

Cigars International super store now open in Northeast Fort Worth

A Cigars International retail store opened July 22 in Northeast Fort Worth.

The store is located at 12853 Cabela Drive, Fort Worth, near Cabela’s outdoor sports store. It is the second Cigars International retail location in Texas.

Statewide

Mask-break areas, limited capacity: Texas Renaissance Festival unveils health guidelines for 46th season

The Texas Renaissance Festival has released its health and safety guidelines for the upcoming festival season, which runs Oct. 3-Nov. 29 in Todd Mission, just north of Magnolia.

Daniel Houston, Gavin Pugh, Anna Lotz, Ian Pribanic and Makenzie Plusnick contributed to this report.