Ono Hawaiian BBQ is opening at 4610 W. University Drive in McKinney; the menu will feature Aloha Plates, musubi and family meals. Opening date is TBD.

Southwest will begin overnight red‑eye arrivals at Dallas Love Field on Oct. 1, adding two daily early‑morning landings from LAX and LAS. Neighbors and airport officials are watching how the flights will interact with Love Field’s voluntary noise program.

A former oil‑field worker says drilling waste was spread where Pleasant View Elementary now stands. Limited soil tests show elevated radium in nearby samples and officials say they are investigating.

DIFF returns April 23–30, 2026 for its 20th anniversary with Tanya Foster and Lynn McBee as co‑chairs. Passes start at $75 and venues include Cinépolis Victory Park and the Texas Theatre.

Fort Worth approved an expanded partnership with ICE this week, reigniting debate over local policing and immigration enforcement. Activists warn the move could chill trust with police.

TWU’s new $107M Health Sciences Center in Denton brings labs, clinics and a local BSN program as the state grapples with a looming nursing shortage. The center opens to the public this week.

Denton’s free Arts & Jazz Festival will move from Quakertown Park to the North Texas Fairgrounds and shift to Sept. 11–13, 2026 amid funding and logistical pressures.

Sunny midweek with highs near 69°F. Showers and thunderstorms likely late Friday into Saturday with locally heavy rain possible.

An 11.2‑acre Carrollton site once planned as a $300M mixed‑use gateway is up for a court‑approved bankruptcy sale; bids are due Feb. 26, auction March 3.

ATTOM's year-end data show D‑FW sellers averaged 7.7 years in their homes at year‑end 2025, the longest stretch since 2000. That hold‑fast behavior is tightening inventory and favoring cash and investor buyers.

Fort Worth cleared the first step for a $2.1B ACS data center in far‑north Fort Worth; minor grading is underway while permits and incentive benchmarks remain under review.

Mild mid-60s this morning, upper-70s this afternoon. Spotty showers tonight; bigger rain and storms possible Friday night into Saturday.

Lowe's confirmed a new opening date for its first Celina store — a roughly 124,000‑sq‑ft outlet at 3540 S. Preston Road that had been delayed by winter weather.