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Bill Smith’s Cafe plans to offer the same menu, including pancakes, eggs, burgers and more.

FEATURED IMPACT RELOCATION Bill Smith’s Cafe plans to reopen the former McKinney restaurant in downtown Van Alstyne, according to a representative of the Van Alstyne Community and Economic Development Corporation. The restaurant closed its east McKinney location in July after serving the community for 66 years. The cafe’s new location at 233 E. Jeerson St., Van Alstyne, is under construction by property owner Billy Turner to remodel the location and incorporate an outdoor dining area for the restaurant, according to a statement on the organization’s Facebook page. COURTESY VAN ALSTYNE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. W. University Drive, which was formerly home to Bill Smith’s Cafe. 7 Brew Coffee offers drinks such as lattes, energy drinks, teas, shakes, smoothies and more, according to its website. Another 7 Brew Coffee is planned for Frisco, according to the representative. www.7brew.com 8 Cirrus Aircraft broke ground on a new facility at McKinney National Airport at a groundbreaking ceremony held April 27. The personal aviation compa- ny is investing $13 million into the new facility, according to a news release. The 45,000-square-foot facility will include a 15,000-square-foot service hangar and a storage hangar of the same size. The fa- cility will also feature a flight simulation space, a retail store, a customer lounge with a viewing balcony and more. The new facility will expand upon operations the company currently conducts at the airport, including aircraft sales, flight training, factory service and aircraft man- agement. www.cirrusaircraft.com/tki 9 A new restaurant space called The Lumberyard is coming to Historic Down- town McKinney. An opening date was not

“I moved to Van Alstyne because I have always really liked Van Alstyne,” restaurant owner Bill Smith said in a statement. “I’m excited and looking forward to opening up in Van Alstyne.” An opening date has not yet been announced. A phone number and website are not yet available.

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available, but it was discussed at a city planning and zoning meeting in April. The new building, called The Lumber- yard, will be nearly 10,000 square feet across two floors, including a patio and a balcony each spanning over 1,000 square feet, according to city documents. The property owner intends to fill the space with one restaurant tenant but noted the possibility of having two tenants or retail uses on the site, according to a presen- tation at an April 25 meeting. A phone number and website are not yet available. RENOVATION 10 McDonald’s in south McKinney underwent a series of modifications as part of a companywide initiative to update customer service areas, according to a representative of the brand. The renovations to the restaurant, located at 3200 Eldorado Parkway, began May 1 and were completed May 10. Planned updates to the restaurant include improvements to the customer service area, a new third drive-thru window and a bypass lane. 214-726-0877. www.mcdonalds.com

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