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When minutes matter

Fireghter and paramedic Taylor Wilson pulls on his gear in the bay of Fire Station No. 1. Celina reghters have already been hired for Fire Station No. 3, which is expected to open in late March.

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New Celina re station to cut emergency response times; more expansion planned

minor car accident near the new station. “If I had a crystal ball, I would say by that re station being here in Sutton Fields that at some point that’s going to save someone’s life,” he said.

Fields development, will benet from Fire Station No. 3 when it opens in March o FM 1385. It will be the city’s rst station west of Dallas Parkway and is just one part of the Celina Fire Department’s expansion plans. Hammers said he recently saw a

BY ALEX REECE

Celina resident Troy Hammers said he will feel safer with the opening of a new Celina re station near his neighborhood. Residents like Hammers, who live in the Sutton

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Also in this issue

Impacts: New businesses open in Prosper, Celina (Page 6)

Education: Find a local private school (Page 13)

Events: Prosper hosts Spring Break Scavenger Hunt (Page 16)

Business: Celina’s Shades of Green oers native plants (Page 18)

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3 Brain Train Center Prosper The Prosper location is the fourth in Texas, with locations in Dallas, Denton and Frisco. Brain Train focuses on brainwave training known as neurofeedback, operating partner Barie Pinnell said in an email. • Opened Jan. 31 • 130 N. Preston Road, Ste. 244, Prosper • www.braintraindfw.com 4 Pari’s Medspa The spa offers a number of services, including chemical peels, microneedling, deep-cleansing facials, under-eye treatment and more. • Opening Jan. 30 • 291 S. Preston Road, Prosper • www.parismedspas.com 5 Shape The fitness center uses electric muscle stimulation to tone and burn calories during a personalized, private workout, according to its website. The business offers body sculpting, cellulite removal and skin-tightening treatments with Food and Drug Administration- approved technology. The fitness studio has another

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In the news

Now open

PNC Bank The bank announced 17 new branches are planned to open in the North Texas area by 2028, according to a Feb. 14 news release. The Pennsylvania-based bank is investing about $1 billion in opening more than 100 new branches across the U.S. and renovating more than 1,200 existing locations through 2028.

6 Menchie’s The franchise yogurt shop moved into the existing Peachwave Frozen Yogurt location at the Prosper Trail Shopping Center. Another Menchie’s location is open in Prosper at 4740 W. University Drive, Ste. 40. Menchie’s offers self-service frozen yogurt and frozen yogurt cakes. • Opened Feb. 16 • 1170 N. Preston Road, Prosper • www.menchies.com

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Habitat for Humanity of Collin County The organization’s CEO, Celeste Cox, announced her retirement from the position, according to a Feb. 14 news release. Cox served the organization for more than 20 years. The board of directors named the board Vice Chair Sam Lawrence as the new CEO, according to the release.

7 Chick n’ Burger The restaurant serves hamburgers, chicken tenders, salads, milkshakes and more. Chick n’ Burger’s signature sandwich consists of a brioche bun; beef patty; fried chicken breast; Swiss cheese and a house-made burger sauce. • Opened Feb. 13 • 2111 E. University Drive, Ste. 60, Prosper • www.chicknburgertx.com

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The Gents Place The barber shop will offer a variety of services. Along with haircuts, The Gents Place offers nail care procedures, shaves, shoe and boot polishes, and more. The company is still negotiating a lease, a company representative said in an email, so an exact address is not available at this time. • Opening this summer • Address TBD • www.thegentsplace.com

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1 Kolache Shoppe The Houston-based bakery offers kolaches that are breakfast-style, savory and sweet. • Opened Jan. 29 • 605 S. Preston Road, Celina • www.kolacheshoppe.com/menus/celina

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2 Apricot Lane Boutique The store will offer a “unique boutique experience,” according to the company’s website, and will sell women’s apparel and accessories. • Opening April 18 • 312 W. Walnut St., Celina • www.apricotlaneboutique.com 3 Costco Wholesale The big-box store will be under construction throughout 2024 and is slated to be completed later this year, according to signage at the construction site. An opening date has yet to be announced. The store offers products at low warehouse prices, according to its website. • Opening TBD • Southwest corner of Ownsby Parkway and Preston Road • www.costco.com The Gents Place The barber shop will offer a variety of services, including a seven-course option that includes a consultation, a haircut, a hand massage and more. The company is still negotiating a lease, a company representative said in an email. The business is also opening a location in Prosper. • Opening in 2025 • Address TBD • www.thegentsplace.com

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4 Black Rock Coffee Bar Along with coffee, the shop will serve tea, smoothies and other specialty drinks. Black Rock is part of The Crossing at Moore Farms, a 77-acre mixed-use development that will include several other restaurants and retail stores. A company representative said it will open next year. • Opening in summer 2025 • Ownsby Parkway and Preston Road, Celina • www.br.coffee

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offers several eye care services, including eye exams, vision therapy, contact lens fitting and more. • Relocated Jan. 30 • 205 S. Preston Road, Ste. 120, Celina • www.lonestarvision.com 6 Sylvan Learning of Celina The learning center is locally owned by Shanna and Corey Miller. Shanna Miller is an educator with more than a decade of experience in Frisco ISD teaching secondary science, according to a news release. The owners opened a permanent location for Sylvan Learning in Celina Town Center after operating out of a temporary location for several months, the release states. • Opened in January • 1050 S. Preston Road, Ste. 116, Celina • www.sylvanlearning.com

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Hillwood Communities The developer is planning to break ground in late 2024 on a new residential community in Celina, according to a Jan. 30 news release. The community, called Ramble by Hillwood, spans 1,380 acres between Preston Road and Custer Road, about 2 miles north of downtown Celina. About 700 homes will be delivered in the first phase. • Development spans 1,380 acres between Preston Road and Custer Road • www.hillwoodcommunities.com

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Government

BY ALEX REECE

Council OKs artist, mural for Fire Station No. 3 Celina’s incoming re station will soon feature a mural. Celina City Council members approved the art project and its artist during a Feb. 13 meeting. The nal mural is expected to be slightly dier- ent from the concept, namely because Celina’s re department started with volunteers and would not have worn the uniforms depicted in the black-and- white half of the mural, council member Brandon Grumbles said. “Put a little cowboy hat on [the reghters in the mural], and you’ll be alright,” Grumbles said. Diving deeper The mural was a chance to test out the city’s Public Art Selection Process pilot program since its approval in September. A selection panel assembled for the mural in November reviewed artist submissions and decided artist Odessa Helm

Prosper updates no-parking rules

A special event ordinance will now allow Prosper police to enforce no-parking zones going forward, ocials said. Prosper Town Council members added a new parking-specic section to the town’s ordinance regarding special events and temporary outdoor seasonal sales during a Feb. 13 meeting. The main takeaway The new section specically addresses congestion caused by temporary parking for special events, according to a statement included in meeting documents. “You can imagine if cars are parked willy-nilly, or blocking personal property or whatever, it could be a safety issue as well,” Parks and Recreation Director Dan Baker said. “You can’t get emergency services in.”

The mural concept was approved but will likely be adjusted slightly, council members said.

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was the best t for the project, Strategic Services Manager Anthony Satarino said. Selection panel members included: • Three Arts and Culture board members • Celina resident David Barnes • Fire Chief Mark Metdker • Council member Andy Hopkins “The panel felt strongly that Odessa would be the one to carry this project forward,” Satarino said. Fire Station No. 3 is located at the intersection of Ballenger Road and FM 1385 in Sutton Fields.

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Transportation

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Celina’s Ownsby Parkway sees new lanes Construction to add four lanes to a portion of Ownsby Parkway is on schedule to nish in December. It will go from two to six lanes once complete. “If you live near Carter Ranch, thank you for being patient with us,” Assistant City Manager Kim Brawner said at a Jan. 9 Celina City Council meeting. “We’re working through it as quickly as we can.” The breakdown The project tackles the two-lane Ownsby Park- way from Preston Road to Coit Road, according to Celina’s capital improvement projects database. Construction on the $19 million project began in October and it is funded by the city of Celina. “It’s a signicant investment in Celina’s infra- structure,” Brawner said.

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Construction begins on Coit Road, US 380 Work to add another turn lane at the inter- section of US 380 and Coit Road has begun. Contractors started construction on an additional left-turn lane for the intersection the week of Feb. 5. The details The $250,000 project is funded by the town of Prosper and is expected to nish sometime in late spring, according to the project database.

The construction project is expected to add four lanes to Ownsby Parkway in Celina.

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Education

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Celina, Prosper ISDs receive UIL realignment The University Interscholastic League announced its 2024-26 district realignment, which determines each Texas high school’s athletic conference for the next two years, on Feb. 1. The background The released alignments are for volleyball, bas- ketball and football. Alignments for other events will be released this spring, according to UIL. UIL classifies schools into conferences based on enrollment. The details During the regular season, schools will compete within their respective conference, region and district. Celina High School is in Conference 4A and will compete in Region 2, District 9 for basketball

PISD sees 82% of grads attend college Prosper High School’s 2021-22 graduating class had 84% of students enrolled in college, while Rock Hill High School’s class had 80% of its graduating students enrolled in college after high school, according to a Jan. 22 board meeting presentation. “We’re always wanting to increase [univer- sity enrollment rates], but we also know that a lot of our students might leave with a cer- tification or go straight into the workforce or military,” said Alexis Webb, PISD’s executive director of guidance and counseling. The details The National Student Clearinghouse tracks where students attend college after high school. Data for college enrollment rates during the 2022-23 school year is not yet available, Webb said.

Determining classifications The conference classifications are determined by the number of students that attend a given school. These classifications are set for 2024-26.

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3A 254-544 students

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and volleyball. Celina High will compete in Division 1 of Conference 4A in Region 2, District 7 for football. Prosper ISD’s 6A high schools, Prosper High and Rock Hill High, will compete in Region 1, District 6 for volleyball, basketball and football. Walnut Grove, PISD’s 5A high school, will compete in Region 2, District 9 for volleyball and basketball. For football, Walnut Grove will compete in Conference 5A’s Division 2 under Region 1, District 4.

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Real estate

More than 250 homes across the area were sold in January 2024. About 480 new listings were added to the market during the same month. Residential market data

Number of homes sold

Average days on market

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January 2024

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$100,000-$399,999

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$372,826

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From the cover

When minutes matter

BY ALEX REECE

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The big picture

Existing stations

Future station locations

Fire Station No. 3 will be the newest addition to the re eet with the next 11 additional re station sites already bookmarked to plan for the department’s growth, Fire Chief Mark Metdker said. “[Buying land now] ensures station sites will be ready for construction when development occurs,” City Manager Robert Ranc said in an email. Metdker said additional re stations are needed to account for distance and population density. “New stations … allow our residents to live comfortably and rest easily knowing that public safety is a priority in our community—no matter how much Celina grows through the years,” Mayor Ryan Tubbs said in an email. Response times to west Celina from stations No. 1 and No. 2 are usually 12-15 minutes, Metdker said. Once No. 3 opens, those times should be cut to 5-8 minutes, he said. “Right now we have longer response times than we would like to,” Tubbs said at a Jan. 23 State of the Community event. “When minutes matter, public safety matters.”

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The breakdown

Going forward

Demographic estimates compiled by the city expect Celina’s population to reach more than 300,000 residents once it is fully developed in the next few decades—similar to Plano, which has 13 re stations. “Plano is my model department that I watch,” Metdker said. “We’re very much like the city of Plano as far as re departments go.”

Both Celina’s active and planned re stations show city leaders’ commitment to public safety, Tubbs said in an emailed statement. Celina will need 15 stations by the time it is fully developed and is on track to open a new one every three years, Metdker said. Each station needs at least 18 reghters, which have already been hired for Station No. 3, he said.

A grand opening for Fire Station No. 3 is expected be held sometime in late March.

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Diving deeper

Division Chief Justin Beamis, who has been with the Celina Fire Department for over a decade, said Fire Station No. 3 is a milestone for the department. “I never in my wildest dreams when I started o as a volunteer here would expect to be where we’re at right now,” he said. Hammers said he and multiple Sutton Fields residents will attend the station’s grand opening once a date is announced. “We want to show them our gratitude,” he said. “These guys are heroes.”

Celina's population

The goal is to have a re station within 5 driving miles of every resident, Metdker said. More re stations can improve a city’s Insurance Services Oce rating by reducing response times, said John Riddle, president of the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, in an email. The Insurance Services Oce is an organization that scores re departments on how they are doing to determine residents’ and business owners’ property insurance costs.

Projected

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2023: 34,776

2029: 97,569

2010: 6,028

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Events

BY DUSTIN BUTLER

to Red, Valley Vines, OG Cellars, and Neighbors Place Winery. Patrons can shop local businesses and listen to live music as they stroll downtown. • March 23, 6 p.m. • $50 • 302 W. Walnut St., Celina • www.facebook.com/celinawinecrawl Easter Egg Hunt Several local churches are working together to offer Celina kids an Easter Egg Hunt. There will be several areas for kids to find eggs based on their specific age groups. • March 30, 9-11 a.m. • Free • Old Celina Park, 12670 FM 428, Celina • www.celina-tx.gov Spring Floral Arrangement Class The 407 Rec Center will host a floral arrangement class. The class will offer patrons with tips and techniques they will need to create arrangements for any occasion. Participants must be 18 years or older • March 30, 10 a.m. • $40 • 407 E. First St., Prosper • www.prospertx.gov

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Spring Break Scavenger Hunt Students age 17 and younger can stop by the Prosper Community Library to pick up a spring-themed scavenger hunt list. Once complete, lists can be returned for a small prize. • March 9-16 • Free • 200 S. Main St., Prosper • www.prospertx.gov/306/library Library on the Road The Prosper Community Library will host an Easter- themed story time followed by an egg hunt with a visit from the Easter Bunny. Participants need to bring their own basket. • March 22, 10:30 a.m. • Free

P-Town Throwdown Pickleball Tournament

Prosper’s Parks and Recreation Department will host the tournament. The tournament format is coed doubles team with recreational and competitive divisions based on player ratings. • March 23, 9 a.m. • $45 to play, free to watch • Reynolds Middle School tennis courts, 700 N.

• 1551 Frontier Parkway, Prosper • www.prospertx.gov/306/library

Celina Downtown Wine Crawl The Celina Chamber of Commerce is hosting the wine crawl, which will give attendees the opportunity to taste local wines from Eden Hill, Mia Bella, Canyon and River, Firelight, Hidden Hangar Winery, Wall Street, Rio

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Mexico City will host the 2026 World Cup’s opening match June 11. Toronto will open the tournament for Canada on June 12. Los Angeles will host the U.S. opener on June 13. The final match will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, officials announced Feb. 4. Leading into the final, the bronze medal semi-final match will be hosted in Miami. Zooming in Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney said the regional mayors typically compete against each other for projects but the World Cup has joined the region. Soccer is a major asset to Frisco with FC Dallas calling the city home along with the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Cheney said. In preparation for the matches, Frisco has poured $100 million into The Rail District, he said. With nine matches being held in the region, FC Dallas President Dan Hunt said it increases the likelihood of visiting teams to choose neighboring

AT&T Stadium, located in Arlington, will host nine matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, officials announced Feb. 4. Following FIFA’s match schedule announce- ment, local officials including mayors from Frisco, Fort Worth, Dallas and Arlington discussed the collaboration that went into cinching the matches. “Nine games is bringing a whole lot of money to the North Texas area,” Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said. In a nutshell Dallas-Fort Worth is hosting more matches than any other city during the tournament. “We now have the opportunity to host the world,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said. “There is a real opportunity to showcase what the city has become. This is the Dallas we want the world to see and they are going to see that in 2026.” In 1994, Dallas served as a World Cup host city with matches played at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.

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