COMPILED BY CODY THORN, MARK FADDEN & KARLY LAMM
Summer 2023 Semester Kickoff Lifelong learning for adults age 50+
Did you know that the Eurovision song contest launched the careers of ABBA and Celine Dion? Would you like to learn about Texas' most famous women warriors? Maybe you're interested in researching your family history to determine your eligibility for a lineage society, or you're curious to know the history of the electronic device at the heart of most intelligent machines. OLLI at UNT is offering these subjects and many others this summer at the Keller Senior Activities Center. Join us at our upcoming kickoff event to learn more.
Keller Senior Activities Center Tues. May 23 @ 1:30pm 640 Johnson Road BuildingC Keller, TX 76248
"OLLI at UNT classes add a new dimension to my life." Sally A.
Walmart Neighborhood Market will undergo renovations this summer in Keller.
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EXPANSIONS 9 Keller Center for Advanced Learning , located at 201 Bursey Road, is expanding classroom and program spaces. The project will also add additional parking for the campus. The work on the building started last April and is scheduled to be done in August. The estimated cost of the project is $21.5 million, which includes the construc- tion costs of the district’s new Agriscience Learning Center, which opened this se- mester on a different site. 817-743-8000. bit.ly/3obi5Qh ANNIVERSARIES 10 Advanced Medical of North Texas celebrated its 10-year anniversary April 1. The pain management clinic, located at 5500 N. Tarrant Parkway, Ste. 108, Fort Worth, provides numerous medical and pain management services, includ- ing trigger point and cortisone steroid injections, chiropractic adjustments, weight management and counseling, rehabilitation therapies, sports physicals, and scoliosis treatment. 817-605-9500. www.advancedmedicalofnorthtexas.com/ FEATURED IMPACT RENOVATION Shoppers at the Walmart Neighborhood Market located 2130 Rufe Snow Drive in Keller will soon see several changes. According to state records, the store is undergoing a $1.1 million renovation that includes: remodel of the deli/bakery department, including the addition of a blast chiller that will allow the store to sell cold chickens again; addition of a wellness room to the pharmacy, so pharmacists will no longer have to administer vaccines in a fold up cubicle and customers can have more privacy; installation of a new refrigerated pet
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food cooler; restrooms; and updated paint and signage throughout the store. The Keller Walmart Neighborhood Market originally opened in April 2001. 817-427-0413. www.walmart.com/store/2981-keller-tx
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IN THE NEWS 11 Keller City Council unanimously approved the sale of city property at 541 Keller Parkway on March 21 to make room for Te’Jun Texas Cajun restaurant. This location will be the third for the Tex- as-based, Cajun-inspired seafood restau- rant. While Te’jun started with serving crawfish, it has since expanded its menu to include lobster, crab and other Cajun favorites, such as shrimp, po’boy sand- wiches, blackened chicken and sausage. Te’jun Texas Cajun is slated to open in fall 2024. www.tejunthetexascajun.com CLOSINGS 12 Stanley Black & Decker announced March 20 that it is closing its Fort Worth plant at 15100 N. Beach St. According to a company press release, the closing will impact 175 employees at the facility. The closure is part of the company’s business plan to generate $2 billion in cost savings. The Fort Worth plant, which opened in 2020, was one of two closed. More than 300 jobs were eliminated with two closures, according to the press release. www.stanleyblackanddecker.com
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