Plano South | February 2022

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NOWOPEN 1 First Look Bridal is now open in Pla- no. The bridal boutique opened Jan. 3 at 2701 W. 15th St., Plano. First Look Bridal plans to hold a grand opening celebration Feb. 20. The boutique offers designer wedding gowns, rental tuxedos, bridal accessories and more. 469-468-2812. www.firstlookbridaltx.com COMING SOON 2 Big Blue Swim School plans to open later this year at 1805 Preston Road, Ste. A, Plano. The company’s website states Big Blue offers swim lessons for children from 3 months old to 12 years old. It also says all swim instruc- tors go through more than 100 hours of training on the Big Blue Progress Program, and they receive two addi- tional hours of training every week so they “progress as professionals.” An opening date has not been announced, but a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows that $750,000 in renovation work at the nearly 10,000-square-foot space is expected to be completed in April. The business will be in the former location of Pier 1 Imports in the Preston Shepard Place shopping center. 224-268-1130. www.bigblueswimschool.com

3 Buff City Soap plans to open a new store at 2396 Preston Road, Ste. 475, Plano. A sign on the building in the Preston Towne Crossing development said the store is expected to open in the spring, though a specific opening date has not yet been announced. The plant- based soap maker offers bath bombs, body butters, face creams and more. Buff City Soap also has locations in McKinney, Allen and Dallas. A phone number is not yet available. www.buffcitysoap.com 4 Crave Delivery plans to open a new location at 1900 Dallas Parkway, Plano, according to a listing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regula- tion. At its location in Meridian, Idaho, Crave Delivery makes food from 18 different restaurants available for pickup or delivery by the company’s “mobile servers,” according to its website. Ordering is done in person or through Crave Delivery’s app. 208-271-9727. www.cravedelivery.com 5 Full-service wellness clinic 100% Chiropractic plans to open a new loca- tion at 1921 Preston Road, Ste. B2008, Plano. The clinic offers chiropractic care, massage therapy and a full line of nutritional supplements. The business also has locations in Richardson and south Frisco, with plans to open clinics in north Frisco and McKinney in addition to Plano. A phone number and an open-

ing date have not yet been announced. www.100percentchiropractic.com 6 Tropical Smoothie Cafe plans to open a new location later this year at 615 W. 15th St., Plano. Tropical Smoothie Cafe sells a variety of smoothies in addition to wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads, quesa- dillas, salads, breakfast items and more. This will be the second Tropical Smoothie Cafe location in Plano after the 1937 Preston Road location that opened in 2016. A phone number and an opening date have not yet been announced. www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com 7 Steve Fields’ Steakhouse is planning to open in February at 4900 W. Park Blvd., Plano. The restaurant’s namesake said he had been targeting a November opening, but supply chain issues pushed back the eatery’s opening date. In addi- tion to the steak and seafood his patrons are familiar with from his previous restau- rant, Fields said the new steakhouse will also offer “lively piano entertainment.” The restaurateur’s former eatery, Steve Fields’ Steak & Lobster Lounge, closed in 2019 after 14 years at 5013 W. Park Blvd. 972-596-7100. www.stevefields.com ANNIVERSARIES 8 Dairy Queen restaurants across Texas are celebrating the eatery’s 75th anniver- sary, including the locations at A 2425

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K Ave. and B 2240 Coit Road in Plano. In commemoration of the milestone, Dairy Queen is asking its customers to share their favorite DQ memories at https://dqtexas.com/anniversary. “DQ restaurants in Texas have been part of the fabric of the Lone Star State’s communities for 75 amazing years,” said Lou Romanus, CEO of the Texas Dairy Queen Operator’s Council, in a news release. Dairy Queen has Texas-specif- ic menu items that cannot be ordered anywhere else in the country. The Chick’n Fried Steak sandwich, Hungr-Buster and BeltBuster burgers, and Texas T-Brand Tacos are all fan favorites, according to a company news release. 972-423-4509 (K Avenue location). 972-905-5767 (Coit Road location). https://dqtexas.com

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