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Local businesses grow despite closures

BY GABBY BAILEY

Cinema all shuttered their doors or moved. Despite these closures, city ocials with Col- leyville and Grapevine said that the economic growth outlook is positive. Andrea Matteucci, who owns Loveria Cae in Colleyville, said December 2024 was his best December to date in the nearly 10 years the Italian restaurant has been open in the city’s Town Center.

In 2024, the cities of Colleyville and Grapevine saw some well-known restaurants and stores close or move to dierent locations, prompting concern about the state of the local economy from residents. Businesses like Mason & Dixie and Texas General Store in Grapevine and Colleyville’s Zaros Mexican Grill y Cantina and Look Dine-In

Chef Christian Gutierrez has worked at Loveria Cae for nearly four years. The Colleyville restaurant had its best December in its nearly 10-year history, owner Andrea Matteucci said. (Mark Fadden/Community Impact)

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4 CorePower Yoga The studio offers a physically intensive workout rooted in the mindfulness of yoga. • Opened Oct. 29 • 1431 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.corepoweryoga.com 5 Polished The luxury nail studio specializes in pedicures, manicures, nail art and nail gems. • Opened Dec. 12 • 1000 W. Glade Road, Ste. 200, Grapevine • www.thepolishedlife.com

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6 Playa Bowls New Jersey’s original açaí shop serves superfruit bowls, smoothies, juices, cold brew and more. • Opening TBA • 1151 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.playabowls.com 7 Peikar Orthodontics The orthodontic practice specializes in treatments for patients of all ages. • Opening April 1 • 5708 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville • www.peikarortho.com

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2 Only You Bridal The bridal store specializes in customizable dresses. • Opened Jan. 2 • 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 340, Colleyville • www.onlyyoubridal.com 3 TXI Karate The martial arts school offers classes for people of all

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8 TrainPMT The workout facility added a screening room, two diagnostic bays and $50,000 in testing technology. • Grand reopening Nov. 21 • 2870 Exchange Blvd., Southlake • www.trainpmt.com

1 Pour Sports The sports bar offers wings, burgers, beers, wines, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. • Opened Jan. 24

• 2230 SH 114, Trophy Club • www.poursportstexas.com

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9 Hollywood Feed The pet food store will add self-service dog washes. • Projected renovation start date in April • 5600 Colleyville Blvd. Ste. A, Colleyville • www.locations.hollywoodfeed.com/texas/ colleyville/5600-colleyville-blvd

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13 Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt The shop offered self-serve frozen yogurt. • Closed Jan. 20 • 4709 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 520, Colleyville • www.menchies.com 14 A-1 Locksmith The business provided mobile locksmiths. • Closed Dec. 31 • 5600 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. C1, Colleyville • www.a-1locksmith.com 15 Lunar Mini Golf of Grapevine The glow-in-the-dark golf course closed. • Closed Jan. 31 • 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 400, Grapevine • www.unarminigolf.atspace.com 16 Pepper Palace The business sold a variety of spices. • Closed late December • 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 335, Grapevine • www.pepperpalace.com

In the news

10 Market by Macy’s The clothing retail store is among 66 to close. • 321 State St., Southlake • www.macysinc.com 11 Clieu Coffee Brew & Batter has been renamed to Clieu Coffee. • Rebranded Dec. 27

17 Copa Club The first restaurant in the Entrada mixed-use development in Westlake opened a member-only private club with a restaurant and bar that serves chef-driven food and top-shelf cocktails. It has multiple televisions to watch games or play Texas Hold’em, according to its website. There are six private rooms available at Copa Club with unique themes. • Opened Dec. 30 • 63 Tarragona Drive, Westlake • www.copa.club

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Government

BY CODY THORN

Trophy Club to move to trash, recycling services with CWD

Trophy Club residents and businesses will see a switch in trash and recycling services in June. Council voted to switch from Republic Services to Community Waste Disposal June 1. The contract with Republic Services expires May 31, according to a presentation made during the Jan. 13 Town Council meeting. The initial contract with CWD is for ve years with the option for ve additional one-year renew- als, according to city documents. The context City sta interviewed Republic Services and CWD on Dec. 17, according to city documents. Assistant to the Town Manager Tamara Smith said that ve bids were received with proposals to match current services or alternatives such as weekly or bi-weekly pickup. She said the two lowest bids would require the town to change from bi-weekly pickup to once per week.

Going forward One of the changes with the new trash service will be the split of service in town to two dierent pickup schedules. CWD will provide service on Monday and Thursday for one zone and Tuesday and Friday for the other, according to city documents. Bulk waste pickup will be collected for free for four cubic yards and anything over that will be billed at $15 per cubic yard, according to CWD’s rate schedule. What else? The transition from Republic Services to CWD will start with the pickup of old recycling bins from Republic Services from May 26-30. During that same time period, CWD will deliver resi- dential recycling bins and carts, according to a timeline presented during the meeting.

The town of Trophy Club will switch trash and recycling from Republic Services to CWD on June 1.

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Southlake approves surgery center plans More than 10 years after initial plans were announced, the Chapel Crossing Medical Office Building Phase II was approved by Southlake City Council Feb. 18. The site plan includes a two-story, 30,000-square-foot building consisting of an ambulatory surgery center and medical offices. The framework The general site plan was approved in 2014 for a three-story office building with plans for an expansion. The original plan called for the expansion to be attached to Phase I, but the new plans now have a separate smaller building. The current building was built in 2018 and is owned by TXRE Properties.

Council OKs business park development

Business park development property

A business park development was approved by Colleyville City Council during its Feb. 18 meeting and will serve businesses catering to home services, professional services and boutique retail ventures. The overview The property is 4.31 acres and located at 6521 Colleyville Blvd. The development includes three buildings with 23 suites averaging 3,600 square feet. Five suites along Ross Downs Drive will be tailored to retail-centric users, Community Impact previously reported. “Each suite is designed to meet the unique needs of local businesses, offering flexible layouts for warehousing, office, showroom or retail space,” said applicant Girish Narayan, representing Shoal Creek Capital Partners, the real estate investment management firm planning the project.

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What else? Shoal Creek Capital Partners is working with the Texas Department of Transportation to look at the traffic impact this development will have on Colleyville Boulevard. They also restricted the uses of the property to not disrupt the surrounding neighborhood and included an 8-foot masonry fence along the eastern border adjacent to the homes. Additionally, Ross Downs Drive will be repaved in front of the development down to Colleyville Boulevard, according to city documents.

Grapevine sells 7 Vineyards campground cabins

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are located vulnerable flooding sites from Grape- vine Lake and have been converted to RV sites. What else? The sale started Feb. 13 and closes March 13. The cabins are being sold to the public at market value between $25,000-$40,000, Sell said. A flooding event during the summer served as a catalyst for staff to consider what they should do

Grapevine officials are selling seven cabins from The Vineyards Campground and Cabins amid increasing flood frequency and low demand. What’s happening? The campground will still have seven cabins that are available for the public to rent, said Randy Sell, assistant director of park operations, during a Feb. 4 city council meeting. The cabins being sold

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Development

BY COLBY FARR & CODY THORN

6 new electric vehicle chargers to be installed at Grapevine Mills Three electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at Grapevine Mills mall. The full story A conditional use permit was approved Jan. 21 during a joint meeting with Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council for the project. The rapid-chargers will be installed between Fieldhouse USA and Meow Wolf. No construction timeline was given. The details Virginia-based EV charger company Electrify America will install the equipment. The plan is to convert 12 parking spaces into spots for charging six electric cars. Construction company Black & Veatch will

3-story medical office building to be built A three-story medical office will be coming east of Methodist Southlake Medical Center at 451 E. SH 114. The gist A site plan for the 32,116-square-foot building on the 2.65 acres of property was approved by Southlake City Council Feb. 4. No construction timeline was given. The project was originally approved by the city council on July 17, 2007.

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oversee the installation as project manager. Elec- trify America leased space in the parking lot from the mall owners, said Brian Powers, a land services manager at Black & Veatch. Three 8.2-feet tall charging stations capable of charging two vehicles at once will be installed. The project also includes plans for an 18-foot tall light pole with a security camera and an 8-foot tall fence that will screen a utility transformer. The chargers will be available 24 hours a day and power will be provided by Oncor.

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Jennifer Kashner speaks at the groundbreaking event.

Trophy Club ocials celebrate the groundbreaking for the six pickleball courts in Harmony Park on Feb. 14.

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Trophy Club approves $1.2M pickleball court contract

Trophy Club held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 14 to kick o the construction of six pickleball courts in Harmony Park. The details The $1.12 million project was approved by Town Council Jan. 13 and is expected to open in by the end of 2025, Trophy Club Director of Parks and Recreation Chase Ellis said. “I know people say that we do a lot of talking here and no action but guess what? In the last year we’ve done a lot of action and I’m very excited to [continue the process] with the master plan,” Parks and Recreation Board Chair Jennifer Kashner said. “This is just the start of some amazing quality of life opportunities in the town.” The breakdown Home Run Construction was awarded the contract for work at Harmony Park, located at 699 Indian Creek Drive. The Midlothian-based company had the lowest bid at $971,406.70 and city sta added $150,000 for contingency costs, according to city documents. The other options were constructing six pickle- ball courts next to Trophy Club Town Hall or four at Harmony Park and four at Independence Park. The Parks and Recreation Board voted to go with the option of four courts at Harmony Park and Independence on July 29. Trophy Club Town Council voted 5-2 on Aug. 12 to go with the

Option C out of three design plans for six courts at Harmony Park, according to city documents. The background The city hosted two public engagement events to gather community input in June 2024 and 60 residents attended the event, according to city documents. During the presentation, Ellis mentioned a growing demand for pickleball facilities in Trophy Club. According to a Feb. 19 report from The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads, which has the largest pickleball directory in the United States, pickleball has been the fast- est-growing sport over the last three years. There were an estimated 19.8 million pickleball players in 2024, an increase of 45.8% from 2023, according to the report. Stay tuned The location of the pickleball courts will be behind the current tennis courts. Ellis noted that the bocce ball courts and basketball court will be moved. It will be reduced from three courts to two, while a basketball court will be moved north of the bocce ball court. He said they anticipate the courts to open in the fall after an eight- to nine-month construction timeline.

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Education

BY MARK FADDEN

GCISD students will have longer school days next school year

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board members approved the 2025-26 school calendar Jan. 13 that includes 10 minutes more of instructional time each day for elementary, middle and high schools in the district. The details According to a district news release, all cam- puses will begin five minutes earlier and dismiss five minutes later than the 2024-25 school year every day for the 2025-26 school year. The new schedule allows GCISD to designate two instructional planning days within a teach- er’s 187-day contract when students will be out of school while also keeping the school year beginning on a Wednesday and still ending before Memorial Day. The news release states these days will occur at the end of grading periods for staff to plan and design the following:

• Student learning with teams • Data analysis

New school hours for 2025-26 Elementary school: 7:35 a.m.-3:05 p.m. Middle school: 8:05 a.m.-3:35 p.m. High school: 8:35 a.m.-4:05 p.m.

• Hold professional learning communities • Address any additional classroom needs Diving deeper The news release states adjustments will be made at the high school level to nine-periods. This new schedule will include eight 45-minute periods of classes with one period designated for lunch. The new schedule allows an increase to teacher lunch time to 45 minutes while simultaneously maintaining the opportunity for students to earn eight credits each school year. The total length of the school day in the new schedule is similar to surrounding districts, according to the news release. It also increases the high schools’ ability to strategically sched- ule courses that require travel to and from the opposite high school while minimizing lost

Changes to 2025-26 academic calendar were based on feedback from:

• District leadership teams • Campus principals • Various departments • District Excellence Committee • Education Advisory Committee

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instructional time. According to the Texas Education Agency, the state requires all school districts to have at least 75,600 minutes of instruction each year.

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BY GABBY BAILEY & MARK FADDEN

Reappraisal may lead to higher property taxes Carroll ISD board President Cameron Bryan issued a statement saying Carroll ISD residents could see a hike in property taxes due to an ordi- nance regarding the state of Texas’s requirement over property values. The details Bryan’s statement is in response to a Feb. 3 email he received from the Tarrant Appraisal Board requesting the board of trustees to con- sider passing a resolution to reappraise district properties. The state of Texas requires a district’s property values to be at 95% of market value for state funding calculations. “Districts that are lower than the 95% threshold could risk losing some state funding and/or pay a higher amount in recapture,” Bryan said. “TAD is currently projecting Carroll ISD’s property values at 83% of market value.”

TCC, Texas State create guaranteed transfer program Tarrant County College students with at least a 2.25 GPA will be guaranteed admis- sion to Texas State University’s San Marcos and Round Rock locations, according to a Feb. 17 news release. The details A news release cites the rising cost of higher education as one of the reasons to streamline the transfer process. More students are trying to save money by starting out at a community college, then transferring to a four-year school, according to the release. Students can save up to $10,000 each year by starting out at TCC, then transferring to Texas State, per the release.

TAD approved reappraisal plan

Reappraisal every two years instead of every year

Freeze residential property values for tax year 2024-25 at current property values Sets appraisal caps or thresholds of 5% on properties, absent clear and convincing evidence or other possible limitations

SOURCE: TEXAS APPRAISAL DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

A closer look According to previous Community Impact reporting, TAD approved a reappraisal plan last August despite objections from numerous school districts. If CISD has a consecutive year of not meeting the 95% threshold, it could lead to the state assigning higher property values. That action could increase the amount of local tax revenue sent to the state through recapture and result in district homeowners paying higher property taxes.

Courts rule in favor of CISD in Title IX gender ID case U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor issued a final judgement Feb. 19 in favor of Carroll ISD in its Title IX lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. A closer look According to previous Community Impact reporting, the Biden administration expanded Title IX in 2024 to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy at federally funded colleges and K-12 schools. O’Connor ruled the Biden administration over- reached its authority by amending Title IX. Carroll ISD board President Bryan said the board is “committed to ensuring that Title IX continues to fulfill its foundational promise: to prevent any form of discrimination based on sex in education.”

Carroll ISD Title IX timeline

April 22, 2024: Biden administration expands Title IX May 6, 2024: CISD board denounces Title IX amendments May 21, 2024: CISD files lawsuit against Department of Education July 18, 2024: O’Connor issues temporary ruling in CISD’s favor Jan. 27, 2025: CISD lawsuit was still on appeal Feb. 19, 2025: Final Judgement issued in favor of CISD

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Transportation

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CODY THORN

Jackson Road Bridge to delay opening until summer

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Jackson Road Bridge in Colleyville is now expected to open in the summer, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The details Due to a utility conflict with the water line, the project was paused in March 2024, then resolved in late May, TxDOT Public Information Officer Val Lopez said. Construction restarted in July and Lopez said a redesign of an additional bridge column was also put in place, further delaying the opening date. The $1.75 million project started in January 2024. TxDOT originally planned for construction to be completed by the end of the year, then the completion date was extended to early 2025. The project The construction intends to widen the travel lanes to 12 feet, providing the addition of 4-foot- wide shoulders and 5-foot-wide sidewalks on both

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The realignment includes a left-hand turn lane from East Highland Street connecting to the frontage road by Century Granite & Marble. The proposed cost is $174,900 from the Community Enhancement Development Corporation, per city documents.

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sides of the bridge, Community Impact previously reported. Colleyville City Council approved plans for designing the waterline relocation and right-of- way services along Jackson Road in 2022, accord- ing to previous reporting.

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News

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Colleyville officials to relocate business center to The Village its website. The details

The Colleyville Business Center will relocate to 35 Veranda Lane in The Village with the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce subleasing. City Council unanimously approved the agree- ment Jan. 22 with Council Member Mark Alphonso abstaining from the vote due to his active involve- ment with the chamber. The overview The first floor, consisting of 5,208 total square feet, was leased to the business center with the chamber subleasing 1,825 square feet. The remaining eight offices and conference room can be rented by businesses. “This is a great opportunity for us to be homegrown, homogenized and build up our own economic development,” Colleyville Mayor Bobby Lindamood said. The business center is the central point for information and assistance for businesses and entrepreneurs located in Colleyville, according to

Colleyville Business Center new location

The lease will last five years with the opportu- nity to renew at the end of the term. Colleyville will pay $19.30 per square foot annually with a 4% yearly increase. The chamber will pay $22.50 per square foot yearly with a 4% annual increase. The city expects $113,513 in revenue annually. The annual cost is $106,236 and the initial fee is $40,000 for furniture and equipment. The background The business center currently is located at 5601 Colleyville Blvd. The city subleased the building from Wells Fargo five years ago until April 30, 2024, Wood said. Chamber officials hope to eventually set aside enough money to purchase their own building, Colleyville chamber President Hannah Mack said. “We’ve been so grateful for not only our

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Local businesses grow despite closures From the cover

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Closed businesses in 2024

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Rising rent costs are one of the main contributors to businesses relocating or shutting down in Grapevine and Colleyville, city officials said. That was the case for Texas General Store owner Jessica Cruz, who moved from Main Street in Grapevine due to a jump in rent. “While it’s easy to see that costs are increasing in all industries, there is a breaking point,” Cruz said. “It wasn’t feasible to adjust our price of goods in order to account for the extreme increased rent rate in such a short period of time.” Grapevine Chamber of Commerce CEO RaDonna Hessell said there are many reasons under normal circumstances a business closes, even a popular one. Owners retiring, mergers or businesses moving to a spot to fit their scale are why some companies leave their current locations. Colleyville Center Manager Chelsea Rose said local increased business competition has also led to closures.

2 Texas General Store 3 Mercantile on Main 4 Pepper Palace 5 Haltom's Fine Jewelers 6 Waffle Way 7 Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House 8 Ben's Cookies 9 Rally House (both locations) 10 Texas Hot Tub Company 11 Scooter's Coffee 12 Fireside Pies 13 America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses

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The situation

The impact

Despite the closures, the sales tax revenue that Colleyville and Grapevine brought in has mostly increased over the last decade. Grapevine Mills remains a hotspot for new busi- nesses and is where Texas General Store moved in March. In 2024, 13 stores opened or relocated in the mall, said Annie Trevino DiTullio, Grapevine Mills’ account manager. Rose said there have been 211 new business openings in Colleyville compared to 143 closings over the past five years. Southlake Town Square consistently sees low vacancy rates, Southlake Mayor Shawn McCaskill said. He added one reason area businesses have done well is because of the city’s relationship with Kite Realty, which leases the buildings in South- lake Town Square and other city shopping centers. “That relationship with Kite and the chamber and the working business community, it takes a lot of work, but it’s worth it,” McCaskill said.

All three cities have endeavors to aid local businesses throughout the year. In 2024, events such as Grapefest, Main Street Fest and Christmas festivities brought more than one million people to Grapevine, according to city officials. Cruz said these events are huge for businesses in the area and supporting elected officials and city leaders is a great way to help local owners. Colleyville also has its annual Stars and Guitars event, which Rose said brings an average of 3,000 to 4,000 people to the city. The cities also have programs designed to support local businesses. Colleyville enacted its Gift Card Program in 2024, where $35 gift cards are available for residents to support local restaurants. A total of $125,700 was spent at Colleyville restaurants through this program last year. Southlake Open Rewards is a program where 5% cash back is applied to users who shop at area businesses. This brought in $1.5 million in economic impact last year, said Dylan Duque, Southlake’s economic development and tourism specialist. Matteucci said everyone needs to do a small part to invest in their community to see it thrive. “If all of the restaurants and all the small businesses are successful, the sales taxes will be higher and the city can afford more investments,” Matteucci said.

Sales tax revenue in 2024 Grapevine

$100M $80M $60M $40M $20M

+64.48%

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Colleyville

$8M $6M $4M $2M

+29.36%

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Southlake

$50M $40M $30M $20M $10M

+36.78%

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Zooming in

Rent has risen nearly 10% on average per square foot from 2023-24 across Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake, according to Weitzman Realty. Their data shows that small-shop spaces in the area average between 1,000 to 2,000 square feet. “My rent increased almost double in less than one year,” Cruz said. Matteucci said his landlord has been flexible with him. Loveria is up for a renewal this year and he said both sides are negotiating a fair rent price.

Average commercial rent rates in Northeast Tarrant County

$26

2020

$24.67 $24.67 $24.67

2021

2022

2023

$27

2024

SOURCE: WEITZMAN REALTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Community

BY GABBY BAILEY

Camp Guide

• DFW Surf-Grapevine, 3000 Meadowmere Park, Grapevine • www.fareharbor.com/dfwsurfgrapevine/items/20264 Dove Creek Day Camps Type: sports Ages: 5-12 Dates: May 27-Aug. 8 Cost: $299 per week, $65 per day • Meadowmere Park, 3000 Meadowmere Lane, Grapevine • www.gograpevine.com/register Outdoor Adventures Type: sports Ages: 13-15 Dates: June 16-July 11 Cost: $175 • Meadowmere Park, 3000 Meadowmere Lane, Grapevine • www.gograpevine.com/registeryouth Summer Sailing Camp Type: sports Ages: 8-15 Dates: June 2-Aug. 1 Cost: $850 • Meadowmere Park, 3000 Meadowmere Lane, Grapevine • www.gograpevine.com/register

Cooking Camp Type: cooking Ages: 7-14 Dates: June 2-July 31 Cost: $170-$180

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• 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine • www.gograpevine.com/register

Adventure in Art Camp Type: arts Ages: 6-13 Dates: June 16-19, June 30-July 3, July 28-31 Cost: $73 per session, $65 supply fee • Colleyville Recreation Center, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

Cost: $120 • Sparger Park, 4301 Bedford Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

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Southlake

Academy Soccer Skills Camp Type: sports Ages: 5 and under; 6-10 (fieldkeepers); 8-10 (goalkeepers)

Southlake Unicorn Sparkle Dance Camp Type: dance Ages: 4-8 Dates: July 12-15 Cost: $135 • 465 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.danastudio.com

Basketball Tech Camp Type: sports Ages: 6-8, 8-11 Dates: July 21-24 (for ages 6-8); July 28-31 (for ages 6-11) Cost: $120

Dates: June 2-6 Cost: $169-$269

• Colleyville Recreation Center, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

Galactic Space Academy Type: academics Ages: 5-11 Dates: June 16-20, July 14-18 Cost: $379

Creator Camp Type: academics / day Ages: 6-13

• Colleyville Recreation Center, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

Princess Summer Dance Camp Type: dance Ages: 3-5 Dates: June 7-10, July 12-15 Cost: $135 • 465 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.danastudio.com This list is not comprehensive.

Make a Movie Camp Type: arts Ages: 7-15 Dates: June 2-6, July 28-Aug. 1 Cost: $175

Dates: June 2-Aug. 1 Cost: various costs • The Clariden School, 100 Clariden Ranch Road, Southlake • www.creatorcamp.org

• Colleyville Recreation Center, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

Grapevine

Camp Tubular Type: sports Ages: 6-12 Dates: July 14-17, July 28-31 Cost: $350

• Colleyville Recreation Center, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/recreation

Beginner Golf Type: sports Ages: 7-12 Dates: July 7-10

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A Tribal Sanctuary On a Sacred Trail

Location: eleven miles southeast of downtown El Paso. BY JOSH ALVAREZ

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American Bumblebee

The bumblebee does something most bees don't: buzz pollination, which involves gripping the plant with its legs and vibrating its whole body. If you eat blueberries, potatoes, or tomatoes— all of which rely on buzz pollination— you’ve got a bumblebee to thank. WHY IS IT SO BIG? The better to collect all that sweet pollen to feed its young. That fuzz is actually densely packed hairs, or setae, that trap pollen as the bumblebee floats from flower to flower. Its large body likely evolved to provide even more surface area.

DOES IT STING? Only if you mess with its nest.

HOW MANY SPECIES ARE THERE? Texas has between seven and eleven types. The most common is the American bumblebee, found statewide. North Texans might spot the brown-belted bumblebee, while those in the west are likely to see the Sonoran variant. The gentle giant is in trouble, though: Since 1974, popula- tions across North America have fallen by 46 percent. SCIENTISTS KEEP TABS, RIGHT? Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is one of several Texas orga- nizations partnering with Jacqueline Staab, the owner of Darwin’s Bee Dogs. Her German shorthaired pointers are trained to sniff out bumblebee nests for population surveys. “If we lose bees,” says Staab, “we lose Texas ecosystems.” —Rose Cahalan

INSIDE THE ADOBE walls of the Ysleta Mis- sion are clues to a deep history of acculturation that characterizes El Paso to this day. The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe, more commonly known as the Tigua, established the mission in 1682, making it one of the oldest in Texas (much of the current structure was built in 1851). The Tigua arrivedherefromNewMexico,whichtheyfled after the Pueblo Indians there overthrew the

Spanish colonial system, in 1680, forcing Span- iards and Christianized Pueblos to seek safety elsewhere. The Tigua dedicated the mission to Anthony of Padua, patron saint of things that have been lost, whose figure stands atop the entrance; inside are blankets dyed in brilliant blues and reds and a statue of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Catholic Church’s first Native American saint. The structure, part of the El Paso Mission Trail, holds a mass every day. If you can, plan your visit for June 13, when the Tigua celebrate Saint Anthony with traditional dancing.

The church interior at the Ysleta Mission, in El Paso.

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He Goes With the Grain Clint Wilkinson carries on his grandfather’s leatherworking legacy out of the same downtown Denton storefront. BY PAUL L. UNDERWOOD

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After the San Antonio Zoo announced the birth of Tupi, the first capybara born there since 2000, it had to clarify to X users that it was “not associated with or benefiting from” a crypto- currency named after the baby animal. The number one item on the TSA’s top ten list of the most unusual airport confiscations in 2024 was a gun tucked into the back of a baby stroller at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. The Texas State Aquarium, in Corpus Christi, released into the Gulf of Mex- ico some 270 green sea turtles it had rescued when they became hypother- mic during a recent cold snap. A Temple woman was sentenced to felony probation for theft after with- drawing money from a GoFundMe account created for her after she lied about a cancer diagnosis so that her friends “would like her more.” A Bexar County jail officer was arrest- ed and fired after allegedly giving an inmate food from Whataburger . After the Houston Police Department announced plans to clean up its prop- erty warehouse, authorities revealed that rats had possibly compromised ongoing cases by eating mushrooms and other drugs stored as evidence. A man stole a pickup truck and led police on a chase to the Midland airport, where he drove through the perimeter fence and onto the runways before abandoning the vehicle. —Meher Yeda

George W. Bush and Fort Worth soul star Leon Bridges, as well as Stetson and 7-Eleven. Wilkinson works out of the downtown cor- ner storefront once owned by his grandfather Weldon Burgoon, who opened Weldon’s Sad- dle Shop & Western Wear in 1957. Burgoon, who helped cover the cost of Clint’s birth, in 1982, by giving a saddle to the obstetrician, taught his grandson the craft. Wilkinson started an e-commerce site for the shop and, with his grandfather’s encour- agement, began branding his own handsewn leather goods with his name. In 2019, a year after Burgoon died, Wilkin- son reopened the shop, which he renamed Wilkinson’s Fine Goods. He’s known for his leather tote bags, belts, and wallets, and he sells wares from other brands, like Nocona- based Fenoglio Boot Company. He’s also de- veloping a line of leather-crafting supplies. The intention, he says, is to create “a way that I can still be in the leather community when I’m seventy-five years old and can’t make anything anymore.”

LAST SUMMER, WILKINSON’S FineGoods, in Denton, received its biggest online order to date. Owner Clint Wilkinson was intrigued by his new client, who purchased a massive array of custom desk mats, bootjacks, and cherrywood boxes with hand-tooled leather accents. “I was just like, ‘Holy crap,’�” Wilkin- son recalls. “He must be a politician or lawyer or something.” Not quite. Wilkinson looked up the buyer, a Utah resident named Austin Post, and re- alized that he was doing business with Post Malone, the rapper who was raised in nearby Grapevine. Wilkinson emailed him to explain that fulfillment would take some time be- cause every item would be handmade. The two now exchange texts about everything from the order’s progress to the woes of their be- loved Dallas Cowboys. Eventually Wilkinson’s client list would include former President

Clint Wilkinson and Charlie Talkington in the Wilkinson’s Fine Goods workshop, in Denton.

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Events

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St. Patty’s Day pairing Visit Messina Hof Winery for specialty wine pairings with Shepherd’s pie, corned beef tacos and a few shamrock surprises. • March 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • $40 • 201 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.exploretock.com/messina-hof-grapevine

March

Tweens & Teens Colorful Watercolor Animals Workshop This workshop will teach teenagers age 11 and up how to use watercolors to paint an animal. • March 14, noon-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • Southlake Training Center, 307 Parkwood Drive, Southlake • www.cityofsouthlake.com Serial Killer Presentation Join criminal profiler Phil Chalmers as he presents serial killer myths, causes, crime scene photos and more. • March 14, 6:30-9:30 p.m. • $60

April

Colleyville Car Show Colleyville’s annual car show will include a DJ, food, awards and prizes. • April 5, 9 a.m.-noon • Free (admission) • Colleyville City Hall, 100 Main St., Colleyville • www.colleyville.com/residents/special-events Concert in the Plaza Elvis tribute artist Kraig Parker will perform at the Colleyville Plaza at City Hall. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. • April 6. 4:30-6 p.m. • Free (admission) • 5005 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville • www.colleyville.com/residents/special-events

Make your own wine glass Learn how to mold glass with this workshop. Two participants at a time will be partnered with two Vetro glass blowers to help create a unique wine glass. • March 22, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $65 • 701 S. Main St., Ste. 103, Grapevine • http://vetroartglass.ticketspice.com/ 2025-stemless-wine-glass

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Window to the Wild Bird Show Visit Southlake Town Hall for an indoor bird show featuring birds from all over the world. • March 17, 11 a.m.-noon • Free (admission)

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