Celebrate Roanoke celebrated its 29th year and was held along Oak Street in downtown Roanoke Oct. 10.

The city-sponsored festival included live music, headlined by country band LANCO, and tied into the western heritage of Roanoke’s early days. Events included calf roping, leather crafting, blacksmithing, basket weaving and chuckwagon living history.

What happened? Nearly a mile of Oak Street was closed for the festival, stemming from behind City Hall to the intersection of Oak Street and Travis Street. Food and boutique vendors lined both sides of the street.

Behind Roanoke City Hall, bull riding was held at noon and 6 p.m. while children rode sheep for the mutton busting competition between the two events on the rodeo grounds.

Several dance studios performed on the Travis Community Stage while mini golf, axe throwing, carnival rides and armadillo races were also part of the festival

After hosting a bon voyage party for customers at its Las Colinas location, Katherine and Tenille, an ocean-themed boutique, opened a larger store in Keller in early October.

The context

Katherine and Tenille announced the move on social media Sept. 23. A later post advertised the new location in Keller Town Center as a “bigger place” with “all the space.”

Since its founding in 2002, Katherine and Tenille has offered a curated collection of women’s clothes, accessories and various curios, according to the store’s website.

Products represent more than 90% of women-owned vendors from around the world and are named after the seaside locales or oceanic language whence they came, according to the website.

More details: Co-owner Carey Coates hosts weekly “Tippin’ Thursdays” to show off new arrivals and featured outfit pieces in live social media broadcasts, and the store occasionally hosts in-person events like bunco, which is a dice game, or wine nights.

• 101 Town Center Lane, Ste. A109, Keller

Check out five upcoming, ongoing and completed transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Frisco Street construction

Project: Frisco Street will be constructed into a four-lane roadway from Eldorado Parkway to Panther Creek Parkway.

Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start later this year.

• Timeline: late 2026-mid 2027

• Cost: $15 million

• Funding source: city of Frisco

2. Campbell Road and University Parkway intersection work

Project: Crews will upgrade traffic signals and perform work on the intersection lanes at Campbell Road and University Parkway in Richardson.

Update: The construction contract was awarded to JR West Texas Concrete, and construction is expected to begin in January.

• Timeline: January 2026-summer 2027

• Cost: $1.53 million

• Funding source: city of Richardson

Texans interested in casting their midterm election ballots before Election Day can do so from Oct. 19-30, the state's early voting period.

The overview: Registered voters can visit any polling place in their county during early voting. They will receive a ballot with federal, state and local races—from the U.S. Senate and Texas governor to city and school district officials.

Dates to know

• Oct. 19: Early in-person voting begins

• Oct. 23: Deadline to apply to vote by mail

• Oct. 30: Early in-person voting ends

• Nov. 3: Election Day

Something to note: Local election officials are also working through a backlog of voter registrations after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send some registration records to counties, according to previous reporting. Texans who registered before the Oct. 5 deadline but do not appear on the rolls can still cast a provisional ballot, per the secretary of state.

More details: To check out candidate Q&As and review all races on local ballots, visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide.