A new jazz lounge and hotel could come to Denton following the unanimous approval from City Council to rezone approximately 5.36 acres of land near Barthold Road and I-35. Council members approved the zoning change at an April 7 meeting.

The details: City Council officials rezoned the area from rural residential to general office to facilitate the development. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the zoning change at a Feb. 25 meeting.

A house and accessory buildings currently sit on the property. City documents show the owners, Arthur and Kathryn Smuck, tentatively plan to repurpose the house into a restaurant and add a fire pit and event space on the property.

Documents show the owners may also add retail space and a hotel to the property, although no plans have been submitted to the city to review.

Bill Utter Ford is celebrating 70 years in business with a community event.

The 70th anniversary celebration will be at Bill Utter Ford on May 8 and will include light bites, refreshments and music, marketing director Bailee Utter Kuehne said.

The backstory: The dealership was founded in 1956 by Bill Utter and is the oldest family-owned and operated dealership in North Texas, according to its website. Kuehne, who is a third-generation family member at Bill Utter Ford, said the dealership is now women-operated.

She said some of the things that set Bill Utter Ford apart from other dealerships are its price transparency and that the dealership is a one-stop shop for post-purchase needs.

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Ticketing enhancements in Terminal D and Terminal F and Skylink Station work on Terminal F, were among the items approved at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board meeting April 2.

Zooming in: Next+, the construction company working on new Terminal F, worked with the airport staff for a revised execution plan for the change of gate capacity from 15 to 31. That new approach will still enable Terminal F to have 10 gates open in May 2027, with an additional five gates by the end of the year.

A phased approach will happen for the remaining 16 gates, according to board documents.

The details: Terminal D, used for international flights, will see ticket enhancements, part of a $470,378 contract with Swinerton Builders of Dallas.

Board documents stated that international travel continues to grow and that upgrades are needed to the check-in and security screening areas.

Stay informed on what road projects are happening or coming up around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Dallas County

1. Lakeside Boulevard reconstruction
Project: Crews are reconstructing the street and implementing utility improvements on Lakeside Boulevard from US 75 to Campbell Road, and Lawnview Drive from Lakeside to Greenville Avenue in Richardson.

Update: Installation of the water line sewers from the roundabout to Campbell is currently underway, along with work in the Lawnview median.

• Timeline: winter 2024-spring 2026
• Cost: $10 million
• Funding source: city of Richardson

• Timeline: The project will go out to bid for a construction company later this year.
• Cost: $199,000 for designs
• Funding source: city of Colleyville