Construction crews fanned out across Keller Sports Park in late December as the city moved forward with a $40.8 million renovation. The work is transforming the complex into a local sports destination designed to elevate family life for Keller residents.

Funded primarily through certificates of obligation backed by Keller Development Corp. sales tax revenue, the project will unveil 12 renovated baseball and softball fields and expand facilities for lacrosse, equestrian and soccer competitions set to debut this spring. As of Jan. 20, all but five fields have been finished and can be utilized.

The framework: The plans for renovating Keller Sports Park started in 2021 when a task force formed to discuss transforming the three baseball fields that were constructed in the 1970s. The task force recommended significant renovations and updates in March 2022.

Going forward: The park will debut the Victory Field North and Victory Field South baseball fields this spring after a ribbon-cutting ceremony was pushed back from January to April.

A shopping center on Harmon Road in Fort Worth will bring a takeout pizza location, a dentist and a liquor store to the area.

Zooming in: The development at 9201 Harmon Road is being offered by Matthews, a national commercial real estate company with locations in Dallas and Austin. According to a spokesman, the development will be completed by April.

The development features three middle stores and two end-cap positions, including one with a drive-through infrastructure, between 1,500 square feet and 5,400 square feet, according to the online listing. The end-cap positions are for lease.

The three middle stores already have future tenants listed: a general dentist office, Little Caesars Pizza and Skip’s Beer, Wine & Liquor.

• 9201 Harmon Road, Fort Worth

Northwest ISD officials approved a missed school day waiver request after five days of school and facility closures during Winter Storm Fern. The request was passed at a regular board meeting Feb. 9.

The gist: The district is seeking permission from the Texas Education Agency to waive one school day due to inclement weather closures, Executive Director of Communications Anthony Tosie said. The district closed its facilities Jan. 26-30 because of icy roads after Winter Storm Fern brought freezing rain and sleet to the area.

NISD previously accounted for up to four bad-weather days when it approved its calendar for the 2025-26 school year, Tosie said. If the state approves the waiver, the district does not need to add a make up day to the school year.

“We are hopeful that TEA will recognize the unavoidable nature of the missed instructional days and determine in favor of waiving the missed day,” Melissa DeSimone, the district’s executive director of research, assessment and accountability, said in an email.

Trinity Metro announced that train service to Fort Worth will be altered for five weeks between February and March.

The details: Starting Feb. 15, due to safety enhancements at Fort Worth Central Station, TEXRail service will be adjusted on select Sundays for service to and from the Fort Worth Central Station and Fort Worth T&P Station, according to its website.
Service adjustment dates and times:

• Feb. 15, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Feb. 22, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 1, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.