Allen voters will select a new mayor this May.

What’s happening: Current Allen Mayor Baine Brooks is completing his final term in the seat and cannot run for reelection based on the city's ordinances for term limits. Candidates for the Allen mayoral race include Chris Schulmeister and Dave Shafer. The filing period opened Jan. 14 and ended at 5 p.m. Feb. 13.

Election day is Saturday, May 2. Early voting begins Monday, April 20, and ends Tuesday, April 28, per the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

Playa Bowls is expecting to open its Allen location this spring, franchise owner David Butler said.

The details: The business sells smoothie bowls, smoothies, juices and cold brew, according to its website. Playa Bowls also has a location in Southlake and a location coming soon to McKinney.  

• 1480 N. Custer Road, Ste. 150, Allen

A food production facility and Plano ISD renovations are two of many new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. Tetra Pak Product Development Center

2. Shepard Elementary School renovation

3. Murphy USA in Frisco

4. Aven Hospitality at Granite Park 6

5. FCS Construction expansion