DTX-FHA: Impact 11/4/2025

Clink Wine Bar + Bites owner Laura Black aims to bring a restaurant experience to wine lovers, with dishes that pair with her wine selections, she said.

“Our food menu has been intentionally designed to be really curated to go with our wines,” she said.

What’s special about it?: Since starting the restaurant in May 2021, Black has expanded the menu, added cocktails and introduced a wine club experience.

“There's an attention to detail and to the craft of making a really great cocktail,” she said. “That theme just flows through everything we do from our beers, our wines, our cocktails [and] our food.”

One example of a cocktail Clink staff makes is the Dr Pepper old-fashioned, which includes Dr Pepper simple syrup made in-house, Black said.

Max Strength Fitness opened in Flower Mound Oct. 27, owner Debra Goodlett said.

Zoom in: The business offers 20-minute sessions with a private trainer for customers twice a week. Individuals can purchase workout session packages for 6, 12 or 18 months, its website states.

• 4951 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound

Nearly 58,800 Denton County residents voted early or by mail ahead of Election Day for the Nov. 4 election, according to Denton County elections data.

The details: The county’s early voter turnout was 58,737 people, as well as 60 mail-in ballots received by the elections office. Early voting for the Nov. 4 election ended Oct. 31.

Polls will be open in Denton County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

What's on the ballot: Voters across Denton County will cast their ballots for a number of contested races, including:

• Lewisville ISD trustee, at-large Place 6: Madison Lopez and Michelle Alkhatib
• Six propositions for a $192 million bond called by the town of Prosper
• A voter-approval tax rate election for Denton ISD
• A sales tax election in Argyle for the Harvest area

Argyle Town Council approved the Argyle Sports Academy site plan, the preliminary plat for Knight's Ridge and a $5,585 increase to the Shell Station sanitary sewer line work at the Oct. 20 meeting. 

The gist: Argyle Sports Academy will be an indoor sports academy with 20 badminton and pickleball courts, along with a pro shop. 

It will be located on 2.35 acres within Argyle Landing, a community of 198 single-family homes currently being developed.

The site plan shows the building will be a 33,600-square-foot building that is 48 feet high, according to town documents. 

Looking for fun ways to get active? Here is a roundup of 5K races and fun runs around the Dallas-Fort Worth area in November and December.

1. North Texas Hotdog 5K Race: This 5K event features multiple divisions, including regular men’s and women’s divisions as well as the hot dog division, in which participants will need to eat a hot dog after each mile completed in the race.

• Nov. 8, 8 a.m.
• $15
• 2600 N. Plano Road, Richardson

• Nov. 15, 7:30 a.m.
• $45 (5K), $75 (15K)
• Erwin Park, 4300 CR 1006, McKinney

Election Day is Nov. 4. Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the secretary of state’s office.

The overview: Voters in the following counties can vote at any polling place within their county of residence through the countywide voting program: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

On the ballot: Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution during the Nov. 4 election. Each proposition was approved by at least two-thirds of state lawmakers this spring before being placed on the ballot.

Voters in various communities across the state may also see local propositions and races on their ballots, including a 20% tax rate increase in Austin, a congressional race in Harris County and a state Senate race in Tarrant County.

Learn more: To get to know the propositions and candidates on your local ballot, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.