Steve’s Wine Bar in downtown Denton will celebrate 10 years in business Aug. 5, owners Steve and Karen Severance said. The wine bar hosts live jazz and has offered nearly 200 different wines since it opened in 2016.

Karen Severance said the wine bar’s goal is to bring people together and use wine as a way to foster community.

“We realized early on that it was more than just the wine, that it was the community, the wine and the ability for people to come in, socialize and connect with each other,” she said.

On the menu: The wine bar offers about 50 wines by the glass and roughly 200 wines by the bottle, Steve Severance said. The business also has a bar, where guests can sit and be served, but most of the space is dedicated to table service.

While the venue does not offer food, there are several restaurants nearby and guests can bring in their own food.

• 111 Industrial St., Denton

In June 2026, the city of Denton saw an overall decrease in the median home sales price and a slight dip in the number of homes sold compared to June 2025.

The overview: Take a look at the June 2026 real estate trends in Denton from MetroTex Association of Realtors, comparing the year-over-year data.

Check out five upcoming, ongoing and completed transportation projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

1. Burney Lane/Midway Road rehabilitation
Project: The work will cover the rehabilitation of around 2,950 linear feet of Burney Lane/Midway Road from the intersection of Lonesome Dove Road in Southlake until Meadowmere Lane in Grapevine, according to city documents.
Update: Grapevine City Council approved an interlocal agreement with Tarrant County for the project during a July 7 meeting.

• Timeline: construction estimated to start fall 2026
• Cost: TBD
• Funding source: city of Grapevine, city of Southlake, Tarrant County

• Timeline: March 2026-early 2027
• Cost: $3.5 million
• Funding source: city of Frisco, external funding

Southwest Airlines celebrates the 55th anniversary of its first flight on June 18.
The Dallas-based airline’s first revenue flight departed from Dallas Love Field on June 18, 1971, bound for San Antonio, according to the company’s website.

The background: The company was founded by Herb Kelleher, filing with the state of Texas to establish Air Southwest Co. on March 9, 1967. A legal battle followed until the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kelleher and Rollin King in December of 1970 to clear the way to start operations. The company changed its name to Southwest Airlines Co. on March 29, 1971.
Initially, the company only flew routes within Texas, but now has 52 destinations listed from Dallas Love Field. According to the website, Southwest now operates out of 121 airports across 12 countries.

What else? Southwest Airlines had more than 134 million customers in 2025, according to its website.

• 2702 Love Field Dr., Dallas