Colleyville officials initiated their first step to add a tree trail behind the Colleyville Senior Center at the Jan. 6 council meeting. 

Council approved an $89,600 agreement with Smith Lawn and Tree to plant 42 larger trees, including oak, elm, magnolia, cypress, pine and maple trees, per city documents. 

The overview: The 9 acres located behind the senior center currently has a 0.5-mile sidewalk path and a World War II memorial, according to city documents. 

The Texas Tree Trail will plant additional trees, including crape myrtles, holly, redbuds, willows and mesquites, per city documents. There are also plans to add a patio and benches along the trail.

Quote of note: “I’m so proud of this project,” Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scotty Richardson said. “We talk about trees all the time and we consciously try to save all the trees we can in Colleyville [though] we can’t save them all. Now, we’re planting a huge amount of trees in a [9]-acre open space and it’s a big deal.”

A pair of former college football players is behind Field Commercial Real Estate in Southlake.

Partners Phillip Maxwell and Jake Copeland have launched a new business, leveraging the experience they gained in their previous roles. Field does tenant representation, landlord representation, investment sales, buyer representation, site selection and development, according to its website.

Zooming in: Maxwell said the company focuses on properties, such as land, office and medical, industrial, flex space, retail and restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Austin.

What they're saying: “We’ve seen that there’s a gap in terms of suburban and secondary markets and commercial real estate brokerage,” Maxwell said. “We feel like we can bring a technological edge in terms of our systems or processes, the actual data that we're bringing our clients, that creates a lot of value for our clients."

• 550 Reserve St., Ste. 190, Southlake

Catch up on some of the biggest news out of Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas from Jan. 5-9.

1. AT&T to build new 54-acre global headquarters campus in Plano: AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters to a new 54-acre campus in Plano’s Legacy District. The new headquarters will be located at 5400 Legacy Drive, which is part of the former Ross Perot Electronic Data Systems campus at the intersection of Parkwood Boulevard and Legacy Drive.

2. McKinney Sunset Amphitheater now projected to open in 2027: Venu, the owner and developer behind the McKinney Sunset Amphitheater, is now targeting a completion date in 2027 instead of 2026. The $300 million project is already under construction after officials broke ground in June. The amphitheater was expected to debut in time for the 2026 touring season; however, the updated schedule now expects final completion in September 2027.

From learning more about Lunar New Year to checking out high-end Ferraris to making tamales, check out six events happening in Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth in February.

Date Night Tamale Class
Bring a significant other, family member or friend for this two-hour interactive class, where guests will learn the art of making tamales. Each couple will bring home a dozen freshly made tamales, and the class will offer a full dinner of tamales, Mexican rice, chips, salsa and cilantro chimichurri.

• Feb. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• $125 for two adults
• Salt and Light Collective, 138 Olive St., Keller
• www.saltandlight-collective.com