DTX-FHA: Impact 10/15/2025

Flower Mound hosted its inaugural Fall into Flower Mound festival at the River Walk on Oct. 10-11.

The overview: The event included live music performances from acts including the Emerald City Band, students from School of Rock and Marquis of Vaudeville. Other activities included a row of carnival games, a pumpkin patch, a pumpkin decorating area, and rows of vendors and food trucks.

Chuck Jennings, the town's director of parks and recreation, said town staff estimate 5,000 people attended the festival Oct. 10, with 6,000 on Oct. 11.

Quote of note: “Our inaugural Fall Into Flower Mound Festival was everything we hoped it would be–a weekend full of fun, family, and community pride," Jennings said in an email.

The gist: Sharkey’s Cuts For Kids opened mid-September in the Highland Village Town Center, according to a company representative.

Zoom in: The business offers haircuts and hair styling in a child-friendly environment, according to its website. Sharkey’s Cuts For Kids also provides a first haircut experience where parents get a certificate and before and after photos with their child.

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A Celina woman has turned selling roller skates on Amazon and teaching lessons into a brick-and-mortar business.

Ashley Reed will open Galaxy Skate in Grapevine on Oct. 15 and will hold an official grand opening Oct. 18.

Zooming in: Reed calls herself an avid roller skate enthusiast who started her professional career as an accountant. After a few years, she started thinking about opening her own business. She officially created Galaxy Skate in May of 2024.

How we got here: Reed found what she called a diamond in the rough in the form of SkateTown, a business that operated in Grapevine from 1997 until closing in 2021.

The owner of InterSkate Roller Rink in Lewisville suggested she look at the vacant property.

“It was perfect,” she said. “We had a roller coaster of luck; it was the right place at the right time. I felt the building was waiting for us.”

Texas Ramp Project, which builds free wheelchair ramps for those in need across the state, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, according to a Sept. 15 news release. Over its 40 years, the nonprofit has built ramps for over 30,000 recipients with the help of over 3,500 volunteers.

Some context: The organization began in 1985 as the Dallas Ramp Project before being incorporated as the Texas Ramp Project in 2006, according to the news release. Texas Ramp Project provides the ramps to recipients at no cost, according to the news release. Most ramps cost between $800-$900 to build.

What else: In 2024, Texas Ramp Project built 2,727 ramps in 145 counties, according to its Sept. 1 fact sheet. To get a ramp, recipients must be referred by a health care provider or qualified organization via the nonprofit’s website.