Frisco Heritage Museum is slated to reopen in February following a construction project which began in November, Heritage Park Supervisor Lindsay Loy said.

The details: The museum underwent a variety of renovations including:

• New HVAC units
• New lighting on the first floor foyers and rotundas
• New roof

• 6455 Page St., Frisco

Light Heat Cryo is open in Frisco and offers various wellness therapies.

What they offer: Services include cryotherapy, red light, infrared sauna, vibration and compression. Cryotherapy involves using dry cold to reduce inflammation and pain, its website states. The business also features the LongevityFX Circuit, which is a four-step program combining its services to improve recovery, energy and longevity.

• 6750 Gaylord Parkway Ste. 136, Frisco

Shades of Green has closed its nursery at 7401 Coit Road in Frisco, according to the business’s social media.

What’s next: The company will now operate exclusively from its location in Celina.

• 1213 E. Sunset Blvd, Celina

The Frisco Police Department will launch new autonomous drones as first responders in May. The new drone technology is expected to see faster response times as the drones arrive on scene within minutes. 

The overview: Frisco City Council approved $427,500 for the program to be reimbursed through a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. The group has provided grants for other municipalities to implement the new technology, including Prosper, which was the first in Texas to use drones as a first responder. Frisco is providing a matching amount of $39,660.

A closer look: The Frisco Police Department currently has 18 Federal Aviation Administration-certified pilots to operate the drones. Drones must be flown with a horizon-fixed camera view and only record video relevant to the call response. The drone can respond within a 3.5-mile radius of its docking site. In Frisco, those docking sites are not yet finalized, but the preliminary locations have been outlined as shown in the map.

A hotel garage at Firefly Park in Frisco is one of the latest developments 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. Firefly Park hotel garage: A new parking garage for Firefly Park in Frisco with four levels will be constructed starting later this year, according to a TDLR filing. Firefly Park is a mixed-use planned development that will have residences, a hotel, retail and dining space, and a park with lakes, trails, an art walk and playground, according to previous Community Impact reporting. Construction is estimated to take a little over a year.

2. Westport 12: A new 1,219,000-square-foot shell industrial facility will be constructed at AllianceTexas, according to a TDLR filing. Construction is estimated to take a little over a year.

Looking to explore food opportunities beyond your community?

Check out the following restaurant news from across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, as previously reported by Community Impact. This list is not comprehensive.

Learn more:
Allen: Tutto Gustoso
Tutto Gustoso serves dishes like rosemary focaccia bread, tagliatelle Bolognese, gnocchi in barca and Roman-style flatbreads.

• Opened Dec. 1
• 842 Watters Creek Blvd., Allen

• Opened Dec. 18
• 3750 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound

Texas families can soon apply to receive state funds for private education or homeschooling under the state’s new education savings account program, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts.

What's happening: The application opens at 9 a.m. Feb. 4 and is designed to be completed in about 15 minutes, according to the state comptroller’s office. Families can apply through 11:59 p.m. March 17.

Parents must submit information about their family's residency, household income, their children's educational history and each child's special education status, if applicable.

The details: To be eligible for the program, students must:

• Reside in Texas
• Be U.S. citizens or lawful residents
• Be eligible to attend a Texas public school, open-enrollment charter school or pre-K program