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Watercolor workshop, movie in the park: Check out 12 June events around Denton

Live music, trivia and art workshops are queued up for the first part of the summer in Denton. Check out these 12 events in the month of June.

"Scooby-Doo" in the Park
Head to the Quakertown Civic Center in downtown Denton to enjoy a screening of “Scooby-Doo,” the 2002 film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini. The movie is based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the 1960’s.

  • June 5, 6-8:30 p.m.

  • Free (admission)

  • 321 E. McKinney St., Denton

No Barriers with John Bramblitt and Erik Weihenmayer
Local artist, disability advocate and business owner John Bramblitt will give a guided painting lesson at the Greater Denton Arts Center. Bramblitt lost his sight while studying at the University of North Texas about 25 years ago and now owns Yellow Dog Art Bar and Gallery. Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind person to climb Mount Everest, according to his website.

  • June 5, 6-8 p.m.

  • Free (registration required)

  • 400 E. Hickory St., Denton

 
CI Business
Beach Club Car Wash gives opening date update

Beach Club Car Wash will open its first Denton location at the end of the year or the beginning of 2027.

What's happening: The location of the car wash just broke ground and could open as soon as the end of 2026, a representative with Beach Club Car Wash said.

The club currently is offering a text club special, where the first 500 guests receive a free wash, according to its website. Those who join also receive exclusive offers, VIP perks and member-only deals delivered to phones once the business is open.

The car wash also has a touch-free, zero-contact clean option that is $20 for a single wash, according to its website.

What else? There are currently eight Beach Club Car Washes in development or open in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  • 2900 State School Road, Denton

 
Permit Preview Wednesday
Hospital renovations, office parks: See the 5 biggest permits filed in Dallas-Fort Worth

A hospital in Denton is getting major renovations and a retail space in Plano will be converted into a Goodwill Store and Donation Center, according to state construction permits.

Check out five major permits filed around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Retail buildings in Prosper
Two new retail buildings are set to start construction in Prosper in early July. The project is listed as The Shops at Prosper Frontier, and the two buildings will total 32,000 square feet of retail space, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

  • Location: Southeast corner of Frontier Parkway and Preston Road, Prosper
  • Estimated timeline: July 1-Dec. 31
  • Estimated cost: $5.4 million

 
On The Ballot
Q&A: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton face off in May Republican runoff for US Senate

On May 26, Texas Republican voters will choose their nominee for the U.S. Senate in a runoff election between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The big picture: The Republican race for U.S. Senate is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Cornyn and Paxton were the two highest-performing candidates in the eight-way primary race, with Cornyn securing 42% of the vote to Paxton's 41%.

At the polls: Early voting in Texas' runoff elections runs from May 18-22, and runoff election day is May 26.

Looking ahead: The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate—state Rep. James Talarico of Austin—in the November midterm election. Third-party and independent candidates may also appear on the November ballot, and the winner of that election will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate in January 2027.

 

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