The Plot Twist Book Bar celebrated one year of bringing romance-based novels to Denton in January

The details: Owner Dawn Conner said the idea for a romance-themed bookstore stemmed from the height of the “Twilight” book franchise’s success. She and her daughter, Darci, bonded over the Stephenie Meyer books and said they both felt the need for a new career challenge two years ago.

“[Darci] casually proposed the idea of a bookstore/bar concept over dinner one night in the spring of 2024. By her birthday that summer, I had established all of our business registrations with the necessary government agencies and surprised her with them as a gift,” Conner said.

Zooming in: The Plot Twist also hosts monthly events, including author book signings, reading hours, writers workshops and release parties. The events are for guests 18 and older.

A full bar is at the front of the bookstore and has crafted cocktails, mocktails, dirty sodas, wine and local craft beer.

The Texas Department of Transportation is planning on constructing frontage roads along I-35W from 0.7 miles south of FM 407 to FM 2449 in Denton County. 

What’s happening?: The project is not set to start the bidding process for construction until December 2027, with a construction company to be selected in September 2028, according to TxDOT documents. 

The project is anticipated to cost $260.7 million, and TxDOT has acquired $213 million in funding as of December 2025. 

Designs are being finalized, and TxDOT is in the process of acquiring right of way for the project as well as moving utilities to make way for construction, per TxDOT documents. 

On a 25-acre park in Waxahachie, hundreds of actors and artisans will bring to life a 16th-century English village over eight weekends in spring, complete with jousting, feasts and Scarborough Castle.

Scarborough Renaissance Festival, one of the oldest and largest renaissance festivals in the nation, celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, providing immersive entertainment from April 4-May 25.

The overview: Visitors will have the opportunity to watch jousts and other entertainment on the festival’s 20 stages, explore games and rides, shop handmade goods, and eat and drink at the variety of restaurants, pubs and taverns. Around 100 cast members bring the festival to life, interacting with guests as villagers, nobles, performers and other characters to create what Assistant Entertainment Director Janna Zepp calls “interpersonal magic.”

How we got here: Although the festival has evolved over the years—additions include sit-down restaurants, ticket scanners and modern restrooms—Zepp said that interpersonal magic between actors and guests remains a constant.

“The moment you walk in the gate, you just feel the joy and the celebration," Zepp said.

A food production facility and Plano ISD renovations are two of many new projects 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. Tetra Pak Product Development Center

2. Shepard Elementary School renovation

3. Murphy USA in Frisco

4. Aven Hospitality at Granite Park 6

5. FCS Construction expansion

A food production facility and Plano ISD renovations are two of many new projects 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. Tetra Pak Product Development Center

2. Shepard Elementary School renovation

3. Murphy USA in Frisco

4. Aven Hospitality at Granite Park 6

5. FCS Construction expansion