Sauce’d Pizza and Smashburgers started with brothers and co-owners Cale and Connor Gildenblatt working together to create the perfect pizza recipe in their backyard, Cale Gildenblatt said. 

Four years after opening in 2019, the duo added smashburgers to their menu, which became more popular than their pizza, he said. 

“We’re honestly more of a burger joint then we are pizza even though pizza is kind of our roots,” Cale Gildenblatt said. 

What makes them special: Sauce’d smashburgers include a sauce made in-house, which the co-owners call their “Dad's Burger Sauce." The recipe was created by Connor Gildenblatt and has a Chipotle-base with a little spice to it, Cale Gildenblatt said. 

“There's something about grilling burgers in the backyard with your family or your dad's grilling,” he said. “Even if it's the same ingredients everybody else uses, there's something special about your dad's burger. That’s kind of the feel we wanted to create with our sauce.” 

Pace Golf Lounge is now open in Trophy Club.

Jordan and Regan Mittie, Roanoke residents, are behind the new golf simulator business that is located at the Shoppes of Trophy Club.

“We are so excited to be open in Trophy Club and be here in the community,” Jordan Mittie said. “As a golfer myself, I’m super excited to offer you a place where you can get a round in under an hour. You can play here in cold, rain or shine, and the beer is always ice cold.”

The details: Pace Golf Lounge offers year-round play with state-of-the-art TrackMan IO simulators in four different bays. Golfers can play iconic golf courses in a virtual setting inside a climate-controlled environment, according to its website.

What else: A grand opening event will be held on March 21. From 10 a.m to noon, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony, complimentary open bay play, competition for prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive, raffles, and local-business sponsored stations.

• 2001 E. SH 114, Ste. 200, Trophy Club

The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Walk of Honor selection committee is accepting nominations for honorees through May 1, Walk of Honor board member Alison Williams said.

The overview: The walk of honor aims to celebrate community members that have contributed to GCISD, Williams said.

The committee will select two honorees and induct them at the Red Rail football game, where Grapevine High School plays against Colleyville High School, Williams said. The honorees will receive a plaque for permanent display at Mustang Panther Stadium.

Zooming in: Anyone submitting nominations are required to submit:

• A letter of recommendation from the person making the nomination
• News articles about the nominee’s contributions to the district
• The Walk of Honor nominees summary sheet is recommended for help in organizing and summarizing information.