Here are 16 businesses that are now open, coming soon or recently closed in the Prosper and Celina area.

Now open

Academy Sports + Outdoors: The business offers sporting and outdoors equipment such as tennis shoes, hunting gear, tents and more.

• 3525 S. Preston Road, Celina

Pandora: The jewelry brand specializes in customizable charm bracelets. The store also offers necklaces, rings and earrings, according to the company’s website.

• 1191 Gates Parkway, Ste. 180, Prosper

Coming soon

1902: The menu will include steaks and other American classics with a Tex-Mex twist, per the website.

• 209 W. Broadway St., Prosper

GyroHaus: The Mediterranean restaurant will feature an assembly-line service style where customers make selections to build their own bowls and gyros, owner Toni Mehmedi said.

• 305 E. Ownsby Parkway, Ste. 155, Celina

Check out seven upcoming events in Prosper and Celina

1. Jason Eady at The Gin: Known for his warm vocals and country tunes, Jason Eady brings his lyrical Texas storytelling to Farmers Bank Stage at The Gin.

• Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m.
• $18.40-$24.09
• 204 W. Broadway St., Prosper

2. Celina Oktoberfest: Celina’s annual Oktoberfest is a family-friendly autumn festival featuring stein holding competitions, bratwurst eating competitions, keg rolling, live music and shopping from festive vendors. The event was previously hosted by the Celina Chamber of Commerce and will now be held by the city.

• Oct. 3, 3-7 p.m.
• Free
• 312 W. Walnut St., Celina

Frisco Northwest Community Park is set to open Sept. 19, while a Keller commission approved a Kroger relocation. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Frisco Northwest Community Park to open Sept. 19

2. Keller Planning & Zoning Commission approves Kroger Marketplace, mixed-use development

3. BreadHaus offers scratch-made sourdough, sweets in Frisco

4. Celina adds 578 acres to city limits for new developments, planned elementary school

5. Project Tomahawk developer scraps plans for Prosper data center

6. Frisco Atmos customers to see higher gas bills in October

Three candidates are running to lead the Texas General Land Office in the Nov. 3 election.

The overview: Democrat Benjamin Flores and Libertarian Neill Snider are challenging Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham for the seat.

Buckingham ran uncontested in the March Republican primary, Community Impact reported, while Flores won the Democratic primary. Snider was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

The context: The state land commissioner manages 13 million acres of state lands, with duties such as allocating disaster recovery funds, leasing state lands to generate revenue for the Texas Permanent School Fund, preserving state landmarks such as The Alamo and overseeing several veterans programs.

Looking ahead: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 in the midterm election, and Election Day is Nov. 3.