An application for Project Tomahawk, a $580 million data center proposed for 37.3 acres near the intersection of FM 1385 and Parvin Road, received pushback from Prosper officials.

What happened: The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend denial of the project at a Sept. 1 meeting.

Something to note: Residents and non-residents spoke in opposition to the project for over an hour, including Mayor David Bristol, who spoke against Project Tomahawk as a private citizen.

Next steps: As of Sept. 1, it was unclear whether the developers would choose to pursue the application further.

Yamaha Music School Prosper aims to teach much more than music, owner Venus Wood said.

“I want to have a positive impact in this community beyond music,” Wood said.

The gist: Piano is Yamaha Music School's most popular instrument and the center also offers lessons in a range of other instruments, including:

• Drums
• Guitar, bass and ukulele
• Violin and viola

Who it's for: Students ages 4-5 start out in Yamaha’s Junior Music Course, which focuses on ear training to help students “become fluent in the language of music,” Wood said.

What else: Yamaha Music School also offers lessons for older students, including teenagers and adults. Wood has two senior citizens who come in for lessons every Friday morning and many of her adult students come in after work or on their lunch break.

Quote of note: “I care less whether they play classical, pop, jazz, whatever,” Wood said. “I want them to continue to find the joy and the love of playing music.”

Celebrate fall with 14 Oktoberfests, harvest fairs, Halloween festivals and more events happening across Dallas-Fort Worth. This list is not comprehensive.

GrapeFest in Grapevine
Explore Texas winemaking at the 40th annual GrapeFest in Downtown Grapevine. The festival will include food and drink, live music and entertainment and activities for all ages.

• Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sept. 18-19, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 20, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• $6-$25 (admission)
• 705 S. Main St., Grapevine

Oktoberfest in McKinney
Celebrate Bavarian tradition at McKinney’s Oktoberfest with live music, cultural performances, games, food and artisan shopping.

• Sept. 25, 2-11 p.m.; Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 27, 12-5 p.m.
• Free admission
• 111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney

Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival
Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival brings together elements from Día de Muertos, Halloween and other fall traditions, including performances, local food and drink, a twilight lantern parade, coffin races and more.

• Oct. 23, 7 p.m.; Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Oct. 25, 12-5 p.m.
• Free admission
• 225 W. Hickory St., Denton

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal C renovations continue and a Taiwan-based company is opening a manufacturing facility in McKinney. Check out some of the latest North Texas construction filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. Lite-On manufacturing facility in McKinney: Lite-On Technology Corp., a Taiwan-based manufacturing company that specializes in semiconductor components, is moving into an existing warehouse facility in McKinney, per a TDLR filing. The move will bring at least 600 jobs to the city, per previous reporting.

• Location: 310 Cypress Hill Drive, Ste. 310, McKinney
• Estimated timeline: Sept. 15, 2026-Aug. 31, 2027
• Estimated cost: $90 million

2. MRI Equipment Replacement at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Plano: Officials at the medical center officials are replacing its MRI equipment, per a TDLR filing. Equipment replacement is estimated to last four months.

• Location: 4700 Alliance Boulevard, Plano
• Estimated timeline: Nov. 16, 2026-March 31, 2027
• Estimated cost: $3 million