City officials are moving forward with plans to turn the grain silos near downtown Celina into a mixed-use community destination.

The background: The silos sit on roughly 32 acres of land owned by the Celina Economic Development Corporation, or CEDC.

In a nutshell: Preliminary plans for the site include a brewery, food halls, shopping, event space and a hotel, all located along a linear park that follows the natural contours of Doe Branch Creek, according to the presentation.

Next steps: The CEDC will present its draft of the master plan to the Celina City Council at an Oct. 13 meeting, a CEDC representative said.

Graceville Pediatrics plans to open in Prosper on Frontier Parkway this fall, according to the business’s website.

What they offer: Graceville Pediatrics will provide healthcare for infants, children and adolescents, including:

• Newborn care

• Preventive care

• Illness and minor injury treatment

• Behavioral and developmental support

Meet the team: The practice is led by Olubukola Adeyeye, a board-certified pediatrician with a master’s degree in public health from Columbia University, per the website.

• 500 W. Frontier Parkway, Ste. 110, Prosper

Six new restaurants are now open in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, offering a variety of dining experiences:

• LSA Burger Co. opened Aug. 13 in Celina, featuring a menu named after Texas music legends.
• BreadHaus opened Sept. 5 in Frisco, offering scratch-made artisan baked goods free of commercial yeast, preservatives and artificial additives.
• Luna Loco opened Aug. 21 in Keller, serving Mexican favorites like tostadas, enchiladas, street tacos and burritos.
• PopUp Bagels opened Aug. 21 in McKinney, selling bagels by the bag alongside a choice of several schmears.
• Original ChopShop opened Sept. 23 in Richardson, serving protein bowls, salads, sandwiches, all-day breakfast, juices and protein shakes.
• Hudson House opened Sept. 14 in Southlake, featuring a menu with burgers, sushi, a raw bar and martinis.

Texas school districts using the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum saw slightly better year-over-year achievement last school year than other districts, according to Texas Education Agency data released Sept. 30.

What's happening: During the 2025-26 school year, 619 of Texas' 1,200 public school districts opted in to implement at least one of the three Bluebonnet curriculum programs—elementary math, secondary math and elementary language arts.

On this spring's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, districts using the state-developed math materials saw student improvement that was 0.6 percentage points higher than students in other districts, while districts that implemented the reading materials performed 0.2 percentage points higher on the STAAR than other schools.

What they're saying: The TEA said the gains in student achievement are an "encouraging sign of early progress."

Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, a statewide educator union, disagreed, calling the results "rather paltry."

"It may take a few more years to determine if this is a valid trend or simply an anomaly," Capo said in a statement.