The first of three planned resurfacing projects at Grapevine Golf Course will start next month.

During the Grapevine City Council meeting April 7, a contract not to exceed $518,750 was given to Greenscapes Six for resurfacing the greens on the Bluebonnet 9 and the putting green located near hole No. 1 on the Bluebonnet course.

The Grapevine Golf Course comprises three courses: Bluebonnet, Mockingbird, and Pecan.

The details: Co-head golf professional Chadd Kaiser told the council that the plan is to start May 11, and the project would take four to five months. The process includes removing the putting surface and organic matter down six inches deep and replacing the layer that was removed. Then, would come the growing process, watering and fertilizing.

According to Kaiser’s presentation, the greens have not been resurfaced since the course opened in 1998. The lifespan of TifEagle Bermuda grass is about 20 years.

By the numbers: Kaiser said Grapevine Golf Course has seen at least 83,000 rounds of golf played each of the past five years.

Sparrow Salon will be moving locations in Colleyville later this year. 

The details: The salon will celebrate 10 years in Colleyville this November and is moving in order to expand and provide their growing team and clientele a bigger environment, according to the Sparrow Salon team.

The salon currently operates at 16 Village Lane, Colleyville. 

What they offer: Sparrow Salon provides customized cuts and hair coloring services for women, per its website. 

• 99 Main St., Ste. 110, Colleyville

Carroll ISD’s board of trustees considered teacher and staff pay increases for the 2026-27 school year at their April 13 board workshop. 

What’s happening? Executive Director of Human Resources Melanie Kibodeaux gave a presentation to the board of trustees recommending employee pay increases using state and local funding. 

The recommended pay increases not funded by the state would cost the district $2 million-$2.25 million if approved by the board of trustees, Kibodeaux said. 

The board of trustees discussed increasing the starting pay for certified teachers from $60,200 to $62,200, according to district documents. Noncertified teachers’ starting pay would be $60,000 if approved. 

More details: Nonteacher staff may also receive a pay increase if the board of trustees approves additional recommendations, including:

• A $5,000 flat raise for several positions
• A 3%-from-midpoint pay raise for administrative and professional staff not listed above.
• A 5%-from-midpoint pay increase for clerical, paraprofessional staff and auxiliary staff other than bus aides and bus drivers 
• A $1 per hour increase for bus drivers and bus aides

Painted Tree Boutiques has closed all of its locations, including stores in Frisco and Grapevine, according to a business representative. 

What you need to know: All locations ceased operations April 14 and are now permanently closed, the representative said. Painted Tree Boutiques hosted a variety of boutique shops selling gifts, home decor and fashion merchandise, according to the company’s website.

• 2930 Preston Road, Ste. 200B, Frisco
• 1217 W. SH 114, Ste. 104, Grapevine

The State Board of Education gave preliminary approval April 10 to roughly 200 literary works that all Texas public school students would be required to read beginning in 2030.

What happened: The SBOE trimmed about 100 titles from a list proposed by the Texas Education Agency, which board members and educators criticized as too long to be taught. The Republican-led board signed off on a revised list in a 9-5 party-line vote April 10.

The details: The draft list ranges from nursery rhymes and short stories in early grades to classical and 20th-century literature in high school. The list also includes about a dozen excerpts from the Bible. While students learn about world religions today, Texans testified that if the reading list is approved, it would be the first time in recent history that state leaders mandate religious readings in the classroom.  

Next steps: Board members are scheduled to take a final vote on the reading list in June. If approved, the list will be used in classrooms in the 2030-31 school year.