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4 new Frontier Airlines routes from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Frontier Airlines announced new flights out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for late 2025 and early 2026.

International flights: The Denver-based airline announced 22 new routes in a news release Sept. 4. The airline will add new routes from DFW Airport to Guatemala and El Salvador starting this winter.

Weekly flights to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City will start Dec. 20. Two-times-a-week service from DFW Airport will go to El Salvador International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Domestic flights: Frontier announced flights from DFW Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in an Aug. 26 news release, as well as a route to New Orleans in a Sept. 2 news release. Those are part of 20 new routes added throughout the United States.

 
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Keller Chophouse marks 5 years in Keller

Keller Chophouse in Old Town Keller marked its five-year anniversary Aug. 14. The steakhouse restaurant is set in the former location of Texas Blue and opened in the summer of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zooming in: Keller Chophouse is part of the Mercury Chophouse brand and features a variety of prime steaks and classic dishes on its menu, such as boneless ribeye and roasted rack of lamb.

 
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Oktoberfest, Halloween: Check out 12 fall festivals, events around Dallas-Fort Worth

Here are 12 festivals and activities for Dallas-Fort Worth residents looking for fun ways to spend a weekend this fall.

1. Grapefest in Grapevine: Attendees can taste wine and explore Downtown Grapevine. This year’s theme is The Grape Gatsby, a nod to the 100th anniversary of the publication of the "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

  • Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sept. 12 -13, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • $6-$25 (admission)
  • 705 S. Main Street, Grapevine

2. Oktoberfest in McKinney: 
Enjoy authentic German food, domestic and imported beer, live music, games and more during Historic Downtown McKinney’s Oktoberfest celebration.
  • Sept. 26, 5-11 p.m.; Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 28, noon-5 p.m.
  • Free (admission)
  • 111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney

 
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TWU officials cut ribbon on new welcome center

Texas Woman’s University staff and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 4 for the university’s newly renovated Welcome Center at Brackenridge Hall.

What’s happening: The welcome center, located at 402 Administration Drive, consists of 84,000 square feet and will act as the introduction to the university for new and prospective students, TWU Chancellor Carine Feyten said during the ceremony.

 

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