Community members can access several Allen recreation centers at no cost once a month, Communications Manager Kristi Soto said. Allen’s Parks and Recreation Department launched its Leap Days program Feb. 1, which waives membership fees at participating recreation centers on the first day of each month.

Zoom in: Participating facilities include:

• Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center
• Don Rodenbaugh Aquatics Center
• Joe Farmer Recreation Center
• The Edge

Super Llama Inflatable Park is expected to debut a location in Allen later this year, a representative of the business confirmed.

The specifics: The business’s 20,000-square-foot Plano venue features slides, obstacle courses, bounce houses, climbing areas, other inflatable attractions and arcade games. The Allen inflatable park will span 35,500 square feet, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The context: The Allen entertainment venue will be located in a space formerly occupied by furniture and appliance store American Freight, according to signage at the location.

• 109 N. Greenville Ave., Allen

Stay informed on four road projects happening in McKinney and Flower Mound. 

Collin County

1. Bloomdale Road and Spur 195 realignment
Project: A construction and realignment project for the 4-lane Bloomdale Road will create a new connection at SH 5. A multilane roundabout will also be constructed at the intersection of Bloomdale Road and Spur 195.
Update: Design work on the project is 30% completed.

• Timeline: May 2025-late 2026 (design), construction to begin in spring 2027
• Cost: $6.6 million
• Funding source: city of McKinney

• Timeline: spring 2026-summer 2027
• Cost: $6.93 million
• Funding sources: town of Flower Mound

Ring in the spring at these 15 festivals and events across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

1. Texas Storytelling Festival: This four-day festival presents a range of storytelling activities, from folklore and ghost stories to poetry slams and oratory workshops. The festival also features a liars contest, an event where participants compete to see who can tell the most outlandish and entertaining story.

• March 12-15, times vary by day
• General admission tickets start at $60
• 321 E. McKinney St., Denton

• April 10-12, times vary by day
• Free (admission)
• 111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney

• May 9, 2-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 142 N. Ohio St., Celina