East Plano residents can expect to see new construction starting soon. 

What happened: At their Dec. 8 meeting, Plano City Council members approved a $2.97 million contract for residential pavement repairs in east Plano. 

The details: The project will repair over 27,000 square yards of concrete streets and alleys, 20,000 square feet of sidewalks and 62 ramps, according to city documents. Work will take place in the area bounded by Park Boulevard, Jupiter Road, 18th Street and Shiloh Road. According to the city’s 2025-26 community investment program adopted earlier this year, construction is expected to begin in early 2026 and wrap up in fall 2028. 

One more thing: Residential pavement repairs are also scheduled to begin in January in the neighborhood directly adjacent to the new project, according to the city’s CIP dashboard. 

Legacy Club, a new social club, is opening in north Plano next spring.

Zooming in: Located in Legacy North, the new 20,000-square-feet members-only social club is set to open in March 2026, according to a news release from the business. The club will feature five spaces, including a Vegas-style sports bar and a garden lounge with live music, wine tastings and tea services. The club will feature regular programming events, including poker, trivia nights, cocktail socials and more, according to its website.

• 7300 Lone Star Drive, Ste. C200, Plano

Secret Agent BBQ Catering and To Go opened its first storefront location in Richardson on Dec. 11.

Founder Ian Fleming has been serving barbecue around DFW with his food truck and catering company for years. His signature dish is brisket mac and cheese, alongside other menu offerings including brisket, ribs, turkey breast, pulled pork and handmade sides.

• Opened Dec. 11
• 1980 Nantucket Dr #103, Richardson, TX 75080

Check out a variety of senior-living communities and facilities available throughout Frisco.

The overview: Senior living facilities features different types of communities:

Independent-living communities cater to older adults with limited care needs. Most include amenities, such as fitness programs, housekeeping and communal meals.

Assisted-living communities specialize in providing care and supervision. These facilities frequently offer a full range of amenities as well as limited medical assistance.

Memory care facilities specialize in providing care to seniors with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive issues. Staff members are trained to help residents manage these diseases.

Hospice care is intended to relieve symptoms and suffering associated with a terminal illness in those who have been given six months or less to live. The patient must choose to forgo further curative treatment.

Nursing home/skilled nursing facilities provide care to those with illnesses or mental conditions requiring full time monitoring and medical care.

The Texas power grid is expected to hold up this winter, officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Dec. 9. This is due in part to “tremendous supply growth on the ERCOT grid,” ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said, amid an influx of data centers coming to the state.

The overview: Since last winter, over 11,000 megawatts of generating capacity have been added to the ERCOT grid, Vegas said. That growth, which largely comes from battery storage and solar facilities, could be used to power about 2.8 million homes during periods of peak electric demand.

Zooming in: Under most weather conditions, there is a less than 2% chance of a grid emergency through February, ERCOT found.

However, Texas could be in trouble in the unlikely event that a repeat of Winter Storm Uri hits large parts of the state this winter, although ERCOT noted that the probability of such a severe storm happening again was "well under one percent." The February 2021 freeze devastated an unprepared power grid, resulting in nearly 250 deaths.