A new shopping center is expected to be completed by 2027 in Denton.

What's happening? Construction on Denton Prosperity Shopping Center is expected to begin in February and be completed by February 2027, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The $5 million project will be constructed from the ground up and will have 33,000 square feet of retail space.

Units already are being advertised as being available for lease, according to signage on the two lots.

Legal service provider Redwine Law Offices opened in Denton in November, lawyer and owner Eric Redwine said.

The details: The practice specializes in arbitration and commercial real estate disputes.

Redwine has 38 years of legal experience and works with clients virtually. He began practicing law in Denton in 2021 and primarily works with corporate and medium-sized business clients, but started accepting small business clients in December, he said.

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A combination coffee house and speakeasy will be opening on Oak Street in Roanoke in the former Roanoke Trading Company location.

In a nutshell: Just Another Bar, or JAB, and Just Another Coffee Shop, or JACS, already filed permits to revamp the space into two distinct areas: an open and bright coffee shop in the front of the building and a darker, more sophisticated bar and restaurant, according to a facade grant filed with the city of Roanoke.

The concept is based on Just Another Bar, or JAB, in Helsinki, Finland. The Roanoke version will have coffee, pastries and ice cream within JACS, and JAB will offer French and other European cuisines, beer, curated cocktails and wines, the permit states.

A new U.S. Postal Service rule could impact when time-sensitive mail, such as tax forms and mail-in ballots, is considered officially sent.

The overview: Effective Dec. 24, mailed items are postmarked when the USPS processes them, rather than the date items are dropped in a mailbox. A postmark refers to the date and location stamped or printed on most mailed items, indicating when and where the USPS “accepted custody” of a mailpiece, per the federal agency.

Zooming in: According to the Texas comptroller’s office, the updated USPS guidance means items could be postmarked “several days” after they are dropped in a mailbox. This includes date-sensitive items sent by Texas residents and businesses, such as property tax payments, federal tax returns, mail-in ballots and required business reports.

To ensure that mail is postmarked on the day it is sent, customers can take mail into their local post office and request that the item be hand-stamped for free, according to the USPS. Texans can also pay property taxes and submit ballots in-person at county offices.