While working together as buyers for Michael's arts and craft stores, Melissa Mitchell and Jessica Noble became friends. However, when the duo went clothes shopping together, they saw a void they were determined to fill.

Quote of note: “Melissa and I opened the boutique because we wanted to be able to shop in the same store together,” Noble said. “She's 5'8” and [wears] a [size] XL, and I'm 5'1” and [wear] a small. We wanted to be able to open a place where all ladies could shop for all sizes and heights together.”

Outlaw Fitcamp is set to open in the first quarter of 2026 in Frisco, a company representative said.

What they will offer: The business, which was founded in 2007 by Jesse James Leyva, offers personal training and group fitness classes which the company

Looking to explore food opportunities beyond your community? Check out the following restaurant news from across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, as previously reported by Community Impact.

1. Noodle One: The restaurant, which is Halal-certified, serves beef noodle soup, stir-fry noodles and wok-tossed fried rice, the eatery’s website states.

• Opened in October
• 3311 Preston Road, Frisco

• Opened Oct. 6
• 500 N. US 377, Roanoke

After more than a year of work, a section of the Collin County Outer Loop has been completed and is opened to the public. Meanwhile, several lanes of Dallas Parkway have been closed in Prosper and Celina to continue work on the Dallas North Tollway. 

Learn more: See details on these stories and more in a list of the top seven most-read stories from Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas from Nov. 10-14.

Collin County completes, opens Outer Loop connection from Celina to McKinney

Dallas North Tollway extension to close roads in Prosper, Celina

Dillard’s to close Plano location at The Shops at Willow Bend in 2026

5 restaurants now open, coming soon in Plano

$313.6M Bella Prosper mixed-use project tabled until 2026 over multifamily concerns

From lobster rolls to smash burgers: Check out 6 restaurant updates in Dallas-Fort Worth

Developers announce new tenants for Fields West project in Frisco

Every day for the past 25 years, at least one person has died in crashes on Texas roads. Texas officials and the families of some fatal crash victims commemorated the grim anniversary with a candlelight ceremony at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 7.

The impact: Jamie White said her 2-year-old daughter, Allie, was hit and killed by a distracted driver at Round Rock’s Old Settlers Park in September 2019.

“It only takes [a few] seconds… to kill somebody,” White said Nov. 7. “Can you imagine doing this, taking somebody's child from them, and living the rest of your life knowing that you caused that?”

Following Allie’s death, her parents launched Allie’s Way, a nonprofit aimed at ending distracted driving.

More details: TxDOT data shows that speed and impaired driving are involved in the majority of deadly crashes on Texas roads.

“These are not random events,” Texas Highway Patrol Chief Bryan Rippee said Nov. 7. “These are the results of making the wrong choices on our Texas highways."