Candidate filings have opened for seats in local government and school districts in Keller, northeast Fort Worth and Roanoke. The filing period to apply for a place on the ballot runs Jan. 14-Feb. 13 for the May 2 election.

What you need to know: Three Keller City Council seats are up for election, including:

• Keller mayor
• Keller City Council, Place 5
• Keller City Council, Place 6

• City Council, Ward 1
• City Council, Ward 2
• City Council, Ward 3

Nautical Bowls, an acai bowl and smoothie spot, is celebrating new ownership in the spring with a community event March 21.

The details: New owners Brianna and Patrick Sedlak said their ownership officially started in December. The March celebration, which was rescheduled due to inclement winter weather, will have raffles, giveaways, face painting and music from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

What they offer: Nautical Bowls offers bowl bars, grab-and-go options and smoothies that are gluten free, dairy free, soy free, plant based and made with no processed sugars, the Sedlaks said.

• 1301 Keller Parkway, Keller

A new Portillo’s opened in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at Tanger Outlets Fort Worth at the end of January, according to a news release.

The details: The restaurant is known for its specialty Chicago-style hotdogs, beef sandwiches and chocolate cake. Other items on the menu include chargrilled burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, onion rings, soups and salads.

The Tanger Outlet Fort Worth location will have seating for 120 guests, an outdoor patio, dual drive-through lanes, grab-and-go items, a shelf for pickup orders and delivery options, according to the release.

What else? The Tanger Outlets Fort Worth Portillo’s hosted a sneak-peek event that benefitted the Northwest ISD Education Foundation. Restaurant officials matched the donations up to $5,000.

Severe winter weather has created a significant need for blood donations after forcing many donor centers and blood drives to close for several days.

The big picture: The national blood supply remains at critically low levels, a shortage worsened by the effects of severe winter weather across the country, according to a news release from the American Red Cross. In North Texas, Carter BloodCare closed all donor centers and mobile blood drives for four days, from Jan. 24-27, due to the weather and hazardous travel conditions.

“That put us down about 4,000 units of blood and blood components that would be for the local supply,” said James Black, Carter BloodCare’s senior public relations specialist.

Next steps: All blood types are critically needed, Black said, but particularly universal blood type O negative and platelet donations. Individuals who are eligible to donate can find their closest donor center and make an appointment online, although Black said walk-ins are also welcome.

The March 3 primary election is coming up, and so is the deadline to register to vote. Eligible Texans must register by Feb. 2 to cast votes in dozens of races, including 18 statewide officials, 38 members of Congress, 166 state legislators and various local seats, such as county judges and commissioners.

How to register: Texans must submit a paper voter registration application by Feb. 2. Applications can be mailed to their county elections office or delivered in-person.

To avoid delivery delays under new federal postmark rules, prospective voters may requests that mailed applications be hand-stamped at a local post office.

The big picture: Texas holds primaries for partisan elected positions at the federal, state, regional and local levels. Republican and Democratic primary voters will have a say in which candidates will represent their chosen political party on the November ballot, shaping who is ultimately elected to each seat.

In recent years, no more than one-fourth of registered Texas voters have cast ballots in primary elections, state data shows.