Lisa Dean, the owner of Lisa Dean Boutique, seeks to empower young women through coaching, classes and workshops. 

Her showroom in Colleyville is a one-stop shop where customers can explore dresses and accessories, and where Dean can coach young women in confidence and leadership. 

"I want to see every girl dream past 15,” she said. “ I want every girl to know she's got greatness inside, that she can dream and her dreams do matter and that she can achieve them.” 

The backstory: Dean has a background in pageantry as a competitor and was Mrs. Illinois in 2005, 2006 and 2008, she said. 

After she moved to Texas in 2010, a mother asked Dean to coach her daughter, Chloe, for Teen Texas USA.

“I said, ‘Lord, no, I’m not a pageant coach,’” Dean said. 

Though Dean was reluctant, she coached Chloe, who won Texas Teen USA and placed in the top 10 for Teen USA. 

She opened her boutique in July 2023 to coach women, host workshops and offer dresses and accessories for shoppers.

From Chicago-style hot dogs to a piano gallery, check out five business updates in the Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake area.

Now open
North Texas Piano Gallery: North Texas Piano Gallery has opened a Colleyville showroom, owner Scott White said. The store is an authorized dealer for Kawai pianos. 

• 6100 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 140, Colleyville

Alypos Regenerative Pain & Wellness: A physician-led regenerative pain care, Alypos Regenerative Pain & Wellness, opened its first location in Southlake in mid-April.

• 596 N. Kimball Ave., Ste. 110, Southlake

Pop Mart: A third Pop Mart location is now open within Grapevine Mills. The store sells a variety of collectibles and character-based toys, according to its website.

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 501, Grapevine

Portillo's: The first airport restaurant for Portillo’s opened inside Terminal B, near Gate 22, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in late May.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal B, DFW Airport

Relocation
Agit: Agit clothing has relocated to a new suite in Grapevine Mills mall late May. 

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway Ste. 342, Grapevine

Check out five upcoming and ongoing road projects in Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Legacy Drive widening
Project: The project will build two lanes of Legacy Drive from Prosper Trail to a future Prosper ISD middle school, widen the roadway to four lanes near the school and construct a water line.
Update: Prosper Town Council approved a $6.1 million construction contract for the project at a May 19 meeting, and construction is expected to begin later this summer.

2. McKinney concrete panel replacement
Project: McKinney’s Roadstock project will replace damaged concrete panels and restripe Eldorado Parkway and Virginia Parkway.
Update: McKinney City Council approved an additional $1.2 million for the project at a May 5 meeting, and concrete panel replacement has started along Virginia Parkway.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3 that a case of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, was detected on a cattle ranch in South Texas.

The overview: The case marks the first domestic detection of screwworm in a decade and the first Texas case in approximately 50 years. The flesh-eating parasite is a threat to the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry.

Zooming in: No additional infestations have been identified, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told reporters. Federal and state officials have emphasized that they do not anticipate issues with the food supply chain, as the screwworm only targets live animals and does not infest meat, fruit or vegetables.

However, experts have warned that a larger, prolonged screwworm outbreak could cause a spike in beef prices.

A widespread infestation is estimated to cost Texas at least $1.8 billion per year in damages, according to a USDA analysis of a 1976 screwworm outbreak. Texas cattle, sheep and goat producers would face about $732 million in annual losses.