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Bonnie Brae project hits halfway mark

Bonnie Brae Street in Denton is undergoing an 8-mile, $146 million multiyear renovation project that will create a median-divided, four-lane road with a 10-foot-wide walk-and bike trail and streetlights along both sides of the roadway. The project’s third phase is scheduled to finish in September and the sixth phase should be complete in April 2027, Capital Projects Director Seth Garcia said.

The new lanes and median will improve safety and increase capacity, and the median gives the city room to convert into two additional lanes if needed, Garcia said.

Work began on the seven-phase project in 2017 and stretches from Vintage Boulevard to US 77. Two phases are already complete.

The overview: The third and sixth phases of the Bonnie Brae Street updates are currently under construction. The third phase stretches from Roselawn Drive to I-35E and passes by the University of North Texas’ athletics center and DATCU Stadium, UNT’s football stadium.
 
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Gift shop Bewitched Denton celebrates 5 years in business

Bewitched Denton, a gift shop located near the heart of Denton, celebrated five years in business April 1.

Zooming in: Bewitched Denton opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic just as people were coming out of quarantine, according to a business social media post.

“We quickly outgrew that lovely little [250-square-foot] space and found our forever home on Bryan Street. With a little paint and patience, we turned this former dance studio into our sanctuary,” the post states.

The female-owned gift shop sells crystals, jewelry and cosmic gifts, according to its website. Some of the cosmic items include tarot cards, candles and herbs.

Other offerings from Bewitched include an events calendar where guests can sign up for tarot card readings and participate in classes and workshops.

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Hoppy Marketplace

'The Prince of Egypt'

April 17, 6-9 p.m.
Frisco

April 17-19, various times
Plano

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Spring Native Plant Sale

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April 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 19, 1-5 p.m.
McKinney

April 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Grapevine

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Judge temporarily lifts Texas ban on smokable hemp sales

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.
 

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