Entrepreneur Ashley Stone Hernandez held the first Nights on Bates in Old Town Keller on Sept. 25. The event included music, food and local vendors and provided a glimpse of The Keller Depot.

That is the latest project by Hernandez, who also owns 139 Olive, an event center in Keller. She purchased properties at 128 Bates St. and 136 Bates St. with plans to renovate both structures.

The details: The locations were previously the Keller Station House & History Museum and Catherine Anne’s Books, though each has been vacant for more than three years, Hernandez said.

She hopes to use one of the buildings for a coffee shop concept and the other would become a destination for a dessert business.

What’s next: Hernandez said she will do landscaping on both properties and replace the grass in the backyards with turf to mirror what she has at 139 Olive. She envisions the back properties will have a connection point to the event center.

• 128 Bates St., 136 Bates St., Keller

Jimmy’s Burgers and Pizza, a fast casual spot that has menu items like crab rangoon pizza, served its first customers at its Golden Triangle Boulevard location at the end of September, owner Kris Copp said.

The details: The success at the restaurant’s first location in Hurst ultimately prompted Copp to open the new location.

Jimmy’s Burgers and Pizza is not Copp’s first foray into the restaurant business. He opened Copps Pizza Company, a sit-down bar and grill serving pizza, wings and burgers, in Nebraska before moving to Texas. Copp calls it “the American meal.”

“Unless you’re going to add in tacos, there’s not much that beats wings pizza and burgers,” Copp said. “We were doing them at the bar and grill, and I was like, ‘Why can’t we make this a fast food concept?’”

• 4741 Golden Triangle Blvd., Fort Worth

Two candidates are running for the Denton County Judge seat in the Nov. 3 election.

What you need to know: Republican incumbent Andy Eads will face Democratic challenger Nick Pappas.

Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or shortened to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Check out updates on five upcoming and ongoing transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Upcoming projects

1. Legacy Drive, Stonebrook Parkway widening

Project: Legacy Drive will be widened from Lebanon Road to Stonebrook Parkway. Stonebrook will be widened from Legacy to 4th Army Drive. The roadways will be widened and reconstructed.

Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start construction later this year.

• Timeline: fall 2026-mid 2028

• Cost: $20 million

• Funding source: city of Frisco

2. FM 1385 widening

Project: FM 1385 from US 380 to Union Park Boulevard in Prosper will be widened to four lanes with curbs and gutters.

Update: The Texas Transportation Commission approved $38.2 million to widen the roadway as part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2027 Unified Transportation Program in August, a TxDOT representative said. The Unified Transportation Program is a plan, not an official allocation of funds, so it is subject to change.

• Timeline: TBD

• Cost: $38.2 million (construction)

• Funding source: TxDOT