Colleyville officials are working to construct a new voting center and splash pad at the Colleyville Recreation Center off Roberts Road. 

Council unanimously approved a $455,285 contract with Parkhill, an engineering and design firm, Nov. 18 to design the project. The voting center and splash pad  will be paid for using Capital Projects and Economic Development Corporation funds, according to city documents. 

Zooming in: The existing voting center will be demolished and a new one will be built in its place. Preliminary plans for the new facility include a multipurpose room for voting and community events, a lobby, offices, a service kitchen, restrooms, storage and a space for ballot handling, according to city documents. 

The medians along William D. Tate Avenue will be enhanced starting in December.
At the Nov. 18 Grapevine City Council meeting, a contract with Clean Scapes Enterprises, Inc., was approved for $76,032.

Trent Kelley, Grapevine Parks & Recreation deputy director, said the work will run from the 1000 block to the 1400 block, ranging from near QuikTrip to the AT&T store near the SH 114 westbound frontage road.

The overview: Kelley said the work will update the irrigation system, add electrical access to the median and help have uniform landscaping throughout the city in highly traveled corridors.

He said it will mirror the work completed on SH 26 and Dallas Road and that after William D. Tate Avenue is completed, work will then happen on Ira E. Woods Avenue.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance is now performing a minimally invasive procedure for patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate, with the use of a robot-assisted tool.

The details: Physicians at Texas Health Alliance can now use a heat-free robot-assisted water jet to remove obstructive prostate tissue, according to a Nov. 13 news release.

Lauren Beeder, M.D., a urologist on the medical staff at Texas Health Alliance who performs the procedure, said she uses the robotic tool to map out a patient’s prostate. She then uses the water tool to target the obstructive tissue.

As cold weather and winter break approach, check out these options for children to be warm and entertained at these Dallas-Fort Worth indoor playgrounds.

1. Bright Side Play: The company offers craft rooms, costume play and a play structure that features climbable walls and rope bridge. The playground also offers several birthday party packages, as well as kids classes for arts and crafts.

• 445 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 100, Southlake

• 6505 W. Park Blvd., Plano