A local Italian restaurant, Joe's Pizza & Pasta, is celebrating 30 years operating in Keller.

What they offer: The restaurant serves a variety of pasta dishes, subs, salads and pizzas.

Location manager Rick Prelvukaj said their chicken fettuccine alfredo is one of their most popular dishes.

Kung Fu Tea hosted its grand opening from Nov. 21-23 at its first Keller location.

The details: The drink shop featured buy-one-get-one-free beverages on fan-favorite teas during the event.

Kung Fu Tea sells menu items such as the Kung Fu Milk Tea, Cocoa Cream Wow, taro milk tea, peach oolong tea and winter melon tea.

• 900 S. Main St., Ste. 340, Keller

Grocery store development continues to surge in 2025 as grocery chains follow population growth in the North Texas area.

In a nutshell: H-E-B, Kroger and Tom Thumb accounted for nearly half of all new retail construction in 2024, according to a retail report from Texas-based real estate firm Weitzman. The same report projected those retailers to continue driving much of the new retail construction in 2025.

David Palmer, executive vice president of development for Weitzman, said company officials are optimistic about continued grocery store growth in North Texas.

“Grocer-anchored retail shopping centers are some of the most valuable retail real estate in the market when it's done because of the stability,” Palmer said. “It’s the bedrock of the growth of retail in DFW.”

Zooming out: John Votava, corporate affairs director for Kroger, said Kroger officials consider growth when determining sites for new stores. Kroger wants to meet demand for grocery services in growing neighborhoods.

“We’re just following the rooftops—where you see communities springing up out of the dirt,” he said.