DTX-KRN: Impact 11/4/2025

Roanoke council approved the site plan for two multi-tenant buildings located east of US 377, west of Oak Street and south of Lamar Street at the Oct. 28 meeting. 

The overview: The building facing US 377 will include a 5,500-square-foot Liquor King store on the first floor and 4,500 square feet of office space on the second floor, according to city documents. 

The building facing Oak Street will have a 4,000-square-foot restaurant on the first floor and a 4,000-square-foot bar with patio on the second floor, per city documents. The property owner, Mihir Varia, said he didn’t know what restaurant would be filling that space yet. 

Construction is anticipated to start next month, Varia said. The building with Liquor King will start construction first and take four to six months to complete, he said. The restaurant building is expected to take six to eight months to complete.

A new Kroger Marketplace is now open in the Bonds Ranch Community in North Fort Worth, according to a news release from the company. 

The details: The 123,000-square-foot includes a Pax & Benficia café, Murray’s Cheese counter, a fuel center, a grab & go kiosk with snacks and beverages, produce, floral, meat and seafood, per the release. The store also has general merchandise, including home goods, apparel and toys. 

"With the nearest grocery stores nearly four miles away, this new Kroger Marketplace will deliver much-needed access and everyday convenience to the Bonds Ranch community,” said Rudy DiPietro, president of Kroger’s Texas Division in the release. “We are excited to open our doors and welcome our neighbors with Texas-sized savings in every aisle, friendly service and a store built with the heart of this community in mind.”

The new Kroger Marketplace cost $40 million to construct and includes 35,000 products, including 2,000 local Texas products and offers 220 new jobs for the community.

Nonprofits throughout Tarrant County are seeking assistance to replenish food pantries.

In a nutshell: GRACE, a Grapevine-based nonprofit that offers food, financial aid, medical care, housing, and seasonal support for families in crisis across Northeast Tarrant County, posted on social media that it is preparing to meet the needs related to the ongoing government shutdown.

How to help: 6 Stones, a Euless-based nonprofit that partners with local food banks such as the Tarrant Area Food Bank and maintains a weekly pantry for more than 300 families a week.

One more thing: The Roanoke Food Pantry serves residents of Roanoke and a portion of Fort Worth near the Texas Motor Speedway with clients who come once a month by appointment to receive goods.

Looking for fun ways to get active? Here is a roundup of 5K races and fun runs around the Dallas-Fort Worth area in November and December.

1. North Texas Hotdog 5K Race: This 5K event features multiple divisions, including regular men’s and women’s divisions as well as the hot dog division, in which participants will need to eat a hot dog after each mile completed in the race.

• Nov. 8, 8 a.m.
• $15
• 2600 N. Plano Road, Richardson

• Nov. 15, 7:30 a.m.
• $45 (5K), $75 (15K)
• Erwin Park, 4300 CR 1006, McKinney

Election Day is Nov. 4. Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the secretary of state’s office.

The overview: Voters in the following counties can vote at any polling place within their county of residence through the countywide voting program: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

On the ballot: Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution during the Nov. 4 election. Each proposition was approved by at least two-thirds of state lawmakers this spring before being placed on the ballot.

Voters in various communities across the state may also see local propositions and races on their ballots, including a 20% tax rate increase in Austin, a congressional race in Harris County and a state Senate race in Tarrant County.

Learn more: To get to know the propositions and candidates on your local ballot, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.