{"id":481725,"date":"2026-10-30T20:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481725\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:42:09","slug":"prosper-village-spices-of-india-and-more-dfw-news-prosper-celina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481725\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosper village, Spices of India and more DFW news | Prosper &#8211; Celina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prosper approved a $2 billion Venetian village on the Dallas North Tollway, while Indian grocery store and food court Spices of India eyes a 2027 opening in McKinney.<\/p>\n<p>Check out six trending stories from Community Impact\u2019s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.<\/p>\n<p>Prosper greenlights $2B Venetian village on Dallas North Tollway<\/p>\n<p>The Marco, a mixed-use development modeled after an Italian village, has received approval from the town of Prosper. Prosper Town Council unanimously approved a rezoning and planned development for the project at an Oct. 27 meeting. Plans for the development include a lagoon, canals, corporate offices, shopping, a theater, up to two hotels and a variety of housing options, according to town documents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/prosper-celina\/development\/prosper-greenlights-2b-venetian-village-on-dallas-north-tollway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Read the full story from Reporter Jenna Stephenson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spices of India grocery store, food court slated for 2027 opening in McKinney<\/p>\n<p>Indian grocery store and food court Spices of India is set to open in the Plaza at Fort Buckner retail center in 2027, a representative of the business confirmed. The 15,600-square-foot, family-owned store will offer South Asian staples such as spices, rice, flours, lentils and beans, as well as fresh-made roti, samosas and puff pastries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/mckinney\/business\/spices-of-india-grocery-store-food-court-slated-for-2027-opening-in-mckinney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get more details from Editor Shelbie Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little Dutch opens with contemporary Italian concept in Grapevine<\/p>\n<p>A new Italian eatery offering an upscale, distinctive dining experience is now open in Grapevine. Little Dutch offers Italian menu items along with dishes inspired by other regions, according to a city of Grapevine press release. The restaurant\u2019s interior features a glass atrium with crystal chandeliers and a green glass bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/grapevine-colleyville-southlake\/dining\/little-dutch-opens-with-contemporary-italian-concept-in-grapevine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See what the buzz is about from Editor Hannah Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 214K ballots cast in Collin County during first week of early voting<\/p>\n<p>At the close of the first week of early voting on Oct. 25, 214,745 voters had cast their ballots at polling locations in Collin County, county documents show. About 26.9% of the county\u2019s registered voters have turned out for the midterm election as of Oct. 25, according to the Collin County Elections Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/mckinney\/election\/more-than-214k-ballots-cast-in-collin-county-during-first-week-of-early-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Read more from Editor Shelbie Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vaaraahi &#8211; Biryanis &amp; Beyond offers Indian cuisine in Frisco<\/p>\n<p>Vaaraahi &#8211; Biryanis &amp; Beyond opened its flagship location in Frisco on Oct. 16. The restaurant serves Indian cuisine, including Hyderabadi-style biryanis, curries, tandoori kebabs, South Indian specialties and Indo-Chinese dishes, along with desserts and drinks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/frisco\/dining\/vaaraahi-biryanis-beyond-offers-indian-cuisine-in-frisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Continue reading from Reporter Jack Hintze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Q&amp;A: Meet the candidates running for Keller ISD, Place 5<\/p>\n<p>Keller ISD voters will choose between three candidates for the KISD, Place 5 seat, which will be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Candidates running for the position include Chris Coker, Colin Hodges and Andrew Walsh. Coker is the incumbent and has held the position since May 2023, according to previous reporting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth\/election\/q-a-meet-the-candidates-running-for-keller-isd-place-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Read the Q&amp;A from Editor Gabby Bailey<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prosper approved a $2 billion Venetian village on the Dallas North Tollway, while Indian grocery store and food&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[960,712,116,118,117,240,1352,7830,1247,1251,162354],"class_list":["post-481725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-collin-county","tag-dallas-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-frisco","tag-grapevine","tag-keller-isd","tag-mckinney","tag-prosper","tag-spices-of-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}