Local Business Reporter with Community Impact
Karen Chaney is a Local Business Reporter with Community Impact. She covers a variety of topics related to the food and beverage industry, including food production, safety, waste, and beverage production, while also exploring themes in beauty and fashion. Karen's work has been featured in Bargain Hunter, Community Impact, and CultureMap.
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By: Karen Chaney
Urban Outfitters is set to open April 21 in Frisco said Stonebriar Centre Senior General Manager Randy Barnett.
By: Karen Chaney
Miracle League Friso is slated to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the MLF field and inclusive playground April 18.
By: Karen Chaney
Odd Muse Craft & Kitchen recently opened in downtown Plano, according to a company social media post.
By: Karen Chaney
Palestinian Elegance opened in 2021 in Richardson, followed by an Arlington store in 2024, and a Plano location in 2025.
When Shane Lambert, David Kazarian, Jay Clark and Robert Weschler opened KillA Pie in Prosper in 2021, it wasn’t the entrepreneurial quartet’s first restaurant concept to launch. However, it was their first time to serve Detroit-style pizza so they called on industry experts—Shawn Randazzo and Peter Reinhardt—for guidance in this multi-step process.
By: Karen Chaney
Tucked behind the sprawling grounds of Shades of Green, a 10-acre garden center in Celina, sits a house where Rebecca Calvert and Julie Holland often work into the wee hours creating floral arrangements for their Greenologie Flower Shop.
By: Karen Chaney
Longtime McKinney residents Manuel and Adelina Ortega purchased Juarez Mexican Restaurant in 2003.
When Allen residents Leo and Kelly Vargas opened Curuba Café in Allen in 2025, they knew they wanted to spotlight their Colombian heritage, but they also wanted to embrace other cultures as well.
With no exterior signage or visible entrance, Rare Books Bar in Frisco embraces the mystery and intrigue of a classic speakeasy.
By: Karen Chaney
Alfredo Gonzalez opened the restaurant in 2014.
