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Plano seafood restaurant closes to make way for nautical new events space

The Keeper's magnificent interiors will be saved.

The Keeper

A Plano restaurant has closed, but on the upside, it's being reconfigured into an events space. The Keeper, which was a high-end seafood resturant at Plano's Legacy West now becomes Captain's Club at Legacy – an event space that a release says is perfect for any occasion and budget.

The space is 7,484 square feet, and is thereby being pitched as a smaller, more intimate setting for corporate and social needs such as rehearsal dinners and business lunches.

Located at 5840 Legacy Circle in The Shops at Legacy, Captain's Club repurposes the space's nautical decor left by its predecessor, The Keeper, with an airy open floor plan, three main rooms, and an outdoor patio.

This is fantastic news, since the space had an amazing, top-of-the-line finish-out, so it's good that won't get wasted or trashed.

The venue is part of Front Burner Experiences, the catering arm established by Front Burner Restaurants and headed up by catering maestro Jordan Swim.

Food and beverage catering is handled in-house with a variety of choices from Front Burner restaurants that include Haywire, Ida Claire, Mexican Sugar, Sixty Vines, Vestals Catering, and Whiskey Cake.

Custom cocktail catering is provided by an exclusive caterer named Modern Pour.

The team will also handle set up, music, décor and more.

The four event spaces include:

Captain's Room – With 35 seats and A/V, for dinners or businesses lunches.
Main Cabin – With up to 100 guests, for rehearsal dinners and larger parties. Can also be converted into a dance floor.
Mermaid Lounge – Up t9 60 guests, or a D and dance floor, it's for cocktail receptions and mixers.
Patio – Up to 50 seats.

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Coffee News

Dallas coffeeshop chain queues up new location at Cypress Waters

White Rhino Coffee is craft and will always be craft.

Photo courtesy of White Rhino Coffee

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A coffee concept is expanding its Dallas reach with a new space near DFW Airport: White Rhino Coffee, known for craft coffee and pastries, is opening a nw location at 3121 Olympus Blvd., in the Cypress Waters mixed-use development.

According to a release, it’s set to open in spring 2025.

The new shop will be attached to a Cypress Waters conference center with room for events, corporate training, and meetings. This also makes for the 14th location of the chain.

White Rhino Coffee was founded by Chris Parvin in Cedar Hill in 2007. According to the release, Parvin wanted to create a space where community members could get a cup of craft coffee and connect with neighbors.

“We are always looking for ways to enrich the Cypress Waters experience, and the pairing of White Rhino Coffee and our new conference center in the middle of Salazar Park is one more step towards achieving that vision,” says Lucy Burns, Partner at Billingsley Company.

Guests at Cypress Waters can expect White Rhino’s menu featuring drip coffee, espresso shots, cold brew, lattes, cappuccinos, matcha lattes, and chai. They even have a seasonal selection, with cozy flavors like the chumpkin, a pumpkin spiced chai latte, or the spiced Mexican mocha. Some of their food items include cinnamon rolls, breakfast tacos, and maple-glazed chicken biscuits.

They chose this latest location because of its proximity to the business professional community.

“Cypress Waters is a great spot for visitors, and this White Rhino Coffee will offer a great patio and café space for professional meetings, coffee with friends, or logging a few hours of work while getting your caffeine fix,” says Parvin in a statement. “We’re excited to continue building community around coffee across the DFW metroplex.”

Set within a park at the center of Cypress Waters, this location will have a modern, airy design with a 1,553-square-foot interior and 887-square-foot covered patio. Once the coffee shop opens, it will join the 16 other restaurants in the development, including Fogo De Chao, Cinnaholic, and Eno's Pizza Tavern.

White Rhino Coffee has decided to expand to even more communities across North Texas, adding to their 13 shops in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Forney, Fort Worth, Midlothian, and Waxahachie, plus the roastery. There are plans to open five more by 2025.

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