This Week's Hot Headlines

HGTV house and DFW DART rail stop top 5 most popular stories this week

Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and there's a lot we all probably missed. But we're looking out for you, kid. Here are the most popular stories from this past week:

1. Old Lake Highlands ranch with HGTV cred can be yours for less than $300,000. With the real estate market currently sizzling in Dallas, a good starter home is hard to find. But here's one: 881 Berkinshire Dr. in Old Lake Highlands, which owners Ashley and Steven Walton found with the help of HGTV's House Hunters.

2. City life improves with imminent arrival of DART rail line at DFW Airport. Life in Dallas is poised for improvement, with the August 18 opening of a DART rail stop at DFW Airport. The service is part of the Orange Line, with a platform located between International Parkway and the north service road near Terminal A.

3. Bishop Arts hot spot deemed one of 10 U.S. restaurants worth the wait in line. If you have ever attempted to brunch at Oddfellows on the weekend, then a new list from Yahoo Travel may resonate with you. According to the site, the Bishop Arts District favorite is among 10 restaurants in the country worth the wait in line.

4. Dallas family turns grandmother's cinnamon roll recipe into delicious business. Amy Collins knew a good thing when she tasted one. So she and her husband took her grandmother's beloved cinnamon roll and dinner roll recipes and started a business called RoRo's Baking Company. Now they sell an assortment of baked favorites at retailers like Central Market, Whole Foods and Artizone.

5. Picky burglar rummages through Highland Park home while owner sleeps. Sometime before 6:30 am on July 23, a burglar slipped into a Highland Park home and rummaged through drawers and cabinets in the main house, making off with about $3,000 worth of electronics. All the while the owner was asleep.

Thank goodness you can get a coffee while you wait at Oddfellows.

Cafe latte at Oddfellows in Bishop Arts District in Dallas

Photo by Jennifer Chininis

Thank goodness you can get a coffee while you wait at Oddfellows.

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This Week's Hot Headlines

27 Dallas billionaires cash in on this week's most popular stories

Photos by Dana Driensky and John Strange

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Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Dallas news of the week, starting with 27 Dallasites who are among the richest people in the world. Plus, a legit cheesesteak restaurant debuts in Dallas and a celebrity chef's restaurant closes. Read on for our most popular stories of the week, and then plan your weekend via this handy guide.

1. 27 Dallas billionaires land on new Forbes list of world's richest people. The world’s richest people are wealthier now than they've ever been, and more billionaires have made it onto the 2025 World's Billionaires List than ever before, according to Forbes. This year, 27 Dallas billionaires are among the richest people in the world.

2. N.Y. cheesesteak restaurant opens in Dallas in former Sal's Pizza spot. A legit cheesesteak concept from New York is now open in Dallas: Called G’s Cheesesteaks, it's part of a small chain from Staten Island, and occupies a space with foodie legacy: the former Sal’s Pizza at 2525 Wycliff Ave. #116, where it opened in early March.

3. East Dallas mixed-use off US-75 unveils 4 year-round parks. The Central, a 27-acre mixed-use development at the intersection of North Central Expressway and North Haskell Avenue, has unveiled renderings of its outdoor space. Called The Pavilions at The Central, it's a series of pavilions designed to add a big dose of nature to the Dallas development which is scheduled to open in summer 2025.

The Pavilions at The Central The Pavilions will feature masonry, wood, and airy artistic elements.Rendering courtesy of De La Vega

4. Knife steakhouse by chef John Tesar to close location at Dallas hotel. A Dallas celebrity chef steakhouse is closing: Knife, the steakhouse at The Highland Dallas hotel at 5300 E. Mockingbird Ln. from John Tesar, is closing after more than a decade.

5. SPCA arrests 21 people during illegal cockfight in Hunt County. Authorities raided a cockfight in Hunt County northeast of Dallas, and caught individuals in the act. On March 30, the SPCA of Texas and the Hunt County Sheriff's Office seized 65 live and 10 deceased roosters from a rural property near Celeste in Hunt County, where a cockfight was in progress.