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Banh Shop logo debacle and NFL boycott 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. Yum! Brands promises to change logo for banh mi sandwich shop. Responding to concerns from the Vietnamese community, restaurant company Yum! Brands has extended an apology and volunteered to change the logo for its new banh mi sandwich concept, Banh Shop.

2. Agency suspends fruitless search for missing Dallas-area woman Christina Morris. Texas Equusearch has suspended its search for Christina Morris, a 23-year-old Dallas-area woman who went missing August 30. The independent search and recovery team used ATVs, horses and even drones to look for Morris, but it didn't find any clues leading to the young woman's whereabouts.

3. The highest-paid CEO in America is a Texan. When they say everything is bigger in Texas, they must be thinking about executive salaries. According to new rankings, the highest-paid CEO in the country is a Texan: Charif Souki of Houston-based Cheniere Energy, whose total compensation for 2013 was a jaw-dropping $141,949,280.

4. Dallas bar boycotts NFL games over domestic violence issues. Fed up by NFL attitudes toward abuse, North Dallas bar Jack Mac's Swill & Grill has issued a football boycott and will not show its games at the bar. Owner Jack MacDonald says he knows he's not about to single-handedly bring down the NFL but felt like it was time to take a stance against the league's seeming forgiveness toward domestic abuse.

5. Dallas Symphony Orchestra pulls out all the stops for momentous AT&T Gala. Cool, crisp temperatures arrived just in time for the 2014 Dallas Symphony Orchestra AT&T Gala at the Meyerson Symphony Center, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Beautifully dressed symphony supporters descended on the Arts District for a momentous evening, which included a surprise appearance by Sarah Ferguson.

The red star in Banh Shop's logo is no more.

Photo by Marc Lee

The red star in Banh Shop's logo is no more.

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This week's hot headlines

French dessert bakery rises in this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

Everything Madeleine

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Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.

1. Bakery specializing in the French madeleine rises in Carrollton. Macarons can step aside, there's a new a specialty French cake in town: Called Everything Madeleine, it's a bakery dedicated to the French cookie-cake treat called the madeleine, and it's in downtown Carrollton at 1105 Vandergriff Dr. #3103, on the ground floor of LYV Broadway, a new-ish mixed-use apartment building, where it opened in early August.

2. Dallas bar must reimburse bartenders for tips given to kitchen staff. Bartenders who worked for two Dallas bars are set to recoup a small windfall of nearly $200,000 in lost tips. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor, 20 bartenders who worked at The Peak Inn and Adair's Saloon will get $197,902 — money that the bars' owner shared with employees in the kitchen, who do not receive tips.

3. Estate of late sports broadcaster Harry Caray sues Dallas burger joint. A burger chain is being sued for infringing on a trademark: The restaurant is Holy Cow, a New York-based chain with one location in Dallas, and is facing a lawsuit filed by the company that manages the estate of late sportscaster Harry Caray. In the suit, the estate claims they own the phrase "Holy Cow!"

4. 4 affordable North Texas cities are booming with homes under $500,000. Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs have been soaring in popularity in 2024 as more residents escape the bigger cities. Now four more North Texas neighbors – Lewisville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Wylie – are earning accolades on a new list of the top 50 most affordable housing markets for homes under $500,000.

5. RSVP to Dallas' 12 most glorious galas and fabulous fêtes of fall 2024. It's time to steam the gowns, tailor the tuxes, and shine the shoes - fall fundraising season has arrived in Dallas. This fall sees Cattle Baron's Ball gunning for the $100 million mark, Bravo Gala celebrating 15 years of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and Two x Two Gala saying goodbye with no fewer than three posh parties. Here are the 12 must-attend galas, parties, and luncheons of fall in Dallas, with a longer list below.

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