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Hot dessert spots sweeten this week's 5 most popular Dallas stories

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.

1. Magical new dessert shop in Deep Ellum fulfills all your unicorn dreams. Do you love unicorns? Is that even a real question? Get ready for a ride to the Magical Dessert Bar, a new shop opening in Deep Ellum where everything is pastel iridescence and oh-so sweet.

2. Where to eat in Dallas right now: 9 hottest new dessert destinations. There's always room for dessert. It's there if you want to go out but you don't want to splurge for a whole meal. As luck would have it, Dallas has seen a big wave of new shops specializing in sweet treats, to fill all those needs and more. Here are nine new destinations for dessert.

3. Texas fashion designer closes all stores, including last one in DFW. Fans of Elaine Turner learned on November 14 that the popular Texas designer was closing her final store. Her Fort Worth store at The Shops at Clearfork, barely a year old, closed quietly in September.

4. These are the 12 best things to do in Dallas this Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving weekend is when the holidays officially kick off in the Dallas area. Eight of the 12 events we're featuring are holiday themed, including ones with ice sculptures, theater, shopping, mazes, classical music, dancing, and lights galore. Here are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend.

5. Dallasites party like rock stars to raise $1 million at Perot Museum gala. If Billboard rated Dallas galas like they do songs, the Perot Museum's "Night at the Museum: Rock the Perot" bash would top the charts. More than 1,000 guests filled every floor of the nature and science museum for its annual gala on November 10. And the rock-star party proved to be a million-dollar fundraiser.

Impersonators of rock 'n' roll royalty showed up to the Perot gala.

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Impersonators of rock 'n' roll royalty showed up to the Perot gala.

Soccer News

Dallas professional soccer team chooses new name and team colors

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A new era of professional soccer is coming to North Texas: The soccer entity previously known as USL Dallas has a new identity, called Atlético Dallas.

USL Dallas, now known as Atlético Dallas, is a professional soccer team coming in 2027 as part of the USL Championship. Founded by soccer enthusiasts Matt Valentine and Sam Morton, it'll be part of the United Soccer League (USL) Championship, in partnership with the city of Garland. It'll be the second men's soccer team in the region, joining FC Dallas a professional soccer club based in Frisco that plays in Major League Soccer (MLS).

The announcement about the new branding was made during a fanfare-filled event in downtown Garland on May 2 featuring appearances by local personalities such as Armando “El Chiquilín” Ulloa of La Grande 107.5 FM, who also joins the club as a minority owner and brand ambassador.

“This brand launch is more than a name reveal —it's a declaration of who we are and what we stand for,” Valentine said. “Atlético Dallas reflects our ambition, our roots in the game, and our commitment to uniting the community through our shared love of soccer."

Part of the new brand identity includes bold team colors: Texas Topaz (light blue), Blackland Crude (black), Silver Ore (metallic silver), and white. Hey sounds like Cowboys colors. There are also wolf and snake mascots.

Atlético Dallas' youth division will now be known as Atlético Dallas Youth, following a recently announced partnership with Renegades Soccer Club. With more than 2,500 young athletes and a reputation for competitive excellence, the transition will strengthen the club’s commitment to developing homegrown talent through a clear and direct pathway to the pros.

The club is preparing to kick off play in the USL Championship in 2027, joining the fastest-growing professional soccer organization in the U.S.

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