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Restaurant scoop, bomb threats and hobnobbing hipsters: The 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. Italian spot from radio's Gene and Julie tops the charts in Dallas restaurant news. January is traditionally a dull, dull month for restaurant news of any kind, but 2013 is already looking to buck that trend. In addition to the news of Battuto Italian Kitchen, brainchild of former KVIL-FM morning duo Gene and Julie, senior editor Teresa Gubbins discovers that Pho is For Lovers will open a second location in North Dallas.

2. Highland Park High School students sent home early after second threatening note. When school officials found a second suspicious letter in as many days, they decided to cancel classes an hour early "out of caution." Well, after a bomb squad search of the campus came up empty, school resumed on schedule Friday. And, like clockwork, a third threatening note appeared. This time, though, school officials called the missive a hoax, and classes continued.

3. Stylish hipsters descend on The Old Bike Shop for Warby Parker Class Trip party. Motorcycle store The Old Bike Shop was an unexpected venue for the Warby Parker Class Trip party, but it was the perfect spot to host hundreds of chic, socially conscious hipsters for the kickoff for the Warby Parker pop-up shop.

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5. Social House returns to Uptown Dallas and settles into old Arcodoro space. Northern wanderer Social House Addison is at long last returning to its place of birth. The restaurant-bar will return to Uptown Dallas, opening a second branch in the old Arcodoro-Pomodoro space at 2708 Routh St.

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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.