Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Dallas news of the week, starting with 3 new Costco stores coming to DFW and the closure of McDonald's buzzy spinoff. Plus, we go inside the second-oldest bar in Highland Park. Read our top five stories of the week below, then visit our event guide for the best things do in Dallas this weekend.

1. Costco lines up 3 new stores opening in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2025. Cult-favorite grocery warehouse Costco is gifting Dallas-Fort Worth with three new stores, two of which will open in mid-March.

2. McDonald's closes 2 CosMc's beverage spinoffs in Dallas-Fort Worth. After less than a year, McDonald's is cutting back on its CosMc's beverage spinoff, and that includes shutting down a couple of locations in Dallas-Fort Worth.

3. What it's like to own the second-oldest bar near Dallas' Highland Park. They don't make bars like the Time Out Tavern these days, and in the future they never will — making this low-key little haunt near Highland Park something to celebrate and cherish.

Step inside the Time Out Tavern. Yelp

4. Dallas thoroughfare closed by DART Silver Line to reopen after a year. A major thoroughfare in North Dallas will reopen soon, following a year-long closure. The reopening of Hillcrest Road between McCallum and Wester Way was originally planned for January 23, but it has been postponed for two weeks.

5. Kroger readies debut of new mega-Marketplace format store in Plano. Avery big supermarket has debuted in Plano: Kroger opened its new Marketplace store in Plano on Friday, January 24.