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Garth Brooks blazes into this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

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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. Top 5 revelations from Garth Brooks' Arlington show press conference. One day before his sold-out show on July 30 at AT&T Stadium, country megastar Garth Brooks was doing what Garth Brooks always does the day before a show: meeting up with the media. These are the top five things he shared before ...

2. Concert review: Garth Brooks plays for real at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Seven years after his last area appearance, country singer Garth Brooks returned to North Texas on July 30, performing an electrifying two-hour concert that was as much a raucous, career-spanning show as it was a thank-you letter to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

3. Anonymous buyer scores infamous Dallas sailboat at a bargain price. An infamous Dallas sailboat that was put on auction due to bankruptcy has sold at what is surely a bargain price. The going price for one 42-foot sailboat with a 4-cylinder Westerbeke marine engine, V-Drive transmission, two masts, galley, bathroom, and two bedrooms (drumroll, please): $28,500, plus a 10 percent fee for the auction house.

4. Texas builder unveils sleek prefabricated luxury homes starting at $600,000. A Texas homebuilder has brought a high-end approach to a type of housing that has often been lumped into the low-end category. Escobedo Group, based in Buda, a suburb of Austin, has introduced a “panelized” construction system that enables a luxury home to be prefabricated and then installed on a homesite within roughly five months.

5. 2 Dallas hospitals earn healthy rankings in prestigious list of best in U.S. and Texas. A prestigious, annual national report has verified what Texans already know: The state boasts some of the best adult and children’s hospitals in the country. U.S. News & World Report has released its 2022-23 Best Hospitals list, and two Dallas hospitals earned especially healthy rankings.

Garth Brooks at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on July 30.

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Upscale Indian restaurant leads this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

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Editor's note: A new Roti Grill takes over an old Pei Wei spot, a TikTok sensation moves to Dallas, and a big list of the best local Christmas lights of 2024 are among this week's five most-read stories of the week in Dallas. Here are headlines to get caught up on. And if you're looking for the best things to do this weekend, that list is here.

1. Upscale Indian restaurant takes over an original Pei Wei in Dallas. A hallowed restaurant space in Dallas' Knox Park Village has a new tenant. The new tenant is Roti Grill, the Northern Indian restaurant known for its modern take on traditional Indian food. The space is the former Pei Wei space at 3001 Knox St., which closed in 2023 after nearly 20 years.

2. Viral food critic Keith Lee has moved from Las Vegas to Dallas. Social media sensation and local restaurant reviewer Keith Lee has packed his bags and made the big move from Las Vegas to Texas. The famous food critic "let the cat out of the bag" officially in a recent post on the social media platform TikTok, where he posts all of his restaurant reviews.

3. Ex-Deep Ellum speakeasy paves way for spiffy new Dallas restaurant-bar. In sad news, a Dallas speakeasy has closed. In happy news, there's a swanky new restaurant and bar in its place: Called Scarlet Lounge & Kitchen, it recently opened at 2618 Elm St., in the Deep Ellum space that was home for more than a decade to Truth & Alibi, which closed in August after 11 years.

4. Donatos Pizza debuts in Texas with first opening in Frisco. An anticipated pizza chain is about to make its Dallas debut: Donatos Pizza, the franchise famous for spreading its toppings to the very edge of the crust, will open its first location in Texas at 8990 Coit Rd. in Frisco. According to a release, it'll open on November 12.

5. Where to see the most marvelous Christmas lights around Dallas in 2024. Here is our guide to the most spectacular Christmas lights of 2024 all around Dallas - dazzling drive-thrus, fun immersive attractions, breathtaking commercial displays, parades, shows, tours, and more. Bookmark this list and check back often; like a holiday gift list, it will grow and grow as more events are unveiled through the season.