Doughnut Freak Out

Doughnuts, viral videos and happy hour fun 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. Glazed Donut Works in Deep Ellum sells out on first day in 90 minutes. The first-day at Glazed Donut Works in Deep Ellum began at 7 am and included an immediate line humming with memorable customer remarks such as "OH MY GOD IT HAS BACON ON IT." The only menu item that waned in popularity was the vegan doughnut, a golden confection with a thick, pale glaze. By 8:30 am, the shop was sold out.

2. Dallas rabbi defends teen at center of Bar Mitzvah viral video. The Bar Mitzvah after-party of one Dallas 13-year-old named Sam Horowitz has risen to viral video status. Held at the Omni Hotel in Dallas last November, it puts Horowitz at the center of a saucy dance number with eight shimmying backup dancers. But not all the attention has been positive, and Horowitz's rabbi William Gershon of Congregation Shearith Israel has rushed to his defense after rabbi David Wolpe penned an outraged op-ed in the Washington Post. Wople later apologized to Horowitz and Gershon.

3. A public apology to Black Swan Saloon and its tremendous cocktails. Speaking of mea culpa columns, staff writer Jonathan Rienstra says he understands why some people were upset with the best cocktail bars list. "to everyone who found fault with my omission of Black Swan Saloon, please accept my apology. Y’all might have had a point," he writes.

4. Hot young professionals mix it up at first-ever CultureMap Social. Hundreds of young professionals had NYLO Dallas South Side buzzing at the inaugural CultureMap Social happy hour. Never missing a chance to sip ice-cold beer from Franconia Brewing Company and Harpoon Brewery, the crowd enthusiastically browsed designer duds at the Roving Style pop-up shop and painted personalized masterpieces with Pinot's Palette.

5. Eight tips for teaching your kids how to be citizens of the world. This summer, Dawn McMullan has penned a series of stories called "92 Days of Summer" in which she shares her parenting wisdom. Her latest column takes readers on humanitarian trips to Mexico and El Salvador. "It's okay if your kids are uncomfortable," McMullan writes.

The first CultureMap Social happy hour was a hit at NYLO South Side Dallas.

CultureMap Social Cocktail Party, NYLO Southside

Photo by Sylvia Elzafon

The first CultureMap Social happy hour was a hit at NYLO South Side Dallas.

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Editor's note: The top Dallas news of the week begins with a big accolade for an area city. Plus, a massive mixed-use development is on its way to McKinney, and we introduce you to the Tastemaker Awards nominees for Dallas Bar of the Year. Get the details on our most popular stories below, then visit our event planner for weekend fun.

1. Dallas-Fort Worth suburb blooms as No. 1 best place to live in U.S. One Dallas-area city took the top slot on a new list of "the 100 Best Places to Live in 2025." The list — from relocation marketing platform Livability.com — put Flower Mound at No. 1 for its appealing size and affordability.

2. Massive mixed-use development coming to key intersection in McKinney. McKinney is getting a new $1.3 billion mixed-use development. Called Long Branch, it will be a 155-acre project at the northwest corner of US-75 and the future 380 bypass, consisting of housing, retail, office, grocery, and hospitality.

Long Branch McKinney Long Branch development planned for McKinney Rendering courtesy of Creation

3. 10 best bars in Dallas for 2025 craft cocktails and community. It's time to toast the 2025 Bar of the Year nominees in our annual Tastemaker Awards. The list includes new and not-so-new bars, ranging from a subterranean lounge to a bar perched high in a downtown hotel.

4. 6 Dallas bars unveil new on-trend cocktail menus for spring 2025. Dallas restaurants regularly roll out menus these days that follow the season, keeping things fresh by taking advantage of whatever's being harvested. But bars are getting in on the action, too, unfurling creative drink menus that make the most of seasonal ingredients and flavor trends.

5. Wildlife authorities now find avian flu in mammals in Texas Panhandle. The avian flu creeps closer and closer: According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in mammal species in Texas including foxes, raccoons, striped skunks, and domestic cats located in the Texas panhandle.