This Week's Hot Headlines

Beloved Irish pub taps out in this week's 5 most-read 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. Dallas' beloved Irish bar Trinity Hall Pub at Mockingbird Station closes. One of Dallas' classic Irish pubs has closed: Trinity Hall Pub, which had been at Mockingbird Station for 20 years, closed its doors.

2. Texas’ largest crystal lagoon makes a splash with new floating cabanas. Already causing quite the tropical storm since its opening, Lagoonfest Texas is stirring up a frenzy on social media with a cool new water experience. The wildly popular beachy attraction, located in Texas City near Galveston on the Texas coast, has just introduced floating cabanas — dubbed “aquabanas” — designed to marry the thrill of water with the chill of sipping cocktails in a cabana.

3. Detroit-style pizzeria debuts in East Dallas with ice cream speakeasy inside. A Dallas ghost kitchen has become a permanent restaurant: Thunderbird Pies, the Detroit-style pizza concept from Cane Rosso founder Jay Jerrier, has opened a real-deal brick-and-mortar restaurant in East Dallas at 7328 Gaston Ave. #110, across from the White Rock Lake spillway.

4. Taco Diner closes in West Village and more buzzy Dallas restaurant news. In this roundup of Dallas restaurant news, there are big closures, big renovations, big new menus, and a new cheesecake. Two institutions are introducing brand new bar programs, and two high-profile concepts have made new hires. Last but not least, there is a new drink from Starbucks. When all else fails, there is always Starbucks.

5. This Dallas neighbor scores spot among top family-friendly suburbs in U.S. Coppell is on the map as a great place to live. Niche.com already ranks the Dallas neighbor as the top suburb in Texas. Now, Realtor.com has put Coppell toward the top of its new list of the best family-friendly suburbs in the U.S.

Trinity Hall has closed.

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IndyCar zooms into North Texas with new race on streets of Arlington

Rendering of IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington

Photo courtesy of NTT IndyCar Series

The NTT IndyCar Series will come to Arlington in 2026, racing by the city's pro sports stadiums.

The NTT IndyCar Series will return to Texas with the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington, a race planned for March 2026 that will take place near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field.

The location is no accident as Penske Entertainment, which owns the race series, is partnering with the Dallas Cowboys and REV Entertainment, the official events partner of the Texas Rangers, to put on the event in a first-of-its-kind joint venture. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told a reporter that he was all in on the idea "as soon as [he] saw Roger Penske's name."

The race will feature a 2.73=mile track layout that will weave that will weave through Arlington’s core sports and entertainment district, which features the current homes of the Cowboys and Rangers, as well as Choctaw Stadium, the Arlington Convention Center, and more.

The NTT IndyCar series features a series of open-wheel racing competitions in the United States and Canada, with the Indianapolis 500 being the most famous. Races take place on a mix of oval, temporary street circuit, and permanent road course races.

The new event in Arlington marks a return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the NTT IndyCar Series after Texas Motor Speedway, which had hosted a race every year between 1997 and 2023, but was dropped from the series in 2024.

In a press conference on October 8, Penske said the 2.73-mile course in Arlington will include a straightaway that runs nearly one mile long — making it one of the longest straightaways in an IndyCar race. It will also include on-street racing, which is more appealing to fans than on enclosed tracks.

Planning for the race weekend is underway, including the appointment of veteran motorsport industry executive Bill Miller as president of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington. Miller previously served as president of California Speedway and senior VP of at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), which represents vendors in the automotive aftermarket.

Like all other NTT IndyCar Series races, it will be broadcast on FOX, which recently signed a media rights deal with IndyCar.

The IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington will feature a full weekend of racing and entertainment, with general admission, reserved seating, VIP hospitality, and party zone areas available.

Fans can register their interest by going to gparlington.com.

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