Editor's note: A lot happened in Dallas during the first week of 2025. There were a couple of shocking closures, news of a restaurant visit by a TikTok-famous reviewer, and more. Catch up on this week's hottest Dallas headlines below. Looking for the best things to do around town this weekend? We've got that list, too.

1. Restaurant-music venue Lava Cantina in The Colony to close in January. A major music venue and restaurant in Dallas-Fort Worth has closed: Lava Cantina, which has been open in The Colony since 2017, is closing down for what it says will be a "thorough renovation" of the space. According to a statement, the renovation will begin on January 1, following a final week of year-end shows including a blowout on New Year's Eve.

2. Booming Dallas suburbs lead the 10 hottest real estate stories of 2024. As the year came to a close, we looked back at the 10 most-read real estate stories in Dallas for 2024 — including new honors for several local suburbs, market trends, and a sports star who razed his mansion. These were the 10 hottest real estate headlines of 2024 in Dallas.

3. TikTok critic Keith Lee surprise-visits fancy Dallas steakhouse. A social media phenomenon has weighed in on a surprisingly fancy downtown Dallas restaurant: It was TikTok favorite Keith Lee, whose online restaurant critiques generate millions of views, and his latest venture was a visit to steakhouse Wicked Butcher.

Keith Lee showed up to a Dallas steakhouse. TikTok

4. Award-winning Dallas restaurant Petra and the Beast is closing. One of Dallas' most critically acclaimed restaurants called it quits: Petra and the Beast, the small chef-driven restaurant from chef Misti Norris, closed last weekend. According to a post from the restaurant, the final day was Sunday, December 29.

5. 6 crazy alternative ways to celebrate New Year's Eve 2024 in Dallas. Dallas-Fort Worth had no shortage of ways to celebrate New Year's Eve. You could choose the traditional route: big parties, nightclub festivities, catching fireworks displays at midnight, and we had that list here. You can also usher in New Year's Eve with a nice dinner (we had that list, too). But this list was for those who craved something different from the same-old same-old, but didn't want to just stay home and watch TV.