This Week's Hot Headlines

Affluent suburb's new accolade tops this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

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. Affluent Dallas neighbor named one of America's best small cities. Dallas suburbs are in the spotlight right now, with Frisco ranking as one of the fastest-growing cities and a host of North Texas towns being recognized as the best for first-time buyers. Now, Southlake is shining as one of America's best small cities for 2020. The list comes from personal finance website WalletHub, which looked at 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 for the study.

2. Richards Group gets canceled after CEO remarks and more Dallas news. This weekly summary of Dallas city news involved a downtown hotel, two public park spaces, and an ad agency in Dallas that was imploding right before our eyes. Here's what happened in the city of Dallas last week.

3. Dallas bar on Henderson Ave gets its liquor license suspended by TABC. A Dallas bar got its license suspended by The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for not following COVID-19 safety protocols. According to an October 20 press release, The Whippersnapper on Henderson Avenue will not be able to sell alcohol to the public for 30 days. Well known for its convivial atmosphere, "The Whip" was one of six across the state of Texas whose licenses were suspended.

4. New drive-thru 'holiday light spectacular' to debut in 3 North Texas cities. A new holiday lights event is on its way to brighten up 2020 for North Texas. "Radiance! A Holiday Light Spectacular" flicks on in Frisco, Weatherford, and Decatur on November 11 and runs through January 3. Radiance will be a drive-thru lights experience that is more than a mile long and takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

5. New Dallas-based hop-on jet service takes off to Houston for $99. Affordable "hop-on" jet service JSX is preparing for takeoff around Texas — beginning with routes from Dallas to Houston. The regional air carrier will start daily roundtrip service between private terminals at Dallas Love Field and Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport on November 20, with flights at $99 each way.

Southlake is in the top 1 percent.

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Southlake is in the top 1 percent.

This week's hot headlines

Death of Dallas Caramel Company founder leads week's most-read stories

Dallas Caramel Company

Editor's note: It was a newsy week in Dallas. Sadly, the founder of a Dallas sweets company passed away; there was also news of a new gourmet European market in the works and peach cobbler coming to DFW Airport. Here's a chance to get caught up on the week's most-read stories, and here's help planning a fun weekend.

1. Dallas Caramel Company founder Rain McDermott dies at 52. Dallas entrepreneur Rain McDermott, who founded artisan caramel maker Dallas Caramel Company when she was only 34 years old, died after a battle with breast cancer; she was 52.

2. Gourmet European Market to open in north Dallas with pierogi and more. A new food shop with a distinct European flair is coming to Dallas: Called Gourmet European Market, it's opening at 17435 Preston Rd., in a shopping center south of Frankford Road, where it will feature food products from all over Europe but with a special focus on the Eastern European countries of Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Israel, and Bulgaria.

Gourmet European Market Polish gingerbread Polish gingerbread at Gourmet European Market.Photo courtesy of GEM

3. Chef and caterer opens Southern to-go cafe south of Dallas. A chef and caterer has opened an eponymous to-go cafe south of Dallas: Called The Cedric Frazier Experience, it’s an upscale soul food kitchen located at 103 Waller St., in Red Oak, where it opened on June 7.

4. Dallas cuts slack on senior homeowners with new property tax exemption. Dallas seniors who own a home got cut a break: On June 11, the Dallas City Council approved additional property tax relief for senior and disabled homeowners by increasing the city’s property tax exemption for residents who are 65 or older or disabled.

5. Peach cobbler concept to open 2 locations at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Southern desserts are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): The Peach Cobbler Factory, a chain based in North Carolina, will open not one but two locations at the airport. The first DFW location will open in Terminal D in late 2025; a second location will open in the new Terminal C Pier in 2026.

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