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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. Dallas Marathon female winner has a surprise guest at finish line. There was some confusion at the Dallas Marathon finish line, when relay runner Janice Moore broke through the tape that had been set up for female winner Shitaye Gemechu. “I have nothing but the best respect for Shitaye Gemechu and did not mean to go in front of her,” Moore says.

2. Deion Sanders’ former Prosper palace goes back on market for $12.9 million. Back in November, Deion Sanders’ former 29,000-square-foot estate sold at auction for under $4 million. But, as it turns out, the property at 1280 N. Preston Rd. in Prosper is still available. “The buyer can’t perform,” says agent Jonathan Rosen with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, who is listing the property.

3. Dallas blogger Lauren Scruggs and E! News co-host Jason Kennedy tie the knot. Lauren Scruggs wed Jason Kennedy in her hometown on December 12 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas. Among those in attendance were Candice and Tony Romo, Kathie Lee Gifford, Giuliana and Bill Rancic, and Catt Sadler. Kennedy’s best man was Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr., who married Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

4. Plano police arrest Enrique Arochi for aggravated kidnapping in Christina Morris case. Arochi, 24, of Allen was arrested and charged him with aggravated kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of Christina Morris, who has been missing since August 30. A spokesman said police found DNA evidence of Morris in Arochi’s car.

5. Vote now for the best young professional charitable event in Dallas of 2014. Dallas young professionals have perfected partying for a cause. But which YP charitable event outshined them all? Now’s your chance to pick your favorite from 2014. Vote once a day, every day, until 11:59 pm on December 23.

Dallas blogger Lauren Scruggs married E! News co-host Jason Kennedy on December 12 in Dallas.

Lauren Scruggs and Jason Kennedy married

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Dallas blogger Lauren Scruggs married E! News co-host Jason Kennedy on December 12 in Dallas.

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This week's hot headlines

French dessert bakery rises in 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. Bakery specializing in the French madeleine rises in Carrollton. Macarons can step aside, there's a new a specialty French cake in town: Called Everything Madeleine, it's a bakery dedicated to the French cookie-cake treat called the madeleine, and it's in downtown Carrollton at 1105 Vandergriff Dr. #3103, on the ground floor of LYV Broadway, a new-ish mixed-use apartment building, where it opened in early August.

2. Dallas bar must reimburse bartenders for tips given to kitchen staff. Bartenders who worked for two Dallas bars are set to recoup a small windfall of nearly $200,000 in lost tips. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor, 20 bartenders who worked at The Peak Inn and Adair's Saloon will get $197,902 — money that the bars' owner shared with employees in the kitchen, who do not receive tips.

3. Estate of late sports broadcaster Harry Caray sues Dallas burger joint. A burger chain is being sued for infringing on a trademark: The restaurant is Holy Cow, a New York-based chain with one location in Dallas, and is facing a lawsuit filed by the company that manages the estate of late sportscaster Harry Caray. In the suit, the estate claims they own the phrase "Holy Cow!"

4. 4 affordable North Texas cities are booming with homes under $500,000. Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs have been soaring in popularity in 2024 as more residents escape the bigger cities. Now four more North Texas neighbors – Lewisville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Wylie – are earning accolades on a new list of the top 50 most affordable housing markets for homes under $500,000.

5. RSVP to Dallas' 12 most glorious galas and fabulous fêtes of fall 2024. It's time to steam the gowns, tailor the tuxes, and shine the shoes - fall fundraising season has arrived in Dallas. This fall sees Cattle Baron's Ball gunning for the $100 million mark, Bravo Gala celebrating 15 years of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and Two x Two Gala saying goodbye with no fewer than three posh parties. Here are the 12 must-attend galas, parties, and luncheons of fall in Dallas, with a longer list below.

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