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The 211 North Ervay building is a beautiful mid-century modern 1958 build.

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1. Blue-paneled '50s office building in downtown Dallas to become residences. A distinctive '50s building in downtown Dallas has a new owner with big plans. The building is 211 North Ervay, notable for its pretty pale-blue paneled facade, and it's been acquired by Wolfe Investments, a real estate company headed by CEO Kenny Wolfe, with plans to transform it into residences.

2. 10 best restaurants in Dallas include fresh upstarts and revered classics. This entry in our special editorial series highlighting Tastemaker Award nominees paid tribute to the big kahuna: Restaurant of The Year. These 10 restaurants are the established players, the places that for one reason or another ruled the Dallas scene in 2023.

3. Mi Cocina veteran opens new modern Mexican restaurant in Sunnyvale. A former Mi Cocina pro has opened his own restaurant on the southeast side of Dallas in Sunnyvale: Called La Carretera Modern Mex Kitchen, it's from Erick Barrera, who worked with beloved restaurateur Mico Rodriguez for many years first at Mi Cocina and then at Mesero, Mico's post-Mi Cocina startup.

4. Dolly Parton hosts pop-up shop at Frisco's Star during ACM Awards week. ACM Awards co-host Dolly Parton knows what the people want: more Dolly. So the Queen of Country is opening a limited-run pop-up shop called Dolly! All Access during ACM Awards Week, at The Star in Frisco, May 9-14.

5. Dallas' best chef, restaurant, and more winners crowned at 2023 Tastemaker Awards. After weeks of anticipation, the best restaurants, bars, chefs, and more culinary superstars were crowned at our 2023 CultureMap Dallas Tastemaker Awards. On May 4, the winners were revealed at an awards ceremony and tasting event at Fashion Industry Gallery.

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Best small cities in U.S. top this week's 5 most-read Dallas stories

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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. 3 Dallas suburbs shine on new list of best small cities in America. Living in the big city isn't for everyone, which is why many are flocking to the suburbs and less-populated cities around Dallas. To demonstrate the popularity of suburban and rural communities, a new study by WalletHub has singled out three of Dallas' top suburbs on their 2024 list of the "Best Small Cities in America."

2. Chicago deep-dish pizza kings in Addison to close after 10 years. A Dallas restaurant with Chicago-style food is calling it quits: Taste of Chicago, which has been serving deep dish pizza in Addison for 10 years, will close at the end of October.

3. Acclaimed Dallas bagel shop wins 3 awards at national bagel showdown. An award-winning Dallas bagel shop has added another trophy (or two) to the shelf: Starship Bagel, an artisanal shop with three locations in the Dallas area, won three awards at the 2024 edition of New York BagelFest, a national bagel competition that took place in New York on September 28.

4. Dallas makes new list of easiest U.S. cities to pay off a mortgage. Luckily for homeowners living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, paying off a mortgage is much easier than in most other metropolitan areas in the country, according to a new report by SmartAsset. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington earned a ranking of No. 13 in SmartAsset's new study analyzing the top 40 large U.S. metros where it's easiest to pay off a mortgage.

5. Fast-casual Indian concept Tikka Shack to make its Dallas debut. A cosmopolitan fast-casual Indian concept is making its Dallas debut: Called Tikka Shack, it's a small chain from a skilled hospitality team and it has come to 5927 Greenville Ave. in a former Pie Five where it opened on September 30.

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