This week's hot headlines
Deep Ellum restaurant closure leads 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. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.
1. Restaurant-bar in Dallas' Deep Ellum closes, despite being nearly perfect. A lively Mexican restaurant-bar in Deep Ellum has closed: Federales, the Dallas outlet of a Chicago-based chain, closed on June 30, after two years.
2. 2 affluent Dallas suburbs have some of America's richest residents. America's wealthy, increasingly, are turning away from behemoth cities like Los Angeles or New York City in favor of smaller suburbs and enclaves like Dallas neighbors University Park and Southlake.
3. Family-owned authentic Mexican taqueria debuts in Dallas' Preston Center. A Mexican restaurant known across Dallas-Fort Worth for its trompo tacos has opened in Preston Center: Taquería El Arquito, a small but growing family-owned chain, has opened a location at The Corner in Preston Center, 6030 Luther Ln., in the former Toluca Organic space.
4. Southlake woman makes history as first U.S. immigrant to win Miss Texas. Annette Addo-Yobo, a 26-year-old woman born in Ghana, was crowned Miss Texas 2024, becoming the first United States immigrant to earn the title. Addo-Yobo represented Southlake in the statewide scholarship pageant, held Saturday, June 29 at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson.
5. Dallas carves out spot on list of America's top 20 best cities. Dallas is earning praise for its prosperity, lovability, and livability in a prestigious new report by Canada-based real estate and tourism marketing advisors Resonance Consultancy.
