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Dumping Ground Turned Dallas Park Opens in Lake Highlands After 6-Year Push
A patch of land along the Jackson Branch of White Rock Creek that neighbors once knew as an overgrown dumping ground has become Bushmills Neighborhood Green, the first completed project under the City of Dallas's Greening Initiative. The 5.4-acre site at 10600 Black Walnut Drive now has a half-mile walking trail, benches, a picnic area, native plantings and a wooden overlook built by Green Space Dallas, capping a process that took more than six years from idea to opening.
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Panda Fest Returns to Dallas With 150+ Asian Street Foods
<p>Across much of Asia, the best eating happens standing up: on a night-market lane in Taipei, at a charcoal grill in Bangkok, in the steam of a stall that has spent years perfecting a single dish. Dallas doesn’t have that infrastructure, so for one weekend it borrows the format. Panda Fest returns to Carpenter Park, 2201 Pacific Avenue in downtown Dallas, from Friday, November 6, through Sunday, November 8, 2026, with more than 60 Asian food vendors serving over 150 street food options.
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Plano Food + Wine Festival Returns November 7 With Restaurant Tastings and More Than 100 Wines
Plano Food + Wine Festival returns to Legacy West November 7. Here are the ticket options, restaurant tastings, and different food and wine serving hours. The post Plano Food + Wine Festival Returns November 7 With Restaurant Tastings and More Than 100 Wines appeared first on Timeless Dishes .
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5 Most Surprising Dallas Restaurant Closings This Month
Dallas’ restaurant scene is always evolving, but some recent closings have caught us completely off guard. From a beloved Lower Greenville rooftop hangout to an award-winning barbecue newcomer in Allen, several North Texas dining destinations have suddenly called it quits. Whether it was rising costs or unexpected business shakeups, these closures are leaving diners saddened by their loss. These are the most surprising Dallas restaurant closings this month.
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Where to feast on Thanksgiving Day 2026 at Dallas restaurants
The 2026 holiday season is upon us, and Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays because it revolves around food, and are thankful for that. The big day of feasting falls on Thursday, November 26, and Dallas-area restaurants are already getting in gear. From fine-dining dinners and traditional turkey plates to glorious brunch buffets and menus with a global twist, there are plenty of ways to let someone else do the cooking.
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Arwa Yemeni Coffee Plots Allen Shop With $345,000 Stacy Road Overhaul
A specialty coffee shop known for traditional Yemeni brews and inventive lattes is planning to land in Allen, with a renovation project on Stacy Road carrying an estimated price tag of $345,000. Arwa Yemeni Coffee is eyeing a space of more than 1,600 square feet for the new location, part of a broader expansion push across North Texas.
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Dallas opens first pocket park in north Lake Highlands
For years, a city-owned stormwater detention pond in north Lake Highlands was overgrown, poorly maintained and sometimes used as a dumping ground. Now, the Bushmills Road property is becoming a place where neighbors can walk, enjoy nature and get to know one another. The green space is the first project...
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Still Hungry at 2 a.m. on Halloween? Here’s Where Dallas-Fort Worth Eats Lat
The costumes are wrinkled, the fake blood is smeared and somebody in your group just announced they are starving. Welcome to 2 a.m. on Halloween. Good news. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means the clocks roll back and you get the 1 o’clock hour all over again. Dallas-Fort Worth has some great places to spend it, and we know exactly what we’re ordering at every one.
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Plano Lands Its First 2nd & Charles, a 25,000-Square-Foot Book and Game Swap Shop
A bookstore brand owned by Books-A-Million, known for trading cash and credit for used paperbacks, video games and collectibles, is finally crossing into North Texas, and Plano is getting the first crack at it. 2nd & Charles plans to open a new store in the city before the end of 2026, marking the brand's debut in the Dallas-Fort Worth area after years of operating everywhere else in the state.
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John Tesar Lands at Palladino’s
John Tesar didn’t stay unattached for long. Two weeks after his Knife Italian Steak closed at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, the Dallas chef has a new job. The Palladino Group has named Tesar its corporate executive chef, putting him over both Palladino’s Steak & Seafood restaurants, the original in New York’s Grand Central Terminal and the new Dallas location at 5959 Royal Lane in Preston Royal.
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The Home Brief
Dallas landscapers who can rethink your thirsty lawn
Top 4Landscapers · Dallas, TX·Checked Oct 31, 2026. A lower-water Dallas yard takes more than swapping out grass. We read the reviews and records for 4 landscapers whose work spans planting, irrigation, turf and hardscape—and found the questions worth asking before the work starts.