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Alamo Drafthouse theater's revival tops this week's 5 most-read Fort Worth stories

Alamo Drafthouse North Richland Hills will open to the public on April 25.

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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. Former Fort Worth-area Alamo Drafthouse comes alive again under new owner. B&B Theatres, the nation’s largest privately held theater chain, has acquired the former Alamo Drafthouse location in North Richland Hills, with the aim of reopening the theater somewhere around the holiday season in 2022. Located at 8380 Davis Blvd., the theater was opened by Alamo Drafthouse in April 2019, and, after a few fits and starts, it permanently closed in February 2022.

2. Acclaimed chef opens dreamy new global taco restaurant in Bedford. An exciting new taqueria has opened in Bedford from award-winning chef Chetra Chau. Called Dream Tacos, it's a global fusion taco restaurant and bar, which opened on July 4 at 2807 Central Dr., conveniently next to Chau's acclaimed restaurant Chetra's Kitchen Grill & Bistro.

3. Queen of Country Reba McEntire makes rare tour stop in Fort Worth. Country music legend Reba McEntire is extending her arena tour, "Reba: Live in Concert," including a stop at Fort Worth's Dickies Arena on October 14. Tickets for the tour went on sale Friday, July 15.

4. Christmas-obsessed Fort Worth neighbor unwraps new ice skating rink for 2022 holidays. The "Christmas Capital of Texas" is adding a festive new feature for the 2022 holiday season: Grapevine will debut an outdoor ice skating rink along Historic Main Street in November. The 4,500-square-foot outdoor ice rink — which, yes, will be real ice — will open on November 18, and remain operational for 52 days, through January 8.

5. Where to eat in Fort Worth right now: 5 sizzling hot new restaurants to try. We're in the middle of a heat wave and that's the inspiration for this edition of Where to Eat in Fort Worth right now, our monthly roundup of places to try. This list comprises five sizzling hot new restaurants — hot because they're new, and also hot because at least one is just plain hot, like burn-your-mouth hot.

The former North Richland Hills location of Alamo Drafthouse will be transformed into a B&B Theatres location by the end of 2022.

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The former North Richland Hills location of Alamo Drafthouse will be transformed into a B&B Theatres location by the end of 2022.

Concert Recap Time

Jingle Ball 2024 kicks off national holiday tour at Dickies Fort Worth

The stars were out for the holiday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, where the national holiday-themed iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2024 kicked off on December 3.

The event featured performances from Kane Brown, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Madison Beer, Saweetie, Shaboozey, Dasha, Katseye, and Wonho. Attendance figures were not available from the promoter. Capacity at Dickies Arena for concerts is 14,000 people, although ticketcity.com said there were still 457 tickets left.

Country pop singer-songwriter Dasha was the opener, leading with songs “Didn’t I?,” “Ain’t No Friend of Mine,” “Bye Bye Bye” and “Austin,” while stunning in a festive (and short!) red dress.

Rap-country phenom Shaboozey — who will be on Saturday Night Live on December 7 — won over with several songs, ending on his hand-clapping hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

K-pop star Wonho got the crowd on their feet with songs such as “Ain’t About You,” “Open Mind,” and his new single “What Would You Do?”

Rap artist Saweetie rocked the stage in an eye-catching blue “icy” outfit with her hit Christmas songs “Christmas My Type,” “Big Santa,” and a fun cover of “Santa Baby.”

Girl group Katseye delivered an exciting, dance-filled performance. Garbed in various shades of jewel-toned teal, the sextet took turns introducing themselves to the crowd and sharing their background and where each of them are from, ranging from the Philippines to Switzerland to America.

Pop queen Madison Beer followed with a performance of her hits “Home to Another One,” “Reckless,” “Selfish” and holiday song “Please Come Home for Christmas” - all while rocking a white fur-lined blue mini dress.

Hit-maker Meghan Trainor performed her songs “Dear Future Husband” and “All About That Base,” as well as Christmas songs from “A Very Trainor Christmas” in a Santa-inspired outfit.

Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Jason Derulo gave an electrifying show, performing hits such as “Swalla,” “Whatcha Say,” “Trumpets,” and “Wiggle."

Country music star Kane Brown closed out the show with his hits “Bury Me in Georgia,” “Heaven,” and “One Thing Right."

106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2024 is part of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One, an annual holiday music tour that will also stop in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Miami. Lineups differ from city to city.

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Dasha at Jingle Ball 2024

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour stops will be part of the exclusive network special on ABC, airing December 18, next day on Hulu.

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