This Week's Hot Headlines

New West 7th bar stirs up this week's 5 hottest Fort Worth headlines

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.

1. Hot Deep Ellum restaurant and bar re-creates magic at new Fort Worth location. One of Dallas' hottest bar stories is bringing its mojo to Fort Worth: Stirr, a modern American restaurant, patio, and rooftop bar that first debuted in 2016 in Deep Ellum, now has a brand-new spinoff located in the West 7th District.

2. Southlake restaurant shut down after owner arrested in prostitution ring. A Southlake restaurant has been shut down following an investigation into prostitution by the Dallas Police Department. Dragon House, which opened in May, has been closed, and its owner, Yong Bei-Wang-Murphy, who went by "Lucy," was arrested.

3. These are the 13 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend. Not surprisingly, it's another eccentric weekend of events around Fort Worth. Among the choices will be a book talk from two internet celebrities, car racing aplenty, a visit from a Broadway legend, and a festival headlined by a local musician who also happens to be popular worldwide.

4. Teacher-sweethearts' Fort Worth wedding is a dreamy night at the museum. A few days shy of the couple’s one-year anniversary, Landan Juarez proposed to Summer Lenton, and the planning for their wedding on July 13, 2019 began. First task: choose a reception venue that needed minimal décor. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth fit the bill.

5. This Fort Worth neighbor splashes onto list of best small cities in the U.S. Southlake sports an impressive record of athletic success. But this Fort Worth neighbor excels in much more. On October 28, personal finance website WalletHub ranked Southlake the 14th best small city in the U.S.

Their food, drink, and atmosphere has been a smash in Deep Ellum since 2016.

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Their food, drink, and atmosphere has been a smash in Deep Ellum since 2016.

This Week's Hot Headlines

Fort Worth billionaire's new title tops this week's most popular stories

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Editor's note: This week's most-read stories feature the world's richest family and an all-star wedding — complete with Whataburger. Plus, Cowtown stakes a claim among the most fun cities. Catch up on the five hottest Fort Worth headlines of the week below, and then find some merry and bright activities for the weekend here.

1. Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton has world's richest family in 2024. Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton and her kin are back on top as the world's richest family, according to Bloomberg's 2024 list of the wealthiest families on the planet.

2. Whataburger pops up at MLB star Bobby Witt's wedding to Colleyville bride. Kansas City Royals slugger and former Colleyville Heritage standout Bobby Witt, Jr. married high school sweetheart Maggie Black in Dallas on Saturday, December 14. And the bride wore white, and the guests ate Whataburger.

3. Catch up on these restaurant openings and closures in Fort Worth. In the revolving doors scene of Fort Worth restaurants, some places have opened and others have closed. Incoming includes pizza, desserts, healthy food, and BBQ. Outgoing includes cider, craft beer, and healthy food.

4. El Garambullo Mexican restaurant in Hurst is the real deal. A restaurant in Hurst is serving something that just about everybody wants: authentic Mexican food. Called El Garambullo, it’s a family-owned place located in the former Harwood Cafe space at 109 Harwood Rd., where it's serving breakfast, fajitas, and house-made horchata.

Sopes plate at El Garambullo. El Garambullo

5. Fort Worth wrangles spot on new list of most fun cities in U.S. Fort Worth knows how to have a good time. So says a WalletHub's new report on the most fun cities in America in 2024, which ranked Fort Worth No. 55 out of 182 U.S. cities.

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