This week's hot headlines
DFW population boom tops this week's 5 most-read Fort Worth stories
The Metroplex's population in the next five years could balloon to nearly 8.5 million people.
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1. Dallas-Fort Worth population headed toward staggering milestone by 2028. Fort Worth drivers, prepare to share the roads with nearly a million more people. A new analysis predicts Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington's population could cross the 8 million threshold in the next five years, swelling to nearly 8.5 million total residents.
2. Luxury furniture store debuts first Texas outlet at hottest spot in Grapevine. A popular retailer of high-end, artisan-crafted furniture and decor has introduced a new concept to Texas by way of Grapevine: Arhaus The Loft, an offshoot of Arhaus, opened at Grapevine Mills on June 30. It has nestled into the hottest spot in the mall, in the city, in all of Tarrant County - next to Meow Wolf.
3. Californians moving to Fort Worth can save nearly $500,000, new study finds.Does it seem that Californians really are everywhere in Fort Worth? Here's why: Money (of course). A new report by online storage finding platform StorageCafe has revealed just how much money the average Californian saves by taking on the title of "transplant" and relocating to Texas. In some cases, it's a near half-million-dollar move.
4. Indian street food joins restaurant mix at buzzy new Fort Worth center. An Indian street food concept is coming to Fort Worth: Curry Up Now, a chain from the West Coast, will open a location in the growing North City development at Alliance in North Fort Worth.
5. Cool off from Dallas-Fort Worth's hot summer with cheery Christmas in July events. It's beginning to look a lot like - well, nothing resembling Christmas around Dallas-Fort Worth. But local bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues are hauling out the holly anyway for "Christmas in July" events because here, in the sweltering days of July, we need a little Christmas right this very minute.
