Editor's note:This week's most popular stories are overflowing with openings and closings. We start with a restaurant news roundup of openings, closings, and new menus, followed by the fate of McDonald's buzzy beverage spinoff. Plus, we have all the details on romantic Valentine's Day dining in Fort Worth.

Read our most popular stories of the week below, and then find the best things to do this weekend right here.

1. Scads of openings and closings in this Fort Worth restaurant news. This roundup of restaurant news around Fort Worth has it all: optimistic openings, tragic farewells, surprising re-openings, and even more surprising temporary closures.

2. McDonald's closes 2 of its CosMc's beverage shops around Fort Worth. After less than a year, McDonald's is cutting back on its CosMc's beverage spinoff, and that includes shutting down at least two locations around Fort Worth.

3. Buzzy burger joint from Austin to open inside Fort Worth comedy club. There's a buzzy new burger joint with Michelin ties opening in Fort Worth: Called NADC Burger, it's a cheeseburger chain featuring Texas Wagyu burgers that will open inside Big Laugh Comedy Club.

NADC Burger is coming to Fort Worth. Courtesy of NADC Burger

4. Where to drink now: 6 best bars near the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. For patrons of the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo looking to whet their whistles nearby, this edition of Where to Drink is for you. Here are six top Fort Worth bars just a lasso's throw from Will Rogers and Dickies Arena.

5. The best Fort Worth restaurants for Valentine's Day dining 2025. Valentine's Day is less than a month away, giving ample time for planning a romantic dinner. Restaurants around Fort Worth are already preparing for the rush with special meals and reservations.