Read the most popular DFW-area news from the past week.

Austin-inspired restaurant The Stix Icehouse coming soon to McKinney

The Stix Icehouse, a beer garden and grill inspired by Austin restaurants, plans to open next spring in McKinney.

Developer pursues new Plano apartments with grassy setback from nearby neighborhood

A developer’s plan for new apartments approved this week would replace an existing paved road with a walkable greenbelt southeast of Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway.






ROUNDUP: Here are the latest business and restaurant closures in Richardson

Check out the latest on business and restaurant closings in Richardson since May.

What Frisco ISD families can expect for the all-virtual start to the 2020-21 school year

Synchronous and asynchronous learning models will be implemented in Frisco ISD’s all-virtual start to the 2020-21 school year, according to district officials.




Longtime Grapevine jewelry store owner reacts to GrapeFest cancellation

Bermuda Gold & Silver has been a staple of the Main Street scene in Grapevine over the decades.

So when the city announced that the annual GrapeFest festival would be canceled, owner Debi Meek knew that it would come as tough news to small mom and pop shops like hers.

Miranda Jaimes, Daniel Houston, Mackenzie Plusnick, Elizabeth Ucles and Gavin Pugh contributed to this report.