Jan 17, 2026 | 10:00 am
Editor’s note: The top Dallas news of the week includes a new ice cream shop with a twist and a major downtown Dallas road closure. Catch up on our most popular stories below, then visit this guide to plan the rest of your weekend.
1. Crispy Cones opens in Plano with cool twist on regular ice cream cone. An ice cream shop chain that appeared on Shark Tank has opened a location in Plano. Crispy Cones is an innovative concept that places as much attention on the cone as it does the ice cream.
2. Sophisticated new cocktail bar heads to familiar East Dallas space. A vibey new cocktail bar that brings together decades of bar expertise will soon open its doors in East Dallas. Called Ritual, it will open at 1623 N. Hall St., taking over the space formerly occupied by the restaurant Alice…