Editor’s note: The top Dallas news of the week highlights a sweet new shop opening in McKinney. Plus, billionaires abound in Dallas while a 1970s restaurant chain dwindles down to one location in the area. Get the details on our most popular stories below, then find the best things to do this weekend right here.
1. Over-the-top bakery-candy shop Pinkitzel puts McKinney in the pink. A fabulously over-the-top bakery and boutique has debuted in historic downtown McKinney: Called Pinkitzel, it’s a bakery, candy shop, and gift boutique now open at 101 W. Louisiana St., taking over a space that was previously Homeology.
2. 19 Dallas-area billionaires make 2025 Forbes list of richest Americans. Nineteen Dallas-Fort Worth billionaires have landed on Forbes’ prestigious list of the 400 richest Americans in 2025. And it’s been a good year for this elite club: America’s wealthiest billionaires are $1.2 trillion richer in 2025, bringing their collective worth to a staggering $6.6 trillion…