{"id":11226,"date":"2025-10-19T18:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/11226\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:51:12","slug":"top-5-reads-of-the-week-oct-13-17-local-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/11226\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Reads Of The Week [Oct. 13-17] &#8211; Local Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dropcap\">As another week wraps up, North Texas keeps the momentum going with stories of change, community and a few surprises along the way. From local milestones to fresh beginnings, these reads highlight the energy that keeps the region buzzing.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re winding down the weekend or gearing up for what\u2019s next, here\u2019s a quick way to stay in the loop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/lifestyle\/frisco-pro-team-dallas-pulse-11362486\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"screen-shot-2025-10-17-at-115454-am\" id=\"file-4195866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screen-shot-2025-10-17-at-115454-am.png;w=960.png\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n. Photo: Major League Volleyball&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Major League Volleyball\u2019s\u00a0Dallas franchise is turning up the energy with a new name, new look and new home. MLV Dallas officially rebranded as Dallas Pulse and announced that the team will make its home at the Comerica Center in Frisco. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/lifestyle\/frisco-pro-team-dallas-pulse-11362486\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/food-drink\/desperados-mexican-restaurant-dallas-legacy-plano-11341575\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"screen-shot-2025-10-13-at-101820-am\" id=\"file-4191533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screen-shot-2025-10-13-at-101820-am.png;w=960.png\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n. Photo: Desperados&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">One of Dallas\u2019\u00a0most beloved Tex-Mex favorites is heading to Collin County. Desperados Mexican Restaurant, a family-owned Dallas institution since 1976, is set to open a new location at 5960 W. Parker Road in Plano\u2019s Willow Bend Market. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/food-drink\/desperados-mexican-restaurant-dallas-legacy-plano-11341575\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/family\/best-family-friendly-halloween-frisco-mckinney-dallas-11351508\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"heritagecenterfrisco\" id=\"file-4193582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/heritagecenterfrisco.png;w=960.png\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n. Photo: Frisco Heritage Center&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Celebrate Halloween\u00a0by coming together with friends and family to enjoy the spookiness, treats and playful thrills that make the season so special. From trunk or treat adventures and haunted trails to costume contests and Halloween movies, North Texas offers endless ways to embrace the fun of the holiday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/family\/best-family-friendly-halloween-frisco-mckinney-dallas-11351508\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/news\/japanese-miyako-hybrid-hotel-coming-plano-11360925\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"front-credit-gensler\" id=\"file-4195540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/front-credit-gensler.jpg;w=960.jpeg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n. Photo: Gensler&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Construction is officially\u00a0underway on Plano\u2019s newest luxury destination, the $117.5 million\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/things-to-do\/miyako-hotel-to-open-first-texas-location-in-plano-7503595\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miyako Hybrid Hotel<\/a>. Developed by Japan\u2019s Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., the 12-story, 217-room boutique property will bring Japanese elegance, service and design to North Texas when it opens in fall 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/news\/japanese-miyako-hybrid-hotel-coming-plano-11360925\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/news\/frisco-license-plate-camera-network-public-safety-11344238\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"screen-shot-2025-10-14-at-105054-am\" id=\"file-4192149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screen-shot-2025-10-14-at-105054-am.png;w=960.png\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n. Photo: Flock Safety&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Frisco is strengthening\u00a0its public safety network with a new wave of automated license plate recognition cameras. The city council\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agenda.friscotexas.gov\/OnBaseAgendaOnline\/Documents\/DownloadFileBytes\/10_7_2025%20-%2070658%20-%20City%20Council%20-%20%20-%20MEMO_TXDOT%20CAMERA%20PERMITTING.DOCX%20-%20.pdf?documentType=1&amp;meetingId=5385&amp;itemId=70658&amp;publishId=50696&amp;isSection=False&amp;isAttachment=True\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">approved an agreement<\/a>\u00a0with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on Oct. 7 to install additional cameras at major intersections across the city. The measure passed unanimously as part of the council\u2019s consent agenda. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/news\/frisco-license-plate-camera-network-public-safety-11344238\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss anything\u00a0Local.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/newsletter\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a>\u00a0for our free newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As another week wraps up, North Texas keeps the momentum going with stories of change, community and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161,9763],"class_list":{"0":"post-11226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-plano","9":"tag-plano-headlines","10":"tag-plano-news","11":"tag-top-readsnewsletter_alltop-5-headlineslocal-profiletop-5-readslocal-profile-reads"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}