{"id":386312,"date":"2026-07-25T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386312\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:21:07","slug":"plano-named-fittest-city-in-texas-and-more-top-dallas-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386312\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano named fittest city in Texas and more top Dallas news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: The top Dallas news of the week includes three exciting debuts, one sad closure, and a scenic trip through the Texas Hill Country. Get the details on our most popular stories below, then plan the rest of your weekend right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

1. Texas Hill Country route beckons as most scenic road trip in the U.S.<\/a> A new guide from Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler spotlighted 17 ultra-scenic road trip routes across the U.S. that are “worth every single mile” \u2014 including two through Texas.<\/p>\n

2. New coastal Italian restaurant Scilla will transport Dallas to Calabria<\/a>. Dallas is getting a taste of Italy’s Calabrian coast. Scilla, a new coastal Italian restaurant inspired by the seaside village of the same name, debuted in the Park Cities on Friday, July 17.<\/p>\n

3. Clara Hotel debuts in Plano with chef-driven dining and late-night lounge<\/a>. The Clara Hotel has officially opened in Plano’s Legacy Corridor with a chef-driven restaurant and chic new cocktail bar, which are part of a $4 million transformation<\/a> of the former NYLO Dallas\/Plano Hotel.<\/p>\n

\"Clara The Clara Hotel is now open. Photo by Greg Ceo Studio <\/p>\n

4. Deep Ellum cheese shop Amor y Queso reopens with expanded market<\/a>. A beloved Deep Ellum cheese and charcuterie shop has reopened after a hiatus with an expanded concept. Amor y Queso is officially welcoming customers again.<\/p>\n

5. Mom-and-pop Italian grocery in downtown Dallas closes after a year<\/a>. A buzzy grocery store in downtown Dallas has closed. Ari\u2019s Pantry, the small local chain specializing in Italian groceries and to-go foods, has closed its location in the heart of the Central Business District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor’s note: The top Dallas news of the week includes three exciting debuts, one sad closure, and a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[745,4143,427,7959,423,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-386312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-closings","tag-goodwill","tag-hot-headlines","tag-most-popular-stories","tag-openings","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386312","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=386312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}