Paris Baguette opened a new café at 5500 State Highway 121 in Plano, run by franchisees CJ Singh and Punya Kushalappa, serving pastries, sandwiches and Lavazza coffee.

Dig World opens this weekend across from Grapevine Mills, letting kids and adults operate real excavators, try a Dude Perfect zone and take home a flattened toy.

Jacob deGrom was scratched from Sunday's start vs. the Astros with a mild left glute strain; the Rangers are weighing an injured‑list move and short‑term rotation plans.

Flips Patio Grill will close July 19 for a six- to eight-week renovation that redoes the bar and shifts the Grapevine spot to non‑smoking, with plans to reopen later in 2026.

Deep Vellum’s inaugural Music & Literature Festival fills Deep Ellum July 10–12 with free daytime programming, panels and a Saturday headliner show featuring Hanif Abdurraqib and Jamila Woods.

A pedestrian died after being struck Wednesday near the 7900 block of Ederville Road and Aldra Drive in east Fort Worth. Police say the driver stayed at the scene while investigators probe the crash.

Jeremy Theron Smith pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the 2022 Hair World Salon shooting; prosecutors treated the attack as a hate crime and he was sentenced to 15 years.

Hamilton’s touring company plays Bass Performance Hall July 15–26 with Tyler Fauntleroy and Jimmie “J.J.” Jeter among the principals. Tickets start at $69 and vary by date.

A Dallas sidewalk kiosk in Turtle Creek was smashed days after the city’s new network went live. The vendor says it will cover repairs, but the incident renewed debate about ads and sidewalk clutter.

Landman is heading back to Fort Worth for Season 3: Billy Bob Thornton will return and the show’s success has led to big pay bumps for co‑stars as filming readies for August.

A Fort Worth zoning panel blocked an industrial rezoning for Mosier Valley and approved a one‑acre residential rezoning. Neighbors called the decision a preservation victory.

A person was killed Tuesday night near Maryland Ave and Corning Ave in South Oak Cliff; police confirmed the fatality but offered few details.

A former Brazos County juvenile probation officer was sentenced to 190 months after traveling to Wylie to meet what he believed was an 11‑year‑old arranged on the dark web.