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Hillcrest Village, the Far North Dallas shopping center that sat mostly vacant five years ago, continues to reinvent itself. Starship Bagel and Ka Thai are expected to move in, their owners confirm.
The two restaurants will bring more Dallas-Fort Worth-owned eateries to the resurrected shopping center at Hillcrest and Arapaho roads. The complex already has North Texas-born shops like Cane Rosso pizza, Haystack Burgers and Haute Sweets Patisserie. Don Pepe’s Rancho Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar moved into the development a few years ago after serving Mexican food in the neighborhood since 1985.
Hillcrest Village is also home to a $4.3 million park and lawn that some have called a “mini Klyde Warren Park.” Developer David Sacher said in 2020 that he intends to bring back the “small town” feel of the neighborhood from when he was a kid, living close by.
Starship Bagel owner Oren Salomon grew up near there, too. His coming-soon Starship Bagel will replace the Blockbuster Video he used to walk to as a middle-schooler at Parkhill Junior High.
“I have a nostalgic and childhood connection with this space,” Salomon said.
He sees the potential of the shopping center he remembers fondly. “It’s a template and model for the future of suburban design,” Salomon said. Adding the park and re-using existing buildings from the 1970s and ‘80s creates “gathering spaces and city squares” in a commercial area that needed a facelift, Salomon said. The home he grew up in, where his dad still lives, is nearby.
Ka Thai will open in place of the shuttered Chinese restaurant Mandarin by Howard Wang’s. Previously, it was enchilada shop Lada — a first-of-its-kind restaurant that didn’t thrive.
Here’s a little bit more about each of the new Hillcrest Village restaurants.
Ka Thai
Owner Jackie Kaewlamduan started Ka Thai in a cramped, 1,800-square-foot restaurant on McKinney Avenue in Dallas, north of Knox Street. It was too small to sustain its growing take-out business, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, so Kaewlamduan moved Ka Thai south of Lemmon Avenue on McKinney, where it remains today.
The Hillcrest Village restaurant will be Ka Thai’s second location.
Popular items include Heaven Beef with tamarind dipping sauce and sticky rice, fried rice and papaya salad. Kaewlamduan’s favorite is the Massaman Curry, made in honor of her grandmother, whose curry was so beloved, she made it in large quantities for her village in Thailand on holidays.
Kaewlamduan moved to the Dallas area to get a master’s degree in management, but she found that she enjoyed working in restaurants more than she liked the 9-to-5. Eventually, she became a full-time restaurateur. She calls Ka Thai “my dream.”
Starship Bagel
Dallas-Fort Worth was once a bit of a bagel desert, but it’s now brimming with great shops in nearly every corner. Starship Bagel brought national attention back to D-FW in October 2023, when it won Best Bagel in a blind taste test at BagelFest in New York.
Starship’s plain bagel is its most popular. Owner Salomon likes it smeared with fermented jalapeño cream cheese, but cream cheese options abound: green olive, honey almond, strawberry, vegan avocado and more. The shop also sells bagel sandwiches, including the signature lox with tomato, cucumber, red onion and capers.
Starship started in Lewisville and has expanded to downtown Dallas. The Hillcrest Village restaurant will be “an evolution” of the downtown Dallas walk-up window, in that it’ll have the same menu but more indoor seating and more than one ordering line.
“We’re hoping to serve a lot of people,” Salomon said.
Ka Thai and Starship Bagel are both expected to open at 6859 Arapaho Road (in Hillcrest Village), Dallas. Tentative opening dates are spring 2024.
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FC Dallas returns home this weekend looking to build off last week’s road result as Real Salt lake comes to town for another important Western Conference matchup. With the schedule beginning to pile up before the summer World Cup break in June, grabbing points at Toyota Stadium feels more important than ever right now.
RSL arrives with one of the more balanced attacks in the conference and enough pace to punish mistakes in transition. For Dallas, this one is about staying organized defensively, controlling the midfield battle, and continuing to find consistency in the final third. If those three items can be checked off this weekend, there’s a real opportunity to keep the momentum moving in the right direction before a long summer road trip.
Let’s dive into some notes, predictions, and more.
TL;DR: Match Preview
Quick hits before kickoff.
- Score prediction: FC Dallas 2 – 1 Real Salt Lake
- Key player to watch: Petar Musa – To make the World Cup roster later this month for Croatia, Musa has to continue scoring here and guide the team to a big home win.
- Why this game matters: The next two are at home and after that there are nine straight road games. Dallas has to bank some points at home while they can before the long summer road trip.
FC Dallas Notes:
All-time vs RSL: FC Dallas holds a 24-15-13 all-time regular-season record against RSL. Dallas has scored 79 goals against Salt Lake. RSL has scored 63.
Home record vs RSL: Dallas has a solid 14-2-8 at home against RSL in regular season meetings. Dallas has scored 44 home goals against RSL. Salt Lake has scored 23 goals at Toyota Stadium versus Dallas. Dallas last won at home versus RSL on April 16, 2023. Jesús Ferreira and Bernanrd Kamungo scored for Dallas that night.
Homegrown clock: Homegrown keeper Michael Collodi was the only HGP earning minutes this season until Nolan Norris joined him on the field. Collodi has played the full 90 in each match, while Norris has been in and out of the lineup. Norris also has one goal on the season. Caleb Swann also made his debut off the bench in New York. Together, they have played 1595 minutes. To add more perspective here, Dallas HGPs only accounted for 1683 minutes in 2025.
What to Watch For: FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium riding momentum from a historic road win in New York, but RSL arrives with one of the most dangerous young attacks in MLS. Here’s what to watch when the Burn host the Claret-and-Cobalt on Saturday.
Notable season stats:
- FCD is 7th in crosses in MLS with 144.
- The Burn are 6th in total distance covered in MLS with 286.24 km (800 miles).
- FCD is third in MLS in aerial challenges won with 171.
- FC Dallas is 9th in MLS in xG with 18.81.
- FCD is 8th in MLS in shot efficiency with 1.19.
- Musa is 4th in MLS in xG with 7.77. He also ranks tied for 4th in MLS in shots with 40.
Potential FC Dallas Lineup:
With another three-games in seven days stretch coming up, Eric Quill will likely go with as strong of a lineup as possible in these next two home games.
Formation: 3-4-3
Projected Starting XI
Availability & Disciplinary Report
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Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended with next yellow card: none
Suspended with next two yellow cards: Osaze Urhoghide, Nolan Norris
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Availability Report
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin
Out: Anderson Julio (Lower leg), Bernard Kamungo (lower leg)
Questionable: none
On Loan: Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Mamelodi Sundowns FC), Enes Sali (Al-Riyadh), Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras
International duty: none
Real Salt Lake Notes:
Key player for RSL: Diego Luna
Scouting Real Salt Lake: What FC Dallas Needs to Know 🔎 A detailed scouting report on RSL ahead of FC Dallas’ 2026 showdown, breaking down formations, key players, tendencies, and tactical edges.
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Jesus Barea (knee), Emeka Eneli (knee), Ari Piol (Achilles)
Questionable: Juan Jose Arias (groin), Justen Glad (groin), Lukas Engel (hip)
International duty: none
Big game this week for FC Dallas. Before we get into it, members have the full scouting report, projected lineups, and injury report. If you want to go into Matchday actually knowing what to watch for, now’s the time.
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A mystery trust bought one of the most expensive homes in Texas this week — just months after buying another multimillion dollar property nearby.
The Lost River Trust bought the mansion at 4815 Saint Johns Drive in Highland Park from Dallas entrepreneurs Melbourne and Jamie O’Banion on May 5, according to county records. The final sale price is undisclosed, but the sellers had the home listed for $24.9 million at the time.
The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home spans 11,433 square feet on a 0.6-acre lot, according to the listing. It was built by Mark Molthan and designed by Tom Weber. They listed the home on March 23 for about $2,200 per square foot.
Allie Beth Allman, founder of the eponymous brokerage, represented the sellers. Damon Williamson with The Agency represented the buyer, according to Redfin.
Just two Dallas homes last year sold with listing prices higher than $25 million, though both sold for well below what they asked. The trust of the late Fortress Investment Group CEO Josh Pack sold his former home at 6601 Hunters Glen Road for $30.5 million after asking $35 million, and manufacturer Guinn Crousen sold his home at 4000 Euclid Avenue for $25.5 million after asking $33 million.
Only six homes in Texas are asking a higher price, according to Zillow. Two effectively tie with the home on Saint Johns Drive: a spec mansion on Strait Lane that’s asking $25 million, and another new construction at 4 Lana Lane in Houston that’s asking $25.5 million.
The Lost River Trust bought another luxury home just six months ago. On Nov. 14, the trust purchased the home at 3709 Euclid Avenue, a four-bedroom, six-bathroom, 5,845-square-foot house that was asking $14 million when it withdrew from the market in September. It’s about half a mile south of the home on Saint Johns Drive.
Melbourne O’Banion is the CEO of Dallas-based tech startup Bestow, which produces software for life insurance companies. His wife Jamie O’Banion is the founder of Dallas-based cosmetics company BeautyBio.
The Crespi Estate at 5619 Walnut Hill Lane, listed by the Cox Family for $64 million, remains the most expensive home on the market in Texas.
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DALLAS – Thunderstorms will roll through parts of North Texas on Friday. Thankfully, none should be severe. Mother’s Day could be a different story.
Friday Forecast
According to FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Berkeley Taylor, a cluster of thunderstorms will work their way east across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Friday morning.
Everything is well below severe limits, just with lots of lightning!
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move in and out through the day on Friday. Coverage is about 20%.
An isolated strong storm or two can’t be ruled out, but the overall threat is low.
Temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s for the morning, before climbing into the 80s by the afternoon.
Weekend Forecast
Saturday will look similar, with even lower coverage expected.
Sunday presents the best chance to find rain and storms – about 50% as a cold front moves through North Texas.
North Texas is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather. The biggest concerns will be with wind and hail.
Timing-wise, the front looks to move through in the afternoon/evening.
7-Day Forecast
Once the front is south of North Texas on Mother’s Day, the rain should come to an end, and it will stay dry into next week.
Temperatures will start to warm into the upper 80s and low 90s by midweek next week.
The Source: The information in this story is from the FOX 4 Weather team and National Weather Service.
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