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Hot Heights bagel shop's stunning news leads week's top stories

Bagel drama accounted for two of this week's most popular stories.

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Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.

3. Buzzy Heights bagel shop rebrands after founding baker’s surprise exit. Sadly, bagel maker Zac Wilson split with his partners who are moving forward without him.

4. Sizzling Tex-Mex staple opening expansive patio bar-restaurant in River Oaks. It's the latest Tex-Mex restaurant to open in the River Oaks/Upper Kirby area.

5. Beloved Houston bakery and home for sweet treats opens in The Woodlands. Old-Fashioned Diner Cakes and Billionaire Brownies have arrived in The Woodlands.

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Find Carvel soft serve at Buttermilk Baby.

Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.

1. Ben Berg’s retro Heights diner opens with burgers, biscuits, and Carvel. The restaurant serves pancakes and biscuits in the morning, burgers and chicken sandwiches for lunch and dinner, and a full selection of New York’s celebrated Carvel ice cream for children of all ages..

3. Hermann Park moves full steam ahead with new electric trains. The biggest differences riders will notice is smoother travel and a lack of fumes blowing back.

4. Favorite Heights pizzeria opens new location in Bellaire. Having found success in the Heights, the restaurant is already expanding.

5. Buzzy Houston wine bar shakes things up with first-ever cocktail menu. Now you can pair an espresso martini or prickly pear mezcal margarita with your bruschetta board.