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Plus: Learning gaps in Texas schools, Joe V's in Irving, pro slap fighting approved in Texas [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Hello, D-FW! MOOO! No, those aren't your neighborhood cows. It's the North Texas Fair and Rodeo calling your name. Taking place Aug.16-25 in Denton, it's one of 10 activities digital arts producer Therese Powell suggests to put on your end-of-summer list. [Read the rest of her recommendations here](. We'll have more news for your inbox tomorrow in our morning roundup to help you start your day. — Shannon Worley, Audience Journalist   [Photo of the American Airlines Center in Victory Park.]( The new Italian concept from chef Carla Pellegrino will take a space formerly housed by a television studio, positioned on the right side of the Victory Plaza development at the foot of the American Airlines Center. (Courtesy of Asana Partners) [‘Top Chef’ alum to open restaurant in WFAA’s former Victory Park space]( Between bustling events at the American Airlines Center and the forthcoming 5,000-person Goldman Sachs campus, [the ownership behind a new Italian restaurant]( expects it to stay busy. Sanjay Joshi, owner and CEO of the eatery expected to open in early 2025, has tapped Carla Pellegrino of Top Chef and Throwdown with Bobby Flay fame to guide the culinary efforts at the space. And what a space it is. The not-yet-named restaurant is expected to inhabit 6,100 square feet that formerly served as television station WFAA’s studio, situated on a prime corner of Victory Plaza in Dallas. 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Perch [...] [READ MORE NEWS](     ADVERTISEMENT   - [Olympic medal tracker](: See how Texans are faring at the 2024 Paris Games - [Noah Lyles finished 3rd in Olympic 200 with COVID](. What we know about his illness - [Sha’Carri Richardson saves U.S. women in Olympic 4x100 relay](, while men advance easily - [U.S. men’s basketball team rallies]( to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics semifinal - Grand Prairie’s [Jasmine Moore wins Olympic bronze]( medal in women’s long jump - Here are all the [Dallas-area high school products to medal]( at 2024 Paris Olympics BUSINESS [New Dallas-to-Fort Worth bullet train route advances to environmental review]( The regional transportation planning agency spearheading the project approved an additional $1.6 million to [...] [H-E-B’s affordable grocery chain Joe V’s Smart Shop is coming to Irving]( The San Antonio-based grocery chain is looking to expand its North Texas footprint. 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