Top schmear: Dallas bagel shop wins NY contest

Plus: VP debate tonight, sidewalk robots to help with delivery and more. [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Good evening, North Texas! Everyone has heard of the iconic "New York City bagel." But that's old news. "D-FW schmears" are in, especially after [this Dallas bagel shop won Schmear of the Year]( at the 2024 New York BagelFest. Thanks for your readership. Wake up to more news in your inbox from us tomorrow morning. — Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist and Shannon Worley, Audience Journalist   [A white GoLink bus waits for customers at a stop.]( DART's GoLink service waits for customers at the Parker Road transit station in Plano. 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