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Slit Has a Lot to Give on Debut EP Nothing Left

Long before the pandemic had us all becoming just a bit more health conscious, the members of Dallas metalcore band Slit were concerned with another national health crisis. "The plan from the beginning was for the EP to center around a lot of mental struggles and the idea of giving...
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Shelley Luther Announces Bid for Texas Senate

Shelley Luther could soon be trading her shears for a state Senate seat. Saturday, at a pro-law enforcement “Blue Lives Matter” rally, the Dallas hair salon owner announced that she would be running for District 30 in a special election. In a video from the event, Luther spoke to supporters...
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Pandemic or Not, Jackson Scribner’s Music Needs To Be Heard

A common question asked of many songwriters is whether the music or the lyrics come first when crafting a tune. Typically, the artist replies with something along the lines of “Well, it just depends, really, there’s no one set way to write a song.” For Jackson Scribner, such a question...
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4 Restaurants Close While Others Move to New Digs

A big closure was announced last week, as Savor had its last day of service over the weekend. The restaurant is important to Klyde Warren Park, as its rent goes toward the park's budget. Don't expect to see overflowing trash cans anytime soon, but the park’s operations are funded by...
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Country Music Awards Draw Backlash for Oh So Many Reasons

Country music has had a tough year. With Lady Antebellum changing their name to Lady A, losses from COVID shutdowns, the death of country icons and backlash befalling critics of Dolly Parton for her support of the Black Lives Matter movement, 2020 naturally ended with a shit show known as the Country...
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DISD Pushes Back Start of In-Person Classes Until at Least October

Dallas Independent School District will not have in-person classes or sports training until at least Oct. 6, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said just minutes ago. Speaking at a news conference broadcast live on Facebook, Hinojosa said the board of trustees in two weeks will consider whether to stay with online-only classes...
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Reverchon Park Deal Is a Bust

Every year, Preservation Dallas, an organization focused on preserving and revitalizing historic spaces in the city, publishes a list of local, endangered areas. The historical, nearly a century-old Reverchon Ball Park made it on the list this year because a planned entertainment venue and baseball field threatened to replace it...
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Star Trek: Discovery Beams Up Two New LGBTQ Characters

Expanding its already out-of-this-world storyline and casting, the Star Trek franchise's latest installment, the series Star Trek: Discovery, announced the addition of a transgender and nonbinary character. The CBS All Access show plans to introduce the characters for its upcoming third season. Blu del Barrio will play Adira, a nonbinary...
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Dallas State Sen. Royce West Headed for U.S. Senate Runoff

A little more than 21 hours after polls closed in Dallas County, Texas' last major outstanding election result finally came in: Long-serving Dallas state Senator Royce West finished second with 14.5% of the vote in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, advancing to a May runoff with former Air Force helicopter...
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Abbott Issues Statewide Mask Order

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued an order requiring people to wear masks in public in any county with 20 or more confirmed cases of COVID-19. The order comes as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge statewide and public health officials worry about how Independence Day gatherings could fuel...
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Lawsuits Crack Down on Big Pharma for Its Role In Opioid Crisis

The payback bill keeps getting bigger for the pharmaceutical companies some say had a heavy hand in causing the nation’s opioid crisis. Big pharma companies like Johnson & Johnson have been hit by crashing waves of lawsuits in recent years, accused of deceptively encouraging doctors to prescribe narcotics for chronic...
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Ellen’s Brings Diner Food and Social Justice to Allen

A West End favorite has set up its second shop in the suburbs. Founded by Joe Groves and chef Russell Mertz, Ellen's offers Southern cuisine and diner food, inspired by Groves’ mother, Ellen. And it’s now open in Allen. Ellen’s first opened in downtown Dallas eight years ago with 32...
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Abbott Wants to Crack Down on Rioting by Creating a New Slate of Felonies

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talked tough on rioters during a press conference at the Dallas Police Association building yesterday, laying out proposed legislation for a crackdown on protests gone awry. “Texas is not going to tolerate violence, vandalism or rioting,” Abbott said. The Constitution guarantees the right to peaceably assemble,...
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EPA Promises Additional Soil Testing at Southern Dallas Superfund Site

The Environmental Protection Agency has promised to test soil in neighborhoods bordering a southern Dallas Superfund site in an effort to address community concerns about the presence of heavy metals. The announcement came at a community meeting Thursday, when the EPA presented the results of an initial report showing heightened...
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TEA Offers Test to Determine Depth of COVID Slide

Texas' mandatory end-of-year tests are canceled this year, but state education officials have come up with a way for parents to make their kids take them anyway. The Texas Education Agency is rolling out an optional online end-of-year test that school districts and parents across the state can use to...