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Punk Noir Is an Art Exhibition for the Rule-Breakers

It’s the beginning of a new year, and the South Dallas Culture Center is halfway through its gallery season. The institution is kicking off 2020 with a new exhibition called Punk Noir by Nigerian American artist, Dawn Okoro, which will run from Jan. 25 through March 21. Okoro's art has...
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Mayor Has ‘Concerns’ About New DPD Crime Reduction Plan

The Dallas Police Department promised to implement a "data-driven approach to reduce violent crime" and laid out crime-reduction goals for the upcoming year in a report released Thursday. Mayor Eric Johnson demanded the report be released by the end of 2019, a particularly violent year in Dallas. In a statement released...
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After Restaurant Meltdown, Circo Leaders Head to Court

When Circo TX closed in the summer of 2019, details exploded into public about alleged mismanagement of the Uptown restaurant. Numerous former employees told this newspaper about paychecks that bounced or issued in cash and weeks where the restaurant could not afford to buy basic ingredients. Now new accusations are...
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Eat This: The Jack Reubie Sandwich at 407 BBQ

It was a year ago this month that 407 BBQ in Argyle moved down FM 407 to a new home. Gone was the single-wide trailer, now replaced with a large building and yet larger kitchen to accommodate the growing popularity of owner Bryan McLarty's barbecue venture. When we first visited...
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Restaurant Operators Try to Make Sense of Conflicting Safety Guidelines

Most agree restaurants should follow heightened safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic, but from there, things get complicated. Texas has its official guidelines for restaurants. The Centers for Disease Control has its own set of recommendations, as does the Food and Drug Administration. The Aspen Institute released an independent handbook...
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Kathryn Keller Is an Unorthodox Pioneer in Religious Trauma Therapy

Thanks to Netflix series Unorthodox, religious trauma is a topic that’s fresh on people’s minds, even if we haven't identified the show's takeaway message in that exact term. The drama details a young bride's life and subsequent escape from a deeply orthodox Hasidic community in Brooklyn. The show became a...
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Once Dependent on Selling to Bars, Peticolas Moves Forward With a New Plan

Peticolas Brewing Company has an excellent process for curbside pickup, probably the best I’ve experienced. And though its owner is grateful for the chance to keep business flowing because of that curbside plan, the company isn’t immune from coronavirus-fueled economic anxiety. On March 16, when Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced...
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What To Watch For as Texas 2020 Gets Underway

If it seems like just yesterday that the Iowa Democratic Party was making a mockery of their caucus' treasured first-in-the-nation status thanks to their inability to count votes or name a winner — it isn't. But it's close. Things are just getting started and, already, Texans are about to get...
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Many Students Could Lose Free Lunch Under Proposed SNAP Changes

Last week's proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could result in more than 300,000 Texans losing food aid. Of those people, many are children who are eligible automatically for free or reduced school lunch because their families receive food stamps. Advocates worry that some of those students will...
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County Pays Up After Deputy’s K-9 Mauls Girl in Schoolyard

In a startling example of community policing gone wrong, a drug-sniffing dog attacked a little girl after the county’s narcotics team showed up at an Arlington elementary school career day. This was in 2017. Now, the county is paying her medical bills after the girl’s mother, Yesenia Arevalo, filed suit earlier...
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The Best Things to Do in Dallas, July 29-Aug. 5

Monday, July 29 You Can't Take It With YouWhen the straitlaced Kirby family accidentally shows up a day early for a dinner party, their contrast with their hosts, the eccentric Vanderhof-Sycamore-Carmichael family, results in wacky high jinks and heartwarming life lessons in the perpetually popular You Can’t Take It With...