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  From Naples to Dallas: Partenope Continues to Serve Downtown

  October 30 at 4 a.m.

  There are several Italian restaurants in and around Dallas, but many fans of the cuisine complain that truly good Italian is hard to find here. At Partenope in downtown Dallas, husband-and-wife duo Megan and Dino Santonicola incorporate Neapolitan tradition throughout their restaurant. The restaurant’s name comes from the original name...

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  Dallas City Council Temporarily Waives Parking Requirements for Restaurants’ Patios

  October 29 at 4 a.m.

  While restaurants usually have to have one parking spot per 100 or 200 square feet of usable space, that’s now not the case for their patio areas, at least for a little while. The Dallas City Council approved a resolution Wednesday temporarily authorizing covered, unenclosed patio areas to to be...

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  Social Distancing, Paperwork Snafus Shut 4 Restaurants/Bars for the Moment

  October 29 at 4 a.m.

  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has suspended permits for four establishments in Dallas: Shuck N Jive, Alamo Club, Bungalow and High Fives. “These violations represent a very small number of the more than 20,000 licensed businesses inspected by TABC since the beginning of May,” TABC Chairman Kevin J. Lilly said...

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  A Little Coffee Shop Keeps Grinding

  October 26 at 4 a.m.

  It wasn’t long ago that one could jump on a green bike and make her way from the central business district to the eastern side of Deep Ellum — the quieter side where the beautification efforts by the city stay cleaner and there are fewer people trying to make Deep...

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  Eat This: Chicken Mole at el Pueblo

  October 26 at 4 a.m.

  We’ve liked plenty about El Pueblo in North Oak Cliff. Three years ago, critic Brian Reinhart said the restaurant “has Mexican food so good, six enchiladas might not be enough.” On a recent morning with shockingly cold temperatures (relatively), another dish offered wonderful comfort: chicken mole. Whole pieces of chicken...

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  Contact Tracing and Compliance Key to Avoiding 2,500 Daily COVID Cases by Year End

  October 26 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas County and the nation are staring at a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. Eight months into the pandemic, little has changed in terms of broad strategy to contain the spread. Wearing a mask, hand-washing, social-distancing and avoiding large gatherings are the leading strategies to flatten the curve until a...