| Sam’s Club might be your new neighbor, and it doesn’t care about your petition. Sam’s launch of a market-sized Lower Greenville location comes with promises of “an easier and more tech-savvy shopping experience.” (WFAA) Powerful Dallas voices recently spoke out against the members-only club’s new spot. The district’s city councilman even launched a petition to stop it. Hints are that the smaller Sam’s will choose a different name for the updated concept. (Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate) |
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THE CATCH UP: YOUR NEWS DIGEST
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Cool off, there’s enough blame for everyone
Tempers flare, especially in brain-sizzling heat. A dip would be nice, huh? Too bad—constriction delays at the Samuell-Grand Aquatic Center have Dallas Park Board members at odds with contractors and city officials. (Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate)The power of sweet kicks—he gets it
Here’s a Dallas cop doing good for boys by beginning a shoe donation program. (WFAA)‘Jeg elsker deg’ means ‘I love you’
That’s how KBOX DJ Dan Ingram, who died at age 83, signed off the air. The station that made him famous passed on long ago, but KBOX and its talent remain legendary among residents of the ‘hood where it stood. (Lake Highlands Advocate) |
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Vintage vulgarity
Before porn proliferated cyberspace, similar smut sent via snail mail shocked unsuspecting Dallas residents spurred a postal service problem. (Dallas Morning News #flashback)‘Margarita, cuz no great story starts with salad’
Or, “My soul mate is out there somewhere, pushing a pull door.” These witty tags made the restaurant Austin’s El Arroyo’s famous and creator Ellis Winstanley, a Dallas native, a bona-fide published author. (Lake Highlands Advocate)Pain in the … everywhere
The Dallas Marathon plans to add a 50-kilometer event to the race-weekend mix. (Dallas Magazine) |
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HARD NEWS: IT’LL BE QUICK AND ONLY HURT A LITTLE
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Pimps probably made Dallas pit-stop here
Prostitution and sex-trafficking ring may have made its way through Dallas. Actors from the Telugu-language film industry were bought as sex slaves and sold around the U.S., including Dallas. (Dallas Morning News)Kids, adults, advanced swimmers—anyone can drown
Lake Ray Hubbard is a popular summertime playground. A woman drowned there over the weekend. (NBC 5) It happens in the summer. And it happened at Lake Lewisville. Have you ever wondered about the dive team sent in to retrieve bodies? (Lake Highlands Advocate)On a related note …
Lake Ray Hubbard will close a popular swimming park for July 4. (NBC 5) |
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Support Local Pollinators
If you’re a beginning gardener looking to give our bees and butterflies a boost, visit North Haven Gardens this Saturday, June 23rd for a free class on the best plants for local pollinators—with everything you need to get started right at your fingertips. (RSVP Here)
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DINING: BE THAT ONE GUY WHO KNOWS IT ALL
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‘A man cannot have a pure mind who refuses … dumplings’ —Charles Lamb
Hello Dumpling brings Chinese tradition to East Dallas (Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate)Tex-Mex cuisine casualty
It was there before some of us were old enough to have a drink at the bar, but now Blue Mesa On Northwest Highway is throwing in the towel. (Preston Hollow Advocate)Brrrrr—we’re out in the cold when it comes to nabbing a recipe
While Dallas has dozens of shaved ice and icy treat shops and food trucks from which to pick, we might never again know the pure bliss of Aunt Stelle’s Pink Lady snow cone whose recipe is a secret former owner Lee Albert vows he’ll take to the grave. (Oak Cliff Advocate) |
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EVENTS: OR, HOW TO AVOID LAME DATES
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Tonight
Got big dreams of singing onstage, performing your comedy act or playing an instrument? One of the best open mic nights happens Tuesday from 6:30-10 p.m. at Opening Bell, South Side. (Details)Seems old Reunion Tower is trying to capitalize on indoor (read: air-conditioned) fun out of the sun with weekday events. At 1 p.m. the tower and Dallas Zoo team up to bring in the animal adventures team and its variety of mammals, birds and reptiles to the ball. (Details)Tomorrow
Big show this week just might be Weezer and Pixies together at the Dos Equis Pavillion. (Details)
Hayao Miyazaki’s internationally beloved animated film “My Neighbor Totoro,” English-language dubbed, screens at Angelika, Dallas at 7. (Details) |
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A Fern for Everyone
There’s a fern for your garden whether it’s indoors or outdoors, in containers, beds, or baskets. Join us Saturday, June 30th for a free class to tour through the best, get planting and maintenance tips and more in this class! (RSVP Here)
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