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Team Better Block Will Help Restaurants Set Up Makeshift Drive-Thrus

Yesterday, as you know by now, Dallas lost dining-in privileges to the coronavirus. The list of restaurants in this city that are already pivoting full-steam toward takeout and delivery are many. Team...

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Leading Off (3/18/20)

Arlington Man Could Be DFW’s First COVID-19 Death. Pat James’ family says he tested positive. He was 77 and lived at a retirement center where his wife also now has the virus. James had been...

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For the First Time in Three Years, Dallas’ Total Homeless Count Dropped

Perhaps a little lost in the shuffle was this morning’s release of the 2020 Point-in-Time count, the annual look at homelessness in Dallas. The release usually happens at an event with hundreds of...

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The Katy Trail Should Not Be Such a Great Place to Catch the Coronavirus

I can see how the Katy Trail could be appealing, seeing as outdoor exercise is one of our last remaining away-from-home pleasures, and well, here’s a place you can do it and remind yourself other human...

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7 Recent Documentaries With Dallas Ties to Watch While Quarantined

Someday there will be dozens of documentaries about the very time we’re living in, but right now you and I both need some entertainment that can deliver a break. I’ve rounded up a few documentaries...

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Boosted Gun Shop Sales Are One More Sign of These Trying Times

The gun shops of Dallas County have been overrun. Through a couple of trying weeks, that simple fact may be the darkest slice of excessive buying in the face of this pandemic. County Judge Clay Jenkins...

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Dallas Won’t Be Able to Aid Small Business Without Help

The city’s ad hoc COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Assistance committee met over a conference line this afternoon. There is a lot to digest from a two-hour meeting that might’ve contained as much info as...

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Leading Off (03/25/20)

There Are Apparently A Lot of Businesses Violating Emergency Orders. The city has responded to at least 853 calls about large gatherings and issued 150 warnings to shape up. Most deal with restaurants,...

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An Alert Reader Raises Concern About the City’s Permitting Practices

An Alert Frontburnervian with knowledge of how permits are issued at City Hall has a problem with how staff is handling construction and development permits in this time of shelter-in-place. The reader...

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The Search for a Parks Director Is Happening Outside the Public Eye

On Wednesday, I talked to Park and Recreation Board Commissioner Jesse Moreno about the city’s three month hunt for a new Parks director. Moreno was uneasy about whether the public had truly been let...

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In a Blow to Hourly Workers, a Judge Blocks Dallas’ Sick Time Ordinance

A federal judge struck down Dallas’ paid sick leave ordinance on Monday, at least for the time being. In effect since August, the measure ensured hourly workers could take paid time off as long as they...

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Rental Assistance Could Be on the Way To Dallas

Rental assistance could be on the way for a portion of Dallas renters who have lost their jobs or had their incomes scaled back due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Details are still...

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