THAT’S SO DALLAS

Recall the 25-year old who posed as a 17-year-old Hillcrest High School student in order to play football? It’s a good thing he didn’t “get lucky”— he’d be in far more trouble now. The same scam scored him dates with classmates as young as 14. He established a somewhat serious relationship with one girl. Now “indecency with a child” charges are imminent. His girlfriend said “no” when he allegedly asked for sex, but they did reportedly engage in some carnal contact. (Dallas Morning News) 

THE CATCH UP: YOUR NEWS DIGEST

Totally winning
Dallas County-raised, Rowlett High School graduate Marquise Goodwin who is a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, wins America’s hearts. The University of Texas ex celebrates a contract extension by buying his mommy a house. You should cry a little now. (Texas Monthly)

Power down your way of life, you terrible, awful humans
Scammers claiming to be Oncor workers are ripping off elderly, vulnerable Dallas residents. (WBAP)

One construction worker dies after rescue
Not as dramatic as divers attempting to free a teenage soccer team trapped in a flooding shaft as a global community of people gather to help (NPR), but three men had to be rescued from a trench near Singleton in West Dallas. One co-worker died. We hope with our entire hearts those kids in Thailand enjoy a happier ending. (WFAA)



Pet plethora, parents needed
Do you feel like a sad, lonely loser? Somebody sure to love and admire you with unyielding loyalty, even if you are a genocidal maniac (Old Dogs Are The Best Dogs intro), is waiting for you at Dallas’ Animal Services. If you’re masochistic, cats too. (CW 33)

Bankin’ on sunshine, oh yeah!
A Dallas couple finally achieved a dream to start a line of environmentally safer sunscreens, sans sea-sullying substances. The start-up’s timing could not have been more perfect had they planned it this way. (Dallas Morning News)

#DallasStrong
Dallas commemorates the “deadliest” and “finest hour” in its police force’s history. (CBS DFW)

HARD NEWS: IT’LL BE QUICK AND ONLY HURT A LITTLE

Gun tragedy leads to teaching tour 
Parkland High School shooting survivors are traveling to 75 cities, including Dallas, in 20-plus states to spread hard-won wisdom. (NBC 5)

Shoes that make a statement
Teens address gun-violence issue through art—specifically, a room stocked with 7,000 shoes. (KERA)

Shooting victim’s story has holes
A man in East Dallas called police early Sunday to report that a black male at Trees nightclub in Deep Ellum shot him. But the club owners say no such thing happened at the venue. (NBC 5) 

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DINING: BE THAT ONE GUY WHO KNOWS IT ALL

Mediocre ‘meat’ eating
Well, wieners! We could have won the annual hot-dog-eating contest right here in Dallas at the Libertine, maybe. (Central Track)

Modest Asian MINT maven
The prestigious James Beard Foundation invited her to prepare a New Bangkok-style menu for Thailand’s Full Moon Festival in New York City. But the creator of Asian Mint Nikky Phinyawatana never has called herself a chef. (Preston Hollow Advocate)

Off the road again, and again, and one more time
Dylan’s Barbeque Saloon, Baker’s Ribs on Main, Baby Back Shak, Sammy’s Bar-B-Q, 18th & Vine — just a pinch of praiseworthy pit stops along your tasty Texas road trip. See this sweet interactive map for more. (Texas Monthly)

EVENTS: OR, HOW TO AVOID LAME DATES

Tonight

Ben Fountain and Cora Cardona host a reading at The Wild Detectives.(Details)

Pour yourself into history with Dallas Historical Society at Marriott Dallas. (Not Drunk History if you’re driving, please.) (Details)

Tomorrow

Thirty Seconds to Mars / Walk the Moon / Welshly Arms at Dos Equis Pavilion. (Details)

Shakespeare Dallas presents Shakespeare in the park: Comedy of Errors. (Details)

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