| It’s what happens when someone brings a gun to a water-balloon fight. Sure, blasting liquid-loaded rubber sacs at your friends during a rooftop pool party in Downtown Dallas is all fun and games. Right up until bullets start flying. (NBC DFW) |
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THE CATCH UP: YOUR NEWS DIGEST
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Suppliers of contentious card say, ‘We missed the mark’
“Baby Daddy” Father’s Day card found in Dallas has folks furious, freaking out, LOL and calling upon Target stores for change. (New York Times)‘It breaks my heart,’ says Laura Bush on immigration policy
America’s new zero-tolerance rule results in removing children from parents accused of illegally crossing the border. It is cruel, immoral and heartbreaking, opines Preston Hollow resident and former First Lady Laura Bush in a national newspaper. (Washington Post)It’s about damn time
Recycling is mandatory at all condos and apartment buildings in the city come Jan. 1, 2020. (KRLD) We’ve been griping about this issue, especially after having a look at the city’s new $20 million recycling center. (Dallas Magazine and Lake Highlands Advocate) |
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Dallas socialite who tweets for Trump
This Dallas socialite (and her spectacular hat) serves as the national director of Trumpettes of America. She tweets, “As much as you want to be a girl, you will never be one” at transgender people, and “I’m a mom, tweeting from Dallas … you dumbass!” That sort of thing. (Dallas Observer) She’s … assertive. Sort of like that one sorority sister whose email to her chapter turned into a cultural sensation. (Funny or Die)‘I’m here to recruit you!’
Because June is Pride Month, here’s some rare footage of LGBT civil rights activist Harvey Milk as he is interviewed in Dallas on June 10, 1978. (UNT/Portal to Texas History)He has the music in him
And everybody wants some. Dallas-native Daniel Hart wrote the score for Natalie Portman-produced documentary “Eating Animals.” (Hollywood Reporter) It screened at the Oak Cliff Film Festival last weekend. Such a rising star is this 40-something Richardson High School and SMU alum, that the likes of Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, David Sedaris, Ira Glass, freakin’ Disney Movies, and Dallas director (the marvelously mustachioed) David Lowery all want to work with him. (Dallas Magazine) |
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HARD NEWS: IT’LL BE QUICK & ONLY HURT A LITTLE
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Youngsters’ duel leaves one dead
Fight between two teens leads to one shooting death. (Oak Cliff Advocate)The big take
One departing Dallas housing official stands accused of embezzling some $800,000. (CBS DFW)Killer duo detained
Pair accused of murdering two men found stuffed into a Cadillac trunk near a southwest Dallas playground are in custody. Police tracked down one suspect and the other was already jailed on other charges. (CBS DFW) |
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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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WHAT ON EARTH IS DALLAS MAGAZINE?
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| Here you are, ticked off about 50,000 unread emails, and here’s yet another one. But hold your tater. We’re about to blow your mind every morning, dropping the best information about Dallas — essential, weird and witty — plus insider-y dining tips and upcoming events. We’re all kindred spirits, aren’t we? We’re busy, bold and busting our butts to get ahead. Or at least get somewhere. And our meteoric rise to fame and fortune depends on staying so freaking in-the-loop, interesting and informed that we’ll attract hordes of friends and followers. Right? Plus, let your friends know you’ve discovered the most informative newsletter in town. |
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DINING: BE THAT ONE GUY WHO KNOWS IT ALL
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Make that 1,001 Poke places
POKE O is cooking up plans to open in Mockingbird Station. The fish will remain raw. (GuideLive)Dinner at the center…
And other meals too. Know all the restaurants at the long-awaited Lake Highlands Town Center. (Lake Highlands Advocate)Meat makes comeback at East Dallas deli
The Blind Butcher is gone, but you can still buy the restaurant’s sausage at this East Dallas deli. (Escape Hatch Dallas) |
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EVENTS: OR, HOW TO AVOID LAME DATES
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Tonight
Dallas Juneteenth Festival at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center runs from 3-7 p.m. (Details)
Henda Salmeron, the East Dallas woman who survived breast cancer, became an activist in the fight regarding dense breast tissue, went on to be an ultra-endurance athlete and wrote a memoir, speaks at the Network Bar on Singleton from 7-8 p.m. (Details)
Tomorrow
It’s Superhero Day. From 8-11 p.m. watch “Wonder Woman” at Fair Park, part of our city park department’s free summer movie series. (Details)
Experience The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore at Dos Equis Pavilion. (Details) |
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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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