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Chef Diana Zamora: From Kitchens to Pop-Ups and Helping Others

If you’re living in Dallas and have a sweet tooth, you’ve probably tasted some of chef Diana Zamora’s creations. Over the years, the Northwest Dallas resident has built an impressive resume: In the past year, she has been the pastry chef at Nosh Bistro and the self-proclaimed “doughnut queen” at...
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SMU Athletic Department Requires Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Waiver

Any student athlete hoping hoping to return to athletic activities on Southern Methodist University's campus this summer will be required to sign a waiver absolving the school of potential liability should the student contract the novel coronavirus, according to documents first obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The waiver, anonymously...
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Before Dolly Parton, the Chicks Set the Political Stage for Women in Country

Most politically active artists belong to the pop, hip-hop and rock genres; historically, country artists haven't exactly been known to voice their political opinions, especially when those opinions contradict the core beliefs of the majority of the country music fan base. While Johnny Cash advocated for Native Americans and prisoners,...
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Good to Go: Get Some Pie Like Your Grandma Made at JudyPie in Grapevine

Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas' restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. “Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.” In his 1999 play Boston Marriage, playwright David Mamet gave one of his characters that quotable line. After months...
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U.S. Mayors Say They Need More Money and Flexibility From Congress

U.S. cities are experiencing budget shortfalls amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Congress has greenlit about $3 trillion in coronavirus relief, Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams said most American cities have been left behind. "Cities have been on the front line of the battle, and we are being hit hard," he said...
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Once Combined for Takeout, Georgie and Up on Knox Plan Dual Reopenings

Stephan Courseau had to consider what to do with his three restaurants last March. These were not three locations of the same menu, but three different concepts on the western side of Knox-Henderson. Le Bilboquet, Up on Knox and Georgie by Curtis Stone closed in March. Bilboquet reopened (later than...
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Abbott to Texas: Wear a Mask Or Else

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott really wants you to wear a mask. The governor isn't ordering Texans to do so, he said at a press conference Tuesday, he just thinks that they should. "COVID-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in Texas and it must be corralled," Abbott said. "We...
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Update: Dallas County Passes New Mask Requirements for Businesses

Wednesday, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff solved Gov. Greg Abbott's riddle and lit the path for his fellow municipal leaders. Thursday, counties around the state, cautious over the spread of the novel coronavirus but wary of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's wrath, began following Wolff's lead, crafting orders...
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Good to Go: The Spicy Bird at Roots Chicken Shak

Good to go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas' restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Chef Tiffany Derry opened Roots Chicken Shak in 2017, serving all manner of things (chicken and fries, mostly) deep-fried in duck fat. A recent flurry of chicken sandwiches...
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CDC Will Test Residents at Arlington Retirement Home Where Resident Died

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will test all residents and staff at an Arlington retirement home where a man died after after contracting COVID-19, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday. The man, Patrick James, lived with his wife at Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington. James was hospitalized Thursday...
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Dallas COVID-19 Test Sites Set To Lose Federal Funding

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dallas County continues to rise, but the city's two drive-thru test sites are set to lose federal funding at the end of the month. Texas is one of five states — the others are Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado and Pennsylvania — to have this funding cut,...
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Graduation Caps Year of Heartache for Thomas Jefferson Seniors

Eduardo Flores was looking forward to next. He was looking forward to getting his cap and gown and sitting in a roomful of his friends, hearing his name called, walking across the stage and getting his diploma. He was looking forward to having proud family members take his picture. Flores,...