The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — Veteran cornerback Maurice Canady and undrafted rookie receiver Stephen Guidry have opted out of playing for the Dallas Cowboys this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Canady signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys after […]
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Dallas residents can now check a new city database listing whether businesses are requiring masks for people who are inside. The Dallas business mask requirements database launched Wednesday, hours after Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders lifting business occupancy restrictions and the state’s face-covering rule went into effect at midnight. The city […]
Steven Monacelli DALLAS—Millions are without power in the Lone Star State as local and state government officials struggle to respond to the most devastating winter storm in over 100 years. Perhaps no scene in this city best captures the absurdity of the predicament Texans find themselves in than the Kay […]
Early efforts to boost registrations among Dallas’ Black and Hispanic communities have yet to produce more equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine, new data obtained by The Dallas Morning News shows. Six out of every 10 city residents who have enrolled for the shot with the Dallas County health department […]
When Alison and Michael Hannah sold their home in northeast Dallas’ Lochwood neighborhood last summer, something — Alison couldn’t put her finger on just what — didn’t add up. Only weeks after leaving everything in mint condition to welcome the new owners, Alison learned the truth from one of her […]
When Chris Norman started an online petition to rename the street where Botham Jean lived and died, the Dallas native wanted people to remember Jean in a way that was impossible to ignore. “I wanted the city and all police officers to see his name on a daily basis and […]
The plan to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to as many as 2,000 people a day at Fair Park next week began with a text message. Dallas City Council member Paula Blackmon said she was watching the Netflix show Bridgerton around 8 p.m. Monday when Justin Henry, president of the Dallas […]
Movies are always a gamble. A writer bets that the story they’re writing is one that people will want to hear. A director bets that they’ve chosen the right crew to tell that story. Actors make bets with every choice they make on set — are they being overly emotive […]
If you think prostitution is merely an economic choice or a victimless crime, consider the federal case that is now being brought against Billie Joe Sanford. Sanford, who is 37, was arrested in Dallas recently after meeting with a man claiming to be a human trafficker. The man, who was […]
Something deep in our national psyche idealizes illegal street racing. Maybe it’s the “bad boy” element of flaunting the law and public safety, or the thrill-seeking, the flirting on the edge of disaster. With each passing weekend it’s increasingly apparent that the Dallas Police Department and City Council crackdown on […]
11/03/2020, Dallas // KISSPR // The summer months are a time when most people enjoy being on summer break from school and planning vacations from work to relax with friends or family members. But did you know that warmer temperatures could bring a spike in certain kinds of criminal activity? […]
One of the plan’s first priorities is to create a new community park, which will have free programming for children, adults and seniors. Community members are one step closer to seeing a park at Fair Park after Dallas City Council approved the park’s master plan at a meeting Wednesday. The […]
The team promises that the experience will evoke screams of laughter from everyone and teach very valuable lessons. Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) is bringing its unique brand of family fun to the virtual world through a Zoom-centered production featuring Dallas clown artists Slappy and Monday. Dubbed the MY FARAWAY ADVENTURE […]