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🌱 Best Poutine In Dallas + DART Electrical Lines Damaged

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Hey, Dallas! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. Here's everything going on around town today.


First, today's weather:

Turning cloudy and breezy. High: 75 Low: 64.


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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

  1. You would be wrong if you think poutine is reserved only for Canada. Dallas' Maple Leaf Diner has become the focus of social media users in a Reddit thread meant to find the best poutine in our community. Do you think the suggestion is wrong? Click the link to find the full list of poutine recommendations in Dallas. (CW33 Dallas)
  2. A Dallas man was found dead in a Wichita Falls motel on Monday. Steven Kilmer, 68, was found in a Central Freeway motel and the Wichita Falls Police Department hasn't eliminated foul play. Detectives are conducting a full investigation and are currently interviewing the person who found Kilmer's body. (KAUZ)
  3. A speeding car struck Dallas Area Rapid Transit electrical lines near Young Street on Monday morning. The incident will impact travelers on two of the department's rail lines. The overhead electrical lines will reportedly take a week to repair but shuttle buses will be taking people between EBJ/Union/Victory stations and 8th/Corinth stations. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Dallas:

  • Crafts and Creations Club At The Watauga Public Library (All Day)
  • The Market (Open Daily) At Dallas Farmers Market (All Day)

From my notebook:

  • The Dallas Zoo shares a photo of its two-toed sloth named Baby Ruth. Click to see the photo. (Instagram)
  • The Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center tries to make it to 200 dog adoptions this week during its ongoing capacity shortage. Click to find your new best friend. (Facebook)
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Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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