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Oak Cliff Gentrification + Fall Restaurant Openings + Beer Week

The quickest way to get caught up on everything worth knowing in town today.

Ash DeMello, Neighbor
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Hey Dallas! Daniel, your usual source for your local Daily Digest, is out this week. But Patch still wants to make sure you are up-to-date on all of your local happenings, so I am here to fill in! Please note that during this time, your newsletters might be lighter than usual. Now, onto everything you need to know, in 5 minutes or less. - Ashley

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 85 Low: 71.

Here are the top stories today in Dallas:

  1. The North Oak Cliff neighborhood has been lauded as "Dallas's best-kept secret," and some locals wish it would have stayed that way. Multi-generational families and affordable rents are being replaced by tourists and luxury apartment buildings. National attention is now on the area as The Guardian's Brianna Holt explores the human costs of gentrification and how the community is trying to stop the trend. (The Guardian)
  2. World Business Chicago is openly positing the Midwest city as an alternative for Dallas businesses. The private-public agency posted a full-page ad in Sunday's Dallas Morning News, citing voting and reproductive rights as well as COVID-19 policies as reasons for companies to consider a move northward. As reporter Alex Macon writes, only time will tell what the policies targeted by Chicago's ad will mean for business in Texas. (D Magazine)
  3. Embrace a sense of hope for the hospitality industry in the upcoming year with CultureMap's master list of fall 2021 Dallas restaurant openings. Well over 50 new establishments will soon be slinging hash (figuratively, for the most part) in the city, including the reopening of power lunch icon Dakota's Steakhouse. Other notables include fast-casual Hawaiian Bros., which plans on opening multiple locations throughout the Metro area, and a new spot from renowned chef Sharon Van Meter, called Beckley 1115. (CultureMap Dallas)
  4. Read how Tito's Vodka is helping to expand a local community farm. The spirits purveyor is working with the Dallas-based nonprofit Restorative Farms to expand the currently one-acre Hatcher Station Training Farm. The team plans to break ground on Wednesday. The efforts are part of Tito's Block to Block program, which works to promote greater access to fresh produce for communities. (Dallas Observer)
  5. A man is expected to recover after being hit by a stray bullet in Uptown Dallas. An officer responded to the sound of gunshots on McKinney Avenue near Worthington Street early Monday morning. The officer apprehended the suspected shooter after a brief chase. (FOX 4 Dallas)

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Today in Dallas:

  • Virtual Storytime - Enjoy a preschool- and toddler-friendly storytime from the comfort of your home! Registration required. (10:30 AM)
  • Dallas Career Fair - Head to the Sheraton Dallas Hotel by the Galleria to meet local and national employers and possibly score your next gig! (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • North Texas Beer Week continues through September 19. Today's offerings include:
    • UB Pint Night - Buy the pint, keep the glass at Union Beer Brewing. (5:00 PM)
    • Cheers to Charity @ TUPPS Brewery - Join McKinney Young Professionals and enjoy live music, beer and pizza to support foster and adoptive families. Tickets $25. (5:00 PM)
    • Beer Week Themed Monotone Trivia - Head to Vector Brewing to test your knowledge! (7:00 PM)

Dallas Patch Notebook

  • Dallas Farmers Market: "The weekend may be over, but we're looking forward to seeing you at Pearl Street Eats! This year we're celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month with Pearl Street Eats on Wednesday, September 15th." Click the link for more details! (Instagram)
  • Dallas Zoo: "Tadala has been hard at work perfecting her model face. How did she do? Tag someone who needs to see this gorgeous little lioness today. Zoologist Maggie K." (Facebook)
  • Head over to DFW Airport's social to see how "a regular, mild-mannered aircraft" was transformed into "your friendly neighborhood Spider-A321, spinning webs across the sky! Derek Staine." (Facebook)

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— Ash DeMello

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