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🌱 DART Initiative To Honor Rosa Parks + Art Basel Guide

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Good day, neighbors! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your Thursday edition of the Dallas Daily.


First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 79 Low: 60.


Here are the top stories in Dallas today:

  1. The pandemic has brought many restaurant closures with it, including many Dallas favorites. However, in their place come new ventures that will hopefully live up to the legacy of their predecessors. (Central Track)
  2. Art Basel returns to an in-person event this year after hosting a digital fair during the height of COVID-19 in 2020. Art Basel is the largest contemporary art fair in North America. Many Dallas-Fort Worth artists and musicians will be in attendance this year, and the list at the link will guide you to their exhibitions. (D Magazine)
  3. Tootsies reopened its iconic Dallas store Wednesday and celebrated its 30 year anniversary after having been closed earlier this year from storm damage. (socialwhirl.com)
  4. The Vision Zero Dallas traffic strategy aims to end traffic fatalities by 2030. (WFAA.com)
  5. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) plans to reserve a seat at the front of every bus this week to honor Rosa Parks. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)

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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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