🌱 Dallas Invests In Affordable Housing + Study Ranks Diverse Cities

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Here are the top three stories today in Dallas:

1. Dallas County Commissioners approved $12 million in funding for six affordable housing projects, totaling at least 195 units, to provide low-income populations with accessible housing near their workplaces. The approval is part of the county's larger plan to allocate federal COVID-19 relief dollars to build and encourage affordable housing in order to add over 2,000 affordable units by 2026. The commissioners hope this investment will help stabilize neighborhoods and allow working families to achieve the American Dream. (Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)
2. A recent WalletHub study ranked the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States, based on ethnicity and race, language, and birthplace. Several cities in Texas, including Plano, Houston, and Dallas, have been ranked among the country's top 50 most diverse cities. The United States remains one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world with a melting pot of cultures throughout its population. (CW33 Dallas)
3. Police in Dallas arrested 27-year-old Bradley Eakin on suspicion of shooting and killing a man on Tuesday morning. The victim was found with gunshot wounds on the 2400 block of Coombs Street and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Eakin is now in custody and has been charged with murder, according to the Dallas Police Department. (Subscription: Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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Today in Dallas:

• Greg Romero Wilson & Rick Cummings At TK's Place (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this weekend? Check out the list of events happening in and around Dallas this weekend at the link! (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
• Thinking of dipping your toes into the housing market? Check out the list of open houses happening this week in the Dallas area at the link. (Dallas Patch)
• The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Education Program is inviting K-12 students to participate in its 2023 DART Student Art Contest by submitting artwork based on the theme "Go here. Go there. Go everywhere!" before the deadline of Mar. 22. The winners will receive prizes and have their artwork featured on DART buses and trains, DART's website, and the Dallas Museum of Art, among other places. (NBC 5 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.