🌱 Dallas A Top City To Celebrate July 4 + Cedar Ridge Preserve Hours

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community.

But first, today's weather:

Sizzling sunshine and hot. High: 107 Low: 79.

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Here are the top three stories today in Dallas:

1. Dallas was recently ranked one of the best cities to celebrate the Fourth of July, according to a 2023 WalletHub ranking. Dallas ranked No. 8 thanks to its ability to "balance holiday cost and fun." If you're on the hunt for Fourth of July fun in the city, you can check out this article on ways to celebrate via Visit Dallas. (CW33 Dallas)
2. Due to the excessive heat warning that's currently in place, Cedar Ridge Preserve announced that it will be altering its hours to close early the next few days. Through this Friday, Jun. 29, the preserve will be open from 6:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., rather than its usual hours of dawn until dusk. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
3. Dallas real estate firm August Real Estate recently purchased 17 buildings in the Exposition Park neighborhood near Fair Park. The firm said that it plans on making improvements to some of the properties and that there is potential for vertical development in the future. Right now, however, August Real Estate said that its focus is on improving the tenant experience. (dallasinnovates.com)

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Today in Dallas:

Wednesday, June 28

• The Rainbow Tour Bar Crawl At The Joule Hotel (5:00 PM)
• Fall Out Boy At Dos Equis Pavilion (6:30 PM)
• Wellness Wednesday Yoga On The Lawn At AT&T Discovery District (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Dallas is encouraging its residents to take the Digital Opportunity Public Survey to help close the digital divide in Texas. You can take the survey online (in around 10-15 minutes) here. (City of Dallas via Twitter)
• The city's Sanitation Department is currently hiring truck drivers. A hiring event will take place today (Jun. 28) beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center. To be considered for an onsite interview, apply here. (City of Dallas - City Hall via Facebook)
• Did you know that the "most normal guy on the internet" is a Dallas resident? Dallas-based TikToker Connor Hubbard — @Hubs.Life, on TikTok — is going viral for his videos sharing what he does on an average day as a part of his “Normalize The Norm” movement. View his videos here. (Dallas Observer)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.