🌱 Demolition Of Lane Plating Factory + Brothel In Northwest Dallas

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Demolition of the Lane Plating factory began on Thursday. The factory, five miles south of downtown Dallas on Bonnie View Road, used toxic chemicals for over 90 years. The site closed in 2015 amid ongoing investigations and bankruptcy. After demolition, 11,000 tons of soil will need to be removed from the site to continue the clean-up process. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. A short-term rental in Northwest Dallas was the location of an operating brothel on High Meadow Drive. Members of the neighborhood said they had brought up concerns about Airbnb and Vrbo rentals in the neighborhood prior to the uncovering of the prostitution ring. The brothel moved locations from High Meadow Drive to a spot in Plano in August 2022. By September, Dallas and Plano officials swarmed the house and made 23 arrests. (Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)
3. School buses caught fire in a Northwest Dallas lot on Thursday. Located near I-35E and Manana Drive, fire officials responded to a call about a tractor-trailer on fire with multiple tractor-trailers around it, but an aerial view showed it was multiple school buses. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (WFAA.com)

Today in Dallas:

• Bad & Boozy Fridays At Backyard Dallas (5:00 PM)
• Dita Von Teese: GLAMONATRIX At Majestic Theater (7:30 PM)
• Amanda Lepore At It'll Do Club (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Eat more chicken: Chick-Fil-A opened a new location on the ground floor of The National – the 50-story high-rise on Elm Street. (CultureMap Dallas)
• Good news: Madonna's World Tour, coming to Dallas, has added three additional shows in September in the state. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
• 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)

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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.