Denton's Legends Restaurant Was A Hit, Until Delta Did Them In

Good morning, Dallas! It's Wednesday, Aug. 25.

Your Headlines: GOP Gubernatorial candidate Allen West has his hands full, as his wife Angela claims she'd been drinking lemonade when she was arrested on a DWI charge last week. How "hard" was that lemonade, anyway?

Denton's delightful eatery Legends is passing into history this weekend — and the delta variant and mask mandates played a key part in crushing the owners' dreams.

And lastly, how did a Denison pastor end up on the wrong end of the law being charged with child pornography?

Now, today's weather: Humid throughout the day. High: 97, low: 79.

Here are the top stories in Dallas today:

1. Here's how a Dallas ISD teacher is pursuing his Olympic dreams — on a bobsled. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. The 47th Dallas Symphony Series starts Oct. 1 in Greenville. (88.9 KETR)
3. Here's what the State Fair of Texas is serving up this year. (ktemnews.com)
4. Felony murder charges have been filed against a man after three were killed and two injured in a Dallas street racing crash. (FOX 4 Dallas)
5. A new Black-owned spa in Dallas' Design District promises to peel away the barriers to beauty treatments. (CultureMap Dallas)

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Today in Dallas

• Class Pictures (9th-11th grades) - Berkner High School. (Noon)
• JV Football at Sam Houston - Lakeview Centennial High School. (Noon)
• Wednesday is Superhero Day - Arlington Park Early Childhood Center. (Noon)
• COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Sachse High School. (8 a.m.)
• Sharing the Journey: Coping with Grief - Meets on Wednesdays for 6 weeks. (1 p.m.)

Dallas Patch Notebook

• Dallas Cowboys: "Limited time, endless possibilities and vital decisions…they don’t call it the “War Room” for nothing. We’re taking you inside the #DallasCowboys’ draft-day process with behind-the-scenes footage and stories that have never been told before." (Instagram)
• Dallas Mavericks: "We’re kicking off #NBADunkWeek with @lukadoncic’s best dunks from last season." (Instagram)
• Dallas Museum of Art: "New, free, and exciting exhibitions are opening soon that showcase the strength of the DMA’s contemporary art program and collections! Opening Sept. 14: 'Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia.' " (Instagram)
• SPCA of Texas: "This could be your life. We need fosters who can take in kittens, puppies, and adult dogs and cats. Please click the link in our bio to sign up!" (Instagram)
• Dallas Police Department: "Persons with information regarding the whereabouts of Mrs. Joannie Hoyt Jonhson are asked to call the Dallas Police Department at 911 or (214) 671-4268. Please reference case number 151900-2021. https://wp.me/p43x0e-czC." (Facebook)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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