🌱 Mill Creek Storm Water Project + 2023 Allergy Capitals Report

Hello all! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your fresh copy of the Dallas Patch newsletter, filled with all the community news you need to know right now.

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Partly sunny. High: 59 Low: 33.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Mill Creek Tunnel's Storm Water Project is expected to be completed by 2025. The Storm Water project, meant to bring flooding relief to East Dallas, began in 2018, and several access points are under construction in East Dallas and Uptown, including Thursday's removal of construction covers from stormwater inlets that will eventually connect to the deep tunnel. Dallas Utilities officials are developing a 10-year work plan that could add smaller projects to improve Dallas stormwater management, and the city is also crafting a 2024 public improvement bond referendum. (NBC DFW)
2. Dallas scored as the worst city in Texas and the second-worst city in the U.S. for pollen allergies, according to a study by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). AAFA's 2023 Allergy Capitals report revealed that Dallas ranks second after Wichita, Kansas, for worse pollen allergen conditions. The report looks at five factors: tree, grass and weed pollen scores, over-the-counter allergy medicine use, and availability of board-certified allergists/immunologists. Dallas' overall score was 87.26. (WFAA.com)
3. Over 300 teddy bears were donated to the Dallas County Sherrif's Office on Friday morning. The animals were collected by Alana's Gift, an organization the was formed in memory of a local little girl who died in a car accident, and will be distributed to kids for comfort following traumatic situations, such as car accidents and domestic violence calls. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Dallas:

• Tails And Tales: Read To Therapy Dogs - Featuring Tommy At Audelia Road Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Brick Fest Live At Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (4:00 PM)
• HARP ON! Comedy Show At Dallas Comedy Club (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Junior League of Dallas recently announced that it was able to grant $26,000 this year to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas! (Junior League of Dallas via Instagram)
• The Dallas Area Rapid Transit is hosting a series of community meetings during March to gather public feedback on Phase Two of the New Bus Network. The meeting will discuss improvements for 2024 and beyond. For more information and a full schedule of events, click here. (Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Official DART page) via Facebook)
• The Dallas Park and Recreation Department invites youth ages 18 and under to participate in this year's NCAA Women's Final Four Bounce. The free event will take place on Apr. 1 at Dallas City Hall Plaza. Preregister for the event by clicking here. (Dallas Park and Recreation Department via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— 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.