Scare Spray + Dallas Takes A Hit + Cases Rise As Clinics Close

Rise and shine, Dallas! It's Saturday, July 17.

Today's Headlines: Mosquitos are stubborn critters. The city is spraying yet again. Find out if they're going to be dousing your home or an area you drive through. And if you haven't gotten vaccinated against COVID-19, you could be keeping the virus alive in the community and mutating, even as the numbers are creeping up again. And finally, DFW and all the cities in Texas took a hit in a new survey of best places to live. What happened?

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 95, low: 77.

Among the top stories in Dallas today:

1. A rare infection of monkeypox in Dallas is no reason for alarm, say the local health officials. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. Census data from Fort Worth in 2020 should paint a clearer portrait of America. (Press Release Desk)
3. Dallas Justice Now is asking white allies to sign an historic college pledge and make sacrifices to bridge the wealth and education disparities in our society. (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
4. The ex-Dallas Councilman Dwayne Caraway has had his sentenced reduced. (FOX 4 Dallas)
5. An arrest has been made in the killing of 61-year-old man over a Dallas poker game. (WFAA.com)

Today in Dallas

• Free 30-min Photoshoots in Grapevine, TX! (9 a.m.)
• Super Hero Party with Wonder Woman (10 a.m.)
• Native Plant Symposium : Virtual Event (11:30 a.m.)
• Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show! (6 p.m.)
• Ginger Leigh Band (jazz, rock, adult contemporary pop) (8 p.m.)

Dallas Patch Notebook

• Dallas Police Department Community Affairs: "Educating and engaging with the youth. Officer Lee-Arkansas and SC Farmer had the opportunity to meet an amazing group." (Facebook)
• City of Dallas - City Hall: "City of Dallas Statement on Monkeypox Virus Case." (Facebook)
• DFW Airport: "Gassed up and ready to go — it's almost wheels up on the weekend! (IG)" (Facebook)
• The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture: "This newly finished mural in the Dallas West End has us completely." (Facebook)
• SPCA of Texas: "Please accept this smooch from the very handsome and super friendly Belfort! #smooch #fridayfun" (Instagram)
• SPCA of Texas: "Today's Good Day Fox 4 pet of the day is Kobe! He's no Black Mamba but he does have a lot of sweet skills." (Facebook)
• DBU Baseball: "Did you know...In 14 seasons, Dan Heefner has won 526 games. His .660 win percentage is 10th best." (Instagram)
• Dallas Zoo: "Howie the ring-tailed lemur loves to munch on hibiscus flowers! Don’t worry, Daryl got one too." (Instagram)
• The University of Texas at Dallas: "Best of luck in Tokyo to Tom Scott MS’14! #Whoosh! via The Dallas Morning News" (Facebook)
• JCC Dallas: "Thank you Carrie for this wonderful edition to the Tennis Pro Shop." (Facebook)
• Dallas ISD: "Did you know the starting salary for a Dallas ISD teacher is $56,500? Join our in-person job fair next Thursday." (Facebook)
• DFW Airport: "Ever wonder why we don't invite food trucks to Founders' Plaza? Or why we don't have wildflowers." (Facebook)
• Dallas ISD: "Dallas ISD is ready for the 2021-22 School Year! With safe learning environments, we’re ready for in-person." (Instagram)
• Dallas Mavericks: "Second pick in 1994 Draft • Rookie of the Year • 2011 Champion • Head Coach. Full circle for @coachjasonkidd #MFFL" (Instagram)

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Events:

• Free 30-min Photoshoots in Grapevine, TX! (July 17)

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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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