🌱Who's Hiring In Irving? + DOL Investigation Hits Hard Eight BBQ

Good day, people of Irving! It's me again, Ash DeMello, your host of the Irving Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 74 Low: 54.

Here are the top five stories today in Irving:

1. Are you struggling to afford reliable internet in your home? Irving Weekly shared a program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help households get and stay connected. Click the link to get more info and see if you qualify.
2. Hard Eight BBQ — with five locations in the DFW metroplex — may get excellent reviews from its customers, but it sounds like employees may have different opinions. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently revealed that the chain owes 910 workers $867,572 in shorted tips and overtime pay. Although the company says it fixed the problem in 2021, a DOL rep says just 219 of those workers have been reimbursed. (Eater Dallas)
3. Find out the highest-earning ZIP codes in Dallas metro area. Spoiler alert: Lil ol' Irving isn't one of `em. Southlake came out number one, with a median household income of $240,507. That's well above the nationwide average median income of $67,521 in 2020. (CW33 Dallas)
4. See who's hiring in the area over at the Irving Patch. Jobs being offered by Irving employers include customer service, sales and more!
5. People are prepping for travel this summer, and it looks like American Airlines wants to be ready. The company is adding 400 reservations agents in D-FW to get ready for vacay season. (The Dallas Morning News; subscription required)

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Today in Irving:

• Chet Stevens - The Ranch at Las Colinas shares live music from local talent alongside ranch-to-table fare. (6 p.m.)
• Experience Italy: Tuscan Wine Dinner - Lamberti’s Ristorante and Wine Bar is the place to enjoy an exclusive five-course menu with pairings from Serendipity Wines. $79.99 +tax +gratuity. Reservations required. (6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
• Unicorns in Space! Book Club: Romancing the Weird - This month, the library science fiction book group will discuss titles by A. Lee Martinez. Click the link to find out how to get Zoom login info. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Did you put off preventative care because of the pandemic? Docs at UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center say that it's time to get back to those good routines. Schedule your wellness visits today! (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
• It's TACO TUESDAY. Click over to Instagram to get some eat-spiration from Pacheco Taco Bar.

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You're all caught up for today! I'm off to grab some tacos. See you soon.

— Ash DeMello