🌱 Dallas Group Provides Shelter + Dallas Police Hiring Laterals

Nicole Fallon-Peek
Updated ·3 min read

Good morning, Dallas! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate the New Year, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Dallas Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and very warm. High: 76 Low: 60.

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Here are the top three stories today in Dallas:

  1. As temperatures drop this weekend, a Dallas group will help those who need shelter. OurCalling will coordinate with other service providers to ensure any available beds are filled. The Weather Service predicts Dallas temperatures will drop into the low 20s on the weekend. (KERA News)

  2. Dallas Police are looking to hire experienced officers. They are hiring Laterals, who would go through the Lateral Entry Academy for about 12 weeks rather than the usual 36. The department is offering incentives including differential pay, language pay, paid holidays and more. (CW33 NewsFix)

  3. East Dallas' historic Mrs. Baird's Bakery rises again and made it to Best of 2021 list. Mrs Baird's resonates with people on a deep level and demonstrates that it only takes one person to make a difference in historic preservation. (candysdirt.com)

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Today in Dallas:

  • 2022 Dallas New Year's Eve (NYE) Bar Crawl - The Nodding Donkey (9:00 AM)

  • Story Time- Highland Park Library (10:00 AM)

  • Noon Year's Eve - Rowlett Public Library (11:00 AM)

  • A New Year in Hollywood - AC Hotel Fort Worth (6:30 PM)

  • New Year's Eve Game Night - Benbrook Public Library (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Don’t miss your chance to explore the free exhibition “Devoted: Art and Spirituality in Mexico and New Mexico” at the Dallas Museum of Art before it closes after Jan. 2!The exhibition highlights two distinct but related practices: bultos, wooden sculptures of saints and other holy figures, and ex-votos, paintings that commemorate personal miracles. (Instagram)

  • The Cowboys' rookie is on an incredible path! Micah Parsons is set to have the greatest rookie season for a defensive player ever. (Facebook)

  • Pop Donuts - Plano will be open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. They invite everyone to celebrate 2022 with fresh donuts and cronuts! (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all Monday morning for another update!

— 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.

This article originally appeared on the Dallas Patch