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THAT'S SO DALLAS 

The Dallas City Council passed the FY ’20-21 budget on Sept. 27. Somebody must have had their mouse hovering over the print button that evening because if you have a water meter, just a few days later, there was a little something extra for you to read when the bill arrived. Do you turn on tap water? More cha-ching for City Hall. Do you flush a toilet? Hold on to your wallet. Do you have a garbage pick-up? Dig a little deeper. Curb/gutter/ditch/storm pipe in your neighborhood? A hard rain is going to fall on your bank account. During a pandemic, the City raised fees on pretty much everything necessary to run a household. These new fees will mean another $38.16 annually from the average Dallas homeowner, according to the City’s budget presentation. (Preston Hollow Advocate)

THE CATCH-UP
Coronavirus: Dallas County reported 589 coronavirus cases including one backlogged case, 66 probable cases and two deaths Oct. 21. (Details)

Welp: Spoetzle, the brewery behind Shiner Bock, and H-E-B grocery have dropped the Richards Group. Home Depot, Dr Pepper and Motel 6 fired the agency last week over founder Stan Richards' racist comments. The agency has lost about 40% of its business. (KSAT)

Drugs peddlers Purdue Pharma reached an $8.3-billion settlement with the Department of Justice in a civil and criminal investigation into the company's marketing of opioids. The settlement also turned the company into a public trust under the government's control. (KERA)

ICYMI: In this episode of public temper tantrums, a man screamed racial slurs at shoe store employees in Dallas. The man was angry because his request to return boots was denied. He was just about to throw a boot as police arrived. (WFAA)

New: The Thompson Dallas will open Nov. 14 in the historic George Dahl-designed building on Akard Street. It's $460 million preservation project. (Culture Map)

Coming: An Arizona-based developer bought 400 acres of property in Cedar Hill with plans to build 1,100 homes. (Dallas Business Journal)

Voting: We might not agree on politics, but we all do agree on tacos and queso for 2020. (Reddit)
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DINING & DRINKS
Popular Henderson Avenue bar The Whippersnapper got a big fat "oh, hell no" from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for not following coronavirus rules. The bar will not be able to sell alcohol for 30 days. (Lakewood Advocate)

Corona 2020: How do you feel about dining out? (Eater)

New Tex-Mex: The French Room's former chef Michael Ehlert is opening a restaurant all about enchiladas, Lada Restaurant, in Richardson mid-November. (Culture Map)

New 'cue: Fort-Worth import Heim is opening Oct. 22. The barbecue spot is taking over the former Mockingbird Diner. (Dallas Morning News)
HARD NEWS
Fatal: Dallas Police are searching for information about the fatal beatings of two homeless men in separate incidents Tuesday and Wednesday. Both were beaten with a blunt object. One killing occurred on Singleton Boulevard and the other on Buckner Terrace.  (Dallas Morning News)

Shooting: A man was fatally shot while asleep in a West Dallas apartment Tuesday morning. A woman and a baby were also in the bed. Neither was injured. (KDFW)
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