🌱 Meat Loaf Passes + Texas Card House Permits Revoked

Nicole Fallon-Peek
Updated ·3 min read

Good morning, Dallas! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in Dallas.

First, today's weather:

Sunny, but chilly. High: 50 Low: 32.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

  1. Meat Loaf, the Dallas-born rock superstar, has died at the age of 74. Although the singer had multiple health scares over the years, at this time, no cause or other details about his death were given. The singer, most notably known for the rock opera“Bat Out of Hell,” is survived by Deborah Gillespie, his wife since 2007, and by daughters Pearl and Amanda Aday. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)

  2. The City Of Dallas has revoked permits for The Texas Card House, just months after approving them. Texas Card House CEO Ryan Crow says he endured long meetings with the city in 2020 before it ultimately approved his permit to operate in the strip mall off Harry Hines in an industrial part of Northwest Dallas. The owners are now planning to appeal the decision to revoke their permits and say about 215 people will lose their jobs if Texas Card House shuts down. (CBS)

  3. Unless the governor extends the ordinance, the eviction moratorium will end on Jan. 23 in Dallas. On Thursday, the Dallas City Council debated if they need to make the ordinance permanent, as the city still has $15 million available for rent assistance. No action was taken by the council, as some argued that the ordinance will help tenants get access to funds before being evicted, while others argued it may only serve to cause landlords to raise rents on paying tenants. (Fox4)

Today in Dallas:

  • Knitting And Crocheting, At Prairie Creek Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Join a virtual Community Listening Session to discuss plans and ideas for the new George Peabody Elementary on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. (Facebook)

  • Officer Sarah Sandoval has been named January's Officer of the Month by the Dallas Police Department. (Twitter)

  • On Thursday night, the Office of Homeless Solutions and its partners, Our Calling
    and Oak Lawn United Methodist Church offered shelter for those experiencing homelessness during the frigid temperatures. (Twitter)

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— 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