Five stories that have North Texas talking: Dallas’ bookstore opens soon; Cornyn and Cruz don’t agree on health care; new stats support an old adage: DART needs work; and more.
Anticipation for Dallas’ new independent bookstore has been building for nearly six months, but there’s finally a hard date set for soft opening on July 1.
Interabang Books will reside at 10720 Preston Road at Royal Lane, a location that general manager Jeremy Ellis said “is kind of a literary sweet spot in Dallas,” when the news was first announced.
Interabang hopes to provide relevant selections and a community that’s “fundamental to every great independent bookstore's experience," Ellis told the Dallas Morning News.
For real, y'all. We'll be open on July 1! pic.twitter.com/hS5dLRHgsW
— Interabang Books (@interabangbooks) June 14, 2017
Interabang could round out the city’s current literary landscape. Dallas has several chains like Half Price Books and a couple of hybrid or niche bookstores like The Wild Detectives in Oak Cliff and Deep Vellum Books.
Interabang already has a few events lined up and thousands of books ready for the shelves. A grand opening is slated for Sept. 11. [The Dallas Morning News, KERA News]
We just need some books.... pic.twitter.com/vYWkTq9c3G
— Interabang Books (@interabangbooks) June 14, 2017
- Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz took opposing positions on the Senate GOP's long-awaited plan to overhaul the American health care system. [Texas Tribune]
- The fired Balch Springs police officer charged with murder after shooting Jordan Edwards now faces two aggravated assault charges in an unrelated incident. [KERA News]
- Based on how Dallas public transit ranks in a recent study, Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze’s concludes: “If DART were a horse, we'd shoot it.” [Dallas Observer]
- Magical creatures — read: sculptures — can be found all over Dallas. Here’s a guide. [GuideLive]
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Note: Nancy Perot, one of the owners of Interabang Books, is a member of KERA's Board of Directors.
