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Dallas Zoo to probe giraffe's death

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 6/18 3:07P

An internal investigation is underway after a one-year-old Dallas Zoo giraffe died during a routine examination.

An update on Witten’s passing

Dallas Zoo (News) 6/18 12:29P Chelsey

Thank you for your outpouring of love and support over the loss of our beloved giraffe Witten. Monday was a tragic whirlwind. We know you have a lot of questions, and we’ve tried to answer them below.

Dallas Zoo giraffe, 1-year-old Witten, dies

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 6/17 2:07P

A one-year-old Dallas Zoo giraffe died Monday while under anesthesia, the zoo announced.

The New Speaking Picture Book

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 6/15 5:40A Jonathan Carr

Did you ever play with children’s Sound Books? Special books with buttons that, when pressed, produced a sound associated with the story you are reading. It might be the bark of a dog, the horn [ ]

Man bound, shot and dumped on South Dallas road

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 6/13 4:51A

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper assisting Dallas police found a man shot multiple times late Wednesday.

Dallas Zoo welcomes endangered African painted dogs back to Dallas

Dallas Zoo (News) 6/12 9:48A Chelsey

We are bringing back a very special species for the first time in 57 years – three endangered African painted dogs! African painted dogs are one of the most social mammals on earth, with the most structured, organized hierarchy of any carnivorous...

Longtime Dallas Photographer Guy Reynolds Has Died

Art&Seek 6/12 9:06A Jerome Weeks

Guy Reynolds wife, Nancy Visser, posted on Facebook that Guy, who had struggled against both cancer and bipolar disorder, lost his hard-fought battle with depression on June 10th. We profiled Guy...

Man With A Camera!

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 6/12 5:58A Andrew Anderson

He was born Charles Buchinsky to Lithuanian parents in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania and didn t learn to speak English until he was a teenager. He shared the 1972 Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite Male with [ ]

Art&Seek Jr: Enjoy A Little Night Music At One Of These Outdoor Concerts

Art&Seek 6/10 7:09P Therese Powell

There are lots of things that are better outdoors. Take for instance SPAM not the pesky email variety, but rather, the canned meat. This observation about SPAM came on a summer camping trip with...

Pride Mixtape: Three Books that Made Me Feel Affirmed

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 6/8 5:51A Kathryn Johnston

“…when you hear the same insults and jokes and slurs…despite knowing they’re not true, a small part of you stands to wonder…” Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens is an anthology of fictional short [ ]

Dallas Zoo reveals gender, name of baby hippo

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 6/7 10:31A

The Dallas Zoo has revealed that the baby hippo born there last month is a girl, and is named in honor of her late father.

SPCA of Texas Fur Ball Chairs Host Gift Giving Party

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 6/6 12:00P Victoria Albrecht

Fur Ball Chairs John and Lana Payne welcomed dozens of SPCA of Texas donors and sponsors into their home for a Gift Giving Party on June 5, 2019. The group donated some great live and silent auction...

Go Digital @ DPL: cloudLibrary

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 6/6 5:16A Mandy Reichelt

Hello intrepid Booked Solid Readers! Librarians love our print materials, but Dallas Public Library also has a lot of digital content available to you, including audiobooks! You’re probably picturing thick cases with audiobooks on multiple [ ]

Police to meet with concerned S. Dallas residents

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 6/6 2:33A

Dallas police will meet with the South Dallas community to address safety concerns.

Don’t Get Blood On The Carpet!

Art&Seek 6/6 1:59A Stephen Becker

The Oak Cliff Film Festival begins its four-day run tonight at the Texas Theatre . Satanic Panic screens Saturday night at 7:15 pm. See the festival s full lineup here . In this week’s Art&Seek...