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Bye-bye Parks and Recreation. You're 5,000 candles in the wind.

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best of the web right now:

1. Parks and Recreation says farewell after seven seasons and 125 episodes, so we're doing an all-P&R Links We Love today, starting with Uproxx's oral history of the show.

2. IGN looks at Andy Dwyer's 25 best quotes. Chris Pratt was the star of two of the three top grossing films in 2014, and it would've been three out of three if Hollywood had the balls to make Burt Macklin: FBI.

3. Hip-hop icon Talib Kweli loves him some Parks and Rec. He loves it so much that he has a bust of Ron Swanson and retweets Li'l Sebastian shaped breakfast sandwiches. You are not as cool as Talib Kweli. RIP Li'l Sebastian. Half-mast is too high. Show some damn respect.

4. Retta talks to Vulture about how she got to know the rest of the cast and crew. She introduced the world to Treat Yo Self, which is the kind of legacy that gets statues of you made.

5. One of the things that made the show so much fun was how fleshed out Pawnee felt. Huffington Post ranks 33 of the show's best recurring characters. Negative points for Craig's placement.

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All-day French bistro debuts in this week's most popular Dallas stories

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Editor's note: The holidays are in full swing, and this week's top stories include cool new ice rinks and a brand-new holiday event. Plus, a French bistro debuts and a grocery chain expands. Here are the most-read Dallas stories of the week. Looking for fun things to do this holiday weekend? That list is here. Ready to see some Christmas lights? Find those lists here and here.

1. New all-day French bistro in downtown Rockwall is all from scratch. An all-day French bistro has made its debut in Rockwall: Called Belle Vie Bistro, it’s a new mom-and-pop in the charming historic downtown district, at 112 E. Rusk St., the former home of The Fatted Calf restaurant, where it opened its doors on November 12.

2. All the cool new ice rinks skating into Dallas for 2024 holiday fun. The coolest new holiday attractions of 2024 will have Dallas-Fort Worth jumping, spinning, and gliding through the season: Ice skating rinks are being installed as part of winter festivities all over North Texas.

Omni Dallas Hotel ice skating rink The Omni Dallas Hotel is channeling Rockefeller Center with its ice rink this season. Photo courtesy of Omni Dallas Hotel

3. Meet a Texas Rangers legend at CultureMap Dallas' Tailgate event. CultureMap's big sports party is just days away, and if you need an extra incentive to snag tickets, here it is: VIP guests will get a personal meet-and-greet with former Texas Rangers star and baseball legend Rafael Palmeiro.

4. Supermarket chain Tom Thumb breaks ground on 3 new Dallas-area stores. Supermarket chain Tom Thumb is expanding its store footprint in Dallas-Fort Worth with three new stores set to open in the next two years. According to a release, the chain broke ground on stores in Sanger, Sunnyvale, and Midlothian.

5. New holiday event Dallas Trail of Lights rolls Ferris wheel into town. The lawn outside Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas has a temporary new use: It will be home to Dallas Trail of Lights, a holiday limited-time event with carousel, drone shows, and even a Ferris wheel.

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