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    Top 6 new terms infecting Dallas during these coronavirus times

    Teresa Gubbins
    May 4, 2020 | 4:30 pm
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    Margaritas to go is one plus during these tough times.
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    Not so many months ago, the coronavirus had yet to hit, and our biggest concern was a possible shortage of White Claw. Then COVID-19 swept across the U.S., with the first cases landing in Dallas in early March.

    Now, with hundreds of new cases being reported daily, we're (mostly) confined to our homes, wearing masks when we leave, and lining up at grocery stores we used to avoid. To use a catch phrase that has emerged since the virus arrived, we're in "the new abnormal."

    Alas, that is not the only new lingo that has surfaced. COVID has introduced a new micro-vocabulary of concepts no one could have predicted. (Note: This is not an official list of coronavirus terms. If you're seeking the real definition of "social distancing," head to Merriam-Webster.)

    Here are the top 6 coronavirus terms/trends we'd never have anticipated in our most feverish COVID-fueled nightmares.

    Pivot
    Remember when the word "pivot" felt fresh? When you used it, you sounded decisive, authoritative. Then the coronavirus came along, and now every headline must pivot and it's literally the only verb allowed.

    It started in the business media world on April 1, when a business blog wrote a story on "How to Pivot Your Small Business Strategy During the COVID-19 Crisis."

    The pivot seed took a week to germinate, and then INC posted a story on April 6 that savvily combined "pivot" + "masks" for a hot-trend double.

    INC's pivot ardor was matched by Forbes, where they love pivot like no other, even pivoting twice in one day, with one story about masks and another about Panera Bread pivoting from lunch spot to grocery store.

    On April 6, The Atlantic transferred pivot into politics, noting that "In Right-Wing Media, the Pivot Didn’t Happen." CNET picked up the pivot baton with a story about Uber, and Bloomberg wrote about Sweetgreen's "Pivot to Plates to Combat Plummeting Sales," extra points for alliteration.

    Only second basemen should pivot but that's not where we're at. As this May 3 story puts it, "Life right now is a lot of pivots."

    Starter
    After a decade of gluten-free obsession, the last thing you'd expect would be hundreds of people baking their own bread at home.

    Baking your own started when maybe one or two grocery stores ran out of bread — combined with the fact that baking bread helps fill those long quarantine hours. Baking bread doesn't actually require much activity, but you do need to be around during the various rises — so it makes you feel like you're productively occupied.

    All those people baking bread caused a run on yeast. Which is how we got to starter, which, if done correctly, can let you bake bread without yeast.

    Let's hope there isn't a flour shortage because that puts us a baby step away from growing and harvesting your own wheat.

    Dalgona coffee
    On the heels of starter, this trendy whipped coffee drink became a viral trend after it was featured on TikTok. Most people have the ingredients — instant coffee and sugar — on hand, making it an ideal quarantine time-filler, not to mention an at-home alternative to your daily Starbucks fix.

    Named after a Korean sponge candy called dalgona, the drink is also available for takeout at Kimchi Stylish Korean Kitchen in Carrollton, TocoToco Boba Tea in Plano, La Duni Latin Cafe, and as an occasional special flavor at Richardson bakery La Casita Bakeshop.

    And to bring it full circle, Starbucks just last week posted a how-to-make-it video online.

    Margarita kits
    Absolutely the best trend to emerge from COVID-19 are cocktail kits, in which restaurants and bars package up your favorite drinks to go, hopefully with their special mixers and TLC. This is thanks to the compassion of the state of Texas, who changed the alcohol to-go laws because they clearly knew what we needed the most: margaritas.

    For some reason, of all the cocktails to go, the margarita kit has surged.

    Following an encouraging tweet from Gov. Greg Abbott, and an industry campaign or maybe two, here's hoping this temporary loosening of alcohol restrictions becomes a permanent thing.

    The Zoom meeting
    One of the biggest coronavirus shifts has been the shutdown of non-essential businesses, sending office-type workers into that brave new frontier called working from home.

    For insecure office managers freaked out about this unsupervised free-for-all, there's Zoom, an app that allows employees in different locations to patch in to one big company meeting.

    This explains: those Brady Bunch photo collages of Zoom meetings; the how-to-look-good on Zoom stories; and the sites with scenic backgrounds to cover the mess on your kitchen table and make you look smart.

    The birthday parade
    With the pandemic keeping us 6 feet away, there's no way to celebrate one's most special day of the year, which has led to the semi-noxious new custom of the birthday parade: a parade of vehicles that slowly pass by your house, pelting you with honking and maybe a gift tossed responsibly out your car window.

    I recently participated in a birthday parade. I dragged along a friend who drives a convertible, and we joined a runway of cars lined up in a church parking lot. The recipient, a beloved soul, stood in her front lawn, cheerfully waving as dozens of cars drove by. It lasted barely 5 minutes but it was an adrenaline rush, and I felt camaraderie with the other anonymous cars in the parade.

    A week later, the peaceful quiet of my neighborhood was interrupted by a ridiculously noisy racket that sounded, from far away, like a New York traffic jam. HONK HONK HONK. Then I realized: birthday parade. Fun when you're in it, super annoying when you're not.

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    Dallas signs off on lease on UNT campus for police training academy

    CultureMap Staff
    Jun 13, 2025 | 5:39 pm
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    The Dallas City Council approved a lease with the University of North Texas Dallas campus for a proposed Dallas Police Training Academy. The lease paves the way for the development of a new Law Enforcement Training Center and Criminal Justice Center on a 20-acre site at UNT-Dallas, part of the City’s efforts to modernize police training and deepen academic partnerships.

    The new facility, which was first proposed in 2021, will house the Dallas Police Department’s Basic and In-Service Training Academy, along with a Criminal Justice Center, creating a centralized, state-of-the-art campus for officer development.

    Training spaces will include modern classrooms, indoor simulation labs, and areas for defensive tactics instruction.

    “This partnership reflects our commitment to preparing officers through modern, state of the art, community-connected training,” said Dominique Artis, Dallas Chief of Public Safety. “The combination of a police academy and Criminal Justice Center at a university campus enhances recruitment, education, and public trust.”

    Benefits of the Law Enforcement Training Center and Criminal Justice Center include

    • Academic Partnership: Collaboration with UNT-Dallas opens doors for research, continuing education, and career pathways for both officers and students alike - creating a pipeline to future cadets and expanding opportunities for local talent
    • .Modern Training Facilities: The campus will feature simulation environments, flexible classroom space, and the latest instructional technology.
    • Strategic Location: As the first police training academy in southern Dallas, the project brings long-term public investment to the area.
    • Dual-Campus Model: This site complements a planned Public Safety Complex elsewhere in Dallas that will serve as a field training location for both DPD and Dallas Fire-Rescue.

    According to KERA, the training academy is estimated to cost $185 million, plus $90 million for the public safety complex, for a total of $275 million. There is currently $96.5 million committed including $50 million from the 2024 Bond Program passed by the voters in May 2024, along with state grants, money from the Caruth Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas, and private fundraising commitments. Construction is expected to begin in 2026.

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