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Naturally SoulCycle would choose Uptown for second Dallas spin studio

SoulCycle is opening a second Dallas location in Uptown in December.

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If you thought Dallas had enough spin studios, think again: The most famous of them all, SoulCycle, is opening a second Dallas location at West Village in Uptown.

The new location, opening mid-December at 3699 McKinney Ave., will feature a 3,321-square-foot studio, complete with 55 bikes. This is five fewer bikes than the Preston Center location, which debuted in March. It will also have an expansive lifestyle boutique selling SoulCycle’s original performance and athleisure clothing collections.

Known for its club-like lighting, pulsing music, and celeb sightings — first lady Michelle Obama, Bradley Cooper, Madonna, and Lady Gaga are all devotees — SoulCycle promises an "emotional journey that runs parallel to the physical workout." The high-intensity cardio program burns between 500-700 calories in 45 minutes, while also toning upper bodies using hand weights and core-engaging choreography.

There are more than 65 Soul Cycle locations nationwide, including three in Texas. Classes typically cost $30 for 45 minutes, but there are longer, more intense classes also available, as well as classes for teens.

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Dallas narrows down field for new city manager to 4 candidates

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After six months without a city manager, the city of Dallas has narrowed down the field of replacements to four semifinalists including one serving as current interim city manager, plus candidates from Fort Worth, Michigan, and Georgia.

Dallas has been without a city manager since May, when previous city manager T.C. Broadnax left to take a job with the city of Austin. Since that time, Broadnax's former chief of staff Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has served as interim city manager.

The city retained Baker Tilly, a consulting firm, to recruit and compile candidates. (Baker Tilly famously erred in the brochure it created for the position by featuring a photo of the Houston skyline instead of Dallas; they've since replaced it with Dallas.)

A spokesperson for Baker Tilly did not respond to inquiries but according to D Magazine, an email listing the candidates has been sent to the Dallas City Council.

The semifinalists include:

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Dallas’ current interim city manager
William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth
Mark Washington, the city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zachary Williams, a county chief operating officer in Georgia

All have more than 25 years' of public administration experience and have worked in similar capacities in their respective cities.

Before working in Fort Worth, Johnson was Baltimore’s transportation director and Atlanta’s deputy chief operating officer and public works commissioner.

Washington worked in Fort Worth and Austin before becoming Grand Rapids’ city manager.

Williams has mostly worked in Georgia at the county level, including serving as county manager in Fulton County and chief operating officer in DeKalb County.

Tolbert began working for the city in 1998, first as the city manager’s assistant and later in the aviation department. Broadnax hired her as his chief of staff in 2017.

Unlike the Mayor and the Dallas City Council, the city manager position in Dallas is not elected but is instead appointed by the city council, and is tasked with executing policies, overseeing the annual budget, and managing staff at city hall.

The council’s Ad Hoc Committee will choose finalists, introduce them to the public, and make an offer in early 2025.

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