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Hottest YP party of fall tops this week's 5 most-read Dallas stories

Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines.

1. Dallas' favorite fall party packs in pretty young professionals with charitable prowess. If you're a young professional in Dallas and had to choose only one party to attend this year — this would be it. Dallas Autumn Ball is known for its lively crowd, packed dance floor, and for being a crazy good time.

2. Uptown Dallas' beloved neighborhood bar The Loon finds new home. One of Uptown Dallas' oldest watering holes is moving to a sweet new location. The Loon, which has been hanging around McKinney Avenue for more than 25 years, will move from its current address at 3403 McKinney Ave. to a larger space.

3. Small biscuit-centric restaurant in East Dallas gives up the fight. The biscuits are down with the closure of Jack's Kitchen, a small Southern spot tucked away in an East Dallas neighborhood from restaurateur Scott Jones.

4. Dallas BBQ restaurant adds new menu item impossible to believe. North Dallas barbecue restaurant Blu's Barbeque has added a new menu item that's almost impossible to comprehend: the Impossible burger.

5. For first time, Dallas makes list of Top 10 Vegan Cities in the U.S. Dallas makes lots of lists, but this one is perhaps not a list one might predict: 2019's Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities in the U.S. Huzzah.

Sabrina Johnson and Jenna Jacobs at Dallas Autumn Ball.

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Sabrina Johnson and Jenna Jacobs at Dallas Autumn Ball.

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Rock stars' favorite Dallas motel chain hosts songwriting contest

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Dallas-based Motel 6 is celebrating its role as a favorite stay for aspiring rock stars on the road and is seeking songwriters to write them a song.

The budget lodging chain is hosting the Motel 6 Songwriting Contest, for musicians to write a song about, or inspired by, Motel 6, and the prize includes cash and free rooms at Motel 6. (They don't say you have to use those rooms while on tour, but that surely adds to the gritty authenticity.)

The grand prize is $6,000 plus 20 free room stays.

The song could be a reminiscence about your favorite road trip. Memories of your last family reunion. Anecdotes about the time you traveled across the country with your friends or pets.

"We recognize that touring is an important step for up-and-coming musical artists, yet it can be extremely costly to be on the road for an extended period of time," says Julie Arrowsmith, president and CEO of G6 Hospitality, parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6.

"After a night of performing, Motel 6 offers a comfortable, welcoming place for bands to rest and recharge at an affordable rate that won't break the tour budget," Arrowsmith says. "We are happy to help pave the way for musicians to build the career of their dreams."

Singers and bands are invited to create a song about or inspired by Motel 6. Songs will be judged on criteria such as originality and storytelling. The top six songs will be selected by Motel 6, and the grand prize winner will be chosen by public vote.

The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $6,000 and 20 room nights at Motel 6 locations of their choice to help kickstart their next tour. Five runners-up will receive six room nights each.

Musicians can enter for a chance to win at www.motel6songwriting.com/entry. The deadline is Sunday, September 29 at 10 am Dallas time.

The online voting period will take place on Instagram from October 14-October 25. Learn how to vote by following Motel 6 on Instagram.

Motel 6 has nearly 1,500 locations across the U.S. and Canada, including along major interstates, whether that's a regular Motel 6 or a Studio 6 Extended Stay. Pets always stay free at Motel 6.

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