Dallas City Council taps Tolbert as city manager; first Black woman to fill the role ... and more news

The Dallas City Council appointed Kimberly Bizor Tolbert the first Black woman to serve as the city manager. In a 13-2 vote, she beat out two others for the job at the end of a nearly year-long search; In other news, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is pardoning Ross Ulbricht, a Bitcoin pioneer and creator of the Silk Road marketplace that enabled the selling and buying of illicit substances on the dark web; restaurants, chefs and bars across the Dallas area made an appearance on the 2025 list of the James Beard Awards restaurant and chef semifinalists. The 35-year-old awards program from the James Beard Foundation recognizes talent in the culinary and food media industries annually. Categories range from emerging chef to outstanding restaurant; And on Day 10 of the Cowboys’ search for a head coach, Brian Schottenheimer got his second interview with Dallas. The consensus among outsiders is that Philadelphia’s Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore remains the favorite. Moore was the quarterbacks coach with Dallas in 2018 before being elevated to OC in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices