Dallas to approve $42 million for deck caps to bridge neighborhoods divided by highways ... and more news

The Dallas City Council will vote Wednesday to authorize funding for the next phase of deck parks over Interstate 30. City officials, as per a memo, have identified locations on Lamar Street and near Old City Park from East Ervay Street to Harwood Street to build deck parks like Klyde Warren Park to bridge the gap between downtown Dallas and southern Dallas. In other news, an alternative route for a proposed Dallas-to-Fort Worth high-speed rail project is moving forward with engineering and environmental review after North Central Texas Council of Governments officials discussed it during a public meeting Thursday. The council approved an additional $1.6 million last month to fund a study of the new route, which loops west of downtown; of the 13 best new chefs in the United States, three are from the same Texas restaurant. That’s according to the latest Food & Wine magazine. Jalen Heard, Lane Milne and Jonny White, the co-founders of Goldee’s Barbecue in Fort Worth, are best friends and even better pitmasters; and this Saturday, join millions worldwide as they turn their faces toward the night sky in celebration of the moon. International Observe the Moon Night is a NASA-led event held every September or October when the celestial body is in its first quarter, a phase halfway between a new moon and a full moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices