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Your social life just got easier to plan, thanks to a new platform that consolidates local arts and culture events into one calendar.

Why it matters: The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) and Dallas' Office of Arts and Culture have launched Culturalyst Dallas, which promotes local arts organizations and their events in one place.

The big picture: Dallas is the largest city to join Culturalyst. The platform, a website with a mobile interface, is also in cities in Arizona, Connecticut, Louisiana and Missouri.

• "Artists can guide us out of the billionaire fever dream of extractive, addictive technology. We think the best place to start is by building a coalition of arts agencies to build shared technology," Culturalyst's founders say on their website.

How it works: Artists and organizations can add performances, exhibits and other opportunities to the platform. They can also promote grants, auditions, jobs and other training opportunities.

• Access to the site is free.

What they're saying: "By working together through Culturalyst, we can make it easier for artists and organizations to share what's happening across the city, while giving the community a more connected way to discover and engage with Dallas arts and culture," TACA director of programs Anne Kogan said in a statement.

Zoom in: Teatro Dallas artistic producer Mac Welch says he waited years to find a tool like Culturalyst. He hopes the calendar will create more opportunities for collaboration and "give people a better sense of just how much is happening across Dallas' arts community."

• "For an arts organization, creatively reaching first-time patrons is always a battle, and Culturalyst gives us a firm foundation in that fight," Welch says.

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U.S. household income hit a record in 2025, but the lowest earners barely shared in the gains, new Census Bureau data shows.

Why it matters: On paper, Americans look richer than ever. But broader measures of financial security show millions are still getting squeezed by medical costs, uneven income gains and a fraying public safety net.

By the numbers: Real median household income rose 2.6% to $87,460 in 2025, the highest inflation-adjusted level since Census records began in 1967.

• The official poverty rate fell for a third straight year, dropping slightly to 10.2%, or about 34.5 million people.

Yes, but: The gains haven't been spread evenly.

• Income among the wealthiest 10% of Americans rose 1.7%, while income among the bottom 10% showed no significant change.

What we're watching: The 2025 numbers may represent the last snapshot before major federal safety net cuts begin showing up in the Census data, Robert Greenstein, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, tells Axios.

🏈 The Cowboys won a thriller yesterday over the Houston Texans, 34-30. CeeDee Lamb set a franchise record with 17 catches. (Sports Illustrated)

🌳 A former pecan farm 100 miles southeast of Dallas will become a new Texas state park after a $10 million purchase. (DMN)

🛑 Border wall construction in the Big Bend region was halted Friday by a federal judge. (Axios)

🍦 Australian frozen yogurt chain Yo-Chi has opened its first U.S. location in Dallas. (WFAA)

🏀 Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, the son of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, committed to play at SMU. (ESPN)

Fall color is expected across most of the country by mid-October — but Dallas will be a late bloomer, according to a map on Explore Fall.

Zoom in: Peak foliage is expected to sweep south over the next several weeks.

Yes, but: North Texas is expected to have little to no color for most of October.

• Our fall colors are expected to peak in late November, later than most of the country, per Explore Fall.

Reality check: Weather could scramble the country's timetable.

• A strong El Niño could raise temperatures and delay some peak colors, according to the National Weather Service.

This newsletter was edited by Bob Gee.

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