Seeing mom through a window, Uber's plans for Dallas change: Your Tuesday evening roundup

A sourdough starter may make your spirit rise  [Evening roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 03/31/2020 By Todd Davis Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Cindy Goleman visits with her mother Peggy White from opposites sides of the window at The Pavilion at Creekwood, a healthcare and rehabilitation center in Mansfield on Tuesday. (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) CORONAVIRUS [After in-person visits were banned, daughter visits mom at rehab facility’s window]( Cindy Goleman peered through a window of the one-story nursing facility in Mansfield. The glare from the west-facing windows made it hard to see inside. But there was her mother, sitting in a wheelchair, her face crisscrossed by light and shadow. "Hi Mom!" she said, her forehead nearly touching the window pane at the rehabilitation facility where Peggy White, her 86-year-old mom, has spent the last two months since her stroke. [She understands the reason for social distancing](. So coming to the window helps her to keep up with her mother’s mood and progress. "But it’s not like being there in person," she said. Also: [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott]( extends social distancing measures through April 30 and closes schools until May 4. And: Dallas County reports 82 coronavirus cases, [the largest one-day total for the county](. ADVERTISEMENT  BUSINESS [This spring’s home market could see fewer houses up for grabs]( Not just hand sanitizer and toilet paper could be in short supply thanks to the COVID-19 epidemic. The number of homes on the market around the U.S. could also fall thanks to the coronavirus infections. [Some property owners that planned to sell this spring are rethinking that plan]( in light of shelter-in-place orders and falling homebuyer traffic.  Also: [Uber]( is pausing its Dallas hiring plans and postponing construction here due to the coronavirus.   And: How does it work if you skip [mortgage payments](  OPINION [Don’t forget that for some kids, there is danger as they shelter in place at home]( The editorial board writes: As hundreds of thousands of Texas children adjust to their new normal of school at home, we’re reminded that for many of them, schools provided their only refuge from struggles at home. Districts have rallied to make sure kids can still get the meals they would have received at school. But we also can’t lose sight that [schools were often the first line of defense against child abuse](.  John Wiley Price: Coronavirus is illuminating [societal inequities](.   Edward G. Anderson Jr.: [Supermarket rationing]( is the only way to stop the cycle of hoarding that could lead to a crash.  ADVERTISEMENT (Ben Torres / Special Contributor) PHOTO OF THE DAY Even the Stevie Ray Vaughan-Jimmie Vaughan monument at Kiest Park in Oak Cliff has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s just another speed bump on the long road to installation for [this stunning new work of public art](. (If you’re still going for walks at Kiest Park, it’s that 10-foot-tall thing wrapped in yellow plastic with red tape.) EDITORS' PICKS - Inspired: Kids commit to bringing back trees destroyed by [the October tornado](. - Courts: [McKinney's shelter-in-place order stands]( after judge rejects restraining order and resident says he’ll drop suit. - Courts II: [Texas wins its appeal]( to enforce its coronavirus abortion ban while a federal court hears the lawsuit. ADVERTISEMENT FINALLY... [A hopeful bake: How to make a sourdough starter in the midst of a startling pandemic]( With restaurants closing in major cities across the U.S. due to the spread of coronavirus, and mandated social distancing in effect, a lot of people are finding themselves in their homes and kitchens (mostly) alone. One way to pass the time is to tackle the simple but special project of a sourdough starter. [The science and practice of sourdough have always contained an air of mystery](. 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](