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From Steve's replacement, Anna Butler: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2024/04/12/lower-water-data-center-concept-heading-to-irving/ "The data center will be built for high-density artificial intelligence. It will be located east of Highway 12 and south of Highway 183 at 505 No...

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The Alliance Town Center H-E-B opened Wednesday. It is at Heritage Trace/N. Riverside Dr. Also: * The Mansfield H-E-B store is due to open this summer. * The Joe V's Smart Shop at US 67/Wheatland is also set to open this summer. * The Joe V's at Buckner/Samuell is due to open next spring. https://ww...

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Renovations begin on South Dallas’ historic Forest Theater Forest Forward, a local non-profit which acquired the theater complex 7 years ago, held a groundbreaking this week to commence a long-planned renovation of the complex. The old main theater space will become a concert hall, while former adj...

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H-E-B starts construction in Prosper on one of its largest supermarkets in the region yet

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... egion-yet/

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New Dallas sculpture honors lynching victims The display is called "Shadow Lines" and resembles a giant sundial. Names can be seen in part of the metal sculpture; sadly, these are people who died by hanging. Three of them met their fates on this tract of land. A dedication ceremony for th...

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Wow, they've really shrunk their corporate footprint.

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Once in a while, I'd see some guy up there running/jogging.

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A few new ones are coming up around the I-30/Jim Miller exit. Those and the ones downtown are likely going to be the closest ones to Fair Park for a while. If any were to locate closer, they might wait until the I-30 redo east of I-45 gets done.

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Cotton Bowl Stadium to undergo largest renovation in its 84 years Additions and changes: * The addition of 14 new escalators * Construction of new multi-story entries at the two west entrance gates * The upper west concourse will be increased to three times the current square footage and include tw...

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The Museum is leaving its space downtown in a former small retail store. It's going to be part of the eSports/Expo Center complex north of Choctaw Stadium and Globe Life Field. The new Museum space will be 8 times larger than where it's been, giving them more space to put on larger exhibitions. http...

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City of Dallas starts construction on a new skateboarding park

The park will be at Bachman Lake. It will span 46,000 square feet, and be completed by year's end.

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/ ... rding-park

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Ch.8 H-E-B update:
* Alliance Town Center location will open April 10
* Prosper location groundbreaking
* One of the Joe V's Smart Shop locations recently broke ground

https://youtu.be/h1LJPDlX8_Y

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Canadian doughnut king Tim Hortons to open 2 locations in Dallas-Fort Worth

One will be on 121 in Coppell, the other in Denton on University. The Coppell location should be open by the end of this year.

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/rest ... ll-denton/

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I wonder how much longer it will be before DFW pulls ahead of Philadelphia (general population size) and San Francisco (media market size).

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The only gas station I know of there was a Chevron on the NE corner. I think the NW corner has apartments on it.

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Forney will see a new H-E-B after all. It will be part of an upcoming retail center further east, just off the north side of US 80. H-E-B will hang onto land off US 80/FM 548 it had previously acquired for a store. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2024/02/23/h-e-b-to-build-on-new-site-in-f...

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If there were a planned/funded 3rd bridge, IMO the logical spot would have been I-35E's crossing of the Trinity. But oh well. Would have to agree with this, and have really wanted such a thing to come to fruition. Would be very curious to see what sort of design would come about for such a project....

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In the Suburban section, an article link shows that the Waxahachie store is getting an expansion, and will become an H-E-B plus! store after work is completed.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=975#p49674

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The TRE station in Richland Hills (TX 121/Handley-Ederville Rd.) is being discontinued. Its last day will be February 17, a Saturday. Its replacement will be the Trinity Lakes station, 2 miles east in Hurst. Richland Hills voters decided to quit putting further tax money towards Trinity Metro, so th...

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Also, it may not be the sexiest of designs but it's likely to be the most functional for what is needed at this time. Recall that DFW is a major domestic and international hub. They need more gates to improve transit and if this get done faster via this current design then so be it. No terminal par...

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Tyler lost its in-town Greyhound terminal in recent years. Now anyone busing it to/from Tyler has to interact with a truck stop *miles* northeast of town on I-20. No shuttle to connect the truck stop bus passengers to the urban part of Tyler, either.

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According to reports, a new Costco is coming to Weatherford. It will be at I-20/CenterPoint Road. Completion/opening is set for early next year.

https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/new ... af3b9.html

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R1070 wrote:Greyhound it closing it's downtown terminal this October! yay

Well, where are all the passengers going to go? Fort Worth? Or a new terminal somewhere else?

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The Fort Worth Public Library has decided to move temporarily. Their most recent location was closed. The Library will use the soon-to-be-ex - City Hall location. The City is in the process of moving to the office building where Pier 1 Imports was based. The Library has not yet made a decision on a ...

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Frontier Airlines expands nonstop service from DFW Airport

Frontier is adding 14 non-stop destinations, making 36 in all. The new flights will start in April and May.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/front ... t/3441958/

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DART is still rolling out seat conversions to vinyl from their longtime fabric covered seating. The next phase will start in March.

Seats on buses have already been changed to vinyl, according to the article.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dart- ... e/3441113/

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Addison wrote:This is technically a separate project on the OK side of Lake Texoma, but still...

Hard Rock Hotel to open on Lake Texoma

https://www.fox4news.com/news/hard-rock ... ake-texoma

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1264

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After completion of dredging work last April, plans are being put in place to work on Bachman Lake's dam, spillway, as well as the trails surrounding it. The paths will be widened, with added lighting and benches.

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city ... -spillway/

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FIFA has not yet officially come out and announced where the Final will be played, nor where FIFA's operations or the global media center will be located.

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More on Preston Harbor: Margaritaville has been named as the hotel resort at the development. Preston Harbor is set to have groundbreaking later this year, but no other timelines were mentioned, including for Margaritaville. One source mentions the Choctaw Nation as one of the backers of the Preston...

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Saw a little interesting note that I didn't know about, but it was in a DMN article today about gaming. Made mention that Choctaw had purchased a tract in Las Colinas on 114. And sure enough, went to DCAD and found that Choctaw does indeed own a tract at 311 E John Carpenter Frwy. Could just be a r...

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A new Hard Rock hotel/resort with residences is being planned on the north shore of Lake Texoma near Kingston, OK. It will have an on-site spa, marina, and golf course. The project will start construction later this year and is planned to open in 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hard-r...

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The Melissa store is projected to have more square footage (131,000) than the other new Dallas-area H-E-B stores have opened with.

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... lissa.html

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Well, today it was announced that the last of the big ramps (TX 360 NB to WB/EB I-30) has opened, essentially completing the project. There are probably still some small finishing touches (painting, guard rails, signs, etc.) left to do. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/traffic/i-30-texas-360-interchange-...

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The museum has acquired a carved jadeite figure dating to the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. The left leg of the figure has broken over time and is missing. The Kimbell's new acquisition will be displayed in the Renzo Piano Pavilion. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/kimbell-art-museum-a...

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Dallas will be receiving a more than $21 million federal grant to improve Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. from Fair Park to the Trinity River bridge. The 5-lane street will be reduced to 4, there will be bike lanes, improved/raised crosswalks, better DART bus stops, and improved sreet lighting, among ...

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Sophisticated Le Meridien hotel to debut in downtown Fort Worth in spring '24 A new Le Meridien hotel is coming to downtown Fort Worth. It will be at 811 Commerce, inside the former Hotel Texas (hotel across the street which is now the Fort Worth Hilton) annex. The Le Meridien's upcoming location w...

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R1070 wrote:How many Loews hotels can you pack into one area? lol

IDK, that's what I was thinking when I posted earlier! After 3+ decades of no Loews attention here, they sure are making up for lost time.

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I'm not sure what other branding could be used for this project. The upcoming 800-room property west of the previous Ballpark (now Choctaw Stadium) is a Loews, while the smaller hotel next to Globe Life Field is a Live! by Loews. Looking through their list, there is a "Loews Regency" in NY...

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Peppa Pig reveals all the rides coming to new Fort Worth-area theme park

Those behind the Peppa Pig theme park have revealed specifics about the park's rides and attractions.

https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/e ... ark-rides/

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City of McKinney takes another step towards park under State Highway 5 Instead of a Klyde Warren-style deck park, plans are in the works for the Lower 5 Plaza park to go under TX 5, between Louisiana and Virginia streets. Work could start as early as 2025. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/city-of-...

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IDK where they think enough parking for apartments or a hotel would go for this building.

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(Forgive me if there is already a Park Central thread.) Costco makes bid for North Dallas office tower on U.S. 75 This is one of the dark-colored office buildings just north of the Costco at Central/Churchill Way. The DMN thinks the interest might be because Costco might want to expand the store or ...

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Supposedly, NewcrestImage, the hotel's owner, is talking to several parties about a management/branding arrangement. One that was mentioned is Hilton (which already has a presence in/near downtown), about a possible Waldorf-Astoria branding.

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If there were a planned/funded 3rd bridge, IMO the logical spot would have been I-35E's crossing of the Trinity. But oh well.

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Here's a list of several Christmas light displays and events:

https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/e ... n-gaylord/

Two neighborhoods not on the list are Deerfield (west Plano), and Interlachen (Arlington).

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Fort Worth’s West 7th bridge is getting a $2.5 million lighting upgrade

https://fortworthreport.org/2023/11/16/ ... g-upgrade/

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Pedestrians and bicyclists are allowed on the new bridge, but an SUV driver thought it could go onto it, also. Apparently there are no barriers/bollards at the street-level west entrance to the bridge. Eventually one is encountered, which may have been the only thing that kept the SUV driver from ge...

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A recent proposal to rename Jim Miller Road, a primary arterial street running north-south in the Pleasant Grove area of east/SE Dallas, for Santos Rodriguez, a 12-year-old killed by a Dallas PD officer, has brought mixed reactions. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/plan-to-rename-jim-miller-road-d...

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A recent proposal to rename Jim Miller Road, a primary arterial street running north-south in the Pleasant Grove area of east/SE Dallas, for Santos Rodriguez, a 12-year-old killed by a Dallas PD officer, has brought mixed reactions. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/plan-to-rename-jim-miller-road-dr...

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