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- 30 Apr 2024 16:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
- Replies: 75
- Views: 33900
Re: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
Nice... I wonder what flag would go in there? I hope to see all of those bare areas fill in with hotels and such. Hopefully something more on the affordable end of the spectrum. Wouldn't result in an eye-catching tower or anything but so long as it's not as awful looking as the Courtyard Marriott n...
- 24 Apr 2024 08:48
- Forum: The Pitch
- Topic: Arlington: Choctaw Stadium (ex-Globe Life Park)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12090
Re: Arlington: Choctaw Stadium (ex-Globe Life Park)
Choctaw Stadium to undergo multimillion-dollar renovation
Retail spots and restaurants will be added to the outside of the stadium, as well as additional parking spaces.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/choct ... n/3522825/
Retail spots and restaurants will be added to the outside of the stadium, as well as additional parking spaces.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/choct ... n/3522825/
- 23 Apr 2024 03:42
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
More about the upcoming Bedford-Euless (Glade Parks, facing TX 121) H-E-B:
https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/r ... b-bedford/
https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/r ... b-bedford/
- 22 Apr 2024 14:14
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
H-E-B will add a store in HEB and has added Murphy to its 'coming soon' list
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... soon-list/
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... soon-list/
- 21 Apr 2024 16:05
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Restaurants: general news/development
- Replies: 173
- Views: 198494
Re: Restaurants: general news/development
Where to drink in Fort Worth right now: 4 hottest new hotel bars
https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/r ... otel-bars/
https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/r ... otel-bars/
- 21 Apr 2024 13:38
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Fort Worth: Panther Island
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19430
Re: Fort Worth: Panther Island
Panther Island buildings would go higher under new city plan
https://fortworthreport.org/2024/04/20/ ... city-plan/
https://fortworthreport.org/2024/04/20/ ... city-plan/
- 21 Apr 2024 13:19
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: The DEEP ELLUM Thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12429
Re: The DEEP ELLUM Thread
New documentary about pioneering nightclub ‘The Church' to debut at Dallas International Film Festival
The Church was the Sunday version of the longtime Lizard Lounge on Swiss Ave.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/the-c ... y/3520040/
The Church was the Sunday version of the longtime Lizard Lounge on Swiss Ave.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/the-c ... y/3520040/
- 20 Apr 2024 15:00
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: North Texas lakes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14007
Re: North Texas lakes
Ch.11 story: Bois D'Arc Lake is now open to visitors and boaters, with 3 different boat ramps.
https://youtu.be/0wnGEqrGnW0
https://youtu.be/0wnGEqrGnW0
- 17 Apr 2024 14:52
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
H-E-B has added to its land holdings. The property is on the future path of the Dallas N. Tollway in Celina. This is in addition to another site in the city on Preston Road.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... 64bad800c6
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... 64bad800c6
- 13 Apr 2024 17:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Steve Brown Retiring
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1969
Re: Steve Brown Retiring
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...
- 11 Apr 2024 05:50
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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...
- 07 Apr 2024 03:32
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: South Dallas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2695
Re: South Dallas
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...
- 04 Apr 2024 12:04
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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/
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... egion-yet/
- 02 Apr 2024 14:38
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: DTD: Martyrs Park
- Replies: 0
- Views: 584
DTD: Martyrs Park
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...
- 02 Apr 2024 04:41
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce
- Replies: 173
- Views: 131418
Re: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce
Wow, they've really shrunk their corporate footprint.
- 02 Apr 2024 04:39
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
- Replies: 659
- Views: 376152
Re: North Dallas: Galleria
Once in a while, I'd see some guy up there running/jogging.
- 31 Mar 2024 22:23
- Forum: The Pitch
- Topic: Cotton Bowl Stadium
- Replies: 4
- Views: 652
Re: Cotton Bowl Stadium
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.
- 30 Mar 2024 23:56
- Forum: The Pitch
- Topic: Cotton Bowl Stadium
- Replies: 4
- Views: 652
Cotton Bowl Stadium
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...
- 29 Mar 2024 12:10
- Forum: Art + Sol
- Topic: Arlington Museum of Art
- Replies: 0
- Views: 709
Arlington Museum of Art
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...
- 29 Mar 2024 11:01
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Bachman Lake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1154
Re: Bachman Lake
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
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
- 24 Mar 2024 06:07
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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
* 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
- 18 Mar 2024 14:20
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Restaurants: general news/development
- Replies: 173
- Views: 198494
Re: Restaurants: general news/development
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/
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/
- 15 Mar 2024 06:28
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 307
- Views: 305442
Re: New Census Population Estimates
I wonder how much longer it will be before DFW pulls ahead of Philadelphia (general population size) and San Francisco (media market size).
- 02 Mar 2024 13:51
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1402715
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
The only gas station I know of there was a Chevron on the NE corner. I think the NW corner has apartments on it.
- 29 Feb 2024 11:43
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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...
- 25 Feb 2024 15:07
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Margaret McDermott Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
- Replies: 149
- Views: 128766
Re: Margaret McDermott Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
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....
- 08 Feb 2024 02:37
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=975#p49674
- 07 Feb 2024 18:31
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Trinity Railway Express
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15245
Re: Trinity Railway Express
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...
- 03 Feb 2024 10:02
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 359299
Re: DFW Airport
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...
- 29 Jan 2024 10:55
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Greyhound Station Closing - Lost Lease
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1447
Re: Downtown Dallas Greyhound Station Closing - Lost Lease
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.
- 27 Jan 2024 23:10
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: West DFW Suburban / Exurban Development (Weatherford, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, etc.)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4471
Re: West DFW Suburban / Exurban Development (Weatherford, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, etc.)
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
https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/new ... af3b9.html
- 27 Jan 2024 09:47
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 359
- Views: 250146
Re: Downtown Progress
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?
- 26 Jan 2024 15:37
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Fort Worth: misc. developments
- Replies: 107
- Views: 71964
Re: Fort Worth: misc. developments
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 ...
- 24 Jan 2024 04:33
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 359299
Re: DFW Airport
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/
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/
- 22 Jan 2024 15:43
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 451813
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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/
Seats on buses have already been changed to vinyl, according to the article.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dart- ... e/3441113/
- 22 Jan 2024 15:16
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Denison/Lake Texoma: Preston Harbor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3050
Re: Denison/Lake Texoma: Preston Harbor
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
- 19 Jan 2024 18:18
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Bachman Lake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1154
Bachman Lake
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/
https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city ... -spillway/
- 19 Jan 2024 12:59
- Forum: The Pitch
- Topic: Arlington: AT&T Stadium
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5152
Re: Arlington: AT&T Stadium
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.
- 19 Jan 2024 12:41
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Denison/Lake Texoma: Preston Harbor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3050
Re: Denison/Lake Texoma: Preston Harbor
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...
- 17 Jan 2024 15:20
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1402715
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
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...
- 17 Jan 2024 04:39
- Forum: Texas Urban/Suburban/Exurban Development
- Topic: Lake Texoma: Pointe Vista
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1495
Lake Texoma: Pointe Vista
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...
- 14 Jan 2024 18:18
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49130
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
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
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... lissa.html
- 20 Dec 2023 19:26
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Arlington: I-30/TX 360 interchange redo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10344
Re: Arlington: I-30/TX 360 interchange redo
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-...
- 14 Dec 2023 16:50
- Forum: Art + Sol
- Topic: Fort Worth: Kimbell Art Museum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2919
Fort Worth: Kimbell Art Museum
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...
- 14 Dec 2023 16:36
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: South Dallas: MLK Blvd. road diet project
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1750
South Dallas: MLK Blvd. road diet project
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 ...
- 13 Dec 2023 13:23
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Fort Worth: misc. developments
- Replies: 107
- Views: 71964
Re: Fort Worth: misc. developments
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...
- 13 Dec 2023 05:15
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
- Replies: 129
- Views: 85527
Re: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
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.
- 12 Dec 2023 17:50
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
- Replies: 129
- Views: 85527
Re: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
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...
- 06 Dec 2023 18:26
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: North Richland Hills: misc. developments
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4839
Re: North Richland Hills: misc. developments
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/
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/
- 06 Dec 2023 18:19
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: McKinney: Lower 5 Plaza
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1714
McKinney: Lower 5 Plaza
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-...