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- 19 Mar 2019 12:02
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
A concept out of Las Vegas has opened in the former Nazca Kitchen space in the West Village. It is on Cityplace West across from Grimaldi's. The name skinnyFATS refers to the fact that they have two menus. One is the Healthy Menu of 600 calories or less (for the smart people). The other is the Happy...
- 06 Mar 2019 23:53
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
- Replies: 543
- Views: 496020
- 05 Mar 2019 08:24
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Midtown
- Replies: 385
- Views: 824331
Re: North Dallas: Midtown
The wheels of bureaucracy grind on. A new plan for demolition is agreed to.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... -years-end
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... -years-end
- 26 Feb 2019 02:03
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
GUI is closed. The Korean restaurant at McKinney and Worthington had a Closed For Maintenance sign in early February. Now that sign has been replaced with a change of locks sign.
- 22 Feb 2019 10:16
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 440643
Re: the Cotton Belt line
How much extra is double tracking going to add to the cost of this epic boondoggle? If they're going to be spending all this extra money to bring a 3rd rail line to DFW Airport, I would like to see a plan to integrate the 3 lines into one central station at DFW, and then buses from each terminal to...
- 23 Jan 2019 13:37
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: TexRail
- Replies: 178
- Views: 182135
Re: TexRail
Great report, itsjrd1964. I took a similar trip on Monday the 14th. There are also no TEXRail signs at the T&P Station in Fort Worth and only a screen mentioning TEXRail at the ITC station. I emailed Trinity Metro about these problems and they said they are working on their station signage and w...
- 14 Jan 2019 13:07
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: The Grocery Store Thread 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 53548
Re: The Grocery Store Thread 2.0
Amazon/Wholw Foods cancels Whole Foods 365 store plans.
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/whole- ... res-ending
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/whole- ... res-ending
- 04 Jan 2019 19:38
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: TexRail
- Replies: 178
- Views: 182135
Re: TexRail
FLASSH.....FLASH......FLASH
TEXRail will NOT operate ANY service on Saturday, January 5.
https://twitter.com/TrinityMetro/status ... 1272208384
TEXRail will NOT operate ANY service on Saturday, January 5.
https://twitter.com/TrinityMetro/status ... 1272208384
- 22 Dec 2018 21:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
- Replies: 654
- Views: 548510
Re: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
They removed the other tower crane today.
- 15 Dec 2018 17:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: San Martín (former The MAC location)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 44198
Re: Uptown Dallas: San Martín (former The MAC location)
San Martin did a rehearsal serving today from 9 to about 1.
They will be doing it again on Sunday. If you are in the area you can check it out.
If management feels they are ready, they will open for real on Monday.
They will be doing it again on Sunday. If you are in the area you can check it out.
If management feels they are ready, they will open for real on Monday.
- 15 Dec 2018 17:07
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
- Replies: 654
- Views: 548510
Re: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
A giant truck crane was set up Friday and was taking down the taller of the two tower cranes today. It will probably finish that task on Sunday.
- 09 Dec 2018 17:04
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
- Replies: 417
- Views: 427677
Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Zoning change request signs have been posted for the HEB property. It is case no. Z189-141.
I think someone said they would request a slight increase in height.
At least it shows they are trying to move the project forward.
I think someone said they would request a slight increase in height.
At least it shows they are trying to move the project forward.
- 05 Dec 2018 03:15
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: TexRail
- Replies: 178
- Views: 182135
- 21 Nov 2018 16:23
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Collin County Transportation
- Replies: 60
- Views: 63639
Re: Collin County Transportation
DCTA is studying a plan for commuter bus service between Old Town Station in Lewisville and McKinney along SH 121.
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort ... -mckinney/
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort ... -mckinney/
- 18 Nov 2018 19:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Harwood District: Hotel Swexan (20 ST)
- Replies: 301
- Views: 365790
Re: Harwood Int'l District: No.12 Harwood Hotel (20 ST)
They finished erecting the crane on Saturday, November 17.
- 13 Nov 2018 13:17
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 899263
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Here is the reaction of a Fast Company magazine writer. Fast Company is based in NYC.
New York got played by Amazon
http://flip.it/Kodoa7
New York got played by Amazon
http://flip.it/Kodoa7
- 16 Oct 2018 10:15
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 608093
Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever
FLASH......FLASH.....FLASH
Another lender is arriving to save the project!!!
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... w-investor
Another lender is arriving to save the project!!!
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... w-investor
- 12 Oct 2018 00:46
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
- Replies: 417
- Views: 427677
Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Surely the new plans do not involve the current building? It has to cost more to have security/maintain the building than to just bulldoze it? Well according to HEB they are in the design phase so it is not too far off and sometimes it's cheaper to maintain than having to dig up the foundation's an...
- 29 Sep 2018 11:58
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Do ppl still party in Uptown?
Uptown is no longer Party Central but last night One Sette Dallas (ex-idle Rich) was hopping. It had a full parking lot, a SRO patio, and a line at the door.
It may just be the crowd who goes to the new hot place...until the next new hot place opens.
- 23 Sep 2018 02:25
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Circo Dallas in the One Uptown building is now open.
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... high-rise/
I expect all of you beautiful people to dress to impress and report back on what it is like.
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... high-rise/
I expect all of you beautiful people to dress to impress and report back on what it is like.
- 16 Sep 2018 13:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16355
Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation
An article from the New York Times travel section.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/trav ... eview.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/trav ... eview.html
- 12 Sep 2018 11:57
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 473673
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Exclusive: Here's what a Texas Bullet Train station could look like https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/09/10/exclusive-heres-what-atexas-bullet-train-station.html This is the winning design in a design competition for the HOUSTON HSR station. This may or may not have any influence on what...
- 20 Aug 2018 09:05
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
^^^ Speaking of Hot Joy, has anyone found out what the zoning change request for this site involved? The case number is Z178-223 (some prankster moved the sign to West Village by Massage Envy).
- 17 Aug 2018 12:35
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
PL8 has closed.
- 16 Aug 2018 12:04
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: San Martín (former The MAC location)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 44198
Re: Uptown Dallas: San Martín (former The MAC location)
They covered the former blue wall that faces McKinney Avenue in brick but only the south traffic facing side. Also, you can see tall stacks of boxes inside from McKinney Ave so I am sure they are doing a lot of unpacking. They have an active Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/sanmartindallas/ ...
- 07 Aug 2018 20:16
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Cityplace West/West Village: Residential Tower (~250 FT / 23 ST) / Hilton Canopy (8 ST)
- Replies: 89
- Views: 85301
Re: Cityplace West/West Village: Residential Tower (~250 FT / 23 ST) / Hilton Canopy (8 ST)
Is the hotel open?
Yes, it opened July 8th.
Yes, it opened July 8th.
- 03 Aug 2018 08:57
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Re: Uptown Dallas: William B. Travis School - DISD
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7010
Re: Re: Uptown Dallas: William B. Travis School - DISD
Thanks for the answer.
- 03 Aug 2018 01:06
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Re: Uptown Dallas: William B. Travis School - DISD
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7010
Re: Uptown Dallas: William B. Travis School - DISD
Sighs for a zoning change have been posted outside the Travis Talented and Gifted Magnet School at McKinney and Allen. The case number is Z178-313. Has anyone heard from DISD or community groups about any plans to sell the campus? In early June there were coring trucks working in the teacher's parki...
- 01 Aug 2018 23:47
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
The Velvet Taco which took over the Urban Taco building has hung a banner that they are opening Monday, August 6.
- 31 Jul 2018 22:18
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 140875
Re: Fair Park
Cronies lose another one, thank goodness. Now maybe we can get a Springtime Exposition on the same scale as Autumnal State Fair. Some big time soccer games, Earth Day, Dallas Film Festival, Farm Aid Concert featuring Willie Nelson (please), Cinco de Mayo.... I didn't realize this, but I think the C...
- 21 Jul 2018 02:26
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: TexRail
- Replies: 178
- Views: 182135
Re: TexRail
Here is a June 6 note from KRLD. A VIP train will run on December 31 and regular service will begin Saturday, January 5.
https://krld.radio.com/articles/news/tr ... te-texrail
https://krld.radio.com/articles/news/tr ... te-texrail
- 25 Jun 2018 16:26
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 439641
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Yet now it will never happen because to build it would mean shutting down the red and blue lines for months to build out the station. The neighborhood and developers wish it was there now though. For DART and the neighborhood, it makes more sense to fund the streetcar extension to Knox Henderson th...
- 25 Jun 2018 15:39
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
- Replies: 543
- Views: 496020
Re: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
The parking lot is blocked off today.
- 03 Jun 2018 18:47
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: DART: Bus system
- Replies: 105
- Views: 118104
Re: DART: Bus system
DART Demos New Proterra Zero-Emission, All-Electric Buses The seven zero-emission all-electric buses are partially funded by a $7.6 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo Program). The grant also helps fund the infrastructure to charge ...
- 19 May 2018 19:26
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
The Gap store in West Village is having a store closing sale.
- 10 May 2018 19:51
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 819497
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Checkout theses quick Paint drawings I did of the Dallas skyline with Dallas Amli Fountain Place Thanks for your preview renderings of this new building in the skyline. Another interesting angle will be coming south on Central. After passing under the Fitzhugh bridge there should be a good view of ...
- 05 May 2018 19:54
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 440643
Re: the Cotton Belt line
Here is link about three upcoming Public Hearings about the just completed Draft Evironmental Impart Statement.
http://dart.org/about/expansion/cottonbelt.asp
You can download pdfs on many segments.
http://dart.org/about/expansion/cottonbelt.asp
You can download pdfs on many segments.
- 15 Apr 2018 18:30
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Possible action at the Hot Joy (former Texas Land & Cattle) site at Cole and Lemmon.
A zoning change request sign was just posted for case number Z178-223.
Hopefully someone can find out what it is about.
A zoning change request sign was just posted for case number Z178-223.
Hopefully someone can find out what it is about.
- 11 Apr 2018 17:43
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: (PWC) Park District Tower (316 FT | 20 ST) + Residences at Park District (385 FT | 32 ST)
- Replies: 184
- Views: 191912
Re: Uptown Dallas: (PWC) Park District Tower (316 FT | 20 ST) + Residences at Park District (385 FT | 32 ST)
The apartment tower has a Now Leasing banner hung. Here is their website.
https://liveparkdistrict.com/
https://liveparkdistrict.com/
- 14 Mar 2018 22:11
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
- 02 Mar 2018 09:20
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Crews were moving the furnishings out of Sambuca yesterday.
- 29 Jan 2018 14:40
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 473673
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Here is a link to the Texas Central Partners website page about the station. https://www.texascentral.com/2018/01/29/north-texas-bullet-train-station/ The text and notes on the plan map mention pedestrian walkways to Dart's Convention Center Station and Union Station. They also mention possible exte...
- 24 Jan 2018 20:12
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 608093
Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever
If I understand this rendering correctly, this add-on developement is the DART headquarters building with structural steel added outside of and through the existing building to support two six floor towers on top. There have been rumors for several years that DART wants to move to a smaller building...
- 23 Jan 2018 18:49
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Village Burger Bar at Mckinney and St. Paul opened for business today. Parking is allowed in the building garage or you can take the trolley.
- 23 Jan 2018 18:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: McKinney/Boll Tower - 2614 McKinney Ave - (18 ST)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 180586
Re: Uptown Dallas: McKinney/Boll Tower - 2614 McKinney Ave - (18 ST)
Today is supposed to be the last night that Idle Rich is open. They brought a coffin into the building this afternoon for the wake.
- 05 Jan 2018 15:04
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Cafe Express in M-Line Tower is opening on Monday, Jan. 8.
- 05 Jan 2018 14:48
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Dream Hotel
- Replies: 148
- Views: 128783
Re: Uptown Dallas: Dream Hotel
Interior work was happening in the Sugar Building today. Make ready?
- 05 Dec 2017 16:43
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Dream Hotel
- Replies: 148
- Views: 128783
Re: Uptown Dallas: Dream Hotel
They blocked off the left lane of McKinney today with a long term construction fence. It will make for some interesting traffic.
- 29 Nov 2017 11:02
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Sallio will open Thursday, Nov. 30 in the former Patrizio space at McKinney Plaza.
- 25 Nov 2017 22:10
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 646706
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
The Village Burger Bar will soon have a second Uptown location. They are taking the ground floor space at the McKinney and St. Paul corner of the 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway building. I am not sure if this building is still called Advancial Tower now or not. They will open in late Dec. or early Jan...