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jrd1964

Another restaurant will locate in the development; this one will be Pudge's Pizza, for, yes, Ranger hall-of-famer Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez. It will open August 9.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/ml ... 50974.html

jrd1964

Yet another road project plan. TxDOT is looking to improve: * I-820 south of Meadowbrook * I-20 from Forest Hill to Kelly-Elliott * US 287 SE to Sublett Road Work would start sometime in 2022 or after. A public meeting will be at Dunbar HS in Fort Worth on July 19. https://www.star-telegram.com/news...

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I've seen 3 strips of LEDs on during the day. It does seem odd and early to have a light show installed long before the rest of the building is done. I guess they want attention? Kinda hard not to get attention with a construction project with any height to it, on a spot of land that didn't have thi...

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Archive.org has several pages archived from the old forum, for those interested.
It's at: https://web.archive.org/web/20130926084 ... /forum.php

jrd1964

Verde Center at Peachtree, a planned medical campus development, is set for the SW corner of I-635/Gross. Construction is due to start the middle of next year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/hea ... s-mesquite

jrd1964

There have been several times that Dallas PD have closed off that part of Elm on Fri/Sat because traffic was so backed up.

jrd1964

Despite its Trader Joe's tenant being there since 2015, Preston Hollow Village is just now having a grand opening. The Thursday event is being billed as a "cirque jubilee" (apparently cirque-style performers will be there) and the "greatest party on earth". https://candysdirt.com...

jrd1964

If the mall does get built, I'm not sure what kind of retail environment we'll have by then. There have been many store/chain closures in the last 2 years. This may not be the traditional mall of old we're used to. All that said, this same corner of US 380/DNTollway has been the "future site of...

jrd1964

Or at least serve later than 2am. Shreveport can serve till 6am, but that's because they have casinos. At least Dallas doesn't have the Frisco "we can't serve past midnight" mindset (despite Plano, across the street, being able to serve till 2am). So many times, I've had to explain TX liqu...

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Was just by there over the weekend.... the C parking garage has topped off, the cranes are gone, and there are parking lot lights installed on top and they are lit. It's not easy to tell from Herb Kelleher Way how much more needs to be done, but the garage was predicted to be done by June this year,...

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Meacham, north of downtown Fort Worth, has not had regular commercial passenger service since 1998. Now it appears there is new interest. Moxy Airways, a startup, wants to launch passenger service by 2020 and is looking at Fort Worth as well as other possible destinations. Other interested parties h...

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From the looks of the pics on their Facebook page, they get solo riders and groups. A few hike it, while still others traverse it on horseback. Apparently there are a few spots with poison ivy/oak whenever there hasn't been as much volunteer mowing or trimming.

jrd1964

Looks like plans are in place to add a Fairfield-Marriott hotel to the center area of Firewheel.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... le-section

jrd1964

August 9-12 are the dates set for Texas Live!'s grand opening, although the Live! by Loews hotel won't be ready until 2019.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/res ... -arlington

jrd1964

Interesting article about a rail trail that spans 130 miles along 2 pieces of former rail lines. It is "railbanked", meaning inactive for now but the railroad companies reserve the right to reclaim the paths if they like. This also means it's not abandoned, like many other non-used rail li...

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Colleyville is likely acting like Corinth did about the DCTA A-Train and Knox-Henderson about the DART light rail subway section. They'll figure out later on (probably too late) that it'll be an asset, not a liability.

jrd1964

Railcar testing going on now, and still some sections left to finish, but it's still scheduled for completion by the end of the year.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/traff ... 95449.html

jrd1964

A 2-year expansion project is wrapping up now. H&M is set to open, while Helzberg Diamonds and a Dallas Cowboys store are still to come. Other retailers are switching places. Another new addition is a row for food trucks. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2018/06/20/allen-premium-outlet...

jrd1964

Looks like the building has topped. I could see the tree on top as I passed by a couple of days ago.

jrd1964

The landscaping along Central north of downtown is getting an update. New yuccas with flowers of different colors have been planted. The article says they are more drought tolerant than what has been planted there before. https://www.dallasnews.com/life/gardening/2018/06/19/pretty-pink-plants-along-...

jrd1964

Hannibal Lecter wrote:Is there any branding of the gas?

I think all the Tom Thumb fuel areas are just store branded, with no major oil company signs or tie-ins. Pretty much like Kroger's gas or the newer Walmart locations that don't have a Murphy in their parking lots.

jrd1964

As long as the gas isn't 5$ like the shell on Mckinney it will be a welcome addition despite my desire for more density driven development. They'd be dumb to go to the trouble of having gas pumps then gouge on the prices. The manager at the gas pump 7-Eleven downtown has told me he's been urged to ...

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IDK if any fuel areas at a Tom Thumb would have electric charging spots. Would be a good idea. I've seen them at Walgreens before.

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There is actually a thread already:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=235

Maybe they can be merged by the button-pushers.

jrd1964

Around 50 residents showed up for an info session about the possible US 380 bypass plan in McKinney this week.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/mckinne ... eys-future

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The new "Mobility 2045" plan is coming out this week; it was approved by the Regional Transportation Council yesterday. Just what you all wanted to hear--more of the same. They predict 4 million more people will be in the area in the next 25 years. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transport...

jrd1964

American will name their upcoming headquarters building for former CEO Robert Crandall. The complex is still due for completion in the summer of next year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ame ... ampus-name

jrd1964

Some might think this part of the country could hold one sorta-all right museum... but no. We are much more fortunate--we have several good--well, dare I say *great* museums in the area. And now, even more impressionist pieces in a collection here. IMO, you can't have enough of those! Sincere thanks...

jrd1964

There will be a closure of US 75 in Plano this weekend, between south of 15th Street and south of the Bush Turnpike. It will last from Friday evening till Monday morning. Workers will be dismantling the eastbound part of the Plano Parkway bridge. https://www.nbcdfw.com/traffic/stories/US-75-to-be-Cl...

jrd1964

The Realm at Castle Hills, a new multi-phase development, will include a 9-story office building, a park, apartments, restaurants, and retail. The first phase is due for completion next year. No tenants/anchors were mentioned. https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2018/06/1-5-billion-mixe...

jrd1964

Billy Bob is suing, and may be evicted. Finger-pointing and accusations are flying, and millions in tax-based reimbursements could be in question. Looks like a "big beat" to me. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/restaurants/2018/06/14/billy-bob-files-suit-faces-evictionnotice-developer-i...

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Once more.... this has to be one of the most-foreclosed-on properties in north TX at this rate.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... oreclosure

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How do you have a small-format Sam's (or even Costco for that matter)? Only the best-selling items and the rest have to be delivered/ordered? SMH.....

jrd1964

The Mavs' building off of Malcolm X just got a quick coat of new deep-blue (team color) paint. If they are moving to the ex-Levitz across from the AAC in the Design District, I wonder why they decided to paint their up-to-now Deep Ellum spot? I guess they're not completely leaving DE after all?

jrd1964

They'll have to update the signs there now... they all say "2018" for a completion/available date.

jrd1964

Similar to what KXAS/5 did a few years ago to UNT, WFAA/8 has donated several newsreels from the 1960s and 1970s to the Jones Film & Video archive at SMU. As they get processed and digitized, the newsreels are also being posted on YouTube. Here's one sample: https://youtu.be/WxyD2x52zoU https://...

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Concern arising in north Fort Worth as a proposed Ikea store at I-35W/N. Tarrant Pkwy. north of the US 287 split has not yet broken ground. Apparently there are access and driveway issues, as well as a request by Ikea for city tax incentives. http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/growth/articl...

jrd1964

Fishing was one of the first things I thought of when I saw the name also.

jrd1964

A new movie theater-bowling alley combo is coming to Bush Turnpike/Holford Rd. Dubbed "Strike and Reel", the project is set to open next year. It's headed up by the group who run the Pinstack bowling-dining concepts locally. Sorry, but I can't get my head around the name; much easier (and ...

jrd1964

Awnings would look nice for the shade, if not the curb appeal.

I'm just glad they didn't stick with the dumb "Saint Elm" name.

jrd1964

Well, this place seems to have 9 lives.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... ight-month

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Candy weighs in.... she dishes about the East Quarter but thinks more residential should be in the mix.

https://candysdirt.com/2018/06/05/downt ... sidential/

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Logo signage has been put up in recent days along the roofline of the Canopy part of the complex. There is 1 each on the west and east sides of the hotel.

jrd1964

I would guess that liquor store was the last of the old ones of the past in the CBD. Too bad it isn't because the Spire construction is imminent (yet).

jrd1964

The mall has landed the first US location of Peppa Pig's World of Play, based on the children's show from the UK. It will open next year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/lei ... lay-center

jrd1964

"Uptownification"...
I have a strange feeling that word will be used much more than once on this forum in the future, depending on the development trends around here.

jrd1964

Looks like a certain amount of play at Trinity Forest must be on a public basis--but just how apparently is a question.

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2 ... ic-rounds/

jrd1964

In the block north of Ervay/Beaumont, developers want to renovate the strip that includes the Ervay Theater, a storefront that was once a Jack Ruby nightspot, and a commercial building that originally housed a NuGrape bottling plant and employee apartments. The article focuses on negotiations with t...

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Mr. Wilonsky chimes in:

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... house?4675

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"The Woman's Guide to Surviving DART"

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... ving-dart/

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