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Amazon chooses Fort Worth's Alliance Airport for regional air hub and hundreds of jobs

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/air ... dreds-jobs

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No sooner than most of the bikes have been cleared from in/around the CBD, now Uber has decided to get in the game with 2000 electric-powered bicycles that will be rechargable. They are red, with the name Jump (a company Uber bought out last April). No docks with these either. Video is included with...

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If they're not going any higher, I wonder why they needed such a high crane.

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How a South Dallas neighborhood wrecked by a freeway can become whole again Our Mr. Wilonsky weighs in on the present--and the future--of the area once construction comes to completion, and economic development brings true change to a neighborhood. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018...

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Developer backs out on buying historic Dallas Morning News campus after Amazon HQ2 bypasses Dallas KDC/Hoque exercised an out clause in the purchase agreement. Now 508 Young is back on the market. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/12/10/developer-cancels-purchase-historic-dallas-...

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No sooner than it was completed and opened, the downtown Courtyard has sold to a Florida real estate investment trust for $49 million. Well, at least in this transaction, the acquiring firm doesn't have to budget anything for hotel renovation :D :!: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/12/06...

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Treehouse, the home-improvement retailer which decided to be an anchor at the shopping center at Central/Walnut Hill, and moved its home base here from Austin, has decided to fold. The announcement didn't include when the Dallas and Plano locations would close. It will be interesting to see if The H...

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Wow, Phillipe Starck wants to bring the Starck Club back?? And Gruen Associates (as in Victor Gruen, a big name in early shopping mall and department store architecture and development) is also in on this, per Candy. Could be very intriguing.

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This arena is being built on the south side of the Will Rogers complex along Montgomery north of I-30. It has a complimentary architecture to other buildings in the Will Rogers area. The arena will open in November of next year. https://2cajz746q3h41k3jlsgax8tv-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/upl...

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Galveston partners with Royal Caribbean on new $85 million cruise ship terminal This will be Galveston's third cruise-ship dock facility. It is projected to open in 3 years. Carnival and Disney Cruises already sail from Galveston. The article reports traffic is up 15% there over last year's cruise ...

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The city council has unsurprisingly given the welcome mat treatment to the PGA, as the association made it clear Wednesday that they will depart south Florida for Frisco. There will be 2 18-hole courses built on their property, which will play host to 2 PGA championships, 2 LPGA majors, and 2 Senior...

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Globe Life Park has found a new life as the stadium of D-FW's XFL franchise. Here's how it'll look Well, it looks like we won't lose the Ballpark stadium after all when the replacement Rangers stadium is finished. It is projected to seat 25,000 after retrofitting work is done, which the Rangers wil...

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Tnexster wrote:Frisco's $2 billion Wade Park project is back on the foreclosure list

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... osure-list

So, does this site have 9 lives? So strange to see the same development get foreclosed on so many times.

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AC Hotel has had LED lights for awhile now. My apartment faces it directly. Usually they're purple, but they always seem to be malfunctioning. Either they aren't fully illuminated around the whole building, or they're just off. When it's fully working, it's pretty nice. Well, I guess I've missed th...

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The hotel building has joined in the LED lighting party downtown. Just noticed Tuesday night that the trim is decked out in blue LEDs. It doesn't quite go to the top of the building. I didn't get a look at the west and south sides, just the sides facing Commerce and Prather. There is a double-horizo...

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I wonder what they'll do about those 2 porta-pottys at Main/Harwood. They need to be carted away and declared EPA superfund sites. I'm not sure sprays of Clorox from a fire hose will help them. Well, no sooner than I get it out of my mouth, I noticed, passing by the park last night, amazingly, no m...

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Court delays Dallas Love Field gate fight between Delta, Southwest airlines to next fall

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/lov ... -next-fall

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Frisco Council to vote on PGA deal that would bring hotel, courses and majors to North Texas

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/spo ... orth-texas

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Yes, the same XFL that tried and failed years ago, is apparently trying again. Dallas is looking like 1 of 8 cities due to get an XFL team.

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas ... hereabouts

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East Dallas’ ‘3G’ intersection is a mess, and the fight over its future doesn't need more twists and turns

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... ists-turns

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DFW Airport plans to issue billions in bonds for improvements, possibly including a sixth terminal

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/dfw ... provements

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Starbucks takes big step in bringing Dallas' Southwest Center Mall back to life Among the planned developments at Red Bird: a new street grid, a campus of Jarvis Christian College (a long-time HBCU college in Hawkins, north-northeast of Tyler), and a Marriott-brand hotel (the exact kind isn't speci...

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The inside story of the North Texas actors and locations in David Byrne's cult film 'True Stories'

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/visual- ... ue-stories

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**Hopefully**, there will be additional benches and related infrastructure coming when these platforms are extended/improved. Several of the stations need better availability of waiting/seating areas. Most of them have a divergent approach to what is available at ground level vs. what's at the platf...

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I wonder what they'll do about those 2 porta-pottys at Main/Harwood. They need to be carted away and declared EPA superfund sites. I'm not sure sprays of Clorox from a fire hose will help them. Meanwhile, on the more positive side, the more-like-a-Christmas-tree tree is there (yay, no more excuse-fo...

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Not long after conditioning the public to quit calling it the White Rock Marathon, now a new identity is apparently coming to what has been the Dallas Marathon. The new name is expected to come out soon. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2018/11/25/name-change-wind-bmw-dallas-marathon-eve...

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Great Wolf Lodge is almost done with an $11 million renovation, which should be complete by the end of the year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... on-upgrade

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Del Webb starts 537-home older adult community northwest of McKinney

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... t-mckinney

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It would be nice to see Delta with a bigger presence again at DFW, either like before when it was considered a hub or at least something more sizable than what they have here now.

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You think the rendering and windows are underwhelming, well, the 'romper room' approach to Tru's lobby/common areas are even more (less?) so. Tru is a very niche-y concept.

http://www.trubyhilton.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tru_by_Hilton

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Did the Stew Pot shut down? I can't find any news on it and I haven't seen the massive throngs of homeless passed out on on the street near it lately. First Presbyterian would surely have something about it on its website if that had happened, and something would have come along in the media somewh...

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I briefly looked at the article, but, when they say 'urban farm', they are just a standard farm close to the city, correct? As far as I can tell, it is a traditional farm, just in an area that hasn't had anything more than backyard gardening, and an area that hasn't had a new grocery store since th...

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Today, the Bonton Farms organization takes on a new function, as the Market at Bonton Farms opens for business. There will be a cafe serving breakfast and lunch, the Market will sell fresh meats and produce as well as other items, also programs will be offered concerning healthy living. The Market i...

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The Galleria has decided this year to be closed all day Thanksgiving. Exceptions are the department store anchors.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... y-shopping

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Chicago developer plans huge mixed-use project near Dallas' Mockingbird Station This project, "The Crossing", will include 2 apartment towers (330 units), and retail and restaurant spaces. https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1542660321-crossingplan.png?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&am...

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7-Eleven has been named the official convenience store of Texas Motor Speedway. As a result, a new 5000 square foot 7-Eleven has opened as of late last month at TMS. No gas pumps will be available there. It is on Lone Star Circle just outside of Turn 3 and near the north tunnel entrance to the infie...

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New Allen convention center and hotel will open in January and are already bringing business

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... g-business

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Our Mr. Wilonsky wrote recently and longingly about yet another building about to, well, leave the building. The former Great National Life building (and local Salvation Army offices for a time as well) at Harry Hines/Mockingbird is about to call it a day. It dates to 1963, and has an unusual claddi...

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More businesses coming to Rayzor Ranch.... Opened last week: Marshalls In December: Andy B's (entertainment complex with restaurant, arcade, laser tag, bowling, bar, performance stage, party/event rooms) Early next year: CareNow, James Avery, Kurume Ramen, Tuesday Morning https://www.dentonrc.com/ne...

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This suburban transit system operates shuttles and traditional bus routes in several area cities and towns, including: #101 "Midtown Express" - Balch Springs (connects by request to DART Buckner Station) #102 "Midtown Express" - Balch Springs On-demand, prior-day reservations - M...

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In recent days, I noticed while commuting, the former National Guard Armory on Northwest Hwy. next to the Dallas PD northeast division, has a work project sign in front of it. The city is having the building converted into the new headquarters for the Parks and Recreation department. I didn't get to...

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DCTA is looking at a Lewisville <==> McKinney commuter bus route. The Lewisville terminus would be at the DCTA Old Town station along the A-train line, while the McKinney end would be the hospital area just east of US 75/TX 121. Stops envisioned along the route would include Craig Ranch, The Star, D...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote:Still no hotel flag correct?

There was brief rumor/talk somewhere, I don't remember where I saw it, that Hyatt's Centric brand was considered or looked at for this, but I've seen nothing more about it.

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Tnexster wrote:Wow that was beautiful, and look at that little Walgreens store out front.

Too bad Walgreens hasn't figured out that they could come back to the CBD here...they certainly are well-represented in Manhattan and in Chicago. Would be much better than those CVS locations downtown. Oh well.

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Mods: This needs to be moved to the Ventana thread...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=175&p=15674&hilit=Ventana#p1682

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Tnexster wrote:This seems like a really slow project.

The last few times I've been by that interchange in the last few months, it didn't exactly look like dust was flying at a dizzying pace.

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"Drakestone"??

Well, at least we finally know at least some Ross/Field possibilities, instead of just a bunch of disappointment and conjecture.

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The current layout of the I-30/TX 360 interchange is up to now, still a throwback to the days of the DFW Turnpike with an indirect connection between the 2 highways. That indirect connection was where the tollbooths were prior to the tolls going away in 1978 and the eventually-free highway becoming ...

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The possibility is being reported that Six Flags, the company, is interested in acquiring part or all of SeaWorld.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/lei ... l-seaworld

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DFW will be getting a second Panda Express location, in Terminal E. Also coming to Terminal E: a new Whataburger. Both will open in the terminal next year. Two additional duty-free shops are coming, by April 1--one for Terminal A, the other in Terminal C. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/dfw-airp...

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