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jrd1964

Isn't there some kind of pro-am or preview thing on Wednesday every year? If they still do that, it would attract a few folks.

Since AT&T is a new sponsor this year, maybe some people in the gallery will be company vendors or friends-of-the-company.

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Tough to tell from the videos, but the Ch.8 studio at Victory has been redone. New video wall, anchor desk, plus different openings. Besides the interior difference, another big change: the newscasts are being labeled as "WFAA News" instead of the longtime "News 8" branding. Dayb...

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New article about an initial TxDOT proposal. It shows the same path as now, with the freeway sunken eastward to before Munger/Barry. The article says the initial plan takes a wider path for main lanes and service roads. The Cesar Chavez bridge would be straightened/simplified, and the new exit for 1...

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Yet another project in the works... Stacy Rd./US 75 (SW corner) is the location for a new mixed-use development called Stacy Green. Office, retail, restaurant, hotel, and movie theater are all mentioned as part of the mix. No specific tenants listed; late next year is the projection for the first pl...

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The DMN gets Corby Davidson (afternoon co-host from KTCK The Ticket)'s opinion of Trinity Forest: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/05/14/tickets-corby-davidson-cheering-byrons-move-southern-dallas Also, these angles from the Editorial section.... https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/...

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I didn't understand it myself. It was kind of "look at me, look at me, I have more signs than the other malls". With most malls, you see signs for the anchors and the mall itself, and that's it. I guess the addition of the Hyatt will make it stand out in a different way now.

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More from KXAS/5:
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Drive ... 92271.html?

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Man, that south-facing facade at Stonebriar looks like it's straight out of Looney Tunes. its going to age so bad :shock: .....how could they let that happen. It's probably like cars, homes, office buildings ... somebody in an ivory tower somewhere thinks it looks good then, so let's throw it toget...

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Oh boy, the 75-Central redo by Freedmen's Cemetery mess comes to mind (and still shakes me up)....

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This week, 41 years ago, Thanks-giving Square opened. The DMN looks back...

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/from-th ... ublic-1977

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Texas Health has announced an expansion to its Harris Methodist hospital. A 9-story building will be constructed, adding 144 beds and 15 new surgical suite areas. The project will start later this year and take 3 years to complete. The article also adds that the Fort Worth hospital is the state's fo...

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Update: * Wow Air service to Reykjavik starts May 24 (3 times a week service, summer only) * Icelandair service to Reykjavik starts May 31 (4 times a week, year-round) IINM, this is the first time either carrier has served DFW. https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/10/dfw-airport-iceland.h...

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A few years ago, after years of losing seasons, and not having the funds to keep it up, Paul Quinn College decided the football program needed to go. But instead of letting the field go fallow, the college made the yard lines a memory by making a produce garden out of it. The on-campus farm became o...

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The man, and the amazing, unlikely story that led to the formation of Bonton Farms

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... n-babcock/

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An old house in the Cedars, which was threatened with being torn down, is being reassembled after having been moved from a spot it has occupied since 1885. Some have dubbed it the 'Blue House', as it had been painted that color at some time in the past. Its more formal name has been the Rosenfield H...

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According to the article, the new main lanes between Camp Wisdom-Sublett and US 287 should be open by this weekend. Tolls for the main lanes will be $1.62 with a TollTag, $2.44 without (no mention of the variable tolls like with I-635, north Loop 820, or I-35W-North Frwy.). The extension is 9.7 mile...

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Former Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman is working on a new bar/restaurant called Troy's. It will include a patio, beer garden, and live music area, and be 10,000 square feet in size. Opening is set for late August or early September. https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/08/troy-aikman-to-open-r...

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Here's the layout of the development (from https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... -of-5.html )

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I hope this isn't another Wade Park. We need lots and lots more companies to move here if all the office-based developments are gonna get built and make it here.

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The latest addition to Frisco's major mall will be a Hyatt Regency hotel. It will be 15 stories tall with 295 rooms and 50,000 square feet of meeting space, and connect directly to the mall between Nordstrom and Dillard's. No construction or completion timeline was given. https://www.visitfrisco.com...

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A planned development on the SW (the article says southeast, incorrectly) corner of US 75/TX 121, was previously due to be 'Allentowne', a mall-based development that failed in the wake of the bankruptcy of General Growth, the developer. Previous to that, it was the site of Belz Outlet Mall, a proje...

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Videos found on the Museum's site include this fly over with still interior angles:
https://youtu.be/dh1lr2HzHaA

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Here are some from the Museum's website:

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Allen's upcoming convention center, at US 75/Bethany across from the Watters Creek development, will contain 90,000 square feet of meeting space (the article touts it as the biggest between Dallas and Oklahoma) and will be adjacent to a Delta by Marriott hotel which is being built. The complex is du...

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Report: Developer Sam Ware to withdraw request for apartments near Legacy West https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/07/report-developer-sam-ware-to-withdraw-request-for.html More about the change of plans: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/05/08/plano-project-developer...

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This project is planned across the Tollway from the Star, on 7 acres, with an outdoor stage, an auditorium, and a restaurant. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/05/08/music-project-works-friscos-5-billion-mile With so many music-based or music-related venues around here, I'm not su...

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There may be a compromise yet, after many twists and turns. Now TxDOT says the project can move forward if there are no new tolled lanes.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo ... tates-list

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There may be a compromise yet, after many twists and turns. Now TxDOT says the project can move forward if there are no new tolled lanes.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo ... tates-list

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I've been to both the Terrell and north Fort Worth locations. The size and scale are just amazing. Tons of folk art and country-style tchotchkes. If I had a house, I probably wouldn't mind having one of their outdoor grills. I bet the north Fort Worth store does a ton of business on TMS race weekend...

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https://www.gopass.org/Sitefinity/WebsiteTemplates/GoPassOrgTemp/App_Themes/GoPassOrgTemp/images/s1-bg-left.png https://www.gopass.org/ I know some sort of 'tap to pay' system was being discussion on this forum not too long ago, but sounds like it will be a reality sometime this year? Most stations...

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I guess since the I-35E redo across the Trinity is done, and the bridges on it are the typical concrete beams/columns, any possible suspension structure added later would be decorative, or could be like I-30's and hold up new pedestrian paths. So how much needs to be raised to add suspension structu...

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It might end up being like some apartments around here... if the complex ever sells to another firm, the buyer might decide to change the name. Like Elm Place, when first acquired for redevelopment the name was changed to The Olympic, then the current bunch from Denver changed it to The Drever. Whoe...

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It also appears they've backed off on the Uber/Lyft-can-only-do-pickups-on-the-service-road-ramp-side for everything. Now it seems to be just select nights/events/concerts. If so, that is more logical and a lot less complicated, especially for visitors.

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Looks like Legacy Hall will attract more than foodies. An outdoor stage area, called the Box Garden, will host concerts and other events.

https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertai ... nightlife/

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County commissioners want Collin Co. voters to pass a $750 million bond for transportation, of which only part would go to help US 380.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Colli ... 00381.html?

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Depends on where the exits along the US 175 realignment will be placed, as to what will end up there and the resulting access. Unless you are referring more to the eventual finished parkway/boulevard that S.M. Wright will become, which will have much more access possibilities. There hasn't been a wh...

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Tnexster wrote:I thought there was another bypass planned further north closer to the county line.

That might be the Collin County Outer Loop, which is closer to the county line.

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Kelley USA wrote:Pretty cool little article on the Texican Court Hotel...

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/retro-inspir ... i-westerns

....except, not once is the name of the hotel mentioned. Strange.

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By way of the Dream Hotel-Uptown thread, and the link there to Dream Hotels (http://www.dreamhotelgroup.com/hotels-en.html), another brand under the Dream umbrella, called Unscripted (apparently Dream's lifestyle brand), lists an upcoming property next year but was not specific. But after a Google o...

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The namesake of the bridge, Margaret McDermott, has passed away. She was 106. https://www.dallasnews.com/obituaries/obituaries/2018/05/03/margaret-mcdermott-philanthropic-giant-whose-work-beautified-dallas-dies-106 https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2018/05/03/margaret-mcdermotts-giving-s...

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Slideshow of various facilities around the course. Some are only temporary for use during this year's Byron Nelson. https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/05/03/trinity-forest-golf-club-at-t-byron-nelson.html A related article, but it's paywalled: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/0...

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Time to kick the can for another month......

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

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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/UNT-F ... 43851.html?

UNT wants to locate a new campus at Preston/Panther Creek on 150 acres the city has acquired and set aside. It could take as long as early 2022 before construction gets going.

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http://canopy3.hilton.com/en/hotels/tex ... index.html

The Canopy-Dallas Uptown site says they'll be taking reservations for room nights starting with July 8.

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http://www.keepitmovingdallas.com/projects/us-highways/us-380-feasibility-studies https://www.dallasnews.com/news/collin-county/2018/04/30/impact-homes-business-possible-us-380-relief-routes-unclear-collin-county-keeps-growing-txdot-says https://www.dallasnews.com/news/collin-county/2018/04/26/txdot...

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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Traffic-Changes-For-West-7th-Fort-Worth-481223001.html? Aimed squarely at the bar scene west of downtown, traffic flow changes are about to come--several two-way streets will convert to one-way streets. Included in the changes are: Foch, Norwood, Bledsoe, and Morton...

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http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article209873299.html In the next few days, work will start on a new Westin hotel in Southlake. It will be just east of Carroll on TX 114, between Carroll and Gateway Church. The hotel will have 253 rooms and 25,000 square feet of c...

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The last time I drove through there, they'd taken out the TX 310 overpass and were preparing embankments so that US 175 would be able to go over S.M. Wright and connect to the new section over to I-45. It's too bad that the new terminus will just have west-to-north and south-to-east movements, leavi...

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Speaking of ugly signs and considering they must obtain a certificate of appropriateness from City Plan Commission, how was this sign for 1700 Pacific ever approved? Does that phone number even work anymore? IMG_6155.jpg Even though it's off topic, half the businesses mentioned on that sign aren't ...

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The Alamo Drafthouse theater coming to Denton is still projected for a June opening.

https://www.guidelive.com/movies/2018/0 ... 1476449082

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