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PopStroke, a Florida-based chain of mini-golf courses with dining, is coming to Grandscape later this year. The mini-golf course will span 37 holes and it will be designed by Tiger Woods. There are several PopStroke locations in Florida as well as a location in Katy. The Katy dining offerings includ...

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The Crossing at Moore Farm, a mixed-use development at Preston/Ownsby Pkwy., will have apartments and retail on 77 acres. The retail portion (Lowe's, an unnamed fitness center, as well as restaurants (Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, and Panda Express were named)) is set for completion in the fall of next yea...

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A site at Centennial/Greenville for residential (regular multi-family? Townhomes?) has tried twice to get the construct on, and each time it hasn't gotten past the erosion tarp/water utilities phase. The coming-soon signage has been taken down, and it's back to weeds.

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northsouth wrote:Spring Valley/Red Line site has been fully cleared for several weeks now, no sign of construction yet.

I've been by the site quite a few times in the past several weeks, and... nothing but dust so far.

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DFW is world's second-busiest airport after Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/air ... the-world/

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uptown74 wrote:The site next to Taco Bell is supposed to be a Salad N Go.

Well, that would be better than the title-loan-and-broke that it used to be

(In its time, it was 1 of 4 title loan places in that block! Still unbelievable....)

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The DFW-area cricket team will be called the Texas Super Kings, 1 of 6 MLC teams around the US. Games will start this summer. One of the co-owners of the team is Ross Perot Jr.

https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2023/0 ... an-champs/

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H-E-B has acquired land at The Shops at Chisholm Trail Ranch, a south Fort Worth development off the Chisholm Trail Parkway toll road. No construction/opening timelines were mentioned.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/busi ... 86295.html

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Kroger has plans for a Marketplace store at the NE corner of US 287/Bonds Ranch Rd. The opening is planned for next year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... -in-plano/

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This article, mainly about Kroger, also brings up plans for an H-E-B location in Melissa, next to Buc-ee's on the east side of US 75, on ~43 acres. Also, interestingly, the article says H-E-B has acquired 4 acres on the west side of US 75; a small lot separate from the main store sounds like it coul...

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Kroger is going ahead with plans to replace a store at TX 121-Sam Rayburn/Coit with a Marketplace store on the SW corner. It is planned for opening next year.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... -in-plano/

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Kroger is planning a new Marketplace store in Melissa next year at TX 121/Washington Drive.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... -in-plano/

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This route would largely parallel I-20 through Shreveport, Monroe, and Jackson. If the study and plans (as well as federal funding) take shape, this new route would connect to Amtrak's Crescent route (New York-New Orleans). Connecting passengers from Fort Worth and Dallas could proceed onward to Atl...

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Big Cedar Wilderness May Become a Dallas City Park The tract is south of I-20 and off of Mountain Creek Pkwy. on 282 acres. It is largely unimproved other than what a local mountain biking club has done to lay trails. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/big-cedar-wilderness-may-become-a-dallas-city-p...

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Bojangles announces locations and opening dates for first 4 DFW restaurants * Euless is the first DFW location planned to open, this spring * Lancaster is planned next, also this spring * Frisco's first will break ground later this month, and open by this summer * Another one in Frisco will be on E...

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McKinney National Airport $200 million bond election to go before voters on May 6

https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycour ... 9daa4.html

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Texas A&M is nearly doubling the budget of its first building in Fort Worth

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... nsion.html

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I guess it's almost like Hudson News running all or some of the terminal newsstands at an airport. It may or may not have Hudson's name on the facade, but in many cases, Hudson is the one running them.

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Tucy wrote:
itsjrd1964 wrote:So when does the 2% taxing start on hotel stays?

Started January 1, 2023

Thanks. I didn't know at the time I asked. They've since updated our computers at work for the correct tax posting. Amazingly, I haven't had any guests (yet!) that have pissed/moaned/etc. about the new rate.

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EatZi's fans are getting another local location. They are going to locate in an upcoming 4-gate southern extension of terminal D. It will be smaller than the usual size EatZi's locations. https://www.wfaa.com/article/travel/eatzis-dfw-airport-terminal-d/287-1cfdc443-38a4-47c8-b325-f6ae0e5aa0bc This...

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EatZi's fans are getting another local location. They are going to locate in an upcoming 4-gate southern extension of terminal D. It will be smaller than the usual size EatZi's locations.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/travel/eat ... ae0e5aa0bc

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New SXSW-style music industry festival to debut in Fort Worth Stockyards

It will be held March 2 through March 4, in several Stockyards-area venues.

https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/e ... -tim-love/

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longhorn wrote:Its been gone for a while now, kind of gotten used to it not being there.

It took crews several days to get it cleared. I guess it couldn't really be saved in any way, but still, a piece of local railroad history is now a memory.

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It's going to be *quite* the production to get that put up over 75-Central. There's no support columns in the median for the bridge. The freeway would have to be closed, likely over a weekend. Maybe divert the traffic to the service road (?).

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(cross-post from the Suburban > Fields Ranch thread) Specific future tournaments were listed, including: * 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship * 2027 PGA Championship * 2031 KPMG Women's PGA Championship * 2034 PGA Championship * 2041 Ryder Cup https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/inside-new-omni-pga-...

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Inside Frisco’s Lavish, Enormous New Golf Resort

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/ins ... rt-frisco/

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Plans/models for the Athenaeum/"cultural district" are on display at the Crow Museum downtown through March 5.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=421&p=45054#p45054

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The Crow Museum downtown is displaying models and artwork regarding the UT-Dallas athenaeum/"cultural district", through March 5. The museum is projected for completion next year, while the performance hall is planned for opening in 2026. Morphosis, the firm behind the Perot Museum's desig...

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They've only been working on Plano's 12th Street station and the track east of there to the Shiloh Road station in just the past month. The overpass over 75-Central hasn't been going very fast at all; they still don't have all the bridge pillars done yet. I figured a 2024 opening was a bit optimistic.

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Yet another store is planned, in Frisco and near Little Elm, at US 380/FM 423. No construction/opening timeframe was given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani ... 5dd41d4f7f

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The newest (and 90th in total) TX state park is coming together this year just SW of Strawn. It will be primitive and natural, with campsites, trails, and a 90-acre lake.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/pal ... k-preview/

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I've said it before, but DART simply does not devote enough capital to escalators/elevators, and needs to badly. Too many times I've had to take the very tall stairs when the elevators and/or escalators are out (especially at Mockingbird and Cityplace). The downtime for escalator repair at Cityplace...

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Tucy wrote:November 2022

Zero sold.

103 sold in 60 months. (1.72 per month) 55 remaining.

Sell-out projection: 7 years, 9 months

(Most recent sale was Feb 1)

No sales in nearly a year. Definitely *not* a bright spot for Harwood's balance sheet.

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Meow Wolf, a Santa Fe staple, makes its long-awaited debut in Grapevine in 2023

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta ... e-in-2023/

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Brief look around the hotel since its renovation, but the report looks at the French Room primarily. The captain is interviewed; she is the first female captain in the restaurant's history. Part of the feature talks of the French Room's Holiday Tea, what is served, and its popularity (thousands have...

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First Look: Dallas’ State Behavioral Health Hospital Groundbreaking for the behavioral hospital took place last week. The main section of the hospital is projected to be ready in 2025, while a pediatric wing should be done by 2026. Children's Health helped to fund the pediatric wing. https://www.dm...

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Alley conversion project providing major revitalization within Dallas

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort ... in-dallas/

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Cowboys Plan $295 Million AT&T Stadium Renovations The team will be approaching the other 31 NFL teams to help pay for the work. This is likely a project the team wants completed before the stadium hosts the 2026 World Cup. https://starlocalmedia.com/sports/dfwprosports/cowboys-plan-295-million...

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The builders/developers seem to have made more of a big deal out of the parking garage than any other part of the mix that comes along.

With JW Marriott as the hotel component (and with DFW not having had a JW previously), I would have thought it would turn out to be a little more substantial.

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Qantas adds new direct flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Melbourne, Australia It will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, and flights will use Boeing 787 dreamliner jets (not Airbus A380, like DFW-Sydney flights have used before). https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/travel/qantas-melbou...

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Million-dollar T&P Station renovation to begin in 2023

https://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/29/ ... n-in-2023/

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McDonald's opens US's first small-format location that's optimized for delivery and mobile orders It is oriented toward app orders and kiosk orders, as well as having a drive-thru and delivery (apparently no inside sit-down service). The article says it's McD's first of this small-format type--and ...

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The Southeast Connector project finally broke ground this week. It is now projected to be complete by 2027.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/txdot ... e/3137662/

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After 5 years, a ribbon cutting was held Wednesday by state and local officials, marking the completion of the project.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dalla ... t/3137957/

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Unusual to lose 2 local icons of real estate in the same week.

https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-re ... pass-away/

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R1070 wrote:The 80 story bldg proposed in Austin is apartments.

There is **no** way I'd live in an 80 story building, even if I had the $$$$.

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First Look: Cook Children’s Prosper Pediatric Hospital

Ch.5 also had a report on the opening, with a brief look behind the scenes.

https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-bu ... -hospital/

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Cosm, an "immersive entertainment venue", is coming to Grandscape, but no timeline was given. It is supposed to be 1 of several around the US.

https://www.dmagazine.com/science-techn ... ent-venue/

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New National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington will give North Texans a peek into history

It will open near the old and new Ballparks, in 2024.

Ch.11 video: https://youtu.be/dMPmjLpleSo

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So when does the 2% taxing start on hotel stays?

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