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It seems that a much better option would be to extend the park EASTWARD a few hundred feet, and then work to integrate it with the Arts District by re configuring the Annette Strauss Square as a pass through to the core of the Arts District. That square, while beautiful, is hardly used and walled o...

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I wonder what they'll do with all those electric buses they just acquired. Does seem odd. If you're a rider and you want to take a trip somewhere downtown, at least to me, "on-demand" means a cab, Uber, or Lyft.

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It's very good to finally have more weekend choice. Hopefully their success will lead to more places locating in DTD.

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Downtown Fort Worth is getting a new, urban-oriented hotel https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/jllr6p/picture227305829/alternates/FREE_768/AVID%20AT%20FORTWORTH%20-%20Peach%20St.jpg This will be an Avid hotel, a newer IHG lifestyle brand, on Samuels just north of Belknap. It will be on the no...

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Brief article about Hoque in D Magazine:
https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... own-dallas

Interview with Hoque by Lee Cullum on KERA's "CEO":
https://video.kera.org/video/mike-hoque ... al-1jvfc8/

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Hopefully the service is only bad because the place is new. But with a new market, and the brand's popularity at home, they really need to get with it.

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$1 billion Collin County community is growing with land purchase Mustang Lakes, a development east of Preston Road, has decided to add on more than 500 acres to the land it already holds. This will give the development room for upwards of 3000 homesites. According to the development's website, ther...

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Construction ramps up near Dallas' Galleria with high-rise hotel project https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/51268227_1245427248942348_1916224492611305472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=abb3a0ee5184f35ba4d44b3b2adad99d&oe=5D1AD472 Just north of the mall on Noel...

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An 18-story apartment building is coming to downtown Fort Worth https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/om6v54/picture227268969/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/transwestern%20apartments.JPG The report didn't include a name for the development, which will be on Weatherford Street near the Pier 1 office ...

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Salvation Army's $95 million, 20-acre NW Dallas campus for homeless clears first hurdle The full City Council consideration comes in May. Will be interesting to see if they concur, or kick the can. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-city-hall/2019/03/07/salvation-armys-95-million-20-acre-nw-dal...

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Developer drops plans for home community at Timberlawn hospital site

Centurion has reversed course, and won't develop the Timberlawn acreage after all.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... pital-site

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If the Salvation Army's $95M homeless center can't be built here, it can't be built anywhere

The DMN editorializes the proposal by the Salvation Army.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/edit ... t-anywhere

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That "200 miles" amount is a bit of an exaggeration.

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So is there any cure for the "bad location" restaurant spots? Or is any restaurant that locates in one of them certain to end up like Top Round? I'm guessing the problem is that those spots are on another side or not very visible compared to the others? At least the whole place isn't a bust.

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Apparently the DTD Flying Biscuit location opened yesterday. Hours are 7am-3pm Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm Saturday-Sunday.

http://www.flyingbiscuit.com/locations- ... acificave/
Menu/prices: https://www.flyingbiscuit.com/wp-conten ... s-Menu.pdf

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Apparently the DTD location opened yesterday. Hours are 7am-3pm Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm Saturday-Sunday.

http://www.flyingbiscuit.com/locations- ... acificave/
Menu/prices: https://www.flyingbiscuit.com/wp-conten ... s-Menu.pdf

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Watch: D Editor Tim Rogers Talks Selling DFW Airport on Fox 4’s Good Day https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/03/watch-d-editor-tim-rogers-talks-selling-dfw-airport-on-fox-4s-good-day/ Interesting idea, but would the City want to give up that kind of control? Would there be lawsuits or other ...

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So it looks like the Cotton Belt will be getting a color designation after all to better align it with DART's other rail services. Apparently it's going to be called the "Silver Line" complete with special branding and custom logo. Seems like a good compromise between having a completely ...

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$1.2 billion and no end in sight: Why Panther Island is so costly and complicated

https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-ne ... 28249.html

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To keep DFW’s economic engine revving, American Airlines has to make a call on a new terminal

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... w-terminal

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The 2018 Numbers Are More Proof Trinity Forest’s Public Play Rules Really Aren’t Public

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2 ... nt-public/

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The DMN and Wall Street Journal both are reporting that Amazon has plans to go ahead with more brick/mortar grocery store locations. "Dozens" was the figure given in the article. Sounds like it will be a combo of building new stores and the possibility of buying out existing chains that ha...

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In Northwest Dallas, neighbors fight the Salvation Army's plans for big new homelessness center The Salvation Army is looking at a 20-acre site on I-35E between Regal Row and Empire Central to move its homeless center operations. Neighbors are quite concerned. The new center would house about the s...

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So far, I've been around to One Dallas Center (that one needed an update), the AC Hotel/Residence Inn, Pacific Place, 1600 Pacific-LTV Tower, Harwood Center (the one where Jacobs is), and the Mondrian (for an update). Still have a lot to get to but that will come with time.

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If You’re Interested in the VisitDallas Mess, Read This Morning News Editorial From a Former City Attorney

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2 ... y-attorney

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D Magazine weighs in on the Keurig Dr Pepper move:
https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-re ... -frisco-hq

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Update on the work: * New parking lot lighting is in process, not lit at night yet * New shopping center sign on the NW quadrant along the Ferguson side (no store signs/logos yet) * Parking area and curbing on NW quadrant being replaced, still in process * Repair and updating on sidewalk canopy to f...

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The Dallas Symphony is making a generous offer to take the Meyerson off the city's hands The Dallas Symphony Association wants to take on management/maintenance of the Symphony Center. There are apparently several issues with the building that need addressing and the City only has so much to spare ...

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Fire in the kitchen earlier today at Zenna downtown. The fire is now out, no one was injured. DART light rail service was briefly closed and subsequently thrown off its schedule.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas/ ... art-delays

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In the latest episode of As Wade Park Turns, the property has been sold, but no word on what the new firm's plans are.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... ip-unclear

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Old warehouses near Dallas' Galleria would be replaced with new apartments Billingsley is planning 2 sets of apartments west of the Galleria. One, at a warehouse site on Simonton west of Inwood, the other near Simonton/Midway at another warehouse site. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estat...

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Tnexster wrote:Talked to somebody at Drever this week. He said the building should resume full construction in March.

Any new timeline mentioned to you? Did they let on what the real holdup was?

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I'm noticing that the window workers are catching up to the structural guys soon and will have to stop and catch their breaths for a little bit.

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https://shopcompanies.com/sites/default/files/styles/rs_property-thumbnail_1500w/public/View%2001.jpg?itok=tPT1a5qo If this happens, it will definitely spice things up on Commerce, for sure. And, will put quite the crimp/cramp on parking availability for events at the Bomb Factory and Canton Hall.

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Work on the Main Street project is due to get going by this summer.

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort ... is-summer/

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The AC Hotel and Residence Inn properties at the Frisco Station development are expected to be complete and open in June. https://communityimpact.com/local-news/dallas-fort-worth/features/business/2019/02/18/residence-inn-is-scheduled-to-open-in-june-at-frisco-station/ https://communityimpact.com/lo...

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Grapevine and Plano are each working on plans to have a parallel trail next to the Cotton Belt rail line. The Plano article says it is eventually planned to span the entire Plano-to-DFW Airport corridor. https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/grapevine-colleyville-southlake/city-county/2019/0...

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This would put it on par with all the DART light rail lines. All of them are doubled. Too bad we don't yet have the TRE or TexRail as a double-track setup. They will need it sooner than later.

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Dr Pepper's new home? Frisco set to approve new office building at Dallas Cowboys' Star development https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1550518732-NS_27STAR4_51831870.jpg?auto=format&crop=faces,entropy&fit=crop&q=40 https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/02/18/frisco-set-approve-...

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Bear Creek Ranch west of Fort Worth planned for community with 6,000 homes This ranchland is off of I-30, near the Walsh Ranch development. The article says another ranch, Rogers Ranch, is in the process of being acquired in order to put together with Bear Creek Ranch (as the acreages are adjacent)...

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When are we getting an H-E-B? The answer’s complicated H-E-B owns 24 sites in Fort Worth alone, but no word on when any of them might have something located in those spots besides weeds and dirt. A new location is opening soon in Hudson Oaks, and possibly one next year in Mansfield. https://www.sta...

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D-FW a top 2019 market for hotel and retail building

Similar to the D Magazine story. Around $20 billion in area construction projects in 2018.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... l-building

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New hotel tower project starts in downtown Fort Worth https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1550254025-AC_Hotel_FTWORTH-(3).jpg?auto=format&q=50&or=0&w=700 Construction is getting started for a new AC Hotel downtown at Fifth/Main. It will be 16 stories tall, with 252 rooms. Completion is set for...

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Current stats for tallest existing US buildings: in feet/height: One World Trade Center, New York City (104 floors, 1776 feet) in floor count: Willis Tower, Chicago (110 floors, 1451 feet) residential: 432 Park Avenue, NYC (85 floors, 1396 feet) hotel/residential: Trump Intl. Hotel and Tower, Chicag...

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http://www.aiadallas.org/media/uploads/news-images/view_02_1_crop.jpg http://www.aiadallas.org/media/uploads/news-images/dallas_april10_rev2_cc3_crop_1.jpg So, how many stories is the biggie? IINM, I counted 90 stories, just from first glance. Wow, this complex is going to need serious *serious* le...

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For $316k a year, Dallas is stuck with an empty parking lot near Love Field

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas- ... love-field

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Well, sadly, it looks like Downtown Dallas won't be getting the Payless Shoes HQ after all: Payless ShoeSource closing all 2,100 U.S. stores, starting liquidation sales Sunday https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/15/payless-shoesource-all-u-s-stores-liquidating-and-closing/2885949002/ We're...

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There is a poll being taken on what the public thinks should be the name of the new local XFL team.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nf ... 87285.html

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The Fairmont Hotel Debuts a Kosher Kitchen The downtown Fairmont has carved out a space for a kosher-style kitchen, separate from its main kitchen area. It starts operation next week, and will be able to handle any gathering/event that needs a Jewish-oriented menu, including bar-/bat-mitzvahs. http...

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30 years on, the AllianceTexas project north of Fort Worth runs rings around lost Saturn plant Hard to believe that the Alliance area/development marks 30 years this year. At one point early on, supposedly Saturn (the now-former GM car brand) was considering that area for a plant. It passed, of cou...

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