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Fort Worth To Build a New Downtown Library and Create a Separate Community Arts Incubator

by | Jun 3, 2026
Architectural and design factors led city leaders to determine that a previously purchased building at 512 W. 4th Street wouldn't be the best choice for a modern public library, so the city plans to repurpose that building as a community arts incubator. A search for the site of an all-new downtown library is underway.
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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Fort Worth-Based BNSF Celebrates America’s 250th With 3 Commemorative Locomotives
by | May 14, 2026
Patriotically painted in red, white, and blue, each locomotive features the preamble to the United States Constitution with the words, “We the People,” a circle of stars to honor the Betsy Ross flag, and the words "Freedom and Liberty."
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Billie Eilish Makes a Holographic Appearance at Grapevine Mills Mall

by | May 8, 2026
The pop star's new 3D concert movie opens nationwide today. But shoppers at Grapevine Mills can get their own close-up encounter with Eilish by walking up to a holographic display and seeing her chat about "Billie Eilish—Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)."
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M2G Completes ‘Reimagined’ Inwood Design District, Anchored by The Art Docks
by | May 6, 2026
The 740,000-SF Inwood Design District and Ace on Inwood development is a flagship for M2G's modern commerce philosophy, the Fort Worth-based firm said. It combines industrial, showroom, and retail uses into a single environment designed to support both the logistics and customer-facing experience.
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DMN Architecture Critic Mark Lamster Wins Pulitzer Prize in Criticism
by | May 5, 2026
A passionate advocate for the preservation of I.M. Pei's Dallas City Hall, Lamster was honored for a series of 2025 articles about architectural issues in Dallas. The Pulitzer Prize board cited him for "his rigorous and passionate architecture criticism, using wit and expertise to amplify his opinions and advocate for city residents."
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Patented: Verizon’s Signal Spoof Detection at Base Stations and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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AURORA Presents 2026 Video Art Night in Downtown Dallas This Friday

by | Apr 15, 2026
With videos splashed on a lavish scale—including on the 104-foot AT&T Discovery District media wall—the one-of-a-kind art experience will also feature live music, culinary offerings, and more from 7 to 10 p.m. this Friday at the AT&T Discovery District. The main outdoor exhibition is free and open to the public; but there's a ticketed benefit offering as well. Plus, a second Video Art Night is coming to Denton on June 12.
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Brothers Behind Dallas-Based Psychedelic Games Raise $3.5M for Pirate MOBA Golden Tides
by | Apr 9, 2026
The multiplayer online battle arena genre has played by the same rules for 15 years, CEO Devin Richman says. This pirate-themed game throws them overboard.
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The Last Word: Mark Cuban on AI—and 6 More Takeaways From His Dallas Talk
by | Apr 8, 2026
Cuban didn’t hold back at Convergence AI Dallas, where his onstage conversation with Alex Kantrowitz delivered blunt advice and unfiltered insights.
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Plano-Based KFC Drops a Beat With ‘Finger Lickin’ Machine’
by | Apr 8, 2026
KFC's Colonel Sanders has done a lot in TV spots over the years. He's boxed, arm-wrestled, tossed sub-par gravy across kitchens, and crashed out in a courtroom. But he may have finally out-Coloneled himself in a new campaign that shows him break-dancing up the side of a skyscraper.
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Nominations for AI 75 2026 are open now. Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025.

Meet the 2026 AI 75 Innovators: From the C‑Suite to the Lab Bench in Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas Innovates and our partners at the Dallas Regional Chamber spotlight the names you need to know in Dallas-Fort Worth's AI economy.
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7 DFW Companies Land on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative List as Texas Scores 26 Honorees
by | Mar 26, 2026
HKS made the top 50 from Dallas, while North Texas companies from Coppell to Frisco showed up across architecture, AI, healthcare, restaurants, media, and travel. Statewide, Austin led the way, with Houston, Midland, San Antonio, and others also earning spots.
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The Last Word: Pharma Is the ‘Only Product in the World’ That Needs Government Approval of Its Name, Brand Institute Exec Says
by | Mar 26, 2026
A new BioNTX podcast digs into the regulatory gauntlet behind drug naming — and why biotech startups shouldn't wait to think about it.
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Nocturne Art, Light & Video Walk Returns to Frisco Commons Park in May
by | Mar 26, 2026
Created as a night-time outdoor art trail immersed in nature, the experience "invites reflection, play, and a heightened awareness of the world after dusk" over "two evenings of dreamlike encounters," Play Frisco says.
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