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Alice Kim from Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary in McKinney is one of 55 state and territory winners for the 16th annual Doodle for Google contest. [Doodle4Google]
The Last Word: McKinney Doodle4Google Finalist Draws a Bee-Line to the Future
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 22, 2024
Earlier this year, Google asked students across the U.S. to submit their ideas through art to the prompt of “My wish for the next 25 years…” in celebration of Google’s 25th anniversary. Texas winner, McKinney elementary student Alice Kim, could be one of five national finalists. Cast your vote by June 4.
by David Seeley |
May 10, 2024
Patrick Flanagan, a graduating senior at Dallas' St. Mark's School of Texas, has received an armload of honors for his photography recently. Besides being named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts on Thursday, he recently won two first-place awards at the Texas Photographic Society's 2024 International Student Competition.
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by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2024
The 46th TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon raised over $650,000, the second-highest amount in event history, through sponsorships, table and ticket sales, and donations, TACA, The Arts Community Alliance, announced.
TACA said the Silver Cup Award spotlights two philanthropists each year for their volunteerism and extraordinary support for arts and culture in North Texas....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 9, 2024
“Welcome home Dallas Trinity FC”
Dallas Sports Commission
.…on the name reveal of Dallas’s first-ever women’s professional soccer team at Klyde Warren Park on May 9, via LinkedIn....
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Presenting the First-Ever AI 75: Meet the Most Innovative Leaders in Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Glenn Hunter | May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Apr 29, 2024
At 157 feet wide and nearly 24 feet tall, the "largest" virtual cinematic LED volume in the state of Texas is just part of what's being built in Fort Worth by Trilogy Studios—a partnership between Trinity Broadcasting Network and Seattle's Optic8.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 25, 2024
How relaxed can you get? In a new brand campaign from agencies Spark Foundry and GSD&M, Southwest Airlines has some ideas. One thing that can help ease your way across the country: two checked-free bags packed with shampoo. (And not the 3-ounce kind.)
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by David Seeley |
Apr 25, 2024
The 18th Dallas International Film Festival opens today with a Majestic Theatre screening of "Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot" from ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series. Running through May 2 and featuring more than 100 films, the festival includes an array of titles from local filmmakers, producers, distributors, and investors.
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At the Tunnel Visions 3.0 Exhibit, L to R: Devon Skinner; Brenda Martinez Del Rio; Allen Falkner, founder and owner of The Nines and Deep Ellum Community Center board member; Councilman Jesse Moreno, D2. [Photo: Deep Ellum Community Center]
Deep Ellum Community Center To Host ‘Tunnel Visions 3.0’ Exhibit
by Lance Murray | Apr 22, 2024
The center said visitors to the exhibit at the community center will be "transported through time" as they physically walk through a replica tunnel showcasing photos of murals that once appeared on the walls of the Good-Latimer tunnel, the gateway to Deep Ellum from the Dallas Arts District.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 18, 2024
From the early 2000s to 2013, something illegal got baked up at Corsicana-based Collin Street Bakery & Cafe—a relentless embezzlement of nearly $17 million by the bakery's comptroller, Sandy Jenkins.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 16, 2024
The Dallas Public Library's J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas—one of America's largest—was built in 1982 across from Dallas City Hall, and many agree it could use an overhaul. That especially includes library officials and consultants they brought in for a report on the building's future, among other needed investments in the city's library system.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 12, 2024
On the same weekend that dancers will be flying in the air above the Dallas Arts District, another mashup of dance and architecture will be happening at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. "Dance at the Modern: Ode," a contemporary ballet on the cyclical nature of life from generation to generation, will be presented April 13 and 14 at 1:30 p.m., with choreography by Alexandra Light.
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The World’s Largest Moon Pie was crafted by Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Executive Chef Eduardo Alvarez with guidance from Irving Convention Center GM Tom Meehan. It will be served during Total Eclipse in the Park, presented by Visit Irving, on April 8, 2024, at Levy Event Plaza on the shores of Lake Carolyn in the Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving, Texas. [Photo: Visit Irving]
The Last Word: Irving Convention Center’s Tom Meehan on Offering ‘World’s Largest Moon Pie’ During Monday’s Eclipse
by David Seeley | Apr 5, 2024
It may be cloudy in the Dallas area for Monday's eclipse. But if you're going to Irving's Total Eclipse in the Park event, at least you'll have one compensation: the World's Largest Moon Pie. But don't try to eat it all—it weighs nearly 200 pounds and clocks in at 365,042 calories.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 5, 2024
The iconic 1949 theater has been a vacant presence in South Dallas for 15 years. But it's about to get a vibrant new life as an arts and community cultural hub though a $75 million renovation and expansion, led by the nonprofit Forest Forward.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 5, 2024
From Mesquite's claim to the longest totality time in urban DFW to a star-studded event at the Cotton Bowl featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, we've scoured the web to bring you the most stellar lineup of eclipse viewing events and options in North Texas.
Whether you're looking for a cosmic community celebration or an out-of-this-world watch party, our curated list of lists has you covered.
Whether you're looking for a cosmic community celebration or an out-of-this-world watch party, our curated list of lists has you covered.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 2, 2024
Merit Street, which broadcasts programming from studios in the AllianceTexas development in North Fort Worth, is launching on multiple platforms including DIRECTV, DISH, and U-verse TV, as well as for Xfinity/Comcast viewers in several major Eastern cities.
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