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Dallas’ Historic Forest Theater Takes First Step To Become an Arts and Community Hub

by | 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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Last-Minute Strategies for Viewing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in North Texas
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.
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Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media Debuts Out of Fort Worth with Reach to 80+ Million Homes
by | 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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Visit Dallas Unveils City’s ‘Maverick, Can‑Do’ New Destination Brand
by | Mar 28, 2024
Dallas has never had a "unified brand," Visit Dallas says. The newly announced one—A Maverick, Can-Do Spirit—replaces clichéd Texas stereotypes with a big dash of "diversity, dynamism, and swagger."
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Poetry and Dance Collide: Pegasus Contemporary Ballet’s Innovative Mix Coming in April

by | Mar 25, 2024
Featuring poetry by Dallas-based poet Lisa Huffaker, the company's April 12-13 performances will unveil "the parallel power of words and movement to ignite the imagination and offer insight into the human condition."
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Rolling In: PopStroke Opens This Week at Grandscape in The Colony
by | Mar 25, 2024
With Tiger Woods as a partner and investor and TaylorMade's putters and balls poised for action, PopStroke is no ordinary mini golf course. Forget about windmills and silly castles—the courses here look and feel more like real golf.
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Sweet Expansion: Wow! Donuts & Drips Unveils New Shop in Plano, Brews Up Plans for Richardson
by | Mar 21, 2024
The Sim family's gourmet donut and coffee shop expands its unique blend of artisanal fried dough and innovative brews to more of North Texas with a grand opening of its third location this weekend.

The first-generation immigrants' journey to entrepreneurship is marked by culinary creativity, from small-batch donuts to a coffee menu that will soon include rare, premium brews costing up to $35 per serving.
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Shop Small, Shop Local: It’s the Small Business Cohort Kickoff Weekend at Legacy West in Plano
by | Mar 20, 2024
One way to celebrate Women's History Month: Shop local this coming long weekend at the 2024 Small Business Cohort Kickoff Weekend at Legacy West. 90% of the featured local companies are women-owned, offering everything from skincare to home design items to cookies, puzzles, jewelry, and more.
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Spinning Success: Dallas Startup Tuned In Grading Acquired by Music Mogul Steve Aoki Just Two Years Post-Launch

by | Mar 18, 2024
With bootstrap funding of less than $500,000 and a passion for vinyl, Rogers Healy and his co-founders at Tuned In Grading revolutionized music collectible authentication. Now, the beat goes on as the company prepares to merge with Steve Aoki's Audio Media Grading
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The Last Word: Canyon Ranch’s Mark Rivers On the Demand for Fitness and the Wellness Wave
In 2022, we told you about two next-gen, robotics-packed Walmart facilities that were coming to Lancaster, just south of Dallas: a 1.5 million-square-foot automated fulfillment center and a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery distribution center. The first opened last year and the second is still under construction. When it's completed, it will complete a trifecta of transformation in the region, including a retrofitted 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center in Sanger, north of Denton.
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Wells Fargo Reaches Midpoint Milestone for Its Nearly $500M Las Colinas Campus
by | Mar 14, 2024
Wells Fargo's new campus in Irving's Las Colinas was "topped out" recently on its way to a planned end-of-2025 opening. Here's what KDC CEO Steve Van Amburgh has to say about the project's "timeless, organic, and sustainable design."
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The Last Word: Dude Perfect’s Coby Cotton on Moving to a New $3M Frisco HQ This Summer
by | Mar 11, 2024
Dude Perfect is about to move into a new stepping stone: a $3 million new HQ in Jerry Jones' Star Business Park in Frisco, leaving behind their Frisco HQ 10 minutes to the south, where they've shot videos for the last seven years. 
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Defying Gravity: Vertical Dance Innovators Will Fly High in the Dallas Arts District on April 13

by | Mar 7, 2024
BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality and intricate choreography to turn the dance floor on its side. On April 13, the internationally renowned dance company will perform along with a big lineup of other performers and artists at the Changing Perspectives Block Party in the Dallas Arts District.
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2024 Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective to Be Hosted at Dude Perfect HQ in Frisco
by | Mar 5, 2024
The March 27-28 livestreamed event will feature Samsung's #TeamGalaxy members, the dudes from Dude Perfect, keynote speaker MrBeast, and speakers from such top creator platforms as Meta, Reddit, Rolling Stone, Snap, and Spotter.
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Dallas-Based Back to Space Wants to Send You on Moon Mission, Without Even Leaving Town
Now through April 27, Back to Space is offering a pop-up mixed-reality experience called "The Lunar Light" inside shipping containers at the site of the former Valley View Center. "Space travelers" can go on a critical Moon mission that engages "all five senses" through immersive theater, cutting-edge tech, and interactive storytelling. Here's how the company first launched—and where it could be headed.
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NASA Is Inviting You to Watch the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas
by | Feb 29, 2024
The free "Sun, Moon, and You" event at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas' Fair Park will offer a sky-side seat of an amazing total solar eclipse (fingers crossed for clear skies). Scientists and astronomers will be taking the stage along with space explorer characters from the PBS show "Ready, Jet, Go."
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