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Firehouse's Erica Baker, Megan Ward and Emily Black [Photos: Firehouse]

Dallas Independent Ad Agency Firehouse Announces 3 Promotions

by | Apr 5, 2023

Dallas-based independent ad agency Firehouse announced the promotions of three female leaders.

Principals Erica Baker and Megan Ward have been promoted to partner, while Emily Black was promoted to principal in addition to her role as group account director.

“Erica, Megan, and Emily have truly committed to Firehouse,” CEO Steve Smith said in a statement....

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Challenging Convention in Advertising: The Secret to Firehouse’s Success
by | Apr 5, 2023
Firehouse's success as an advertising agency is rooted in creating innovative ad campaigns. But by taking risks and breaking the "unwritten rules" of advertising—including the willingness to walk away from a final-four pitch—the agency has distinguished itself in the industry and achieved exceptional results for clients.
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NCTCOG Makes 21 Free Drone Workshops Available to Public on YouTube
by | Apr 3, 2023
There are so many drones flying our skies that the North Central Texas Council of Governments began an education series two years ago that now is available on its YouTube page. The free series focuses on best practices, safety, and the many uses of drones.
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Dining in a Culinary Rodeo: Trick Rider Is Galloping into Omni PGA Frisco Resort This Spring
by | Apr 3, 2023
Trick Rider will pay homage to a legendary woman trick rider from the 1940s and '50s. Its spirit will be encapsulated in an astonishing light sculpture suspended over the bar: a 16-foot-long, nine-foot-high crystal horse chandelier made from 4,075 "bohemian cut" crystal beads.
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Arlo Eisenberg Is Skating On the Creative Edge

by | Mar 30, 2023
Eisenberg, the doodling Dallas artist behind Drug Receipts NFTs, is pushing the boundaries of creativity. Along with his Dallas Design District creative agency—named simply Eisenberg—he runs the NFT company with two former pro rollerblading buddies.
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Frisco Strikes a Chord as a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
by | Mar 29, 2023
Frisco has hit all the right notes and has been designated as a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community, recognizing its efforts to promote music-related economic development and job creation. This recognition puts Frisco on the map as a hub for musicians and music enthusiasts.
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Dallas Agency Wins Gold MUSE Creative Awards for Dallas Holocaust Museum Campaign, Temple Emanu-El Website
by | Mar 29, 2023
The winning work from Dallas-based agency Tegan Digital was for the first full-fledged branding campaign for the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and for a website for Dallas' Temple Emanu-El. Tegan Digital competed with world-class brands including Adidas, Corona, and TikTok to bring home the honors.
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Ride On: Dallas’ Design District to Roll Out Edgy Skate Rink With Retro Vibe
by | Mar 28, 2023
Coming this fall to the Dallas Design District, Ride On's adults-only “social drink rink” will offer a fusion of tech and nostalgia—with a restaurant, craft cocktails and mocktails, an arcade, and custom-made “RIDE ON” skates for the rink. “We can say there is nothing like this in the world. Trust me, we’ve checked,” says Adrian Verdin, CEO of On Brand Hospitality.
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The Epic in Dallas' Deep Ellum earned international recognition with a "Rethinking the Future Award" in 2020. [Photo: Perkins&Will]

The Last Word: Perkins&Will’s Ron Stelmarski on How His Firm’s Buildings Are Remaking Dallas

by | Mar 21, 2023
Stelmarksi has been the design director of Perkins&Will's Dallas office since 2011. According to Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster, "nobody has done more to shape the city’s built environment this century."
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Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective
This Year’s Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective Is Live from Gilley’s Dallas
by | Mar 21, 2023
The Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective—a two-day event designed to help content creators accelerate their growth and turn their passions into a career—is being live-streamed from Gilley's Dallas today and Wednesday. The livestream features more than 40 hours of content from the industry’s top creators and social platforms on Samsung’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
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World’s Biggest Bounce House Will Be in Grand Prairie the Next 3 Weekends
by | Mar 17, 2023
The Big Bounce America is the largest touring inflatable event in the world and features four massive inflatable attractions: the 16,000-square-foot World’s Largest Bounce House; the newly added Sport Slam featuring a customized sports arena; a long obstacle course named The Giant that's more than 900 feet long; and a unique, space-themed wonderland called airSPACE.
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The Last Word: Fort Worth’s Pindar Van Arman on AI Art
by | Mar 17, 2023
Van Arman is a Fort Worth-based artist and roboticist who's developed robots that "use deep learning neural networks, artificial intelligence, feedback loops, and computational creativity to make a surprising amount of independent aesthetic decisions." But Van Arman insists that he is the artist—not his robots.
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Next Wave: The Creatives of the 2023 Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Mar 16, 2023

Meet the forward-thinking creatives and visionaries who are pushing boundaries. These innovators are among the Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth, selected by our editors for their groundbreaking technologies and solutions that are disrupting the status quo.

From the art sector to advertising and esports to restaurants, the 2023 Future 50 innovators are making waves in their respective industries with their creativity and ingenuity....

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The Last Word: Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans on His City’s 72-Acre Film Studio Development
by | Mar 15, 2023
The city of Mansfield, Texas, plans to break ground this year on Mansfield Super Studios, a film production studio to be built on 72 acres of undeveloped land, with restaurants, a hotel, and retail part of the project's $70 million vision.
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Truck Yard Reopens Off Lower Greenville After $2M Renovation
by | Mar 14, 2023
Truck Yard—the retro food truck, beer garden. and "adult playground" at 5624 Sears Street off Dallas' Lower Greenville Avenue—has reopened following a reported $2 million renovation. But the place has lost none of its "dive-ish" flair. The renovations include an upsized bar and kitchen, a more weather-friendly experience with covered and enlarged patios, upgraded and wildly stylized restrooms, four fire pits, a partially turfed yard, and more.
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Former TRG Creatives ‘Poke The Bear’ With New Branding Agency
by | Mar 13, 2023
Todd Tucker and Bill Milkereit both hail from TRG—formerly The Richards Group—and are responsible for some memorable advertising work in recent years, including spots for Chick-fil-A’s EAT MOR CHIKIN Cow campaign, The Home Depot, and Fruit of the Loom.
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