Creative

Young Frisco Artist Wins Gold in Toyota’s 2023 Dream Car USA Art Contest

by | Mar 31, 2023
Kids nationwide reimagined mobility for the 2023 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. And one of the three Gold Award winners is Frisco's own Kaavya Jethwani—a 10-year-old who designed a very fishy ride with its own aquarium built right in. See what inspired Kaavya's artwork, and check out the other 8 winning Dream Car designs.
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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
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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Dallas Startup Focused on Erectile Dysfunction Raises $5M in Initial Public Offering

by | Mar 21, 2023
Mangoceuticals is aiming its mango-flavored ED drug at a “younger demographic” with colorful packaging and humorous marketing.
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The Last Word: Perkins&Will’s Ron Stelmarski on How His Firm’s Buildings Are Remaking Dallas
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
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 Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth 2023: Meet the Game-Changing Disruptors Driving Innovation and Impact

by | Mar 16, 2023
These standouts—startup founders, tech pioneers, educators, creators, social innovators, and business leaders—are transforming entire industries and making waves in their respective fields. 
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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
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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Artwork for Humans: Dallas Muralist Launches New Showroom in Deep Ellum with Upcycled Wearable Art That Inspires

by | Mar 10, 2023
Jerod DTOX Davies' collection of upcycled wearables is handpainted with an uplifting quote. Erykah Badu recently was spotted on social media wearing a custom Artwork For Humans sweatshirt backstage at her annual birthday concert. 
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Trashing the Norm: Fort Worth’s Fashion Frontier Takes Recycling to the Runway
by | Mar 9, 2023
A fashion contest organized by Keep Fort Worth Beautiful will take Earth-friendly ensembles to the catwalk. Deadline is March 23.
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Farmers Branch Plans ‘Crown Jewel of Playgrounds’ That Glows in Dark for Evening Play
by | Mar 8, 2023
Farmers Branch plans to break ground next month on Joya at Oran Good Park. "The crown jewel of playgrounds" in the city will have eye-popping interactive features that actually glow in the dark, allowing for both day and evening play. There will also be also a zip line and a 27-foot sphere with six climbing levels. The city says the park could be open by this summer—but we have a video tour of all the magic that you can see right now.
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FC Dallas and ParkHub Kick Off New Partnership, Scoring a Goal for Improved Fan Experience at Toyota Stadium
by | Mar 8, 2023
The Dallas-based parking tech firm's innovative hardware and software will be used to manage the soccer club's parking operations and streamline payment processing for ticket sales, merchandise, and food and beverage sales. The technology will also support the FC Dallas youth soccer program.
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