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[Photos: Clockwork Robot]
Clockwork Nails It at Target: Now You Can Get a Robot ‘Minicure’ in DFW
by Quincy Preston | Jun 7, 2022
The startup's nail painting robot provides a "fast-casual" version of a manicure.
by David Seeley |
Jun 6, 2022
Today—on the 63rd anniversary of D-Day—the Dallas-based nonprofit changed its name to the Monuments Men and Women Foundation, acknowledging the 27 women members of the allied WWII art rescue team.
"This name change has been a long-standing wish of mine," said bestselling Dallas author Robert M. Edsel, the foundation's founder and chairman. "The upcoming opening of the Monuments Men and Women Gallery [at the National World War II Museum] presented just the right opportunity."
"This name change has been a long-standing wish of mine," said bestselling Dallas author Robert M. Edsel, the foundation's founder and chairman. "The upcoming opening of the Monuments Men and Women Gallery [at the National World War II Museum] presented just the right opportunity."
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by David Seeley |
Jun 1, 2022
Banksy is the world's most elusive and celebrated street artist, an anonymous provocateur whose subversive graffiti often makes headlines wherever it pops up. Later this month, some of his greatest hits will pop up in Dallas for two weekends of officially "unauthorized" immersive showings.
“These have been very challenging years here in the U.S., and we feel that Bansky's work, while often cynical, is also incredibly hopeful,” the curator says.
“These have been very challenging years here in the U.S., and we feel that Bansky's work, while often cynical, is also incredibly hopeful,” the curator says.
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by David Seeley |
May 25, 2022
The ICSC MAXIs recognize innovation and creativity in retail marketing. Galleria Dallas took home the Gold for its Instagram playground experience POP!, along with two other awards.
Of the 59 awards presented this year, the Galleria was the only Texas shopping center honored.
Of the 59 awards presented this year, the Galleria was the only Texas shopping center honored.
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You can download Super Awesome Mix wherever you get your podcasts. Or @superawesomemix and www.superawesomemix.com. [Image: Super Awesome Mix]
SMU Alums Create Connections With 100,000 Downloads of Super Awesome Mix
by Kevin Cummings | May 24, 2022
Launched in 2021, the Super Awesome Mix podcast takes listeners through a 12-song mix tape built around a different theme each episode. Now, with over 100,000 downloads, the founders have launched an app to help users make their own digital mix tapes, plus a card service for events.
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by David Seeley |
May 23, 2022
Omni Logistics' new 52,000 square foot headquarters in the Cypress Waters development "strikes a balance between collaboration and privacy," the company says. Its 85 Dallas-based employees have a semi-open seating plan, outdoor decks for collaborating and socializing, and "wellness rooms" for nursing babies or chilling out. And oh yes—lots of high-tech business features, too.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
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by Lance Murray |
May 20, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the AT&T Performing Arts Center, DART, Aimbridge Hospitality, Acera, Fidelis Companies, The Rios Group Inc., Tech Titans, NEC Corp. of America, Texas Women’s Foundation, ATTPAC, LEARFIELD, and Hope Cottage.
Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
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by David Seeley |
May 13, 2022
Founded in 2008, Meow Wolf began as a collective of Santa Fe artists, writers, performers, and architects. Today, at permanent installations in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, and Denver, Meow Wolf creates immersive and interactive experiences "that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration."
In 2023, Meow Wolf plans to do just that in a new location at Grapevine Mills mall, followed in 2024 by another permanent installation in Houston's Fifth Ward.
In 2023, Meow Wolf plans to do just that in a new location at Grapevine Mills mall, followed in 2024 by another permanent installation in Houston's Fifth Ward.
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Carpenter Park in Downtown Dallas [Photo: Michael Samples]
Dallas Has Opened Its Newest—and Largest—Downtown Park
by Kevin Cummings | May 9, 2022
Carpenter Park, a 5.7-acre space that runs along I-345 near Deep Ellum on the eastern edge of downtown "will distinguish our center city for decades to come," said the chairman of Parks for Downtown Dallas when construction kicked off in 2020. The vision is now a reality.
See inside the park with our first-look photo tour.
See inside the park with our first-look photo tour.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 29, 2022
The city of Dallas has a new leader helping to oversee the implementation of its first Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan. The overarching goal? To alleviate the impacts of climate change on the region.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 27, 2022
The Dallas International Film Festival won't happen until this fall. But you can get an advance look at several of the featured movies this weekend, April 29 to May 1, at Alamo Drafthouse Cedars just south of downtown Dallas.
Here's a peek at DIFF films you can see this weekend.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 27, 2022
Merriman Anderson Architects is leading the restoration of the property's iconic buildings, which were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, to be used by Dream Center Dallas, a nonprofit helping people in poverty.
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"Nostalgia Escape" tile trend featuring Daltile Perpetuo Tuxedo. [Photo: Daltile}
Dallas-Based Daltile Releases First-Ever Trend Report for 2022 Interior Design
by David Seeley | Apr 19, 2022
Daltile explores seven trends in its 2022 interior design Trend Report—Restorative Nature, Self-Expressionism, Origins Exploration, Female Celebration, Noble Simplicity, Nostalgia Escape, and Tech Retreat—and reveals how each is expressed in Daltile's product lines.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 12, 2022
In the midst of what the CDC calls an accelerating teen mental health crisis, Sydney and Shea Hinckley's newly launched UPwords brand features a wide array of life-affirming messages.
Their e-commerce site offers caps that say "DO GOOD," a sweatshirt that reads "you are enough," a T-shirt that urges others to "see good in all things," and many other apparel, jewelry, and home goods items that aim to uplift with positivity.
Their e-commerce site offers caps that say "DO GOOD," a sweatshirt that reads "you are enough," a T-shirt that urges others to "see good in all things," and many other apparel, jewelry, and home goods items that aim to uplift with positivity.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 8, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Firehouse, Enseo, Cambium Learning, D Magazine, Lear Investment Management, Spacee, Envy Gaming, 5Q, Stream Realty Partners, Nanoscope, Crossplane Capital, Improving, TimelyMD and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 31, 2022
TIAA is moving to The Star in Frisco, PeopleFun names a female CEO, DIFF readies for its first-ever spring preview of films, and more.
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