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Cerebral Cortex Nerve Cells by Roxanne Minnish [Image courtesy of the artist]
Dallas Arts Month: AURORA Will Present ‘Video Art Nights’ Across Five Fridays in April Downtown
by David Seeley | Mar 24, 2022
AURORA, the Dallas-based public arts organization, is partnering with Downtown Dallas, Inc. on the weekly events, which will be free to the public. Curated video art programs will be projected at parks and outdoor surfaces in West End Square, Pegasus Plaza, and the Dallas Arts District—with live music and an outdoor artisanal market also on tap.
by David Seeley |
Mar 17, 2022
From demolished mall to global destination, a plan 10 years in the making aims to turn the Valley View-Galleria area into an international center for businesses of all sizes. Here's a new look at what it could offer—and how it could spur dynamic growth in Dallas for decades to come.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 16, 2022
Thursdays on Tap—a 6 to 10 p.m. experience exclusively for those 21 and up—is coming to the Perot Museum March 24 through October 13. It's the perfect time to race against the museum's newly revamped Speed Wall, featuring Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, Dallas Wings guard Moriah Jefferson, and other athletes with local ties.
The Speed Wall was reimagined by its original creators, Dallas-based 900lbs, to celebrate the Perot's 10th anniversary this month.
The Speed Wall was reimagined by its original creators, Dallas-based 900lbs, to celebrate the Perot's 10th anniversary this month.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 14, 2022
With investors including Capital Factory and TopGolf's executive chairman, the venue will feature 35,000 square feet of tech-enhanced entertainment. Attractions will include arcade games; VR, AR, and "extended reality" experiences; "story (escape) rooms"; reimagined carnival games, and more.
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The banner above is being presented again as a tribute to its designer, the late Norman Dean Williams, who was a founder and owner of Elm Street Tattoo. [Photo: Deep Ellum Foundation]
Deep Ellum Celebrates Its Tattoo Artists With New Streetlight Banners
by David Seeley | Feb 23, 2022
The Deep Ellum Foundation has installed new streetlight pole banners showcasing the work of local Deep Ellum tattoo artists. Here's a gallery of the designs you'll see if you walk or drive through the neighborhood.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 17, 2022
Elle Olivia is a newly launched kids clothing e-commerce brand, named in honor of McDonald's little daughter. "This brand is a way for me to encourage her and other young girls of color to reach for the stars and know that they can dream as big as they want to," McDonald says.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 16, 2022
The exhibit is a curated selection of designer garments and accessories from UNT's collection of historic dress and high fashion from past centuries through the present—including designs by Todd Oldham, Vera Wang, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and many more.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 15, 2022
Afloat lets its app users send curated gifts from local retailers including Saint Bernard, The Gem, and Madison with same or next-day delivery. "At your fingertips, you can give gifts, support local businesses, and reinforce relationships," its SMU grad founder Sarah-Allen Preston says.
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Brenda Busch and Wim Bens [Photo: Lakewood Brewery]
Lakewood Brewery Founder Wim Bens On the Art and Science of Brewing
by David Kirkpatrick | Feb 13, 2022
The Belgium-born brewer, who sold his first keg of beer in 2012, cut the cord to his ad-world career and never looked back. Ten years later, Lakewood Brewery is a family-owned success with a lineup of award-winning craft beers.
Every beer starts with a kernel of an idea, Bens says. His taproom has an R&D system in place so Lakewood’s "mad scientist brewers" can explore new styles and flavors.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 10, 2022
BreadEx Founder and CEO Uma Iyer sliced into the bread biz early in the pandemic, when her Plano pastry shop Tart-a-Licious struggled amid lockdowns. She delivered artisan breads directly to homes, with proceeds benefiting laid-off restaurant workers.
After launching BreadEx as a Tart-a-Licious sideline later in 2020, she slowly grew its services. Now she's relaunched BreadEx as her sole focus—aiming to be the FedEx of bread, one door at a time.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 3, 2022
The first TOCA Social launched last August in London, attracting cast members from "Ted Lasso" and top Premier League players. The Dallas location, slated to open in 2023, will offer a three-floor, 56K-SF experience of dining, drinks, and interactive soccer games in 34 "TOCA boxes." The top two floors and their huge decks will offer "bonkers" views of the Dallas skyline—and may be a magnet for corporate events.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 2, 2022
PlayersTV, the TV streaming division of Dallas-based sports media and entertainment firm Players Media Group, landed the investment from ReachTV, which has been distributing it since 2020. Now its presence on ReachTV's network could put PlayersTV on 2,500+ airport screens and in 1 million hotel rooms.
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Lay’s Uses ‘Sacred’ Cowboys Soil to Grow Spuds for Limited Edition Chips
by David Seeley | Jan 13, 2022
As we get ready for Sunday's Cowboys-49ers playoff game, our photo gallery shows you the journey the hallowed Dallas Cowboys soil took to a potato farm in Dalhart, Texas—where NFL chip history was soon made.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 13, 2022
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 78 honorees and revealed the winners of our third-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at The Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 10, 2022
A new GolfTEC training center has opened in Southlake to help duffers straighten their slices and handle their hooks.
The new 2,900-square-foot facility features four indoor training bays powered by TECSwing, using Foresight Sports simulators for lessons, club fitting, and practice....
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 6, 2022
It’s the final step in a multi-year transition for the strategic communications firm launched by Gail Cooksey 28 years ago. The agency is “in great hands,” the founder said.
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