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Cait Brumme CEO of MassChallenge. [Photo: MassChallenge]
The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies
by Quincy Preston | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 4, 2025
Shawn Colo brings a two-decade track record of success as an operator, investor, and entrepreneur building and growing businesses to Fort Worth-based Teton Ridge, which owns The Cowboy Channel and the Cowgirl Channel.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 29, 2025
Michelin’s 2025 Texas Guide keeps Dallas on the culinary map with two one-star restaurants, a cocktail award, and a slew of recommended spots. Fort Worth, Arlington, and McKinney eateries also earn recognition in the second year of the guide.
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![Social entrepreneur Byron Sanders, a former nonprofit exec, is CEO of Arete Health, launched in January 2025. [Photo: Michael Samples]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/27_ByronSanders-STEM-STEAM-STREAM-970_courtesy_Oct2019-1-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 28, 2025
Creatives Care Dallas brings virtual care, behavioral health, 2,000+ medications with zero copay, and more to Dallas County's gig workers. The community initiative is powered by Arete Health Shield in partnership with the Dallas Music Office.
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Aida Taprotal's "Ouchhh." [Photo: Balloon Museum]
Artfully Aired: Balloon Art Exhibition Opens in Dallas in November
by David Seeley | Oct 21, 2025
Presented by the Rome, Italy-based Balloon Museum, “Let’s Fly” will feature large-scale artworks spanning over 65,000 square feet, luminous displays, and thought-provoking exhibits from 18 renowned international artists.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 14, 2025
Walmart has expanded its AI-first shopping strategy with ChatGPT-powered Instant Checkout. After rolling out “Ask Sparky” this summer, the retail giant is pushing deeper into agentic commerce. Industry leaders in North Texas and beyond are watching closely.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 7, 2025
Slated for completion in 2028, the new Dallas campus will be the company's second-largest U.S. office, accommodating more than 5,000 employees across all businesses and divisions of the firm.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 7, 2025
With visual cues honoring geniuses from Mozart to Descartes to Voltaire, these designer glasses prove that intelligence is always in style. "For generations, glasses have signaled intellect, and The Mensa Collection turns that signal into a statement," says American Mensa's Tamesha Logan.
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A JC Penney store in Florida. [Photo: 2025 MDV Edwards/Shutterstock]
Catalyst Brands Names New Wholesale Chief as Retail Strategy Evolves
by Lance Murray | Oct 3, 2025
Michael Fernandez joins the Plano-based retail organization—formed in January through the mega-merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group—to lead commercial expansion and deepen brand partnerships across a portfolio that includes Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and more.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 3, 2025
As Simpli.fi doubles down on AI tools and B2B targeting this year, its new CEO brings in execs from Neustar and Epsilon to scale innovation and help clients navigate the evolving advertising landscape.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 2, 2025
The second annual culinary festival, curated by Tiffany Derry and Tom Foley of purpose-driven T2D Concepts, brings together nationally known chefs and mission-driven programming for a three-day celebration of food and drink.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2025
The third annual Get Connected Dallas event pairs on-the-spot job interviews and emerging tech demos—from robotics to VR—at a free community festival.
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From left: Charles Freeman, Leslie Browning-Samoni and Adelaide Lovett [Photo: TCU]
TCU Student Uncovers Fashion’s Hidden Costs—And Designs for the Moon
by Maddie Preston | Sep 26, 2025
In a published study, Adelaide Lovett traced how synthetic fibers shed microplastics that can end up in human organs. She also co-designed astronaut gear to guard against lunar dust—a project that earned a NASA innovation award.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 23, 2025
The Last Word above ran through Friedman's mind in 2019, when he was seeing "Hamilton" on Broadway. The Plano-based plastic surgeon didn't just muse about it—he put his own music talent to work, collaborating with Laura Goodenow to create "cleaVage," a comedic musical "inspired by the trailblazing surgeons and brave patients who shaped the spectacular rise, equally spectacular fall, and ultimate resurgence of silicone gel breast implants—which were invented in Texas in 1962."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 23, 2025
If you worry that robots may be coming to replace us, you may have thought at least actors were safe. Think again. The newest cast member on "Only Murders in the Building" is a cloud-based, intelligent humanoid robot that can man a doorman's desk like nobody's business.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2025
Led by a James Beard Award–winning chef, the 20-course experience will unfold inside a 9,500-square-foot warehouse, with projection-mapped dining rooms and just 26 seats per seating. It’s all part of what the founders call a love letter to Dallas.
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