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Ryde and Heidi Montag are teaming up "to challenge inrealistic wellbeing standards" with U.S. launch of the company's "supplement shot" product lineup. [Photos: Ryde]
Dallas-Based ‘Wellbeing Shots’ Co. Ryde: Launches Nationally With Heidi Montag Campaign
by David Seeley | May 14, 2025
From its U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Ryde: is rolling out its 2-ounce wellbeing "shots" nationwide this week—with help from reality TV star Heidi Montag, who stars in a series of wildly over-the-top comedy spots spoofing the wellbeing industry.
by Glenn Hunter |
Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 29, 2025
Gaylord's Universe of Light Featuring DC will highlight multiple worlds and 40 iconic DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains May 23-Sept. 1 in Grapevine. An all-new Custom DC Comic—available only at the Gaylord Texan Resort—will be part of the mix.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 23, 2025
The fully immersive "Smurf Experience" will open May 7 at Esports Stadium Arlington and run through the summer—offering nine mission-based zones filled with interactive scavenger hunts, obstacle courses, virtual reality adventures, and Smurf "meet-and-greets." Also coming this summer: a "Smurfs" movie from Paramount.
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[Images: DIFF]
Dallas International Film Festival Returns April 25‑May 1 as Oscar-Qualifying Festival
by Lance Murray | Apr 17, 2025
The festival—which now serves as an Oscar-Qualifying Festival for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—will feature screenings of more than 125 films, Q&A sessions, and panels with filmmakers and actors, nightly DIFF Red Carpets, and special events.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 16, 2025
The 55th edition of the USA Film Festival will take over screens at Angelika Film Center Dallas, celebrating everyone from actress Nancy Kwan to film director Jon Avnet to anniversary screenings of Christopher Nolan's "Memento" and the cult favorite "Death Race 2000." Most of the programming will be free to the public.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 10, 2025
A new addition to this year's student filmmaker festival, to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Angelika Dallas, is the OK2BX College Fair and Film Workshop at Southern Methodist University, offering educational opportunities for aspiring filmmakers.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 8, 2025
“Welcome to the private debut of the Dreams Experience Academy—or as we call it, somewhat provocatively, DEA,” said Chris Gannett at the launch event at the Kessler in Oak Cliff last week.
The student-powered, purpose-driven nonprofit, co-founded by hip-hop icon The D.O.C., aims to unlock creative talent and open doors into the $3 trillion media, entertainment, and tech economy.
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The Line Project is a public artwork coming to downtown Dallas that honors the stories of cancer survivors. [Photo: Business Wire]
The Last Word: Honoring Cancer Survivors with Public Art in Downtown Dallas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 26, 2025
Later this spring, an inspiring work of public art is going up in downtown Dallas, honoring cancer survivors from its placement above the Cancer Survivors’ Plaza. The installation—originally conceived by artist and Aurora co-founder Joshua King in 2016—tells the deeply personal stories of four cancer survivors.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 20, 2025
Rascal Flatts' 25th anniversary "Life is a Highway" reunion tour rolls into Fort Worth next week. Along with the fan-favorite hits, something else will be in the spotlight: custom-made pearl-snap shirts co-designed by Jay DeMarcus and Dallas-based Snaps Clothing.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2025
Boasting "a striking feminine energy," EVELYN offers "a transportive dining and nightlife experience" that blends cuisine, drinks, and a vibrant atmosphere infused with disco, rock ‘n’ roll, and dancing. Oh—and there's also a $150 martini.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2025
OTL has designed and built $200 million worth of "show fountains" across the U.S., including a special effects version at Texas Live! in Arlington, an interactive water feature at Dallas' Klyde Warren Park, and the Illuvia fountain at Grand Prairie's EpicCentral.
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Michael Gorton’s latest book, “Tachyon Tunnel 2,” picks up the story of the Tranquility team as they take on a galaxy-spanning empire—blending in theoretical physics about particles that outrun light. [Source images: Michael Gorton]
The Last Word: Teladoc Founder Michael Gorton on His Latest Frontier—Time Travel Sci-Fi
by Quincy Preston | Mar 13, 2025
The Dallas entrepreneur’s new novel, “Tachyon Tunnel 2,” launches readers into space—built on the same big thinking that’s fueled more than 15 ventures.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2025
The expansion introduces several interactive exhibits including a gravity-defying illusion inspired by the works of artist Leandro Erlich, where a cleverly angled building mock-up allows guests to live out their superhero dreams and appear as if they’re scaling walls.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 4, 2025
Last Friday, the $40 million-plus Peppa Pig Theme Park oinked its way to a grand opening in North Richland Hills, near Fort Worth. Developed by Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in branded entertainment destinations, it's the third Peppa Pig Theme Park on Earth, following two others in Florida and Germany. The little-kids-centered attraction marks the latest addition to Merlin’s partnership with leading games, IP and toy company, Hasbro.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 25, 2025
What do you get when you combine a giant smoke-ring cannon, a chocolate-covered bone-in ice cream, and an 80,000-square-foot facility that its CEO describes as a "sports lover's Barbie Dream House"? The answer: A tour of Dude Perfect's jaw-dropping new headquarters in Frisco at The Star Business Park.
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