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Jeopardy!'s Ken Jennings and North Texan Ashley Mungiguerra Chan.
The Last Word: North Texas’ Ashley Chan on Her Jeopardy! Winning Streak
by David Seeley | Dec 18, 2024
The Lewisville resident and Dala Communications publicist is making her mark on "Jeopardy," one of television's most iconic game shows. So far, Chan has racked up four consecutive wins and $67,400 in total winnings, with her most recent victory coming down to a nail-biting $300 margin. Her correct answer of "Who is Blanche DuBois?," in Final Jeopardy sealed the deal in what was her closest game yet.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 18, 2024
The largest and most immersive touring Titanic experience, Titanic: The Exhibition is a narrative journey that focuses on the fates of the passengers and crew aboard the sinking ship with stories, artifacts, and ship re-creations. Here's a preview look at what visitors will see.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 16, 2024
Submissions are now open for the 19th annual Dallas International Film Festival, with more than 125 films slated to be screened from April 25 to May 1. For the first time ever, DIFF-winning animated, documentary, and narrative short films may be qualified to enter the Academy Awards.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 11, 2024
The Shop—located near Corgan's West End headquarters—features state-of-the-art tools including laser cutters, advanced 3D printers, and professional woodworking equipment, encouraging architects to get hands-on with their designs.
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Rail Town Roots Meet Tomorrow at Sachse’s Heritage Park With $10M Renovation
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 21, 2024
PMB Capital and the city of Sachse engineered a new kind of public space where train-themed attractions anchor The Station's $500 million mixed-use vision. The 34-acre park bridges the city's rail heritage with boardwalks leading to shops and restaurants.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2024
A leader at the intersection of Western sports and entertainment, Teton Ridge has acquired the properties from Omaha-based Rural Media Group. "This is a defining moment that solidifies Teton Ridge as an authority in Western sports and storytelling," CEO Deirdre Lester said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
While the museum searches for the perfect spot in southeast Dallas, it's making big plans for inspiring local kids. Through hands-on exhibits, creative programs, and deep community partnerships, it aims to spark something powerful through play—helping children discover how they can shape their world and make it better.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 7, 2024
Some two dozen new murals of performing artists from Post Malone to Edie Brickell to St. Vincent will be going up at Deep Ellum Art Park, located at the gateway to the historic neighborhood underneath Highway I-345. Attendees of the Deep Ellum Block Party on Nov. 23 will have the chance to pick up a brush and join in.
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The Dec. 9 Cowboys-Bengals game will get the "Simpsons" treatment on Disney+ and ESPN+ thanks to cutting-edge Sony technology. [Video still: ESPN]
Cowboys-Bengals Game on Dec. 9 To Get Live ‘Simpsons’ Streaming Treatment
by David Seeley | Oct 29, 2024
Think the Cowboys are a joke this year? Wait'll you see the Dec. 9 Cowboys-Bengals game transformed into the world of "The Simpsons" via real-time optical tracking and Beyond Sports technology. To be streamed live on Disney+ and ESPN+, the alternate Monday night telecast will give you something you can really laugh about.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 28, 2024
The city said the vision for the center includes a 2,800-seat performance hall, capable of accommodating Broadway and large touring and community productions, as well as a 300- to 400-seat community hall that would be used primarily by Prosper ISD while also providing access to community organizations and events.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2024
Organizers said that JAMBALOO is more than just a series of concerts; it's a community-driven initiative designed to uplift the local music scene during challenging times. The week will kick off on Feb. 1 with the JAMBALOO Symposium at Tulips in Fort Worth, an event where leaders will gather to discuss the future of the music ecosystem in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 21, 2024
Dallas-based professional theater company Lyric Stage believes musicals can stir spirits and move audiences like nothing else. After more than 125 productions since its 1993 launch—including 21 world-premiere musicals and two Off-Broadway shows—the nonprofit continues its mission to develop and preserve the musical, which it calls “a unique art form.” To help achieve that goal, Lyric Stage announced it has appointed two key staff members to new roles.
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Trilogy Studios' Cinematic Stage is now open in Fort Worth along with its two other companion soundstages. [Photo: Trilogy Studios]
‘Revolutionary’ Virtual Production Stages Opened by Trilogy Studios in Fort Worth
by David Seeley | Oct 17, 2024
Now you see it, now you don't: Virtual film production can bring limitless vistas onto a soundstage with the flick of a digital button. Now a new three-stage virtual production studio is set to bring creative visions to life, via a partnership between Fort Worth's Trinity Broadcasting Network and Seattle-based integrator Optic8.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 15, 2024
Marissa Heyl is rewiring the workplace—with design. Her Inclusive Wellness Design firm uses neuroscience to create joy-inducing, productivity-boosting spaces that give employees another reason to step away from the home office. Think "happy brain chemicals" meets cutting-edge design, with a dash of "Meow Wolf-meets-Miraval" thrown in for good measure.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 8, 2024
Kaufman County's John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, an innovative water treatment system and one of the country's largest manmade wetlands, is looking to up its public profile with an environmental art installation unveiling at a "Wings Over the Wetland" WOW Event on November 16.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 8, 2024
Titled "FuturePresentPast," the one-night-only event will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, at Dallas City Hall and surrounding areas. Regional and international artists will be presenting "an expansive exhibition of technology-based public art" that explores North Texas' past "in order to shape our future through the present."
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