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Every Last Word
Dallas Innovates’ signature series capturing what leaders across North Texas are saying — in their own words — about innovation, impact, and what’s next.
Lauren Seaver, president of Opportunity Housing Group. [Photo: OHG]
The Last Word: OHG’s Lauren Seaver on City of Dallas Acquiring Briscoe Apartments for $82M for Mixed-Income Housing
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 19, 2022
The city of Dallas announced last week that it has spent $82 million through the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire The Briscoe, a 322-unit class-A multifamily property at 12639 Coit Road in North Dallas. The Briscoe was previously charging tenants full market-rate rents. Now it will reserve 161 units for residents earning at or below 80% of the area median income.
Current residents who qualify will see their rents reduced at their next lease renewal, saving an average of $222 a month, or $2,659 a year.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 16, 2022
Gorji is a small, five-table restaurant near Belt Line and Montfort in Addison. Featuring new Mediterranean cuisine with "championship steak" and "sustainable seafood," it's the opposite of fast food. So opposite, that when you take your table, you'll be the only party sitting there all night.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 15, 2022
Researchers at UT Austin published a study in July called "I share, therefore I know? Sharing online content—even without reading it—inflates subjective knowledge." The study, published by the Society for Consumer Psychology, explored how sharing online content affects what people think they know.
Turns out, they think they know a lot—which isn't necessarily the case at all.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 14, 2022
When you're president and CEO of Dallas' Cooper Aerobics, people expect you to be fit. But Dr. Cooper has gone above and beyond. Especially above.
In a D Magazine profile by Will Maddox, Cooper talks about his successful climbing of all 74 peaks in the contiguous U.S. that are 14,000 feet tall or higher.
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Michael Kelly, co-founder of Resolute Future [Photo: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: Resolute Future’s Michael Kelly on When To Ignore Great Advice
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 12, 2022
Entrepreneurs need to filter things out—which is why Kelly believes founders can ignore great advice at times.
"I hear a lot of founders get paralyzed because they don't know how to apply advice/feedback," Kelly wrote recently on LinkedIn. "If that's you, keep this in mind. There's a lot of great feedback that is irrelevant to you. It is up to you to understand what feedback is for you right now, what feedback should be set aside for later, and what feedback is meant for a different audience."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Amy Pinkham of UTD’s School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received an award for outstanding research on social cognition. The award puts her group at the forefront of research in the field, the professor said.
The work could be applicable for many disorders, including autism and mood and anxiety disorders.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 8, 2022
Addressing an audience of around 800 at the American Airlines Center, Solomon talked about the $500 million-plus, 900,000-square-foot employment center his firm is building north of downtown Dallas—part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas' Hunt Realty. And more importantly, he spoke about the North Texans he hopes to attract to it.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 7, 2022
Jessica Miller Essl and her sister Susan Gruppi achieved 501(c)(3) status for the M2G Mental Health Initiative to change how the world treats mental illness. Now, she says, they've raised 70% of a $1M goal.
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Noni Ángel, an Alveole beekeeper caring for the beehives at BCBSTX Richardson headquarters. [Photo: BCBSTX]
The Last Word: Noni Ángel on the ‘Sustainable’ Bees at BCBSTX Headquarters
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 6, 2022
Something's buzzing atop the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas headquarters in Richardson—and it's offering a sustainable touch to the surrounding community. Earlier in the fall, BCBSTX installed two bee hives on the north side of its HQ building as part of the company's sustainability efforts. The hives are home to nearly 100,000 Italian honeybees.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 5, 2022
The Mr. MAPP system uses a laptop, camera, and VR headset to create a virtual 3D model of the user’s missing or paralyzed limb. Wearing the VR headset, Peterson played a series of games where the virtual model of his missing lower leg did things like stomp the floor or burst a bubble.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 2, 2022
After receiving a $9 million gift from from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in March, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity looked to set some priorities. And one direction it looked was at the needs of its own employees.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 1, 2022
Neatly timed to be on display during the holiday season, the exhibit runs through December 22 and features 206 books from DeGolyer's massive, 6,000-cookbook collection. The books were acquired during the research library’s decades of collecting items related to Western Americana, transportation, women’s history, and business history.
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A previous tree-lighting ceremony at Klyde Warren Park.
The Last Word: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Lighting the ‘Mayor’s Tree’ This Saturday
by David Seeley | Nov 29, 2022
“The Mayor’s Tree” is 48 feet tall, weighs nearly 5,000 pounds, and will sparkle with 37,520 multi-colored LED lights and 3,836 ornaments. Following the tree-lighting ceremony this Saturday, it will stand on the south end of Hart Boulevard—the park’s main pedestrian thoroughfare— through January 9.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 21, 2022
Pecans aren't just for the pecan pie this Thanksgiving, according to—who else?—the American Pecan Promotion Board. Based in Fort Worth, the board was founded last year and operates under the oversight of the USDA.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 18, 2022
De La Vega was one of the voices at BisNow's annual Women Leading Real Estate event last week The Westin Dallas Downtown.
With a goal of promoting diversity and spotlighting female leaders in commercial real estate, the event featured a panel discussion led by CLA principal Dee Estep on leadership strategies and how to inspire more women to join the industry.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 16, 2022
In the November 8 election, Dallas voters approved a plan to build a new $1.2 billion Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center that will include a deck park over I-30, connecting the complex with The Cedars neighborhood south of downtown. Voters also approved $300 million for renovations and repairs to the Cotton Bowl and several iconic buildings across Fair Park.
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