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Rivals No More: The PGA Tour Is Merging with Saudi-Backed LIV Golf
by David Seeley | Jun 6, 2023
In a move that stunned the sports world today, The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced that they're merging globally with Europe's DP World Tour, ending a bitter rivalry that's flared since LIV Golf was founded in 2021 and launched in 2022, luring away some of the PGA's top golfers.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2023
In support of student mental health, Google—which operates a data center in Midlothian—awarded $105,000 to the district's Mentor’s Care program and $36,000 to help Midlothian ISD students and families navigate the mental health system via the Care Solace program.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 5, 2023
Goosehead Insurance Co-Founder Robyn Jones, Encompass Home Health and Hospice Founder April Anthony, and MI Support Services Co-Founder Kathleen Hildreth all share three things in common. They're amazing high achievers, they all live in North Texas, and they made the 2023 Forbes list of America's Richest Self-Made Women.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 5, 2023
Founded in 2020 by Dallas-based Mirasol Capital, led by billionaire RealPage Founder and CEO Steven Winn, Cosm will offer "shared reality" experiences from live sports to concerts to experiential art and more. Guests will be plunged into each experience through Cosm's proprietary tech on an immersive 87-foot diameter LED dome.
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Census Says: Fort Worth Had America’s Largest Population Increase in 2022
by David Seeley | Jun 5, 2023
The Panther City is pulling in the peeps. And Texas is the only state in the country that had more than three cities on both the 15 fastest-growing large cities and towns by numeric change and by percent change lists, per a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 2, 2023
Saaya—the latest restaurant and nightlife destination from Dallas-based Milkshake Concepts—opens today in the Good-Latimer Entertainment District just east of downtown Dallas. The "Mediterranean oasis" is located in see-and-be-seen climes next door to the fashionably thronged Citizen nightclub and offers live entertainment, "karaoke pods" that guests can book, and outdoor tableside hookah service. See what's on the menu—and what makes Saaya "a playful refuge from the ordinary."
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by David Seeley |
Jun 2, 2023
When Dak Prescott is in a pickle, usually it's because an Eagles defensive lineman is chasing him around the backfield. But now the Dallas Cowboys QB has found a new pickle-related pursuit: He's become one of the owners of the Frisco Pandas, a Major League Pickleball franchise. The move comes just months after Frisco-based Dude Perfect became investors in the franchise, valuing the team at $5 million.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 1, 2023
A report from Dallas-based Apex Fintech Solutions reveals "surprising" investing trends across generations in response to major market-moving triggers. See why Gen Z freaked out the most about the recent Silicon Valley Bank crisis—and the 7 stocks all generations agree on.
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Two North Texas Counties Ranked Among Least Expensive for Infant Childcare in U.S., Report Finds
by David Seeley | May 31, 2023
As any parent with infants could tell you, childcare costs have exploded in recent years, with costs varying greatly across the U.S. But luckily for parents in or near Collin and Denton Counties, two of America's least-expensive infant childcare counties are right here in North Texas, according to a report from the Substack publication American Inequality.
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by David Seeley |
May 30, 2023
Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison last November for fraudulently misleading investors in the Theranos blood-testing device hoax. Today she moved into her new minimum-security home in Bryan along with 650 other women inmates—including “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah.
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by David Seeley |
May 30, 2023
After opening locations in Frisco and Plano last year—and with plans to open more in Fort Worth, McKinney, Allen, and Forney—H-E-B will use its new center to fulfill curbside and home delivery orders and support its expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth. "Various forms of automation" will streamline the process at the Plano center, H-E-B says.
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by Lance Murray |
May 25, 2023
The Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office is offering A Weekend with Sir Roger Deakins in June. The two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer will be in Dallas June 8 – 11, for book signings, film screenings and Q&As, supported and hosted by the Texas Theatre.
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If you visit Dallas' Koreatown, you'll find yourself in hot pot heaven. [Image: Laughing_Dog_Photography/istockphoto]
Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Recognizing Koreatown in Northwest Dallas
by David Seeley | May 25, 2023
If you drive down Royal Lane in Dallas near Harry Hines Boulevard, you'll see it at once: a business district thriving with the Korean language and places like Lee Dae Gam K BBQ & Shabu that offer mouth-watering hot pot dishes. On Tuesday—with a stroke of Gov. Greg Abbott's pen—Dallas' Koreatown gained official recognition.
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by David Seeley |
May 24, 2023
In a 14-0 vote, the Dallas City Council has approved a TxDOT-recommended $1 billion "hybrid trench" plan to reconfigure I-345, the sprawling elevated highway that separates downtown Dallas from the Deep Ellum neighborhood to its east. Take a look at the new plan, and get ready for the gridlock to come when the bulldozers roll up—in 2028 or 2029.
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by David Seeley |
May 24, 2023
Picklemall is led by Dallas-based CEO West Shaw and backed by billionaire Austin financier Steve Kuhn, who founded Major League Pickleball in 2021. "The future of pickleball is indoors," Kuhn says—and it will be high-tech too, with in-court cameras capturing gameplay in real time.
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by Lance Murray |
May 23, 2023
Beginning this fall, the grant will cover tuition and fees for candidates entering the rigorous, two-year Master of Educational Leadership program with a STEM concentration. Candidates will be drawn from Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster independent school districts.
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