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The second cohort of the CDR meets for the first time and is ready to get to work.
Transforming the Dallas Landscape: Meet the New Team Building Affordable Housing
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Oct 30, 2023
The Innovan Neighborhoods Community Developer's Roundtable is back in action again. The new cohort is different, but their mission is the same: building more affordable housing in Dallas.
by David Seeley |
Oct 27, 2023
While fans pound down Boomstick Burgers at Globe Life Field this weekend, people in both DFW and Phoenix are struggling with food insecurity. So organizations representing both the Rangers' and Diamondbacks' home cities are giving fans a chance to donate to local food banks while supporting their teams.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 27, 2023
The TXDOT grant dollars will let TPL start digging on a 1.1-mile "shovel-ready" stretch of the 17-mile trail "sooner than planned." An additional $1.65 million match from local supporters brings the total funding to over $8 million.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 27, 2023
Dallas business leader Arun Agarwal's executive eye and passion for parks has driven strategic green space projects spurring growth and community. Milestones under his Dallas Park and Recreation Board leadership include Harwood Park, Parkdale Lake Park, Southern Gateway Park, the Cedar Crest Preserve land donation, and more.
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The Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon [Photo: Zoos Victoria]
Here Be Dragons: Colossal Partners with Zoos Victoria To Save Reptile Once Thought Extinct
by David Seeley | Oct 25, 2023
OK, it may not be as big—or as fire-breathing—as the dragons that swooped over Westeros on "Game of Thrones." But Australia's Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon is every bit as magical for simply hanging in there, decades after many thought it was extinct. Now Texas-based Colossal Biosciences is partnering to help preserve it—and sequence its genome.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Oct 23, 2023
Last Thursday evening, Trammell S. Crow hosted a "Half Earth Day" event at his home to "celebrate Mother Nature, Texas Style." But there was another reason to revel: EarthxTV, broadcasting 24/7 from Oak Lawn in Dallas, is channeling change. The global network reaches over 60 million homes in more than 70 countries—and has new a"100% environmental news" program.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 20, 2023
The Dallas-based customer experience hub of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health had its official launch yesterday at Pegasus Park. The hub's first mission: making it easier for Americans from across the country to take part in clinical trials, through the Advancing Clinical Trial Readiness Initiative.
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Omar Flores, Maricsa Trejo, and Nick Walker are just three of 27 chefs who baked up delights for The Piehole Project's virtual pie auction. [Photos: Manny Rodriguez]
Slice for a Cause: 4th Annual Dallas Piehole Project Raises Funds for Culinary Scholarships
by David Seeley | Oct 19, 2023
The Piehole Project, a Dallas-based "virtual pie auction," is back for its fourth year October 19-29. Crafted by 27 Dallas chefs, this year's pies have a "Superheroes" theme and will raise money for grants that support continuing education within restaurant and hospitality-focused nonprofits.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 17, 2023
China dominates rare earth metals, controlling 60% of global production. A new $300K National Science Foundation grant enables a team of chemists, engineers, and materials scientists at UT Arlington to diversify and strengthen the U.S. supply chain.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 13, 2023
Industrial process heating is used to manufacture everything from the food we eat to the clothes we wear to the steel and paint on the cars we drive. Richardson-based Skyven is working to decarbonize that process with heat recovery systems that reduce CO2 emissions—and public-private funding is helping it do that.
Real-world impact from its California Dairies projects demonstrate Skyven's model in action reducing emissions and costs.
Real-world impact from its California Dairies projects demonstrate Skyven's model in action reducing emissions and costs.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Oct 13, 2023
A 50/50 Women on Boards event on Oct. 17 at SMU connects female leaders with insights on gaining board seats. A panel, coaches, and eight honorees are on the agenda to advance women in corporate pipelines and board diversity.
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Kevin Hall, President, Grant Haliburton Foundation; Julie Diaz, Interim President & CEO, The Dallas Foundation; Drex Owusu, Chief Impact Officer, The Dallas Foundation; Monica Christopher, SVP and Chief Giving and Community Officer at Communities Foundation of Texas. [Photo: Jason Janik/The Dallas Foundation]
Ripple Effect: Foundations Partner to Award $455K in ‘Pay It Forward’ Grants to Fuel Community Impact
by Lance Murray | Oct 12, 2023
The Dallas Foundation, in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, handed out $455K in "pay it forward" grants to Water Cooler at Pegasus Park nonprofits. The unique investments aimed to kickstart change—the kind that shows teamwork can multiply impact.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
A transformed home in Dallas' Old Preston Hollow aims to be the nation’s leading design event of the year. The Decorator Show House is a major fundraiser for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in New York, as well as local Dallas charities Dwell with Dignity and The Crystal Charity Ball. The Show House will be open to the public with paid admission for two weeks beginning November 3.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 12, 2023
The North Texas Performing Arts (NTPA) has launched the NTPA Deaf Theatre, the first in North Texas and one of the first of its kind nationally....
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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