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The Last Word: Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins on the UniverSoul Circus Returning to Dallas

UniverSoul Circus has returned to Dallas, bringing its international, multicultural "hip hop under the big top" to The Shops at RedBird at 3662 Camp Wisdom Road for performances through August 11. But before the fire breathers blew their first flames and the acrobats took their first leaps, the circus offered a preview at Dallas City Hall Wednesday, where Atkins other city officials, and the public got a taste of this year's "Family Reunion Tour."
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The Last Word: Paul Quinn College President on a $20M Gift, the Largest in School’s 152‑Year History
by | Jul 25, 2024
Dallas' Paul Quinn College has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the largest in the institution's 152-year history. The gift will help fuel investments in a variety of programs for the college, which is credited as the creator of the Urban Work College model and is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in America.
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The Last Word: How a Suburban Dallas Influencer Is Celebrating ‘Normal’ Life on Instagram
by | Jul 24, 2024
Most Instagram influencers dazzle their followers with glammed-up, too-perfect-to-be-true lifestyle posts. But not Connor Hubbard, who meticulously captures his "normal" 9-to-5 lifestyle with scenes from his suburban Dallas home and job. 
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The Last Word: How Gaming-Obsessed Match Group CEO Bernard Kim Is ‘Leveling Up’ Dating Apps
by | Jul 23, 2024
When Dallas-based Match Group snagged Bernard Kim as its new CEO in 2022, he was president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he was credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap on the way to its $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive. Since then, he's been trying to "level up" Match's dating apps by getting users to pay extra for services so they'll "win" in the game of love, according to a new profile in the Wall Street Journal.
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The Last Word: Leaf President on What Made DFW the ‘Trading Card Capital of the World’

Dallas-Fort Worth has become "the trading card capital of the world," with two big industry players, Leaf and Panini America, headquartered in the region, and top local auction houses routinely hammering sales of rare, headline-grabbing cards.
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The Last Word: La La Land Cafe Founder on How Kindness Is Fueling His Company’s Growth
by | Jul 18, 2024
Dallas-based coffee shop chain La La Land Kind Cafe—known for "normalizing kindness" and hiring and mentoring foster kids—is expanding its brand in Texas and California with the launch of four new locations this summer, including new cafes in Fort Worth and Plano.
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The Last Word: Marlon Blackwell on the PS1200 Project in Fort Worth’s Magnolia Village
by | Jul 17, 2024
In the heart of Fort Worth's eclectic Magnolia Village neighborhood, PS1200 is an eye-catching sight. The "public space with private moments" at 1200 6th Avenue comprises a public space, a park, eight row-house apartments overlooking the park, six offices within the park, and a restaurant and two retail spaces. The key attraction, though, is those eight apartments with their swooping Quonset hut-like arches:
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The Last Word: MICHELIN Guides Director on Expanding to Dallas, Fort Worth, and 3 Other Texas Cities
by | Jul 16, 2024
A MICHELIN star—not to mention the ultimate prize, three stars—can turn an everyday restaurant into a must-go culinary destination, with seatings booked from opening to close. That coveted rating will be available in Dallas, Fort Worth, and three other Texas cities for the first time ever later this year, Michelin announced Tuesday.
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