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Last week, a local family feared for their lives when their Thanksgiving celebration was abruptly and violently interrupted by a gas explosion at their South Dallas home. Although the exact cause of the explosion that destroyed the guesthouse and caused significant damage to the main building is still under investigation, it seems timely to discuss the safety of natural gas in the home. gas fireplace safety It's finally getting cold enough to cozy up by the fireplace, but if you have a gas fireplace, it's important to practice some natural gas safety precautions. Inspector Alex suggests keeping the charming gaskie…
Continuing its strong push to expand its real estate team, Polsinelli has hired Tara Darling, former managing partner of Cashin & Cashin's Dallas office, as an shareholder in its Dallas real estate and financial services division. Darling, who joined the firm on Monday, is the ninth real estate attorney the Am Law 100 firm has added since April. The firm has added his three attorneys to its real estate group in Washington, D.C., his three-lawyer commercial finance team in Nashville, Tennessee, and two real estate finance shareholders in Atlanta. John T. Duncan III, Polsinelli's head of real estate finance operations…
AUSTIN — Mark Cuban's majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks has reportedly been sold to Miriam Adelson, majority owner of casino empire Las Vegas Sands, a move that raises questions about the implications for Texas' gambling expansion efforts. There is a lot of interest in whether it has such meaning.Gambling is illegal in the Lone Star State. The state constitution allows for limited exceptions, including the state lottery and horse and dog races.But in recent years, more than 35 states have legalized some form of sports betting. It comes amid a huge expansion of mobile sports betting across the country…
Dallas artist Tony Lechuga spent several months in the hospital after being shot twice while jogging in East Dallas. Police said he was an innocent victim caught between warring gangs. Now, with charges against the alleged shooter dismissed, he feels victimized again. Mr. Ruchuga, 38, spends much of his time at his art studio in east Dallas. As he knew it, life changed after he stepped out of his studio door in July 2022 for an afternoon run along a crowded Santa Fe trail. “I got shot twice in the stomach here while I was running. I should have died,”…
Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that provides readers with the most important Texas news. Although more Texas workers have returned to in-person work than workers nationwide, much of the state's urban office space remains vacant. Office vacancy rates in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas range from 21% to 25%, potentially complicating the post-pandemic recovery of downtown areas that rely on office workers to support restaurants and retail businesses. There is. But it remains to be seen whether the glut of space as developers continue to build more office buildings portends an economic storm…
Dallas-based Trinity Consultants has acquired New York-based Longman Lindsay, a full-service acoustical consulting firm with construction industry expertise. John Longman, Founder and President of Longman Lindsay Trinity is a leading global environmental consulting firm providing services and solutions to the built environment, EHS regulatory compliance, life sciences, and water and ecosystems markets. Longman Lindsay will operate within Trinity's Built Environment business and will combine the acoustic capabilities of Cerami and Longman Lindsay, which Trinity acquired in 2022, into one integrated entity. Longman Lindsey is one of the nation's largest and most prominent independent acoustical consulting groups and, together with Cerami,…
Speculation abounded Wednesday about the destination of the NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks, after owner Mark Cuban confirmed he would sell a majority stake in the team. Cuban and the new owners said they have no plans to move the team from Dallas. But Cuban told NBC5's Newy Scruggs that the sale will help advance plans to move the team from American Airlines Center to a new venue. And Cuba has been pushing the idea of a new stadium connected to a casino for years. The Mavs' buyer is Miriam Adelson and her Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which has lobbied…
Good news for singles living in the Lone Star State as Valentine's Day approaches. You may not be lonely for long. The latest edition of WalletHub's annual “Best and Worst States for Singles” report ranks Texas as the No. 2 dating state in 2024. Texas only lost one state, Florida, but beat out dating havens like California and New York. The rankings were determined by comparing categories such as dating economics, opportunities, and romance and fun. Texas tied with California for the most movie theaters per capita, and tied with California, New York and Florida for the most restaurants per…
Mirador, one of Dallas' most beloved women's lunch spots, is returning to downtown Dallas after closing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please listen nearby. You can almost hear the clinking of champagne glasses celebrating a longtime friend.For four years, the downtown Dallas restaurant has been lights out in a penthouse above Main Street boutique Forty Five Ten, and a group of designers has reimagined the hip lunch spot. The rooms are decorated in rose, salmon and rust colors, with tall plants in every corner and generous art on the walls. You can see what she did here. Mirador…
Mark Cuban is no stranger to big bets and has previously said he wants the Dallas Mavericks to have a new arena with a resort and casino. Selling the team to the Las Vegas Suns family gave him a gambling partner well versed in Texas politics. The Las Vegas Sands and Resort Company hired lobbyists to advertise to build a casino in Texas. So does the Mavericks' new ownership mean they're getting a casino in Dallas? “I don’t know,” laughed state Sen. Carol Alvarado. “We made much more progress this session than we have in the past.” Houston Democrats have…