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Dallas may be quite far from the beach. However, the company is trying to establish its own professional beach volleyball team, actually two teams. So there's no doubt that truckloads of sand will soon be heading to North Texas. The Association of Volleyball Professionals, the premier professional beach volleyball league in the United States founded 40 years ago in 1983, announced the launch of the AVP League, a professional beach volleyball league. With eight founding teams that are gender equal in competition and compensation, the league's home markets will be Dallas, Austin, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York, Brooklyn, Miami…

Last month, a Missouri court found the National Association of Realtors and two brokerage firms liable for $1.8 billion in damages related to the way they collected fees from their members. Two North Texas companies have filed similar lawsuits against the Texas Association of Realtors.The lawsuit also names real estate associations in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, and was filed Monday by Granbury-based QJ Homes LLC and Dallas-based Five Points Holdings LLC. Also mentioned are several other local brokerages or their parent companies, including Dave Perry-Miller and Associates and his Ebby Halliday Realtors. In October, a Missouri court…

Dallas ISD elementary and middle schools received the highest rankings in a recent report from U.S. News & World Report. More than 100,000 K-12 schools were analyzed based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. between Survey Results: 108 Dallas ISD Schools It is in the top 40% of the state. 92 elementary schools and 16 junior high schools. Overall, at the district and state level, William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard ranked No. 1. US News calculated K-12 rankings based on student proficiency upon Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts State Assessment. According to U.S. News, “While there are no…

A woman injured in a crash with an 18-wheeler on Interstate 30 in Mesquite earlier this week has died, police have confirmed.In a news release, police identified the woman who died as Amanda Smith, 50, of Dallas. She died shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday, the release said.Mesquite Police Department spokesman Brandon Ricketts said. dallas morning news The department was notified of the death early Wednesday morning.The release states that as of Wednesday, no criminal charges had been filed in connection with the multi-vehicle crash.Authorities were called to a crash that closed both lanes of Interstate 30 near Gus Thomason Road…

Anaheim, California (November 15, 2023) – Rising mortgage rates, soaring home prices, and limited housing inventory are making the dream of homeownership difficult for Americans, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. It is said that it has become. Mr. Yun analyzed the current state of the U.S. residential real estate market and shared his outlook for 2024 yesterday at the 2023 NAR NXT, The Realtor® Experience's Housing Economic Issues and Trends Forum in Anaheim, California. He explained that high mortgage rates and low inventory will dominate 2023, saying, “High mortgage rates for the past 20 years are deterring homebuyers.…

Dallas ISD elementary and middle schools received the highest rankings in a recent report from U.S. News & World Report. More than 100,000 K-12 schools were analyzed based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. between Survey Results: 108 Dallas ISD Schools It is in the top 40% of the state. 92 elementary schools and 16 junior high schools. Overall, at the district and state level, William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard ranked No. 1. US News calculated K-12 rankings based on student proficiency upon Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts State Assessment. According to U.S. News, “Although there are no…

The Dallas Stars and City of Farmers affiliate are building an 81,780-square-foot multi-sport youth facility scheduled to open next December. The venue, dubbed the StarCenter Multisport Farmers Brunch, will cost more than $20 million to build, according to StarCenter President and CEO Brad Alberts. . The city estimates it receives 900,000 visitors each year. “We are very bullish on the growth of youth sports in Dallas and the need for a facility like this, and this facility will be the best in Farmers Branch,” Alberts said. “We expect to see a quick return on our investment and expect this building…

You don't need much for a delicious steak. Grill, broiler, or fry with salt, pepper, and butter. Dallas steakhouses have been following their classic recipes for years. But recently, steak manufacturers have been cheating. The beef is supported by creative sauces and novel garnishes, sometimes hidden under black paper. Here's our scouting report on the most unusual steaks around town. Butcher's cut steak, $36 This butcher cut (hanger) is served under a green olive chimichurri that gives brightness and freshness to the meat. Chimichurri is more of a pureed sauce than a regular herb mix. I've never thought of putting…

If the city follows the City Attorney's Office recommendations, Dallas residents may no longer be able to petition to shut down businesses found to be harmful to the community.Activists and neighborhood leaders have warned that the city could disenfranchise residents in a process known as write-off. Currently, residents or city council members can petition to allow evidence to be submitted to determine whether a business is causing enough negative impacts to warrant closure.In the past, write-offs have affected, for example, car washes where attempts to curb drug crime have repeatedly failed, or small auto repair shops that have sat in…

Galleria Dallas is well on its way with a newly redesigned and expanded Louis Vuitton store, visible from the new entrance to the mall from the Westin Hotel.Louis Vuitton will open at North Dallas Mall on Friday, just one week after Buchendorf's, another of the Galleria's oldest stores, doubled in size.Spanish Mango opened in September, and popular outdoor brand Cotopaxi opened its first Texas location in the Galleria. The Galleria will feature a new main entrance facing the Dallas North Tollway, where the Westin entrance will be renovated and a Northern Italian restaurant will soon open. A new 95-foot-tall Christmas…