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In the vast expanse of North Texas, where cowboy boots and skyscrapers somehow coexist, there's a cuisine that unites locals and tourists alike in delicious harmony. It's chicken fried steak. This dish is so beloved throughout the Lone Star State that October 26th has been designated as Texas His Chicken His Fried His Steak Day. And this is not one of his fabricated holidays. During the 82nd Congress in 2011, Texas House Resolution 1419 made this day officially recognized by the state. I'm sure I can take a break. (Don't check with HR, just leave it alone.) we, dallas observer…
What is the most beautiful building on the Dallas skyline? There is only one plausible answer: Fountain Place, the sleek blue-green tower that shifts in appearance as you move around it. From one angle, it is a rocket ship. From another, a prism. At the right time of day and in the right light, it disappears altogether, its reflective surfaces dissolving into the sky.Buildings are not supposed to do that. They are supposed to stand still, stolid and unmoving. Such is the magic of Fountain Place. It is always changing. “The building doesn’t just occupy space. It shapes space,” declared…
Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that provides readers with the most important Texas news. Voters in Texas, which faces some of the highest property taxes in the nation, could sign off on a massive tax cut in the Nov. 7 constitutional election. Early voting is underway on a number of amendments. Proposition 4 would allow the state to spend $18 billion on property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses, lower tax rates for school districts and other tax reforms. Whether Texas will be able to finance these tax cuts over the long term remains to…
Dallas' Plaza of the Americas, a three-building high-rise complex believed to be downtown's first mixed-use development, has been sold to a New York investor.The sale of the 1.2 million square foot landmark property on Pearl Street is the largest office building purchase in North Texas this year. The complex includes two of his 25-story office buildings and a shopping center at the bottom of a 15-story atrium. The attached hotel with more than 400 rooms was not included in the sale.Brooklyn-based Shelbourne Global Solutions purchased the downtown landmark building through commercial real estate firm Newmark Group.”Our team is proud to…
An Oklahoma bank has provided funding to develop a new laboratory complex at the Pegasus Park Life Sciences Campus in Dallas.Interbank funded the construction of a new Bridge Lab building at Pegasus Park on Stemmons Freeway northwest of downtown. The 135,000 square foot project includes redevelopment of existing space and construction of a new building.Pegasus Park is a project of J. Small Investments of Dallas, an affiliate of Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Montgomery Street Partners.The campus was recently selected as one of three U.S. sites for a $2.5 billion federal biotechnology research institute.Read more healthcare storiesJones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets…
Highland Park, home of actress and celebrity chef D'Andra Simmons real housewives of dallas It went on the market for $5.25 million.The five-bedroom home at 3501 Lindenwood, with five full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, was designed by local architect Mark McCollom and commissioned in 2010 by Dallas custom home builder Third It was built by Chehabi.Related:Dallas brokerage firm Allie Beth Allman is relocating its headquarters after 33 years in the same office.The more than 6,000-square-foot site is located across the street from Abbott Park and other green spaces and just north of the store on Knox Street.D-FW Real Estate…
Highland Park, home of actress and celebrity chef D'Andra Simmons real housewives of dallas It went on the market for $5.25 million.The five-bedroom home at 3501 Lindenwood, with five full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, was designed by local architect Mark McCollom and commissioned in 2010 by Dallas custom home builder Third It was built by the Chehabis.Related:Dallas brokerage firm Allie Beth Allman is relocating its headquarters after 33 years in the same office.The more than 6,000-square-foot site is located across the street from Abbott Park and other green spaces and just north of the store on Knox Street.Kristin McKechnie…
This year, like every year, Texas Education Commissioner and Dallas native Mike Moras will return to speak to the business community about how schools across Texas are improving. He usually loves Dallas ISD, where he served on the school board, but this year he went even further. “Dallas ISD second-year students are asked to give a short speech from a hawkish standpoint trying to convince Madison to join the war. This is a rigorous curriculum,” Moras said. “This year, every fifth grader in Dallas Public Schools is reading “A Midsummer Night's Dream.'' Almost half of his speech praised Dallas ISD.…
Executives at Dallas-based real estate company Nanban Ventures wrote a letter to investors regarding fraud allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it is cooperating with the SEC and is confident it has the resources to reassure investors. The team is also in the process of hiring a forensic accountant to record financial transactions and is working with lawyers to protect investors' interests, it said in a letter dated Monday. “We are working around the clock to resolve this confusion,” executives said in the letter. “If we determine that this is not possible, we intend to vigorously…
Last Thursday, on a perfectly clear night on the grounds of Trammell S. Crowe's Dallas home, EarthX previewed the 2024 Congress and deep dives into key developments on EarthxTV, where the company announced that it was “Half a Earth”. It was celebrated on a day called “Day of the Day''. Crow, founder and CEO of EarthX and EarthX Media, hosted an evening of awareness, education, networking, and announcements for EarthX. The event brought together chief sustainability officers, conservationists, green builders, green energy executives, volunteers and more to “Toast Mother Earth, Texas Style.” EarthX founder Tramell S. Crowe (bag strap slung…