Dallas-Fort Worth

Seattle's Best Coffee to Expand to Area

The sun is just above the horizon. You're battling traffic. You need caffeine. But to actually get out of the car to get your jolt? Apparently that's too hard for some Dallasites, or at least that's what Seattle's Best Coffee is banking on. Following the successful launch of a new small footprint ... More >>

Dallas' (and the Rest of America's) Love of Fast Food, Visualized in 'Beefspace'

That's a map. In the northwest quadrant is Dallas-Fort Worth, represented by a spattering of magenta (Jack In the Box), yellow (Wendy's) and many other bright colors in the midst of the giant periwinkle cloud (Sonic). I think the forecast calls for tator tot rain all day. HuffPo originally reported ... More >>

Ask a Failed Musician: Go Where The Successful Musicians Go

Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I will help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there's that. Hello, I'm an R&B/gospel singer and ... More >>

Connection Between Quakes and Underground Frack-water Disposal Looks Solid

There's a reason State Farm wants to insure Johnson County homes against earthquakes. Injecting millions of barrels of fracking waste water loosens faults the way whiskey loosens tongues. Cliff Frohlich of the Jackson School of Geosciences deployed seismographs throughout a 43-mile grid in the Bar ... More >>

First D.C., Then Jerusalem, Now Cowboys Stadium as Glenn Beck Starts "Restoring Love"

The artwork for Glenn Beck's rally next summer at Cowboys Stadium. Sorry, Arlington.​First, he restored honor; then, he restored courage. Now -- well, next summer, actually -- Glenn Beck sets about "Restoring Love," the moniker he's bestowed upon his next rally announced on his now-locally based w ... More >>

Franconia Taps Distributor to Help its March Toward Craft-Brew World Domination

​Dennis Wehrmann, brewmaster at McKinney's 2011 Best of Dallas®-winning Franconia Brewing Company, hasn't given up on bottling. His targeted late-summer or early-fall starting time passed, but bottling is still in the works for the company, he says. And with the decision to hand distribution ... More >>

Tom Morningstar Quit Music to Become Painter, but He Still Loves The Dallas Music Scene

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people more behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth local music. ​Tom Morningstar's art can be seen adorning the walls of a few Gaston-area spots of Deep Ellum: The Elbow Room, Big-E's Convenience Store (killers tacos there, by the way), ... More >>

Read TxDOT's Rationale For Need For High Speed Rail Between Houston, DFW (Or ... Not?)

Click to enlarge potential routes for high-speed rail routes between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.​On Tuesday we noted that the Texas Department of Transportation is looking for a firm to ID would-be routes for a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, using $15 million in Fed ... More >>

With $15 Mil From Feds, TxDOT Is Seeking Bids for Dallas-to-Houston High-Speed Rail Study

​It's been quite some time since last we discussed the long-proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, which Jennifer Moczygemba, who oversees the Texas Rail Plan at the Texas Department of Transportation, called in April "definitely a priority" for TxDOT. This morning, s ... More >>

No, Seriously, Says A&M Transpo Report, Dallas-Area Traffic's Not as Bad As It Used to Be

​Could have sworn we just saw an Annual Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M -- like, eight months ago. Maybe the Aggies couldn't wait any longer to bring the good news: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington drivers no longer waste 48 hours behind the wheel annually ... More >>

TV Ratings: Rangers Mavericks Stars < Cowboys

​I run a buffet here. Not every customer will like everything I put out, but hopefully most will find a little something to keep them coming back. I get this complaint frequently: "Why don't you write more about the Rangers? They're winning!" (Beat the Indians last night. AL West ... More >>

A Look at How "Resilient" DFW Is (Or Isn't)

Developed by the University at Buffalo Regional Institute, State University of New York. Click to embiggen UC Berkeley's Resilience Capacity Index map​Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy directs our attention to this University of California Berkeley look-see at the resiliency of the major metros in the U. ... More >>

Spirit Offers Another DFW-to-Chicago Option

​On the same day that Love Field-based Southwest Airlines announced its 40th anniversary sale featuring some one-way ducats for as low at $40, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport sends word that newbie Spirit Airlines is already expanding its service. Initially, the low-fare carrier was only f ... More >>

Is Something About to Happen With the Old Statler Hilton Downtown? Um, Maybe?

Justin Terveen​At some point this morning I happened onto the Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum -- specifically, the most recent Urban Development page related to the Statler Hilton downtown. And there I espied this posting from yesterday: "A deal has been made, a design team and contractor has alread ... More >>

Transpo Institute's Study Says Dallas-Area Drivers Actually Better Off Now Than in '07

​At the stroke of midnight this morning, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M released its annual Urban Mobility Report, which promises a look at "the most accurate picture yet of traffic congestion in the 439 U.S. urban areas." Long story short, after two years of slight declines i ... More >>

The Biggest Local Music Stories of 2010

Dallas, FW and Arlington Mayors Ask Locals to "Like" Food Bank Campaign, Lest Area Lose Out

​Meant to get to this a few days ago, when a Friend of Unfair Park directed our attention to Walmart's Fighting Hunger Together website. Long story short: Walmart, in conjunction with the Food Research and Action Center, is doling out $1.5 million to food banks nationwide. But it's handing out the ... More >>

News & Notes: Mayor Tom's Open Letter to LeBron, and Dallas Makes a "Worst" List

Patrick Michels​Two quick items whilst I try to clean up some breaking news:ESPNDallas asked Mayor Tom Leppert to provide 10 reasons why LeBron James ought to sign with the Dallas Mavericks. The mayor, being a good sport, complied. Examples: "Great airports at both DFW International and Love Field ... More >>

Dallas Is the New L.A.: Chase and Lonestar Will Shoot Here. And, Bonus Good Guys Episodes!

Bradley, if yer sticking 'round through the summer, I sure hope that Trans Am has a good air conditioner.​Networks won't officially announce which pilots will be turned into full-fledged series till next week's upfronts. But two days after NBC surprised absolutely no one by picking up Jerry Bruckh ... More >>

Ain't Gonna Work on Maggie's Server Farm No More: The DFW's a Data Center!

​A few days ago, Stream Data Centers announced it was in the process of building out a 20,000-square foot server farm in Richardson, in the Telecom Corridor -- not necessarily the sexiest press release in the world. (Though there is the part about the building's being able to "withstand 125 mph wi ... More >>

The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Has Always Felt Connected To DFW

Looking to Strike Up Casual Relationship With Fancy Mice? Hot For a Firebelly Toad?

​A judge ruled last week that the owners of U.S. Global Exotics aren't getting back a single one of the 27,000 animals seized from their Arlington warehouse in December. Hence, the current exotic-animal diaspora: The Detroit Zoo's taking 1,100 of the animals (among them five wallabies, four sloths ... More >>

Really Should Have Gone Into Groceries

Flickr user: strangelv​The Weitzman Group delivered its 20th Annual Shopping Center Survey and Forecast yesterday, and, as expected, the news was grim for developers and retailers: Last year saw a steep decline in construction starts and occupancy rates, and 2010 looks to be no better at all -- un ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of '09

So, Just How Dangerous Are Dallas and Fort Worth's Streets for Pedestrians, Anyway?

​Bike Friendly Oak Cliff draws our attention this morning to a report released last week by, among others, Transportation For America, which rates how dangerous big cities' streets are for those who walk near them. In the study, titled Dangerous By Design, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington comes in at N ... More >>

So That's the Statler Shroud?

​Just drove by Main Street Garden to see how it was shaping up in advance of tonight's Official Grand Opening (promises the media release, there will be "a pyrotechnic ribbon cutting," which I think has something to do with the mayor, laser beams and his eyes ... not sure). And I noticed workers p ... More >>

Dallas, You're Full of (Road) Rage

So says the fourth annual In the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage and released this morning. After having not even made the '08 list, Dallas-Fort Worth zooms into the No. 2 spot on the list of Least Courteous Cities, behind only New York City and ahead of Detroit, Atlanta ... More >>

A Killer F5 Tornado Rips Through Dallas County -- How Ready Are We for this Nightmare Scenario?

Pray for Rain

U.S. Drought MonitorThe most recent drought report for Texas, posted TuesdayIn his January Climatic Bulletin, published earlier this month, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon documented Texas's "extraordinarily dry" and "unseasonably warm" January -- and warned of more months just like it to co ... More >>

PPMs: Your 1st-Grader Now Controls Dallas Radio Advertising Dollars

Way back in Two Thousand and Eight I alerted you that radical radio ratings changes were on the horizon. Well, they're heeere. As of Dec. 31, the data from Arbitron's new Portable People Meters is certified as legit radio currency in Dallas-Fort Worth. Diaries have officially gone the way of t ... More >>

Gaylord Tells Rowling's TRT Holdings to Hold Its Offer Between Its Knees

Nashville-based Gaylord Entertainment is under siege, and Dallas-Fort Worth looks to be the battleground at the moment. A local's looking to stage a hostile takeover: Robert Rowling, the six-billionaire whose Irving-based TRT Holdings holds amongst its holdings the Omni hotel chain, recently the ben ... More >>

Yuletide Fiddlin'

The Light Crust Doughboys ring in the Holidays

Wither DFW International?

AG Mukasey Singles Out DFW Anti-Gang Initiatives in D.C. Speech This Morning

Why You Live in the DFW

Now Everyone Knows Why We Live Here

Investigating Sex Trafficking in the DFW, One Victim at a Time

One Door Closes...

HOV Can You See DART's New Road? The First Six Miles, Anyway.

Estamos Cambiando Nombres: ¡Hola, Parque Injusto!

Will Linux for Food

Movin' On Up

Letters

Best Place for a Kids Party

Ponies & Pals

Rave On

Electronic acts make a good showing around town

Forgot About D.O.C.

The D.O.C. is ready to take on the world. And he's bringing Dallas with him.

Pass the Plate

God and Texas taxpayers answer the prayers of a prison-based ministry

Scene, Heard

KRBV's change in format causes barely a ripple in the airwaves

Beaten paths

A plan for hike-and-bike trails faces gridlock

Rushes