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  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Yet Another High-End Dallas Hotel Sold as the Downtown Fairmont Goes For $69 Million

    ​Yesterday Bloomberg noted that high-end American hotels are being sold to buyers from Hong King, Singapore and China in the hopes of catering to "a growing number of affluent Asians traveling abroad." Among those sold: the Rosewood Crescent Hotel and the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, now in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Why Downtown Dallas Inc.'s Fine With Ad Agency Moving Its Digs to Victory Park

    ​I called John Crawford, president of Downtown Dallas Inc., on Monday morning, about something -- can't remember, not important. But in between my leaving a message and his calling back, I received a press release: TM Advertising, which moved from Irving into the Comerica Bank Tower at 1717 Main S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    How Dallas's West Village Became a Model Shopping Center (in Denver, At Least)

    ​This morning's Denver Post details the relationship between our West Village and Denver's Larimer Square, its sister shopping center -- a love affair that began 12 years ago, turns out, when Denver developers came to Dallas and hired Urban Partners' David Levine (Director of Vision and Vibe, best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Say, Out-of-Towners, Why Rent an Apartment When You Should Just Buy the Whole Complex?

    The San Raphael Apartments near the Galleria recently sold to a Cleveland REIT.​Says GlobeSt.com this morning, there used to be a time when investors wanting to gobble up multifamily properties kept their coin on the coasts. No more: Now, "Dallas-Fort Worth is at the top of that list," per a direc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Toll Tagged: NTTA Chair Wageman Still Waging War on Opening Up Bidding Process

    ​The North Texas Tollway Authority board of directors is meeting as you read to take yet another whack at its "legacy contractors" problem. Item No. 11 on this morning's agenda, dealing with "future procurements," will provide the sparks:Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding the Boa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Valley View Has a New Owner. So, Now What?

    ​Perhaps you saw: Valley View Center has a new owner now, Miami-based LNR Property Corporation -- well, actually, its subsidiary LNR Partners, the very same company trying to sell off the former First National on Elm Street downtown, amongst other local real estate. Dallas County deed records show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Mapping the "Available" Space at Valley View

    A view of Valley View Center from the sky, as depicted on mall owner Macerich's leasing-info Web site​Ron Natinksy's comments concerning Valley View Center reminded me: We never did hear from a local Macerich rep concerning whatever kind of "plans" the mall owner may or may not have for North Dall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Valley View's Owners: No Plans to Share

    The scene inside Waldenbooks' Valley View location, which has about two weeks left​Christine Romero, spokesperson for Valley View Center owner Macerich, called back to say, well, she doesn't have much to say about the state or fate of the beleaguered mall at present: "We don't have any final plans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    The Sad View from Valley View

    Signs like this one decorate dozens of empty storefronts at Valley View Center.​When I was a kid, Valley View was my mall -- bought my first skateboard (a Powell-Peralta purchased at the stand beneath the escalators), my first album (KISS's Double Platinum at the Disc Records) and my first guitar ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    No Justice: We've Bailed Out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?

    Signs like this one decorate dozens of empty storefronts at Valley View Center.​When I was a kid, Valley View was my mall -- bought my first skateboard (a Powell-Peralta purchased at the stand beneath the escalators), my first album (KISS's Double Platinum at the Disc Records) and my first guitar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Another Dallas Money Man is Charged in New York State Pension Fund Scandal

    In February, the Dallas Business Journal ran a Q&A headlined "Two Minutes with Saul Meyer," referring to the founder of and partner at  Harwood Street-based Aldus Equity. In the piece, Meyer said that what set Aldus apart from other private equity firms is its "degree of governance and tran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Barrett Wissman, Not Makin' St. Mark's Proud

    Barrett WissmanThe New York Times reported this morning that Dallas-based hedge fund manager Barrett Wissman has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in New York, where he's cooperating with the New York State Attorney General and the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigations into corruption ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Don't Mince Words, Frederick Rowe, How Do You Really Feel About Public Pensions?

    Incidentally, this shirt costs $40.This morning, Bloomberg News takes a peek at public pension funds across the country and, after adding up the dwindling numbers, finds a crisis-in-the-making: "With stock market losses this year, public pensions in the U.S. are now underfunded by more than $1 trill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    After All the Fussin' Over Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks May Have to Sell

    Incidentally, this shirt costs $40.This morning, Bloomberg News takes a peek at public pension funds across the country and, after adding up the dwindling numbers, finds a crisis-in-the-making: "With stock market losses this year, public pensions in the U.S. are now underfunded by more than $1 trill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    West Village, Meet ... East Village?

    Incidentally, this shirt costs $40.This morning, Bloomberg News takes a peek at public pension funds across the country and, after adding up the dwindling numbers, finds a crisis-in-the-making: "With stock market losses this year, public pensions in the U.S. are now underfunded by more than $1 trill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    Belo to Get New Life?

    Incidentally, this shirt costs $40.This morning, Bloomberg News takes a peek at public pension funds across the country and, after adding up the dwindling numbers, finds a crisis-in-the-making: "With stock market losses this year, public pensions in the U.S. are now underfunded by more than $1 trill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2006

    No Seoul, Brothers

    Incidentally, this shirt costs $40.This morning, Bloomberg News takes a peek at public pension funds across the country and, after adding up the dwindling numbers, finds a crisis-in-the-making: "With stock market losses this year, public pensions in the U.S. are now underfunded by more than $1 trill ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Born to Be Blue

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2006

    Hey, It's Not My Default!

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2006

    Wanna Buy the Four Seasons? Too Late.

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Dallas Firefighters and Cops Love...Tucson?

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2006

    You Will Never Work in This Biz Again

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2006

    The REIT Stuff

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2006

    Who Stole the Seoul? Why, a Dallas Company.

    Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Wize Guys

    Here's your chance to get rich quick -- or lose your shirt, in which case, GlobalTec disavows all responsibility for, well, anything

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    Heat, No Light

    Young Conservatives make a fuss with immigration protest

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Tossed Out

    Little Ethiopia businesses get eviction notice

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Blue's Clues

    Blue Man Group started as a joke. It's not as funny anymore.

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    Sticker Shock

    Our bill finally comes in for the Kirk/Ware era

  • News

    February 7, 2002

    Enron's End Run

    To make a mess as big as the Enron debacle, you need some friends in high places--Texas Senator Phil Gramm and his wife, for instance

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Day trippin'

    Dallas' little fish swim with the Wall Street sharks at an online trading house

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Unsporting

    Not even God provided for the unpaid employees of a Christianity-based marketing firm

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    The Grifter

    Smooth-talking stockbroker Roger Turner came across as a good Christian man--one who made it his business to charm widows and retirees out of their life savings

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    Tension Fund

    Concerns about the soundness of the city's retirement fund are buried in a political mud fight

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    Don't cry for me, Amarillo

    T. Boone Pickens Jr. has lost millions, been booted out of his own company, and his wife wants a divorce. Miriam Rozen chronicles the downward spiral of the once-fearsome Learjet Cowboy.

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