Posted by Caitlin Clark | March 21st, 2013 at 3:40 pm
For some, Downtown Dallas is right at their fingertips, along with access to some of our city’s greatest restaurants, sites, museums and shopping. But for those have to endure a long trip down the toll way just to get a glimpse of the illuminated skyline, here’s a few events that might coax you out of your not so urban area.
Dallas’ Big Celebration - March 27
Posted by Caitlin Clark | March 13th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Remember those crawfish boil parties from college? Did you just shed a tear? Relive the glory days in a completely acceptable (and probably nicer) setting. Join Downtown Dallas, Inc., 105.3 The Fan and 100.3 Jack FM for the inaugural Main Street Mudbug Bash is Saturday, March 30th from 2pm – 8pm at Main Street Garden in Main Street Garden.
The family friendly celebration of all things DFW includes 4,000 pounds of crawfish, Live Music from The O’s, Jay-B & the Zydeco Posse and DJ Moxie, Crawfish Races, all the BIG March Basketball Games, and lots of beer.
Tickets are $20. For more information, head to mudbugbash.eventbrite.com.
Posted by Caitlin Clark | March 12th, 2013 at 11:49 am
When you pass the 505 Riverfront property alongside the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, you’ll see an ambiguous list of possibilities as to what plans for the space will actually be, one of which includes gambling.
Is a casino actually a possibility in Dallas? Well, not now anyway. After a little Google magic, our skyrocketing hopes were dashed across the vast plot of land. In this video from NBC 5 DFW, 505 Riverfront investor Dale Foster admits that the list of possibilities along the property are just a way to “dress the site up” in the hope of attracting things that will help the area look like Uptown, which could include a casino if Texas ever makes that legal.
Watch the full video here and read more about Texas and casino gambling.
Posted by Caitlin Clark | March 1st, 2013 at 4:53 pm
If a woman were to have only one pair of shoes in her closet (gasp!), it should be a pair of killer stilettos. Preferably platforms, according to Senior Vice President and Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus Ken Downing. “The platform has transcended trend, because when you get three or four extra inches, who wants to give it up?”
The 6th annual Neiman Marcus’ Stiletto Strut is absolutely about rocking a pair of sky highs, but it’s also about raising awareness and money for The Family Place, an organization aspiring to end family violence since 1978. The stylish event brings hundreds of gals to the streets of downtown Dallas for a sassy walk down Main Street. The event originated in Dallas, but stilettos are now being strutted all across the country.
Posted by Caitlin Clark | February 15th, 2013 at 5:57 pm
Dallas-based developer Jack Matthews, CEO of Matthews Southwest, is redefining the Cedars neighborhood adjacent to Downtown Dallas. Jack sat down with YouPlus last week at the Enroute event, to discuss his role in South Side, his next big project for the area, and what he envisions for the future of South Dallas.
The Rivers (or possibly River City if Jack gets his way) is a 60 acre development along the Trinity River, just south of the Dallas Convention Center. Located amidst the Downtown, South Side, and so close to nature, The Rivers will be a unique mix of retail, restaurant and entertainment venues, and will place a heavy emphasis on residential living.
Posted by Caitlin Clark | February 7th, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Imagine this: you’re a CEO who has recently relocated or expanded your business to DFW, and you don’t know a soul. Okay, maybe one soul, but that’s not enough to get you fully plugged in to the corporate scene. You have to start from the ground up, meet well-connected and established CEOs and businessmen and women who have lived there for years and hope to make some connections. That’s what Matthews Southwest CEO Jack Matthews had to do when he relocated from Canada to Dallas in March of 1994.
Then imagine this: you’re a CEO who has recently relocated or expanded your business to DFW, and you don’t know a soul. So you join CEOLink, a group of DFW private sector leaders and influencers who welcome you into their network of like-minded people. Their mission: to work collectively with those who helped build it and those who will be a part of its ongoing legacy. Sounds a little easier, right?
Posted by Caitlin Clark | February 6th, 2013 at 10:29 am
Dallas may be ready to leave the cold in the past, but the Woodall Rogers Park Foundation is already focusing on puffy coat season. 
With the help of Norma Green, ex-Dallas Stars owner, and the hockey club, the foundation hopes to put an ice rink in Klyde Warren Park next fall. This was confirmed yesterday afternoon by Jody Grant, chairman of the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. The 50-by-100-foot ice rink will open in November 2013 and close around early February 2014.
The plan is to keep up park attendance when things start getting chilly. Dallasites aren’t known for their tolerance of low temperatures. Ice skating amidst Dallas’ Uptown and Downtown skyline will hopefully help draw people out of hibernation mode, and maybe get a few more kids interested in taking up hockey.
(photos courtesy of Aerial Photography, Inc.)
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