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Fort Worth-based American Airlines gets “Best Airline for Domestic First Class” from Global Traveler magazine

Annual "GT Tested Awards" program surveyed more than 31,400 business and leisure travelers to determine the best in business and luxury travel for 2008.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Three students at Frisco Career and Technical Education Center win Healthy Snack Culinary Contest

The winning recipes were chosen by actual fifth-graders.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Dragonfly at Dallas’ Hotel ZaZa celebrates sixth anniversary with various giveaways

New menu includes butternut squash gnocchi, mmmm.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Wolfgang Puck Catering at Dallas’ Reunion Tower hires catering staffers

Will every waiter and waitress hired by the celebrity chef entity get their own press release, too?

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Anti-irresponsible gas drilling art exhibition accepting entries

The Exhibition, Buzzworms in the Backyard, will be featured at the FW Community Arts Center from January 9-30.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Mayor Tom Leppert and billionaire T. Boone Pickens snarl DART’s plans to buy new buses

DART was about to buy diesel-powered buses but Leppert and Pickens want natural-gas-powered buses instead.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Halliburton moves data center from Houston to Dallas

And that is really all you need to know.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

Photo: Weekly Dallas Cowboys Stadium construction update - November 30, week 84

Weekly in-progress view of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

Monday, Dec. 1, 2008

UPDATED: Black Friday sales figures start to come out for DFW

... and the results are mixed.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008

Delegation from the Congo meets with Dallas-based real estate and energy sector advisors to discuss infrastructure needs

His Excellency Andre Kimbuta, Governor of Kinshasa, met with Prime Income Asset Management and Balkan energy officials.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008

BFD story of the day: Black Friday sales

Way to call it, Radio Shack!

... though none dare call it by name. (Well, almost none.)

Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

Dallas tree peddler handles big jobs for folks that want big holiday trees

Tony Sandone trucks 'em in, lights 'em up, then mulches 'em down.

Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

Guns N’ Roses guns for Plano-based Dr Pepper after soda giveaway goes way south

Axl Rose wants (sugar-free) blood, it sounds like.

Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

DFW Airport not as packed with weary, cranky Thanksgiving travelers as last year

On your particular flight, however, there will be just as many screaming babies.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

Texas Motor Speedway gas drilling revenue-sharing agreement initially approved in meeting

Despite selling the TMS property to Fort Worth more than a decade ago, the track still claimed mineral rights.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

Faulty coupling leads to gas leak in Lewisville

Unlike the faulty fittings under older homes, as in the 2006 explosions, this failed coupling was under a fairly new house.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines adds extra flights for Presidential Inauguration

Airline offers more service into Baltimore/Washington and Washington Dulles.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

Texas responds to natural disasters and economic storms

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) anticipated the need for speedy attention to unemployment claims in the wake of these natural disasters.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

Second branch of Fish Express opens in Frisco

Fast-food fish place from the owners of Go Fish Ocean Club and Dallas Fish Market.

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

Alcohol sales have stayed steady in Dallas Fort Worth despite slowing economy

Oh yeah, drink away the pain of your now shitty financial portfolio. This is how we cope in Dallas.

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

McCarthy selected to build the Dallas City Performance Hall

The performance hall will be a 124,00 sq ft multi-phase theatre facility. The building will try not to be envious of the awesome and very tall Wyly Theater that it will sit next to.

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008

Fort Worth-based XTO announces inhouse promotions of CEO and president

The promotions take effect on December 1.

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008

Martini Park at Shops at Legacy in Plano is closed down

Restaurant-bar had an aggressive door policy complete with muscled goons.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

Dallas-based Flowserve signs long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

Irving-based Fluor acquires engineering companies in Belgium and Spain

UNEC Engineering of Belgium and Europea de Ingenieria y Asesoramiento of Spain are now part of Fluor’s Global Services Business Group.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

Dallas Judge Craig Smith earns “Judge of the Year” Award

Judge Smith received the award at the ABOTA’s annual meeting on Nov. 22.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

Photo: Weekly Dallas Cowboys Stadium construction update - November 23, week 83

Weekly in-progress view of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

End the Fed” protesters assemble in downtown Dallas

Turns out there was more than one public gathering taking place downtown on Saturday.

Who knew that Nov. 22 was "End the Fed Day?" (Judging by the local media coverage: pretty much no one.)

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

Dallas’ Half Price Books suspends community room reservations, de-activates calendar

... but you can still buy books there. (We're pretty sure.)

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

People show up at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza to commemorate assassination, buy trinkets

In a sense, I suppose you could say they're stimulating the local economy.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

Campania Pizza in Southlake gets certified by Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana

Their preparation methods, ingredients, and finished product comply with the guidelines for making true Neapolitan pizza.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

Fort Worth-based American Airlines will limit baggage during holidays to select Latin American and Caribbean destinations

Fortunately, a bathing suit doesn't take up that much room.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

Holiday toy train display is back at NorthPark Center in Dallas

The Trains at NorthPark exhibit is the most elaborate toy train display in all of Texas.

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008

Plano-based JCPenney will open 64 more in-store Sephora boutiques in 2008

But it's cutting back on store openings.

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008

Grapevine’s British Emporium hosts big(ish) Dr. Who event this Sunday

"A rash action is worse than no action at all." - the Doctor

As if one gigantic fan frenzy wasn't enough already, now we've got this (sure to be far more dignified) event to consider.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

LGBT landmark Crossroads won’t survive Cedar Springs renovation project

Owner says Crossroads to close for good November 30.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Chesapeake Energy employees pack Fort Worth council meeting

So many stooges (I mean, "supporters") of the gas drilling industry showed up that the fire marshal had to order folks to leave.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Irving-based Zales introduces new diamond with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of facets

This thing has so many frigging facets, it is sure to leave your fingers bloody and raw.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics wins Norway fighter contract

How many fighters can the country of Norway actually justify buying? (48, it turns out.)

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Plano-based Perot Systems acquires New Jersey-based Tellurian Networks

Tellurian Networks is a managed services hosting provider of Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management applications to physician groups.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008


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