Kroger plans to open three new Kroger Marketplace stores in DFW, with one in Plano replacing an existing store, according to a Dallas Morning News article. They say, “Kroger, which hasn’t opened a new store in the Dallas-Fort Worth market since 2019, said it will open three of its new, larger Kroger Marketplace stores next […]
North Texas Cities Want High-Tech Gondolas
Plano is considering using high-tech gondolas, a unique aerial transit system designed to ease congestion. The Regional Transportation Council is accepting applications from cities, according to a WFAA article which reports, “One North Texas city will have a crack at a unique mode of transportation. The high-tech aerial transit system could prove useful in an […]
Matt’s Rancho Martinez to Close
After 34 years, Matt’s Rancho Martinez, a popular Tex-Mex restaurant in Dallas, is closing its Skillman Street location. The owner said it was time for a change, according to an WFAA article. They say, “The popular Tex-Mex restaurant Matt’s Rancho Martinez is closing its Dallas location on Skillman Street after 34 years, the business announced […]
Asleep at the Wheel Reopens Longhorn Ballroom
Longhorn Ballroom reopens as a revamped venue, hosting music once again, under Kessler Theater owner Edwin Cabaniss’ management, according to a Dallas Morning News article. They say, ““This is the Carnegie Hall of Western swing,” Ray Benson, lead singer of Asleep At The Wheel, told the crowd gathered for the grand reopening of Dallas’ Longhorn […]
Las Colinas’ Jobs Hub Dominates Dallas
Las Colinas, a mixed-use community in Irving, now has more workers than downtown Dallas, with over 150,000 people working for 7,500 businesses. It was launched 50 years ago, according to a Dallas Morning News article. They say, “Fifty years ago, when developers launched a huge mixed-use community northwest of Dallas, they promised to build something […]
Houston’s Tres Market Expanding to Dallas
A popular Houston food market-cafe is opening its first Dallas location on McKinney Ave, specializing in home-style prepared foods, according to a CultureMap Dallas article which reports, “A revered foodie emporium from Houston is expanding to Dallas: Tres Market Foods, a market-cafe which specializes in homey prepared foods done better than what you’d do at […]
