downtown dallas inc
What do a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, the first Black mayor of Dallas, and a thriving downtown Dallas have in common? All were celebrated at Friday’s Downtown Dallas Inc.’s 65th annual meeting at Thompson Dallas. The city’s first Black mayor, Ron Kirk, stole the show and received a standing ovation as he accepted DDI’s Groundbreaker Award,…
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Readers and writers, get ready to nerd out. Some heavy hitters are on board for the Downtown Dallas Inc. Annual Meeting this month. The ticketed event is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Thompson Dallas, the luxury hotel at 205 N. Akard St. The keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize winner…
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Dear readers, we know you’ve snapped a pic at Dealey Plaza near that infamous X. You’ve taken a selfie near the 30-foot “Eye at The Joule,” and you’ve definitely gone live from the Cotton Bowl. Your hashtags have been collected and analyzed, and they’ve made Dallas one of the most Instagrammable metros in the Lone…
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Voters approved a 2 percent increase in hotel occupancy taxes to fund major renovations at the 65-year-old Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and Dallas’ Fair Park, launching a “transformative investment” of $1.5 billion into downtown and South Dallas. The measure passed with 67.68 percent of the vote and more than 186,000 residents voting in favor.…
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In 2001, aerospace giant Boeing decided to move its corporate headquarters to Chicago instead of Dallas. According to those who were privy to the conversation over the move, the chief complaint from Boeing’s executives was that “Downtown Dallas is dead and there ain’t no culture.” Enter Memphis native John Crawford, a commercial real estate developer…
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