November 10, 2020 Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and a number of businesses are offering free food or drinks as a way to thank those who have served. On Veterans Day, current or former military members can show their military ID or other proof of service and score some free meals, snacks and drinks. […]
November 10, 2020 Dallas County on Tuesday reported 1,401 more coronavirus cases – all of them considered new and the county’s highest single-day total of the pandemic. Two new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. The county reported more cases twice in August, but on both occasions the total included significant numbers of older, previously unreported […]
November 10, 2020 The Dallas area nearly took the top place in the U.S. for its technology chops. North Texas came in at No. 2 for the “CompTIA Tech Town Index” in 2020. That’s up from No. 7 last year and No. 6 in the prior year. The list is based on an analysis of […]
November 10, 2020 The nation’s largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021. The shops, which will each be about 1,000 square feet and carry makeup, skincare, and fragrance, will operate beside existing beauty sections in Target stores, the companies said Tuesday. Financial […]
November 10, 2020 “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” – Martin Luther King Jr. There is no greater American authority on the destructive nature of violence than Martin Luther King Jr. There is also no better place […]
November 9, 2020 The city is converting 1,000 street lights to LED and adding almost 200 lights to poorly lit areas. Though it’s only a fraction of the city’s total lights, the benefits of LED include energy preservation, more illumination and less frequent maintenance, according to a presentation to the City Council on Wednesday. Additional […]
November 9, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will welcome representatives from major stock exchanges, including Nasdaq, to Austin on Nov. 20 as the state makes a bid to be the top choice if the exchanges make good on threats to move their trading platforms out of New Jersey. The Dallas Morning News reported last month […]
November 9, 2020 The North Texas Food Bank will return to Fair Park on Saturday for its fifth and largest distribution effort of the coronavirus pandemic. Food will be handed out from 9 a.m. to noon, or until supplies are gone. Clients must have a vehicle and enter through Gate 2 to pick up food […]
November 9, 2020 Dallas County reported 1,248 more coronavirus cases Monday, all considered to be new cases. Two COVID-19 deaths were also reported. The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 40s and a Grand Prairie man in his 60s. Both had underlying health problems that put them at higher risk of complications from […]
November 8, 2020 In the face of COVID-19, some tech and telecom in North Texas are showing fresh resilience. During the second full quarter of the pandemic, key local names delivered varying levels of growth – sometimes at a better pace than earlier this year. Sometimes, investors rewarded the companies with higher stock prices. North […]