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A city of Dallas memo indicating that police would not be dispatched to handle some calls about crimes was abruptly rescinded over the weekend as the department announced that it had been issued prematurely. The memo, which drew criticism from Gov. Greg Abbott as it spread on social media, said […]
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Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants odds, picks and prediction
The New York Giants (5-10) square off against the Dallas Cowboys (6-9) Sunday in a climatic Week 17 game at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Cowboys-Giants betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions. Cowboys at Giants: Betting odds, spread and […]
Growing Dallas life insurance startup Bestow gets a $70 million boost from investors
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Bestow, a Dallas technology startup that’s making a national push to sell life insurance online, is getting a $70 million boost to accelerate its growth. The new investment brings the company’s total backing to $145 million. Bestow intends to use the money to launch new products, expand its platform and […]
The Best Gambling Movies | Dallas Observer
Movies are always a gamble. A writer bets that the story they’re writing is one that people will want to hear. A director bets that they’ve chosen the right crew to tell that story. Actors make bets with every choice they make on set — are they being overly emotive […]
Dallas life insurance startup Bestow makes big push into 47 states with online platform
When Melbourne O’Banion had to lie down behind his office desk for an electrocardiogram test, he knew there had to be a better way to buy a life insurance policy. The EKG was only one part of the process, which took six weeks for the necessary medical exams and policy […]
Look inside three small local retailers and see why they opened new stores in Dallas and Frisco in 2020
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Retail entrepreneurs are an optimistic bunch who live to share their creativity and good taste with the rest of us, but this year they’re struggling. Shops have toiled through a pandemic that delivered eight months of double-digit percent, year-over-year sales declines. At the same time, they’re spending more to keep […]
TCU grad starts Dallas company, sells Buc-ee’s snacks online
Chris Koerner just started a business selling Buc-ee’s snacks online, and already the orders are coming in at a brisk pace — faster, you might say, than a beaver swimming downstream. Customers from as far away as Alaska, Canada and even Australia are logging in to Koerner’s Plano-based business, TexasSnax.com, […]
Want to start your own business? The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce wants to show you how
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If you’re interested in growing or starting your own business, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce will be operating a four-week online business boot camp to get you prepared. The free Black Business Boot Camp will run from November 17 to December 1. In a partnership with Comerica, the chamber […]
Street racing in Dallas is dangerously out of control
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Something deep in our national psyche idealizes illegal street racing. Maybe it’s the “bad boy” element of flaunting the law and public safety, or the thrill-seeking, the flirting on the edge of disaster. With each passing weekend it’s increasingly apparent that the Dallas Police Department and City Council crackdown on […]
Virtual Santa and other ways Dallas’ NorthPark Center is reimagining the pandemic holidays
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For generations, NorthPark Center’s holiday marketing campaigns became time-honored family traditions. It’s a rite of passage in Dallas to be photographed on the knee of the mall’s Santa and teased by Scrooge. But then came COVID-19. Since March, the family-owned and operated mall has been making adjustments to its busiest […]
Luxury dessert shop will open in Dallas with a 21-course dessert tasting
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A luxury dessert company that has made sweets for Justin Timberlake, Oprah Winfrey and Paris Hilton — and for execs at Maserati, Facebook and Neiman Marcus — is launching a tiny, pink shop inside Galleria Dallas. Starting Nov. 6, Make Your Life Sweeter is selling cotton candy, popcorn, truffles and […]
Dallas Cover Bands Say They Can’t Cover Rent
Performance artists faced massive setbacks through the pandemic as restaurant, bar and venue closures left them primarily unemployed. Songwriters, DJs and other creators of music may have found ways to write and expand their online presence during quarantine, focusing on their original content on streaming platforms or livestreamed performances. Cover bands […]
Dallas Liu of ‘Pen15’ on defying stereotypes as the cool older brother
Seventh grade is tough — even more so for young girls, who must navigate new social hierarchies, body changes and the disbelief of adults around them. This is the exact adolescent phase that “Pen15” — a Hulu dramedy created by Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle — focuses on, giving us […]