Dallas Business Journal articles from August 2000

Dallas Business Journal archives from August 2000

Local firms snag $624 million.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... GREATER METROPLEX -- Area companies received a record $624 million in private-equity financing during the second quarter of this year, eclipsing by nearly 32% the previous mark, which was established in the first quarter of 2000. That's...

Director's salary rising, attendance falling at FW's Kimbell Museum.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... FORT WORTH -- The Kimbell Art Museum's Timothy Potts is a "rock star" among museum directors, pulling in one of the top -- if not the top -- salaries in a complex world where scholarship and business collide. The 42-year-old Australian was...

Denton'S top-secret 'Taj Mahal'.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... While CellStar's Alan Goldfield is putting up a huge mansion, CellStar's stock is going down DENTON COUNTY -- Alan H. Goldfield is conducting a "top-secret" operation in rural Denton County. He's building a house. Goldfield, the...

Deal spurs UP rail yard growth.(Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s contract with DaimlerChrysler Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... DaimlerChrysler contract swells shipping, volume at Mesquite MESQUITE -- Union Pacific Railroad Co. will spend $3.6 million to expand its Mesquite intermodal yard after snatching away a lucrative $1.8 billion vehicle transportation contract...

Warehouse buy.(Realty Associates Advisors)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... CARROLLTON -- Realty Associates Advisors -- an arm of Boston-based high-tech venture capitalists TA Associates -- has purchased a 315,000-square-foot warehouse in Carrollton's industrial district. Privately held Weston Comp. in Cleveland...

Financing roll-over.(GMAC Commercial Mortgage finances Holtze Magnolia Hotel, Dallas, TX)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... DOWNTOWN -- The Holtze Magnolia Hotel received $26 million in financing from GMAC Commercial Mortgage (GMACCM) last Friday. Wendy Blaas, general manager of the hotel, said that the transaction was a roll-over of part of the original $42...

Walking for dollars.
August 4, 2000... DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Hundreds of consultants for Carrollton-based BeautiControl Inc., in town for the company's annual convention. Aug. 4-8, are among those taking part in the first WHO (Women Helping Others) Foundation fund-raising walk. ...

Ward workers' shuffle.(Montgomery Ward to move distribution center from Fort Worth to Corsicana, TX)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... FORT WORTH -- In mid-July, Montgomery Ward announced it will move a Fort Worth distribution center to Corsicana because of damage the Cowtown building suffered in the March 28 tornado. At the time, Ward said in a press release that 150...

Bricks and mortar.(Johns Manville Corp. buys new facility)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Denver-based Johns Manville Corp. has purchased a 152,000-square-foot facility in the northeast Texas city of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County to start a roofing products operation, according to J. Holmes Davis IV, senior...

Out on his own.(Bennigan's, VP of franchise operations Doug Snyder resigns)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... PLANO -- Doug Snyder, vice president of franchise operations at Bennigan's, has resigned to become a franchisee for the Piano-based restaurant chain. Snyder, who helped grow the company's franchise operations to more than 80 restaurants in...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
August 4, 2000... In the July 14-20 issue, the head line over an Around the Metroplex item about Creme de la Creme was incorrect. It should have said, "New Colleyville child care center."

Few local banks make the ratings honor role.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... More get D's than A's from Weiss Ratings GREATER DALLAS -- Of the 31 Dallas-based independent banks, thrifts, and savings and loans, only four received an A- or A safety rating in the second quarter, according to Weiss Ratings Inc. Five...

'Prime-time location' will go commercial.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Buyer sees a synergy in Stonebriar mall area FRISCO -- A real estate investment group led by Dallas developer Donald Huffine4s of Huffines & Partners has purchased 124.7 acres at the northeast corner of State Highway 121 and the Dallas...

Hotelier to tap expoldoing Frisco market.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Embassy Suites will capitalize on Stonebriar business FRISCO-John q. Hammons Hotels Inc. plans to build a $40 million hotel and conference center just west of the new Stonebriar Centre, aiming to capitalize on the area's booming retail and...

Anti-bunding bills win bipartisan support.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Study shows fewer federal contracts go to small businesses WASHINGTON D.C. -- Bipartisan agreement in Congress these days is as rare as a double bogey by Tiger Woods in a major golf tournament. But both Republicans and Democrats are...

FRAM nixes loft project, claiming DART ruined it.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Developer, partner dropped a $100 million St. Louis deal in June DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Multifamily residential developer FRAMAmerica has canceled its $60 million condominium loft project in downtown Dallas. Executives with the consortium,...

New hotel opens in Irving.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... IRVING -- Irving Hotel Ventures Inc. has opened its fourth Best Inn, this one a 40-room hotel on Airport Freeway in Irving. The hotel positions itself as a quality player in the mid-price hotel range, according to Vijay Patel, general...

South Dallas tapped for trucking terminal.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Construction to begin on Redbird site in about two weeks, official says SOUTH DALLAS -- Montana-based The Waggoners Trucking Inc. has just closed on the purchase of 20 acres of land in southwest Dallas, where it plans to build a new...

Indoor soccer league signs deal to launch promotional Web site.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Dallas-based WISL plans to have 1 million users by end of this year FAR NORTH DALLAS -- The World Indoor Soccer League has signed a multiyear deal with Utah-based SpiderSport.com to develop an online soccer community to promote the...

Capstead remakes itself as 'plain vanilla'.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Everybody's remaking themselves in the sector NORTH DALLAS -- Capstead Mortgage Corp. reported losses of $84.6 million on gains of $19.2 million in the second quarter. The ailing mortgage REIT took the hit due to a massive portfolio...

Honest workers wanted for contest.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... FORT WORTH -- Fort Worth-based Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co., maker of Dickies pants, is searching for Americans to represent the idea of an "honest day's work" in its American Worker of the Year Awards competition. One national winner...

REIT shareholders face moment of truth.(Amresco Capital Trust shareholders to vote on real estate investments trust liquidation)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Board votes to dissolve, assets would be sold DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Amresco Capital Trust may sucoumb to the shadow that was cast on the real estate investment trust sector last year. Amresco Inc.'s REIT subsidiary said its shareholders of...

Developer to get a grip on impact.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... ALLIANCE -- Hillwood, a Ross Perot Jr. company, has commissioned an economic impact study to look at the impact of the Alliance, Circle T. Ranch and Heritage developments. Hillwood hired Dallas-based Insight Research to produce the report...

Signing on to a world common denominator.(Tetra Pak among companies ISO environmental management certification)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... ISO certification attracts with its standardization DENTON -- Several Metroplex businesses are among a small but growing contingent of companies obtaining an internationally recognized certification for environmental management. "We...

Business owner sees 'one of us' in Bush.(Hector V. Barreto, George W. Bush)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Both parties call on 'everyday people' to spread their message WASHINGTON, D.C.,-- Hector V. Barreto grew up Republican -- his father, a founder of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, was the first president of a national Latino...

Latus Lightworks gets cash infusion.(equity funding)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Telecommunication company's equipment aims to improve system capacity, performance RICHARDSON -- Latus Lightworks Inc., a start-up maker of telecommunications equipment, raised about $28 million in equity funding this week from a group of...

Old Dallas hotel is brand name.(Berwind Property Group to purchase Wyndham Bristol Hotel in Washington D.C. and rename it the Melrose Hotel)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... OAK LAWN -- The historic Melrose Hotel is expecting a new sibling. The hotel's owner, Berwind Property Group Inc., plans to purchase a Washington, D.C., hotel from Crow Holdings of Dallas. Berwind plans a $10 million renovation for the...

TXU subsidiary moving.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... TXU Energy Trading is moving its headquarters from Houston to downtown Dallas' Bank One Center. The energy services company that trades natural gas and electricity will occupy 104,761 square feet of office space by September 14. About 40...

Toys 'R Us unloads warehouse.(distribution center in Carrollton, TX, sold to Equity Industrial Partners)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Massachusetts-based warehouse manager Equity Industrial Partners has purchased Toys 'R Us' distribution center in Carrollton, lender GE Capital Real Estate said. The purchase is part of a $56 million deal for Equity Industrial Partners to buy...

Online dental plans.(BenefitMall.com and GroupLink Inc. alliance)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Dallas-based BenefitMall.com announced that small businesses can now choose a dental health plan online through its Internet marketplace. GroupLink Inc., a nationwide third-party administrator and underwriter of dental plans, will sell its...

Radio Shack, Verizon partnership.(Verizon Wireless to sell cellular phone services and products via retail stores)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Electronics retailer Radio Shack Corp. will partner with Irving-based Verizon Wireless to sell cellular phone service and products, the company said. Under terms of agreement, Verison will open stores-within-a-store in Radio Shacks beginning in...

Waste Recovery sells tire unit.(to Recovery Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Tire-recycler Waste Recovery Inc. announced it will sell its national tirecollection subsidiary to Recovery Technologies Inc. The deal calls for Recovery Technologies to pay an undisclosed amount of cash and assume debt, the company said. Based...

Perot joins KPN.(Perot Systems, KPN Royal Dutch Telecom)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Information technology company Perot Systems Corp. is forming a new company with KPN Royal Dutch Telecom to develop applications for KPN, its subsidiaries and large organizations in Europe, the companies said. Dallas-based Perot and...

Largest franchise is leaving Snelling.(WillStaff enters buyout agreement with Snelling Personnel Services)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Staffing services provider Snelling Personnel Services on Tuesday announced that its largest franchise owner is leaving Snelling in a buyout agreement. Monroe, La.-based WillStaff has 41 offices and revenue of $89 million, Snelling said....

New Tuesday Morning CEO.(Kathleen Mason)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Deep-discount closeout retailer Tuesday Morning Corp. appointed Kathleen Mason as its president, CEO and member of its board of directors. Mason served as president of Homegoods, an off-price home fashions retailer, Tuesday Morning said. She...

Latin America increase for EDS.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... EDS Corp. signed information-technology contracts in Latin America during the first half of 2000 that exceed the total signed during all of 1999, the Plano-based company said Monday. EDS signed $260 million in contracts through June 30, up 30%...

Nascar team wins sponsor.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Sonntag Racing of Little Elm has signed Berryman Products of Arlington as its primary sponsor for the remainder of the 2000 season and an associate sponsor for 2001. Berryman Products manufactures automotive chemicals. The "B-12 Chemtool"...

TMS paves course.(Texas Motor Speedway)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Paving began Aug. 2. on the new Texas Motor Speedway infield road course. The first event slated for the new course is the Grand Prix of Texas, Sept. 1-3. The new course is designed for use in four possible configurations, ranging from less...

Corps examines Lewisville Lake.(US Army Corps of Engineers)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers currently is accepting public comment on an environmental assessment for proposed water-related recreation development at Lewisville Lake. The Corps is analyzing the environmental impact of proposed recreation...

Ultrak announces earnings.(2nd quarter finances)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Ultrak Inc. of Lewisville announced sales. of $53.9 million for the second quarter ended June 30, a 3% increase compared to $52.3 million in the same period last year. Net income for the second quarter was $69,166, compared to a loss of...

American buys Boeing jets.(American Airlines)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... American Airlines has confirmed orders for new jet aircraft that will be used for expansion and fleet replacement. American has ordered six Boeing 777s and three Boeing 737s that will be delivered in late 2001 and the first half of 2002. The...

Central Realty gets listing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Grapevine-based Central Realty Group has been selected as the listing agent for South Pointe. Oliva International is developing South Pointe, a 480,000-square-foot, Mediterranean-style, mixed-use center with retail, office and residential lofts...

Sabre adds limo services.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 4, 2000... Sabre Holdings Corp. of Fort Worth and Genisys Reservation Systems Inc. announced the Sabre/Genisys ground transportation booking script, a new tool that will allow travel consultants to book limousine and ground transportation services quickly...

First Cash announces earnings.(First Cash Financial Services Inc. quarterly earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... First Cash Financial Services Inc. announced net income and earnings per share for the three months that ended June 30. During the quarter, the company's revenue rose 16% to approximately $24.8 million, compared with revenue of $21.3 million in...

Cutting horse names director.(National Cutting Horse Association director Jeff Hooper)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... The National Cutting Horse Association in Fort Worth named Jeff Hooper as the new executive director of the 11,000-member organization. Hooper previously served as vice president of administration at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie.

Miramar plans project.(Miramar Development Co. plans Arlington, TX, warehouse/office development)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Dallas-based Miramar Development Co. plans to build a 150,000-square-foot warehouse/office development along Interstate 20 in Arlington. The project would cater to tenants who want 20,000 to 45,000 square feet.

Ads that go 'round-and-around add up.(advertising on baggage carousels)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... CarroSELL first brought its baggage carousel advertising to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in October 1998, aiming to capture the attention of those who make. Dallas their final destination. It was the company's first market for...

Inside shopping.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Dallas consumers have known about The Underground Shopper since Sue Goldstein put out her first book, "The Underground Shopper Buying Guide," in the early '70s. She later launched a magazine, then a radio show that promoted living "the good...

Video power.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Primedia Workplace Learning has added two key players to its business-to-business video operation. The company, with local operations in Carrollton, has named Josh Klarin as president and CEO. At the same time, Rick Bigelow has been named...

Second-quarter wrap: Good, bad, so-so.(CapRock Communications Corp. 2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... CapRock Communications Corp. reported a net loss for the second quarter of $15.8 million, or 47 cents per basic and diluted common share. Its earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) show a loss for the...

Exxon Mobil Corp.(2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Continually increasing oil and gas prices made it a great quarter for Exxon Mobil Corp., which reported a 132% increase in its net income to $4.53 billion, or $1.28 per share. This was up from $1.95 billion, or 56 cents per share in the second...

Electronic Data Systems Corp.(2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... * In other second-quarter activity, Electronic Data Systems Corp. reported its total revenue was almost unchanged at $4.6 billion. But the company said its second-quarter net income rose 5.7%, reaching $254.3 million, or 53 cents, compared with...

Atmos Energy Corp.(2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Atmos Energy Corp. reported second-quarter losses of $4.4 million, or 14 cents per share, for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, compared to a loss of $5.3 million, or 17 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. In mid-July, United...

7-Eleven.(2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... 7-Eleven posted an increase in sales for the second quarter, largely due to gasoline sales, which increased 40.6% to $707.4 million. The convenience store operator's merchandise sales grew 8.6% to $1.72 billion. Quarterly revenue was up 16.3%...

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.(2nd quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... The No. 2 U.S. rail company, Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., said last week that its second quarter net income was down 3% from $257 million Co $249 million because of higher interest expenses. The company (NYSE: BNI),...

Kimberly-Clark Corp.(2ns quarter earnings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB) said that its net income rose 11% in the second quarter to $434.3 million. For the three months ended June. 30, the maker of Kleenex, Kotex and Huggies earned 79 cents per share, compared to $391.1 million, or 73...

Fast-tracking rail project won't help traffic.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... We've heard a lot from Dallas Area Rapid Transit about why the voting public should say "Yes!" for DART to incur long-term debt for the first time in its history. Doing so would pay for fast-track expansion of the Metroplex's public transit...

For physicians, it pays to specialize.(primary care doctors average pay decreases while medical specialists' salaries increase)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Medical specialists' salaries are increasing while their primary care counterparts are seeing their pay decline nationwide, according to a soon-to-be-released survey by Dallas-based Merritt, Hawkins & Associates. The national physician...

More OR room.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Methodist Medical Center has confirmed plans for a $12.5 million revamping, reconfiguring and rewiring of its operating rooms and support areas. Construction on the project is expected to begin in October or November and take 21 months. ...

New face.(John L. Hummer named CEO of new Triad Hospitals Inc. in Las Cruces, NM)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Dallas-based Triad Hospitals Inc. has named John L. Hummer as CEO of the new 125-bed hospital that it is building in Las Cruces, N.M. He was CEO and managing director of Desert Springs Hospital, a 240-bed facility in Las Vegas.

Experts pick Millenium I for new office.(Houston, Texas)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Cushman & Wake-field will move into its new offices this week-end. After more than 10 years in Lincoln Centre, the company is moving its Dallas-area headquarters to Millennium I on the Dallas North Tollway in Richardson, where it will occupy...

Coming into its own.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... The executive team at Bradford Cos. Is still riding high after its management buy-out last week. The group, led by president Kevin Santaularia purchased the real estate services firm from its long-time parent, Vantage Cos., owned by John...

Transwestern beefs up.(Transwestern Commercial Services,)(recruitment)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Blair oden has left Macfarlan Real Estate Services to join Transwestern Commercial Services as senior vice president. In his new role, Oden will lead the company's Dallas office leasing efforts. Also joining Transwestern is Scott Walker,...

Torndo Prompts move.(Montgomery Ward, buildings)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Montgomery Ward has least a 350,000-square-foot distribution center on 73 acres in corsicana, 50 miles south of Dallas on Interstate 45. The Chicago-based retailer plans to expand to 700,000 square feet within six months. Montgomery Ward...

Company takes background checks online.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Once upon a time, Resident Data Inc. did things the old-fashioned way. The Richardson firm performed background checks on applicants for apartments by using the phone and fax machine. But after a few false starts, the company in May...

Shabang! update.(Shabang!.com, finance)
August 4, 2000... When we last visited Shabang!com early last month, the online shopping mall was struggling to raise money and was revamping its business plan to stay afloat. According to an e-mail that founder Bob Wood sent out to some investors (and me)...

Come to the Darkside.(Verio Inc., Andrew Miffleton, computer)(hacking)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... An Arlington man was sentenced to 21 months in prison and a $3,000 fine in the alleged hacking of Verio Inc., a large Internet service provider. Andrew Miffleton, 25, was also ordered to pay $89,480 in restitution to Verio. Miffleton...

Technical lunch.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Electronic Data Systems chairman and chief executive, Dick Brown, will be the speaker at the next installment of the Sprint/Ernst & Young Management Briefing Series. Since taking the EDS post in January 1999, Brown has overseen a massive...

FACE TIME.(Norman Alston )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... A look at movers and shakers of the Metroplex -- and what makes them tick. Alston, 45, is founder and principal of Norman Alston Architects, a Dallas-based firm specializing in renovating historic buildings in Texas, Oklahoma and...

Health research on the Internet.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Health information is some of the most popular content on the Internet. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Web sites provide health information. According to a recent Harris Poll, 70 million Americans went online to search for information about...

Growth spurt.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Metroplex hospitals expand to meet needs of community GREATER METROPLEX -- Just four years after completing a multimillion dollar expansion and renovation project, Doctors Hospital is picking up the shovel again. After adding...

Will employers take the fall under new law?(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Opinions mixed on how companies could be affected by legislation GREATER DALLAS -- If the Patient Protection Act ever makes it out of a House-Senate Conference Committee, it's likely to be at least a warm issue during the fall presidential...

What it will take to grow the biotech sector.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... A panel of health care leaders recently met to discuss the Metroplex biotechnology industry for the quarterly Health Care Roundtable sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Stephanie Patrick, health care reporter for the Dallas Business Journal...

People on the move.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... ADVERTISING John Schleef was hired as designer for Hothaus Creative. Payne Advertising hired Lisa Hanks as creative director, Jane See as media and new business director and Janie Sears as promotions and PR coordinator. ...

Lessons on trust.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Trance Production's founders sought the help of professionals after putting their trust in the wrong people nearly sank their business CARROLLTON -- Friends say Troy and Nancy Scheer are stuck in the '50s, when people did deals based on a...

My BEST business decision....(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... "The best business decision I've made is getting together with other companies in the restaurant and hospitality industry to create an end-to-end creative solutions provider for the industry. "My agency works with major regional, national...

Taking business to the Web.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... ADDISON -- Senior Information Services of America, featured in a Growth Strategies story in July 1998, provides insurance products and financial planning for senior citizens. Company founders Ron Hensley and Gary Crooms prided themselves on...

YOU SHOULD KNOW.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... * SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE THE LEAST OPTIMISTIC THEY'VE BEEN SINCE THE FALL OF 1993, according to a monthly survey of 503 businesses by the National Federation of Independent Business Education Foundation. The foundation's Small Business...

BOOKS.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... 'Find It in 5 Seconds' By Greg Vetter This book offers sound advice about saving yourself from drowning in a sea of information. It provides a simple, workable, step-by-step organization system. $19.95, Hara Publishing Group ...

WEB SITES.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... Industry Week Growing Companies News briefs, feature articles, a resource guide and reprints are among a wide variety of resources available at this Web site targeted to small and growing businesses. www.iwgc.com BizPlanit An...

Tool time.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... For that special tool lover in the family, Tiffany & Co. has created a set of gifts that no golfer, handyman or gardener can do without. The miniature sterling silver golf bag sits in a cart with rolling wheels and holds 12 removable clubs. The...

Cool collectibles.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... This treble clef keyboard pin is an example of some of the unique collectibles you can find at national women's retailer Coldwater Creek, which is opening its first Texas store today at Stonebriar Center in Frisco. The handmade sterling silver...

GOP pride.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... The Republican National Convention may be over, but you can still trumpet your partisan pride by purchasing a crystal elephant made by Waterford Crystal of Ireland. Choose from either a 4- or 7inch-tall elephant that lifts its trunk over its...

The Meating Place.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2000... For more than 19 years, New Orleans-born Ruth's Chris Steakhouse has served up generous portions of flavorful beef in Dallas, first at its Greenville Avenue location before moving to the Love Field area on Cedar Springs Road. Four years ago,...