Posts Tagged ‘parking’
Still Ripped
StaticThe battle between a business and a neighborhood continues in Bluebonnet Place near Texas Christian University.
Old Rip’s vs. Neighbors
The TCU-area Tex-Mex joint and nearby neighbors are at odds over parking.TASHA HAYTON
It’s lunchtime by Texas Christian University. Cars fill nearly every parking space outside Old Rip’s Tex-Mex off West Berry Street. But inside only a handful of tables are full. Owner Cy Barcus blames parking. Or, in his ca...
Patrizio Takes Flight
A few mishaps aside, the experience at the new West 7th eatery is winning.LEONARD EUREKA
Patrizio Pizza Pasta and Vino has been a fixture in Dallas’ Highland Park Village for decades. It has a welcoming ambiance, thanks mainly to the walled patio shaded by oak trees and equipped with umbrella-covered tables and o...
Pay and Park
John Q. PublicTo the editor: After reading Dan McGraw’s article (On Second Thought, Feb. 10, 2010), I’ve decided to just say “no.” I won’t go to the stock show, gun shows, or flea markets if I have to pay these obscene parking fees.
‘Tween a Rock and a Parking Lot
JEFF PRINCEResidents on Roosevelt Street felt like they’d been blindsided by a burly linebacker after Arlington city officials announced in August that they would begin charging $25 a car for parking on city-owned lots during Dallas...
Shhhh! On Shuttle
Jeff PrincePeople bitching about the high cost of parking at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium might want to consider the “Shuttle Deal” at J. Gilligan’s, 400 E. Abram St., in Arlington. If you go to Gilligan’s before the game, order...
Parking Perils
Jeff PrinceA disagreement between a valet attendant and Fort Worth police has escalated to feud status, prompting a flurry of citations, an arrest, accusations of police harassment and retaliation, and an internal police investigation.
Autos for Art’s Sake
DAN MCGRAWSeveral weeks ago, the Frisbee players and sun-worshippers and dog-walkers who normally take advantage of the big lawn just west of the Kimbell Art Museum found their routines interrupted by two drilling rigs that, over three o...
Garage Art
The Fort Worth Convention Center’s new parking facility isn’t groundbreaking but still great.Art
Designer garages are nothing new. At Princeton University, TEN Arquitectos’ Enrique Norten uses an elegant stainless-steel scrim to hide the parked vehicles.
What “Free” Parking?
Downtown developers are parking millions of tax dollars in their garages.Dan McGraw
When downtown Fort Worth was in the doldrums back in the late ’80s, the Sundance Square real estate development group – led by billionaire Ed Bass – knew what the problem was. Parking, pure and simple.
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