Texas adds 13,700 jobs in October; DFW area sees workforce, unemployment drop

Texas’s economy added an estimated 13,700 nonfarm jobs in October, indicating a less than 1 percent increase from September, according to the latest Texas Workforce Commission report. Nonfarm jobs increased by 207,500 statewide, or 1.7 percent year-on-year, since October 2015. Texas’s unemployment rate decreased slightly from 4.8 percent in September to 4.7 percent in October. By […]

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Answering Featured Snippets Timely, Using Sentence Compression on News

A couple of Augusts ago, I went to a Semantic Business and Technology conference where the head of Yahoo’s Knowledge Graph, Nicolas Torzec, discussed how updates took place to the knowledge graph when some earth-shaking event took place. He told us that they were manually editing information in that knowledge graph. Upon hearing that, I […]

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5 things to know about Southlake’s second hotel, Cambria

Southlake’s second hotel, Cambria Hotel & Suites Southlake DFW North, will open Saturday at 2104 E. SH 114, Southlake. General Manager Sam Cannon said he is excited to introduce the Southlake community to the Cambria brand. “I am excited about Cambria Southlake because we are unique,” he said. “It’s not just the hotel itself that […]

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No Central Market coming to Grapevine

Central Market officials today announced that while two new Dallas stores will open, the former Grapevine Sun Fresh Market location will likely not open as an H-E-B or Central Market. H-E-B/Central Market in September purchased six Sun Fresh Market stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including one on William D. Tate Avenue in Grapevine. The […]

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Ranking Events in Google Search Results

This summer, Google was granted a patent that describes how the search engine might rank events based upon data that might indicate the popularity of those events, without relying on things such as the number of links pointed to pages about those events. The patent involves ranking events that occur in physical locations. Examples of […]

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Why The Texas Department of Transportation’s new campaign aims to make Texas roads safer

A recent study by CarInsuranceComparison.com tied Texas and Louisiana as having the worst drivers in the country. Using data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the car insurance group analyzed crashes in five categories: fatalities per 100 million miles traveled, failure to obey traffic signals or wear seat belts, drunken driving, speeding and careless driving. […]

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Local places to shop in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26

Black Friday is known for drawing crowds of eager shoppers to big-box stores, but smaller shops have Small Business Saturday the following day to promote the idea of supporting local retailers and keeping holiday spending in the community. Small Business Saturday takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving and was started by American Express Co. in 2010 to […]

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Thanksgiving the peak time for cooking fires

Cooking-related fires peak during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Data compiled by the USFA—a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—projects that there were over 2,000 residential building fires reported to U.S. fire departments from 2011 to 2013. The average number of reported residential building fires on Thanksgiving Day was more than twice […]

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Texas judge blocks new overtime law

The Sherman Division of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against the new federal rule that would update the overtime threshold across the country, extending overtime protection to more than 4 million salaried workers nationwide. As a result, the rule will not take effect Dec. 1—as anticipated—anywhere in the […]

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Texas judge blocks new overtime law; what it could mean for local businesses

The Sherman Division of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against the new federal rule that would update the overtime threshold across the country, extending overtime protection to more than 4 million salaried workers nationwide. As a result, the rule will not take effect Dec. 1—as anticipated—anywhere in the […]

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Google News Recommendations and the Google Knowledge Base

I’ve seen posts from SEO by the Sea show up in search results with an “In the News” heading above them, even though my site hasn’t officially been accepted in Google News. Some blog posts that have been given that “In the News” treatment have been criticized lately. See: Google does a better job with […]

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4 things Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake residents need to know this week, Nov. 21-25

All city offices and schools are closed this week for Thanksgiving. See what else is happening this week in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake. Nov. 24—Thanksgiving Feast Hosted by the Timarron Country Club, the event includes a Thanksgiving meal with seatings every 30 minutes. Left-over plates are also for sale. Reservations are required. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free […]

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DFW Airport to offer 1,000 free parking vouchers

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will be offering up to seven days of free terminal parking to the first 1,000 vehicles that enter specially marked lanes at the North and South entry plazas on Nov. 23, starting at 6 a.m. The vouchers are a part of DFW Airport’s newest tradition, Orange Wednesday, which aims to bring […]

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End the Streak campaign aims to reduce highway fatalities

It has been 16 years since Texas had a death-free day on its highways. Beginning Monday, Nov. 15, the Texas Department of Transportation brings awareness to this statistic with its “End The Streak” campaign. More than 55,000 motor vehicle fatalities have occurred on Texas roads since November 2000, with at least one person dying each […]

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The Salvation Army

For 127 years the Salvation Army has aimed to provide food, clothing, shelter and hope to those in need in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Across Dallas-Fort Worth, the Salvation Army serves thousands of people each year, the Salvation Army’s DFW Metroplex Commander Major Jonathan Rich said. “Really our goal is to see lives transformed and […]

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Re:defined Coffee House

Husband and wife Jorik and Cat Blom, who are the co-owners and managers of Re:defined Coffee House, said coffee lovers experience an unique experience when they enter their cafe located on North Main Street in Grapevine. The Bloms said their cafe offers a home-like feel and a nice seating arrangement that makes customers feel as […]

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Future GCISD renovations dependent on state funds

In October, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD officials announced Mustang-Panther Stadium will undergo an $18 million renovation and $6 million in concrete repairs. The renovations, which are set to be complete in 2018, include new home-side restrooms, concession stands and spirit shops, improved accessibility, upgraded security features, scoreboard upgrades and a new press box as well as a […]

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Colleyville starts SH 26 Phase 2 after months of delays

As Colleyville residents and businesses enter the holiday season, the city is embarking on a more than two-year construction project along one of the city’s busiest shopping stretches—expanding SH 26 from John McCain Road to Brown Trail. The $38.2 million Texas Department of Transportation project was originally expected to begin in the summer, but due […]

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Southlake City Council hears first reading on Marriott Delta Hotel

Tuesday night Southlake City Council members approved the first reading of a site plan for Delta Southlake Center, a 15.872-acre development at the southeast corner of North White Chapel and SH 114 in Southlake. Developers said the development would be built in two phases. The first phase would consist of a six-story, full-service Marriott Delta hotel on […]

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Carroll ISD gears up for potential bond election

The last time Carroll ISD called a bond election was in 2009, however, district officials are saying it is likely they will call for a bond election in May. During the 2015-16 school year, the CISD administration worked with a Capital Needs Planning Committee made up of about 40 local citizens and school employees to identify […]

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4 things Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake residents need to know Nov. 14-18

This week there are several meetings taking place, from Carroll ISD bond meetings to City Council meetings. Here are four things Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake residents need to know this week: Carroll ISD hosts town hall meeting The district is holding a meeting Tuesday to share information about the school budget and discuss the process to […]

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Incumbent Capriglione ahead in state House District 98 race early voting

Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake,  is leading the race for the state House of Representatives District 98 seat against Democrat Maricela Sanchez Chibli with 75.26 percent, or 54,006 of the early votes. Chibli gathered 24.74 percent, or 17,749 of the early votes. The post Incumbent Capriglione ahead in state House District 98 race early voting appeared […]

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Republican Mike Wallach leads early vote in 348th Judicial District

Updated at 7:45 p.m. Early voting results have been released and Republican Mike Wallach is leading with 58.00 percent of the early vote, as Democrat Joe Drago trails with 42.00 percent of the vote. There are more than 500,000 registered voters in Collin County, of which 56.24 percent chose to vote early in person or […]

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Bill E. Waybourn leading race for Tarrant County Sheriff after early voting results

Posted 7:55 p.m. Republican candidate Bill E. Waybourn is winning the race for Tarrant County sheriff against Libertarian candidate Max W. Koch III with 82.36 percent of early votes. Koch received 63,228 early votes, or 17.64 percent. The post Bill E. Waybourn leading race for Tarrant County Sheriff after early voting results appeared first on […]

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How many Tarrant County residents voted early, and what to expect today

Residents in Tarrant County cast their ballots in record numbers, with almost 100,000 more people turning out to vote early in 2016 compared with the last presidential election in 2012. The county reports 480,936 ballots were cast during early voting from Oct. 24-Nov. 4 of the total 1,457,806 people of voting age in Tarrant County. […]

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A new sheriff, liquor stores and term limits top Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake elections

Any Grapevine, Colleyville or Southlake resident who did not have the opportunity to vote early will have one last chance to cast a ballot Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. We previously shared a list of contested races on the ballot as well as polling locations by precinct. Here is a rundown of some […]

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What you need to know about Community Impact Newspaper’s election night coverage

We hope you’ve been enjoying our extensive local election coverage over the last few weeks, which has included everything from candidate profiles to campaign finance reports. We’ve organized all of that content on a useful page where you can find ballots, polling locations, Q&A’s and more at http://ift.tt/2fkgaBA. But the best is yet to come. The […]

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4 weekend events for Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake residents, Nov. 4-6

Friday TxDOT interactive gaming truck visits Grapevine vs. Birdville football game Texas Department of Transportation’s Friday Night Tour makes a stop at the Grapevine vs. Birdville football game 5-7 p.m. at the Mustang-Panther Stadium, 3000 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine. The tour features the Texas Road Watchers interactive game truck, which features a 60-second video game […]

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GS1 Web Vocabulary Schema Workshops in California

I noticed a blog post published yesterday, November 2, 2016, and it looked helpful: Use JSON-LD to add Schema.org to your Website. Schema and structured data seem to be growing in importance on the Web, as we see more knowledge panels and rich snippets and product search results. I’ve been working Knowledge Panel into Site […]

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Entities in the Google Knowledge Graph Search API for Google

The Google Knowledge Graph Search API on a query for Google shows the following Entities and results scores for them. I thought they were diverse enough to be interesting and worth sharing. A couple of the ones listed seem odd, such as the Indian Action movie. “Thuppakki” and the Town in Kansas,”Topeka.” (It seems like […]

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Grapevine to save almost $900,000 on construction of city’s first dog park

At the Grapevine City Council meeting on Nov. 1, Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Mitchell presented two pricing options for the construction of the city’s first dog park at Big Bear Creek Park. One option was to contract the work out for $2,445,000, which would allow parks staff to focus on other projects. The second […]

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5 proposed changes to Colleyville’s water and wastewater structure

The city of Colleyville’s Water and Wastewater Committee on Tuesday presented to the council five recommendations pertaining to a new water and wastewater structure. This was the first reading of the proposed new rates. Here are the five recommendations: 1. The water rates for residential and nonresidential be established at: Base Rate for in-city customers: • […]

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