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What the Pro-Drillers in Southlake Don't Get About the Shale Gas Market

Justin Renteria Back in November, we wrote about Southlake, the well-heeled 'burb at whose city limits sign the fracking boom was knocking. In many ways, Southlake was emblematic of the difficulties gas producers faced as they followed the shale format... »

You Might Say It Was Cloudy Yesterday

As the region cleans up from yesterday's case of the swirlies, we were happy to learn that our go-to storm chaser, Justin Terveen, wasn't swept into the sky. (Although that would have made for a cool shot.) He sent over the photo above, which you'll wa... »

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It's Only a Matter of Time Before Our Fancy new Bridge Gets Disemboweled by a Tornado

In the meantime, take cover, marvel at Mother Nature's latest moves, and be on the look out for a Justin Terveen-shaped man flying past your office window, click-click-clicking away. »

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Last Night's Storm Had Way More Than 1.21 Gigawatts, as This Justin Terveen Shot Proves

Justin Terveen/Urban Fabric PhotographyClick to embiggen and let the lightning strike your soul.​If there's a storm over Dallas, local photographer Justin Terveen is spending the night chasing it, and we're spending the morning chasing Terveen down so ... »

If You Haven't Resigned Yourself to Liking The Calatrava Bridge, This May Do The Trick

Kinda beautiful, right? It's like a baby -- the arrival is joyous, even if some think its conception was regretful. No use dwelling on the labor pains. (Or, to sum up in the inimitable words of hard-hitting Dallas Morning News Metro columnist, it's "ni... »

Train Museum CEO Says Rolling Stock Will Leave Fair Park For Frisco in Late April

Via.LaPrelle says the Big Boy's move in April has prompted calls from all over the world.​Got a call this morning from Bob LaPrelle, president and CEO of the Museum of the American Railroad, which, as you're well aware by now, is due to roll out of Fai... »

City Hall: The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Won't Be Drivable Till March 29 Now. Or Close To.

Photo by Justin Terveen​That item below -- the one that says the Texas Department of Transportation is still hoping to open the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to vehicular traffic on March 5, immediately following the Trinity Trust and Bridge-o-Rama's respe... »

Tomorrow, the Museum of the American Railroad Begins Rolling Some Pieces to Frisco

Photos by Justin Terveen​Couple of months back we noticed that the Museum of the American Railroad hadn't pulled out of Fair Park as planned -- or as stipulated by its agreement with the city of Dallas following the resolution of the lawsuit brought by... »

Well, If Architectural Digest Thinks Calatrava Bridge Is a "Parabolic Pylon" of Virtue ...

Photo by Justin Terveen​I don't want to suggest that my wife is a sharp stick in the eye, but from time to time she does like to "point things out." To me. So this morning when I reached for the place on the bedstead where I had neatly and carefully la... »

It's Kinda Like If Woody Allen Made a Short Film in Dallas About Time Travel and Nerds

I've long been a fan of the great Jun Kang, who's responsible for some of YouPlusDallas's best offerings. This one is no exception. Justin Ransom, who helped shoot the short you see above, kindly dropped in my inbox this Valentine's Day offering posted... »

Overnight, the Former Chumley's in Deep Ellum Became an Open-Air Venue

Photos by Justin Terveen​The sign still says "Articles," but I'll always remember the three-story storefront on Elm and Good-Latimer as Chumley's, located at the acoustic end of Deep Ellum on the heels of Charles Francis "Chumley" Hawkins's late, great... »

Once Again, Justin Terveen Proves There's No Bolt of Lightning He Can't Catch

Photo by Justin Terveen​Speaking of energizing downtown Dallas ....The storms that moved through, oh, an hour ago are but a prelude of the downpour to come. And if there's electricity in the air, Justin Terveen's there to catch it, as always. He just s... »

At the Lighting of the Calatrava Bridge, That "Elegant Sculpture" and "Connection in Time"

Photos by Justin Terveen​In the end, the timing was perfect: The rain, scarce for far too long, had moved off but not before topping off the Trinity River just enough so that it resembled an actual river -- roaring, even, almost mighty. The clouds rema... »

Before the Calatrava's Switched On, Breaking News: The Relatives to Play Bridge Opening

Justin Terveen's already taken his place on the west side of the Continental Avenue Bridge for tonight's lighting of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, set to begin glowing at 6:15, give or take. He says it's filling up fast, no joke. I'm about to head tha... »

Don Your Sunglasses For Yet Another Look at New-Look Reunion Tower (The Omni Too)

We said it before: Downtown Dallas is starting to look a little like Lil' Las Vegas. The subject spurred a little back-and-forth during a staff dinner last night, during which someone mentioned the story in yesterday's paper about our even more illumin... »

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