A Few Comments on the Eagle Ridge Lawsuit
Many of you now know that the city filed for a Temporary Restraining Order last week against Eagle Ridge Operating LLC to stop drilling operations on wells near Bonnie Brae and Vintage. You can read up...
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Open Data in Denton – Putting Government in the Hands of the Citizens
Cities around the nation are fueling innovation both within and outside of City Hall by unlocking city data and making it accessible to citizens. What do they do with it? Whatever they find useful, of...
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High-Tech Denton: Hotspot, yet Still Low Priority for the City
By now many of you have read and probably participated in the flurry of re-postings of Richard Florida’s recent piece for The Atlantic, “America’s Top 25 High-Tech Hotspots,” where Denton (the county,...
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Sriracha: Come to Denton, TX!
News spread quickly that the beloved Sriracha (Huy Fong Foods) is caught up in legal woes with the city of Irwindale, California. Millions of fans of this spicy treasure are anxious that prices will...
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Sriracha2Denton Update and Media Coverage
To catch everyone up on the fast-developing pitch to bring Sriracha to Denton, here’s the rundown. Late yesterday morning (October 30), I read this Atlantic Cities story about the legal battle between...
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City Council Preview – November 5, 2013
Before highlighting tonight’s council meeting, realize today is election day. There are a series of constitutional amendments on the ballot and one very important bond package for Denton ISD. However...
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City Council Preview – November 19, 2013
I dedicate this City Council Preview to my counterparts on the City Council in Toronto, who just had to strip their crazy mayor of most of his powers. The ongoing Toronto saga is one way to get...
View ArticleSpeech to UNT Hunger Banquet – How One Hour a Week can Change our City
I had the honor of speaking for the annual Hunger Banquet at UNT last night. Here’s a transcript of my talk detailing the great needs in our cities, the great solutions already offered by many of our...
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Gas Drilling in Denton Update – the Path Ahead
Eagleridge, a gas drilling operator, made the decision to drill disturbingly close to a neighborhood near Fire Station #7 at Bonnie Brae and Vintage, causing understandable anxiety among the residents...
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Banning Politics from the Thanksgiving Table: Thoughts on Political...
Political discourse today is too often derailed by extreme commitments to ideology. This is evident across the political spectrum and on just about every issue. Where ideological fundamentalism...
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City Council Preview – December 3, 2013
Tuesday’s City Council meeting will begin with a Work Session at 4pm, followed by the Regular Session at 6:30pm, all at our main City Hall at 215 E. McKinney Street. The full agenda and backup...
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Denton Winter Storm Response
Recent Press Release about the City of Denton Winter Storm Response DENTON, TX, December 13, 2013 – City of Denton utilities and public safety crews worked around the clock Dec. 5-9 to respond to the...
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City Council Preview – December 17, 2013
Looking for something to do this week before Christmas? Why not come to a City Council meeting on Tuesday night? We’ll kick things off at 3pm with a Work Session followed by a Regular Session at...
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Thinking Beyond the Square: Denton’s Future Hubs of Creativity, Commerce, and...
Thanks We Denton Do It for the above picture that I blatantly ripped off you fine website. I grabbed a glorious cappuccino from Shift Coffee this afternoon after dining on a Nopales platter from...
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Ideas for the City: A Denton Creatives Mixer
The next Denton Creatives Mixer will feature you. Because a city is only so great as the ideas of its citizens, we’ll be devoting this mixer to showcasing the next big ideas for Denton. Where should we...
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Denton City Hall West Will Not be Torn Down
A Denton Record-Chronicle Newspaper article this week raised concerns about the future of City Hall West, pictured above and located on Elm Street just North of the Square. According to local...
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MLK Day Celebration on Jan 20
Bring your friends and family out and join the Southeast Denton community in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King…
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City Council Preview – February 4, 2014
Your friendly neighborhood City Council meets once again on Tuesday at 4:30pm for a Work Session followed by a Regular Session at 6:30pm – both at the main City Hall at 215 E. McKinney Street in...
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Some Ideas for the City – A Prelude to the Next Denton Creatives Mixer
The next Denton Creatives Mixer is coming up on Monday, Feb 17 at 5:30pm at Rubber Gloves. This will feature a forum made up entirely of YOU – your ideas, your thoughts, your ambitions for Denton....
View ArticleCity Council Preview – February 18, 2014
We’ll kick things off with a Work Session at 3pm followed by a 6:30pm Regular Session, both at City Hall at 215 E. McKinney Street. Click here for a full agenda with backup materials. Here some items...
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