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DALLAS (AP) - A Methodist group on Thursday endorsed building George W. Bush's presidential library center at Southern Methodist University, essentially ending opponents' nearly two-year battle. The largely symbolic votes dashed the last-ditch efforts of the project's opponents, who had presented two petitions to the South Central Jurisdiction to bar the entire library complex or only the public policy institute on the SMU campus. (0) comments
Just in time for the fall semester, Pita Pit has purchased the space next door, which was previously Eagle Text, and has plans to turn it into a bar called Beer Pit. Owner Tim Raiet originally planned to call the bar the UNT Beer Pit, but the university did not approve of the name. (4) comments
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The owners of a swimming hole in Fort Worth have closed the recreational lake as health authorities check for a waterborne parasite. The Tarrant County Public Health Department on Thursday confirmed the voluntary closure of Burger's Lake. (0) comments
Denton police records show a decrease in total complaint calls from Fry Street during the past two years. According to statistics from the Denton Police Department, the number of calls received from Fry Street has decreased by 8.1 percent between June 2006 and May 2008 from the 100 block of Avenue A through the 200 blocks of Fry Street, between West Mulberry Street and West Oak Street. (18) comments
With Mr. Chopsticks out, the Tomato building demolished and the lot sitting empty, it would seem all clear to begin the Fry Street Village construction. But the plan has suffered a major setback. Tim Sandifer of United Equities Inc. and director of the Fry Street Village project said the project is on hold. (3) comments
With Mr. Chopsticks out, the Tomato building demolished and the lot sitting empty, it would seem all clear to begin the Fry Street Village construction. But the plan has suffered a major setback. Tim Sandifer of United Equities Inc. and director of the Fry Street Village project said the project is on hold. (2) comments
New parking codes could allow more parking spaces near campus for duplexes, according to a new city ordinance discussed by the City Council on Tuesday. Formerly the parking restrictions allowed only two parking spaces for an entire duplex. The new code will allow an additional parking space for each duplex that surpasses three bedrooms, said Mark Cunningham, director of planning and development for the city of Denton. (0) comments
Denton is the 10th fastest growing city in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2006 and 2007 three Texas cities were ranked as the fastest-growing top 10 with McKinney and Denton ranking third and 10th, respectively, and Killeen at sixth, according to the bureau. (1) comment
The UNT Dallas campus selected a new deputy vice provost and the first director of finance and administration for the soon to be freestanding university. Maxine Rogers of the Baton Rouge Community College System is serving as the campus' first director of finance and administration. (1) comment
For the first time at UNT, Portuguese will be offered as a language course this fall. The class is finally available after being requested three years ago by Christine Koop, chair of the department of foreign languages and literatures, she said in an e-mail interview. (0) comments
Daniel Henry, UNT Physics doctoral student and astronomy lecturer, was found dead Thursday night in his Denton apartment. Henry was 27 years old. Troy Taylor of the Denton County Medical Examiner's office said that Henry was found at 10:42 p. (10) comments
