It is reported that all Vietnamese people living overseas in the United States have been subject to undue hardship from the consulates when they needed to renew their passports, apply for visas to Vietnam, and other legal matters. “The officials at the consulate were always rude to me and seemed unnecessarily adversarial,” said Hang Do,…
On nearly any given day of any given week, airplane and helicopter pilots from around the world can be found training in a nondescript building in Arlington in the shadow of AT&T stadium. The cavernous facility is owned by aerospace and defense contractor L3 Technologies, which employs about 900 people at the site, and is…
ARLINGTON — Self-driving vehicles, once limited to rides at Six Flags Over Texas, have busted off their tracks and taken to city streets. On Friday, Arlington becomes the first city in North Texas to offer driverless shuttle service to the general public — not as a thrill ride, but as a step into the future of transportation.
For travelers worldwide, home rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO have been a boon. Rent a house or a room for a night or a week and get a kitchen and more space than you’d have in a hotel room. What’s not to like? Plenty, say neighbors who live next door to or down the…
The fall season officially arrives Friday but, as North Texans know all too well, the summer heat often keeps our grass growing well into October. For those who are tired of mowing their lawn this year, a Nashville company that recently expanded in Dallas-Fort Worth may be an option. GreenPal uses a smartphone application to…
Ernie Garcia believes getting a used car should be as easy as buying a bag of chips. That’s why the company he co-founded more than three years ago, Carvana, has built multi-story buildings resembling oversized vending machines in several cities — one is currently under construction along Sam Rayburn Tollway near Legacy Drive in Frisco…
Unwilling to let Amazon take a bigger bite out of their grocery and household item sales, Walmart and Target are stepping up their presence in the fast-growing field of online ordering. Walmart disclosed this week that it is now offering a grocery delivery service to homes in certain parts of the Dallas area, in partnership…
Nearly everything Mickie Jobe used to buy at a store — hazelnut coffee creamer, laundry soap, electronics, you name it — she now purchases online. “My goal is to do everything online because I really hate shopping,” said Jobe, a math teacher at Fossil Hill Middle School in the Keller school district. With a few…