Five stories that have North Texas talking: A Dallas Stars star is honored; a North Texan was on the plane that disappeared in Asia over the weekend; South by Southwest continues; and more.
The Dallas Stars retired Mike Modano鈥檚 No. 9 jersey over the weekend. "From the moment I got off that plane in 1993, Dallas felt like home," Modano told a sold-out crowd at American Airlines Center. "You've allowed me to be a part of your lives and you to mine. It's been an amazing ride. It couldn't have been done without you people. We asked you to give us a chance and you stuck with us and for that, I'm grateful." was 鈥済reeted by a group of Dallas sports personalities, including former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki and former Texas Rangers infielder Michael Young.鈥� Earlier this year, Stars CEO Jim Lites talked with 四虎影院 about the team鈥檚 20th anniversary in Texas 鈥�
Watch the ceremony here:
And a Twitter shout-out from Modano:
Thank you to all the fans, teammates and everyone who made last night possible ,
— Mike Modano (@9modano)
- A North Texas family is waiting for news about a man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared Saturday. Philip Wood, 50, moved from Keller to Beijing and eventually relocated to Kuala Lumpur. 鈥淗e really just embodied love and forgiveness and generosity,鈥� Chris Wood said. Both sons says they are going through many emotions, from sadness to confusion. 鈥淲hat does that mean if it's disappeared?鈥� Nick Wood said, referring to the jetliner. 鈥淏ecause a plane doesn't just typically disappear.鈥� In a statement, family described Wood as 鈥渋ncredibly generous, creative and intelligent,鈥� Wood worked for IBM in Malaysia.
- Gloria Campos鈥� last newscast on WFAA-TV attracted lots of viewers Friday. Channel 8鈥檚 10 p.m. newscast drew 284,000 viewers 鈥� doubling the audience of 142,000 that watched KTVT (Channel 11), Ed Bark, the longtime local TV observer, WFAA鈥檚 10 p.m. news was the most-watched TV show all day Friday, Bark reports. Campos ended a 30-year career on North Texas television. And need more of a Gloria fix?
- Ebby Halliday marked her 103rd birthday Sunday. The grande dame of Dallas real estate keeps rocking and rolling. Last week, she received quite a birthday honor: The YWCA announced a major expansion -- a $7 million dollar women鈥檚 center near the Dallas Medical District called 鈥淓bby鈥檚 Place.鈥� The center will provide work skills training, health classes and a savings match to help women start their own businesses. 鈥淓bby鈥檚 Place鈥� is expected to be up and running by October. Did you know Ebby is a ukulele player? Here鈥檚 video proof:
- South by Southwest is underway in Austin. 四虎影院 and Art&Seek will provide coverage online and on the air throughout the week. We鈥檝e already posted several items on Art&Seek: 四虎影院鈥檚 Alan Melson explores one of the SXSW Interactive sessions: He also recaps remarks from 四虎影院鈥檚 Dane Walters catches us up on the interactive session
