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Tuesday 2008

New Strip Mall

NorthPoint Properties has announced that it plans to break ground by the end of the year on 105,000 square feet of retail development at the intersection of S. Buckner Boulevard and Interstate-30, less than a mile from the Big Town Mall area, which is in the planning stages for a major redevelopment. The NorthPoint development, dubbed Buckner Crossing, sits on the boundary between Mesquite and Dallas. The $30 million project will be built in two phases. The first phase is 12-acres of retail space that will be anchored by a 26,689-square foot Ross Dress for Less. Other announced tenants include Famous Footware, Anna’s Linens, Payless Shoes and Rainbow Fashions. This phase is scheduled to open next summer. Tom Palmer, the Mesquite economic development director, said that the businesses in the front of the development n a bank and a restaurant, which haven’t been named -- will be in Dallas, while the retail shops at the back will be in Mesquite. The second phase will add 25,000 to 35,000 square feet

Rock stars here, Team USA not partying

SHANGHAI, China -- The swarm of photographers quickly reached more than a dozen, all for a can't-miss chance to witness a real superstar in action. Only Dwight Howard wasn't doing anything super at all. No dunks, no shot blocks, nothing requiring even a hint of athletic ability. After all, any couch potato can order a hamburger at a fast food joint. But Howard's lunch with Chris Bosh in Macau was good enough for Chinese fans starving for a glimpse of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, because they aren't getting many chances. The Americans say they took it easy in that gambling town, and they're not exactly living it up since arriving here, content to stay fresh before the Olympics. "We really didn't do much," Dwyane Wade said. "We're trying to adjust a lot to the time difference and so a lot of us are resting, trying to get our bodies right, getting a lot...