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During the past two Presidential elections, Dallas-based 7-Eleven has offered it’s coffee drinking customers a way to let their opinions be known. Choose a red cup, and you’re pro-McCain. Blue and you’re pro-Obama.

The promotional campaign kicks off this Wednesday (1 Oct 08) and runs through Election Day.

Is there any validity to this casual poll? Take a look at the results from the past two elections:

2000 election
Presidential candidate // U.S. voters // 7-Election voters
George W. Bush // 47.9% // 51.2%
Al Gore // 48.4% // 48.9%

2004 election
George W. Bush // 50.7% // 51 %
John Kerry // 48.3% // 49%

Due to Hurricane Ike, as of Friday AM, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has suspended all flights in-bound/out-bound for Houston, Corpus Christi and Harlingen.

Dallas area based American Airlines has suspended flights for Houston, Corpus Christi and McAllen.

Galveston Island, as of Friday morning, should be a ghost town. State officials are concerned that storm surges up to 20′ could hit the low lying coastal areas and ordered mandatory evacuations of the entire island. Island officials have shut off electricity and water services ahead of the storm. Galveston was the scene of the nation’s deadliest hurricane in the 1900 when approximately 6,000 people were killed.

>>>>> To keep track of Hurricane Ike’s approach, click here.<<<<<

Ike is currently a Category 2 storm with 105-mph winds and likely will come ashore late on Friday or early on Saturday as a potentially dangerous Category 3 storm on the five-step intensity scale with winds of more than 111 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center .

The State of Texas has issued this map showing the Gulf Coast escape route with areas noted that might be implemented with contraflow. I-45 between Houston & Dallas could have all lanes northbound as far north as Ennis (which is just 20 miles south of downtown Dallas).

Let’s hope the weather stays nice for this!

The All About Uptown Fest will be this Saturday, 13 Sept 08 from 11a - 11p.

There will be historic tours of Uptown and sponsors include: City Vets, Pets R Uptown, Dean Foods, Kids Korner, Renowned Restaurants

Located on Fairmont Street between McKinney Avenue and Cedar Springs

CHEF SHOWCASE TENT
11AM: Juan Rosado - The Crescent Club at Rosewood Crescent Hotel
12PM: Vu Le - The Fish Restaurant & Sushi Bar
1PM: John Coleman - Fearings at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
2PM: Chris Meier - The Capital Grille
3PM: Paula Lambert - Mozzarella Company
4PM: David Bull - Bolla at the Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa
5PM: Brian Wubbena - Trulucks
6PM: Gianni Santin - The Conservatory at Rosewood Crescent Hotel

MAIN STAGE
11AM: Scott Whitaker - Country
1PM: A Hard Days Night - Beatles Tribute Band
3PM: Mount Righteous - Progressive Big Band
4:30PM: Jonnie Blanco - Pop Alternative Rock
7PM: Brave Combo - Alternative Polka Party Rock
9PM: The Killdares - Irish Rock

For more information, contact the Uptown Association at:
469.341.0613
www.AllAboutUptown.com

If you are planning on heading to the air guitar championships at House of Blues, you might want to hit some venues for drink specials beforehand.

* Tuk Tuk Asian Cuisine: 5 pm - 7 pm: $3 beer, $3.50 wine

* Fuse Restaurant and Lounge: 4 pm - 7 pm: $3 domestics, $3 frozen drinks, $3 white wine, $3 red wine, $1 sake / $1 sushi

* Ten Sports Grill: 11 am - 7 pm: $3 top ten martinis / $2 mimosa / $2.50 frozen margaritas

* Riccardi’s: 4 pm - 7pm: $5 wells, $3 domestics, $2 off all wine by the glass

* Uptown Bar & Grill: 7 pm - 2 am: $4 Red Bull vodkas

Steppin it up this YEAR….due to increase ticket sales….Lynxx is moving the location to a PRIVATE VENUE…THE FABULOUS SILVER FOX in DALLAS off Cedar Springs and Oaklawn for a night of dancing and ringing in the New Year again this Friday, July 25, 2008.

The 5th Annual New Year’s Eve in July Party is the biggest party of the year. The party includes DJ, Dancing, Party Favors, Champagne Toast and one complimentary cocktail and complimentary valet.

Purchase your tickets online for $10 and you don’t wait in line and save $$$, a portion of all proceeds benefit the Delores A. Hudson Foundation - Helping Find a Cure for Ovarian Cancer!

Click Here to Purchase your Ticket and get complete details!

Studio Fling is going to be having a very interesting 24 hours beginning tonite at 8p.

For the next 24 hours (thru 11p Saturday), they will be having a show called Live Long Day.

George Fowler, Jason Ice, and Jimmy Martinez, will work on individual art projects starting at 8pm Friday night and they will work throughout the night and show are finished works Saturday night at 8pm.

The reception starts at 7pm on Friday and ends at 11pm Saturday. We hope to see all of you there.

Studio Fling is located at:
2924 Main Street
Suite 102
Dallas, TX.
75226