Restaurants at AT&T Discovery District, Pier 1's struggle to stay afloat: Your Monday evening roundup

Early voting starts Tuesday  [Evening roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 02/17/2020 By Todd Davis Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( AT&T Discovery District is located on Commerce Street in the middle of the Fortune 500 company's downtown Dallas campus. When all the amenities open in May 2020, the Discovery District will be open to anyone, not just AT&T employees.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) FOOD AND DRINK [Inside the 20 restaurants and bars opening at AT&T Discovery District in downtown]( What started as a campus improvement project at AT&T’s headquarters has turned into an art-filled, restaurant-focused, $100 million development installed not only for the 5,500 AT&T employees who office on site but also for anyone else in downtown. [There’s a hint of Vegas in the middle of this project]( anchored by the 104-foot-tall by 84-foot-wide "media wall" that Joe Trampel, AT&T’s director of technology, says has a "higher resolution than Times Square." It won’t be a place for AT&T to air advertisements for phones, however; it will use it as an art piece — similar to a high-def outdoor art installation or the spectacle the Bellagio fountains create on the Las Vegas strip. Also: Business wanes at Chinese restaurants and markets as [coronavirus fears grow](. And: [Chef Avner Samuel]( exits Nosh Bistro after just 6 months at the Dallas restaurant ADVERTISEMENT  BUSINESS [Pier 1 Imports files for bankruptcy and looks for a buyer]( Pier I Imports, after years of trying to fix itself, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and said it already has the approval of its lenders to pursue a sale of the company. The home furnishings retailer is in the process of closing up to 450 stores, including all of its stores in Canada. Among the stores already holding going-out-of-business sales, 20 are in Texas. Local stores closing are in Arlington, Burleson, Denton, Irving and Lewisville. [Stores are closing in almost every state.](  Also: The Allen City Council has approved a planned mixed-use development on State Highway 121. [But the project won’t have the sports stadium]( that was originally proposed.   And: [Meet Ada Crenshaw]( entrepreneur and membership director for the Collin County Black Chamber of Commerce.  POLITICS [Republicans make the pitch they’re the most like Trump in Texas’ 24th Congressional District primary]( Once reliably red, the gerrymandered seat representing more than a dozen cities in Denton, Tarrant and Dallas counties is so competitive that [the election is expected to attract national attention]( and money from both parties and a bevy of outside groups. [Democrats debate which one can finally turn Texas’ 24th Congressional District blue]( For the first time in more than a decade, Texas’ 24th Congressional District [is within striking distance for Democrats](. The seat is open after eight-term GOP Congressman Kenny Marchant announced his retirement last year.  Also: Texans, early voting for the March 3 primary starts tomorrow. [Here’s what you need to know](.   Editorial: Voting for primaries is [too important to sit out](.   Voter guide: Prepare before you hit the polls and [compare the candidates](.  ADVERTISEMENT (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY Randy Gibson takes a photo of his son Andrew appearing to hold up the 'Leaning Tower of Dallas' on Monday. [A failed demolition of the former Affiliated Computer Services tower]( on Sunday morning left the central core behind. EDITORS' PICKS - Vehicle accident: [Three teenagers died in a fiery crash]( early Monday in Plano when the car they were in was split in two. - This won't fly: Airline passenger Wendi Williams is considering pressing charges after [a man thrashed her reclined seat with his fist](. - Curious Texas: How much will the Texas bullet train cost? [We tackle this and other questions about the line](. ADVERTISEMENT FINALLY... [Serial murder suspect Bill Chemirmir is not an unauthorized immigrant, ICE says]( Billy Chemirmir is accused of killing 22 elderly people in North Texas. His case has been cited by Twitter pundits and media outlets as an example of why the United States needs tougher immigration laws. The serial murder suspect is a Kenyan immigrant. Some have suggested he overstayed a visa and is in the U.S. illegally. [But Chemirmir is not an unauthorized immigrant.]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! 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