Uber-Cool Transportation

Uber offers haute wheels — and a helicopter — for Final Four weekend in Dallas

With Final Four upon us, Uber Dallas is hooking up locals and visitors with uber-cool methods of transportation to safely and stylishly enjoy everything the weekend has to offer. Whether you are going to the games, the March Madness Music Festival or just joining friends at watching parties, the transportation app has you covered.

Ultimate #UberHoops Trick Shot Contest
Users are invited to record and submit their ultimate trick shot by Sunday, April 6, for a chance to win $500 worth of Uber credit. Check out the video above, starring Mavs basketball star Shawn "The Matrix" Marion, for inspiration.

UberSPRINTER
For a weekend this big, you had to know Uber would bring in some special wheels. From Friday-Sunday, get around celebrity-style with the UberSPRINTER Mercedes Benz, which seats up to 12.

UberCHOPPER
Speaking of celebrity style, on April 6, Uber is offering Dallasites and visitors the chance to see all the city hot spots UberCHOPPER. All users have to do is pop open the app, toggle over to UberCHOPPER, set their pick-up location and get ready for a great ride.

For $400 the requester and one friend can experience a 25- to 30-minute helicopter tour of Dallas complete with a round-trip pick-up/drop-off with UberBLACK — and, of course, Uber swag. This offer, provided by Sky Helicopters, is weather permitting.

SWALUV
Uber is also partnering with Southwest Airlines to bring the same "Luv" in the sky to the streets. You can read more about this partnership, but basically it boils down to a ride-four-times-get-one-ride-free deal.

DLUXury Returns
From Friday to Monday, users can choose from a series of luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Rolls Royce, Maybach, Fisker and Mercedes G Wagon. Say what? You know all those $30,000 millionaires are going to be all over this one.

New to Uber and think this weekend is the perfect time to give it a try? New users who sign up with promo code UberHOOPS get $20 off.

Be safe out there, friends. And have fun.

You don't want to drive around Dallas during Final Four. Let Uber take you where you want to go.

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You don't want to drive around Dallas during Final Four. Let Uber take you where you want to go.

E-Cigarette News

Dallas City Council places restrictions on vaping in public

Man vaping, e-cigarette

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Man vaping

Vaping will now be banned exactly like smoking, thanks to a new ordinance from the Dallas City Council.

At their December 11 meeting, the council passed an ordinance to ban vaping in all the same areas where smoking is not allowed. It'll go into effect on December 11, 2025 — giving everyone a year to get into compliance.

Proposed by City of Dallas Environmental Commission (EVC) and the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability (OEQS), the ordinance amends the definition of “smoking” in the Dallas City Code to include the use of vaping devices.

The ordinance does not ban vaping — it only bans where you can vape: no vaping in all indoor and enclosed spaces; within 15 feet of building entrances; and on park property. The ordinance also bans marijuana smoking in those same places.

In addition, the amendment requires restaurants, hotels, fitness centers and other businesses to update their signage to clearly state that both smoking and electronic smoking devices are prohibited.

The ordinance already earned widespread support from health organizations such as the Dallas County Health and Human Services, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association. These organizations, along with the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Surgeon General, have all raised concerns about the health risks of direct and second-hand exposure to vaping aerosols, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children and older adults.

Dallas is not the first city to impose such a ban: San Antonio enacted a similar ban in October. Theirs goes into effect on January 1, 2025.

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