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    Boozy Innovation

    Dallas drinkers will never run dry again thanks to new alcohol delivery app

    Jonathan Rienstra
    Dec 4, 2014 | 10:01 am

    Another day, another app that will ensure you never have to leave your house. This time it's Minibar, an alcohol delivery app available on iOS and Android that's launching in Dallas next week.

    The invention of New York-based co-founders Lindsey Andrews and Lara Crystal, Minibar is to your liver what Favor is to your stomach, offering up a bevy of alcoholic options that can be delivered to your door by your local liquor store.

    But whereas Favor operates as a full-fledged delivery enterprise, Andrews and Crystal have set up Minibar as a marketing middleman for Dallas liquor stores to establish an online presence. Minibar's structure allows for each store to fill their online inventory however they like, using categories such as liquor, beer, wine and mixers, as well as sub-categories that make finding Bulleit bourbon as simple as exploring the whiskey section.

    What this all means is no delivery fees, because Minibar takes a small percentage of each sale. It also allows each liquor store to maintain the delivery system — bikes, cars or scooters — most efficient for them to keep Minbar's "within the hour" delivery promise. It's also up to the store to ID Minibar users, and anyone that fails to produce a valid ID or is under 21 is responsible for a $20 restocking fee.

    "I think [the stores] really get it," Andrews says. "We're marketing and tech experts, and they're experts at selling, so it makes sense to focus on our areas of expertise. They get that it's an easy turnkey tech solution."

    Minibar launched in New York City in the summer of 2013, where it has been slowly growing from Manhattan and Brooklyn to the other boroughs and even the Hamptons and New Jersey. Last month, it launched in Chicago and San Francisco. Dallas is the third major city to launch outside of the tri-state area, and although it's in beta now, it will be fully operational next week.

    Besides selling alcohol and mixers, Minibar also gives the stores the ability to offer party requirements, including cups, ice and ping pong balls, as well as hangover helpers like Advil and Gatorade.

    Andrews says that Minibar users typically fall into one of three categories.

    "One is people on the way home from work who want one or two bottles of wine or some beer waiting for them," she says. "The second is if you're having a party, either personal or corporate. We want to be that solution. And third is sending gifts or thank yous. You can easily send a bottle champagne or bottle of scotch along with a message as part of our gifting option."

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    best in the world

    6 DFW universities named best in the world on 2026 U.S. News list

    Amber Heckler
    Jun 17, 2026 | 4:19 pm
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    UT Dallas ranked 7th in Texas and No. 110 nationally.

    Six Dallas-Fort Worth universities have been named among the best universities worldwide in U.S. News & World Report's just-released comprehensive list for 2026-2027.

    U.S. News' Best Global Universities report ranks more than 2,250 schools based exclusively on their academic research performance and international reputation. Only 275 universities from the U.S. were included in the global ranking, and 21 based in Texas.

    Harvard University topped the list for 2026-2027, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University claimed the coveted No. 2 and No. 3 spots worldwide.

    Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center topped the list of the best local schools, and it ranked as the 117th best university in the world.

    Earlier in June, UT Southwestern ranked No. 69 in a separate list of the best universities in the world from the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), which compared 2,000 schools globally.

    Here's how the rest of Dallas-Fort Worth's local institutions ranked:

    • No. 509 – University of Texas at Dallas
    • No. 746 – University of North Texas, Denton
    • No. 884 – University of Texas at Arlington
    • No. 950 – Southern Methodist University
    • No. 1,910 – Texas Christian University

    In a statement explaining global university trends, the managing editor for Education at U.S. News, LaMont Jones, Ed.D., said schools in the U.S. have continued to rank "disproportionately high" while major universities from other countries in China and South America are starting to catch up.

    "The continuing strength of [American university] reputations and academic research are, for the most part, unmatched," he said. "It's why students all over the world flock here to learn."

    Top-ranking Texas universities
    The University of Texas at Austin ranked No. 1 statewide and No. 56 worldwide, further cementing the university's reputation as the top choice for students seeking a higher education in Texas. CWUR also ranked UT Austin as the 35th best university in the world.

    Here's where other Texas universities stand among the top 1,000 in this year's global rankings:

    • No. 147 – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
    • No. 180 – Texas A&M University, College Station
    • No. 204 – Rice University
    • No. 301 – University of Texas at San Antonio
    • No. 330 – University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
    • No. 393 – University of Houston
    • No. 454 – Baylor University, Waco
    • No. 565 – Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    • No. 605 – University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
    Additionally, five other Texas universities ranked outside the top 1,000: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (No. 1,160); University of Texas El Paso (No. 1,248); Texas State University in San Marcos (No. 1,531); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock (No. 1,878); and Sam Houston State University in Huntsville (No. 2,145).
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