Super Bowl 2011 / Cowboys Stadium

Arlington to prevent "ambush marketing" during All-Star Game

If you were planning on setting up a lemonade stand near Cowboys Stadium for the NBA All-Star game in February, better change your plans.

Our Susan Schrock reports that the Arlington City Council is getting ready to pass an "anti-ambush marketing" law that will prevent non-sponsors from advertising around the stadium during the week the NBA is in town.

The same law will be in effect when Super Bowl XLV comes to Arlington in 2011.

It's all about protecting the money, you know.

-- Kathy Vetter

Collins Street bridge finally open

If you're headed to the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game, you have a new route available: the Collins Street bridge is finally open, although construction continues on some lanes.

Here's the account by our transportation writer, Gordon Dickson.

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Flower Mound hopes to get in on Super Bowl fun

Flower Mound Mayor Jody Smith tells the Flower Mound Leader that the city hopes to showcase the Circle R Ranch, the Tour 18 golf course and its shopping during the North Texas Super Bowl.


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Will the new Cowboys Stadium steal Miami's Super thunder?

Super Bowl 2010 is in Miami, where the former Pro Player Stadium is now known as Land Shark Stadium, named after Jimmy Buffett's beer.

But will the big game continue to rotate into MIami? Or will Jerry Jones and North Texas steal their thunder?

An NFL executive issued a warning to Miami officials last month about the aging stadium, which also hosts the BCS national championship on a rotating basis.

Miami Super Bowl commercial

Here's the actual commercial:

Let there be football in South Florida

This is a fun behind-the-scenes look at the national commercial by the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee.

Dozens of mayors to meet on Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium

Mayors of more than 50 cities and towns across North Texas will meet Monday at Cowboys Stadium to discuss plans for Super Bowl XLV, coming to Arlington in 2011.This is the second meeting of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Council of Mayors.

Bill Lively, president of the host committee, and representatives of the three largest cities -- Mayor Robert Cluck from Arlington, Mayor Mike Moncrief from Fort Worth and Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway from Dallas -- are expected to attend.

The meeting begins at 4 p.m. but is not open to the public. The mayors and other representatives are scheduled to hold a press brief after the meeting.

The topics of discussion are regional transportation, public safety and security, aviation and the SLANT 45 education program. SLANT 45 stands for Service Learning Adventures in North Texas.

Also expected to attend are Arlington Police Chief Theron Bowman, who heads the public safety action team; Michael Morris, director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments; Arlington Municipal Airport Director Bob Porter; and Gigi Antoni, president of Big Thought, which designed SLANT 45.