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The Arlington City Council held their monthly meeting in front of a packed house last night, as the Hike & Bike Master Plan was debated during a final public hearing. “Yellow shirts” in support of the plan were interspersed with the “non-yellow shirts” (and unofficial “red shirts”, seemingly) against it. The Hike & Bike Plan, [...]
The University of Texas at Arlington and other nearby venues will be host to the 2011 Special Olympics Texas Summer Games this week: May 26-May 29. This annual event (6th annual to be held in Arlington) showcases more than 3,000 SOTX athletes from across the state. Special Olympics Texas athletes will compete in variety of [...]
Joe Barton, the U.S. House Representative of the 6th District of Texas, will hold local town hall meetings over the next few days to obtain in-person feedback from his constituents. Barton will be in Arlington next Monday, April 18th at Boles Junior High School. The meeting will start at 6pm in the cafeteria. A complete [...]
Just the other day Arlington learned it has the best drinking water in all of Texas! That’s quite a success story, and we send a big shout-out to the city’s Water Utilities department whose staff works so hard to make our water safe to consume. Thank you! With that news comes some peace of mind, [...]
Last week, the city of Arlington held two town hall meetings to gather feedback from its citizens regarding its Hike & Bike Master Plan, a long-term proposal to add hundreds of miles of bike lanes, sidewalks, and other non-automobile amenities to city streets. Many residents both for and against the plan gathered to ask questions [...]
Last weekend was “Garden Installation Day” for the folks at Foster Elementary, the fifth Arlington school to partner with REAL School Gardens of Fort Worth. RSG is a non-profit bringing outdoor learning classrooms to local elementary campuses, particularly those who serve underprivileged children. For some of these kids, an on-site learning garden is the only [...]
The Arlington Public Library believes it’s never too early to start reading to your child, so it has created the “My First Library Card” program for newborns and children up to 3 years of age. Available at all Arlington Public Library branches now through August 2011, the program aims to help parents develop important early [...]
Spring is indeed here in Arlington, the season golfers have been waiting for! And what better way to enjoy the warmer weather than to hit a few golf balls and support the Junior League of Arlington! On March 28, 2011, the Junior League will host their 9th Annual “Tee It Up For Charity” golf tourney [...]
Spends a pretty Saturday morning making River Legacy Parks even prettier! Volunteers are needed to help with the Trinity River Clean-Up project on Saturday, March 19th, from 8am to 12 noon. Bring your own canoe, or use a free one that’ll be provided, to get trash out of the water. Or walk along the banks [...]
Multi-task during dinner this evening by eating at any Chipotle restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. You’ll be supporting the REAL School Gardens’ “Cause An Effect” fundraiser, and enjoying a delicious burrito at the same time! When: Wednesday, March 9th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Where: Any Chipotle restaurant in DFW. REAL School Gardens supports learning gardens [...]
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