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Big Art Day comes to downtown Garland
Big Art Day, an outdoor art education event, hosted by the city of Garland and Garland ISD, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18. The event will go from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will include exhibits of numerous types of art at the Plaza Theatre, Garland’s Central...
Downtown Garland volunteers needed
As Downtown Garland prepares for construction to begin in late 2021, the Downtown Development Office is excited to unveil the Team Downtown volunteer program. The team will engage with visitors, help them navigate around construction, and promote local businesses, to...
Patty Granville receives 2021 Obelisk Award
Cultural Arts Director Patty Granville will be honored with the Juror’s Award at the 33rd pObelisk Awards presented by Business Council for the Arts Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Dallas. The Obelisk Award honors businesses, nonprofits and individuals for their extraordinary...
City purchases 2.18 acres for park
The Garland Foundation for Development has approved the purchase of 2.18 acres of land near Ridgecrest and Lakemere drives to create public park space to serve and connect the nearby neighborhoods. The park will also include a portion of what had been the Williams...
Assistant City Manager John Baker retires
In more than six years as assistant city manager, John Baker saw some of Garland’s most vital departments through some of the city’s biggest challenges. An engineer by trade, Baker wound up making sure water flowed to homes after natural disasters and overseeing...
Council, boards, commissions move to Zoom
Due to health considerations from the ongoing COVID pandemic, the Garland City Council’s Aug. 16 and 17 meetings, as well as the Aug. 16 Plan Commission meeting, will be conducted in a Zoom-only format. The dates and times remain the same, but will now occur only in...
GFD announces 2020 award winners
The Garland Fire Department’s 2020 "Of the Year" award winners were recognized at a ceremony Aug. 4 at The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center. Congratulations to the following award recipients: Friend of the Fire Department: Gary Holcomb – City of Garland Purchasing...
City manager presents proposed budget
City Manager Bryan Bradford presented the proposed 2021-2022 budget to Mayor Scott LeMay and the City Council at the Aug. 3 regular council meeting. According to Bradford, the certified tax base has continued to increase and property taxes are expected to increase by...
Partnership brings vitality to medical district
The city of Garland is partnering with Prevarian Companies and Harrison Street to bring new vitality to the community’s medical district. In May 2013, the city adopted the Forest-Jupiter Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Plan, with recommendations to include a medical...