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2013 Cardboard Boat Regatta a Splashy Blast
Mackey McElfresh was a picture of cool during the 24th River Legacy Foundation Cardboard Boat Regatta on Saturday, arriving at Hurricane Harbor early, setting up well ahead of time, and making sure he and his Ashworth Elementary teammates were ready. It wasn’t until they actually placed the boat in the water did the fifth-grader ask, [...]
Arlington to Celebrate Global Youth Service Day Saturday, April 27
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) mobilizes millions of youth from over 100 countries to improve their communities through service. It remains one of the largest service events of its kind. On Saturday, April 27, youth groups from area schools, faith-based and nonprofit organizations will make a difference in Arlington when they scatter throughout the city [...]
UTA Criminology Professor, Students Partner With AISD to Fight Truancy
The University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is partnering with the Arlington Independent School District to try to better understand and reduce the district’s teenage truancy rates. Jaya Davis, UT Arlington assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, and 10 of her students are spending two to four hours a week with [...]
Library Poetry Slam Workshop a Rousing Success
There was a time when Christina Harris was what you might call a closeted writer, one of those under-the-table scribes whose work is seen by only one pair of eyes: her own. How that has changed. On Tuesday in the activity room of the Southeast Branch Library, Christina strolled up to a microphone and belted [...]
When Big Ideas Come from Small Places
While walking out of the grocery store with his mother in a downpour so heavy he could barely see their parked car, Dalton Potter was struck with one of those ah-ha moments. What if they had a face spray that forces raindrops to bounce right off, keeping you – and your eyes – dry? Dalton, [...]
Flood Safety Awareness Week: After a Flood
Wait until it is safe to return. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio or local television and radio stations. Do not return to flooded areas until authorities indicate it is safe to do so. Do not visit disaster areas following a flood. Your presence may hamper urgent emergency response and rescue operations. Travel with care. Follow recommended [...]
AISD Needs Members for Citizens Bond Oversight Committee
Are you ready to serve on a local committee, one that will impact area schools? If the answer is yes, Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees is seeking applications for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide findings and recommendations to the Board of Trustees relating to the expenditure of [...]
Arlington ISD Wants Parents to Grade Them
The Arlington Independent School District (AISD) wants to hear from you. School leaders are working each day to provide a great place for students to learn, for teachers to teach, for all employees to work and for parents to send their children for an excellent education. Now they want to know if you are satisfied [...]
Two Arlington Choirs Make History
The boys, 45 in total, stared forward, waiting for the cue. The lights dimmed, and the boys of the Arlington High School Varsity Men’s Choir began to sing. It was only rehearsal, but with just one day before the big performance, everything needed to be perfect. For the first time in history, two Arlington schools [...]
Fun Things to Do this Weekend in Arlington – March 1-3
Award-winning Musical Hits UTA Stage The award-winning Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof, hits the stage this weekend as members of the UTA Maverick Theatre Company and UTA Department of Music collaborate to bring this masterpiece to life—right here in Arlington. Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless, classic that offers a powerful statement about [...]
Cowboys Stadium is the Big Reward for Good Grades
Municipal Court Adds New Online Payment Option
Final Vote In: MAX Is Ready is Roll
A First for Arlington: City Hosts National Small Business Week Event
Sales Tax Holiday Moves to August 9-11