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Learn About Organic Gardening from Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor
Come see the Dirt Doctor at Arlington City Hall on Saturday, June 15, from 9;00 a.m. to noon, and enjoy tours and demonstrations about smart landscaping for water conservation and natural beauty. Howard Garrett is popularly known as The Dirt Doctor through his books, website and nationally syndicated radio talk show. He has taught thousands [...]
UPRR to Begin Construction of Quiet Zone at Collins Street
On June 4, Union Pacific will begin construction to complete the Collins Street quiet zone, installing new signals and gates across Collins, just north of Abram Street. Once the construction is complete, there will no longer be a need for the trains to sound their horns. All three lanes will instead have flashing lights, new [...]
Float (Or Sink) Your Boat & More at River Legacy’s Cardboard Boat Regatta
Don’t miss the excitement of the 24th Annual Cardboard Regatta, which features more than 200 entrants this year. What: 24th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta When: Saturday, April 27, 2013 • 9 am – 4 pm Where: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor • 1800 E. Lamar in Arlington Who: River Legacy Foundation [...]
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 [...]
UT Arlington Math Department Wins National Honor
The American Mathematical Society has named The University of Texas at Arlington the winner of its 2013 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. The award honors the mathematics department at UT Arlington as a model of excellence among the group’s 570 member institutions. The Society recognized the UT Arlington mathematics department for doubling [...]
UT Arlington, Ilumno Network Partner to Offer New Spanish-Language Certificate Programs in Latin America
Beginning in May, The University of Texas at Arlington will offer five certificate programs to Latin American, post-secondary students, including a new Certificate in Public Health, in partnership with the Ilumno Network. UT Arlington will offer professional certificates developed by the University’s Division of Enterprise Development in Global Supply Chain Management; Internet Marketing; Entrepreneurship and Leadership; and [...]
Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies
The Texas Department of State Health Services Rabies Laboratory found that a skunk from a Southwest Arlington neighborhood has tested positive for rabies. A resident called Arlington Animal Services on March 30, 2013 after their canine made contact with an injured skunk near Timber Run Drive. The skunk was retrieved and shipped to the rabies [...]
April 6 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scheduled for Randol Mill Park’s New Sustainable Concession Building
City of Arlington’s New Solar Powered Building Uses Less Energy and Water Thanks to Financial Support from Chevrolet’s Participation in EcoMedia’s EcoAd Advertising Program The new sustainable concessions and restroom building at Randol Mill Park is opening its doors to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 6, at 9:00 am. The [...]
Levitt Pavilion’s Season Opens May 24 with Delta Rae
Levitt Pavilion Arlington opens its fifth year of free music under the stars on Memorial Day weekend with the second annual Downtown Center Stage Music Festival, one of its biggest opening weekend line-ups yet and Foreigner for its annual benefit concert! First on the Levitt stage for 2013 will be Delta Rae, the up-and-coming alt/pop [...]
Experience Arlington Names New President & CEO
After a nationwide search, Experience Arlington announced on Monday that Ronnie Price has been chosen to lead the city’s destination marketing organization into the next phase of success. He will start his new position on April 22, 2013. Price is replacing Jay Burress, who had been chief since 2008. Burress resigned in December to head [...]
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