Vandergriff Skate Park

 

The 1st phase of the community wide skate park is underway and is expected to be ready by the end of January 2014.  The facility will feature a flow bowl, butterfly bowl and snake run for all levels of skaters.
For more information visit: 
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/24/5187323/vandergriff-skatepark-construction.html?rh=1

Live Music–Culture–Food and Shopping

Downtown Arlington is presenting the 1st Annual South Street Art Festival this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 27-29.  The free festival will be held on South Street between Mesquite St. and Mary St. and will feature 75 of the Finest Artist, 10 Prominent Local Bands and 9 Unique Local Food Vendors.   Bands will be performing all 3 days of the festival, find the band performance schedule here.

Festival Hours
Friday September 27, 2013   5pm-11pm
Saturday September 28, 2013  11am-11pm
Sunday September 29, 2013  11am-5pm

For more information go to: http://www.southstreetartfest.com/

Hope to see you there!

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New Gated Community Near Tierra Verde Golf Club

At their Sept. 3 meeting, the Arlington City Council unanimously approved subdivision developer Nathan Watson’s plan for a 40-home, gated subdivision in southwest Arlington near the city’s award-winning Tierra Verde Golf Club .

The new development, Eden Village, will be north of Eden Road and west of U.S. Highway 287.  The community is designed to complement the nearby Tierra Verde golf course and the development will feature green spaces and amenities that include walking trails and a dog-friendly park.  The average price for Eden Village homes expected to be around $280,000.  Jim Maibach, the developer’s zoning consultant said, “Other amenities planned for the subdivision, which will have a homeowners association, include wrought-iron fences, decorated wooden garage doors, a gazebo, an outdoor fire pit, a cabana and walking trails that will eventually connect with the Sublett Creek Linear Park.”

“The community will have smaller lots and amenities that should appeal to seniors seeking a high-end, secure neighborhood”, Maibach said. “A lot of people hitting in their 50s and 60s don’t want big pieces of land to take care of, they want a quality home that has two or three bedrooms and large open spaces, and they want a secure, gated community.” 

Home construction at Eden Village could begin as early as next summer.

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Record Home Sales in Dallas Fort Worth metro area

Home sales in the Dallas Fort Worth continue to set records.  In August home   sales hit almost $2.2 billion which was 2nd highest home sales volume in history for the DFW area.  The average price in the DFW area is up 10% from 2012 at $227,723.  Watch the video for more home sales information for Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie Texas.  Home inventories are also historically low, as low as 1 month in some areas.  An average market is about 5 to 7 months inventory.  It’s a great time to sell a home.

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Friends of Arlington Public Library fall book sale is Sept. 18-22

Shop and read for a good cause at the upcoming fall book sale set for Sept. 18-22 at Meadowbrook Recreation Center, at 1400 Dugan St. Hosted by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library, the semiannual sale is immensely popular with savvy shoppers looking for unique finds and good buys.

For more information click:
http://www.fapl.org/

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/10/5147253/eyes-on-arlington-friends-of-arlington.html#storylink=cpy

Lauretta Hill was Promoted to Assistant Police Chief in Arlington TX

Lauretta Hill, has become the first black woman promoted to assistant police chief in Arlington, TX.  The Friday August 31st ceremony took place in a packed City Council chambers.

Ms. Hill is a 19 year veteran of the Arlington police force.  “Loyalty, trustworthiness, dedication, compassion, accountability, achievement, perseverance and honor,” are words Police Chief Will Johnson used to describe Hill.

Officer Hill directed security operations for Super Bowl XLV, the 2011 World Series and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Among other recognitions, she received the Thurgood Marshall Award from the NAACP in 2004.  

Congratulations Assistant Chief Lauretta Hill.

Photo from Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  See More Photos Here.

 

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