Category: Local News

Celebrate Tietze Park’s 100th Birthday Festivities – 3 Nov 2024

Tietze Park celebrates its 100th birthday this year, having been founded in 1924! On Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:30-4:30pm, Friends of Tietze Park (FOTP) plans to honor this special year with an exciting community celebration in the park.

Get involved by volunteering, sponsoring an activity, donating, and more! Check out the official FOTP Centennial website for more information.

This event will be free to all attendees and include:

  • Live Music
  • Bounce Houses
  • Face Painting
  • Gaming Trucks
  • Balloon Artists
  • Talks and Demonstrations
  • Food
  • Pop Ups with Sponsors and Local Vendors
  • Silent Auction
  • Informative Displays on the History of Tietze Park
by Membership Chair

ForwardDallas Summit – 18 Sep 2024

What is FowardDallas & Why Should You Care?

The Dallas Express and Candy’s Dirt will host a summit on ForwardDallas and the proposed comprehensive plan changes including the Dallas City Council’s push for higher residential density, ostensibly to address the perceived housing affordability issue.

  • Date: 18 Sep 2024
  • Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm
  • Location: Cooper Hotel, 12330 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75230
  • Cost: Free

Among the topics they will be addressing at this summit are:

  • What is ForwardDallas exactly and why should you care?   
  • Does Dallas have an affordable housing problem and will ForwardDallas solve it?
  • Impacts of Higher Density Residential Development (crime, property values, quality of life)
  • ForwardDallas or “Backward Dallas” – The Good, Bad, & Ugly

Please RSVP HERE for the event and share with your family and friends.

This event will take place just a week before the planned city council ForwardDallas vote on September 25th. Time is running out!

by Membership Chair

Lakewood Library – Book Sale Fundraiser

Lakewood Library Friends (LLF) is a non-profit organization which provides resources for educational & enrichment programs through the Lakewood Library. If you have used the summer reading programs, attended a speaker series, or your kids have participated in activities at the Lakewood Library, then you have likely benefited from Lakewood Library Friends’ efforts!

LLF is running a Book Sale in early September to raise funds to support these activities and programs.

When
     Members Only VIP Access
          September 3: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
     Open to the Public
          September 4: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
          September 5: 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
          September 6: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
          September 7: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Where
     Dallas Lakewood Library
     6121 Worth Street
     Dallas, TX 75214

by Membership Chair

Geneva Heights Elementary School’s New Campus Ready for Students

The staff and administration of Geneva Heights Elementary School (GHES) are thrilled to welcome back students to their newly renovated campus.

After two years at a temporary location, families and new members of the GHES community can finally enjoy the upgraded facilities. Construction crews are hard at work putting the final touches on the campus to ensure everything is ready for Meet the Teacher Night on August 8 and the first day of school on August 12.

The Geneva Heights community’s resilience and patience have paid off, and the newly renovated campus will be ready to inspire and support students for years to come!

Stay tuned for more information about an open house during which members of the LGNA community can tour the facility.

by Membership Chair