Lakeside Irving-Las Colinas Apartment Community Sells to Virginia Investor
One of Las Colinas’ largest apartment communities has traded. The Alesio rental community in Irving has more than 900 apartments and is located on Lake Carolyn in the Las Colinas Urban Center. Built starting in 1987, the lakeside community was one of the first urban-style rental projects in Las Colinas. The sprawling apartment development has […]
World War I Art and Culture Exhibit Opens in Irving
A new art exhibit in Irving explores a transformational period in U.S. history, World War I, and how the struggles of those days shape the country even today. The exhibit, “WW1 America,” examines the years between 1914 and 1919, the war and the battles that raged in the U.S., including a racial firestorm, the women’s […]
Irving Takes The Mayors’ Monarch Pledge
Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer has renewed Irving’s pledge to help support monarch butterfly migration by signing the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. The City of Irving has joined hundreds of cities across the U.S. in creating a more pollinator friendly community for the monarch butterfly. Read Mayor Stopfer’s 2021 Monarch Pledge. As part of […]
Keep Irving Beautiful Hosts Hybrid ‘Don’t mess with Texas Trash-Off’ Cleanup
Trinity View Park was the site for Keep Irving Beautiful’s (KIB) annual spring cleanup event, the Don’t mess with Texas Trash-Off, part of the state’s signature event for the national Great American Cleanup initiative. On April 10, volunteers arrived early, according to the time they had chosen when they pre-registered. While the Trash-Off usually draws […]
Watch this Irving Foster Grandma Bust a Move in a Virtual Dance-Off
Renza Lewis moved to Irving in 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina forced to her flee her New Orleans home. A couple family members lived here, and she stayed busy working in customer service for the North Texas Toll Authority. When she retired, she wanted to find a way to meet people and get […]
Microsoft Las Colinas Named Finalist For Best Redevelopment or Renovation
On April 28, D CEO will reveal the winners of its 2021 Commercial Real Estate Awards program. Leading up to the big event, we’re featuring all 83 finalists (51 projects and deals and 32 professionals), one category at a time. Today, we’re sharing information about the project in the Best Redevelopment or Renovation category. Microsoft […]
BEAM Shines a Light on Irving ISD
Two students and three teachers received honors from the Bilingual-ESL Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM), an organization that promotes the collaboration of local bilingual and ESL educators and students. Students Christopher Camacho (fourth grader at Good Elementary School) and Arely Hernandez (eighth grader at Bowie Middle School) won the top prize for their submissions […]
Yellow Corporation Bringing New Jobs to Irving-Las Colinas
Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YELL) is recruiting employees for new positions in Irving, Texas. On Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22, Yellow will host a hiring event as the trucking company looks to fill jobs including: mechanics, local drivers, dock workers and linehaul drivers. Yellow intends to hire qualified individuals for more than 120 positions […]
Irving Dance Company Returns to Stage, One Year After Spring Show Was Canceled
A year ago, Momentum Dance Company in Irving was preparing for its annual spring show when COVID-19 shut down production. This weekend, the dance company will return to the stage with United We Dance, a spring show that blends classical ballet, contemporary jazz, modern dance, folkloric dance and lyrical tap. Hayley Grafflin, the company’s new […]
Gourmet Custom Pizza Chain Blazes Into Irving-Las Colinas
A gourmet fast-casual pizza concept is gifting Dallas-Fort Worth with pizza pizza pizza: Blaze Pizza has opened a location in Rowlett at 3109 Lakeview Pkwy., the first of several new restaurants coming to the Dallas market this spring. Local franchisees will open three more locations in Dallas, Irving, and Mesquite, as follows: Dallas, at 5500 […]