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Garage sales are a great way to clean your closets and cupboards oritems you no longer want or need. Here in Garland, you need to get apermit from the city before you can hold a garage sale. The permit isfree and the city allows for three garage sales to be held perhomeowner a year. Sales must last no longer than three consecutivedays; signs promoting your garage... Đọc Tiếp

This week we look at vehicles, parking surfaces and obstructions. Junkvehicles are considered a danger to the public. How does the cityclassify a junk car? If the car does not have a current license plateand state inspection sticker and the vehicle is wrecked, dismantled ordiscarded it is considered a junk vehicle. If the car is not wrecked,but has expired plates... Đọc Tiếp

If you have ever gotten a violation ticket from the city and have notunderstood why, you are not alone. City codes aren't hard to follow,but most of them are obscure or escape everyday common sense, or arehard to understand. There are 19 codes listed in the Garland T.R.A.C(Teaching Residents About Code) packet. This is part one of a multiplearticle series that will break down the most common violations and whatto do if you get a ticket... Đọc Tiếp

In part of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign, Texas Highway Patrol andlocal law enforcements are getting tougher on seat belt laws. "Nomatter how old you are or where in the vehicle you are sitting, youmust buckle up," said Texas Highway Patrol Assistant Director DavidBaker. Police can also ticket anyone in a vehicle for not wearing aseat belt tight across the shoulder... Đọc Tiếp

May Day is an old and unofficial holiday on the calendar and for the15th year in a row, the City of Garland's Summer Nutrition Program, theFair Housing Office is hosting the Stamp Out Child Hunger event, on May1, 2010 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM at East Side Church of Christ, 501 HelenStreet, Garland, TX 75040... Đọc Tiếp

Imagine a school that teachers love to work in so much that they willdrive all the way from The Colony or Arlington or Allen to Garland. Ora child who asks the teacher if he can clean up and put away countingblocks used for math. Walk through the classrooms of any publicelementary school or kindergarten and the chances of that happeningare, well, slim... Đọc Tiếp

It is easy to feel out of place at an all Asian festival when you'rewhite. Just like feeling out of place living in America being Asian. Iwas expecting the usual countries to be represented. China, Vietnam,Japan, Korea and the Philippines but other countries that I forgotbelonged to Asia such as Bangladesh and India... Đọc Tiếp

Saturday, 24 April 2010 from 12:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. at Southern MethodistUniversity on SMU Boulevard and Bishop Blvd, near the flagpole therewill be a music, free food, prizes extravaganza. Barefoot on theBoulevard is the 2nd annual outdoor music festival dedicated to raisingawareness about recycling, energy efficiency, and going green... Đọc Tiếp

Garland's Mayor Ronald Jones gives an award during the year at everyquarter to residents or property owners in Garland that havedemonstrated significant improvements or upgrades to their propertythat will provide a positive physical impact to their neighborhood. Theaward will be granted based on project innovation, potential forreplication, mitigation of unsightly conditions, collaboration orpartnership, volunteer contributions, and increased property value... Đọc Tiếp

The city of New Orleans has started enforcing new parking meters ratesand hours. Before where the hours ran from Monday through Friday, 8a.m. to 6 p.m. it is now the same hours, only now the days run fromMonday till Saturday. The rates have gone up 25 cents. For regular2-hour meters, the rate will now be $1.50/hr. For long term meters, upto ten hours... Đọc Tiếp