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"In Their Words" symposium features Garlandite Dale Long, four panelists on segregation's lifelong impact

An afternoon of history, dialogue, and understanding occurred as several Garlandites, led by internationally recognized speaker Dale...

October 17, 2024 story in The Garland Texan by Kim Everett Garland Mayor Scott LeMay told an audience that the fact that the move and...

April 18, 2024 Garland Texan article by Kim Everett “The Flats: Cradle of a Community,” is a musical drama that depicted the lives of...

Feb. 29, 2024 Garland Texan article by Kim Everett Latino leaders Alex Martinez and Gus Hinojosa shared interesting and inspirational...

Feb. 12, 2024 Garland Texan article by Kim Everett “The Flats: Cradle of a Community,” is a musical drama about Garland’s early Black...

Jan. 2, 2024 Garland Texan article by Kim Everett Everyone had a wonderful time at the Magical Candlelight Christmas-town 2023 event. The...

Garland Texan article by Kim Everett The city’s Latino residents have come here from a variety of Central American and South American...

Garland Texan Article A large crowd gathered at the corner of Avenue C and Santa Fe Drive in Garland Saturday, May 20 to celebrate the...

Garland Texan Article Guests gathered on the lawn of a 1915 Craftsman-inspired dwelling for a special neighborhood sign dedication...

"The Garland Latino Heritage Cookbook" is a 232-page compilation of recipes and stories from Garland's diverse array of citizens with...

Celebrate with us as a new Texas Historical Marker is unveiled honoring the Manuel and Maria Valle Family, the first recorded Latino...

Garland Texan Article A holiday kick-off event featuring a home tour in Garland's historic Travis College Hill Addition and Embree plus...

"The Cactus Chronicles" was performed at Garland's Plaza Theatre on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The original musical drama focused on the...

Performed to a sell-out crowd at Garland's Plaza Theatre, the award-winning "Becoming Garland Avenue" told the story of the founding of...

Historic homes in Travis College Hill and neighboring Embree were open to the public in the first-ever Christmas tour of Garland's 11th...

Becoming Garland Avenue—2020 Revival" was a film version of the musical drama that had performed to a sell-out crowd a year earlier....

Full Garland Texan Article Here Feb 22, 2023 Emphasizing “Blacks in Dallas history, not Black Dallas history,” Lenora Casmore told a...

Full Garland Texan Article Here A large crowd of visitors had a great time at the Magical Candlelight Christmas-town event Friday, Dec....

Garland Texan Article An original metalwork sculpture memorial commemorating the 790-plus Garlandites that have perished due to COVID...