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Story of The Flats neighborhood told in musical drama

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

Latino leaders speak at Magic 11th Street annual meeting

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

“The Flats” musical drama set for April 14

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

Christmas-town 2023 Fun For All

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

Garland Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

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

Valle Historical Marker Unveiled

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...

Neighborhood Celebrates Resilience

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

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

Unveiling of the Manuel and Maria Valle Family Texas Historical Marker— May 20, 2023

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

Magical Candlelight Christmas-Town 2022

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 Musical Drama

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

Becoming Garland Avenue —2020 Revival

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

Magical Christmas Candlelight Tour 2019

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

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

Lenora Casmore talks about prominent past Black leaders

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

Christmas fun on 11th Street

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

Memorial to those who lost lives due to COVID

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