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City Council Agenda for May 21, 2013 View the Grand Prairie City Council Agenda for May 21, 2013. Posted Date: 5/17/2013
Latest Edition of GP Update The latest edition of GP Update features stories on Police Memorial Service, city election results, Fight the Bite, and new sculpture for Veterans Memorial. Posted Date: 5/17/2013
Grand Prairie Upcoming Events Grand Prairie is a baseball town this week. The NJCAA Southwest District Region 5 Championship games are at QuikTrip Park through Thursday, May 16 and the AirHogs fly in for their home opener on Friday, May 17... Posted Date: 5/13/2013 10:45 AM
Win Tickets to Verizon Theatre! Please respond to our survey to be eligible to win 2 tickets (valued at $100) to an upcoming concert at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie! Posted Date: 5/13/2013
City of Grand Prairie Election Unofficial Results Information on the election results for the May 11th City of Grand Prairie elections... Posted Date: 5/11/2013 7:15 PM
Fresh Bread at Farmers Market Enjoy the smell of fresh bread at Farmers Market Saturday, May 25. Posted Date: 5/10/2013
Crawfish Boil At Farmers Market Let the good times roll with a crawfish boil at Grand Prairie Farmers Market Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Posted Date: 5/10/2013
The Great Catsby Pet Adoption Special In conjunction with the premier of the new motion picture "The Great Gatsby," the Grand Prairie Animal Adoption Center is going back to a time of luxury and grandeur with The Great CATsby adoption special May 10-11... Posted Date: 5/10/2013
City Begins to 'Fight the Bite' In the 2013 battle against blood-thirsty mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, Grand Prairie will ground spray every Thursday and Friday night, weather permitting, from May – October in neighborhoods testing positive for infected mosquitoes. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
King Tut, Mummies & More at Libraries Rollin Phipps presents a series of fascinating programs, coinciding with a traveling exhibit on King Tut at the Grand Prairie Library. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
City Council Minutes for April 16, 2013, and Council Action for May 7, 2013 View the Grand Prairie City Council Minutes for April 16, 2013, and Council Action for May 7, 2013. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
VIDEO: New Grand Prairie Fire Station No. 1 Ground Breaking The city of Grand Prairie hosted a ground breaking ceremony for the new Fire Station No. 1 on May 6 at 510 W. Main St.... Posted Date: 5/7/2013
City Raises Money for Water Customers in Need During the month of May, the city is teaming up with Grand Prairie United Charities to raise money for water customes in need of temporary assistance with their water bill... Posted Date: 5/3/2013 10:00 AM
Red Skelton's American Way June 28-29 Texas Family Musicals presents Red Skelton's American Way, a full-blown patriotic show, at Uptown Theater with performances June 28-30. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
All Shook Up the hit Broadway Musical July 13-14 Texas Family Musicals presents "All Shook Up," a hit Broadway Musical featuring all Elvis songs, at the Uptown Theater July 13 & 14. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
The Roy Orbison Experience July 25-28 Texas Family Musicals presents the Roy Orbison Experience, the ultimate tribute show, on July 25-28 at the Uptown Theater. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
The Marvelous Wonderettes Aug. 24-25 Texas Family Musicals presents the smash off-Broadway hit The Marvelous Wonderettes at Uptown Theater Aug. 24-25. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
'The Night the Music Died' Aug. 8-10 Texas Family Musicals remembers 'The Night the Music Died' at Uptown Theater Aug. 8-10. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Footloose at Uptown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Footloose at Uptown Theater June 14-16 and June 21-23. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Little Shop of Horrors at Upotown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Little Shop of Horrors at Uptown Theater Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Annie at Uptown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Annie at Uptown Theater Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
VIDEO: Dalworth Recreation Center Renovations Major remodeling is underway at Dalworth Recreation Center. Plans call for an open and modern building that will triple the size of the center, which opened in the 1960s. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
New Dallas County Sub-Courthouse Opens in Grand Prairie The two-story, 32,000-square-foot sub-courthouse will serve as the local county government center housing District 4's Truancy Court, Justice of the Peace Court, tax offices, Juvenile Probation and Constable offices... Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Police Motorcycle Rodeo, Chiefs Challenge Raise Funds for Special Olympics More than 80 police officers from Texas and neighboring states put their skills to the test during the third annual JWA/GPPD Spring Classic Police Motorcycle Rodeo, benefiting Special Olympics Texas. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
The Marvelous Wanderettes August 24 & 25 Texas Family Musicals presents The Marvelous Wanderetts, a smash off-Broadway hit, at Uptown Theater August 24 and 25. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Useful Online Databases at Grand Prairie Public Libraries The Grand Prairie Public Libraries offer residents much more than paperbacks and reference books! The city’s three libraries offer a wide variety of useful online databases that serve to entertain, educate and help residents with research. Posted Date: 4/30/2013
Chef Demonstration at Farmers Market The culinary arts students from Dubiski Career High School will have a special demonstration at Farmers Market Saturday, June 8. Posted Date: 4/28/2013
Car Show at Farmers Market Come and enjoy the fine cars of Grand Prairie's automotive related business at this year's Car Show at Farmers Market Saturday, June 15. Posted Date: 4/28/2013
Basket Gardening at Farmers Market Learn how to make your own basket garden Staurday, June 22, at Farmers Market. Posted Date: 4/28/2013
Taco and Tejanos at Farmers Market Come enjoy delicious tacos and Tejano music at Farmers Market Saturday, July 13. Posted Date: 4/28/2013
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