Does the thought of leaving the house make you wilt? Beat the heat and browse the Grand Prairie Library's eBranch from the comfort (and air conditioning) of your home. Find eBooks, audiobooks, music, video and more, all free with your Grand...
The retired Fire Station No. 1, 321 Main St., is getting a facelift. As part of a revitalization project in downtown Grand Prairie, City Council approved a 5-year tenant lease with FireHouse Gastro Park LLC to restore the old Fire...
The Grand Prairie Library System joins the nationwide program- One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten. This free program allows families to check out backpacks with a preselected set of ten books, to be read together.This allows parents and children...
The City of Grand Prairie is in the process of updating two long-range planning documents — the Master Transportation Plan and the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. Please take time to complete the following online community survey that will help identify our...
The Texas Department of Public Safety has opened a new driver license office in Grand Prairie.
The nearby Irving driver license office permanently closed on May 30, and all staff transferred to the Grand Prairie location.
DPS said it did not...
Should you be worried about your lawn as we head into a weekend of triple-digit temperatures? Here are our top six tips on how to care for your plants during a heat wave.
Do not prune or fertilize during stressful periods of summer heat...
The heat of summer is quickly approaching. Therefore, extremely high temperatures are not to be taken lightly. Hot weather along with high humidity can cause heat-related illnesses which range in severity from mild heat cramps, to heat...
Summer in Texas comes with sometimes brutal conditions, and residents are not the only ones who should limit their exposure to the intense heat. Pet owners should also limit their pet’s outside time as much as possible to prevent illness –...
In observance of Independence Day, the City of Grand Prairie will celebrate with a fireworks display at Lone Star Park on Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4 at approximately 10 p.m. There will be no fireworks display at Lynn Creek Park. City of...
Chick-fil-A, El Pollo Loco, Starbucks and Chipotle will open on pad sites around Walmart on State Highway 161 and Pioneer Parkway. A Courtyard by Marriott, Smoothie King, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and Jason’s Deli are also planned on the SH 161...
The Grand Prairie Libraries begin their “Libraries Rock!” Summer Reading Club with a Kickoff Party at the Main Library from 10 am to noon on Saturday, June 2. Visit our face painters and balloon artists, check out the music themed booths with...
With springtime comes warmer weather, flowers, showers - and, unfortunately, litters of unwanted kittens.
It's the time of year when unspayed cats give birth. Rescue groups and shelters nationwide become overrun with litters of unwanted kittens that...
Artwork has been installed in a crosswalk near Main Street at 2nd Street in downtown Grand Prairie as a part of the city of Grand Prairie’s Downtown Redevelopment Task Force. The art crosses 2nd Street east to west from the Grand Prairie...
Beginning in April 2018, construction crews will start work on the Mountain Creek Lake Toll Bridge (MCLB). The MCLB provides an east-west crossing of Mountain Creek Lake from the Spur 303/Southeast 14th Street intersection in Grand Prairie to the...
