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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Wichita Falls residents optimistic about central area revival
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Neighbors are elated to hear of the potential revitalization of central Wichita Falls. 'Sometimes this neighborhood can feel almost like a forgotten area of town,' Central Wichita Falls neighbor Jennifer Dunn said. From Seymour Highway to Kell West Blvd. And Kemp Blvd. to Brook Ave lays history. 'Lot of history, a lot of traditions in this neighborhood, and I want to see it thrive,' Dunn said. The Central Wichita Falls Neighborhood Revitalization Committee is ready to rejuvenate the area with its 'Heart of the Falls Revitalization' plan. 'We want to preserve and revitalize, not gentrify,' chair Mike Mitchell told Wichita Falls City Councilors. 'We don't want to push the people that are in this neighborhood out. We just want them to kind of create that culture and start taking a little more pride in the neighborhood.' The committee developed its plan based on community feedback. Priorities include a tree clearing program, a Bright Nights, Safe Streets initiative, and enhancing existing infrastructure, just like neighbors have seen at Bridwell Park. 'I love the idea of some neighborhood pride that people,' Dunn said. Dunn is also a lifelong member of Lamar Baptist Church. She said seeing the city take initiative to restore the historic neighborhood has her excited for the future. 'We've had schools close in this area. We've had churches close in this area. Statistics show that when either of those things leave the neighborhood, the neighborhood will then go downhill,' Dunn said. 'I'm grateful to see the city taking an interest and helping to countermeasure those things and help lift up this neighborhood.' But it won't happen overnight. Dunn encourages neighbors to support the process. 'This would improve the quality of life for everyone in the neighborhood,' Dunn said. 'It's not the worst of the worst. It's not the best of the best. It can kind of feel forgotten. That makes my heart sad. I'm excited to see some effort going into revitalizing it.' Committee members and city councilors are aiming to remember the neighborhood Dunn feels is forgotten. Committee members are set to meet to discuss further action. They believe they will present the city council with recommendations at the upcoming meetings. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Denver's Four Mile Historic Park hosts traditional family egg hunt
Denver's Four Mile Historic Park will be bringing the community together for a traditional Easter Egg Hunt and family celebration. Each session with start out with a magic show. Then, there will be three separate egg hunts divided by age group; 3-years and younger, 4-year-olds to 6-year-olds, and 7-years and older. The session rounds out with a performance by the Animal Farm Band. In addition to the fund for kids, there are food trucks, a coffee cart, and a artisan market. "In addition to it being an historic site and just being a gem in Denver, we're also part of Denver Parks and Rec, and just being part of the parks community, we feel like it's really our duty to put on some exciting community events," said Morgan Gengenbach, Director of Operations at Four Mile Historic Park. Four Mile Historic Park is a throw back to Denver's Western heritage. The 12-acre park is a working farm and houses Denver's oldest standing structure, the Four Mile House Museum. Stepping onto the property is like stepping back in time to the mid to late 1800's when the first settlers will moving into the area. The park is open for guided tours, field trips, and outreach programs. "When people can come and have a really exciting experience at an historic farm right in the middle of the city," Gengenbach explained. Four Mile Historic Park also hosts a series of community events including the Family Egg Hunt, Bright Nights light display, and a Pumpkin Festival in the fall. In addition to all the fun activities at the Family Egg Hunt, the artisan market will open for a fun shopping experience. "You can go to the market and get some really wonderful hand made gifts. If the Easter Bunny needs some help, we have some Easter baskets that are premade and really beautiful. Plus food trucks, we have barbeque coming. We've got coffee for the parents and family members that need a little pick-me-up in the morning," Gengenbach added. LINK: For Tickets & Information for Four Mile Historic Park Family Egg Hunt Four Mile Historic Park's Family Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 19th, 2025. There are two sessions one at 8:30 a.m. and one at 1:30 p.m.
CBC
17-03-2025
- General
- CBC
Stanley Park Train to remain off the rails for Easter and spring
The popular Stanley Park Train ride will remain off the rails through the Easter and spring seasons in Vancouver's biggest park, as officials say the long-term future of the attraction is up in the air. A well-liked attraction, the train has seen very high demand in the past, after it returned in 2023 following a two-year hiatus. Around 23,000 tickets were snapped up within 90 minutes of sale for the Bright Nights event that year. However, on Dec. 13 last year, the attraction was derailed indefinitely after one of the train's drivers needed medical attention, having fallen ill due to exhaust from one of the train's locomotives. A park board official says that emission levels on the train were still higher than they wanted them to be after staff made modifications to the aging locomotives over the last two months. "The hope there was that [modifications] would reduce emissions exposure to our staff as well as the public," said Steve Jackson, general manager of the city's park board. "Unfortunately, due to our most recent testing, it isn't showing that that modification was successful." The park board says that the combustion engines on the locomotives are more than 50 years old, and the latest closure puts the long-term viability of the attraction into question. "Our best course of action in operating a train on this site would be to electrify," Jackson said. "Our assets are old; our attempts to repair, modify, have proven to not be successful, and so we'll have to explore these longer-term decisions with our board." Park board staff is expected to report back to the elected board in June after a comprehensive analysis of the paths forward. $3M lost over five years The Stanley Park train ride has taken a winding track to its latest indefinite closure after the December shutdown due to staff illness. It was first cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing restrictions being implemented. Then, in 2021, a rash of coyote attacks in Stanley Park prompted the train's cancellation in October due to safety concerns, but it ran later in December. In 2022, the attraction was called off after the train failed a safety inspection, with the city saying that mechanical issues were affecting the antique engines and passenger cars, and supply chain issues meant new parts were difficult to procure. "Over the last five years, we've lost approximately $3 million trying to operate this train," Jackson said. "That does include one-time expenditures to repair the train." The official says that the biggest problem with the current set of four locomotives is that the gauge of the track is narrower than modern track gauges. "The manufacturer that produced these engines actually does produce an electric locomotive. It's on a 24-inch gauge," he said. "We are running a 20-inch gauge. "So in order to use their assets, we would actually have to wholesale replace the entire asset here, track and engines." Jackson said that staff would eventually look to the public to weigh in on the future of the ride, and praised the overwhelming response it had gotten in previous years.
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bright Nights light festival returns to Gloucester
A "stunning" and immersive family light festival is returning to City Council is bringing the new Bright Nights exhibition to Kings Square over half Caroline Courtney said the "magical combination of light and art" was high quality, free and festival kicks off with a Twist and Shine exhibition from creative collective Kaleider, and runs from the from 13-19 February. 'Mystical light creatures' The council is partnered with Together Gloucester for the event which was supported by Gloucester BID, Strike a Light and will be able to interact with the light show through an immersive display of various shapes with coloured prism's which move under time a sculpture is changed, the next person can continue on from their years have seen thousands interact with the event, with 2021's piece Shadowing receiving more than 100,000 interactions. A spokesperson said a new experience will be on offer later in the month with creative studio Air Giants, which will see Kings Square light up with "mystical light creatures", of part sloth, spirit and at more than 9.8ft (3m) metres tall, The Whilers are powered by robotic air control and sensing technology.
