Photos from Coppell Oak Fest 2009
Now that Oak Fest is over, get ready for the Holiday Parade and Celebration.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
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City of Coppell offers Master Composter training and certification
If you're interested in organic gardening and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty, then this two-part seminar is for you.
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Coppell’s Oak Fest event slated for Saturday, Oct 17
Hot air balloons, a laser light show and Emerald City. (PLUS funnel cakes!)
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Coppell Community Gardens and City of Grapevine team for butterfly gardening event
The right selection of perennials can turn your garden into a haven for butterflies and the caterpillars they spring from. Learn how to make it happen at this free educational event.
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
Coppell city staff organizes public meeting to talk about plans for Old Town Development
Old Town Coppell was near Bethel and Coppell Roads; the community was originally called Grapevine Springs.
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
Coppell reports a patriotic, polka-filled Fourth of July
Including spiffy photos of the Patriotic Parade.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Coppell wants your float in their Patriotic Parade
So, get busy and design one! (The deadline for entries is June 26.)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Coppell receives Keep Texas Beautiful award
If your city implements green initiatives, this non profit org wants to recognize 'em.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Coppell City Council Members will sharpen their budgetary pencils, meet for workshop
This open-to-the-public meeting will cover planned expenditure allowances for the coming year.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Coppell announces Crime Control and Prevention District Meeting agenda
The Tuesday, June 2 event is open to the public and will include a budgetary session.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Coppell’s recycling strategy begins to bear regurgitated fruit
... in a manner of speaking.
Big bins = more soda bottles; raised consciousnesses = better recycling habits. (Plus karmic advancement, but that's another story.)
Monday, May 18, 2009
Coppell City Council to hold budget workshop
They'll meet on the evening of Tuesday, May 19 to attempt a budget-balancing act.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Coppell City Council honors outgoing mayor Stover, welcomes new mayor Peters
"The curious case of the earth-toned stucco exteriors" has also made it onto the agenda.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Photo gallery: Coppell Family Fish
Kids and parents appear to have had a jolly good time - though perhaps the catfish would tell a different tale.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Coppell Community Garden hosts free informational event on organic lawn care
It's part of their ongoing Spring Education Series.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Coppell Green Team works to recognize greener-than-thou businesses
... in the hopes that other businesses will jump on the environmentally-conscious bandwagon.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Coppell wants you to go fishing with the family on May 9
The pond at Andy Brown Park will be stocked with a bunch of catfish just for this Family Fish event.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Coppell City Council meets in regular session to discuss everything except the Mira Mar brouhaha
The burning question: will April 22 be designated as National Secretary's/Office Professional's Day, or will that politically-correct mouth-filling title be deemed too unwieldy for general use?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Photos: Coppell Easter Egg hunt
The Saturday morning (April 11) event brought out kids in (smallish) droves, eager to get their hands on the chocolaty goodies.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Coppell City Council calls another special session to go over Mira Mar legal dispute
The meeting will be open to the public, unless the council needs to go behind closed doors to consult with the City Attorney.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Coppell Earthfest photo coverage
Looks like a lot of folks had a lot of fun at last Saturday's outdoor event.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Coppell City Council meets in special session to consider Mira Mar Development legal brouhaha
The development company is seeking to have the city reimburse it for infrastructure and design expenses. (And delays.)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Coppell Library and Parks/Rec Boards to convene work session Monday evening (April 6)
The existing and potential future needs of the boards will be the topic of discussion. (I'm thinkin': donuts.)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Coppell City Council to meet twice this week: March 31 and April 1
No, this is not an April Fool's attempt to get council members out of their lounge chairs.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Coppell schedules “Clean Up, Fix Up” collection drive for this Saturday (April 4)
As part of their Earthfest observances, the city's residents will have an opportunity to get rid of their old electronics, shred household documents and donate usable goods.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Coppell Community Gardens offers “Vegetable Gardening 101” class
By attending this free instructional session you'll learn how to succeed in the field of edibles cultivation. Which means you can end up with a victory garden. (Because you'll have been victorious.)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to consider big bucks playground expenditure
There's just shy of $200K budgeted for a new playground at Allen Road Park - and it's about to be spent.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Coppell receives “Tree City USA” certification; plans Arbor Day festivities
Plus, the kid winners of the Arbor Day poster contest show off their stuff.
This marks the 14th straight year that the city has been recognized for its tree-friendliness.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Dirt Doctor Howard Garrett to speak in Coppell on Saturday, March 28
It probably comes as no surprise that he'll be talking about organic gardening.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to consider spending $60,000 on shade fabric for Wagon Wheel Park
They will also talk about switching their cell service provider. (Can you hear me now?)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Coppell City Council still messing around with pesky molybdenum level provisions
Plus, they'll consider awarding a $107K contract for sidewalk pavement repairs.
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to talk about municipal elections and molybdenum
In which we discover that 0.8 mg of the noted toxic alloy of steel might in fact be O.K., city ordinance-wise.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
Coppell offers Master Composter training
Registration for the three-day certification program costs $40 - composting bin included.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009
Coppell City Council schedules special session in the wee early hours of the morning
I sure hope - for their sake - that someone arrives a wee bit earlier to brew some coffee.
Monday, Feb. 2, 2009
Coppell Community Gardens announces new board members
These new leaders will have a hand (and, hopefully a green-tinged thumb) in the organization's programs and activities in the coming year.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009
Single-family homeowners in Coppell will get new, bigger recycling bins in February
"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a big blue container full of soda bottles."
... but they'll have to part with their old, smaller bins - so we hope they haven't grown emotionally attached to them.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to hear committee reports, change street names
They will also vote to approve a parking ban on the east side of Chateaus Drive. In which eventuality le visitors to le chateaus will be forced to park le elsewhere.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Sign up date set for Coppell Community Garden
Got a green thumb? Not afraid of a little dirt under your fingernails? Here's a great civic involvement project for you.
Monday, Jan. 19, 2009
Coppell City Council meets to discuss spending a lot of money and drilling gas wells
Council will be considering purchase of lots of police unit gee gaws, in addition to new vehicles for the city fleet.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
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