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Music On Main Series In October At Heritage Park

What is better than a perfect fall evening spent with family, food, good times and live entertainment? Bring a lawn chair and blanket to Heritage Park for an evening of live music!

Fridays in October | 7 p.m. Heritage Park, 217 S. Main St.

Each Friday evening in October show off your best dance moves. Live music will begin at 7 p.m. on the Heritage Park stage. Grab dinner at a restaurant in downtown or from the on-site food vendors. These free evenings events have something for every member of the family.

Visit IrvingEvents.org or call (972) 721-2501 for more information on Irving events. 

City leadership is working to balance the desires of residents with the wellness of the solid waste collection crew members, and as a result, developed a plan to go back to twice per week manual trash collection while keeping three-member teams on each trash truck to accommodate the heavy lifting required to throw trash.

Starting on Monday, Dec. 4, manual trash collection will be performed twice per week and recycling, brush and bulky materials will be collected once per week. Standardizing the collection model for solid waste remains the goal, and in the coming months, the city will be finalizing ordinance amendments to accommodate the twice-per-week model.

Going from once-per-week trash collection back to twice-per-week trash collection requires hiring an additional 21 solid waste collection employees, and a rate increase is needed to fund those additional employees, as well as increased wages for collection team members.

Additional information and updates are available at CityofIrving.org/SWS or call (972) 721-2232. 

Ultrafast Electric Vehicle Charging Station In Irving

The City of Irving now offers an ultrafast electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the South Irving Library, 601 Schulze Drive. The station is the first city-owned fast charger in Texas.

The Boost Charger can fully charge an EV in about 30 minutes, compared with three to four hours on a standard Level 2 charger. The charger cost $191,441 and was paid for with funds from a Federal Highway Administration program. The charger is located in the parking lot of the library, near the drive-thru. The easy-to-use touchscreen menu guides users through the process.

The installation was completed just as Volta presented the results of an EV charger assessment conducted in Irving. According to the findings, by 2027 the city will have more than 8,200 registered EVs on the road, up from 2,629 in 2023. The city currently has 74 EV charging ports at 34 locations throughout Irving.

To learn more about the new charger and the results of Volta’s assessment, visit CityofIrving.org/BeGreen. 

Keep Irving Beautiful Invites Volunteers to Register for the Annual Trash Bash Sept. 23

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) will celebrate the 32nd annual Trash Bash on Saturday, Sept. 23 at T.W. Richardson Grove Park, 333 E. Interstate Highway 635, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will focus their efforts on the northern Campion Trail area, with the goal of keeping litter from reaching the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. The cleanup is held on National Public Lands Day, traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event, and is part of Keep Texas Beautiful’s “Fall Sweep.”

KIB will provide litter pickers, gloves, and trash and recycle bags. In addition to the cleanup, volunteers will have the opportunity to visit a variety of educational and entertaining exhibits to learn about water conservation, participate in STEM activities, play disc golf or enjoy a puppet show. Lunch will be provided, with a vegetarian option, after the cleanup.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring canned or other nonperishable food items to the Trash Bash. Donations benefit Crisis Ministries of Irving Food Pantry. Those who donate will receive a T-shirt, while supplies last.

KIB is also offering a “virtual” option. Volunteers can conduct cleanups at a safe Irving location of their choice. Report results to KIB by posting pictures and data to social media using the hashtag #IrvingTrashBash2023

Register by Saturday, Sept. 16. For more information, visit CityofIrving.org/KIB or call (972) 721-2175. 

Irving Legislative Insider

Stay Updated on State Legislative Activities & How They Impact Your Community Community leaders, partner organizations, residents and businesses can receive alerts and updates about proposed state legislation and the potential impact on local communities.

Visit CityofIrving.org/Legislative-Insider for more information and to subscribe to email updates. 

Irving Arts Center In The Galleries

Free to view. Open Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. No advance reservation needed. Guided tours are offered the first Saturday and second Sunday of every month at 2 p.m.

Creating for Change

Through Sept. 30 | Courtyard Gallery

This exhibit features art created by Irving Arts Center Teen Ambassadors and Volunteers.