Design Concept Review for North Tarrant Express Thursday, Feb. 17, at Nearby Church

No need to drive, you can walk to the upcoming public review of the North Tarrant Express design. The come and go open house will be held at First Methodist Bedford, just at the end of the block on the access road from 5:30 - 8:30pm this Thursday, February 17.

New Bedford Public Library Opens

Today was the grand opening for the new Bedford Public Library. It is a marvelous building featuring state of the art technology and environmentally friendly features, created from the old Food Lion grocery store. The city has already received a check from Oncor for excess electricity generated by the solar panels and geothermal field. The new building features a book return sorting machine ("more fun to watch than the tortilla machine"), many computers, and user friendly areas "for learning, for leisure, for life!"

Ice and Snow Hit Bedford

Beginning the morning of Tuesday, February 1, 2011, through Friday the 4th and then again on Wednesday, February 9th the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was iced in. First came rain which then froze into a sheet of ice. Snow followed, heavy the first time and lighter the second. Oddly, temperatures were mild both weekends after these events.

Even public transportation was difficult during the first week. The first day for a while all systems practically shut down, and later that day DART light rail passengers experienced long waits during rolling blackouts.

Finally blue skies reappeared and neighbors were happy to get out and wash their cars!