By Jaxie Pidgeon | Staff Writer Saddle up, Fair Fans! For the first time in its 134-year history, the State Fair of Texas is introducing the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru. This one-of-a-kind drive-thru experience will celebrate all things Texan – giving you the opportunity to get your annual photo with Big…
By Karissa Condoianis The State Fair of Texas is proud to announce additional, new virtual Creative Arts contests for 2020 and you butter believe we’re excited to see the creativity Texans will carve up this year. Every year since 1886, the State Fair has celebrated all things Texan, including creativity….
By Karissa Condoianis | Contributor The State Fair of Texas is pleased to open the third and final grant cycle for 2020. In addition to the core three grant categories: capacity building for nonprofits, economic development, and educational programming, the State Fair has added a new category for social and…
By Allison Klingsick | Contributor Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm has launched Grab & Go, a new permanent curbside pickup solution. While Watters Creek has accommodated its restaurants and retailers with temporary spaces throughout the center, this new Grab & Go program was designed to meet the growing need for safe and…
By Elizabeth Lenart New Friends New Life (NFNL) Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Jane A. Rose and Jessica Turner Waugh and honorary co-chairs Elizabeth and Eric Gambrell revealed updates for the NFNL fundraiser scheduled for Friday, September 18. This year’s ProtectHER Award Recipients will be Natalie Nanasi, director of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for…
By Katie Wilkinson | Contributor In response to the coronavirus pandemic’s increasing negative impacts, one of Texas’ most popular new baby brands, Rascal + Friends, is giving back to communities in both Dallas and Houston with a generous diaper donation. The donation came about from a conversation between Rascal +…
By Taylor Mayad | Contributor Sounds of cheer, noisemakers and pumped-up music made for a fun morning as 52 teens who participated in the Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program were celebrated during a drive-by parade on July 27 at the Hilton/Dallas Plano Granite Park Hotel. With cowbells, signs, pom-poms, clackers…
By Malcolm Hornsby | Contributor The shift to Dallas College’s single accreditation not only brought with it a new unified structure, it also ushered in the need for a new brand identity. So when plans took shape about a year ago to become Dallas College, which would effectively merge seven…
Photo Credit: State Fair of Texas® Archives By Karissa Condoianis, Senior VP, PR, State Fair of Texas | Contributor Dating back to 1886, creative arts has always been one of our most treasured State Fair of Texas traditions, and although the 2020 State Fair is on hiatus due to current…