“Neglected” and generally obscured from view, three veterans’ memorial plaques have been sitting on the front lawn at City Hall for more than 50 years. However, in an effort spearheaded by Council Member and Navy Veteran Rich Steves, Bedford is planning to relocate the plaques with the construction of a more appropriate Veterans’ Memorial at Harris Ryals Park.
As development of the Crossroad East retail project and adjacent Gateway Village townhomes moves forward, the City plans to expand the reach of the projects on the old Campus West site, at the northwest corner of Airport Freeway and Industrial Boulevard.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
How couriers changed the playing field of the Texas Lottery – A Texas Tribune investigation reveals how the third-party services operate in the state and the impact of online sales on the lottery’s games.
Conservatives on the Cy-Fair school board escalate fight over textbooks – The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideological conservatives influence what children learn.
State emergency communication system advances in Texas House – The legislation was written after the state’s largest wildfire scorched more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle last year.
Kraig Parker is…
Onstage, in Bedford – One Night Only
April 19, 2025
Directed by Libby Hawkins
Featuring Kraig Parker as only he can bring the voice and music of the King!!! Lives!!
Saturday, April 19 at Old Bedford School, in Bedford. Show starts at 7:30pm. One night only! Tickets start at $20.
by Noel Coward
Onstage, in Bedford
March 28 – April 13, 2025
Directed by Ben Philips
A smash comedy hit on London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers wit, conflict and big laughs as a fussy, cantankerous novelist finds himself haunted by the ghost of his late first wife.
by Molly Smith Metzler
Onstage, in Bedford
June 5 – June 22, 2025
Directed by Libby Hawkins
A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America.
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