http://www.cor.net// This is the syndication feed for City of Richardson, TXSat, 25 May 2013 01:46:54 -0500The Eisemann Center and the City of Richardson announced the 2013-2014 Season of Eisemann Center Presents (ECP) at the Annual Season Preview Party on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. We will continue presenting our popular and established Theatre Comedy Series (four (4) shows); the Family Theatre Series...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=869Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=869&date=20130522102208On Monday, May 27, 2013 City facilities and services will operate according to the following Memorial Day Schedule: Public Facility Schedule for Monday, May 27, 2013 Facility Open/Closed Status Animal...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=865Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=865&date=20130523104539Just in time for Wildflower! Richardson’s Arts and Music Festival is the City Parks and Recreation Department’s first ever app for the festival designed pro bono by four students from The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). The free app (iOS and Android) will be available on...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=860Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=860&date=20130516031742The City of Richardson has been named recipient of the Gold Hermes Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) in the Television Placement category for its featured appearance in a story on the Feb. 1, 2012 episode of the Anderson Cooper Show. The segment...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=855Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=855&date=20130514073912Westbound lanes of Main Street will close to traffic the night of Friday, May 10, as the City’s contractor on the Floyd Branch Watershed drainage project installs box culverts under the roadway. Closures will also occur nightly beginning Monday, May 13, through most of next week. The closures...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=852Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=852&date=20130510095811The City of Richardson will implement its Stage 3 water restriction measures Saturday, June 1, 2013. The implementation of Stage 3 comes at the request of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) which is facing critical shortages in its water supply. The City of Richardson has developed...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=832Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=832&date=20130502111812The Richardson City Council will review the implementation of tighter water restrictions on Monday, following a decision yesterday by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board of Directors to initiate Stage 3 water conservation measures. The District has set an effective date of June 1...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=823Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=823&date=20130426110251The Richardson City Council has approved the adoption of the 2012 International Codes (or I-Codes), which includes the 2011 National Electrical Code that provides standards for installation of electrical conductors and equipment. Doing so ensures greater construction quality and safer building...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=813Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=813&date=20130424101842The City of Richardson today announced that its recently opened Fire Station #4 has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction (LEED NC) Certification, which is given to new construction projects that meet certain standards and qualities set by the U.S. Green...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=809Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=809&date=20130419104126Whether you’re crazy for crepes or don’t know what a crepe is, Cottonwood Art Festival is hoping everyone will check out and enjoy Austin-based Crepe Crazy – its newest food vendor for the May 4-5, 2013, event at Richardson’s Cottonwood Park. Amid all of the noise, fun and...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=806Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:15:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=806&date=20130418041643The Richardson Health Department reports its latest round of West Nile virus testing has returned negative results for all mosquito traps located in the city. Due to these new findings, no further ground spraying operations are currently being planned. The Richardson Health Department schedules...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=804Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=804&date=20130418024051An unfavorable weather forecast has forced the Richardson Health Department to cancel planned mosquito spraying set for tonight. Weather conditions are also expected to prevent spraying from occurring the rest of the week. Meanwhile, the Health Department is also waiting for results of this...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=798Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=798&date=20130418083159The Richardson Health Department reports tonight’s mosquito spraying will take place as scheduled. This will be the first of two nights currently planned for ground spraying after tests returned four positive results for mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus last week. Spraying was...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=794Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:30:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=794&date=20130417084802The Richardson Health Department has again postponed mosquito spraying due to poor weather conditions. The Richardson Health Department had planned to ground spray three separate areas beginning this evening in order to help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus, but wind gusts of more than 15...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=790Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=790&date=20130416093128The Richardson Health Department has postponed tonight’s planned mosquito spraying due to poor weather conditions. The Richardson Health Department had planned to ground spray three separate areas beginning this evening in order to help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus, but wind gusts...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=788Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=788&date=20130415090300The Richardson Health Department plans to ground spray three separate areas (schedule and maps provided below) beginning this Sunday, weather permitting, in order to help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus. The decision to spray comes after City Health Department workers were notified late...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=777Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=777&date=20130414100500The City of Richardson today launched its MyRichardson mobile application for smartphone users. The MyRichardson application is available for Apple iOS and Android devices and provides users the ability to report a variety of issues. “As the home of the Telecom Corridor® area, and as a...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=772Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=772&date=20130410121558Richardson contractors completed painting a 1.1-mile section of new bike lanes on North Collins Boulevard between West Campbell Road and Palisades Creek Drive this past Saturday. The addition is part of 3.8 miles of new bike lanes being added this year, thanks in part to a TxDOT Safe Routes to...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=768Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:45:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=768&date=20130408045832The devil may have gone down to Georgia, but The Charlie Daniels Band is coming to Richardson, Texas, to headline at the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival on May 17, 2013. And one of his fans, singer Gretchen Wilson – who knows the words to every Charlie Daniels song, will be his opening...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=748Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=748&date=20130326034533On Sunday, March 31, 2013 City facilities and services will operate according to the following Easter Sunday schedule: Public Facility Schedule for Sunday, March 31, 2013 Facility     ...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=746Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=746&date=20130328120815The Richardson Public Library announced Wednesday that The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the selection for the Richardson Reads One Book program, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The book will be promoted throughout 2013 as a vehicle for bringing the community together through...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=741Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:15:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=741&date=20130321042826The Wildflower! Festival is giving you the chance to perform during this year’s festival, singing a duet with the Elton John tribute act “Rocket Man,” through the “Elton and Kiki Dee? Why Not Elton and Me?” contest. One lucky winner will get the opportunity to...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=737Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0500http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=737&date=20130319045659The City of Richardson was officially informed this week it has received the highest possible bond rating status from both Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s credit rating agencies. Richardson has maintained a AAA rating from Standard and Poor’s for six years in a row, and this is the...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=721Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0600http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=721&date=20130313082001The Richardson Public Library this week launched its official Facebook page, joining more than 15 other City social media outlets. Through its Facebook page, the Library will promote events and programs and offer engaging information, photos and video to followers. The Library is one of...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=719Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=719&date=20130307020112The Richardson Public Library located at 900 Civic Center Dr. will be closed Friday, March 8, 2013 while construction crews install a new water chiller on top of the four story building. A crane will be used to lift the chiller on to the roof of the facility. During the process, the building must...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=705Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0600http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=705&date=20130311080410Filing to run for open Richardson City Council places ended at 5 p.m. today, March 1, 2013. The race for Place 7 Mayor is the only contested race for the municipal election set for this May. Although Places 1 through 6 are unopposed, the names of candidates will still appear on the ballot along...http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=712Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:15:00 -0600http://www.cor.net//index.aspx?page=73&recordid=712&date=20130304035138