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🌱 Patch AM: How a $5.6M expansion will reshape Irving’s City Hall operations

Also, don't miss Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar on the Irving Patch calendar

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Hi Irving! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $5.6M expansion will reshape Irving’s City Hall operations
  • Where and when you can donate blood in Irving this month
  • How an Irving Nimitz alum just reached college football’s highest honor

Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar and 7 more events.

Find out what's happening in Irvingfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Irvingfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Beautiful with plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 64 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Irving Moves Forward With $5.6M Huffman Building Expansion; Shift Departments From City Hall (irvingweekly.com) — Irving is moving ahead with a $5.6 million expansion of the Jack D. Huffman Community Building, shifting Human Resources and Communications out of City Hall starting in 2027. After voters rejected funding a new City Hall, the city is instead renovating existing offices, elevators, parking, and restrooms to modernize services and create more space for growing departments.
   

2. Give Blood and Give Patients Time This Holiday Season (northdallasgazette.com) — Irving residents can give blood locally this month as the Red Cross warns of critical holiday demand, especially for types O positive, O negative and B negative. A fixed donation center in Irving is open through Dec. 31, with December donors receiving thank-you gifts and options to schedule appointments or volunteer online.
   

3. Michael Huff inducted into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame - University of Texas Athletics (texaslonghorns.com) — An Irving native, Michael Huff, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, adding another major honor to a career that began at Nimitz High School. Already in the Irving ISD Athletic Hall of Fame with his jersey retired locally, Huff’s achievements now span from hometown hero to national football legend.
   

4. Patented: Nanoscope Therapeutics' Optogenetic Vision Restoration and More North Texas Inventive Activity » Dallas Innovates (dallasinnovates.com) — Several Irving-based innovators are featured in this week’s North Texas patent roundup, including Astura Medical’s adjustable spinal spacer and multiple medical and tech advances tied to local companies. The listing tracks 156 new patents connected to the Dallas–Fort Worth area, underscoring how firms in Irving and nearby cities are helping drive the region’s innovation economy.
   

5. US Customs in Louisville seizes over $18 million in counterfeit jewelry (whas11.com) — Irving residents were indirectly involved in a major counterfeit jewelry bust when U.S. Customs officers in Louisville intercepted a shipment addressed to a local residence containing fake luxury watches and designer hats. The seizure was part of three intercepted packages worth an estimated $18.6 million, prompting federal officials to warn holiday shoppers to avoid suspiciously cheap, potentially dangerous knockoffs.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • Family Storytime
    Bainbridge Branch
    9:00 am
  • Computer Tutor
    Park Forest Branch Library , 3421 Forest Lane , Dallas
    11:00 am
  • Earth Day Every Day: The Christmas Bird Count
    Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
    11:00 am
  • Dallasite Yogis
    Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
    12:00 pm

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  • PeakPower Learners — (469) 396-6182
    The Power Of Two: Online Classes for Dual Language Students
  • Hvac Services Pro — (866) 879-8122
    Best Deals on New AC Units – Dallas & DFW Area

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone want to cut down an oak tree for firewood?
    Be doing a senior disabled vet a solid. City is going to start fining me on 15th. Irving (Nextdoor Meadowbrook Estates)
  • Still missing her!
    Pls contact 469-427-6905 if you have seen her around. (Nextdoor Bridges at Las Colinas)
  • SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Irving. Apply here.
  • Accenture posted a job opening for SAP Supply Chain/Logistics Manager - Retail in Irving. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Irving here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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