New Year's Resolutions

It’s never been cheaper to gain access to Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier fitness club

The Sports Club at Four Seasons is offering CultureMap readers incredible savings if they sign up by January 31.

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Editor's note: For current membership pricing information, please contact the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club membership sales team at 972-717-2525.

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The Sports Club at Four Seasons is the most comprehensive fitness facility in Dallas-Fort Worth. Whether you are playing golf, tennis, or working on personal fitness goals, it is a one-stop wellness shop — and the premier place to follow through on those new year’s resolutions.

However, the cost for such comprehensive fitness programming can sometimes be a high one — unless you are a CultureMap reader. The Sports Club at Four Seasons is offering readers a limited-time deal that is (almost) too good to be true.

From now until January 31, 2016, mention CultureMap when you call, and you can sign up for a family/individual tennis or fitness membership for a lower initiation fee.

The tennis membership includes use of all indoor (four) and outdoor (eight) courts, resort, spa, fitness center, pools (four), and restaurants (six). The fitness/social membership includes the use of the fitness center, group exercise classes, resort spa, pools, and restaurants. Both memberships gain you limited access to the golf course and practice facility for a fee.

A couple of things to point out. The fitness center is fresh off a $6 million renovation. That means 176,000 square feet dedicated to fitness, health, and wellness. Rave reviews are coming in for the more than 60 weekly group fitness classes, including TRX, AntiGravity Aerial Yoga, Surfset, and Technogym Group Cycle experiences.

Post workout, members can unwind with a nirvana stress relieve massage or ultimate hydrafacial at Well & Being Spa. The ladies can ensure their nails are perfectly manicured and hair properly coiffed by booking appointments as much (or as little) as they’d like. Booking is easy through the online portal or new mobile app.

If you are interested in the tennis membership, consider the strides you could make in your game by gaining access to 12 courts, multiple leagues, and private or group instruction. It also comes with computerized ball machines, racquet stringing services, and complimentary rating and evaluation.

Last but certainly not least, a critical part of optimal wellness is the ability to let loose and have a little fun. Melt away the stress of your everyday grind with a swim followed by drinks and dinner with friends. If you need someone to watch the kids, that’s no problem: The Kids for All Seasons hourly childcare means you have no excuse not to take some “me” time.

The staff at The Sports Club at Four Seasons wants your health and fitness club to feel like a second home. To take advantage of this amazing deal, exclusive to CultureMap readers, contact the membership team at 972-717-2525 any time before January 31. Don’t forget to mention CultureMap to score the savings.

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Politics News

Dallas narrows down field for new city manager to 4 candidates

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After six months without a city manager, the city of Dallas has narrowed down the field of replacements to four semifinalists including one serving as current interim city manager, plus candidates from Fort Worth, Michigan, and Georgia.

Dallas has been without a city manager since May, when previous city manager T.C. Broadnax left to take a job with the city of Austin. Since that time, Broadnax's former chief of staff Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has served as interim city manager.

The city retained Baker Tilly, a consulting firm, to recruit and compile candidates. (Baker Tilly famously erred in the brochure it created for the position by featuring a photo of the Houston skyline instead of Dallas; they've since replaced it with Dallas.)

A spokesperson for Baker Tilly did not respond to inquiries but according to D Magazine, an email listing the candidates has been sent to the Dallas City Council.

The semifinalists include:

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Dallas’ current interim city manager
William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth
Mark Washington, the city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zachary Williams, a county chief operating officer in Georgia

All have more than 25 years' of public administration experience and have worked in similar capacities in their respective cities.

Before working in Fort Worth, Johnson was Baltimore’s transportation director and Atlanta’s deputy chief operating officer and public works commissioner.

Washington worked in Fort Worth and Austin before becoming Grand Rapids’ city manager.

Williams has mostly worked in Georgia at the county level, including serving as county manager in Fulton County and chief operating officer in DeKalb County.

Tolbert began working for the city in 1998, first as the city manager’s assistant and later in the aviation department. Broadnax hired her as his chief of staff in 2017.

Unlike the Mayor and the Dallas City Council, the city manager position in Dallas is not elected but is instead appointed by the city council, and is tasked with executing policies, overseeing the annual budget, and managing staff at city hall.

The council’s Ad Hoc Committee will choose finalists, introduce them to the public, and make an offer in early 2025.

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