CrossFit Victory

Celeb-endorsed fitness craze hits Victory Park with neighborhood's first gym

Victory Park gets its first fitness facility this month, but it’s no ordinary gym: It’s CrossFit, beloved by celebrities such as Brad Pit, Channing Tatum, Elizabeth Banks and Cameron Diaz.

Legacy Fitness, which also owns the North Plano CrossFit, will open the 3,000-square-foot Victory Park CrossFit at 2312 Victory Park Ln., by Olivella’s Neo Pizza. It will offer beginner, intermediate and advanced classes at a variety of times throughout the day: 6 am, noon, 5 pm and 6 pm, plus a Saturday class at 10 am.

CrossFit emphasizes high-intensity interval training and community. Co-owners and coaches Ozzie Kalil, Jeff Reinhardt, Kahle Lewis and Ryan Southern believe the key is not just to provide the best workout but also help establish human connections between members, for support and accountability.

“Anyone can do it, regardless of their fitness level,” Southern said in a release. “Our community comes from all walks of life and all levels of fitness; we encourage our athletes to celebrate every victory – sometimes that can be simply finishing the workout of the day.”

Experience it for yourself at the grand opening celebration on Saturday, April 18, with a free workout starting at 10 am. Snap Kitchen and Medina Oven & Bar will provide food, and there will be raffle drawings for prizes such as free classes and CrossFit apparel.

The first 50 members who join can lock in a $150-per-month membership for life. Otherwise monthly memberships start at $195, and and drop-ins are $25 per class.

There is a lot happening at Victory Park these days. In addition to an office tower and numerous residential projects and street improvements, new and coming-soon businesses include Jimmy John’s, Buzzbrews, Read Between the Lines stationery store and Simply Elegant floral design.

CrossFit is coming to Victory Park.

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CrossFit is coming to Victory Park.

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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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