Baseball Season

Texas Rangers' Arlington ballpark redo kicks off with road closures

Globe Life Park, you're so young. If only you were retractable, too.

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The Texas Rangers are set to begin construction on their new ballpark in Arlington, and the first baby steps are taking place. The work will require road closures and parking lot closures, with the first round starting on August 3.

The beginning phase involves utility work, including the relocation of a 48-inch sanitary sewer line that's expected to take three to four months for completion. Surveying and mobilization of the site is expected to begin in the next few days. Manhattan Construction Company, which was selected by the Texas Rangers as general contractor for the new ballpark, will oversee the work.

To prep for that utility work, the club is executing these closures effective August 3:

Nolan Ryan Expressway will be closed from south of Randol Mill Road to just north of parking lot entrance B7.
The remainder of the Toyota Parking Lot A (south half behind the current Texas Live! construction site) and the northwest quadrant of the Tundra Parking Lot B will be closed.

There are also changes taking place during the Rangers' homestand, starting August 11:

Fans will need to take Cowboys Way to enter parking lot entrances B6 and B7
Parking Lot B will be open on game days for season parking only
Lexus Valet Parking will continue to be available at parking lot entrance B1
Cash parking south of Globe Life Park in Arlington is available in the Tacoma Parking Lot R.

Globe Life Park is only 23 years old, but the club desires a stadium with a retractable roof and air conditioning to bring in crowds during July, August, and September. They are also building Texas Live, an entertainment complex that's part of a greater $4 billion vision for the Arlington Stadium District. It includes the Rangers' new $1 billion ballpark and preservation of Globe Life Park.

After the utility prep is completed, crews will move on to excavation in September. Ohhh excavation. Piles of the earth moving from one place to another. That's deep.

The new stadium is set to be complete in time for the 2020 Major League Baseball season.

Nolan Ryan Expressway will be permanently closed from Randol Mill Road to Cowboys Way on or about September 18. It is expected that the majority of the Tundra Parking Lot B will also close permanently following a Rangers' homestand that concludes on September 14. More information on that closure is still to come.

The revised parking map effective for Rangers’ home games on August 11 is here. Updating parking and traffic information can also be found at texasrangers.com.

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Fun times in the city

Dallas swings a spot on new list of most fun cities in U.S. for 2024

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Dallas just wants to have fun, according to WalletHub's new ranking of the most fun cities in America in 2024.

The annual report ranked Dallas No. 31 out of 182 U.S. cities.

WalletHub's experts compared each city using 65 metrics to determine their level of "fun." Metrics were split among three main categories: entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and cost.

According to the study's findings, Dallas was 24th nationally in the category for nightlife and parties, and ranked No. 39 in the "entertainment and recreation" category. That may be especially alluring for anyone who wants to explore the city's vast entertainment opportunities (especially during the holiday season), family-friendly recreational activities, top dining destinations, and more. Plus, Dallas is home to entertainment juggernauts like the State Fair of Texas and TopGolf.

Dallas performed poorly in the overall cost category, earning No. 114 out of all 182 cities. However, this category mostly compares flat costs rather than affordability based on local cost of living.

Potential new Dallasites should do their research before deciding to move here, rather than basing their decision on short trips and vacations alone. But we won't blame them for wanting to live in one of the best cities in the world.

"The top cities offer affordable options for year-round fun for their residents, which is good for residents’ wallets and their mental health," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo in the report.

Austin (No. 6) and Houston (No. 9) were the only Texas cities to earn a spot in the top 10 most fun U.S. cities list. Austin moved up one spot from last year, while Houston made a 10-place jump.

Other fun-filled Texas cities that made it in the top 100 are El Paso (No. 53), Fort Worth (No. 55), Plano (No. 78), Arlington (No. 79), and Corpus Christi (No. 99).

The top 10 most fun U.S. cities are:

No. 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada
No. 2 – Orlando, Florida
No. 3 – Miami, Florida
No. 4 – Atlanta, Georgia
No. 5 – New Orleans, Louisiana
No. 6 – Austin, Texas
No. 7 – San Francisco, California
No. 8 – Chicago, Illinois
No. 9 – Houston, Texas
No. 10 – New York City, New York

Cities were evaluated based on the number of attractions per capita, nightlife activities per capita, the average prices for eating at a restaurant or buying a movie ticket, and more. Data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, The Trust for Public Land, and the Council for Community and Economic Research, among others.

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