DeSoto COVID-19 Vaccination Town Hall Update-Changes To Fair Park site
The Hunt For a COVID-19 Vaccine In Dallas County
If you’re in either of the Phase 1a or Phase 1b category for COVID-19 vaccination groups, and are on the “hunt for a vaccine”, you know the process can be frustrating and exhausting. Some have made calling to register for the COVID-19 vaccine a full-time job, spending hours signing up themselves or family members at multiple websites. In order to be successful, you need patience, persistence, a spreadsheet with websites/phone numbers, etc., and some luck.
And for many its become a bit of a “group project”, with friends and family members working together to share helpful information and tips on how and where to register. However, even after you’ve successfully scheduled an appointment, things can still go wrong. Today a gentleman with an appointment and QR code was turned away at Fair Park. According to him, when they asked if he was 65 or older, and
Grow DeSoto is helping minority-owned businesses get started, even in the COVID-19 pandemic
The marketplace serves as an incubator for small businesses, with programs designed to help entrepreneurs thrive.
Late Mayor Curtistene McCowan and Mayor Pro Tem Kenzie Moore III are seen welcoming Vietnamese Restaurant Pho ThaiBinh to Grow DeSoto in this 2019 file photo.(City of DeSoto)
Grow DeSoto Market Place, a small-business incubator that launched two years ago, has become a one-stop shop for the city’s residents.
It houses more than seven restaurants, 17 office spaces and 22 retailers, including a hair salon, a gym and an art studio that serves wine.