Huffines Communities Hosts Grand 4th of July Celebrations Across DFW

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 5, 2024--

Huffines Communities celebrated Independence Day with spectacular events on June 29 and 30, marking the 6th Annual Inspiration Independence Day Celebration and Heartland’s Independence Day Celebration.

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On June 29, over 1,700 residents and guests attended the festivities at Inspiration. The event featured a dazzling fireworks display synchronized to music, with attendees enjoying the view from the lazy river. Highlights included a Foam Pit Rave party with DJ Joe-O, food trucks like The Bop Bop, The Pink Truck, and Mamaritas, as well as poolside games, a scavenger hunt, face painting sponsored by Lawn Pride of Rockwall, and rock wall climbing challenges. A safe viewing area inside the clubhouse was provided for residents with PTSD, sensory sensitivity, newborn infants, or special needs. Visitors also explored Inspiration’s amenities, such as the beach on Lake Lavon and the 20-mile lakeside trail.

The following day, June 30, over 5,000 residents attended Heartland’s Independence Day Celebration. Starting at 6 p.m., the event featured activities such as rides on the Ninja Wall, Mind Winder, and Big Baller obstacle course, face painting, balloon twisting, a petting zoo, a mobile zip line, and a climbing wall. The celebration culminated with a massive fireworks show over the lake. Attendees enjoyed food from various trucks and explored Heartland’s amenities, including resort-style pools, parks, playgrounds, and lakes for fishing and boating, along with scenic walking trails.

The celebrations at Inspiration and Heartland were marked by a strong sense of community and joy. Huffines Communities’ commitment to creating memorable experiences was evident in the success of these events.

For more information, visit Inspiration Texas and Heartland Texas, or contact Huffines Communities.

About Huffines Communities and Huffines Enterprises:

Huffines Communities and Huffines Enterprises founded in 1985, is one of the largest privately held multifamily and single-family developers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Over the past 15 years, the company has constructed over 2,400 apartment units and developed more than 15,000 single-family lots in North Texas. Huffines Communities is dedicated to creating high-quality communities by investing and developing in DFW for 40 years that exceeds all expectations of their residents.

Inspiration residents enjoy fireworks from the community lazy river (Photo: Business Wire)

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss the AL Division Series against Kansas City because of fractured fingers that he thinks will heal in time for him to rejoin the team for the Championship Series if New York advances.

RIzzo fractured the fourth and fifth fingers when hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh’s Ryan Borucki last Saturday. He said he hit and fielded Friday.

“You don’t really know what fingers you squeeze with your glove until you have two broken ones,” he said ahead of Saturday's opener.

A three-time All-Star and a 2016 World Series champion with the Chicago Cubs, the 35-year-old hit .228 with eight homers and 35 RBIs in 92 games during an injury-wrecked season.

“Gutting through it, I wouldn’t be able to be my best version defensively or offensively,” he said. “I had to be honest with myself, and it's tough but this team has a different aura right now and a different energy that I’m confident hopefully in the next round to join them.”

If the Yankees advance, they would open the Championship Series on Oct. 14.

Rookie Ben Rice or Oswaldo Cabrera are the likely starters at first base against the Royals. Rice, 25, hit .171 with seven homers and 23 RBIs in 50 games with the Yankees, including a three-homer game against Boston on July 6. A catcher coming up through the Yankees system, Rice has been getting tips from Rizzo.

“Just kind of picking his brain about certain things like when we're just doing fungos, like, hey, `If the ball's hit this way or that way, how should I approach that?'” Rice said.

Cabrera, 25, batted .247 with eight homers and 36 RBIs in 108 games.

Rizzo said staff figured out how best to wrap around his hand in his glove.

“Just catching balls at a high velocity definitely hurts it more than it should,” he said. “Talking to the doctors hopefully with another 10 days or a week I’ll feel significantly better.”

Rizzo missed 62 games with a fractured right forearm after colliding with Boston reliever Brennan Bernardino on June 16. He batted .380 (8 for 21) after returning from the injured list on Sept. 1.

“It’s definitely nowhere near what my elbow was,” Rizzo said. “It's literally 20 hours a day doing treatment. All the trainers, physical therapists is like, man, if people in PT school knew how much you were doing, they’d be absolutely shocked. So it’s all good stuff. It’s just, unfortunately, just not enough time.”

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New York Yankees' Anthony Rizzo runs to third base during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)