James, "Smiley" Williams is the founder and owner of Campo Verde and has won many awards for the extravagant holiday display. Pictures and videos truly don't do this place justice.

For over 30 years, Campo Verde has been serving holiday cheer alongside fine dining in Arlington during the Christmas season, and this year is no different ... owner James Williams said.

The original Campo Verde was built in the 1980s heyday of fajitas-and-margaritas restaurants. The founder, the late James “Smiley” Williams, was a manager for Fort Worth restaurateur Don ...

This is the 40th Christmas at Campo Verde, a Southwest-Mex restaurant and holiday light spectacular that never gets old. Ten years ago, owner James “Smiley” Williams conceded that his holiday ...

Campo Verde along Pioneer Parkway has closed, ... James "Smiley" Williams originally opened the restaurant in 1983 and, after 42 years, sold the restaurant to Thomas Ray Stewart Jr.

The passing Nov. 17 of former owner James “Smiley” Williams (1947-2023) closed the book on two generations of holiday history for children who came to see Campo Verde’s 200,000-light ...

If you visit one over-the-top Christmas shop in Dallas-Fort Worth, make it Campo Verde restaurant in Arlington.. Campo Verde's team has been decorating restaurant in over-the-top Christmas lights ...

A North Texas institution is reopening in Arlington. After more than four decades serving Tex-Mex and American classics, Arlington’s Campo Verde closed its doors in January after a recent change ...