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Despite Online Kerfuffle, Few Protest At Holy Trinity
For all the social media furor, few attended planned protests at Holy Trinity Church, where police had removed a North Texas politician’s daughter after she refused to wear a mask at Mass.
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Bills Take Aim at Local Control, Finances, and Ratings for Districts
Several bills filed in the Texas legislature could spell trouble for public school districts.
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The Art of Shopping Requires a Mindful Manager
With its museum-like layout and sophisticated sculptures, murals, and paintings by known artists, NorthPark Center staffs a position many other malls wouldn’t need: a manager of arts programming.
Election
Partisan Flyer Featuring HPISD School Board Candidates Creates Furor
School board races are typically nonpartisan affairs, but some Park Cities residents say they’ve received flyers with some very partisan rhetoric.
Election
Endorsement Letter Raises Eyebrows in HPISD Board Race
University Park Elementary PTA can't endorse political candidates, but a recent letter posted on Facebook left some scratching their heads - until it was replaced.
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HPMS Principal Says Article About Gender Survey ‘Factually Incorrect’
A link to a Dallas City Wire story claiming eighth graders in Highland Park ISD were asked to complete a survey asking about their ‘gender identity’ is circulating, but Highland Park Middle School principal Dr. Christopher Miller said Wednesday that eighth graders weren’t assigned such a survey.
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HPISD Mourns Beloved ‘Mama Drama’ Linda Raya
The Highland Park ISD community is mourning beloved educator Linda Raya, known affectionately as “mama drama.”
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Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors
While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.
Faith
No Mask, No Mass? Holy Trinity Makes Headlines After Calling Cops on Young Mom
A woman was asked to leave Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and eventually escorted out by police, for not wearing a mask.
Crime
‘He Deserves Justice’
The Murzin family is seeking answers about the shooting death of their beloved husband and father in a potential road rage incident.
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Abbott’s Decision Unmasks Opinions
As the state, country, and county reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that the state would open 100% on March 10 – and that the mask mandate would be lifted – readers have been letting us know how they feel.
Crime
Preston Hollow Mystery Unfolds Thanks to Snapchat
Naked, according to most agreed upon definitions, means someone is unclothed. Nekkid, however, is naked, but you're up to shenanigans -- ask any Southern grandmother.
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Low Housing Inventory Creates Building Increase
The Dallas-Fort Worth region came in second in the nation when it came to single-family construction permits, a February report from the National Association of Home Builders.
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Reward Raised To $25K For Information About Shooting
The reward for information about the shooting death of Chris Murzin is increased to $25,000, it was announced Monday.
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Central Market Preston Royal to Open June 30
Great news for Preston Hollow residents: Central Market is reopening your neighborhood store June 30, just in time for you to get your July 4 foodie favorites.
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How It Started, How It’s Going
A year ago, José Chef Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman, or AQ as she is better known, was prepping for New York where on March 13 she would cook for the first time at the prestigious James Beard House.
Coronavirus
Lockdown Lookback
I can’t remember what I ate at last year’s TACA Silver Cup luncheon, and I can’t help but think I might have paid more attention if I had known it would be the last event I would cover in person for more than a year.
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HP-Bred Actor Charged After Capitol Riot To Remain In Custody
A Highland Park-bred actor Luke Coffee charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will remain in custody even though a federal judge granted his release on bond Monday.
40th Anniversary
Skulduggery of the Decades
Where else but in the pages of Park Cities People, Preston Hollow People, and www.peoplenewspapers.com can you read crime reports like this one from September 2019?