Events
From school fundraisers and gallery openings to community festivals and neighborhood get-togethers, this is where you’ll find everything happening in and around the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. Whether you’re looking to make weekend plans or support a local cause, our events calendar keeps you connected to the heart of your community
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Hill Country Flood 2025
Finding Words When None Will Do
I’ve witnessed enough sorrow to believe that most don’t know what to say to the grieving, and when we open our mouths, we prove it.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports July 21-27
Thieves, burglars, and reckless roadsters did their worst in this week’s Park Cities crime reports.
Crime
Preston Hollow Crime Reports July 22-27
Criminal trespassing and loitering kept DPD busy in Preston Hollow this week.
Nonprofits
Wilkinson Center Presents Grant, School Supplies
The initiative provided backpacks and school supplies to students served by Wilkinson Center as part of their Stock Up for Summer campaign, which aims to mitigate food insecurity during the summer months.
Need an Excuse to Have Dessert?
Satisfy your sugar craving at these local businesses, and you’ll give back to an even sweeter cause — assistance for those affected by the Hill Country’s catastrophic flooding.
UP City Council Approves Redesign of Failed Retaining Wall
The big bad wolf may have been doing some huffing and puffing in University Park.
Hill Country Flood 2025
How to Help:
There are more agencies offering much-needed help to those affected by the Hill Country’s devastating flooding than there is space in Park Cities People.
Hillcrest Names New Athletic Coordinator
Candace Balderas-Miller becomes the first woman to hold the top athletic administrator role at any Dallas ISD high school.
News
Preston Royal Library Offers Monthly Book Discussions
Designed for readers of all backgrounds, the club offers a welcoming space where literature sparks meaningful conversation
Reel Deal: Author Casts Unique Angle To Tout Urban Fishing
Greg DeMars is a retired mechanical engineer who never planned to become an author or an expert angler. He was just looking for a place to fish.
Events
NFNL Annual Luncheon to Feature Lucy Liu
Renowned actress and advocate Lucy Liu will headline New Friends New Life’s annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Omni Hotel.
Molthan, Flash Are All-In on Pickleball
Molthan’s Dallas-based professional pickleball franchise will host its first tournament this weekend at the newly renovated Pickler Universe in Carrollton.
UP to Fog for Mosquitos on July 24 and 25
University Park will fog all alleys south of Lovers Lane and west of Turtle Creek Boulevard for mosquitos on Thursday, July 24, due to mosquito traps testing positive for West Nile virus in the southwest quadrant of the city.
Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive Closed from July 23-25
The intersection of Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive will be closed from the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, to Friday, July 25, to set up a crane and install a new stormwater culvert in Hackberry Creek.
UP Community Development Director Retires
University Park’s community development director Patrick Baugh retired on July 22, ending a distinguished 45-year career in public service.