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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Society
Out & About: Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Savor the Symphony
The event combined wine, music, and friends as guests were serenaded by performers from beneficiary Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Young Strings.
Christy Rost: Travels Lead To Inspired Gatherings
In the early spring, I attended The Inspired Home Show in Chicago, where houseware brands from across the world assembled to introduce their newest products to media and retail buyers.
High Hampton Melds Mountain Magic, Southern Charm
As a North Carolinian born and raised, I can say that you are born into one of two tribes: It’s the beach people versus the mountain people.
Hockaday, Greenhill Girls Earn SPC Gold
Hockaday’s Margaret Thopson and Greenhill’s Nia Harrison were among the standouts at the SPC track and field meet over the weekend.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports April 29-May 5
Reckless drivers, poor parkers, and car thieves plague this week’s Park Cities crime reports.
Society
Out & About: AWARE Affair
Angie Carpenter, Kamilia Smith, and Lacey Young chaired the night of fighting Alzheimer’s on April 12 at Gilley’s Dallas.
Hillcrest Responds to Antisemitic Bullying Allegations
Hillcrest High School is partnering with the American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, and Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum following allegations of antisemitism on campus.
Events
JSB Raises $497,000 for Music Outreach, Education
The Junior Symphony Ball (JSB) “Purpose with a Party” fundraiser raised a record-breaking $497,000 for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s community outreach and education programs at its largest event to-date.
Dallas Animal Services Aims to ‘Empty the Shelters’
The BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is prompting a national call for adoption this spring to help shelter pets find homes. More than 410 shelters in 43 states are participating in the initiative.
Crime
Preston Hollow Crime Reports April 29-May 4
A Corvette crook, unwelcome guests, and open buildings appear in this week’s Preston Hollow crime reports.
HP Elects 5 Incumbents, 1 New Face to Town Council
Will C. Beecherl will continue to lead Highland Park as mayor. Incumbent Town Council members Leland B. White, Marc Myers, Don Snell, and Lydia Novakov will be joined by Alan Friedman to make up the five Town Council member seats.
Freshman To Compete in International Science, Engineering Fair
A Highland Park High School freshman has found a way to detect the most prevalent and costly type of hospital-acquired infection before symptoms start. And her method only costs about 40 cents.
Neighbors Celebrate Retirement of Joking, Joyful, and Kind Postman
When a package of family memorabilia didn’t arrive at Kevin Smith’s house, letter carrier Edward “Eddie” Cosme went to the post office after work, found the package, and delivered it.
Fashion-Forward Friends Find Way to Swap More Affordably
Ursuline Academy senior Livia Lange aims to make a difference for her fashion-swapping peers with a new resale website, LivToBe.com.
Newcomers Rise, Locals Fall at Nelson
This year’s edition of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson was perhaps most noteworthy for who wasn’t in the field.