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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Jonathon’s Forestwood Open
After a two-year wait, the breakfast and brunch spot is open in the Forestwood Shopping Center in Preston Hollow.
UP Continues Snider Plaza Parking Program
The city of University Park recently approved extending a parking program allowing Snider Plaza employees from Daniel Avenue to Rosedale Avenue access to the Hilltop Plaza parking garage for six months or until construction begins on street and sidewalk work in the shopping center.
Real Talk: Allison Brooks
Allison Brooks founded B2 Architecture + Design, less than 10 years after she received her degree in architecture from the University of Texas.
Student Achievements
Cistercian’s freshman class held a donation drive in conjunction with their freshman mixer luau Aug. 26 and raised $3,627.
Lady Scots Secure Another District Title
Highland Park has clinched another District 7-6A title and is poised to finish with a perfect league record for the second consecutive season.
Allie Beth Allman and Associates Moving Headquarters
The company’s new headquarters in the Offices at Turtle Creek Village is situated between Highland Park and Uptown.
Society
Out & About: Texas Women’s Foundation Annual Luncheon
Actress, producer, and USC student Storm Reid was the 38th-annual luncheon’s keynote speaker.
Society
Texas Art Auction Benefits Dallas 24 Hour Club This Weekend
One hundred percent of proceeds from a collection of art donated by 12 local artists will support The 24’s mission to provide transitional living, support services, and essential life skills for homeless alcoholics and addicts so they can embrace long-term sobriety and become contributing and self-supporting members of the community.
Lakeside Park Improvements to Start This Month
The Town Council approved construction and landscape contracts for improvements to the park during the Oct. 17 study session.
Society
PH Residents Donate $5M to Revamp Cotton Bowl Plaza
John and Helen Carona made the donation to revamp what will now be known as Carona Plaza.
How Do Those Preston of the Park Cities Gardens Grow?
When residents said they wanted to grow vegetables, The Preston of the Park Cities staff happily added a garden club to the senior community’s Watermark University program.
The Trains at NorthPark May Be ‘Cool’
In preparation for this year’s Trains at NorthPark, artistic elves have been hard at work hand-painting custom O-gauge railcars for purchasers since August.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports Oct. 9-15
Would-be porch pirates, stolen vehicles, and more plague the Park Cities Crime Reports for Oct. 9-15.
New Dallas Private School Celebrates Inauguration
The Compass School of Texas’ academic environment focuses on intention and purpose with learning through hands-on, real world application and encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit.
Child Hit, Killed by Car on Lyndon B. Johnson Service Road
A 7-year-old, whose identity is not being released due to their age, was killed after being hit multiple times in the 7600 block of Lyndon B. Johnson service road.