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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Balady Takes Flight by Reaching State in Pole Vault
Thatch Balady has leaped from a roof to a trampoline and performed his share of extreme skateboard stunts.
Exchange Students to Eagle Scouts
Lénou Bouillon and Noa Cardona, exchange students from France and Spain, earned Eagle Scout status during their year at Highland Park High School.
Voices
Side Dishes – The Stars of Summer Gatherings
Christy Rost: When guests bring their favorite side dish, their contributions can lead to the most amazing array of luscious flavors and, oftentimes, wonderful stories behind the recipes.
Voices
Luxury Lodging, Nonstop Flights Lure Discerning Dallasites to Turks and Caicos
Park Cities and Preston Hollow people are creatures of habit. And in our defense, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?
People Newspapers Wins 13 Awards
There was a lot of news to cover in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow in 2022, and the work that went into covering it was evident in the awards People Newspapers received for advertising and editorial content.
Crime
Police Respond to Theft in Preston Oaks Shopping Center
Dallas police say a purse and phone were stolen from a vehicle in the 10000 block of Preston Road in the Preston Oaks Shopping Center shortly after 5:30 p.m. July 9.
Marsh Principal Earns Bus Driver Certification
After realizing how expensive and limited field trips can be due to the cost of paying drivers hourly, Principal Dawna Duke decided to take on a bus driver role herself to make active learning more accessible.
Restaurant Announced For Southeast Corner of Snider Plaza
Chef Kashawn Cruell, who helped Major Food Group open Italian restaurant Carbone and others in New York, will run a new restaurant planned for the new building in the southeast corner of Snider Plaza near where Peggy Sue BBQ used to be.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports July 3-9
A country club con, a ring thief at the Highland Park pool, and more plague the Park CIties Crime Reports for July 3-9.
Hernandezes Plan Patchwork Retirement
Jose and Yolanda Hernandez have sewn various patches on most Highland Park High School jackets and uniforms for 40 years.
Society
Out & About: 2023 Equest Blue Ribbon Ball
The event, co-chaired by Lindsay Ballotta and Jenny Merkle, brought more than 550 people together to raise $550,000+.
Society
DFW Restaurant Week Features More Than 100 Participating Restaurants
The event is backed by charity partners Lena Pope and the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) to host four weeks of prix fixe menus from Aug. 7–Sept. 3. Around 20% of each meal cost will be donated to NTFB in the Dallas area or Lena Pope in the Tarrant area.
General
State Fair of Texas Announces 2023 Big Tex Choice Awards Food Competition Semi-Finalists
The State Fair of Texas announced 36 semi-finalists – 19 savory and 17 sweet entries – who will advance in the 19th-annual Big Tex Choice Awards competition.
Society
TWF Announces New Board Chair, Board Members
The Texas Women’s Foundation appointed Carrie Freeman Parsons as the new board chair for a two-year term that began July 1.
Faith
Faith Friday: Sacred Music With Mark Hayes at Royal Lane Baptist Church
Composer and pianist Mark Hayes will perform during worship at Royal Lane Baptist Church July 16.