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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HPHS Junior Selected for AHA Initiative
Highland Park High School junior Peyton Bono was selected to be part of the American Heart Association’s Teen of Impact initiative and is seeking to raise $50,000 for the organization by April 6 as part of the campaign.
Clay Lewis Jenkins Tapped for National Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins is one of 14 county leaders appointed by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to a new Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Center for BrainHealth to Celebrate First BrainHealth Week
Center for BrainHealth is celebrating its inaugural BrainHealth Week Feb. 20-24 with a week of free programming.
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Faith Friday: HPUMC Tulsa Civil Rights Pilgrimage
Highland Park United Methodist Church’s Racial Justice Ministry recently took a trip to Tulsa’s Greenwood District, formerly known as Black Wall Street, and the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Voices
Editor’s Inbox: Royally Confused Letter Writers
If you want to peruse stories with a royal connection from the People Newspapers’ archives, you might start with these.
Coppell Ousts Lady Scots from Playoffs
Highland Park’s girls basketball season ended with a 54-41 loss to Coppell in the area round of the Class 6A Region I playoffs on Thursday.
Chapman Tops Gymnasts at HP Invitational
Highland Park senior Austin Chapman claimed the boys all-around title at the HP Invitational gymnastics meet on Thursday.
Hillcrest Wrestlers Aim for State Medals
Hillcrest seniors Clarence Sanders and Mercedes Fuentes will be among the medal favorites this weekend at the Class 5A state wrestling tournament.
14 Stories Encourage, And Inspire
What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by featuring inspiring women in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow?
Carol Pierce Goglia
Carol Pierce Goglia has cultivated businesses and nonprofits in Dallas for more than two decades — but in her new role as president and CEO of Catch Up & Read, she’s digging deeper to get to the root of one of her passions: teaching children to read.
Gail Thomas
A long life in Dallas has allowed Dr. Gail Thomas to preserve the heart and soul of the city.
Allie Beth Allman
Forty years ago, Allie Beth Allman didn’t realize that she was remarkable until her friend Alicia Landry convinced her of it.
Rabbi Nancy Kasten
Since moving to Dallas 33 years ago, Rabbi Nancy Kasten has modeled the welcoming spirit she saw her parents give her childhood neighbors in Boston through interfaith work.
Cecilia Boone
The creation of the Boone Family Foundation by Cecilia Guthrie Boone, her husband Garrett, and their three children in 2007 came in stark contrast to Cecilia’s humble beginnings in rural Kentucky.
Society
Dallas 24 Hour Club to Hold Pancake Party Fundraiser
The Dallas 24 Hour Club will be celebrating National Pancake Day Tuesday, Feb. 21 at its Hubcap Cafè by serving car hubcap-sized pancakes.