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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STEAM
Girl Scouts Welcome STEM Superstar
Jennifer Makins, the former director of STEM education at Parish Episcopal School, is now the executive director at the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’ STEM Center of Excellence.
Filing Open for May Municipal, School Board Races
The incumbent city council members representing Preston Hollow, Jaynie Schultz of District 11 and Gay Donnell Willis of District 13, are running for re-election.
Parish’s TAPPS Football Dynasty Continues to Reach New Heights
Parish Episcopal joined elite company by winning its fourth consecutive TAPPS Division I football championship in Waco.
Lone Star Wind Orchestra Performs ‘Rhapsodies in Blue’
The three-part show will take place Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Eismann Center.
Society
TACA Announces 2023 Silver Cup Honorees
Philanthropist Gene Jones and retired Texas Instruments senior vice president and general counsel Joe Hubach will be recognized as the 45th The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) Silver Cup Award recipients.
UP City Council OKs Replacing Computer-Aided Dispatch/Records Management System
The plan to migrate the city’s existing CAD/RMS to a new application will be done as part of a six-year, $780,211.60 contract.
Society
Party Hopping
Writing royalty, an app for gifts, wild encounters, and a patriotic victory have recently kept the Dallas philanthropy scene busy.
Society
Community Partners of Dallas Leader to Retire
After two decades, the nonprofit’s president and CEO Paige McDaniel’s retirement will take effect May 31.
Society
Out & About: An Evening with DocStars
The event held by The Cary Council celebrated three $50,000 grant recipients.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports Jan. 16-22
A watch thief, bicycle burglar, and more plague the Park Cities Crime Reports for Jan. 16-22.
Bachman Lake Skate Park to Start Construction in Late 2023
The 45,600-square-foot park is planned to be located at the northwest corner of Bachman Lake Park, bordered by Webb Chapel Extension and Denton Drive.
Two HPISD Seats Up For Election
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees will get new faces this year. So who’s filed to run for the open seats so far?
SMU Professor Eyes EU Laws, Elon Musk, and Misinformation
Lawmakers and academics such as SMU’s Jared Schroeder have been pondering the problem since well before Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 28, 2022, renewed alarms.
Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate
Salute those Texas tuxedoes and dress and boot pairings. The HP Centennial Dance keeps going and going and making a difference.