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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Schools
Concussions Are Concerning, But Fear Needn’t Bench Athletes
Concussions should be taken seriously. But concerns about brain injuries don’t need to sideline athletes from the sports they love, experts told a standing-room-only crowd on Nov. 18 at Highland Park High School.
Sports
Scots Ready to Turn the Page, Build Off Last Year’s Success
After an offseason of trying to emphasize the positives, Highland Park is preparing for a new soccer campaign focused on the future.
Schools
Grants, Large and Small, Advance STEM Learning
Leaders in education and industry agree on this much: To better prepare students for the careers of the future, a solid foundation in science and engineering is vital in the United States.
Community
Letter to the Editor: Wheelchairs unwelcome?
I enjoyed reading the writeup on The Plaza at Preston Center (November 2025 issues, Page 13)
Schools
Hands Dirty, Minds Growing in Area STEAM Programs
Our special STEAM edition takes a closer look at the projects shaping young minds, the educators guiding them, and the community partnerships helping them thrive
Schools
Students Soar During Frontiers of Flight Museum Career Days
Flying is a universal fascination. We conjure soaring, floating, and gliding in our earliest childhood dreams, and even the most world-weary grown-up will marvel as silver wings cut through misty clouds outside the window of a rising jet.
News
Village Barbershop, UPS Store Close in Highland Park Village
The Village Barbershop and the UPS Store are both leaving Highland Park Village this month. The Village Barbershop will close its doors on Dec. 31. The UPS Store had its last day of business on Dec. 20.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports Dec. 15-21
The holidays were for taking, not giving, for greedy thieves in the Park Cities. At least 30 attempted and completed thefts and burglaries were reported this week.
News
Memorial Funds Honor Girls Lost in July 4 Flooding
Park Cities families who lost daughters during the July 4 flooding that devastated Camp Mystic have established memorial foundations to honor them and continue their legacies.
Community
Park Cities’ Tree Lightings Brighten the Holidays
Park Cities residents gathered to make new memories at this year’s tree lightings, as well as to honor those no longer with us.
News
Stadium Plaque Honors HP 2024-25 Soccer Team
A plaque honoring the 2024-25 Scots soccer team for having the greatest season in Highland Park men’s soccer history was unveiled on Dec. 22 in Highlander Stadium before the team’s annual alumni game.
Community
2025 Person of the Year: Jacque Ryan Wynne
The queen of the Cattle Baron’s Ball died the day after her 78th birthday on Oct. 18. She has earned the respect of People Newspapers, and we have named her our Person of the Year for 2025.
Sports
Almuttar, Panthers Rally Past Greenhill
Parish Episcopal came back from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat defending SPC champion Greenhill on Friday.
Sports
Late Surge Pushes St. Mark’s Past Yavneh
A third-quarter spurt enabled St. Mark’s to rally past Yavneh Academy 55-40 in a nondistrict boys basketball clash on Friday at Hicks Gymnasium.
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School application deadlines are near – what do you need to do?
The winter holiday season occupies so much of our mind space that sometime major other “To Do” items fall off our radar.