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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Hill Country Flood 2025
How to Help:
There are more agencies offering much-needed help to those affected by the Hill Country’s devastating flooding than there is space in Park Cities People.
Hillcrest Names New Athletic Coordinator
Candace Balderas-Miller becomes the first woman to hold the top athletic administrator role at any Dallas ISD high school.
News
Preston Royal Library Offers Monthly Book Discussions
Designed for readers of all backgrounds, the club offers a welcoming space where literature sparks meaningful conversation
Reel Deal: Author Casts Unique Angle To Tout Urban Fishing
Greg DeMars is a retired mechanical engineer who never planned to become an author or an expert angler. He was just looking for a place to fish.
Events
NFNL Annual Luncheon to Feature Lucy Liu
Renowned actress and advocate Lucy Liu will headline New Friends New Life’s annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Omni Hotel.
Molthan, Flash Are All-In on Pickleball
Molthan’s Dallas-based professional pickleball franchise will host its first tournament this weekend at the newly renovated Pickler Universe in Carrollton.
UP to Fog for Mosquitos on July 24 and 25
University Park will fog all alleys south of Lovers Lane and west of Turtle Creek Boulevard for mosquitos on Thursday, July 24, due to mosquito traps testing positive for West Nile virus in the southwest quadrant of the city.
Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive Closed from July 23-25
The intersection of Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive will be closed from the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, to Friday, July 25, to set up a crane and install a new stormwater culvert in Hackberry Creek.
UP Community Development Director Retires
University Park’s community development director Patrick Baugh retired on July 22, ending a distinguished 45-year career in public service.
Site Readings
August Site Reading
Summer slump got you down? Learn about cool new finds, and how your neighbors are bringing some sunshine to those in need in People Newspapers’ August Site Reading Column.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Family of Eloise ‘Lulu’ Peck Continues Her Legacy of Compassion with Living for Lulu Fund
The family of Eloise “Lulu” Peck has created the Living for Lulu Fund to honor her radiant spirit and continue her legacy of compassion.
Real Talk: Moody Younger
Years before Moody Younger would make a name for himself in Dallas commercial real estate, he gathered up life lessons in a small town less than an hour northeast from Lubbock.
Inside the Cause
‘Strong Like a Mother’ Campaign Nurtures Moms in Recovery
Nexus Program takes compassionate approach to keeping families together
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports July 14-19
Thieves were up to no good in this week’s Park Cities Crime Reports, stealing bikes, tools, personal information, credit cards, and packages.
Hill Country Flood 2025
‘Long Haul Love’ Checklist From Friend of the Hanna Family
“The real grief,” Mary C. Lawson Corrigan says, “begins when the crowds go home.”