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UP Marks Centennial With Week of Special Events
The city of University Park has planned a full week of events to celebrate its 100th birthday. It’s also teamed up with local vendors for Centennial-themed giveaways, discounts, and special merchandise on sale the week of April 7 to 13.
Scots Roll Into Second Round of Playoffs
Highland Park's boys and girls soccer teams will play a postseason doubleheader against Hebron on Friday in Prosper.
Snider Plaza Evolves But Boasts Many Mainstays
By 1945, University Park had grown to around 18,000 residents and had 120 businesses. Businesses have come and gone over the years, but a few have stood the test of time.
HP Seniors Preparing to Become College Athletes in Various Sports
Parker Thompson couldn’t have asked for a much better ending to his high school football career, even if the beginning and middle were a rollercoaster ride.
Park Cities to Celebrate the Total Eclipse
Eyes will be on the sky in the Park Cities on April 8 during Dallas’ once-in-320-years total solar eclipse. Eclipse-viewing events are scheduled at SMU, HPISD schools, and Highland Park’s Fairfax Park.
Society
Equest to Host 43rd Annual Blue Ribbon Gala in Late April
The Texas-chic, elegant evening will be chaired by Calvert Collins-Bratton and Melissa Oates, and the honorary chairs are Kristy and Patrick Sands.
Camps
Hockaday Sophomore a Body-Positive Influencer
When it came time for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, The Hockaday School student tackled the issue by starting Beautiful Body through Beautiful Mind – Inside and Out, a camp to educate the younger generation about mental health and body image.
UP Closes Founding Chapter of City Library
University Park lost its first – and only – library director when Sharon Perry Martin retired after more than 11 years of service.
New Orleans Inspired Restaurant to Open in Snider Plaza
Jack & Harry’s, a New Orleans-inspired restaurant and bar, will open at 6844 Snider Plaza on Friday, March 29.
Fire in 3500 Block of Normandy Extinguished; Block Remains Temporarily Closed
Highland Park police sent an alert at 2:59 p.m. on March 26 asking residents to avoid the 3500 block of Normandy to preserve space for emergency personnel responding to a structural fire in the area.