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Crime
UPPD Responds to Bank Robbery In Snider Plaza
Police responded to a robbery at Prosperity Bank in Snider Plaza Monday morning.
Crews Respond To Fire at Duplex In UP
Crews responded to a fire at a duplex in the 3600 block of McFarlin Boulevard in University Park overnight Monday.
UP City Council Approves Centennial Master Plan
After two years of town halls, surveys, and focus groups, the University Park City Council approved its centennial master plan.
Drabinski Honored, Moody Family Y Gets $25,000 Grant
Daniel Drabinski has received MassMutual Foundation's 2022 Platinum Community Service Award for his volunteer work with the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas.
Coronavirus
Studies Suggest New COVID Variants Evade Antibody Responses
Two Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5, appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School.
Wortman Takes Home Seay Award as Moody Family YMCA Celebrates
As that Y.M.C.A. song tells it, “No man does it by himself.” But one might take home a special honor after helping ensure the neighborhood Y isn’t “short on (its) dough.”
How The U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Ruling is Already Affecting Texas
Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that there’s no constitutional right to abortion will radically change the reproductive health landscape in Texas.
New HPMS Principal Named
Dr. Kevin Hunt was named principal of Highland Park Middle School. Hunt most recently served as principal of Summer Creek Middle School in Crowley ISD and has been an elementary principal in that district since 2016.
Dallas City Council Approves Four Seasons Turtle Creek Project Zoning
The Dallas City Council recently greenlit plans for a $750 million Four Seasons high rise in the Turtle Creek neighborhood.
HPISD Trustees Approve ELA Materials
After months of consultations and feedback from experts and the community, the Highland Park ISD board of trustees has decided what will replace the Units of Study materials published by Heinemann for teaching reading and writing in grades K-8, which had been in place since 2019.
General
Open Houses to Check Out June 25-26
If you have some free time this weekend, fill it by checking out these stunning homes!