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State Fair Reveals 2022 Commemorative Theme Art: ‘Taste of Texas’
For 136 years, food has been a focal point of the annual State Fair of Texas. Get your tastebuds ready now – opening September 30, the 2022 State Fair-themed “Taste of Texas” is gearing up to be one to remember.
Parish Head of School Resigns, Interim Named
Parish Episcopal School’s board of trustees May 19 accepted the resignation of former head of school Dave Monaco shortly before his anticipated retirement at the end of the 2022-2023 school year and named an interim head of school.
‘Liberty & Laughter’ Exhibit Explores White House Punchlines
A visit to the George W. Bush Presidential Center could make you wonder whether you voted for an overachieving class clown.
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports May 16-22
Wrecked windows, vandalized vehicles, and burgled bicycles appear in the Park Cities Crime Reports for May 16-22.
Crime
Real Estate Fund Executives Sentenced For Fraud
The CEO of a Grapevine-based lender that operates real estate investment trusts as well as three other executives — two of whom are based in Highland Park – were sentenced to a combined 20 years in prison for fraud, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced Monday.
‘Cartier and Islamic Art’ Opens At DMA
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is the sole North American venue for Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, a major exhibition tracing inspirations from Islamic art and design, including from Louis Cartier’s collection of Persian and Indian art and the work of the designers of the Maison Cartier from the early 20th century to present day.
All You Can Eataly Returns
Tickets are on sale for the second installment of All You Can Eataly, the immersive Italian event including more than 30 tasting stations, craft cocktail bars, wine tastings, demonstrations, and more at Eataly’s NorthPark Center store.
Honoring Fathers
The 46th-annual Father of the Year Luncheon, which honors fathers by raising funds for charities and scholarships, will be June 8 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
Coronavirus
CDC Recommends Children Aged 5-11 Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thursday recommended children ages five through 11 receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
Voices
The Tennis Syndicate
In North Texas, female tennis lovers play in a league known as Tennis Competitors of Dallas (TCD).
Donors Needed For Dak (And Others)
Highland Park Middle School teacher and coach Adam Lopez is used to overcoming challenges when it comes to sports but is now facing a challenge of a different sort in finding a bone marrow donor for his 4-year-old son, Dak.