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Fajita Pete’s Gives Back With Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser
Delivery-centric Tex-Mex eatery Fajita Pete’s will commemorate National Fajita Day by donating 10% of systemwide profits from August 16-20 to local chapters of the Boys & Girls Club in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, as well as Kansas City, Missouri.
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Faith
Faith Friday: HPUMC Donation Strikes A Chord
Jack and Dianne Adleta didn’t get to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their flooring company last year as planned. Still, they hope what they helped Highland Park United Methodist Church accomplish instead will have a much more lasting impact.
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In Case You Missed It
Dancing Highland Park Sweethearts ‘Still Having Fun’
Larry and Kathy Helms have been dancing together for 55 years, and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Park Cities Duo Hooks Youth Bass Title
Teenage anglers Dylan Sorrells and Cullum Brown recently won the TBF Junior World Championship bass tournament.
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Coronavirus
Protesters In HP Decry Mask Requirements
A day after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins signed an executive order requiring masks in many indoor settings amid a surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations, a modest crowd of protesters gathered outside a Highland Park townhome believed to belong to Jenkins chanting “we will not comply,” “I can’t breathe,” and “no freedom, no peace.”
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Tributes
‘Heart of Eiseman Jewels’ Louise Eiseman Dies at 91
Eiseman Jewels co-founder and chairman Louise Eiseman died this week at 91 of natural causes at her home in Preston Hollow.
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HPISD Releases Back-To-School Plan
Highland Park ISD will continue with their original plan to recommend, but not require masks following a Texas Supreme Court ruling that temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar Counties.
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Coronavirus
Jenkins Amends Order to Include Colleges and Universities
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins Thursday amended his executive order regarding masks to include colleges and universities.
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Hillwood Communities Takes Home 10 McSAM Awards
Dallas-based master-planned community developer Hillwood Communities was honored with 10 McSAM Awards during a ceremony hosted by the Dallas Builders Association last month.
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Go Here: Open Houses to Check Out August 14 and 15
If you’re seeking your dream home in the Preston Hollow area or the Park Cities, we have some new open houses to check out this weekend.
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Rogers Healy and Associates, SMU Announce Multi-Year Deal
SMU Athletics and Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate announced Thursday a multi-year relationship, naming Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate as “the Official Real Estate Company of the SMU Mustangs.”
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