Park Cities People
Where the Park Cities Stay Connected.
Latest (Page 613)
Best of
Best of 2020: Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS
Our fall high school intern, Shaye Wattson, couldn't have imagined that her senior year would begin with virtual school and then segue into a much different experience on campus as masking, social distancing, and other measures were enacted to help students and staff avoid exposure to COVID-19.
Double Agent: ‘Big Play Zay’
Don’t let his fashion-model looks fool you. Isaiah Pedack isn’t afraid to cover his face in eye-black and get dirty in the trenches.
Voices
2020 Hindsight: At Last, 2021
“The vaccine is coming. The vaccine is coming!” Such comes the battle cry of 2021, so take that coronavirus.
40th Anniversary
In the Beginning…Dream Launched People Newspapers 40 Years Ago
It’s hard to believe that 40 years ago, a handful of 20-something-year-olds came together with enough maturity and initiative to create Park Cities People.
Best of
Best of 2020: Highland Park Goes Hollywood
When we began talking with summer intern Morgan Pryor about a potential story featuring her cousin, it turned into a first-person narrative about a young Highland Park native who had just gotten her first lead role in Hollywood.
Best of
Best of 2020: Civil Rights Teacher Detained on Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
In the summer of 2020, the only thing that overshadowed the ongoing pandemic was a larger, more widespread appeal for social justice after the death of George Floyd in custody in Minneapolis.
Best of
Best of 2020: ‘Give Them a Little Bit of Hope’
The signs on Tibbs and Pemberton were a welcome surprise for the neighborhood, seemingly popping up overnight.
New Year’s Resolution: Look Out For One Another
For longer than the four-plus years I’ve worked here, we’ve called this section Living Well.
Coronavirus
Dallas County Reports 2,292 COVID-19 Cases, 15 More Deaths
It may seem hard to believe, but it was only a year ago on New Year’s Eve in 2019 when the Hubei Daily News reported that the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported 27 cases of pneumonia of unknown cause, with seven in serious condition.
Braniff Brand Still Means Travel Industry Luxury
Want to give Dallas visitors a feel of the late ‘60s-early 1970s when colorful, high-service airlines dominated the skies and discotheques dominated the imagination?
Unbeaten HP, Ryan Renew Playoff Rivalry
Last week, Highland Park exorcised some postseason demons against Frisco Lone Star. This week, Denton Ryan will look to do the same — against the Scots.