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11-Year-Old Artist Collaborates With Nike
The 11-year-old Dallas-based artist behind the popular Instagram page Dear Giana is one of three chosen to collaborate with Nike to bring her designs to life as part of a promotion of the brand’s global Air Max accelerator program.
Visible Unity Celebrates Anniversary With New Website
An organization dedicated to providing programs that extend the conversation about race "beyond platitudes" is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a new digital presence.
Faith
Faith Friday: Northaven UMC Celebrates Pride Month
On Saturday, June 5, Northaven United Methodist Church hosted a Pride parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month.
What Is Juneteenth?
Most, if they paid attention in history class, can tell you that the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved Black people in 1863. But what many don't know is that not everyone was emancipated on that date.
Medical City Parent Company Announces Community Impact Fund
A $50 million community impact fund has been set by HCA Healthcare to support health-related innovative initiatives -- especially those that focus on high-priority community health and other needs in communities.
The Pandemic’s Missing Piece…
The time spent homebound with our families during the pandemic gave us an unexpected puzzle to solve: a newfound love of jigsaws.
Voices
Bitcoin Birthday
June is such a great month. It’s never too hot in Dallas, the evenings linger, and people are out and about, many with smiles as masks are coming off.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Gracie Hunt Crowned Miss Kansas USA
Even from Kansas, Gracie Hunt is doing the Park Cities proud. Hunt, 22, was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2021 in April, but her Dallas ties run deep.
Dallas Looking For First Poet Laureate
Applications are open for the inaugural Poet Laureate of Dallas.
Northaven Trail To Host ‘Arts in the Park’ Saturday
In a first-ever collaboration, the Dallas Parks Department and the city's Office of Arts and Culture have joined with the Friends of Northaven Trail to offer "Arts in the Park" -- and the trail will be the inaugural location.
July 4 Festivities In The Park Cities
After a pandemic-induced pivot last year, the Rotary Club of Park Cities’ 4th of July parade is back in person.
Philanthropy
Lewis Family Foundation Puts For Charity
Preston Hollow residents Jeff and Jill Lewis host charity golf tournament to benefit Merging Vets and Players.
Groundbreaking Connection
A little more than two months after the Texas Department of Transportation approved construction, the pedestrian bridge that will span U.S. Highway 75, connecting Northaven Trail to White Rock Creek Trail and beyond, broke ground.
Rotary Club of Park Cities Celebrates Fundraising Efforts For Bonton Farm Medical Clinic
The Rotary Club of Park Cities last week celebrated raising $150,000+ for the upcoming Bonton Farm Medical Clinic.
Three To Be Honored as Dallas Fathers of the Year
Founded in 1976 by the late Sylvan Landau, the Father of the Year Awards don’t just recognize Dallas-Fort Worth fathers, it also raises funds for local charities and scholarships for Dallas students - to the tune of $4 million for more than 86 children’s charities since its formation.
UP Dedicates Shaddock Park
The city of University Park celebrated the dedication of Shaddock Park Tuesday afternoon.
In Case You Missed It
Audrey Tweed Still Teaches Painting at 100
Audrey Tweed served in the Women’s Auxiliary Ferry Squadron, traveled the world, and won’t stop watering her yard herself at the age of 100.
In Case You Missed It
Shortchanged of History
I know this as fact: My roots, as far as my family's time in North America, are steeped in the belief that White people are superior to other races.
$2.5M Needed to Preserve Historic Central Christian Church
A Park Cities Presbyterian church staff member is working to save the historic Central Christian Church at 4711 Westside Drive.
Voices
The Bad Kind of Déjà Vu
We won’t lie - the sound of a tornado siren, even 18 months after the EF3 tornado that struck a huge swath of our readership, fills most of us with a sense of dread.