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Favorites of 2021: How They Did That
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's annual debutante ball (with its signature "Texas Dip") was canceled last Spring, but organizers still wanted to mark the year's debutants with the traditional group photo -- which might seem rather ill-advised at the height of a pandemic.
Favorites of 2021: The Pandemic Made Personal
After the nation (and the state) passed the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic, a reader posed a question: What if we started telling the more personal stories from the pandemic?
Favorites of 2021: The Kindergarten Teacher
In our June issue, we profiled Jose Armendariz, who had been named Dallas ISD's Elementary Teacher of the Year the month before.
Favorites of 2021: Celebrating 40 Years
In October 1981, People Newspapers was born, and in 2021, we celebrated turning the big 4-0.
Favorites of 2021: The Sports Stories
When you cover several private schools, three Dallas ISD high schools, and Highland Park sports, there is never a shortage of things to write about when it comes to sports.
Favorites of 2021: The Forest Lane Mural
If you've driven down Forest Lane at any time, you've probably noticed a blocks-long mural along one wall.
Favorites of 2021: Hands-On Learning Opportunity
Teachers work hard to engage students, and those stories about their efforts are always some of our most popular.
Favorites of 2021: A Student Talks Masks
As the school year began, there was not yet a vaccine for the youngest students returning to the classroom -- and there was a great deal of legal wrangling around whether school districts could require masks.
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Favorites of 2021: Shortchanged of History
Over the summer, as the Texas legislature debated House Bill 3979, the discussion about Critical Race Theory -- and what it was -- hit home for many.
Favorites of 2021: A ‘Come From Away’ Story
As we continue our look back at our favorite stories of 2021, we're going to share the stories and pieces you named as your favorites, too.
Favorites of 2021: Young Author Publishes First Book
Episcopal School of Dallas student (and then-third grader) Valentina Calderón gave up her free time, and her work turned into her first book, Unipaw’s Adventures: The Friends of the Forest, published on Amazon in January.
Favorites of 2021: The Book They Blamed
Someone paid to have copies of Anastasia Higginbotham's book sent to all 150 members of the Texas house, according to a letter sent by the bill’s author, State Rep. Steve Toth over the summer, while House Bill 3979 was being debated.
Favorites of 2021: The Food (and Travel) Stories
As we continue our look back at our favorite stories of 2021, we would be remiss if we didn't take a look at how food and travel were impacted by a year that saw us gingerly stepping into a "new normal" as the pandemic continued for a second year.
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Favorites of 2021: The Quick Response That Saved Lives
Less than 8% of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital survive. The story of one of those survivors - Kevin Gregory - was one of People Newspapers senior account executive Kim Hurmis's favorites from the year.
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Favorites of 2021: The Toy Store Anniversary
"I think this was my favorite thing to write this year because everyone at Toys Unique looked happy to work there, which is amazing because kids can be a whole thing," said our youngest intern, John Erickson.
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Favorites of 2021: From Homeless Teen to Law Student
Our continued look at favorite stories of 2021 includes the story of Kevin Lee, who says his forbidden phrases are "I can't," and "I don't know."
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Favorites of 2021: The Cat’s Out of the Bag
Throughout the two-week holiday season, we'll be sharing some of our favorite stories from 2021 -- and some of yours as well.