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Seeking Balance In Culture, Nature
Hi, I’m Len, and I’m a recovering dieter.
Calling All Artists: Coloring Book Cover Contest
Here’s a chance to earn some major bragging rights this summer!
Water Sales Fall Short of Projections
The saying “Hope for the best and prepare for the worst” is an apt description of how utility officials budget to keep water flowing.
A Simple Rule: ‘Kindness Is Everything In Life’
Nancy Strauss Halbreich, the 23rd J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award winner, was taught early in life how to act towards others.
Inside the Cause
Taking Readers ‘Inside The Cause’
Since you are reading this, I don’t have to tell you; we’re much more than fluff.
Out and About
Experiencing Dallas Film Festival
As a first time festival go-er, I was eager to explore the wide range of films that the Dallas Film Society picked to celebrate the festival in our community.
Growing Disability, Youth Ministries Get New Home
Highland Park United Methodist Church’s nearly decade-old theater program for older teens and adults with disabilities started with a straightforward question: If you could be anything, what would you be?
New Options for Hazardous Waste
The town of Highland Park has added two appropriate options for disposing of paints, chemicals, and other hazardous waste.
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April is State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co.
For the eighth year in a row, Whole Earth Provision Co. is supporting Texas State Parks throughout the month of April during its “April is Texas State Parks Month” fund drive at all seven stores across the state, including the location at Preston Forest.
Family Night at Six Flags
Join the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas and come enjoy an exclusive night out with the family and support a good cause.
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The Father-Daughter Connection
Lenn Kaptain was looking for a way to bond with his kindergarten-aged daughter when he signed up for the YMCA. Known today as the Adventure Guides, the three-year experience is designed to strengthen the relationship between children and their fathers.
Preparing Texas For Dramatic Population Growth?
Can Texas absorb the ongoing and projected population boom? That’s the question Texas 2036 is tackling.
Couples’ Perfect Match: A Quintessential Tudor
Sydney and Elizabeth Hurley almost gave up on purchasing an old Tudor-style home in the Park Cities.
People’s Choice Awards
Thank you, dear readers, for participating, once again, in our People’s Choice Awards. There’s plenty to love in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow areas, and it’s fun to celebrate some of your favorite places.
Mother, Daughter Face MS Diagnoses
Suzanne Robertson and daughter, Janie, both went to Highland Park High School, both graduated from TCU, and both were diagnosed as young adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Gates, Miller Debate District 13 Development
District 13 Dallas City Council candidates agree on this much: after fire destroyed the Preston Place Condos in 2017, debate over redevelopment at Northwest Highway and Preston Road changed.
Out and About
80 Years of Ceramic Mastery
The Crow Museum of Asian Art invited me to get a glimpse of their new exhibit Hands and Earth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, a gallery featuring stunning works by 35 master ceramicists from Japan.
The Slate: A Collaborative Space for Business
The Slate, a new Dallas co-working space for small business owners, especially working mothers, is set to open March 1 at 2403 Farrington St. in the Design District.