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Film Takes Audiences Back to ‘When Dallas Rocked’
A new documentary prompts a welcome time warp for baby boomers and an eye-opening revelation for millennials and Gen Zers who think nothing cool ever happened in Dallas.
MAPS Students Exhibit Cooling Design on Heat Action Day
Highland Park MAPS Environmental Architecture students have explored how historical architecture offers insights into modern climate challenges through their construction of a playhouse for the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses.
Nonprofits
Wilkinson Center Hosts ‘Stock Up for Summer’ Campaign
Wilkinson Center is hosting its annual Stock Up for Summer campaign from May 1 to August 31, with a goal of raising $175,000, making 252,000 meals, and collecting 2,500 volunteer hours to benefit 6,000 children.
Nonprofits
Family Compass Celebrates 7th Annual North Star Luncheon
The featured speaker, Erin Merryn, discussed her book "Stolen Innocence" with event emcee, Calvert Collins-Bratton.
Camps
‘Ultimate’ Camp Guide Includes Many Nearby Options
S. Holland Murphy and Jessica Otte, colleagues at our sister publications D Magazine and D Home, came up with what they call the “Ultimate Guide to Camps for Kids” on dmagazine.com, with several of their picks in or near People Newspapers' markets.
News
Housing Forward Initiative Sees Decline in Homelessness
Decline largely attributed to City’s Street-to-Home initiative
Camps
My Child Is at Sleep Away Camp: What About Me?
You’ve spent weeks preparing, labeling clothes, triple-checking packing lists, and reassuring your camper that they’ll have the best time ever. And now, the house is quiet. So… what to do?
Where to Start with Window Treatments: Drapes and Curtains
Choosing window treatments can be a daunting part of the interior design process, but with these guidelines and tips, it can also be fun.
Community
Featherbrained Plot: The Birds of Central Market
Hundreds of grackles with long, pointed beaks and beady eyes sitting on the wires at Lover’s Lane and Greenville Avenue.
Dive Into Low Country Life At This Relaxing Retreat
Located along the May River and just a short drive from Savannah’s airport, Montage Palmetto Bluff is a South Carolina gem.
Nonprofits
Room to Grow Luncheon Benefits Dec My Room
More than $150,000 was raised for the organization dedicated to creating transformative, healing places for children and young adults in extended hospital stays.
HPHS Dads Club Brightens Day With Burgers
The Highland Park High School Dads Club served up about 250 Goff’s burgers, chips, and drinks on April 25 during its spring staff appreciation lunch.
Society
Mad Hatters Luncheon Celebrates Spring in the South
Mad Hatter’s chair Sara Friedman, Women’s Council president Therese Rourk, and honorary chair Cindy Feld welcomed over 540 dedicated volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and underwriters to the 37th Mad Hatter’s Luncheon themed Celebrating Spring in the South on April 20, 2025.
Events
‘Resolution’ Immersive Film Coming to HP Digitarium
The award-winning immersive film ‘Resolution: A Cinephonic Rhapsody for the Soul’ will have its first Dallas screening in the Digitarium at Pierce Planetarium at Highland Park High School on Thursday, May 8.
Laura Bush Book Club to Feature Author Amor Towles
The discussion will include Towles’ life as a writer, his process of character development, and his career transition from working in finance to becoming a successful full-time author.
Society
Ascend Dallas Hosts Patron Appreciation Party
Hosted at the home of Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins in Preston Hollow, the evening honored those helping to empower and uplift women through Ascend’s mission.
Visit These Three Grand Estates During Annual PPC Home Tour
Start celebrating Mother’s Day early with a Friday tour of three impressive Park Cities estates.
Society
Party Hopping
Enjoy this roundup of recently submitted photographs from celebrated local events.
Events
Friends of the UP Public Library Announce Summer Events
Bookworms are invited to stay cool this summer by diving into their next great read — along with the Holmes Aquatic Center pool — while supporting their local library.
Local Family Brings BBQ Back to Lovers Lane Neighborhood
Ten50 BBQ’s new store is slated to open in early May and will serve craft barbecue and classic sides all made on the premises.