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SMU Professor and Alumna Elected to Texas Institute of Letters

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments arts, Authors, books, History, literature, Meadows, schools, SMU, Texas Institute of Letters, Writers

SMU professor Andrew R. Graybill and alumna Regina Taylor are among 19 newly elected members of the Texas Institute of Letters, to be inducted at the TIL annual meeting in Georgetown on March 27-29.

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Arts Life Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Vivian Crockett Named DMA Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments Art Curators, arts, contemporary art, culture, Dallas Museum of Art, History, Life

Former Mellon Museum Research Consortium Fellow in Media and Performance Art at MOMA, Vivian Crockett, has been appointed Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art by the Dallas Museum of Art.

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Community Park Cities 

Thank You, Thank You Very Much For Writing This Book

January 6, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments arts, Authors, Biographies, books, Community, History, music, Popular Culture, reading, Storytelling

Dallas author tackles the good and bad about the King of Rock and Roll

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Book Shelf: Read About Stress, History, and French Flair

November 26, 2019January 9, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Book Shelf, books, Brain Health, Community, History, Hobbies, interior design, Leisure, Living Well, Local Authors, Park Cities, preston hollow, reading, Stress, Young Adult Novels

The holidays can be a stressful time. Why not sit down and take a break with a book from a local author?

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Park Cities Real Estate Real Estate Quarterly 

Ranch-Selling Specialist Spent Boyhood Days on Family Land

November 18, 2019January 10, 2020 Lauren Daniels 0 Comments animals, Cattle Ranch, Highland Park, History, Land, Nature, Nevada, Outdoors, Park Cities, Ranches, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly

Have you ever wanted an expansive slice of the Old West?

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Park Cities Real Estate Real Estate Quarterly 

Six Homes Get Landmark Designations

November 7, 2019November 15, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments History, Homes, Park Cities, Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly

A bumper crop of six Park Cities homes received landmark designations by the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society.

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Park Cities Schools 

Want a Keepsake of Your Old Elementary?

October 28, 2019November 15, 2019 Maddie Spera 0 Comments art, elementary school, Highland Park High School, History, Hobbies, Keepsakes, schools, Stationery

Inspired by a friend’s Facebook posts, Andrew Hamilton learned how to turn pens on a lathe several years ago.

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Find Body Art Everywhere

September 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments art, Community, Fashion, fashion, History, summer, Tattoos, Trends

Those summer souvenirs like vacation photos and fading tans are in the rearview window.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Real Estate Real Estate Quarterly 

Dallas Love Field Redevelopment to Create Braniff Centre

August 6, 2018November 15, 2019 William Taylor 0 Comments Braniff International Airways, Dallas Love Field, History, Randall Reed, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly, REQ, The Gravity Company

Randall Reed (right) celebrates after breaking ground in June on a new dealership, part of a redevelopment of the former

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Community Preston Hollow 

Destination: Dallas Love Field

August 6, 2018 William Taylor 0 Comments airport, Braniff Centre, Column, Dallas Love Field, Editor, History, preston hollow

Remember when Dallas Love Field served as a family destination, not just a place to catch a plane to somewhere

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Park Cities Schools 

Remembering the Champs

February 11, 2018November 15, 2019 Joshua Baethge 2 Comments 1957 State Champions, Football, Go Scots, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, History, Park Cities, Sports, State Champions, What Are They Doing Now

A year that brought Highland Park High School football its fifth — and first repeat — state championship also marked

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