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Wilkinson Center Back-to-School Drive Returns
The Wilkinson Center is hosting the 37th-annual Carlin Morris Back-to-School Drive until Aug. 14.
Society
Anne Reeder Retiring as Wilkinson Executive Director
Reeder joined Wilkinson Center as interim executive director in 2011 and became the permanent director three months later.
Young Roster Won’t Alter Lofty Volleyball Goals for Lady Scots
Amid all the disappointment that came with a stunning loss in the third round of the Class 6A volleyball playoffs last season, Highland Park also gained some valuable lessons.
UP Regulates E-Bikes
The University Park City Council Aug. 1 approved changing the city’s code of ordinances to add new regulations for e-bike use.
Before Heading to Stanford, Jackson Has Unfinished Business at Hockaday
Whether on the court or the sand, Avery Jackson’s physical abilities are what most volleyball fans notice first.
DFR Responds to Garage Fire Near Inwood Village
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a call of flames coming from a detached garage at a home in the 7700 block of Morton Street, near Inwood Village, around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1.
Pool Lures Young and Old to ‘Take It Easy’ Every Summer
Mockingbird chattering filled the magnolia trees in the cerulean early morning air in late May outside the venerable Highland Park pool.
Rotary Marks Two Decades of Parade Hosting
The Rotary Club of Park Cities has hosted the annual Fourth of July parade – the reason many Park Cities residents call Independence Day “the best day of the year in the Park Cities” – for 20 years.
In Case You Missed It
Scholarship Supports SMU Human Rights Studies
Just over 50 years after 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was fatally shot by a Dallas police officer July 24, 1973, SMU will soon announce the next recipient of the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Frontiers of Flight Museum Hosts Annual Moon Day Event
The Frontiers of Flight Museum hosted the 15th-annual Moon Day event on July 22, commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 landing on the moon's surface.
Partnership Explores Alternative Energy Capture Technology
Dallas Love Field partnered with Dallas-based JetWind Power Corporation on a pilot program to capture aircraft-generated wind and convert it into sustainable energy.
Crime
DPD: Police Pursuit of Stolen U-Haul Ends In Shootout
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said a suspect was shot and taken into custody with "non-life-threatening injuries" after shooting at an officer involved in a pursuit of a U-Haul truck that'd been reported stolen in northwest Dallas near Love Field. No officers were injured.
House of the Month: 6825 Golf Drive
A once-in-a-lifetime listing, this University Park residence is a contemporary interpretation of the Spanish Revival architecture seen throughout Santa Barbara and Montecito.
Why Grandma Gets Scammed
Grandma Jo said, “I knew I was getting scammed after the first $20,000, but I kept giving them money because they were the only people who called me.”
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports July 17-22
Opportunistic thieves, careless drivers, and more plague the Park Cities Crime Reports for July 17-22.
Dallas CASA Fundraiser Provides Construction Lessons
A new group of students (and one recent alumnus) in Yvette Hightower’s Highland Park High School Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) class designed and helped build a playhouse inspired by a historic home in the Park Cities.
In Case You Missed It
Kersten Rettig: First Look at Mister Charles
Mister Charles is in the former Highland Park Soda Fountain Building, a beloved fixture on Knox Street. Developers kept the façade of the building intact, a far less cost-effective approach than tearing it down and starting over.
New Snider Plaza Plan Nixes Proposed Green Spaces
An earlier proposed concept plan called for a linear green space along the 3400 block of Rosedale Avenue) and gathering space in the intersection of Snider Plaza and Rosedale Avenue that would have crosswalk connections to the Rosedale Green and a paved area, but the concept site plan city council members approved in June removed those in hopes of preserving parking spaces.