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Living the Highland Park Pipe Dreams
Highland Park musicians Gage Swords, Natalie Koch, and Jake Wood have a reputation to uphold as the only high school in Texas with bagpipe players.
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Starbucks Closing in Highland Park Village
Highland Park Village Chief Marketing Officer Victoria Snee said the Highland Park Village location will close after its lease expires at the end of February.
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Cisco Grill Closes in Snider Plaza After 36 Years
Opened in 1987, the restaurant in the southeast corner of the shopping center was started by Marc and Susan Hall.
Former UP Volunteer Offers $1M For Aquatic Center Project
A former resident and volunteer with the city for more than 30 years has offered to donate $1 million to help move the second phase of the Holmes Aquatic Center project forward.
Allie Beth Allman and Associates Moving Headquarters
The company’s new headquarters in the Offices at Turtle Creek Village is situated between Highland Park and Uptown.
Lakeside Park Improvements to Start This Month
The Town Council approved construction and landscape contracts for improvements to the park during the Oct. 17 study session.
Happenings on the Hill
The Meadows Museum, in collaboration with Fundación ARCO, will be showcasing the tapestry-based artworks of Teresa Lancaster.
Teen-Inspired Sugar and Sage Bakery Supports HPHS
Since opening at 4314 Lovers Lane across from Highland Park High School this spring, Sugar and Sage Bakery has gotten involved by supporting the first pep rally of the fall season and become a hot spot for athletics meetings.
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HP Alum Wright Returns to Screenwriting
Doug Wright's first film in more than two decades, the star-studded legal drama "The Burial," begins streaming this weekend on Amazon.
Crime
SMU Law Student Accused of Secret Recordings
An SMU law student is accused of secretly filming people in bathrooms and bedrooms at his Dallas apartment and his family’s lake house near Lake Travis.
Friends of the University Park Library Hosting Fall Fundraiser
Dr. Elliot Engel will speak at the Friends of the University Park Public Library's fall fundraiser, “The Tortured Genius of Edgar Allan Poe.”
HP Appoints New Director of Public Safety
Chuck McGinnis made his oath of office during the Oct. 3 Town Council meeting.
Plaza To Lose Some Parking Spaces; New Lot Will Add More
Construction is expected to start in early 2024 on streets and sidewalks in Snider Plaza, work that will alter the look of the shopping center and the availability of parking.
Demolition of 1929 House Bolsters Call for Regulations
After the August demolition of a 1929 home on Fairfax Avenue, Preservation Park Cities leaders say they will continue to raise awareness about significant homes hitting the market.
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SMU Student Killed in Dallas Crash
Dallas police say Honor Wallace, 19, was driving eastbound on Monticello Avenue at the North Central Expressway service road when another driver, identified as Lynlee Pollis, 27, ran a red light on the service road and hit Wallace as she was traveling through the intersection.
UP City Council OKs FY 2024 Budget, Tax Rate
The fiscal year 2024 budget and tax rate recently approved by the University Park City Council marks a nearly 4% decrease in the property tax rate from last year and a 7.4% higher total budget than last year.
Developer Considers Resident-Owned Units at 4510 Abbott
Provident Realty Advisors presented the item to the Highland Park Town Council, but formal action to advance the project has not been scheduled.
A Timeline of Vandelay Hospitality Legal Proceedings
Vandelay Hospitality Group (VHG) settled four lawsuits recently.
UPPD: Woman Dead After Crash on Northwest Parkway
University Park police say a 34-year-old woman died after crashing her car into a tree in the median area between Northwest Highway and Northwest Parkway early Sept. 16.
Love Field Pickup Area Relocated to Garage B Level One
Dallas Love Field’s transportation network pickup will relocate from the airport’s lower-level roadway to the adjacent Garage B’s level one.