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Ebby Halliday Companies Names New CEO
Carolyn Rosson was recently promoted to CEO of Ebby Halliday Companies. She most recently was president of the company and now serves a dual role as president and CEO.
Former Exchange Students Enjoy Tiny Reunion
Former Highland Park High School students peered into the Scots history display at their old campus, fingertips pressed on the glass as they pointed to tiny faces on a class picture.
HPMS Assistant Principal Recognized by TASSP
Highland Park Middle School assistant principal Meghan Coates was named a 2023-2024 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) region 10 outstanding principal of the year.
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Lawsuit Over Failed Lucky’s Hot Chicken Expansion Settled
A lawsuit regarding a planned Lucky’s Hot Chicken expansion across the Dallas-Fort Worth area filed Aug. 24 by investors that named Vandelay Hospitality Group CEO Hunter Pond, Vandelay Hospitality Group, and home builder Lou Olerio was resolved by Sept. 1.
DART Police Respond to Assault Near Mockingbird Station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) police say a woman was assaulted with a knife by someone who was trying to steal her purse in the area of the SMU/Mockingbird Station stop in the 5400 block of E. Mockingbird Lane Aug. 30.
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Ex-HP Golfer Grows the Game Through Passion, Philanthropy
Michelle Edgar had a decorated career at Highland Park, but her contributions to golf might be even greater these days.
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Loncar Home on Arcady Avenue on the Market
The former home of Dallas attorney Brian Loncar, known for his TV moniker “the Strong Arm,” in Highland Park is on the market for $8.5 million.
Crime
UPPD Responds to CVS Robbery
University Park Police say two men – one armed with a handgun – robbed the CVS in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane early Aug. 26.
Bone Marrow Donor Needed for Pike Petersen
More than 1,200 filled out paperwork and were swabbed to see if they could be a potential bone marrow donor for Pike or others in need during a donor drive Aug. 27 at Park Cities Baptist Church in partnership with the nonprofit Earl Young's Team.
HP to Build Four Prather Park Pickleball Courts
The town plans to convert the tennis court at Prather Park to a set of four pickleball courts in fiscal year 2024.
Tudor Gets Backyard Makeover
When interior designer Javier Burkle and his team worked on a 1934 Tudor-style home in the 4300 block of Westway Avenue in Highland Park, he and landscape designer Dan Houchard of From the Ground Up created a new garden retreat in the backyard that sought to compliment the aesthetic of the historic home.
STAAR Results Are In. How Did HPISD Fare?
Parents statewide got their first look at their 3-8 grade students’ State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test results last week.
Limits Set For Street, Sidewalk Work in Snider Plaza
The scope of work on sidewalks and streets in Snider Plaza will be reduced to exclude the northern two blocks based on where the city of University Park has authorization from property owners to work.
Three Area Students Earn Girl Scouting’s Highest Honor
In June, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins to these girls from the Park Cities.
Southwestern Medical Foundation 2023-2024 Board Named
Board Chair Jere W. Thompson Jr. will continue in his role. Tucker Bridwell, Ken Hersh, Dr. Joan Buchanan Hill, Christopher Kleinert, Marshall Payne, and Jennifer Scripps are new trustees.
New Stores Open in Highland Park Village
Highland Park Village recently welcomed two new stores.
Meet HP’s New Town Administrator
Tobin Maples' lifelong career interest has been in municipal leadership.
Anti-Defamation League: White Supremacy Rising
White supremacist groups distributed more propaganda in Texas than in any other state last year, with 534 incidents – or 8% of the national total, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
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.
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.