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Join us as we take a look back at some standout moments from community celebrations to fundraising events.

Cafeteria Manager Retires Leaving Legacy of Love

Joan Bayes knew as soon as she started managing the busy Highland Park High School cafeteria in 1991 that the role would be a perfect fit.

Evan’s Meat Market Has Closed

A neighborhood staple known for its premium meats, Louisiana-inspired po’boys, Cajun sides, and warm hospitality, has closed.

UP Residents Can Resume Normal Water Use

Repairs to the booster pump station at Germany Park are complete, and University Park residents no longer need to limit their water use, the city of University Park wrote in an Aug. 20 email.

Communities Foundation of Texas Empowers Generosity

North Texas Giving Day, the annual online donation event, billed as the largest community-wide giving event in the nation, culminates on Thursday, Sept. 18, but there’s no need to wait.

HPISD Students Improve AP Test Scores

Students in Highland Park ISD are taking more advanced placement tests and performing better on the exams, the district’s board of trustees heard during an Aug. 12 meeting.

Hill Country Flood 2025

A River Runs Through It – A Reflection on a Beloved Place

As silent as the waters rising in the dark of the Hill Country night, there have been no words; only tear upon tear, grief upon grief.

Hill Country Flood 2025

Alumni Recall Camp Mystic Ideals

Over the past 99 years, Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, has hosted thousands of girls from 7 to 17 years old.

Hill Country Flood 2025

Volunteers Seek Healing Through Action

Neither donations nor prayer would be enough. So, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church included service as a key component as the congregation gathered in response to the Texas Hill Country flooding disaster.

St. Mark’s Teens Help Others Learn Music

For two rising seniors at St. Mark’s School of Texas, music matters, and so does helping students access it.

UP Residents Asked to Reduce Water Use

University Park residents have been asked to conserve water while crews make emergency repairs at the city’s booster pump station in Germany Park.

HPISD Teacher Pay Among Highest in North Texas

Highland Park ISD’s teacher salaries will be among the area’s highest in the 2025-26 school year, a massive change from just five years ago when the district ranked last out of 25 school districts in pay for educators without master’s degrees, and near rock bottom for those with graduate degrees.

September Is Library Card Sign-Up Month in Highland Park

August 19’s brief Highland Park Town Council meeting opened with Mayor Will Beecherl making a proclamation recognizing September, 2025, as Library Card Sign-Up Month.