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Hill Country Flood 2025
How to Help:
There are more agencies offering much-needed help to those affected by the Hill Country’s devastating flooding than there is space in Park Cities People.
Hillcrest Names New Athletic Coordinator
Candace Balderas-Miller becomes the first woman to hold the top athletic administrator role at any Dallas ISD high school.
News
Preston Royal Library Offers Monthly Book Discussions
Designed for readers of all backgrounds, the club offers a welcoming space where literature sparks meaningful conversation
Reel Deal: Author Casts Unique Angle To Tout Urban Fishing
Greg DeMars is a retired mechanical engineer who never planned to become an author or an expert angler. He was just looking for a place to fish.
Events
NFNL Annual Luncheon to Feature Lucy Liu
Renowned actress and advocate Lucy Liu will headline New Friends New Life’s annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Omni Hotel.
Molthan, Flash Are All-In on Pickleball
Molthan’s Dallas-based professional pickleball franchise will host its first tournament this weekend at the newly renovated Pickler Universe in Carrollton.
UP to Fog for Mosquitos on July 24 and 25
University Park will fog all alleys south of Lovers Lane and west of Turtle Creek Boulevard for mosquitos on Thursday, July 24, due to mosquito traps testing positive for West Nile virus in the southwest quadrant of the city.
Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive Closed from July 23-25
The intersection of Drexel Drive at Beverly Drive will be closed from the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, to Friday, July 25, to set up a crane and install a new stormwater culvert in Hackberry Creek.
UP Community Development Director Retires
University Park’s community development director Patrick Baugh retired on July 22, ending a distinguished 45-year career in public service.
Site Readings
August Site Reading
Summer slump got you down? Learn about cool new finds, and how your neighbors are bringing some sunshine to those in need in People Newspapers’ August Site Reading Column.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Family of Eloise ‘Lulu’ Peck Continues Her Legacy of Compassion with Living for Lulu Fund
The family of Eloise “Lulu” Peck has created the Living for Lulu Fund to honor her radiant spirit and continue her legacy of compassion.
Real Talk: Moody Younger
Years before Moody Younger would make a name for himself in Dallas commercial real estate, he gathered up life lessons in a small town less than an hour northeast from Lubbock.
Inside the Cause
‘Strong Like a Mother’ Campaign Nurtures Moms in Recovery
Nexus Program takes compassionate approach to keeping families together
Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports July 14-19
Thieves were up to no good in this week’s Park Cities Crime Reports, stealing bikes, tools, personal information, credit cards, and packages.
Hill Country Flood 2025
‘Long Haul Love’ Checklist From Friend of the Hanna Family
“The real grief,” Mary C. Lawson Corrigan says, “begins when the crowds go home.”
Hill Country Flood 2025
Our Community’s Shared Catastrophe and Compassion
Ten years ago this May I sat in the Morton Meyerson Symphony Hall for my daughter’s baccalaureate service when my son started texting furiously.
Need a Reason to Read a Book Before Your Child’s Bedtime?
Young children who hear five books – yes, five books – read each day will have heard a million-plus words before entering school.
Want the Latest on Casa Brasa Steakhouse?
Casa Brasa, a prime steak and seafood dining destination located at 8111 Preston Road at Weldon Howell Parkway, is slated to open this summer, which officially ends Sept. 22, but passers-by can see the restaurant is shaping up beautifully.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Park Cities Families Raise $15,000 for Camp Mystic Girls
Three Park Cities families, with some help from KDC Real Estate Development, raised more than $15,000 at a lemonade stand on July 12 to help remember Camp Mystic girls who were victims of the Hill Country’s catastrophic flooding.
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Second Graders Raise More Than $18,000 at Lemonade Stand Honoring Janie Hunt
Second-grade boys at Hyer Elementary School came together on Saturday at a pink lemonade stand to honor Janie Hunt, the big sister of their classmate Henry.