Designer’s Cultural Surroundings Becomes a Family Business
Preston Hollow designer Paula Wenstrom’s mission to renovate and reimagine public spaces and workspaces has become a family affair.
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Author: Josh Hickman
Hunter Lacey Makes a Place for Creation
During a recent opening-day visit to Creation Studio off Southwestern Boulevard, founder and executive director Hunter Lacey explained her mission to empower adults with disabilities to become working artists and diversify the arts by sharing their artwork with the public.
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Cake Lady Finds Baking Therapeutic
Adva Dahan, known on social media as Park Cities Cake Lady, has become a quiet sensation in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow for her spectacular baked goods.
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Downtown Store’s Fate Prompts Neiman Marcus Reminiscing
Recent area hubbub and lamenting over the passing of the venerable downtown Neiman Marcus flagship store and its chic, sleek Zodiac Room restaurant has prompted me to reflect upon the local icon and my personal connection to it.
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Fashion Star Quits SMU Program to Pursue Dream
Starting with small shows in her local showroom and private shows in Preston Hollow homes, rising fashion star Esé Grembowski now shows at New York Fashion Week.
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Hill Men Love Digging for Dinosaurs
University Park attorney David Hill’s childhood interest in dinosaurs has led to a surviving family tradition of paleontology, archeology, and plenty of together time digging in dirt.
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Historic Houses and Contemporary Art: Embrace the Love
As an artist, I was particularly interested in the topic of last fall’s Preservation Park Cities Distinguished Speaker Luncheon: Living with Art.
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Did Marathon-Running Gambler Cheat?
Highland Park High School grads John Leake, Michael Leake, and Andrew McElroy have made an entertaining and engrossing documentary, Double or Nothing, premiering locally at the Angelica Film Center in January.
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Steam-Powered Locomotive Learning
With an ever-increasing focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning, an annual model railroad holiday exhibit has loaded up STEAM-themed features and inspiration this season.
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Retired Journalist Tracks Elusive Jewel Thief
Rena Pederson’s book chronicles the true story of the brazen yet uncatchable cat burglar who targeted homes in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow in the 1950s and ’60s.
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Scots Musical Tradition Gets a Professional Boost
Since 1934, Highland Park High School has featured a regiment of bagpipers, including the popular all-female Lassies of the 1960s and ’70s.
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