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‘The Most Imitated Restaurant in America’

May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments business, Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Mariano's Hacienda, preston hollow, Restaurant In America

If there were ever a perfect time to celebrate with a frozen margarita, May 11 would be the day.

40th Anniversary Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

In the Beginning…Dream Launched People Newspapers 40 Years Ago

January 1, 2021February 26, 2021 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, D Magazine, Kirk Dooley, Park Cities News, Park Cities People, People Newspapers, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, Wick Allison

It’s hard to believe that 40 years ago, a handful of 20-something-year-olds came together with enough maturity and initiative to create Park Cities People.

Park Cities Schools

Hitzelberger, Michaels Not Seeking Reelection in HPISD

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Kirk Dooley 2 Comments

The Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees will get some new faces in late spring after two longtime trustees announced that they wouldn’t seek reelection to their seats.

Community Coronavirus Noteworthy Neighbors Park Cities

What Do Grand Marshals Do Without a Parade?

June 29, 2020July 9, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments Community, Fourth of July, Highland Park ISD, Hitzelbergers, Noteworthy Neighbors, Park Cities, Rex’s Seafood & Market, Rotary Club of Park Cities

Rotary Club of Park Cities to honor Hitzelbergers two years in a row

Faith Life Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow

Monsignor’s Retirement News Merits Massive Parish Parade

June 26, 2020June 29, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments Christ the King Catholic Church, Living Well, Monsignor Donald Zimmerman, Park Cities, preston hollow

Christ the King Catholic Church’s Rev. Donald Zimmerman to step down July 1

Park Cities Sports

Once, Twice, Three Times A Highland Park Team Captain

May 12, 2020May 11, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments Basketball, Drew Scott, Football, Go Scots, Highland Park High School, HPISD, lacrosse, Park Cities, Sports

Scots first: Drew Scott elected in football, basketball, lacrosse

Business Park Cities Preston Hollow

Heidari Brothers Keep Family Restaurant Legacy Cooking

April 15, 2020April 22, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments business, Food, Heidari Brothers, Las Palmas, restaurant, Tex-Mex

Two brothers who grew up as Dallas restaurant royalty are making a name for themselves with Park Cities and Uptown diners.

Community Park Cities

United by a Scary Night: Highland Park, Grand Prairie

April 2, 2020April 1, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments Community, grand prairie, Highland Park High School, HP, Larry Mims, Marc Snyder, Park Cities, Rick Thompson, Scots, Sports

Anyone who was at Highlander Stadium for the 1974 Highland Park – Grand Prairie football game will never forget that night.

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Thank You, Thank You Very Much For Writing This Book

January 6, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments arts, Authors, Biographies, books, Community, History, music, Popular Culture, reading, Storytelling

Dallas author tackles the good and bad about the King of Rock and Roll

Arts Community Park Cities

Park Cities Renaissance Man

December 3, 2019 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments art, arts, Community, Creativity, Football, Highland Park, music, musician, Park Cities, Sculptures, SMU, Sports

Ed Bernet energized by new creative passions

Business Park Cities Preston Hollow

The Yard Man is Back

May 28, 2019November 15, 2019 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments business, Doug Smellage, Landscape, Landscape Consulting, Lawns of Dallas, North Dallas, Yard Man

Doug Smellage was 12 years old when he started mowing yards in his North Dallas neighborhood. Little did he know at the time that his part-time summer job would blossom into a lifelong career.