Author: Maddie Spera

Living Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Autumn At The Arboretum

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments

As fall approaches, the Dallas Arboretum is hosting Autumn at the Arboretum, which highlights the iconic Pumpkin Village for the

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Coronavirus Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Dallas County Reports 152 New COVID-19 Cases

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments campaign, coronavirus, COVID 19, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, reopens, Teach for America

As new COVID-19 cases are reported, here is what you need to know today: Dallas County reports 152 new positive

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art Events Society 

Women’s Council Writer’s Garden Symposium Goes Virtual

September 7, 2020April 1, 2022 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, Dallas, GIVINGPEOPLE, literature, Luncheon, Women's Council, Writers

The Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden announced the 14th Annual A Writer’s Garden Literary Symposium and

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Camps Community Preston Hollow 

You’re Not Alone With Your Loss at Camp Faith

May 28, 2020May 26, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Camp Faith, Camps, Community, Faith Kids, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, preston hollow, Valerie Sanchez

Faith Presbyterian Hospice helps children, families build skills to work through grief

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Community In Case You Missed It Noteworthy Neighbors Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Music Therapist Serenades T. Boone Hospice Patients

April 29, 2020May 6, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, Jennefer Dixon, music, music therapy, Noteworthy Neighbors, Rex’s Seafood & Market

From ‘Amazing Grace’ to Frank Sinatra, music helps at the end of life.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Final Bows Approach, But Education, Like the Show, Must Go On

April 17, 2020April 15, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Dusty Davidson, Episcopal School of Dallas, ESD, Lucky Stiff, schools, Street Dog Project, teacher

The play’s the thing for Episcopal School of Dallas Fine Arts Department chair Dusty Davidson who’s retiring later this year after 29 years in education.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools Special Sections STEAM 

The Robots Are Coming

January 14, 2020January 22, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, robotics, schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, The Robotics Education & Competition, VEX Robotics World Championship

The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship will return to Dallas from 2021 to 2024.

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Business Park Cities 

Parenting Problems? The Rabbott Company Hops to the Rescue

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Maddie Spera 0 Comments business, children, Children's Books, Family, Health, Healthy Habits, Highland Park, kids, Parenting, parents, Toys

Couple produces ‘happy’ products to help negotiate for healthier behaviors

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Park Cities Schools 

Want a Keepsake of Your Old Elementary?

October 28, 2019November 15, 2019 Maddie Spera 0 Comments art, elementary school, Highland Park High School, History, Hobbies, Keepsakes, schools, Stationery

Inspired by a friend’s Facebook posts, Andrew Hamilton learned how to turn pens on a lathe several years ago.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Teacher’s Assistant: A Shy, Toy Zebra

September 9, 2019November 15, 2019 Maddie Spera 1 Comment Ann McKeever Stautz, education, Off the Chart! The Amazing Story of the Alphabet Zebra, schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Highland Park’s Ann McKeever Stautz knew she was onto something on the first day of the 2016-17 school year.

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

This Television Doctor is for Real

September 6, 2019November 15, 2019 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, doctor, entertainment, medical, television

In Dallas, Dr. James Pinckney serves patients from his office in Preston Center.

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