Author: Merritt Patterson

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Women in the Park Cities Can Have Dirty Hair. The Ammended Rule Book.

October 22, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 14 Comments CVS, Fashion, Highland Park, Park Cities women, Psssssst!, Reasons to Love the Park Cities, Shopping, Uncategorized, University Park

                                                                      I received this e-mail from a reader and it absolutely made my day. I think I saw you in

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Run, Dick, Run. Run From the Beer.

October 21, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 32 Comments City Hall

Add University Park mayor Dick Davis to the list of peeps trying to stand between you and an easily accessible bottle

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Business Park Cities 

University Park Former Mayors’ Forum Could Benefit From a Cold Beer, I’m Just Sayin’

October 20, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 16 Comments City Hall, Politics, Reasons to Love the Park Cities, Snider Plaza, Snider Plaza, University Park

If you live in U.P. you probably received this letter yesterday from the University Park Former Mayor’s Forum that made

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The Entire Nation is Watching, Will HPISD Take a Stand For Jon Langbert?

October 20, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 36 Comments boy scouts of america, bsa, discrimination, Highland Park, HPISD, jon langbert, Media, Politics, Shopping, University Park, University Park Elementary

Last week Park Cities People brought you the story about Jon Langbert, a local dad who was told he could no

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University Park or Bob Jones University? The Booze Controversy.

October 18, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 16 Comments City Hall, Shopping, Snider Plaza, Uncategorized, University Park

If I want to fill this wine glass, I have to leave U.P. to do it. And you want to

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Re: University Park Father Gets Booted as Popcorn Sales Volunteer

October 18, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 35 Comments Highland Park, Reasons to Love the Park Cities, Schools, University Park

Listen to Jon Langbert today at 12:20 0n KRLD 1080 with Mitch Carr and Scott Bradock. UPDATE: Also, tune in

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University Park Father Gets Booted as Popcorn Sales Volunteer

October 15, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 94 Comments boy scouts of america pack 70, Highland Park, Reasons to Love the Park Cities, Schools, Uncategorized, University Park, University Park Elementary

Four years ago I wrote a column about University Park resident and single father of triplets, Jon Langbert. He’s a

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Highland Park Cops Nab Door-To-Door Activist and the Liberals are Freaking Out

October 15, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 4 Comments City Hall, Highland Park, Politics, Reasons to Love the Park Cities

Highland Park, are you a crazy bunch of wealthy non-environmental activist harrassers?  Door-to-door peeps are kind of creepy if you ask me. I

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Highland Park High School’s Gossip Girl

October 14, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 7 Comments georgina sparks, gossip girls, Highland Park, HPHS, Internet, Media, mona vanderwall, pretty little liars, Schools, Scots, University Park

If you thought it was only fiction, think again. Highland Park High School has a real-life mystery character on their hands. Someone ranking

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Re: Should U.P. Charge to Park at Burleson?

October 12, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 10 Comments City Hall, SMU, Uncategorized

We discussed this earlier in the month. Then I discovered this ordinance, signed by Blackie on January 19, 2010, addressing

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HPISD’s Financial Report Oddly Resembles a Take-Out Menu. I’m Just Sayin’.

October 12, 2010November 15, 2019 Merritt Patterson 6 Comments Reasons to Love the Park Cities, Schools

I don’t make this stuff up, I just bring it to you. So I pulled up the HPISD audit today and

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