Community
Sparkman Club Estates Hosts Home Tour Fundraiser
The Sparkman Club Estates Voluntary Homeowner’s Association is hosting a holiday home tour Dec. 6 and 7 for its fundraiser to rebuild its community pools.
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UPPD Accreditation Manager’s Team Wins The Big Bake on The Food Network
University Park Police Department Accreditation Manager Amanda Walker and her team of fellow cake artists and bakers recently won The Big Bake Holiday competition on the Food Network.
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PH Rotary, Junkluggers Host Electronic Recycling Drive
The event, held Saturday, Nov. 18 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hillcrest High School parking lot, will allow community members to drop off electronics to be recycled and pick up White Oak saplings and a tree planting guide from members of the Rotary Guide.
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Gary Slagel Elected Chair of DART Board of Directors
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors elected Gary Slagel as chair for a two-year term. Slagel represents the cities of Richardson and University Park and the towns of Addison and Highland Park.
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Love of Reading Doesn’t End With Second Chapter
What started as a COVID-era fundraiser has become an anticipated annual event in Snider Plaza.
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Kips Bay Show House Open Through Nov. 14
The house is located in Old Preston Hollow’s Sunnybrook Estates neighborhood and showcases the work of 22 interior designers and architects from across the country.
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Preston Hollow Author Releases New Revenge Thriller
J.K. Franko’s latest novel, “Killing Johnny Miracle,” debuted in September with a focus on revenge.
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Former UP Volunteer Offers $1M For Aquatic Center Project
A former resident and volunteer with the city for more than 30 years has offered to donate $1 million to help move the second phase of the Holmes Aquatic Center project forward.
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The Trains at NorthPark May Be ‘Cool’
In preparation for this year’s Trains at NorthPark, artistic elves have been hard at work hand-painting custom O-gauge railcars for purchasers since August.
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Thousands Gather At Temple Emanu-El Amid War in Israel
More than 2,000 gathered in Temple Emanu-El’s Olan Sanctuary Oct. 10 for a gathering hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas in support of Israel as that country’s war with Hamas escalates.
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Friends of the University Park Library Hosting Fall Fundraiser
Dr. Elliot Engel will speak at the Friends of the University Park Public Library’s fall fundraiser, “The Tortured Genius of Edgar Allan Poe.”
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