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Lyda Hill to Join Dolly Parton, Others Among Philanthropy Medal Recipients

August 3, 2022August 9, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments GIVINGPEOPLE

Local philanthropist and business leader Lyda Hill is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy honorees, along with Dolly Parton, Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria, and Lynn and Stacy Schusterman of the Oklahoma investment family.

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1920s-era Fire Engine/Pumper Returned to University Park

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Community, Park Cities, PCN, University Park

A chance encounter at a conference for firefighters prompted a 1925 American LaFrance fire engine/pumper’s return to the city of University Park in 2021.

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Don’t Take The ‘Best Day of the Year’ for Granted

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 William Taylor 0 Comments 4th of July, 4th of July Parade, Community, Park Cities, Park Cities 4th of July Parade, Park Cities Parade, PCN, Voices

Dr. Seuss teaches us that the Grinch can’t stop Christmas. We’ll need to find reassurance from somewhere else that neither a shooter (nor a referendum) can steal our July Fourth celebrations away.

Community Preston Hollow

Preston Hollow Neighbors Parade With Patriotic Pizzazz

July 27, 2022July 25, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments 4th of July, 4th of July Parade, Community, FP, PHN

North Dallas residents know how to spend Independence Day with style.

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Les Jardins Neighbors Come Together Over Owls

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Dillon Wyatt 0 Comments Les Jardins, National Wildlife Federation, P@H, People@Home

Marilou Simon spotted an owl flying out from the bushes and landing on her roof in 2012, and the Les Jardins neighborhood hasn’t been the same since.

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Wildlike Celebrates One Year By Supporting The Birthday Party Project

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments FP

Alysa Teichman recently celebrated one year since the opening of jewelry store and piercing studio concept Wildlike in the Shops of Highland Park with a celebration that also supported The Birthday Party Project, a nonprofit that works to create birthday party memories for homeless children.

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Exercise Gal

July 25, 2022July 20, 2022 Michele Valdez 0 Comments Community, confessions of a mad housewife, Michele Valdez, The Mad Housewife, Voices

For years, I have been trying to get in shape. I have failed miserably for several reasons. I hate to breathe hard and sweat, and I don’t look good in leggings.

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HP Town Council Reviews Revenues and Expenditures for Upcoming Budget

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments Budget, expenditures, Highland Park, property tax, revenues

The Highland Park town council recently reviewed the upcoming 2022-2023 combined operating and capital budget.

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2021 Chi Omega Christmas Market Raises $500,000+ For 15 Local Nonprofits

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments GIVINGPEOPLE

The Chi Omega Christmas market recently announced it raised more than $500,000 during its 2021 market to support 15 local nonprofits.

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Melissa Rieman Named 2022 Citizen of the Year

July 8, 2022July 12, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments PCN

Melissa Rieman, chair of the 2022 La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas gala and past president of the Friends of the University Park Public Library, was recently selected as University Park’s 2022 citizen of the year.

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2022 Rotary Club of Park Cities Fourth of July Parade

July 4, 2022July 5, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

More than 200 tinseled and patriotic-hued floats made their way from Highland Park town hall to Goar Park Monday for the annual Park Cities Fourth of July parade.