Community
Snider Plaza Evolves But Boasts Many Mainstays
By 1945, University Park had grown to around 18,000 residents and had 120 businesses. Businesses have come and gone over the years, but a few have stood the test of time.
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UP Closes Founding Chapter of City Library
University Park lost its first – and only – library director when Sharon Perry Martin retired after more than 11 years of service.
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Easter in Turtle Creek Park Returns on Easter Sunday
For more than 50 years, the event has brought more than 6,000 members of the community to the historic greenspace.
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PH Artist Opens New Studio Showroom
The 1,500-square-foot studio is located near the Dallas Design District and showcases Tom Hoistma’s paintings and latest sculpture collection, “Heart of the Matter,” inspired by the October 2019 tornado.
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HP and UP Residents Invited to April 6 Screening of Eclipse Film
Residents of Highland Park and University Park, as well as HPISD staff and their families, are invited to view the film “Totality over Texas” in the HPHS Digitarium at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, or Saturday, April 6.
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Former News Anchor Serves Parks, Nonprofits
Calvert Collins-Bratton is passionate about improving life in Dallas through her professional and volunteer work.
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Juanita Craft Civil Rights House Inspires Parish Junior
Meredith Walker: The Crossroads Academy Teen Board visited the museum located in Craft’s former home.
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‘We Strangers’ Premieres at SXSW
Park Cities native Emily Ruhl is one of the film’s executive producers.
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Former Teen Model Ruhl Now A Movie Producer
Sometimes you have to take risks to fulfill your creative ambitions, such as when Emily Ruhl used her college fund to finance a movie.
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University Park Man Walks Across the Country
Holden Ringer is making the trek from Washington state to Washington, D.C., on foot.
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PC Resident to Debut First Novel
“Once in the Blue Moon” will debut March 5, with a book signing at Interabang Books at 5:30 p.m. on March 6.
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