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Meet Griffin Holtby: Your Friendly Neighborhood Rock Star

December 23, 2020December 15, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, Griffin Holtby, music, preston hollow, Rock Star, St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Hell Series

If someone pulls up next to you at a red light in Preston Hollow — cigarette in hand, windows rolled down and blasting rock and roll– that could be Griffin Holtby.

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Comings and Goings

December 7, 2020December 6, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Busniess, Comings and Goings, Community, Idiolize Brows and Beauty, La Ligne, Park Cities, preston hollow, Westlake Dermatology

The boutique spa based in North Carolina, opened its first Texas location in Dallas. It offers signature eyebrow and facial threading, lash extensions, full-body waxing, customized facials, lash and brow tinting, and lash lifts.

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Fun Holiday To-Do List

November 30, 2020January 28, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments All aboard at NorthPark, Christmas 2020, Community, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Fun Things to Do, Galleria Dallas, NorthPark Center, Skate around the tree, Stroll the Arboretum, Take a ‘Snowday’

Pandemic precautions won’t prevent NorthPark Center from going overboard with Christmas decorations, though they will require making sessions and storytimes with the mall’s beloved Santa Claus virtual.

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Virtual Christmas Cheer

November 27, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Christmas, christmas lights, Community, coronavirus, COVID, Highland Park, Park Cities, University Park, Virtual

The holidays will look different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t have to mean skipping Christmas cheer for those willing to embrace the virtual.

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‘Don’t’ Dismiss Game Shows

November 27, 2020November 18, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments abc, Adam Scott, Community, Don’t, Game Shows, Hillcrest High School, Matt Mider, preston hollow, University of Texas

By the time he got the pitch, Matt Mider had co-written an animated online series, an acclaimed feature film, and had multiple high-profile projects in various stages of development.

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A Very COVID Christmas

November 26, 2020December 29, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments Christmas, Christmas 2020, Community, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Galleria Dallas, NorthPark Center, Santa Claus, The Christmas Village, Very COVID Christmas

Seeing Santa this year could look a bit like visiting a jailed relative: Expect a transparent barrier to separate guests from the world’s most beloved home invader.

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Thanksgiving and Hozhoji

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, coronavirus, COVID-19, holidays, Hozhoji, Len Bourland, Thanksgiving, Voices

It’s impossible to predict, but with any luck, November will be bookended by a presidential election and the coming together of families and friends at that uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving.

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Advocating Education In The Philippines

November 25, 2020November 18, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Community, Computer Learning Centers, education, Park Cities, Peace Corps, Rotary Club of Park Cities, The Little Children of the Philippines

Bud Naifeh of the Rotary Club of Park Cities couldn’t have known when he started a project to advance computer literacy and education in the Philippines just how vital those skills and resources would be in the time of COVID-19.

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Homeless Teens Need Happy Birthdays, Too

November 18, 2020November 13, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Becky Gould, Community, COVID-19, Homeless Teens, National Charity League, Park Cities, Park Cities NCL, The Birthday Party Project, University Park United Methodist Church

Since 2001, mothers and daughters in the Park Cities have worked together to give back to their communities as members of the National Charity League (NCL).

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Couple Seeks To Help Bridge Education Disparities

November 16, 2020November 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Chris Popolo, Communities Foundation, Community, Dallas ISD, Education Disparities, Highland Park High School, Joe Popolo, preston hollow, Teach for America, Teach For America DFW

A Preston Hollow couple helped get technology resources for Dallas ISD students in a big way this fall by matching gifts to Teach For America DFW up to $50,000.

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What Goes Into Boxcar Design?

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, events, North Park, RMHD, Ronald McDonald House, Supporters, Trains at NorthPark

Every holiday season for the past 33 years, Ronald McDonald House of Dallas has made model train dreams come true.