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Christ the King Catholic Earns Blue Ribbon Status Again

November 10, 2021November 9, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Christ the King, Christ the King Catholic School, Christ the King School, CKS, Lisa M. Bosco, Miguel Cardona, National Blue Ribbon, National Blue Ribbon Schools, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools

Those blue ribbons seen tied on trees out front of Christ the King Catholic School (CKS) on Colgate Avenue at Preston Road signal a significant achievement.

Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

What Makes a Home?

November 10, 2021November 13, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Christine Allison, Community, D Home, D Magazine, D Magazine Partners, Dallas Country Club, GIVINGPEOPLE, home, Park Cities, Preservation Park Cities, preston hollow, Real Estate

D Magazine Partners CEO — and Highland Park resident — Christine Allison may publish D Home but says it’s not the grand houses that make the Park Cities home.

Business Park Cities Preston Hollow

The Future of Work

November 10, 2021November 9, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments business, Cindy Yared, Pandemic, Park Cities, preston hollow, recruiting, remote work, Spot on Talent, work from home, working from home

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced ongoing conversations about the merits of working remotely instead of in the office.

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Happenings on the Hill

November 9, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bill and Liz Martin Armstrong, Bryson DeChambeau, Claire babineux-Fontenot, Custard Institute for Spanish Art, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Judge Barbara M. Golden Lynn, Linda P. and William A. Custard, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, Yuankun Xu

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

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She Was ‘Always Taking Care of People’

November 9, 2021December 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Carol Wilson Watkins, Community, COVID, Pandemic Experience, pandemic made personal, Park Cities, preston hollow

The family of Carol Wilson Watkins remembers a mother and grandmother who died early in pandemic in the first of our ongoing series, “Pandemic Made Personal.”
(Read time: 4.1 minutes)

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Glitterville Invasion

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Josh Hickman 0 Comments business, Craft Wars, FP, glitterville, Kelly Dworkin, Park Cities, Pavillion on Lovers Lane, pop-up, preston hollow, Real Estate, Shops, Stephen Brown, Swoozie's

Kelly Dworkin, co-founder of Preston Center Plaza gift and party mainstay Swoozie’s, knows how to add some wacky whimsy to her holiday decorating.
(Read time: 4.1 minutes)

Food Park Cities Schools

Brewing Up a Business Plan

November 8, 2021November 10, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coffee shop, Credit Union of Texas, Food, FP, Gabi Kolniak, Highland Park High School, HPHS, HPISD, MAPS Center, Moody Advanced Professional Studies, Park Cities, schools, scottie joe's, scottie joes

Scottie Joe’s, a coffee bar coming to the third floor of Highland Park High School, is expected to brew up learning opportunities for students in the Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) program and the district’s 18+ program.
(Read time: 4.5 minutes)

Entertainment Living Park Cities Preston Hollow

BookShelf

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Sophia Wilson 0 Comments A NICU pandemic blessing, books, Bookshelf, Charnay Parks, entertainment, FP, Gone to Dallas, Laurie Moore-Moore, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow

Working most often requires hours of screen time, so why not rejuvenate the mind with an action-packed book?

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By Opening His Heart, an SMU Grad Hopes to Open Your Mind

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 1 Comment arts, Caged Birds, Christian Menace, film, filmmaking, Fred Leach, Kamil McFadden, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni

Growing up Black in the Texas suburbs, Fred Leach felt the effects of magnified stereotypes, social isolation, marginalization, and unconscious biases.
(Read time: 3.9 minutes)

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Comings and Goings

November 5, 2021November 9, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments balenciaga, Comings and Going, Comings and Goings, Faherty, FP, Highland Park Village, NorthPark, NorthPark Center, Park Cities, preston hollow, Real Estate, Shake Shack, Snider Plaza

New shopping, new dining, and more has arrived in the area, or is coming soon.

Park Cities Sports

Greater Expectations: Lady Scots Playoff Focused

November 4, 2021November 6, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Basketball, Highland Park Scots, Lady Scots, Lady Scots basketball, Park Cities, Park Cities Sports, PRN, Riley Mae Herrod, Scots, Scots basketball, Sports

After reaching the third round of the girls basketball playoffs last season for the first time in several years, Highland Park has the experience and the motivation to go even further. Also, HP boys basketball team looks for new starters to take larger roles.
(Read time: 3.7 minutes)