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Top Stories: ➊ – University Park officials say café murals must go (Wednesday), ➋ – After Two Decades of Americana, a Preston Center Institution Changes with the Times (Tuesday), ➌ – Café's controversial murals can stay for now (Friday), ➍ – The 21 Best Things to Do in Dallas, August 12-18 (Monday), ➎ – HP Cheerleaders Take Top Honors at NCA Cheer Camp (Tuesday)

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Community is the Star of Public Works Dallas' 'As You Like It'

nbcdfw.com 8/16 12:55P KIMBERLY RICHARD

Out of the 200 cast members of "As You Like It," only five are professional actors. The musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy is a Public Works Dallas production, a...

Café's controversial murals can stay for now

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Local News) 8/16 10:52A

A family-owned café in University Park will be allowed to keep the playful murals painted outside its building with the city reviews its policy.

Texas Womens Foundation Announces New Board Chair and Directors

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/16 5:30A Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation has named A. Shonn Brown as chair, serving from 2019-2021. Brown, vice president and deputy general counsel at Kimberly-Clark, has served on the Foundation board since 2015,...

City Council on 2019-08-20 5:00 PM - Aug 20, 2019

UP City Council Meeting Agenda 8/16 12:41A

The agenda for City Council on 2019-08-20 5:00 PM dated Tuesday, 20 August 2019 has been published. Access it here:...

Prenatal Testing Leads To Unexpected, Staggering Bills For Some Parents

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/15 8:08A CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) It s a test that helps pregnant mothers avoid surprises. But some said the real shock arrived in the mail. Noninvasive prenatal testing or NIPT, is an emerging industry that...

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MySweetCharity’s North Texas Giving Day Booster Series Starts Monday

My Sweet Charity 8/16 12:30P Jeanne Prejean

2019 North Texas Giving Day* As hot as it has been in recent days, the Communities Foundation of Texas team has been firing up plans for the 18-hour North Texas Giving Day that has amazed the world of...

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Neighboring Movement to Enhance Communities

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/16 4:37A Shelia Huffman

Thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself. We learned that commandment when we were little children and quoted it all our life. Unfortunately, today, we so often dont even know our neighbors. Most...

Check Your "Back to School" List Twice - Its Time to Order Your Railcar for The Trains at NorthPark

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/15 11:01A Lindsey Lyons

It may be time for Back to School, but tis also the season to purchase your personalized railcar for The Trains at NorthPark 2019 benefiting Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD). Once again...

17 Dallas CASA Playhouse Winners Are Announced At NorthPark Center

My Sweet Charity 8/15 8:30A Glenn Hunter

Staci Patyrak, Hayli Patyrak, Daniel Patyrak and Lyla Patyrak Michael LaValle and Cecilia Leonard No way! Daniel Patyrak cried out excitedly. Daniel s wife, Staci Patyrak , had just been announced as...

2019 Parade Of Playhouses Closing Party Was A Feast Of Food, Furnishings And Fine Vino

My Sweet Charity 8/14 12:30P Jeanne Prejean

If Dallas CASA President/CEO Kathleen LaValle looked giddy on Thursday, July 25, at the 2019 Parade of Playhouses ’ closing party in NorthPark’s Design Within Reach , there were a couple of reason....

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When College Drop-Off/School-start Doesn’t Look Like You Thought it Would

The MOAT Blog (Park Cities Resident Kay Wyma) 8/15 8:07A Kay

It’s about this time of year that social media threads begin to be filled with smiling happy people heading back or off to school. Pics of trips made, roommates hugging, dorm...

Heart Cleanse – feast instead of fast

The MOAT Blog (Park Cities Resident Kay Wyma) 8/13 7:20A Kay

A few weeks ago, just after backing out of the driveway (our neighborhood still has side drives) I was hit with a morning blast of unnecessary rudeness. Such a lovely way to...

Enough IS Enough: What Can We Do? What Do We Do?

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/8 5:10A Shelia Huffman

Members of clergy along with interested citizens gathered at Central Christian Church , Wednesday, for lunch and conversation following the tragic events that again took place in our Nation this...

Looking…in all the Wrong Places

Erin Schreyer's Leadership Life Legacy Blog 8/5 7:26A Erin Schreyer

In my earlier years in life, I didn t make the best choices in boyfriends. Sure there were some really cute ones, but at their ages and maturity-levels, they were most interested in themselves and...

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Nominate Your School for the Chance to Soar Royal Treatment

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/16 3:16A ChancetoSoar

Nominate your school to receive the Royal Treatment from Chance to Soar! Chance to Soar is giving YOU the chance to pay it forward by honoring a local school. Starting in September, Chance to Soar...

HP Cheerleaders Take Top Honors at NCA Cheer Camp

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/13 10:29A Jill Willis

Congratulations to the Highland Park High School Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman cheerleading squads. These squads participated in the National Cheerleaders Association Summer Camp in Rockwall...

Parish Panthers kick off football season on ESPN 2

Parish Episcopal School 8/13 9:13A Heather Mills

The Parish Panthers will be on the national stage on Thursday, September 5 with the football season opener against Trinity Christian School of Cedar Hill.

Curriculum Night

armstrong.hpisd.org 8/12 8:43A

Curriculum Night, September 5th, 5:00-7:00 pm

No School: Labor Day

armstrong.hpisd.org 8/12 8:41A

No School: Labor Day, September 2nd

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After Two Decades of Americana, a Preston Center Institution Changes with the Times

Dallas Observer (Restaurant Reviews) 8/12 11:00P

Can an old restaurant learn new tricks? An interesting experiment is underway at a Park Cities landmark. For 22 years, Sevy’s Grill has embodied the 1990s ideal of the...

Go NOCO Loco! for DFW Restaurant Week

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/11 5:14A Lindsey Lyons

EarthX is encourag ing diners to Go NOCO Loco! by saying NO to plastic and Styrofoam COntainers during DFW Restaurant Week . Running August 5 through September 1, DFW Restaurant Week is the single...

The 10 Best Free and Cheap Events Happening in Dallas This Weekend, Aug. 9-11

Dallas Observer (Openings & Closings) 8/8 11:02P

Friday, August 9 The NorthPark AutoShow 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Northpark Center Free Northpark Center will showcase more than 40 top-of-the-line luxury vehicles, including...

Dallas Chocolate Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with a Dinner at The Fairmont Hotel Dallas

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/8 6:40A Culver Public Relations

On Saturday, August 17, two iconic fixtures of Dallas converge for one spectacular dinner. The Dallas Chocolate Festival and The Fairmont Hotel Dallas present a special 10 th Anniversary Dinner to...

Chill With The Coldest Dallas Flavors

Crave DFW 8/7 3:40P Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Temps are climbing in the dog days of summer and it s time to cool off. We have a few suggestions to not only chill the body but also to please the palate. Walk with us. Popsicles...

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2019 Highland Park Varsity Field Hockey Announces Captains and Schedule

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/13 2:00P Laura Thomason

2019 Highland Park Varsity Field Hockey Teams Announce Captains and Schedule Captains are Meredith Jordan, Mae Mae Bell and Lizzie Means (see attached photo) 2019 Varsity and JV Field Hockey Schedule...

Related: 2019 Highland Park JV Field Hockey Team Announces Captains and Schedule Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter

Lady Scots Soccer Team's Championship Rings Arrive

Park Cities BubbleLife iReporter 8/4 2:00P Jeanie Cox

Our girls celebrated the arrival of their stage championship rings Sunday, August 4th at Chips with their families and friends. Sweet memories were shared along with lots of hugs and tears as the...

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15 Must-See Open Houses This Weekend

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 8/16 8:51A Niki Fanara

If you’re in the market for a home in North Texas, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy your weekend with Ebby Halliday Realtors at these exceptional properties. 5614 Del Roy Drive | Inwood...

Sunset Retreat Brings Best Of Colorado Mountain Living To Your Doorstep

Second Shelters 8/16 4:30A Amy Puchaty

In a creative design that blends elements of traditional mountain homes with contemporary splashes, Sunset Retreat, a stunning custom market home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, puts the best of...

Charlotte North Carolina Ranks Among Top Ten Markets For First Time Homebuyers

Second Shelters 8/15 4:30A Amy Puchaty

For first-time homebuyers finding a place to put down roots in a desirable location with a low down payment can be tough. See More...

Mission Beach Beauties With Incredible Bay Views

Second Shelters 8/13 4:30A Amy Puchaty

Make the most of oceanfront living in Mission Beach! As one of San Diego’s most laid-back, surfer-friendly neighborhoods, Mission Beach attracts all types looking to post up in the sand. See More...

Turn Over a New Leaf: Seattle Treehouse is Surprisingly Luxurious

Second Shelters 8/12 7:00A Bethany Erickson

Yes, you can have a luxury treehouse, you can buy a whole island in Belize for less than half a million, and a late-Modernist home on the Atlantic Ocean is ready for a new family. See More...

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The Rodeo Returns to Denton

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 8/8 7:00A Bernice Butler

The 91 st annual North Texas Fair and Rodeo will take place from August 16 through 24 in Denton, with nine exciting nights of country music, first-class professional and youth rodeos, livestock...

A Poem About Fall

The Making of a Home 8/8 5:44A Holly K. Ross

In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb...

Cory Booker Wants to Pay Many More Farmers to Practice Carbon Farming

Civil Eats 8/8 1:00A Lisa Held

Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker revealed the most significant piece of federal legislation to date aimed at harnessing nature’s power to remove carbon from the atmosphere in forests and wetlands—and...

Fall Gardening Prep List

The Making of a Home 8/5 5:25A Holly K. Ross

It may be hot now, but fall is closer than you think! That makes me very happy! Fall is the best time to begin a garden. Below is a check list that I use during this time of year. Most of the...

A Sunday Stroll

The Making of a Home 8/1 2:02A Holly K. Ross

One of the fun things about living in an actual neighborhood is the ability to walk all over. I can walk to the park, restaurants, the grocery store, Strand shopping and to the beach. I. LOVE. IT I...