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Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark

Les Femmes du Monde Spring Tea hosted by Lisa Cooley

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Top Stories: ➊ – An Ursuline graduate speaks out about sexual abuse. Perhaps now, the healing can truly begin (Tuesday), ➋ – Shake Shack brings burgers, concretes to Dallas Greenville Avenue shop on Monday, May 27 (Tuesday), ➌ – Police search for suspects in apartment shooting (Friday), ➍ – Three Pups Were The Top Dogs At Stanley Korshak For 2019 Fur Ball Kick Off (Friday), ➎ – Top Ten Students From Class of 2019 Announced (Monday)

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Educational First Steps Names Vickie Allen as New Executive Director

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 9:01A Juliette DC

Educational First Steps (EFS), whose mission is to increase the number of economically disadvantaged children receiving high-quality early childhood education, has named Vickie L. Allen as its new...

Birds Eye View Project Names Retired Marine Corps Mitchell Arnold as Executive Director

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 6:50A Juliette DC

Birds Eye View Project (BEVP) , a Dallas-based non-profit founded by former US Navy SEAL Ryan Parrott to bring attention to organizations serving the needs of wounded veterans and first responders...

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle

Northaven Park Neighborhood Association 5/22 11:42A sandy

Section 6, Burglary of a Motor Vehicle. May 20, 9:30am to 5pm. Unsecured, unlocked vehicle was parked on the street. The owner returned and noticed a highly salable sporting...

Family Gateway's 2nd Annual DAY to PLAY Brings Sunshine to Benefit Families Affected by...

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/17 8:11A Elizabeth Lenart

Blue skies, bright sun, and big smiles blanketed the lawn of AT&T Performing Arts Centers Annette Strauss Artist Square on Saturday, April 27, 2019, for Family Gateways 2 nd Annual DAY to PLAY family...

The Dallas Architecture Forum Presents 365 Modern Living Cocktail Parties

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/16 1:00P Sharon Cooper

The Dallas Architecture Forum Presents 365 MODERN LIVING COCKTAIL PARTIES Modern Living Every Day of the Year Join The Forum for three great evenings at some of the most significant modern residences...

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Despite Threatening Storms, Room To Grow Luncheon Was Fashionably Bright In NorthPark

My Sweet Charity 5/23 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

On Wednesday, April 17, Room To Grow Luncheon Co-Chairs Kristi Bare admitted that the night before she had had second thoughts about moving the Dec My Room fundraiser the next day. Originally...

Les Femmes du Monde Spring Tea hosted by Lisa Cooley

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 10:17A Sharon Adams

Lisa Cooley generously hosted the Les Femmes du Monde (LFDM) Spring Tea celebrating the upcoming spring season by filling her Preston Hollow home with glorious flower arrangements in tones of pinks,...

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Room To Grow Luncheon

My Sweet Charity 5/22 12:30P Jeanne Prejean

Nancy Gopez, Nancy Nasher and Kristi Bare From all the predictions, Wednesday, April 17, was going to be near end-of-the-world episode with hail, floods, etc. Throughout North Texas event planners...

Altrusa International of Downtown Dallas Celebrates a Successful Year of Service

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 7:17A Judy Porter

The BEST way to find yourself is in Service to Others Ghandi It is more important to be of service than be successful Robert Kennedy Everybody can be Great because ANYBODY can serve - Dr. Martin...

Texas Womens Foundation Honored Seven Women for Leadership and Service

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 12:04P Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation held its Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, on May 2 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. The event featured keynote speaker Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of...

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Spaces filling up fast for Lil Rangerettes Summer Camp!

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 4:00A Vickie Velis

Spaces are FILLING UP FAST for the Lil' Rangerettes Summer Camp which is hosted by the Jesuit Rangerettes!!! This year summer camp is...June 17th to June 21st! Camp includes themed T-shirt, daily...

History by Themes

Parish Episcopal School 5/22 1:00A Heather Behrens

Parish teacher takes fresh approach to teaching social studies.

Introducing the 2019-20 Board Members

Episcopal School of Dallas 5/20 8:00A

Welcome and thank you to the new Board Members!

Top Ten Students From Class of 2019 Announced

Episcopal School of Dallas 5/20 8:00A

Congratulations to the top ten students from the Class of 2019.

Lakehill Class of 2019 Honored at Senior Day

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/17 11:03A Gigi Ekstrom

Lakehill seniors are rapidly approaching the end of their high school careers. Recently, they had the opportunity to slow things down a bit and celebrate the journey that has brought them to this...

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Abacus restaurant is going out of business on June 1, but a new concept with chef Chad Bowden at the...

EscapeHatchDallas 5/22 6:57A Mike Hiller

Abacus restaurant announced today via Facebook that they ll be serving their last lobster shooters on June 1. Executive chef Chad Bowden tells us that the space will be...

Shake Shack brings burgers, concretes to Dallas Greenville Avenue shop on Monday, May 27

EscapeHatchDallas 5/21 6:13A Mike Hiller

Shake Shack confirmed today that it will open its newest Dallas location on Monday, May 27th at 11 a.m. The first 100 people in line when doors open at 11 a.m. will receive a...

Perry’s Steakhouse offering 79 cent pork chops

EscapeHatchDallas 5/14 2:56P Mike Hiller

If you love that three finger tall pork chop at Perry s Steakhouse– and really, who doesn t? – here s a big deal for you. The Houston-based chop chain is celebrating its 40th...

Brooke Humphries to open honky-tonk restaurant at Toyota Music Factory

EscapeHatchDallas 5/14 6:14A Mike Hiller

Dallas restaurateur Brooke Humphries will open a Nashville-styled live music venue and restaurant this summer at Toyota Music Factory. It ll be the second Mama Tried, a honky...

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Weekend Notes

Krystal Schlegel 5/17 10:25A krystal

NORDSTROM SWEATSHIRT // NORDSTROM JOGGERS // JULISKA MUG My healthy morning routine . Our favorite candles for each room . A few favorite purchases this month. All of the sources for our blue and...

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Lakehill Runners Make Their Mark

Preston Hollow BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 12:37P Gigi Ekstrom

Lakehill Preparatory School's Varsity Track Team concluded their season at the TAPPS State Track Meet in Waco ton May 4. The 4x100 meter relay team of Jourdyn Owens, Hayden Yoss, Lynley Waggoner,...

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See The Bite-Sized Builds of Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses July 21

Candy's Dirt 5/21 4:45A Nikki Barringer

NorthPark Centre is prestigious and just a little picky. To even be invited in is a tremendous honor, but to be invited in and welcomed back for the past 24 years? See More...

12 Must-See Open Houses This Weekend

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 5/17 9:21A 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. 4550 Melissa Lane | Dallas |...

3807 Weeburn Dr, Dallas, TX 75229, $675,000 5 beds, 4 baths

Trulia - Preston Hollow 5/16 9:00P

3375 sqft, 5 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Preston Hollow

4019 Clover Ln, Dallas, TX 75220, $1,249,500 4 beds, 5 baths

Trulia - Preston Hollow 5/16 9:00P

4579 sqft, 4 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Preston Hollow

10964 Crooked Creek Dr, Dallas, TX 75229, $1,674,999 5 beds, 7 baths

Trulia - Preston Hollow 5/16 9:00P

7832 sqft, 5 beds, 7 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Preston Hollow

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Renew, Refresh and Re-Energize with EASE

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/21 2:00P Bernice Butler

Most women are pushing themselves to the limit. They have been taught all their lives that a womans value is in how capable she is of serving others and how pretty she can manage to look while doing...

JCPenney names new chief customer officer

Dallas Business Journal 5/21 3:57A Staff report

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. announced Tuesday that Shawn Gensch will take on the role of executive vice president, chief customer officer role, effective June 3. Reporting directly...

A Beautiful Mind for a Beautiful Body

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/17 3:00P Bernice Butler

Self-care and beauty have such a natural relationship that we may take it for granted. The mindfulness we extend to the process is a reflection of the self-esteem that lights us from within. Maple...

The Dallas Arboretum

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/16 5:00A Bernice Butler

The Dallas Arboretum dedicated the new, eight-acre Tom and Phyllis McCasland Horticulture Center on April 3. They had been searching for appropriate land and greenhouse space, and in 2017, found it...

Has Our Food Become Safer in the Last 10 Years?

Civil Eats 5/12 11:00P Civil Eats

Listeria in smoked salmon , pieces of metal in chicken strips , undeclared allergens in frozen Chinese food and meatballs , E.coli in ground beef , and mold in corn used for animal feed . This is a...