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American Family Goes to the Dogs, Cats

September 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Andrea Laurent-Simpson, Book Shelf, books, Bookshelf, cats, dogs, FP, Just Like Family, New York University Press, Park Cities, pets, preston hollow, SMU, SMU author, Southern Methodist University

Do you sign your pets’ names on your holiday card? Have you ever sent your dog to daycare? Do you regularly shop for cat or dog toys? Welcome to a new breed of American family.
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Dallas Does Dante

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Contributor 0 Comments Dante Alighieri, Dante's Inferno, FP, SMU, The Divine Comedy

September marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, and SMU is hosting a Dante Festival through Sept. 2.
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Park Cities Schools

Work On SMU’s New Moody Hall Ready to Get Underway

July 29, 2021August 5, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Moody Hall, Park Cities, Real Estate, Schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University, University Park, University Park City Council

Construction on the new four-story Frances Anne Moody Hall building is expected to be well underway by the end of the year.
(Read time: 3.3 minutes)

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Student Documentary Explores What It Is To Be #BlackAtSMU

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments #BlackAtSMU, Amber Bemark, Anga Sanders, aysia lane, crislyn fayson, documentary, FP, Happening on the Hill, Happenings on the Hill, jillian taylor, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, racial justice, schools, SMU

Students in SMU’s Meadows School of The Arts turned five tweets shared by students using the #BlackAtSMU hashtag into a documentary.

Preston Hollow Schools

Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 28, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments art, Boy Scout Troop 125, Cheer, Episcopal School of Dallas, Greenhill School, Hockaday School, preston hollow, Providence Christian School, Schools, SMU, William Taylor

Collin Chon, a fifth-grader at Greenhill School, won Best of Show in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) annual Student Art Contest. This year’s theme: Everyday Heroes Ride DART.

Park Cities Schools

Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bradfield Elementary School, Eagle Scouts, Episcopal School of Dallas, Hockaday School, iUniversity Prep, Lydia England, Molly Harper, Park Cities, Providence Christian School, Roman James Fox, Samuel Crawford Suarez, Schools, SMU, Student Achievements

The SMU Spirit squad placed first in the Game Day D1 category at the 2021 NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Business Park Cities

Newspaper Advertising Time Capsule: What a Sales Rep Saved in 1994

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments 1994, advertising, business, designers, Evelyn Wolff, Highland Park, journalism, Newspapers, Park Cities, Park Cities People, sales rep, SMU, University Park

I was beginning my junior year studying journalism at SMU when the first issue of Park Cities People hit front lawns in Highland Park and University Park.

Coronavirus News

PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, parkland center for clinical information, SMU, SMU Dedman School of Law, Vaccine

From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.