With house designs approved, builders are constructing houses for quick purchases that will be snapped up for as little as $5. The houses are actually the mini-cottages that will be up for raffle at Dallas CASA’s 24th Annual Parade of Playhouses from Friday, July 12, thru Sunday July 28, at NorthPark Center.According to sources, Mike “BroTheCarGuy” Brosin has arranged for … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA 24th Annual Parade Of Playhouse Are Under Construction For A July 21 Kick Off
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Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society’s Saturday Historic Home Tour Is On “Come Rain Or Shine”
While others are hedging their bets about Saturday outdoor activities, the Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society has stayed the course and will carry on with its 2019 Historic Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.The four homes that will have the "Welcome" mat out will include:3615 Cornell Avenue owned by Camillia and Ted Shoemaker — Architects Marion Fooshee … [Read more...] about Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society’s Saturday Historic Home Tour Is On “Come Rain Or Shine”
Diane And Hal Brierley Ponied Up With Amigo And Hombre For Equest’s Arabian Nights Gala Patron Party
Up on the second floor of Diane and Hal Brierley’s home, resident Labrador Retriever KC knew something was going on downstairs on Wednesday, March 6. Parties were unusual for the household, but this time something was definitely different. Out front a trailer had pulled up earlier in the day and a couple of horses disembarked. Was KC getting new roommates?No, Equest therapy … [Read more...] about Diane And Hal Brierley Ponied Up With Amigo And Hombre For Equest’s Arabian Nights Gala Patron Party
2019 Room To Grow To Showcase Spring Fashion Trends And Honor A Dec My Room Recipient
When Kirsa Williams signed up to be a Dec My Room volunteer at Children’s Medical Center, she had no idea that she was laying the groundwork for her own family. In helping to "create a healing place” for young patients having to stay for prolonged amounts of time, she was like any volunteer. Kirsa just wanted to help, with no plan of being the recipient of the work.But then … [Read more...] about 2019 Room To Grow To Showcase Spring Fashion Trends And Honor A Dec My Room Recipient
2018 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Claire Emanuelson Thanked Her Committee With “A Tea” In Her New Digs
As guests approached the brand-sparkling new contemporary two-story residence overlooking Turtle Creek in Volk Estates on Thursday, December 13, a handful of them asked, “Whose home is this?”When the response was “Claire and Dwight Emanuelson’s,” looks of disbelief appeared.One woman pointed southward and protested that they lived in Old Highland Park. That had been … [Read more...] about 2018 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Claire Emanuelson Thanked Her Committee With “A Tea” In Her New Digs
SPCA’s Home For The Holidays Housewarming Boasted Designer Doghouses, Tacky Sweaters And The Grinch
The NorthPark Center elves hardly had time to catch their collective breath from Breakfast with Santa Spectacular benefiting Children's Medical Center Foundation on Sunday, December 2, when they prepared for the SPCA of Texas' Home for the Holidays Housewarming Party that evening. From two legged adorable munchkins to four-legged cuties complete with tails, it was a day of … [Read more...] about SPCA’s Home For The Holidays Housewarming Boasted Designer Doghouses, Tacky Sweaters And The Grinch
Kim Schlegel Whitman To Host 2019 Thrift Studio Opening Preview Party Benefiting Dwell With Dignity
Kim Schlegel Whitman is gonna have a very busy spring. In addition to her role as NorthPark’s Lifestyle and Fashion Ambassador of Luxury, Southern Living Magazine’s editor-at-large, chairing 2019 Children's Cancer Fund Gala and raising two munchkins with husband Justin Whitman, she’s just taken on a new assignment. She’ll be hosting the Opening Preview Party for Dwell With … [Read more...] about Kim Schlegel Whitman To Host 2019 Thrift Studio Opening Preview Party Benefiting Dwell With Dignity
Colta Ives And Carolyne Roehm Charmed A Sold-Out Crowd At The Writer’s Garden Literary Symposium And Luncheon
Just having one of the speakers for the 12th Annual Writer's Garden Symposium and Luncheon in the Dallas Arboretum's Rosine Hall on Wednesday, November 14, would have been pretty spectacular. But Women's Council President Linda Spina and Luncheon Chair Michelle Mew had renowned art historian/landscape designer Colta Ives and lifestyle doyenne Carolyne Roehm as the … [Read more...] about Colta Ives And Carolyne Roehm Charmed A Sold-Out Crowd At The Writer’s Garden Literary Symposium And Luncheon
A Writer’s Garden Patron Party Was A Designer’s Dream With Beautiful Surroundings And Those-In-The-Know
Luckily, interior designer/author Betty Lou Phillip’s home overlooking Turtle Creek was big enough to easily accommodate the 100 guests like Emilynn and Claude Wilson for the 12th Annual Writer’s Garden Symposium and Luncheon patron party on Tuesday, November 13. The sizable crowd was to be expected. After all, the house alone was a draw, but there were also the authors, who … [Read more...] about A Writer’s Garden Patron Party Was A Designer’s Dream With Beautiful Surroundings And Those-In-The-Know
Approaching Frigid Temps Provide The Perfect Time For Souping Up And Dumping Pills
Thursday’s Soups On! Luncheon at the Anatole could not be better planned. Sure, those wonderful weather guessers are almost giddy over the fact that the temperatures just might be hitting the upper 60s on Friday.But, alas, overnight a wall of cold air is going to be collapsing on North Texas. Starting Saturday those numbers will drop nearly 40 degrees hitting way below … [Read more...] about Approaching Frigid Temps Provide The Perfect Time For Souping Up And Dumping Pills
There Were Jewels And Smiles A-Plenty At The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Buffet At The Rocchio Manse
Only weeks before, Jan Showers had redecorated the beautiful Highland Park manse of Lisa and John Rocchio. So for most of the 250-plus guests at the Crystal Charity Ball's Underwriters Cocktail Buffet held there on Thursday, November 1, it was a first chance to take in the redone splendors of the Rocchios' spectacular, historically protected home.With the fancy ball … [Read more...] about There Were Jewels And Smiles A-Plenty At The Crystal Charity Ball Underwriters Cocktail Buffet At The Rocchio Manse