The July issue of The Good Life Park Cities magazine has been delivered to your home. Check out Jamie and Bernie Furrate…great couple…as friendly and fun as they look like in this photo!​​​​​​​​

Proceeds from St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange, a charity gift shop in Highland Park Village, this year will help fund grants totaling $500,000 to 70 beneficiaries.

Since purchasing the Exchange in 1958, the Women of Saint Michael, a fellowship of Saint Michael and All Angels, has given over $11 million dollars to local nonprofits through the grant program.

Some volunteers, like Dee Ann Anigian, past chair of St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange in 2019-2020, have made a tradition of volunteering.

“I’ve grown so close to the women I’ve met from volunteering at the Exchange. I cherish the friendships I’ve cultivated at the store and it’s crazy to think we would have never crossed paths if not for the Exchange,” Anigian said. “Each woman who volunteers is able to play to their strengths. We have women with strong financial backgrounds who serve on our finance committee and others with design backgrounds who put together our famous giftwrapping options. There is truly a way for everyone to contribute.”

Berkley’s Market (formerly Royal Blue Grocery) plans to expand its footprint in Dallas with a new location just off the Katy Trail in the building next to Taverna that incidentally was the site of the original On The Border restaurant later this year.

The family-owned brand has stores in downtown Dallas (The Mercantile) and in the Arts District (Trammell Crow Center) – with an Oak Cliff location set to open at 634 W. Davis Street in Bishop Arts this month.

Berkley’s Market on Knox will feature 3,700 square feet of interior space and a 600 square-foot patio. It will feature their coffee shop – brewing La Colombe beans, groceries ranging from gourmet to local to conventional, prepared foods, and a wine department & bar. The store will be located in the former Into the Garden space, at 3300 Knox near the corner of Knox and Travis.

“We’re beyond excited to be coming back to the part of town where we began. We’ve had our eye on this building for over a year – it’s a beautiful space in the perfect location,” said co-founder Zac Porter. “And, we can’t wait to see our customers in the neighborhood again. We’ll be bringing back our coffee bar and breakfast tacos, along with essential & gourmet groceries, some great new prepared food recipes, and an awesome wine selection… plus an amazing patio, lunch counter & wine bar with more all-day menu options.”

Highland Park ISD has released its first-ever Community Update for district stakeholders. The Update is a digital document that covers the district’s five strategic objectives: student learning, community and family partnerships, quality staff, fiscal stewardship and transparent communication.

 The Community Update includes a summary of the completion of the 2015 Bond program (on-time and on-budget) as well as how HPISD navigated the recent pandemic.

Click here to view the 2022 HPISD Community Update.