🌱 How Highland Park’s DART exit looms over a new police shooting

Morning Highland Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Highland Park’s DART exit looms over a new police shooting
• How Highland Park teens turned a Dilbeck classic into a charity playhouse

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
• Friday: Very warm; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• DART releases little information after transit police involved in Victory Station shooting (dallasnews.com) — Highland Park residents recently voted by a wide margin to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit, just days before DART police were involved in a shooting at Victory Station in Dallas. While no officers or bystanders were hurt, DART has released few details, amid broader safety concerns and debates over whether member cities receive enough value from the system.
   

• Highland Park Students Design Dilbeck-Inspired Playhouse to Support Dallas CASA (peoplenewspapers.com) — Highland Park High School students are turning a historic Dilbeck-designed Park Cities home into a whimsical playhouse design that will raise money for Dallas CASA later this month. Working through the school’s MAPS environmental architecture class, the teens are learning real-world design skills while spotlighting local preservation and supporting abused and neglected children through the Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center.
   

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📸 Around Highland Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highland Park

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Thursday May 14

• Computer Help
  Oak Lawn Branch Library 4100 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX, 75219, US
  2:00 pm
• HPHS (HPISD) Special Olympics Banquet
  Highland Park High School HPHS Cafeteria Stage, HPHS Cafeteria Commons Area, HPHS Cafeter
  6:00 pm
• Thread Heads
  Oak Lawn Branch Library 4100 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX, 75219, US
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• HPHS - UIL State Track & Field Meet
  Highland Park High School University of Texas Mike Myers Stadium
  8:00 am
• Professional MBA (PMBA) Coffee Chat - Dallas
  Southern Methodist University Sclafani's New York Bagels Dallas TX
  8:00 am
• Hyer - Field Day
  Robert S. Hyer Elementary Hyer Elementary School
  8:00 am
• Online MBA Programs Coffee Chat →
  Southern Methodist University Summer Moon Coffee,4343 W Northwest Hwy,Dallas,TX 75220
  8:00 am
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de cuentos
  Oak Lawn Branch Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas
  10:00 am
• Mental Health Yoga Series
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas
  10:30 am
• Computer Basics: Microsoft Office
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  10:30 am
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

University Park

• Man Found Dead in Bachman Lake, Officials Say (peoplenewspapers.com)
• Anchor Sushi Bar to close, El Molino to open at Dallas' Preston-Royal (dallasnews.com)
• Park Cities Crime Reports May 4-10 (peoplenewspapers.com)

Dallas

• Here's when Salt and Straw ice cream opens in Dallas-Fort Worth (dallasnews.com)
• Dallas fashion label VonVie redefines sustainable style (cw33.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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