🌱 Why a nearby gold-domed palace matters to University Park homeowners

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• Why a nearby gold-domed palace matters to University Park homeowners

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
• Saturday: Beautiful with periods of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gold-Domed Highland Park Palace Quietly Snags Texas' Top Home Sale (hoodline.com) — Ultra-luxury real estate around University Park is heating up, with a gold-domed Highland Park mansion now topping Texas home sales while a $35 million University Park estate still waits for a buyer. For local residents, it confirms the Park Cities’ status as the epicenter of the state’s priciest listings and hints at how much attention—and money—is flowing into nearby neighborhoods.
   

📸 Around University Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Park

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Friday December 12

• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  9:30 am
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de cuentos
  Oak Lawn Branch Library , 4100 Cedar Springs Road , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Simmons Serves Volunteer Opportunity for Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Students @ For Oak Cliff December 12th
  Southern Methodist University , 6425 Boaz Ln , Dallas
  11:00 am
• Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  2:00 pm
• Mindful Fusion
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  3:00 pm
• JV/V Wrestling Dual (TBD)
  Highland Park High School
  4:00 pm
• Scots Soccer @ South Grand Prairie
  Grand Prairie ISD - South Grand Prairie HS
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Computer Help
  Oak Lawn Branch Library , 4100 Cedar Springs Road , Dallas
  2:00 pm
• Santa comes to the Brewery
  Glen Echo Brewing , 106 N Birmingham , Wylie
  5:30 pm
• Book Club Tour: “Attribution” by Linda Moore
  Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium – Meadows Museum
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de cuentos
  Oak Lawn Branch Library , 4100 Cedar Springs Road , Dallas
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Highland Park

• A top Italian fashion brand debuts in Dallas at Highland Park Village (dallasnews.com)
• Here's where rail and bus service would end if cities pull out of DART (keranews.org)
• Sale of Dallas gilded mansion asking nearly $33M is Texas' priciest of 2025 — so far (therealdeal.com)

Dallas

• H-E-B site wins council approval, clearing way for first store in Dallas (dallasnews.com)
• Dallas Enacts New Ban on E-Cigarette Use in Public Spaces (northdallasgazette.com)
• For the Love (dallasnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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