University Park News

For your Turkey Day viewing pleasure, I thought we all needed a little House Porn to accompany the stuffing.

A former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University officials have settled a four-year property dispute involving the site of George W. Bush's presidential library, both parties announced Tuesday.

KIRK DOOLEY Kirk Dooley is a University Park writer. Two months ago Bill Denton flew his aerobatic airplane to the North Texas Regional Airport near the Oklahoma border for the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships.

George W. Bush 's presidential library in suburban Dallas will glow at night as a symbol of freedom, the architect who designed it says.

WellMed Medical Management has inked a new lease agreement in Northwest San Antonio to support the company's local operations.

Last week, the San Antonio chapter of Washington, D.C.-based organization the Urban Land Institute presented a roundtable discussion on the local office market.

Bush Outlines Vision for his Institute 11/12/09 Associated Press November 12, 2009 University Park, Texas - Former President George W. Bush says education will be the first of four areas on which his planned Dallas-based think tank will focus.

University Park residents packed City Hall on Tuesday for their first chance to vent about plans to build the Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University and redevelop the southern part of Snider Plaza.

The University Park Plan and Zoning Commission meeting has drawn a standing-room-only, overflow crowd this evening.

October 31 Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, 12:26 a.m. Boaz Hall A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking.

By KIRK DOOLEY Kirk Dooley is a University Park writer. The results are in. Buddy Macatee's new book, Lonesome Pine , has touched a nerve with Park Cities and Dallas readers.

By KIRK DOOLEY Kirk Dooley is a University Park writer. Cameron Caldwell had the biggest thrill of anybody in Dallas during the recent Texas-OU weekend.

George W. Bush's presidential library is not scheduled to open until 2013 but potential traffic kinks are already being studied.

A new traffic study commissioned by the Bush Foundation concluded that the "existing transportation system can adequately accommodate" the new presidential library - but University Park officials are withholding judgment for at least a couple of weeks.

By KIRK DOOLEY Kirk Dooley is a University Park writer. Who cooks the best chili in the Park Cities? Maybe it's you.

Let me start off by saying, I'm not affiliated with SMU's Greek system. Let me follow my previous statement up by saying, I love Greek life here at SMU.

From soccer nets to basketball goals, front yards in University Park are dotted with big stuff kids play on or with, and it's all legal - except for the tree house in Matthew and Amanda Johnson's front yard.

The Bush Foundation has recently asked University Park officials to rezone land so that it can proceed with plans for the presidential library.

The issue of a treehouse in the front yard - which is a city code violation in University Park - goes before the City Council again today.

Reporter Lori Stahl covers the Park Cities and North Dallas. The community is encouraged to contribute by joining the conversation on this blog.