The Bubble Lounge (Highland Park & University Park Texas)

Today we introduce you to singer/songwriter, musician, entertainer and most importantly, our friend, Rachel Stacy.  She shares the story of her difficult upbringing, her struggle with drug and alcohol addiction and why it's so important for women to support each other.  This talented artist shares her recovery story with us with such honesty and wisdom through her thoughtful lyrics and music...

We found Big Foot and he's right here in the Park Cities!  Nellie is back from The Hampton's and we're  catching up on all things Park Cities. We cover everything from the crazy home market, our thoughts on trampolines and yard art, where to go for date night and we're going to teach you how to keep the neighborhood coyotes at bay. Grab some coffee or whatever else you love and...

Head Teaching Pro Brookhaven C.C., Ben Paquette, joins The Bubble Lounge to share everything you need to know about Pickleball.   Hear from Ben why Pickleball has become America’s fastest growing sport, how it’s bringing people together in a positive way and how it helped him loose over 100 pounds.  For more information about Ben visit @BenPaquettePickleball on Facebook This episode is supported b...

Summer is underway and things are heating up in Texas! Martha and Nellie compare and contrast their summer experiences. While Nellie is enjoying a nice cool ocean breeze in the Hamptons, Martha is in the heat of Texas hoping  we don't loose power.  While they are having very different experiences, they both have the same question, what the heck is Pickle Ball?! This episode is supported by: K...

This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your support for the show by visiting our amazing sponsors.

Join Martha as she chats with her husband, Sean Jackson and Ryan Scripps about how to celebrate Father’s Day. We cover it all from who cried the most when they found out they were going to be a dad to what gifts dads really want this year.  This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your support for the show by visiting our amazing sponso...

Happy last day of school! We are so happy to see this school year end and are looking forward to a normal year in the fall.   On this episode, we chat about what’s been happening in the Park Cities this past week. We cover it all from crimes to fun times and everything in between.  This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your support f...

Highland Park Village opened in 1931 and is one of the most beloved destinations in the Park Cities. It has a rich history of serving as a town square to the Park Cities Community and all of the best restaurants and shops have graced this amazing property. It even holds the honor of being a National Historic Landmark and is also on the National Registry of Historic Places. But is all of this a thi...

Kicking a heroin addiction, surviving breast cancer, and spending the last seven years trying to stay out of prison,  Highland Park mom, Amy Herrig has dodged a lot of bullets.  Amy is the co-owner of The Gas Pipe and in 2014 the federal government raided their business which began a very long and difficult legal struggle that has her facing prison in the near future. Amy shares her compelling sto...

Interabang Books had a head start on the concept of pivoting their business after a devastating tornado leveled most of the Preston Oaks Shopping Center in October of 2019. The day after the tornado the Interabang team was scouting locations for a new store and decided Lovers Lane would be their new home.   We're so fortunate to have this amazing independent book store right here in our commu...

This is the audio replay of the "Meet the Candidates" Event for HPISD Board of Trustees Place 1 with Kellie Macatee and Doug Woodward on April 8, 2021. Early voting is from April 19-27 and the election is on May 1, 2021.  GO VOTE!!! #HPISD #vote #highlandpark #UniversityPark This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your suppor...

As Martha and Nellie prepare for their interview next week with the candidates for HPISD School Board, we wanted to share this previous episode from August 2019. In June 2019, Governor Abbott signed into law an $11.6 billion school finance measure known as House Bill 3. In this episode we talk with Mike White, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services of HPISD and Stacy Kelly, Trustee of HPISD...

Today Martha talks with actor, comedian and host of JUICY SCOOP Podcast, Heather McDonald. She shares the juicy scoop on the Harry and Meghan interview, funny stories about volunteering at her kid’s school (yes, even celebrities have to do the work!) and what she thinks of the Real Housewives of Dallas this season. Please note there are a few bad words in the episode, so please don’t listen with y...

Today is Part III in our Newcomers Guide Series, what every child needs to know about living in the Park Cities.  In this episode we take you through everything your child needs to know from elementary school to high school graduation, we cover it all! You’ll learn how to get your child into sports, how to get them involved in volunteering and how to prepare them for college. Text 313131 with the...

Today is Part II of The Newcomers Guide to the Park Cities and today we’re talking about what every dad needs to know.  We brought in our friend, office neighbor, and all-around amazing dad, Ryan Scripps to give us the scoop on how to get involved, meet friends, and where to take your spouse for date night.  Today’s episode is dedicated to one of the Park Cities’ most beloved fathers, Chris Murzin...

Do you know someone new to the Park Cities? Then please share this episode with them! Being a newcomer can be difficult to navigate and we know a lot of you are new to the Park Cities and we are here to help.  We have created a three-part series for Newcomers to the Park Cities and today we’re talking about what every new mom needs to know about moving to the Park Cities. We cover everything from...

If you have a daughter getting ready for sorority recruitment then you know there’s a lot of work ahead. There’s recruitment packets, recommendations, photos and so much paperwork and it can be extremely overwhelming. Joining us today is our neighborhood sorority recruitment expert, Shay Sides, who walks us through the entire process and gives us an update of what recruitment is like during the pa...

Engaging in social media is a daily activity for most of us and we’ve all seen  posts that stir up emotions and conjure up negative comments. Some of us respond immediately, some scroll on by and some sit and wonder if and when they should comment.    We invited Alyssa Eubanks from Plug Public Relations to talk with us about how to present yourself online in a positive way. We talk about how to vo...

Jon Christopher Davis is one of the most talented singer/songwriters living in North Texas. He has written songs for - and recorded with - musical legends such as Dolly Parton, Hal Ketchum, Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles), Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), The Go-Go's, Billy Ray Cyrus to name a few.  And while the pandemic has had a huge negative impact on the music industry, Jon kee...

Welcome to 2021 and a lot happened over the Christmas break for Martha & Nellie. In this hilarious episode, one of our hosts talks about catching Covid during Christmas, why "swingers" is not what you might think and who broke their jaw! We talk about Dr. Lowry, M.D. with Urgent Home M.D. in this episode as a resource for doing in home PCR testing for Covid.  If you would like to con...

It's the last week of 2020 and most of us couldn’t be happier. It’s been a year of change, uncertainty and challenges to say the least. In this episode, we re-cap and look at the positive things that came from this unpredictable year and talk about what we look forward to in 2021.  We're sending you a socially distanced toast as we celebrate the end of 2020. Hang in there, it’s almost ov...

Dallasites love to pamper themselves and look great and what better time of year to focus on ourselves than right now.   In this episode, we introduce you to Park Cities mom, Shannon Williams owner of six Dry Bar locations in DFW.  She shares her story of how she became the first franchisee with this incredible California concept. She also tells us how she picked the location of the best performin...

Today we talk with our friend, Laura Harbison, owner of The Ozone Bar, who recently hosted the Real Housewives of Dallas for a holiday pop up event.  D’Andra Simmons of Hard Night Good Morning, Kameron Westcott of Sparkle Dog, Kary Brittingham of Kamo by Kary and Laura Harbison of Ozone Bar who share advice and tips for anyone interested in starting a new business in 2021. This episode is supporte...

There have been many restaurants closing this year and the announcement of Peggy Sue’s BBQ was a big upset to many Dallas residents. The establishment was a staple in Snider Plaza for generations and the go to place for the best Texas Bar-B-Que. Joining us today is Park Cities dad, Andrew Kelley, chef-owner of New York Sub who recently brought back Peggy Sue’s in the form of a take out market.  We...

Park Cities Chatter joins The Bubble Lounge!  Amy Genender and Jenni Scoggins, our most requested guests of all time, work tirelessly to provide our community a resource that has become the go-to place for all things Park Cities. We’ve been through a lot together over the years, from coyotes to coleslaw recipes and everything in between and we talk about it all on this episode.  On behalf of our c...