Do you feel that? It’s Fall Y’all!!! 🍃
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We have a Google Forms in this month’s Porch Crawl section that require less than 30 seconds to complete in order to enter our Chili Cookoff Nov 7th!
North College Park Neighborhood Association exists to help improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. We do this by sponsoring events during the year like National Night Out, Spring Celebration, Yard of the Month to name a few. We also promote the crime watch patrol and the flag program.
Membership dues are how we fund these activities. We’re a little behind on membership updates, so if your update doesn’t look acccurate please let us know!
Mistakes happen and we may have dropped the ball. If you think you are current, please let us know so we can sort it out.
Your annual $25 per household membership dues provide these benefits and much more:
- Annual Membership Dinner with guest speaker(s)
- Spring Celebration (games, egg hunt, Easter bunny photo op, food for purchase member specials)
- Porch Crawl (discounts on commemorative glass, food, and beverages)
- National Night Out (Berkner band performances, emergency personnel meet & greets, and member food specials)
- Holiday Cocoa & Cookies Event
- Monthly Book Club
- Crime Patrol
- Yard of the Month
- Flag Program (5 annual flag deployments for $40 per year fee, discount booking with NCPNA)
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- Porch Crawl/Chili Cook Off – Bring your best Chili recipe to share!
- National Night Out Recap
- Small Business Spotlight: La Casita (and their “to die for” Halloween Pastries)
- Monthly Engagement Programs – YOTM, Crime Patrol, Book Club, and More!
- Connect with us!
Let’s dive right into the newsletter!
Porch Crawl/Chili Cookoff –
Bring A Batch to Share!
The 3rd Annual (first in Fall) Porch Crawl is upon us!
Join us on Saturday November 7th from 4-7:30pm for a 3-house yard tour of the neighborhood. We’ll share good food, cold beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike), and family-friendly yard games as we traverse NCPNA for a progressive dinner and drinks.
Willing to help us set-up or want to host one of the stops? We’d love to hear from you, please text April Anderson at 214-497-5060.
Since this year could be ch-ch-chilly we’re going to combine this event with a ch-ch-chili cookoff event. Cook your best batch to share and we’ll vote to select our chili cookoff champion!
House 1 (4-5pm) = Charcuterie
House 2 (5:15-6:15pm) = Chili Cookoff (sign-up to bring a batch here)
House 3 (6:30-7:30pm) = Cheesecake
House addresses will be shared the week of the event in our email blast reminder!
Invite your friends to join us!! This event is free for NCPNA members or non-members can joins us for $15pp or $30 per family. The more the merrier!
National Night Out Recap The 2026 National Night Out was a great success attracting about 220 people and hosted by the North College Park, College Park and Town North Park Neighborhood Associations.
- Multiple visits by our First Responders, city officials including Councilman Curtis Dorian
- A performance by the Berkner Band Drum Line
- Jess Harben Elementary School hosted a table
- Donations of food were collected for Network
- Donations of children’s books for the several Little Libraries in the participating neighborhoods.
- The Dennis Grill Food and Kona Ice Trucks were enjoyed by all!
Thanks again to Doug Freeman for serving as our emcee and to those volunteers who helped set up and promote the event! It was a beautiful night to have fellowship with our neighbors in the special place we call home.
Meet La Casita Bakeshop: A Local Favorite with Heart
What started in 2017 as a small baking operation in the back kitchen of an Oak Cliff brewpub has grown into one of the DFW area’s most beloved bakeries. Founded by pastry chef Maricsa Trejo and her husband, Alex Henderson, La Casita Bakeshop was created to share their love of craft baking, creativity, and heritage with the community. The name, inspired by Maricsa’s mother’s habit of adding “-ita” to things she found cute, honors Maricsa’s Latina roots and brings a personal touch to everything they create.
La Casita’s journey has taken it from a tiny kitchen to a 6,000-square-foot bakery in Richardson, a team of more than 85 people, and pastries served at over 175 restaurants and coffee shops across the metroplex. With additional coffee shop locations in Rowlett and inside Half Price Books on Northwest Highway, La Casita continues to grow while staying true to its roots.
Recognized nationally for its exceptional baking, the business remains grounded in what matters most: creativity, community, and the joy of sharing something delicious. Whether you’re stopping in for a croissant, a cup of coffee, or a special treat, La Casita is a wonderful example of a local business bringing people together, one pastry at a time.
Their Halloween treats are “to die for”, so make sure to stop by their storefront before the month ends for spooky good eats!
🔗 Visit their Instagram for more information!
Every month we feature a Richardson small business in our Small Business Spotlight! If you own a small business or have a special connection to one in Richardson, let us know—we love celebrating the incredible entrepreneurs in our community. You can email April at adawn0105@gmail.com for more information on the spotlight feature.
Monthly Engagement and Programs Update
Celebrating beautiful yards and proud neighbors!
First Place
Pam Parker
1 Briarcrest Court
Runner-Up
Claire and Steve Upham
1113 Spring Valley
Congratulations to our deserving winners!
We also want to thank Bruce Miller Nursery for providing the gift cards awarded to the winner and runner-up each month from March through September. We provide special gift cards for October and our holiday selection in December.
Let’s continue to get outside and make North College Park look great!
>>> Monthly Book Club
Our neighborhood book club is being revived!! Details will be forthcoming. If you’d like more information, please email connielalumia@live.com.
>>> Crime Patrol Report
Please email Sid Weatherford at sidford01@gmail.com to join or attend monthly meetings! Our monthly dinner meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at Rocco’s Italian Grill at 6pm. Dinner and a visit with our Richardson Police Representative (when available) ir provided.
To participate in Crime Patrol, you can patrol as you feel led. One hour per month is the suggested service. Many patrollers use this time to walk with friends, their pets, or just enjoy time on their own knowing they’re doing their part to make the neighborhood safer.
Connect with us!
North College Park Neighborhood Social Media
NCPNA has active private Facebook and Instagram groups.
Click here to go to find our pages:
Facebook – facebook.com/groups/ncpna
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/northcollegeparkna/?hl=en
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About North College Park Neighborhood Association
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