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The Trail Foundation reception at Zipp home

A state senator. A former mayor. A council member. Current and former editors and publishers. Dozens of top-flight philanthropists and activists …

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Sarah Russ and Natalie Glover

They gathered Thursday at the home of Fred and Jodi Zipp, which was baptized last month with the Glossy 8 presentations …

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Becky Beaver, Dr. John Hogg and David Garza

This time the beneficiary was the Trail Foundation, which looks after the priceless Trail at Lake Lady Bird …

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Griffin Davis and Council Member Chris Riley

Leaders presented a landscape design for the MoPac overpass area …

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Rich Oppel, Carol Oppel and Dick Clark

But conversations roamed all over the map, regarding architecture, books, politics and other salient topics …

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Matt Garcia and Mo Pharis

As guests roamed to and from the returning Piranha sushi bar.

(Small note: Opening the door to the inviting terrace would not have chilled guests too terrifically as they massed, shoulder to shoulder, in the public rooms).

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