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OSO Food & Wine now open at Preston and Forest

Owner Michael Cox, former CEO of M Crowd , the restaurant group behind Preston Hollow favorites Mi Cocina and The Mercury , opened a new Mediterranean restaurant, OSO Food & Wine Kelly Hightower — who honed his culinary prowess at Stephan Pyles’ Aquaknox, The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Ziziki’s — serves as executive chef. The restaurant is open for dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, with lunch service coming soon.

11910 Preston, Suite 209, 972.789.1630

The Kitchen at 6130 replaces Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen

When Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen shuttered in May, owners said a new concept would be revealed come fall. Now, Rathbun has announced that The Kitchen at 6130 , a private event space with onsite catering, inhabits the eatery’s Preston Center digs. Owners hope to house everything from cocktail parties and intimate celebrations to receptions for more than 100 people. Rathbun says that the space also will serve as the new home for Kent Rathbun Catering. “With such a gorgeous space in our arsenal, we’re excited to breathe new life into this venue,” he says.

6130 Luther, 214.619.3560, kentrathbun.com

Bar Louie takes over old Park Tavern spot

The Shops at Park Lane’s Park Tavern recently closed, but not for long. The former upscale gastropub is slated to reopen next month as Bar Louie, an Addison-based chain with several outposts in Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. According to the Bar Louie website, we can expect a full bar with an extensive selection of imported beer and wine and American food, including “regionally inspired” burgers, sandwiches and small plates. There also are flatbreads and a few vegetarian options, such as portobello burgers and salads.

8166 Park Lane, barlouieamerica.com

Preston Royal Village welcomes Snap Kitchen

Snap Kitchen, a new Austin-based healthconscious restaurant chain, opened in Preston Royal Village The new spot joins an array of health-focused restaurants that have opened around our neighborhood, including Green House Market, True Food Kitchen, and LYFE Kitchen. Eventually there will be Modmarket, too, in Preston Hollow Village. Snap Kitchen serves only pre-made, portioned meals prepared fresh daily with nutritional information on every item. The grab-andgo-style restaurant has several menus, from low-salt to gluten-free to Paleo. Some items include Creole eggs and grits, made with tofu and cauliflower; peanut butter pancakes with steel-cut oats; cucumber and tomatillo gazpacho soup; and Malaysian vegetable curry.

6025 Royal, Suite 314B, 214.613.4501, snapkitchen.com

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The Kessler School

Pre K – 6th Grade / 1215 Turner Ave, Dallas TX 75208 / 214-942-2220 / www. thekesserschool.com The Kessler School offers an innovative academic environment that gives students a solid foundation, confidence, and a love of learning. Located just minutes from downtown Dallas; The Kessler School’s mission is to “educate the whole child,” and provides an individualized approach to teaching – meeting the student where their needs are. Students are educated socially through community time, physically through daily PE, academically through a wellrounded curriculum, and spiritually through a fostering of awareness and individual growth.

Highlander School

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com

Founded in 1966, Highlander School offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. Small class sizes help teachers understand the individual learning styles of each student. Give us a call for more information.

Lakehill Preparatory School

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep. org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

Spanish House

5740 Prospect Ave. & 4411 Skillman / 214-826-4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

Spanish House is a Spanish immersion school with two Lakewood locations for children ages 3 months - Kindergarten. We offer half-day and full-day programs, with extended care available from 7:30am - 6:00pm. We also offer after-school and Saturday classes for PK and elementary-aged students, both onand off-site. Additionally, we have an adult Spanish program for beginning, intermediate and advanced students.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL

7900 Lovers Ln. / 214.363.9391 stchristophersmontessori.com

St. Christopher’s Montessori School has been serving families in the DFW area for over a quarter of a century. We are affiliated with the American Montessori Society and our teachers are certified Montessori instructors. Additionally our staff has obtained other complimentary educational degrees and certifications, including having a registered nurse on staff. Our bright and attractive environment, and highly qualified staff, ensures your child will grow and develop in an educationally sound, AMS certified loving program. Now Enrolling.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service.St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency.

The Winston School

5707 Royal Lane Dallas, Tx 75229 / 214691-6950 / www.winston-school.org If your bright child struggles with things like Attention and Concentration, Executive Functioning and Dyslexia, The Winston School may be able to help. The Winston School has a robust academic program which prepares a student for college while at the same time developing the whole child. We understand bright children who learn differently and recognize their unique gifts and talents. Celebrating and validating these assets with our students enables them to discover who they are, and empowers them to be consistently successful. The Winston School brings hope for today and a road map for tomorrow. School Preview: January 11th from 2-4 p.m.

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White Rock North School

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

6 Weeks through 6th Grade. Our accelerated curriculum provides opportunity for intellectual and physical development in a loving and nurturing environment. Character-building and civic responsibility are stressed. Facilities include indoor swimming pool, skating rink, updated playground, and state-of-the-art technology lab. Kids Club on the Corner provides meaningful after-school experiences. Summer Camp offers field trips, swimming, and a balance of indoor and outdoor activities designed around fun-filled themes. Accredited by SACS. Call for a tour of the campus.

Zion Lutheran School

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / ziondallas. org Toddler care thru 8th Grade. Serving Dallas for over 58 years offering a quality education in a Christ-centered learning environment. Degreed educators minister to the academic, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Before and after school programs, Extended Care, Parents Day Out, athletics, fine arts, integrated technology, Spanish, outdoor education, Accelerated Reader, advanced math placement, and student government. Accredited by National Lutheran School & Texas District Accreditation Commissions and TANS. Contact Principal Jeff Thorman.

Baptist

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary),

Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

PRESTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH / “A Church to Call Home”

Sundays: Bible Fellowship (all ages) 9:15 am /Service Time 11:00 am

12123 Hillcrest Road / 972.820.5000 / prestonwood.org

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

Bible Churches

NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net

Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

Disciples Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

MIDWAY HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 11001 Midway Road

Sundays: School for all ages 9:30 am / Worship service 10:50 am 214.352.4841 / www.midwayhills.org

Lutheran

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

Methodist

LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee

Worship: 8:30 am & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

Unity

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972.233.7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday Services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

UNITY ON GREENVILLE / Your soul is welcome here!

3425 Greenville Ave. / 214.826.5683 / www.dallasunity.org

Sunday Service 11:00 am and Book Study 9:30 am

Impossible Peace

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one of the world’s bloodiest wars spontaneously ceased, if only for a moment

Peace is one of the primary themes in all the world’s great religions and an integral part of their winter holy days. In the Christian tradition, peace is one of the themes of Advent, the season before Christmas. One of the four Sundays before Christmas Day, we light a candle of peace on the Advent wreath, and we recall how the angels sang of “peace on earth, goodwill to all.”

But far too often, peace is illusive and ephemeral. And even during the holidays, wars are waged and fought. As I write this, we all have concerns about the growing threat of ISIS in the Middle East. We worry about our troops in Afghanistan and other places around the world. Given the level of conflict in the world, peace seems like only a greeting card slogan, rather than a possibility.

But this Christmas season marks the 100th anniversary of an amazing event, which it seems good to remember. One hundred years ago, during Christmas, troops who were huddled along the trenches of World War I stopped shooting their guns and targeting the enemy. And for a brief, shining moment, peace broke out.

The idea started with the Pope in early December, who suggested troops take a hiatus from warfare during Christmas Day. Specifically, he asked “that the guns may fall silent at least upon the night the angels sang.”

But the political leaders in neither Germany nor England were keen on the idea. So, it languished as an unlikely dream.

To understand the full weight of this moment, remember first the carnage and horror of World War I. Nations used chemical weapons against each other. Troops hunkered down in trench after trench. Sometimes enemy trenches were well within shouting distance. Thousands of people died in close, bloody conflict. You saw your enemies’ eyes. You watched them die up close.

But on Christmas Eve, without the permission of their governments, troops on both sides slowly put down their weapons. The British first noticed Germans lighting candles in their trenches and on makeshift Christmas trees. Then, they started singing Christmas carols in German. The British reciprocated by singing back. Each side began yelling “Merry Christmas” across to one another.

Eventually, a few brave souls ventured out of their trenches and into the “no man’s land” between. Soon others joined them. Weapons fell silent up and down the line. These enemies traded food, cigarettes and alcohol. They collected their dead, and even held joint services for the deceased. They sang carols together. They played a game of soccer (no kidding).

And for a brief moment, they embodied peace.

Two things, it seems to me, made this all possible. First, there most definitely was a true spiritual awakening in the hearts of these enemies. What else explains the trust they had to lay down their arms? But also, it’s clear that this event happened because ordinary soldiers wanted it to happen. They didn’t listen to their leaders, and in doing so, peace broke out.

It didn’t last long. Soon after the holidays were over, the carnage of the war picked up again. And, as you know, the war would continue for several more Christmases. But 100 years down history’s path — past dozens more wars and conflicts that have plagued humankind since — this amazing story still resonates.

And as we move through our own holiday season this year, surrounded by wars that still seem intractable, remember this amazing story. It’s not just some preacher’s pipe dream. It was a real moment of peace that actually happened.

Through God’s spirit working in human hearts and the choices of the ordinary enemies in our day, may our world know true peace during this holiday season, too.

Because that kind of impossible peace is a part of what the holidays are truly about.

People

It’s been three years since Preston Hollow resident Julie Hersh published her book, “Struck by Living,” chronicling her battle with depression, attempted suicide and a recovery spurred by the controversial electroconvulsive therapy. Now the book is poised to reach a new audience with its recent release in Spanish. To celebrate the publication of “Decidí Vivir,” the Dallas Children’s Theater hosted a panel discussion featuring Dallas psychologists, St. Mark’s Spanish teacher and community service director Jorge Correa, and others integral in the book’s translation.

Bob Colombe, owner of Preston Forest Barbers, retired in November after more than 52 years of running his Preston Hollow barbershop. He asked Lance Nail, a former colleague, to take over the business. Nail worked at Preston Forest Barbers from 1978-1985. He left to open his own barbershop, Summertree Barber stylists, on Inwood.

Education

Seven seniors at The Hockaday School have been named 2015 National Achievement Program outstanding participants referred to colleges: Kenya Roy, Staci Shelby, Whytne Stevens, Sydney Thomas, Olivia Whittaker, Kennedy Williams and Cierra Wright The academic competition was established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding AfricanAmerican high school students.

Providence Christian School opened a new playground for its students in grades one to four. Providence parents, grandparents, teachers and alumni funded the project.

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Walk this way

During this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the residents of Edgemere senior living community in Preston Hollow raised $26,344 for the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, putting Edgemere among the organization’s top five donors for the sixth year in a row.

Pictured: Bekah Hooton, Kristen McCaig, Teresa Bates, John Falldine and Janine Cohen

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