2017 September Preston Hollow

SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH ON SERIAL KILLERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD TEENS

CELEBRITY CHEF AND SEAFOOD LOVER

‘HOUSEWIFE’ CARY DEUBER TAKES SWITZERLAND

COVER PHOTO BY DANNY FULGENCIO

Skip Hollandsworth lives a life of crime without ever breaking a law. The Texas Monthly executive editor and author has made a career in revealing the lives of the state’s most eccentric and violent offenders. His article, “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas,” about a charismatic funeral director who murders an elderly woman, hit the big screen as “Bernie” starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. His latest book, “The Midnight Assassin,” highlights a 19th-century serial killer who slayed servant girls and socialites in Austin. But at home in Preston Hollow, he’s the crotchety neighbor who wishes the speeding teenagers would slow down.

Did you ever imagine that your career would revolve around crime?

Never. It remains a mystery to me why I decided to write crime stories. I am the son of a minister. I had no dark side to my personality. I was just this normal white bread guy. Then, one day, I read a story about a talented man who had all these artistic qualities. He had been arrested for picking up prostitutes in South Dallas, shooting them in the back of the head and cutting out their eyeballs so perfectly that when he shut their eyes, you couldn’t tell they were missing. I could just not stop thinking about this man how such a talented, accomplished person would have this depraved part of him that would make him step over the line and do something unfathomable. “How does a man get to the place in his life where he wants to cut out the eyeballs of women and keep them?” I went on a yearlong journey to try to discover his life and what happened that made him act this way. I ended up, at one point, taking my stepdaughter, Hailey, to an abandoned house that he once owned, and we broke in to see what we could find.

What intrigues you about crime?

I think what intrigues me about it is how people who seem to live normal lives suddenly and inexplicably step over this invisible line into doing things they probably couldn’t even imagine themselves doing. How does someone get to the point where they want to murder a loved one or rob a bank or go on a serial killing spree? It’s a source of never-ending fascination to me.

Of all the stories you’ve done, what has shocked you the most?

Well, it’s hard to beat a guy who cuts out eyeballs. The rich guy in Houston that had his wife shot in front of their children. A lot of domestic murders I don’t get — why a husband would go to such extremes.

Have you found any answers?

No. That’s why I keep my job. There’s no answer yet.

How did you learn “Murder in the Garden of East

Texas” would become a movie?

The phone rang, and he said, “This is Richard Linklater.” I knew who that was, but I thought it was a joke. He said he wanted to turn this article into a movie. I went, “Well, go for it.” We went to the trial of Bernie. We wrote a screenplay. He actually wrote most of it. It sat on a shelf for 10 years, because producers and studios kept going, “A gay funeral home director shooting an elderly woman four times in the back. A crazy district attorney who is obsessed with bringing him down. This story is too over the top.” They didn’t think it was really real, but every bit of that movie was real.

What crime story has been the hardest to shake?

It’s the one I wrote that led to the book, “The Midnight Assassin.” That’s the story I’ve obsessed about since 1998, so nearly 20 years. It’s the story of Austin in 1885 just as it was transforming itself into a glittery, gilded-age city. Suddenly, the bodies of women were showing up in backyards, mutilated and murdered. Axed to death. Dagger marks up and down their bodies. Ice picks driven through their ears. It was a tale that had been lost to history. I stumbled across the story and thought, “How in the world did this emerge?” There’s a mystery at the end, and I’m still obsessed with figuring out what happened and who did it.

Was that your favorite piece that you wrote?

My favorite story was one that occurred two blocks from here. In 1973, a boy, John McClamrock, at Hillcrest High School was in a football accident and became a quadriplegic. Instead of being taken to an institution to live out his days and die, his mother took him home and took care of him for the next 33 years. I thought this is a story about courage and loyalty and duty — the ability to make a life out of what seemed to be nothing.

How was this story different from the rest?

What drew to me the story was that it was about a normal man who decided not to give up and to make something of his life. It was about trying to find the secret of how to live a good

“How does someone get to the point where they want to murder a loved one or rob a bank or go on a serial killing spree?”

See Skip Hollandsworth describe breaking into a serial killer’s house with his 12-year-old stepdaughter at prestonhollow.advocatemag.com.

life, despite every obstacle thrown in your way. That’s the total opposite of a murder story. This is a story of goodness and achievement.

What was growing up in Wichita Falls as a preacher’s kid like?

My father was a minister who had Presbyterian churches in North Carolina, Kentucky and Texas. For mystical reasons, he went from Lexington, Ky., to barren Wichita Falls, Texas and thought he had found the promised land. This is a man who grew up in the Smoky Mountains. He passed that love onto me.

Wichita Falls is full of really fascinating characters from rich, eccentric oilmen to sports stars to funny housewives. I got to watch it firsthand, because I was living in a preacher’s house where people came to talk to my dad. My sisters and I would quietly sneak down the hall to pick up the conversations he was having. So that’s what journalism is. You pick up conversations. You pick up the truths of people’s lives.

Did you always want to be a journalist?

I went to college on a music scholarship. I was the Yo Yo Ma of Wichita Falls, thinking I was really special. Then I got to TCU in the music department and saw people who had been practicing hard. I was talented, but I didn’t really practice much.

When did you move to the neighborhood?

I came to Preston Hollow in 1992 and stayed. I first came into an apartment on Bandera in the Carlton House. Then I moved to Norway, and the last few years I’ve lived here on Glendora. I’m not very geographically ambitious.

When you’re not engrossed in crime, what do you do?

I’m living the life of a suburban schlub. I watch TV, and I watch movies, and I go out to dinner. The time is beginning to come where I can lay in bed with my grandchildren and tell them stories. Sort of my favorite thing to do in life is make up ghost stories for children. They don’t take on the violent level that my real stories do. I used to go to Preston Hollow Elementary when my youngest daughter, Tyler, was there. I

made up an entire series of tales about people who lived in the basement at Preston Hollow Elementary. I thought they were riveting, educational, entertaining, helped children with their imaginations. Then one parent had her child removed from the class, because I was causing too much anger.

What do you love and hate about the neighborhood? What I like most about the neighborhood is talking to people on the street when we walk our dogs. What I like least is the property taxes that keep going up and up and, sadly, up. There used to be a time when I was part of the new Preston Hollow crowd, and now I’m one of the old coots.

What would you change about Preston Hollow? This sounds so ridiculous because of my past life, but I’d like for the young teenagers to stop driving so fast. The little cute children that have grown up on the street are now teenagers in sports cars. It is a calamitous life to walk outside into your front yard not knowing what is going to come racing past you.

What are your favorite neighborhood spots? I like anything in the Preston Royal section, because part of my aging process is not wanting to drive anywhere longer than five minutes. So Preston Royal is sort of this glamorous destination for me in life. I don’t really go to an office, so it’s nice to go to a restaurant, even if it is only five minutes away.

If you could hide a body anywhere in Preston Hollow, where would it be?

I would hide it in the alley behind Amegy Bank on Northwest Highway, because there’s a lot of traffic there. There’s probably no security cameras. No one would notice what you’re doing. Or you could dump it off as you drive by Edgemere Park at sunset.

Have you thought about this before? Never.

Are you sure?

I’m positive.

“Part of my aging process is not wanting to drive anywhere longer than five minutes.”

“I’ve sent us all spiraling into hell.”

FOOD

THE PRESSURE IS ON

LOVERS SEAFOOD AND MARKET HAS ALL THE MAKINGS OF SUCCESS

By ELISSA CHUDWIN / Photos by KATHY TRAN

AARON STAUDENMAIER ’s first culinary crash course happened in the cover of darkness at a North Dakota truck stop.

The Lovers Seafood and Market executive chef landed a dishwashing job at Flying J’s as a teen, where he helped man the kitchen until the early morning.

One night, 15 minutes before bar rush, the frazzled cook quit without warning. Announcing “I don’t want to do this today,” he hurried out of the truck stop.

Staudenmaier panicked. The 14-year-old’s culinary skills didn’t include making much more than a bowl of cereal. With 250 truck drivers impatiently waiting for a quick meal, “the choice was learn to cook or die,” he laughs.

Staudenmaier scrambled to feed his temperamental customers, but he thrived in the chaos.

“There’s a piece of that day in every day in the kitchen,” he says. “It’s the same excitement.

It’s the same level of can you do this, pushing yourself to get through it.”

Launching Lovers Seafood and Market has been Staudenmaier’s most demanding endeavor to date, he says, even after stints at The Mansion at Turtle Creek and Abacus. Staudenmaier resigned as executive chef of the luxury private club Boot Ranch in the Hill Country to open the eatery with Shinsei founders Lynae Fearing and Tracy Rathbun. The two women are Dallas culinary royalty: Fearing was married to celeb chef Dean Fearing, while Rathbun is the wife of fourtime James Beard nominee Kent Rathbun. Along with Staudenmaier, they tagged in Max Heidenreich, another Abacus alumni, as general manager.

When the celebrated foodies announced their plans to revamp the former Rex’s Seafood Market space in February, their reputations began to precede them.

One of Lovers’ many specials: Corvina Crudo with red seaweed, frisée, lemon aioli and smoked almonds.

UP FRONT

Thailand, Norway and New Zealand within 48 hours. Some options only make an appearance once a year. Staudenmaier was so excited when Copper River salmon arrived that he waltzed with one to Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”

“We eat the hell out of them while they’re here, and then we wait until next year,” he says.

The inconsistency gives Staudenmaier room for creativity, and it adds just the right amount of the pressure he craves.

“One of the challenges of dealing with people at that level is the expectation becomes your greatest enemy,” Staudenmaier says. “You can’t just open a restaurant that’s pretty good. You have to open a restaurant as good or better than anything you’ve ever done.”

Modeled after New England seafood shacks, the Lovers Lane restaurant mixes popular faire — like Maine-style lobster rolls and salmon cakes — with more modern flavors like uni.

“There’s a line between fun and interesting and unique and not wanting to scare the hell out of people,” Staudenmaier says.

He relies on seafood brokers across the globe for its endlessly rotating menu. Fish is shipped to the eatery from

DRINK

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½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

1 teaspoon smoked salt

Jarritos Grapefruit Soda

Grapefruit wedge

Combine tequila and lime juice into a glass filled with ice.

Top with grapefruit soda. Stir.

Garnish with smoked salt and grapefruit wedge.

DINING SPOTLIGHT

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Top: raw oysters. Below: executive chef Aaron Staudenmaier

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FALL FAVORITES

STYLING THE PRESTON HOLLOW LIFE

EMILY MELTON ’s job is to look good. And she makes it appear effortless as director of luxury sales for Preston Hollow’s Double R Brand, which produces preppy and perfectly tailored clothing for women. She she can find. settled into the nip of fathom.

1) Maxi skirts into the

way to

floor.” 2) Brunch bashes “We’ve been doing these all spring and summer at home, and there is no sign of stopping. Invite friends over and set up a makeyour-own mimosa bar and bloody Mary bar. As the weather cools, we’ll be adding in board games and fireplaces for sure.”

3) Whiskey’n Mama “As soon as September hits, I like to switch to a darker liquor, even as the weather is still warm. I like to make a whiskey cocktail that’s just as refreshing, but with a little fall depth and memories of college football. I start with whiskey and muddle some blackberries, pour over ice and top with a lemonade Italian soda.”

4) Letter Trendsetter “Just like any gal born in Texas, I love anything monogrammed. From beautiful cashmere kimono sweaters and throws, to custom stationery, to a sparkly clutches, a girl can never have too many monograms.” 5) Heavy Metal “I love big, edgy metal necklaces. I love one that is a conversation starter and looks equally awesome with a T-shirt and cut-offs as it does with a ball gown.”

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BETTER KNOW A NEIGHBOR

MARTY RENDLEMAN Star-maker

Interview by ELISSA CHUDWIN / Portrait by DANNY FULGENCIO

BEFORE MARTY RENDLEMAN was a Sunday school teacher, the Preston Hollow neighbor helped young superstars, including LeAnn Rimes, score major label recording contracts. She chronicled her career as an artist manager in the book “Singing Your Way to Stardom.”

How did you end up in the music industry?

I was bringing celebrities into the Walt Garrison Rodeo. The first one who came to me and asked if I would manage was Courtney Gibbs. She was Miss Fort Worth, Miss Texas, Miss USA.

My talent, if I have one, is recognizing talent. I could hear a young person and know if they had it or not. Then, having the business degree, I knew what to do next. It’s interesting that LeAnn Rimes, Kristy Lee and Mikaila — two in country and one in pop — I was able to get major label recording contracts for. That was all but impossible.

How did you meet LeAnn Rimes?

This guy in Arlington called me one morning and said, “I just heard the most amazing voice I’ve ever heard in my life at Johnnie High’s

Country Music Revue.”

I said, “How old is this singer?” He said 9. I almost hung up on him.

The first time we ever booked her for anything was the “National Anthem.” I swear by this; I built three careers on the “National Anthem.” If you can sing that, I can get you in front of everybody who is anybody in this city.

Did you know your career would be working with teenagers?

Once you do, the word gets out. I’ve got a basket filled with CDs and headshots and whatever of kids. “OK, make my baby a star.” I always tried to be nice. There was only one time I sent it back and said, “I think you need to give this idea up.” I kept the best and the worst, and it was awful. A grandmother could not think this was good.

When did you call it quits?

It wasn’t a decision that I one day said, “I’m through. I’m retiring.” I was older. I started teaching a Sunday school class and spending more time with my kids and grandkids.

“I swear by this; I built three careers on the ‘National Anthem.’ If you can sing that, I can get you in front of everybody who is anybody in this city.”

Interview edited for clarity and brevity.

PIECE OF THE PAST

NORTHPARK’S GRAND OPENING

By ELISSA CHUDWIN

WHEN NORTHPARK CENTER opened its doors in 1965, it was the largest climate-controlled shopping center in the nation. Dallas developer Raymond D. Nasher leased a 97-acre cotton field to bring the sleek shopping center to fruition. Its opening day was equal parts celebration and show, with the Richardson and Wilmer-Hutchins high school bands performing in a parade that snaked its way through the luxury center with great fanfare. NorthPark Center celebrated its 52nd birthday in August. In a time when many shopping malls are in perile, it continues to shine with more than $1 billion in sales every year.

WHERE TO AVOID

What Preston Hollow roads are under construction

WHERE WHAT WHEN

Baxtershire and Eudora drives

Capps and Rexford drives

Churchill Way from Whitley to Preston

Crest Brook and Parkchester drives

Midbury Drive and Northaven Road

Alley reconstruction

Alley Petitions

Resurfacing

present-Feb. 2018

present-Oct. 2018

present-Feb. 2018

Alley reconstruction present-Feb. 2018

Alley reconstruction present-Feb. 2018

Stefani Drive from Thackery Street to Hillcrest Road Resurfacing

Wonderland Trail from Northaven Road to Peter Pan Drive Resurfacing

NorthPark pays more in taxes than Disneyland or Vegas’ Bellagio Hotel & Casino.

present-Dec. 2017

present-Dec. 2017

A TOUCH OF TUSCANY

A Mediterranean escape keeps this couple in the Hollow

By ELISSA CHUDWIN / Photos by DAN PIASSICK

Even though Mary and Kirk Oliver’s careers were located 1,500 miles away, they couldn’t fathom selling their Preston Hollow home.

The Mediterranean-style house is elegant yet inviting, and helped dissuade the couple from relocating to Philadelphia and buying a piece of cinematic history.

When Kirk accepted an East Coast job offer, the Ardrosson Estate of Villanova, Penn., was on the market. The couple contemplated purchasing a portion of the property that inspired the 1941 Academy Award winner “The Philadelphia Story.”

They weren’t ready to part with their Italian-inspired Dallas house, Mary says, so they bought a condo in Philly instead. The family still spends occasional weekends and holidays in Dallas, where they’ll soon retire.

Constructed in 2002, the 7,362-square-foot residence was inspired by another neighborhood home on Strait Lane. The house, built for a charity raffle, was featured in Southern Accents magazine.

Then, the Olivers lived in New York. Mary was so reluctant to leave her Westchester residence that Kirk promised he’d let her design any house she wanted as a consolation prize. The Strait Lane home’s staircase, natural light and warm colors immediately caught her affection.

“I never imagined living in a Mediterranean home,” Mary says. “I never imagined living in the South. We said if we were going to be down here, let’s do something we’ve never done.”

She enlisted Dallas architect Richard Davis and interior designer Margaret Chambers to perfect the Italian-style home with a myriad of windows, sweeping archways and antique furniture.

“We wanted a lot of light,” Mary says. “We wanted it to be stylish but not overdone.”

Chambers was tasked with decorating spaces that stayed in line with the Tuscan theme without being too stuffy. She handpicked every item in the house, from Latin manuscripts lining the walls to the dishes and silver.

In 15 years, they haven’t changed a thing, Mary says.

“The home has staying power.”

Because the Olivers’ house was brand new, interior designer Margaret Chambers wanted it to feel warm and authentic. “When you look at a new house, it doesn’t have a soul like many old houses do,” she says. To combat that, she mixed 18th and 19th-century antique furniture with modern pieces. “Everything being so new, it just added so much character and warmth,” she says. “I just like the way it all came together as a group. It all looks like it belongs together.”

Mary and Kirk are both the youngest of seven children, so their house is constantly crowded with family and friends. “You walked in the house, and you felt like you were welcome,” Mary remembers. They wanted their three kids to have the same experience, so the house can fit more than a hundred guests comfortably. The Olivers hosted holiday parties, school events and their daughter’s post-wedding brunch at the house.

All of the tile in the house was laid by hand, and the archways are based on a home on Strait Lane highlighted in Southern Accents magazine. “The materials and colors used are what you would find in Italy,” Chambers says. “We treated the inside to the outside. There’s so much attention to moldings and fireplace mantles, which would be similar to what you’d find in Italy.”

“The materials and colors used are what you would find in Italy.”

SWISS MRS.

Dallas is for ‘Housewives,’ but Switzerland is the Deubers’ escape

By EMILY CHARRIER

Photos by MARK DEUBER MD

CARY DEUBER’S NAME IS NOW SYNONYMOUS WITH DALLAS AS A WINESWIRLING MEMBER OF THE LOCAL “REAL HOUSEWIVES” FRANCHISE.

And while the East Coast native will always love her adopted city, it’s a completely different country she seeks when she wants respite from the “reality” world.

“The first time I went to Switzerland I was in awe of the country’s beauty and serenity,” says Deuber. “The mountains and nature just radiate beauty and peace.”

It’s been a constant since she met her husband, luxury shopaholic Dr. Mark Deuber, who was born and raised in the mountain-rich land of chocolate and watches. He’s made sure his children, who have dual citizenship, have plenty of

exposure to his native land. They even named their youngest daughter Zuri, the Swiss German word for Zürich.

“Our kids are lucky enough to go to camp there,” Deuber says. “They are Swiss because of their father and are able to go to a camp for kids of expats through the Organization of the Swiss Abroad.”

In addition to camp, the Deubers spend two-to-six weeks in and around Zürich, the nation’s largest city. They’ve talked about buying a house among the mountainous peaks, most famously on the show after a particularly vicious girls’ weekend away. “You know, I’m thinking after my awesome girls’ trip to Austin, that maybe we do need to leave the country,” Deuber said with her signature snark.

But the Preston Hollow couple has yet to make a residential purchase overseas, partially because they don’t want to give up the indulgent experience at the Hotel Baur au Lac, a 173-year-old property with sweeping views of the Alps and Lake Zürich where rooms fetch up to $1,000 a night.

“I stayed there for a week by myself

while I took a Swiss German language immersion class,” Deuber says. “I was pregnant at the time and felt perfectly safe and cared for.”

It’s an outdoorsy paradise. Mark Twain once said “Switzerland would be a mighty big place if it were ironed flat.” But the fact that it isn’t is what draws in visitors, who jump at the chance to hike or ride up the rocky paths for breathtaking views of the snow-capped peaks.

Avoid the tourist traps by taking the train out of the city center, where the

SWITZERLAND LIKE A DEUBER

What to bring: Layers, even in the summer since there’s snow in the mountains. “Leave the stilettos at home. Women don’t really dress up that much. You will look insane trying to walk on cobblestone streets in high heels.”

Plane survival: “No matter what we are doing, I always have my headphones and my lip gloss.”

countryside is lush and the cows wear bells. But don’t skip the touristy taste of fresh fondue or a gooey raclette, those oversized wheels of soft cheese you’ve likely seen in cartoons.

“It is so yummy,” Deuber confirms. She blogs about her travels at carydeuber.com

Where to stay: Hotel Baur au Lac in Zürich, Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa or Badrutt’s Palace in St. Moritz.

Where to eat: Rico’s Kunststuben. “It is actually located in Küsnacht, just as few train stops outside of Zürich.”

Where to shop: The Bahnhofstrasse and the cobblestone streets around Storchengasse. “We always go to Teuscher and buy chocolate.”

Etiquette to know:

“The Swiss are very protective of their personal space. They don’t hug someone that is not family or a very, very close friend.”

Where to take the kids: Scenic hiking. “The hiking is for all levels, and they have awesome food on the mountains at the huts.”

Jet lag relief:

“I found that if you push through that first day and have a massage in the afternoon it helps. Stay up until at least 9 p.m. the first night.”

“YOU KNOW, I’M THINKING AFTER MY AWESOME GIRLS’ TRIP TO AUSTIN, THAT MAYBE WE DO NEED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.”

Clockwise from right: Cary and Mark Deuber; Views from Hotel Baur au Lac in Zürich; Cary and daughter, Zuri; Opposite page: Cary hiking

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LAKEWOOD ELECTRICAL Local. Insured. Lic. #227509 Call Rylan 214-434-8735

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Prompt, Honest, Quality Service. TECL 24668

TH ELECTRIC Reasonable Rates. Licensed & Insured. Ted. E257 214-808-3658

WHITE ROCK ELECTRIC All Electrical Services. Lic/Insd. E795. 214-850-4891

EXTERIOR CLEANING

G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/Exterior. 214-808-8925

FENCING & DECKS

#1 COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO. Est. ‘91. 214-692-1991 www.cowboyfenceandiron.com

4 QUALITY FENCING • 214-507-9322

Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. EST.96 Automatic Gates, Fences/Decks

Ambassadorfenceco.com 214-621-3217

FENCING & WOODWORK oldgatefence.com . 214-766-6422

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM

Decks, Pergolas, Patio Covers. 214-435-9574

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK New & Repair. Free Estimates. Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

NORTHLAKE FENCE Locally owned and family operated. Celebrating 36 years of service. 214-349-9132 northlakefence.com

EST. 1991 #1

COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO.

214.692.1991

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

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FLOORING & CARPETING

CONSUMERS CHOICE AWARDS 2007-2016

Making Homes Safer One Call at a Time

TECL20502

972-926-7007

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Phones Answered 24/7

EMPLOYMENT

AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING Get FAA certified. Approved for military benefits. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-453-6204

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ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

WANT TO MAKE MONEY? Richardson Mercantile is looking for dealers who want to join one of the best antique malls in DFW. Need details? Go to richardsonmercantile@gmail.com

FENN CONSTRUCTION Manufactored hardwoods. Stone and Tile. Back-splash Specials. 214-343-4645

HASTINGS STAINED CONCRETE New/Remodel. Stain/Wax Int/Ext. Nick. 214-341-5993. www.hastingsfloors.com

WILLEFORD HARDWOOD FLOORS 214-824-1166 • WillefordHardwoodFloors.com

FOUNDATION REPAIR

• Slabs • Pier & Beam

• Mud Jacking • Drainage

• Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797 We

GARAGE SERVICES

IDEAL GARAGE DOORS • 972-757-5016 Install & Repair. 10% off to military/1st responders.

ROCKET GARAGE DOOR SERVICE - 24/7. Repairs/Installs. 214-533-8670. Coupon On Web. www.RocketDoor.com

GARAGE SERVICES

UNITED GARAGE DOORS AND GATES

Res/Com. Locally Owned.214-826-8096

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

JIM HOWELL 214-357-8984 Frameless Shower Enclosures/Custom Mirrors. Free Estimates

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR

frameless shower enclosures • store fronts replacement windows • mirrors 214-349-8160

PRO WINDOW CLEANING

prompt, dependable. Matt 214-766-2183

ROCK GLASS CO Replace, repair: windows, mirrors, showers, screens. 214-837-7829

HANDYMAN SERVICES

ALL STAR HOME CARE Carpentry, Glass, Tile, Paint, Doors, Sheetrock Repair, and more. 25 yrs. exp. References. Derry 214-505-4830

BO HANDYMAN Specializing In Historic Home Renovations & Pro Remodels. Custom Carpentry, Doors, Kitchens, Baths & more. 214-437-9730

HANDY DAN The Handyman. ToDo’s Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

HANDYMAN SPECIALIST Residential/

Commercial. Large, small jobs, repair list, renovations. Refs. 214-489-0635

HOME REPAIR HANDYMAN Small/Big Jobs + Construction. 30 Yrs. Exp. 214-875-1127

HOMETOWN HANDYMAN All phases of construction. No job too small 214-327-4606

HONEST, SKILLED

General Repairs/

WANTED: ODD

Allen’s Handyman

Your Home Repair Specialists

HOUSE PAINTING

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Professional Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER & HANDYMAN

40 Yrs Experience. 214-868-2645

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work

Since 1984. Int./Ext. 214-755-2700

TOP COAT 30 yrs. exp. Reliable, Quality Repair/Remodel Phil @ 214-770-2863

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 469-774-7111

KITCHEN/BATH/TILE/GROUT

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

LSI LAWN SPRINKLERS “Making Water Work” Irrigation system Service & Repair. Specializing In Older Copper Systems. LI #13715. 214-283-4673

MAYA TREE SERVICE Tree Trim/Remove. Insd. CC’s Accepted. 214-924-7058 214-770-2435

PAT TORRES 214-388-1850 Lawn Service & Tree Care 28 Yrs. Complete Landscape Renovation.

RED SUN LANDSCAPES • 214-935-9779 RedSunLandscapes.com

TAYLOR MADE IRRIGATION Repairs, service, drains. 30+ years exp. Ll 6295 469-853-2326. John

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KITCHEN/BATH/TILE/GROUT

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS LLC

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

#1 WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

U R LAWN CARE Maintenance. Landscaping. Your Personal Yard Service by Uwe Reisch uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202 Call

Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry Small & Odd Jobs And More! 972-308-6035

Complete Kitchen And Bath Remodels. Tile, Granite, Marble, Travertine, Slate. Insured. 214-563-5035 www.blake-construction.com

Professionals, Experts, Artists. Trim, Remove, Cabling, Bracing/Bolting. Cavity-Fill Stump Grind. Emergencies, Hazards. Insd. Free Est. 972-803-6313. arborwizard.com

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FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

MELROSE TILE James Sr., Installer, Repairs. 40 Yrs. Exp. MelroseTile.com 214-384-6746

STONE AGE COUNTER TOPS

Granite, Quartz, Marble For Kitchen/Bath-Free Est.. stoneage.brandee@gmail.com 940-465-6980

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

Complete Full Service Repairs, Remodeling, Restoration. Name It — We do it. Tommy. Insured. dallas.tkremodelingcontractors.com

HOUSE PAINTING

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634

A+ INT/EXT PAINT & DRYWALL

Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

A BETTER TREE MAN Trims, Removals, Insd. 12 Yrs Exp. Roberts Tree Service. 214-808-8925

CALL A TREE EXPERT - 469-939-3344

Prune. Stump grind. Plant. Burris Tree Service

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

Trim, Remove, Stump Grind. Free Est. Insured. 214-823-6463

DALLAS GROUNDSKEEPER Organic Lawn Maintenance designed to meet your needs. 214-471-5723 dallasgroundskeeper.com

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation