2020 March Lakewood

LAKEWOOD/EAST DALLAS

A FAS H I O N - FO RWA R D E D I TO R

MARCH 2 0 2 0

CLASS RANK CONUNDRUM

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A D V O C AT E M A G . C O M

A COTTON BOWL LEGEND

10121 WALLER | $5,500,000 5 Beds | 5.3 Baths | 4 Car | 10,751 Sq. Ft. Mary Poss - 214-738-0777

5300 BURGANDY | SOLD 5 Beds | 6.2 Baths | 4 Car | 6,389 Sq. Ft. Mary Poss - 214-738-0777

6124 MORNINGSIDE | $889,000

7010 WILDGROVE | $750,000 3 Bed | 2.1 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Car | 2,451 Sq. Ft. Mary Rinne - 214-552-6735

4130 WALNUT HILL | $749,000

4 Beds | 2.1 Baths | 2,774 Sq. Ft. Mary Poss - 214-738-0777

6820 CASA LOMA | Sold 3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,986 Sq. Ft. Dybvad, Phelp & Sinnott Group 214-536-8786

2125 ASH GROVE | $480,000

5214 MCCOMMAS | $469,000

2113 ASH GROVE | $440,000

4 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 Car | 2,323 Sq. Ft. Denise Larmeu - 214-336-6687 PENDING

5834 VICTOR | $379,000 3 Bed | 1.1 Bath | 2 Car | 1,572 Sq. Ft. Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269 LAKEWOOD | LAKE HIGHLANDS | 214-826-0316

2 Beds | 2 Baths | 2 Car | 1,471 Sq. Ft. Mary Poss - 214-738-0777 NEW LISTING

8803 WESTGLEN | $320,000

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Car 1,704 Sq. Ft. Denise Lowry - 214228-1622

PRESTON CENTER | 214-692-0000

4 Beds | 3.1 Baths | 2 Car | 3,765 Sq. Ft. Carolyn Black - 214-675-2089

4 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 Car |2,509 Sq. Ft. Denise Larmeu - 214-336-6687 NEW LISTING

8423 SWIFT | $289,500 3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Car | 1,696 Sq. Ft. Mary Rinne - 214-552-6735 EBBY’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE | 214-210-1500

4703 W. AMHERST | $849,000 3 Bed | 2 Bath | Guest House | 2 Car 2,489 Sq. Ft. Alison O’Halloran - 214-228-9013 NEW LISTING

6853 CASA LOMA | $559,000

2 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,693 Sq. Ft. Dybvad, Phelp & Sinnott Group 214-669-6255

5922 RICHMOND | $759,000 4 Bed | 3.1 Bath | 2 Car | 2,950 Sq. Ft. The Chris Hickman Group 469-569-1106 NEW LISTING

9727 ESTATE LANE | $559,000

5 Bed | 2.5 Bath | 2 Din | 2 Car 2,707 Sq. Ft. Steve Cairns - 972-740-2517

NEW LISTING

The Spring Selling Season is Here Start your search at

1022 CORDOVA | $409,500

6032 HIGHPLACE | $399,000

2 Bed | 2.1 Bath | 2 Liv | 1,89 Sq. Ft. Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269

3 Beds | 2 Baths | 2 Car | 2,256 Sq. Ft. Mary Poss - 214-738-0777

5200 MARTEL #6K | $215,000

7706 MEADOW 224 | $209,900

2 Bed | 1.1 Bath | | 1 Car | 952 Sq. Ft. Alison O’Halloran - 214-228-9013

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2 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 | 1,149 Sq. Ft..

The Chris Hickman Group 469-569-1106 Equal Housing Opportunity

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How old homes get new looks.

remodels to full-home renovations, our design and construction teams are experts at making aging homes look new again. So give us a call and let’s put some spring in your home’s step.

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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Alzheimer’s and Dementia with a Personal Touch Care with a Personal Touch Two Dallas residents open a specialized Memory Care community Two residents open a specialized in aDallas neighborhood that feels like Memory home Care community in a neighborhood that feels like home

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everal years ago, as Brandon Meszaros walked his dog down a street near his Dallas home, he saw exactly what he had been seeking for years — a small, beautiful building on a quiet tree-lined street. It was perfect for the specialized Memory Care assisted living he and business partner David Krukiel wanted to bring to Dallas.

“Seniors with memory impairment and dementia are best cared for in a small, home-like setting where they are less likely to become disoriented, agitated or reclusive,” David says. “Residents who once struggled in a larger senior care facility often begin to thrive only weeks after transitioning to one of our Iris Memory Care communities.”

Memory Care historically has been an afterthought in much larger retirement communities, Brandon says, with residents often shunted off to “wings” of a multipurpose building. But as the number of Dallas residents with dementia grows, the number of specialized care communities is not growing to match the need. While most suburban areas of DFW have experienced tremendous growth in the Memory Care sector, Dallas has had no new development in the last decade. In fact, there are only two other purpose-built senior living communities in the entire City of Dallas which offer exclusively Memory Care. By comparison, in Collin County the number of Memory Care communities has grown from four to 13 in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, the 75+ population in the City of Dallas is 60% greater than that of Collin County. New seniorcare communities are being constructed regularly, Brandon says, but most of those in Dallas are the traditional model: large retirement buildings not specifically dedicated to the best in Memory Care.

GRAND OPENING

March 19, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

3611 Dickason Avenue Tours | Hors d’oeuvres | Cocktails IrisTurtleCreek.com (214) 559-0140 SPONSORED CONTENT

Diane S. - Iris Memory Care Resident

David and Brandon have been involved in the senior-care business for more than 10 years. Not only are they proud to bring Iris Memory Care to Dallas, they are also happy to protect the small, single-story real estate that best serves the memory impaired. High density projects that continue with Dallas’ trend of building big and up can’t provide the personalized attention David and Brandon say they want to bring to their residents.

Iris Memory Care communities are meticulously crafted to suit the particular needs of Memory Care residents. All Iris Memory Care staff receive specialized training to create an environment that feels like home, including programs for residents to help them stay engaged and active.

The culture of Iris Memory Care is that of a small, family-run business because that’s exactly what it is. Owners David Krukiel and Brandon Meszaros are heavily involved in the day-to-day operations and are passionate about providing the best possible individualized care and environment for their residents. Advanced research shows that people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia thrive in a small, intimate environment. That’s why each Iris Memory Care community offers a home-like model that lends itself to every resident’s health, happiness, and freedom of movement.

The best way to see the specialized aspects offered by Iris Memory Care is to witness it firsthand. Iris Memory Care of Turtle Creek will be opening its doors to the community to showcase the recent renovation and educate area residents about why resources like this are so critical to the community. If you are interested in learning more, you are invited to attend the Grand Opening event on March 19, 2020, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at 3611 Dickason Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219. There will be hors d’oeuvres catered by a local restaurant and tours will be provided. You can also learn more by visiting IrisTurtleCreek.com or by calling (214) 559-0140.

New Home, New Year

620 Monte Vista Drive | $1,049,000 SOLD

JOE KACYNSKI

420 Clermont Avenue | $999,000

CLIFF KESSLER

214.850.7195 | joe.kacynski@alliebeth.com

310.923.2506 | cliff.kessler@alliebeth.com

6944 Lakeshore Drive | $750,000

7010 Wildgrove Avenue | $750,000 PENDING - Represented Buyer

NANCY HUDSPETH

EMILY ALFANO

214.460.9803 | nancy.hudspeth@alliebeth.com

214.675.1134 | emily.alfano@alliebeth.com

6551 Danbury Lane | $455,900 PENDING

5622 Worth Street | $350,000

VICTORIA WIMAN

214.770.0695 | victoria.wiman@alliebeth.com

alliebethallman | 214.521.7355 | alliebeth.com

GIA MARSHELLO

214.616.2568 | gia.marshello@alliebeth.com

5323 Morningside Avenue | $899,000 SOLD

TIM SCHUTZE

6808 Casa Loma Avenue | $825,000

BREEANNA JOUBRAN

214.507.6699 | tim.schutze@alliebeth.com

214.997.5000 | breeanna.joubran@alliebeth.com

723 Parkmont Street | $537,500

11021 Scotsmeadow Drive | $499,000

MARSUE WILLIAMS

TEFFY JACOBS

214.762.2108 | marsue.williams@alliebeth.com

214.676.3339 | teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

840 Brookhurst Drive | $349,000

2402 Highland Road | $239,900

TYLER JOHNSON

214.544.5987 | tyler.johnson@alliebeth.com

SUSIE THOMPSON 214.354.8866 | susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

CONTENTS MARCH 2020 VOL.27 NO.3

UP FRONT 24 Cristin Caulfield She danced with the stars in LA 29 Brad Bradley 72 Cotton Bowls and counting

FEATURES 34 Class Rank Revamp Can efforts toward equity be unfair?

42 Luxe Legacy Meet Tracy Achor Hayes 50 The Fielder Report 10 home design tips

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PHOTO BY DANNY FULGENCIO march 2020

Top Sale in East Dallas Estate on the Lake | Private Sale

The Story of the SOLD When you are listing a unique luxury property you need a very luxury “out of the box” marketing and sales approach. We presented this estate everywhere, through retargeting digital campaigns, niche print advertising, savvy social content and connecting with people personally.

Today, you have to be everywhere, and as an agent you have to combine correct pricing, move in ready presentation with marketing, and getting the buyer into your listing! With tireless effort, and through our specialized marketing, we made a happy connection between seller and buyer! I loved selling this unique and special estate for my wonderful clients!

Susan Baldwin 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com baldwingroupdallas.com

THE VISTA

License #146759, #100042, #000532, #140097

Lovely living – inside and out!

NEW ASSISTED LIVING APARTMENTS We have a limited number available! The Vista has beautiful interiors, HE washer/ dryer combos, and exclusive views of Dallas. Our one-of-a-kind pool with custom resistance walking loop in our new Rehab & Aquatics Center is something you’ll want to see… and use!

Call 214-380-0323 or visit ccyoung.org to schedule a tour!

License #100042, #140097

1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 5815 Kenwood $1,189,000 | Robert 214.356.5802 1234 Street Ave. Address-$000,000 NameKucharski Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

1234 Street Name Here 5443 Morningside Ave. $579,900 | Robert 214.356.5802 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Address-$000,000 NameKucharski Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

1234 Street Name Here 5426 Monticello Ave. $408,000 | Robert 214.356.5802 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Address-$000,000 NameKucharski Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

1234 Street Address-$000,000 Here 1503 Corto COMING SOON | Name David Collier 214.536.8517 1234 StreetDr. Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

1234 Address-$000,000 000.000.0000 9523 Lake Highlands Dr. SOLD Name | DavidHere Collier 214.536.8517 1234E.Street Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000

1234 Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 571Street Bondstone Dr. SOLD | David Collier 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here214.536.8517 000.000.0000

1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000 1234 Name Here 7826Street Royal Address-$000,000 Ln. #105 SOLD | Bart Thrasher 469.583.4819

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The bottom line is, you can’t come in junior year and say, ‘We’re playing by a different set of rules.’

– MICHELE MATNEY, Lakewood mom whose son is a junior in the International Baccalaureate program at Woodrow Wilson High School.

Read more about changes to the Dallas ISD class rank system in “The Rank Race” on page 34.

WE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT BOOBY-TRAPPED BIKE TRAILS. Several cycling

groups have reported seeing twine intentionally strung across the Ridgewood and SoPac trails in Lakewood and Lake Highlands. The twine blends in so well with the scenery that it becomes difficult for cyclists to see. One Dallas biker was snared but not badly hurt, says Mirage Cycling member Martha Parks.

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SEEN & HEARD Robert “Bob” Goodrich, who graduated from Woodrow Wilson in 1963, will be among the 2020 Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame inductees this May. Goodrich was a two-time All-American receiver for the Wildcats.

After playing at Southern Methodist University, he joined ABC and produced the network’s Monday Night Football shows.

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ABOUT THE COVER A column detail at Woodrow Wilson High School, which was built in 1928.

(Photography

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Independent Living at The Terraces

UN FORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES

ANNOUNCING THE TERRACES...

Now taking reservations for our new Independent Living apartments to be located in beautiful East Dallas at White Rock Lake – an UNMATCHED location.

Your unforgettable dining experiences start with the top-floor restaurant and teaching kitchen. Enjoy seasonal menus and cooking classes by CC Young’s own Executive Chef and Culinary Team. At CC Young, the “lock & go” lifestyle gives you time to focus on whatever you choose…on- or off-campus. To learn more about priority reservation advantages call our team at 214-380-0323.

www.ccyoung.org

7298 Williamson*

6434 Lakeshore**

620 Monte Vista*

7034 Lakeshore

7700 Eastern #507*

6503 Kenwood

3416 Westminster*

7314 Haverford

3619 Delford*

6846 Sperry**

1081 Gallivant

5819 Victor*

4211 Rawlins #524

6918 Pasadena

6325 Vanderbilt*

7015 Lavendale

* Represented Buyer

214.674.3840 nancy.johnson@compass.com

2429 Pickens*

6238 Goliad*

** Represented Both Sides

Alex Marler

7047 Mistflower*

6214 Danbury*

214.883.1149 alex.marler@compass.com

4623 Nashwood*

4122 Travis #1*

Amy Malooley

6937 Westlake** 6950 Tokalon** 6142 Llano

2020 SOLD

2020 UNDER CONTRACT

When you need a realtor to do more than just business as usual

Nancy Johnson

214.773.5570 amy.malooley@compass.com

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

BY THE NUMBERS: SPRING BREAK ANNUALLY WE SPENT...

$71.6 million ON GAS AND MOTOR OIL

$2 million ON MOVIES, PARKS AND MUSEUMS

$16.4 million

$17.5 million

ON AIRFARE

$12.5 million ON VACATION HOMES

ON ALCOHOL

$1.9 million ON THEATER AND CONCERTS

Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics based on ZIP codes 75204, 75206, 75214, 75218, 75223 and 75228. Numbers are derived from 2010 U.S. Census data with projections to be accurate as of Jan. 1, 2017.

THE WORD The Army Store, which has been open on Garland Road for more than 60 years, and Vhea’s LaundroMutt must vacate the property after owner, MGMT, decided not to renew their leases. Many commenters shared their condolences.

Vhea Cannon…NO! I hate this for you. But just know we will follow wherever you go!

— Valerie Gordon Garcia

Unfortunately, Garland Road east of Buckner needs a lot of work, and this may be part of the price of progress.

— Meghan Cook Zuraw

The folks at The Army Store are awesome, and they have stuff there you just can’t find anywhere else.

— Mark Allen

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TOP ONLINE STORIES: n LOOK: You won’t believe what Erykah Badu wore to the Grammys n 60-year-old Army Store, Vhea’s LaundroMutt are leaving Garland Road n Cyclists: Watch out for booby-trapped bike trails in Lakewood n The Booker T. cheating continues n What’s happening to the Tango Frogs at the closed Taco Cabana?

Spring Market is here.

It’s time to get moving.

F E AT U R E D P R O P E R T I E S AC TI V E LI S TI N G S 7557 Benedict $2,499,000 - Coming Soon 6657 Lakewood $1,575,000 6906 Lakewood $1,395,000 2426 Pickens $1,389,000 - Coming Soon 9648 Spring Branch $615,000 978 N Rustic Circle $399,000 - Coming Soon 9320 Greenville $359,500

6657 Lakewood Blvd $1,575,000

6906 Lakewood Blvd $1,395,000 R E C E N T LY S O L D 5507 Bryan 6811 Clayton 6311 Club Lake Ct 6708 Ellsworth 1922 Euclid #B 2707 Gaston 6455 Lake Circle 1123 Piedmont 6701 Sondra

6311 Club Lake Ct SOLD OFF MARKET

5507 Bryan St SOLD OFF MARKET

6502 Vanderbilt

The East Dallas Experts Lauren Valek Farris - 469.867.1734 Kelley Theriot McMahon - 214.563.5986

Laura Frazure - 214.356.6255 Avery McGregor - 404.783.9658

farrismcmahongroup@compass.com

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footages are approximate, but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. This is not intended to solicit property already listed.

Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

COMING AND GOING #PICTUREPER

[+] MARUGAME UDON will open at 5500 Greenville Ave. in the space formerly occupied by Baker Bros.

American Deli, which closed in November. The cafeteriastyle restaurant will specialize in noodle bowls and tempura.

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BOOKER T. UPDATE

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY

n DALLAS ISD pledged to take action in the wake of an Advocate investigation, which exposed an epidemic of parents in wealthy suburbs cheating eligible Dallas students out of coveted slots at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Soon after the school year began, district officials bragged to local media about how many suburban students had withdrawn. Those vacated seats were supposed to make room for deserving Dallas students, but fall enrollment records from 2019 show that of the 15 spots vacated by incoming freshmen, at least half were filled by out-ofdistrict students.

n TEXAS FIFTH-GRADERS can enter state parks for free thanks to civic-minded Mockingbird Elementary student Lily Kay. Lily proposed the legislation last year by writing state Rep. Morgan Meyer, who helped her make her case in front of a House panel at the state Capitol.

In January, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law, which is named Lily’s Law.

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[-] EL BOLERO at 2722 N. Fitzhugh Ave. closed in late January. The East Dallas location is no longer listed on the restaurant’s website.

The Design District and Fort Worth locations are still open. [+] LUCKY’S HOT CHICKEN

will serve tenders, wings, breasts and thighs with five levels of spice when it opens at 4505 Gaston Ave. in early 2020. It will occupy a historic building that once housed Brinks Coffee Shop & Restaurant, which opened in 1964 in a futuristic “googie” style building.

[+] AVENUE SPORTS GRILL opened in the space

formerly occupied by 504 Bar and Grill at 2121 Greenville Ave. The menu includes a variety of dishes from hamburgers and street tacos to sandwiches. [+] FLATBREAD COMPANY,

a New England-based pizza chain, opened Jan. 16 in a vacant Firestone at 1720 Greenville Ave. The eatery serves thin-crust, wood-fired pizza made with organic dough.

We guide the neighborhood.

6842 Merrilee | 4 BD | 4 BA | 4,360 SF | $1,549,000

photo taken at 6842 Merrilee

4962 Fuqua | 2 BD | 2.5 BA | 1,743 SF | $495,000

Recently Listed: 7137 Meadow Lake | $1,850,000

6286 McCommas | $599,000

6722 Blue Valley | $1,299,000

5550 Monticello | $519,000

6717 Winton | $949,000

1906 La Croix | $475,000

9124 Clearlake | $949,000

7908 Glade Hill | $439,000

6331 Lakeshore | $699,000

8808 Larchwood | $399,000

Scott Jackson scott.jackson@compass.com | 469.939.9391

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footages are approximate, but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. This is not intended to solicit property already listed.

Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

EVENTS

MARCH 16

PRE-EMINENT PUZZLERS

Put those jigsaw puzzle skills to use at the Lakewood Branch Library’s puzzle competition.

Find out if you or your team can put a puzzle together the fastest.

Where: Lakewood Branch Library, 6121 Worth St. Cost: Free Info: dallaslibrary.org

5 things to do in East Dallas this March March 1 Blooms, boots, barbecue Kick off Dallas Blooms with a boot scootin’ good time. The festival features barbecue vendors, dance performances, line dancing lessons, music and a “These Boots Are Made for Walking” contest.

Where: Dallas Arboretum,

8525 Garland Road Cost: Free with paid garden admission Info: dallasarboretum.org

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March 8 Pop-up produce

If you’ve been missing warm summer days when you could pick up fresh produce at the farmers market, you’re in luck.

The Lakewood Village Farmers Market will open for a pop-up winter market before the full season begins.

Where: Lakewood Village

Farmers Market, 6464 E. Mockingbird Lane Cost: Free Info: goodlocalmarket.org

march 2020

March 21 “Last Stop on Market Street”

Catch the opening performance of this play based on the beloved children’s book. Follow CJ and Nana as they travel on a public bus across a culturally diverse American city.

March 31 Treat yo’ self

This “Parks and Recreation” quiz will literally reveal how much you know about the show.

Keep an eye out for Li’l Sebastian for a truly special evening.

Where: Dallas Children’s

Theater, 5938 Skillman St.

Where: Pocket Sandwich

Cost: $23-$28 Info: dct.org

Theatre, 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane Cost: $10-$12 Info: pocketsandwich.com

Emily Thorsen | Nicole Thomas | Mysti Stewart | Annalee Aston | Diane Beaty

Who You Work With Matters.

Experts in pricing, negotiating, and staging — that’s real market knowledge.

mystistewartgroup@compass.com mystistewgroup mystistewartrealestate

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

What is Montessori?

• Prepared Environment

Thoughtfully designed classrooms offer children opportunities to develop their own capabilities.

• Three-Year Cycle

The three-year cycle develops leadership skills and builds a close relationship with their teachers.

• Teacher as a Guide

The teacher supports children’s growth and ensures exposure to all areas of the curriculum.

• Hands on Learning

Children are introduced to complex learning concepts through concrete, hands-on experiences.

1601 Oates Drive Dallas, TX 75228

whiterockmontessori.org/contactus

White Rock Montessori...

where every child discovers the highest version of themselves.

The new home you’ve been waiting for is coming soon.

Forrest Gregg | Robby Sturgeon

Compass “Coming Soon” - we leverage the Compass community by connecting with top producers in the market to network properties and bring them to you before they hit any

sturgeongregg@compass.com

database. When can we start your search?

sturgeongregg.compass

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footages are approximate, but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

UP FRONT

DA N C ING W I T H T HE S TA R S Before she opened her own studio, Cristin Caulfield worked with Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and Carmen Electra 

Story by JAIME DUNAWAY | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

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Lakewood

Lakewood Kate Walters 214.293.0506 kate.walters@compass.com

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CRISTIN CAULFIELD still remembers the night Britney Spears stole her bra.

The Casa Linda neighbor was go-go dancing in Los Angeles when Spears came to the club to celebrate her secret wedding to Kevin Federline. While Caulfield and the other dancers were performing, Spears went into the backstage dressing room and came out wearing their clothes.

“I still love her, for the record,” Caulfield says. “I want her to be OK.” Caulfield has more questions than answers from that night, but that can happen when you share a professional life with Hollywood’s rich and famous.

For more than four years, Caulfield worked as a dancer and choreographer in LA. Prior to the bra-stealing incident, Caulfield worked with Spears on “The Hook Up” for her Onyx Hotel Tour and “Bubble Pop Electric” for Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers Tour. She also performed with Carmen Electra in front of thousands of fans and paparazzi at the opening of the Tangerine in Las Vegas.

“Anytime I’ve ever performed, nothing compares to it,” Caulfield says. “It’s such a rush.”

Caulfield grew up dancing on the drill team at Highland Park High School. After she turned 18, she auditioned for the Dallas Mavericks, when Michael Finley and Shawn Bradley still played in Reunion Arena. She danced at every home game and traveled with the team to an exhibition game in Mexico City. It was there that she attended dinner at the ambassador’s house and sat at a table with Charles Barkley.

After about two seasons with the Mavs, Caulfield moved to LA and started auditioning for shows, including Janet Jackson’s infamous Super Bowl performance.

“Growing up, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson were my favorites,” she says. “At the audition, they made us freestyle, and I am not a freestyler. I was like moonwalking out the door, thinking, ‘I’m going to leave,’ when a girl grabbed me and said, ‘You have to do this.’”

She stepped on the dance floor, shook her booty once and then went into full drill-team mode. It sent the crowd of contestants, including herself, into a fit of laughter.

(In case you were wondering, she didn’t get selected for the show.)

Caulfield was admittedly bad at auditioning. At one point, she dyed her hair pink and black to stand out from hundreds of other dancers competing for a limited number of tour spots.

“The dancing was really cutthroat,” Caulfield says. “I was young, but I felt old. Everyone had been out there for so long.”

When Caulfield moved back to Dallas, she started teaching spin and barre classes at ZYN22 in Uptown. It was there that she found her passion for teaching and began formulating a plan to start her own dance fitness studio. In October, she opened Caulfield’s Dance Fitness in the Casa Linda Plaza. The business offers dance cardio, sculpt and choreography classes to children and adults.

“The hardest thing is getting people past dance being scary,” Caulfield says. “You can come in here having never danced before and get a ton of benefits.”

This is the second time a member of the Caulfield family has opened a business in East Dallas. In the 1980s,

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Cristin Caulfield performed with the Dallas Mavericks dance team.

her father, John Caulfield, ran a restaurant for more than 10 years at what is now Halcyon on Greenville Avenue.

The eatery was attached to Stan’s Blue Note, which he also owned for 30 years.

John Caulfield and Stan’s owner, Dorothy Shipley, became such good friends that they cut a hole in the wall between their businesses to serve both sets of customers.

When Shipley sold Stan’s in 1987, John Caulfield took over and expanded the business to the size it is today.

“The hardest thing is getting people past dance being scary.”

Caulfield found inspiration in the family business when opening her own space. She had planned a different name for the studio, but when a lawyer from a company in Houston threatened to sue for name infringement, Caulfield had to change course.

“I was really struggling with the name,” she says. “I just decided to go with Caulfield’s and make the logo similar to the old Caulfield’s logo. We’re bringing back a 1980s’ thing in aerobic dancing, and my dad had a bar called Caulfield’s in the ’80s. If you mix the two, it kind of makes sense.”

Caulfield channels that ’80s vibe at her studio, which is painted in bright, neon colors. The walls are decorated with images of women dressed in leotards with leg warmers scrunched at their ankles and sweatbands around their wrists. On the front desk sits a retro Garfield phone.

The funky feel is a perfect fit for Casa Linda.

“I like that it doesn’t feel very Dallasy over here,” Caulfield says. “When I was thinking about where I wanted to do this, there were options in Uptown, but it’s just a little more funky over here. I like the excitement of new things popping up everywhere.

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PICTURE PERFECT THIS 97-YEAR-OLD IS THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPHER TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE COTTON BOWL HALL OF FAME BRAD BRADLEY photographed his first Cotton Bowl in 1948 and hasn’t missed a game in the 72 years since.

While snapping pictures of Heisman Trophy winners and future pros at one of college football’s oldest and most iconic games, Bradley became a legend in his own right.

His 72-year streak at the Cotton Bowl is an unprecedented achievement in sports history, and in 2007, it earned him a place in the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. He’s the only photographer to ever be inducted.

“So much of my life has been fun,” Bradley says. “I had a family that supported me and made it such a pleasant thing to do.”

Bradley’s career started in late 1946, about a year after serving in Okinawa during World War II. Within months of returning home, he married his wife, Betty, whose parents were renowned Associated Press photographers, Jim and Iris Laughead.

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photos at Southern Methodist University and needed help. He recruited the couple, and together, the family opened Laughead Photography in what is now a Jimmy John’s at 6411 Hillcrest Ave. During their heyday, Bradley and Laughead took pictures for more than 40 college teams, primarily in the Southwest and Southeastern conferences. They even had a few patrons in the NFL. A football program from the 1956 matchup between Ole Miss and Alabama described their operation like this: “They drive up in a station wagon stuffed with equipment. Bradley always drives, with Laughead sitting on the right puffing on an expensive cigar — dressed in his overalls, vest and hat — with a thermos of ice water between his knees.”

The duo pioneered the huck ’n’ buck technique that defined the next three decades of sports photography.

In the early days of college football, photographers struggled to capture the action without autofocus and telephoto lenses, which had not yet been invented.

Laughead’s idea was to photograph players in posed positions to make them appear as if they were in action.

Think of the leaping stiff-arm or the “Death Dive” in which linemen jump into the air with their arms raised, as if tackling a ball carrier. Another popular shot was of a player holding a ball in the crook of his arm with his opposite leg raised and other arm extended in a block.

Their clientele included Heisman winners Doc Blanchard, Pete Dawkins, Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett and Earl Campbell. But Bradley’s favorite photo subject was running back Doak Walker, who earned All-America honors in three seasons at SMU and went on to lead the Detroit Lions to two NFL championships.

“I think my favorite thing was to be in the presence of Doak Walker,” Bradley says. “He was such a kind and generous person. He loved everybody and did so many good things for people.”

Walker led SMU to the Cotton Bowl against Penn State in Bradley’s first year working the event. He witnessed

one of the most significant games in college football history when Penn State became the first team to compete with African-American players in a high-profile game in racially segregated Texas.

The 1948 game was the first of many memorable Cotton Bowls for Bradley, who also shot the 1979 “Chicken Soup” game between Notre Dame and Houston. Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana had the flu and was struggling to stay warm during the frigid matchup. After eating chicken soup at halftime, Montana erased a 22-point deficit to win 35-34.

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“Dad is a witness to a lot of history,” Bradley’s son, Jimmy, says. “He’s seen a lot of changes that have been made over this period of time. He’s been part of that.”

Bradley and his wife ran Laughead Photography, later renamed Bradley Photography, until 1990. But the 97-year-old wouldn’t say he’s retired.

With Jimmy’s help, Bradley still photographs the Doak Walker Award, given to the top running back in college football, and the Tate Lecture Series at SMU. “He has a truly gifted eye,” Jimmy says. “He’s a natural. I’ve learned a lot from him. I have the privilege of seeing him work and helping him out.”

Bradley is also the oldest member of the Exchange Club of East Dallas, joining in 1956. Although he’s on the retired list, he remains active in the club, attending each Wednesday meeting at the Lakewood Country Club.

“Over the years, it’s been a really inspiring club,” Bradley says. “I believe the purpose of the club is certainly without question. I’ve been there a long time, and it has been nothing but pleasure.”

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T HE R ANK R ACE Dallas ISD administrators changed the rules for class rank.

Some students in the junior class benefit, but others feel cheated.

Parents are reeling.

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She quit IB in favor of STEM, knowing that her class rank would plummet.

That’s because, at Woodrow, class rank and the IB program are inevitably intertwined. In 2018, individuals enrolled in the IB program made up 63 percent of the top 10 percent of students. That number grew to 88 percent in 2019, even though IB students made up only 17 percent of the student body, according to Dallas ISD data.

District officials say unequal representation in the top 10 percent shows how difficult it is for students in Woodrow’s other advanced academic programs to graduate at the top of their class and gain automatic admission to the state’s flagship universities.

In August, DISD implemented a new class rank system that is intended to level the playing field across all academic programs, including IB, STEM, Advanced Placement and dual credit.

The problem, some IB parents say, is that leveling the playing field slapped their kids with a penalty.

Some dual credit courses cost more than $300, district officials say, and students who can’t afford to pay do not have the same opportunities to boost their rank.

A RETROACTIVE REVAMP Under the old system, rank was calculated based upon students’ grades in their top 24 credits, regardless of subject or academic program. District officials say that prompted some students to boost their rank by taking “easy” electives in challenging programs, whose classes are heavily weighted.

For example, a student taking dual credit P.E. would get more credit than a student who receives the same grade in general education P.E. at Woodrow.

The problem is that dual credit courses are not offered on the Woodrow campus.

To create a more equitable system, rank will now be calculated based upon a student’s performance in 15 core classes that everyone must take to graduate.

Eligible courses in math, science, English and social studies are assigned to three categories based upon their level of difficulty, and grades are converted to a 6.0 weighted scale.

Several school districts, including Plano, Frisco, Carroll and Wylie, have made similar policy changes to reduce GPA chasing.

Although those districts implemented their policies with incoming freshmen, at DISD,

“Everyone in the district pays for this expensive program, so everyone should have access to it.”

DID YOU KNOW? During the 2018-2019 school year, 600 students transferred to Woodrow, pushing the school beyond its capacity.

the new rank system is in effect for the junior class.

For parents like Lakewood mom Michele Matney, the fairness of the new system isn’t the problem. It’s the fact that it’s being applied retroactively.

“The bottom line is, you can’t come in junior year and say, ‘We’re playing by a different set of rules,’” she says.

Although Matney’s daughter — who graduated from Woodrow in 2019 — would have benefited from the policy, the same can’t be said of her son, a junior enrolled in the IB program. He was counting on IB and AP classes to boost his class rank. When the new system was unveiled, he discovered his advanced electives in foreign language and other subjects wouldn’t count.

He suffered another blow when district officials counted his eighth grade math class toward his class rank. Parents see this as another flaw in the system, considering that students from various middle schools with varying educational standards can transfer to Woodrow.

“In eighth grade, my son was 13 or 14 years old,” Matney says. “The mindset is that if you have a C in math, it doesn’t matter now, but next year, everything you do will matter. I would have had a much different mindset with my kid.”

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Waiting to implement the new system would “allow the inequities in the previous rank system to exist for an additional five years,” she says.

THE IB ISSUE Although students in other advanced programs may be negatively impacted by the class rank change, much of the outcry has come from Woodrow IB parents.

What is it about the IB program that seems to catapult students into the top 10 percent? One theory is that IB curriculum requires juniors and seniors to take six of the hardest courses in each of their final two years. Whereas a STEM student, who excels in math and science, might take advanced courses in those subjects but opt for lower-level classes in English and social studies.

“If you’re an IB student who hates math, too bad. You have to take IB math. You don’t have a choice,” says Lakewood neighbor Elizabeth Furrh, president of the Woodrow IB Parent Organization. “You can’t expect to take [only] two or three hard classes and compete because there are some students who take the highest-level classes the moment they walk in the door.”

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parents have had a rocky relationship with DISD over the past year.

In May 2019, just days before graduation, some students received a new class rank because of a DISD administrative error that doubled the number of credits awarded to some IB courses. Then in recent months, parents opposed district changes to the IB application that they say could threaten the program’s existence at Woodrow.

“The bottom line is, you can’t come in junior year and say, ‘We’re playing by a different set of rules.’”

Although Hillcrest High School has an IB program, Woodrow is the only DISD school with IB graduates. Therefore, it must

consider applicants from across the district, per regulations from the international IB organization. But in December, the district cited overcrowding at Woodrow as the reason for restricting the IB application to students within the school’s feeder pattern.

After school board trustee Dustin Marshall intervened, the district reopened the application to students throughout the district. However, priority is given to students within the feeder pattern.

“Everyone in the district pays for this expensive program, so everyone should have access to it,” Furrh says.

CLASS RANK INEQUITY Lakewood neighbor Debra Bishop has advocated for a change in the class rank system for years — even before her daughter, Madison, dropped out of the IB program. As she saw an increasing number of students “cheat the system,” she and a small group of parents became more vocal about the class rank inequity.

“It really divides the school,” Bishop says. “You can’t say, ‘We’re all in this together’ because you’re not unless you provide the rest of the school with opportunities.”

When the IB program was implemented in 2010, it was intended to not only

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provide students with a holistic international education, but to bring families back to DISD schools. The plan worked — possibly too well. During the 2018-2019 school year, 600 students transferred to Woodrow, pushing the school beyond its capacity, according to records obtained by the Advocate.

The IB, AP, STEM and dual credit programs made Woodrow an attractive choice for students outside the feeder pattern — and outside the district — who wanted to graduate at the top of their class, Bishop says.

Many opted into IB simply because it offered the most difficult program and, therefore, the highest weighted classes. Completion of the program practically ensured students would graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and gain fast-track admission to Texas colleges.

Competition for a spot in the top 10 percent is fierce. That’s because a state law requires all state-funded universities to automatically accept students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class.

Texas created the policy in 1997 as an affirmative action rule to benefit students at predominantly poor and minority schools, like Woodrow. DISD data shows

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the majority of students at the school are minorities and students with low socioeconomic backgrounds.

But in 2019, Woodrow’s top 10 percent comprised 70 percent white students and only 23 percent economically disadvantaged students, according to DISD data.

WHAT’S NEXT? IB parents filed an official complaint against DISD. If it rises to Level 4 status, the matter will be placed on the agenda at a future school board meeting.

Although some teachers say students will be discouraged from taking upper-level electives under the new system, Bishop hopes that students will have more freedom to choose classes that interest them.

“All the classes are equally hard,” she says. “IB parents would love to tell you their kids deserve more credit, but that is not always the case. You can’t tell me IB Film is harder than AP Calculus.”

Like IB, the AP program offers college-level coursework and has rolled out its own two-year diploma program for students who want to challenge themselves.

AP Capstone consists of two complementary, yearlong classes students take during their junior and senior years. The program is multidisciplinary and culminates in a written thesis and defense designed to prepare students for college research.

Capstone is already at five DISD schools and will be available at Woodrow next school year.

“I’m hoping that what happens now is that kids pick a program they truly want to be in and go for it in any academy,” Bishop says.

“That’s the way it’s supposed to be, not because you want to be at the top of your class.”

The strategy has worked well for her daughter. The senior excelled in her core classes and was free to take electives — some weighted, some not — that prepared her to major in business next year at the University of Colorado.

“Madison is going to college, but what

about the kids whose parents can’t write the check?” Bishop asks. “We still have 50 percent of the school in general classes, and they need opportunities also.”

TAKING IT TO THE TEA Woodrow parents opposed to the changes have pleaded their case with the Texas Education Agency and the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees without success.

A spokesman for the TEA says it does not provide any oversight on class rank.

The decision on how to calculate rank is at the discretion of local districts. Although districts like Frisco and Plano let their school boards decide, DISD officials changed and approved the new system without consulting trustees, Marshall says.

There are three levels of education policy: state policy, board policy and regulation policy, which is set by the superintendent and his or her cabinet. Modifications to rank all happened at the regulation level, and the superintendent is not required to inform the school board of those changes, Marshall says.

Regulations can change multiple times a year, and they are very rarely anything that draws public attention, he says.

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and

his cabinet approved the regulation in August, and the school board saw a detailed version for the first time in about early September, after it had been passed.

“If you’re an IB student who hates math, too bad. You have to take IB math.”

“Ultimately, I’m not the decision maker,” Marshall says. “I sympathize with the argument that the change should not be retroactive, but all I can do is make sure they’re heard. I can’t make sure they get the outcome they want.”

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Making no headway with the school board, IB parents filed an official complaint against the district. DISD spokeswoman Robyn Harris says she cannot comment on its current status.

If the complaint reaches Level 4 status — the final step in the complaint resolution process — parents can make one final appeal to the school board. The matter will be placed on the agenda of a future meeting.

Trustees then have until the next regularly scheduled meeting to make a decision.

If the board fails to reach a verdict, the district will uphold the decision at Level 3.

In the meantime, the class rank change remains in effect, immediately benefiting the majority of students, district officials say.

“When you talk about equity, everybody says, ‘Yes, I want equity, but not for me.

Wait for them,’” says Oswaldo Alvarenga, assistant superintendent in teaching and learning at DISD. “If we see an inequity but don’t act, what are we really saying?” lakewood.advocatemag.com

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Tracy Achor Hayes at the Dallas Morning News in 1985.

FASHION!DALLAS FOUNDER HOW AN EDITOR BECAME OUR CITY’S STYLE ICON AS THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS FASHION EDITOR for more than 30 years, East Dallas neighbor Tracy Achor Hayes attended fashion weeks in New York, Paris and Milan. She interviewed Karl Lagerfeld, the late creative director of Chanel, at his home in Paris and went shopping at Bloomingdale’s with Andy Warhol. She discovered supermodel Erin Wasson through a model search with the Kim Dawson Agency and supervised a fashion team that was sent to New York to cover fashion week, but ended up reporting on the aftermath of Sept. 11.

Then in 2004, Hayes oversaw the transformation of the weekly fashion broadsheet into an expanded monthly magazine that covered fashion, style, design and dining. With Hayes at the helm, the magazine, FD Luxe, helped launch the careers of designers, models, photographers and young fashion writers.

Since retiring from full-time work in spring 2018, Hayes has enjoyed some much-deserved time to herself. When she isn’t at her East Dallas townhome, she can be found about as far removed from the fashion world as one can get. Each summer, she and her husband spend several weeks hiking, kayaking and riding horses at a cabin tucked away in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming.

Have you always been interested in fashion?

Yes, even from the time I was a kid. I found diaries from the fourth grade with entries about what I was going to buy to wear on the first day of school.

How would you describe your style?

Someone once said I was half fashion, half hippie. I think he meant it as an insult. I took it as a compliment. I’ve never been interested in conservative things. I may be a woman who goes to lunch, but I will never be a lady who lunches.

“I may be a woman who goes to lunch, but I will never be a lady who lunches.”

How did you end up at the Dallas Morning News?

I went to school at the University of Texas and had a friend in the advertising department at Neiman Marcus. I used her as a reference and got an entry-level position. One of the fashion writers at the Morning News was leaving. The other writer had a strong journalism background, and they wanted to balance it with someone who had fashion experience. I worked at the paper for three weeks before I was on a plane to Milan. I had never taken a journalism course in college. I had barely written a story, but they took a chance on me. It paid off for me, and I think for them too.

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cool girl making hats in a studio in Oak Cliff ? Yes, they do. I thought about our milieu, and it was the creative class that I pictured in our world. It was a winwin-win. As a reporter, I won because I got to interview someone really cool.

Then I gave those people a platform for getting the news out about what they were doing. Then the reader got to know about something really cool.

How did you see the industry change while you were editor?

Fa s h i o n w e e k s h av e a l l b e c o m e corporate. When I first started going, it was much more independent and cool. I was happy to see it when fashion shows were in tiny little showrooms or parking garages or Paris porn houses.

Tracy Achor Hayes hiking in Wyoming.

What is one of your favorite memories from the Morning News?

We broke the news of Karl Lagerfeld joining Chanel. He was in Dallas and designing for Chloe. It was rumored that he was being talked about to take over Chanel. I asked him about it, and he said, “Yes.” I raced back to the paper and said, “Karl Lagerfeld just confirmed this.” I had to call Chanel.

They wigged out and rushed to put out a statement.

How did you end up shopping with Andy Warhol?

Bloomingdale’s was coming to Dallas, so when I went to New York to cover collections, I had to do a story on it.

They were running an ad campaign with Andy Warhol. I was at a Halston show when he was there, and I was going to see if he’d let me go shopping with him. I went up to him after the show. He wasn’t surrounded. That’s how different it was. Two days later, I was walking around Bloomingdale’s with Andy Warhol while he bought

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bread and supportive stockings. He went up to the cosmetics counter and asked if they’d waited on anyone famous that day. I still have the cassette with that on it somewhere.

“I thought about our milieu, and it was the creative class that I pictured in our world.”

Tell me about FD Luxe.

That was one of the greatest joys. When the first issue came off the press, we cried. Fashion is so visual, and we now had a beautiful reproduction of the images we were making. As the Internet rose and classified ads reduced, FD was earning money. Suddenly, [the newsroom] was happy with us. We were left alone. We were allowed to create and do some things that pushed boundaries. I’m really proud of the way we covered LGBTQ issues.

What’s in right now?

“What’s in” doesn’t really exist anymore.

It ’s s o o p e n f o r e v e r y o n e’s s e l f expression and for everyone to find the tribe they want to belong to and feel happiest in. For most of my career, we’d have to do a men’s issue, and that would be the dullest, most boring thing.

Now, menswear is unbelievable. I shop at men’s stores. It’s partly because of the way my life is now. It’s more casual, utility clothes like chore coats and denim.

What was the purpose of the magazine?

The purpose was to report international fashion news through the lens of what would be interesting to people here.

The people here want to know what the next season of Louis Vuitton will look like, but do they want to know about a

What is your legacy?

I think my legacy is the people that I worked with. They have gone on to do major things. It was being part of a platform that gave so many people a way to find their creative footing and blossom and grow.

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

By PATTI VINSON

Jonathan Cartwright, activist This high school senior is passionate about protesting climate change

“W

e must take action,” says East Dallas high school senior and climate change activist Jonathan Cartwright. “It’s the defining issue of our time. It’s about Homo sapiens’ survival, our survival.”

Cartwright walks the walk, heading to Dallas City Hall every Thursday after classes at Townview High School to protest the pace of the city’s climate action plan. He also helped organize a citywide protest last December and is planning more large-scale demonstrations. He intends to pursue a career in environmental science.

Cartwright traces his concern for the environment to first grade when he heard about the greenhouse effect.

“I really didn’t understand the concept at the time, but I was aware the planet was warming up and that was not normal,” he says.

“Engage in civil disobedience.

Join the next climate strike.

Take a sign down to City Hall and demand change.”

He still has a drawing he made at the time. It’s a little blue planet with the caption, “The Earth is heating up!”

As a child, he heard about the Keystone Pipeline and other issues, but climate change was never at the forefront until the United States pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2017, prompting March for Science protests and uproar from environmentalists.

Soon after, Cartwright read an article in which physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking warned about the threat of

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Jonathan Cartwright protests climate change at Dallas City Hall. (Photography by Danny Fulgencio.)

the climate crisis, labeling it “the biggest problem facing humanity.”

Food insecurity, extreme weather, social injustice, global physical health and mental health are all at risk, Cartwright says.

The student made changes in his lifestyle: biking more, timing showers, handwashing dishes, switching to reusable straws and bamboo toothbrushes.

Then a feature in Time magazine last spring changed everything. He discovered Greta Thunberg, whose teenage activism was in its infancy. Her lonely protests on the steps outside Parliament in Stockholm would eventually inspire millions of people worldwide to listen and take action.

“I had never heard of her before, but I

was completely inspired because this was someone my age,” he says.

His plan had been to become an environmental scientist as an adult and “solve” climate change.

“What I hadn’t considered was that by the time I was an adult, it would be too late to stop this crisis,” he says.

Cartwright embraced civil disobedience. Since August, he has gone to City Hall every Thursday with a sign that reads, “City Council: Declare a Climate Emergency.” He is sometimes alone, sometimes accompanied by a couple of friends whose signs say, “System Change, Not Climate Change” and “Honk for the Environment.”

Reactions to the protests vary, but most are positive. During one protest, he got more than 200 honks. He receives thanks from pedestrians and engages in serious conversations with as many people as possible. He always urges folks to vote and to contact their representatives about taking action.

Others curse at and taunt the young activist. He recalls one interaction when a skeptical passerby asked him, “What’s wrong with the climate?” Cartwright explained his science-based position, only to have the person respond, “Where’d you learn that? The Al Gore school?”

Cartwright is armed with facts. He studies reports from Time, National Geographic, the BBC and NPR. He can explain all about the iceberg that broke off the Larson C ice shelf in Antarctica, the consequences of a 3-degree warming world and how much time before our “carbon budget” is spent. Answer: eight years.

Cartwright’s future plans include continuing his weekly protests, helping plan a giant Earth Day march in April and attending Dartmouth College in the fall.

Dartmouth will not be immune from his activism. He plans to protest the school’s endowment holdings from fossil fuels.

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Ultimately, he hopes to work as a scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency.

For now, Cartwright urges small, but helpful, actions: turn off lights and water, eat less meat and dairy, reduce, reuse and recycle. Become informed about candidates and vote.

“Engage in civil disobedience,” Cartwright says. “Join the next climate strike.

Take a sign down to City Hall and demand change. We don’t have much time.”

PATTI VINSON is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 20 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine.

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e came in late and sat on the back row. He was overdressed — not for worship but for the weather.

Overcoat. Backpack. Disheveled.

I couldn’t tell from my perch behind the pulpit where his long gray hair left off and his long gray beard began.

Did he read my column in the Advocate last month about church safety and security? Did that backpack pack a bomb or a lunch? Did his heavy coat conceal a heavy heart or one filled with malice?

Our associate pastor left the chancel and scurried behind the scenes to the narthex. Don’t you just love church words for common spaces? He found the armed security guard there with a couple of ushers and greeters. They were on the job. They had all greeted the man, welcomed him to church and helped him find his way to a pew. Eyes were still peeled from behind the windowed doors.

After worship, I could see members making a point to introduce themselves to make him feel welcome.

“He just wanted a place to pray,” the usher said.

He was gone before I could shake free from handshakes and hugs to greet him myself. Not to worry. Love won the day over fear. Way to go, church!

“My house shall be a house of prayer for all people,” Isaiah and Jesus said.

All people.

We’ve been shell-shocked by shootings in churches, synagogues and mosques. We’re on our guard now. We have to be. But for all our caution and care, the spiritual challenge is heightened. People of faith are called upon to model for the world a different way of treating those who seem different.

At any time in Dallas, a certain percentage of the population will look like people we are apt to profile. They don’t look like they fit in. They are outsiders, foreigners and strangers. The sociable will see them

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as anti-social, not just unsociable. They might be right.

“Be kind, for everyone is carrying a heavy burden,” the saying goes. Sometimes that burden is obvious, sometimes not. The pain may be deeper than the eye can see.

They are, nonetheless, as we all are, children of God or something more.

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Did that backpack pack a bomb or a lunch? Did his heavy coat conceal a heavy heart or one filled with malice?

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it,” the writer of the Book of Hebrews said.

It’s interesting to imagine whether unknown visitors might be divine guests, showing up to test our hospitality.

In his account of the End of Days in Matthew 25, Jesus spoke of the last judgment. He said, “I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.” The faithful ask, “When were you a stranger and we welcomed you?” And Jesus said, “When you did it to the least of these, my brothers and sisters, you did it unto me.”

Stranger? Vagrant? Angel? Jesus? God knows. In the meantime, extending our hand and expanding our heart seems the truly safest strategy.

GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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3. Little things make a difference. Whether it’s a special nook for your favorite hobby, a place to exercise when you can’t get to the gym or an organized pantry with a place for everything, the small things improve your quality of life.

4. Timeless classics are always in style, no matter the year. Whether your style is art deco, Parisian apartment, farmhouse or country chic, classic spaces will always make a statement.

5. “Classic” modern interiors are one of the trendiest aesthetics on the market. Clean, fresh and edited with pops of color that inspire you is a trend that won’t pass anytime soon.

6. Painted cabinets and trim are everywhere. From black to navy to turquoise, a painted cabinet gives your kitchen or bathroom an instant facelift.

7. Unexpected pops of color are another trend. Over the last few years, we have seen white upon white with touches of gray. Dynamic colors are a welcome change.

8. One key piece of furniture can transform a room from dull to eye catching. Invest in key pieces and build a room around them.

Local 9. Wall texture is out. Flat designer walls that are perfectly painted Kathy are the most on trend.

Fielder.

10. Textiles elevate any space. What’s trending most?

Textured, geometric and sustainably sourced products are at the top of the list.

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By MITA HAVLICK

A farewell, far too soon Parents and sons, tight-knit since kindergarten, find themselves rocked by suicide

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lose to 30 of us gathered at Mockingbird Elementary on a crisp, sunny February morning. After laboriously digging a hole 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep, we stood on its perimeter and respectfully watched as our friends scattered their son’s ashes on the roots of the tree we planted in his honor.

It takes a village to raise a child. It takes that same village to support friends who have lost a child.

We are 18 families who met during our sons’ kindergarten year at Mockingbird Elementary in fall 2008. The boys have fanned off to make more friends in the 11 years since then, as have the moms and dads. But all of us, despite going to different schools or moving away, still actively weave in and out of each other’s lives. We moms get together at least twice a year, which may not seem like a great feat, but with lives so busy, coordinating everyone’s schedules is a challenge.

We need our villages to support us.

Mine sustains me multiple times a week, especially now that I’ve gone back to work full time. From helping with school pickups to answering my cries for help, life would be even more chaotic if my merry band of girlfriends wasn’t around.

We rely on this mutual beneficence to get us through the day to day, but friendships like these also provide a much deeper sustenance when life’s tragedies break through the trivialities and bring us crashing down to reality.

In mid-August, on the precipice of a new school year, we found ourselves consoling one of our 18 families. A husband and father died suddenly. The day before,

he and his wife had dropped off their oldest child at the University of Texas for her freshman year. Their son was about to start his junior year at Woodrow Wilson High School.

Just three days later, while struggling to comprehend the situation, we heard news that elicits only one response: “No, this can’t be true.”

But it was true. A former kindergarten classmate of our boys had died by suicide.

Only 16 years old, he was a kind, handsome, sweet, smart, athletic and fun young man.

Friendships like these also provide a much deeper sustenance when life’s tragedies break through the trivialities and bring us crashing down to reality. f you are in crisis or have suicidal thoughts, Icall the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas hotline at 214.828.1000. The organization has a “Teens Can Survive” program. You can also text “CONNECT” to 741741 anytime to reach trained, caring volunteers at the National Crisis Text Line.

Our busy lives came to a halt.

Disbelief was quickly replaced by heartache, tears and a need to comfort the family.

We called, stopped by and delivered meals. During the reception, which

immediately followed the funeral, a mom suggested planting a tree in his honor at the place where we all first met in 2008.

Fast forward five months to February.

With the support of principal Melanie Mans and parent leaders at the school, we had the privilege of planting a Chinese pistache near the corner of Delmar and Mockingbird to memorialize our sons’ friend.

It was an emotional day. It was even more so when we dedicated the tree in his memory Feb. 21, which would have been his 17th birthday. We said goodbye at the place where we all first said hello.

It seems crazy that our boys met more than 11 years ago. Many of us were firsttime school parents, and the anxiety of sending our babies off to start their educational journey was evident.

Looking back, what seemed monumental and worrisome at the time turned out to be the opposite — kindergarten was a magical year.

In t h e h e a r t s o f 1 8 f a m i l i e s , Mockingbird Elementary will always be a magical place.

We all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun In loving memory of our friend Kaden Gutierrez We love you, Kaden … you will always be with us SJE 2008-2009 Kindergarten Family and Friends MITA HAVLICK is neighborhood resident and Dallas Education Foundation director. Find her commentary regularly in the back pages of our print edition and online at lakewood. advocatemag.com.

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