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“This remains the craziest story I have ever covered.”

Reporter George Hale on his investigation into Carey Mae Parker’s disappearance.

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By RICK WAMRE

Guitar man

It’s rare to find a restaurant that doesn’t have a television, or 10 televisions, blaring sports or news programs. People seem more interested in watching than listening, so from a business standpoint, banks of televisions make perfect sense.

But in food services, as in all things, there are still a few that buck a trend. One is a sandwich spot we hit from time to time. Around lunchtime for as long as I can remember, a thin, graying guitarist sits in a corner singing his heart out while flipping the hand-written pages of his songbook.

Over the years, I’ve noticed that “(Sitting On) The Dock of The Bay” is a favorite. Same with Beatles tunes and Eric Clapton. These are songs radio people call “classic rock” at the moment but likely soon will be known as golden oldies.

It’s not my job to pass judgment on this guy’s talent, but one day while chomping through my sandwich and listening to his version of Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower,” I wondered what kind of person spends his lunch hour entertaining disinterested people who, as far as I can tell, would be just as happy watching television.

So I asked.

“Sometimes, there’s very little engagement,” says Bill Martin, 65, who retired after 23 years with Dallas Parks and Recreation striping softball and soccer fields in our neighborhoods.

“I’m there, but I’m not really there. I guess I like that, because I get a little nervous when people are paying attention to me.

“I’m content to be the background ambience. I’m happy to do my craft in obscurity.”

Martin’s story sounds like most of ours, although he is a little shy about telling it. His life has been eventful if not particularly newsworthy.

He grew up in Colorado, bounced among a bunch of colleges without

bagging a degree, somewhere along the line meeting and marrying a woman he describes as the love of his life.

Marriage didn’t stop his self-described drifting and pot-smoking, and he wound up divorced. So he prayed for help to quit pot, received it, and then remarried his former wife, had a couple of sons, took a job with the city and made it a career.

These days, he and a few buddies play together as the Purple Martins, but you’ll have to look pretty hard to find their music. You can check out William Dale Martin on Reverb Nation. Click on his acoustic version of “Fish Out of Water.”

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“I sound pretty good on that one,” he says.

And here’s where he sounds like the rest of us.

“I’m so grateful, after all these years of mistakes and bad decisions, that I’ve been able to make a few good decisions and reap the benefits. The fact that Melissa and I are still together and happy is good enough for me.”

He probably won’t be a big star, it turns out, just a small light on a smaller stage in a sandwich shop, sometimes earning the attention of otherwise-distracted diners willing to be entertained by a guy enjoying life with a guitar and a harmonica.

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JUNE 1-9

‘LILIES’

This French-Canadian play by Michel Marc Brouchard is about a man who meets with his incarcerated childhood friend. The story takes him on a journey into their childhood memories, performed by the friend’s fellow inmates. Shows are at 7:30 p.m.

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June 2

EXOTIC PETTING ZOO

Kick off the Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge at an exotic petting zoo with a kinkajou, lemur, polecat, wallaby and more. Head inside for face painting and cool crafts.

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JUNE 1-30

SCULPTURE IN MOTION

Arboretum guests can enjoy the kinetic sculpture of Lyman Whitaker. The windpropelled copper spinning art adorn the gardens this summer. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, dallasarboretum.org, 214.515.6520, $10-$15

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LOCAL LEAFY GREENS

Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at White Rock Market, open every Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The market also offers specialty foods, arts and crafts.

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JUNE 13-JULY 13

‘THE TAMING OF THE SHREW’

Enjoy Shakespeare’s comedic tale of Baptista, who wants to find suitors for his daughters. Their temperaments make the task difficult. Performances start at 8:15 p.m.

Samuell Grand Amphitheater, 1500 Tenison Parkway, 214.559.2778, shakespearedallas.org, $7-$15

JUNE 15-JULY 8

‘HOW I BECAME A PIRATE’

Jeremy Jacobs makes new pirate friends who take him on an adventure on the high seas while they look for a place to bury their treasure. Enjoyed by ages 4 and older.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman St., 214.978.0110, dct.org, $23-$30

JUNE 22

DIRTY RIVER BOYS

Take in the energetic rocking country of the El Paso band whose music will have you stomping your feet and dancing a jig. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., granadatheater.com, 214.824.9933, $19-$29

DIGGING FOR ANSWERS

George Hale’s podcast “Buried” investigates the mysterious case of a missing woman in East Texas

Story by WILL MADDOX

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Lakewood native George Hale was on the way to work one day when his phone rang. He answered as the app on his phone recorded the conversation.

A Hunt County detective was on the line, asking Hale to reveal how he received information about a 1991 case of a missing woman near Lake Tawakoni, about 60 miles east of Dallas.

The detective told the Woodrow graduate that because Hale possessed leaked documents from the sheriff’s office, the integrity of the case was compromised and would likely never go to trial, should they ever find a body. Any sheriff’s office would be passionate about plugging leaks, but the circumstances of Carey Mae Parker’s disappearance made the call more chilling.

The case remains unsolved and is the subject of Hale’s podcast, “Buried.” Since September 2017, he has released episodes at KETR, the Commerce, Texas, NPR affiliate. The station broadcast three episodes last fall. More will be released this spring.

Though Parker went missing in 1991, her family was not aware of any search or investigation for her for nearly 20 years. Her sister Patricia says she filed a missing report months after Parker was last seen. Records are incomplete for that period, but the family filed another report in 2010. Investigations began in 2013.

The lack of activity by law enforcement is only part of what makes this a complicated case. There is some discrepancy about where Parker was last seen. The last record of her is when she was booked into the Hunt County jail in February of 1991 after being arrested by the police in Quinlan, a town near Lake Tawakoni, but others say they saw her at a party later that year. In addition, Parker’s brother once picked up a hitchhiker who said that Parker and her car were buried in a metal scrapyard near Quinlan.

The hitchhiker, it turns out, dated Parker’s ex-boyfriend Cody. Cody’s family owned the property she referenced. The scrapyard was where Parker’s car was impounded when she was arrested in

1991. “This remains the craziest story I have ever covered,” Hale says.

Hale’s journalistic credentials separate the podcast from many hopping onto the true crime podcast bandwagon. Before returning to his hometown to work for KETR, Hale spent eight years working for a news agency in the West Bank called Ma’an.

Ma’an News Agency was founded to be a voice separate from the political powers of Palestine, Fatah and Hamas. “Factions controlled the media in almost every way,” Hale says. “It’s a ridiculous way to get your news.”

Hale began as a copy editor, and eventually became the managing editor of the English portion of the organization. He lived in Bethlehem, which is adjacent to a 70-year-old refugee camp called Aida. The camp was full of Palestinians who were expelled from Israel when the country formed in 1948.

Navigating life amidst the Israel-Palestine conflict came with its own hazards. He remembers trying to block tear gas from his apartment that would leak in after neighborhood disturbances. As a result, Hale moved home and started working in public radio.

While working on what was supposed to be a short story for KETR, a resident told him about a woman she believed was buried in a lot in Quinlan, right down the street from the police station. “The more he learned about this case, the less it began to like a two-minute feature,” KETR station manager Jerrod Knight says.

The podcast has taken Hale through the woods looking for bodies, searching for details in meth dens and checking out a community where a biker gang once served as law enforcement.

But the work has paid off. Earlier this year, “Buried” won first place for “Use of Actuality in Production” and “Investigative Report” from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters.

Hale is encouraged and heartbroken that so many listeners identify with Parker’s story. “It seems that a lot of people really do identify with that level of disappointment,” he says. “Feeling so ignored and neglected by the authorities that are supposed to be helping them.”

“The more he learned about the case, the less it looked like a two-minute feature.”

ABOVE: Parker poses for a family picture with Cody and her three children. BELOW: Parker’s missing poster.

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Our neighborhood loves to give back and support the organizations that make it a special place. We will showcase a local nonprofit each month and explain how it impacts the community.

Find out how the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club transforms our neighborhood Story by WILL MADDOX I Photos by DANNY FULGENCIO

It’s 3:15 p.m. and the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club is quiet as the staff prepares the space for the invasion. The screams from schoolchildren soon fill the bright space.

Branch director Estefania Meza is one of the adults welcoming the youth into the club, which is in the Peak’s Addition neighborhood.

About 120 elementary to high school students fill the club each afternoon. They eat a meal, work on homework, take part in learning activities and play in the gym. Club members arrive on buses, vans and shuttles from 14 area schools yearround. The cost? Just $10 a week.

Meza makes sure to learn the children’s names and welcome them as often as she can. Meza grew up in East Dallas attending Lipscomb Elementary, which has its own Boys and Girls Club, but her commitment to the Boys and Girls Club goes back to her days in high school.

As a student at Skyline High School

in 2008, Meza needed community service hours to graduate. Rather than work in the schools and other organizations near Skyline, she opted to volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club close to her home at the time, near Wilmer-Hutchins.

Though she signed up to volunteer, she joined the club and benefitted from the numerous programs geared toward high school students. She shadowed Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and a principal at a school for special needs students. She also received help with her application to college and financial aid. “I thought I was helping kids out, but they were the ones helping me and guiding me to what my purpose is,” Meza says.

Prior to being a part of the Boys and Girls Club, she hadn’t thought much about college, but with its help

“I thought I was the one helping kids out, but they were the ones helping me and guiding me to what my purpose is.”

she graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with no debt and a degree in early childhood education. “It has really been that guidance that I needed,” she says.

Though she went to school to be a teacher, she realized that at the Boys and Girls Club she could help both the children and their families. Meza works with families to translate medical paperwork, walk them through the college application process and more.

The East Dallas Club was not at capacity when Meza arrived three years ago. Now there is a waiting list. There is no financial cutoff for the club, creating a diverse group of kids each year. Volunteers from Plains Capital Bank, Crisp Salad, Highland Park High School and more help provide opportunities that include culinary classes, metal workshops and summer swimming lessons.

Newly retired Dallas Cowboy Jason Witten is one of the many supporters of the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club, which is part of a larger Boys and Girls Club of America that began in 1860 in Connecticut and today has more than 4,000 clubs across the country.

Meza loves to see the children grow through the years. She remembers kids who used to hate going to the reading room who now don’t want to leave. She is especially proud of a former club member who received a full scholarship to Syracuse University.

But the population at the club is not without challenges. Bullying, struggles with English and single parent households are just some of the issues Meza works to address. “We make them feel like it is OK to have one parent,” she says. “Here, we are a family.”

How to help: Volunteer to coach kids, help with homework or provide internships. Donations are an option as well. Learn more here: bgdallas.org

ABOVE: Estefania Meza ensures the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club is a welcoming and nurturing place for all kids. BELOW: Students receive homework help each day after school.

SAY YES TO LAUGHING LOCAL

Four Day Weekend yucks it up in East Dallas

Let’s all quit our jobs and start a comedy troupe!

Yes, and even though we usually perform in Dallas, let’s take our show to Fort Worth!

Yes, and, let’s rent a space downtown to perform, even if we spend our last dime!

Even though it was a risk, decisions like these are what led to Four Day Weekend, “the longest running comedy troupe in the Southwest,” according to the group. After performing for decades in downtown Fort Worth, Four Day brought its unique brand of entertainment to East Dallas when they opened a theater on Lower Greenville earlier this year.

“Yes, and” is the improvisational comedy mantra that has players saying “yes” to their partners’ ideas, creating something new and hilarious while supporting the choices that are made on stage.

But for East Dallas residents Frank Ford and Dave Wilk, “Yes, and” became more than just a method for creating ridiculous scenes on stage. It is a philosophy that changed their life. “It was how we started to approach everything in life,” Ford says.

It led to more than 6,000 shows over 21 years, a keynote address in front of Congress, a meeting with former President Barack Obama and an onstage moment with former President George W. Bush. “The world is but a stage, and we are merely improvisers,” Ford says.

Ford was in the middle of a successful career as a design engineer at Texas Instruments while performing comedy as a hobby, but Wilk had grander plans for their comedic careers. He approached Ford, who thought he had his whole life mapped out.

“If we keep doing this as a hobby,” Wilk said, “we are going to get hobby results.” He asked Ford to jump into comedy full-time. Of the three founding members, Ford had the most to lose. His 401(k), great paycheck and promising career in technology made the decision difficult. But like a good improv comedian, he said, “Yes.”

“We did it and never looked back,” Ford says. “It was one of the best decisions of my life.”

The three comedy friends, Wilk, Ford and Troy Grant, pooled together $2,100 to rent a space in downtown Fort Worth. The amount had nothing to do with rent. It was merely the most money that all three members could contribute. The fourth founding member, David Ahearn (who wrote the book “Happy Accidents” with Wilk and Ford), learned he was part of the troupe hours before their first big show.

Wilk and Ford studied at Second City’s Conservatory Program in Chicago, the mecca for improv comedy. They overlapped with future stars such as Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch. Wilk made it to Chicago on weekends by flying in a cargo plane full

Story by WILL MADDOX | Photo by DANNY FULGENCIO

Dave Wilk and Frank Ford took the leap into full-time comedy over two decades ago, and this year opened a second theater in East Dallas.

of canceled checks through the night, which was his father’s industry.

The men started slowly, performing for just nine people the first day in Fort Worth. They weren’t picky about booking gigs, even following a stripper’s 2 a.m. performance for the staff of a haunted house.

But they kept saying yes, and the act caught on. The guys eventually moved to a theater in Sundance Square downtown, establishing comedy classes and booking corporate comedy gigs throughout the year.

When a congresswoman read a story about them in a Southwest Airlines’ inflight magazine, she rallied to have them perform for Congress. Later, they were asked to speak at a 9-11 anniversary with Bush. They also performed for the troops overseas in Germany, Kosovo and Holland. “All from ‘Yes, and,’ ” Wilk says.

After 21 years of laughter in Fort Worth, Four Day Weekend opened its first Dallas theater near Lower Greenville this year, in an old church. The interior’s gilded chairs, comfy red couches, balcony seats and stained glass are a long way from the back room of a haunted house. The actors don wigs, sing, dance, work the crowd and take audience suggestions to create an original and unrehearsed show every week.

Wilk and Ford have had numerous chances to move to Hollywood, including selling a pilot and being featured in national commercial spots, TV shows and movies. However, they decided to say, “yes!” to building something great right here in North Texas.

Four Day Weekend’s name came from a scene in “The Simpsons,” when Homer is threatened to be fired and misinterprets it as an offer for a long weekend. But today, Four Day Weekend offers sketch, improv and standup classes in addition to performances and corporate gigs nearly every day of the week. Like the improvisers they are, they don’t regret it one bit.

“We want to perform, be proud of the work, build a legacy and do something we enjoy,” Wilk says.

Four Day Weekend has shows Friday and Saturday nights at 9 p.m. at 5601 Sears St. For tickets, information about classes and corporate booking, visit fourdayweekend.com.

As scene in East Dallas

Embrace the neighborhood’s character and characters with this fun map

By WILL MADDOX

Illustration by EMILY HULEN THOMPSON

LAWYERS WITH DOGS

omedian Trent Gillaspie enjoyed more than his 15 minutes of fame with his series of judgmental maps. Inspired, we cast the “Your City. Judged” lens on East Dallas with an illustrated spoof. Newcomers might use it to find their tribe; longtime residents may recognize themselves. We love our ’hood, especially our ability to laugh at ourselves.

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MODEL T LAKE TRIP

In Lakewood’s early days, neighbors could look at the intersection of Lakewood and Tokalon and see open land. In 1926, this picture was taken of a Model T traveling up the hill on Lakewood Boulevard toward the intersection with Lakeshore. The shadow in the foreground is Glen D. Davis, the original owner of the home at 6840 Lakewood. The pond in the front yard was originally a natural spring that

was converted into a wading pool for Davis’ two daughters. The land was purchased from Albert Dines, and Betram Hill was the architect who designed the house. Today, the pond is home to ducks, though the spring dried up long ago. The neighborhood has filled in since then, with sprawling trees and beautiful homes lining the historic boulevard.

Left: Photo courtesy of Cindy Walker. Right: Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

Beck may have two turntables, but Mark Pirro’s copper microphone is where it’s at.

In addition to Beck, Jack White, Sam Smith, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones and St. Vincent all use Pirro’s “copperphone,” an unique microphone he first created using PVC pipe and duct tape.

Pirro, who builds the microphones in the workshop behind his East Dallas home, came by his audio success honestly. While attending the University of North Texas, his guitar-playing neighbor Wes Berggren was looking to start a band. When Berggren met Tim DeLaughter at an acting conservancy, Pirro joined and the three formed Tripping Daisy.

Peaking during the 1990s wave of alternative rock, the band’s success took Pirro by surprise. “I didn’t know that I was ready for what was about to happen,” Pirro says. They signed to a major label, began to tour and record. Soon, their song “I Got a Girl” was No. 6 on the alternative rock charts and made its way to extended play on MTV.

Pirro’s early success is embodied by the time he heard a nearby car playing his song on the radio while he was in college at UNT. Tragically, Berggren died in 1999 of a drug overdose, but Pirro would continue to work with DeLaughter, forming The Polyphonic Spree in 2000.

COPPERHEAD

Local musician Mark Pirro’s microphones have rockers sounding off

Story by WILL MADDOX I Photos by DANNY FULGENCIO

MADE IN EAST DALLAS

Mark Pirro’s microphones’ unique sound is matched by their eclectic look. He builds them in his East Dallas workshop.

Spree is a 25-piece symphonic rock band, complete with a 10-person choir and numerous instruments that played Austin City Limits and toured with David Bowie. DeLaughter’s audio vision for the band made for complicated sound engineering, and his attempts to incorporate an AM radio effect gave Pirro an idea.

Beginning with PVC pipe and duct tape, Pirro taught himself how to make a microphone they could use on tour to create the desired effect. The sound is similar to what you may hear announcing a special or clean up in a grocery store. The microphone wasn’t pretty, so Pirro dressed it up by building the same microphone with copper. In 2003, the “copperphone” was born.

What started as a chance to save money (copper was cheaper at the time) became an asset. As Spree toured, artists began to inquire about the hand-crafted lo-fi effect microphones. “The mics were advertisements themselves,” he says. “They were ear and eye grabbing.”

The business began to take off, and as the band aged and toured less, Pirro was able to put more time into the business. Today, Pirro’s company, Placid Audio, makes six different copper microphones, which sell for $260 or more each. The latest model, the RU-80, uses Soviet military-grade components to create its unique sound.

Pirro’s microphones made the news in 2004, when airport security thought the copper device in Polyphonic Spree drummer Brian Teasley’s bag was a pipe bomb. DFW Airport shut down and emptied out, and FBI agents waited for Teasley when he landed. His bags were destroyed by high-powered water cannons, but the microphone made it through unscathed.

Today, Pirro is married to former Radio City Rockette Stephanie Dolph and has two young children. He still plays music when he can, but his stacks of ideas for new microphones in his workshop keep him busy, and he enjoys the innovative process. “Now there are no rules. It is more experimentation,” he says. “It’s reckless abandon.”

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THE PIZZA SLAYER

GAPCo’s battle for pizzeria prominence

By WILL MADDOX

Photos by KATHY TRAN

The Mexican Pizza is a spicy and savory combination of poblano peppers, jalapenos, cilantro, hamburger and cheddar.

How am I going to make this work?” Sammy Mandell thought to himself. He had poured everything into starting Greenville Avenue Pizza Company on Lowest Greenville. He worked 90hour weeks, often running the place by himself just to break even.

Mandell would take orders, ring up the customers, head back to the kitchen to make the salad then serve it before baking the pizza. Deliveries ran until 3 or 4 a.m.

He didn’t have money to pay for his car, which was repossessed. He struggled so much to make his mortgage payments that the bank came to take pictures of his home. His friends and future wife moved into the home to help him keep the house.

Mandell kept at it. “Failure was not an option,” he says.

Today, he is an award-winning entrepreneur and community advocate who has one of the longest standing restaurants on Lowest Greenville. He recently opened a second location at Garland and Peavy.

Mandell sees himself as an entrepreneur first, restaurateur second. After graduating from Bryan Adams in 2001 and enduring a short-lived serving career at Chili’s, Mandell began to buy ATMs and install them in bars around Dallas.

When he saw a place open for rent and realized there wasn’t a pizza place open late to accompany the bustling nightlife on Greenville, he saw an opportunity. “How is there not pizza by the slice?” he

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asked himself. Greenville Avenue Pizza Company (GAPCo) was born.

Between 2007 and 2013, business was replete with hazards. Construction on Greenville made GAPCo inaccessible. As soon as that ended, a change in zoning caused several of the bars to leave the area, reducing GAPCo’s target customer.

“I had dumped everything into it,” Mandell says. “This couldn’t fail or I would completely go down with it.”

Just in time, things began to improve. The zoning change brought new businesses and restaurants, and an interior remodel and rebranding began to pay dividends.

GAPCo calls its employees “pizza slayers.” Mandell patented a holster to hold the pizza tools of the trade. The restau-

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rant has an active YouTube channel, and a friend recorded a song called “Pizza Man” for customers who are on hold. “We want to show people our journey and our story along the way,” he says. “And bring people into that craziness.”

Mandell shares his success. He offers health benefits to his employees, and each location works to support local Dallas ISD schools and community events. His work won him Pizza Today’s Entrepreneur of the Year award this year.

The second location is just a few pizza tosses from Mandell’s childhood neighborhood. “I wanted to bring the success of GAPCo to the area that made me who I am today.”

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The DALLAS ARBORETUM ’s new building is architecturally beautiful and the view is captivating. Follow a seed’s journey at the new development’s farm-to-table mission.

IN GOOD TASTE

Story by WILL MADDOX Photos by DANNY FULGENCIO

ATasteful Place, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden’s latest development, is either the city’s most brilliant educational attraction with stunning views of downtown Dallas or another development reducing the lake’s natural area.

In any case, couples flock here to take engagement photos. The building is architecturally significant and the farmto-table program is revolutionary.

The structure, designed by architect RUSSELL BUCHANAN (right), and the garden, designed by Chuck McDaniel, are design triumphs, according to Mark Lamster, architecture critic for The Dallas Morning News. The pavilion, a glass box with floor-to-ceiling windows, was described by Lamster as an exceptional work of modern public architecture. “Above, a roof of wooden slats conceals recessed lighting, and angles up like the wings of an airplane on the exterior of the structure, creating a broad overhang that shields a generous patio from the sun and the elements,” Lamster says.

A 1980’s master plan for the arboretum, which included a sculpted-hedge maze, a sixstory conservatory, dormitories for research students and an observation tower with views of downtown, received protests from neighbors, as did a plan to build an overflow parking lot at Winfrey Point in 2012. But the newest development received mostly glowing reviews.

A Tasteful Place, a $12 million development and 3.5-acre display garden, is on trend with the farm-to-table movement, emphasizing growing food locally and eating healthful ingredients. More than just something pretty to look at, the development is a working garden that produces vegetables and herbs for guests along with a cutting-edge culinary program.

“It allows the building and the garden to embrace one another.”

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PLANTING THE SEED

As plans began to take shape for A Tasteful Place seven years ago, Vice President of Horticulture JENNY WEGLEY (right) led a team that began to test which vegetables would best grow in the garden. With temperatures that can reach 100 degrees for months at a time and winters that get the occasional snow, growing vegetables 12 months out of the year was no easy task.

The horticulture team worked for years in the Arboretum’s greenhouse to gather data on the vegetables and varieties that would do best in the new space. Seedlings are grown to maturity and then transported to the Arboretum to provide an example of what can grow at that time of year. Lettuces, cabbages and cauliflower grew in the garden during the winter. Spring boasted beans. Tomatoes, peppers and okra are summer highlights.

This will be A Tasteful Place’s first summer, and Wegley is cautiously hopeful about the garden’s ability to sustain productivity through the summer. Growing vegetables that are both delicious and aesthetically pleasing throughout the year is rare. Wegley has been pleased with the results so far.

“It will be interesting to see how it pulls through,” she says. “It is going to be a great challenge.”

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PRETTY PRODUCE

Guests enter A Tasteful Place at its highest point. As the garden slopes towards the view of White Rock Lake and downtown beyond, stone paths divide the neat rectangles of growing vegetables. A pavilion and lagoon flank the garden, which has a covered seating area and ciruclar landing overlooking the lake that is destined to host countless weddings.

Naud Burnett’s Kevin Clark worked on the lagoon’s design. Before development, the location had been a debris-filled drainage area. The pond that fills the space captures groundwater and is the largest body of water in the arboretum. It is hemmed in by a bridge, and a fountain is lit at night, spraying changing colors 20 feet in the air.

Vice President of Gardens DAVE FOREHAND (below) says this space is the last to be developed by the arboretum. SWA Group did the design work for the garden, which includes four tiered potagers, which is French for “ornamental or kitchen garden.”

An outdoor kitchen provides samples from the garden. Fruit trees grow outside of the testing pavilion, which sits off center in the space, so as not to obstruct the view of the water. Some trees had to be moved from the space and replanted in the children’s garden.

“We thought we wanted a little herb garden in the arboretum,” Forehand says with a smile. “It grew into more than an herb garden.”

ABOVE: The lagoon is the largest body of water at the arboretum. BELOW: Dave Forehand helped design the view of the White Rock Lake and Downtown beyond.

KITCHEN WITH A VIEW

Architect Russell Buchanan received a call from McDaniel about designing an outdoor kitchen for A Tasteful Place in 2013. As the vision for the space coalesced, plans shifted from an outdoor kitchen to an indoor facility that could be climate controlled. Buchanan recalls the thought process. “We have this great garden, but boy, it sure we would be nice if we could use it yearround,” he says.

Balancing the desire for the building to be used for educational purposes and weddings, Buchanan and the design team put together a plan. The kitchen accommodates both educational and catering needs and is outfitted with cameras so audiences can get a close look at demonstrations.

Buchanan designed the building’s interior to showcase the same limestone that is used throughout the arboretum. “It’s impossible not to get persuaded with how great it is,” Buchanan says.

The pavilion’s highest point is 20 feet. The overhang provides shade for garden-goers without looming over the vegetables, which need sun to grow. “The space allows the building and the garden to embrace one another.”

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GARDEN TO TABLE

Vegetables and herbs harvested from the garden make their way to the testing kitchen, where El Centro Food and Hospitality Institute Curriculum Director and Chef ALISON MATIS (above) turns them into treats for guests to enjoy.

Visitors can attend the demonstrations with the price of admission. They fill the Test Pavilion on Monday mornings to take in Matis’ cooking demonstration, jokes and soapbox speeches about making your own salad dressing. They learn how to cook with ingredients from the garden, cooked with tools found in most kitchens.

Braised radishes and edamame salad were the stars one spring Monday. While most cooking classes involve ingredients, gadgets and know-how that the average chef doesn’t have, Matis works to make sure her recipes are practical and fresh.

“I think about what I am doing and what people have at home,” she says. “That is what will make it successful.”

Matis works for the culinary arts program at El Centro College downtown and provides an entertaining demonstration. “The crowd usually laughs at all my dad jokes,” she says.

The menu rotates monthly with changes in the garden, and Matis uses the list of what is being grown to plan her demonstrations. In a city with more restaurants than any in the nation, Matis knows the importance of cooking fresh and healthy food at home. “Seeing vegetables used in a different way is crucial to our society.”

“Seeing vegetables used in a different way is crucial to our society.”

ABOVE: Preston Willms is an East Dallas native who oversees the garden as horticulture manager.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

By PATTI VINSON

Literary Lakewood

Book it to little free libraries

Sit down. Take a load off. Grab a book and escape for a while. Neighbors Lennox and Sheila Bower provide the books and even the sequestered nook, complete with shade from the Texas sun. Welcome to their Little Free Library.

If you’re in the Wilshire Heights neighborhood, driving down McCommas, you can’t miss it. The big turquoise umbrella will catch your eye, then you’ll spot the bench next to a tree stump upon which perches a lovely Little Free Library, brimming with books.

For those unfamiliar with LFL, here’s a primer. Back in 2009, a man in Wisconsin built a model of a one-room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother who was a teacher and voracious reader. He placed the model on a post in front of his house, filled it with books and invited people to help themselves to a good read. Take a book, leave a book.

The idea grew quickly. More than 60,000 Little Free Libraries in 80 countries dot the planet, and those are merely the ones officially registered with the nonprofit LFL. In our neighborhood, the LFL map shows libraries on many streets: Grandview, La Vista, Whittier, Hillbrook, Southridge, Penrose and more.

Sheila Bower spotted one a few years ago and fell in love with the concept. “It touched a note with me,” says the retired teacher. Both she and husband, Lennox, a retired attorney, are big readers. She favors art books and autobiographies; he is knee-deep in an 1834 edition of a Washington biography.

Armed with an online map of registered LFLs, she and Lennox drove all over town checking out existing libraries. Creative juices flowing, they returned home and got to work. Opting out of the kit from the Little Free Library website, they decided to create their own design, starting with an old curio case they found

at a favorite antique shop.

A bit of bright paint, some added finials, lots of trips to the hardware store and many dollars later, the case was at last mounted on an old tree stump to avoid damaging the great live oak tree under which the library sat. And in memory of their much-loved Airedale Terrier, Bebop, they painted his name across the top.

Neighbors and friends gathered for the unveiling in September 2014. But with so much time, energy and money poured into the project, the Bowers had misgivings. Call it “librarian’s remorse.” What if their little library sat unused, the books growing dusty?

But if you build it, they will come. And they did. Neighbor patrons trickled by, many puzzled at first by the structure, then intrigued, then charmed. Soon, the library was in business and continues to attract a steady stream of patrons — with an added benefit. “We’ve met tons of neighbors since its inception,” says Lennox.

It hasn’t, however, been without its challenges. A couple of years ago, a neighbor complained about a LFL at another location in Dallas, claiming the structures were code violations. Ultimately, the City Council allowed LFLs to continue on their merry and

This Little Free Library is ready for readers on McCommas (Photo by Kathleen Kennedy).

bookish way.

Grinchy complaints aside, the main problem is nature. Ants have made themselves at home in the structure, requiring swift eviction by the Bowers. Harsh Dallas weather can take its toll on the paint and wood. Just last year, the Bowers replaced their original structure with a new Tiki-inspired, thatch-roofed beauty, blue with lemon trim. The umbrella replaced the great old tree which, sadly, had to come down. And

larly take inventory of their library and restock shelves with children’s books and books for adults. A recent scan of the shelves found “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” next to a Winnie-the-Pooh tale. For the older crowd, how about a book of E.E. Cummings poetry or a comedian’s musings?

Patrons have left more than books on the shelves. They’ve hidden notes that say “Thank you” or “We love your Little Free Library.” If the Bowers happen to be outside when book browsers come by, patrons frequently call out their appreciation.

the little bench, embellished with a mosaic of poetry, seemed a natural addition to the tableau.

The Bowers have been surprised how appreciated their library has been. Sitting in their garage are several dozen books donated by patrons who live up to the “Take a book/Leave a book” philosophy. The Bowers regu-

The Bowers are giving, but they’re receiving, too. Parents and children huddled on the bench, bent over reading a book together, is a happy sight for the Bowers. They relish their role in making memories. “We enjoy watching people use it, watching a little child run with a book in his or her hand to read or to put in the library,” says Lennox. Adds Sheila, “It seems to bring out the best in people.”

For more information: littlefreelibrary.org or lfldallas.org.

Patti Vinson is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 15 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine, and she has taught college writing.

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FOOD NEWS

In April, Smithy opened on Henderson in Hibiscus’ old location in a former blacksmith shop, according to Dallas Eater. Neighbors can enjoy ahi tuna bowls, crab nachos, shareable poutine and steak inside or on the large patio. Italian and Japanese style cocktails are joined by craft beers to keep the party going until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Smithy is at 2927 Henderson Ave.

Misti Norris left Small Brewpub to open Petra and the Beast in March. The Haskell restaurant is focused on foraging and finding local ingredients, is BYOB, and offers counter service Wednesday through Friday and Sunday. On Saturday, there is a reservation only, single seating tasting menu at 7 p.m. The menus will change weekly depending on the season and availability of wild ingredients. Petra and the Beast is at 601 N. Haskell.

The empty Daddy Jack’s space will soon have a new tenant serving up brisket on Lower Greenville. Dallas CultureMap reports that Louie King BBQ will serve up Wagyu brisket and pulled pork with seafood and exotic meats worked into the rotation.

CultureMap reports that Maya’s Modern Mediterranean will open soon in Casa Linda Plaza. Taking over the space left by the Alligator Cafe on the northeast corner of Buckner and Garland, Maya’s will serve fast casual Mediterranean that is healthy and family friendly. The restaurant will lean more toward Middle Eastern dishes like falafel and kebabs than Greek, and it will also include three flavors of dessert hummus.

BALCONY CLUB ROCKS ON

After the death of the Balcony Club’s owner last December, neighbors began to wonder if the longtime jazz and blues venue would keep entertaining the neighborhood from its perch above the Lakewood Theater and Mi Cocina. Fortunately, just days before his death, former owner Teddy Davey signed a 10-

year lease for the space, which is now run by his wife, Lorena. This summer, Balcony Club will turn 30, and if all goes to plan it will keep turning out live music on its intimate stage until it turns 40.

NEWS & NOTES

WHAT’S NOTABLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

REILLY LIFESAVERS

Fast-acting staffers at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary in East Dallas helped resuscitate a substitute teacher who fell to the floor unconscious earlier this month. Office manager Irene Aguilar was making a copy when the teacher fell. She called school nurse Beata Fik and counselor Amparo Guzman, and they used the AED and began CPR. The teacher eventually gained a pulse, and the three women supported him until the ambulance arrived. The substitute teacher is recovering.

HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS

U.S. News and World Report released its annual high school rankings, giving local schools an idea about where they stand relative to their peers. In East Dallas, Woodrow Wilson High School clocked in at 161st in Texas and received a silver medal, awarded to the schools that ranked between 501 and 2,211 nationally. Bryan Adams was not ranked. They were both beat by Uplift Peak Preparatory in Old East Dallas, which was ranked the 39th best school in Texas and received a gold medal for its 208th ranking nationally.

BIG TEX SCHOLARSHIPS

The State Fair of Texas Scholarship program began in 1992 as a way to recognize and reward local graduates on their way to college. This year, the fair awarded 105 Pete Schenkel scholarships totaling $1.4 million to schools near the State Fair, including several Woodrow Wilson High School seniors. Woodrow’s recipients are Victoria Arenas, Liyat Assefa, Adam Becker, Audrey Blumenstock, Charlotte Devine, Aaron Furman, Annabelle Furrh, Angelica Islas, Michael Kavas, Paul

Kraus, Henry Lloyd, Zachary Longhway, Chloe Mabry, Madeline McCulloch, Elizabeth Mcpherson, Daniel Ramos, Emily Rosas, Ethan Rose, Marino Sanchez, Julia Van Witzenburg, William Warncke, Travis West, Carly Williams and Alexa Zotos.

GARLAND ROAD ATTACK

A woman was attacked one evening in May as she walked home to her apartment on Grand from the QT gas station in the 7600 block of Garland Road near the Gaston-Garland-Grand intersection. A man with a bandana over his face stopped his car near the pedestrian bridge over Garland, got out, and pushed the victim down. He punched her and cut her with a knife, tearing holes in her shirt as well as her bra as he attempted to pull her pants down. She was only able to escape by macing the assailant in the eyes. The police report describes the attacker as a black male, 25 to 33 years old, 5’9” and 150 pounds.

SCHOOL BOARD RUNOFF

Justin Henry and Bernadette Nutall will match up in a runoff election for the Dallas ISD District 9 trustee seat on June 16 after Henry missed winning the election outright by 69 votes. No candidate earned the requisite 50 percent to avoid a runoff. Henry, a Hollywood Santa Monica resident, earned 47 percent of the 2,313 votes, and the incumbent Nutall tallied 32 percent. Powerful education political action committees Dallas Kids First and Educate Dallas endorsed both Henry and third place finisher Ed Turner, whose 463 votes would have won the election for Henry. Henry decided to run for the position when the Dallas ISD board voted against a 13-cent tax hike earlier this school year that would have provided additional funding for the district. Nutall, who has been on the board since 2009, is part of the group of trustees who voted against that tax hike, though she did support smaller funding increases. Henry is in support of the tax increase, and victory for him would give the pro tax hike faction the six votes they need to pass such a measure. District 9 includes parts of East Dallas, South Dallas, Deep Ellum, Pleasant Grove and Downtown.

By GEORGE MASON

Blowing our tops

Unstable fissures in the earth, unaddressed fractures in the heart, and unattended factions within society are all of a kind.

You can’t stop lava flows, though people have tried. That’s the takeaway from one news source covering the devastating eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Nature explodes when pressure builds deep within the earth with nowhere to go. It blows its top. Molten lava spreads across the landscape doing damage, destroying homes and cars, cooling eventually to leave raggedy black rock atop smooth roads and manicured gardens. Sulfuric dioxide gases spread airborne, killing plants and causing respiratory failure in humans.

Vivid pictures of lava flows in and around Kilauea Estates provoke thoughts of how much damage happens in families, communities and countries when pressure builds and anger brews deep within the recesses of human emotions.

A child who is abused or neglected carries the legacy of being violated into adulthood. The brokenness doesn’t heal on its own. Only patient therapy from trained counselors and acceptance of the spiritual truth that the Divine Parent is a loving and dependable presence will calm the storm within and allow the person to live and love in peace.

American society is blowing its top in more ways than one.

The #MeToo movement has exploded with a righteous vengeance. For too long women have felt powerless over powerful men who controlled their lives and their bodies. Women learned techniques of avoidance and deflection, but often to no avail. They were denied consent and suffered unwanted advances by men who took advantage of their positions.

America’s original sin has been exposed in a new way, too. Racism will not work itself out by whitewashing history. No attempt to ennoble Confederate leaders by reinterpreting monuments as heritage will move us forward when our history of white privilege continues to wreak havoc in black souls. To be clear: Pigment of skin is no indicator of human dignity. Black Americans are finding their God-given voice to say enough. Centuries of oppression and inequality are seen in the lava flows of civil protests and published jeremiads.

The disappearing middle class is losing hope. The value of the worker is disregarded in an age of robotic technology and globalization. Corporate profits that go to wealthy shareholders, rather than being shared with those who bear the weight of labor, fuel desperation. The longing to go back to a better day is really a desire to participate in the prosperity others experience at their expense. Our politics tap the root of hidden anger but offer no salvation, only empty slogans.

Once the lava begins to flow, we have to give it time to cool. Then, instead of bemoaning the lingering mess, we should ask, what brought it about? We can’t cool the earth’s center, but we can listen to one another and commit to a future of mutual respect and shared well-being.

The flow of lava can’t be stopped, but happily and hopefully, neither can the flow of love.

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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Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m.

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WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

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

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel

10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

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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

PET SITTERS, DOG WALKERS reply to http://www.pcpsi.com/join

ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

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EXTERIOR CLEANING

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

JUNK LEADERS Junk,Trash Removal. Interior/ Exterior. junkleaders.com 903-742-5865

FENCING & DECKS

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/AUTOMATIC GATES facebook/kirkwoodfence&deck 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com

All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

WOODMASTER CARPENTRY 214-507-9322

Quality Wood Fences & Decks. New or Repair.

Northlake Fence and Deck

Locally owned and operated by the Mccaffrey family since1980

214-349-9132

www northlakefence.com

FLOORING & CARPETING

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 30 Yrs.

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

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

UNITED GARAGE DOORS AND GATES Res/Com. Locally Owned. 214-826-8096

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

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, 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. Steve. 214-875-1127

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

HONEST, SKILLED SERVICE With a Smile. General Repairs/ Maintenance. 214-215-2582

ONE CALL WEEKEND SERVICES

Contractor & Handyman. Remodels, Renovations . Paint, Plumbing, Drywall, Electrical.469-658-9163

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

Allen’s Handyman & Home Repair 214-288-4232

Your Home Repair Specialists

Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry Small & Odd Jobs And More! 972-308-6035 HandymanMatters.com/dallas

HOME SECURITY

SAFES For Guns, Home or Business. We Offer a Large Selection Plus Consultation & In-Home Delivery. Visit Our Showroom. 972-272-9788 thesafecompany.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

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

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

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS LLC

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

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

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

#1 WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS

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

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

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

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

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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

MAYA TREE SERVICE Tree Trim/Remove. Lawn Maintenance. Resd/ Commcl.Insd. CC’s Accptd. mayatreeservice.com

214-924-7058 214-770-2435

NEW LEAF TREE CARE

Honest, Modern, Safety Minded. 214-850-1528

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

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

MOVING

AM MOVING COMPANY Specialty Moving & Delivery. 469-278-2304 ammovingcompany.com

PEST CONTROL

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

MCDANIEL PEST CONTROL

Prices Start at $85 + Tax For General Treatment. Average Home-Interior/Exterior & Attached Garage. Quotes For Other Services. 214-328-2847. Lakewood Resident

PET SERVICES

• Tubs, Tiles or Sinks

• Cultured Marble

• Kitchen Countertops

214-631-8719

WE REFINISH! www.allsurfacerefinishing.com

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

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

DOGGIE DEN DALLAS Daycare, Boarding, Grooming, Training. 6444 E. Mockingbird Ln. 214-823-1441 • DoggieDenDallas.com

THE PET DIVAS Pet Sitting, Daily Dog Walks, In Home/Overnight Stays.Basic Obedience Training. thepetdivas.com 817-793-2885. Insured

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PLUMBING

AC PLUMBING Repairs, Fixtures, Senior Discounts. Gary Campbell. 214-321-5943

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521

# M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues.

HAYES PLUMBING INC. Repairs.

Insured, 214-343-1427 License M13238

M&S PLUMBING Quality Work & Prompt Service. Jerry. 214-235-2172. lic.#M-11523

NTX PLUMBING SPEC. LLLP 214-226-0913

Lic. M-40581 Res/Com. Repairs & Leak Location

THE PLUMBING MANN LLC

All Plumbing! Since 1978. Family Owned. RMP/Master-14240 Insured. 214-FAST-FIX/ 214-327-8349

POOLS

CERULEAN POOL SERVICES Family Owned/ Operated. Weekly maintenance, Chemicals, parts & repairs. CeruleanPro.com 214-557-6996

LEAFCHASERS POOL SERVICE Parts/Service. Chemicals/Repairs. Jonathan. 214-729-3311

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAXES Small Business/Individual Chris King, CPA 214-824-5313 chriskingcpa.com

C.A.S. BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

Personal/Small Business Help. Payroll,Accounting, Organizing, Consult. Cindy 214-577-7450

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE & INT. DESIGN SERVICES

contact John Cramer, Realtor w/ FireHouse Real Estate Services 214-212-6865

REMODELING

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS, LLC

Complete Remodeling, Kitchens, Baths, Additions. Hardie Siding & Replacement Windows. Build On Your Own Lot. Insured. www.blake-construction.com 214-563-5035

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

REMODELING

GREEN LOVE HOMES Turnkey Renovations, Kitchens, Baths, Floors, Windows. Free Estimates. greenlovehomes.com

214-864-2444

INTEX CONSTRUCTION Specializing in int/ext. Remodel. 30 Yrs Exp. Steve Graves 214-875-1127

MP ARCHITECTURAL Design & Construction. mattandpaul.com 214-226-1186

O’BRIEN GROUP INC. Remodeling Dallas For Over 17 Years www.ObrienGroupInc.com 214-341-1448

RENOVATE DALLAS renovatedallas.com 214-403-7247

REMODELING

SERVICES FOR YOU

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We specialize in outdoor kitchens. Call us to fall in love with your backyard 214-208-1801

ROOFING & GUTTERS

BERT ROOFING INC.

Family owned and operated for over 40 years

• Residential/Commercial • Over 30,000 roofs completed • Seven NTRCA “Golden Hammer” Awards • Free Estimates www.bertroofing.com 214.321.9341

SERVICES FOR YOU

A PLACE FOR MOM The Nation’s Largest Senior Living Referral Service. Contact Our Trusted Local Experts Today. Our Service is Free/No Obligation. 1-844-722-7993

SKYLIGHTS

CREATIVE Construction & REMODELING

General Contractor Bonded & Insured • Excellent References

972-342-7232

ADDITIONS • BATHROOMS • KITCHEN REMODELING BARRY O’BRIEN www.ccrbarr y.com

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DISH NETWORK. $59.99 For 190 Channels. $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation. Smart HD DVR Included. Free Voice Remote. Some Restrictions Apply. 1-855-837-9146

EARTHLINK HIGHSPEED INTERNET As Low As $14.95/month.(first 3 months) Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology Stream Videos, Music & More. 1-855-520-7938

IRS TAX DEBTS? $10K+ Tired Of The Calls? We Can Help. $500 Free Consultation. We Can Stop The Garnishments. Free Consultation, Call Today. 1-855-823-4189

Bob McDonald Company, Inc. BUILDERS/REMODELERS

30+ Yrs. in Business • Major Additions Complete Renovations • Kitchens/Baths

See our excellent work at: 214-341-1155 bobmcdonaldco.net

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MY OFFICE Offers Mailing, Copying, Shipping, Office & School Supplies. 9660 Audelia Rd. myofficelh.com 214-221-0011

Replacement, Repair & New Installation

Glass •Acrylic Solatubes & Sun Tunnels

Installing Since 1995 972-263-6033 www.skylightsolutions.com

SHOWCASE YOUR SPACE 972-985-1700 2830 W. 15th St. Plano, TX 75075 www.DaylightRangers.com

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