2016 July Lakewood

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BURIED IN WORK

Notable neighbors reminisce about the best and worst summer jobs from their youth.

IN THIS ISSUE

PAST & PRESENT

GET A GLIMPS OF THE ALEXANDER MANSION

IN PURSUIT OF MILLENNIALS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ATTRACTS THAT MOST SOUGHT-AFTER CLIENTELE.

24 CRIME FILES

A HALF CENTURY AGO, A DALLAS-BORN SERIAL KILLER TERRORIZED CHICAGO

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD’S MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES

EAST DALLAS HOMES IN THE SEVEN-FIGURE RANGE AREN’T AS RARE AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

Chuck Cole being photographed by Danny Fulgencio.

ON THE COVER: Philip Kingston. (Photo by Danny Fulgencio)

Brittany Smith and her dachshund, Bandito Burrito Smith, paddle board on White Rock Lake.

(Photo by Rasy Ran)

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YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND

BUT WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN ANYMORE?

You would expect a neighborhood to be a friendly place.

Isn’t that how we select our homes, to some extent, because eventually we hope to feel some type of kinship with the people who already live there? We may not know them yet, but the architecture and the lawns and the cars and the landscaping tell the story of future neighbors, people we hope will become our friends over time.

It doesn’t always work out that way, though. Friendship is elusive, and mere proximity isn’t necessarily enough to make what starts as a random connection turn into something more meaningful.

Someone said something interesting to me the other day: “I really don’t like my friends.”

It started me thinking about friends and friendship: Is it possible to have a friend you don’t like? Isn’t “liking” someone kind of elemental to calling them a friend?

Something else got me thinking about friendship, too: A recent study published by the Public Library of Science concluded that only about half of the people most of us call friends would say the same thing about us.

That’s right. If you identify 20 people as friends, only about 10 of them will tell someone else they’re friends with you. And if we knew which half didn’t really like us that much, we probably wouldn’t like them much, either — not exactly a great way to build a stable of friends.

Who is defined as a “friend” and what is defined as “friendship” are admittedly vague concepts, and those

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concepts change with times and technology. Some of us have hundreds of Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections, but how many of those people can we count on to bail us out of a problem at 3 a.m.?

It all comes down to what we expect out of friendship. Are we satisfied calling people “friends” who know our names but not much else about us? Or do we believe a friend is someone who knows us inside-out, and vice versa?

It’s pretty easy these days, when checking out other peoples’ online accounts, to read the glowing snippets and watch fun-looking photos and videos and see the myriad approving responses from “friends” to convince ourselves that friendship is something everyone else has in abundance even as we struggle to find it.

It would be easier if neighbors or even co-workers were automatically friends, but it doesn’t work that way, either. We all have our lives to live, and for the most part, our priority is not usually someone else.

Perhaps the ultimate lesson in friendship is one I heard recently during an interview with NPR radio host Diane Rehm. She was talking about her late husband, and as a wife and presumably a friend, she seemed to have his need for friendship figured out: “He would rather have had lunch with The New Yorker magazine than any human being. Including me.”

Apparently, her husband identified the one friend he knew he could count on, and he married the one friend who helped him live his life as he wanted.

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WHO NEEDS AN OCEAN?

Each week at White Rock Lake you can see something you probably never thought you would see on a lake: surfers. A group of stand up paddle boarders (SUP) — basically surfers with an oar — have been hitting the lake recently and taking advantage of the waters at White Rock.

Tyler Marshall, the man behind the paddle boarding events and the proprietor of DFW Surf, is one of the early SUP pioneers in north Texas.

“We’ve been doing this since 2007, so almost 10 years,” Marshall says.

Recently his paddle boarding crew started hosting meet-ups at White Rock Lake in conjunction

with the Dallas Arboretum’s Cool Thursday Concert Series.

Marshall says it’s a chance to learn how to paddle, “but it’s free to the public, so everyone’s welcome.”

Initially Marshall had plans to do larger events at the lake and charge admission, but the city never approved the idea.

Despite the mix up, the meet-ups will continue on White Rock Lake. Marshall says they are designed to be new user friendly.

People just need to show up ready to get into the lake, Marshall says.

“A lot of people ask, ‘Hey, what do I wear?’ All you need is normal outdoor activity or swimsuit

apparel,” Marshall says. “But there’s no swimming in White Rock so if you do fall in you have to get right back on the board. Everything else is taken care of. We have all the equipment and instructors and everything.”

All first timers are asked to show up early, at least 30 minutes, to learn the basics before getting out on the water. A tour of the lake begins at 7 p.m. before returning around sunset at 8:30 p.m.

Marshall says getting people out on the water together — first timers or otherwise — is about creating a communal event. That goal is seeing some success in its early days: Each week about half of the attendees

Tyler Marshall treads out shortly before the group’s trek across White Rock Lake. (Photo by Rasy Ran)

are new to SUP.

And SUP events in north Texas in general have been on the rise.

“There’s a huge Texas paddle racing series. There are going to be about 10 races in Texas this year,” Marshall says. “It’s getting a lot bigger. It’s grown from about 50 to 100 or 150 people racing, depending on the race.”

In addition to the meet-ups, Marshall and his crew also teach beginner and intermediate classes, SUP yoga and surf classes.

If you’re looking for more information on the meet up or SUP, you can visit Marshall’s website, DFWsurf.com.

— STEVE DICKERSON

Their stately mansion was built in 1904 for a cost of $125,000, which would be well over $3 million in today’s dollars.

Designed by Sanguinett & Staats of Fort Worth, the mansion featured seven fireplaces, oak and mahogany wood paneling throughout and a unique Tiffany-inspired stained-glass window depicting a grapevine motif. The front columns were crafted from marble in Italy and shipped to Dallas, but required a specially built carriage to carry them, complete with a team of 20 horses to pull each pillar.

Alexander was a self-made man, unknown to the Dallas business community before he pulled off one of the largest deals ever made with the city. He sold 27 miles of track and equipment to launch the Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway, which brought streetcars to the city at the turn of the century and earned him a $500,000 paycheck, according to Electrical World (vol. 31), a series about the history of electrical engineering.

It was somewhat ironic that he made his fortune in electrical transportation before the city had an established power company. When he built his mansion, a generator was included in the design to power the property.

In 1930 the Dallas Woman’s Forum took over the home as its headquarters and has been tending the mansion ever since. Currently, the forum is fundraising to bring in the $200,000 needed to properly fix the roof, which is littered with leaks that threaten the historic home’s stability.

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East Dallas musicians John Lefler and Camille Cortinas perform at last year’s Dallas Arboretum Garden Gigs. (Photos courtesy of the Dallas Arboretum)

Attracting millennials to a Dallas venue is akin to coaxing hummingbirds into your yard: It requires intricate planning, and you still have to get lucky.

So when the Dallas Arboretum got lucky with a one-off event last summer, it decided to repeat the formula this summer and hope it works just as well.

“That’s everybody’s challenge in an organization — a younger generation,” says Terry Lendecker, the arboretum’s vice president of advertising and promotions.

The winning formula last July was to invite local musicians and let them perform intimate sets in several spots throughout the gardens. The food trucks, BYO picnics and beverages, and an affordable $7 entry fee on a Friday night didn’t hurt, but the millennial surge likely came from the musicians’ social media promotion of the event, Lendecker says.

Neighborhood musicians Salim Nourallah, John Lefler and Camille Cortinas each have an extensive local following, and it’s safe to assume their following trends young. Lefler and Cortinas will return this summer for what the Arboretum is calling “Garden Gigs,” which take place every Friday night this month.

These mini concerts don’t replace the cover bands who headline the Arboretum’s amphitheater stage in late spring, early summer and fall. Those shows, which pay tribute to such stars as the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson and the Beatles, tend to appeal to a more mature demographic.

The arboretum pictures itself as a venue for all ages — “womb to tomb,” Lendecker says, “everyone from grandmothers to grandkids.” Its Mommy & Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays act as a point of entry for young parents. But young professionals, “they go where the hottest thing is,” Lendecker says. “That’s hard to keep up with, it really is.”

It’s not the only organization in Dallas throwing things at walls to see what sticks. The Dallas Holocaust Museum, for example, offered special millennial admission prices and millennial-only events in June in hopes of educating a younger generation.

Outdoor concerts, which “Dallas does really well,” Lendecker says, are fairly popular with this demographic. The Dallas Zoo hosts summer concerts, as does the Dallas Museum of Art. “Everybody’s doing it,” Lendecker says, but the Arboretum has one strong advantage.

“We’re at the lake,” she says. “That’s hard to compete with.”

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CRIME FILES

RICHARD SPECK, THE MASS MURDERER OF EAST DALLAS

It was 50 years ago this month that a sensational mass murder took place in Chicago, making headlines around the world.

The killer, who stabbed and strangled eight nursing students the night of July 13, 1966, was reared in our neighborhood.

Richard Speck grew up in Old East Dallas and attended J.L. Long Middle School. He dropped out of Crozier Tech High School in ninth grade. He had worked for the Dallas Parks Department and 7-Up. Old newspaper stories say he lived on Reiger and on Terry Avenue prior to the vicious crime.

After being arrested a staggering 41 times in Dallas, Speck moved to Illinois four months before he

committed the murders.

Speck’s Dallas rap sheet included forging a check at Minyard’s, 6015 Lindsley. He stole 57 cartons of cigarettes and 14 six packs of beer burglarizing McKee Food Store off Live Oak. He was out on parole for those crimes in January 1965 when he attacked 28-year-old Sarah Wadsworth with a 17-inch knife behind her home at El Dubo Apartments, 5315 Junius.

A Dallas County judge sentenced Speck to 490 days (almost 17 months) in jail; he served five months of that sentence when his parole was revoked, and he was sent back to the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the earlier robbery and burglary. But upon his release July 2, 1965, Dallas County failed to call him back to finish

serving the 12 months or so left on his sentence for the assault.

If they had, he might’ve been behind bars in July 1966.

As it happened, Speck’s sister Carolyn Wilson drove him to the Greyhound station in downtown Dallas and put him on a bus to Illinois, where he had family, in March 1966. Dallas police were looking for him after they’d caught bootleggers selling 70 stolen cartons of cigarettes out of the trunk of Speck’s car at A&M Grocery and Market, 5641 Culver.

If she hadn’t done that, this might be a different story. — RACHEL STONE

The old Minyard store at 6015 Lidnsley is where Richard Speck comitted one of his many crimes in Dallas. He broke into the store and took 57 cartons of cigarettes and 14 six packs of beer. (Photo by Rasy Ran)

July 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA

Little Forest Hills offers its own Independence Day parade and festival beginning at 9 a.m. Floats head out of the parking lot of the Promise of Peace Community Garden and make their way to Casa Linda Park.

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July 8

DISCO FEVER

Eager to introduce your kids to classic tunes and for your kids to give you a taste of modern pop? Head to Disco Kids where there will be music, food trucks and even silly string.

It’ll Do Dallas, 4322 Elm, 214.827.7236, facebook.com/ItllDoClub, $5+

July 10

TOO HOT TO HANDLE

Gives Dallas runners a challenge with this 5k or 15k. Do you think you have what it takes or is it “too hot to handle?”

Norbuck Park at White Rock Lake, runproject.org, $24-$64

July 12

POUR YOURSELF INTO HISTORY

Drink up a little bit of Dallas history while sipping on cocktails. The Dallas Historical Society offerings this chance to learn about Dallas’ most interesting places. San Francisco Rose, 3024 Greenville., 214.826.2020, sanfranciscorose.net, free

July 19

‘THE AUDIENCE’

In a rare appearance, catch Helen Mirren as the queen, live and on the big screen, in her Tony-winning performance of “The Audience” at the Angelika Film Center & Café.

Angelika Film Center & Café, 5321 E. Mockingbird, Suite 230, 972.943.1300, angelikafilmcenter.com, $20

July 1-24

‘PINKALICOUS’

For anything and everything pink, look no further than “Pinkalicous, The Musical.” Based on the book, the musical returns to Dallas Children’s Theater by popular demand.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.978.0110, dct.org, $22-$28

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS

It wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the Dallas Arboretum. Each Friday, the Arboretum has face painting, a petting zoo, silhouette artist Micki Triggs and music.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15

July 2-July 23

‘RICHARD III’

What pairs wells with a nice picnic on the grass? Shakespeare in the Park’s “Richard III.” Prepare yourself for a night full of “the all-consuming nature of the desire for power.”

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

July 4

FOURTH OF JULY PARADE

One of Lakewood’s biggest events of the year, the Fourth of July parade, is all about dreaming big. Enjoy the floats, old vehicles and dancing troupes on Lakewood Boulevard at 10 a.m. Lakewood Boulevard and Cambria, lakewoodparade.com, free

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Dream Cafe’s burgers are all served with leaf lettuce, tomato and red onion. (Photo by Kathy Tran)

DREAM CAFE

With plenty of outdoor seating and a large, open floor plan, it’s clear the owners of the newly opened Dream Cafe on Mockingbird decided to dream big.

The brightly colored diner is upscale without being uptight, making it a perfect place to meet friends for a late, lazy-day breakfast, or lunch when you just need to get out of the office. Expect to find classic dishes with a twist, Lakewood Dream Cafe owner Christine Lott says.

“We’re kind of American eclectic with a healthy flair.”

The Cafe serves breakfast and lunch every day until 3 p.m. and features a dinner menu Tuesday through Saturday.

Lott says some of the house favorites include the Mystic Pasta, a grilled chick-

en dish dressed up with brie, smoked bacon and pearl onions, then tossed with orecchiette pasta in a garlic cream sauce. The Sonoma squash, a creamy, savory plate delivering a roasted acorn squash stuffed with brown rice, pecans, currants, shallots and goat cheese, is another popular choice with customers. The dish is served with a garden salad with balsamic or cilantro-lime vinaigrette.

Lott also recommends the shrimp sacos. The whole wheat tortillas are packed with crispy fried shrimp, avocado, cabbage slaw and aioli and served with black beans, brown rice and sour cream.

This is the third Dream Cafe — the first two are in Uptown and Addison — and the only one owned by neighbor Lott. — STEVE

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MAKES 24

PÂTE Á CHOUX:

1 cup water

1/2 cup butter, unsalted

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

4 eggs

FILLING:

Ice cream flavor of your choice (vanilla bean is recommended)

Fresh strawberries, sliced

DIRECTIONS:

Heat water, butter and salt in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once the butter is completely melted, reduce the heat and add the flour. Whisk until the flour and butter mixture form into a paste that pulls away from the sides of the pan.

Take mixture off of the heat and pour dough into a mixer with paddle attachment.

Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes to release the steam from the dough. Slowly add the eggs, one by one, and beat until the dough is smooth and all ingredients are fully combined.

Pipe or scoop dough into 2-inch balls on a baking sheet.

Egg-wash the top of dough for a golden brown finish.

Bake at 425 °F for 10 minutes and then reduce the heat to 375 °F for about 15 minutes or until profiteroles are a light golden brown.

Allow the profiteroles to cool completely before filling.

Cut profiteroles in half and add one scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and fresh cut strawberries.

Garnish with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Kristen Massad writes a monthly column about sweets and baked goods. The professional pastry chef graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York City and owned Tart Bakery on Lovers Lane for eight years. She blogs about food and lifestyles at inkfoods.com.

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SUMMER IS HERE and most East Dallas youth are basking in three months of unadulterated freedom. But for the industrious ones looking to pocket some extra cash, it means trading in schoolbooks for job applications. From lifeguards to lemonade stands, kids at all different ages seek seasonal work to save up for everything from candy to cars. Here, some of our prominent and longtime neighbors share their memories of working hard during the summer, why they did it and what it taught them.

AT THE PULPIT

Corner Market owner Chuck Cole didn’t always head one of M Streets’ most popular cafes.

Long before Cole founded the Market in 2005, he was a college student attending the Engineering School of Texas and looking for a leg up. He took a summer internship with an engineering firm — from the looks of it, a cushy desk job with a little bit of fieldwork peppered in now and then.

“It started out great,” Cole reminisces about his first month on the job.

He was making good money, for a college student, whose only job seemed to be pushing papers on long, hot summer days. Cole even had his own office and a secretary — something none of his college buddies would be able to brag about once class resumed.

For one month that summer, Cole lived the high life working for a

firm that specialized in ultrasound technology.

Then he was told what he’d be doing in the field.

The firm’s equipment largely was implemented by paper companies. It could measure the width of steel pipes inside paper mills that processed large quantities of pulp each day. The technology — which was pretty stateof-the-art at the time, according to Cole — allowed the paper manufacturers to replace pipes before they wore out.

The paper mills were gargantuan.

“These were huge, round vessels with hundreds of thousands of steel water pipes to process pulp,” Cole said. “They were just massive. They look like big grain silos. But it’s just to boil massive quantities of water.”

Cole’s job?

To be lowered into the silos by a

rope to measure the pipes. All of them.

“I said, ‘You want me to do what?’ ”

So he left his cushy office and his very own secretary to travel to small towns around Alabama and Mississippi to use ultrasound equipment.

The summer that started out with so much promise ended with him dangling from a rope inside a paper mill. He’d spend hours and hours inside the paper mill, moving pipe by pipe, often in triple-digit heat with humidity to match.

“I’d start early,” Cole says. “Like around 6 a.m. And then, all day, like until maybe 4 in the afternoon.”

Once he was finished, Cole would return to whichever local hotel the company would set him up in. The one positive from the day-to-day experience was the food, Cole says.

“We had carte blanche on the food,” Cole says. “Whatever Holiday Inn had the best of, we would get.”

Despite the lavish spread he would treat himself to, Cole still thought about throwing in the towel.

Today he’s proud that he stuck it out.

“I learned to make the best of rough situations. I thought about quitting after the first inspection, but stuck with it, and was glad I did. I met a lot of interesting people.”

Cole graduated college and, even though he found success in the booming real estate market, moved over to the restaurant business.

After having a role in several eateries, he decided to take a shot at his own place, even though his degree is in engineering.

“My family has been in the M Streets since the 1930s, so I was very familiar with the changing neighborhood and the need for a place like the Corner Market,” he says. “I had a lot of ideas and recipes that I thought would work, but nobody else thought it was a good idea. Up to that time, almost every daytime, non-alcohol business, failed on Lower Greenville.”

Once again, he had to stick with it, and, once again, he’s glad he did.

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THAT’S THE TICKET

One of East Dallas’ long-standing art teachers got her start at one of the pillars of Dallas’ creative scene.

Cherri Flynn, who now teaches at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, started working when she was 16 at the State Fair Music Hall box office. That means she pulled theater tickets by hand when people called in to buy seats to a show.

Flynn says the analog system of the 1960s required a lot more brainpower than people might expect.

“We had to be able to draw a visual picture [of the hall] in our heads just by talking to them,” she said. “You had to be careful because you could mess things up easily.”

She worked there for one summer while she was in high school. It was a 9-to-5 job in downtown Dallas, which was exciting at first, but reality set in pretty quickly.

“It was a big room and we all had a little cubicle and a phone. You had to wait for people to call, then you just got up and you pulled the tickets,” she says. “You did that during the day, every day.”

Flynn says the system at the time was “very trusting.” Customers called in and Flynn would take down their information and hold their tickets to be picked up and paid for later. It was essentially an honor system for theater patrons.

“It wasn’t like they used a credit card over the phone,” Flynn says.

While the job became tedious, it did have its perks.

Flynn and the 30 other young women in the office took turns working the will-call office at Music Hall the night of shows. Usually two or three people worked the booth each show.

When a show ended its run, the theater staff, including the will-call office, were invited to the cast party. The art deco theater was a popular venue that brought big names to Dallas.

While schmoozing at cast parties, Flynn had the chance to meet some

major stars of the day including Carol Burnett, Lyle Waggoner and Gene Kelly.

“Gene Kelly was doing a ‘Singing in the Rain’ stage performance. It was really awesome,” Flynn said. “Gene Kelly was like super, super, super nice. I was shocked as a 16-year-old that he was that old without makeup. That was my first realization that movie stars don’t look as good as you think they do.”

And Carol Burnett?

“She was cracking jokes. She was great,” Flynn says. “We actually got to talk to them.”

The cast parties were far from the glitzy Hollywood affair you might picture when you imagine Gene Kelly at a party in the mid-1960s.

Flynn says they were mostly informal, low-key events.

“They weren’t glamorous at all. There was a room ... I don’t know, just a big room and there were couches behind the stage. It was not a big thing. They were really casual.”

While hobnobbing with celebrities on occasion was fun, Flynn did not return the following summer.

“I guess it couldn’t have been that fun,” she reminisces.

The following summers she worked as a secretary at an insurance office. She also was a seasonal employee at a department store one Christmas, but neither of those jobs held any excitement, either.

Finally she found something closer to what she was looking for: She landed a job at the Dallas Park and Recreation Department running summer programs for children.

“They would plan summer programs at the gyms of local elementary schools,” she recalls. “I would organize games and we’d go to the swimming center.”

Flynn still holds a summer job to this day. The teacher has spent 21 years working at summer camps around Dallas.

THE ICE CAPADES

Long before Philip Kingston became a lawyer or was elected to the Dallas City Council as the District 14 representative, he was just like anyone else looking for some extra cash during the summer.

Before going off to college, Kingston knew he was going to need tuition money. He had held down a few after-school jobs, but he was looking for a summer gig that would give him plenty of hours so he could make some real money.

Luckily, his father was comptroller of an ice factory in San Antonio.

Today, most ice is made in fully automated factories, or on site. The factory where Kingston worked, by comparison, was more than a century old.

The factory operated on a very old system using compressed ammonia that would circulate through tubes and freeze a 200-pound block of ice. After the chiller, the blocks were put into rectangular cans before heading to a crusher. The ice was then placed into 10-pound bags and stitched closed before being stacked 5-feet high on a pallet and wrapped in plastic for transport.

Most of the factory workers “had arms as big as your legs,” Kingston says.

After proving himself on the line, Kingston eventually was assigned to the snow machine. That, Kingston says, would take all the leftovers — the smaller pieces of ice that escaped the bags — and eventually work those into a block of ice to be crushed.

“It didn’t pay a high wage,” he says. “I think $5 an hour. I’d work 80 hours a week and then I’d get 40 hours at $7.50. That was really good in 1991.”

At one point that summer, Kingston says he worked 240 hours in a three-week stretch. But he was able to do what he set out to accomplish. Almost all of the money he made that summer went toward his first semester of college.

Furthering his education, he says, wasn’t really a choice. He was told he would be attending college. So finding a way to pay for it was a must.

The factory wasn’t in a good area of town, Kingston recalls, and many of the employees had a checkered past. Kingston says he was the only person under 18 who hadn’t already served a prison sentence.

“My best friend at plant ... had served seven years for murder. I don’t know how you get seven years for that. But he was a really good guy and tried to help me fit in with all the other workers,” Kingston says.

The word around the factory was that managers’ toughness matched the laborers. People in the factory always told the story about one worker who attempted to unionize.

“So the plant superintendent took him into the parking lot and beat the tar out of him.”

Other than the colorful cast of characters, Kingston says his job in the ice factory was punishing.

“It was a horrible job. It was incredibly, mind-numbingly dull. You would think 100-degree heat would make you want to work in a freezer all day, but it doesn’t, because after a while you’re just in a freezer. It just sucks,” he says.

The entire summer was brutal and boring, but Kingston says the job did teach him to value his money.

After one frozen summer, Kingston vowed never to return to the factory.

“By the next year I had gotten into waiting tables and making really stupid money for a kid that age.”

It turns out, Kingston says, he was better suited for the hospitality industry, where he probably served his drinks neat.

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Karen Blessen grew up in Columbus, Neb., in the 1960s, an agricultural town of about 12,000 people at the time and not much nearby.

So when the future Pulitzer Prizewinning artist and founder of arts nonprofit 29 Pieces was a teenager and wanted to earn a little extra cash, there was only one option: corn.

“One of my first summer jobs was as a corn detassler,” Blessen says. “That was definitely the thing back in my little town. There were very few ways for kids to make money other than babysitting. Detassling corn was the way that young teenage kids made money.”

Once the corn was tall enough to be

picked, Blessen and the other teenage employees would load into the back of a flatbed truck at the crack of dawn on what would eventually become a scorching summer day.

She quickly found herself in the middle of one of Columbus’ many acres of corn, collecting as much as she could carry. Being underaged and inexperienced didn’t help her cause.

“We had to walk through fields of corn. You had to walk through row after row, and the corn is a lot taller than most of the kids were.”

While the job was long and tedious, she quickly found that detassling had a lot more to do with the birds and the bees than she expected.

“It’s about corn sex,” she explains.

“You don’t want corn breeding with different varieties of corn that could ruin the hybridization. You don’t want the corn having sex with each other.”

Blessen says she barely lasted a month on the job. The day-in, day-out operation wore her down and she eventually quit.

The job went on, rain or shine, Blessen says, and the fields always were filled with bugs.

“It was a really dirty, mucky, sweaty first job,” she says. “All of us teenage girls would come home drenched in sweat and muck, covered with bugs. I remember my parents asking me to wait in the backyard before entering the house so that they could hose me off and scrub me down in the backyard.”

She made $50 for her efforts, which seems like pittance now, but was, at the time, a thrilling amount for the small-town teen.

“I went to Omaha with a good friend and we giggled a lot and went shopping for two or three new outfits for school, which was pretty much a new wardrobe in 1969.”

Once her money was spent, Blessen needed a new way to make some cash. She moved on to waitressing at a teenage hangout where servers delivered food on roller skates to borrowed cars full of hungry adolescents on awkward first dates.

Again, Blessen found she was not cut out for the job.

She says she was so uncoordinated, she didn’t last long there either — “a week, tops,” she guesses.

“I was just terrible at it. Young, clumsy and awkward.”

She was so bad at both jobs, Blessen used the experiences to push for a college education.

“Summer jobs got a whole lot better after I went to college. Actually, that summer job in the corn fields was the best possible motivation for higher education.”

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When you have a seat on the Dallas City Council, you see some pretty wild stuff, but East Dallas’ District 9 Councilman Mark Clayton has worked somewhere even more exotic. During college, he found himself in St. Louis, Mo., for the summer after his parents moved there. Needing something to do during the long summer days, he set his sights on landing a gig at the St. Louis Zoo.

Day after day, he showed up to ask for an internship, and day after day he was shot down. But he kept at it, and his tenacity eventually paid off.

“I basically got a job there through persistence,” he says.

His day-to-day operations at the zoo were pretty boring. “I basically just told people where the bathroom was.”

That left him with plenty of on-thejob free time. He ended up absorbing

more than 40 books that summer, mostly at the zoo.

“I became very well read that summer,” Clayton jokes.

“Looking back it wasn’t that bad. If you have a nine-hour day and you work really hard during three of those hours then you’ve got six where you can kind of take it easy.”

It was certainly better work than one of his previous after-school jobs.

For a while he sold newspaper subscriptions door-to-door.

The job involved being picked up after school by a stranger, dropped off in some unknown neighborhood and walking around for roughly four hours until he made his way home.

He did that for three months before calling it quits.

“That was definitely my worst job,” he says. “It made me realize I needed an education.”

The zoo job, by comparison, had major perks.

“I got to go behind the scenes. I got to see what animals were being brought in. I got to see an elephant being born. It’s not the most brainpower I’ve ever used for a job, but it was still a good experience.”

At the time, Clayton says, the St. Louis Zoo consistently was listed as one of the top in the country. The work being done at the zoo, and the way the staff went about it, gave him a different perspective.

“Everybody was always just in a good mood. The people there could have made a lot of money working in another job,” he remembers. Clayton says the experience gave him the desire for a job where money wasn’t everything.

Now he’s on city council. Go figure.

“I got to see an elephant being born.”

DID MY NEW NEIGHBOR JUST BUY THAT HOUSE FOR $1 MILLION?

STORY BY SAM GILLESPIE / PHOTO BY RASY RAN

Is Lakewood a $1 million neighborhood? Will that new home being constructed or big remodel across the street really bust through to seven figures?

That air isn’t as rarefied as it used to be. Sixty homes in East Dallas zip codes 75206, 75214 and 75218 sold for $1 million or more over the last 12 months, according to an assessment by the Briggs Freeman marketing department. That’s four times the number of million-dollar homes sold in 2006 and in 2011, before and after the Great Recession.

What’s driving this increase over the magic milliondollar number? An economist might say low interest rates, strong demand and higher construction costs. That’s a plausible explanation that can be well defended. The local real estate experts we talked to

have some other theories that hit a bit closer to home.

• Starting from the ground up (quite literally), a big driver has been the cost of dirt. A lot in Lakewood Heights, often with a 1930s twobedroom, one-bathroom home on it, can’t be had for less than $400,000 — if you can find one at all. In Forest Hills, the lot values are a mind-bending $600,000 and up. With those numbers as a starting point, it doesn’t take long for a newly constructed home to reach $1 million. But the relationship between lot value and total home value hasn’t been proportionally the same over time. The previous rule of thumb for many Realtors and builders was that

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land would be 25 to 30 percent of the total home cost. That ratio is now around 40 percent.

• Don’t assume that newcomers are Barnett Shale millionaires or dotcom executives with stock options. Although it’s not dominant, there is a health care bent in the buyer profile for the Realtors who work and play in the $1 million sandboxes. The last three buyers of million-dollar homes in Lakewood for Lauren Valek Farris of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty were: 1) a doctor who has a practice associated with Baylor; 2) a telecom executive relocating from Fort Worth; and 3) a healthcare administrator relocating from North Carolina. Scott Jackson of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate has seen physicians from Baylor, Southwestern, Parkland and even Veterans Administration doctors as clients buying big-ticket homes in East Dallas. Jackson points out that to shield personal wealth from possible litigation, doctors will place a disproportionate amount of wealth in their homestead. This leads to more doctors buying million-dollar homes compared to other professions. On top of that, lenders see physicians as really good borrowers. Jackson notes that one well-known local lender will originate a mortgage on a $1 million home with no down payment required to an established physician. Doctors have choices in home purchases that others don’t — put a big bushel of dough in your home to have a substantial homestead or put no money down at all.

• These buyers aren’t from Toyota or Liberty Mutual or State Farm or Fed Ex. The senior executives from the big corporate relocations that make headlines and populate Legacy or CityLine aren’t moving to East Dallas. Valek Farris notes that Briggs Freeman is a preferred relocation firm for Toyota and is unaware of

any Toyota executive relocating to Lakewood from California. East Dallas to Legacy is a tough commute, even for somebody who has suffered driving the 405 in Los Angeles to work for years. Jackson says his business is about evenly split between current Lakewood residents trading up and relocations from other parts of the country.

• A trend toward contemporary architecture contributes to escalating home values. Both Valek Farris and Jackson say the rise in contemporary architecture will make a home, all other things equal, more expensive to build. Ryan Williams of W2 Studios notes that materials for this type of home are generally more costly. There is expensive plate glass in lieu of traditional walls. Flat roofs on contemporary homes cost more than sloped shingled roofs on traditional homes. A museum-like finish on interior walls replaces paint and sheetrock. Contemporary architecture can’t easily hide design or construction flaws and takes a higher skilled worker to get it right the first time. It all adds up to a higher-priced home.

• The Pinterest effect has taken hold in Lakewood. If you want some remodeling ideas or are designing a million-dollar custom home, take the next three months to “Browse more than 10 million photos and filter

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The previous rule of thumb for many Realtors and builders was that land would be 25 to 30 percent of the total home cost. That ratio is now around 40 percent.

based on your taste” as houzz.com invites you to do. The same craziness exists on Pinterest. Neighborhood architect Eddie Maestri sees the “wish lists and the price tags getting bigger” from the pinning and posting of the world’s most beautiful kitchens and master baths. Maestri also predicts that these trends blowing up social media “will be outdated if they go mainstream too quick.” Then the question becomes

what to do with your house that was contemporary a few months ago and now isn’t?

• So are we in a bubble or is this the new normal? Mary Poss of Ebby Halliday Realtors thinks this market has more runway because “our housing values have been lower than other parts of the country, and Dallas is playing catch-up. I don’t see it slowing down for quite a while.” Jackson thinks there has been “a reset.” A starter house in

Lakewood now costs $400,000. One trade-up is now a $1 million home. Valek Farris doesn’t see the market going backward.

Veterans of multiple real estate cycles will say that when the market is in the ditch you think you’ll never crawl out, and when the market is booming, you think the trees will grow to the sky. In either case, beware the prophet who says, “It’s different this time.”

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EDUCATION

Three neighborhood schools will have new leadership at their helm in the upcoming school year. Dallas ISD announced JASON MYATT as the new principal for Lakewood Elementary School. Myatt, who was principal at Schimelpfenig Middle School in Plano, replaces TONI GOODMAN, who left the school mid-spring semester. DISD executive director TRACI FRALEY describes Myatt as a “highly effective educational leader known for his inclusiveness, curricular knowledge, relationship building, coaching and professionalism.” Lakewood’s interim principal, BERT HART , will take over at Robert E. Lee Elemen-

tary next fall. Previously, Hart was the assistant principal at Lakewood and also spent two stints as Stonewall Jackson Elementary’s assistant principal so is “very familiar with our neighborhood schools,” Fraley says. Over at Woodrow Wilson High School, officials are again searching for a new principal after MICHAEL DANG backed out in June. Dang was announced in May the replacement for outgoing principal KYLE RICHARDSON , who retired this year. DISD spokesman Andre Riley says the school district will “work efficiently to find the right principal.”

THE CHILDREN’S CENTER , which has been in East Dallas since 1952, moved locations this June to space in White Rock United Methodist Church. Children’s Center director CHRISTY TORNELLI says the preschool and kindergarten “had outgrown space that we had before and we wanted to be able to stretch our wings a

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PEOPLE

ANTHONY TAYLOR, 5, took the stage as Young Coalhouse when “Ragtime” came to Fair Park’s Music Hall. After hearing about the walk-on role, Anthony’s mother, Sherika, sent in Anthony’s application. Francisco Chairez, spokesman for Dallas Summer Musicals, says they offered walk-on roles because “[they] wanted to do something fun for the last three shows.” The series also includes “42nd Street,” running June 28-July 10. Sherika says Anthony “[didn’t] think the fact that it’s a Broadway production [had] sunk in his brain” before going onstage for the first time.

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FOOD AND DRINK

JOY MACARONS has opened its second location on Lower Greenville after much success at its Oak Cliff location. Liz Lanier, the macaron maker of JOY, says that “JOY will be a great fit” in Lower Greenville. Just like the original location at 839 W. Davis, JOY will be open seven days a week.

After 10 years, GREENVILLE AVENUE PIZZA CO. is opening a second location on the corner of Garland and Peavy roads. In a press release, Sammy and Molly Mandell say they are “so fortunate to have this opportunity to expand and share our concept with the community where we grew up.” Open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., the restaurant will serve pizza, hot sandwiches, wings and garlic knots to the pizza lovers and the late night munchers.

EMPORIUM PIES will add its third location on Main Street in Deep Ellum. Known for pies like “The Drunken Nut,” “Lord of the Pies” and “The Cherry Bomb,” the new location will open this

fall just in time for the holiday seasons. Instead of the normal sandwich and fries combination, why not switch it up with a cocktail? Opened in early May in the Vagabond’s old building, KNUCKLE SANDWICH CO. offers a new twist on your local deli. Owners Eddie “Lucky” Campbell and Andrew Brimecome told Dallas Culturemap that this dream of a “hybrid deli” has been an idea 30 years in the making. This venture is not a first for the two. They also were a part of the team that opened Parliament Bar back in 2014. Knuckle Sandwich Co. is open seven days a week from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. with hopes to do delivery in the future.

Construction will begin this fall on a CHICK-FIL-A at Garland Road and Oldgate with plans to opne on Jan. 15, according to property owner John Brodersen. Rumors about the restaurant coming to different corners of the neighborhood have circulated for several years, but it seems they’ve finally been finalized.

FAMILIAR FACES

The investors of THE LOT on East Grand picked up the old JIMMY’S WHEEL-IN and CENTURY LIQUOR STORE next door to turn into a more adult-friendly restaurant, distinct from its current family-friendly concept. The Lot’s managing partner, John McBride, says they are going to “put together something fun,” and to expect something “sooner rather than later.”

Just south on Grand, the former Promise of Peace Garden’s lot was purchased two years ago by METRO PAWS , which is hoping to open its third location this November or December. The building will have two stories with a possible dog park in back for its clients’ use, office manager Trey Knowles says, adding that the new clinic “will give some of our current clients a closer option” in an “area in need of veterinary care.”

The 24th GOODY GOODY Liquor Store should be open to White Rock customers this August. The newest store replaces the former Payless Discount liquor store

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on Garland Road between Gaston and Winsted, and Goody Goody spokesman Armando Gonzalez says the new store “gives us an opportunity” since the company’s original store on Lower Greenville closed three years ago. The White Rock location will be modernized similar to newer locations in Colleyville and Houston, and will offer higher-end wines for our neighborhood’s clientele.

NOW CLOSED

Lower Greenville customers of CAFÉ BRAZIL were met with a sign upon arrival in late May. After abruptly closing its doors, the sign told customers to head over to the University Park location only “four minutes away.” There are still many Café Brazils throughout north Texas in Addison, Bishop Arts, Carrollton, Cedar Springs, Deep Ellum, Denton, Richardson, University Park, Fort Worth and Plano.

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ANGLICAN

ALL SAINTS EAST DALLAS / allsaintseastdallas.org

Sunday worship service at 5:00 pm

Meeting at Central Lutheran Church / 1000 Easton Road

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Sunday School 9:15am & Worship 10:30am

Pastor Jeff Donnell / www.lbcdallas.com

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

Worship & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

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

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

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

LUTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 am / Worship Service 10:30 am

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane

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

METHODIST

GRACE UMC / Diverse, Inclusive, Missional

Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 am / Worship, 10:50 am 4105 Junius St. / 214.824.2533 / graceumcdallas.org

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

Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary

PRESBYTERIAN

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UNITY

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

Anger seems to be all the rage now. Political pundits see seething masses behind the presidential campaign success of candidates in both parties. Each in his or her own way taps into frustration with the way people feel the world is organized against them, and/or with the direction of social mores, and/or inequality in economic outcomes — for the middle class especially.

Feelings are rooted in facts that give rise to them. Change is the one constant in life, and the speed of change is hard to keep up with. Information travels in nanoseconds now. We are bombarded by news we don’t need along with news we need, and culling through the one to get to the other is a chore. Stories sensationalize the silly and banal. Long form pieces provoking thought are rare. Sources are increasingly dubious; hence emails are rife that spread half-truths and reinforce a culture of complaint.

Whether the subject is samegender marriage or the right bathroom for transgender persons to use, the question of whether black lives matter enough to shape respectful relationships by or for law enforcement, or equal pay for equal work for women, the social stasis is in flux. This produces, on the one hand, anxiety in those who feel a loss of what they have known as standards they could count on, and, on the other hand, boldness in those who see an opportunity to move from the margins to the center.

The shrinking middle class wants to be heard. Their grievance with the rich goes to their sense that the traditional rungs on the ladder of

opportunity have been sawed off. Unions have been broken up; jobs have been offshored for cheap foreign labor. Higher education costs have exploded. At the same time, they believe those beneath them in the socio-economic strata receive benefits denied to them. They feel squeezed in both directions.

The anger is real, but is it good? It can be. Anger can motivate action. It can mobilize people to seek change.

It can also do more harm than good.

“Be angry but do not sin,” the Bible says. “Do not let the sun go down on your anger.”

I haven’t made many good decisions in the heat of anger, have you? I regret most of what I said or did in fits of rage. Anger should give us pause before it drives our behavior. It should alert us to what’s wrong, but then enlist our spiritual reason to address how to right the wrong.

Frederick Buechner puts it pithily:

“Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back — in many ways it is a feast fit for a king.

“The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.”

As the summer temperature rises in all sorts of ways, we would do well to cool down with more than lemonade. Raw emotion needs the partnership of considered thought to bring about a beloved community where everyone feels at home and no one lacks hope.

George Mason is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church. 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

Allie Beth Allman & Associates Honors Our WOMEN IN

LAUREN VALEK FARRIS, SVP KELLEY THERIOT MCMAHON, SVP

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Both born and raised in Lakewood, Lauren Valek Farris and Kelley Theriot McMahon are passionate about real estate in East Dallas. As neighborhood experts, Lauren and Kelley have joined forces to bring you the extraordinary and formed The Farris McMahon Group.

Lauren and Kelley are both Top Producers and Senior Vice Presidents of the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty’s Lakewood Office. They bring an enthusiasm and commitment to each client, walking them through the process of buying or selling their home and treating them like family along the way. Lakewood/East Dallas is the heart of both Lauren and Kelley’s world; it is where they live, work and play. They are so excited to continue to bring the extraordinary to the neighborhood – contact them if you are thinking about buying or selling a home in the area! Visit laurenandkelley.com today!

lfarris@briggsfreeman.com

Luxury Service When It Matters Most

Vicki White has lived in East Dallas her entire life and her team is considered area experts for Lakewood, Forest Hills, M Streets, Casa Linda, Lochwood and Lake Highlands.

“Words are inadequate in describing my gratitude to Vicki for her dedication to selling my house. To be sure, my house was once a showplace but from years of neglect and a declining neighborhood, it was a most difficult house to sell. However, Vicki and her devoted team worked tirelessly until a buyer was found. I’ve used numerous Realtors in the past, but no one has labored as hard as Vicki did to get the job done. Thank you Vicki…… job well done.” -James and Tracy Blakely

GIA MARSHELLO, VP Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Real estate is exciting and very personal. Because every buyer and seller is unique, each transaction needs to be an “extraordinary experience.”

Gia Marshello has produced consistent, award-winning results for the past 17 years in the hospitality business and throughout her real estate career. Her hospitality management background ensures a caring and consistent work ethic, and her real estate success is based on integrity, experience and market knowledge.

A longtime resident of Lakewood, Gia raised three sportsminded sons and has applied her “teamwork” approach to her successful business. She has sold several premier properties including the Ray Hubbard Estate and other properties on Lakewood Boulevard.

With exceptional local market knowledge and a reputation for outstanding client service, Gia produces extraordinary results at every turn.

Back Row: Barbara Macleod, Juliette Bouchard, Britt Lopez, Dani Hanna, Nancy Garcia, Ashley Cox

Front Row: Amanda Rosander, Sunny Wood, Brooke Pearce, Kathie Truitt, Melissa McGarity, Lori VanMeter, Bess Dickson, Jennifer McClain

VP Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

East Dallas is extraordinary. As a 25-year East Dallas resident, Elizabeth has developed a deep-seated relationship with the community.

Coming from a corporate financial background, Elizabeth understands that buying a home is one of the most significant financial investments in your life. In order to meet her clients’ needs, Elizabeth founded the Mast Sturgeon Real Estate Group. She developed her business model based on relationships, and with the neighborhood in mind. Elizabeth offers her clients a unique blend of uncompromising business and negotiation skills, coupled with home staging, personal service, and a love and passion for East Dallas that has proven to be a great success.

From owning a small business to founding a beloved community event in Light Up Lakewood, Elizabeth truly embodies the spirit of the neighborhood she represents. It is a privilege for Elizabeth to be at the heart of such precious significant moments in the lives of clients and the community in which she lives and loves.

Shea Boothe, longtime Lakewood entrepreneur and owner of 2 Shea Boutique & Med Spa, located in the heart of the Lakewood Shopping Center, is thrilled to announce the opening of her newest venture, 2 Shea Baby Boutique. This little gem of a store is located on La Vista in between the Bank of America and the Lakewood Post Office. “Lakewood has had such a need for a baby boutique that I felt now was a prime time to open 2 Shea Baby”, Boothe says. They offer everything from Wubnub pacifiers to adorable onesies made by local Lakewood designers, to Little Giraffe plush blankets. And of course a store filled with darling baby clothing like Kickee Pants and Magnificent Baby and accessories from Daisy Baby and Baby Aspen to name just a few. Their clients have loved 2 Shea Baby because of the vast variety of clothing, accessories, stuffed animals, wall art, books, toys and puzzles that make great gifts for that special little one. For convenience they offer clients complimentary gift wrapping, baby registry services and monogramming. At 2 Shea Baby their motto is “Only the best for Baby”.

Located across from Mi Cocina & the Lakewood Theater

Shea Boothe Owner & Founder

Tammy,

As members of Fowler’s mission advancement team, their responsibilities include sharing the benefits of Fowler’s senior living, coordinating volunteer opportunities, and raising funds for our 124 year-old East Dallas nonprofit. If you are looking for a senior community, call Tammy; if you are looking for volunteer opportunities, call Ashley; if you want to make a difference in the lives of 550 seniors and

about serving our

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NATIONAL CHAMPS

The FC Dallas Central youth soccer team, lead by coach Daniel Rivas, took top prize in the SuperCopa Elite 24 National Championship. During the June 3-5 tournament, they played teams all over the country. The players, most of whom have played together near White Rock Lake their entire lives, include Julian Polma, Adan Gonzalez, Noah McGough, Max Sabogal, Grady Norton, Walker Teal, Alex Briceno, Mahey Mohammed, Ryan Rivas, Marlowe Polma, Ben Kelley, Andres Benitez and Cooper McGough.

CLASSES/TUTORING/ LESSONS

ART: Draw/Paint. Adults All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Days: Mon & Wed. Students bring supplies. Nights: 1xt month workshop, supplies furnished. Jane Cross. 214-534-6829,

CREATIVE ARTS CENTER More than 500 adult art classes/ workshops from metal to mosaic! www.creativeartscenter.org

FARMERS BRANCH AQUATICS CENTER Visit our new natatorium. Begin swim, fitness classes & open swim. fbh2o.com

EMPLOYMENT

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SERVICES FOR YOU

AT ODDS WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Easily Learn Essential Skills. Services include Digital Photo Help. Sharon 214-679-9688

COMPUTER HELP! Viruses, Data Recovery, Upgrades, WiFi Problems, Onsite Tech. 214-533-6216 WebersComputers.com

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LICENSED PHYCHOLOGIST Academic, behavioral, ADHD, emotional testing. Children, adolescents, adults. Therapy. Dr. Katherine Pang 214-531-7624 lighthousepsychtesting.com

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LEGAL SERVICES

A FREE CONSULTATION Wills/Probate/Guardianships. MaryGlennAttorney.com 214-802-6768

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING, TAXES Small Businesses & Individuals. Chris King, CPA 214-824-5313 www.chriskingcpa.com

BOOKKEEPING NEEDS? Need Help Organizing Finances? No Job Too Small or Big. Call C.A.S. Bookkeeping Services. Cindy 214-577-7450

PROPERTY TAX PROTEST laurenmedel.com. 972-773-9306

PET SERVICES

Society Pet Sitter,Inc.

BUY/SELL/TRADE

SHARE FRONT ROW

Texas Rangers, Stars & Mavs seats. Tickets are available in sets of 10 games (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available). Participants randomly draw numbers prior to season to determine a draft order fair to everyone. Call 214-560-4212 or rwamre@advocatemag.com

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OAKCLIFF-LMT.COM Between Kessler & Stevens Park. Swedish & deep tissue massage. LMT Renee, 214-704-8193.

PET SERVICES

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

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ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

CLUTTERBLASTERS.COM-ESTATE SALES

Moving & DownSizing Sales, Storage Units. Since 2001. Ph/Txt Donna 972-679-3100

ORGANIZEANDREJUVENATE.COM

Declutter/Files/Feng Shui. 972-816-8004

OVERWHELMED? CALL All Points: “A Solutions Company” AllPointsEstateServices.com • 214-802-2781

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AC & HEAT

WINDOW AC TUNE UP Repair, Cleaning, Etc. Buy/Sell 214-321-5943

Family Owned & Operated

Serving the Dallas area for over 30 years

972-274-2157

www.CrestAirAndHeat.com

APPLIANCE REPAIR

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

CLEANING SERVICES

CINDY’S HOUSE CLEANING 15 yrs exp. Resd/Com. Refs. Dependable. 214-490-0133

MESS MASTERS Earth friendly housecleaning. 469-235-7272. www.messmasters.com Since ‘91

TWO SISTERS & A MOP Move in/Out. Reliable/Dependable 20 Yrs Exp. 214-283-9732 twosistersamopmaidservice.com

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN Great Prices $$. Family owned business. 15 years exp. Reliable. Excellent Refs. Call Sunny @ 214-724-2555

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com

50 Yrs. Electrical Exp. Insd. 214-328-1333

BRIGHT LIGHT ELECTRIC • 214-553-5333

TECL 31347 Lighting and Electrical Services

EXPERIENCED LICENSED ELECTRICIAN Insd. Steve. TECL#27297 214-718-9648

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

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Prompt, Honest, Quality. TECL 24668

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

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

EXTERIOR CLEANING

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

FLOORING & CARPETING

ALL WALKS OF FLOORS 214-616-7641 Carpet, Wood, Tile Sales/Service Free Estimates

HASTINGS STAINED CONCRETE

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

Restoration Flooring

CABINETRY & FURNITURE

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

Cabinet Refacing, Custom Built-ins and Entertainment/ Computer Centers.

Full Kitchen and Bath Remodels. For information, contact Jim @ 214-324-7398

Licensed Contractor proudly serving Lakewood/ East Dallas since 1995 squarenailwoodworking.com Visa/MC accptd.

CLEANING SERVICES

A MAID FOR YOU Bonded/Insured.Park Cities/ M Streets Refs. Call Us First. Joyce 214-232-9629

AFFORDABLE CLEANING Insd./Bonded. Move

In/Out. Routine Cleaning. Reliable. Dependable. Residential/ Commercial. References. 28+yrs. Delta Cleaning. 972-943-9280.

AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL CLEANING

$100 off 1st clean for new weekly/bi-weekly clients. Staff trained by Nationally Certified Cleaning Tech. Chemical-free, Green, or Traditional Cleaning. WindsorMaidServices.com 214-381-MAID (6243)

ALTOGETHER CLEAN

Relax ...We’ll Clean Your House, It Will Be Your Favorite Day! Bonded & Insurance. Free Estimates. 214-929-8413. www. altogetherclean.net

AMAZON CLEANING

Top To Bottom Clean. Fabiana.469-951-2948

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

Virus Removal, Data Recovery. Home/Biz Network Install. All Upgrades & Repairs. PC Instruction. No Trip Fee. 214-348-2566

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

ALL CONCRETE RESTORATION & Decorative Designs. Staining 214-916-8368

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Tuck Pointing / Crack Repair. Mortar Color Matching. Windows,Doors, Cracks Etc. Don 214-704-1722

BRICK, BLOCK, Stone, Concrete, Stucco. Gonzalez Masonry. 214-395-1319

BRICK, STONEWORK, FLAGSTONE PATIOS Mortar Repair. Straighten Brick Mailboxes & Columns. Call Cirilo 214-298-7174

CONCRETE REPAIRS/REPOURS

Demo existing. Stamping and Staining Driveways/Patio/Walkways

Pattern/Color available Free Estimates 972-672-5359 (36 yrs.)

CONCRETE, Driveway Specialist Repairs, Replacement, Removal, References. Reasonable. Chris 214-770-5001

EDMONDSPAVING.COM Asphalt & Concrete Driveway-Sidewalk-Patio-Repair 214-957-3216

FLAGSTONE PATIOS, Retaining Walls, BBQ’s, Veneer, Flower Bed Edging, All Stone work. Chris 214-770-5001

FENCING & DECKS

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

4 QUALITY FENCING Call Mike 214-507-9322

Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. EST. 96 Automatic Gates, Fences/Decks, ambassadorfenceco.com 214-621-3217

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

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM

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

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

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com

All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers 214.692.1991

EST. 1991 #1

COWBOY

FENCE & IRON CO.

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

cowboyfenceandiron.com

Northlake Fence and Deck

Locally owned and operated by the Mccaffrey family

www.northlakefence.com

25+ Years Experience

469.774.3147

Hardwood Installation · Hand Scraping Sand & Finish · Dustless restorationflooring.net

Willeford

hardwood floors

Superior Quality: Installation • Refinishing Repair • Cleaning & Waxing Old World Hand Scrape 214-824-1166

FOUNDATION REPAIR

OPTIMUM FOUNDATION SERVICES

Reliable, cost-effective foundation repair. We are dedicated foundation specialists who bring customized solutions. Free estimates and transferable warranties. Contact us for an easy, no-obligation consultation. 214-500-0351 Info@optimumfoundationservices.com

• Slabs • Pier & Beam

• Mud Jacking • Drainage

• Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

GARAGE

SERVICES

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

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

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

EAST DALLAS WINDOW CLEANING Power Wash. Free Est. Dependable. Derek. 214-360-0120

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR frameless shower enclosures • store fronts replacement windows • mirrors 214-349-8160

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

A R&G HANDYMAN Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, Fencing, Roofing, Light Hauling. Ron or Gary 214-622-7488, 469-878-8044

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

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

G & P HANDYMAN Plumbing, AC, Electrical, Painting, Roofing, Fix Appliances. 214-576-6824

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

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

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

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

MANNY’S HOME PAINTING & REMODEL Int./Ext. Sheetrock. Manny 214-334-2160

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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

• Exterior Painting • Interior Painting • Cabinet Makeovers

• Fence Stain

• Fence Repair

www.CertifiedPaintersCo.com 214-500-1021

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, Marble, Tile, Kitchen/Bath Remodels. 972-276-9943.stoneage.dennis@verizon.net

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

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

TOM HOLT TILE 30 Yrs Experience In Tile, Backsplashes & Floors. Refs. Avail. 214-770-3444

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

A&B LANDSCAPING Degreed Horticulturist. Landscape & Stone Work. 214-538-9625

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

LAWNS, GARDENS

& TREES

YOUR TREES could look like a WORK OF ART, I Guarantee It.

JULY

Just Trees

Call Mark Wittlich 214-332-3444

1. Change the filter monthly during the cooling season.

2. Install a programmable thermostat.

3. Insulate, insulate, insulate!

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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

LIGHT IT UP DALLAS

Your lighting specialists. 972-591-8383

Parties, Weddings, Patios, Landscape.

LSI LAWN SPRINKLERS “Making Water Work”

Irrigation system Service & Repair. Specializing In Older Copper Systems. LI #13715. 214-283-4673

ORTIZ LAWNCARE Complete Yard Care. Service by Felipe. Free Est. 214-215-3599

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

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

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

The dog days of summer are here. Keep your AC blowing all through the hot months:

PLUMBING

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

All Plumbing Repairs. Slab Leak Specialists. Licensed & Insured. ML# M36843.

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

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521 # M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues. plumberiffic69@gmail.com

Sewers • Drains • Bonded 24 Hours/7 Days

*Joe Faz 469-346-1814 - Se Habla Español*

ARRIAGA PLUMBING: General Plumbing

Since the 80’s. Insured. Lic# M- 20754 214-321-0589, 214-738-7116, CC’s accepted.

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

214-328-7371

MetroFlowPlumbing.com

Lic.# M16620

POOLS

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

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

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

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

RENOVATE DALLAS renovatedallas.com 214-403-7247

ROOFING & GUTTERS

GUARDIAN ROOFING & SOLAR

Roof Repair & Solar Installation. Project Mgr. John Beasley 214-772-7362 guardianroofingandsolar.com

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

Jeff Godsey Roofing Roof Repair Specialist

•

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

214-341-1155 bobmcdonaldco.net

Bob McDonald Company, Inc. BUILDERS/REMODELERS Chandler Design Group Design / Build / Renovate we'll turn your vision into reality

Heath Chandler 214.938.8242

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TRUE CRIME: SERIAL BANK ROBBER CAUGHT

Darius Lanar Whetstone, 27, allegedly was fleeing from a bank robbery when he was arrested on June 7 following a traffic stop on I-35E, reported Fox 4.

Police believe he may also have robbed Capital One Bank in the 4100 block of Gaston Avenue in Old East Dallas on June 2. During that crime, the suspect wielded a large kitchen knife, which he held to a bank employee’s back before collecting an undisclosed amount of money and fleeing.

It was the first in a spree, police think. On June 7, Whetstone is suspected of robbing the Oak Lawn Bank of America in the 4000 block of Cedar Springs before targeting the BB&T bank in the 7300 block of N. Stemmons Freeway. It was following that last robbery that Whetstone was pulled over and arrested.

Whetstone had previous charges for theft, trespassing and possession of marijuana.

CRIME NUMBERS 2

Men arrested and charged with aggravated robbery after a series of driveway robberies

5

Minutes, the time between the two robberies on May 19. The first woman was robbed at around 10:15 p.m. in the 6800 block of Blackwood. At 10:20 p.m., two more were robbed in the 6200 block of Saratoga.

9:47 p.m.

The time the first two victims were robbed at gunpoint in the 6100 block of Oakcrest on May 18

Source: Dallas Police Department

HIGHLANDER SCHOOL

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com Founded in 1966, Highlander offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. By limiting class size, teachers are able to build a strong educational foundation to ensure confidence in academics, athletics, and the creative and performing arts. Highlander offers a “classic” education which cannot be equaled. Monthly tours offered; call for a reservation.

LAKEHILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep.org

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

SPANISH HOUSE

Four East Dallas Locations / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com Spanish Immersion Program in East Dallas! Nursery, Preschool, Elementary and Adult Programs available. Our new K-5 Dual-Language Elementary School will be opening in August 2016 at 7159 E. Grand Avenue. Please visit our website (DallasSpanishHouse.com) or call 214.826.4410 for a tour.

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the NEW has come!”

Spanish Immersion School

Spanish

Zion Lutheran School provides a quality Christ-centered education.

6121 E. Lovers Ln. (@ Skillman) Dallas, TX 75214

214-363-1630/ ziondallas.org

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I hadn’t given this question much thought until recently, just like I haven’t pondered whether I am sufficiently “on fleek” or appropriately “woke.” (Yes and most definitely.)

But for the last few weeks, I’ve been mulling over the concept of “haters” — specifically civic haters — ever since I found myself on a short list of people categorized as such by a certain Dallas City Councilmember.

Last month, it was discovered that Lee Kleinman, who represents parts of northern Dallas, had created a list called “Haters” on the social media platform Twitter, ostensibly for those he had weighed in the balance and found, well, hating.

Among others, the list includes councilmembers Philip Kingston and Scott Griggs, City Hall watchdog and anonymous internet commenter “Wylie H.,” Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze, and D Magazine publisher Wick Allison. (The respective publications of the last two are likewise included on the “Haters” list, apparently tainted by Schutze’s and Allison’s extreme animus.)

I am going to make a giant assumption here and presume that this list represents people who — according to a certain worldview — “hate” our city. These are people who are happier criticizing Dallas than celebrating it, who would rather tear down our city than acknowledge its greatness. These are people who do

THE ‘HATER’ LIST

not, who cannot, truly love Dallas. Only, that’s not what I see when I look at this list. Now, since I myself have been condemned (or honored) as a “hater,” some might dismiss my perspective as biased — “haters gonna hate,” as it were. But hear me out.

Among those who have been maligned as “haters,” I see two incredibly smart and relentlessly hardworking councilmembers who fight for neighborhoods, urbanism and common sense. I see a prolific and insightful online commenter who regularly brings to light complex municipal problems. I see a city columnist who’s spent the last 30 years uncovering and interrogating the deep racial divide in our city, and a publisher who has used his glossy magazine to focus on critical 21st century issues like transportation and the environment.

One thing you can’t say about any of them is that they hate Dallas. Quite the opposite. It’s their passion for our city that pushes them to critique and analyze and speak out and try to make Dallas a much better city tomorrow than it is today.

Despite its fundamental flaws, this “Haters” list provides great insight into a very particular way of thinking about our city, a way of differentiating Dallas’ tribes — the old guard and the new. It gives us a glimpse into two distinctly different, fundamental philosophies about civic leadership.

On the one hand is the group that has been identified as haters, sometimes known as aginners, almost always considered impolite in polite Dallas society. The people on this so-called “Haters” list don’t see

eye-to-eye on every issue, but here’s what they have in common: They are typically fiscal watchdogs who are skeptical of big-ticket projects as

Aren’t they the ones who stand on the sidelines ... and jump for joy, even when their team is losing?

a panacea for all that ails our city. They don’t like government waste and cronyism and aren’t afraid to call it like they see it. They believe in transparent, democratic government. They think that “world class” ought to be a descriptor used exclusively for dog shows and pro-wrestling.

The other group includes those who believe that one must be a relentless cheerleader in order to truly love our city. That our city must kowtow to the business elite because they know best. That Dallas must stick to the old ways of doing things, however outdated and antiquated, because that’s how things have always been done.

But why on earth would we want cheerleaders running our city? Aren’t they the ones who stand on the sidelines while the game is played and jump for joy, even when their team is losing?

No, we don’t want cheerleaders. We want city leaders who are dedicated to finding fault in our city government, who will uncover corruption and ineptitude and work to right the ship. Because the first step in fixing a problem is acknowledging you’ve got one.

ANGELA HUNT is a neighborhood resident and former Dallas City Councilwoman in East Dallas. She writes a monthly opinion column about neighborhood issues. Her opinions are not necessarily those of the Advocate or its management. Send comments and ideas to her at 6301 Gaston, Suite 820, Dallas 75214; FAX to 214.823.8866; or email ahunt@advocatemag.com.

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