2015 August Lakewood

THE ART AND CULTURE OF TATTOOING

ink matters

in this issue

20

Riding dirty

Kyle’s Scooter Shop’s vintage bikes are ‘nasty and ratty’ because that’s how East Dallas likes them.

24

What a hoot!

Wildlife photographer Robert Bunch captures an owl couple and their offspring.

26

Worth a thousand words

Street photographer Richard Hill offers an unfiltered view of East Dallas via social media.

28

Tee’d up

What’s behind the sayings at Lowest Greenville’s new t-shirt shop?

50 Shelter from the storm

A couple recounts how East Dallas embraced them after they lost everything in Hurricane Katrina.

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cover Under the gun

You know those questions you’ve always wanted to ask a tattooist? We asked them.

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Packed in Developers cash in as people return from the suburbs to the urban core.

60

The rescuer

Many animals abandoned after Hurricane Katrina owe their lives to this woman.

Char McGaughy at work: Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

ON THE COVER: Photo by Danny Fulgencio.

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ROUTINE EXAMINATION

Those daily rituals and why we like them

The other day, as I started sliding my left arm into the shirt I had selected for the day, I felt a shooting pain in my shoulder.

That was odd, because my shoulder hadn’t been seeking attention prior to this. But there it was, barking at me and making it difficult to pull on my shirt.

I let it slide, thinking things would be better the following day.

They weren’t.

Same routine the next day. And the next.

I knew nothing was seriously wrong, other than inhabiting a body trending toward obsolescence. So why not break out of my routine: Why not slide my right arm into the shirt sleeve first?

So I did. Or, shall I say: So I tried? Because, almost unbelievably, I couldn’t do it; I could not get my right arm to slide into the shirt first. I kept fumbling with the fabric and twisting the shirt’s torso to give my right arm the correct slot, but I couldn’t make it happen smoothly.

Again, for a moment, I wondered what was wrong surely, pulling on a shirt shouldn’t be this difficult.

And then it hit me: I’ve been pulling shirts on starting with my left arm for so many years, my brain and body just take over and don’t readily adapt to change.

So I decided to experiment: What happens if I start brushing my teeth on the upper right side of my mouth instead of the customary lower left?

Sadly, same result: The simple change confounded me. It felt odd brushing the right side first, so much so that I lost track of what I was doing. When it was time to shift to a different quadrant, I couldn’t

smoothly complete the move. And then I couldn’t even finish because I was so discombobulated.

Out of curiosity, I tried tinkering with other normal daily activities: I realized I always begin washing my face with my left forehead, so I tried my left cheek first instead. Bad idea.

I step into the shower with my left foot first; I know this now because starting with my right foot made it somehow difficult to close the shower door since my body isn’t in the “right” position.

When I’m popping out of my car, I put my weight on my left foot first. I tried the right foot instead and almost jammed the door into the front fender as I fell off-kilter to the side.

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Same with eating cereal, grabbing a glass of soda, peeling the paper from a straw, even dropping sweetener into iced tea: I do all of these little things exactly the same way, every time, without even knowing it.

Well, the good news is that the pain in my shoulder seems to be gone now, and I’ve returned to my comfortable left-sleevefirst route.

Yes, it’s a routine, something we’re typically not supposed to fall into if we want to live a happy life. But I can now say I gave it a shot and found out that maybe I need routine to stay happy.

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And then it hit me: I’ve been pulling shirts on starting with my left arm for so many years, my brain and body just take over and don’t readily adapt to change.

Presenting your home to the world

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“Sorry, but these new houses just get uglier and uglier. I have a degree in architecture, I appreciate ‘modern’ design, but these are ugly plain and simple.”

—Sara Craven

“I’m so glad I bought my home when I did. I wouldn’t be able to afford my home today.”

—Dallas May

Lakewood Theater-Alamo Drafthouse deal still in a parking jam

“If we are serious as a city about being more walkable, then we have to stop developing in a way that prioritizes the automobile over everything else. In this instance, Alamo says that the nearby intersections are too busy to be walkable. So the answer is to add more parking, and thus more automobile traffic, thus making the area even less walkable? It’s just a cycle that feeds itself. The more we build automobile infrastructure, the less walkable an area becomes.”

—Robert Kent

“The neighborhood needs to decide if they’d rather have a movie theater with a parking garage there or a bunch of rotating restaurants and no parking garage. If you choose the latter, say goodbye to ever seeing a movie at Lakewood.”

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When considering a remodel, many people may not know the process that goes in to the installation of custom cabinetry. Having well designed custom cabinets adds both style and functionality to a home. let’s look at the custom cabinetry process.

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Taking dimensions are the first step in the custom cabinetry process; in addition to the dimensions of your space you will provide the dimensions for specific items, such as your appliances and sink. these dimensions will be passed on to the cabinetmaker who will do line and 3d drawings for the project. these drawings will be presented to you, the client, to review. This is when any modifications or additions of specific details, such as spice racks, trash pullouts, door styles or other desired features can be discussed. the new requests will be sent back to the cabinetmaker to have the drawings updated. When the final drawings are complete, they will be presented to for approval.

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the walls in the room will be framed out and the cabinetmaker will come to the house to measure and check the dimensions before beginning to build the cabinets. all measurements will be double-checked by the project manager and the cabinetmaker and then the cabinets will be built. this step is vital because custom cabinets are built to maximize the space in your home and prevent any empty voids or awkward cavities. building time for custom cabinets varies, depending on the size of the job. For a large cabinet job it may take 3-4 weeks and for smaller jobs it may take 1-2 weeks. once the framing and sheetrock are complete in the room, the custom cabinets will be installed.

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Kyle Salter’s love affair with scooters began after he first rode the mopeds his aunt and uncle owned, the pair of 1979 Vespa Grandes pictured here. He made his passion for vintage bikes his career when he opened Kyle’s Scooter Shop. Photos by Rasy Ran

Scooter Savior

You know those tricked out vintage scooters or mopeds you’ve seen zipping around the neighborhood? More than likely they rolled out of Kyle’s Scooter Shop in East Dallas.

Neighbor Kyle Salter found a niche repairing rundown classics on twowheels, and when he’s not doing that he spends his time scavenging the country for leftover parts that line the shelves of his shop.

“There’s a new scooter shop and then there’s me, and we work together,” Salter explains. “They do all the new stuff, and then when someone brings in old stuff they say, ‘Go to Kyle.’ So I’m that guy.”

He enjoys the challenge of working on these old-school designs. It’s part mechanical, part art and part history.

Salter went to trade school for art and welding after realizing he couldn’t stand sitting behind a desk, and has been working specifically on scooters since 2004. Four years ago he bought Garner’s Classic Scooters in East Dallas and reopened it as Kyle’s Scooter Shop.

Since then, word has gotten out and it’s not unusual for Salter to get a call about a busted-up bike someone found tucked away on a farm or sunk at the bottom of a creek. Like a patron saint of scooters, Salter swoops in to save these classics from a rusty death, mixing and matching various parts from his collection to bring the bikes back in working order. But he prefers to preserve their vintage patina.

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“I’ve gotten really into mopeds the last few years. Hipsters love mopeds. We have a pretty big scene in East Dallas, Oak Cliff and Uptown.”

“You want it nasty and ratty because that’s originality,” he explains.

And he’s not wanting for business, especially recently.

“I’ve gotten really into mopeds the last few years,” he says. “Hipsters love mopeds. We (meaning scooter people) have a pretty big scene in East Dallas, Oak Cliff and Uptown.”

Ever heard of Nelson the Goldendoodle who rides around in the sidecar of his human dad’s Vespa with his ears flapping in the wind behind his little doggy goggles? If not, check out @nelsonthegoldendoodle on Instagram, where he has more than 15,000 followers. You won’t regret it.

James Butler, a doctor at Presbyterian Hospital and the owner of Nelson, is a frequent flyer at the shop and is the perfect example of the kind of eclectic characters Salter enjoys working with daily, he says.

Even the scooters bring their own personality to the shop as well.

“Every bike has a story,” he says.

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Left/ Scooters, typically known for incity commuting, also double as transportation around farms when outfitted with knobbier tires. Above/ An assortment of hats, cogs and other mechanical gear populate a wall in Kyle Salter’s shop office.

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Love birds

Each of the past three years, the same pair of barred owls, left, has delivered babies to a nest near White Rock Lake. Semi-retired Advocate photographer Robert Bunch has religiously been on hand to document the blessed events. The first year, Bunch says, he was one of few witnesses to the nesting owlets. But by this past spring, the feathered family had developed a bit of a “fan base.”

Dozens of lake-goers and photographers turned out this year to see the nest near Poppy and East Lawther. “The adult owls lay eggs in the fall, they hatch in the late winter or early spring,” Bunch explains. “The babies hang around the nest at first, then when they start learning to fly, they can be seen around the Casa Linda neighborhoods and nearby.”

—Christina Hughes Babb

Shots in the street

Although he lacks professional training, East Dallas street photographer Richard Hill has an eye for capturing the moment.

He is never without his Fujifilm X100S, ready to catch a passing exchange or an intriguing character or a colorful scene.

He freely shares his best work on the social media app Instagram, under the handle @rballantine.

“I love being able to photograph in East Dallas, or wherever I am,” he says. “I don’t feel like I have to be in New York City or Los Angeles or anything like that. It’s all happening right here right now. I just want my little perspective to be out there.”

Although he’s been taking photos as a hobby for much of his life, he only began doing street photography about three years ago.

“At some point just taking pictures of my family, although those are beautiful moments, they just weren’t dangerous enough,” he explains. “So I stopped taking pictures of statues and sunsets and flowers and I went to the streets.”

Here’s a small sampling of photos he’s shot while exploring East Dallas or downtown.

—Brittany Nunn

Richard Hill: Photo by Rasy Ran

Above/ “This is a downtown street preacher,” Hill explains. “I love his coat. I know it’s supposed to read, ‘Fear God, Jesus Saves,’ but I title the image ‘Fear Jesus.’ There are multiple paradoxes on display here. I also like the guy next to him unapologetically clutching a 40 oz.” Above right/ “The Smoking Lounge

I think this one speaks for itself,” Hill says. “Taken at the Greyhound Bus Station downtown. Right/ “What a great lady, huh?” Hill says. “This is a very early candid shot. It was my favorite image for a long time. Taken at the Dairyette [in East Dallas], where else?”: Photos by Richard Hill

A way with words

Kari and Dan Bradley: Photo by Rasy Ran

The former graphic designer whips up his own word designs before plastering them on everything from t-shirts to beer koozies that are sold at his shop Bullzerk, which opened on Lowest Greenville in February.

While it wasn’t his original intent, Bradley says the store has become “a gift shop for locals.”

“I didn’t think it’d turn into a gift store, but it has,” he says, “but then people who come in to buy something for someone else always end up buying something for themselves too.”

Although he got the ball rolling, he refuses to take all the credit for all of the quippy slogans. The t-shirt sayings are the work of his entire team. Here’s what Bradley and store manager Jason Lising have to say about some of our favorite East Dallas tshirts:

I lived on Greenville before it was cool

“I made that because Greenville is full of hipsters who are always protecting their ‘hood,” Bradley says. “They’re like, ‘I’m not a tourist. This is my block. Don’t turn over my ‘hood.’ ”

Lakewood: Home of the original dad bod

“Because everybody who lives in Lakewood has tattoos, drinks Starbucks and has a dad bod,” Bradley quips.

Lowest Greenville: New look. Same great neighborhood. (Designed to look like the Coca-Cola logo) — “I wanted to do something that represented Lowest Greenville, not just Greenville,” Lising explains. “I decided to do that because the neighborhood was changing and looking better, but it was the same core neighborhood. I saw Coke cans that said, ‘We changed our look but it’s the same great flavor,’ and I thought it was the same thing here with the neighborhood.”

M Streets: Brings all the boys to the yard

“Because everybody wants to live in the M Streets,” Bradley says.

· EAST DAL (Designed like a stencil cutout)

“That one was a request from a costumer,” Lising says. “There’s not really an idea behind it at all. I think it’s supposed to look like our ‘Defend Dallas’ design, but for East Dallas.” Brittany Nunn

FOR MORE, go to bullzerk.myshopify.com

Coaches from Dallas United Crew taught rowing to wounded veterans new to the sport: Photos by Danny Fulgencio

Float on

Dallas United Crew, the nonprofit that is building a boathouse on the east shore of White Rock Lake, is making good on a promise to serve wounded veterans and adaptive rowers. With help from other groups, DUC coordinated the 2015 National Veterans Wheelchair Games’ (NVWG) rowing exhibition, which attracted approximately 70 military vets from around the country.

Before its approval by the city council in 2011, critics of the DUC’s forthcoming boathouse argued the club and its facilities would serve only wealthy crew team members and not benefit the greater community. At a public meeting in 2011, DUC coach Jonathan Stevens promised to be something more. In addition to its core student team members from 20-plus Dallas area schools, DUC would focus on scholarship programs for lower-income kids, summer camps, learn-torow days and partnering with programs for disabled veterans and kids, he said.

As architects drew boathouse plans, DUC members initiated talks with the Veterans

Administration and Paralyzed Veterans of America to learn how they might create an inviting environment for veterans and adaptive rowers.

Meanwhile, Dallas was named the site of the 2015 NVWG, and, because of its outreach, DUC was invited to host the adaptive rowing event, something NVWG was trying for the first time.

DUC’s boathouse is still in the planning stages, so the event took place near the existing boathouse on the west side of White Rock Lake — many groups including the Veterans Administration, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, US Rowing, Row America Hamilton, White Rock Rowing and the Dallas Park and Recreation Department collaborated and saw a larger-than-expected turnout.

DUC provided specialists to assist those who had never tried adaptive rowing, which differs significantly from the able-bodied version, representative Donna Swanson notes. Techniques vary depending on what part of the body is restricted.

“In adaptive rowing, everyone’s situation is unique,” Swanson explains. “For the wheelchair veterans and other adaptive rowers, we use standard rowing equipment that is adapted for the special needs of the rower. We have several experts here to help the veterans find the right fit so that they can have the best experience.”

She adds that DUC did everything possible to include a wide range of participants.

“So for some that meant indoor rowing, others were able to get out on the barge and a few others of a higher skill level were able to get out in double and singles,” she says. “It was phenomenal. They loved it. I’ve never seen so many smiles on the faces of people coming off the water.” —Christina Hughes Babb

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Bailey and Bonnie are Boston terriers that never go anywhere without each other and make friends everywhere they go. The pair loves to swim and hang out on the local patios of East Dallas, and they are looking forward to riding in the get-away car when their humans, Annie Mullins and Tristian Fernandez, get married this fall.

Don’t be deceived by the way 7-year-old golden retriever Mattie is sticking out her tongue; she’s a great dog, say owners Heather McRea and Terry Lovell Mattie, a rescue from Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas, lounges among the cypress knobs at White Rock Lake.

What gives?

Small ways that you can make a big difference for nonprofits

Help out our boys in blue … by volunteering with Dallas Police Department. The department has several volunteer programs available that will allow you to help out right here in the neighborhood. All volunteers must attend the required training course, which are offered at the seven substations and usually last between two to 12 hours, depending on the program requirements.

The current programs available are: Volunteers in Patrol (VIP), which is designed to reduce crime by having citizens patrol their own neighborhoods and reporting any suspicious or criminal activity to the police; Citizens Helping in Parking Solutions (CHIPS), which involves citizens who are trained to write parking citations for handicapped parking violations in areas such as local malls or shopping centers; Citizens Offering Police Support (COPS), which provides an opportunity for citizens to work hand-in-hand with officers at the substation conducting various office and clerical related tasks; or Crime Watch Executive Board (CWEB), which acts as a liaison between members of the community and the Dallas Police Department. In doing so, this allows for the maximization of the effectiveness of crime prevention efforts by providing support and education.

To find other volunteer opportunities, go to volunteermatch.org. (In the location field, type in “Dallas, Texas” and in the keywords field type in “Dallas Police Department,” then click “search.”) You can also find more information at dallaspolice.net/community/volunteerProgram.html, or by calling 214.671.3015.

KNOW OF WAYS

that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.

At Lakewood Women’s Center, we share your high standards. You’ll see this reflected in the quality healthcare we provide and the upscale, yet comfortable, environment we’ve created.

Our skilled physician, Dr. Julie Goodwin, is passionate about helping women of all ages feel their best. Whether you come to us for wellness visits, pregnancy care, or other health concerns, we’ll take the time to get to know you. Then we’ll provide care that’s personal and focused on what matters most to you.

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Out & About

August 2015

Through Sept. 26

‘Wild and Peaceful’

Neighborhood artist Anna Palmer has been photographing wildlife and landscapes at White Rock Lake for several years. Her photos are on display at the White Rock Museum, inside the Bath House. Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, dallasculture. org/bathhouseculturecenter, 214.670.8749, free

AUG. 1

3X2 Cross Country Relay

Get a team together for the “run back to school”-themed relay race hosted by Dallas Running Club. At the 8 a.m. starting gun, threeman teams race 2-mile legs at Norbuck Park, along the official route used by our region’s high school cross-country teams. Prizes awarded for speed as well as best costumes — think cheerleaders, jocks, coaches, nerds or teachers. Volunteers are needed too. Register online or between 6:30-7:30 a.m. race morning.

Norbuck Park, 200 North Buckner, dallasrunningclub.com, free for members, $10

AUG. 1-2

Davis Cup anniversary

In 1965, a Davis Cup tie, or elimination round, was played at the Samuell-Grand Tennis Center. The star of the show was 22-year-old Arthur Ashe, who dominated. It was Ashe’s first appearance in the Deep South, and the good publicity surrounding it was healing for Dallas, where the stigma of the JFK assassination was still fresh. The tennis center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Davis Cup tie with a two-day tournament, from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. both days.

Samuell-Grand Tennis Center, 6220 E. Grand, 214.670.1374, dallasdaviscup.com

THROUGH AUG. 17

Cool by the pool

The Tietze Park pool is open to swimmers from 1-8 p.m. Thursday-Monday through Aug. 17. Tietze Park, 2700 Skillman, 214.670.1380, $1-$2

THROUGH SEPT. 18

Book donations

Donate books, audio books, CDs, DVDs and other media to the Lakewood Library Friends’ annual book sale in September. Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, lakewoodlibraryfriends.org, free

AUG. 5

‘Caddyshack’

Sundown at Granada shows a free movie on the rooftop every Wednesday night at 8:30. The Aug. 5 selection is “Caddyshack,” the 1980 comedy classic starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray.

Sundown at Granada, 3520 Greenville, 214.823.8305, granadatheater.com/sundown-at-granada, free

AUG. 7, 14, 21 AND 28

Crafty story time

Bring the little readers to Half Price Books’ flagship store for story time and crafts every Sunday from 3-4 p.m. Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, 214.379.8000, hpb.com, free

“Gulls Just Wanna Have Fun,” part of the “Wild and Peaceful” exhibit: Photo by Anna Palmer

AUG. 8

Jonathan Tyler

Dallas-based Southern rocker Jonathan Tyler releases his new album, “Holy Smokes” Aug. 7. He celebrates with a party and performance on the Astroturf starting at 2 p.m.

Good Records, 1808 Greenville, 214.752.4663, goodrecords.com, free

AUG. 8

Honeybees

Bring the kids to learn about beekeeping and the lives in beehives in a 3 p.m. presentation from a Collin County beekeeper.

Lochwood Library, 11221 Lochwood, 214.670.8403, dallaslibrary.org, free

AUG. 8-SEPT. 5

Art show

The East Dallas-based Creative Arts Center of Dallas presents its annual juried art show at the Mary Tomás Gallery in the Dallas Design District. An opening reception is from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 8. The show includes sculpture, mosaic, glass, painting, photography, ceramics and mixed media.

Mary Tomás Gallery, 1110 Dragon, 214.727.5101, creativeartscenter.org, free

AUG. 14

Telegraph Canyon

This Denton-based folksy rock band performs, with Parallel Play and Blue Healer opening the 8 p.m. show. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville, 214.824.9933, granadatheater.com, $15-$24

AUG. 28-SEPT. 26

It’s alive

“Bride of Frankenstein: The Musical” has monsters singing, dancing and telling jokes. What more does one need?

Pocket Sandwich Theater, 5400 E. Mockingbird, 214.821.1860, pocketsandwich.com, $12-$25

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MILO BUTTERFINGERS

5645 SMU Boulevard

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PRICE RANGE: $2-$9

HOURS: MON-SAT: 11 A.M.-2 A.M. SUN: NOON.-2 A.M.

DID YOU KNOW? FILM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE AND ACTOR AND FILMMAKER TOM CRUISE FILMED A SCENE FOR THE MOVIE, “BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY” AT MILO IN 1989. THE TV SHOW “WALKER, TEXAS RANGER” ALSO FILMED OCCASIONAL SCENES THERE.

Ned’s jalapeño burger: Photo by Rasy Ran

Across the street from a row of trendy new apartments and restaurants on SMU in East Dallas, there’s a dive bar that will take you back a few decades.

Milo Butterfingers has been around the neighborhood for upwards of 40 years, and it hasn’t changed much in that time, except for a couple of location swaps in 1974 and 1982. But its overall vibe has stayed largely frozen in time. “We’re not trendy,” says manager Tom Willard. “At all.”

Step inside the dimly lit bar, and

you’ll find cushioned chairs, dart boards, foosball and pool tables that give it a distinct “sit and stay awhile” feel, which is exactly how people use it. During the day, Milo sees a slightly older crowd made up of neighbors and working professionals seeking a quiet place to unwind or wait out traffic after work. As the night draws on, the bar gets rowdier as SMU students begin to pack the place. Although alcohol is Milo’s bread and butter — it is a bar, after all — it also serves a slew of hearty

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tavern foods with none of those gourmet, organic offerings that tend to draw hordes of hipsters. Menu items such as Ned’s famous jalapeño burger and the fiesta nachos are just as deliciously greasy as you’d expect them to be — the kind of food that turned boys into men back in the day. Suffice it to say, if you want a craft beer, go somewhere else. Brittany Nunn

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL PANTRY MUSTHAVES

It is hard to believe that summer break is coming to an end. With so many obligations to worry about as we approach the start of a new school year, it’s important to focus on our home and pantry. Stocking up on simple pantry staples will keep your meals healthy, balanced and quick.

1. OATS

Homemade granola bars are one of the many recipes for which oats will come in handy. Mixed with assorted dried fruit, coconut and chocolate chips you will have a quick on-the-go breakfast or snack.

2. WHOLE GRAIN PASTA

One of the most versatile dry ingredients is great for busy day dinners and left over lunches. Garnish with fresh pesto, cheese, homemade tomato sauce or fresh veggies.

3. NUT BUTTERS AND SPREADS

Easy to spread on pancakes, tortillas, or apple and banana slices for a satisfying snack or the perfect addition to any smoothie.

4. HONEY

A great substitute for sugar and sweeteners, honey is also the perfect ingredient to start your morning routine. Squeeze half a lemon and 1 tbsp honey into hot water, for a caffeine-free boost. It might even kick your coffee cravings.

Dried fruit and nut granola bars

GROCERY LIST

2-1/2 cups old fashion rolled oats

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup dried pineapple, chopped

1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Combine oats and slivered almonds on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees or until lightly toasted.

Combine butter, honey, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until butter and sugar are melted.

Pour butter mixture over the toasted almonds and oats; add all the dried fruit. Spread mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread evenly.

Refrigerate until firm and ready to be cut. Cut granola into 12 bars and store in airtight container or wrap individually.

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.

Best Home & Garden IN LAKEWOOD/EAST DALLAS

And the winner is … Redenta’s Garden Shop

Colorful pots of every shape and color line Redenta’s shelves. Plants hang from the ceiling, catching the sunlight that streams through the many wide windows, and between the greenery sit small displays of crystal, soap and other knick-knacks. Despite a variety of goods, Redenta’s home and garden store at the corner of Skillman and Oram in Lakewood, has a clean and distinctly zen feel to it. “That’s what we’re going for,” says manager Josh Addison. In our neighborhood, neighbors voted Redenta’s the best home and garden store probably because of its dedication to use only organic fertilizer and plant spray. “We don’t use any chemicals on anything,” Addison insists. “I think that’s why people seek us out. We have people who come from all over because they know any plant they buy here isn’t going to be treated and the vegetables aren’t going to be sprayed.” Not to mention Redenta’s is stocked with Texas-friendly plants, and it’s staffed with plant lovers who are well versed in gardening. Redenta’s has been serving the Lakewood area for more than 25 years, and most of its customers are regulars — some have even been shopping at Redenta’s since it opened.

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Runner up: Walton’s Garden Center

Third place: Ace Hardware

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NK SLINGERS

Tattooists are the rockstars of the art world, using needles as paintbrushes to transform the human body into a canvas. For some tattooing is a work-hard, play-hard lifestyle; for others it’s a way to do what they love to support their families. The good ones never stop striving to perfect their trade and develop an edge in an extremely competitive industry. Four East Dallas artists give us a glimpse into the tattoo community in our neighborhood.

Story by Brittany Nunn • Photos by Danny Fulgencio

Which tattoos are neighbors most likely to get and most likely to regret?

East Dallas tattooists tell all.

Twenty-four years ago Adrian Evans took his sketchbook into Tiggers in Deep Ellum. He was hired on the spot and began tattooing that night with no professional experience. Later he bought Elm Street Tattoo along with East Dallas tattoo artist Oliver Peck. After selling his part, he opened Liberty Tattoo on Henderson and ran it until it closed. He bounced around some shops in North Dallas for a while before settling at Death and Glory on Lower Greenville, which is where he has worked for eight years.

How have you seen the industry evolve over the years?

I’ve seen a lot of trends. People are doing this heavy, clunky style, which has taken it back to early, early 1900s. So it has gotten a lot more immature in that sense, but if done properly it still looks good. Another trend I see a lot is the color realism.

As a whole, the amount of reference and information that people have at their fingertips nowadays with the Internet helps people learn a lot faster and develop style a lot quicker. When we were up-andcoming, it took us 10 years to get where these kids are getting in five years. The overall talent and art of the industry has gotten a lot more refined, and there are a lot more teachers, and we didn’t have that. Especially in Dallas, we didn’t really have

any people who were willing to teach us until the mid-90s. That’s when everything kind of started to evolve.

It seems like people look at tattoos as more artistic now. Do you think that’s true?

Yeah that’s a huge part of how the industry has changed. Before it was bikers and gang members. It was a taboo thing. Now it’s much more accepted with TV shows and everything. So I think the acceptability, even in the workplace, has changed. You see corporate people with visible tattoos all the time now, which was just unheard of back then.

Do you see tattooing as more an art or a craft?

I think it’s a balance of both. It can be mechanical, but you’re also creating. So

sometimes you don’t feel like you have much input, and other times you feel like there are no mechanics at all and it’s all creativity.

Do you remember the first tattoo you got?

The first professional tattoo? My first non-professional tattoo was a girl’s name that I hand-tattooed onto my arm. I think I was in sixth grade. It was on this arm (the left forearm), and it didn’t work out. My first professional tattoo was a silly little sun that I got when I was 14.

What do you think are the most common tattoos?

Script is really popular right now, and the sacred geometry stuff - infinity signs, triangles, circles, etc.

Are there any high-profile people you’ve tattooed that might surprise people?

I tattooed the assistant DA of a small town near Austin. You’d never know she has tattoos and she has an almost full body suit now. I also know a lawyer who you’d never know he has a tattoo when he’s in his

suit, but he has tattoos all down his back and chest and legs.

Do all tattoos have to mean something?

Not at all. Some people just get things that look good, that they like. Some people like to decorate themselves like they decorate their walls. Not everything you put on your walls has to mean something. A lot of people try to put too much meaning into things.

What’s the most unusual tattoo you’ve done for someone at Death and Glory?

Not really anything here. Most of the crowd we get here is a lot different than the crowd we used to get in Deep Ellum. It’s not that drunk, party crowd. It’s more professional.

Are there any experiences that stand out as remarkably rewarding?

I’ve covered up scars for breast cancer, and that was … I think they’re so brave, first of all. With all the pressure in society about how you look, especially in Dallas because it’s so pretentious. I can’t imagine going through that as a woman, so to give something to someone so that they can actually be proud to wear a bathing suit, that was huge. I’ve done it for ovarian cancer scars as well. It’s pretty uplifting to know that you’ve helped someone out like that.

I did one on a woman that was Japanese flowers, and I did another that was filigree — a sort of Victorian design. I did nipples on a woman as well. For a couple of them it was their first tattoos. They got them because they were tired of seeing scars. They wanted to look at something that was pretty. It was for themselves.

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Who are the most surprising people who get tattoos?

The business professionals who don’t just have little tattoos here or there but are actually covered. People who are making six-figures a year. I don’t get them, but the owner [Gerald Garcia] gets some big names. He’s tattooed a lot of athletes.

What was your first tattoo?

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As soon as I turned 18, I got Kanji [Japanese symbols] on the front sides of my shoulders. Later one of my friends translated it, and she said, ‘Yeah those are right, but they’re incomplete thoughts. Where’s the rest of it?’ But I just said, ‘Well, I’m glad they’re not curse words or anything.’ When you’re 18 you should not get a tattoo. It’s like, ‘Why did I get that?’ I had it on my mind that that’s what I wanted and so I got it. That’s what was popular at the time. I thought it was really angsty and cool because I got ‘creation’ and ‘destruction.’

I’m originally from Oklahoma. At the time tattooing was illegal in Oklahoma. Oklahoma was the last state to make it legal, so any tattoos you wanted you had to drive to Texas.

Wow, I didn’t know that! What was that like?

Yeah, I mean unless you wanted a tattoo in someone’s house you had to drive across the border. [On Nov. 1, 2006 Oklahoma lifted the ban that had been in effect since 1963, according to ok.gov.] I think they just finally wised up and realized they were losing money by forcing natives to drive to other states.

Do you remember the first time you tattooed someone?

Yes. It was very nervewracking. I was sweating the whole time. We use stencils, but I kept wiping it away and having to redraw it. It came out so bad, but he loved it. He absolutely loved it. I actually saw it a few months ago and was like, ‘I can’t believe I did that. I owe you a badass tattoo someday.’ He’s a friend of mine, and he knew it was my first time, and so he was like, ‘You have to start somewhere.’ This was years before I got to an actual tattoo shop, which is pretty common.

Have you ever messed up someone’s tattoo? What do you do in that situation? Yes and no. I draw up a rendering of the tattoo and show it to the clients, and there have been times when I have strayed away from that rendering, not on purpose. Then I have to go with it and make it all uniform. So you have to be able to fix it and make it look clean and professional.

You know how people say, ‘Once you get one tattoo, it’s like an addiction?’ How true do you think that statement is?

Oh, it’s absolutely true. It goes back to collection tattoos. You almost forget how painful a certain tattoo was, and then come up with other ideas and realize it wasn’t as bad as you thought.

Any good stories?

We get everything you can think of. Earlier today my co-worker was talking about these 14-year-old kids that came in and wanted to get tattoos on their hands. They were totally serious. They wanted a ‘Rafael’ tattoo, and then when we looked it up it was a Ralph Lauren symbol.

What do you do if drunk people come in?

That happens a lot. If we recognize it we turn them away. Sometimes you don’t recognize it or it isn't until they're already in the chair when it kicks in. But we’re pretty good about turning people away because it comes back on us. Also, alcohol thins out the blood, so it’s going to push out the ink and be counterproductive.

What’s the weirdest thing that has inspired a tattoo?

I have a Hello Kitty tattoo, and ‘curly hair don’t care’ on my hands, which was inspired by Lil Wayne’s ‘long hair don’t care.’

What do you think is the greatest misconception of tattoo artists?

That we’re lazy or that we all live this rockstar lifestyle. That we don’t want to build a ‘real’ career. Some of the hardest working people I know are in this industry. I don’t think a lot of people know the hard work that goes into becoming a tattoo artist. They think you can just go out and buy the equipment and then become a tattoo artist. The TV shows make it look so easy.

You almost forget how painful a certain tattoo was, and then come up with other ideas and realize it wasn’t as bad as you thought.

White Rock Lake neighbor Char McGaughy, who is the owner of Gold Dust Tattoos & Fine Art on Lowest Greenville, managed to wrangle her way into the tattoo industry, even though it’s largely a “man’s world,” she says. She has won awards for her creative flair and photorealism work. When she’s not tattooing, drawing or painting, she’s running or cycling at White Rock Lake or relishing a pizza at Cigars on Gaston.

Who gets tattoos?

I used to think only a certain type of person gets tattoos, but I tattoo from 18-year-olds to 70-year-olds who want to get a tattoo before they die. I have a client who’s a doctor at Presby, and you would never guess that he’s heavily tattooed. Another guy who’s on the radio — super clean cut, straight-laced. When he came in I didn’t know what he wanted. Now he’s a regular client.

Since you deal with so many people,

do you have any good stories?

Crazy things happen in a tattoo shop. I don’t know if it’s because we’re kind of social outcasts and so people think crazy behavior is acceptable in a tattoo shop, but some crazy things happen. Like people come in and get completely naked to get an arm tattoo or a leg tattoo. Or people get strange tattoos in strange places.

Do you remember the first time you tattooed someone?

Yeah. It’s not like paper. If you mess

up, you can’t erase it and start all over. The guy I learned from, he was an awardwinning, very talented artist, and so he was watching. He guided me obviously, but I still felt like, ‘I should know more. I should be able to do this better.’ All I did was like a solid black symbol, but it’s still pretty stressful. It’s a three-dimensional, living, breathing canvas.

Did that go away?

People get tattoos that mean stuff, so it can be pretty emotional. I like that side of it because no matter where you go or where you come from, you will always remember me. Tattooing is very intimate. We spend hours together. We share stories and talk about our lives. Every time you look at that tattoo, you’re going to remember that experience.

Do you have a tattoo that has significance to you?

I have two portraits that mean a lot to me because they’re family, but I think this Shel Silverstein drawing that’s based on his poem called, ‘Hug O’ War.’ It means a lot to me because of that book. I’ve read it since I was a kid. It reminds me of the past and the present.

What tattoos do you hate?

Whatever the image is, I don’t want to tattoo your face. It’s a job-stopper. You’ll always be that guy or girl with a tattoo on your face. And hands. I don’t tattoo hands unless you’ve got your arms completely covered. Also names. I think it’s ridiculous. It doesn’t show your love any more than just saying it, and you’re permanently marking your body. Nine times out of

Whatever the image is, I don’t want to tattoo your face. It’s a job-stopper. You’ll always be that guy or girl with a tattoo on your face.

What’s the tattoo community in East Dallas like?

It’s a small community, so we all know each other, but I wouldn’t say that we’re tight-knit. Unfortunately it’s very competitive. Dallas is saturated with tattoo shops especially right where we are. We hold an art night once a month where we close early, order food, drink beer and paint. We invite artists from other studios, and a lot of them come. So we’re trying.

We’re really working hard to clean up the Dallas tattoo scene and get rid of what we call the ‘scratchers’ or ‘kitchen magicians.’ You know the self-taught ‘I just want to make $20 today’ kind of guys.

What was your first tattoo you got on yourself?

My first tattoo was when I was 13. I did it on myself with a homemade machine. I was a bored adolescent. It was my name — because apparently I was going to forget it.

10 people get a name tattoo to try to fix a problem in a relationship or something and so it never works. So then they end up with a name tattoo that we have to cover.

What do you think is the greatest misconception of tattoo artists?

People think we’re rich — that we just sit around and get rich. We’re not. The whole ‘starving artist’ thing is true. Or people think we’re all criminals or drug addicts.

What do you think about the reality TV shows that feature tattoo artists?

They’re a blessing and a curse. They’ve taken some of the stigma away about what people think tattoos are. You’re seeing people do these amazing tattoos, and you can’t deny that it’s art. But it also gives people false expectations. People come in and think they can get a full sleeve in like a day.

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The process is pretty straightforward. You use a laser. The laser fires at the skin and breaks apart the particles so that the body is able to absorb the ink over time. That’s the very short version. There’s a lot more involved.

What are some of the variables that make a tattoo easier or harder to remove?

The older the tattoo the easier it is to remove. Black ink is the easiest color to remove, or when the tattoo is not done well and there’s not as much ink density in it, like homemade tattoos or prison tattoos. The lighter your skin is the easier it is to remove the tattoo. On the flip side, really light colors are hard to remove because they reflect the laser. Also people who are physically healthy are going to see better results. The list goes on and on. Every person and every tattoo is different.

I’ve heard tattoo removal is really painful.

Working in the tattooing and piercing industry was a whole lot nicer because even though it hurts, as soon as it’s done they get to look in the mirror, and they’re happy about it. That’s not the case with tattoo removal. It doesn’t feel good, and then afterwards it doesn’t look like it changed very much. It takes multiple treatments to remove the tattoos. Tattooing isn’t as painful, but it lasts for three or four hours. Tattoo removal is more painful, but it’s extremely fast.

What is the most painful place to have a tattoo removed?

It varies from person to person. In general the inside of the arm does not feel good. Around the hip, especially the closer you get to the abdominal area.

Although he’s covered

in

tattoos, neighbor Allen Falkner spends his time at Suffer City in East Dallas removing them. Falkner is best known for doing suspension, an activity in which people hang from ceilings using nothing but metal hooks through their skin. (Because why not?) He also rubs elbows with many well-known people in the tattoo community. In fact Erik Sprague, better known as “The Lizardman,” officiated Falkner’s wedding.

What’s it like as a heavily tattooed person to do tattoo removal?

There are pros and cons either way. Some people walk in and look at me and think, ‘I don’t know about this guy.’ On the flip side, I think I’m breaking down a lot of barriers. When

you walk into a hospital, it can be a very frightening situation. I try to go a different route because I cater to the tattoo crowd.

Can you tell me a little about the process?

What are the most popular tattoos you remove?

Names and wedding rings, by far.

Who usually gets names removed?

Women almost always want the name removed. Men usually want it covered up. I think it’s because of the social stigma. If you have someone’s name on your arm and then you get a big tattoo, if you’re a man there’s no social stigma. If you’re a woman there is. I also think there’s a difference in perception. Men are like, ‘I’ll cover it up and it’s gone.’ Women are like, ‘I covered it up, and it’s still there. I know it’s still there, and I want to remove it.’

Any good stories?

I do get that occasional person who gets amazing results and is super happy, and then it totally changes their lives. Like I’ve had kids come in who were complete gangbangers, and then they come back a few years later and they have good jobs and have managed to totally turn their lives around.

I do a free tattoo removal program for minors for tattoos on the hands, neck and face. I work with another program with adults as well, but the youth one I do on my own. They’re mostly referred word-of-mouth, but I also work with gang units, with the state and several different agencies. I’ve had people bring in kids in full chains.

When did you start doing that?

Pretty much from day one, back in 2007.

Why?

I’m a big believer in community service and giving back. When I was first starting off I didn’t have much in the way of clientele anyways. It’s also a part of my backstory. I was a troubled youth. It was all my own making, of course, running with a bad crowd and the whole deal. The reason I remove them off the hands, neck and face is because those are what we call ‘job-stoppers.’ Those are the stigma tattoos, and it limits what you can do in society. So it’s my way of helping people out. Also, gang tattoos are generally homemade tattoos that are easy to remove.

What’s the worst tattoo you’ve seen?

I almost always see terrible tattoos, but I have one that’s a part of my portfolio that was a portrait. The kid in the portrait was a freckled red-headed kid, and I swear the portrait looked just like Alfalfa.

Do you have any high-profile clients?

Not really, but I have removed tattoos by really famous tattoo artists. I hate that a little bit, especially when it’s a really beautiful piece.

If there were a type of tattoo that you could erase from the face of the planet, what would it be?

I remove ICP [Insane Clown Posse] tattoos — the hatchetman. It’s an outline of a little man running with a hatchet. Every time I remove a hatchetman symbol I always think another angel gets its wings.

AFTER THE STORM

10 years ago Hurricane Katrina abruptly changed the lives of one neighborhood couple

When Mark and Tiffany Manson talk about “home,” they don’t mean their new house in Dallas, which they renovated and moved into about a year ago. They mean the home they left behind in New Orleans during Katrina, the 2005 hurricane that ravaged the Gulf Coast, busted through flood walls and washed away neighborhoods across Louisiana and Mississippi, upending innumerable lives and ending almost 2,000.

Mark works at Richardson Bike Mart on Garland, and Tiffany pet sits in the neighborhood. They say the East Dallas community has embraced them since their arrival.

New Orleans was “a true community where people looked out for each other,” Mark explains the kind of place where they could walk down the street and neighbors would be outside on their porches, and they’d say “hello.”

In August 2005, Tiffany owned a dog-sitting business in New Orleans and Mark worked in a bicycle shop where he was known and respected by the cycling community.

Hurricane Katrina wasn’t the first time the government issued a mandatory hurricane evacuation for New Orleans, but it was the first time Tiffany felt that clench in her gut.

“It happened around Thursday afternoon and Friday morning that my intuition started clicking,” Tiffany explains. “We’d never evacuated for a storm but something told me, ‘We have to go for this one,’ and [Mark] believed me.”

Mark questioned why they needed to go all the way to Dallas, but Tiffany insisted they

should visit her mom in Mesquite for a few days. It would be like a vacation, she said.

Mark gave in, and they spent Saturday “battening down the hatches” at home and the bike store, packing backpacks with enough necessities for three days and preparing to haul four dogs — two of their own, plus two furry guests Tiffany was pet sitting.

Before they left, the Mansons ate at SidMars, a famous New Orleans seafood restaurant, and they sat around the table chatting until the employees kicked them out, warning the city’s floodwalls were about to close. They didn’t know it at the time, but they would be among the last to ever eat at Sid-Mars.

It was still dark on Sunday morning when Mark locked the front door on their way out of the city, and it struck him that he might not see home again, he recalls.

“You have to at least consider it,” Mark says. “It’s always a possibility.”

They drove to Mark’s workplace to pick up his boss, Alfred Wang, who traveled to the Dallas area with them. All highway traffic was

outbound during the mandatory evacuation as the trio headed west. It wasn’t until Shreveport that the Mansons began listening to the news reports.

“They were talking about a category 5 and 250 mph winds, and I started freaking out,” Mark recalls. “Those 200 miles between Shreveport and Mesquite were terrible. For the first time I was thinking, ‘We’re going to lose everything.’ ”

They got to Tiffany’s mom’s house and the three of them settled in. Then they learned the storm would not directly hit New Orleans.

Relieved, they went to bed Sunday night only to wake Monday morning to devastating news: Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge had breeched the levees that protected New Orleans from flooding.

“By the time we woke up, our house was already flooded because of where it was,” Tiffany says. “We were on the North side, and all the flooding came from the North.”

Even though they were prepared for the worst, when they saw a satellite image of their

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home underwater, they were shocked.

“Everything was just like, ‘What do I do? Oh, I can walk. I can do that,’” Tiffany says, trying to explain the confusion they felt. “Just so lost. On top of that, cell service wasn’t working, so we had friends we weren’t able to get ahold of that we were worried as hell about. We finally figured out that texting worked.”

They weren’t going home, they realized, at least not anytime soon.

They also couldn’t stay with Tiffany’s mom forever, so they needed to find jobs — pronto. The next few weeks were a whirlwind of insurance claims, applying for what little assistance was available and searching for jobs.

One day Mark was in Richardson Bike Mart and he struck up a conversation with general manager Woody Smith about cycling.

Above/ When Mark and Tiffany Manson finally accepted they weren’t going back to New Orleans, they decided to set down roots by purchasing a home in Dallas.

Left/ Before the Mansons bulldozed their home in New Orleans, they collected windows, doors, floorboards and other pieces, and Mark Manson used the pieces to create a wall in their new backyard.

When Smith learned Mark was a Katrina evacuee, he asked Mark if he needed a place to stay. Then Smith was quick to offer him a job — a decision he hasn’t regretted.

“He’s a great, great employee,” Smith says. “I think the world of him. He has a lot of knowledge about bikes and he loves people.”

During the transition, people within the cycling community in Dallas embraced the Mansons, ready to help in whatever way possible.

“[Woody] was very willing to help us,” Mark says. “I told him, ‘Look, it’s only going to be for a couple of months. I’ll sweep the floor or whatever you need.’ He said, ‘No, we’ll set you guys up.’ They were great.

“The owner of the company was going to Italy with his wife, and he said, ‘If you need a place to stay, you can stay at our house. If you need a truck, we’re not going to be driving ours.’ I’d never met him. It was just unbelievable, and that’s when I really started to feel like, OK, things are going to be good here.”

They lived with Tiffany’s mom for a couple months before moving into an apartment and later into a house on Lower Greenville. It was the closest thing to New Orleans they had.

“There were multiple gossiping sessions that happened in the middle of the street between neighbors,” Tiffany says. “The neighbors would host a quinceañera and everyone would bring food.”

“There was a month when I rode my bike every day to work,” Mark says. “It was great. We loved going to eat at the Char Bar. We loved going there to talk about football.”

They avoided the news as much as possible, and both were hit with a heavy dose of survivor guilt.

“We felt like here we were in another city instead of in New Orleans helping to repair the city that we loved more than anything else in the world,” Tiffany says. “We both had that guilt.”

Both vividly remember the first time they saw their home after the flood.

“Driving into the city was surreal,” Mark remembers. “Everything was covered in this funky grey film.”

“It was like watching a black and white film out your car window,” Tiffany describes. “Not muddy brown. Grey. And the smell was unlike anything you could ever describe. It was a mixture of chemicals and mold and death.”

“When we drove down the main street

into our neighborhood there was nothing nobody was around, nothing was stirring, there was no movement,” Mark explains.

“No birds, no sound,” Tiffany says.

“We didn’t even speak,” Mark says. “We were just driving in silence.”

“Crying,” Tiffany adds.

They pulled up to their house with a sense of “morbid curiosity,” Mark says. They wanted to see it and didn’t at the same time.

“I got out of the car and collapsed onto the lawn,” Tiffany says, her eyes welling up with tears at the memory. “Mark was saying, ‘It’s go-

ing to be OK. It’s going to be OK,’ and all I kept thinking was, ‘This is not OK. There’s nothing about this that’s OK.’ ”

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The number of items the couple was able to save could be counted on one hand — a piece of fine art, a handmade cabinet from Mark’s great-grandfather, a full set of depression glass.

“We don’t have a picture of our wedding,” Tiffany says. “We found my garter from our wedding, although it wasn’t very pretty at that point.”

They couldn’t afford to gut their old home until about a year after the hurricane.

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Even then, their neighborhood was still in bad shape.

“It’s a blue-collar neighborhood that’s still not rebuilt completely,” Tiffany explains. “The neighborhoods with all the money, they were rebuilt the fastest. People provided the poor neighborhoods with the resources to rebuild. The people in our neighborhoods who have always worked, we all went somewhere else to get jobs and couldn’t come home. We fell through the cracks.”

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“At that point, I didn’t care what happened to the stuff,” Tiffany says. “Our life has now been separated into ‘before and after’ forever and the after just never seems to quite measure up to the before. If you’re a New Orleanian, then you’re a New Orleanian and you’re never quite going to fit in anywhere else.”

After a pause she adds that they “have a good life here,” almost as a bittersweet afterthought.

“Which is why we didn’t go back,” Mark says. “We always planned to go back. I used money to fix the roof of the house, and we had someone take care of the lawn for a while. Until very recently we planned to go back, but we were just kidding ourselves.”

“The more we talked to friends that were still there, the more I didn’t want to go back,” Tiffany says, “because the reports were always, ‘It’s not the New Orleans we all knew anymore.’ ”

Richardson Bike Mart promoted Mark to a manager position at its Garland Road location, and Tiffany’s pet sitting business took off in East Dallas.

“Things are working really, really well now,” Mark says of his job.

The folks at Richardson Bike Mart feel the same way about Mark.

“I thought he was just going to be here a year or two,” Smith says. “That was the agreement. Here it has been 10 years and he’s still here, thank God.”

When the Mansons finally accepted that they weren’t going back, they decided it was time to plant some roots and buy a home in Dallas. They had lived on Lower Greenville for more than seven years, but as much as they wanted to live in East Dallas, they ended up finding a home in Oak Cliff instead.

They finally bulldozed their home in New Orleans because the property was worth more without it, but they managed to glean a few parts — doors, windows and hardwood flooring.

They love their neighbors, and they’ve been working hard to make their house a home. Mark has been using the parts from their old house to build a memorial for New Orleans in their backyard.

“It’s functional as a wall, but it’s more like an art piece,” Mark says. “I’m not an artist by any means, but I like the symbolism. I want to finish it by the anniversary, but it’s a work in progress. So that has been really healing.

FILLING IN EAST DALLAS

High-density residential projects are drawing people back to the urban core

Story by Brittany Nunn

Want to buy a house in East Dallas? You better move quickly. Many properties are being snatched up as soon as they hit the market.

Bucking recent trends, more and more people are forgoing the suburbs in favor of the city’s rich urban core.

“Dallas is a sprawling suburban metroplex, and people are really wanting to contract back into the city, not spend their lives on the tollway and 75 for an hour every day,” says Meridith Brewer, a representative of the Austin-based homebuilder PSW Real Estate.

Which is why developers such as PSW have set their sights on buying up vacant or underutilized properties in East Dallas to flip them for higher density use, also known as “urban infill.”

Density, simply put, is the number of people living in a given area. High-density often denotes apartments, condos or lofts, but it also can refer to townhomes, “patio” homes with scant yard space, or even single-family homes on smaller lots, spaced closer together. Such projects not only maximize space but also give former ’burb-dwellers the luxury of new construction in traditionally older neighborhoods.

“People haven’t really been able to afford new construction in the urban core,” Brewer explains. “There was a void here in the market, which is why urban infill is such a great opportunity for people who appreciate the efficiencies of new construction.”

Rapid growth in the suburbs has pulled the city’s middle class out

of the urban center, leaving Dallas with the cost of caring for a higher percentage of impoverished people. Residential infill projects not only attract more upwardly mobile residents; they should bolster the City of Dallas’ coffers with added tax revenue.

The recent boom in the city’s population isn’t expected to slow down any time soon. In 2012 Forbes listed Dallas as the No. 1 area to which Americans were moving before naming it the best city for job seekers in 2014.

This massive growth added 528,000 residents to the DallasFort Worth metroplex between 2010 and 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and has put a high demand on housing near the city center.

Throughout East Dallas, builders are finding various ways to maximize the somewhat limited space by tearing down older housing units or commercial buildings, or by repurposing oddly shaped vacant lots. Some larger properties are developed or redeveloped into apartments, condos and lofts, and East Dallas, with its sought-after amenities and proximity to downtown, will continue to see more of such construction.

Not everyone wants to live in units, however, so developers are tapping into a market of homebuyers who want something in between a Lowest Greenville apartment and a typical single-family home.

Clockwise for top left: Summit Townhomes; The Enclave at Northcliff/Ten201; The Moderns at Ash Creek; Pine Tree Court: Photos and renderings courtesy of builders

5300 Glencoe Park Pine Tree Court

Flora Street Townhomes

Here are several examples of urban infill projects planned in our neighborhood.

1000 EMERALD ISLE

Who: PSW Real Estate

Where: 1000 Emerald Isle

What: The future site of 16 single-family homes and 14 townhomes ranging from 1,7002,200 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and 2.5-3 bathrooms

When: Medical offices were demolished last month and construction is underway

How much: Mid-$300,000 to high-$400,000

Key feature: Modern architecture featuring open spaces and large windows on 2.03 acres of rare developable land that overlooks White Rock Lake

What was there before: Medical offices

Who else wanted it: The site once had a proposal for a $50 million 25-story high-rise condominium tower. It was proposed in 2005 and ultimately nixed

For more: pswdallas.com, 214.299.8700

THE GROVE AT LOVERS LANE

Who: PSW Real Estate

Where: 6536 E. Lovers

What: The future site of 19 single-family homes with four different floor plans ranging from 1,800-2,200 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and 2.5-3 bathrooms

When: Framing is underway

How much: Mid-$300,000 to mid-$400,000

Key feature: All PSW homes are Energy Star certified and will have solar systems and spray-foam insulation

What was there before: Duplexes

For more: pswdallas.com, 214.299.8700

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5300 GLENCOE PARK

Who: PSW Real Estate

Where: 5300 Glencoe

What: The future site of 68 single-family homes with three different floor plans ranging from 2,000-3,000 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and 2.5-3 bathrooms

When: Construction begins this month

How much: Around mid-$500,000

Key feature: Across the street from Glencoe Park with walkability to Mockingbird Station and Katy Trail

What was there before: Duplexes

Who else wanted it: Tramell Crow Residential seriously considered this location for a 330-unit, high-end apartment complex, but the neighborhood didn’t want it

For more: pswdallas.com, 214.299.8700

POST OFFICE PARK

Who: LeComte Homes

Where: 5650 Belmont

What: The future site of 15 contemporary patio homes with four different floor plans at around 2,200-2,800 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms, 2.5-3 bathrooms and two living areas

When: Expected completion for the first building is end of October

How much: Mid-$400,000 to high-$500,000

Key feature: In a desired location on Lowest Greenville, these homes were built to help fill “the void in the market” between townhomes and single-family homes, LeComte Homes says

What was there before: A post office

For more: postofficepark.com, sales@cambriaservices.com, 214.404.6453

The Grove at Lovers Lane

The Enclave at Northcliff/Ten201

1000 Emerald Isle

The Moderns at Ash Creek Kensington Gardens

Summit Townhomes

Post Office Park

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SUMMIT TOWNHOMES

Who: LeComte Homes

Where: 1901 Summit

What: The future site of 20 townhomes with a single floor plan at around 2,000 square feet with 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms and 2 living areas

When: The construction on the first phase has begun and is targeted to be complete by the end of the year

How much: Low-$400,000 to mid-$400,000

Key feature: Ultra modern, energy efficient townhomes a short walk away from Lowest Greenville

What was there before: Duplexes and empty lots For more: sales@cambriaservices.com, 214.404.6453

THE MODERNS AT ASH CREEK

Who: New Leaf Construction

Where: 1400-1500 block of Oates

What: The site of six single-family homes averaging around 2,500 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms

When: Half the homes are finished and sold; construction will begin on the second half this month and should be completed within the year

How much: Around $525,000

Key feature: Designed for smaller families or working professionals, these mid-century modern style homes feature bright colors and were designed to bring the outdoors in

What was there before: Empty lots

For more: newleafdfw.com, scott@newleafcustom.com

KENSINGTON GARDENS

Who: Megatel Homes

Where: 1124 Shadyside

What: The future site of 59 single-family homes with six different floor plans ranging from 4,500-5,000 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms, 3-5 bathrooms and a two-car garage

When: Phase one is under way and construction on phase two across the street is slated for August or September of 2016

How much: High-$500,000 to high-$600,000

Key feature: New two-story, English Tutor-style homes within a conservation district located minutes from White Rock Lake.

What was there before: An empty lot (and long before that it was section 8 housing)

For more: megatelhomes.com, 469.275.6005

FLORA STREET TOWNHOMES

Who: Megatel Homes

Where: 3015 Clamath

What: Four buildings of four to six townhomes each, averaging at 2,500 square feet. The floor plan features 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms with an office

When: Construction started a couple years ago and is being finished in stages; some move-in options are already available

How much: Around $450,000

Key feature: High-end finishes with granite countertops, hardwood floors and a private front yard

What was there before: An empty lot

For more: megatelhomes.com, 469.275.6005

PINE TREE COURT

Who: Cambridge Homes and Durham Builders

Where: 3896 Pine Tree Court

What: The future site of 16 patio homes with four different floor plans ranging from 2,200-2,5000 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3-3.5 bathrooms

When: Construction is underway and expected to be finished by the end of the year

How much: Mid-$500,000 to $600,000

Key feature: This fenced-in community of ultra-modern homes is within walking distance from Mockingbird Station

What was there before: A church parking lot

For more: cambridgehomes.com, 972.535.2537, info@cambridgehomes.com

THE ENCLAVE AT NORTHCLIFF/ TEN201

Who: Welch Architecture Inc.

Where: 10201 E. Lake Highlands

What: The site of 3-4 uniquely designed, single-family homes from 2,000-4,000 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths

When: Two homes are complete; the final site has been purchased but construction has not yet begun

Key feature: The project took a leftover, nonconventional plot of land and transformed it into a park-like cluster of modern homes

What was there before: An empty lot For more: welcharchitecture.com

WHAT’S A PATIO HOME?

Anthony Mignon with LeComte Homes explains: Patio homes imply a complex of several houses attached to each other. In the case of Post Office Park, LeComte’s patio homes do not share a wall. Also, exterior maintenance and landscaping is provided through an association fee.

Townhomes are an attached row of units, Mignon says, generally three or more stories with shared walls, also sharing a homeowners association for exterior maintenance.

Single-family is a standalone traditional home that sits completely detached.

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Maeleska Fletes is a champion of the four-legged COMMENT. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com to tell us what you think.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, our country sat glued to the TV, horrified by images of folks stranded on rooftops, houses reduced to wet rubble and an estimated 250,000 animals fending for themselves after being abandoned by fleeing owners. Many of us thought we could do little more than wring our hands or write checks to the American Red Cross, but East Dallas neighbor Maeleska Fletes felt moved to action.

Maeleska, a lifelong animal lover, grew up in a family that “usually had a dog, cat, goat, horse or hamster.” Maeleska was moved to help when she learned that Metroplex Animal Coalition was spearheading relocation efforts for the four-legged victims of the storm. Unable to assist in transporting animals to area shelters — “I drove a Volkswagen Beetle, can’t get many animals in that,” she says — she instead offered her expertise and services as a web designer.

The Coalition immediately took her up on her offer, but fate had more in store. “Soon I was meeting rescue folks and discovered Paws in the City. I started as the web designer, and next thing you know I’m fostering, attending adoption events and helping any way I can.”

That would be an understatement. Maeleska is well known in the animal rescue community and serves as president of Dallas Companion Animal Project, a non-profit umbrella organization that coordinates rescue groups and works to reduce euthanasia rates. She also represents District 9 on the Animal Shelter Commission, advising her councilman on maintaining excellent shelter programs and services.

Mere titles? A bureaucrat? No, Maeleska walks the walk. And it’s all a labor of love, every bit volunteer. She pays the bills with her web designs and with her work as a manicurist at Rocket Science Salon on Garland Road. For years, Maeleska has run the Animal Alert program for Little Forest Hills/ Forest Hills. Her phone rings frequently with

calls from panicked pet owners whose dogs or cats have gone missing. She gets right to work, emailing photos and information to neighbors in the area. More often than not, the result is a happy reunion.

Animal Alert also helps found animals, those wandering the streets with no obvious owner. Maeleska arranges a foster family for the animal until its owner is located or a new permanent home is in place.

No matter the neighborhood, though, Maeleska’s ready. “I carry leashes, treats, dog food, water, and a microchip scanner in my car at all times. In a perfect world, the pup comes to me.” That’s not always the case. Many a time, she has had to “sit on the ground for an hour or two until the pup’s hunger makes him come to me.” In harder cases, “I have to follow the pup, learn his hangout and set a trap to catch him.”

Maeleska, who has been known to stop her car in the middle of the street to carry a pokey turtle back to safety, has stories. But she reflects, “The one thing I’ve seen over and over is the way a scared dog living on the street that no one can touch has turned into a total love bug and wonderful pet.”

So goes the story of Trixie. When Maeleska moved into a new neighborhood a couple of years ago, she immediately noticed two dogs running in the area. A bit of investigation revealed that Trixie and her daughter had been running loose for about eight years and had at least 80 puppies between them. Maeleska contacted Duck Team 6, a group that catches street dogs. Though it took eight months, they eventually caught Trixie (sadly, the daughter disappeared). “Once she was caught, I truly cried.”

Maeleska and partner Nick Shannon are

A self-proclaimed animal lover, Maeleska Fletes found her calling to help animals that were helpless in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and has volunteered her time for various animal rescues and shelters since then: Photo by Rasy Ran

now fostering Trixie who is making progress. “She still gets nervous when things get loud,” but she interacts well with the other fosters in the house, as well as Maeleska’s and Nick’s own “babies,” Charlie Brown and Holly, both lab mixes. “Trixie is patient, so when I get home she waits her turn for kisses. She stands behind the excited pups until I pet each one. Once they have calmed down, she walks up and waits to be petted. She is super sweet and I hope to find her a perfect home.”

Maeleska encourages neighborhood vigilance. “If we keep an eye out for each other and our furry friends, East Dallas will be the best part of Dallas.” And she urges pet owners to spay/neuter, collar and tag, and microchip.

“Us rescuers do the best we can, and each animal we ‘save’ takes a bit of our hearts,” she admits. “But in return we get a piece of theirs. So one day I will have a complete dog heart. That, to me, is a heart full of unconditional love. That is the goal, right?”

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Patti Vinson is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for 15 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine, and has taught college writing. She is a frequent flier at Lakewood branch library and enjoys haunting neighborhood estate sales with husband Jonathan and children, Claire (13) and Will (10). The family often can be found hanging out at White Rock Lake Dog Park with Dexter, a probable JackWeenie.

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Sports

White Rock area residents Nicole Studer and Shaheen Sataar competed in the country’s ultimate ultra-race, the Western States 100-mile trail run, in June. Competitors attempted to climb more than 18,000 feet, descend 23,000 feet and cross a cold and rushing waist-deep river before, after 20-something hours, finishing on a high school track in Auburn, Calif. Studer finsihed sixth in the women’s race. Several hours into the race, Sataar dropped out due to an injury.

Events

In the 42-year history of the Swiss Avenue Historic District Mother’s Day Home Tour, the event has been rained out once, and that was this year. Flooding forced event organizers to cancel day two of the event and move the Mother’s Day brunch indoors. As usual, the event had sold thousands of $20 advance tickets, and the home tour refunded about 200 of them by request.

The White Rock YMCA held its official grand opening recently after opening its new location in April. Online membership and program registration is available at ymcadallas.org.

Volunteers

Vickery Meadows Learning Center in Dallas is looking for adult volunteers to teach English to non-English speakers at ELM East Dallas, 629 N. Peak, for two hours one day a week for 12 weeks starting in September. VMLC is dedicated to improving English literacy levels among non-English speaking adults and their children by providing programs in communication and life skills. Morning, afternoon and evening hours are available Monday-Thursday. All classes are co-taught in English. Training and curriculum is provided. Contact the adult program director, Liz Harling, at lharling@vmlc. org or 214.265.5057, ext. 102. There are also opportunities for mentors, computer lab aides, office help, special events and occasional group volunteer projects. Learn more at vmlc.org.

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High-end homes replace duplexes

Austin-based home builder PSW Real Estate recently launched its newest highdensity housing development in East Dallas. The project, called 5300 Glencoe Park, is planned for the corner at Winton, Anita and Ellsworth, across the street from Glencoe Park. PSW will demolish the 34 duplexes that currently occupy the space and build 68 single-family homes in their place. The homes will range from 2,000-3,000 square feet with three or four bedrooms and two or three bathrooms. Prices start in the mid$500,000s. Like all of PSW’s homes, these will be complete with energy-efficient features such as solar systems and spray-foam installation. Demolition on the duplexes will begin immediately and construction is slated to begin this month. Last year, Trammell Crow Residential was in talks with Brooks Partners, who previously owned the property, to buy the duplexes. Trammell Crow wanted to turn the duplexes into a 330-unit, high-end apartment complex but the neighborhood didn’t approve.

Ice cold

Soon you won’t have to leave the neighborhood for cryotherapy. CryoUSA is opening a location in Arboretum Village. The company began construction on a 2,600-square-foot space and could be finished by September. Cryotherapy is a hyper-cooling process that athletes use for recovery. CryoUSA made headlines after the Dallas Mavericks credited some of its success in winning the 2011 NBA Championship to cryotherapy.

Also at Arboretum Village, The Village Salons, a 7900-square-foot establishment in Arboretum Village, opened 42 suites for hair styling, massage, estheticians, med spa and more. And Ideal Dental was negotiating a lease for a space behind Luke’s Locker. If all goes as planned, construction could begin later this year.

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Kettlebells without the Crossfit

Kettlebell-Centric, the Dallas-based strength-training studio, has moved to our neighborhood. The fitness shop is now located at 5830 Abrams at Northwest Highway. The studio’s owner is East Dallas neighbor Wade Padgett, who calls himself a “former body abuser” and “reformed Crossfitter.” Padgett’s classes are designed to teach usable, everyday strength and movement skills in a fun and safe environment, he says.

Development news

Nearly three years after the City Council signed off on the project, developers are preparing to break ground on a five-story, 270-unit apartment complex on Northwest Highway at West Lawther Previously, the site at 7545 Northwest Highway was home to a lawnmower store, liquor store, convenience store and a family residence that has long set fallow. As of this week, all but the house had been razed in preparation for construction to begin.

Also White Rock Crossing, what might be Dallas’ first co-housing develop, is waiting for permits to began construction on 17 single-family homes on a property at 700 Easton.

1 The Shop 706, a hybrid boutique offering a coffee and tea bar as well as clothing, jewelry, handbags and artwork, opened in a former dog-grooming place at Kidwell and Prospect.

2 Rapscallion, a Lower Greenville restaurant from the owners of Boulevardier, is newly opened. 3 Wabi House opened on Lowest Greenville near Ross. The ramen shop from Dien Nguyen, corporate chef of Piranha Killer Sushi, is open until midnight on weekends.

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9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

PreK - 6th Grades

We educate the Whole child

Low Teacher Student Ratio

SACS/CASI Accredited

We Educate the Whole Child

Ave. Dallas TX 75208 • 214-942-2220 www.thekesslerschool.com

After School Enrichment Programs

Before & After School Care

Low Teacher Student Ratio

Art, Music, Library Time, Daily Spanish, Reading Lab

SACS/CASI Accredited

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com Founded in 1966, Highlander offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. Limiting class size affords the teachers the opportunity to develop the individual learning styles of each student. Our goal is to insure knowledge and self-confidence in academics, athletics, and the creative and performing arts. Highlander offers a “classic” education which cannot be equaled.

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

THE WINSTON SCHOOL

After School Enrichment Programs

1215 Turner Ave. Dallas TX 75208

Before & After School Care

214-942-2220

TheKesslerSchool.com

Art, Music, Library Time, Daily Spanish, Reading Lab The Kessler

1215 Turner Ave. Dallas, TX 75208 214-942-2220

TheKesslerschool.com

CLAIRE’S CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL

8202 Boedeker Dr., / (214) 368-4047 / clairesdayschool.com At CCDS, we encourage a child’s sense of exploration and discovery in a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. We offer a parent’s day out program with a play-based curriculum fostering socialization, motor skill development, and an introduction to academics for children aged 4mo – 3yrs. Our preschool for children aged 3-5 further develops these skills, along with a more focused approach to pre-math and prereading. At CCDS, we have developed our own science, math, and reading enrichment classes to ensure kindergarten preparedness for every child. We make learning fun!

DALLAS ACADEMY

950 Tiffany Way, Dallas 75218 / 214.324.1481 / dallas-academy.com Founded in 1965, Dallas Academy’s mission is to restore the promise of full academic enrichment to students with learning differences in grades 1-12. A meaningful connection with each student is established to overcome barriers to success. Dallas Academy offers students an effective program and strategies to meet the special educational needs of bright students with learning differences, while including the

KESSLER SCHOOL

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

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

4411 Skillman 214-826-4410 / 5740 Prospect 214-826-6350 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

Spanish Immersion School serving ages 3 month - Adults. We offer nursery, preschool, elementary and adult programs at two Lakewood locations. Degreed, nativeSpanish speaking teachers in an “all-Spanish” immersion environment. Call for a tour today!

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

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

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

YORKTOWN EDUCATION

5170 Village Creek Drive Plano, 75093 972-733-0800 YorktownEd.com Yorktown

Education is an independent, academically challenging private school for grades first -12. With a customized “Do What You Love” curriculum, students are educated with higher standards at earlier ages. Education is based on performance and not on age or grade levels. Yorktown graduates are in the top 1% of the country for SAT & ACT results and have a 100 percent college acceptance rate, with an average of over $100,000 in college credit and scholarships. Enrolling first through 10th grade for the 2015-2016 school year. Parent tours and student visits are available.

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.

LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS Neighborhood Services Education

HOT TOPICS

How religion is shaping this summer of our discontent

What’s religion for?

Climate change, racism, gun violence, economic inequality and marriage equality: These are just a few of the hot topics of a hot summer. Should religion turn up the heat or cool things down?

Some churches (including other religious communities such as synagogues and mosques) are silent about these things, preferring to keep a high wall between the spiritual and the secular. Others eagerly offer views about the state of the world in the light of their spiritual worldview. Responses fall predictably along lines of conservative-traditional versus liberal-progressive. Things are not, however, always that neat.

A few thoughts

One, all religions are historically rooted in traditions that make them conservative to some degree. They try to conserve what they believe is enduring in the face of a changing world. They value stability and order, because they sense that God has made the world to work in certain ways and that violating those patterns will bring consequences of deeper pain and brokenness. Even progressives who look to an ideal future more than an ideal past do so on the basis of a vision that once was and still is formative. What to keep and what to let go of is always the question.

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or other-worldly end, and whether it includes all or only some.

Three, religions always struggle with the tension of how much to be “in the world but not of the world.” Does our spirituality engage the world in all of its messiness or does it invite us to find refuge beyond it? Some churches (and politicians) like it when the Pope speaks against abortion, but they think he ought to stick to religion when speaking about climate change. Others think exactly the opposite. Should the church weigh in on social and public policy? Most agree we must speak to these things as part of our mandate to bear witness to the character of God, but it’s also clear when we do that we don’t view God in the same way.

Do we want to win at the expense of others, or can we tolerate differences and let God do the sorting?

Four, is religion primarily about absolute truth that can be perfectly known and never compromised or about absolute love that is unconditional and unbounded? Well, it’s about truth and love both, but truth with humility and love with boundaries.

Two, all religions operate with a vision of what is yet to come. What future they envision is where differences lie. Progressives believe that God’s work in creation is ongoing and that we can share in it positively to build a better, more just and peaceful world. Conservatives tend to see change through a paradigm of decline that will result in final judgment on wickedness and the rescue of those who faithfully opposed evil. Either way, we all operate out of a vision of the End, whether it’s a this-worldly

Finally, religion can be a force for unity or division. We tend to think of our own approach to the faith as unifying and the other side as divisive. But we ought to ask ourselves first about our own motivation. Do we want to win at the expense of others, or can we tolerate differences and let God do the sorting?

Religion enlists God into public debates, one way or another. So, in the name of God, we’d better take care how we speak and live.

George Mason is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church. The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and by the neighborhood business people and churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Worship — 8:30 am Classic & 11:00 am Contemporary

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

CATHOLIC

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS MINISTRY CONFERENCE / udallas.edu/udmc

October 22-24, 2015 / Sponsored by Catholic Diocese of Dallas

Sessions on Faith, Scripture, & Ministry / Exhibitors / Music / Mass

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

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

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

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

RIDGEWOOD PARK UMC / 6445 E. Lovers Lane / 214.369.9259

Sunday Worship: 9:30 am Traditional and 11:35 am Contemporary

Sunday School: 10:30 am / Rev. Ann Willet / ridgewoodparkchurch.org

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. Mitchell Boone

PRESBYTERIAN

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

Summer Worship: May 24 - Sept. 6 / 10:00am / Childcare provided.

ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

214.821.9989 / Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am

UNITY

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path for Spiritual Living

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

10:30 am Sunday - Celebration Worship Service

UNITY ON GREENVILLE / Your soul is welcome here!

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

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

Cleaning crew

About 50 Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, their siblings and parents cleaned up White Rock Lake with For the Love of the Lake. Recent flooding has deposited unprecedented amounts of trash on the lakeshores. The Scouts are from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church and University Park

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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,

ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

Casa Linda Plaza. Art Classes & Drop In Pottery Painting For All Ages. 214-821-8383. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm

GUITAR OR PIANO Patient Teacher. Your Home. 12 Yrs Exp. Reasonable rates. UNT Music Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

MAKERS CONNECT Craft Classes & Workshops. Led by & for Local Makers. Check Schedule: makersconnect.org/classes

MATHNASIUM has a new Math Learning Center at 7324 Gaston mathnasium.com/dallaslakewood 214-328-MATH (6284)

PIANO LESSONS In Your Home Or Mine. 25 Yrs. Experience Dr. Larissa Kiefer, D.M.A. 214-789-6684 kieferpianostudio.com

CHILDCARE

LOVING, CHRIST-CENTERED CARE SINCE 1982 Lake Highlands Christian Child Enrichment Center Ages 2 mo.-12 yrs. 9919 McCree. 214-348-1123.

EMPLOYMENT

AVIATION GRADS Work with JetBlue, Boeing, Delta and Others. Start Here With Hands On Training For FAA Certification. Financial Aid If Qualified. Aviation Institute Of Maintenance. 866-453-6204

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 3108

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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 CONFUSED? FRUSTRATED? Let A Seasoned Pro Be The Interface Between You & That Pesky Computer. Hardware & Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training. $60/hr. 1 hr min. Dan 214-660-3733 or stykidan@sbcglobal.net

LEGAL SERVICES

A SIMPLE WILL. Name a Guardian for Children. Katherine Rose, Attorney 214-728-4044. Office Dallas Tx.

A WILL? THERE IS A WAY Estate/Probate matters. Free Consultation. 214-802-6768 MaryGlennAttorney.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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

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NEXGEN FITNESS Call Today For Free Session. 972-382-9925 NexGenFitness.com 10759 Preston Rd. 75230

UFC GYM WHITE ROCK Workout Blues? Train Different. Power/ endurance/results. 469-729-9900 ufcgym.com/WhiteRock

PET SERVICES

ADORABLE GROOMS PET SALON New Salon. Grooming, medicated/flea baths. 11111 N. Central Expy 972-629-9554

DEE’S DOGGIE DEN Daycare, Boarding, Grooming, Training. 6444 E. Mockingbird Ln. 214-823-1441 DeesDoggieDen.com

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Dude looks like Steven Tyler?

Yes, that is rock star Steven Tyler of Aerosmith walking into Hit Records in the Casa View neighborhood Prior to his visit to the shop this summer, Tyler Tweeted, “ON MY WAY TO HIT RECORDS RIGHT NOW IN DALLAS GETTIN’ ME SOME RON ROSS LOVE.” Ron Ross has owned and operated Hit Records for more than 30 years and began working there in the mid-1970s.

Local BULLETIN BOARD

BUY/SELL/TRADE

OLD GUITARS WANTED Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Martin. 1930s-1980s. Top dollar paid. Toll Free 1-866-433-8277

TEXAS RANGERS AND DALLAS STARS front row seats. Share prime, front-row Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars tickets (available in sets of 10 games). Prices start at $105 per ticket (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available) Seats are behind the plate and next to the dugouts for the Rangers: seats are on the glass and on the Platinum Level for the Stars. Other great seats available starting at $60 per ticket. Entire season available except for opening game; participants randomly draw numbers prior to the season to determine a draft order fair for everyone. Call 214-560-4212 or rwamre@ advocatemag.com

TOP CASH FOR CARS Any Car, Truck. Running or Not. Call for Instant Offer. 1-800-454-6951

ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

CLUTTERBLASTERS.COM ESTATE SALES

Moving & DownSizing Sales, Storage Units. Organize/De-Clutter Donna 972-679-3100

APPLIANCE REPAIR

APPLIANCE REPAIR SPECIALIST

Low Rates, Excellent Service, Senior Discount. MC-Visa. 214-321-4228

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

CLEANING SERVICES

AMAZON CLEANING

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

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

DELTA CLEANING Insd./Bonded. Move In/Out. General Routine Cleaning. Carpet Cleaning. Refs. Reliable. Dependable. 28+yrs. 972-943-9280.

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

Swimming Pool Remodels • Patios

Stone work • Stamp Concrete 972-727-2727

Deckoart.com

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993

Repairing: Refrigerators •Washer/Dryers

• Ice Makers •Stoves • Cooktops • Ovens 214✯823✯2629

CABINETRY & FURNITURE

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

Cabinet Refacing, Built-ins, Entertainment/ Computer Centers. Jim. 214-324-7398 www.squarenailwoodworking.com

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

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

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

GREENGO Vinyl Siding,Windows & Doors. 903-802-6957, 25 Yrs Exp.

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

RENOVATE DALLAS renovatedallas.com

214-403-7247

Unique Home Construction - Design, Build, Remodel - Kitchens & Baths - New Construction or Additions Many references available - Licensed, Insured, Member of BBB www.uniquehomebuild.com

214.533.0716

CLEANING SERVICES

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

AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL CLEANING

A Clean You Can Trust 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

HOUSE CLEANING Honest, References. 20 Years Experience. 214-660-8401

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

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN Windows, too! Great Prices $$. Family owned. 20 yrs. Reliable. Excellant Refs. Call Sunny @ 214-724-2555

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

MAC/PC Great Rates! Keith 214-295-6367

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

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

IT SOLUTIONS/SUPPORT For Home & Small Business. Parental Controls Speciality. 8 Yrs. Exp. Husband & Wife, Licensed Minister called to His Work. Texas Tech Guru. 214-850-2669

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Tuck Pointing / Crack Repair. Mortar Color Matching. Windows And Door Cracks Etc. Call 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 (32 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

R&M Concrete

Concrete Retaining Walls Driveways Stamped Concrete 214-202-8958

Bonded & Insured References & Free Estimates

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com Family Owned/Operated. Insd. 214-328-1333

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

GOVER ELECTRIC Back Up Generators. New and Remodel Work. Commercial & Residential. All Service Work. 469-230-7438. TECL2293

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

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. Automatic Gates, Iron & Cedar Fencing, Decks. Since 1996. MC/V 214-621-3217

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HANNAWOODWORKS.COM Decks, Fences, Pergolas, Patio Covers. 214-435-9574

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LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

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TO ADVERTISE 214.560.4203

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FLOORING & CARPETING

ALL WALKS OF FLOORS 214-616-7641

Carpet, Wood, Tile Sales/Service Free Estimates

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

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

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

THE TEXAN FLOORING SERVICES

Wood, Laminate. Remodel Showers, Bathrooms. thetexanflooringservices.com

214-680-0901

CARPET HARDWOODS CERAMIC Quick, Reliable Installation

John: 972.989.3533

john.roemen@redicarpet.com

REDI CARPET

Reinventing the Flooring Experience

Willeford

FOUNDATION

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

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 214-861-7569, 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

FRAME RIGHT All Honey-Dos/Jobs. Crown mold install $125/rm. Licensed. Matt 469-867-9029

GROOVY HOUSE Is A Different Handyman Experience! Find Out Why At www.groovyhouse.biz 214-733-2100 • 19 Year Lakewood Resident

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

HOME INSPECTION

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

A BETTER TREE COMPANY • JUST TREES Complete tree services. Tree & Landscape Lighting! Mark 214-332-3444

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

A&B LANDSCAPING Full Landscape & Lawn Care Services. Degreed Horticulturist. 214-534-3816

HOUSE PAINTING

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

#1 GET MORE PAY LES

Painting. 85% Referrals. Free Est. 214-348-5070

A+ INT/EXT PAINT & DRYWALL

Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

A1 TOP COAT Professional. Reliable. References. TopCoatOfTexas.com 214-770-2863

ALL TYPES Painting & Repairs. A+ BBB rating. Any size jobs welcome. Call Kenny 214-321-7000

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality

Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

TEXAS BEST PAINTING • 214-527-4168

Master Painter. High Quality Work. Int/Ext.

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work

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

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

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

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

972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

GARAGE SERVICES

DFW GARAGE PRO

Garage Reorg/Org.Painting, Shelving, Cabinets, Storage, Disposal. 303-883-9321

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

TACLB64882e / TDR25284

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The Handyman “ToDo’s” Done Right Save $25 on Service Call of $125 or $50 on Service Call of $250 handy-dan.com 214.252.1628

Your Home Repair Specialists

972-308-6035

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

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

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

BLOUNT’S TREE SERVICE

Trees, Landscaping, Sod. 45 Yrs. Exp. Insured. blountstreeservicedfw.com 214-275-5727

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

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HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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PLUMBING

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VIOLENT CRIME IS UP

Violent crime in Dallas has risen 10 percent in the first six months of 2015, compared with the same period the previous year.

The number of robberies, aggravated assaults, murders and rapes have increased, but property crimes such as theft and burglary are down, leaving the overall crime rate flat over last year.

Dallas saw 20 murders in June, the highest number since August 2013. Several violent crimes took place in our neighborhood between June 15 and July 15.

A 12-year-old Old East Dallas boy was shot in the leg following a midday argument at a corner store. Shortly after the shooting, at an apartment in the 3500 block of Munger, police pulled over a vehicle that fit the description of the suspected shooters.

Three men were arrested and charged with capital murder June 29 after they shot and killed Maria del Carmen Velasquez during a robbery in Old East Dallas.

Miguel Angel Machado, Richard Cardoso Jr. and Reynaldo Paloma tried to rob a game room in the in the 4800 block of East Grand. The business owner fled the adjacent mini mart, which he also owns. When people began running out of that business, the men started shooting, according to police. They killed Velasquez, who worked at the store, and shot business owner Mike Albanna eight times in the leg. Police arrested the suspects after a 911 call that they were trying to break into a nearby home.

And in mid-June, 47-year-old Juvenal Delbosque Jr. was arrested after fighting with his wife and firing shots at a graduation party in Old East Dallas. Police used a taser on Delbosque, but he still tried to run inside the house. When Delbosque pulled a gun on police, officer Darren Burch shot him. Delbosque, who was on parole at the time of the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

— Rachel Stone

age of Gregory Wayne Davidson, a habitual criminal who Dallas Police believe has been robbing banks in the Lakewood area

Abrams, the address of Veritex Community Bank, which someone fitting Davidson’s description robbed on June 30

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Neighborhoods need more leverage over redevelopment proposals

COMMENT. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com and search Last Word to tell us what you think.

In Dallas, the only time a neighborhood has real power to influence nearby redevelopment is when a developer is asking the city for some special dispensation, such as for a zoning change, an economic development grant or city bond funding. In these circumstances, a developer must go through a public process in order to get their zoning change or public funding.

That’s when a neighborhood has leverage.

Using that leverage means getting organized and involved as early as possible in the public process. If the developer wants a zoning change, for example, a neighborhood should demand to see their proposed rezoning ordinance. Don’t be fooled by pretty watercolor pictures — those marketing materials may or may not represent what actually gets built; the language of ordinance is all that matters.

Your next stop will be your city plan commissioner — a citizen volunteer appointed by your councilmember to represent your council district on the city plan commission. The plan commission evaluates all zoning cases before they go to the city council, and they hold public hearings at which residents can express their opinion about a proposed redevelopment. Meet with your city plan commissioner and get their help in understanding the difference between

what is allowed under the current zoning standards and what the developer wants to build.

Once you’re armed with information, that’s when the negotiating begins. Some projects are simply bad ideas altogether. In those cases, the neighborhood should oppose the project outright and ask the councilmember to do the same.

If, on the other hand, you and your neighbors think the proposal has some merit, but the new project’s height is too great, or the sidewalks are too small, or there isn’t enough green space, that’s when you can use your leverage to negotiate. Play hardball. If the developer wants an extra two stories in height, require them to hide their parking internally or underground. If they want increased density, make them match the architecture of the neighborhood.

All of this assumes that you’ve got a neighborhood-oriented councilmember who will listen to you, and who has the fortitude to either deny the developer’s request outright or extract concessions based on neighborhood concerns. Unfortunately, some councilmembers are either too fearful to say no, are too indebted to developers to say no, or are convinced we’ve got to build something — anything! — to create economic development and build the tax base (helpful tip to those councilmembers: it’s the neighborhoods that build our tax base).

Luckily, in East Dallas, we’ve got strong neighborhood allies on the Dallas City Council. District 14 Councilmember Philip Kingston has proved himself to be a stalwart neighborhood advocate, and by all indications, new councilmembers

Mark Clayton in District 9 and Adam McGough in District 10 will similarly put neighborhood interests first.

Unfortunately, unless you can count on a pro-neighborhood councilmember to protect your community’s interests, a neighborhood’s leverage is quite limited.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. As I was lamenting to a developer friend of mine how little power neighborhoods have over redevelopment, he pointed out that while that may be true in Dallas, other cities have created robust processes to evaluate new development.

In Portland and Seattle, for example, there is no zoning by right; all new development projects must be evaluated by special committees of architects and design professionals, with input from the public. The process, according to my friend, is challenging, time-consuming and costly, but results in new development projects that are well-designed, fit with the surrounding area, respond to community concerns, and add to the overall design of a neighborhood.

Until we have a Portland-style zoning process, however, our neighborhoods will have to stay vigilant and engaged. And when we’ve got leverage, we’ve got to use it.

Because I flirt dangerously with Advocate deadlines, I made a math error in last month’s article about the council election that I caught only after the magazine had gone to print. Voter turnout in the District 10 runoff increased by 4 percent, not by a third (damn you, Excel!). My apologies to you, dear reader, and especially to Mr. Shannon, my 10th grade math teacher.

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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