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PET HALL OF FAME

After my wife’s conversion, ours includes cats

When I first met my wife, she wasn’t a “cat person.” She grew up in a family with dogs, and they were her “go to” pets.

When I grew up, we had a farm overflowing with animals — cats, a dog, cattle and chickens, along with the occasional horse and pig.

My wife’s dogs had the run of her house. They were part of the family, and she talks about the ones that were standouts — Big Dog, CB, Elvis — as she describes their escapades during the long small-town Texas summers.

Animals on our farm, though, were there for a purpose rather than entertainment. The cattle were there to provide food or breed, with their calves sold each year to help pay our bills. The chickens produced eggs to eat, the pigs typically wound up in our freezer, and we always kept one cow to provide our milk each day. The horses were my sisters’ youth agriculture projects, the cats lived in the barn and chased down mice and rats, and the dog was the intruder alarm system.

Anyway, when we married, my wife politicked constantly for a dog. But dogs need lots of attention, and since we both worked outside the home, that wasn’t possible. So I suggested instead that we get a cat, because they sleep most of the day anyway. And so we did.

Our first cat was friendly and loving, but it developed a serious problem that led to a week’s stay at an emergency vet facility. The cat recovered after a long and expensive stay, and when it came home, it loved us just the same.

But it hated — and I do mean hated — everyone else. Which was fine because we didn’t have a lot of visitors back then anyway.

Its eventual replacement has a place in my wife’s pet hall of fame: Spike trailed my wife throughout the house as first one son, and then another, was born and grew. It was common to see all four of them (my wife, two tiny sons and the cat) clambered together in a rocking chair, watching Winnie the Pooh at two in the morning when one son was sick and the other couldn’t sleep.

That cat wanted to be in the middle of everything; he was “Nana Kitty,” the self-appointed third parent. We rescued it from the SPCA primarily because when our almost 2-year-old saw the cat, he accidentally picked it up with an under-the-neck chokehold, and the cat just hung there like a rag doll, enjoying the attention.

Spike lived with us 13 years, until his little body finally gave out.

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Now, as I write this column, our two cats (both rescued from local shelters, one after a car accident claimed its front left leg when it was 12 weeks old) are curled up next to my wife. They’re purring and occasionally stirring a bit just to make sure they’re not missing anything.

My wife is now a cat person. She claims she can look at the cats’ faces and tell what they’re thinking.

I look at their faces, and all I see are two round eyes staring back. I’m sure there’s something going on back there, but I choose not to worry about it.

If they’re hungry or thirsty, they let us know. And they’re no longer animals or even pets. Instead, they’re always hanging around with us, just like family.

Because that’s what they are.

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That cat wanted to be in the middle of everything; he was “Nana Kitty,” the self-appointed third parent.

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Memory Care at White Rock Lake

Love is a marathon

In our neighborhood, the Dallas Marathon is either famous or infamous, depending on whom you ask. Until this year, it was the White Rock Marathon, named for the course that loops around the lake. Much of the course still loops through our neighborhood, so whether we are in our front yards passing out water, donning blonde wigs and dresses to cheer runners through the “Dolly Parton hills,” or cursing the road closures that keep us from going to work or church or the grocery store, we all participate. The marathon course changed this year along with its name, and in the days around marathon Sunday, the Advocate reported about the impact on our neighborhood at lakewood. advocatemag.com.

Dec. 3: No love for Lakewood in the DMN’s Dallas marathon course guide We’ll be out on Sunday, but I wonder what the race will be like this year in Lakewood. There will be approximately 13,000 fewer runners through our neighborhood now that the focus has shifted from White Rock to showcasing the shiny new things in Dallas.

—amc via lakewood.advocatemag.com

So annoying when you’re trapped inside that loop. This change looks great.

—TexasRangerMan via lakewood.advocatemag.com

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Dec. 4: The charismatic (and asthmatic) Panda Ross to sing anthem at Sunday’s Dallas Marathon

Dec. 6: The marathon is sacred. So is Advent. What do churches do?

Hearing that churches are cancelling or moving services as a result of the marathon, it seems to me that it is no longer appropriate for churches to bear the brunt of the marathon’s disruption year after year. And this isn’t the only such event. Perhaps it’s time to move it to Saturday and “share the love.”

—Norman Alston via lakewood.advocatemag.com

I can’t imagine how traffic disturbances would be on a Saturday! What a nightmare that would be. There is really no “perfect” time to shut down that many streets. We just need to keep in mind that it is only once per year and a whole lot of love is shared with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.

—Tammy via lakewood.advocatemag.com

Dec. 10: Dallas Marathon: humid and windy and unseasonably hot, but still an overall success

Especially at screwing up traffic. Astounding success!

—Ross Vaughan via facebook.com/lakewoodadvocate

There is a marathon in early December every year. The newspaper has multiple articles about it, as does the Advocate and Facebook, and people living along the course get fliers about a week before the race. I don’t know how the race organizers could do more to notify every person who might possibly be affected by road closures. It is just one day a year, and benefits an amazing cause. I live within the course in Lakewood, so I’m one of the people who has to modify plans that day. It’s not that difficult.

—Elaine Martin via facebook.com/lakewoodadvocate

I finished closer to the end. It seemed most of the course highlights were for those with a faster pace. I didn’t see any Dolly Partons (I live in Lakewood and was really looking forward to

this, too). I couldn’t believe how bare the course was after the half marathoners and marathoners divided up, as far as people to run next to. The rest of the course was rather uneventful for me. WhenI finished there was no beer for me, no food, no medical services there, just a medal. I had to ask around until I finally found someone with a finisher’s shirt on to ask where the shirts were. I found them in the convention center next to pretzels, which I scarfed down.I had a great time and I am still proud of myself, just wish it ended on a better foot (pun intended).

—NatalieSélavy via lakewood.advocatemag.com

I live on Gaston near Loving and I ended up near the spillway to cheer on some of the runners.It seemed streets were opened up earlier (after the marathon) than in the past (less annoying than previous marathons). Perhaps that had something to do with them routing the marathon differently. It was cool to see Craig “Junior” Miller interviewed (while running) on the broadcast. I am a P1 and listen to The Ticket every day. I do agree with you in that the broadcast could have certainly given more time to the women runners. Overall it was a nice day to watch the marathon go by, even if it wasn’t perfect conditions for the runners. It will always be White Rock Marathon to me!

—Angi Cure via email

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Top 5 Dallas Remodeling Project Resolutions for 2013

Happy New Year friends and neighbors!

We all come into the New Year with important resolutions for ourselves and our families, for improving our health, our nances, our well-being, and for enjoying our lives a little more. Since your home factors into everything from your sanity to the loving times you spend with family, there’s no better time to resolve to nally address your home’s needs than now. To help you narrow your focus, these are the projects your neighbors in Dallas are prioritizing in 2013.

1. Update the Kitchen

is project substantially improves your home’s value, your enjoyment of your home, its functionality, and your ability to entertain guests. How you redesign your kitchen is up to you; you may want to expand your cooking or dining area, add LED lighting, or add energy e cient appliances. You could incorporate seating in the kitchen or a multi-purpose desk/study area. One element you’ll nd in almost all kitchen renovations is an integrated gathering hub for family and guests.

2. Update the Bathroom

Today’s bathrooms are designed to be sanctuaries of relaxation and decompression. Fixtures are gorgeous, and the ambience is luxurious. Showers that massage your body from different angles, mood lighting, xtures that look like they belong in sculpture museums, and bathtubs that encourage you to light candles and make it an evening in. You’ll reap more than what you invest with a bathroom model, especially if reducing your stress level is a top priority in 2013.

3. Adding Footage

Adding footage may be a functional necessity or it may be a way to increase your home’s value, or your feeling of space within it. e possibilities include adding an extra room, converting empty 2nd oor space in vaulted ceiling homes to usable square footage, or adding closet space. Call us if you’re wondering about a speci c idea for adding space, or if your family is outgrowing the con nes of your current square footage.

4. Updating Windows & Doors

Old, leaky and energy-inefficient windows and doors can increase your energy bills by as much as replacing them would cost, in just a short period of time. Many of our customers and neighbors are replacing outdated windows and doors now. If your home is drafty, put this on your critical to-do list.

5. Garages & Roofs

ese projects tend to get delayed for the same reason: they’re both on the exterior of your main living areas, so the bene ts aren’t enjoyed as much as with interior projects. But the necessity is just as great. In our neighborhood, many roofs still have not been replaced a er this year’s hail storm. Please be aware that roofs that aren’t replaced in time pose threats to the home in terms of water, air, and energy leaks, as well as mold issues. Many of this area’s residents are replacing or repairing garages that don’t accommodate their needs, are too low, or are falling into disrepair.

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Q&A: Richard Vitale

High school may be over for Richard Vitale, but he is still focused on students’ futures. Vitale, a 1991 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and Bank of America senior vice president, was recently named a finalist for the Dallas Foundation’s 2012 Good Works Under 40 award for his work creating the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation. The organization, which was expected to raise $130,000 in 2012 as of press time, helped fund Dallas ISD’s first International Baccalaureate program—a high-intensity academic track—at Woodrow. The organization also raises money for elementary and middle schools that feed into Woodrow and for scholarships for graduating Wildcats.

Tell me about this award. What I think the Dallas Foundation’s putting together—it’s their third year, if I understand correctly—is they look for individuals in the community under the age of 40 that have done really good work in the community and kind of balance that work/life equation. [Dallas ISD District 2 Trustee] Mike [Morath] thought that I would be a good candidate for that, considering specifically the work that we’ve done at the Woodrow Foundation. They picked me, but they have to have a person to honor. There was no way we could have done what we’ve done if I hadn’t surrounded myself, quite frankly, with people who are so much smarter than me.

What was your experience like at Woodrow?

I was active. Woodrow is one of those unique places, you’ve probably heard this from other people, where you can do anything you want to. You can be in sports, so I played baseball, four years varsity. You can be in show choir, which I was. You can be in art club, you can be in French club, you can be in the annual musical, you can be in the one-act play. I did all that stuff. I basically did everything that was available to me.

How did you get involved in Woodrow again?

Ruth Vail [the principal at the time] needed some volunteer leadership to help her get [the International Baccalaureate program] off the ground. She asked me to basically sign off on the application that went to DISD to redesign the school, so I was the official business sponsor for the application. Then I asked her, “How are we going to raise money to support it, because DISD has limited means and this is an expensive program?” Before she answered I said, “Why don’t I start a foundation to support it?” After getting input

from a number of community members, I said, “Why don’t we name it the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation?” The grand idea was to support not just Woodrow Wilson High School but to support the feeder pattern, all the schools, the elementaries, the junior highs, that feed into Woodrow.

What does the foundation do related to the feeder schools?

Everyone means well, but if you don’t have those outside support resources helping you, things fall through the cracks. Kids fall through the cracks, and we don’t want that to happen. We work with PTAs, we work with volunteer leaderships. At probably 80 percent of the campuses, we put on fundraisers for them on a monthly basis. Something as simple as, Fuzzy’s Taco will have a day where a percentage of their sales will go to the school.

So donors can pick which school they want their money to go to?

They can pick the school they want it to go to, they can pick the purpose. It’s been real exciting because I didn’t want to be known as a scholarship organization, but we’ve had so much success with it. The first year, which was 2011, we gave out probably $5,000 worth of scholarships that were all endowed. We’ll be in the scholarship business forever. Last year, we gave out about $18,000 worth of scholarships. It’s been a big part of our business. We get to invite the families of the children selected, and we ask each one to give a speech. It’s real emotional because many of these children, you hear what they’ve gone through to get where they are, if they are college bound, and this money is so important to them to help take the next step. You’re helping change a life. That’s pretty critical.

—Lauri Valerio

LEARN MORE about the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation, and donate to its causes, at woodrowfoundation.org.

A true obsession

Nicole Stewart admits she is obsessed with stories. The neighborhood resident began by telling fictional stories. In her first professional acting gig, she played the Ghost of Christmas Past at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre. The ghost hasn’t entirely left her, though she now focuses on her own stories of the past. While pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles for six years, Stewart began exploring the personal storytelling niche. Stewart says her first experience telling real-life tales in front of a crowd helped her better understand herself. “I got to experience for myself how healing it can be to reframe your life as a narrative,” she says. When she returned to Dallas in 2011, she created the now-monthly show “Oral Fixation: An Obsession with True Life Tales.” The show’s first five performances at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary sold all 125 seats. Each show has a theme, such as “cloud nine” or “playing the field.” Stewart reads story submissions relating to the topic and selects seven individuals to perform. “The reason why I want seven unique points of view and takes on the theme is because ultimately I want the show to be representative of the voice of Dallas, of what’s going on in the people of Dallas,” Stewart says. A desire for a sense of community and understanding is also behind the show’s title, “Oral Fixation.” “It has to do with that rabid curiosity that I have to get to know what’s underneath someone’s skin and what their experience is, and I think that comes from my own desire to feel less alone as a human being,” Stewart says. “I feel like the more we can understand each other, the more we can connect, the less alone we all feel.”

—Lauri Valerio

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Walking for Woodrow

Steve Lucas was diagnosed with diabetes in 2003. In 2007, he started race-walking to lose weight and “get out of the house.” From Nov. 15-18, he walked 80.4 miles in 48 hours at the Ultra Centric Experience race in Grapevine to raise money for the Woodrow Wilson High School drill team, also known as the Sweethearts. “It helped me during the race to know each mile would help out Woodrow,” Lucas says. “You’re out there and you can get down sometimes. You’ve got to have something to keep you going.” Before graduating from Woodrow in 1979, Lucas found community in his high school band experience. Almost three decades later when he moved back home to be near his ill mother, Lucas started attending football games and caught the Wildcat spirit again. He joined up with the band, played the trumpet at a homecoming parade and ran a 24-hour race last year to raise money for the band. He wanted to help the school again this year and this time decided to focus on the Sweethearts. “[They] were real organized and ready to get going,” Lucas says. He coordinated with drill team director Lisa King to raise funds so the Sweethearts could participate in the Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade on Dec. 1. People pledged cents or dollars for every mile he walked, raising a total of about $700. During the race, Lucas walked, cheered on other participants, daydreamed and “ran just to break up the monotony.” “Speeding’s not my thing, so I make distance my goal,” he says. He slept in his car at night and ate meals and snacks provided by race organizers. He says he doesn’t listen to music as he walks and instead prefers to make conversation. “There’s something about long races and long hours that kind of levels the playing ground between runners and walkers,” Lucas says. “When runners slow down to where they’re walking, you get to talk to people and hear their stories, where they’ve been. That mileage flies by when you’re talking to somebody.”

—Lauri Valerio

The (secret) celebrity next door

U.S. celebrities may seek refuge abroad, but Mexican-born singer Cristina Eustace’s East Dallas home with her husband, Scott, is a sort of escape. Perhaps it was fate. The couple met nine years ago on Lower Greenville before Eustace’s career took off. At the time, Eustace was earning a bachelor’s degree in marketing at the University of Texas at El Paso, a degree she began without knowing any English. Under the urging of a friend, she auditioned for and ultimately won Objetivo Fama 5, the 2008 season of a Puerto Rican TV singing competition. After that, she signed a deal with a record label, and her first single stayed on the billboard charts in Puerto Rico for weeks. “My life changed from there,” Eustace says. To glimpse what Eustace’s name means in parts of the Spanish-speaking world, consider that Eustace was chosen to host the 2010 New Year’s Eve show for Univision, the largest Spanish-language network and fifth largest primetime network in the United States. “I’m extremely happy I

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extremely happy I can go home and have a normal life. It’s very nice to be home in Dallas and go for a run with the dogs or walk with my husband.

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can go home and have a normal life,” she says. “It’s very nice to be home in Dallas and go for a run with the dogs or walk with my husband. Everybody’s always very friendly.” Her life was shaken up in May, her birthday month, when a doctor found a tumor in Eustace’s vocal cords. Four months later, her 2011 album “Golpes de Pecho” was nominated under regional Mexican music for Best Banda Album of the year at the Latin Grammys. “My dad always says gifts come wrapped in problems, so the bigger your problems, the bigger your gifts,” she says. After not talking for a month and not singing for longer, Eustace recorded her third album, which is expected to release soon. Eustace emphasizes how warmly the Puerto Rican audience accepted her, but now she is focusing her work on her home country. Her third album will be the first to be promoted and distributed in Mexico. “I had to become famous in my own country,” she says.

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Learn of teach computer skills

If you are over 55 and would like to learn how to more efficiently use your computer, Senior Net Dallas, a nonprofit organization based at C.C. Young near White Rock Lake, has the answer. A four-week course runs $50 and meets for three hours once a week. An eight-week advanced course also is offered for $70. Or, opt for a workshop for $10. The only prerequisite is a desire to learn. Computers are supplied in the classroom. All fees go toward class necessities and the advancement of Senior Net’s ability to help local seniors. Register in person 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. at The Point at C.C. Young, 4847 West Lawther, or online at seniornetdallas. com. Volunteers are always needed. Please call 214.841.2818 for more information.

Teach English

Vickery Meadow Learning Center, the nearby English as a second language literary center, hosts two orientation and information sessions Jan. 10, one from 9-11:30 a.m. and one from 6-8:30 p.m. Those interested in teaching English, substitute teaching or volunteering in some capacity are welcome to attend and find out more about opportunities. VMLC Vickery Meadow/North Dallas, 6329 Ridgecrest, 214.265.5057, vmlc.org.

Climb

Race 52 flights of stairs, that’s 1,040 steps, up the Fountain Place building in Dallas’ Arts District. The Big D Climb raises funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Registration is $45 and begins race morning, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7:30. Participants must line up by 7:50 a.m. Climbers also can sign up in advance online at llswa.org.

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Snow princess

Carley spent the first three days with adoptive mother Cori Dossett cowering under the kitchen table. But once she settled into her new East Dallas home, the so-called “mystery mutt” burst forth from her hiding place and hasn’t since slowed down. She is more than a pet, Dossett says. “She is a companion, confidant, bug eater and, against my better judgment, bedmate. I swear, she thinks I gave birth to her.” The ivory beauty loves playing with other animals, both real and stuffed, and protecting her human.

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Out & About

January 2013

Through Jan. 26

‘Let flowers speak’

Hans J. Schnitzler depicts flowers and other nature scenes in his color photography exhibit “Lass Blumen Sprechen,” or “let flowers speak,” which began in October. An award-winning and internationally displayed artist, Schnitzler was inspired to create these works while working as a research photographer at the Dallas Arboretum.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.670.8749, dallasculture.org/ bathhouseculturecenter, free

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Jan. 25-March 3

THROUGH DEC. 31

Chihuly and Arboretum holiday

Due to its popularity, the Chihuly glass exhibit was extended through the end of December. The Arboretum also hosts George Dvorsky and the Harrington family’s collections of nativity scenes, compiled over decades, which feature sets from around the world. Visitors can see the DeGolyer Mansion decorated in 1940s-era holiday cheer.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $9-$20

DEC. 27-JAN. 1

Circus show

Acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, clowns and dogs return with the Lone Star Circus in “Cirque Banquiste.”

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.978.0110, dct.org, $20$46

DEC. 31

New Year’s Eve bash

Ring in the new year with stellar music from bands Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights and the Quaker City Night Hawks. Tickets are available online. Doors open at 8 p.m. and Jonathan Tyler takes the stage around 11:30 p.m.

Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville, 214.824.9933, granadatheater.com, $24 general, $80 VIP

JAN. 1

New Year’s run

Start the year with a brisk five-mile run at 10 a.m. The course begins at the bottom of Flag Pole Hill near Northwest Highway west of Buckner and heads north on Goforth, west on West Lawther and back. Flag Pole Hill, 200 N. Buckner, whiterockracing.com, $30

Watch the classic bedtime book come to life through singing, dancing and puppetry.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.978.0110, dct.org, $14-$40

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JAN. 12

Three Kings Day

Festivities for Día de Reyes, or Three Kings Day, include an interactive performance of the three kings story and traditional Puerto Rican crafts at noon. Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak, 214.671.0045, dallasculture.org/ latinoculturalcenter, free

JAN. 12

Reforestation project

Join a slew of White Rock Lake supporters in planting 150-200 trees at the Stone Tables picnic area from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wear warm clothes and bring work gloves. Lunch is on the house.

For the Love of the Lake, E. Lawther and Tiffany, 214.660.1100, whiterockdallas.org, free

Jan. 7-Feb. 28

Friendship tea

Teatime includes a three-course lunch with choices such as soup, salads, pecan clusters, chocolate-covered strawberries, tea and, for a higher price, champagne in the DeGolyer Tea Room. The cost includes admission and parking. Reservations are available every day from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6511, dallasarboretum.org, $47-$57

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: SHOP LOCAL

“Live Local” is all about keeping our dollars in our communities. We live here. We work here. We spend our dollars here. That, in turn, results in a “thriving metropolis” where we reap the benefits of our “Live Local” philosophy by keeping our shopping centers fully leased, increasing our home values and drawing people into our community to eat, shop and live! I was born & raised in Lakewood and am proud to be vocal about “living local!”

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Beatles night

A screening of the documentary “31 Days: The Beatles’ First American Tour” at 8 p.m. precedes the Andy Timmons Band, which takes the stage to play the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” at 10:30 p.m. Timmons has worked, played or toured with Kiss, Paula Abdul, Olivia Newton-John, the Beach Boys and many others. Doors open at 7 p.m. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville, 214.824.9933, granadatheater.com, $20-$35

JAN. 19

Snowman Shuffle

Throw on extra-warm clothes for the 9 a.m. 5k and 10k runs, which head north on East Lawther and return to the start at Winfrey Point. According to the website, once, in 1977, snow covered the ground on the day of the Snowman Shuffle, but not since then.

Winfrey Point, 950 E. Lawther, whiterockracing.com, $25-$35

Jan. 11

Yale a capella concert

Woodrow Wilson High School alumnus Ryder Billings, now a student at Yale University, returns with his a capella singing group in tow. The Yale Alley Cats perform at Woodrow at 7 p.m. as the group tours the American Southwest. Proceeds benefit the Woodrow musical program. Woodrow Wilson High School, 100 S. Glasgow, 972.502.4400, yalealleycats.com, $10

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JAN. 22

True-life tales

Seven individuals share real stories about the sky, flying, airplanes, ecstatic bliss or anything related to this month’s theme, “cloud nine.” Neighborhood resident Nicole Stewart created the ongoing show “Oral Fixation: An obsession with true life tales.”

McKinney Avenue Contemporary, 3120 McKinney, 214.953.1212, oralfixationshow.com, $15-$20

JAN. 22-30

Spanish film festival

The center screens a different contemporary award-winning film from Spain at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, 23, 29 and 30.

Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak, 214.671.0045, dallasculture.org/ latinoculturalcenter, free

See a slideshow of old and bygone Dallas buildings and neighborhoods, and hear historic preservation officer Mark Doty talk about his book, “Lost Dallas.” The book features images of Lower Greenville, White Rock Lake, the Dr. Pepper National Headquarters, the Victorian Gothic Ursuline Convent and other neighborhood landmarks. Book sales benefit the City of Dallas municipal archives.

Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, dallaslibrary2.org, free

THE T SHOP

1911 Abrams Parkway 214.821.8314 visit us on Facebook

HOSPITALITY SWEET

Open at the London Café inside Timothy Oulton at Potter Square. 4500 N. Central Expressway. 214.534.2241 thehospitalitysweet.com

THE STORE IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

Candles, Candles, Candles! So many to choose from! Great for gifts to give ... or keep! Featured: Tyler, Aspen Bay and Circle E Candles. 10233 E NW Hwy @ Ferndale (near Albertsons) 214.553.8850 Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 TheStoreinLH.com

BABY BLISS

They’ve trimmed all the bulk off the traditional recliner yet kept the comfort...and made it glide too!

Monte Grano Glider Recliner: starting at $1195 6721 Snider Plaza 469.232.9420 shopbabybliss.com

YOGA MART

Keep your resolutions at hand. Many items for a new you are available at Yoga Mart.6039 Oram (at Skillman) 214.534.4469 yogamartusa.com

T.HEE GREETINGS

Lollia by Margot Elena. Modern and romantic luxury personal care. The perfect gift. Available at all 3 locations. Lake Highlands, Lakewood, Preston Center. 214.747.5800 t-heegifts.com

MARIPOSA IMPORTS

Dive into Dunes - the classic cotton collection that is perfect for that resort vacation or the mild winter weather. 2813 N. Henderson Ave. 214.826.0069 lamarposaimports.com

PAINTING WITH A TWIST

Express your inner artist! Instructors lead attendees in creating paintings with a featured piece of art, bring nothing more than your imagination, wine or beverage. Perfect for Private Parties as well. 5202 Lovers Ln. 214.350.9911 paintingwithatwist.com

DC BOUTIQUE

Bold winter dresses to get you through the winter blues. 9219 Garland Rd. 214.324.3332

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Delicious Breakfast

Unrefined Bakery doesn’t just fill stomachs and satisfy taste buds. It affects lives. Cancer fighters can get their daily dose of something sweet. Gluten intolerant kids can bring their own baked goods to birthday parties so they don’t feel left out when everyone else digs into the cake. “We see parents cry on a regular occasion,” says co-owner Anne Hoyt, who runs the bakery with her daughter, Taylor Nicholson. “This is why we do it. That keeps us grounded,” Nicholson says. The shop, formerly called Wholesome Foods Bakery, is entirely gluten-free, soy-free and refined sugars-free, and proclaims a number of other healthy features. For gluten eaters and the gluten intolerant alike, the goods are tasty. “We knew our food was better than the food that was out there,” Nicholson says about opening the bakery in 2010. “There wasn’t a whole lot on the market for healthy gluten-free food.” Unrefined Bakery is filling the need and thriving. Hoyt and Nicholson hope to open three new locations this year.

UNREFINED BAKERY

718 N. Buckner, suite 154 214.414.2414 unrefinedbakery. com

AMBIANCE: Intimate

PRICE RANGE: $2-$20

DID YOU KNOW?

In addition to sweets, Unrefined Bakery sells pizza crust, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, sandwich bread, cornbread, biscuits and more.

FOOD AND WINE ONLINE Visit lakewood. advocatemag.com/dining

—Lauri Valerio

LEFT: Banana walnut bread

ABOVE: Vegan cinnamon pecan roll and pumpkin spice latte

Photo by Mark Davis

1 Dallas Donut

Popular opinion: this old-school dive-y diner has the most delectable raspberryfilled and cake doughnuts around.

10515East Northwest Highway 214.348.6232

2 The Oasis

This no-frills breakfast and lunch spot serves up perfect pancakes and offers oodles of omelet options, some with a more than a smidgen of Mexican spice, but they only take cash.

5945 Greenville 214.361.8120

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3 Barbec’s

The beer-battered biscuits garner the most hype, and you can even make them into strawberry shortcake. Also on the menu is the Flap, Cluck and Oink, which comes with two pancackes, two eggs and the meat of your choice. Like Oasis, this White Rock Lake-side joint only takes cash. 8949 Garland Road 214.321.5597

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Cold weather means Mexican food for warmth!

Hours 11am-2am. Catering Available.

Now Delivering to 75201, 75202, 75204, 75205, 75206, 75214, 75219, 75226 & 75246

Dodie’s Reef

Happy New Year from Dodie’s Reef Now serving crawfish.

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Jerry’s Wood-Fired

Come on in, relax, have fun and experience the unbeatable flavor of Jerry’s Wood-Fired Dogs, Sausages, Burgers and More!

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Drink on the cheap

Château Font-Mars Picpoul ($10) France

In 2004, shortly after the Advocate’s annual Cheap Wine extravaganza and $10 Wine Hall of Fame made its first appearance, I wondered about the future of cheap wine: “The news for those of us who worry about inexpensive wine has not been good. ...”

Turns out I worried way too much.

This year, for the 11th annual Hall of Fame, I added eight wines, and could have put in twice that many. Wine producers, for whatever reason, seem to have decided that the future of the business rests with well-made, affordable wine. Who can argue with that?

The new wines: the Ipsum and Zestos Spanish whites, brought into the United States by Patrick Mata’s Ole Imports, perhaps the best Spanish wine importer in the world; Australia’s Yalumba Y Series, and especially the shiraz/viogner, riesling and rosé, which may be the beginning of a revolution in Aussie wine; a French pinot noir,

Luc Pirlet Pinot Noir les Barriques Reserve; a California syrah from Mandolin; and Château Font-Mars Picpoul, a French white wine. Five wines dropped out from last year, most because they’re no longer available in the Dallas area.

The holdovers in the Hall of Fame include Notorius, a white wine from Sicily, which represents the couple of dozen Sicilian wines I have enjoyed over the past four years; the $10 wines from California’s Bogle Vineyards, and especially the old vine zinfandel and petite sirah; and the Yellow+Blue 1-liter boxed wines, and especially the torrontes from Argentina.

Also, Dry Creek Fume Blanc, a stellar sauvignon blanc from California; La Fiera Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a classic Italian red made with the montepulciano grape; and the Santa Julia+ Argentine torrontes and malbec.

Finally, two Spanish sparkling wines, or cavas — Cristalino and Segura Viudas; and the countless Gascon wines, white blends from southwestern France, that have become available in the United States over the past year, such as Domaine Tariquet, Domaine Artigaux, Domaine de Pouy, Domaine D’Arton, and Domaine Duffour.

JEFF SIEGEL’S WEEKLY WINE REVIEWS appear every Wednesday on lakewood.advocatemag.com

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The

—Jeff Siegel

with your wine

Sloppy Joes

This old standby was made for a cold January evening and some great $10 wine, like the La Fiera.

GROCERY LIST

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely diced

1 bell pepper, finely diced

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 celery rib, finely diced

1/3 tsp dried thyme

DIRECTIONS

Salt and black pepper to taste

1 1/4 pounds ground beef chuck or sirloin

1/2 c ketchup

1/2 c beer

3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Hot pepper sauce to taste

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add vegetables and seasoning, and sauté 10 minutes, until onions are clear but not browned.

2. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up any lumps, just until browned, 3 to 4 minutes.

3. Add liquids, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 or 20 minutes until thickened.

Serves 6, takes 30-40

minutes (adapted

from Joy of Cooking)

Ask the wine guy

How many calories in a glass of wine?

About 100 in a f ive-ounce glass, which is the same as an ei g ht-ounce light beer or a f lour tortilla.

—Jeff Siegel

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DO EAST DALLAS LIKE A TOURIST

Appreciating the unique, fun and beautiful things our neighborhood has to offer

We trust our readers are familiar with neighborhood institutions such as Gold Rush Café, The Grape, Tietze Park, the mansions of Swiss Avenue, and of course, White Rock Lake. If not, welcome! We’re so glad to have you in the neighborhood. This story is dedicated to the esoteric set, you who can identify everyone in the mural at Matt’s Rancho Martinez and who hold fierce opinions about renaming Garland Road. We challenge you, our neighbors, to be tourists in your own backyard. Start by tackling this list of neighborhood musts.

Story by Rachel Stone • Photos by Danny Fulgencio and Can Türkyilmaz

RIDE THE SANTA FE TRAIL

Glasgow and Santa Fe TrailAvenue

The Santa Fe Trail runs from White Rock Lake all the way to Exposition Park almost. The trail comes to an abrupt end at Hill Avenue. But if you make a right on Hill, a left on Benson and another left on Main (stay on the sidewalk for two blocks if you’d rather not tangle with cars), you can go have a slice at the Pizza Lounge or a burger at Meridian Room before heading back. Switching Gears Cyclery, co-owned by neighborhood resident Andee Pittman, recently took over the old Bar of Soap space on Parry. The shop can help with bike accessories or mechanical difficulties.

ALSOSEE: The DART Blue Line, White Rock Station, 7333 E. Northwest Hwy.

The blue line runs all the way from downtown Garland to far South Dallas. Take it from the White Rock Station to the Dallas Art District, downtown or the Cedars to see Dallas through a different lens.

9785 Ferguson, 214.327.9983, dairyette.com

This old-school drive-in makes root beer in house, so the root-beer float is a must. But Dairy-Ette is fun especially because of its vintage appeal. It opened in 1956, and it’s like nothing has changed. They still have carhops that will deliver juicy burgers and fresh-cut fries to your car. Inside, red vinyl booths and counter stools complement wood-paneled walls, and one can imagine herself in “Rebel Without a Cause.”

ALSO SEE: Neighborhood record shops

There’s nothing quite so retro as LPs and 45s, unless it’s CDs. Our neighborhood has several cool record shops. At Good Records, 1808 Greenville, the entire loft is dedicated to vinyl, and there are listening stations (just like Tower used to have, remember?). CD Source, 5500 Greenville, is often cited as the best place in Dallas to buy used CDs. At Shake Rag Music Store, 4112 Live Oak, you can actually buy a turntable, as well as guitars, amps and other musical instruments. Shake Rag specializes in hard-to-find LPs, 45s and 78s. Hit Records, 10253 Ferguson, might be our neighborhood’s oldest record shop. Owner Ron Ross has worked there since 1975. The shop doesn’t sell vinyl, but it offers plenty of hard-to-find CDs and rock memorabilia.

The Eight Track Museum in Deep Ellum is like a little piece of the Smithsonian, homegrown in Dallas. Neighborhood resident Bucks Burnett started collecting eight tracks in 1988, when he came across The Beatles’ White Album on eight-track tape at a garage sale. By 2008, he had collected some 3,000 eight tracks, plus eight-track players, advertisements and other memorabilia of the outdated medium. He opened the Eight Track Museum two years ago, he says, because he wanted to have more space in his garage. The museum has the distinction of being the only one dedicated to eight-track tapes and technology. It’s a little weird and very cool. This past October, Burnett opened a two-month exhibit from the Eight Track Museum at the Orphic Gallery in Roxbury, N.Y. And the exhibit is now part of that gallery’s permanent collection.

ALSO SEE: The Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop, 214.768.2516, smu.edu/meadowsmuseum

The Meadows Museum at SMU is just across Central Expressway from our neighborhood, and it houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. An exhibit of early portraits from Spanish master Diego Velázquez, as well as an exhibit of Pablo Picasso’s drawings inspired by Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote, runs through Jan. 13.

Oliver Francis Gallery

209 S. Peak, 817.879.8231, oliverfrancisgallery.net

Young curator Kevin Rubén Jacobs opened this gallery out of frustration with the Dallas art scene’s lack of contemporary galleries. The gallery shows artists that Jacobs likes, and he says he produces shows without regard to what is marketable. There’s nothing else like it in Dallas.

Smoke and Mirrors Gallery

406 S. Haskell, 214.293.6823

Smoke and Mirrors is like the sister to Oliver Francis. Owner Jessica Luther specializes in outsider and folk art, and she often invites musician pals to perform on the stage out back.

FAMILY ORTHODONTICS

AJ ORTEGA, DMD, MS whiterockorthodontics.com

Children, Teens, and Adults…we can help you love your smile! Dr. Ortega and his Team are here to design the smile that you’ve always wanted. Whether it’s your first time in braces, or you are in need of a touch up, there are many options to help you achieve the smile that you deserve! We offer Invisalign and Damon CLEAR to quickly and comfortably straighten your teeth without the “braces look”.

9440 Garland Rd. Ste. 198, Dallas, TX 75218 214.613.2122

OPTOMETRIST

DR. CLINT MEYER www.dallaseyeworks.com

80% of our perception is processed through our visual system. It is estimated that one in four school age children has an undiagnosed vision condition. Regular vision exams will ensure that your child’s eyes and visual system are helping them gain the most from their school experience. Call Dallas Eyeworks to schedule a convenient exam with Dr. Meyer.

Dallas Eyeworks 9225 Garland Rd., Ste. 2120, Dallas, TX 75218

214.660.9830

COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY

ASHLY R. COTHERN, DDS, PA www.drcothern.com

Dr. Cothern is one of a small distinguished percentage of dentists who have invested in postgraduate training at one of the world’s premiere continuing education institutes, The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education. We care about you as a unique individual and examine you in a way that together we can understand every aspect of your oral health. In our office we love what we do. NOW THAT IS SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT!

9669 N.Central Expwy., Ste. 220 Dallas, TX 75231 214.696.9966

HYPNOTIC DONUTS

9007 Garland Road, hypnoticdonuts. com, 214.668.6999

A maple bar with a slice of bacon on top, a chocolate donut with caramel and peanut butter that’s topped with Cap’n’Crunch. These are the creations of the geniuses behind Hypnotic Donuts. This past summer, they hosted a world’s spiciest donut-eating contest with progressively hotter donuts. The finale featured ghost-pepper/vanilla frosting. The Mexico, a glazed donut with vanilla frosting, jalapeños and Tabasco sauce, is on the menu all the time.

ALSO SEE: The cinnamon roll at the Mecca, 5815 Live Oak, 214.352.0051, themeccarestaurant.com

This cinnamon roll is as big as your face and chock full of cinnamon, sugar and butter. The Mecca is a greasy spoon, known as a Dallas institution since 1938, which relocated to our neighborhood last year. It also serves a 20-pound cinnamon roll, which you can have by calling a couple of days in advance.

The monthly cheese-making classes cost $50 per person, and they fill up fast, so make reservations early.

The Dallas Mozzarella Co. doesn’t just make delicious cheese; they will teach you how to make delicious cheese, too. Neighborhood resident Paula Lambert owns the Deep Ellumbased company that sells handmade cheeses produced in the Old-World way. The monthly cheese-making classes cost $50 per person, and they fill up fast, so make reservations early. The company also o ers classes on cheese and wine pairings as well as cheese and beer.

ALSO SEE: Scardello, 3511 Oak Lawn, 214.219.1300, scardellocheese.com

Neighborhood resident Rich Rogers owns this Oak Lawn cheese shop with his wife, Karen. They opened the shop a few years ago because Rich was obsessed with cheese, and the shop is a testament to that. He orders American smallbatch cheeses, and he’s constantly in search of the best cheeses he can find. The shop also offers cheese plates, sandwiches, beer and wine, as well as pairings classes.

Dena T. Robinson D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry

6301

jlewis@jlewiscpa.com

January 5 FREE ADMISSION

Art Scavenger Hunt 10 am – 2 pm

Children’s Art Activity

10 am – 12 noon

Art in Action Sculpture Demo

10 am – 12:30 pm

Family Tours

Hourly from 10:15 am – 12:15 pm

Yoga in the Garden 11:30 am

Presented by YogaSport (weather permitting)

Creative Writing with The Writer’s Garret 12 pm

Storytime with Dallas Public Library 12:30 pm

NasherKids Live! 1 pm

Creative Dramatics Workshop with Dallas Children’s Theater

NasherKids Meal at Nasher Cafe 11 am – 2 pm

NasherSculptureCenter.org

BURLESQUE AT THE LAKEWOOD

1825 Abrams Parkway, vivadallasburlesque.com

On the first Friday of every month, the Lakewood Theater is transformed into something of a Moulin Rouge. Viva Dallas Burlesque performs as a troupe and sometimes with traveling burlesque artists from all over the country. The shows often serve as charity benefits. If seeing a burlesque show seems a little out of your comfort zone, relax. They’re not suitable for children, but they’re not strip-club seedy, either. The shows are funny, sexy and entertaining.

If seeing a burlesque show seems a little out of your comfort zone, relax. They’re not suitable for children, but they’re not strip-club seedy, either.

SEE ALSO: It’ll Do Club, 4322 Elm,

214.827.7236

This little neighborhood tavern on the edge of Old East Dallas used to be known as a “pressure-cooker bar” back in the ’60s because housewives could put dinner in the pressure cooker and go have a drink before their husbands came home. Since Beauty Bar and Barcadia owner Brooke Humphries reopened the bar with business partner Brianna Larson last summer, it has become one of the trendiest dance clubs in town. The club books famous DJs, such as Eli Escobar and Mark Farina. It’ll Do also has hosted drag queen Sharon Needles and legendary New York nightclub queen Amanda Lepore.

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The new black and white

A comic play brings 1940s noir to life

Story by Lauri Valerio

It’s 1942 and the United States just entered World War II. Onstage a murder occurs, doors are welded shut, a séance takes place and Nazi spies make guest appearances. The world is black and white — literally. Not a speck of color dots the stage until the very end when producer Barbara Weinberger, wife of play creator Kurt Kleinmann, steps onto the stage draped in a bright red dress.

These scenes are part of Pegasus Theatre’s annual “Living Black and White” productions. Running Dec. 31-Jan. 20, “XSR: Die!” (or cross stage right and die), features the bumbling main character Harry Hunsacker in a backstage Broadway theater murder mystery.

Unlike other period plays, Pegasus Theatre imagines the bygone days as seen in

classic films. Black, white and gray makeup, costumes and props whisk audience members to a place where good and evil are clearly defined, the guy always gets the girl and detectives always find the criminal.

Actors painstakingly apply makeup to their faces, hands and any visible strips of skin to hide fleshy colors.

“Nobody had ever done it before,” says Kleinmann, an East Dallas resident and founder of Pegasus Theatre, about first creating the illusion of a black-and-white film come to life. Kleinmann wrote the series of Harry Hunsacker plays and personally came up with a secret and sought-after method of creating the illusion, which includes makeup composition and application, lighting and other factors.

Harry isn’t your suave, spitfire-dialogue

Look again. That’s not Hitchcock, but “Living Black and White” creator Kurt Kleinmann.

Photo by Can Türkyilmaz

East Mockingbird Lane

loyal, good-hearted and childlike without being childish.

“Harry has a very simple way of viewing things that I find charming,” Kleinmann says.

Kleinmann began writing the “Living Black and White” spoofs in 1978. A total of 16 plays have been produced, each of them starring Kleinmann as Harry.

Immersing himself in movies of the era is essential to writing, Kleinmann says.

“I pay attention to conventions of the period, like [there’s] no blood, no overt sex, no cursing, patriotism, wholesomeness,” Kleinmann says. “The real world is much more nuanced than films of that period. In ’30s films, a bad cop is a bad cop. In the real world, a cop maybe has bad traits.”

The Harry Hunsacker plays have attracted a cult-like following. Michael Serrecchia saw one of the performances in the 1980s and is now directing “XSR: Die!”

“It was kind of miraculous. It’s a movie that comes alive,” he says.

Beyond makeup, lighting and costumes, Serrecchia tries to reflect the time period in things like pacing, body language and line delivery.

“My TV has been on TCM [Turner Clas-

sic Movies] for the last two months cramming,” Serrecchia said in a September interview. “There’s a lot of history here that I don’t want to trample on.”

The plays are loosely inspired by Sherlock Holmes stories. Unlike the famous fictional detective, Harry may not be sharp but he is well meaning and “just trying to do the right thing the whole time,” according to Serrecchia.

“We deal with a world of absolutes,” Kleinmann says of the plays. “I think there’s a longing for that sort of world. The more cluttered and chaotic our world becomes when things get overwhelmed, people seek a simplicity, an order to their lives. They want something that just makes sense.”

Children are among Harry’s biggest fans though they never lived in the ’40s and more likely watch “Toy Story” than “The Big Sleep.”

“They get it. It speaks to something they would like to have in their lives, too: the simplicity to understand what’s going on,” Kleinmann says. In a world of “moral compromise,” he says, “it’s comforting to look at a world where things are, no pun intended, black and white.”

Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development

This color photograph was taken during last year’s “Living Black and White” production, “The Frequence of Death!” Photo by Mark Oristano detective of 1930s and ’40s-era films. Kleinmann and others describe him as inept, endearing,

The Art Metals program opens up employment opportunities within the art industry.

arts may include metal sculpture among other techniques.

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New java joint Austin-based coffee shop Houndstooth will open soon at the southeast corner of Skillman and Oram, replacing the custom-framing store, Gallery Central, which will move into a space behind the coffee shop. Houndstooth owner, Richardson native Sean Henry, opened his original shop in May 2010 and styled the building around its custombuilt, 1960s-Space-Race-inspired espresso machine. Its furniture is minimalist and modern. “One of the reasons I left our first place relatively blank is because we want coffee to be the experience and we want the people in the coffee shop to make it what it is,” Henry says. However, the new location in Lakewood will look different than the original, he says.

Taco empire expands to Casa Linda Torchy’s Tacos in December opened its Casa Linda store and lured customers with free opening day tacos. This is Torchy’s fourth location in Dallas and 13th in the state. The eatery originated six years ago with a food truck in Austin, and the original three tacos are still on the menu.

Consumers love the gift of laughter T. Hee Greetings and Gifts doesn’t carry a thing anyone needs, but shoppers can’t seem to get enough of the fun products they want. If goofy, sassy or sentimental accoutrements alone fail to fill customers with good cheer, the charismatic store owners Tony Doles and David Farris are guaranteed to inspire smiles. Despite opening their original Lake Highlands T. Hee boutique on the eve, practically, of the economic slump, the duo has managed to thrive. They opened a second store in Lakewood’s Hillside Village in 2010, and last month opened a third location in Preston Hollow, on Luther Lane in Preston Center.

Lake House looks more like a house now Local restaurateurs John Schmitz and Eric Paulsen, with the help of consultant and designer Cory Pope, have updated the façade of the former, short-lived Bicycle Café and plan to open Lake House restaurant in its place this month.

More business bits

East Dallas designers take home accessory and art auctions to Facebook

Ashley Black and Susan Lacina, for about a decade now, have been helping Dallas dwellers prettify their living spaces. The women are the founders of Simply Done Interiors, a personal shopping business specializing in home accessories. Up until now, the duo’s business has spread via word of mouth, but they recently opened a Facebook page with plans to hold fixed-price auctions on Thursdays two to three times a month. In addition, Simply Done Interiors will showcase a local artist once a month, Black says, because they want to give up-and-coming artists a forum on which to display their art.

Neighborhood hospital has heart expertise

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake received the Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that the hospital unfailingly treats heart failure patients according to the guidelines of care recommended by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology. The hospital also recently received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on improving cardiovascular care. Hospitals that have received SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack.

1 White Rock Abbey restaurant and bar is open at the northwest corner of Peavy and Garland, near White Rock Lake. 2 The longstanding self-serve car wash at Northwest Highway and Lake Highlands Drive is gone, and Kroger is finishing up construction on a fueling station that will take its place. 3 SMU grads and White Rock area entrepreneurs Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz recently opened Bowl & Barrel, an upscale bowling alley, at The Shops at Park Lane.

GET IN CONTACT

Houndstooth

6108 ORAM, SUITE 10 HOUNDSTOOTHCOFFEE.COM

Torchy’s Tacos 9440 GARLAND TORCHYSTACOS.COM

T. Hee Greetings and Gifts

6465EMOCKINGBIRD

972.996.2606 T-HEEGIFTS.COM

Lake House 7510E.NORTHWESTHWY.

Simply Done Interiors FACEBOOK.COM/ HOMEDECORDALLAS

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake 9440 POPPYDRIVE

DOCTORSHOSPITALDALLAS.COM

White Rock Abbey 9909 GARLAND ROAD 214.321.1065

WHITEROCKABBEY.COM

Bowl & Barrel

8084 PARK LANE #145 214.363.2695

BOWLANDBARREL.COM

advertise call 214.560.4203

GUIDE

FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY

1606 Patterson St. Dallas / 214.969.7861 / fbacademy.com

THE HIGHLANDER SCHOOL

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com

ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX SCHOOL

1420 Old Gate Ln. Dallas / 214.321.2897 / stbernardccs.org

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool. com.

LAKEHILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL

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

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630/ ziondallas. org

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SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS

1902 Abrams Pkwy., Dallas / 214.821.2066 / schoolofcbd.com

ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL

9635 Ferndale Rd. Dallas / 214.348.8070 / spsdallas.org

of our readers say they want to know more about private schools.

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

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

Pastor Jeff Donnell / www.lbcdallas.com

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

DIS C IPLES OF C HRIST

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 4711 Westside Drive / 214.526.7291

Sunday Worship 11:00 am ./ Sunday School 9:45am

Wed. Bible Study 5:00 pm./ www.cccdt.org / ALL are welcome

E AST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

E PISCOPAL

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. MATTHEW / 5100 Ross Ave.

Sunday Traditional: 8:00 & 10:30 am / Christian Education 9:30 am

Servicio en español: 12:30 / 214.823.8134 / episcopalcathedral.org

L UTHERAN

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

MET HODIST

L AKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

9:30 – Sunday School / 10:30 – Fellowship Time

10:50 – Traditional & Contemporary Worship

MUNGER PLACE CHURCH / Expect Great Things.

Worship Sundays, 9:30 and 11:00 am / 5200 Bryan Street 214.823.9929 / www.mungerplacechurch.org

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

DWELLING PLACE CHURCH / Being the church in every day life

experiences / Sundays at 10:30am / www.dpclife.com

Magnolia Theater / 3699 McKinney Ave. / 469.438.5405

SHORELINE DALLAS CHURCH / 6800 Town North Dr. 75231 ShorelineDallas.com / 469.227.0471 / Pastor Earl McClellan

Everyone’s Welcome at 9:00 & 10:45 am / Children’s & Youth Ministry

PRESB Y TE R IAN

KING’S PARISH ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH

kingsparish.com / Rev. David Winburne / Worship at 10:00 am

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

NORTHPARK PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

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

8:30 & 11:00 am / Church School 9:30 am / Childcare provided.

ST. ANDREW ’S PRESBY TERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

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

UNIT Y

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

A RESURRECTED TORTOISE?

Hope for regeneration in all of its forms

Maybe his name — Lonesome George is what got me. The giant tortoise died on Galapagos Island June 24 at the age of about 100. He was the last of his kind.

Repeated attempts failed to help George reproduce. (How did they do that, anyway?) The bigger news is that scientific efforts are now underway to “resurrect” or “revive” his tortoise species by a complex method of crossbreeding with 17 other tortoises that contain genetic material similar to George’s. Over the next 100-150 years, experts will take DNA samples of the crossbred tortoises to examine which ones to breed next that will continue to wash the genetic code of all but George’s unique markers. They believe they will eventually be able to produce again a 100 percent pure species that had gone extinct with the death of Lonesome George.

What spiritual sense to make of this Jurassic Park-like news?

First, since humans are made in the image and likeness of the God, the very desire to renew a tortoise species says something about God’s desires, too. We desire life ourselves, and we desire to preserve and revive life in all things. For all the questions we have about death and how a God of life could create a world in which loss is such a part, the implanted yearning for life tips us toward meaning when everything seems otherwise futile.

Next, God has given us the capacity to know the world and how it works, thus making possible such a remarkable Lonesome George resurrection-project. People of faith believe that to learn something is always to be taught something. We discover only what is revealed. God makes known the secrets of life to us and delights in our knowledge — and especially in our responsible use of it.

Then, think of this: If we have such an interest in an obscure Pinta Island tortoise subspecies and will patiently work for a century and a half to see it fully renewed, doesn’t this gesture toward a God who is passionately, persistently and patiently at work to renew all of creation rather than destroy it or see it pass away forever? Some forms of faith see hope only for hu-

man spirits fleeing the body to safety in a place called heaven. Biblical faith conjures a new heaven and a new earth in which creation is altogether redeemed.

Last, we’ve just come off the Christmas season that speaks of God becoming a man via the willing womb of the Virgin Mary. The biology of that theology may always elude us, and maybe the mystery of it makes it all the more marvelous. But somehow Lonesome George’s case makes me think of St. Paul’s claim that Christ is the Second Adam, the beginning of a new humanity. Jesus’ life marked the rebirth of God’s original project of creation. He succeeded where the First Adam and all his descendants failed. And now we are invited to participate by faith and works in the eternal life of God through the Second Adam.

The word “regeneration” has gene at its root. To be regenerated then might be to experience the divine work of washing away of all that is dying in us, so that we might be born again. A new you in the New Year?

R.I.P. for now, Lonesome George.

People of faith believe that to learn something is always to be taught something.

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.

people

At publication time, police were still searching for the person or people who beat neighborhood resident Damien Falgoust and left him near death on a Greenville Avenue sidewalk. The attack on the 39-year-old attorney occurred near his East Dallas home. Police say robbery apparently was not a motive because Falgoust’s intact wallet and cell phone were left with him. Falgoust, at publication time, was in a coma at Baylor Hospital. Anyone with information should call Detective D. Singer at 214.671.3854 or 214.671.3603.

education

Bryan Adams High School student Lupita Rios was featured on the Dallas ISD website (disd. org) for her role on the Teen School Board. Students on the board play a greater role in affecting change by personally presenting their thoughts to the DISD superintendent and Board of Trustees. They meet monthly to discuss issues. The board is made up of junior and senior class presidents at each DISD high school.

Woodrow Wilson High School football player Colin Spencer received a visit last month from University of Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis. Weis, along with two Kansas recruiters, came to talk business with Spencer, who is committed to sign with Kansas on Feb. 1. Spencer and his parents, Celeste and Rob, the pastor of Ridgewood Park United Methodist Church, were excited about the opportunity for Spencer to join the Jayhawks. His parents say they are especially impressed by the emphasis Kansas puts on academics. Weis says he and his staff look for more than just an athlete; they look for young men of character. Woodrow football coach Bobby Estes says Spencer is the man for the job. ”When he was a sophomore, I knew he was going to be special,” Estes insists. Not only does Spencer “jump higher and run faster than most human beings, but he’s also a hard worker and a selfless team player.”

Following a December mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Dallas ISD officials and police issued statements concerning safety in our neighborhood schools. Dallas ISD police chief Craig Miller said that the events in Connecticut could influence the way they do things here. “We will learn from what took place there in Connecticut. We’ll make improvements as a result of that,” he said. Superintendent Mike Miles said, “We are obviously monitoring [the Newtown] events to determine what additional safety measures can be put in place, especially in our elementary schools. There will need to be a significant discussion in our community, as well as every community, to decide how best to protect our children.” A new smart phone app, School Connect, is now downloadable. It allows parents and schools to connect quickly in emergency situations.

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Water boys

Boy Scout Troop 707, which is sponsored by the Dallas Elks Lodge #71, supplied about 20 volunteers at the Mockingbird-Williamson stop on the Dallas Marathon route. Scout dad Ben Stephens hydrates son Nick

Can Türkyilmaz

A sound arrangement

East Dallas act Home by Hovercraft, featuring neighborhood residents Seth (pictured) and Shawn Magill in December performed their first rock musical, “On the Eve”, at the Margot Jones Theater at Fair Park.

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BBULLETIN BOARD

CLASSES/TUTORING/ LESSONS

ART: Draw or Paint. All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Jane Cross, 214-534-6829. Linda, 214-808-4919.

ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

Art Classes For All Ages. Casa Linda Plaza. 214-821-8383. www.artisticgatherings.com

DRUM & PIANO LESSONS Your location. UNT Grads, Betty & Bill. View BucherMusicSchool.com or call 469-831-7012

JEWELRY Making Parties at Art Gallery. BYOB & creativity. All else included! jewelrymakingparty.com or 1-855-254-6625

LEARN GUITAR OR PIANO Beginner Drums. Fun/Easy. Your Home. UNT Music Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

LOCAL TEACHER WHO TUTORS Algebra 2, Pre Cal, Calculus. Your Home/Mine. Melissa-MS. 817-988-0202

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FEBRUARY DEADLINE JANUARY 9 214.560.4203

TO ADVERTISE CALL 214.560.4203

CHILDCARE

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

EMPLOYMENT

AIRLINE CAREERS Begin Here. Become an Aviation Maintenance Tech. FAA Approved. Training. Financial Aid, if qualified. Housing available. Job placement assistance. AIM 866-453-6204

CREATE INCOME From The Internet. One On One Coaching & Group Support. www.MonthlyResidual.net

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

I’M LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME ASSISTANT Must be a Go Getter. Computer Wiz. Call BJ Ellis 214-226-9875

SERVICES FOR YOU

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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

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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

BOOKKEEPING NEEDS? Need Help Organizing Finances? No Job Too Small or Big. Call C.A.S. Bookkeeping Services. Cindy 214-821-6903

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ESTATE/PROBATE MATTERS Because every family needs a will. Mary Glenn, J.D. maryglennattorney.com • 214-802-6768

TRANSLATIONS English, Spanish, & French at affordable rates. LenguaTutoringAndTranslation@yahoo.com or 214-331-7200.

Initial

Speed saves

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake along with Mesquite Fire Department recently received recognition from the American Heart Association for the fastest response times for acute myocardial infarction treatment. Jeanne Holms , pictured with Doctors Hospital and fire department personnel, is a heart attack survivor and real-life beneficiary of the neighborhood hospital’s quick response.

BULLETIN BOARD B

BUY/SELL/TRADE

MAVS/DALLAS STARS TICKETS Neighborhood group needs partners for great Dallas Mavs/Dallas Stars seats — tickets are priced at our cost; 2 seats for each game. Mavs seats are in Platinum Level Section 204, front row; Stars seats are Section 123, Row B (second row from the glass).

E-mail rwamre@advocatemag.com or call 214-560-4212.

We have great Rangers seats available, too!

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

Office Consultation $125 for Advocate Readers (applied to future fees if matter or case accepted) 214.691.6622

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We Pay $$$ for Kids

Children’s Clothing – Youth Size 16

Furniture, Equipment, Toys, Books and More!

Payment on the spot for all items accepted 6300 Skillman St @ Abrams Rd, 214.503.6010

ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

CLUTTERBLASTERS-ESTATE/MOVING SALES

De-Clutter/Organize www.ClutterBlasters.com

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Building Services

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Ser vice • Sales • Repair

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APPLIANCE REPAIR

APPLIANCE REPAIR SPECIALIST

Repair, Sales. 214-321-4228

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993

Repairing: Refrigerators •Washer/Dryers

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

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

ATLANTIS DESIGN-BUILD, LLC

Complete Remodeling. 40 Yrs Exp. Additions. 1 & 2 Story. Kitchens, Baths. Small Jobs To Entire House. Renovation & Design. Full Time Supervision. Licensed/Insured. Free Estimates. 281-761-4648

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS, LLC

Complete Remodeling, Kitchens, Baths, Additions. Hardie Siding & Replacement Windows. Radiant Barrier, Insulation. Bonded & Insured. www.blake-construction.com 214-563-5035

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

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

HANDY DAN “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right! www.handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

KITCHEN AND BATHROOM SPECIALISTS

JCI Remodeling: From Simple Updates to Full Remodeling Services. Competitive Pricing! JCIRemodeling.com 972-948-5361

O’BRIEN GROUP INC. Professional Home Remodel. Shannon O’Brien. 214-341-1448 www.obriengroupinc.com

PREVIEW CONSTRUCTION INC.

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

CLEANING BY LT

Full Service House Cleaning, Personal Errands, Parties, Rentals. Linda 214-566-7743

LAST MINUTE House Cleaning. When no one else will clean I will. Bonded. Leslee 214-438-7790

MAID 4 YOU Bonded/Insured. Park Cities/M Streets Refs. Call Us First. Joyce.214-232-9629

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

THE MAIDS Angie’s List Award! Deep cleaning specialists, Eco-friendly supplies. 972-278-6000

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN 20 yrs. exp., Reliable, Great Prices, Excellent Refs., Free Estimates. No Crews. Sunny 214-724-2555

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Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

214.526.8533

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RENOVATE DALLAS

renovatedallas.net 214-403-7247

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

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COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

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

COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

Hardware/Software. Network. 20 yrs exp. Great Rates! Keith 214-295-6367

IQUEUE MEDIA COMPANY 214-478-8644

TV Installation, Computer Repair, Security.

CONCRETE/

MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Don 214-704-1722

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

CONCRETE REPAIRS/REPOURS

Demo existing. Driveways/Patio/Walks

Pattern/Color available

972-672-5359 (32 yrs.)

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

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

Swimming Pool Remodels • Patios Stone work • Stamp Concrete 972-727-2727

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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

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

MASTER ELECTRICIAN Lic #TECL 55703. Resd/Comcl. Bonded. Contr Lic# TECL23423. Trinity Electrical Services. David 214-802-0436

MORIN ELECTRIC New/Remodel.Com/Res. Panel Changes/Full Services. All Phases. All Service Work. 469-230-7438. TECL2293

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Honest, Quality. TECL 24668 CCs accepted.

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

BLOUNTS HAULING/TRASH SERVICE blountsjunkremovaldfw.com 214-275-5727

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.

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM Fences, Gates, Decks. Haven 214-327-0560

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC.

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

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Automatic Gates, Fence, Stairs, Stair/Balcony Railings, Wine Cellar Gates. 214-325-4985

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

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

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Decks, Arbors, Fences, Patio Covers

Trex Decking & Fencing.

STEEL SALVATION Metal Art, Unique Crosses, Funky Fire Pits. steelsalvation.com

Local Resident 40+Yrs. 214-283-4673

FENCING & DECKS 214.692.1991 COWBOY

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SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

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FIREPLACE SERVICES

CHIMNEY SWEEP Dampers/Brick & Stone Repair. DFW Metro. Don 214-704-1722

FLOORING & CARPETING

ALL WALkS OF FLOORS 214-616-7641

Carpet, Wood, Tile Sales/Service Free Estimates

CUTTING EDGE FLOORING Hardwoods, Carpet, Tile. New/Repair. 972-822-7501

dALLAS HARdWOOdS 214-724-0936

Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 25 Yrs.

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

STAINED & SCORED CONCRETE FLOORS

New/Remodel. Res/Com. Int/Ext. Refin. 15 Yrs. TheConcreteStudio.com 214-321-1575

WILLEFORD HARDWOOD FLOORS

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WORLEY TILE & FLOORING

Custom Marble Install. 214-779-3842

Restoration Flooring

FLOORING & CARPETING

Taking pride in our work

since 1975

WHITE ROCK FLOORS Hardwoods New/Refurbished Ceramic Tile

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214-293-7039

FOUNDATION REPAIR

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• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

GARAGE DOORS

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

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM Expert Window Cleaning. Haven 214-327-0560

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LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR custom mirrors • shower enclosures store fronts • casements 214-349-8160

PELLA WINDOWS & DOORS

Specializing in Replacement Windows & Doors. Dan Cupp 972-742-6011 cuppdw@pella.com

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

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premium quality custom shower doors & enclosures 214-530-5483 showerdoordallas.com

HANDYMAN SERVICES

#1 AT BIG JOBS. NO JOB TOO SMALL. 40+ years exp. Ron Payne 214-755-9147

A HELPING HAND We can fix anything except crack of dawn or broken heart. Chris 214-693-0678

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

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HANDYMAN SPECIALIST Residential/ Commercial. Large, small jobs, repair list, renovations. Refs. 214-489-0635

HARGRAVE CONSTRUCTION Kitchen, Bath, Doors, Tile & Handyman Services. 214-215-9266

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

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TW SERVICES Home Repairs and Yard Care. Contact 214-531-1897

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

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

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Bonded

HOUSE PAINTING

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work.

Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

#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

A QUALITY PAINTING SERVICE

Interior & exterior plus small repairs. First two gallons free! 214-824-6112

A TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Interior & Exterior 972-234-0770 mobile 214-755-2700

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

ABRAHAM PAINT SERVICE A Women Owned

Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541

HOUSE PAINTING

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

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality

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Fully Bonded & Insured. 214-563-5035

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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SO MUCH SHATTERED GLASS FOR NOTHING.

Like many neighborhood residents, Doug Moyse has been the victim of a car breakin before. No matter how many times it happens, though, it is always a bit shocking. The latest car burglary at his Lakewood Trails home left his passenger side window smashed. The burglar grabbed an empty laptop bag, but ultimately nothing was taken. The laptop bag was later discovered a few houses down.

“I think they were pretty disappointed because they probably thought they were getting a laptop, but they didn’t,” Moyse says.

The Victim: Doug Moyse

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Friday, Nov. 23-24

Time: Between 1 p.m. (Nov. 23) and 12:45 p.m. (Nov. 24)

Location: 6700 block of Dalhart

Throughout November, numerous car break-ins happened in the area, with stolen items ranging from expensive cameras to large amounts of cash. Moyse says he knows other neighbors who have experienced car break-ins. The last time someone broke into his car, Moyse says the thief also got basically nothing, just a couple CDs and some pocket change. Nonetheless, the broken windows and hassle are very annoying.

“They didn’t even take the change this time,” he adds.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says leaving items in a car like a laptop bag could easily attract the attention of a possible thief, and residents should avoid leaving anything inside a car.

“Any item that someone can make easy money off is always an easy target,” he says.

“The safest place to park at your home is in your garage. If you cannot park in your garage, then park ina well-lit era. If you have to utilize the street for parking, make sure that there are no items in your vehicle that thieves would be tempted to steal.”

NUMBERS

Number of laptops stolen from the Apple store on Knox Dec. 1 6

At publication, number of times the store had been burglarized during December

iPhones stolen from the same location about two weeks later 3

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

KEEP IT WORLD-CLASSY, DALLAS

What in the world is a world-class city?

“Dallas, a metropolitan area of 3.9 million people, has earnestly sought recognition as a world-class city.”

New York Times, 1994

DART is a “world-class addition to a world-class city.”

Mayor Ron Kirk, 1996

“... I think Dallas needs to be a worldclass city. I don’t think it is now, but I think we can get there. We have everything in place to do it.”

Mayoral candidate Laura Miller, 2002

“Dallas is a world-class city that is positioning itself to be at the very top level.”

Mayoral candidate Tom Leppert, 2008

The above timeline is funny, if in a sad, “what did we do to deserve it” sort of way. It’s like the guy at the bar who keeps hitting on women despite striking out again and again, figuring that if he keeps at it, he’ll eventually get lucky while everyone at the bar feels really sorry for him.

That it’s our tax dollars that those mayors and their allies among the City Hall and downtown business elites have used to pursue that particular hot babe at end of the bar makes it even more depressing. One would think, after almost two decades, that they’d get tired of striking out. But no, they’re back the next night and the next, buying drinks and boasting about what they have to offer (signature bridges! deck parks!) even though the woman keeps glancing at her watch and looking anxiously for her friend, who stepped away to use the restroom.

we supposed to match that with a convention center hotel?

A great city doesn’t become one by trying (and failing) the way we have — you can’t force it with speeches or marketing slogans. No one in London in the 17th century said, “By God, we’re going to be a world-class city. Let’s get Christopher Wren to build St. Paul’s.” No one in Chicago in the early 20th century said, “We need to be a world-class city. Let’s get Carl Sandburg to call us the hog butcher of the world.”

“We’re going to continue to tell our story about how we’re going to grow this city, keep taxes down and make Dallas a world-class city in the 21st century.”

Mayoral candidate Mike Rawlings, 2012

This is not to say that Dallas should not try to be better than it is. Even those of us who were criticized in Leppert’s famous white flag speech (“But if we’re not willing to invest in the city, then in essence, we’re throwing up the white flag. The greatest risk is that we don’t move forward, that we don’t invest, that we accept mediocrity.”) have no desire to surrender. Who wants mediocrity?

We just understand the foolishness inherent in the pursuit of world classness, if only because no one knows exactly what it is. Paris was a worldclass city in the 13th century; how are

We’ll never be a great city until we understand this. Great cities are open to new residents and new ideas in a way we’ve never understood — or appreciated — in Dallas. We’re more than happy to have people move to town, but we’d prefer that they be pretty much like everyone who is already here. That’s why we don’t have a Greenwich Village or a French Quarter; it’s less trouble if all those weirdos live somewhere else. And it’s why the city leaders have always shown such a strong antipathy towards the city’s most interesting neighborhoods, like ours and Oak Cliff. If they don’t want to live there, they can’t imagine why anyone else would.

What we need to do is to be the best Dallas we can be, and we’ll only figure out what that is when we learn to appreciate other points of view, to encourage diversity, and to welcome eccentricity as the seasoning in our melting pot. And then, finally, we won’t have to listen to anyone else ramble on about world class.

No one in London in the 17th century said, “By God, we’re going to be a world-class city. Let’s get Christopher Wren to build St. Paul’s.”

Je Siegel, a neighborhood resident, writes a monthly opinion column about neighborhood issues. His opinions are not necessarily those of the Advocate or its management. Send comments and ideas to him at 6301 Gaston, Suite 820, Dallas 75214; fax to 214.823.8866; or email editor@advocatemag.com.

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