2012 April Lakewood

THE HOME DESIGN ISSUE

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This month, my wife and I will wrap up 16 consecutive years of being professional amateur sports parents.

I mean “professional” in the sense that it was nearly a full-time job, what with multiple practices and games most weeks throughout the year. And I mean “amateur” in the sense of beginning with 5-year-old soccer games and continuing through this final season of high school varsity baseball games, we’ve seen hundreds of our sons’ sporting events.

We’ve moaned, groaned and cheered with countless parents on the sidelines for soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey games. We’ve sat through lots of year-end pizza lunches and burger dinners filled with trophies and speeches, and these were for teams that rarely sniffed championships.

In youth sports, there’s the extremely occasional blaze of glory and the rare inspirational, heart-stopping finish. But what I remember most often are the many minutes of my life ticking slowly away in the most surly of weather, with a beat-down on the field occurring at precisely the same moment rain or wind or sun (or all three) beat down on those of us in the stands.

I’m proud to say the young athletes our sons played with generally kept their thoughts to themselves while playing. Most overlooked a teammate’s booted ball or feckless swing or accidental foul; they were happy to be competing, and that is what the sporting experience is supposed to be all about anyway.

But for some in the stands, games took on monumental proportions, with each play prompting inevitably loud commentary from parents perhaps reliving their own lack-of-glory days and hoping to re-

write history through their kids.

Don’t get me wrong: There’s a place in sports for good-natured ribbing of authority, and some parents and grandparents can be hilarious when they’re offering friendly advice to a referee or umpire. (I’ve even seen the refs/umps laugh a time or two.)

But sometimes those charged with administering the rules — regardless of age, ethnicity or sex — became verbal punching bags, with both sides of the inevitably partisan crowd crowing loudly about supposedly mistaken calls, rule interpretations and the like. (The view of accuracy, after all, is much better at a severe angle 150 feet from the action than it is from on the field.)

We were never party to one of those infamous YouTube-fired parent-on-ref or parent-on-parent smackdowns, although I have to say (in jest, of course) that one or two certainly would have brightened some otherwise dismal games. But there were times when we felt sorry for student athletes being loudly embarrassed as their parents — with bulging veins, popping eyes and flapping mouths — made an inevitably futile attempt to influence a game that was of absolutely no long-term consequence anyway.

I would like to believe the collective impact of all of these experiences fueled a sense of fair play, sportsmanship and personal pride in our sons. I would like to believe the thousands of hours invested in these events weren’t simply useless diversions from homework or, more likely, video games.

And I would like to believe our sons, when their own day in the stands arrives, will think twice before turning into family IEDs — improvised exploding dummies.

Honestly, though, my most telling memory of our amateur sporting life comes from a friend, who spotted this phrase on a fellow parent’s T-shirt:

“Lord, if it’s my last day on earth, let me be at a swim meet, since they usually last forever!”

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The Advocate’s bike issue

We have a very long way to go in North Texas, indeed, in the U.S. to match our European counterparts [“Street Smarts,” March Advocate].

A huge first step must include the city of Dallas finally addressing cycling behavior on the shared trails. Many of the stories about cycling have origins from observed behavior at White Rock Lake and Katy Trail.

—T. BARKER

Many White Rock cyclists ignore an ordinance that states: “A person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway.”

The cyclists will point out the 14-foot exemption. That’s in there to enhance safety. Simple question: Do you actually believe that the car that has been stuck right behind you for half a mile is going to accidentally run into you if you move over a little to make it easier for them to get out of your life and on their way? Like in most endeavors, common courtesy mends a lot of fences.

and design.

—ON THE WHIP

Lane control is just that, first come, first served. Anyone can yield that control at their leisure and allow for passing when safe and appropriate. Just don’t expect it to happen immediately, as soon as you get in the queue.

—RICHARD WHARTON

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen cyclists ignore a large vehicle parked on their side of the street and fail to yield to the oncoming traffic coming the other way. I also see cars following the might is right and ignoring the same. —BUSINESS

I have to second the recommendation for education. I took the Cycling Savvy class and am so glad that I did. I now feel confident and safe riding on the streets of Dallas. Let’s face it. Right now, we have to ride on the streets. So it’s important to feel safe and be safe while you are doing it. That means knowing the laws, and it also means knowing how to protect yourself and how to handle an emergency situation. I love riding in Dallas now and am not nervous like I used to be.

—KAREN FITZ

New sculpture at White Rock Lake

attention to spelling, grammar, difference in equipment and conditions pressroom operations, a color proofs and the completed delivery.

It sounds dreadfully tacky to me [advocatemag.com, “Neighbors want input on White Rock Lake Sculpture,” March 1]. —KAREN

I think it’s way too commercial for a beautiful lake. Besides, if you look on the artist’s website, you can see it has been used in other cities. I’m with the previous

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people’s comments spending the money to make a two-lane road around the lake.

—BARBARA

The city must, by law, appropriate a certain amount of each year’s budget to art. I’m glad they decided to put some of it at White Rock Lake. It would have been nice, though, if they had looked for a Texas artist for the project.

—BRIAN MARSH

Good Christian Belles, aka ‘GCB’

I hated the show and am mortified that Dallas is portrayed in such a horrible light [advocatemag.com, “There are many reasons to hate Dallas and ‘GCB’ is one,” March 5]. Even if it is a spoof, it was awful! Not even funny. Just really, really bad. —MG

I know women in Lakewood who are portrayed accurately in GCB. They are just not as wealthy. I love Annie Potts.

—HOLLY TERROR

I thought it was silly but pretty entertaining. I read the book, too, which is just as silly.

—MELISSA

I too was disgusted with this spoof. Not worth watching, even for fun. Maybe all that world-class ambition that has always described the movers and shakers in Dallas has led to a sort of pathology. Sure, you can kick us around and make fun as long as you pay big for the privilege. It’s getting to be a bore.

Far West and the TABC

—BETSY W

They violate fire code with too many people in the building, and the parking attendants will wave patrons across Gaston with no regard to traffic laws [advocatemag.com, “TABC approves Far West protest,” Feb. 29]. I never use Gaston to get home on Friday and Saturday nights.

—RHUB

—BLOCKBUSTER 2004

It was the scariest place to live across from. Gun shots, cars hitting each other, cars running off the road. After four years, I had enough.

Del Taco is coming

Yum! I can’t wait for Del Taco [advocatemag.com, ”Del Taco coming soon to Timber Creek,” Feb. 15]. It’s a California staple. Great crinkle-cut fries and chili fries. I am hoping they still have shredded beef on the menu. It seems to come and go for some reason.

—CHEFVALERIEJ

Del Taco is worse than Taco Bell.

—MARK GILL

They do make everything fresh, so it’s better than Taco Bell. However, it’s a California chain. If I was choosing a chain, fastfood, non-taquería taco, I’d choose Texas’ own Taco Bueno.

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—RYAN SUMMER

Far West is a “mega nightclub,” adjacent to the White Rock YMCA on Gaston Avenue.

Remodeling Talk...

Avoid Setbacks & Unexpected Costs

It’s all about careful, advanced planning…

Home remodeling is an elaborate process, with many steps that must be executed in the proper sequence. Inexperienced remodelers and their customers often make critical decisions too late and suffer setbacks and unexpected costs as a result. What follows are a few of the most common examples to illustrate just how important it is for a remodeler to involve the customer, make mutual decisions, and execute steps in the proper sequence.

or the sinks placed lower in a kids’ bathroom. The plumbing must be set in advance of the final installations.

3. Kitchen Appliances

1. Light Fixtures

Though it seems like a final cosmetic touch, lighting decisions must be made at the rough-in stage because fixtures require different types of electrical wiring and precise placement behind the walls. If you want a dining room chandelier centered over your table, the remodeler needs to know the size of the fixture and the placement of the table at the electric rough stage. Sometimes it’s enough to know that you want a certain type of fixture in a certain place, but at other times, an experienced remodeler will ask you for exact specifications.

2. Plumbing Fixtures

Finish-out fixtures – some of which may seem purely aesthetic – must also be decided early. That’s because plumbing fixtures come with components that must be installed before the sheetrock and tile are put up. You may also want to customize their layout. Maybe you’d like the shower head installed higher if you’re tall,

Kitchen appliances require especially careful, advance planning. For instance, a 48-inch professional style range and other non-standard appliances need to be planned early so that the kitchen can be designed around them. Cabinet decisions are made after the framing and structural shapes are finalized. This is counter-intuitive (no pun intended) for new remodelers and homeowners attempting their first remodel, and delays and added expenses are often the result.

We’ll help you avoid these problems by involving you early and often in all of the important decisions we make together.

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Darin Breedlove, CR, CGR, CGP, CAPS and Lance Tyler

working on the (garden) railroad

Stanley Schere started working on the garden railroad in his backyard 30 years ago. He has 1,000 feet of track, 13 locomotives, 60 train cars and 11 handmade buildings, but this miniature railroad is never finished. “The devil’s in the details,” Schere says. “I like to do things that are different. I like realistic details.” A covered bridge over the tracks features miniature workers, frozen in their work to finish up the roof, for example. Schere built that bridge and 10 other buildings from plans, and he puts his personal stamp on each one. He adds steps and ladders where they would make sense, and also signs, lights, flagpoles and people. The engine house has a slate roof composed of tiny tiles. The houses and apartment buildings are based on ones Schere saw in Galveston. He also buys birdhouses at Walmart and makes them over to fit into his railroad, since they are very close to the proper scale. Schere built his first model train car when he was about 15 years old. It was a Missouri-Kansas-Texas car, from a line known as “the Katy,” and that is still his favorite line. “They’re hard to find because it’s one of those railroads that no longer exists,” he says. He recounts a three-

minute version of the Katy’s history, hinting at a vast knowledge of the railroad business, past and present. He’s held a lifelong passion for all things rail. Schere’s garden trains are a little bigger than what most people imagine when they think of model trains. The cars are 17-20.5 inches long and almost 7 inches high, and his track is about 2 feet off the ground. This isn’t a cheap hobby. Schere says a locomotive can cost between $250-$600, and each car costs between $70-$115. “It’s expensive, but you don’t blow all that money at one time,” he says. “Four feet of track costs about $20, for example.” Schere created this railroad world over many years because it makes him happy, and he’s happy to share it with anyone who wants to see. A few times, he’s passed out fliers in his East Dallas neighborhood, inviting neighbors to see the trains run. Few ever come, but Schere runs them frequently anyway. He does it for the joy of conducting trains.

—Rachel Stone

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Stanley Schere built his first model train at 15. Photo by Can Türkyilmaz

Q&A: Sally Rodriguez

She is a coordinator for the Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s planning, design and construction division, but Sally Rodriguez is also, unofficially, the department’s historian. It’s a job she stumbled upon, much like she did the hundreds of aerial photos and historical renderings unearthed over the years as Rodriguez has combed through closets and file cabinets. Two years ago, she compiled her White RockLake finds into a book, and for the next few months, Rodriguez will share further historical images of neighborhood parks and recreation centers in the pages of the Advocate

Did you play in Dallas parks as a child? I grew up in the L Streets, and McCree Park was just across Plano Road. I probably spent more time in the creek than actually in the park. I also spent a lot of time running around Flag Pole Hill through the cedar trees with my friends, as most kids probably do.

You managed rec centers and parks for years before moving to city hall in 2001. At what point did you become the department’s historian?

What I tell people is the first year I was here, I was in a position no one had ever had before, so besides learning the trade, I started looking in closets. It’s amazing what you can find in closets. I was looking for something in the large flat files. That’s where they have all the plans laid out flat on large pieces of paper. As I was digging through, I found a very large aerial of White Rock Lake from 1942. No one had ever seen it. Some of it is just finding things people had forgotten were in the files. I was looking for something in Hamilton Park, and I found a hand-colored rendering of the pavilion there that is now being restored. That still happens — I’m going for one thing, and then I end up finding something else.

Do you dig constantly? I work with the architects in the back as they do restoration projects, and I go and find backup material for them. One of the things that everybody in the back knew about was these aerial photos. The first Christmas I was here, when it was really quiet, I found a three-drawer file cabinet full of aerial photos. They were used by the park planners, put in plastic sleeves and drawn on, very much like today’s planners use GIS [geographic information systems] on the computer. But what the aerial photos do is tell stories of communities as they develop.

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FIND AERIAL PHOTOS Rodriguez uncovered of Ridgewood Park from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s on page 26.

Do you have a favorite part of Dallas park history? My favorite topic is White Rock and the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC]. After having attended several reunions of those alumni, I have a very soft place in my heart for them. The history of our country passed through them. Most of them were poor, the Depression hit them very hard, and this was one of those ways out. A lot of them got the education they needed, the training they needed, and a lot of them then went into World War II. I have met a lot of three-Cers who were also Pearl Harbor survivors, and if you go to our state and national parks and look at the work they did, it’s still around and it’s still very meaningful. You know, there’s just not very many municipal parks that have CCC work in them. It’s mostly state and national parks. So we have a real treasure in that we have a lot of structures at White Rock.

Your favorite park is White Rock, I assume?

Yes. It’s part of everybody’s story. I remember the first time I took my daughter to ride bikes around the lake. I remember “submarine races” — for anybody my age or older, that’s what we called parking at the lake. I learn stuff when I got out and do presentations, like the number of people who met their sweethearts at White Rock. The history of White Rock kind of transects people’s lives if they grew up in the area, and that’s why White Rock is so beloved.

—Keri Mitchell

New Construction Talk...

Protect Yourself from Price Gouging and a Bad Builder Relationship

Custom new homebuilders set prices using one of three different methods. The first two seem reasonable enough, but there are serious caveats to each. The third is the wiser choice because it protects you from an unfavorable relationship with the builder, and from any incentive for price gouging.

Option #1: Set Price for a Set Scope of Work

Advantages: Arranging financing is easy with this option, and you know early on exactly what your cost is.

Disadvantages: Because there are so many variables that affect the cost to build a home, including materials, fixtures, and other options, the builder may overestimate to give you a set price. In order to guarantee that price, he must factor in more expensive options or ask you to make decisions you’re not ready to make.

Percentage over Cost

Advantages: A set percentage (usually around 15%) allows flexibility for the builder and buyer, since choices can be made during the building process. Disadvantages: This arrangement seems straightforward, but it allows the builder to be vague about certain costs until after the contract is signed. It also allows the builder to be careless about cost-effective planning, resulting in greater expenses for you. Most important, it could create an

incentive for the builder to bring in higher-priced trades and sell you on more expensive options, since he’ll earn a percentage of your cost.

Option #3: Cost Plus Builder Fee

Advantages: This allows a close estimate for planning financing and competitive, upfront pricing with slimmer profit margins. It also provides flexibility for the buyer to choose options and change some details during the build. But most importantly, with this structure, there is no incentive for the builder to inflate any costs during the process.

Disadvantages: None. With a set fee, the builder and buyer have no conflicting interests.

This is why we recommend that when signing a contract for a custom home, you get an estimate based on cost plus a set builder fee, no matter which builder you choose.

Darin Breedlove, CR, CGR, CGP, CAPS and Lance Tyler

then

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When architect Kevin Parma bought his home in Lochwood eight years ago, he had every intention of remodeling to his taste. But life tends to impede intentions. When he married Sherry Sauter Parma about six years later, she gave him the nudge he needed to get it done.

PARMA RESIDENCE

Lochwood

BUILT IN: 1963

REMODELED IN: 2010

THE MISSION: RECONFIGURE A MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME WITHOUT CHANGING THE FOOTPRINT.

The Parmas didn’t add any square footage to their mid-century modern on Silverock Drive, but they did open and brighten things up. “We changed the configuration of the home to something that made more sense. We more than doubled the size of the kitchen, took down walls, and combined two bedrooms and a bath to make one large suite,” Sherry says. They turned the home’s ubiquitous dark paneling white and created tons of natural light by widening windows. During the process, which was carried out in two phases, the Parmas turned one room into a nursery and welcomed their new son, Seth. He was born in the middle of construction, Sherry says. Kevin, who founded and owns the small architecture firm Parmadesign, designed the new home and contracted the services of Rob Leonard of AWI Creekview and Kyle Boettcher of One Eighty Group, both neighborhood businesses, to help with the building. Another local outfit, Mess Masters, provided the essential cleaning services that come with a major remodel.

—Christina Hughes Babb

Ron Siebler remembers riding, often on horseback, to check on windmills as a kid on his grandfather’s Nebraska farm. “He would hang metal cups on the windmills so we could always have something to drink from,” Siebler says. “I can still taste that water. Water from a windmill is the coldest, purest, sweetest-tasting liquid ever.” The paralegal-turned-remodeler and historic restoration expert, who lives near White Rock Lake, has restored two vintage windmills. He does it using the tools and methods of the late 1800s-early 1900s. The first one, near his family’s farm in Nebraska, was on display in a local museum for a year after it was completed. The other, in Lantana, Texas, was dam-

aged by hail and out of use for decades. There is some crossover between historic restoration and home remodeling, Siebler says. Because of his knowledge of ancient tools and methods, he was brought in to work on a home that was fashioned after “Harry Potter” and “The Hobbit” in Preston Hollow. “Remodeling is different than building in that we often get to be a part of the solution, be creative and have a say in what is being created,” he says. Siebler’s grandfather died years ago at age 99, but Siebler still has some of those old tin cups that used to hang from the Nebraska windmills. “The windmills I restore each get their own tin cup,” he says.

—Christina Hughes Babb

Fred Hight

Ridgewood Park

As told to Keri Mitchell by Sally Rodriguez, Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s historian. All photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal Archives and curated by Rodriguez. She authored the book “White Rock Lake,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.

1961

1954

Fisher Road

The street in the foreground is Fisher Road, and in 1954 when the park was purchased, Trammel did not go all the way through to Fisher Road. There along Fisher is the old Williamson house. The Williamsons owned the property there. In 1954, the park did not extend to the corner of Fisher and Trammel.

Trammel Road now extends down to Fisher, and the Williamsons have constructed a new brick home. The City bought the home in 1990, and it was utilized as a day care for several years until the house was torn down last year. The old Williamson house in the lower left corner is now at Old City Park. It’s called the Fisher Road House, and it’s restroom facilities. Now you see the park has been developed with a softball field, wading pool and basketball court, and we’ve begun planting trees, but the park still does not front along Fisher Road.

1982

Now the city has acquired the land at the corner of Fisher and Trammel to expand the park. The recreation center opened in February 1982, and I was on staff. This is a hoot — the car closest to the recreation center, that’s my car. It was a pale gray Chevy Celebrity.

Fisher Road

Fisher Road

calling all techies

Hollywood Heights resident Chris Gay owns a tech startup, Zengine, a cloud software firm focused on the insurance business. It is Gay’s second tech startup, and he noticed that he and his colleagues have a hard time recruiting employees. Not only do they compete for talent among themselves, they must also fight what Gay calls “the brain drain to the West and East coasts.” In other words, the most talented programmers, engineers and other savvy techies from our area often are swooped up by firms in Silicon Valley or Massachusetts. So, in an effort to retain local tech talent, Gay is planning an event called the Roundup for Startups this month. The event, at Deep Ellum Brewing Co., will feature about 40 startup companies offering at least 100 salaried jobs. But don’t call it a job fair. No suits are allowed. “We don’t want to see a résumé in sight,” Gay says. Too often, startups offer new hires a stake in the company or other prospective perks, which causes misconceptions about what startups have to offer. There are plenty of tech companies in the Dallas area with salaried jobs available. They just need to find the right candidates. Gay says he expects about 1,000 seasoned pros as well as recent college graduates will attend. “We’re hoping the startup community will help the unemployment situation, and Dallas will be a vibrant place for startups,” he says. The Roundup for Startups is at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Deep Ellum Brewing Co., 2821 St. Louis.

—Rachel Stone

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Since Trinity Lutheran Church closed in 2006, several real estate developers have pitched ideas for the $2.1-million, 3.25-acre property. Neighbors resisted plans for a nursing home and then a dense residential development, neither of which made it through the City Plan Commission. But homeowners are warming up to a plan to build a new White Rock YMCA on the former church site on Gaston at Loving. The current YMCA building on Gaston is under contract to an undisclosed buyer, says Derek Smith, the neighborhood YMCA’s executive director. And the Y submitted a preliminary plan for the new facility to the City Plan Commission in March. About 180 of the YMCA’s 1,600 family and single memberships belong to residents in the neighborhood adjacent to the church property, Smith says. A few neighbors are concerned about increased traffic on Loving, says Lakewood Hills Neighborhood Association president Stewart Cockrell. “Most of what I’m hearing is that kids could walk to the YMCA and not have to cross Gaston,” he says. “We’re pretty excited about having a brand-new, state-of-the-art YMCA.” The White Rock YMCA has been in three locations since the 1950s, but it has never had its own custom-built space. Fundraising and the wishes of the board will determine how big the new Y would be and what facilities it would have. So far, there are few details to the plan, but Lakewood resident Craig Reynolds would be the architect. The new Y building would be closer to Gaston than the current church building, Smith says, but the plan is to preserve the park-like ambiance of the lot. He wants it to fit in with the neighborhood and offer a “front yard” space where neighbors could picnic or hang out. The Y is seeking a parking variance for the planned building to allow about 115 parking spaces. The current Y comprises about 42,000 square feet. A building that size is required to have more than 200 parking spaces under city zoning regulations, but Smith says they actually use far fewer. The YMCA would like to get its case before the Plan Commission this month, and if all goes as planned, they could build next year, and a new YMCA could open in 2014. The YMCA has hired an arborist to advise on preserving old trees on the church property, and Smith says they’re working to address neighbors’ concerns with traffic. “They’re really impressed me with how much they want the neighborhood’s opinion, and how much we’ve been involved in the process,” Cockrell says. “They’ve wanted us to be involved in every step of the way.” —Rachel

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Through April 8 Dallas Blooms

This year marks the 28th anniversary of Dallas Blooms, which showcases 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs, 100,000 annuals and perennials, and more than 100 cherry blossom trees. This year’s event coincides with the “Small Houses of Great Artists” exhibit, featuring playhouses designed by notable local architects. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $15 adults, $12 seniors, $9 children, free for 2 and younger

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The Dallas Arboretum now offers Spring Tea at Restaurant DeGolyer. With seatings at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., tea service includes soup, an assortment of tea sandwiches, petite desserts, scones with clotted cream and jam, and choice of tea.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6511, dallasarboretum. org, $47 standard tea, $57 champagne tea

APRIL 14

Walk & Wag for Wyatt

The family of Wyatt Moore, a 4-year-old who is diagnosed with MECP2 Duplication Syndrome, invites everyone to enjoy a day of fun for a good cause. From 10 a.m.–2 p.m., the Walk & Wag for Wyatt includes a walk, pet parade, games, refreshments, a bounce house, cotton candy, and even a beauty queen signing autographs. Proceeds will benefit the MECP2 duplications research fund.

Exall Park & Recreation Center, 1355 Adair

APRIL 14

Amazing Pace Bike Ride

The first annual Amazing Pace Bike Ride takes place on the White Rock Bike Trail. Families are invited to jog, walk, run or ride 3- and 10mile courses in this fundraiser. Proceeds from the event will be divided between the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Dallas CountyMedical Society Alliance Foundation, Edith Cavell Nursing Scholarships,the Benefactors Endowment Fund and the Aldredge House.

White Rock Bike Trail, 12101 Willowdell, amazingpacebikeride.com, $35 adults, $15 children under 12, free children under 4, $100 family

APRIL 14

Spring Boutique

The St. Thomas Aquinas Mothers’ Association presents Spring Boutique, a day of shopping. Featuring a variety of vendors and a café, the event invites everyone to peruse gifts, home goods, jewelry and more from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the St. Thomas Aquinas Mothers’ Association and the charities it supports.

St. Thomas Aquinas Lower School Campus, 6255 E. Mockingbird, stamaboutique.com, free

April 15

Eco Fest: Keepin’ Our City Green

Promise of Peace Garden’s third annual Eco Fest, noon–5 p.m., features live music from The Ackermans and Kelly Brown with Local Honey on a solar-powered stage, hat-making and face painting, and an appearance by “City Green” author DyAnne DiSalvo. The day is a celebration of everything “green.” 7446 E. Grand, promiseofpeace.us, free

April 28

Reckless Kelly

Fun-loving country-rock band Reckless Kelly performs its hits with a slide guitar and mandolin. Local country band The King Bucks also will perform. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Granada Theater, 3524

Greenville, 214.824.9933, granadatheater.com, $19

APRIL 14

90th anniversary celebration

Mount Auburn Elementary School celebrates its 90th anniversary by inviting all alumni to join in a day of festivities. Guided tours of the building run from 10 a.m.–noon with refreshments and remarks at 11 a.m.

Mount Auburn Elementary School, 6012 E. Grand, free

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Rachel Cooper was diagnosed with severe asthma as an infant. While other kids played sports, she had to sit on the sidelines. As an adult, she often struggled to get through the day at work. At the Baylor Martha Foster Lung Care Center, Rachel learned how to use a preventative inhaler and peak fl ow meter to manage her asthma on a daily basis. “They taught me the Rules of Two® , which is if you’re using your rescue inhaler two times a week, or if you’re waking up with asthma two times a month, or if you’re refi lling a rescue inhaler two times a year, then you need to see a doctor. It’s really a guide to live by.” Today, Rachel enjoys working out, hiking and skiing without fear of an asthma attack.

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APRIL 21–22

White Rock Home Tour

From noon–5 p.m., the seventh annual White Rock Home Tour, benefiting Hexter Elementary, embarks on another year with a tour of five modern homes. The homes’ architects will be on hand for meet-and-greets at the homes they designed. whiterockhometour.org, $10 in advance (White Rock Coffee, Green Spot, Tom Thumb), $15 at the door

APRIL 28 & 29

Hollywood Home Tour

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This year’s Hollywood/ Santa Monica Neighborhood Association tour, from noon–6 p.m., includes 815 Clermont, 6807 Hammond, 615 Monte Vista, 702 Monte Vista and 801 Valencia. A new addition to the tour is an Art in the Park event featuring art and gift vendors held at Lindsley Park on Sunday, April 29. Proceeds from the tour benefit Lindsley Park Community School, J.L. Long Middle School and Woodrow Wilson High School International Baccalaureate Program. hsmna.org, $12 in advance (Curiosities), $15 tour day

APRIL 19–20

Tilling for FIGS

The Wingspan Theatre Company presents a 7:30 p.m. staged reading of this play, which explores the life of a Southern woman during WWII. It was written by Dallas playwright Janice Rose, who will be on hand for post-show talks on both nights. The Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.675.6573, wingspantheatre.com, pay what you can

Record Store Day

Good Records celebrates its 12th birthday and the fifth-annual Record Store Day during this all-day party in the parking lot. Bands and DJs perform from morning until 11:30 p.m.

1808 Greenville Ave., 214.752.4663, goodrecords.com

APRIL 21

Spring Market

From 9 a.m–5 p.m., parents of the Bishop Lynch Brigade drill team present their spring market. Held in the atrium and cafeteria, the market features a variety of gift vendors plus a café with lunch and home-baked goodies. The Brigade will perform in the school’s McGonigle Theatre from 2–4 p.m. Bishop Lynch High School, 9750 Ferguson, bishoplynch.org, free

APRIL 27

Starry Night auction

The Stonewall Jackson Elementary School PTA hosts silent and live auctions, 7–11 p.m., to benefit students through enhancements to the school’s music programs, improvements to the sports fields and the purchase of classroom and library supplies. Hotel Palomar, 5300 E. Mockingbird, stonewalljacksonpta.org, $50

APRIL 28

The Silver Tsunami: Aging Challenges and Choices

NorthPark Presbyterian Church presents a daylong seminar on the many issues facing seniors and their caregivers. The seminar, from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. includes lunch and covers the following areas of concern: financial, legal, physical, emotional and spiritual. The seminar is co-sponsored by Presbyterian Communities & Services, C.C. Young, Juliette Fowler Homes Inc., Dallas Area Agency on Aging, Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Senior Source.

NorthPark Presbyterian Church, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.5457, northparkpres.org, $15 or $25 for two from same family

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ers scratching their heads when he applied for a permit to open Bicycle Café, a health-food restaurant that also has lockers, a changing room and bike storage. “The city couldn’t understand. They said, ‘You want bicycles inside a restaurant?’” Guerrero, a tri-athlete himself, opened the café in February, serving healthy salads, tacos, breakfast and Cuvee co ee. “This is what I would like to see in a café,” he says. “It’s healthy because of the grains we use. It’s light but gives you lots of energy. No one wants to eat a big steak before going for a ride.” Popular dishes include the quinoa bowl, which comes with a choice of meat, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers and pineapple with citrus vinaigrette. “The good thing about our salads is that we make the dressings from scratch,” manager Job Martinez says. Plus, almost everything on the menu can be vegan-friendly.

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1 Honey Girl Kitchen

You know you’re eating well with Honey Girl Kitchen, a neighborhood online cooking business that uses organic fruits and vegetables, hormone-free meat, cage-free eggs and zero fructose. 214.532.3510 honeygirlkitchen.com

2 Kalachandji’s

The popular vegetarian restaurant uses pressed coconut oil instead of corn oil along with other fresh ingredients that promote a healthy body, mind and spirit. 5430 Gurley 214.821.1048 kalachandjis.com

3 Company Café

Touting the farmto-table mantra, Company Café uses ingredients from Texas vendors, so you always know where the food came from. Gluten-free, grass-fed, cage-free it’s all here. 2217 Greenville 214.827.2233 companycafe.net

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Haak Green Label Blanc du Bois ($15) Texas

This month marks the fourth annual DrinkLocalWine conference, which is being held in Denver and focusing on Colorado wine. We held the first DLW event, featuring Texas wine, in Dallas four years ago, and no one knew what would happen next.

What has happened is that local wine has grown almost exponentially since then, and Texas has been in the forefront of that growth. The state has 225 wineries, about three times as many as just 10 years ago (and the number of wineries in the states that aren’t California, Oregon and Washington has increased by almost one-half since 2005). Local wine has become more a part of the local food movement than ever before; U.S. chefs, according to a National Restaurant Association survey, pointed to local wine as a top-10 menu trend for two consecutive years.

And quality is better than ever before. A Texas viognier won a gold medal at the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle wine competition this year, and the state’s entries turned in one of their best ever showings at the annual Dallas Morning News-TexSom competition.

In fact, one of the few remaining obstacles facing Texas wine is that too many consumers know it’s not any good — even though they’ve never tasted it. So, this month, some Texas wines to try, especially if you’ve never tried any before:

Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of this grape; it makes fine wine anyway. Look for citrus flavors and a crisp, clean finish — this is a bone-dry white that pairs with grilled and boiled seafood.

This red blend features tempranillo, a Spanish grape that looks like it will do quite well in Texas. It’s a little funky on the aroma, which is a good thing, and has cherry fruit. It’s a beef and lamb wine.

Not the

best name in the world, but a red blend made with more familiar grapes like merlot from a small Hill Country producer that gets good reviews. It’s rich and full, and makes a nice gift for red wine drinkers.

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Basic vegetable soup

This isn’t much more difficult than opening a can, and it tastes so much better. The ingredients are just suggestions; other than the leek, which gives amazing flavor, you can use pretty much anything in the refrigerator, including chopped mushrooms, shredded cabbage and torn lettuce leaves. Serve with the Texas wine of your choice — a light red or white would do the trick.

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6 c water

1 large leek, cleaned and trimmed, and cut into 1-inch pieces

2 onions, chopped

2 medium carrots, diced

DIRECTIONS

1 stalk celery, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

1/2 c small pasta, such as thin soup noodles

salt and pepper to taste

1 bay leaf

1. Add the water and vegetables, salt, pepper and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or so, until the leek is tender.

2. Bring to a boil, add the noodles and cook until the noodles are tender.

3. Remove the bay leaf, correct seasoning and serve. Serves 4, takes 45 minutes

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DATE BUILT 1955

STYLE Hill Country modern

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Story by Rachel Stone | Photos by Can Türkyilmaz

Kate and Tom White’s home on Hillgreen sits on a huge lot with views of White Rock Lake.

The two-story house looks like it’s been there as long as the neighborhood, but it’s almost entirely new. The original house was a one-story ranch built in the 1950s.

The whites loved the location and the lot, including a pool with waterfalls and a stone surround. There was nothing wrong with the house. It just wasn’t exactly what they wanted.

So they hired a neighborhood builder, One Eighty Group, and Lakewoodbased architect Kevin Parma to make the house into the one they envisioned without creating a McMansion.

“We wanted a house we could put our own stamp on,” homeowner Tom White says. “We wanted it to be modern but not too contemporary.”

The builder kept the foundation, so the house has the same footprint as the original structure. Plus, reusing the foundation saved about $40,000. They also reused some walls and windows.

This new home near White Rock Lake seems like it’s been there forever

ABOVE A long marble-top kitchen table is where the Whites meet for breakfast and lunch. It’s also where they do homework and spend much of their time. Rich wood textures contrast with stainless steel in the kitchen, which comprises almost half of the ground floor.

“They wanted a usable second floor, but at the same time, to keep it in the context of the houses that are around it,” Parma says. “So we wanted to set the top floor back a bit. It kind of steps up instead of being a block or a wall.”

The house, which Parma describes as “modern Hill Country” or “rustic contemporary,” opens to a great room separated from the kitchen by a two-way fireplace. The fireplace is in the same place as it was in the original house.

Glass doors open like an accordion to the slate patio and pool, which virtually were unchanged.

“They have the luxury of being able to open those doors and really use that pool as

a feature of the house,” Parma says.

The ground floor also includes a master suite with a pool view, two bathrooms, the obligatory enormous closet and a stacked washer and dryer. The Orient-inspired formal dining room seats 10 at a square table of dark wood, yet the room maintains a sense of intimacy.

“There’s a mix of comfortable and formal,” Parma says. “It’s a very warm space.”

The Whites work from home, and they each have o ces at either end of the house. Kate’s is o a den with a comfy couch, TV and powder room. The kitchen features a long marble-top table, where the family eats, does homework and spends much of their time.

ABOVE Kate White’s light-filled home office is tucked away off the family room, at the opposite end of the ground floor from her husband’s office.

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Even though this house is beautiful, expensive, tastefully decorated, there is an overall sense of casualness. It was built for a family of five. It’s not a museum.

Upstairs, the White’s two daughters’ bedrooms are separated by a jack-and-jill bath. Each has a vanity area on her side, and the private shower and toilet are between. A huge game room overlooking the pool separates the girls’ side of the house from their brother’s. The kids also have a full-size washer and dryer in a utility room on their floor.

“There was a lot of consideration that went into how they wanted their children’s

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ABOVE The pool and much of the patio and landscaping are original to the house. Patio doors are hinged to open like an accordion so the living room can flow into the outdoor space. TVs are hidden in cabinets above the fireplace on both sides, and every TV and light in the house is linked to a central controller which can be accessed from a smart phone.

RIGHT The new fireplace is in the same place as it was in the original house, but the Whites opened it up on both sides, to the living room and kitchen.

Neighborhood-based Liz Lank Interiors helped them design a living room that is inviting and comfortable. Beyond the sofa is a guest powder room and the master suite.

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space to be,” Parma says. “There’s a lot of convenience built in there. The house flows very well.”

Energy efficiency also was a consideration.

A geothermal system, featuring about 12 wells that plunge 300 feet underground, heats and cools the house. Foam insulation adds to the energy savings.

The entire house is wired on a system that controls all the lights, TVs and security alarm. So one button can turn off every TV in the house, and the system can be accessed remotely from a phone or computer.

Outside, there is plenty of room to practice soccer, in a space up the hill from the pool. And there’s still space for vegetable and flower gardens on the sides of the house.

“We like the 360, that there’s landscaping on all sides,” Tom White says. “That’s what attracted us to the house — the lot and the location.”

LEFT The original house had only one story. Builder Kyle Boettcher’s One Eighty Group created this split staircase, using wood that complements the living room and kitchen.

RIGHT A powder room adjacent to the family room features a wall of green and blue glass tiles that complement a backsplash in the wet bar opposite it.

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ABOVE A family room is tucked off the kitchen. It also includes a powder room and a small office. Builder One Eighty Group reused the home’s original windows as part of their work to keep the new house in the style of the original.

LEFT Years ago, previous owners built a backyard playhouse, visible here from the master bedroom. The home's current children are too old to take much interest in it, and the homeowners have considered taking it down, since it's detrimental to the tree.n

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A tale of two tours

Story by Rachel Stone Photos by Can Türkyilmaz

Every April, our neighborhood is treated to two home tours. Each benefits neighborhood schools, and each features beautiful homes, but they are very di erent tours. Take this virtual tour of the White Rock Lake Home Tour and the Hollywood Home Tour to decide which you prefer. Then buy tickets for both.

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This White Rock Home Tour house features a huge open kitchen that is centered on an interior courtyard.

A neighborhood builder opened up the kitchen of this Tudor revival that’s on the Hollywood Home Tour and added a family room.

The White Rock Home Tour, from noon-5 p.m. April 21-22, benefits Hexter Elementary School. Tickets cost $10 through April 22 at White Rock Coffee, Green Spot or Tom Thumb. On the tour days, purchase tickets for $15 at any tour house. whiterockhometour.org

The White Rock Home Tour is in its sixth year, and it focuses on modern homes in our neighborhood. This year’s tour includes a 1960s home from bygone Dallas architecture firm Ju-Nel Homes Inc. And it includes the brand-new home of Scott and Melissa Powell, north of the lake. Scott Powell owns New Leaf Inc., a homebuilder that specializes in the modern esthetic. He grew up in Lake Highlands, and the couple lived in Preston Hollow for a while. They chose to return to the White Rock Lake area to raise their three children in the Richardson school district. They also love the mature trees in their subdivision, which was built in the 1950s. Even though their house is new, it seems like it’s been there forever. “We built it to blend into the neighborhood,” Scott Powell says. The original house was in the mid-century modern style, but it was in bad shape and had to be torn down. In creating the new house, the Powells kept the original footprint and elevation. So the new house has much the same scope as the original. Even though it’s a five-bedroom, five-bath home, it comprises only about 3,300 square feet. An enormous kitchen and great room are the focus of the ground floor, which also includes master and guest suites. The Powells added a second floor, which features a playroom and the children’s bedrooms. The home is centered on a courtyard with a water feature, and a wall of windows invites the backyard into the great room. “It really brings the outdoors in,” Powell says.

The Hollywood Home Tour, from noon-6 p.m. April 28-29, benefits neighborhood schools, including the Lindsley Park Community School, J.L. Long Middle School and the Woodrow Wilson International Baccalaureate Program. Tickets cost $12 at hsmna.org or at any home on the tour. This year’s tour also includes “Art in the Park” at Lindsley Park, from noon-6 p.m. Sunday, April 29. It will feature local art and gift vendors, and food trucks.

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The Hollywood/Santa Monica neighborhood dates back to 1926, when members of Dallas’ middle class wanted more suburban homes near White Rock Lake. Most of the homes in that neighborhood, south of the Lakewood Country Club, are in the Tudorrevival style. But there are also examples of Spanish eclectic, minimal traditional, craftsman, Monterey colonial and Pueblo revival. Belynda Ortiz’s home on Monte Vista is an updated Tudor revival from the ’20s. Her home is on the Hollywood tour, which is in its 21st year. When Ortiz bought the house, it comprised less than 1,200 square feet, a typical Tudor revival with two bedrooms, one bath, living room, dining room and kitchen. Now the house is almost double in size. “I was trying to modernize it a bit but still stay true to the house,” she says. “There is a fine line.” Her Lakewood-based builder, Aztec Construction, added about 300 square feet onto the back of the house to create a family room, casual dining space and open kitchen. Aztec also built a second story, which is Ortiz’s master suite. Her bedroom is over the first-floor addition and includes a balcony overlooking the backyard. There is also a gym and laundry room. But the masterpiece here is the bathroom. It features marble countertops, more cabinet space than Ortiz can fill, a spa shower designed just for her and a Juliette balcony. Just past the shower is a closet and vanity to rival the real Hollywood. The guys working on her remodel found a few remnants of the past in the walls — a Daily Times Herald receipt from 1946, a streetcar ticket and a list of phone numbers beginning with the exchange “T.” Ortiz framed those items and made her own time capsule, including a newspaper and a note, and sealed it inside one wall for future homeowners to find when they are remodeling.

Strike up the drum

After years of waning membership, the Woodrow band is making a comeback

Story

by Rachel Stone

Photos by Danny Fulgencio

The first-chair clarinet player walks into Chris Walls’ office at Woodrow Wilson High School.

“These are the ones I told you about,” she says, indicating three fellow students she has recruited for the band.

The students tell Walls they don’t play instruments.

“That’s OK,” he says. “I can teach you something.”

When Walls started as band director at Woodrow two years ago, there were 13 students in the band, and he kicked out six immediately.

“They were riff-raff,” he says. “They showed up, talked to their friends and got a 100 for the class.”

“Most

Those days are over now. Walls, who has a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Colorado at Boulder, has since built up the band to nearly 60 students. They are raising money for a May 2-7 trip to Washington, D.C., where they have been invited to play with the United States Marine Band.

Each student must raise about $800 for the trip, so besides teaching them to

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Chris Walls has revived the Woodrow band since he started as its director in 2010.

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play instruments and hit the exact same notes, in the same way, at the same time, Walls is teaching them to ask people for money: Stand still, be respectful, speak clearly.

Walls draws a comparison to the Boy Scouts of America. In band, students learn discipline, organization and integrity. They have to be on time, be in sync, cooperate and communicate.

Walls rules the band hall with a combination of serious intensity and corny humor. He commands respect. When students goof off, he is quick to correct them, and he is capable of shutting them down with just a long pause and a look.

Band is important for a high school because it’s something students can look forward to, Walls says.

“Most kids aren’t excited about going to geometry class,” he says. “Geometry is important, but it’s not what gets them out of bed in the morning. It’s not what makes them not truant.”

Sheila Juarez joined band at the beginning of the school year, having never picked up an instrument before. Now

she plays tenor sax, and recently she performed a solo at a fundraising concert.

“I wanted to be more involved in school and be able to experience high school,” the 10th grader says. “I was a little worried about how well I would learn, but I picked it up pretty quickly.”

Some members learned to play their instruments at J.L. Long Middle School, but they say the Woodrow band’s poor reputation kept many from joining.

Lily Burnside is one of them. She started playing flute in sixth grade, but the 10th grader didn’t join the Woodrow band as a freshman.

“There were like five people playing in the band at that time,” she says of her freshman year. “I didn’t want to be part of that.”

But she heard the band had improved, so she joined, and now Burnside is firstchair, the leader of the flute section.

Walls himself wasn’t sure at first that he wanted to take on the challenge of re-

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The Woodrow band had seven students in September 2010; now there are about 50.

building this band. He started as a parttimer, clocking out at noon every day. But four weeks in, he was convinced to come on fulltime. Now the band hall is open from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. five days a week. It’s a long day. But it’s fun, Walls says.

“What’s fun is when you see the kids changing,” he says, talking above the cacophony of musicians warming up.

“Two years ago, you never would’ve heard music coming out of this room before class started. They would’ve been sitting there playing with their phones. And it’s phenomenal, the difference.”

Walls is passionate about music, and it rubs off on his students.

Junior Robert Johnson is one of the few who joined the band before Walls. He’s a percussionist, and music is his thing, but the band was disorganized before Walls came along.

“People weren’t committed,” Johnson says. “It was more like a hobby than a commitment. When Mr. Walls came, it was like, ‘Band is a part of your life, and you have to be committed to it.’ ”

Johnson, clarinet-section leader Brittany Hardy and others have been helping to recruit new band members all year.

The band program at J.L. Long is strong thanks to directors Jordan Smith and Caitlin Schmidt. About 175 sixth-graders enrolled in band at J.L. Long this year.

“In five years, we’ll have 200 kids in the Woodrow band, easily,” Walls says.

He recently ordered new marching uniforms, which come in this summer. Walls says he’s not sure whether the students will raise enough money for the trip to the nation’s capital in May. But there’s only one senior in the band, and Walls has a connection in the “President’s Own” marine band. All the money students raise this year will roll over to the next school year if they don’t spend it. So if they don’t make it this year, they’ll go next year for sure, he says. Walls plans to take the band on one trip every school year.

“We just want to let the community know that we’re back, and we’re thriving, and we’re ready to rock n roll,” he says.

health RESOURCES

COSMETIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY

DENA T. ROBINSON, DDS, FAGD

www.drdenarobinson.com

Four Steps to a Terrific Dental Experience

1. Call and ask us about sedation dentistry options

2. Come to your appointment in our comfortable office setting

3. Take a nap

4. Awake to a beautiful, healthy smile

Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry

8940 Garland Rd., Ste. 200, Dallas, TX 75218 214.321.6441

ORTHODONTICS

PATRICIA A. SIMON, DDS

www.lakewoodortho.net

You have probably noticed that kids are getting braces earlier than they used to. Some problems are best addressed at a younger age, when the face is still growing. By treating early, often the removal of permanent teeth to make space can be avoided. To promote healthy smiles, our office offers complimentary exams, and if your child is not ready for treatment, we’ll see him regularly to monitor his development.

Lakewood Orthodontics

1809 Skillman St. Dallas, TX 75206 214.826.9000

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

OPTOMETRIST

DR. CLINT MEYER

www.dallaseyeworks.com

The technology to provide a thorough examination, the caring to take the time to explain the results, the experience to develop a comprehensive plan for your vision and eye care needs. Dr. Meyer and the staff at Dallas Eyeworks believe it’s important to listen to each patient to achieve best results. Call and schedule an appointment to discover how pleasant and educational an eye examination can be.

Dallas Eyeworks

9225 Garland Rd., Ste. 2120, Dallas, TX 75218 214.660.9830

HOP ON IN EAST DALLAS!

“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 am born & raised in Lakewood and am proud to be vocal about “living local!”

DARLENE ELLISON

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Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar opens on Henderson

Celebrichef Lisa Garza opened her new restaurant in the former Hector’s on Henderson spot. Garza is from Tennessee, and as the oldest of many siblings, she was known at home as “Sissy.” She hired Jeffrey Hobbs, her partner at Suze for seven years, as executive chef. She says he is “the Bubba to my Sissy.” Garza says she wanted to take a step back from fine dining and create a concept that was more casual and fun. Starters include deviled eggs with crème fresh and caviar, squash puppies with whipped honey and jalapeño jelly, pimento cheese and ham salad with angel biscuits, and pickled gulf shrimp. Fried chicken, of course, is the star of the show, and the menu describes it as “house spiced, buttermilk soaked, pressure fried with choice of sloppy slaw or whipped potatoes.”

Belair Studio and Design opens on Greenville

A new furnishings, home accessories and gift store has opened across from Dodie’s on Lower Greenville. Opened by business partners Shannon Van Beber, Susan Colvin Gant and Cindy Svendsen, Belair Studio and Design carries an eclectic mix of old and new treasures that result in a look that is transitional — not thoroughly modern and not thoroughly traditional. Gant has been in the home design business for more than 14 years, and Van Beber — her college roommate — has a history of remodeling and flipping homes. The owners acquire their collection from trips to New York, California, Round Top and small towns.

Nodding Donkey, Torchy’s Tacos and World Beer Co. coming to SMU Boulevard

Prescott Realty Group has signed leases with three new restaurant and bar concepts at its four-story residential-over-retail proj-

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ect on SMU Boulevard at Greenville. BLVD is under construction and is leasing apartments ahead of an expected May 1 opening. The Nodding Donkey, which has a location in Uptown, has leased the 4,600-square-foot ground-floor space closest to Greenville. Torchy’s, which started several years ago in an Austin trailer and has since expanded to Preston and Forest, will take a space closer to Twisted Root.World Beer Co., which Prescott’s retail managing director, Mark Henderson, says is not related to Bottle Shop on Lower Greenville, will be at the corner of Worcola and SMU. Henderson says he expects work to begin on the restaurants this month, and they should be open by the end of the year.

Quesa-D-Ya’s looking to open another East Dallas location

According to Quesa-D-Ya’s founder and president Paul Oltmann, the quesadilla delivery chain with locations on Lower Greenville and in Coppell has a franchise location in the works. A location has not yet been chosen, but Oltmann says the GarlandBuckner and Easton-Northwest Highway intersections are possible contenders.

—Meghan Riney

Fish City Grill on Henderson has closed. White Rock Coffee, with a drive-thru shop in Hillside Village, was awarded by KRUPS USA for having the 2012 “Best Brew” in Dallas for the second year running. East Dallasbased BRS Associates, Cole Paper Co., Dowdy Studio, Dulces Sueños, Eye on the Sparrow Designs, Hip & Hippie, Maja Inc. Jewelry, Paradise Papers, Southern Fried Paper, Sacred Pause and Roma Boots will be at the Southside on Lamar Dallas Flea on Saturday, April 21, 9

Sissy’s fried chicken and biscuits are the star of the show.

Belair

BELAIRSTUDIOANDDESIGN.COM

The Nodding Donkey

THENODDINGDONKEY.COM

Torchy’s Tacos TORCHYSTACOS.COM

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Pastor Jeff Donnell / Worship 10:30 am & 10:31 am 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

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 C ATHEDRAL 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

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION / 8787 Greenville Ave.

Easter Services 6 am (vigil), 8 (Rite I) & 10:15 am (Rite II) 214.340.4196 / more at www.ascensiondallas.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 Ln.

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

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, Worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.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

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON -DE NOMIN ATION AL

SHORELINE DALLAS CHURCH / 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane

ShorelineDallas.com / 469.227.0471 / Pastor Earl McClellan

Everyone’s Welcome at 9:15am / Children’s & Youth Ministry

PRESB Y TE R IA N

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

THE E AS T ER GOOSE

What images come to mind when you think of God?

The dove is one of the most common symbols in nature that points to the nature of God. It stands for the Holy Spirit in much Christian iconography.

After the cataclysmic flood that destroyed the known world, Noah released a dove from the ark that finally came back with an olive leaf indicating that the waters were receding and the earth was being renewed. The dove and the olive branch have become perpetual symbols of peace. A dove descended from the heavens and lighted upon Jesus at his baptism, picturing the peace of God resting upon him.

It’s a lovely image — the gentle dove. Doves never hurt anyone. Doves coo. What’s threatening about that?

But the Holy Spirit is hardly benign. The peace of God that the dove image conveys is only part of the story. Like a mother who can comfort and nurture but also defend her offspring with terrifying fury, God never rests in working to bring rest to all creation.

The promised peace of God is a deep rest, however. The Hebrew word shalom and the Arabic salaam capture the nature of this peace. They indicate an environment of comprehensive justice, not just a lack of conflict.

“No justice, no peace” is the slogan of all revolutionaries as they storm palaces that house oppressive regimes. Whether King George III of Britain, or Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, or Bashar al-Assad of Syria to name just a few — dictators love to play the peace card when people rise up and demand freedom and justice. They cry “law and order” and condemn protestors as rabble-rousers and troublemakers. But their brand of peace falls short of God’s design for a world in which right relationships of every kind rule the day.

Jewish and Christian holy days, during the month of April this year, point to God’s being a peacemaker more than a peacekeeper. Passover recalls God’s untiring commitment to liberation from all kinds of slavery. The exodus of the children of Israel from their forced labor under the harsh hand of the pharaoh in Egypt tells us that God is never content just to bless regimes that keep the peace by keeping the just aspirations of their people repressed. Easter proves that God will not tolerate forever the final oppressive repressor — Death. Even the grave can’t keep down the hopes of people for life and freedom. God’s raising of Jesus tells us that no power can match God’s power to give life. No cemetery can grant perpetual peace.

Celtic Christians have long looked to the wild goose as a more fitting symbol of the Holy Spirit. The goose suggests a spirit of dangerous adventure more than boring serenity.

Mark Batterson, the author of “Wild Goose Chase,” puts it this way: “Wild geese are regarded as disturbing nuisances by some, creating noise at moments that are often inconvenient, even pests to be shot. And at another level they convey a sense of foolishness, which is how God’s upside-down kingdom values appear to the world. While their gait is awkward, in flight the wild goose displays grace and beauty. He exemplifies an outrageous wildness as his great wings beat with exceptional power implying the capacity to achieve the apparently impossible. Put all this together and the wild goose image resonates deeply within us. … The God of the Bible is wild and free, safe but not tame, unfathomable, uncontainable, unpredictable, and yet able to be known intimately.”

That’s the kind of God that can bring real and lasting peace to creation, a peace that surpasses human understanding.

We may be looking to the wrong winged creature to symbolize God’s peace

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.

community

The Office of Cultural Affairs has recommended artist Brower Hatcher to design a $272,000 sculpture on Garland Road near the White Rock spillway. Funding for the sculpture is coming from the city water department, and the parks department selected the site for it. The White Rock Lake Centennial celebration committee was consulted in the planning, as the sculpture is intended to represent the 100th anniversary of the lake. The sculpture would sit atop a base, with a slender aluminum structure about 24 feet tall, which ends in three wave-like tiers. The base would be covered in tiles superimposed with historical images of White Rock Lake. The city council must ultimately approve the design. The cultural affairs office hopes to get the proposal approved this spring.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has given its support to a formal protest neighbors submitted in an attempt to prevent the Far West Nightclub from renewing its liquor license. Neighborhood resident Delores Wolfe, who is an attorney, submitted the protest in November on behalf of 15 neighborhood organizations, including the Lakewood Hills Neighborhood Association, the Hollywood Santa Monica Neighborhood Association and the Ferguson Road Initiative. Now the case is in the hands of a state office of administrative appeals, where two attorneys have been assigned to the case. They are expected to set a hearing in the next few months. In the meantime, the club can sell alcohol until the protest is resolved.

The city reports that it earned $186,450 from the $15 garage sale permit fee residents have been required to pay during the past fiscal year. According to the city briefing, more than 12,430 permits were issued, and the city also dished out 720 violation notices and 17 criminal citations.

The owners of Lakewood Theater are planning a two-level parking garage on Paulus, which backs up to the theater. The parking structure would have 60 spaces where there is vacant land now. The property has a 7.5-foot elevation change, which could allow the owners to install some 30 spaces partially underground and 30 spaces at street level.

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education GUIDE

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, collegepreparatory 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.

SCOFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

3K through Grade 6 / 214.349.6843 / scofieldchristian.org 50th ROUND-UP! Calling all alumni, parents, friends and family of SCS. Please join us for our 50th Anniversary event as we come together to celebrate God’s faithfulness over these past 50 years. There will plenty of food, fun and fellowship. SATURDAY, APRIL 14th at 6:30p.m. at Park Lane Ranch. Go to scofieldchristian.org for more details, to request an invitation or to reserve your tickets today! There will also be a special worship service and pot luck lunch on Sunday, April 15th beginning at 10:40 am.

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com Spanish House is a Spanish immersion preschool for children ages 2 – 5. We offer half-day and full-day programs with extended day care available from 7:30am – 6:00pm. We offer a traditional preschool curriculum delivered 100% in Spanish. Prior exposure to Spanish is not necessary. Our teachers are experienced, degreed, native-Spanish speakers. We also offer after-school and Saturday classes for PK and elementary-aged students, both onand off-site. Additionally, we have an adult Spanish program for beginning, intermediate and advanced students.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL

7900 Lovers Ln. / 214.363.9391

stchristophersmontessori.com St. Christopher’s Montessori School has been serving families in the DFW area for over a quarter of a century. We are affiliated with the American Montessori Society and our teachers are certified Montessori instructors. Additionally our staff has obtained other complimentary educational degrees and certifications, including having a registered nurse on staff. Our bright and attrac-

tive environment, and highly qualified staff, ensures your child will grow and develop in an educationally sound, AMS certified loving program. Now Enrolling.

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.

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410. 2 Years through 5th Grade. 45 years of successful students! 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. www. WhiteRockNorthSchool.com.

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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

Girl Scouts, the premiere leadership organization for girls and the largest pipeline for female leadership in the world, is celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting in 2012!

Meet us at the State Fair of Texas in 2012 for an amazing Girl Scout Centennial Exhibition at the Hall of State!

For more information visit: www.gsnetx.org

He has a dream

Tawfiq Mohammad , a fourth-grade student at Lipscomb Elementary School, was a finalist in the 2012 Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition

Feb. 23. He is pictured with his family, Dallas ISD interim superintendent Alan King and District 2 Trustee Mike Morath

BBULLETIN BOARD

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ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

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CHILDCARE

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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A hero of hope

Lakewood resident Andy Smith (center) received the Trendsetter Award for his work as director of philanthropy for Texas Instruments during the United Way Metropolitan Dallas Heroes of Hope celebration Feb. 28 at the Belo Mansion. United Way celebrated a successful 2011-12 campaign to raise $300,000 and honored its individual and corporate sponsors, such as Smith. He is pictured with United Way CEO Jennifer Sampson (left) and United Way campaign chairperson Randall Stephenson

Speaking our language

The Lakewood Service League recognized Janie Autz, a volunteer at the East Dallas-based English Language Ministry, as the 2012 Service Hero at its annual gala Feb. 11 at Union Station. A service hero goes above and beyond the requirements of a volunteer at a neighborhood charity.

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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

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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

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

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

CONNER FAMILY BUILDERS Since 1901. Home remodeling & painting. Superior quality, free estimates. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terry 469-338-1202 connerfamilybuilders.com

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

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

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 972-613-2585

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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DESIGN CONSULTATION BY CAROLYN

Home or Office. Licensed. ASID 214-363-0747

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Complete tree services including Tree & Landscape Lighting! Call Mark 214-332-3444

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Quality Tree Trimming & Removal. 214-455-2095

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HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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Honoring Joan Tallis

Lakewood’s Songbird of Voice

SOMEONE HAULED THE TOOLS AWAY.

Bryan Wetz loves his job. A popular interior designer, his work ranges from furniture design to building to millwork. He has always loved interesting design and artwork. Wetz studied art in college, but says he wanted to do something where he could make a little more money.

The Victim: Bryan Wetz

The Crime: Burglary

Date: Sunday, Feb. 12

Time: 11 a.m.

Location: 7100 block of Wildgrove

“I fell in love with design,” he says.

Being skillful with his hands has been a big plus for him. Working with a saw is one of those skills, and his customers are happy with his work. Luckily, he keeps most of his tools for work at his shop, as his stash of tools at his Lakewood home recently was stolen from his garage. He believes someone entered through his backyard and then broke into the garage. The loss included a power washer, chainsaw, miter saw, table saw and air compressor. Wetz says other tools may have been taken as well.

“I’m going to go out there one day looking for something and realize it has been stolen,” he says.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division saysthere is no burglar-proof way of securing a garage or building, andif a burglar wants to get in, he will.

“Having an active crime watch community is the best deterrent because if there are people seen around the neighborhood, especially the ‘nosy’ neighbor, burglars are less likely to target that area,” he says.

Jones says cordless drills, saws and other types of electrical tools are the most common targets in this type of crime, and suggests keeping records on personal property, including serial numbers.

“Burglars, if they are smart, typically just have a bag/backpack. They will take items of high value that don’t hinder their mobility.”

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and editor of pokertraditions.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

CRIME NUMBERS |

$800 5700 4

Amount of damage done when someone smashed the touch screen of the Redbox kiosk in the 5100 block of Greenville

Block of McCommas where someone tried to burglarize a residence while the owner was at home; the homeowner pushed the burglar out of the door, grabbed a handgun from her car and yelled at the perpetrator until he dropped the stolen property in the driveway and was arrested

Number of suspects who shoplifted at Victoria Secret in Mockingbird Station March 3, stealing 20 shorts, 10 yoga hoodies, 10 yoga pants, eight tank tops and 20 T-shirts

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

LANDSCAPEDESIGN AND INSTALLATION

Leigh Ann Ellis 214 321 7159 leighannellisdesign.com

IT’S THE COMMUNITY, STUPID

Why I never jumped off the buy local bandwagon COMMENT. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com and search sweatpants to tell us what you think.

Buying local is a big deal these days. Even the most multi-national of companies are trying to jump on the local bandwagon, focusing their marketing and advertising on convincing consumers that a corporation that manufactures its products all over the world and sells them in even more places is just as lovable as the Mom and Pop down the street.

This newfound interest in buying local always makes me smile. It’s not new here, of course. We’ve been driving the Buy Local bandwagon for 21 years this month, which is when the Advocate debuted. But it is fascinating that a concept that was a novelty when we started (and that earned us more than a few giggles and guffaws) has become so mainstream.

No one is quite sure why consumers, after years of deciding that it was better to save 17 cents on a pair of sweatpants at the nearest outpost of the world’s largest retailer, changed their minds in favor of local. Maybe the recession focused our attention on how we’re spending our money, where it’s going, what’s in the product, where it’s made and who makes it. And we didn’t like what we found. Maybe the backlash against big business and the Wall Street excesses that helped cause the recession soured shoppers on the idea that big was always better.

Whatever the reason, it’s a good

thing. There are literally dozens of studies that point out that communities are better off when their residents buy local. Two of the most interesting: A 2009 survey from the Center for Urban Research and Learning at Loyola University in Chicago that found that about

one-quarter of the businesses within a four-mile radius of a new Chicago Walmart closed within two years, and a 2009 study by the Civic Economics consultancy in Austin reported that only 16 percent of the money spent at New Orleans SuperTargets stayed in the local economy, while local retailers returned almost one-third of their revenue.

So I buy my glasses at Barrett Optical in Old Town and my watch battery at Ralph Austin on Skillman and much of my wine at Jimmy’s and my break-

The irony behind the renewed interest in buying local is that may be too late. Gone are neighborhood bookstores, movie theaters, supermarkets, drug stores and the like, replaced by the big boxes that promised us better prices and more convenience but took something much more valuable from us in the process.

fast at the Gold Rush and I find myself at Lakewood Ace once a month, whether I need anything or not. And yes, I find my painters and electricians and plumbers in the back of this magazine — and I’d do it even if I didn’t write for the Advocate . These people are literally my neighbors, and I’d rather give my money to them than to someone who sends it elsewhere.

I wish there was more I could do. But the irony behind the renewed interest in buying local is that may be too late. Local retailers have been decimated since we started the Advocate — not just here, but everywhere in the country. Gone are neighborhood bookstores, movie theaters, supermarkets, drug stores and the like, replaced by the big boxes that promised us better prices and more convenience but took something much more valuable from us in the process. Call it community. I’m the son and grandson of Ohio small town retailers, men who sold blue jeans to farmers and knew their customers by name and what their families were doing and didn’t have to be reminded that someone took a 34-34 pair of pants. My grandfather loved his store in a way I find difficult to describe, and the day he had to sell it was as sad as I remember him. Can anyone say that about a big-box clerk, glancing at their watch to see if it’s time to go home? And I defy anyone to convince me that my grandfather’s downtown, which was emptied by Walmart, is an improvement.

Shouldn’t life be more than cheap sweatpants?

Smithsonian

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