2014 August Lakewood

LEADING OTHER LIVES

PRIM PROFESSIONALS WHO MOONLIGHT AS PERFORMERS

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DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT WHITE ROCK LAKE CELEBRATES 55TH ANNIVERSARY BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake was founded with a vision to improve our community and provide quality care. We continue to carry out that mission 55 years later and in celebration are making donations to area non-profit organizations that also serve the White Rock Lake area. This is just one more way we are doing our part to help improve the quality of life for our patients and neighbors.

Local 501(c)3 groups are invited to submit applications for their requests. Request forms are available at DoctorsHospitalDallas.com/GivingBack.

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These neighborhood accountants, salespeople and administrators moonlight as performers after hours.

Sarah Wyatt and Ashley Bright: photo by Danny Fulgencio

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A neighborhood nonprofit takes food and supplies to thousands of homeless in Dallas county. launch

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Night light

Learn the inspiration behind Judy Ann Lowe’s new children’s book.

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Fine finishes

An East Dallas artist can make marble and wood with a bucket of paint.

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Keyed up

A student uses his keyboard to create complex jazz fusion.

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Clayful

Ceramic artist Jo Clay gets almost as big a kick out of teaching ceramics as she does creating it.

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Back in ’45

Old-timey White Rock photos from a scrapbook.

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At Methodist Dallas Medical Center, we are on a mission to save and improve lives. The newly opened, one-of-a-kind Sammons Tower expands our ER and trauma capacity tenfold. When time is critical, more than 3,900 lifesavers stand ready with innovative technology, highlevel trauma and orthopedic services, advanced neurosurgery and neurocritical care, one of the area’s leading organ transplant programs, and above all, compassionate quality care. In critical moments, Methodist Dallas is here for life.

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GOOD WORK

When we talk about our jobs, there are really only two things we can say: Either we love them or we endure them.

Right?

Most of us, it seems, simply endure our jobs. We show up because we need the money, and even if we don’t like what we have, most of us are too lazy or too frightened to do anything about it.

A very few of us really love our jobs wholeheartedly. For whatever reason, we’ve found something that is fulfilling enough to make us happy, whether we’re becoming rich or not.

We talk about money, how it impacts our job happiness and how we should be making more of it, but there are plenty of studies and research papers that say when push comes to shove, money is rarely the most important factor people consider when evaluating their jobs.

It’s a factor, to be sure, but stuff like flexibility, fulfillment and a sense of accomplishment or value tends to be higher than cash on the “happiness” list. And as difficult as it can be to find a job that pays well, it’s even more difficult to find one that seems worth doing. Our cover story about people who have “day jobs” but really love their hobbies started me thinking about the difficulty of finding and keeping a good job.

So many job descriptions sound great they make it sound like you’ll be running the company, helping out widows and orphans, and earning tons of money to boot.

But when you show up for the interview, things look and sound less rosy. And

then you start the job and find out your coworkers fell for the same story and now wish they hadn’t.

Then there are other places that seem to operate on the “rewards” system, as in you’ll be lucky if they even consider you for a position because everyone who works there is great and the company is great and everyone loves everything and everyone, blah, blah, blah. Those are scary, too, because honestly, what work-

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place do you know where everyone really loves everyone else?

And then there are the jobs where they promise you the moon and tell you the sky’s the limit, and it turns out there’s a limit and it’s nowhere near the sky.

There just aren’t many places that offer a fair wage, an opportunity to have your voice heard when decisions are made, and an opportunity to leave each day feeling like you’ve done something useful or important with your time at work.

If you’ve found one of those places, keep reminding yourself what you have and quit listening to the whiners who don’t have anything good to say about their job.

And if you hate your job and don’t know what to do about it? Well, you could go talk with the boss, but that’s probably a whole new column for another day.

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Radiation oncologist Dr. Robert Timmerman and colleagues changed the standard of care for lung cancer when they demonstrated that patients with inoperable disease could still be effectively treated with a newer, more potent form of radiation. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy is a technology that was pioneered at UT Southwestern and is now being adopted worldwide. It’s another example of the specialized care available at UT Southwestern, where scientific research, advanced technology, and leading-edge treatments come together to bring new hope to cancer patients.

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Technologically Advanced Orthopedic Surgery

At Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, we can provide care for all your joint concerns. Using advanced technologies, our team of physicians, nurses, and physical and occupational therapists on the medical staff diagnose, treat and rehabilitate your injuries quickly, so you can get back to your regular lifestyle. Whether it’s your knee, neck, back, hip, foot, ankle, shoulder, elbow, hand or wrist, our dedicated multidisciplinary team is here, ready to work with you through recovery. Ask your doctor to have your joint replacement procedures done at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

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Neighbor Rose Farley convinced the city to improve the aged crosswalk at Abrams and Prospect across from Whole Foods. We now have new striping and signage. Here’s what readers had to say:

Foods add a ‘drive-thru’ for their beer aisle? SUBURBAN LAKEWOOD FOREVER.“ —dealingwith

“How about a zoning designation banning ugly tract-style suburban monstrosities?” —Scott

—Jamie Wheeler

“Go Rose! It is about time, I have walked all the way around to a more visible, safer crossing in the past due to how dangerous this crosswalk is!”

“This is ridiculous. Crosswalks at two intersections are less than 500 feet away. If someone is going to make the effort and time to walk to the store, an extra 1,000 feet for additional safety is a no brainer. It’s a dangerous place to cross because the curves of the street reduce visibility.”

—Waste of Money

“The naysayers are right. Forget quality of life. Buy a bigger car or get out of the way of those who are willing to. Vroom. They should have taken down the speed limit signs, not added crosswalk signs. Also can the Whole

“I’ll say a little thank you to her whenever I cross at the new intersection either on foot or in my car.” —neighbor

“Or, you could work to turn the box between Richmond / LaVista and Alderson / Abrams into a light-commercial area full of shops, restaurants, and everything else that would make Lakewood the second coming of the OC.” —Does Walkable Make Sense?

Megatel, the builder responsible for the Kensington Gardens single-family development in Hollywood Heights/Santa Monica, is seeking approval for a similar project across the street, and some neighbors turned up at City Hall to oppose it:

“If they try to raise my taxes, I am going to challenge on the basis of ‘It doesn’t represent MY neighborhood!’ ” —David Card

“I love maintaining and restoring the historical aspects as much as possible. However when things are heading towards blight, get off your throne of historical purity.” —Neighbor

“We should all be thanking the Lord that this undesirable area for homes wasn’t developed with low income apartments.” —Brian

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Monday Night Mammos at the Breast Center at Methodist Dallas

Finally, your annual mammogram is worth looking forward to. Join us for Monday Night Mammos*, where you will get a mammogram while we treat you to some well-deserved pampering. Relish in relaxation with a gentle hand rub and calming chair massage. Indulge your senses with aromatherapy and delight your palate with light spa cuisine. We’ll even valet park your car. And when it’s time for your mammo, you’ll receive fivestar treatment. Best of all, you’ll know results in 24 hours. Register today for peace of body, mind, and breast health.

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Q&A with Noa Gavin

Noa Gavin is a writer/blogger, businesswoman and all-around hilarious lady. She moved to Dallas five years ago from Amarillo to help her husband expand his martial arts school. Not long after the move, she began dabbling in the blogosphere with her website, ohnoa.com. From there, everything snowballed. She began taking improv classes at Dallas Comedy House, where she met her business partner, photographer Alicia Sherrod. She also writes for Nickelodeon.

Tell me about HS Productions [the photography business]. That’s what pays the bills, right?

I do all the managerial side. So I do all the accounting, all the scheduling, everything like that. My friend [Alicia Sherrod] is the photographer, and she’s fantastic. We kind of just put our skills together. We were like, ‘Oh hey, you’re a great photographer, and I can run a business, so let’s just do that together and start making some money.’ And we’ve done pretty well in a year and a half. We’ve built it up quite a bit.

What do you write for Nickelodeon?

I write for NickMom, for their moms’ humor website. It’s kind of like Buzzfeed but for moms. So I do a lot of freelance writing for them, and that is a lot of fun because I get to come up with some really weird ideas for them and they’re just like, ‘Sure. We’ll take a shot at it.’ So it’s nice because it’s outside of what I normally write, so it’s a little bit of a stretch for me. And they pay me, so that’s nice, too.

Is ohnoa.com your passion? How’d you get into that?

I started the blog, I think four and a half years ago. I started it because I really needed a creative outlet. I was still kind of stuck in that phase where I was like, ‘Oh, I

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love to write, but I’ll never really be paid for writing, so I need to focus on other things and just kind of forget about that ever happening for me.’

So I was working in the martial arts school. Working with my husband was really hard, because we’re both Type A and both really bullheaded. I needed an outlet. I’d been reading a couple of blogs

Hyperbole and a Half is hilarious — and I thought, I can write some funny stuff. OK, I’ll give it a shot.

When I first started it, it was strictly a comedy blog. So I did that for a while, but I kind of shot myself in the foot because I didn’t give myself a target. It was just, ‘I’ll write funny things that happen to me,’ which is not an infinite well. It got harder and harder, and more and more frustrating. I did find some success there. I wrote some things that went viral. I was Voice of the Year for humor for BlogHer in 2011, so I got to go to San Diego and read my post.

After a while it started to wear down on me, just trying to be funny every day. The more and more I got into performing and improv, all I was doing was funny. I realized I had something else to say. I kind of outgrew the need for snark and for mean humor. This year I changed the format completely. I wanted to share my story, and I knew a lot of really funny women and really talented writers who also had incredible stories. So I changed that, where we pick a theme every month and we write toward that theme.

So you think doing improv comedy helped you refine your humor taste?

The more you get into improv and the more you think about comedy professionally, the more you realize making fun of people is really easy. It’s the easiest form of humor. It’s also the dumbest, I think. I don’t like it. It screams of insecurity. I wanted to do something different. I wanted to do something a little bigger than that.

*This interview was edited for clarity.

—Brittany Nunn

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Stay cool

East Dallas pup Osito likes to eat ice from his water bowl during hot summers and steal a lick of ice cream from his owner’s, Cristina DeLeon, waffle cone. His favorite exercise is jumping from one couch to the other in the living room as if he is playing a game of Don’t Fall in the Lava. He exercises until he falls.

Writer in residence: Judy Ann Lowe

Although “The Little White Light” is a children’s book, it’s based on the real-life experiences of neighbor Judy Ann Lowe, who authored the story.

The book centers around a little girl named Penny, who is comforted by a little white light that follows her throughout her daily life.

The story is based on a light Lowe started to see when her late husband’s health began to fail him. Every night, a soft blinking light appeared in the corner of her bedroom.

“It wasn’t a strobing light; it was just a soft little blink,” Lowe says. “I thought, ‘OK, who’s in the backyard with a flashlight that shouldn’t be in my backyard?’”

But she never could find the source. Every night she’d say her prayers and look over and there it was, blinking softly.

She never felt any fear. Actually, it brought her comfort. After a while, she began talking to it.

One day, she came home from her work as a retired, part-time teacher, and she turned on her computer to check her emails. In her peripheral vision, she saw the little light sweep by.

Another night, while watching TV in her easy chair, she glanced up and saw the light dart across the doorway.

Penny, the little girl in the book, is based on Lowe as a child. She wrote the story at the encouragement of a friend, who had connections in the publishing industry. She sent it to J. S. Pathways, and sure enough it was embraced with open arms. It was everything a children’s book should be — positive, inspiring and adorable.

After encouraging Lowe to make some tweaks, J. S. Pathways sent it to illustrators Ayuna Collins and David Edward Martin.

The book is now available online on amazon.com and at Barnes and Noble bookstores.

After the success of her first book, Lowe recently released her second, “MJ’s New Friend,” which she describes as being about “acceptance, friendship and finding the courage to do the right thing.”

—Brittany Nunn

Strokes of genius

Although Dawn Cleaves has spent decades expertly wielding a paintbrush, artistic license is often the last thing on her mind.

The important thing, she says, is that the person paying for her time and talent gets exactly what he or she wants, whether it’s an elaborate wall mural depicting the Tuscan countryside, a cartoonish panda bear for a little boy’s room, or an entire wall painted to look like it is made of expensive marble.

“My designers like the non-pretentiousness,” Cleaves says. “If they ask me to change something, they know I’m happy to change it, because it’s my goal to make them happy, not to be stuck on some artistic vision.”

Cleaves is the owner of Artisan Finishes, an award-winning decorative arts company based out of Cleaves’ East Dal-

las home. The bulk of her work is in faux finishes — painted finishes that look like something real, like marble, wood or stone but decorative art also includes murals, trompe l’oeil, lettering, gilding, plasters and antiquing.

“Most of my stuff is custom to the client,” she says. “In my world, everything I do is different. It’s rare that I do the same thing twice. I have people ask me all the time, ‘Well, have you done this?’ And I’m like, ‘No, but I haven’t really done anything I’ve ever done before, before that time that I did it.’ ”

Cleaves originally went to school for architecture, but she didn’t enjoy the bureaucracy and soon switched over to designing sets for theater. She eventually approached the movie union, seeking better work for better pay.

Her first assignment was to paint a patch that had been burned in the wood floor. Although she’d never been trained to paint wood before, she set to work matching the colors and grain. When she finished, she

asked the producer to approve her work. When she walked back into the room, the producer was standing on the wet paint.

“I said, ‘Well, I guess it was OK because you couldn’t tell where it was …’ “ Cleaves recalls, laughing.

From then on, she began painting sets, furniture and pretty much anything else for movies, which eventually led her to New York, where she met her husband.

Her husband’s job brought them to Dallas. By that point, she’d already left the movie industry and had started her finishing business. It was a bit of a struggle to move the business from New York to Dallas, but she managed to make the leap.

Artisan Finishes won the American Society of Interior Designers Designer’s Choice award two years in a row for faux finishes and decorative arts.

Recently, Cleaves painted concrete bollards for Black Walnut Café, as well as the mural at the newly opened Ebby House at Juliette Fowler Communities.

—Brittany Nunn

Dawn Cleaves: Photo by Kim Leeson

Andreas Jahn: Photo by Kim Leeson

Facing the music

East Dallas 13-year-old Andreas Jahn sits down in front of his home computer and pulls up his music composition software, Logic Express. He scrolls through hundreds of files, each a music composition he created sometime in the last several years. He clicks on one to open the file and a page pops up that’s filled with bars

some long, some short, each representing a different instrument.

With Logic Express, Jahn can compose tracks that mix piano with strings with horns with percussion. He has dozens of instruments ready at his fingertips, and despite his young age, he’s had years of practice putting them together.

Jahn has been composing music since he was 5. Not long after he started learning to play piano, he began composing his own pieces. His dad introduced him to GarageBand, which opened up a new world of composition.

“Of course they were really simple, but that’s when I first realized this is really fun,” Jahn says. “When I was like 7 or 8, that’s when I began actually writing, instead of just using GarageBand samples. I began thinking of actual chords on the piano, writing songs and writing lyrics for them.”

Around that time, he graduated from GarageBand to Logic Express, which is the program he still uses today.

His early songs were largely influenced by his love for The Beatles, XTC, The Shins and They Might Be Giants.

“They were all really similar sounding songs,” he says. “Even though I might have imagined them differently, they all used a lot of the same chords.”

More recently, his older brother began attending Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and introduced him to jazz and jazz fusion.

Armed with new music appreciation, Jahn began crafting his own style. As he completed songs, he grouped them together, and soon he had an entire playlist. Earlier this year, he released his first album, “Beyond Slumber,” which is available on CDBaby.com and iTunes.

—Brittany Nunn

Andreas Jahn early in his music career

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Slinging mud

Jo Clay’s pottery studio on the bottom floor of her East Dallas home is bright and clean, but evidence of her passion is everywhere. The walls are lined with shelves that house her and her students’ projects. There’s a kiln in the corner and a potter’s wheel by the back door. Wet clay objects litter a long table, waiting to be fired.

A group of her students huddle around a shelf, pointing out the artwork they completed that afternoon during one of Clay’s summer pottery camps. A row of unusually shaped clock faces with various patterns stamped and etched into the surface stare back at them. The pieces are so mature, it is almost hard to believe the middle school kids created them, especially in one afternoon.

“I don’t do baby projects,” Clay says. “I push my students and I challenge them, unless they’re saying ‘no’ or really aren’t able to do it. We do big projects. They’re serious, and it’s my job to get them there.”

One mom, Jill Free, who drives from North Dallas so her children can attend Clay’s pottery camps, insists she’s never met an art instructor like Clay.

“I’ve been doing it since I was a little girl,

and there’s nobody like her,” Free says.

The beauty of teaching children is that they have no inhibitions, Clay explains. They simply create because they have no idea they “can’t.” Clay especially enjoys teaching children because as a child, she wasn’t encouraged to be an artist, she says.

“I was actually really suppressed,” she says. “At that time, it was too scary to be an artist because a lot of artists got into bad things, so how was I ever going to be successful as an artist? So [my parents] really suffocated that part of me, but it would come out over and over again.”

The only form of art her parents could stomach was music, so Clay immersed herself in that world at a young age. It eventually led to her performing in the San Antonio Symphony and later studying music at Indiana University on a music scholarship.

At Indiana University, Clay began probing around in the art department. One day her art teacher handed her three blocks of clay and told her to carve into them.

Although it frightened her at first, it also excited her to see her vision for the lump of clay slowly take form. To her surprise, some of her pieces were placed in the department’s art exhibit.

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“I had no idea what I was doing. I was just playing around,” Clay says.

For a long time after college, she kept the artist in her quiet. She got involved in fashion and worked as a model with the Kim Dawson Agency for many years. After that, she dabbled in business, selling pharmaceuticals.

It wasn’t until a few years ago that she returned to art at the encouragement of several close friends. Soon she was obsessed with it all over again, and her art career rocketed from there.

As her work evolved and she developed her own style and techniques, her work was accepted in exhibits and began to sell at shows and online for anywhere from $20 to $3,000-plus. Clay grew up near the beaches of Bermuda, so the colors, shapes and textures of the ocean heavily influenced her work.

“I still have no idea what I’m doing. I’m just playing around, and I’m glad that people like it,” Clay says. “I’m very humbled. I’m so fortunate.”

Aside from teaching kids’ camps, she also teaches classes for adults at the Creative Arts Center. —Brittany Nunn

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PAINTING WITH A TWIST

Express your inner artist! Instructors lead attendees in creating paintings with a featured piece of art. Bring your imagination and beverage. Perfect for private parties and complimentary valet parking. 5202 W. Lovers Lane 214.350.9911

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Air Giant at White Rock Lake

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

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April 15, 1945: “Air Giant Forced Down for Refueling” was the headline on this Dallas Morning News photo. It was given to Sally Rodriguez by the banker who was assisting on her home refinance loan. “It was in his grandmother-in-law’s scrapbook, and he knew about my passion for White Rock Lake, so when he found it, he gave it to me,” she says. The photo’s caption told of a “more than 50,000-pound flying boat plane” that made a forced landing on the east shore of White Rock Lake. The Navy PBM longrange bomber “rested at anchor” while its 12-man crew waited for an emergency gas truck from Love Field. The plane landed at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night when the pilot “became doubtful if the gas supply would last to Eagle Mountain Lake.” According to the pilot, White Rock Lake was “ample for such flying boats to land in and take off.” It remained in the lake until 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Out & About

August 2014

Through Aug. 31

Summer at the Arboretum

Enjoy floral displays and fun activities at discounted prices at the Dallas Arboretum. Don’t miss $1 general admission for the entire month of August. The beds will be bursting with ageratum, impatiens, petunias, cleome, begonias, salvia, marigolds, lobelia and zinnias. As the temperatures warm, caladiums, lantana, pride of Barbados, variegated tapioca, elephant ears and coleus will be added to the gardens. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, dallasarboretum.org, 214.515.6500, $1

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AUG. 1

Mayor’s Back to School Fair

Join other parents for the 18th annual Mayor’s Back to School Fair, presented by Walmart and Sam’s Club, for one-stop shopping for all your needed school supplies from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd., call 311 for information, free

THROUGH AUGUST 2

Art festival

The Festival of Independent Theatres, sponsored by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, marks its 16th season. Eight companies, all native to the Dallas area, will present eight world premieres by seven local authors for this summer’s festival, which takes place at the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 Lawther, dallasculture. org/bathhouseculturecenter, 214.670.8749, $20-$73

THROUGH AUGUST 2

Mayor’s Summer Reading Club

In an effort to encourage the whole family to read, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is hosting the Mayor’s Summer Reading Club, an eight-week program powered by community participation and featuring weekly incentive prizes. All 29 Dallas Public Library locations as well as the Dallas Public Library’s Bookmobile will participate, dallaslibrary.org, 214.670.1671

THROUGH SEPT. 27

Life at the lake

The White Rock Lake Museum in the Bath House Cultural Center presents Refreshing Journey, an exhibition of drawings inspired by White Rock Lake from Dallas artist Jenny Hong DeLaughter. The exhibition depicts scenes from life at the lake — images of family gatherings, landscapes, wildlife, and other special moments.

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

Through Aug. 17

Summer by the pool

Enjoy hot summer days by the pool at Tietze Park, open Thursday through Monday 1-8 p.m.

Tietze Park, 2700 Skillman, 214.670.1380, $2 for adults and $1 for children 11 and under

Through Aug. 17

‘From the Streets’

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas hosts its second exhibit featuring self-taught artists from The Bridge, Dallas’ largest homeless service center. “From the Street” features the work of 15 artists and includes drawings, paintings and jewelry, all of which will be for sale with all proceeds going to the artists.

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas, 2360 Laughlin, at creativeartscenter.org, 214.320.1275, free

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Aug. 9

Fashion show

Pretty Smart Girls, a foundation dedicated to empowering and equipping girls, launched a 50-day campaign in which girls participate in monthly cultural, social and academic activities, while also promoting community advancement and involvement. The campaign will culminate with a fashion show that highlights the members of Pretty Smart Girls.

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20Feet Seafood has one of the finest lobster rolls in Dallas. The house-made bun, which encases juicy, plump hunks of lobster with a touch of lemon juice, is not only an e ective delivery system but is also light and sweet. There is a reason why this seafood is a notch above your typical East Coast sea-shack fare. Owners and chefs Marc Cassel and Suzan Fries of East Dallas became well acquainted with the nuances of fine dining while cooking at The Green Room, and at Stephan Pyles’ Star Canyon before that. During a trip to the East Coast, they admired the quality and simplicity of the dishes prepared in tiny kitchens in Boston seafood joints. Mutually inspired, Cassel and Fries took a di erent culinary turn and set up shop near White Rock Lake — Dallas’ version of a coast, you could say — bringing their culinary prowess (and Cassel’s popular Green Room mussels) while leaving the fine-dining stu ness behind. Here, you can bring your dog, grab a seat on the newly expanded patio — which regulars say has helped lessen the notoriously long wait for a table during the weekend — and crack open a beverage of the B.Y.O.B. variety (save for moonshine, Fries warns). Cassel says a beer and wine permit is in the works and should be ready in the next few months, but even then they’ll remain B.Y.O.B.-friendly. — Whitney Thompson

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WE WON

Best Pizza IN LAKEWOOD/EAST

DALLAS

And the best-pizza winner is …

My Family’s Pizza

Runner-Up: Greenville Ave Pizza Co

3rd place: Pizza Getti

Within eight months of opening its doors, My Family’s Pizza (1919 Skillman) has garnered a reputation for serving up a superior Sicilian thin-crust pizza. Longtime Dallas residents have visited the first location of this chain, originally named Pizza by Marco, on Preston Road since the 1960s. As the new name implies, the pizza — made with a decades-old Sicilian sauce recipe — has some serious family roots. And Matthew Rangel, one of the Skillman pizza joint’s three co-owners, has deep Lakewood roots himself. As a proud alum of Stonewall Jackson, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Woodrow Wilson, he says he’s thrilled to have the support of his hometown. “This is such a laid-back, friendly community, and I want this restaurant to represent that.” One way to enjoy that casual vibe, Rangel says, is to order a My Family’s crispy-crusted pie and sip a cold pint inside his other business, The Pour House, next door.

Find out more about our yearlong reader’s choice contest and cast your vote for next month’s category: best breakfast/brunch.

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FBA provides a Christian environment, where children from diverse backgrounds thrive spiritually, academically and socially. We’re a Biblically-integrated, college preparatory school offering classes for Pre-K through 12th grade.

FBA offers high academic standards. But we’re also fierce competitors. As a member of TAPPS, the Saints made the playoffs in nearly every sport last season, landing a state championship in football.

Give FBA a look. Then make a statement you’ll never regret. For information about enrolling for the 2014-15 school year, contact the Admissions Director at 214-969-7861 or visit us at fbacademy.com.

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Although everyone loves good oldfashioned strawberry shortcake this time of year, the idea of grilling dessert screams summer in my mind. Stone fruits — those with large, hard seeds at the center such as peaches, plums and nectarines — are perfect for grilling because they are firm enough to maintain their structure while being extra sweet and juicy. Take full advantage of the season. Grill up these peaches and layer them in flaky shortcake paired with a brown sugar whipped cream to finish out this summer with joy.

Grilled peach shortcakes with brown sugar whipped cream

SHORTCAKES

2 cups all purpose flour

4 tablespoons sugar, granulated

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed

1 cup + 1 tablespoon heavy cream

1 egg

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. With paddle attachment, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it becomes a course crumb. Add 1 cup of cream and mix until dough starts to come together.

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to approximately 1 inch thick. Cut into eight 2 ½ inch rounds and place evenly onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Whisk together the egg and the 1 tablespoon of heavy cream and brush over the tops of each dough round. Sprinkle each round with cinnamon sugar. Bake until golden brown, approximately 25 minutes.

Cool completely before cutting each shortcake in half and layer each one with brown sugar whipped cream and grilled peaches (see grilled peach and whipped cream recipes opposite). Serve immediately.

GRILLED PEACHES

4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted

½ cup butter, unsalted (1 stick)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

Heat grill to high (or for indoor grilling, a grill pan works great). Melt butter and mix in cinnamon and sugar. Brush peaches with butter mixture and place cut-side down on the grill and grill until cooked through

Once peaches are removed from the grill, brush one more coat of butter mixture while hot.

BROWN SUGAR WHIPPED CREAM

2 cups heavy whipping cream

4 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

In a medium bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add brown sugar and vanilla extract. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.

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

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From nine to five they answer phones, analyze, sell or litigate — but after hours they light up the stage, collecting applause the way a good accounts-receivable clerk nets due funds.

LIGHTERS OON

A LITTLE DULL BY DAY, THEY SHINE AT NIGHT

Photo by Danny Fulgencio

BOB SULLIVAN AND VICTORIA MONTELONGO didn’t set out to become music promoters. But when they attended the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the first time in 2007, they were blown away by a singer-songwriter named Shannon McNally. “She was fantastic, but no one really knows who she is,” Sullivan says. “That was kind of the beginning.”

The couple’s friend David Champion had always wanted Sullivan to put on a show with him, bringing little-known or under-exposed artists to audiences that would appreciate them. So they formed Gold Teeth Music and started working to bring McNally to Dallas. With connections at the Sons of Hermann Hall (in addition to frequenting the venue for years to see shows, Sullivan is a member of the fraternal organization) and at radio station KNON (they’re friends with the guys behind the station’s popular Texas Renegade Radio — “a huge resource for us,” Montelongo says), Gold Teeth was well equipped for a good start.

Since then, numerous Americana, country, roots and Texas music acts have come to Dallas to do Gold Teeth shows, primarily at the Sons. “It’s music we love and artists we know are trying to get their names out there,” Montelongo says. In building audiences for the artists, the couple is building one for Gold Teeth as well. Many of the artists “don’t have high name recognition,” Sullivan says, “but people will know it’s a Gold Teeth production.”

Producing a good live show takes a lot of work — communicating with the artists, booking the shows, making and putting up posters (theirs have been designed by well-known Dallas fashion photographer Richard Krall), taking care of logistics, setting up tables, doing the lighting, plus taking pictures and video of the shows — and Sullivan and Montelongo manage to do it in their spare time. Sullivan, a general contractor, stays busy with his company, Sullivan Design and Construction, which he has run for 25 years. He specializes in contemporary and modern construction, working with noted architects including Dan Shipley, Gary Cunningham and Russell Buchanan. He also designs and builds furniture, including some of the pieces in the Vickery Place home he shares with Montelongo. She has her hands full with her job, too: As a Dallas ISD elementary art teacher, she teaches each of the almost 800 students at her school.

But even with their busy schedules, Sullivan and Montelongo keep booking shows because they love it. They also want to pay homage to Champion, who died in 2011, without whom Gold Teeth wouldn’t exist. (Champion also came up with the name, inspired by signs posted around New Orleans advertising the blingy dental accessories.)

“A big part of our mission is trying to introduce people to new music, live music,” Sullivan says. “I believe that no matter what type of music you’re into, when you see talented musicians live, you become part of the experience.” Says Montelongo, “There are lots of times people tell us, ‘That’s the best show I’ve ever been to.’ ”

The only drawback? “We do this because of our love of live music, but you miss a lot when you’re responsible for everything,” Sullivan says. “A show’s over, and it’s like, ‘Dang! I didn’t hear anything!’ ”

—Larra Keel

“A BIG PART OF OUR MISSION IS TRYING TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO NEW MUSIC, LIVE MUSIC.”

SARAH WYATT AND

THE LIVES OF NEIGHBORS Sarah Wyatt and Ashley Bright are like an echo of each other.

“Our stories are pretty similar,” Wyatt says. “We get lumped together all the time.”

The roommates live within walking distance of their day job at vintage jewelry shop Bella and Chloe, where Bright works in customer service and Wyatt works as a skuer. In their free time, they perform improvisational comedy at the Dallas Comedy House, which is where the copycat duo met.

Two years ago, Bright was working as a compliance specialist for a mortgage service in Arlington, which is “as boring as it sounds,” she says.

Bright has always loved comedy. As a child, she was shy, but she was also a ham. Around 8 or 9 years old, she wanted to be the youngest person on “Saturday Night Live” — a dream she aged out of, but never quite outgrew. The desire to write comedy floated around in her peripheral vision, but she never pursued it.

She found a flier for the Dallas Comedy House, which was o ering a Black Friday Sale for DCH’s beginning improv class. She signed up, and it ended up being one of the best life decisions she’s ever made.

“It lit the fire under me that had been brewing all along,” Bright says. At DCH, she dabbled in improv, which is an entirely di erent beast from stand-up. Instead of comedy that revolves around a script, the play-

ASHLEY BRIGHT

“IT LIT THE FIRE UNDER ME THAT HAD BEEN BREWING ALL ALONG.”

Photo by Danny Fulgencio

ers set up improvised scenes through clever dialogue and virtually nothing else.

Aside from pulling out a side of her she’d never truly accessed before, improv also taught Bright a valuable lesson: Just do, and then figure out the details later.

So she decided to quit her soul-sucking day job.

“It was a full, grown-up career job,” Bright says. “It was draining me a lot. Comedy, it’s a hobby, but I feel very passionate about it, and it was something that made me so happy Doing something that made me so-not-happy, the contrast was so stark that it was making it worse to be somewhere that I really didn’t want to be.”

She moved to Dallas to continue her training at DCH. By this point, she had become close friends with Wyatt, so the two decided to room together. Not long after, they both began working at Bella and Chloe. It pays the bills, and they enjoy it, but it certainly isn’t their passion.

Aside from performing at DCH, Wyatt also teaches there.

When Wyatt began taking classes, she was working at the Richardson Public Library as an administrative assistant. She had just gone through a messy breakup and decided to do something for herself. She’d always wanted to do comedy, but she’d never had the guts to do it. So she Googled “comedy dallas” and found Dallas Comedy House in Deep Ellum.

“I wanted to do something new,” she says. “I wanted to mix my life up. My life had been so repetitive. I’d always wanted to do some kind of performing, but I was always too scared.”

Like Bright, Wyatt learned to take risks at DCH. So she quit her job at the library, moved to Dallas to room with Bright and began working at Bella and Chloe three months later.

Turns out, both women have a knack for improv and are considered “rising stars” at DCH.

“When you watch Sarah on stage, you don’t want it to end because she’s just so good,” says DCH founder Amanda Austin. “She’s moved up quickly through the DCH program as a student, accomplished performer, and now instructor and coach.”

Bright, too, is “hilarious and has one of the most fun voices as a writer I’ve seen in a while,” Austin says. “She’s in the writing class I teach, and I love it when her assignments pop into my inbox.” —Brittany Nunn

RICHARD BAILEY

RICHARD BAILEY LIKES HIS JOB at Half Price Books. The White Rock-area resident does everything from loading stock to helping customers find their next read at the flagship store on Northwest Highway. “It’s a pleasure to work in a place where everybody in the city loves to be,” he says.

But “bookseller” isn’t the only job title on his resume. He’s also a filmmaker, poet and playwright. “If I’m awake and not at work, I’m working on these projects,” he says.

Bailey says he’s pursued these interests in one way or another since he was 18, when he got a job as an overnight radio broadcaster at a country and western station. With the freedom to plan his own show and six hours to fill, he “learned what it takes to build a story.”

After earning a filmmaking degree from the University of Texas, Bailey, who grew up on a east-central Texas farm, headed to Dallas and quickly found a job in advertising. In his spare

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time, he made two 16 mm short films that were featured in festivals. But traditional filmmaking is expensive — film stock, processing, lighting, talent — and he couldn’t afford to make any more. “I became dormant in film and moved to poetry and plays,” he says.

His poems have been featured in about 25 poetry journals, and his poetry collection “Revival” was a finalist for the Poetry Foundation’s Emily Dickinson First Book Award. He’s also had some success with his plays. He was a semifinalist at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2012 for his play “A Ship of Human Skin.”

But even with these other creative outlets, Bailey never lost the desire to make films. When a friend showed him some scenes of the ocean that he shot using a DSLR camera, Bailey was impressed with the quality. He knew he had found a tool that would allow him to once again be a filmmaker.

Even with a full-time job, Bailey has managed to make three short films in the past two years, with another in post-production. His films have recently been featured in the Snake Alley Festival of Film in Burlington, Iowa, and the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest in Polson, Mont. In May the McKinney Avenue Cotemporary presented five of his films to a standing-room-only audience.

Bailey has almost finished the script for a full-length feature. His goal is to shoot a few scenes and get them up on Kickstarter by the first part of 2015 to try to fund the full production. “I’ll keep pushing the projects forward until there’s an insurmountable hedge,” he says. “So far, there hasn’t been one.”

For more information on Richard Bailey’s work, visit tropicpictures.com.

Keel

“IF I’M AWAKE AND NOT AT WORK, I’M WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS.”

RONNIE FAUSS

NEIGHBOR RONNIE FAUSS loves both his jobs equally, and he’s convinced he would feel the loss if either wasn’t a part of his life.

At his day job, working as an accountant for the Dallas Mavericks, Fauss tells his co-workers he’s a musician who also does accounting. When he’s moonlighting as a musician, he considers himself an accountant who also plays music.

“I’m kind of a split personality,” he says. “I’m left-brained during the day and right-brained at night. One of the things I enjoy about doing both is the balance.”

Did we mention he’s also husband to his wife, Amy, and dad to their three kiddos?

Not only does the Lakewood resident do it all, but he also does it all well, with a long list of accomplishments to prove it.

“I’m really full-throttle in both areas,” he says. “I don’t just dip my toe in one side and then just stay in the other most times; I love both.”

Fauss has been working for the Dallas Mavericks for 15 years. After graduating from Baylor University, Fauss worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for two years until he landed his gig with the Mavericks.

He has always loved music. At times he played in bands, and at other times he didn’t, but he was determined not to lose his creative streak, especially after becoming a dad.

Over the years he created a handful of

“I’M REALLY FULLTHROTTLE IN BOTH AREAS. I DON’T JUST DIP MY TOE IN ONE SIDE AND THEN JUST STAY IN THE OTHER MOST TIMES; I LOVE BOTH.”

songs he wanted to produce. He’d always admired the Denton band Slobberbone and followed their career. In 2009, Slobberbone guitarist and vocalist Brent Best was playing a solo show at the Barley House. After a few beers, Fauss worked up the courage to approach Best and ask if he’d help him produce a record. Best agreed.

Through that partnership, Fauss was in-

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without uttering a word

troduced to the independent Americana label New West Records. In February 2012, Fauss signed on with the label under its new sub-label Normal Town Records.

He released his first album, “I’m the Man You Know I’m Not,” in October 2012, and the second album is coming out in November. He says it will be “less country and a lot more American rock and roll.” After that, he’ll write a third album for New West.

Unlike many musicians, Fauss has no desire to quit his day job. Half his songs were written while going about life as usual, he says.

“I feel if I ever quit my job and became a full-time musician, I don’t know what the hell I would write about.”

—Brittany Nunn

Photos by Danny Fulgencio

CLAIRE’S CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL

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

DALLAS ACADEMY

950 Tiffany Way, Dallas 75218 / 214.324.1481 / dallas-academy.com Founded in 1965, Dallas Academy’s mission is to restore the promise of full academic enrichment to students with learning differences in grades 1-12. A meaningful connection with each student is established to overcome barriers to success. Dallas Academy offers students an effective program and strategies to meet the special educational needs of bright students with learning differences, while including the activities of a larger, more traditional school. Classes are small, with a student-teacher ratio of 6 to 1 where students are encouraged, praised, and guided toward achieving their goals. Diagnostic testing is available to students throughout the community.

LAKEHILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep. org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF DALLAS

7611 Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75225 / 214368-1371, ext 238 or carolb@orlcs.com www.orlcs.com At Our Redeemer Lutheran School, your child will receive more than academic excellence and a creative, individualized approach. For over 50 years, our caring, dedicated faculty has introduced positive Christian values—giving students a solid foundation to grow in love and commitment to God, family, community and individual excellence! Our affordable tuition is possible through the loving support of our sponsor congregation, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Call for a private tour and see why students and their families love our school! Limited spaces available for Fall. See ad for more details.

SPANISH HOUSE

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

Spanish House is a Spanish immersion school with two Lakewood locations for children ages 3 months - Kindergarten. We offer half-day and full-day programs, with extended care available from 7:30am - 6:00pm. 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 attractive 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.

THE KESSLER SCHOOL

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

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

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

WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL

100 S. Glasgow Dallas 75214 / 972-502-4400 / woodrowwildcats.org

Washington Post’s 2014 list of Most Challenging High Schools in America. A proven college preparation program and a true high school experience. Woodrow graduates attend, year after year, our state’s and country’s finest colleges, often with meaningful scholarships. With academic programs equaling the best private and magnet schools, Woodrow’s diverse student body also enjoys a traditional high school offering arts, music, dance, theater, math and science clubs, debate and writing competitions and a broad, inclusive and successful sports program, with cheerleaders and drill team. “It’s all at Woodrow and it works.”

YORKTOWN EDUCATION

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

Education is an independent, academically challenging private school for grades first -12. With a customized “Do What You Love” curriculum, students are educated with higher standards at earlier ages. Education is based on performance and not on age or grade levels. Yorktown graduates are in the top 1% of the country for SAT & ACT results and have a 100 percent college acceptance rate, with an average of over $100,000 in college credit and scholarships. Enrolling first through 10th grade for the 2014-2015 school year. Parent tours and student visits are available. Please visit Yorktown’s Open House at 6 p.m., October 21 to learn more about Yorktown’s unique and proven educational experience.

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

of our 200,000+ readers with average income of $146,750 want more info about private schools. 69%

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.

Answering the call

How can we help the homeless in East Dallas?

Story by Brittany Nunn | Photos by Kim Leeson

Have you ever pulled up to a stoplight and seen a man or woman holding up a cardboard sign asking for money and wondered, “What should I do?”

If you give him or her cash, there’s a chance — although not a guarantee — that the money will go toward supporting a bad habit. However, many well-meaning folks hand over a couple bills anyway, perhaps unsure of how else to help.

That’s exactly the kind of scenario the East Dallas-based nonprofit Our Calling is trying to help neighbors avoid.

Every week a search-and-rescue team scours Dallas County, hitting more than 1,200 locations where they’re likely to find homeless men, women and children in need, including several East Dallas areas, such as behind liquor stores, behind the QT on Garland and the 7-Eleven on Buckner, around the water systems at White Rock Lake, all through the woods and under the bridges.

“We’ve found babies, we’ve found bodies, we’ve found everything between people who haven’t eaten in a week, or people who haven’t eaten in a day, and people in desperate situations,”

says Wayne Walker, the executive director of Our Calling.

“We utilize thousands of volunteers, many of them in the Lakewood area, to go with us. We’ll have 6,000 volunteers this year and six people on staff. It takes a whole community to serve this need.”

The search-and-rescue teams offer food, water and other emergency supplies to the homeless individuals they encounter.

Our Calling is not a soup kitchen, shelter or medical facility; instead, it partners with organizations that can provide those services. The team offers van rides to people who need access to shelters, rehab facilities or other emergency centers, although many refuse transportation.

“Most of them are what we call shelter-resistant,” Walker explains. “It’s not just about knowing the place; it’s about trusting the people who take you there.

“Our goal is not to pick somebody up, duct tape them and take them to a shelter. Our goal is to build personal relationships with them, and through that is where life change really happens.”

Wayne Walker prays with a group at the Our Calling headquarters.

• Low student – teacher ratio

• ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) scores an average of 2.5 years above grade level nationally

• Music/Fine Arts, Religion, Spanish, Technology and Athletics Programs

• Age 2 through 6th grade programs

• Before and after school care programs

• Traditional educational curriculum blended with integrated technology

214-368-1371 | www.orlcs.com

7611 Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75225

Ages 2-6 yrs • AMS Affiliated

For nearly 30 years we have been giving children the opportunity to develop at their own pace in a safe and nurturing environment.

• Computer

• Chinese

• Spanish

• Ballet

• Drama

• Godly Play

• Chess Class

• Gymnastics

• Fine Art

PreK - 6th Grades

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6th Grades

WE EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD

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Low Teacher Student Ratio

SACS/CASI Accredited

After School Enrichment Programs

We Educate the Whole Child

Before & After School Care

Low Teacher Student Ratio

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

SACS/CASI Accredited

After School Enrichment Programs

Before & After School Care

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

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

THE KESSLER PUMPKIN PATCH AND ART FAIR SAT OCT 5

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

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ITBS Test Scores in Top 2% Nationwide WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL

That’s where the Our Calling headquarters come in.

Our Calling is based in a 3,200-square-foot facility in East Dallas. Jonathan Habashy, who works in development at Our Calling, says the building was designed to be a sort of “café for the homeless” because it provides a welcoming place for hundreds of men and women to gather during the day.

and 65, and 80 percent are addicted to something, and about 75 percent of them have a serious mental health condition. They’re just not interested in some of the programs provided by the city.”

Our Calling is a faith-based organization, and although they don’t believe in “shoving their beliefs down anyone’s throat,” they do believe faith can lead to change.

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

Our Calling serves thousands of men and women every year, and the number of homeless people in Dallas County is increasing, Walker says.

The facility serves lunch every day and provides people with necessities like clothing, socks, shoes, blankets and hygiene items, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner. Our Calling also has a washer and dryer, and a shower available for guests to use.

Our Calling’s goal is not to “fix” the individuals they encounter, but rather to build long-term relationships and encourage life changes through mentorship.

“We take people to the shelters, and we take people to the rehabs, but we also care for those who just aren’t interested in either yet,” Walker says.

“Our average guest is between 45

To better serve the at-risk population, Our Calling developed an easy-touse iPad and iPhone application to help their staff and volunteer members organize important information about the individuals they serve.

The app allows them to take a photo and log biographical information about each of their guests. If they find a man near White Rock Lake, they’ll set a GPS coordinate for the location where they found him. If a woman comes to lunch with bruises, they log the current bruises and have access to previous entries where bruises also were recorded. If someone asks for shoes, knowing shoes are a commodity among the homeless community, Our Calling can track the last time it provided the individual with shoes and how many days are left before he or she qualifies for another pair.

“It gives us an opportunity to really

Richard Prendergast serves food at Our Calling.

“Our goal is not to pick somebody up, duct tape them and take them to a shelter. Our goal is to build personal relationships with them, and through that is where life change really happens.”

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RICHARD’S STORY

Richard Prendergast wasn’t always homeless.

“My biggest problem was success,” he says.

As a young man, Prendergast began drinking and soon crossed the line into alcoholism around age 23. He was a functioning alcoholic for many years while working in the kitchen at Wa e House, but eventually his addiction got the best of him, and he ended up on the streets in Dallas.

He had just turned 54 when Paul Pennington, who leads a search-and-rescue team with Our Calling, found him.

He was in the woods behind a Ford dealership with several other people when Our

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Prendergast was passed out on a sheet of plywood, but he got up to help the team set up a tent.

“I was in really rough shape,” he remembers.

Just as the team was about to leave, Prendergast ran after them to ask if they would pray for him. They did, and they told him they would be back out in a few days.

Prendergast told them if they did come back, he’d go with them. As promised, the team returned. Several of the hospitals were full, but Pendergast finally received admittance to the Dallas Life Foundation, which requires every guest to go to chapel.

“It was there that I had my — AA calls it a ‘spiritual experience.’ I call it just a plain miracle,” Prendergast says. “I got serious with Jesus, and he got serious with me. I said, ‘Would you please take it away?’ And he said he would. From that point forward, I haven’t touched a drink since. That was November 30, 2010.”

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but even if things hadn’t played out the way they did, Habashy says Our Calling would still be following up with him four years later, available to help him when he was ready.

Prendergast immediately began volunteering with Our Calling, going out on search-and-rescue missions and helping around the headquarters.

One day it came up in conversation that he was well versed in cooking and kitchen

the road — to just act like he or she doesn’t exist.

management, so Our Calling decided to hire him as the kitchen manager, which is where he still works.

Since then, he has restored his relationship with his family and straightened out his legal troubles. He recently received a driver’s license, which he thought would never happen.

SO, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

So, here we are, sitting at a red light, trying to figure out what to do: To give or not to give? That is the question.

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To help, Our Calling developed a di erent approach. They created a small booklet that includes a map, phone numbers and many other resources which can be purchased on the Our Calling website. Habashy suggests people carry several copies in their car, along with trail mix or granola bars to o er panhandlers, instead of giving them cash.

Our Calling also provides dozens of volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. Neighbors can volunteer as individuals or in groups. There are opportunities to serve food, help around the headquarters, become a part of a search-and-rescue team, be a mentor or lead a Bible study.

If you can’t volunteer time, Our Calling is not opposed to taking monetary donations. In fact, as far as drives go, it’s easier for Our Calling to order things such as hygiene items, food and blankets in bulk. So it’s more cost e cient for people to simply donate money. However, people can also organize clothing, sock or shoe drives to donate.

Our Calling hopes to expand its ministry in the near future, which will require a new building.

TO LEARN MORE visit ourcalling.org and click the “give” button to donate online. Our Calling is a member of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability, an accreditation agency. Our Calling also has a wish list available on its website.

Homeless individuals fold laundry and take naps in the air-conditioned headquarters at Our Calling.

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Our neighborhood Kroger chef had stints in Hollywood movies and the New York City theater circuit

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Improvising a scene with Al Pacino in an Oscar-nominated film. Acting as an extra in “Raging Bull.” Appearing in a nationally televised beer commercial. Directing hundreds of plays. Cooking up delicious samples of fish at our neighborhood Kroger.

All performed by one and the same person: Carl Pistilli.

You know Pistilli. He’s the one who has convinced kids (and some previously fish-averse adults) all over East Dallas to actually eat fish.

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Shop at Kroger on Mockingbird, and you’ll see Pistilli there most days, back in the meat and seafood department, cooking at his little station, his muchused electric skillet sizzling with garlic. His coveted samples of tilapia, sea bass and salmon go fast.

Little do most know, however, that Pistilli comes to Dallas by way of New York City theaters and Hollywood movie sets. His story of ultimately landing in Dallas, spatula in hand, is circuitous and fascinating.

Born and raised in Cleveland by Italian parents, Pistilli is a first-generation American who discovered acting at age 13 when he was cast as Frances Flute in his school’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He recalls, “I loved it and wanted to do more.”

Pistilli sought out the Cleveland Playhouse Children’s Theater, making the crosstown trek by bus several times each week for acting classes and rehearsals. By the time he was 17, he had done 25 shows.

cline the offer of an apprenticeship at the playhouse and go to college, a decision that, to this day, Pistilli regrets. Kent State University was not his cup of tea: “I hated it, resented it, loathed it.” A year later, he left to move to New York City and enroll at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

About a year later, an ad in a trade paper caught his eye: intern director at a theater in Midland, Texas. Eager for the experience and an escape from the hungry life in the big city, Pistilli jumped at the chance.

Over the next few years, he served as artistic director and taught acting at various theaters around the country until returning to New York in 1978 “to make a concerted effort to make a living as an actor.”

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Pistilli quickly found work in films, commercials and television. He acted in more than 40 film-TV projects as a principal, and as a background actor in 150-plus movies. A high point, he remembers, occurred during the filming of “And Justice for All.”

He played a small-time crook, appearing in court for sentencing with his defense attorney, played by Al Pacino. Oscar-nominated director Norman Jewison liked the chemistry between the two actors and encouraged them

“Mr. Carl, the Fish

is another role,

identity. But it’s not a phony role, it’s an extension of my personality.”

to improvise beyond the script, to “just go with it.” They did, and every word stayed in the film.

Pistilli and Pacino had a “great relationship,” Pistilli says. While working with Woody Allen on “Broadway Danny Rose,” he found the famously quirky filmmaker to be “a weird little man who’s brilliant.” Acting with Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull,” “Analyze This” and “Goodfellas,” Pistilli describes the star as “aloof.” Alan Alda in “Crimes and Misdemeanors”? Nice guy.

Work was steady in New York and Los Angeles but still not enough to make ends meet. So like most actors, Pistilli supplemented his acting gigs with “survival” jobs. At various times, he worked as a bartender, audience recruiter for TV pilots, and product demonstrator for Bloomingdales, Macy’s and Boar’s Head. Pistilli discovered a knack for interacting with and engaging customers.

In 2001, Pistilli returned to Texas when he answered an ad for artistic director at Garland Civic Theatre. He also

Guy,

another

directed productions at Plano Repertory Theatre and traveled to Long Lake, N.Y, for three summers of directing.

Seeking a change about eight years ago, he answered an ad at Kroger and was hired as a cook/demonstrator.

Pistilli drew upon his former experience and sharpened his culinary skills, experimenting with and developing recipes. He is self-taught in the kitchen, his only “training” being through osmosis as a kid, watching his mom, who was “a great cook.”

Pistilli smiles and says he’s very happy at Kroger. “I love cooking great fish with my original recipes, which people seem to love,” he says, and he’s gratified to “introduce so many young kids to fish.” But it’s about so much more than the salmon or the tilapia: “I’m there to be an ambassador of good will.”

Manager Dave Easton agrees. “Every day I’m grateful that Carl is part of our team,” he says. “It’s exciting to see young children approach Carl, shouting, ‘Hi, Carl, what have you prepared today?’“

Does Pistilli miss the stage? “Not at all, not in the least; it’s like a lifetime ago,” he insists, though he adds with a sly smile that he would consider directing again “if the right show came along.” He concedes that “Mr. Carl, the Fish Guy,” is “another role, another identity. But it’s not a phony role, it’s an extension of my personality.”

Patti

Vinson is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for 14 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine, and has taught college writing. She is a frequent flier at Lakewood branch library and enjoys haunting neighborhood estate sales with husband Jonathan and children, Claire (12) and Will (9). The family often can be found hanging out at White Rock Lake Dog Park with Dexter, a probable JackWeenie.

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Three local businesses in Hillside Village shopping center at Mockingbird and Abrams are on the move. Two of the businesses are planning a merger. Random and Ditto Boutique are moving to 9020 Garland, in the shopping center with Hypnotic Donuts, with plans to combine their services when they get there. But don’t look for a Random or a Ditto, because when they arrive on Garland Road, they plan to change the name of the store to Echo. Their new space is in the process of being remodeled, but they hope to be open by Aug. 15. Also, just a few months after expanding inventory to cater to urban gardening clientele, T. Hee Greetings & Gifts in Hillside Village at Mockingbird and Abrams is closing its doors for good come July 31. Last year the Lake Highlands-based gift store shuttered its third location in Preston Center after just three months of business. With the closing of the four-year-old Hillside Village location, T. Hee’s original location on Walnut Hill and Audelia is the last man standing.

Bustling Greenville

Lower Greenville is soon to be home to three more food joints, which are being built next to Trader Joe’s. Jon Hetzel with Madison Partners says the development will be designed to look like three separate buildings, although technically it will be one 6,800-square-foot structure. A restaurant in the back, facing Bell, will be B B Bop Seoul Kitchen, a fast-casual, panAsian rice bowl concept expanding from its original location on Upper Greenville. There will be a takeout window. The one on the corner will be Yucatan Taco Stand, which

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is expanding from Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth. Yucatan also is a fast-casual concept that features Latin fusion cuisine. Aside from tacos and nachos, it is also known for its “world class margaritas.” The third restaurant hasn’t officially signed on with Madison Partners yet, although Hetzel says it’s “getting close.” He says the location will “likely be a chef-driven, fine-dining, sit-down restaurant concept.” Pipedream, the smoke shop on Greenville, closed a few weeks back. Village Baking Co. will take its place. Village Baking has a location on Upper Greenville at University. It also works with the various market trends — organic, gluten free, etc. Down the road, Muscle Maker Grill plans to take over the old Company Cafe space on Greenville. It caters to any variety of specialty diets — vegan, low-carb and gluten-free — and hopes to open in mid-August. Lastly, Beck’s Prime Restaurant issued a statement saying it closed the doors to its Greenville location on June 30. “After much thought and consideration, we have found that this area was not a good fit for our concept, and the flow of traffic was not as we had expected,” the press release stated.

1 Dallas-based pet care provider City Vet opened its White Rock location in the corner of Lakeview Shopping Center facing Gaston.

2 Rutherford Veterinary Hospital is celebrating its 90th birthday. It was founded by Dr. Frank E. Rutherford in 1924. 3 A personal training studio, Refined Fitness, hosted a grand opening at its new location at 3612 Greenville Avenue in late June, between Green Grocer and Society Bakery. 4 The signs are up and construction has o cially started on the CVS Pharmacy that is replacing the ACE Hardware in Lakewood Shopping Center.

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

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RIDGECREST BAPTIST / 5470 Ellsworth / 214.826.2744

Sun. Life Groups 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am / Wed. Nights 6:00 pm

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WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

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

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

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

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

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ST. MATTHEW’S CATHEDRAL / 5100 Ross Ave.

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

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

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CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

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

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FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane

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

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

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

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

MUNGER PLACE CHURCH / Expect Great Things.

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

RIDGEWOOD PARK UMC / 6445 E. Lovers Lane / 214.369.9259

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

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Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

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

UNITY ON GREENVILLE / Your soul is welcome here!

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

IS THAT A CHURCH?

Or is it a school, a museum or a bed and breakfast?

Will your house of worship continue to house worship or will it someday house a bed and breakfast establishment, a school, an art museum or a supercomputer?

A disturbing trend is emerging in the repurposing of historic church buildings across the globe. Churches that once thrived with flocks of worshipers are being deconsecrated from their original religious intent. They still look like churches on the outside, but on the inside, what once was vital spiritual activity is now commercial, educational or cultural instead.

On a recent trip to the Scottish Highlands, I noticed a stately old church that had become a small hotel and restaurant. In Amsterdam you can see some of the oldest and most beautiful Protestant churches that function now as museums and community centers. The now-defunct Lakewood Baptist Church in our own community is now a bustling private school, Lakehill Academy.

The most striking repurposing of a church building, though, may be in Barcelona, Spain. The grand 19th century church, Torre Girona, was rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War and presents bypassers with the illusion of a sacred space within. But since 2005, within the old church you will find the Barcelona Supercomputing Center that fills the main hall. The MareNostrum supercomputer rests there inside a temperature-controlled glass enclosure. One of the world’s most powerful computers, MareNostrum aided the development of microchip technology, human genome mapping, astrophysics calculations and weather predictions.

Not all repurposing of church buildings requires new secular functions. Gaston Oaks Baptist Church in North Dallas has brilliantly foreseen a way to achieve its spiritual mission differently after the aging mother congregation is gone. It began by inviting financially challenged ethnic congregations to worship in its space. The church is now incubating healthy immi-

grant congregations from Africa, Myanmar (Burma) and Latin America. The Gaston church is legendary for sending more missionaries to the world than perhaps any Baptist church in the last century. Now that the world is on its doorstep, missionaries from around the globe are basing their outreach in the Gaston church building.

Next, the church created the Gaston Christian Center that houses community ministries such as the Healing Hands Clinic, which provides medical and dental care to the needy, and Gateway of Grace, a refugee resettlement ministry. This is a promising way of impacting the community even after the host church has ceased to be. Like seeds planted in fertile ground, these efforts will bloom for a new generation of God’s work.

Churches that once thrived with flocks of worshipers are being deconsecrated from their original religious intent.

Other churches are finding new life as new church starts in old church buildings. Munger Place Church in East Dallas gave the property of the declining Munger Place United Methodist Church a new birth. The North Texas Conference and Highland Park United Methodist Church demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit in modeling resurrection life for a once-dying congregation.

Of course, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the old saying goes. The best outcome for any church is to maintain a strong worshipping and serving community all along, so that decisions about repurposing need never be made. Faithful members, generous giving, wise leadership and a focus outward more than inward are crucial components of enduring religious ministries.

What will become of your house of worship in the next generation? It will depend in part on you.

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.

If you’ve been around the neighborhood for a while, you might remember Tango Frogs, which once caused such a “ribbiting” controversy on Lower Greenville that even the New York Times had to write about it. Well, three of the six frogs are coming back to the original location on Lower Greenville where they became an icon of national fascination. The story goes that back in the early 80s, the six 10-foot-tall dancing frog sculptures, which were created by famed artist Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, once donned the rooftop of Shannon Wynn’s Tango nightclub at 1827 Greenville. But then there was a whole hullaballoo with Dallas City Hall about the sculptures violating the sign ordinance, and the dancing frogs were eventually taken down. In June, Taco Cabana, which occupies the corner where Tango nightclub once stood, brought the Tango Frogs home as part of the recent revitalization of Lower Greenville. Tim Taft, CEO of the local parent company, Fiesta Restaurant Group, and Todd Coerver, COO of Taco Cabana, also told Guide Live all about their plans. Taco Cabana has purchased the three frogs that have been at the Carl’s Corner truck stop on I-35.

Lakewood Brewing Company brought home a slew of awards from The 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship on July 4. It received two golds, one bronze and was named one of the top 10 breweries of 2014. The 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship is the only brewery competition to include professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers. This competition received more than 3,000 entries from breweries all over the world — from Iceland to Australia. With 81 categories, this is the first year Lakewood has brought home an award from this competition. Lakewood brought home golds for its Rock Ryder (American Wheat), and Antigoon’s Revenge (Smoked/ Rauch Beer), and a bronze for its La Dame du Lac (French/Belgian Ale).

The Lakewood Library Friends is seeking donations of gently used books, paperbacks, audio books, CDs, DVDs, and other media items for its Annual Book Sale to be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, in conjunction with LibraryFest. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Lakewood Branch Library. Donations may be brought to the Lakewood Library Tuesday through Saturday during regular business hours. The Lakewood Branch Library is located at 6121 Worth. Call 214.670.1376 for more information, or go to lakewoodlibraryfriendsdallas.org.

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

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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

FARMERS INSURANCE CALL JOSH JORDAN 214-364-8280. Auto, Home, Life Renters.

Neighbor Leslie Masterson Rae caught these photos of a steamboat chugging along at White Rock Lake.

Local Resources TO ADVERTISE 214.560.4203

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OSTEOPATHY—CRANIAL OSTEOPATH Forstructuralor internal problems, head & body, newborn, young child, all ages. Liz Chapek, D.O. 214-341-8742. www.chapek.doctorsoffice.net

PROFESSIONAL PERSONAL TRAINING To Suit Your Specific Training Needs.Terry 214-206-7823. terryrjacobs@outlook.com

REED & RIORDAN PLLC Dallas Family Law Attorneys 10000 N Central Expy Dallas. 214-570-9555 reedriordan.com

Kids helping kids

East Dallas Girl Scout Troop 1518 is collecting items with a goal of making thousands of bags for the 50,000-plus unaccompanied children flooding the Texas border, thousands of them on their way to Dallas. Pictured: Sydney Let, Sarah McLaughlin, Elizabeth Tudor and Abigail Wheelan.

Row your boat

More than 1,800 athletes, representing 133 clubs from 106 cities, competed at the USRowing Youth National Championship in Sacramento, Calif. Two local boys, Collin McKinney and Robert Bolt of White Rock Rowing, won the men’s varsity pair race, becoming the fastest high school rowing duo in the country. Both are seniors, McKinney at Hillcrest High School and Bolt at Woodrow Wilson High School.

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PET SERVICES

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

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POOP SCOOP PROFESSIONALS Trust The Experts. 214-826-5009. germaine_free@yahoo.com

SKILLMAN ANIMAL CLINIC Is Your Friendly, Personal, Affordable Vet. 9661 Audelia Rd. #340. 214-341-6400

In-Home Professional Care

Customized to maintain your pet’s routine In-Home Pet Visits & Daily Walks

“Best of Dallas” D Magazine Serving the Dallas area since 1994 Bonded & Insured www.societypetsitter.com 214-821-3900

TRAVEL

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JOURNEY WITH JANE for a unique travel experience. Travel dreams become reality. 469-662-5212. journeywithjane.com

BUY/SELL/TRADE

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BUY/SELL/TRADE

TEXAS RANGERS AND DALLAS STARS

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

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

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CLUTTERBLASTERS.COM-ESTATE SALES

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

ESTATE LIQUIDATORS DALLAS Prof service since 1981 Call Ruth. 972-818-3000. 214-566-3861

estateliquidatorsdallas@yahoo.com

ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES

Moving, Retirement, Downsizing. One Piece or a Houseful. David Turner. 214-908-7688. dave2estates@aol.com

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

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

972-523-3996

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We at AROTX repair all major appliances. Visit our website or call us. WE DO SAME DAY SERVICE

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

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. Remodeling Dallas For Over 17 Years www.ObrienGroupInc.com 214-341-1448

RENOVATE DALLAS

renovatedallas.org 214-403-7247

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872 Complete Full Service Repairs, Remodeling, Restoration. Name It- We do it. Tommy. insured. http://dallas. tkremodelingcontractors.com

BRIAN GREAM

RENOVATIONS LLC

CLEANING SERVICES

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993

Repairing: Refrigerators •Washer/Dryers

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

BLINDS, SHADES & DRAPERIES

SMARTLOOKS WINDOW & WALL DECOR

Window Treatments & Repair. 972-699-1151

CABINETRY & FURNITURE

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

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THE CABINET CONCIERGE

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Email jin@thecabinetconcierge.com

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

BO HANDYMAN Specializing In Historic Home

Renovations & Pro Remodels. Custom Carpentry, Doors, Kitchens, Baths & more. 214-437-9730

CUSTOM CARPENTRY BY RON 214-674-1604

Trim Specialist - Mouldings, Cabinets, Hardware. Misc. Projects & Repairs. No Job Too Small

TK Remodeling

Your neighborhood remodeler

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•Complete full service

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Unique Home Construction - Design, Build, Remodel

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

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

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

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

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Don 214-704-1722

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

BRICK, STONEWORK, FLAGSTONE PATIOS Mortar Repair. Call George 214-498-2128

CONCRETE REPAIRS/REPOURS

Demo existing. Stamping and Staining Driveways/Patio/Walkways

Pattern/Color available Free Estimates

972-672-5359 (32 yrs.)

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

CLEANING SERVICES

AMAZON CLEANING

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

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

INGRID CLEANING SERVICES Reliable, Dependable. Habla Español 214-395-1190

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

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

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

YOU HAVE IT MAID SERVICES 972-859-0287 bonded/insured. Youhaveitmaidservices.com

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

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

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

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Family Owned/Operated. Insd. 214-328-1333

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

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

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

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

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

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

EXTERIOR CLEANING

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

FENCING & DECKS

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

4 QUALITY FENCING Call Mike 214-507-9322

Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC.

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

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM Decks,Doors, Carpentry, Remodeling 214-435-9574

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

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Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

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All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

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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

CLIFTON CARPETS 214-526-7405 www.cliftoncarpets.com

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

FLOORING & CARPETING

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

N-HANCE WOOD RENEWAL. No Dust. No Mess. No Odor. nhance.com. 214-321-3012.

WILLEFORD HARDWOOD FLOORS 214-824-1166 • WillefordHardwoodFloors.com

Restoration Flooring

HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

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

Your Home Repair Specialists

HOUSE PAINTING BRIAN GREAM

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

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469.774.3147

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FOUNDATION REPAIR

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• Mud Jacking • Drainage

• Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp.

972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

GARAGE DOORS

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

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

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

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

DOVETAIL CUSTOM SHUTTERS Louis Wiggins 214-342-0889 dovetailshutters.com

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

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

A R&G HANDYMAN Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, Fencing, Roofing, Light Hauling. Ron or Gary 214-861-7569, 469-878-8044

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

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

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

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

Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry Small & Odd Jobs And More! 972-308-6035

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HOME INSPECTION

INTERIOR DESIGN

WALLPAPER

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROMEO’S PAINTING Int/Ext. Drywall, Damage Repair. Prep House To Sell. 214-789-0803

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work Since 1984. INT/EXT 214-755-2700

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

Serving

For Over 15 Years. Upholstery, Custom Draperies & Shutters. References Available Upon Request. 214-718-7281

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

ALL SURFACE REFINISHING 214-631-8719. Tub/Tile/Refinishing. allsurfacerefinishing.com

BATHTUB, COUNTERTOP & TILE Resurfacing: Walls, Tub Surrounds, Showers. Glaze or Faux Stone finishes. Affordable Alternative to Replacement! 972-323-8375. PermaGlazeNorthDallas.com

FENN CONSTRUCTION Any Tile Anywhere. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

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

STONE AGE COUNTER TOPS Granite, Marble, Tile, Kitchen/Bath Remodels. 972-276-9943 stoneage.dennis@verizon.net

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

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

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

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

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

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

ALL YARD SERVICES Fertilization, Trim, Edge, Color. Com./ Res. 30 Yrs. Exp. Call Brooks. 972-279-3564, 214-923-5439

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

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

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

COLE’S LAWN CARE • 214-327-3923

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DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

FOREVERLAWNTEXAS.COM George Berre. Quality Synthetic Grass, Free Est. 214-263-0828

GREENSKEEPER Winter Clean Up & Color. Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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

IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPAIR Call Carl. 972-948-4335.Texas Irrigation Lic # 8708

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

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

RONS LAWN Organic Solutions. Not Environmental Pollution. Landscape & Maintenance 972-222-LAWN (5296)

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

THE POND MAN Water Gardens

Designed & Installed. Drained & Cleaned. Weekly Service. Jim Tillman 214-769-0324

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

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

WATER-WISE URBAN LANDSCAPES www.TexasXeriscapes.com 469-586-9054

WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS Professionals, Experts, Artists. Trim, Rmv, Cable Repair, Cavity-Fill Stump Grind. Emergency Hazards. Insd. Free Est. 972-803-6313

LAWNS,

PEST CONTROL

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL

Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

McDANIEL PEST CONTROL

Prices Start at $85 +Tax for General Treatment

Average Home, Interior, Exterior & Attached Garage

Quotes for Other Services

214-328-2847

Lakewood Resident

PLUMBING

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

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

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521

# M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues. plumberiffic69@gmail.com

Sewers • Drains • Bonded 24 Hours/7 Days

*Joe Faz 214-794-7566 - Se Habla Español*

ARRIAGA PLUMBING:

Faucet, Sewer, Sink Repairs. Water Leaks. Water Heaters, Gas Testing. Remodels, Shower Pans, Stoppages. Insured. Lic 20754. Since the 80’s 214-321-0589, 214-738-7116,CC’s Accptd

HAYES PLUMBING INC. Repairs. Insured, 214-343-1427 License M13238

JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

For All Your Plumbing Needs. ml#M24406 972-523-1336. www.justinsplumbing.com

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

NTX PLUMBING SPEC. LLLP 214-226-0913

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

REPAIRS, Fixtures, General Plumbing, Senior Discounts. Campbell Plumbing. 214-321-5943

SPECK PLUMBING

Over 30 Yrs Exp. Licensed/Insured. 214-732-4769, 214-562-2360

POOLS

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

1 month free service for new customers. Call for details. 469-358-0665.

LEAFCHASERS POOLS

Parts and Service. Chemicals and Repairs. Jonathan. 214-729-3311

LOCK’S POOL SERVICE - 469-235-2072

40 years experience. Pool Electrical TICL #550

ROOFING & GUTTERS

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699

Clean Out, Repair/Replace. Leaf Guard. Free Estimates. Lifetime Warranty

ACE ROOFING

Roof Repair Specialist. Call Tom. 972-268-4047

MEDRANO ROOFING Resd/Comm. Quality Service & Craftsmanship. Free Est. 469-867-2129

ROOFING & GUTTERS

Allstate Homecraft Roofing

• Roofing & Remodel • Additions • Licensed/Insured Over 1,000

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Q&A: Darren Dattalo

Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association

Crime watch coordinator Darren Dattalo of the Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association discusses his group and crime in the area.

Have there been any major crimes or incidents in the area recently?

A major domestic violence situation occurred at the corner of Belmont and Skillman, across from the fire station. A man abducted a woman he had had a romantic relationship with from a convenience store. He brought her back to his apartment and when she tried to escape, he fired shots at her. Police arrived and the woman managed to escape alive and was rushed to the hospital. A standoff occurred with police, which lasted a couple of hours. When police finally entered the residence, the suspect had shot himself.This bothers me greatly because I often see lesser incidents of domestic violence in the neighborhood. I often fear they’ll escalate, the same reason police are more concerned about these calls than any other. It happens at all income levels, not isolated to any particular group or area. What are some more regular concerns of residents?

Our most regular concern is car breakins. This is a problem throughout the city. But with our adjacency to a long strip of commercial businesses on Greenville, we see a lot more of it than some other neighborhoods in East Dallas. The parking lots on Greenville are a frequent target, but so are cars in the nearby neighborhood. The majority of these incidents happen when people park on the street, but a handful happen in driveways. I am often a broken record when it comes to begging people not to park on the street. Also of concern is the rapid rise in new home construction. We always see an increase in crime when builders are active. The presence of unsecured premises is a major attraction to criminals. They know tools and building supplies are almost always left on these job sites and are available for easy pickings. These guys don’t always stop at the new construction; they sometimes hit the occupied homes as well.

What’s your advice regarding neighborhood crime?

Know your neighbors — their names, phone numbers and email addresses. Know their cars, schedules, work, vacation, etc. When you know your neighbors, you know what is out of place and when to do something about it. Second, don’t park on the street. Break-ins and auto thefts are on the street about 80 percent of the time or more. Just pulling in the driveway reduces your risk of being a victim substantially. Third, Lock-Take-Hide — so simple but so effective. We have seen criminals walking down the street looking into cars for valuables. If they don’t see anything, they move on. But when you leave a laptop, purse, GPS unit, or radar detector sitting in plain view, it’s going to get stolen. Even leaving the wires to those devices in view tells them there’s probably something worth taking inside. Why is a neighborhood watch so important?

Information. Our crime watch mostly consists of an email newsletter describing every crime incident in the area each month. When people know what’s happening, they take precautions. Just getting the word out gets people to change their behavior. How can residents get involved?

Find out who your neighborhood association or crime watch is and get on their list. Create a contact sheet for your immediate neighbors so that you have all their contact info. Let your crime watch or neighborhood association know if you see something out of order. My number one rule is to always be a good neighbor. Form relationships with the people around you. Have them for dinner, have a beer on the porch, whatever. Just get to know them well. When you care about people, doing the right thing is just instinct.If there isn’t a crime watch in your area, start one! It’s not very hard. I work with a volunteer organization called Crime Watch Executive Board of Dallas, which helps new crime watches get started. We have a mentoring program designed to help create new crime watch leaders throughout the city.

Sean Cha n 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.

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highly progressive, visionary plan to eliminate many of Dallas’ downtown freeways in favor of boulevards, and offered other forward-thinking transit ideas. Only seven years before, the magazine had devoted an issue to the beauty and necessity of the Trinity Toll Road. Yet this May, its editor at large, Tim Rogers, wrote a sharp, pullno-punches retraction of the magazine’s support. Change was in the air.

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The first omen portending this sea change was wrapped in an unlikely package: the glossy pages of the fanciest of Dallas’ fancy magazines, D Magazine. Sandwiched between photos of socialites and mega-mansions, exceptional and compelling journalism is regularly published by D Magazine. The May 2014 issue went one step further. Devoted exclusively to smart transportation planning in our city, the magazine proposed a

I had visited with D Magazine’s publisher, Wick Alison, a month before the issue hit the stands. Dapper and patrician, Alison is, to me, a bellwether for the city’s business leaders and power brokers. Alison told me that in reconsidering his support for the Trinity Toll Road, he had educated himself on urban transportation planning, which included talking with local grassroots planners like Patrick Kennedy and Jason Roberts. He became convinced that Dallas’ fetish for superhighways in our city center would lead to downtown’s unraveling, and that mending the concrete scars of the past through boulevarding and burying our central freeways was the only smart option for the future.

Alison’s decision to boldly profess an alternative point of view is not inconsequential. Dallas’ business community is a strict fraternity. Though much more diverse and splintered than it was 50 years ago, it continues to value the presentation of a united front. Dissention is punished both professionally and politically. Yet here was Wick Alison, moving upstream, arguing passionately for ideas that, as yet, were within the

It was the first breech in the wall and a sign of things to come. Bob Meckfessel and Larry Good, both prominent and successful Dallas architects and former presidents of the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, penned thoughtful opinion editorials in The Dallas Morning News against the Trinity Toll Road and in favor of smarter, 21st century transit models. In June, Ralph Hawkins, chair of HKS Architects and incoming chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Don Williams, former CEO of Trammell Crow, met with The Dallas Morning News editorial board and presented an exciting concept for a trio of grand boulevards connecting Fair Park to the Trinity Park via Elm, Main and Commerce. They also opposed the construction of the Trinity Toll Road.

It would be a mistake if the only take-away here was that some of Dallas’ business leaders are beginning to turn against the Trinity Toll Road or voice progressive transportation ideas. The larger point is much more exciting and profound: A small cabal of Dallas’ business elite is no longer the exclusive oracle divining our city’s future. Now neighborhood leaders and progressive urban planners, in collaboration with forward-thinking members of the business community, are beginning to set the agenda, heralding a new vision for our city.

It’s an exciting time to live in Dallas. Change is afoot.

Alison’s decision to boldly profess an alternative point of view is not inconsequential. Dallas’ business community is a strict fraternity.

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