2012 September Lakewood

Free mobile app helps keep expectant and new moms organized

The new Maternity Tracker and Baby’s First Year features on the Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake mobile app can help moms-to-be and new mothers juggle many of the responsibilities that come with expecting and taking care of a baby.

Expectant moms don’t need to tote a heavy pregnancy book around or write things down on a calendar. The Maternity Tracker feature includes:

New moms will be able to get all the First Year feature. Since being a parent is a full-time job, this feature includes:

For more information, visit DoctorsHospitalDallas.com/FreeApp.

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STUCK IN A RUT

And that’s the way I like it

My wife was silhouetted in the doorway, late afternoon sunlight streaming from behind, arms on hips, head cocked slightly to the right, voice smooth as silk, looking on as I sat in a recliner, feet up and head back, angling the remote control toward the television.

“Honey,” she purred, “we have to get you out of your rut.”

I nodded, because statements like that call for agreement, if not always action. Besides, any time she uses the word “honey” in a sentence referring to me, she doesn’t mean “honey” in its sweetest sense.

Anyway, I knew what she was talking about. Our lives are changing, and now our weekdays are filled with work, dinner and TV, and our weekends are filled with other work, dinner and TV. You could call it repetitive, but to identify it as a “rut” seemed harsh.

But I did what any good husband would do. I promised to do better, beginning in the morning, because now it was time for the Rangers on TV.

So the following morning, I started out simply. My morning routine is typically exercise, shower, brush teeth and go to work. It didn’t seem prudent to eliminate exercising or showering, but what if I shook things up by starting my brushing regimen on the lower right instead of the upper left? That would be a significant step in de-ruttifying my life.

So I started brushing on the lower right, and I sawed the brush back and forth and up and down for what seemed like the normal period of time, and then I switched to the lower left. But as I slid the toothbrush back and forth, I had this nagging feeling something was wrong.

I stopped brushing and concentrated my

mental energy on what to do next: Was I done on the lower left, or did I still have brushing left to do there? Or should I be working on the upper left, or had I already done that? (I know all of this sounds implausible, but try it before you condemn me.)

Toothpaste leaked from my mouth as I pondered the alternatives. By deviating from my regular routine, whatever that routine was since now I was having trouble recreating it, I’d pulled myself from a rut, but I’d created an entirely new problem. With my newly enhanced lifestyle, I couldn’t even figure out how to end my tooth-brushing session.

So I just quit brushing and headed out the door, my wife having left long before, unaware of the turmoil her request had caused.

My conclusion: Ruts may not be exciting,

but some of them serve the purpose of conserving mental energy while helping slide through the day.

That night, just about the time the Rangers’ game was scheduled to start, my wife was there again in the doorway, sunlight streaming from behind her, arms on hips, head cocked slightly to the right, voice smooth as silk.

“So did you do anything differently?” she asked.

I noticed that her voice sounded the same as before, and her positioning in the doorway was identical. Even the exact time of day, following on the heels of finishing her standard dinner and her nightly glance at People magazine, was identical.

In fact, one could argue that her own actions indicated perhaps she was in a rut. I chose not to bring up that point. though: That is one rut I’ll just keep to myself.

Any time she uses the word “honey” in a sentence referring to me, she doesn’t mean “honey” in its sweetest sense.

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LETTERS & Comments

Just read your article regarding Lincoln Property’s plans for redeveloping the YMCA and Far West site [“Drive-thru, grocery store, snore,” August Advocate]. What a major disappointment!

Lincoln may say they are “long on Lakewood,” but about this is as short sighted as can be.

—Andrew Vracin

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Really liked your column on the planned development by Lincoln Property Co. at Gaston and Garland. It is certainly within the company’s right to do whatever they want within zoning, but this is a special opportunity, located near a bundle of varied demographics and in close proximity to one of our community’s few natural resources, the lake. We do not need another strip mall, and with such a large space, this opportunity will not come around again. Might even spur redevelopment on the other corners. In talking with many of my Lakewood neighbors, my feelings seem to be in line with the rest of the community. What can we do to influence the situation? My dream? A mixed-use, multi-level development anchored by an REI that caters to the running/cycling/kayaking crowd that mobs the lake nearly every day. Can you make that happen?

I am really at a loss to see how redeveloping this area for businesses to open and grow is a bad thing. Sometimes the cost of a mixed-use development makes it hard for start-ups to move in and thrive. I just find it odd to say its a yawn and needs to be more like West Village or Mockingbird Station when those are exactly what you don’t want, with some overpriced apartments and a movie theater.

—Claysetsfire

This is at least an improvement from the current state of the property, but I too expected more from this. There is just so much space there in the current parking and building footprints, and with the demand for residential in the area and Lincoln’s experience I’m surprised they aren’t incorporating at least some mixed-use into the project.

—EastSideAg

The best development in the area is organic. Watch Good 2 Go Taco, Goodfriend, Lucky Dog Books. Those are all very cool and successful, and they’re not chains. I don’t care about changing the name of Garland Road to Arboretum Boulevard, with one caveat: name change costs small business owners money. If Lincoln wants to do that, they

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How can we allow tract housing where I am sure every home will look the same in a neighborhood that fights to keep itself original (“Sixty $500,000+ homes to be built in Hollywood/Santa Monica near park,” Aug. 9 on lakewood.advocatemag.com)? Sure we have conservation rules and standards that they must obey when designing and developing, but just like any suburb developer they will build the cheapest thing they can get away with. Also, no neighborhood vote on this?

—Bryan

Why should the neighborhood get to vote on this? These guys are developing within the guidelines that the neighborhood already established years ago. That was when you got your vote. You do not have any right to input over what they do as long as they’re following the rules, nor should you really have that expectation. If you don’t like it, you should have bought the land.

—Coronado

That will be a serious upgrade to an area that benefits from the Santa Fe Trail.That is the tract that housed the DHA apartments.

—Ted Barker

The conservation guidelines for [these houses] are quite different from [the rest of the conservation district] in terms of setback, lot size, and height restriction. I can imagine what these houses will look like. —EDM

They could be slightly taller, slightly closer together, and have smaller front yards, but they have to be brick Tudors. It’s not “Plano,” as some people are claiming. The developer could build 100 18-foot townhouses if he wanted to; this will be much nicer than that.

—Los Politico

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The four-legged bellboy

Higgins Bottomley has come a long way in the year since his humble beginnings at a shelter. The beagle mix now lives a posh life as the new director of pet relations at the Hotel Palomar on Mockingbird and Central Expressway. The Palo-

Custom Home Talk...

All Square Footage isn’t Created Equal

When you compare an Acura with a BMW, you may ask the salesperson for the horsepower rating, the wheelbase, or the interior volume. These are valid metrics for helping you determine which car best meets your needs.

Counter-intuitively, custom homes are not comparable with a similar metric – the price per square foot. It would be more like holding a bottle of Yellowtail Shiraz in one hand and an Oreno Toscana in the other, and asking which has more volume.

mar’s chief concierge, Andrew Bottomley, rescued Higgins a year ago. Soon after, the hotel was looking for a new face for the program, and Higgins’ was the clear choice. Now the hotel pup is ready to dive into his responsibilities, paws first. “His main role is to greet our guests, both our four-legged ones and our two-legged ones. I’m still debating which ones are more important,” Bottomley says in his British accent. The pet-friendly Kimpton hotel allows guests to bring furry friends

As with wine, all volume in a home is not created equal. So when custom home buyers ask, “How much can you build my 3,500 square foot home for?” we ask, “What’s in it?” That’s because cost is much more a function of design and content than volume. For instance, a 10 x 10 room is more cost-effective than a 50 x 2 space, in part because of the size and bricks needed to construct the exterior walls (40 feet around the 10 x 10 compared to 104 around the 50 x 2). And flat exterior walls are much less expensive to produce than balconies, bay windows, and other elements with in-and-out movement.

So size and shape are half of the cost equation. If you build a triangle, it costs more than a square. Boxes are the easiest shape to build quickly, which is why we see so many cookie-cutter, boxy homes. The other half of the equation is content. Footage added to an empty closet is cheaper than footage added to a

kitchen with expensive fixtures. In order to meet price-per-square-foot price points, concessions must be made that lower the resale and livable value of your home, like increasing volume in the closets and bedrooms, while decreasing the size of kitchens and bathrooms.

What we prefer to do (and it’s the reason we write this column every month) is to educate consumers so they understand how the dollars add up. We don’t decide the value of your footage. You do, based on the design and content you choose. We’re here to help you maximize your investment, for market value, and for the way you want to live.

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“When he is on property, we just like to walk him around. He is very personable with people and with other dogs.”

with them free of charge. “The idea behind the pet friendliness is really to create the idea of home,” Bottomley says. “People are so busy nowadays that they travel and bring their whole family and pets.” Although Higgins is on hand to greet VIPs (very important pets), don’t expect him to be at the front desk handling your checkin. “When he is on property, we just like to walk him around. He is very personable with people and with other dogs,” Bottomley says. “People really flock to him because he is absolutely adorable.” As Higgins’s owner, Bottomly may be a little

biased, but there is no denying the dog’s charm. People slowly trickling into the lobby stop and coo at the pup, and even get on bended knee to scratch him behind his floppy ears. In addition to greeting guests, Higgins and the Palomar concierge offer to arrange pet sitting, grooming, veterinary services and walks. Higgins’s British themed coming-out party in June benefited Paws in the City and kicked off the Palomar’s new “WAGS” package. The package includes discounted room prices and a “wag” bag for your furry traveler. Traveling solo? Try the hotel’s “guppy love” program, in which the hotel will “send up a pet goldfish to keep guests company during the visit,” says Andrew Wright, general manager of the hotel. If fish aren’t quite your style, you can just pet Higgins. We’re sure he won’t mind. —Tally McCormack

“People really flock to him because he is absolutely adorable.”

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Local Salon Supports and Gives Back

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Willie & Coote Aveda Salon is very active in our community. Every March, Willie & Coote helps sponsor a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This is where the volunteers shave their heads in solidarity with kids who are fighting cancer. This past year, Willie & Coote Aveda Salon raised over $36,000 for the one day event.

They are also active with the Locks of Love organization which provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children. In the photo, the coffee table is covered with 100 donated ponytails that will be shipped to Locks of Love. The salon ships several pounds of hair to the organization each year. They also work with Aveda by returning all of their caps for recycling.

Willie & Coote Aveda Salon also supports the local arts by featuring their work in the salon. So, the next time you set an appointment with one of our neighborhood stylist check out the great work in the salon.

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The foster mother

Avenue Barket is a lost and found for pets

Little tattooed paw prints fleck Cindy Embrey’s left foot. She’s planning a few more since the tattoos represent the dogs she has loved, which are many. Embrey opened Avenue Barket, the Lower Greenville pet store, about two-and-a-half years ago. Since then, she has become the point person for lost and stray dogs in the neighborhood. “People dump dogs around here,” Embrey says. “We get many, many.” It’s not unusual for Embrey to be outside coaxing a scared dog out of the bushes. Once she reels the animal in, she takes it to a vet for medical care and then starts working on finding a place for the dog. She typically finds homes through Facebook or word-of-mouth. And it’s not just street dogs. Sometimes Embrey rescues dogs set for euthanasia at the Irving pound. She has found homes for them as far away as England, and she has a lot of happy customers. “My partner and I will be forever in debt to Cindy,” Jerry Gutierrez says. “Our dog Patty is the love our life, along with our other rescue dog LeeRoy.” Embrey also has fostered about 50 dogs, along with her two chihuahuas and a rescue, Bubba, who is also the shop dog. Avenue Barket focuses on healthy pet food and treats. Although Embrey likes cats, the shop mostly caters to dogs. “I’m terribly allergic to cats,” she says.

—Rachel Stone

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Small ways that you can make a big di erence for nonprofits

Say happy birthday … to the North Texas Food Bank. The food bank celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. The food bank’s website, ntfb.org, offers several ways for anyone to raise money for food to support the 48 million households estimated to be living with food insecurity in North Texas. The website allows users to hold virtual food drives and offers “Thirty ways to $30,” ideas for saving enough to donate the equivalent of 90 meals to the food bank.

Run 10k or 20k …

… in the Tour des Fleurs and support the Dallas Arboretum. Registration for this race, held entirely in the arboretum, costs $60 for the 10k and $65 for the 20k. A post-race party features a performance form Decades, food from local restaurants and massages. tourdesfleurs.org.

Buy a copy of “His Name is Bob” … and support neighborhood fixture Bob Crawford. The documentary about Crawford’s life recently was released on DVD and is available for $20 at hisnameisbob. com. The filmmakers are donating 20 percent of the film’s net profits to Crawford. You can also make donations directly to Crawford through the website.

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Marta Sprague bought her husband, Kevin, a countertop coffee roaster about 10 years ago because of his growing interest in the craft of roasting coffee beans. Soon, every vacation they took together revolved around coffee, tasting it, meeting roasters and seeing coffee farms. As gifts to their wedding guests, they gave home-roasted coffee beans. “It became an obsession,” Kevin says. This passion for coffee and roasting beans has become a business venture for the couple, who live in the Hollywood/Santa Monica neighborhood. They started their business, Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters, about a year and a half ago, after the company they both worked for closed and they lost their jobs. Kevin used his life savings to open the business in a small manufacturing space off Garland Road. All of Noble Coyote’s coffee beans are certified organic or from farms that use fair-trade and shade-grown farming practices. “We’re very dedicated to fair and direct trade,” Marta says. “It’s important for us to strive to keep the moral and ethical high ground. There are a lot of people being taken advantage of.” Marta, who has a part-time job with an event-planning firm, runs

the business side, and Kevin is the roaster. He keeps logs on every batch of beans he roasts, detailing airflow, temperature and other aspects of the process. “It’s not just putting cookies in an oven,” he says. “There is a lot more to it.” He taught himself to roast beans by reading about it, meeting other roasters and trial-and-error. He’s also a musician, and he considers roasting coffee beans just another means of creative expression. Sometimes, he loses track of time while working. “I can leave the house in a bad mood, and by the time I finish up here, I feel great,” he says. Noble Coyote offers limited delivery in the White Rock Lake area. Their products are available at Artizone, Jimmy’s Food Store, Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bryan Street Tavern, as well as White Rock Local Market, St. Michael’s Farmers Market and Dallas Eco-Op Pop-Up Market. Noble Coyote recenlty created a Café Momentum blend, with part of the proceeds going to that nonprofit.

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Monster Yogurt is scary good

Ogre green walls and an indoor playground (aka the monster cave) greet customers at Monster Yogurt, the upstart from Forest Hills resident Ava Skipworth. Monster Yogurt opened in Casa Linda Plaza recently, offering the typical frozen yogurt shop elements: self-serve pay-byweight fro-yo and loads of toppings. But in a market overloaded with franchises such as Yogurtland and Pinkberry, Skipworth is making an effort to stand out with the new shop. Take the Monster Yogurt tagline, “Scary is good.” Kids like the almost-scary theme and indoor playground; parents like the free Wi-Fi and complimentary coffee. “It gives a comfortable environment for pretty much anyone,” Skipworth says. “It’s fun and engaging, and parents can relax and let their kids be kids.” Monster tracks lead the way to yogurt machines labeled by flavor and nutrition facts. Skipworth says she sells non-fat yogurt, sorbet and greek yogurt varieties to please children and adults. Flavors like cake batter and cookies-n-cream appeal to the younger audience, while coffee, tart and cranberryhibiscus satisfy the grown-ups. Toppings also come in kid and adult preferences: hemp granola, chocolate-covered espresso beans, whipped cream and “monster goo,” which is green sugar cookie dough mixed with icing. Neighborhood residents Kirsten James and Amanda Hamilton spent upwards of 45 minutes catching up recently while their kids enjoyed the indoor play area. “When it’s hot outside like today, this is really nice,” Hamilton says of the playground. The women were excited to hear that Skipworth is hoping to branch out and open another location soon. “For a city that has so many families, Dallas does not have many kid-friendly places,” James says. “Your kids can run around here in a contained area. We’re big Yogurtland fans but this is way better.” If you don’t believe them, take it from the young boy who yelled from the play area as I walked out the door: “Monster Yogurt rocks!”

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People and their pets

Linda Helton has an art degree and a 15-year career as a freelance illustrator. But the Lakewood resident has her first solo exhibition as an artist this month with “Best Friends” at the Davis Foundry Gallery in Oak Cliff. Helton’s paintings of pets and their people are in a folk-art style, and they were inspired by our neighborhood. “A lot of the paintings are based on the people around here,” she says. Some are people she knows, like the lady down the street who has two wirehair terriers. Others, like the guy who walks two great Danes past Helton’s house every day, are just people she sees all the time but doesn’t really know. The paintings are about how we interact with one another through our pets, Helton says. Some paintings are based on photographs, others are from memory, and Helton also takes creative license, adding a calico cat here and a harlequin Dachshund there as the pictures come together. Helton has started branching out into fine art because the illustration business is so slow, she says. Helton’s living room is decorated with folk-art masks and striking paintings from outsider artists. Even though Helton is an insider, she says she prefers to work in a primitive style. “It’s what I like in art, so that’s what I try to do,” she says.

—Rachel Stone

SEE “BEST FRIENDS” at Davis Foundry Gallery, 509 W. Davis, 214.948.6969, through Sept. 29. A reception for the artist is from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.

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Out & About

September 2012

Sept 21–Oct. 21

‘Pinkalicious the Musical’

Based on the book by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann, Dallas Children’s Theater presents “Pinkalicious the Musical,” a celebration of family and love. This show is intended for ages 5 and older. Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $14–$40

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THROUGH NOV. 5

Chihuly at the DallasArboretum

A little more than two months are left to view artist Dale Chihuly’s colorful glass sculptures in more than 15 locations throughout the garden. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings are “Chihuly Nights,” a rare opportunity to stroll the garden at night and enjoy these illuminated works of art.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum. org, $9 (child)–$15 (adult); Chihuly Nights $9–$20

SEPT. 6, 13, 20, 27

Concerts at the Arboretum

The Dallas Arboretum’s concert series resumes this fall. This month’s lineup includes A Hard Night’s Day, Hunter Sullivan, Emerald City and Dallas Unlimited.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $9–$22

SEPT. 8

LakewoodLibraryfest

The 12th annual libraryfest, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., includes live music from The Ackermans, Rami Ackerman and Zach Youpa, plus activities for children, a book sale and raffle prizes including a Texas-themed afghan created by the Lakewood Knit Wits. Food from Whole Foods Market Lakewood will be available for purchase.

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

SEPT. 8, 22

White Rock Local Market

From 8 a.m.–1 p.m., join local farmers, artisans and other vendors for a neighborhood market. Sept. 22 will feature farmers, growers and artisan foods, while Sept. 8 is the “everything” market with arts and crafts as well. Green Spot Market & Fuels, 702 N. Buckner, whiterocklocalmarket.com, free

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SEPT. 19

TheWalkmen

New York City-based The Walkmen are known for their exuberant live shows, often offering two hours of precision rock-n-roll.

Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville, granadatheater.com, $22-$24

SEPT. 20

What to Wear Fashion Show

Mockingbird Station’s fall fashion show, from 6–8 p.m., will feature a panel of style experts, cocktails, music and more. Prizes will be awarded to the most fashionable attendees.

Outdoor Mezzanine, Angelika Film Center, mockingbirdstation.com/ events, free

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SEPT. 21–23

Munger Place Days

Celebrate the Munger Place Historic District with a home tour, wine walk, street festival and art fair. This year’s tour will feature six beautiful homes — one complete with a ghost — and will run Sept. 22–23 from noon–6 p.m. The wine walk, 5–8 p.m. Sept. 21, will kick off the tour with an intimate preview of the homes, bites from local restaurants and, of course, wine. Start your holiday shopping at the art fair on Sept. 23, from noon–6 p.m. Enjoy food trucks and live music.

mungerplace.com, $12–$25

SEPT. 22

Peace project

As part of the Deep Ellum Gallery Walk, 29 Pieces presents a collaborative art show with California-based The Peace Project from 6–10 p.m. The show will feature hundreds of works with the theme “make peace.” 29 Pieces co-founder and president, Lakewood Heights resident Karen Blessen, presents this exhibit as a part of her personal mission to show that art can change the world.

29 Pieces, 124 N. Peak, 29pieces.org, free

SEPT. 22–NOV. 21

Autumn at the Arboretum

Once again, the Dallas Arboretum will play host to 150,000 blooming fall flowers and 50,000 pumpkins and gourds. Don’t miss the nationally acclaimed pumpkin village, Cinderella’s carriage, the Oktoberfest Garten featuring a Hans Mueller menu, and more.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $9–$15

SEPT. 27–30

Dallas Video Festival

Its roots are in our neighborhood, and this year the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, offering more than 150 programs. Touted as the oldest and largest video festival in the United States, the Dallas Video Festival is open to professional and nonprofessional makers working in all genres with a goal of furthering education about the creative possibilities of video.

Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood, videofest.org, prices vary/$50 all-festival pass

Delicious Sports bars

Despite its namesake, White Rock Sports Bar isn’t your typical sports bar. “I tell people it’s more of a neighborhood bar with nine TVs,” owner J.D. Stevens says. It’s a quiet, no-frills spot, but you can bet the sound will be on during Cowboys, Mavericks or Rangers games. Stevens opened the bar about six years ago. Before that, it was a full-service restaurant known as Shadyside Café & Tavern, which hosted stand-up comedy. Now, as White Rock Sports Bar, it draws an older crowd, but the regulars are just as friendly to 20-somethings who wander into the bar. The menu offers several different burgers, quesadillas, salads and fried appetizers. Those with stomachs of steel can try the massive White Rock Burger, packed with two beef patties, chili and bacon. Stop by at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoons for the bar’s weekly jam session with 15 to 20 local musicians. “Each one takes turns playing a song, and everyone joins in,” Stevens says. “It can be pretty interesting.”

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Sometimes, whether for a special occasion or just because, it’s nice to buy a more expensive bottle of wine. But that can be even more complicated than the complications involved in buying an ordinary bottle of wine. How much should you spend? How do you tell the difference between one expensive bottle and another? Is a $40 bottle that much better than a $20 bottle?

So four tips to help when it’s time to go up market: of a brand that you already like. Oregon’s King Estate makes Acrobat, which is very nice red, white and pink wine for $15 or so. Its more expensive namesake label, like the pinot noir ($30), offers value, even for expensive wine.

This is easier said than done, but it’s also much easier than it used to be. Our neighborhoods have attracted small, local wine shops like never before, where customer service is their reason for being. These are the places where you should be able to walk in, explain what you’re looking for, and get several solid options.

Every person’s palate is different, so wine critics (even the best intentioned ones) can give you only a general idea about what’s what. Case in point: I really like the Pio Cesare Barbaresco ($65), a dry, acidic and tannic wine. But if you don’t like what tannins do (that bitter, astringent taste), it’s probably not worth your $65.

This is the easiest way to make a safe splurge, and Champagne Delamotte ($45) is not only very well made, but a steal given how silly Champagne prices are.

—JeffSiegel

JEFF

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

Red velvet cake brownies

There are about a zillion of these recipes floating around the internet, of varying degrees of quality. This one, which replicates the best qualities of red velvet cake with the best things about brownies, is one of the best. And they don’t go badly with Champagne.

1/2 c unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 c granulated sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 oz red food coloring

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 c all-purpose flour

3 Tbsp

unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 to 1/2 c chopped pecans white cream cheese frosting

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour (or use parchment paper) an 8x8 baking pan.

2. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add food coloring and vanilla and mix until the batter is red. Slowly add flour, cocoa, nuts and salt. Don’t overmix; the batter will be very thick.

3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes (35 minutes for a thin crust on top and gooey underneath). Set aside to cool, and frost if desired.

Ask the wine guy

Q: Why is some wine so much more expensive than other wines?

Much of the time, it’s about quality, but it also takes into account the cost of production (land in Napa Valley in California is more expensive than land in Chile) and supply and demand. If a wine gets good reviews, but there isn’t much of it, it’s going to be more expensive regardless of whether the wine is worth the price.

—Jeff Siegel

carley

When neighborhood resident Cori Dosset brought her rescue dog, Carley, home for the first time, the dog spent three days hiding under the kitchen table. The dog didn’t eat, play or sleep. But on the morning of the fourth day, “the real Carley emerged,” Dosset says, and she’s been a “maniac” ever since. Dosset found Carley through Lost Dog Rescue in Alexandria, Va., where she lived at the time. Dog and mistress moved to our neighborhood this past February. “She is much more than a pet. She is a companion, confidante, bedmate (against my better judgment) and bug eater,” Dosset says. She travels frequently for business, and friends tell her that Carley sits at the door and whines for hours after she leaves. “I get the same reception whether I’m gone to the grocery store or on a two-week business trip,” Dosset says.

Lose your job? Break up with the boyfriend? Blubbering over a sappy movie? Funny how that ever-present furry family member can fix the world with a big sloppy kiss some days. The Advocate this year received an unprecedented amount of entries into the annual Best Pet contest. Each submission, accompanied by photos and amusing anecdotes, confirmed the power of a pet’s unconditional love. Though we could highlight only a few in this magazine, the whole collection, which you can see on lakewood.advocatemag.com, had us oohing and ahhing, laughing and crying for days.

Story by Rachel Stone | Photos by Danny Fulgencio and Can Turkyilmaz

lucy

Lucille Ball was a unique beauty as well as hilarious. Likewise, Lucy the harlequin great Dane is visually striking and a big cornball. Jaime and Tami Fowler adopted Lucy from their across-the-street neighbor Emily Barina, who fosters great Danes. “She’s the most gentle dog, and she’s so gracious. She has great manners, but she’s also so funny. She’s hysterically funny,” Tami says. Lucy loves people so much that when they’re out walking in the neighborhood, she expects all the neighbors to greet her. “If we see someone and they don’t talk to her, it’s like it hurts her feelings,” Tami says. The Fowlers had six other dogs at the time they adopted Lucy, and three have passed away since. But Lucy has always fit in. “Her favorite place to be is in the recliner. She curls up into a ball, and she sits in that recliner all day.”

gorda

Rachel Zajac adopted Gorda, her 19-pound cat, at the SPCA. “My other cat passed away, and we have a dog, but I decided I wanted another cat because I’m a cat person,” Zajac says. And she didn’t want a kitten. Gorda is almost 9 years old, and her owner had surrendered her twice to the SPCA. “I knew that kittens would be more likely to be chosen,” Zajac says. “Older cats have more problems, but I wanted to help out a cat that wouldn’t be chosen.” The 18-year-old also chose Gorda because of her unique face markings. The family discovered that if you scratch right above Gorda’s tail, her body stiffens and she does this funny thing with her face and tongue. “My mom calls it ‘robot cat,’ ” Zajac says. “I’ve never seen a cat do that before.”

bernice

Even confirmed dog people love Bernice theBirman kitty. Bernie, as her owners call her, is more like a dog than a cat sometimes. She can fetch wads of paper and little mouse toys. Jim and BethMothershead adopted Bernie from the SPCA about three years ago.

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ElizabethBeck did not want a dog. But she kept seeing pictures of one on Facebook, a shaggy dog with a cute face. The dog looked like Benji, and it looked so sad. “She was still there after a week, and I thought, ‘Oh, god, I have to go get her,’ ” Beck says. Turns out the dog, Mrs.Beasley, had belonged to someone previously. She knew all the important commands: sit, stay, down, come. So Beck tried teaching her other tricks, such as “bang,” where she holds her fingers like a gun and the dog is supposed to play dead. “It took me about five minutes to teach her that,” Beck says. SinceMrs.Beasley is so smart, Beck took her for certification through Therapy Dogs Inc. Now the two volunteer with hospice patients at the Veterans Administration hospital.They also visit a women’s shelter and the Dallas Advocacy Center, where Mrs.Beasley helps calm and encourage abused kids.

scout

Kaitlyn Culbertson’s standard poodle, Scout, is kind of a big deal. The 9-year-old dog once appeared in a music video by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Culbertson had sprayed a rainbow of temporary hair color into her poodle’s fur for the Marfa Film Festival. “I didn’t even know she was in the video until someone showed it to me,” Culbertson says. “She’s in there just kind of hanging out.” Culbertson says she’s not a dog person, but Scout is her second poodle. She first fell in love with the breed living in an art commune on Swiss Avenue in the ’80s. One of her roommates had a standard poodle, Delilah. “I was just so impressed with that breed, the loyalty and intelligence,” she says. When she finally bought a house in Little Forest Hills, she would have no dog but a poodle. And that was Lucy, who would often accompany her owner to sky dive festivals, where she made her own friends at the drop points. “She had all these cool personal relationships with people that I didn’t even know about until she passed away,” Culbertson says. Twenty people went on the skydive to drop Lucy’s ashes. “So when it came time to get a new puppy in my life, it was only going to be a standard poodle,” she says. Scout is trained to run alongside Culbertson’s bicycle. She also sings along to Audie Murphy while riding in the car with Culbertson and her niece and nephew.

lucy

Lucy the one-eyed chihuahua is 3 years old, and owner Marian Madsen rescued her from Kinder Critters this past April. No one knows for sure how Ruby lost her eye, but she’s adapted to partial blindness just fine, Madsen says. Madsen’s 16-year-old chihuahua, Ruby, died in February, and she wasn’t sure she was ready for another dog. “I was looking online, and I saw Lucy’s little one-eyed head and her little under-bite, and I fell in love,” she says. Madsen thinks Lucy had been in shelters a long time before she was adopted, and when she came home, “she was a mess,” Madsen says. But she’s had training since then, and she’s gained some weight. Lucy wasn’t sure at first whether she was really home. “I could see it in her little eye,” her owner says. More recently, she has relaxed and is one of the family.

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Dallas Video Festival turns 25

The neighborhood-based festival returns to its original home, the Dallas Museum of Art

Twenty-five years ago, the Dallas Museum of Art invited Bart Weiss to present a program of video art. It was called “Video as a Creative Medium,” and it ran for two nights in 1986.

“It went way better than expected,” Weiss says.

He was known for running videos at

Lower Greenville’s On The Air and later, Video Bar in Deep Ellum, as well as for his reviews of music and home videos in the local papers. Weiss, John Held and Melissa Barry decided to turn the thing into a video festival the following year, and the Dallas Video Fest was born.

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Neighborhood resident Dee Mitchell is a Dallas Video Fest board member. He selects work for “The Program” as well the festival’s horror-movie block.

“If you turned off the projector, it took two hours to get it going again. So if you turned it off, the show was over.”

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“It was also on us to show African American titles, Latino titles, gay and lesbian titles. Now ... we don’t have to cover those bases so much.”

it just seemed like a good idea, and I had the opportunity,” Weiss says.

The festival returns to its original home, the DMA, Sept. 27-30, for its 25th year.

Video projectors have come a long way since 1987. Back then they were enormous, heavy and unreliable. “If you turned off the projector, it took two hours to get it going again,” Weiss says. “So if you turned it off, the show was over.”

The difference between a video festival and a film festival are fuzzy now, but in the ’80s, it was more distinct. Sundance Film Festival, for example, would not show video, only pieces shot on film. Now major feature films sometimes are shot entirely on video. But the festival always has striven to show what you might not see anywhere else.

“It was also on us to show African American titles, Latino titles, gay and lesbian titles, women’s titles,” Weiss says. “Now all those groups have their own film festivals, and we don’t have to cover those bases as much.”

The festival programmers always take advantage of cutting edge technology. The first year, for example, they

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decided to create the program book using desktop publishing.

“It was painful,” Weiss says. “It was horrible. But it paved the way for others to do it.”

The festival also was an early user of CD ROMs for its festival guide. Organizers developed an online form to register for the festival long before that became the norm. This year, they are offering the program via an iBook and eBook,

with videos of programmers and directors talking about the videos.

“The New York Underground Film Festival, and some others, those are kind of similar to what we do now,” Weiss says. “It’s all in the way that we look at the medium, how technology impacts us and how we do our business.”

This year, the festival is offering programming on what Weiss considers “the largest canvas in Dallas,” the Omni Ho-

“We’re obsessed with digital images. The problem is, we settle for mediocrity. Video has a way to make our lives better.”

Bart Weiss started the Dallas Video Fest in 1987. The festival has always focused on new technology and offbeat programming.

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tel. “When I saw [the hotel’s lights] I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if an artist were doing that?’ ” he says. The artists hadn’t been chosen as of press time, but the festival will take over the Omni lights on the Wednesday night before the festival, Sept. 26, and KXT will run a soundtrack to go with it.

Neighborhood resident Dee Mitchell, a contemporary art collector and curator, programs what’s called “The Program.” That’s a biannual presentation of video art that is part of the festival. This year’s Program includes two films from Robert Frank, a photographer and filmmaker known for his book The Americans. His avant-garde film

“Pull My Daisy,” from 1959, is narrated by Jack Kerouac. His film “Conversations in Vermont,” from 1969, “is very hard to explain,” Mitchell says. But the evening will center on beat poetry and avant-garde filmmaking in the midcentury.

Mitchell also is programming a block of horror films, which he hopes to incorporate every year.

“We’ll have everything from splatterpunk animation to very sophisticated feature-quality films,” he says. “For people who like horror films, it will be fun.”

The festival has a history of showing the quirky and offbeat. TV commercials critiqued as art, reality shows from Australia, anything new and different. Plus, the work of local video artists.

“There are all kinds of people who do video art in Dallas,” Weiss says. “There are people who get shown around the world who make videos here.”

The festival has its success stories. The creators of “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius” got their start at the festival

“We’ll have everything from splatter-punk animation to very sophisticated featurequality films.”

with their very popular animated series, “Nanna and Lil Puss Puss.”

“They’re basically, like, fart jokes with this old lady and a cat, and they’re really, really funny,” Weiss says.

Filmmaker David Lowery, who directed “Glorified High,” the first video from Sarah Jaffe’s new album, and recently announced he’s making a movie with Rooney Mara, showed his early films at the festival. One year, Lowery shot the festival’s intro reel.

Every film festival shows an intro before each film to say something about the festival, and usually it’s an afterthought, Weiss says. But the Dallas Video Festival has always taken the intro reel very seriously.

“I obsess about it,” he says.

One year, he offered the intro reel honors to a high school student, who was given the privilege of directing a high-dollar film crew for the first time.

Nothing is really an afterthought for Weiss and the video fest. They love the details, and bringing meaningful work to audiences is what inspires them.

“We all spend too much time in front of screens. We’re obsessed with digital images,” Weiss says. “The problem is we settle for mediocrity. Video has a way to make our lives better.”

That’s why the video fest tagline is “Better living through video,” he says.

“Video can be inspiring, and it is clearly the medium of our generation. My hope is you come and get excited about the possibilities,” Weiss says. “Then you go home Monday, and you sit down at your computer, and you don’t settle. You realize there is work out there that can make your life better.”

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Sarah Cotton Nelson of the Peninsula neighborhood is chief philanthropy officer for the Communities Foundation of Texas. She is leading the foundation’s efforts to combat asset poverty.

But this Peninsula neighborhood resident is not shelling out money from any ivory tower. Nelson’s experience running a youth center in downtown Los Angeles, plus a 13-year stint as a public policy researcher for the Rand Corporation, give her an invaluable perspective on how to best serve the nonprofits the foundation supports. In her role at the Communities Foundation, she has employed those insights to develop smarter spending.

Nelson and her staff developed the foundation’s Data Driven DecisionMaking, or D3 Institute. The institute serves nonprofits that benefit the work-

ing poor, such as the White Rock Center of Hope.

“I understand the pressure put on these agencies,” Nelson says. “Sometimes, even if there is good data out there, they don’t always have the time and resources to understand what it means for them.”

When Nelson started working to bridge the gap between public policy data and the actual day-to-day of nonprofit agencies, she quickly realized she needed more information.

“All of the data on working poor was 10 years old,” she says. “So we didn’t really even know what we should be funding.”

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“It’s a startling revelation that two-fifths of Dallas households are one crisis away from serious financial trouble or even homelessness.”

ration for Enterprise Development to study the working poor in Dallas.

The study found that 39 percent of people in Dallas live in asset poverty, meaning if they lost their main source of income, they could not support a household for three months at the federal poverty level. Put another way, it’s a family of three with less than $4,632 in the bank. The national average for asset poverty is 27 percent. Almost 20 percent of people in our city live below the federal poverty level, which is about twice the national average.

“It’s a startling revelation that twofifths of Dallas households are one crisis away from serious financial trouble or even homelessness,” the foundation’s president and CEO Brent Christopher says.

The data showed the foundation that there is a serious need to support the working poor in Dallas, and it has made that a focus area for giving.

The study also found that about 20 percent of Dallas residents who hold a bachelor’s degree would not have the means to support themselves for three months if they lost their jobs. And asset poverty does not just affect low-wage earners. About one third of those earning $45,000-$70,000 in Dallas could not weather a job loss without falling into poverty. More than a third of Dallas residents do not have health insurance. And almost 70 percent have subprime credit scores.

Instead of unleashing that data on nonprofit agencies, Nelson wanted to ask the people who run nonprofits serv-

“We want to make sure that information is translatable. What does it mean, and how can I use this information strategically?”

ing the working poor what their agencies’ needs are.

“They are the ones who know what the challenges are for the working poor,” Nelson says. “I would rather have them help us decide what to fund.”

The D3 Institute, a pilot program that is just getting underway, is designed based on what the nonprofits said they wanted and needed and what they are trying to achieve, plus the data to guide them.

“We want to make sure that information is translatable,” Nelson says. “What does it mean, and how can I use this information strategically?”

The institute provides each nonprofit with a data coach who helps them interpret the numbers. They meet about twice a month, and the foundation provides workshops for the nonprofits every one or two months for one year. Along with better understanding and focus, the workshops create a space for the agencies to communicate and collaborate, Nelson says.

“If you get them together, trends emerge in their needs,” she says.

The D3 Institute took its first class of nonprofits last month, and Nelson and

the foundation will tweak it as they go, dropping aspects that are not useful and adding things that might help.

The Communities Foundation of Texas is the largest grant maker in Texas by dollar amount. The foundation gave $79 million in 2011. And Nelson wants to make every dollar of those millions count.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

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Matt’s famous mural gets a makeover

Matt’s Rancho Martinez is set to reopen any day now in its new location at La Vista and Skillman, and its beloved mural has made the move. Rick Timmons, who painted the mural, says he making some updates to the painting, which has moved three times already. “People familiar with the painting will notice the changes,” Timmons says. He wouldn’t give any details, but he says he’s adding a longtime friend of Matt Martinez’s, as well as some reference to the old Matt’s location, next to the Lakewood Theater. Timmons’ business, Loco Gringo Studios, was next door to Matt’s at the time he painted the mural. Chandeliers from the old place have also moved to the new spot, and Matt’s recently ereceted a vintage-looking sign.

Rick Timmons on Matt’s Rancho Martinez’s old-new mural:

Social in Victory Park, says he hopes to have Havana Café open by mid-September. Velez designed the Victory Park concept, and he says we can expect something similar at the Casa Linda Havana. As for the menu, he says, we can look forward to real Cuban cuisine. And the food will be moderately priced. “$8–$10 for lunch. $12 or so for dinner,” he says.

The Grape chef/owner launches hot dog venture

Wine shops transforms into wine lounge

Stoney’s, the wine shop with a 14-year history in Dallas, is moving into the bar business. Stoney’s Wine Lounge recently opened at the shop’s third location, on Oram near Skillman. Owners Stone and Diana Savage moved their wine retail business from Lower Greenville to Oram about two years ago. “Because we’re out of the way, it didn’t really work as a retail establishment,” Stone Savage says. The lounge offers cheese plates and antipasti along with wines by the glass and bottle.

Havana Café to open in Casa Linda

Authentic Cuban food is on its way to former Bonnie Ruth’s spot on Buckner at Garland. Ernesto Velez, former owner of City Cigars on Knox-Central and co-owner of Havana

More business bits

Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots is Chicago native Brian Luscher’s venture into the tubemeat market. The Grape chef/owner recently debuted his sausages at White Rock Local Market. “Where I grew up there’s a hot dog stand on every corner,” he says. Luscher says he gets “cravings and yearnings for them” the way a Texan might crave tacos or barbecue. But Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots are not hot-dog cart weenies with the neon-green relish. He buys the meat locally, then grinds it, spices it and stuffs it in casings. He makes pickles, mustard and other condiments from scratch. The red hots are smoked over post oak wood (hence the name) on Luscher’s grill, which he named Ms. Verna, and served on buns from La Francaise bakery in Garland. The dogs sell for $5 each, he says. “It’s not gonna be a $10 hot dog,” he says. “It’s still a hot dog for chrissakes.” Luscher would like to use the White Rock Market as an incubator for this “micro business,” he says. “I want to grow this into a physical location,” he says.

1 California-based Jerry’s Wood-Fired Hot Dogs has leased the space on Gaston that formerly housed Lakewood Bar and Grill, and has plans to open this month.

2 Pet store Canine Commissary has closed its location at Mockingbird and Abrams. Its location on Garland Road just north of Jupiter will remain open but with reduced hours.

“People familiar with the painting will notice the changes.”

Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots

GET IN CONTACT

Matt’s Rancho Martinez

1904 SKILLMAN 214.823.5517

MATTSTEXMEX.COM

Stoney’s Wine Lounge 6038ORAM 214.953.3067

STONEYSFINEWINES.COM

Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots

FACEBOOK.COM/ LUSCHERSPOSTOAKREDHOTS

Jerry’s Wood-Fired Hot Dogs JERRYSDOGS.COM

Canine Commissary

11504GARLAND

214.324.3900

CANINECOMMISSARY.NET

Latin Deli 5844ABRAMS

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Indoors at Lakewood UMC 2443 Abrams at Lakeshore Dallas 75214

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3 The little eatery in the southeast corner shopping strip at Northwest and Abrams, Chicago Hot Dog/Eddie’s Deli, has been replaced by a new concept called Latin Deli, which specializes in coffee, breakfast and sandwiches.

OPTOMETRIST

DR. CLINT MEYER

www.dallaseyeworks.com

Did you know that 80% of what we learn is acquired visually. The American Optometric Association recommends seeing your eye doctor before returning to school. This year make eye exams a part of your back to school routine. Contact us today to schedule an appointment for your backto-schoolers and enter to win a backpack filled with school supplies! We accept most major medical insurance plans as well as VSP, Eye med, and superior Vision.

Dallas Eyeworks

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

COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY

ASHLY R. COTHERN, DDS, PA

www.drcothern.com

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

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

COSMETIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY

DENA T. ROBINSON, DDS, FAGD www.drdenarobinson.com

Four Steps to a Terrific Dental Experience

1. Call and ask us about sedation dentistry options

2. Come to your appointment in our comfortable office setting

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4. Awake to a beautiful, healthy smile

Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry

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

community

Casa Linda AARP Chapter 3880 meets at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Community Life Center of Casa Linda United Methodist Church, 1800 Barnes Bridge. The program features New Horizons Dixieland Band. For more information, call 214.321.1705.

Dallas Junior Police Academy accepts applications for its Nov. 3 session through Sep. 20. The training session is for students in grades 4-7 who want to learn what it’s like to be a DPD recruit. The event takes place at the department’s Basic Training Academy. Applications are available at dallaspolice.net. For more information, call Sgt. Cheryl Cornish at 214.671.4406.

It’s My Park Day is a one-day event for residents, families, and community groups to pitch in and clean their neighborhood parks 8 a.m. – noon Sept. 8. Help beautify our neighborhood parks by removing graffiti, picking up litter, weeding and participating in other activities. To volunteer, call Dallas Park and Recreation at 214.670.8400. Sign up by Aug. 31 at itsmyparkdaydallas.eventbrite.com.

Children from the Trinity River Mission community learning center took advantage of the Dallas Arboretum’s Cool Science Investigations program, made possible by a $15,000 grant from Comerica Bank. All programs focus on hands-on discovery and experimentation activities for children, utilizing real tools, models, interactive exhibits and materials. The curriculum aligns with TEKS tests and prepares the children for successful testing and performance in fall classes. Trinity River Mission serves students predominately from the East Dallas, West Dallas and Oak Cliff areas who are from low-income families.

education

Chris Evetts is the new Woodrow Wilson High School band director. He served as band director at Highland Park High School for the past two years. Woodrow’s former director, Chris Walls, resigned to lead the Dallas Pops Orchestra.

people

Financial adviser Whitney Magers of Lakewood has joined Probity Advisors Inc.’s financial and estate planning practice. Magers, a graduate of Highland Park High School, has known Probity founding partner Porter L. “Buddy” Ozanne since childhood. Magers holds a finance degree from the University of Virginia. He is a board member and former president of the Calyx Club and an Ironman triathlete. He lives in the neighborhood with his wife, Mary, and their 5-month-old daughter.

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SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS

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

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

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

SCOFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

3K through Grade 6 / 214.349.6843 / scofieldchristian.org

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

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

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL

7900 Lovers Ln. / 214.363.9391 stchristophersmontessori.com

FALL Home Improvement

KITCHEN AND BATH TRANSFORMATIONS

Making the right choices for your home

Water quenches and cleans. Just as it takes care of us, we take care of it. In looking for ways to make your house more livable and sellable, go straight to the water sources: sinks and showers. Before making kitchen and sink updates, first look within.

“Think about how your kitchen functions, how you work in the space and what works for you, but what doesn’t work is important, too,” says Kim Armstrong, local lead designer and owner of Kim Armstrong Interior Design. “Start pulling visuals of the kitchens that appeal to you.”

A professional can then help you find patterns, she says. Consider your preferences before renovation, like double ovens or an

extra sink, and ways in which you function, such as cooking habits and the number of family members.

“A deep sink can hide the coffee pot in the morning that doesn’t quite make it into the dishwasher,” says Armstrong. “If there are existing countertops, you need to make sure the sink fits the space. You want a good, functioning faucet, one that’s not going to drip over time. Invest more money in the faucet than in the sink.”

One option is a motion sensor faucet, which can save money and help your house be more resourceful. Sharon Flatley, owner of Flatley & Associates, says this is great for “people with limited mobility or people who are cooking and maybe their hands are

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covered in flour.”They can usually be found at home improvement stores, she says.

In choosing sinks, double-bowls used to be more popular but Flatley says they might not be as relevant today. Whatever you choose, it should be right for you. “If you have a great kitchen, it makes you happy,” says Flatley.

Like kitchens, bathrooms are more than just a key area to reselling; they are a part of daily life. One way to make your bathroom seem larger and showcase the tile work is to add glass shower doors.

“You’re in your shower once or twice a day,” says Jason Gantenbein, owner of Shower Doors of Dallas. “Older framed showers can break down, they’re difficult to clean and they can be outdated. With a frameless shower you still have to maintain the glass, but if you do, the shower is going to last a lifetime.”

Depending on the shower, bathroom walls or tile might need to be renovated before one can be installed. In hiring someone to renovate or install, Gantenbein advises finding out whether

the company personally hires, background-checks and trains the employees. “It’s uncomfortable to let people inside your home, so it’s important that the company you are working with is actually performing the install,” says Gantenbein.

There are many “ingredients” in thinking about changes, Gantenbein says. “Look at the drainage and basic layout. When thinking about purchasing a frameless shower, it is important to have a professional look at the opening, tile and wall conditions to ensure proper fit and stability of the glass enclosure.

In regards to choosing a shower door style, glass options include frosted, embossed, clear, tinted and etched. Almost any design can be etched into the glass but remember this might be a lifelong decision.

“For resale value of the home, stay elegant and simple,” says Gantenbein. “If you ever decide to sell the home, it will be more appealing to people who might want to buy the home. To keep things simple, many people stick to the basic clear frameless shower.”

Think about how your kitchen functions, how you work in the space and what works for you, but what doesn’t work is important, too.

AFTER THE STORM

Helping your home recover from hail damage

If you drove around town the day after Dallas’ June 13 hailstorm, you might have seen shattered windows, pockmarked roofs and destroyed gardens. For many residents, the storm literally hit close to home, damaging an estimated 35,000 houses according to Mark Hanna, spokesperson for the Insurance Council of Texas. Dallas is still riding in its wake. Whether your home was damaged or whether you are looking to make changes, there are smart ways you can repair and make the most of what was for many people a painful situation.

Hail larger than an inch is a cause for concern, though older roofs are more susceptible to smaller-sized hail. So how do you know if your roof has been damaged?

You don’t have to crawl onto your roof to find out. Instead, take a look at your wood fences, windowpanes, gutters and window screens, which can all show signs of hail. If you are still in doubt, call Bert Roofing with your address and they can tell you how much hail damage your area received. Their sophisticated hail maps can even show the size of the hail that fell in your neighborhood.

If signs point to potential damage, call a roofing company and have them take a look but take care to avoid scammers. If roofing contractors offer to cover your deductible, something is fishy.

“The biggest scam going around is insurance fraud,” says John Edward Bert, CFO of Bert Roofing. “People are supposed to pay the deductible. If you send an invoice for 15 [thousand dollars] and you only pay 13, that’s fraudulent and unfortunately it’s pretty widespread.”

When it comes time to finding the right roof shingle for your house, consider how it might hold up in severe weather. You might also think about the slope of the roof—which can be incompatible with certain materials—the style of the house, the eco-friendliness of the shingles, the durability of the materials and, of course, the cost.

Options include asphalt composition shingles, wood shakes and shingles, impact resistant shingles, energy-efficient cool shingles that reflect sunlight and synthetic slates and shakes, which are less expensive and heavy than actual slate. Slate can be one of the priciest materials, due in part to its durability. Synthetic slates and shakes might be the next-best thing, though. Many of them are impact resistant and “give a home an elegant look like few other products,” as the Bert Roofing Web site says.

Color also matters, and not just for aesthetic reasons. While a roof looks best when it complements the siding and trim colors, it can also change the house’s personality. Lighter colors can make houses seem taller, and darker colors can make steep roofs look less grandiose. Light-colored roofs better reflect the sun’s rays while dark-colored ones absorb it, influencing the home’s heating and cooling systems particularly during the winter and summer.

Before installing a new roof, contact your neighborhood association to make sure you don’t break any rules. Keep in mind that your house’s beauty also depends on the houses around it. Try not to choose colors or styles that clash with your neighbors’ houses and the surrounding environment.

It may take over a month from the time you call a roofing repair company to the time your roof is fixed since demand is high right now. Several weeks of waiting might be a fair trade for years of a solid roof over your head.

“You could go a dozen years” after repairs if you take care of your roof, Bert says.

One way to keep your roof intact is to keep it clean. Many historic homes have add-ons with low sloping roofs, which can easily accumulate debris. Piles of debris can impede water flow and lead to leaks. The same goes for gutters, which can become clogged, causing water to pool.

Other healthy roof maintenance habits include pruning the surrounding trees. This will protect the roof from its branches and from animals that can make the leap from a lowhanging branch to the roof. Hail storms, falling trees, strong wind and other similar events might also warrant a roof evaluation.

Windows and shutters might also be damaged from the storm. A slight window crack may not seem like cause for concern but it could grow and lead to moisture damage or air leakage, which could decrease home and property value and increase heating and cooling bills.

Shutters are a great way to maintain or add to your home value, says Ginger Jordan, office manager at Ken Jordan Shutters. They help with the aforementioned bills, they keep the harsh Dallas sun from damaging furniture and, barring outside shutters in hail storms, they have long lives.

“Some shutters have lasted 30 to 40 years,” Jordan says. “You don’t have to do much with shutters. You have to dust them or [paint them] if you want to change the colors after years, but there’s really not much else.”

Styles and prices range. Smaller louvers—the shutters’ slats—are seen as traditional but larger louvers allow for better views through the window. Plastic shutters are typically inexpensive but Jordan, whose company has installed shutters for windows shaped like circles, arches, octagons and more, says customized shutters bring greater value and flexibility in adapting to the window shape and trim color

“You can get cheaper but our shutters are made with USA wood, we buy locally, everything is made right here, we customize it to the window and we match the window trim’s color exactly,” Jordan says. “It’s rarely the lowest price but we pay a lot of attention to detail.”

worship LIS T

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Pastor Jeff Donnell / Worship 10:30 am & 10:31 am www.lbcdallas.com

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

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

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

DIS C IPLES OF C HRIST

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, /4711 Westside Drive/214.526.7291/

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

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

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

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

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

E PISCOPAL

THE C ATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. MATTHEW / 5100 Ross Ave.

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

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

L UTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

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

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule.

214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

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

MET HODIST

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

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

10:50 – Traditional & Contemporary Worship

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

DWELLING PLACE CHURCH Being the church in every day life experiences / Sundays at 10:30am / www.dpclife.com

Magnolia Theater / 3699 McKinney Ave. / 469.438.5405

SHORELINE DALLAS CHURCH / 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane

ShorelineDallas.com / 469.227.0471 / Pastor Earl McClellan

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

PRESB Y TE R IAN

KING’S PARISH A SSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH

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

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

NORTHPARK PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

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

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

NORTHRIDGE PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr.

214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

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

ST. ANDREW ’S PRESBY TERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

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

UNIT Y

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

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

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

FAITH STRETCHES

A few of these can help us exercise our own faith better

A good way to understand your own faith more is to experience another faith a little. We can all get stale or staid in our faith if we only reinforce it by associating with our own faith-kind and don’t expose ourselves to differences.

All faiths are not the same at root, as some blithely claim. They make different claims about God and have different aims. Those differences, however, mixed with what is common, can sharpen our perceptions of each other and bring our own convictions into sharper relief.

Reading about another religion, or talking to friends or neighbors or co-workers about what they believe and how they practice their faith, is a step. Two steps might be to explore things on their terms by visiting services or sharing in their faith rituals.

A baby step to begin might be to visit a different kind of church than the one you attend, even one within your denomination that has a different style or feel. You will end up asking yourself why your congregation works the way it does. A bigger stride would see a Protestant visiting a Catholic church, or vice versa. A larger leap still would be for Christians, Jews and Muslims to worship together or celebrate high holy days with one another.

Two experiences recently have gotten me thinking about my own Baptist Christian ways of being. First, I was part of an interfaith group that traveled to the Holy Land. Eighty Christians and Jews talked together, ate together and prayed together. Sharing a Shabbat meal and reflecting upon the meaning of it enriched my Christian understanding of Sabbath and of Holy Communion.

I also learned that Rabbinic Judaism was born out of the need to rethink the way Jews might conduct their lives without the Temple in Jerusalem after it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. They determined that prayer, study and deeds of loving-kindness would govern the spiritual life. Baptists likewise emphasize the simplicity of a faith that

includes the disciplines of prayer/worship, Bible study and service to the world.

Last month our church hosted friends from the Muslim community for an Iftar dinner during the month Ramadan. Iftar means “fast-breaking.” Muslims do not eat or drink during the daylight hours for the whole month, but they break the fast after sundown, often with friends, and sometimes with non-Muslim neighbors like us. Islam is built upon five pillars: the creed (confession that God is one and Muhammad is his prophet), the prayers (three or five times daily, depending upon the sect), almsgiving (charitable donations), fasting (especially during Ramadan) and pilgrimage (at least once in a lifetime to Muhammad’s birthplace of Mecca). Baptists do not fast as a rule the way other Christians, principally Catholic and Orthodox, do, mainly during Lent. Hearing Muslims’ witness to the spiritual power of fasting made me reconsider the value of the Christian practice.

Every religion touches the head, the heart and the hands. Believing, belonging and behaving are all part of a wellbalanced faith.

Differences among religions and within religions can be analyzed by differences in how we think about God (head), how we experience God (heart), and how we respond to God by our daily deeds (hands). How devotees of a religion or a denomination or a church approach these three dimensions of the spiritual life tips us off to who they are, and in turn it turns a mirror on who we are.

Most Baptists start with the heart, and then we move swiftly to the hands and slowly to the head. We believe belief is first experience, then a lifestyle of good works, and finally reflections on it. We would profit by working harder to get to the head quicker. We might admit that experience with God grows out of spiritual practices more often than leading them.

What might you learn about your faith by a little faith stretching exercise?

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.

St. Thomas Aquinas School seventh-grader Natalie Bennett , left, and Morgan Gray of Heath competed in the AAU Sand Volleyball National Championship under-12 division in July. They are members of the NRG Sand Volleyball Club of Rockwall. Natalie and Morgan beat several Southern California teams and finished in third place overall, winning the bronze medal. Natalie is a neighborhood resident.

BULLETIN BOARD

CLASSES/TUTORING/ LESSONS

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

ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

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

DRUM & PIANO LESSONS Your location. UNT Grads. Betty & Bill See: buchermusicschool.com on Facebook 469-831-7012

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

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

TUTORING All Subjects. Elem-middle School. Algebra 1, Dmath. Your Home. 25 + Yrs. Dr. J. 214-535-6594. vsjams@att.net

TUTORING Reading/Writing. All Grades. Master’s/10 Yrs Exp. Your Home. 214-515-5502. lissastewartjobs@hotmail.com

TUTORING Writing/Reading Middle/high school & college; your home; attorney 23 yrs; C:817-915-2184 danltatum@live.com

VOICE TEACHER with 38 years experience. MM, NATS www.PatriciaIvey.com 214-769-8560

CHILDCARE

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

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL is now enrolling for Fall 2012. Spots are available for 3 and 4 year old children. For more information visit our website at www.pcbc.org/ preschool or contact Farrai Smith at 214-860-1564.

CHILDCARE

SERVICES FOR YOU

PRO DJ SERVICE & SOUND Corporate Events & Weddings. 20 + Years Experience. 469-236-8490

SIGNS: Nameplates, Badges, Office, Braille. A&G Engraving. 214-324-1992. getasign@att.net agengraving.vpweb.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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

EMPLOYMENT

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

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

I’M LOOKING FOR A BILINGUAL BUSINESS PARTNER for expansion of 55-yr.-old start-up co. BJ Ellis 214-226-9875

SERVICES FOR YOU

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

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

DINO LIMO Yours For All Special Occasions,Casino Trips. 40 Yrs Exp. dino-avantilimousines.com. 214-682-9100

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

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

HOME ORGANIZING & Senior Moving Plans/Solutions. Refs avail. Donna 860-710-3323 DHJ0807@aol.com. $30 hr.

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

Website Design

Flash Demos

Graphic Design

RibbitMultimedia .com 214.560.4207

Emmy winner

Neighborhood resident Jason Hays recently won an Emmy as part of a Sportvision team using groundbreaking technology to cover the America’s Cup sailing races. The technology uses GPS tracking and superimposed graphics to visually track the sailboats during competition. Hays recently traveled to Europe as part of the Sportsvision team covering the America’s Cup.

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO. Email a jpeg to editor@advocatemag.com.

BBULLETIN BOARD

MIND,

LYONS FITNESS & STRENGTH 469-744-3214

Personal Training at a Private Studio in East Dallas.

SMU RESEARCH STUDY On Hot Yoga For Stress Reduction.

SMU Is Recruiting Women Ages 25-45 Who Don’t Regularly Exercise Or Practice Yoga. Free 2-Mo Yoga Membership If Eligible! htp://blog.smu.edu/anxiety/?page id=788 yogastudy@smu.edu<\

PETS

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Nail trims, ear cleaning and much more. www.kobiskaretaker.net 214-284-9437

POOP SCOOP PROFESSIONALS Trust The Experts. 214-826-5009

TROPICAL FISH & AQUARIUMS Sales & Service. Fresh, Salt, & Pond. TheAquariumBoutique.com 214-660-0537

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PETS

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BUY/SELL/TRADE

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

We Pay $$$ for Kids Stuff!

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AC & HEAT

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CARPENTRY

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Cleaning To Perfection. Reasonable Rates. Insured/ Bonded. 214-490-6659

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WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN

20 yrs. exp., Reliable, Great Prices, Excellent Refs., Free Estimates. No Crews. Sunny 214-724-2555

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CLEANING SERVICES

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com

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FENCING & DECKS

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

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Decks, Fences, Pergolas 214-435-9574

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KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

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

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Decks, Arbors, Fences, Patio Covers

FLOORING & CARPETING

Restoration Flooring

Hardwood Installation · Hand Scraping Sand & Finish · Dustless

469.774.3147

restorationflooring.net

Taking pride in our work

since 1975

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&

ELECTRONICS

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

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PC Instruction, No Trip Fee. 214-348-2566

COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

Hardware/Software. Network. 20 yrs exp.

Great Rates! Keith 214-295-6367

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TV Installation, Computer Repair, Security.

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Don 214-704-1722

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

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CONCRETE REPAIRS/REPOURS

Demo existing.

Driveways/Patio/Walks

Pattern/Color available

972-672-5359 (32 yrs.)

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

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EST. 1991 #1

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SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

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FLOORING & CARPETING

BEAR FOOT HARdWOOdS 214-734-8851

Complete Hardwood Flooring Services

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

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GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

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

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

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972-727-2727

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FENCING & DECKS

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

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Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

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Jim Crittendon, 214-821-6593

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GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

Energy-Efficient Windows Quality Workmanship, Quality Materials, Reasonable Prices, since 1987. 214.319.8400 fosterexteriors.com

1350 N. Buckner Suite 216

HOURS: M-F 8:30a-5p

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

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Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

A QUALITY PAINTING SERVICE

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

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

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

COLE’S LAWN CARE • 214-327-3923

Quality Service with a Personal Touch.

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many glass & hardware options

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

A HELPING HAND No Job Too Small. We do it all. Repairs /Redos. Chris. 214-693-0678

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

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WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

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Your Home Repair Specialists

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Bonded & Insured. Locally owned & operated.

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

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Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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WHITE ROCK PAINT & REMODEL

References. Mark Reindel 214-321-5280

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BRIAN WARD STONE & TILE 972-989-9899

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HANDY DAN “The Handyman” Remodels

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• Tubs, Tiles or Sinks

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214-631-8719

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

A BETTER TREE COMPANY • JUST TREES

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

A&B LANDSCAPING Full Lawn Care, Landscaping, Tree Trimming, Fireplaces & Stonework. Lic #0283917- Degreed Horticulturist 214-534-3816

ADVANCED TREE SERVICE

Quality Tree Trimming & Removal. 214-455-2095

ALTON MARTIN LANDSCAPING Spectacular Curbside Appeal! Excellent refs. 214-760-0825

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

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

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

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CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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GREENSKEEPER Fall 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

MOW YOUR YARD $27

White Rock Landscaping 214-415-8434

MOWPROS Most Houses $25 Weekly. Reliable and Convenient. 214-669-7767

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

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Installations of Fine Gardens, Patios, Paths & more!

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

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TAYLOR MADE IRRIGATION

Repairs, service, drains. 27 yrs exp. Ll 6295. Backflow Testing Cell-469-853-2326. John

THE POND MAN Water Gardens

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

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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

WE’LL GIVE YOU THE YARD You Want. Dynamic Landscaping. 214-763-0492

JUST

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A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL

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

McDANIEL PEST CONTROL

Prices Start at $75 +Tax for General Treatment

Average Home, Interior, Exterior & Attached Garage

Quotes for Other Services

214-328-2847

Lakewood Resident

PLUMBING

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521

# M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues. 24 Hours/7 Days. plumberiffic@yahoo.com

Sewers • Drains • Bonded

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

ARRIAGA PLUMBING:

Faucet, Sewer, Sink Repairs. Water/Slab Leaks. Shower Pans. Gas Testing. Remodels, Water Heaters, Stoppages. Insured. Lic 20754 214-321-0589, 214-738-7116

BLOUNTS PLUMBING REPAIR Rebuild or Replace. 45 yrs exp. Insured. 214-275-5727

JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

For All Your Plumbing Needs. ml#M38121 972-523-1336. www.justinsplumbing.com

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

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

Slab Leak Specialists – inquire about reroute instead of jackhammering

• All Plumbing Repairs • Licensed/Insured 214-727-4040

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POOLS

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

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

LOCK’S POOL SERVICE - 469-235-2072

Dependable repairs. Pool Electrical TICL #550

MICHAEL’S POOL SERVICE

Maintenance & Repair 214-727-7650

LEAFCHASER’S POOL SERVICE

Parts and Service. Chemicals and Repairs.

Jonathan Mossman FREE ESTIMATES 214-729-3311

ROOFING & GUTTERS

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699

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

A+ BBB RATED ROOFING CO. Ehlers Roofing. New/Repairs. 214-699-8093. Est. 1960

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AT FIRST, THEY DIDN’T NOTICE ANYTHING.

Heather Cronister was in a hurry that afternoon. She hit her keyless entry, and she and her kids piled into the front seats and second row of her SUV. They jetted off to a friend’s house for a child’s birthday party. It should have been a fun afternoon.

The Victim: Heather Cronister

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Saturday, July 21

Time: Between 6:30 p.m. July 21 and 3:30 p.m. July 22

Location: 7100 block of Greentree

As they parked the car at their destination, however, a bigger picture emerged as to what had happened in the driveway of their Lakewood-area home the night before. All the items in the consoles had been emptied onto the seats, and the third row seat had been removed. There were also scratches on the driver’s side door, and the key cylinder had been removed, which Cronister hadn’t noticed because she used her key fob. The thief also stole a pair of Chanel sunglasses, and the whole ordeal will cost about $3,000.

Despite this, things could have been worse.

“I think they probably wanted to steal the wheels, too. I think they were probably looking in the consoles for the key to the wheel locks,” she says.

Cronister says there have been many transient people in her neighbor hanging fliers since recent hailstorms and wonders whether one of them saw an opportunity to steal from an SUV.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says Cronister was lucky to have had wheel locks on her car. This has become a prevalent crime by thieves on sports utility vehicles.

“Wheel locks are helpful because they are a deterrent,” he says. “Wheel locks take time for thieves, and most people who are looking to steal things want to get in and out as quickly as possible.”

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

CRIME NUMBERS |

Amount stolen from Dodie’s Restaurant when a customer ordered two catfish dinners and then left without paying

Block of Ascot where a suspect entered a duplex Aug. 6 using the doggie door and stole $60 off the kitchen counter before leaving through the back door

Date

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

when someone stole a Dodge truck and the flat bed trailer attached to it in the 7100 block of San Mateo; the keys were left in the ignition

FACE IT — WE’RE HIP

That explains the resurgence of the breakfast joint COMMENT. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com and search Gold Rush to tell us what you think.

No matter how hard I tried to convince George Sanchez that his restaurant and his part of the neighborhood are hip, he wouldn’t believe me.

“We’ve been here 32 years,” says Sanchez, whose family owns the Gold Rush near the intersection of Skillman and Live Oak. “In all that time, people were moving out, not moving in. What’s different now? That’s what makes it so weird.”

A good question, for that part of this part of town has a colorful (to be polite) past. Regular readers and longtime residents may remember the Eckerd’s drug store across the street from the Gold Rush, where a pay phone was the center of drug activity in that area. One Dallas police commander told me he

trend setters, is now a happening part of Dallas.

We know this because The Mecca, which has been a Dallas institution for even longer than the Gold Rush has been a neighborhood institution, has moved across the street from the Gold Rush. In this, it’s part of the slew of changes taking place in the corridor that extends from Lower Greenville to the area around Skillman and Live Oak, over to the Lakewood Shopping Center and down Gaston to Garland Road. Trader Joe’s, Lincoln Property, Mi Cocina — all were supposed to be too good for us. And now, we have them (or soon will).

now, they’re younger, in their 20s and 30s.”

didn’t feel safe in his squad car with a shotgun in his lap.

But its past is not its present, and its history has nothing to do with hip. Sanchez has to accept the inevitable — his part of Lakewood and East Dallas, so long ignored by the taste makers and

The reasons for this are varied. Sanchez credits lower rents, which are attracting businesses from elsewhere; it’s almost certain that Mi Cocina is paying less in the Lakewood Shopping Center than it would in far more glamorous parts of Dallas (or does for its locations in Highland Park Village and the Southlake Town Center). Some of it is the improvement that residents, with little help from the city, have made to the neighborhood. Drive through other neighborhoods, which once were booming, and you’ll see what I mean. Who would have thought the area around what used to be Valley View would look like it does today?

The most important reason, though?

“Our customers all used to be older, elderly people,” Sanchez says. “And

In this, our neighborhood is part of a similar renaissance in other cities across the country. Younger people who grew up in the suburbs have seemingly rejected that lifestyle — they don’t enjoy all the driving that’s involved, they’re tired of the plastic subdivisions, and they appreciate something that was built before they were born. They want the neighborhood feel they can’t get in Frisco, and they want to be closer to their jobs and, even, apparently, to their breakfast places. I wrote a cover story for the magazine a while back, lamenting the loss of the traditional breakfast joint, which were going out of business one after the other. I quoted a bunch of experts about why that was happening — higher rents, changing lifestyles, and so forth.

What the experts didn’t see (and what Sanchez has a hard time accepting), is that the recession made breakfast restaurants financially feasible again, and that all those Millennials and Gex Xers could care less about the other stuff. They’re looking for a sense of community, and we have it. Which, of course, is why those of us who aren’t Millennials and Gen Xers moved here in the first place.

So Sanchez will have to get used to being one of the cool kids, even if, as he says with a laugh, it took 32 years. And other neighborhoods, looking for a way to revitalize, can learn something from our lesson: Forget about what the city says or does. Just get yourself a great breakfast joint.

Millennials and Gen Xers are looking for a sense of community, and we have it. Which, of course, is why those of us who aren’t Millennials and Gen Xers moved here in the first place.

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