2020 August Lake Highlands

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“You are not just another face in the crowd with us,” says Laura. “You are unique; so are your financial goals. We work together to make you more in control of your financial life.”

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AFTER 35 YEARS as a mail carrier and 30 years delivering mail to homes in Lake Highlands, Andres Garcia has earned his retirement. Neighbors planned a parade for his retirement June 18 with signs, posters and a “Best Mailman” trophy. “I love Andres,” wrote Lauren Clark Siewert. “We lived on Longmont for 14 years. He always stopped to talk to me and comment on how my kids were growing. He knew about my life and family, and I knew about his. He is a wonderful human being!”

Read what neighbors said and search “Andres Garcia” on lakehighlands.advocatemag.com.

Signed, sealed, delivered 50/50

$50 sure can make a difference. Rae and Lloyd Marquis decided to celebrate their 50th anniversary by sending $50 to 50 family members and friends. But as they began sending the money, their list grew to 73 close friends. In total, they sent $3,650. Along with the $50, the couple sent a letter explaining that recipients should use the money “for good” and a blank postcard for friends to reply how the money was spent. To see the postcards, search “Rae and Lloyd Marquis” on lakehighlands.advocatemag.com.

FOOD ISSUE

A neighborhood food issue in the midst of a pandemic — inspired or idiotic?

Our core mission at the Advocate involves supporting neighbors and neighborhood businesses whenever and however we can. Our record isn’t perfect, but every day — online and in our magazines — we do our best to support restaurants, medical and service professionals and other businesses that depend on the rest of us to keep them in business.

That’s why we’re highlighting these neighborhood favorites at this time and in this way.

These neighbors need our help today more than ever. We hope saluting them today will encourage you to continue shopping, ordering to-go and picking up from them tomorrow and in the future.

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FACE OF DIVORCE LAW

CHRIS SCHMIEDEKE

Chris Schmiedeke Helps Neighbors Simplify their Divorce. Lake Highlands’ Chris Schmiedeke concedes that, sadly, divorce happens in our community. As a local attorney, he focuses on divorce resolution, child custody and support, and extended-family adoptions.

In practice for 27 years, Chris says, “We try to simplify the divorce process by being up front and honest with our clients, educating them along the way, and providing constant communication to ease fears.”

Chris unwinds with wife Lisa and daughters Anna and Olivia, who attend Lake Highlands high schools. A competitive cyclist, he trains around White Rock Lake for local, regional, state and national caliber road and cyclocross races.

Contact Chris at 214-989-7375, divorcesimplified.law.

Interview by MARISSA ALVARADO | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Moms need a break. Nikia Woods is here to help facilitate that with her “Stay Home” cocktail pouches. “Us moms need to unwind sometimes,” she says. Woods owns Nikia Woods Bartending Services, a business that provides event waitstaff and bartenders. When COVID-19 hit, the lack of events led Woods to pivot her business toward to-go cocktails. “People are getting to-go food, online groceries and everything else, so why not alcohol to go?” she says. Woods has an 8-year-old son named Jaxan, who will be a third-grader at Merriman Park Elementary next year.

How she started her business: I’ve worked in various clubs and restaurants. My very first bar job was in Oklahoma City at a New Orleans-style cuisine, small dive bar. When I moved to Dallas, I stayed with restaurants and bars. While working in establishments, my regulars would ask, “Hey, my sister’s getting married, can you come serve drinks?” or “We’re going to have something at the house, can you come serve cocktails?” I saw the demand for it, and I made a business out of it. It was just me initially, and it grew from there. Now I have a team of 12.

Biggest challenge as a business owner: The biggest adversity would be that leap of faith. Working in corporate America, having that stability, you know exactly how much your check is going to be every two weeks. Stepping out of my comfort zone saying, “Hey, let’s do it,” that was my biggest hurdle to climb. I’m glad I did it, and I haven’t worked in corporate America for three years.

Where the pivot idea came from: I was talking to a girlfriend of mine, we were having a conversation about what we were going to do because she’s in event planning. She said, “There has to be some kind of way you can do drink deliveries.” I came up with my pouches. I had done it once before for a festival. People want to drink at the end of the day. They’re stuck at home with their kids. Why not relax at the end of the day and have a cocktail?

Inspiration for her cocktail menu: I, like most women, like fruity cocktails, so that’s kind of how I came up with the menu options. I like fresh juices and fresh fruit, so I incorporated all of that into my cocktails.

The mojitos are probably the most popular, that’s one of my favorite cocktails.

On her “sneaky” tea: We’re in the South, so it’s a sweet tea combination with vodka and fresh juices like peach and lemon. It tastes just like sweet tea until all of a sudden, you’re like, “Whoo, I feel good.”

Support from the community: I’ve been surprised at how well it’s been doing. I knew people would be interested; they’re cute little cocktail pouches, but I am in awe of how much support I’m getting. It’s helping with bills and things for my kid during this time. Being a woman, not only a woman but a Black woman-owned business, it speaks volumes that I’m getting so much interaction from everyone.

Advice to other women wanting to start a business: Go for it, girl. You’re never going to have the right amount of money. It’s never going to be the perfect timing; you just have to do it. You’d be surprised where you can go if you work hard and stay with it. You can go far.

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VERY VEGAN

CHEF TROY GARDNER IS BRINGING VEGAN CUISINE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A NEW RESTAURANT CONCEPT

How does a Texan describe Frito pie to a room of Europeans? Chef Troy Gardner found himself in this dilemma at the Sabor Vegan Academy in Spain. “I realized for the first time that Frito pie was a Texas thing,” Gardner says. “One of the instructors asked about the most popular items I had on a menu, and I just got crickets and blank stares, and they asked if it was a dessert.” After traveling around Europe, learning new culinary techniques and absorbing foreign culture, chef Gardner came back to the States and founded V-Eats Modern Vegan in 2018. A former Wildcat, Gardner has returned to Lake Highlands with his latest venture, TLC “Tastes Like Chicken” Vegan Kitchen. The ghost kitchen provides delivery and takeout to the Lake Highlands area.

Initial interest in vegan food: I started cooking a lot of vegan items years back when I was in college. I was in a band, and I played for a lot of musicians

around the U.S. In the music world and the arts, you meet a lot of vegan individuals. I started to make items for them that didn’t involve just hummus and French fries. I enjoyed the challenge and making something a little bit different, and that’s how it all kind of launched.

On attending the Sabor Vegan Academy:

That was absolutely amazing to be able to be immersed in food all day long throughout the week and then jump around Europe on the weekends. I would have loved to do that full time. The nice thing about Spain is that the south of Spain is really like being in a combination of France and Spain. There’s so many incredible food influences. It was just an awakening experience for me being able to work with mainly organic products because there’s so many farms and vineyards up and down the mountains. It’s funny because these farmers have been using the same techniques for hundreds of years.

Chef Troy Gardner’s new vegan restaurant concept is takeout and delivery only.

Interview by MARISSA ALVARADO | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

What is a ghost kitchen?

A ghost kitchen is a brick-and-mortar restaurant that doesn’t have a dining room. It’s just a restaurant where you serve all of your food out the door without customers coming in.

How has COVID-19 impacted business?

We launched right in the middle of it. It was a little bit easier for us to get the word out because people have already become accustomed to delivery and curbside takeout. You’re not teaching people how to wait outside for it to be brought to them. They’ve already started dealing with that at their regular restaurants.

His own diet?

I live primarily a vegan lifestyle. I buy ethically sourced products. I buy cruelty-free products and vegan everything, but I don’t only eat vegan. As a vegan chef, it’s my responsibility to recreate items to make them appeal to people that are new vegans, nonvegans and vegans. In order to do so, I maintain my palate so that if I tell you that this tastes like cheese, I want to guarantee it tastes like cheese. If I make a meat substitute, I want to make sure that someone who’s never had a vegan dish in their life doesn’t think, “Ew, this doesn’t taste like bacon.”

Why Lake Highlands:

There’s not a huge vegan community in Lake Highlands, but it’s incredibly popular in the area. There are a lot of folks that partake in vegan food that aren’t necessarily vegan, which is

THAI Thai Opal

kind of the route I was going for when I first launched V-Eats. I was trying to create a vegan restaurant that appealed to nonvegans because vegans are going to come to a vegan restaurant regardless because there’s a limited number of them. They broaden your client base while exposing more people to an entirely different type of food and lifestyle that they ordinarily wouldn’t eat.

Favorite item on the menu:

Our sausage and mushroom pizza.

Favorite vegan restaurant: Crossroads Diner in L.A.

Must-have item in the kitchen: I do a whole lot of zesting, not going to lie. I really love my peeler because you’d be amazed at all the cool things you can do with a standard potato peeler.

Message to people who are nervous about trying vegan food: I would say that good food is good food. Don’t be fearful because there’s the word “vegan” in front of it. Most people say, “I could never eat a vegan dish,” and I tell them, “Well, you’ve had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.” Just because we add the word vegan doesn’t mean that it’s not food. It’s not like we’re introducing some extreme foreign substance. It’s just reorganizing a recipe, and it just happens to not involve animal products.

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BEST F 2020

More than 100,000 votes were cast to select the best of 2020. Be sure to visit all of these local spots, and share your pictures on social media - we’d love to see you around the neighborhood.

Best of Dining

BEST KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

Winner - Shadys Burgers & Brewhaha

Runner-up - Tony’s Pizza Pasta

2nd place - Resident Taqueria

BEST BARBECUE

Winner - ONE90 Smoked Meats

Runner-up - Back Country BBQ

2nd place - Baker’s Ribs

BEST PATIO

Winner - Taco Diner

Runner-up - Fish City Grill

2nd place - Cedar & Vine

BEST HEALTHY BITE

Winner - Nazca Kitchen

Runner-up - Hello Dumpling

2nd place - Nature’s Plate

BEST MEXICAN FOOD

Winner - Mariano’s Hacienda Dallas

Runner-up - Mi Cocina

2nd place - Enchilada’s

BEST ASIAN FOOD

Winner - Thai Opal

Runner-up - Hello Dumpling

2nd place - Tukta Thai

BEST WINE LIST

Winner - Cedar & Vine

Runner-up - MoMo Italian Kitchen

2nd place - RM 12:20 Bistro

BEST PLACE FOR SWEETS

Winner - Andy’s Frozen Custard

Runner-up - Nothing Bundt Cakes

2nd place - Haute Sweets Patisserie

BEST BURGER

Winner - Jake’s Burgers and Beer

Runner-up - Keller’s

2nd place - Shady’s Burgers & Brewhaha

BEST PIZZA

Winner - Tony’s Pizza & Pasta

Runner-up - Grimaldi’s

2nd place - Primo Brothers Pizza

BEST TACOS

Winner - Resident Taqueria

Runner-up - Rusty Taco

2nd place - Taco Diner

BEST LOCAL BAR

Winner - Lake House

Runner-up - Lochland’s

2nd place - One Nostalgia Tavern

BEST NIGHT OUT

Winner - MoMo Italian Kitchen

Runner-up - RM 12:20 Bistro

2nd place - Cedar & Vine

BEST LUNCH SPOT

Winner - Shady’s Burgers & Brewhaha

Runner-up - Fish City Grill

2nd place - Resident Taqueria

BEST CUP OF COFFEE

Winner - White Rock Coffee

Runner-up - Civil Pour

2nd place - JJ’s Café

BEST BREAKFAST / BRUNCH

Winner - Norma’s Cafe

Runner-up - Snooze A.M. Eatery

2nd place - Resident Taqueria

Best of Culture

BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR DOG

Winner - White Rock Lake Park

Runner-up - Flag Pole Hill

2nd place - Lake Highlands Park

BEST LIVE MUSIC

Winner - Dallas Arboretum and Botanical

Runner-up - Oktoberfest at Flag Pole Hill

2nd place - White Rock Coffee

BEST PLACE TO RELAX

Winner - White Rock Lake

Runner-up - Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

2nd place - Harry S Moss Park

BEST PLACE FOR KIDS

Winner - Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

Runner-up - KayCee Pool

2nd place - Lake Highlands North Recreation Center

Best of Service

BEST AUTO REPAIR SHOP

Winner - Lake Highlands Automotive

Runner-up - Ted’s Automotive

2nd place - Wildcat Automotive

BEST HAIR SALONS

Winner - Artistik Edge Hair Salon

Runner-up - L Streets Salon

2nd place - Salon 928

BEST GIFT SHOP

Winner - The Store in Lake Highlands

Runner-up - Sample House

2nd place - White Rock Soap Gallery

BEST CONTRACTOR

Winner - C&C Exteriors

Runner-up - Bella Vista Company

2nd place - American Construction and Roofing

BEST PLACE TO GET PAMPERED

Winner - Yiyi Foot Spa

Runner-up - At Peace Massage

2nd place - Ultimate Image MedSpa

BEST SALON / NAILS

Winner - Deluxe Nail Salon

Runner-up - Highland Nails

2nd place - QT Nails

BEST PLACE FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

Winner - Cozy Couture Interiors

Runner-up - Design by Kimberly Vaughan

2nd place - Hadley & Harriet Design and Decor

BEST PLACE TO WORK OUT

Winner - Lake Highlands YMCA

Runner-up - LA Fitness

2nd place - Peak Zone Fitness

BEST PET SERVICES

Winner - Happy Tails Doggie Daycare

Runner-up - East Lake Cat Care Center

2nd place - Unleashed by Petco

BEST HOME AND GARDEN

Winner - Rooster Home and Hardware

Runner-up - Brumleys Gardens

2nd place - Elliot’s Hardware

BEST DENTIST

Winner - Lake Highlands Dentist

Runner-up - Highlands Family Dentistry

2nd place - Jones Lance K DDS

BEST SPECIALTY SHOP

Winner - The Store in Lake Highlands

Runner-up - City View Antique Mall

2nd place - White Rock Soap Gallery

BEST FLORAL SHOP

Winner - Lake Highlands Flowers

Runner-up - Calloway’s Nursery

deliciously indulgent gluttony

Four neighborhood restaurants that serve over-the-top, self-indulgent, calorie-ridden entrees

Story by MARISSA ALVARADO

HIDE YOUR CALORIE-COUNTING APP and bust out your stretchy pants because these Lake Highlands restaurants will encourage you to treat yo’self. Whether your cravings are sweet or salty, we’ve got you covered.

Photography by KATHY TRAN

BRI CKHOUSE BURGERS & SHAKES

The mega shakes are the indulgence of a lifetime at Brickhouse Burgers & Shakes. Co-owners James Richardson and Dudley Dort are cousins from Brooklyn, but they’ve quickly acclimated to “everything’s bigger in Texas.”

The mega shakes are presented in sizable, retro glassware. The Cookie’n’creme shake features Oreo cookies on the rim and a whipped cream topping. The RPO is a peanut butter shake topped with Reese’s crumbled peanut butter cups and pieces. The restaurant added a shake bar, so any milkshake layman can be inspired to create malted artistry.

If you prefer savory over sweet, the Brunch Burger includes applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and homemade hash topped with a fried egg.

Richardson and Dudley work closely with the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District to help cater neighborhood events. Richardson says he enjoys the conversations customers are always willing to be part of when stopping by.

“We just got attached to it because everyone that walks in here, they give you a little piece of Lake Highlands,” he says. 9090 Skillman St., brickhouseburger.com

SNOOZE AN A.M. EATERY

Snooze may not have invented brunch, but it definitely does it best. From icingtopped pancakes to lavender-infused mimosas and extravagant Benedicts, it’s a favorite for brunch-loving millennials.

The signature item is the Pineapple Upside Down Pancake with buttermilk batter, brown sugar and chunks of pineapple. The flapjack is then flipped and topped with whipped cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla cream.

The Danish is made with cream cheese, blueberry coulis, cream cheese icing, almond crumble and powdered sugar. Recently, the restaurant served a Pride pancake with vanilla cream, strawberry glaze icing, sweet cream icing, blueberry marzipan and shredded coconut.

“We have a pancake flight where you can enjoy three different types of pancakes. It’s definitely the way to go if you are new to Snooze,” senior brand manager Becky Fairchild says. “We love to bring high energy to the morning and have been known to say that our Snoozers have a dancing problem.”

Snooze started out in Denver, Colorado. Brothers Jon and Adam Schlegel opened the first location in 2006 and swiftly expanded to Texas, California, Arizona, Kansas and North Carolina.

Focused on ethical practices, the restaurant composts and recycles nearly 90% of waste, cooks farm-raised eggs and provides paper straws upon request.

“We love making a difference and leaving our planet better than we found it,” Fairchild says.

During the pandemic, Snooze fed over 2,500 meals to frontline workers and brought breakfast to families with immunocompromised children.

8041 Walnut Hill Lane, #846, snoozeeater.com

SHADY’S BURGERS & BREWHAHA

The quintessential Lake Highlands burger joint caused quite the “brewhaha” in the neighborhood. Shady’s opened in 2016 and became a natural favorite for spirit nights and family outings.

“We bring the community together,” general manager Natalie Garrett says. “We’re just a good place for everybody to come in, relax and get a burger and a beer.”

The New Pig On The Block burger is a brisket patty topped with a barbecue pork and cheddar stuffed onion ring, bacon, lettuce and pickles.

“It is one out of many popular burgers, but it’s definitely the messiest one we have and the biggest,” Garrett says. “We hand batter the onion ring ourselves.”

The shakes are made from ingredients created in the scratch kitchen, all the way down to the caramel sauce that tops off the beverage. Baskets of fried pickles and loaded French fries complement the vast selection of local beers.

“Whenever COVID-19 first hit, I was absolutely terrified of what was going to happen,” Garrett says. “The community came together, and it was so amazing to see.”

9661 Audelia Road, shadysburgers.com

ZATO THAI CUISINE & SUSHI BAR

Traditional Japanese sushi is very simple; no frills, just gills. Sushi rolls made at Zato Thai Cuisine & Sushi Bar are covered in generous amounts of toppings and sauces.

“For Japanese culture, these are decadent,” owner Hugo A. Mejia says.

The Red Dragon Roll, a customer favorite, is covered in layers of spicy tuna, wonton crunch and spicy mayo. Shrimp tempura and cucumber fill the roll.

The Zato Tower is stacked high with layers of rice, crab meat, avocado, spicy tuna, three kinds of fish eggs and the chef’s special sauce. Customers use chopsticks to disassemble the tower and mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Zato opened 10 years ago in the Royal Highlands Plaza Mall shopping center.

“There’s not too many sushi places in the area,” Mejia says. “We wanted to be a part of Lake Highlands.”

9090 Skillman St., #190a, zatotexas.com

TACOS AUTÉNTICOS

How to taco in Lake Highlands

Keep your $15 tacos with duck confit and radishes, this is a guide to greasy, $2 street tacos served in gas stations and restaurants hidden in obscure shopping centers.

Story

by MARISSA ALVARADO | Photography by KATHY TRAN

PLACES TO TRY

La Paisanita Deli

Fill your tank and your belly at La Paisanita Deli. Located inside a gas station off Greenville Avenue, the tiny shop serves tacos for $1.59 each, offering 14 types of meat. You can’t go wrong with a classic fajita or barbacoa taco.

8209 Park Lane

Mario Bros Tacos

In a bright yellow-and-blue house off Northwest Highway sits Mario Bros, a taco joint cooking recipes from the city of Monterrey. For a meat lover, enjoy the campechano taco with both trompo (al pastor) and bistec (steak). Mario Bros also sells a vegetarian taco with beans and grilled veggies.

5942 Abrams Road

Tortas Revolución

Don’t let the name fool you, they serve tacos too. The restaurant says, “Antojitos Estilo D.F.” That means, “Mexico City-style snacks.” The chorizo taco is a classic. For the more adventurous folk, order the lengua (beef tongue) taco.

7019 Holly Hill Drive

PHRASES TO KNOW

¿Hola, como estas? = Hello, how are you?

Yo quiero = I want

Con todo = With everything

Sin cebolla = Without onion

Sin cilantro = Without cilantro

Salsa verde = Green salsa

Salsa roja = Red salsa

Aguacate = Avocado

Arroz = Rice

Frijoles = Beans

Tortilla de maíz = Corn tortilla

Tortilla de harina = Flour tortilla

Para llevar = To go

¡Hasta luego! = See you later!

TYPES OF MEAT

Al pastor

If you’ve ever seen a giant funnel-shaped piece of meat spinning in the restaurant, that’s al pastor. It’s roasted on a trompo to create slow-cooked pork. The bright red color comes from being heavily marinated and seasoned in onions, garlic, achiote paste, cumin, cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Some restaurants serve al pastor with pineapple for a sweet and savory taco.

Barbacoa

Barbacoa is typically made with beef and seasoned with dried chilies, spices and fresh lime juice. It’s slowly cooked until flawlessly tender.

Carnitas

Carnitas means “little pieces of meat,” and it’s usually pulled pork shoulder cooked in lard. Originating from the state of Michoacán, it’s a classic for tacos.

Carne asada

A favorite at cookouts, carne asada is sliced beef made of skirt, sirloin, tenderloin or rib steak. Marinades vary but typically include oil, salt, pepper, garlic and lime juice.

Chorizo

A great choice for breakfast tacos, chorizo is a pork sausage. It’s red from dried chilies and paprika, the best combination is with eggs and potato.

WHY LAKE HIGHLANDS LOVES WHITE ROCK COFFEE

WHITE ROCK COFFEE takes coffee seriously. After opening in 2005, it has expanded to own a commercial bakery, roaster, warehouse and a handful of locations. Owners even bought out the Jack in the Box next door to create a lab for employee training and public coffee classes. But it seems like neighbors take it even more seriously. When a Starbucks opened next door, neighbors were fuming. They frequently go online to defend White Rock Coffee, so why are neighbors fiercely loyal?

THE FOOD IS ACTUALLY GOOD

Sometimes coffee shop food purchases are a last-minute grab for someone who forgot to pack a lunch. That’s not the case with WRC. “They have good food choices in a pinch. I can zip through the drive-thru and pick up a breakfast, snack or lunch,” customer Jennifer Cluney says. All pastries are cooked from scratch in the WRC bakery. “We have monthly meetings with our bake shop manager, and we come together with recipes,” owner Nancy Baker says. The hometown cooking even comes down to the chicken salad recipe, which came from Baker’s mother. “We always wanted to be very coffee centric, so our food is very intentional on how it pairs,” she says.

FRIENDLY STAFF

Walking into WRC can feel like a sitcom episode, where the barista personally knows your name and order. “Not only the best coffee, but a very special place! Great personnel, super customer service,” customer Jutta Preston says. Employees are screened for their ability to form relationships. “I’m pretty sure my family has gotten WRC at least five times a week since the COVID-19 shelter-in-place in March,” customer Michelle Ball says. “Above all, it’s the customer service that keeps me loyal. At every location, the people serving me have always been kind, cheerful and helpful.”

Story by MARISSA ALVARADO | Photography by KATHY TRAN

DIRTY DINING

TOTAL INSPECTIONS: 515

INSPECTION SCORE RUBRIC :

100: Perfect scores.

100–80: Total passed inspections.

Perfect Scores : 77

Total Passed : 515

79–70: Required follow-up inspection within 30 days.

Don’t think of clean eating as just a trendy diet. The places you eat should prepare your food correctly on clean surfaces — even more so during the coronavirus pandemic. We analyzed restaurant inspection scores from ZIP codes 75218, 75231, 75238 and 75243 to see how many restaurants didn’t make the grade. To see specific grades at your favorite restaurants, check out the Food Inspection Scores database on the City of Dallas website.

FOOD INSPECTION SCORES FOR SOME OF LAKE HIGHLANDS’ FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:

100 LILLY’S CAFE

100 JAKE’S

100 CHILOSO MEXICAN BISTRO

100 RM 1220 BISTRO

97 TACO JOINT

69–60: Required follow-up inspection within 10 days.

30-Day Follow - Up Inspections : 1 10-Day Follow - Up Inspections : 0

97 CEDAR & VINE

92 MI COCINA

87 SHEBA’S ETHIOPIAN KITCHEN

80 NORMA’S CAFE

80 BARBEC’S RESTAURANT

71 HONG KONG CHE

SCORES ONLY REPRESENT A SNAPSHOT OF THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION

Compiled by CLAIRE CROW | Graphics by NATALIE TARRANT

SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS RESTAURANT AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTIONS DATA FROM JAN. 1, 2020, TO JUNE 25, 2020.

WORSHIP

By GEORGE MASON

Back to school

Is in-person learning worth the risk?

In this time of highly contagious coronavirus, should schools reopen on time, after a short delay, online only or a combination of in-person and online learning?

Maybe you are a two-parent household without immunocompromised members. Maybe you have high-speed internet access and more than one computer that allows you —and maybe your spouse — to work from home while your children attend Zoom school. But you may be a family more vulnerable to the virus, and surviving another semester or year without school or daycare seems unimaginable.

Local public schools are being required to delay in-person learning until after Labor Day with added safety protocols and online options for families who opt out of in-person schooling. At the time of writing this, sustained spikes in infections have pushed hospitals near capacity. Fall sports and other extracurricular activities are in jeopardy. How regional colleges will handle classes is a mixed bag.

The Early Childhood Learning Center at my church serves about 300 children in a typical semester. About 25 percent come from families who need us to reopen because of work responsibilities. That is not to minimize the impact on other families who also rely on us to help preschoolers learn cognitively and socially and to provide breaks from nonstop parenting.

Teachers, administrators and other workers in schools are at risk in more than one way. If we have no students, we have no revenue to pay them, and the downward cycle in the economy continues because everything is related.

What to do? Spiritual values are part of the discernment process and should be stated. Among them are these:

1. We care about all human life as our highest value. Before we consider other

factors, we should affirm this one. Being matters most.

2. We are our neighbor’s keeper. These issues can’t be decided solely on what we want or what we are willing to risk. They must also include what is good for others. If you knew someone was making a choice that would endanger your life or the health of your child, how would you feel? Religion operates with a bias toward the marginalized, weak and vulnerable who are disproportionately impacted by any crisis.

feel?

3. Economic and mental health matters too. If we consider only the first two, we might not open schools until the risk level is near zero after an effective vaccine has been broadly applied. But again, everything is connected, and there are costs we will all have to pay for not opening sooner rather than later.

Faith doesn’t make life easier, but it points us in the direction of what is good. When there are competing goods, it tips us toward our highest values for the sake of the common good.

GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

BAPTIST

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809

Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m.

Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

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

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

BIBLE CHURCHES

NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.

214.348.9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am /

Sun: Youth 6-8 pm/Wed: AWANA 6-8 pm

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

EPISCOPAL

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org

Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.

LUTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan

Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln. Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

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8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern

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

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

LAKE POINTE CHURCH – WHITE ROCK CAMPUS

Classic Service at 9:30 & Contemporary Service at 11:00 am lakepointe.org / 9150 Garland Road

PRESBYTERIAN

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9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional

NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 9555 North Central Expressway / 214.363.5457 / northparkpres.org / 11:00 am Sundays on YouTube Welcoming Seekers, Thinkers and Doers.

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sunday Worship 10:00 am Church that feels like church and welcomes like family.

PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/ 4124 Oak Lawn Ave Sunday Worship 9:00 & 11:00 A.M.

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