2012 March Lake Highlands

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9th Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament benefiting Lake Highlands area schools

Open to the public

For Girls and Boys in grades 1-8

Everyone is invited to come watch the competition and enjoy entertainment and a Fun Zone.

whenSaturday, March 24th where Highland Oaks Church of Christ

$64 per team, 4 players per team

pick up a Registration form online at hoopsinthehighlands.net or at any participating school

Registration Forms Due: March 2nd

COUNCILMAN JERRY ALLEN

TOTAL REFRIGERATION SERVICES

Julie & Joe Estrera

cover Photo by Danny Fulgencio

Photo by Mark Davis

Fields oF dreams

Spring Training fever hits me this time every year

Talking about loving baseball with someone who doesn’t is like telling a Victoria’s Secret model you love her — both will look at you as if you’re an idiot, and you’ll probably be slapped by at least one.

But my inability to present the idea properly doesn’t change the sentiment: There’s just something about baseball that gets to me, particularly these days when Spring Training is underway.

Maybe you know that before ballplayers start their major league season in April, they spend 45 days in Florida or Arizona working to get in shape. But if you’ve ever been to Spring Training, you know the truth: It’s a distant cousin to the “work” most of us do every day, since the real beauty of baseball is that it unfolds slowly and on no particular timetable.

If the weather cooperates, the Spring Training sun is bright and the grass is green at the multitude of ballparks dotting the metropolitan area. It’s a rare spring day you can’t catch a couple of games, and on a good day you can probably watch three, starting around lunch, winding through the afternoon and ending up after dinner.

For a business in which everyone is rich (even the least of the bunch commands about a million dollars annually, while the best earns more than $20 million a year), they’re all accessible in Spring Training — the high-dollar guys and the youngsters just starting out — an arm’s length or two away, squinting into the sun while, generally good-naturedly, signing the bats and caps and programs thrust their way.

They’re just kids, most of them, and some look downright goofy up close, with

the “Dutch Oven” (aka Texas Ranger Derek Holland) leading the laugh train with his unruly hair and dopey mustache. He could be me, way back when, sans the baseball talent and bank account, of course.

In the spring, the possibilities for the upcoming season seem so bright, much as they were so many years ago for all of us. Anything can happen during a baseball season, and even though baseball mirrors life in that the thoroughbreds generally wind up crossing the finish line first, from time to time a longshot unexpectedly makes a run for it and surprises even the most seasoned observers.

As my wife is loathe to admit, I’d watch a baseball game every day if I could. To her credit, she gamely tried to catch “the fever” over the years, but it hasn’t worked

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out. She sees it as a kind of sickness, I think, although she doesn’t describe it as such to others; after all, she has her own image to protect, too.

Someday, maybe I’ll find a job that pays most of the bills and lets me daily sit in the stands or, in my dreams, on the field or in the dugout or in the bullpen.

I know that probably won’t happen. But I can’t help thinking about it every spring before the season starts and before the games begin and before reality regains the upper hand, pulling me back home from Spring Training and making me hope for another go-round next year.

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Someday, maybe i’ll find a job that pays most of the bills and lets me daily sit in the stands or, in my dreams, on the field or in the dugout or in the bullpen.

Outrage over accident

While this young woman made a horrible mistake that resulted in the tragic death of a Lake Highlands student [“Police arrest driver involved in Riley Rawlins’ death,” Lake Highlands Advocate blog, Feb. 3] she should be subject to punishment for the crime but receive less punishment than the offenders of similar tragic events who choose to continue driving (as those did in the tragic hit and run death of Andrew Green back in the fall) rather than responsibly stop and admit to their crime. Otherwise, it just incentivizes drivers to drive on rather than stop and render aid or admit to their error.

—LH fan

No license and no insurance. Speeding and not calling 911. I have no compassion for this young woman.

—Katha Black

Although I have tremendous sympathy for the Rawlins family, this young woman is a kid also. She made a terrible mistake that will haunt her the rest of her life. All of our kids at some point drive too fast and fail to pay attention as they should. They never expect anything like this could happen to them. It’s a tragic accident, no doubt. But that’s what it was — an accident. Just thank God it wasn’t your kid behind the wheel.

—LH Parent

I know my children would not have been out driving without a license or insurance. Her blatant disregard for the law, her careless and dangerous driving, and arrogance following her crime is inexcusable. It was not just an accident, but careless, blatant disregard for the privilege of driving a vehicle. Yes, it was terrible mistake, and it should haunt her for the rest of her life.

—Outraged LH Citizen

Mercy or no mercy?

My experience in high school soccer for many years has been that usually the refs and coaches talk during the game and certainly at the half to agree to a running clock if a game is one-sided [“Mercy rule in school sports: Is it necessary?” Lake Highlands Advocate blog, Feb 7]. However, some winning (and losing) coaches don’t want a running clock for various reasons. Not having a “mercy rule” would enable caches and officials to maintain this flexibility.

—Woof100

They need a rule because not everyone displays good sportsmanship. There are coaches who will intentionally embarrass an opponent to draw publicity to his team and himself. I believe the Houston Yates basketball coach was guilty of this a couple of years ago. The vast majority of youth and high school coaches have an innate spirit of sportsmanship, but there are jerks in every crowd.

—Triple Wildcat

Why do they need a rule? In my limited experience at (public, 5A) high school football games, if a game is out of hand at halftime and both coaches agree, they will huddle with the referees before the second half starts and ask them to let the clock run. No rules needed, just people acting with sportsmanship.

—Wilson!

If parents are embarrassed then they can leave at halftime. The kids have an investment in a loss like that and artificial endings just cheapen the result for all involved.

—Bill

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If you’re into looks, date a model, but Don’t

Date Your Remodel

Bella Vista’s designer Tiffany Fulmer advises clients on choosing materials that will look gorgeous, stand the test of time, and be an asset if they decide to sell. Trendy may be attractive for now, but Fulmer suggests focusing on functionality over fashion. (The same wisdom might also apply to dating, but we’re no authority.)

Her bottom line:

“In ten years, you don’t want people to walk in your house and feel like they’re in a 2012 time capsule.”

With that in mind, here’s how to get lasting value out of your remodel:

Layout

Avoid soaring 2-story ceilings. They’re bad for air circulation, energy, decorating, and especially for resale. High ceilings look grand, but people who have lived with them are usually unimpressed.

Flooring, Walls, and Ceilings

Choose classic looks and materials. Wood floors are durable and have always added value. Many ceramic tile styles also have a long style window, of around 15 years. On the walls, trendy wallpapers, faux paint finishes, and heavy textures are in vogue now, but they all have

the potential to date your home quickly. In fact, some faux paint finishes and textures are going out of style already.

Bathrooms and Kitchens

“Beyond certain prices, the cost differences in faucets and fixtures are for creative styles, and those styles may not endure,” says Fulmer. Instead she suggests investing in beautiful tile work, but avoiding hot trends like glass tiles. Customer Suzy Renz adds, “We liked glass tile, so Tiffany advised us to use it as an accent in the bathrooms. It looks gorgeous and can easily be taken out and replaced by the buyer.”

In the kitchen, a popular trend is large islands with integrated refrigerators, ice makers, wine coolers, and cutting boards. While these products add function, Fulmer says they don’t always add value at resale.

Lighting

The #1 feature when you resell is lighting. It’s what buyers demand, and it’s not a passing trend. Put more of your remodeling budget into flexible/green lighting systems with under-cabinet lighting, gorgeous, but classic fixtures that complement the style of the home, and dimmers everywhere. You’ll enjoy your home much more, and if you’re not there in ten years, a generous buyer will be happy to take your place.

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Editor Christina Hughes Babb’s story (p. 26) is about the part cycling plays in our neighborhood culture and about what we have to learn before Dallas becomes a bikesavvy city.

Kessler Parkway, Dallas

In the story’s accompanying video, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Leeson takes us on a time-lapsed, visual ride up the Santa Fe Trail, which connects to White Rock Trail.

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Rezoning issues

When we posted on the Lake Highlands blog about Winston Capital’s submission for rezoning to build a 350-unit townhome or apartment community at the White Rock DART station at Northwest Highway and West Lawther, the majority of commenters, with varying levels of ire, expressed concern that our neighborhood already houses its fair share of apartments. %

Hate the idea because the White Rock area “already has too many apartments” %

tHink it’s a bad idea because of the flood plane, are concerned about the destruction to the creek and lake, or fear the increase of “unlicensed fishermen” %

tHink a DART station is a bad place for a multifamily development or doubt people will want to live near a DART station %

Point out that living near DART actually is a perk, or that density and transit-oriented developments are the way of the future %

a ccuse those opposed to the development of being NIMBYs (not in my backyard) %

Don’t care because it’s not in the RISD school district

Who says gardening can’t be fashionable? Roses are all the rage in this spring’s hottest colors: Tangerine, coral, hot pink and more. Indulge your inner fashionista with heat-hardy roses to compliment your wardrobe, home decor…even your favorite pair of shoes. If you have a favorite color, we probably have a rose to match!

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Q&A: Sally Rodriguez

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

Did you play in Dallas parks as a child?

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

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

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

Danny Fulgencio

Do you dig constantly?

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

Do you have a favorite part of Dallas park history?

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

Your favorite park is White Rock, I assume?

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

—Keri Mitchell

Find aerial photos

Rodriguez uncovered of Lake Highlands North Park from the ’60s and ’70s on page 16.

PAWS & CLAWS

Louis Charles Webb, who answers to Louie, “loves his mommy the most,” according to, well, his mommy, AngeeWebb (she just knows). The LakeHighlands resident tells us that the 5-year-old Brussels Griffon loves watching TV, specifically “Animal Planet,” squirrel and ball chasing, swimming in the backyard kiddie pool, and guarding the house from his stoop in the front window.

Here at Walnut Hill our tradition of family continues as we announce the hiring of Dr. Jennifer Muller .

Jennifer’s mom Evelyn Scott, RN is our nurse manager and has been employed at Walnut Hill for 23 years.

Dr. Muller will open her schedule for appointments in June 2012.

Jeffrey M. Thurston, M.D David M. Bookout, M.D. Julie M. Hagood, M.D. James K. Richards, M.D. Jennifer Muller, M.D. John D. Bertrand, M.D. Jane E. Nokleberg, M.D. Hampton B. Richards, M.D.

WRITER IN RESIDENCE

Jeannie Morrison

Retired science and English teacher Jeannie Morrison penned “The King’s Nose, an Ecological Fairy Tale” in an effort to teach children about the role of bees and other pollinating creatures in the food chain. It’s the story of a king who, because of a painful bee sting, orders the destruction of all flying insects in his kingdom. Bad idea for a guy who loves his royal garden with all of its beautiful roses. The king and young readers receive a valuable science lesson.The book’s illustrations contribute vastly to the story, and the true tale of the illustrator is most intriguing. The pictures, Morrison says, were drawn by her longtime friend Jeane Wallace, who suffers from a rare facial cancer that has caused the loss of her left eye, nose and the teeth on the left side of her mouth. “Her paintings make the story so special,” Morrison says. “Many people would be defeated by this cancer, but Jeane continues to paint and volunteer.” When Morrison was a science specialist at Highland Meadows, she says she designed lessons using White Rock Lake and neighborhood creeks to learn about the flora, fauna and water cycle. Morrison has lived in Lake Highlands since 2001. She has five grandchildren — one is the namesake and likeness of “The King’s Nose” hero, Alexander.

—Christina Hughes Babb

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Lake Highlands North Park

as told to Keri Mitchell by Sally rodriguez, Dallas Park and recreation Department’s historian. all photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal archives and curated by rodriguez. She authored the book “White rock Lake,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.

1961

Church Road

This was the Dahman farm [south of what is now Church Road]. You see the farmhouse? We actually added a new pavilion in just about the same area, and it kind of looks like a farmhouse. You can still see that tree line where the house used to be. That was the driveway.

1964

After we purchased it, it became a service center. The service center is now at Fair Oaks. And so you can see the outbuildings there. There’s the house; I bet they used that for an office.

And you see that the Lake Highlands High School A hall is under construction. There’s nothing else there. And right there [north of Church], you see David Goforth’s farm, who is the nephew of Church Goforth. They had to widen the road because you see, it was just this little two-lane blacktop. It was funny because it just widened from Audelia to Skillman.

ChurchRoad

Church Road

You can tell by how white this concrete is around the pool, that’s new. The concrete, as it gets older, looks brown. But see how white these streets are? These are newer streets. Look at all the homes that have now come up. Look at all the open fields. We used to have a problem with skunks getting into the school. I graduated in’74, and when I was here, there was a practice field on what is now the softball field. And there was a fence, and the band would practice in the mornings, and the cows grazed on the other side of the fence.

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ONCE UPON A CHILD

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BRUMLEY GARDENS

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THE STORE IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

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ADVOCATE ORNAMENT

The Advocate Foundation’s limited-edition, numbered, and hand-painted ornament; perfect gift for the new home owner or Dallas transplant. Sales benefit neighborhood organizations. 214.292.0486 foundation.advocatemag.com

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Run green

Is there a better way to launch St. Patrick’s Day than the annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5k? If so, we haven’t heard about it. This is not a mere race, but a parade of people in green getups running fast, jogging slowly, walking, pushing strollers all forms of movement are welcome. A percentage of your $35 (through March 15) race fee goes to help hungry North Texas families via the North Texas Food Bank. Gun time is 8 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the corner of Lovers and Greenville. Register at runontexas.com.

Shred ‘em

Lake Highlands Elementary hosts its annual Bubb Recycling Event Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 9501 Ferndale. For a small fee, organizers will shred documents and accept household items such as clothing, sporting goods, toys and games, books and musical instruments for recycling — no chemicals or furniture, please. All of the day’s proceeds will go toward sending LHE fifth graders to science camp at Sky Ranch next fall. LHE raises funds to send all students, and not just those who can afford it, to camp. Learn more at lhepta.com.

Shop for two (or more)

The North Dallas Mothers of Twins Clubs hosts its Semi-Annual Twice as Nice sale 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 24 at the Richardson Civic Center, 411 W. Arapaho. The event features more than 20,000 items, including gently used clothing for infants, toddlers, kids, pre-teens and juniors; nursery gear; newborn necessities; toys; and books for all ages. Admission costs $1, and a percentage of sales benefits NDMTC, a local nonprofit that connects mothers of multiples in Lake Highlands, North Dallas and Richardson. For more information, visit ndmotc.org.

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Out & About

March 2012

March 2-3

Rockin’ The Paradise

Lake Highlands High School’s own “Glee,” Espree, presents its spring show, “Rockin’ The Paradise.” With a full band, harmonizing singers and full-blown choreography, this show is always a hit. The Friday and Saturday night performances begin at 7 p.m. and will feature many Disney favorites.

LHHS Auditorium, 9449 Church, 214.952.4881, lhhschoir.org, $10, $5 seniors/students

MARCH 1, 3, 4, 10 Autobahn

As part of WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Festival, White Rock Valley resident Maria Zsohar and Lake Highlands native Gene Gallerano can be seen this month in “Autobahn,” performed in Addison. Zsohar is both a producer and actor, while Gallerano, who is an actor in New York, serves in a lead role. The play, written by Neil LaBute, features characters driving in their cars. WaterTower Theatre, 15650 Addison, 972.450.6232, watertowertheatre.org, $10-$15

MARCH 2-4

Three Sisters Children’s Consignment Sale

The 15th annual sale in Lake Highlands offers children’s clothing, toys and baby items. Sale hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8-10 a.m. Saturday. Items are marked half off before the sale reopens from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, and continues noon-3 p.m. Sunday with some items as much as 75 percent off. Reservations are required to become a consignor, and space is limited.

Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill, threesistersconsignments.com

MARCH 3-APRIL 8

Dallas Blooms

It’s time again for the much-anticipated Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the floral festival, which features 500,000 tulips, daffodils, Dutch Iris and hyacinths, plus 100,000 pansies, violas, poppies and thousands of otherspring-blooming annuals and perennials. This year’s blooms also will showcase the “Small Houses of Great Artists” exhibit, created by Dallas-based builders and architects. 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $7-$12

MARCH 9-APRIL 1

Young King Arthur

The Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts presents the story of a boy who is destined to be a king. This world premiere performance begs the question, “Who will pull the sword from the stone?” For ages 5 and older.

Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $20-$24

March 24

Hoops in the Highlands

The ninth annual Hoops in the Highlands invites girls and boys in firstthrough eighth-grade to participate in a three-on-three basketball tournament. Everyone is invited to watch and have fun as these competitive girls and boys raise money for the Lake Highlands area schools.

Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill, hoopsinthehighlands.net, $64 per team (four players/team)

March 16-18

ArtScape

Featuring artists from across the country, Dallas Arboretum’s ArtScape is a three-day juried fine art and craft show and sale. There will be entertainment throughout the gardens, gorgeous art on display and fun for all ages.

8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $7-$12

March 23-April 1

“Anne of Green Gables”

Dallas Children’s Theater presents the story of Anne Shirley, a spirited orphan who finds herself on Prince Edward Island in a life that proves to be more enriching than she ever could have imagined. This tale has been the favorite of many little girls for more than a century. Enjoyed by ages 10 and older.

Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $16-$24

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March 31

Casino Night and Auction

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands hosts its annual Casino Night and Auction fundraiser at Park Lane Ranch. This event, which serves as the key fundraiser for the organization, raises money that goes toward scholarships for LHHS seniors, support of the Dallas Child Abuse Prevention Center, tutors and emergency care for area students, and other community projects. Area residents are encouraged to donate auction items as well as attend this neighborhood event.

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March 31

It’s My Park Day

From 8 a.m.-noon, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department invites residents to join together at local parks for a day of beautification. Here’s how it works: Choose your project, register as a volunteer by calling the park and rec department, and get ready to work. Deadline to register is Mar. 19. Volunteers will be clearing litter and debris, removing graffiti, weeding, mulching and planting, and cleaning up creeks and shorelines.

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Greenville Avenue is known for its nightlife. So when Chuck Cole opened a new lunch spot six years ago at McCommas, it seemed doomed to fail. “Everyone told me this place wouldn’t make it,” Cole says. Corner Market not only has survived but thrived as part deli and part flower shop. Society Bakery, known for its cupcakes, shares the space, too. “People are overwhelmed by the aroma when they walk in because we’re baking all day, and we’ve got fresh flowers,” Cole says. Corner Market’s menu features hot and cold sandwiches and salads, and its most popular item is the Morningside chicken salad on a ciabatta roll. It goes easy on the mayo and is packed with toasted almonds and sweet cranberries for a chunkier texture. Cole uses allnatural Boar’s Head meat, which is unlike other brands that are often packed with sodium and sugar. Fresh produce comes from local vendors, and Cole even brings in fresh eggs from his own backyard chickens. “I was ahead of the curve with fresh, local and organic,” he says. “It’s not a new trend.” Right now, he’s working on growing a garden on the roof.

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1 Liquid Zoo

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2 Go 4 It Sports Grill

Burgers, hoagies, po-boys, sandwiches — whatever you want to call savory meats stuffed inside fresh-baked breads, this new-ish neighborhood sports lounge has ‘em. Try the Cajun Philly or the Texas Dip with the much-buzzed-about tots. 10677 East Northwest, 214.221.9440, go4itsportsgrill.com

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Duchman Family vermentino ($12) Texas

Wine drinkers are creatures of habit. We tend to drink the same wines and shop in the same places for those wines, which, frankly, doesn’t do much to expand our wine horizons. This is an especial problem for beginning wine drinkers, whose lack of experience is compounded by the intimidation factor — wine can be a scary thing for newcomers, who are overwhelmed with labels, names, terms and the like.

So, four easy things anyone can do to boost their wine savvy:

One of the things that people always laugh at when I talk about wine is the idea that they can learn more by drinking more. For example, if you like pinot noir, why not try a different kind than what you usually drink? One choice is the Mandolin pinot (about $12), which has less fruit than similarly priced wines, but a little more earthiness.

It’s amazing how this will change your perspective, especially if you buy wine only in grocery stores. Wine retailers are more likely to carry something such as the red and white from France’s Chateau Bonnet (about $10) — solid, dependable and tasty wines that don’t have cute labels or marketing budgets.

And even those you don’t. No one, including the so-called experts, remembers the name of every wine they drink. That way, the next time you shop for wine, you know what to look for, and avoid.

You don’t have

to do it often. But every once in a while, if you don’t like sweet wine or red wine or whatever, taste one. Given that your palate will change over time as you gain more experience, there’s also a chance you’ll appreciate wine you didn’t like before. Regional wine fits here: Texas’ Duchman Family Winery vermentino (about $12). It’s a white wine that is bright and fresh, with some lemon-lime fruit. —Jeff

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Oven ‘grilled’ country-style ribs

Ribs have an air of mystery around them: They look weird, and they seem like they should be difficult to cook. And country-style ribs, which have less bone and are shaped differently, seem even more confusing. But they’re actually quite straightforward; serve with red wine like the Bonnet or the Mandolin.

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2. Salt and pepper the ribs, and put in a roasting pan in a preheated 375-degree oven for 30 minutes. Turn several times, and carefully drain the fat and liquid that accumulates in the bottom of the pan.

3. Preheat a broiler while the ribs are in the oven. Baste the ribs with the barbecue sauce and cook for 5 or 10 minutes per side, turning two or three times and basting when you turn. Watch carefully so the sauce doesn’t burn (which sauces with a lot of sugar will do more easily). After the oven, finish ribs in the broiler.

4. Serve with more sauce on the side.

Serves four, takes about an hour

Ask the wine guy

I liked a wine a lot, but when I went back to the store to buy more, there wasn’t any. Why is that?

Because wine, unlike other consumer goods, isn’t always replaceable. You can always make another bottle of ketchup, but once a wine is gone, it’s gone. This isn’t usually a problem with most grocery store wines, but it can be for wine that is sold mostly in wine retailers.

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Waco Moore rides his bike in traffic during rush hour on Northwest Highway. To most cyclists, this type of commute is unpleasant and even terrifying. To Moore, and a few like him, it’s mundane.

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Dallas, with its car-clogged streets and hurried drivers, can be a dangerous place for bicycle commuters. But watching 60-yearold Bill Bryan, in loafers and a navy sports coat, pedal his 1972 Raleigh up a quiet street, there is no indication, save the helmet on his head, that he comprehends the potential perils awaiting him.

Don’t let the casual demeanor or his subtle smile fool you, though. He knows what he is up against — honks, close calls, motorists’ angry assertions that bikes don’t belong on roads. A time or two, he has dived into grass out of the way of oblivious and fast-approaching drivers.

Not to mention, as put by one neighbor who believes bikes don’t belong on streets at all, “a cyclist can’t keep up with the flow of cars and one blown tire or pothole could pitch him into traffic and, squish, with no one legally at fault.”

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Bryan’s keen awareness that it can be something like a war zone out there has kept him virtually accident free despite many years riding to his job at Southern Methodist University from his home near Flag Pole Hill.

“I go out knowing each day that at least one driver will make a mistake, or take a shot at me,” he says.

The recently approved Dallas Bike Plan aims to not only improve driver and cyclist safety, but also advance public health and fitness and clear up the air. But there’s more to it. The plan also is about changing the neighborhood landscape and bringing us closer together. It’s about creating a culture in which drivers don’t fantasize about running down cyclists (an urge to which many have unabashedly admitted).

The visionaries say a day may come when we can walk outside and see people and faces on two-wheeled rides, rather than just a sea of cars and buildings.

THERE ARE A HANDFUL of people in our neighborhood and city who, like Bryan, get around by bike. But the vast majority drives cars — and some of them have no compassion for cyclists. The editors of Bicycling Magazine, who in 2009 called Dallas the worst city for bicycling, are among the outsiders who consider us a sprawling, carcentric city with enormous arterial roads jammed with impatient, hostile drivers in huge vehicles.

A recent comprehensive study by the Alliance for Biking and Walking ranked Dallas 49 out of 51 major cities for its percentage of residents who cycle to work. We rank 40 out of 51 when it comes to safety for cyclists (based on documented accidents and fatalities). The same study, however, notes

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that Dallas’ plan to construct more than 1,000 bike lane miles over the next 10 years is among the country’s most ambitious.

ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT says bikes don’t belong on the road at all, and that a financially struggling city shouldn’t pay millions — about $16 million for the on-road portion, to be exact — on a bike plan.

“Bike lanes are mostly financed by taxpayer dollars, and our city — hello, we are broke — is in no position to borrow money for bike lanes for the few people who would use them,” says Bill Parker, an Advocate reader.

Another neighbor, Nancy Roberson, thinks that even in a perfect world where everyone follows the rules, bicycles do not belong on the streets.

“For the sake of argument, let’s pretend that everyone — motorists, cyclists — obey the letter of the law and operate defensively and conscientiously. It would never happen, but let’s say anyway, I would still say bikes don’t belong on road. Cyclists need to realize they are the odd man out. And most of them need a large dose of humility and respect for motorized vehicles. ”

Some want cyclists on the sidewalk — “If they don’t have a special lane,” says Jerry Keeler, “they need to carefully ride the sidewalk.”

But the sidewalk and trails bring a new spectrum of issues — pedestrians, strollers, cracks, curbs and so forth.

Road rage or “bike-lash” directed at cyclists can be vicious and dangerous, too.

“As a paddler who regularly frequents White Rock Lake, I have regular urges to run down both rude, inconsiderate bikers and runners who blatantly disregard the

Ride like the pRos

Cycling Savvy DFW offers a threepart course at Northway Church, teaching the principles of riding in traffic. It begins with a classroom discussion followed by bicycle training in the parking lot. Finally, cyclists put their skills to the test on a tour of the city.

The program started in Orlando, and the curriculum comes from the Florida Bicycle Association. Instructors Richard Wharton, Waco Moore and Eliot Landrum show students how to cycle safely on any road in Dallas without using sidewalks or hugging the right curb. “You lead the dance,” Wharton says. “A driver is a driver whether it’s on two wheels or four.”

The next programs are March 2-3 and April 27-28. The cost is $75. For more information, visit cyclingsavvy. org and click on the Dallas chapter.

law, common courtesy and their own personal safety. Many almost challenge you to get out of their way,” Mike Stovall says. He is not alone. The spandex and speedy bikes tend to draw the ire of motorists.

Says Bryan, the professor who rides both to work and competitively, he is treated differently depending on how he looks.

“Drivers seem to give you a wider berth when you are riding in a navy blazer, as opposed to a few ounces of spandex.”

But a widespread shift in thinking is occurring, says Park Board member Lee Kleinman, who also served on the Bike Plan Committee. “I think people are frustrated in this urban sprawl that we live in, that you have to get in your car to go to the grocery store. People are starting to look closer in, more local. That’s what enhances the city — closer neighborhoods.”

Our homes, in large part, have rear-entry garages, Kleinman notes. We often drive

down our alley, into our garage and go inside without enjoying any face time with our neighbors. “I think we need to erode that fortress mentality,” Kleinman says. “Bike lanes and bike trails do some of that.”

The overall goal of the Dallas Bikeway System Master Plan, approved by the Dallas City Council last summer, is to create a comprehensive bike system, increase commuter and utilitarian bike trips across the city, raise awareness and education about bicycle safety and eventually create complete streets, which make room for cars, bikes, pedestrians and public transportation. Dallas currently has almost 400 miles of bike routes, mostly in the city’s center, but no bike lanes. The Dallas Bike plan aims to remedy that. It calls for increasing the number of shared-lane markings, bike lanes and paved shoulders to make the city more bike-able. The city has a good trail system that is improving, and the plan also calls for continuing that work. The impetus for a bike plan

is threefold, says the city’s bike coordinator, Max Kalhammer. There’s the environment. “Part of the reason we got the funding to do the plan update is because North Texas Council of Governments had air quality funds available. Reduced emissions would have a positive impact on the region, not just the city.” Then, there is public health. “Riding a bike to work every day as a transportation choice helps you stay in shape and be healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle, and most people who take active transportation to work are 70 percent less likely to have a heart attack because they’re [exercising] for 40 minutes a day.”

Finally, there’s the ideology shared by Kleinman and others, that a bike plan can shift the landscape, values and culture of our city. “The most important thing about the bike plan is that it represents a movingforward plan, and choices in the way we live our lives,” Kalhammer says.

People like Bryan, who has been biking

Bill Bryan commutes daily by bike from his home near Flag Pole Hill to his job at Southern Methodist University.

around Dallas for decades, say it contributes immensely to one’s quality of life. Bryan doesn’t commute by bike out of necessity or for environmental reasons but because he really likes it. He talks fondly about his run-ins with nature — “the hawks and butterflies and pigs.”

“Cycling around White Rock Lake in the late afternoon leaves you feeling mellow,” he says.

Making bicycles an integral part of Dallas’ commuter traffic is doable, many believe, but different cycling proponents have different ideas about how to do it.

Bryan believes the bike plan is fabulous, but until it is implemented, he feels confident intermingling with traffic. He always wears a helmet. He understands that, in a fight, a 4,000-pound car beats a twowheeled piece of aluminum any day. He seeks out the most sparsely populated roads, surfs traffic pulses and even swallows his pride and rides the sidewalk up a short section of Northwest Highway. In Downtown traffic, he rides the bus lane so as not to doubly hold up traffic. He has a handlebar bell, he doesn’t ride in the dark, and he stops at every red light and stop sign. And he is exceedingly courteous.

“Sometimes if I see behind me a car has on its turn signal to turn right on a red and I am in front of them, I will hoist my bike up on to the sidewalk and let them turn. You can see them look at you differently when you do something like that.”

Bryan uses the trails, though they lack connectivity in some places, and the DART trains to get around. He even hops the TRE to Fort Worth on occasion, where he rides the Trinity Trail and visits the art museum (it’s like a mini European vacation, he says).

Mark Manson says that the bike plan, and the consciousness that it raises, will be good for business where he works, at Richardson Bike Mart near the White Rock trail. It will undoubtedly get more people on bikes, he says, and that is good, but he says bike lanes alone aren’t going to keep people safe. First and foremost, he says, cyclists, motorists and pedestrians need to learn the rules of the road.

“The fear is that a line painted on the street will provide false security. There also needs to be education and common

sense.” Manson, who moved here from New Orleans after hurricane Katrina destroyed his home, says he notices a general trend of Dallas motorists being in a constant hurry. That, and “a cavalier attitude” among some cyclists, contributes to problems on the streets, he says. Woody Smith, the store manager, points out that regulators are making some moves forward in that direction, too. “In 2003 Texas put a law on the books that forces the Department of Public Safety to include bicycle awareness information in the Texas Driver’s Handbook,” Smith says.

A simple rule on which most of the cyclists we talked to agree: The trails should be used for leisurely riding and commuting when possible. The roads should be used for training and fast riding.

A small group of vehicular cyclists, such as Richard Wharton, reject the whole idea of the bike plan, arguing it sets back the integration efforts of cyclists like him. Laying down a new infrastructure, Wharton says, would basically rewrite the rules of the road that have been established for more than a century — that bicycles are vehicles and should be treated as such via integration, not segregation.

“I’m not against the Bike Plan. I’m against the placement of education at the bottom of the list. [Education is] cheap, it’s efficient and it’s quick.”

Wharton makes an interesting point. There is something empowering about riding a bike on a busy thoroughfare during rush hour. Pumping along as two-ton vehicles approach from behind, slow down and pass. You own your lane. You are confident, and you understand your rights as a cyclist. Wharton, owner of the Cycling Center of Dallas, demonstrates that bicycles can share the road harmoniously with cars — no bike lanes needed.

Thrilling though it may be, most people won’t do it, Kalhammer says.

“I just want [the vehicular cyclists] to understand that their way of riding is not for everyone. We’re never going to have a significant number of riders using bikes for work or recreation if we don’t provide these other types of facilities.”

The guys at the bike store say there is evidence that plans similar to the Dallas Bike Plan work well. “Just look at where it has

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been introduced in other cities and you will see that it works,” Smith says, adding that — as most seem to agree — “education needs to be a significant component of the overall plan.”

For the time being, education might be the only affordable solution. With the city facing a sparse bond program in November and a best-case-scenario budget deficit of $50 million, it could be a while before the bike plan is realized.

The city council approved the grandiose plan eight months ago, but the $16 million price tag to be paid out over 10 years, implementing $1.6-$1.8 million worth of on-street bike facilities per year, seemed to catch council members off guard. Though Kalhammer says such costs for striping and signage are pretty typical for any successful on-street bike facilities, “I think much of the council was surprised by that,” says council member Linda Koop, who was an early supporter of updating the bikeway system. She and council member Angela Hunt traveled to Portland about four years ago to study the network. They met with the bike coordinator there to learn strategies they could apply to Dallas.

A Street Services briefing in December revealed that in addition to the initial expense, maintenance would cost up to $3.2 million annually. That raises questions about priorities since the city already struggles to maintain roads, sidewalks and alleys.

One possible solution is to bundle city services to cut costs. When crews re-

stripe a road, they add a bike lane while they’re at it.

“We’re still hopeful we’ll get some early wind through the bond program,” Koop says.

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Plus, the city’s Sustainable Development and Construction office is seeking grants, including one that would pay for a fundraising position to help raise money in the private sector. Advocacy groups also are trying to raise their own money to help get the plan moving.

“The funding for the infrastructure is the biggest obstacle,” Kalhammer says.

If our city can hurdle the financial obstacles, the Dallas Bike Plan, if implemented correctly, will improve conditions for everyone, Kalhammer says.

“I don’t see it impeding [anyone’s] way of life. It is my hope that once they see how useful riding a bicycle can be, they might even want to try it themselves one day and realize the health benefits of it.”

The city is moving forward with the bike plan, Kalhammer says, and the public will be invited to get involved in the process.

“As we’re implementing the facilities for the different neighborhoods, and we finalize the layouts for each street, we’re probably going to have public meetings to get their input on the amendments.”

Among the first projects will be a connection from the Santa Fe Trail to Downtown and from the White Rock

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Richard Wharton runs the Cycling Center of Dallas and is a vocal critic of the Bike Plan.

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As for getting people prepared to live in a city built for bicycles, education is indeed vital, Kalhammer says, but the more people we get on bikes, the safer cycling will be.

“We can promote the safe use of the roadways through public address, radio TV billboards, brochures and even safety workshops,” he says.

“But honestly, I think once the momentum of the bicycle culture starts, it’s going to happen organically. Once people start seeing the bike lanes and how they operate,

[everyone] will get used to it.”

Park Board member Kleinman agrees that getting more bikes out there, even a few, will spark the culture change that needs to happen before the bike plan can become successful, down the road.

“It does require a cultural change with neighbors and neighborhoods,” he says.

“I don’t think we’re ever going to live in this Danish utopia where 40 percent or so of the population goes everyone on their bikes ... [however] I don’t think it takes a lot of bikes to make a difference.”

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Tragic impact

A hit-and-run leaves a Lake Highlands family hurting and wondering

Story by christina hughes Babb

Shurinda Green was asleep when she received the phone call.

“Your brother has been hit by a car,“ said her college-age cousin Jordon Green.

“Stop playing,” responded the teenager, still half asleep.

But Jordon was serious: “Go get your parents.”

Within minutes, Shurinda’s dad, Andrew Green Sr., was sprinting up Whitehurst toward Skillman. It was a two-mile run from the family’s apartment to the accident scene.

By the time he arrived, a blue tarp covered his son’s slim body, and the person who had run him down with a dark sport utility vehicle had disappeared into the night.

Today, the family is willing to talk about what happened, hoping that publicity will lead police to the driver.

Mom Tyrlonda Banks has a hard time containing her tears. Sister Shurinda is stiff and still, looking uncomfortable like a visitor in an unfamiliar world. Dad Andrew Sr.’s tall frame is bent at the waist, and he periodically clutches his gut as if the discussion induces

physical pain.

Prior to the accident, Andrew Jr. had been grounded a couple weekends as punishment for some forgettable misbehavior, but, on the contigent that he do extra chores the next few weeks, his parents let him attend the Lake Highlands High School football game Friday, Oct. 22, followed by a Young Life event, after which he was told he could spend the night with a friend, Nathan Hardeman, at the Soho apartments near school.

During the night, the boys left the Soho on foot to meet Jordon Green. Sometime around 2 a.m. near the construction-heavy intersection of Skillman and Church, Andrew Jr. stepped into the road where a car — maybe a Suburban, maybe an SUV, maybe navy or black with dark tinted windows — hit him, dragged his body several hundred feet and then sped away.

Nathan and Jordon witnessed the impact. Jordon can only vaguely describe the car but he remembers a couple eerie details.

“Before it hit Andrew, the car sped up. I heard it accelerate, saw it,” he says. “There were two people in the car. The passenger side

Hit-and-run victim Andrew Green’s grandmother, Beverly Green, stands with Andrew Green Sr.; Shurinda Green, the victim’s sister; and Tyrlonda Banks, the victim’s mother. Photo by Can Turkyilmaz

window was down, and an arm hung out,” Jordon says. Even when they hit Andrew, he adds, that arm didn’t flinch.

Jordon tried to administer CPR, but says he didn’t really know what to do. And there was so much blood. A nurse driving home from work stopped. She told the boys she could feel a pulse. But when Dallas Fire Rescue arrived moments later, there was no sign of life. At 2:10 a.m., the medical examiner on the scene declared Andrew dead.

Jordan and Hardeman spent hours in separate police crusiers, recounting the events. Andrew’s body lay covered in the street for hours.

“I wasn’t even allowed to touch him,” his mother recalls. “We can’t figure out why he was in the street.”

It’s one of several things that may never be understood about that night. As of midFebruary, police still have no suspects, says Lt. Scott Bratcher with the Dallas Police Department traffic division.

Multiple tips have been called in — there were rumors the car was from the neighborhood, or that the driver targeted Andrew — but police say they followed every lead to no avail.

“Every tip or clue that has been called in has been followed up on,” Bratcher says. “We just have not received anything that has panned out.”

He believes alcohol could have played a role on the driver’s end.

“Had this person been sober and stopped, it’s likely that they would not have faced charges. You’ve got a kid here who walked into the street in the middle of the night from behind a construction site. But it’s 2 a.m.: At that time of night, a lot of times you see alcohol or drugs involved.”

Andrew Green Jr. died in a hit-and-run last October.

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Bratcher says police have a decent rate of solving hit and run cases, clearing about 25 percent overall and even more cases that involve injury or fatality, but this case is tricky.

“It was dark, not many witnesses, and the ones we have couldn’t see tags or plates.”

Still, he says, there’s hope. He has seen cases in which the word gets out, and someone who knows something — in one case, it was a worker at a vehicle body shop says something that leads detectives to a suspect. That could happen in this case, he says.

Andrew’s parents say they are no strangers to tragedy. Several years ago, Andrew Sr.’s father was killed in a hit and run accident; the driver never was caught, he tells us.

“I feel like I am living that nightmare all over again,” Andrew Sr. says. Andrew’s grandmother, Beverly Green, lost a husband and now a grandson.

As a young child, Tyrlonda says she was molested, lived in a foster home for several years and was abused again when she

Multiple tips have been called in — there were rumors the car was from the neighborhood, or that the driver targeted Andrew — but police say they followed every lead to no avail.

returned to live with family members. “At age 12, I was homeless and lived under a bridge for some time,” she says.

“I always vowed to give my children, my family, what I never had. I was always hard on Andrew. We fuss at them because we always think they can do more.

“I was trying to prepare him for the world. Telling him to be a man. Now I wish I had just sat him down and hugged him and told him how proud I was of him.”

Andrew’s sister, Shurinda, a junior at Lake Highlands High School, remembers walking to school with her brother the day

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he died.

“Andrew was laughing and joking and dancing and making me laugh. He was a good brother. I didn’t get a chance to tell him I loved him,” she says. “Now, at school, when I am at the Freshman Center, I sometimes look for him. It’s like a bad dream.”

If the family has found any solace, it’s in the response of the Lake Highlands community, Tyrlonda says.

“I am 33 years old, and I haven’t even met the amount of people that showed up to Andrew’s services — so many of them — and they all had such wonderful things to say about him,” she says.

“So many loved him. One of his friends told me that Andrew one day had actually given him, not the shirt off his back, but the socks off his feet. I just had to smile.”

Indeed, the Lake Highlands community rallied behind the Green family. The night of the accident, at least 100 mourners — including students, football coaches, teachers and Young Life leaders — gathered at Lake Highlands North Park for a candlelight vigil. His junior high football coach that evening remembered him as a team asset.

“He always tried so hard. He wasn’t the biggest or strongest, but he always picked himself up when he got knocked down. He always had a smile and encouraged others,” one of the coaches told the crowd. “He had an awesome heart.”

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More than 100 people gathered for a candlelight service the night of Andrew Green’s death.

The Dallas Arboretum is a non-profit organization that is supported, in part, by funds from the Dallas Park & Recreation Department.

BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

Send business news tips to LIVELOCAL@ADVOCATEMAG.COM

Bicycle Café now open

The long-awaited Bicycle Café at Northwest Highway and Lawther is now open. Open Tuesdays through Thursdays and Sundays, 6 a.m.–10 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays, 6 a.m.-midnight, this café offers healthy food, coffee and adult beverages (beer and wine). Plus, they provide locker rooms for cyclists. Of course, you don’t have to be a cyclist to enjoy this place.

Canal Clothing takes over Lakewood Lighting space

Canal Clothing, formerly the staple dress and accessory shop at Salons in the Park at Skillman and Northwest Highway, has moved to Hillside Village at Abrams and Mockingbird. The independently owned boutique is temporarily located next to Romano’s Bakery, but is remodeling a larger space just to the right of Stein Mart. Canal Clothing also holds complimentary fashion seminars in its store.

Evol Society, REUSE Jeans now open at The Shops at Park Lane

Love spelled backwards is evol. Thus hails the name of White Rock area resident Samuel Bistrian’s newest project, a boutique in The Shops at Park Lane. EvolSociety brings together artists, craftsmen and merchants with a wide variety of products but one overarching goal — to make the world a better place. Bistrian founded Roma Provisions, which provides a free pair of boots to poor children in Bistrian’s native Eastern Europe for every pair sold. Now, he has teamed up with other like-minded entrepreneurs such as Uga Beads, Love Nail Tree, Two Clay Hands and Project 7. The store also sells items by WORN, Pearl, Mishky and M Kenya Designs. Bistrian calls it “fashion on a mission.” Also new at The Shops at Park Lane is REUSE Jeans from Laguna Beach, Calif., which opened next to the Aveda Institute. The eco-friendly shop offers a line of 80 percent recycled denim for men and women, including jeans, jackets, vests, skirts and shorts. REUSE is an acronym for “Recycle. Environment. U. Save. Earth.” It has boutiques throughout the country, and this is only its second flagship store.

Taco Joint to open in former Sol’s space

Taco Joint will open soon in the former Sol’s spot at Mockingbird and Abrams. This will be the second location for the restaurant that serves up cheap and tasty tacos, plus migas, potatoes, burritos and such. Taco Joint will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus beer and margaritas, seven days a week. The restaurant offers ground beef tacos on flour tortillas with yellow cheese and salsa. The best meal at this Austin-centric place is breakfast — migas, fajita and egg tacos, and the “great gordo,” a giant breakfast burrito with bacon, eggs, potatoes and cheese.

GET IN CONTACT

Bicycle Café 7510 E. NORTHWESTHWY. DALLASBICYCLECAFE.COM

Canal Clothing 6465 E. MOCKINGBIRD 214.343.6177

EVOL Society 8060 PARK LANE,STE. 126 EVOLSOCIETY.COM

REUSE Jeans

8188 PARK LANE,STE. 154 972.330.4641 REUSEJEANS.COM

Taco Joint THETACOJOINT.COM

Sweet Tomatoes

5500GREENVILLE SOUPLANTATION.COM

Chick-fil-A

6176RETAIL 214.890.7551 CHICK-FIL-A.COM

Total Wine and More TOTALWINE.COM

Alligator Café EATGATOR.COM

More business bits

The all-you-caneat soup and salad restaurant Sweet Tomatoes is scheduled to open this month in the former Two Rows space in Old Town, sharing the building with Another Broken Egg. Chickfil-A has opened at Timbercreek Crossing. Later this year, Total Wine and More is moving into the empty Office Max space on Central between Walnut Hill and Park Lane. Alligator Café has closed its location on Live Oak and is currently preparing its new location in the former Frankie’s Lil Europe space in Casa Linda.

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

OBSERVATION

March 21 & 22 and April 18 & 19

Highlander School 9120 Plano Road, Dallas, TX 75238 214-348-3220

www.highlanderschool.com

Since 1966 The Tradition Continues…

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

SCOFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

3K through Grade 6 / 214.349.6843 / scofieldchristian.org

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL

7900 Lovers Ln. / 214.363.9391 stchristophersmontessori.com

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

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

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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

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Neighborhood parent Krista Curnutt organized fundraising to help pay for funeral expenses. She says she was overwhelmed by the amount of support the neighborhood offered the family. Not only did neighborhood donors cover the funeral expenses, Curnutt says, they also provided meals to the family, helped at the reception, drove students to the services and are still supporting them months later.

Tyrlonda and Andrew Sr. can smile a little these days. Tyrlonda recalls taking out a loan to give Andrew money for a homecoming date. She fussed at him, she says, when he spent the bulk of the money on his own outfit.

“He spent $35 on a hat,” she says. “Can you believe it?”

The mother and father laugh together about his relationship with his sister.

“Once when the kids were 6 and 7, Shurinda was swinging her little purse around, and she accidentally slung it into the tree,” Tyrlonda recalls.

“She started crying. Andrew tried ev-

“I can’t give up. They took his life and left him there to die. I need them to know what they took away from us.”

erything to get it down — throwing rocks at it. Finally he climbed up in the tree and got it. She was so happy, she hugged him. That is just the best feeling.”

Sometimes, Andrew Sr. has to force Tyrlonda away from the computer, where she likes to sit and watch YouTube videos of Andrew Jr. dancing.

“Ain’t no getting around the stress of it, but sometimes I have to pull her away,” Andrew Sr. says.

Until the driver who ran over Andrew is found, some members of the Lake Highlands community will remain uneasy, Curnutt says.

“Students who knew Andrew still seem very confused about how someone could commit this crime and why no one has been caught and charged with his murder.”

The Greens say they won’t rest until Andrew’s killer is found.

“I can’t give up,” Tyrlonda says. “They took his life and left him there to die. I need them to know what they took away from us.”

BAPTIST

ForeST Me Adow / 9150 Church Rd. / Welcoming the mosaic of cultures living in our neighborhoods / www.fmbcdallas.org

Worship 10:50 / Bible Study 9:30 / Tim Ahlen, Pastor / 214.341.9555

LAKeSIde BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

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

PArK CITIeS BAPTIST CHUrCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

All services & Bible Study 9:20 & 10:50. Traditional (Sanctuary), Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

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

BIBL e CHU r CH eS

NorTH HIGHLANdS BIBLe CHUrCH / www.nhbc.net

Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

dISCIPL eS oF C Hr IST

eAST 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

ePISC oPAL

THe ePISCoPAL CHUrCH oF THe ASCeNSIoN / 8787 Greenville Ave.

Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 8:00 & 10:15 am 214.340.4196 / more at www.ascensiondallas.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

Me THodIST

L AKe HIGHLANdS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

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

10:50 – Traditional & Contemporary Worship

NoN- de NoMINATIoNAL

L AKe HIGHLANdS CHUrCH / 9919 McCree / 214.348.0460

Sun: Assemblies 8:45 & 11:30, Classes 10:10, Coffee 11:10

Home groups meet on weeknights. / lakehighlandschurch.org

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 yT erIAN

L AKe HIGHLANdS PreSByTerIAN CHUrCH / 214.348.2133

8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org

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

NorTHPArK PreSByTerIAN CHUrCH / 214.363.5457

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

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

UNIT y

UNIT y 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

In pra Ise of egos

Finding health between hubris and humiliation

A healthy ego makes for a healthy individual, as well as healthier families and communities.

People with a healthy ego can receive criticism with grace, celebrate the success of others, and make sacrifices on behalf of those who cannot help themselves. They can be trusted to lead, because the team or company or country they serve is as important to them as their own well being.

But what is a healthy ego and how do we get it?

The Greek philosopher Aristotle proposed that every virtue follows a Golden Mean between extremes. In this case, a healthy ego — or sense of self — falls between the vices of pride and shame, between thinking too highly of oneself and thinking too lowly of oneself. Healthy selfesteem reveals itself in strong character traits such as modesty, generosity and responsibility — all of which our society can do with a great deal more of.

Biblical wisdom teaches us that “pride goes before the fall,” and that we “should not think more highly of ourselves than we ought.” Likewise, it teaches that we are created in the image and likeness of God, that we are made “a little lower than the angels,” and that we are to be stewards of the rest of creation. We are noble creatures of God’s making, located between angels above and animals below (though even angels are said to envy our place). The biblical narrative teaches us that we are truly ourselves when we reach up ambitiously to make more of ourselves (without yearning to be God), reach out generously to one another, and reach down compassionately to the rest of creation.

The myth of Icarus illustrates the right calibration of our souls. Icarus was the son of the clever artisan Daedalus, who designed a labyrinth on the Isle of Crete for King Minos in which to trap the half-man, half-beast Minotaur. The king was so delighted he determined to keep Daedalus and his son, Icarus. But when the craftsman objected, the king had them locked in a high tower.

After much musing and many models, Daedalus designed wings of wax and feathers for their escape. The day of departure finally arrived, but before they took flight, the father warned the son not to fly too low lest the ocean spray weigh down his wings, nor too high that the heat of the sun melt the wax and send him to ruin.

At first Icarus followed behind his father safely as they crossed the sea, but in his euphoria to soar freely he flew higher and higher, defying his father’s counsel. The higher he rose, the more the heat of the sun’s rays beat against his wings until they

lost all power to support him.

Icarus’ plunge into the sea continues to remind us of the fatal consequence of an over-inflated ego. The strategy of flying too low could have produced a similar tragedy, albeit one less memorable.

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Humility names the moderate way between hubris and humiliation that describes a healthy ego. Humble people know they know some things and not everything. They do not take up more than their share of oxygen in any room. They listen to the wisdom of others, and they follow or depart from it only with prudence.

The ironic thing about humility is that you will never gain on it by focusing on it, and you will never master it without losing it in the very moment you think you have it. Instead of a virtue, therefore, we might call it a grace.

Grace is divine help. Humility is grace shyly shown.

We are truly ourselves when we reach up ambitiously to make more of ourselves, reach out generously to one another, and reach down compassionately to the rest of creation.

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.

Go fly a kite >>

Dallas Lutheran School

geometry teacher Phil Seris instructs his class on the basics of kite flying as part of the students’ study on parallelograms.

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. All Ages/All Styles. UNT Grads. Betty & Bill 972-203-1573 • 469-831-7012

JEWELRY MAKING CLASSES

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Lakewood Shopping center: 1900 Abrams Pkwy @ La Vista

LEARN GUITAR OR PIANO Professional musician. Fun/Easy. Your Home. UNT Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

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

UKULELE LESSONS Instruments, Workshops. www.UkeLadyMusic.com 214-924-0408

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

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ChildCare

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

employmenT

PART-TIME PERSON to write/manage E-Newsletter for dental field. Dental experience preferred. 972-342-5894

BULLETIN BOARD B

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

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

WORK ON JET ENGINES. Train For Hands On Aviation Career. FAA Approved Program. Financial Aid If Qualified. Job Placement Assistance. AIM 866-453-6204

Glass act >>

The Dallas Arboretum announced its mega exhibit of Dale Chihuly’s legendary glass sculptures is coming May 5-Nov. 5. Pictured from left: Sheffie Kadane , District 9 city council member; Holly Reed, AT&T regional vice president; and Brian Shivers, Dallas Arboretum board chairman

Up for the challenge

<< The Dallas White Rock Marathon hosted an awards ceremony for the winning relay teams from December’s SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge, which took place at the White Rock Marathon. Winning teams’ prize money was donated to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in the winners’ names. Pictured from left: The five-man team from BNSF Railway — Doug Hinds, Mark Schultz, Coby Bullard, Ricky Stover and Mike Brown.

call 214.560.4203

Professional services

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

BOOKKEEPING NEEDS? Need Help Organizing Finances?

No Job Too Small or Big.

Call C.A.S Accounting Solutions. 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.

214-821-3900

Buy/sell/trade

OLD GUITARS WANTED Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Martin. 1920s-1980s. Top dollar paid. Toll Free 1-866-433-8277

PLAN AHEAD! Escape Dallas Heat Next Summer. Beach House Near Vancoover BC. Visit vrbo.com Listing #359531. Jonathan.

TEXAS RANGERS FRONT-ROW BASEBALL TICKETS

Share prime, front-row Texas Rangers baseball tickets (available in sets of 10 or 20 games) during the 2012 season. Prices start at $95 per ticket (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available). Seats are behind the plate and next to both the first- and third-base dugouts. Other great seats available starting at $55 per ticket; seats also available in the Cuervo Club. Entire season available except for opening day; participants randomly draw numbers to determine draft order so the selection process is fair for everyone. E-mail rwamre@advocatemag.com or call 214-560-4212 for more information.

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

estate/GaraGe sales

CLUTTERBLASTERS.COm Estate / Moving Sales, De-Cluttering, Organizing. 972-679-3100

ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES

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

appliaNCe

APPlIANCE REPAIR SPECIAlIST

Repair, Sales. 214-321-4228

JESSE’S A/C & APPlIANCE SERVICE

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& HEATING

off Service Fee w/ Repair. Res & Comm. 10% Off Repairs w/ purchase of Maintenance Agreement. BBB Approved. CCs accepted. TACLA00029466E 214-912-7900

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993

Repairing: Refrigerators •Washer/Dryers

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

CarpeNtry & remodeliNg

BlAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS, llC

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

BO HANDYMAN Kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

CARPENTER Custom Cabinets, & Trim, Reorganize Closets, Repair Rotten Wood, Set Doors, Kitchen & Baths, Refs. Return Calls By End Of Business Day. Dave. 214-684-4800

ERIC CANTU CONSTRUCTION

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

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Flooring & Carpeting

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Complete Hardwood Flooring Services

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COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

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The T hief was caugh T on video.

Curran North had been through this before at his Lake Ridge Estates North home. A thief jumped the gate of his driveway just after Thanksgiving and rifled through both cars, making off with a GPS unit.

Since the break-in, North has learned to keep both of his cars empty, and the thief struck out this time except for a coin holder, which was found later down the street.

“Sometimes it’s best to leave the doors unlocked with nothing inside,” North says. “It’s more expensive to replace the glass if they can’t get anything inside.”

In eight years, the Norths have experienced only two incidences of crime. After his most recent car break-in, North says others in the area were been victimized

The Victim: Curran North

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Friday, Jan. 20

Time: 1:27 a.m.

Location: 9500 block of Aldwick

in similar ways as thieves have “come through in waves, hitting a bunch of cars.” This last time, he was able to catch the criminal touching the car on security

video, but police did not come out to take fingerprints, he says.

“I’m not holding my breath at all they’ll catch anyone,” North says.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says a detective viewed the video, but the suspect’s identity could not be determined. He also says the Physical Evidence Squad (PES) was sent to take fingerprints of the vehicle, but weren’t able to make contact with the homeowner. Officers are instructed to ask victims if they would like PES to fingerprint their property.

“Officers also advise the complainant they have to stay on the premises and wait for PES to respond, which can sometimes be a prolonged period of time,” he says. “If the complainant doesn’t want to wait, PES will not be ordered by the officer. If PES responds and cannot make contact with the complainant, they will proceed to the next call.”

If a vehicle is to be fingerprinted, the officer must also take into account how long the car has been subjected to outside elements or other things than can contaminate a crime scene, Jones adds.

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The time of day Feb. 1 when a woman was jumped while getting off the DART bus in front of her apartment complex in the 8500 block of Park Lane someone knocked her to the ground and punched her in the face

Source: Dallas Police Department

Number of bottles of conditioner someone tried to steal from Tom Thumb in the 6700 block of Abrams on Feb. 4; the suspect stuffed them in his pants and walked past the register before being caught by security

Block of Central Expressway where a woman ran out of gas and left her car on the side of the road; she returned to find the car had been stolen

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

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