2012 June Lake Highlands

INSIDE: Special Section

DISHES

The neighborhood’s best off-menu items

SMOKED PORK ENCHILADAS AND EGGS

at Crossroads Diner

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Concerts at the Arboretum

6/05

LINE UP

Le Freak Disco

Macy’s Satisfaction

Rolling Stones Tribute

Kessler Collins

4 Way Street

Crosby Stills Nash

Young Tribute Band

Petty Theft

Tom Petty Tribute Band

Sendero Business

Services

Moving Colors

Variety

Key West Jimmy Buffet Tribute

Don’t miss the hottest ticket in town!

Garden opens at 6 pm.

Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Advanced tickets required. Enjoy magnificently illuminated sculptures and DFW’s best bands.

Junior Friends of the Arboretum

Frontiers

Journey Tribute Professor D Variety

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

Sons of a music man

Might Skillman ever become a complete street?

The prosecutor

The guy in charge of Lake Highlands code enforcement never rests.

Time is on her side

A neighborhood author has figured out the secret to making the most of minutes and hours.

That’s refreshing Delight in icy treats at a shop or shack near you.

Photo by Alison Fechtel BELOW: Poblano Al Carbon at Mariano’s..Photo by Danny Fulgencio

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The dreaded ques T ion

A wrong answer can bring a strong man to his knees

I’ve been married long enough to know that when my wife asks certain questions, I can’t answer her honestly.

I want to be truthful, of course, but there are times in every relationship when an incomplete answer is much better — much safer — than the truth.

You probably know what I’m talking about when I tell you that there is simply no correct answer for this question: “Does this outfit make me look fat?” There’s even a TV commercial on the subject. And while on TV it’s a make-believe situation between two actors, in truth, the question is straight out of one of those reality TV shows.

Though it seems logical that the get-outof-jail-free answer would be: “No, that outfit doesn’t make you look fat,” there’s more to this risky gambit than meets the eye.

The path of least resistance obviously is the one that generates the fewest followup questions, but if I deliver even a correct answer too quickly, I’m likely to hear: “You didn’t even look to see what I’m wearing!”

And if I deliver the correct answer with too much deliberation, I’ll hear: “Why did you take so long to decide? It DOES make me look fat, doesn’t it?” followed by a considerable amount of mirror-gazing and consternation.

Either way, the discussion continues, and as it does, the situation grows more and more perilous.

I can offer up the tried-and-true “Everything you wear makes you look beautiful,” but I’ve learned that’s a hard line to deliver sincerely under pressure, particularly if the dress or top or pants or shoes or jewelry or makeup in question don’t immedi-

ately conjure the word “beautiful.”

Or I can try the “turn around and let me take another look” approach, which makes me appear focused on the issue at hand while also generating precious additional seconds to consider my options.

The goal, I’ve found, is to maneuver things to the ultimate sweet spot comment from her: “You know, I’m only wearing this because I want to look good for you.”

At that point, the smart money says to grab her lovingly, hold her close and whisper sweet things into her ear. If done properly and convincingly, the situation will be disarmed, and it will be safe to return to watching sports on television.

But deliver it with even the slightest waver of authenticity, or be caught glancing at the game score while giving a consoling neck rub, and I’m likely back on the path to another series of questions, beginning with the more direct: “You haven’t been listening to anything I’ve been saying, have you?”

Which, if I actually have been listening, leads to an attempt to circle back around to how great the shoes or top or pants or jewelry or whatever looks on her.

And if the blank look in my eyes proves I actually haven’t been listening (and I am only supposing here because this scenario has never happened to me), and if I don’t answer quickly enough or with enough conviction about how lovely she and her accessories really are, all of this leads to the only thing more dreaded than the question.

That would be “The Look,” which will be accompanied by another series of questions between which there is no time provided to answer because, it would appear, I’ve already said and done enough.

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Come spend some time with us at the garden center, or on Facebook. We offer tips, answer questions, and teach you how to garden successfully in summer and water the right way! Sorry, we don’t currently stock unicorns.

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Fall tomato transplants are in stock!

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Noon • Salsa & Recipe entry deadline

Sat 1PM • Planting Fall Tomatoes

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More apartments?

I am fairly new to Lake Highlands and a homeowner since October 2010, and I read the Lake Highlands Advocate regularly. I just read Lawther/Northwest Highway development addressed at the Lake Highlands meeting [lakehighlandsadvocatemag.com, May 8], and I want to be more involved in the wellbeing of the neighborhood. Please continue to publish information on meetings that occur in our neighborhood. This is of extreme interest to me as I am young, 26, and plan on living here for a while. I moved out of Uptown because I wanted a yard and privacy. I feel that adding more apartments will only hurt the charm of the neighborhood, the main factor for me buying where I bought.

—Joe Schlatter

The traffic and congestion issue is my primary concern. As a White Rock Valley resident, we have been completely held hostage in our neighborhood with the current construction. Adding the building of this mess in the flood plain will only serve to completely render Lawther a useless ingress/egress route. Even with the new grading, there is no way that intersection can accommodate that traffic volume.

—CBS

6/9th 1-2pm Create Contemporary Containers with Succulents

June POP UP Classes

6/2nd 1pm Ornamental Grasses

6/2nd 2pm Proper Watering 6/9th 11am Native & Adapted Plants

6/9th 2pm Summer Succulents 6/16th 11am Proper Watering

Regarding the apartment project, I talked to [representatives] after the meeting, and I asked whether they were planning on vigorous future maintenance of the rentals, like we see at the Village, and they answered that financing today requires a plan of future maintenance. They said that is one major difference between this project and the projects of the ’80s and ’90s. I hope it is true. I want to believe them.

—Ellen Raff

“This is the definition of ‘Lake Highlands Insanity.’ Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” —Teva

“I need plants that bloom in full sun and full shade year-round with NO water...”

this plant doesn’t exist. It’s a fantasy. Like a unicorn. (Although having a unicorn would be very awesome!)

“More cowbell.”

A response to our poll asking whether Lake Highlanders wanted more or less reporting on protestors at Winfrey Point, who were upset with the City of Dallas for agreeing to let the Dallas Arboretum use the grass for overflow parking during the Chihuly exhibit.

72% Wanted us to keep them apprised of the goings-on near the lake

22% Asked to hear mostly about happenings right in our neighborhood

6% Gave us their own feedback, such as the SNL-inspired gem above

IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE 72 PERCENT, catch up on the latest news at: lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/winfreypoint

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A wasteland prowled by killer mosquitoes, the future home of wealthy Lake Highlanders — or apartments?

These were a couple of the extremes cited by Advocate writer Ellen Raff from people opposed to the plan for a 350-unit apartment complex near the White Rock DART rail station. The plan has caused heated dialogue since it became public in February, and the apartment complex’s developers fueled the fire last month by announcing the new complex would house 700 people and a big parking garage. On lakehighlands.advocatemag.com , a few readers argued in favor of the apartments, but most didn’t take kindly to the news.

“I live with in a mile of this proposed development, and I hope this happens. This is an underutilized piece of property, and this is one of the best uses for it.” —Eric Clay “Apartments at a train station sounds better than what’s there now — an unattractive liquor store.” —Thomas “If it’s quality development, it’s a whole lot better than what’s there now. Not all development is inherently evil.” —Chris

“Talk to the original Lake Highlands residents from 20 or 30 years ago, and they all say they wish they had fought harder when developers showed them renderings of new complexes which all look great on paper.” —Doug

“A terrible idea from developers who have nounderstandingabout the dynamics of that location!” —Longtime LH

Homeowner

“It’s adjacent to White Rock Lake and a wonderful park and trails. That is not the place for density.” —Triple Wildcat

“Adding the building of this mess in the flood plain will only serve to completely render Lawther a useless ingress/egress route.” —CBS

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.

Q&A: patrick Sanders

It’s a lot harder for property owners to brush off code violations when a city attorney is threatening to take them to court. That’s the idea behind Dallas’ community prosecution program, even though its goal is to solve problems long before they reach a lawsuit. patrick Sanders is new to the job and oversees the Lake Highlands portion of the Northeast Police Division. He’s hoping to make a difference, one crime-infested area at a time.

Remind us what a community prosecutor does.

For lack of a better term, we do what we call “strategic code enforcement,” so we address egregious code violations. That dovetails with the Dallas Police Department and what they’re trying to do. The nexus between what we’re trying to do and what DPD does focuses on the broken window theory of crime. Simply put, where you have bad properties, you have criminal activities. My understanding of how community prosecution got started in the City of Dallas is the DPD came to the city and said, “We’re good at arresting people, but we can’t arrest these properties, and even after we arrest these people, the properties continue to be havens for crime.” The trend seems to be that when you get these properties cleaned up, it also helps remove the criminal element that may be in and around that property. So to clean a drug house up,

Remodeling Talk...

Top 5 Websites for Remodeling Information, Inspiration & Ideas

inking about your next home remodeling project? ese are the ve websites we recommend most for information, inspiration, and ideas. Our full list is online at our “Remodeling Talk Blog.” Bookmark that page as your starting point and check out our recommendations. en join the discussion (with your neighbors in the user comments section) and tell us about your favorites, including any we may not know about.

1. Houzz.com

Need visual inspiration? e Wall Street Journal calls this site a “digital look book for interior-decorating ideas”. Start by selecting a category like kitchens, then a style like Mediterranean. You can even use Dallas as a selection lter. en scroll through the photos and add them to your personal “Ideabook.” Have some fun lling your Ideabook with both style and product inspiration, and then share it with us in our design studio. It’s a great way to participate in the artistry of remodeling and make your home uniquely yours. You’ll also nd plenty of great articles and interactive discussions on this site.

2. Letsrenovate.com

ere are plenty of great tools on this site including forms, estimators, step-by-step guides, and tips on what to consider in di erent phases of remodeling. We especially love the project estimator. Just click on “Steps” and “Run Project Estimator.” e site will walk you through your options for any type of project you choose

and give you a fair ballpark estimate for what that project should cost.

3. HGTVremodels.com

You’ve seen HGTV, but their website is just as good. e remodels section has tons of inspirational photos for your next project, as well as tips, guides, and references. Scroll down on the home page for some strategies on remodeling kitchens and bathrooms. What we love about this site is the intuitive interface. Everything is organized by sections of the home, and then by subsections. You’ll nd navigation easy, and the polished, colorful look of the site is, well…a lot like HGTV!

4. Remodeling.hw.net

is site is for industry insiders, but we think it gives consumers an invaluable perspective on the issues and topics that are trending among industry professionals. ere’s also some great information we recommend reading on tax credits and green building. While you’re there, check out the blogs for some useful perspectives from builders, and see the section on new products that can be used in your home.

5. Remodelista.com

is clever international blog site features lots of quality writing on content areas you can sort by topic, products, and rooms in the home. Entertain yourself and expand your creative horizons by learning about architecture, DIY, and sustainable design. Enjoy the crisp photography and interact with readers all over the world in the discussion threads.

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and then you have a family living there, that’s the kind of thing we like to see.

How do you make that happen?

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All the community prosecutors in the City of Dallas are assistant city attorneys. We go directly to ownership because at the end of the day, it’s the owner who’s responsible for the property. We want these owners to be putting their money back into these properties to fix them up, and not use it fighting us in court. However, we have a couple of tools in our toolkit — we have authority to bring a civil suit against these owners for failure to maintain their properties. The threat of many tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees can be a powerful motivator to get their properties up to code.

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What properties in Lake Highlands are your focus?

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We try and pick a smaller area within the police division where we feel like we can get the most bang for our buck. We focus intensively for roughly six months and see how much work we can get done by getting code problems into compliance and seeing if we can get crime stats down. We work with code enforcement and work with the police department, so it’s a team effort. My primary focus right now is Whitehurst Drive at Skillman — Fair Oaks and Ferris Branch. It’s been a traditionally high-crime area. There’s a lot of apartment complexes and also Skillman Crossing retail center. All of us are paired with a code enforcement officer — they are really the experts. We do both interior and exterior inspections. The joke is that attorneys, we speak in language and writing; the code enforcement officers speak through their pictures. The pictures don’t lie, and the code enforcement officers’ pictures are time-date stamped.

And property owners are responsive?

When the owners realize: a) that the city is taking an interest in their property, and b) there are legitimate problems that need to be addressed, many of them are happy to do voluntary compliance. It’s a powerful motivator to go

to an owner and say, “We want to work with you, but here’s what happens if you don’t work with us.”

Have you taken anyone to court?

I have not had to go to court, but I’ve had colleagues around the city who have. The idea is problems can get solved more quickly and easily in the community system as opposed to in the court system when everybody lawyers up and nobody is talking to anybody except in that setting.

What drew you to this job?

I grew up in the Plano area, and had been living in Washington, D.C., for almost seven years. My family is here, and I was looking for new opportunities. I was fortunate to stumble onto this. It’s public service and the ability to sort of effectuate a change that you can see. It may not be immediate, and it’s usually not, but one of the things that drew me to the job was speaking with my current boss. He said, “It’s a wonderful feeling when you can go down the street and see a property that you knew was a haven for criminal activity or a threat to the safety and welfare of the community, and now you look at it and that property is cleaned up.” It makes me feel like I’ve actually accomplished something. I worked for law firms in the past, and to the extent you accomplished anything, it was much more esoteric. At the end of the day I thought, “I don’t want to be spending my time doing this.”

As I’m sure you’ve already learned, Lake Highlands neighbors are very engaged. How can they help you?

If people have concerns about their neighborhoods, whether it’s code violations or criminal activities, there are many agencies they can contact — 311 for code, 911 for crime — but I also want to know about it. I can’t guarantee an outcome, but I at least want to know if there’s a problem. —Keri

CONTACT PATRICK SANDERS at 214.601.1091 or patrick.sanders@dallascityhall.com.

Mitchell

BRUMLEY GARDENS

Patio time is extra special with our exceptional Bloody Mary and Wine -a -Rita mix. Let the party begin! Makes great hostess gifts! 10540 Church Rd. Dallas 75238 214.343.4900 brumleygardens.com

ONCE UPON A CHILD

Lake Highlands. In addition to BUYING and SELLING new and gently used kid’s stuff (up through 18), we have gift cards for every family member! Check our website for specials! 6300 Skillman St. #150 Dallas, TX 75231 214.503.6010 onceuponachildlakehighlands.com

THE STORE IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

Lily and Laura - Beautiful Nepal handcrafted beaded bracelets created with the finest glass and sterling silver beads.. $15 ea/ $12 ea for 3 more. Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30. 214.553.8850 10233 E. NW Hwy., #410 TheStoreinLH.com

LA MARIPOSA IMPORTS

Discover the beauty of cool comfortable cotton. New shipments of clothing, jewelry, fiesta and folk art arriving weekly! 2813 N. Henderson Ave. 214.826.0069 lamariposaimports.com

HOSPITALITY SWEET

Our irresistible cup cake push-ups are the perfect treat for your summertime event! Catering custom homemade sweets and savories. Kristen Scott and Meghan Adams 214.534.2241 thehospitalitysweet.com

PINOT’S PALETTE

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun, friends, and art where you bring the cocktails and we provide the canvases.

Check out our calendar to book your class. PinotsPalette.com/Lakewood 214.827.4668

THE GOODS

More than 200,000 sets of eyes are checking out these items right now. Get your specialty items or featured products in front of your neighbors that love to shop local for unique items.

NORTH DALLAS ANTIQUE MALL

12,500 sq. ft. of great shopping for antiques, collectibles, vintage, furniture, décor, retro, art, glass, fashion, jewelry, garden and more. 11722 Marsh Lane northdallasantiquemall.com

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

writer in residence

Marney K. Makridakis

Albert Einstein proved scientifically that time is relative. We see it anecdotally in our everyday lives, Marney K. Makridakis says. “We all know 30 minutes spent talking to a good friend goes by faster than 30 minutes in a boring business meeting, right?” Like the iconic genius, Makridakis has spent years studying time and teaching people how to change their perception of it. “Time is the pervasive challenge today. Our conversations revolve around time — not enough time, time goes too fast — and so many books have been written about time management. That can be effective to a point, but all these teachers view time as merely chronological. Time is an emotional, psychological and neurological experience, more than just minutes and hours.” She learned from such books how to juggle her online business, mother an infant, deal with pressing health issues and loads more, but only at the expense of her happiness. “I was never fully present in anything I was doing,” she says. During a moment of solace on a beach, she thought to herself, “Since it is so hard to manage or save time, why not try to create it?” Via experimentation with imagination, viewing and experiencing in new ways, she learned that we have more control over our perception of time than we think we do and that we can partner with time rather than fight it. She created an online course to help others discover the same. She grew in popularity as a speaker, workshop leader and publisher of the site artellaland.com. Just recently she penned “Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life.” Makridakis studied theater at Dallas Arts Magnet before moving to New York and later Hawaii and is now living in Lake Highlands, touring the country, promoting her book and lecturing on the time topic. She moved back to our neighborhood four years ago after her son Kai was born with a bone disorder. Conveniently located Scottish Rite Hospital and Dallas Children’s Medical have some of the best treatment available, she says. She lives close to her mom, Arthiss Kliever, who is something of a neighborhood celebrity as the operator of Launa’s Little Library. (Most know her as Mrs. K.) Makridakis’s dad, Dr. Lonnie Klieve, who died a few years ago, was the SMU faculty representative on the athletic committee during the SMU death penalty scandal of the 1980s. She dedicated the book, in part, to him, “in loving memory of the sacred past.”

—Christina Hughes Babb

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Out & About

June 2012

June 22–July 15

‘Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters’

Dallas Children’s Theater presents “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” the tale of a great African king’s search for a wife. Beautiful maidens, rhythmic drumming and African song make this show a lot of fun.

Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $20–$26

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THROUGH

JUNE 3

‘Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly’

Children ages 4 and older will enjoy Dallas Children’s Theater’s “Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly.” Based on the popular books by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, this story of a bug’s world is full of humor and fun. Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $20–$26

THROUGHOUT JUNE

Concerts at the arboretum

Dallas Arboretum’s beloved concert series is back again for 2012. This month’s lineup includes Le Freak, Satisfaction, 4 Way Street, Petty Theft, Moving Colors, Key West, Frontiers and Professor D. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $9–$22

JUNE 5

2012 Tom Leuder Memorial Cat Classic

This four-man scramble golf tournament is held annually in memory of former LH wildcat Tom Leuder. Money raised will benefit athletic programs at Lake Highlands High School, Lake Highlands Freshman Center, Lake Highlands Junior High and Forest Meadow Junior High. Lunch and registration begin at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Canyon Creek Country Club, 625 W. Lookout, lhwildcatclub.org, $125 per golfer

JUNE 9, 23

White Rock Local Market

From 8 a.m.–1 p.m., join local farmers, artisans and more for a neighborhood farmers market. June 23 will feature farmers, growers and artisan foods, while June 9 includes arts and crafts as well.

Green Spot Market & Fuels, 702 N. Buckner, whiterocklocalmarket.com, free

JUNE 10

MyVery Own Book’s third annual dinner

The Honorable Olly Neal will serve as keynote speaker at the third annual My Very Own Book dinner. Neal’s personal story has been featured in the New York Times and tells how he rose from a life of poverty to his current position when he discovered reading. My Very Own Book runs reading incentive programs in RISD, DISD and Plano ISD. Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance, 972.744.4650, myveryownbook.org, $50

Through Nov. 5

Chihuly at the dallas arboretum

The highly anticipated Chihuly exhibit is now open with dramatic, colorful glass sculptures in more than 15 locations throughout the gardens.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings mark “Chihuly Nights,” a rare opportunity to stroll the gardens at night and enjoy these illuminated works of art. Artist Dale Chihuly’s spectacular sculptures have been showcased in 97 exhibitions in seven countries in the last decade. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, dallasarboretum.org, $9 (child)–$15 (adult); Chihuly Nights $9–$20

JUNE 17

summer solstice duathlon & 5k

The duathlon includes a 2-mile run, a 9.5-mile bike ride and another 2-mile run. The 5k runners will start with the duathlon contestants but will continue along East Lawther. The event begins at 7:30 a.m.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, whiterockracing.com, $22 5k; $50 duathlon

Ray Lichtenwalter found it difficult to make it through the day without a nap. He didn’t realize he had a problem, but his wife knew he stopped breathing during the night. “My whole day was affected because I was so tired,” he says. At Baylor Sleep Center at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Ray was diagnosed with sleep apnea and fitted with a CPAP machine. “It was like a miracle. I got up the next morning and felt better than I had in years.” Now that he gets a good night’s sleep every night, Ray’s entire outlook on life has changed. “I’m looking forward to golf, traveling and doing all the things grandparents are supposed to do. And now I have the energy to do it.”

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Delicious

Summer treats

Tucked in a business strip at the southwest corner of Greenville and Royal, Café Silva is a gem in the rough. You don’t really notice that it is in a sublime location until you get inside and take in the view of the adjacent park, trail and golf course. It is the treats behind the counter and the family behind the business, however, that really make this place sparkle. Masoom and Suraiya Khan opened Café Silva, named for their 2-year-old daughter Nurah Silva Khan, a little over a year ago. Suraiya left a job in fashion to take up baking.

“My sister is a chef, so I get some inspiration from her,” she says, “but I really bake what I think I would like to eat.” Some of those goods include the café’s signature Monkey Muffin or the just-in-for-spring lavender lemon cookie. While they specialize in coffees from various regions, the Khans dabble in tea and cold drinks, especially for thirsty fresh-off-the-trail cyclists and hikers. For instance, the uber-refreshing lychee jasmine green tea on ice is a godsend on a sizzling summer day. The glove amaranth flower garnish is very mild, Suraiya says, and adds a rosy hue.

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Lychee jasmine green tea

Photo by Mark Davis

1 White Rock Coffee

Any of your favorite White Rock coffees can be served ice cold, but you knew that. Summer is also the perfect time to sample the shop’s selection of frozen smoothies featuring the likes of Orange Cream Dream, Key Lime Pie, Vanilla Bean Crème and 20° Below Hot Chocolate.

10105 Northwest Highway 214.341.4774 wrcoffee.com

2 FreshBerry

This yogurt-and-more store in The Shops at Park Lane offers tasty, low-fat refreshment, including the unique Fresh Pop, made with fresh fruit and weighing in at less than 100 calories.

8084Park Lane 214.987.3751 freshberry.net

3 TC Shaved Ice

Summers in Texas are tough. This little Garland Road drive-thru shack makes ‘em bearable. Opt for a good old-fashioned syrupy sno cone, or try the knockout, a sno cone with a scoop of ice cream on top and bottom.

10999 Garland 214.327.2421

Silva specializes in coffees from around the globe.

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the pink stuff

Cline Mouvèdre rosé ($12) California

Welcome to the 10th annual Advocate rosé column, where — despite the changes in the wine business over the past decade and even though the wine wise guys insist that rising prices are just around the corner — you can still buy a pretty good rosé for $10.

In this, rosé is close to the perfect cheap wine. It’s fresh and easy to drink, pairs with almost any kind of food, and its style means that it’s easier to make well than cheap red wines. What else do you need to know about rosé?

Rosés are pink wines made with red grapes, and they aren’t sweet. Why are they pink? Because the red grape skins are left in the fermenting grape juice just long enough to color the wine (which is how all wine gets its color, actually).Rosés should be served chilled, and if you put an ice cube in, no one will tell the wine police.

Look for 2011, and be careful with anything dated before 2010. Rosés are not made to age, and go bad quickly.

What should you drink? The Yalumba ($10) is an Australian rosé with flavors of mango and lemon, believe it or not, and just 11.5 percent alcohol. It’s as close to a perfect New World rosé as you’re going to find. The Cline Mouvèdre ($12) is one of the best California rosés I’ve tasted in years, bone dry and not much fruit (maybe some cranberry) and a longish mineral finish — more French in style than Californian. The Falesco ($10) is one of my all-time favorites, made by one of Italy’s great producers, with strawberry fruit and a soft elegance. —Jeff Siegel

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

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Why don’t Americans drink more rosé?

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with your wine mushroom and ham soufflé

Soufflés befuddle most of us, even though they’re just a fancy version of a baked omelet. This is made in a gratin dish or casserole, so you don’t even need fancy equipment. But if the directions still seem intimidating, just sauté the vegetables, mix with the eggs, and bake in a 375° oven for 20 or 30 minutes until the eggs are set. And any rosé is a wonderful match with this.

GROCERY LIST

3 egg yolks

5 egg whites

4 oz chopped ham

1 c sliced mushrooms

1/2 c fresh bread crumbs

1/2 c grated parmesan cheese

3 Tbsp all-purpose flour

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 1/2 c chicken or vegetable stock

salt and pepper to taste

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DIRECTIONS

1. Sauté the mushrooms in a little olive oil. When they’re soft, remove from pan and set aside.

2. Use a little butter to grease the sides of a 6-cup gratin dish that is about 1 1/2 inches deep. Mix the bread crumbs and 3 tablespoons of the parmesan, and use about half of the mixture to coat the sides and bottom of the gratin dish. Shake out the excess.

3. Heat the canola oil in the sauté pan and then add the flour. Mix with a whisk over medium to high heat for a minute or so, and then add the stock and salt and pepper. Keep whisking until the mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and add the egg yolks, whisking well. Mix in the mushrooms and ham.

4. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they are firm but still soft. Fold the egg whites into the sauce mixture, along with the remaining 5 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Pour this mixture into the prepared gratin dish, and sprinkle the top with the remaining bread crumb mixture.

5. Bake in a 375° oven for 30-35 minutes, until the soufflé is puffy and brown. It should be set inside, but still a little moist. Spoon onto plates, and serve immediately. Serves four, takes about 45 minutes

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These items aren’t on the menu. You just have to know.

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Only so much ink will fit in print. Ask any graphic designer. That’s one reason many restaurants serve a dish or two that is not on the menu. Off-menu dishes often are the result of chefs’ hidden passions or diners’ collective cravings and idiosyncrasies. And those items, when they turn out particularly tasty, gain a certain underground popularity. Here, enjoy a sampling of our off-the-menu discoveries at neighborhood eateries.

Go 4 It Sports Grill

This neighborhood sports bar and grill is known for its golden tater tots, robust salads and juicy burgers, but if they have the ingredients, they will make you what you like, says Tami Spain who owns Go 4 It Sports Grill with her husband Gene Martinez. A particularly delish dish that you won’t find on the menu is the pulled-pork burrito, filled with meat, caramelized onions, mushrooms, white rice and shredded cheddar topped with hatch green chile sauce and sour cream. Along those same lines, the kitchen will prepare quesadillas, taco salads, burritos, chimichangas and shrimp tacos with any combination you please. Go 4 It is one of the few places in Lake Highlands where you can catch a quality late-night bite. They stay open until 2 a.m. seven nights a week.

10677 East Northwest Highway

214.221.9440

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Mariano’s Hacienda

is world

famous because the owner, Mariano Martinez, invented the frozen margarita machine in the 1970s — the original now graces the Smithsonian museum. But did you know there is a margarita that isn’t on the drink menu? It will run you about $13, but patrons such as John Garza, who recommended it to us, swear “you get what you pay for — excellence!”

Mariano’s staffer Alexis Georgiadis says owner Martinez, a “devout margaritaphile,” came up with the “potent but polite algorithm” himself: 2.5 oz of Don Julio Reposado tequila, Combier liqueur and fresh lime juice. Ask for “The Mariano.”

And though Mariano’s offers a grande menu, there is a delectable dish that ain’t on it. Food and beverage director Juan Sotelo lets us in on the secret menu item people love, the shrimp poblano al carbon: a fresh poblano pepper stuffed with mesquite-grilled shrimp, baby bella mushrooms and Monterey Jack cheese, charroasted over mesquite wood logs and typically served with rice and fresh-grilled veggies.

6300 Skillman

214.691.3888

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The Mariano at Mariano’s Hacienda

pulled-pork burriTo at Go 4 It Sports Grill

Another Broken Egg

A few Casa Linda restaurants make our list (see Alligator Cafe and Torchy’s). Another Broken Egg, for example, has fried turkey pot pie and a Cajunseasoned fried turkey sandwich, items about which only those in the know, know.

1152 N. Buckner

214.954.7182 or 5500 Greenville

214.782.9927

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Torchy’s Tacos is coming soon to Casa Linda Plaza. The “ace of spades” is taco-of-the-month once a year, but it’s available all the time. And it’s a whopper: a flour tortilla stuffed with jalapeño sausage, smoked brisket, a fried egg, cheese, green chili peppers, cilantro, queso fresco, sour cream and Torchy’s signature Diablo hot sauce. torchys.com

Mattito’s

Named and created for the Texas land commissioner who frequented Matt’s El Rancho in Austin, Bob Armstrong dip has become legendary — so much so that the owners of the restaurant’s sibling, Mattito’s, don’t need to put it on the menu. Ask, and you shall receive a heaping bowl of ground beef, guacamole, sour cream and queso layered together for optimum dipping.

7778 Forest

214.377.9576 mattitos.com

Asian Mint

At a place known for Asian fusion, it’s nice to curl up with something pure such as the green curry at Asian Mint. It’s a more traditional Thai curry compared to red or yellow, served with Thai eggplant and white Jasmine rice. It’s offered as a special some days, but you can order it any time.

11617 N. Central, Suite 135

214.363.6655

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Crossroads Diner is famous for its ooey-gooey fromscratch sticky buns, and the restaurant showcases myriad mouthwatering items on its menu. But chef and owner Tom Fleming says he frequently receives requests for his off-themenu smoked pork enchiladas and eggs.

“I’ve had a love affair with Mexican and Tex-Mex food forever. I spent my formative years in San Antonio. So I got some pork butts, smoked them, and created this as a special — I love it. People seem to love it and always tell me to put it on the menu,” he says. “But there’s an old secret in the restaurant world. When you put something on the menu, it dies. It dies a long and painful death.

“We had another item — a braised pork shank with caramelized onion and potato hash, and people said, ‘Put it on the menu. Put it on the menu.’ So I did, and no one ever ordered it. So I took it back off.”

Fleming says that patrons ordering off-menu is hardly ever a problem.

“It’s basic customer service to allow people to have what they want if we have it. On the other hand, if they want me to make foie gras like I did back [when I was] at The Riviera, I’m going to say, ‘No, that’s not us.’ ”

8121 Walnut Hill

214.346.3491

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Mi Cocina

If you are one of those who religiously orders the brisket tacos and a Mambo Taxi at MiCo, we don’t blame you. But we do want you to know that there is more out there. Lake Highlands’ Mi Cocina store director Juan “Billy” Aguirre filled us in on a couple of secret items that the chef will happily whip up on request.

The Señor Chico, for example, is a grilled chicken breast with chili guajillo sautéed in garlic and olive oil, with mushrooms, green rice and avocado salad. “It is delicious,” Aguirre assures.

The chile relleno, despite its absence from the menu, is also frequently requested, he says.

“It’s a poblano pepper, deep fried and filled with Monterrey cheese and your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef — if you want to upgrade to fajita it’s possible, too — topped off with ranchero sauce. It also comes with green rice and beans and our famous Mexican coleslaw.”

7215 Skillman

214.503.6426

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The Grape restaurant on Lower Greenville would not be so celebrated without its gregarious chef/owner Brian Luscher and his wife Courtney, Lake Highlands residents. Only those in the loop order baked brie with honey and nuts.

2808 Greenville

214.828.1981

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The Alligator Café,

which recently relocated to Casa Linda Plaza, shot a segment of “Heat Seekers” for Food Network. The kitchen created blackened alligator on dirty rice with a red Creole sauce especially for the show and ran it as a special that day. The segment has never run, but blackened alligator is still on the “secret” menu, and the spice can be ordered to taste.

9540 Garland

214.821.6900

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Band of brothers

The family that rocks-out together stays together

Story by Christina Hughes Babb Photo by Can Türkyilmaz

When you spot a boy band as Tiger Beat cover-worthy cute as the Hyenas, you might anticipate Disney-esque synchronized dance moves and pop-y harmonizing. But when these brothers take the stage — plopping confidently behind a drum set, tuning a bass guitar, soundchecking the mics — you suspect, correctly, that this is not that kind of band.

Led by Lake Highlands dad Terry Longhway, the Hyenas, comprising Zack, 12, Alex and Aiden, 10 and Gunner, 7, have played shows on Deep Ellum stages, The Fort Worth Music Festival and a Frisco concert in which they opened for American Idol finalist Tim Halperin, to name a few. When you consider papa Longhway’s curriculum vitae, it all makes sense. His fa-

ther was a Hendrix fan. Mom: a guitar teacher. He embraced rock and punk, learned multiple instruments, sang, played in bands, wrote songs, studied engineering and opened up seven School of Rock franchises where he teaches kids to play musical instruments and perform, with great panache, in front of an audience.

So, when fate delivered him one adorable

Terry Longhway fronts his family band, the Hyenas.

and talented son after another, what else could he have done but start a band?

Alex came up with the name.

“Hyenas are one of my favorite animals. They stick together in packs,” he says. “They are fierce and laugh a lot,” one of his brothers chimes in.

Dad, who performs with the boys either on guitar or vocals, explains that the whole Hyenas act is themed, that the songs, which they write themselves, are all about fighting, defending and backing one another.

It really just started out as a way to have fun and be together as a family, Longhway

with

up with

song,

says. His wife Mysti, is, of course, band mom, plus she is their stylist, Facebook promoter and, she says, “their number-one fan.”

It has evolved into a bonding and learning experience, Longhway says.

“I really love the fact that all of us are a part of writing the songs. As a dad, I love the entire process with the boys, from coming up with concepts for song, to starting to create the music, to rehearsing them, recording [and] playing live. Even selling merchandise. At our shows, we have a booth, and the boys sell our T-shirts and CDs. It’s all part of them learning the entire scope of being in a band.”

Onstage the boys and dad are dressed in varying shades of charcoal and grey; all have shaggy (yet shiny) locks. The eldest, Zack, looks studious in dark-rimmed glasses. Mom works the sound — more vocals for soft-spoken Gunner. Alex, still chewing on a mouthful of his pre-practice snack, is adroit beyond his years on drums. Zack and Aiden on bass and guitar, respectively, already possess that effortless intensity exhibited in the old rock and roll bands on which they are being raised.

“White Stripes, Metallica, Beatles, Ozzy,

“As a dad, I love the entire process

the boys, from coming

concepts for

to starting to create the music, to rehearsing them, recording [and] playing live.”

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Zepplin, Zeppelin, Zepplin …” the boys rattle off when asked about their musical influences.

“We had a kid that didn’t like Led Zepplin, but we had to kick him out of the family,” Longhway jokes.

But seriously, he adds, “when it comes to role model bands for the boys, from my perspective, it’s bands like Van Halen, AC/ DC, The Black Crowes and Kings of Leon that I love because all of them involve brothers in a band.”

The Hyenas practice regularly, but not too rigorously. They have recorded one album and plan to make a summer project out of another. The recording can get a little monotonous, the boys concur.

As their dad tells them, they are special because they play instruments and write their own songs, but they don’t look down on the guys who don’t. The pop groups who sing and dance are “OK and pretty good at what they do,” young Gunner offers graciously. “They aren’t the worst things out there,” Zack adds.

Longhway leads the family in laughter when he floats the idea of the Hyenas learning choreographed dance routines.

Creative Water Gardens

It is all a great hobby, a valuable experience, they agree, but do the kids plan to stick with it? To make a career of music, as their father has?

“Well, even if I become a lawyer, I’ll still play in a band,” Aiden, a Lake Highlands Elementary School student, says. “I might be an archeologist first and then in a band,” another brother adds.

Aside from having access to an experienced instructor, instruments, and quality recording and practice venues, to name a few, the Hyenas benefit from being a tightknit pack.

“I always tell these guys that one of the hardest things about being in a band is sticking together as a band for a long period of time, and just by nature of being brothers, they have a huge advantage in this category,” Longhway says.

“Plus, it makes it really easy to coordinate rehearsals.”

BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

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MoMo’s moves from Forest to … Forest Darwin and Matteo Gattini began when they were little boys helping their dad, Antonio, in the pasta restaurant he founded in Lake Highlands 26 years ago. Now their father, born in Italy, has retired, and the sons moved MoMo’s from its longtime home at Forest and Greenville to the former Top Cat restaurant, closer to Texas Instruments. “There’s not enough parking here,” says Darwin Gattini of the longtime location. “It’s a busy shopping center.” The former space had seating capacity for 85, while the new spot can seat 60 inside and 20 on the patio. “We’re aware of people wanting to save money in this economy, so we still have our BYOB policy. We’ll make it nice, but not too cool, so that you don’t feel out of place if you aren’t dressed up. It’s a family restaurant, and many of our regulars say we’re like their second home or their own living room.” The new location, 8989 Forest, is between the library and TI, near Sheba’s Ethiopian Kitchen and around the corner from O’Riley’s Billiards.Groups can choose a long banquet bench seating 22 or an 8-top half -circle booth, and the Gattinismade sure to install their signature fireplace in the new location.

at Royal Lane and Central Expressway. Chicken Express is famous for its never-frozen chicken tenders with cream gravy and sweet tea. They tend to be located in small towns, and this will be the first one inside the I-635 loop in Dallas.

Benny’s Classic Grill to open on Garland Road

Momo’s co-owner Darwin Gattini, reassuring customers that the recent move doesn’t change everything

Chicken Express to open on Royal Chicken Express will replace Backyard Burgers

More business bits

A new restaurant from the owners of Lover’s Pizza and Pasta, Benny’s Classic Grill is expected to open soon in the former Arby’s on Garland Road. Owner Benin Zeqiri, who is from a town in Slovenia on the Italian border, says a trip home inspired the new concept. He noticed that paninis and grilled pizzas with gourmet toppings are popular in his hometown and in Venice. Benny’s menu will include burgers, paninis and grilled pizzas, all under $10.

1 Torchy’s Tacos, the taco chain that started several years ago in a trailer in Austin, will open at Casa Linda Plaza in the former Souper Salad spot. 2 Parents of teenagers 17 and younger are being asked by NorthPark Center to accompany their kids after 6 p.m., according to a new code of conduct issued by management. New policies also prohibit hoodies or masks that obscure the face, saggy pants that make undergarments visible, and going without shoes. Read the entire list of rules at northparkcenter.com/codeofconduct.

“We’re aware of people wanting to save money in this economy, so we still have our BYOB policy.”

community

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands awarded $118,500 worth of scholarships to 49 students. Scholarship recipients were selected based on GPAs, leadership, community service and their ability to overcome obstacles. Luck Family Foundation and David Tice Scholarships: Rodrigo Blas, Yordi Calix, Marilyn Domingues, Stephanie Eyocko, James Iheke, Jordan Inman, Asher Odom, Sarah Penny, Anna Sorensen and Brianna Sutton; Exchange Club

Academic Scholarships: Sarah Blettner, Ashley Brandish, Brinkley Field, Jake Gaba, Megan Garcia, Megan Jodie, Erin Larson, Will Moomaw, Abigail Nagle and Sarah Norris; Herb and Frances Walne Memorial Scholarship: Mesha Muse; Exchange Club Special Endowment

Scholarships: Katherine Dodgen, Yonas Michael and Hannah Pittman; Exchange Club Board of Directors’ Scholarships: Sarah Casburn, Julia Dankberg, Sarah Dossou, Lee Lueder, Paige Moudy, Sarah Penny, Collin Plotts, Nathan Schulman, Peyton Slater and Bubba Smitham; Jason Oglesby Memorial Scholarships: Luis DeLeon, Niani McDaniels and Carla Saucedo; Data Jo Potts Memorial Scholarships: Brooke Morgan, Juan Sanchez, Janie Tekell, Pelumi Wemida, Mitch Winkler and Yoel Zehaie; Melinda Ann Lee Memorial Scholarship: Kathryn Spurgin; The Bob Potts Family Working Student Awards: Jamie Carson, Isabel Dominguez, London Dority, Ke’Shareon Ford and Jonathan Iheke; and Jeff Kane Memorial Scholarship: Max Aman

The Lake Highlands Women’s League gave out 33 scholarships to deserving students: Itohan Aiwerioghene, Max Aman, Andrea Beard, Rodrigo Blas, Emily Borja, Yordi Calix, Katherine Campbell, Keandria Cunningham, Isabel Dominguez, Marilyn Dominguez, London Dority, Sarah Dossou, Iniemem Edet, Stephanie Eyocko, Brinkley Field, Megan Garcia, Madeline Holers, James Iheke, Jonathan Iheke, Jordan Inman, Erin Larson, Paige Moudy, Mesha Muse, Sarah Norris, Sheree Noruwa, Asher Odom, Audrey Osa, Sarah Penny, Kristin Rubin, Juan Sanchez, Janie Tekell, Pelumi Wemida, Amber Wilder and Yoel Zehaie

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands has received the Spirit of RISD Award from the Richardson ISD Excellence in Education Foundation and the Board of Trustees. The award was announced during the Foundation’s “Evening of Honors” in April. RISD Trustee Luke Davis presented the glass trophy to Exchange Club President Bryan McCrory

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Ricky Zorn played quarterback for the Wildcats, but when he hit the hallowed halls of Harvard, the powers-that-be moved him to wide receiver and he went about learning his new position. After their annual inter-squad scrimmage Saturday, coaches’ tongues are wagging and the school newspaper is singing Ricky’s praises. “Ricky Zorn has probably come farther than any other kid at his position,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “He came in here as a quarterback, and now he is potentially going to be a very athletic, tough, fast, decentsized receiver.”

volunteer

The Victory Meadow Learning Center needs volunteers to work as adult classroom teachers during summer session June 4-28 at the Lake Highlands or West Dallas campuses. The program teaches English to non-English speaking adults 9-11 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Classes are co-taught, and no experience is needed. Volunteers must be older than 18. Contact Liz Harling at 214.265.5057 ext. 102 or volunteer@ vmlc.org.

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Making the Most of Your Smile

Everybody wants healthy teeth, but we often think of “health” and “beauty” as two different categories. Many people might be surprised to learn that the latest research in dentistry indicates health and beauty are more closely linked than they seem at first glance. Dr. Patty Simon of Lakewood Orthodontics explains it this way: “When things are placed in their proper position for optimal health and function, the side effect is a prettier smile.”

Most patients understand how a filling stops decay and the spread of bacteria, but cosmetic procedures that improve the tooth shape or bite alignment can also improve health.

“For so long, cosmetic dentistry has simply been about aesthetics, or enhancing beauty,” says Dr. Ashly Cothern, DDS. “But we now know there’s a direct link between our oral cavity and the rest of our system. Bacteria that we harbor in our mouth can be easily transmitted to the rest of our body. Often when we are enhancing a smile – meaning getting rid of decay or discoloration, or crooked teeth – it’s not simply a cosmetic issue.”

Cosmetic dental procedures range from noninvasive, such as teeth whitening, to structural changes that can involve reshaping the tooth or even the gums and jaw. Don’t hesitate to bring up your concerns and questions with your dentist, who will tailor treatment to your specific needs.

Dr. Kelli Slate of Lakewood says she explores the most con-

servative approach with patients first. “I always try to conserve tooth structure and do the less invasive procedure, if it can be done at all,” she says. “I recommend simple things like whitening and contouring of the teeth.” Contouring, Dr. Slate explains, means smoothing the teeth, the smile line and the edges of the teeth to make them look better. “Just removing a little bit of tooth structure can make a huge difference for some people’s smile, and it’s very easy,” she says.

If a patient’s teeth cannot be successfully whitened, the dentist might recommend a veneer, which is an ultra-thin application of porcelain or composite bonding. In some cases, veneers can be applied directly to teeth, but depending on the individual case, it may be necessary to remove part of the tooth’s enamel to achieve the best results.

Many cosmetic procedures can be done in your dentist’s office, but some work may require a specialist.

Dr. Greg Greenberg, an orthodontist who practices in Lake Highlands and Frisco, says, “A patient might show up at their dentist and want cosmetic veneers

on their front teeth — they’re discolored, or they’re crooked, or they’re chipped — they want to get that Hollywood smile today. But the dentist may feel they could do a lot better job if the teeth were straighter. With a multidisciplinary approach, we can achieve the most ideal result for patients, rather than doing just a little bit of one thing, and getting a mediocre result.”

Adults who remember the orthodontics of their youth may hesitate at the idea of another round of teeth straightening. “The big drawback in the old days for adults seeking that kind of treatment was the appearance of the metal braces,” Dr. Greenberg says. Fortunately, new products have brought about changes in technology that have removed the main drawback of braces. In other words, the metal is gone.

Because of this innovation, many of Dr. Greenberg’s new patients today are adults. “Today we can do Invisalign, which is the clear aligners that are removable. Invisalign can facilitate preparing the teeth and the mouth for cosmetic work. It does a very, very nice job of that. Invisalign has been a re-

“Whitening is one of the most conservative, least invasive cosmetic procedures that we do. And the results are great. A brighter smile really makes someone feel fresh and new. It also makes them more motivated to improve their health.” Dr. Ashly Cothern

ally big door opener for people getting more optimal treatment which looks better, and lasts longer.”

Even when a patient needs more correction than can be achieved by Invisalign, there is no need to fear a return to the old-fashioned metal mouth. “For those cases, we have clear or ceramic brackets,” Dr. Greenberg says.

Of course, adults aren’t the only patients benefiting from improvements to teethstraightening technology. Appearances matter to teens at least as much as they do to adults, but today’s teens can get all the advantages of braces without suffering from the stigma of feeling conspicuous while wearing them. Furthermore, teens and tweens have the opportunity to correct some problems before they develop.

“Orthodontists are in the best position to alter growth direction,” says Dr. Patty Simon of Lakewood. “Kids may have a mouth breathing habit, or enlarged tonsils. These conditions can create changes in their growth, and that can lead to a bite that’s off.” Dr. Simon says that orthodontists are specially trained to recognize these problems, and the advantage is clear. “We can change the growing skeleton if we get them in early enough,” she says.

Depending on your individual needs, additional consultations your dentist may recommend might a consultation with a periodontist for changes to gums, or a prosthodontist for tooth replacement or structural addition. Whatever your cosmetic issue may be, talk to your dentist to learn about your options and the latest technologies.

Of course, in addition to health benefits and functional benefits, a smile makeover can provide a psychological boost as well. The look of your smile can dramatically boost your confidence level. People who are self-conscious and afraid to smile sometimes don’t realize how their fear affects social interaction. Cosmetic dentistry can help give you a beautiful smile you can be proud of.

“Abeautiful smile can open new doors, possibilities and opportunities—especially for people seeking new careers or jobs in today’s job environment,” says Dr. Baha Duraini of Preston Modern Dentistry. “A beautiful smile will give that person an edge over the competition, and, even more so,an infectious positive outlook in these challenging times. I love what I do knowing that I can change a patient’s life for the better.”

“Invisalign (clear aligner trays) has been a really big door opener for people getting more optimal treatment which looks better, and lasts longer.”

Dr. Greg Greenberg, Orthodontist

Weight Loss and Surgery Options

Here’s a quick formula for losing weight: reduce calorie intake (diet) and increase activity (exercise.)

This plan of action may be easy to understand, but it’s also difficult to follow. Just ask the 36% of Americans who are obese, according to 2010 statistics. A recent study at Duke University projects that the number of obese Americans may reach 42% by 2030, largely due to sedentary lifestyles.

Throughout history, our ancestors were preoccupied with obtaining enough food, rather than worrying about what might happen if we entered a prolonged period of plenty. We might be tempted to think of our collective weight problem as a luxury, if not for the overwhelming evidence that it’s also unhealthy.

Dr. Michael Green at Doctor’s Hospital in Dallas says, “Look at the epidemic proportions of obesity and its negative effects on diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, reflux, joint pain and even fertility. There’s not one medical discipline that obesity does not influence.”

Obesity means having too much body fat, which is different from being overweight. To determine your current status, you can calculate your Body Mass Index (See BMI sidebar for instructions.) If your BMI is under 30, it indicates overweight, which may be due to muscle, bone, fat or water weight. If your BMI is over 30, it indicates obesity, and a BMI over 40 is considered dangerously obese.

Obesity occurs if you eat more calories than you use. Factors that might contribute include your genetic makeup, a high-fat diet and sedentary lifestyle. Because losing weight requires so much effort,

some people become discouraged if they can’t reach their ideal goal. They shouldn’t stop trying, however, because losing even 5% to 10% of body weight can lessen the risk of developing weightrelated diseases.

Obesity also influences mortality rates. “Patients are dying sooner,” says Dr. Green. “We have found a ten to fifteen year difference in individuals that had a normal BMI range versus the more obese BMI range.” It can also be alarming to look at the breakdown between the ranges. Studies of non-smokers show that a BMI of 30–35 reduces life expectancy by two to fouryears, while it is severe obesity (BMIof40 or higher) that reduces life expectancy by 10to fifteen years.

Because of the clear dangers indicated by obesity, physicians become concerned if a patient has tried unsuccessfully to lose weight with diet and exercise. Dr. Green explains, “People who have been battling with this disease for a period of time have struggled. They’ve tried multiple diet plans, and for the most part, those don’t work for the overwhelming number of people that we’re talking about. The population that we’re referencing may need to lose 60 to 100 plus pounds. They are the candidates for surgery.”

Bariatric surgery is an operation on the stomach and/or intestines that can help obese patients lose weight. Depending on the type of surgery, it may restrict food intake, or interrupt how food is digested, or a combination of both. Surgery could be an option for you if:

Efforts to lose weight with diet and exercise have been unsuccessful.

Your BMI is 35 to 39.9 (obesity), and you have a serious weightrelated health problem, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or severe sleep apnea. In some cases, you may qualify for certain types of weight-loss surgery if your BMI is 30 to 34 and you have serious weight-related health problems.

A desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle can be a key component. “If one begins to look at their quality of life, and decides to improve their life by resolving the disease, that is often the driving force behind why people seek surgery,” says Dr. Green.

There are four types of operations that are commonly offered in the United States.

An Adjustable Gastric Band (sometimes called a lap-band) works by decreasing food intake. Food intake is reduced by placing a small band around the top of the stomach to restrict the size of the opening from the throat. The surgeon can control the size of the opening by adding or removing saline from a balloon in the band.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass restricts food intake and also decreases how food is absorbed. Food intake is limited, similar to the lap-band procedure, and then food is sent directly to the small intestine. The bypass affects how food is absorbed, which results in fewer calories being processed.

HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BMI

Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.

Divide that answer by your height in inches.

Divide that answer by your height in inches again.

Results:

Below 18.5,Underweight

18.5 - 24.9, Healthy

25.0 - 29.9, Overweight

30.0 - 39.9, Obese

Over 40, Morbidly obese

Source: nih.gov

Duodenal Switch (Biliopancreatic Diverstion) is a complex surgery that restricts intake and also prevents absorption. One feature is to remove a large part of the stomach, so the patient feels full sooner. Secondly, food is re-routed from the part of the small intestine, which prevents absorption of calories.

In removing a large part of the stomach, the surgeon creates a more tubular “gastric sleeve” (also known as a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, or VSG, discussed next).

VSG surgery restricts food intake and decreases the amount of food used. VSG has been performed in the past as the first stage of BPD-DS (explained above). However, researchers have found that some patients can lose weight with VSG alone, and avoid the additional procedures of the BPD-DS.

After bariatric surgery, patients who develop new healthy habits will have the most success maintaining weight loss. Considering the dangers of long-term obesity, lifestyle changes are well worth the effort.

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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 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (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

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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

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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

LAKE 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

LAKE 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

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

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

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a hoLY ConundruM

What I learned with 80 Jews and Christians in the Holy Land

“It’s complicated.”

That’s the phrase that stuck in all of our minds during a remarkable 10-day interfaith trip to Israel and Palestine last month. Eighty hearty souls traveled to the Holy Land — about half associated with Temple Emanu-El and half with Wilshire Baptist Church. Rabbis David Stern and Nancy Kasten (David’s wife) joined me as religious docents, complementing our two Israelbased travel guides.

The two congregations have nurtured a growing relationship for more than 20 years. We have worshipped together many times at temple and church. Rabbi Stern and I have spoken together at high schools, colleges and civic organizations. We long ago left behind the uneasy cordiality of initial probing conversations for the hard work of reckoning respectfully with our real religious differences. Those differences define our theology more than our faith and work.

“It’s complicated” is a phrase that describes so much of what we have discovered with and about one another over time and during our time in the Holy Land. Why do Jews practice the faith of Jesus without putting their faith in Jesus? Why do Christians put their faith in Jesus without practicing the faith of Jesus? In short, there is no short answer to these questions; there is only a long listening to each other about our histories as people of God. And we do have history, Jews and Christians — some of it growing from the common root of Jesse, some of it branching out so far we aren’t always sure we can rediscover that common ground. What’s clear is that it’s complicated and that we should seek simplicity only on the other side of complexity.

The lands of Israel and Palestine are complicated, too. For many Jews and Zionist Christians, the entire land belongs to the Jews because it was promised to Abraham and his seed in Genesis. Forget the borders of the British Mandate, United Nations res-

olutions, or peace treaties with the Palestinians: the Bible is all the deed they need. Most Jews, however, and Christians like me claim something else. God’s promise of the land, like God’s covenant with Israel, always required that the people of God act justly toward one another and toward their neighbors. Injustice invalidates any claim of God’s provision and protection. The security of the State of Israel can never last if it comes at the expense of justice for those who have been denied freedom and rights to live in the land with them. Peace has to be made before it can be kept. The military can’t make peace.

Likewise, Palestinians want a homeland in the land they called home before 1948. The Arab population poses a great challenge to Israel as a state. For one thing, the Arabs constitute 20 percent of the citizenry of the State of Israel, even though they are treated like second-class citizens because of the dual nature of Israel as a Jewish state and a democracy. The Palestinians who live in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Hamas-controlled Gaza are divided Muslim and Christian, the former representing about a 98 percent majority. Native Christians — whose holy sites in the Holy Land such as Bethlehem (West Bank), Jerusalem and Nazareth (Israel) — are a small double minority as Arabs among Jews and as Arab Christians among Arab Muslims. They are tragically disappearing from the land Jesus called home.

Palestinians will never prevail against Israel as long as they continue to employ violence as a means of achieving their ends. Radical Muslim terrorism is no more effective politically than the Israeli military defense in securing a robust and hopeful future.

Eighty Jews and Christians have learned the path to peace. Trust and respect lead to friendship and even love.

It’s complicated, but it’s not impossible. With God nothing is impossible.

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.

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Some moms might be a little nervous having one quarterback son go headto-head against the other in the annual spring football scrimmage, but Lake Highlands mom Lauren Jones was taking it all in stride at May’s Red White Game. Trent , a rising senior, played for the red team, and Brock, a rising sophomore, played wearing white.

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Danielle Kennedy, Marta Ballesta, Ian Torok, Brenda Stowe and Denise Kuenstler overcame big obstacles to finish the Run the Highlands 5k, a fundraiser for the Lake Highlands Junior Women’s League. Kennedy is a mom who battled baby fat and depression. Ballesta’s lung-cancer surgery left her with only a small amount of her lung. Plus, she was obese and led a sedentary lifestyle for many years. Torok battled knee injuries to become the group leader. Kuenstler was a busy working mom who never took time to focus on herself. Through the D’fine training program, the group got back into shape, the 5k being a major milestone.

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Doug Keffer, a junior at Lake Highlands High School, was nominated for Best Actor in a Dallas-area high school musical. The nominees of the new Dallas Summer Musicals High School Theatre Awards were chosen by DSM’s Michael Jenkins and his committee of experts. Keffer was recognized for his role as William Barfee in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

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Lindsey loves playing the bass guitar. Music has been a part of his life for years, and since 2005 he’s been a member of the band Ed Bernet and the Levee which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The group plays its mixture of and Dixieland music throughout the Metroplex, including regular gigs at the Sandwich Theater.

keeps many of his musical components in his garage, and says in 30 years his North Lake Highlands home, he can’t remember leaving his garage door up after And whether he left it up or not the night of April 12, someone got inside and off with hundreds of dollars worth of tools and musical equipment, including an cordless pickup used for his bass. He found the garage door open the next

alph Lindsey

Burglary

Despite the loss, Lindsey is looking on the bright side.

Thursday, April 12

6:30 p.m. (April 12) and noon (April 13)

11000 block of McCree

“They missed a lot of stuff that was worth a lot more money,” he says. “I’m just grateful that they didn’t steal my bass amp. That worth more than anything they stole.”

Police Officer Mitchell Gatsen of the Northeast Patrol Division says garage are very common crimes that often happen when homeowners occasionally to close the doors. Additionally, he says, crafty thieves can break into a garage six seconds simply using a coat hanger, as evidenced by several videos showthese methods on YouTube. bottom line? Always remember to close a garage door and make it part of a system if at all possible.

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

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of day May 6 when burglary occurred at a Park residence the owners were asleep; the cat stole jewelry and a

05.04

Number of times that Dallas Northeast Patrol officer Rafael Mendoza has been arrested, most recently in late April after brandishing a weapon at a driver in Mesquite; he was previously arrested on a domestic violence charge

Date when someone burglarized the Vickery Meadow food pantry by smashing a hole through the back wall; the suspect stole a computer and a few oscillating fans

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Skillman may be the recipient of a ‘calming’ makeover

COMMENT. Visit lakehighlands.advocatemag.com and search White Rock Addition to tell us what you think.

Back in the days before the great recession, optimists launched some excellent ideas for neighborhood rejuvenation. One of the best was a national movement called “complete streets.”

According to completestreets.org, the vision is “streets that are safe and comfortable for everyone: young and old, motorists and bicyclists, walkers and wheelchair users, and bus and train riders alike.”

You may have noticed that we don’t have a street like that anywhere in Lake Highlands. Recent stories of pedestrians killed by cars certainly highlight our neighborhood challenge.

The really good news is that last year the City of Dallas launched its own Complete Streets Initiative. Fifteen pilot ar-

Last on the list — alphabetically — is our own Skillman, between Northwest Highway and Walnut Hill. (The entire list is at dallascompletestreets.com.)

The complete streets concept is not one-size-fits-all. At the end of the process, Skillman isn’t meant to look like Ross or Knox or Henderson. Bike lanes may be appropriate in some areas but not others. The goal is to enhance the street in ways that make the most sense for the community.

Peer Chacko, assistant director for Dallas’ Department of Sustainable Development, told me why Skillman was chosen.

“One key was the new Dart station at the Town Center, and the recreational trail plan,” he says. “Also, [Skillman] is a mix of residential and commercial use.”

it’s hard for some people (including me) to believe that Skillman could ever be pedestrian or bike friendly because right now it seems almost impossible to imagine such a desolate strip of road could be good for anything except a detour around school zones.

eas were identified throughout the city, in areas such as Downtown (Ross, Pearl and Grand), Uptown (Knox-Henderson), West Dallas (Royal Lane) and South Dallas dom).

In addition to light rail, Skillman has a bus route. And Skillman’s excess width and available right-of-way land on the west side provide excellent opportunities for bike lanes, either on the street or on dedicated paths.

Chacko mentioned one of the goals would be to slow traffic. I stopped him to make sure I had heard correctly.

“Yes, that’s right,” he says. “One of the conscious goals is to make the streets safer.” He explained that wide streets like Skillman encourage people to speed. Proponents of complete streets advocate for “calming” traffic via features such as landscaped medians and crosswalks.

In November 2011, some LH residents attended a public meeting at the Freshman Center to offer their input on improvements to Skillman. The highest priorities they identified were the need for more lighting, a desire to feel safe

(from crime, presumably), and maintaining traffic flow. Also on the list were hopes for wider sidewalks, “calmed” traffic, bike lanes and trees.

It’s hard for some people (including me) to believe that Skillman could ever be pedestrian or bike friendly because right now it seems almost impossible to imagine such a desolate strip of road could be good for anything except a detour around school zones — and even in those, we travel at the highest speed that won’t get us arrested. We’re so conditioned to the desolation of big boxes, run-down apartments, speeding vehicles and desert conditions (if you see a watering hole, it’s a mirage) that we can hardly imagine asking for anything better than a few more lights and maybe some police.

Nowadays, we’re used to watching projects like this sputter and flame out due to lack of funding, but so far this project is on track. In April (yes, this year) the team presented its community-input findings to the Dallas City Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee. They acknowledge that their plans are a work in progress and will be refined over time. This means that if you can’t imagine a better Skillman yet, you have time to re-adjust your thinking before the next public hearing, which is likely to take place in June or July (at this writing no date is set).

After this summer’s hearings, the City Council will face the task of prioritizing which projects will be included in a bond initiative planned for the fall election. This means proposed improvements to Skillman will be weighed against the other 14 areas.

If you’d like to see Skillman transformed into an inviting oasis instead of a pedestrian’s nightmare, let’s make sure our council knows we care.

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