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Russ Brown
Chris Hickman
Elizabeth Selzer
Peter Loudis
Jan Stell
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Chris Hickman Group
Advocate Top 25 Selzer & Stell Group
214-215-4269 peterloudis@ebby.com
Advocate Top 25 Selzer & Stell Group
469-569-1106 chris@chrishickmangroup.com
214-797-0868 elizabethselzer@ebby.com
214-842-0252 janstellrealtor@gmail.com
Carolyn Albers Black 214-675-2089 carolynablack@ebby.com
Rob Schrickel Brown-Qualls & Schrickel Group 214-801-1795 robschrickel@ebby.com
Shelby James
Mina Shamsa
Max Dunham
214-533-7650 shelbyjames@ebby.com
The Shamsa Group
214-336-3623 maxdunham@ebby.com
469-569-9269 mina@ebby.com
Danna Morguloff-Hayden
Konnie Clayton
Jay Forrester
Edwina Dye
The Morguloff Team
Sinnott, Clayton & Dybvad Group
469-867-7302 jayforrester@ebby.com
214-674-3937 edwinadye@ebby.com
214-533-3217 dannam-h@ebby.com
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LAKE HIGHLANDS ADVOCATE VOL.29 NO.4
PROFILE 13 Dan Scoggins DINING 16 El Vecino FEATURES 30 The Pink House 36 West Lawther living COLUMNS 5 Architectural reads 44 Worship ADVERTISEMENTS 21 Top Realtor
Art in Stacie Bon’s home. Photography by Jessica Turner.
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Lake Highlands and Preston Hollow.”
particularly for Lakewood, M-Streets,
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SUE STULLER
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“The best thing about Sue is that she makes you feel like you are her number one priority! We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. We appreciate all the hard work she put forth selling our home and finding us our dream home!”
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PROUD TO HAVE HELPED
94 FAMILIES MAKE A MOVE IN 2021 John C. Weber 214.679.2427 john.weber@compass.com
Highlands for nearly 20 years. Also awarded Top Realtor for Preston Hollow and Lakewood.
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Edward Slater 214.226.7284 edward.slater@compass.com
“Edward is incredibly professional, knowledgeable and courteous. His attention to detail and service is impressive, and his responsiveness was great. Our sale went remarkably smoothly, we really appreciate his help.”
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THE MANY LIVES OF DAN SCOGGINS ‘Cousin Dan’ is a sculptor, musician, performance artist and dad. And he’s just getting started. Interview by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB Photography by YUVIE STYLES
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o the people of Atlanta, this Lake Highlands High School graduate and L Streets resident is well-known as “Cousin
Dan.” Here in Lake Highlands, if you’ve heard the name Daniel Scoggins, it’s probably in association with his public art sculpture. Several years ago, we heard an artist was donating a large-scale Pegasus assembled from scrap metal and new steel sourced from junk yards and estate sales to the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District. Scoggins is that artist. At the time, he was living in Georgia, where he had moved to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. He applied for a grant from a nonprofit organization called Dashboard for money to go toward a public art sculpture in Texas.
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Dashboard gave Scoggins $20,000 for Pegasus, the largest amount they give to any one artist annually. “They do awesome work,” Scoggins says. “After getting the grant, it’s on me to find a home for it.” So he started talking with his mom and sister and other folks here in Dallas who could potentially help. “And that’s when I was introduced to Kathy Stewart,” Scoggins says. At the time, neighborhood resident Stewart oversaw the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District; now she oversees Uptown, Inc., and Vicky Taylor manages the LH PID. “They were doing some signage on the trestle right behind the high school football stadium. They were going to do some landscape features,” Scoggins says. “Their landscape architect caught wind of my sculpture, somebody
mocked up a little model, and it had to be approved by the school district. RISD approved it. I found that out reading The Advocate.” Since that approval in August 2021, Pegasus has been sitting in an East Dallas shop owned by one of Scoggins’ buddies, awaiting installation. Scoggins isn’t complaining. He knows everyone has a lot going on. (The Advocate has reached out to the PID and the City about timing for an installation, but at the time of publication, we hadn’t received a response.) Pegasus has already made the journey from Atlanta, where Dan created it at a place called South River Studios. The owner of that space, Phil Proctor, a longtime public artist, metal worker and sculptor, had turned his compound into a collective of artists’ studios, Scoggins says.
After high school graduation, he strayed from the visual arts path for about a decade, adopting the alter ego “Cousin Dan” — musician, performance artist, a tad comedian. His cousin Kristin, who’s a year older, calls him Cousin Dan. And “it has a nice ring to it,” he says. “By the time I was through with art school, I was kind of through with that scene — just seemed pretentious, and I was bored with it,” he says. “I had a little bit of graduation money and bought a beat machine and just started making music, doing a couple open mics and making silly internet videos.” That led to opening for a friend’s band. “My act began to develop, and then the music aspects took off for me. I was able to make a living doing this.” The art background gave him an advantage. “Because I had the visual aesthetic stuff,” he says. “The musical side of being a musician, I would go to shows,
and I’d be bored, so I tried to make it the show that I would want to go to see, and it turned out that other people would like to see that show. “There’s a tongue-in-cheek aspect. It tightrope-walks on the line, as far as funny. Like it is funny, and it’s also kind of good.” He’s not just winging the musician part. He took classic guitar lessons from Clair Greer in our neighborhood, he says. And some of his first lessons were also from Zach Galindo, who now runs Lake Highlands School of Music. With some prodding, Scoggins comes clean about his high school metal band. “It was called something like Awake (said in melodramatic voice),” he says. “That was my only other experience being on stage. I love that.” The live show met its death when the pandemic came along. But that made way for him to pursue the Pegasus project. “I think the Lord works in mysterious ways.”
He also went back to painting and some mural work. He’s getting his portfolio together so maybe he can do some industrial or interior art for clients. “I would like to get back into the visual arts. It’s a bit more fiscally viable than just trying to be a famous musician.” And he needs the money, because he married his love, Victoria, and returned to Lake Highlands where they are raising the new baby, June, named for Victoria’s grandma. Also, in a case of wrong place/wrong time in 2012, Scoggins caught a bullet outside of an Atlanta nightclub, after which he posted a gurney/ambulance selfie with the caption, “Just got shot, y’all.” We learned that by reading an old Huffington Post article. Cousin Dan did not mention it in his interview. Responding to a follow-up query, he said: “Oh, yeah. I definitely got shot.” Follow Daniel Scoggins’ at danielscoggins.com. Or search Cousin Dan on music-streaming platforms.
We saw a Marine and father, not cancer. When Jason Julian needed Methodist Health System, we didn’t see cancer. We saw a veteran Marine pilot, husband, and father. After surgery and rounds of chemotherapy for colon cancer in Virginia, Jason moved to Texas. That’s when gastrointestinal oncologists on the medical staff discovered the cancer had spread to his liver, threatening his hardfought recovery. Within days, surgeons performed robotic surgery to remove the cancer, saving his liver and helping speed his recovery. Keeping our neighbors, like Jason, flying high with exceptional, innovative care. That’s community. And why so many people Trust Methodist.
To read Jason’s full story, scan the code Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on the Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Methodist Health System, or any of its affiliated hospitals. Methodist Health System complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
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JOHN MCBRIDE GREW UP IN THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. El Vecino, his latest venture in our neighborhood, is only the most recent in a long line of family successes. McBride’s great-grandfather was El Fenix founder Miguel Martinez.
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Well-versed in Tex-Mex cuisine, McBride worked in New York for 15 years operating Rosa Mexicana, where he met chef Carlos “Charley” Cid in 1991. C i d a n d Mc B r i d e h a v e b e e n joined at the hip since. When John returned to Dallas
in 2004 to rejoin El Fenix, Cid came with him. Later, Cid ran the neighborhood restaurant The Lot with McBride. When The Lot closed after its building was sold to a real estate developer, McBride had his eye on White Rock Shopping Center at
El cuenco from El Vecino comes with black beans, avocado and spinach-poblano rice.
Northcliff and Buckner, with the idea of starting a Mexican restaurant there. “I always knew I wanted to get back into the Mexican food business,” he says. “It’s a superloyal neighborhood that’s been wanting places for a long time.” In 2017, El Vecino opened its doors with Kim McBride, John’s wife, running the restaurant and Cid in the kitchen. Their aim for the environment was “Mexican comfortable,” which is also reflected in the food they offer.
The menu boasts a mix of modern Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican food. There are traditional dishes such as cochinita pibil and classic Tex-Mex staples, such as six types of enchiladas. Contemporary twists also are available, such as the lasana Mexicana de pollo, an inventive Mexican-style lasagna. Many menu items are an ode to McBride’s time at Rosa Mexicana. El Vecino’s personal touches are impossible to miss. Kim McBride seasonally changes out a wreath in front of every booth. The menu features a
favoritos de la familia section, where each member of the McBride family (as well as Cid) presents one of their personal favorites. Brightly colored oil cloth lines the booths, and giant letters that spell “Hola!” on the wall are inside the front door. “When you walk in you feel happy automatically, and you feel fantastic when you walk out,” Kim McBride says. El Vecino, 718 N. Buckner Blvd., 469.802.6060, elvecinotexmex.com
Where the Sidewalk Ends THE CITY HELPS PAY FOR SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY REPAIRS
Story by RENEE UMSTED | Illustration by JESSICA TURNER
SIDEWALKS ARE THE EYEBROWS OF THE STREET: They go unnoticed until they’re not there. Though they may seem commonplace, sidewalks can play important roles. For example, they improve safety for pedestrians and promote eco-friendly modes of transportation, like walking or biking. So when there’s a lack of sidewalks, or they’re not connected or level, people might be nudged to use a car. According to a 2021 survey, part of the Connect Dallas plan, 34% of respondents reported they often travel by walking, and 72% of respondents said they wanted to rely more on walking as a way to get around. One of the top two reasons why people said they didn’t walk more was because sidewalks aren’t connected. Last year, a study commissioned by the City of Dallas found that the cost of repairing half the existing defective sidewalks and filling gaps
was $2 billion. At the time, Dallas had more than 4,500 miles of sidewalks, including 308 in City Council District 10 and 387 in City Council District 9. Also included in the City’s inventory was a count of the missing sidewalks; it amounted to about 2,000 miles across all Council districts, with 74 in District 10 and 156 in District 9. The City leaves it to homeowners to replace sidewalks and driveways when they become problematic. It’s in the City Code. “When a sidewalk, driveway or any appurtenance to a sidewalk or driveway becomes defective, unsafe or hazardous, the abutting property owner shall reconstruct or repair the sidewalk, driveway or appurtenance,” according to section 43-63. “And the expense of such work must be borne by the abutting property owner.” In 1985, the City Council approved a resolution to establish the replacement of curbs, gutters,
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sidewalks and drive approaches on a cost-participation basis. The program is called the Sidewalk Replacement Program, and is available to all single-family residences, including townhomes and condominiums. A spokesperson for the City of Dallas told The Advocate that 11,860 residents have taken advantage of this program. Neighbors pay for the drive approach removal and replacement. But for existing sidewalk removal and replacement, the City splits the cost with neighbors 50-50. It’s up to the City to procure any needed permits, and there’s a oneyear warranty on workmanship. It takes about two or three months for the City to take a look at a property and provide a quote. After neighbors pay, the project could be completed in as little as three months or as much as nine, depending on demand. To take advantage of the sidewalk program, call 214.948.4127 or 214.948.4287.
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TOP 25 AMY TIMMERMAN
Local Resident Realty
JASON THOMAS
Local Resident Realty
ROBIN MOSS NORCROSS Local Resident Realty
BETH ARNOLD
Local Resident Realty
DONALD WRIGHT
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
GLEN CHRISTY
Local Resident Realty
WARREN SIBLEY
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
MELANIE MARTIN
Robert Elliott and Associates
RENEE BARFOOT
Robert Elliott and Associates
NICOLE THOMAS
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
NANCY JOHNSON
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
JENNY KELLOGG
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
CLIFTON KESSLER
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JAN STELL
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
FERAS RACHID
Opendoor Brokerage, LLC
JASON BATES
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
MICHAEL CASSELL
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
ED MURCHISON
SUE STULLER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
ELIZABETH SELZER
Coldwell Banker Realty
PHILLIP MURRELL
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
DOUGLAS NEWBY
PHILLIP TILGER
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
JAMES SHEEHAN
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
BRITT RHODES
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
CLAY SMILEY
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
HALEY WAGSTAFF
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
JOHN WEBER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Douglas Newby & Associates
LEONORE OWSLEY
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
JOAN PARMA
RE/MAX Town & Country
DEBORAH POWELL
Keller Williams Realty DPR
JOHN PRELL
Creekview Realty
CHRIS PYLE
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
NATALIE RAMBO
Coldwell Banker Realty
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
ALYSSA O’BRIEN RAMSEY Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
JOHN ANGELL
CHRISTEN CERVINE
LAURI ANN HANSON
MALINDA ARVESEN
KONNIE CLAYTON
CHARLES HESTON
ALESSANDRO COLA
TRAVIS HITT
ALEXA CONOMOS ANDERSON
ERIC HOLMES
Paragon, Realtors Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International
ROSA AYALA
The Michael Group
KYLE BOEHME
Rogers Healy and Associates
LOUISE BOLL
Robert Elliot and Associates
KRISTEN BOOTHE
McBride Boothe Realty
CHASE BRAY
Bray Real Estate Group
DAVID BROWN
David Christopher & Associates
SAM BULLARD
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
BEN CABALLERO HomesUSA.com
PAUL CARPER Paragon Realtors
KEVIN CASKEY
Halo Group Realty, LLC
BRIANNA CASTILLO
RE/MAX DFW Associates
MARGARET CERCHIONE Keller Williams DFW Preferred
Colleen Frost Real Estate Services Ebby Halliday, Realtors Coldwell Banker Realty
Keller Williams Urban Dallas
BRYAN CRAWFORD
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International
LAURA CROWL
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International
KEVIN CURRAN Redfin Corporation
MAGGIE DIETER
Keller Williams Central
MAX DUNHAM
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
LAURIE DURBIN
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
David Christopher & Associates
MISSY RICHARDSON Paragon Realtors
LAUREN ROCKWELL
Robert Elliott and Associates
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
SCOTT JACKSON
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
SHELBY JAMES
AIMEE SCHREINER IVES Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
JULIE SHERMAN
RJ Williams & Company RE LLC
EDWARD SLATER
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
AARON JISTEL
MORGAN SMITH
Listing Spark
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
PAIGE JONES SCHMITT
BRANDON STEWART
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International
David Griffin & Company
ERIC STOUT
BLYTHE LAYNE
Success North Texas Realty
Allie Beth Allman & Assoc.
MAGGIE TERILLI
TYLER LEBARON
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Hummingbird Realty
KATE LOONEY WALTERS
JENNIFER FRIEDMAN ACKERMAN
DAISY LOPEZ
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
Move Up America
SUMMER GRAHAM
PETER LOUDIS
Jeff Duffey and Associates
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
CLIFF GRAHAM
CYNTHIA MOORE
DFW Elite Living
THOMAS RHODES
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
MELISSA TOURIS
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
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Jason Bates
Sam Bullard
Lauri Ann Hanson
Alyssa Ramsey
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DAYS OF WINE & ROSEMARY HOW ‘THE PINK HOUSE’ BECAME A FOREVER HOME FOR THE BON FAMILY Story by SALLY WAMRE | Photography by JESSICA TURNER
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tacie Bon dreamed of a different place to live, some years back, but her husband, Ivor, was happily planted where they were. “Never moving,” were his words. They reached a compromise: If she found a new home they both liked that was in the budget, they would consider moving. The hunt didn’t take long. Strolls around our neighborhood proved recreational and fruitful with the discovery of a Larchcrest gem. At the time, the 1969 structure was owned by neighbor Rosemary Johnson. Stacie wrote Rosemary a letter in 2014 asking to please contact her if she ever considered selling. To Stacie’s surprise, Rosemary responded. Her husband, Johnny,
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had died, and she was considering what to do next. Correspondence continued for about three years, and as time passed, a friendship unfolded between the Bons and Rosemary. “It was really sweet getting to know her,” Stacie says. “Her husband had initially bought the house for her sight-unseen, telling her ‘I found the most amazing house!’ She was so nice, she entertained all our conversations.” Plans were discussed for a sale as soon as Rosemary settled on a new place. However, Rosemary’s offer on a Lakewood home fell through and then she was wait-listed at a retirement center. Ultimately, Rosemary died before things were settled, and Stacie and Ivor purchased the property in 2017 from her son Drew. They began extensive
remodeling in 2019, but not without tribute and homage to Rosemary. “Knowing stories about Rosemary and Johnny make the home m o re p e rso n a l ,” Sta c i e says, pointing out artwork, pieces of driftwood, an umbrella stand and other treasures purchased in Rosemary’s estate sale that are nods to the friend who entrusted her home to them. Stacie and Ivor, the home’s third owners, took their time considering what updates to make, and their attention to detail paid off in making the four-bedroom, three-bath home chic and current, while retaining its original mid-century modern vibe. Among the changes: The split-level stairway was redirected to make the kitchen more visible and accessible — no one hits a head coming downstairs to the kitchen anymore.
Opposite: The split-level stairway was redirected from left to right, primarily for practical purposes, but the end result is a show-stopping eye catcher. Above: Windows illuminate carefully displayed artwork throughout the home, that the Bons filled with tributes both to their families and also to previous owner Rosemary Johnson. april 2022
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Above: Bathrooms in the 1969 home were updated for today’s functionality, but carefully styled to maintain the original mid-century modern feel. Right: A tiny back porch was pushed back to give more room for the light-filled dining area.
“The home was very ‘Santa Fe’ and known all around the neighborhood as ‘The Pink House,’” Stacie says. “The exterior eaves and trim were a Santa Fe pink shade and very distinctive. The kitchen was also pink with hammered tin panels inlaid on every cabinet’s front door. Thin pieces of the tin featured wheat, pineapple, chili peppers and a pair of doves with a heart design, all rimmed with nailheads.” A grand “Rosemary-inspired” wall in
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the living room, just inside the entry, originally had a stucco front to continue the Santa Fe look. The stucco was removed and replaced with a mantel and nooks with wood inlay beside the fireplace. A full bath downstairs originally showcased hot-pink animal print wallpaper, and its stand-up shower door hit the toilet when opened. No more. Upstairs, bedroom closets were repositioned to reduce the number of
doors, maximizing functionality and storage space. The original master bath was “a maze of hallways,” Stacie says. Now the space is open and logically finished out. Stacie says a favorite part of the master bedroom is its windows, which sport shades attached to the ceiling that can be lowered to keep out early morning sun and raised to see the lush trees outside. The redesigned home is airy, warm
and welcoming, with windows and light filling every inch — the perfect spot for the couple, son Nicholas, 11, and daughter Katherine, 9, who all enjoy a bonus room downstairs. It’s used as a hang-out spot, an extra bedroom when needed and an overall catchall area. Exterior updates, which included the demise of the Santa Fe pink accents, involved removal of a tiled deck, groundcover and a koi pond, and the addition of extensive landscape and new terracing along the front walkway. Out back, a tiny porch was pushed out to make more room for the exit area. Ivor and Stacie both graduated from Stephen F. Austin University but didn’t meet until they had returned to Dallas. He works for a sporting goods company in supply chain management. Stacie handles marketing for White Rock Cyber Security and enjoys a “side hustle” with her own Hen & Chix landscape design company, which explains the noteworthy gardens. The property has long boasted many mature pecan, cedar elm and American elm trees accentuated by a cornucopia of blooms and greenery, including Japanese maples (Stacie’s favorite), day lilies, ferns, agaves, butterfly iris and plumerias. Ivor is from The Netherlands and “loves all things Dutch,” including the family dog Skipper, a Nederlandse Kooikerhondje (Dutch spaniel) and self-appointed Bon greeter. The couple say there is no one favorite thing about this dream home: It’s the stories from Rosemary and Johnny combined with “the location, the beautiful street, neighbors, community, sitting outside and kids all playing together.” Sounds like “never moving” is for real this time.
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SO M E T H I N G I N CO M M O N S Diane Cheatham’s crew quietly constructed 82 architect-designed houses made for low-impact neighborhood living. Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB | Photography by JESSICA TURNER
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN. Low-impact living. Harmony with nature. Streamlined front porches. This new neighborhood of 82 architect-designed homes just north of LBJ and off Abrams isn’t for everybody — people who love security gates and tract mansions probably should move along. To reach Urban Commons, pass a glut of aging apartment buildings, turn from the LBJ-635 service road onto Forest Star then Wilding Way. That’s when you realize “something’s happening here,” says developer Diane Cheatham. “Once it’s a little greener, and we plant the 23 redwood trees in the common area — this place will be unlike anything in Dallas.”
As if on cue, a skein of geese that roost on the nearby Richland College campus fly over. Urban Commons features 1,200to 2,800-square-foot single-family dwellingsby architect/builder teams arranged in clusters around professionally maintained common areas. In a departure from typical home ownership, buyers can rent a nearby garage with storage. Those rental fees will help fund the overall property’s homeowner association expenses, Cheatham says. Water har ves ted from natural sources on site will be used for landscape irrigation. Cheatham and crew rewilded 10 acres of overgrown brush rather than tearing
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some thing down or contributing to sprawl, they say. That’s on brand for Cheatham, the founder of Urban Reserve, a similar infill subdivision built a few miles south. Until recently, C heatham resided there, in ZIP code 75243’s priciest property. Urban Commons’ prices are much lower than those of Urban Reserve, Cheatham says. But, with demand for and cost of housing at an all-time high, she says listings will be higher than the $300,000 to $800,000 initially noted on the Urban Commons website. Local architectural firms designed all of the houses — Nimmo Architec ts (16 homes), Edward Baum
(three), M A R E K Architecture (four), DSGN Associates (four), A. Gruppo Architects (seven) and Far + Dang (46). Architect Bang Dang says a consistent palette of building materials ensures cohesive design throughout the development. “The front porches are elemental to that sense of community,” he says. Plus they foster an eyes-onthe-street approach to security. Cheatham dislikes gates around communities and says the public is welcome to use Urban Commons’ walking path and picnic area. Dang and business partner Rizwan Faruqui say they rely on research and data to understand what they call the “multiplicities of contemporary life.” For example, their firmhas taken note of the growing number of teleworkers. In a three-level model Dang is staging, he created a ground-story office with a desk facing a flushed floor-to-ceiling window. Dang and Cheatham think remote workers will appreciate a professional space that allows visitors to come and go without entering the rest of the house. “I was never crazy about that aspect of the home office,” Cheatham says. On Urban Commons’ east end, architect Josh Nimmo is putting last touches on his contributions. Nimmo offers a trio of different three-story floor plans — a pad for bachelors or empty nesters, one for households with families or roommates and another work-from-home layout. All include glass galore overlooking a pond. Movable storage components in Nimmo’s models can be used to divide space or enlarge rooms. Another interesting touch, Nimmo notes, water in the pond will “reflect the organic silhouette of the homes along its edge.” Cheatham says while not everyone recognizes the value of using an architect when designing a home, it makes a difference. “A person comes here, and maybe they don’t realize what our architects have done with the details,” she says. “But, living here, you feel it.”
Opposite: In Urban Commons, clusters of architect-designed houses on pedestrian-friendly streets face a rewilded wooded environment, paved trail and pond. Top Right: Liberal natural light, white walls and muted accents underscore the second-floor great room’s impressive expanse. Bottom right: Urban Commons developer Diane Cheatham has a strong working relationship with architects including Bang Dang, with Far + Dang.
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here’s a Frank Lloyd Wright essence to the West Lawther Drive house with the orange beam. When you walk around the lake, near the birch trees, you can see the house architect Cliff Welch designed jutting out from trees. It’s the burnt orange beam that catches the eye. The three-story modern home, built into the slope in The Cloisters neighborhood, is a forever home for a longtime Lakewood couple, who asked to remain anonymous. They purchased the property, tore down the existing home and approached Welch to design a new one in 2012. An abundance of trees, the steep slope and the request for a view of the lake meant terracing the house into three levels. “We really nestled the house in where the previous house was because we didn't want to take trees down and because of that, we were limited to the footprint,” Welch says. Residual space underneath was turned into a finished-out basement that serves as a family room with storage and access to the electrical and ductwork. The split-level second floor includes an open-concept kitchen, dining and living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Welch created a wall of mahogany cabinetry that houses everything from the fridge to china cabinet to TV. TOP LEFT: The open concept living room features an Everett Spruce hanging on the limestone fireplace. A sculpture inspired by the painting was a gift to the husband. TOP RIGHT: The wall cabinet created enough storage to house everything from wrapping paper to the fridge. BOTTOM LEFT: Hocker Design Group created a 400-square-foot cabana and the stone path. Photo credit Dan Piassick via Cliff Welch BOTTOM RIGHT: A David Bates magnolia at the end of the hall by the powder bathroom. april 2022
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The second-floor alcove modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
Their previous home was traditional with formal spaces that didn’t get used often. They wanted a more relaxed home their children and possible grandchildren could enjoy. A corner room is dedicated to the “Africa” room, where ar t, photos and artifacts are held. The husband had lived in a village in To go fo r a co u p l e of yea rs i m mediately after college, sparking several decades of travel to the country. Their three children have all visited. On one eventful trip,
their son caught a goat with the help of the local children. There’s a photo of him holding it before he released it. The husband still keeps in touch with the people he met in the village those first two years. On the third floor, there’s an alcove with a couch that’s a replica of one in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. Between the floor-to-ceiling windows and terrace levels, several cantilevers were necessary to keep the house structurally sound. The orange titanium beam, which
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stretches from the front of the house all the way through before jutting out at an angle, holds the house up. “Anytime you're doing a modern house, from a structural standpoint when you see the glass is going all the way up to the ceiling, your tolerances get really tight so that you can't just build to meet code,” Welch says. Th e o ra n ge f ro m t h e b e a m is incorporated throughout the house in the furniture and accessories by interior design firm Allen
A collection of African sculptures in the "Africa" room.
Kirsch and Associates, Inc. Lighting consultant Shane Douglas and two gallerists from the Dallas Museum of Art help highlight artwork. Foremost for the owners was having space to display their growing art collection — a David Bates magnolia, at least a dozen Dallas Nine pieces and Diego Rivera mixed into their own son’s artwork and family photos. We l c h c re a te d a b l a n k wa l l where a row of Dallas Nine pieces, a group of postmodern artists who painted the city’s landscape, hang. On another wall, there is a painting
of Florence McClung’s Little Mexico before it became the Harwood District, along with her Oak Cliff skyline, and Otis Dozier’s Mckinney Avenue. The limestone on the fireplace is slabbed in straight lines as not to distract from the hanging Everett Spruce painting. Welch created a screen mahogany wall that mimics the design of the stairwell to provide privacy and display family photos. From the curb, you see the screen wall and a 50-million-year-old fossil from the Green River Formation in Montana. The owners found it
on an online auction, and Welch designed a stand for the massive fossil. Collecting fossils is a hobby they picked up a decade ago. The backyard, which features an infinity pool, has direct access to the lake trail. The couple often walks the trail. Sometimes they’ll see Welch, who lives on the other side of the lake, cycling. “I spend a lot of time at White Rock Lake, so that's one of my favorite things about getting to do things at White Rock Lake is I get to ride by the projects,” Welch says.
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CO N STA N T GA R D E N E R In the plant world, Drew Demler is a rock star Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB | Photography by YUVIE STYLES
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e’s a greenery guru, the sultan of soil, a horticultural hero — you get the idea. White Rock area resident Drew Demler serves as head grower for Big Tex Urban Farms — headquartered inside the translucent Errol McCoy Greenhouse at the base of the Texas Star Ferris wheel on the grounds of Fair Park — a job that keeps him in the weeds year round. Lest you assume a garden guy might be a wallflower, rather than a people person,
know this: The man is no shrinking violet. He’s a highly effective emissary of the State Fair of Texas and all-around ambassador for urban agriculture. When TV news crews show up, Demler guides the tour — charismatic, instructive, beaming for the camera in a pink-purple grow-light glow, bragging on shiny bell peppers and bok choy plants with leaves as big as Tex’s boot. He produces YouTube videos on the wonders of microgreens and nanobubbles
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or tree grafting, speaks at symposiums, teaches agriculture to college students and instructs vegan cooking classes. He is not a judgy vegan; he’s the type who sometimes thinks about eating eggs. His love of farming goes beyond growing beautiful, fragrant fields. Demler has helped revolutionize the State Fair’s program, transforming an essentially ornamental endeavor into an outreach that helps feed thousands of Dallas families every year. With a network of partners
and State Fair resources, he helped install a hydroponic growing system that in 2020 yielded 26,000 pounds, or 295,000 servings, of produce. Today, 100% of the Big Tex Farm harvest goes to the community. And when Demler is not on the Midway, he’s often in nearby neighborhoods teaching and helping others. That’s why he’s the maharishi of mulch, the vegetation virtuoso, a svenghali of shrub ... WHEN DID YOU KNOW PLANTS WERE GOING TO BE YOUR THING? I started out around plants at a very young age, working at a garden center in Baton Rouge, where I am from. As a kid I was real active, always on the move, it was the thing that held my attention. Early 20s, I took a job in Austin, at the City’s largest independent garden center at the time, and I quickly became manager. With that momentum, I had my own place for a while, Seasons Garden Center in Leander, but there were some forces working against us, so it only lasted about six years. Even though it didn’t work out, I accumulated tons of experience. MAYBE YOU WERE NEEDED SOMEWHERE ELSE, LIKE … I got a job as one of the head horticulturalists at the Dallas Arboretum — that got me to Dallas. I enjoyed my time at the Dallas Arboretum. Obviously, it’s such a beautiful place, but I had not been there long, maybe six months, when this position at the State Fair, greenhouse manager, opened up. It just sounded so unique to me — you have this greenhouse, growing ornamental plants right next to this giant Ferris wheel. I thought, I just have got to try that. THE DALLAS ARBORETUM HAS A LOT OF VISITORS COMING AND GOING, BUT WERE YOU PREPARED FOR THE BIGNESS OF THE STATE FAIR? This was another level. For the first five years, my job was ornamental
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horticulture. I grew things like bougainvilleas and palm trees and varieties of hanging baskets and tropicals, and we still do, but we’ve scaled some of those things down to make way for farming. On April 1, 2016, we planted our first seeds for the Big Tex Urban Farms.
a nice warm pot on a cold day. Cornbread on the side. But growing, watching melons is a really neat process. It starts the size of a thumbnail or smaller and you see them swell up sometimes over night. And my children love the watermelon, so they get excited.
THE PRETTY PLANTS AND THE FOOD-PRODUCING PLANTS — IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THINGS TO MINGLE? They can intermingle more than people think. There’s no reason we shouldn’t be planting things like okra in our flower beds. It’s a hibiscus relative and makes a gorgeous yellow flower. Different types of peppers — I’ve seen people make a hedge out of them. They look glorious. There’s no reason in your vegetable garden you shouldn’t have some marigolds and pintas … maybe some coneflowers or native varieties that are going to attract bees and butterflies and good pollinator insects. If you go back a generation, people who were into gardening did a lot more marrying of ornamentals and edibles. There might be a couple of rows of cut flowers to bring in the house and put in the vase.
HOW MANY KIDS, WHERE ARE THEY, AND HOW ABOUT YOUR WIFE — DOES SHE LIKE THIS STUFF? Three boys, two at Lake Highlands Junior High, another at the magnet school in Richardson. And Carol, my wife, is not into it. She is a fitness specialist and works for the YMCA.
WHAT DOES YOUR GARDEN AT HOME LOOK LIKE? I am kind of just getting started in a new place. I’ve planted potatoes and onions. It’s been a slow start because the weather’s been so funky, but the onions are starting to root really good and starting to stand up nice and straight, potatoes are sprouting, it’s happening. On the backside of the last cold spell, I’m going to start my green beans … SO SPRINGTIME, THAT’S A GOOD TIME FOR PLANTING? April is rock ‘n’ roll. It’s tomatoes. It’s peppers. It’s your green beans. If you’re gonna get any greens going, you need to plant them as soon as you can, like kale and collard, get some roots going before the heat sets in. By late April, it’s going to be time for melons, squash and cucumbers. All the warm-weather favorites. TEXAS HAS BRUTAL SUMMERS AND WINTERS. HOW HARD IS OUR CLIMATE ON GROWERS? It has to be one of the most challenging climates, no doubt about it. Especially because it can be so inconsistent. Tips and tricks can help. If you don’t have a greenhouse or hoop house, you can still set up PVC and make a tunnel out of them. You can put frost blankets over the top of your sensitive crops on the cold days. You can use shade cloth in the summertime. Cheating, every chance you get helps your odds.
HOW ABOUT THOSE GIANT WATERMELONS WE SEE IN GROCERY STORES — THAT’S NOT NATURAL, IS IT? What it is, is some really smart farmers — master geneticists able to recognize in their fields which melons stand out in size, and they will save seed from those and they’ll continue to plant them and sometimes cross pollinate with other melons that are also growing large. They’ve worked on some of those varieties for centuries now. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO STARTED GARDENING OR GOING NUTS WITH THE HOUSE PLANTS DURING PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS. WHY DID THAT HAPPEN, DO YOU THINK? People were at home, looking for something to do. Maybe, hopefully, that stuck. I think it’s going to become more important for people to be able to produce their own food, for environmental reasons. Again, if we go back to generations past, it was a much bigger deal to use people’s gardens as a food source. And we’re capable of doing a lot more than we think we are, even in small spaces. At the very beginning of quarantine, I posted a video about how easy it is to home-grow microgreens. ARE THERE PEOPLE WHO, FOR THE SAKE OF THE PLANTS, SHOULD NOT OWN PLANTS? LIKE IF YOU HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME KEEPING THEM ALIVE? Anyone can do this. Not everyone is a natural. It’s largely a hobby consisting of persistence. You’ve got to be able to take it on the chin and know that’s going to happen sometime and just be ready to plant that next seed again. If you’re willing to do that several times over you’ll end up having success. For Drew’s videos on microgreens, community gardens and
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE TO EAT AND GROW? If you pinned me down, I would say the black-eyed peas,
more, visit BigTex.com or search Big Tex, Drew Demler on YouTube. Interview edited for brevity.
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Avg. Sales Price YTD ‘20 $295,750.00 $354,540.00 $327,570.00 $240,724.00 $367,268.00 $497,250.00 $485,444.00 $594,238.00 $427,873.00 $144,840.00 $817,013.00 $643,000.00 $355,119.00 $585,500.00 $240,724.00 $6,376,853.00 $425,123.53
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hat happens here doesn’t stay here. That’s a truth of our time. We l i v e i n a h y per-connected world. Cyber technology transmits information across oceans instantly. That’s good and bad, of course, as all new tools bring with their creation both promise and peril. The bad is well-documented and chronically lamented. Political and ideological actors of ill intent can destabilize countries and economies with misinformation and disinformation. Cyber hackers can steal you blind from behind screens of invisibility. They can sow discord and draw you down into rabbit holes of conspiracy theories. Before you know it, you are living in an alternate reality that bears enough semblance to reality to confuse you. The good is oversold by Facebook and their like(s). Yet, a recent share in real time proved the power of information technology for social solidarity and spiritual sympathy. In the weeks leading up to worship at the church I serve as pastor, Mike Capps, who conducts a choral ensemble, selected and adapted a piece by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff titled Morning Prayer. It came from a portion of his work Shestopsalnye (Six Psalms). The text is from the Orthodox Prayer Book: Glory to thee. Glory to thee. Glory to thee, God. Glory to thee. We bless Thee, O God, in the highest. Lord of mercy, both now and unto ages, Amen. Concerned about the timing of celebrating a Russian composer in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Capps introduced the piece by saying: “Even as war and fear have
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come to their land, every morning, it’s not unlikely that Orthodox Ukrainian believers will reach for their prayer book, and recite the Morning Prayer, which contains these opening lines, Glory to Thee, God, Glory to Thee (three times). This morning, … (we) sing it in solidarity with our brothers and sisters and offer it as a prayer on their behalf.” After worship, a doctor in our church, who had done medical missions work in Bulgaria years ago and still has close ties there, emailed the YouTube link of this musical offering to a lawyer friend in Sofia who works frequently in Ukraine on religious liberty issues. He sent it on to his besieged contacts in that country that was already under missile fire. Ukrainians were able to feel the comfort and prayers of people halfway across the globe within hours of the simple exercise of a Baptist church in worship. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” Therefore, we think globally, act locally. The internet can be a cesspool of filth, but it can also be a conduit of grace. The Spirit has always carried prayers from place to people and people to people, but now and then we can feel the connection and see the effects of our care on those who need them most. GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.
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Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500 WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100
Pastor George A. Mason / Worship at 9 & 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. / wilshirebc.org
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185
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