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Second Wildcat Alumni Classic seeks former baseball players

Last year’s Wildcat Baseball Alumni Classic was a raving success, both as a reunion for returning players and as a fundraiser for varsity programs. The umpire had barely called the final out before parent advisers were busy planning the next event. This year’s alumni classic will be held the weekend of Feb. 1 and 2 on the Lake Highlands High ball field, better known as The Cat.

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Dining news

Another popular nationwide chain has opened in our neighborhood, and it’s one that may delight doughnut and coffee connoisseurs. The Massachusetts-based chain Dunkin’ has arrived at 6401 E. Northwest Highway. It’s one of three new locations in DFW.

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Lake Highlands High School grad John Tatum will open a second Smallcakes location this month at the Medallion Center at 6464 E. Northwest Highway.

Nearly 1,500 Wildcat fans crowded into Lake Highlands High School’s stadium bleachers to watch the football team, who finished 6-5 overall, play this season.

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PASTRY 101

Chef Lorie Fangio guides attendees as they learn to make tarts, eclairs and other French pastries. $60$65.

Where: Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road

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5 things to do in Lake Highlands this February

FEB. 2

Prepare for anything

This Community Disaster Preparedness workshop at 2 p.m. teaches participants about disasters, ways to prepare and what to add to your emergency supply kit. Free.

Where: Audelia Road Library, 10045 Audelia Road

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FEB. 8 Daddy daughter dance

Saddle Up, the Knights of Columbus’ daddy daughter dance, features dinner, dancing and photos. $50 per pair.

Where: Kaycee Club, 10110 Shoreview Road

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FEB. 9

Heart and Sole 5k

Run a 5k, savor breakfast and listen to live music during this Attorneys Serving the Community fundraiser, which benefits Mosaic Family Services. $35-$40.

Where: Winfrey Point More info: heartandsole5k.com

FEB. 9

Shoreline spruce-up

White Rock Lake needs some love before Valentine’s Day, so join For the Love of the Lake and Adopt-A-Shoreline’s cleanup efforts at 8 a.m. Free.

Where: 1152 N. Buckner Blvd.

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THE TAO OF JERRY ALLEN

TWO MONTHS BEFORE former City Councilman Jerry Allen left office, he bought an RV. Then he purchased something else, something he decided he wouldn’t mention to his wife, Patti.

The retired banker bought a motorcycle.

Allen had a three-week vacation before he finished his second term serving District 10, which encompasses Lake Highlands. Patti was going outof-town to visit her parents. So he packed up the RV and drove to Alaska. Unconcerned he hadn’t ridden in 20 years, he picked up his new Yamaha 125 trail bike at a shop along the way.

His second night in The Last Frontier, he took the bike down a gravel road in a town of 2,000 people.

“To make a long story short, I took a corner probably too fast,” he says. “I lost control of it. I ended up fracturing my collarbone. I broke five ribs, and I punctured my lung.”

Allen hobbled back to the RV. He took a pain pill, sipped a beer and fell asleep. That morning, Allen went to a medical clinic that put him on

an emergency flight to Juneau. After receiving treatment, he was flown to Dallas for additional hospitalization to inflate his lung.

Allen didn’t tell Patti about the excursion’s mishap until she came home. She would be upset regardless, he says, so why make her worry?

“She did all right,” he says. “It’s all about style and presentation. That’s all it is, style and presentation.”

“Say what you will about Jerry Allen, but he’s one brave dude,” reads the headline of an Advocate article published in 2008. It was Allen’s first term as councilman, and he was leading a contentious meeting about the construction of a retirement community at Skillman Street and Church Road. Neighbors complained Allen was Lake Highlands’ version of Judas, the type of politician that prioritized development over preserving the neighborhood’s small-town charm.

Allen thought of himself as Lake Highlands’ biggest cheerleader. He was an ardent supporter of Richardson ISD who vowed to increase pride

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Former City Councilman Jerry Allen bought his first camper as a college student.

in the area’s schools. Allen even doled out car decals with local elementary schools’ logos.

He teamed up with community prosecutors to improve living conditions at apartment complexes rather than razing them. The most media attention Allen received was his crusade against predatory lending at cash loan stores.

Whether neighbors favored or disapproved of Allen, they recognized the politician in the black suit who spoke in a southern drawl and often called his peers “ol’ boy” or “ol’ girl.”

They didn’t expect him to swap his trademarked suit for a T-shirt so quickly after leaving City Hall. For Allen, it was the pragmatic choice. He says his last day as councilman is no different from when he quit playing basketball 50 years ago.

Allen practiced at least 360 days a year starting in eighth grade. He didn’t date until he was 17 because he worried girls were distracting. Then, in 1968, Lake Highlands won the state championship. He gave up balling the following day.

“I don’t want to be the old man that’s always giving advice about what to do,” he says. “It’s their time. It’s their shot. In my mind, the best thing to do was enjoy myself these last few years. That’s not to say that at any point in time, I can’t pick [the ball] up and bounce it just as good as before.”

Allen disconnected from local politics in a 170-square-foot RV with “everything but a washer and dryer.” The Allens’ travel schedule revolves around the weather. They visit state parks in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas in November and December. Afterward they trek to the Hill Country and return to Dallas in time for March Madness. At the end of April, they follow the warming weather through Canada to Alaska.

Allen says the trips are almost impossible to describe and then rattles off a list of favorite memories: Patti’s determination to walk outside during a dust storm in Death Valley, driving down the picturesque Cassiar Highway in British Columbia, exploring small towns in Nova Scotia.

He documents the trips with short videos he records on his cellphone. He’s saving them for days when he won’t be able to travel as much.

“Not every moment is fun, but during the day you will have memories that burn in your memory for sure,” he says.

PBS documentaries sparked Allen’s adoration for northern North America. As a college student, he and his best friend drove a 1964 Volkswagen camper through the Rockies to Canada and back.

The sound of the RV on the road is peaceful, Allen says. He knows it sounds cliché, but it’s taught him to appreciate small details, like the way the sun hits the road or the layers of rock in a mountain.

“You become more amazed at the world itself,” he says. “You’re looking at it like an 8-year-old or 6-year-old with that wonderment.”

“When you’re out there, and you’re at some spot, you’ll see things because you’ve really gotten away from the world,” he adds. “It’s so busy. Well, my world is not busy.”

Allen’s current 170-square-foot RV has all the amenities a camper needs .

ONE FOOT FORWARD

Five tips to get fit and fast

Maybe you cheered thousands of Dallas Marathon runners at White Rock Lake this past December. Perhaps getting more exercise was your New Year’s resolution. Whatever happened, the sport suddenly didn’t seem so miserable.

Dallas is home to thousands of runners and many running groups. The White Rock area, in particular, is home to several elite runners. Shaheen Sattar and Nicole Kalogeropoulos often place among the top runners in the country during ultra events. Orville Rogers holds several world records at 102 years old.

We reached out to dozens of experienced area runners for tips on getting started. Don’t worry, not all of them run a 5-minute mile, and they don’t expect that from you.

Find a running buddy.

White Rock resident Heidi Fischer started running 20 years ago and first ran a marathon in 2002. She suggests finding a running buddy, whether you’re training for a race or working out. “Accountability helps me get out the door,” she says. Fischer also values the safety in twos.

Cross train.

Whether you’re an athlete at heart or an inexperienced runner, cross training is key to injury prevention. Lake Highlands resident Marianne Lacko’s injuries decreased when she started Camp Glad-

iator, a fitness program that blends cardio with strength training.

“I’m 50 now, run 20-25 miles per week and rarely get injured,” she says. “I also attend three hour-long Camp Gladiator sessions each week.”

Enjoy the view.

There’s a reason a plethora of runners congregate at White Rock Lake every week: It’s gorgeous. Don’t forget to observe your surroundings, says Jim Kearby, who has competed in 60 races and run at the lake for 32 years.

Listen to your body.

There’s a difference between exhaustion and pain, and pain is a sure sign of injury. “Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong,” says Julie Lanaux, Lake Highlands resident and White Rock Running Co-op co-organizer. “Don’t ignore pain and soreness until you learn to distinguish from the aches of a good workout versus an injury.”

Make it a good time.

White Rock resident Robert Haworth has completed 35 marathons in 28 different states and three continents. His advice is simple: have fun. “Pick races that support your favorite cause, your friends are running, has great scenery or an awesome after-party,” he says. “Don’t make running the whole enchilada.”

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The good news is that this year the City is improving local roads, including portions of Walnut Hill, Church, Audelia and Skillman. T he bad news? Construction is a traffic nightmare, so much so that complaining about the improvements is a neighborhood pastime. We asked City of Dallas Director of Public Works Robert Perez to answer three common questions his department frequently receives. For a complete list of upcoming citywide projects, visit lakehighlands.advocatemag. com/roadwork-early-2019.

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“Abrams is a perfect example,” Perez says, citing the East Dallas street that was under construction for about a year. “There are residences on either side of the street. If you do the work at night, those residents are affected. It’s a balance. I would love to do a lot of work at night, but we have to take into consideration residences and local businesses.”

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3.) Why are streets closed when no repairs are happening?

One of the most common complaints the City receives is, “The street is closed for no reason,” Perez says. After pouring concrete, it has to cure anywhere from five to seven days. “If you’re going to put asphalt or traffic on a street, it needs to be fully cured before you do that, otherwise, it gets damaged.” —

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Count on custom home renovations from LH natives Joe and Rhonda Clifford

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Sort of. Restaurants and shopping centers are popping up. Old houses are coming down, replaced by new ones. But Lake Highlands remains sacred to lifers.

Joe Clifford, owner of C&C Exteriors, has seen Lake Highlands change from the front row. He and wife Rhonda grew up here and the Lake Highlands High School sweethearts have lived here since. In fact, C&C Exteriors’ staff members often vacation with Joe and Rhonda, and everyone’s kiddos also attend Lake Highlands’ schools together.

Businesswise, Joe knows that new, fancy houses can inspire Lake Highlands neighbors to spruce up their own homes. But many people don’t know that their neighbors at C&C Exteriors also offer custom upgrades. Joe’s team can make a house look new without breaking the bank.

Joe isn’t afraid of change; he thrives on “out-of-the-box” ideas, finding fun in original projects and giving each home project its own character. He has an eye for design and can fit anyone’s style and budget.

C&C Exteriors does all kinds of home work, from doors made to order, custom windows, paint and siding, or a new roof during pesky hail season. Want a small change? Sure. C&C Exteriors guarantees customer satisfaction.

Most C&C Exteriors clients come from neighbors’ referrals. Customers often become friends because Joe treats projects like his own.

And friends or not, Joe’s cool if something needs a tweak. He counts that as a plus of working with a neighborhood contractor — things sometimes go wrong - that’s just part of the job.

“I’ve been here so long, I feel like Lake Highlands is our backyard,” Joe says. “We do so much work for neighbors and friends, folks whose kids go to school with ours. We work all over Dallas, but if I didn’t have to leave Lake Highlands for work, I’d be thrilled.”

Lake Highlands is changing rapidly. But that small-town feel will remain if neighbors keep supporting local businesses such as C&C Exteriors.

When looking to upgrade your home, go with someone you trust. Contact C&C Exteriors at 469-291-7039 and joe@c-cexteriors.com.

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ADVENTUROUS EATS

YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR UNIQUE FLAVORS

CORN DOGS, peanut butter and jelly, and macaroni and cheese. The meals we adored as children are the foods many countries consider revolting. What we prefer, in part, depends upon what we eat as youngsters. A 2001 “Pediatrics” study proves our flavor preferences begin forming in the womb. And so what’s considered typical to some is unorthodox — even scary — to others.

TV shows, such as the late Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown,” gave viewers a sample of foods Americans typically deem exotic. But here in Lake Highlands, there’s plenty of restaurants to help you expand your palate. An open mind and sense of adventure are preferred but not mandatory.

We asked two of our neighborhood’s self-proclaimed foodies, Bob Johnston and Joey Stewart, to sample a few unconventional items at local eateries.

Taste-testers:

Joey Stewart, 11-year resident of Lake Highlands and a hobby food photographer

Bob Johnston, 44-year resident and the “Voice of Lake Highlands” at sporting events

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Where: Resident Taqueria is owned by Andrew Savoie, who honed his skills under three-Michelin-star chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Thomas Keller. The restaurant’s menu is a blend of classic favorites and inventive flavors, such as caramelized cauliflower and homemade chorizo.

More info: 9661 Audelia Road, suite 112

What they tried:

Picadillo taco: This Cuban stew is typically made with ground beef, tomatoes, olives, cinnamon, cumin and raisins. Savoie adds a twist with pepperoncini, pickled carrots and Maggi sauce on a homemade tortilla.

Lengua taco: Savoie braises the beef tongue for 18 hours with chiles, onions, Maggi sauce, cinnamon and Mexican oregano. He cuts the tongue, re-braises it and serves it on a homemade tortilla with angel hair cut cabbage, cucumber, salsa guacamole, radish and cilantro.

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Bob Johnston (left) and Joey Stewart (right).

Taste-testers’ thoughts:

Stewart and Johnston gave their seal of approval for both tacos, but the lengua taco was their favorite. “It was very tasty, very smooth, very enjoyable,” Johnston says. “The other taco we had was also enjoyable, but I liked the lengua the best.”

OTHER PLACES TO GO

Bistro B serves authentic Vietnamese food and a few dishes that aren’t as familiar in Western culture.

WHAT TO TRY:

Oc buou, or apple snails in tamarind and steamed lemongrass. Pho ga long trung, a soup made with chicken meat, heart, gizzard, liver and egg.

More info: 9780 Walnut St.

Yama Sushi offers options much like an izakaya, or Japanese pub.

WHAT TO TRY:

Shio-kara, fermented squid a Japanese delicacy fermented with salt. Motsuni, Beef stomach, served with vegetables cooked with miso soup.

More info: 8989 Forest Lane, suite 112

Visit lakehighlands.advocatemag.com to see the taste test in action.

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IT’S ALL IN THE NUMBERS.

FROM CRIME TO REAL ESTATE TO EDUCATION, HERE’S WHAT THE STATISTICS SAY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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EDITED BY ELISSA CHUDWIN GRAPHICS BY ASHLEY DRAKE

PEOPLE

WE BROKE our neighborhood down to its most simplistic terms: How many we are, male versus female, how we voted, how we fare in love and other data drawn from Census data (2010 being the most recent year available) and Dallas County Voting Records. To find these numbers, we pulled from the four ZIP codes that the Lake Highlands Advocate covers: 75218, 75231, 75238 and 75243.

SQUARE MILES: 9.5

2.05% of people voted independent in 2016 & in 2018

.61% voted independent

POPULATION: 122, 941 2018 VOTING

2016 VOTING

CRIME

NONVIOLENT

Burglaries increased by 25.9% between 2016 and 2017.

FROM SHOPLIFTING to sexual violence, we looked at local crime to see which are most prevalent and how it’s shifted over the past few years. We received data from the Dallas Police Department’s Crime Analysis Unit for reported nonviolent and violent crimes in ZIP codes 75231, 75238 and 75243. The numbers encompass all crimes from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30.

Between 2016 and 2017, reported sexual violence increased 60.7%.

In 2018, 35.8% of aggravated assaults were family violence.

THE DALLAS REAL ESTATE market could be heading for a swift cool-down, some experts say. An academic report by Florida Atlantic University warned in December that Dallas and Denver, which have strong economies and rapidly increasing real estate values, are in a bubble that could burst soon. Other experts say there’s nothing to panic about as the market is expected to grow 4 percent in 2019.

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Home values have increased almost 70% in Dallas since the recession.

HOME VALUES IN THE DALLAS AREA LAST YEAR EXCEEDED $510 BILLION, ADDING $14.6 BILLION IN ONE YEAR, A RECORD GAIN.

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FOOD

DON’T THINK of clean eating as just a trendy diet. The places you eat should prepare your food correctly — with washed hands — on clean surfaces. We analyzed restaurant inspections from zip codes 75231, 75238 and 75243 to see how many restaurants didn’t make the grade. To see specific grades at your favorite restaurants, check out the Food Inspection Scores database on the City of Dallas website.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FOOD INSPECTIONS IN 2018: 1,293

TOP 5 RESTAURANTS AND HOW THEY FARED

We’re bringing you the food inspection scores from Lake Highlands best-rated restaurants on Yelp.

93 THAI OPAL

88 ONE90 SMOKED MEATS

87 NAZCA KITCHEN

83 ARIF CAFÉ

81 MARIO BROS TACOS

THE FIVE WORST RESTAURANT SCORES:

66 MURPHY’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

66 MEXICAL RESTAURANT

66 ASO ROCK RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

66 CUZCO CUISINE

63 LA AUTENTICA LH TAQUERIA

FOOD INSPECTION SCORE:

• 100-80: Meets Consumer Health Division standards

• 79-70:  Requires follow-up inspection within 30 days

• 69-60: Requires follow-up inspection within 10 days

• 59 and below: Requires followup inspection within 24 hours

THE REASONS we choose the school district our children attend is difficult to quantify, but the results of our choices are evident from data. We’ve created a snapshot of the students and teachers that make up Richardson ISD, based on data from the Texas Education Agency’s 2017-2018 Texas Academic Performance Report.

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RICHARDSON ISD

• 39,204 total students

• 38.5 square miles

• 51 schools

• 15 are in Lake Highlands

WHAT IS ACE?

Richardson ISD announced their plans to implement Accelerating Campus Excellence in 2018. The program provides additional services to Carolyn Bukhair Elementary, Forest Lane Academy, RISD Academy and Thurgood Marshall Elementary. The high-poverty, low-performing elementary schools have before- and after-school activities, tutoring, three meals per day and uniforms. All staff, including principals and teachers, reapplied for their positions or were moved to another Richardson ISD school. ACE launched during the 20182019 school year.

4 SCHOOLS ARE PART OF RISD’S PROGRAM

3 DISTRICTS IN TEXAS OFFER ACE $3.2 MILLION TOTAL INCREMENTAL PROGRAM COSTS

MILLION STIPENDS FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS $340,000 COST OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

$642,800 COST OF EXTRA DUTY PAY, TRANSPORTATION AND AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

$231,130 COST OF FACILITIES UPGRADES AND UNIFORMS

CC YOUNG RESIDENTS share a love story that’s withstood the test of time. It wasn’t long after they met in 1949 that they had to overcome that initial test — the first date. “She liked my brother-in-law more than me on the first date,” Paul says of their dinner with his sister and her husband. “But he was taken, so that left me.”

In spite of that, Paul, 100, and Clara, 90, discovered they had a lot in common. Both employees for Dallas ISD, they met while Clara was working as a rotating speech therapist at Davy Crockett School. Yet it was a year before Paul decided to ask Clara on a date. As the school’s principal, he thought it would be ill advised to date single teachers. But because Clara was only working at Davy Crockett two days a week, he decided to make an exception.

Nine months after they started dating, the Harrises were married on an unseasonably hot day in June at Denton’s Little Chapel in the Woods. “We leaned a lot on each other,” Clara says. “We loved our kids. We had fun, and that’s what helps get you through the hard times. It’s been a really good life.”—JAIME DUNAWAY

A kiss is still a kiss

THREE VALENTINE’S LOVE STORIES FOR THE AGES

Story by ELISSA CHUDWIN

PORTRAIT BY DANNY FULGENCIO

KATIE AND KEVIN BADGER have quite a few similarities. They have the same birthday. Their childhood dogs have the same name. Their younger siblings are best friends.

Not to mention they were neighbors growing up on Dartridge Drive.

But Katie and Kevin weren’t even friends until her family visited Kevin at West Point when he was 20 and she was 16. The two became pen pals after the trip, and he attended Katie’s high school graduation. A summer romance sparked but quickly dwindled after Katie went away to college.

Their lives didn’t intersect again for decades. They both married other people who they later divorced. Kevin was deployed four times during his 23-year U.S. Army career. Katie periodically checked his Facebook to make sure he was OK, but they hadn’t talked.

Seeing that he had Facebook messaged her in 2015 was a shock. “I had not heard his voice or seen him in 20 years,” she says. She let the message sit in her inbox for weeks. Her younger sister begged her to respond.

After they messaged for three or four months, they finally agreed to meet. “When this happened, it was an instant connection,” Katie says.

They married in June 2017.

MICHELLE AND CHRIS DISHMAN

became fast friends after meeting in Lake Highlands High School’s choir. Their junior year, Chris Dishman asked Michelle on a date with this note: “As soon as I get my license, I’m going to take you out.”

He and Michelle started dating as soon as he got his first car. But the transition from friends to sweethearts was awkward. “It was weird when we started dating,” Michelle says. “We went out. We were like, ‘We can’t do this.’ Then we missed each other and got back together.”

The two were partners in Espree and attended prom together. Then, in college, they broke up. The separation was once again short-lived.

Their junior year of college, they headed home to Lake Highlands for an Espree performance. While out to dinner, Chris gave Michelle the performance program. Inside was their prom photo and a poem about marriage. He tucked the ring inside his boot. She said yes.

The Dishmans have been married for 27 years. “He’s honestly the love-of-my-life amazing,” Michelle says. “We are so lucky it worked out for us. It doesn’t normally work out for high school kids.”

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE DISHMAN FAMILY

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREA MURRY

‘THEY NEED IT WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT’

CALEB JACK left the door open while working at a studio above Artisan’s Collective in Oak Cliff.

When people walking by asked what he was doing, he invited them inside to experiment with his art supplies.

“They would say, ‘I can’t do anything,’” Jack says. “Three hours later it’d be like, ‘Alright dude, are you done?’”

His enthusiasm for art even motivated his grandmother, Lynda Sparks, to experiment. She’s devoted hours to perfecting handmade jewelry, making hats and concocting quirky collages of cats’ heads on humans’ bodies.

So it is ironic that neither Sparks nor Jack is comfortable calling themselves artists.

“We make stuff. We’re creative people,” Jack says. “When you compare yourself to some really great people, it’s hard to throw yourself in the same ring as them.”

Jack’s collages, paintings and mixed-media works have been displayed at Artisan’s Collective and shipped across the globe to Germany and South Africa. The Bishop Arts gallery gave local artists the opportunity to showcase their works

in a down-to-earth, accessible space.

The rising value of real estate forced Ted Matthews to shutter the gallery in 2017. Property owners more than doubled the monthly rent.

Determined to carry on Artisan’s Collective’s tradition, Jack and Sparks opened the Art Annex in Lake Highlands on Valentine’s Day 2018, exactly one year after the Bishop Arts gallery and shop’s closure. The gallery replaced Makers Connect at an unassuming strip mall near Audelia Road and Northwest Highway.

Sparks sells her work at the shop, but Jack has replaced creating pieces with running the shop’s day-to-day operations.

“I prefer to give other people space to sell their work,” he says. “I’m done. I can die happy. I achieved more than I ever imagined at Artisan’s, so I’m good.”

Jack and Sparks acknowledge that an art gallery isn’t a high-demand business, but they say giving the neighborhood access to local art is worth the risk.

“They need it whether they know it or not,” Sparks says.

Story by ELISSA CHUDWIN Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

LAKE HIGHLANDS’ VERY OWN ART HAVEN

STORIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

“I prefer to give other people space to sell their work.”

By GEORGE MASON

Forced immigration

Celebrating Black History Month means acknowledging that history

Black History Month has added solemnity this year as we mark the 400th anniversary of the journey of Angela, the first known slave to arrive in America from Africa.

Angela’s name was recorded in a Jamestown, Virginia, colony-wide census dated 1625. It noted nine “Negro women.” Angela was the only one identified by name. “Angela” likely springs from “Angola,” where her ship set out in 1619.

Angela was a slave in the household of Captain William Pierce, an influential politician who served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor. While nothing else is known about her life, we can imagine the sense of separation and loss, the fear and indignity she must have felt having been ripped from her homeland, sold to human traffickers and made to obey a master.

Overall, descendants of slaves struggled to make the same progress as immigrants who arrived in our country seeking freedom and opportunity. They arrived as enslaved persons without opportunity, never sharing the American dream. For them, America was a nightmare.

How wonderful the news of liberation must have felt to these African slaves upon hearing the Emancipation Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It read in part that “all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be, free.” Of course, those words required the final defeat of the Confederacy before they could become reality.

Instead, a new reality set in. The promises of Reconstruction were thwarted as Southern states were appeased after the war. Segregation, featuring Jim Crow laws, kept black Americans from sharing in the prosperity of the nation. America has engaged in one long saga of denial of the unjust laws and suffocating attitudes that have denied black Americans equal justice and opportunity.

The civil rights movement of the 1960s brought hopes that have been dashed repeatedly by tactics such as neighborhood

redlining, which kept banks from giving mortgage loans to black Americans and prevented them from building home equity. Suburban white flight left neighborhood schools devoid of strength from generationally educated families, and the war on drugs’ mandatory sentencing policies led to mass incarceration disproportionately affecting black Americans and further tearing apart their families.

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LUTHERAN

When white Americans invoke moral responsibility, family values and hard work as hallmarks of success, we aren’t wrong; but we, too, must be morally responsible by repenting of our complicity in elevating these values and undermining them at the same time for so many neighbors who trace their lineage to Angela.

Kym Hall is a 28-year veteran of the National Park Service. She tells Angela’s story to visitors of the “hallowed land” that is the half-acre archaeological site where remains of Jamestown slaves have been uncovered.

“If people can take the time to stand where Angela stood, to understand who she is, maybe the idea of what she experienced will be a message of hope, even though some people want to pretend (slavery) wasn’t a big deal.”

Let’s stop pretending.

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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LAKE HIGHLANDS ACUPUNCTURE

Bryan Ellett, L.Ac.

The World Health Organization recommends acupuncture for: chronic pain, high blood pressure, depression/anxiety, digestive problems (IBS, heartburn), common cold, allergies and more! Come see why! Now accepting insurance!

10252 E. Northwest Highway 214.267.8636 lakehighlandsacupuncture.com