2021 August Lake Highlands Advocate

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contents AUGUST 2021 VOL.28 NO.8

12 BONELESS BUTCHER Creating better vegan meat 16 DALLAS DINER Neighborhood favorite 18 MARTINI TIME Refreshing cocktails 23 BEST OF Votes are in for top picks around our neighborhood 26 BONA FIDE SCENE Lake Highlands resturants have arrived 30 ICING ON TOP At-home bakers bring the sweets 36 FOOD HALL Culinary delights at The Village

Salt Sweets’ chocolate chip cookies are baked with a sprinkle of salt to accentuate the sweetness. Photo by Jessica Turner. august 2021

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EW ENGLAND PATRIOTS defensive tackle Nick Thurman

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showed up on campus in June to cheer on and give pointers to

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Wildcat football and basketball players. The LHHS graduate from

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the class of 2013 arrived home Sunday. His first stop, after a

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hearty home-cooked meal, was a workout with Wildcat athletes on campus.

The New England Patriots offseason wrapped up June 17, and training camp started July 25. The Patriots’ first preseason game kicks off Aug. 12 at home against the Washington Football Team. Thurman is pictured above with head coach Joe Duffield.

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NEW DIGS Austin-based company StoryBuilt Homes officially broke ground on the neighborhood located at 9601 White Rock Trail. StoryBuilt names each of its communities after a rescued animal or an employee’s pet. The neighborhood, called Goose at White Rock Valley, is named after a dog adopted from Dallas Pets Alive.

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c l i c k- w o r t hy LHHS UPDATES —Lake Highlands High School’s R.J. “Tre” Johnson has been ranked the No. 3 basketball player in America by ESPN. The rising sophomore has received offers to play at the University of Texas, Texas A&M and the University of Tennessee.

—Cinematographer Justin Hamilton, a 2006 graduate, shot Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour Prom concert film, which debuted in June. The 27-minute video features songs from Rodrigo’s new album, SOUR.

EXECUTIVE PIT STOPS First lady Jill Biden took a tour of a vaccination site at Emmett J. Conrad High School June 29 along with former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith. The visit was part of a national tour to reach millions of Americans who still need protection against the virus, the White House shared.

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“In the end, I think the neighborhood will prove that you should be here, and they support their own.”

— VERONICA BRADLEY, A CO-OWNER OF VECTOR BREWING. READ MORE ABOUT THE LAKE HIGHLANDS DINING SCENE ON PAGE 28.

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—The Dallas Morning News list of 2021’s Top Returning Rushing Leaders has senior Noelle Whitehead ranked No. 4, with 189 carries for 1,557 yards (8.2 average) and 20 touchdowns in 2020.

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MUSIC TEACHER Claire Pittman is returning to her home turf. The 2010 graduate is LHHS’ new assistant band director, leading Concert Band, assisting with Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaching classes at LH-area elementary campuses and instructing the Wildcat Marching Band.

DIRTY DINING

Total number of food inspections: 497 Restaurants that got perfect scores: 118 Restaurants that met health division standards: 489 (98 percent) Restaurants requiring re-inspections: 8 (2 percent) Restaurants that failed after re-inspection: 4 Restaurants requiring re-inspection that were not re-evaluated within the proper time: 4

Compiled by JAIME DUNAWAY-SEALE

Don’t think of clean eating as just a trendy diet.

The places you eat should prepare food correctly — with washed hands on clean surfaces. We analyzed restaurant inspections from the first six months of this year to see how many restaurants didn’t make the grade. To see specific scores at your favorite restaurants, check out the Food Inspection Scores database on the City of Dallas website.

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

100 LUNA GRILL 100 SHADY’S BURGERS & BREWHAHA

100 GOODFRIEND 100 THAI OPAL 97 HAUTE SWEETS PATISSERIE 97 FIRESIDE PIES 93 BOBO CHINA 90 RESIDENT TAQUERIA 89 ONE90 SMOKED MEATS SCORES ONLY REPRESENT A SNAPSHOT OF THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION

TOTAL INSPECTIONS: 497 INSPECTION SCORE RUBRIC: 100: Passed inspections completely.

Perfect Scores: 118 99–80:

Passed inspections.

Total Passed: 371 79–70:

Required follow-up inspection within 30 days.

30-Day Follow‑Up Inspections: 6 69–60:

Required follow-up inspection within 10 days.

10-Day Follow‑Up Inspections: 2 Failed after re-inspection: 4 Restaurants requiring re-inspection that were not re-evaluated within the proper time: 4

SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS RESTAURANT AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTIONS DATA FROM JAN. 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2021.

DATA BASED ON ZIP CODES 75218, 75231, 75238 AND 75243.

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Time—lapse:

AUDELIA ROAD AND WALNUT HILL LANE

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Shady’s Burgers & Brewhaha.

9661 Audelia Road.

Cedar & Vine. 9661 Audelia Road

RM 12:20. 9850 Walnut Hill Lane

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Vector Brewing. 9850 Walnut Hill Lane

There was a time when there weren’t many dining options at Lakeridge. Even 10 years ago, Lake Highlands neighbors had just a handful of restaurants to choose from — a cafe, a Dairy Queen, a pizza place. Cheryl Calvin, the owner of The Store and a lifelong Lake Highlands neighbor, only decided to move her shop into Lakeridge because the new owner had renovated it. That was in 2019, and since then, many restaurants have opened.

“We can actually eat in our backyard,” she says. “I see people walking to this shopping center all the time.”

Lakeridge used to be larger than it is now. At one point, it housed a Walmart, west of Audelia.

SHADY’S BURGERS & BREWHAHA opened in 2016. Part of the restaurant is in the place of a barber shop, and the dining room now sits where a gift shop once was housed. Next door is LAKE HIGHLANDS DONUTS. It opened in 2009, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Lakeridge still in business.

CEDAR & VINE is also nearby and opened just after SHADY’S in 2017. Before then, the space was occupied by several other dining spots. Most recently, in 2014, it was NEIGHBORS CASUAL KITCHEN. HIGHLANDS CAFÉ came before it in 2004. And LAKE HIGHLANDS BAKERY AND COFFEE BAR opened in 1997.

RM 12:20 debuted in 2018.

In 2008, a seafood restaurant called OFFSHORES NEXT DOOR occupied the space. Offshores was the first restaurant to be located there, since gardening stores came before it. The earliest

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records available show a building repair and maintenance shop occupying the space.

The group that opened Cedar & Vine is opening another concept in Lakeridge. It’s called HEI HEI AMERICAN CHINESE, and the space has housed many dining options over the years. ATOMIC PIE opened in 2011, and SUDAN RESTAURANT opened in 2007.

CHICKEN FRENZY was the first restaurant to take that spot in 2001, right after KIDS CARE CENTER closed.

SOCO COFFEE HOUSE AND BISTRO opened in Lakeridge in 2019. Records show the space was a STATE FARM insurance office until at least 2003. In 2012, another tenant began using the space as a MY OFFICE store.

RESIDENT TAQUERIA first opened in 2015 and is going strong.

The shopping center has also been home to several chain restaurants over the years. The oldest still standing is WENDY’S, which opened in 2005. SUBWAY, DOMINO’S and TACO BELL all came in 2012. ANDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD has been in business since 2017.

When TACO JOINT opened in 2019, it added another restaurant to Lakeridge. It took the place of URBAN THRIFT VECTOR BREWING began serving homemade pizza and beer in 2019, the first dining option to open in the space. Before the brewery and its 2,300 square-foot patio, there was a CROSSFIT gym, which started in 2011. .

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CRYSTAL GOMEZ started experimenting with fake outs a few years ago, after becoming vegan in 2017.

“My husband started out vegan with me and fell off the wagon because he felt like he was missing something from his diet,” she says. “So he started eating meat again on the weekends.”

In an effort to lure him back to fulltime plant-based life, she set out to make a better meat.

Gomez knew of vegan meat purveyors such as the Herbivorous Butcher in Minneapolis. She started with recipes she found on the internet and then started toying around with textures and flavors.

She’s the vice president of revenue cycle for a health care company, and with extra time at home last year, she hammered out perfected recipes.

The products were such a hit with friends and family that she turned them into a business.

The Boneless Butcher sells vegan steak, ribs and jalapeño cheddar brats.

They’re made mostly from seitan, which is wheat gluten, mixed with mushrooms and onions.

The Boneless Butcher rents a production facility in Garland, and its products cost $11-$18 on its website and every weekend at the Dallas Farmers Market, where samples are available. These vegan meats can also be found on gtfoitsvegan.com, at Mashup Market in Denton and at a snow cone trailer in Desoto called Snow on the Rocks, plus occasional pop-ups around town.

Gomez lives in Lochwood with her husband, a physical therapist, and their kids, ages 15, 13 and 8.

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“Come see us at the farmers market and get a sample,” she says. “I love seeing non vegans come and try stuff out of curiosity. I love exposing people who aren’t already exposed to this lifestyle to that.”

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allas Diner is the Cheers bar of Lake Highlands eateries. They didn’ t know my name af ter my first visit, but my waitress called me Sweetie, and, when I moved from the counter to a table so I could spread out m y n e w s p a p e r , s h e a s k e d , “ B a b y, w h e r e ’ d you go?”

Jus t like Norm and C liff, the patrons seem to be old friends and greet each other with a nod and a wave. Located on Northwest H i g h w a y b e t w e e n P l a n o R o a d a n d Fe r n d a l e , Dallas Diner draws cops from the nearby Northeast Dallas Substation, and others

were evident supporters of the Blue. Dallas D i n e r, o p e n f r o m 5 a . m . t o 3 p . m . , o f f e r s traditional diner fare. Breakfast includes eggs, bacon, pancakes, migas and burritos, with a bakery rack of donuts and cinnamon rolls. Lunch is cheeseburgers, pork chops and chicken fried steak, with a pot of homemade soup always on the stovetop.

The best part? Prices at Dallas Diner are just as old school as the atmosphere – hamburgers are $4.99 and my country d’ light breakfast with two eggs, three bacon slices and a biscuit was just $5.25.

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WHO WOU L D H AV E T H OUG H T ?

The Lake Highlands dining scene is the real deal Story by LIESBETH POWERS | Photography by KATHY TRAN

A COU P L E O F Y E A RS AG O, neighborhood resident Sam Howard and a bunch of restaurant buddies were sitting around a swimming pool, and the discussion led to a concept for Cedar & Vines.

“We said, ‘I’m sure it would be cool to put something like that in our neighborhood,’ because we felt like we would love to go eat at a place like this,” says Howard, co-owner of Cedar & Vine.

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“And that didn’t exist. And so we thought, ‘Well, now’s as good a time as any — why don’t we see if we can’t build that?’ ” Throughout Lake Highlands, this sentiment is being echoed by more and more restaurateurs, who are making our neighborhood an emerging dining scene.

Shocked to hear the terms “dining scene” and “Lake Highlands” used in the same sentence? If so, you’ve

Opposite: Cedar & Vine’s menu features elevated pub foods.

Below: Monkey King Noodle’s pork dumplings are made with Shao Xing, Napa cabbage, garlic and ginger.

Encouraging the Town Center’s growth probably been around long enough to remember back to the 1970s, when it was hit and was high on McGough’s list of priorities afmiss for many restaurant startups. ter his election. When the development was announced in 2007, plans for movie theaters, Today, things are different. restaurants and shopping were greeted with “I’d say this is probably the strongest it’s ever been,” says Howard, who grew up in Lake excitement.

Highlands.

But other than some streets and an apartNewer establishments ment complex, not much have nestled into a few pophappened for years to the ular pockets, particularly the promised $300 million de“WE CALLED Town Center at Walnut Hill velopment.

“We just needed to show that and Skillman, Lakeridge VilL AKE lage and Lakeridge Shopping our community would sustain HIGHL ANDS AN Center at Audelia and Walnut the increased opportunities,” Hill, and Creekside at Skill- E N T E RTA I N M E N T McGough says.

Then in 2018, Fish City Grill man and Abrams.

D E S E RT.” decided to take a chance and Cedar & Vine, RM 12:20 move into the Town Center. It B i s t r o , Ne i g h b o r ’s C a s u a l Kitchen and Atomic Pie were has since been joined by Taco among the pioneers, says Adam McGough, the Diner and First Watch, along with new retail neighborhood’s city councilman since 2015. and services, creating the central shopping “ They started the work,” McGough says. location Lake Highlands had been promised “And as more and more people became befor nearly 15 years. lievers, we had more people who were willing “I think as [Town Center) continues to grow, to take a risk.” people will look at Lake Highlands as a com-

munity that really does support their local busiVector Brewing, fit that bill as well. Veronica nesses and will continue to do so,” McGough says. spent part of her childhood in Lake Highlands The Lakeridge shopping area along Audelia and eventually returned as an adult, only to Road and Walnut Hill Lane is enjoying similar find few dining options within easy-driving success. distance.

“We called Lake Highlands an Cedar & Vine, which sits “IN THE END, entertainment desert,” she says. prominently on the west side S o C o b e a t Ve c t o r t o t h e of Audelia alongside Shady’s I THINK THE Lakeridge Village by about 6 Burgers & Brewhaha, Resident N E I G H BO R H O O D months, with co-owners Jonny Taqueria and Andy’s Frozen Custard, helped kickstart that side Bean and Charlie Bader at the W I L L P ROV E of the street. On the other side helm.

T H AT YOU of Audelia sits local creations In Fall 2019, the shopping S H OU L D B E center was largely vacant. Now, Vector Brewing, RM 12:20 and SoCo Coffee House & Bistro, H E R E , A N D T H E Y after significant renovations of the center, about 70% of the which have gradually populatSU P P O RT T H E I R complex houses new tenants ed the center during the past and only a few spaces remain few years.

OW N .” available to rent.

C e d a r & Vin e ’s Howard is “It’s flourishing,” Bean says. among lots of neighborhood “It’s becoming like the hot spot to come to. It’s residents who were raised here and are now returning with their families and want to conlike the new community gathering area.” tribute to Lake Highlands’ success.

These new dining options work hand-in-hand Veronica and Craig Bradley, the co-owners of with local businesses, creating a back and forth

Below: SoCo Coffee House & Bistro’s house salad with fresh strawberries, cherry tomatoes and red onion, spicy pecans and goat cheese.

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Above: Fish City Grill‘s peel and eat shrimp runs $14 for a dozen.

benefit for the two shopping centers along Audelia Road. Bradley regularly sees her staff and neighbors crossing the street to pick up a different style of taco or dessert after dinner.

“There’s no doubt that the two shopping centers fuel each other,” Bradley says.

And that local foot traffic helps make retail and other shops successful, McGough says. The same is true at the Town Center, where salons and other businesses popped up in conjunction with restaurants.

A ripple effect also hasbeen visible in areas such as Creekside, where Alamo Drafthouse, Fireside Pies, Sugarfire Smoke House and Monkey King Noodle Company have settled in the past few years.

“Our real estate broker Tey Tiner, who’s a Lake Highlands resident, pointed the space out to us,” says Andrew Chen, who owns Monkey King. “Initially, we were hesitant to take on a new project

in the middle of Covid as we were trying to keep operations as tight as possible.

“Tey asked us what we needed to make the deal work, and within 48 hours he had gathered a handful of investors, all Lake Highlands residents, who were excited to have a Monkey King in the neighborhood.”

Lake Highlands has the space to keep bringing in more dining spots, McGough says. But their success will require that neighbors continue spending their money near home.

Anticipating further success, SoCo is already planning to expand in its current space. Meanwhile, an American-Chinese concept called Hei Hei — by the creators of Cedar & Vine — is expected to open in a few months two doors down from SoCo. “The risk is worth bringing more options to the neighborhood,” says Bradley. “In the end, I think the neighborhood will prove that you should be here, and they support their own.”

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Sugar Rush MEET THE COTTAGE BAKERS WHO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SWEET

Becoming a professional baker doesn’t have to start with a 40-quart industrial mixer.

Some of the tastiest cookie makers in the neighborhood grew businesses straight from their Lake Highlands homes. These local creatives will satisfy cravings with cookies delivered right to your door.

Story by JAIME DUNAWAY-SEALE | Photography by JESSICA TURNER

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sweets Carrie DeCicco never baked much before starting Salt Sweets in 2018. But she wanted to help when neighbor Erin Willis asked her to make cookies for the opening celebration of her restaurant, RM 12:20. The cookies were a hit, and a few weeks later, Willis asked her to make cinnamon rolls.

“Give me a cake recipe, and I will totally murder it, but those two things I’m really good at,” DeCicco says. “It blew up from there.”

Her next gig was at Resident Taqueria, then at Vector Brewing and Shady’s Burgers & Brewhaha. Although the restaurants paused partnerships with her during the pandemic, her business never slowed down. She was overwhelmed with delivery orders.

“People were eating their feelings. I try not to eat my stuff, but I do,” DeCicco says. “I was at Shady’s, and I had a threepack of rolls that had been there for a while. I wondered how they tasted, and they tasted great. That was dinner. You’d think I’d get sick of them, but I don’t because they’re so good.”

The cinnamon rolls are her best-seller, but her cookies come in a variety of flavors for every palate. There’s the classic chocolate chip cookie, which can be elevated with toffee, caramel, bacon and peppermint. Everything is baked with a sprinkle of salt to accentuate the sweetness of the cookies.

She also sells oatmeal cream pies and dough to go.

Most of her business is local, and DeCicco credits her success to the Lake Highlands community, especially the women on the LH Mamas Facebook page.

DeCicco bakes out of her home, but she also rents space at a commercial kitchen. She has two employees to help keep up with orders. She has no plans to open a storefront, but she’s not counting it out in the future.

“I never thought I would own my own business,” she says.

“I wanted to be a mom, and I got that wish. Now it’s time to do what I want to do. Everything has been easy. It was meant to be.”

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color my coo Nancy and Sam Major started Color My Cookie last spring to earn revenue when their storefront, Tart Bakery, was forced to close at the onset of the pandemic. They envisioned the cookie decorating kit becoming a product of Tart, but operating the storefront soon became impractical.

“Our retail tanked,” Nancy Major says. “It wasn’t just that people didn’t have birthday parties or weddings, they didn’t have bridge club. They just weren’t going over to a friend’s house.”

The couple started delivering cookie decorating boxes from the

back of their cars. People bought them, then bought them again. By the end of last year, Color My Cookie had shipped to all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Original-size kits include six cookies to decorate, icing, sprinkles, edible water colors, paint brushes and extra decor. Each box comes with a link to an online tutorial where a pastry chef provides decorating tips and tricks.

Color My Cookie has themed kits for every occasion, including birthdays, graduations, holidays and new homes. It also caters to specific

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The cookies are shortbread, so they’re a little more crumbly and a little less sweet than sugar cookies.

They are pre-iced to preserve freshness and provide a blank canvas for customers’ creativity.

“It helps people feel like they’re pro decorators, but we’ve gone to great lengths that when you get done decorating the cookie, it’s not just cute,” Major says. “So many people buy a decorated cookie and don’t even expect it to be good. Ours are simple and delicious.”

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Mama Shep Sandra Shepherd thought the iced cookies at the shower she was attending were beautiful, but when she took a bite, they didn’t taste very good. The Lake Highlands resident recalled the cutout cookies she used to make for birthdays and holidays when her kids were young.

“They tasted good, so I thought, ‘Maybe I should make them pretty,’” she says.

Shepherd had never made royal icing, but she perfected her recipe and decorating techniques by watching videos on YouTube.

When she mastered that, she enrolled in a cookie decorating class in Austin to elevate her skills.

“It was real trial and error,” she says. “I dropped cookies on the floor. Icing fell off the cookie. I didn’t have a huge background in baking.”

Shepherd’s sugary shortbread cookies come in almost any shape imaginable. She’s made everything from prams for baby showers to crawfish for seafood boils.

Much of her inspiration comes from party invitations. She also searches themes and hashtags on Instagram to see what other cook-

ie artists have created. Instead of replicating their work, she adds her own twist to the design.

“I’ve always been a crafty person, and I love being a part of people’s special days,” Shepherd says. “It brings me a lot of joy.”

Since she started selling cookies about five years ago, Shepherd says her hobby has turned into a full-fledged business. But she doesn’t want it to become a full-time job. Sometimes, that means turning away orders so she can spend more time with her grandkids.

“I make cookies for all [their] birthday parties, but my kids are over them,” Shepherd says. “They like the dough, and that’s what they would prefer to eat.”

Shepherd doesn’t ship and says most of her business is from the Lake Highlands community.

“It makes a difference that I’ve been in Lake Highlands for 30 years,” she says. “I knew all of my first orders. I love my neighborhood and my community. It’s full of good people who care and give back.”

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A SLICE OF LIFE The Village’s new food hall changes the game Story by LIESBETH POWERS | Photos courtesy of THE VILLAGE

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BEFORE FOOD TRUCKS and pop-up dining spots and liquordelivery-with-your-meal became fashionable, once and future neighborhood residents could count on one place to eat, drink and be merry: The Country Club at the Village Apartments.

Nestled on a huge patch of green space between Skillman and Abrams near Northwest Highway and surrounded by a 9-hole golf course and lots of spots to be seen while exercising, the Village Country Club wasn’t fine dining or a neighborhood bar or a great place to take the family.

But if you wanted to be “seen,” that’s where you went.

“It was so much fun,” says neighbor Rhonda Clifford. “It was the rare time in life with few responsibilities except for going to work. I actually worked two or three jobs at a time to pay rent and car.

“Thursday night was Ladies Night at the Country Club. Weekends were spent by the pool, and we walked to Mariano’s in Old Town Shopping Center (Lovers and Greenville) and the Oasis on Greenville for breakfast.

“Then one day, Joe (her husband) and I calculated how much we had spent on rent and started househunting. We looked all over and ended up back in LH, where we both grew up.”

As Dallas and The Village have grown, the housing community has built out portions of the old golf course. In its place, a new food hall has entered The Village scene.

The Roundhouse Food

Tacos, elotes and guacamole from Taco Cara at the Village Roundhouse. Photography courtesy of The Village

Hall is open to anyone and offers eight separate dining and drinking concepts under one roof.

Options range from specialty cocktails and a raw bar at The Jetty to burgers and fried chicken at Fowl Mouth and Boss Cow. There’s also pizza, fresh greens, noodles, tacos, pastries and coffee.

The food hall is part of a largescale project in the works for several years. Thirty-four acres of the rental community’s 307-acre space are being reinvented into walkable experiences such as a small neighborhood market, pet and people grooming shops, a resort-style pool and bar, and a hotel with a restaurant and venue space. A sports field, putting green and rooftop bar all expect to open this summer.

Nestled among all these attractions is a commissary and culinary program that provides many of the products Roundhouse eateries use, including all of the bread products.

“A burger bun made fresh in house, that’s the difference that you’re going to taste,” says Rebekah Wright, senior vice president and “experience ambassador” for the The Village.

The names of the various eateries and shops took some time, Wright says, with many coming from bouncing ideas off each other in the office. Doughregarde’s,

the pastry and coffee spot at Roundhouse, came from a misheard echoing of an idea.

And the name “Boss Cow”, for the burger joint, came from off-hand research about cow hierarchy.

“The boss cow is the heifer that gets to trough first, and she gets to eat first,” Wright says. “They actually call it the boss cow, like on the farm. I was dying — how did that not exist already?”

The food hall recently shifted into its planned hours of operation after a few weeks of soft-openings. The Roundhouse is open from 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

“I think opening to daytime hours is going to be our home-run here,” Shoemaker says.

Next door to Roundhouse will be Over Under, a rooftop bar and restaurant that should open soon. Over Under will have a unique drink and food menu, even while sharing a kitchen with Roundhouse, Shoemaker says.

Another selling point, Shoemaker says, is pricing. Options start from as low as $2 for a la carte tacos at Taco Cara, with items such as Garlic Tofu priced at $7 at GNGR. The Meat Lovers pizza at Oak & Ash is $13, and a Chicken Salad Bowl costs $9 from Tomato Tomato.

“We were really wanting that (lower pricing), because on the other extreme, we have Meridian, the fine dining and

modern Brazilian restaurant,” Wright says. “We have all these variations so that you can have whatever kind of experience you want.”

Roundhouse has seating for 180, including space on the patio, where lawn games and hammocks are also integrated.

“The bottom line is connecting people,” Wright says. “So I think when you see people coming here, it’s usually because we gave them a reason to connect with people.”

And that’s exactly what neighborhood resident Kathleen Thompson remembers of her experience at The Village in 1974, when she lived at The Corners apartments.

“Everyone just hung out by the pool, and there weren’t any kids around,” she says of the days before “adult only” complexes were legally prohibited by fair housing laws.

“In May, we had a party called ‘The Village Idiots Memorial Day Shindig.’ We charged everyone $5 and got handstamps to show they’d paid. We bought kegs, and a bunch of guys barbecued chickens and did oysters on the half shell.”

“We gathered by the pool late at night and played charades. It went on for hours.

Everyone talked to everyone — it was the best place to be. I know of three couples that met by the pool and got married.”

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n the road to a silver-haired crown, many of us — or our loved ones — will need help. The good news is that there are plenty of nearby neighborhood resources to help ease into that transition. Here are a few tips.

START EARLY. “Until we need to know something about senior living, most of us know nothing,” says Tammy Oliver, community relations with Juliette Fowler Communities. “Pre-plan golden years and retain control over your future.

Start early, learn what your community offers and what it doesn’t, then designate personal intentions. If you or a loved one go to just one place and later need morecare, then you have to start over. Find a multi-care-level place; make friends where everyone knows and loves you.”

FORGIVE YOURSELF. “There’s often enormous guilt felt by family members when deciding to even consider moving a loved one into memory care,” says Ali Congrove, community relations manager with Brookdale White Rock.

Statistically, it’s not uncommon for caregivers to pass away from stress-related disorders before the one with dementia. “Find a community that supports family as much as the resident, a neighborhood location where family can pop in and see their family member feeling a sense of stability and comfort.”

TACKLE TRANSPORTATION. Everyone’s on the go, but for seniors getting around can be tricky. Choosing to limit or stop driving is difficult, especially for seniors living without easy access to resources such as doctors or groceries. “Transportation accessibility is vital because it decreases isolation and increases the physical connections for new opportunities,” says Jonathon Braddick, community development manager for the AARP Ride@50+ Program in Dallas “Older adults and their families want to look for a safe and reputable alternative ride services resource for affordable local transportation,” Braddick says.

NAVIGATE AGING. Vulnerable seniors can be targets of fraud and scams. It’s important for neighbors to advocate and protect the rights of older adults,” says Stacey Malcolmson, president and CEO of The Senior Source. Extra time on your hands? “Look in on a senior neighbor, aid with technology, impact their emotional and financial well-being, and be a resource against social isolation,” she says. “Even caregivers can use help from the most active of us in giving the most vulnerable neighbors a purpose.”

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By GEORGE MASON

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

Cooperation over competition Qu est i o n i n g t h e va l u e of a ny co n g re ga t i o n

Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500 ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809

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

Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

W

e made the top five. According to the online Kev’s Best, the church I serve as pastor made the list of the top five churches in Dallas based on criteria such as business history, services, pictures/media, opening hours, social media, website quality, awards and accomplishment, reviews and feedback, among other things.

The top five churches in the list have little in common in terms of denominational identity, theological commitments or missional engagement. They are an odd grouping with one common factor: size.

I am always happy when people rank us highly in whatever way, but how do we evaluate religious communities?

There are many fine churches and other religious congregations in Dallas. I hope our members and others in the community have a positive view of who we are and what we do. But we are human beings who disappoint one another more often than I like. For all the good reviews we might receive, there are people for whom our church does not measure up. I regret that deeply, but I also understand it.

Many churches are smaller and equally faithful. They lack the resources we are blessed with that allow us to provide ministries others can’t afford. No church can meet the earthly needs of everyone, yet many churches may meet the standards of heaven notwithstanding.

When thinking about the value of any congregation, there are factors that aren’t included in Kev’s Best that should be considered. Here are a few.

First, is the congregation faithful to its primary spiritual identity? Whatever the denomination, fidelity to the church’s core theological commitments is crucial. The reason for its existence is usually rooted in covenantal affirmations about God and

what faith demands. If a church holds firmly to those things, it has reason to celebrate its life.

Second, does the congregation maintain a witness in the world that is consistent with the teaching to love one’s neighbor as oneself ? Churches do not only exist for themselves; they are meant to be a salient influence on the communities where they are located. This may entail charitable work that relieves the plight of the poor and disenfranchised, or it also may include working for justice and the transformation of civic life for the sake of the common good.

Finally, and more challenging, does the church show evidence that it changes over time in a way that maintains its vitality without forsaking its core identity? Willem de Kooning, the abstract expressionist artist once said: “I have to change to stay the same.” If a church looks and behaves in ways more reflective of the 1950s that the 2020s, it’s hardly relevant. Holding to the ancient faith faithfully today is the goal.

Dallas is blessed to have many fine Christian churches and other religious congregations that are doing good and faithful work. The disruptive COVID-19 pandemic has added to the burden of maintaining healthy ministries in these days. We should pray for one another as we persevere.

Competition between churches is less helpful than cooperation among us.

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

Pastor George A. Mason / Worship at 9 & 11 a.m.

Sunday School at 10 a.m. / wilshirebc.org

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

214.348.9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / Sun: Youth 6-8 pm/Wed: AWANA 6-8 pm

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

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

E P I S C O PA L ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org

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

LUTHERAN CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule.

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METHODIST FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RICHARDSON

503 N Central Exwy / fumcr.com / 972.235.8385 / Dr. Clayton Oliphint 8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

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

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

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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 / 11:00 am Sundays on YouTube

9555 North Central Expressway / 214.363.5457 / northparkpres.org / Welcoming Seekers, Thinkers and Doers.

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

PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/ 4124 Oak Lawn Ave Sunday Worship 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. To all this church opens wide her doors - pcpc.org

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