2020 July Lakewood

LAKEWOOD/EAST DALLAS

DAZZLING CUSTOM COACHES

5 FIERCE FEMALES

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A D V O C AT E M A G . C O M

FITNESS FEMMES

6971 KENWOOD | $1,070,000

5247 MILLER | $999,000

4 Beds/3.1 Baths/2 Car/ 3,643 SF Carolyn Black - 214-675-2089

4 Beds/4 Baths/2 Car/3,960 SF Carolyn Black - 214-675-2089

6620 MERCEDES | $869,000 3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Din | 2,540 SF Dybvad, Phelps, Sinnott Group 214-536-8786

7023 DELOACHE | $859,000

5715 BORDEAUX | $775,000

8002 MINGLEWOOD | $565,000

2237 MATILDA | SOLD 3 Bed | 2.1 Bath | 2 Car | 2,837 SF Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269

5969 ROSS | SOLD 4 Bed | 2 Liv | 2 Din | 2,780 SF Dybvad, Phelps, Sinnott Group 214-536-8786

4931 W. MOCKINGBIRD

8702 DICEMAN | $350,000

NEW LISTING

2 Beds/2.2 Baths/2 Car/2,416 SF Brown-Qualls & Schrickel Group 214-801-1795

LAKEWOOD | LAKE HIGHLANDS | 214-826-0316

4 Beds/4 Bath/2 Car/4,857 SF Denise Larmeu - 214-336-6687

$399,000 4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,925 SF Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269

PRESTON CENTER | 214-692-0000

3 Bed | 3.1 Bath | 3,575 SF Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269

2 Beds / 2 Baths / 1 Car / 1,374 SF Linda Biggerstaff - 214-803-1560

EBBY’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE | 214-210-1500

8701 ROCKY COVE | $950,000 4 Bed | 4 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Din | 4,102 SF Selzer Stell Group - 214-355-3113

7306 AZALEA | $899,000 3 Beds/2.1 Baths/2 Car/2,856 SF Brown-Qualls & Schrickel Group 214-801-1795

Summer is the

New Spring 7010 WILDGROVE | SOLD 3 Bed | 2.1 Bath | 2 Liv | 2,457 SF Mary Rinne - 214-552-6735

4307 McKINNEY #10 | $599,000 3 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 Liv | $10,000 Buyer Bonus 2,563 SF Mary Poss - (214) 738-0777 NEW LISTING

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2125 ASH GROVE WAY

$469,000 4 Beds/3 Baths/2 Car/2,323 SF Denise Larmeu - 214-336-6687

9961 GREENFIELD | $454,500

5 Bed | 2.1 Bath | 2 Liv | 2 Din | 2,888 SF Mary Rinne - 214-552-6735 PENDING

ebby.com 1112 DOE RUN | SOLD

3 Beds/2 Baths/1,250 SF Jessica Wantz - 713-299-1546

LOT 31 MARINA POINT | $62,500

1.001 Acre Jessica Wantz - 713-299-1546 Equal Housing Opportunity

CONTENTS JULY 2020 VOL.27 NO.7

UP FRONT 18 Meet Meshea Leading St. John’s through COVID 22 Women owned Three fitness entrepreneurs to watch

FEATURES 30 Leading Ladies Inspiration for tough times Sponsored by:

44 Julie Mandrell Designing luxury travel

TABLE OF CONTENTS PHOTO BY DANNY FULGENCIO

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5323 Morningside Avenue | $899,000 SOLD

802 Monte Vista Drive | $920,000 PENDING

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4801 N. Monarch Street | $582,500

4506 Saint Landry Drive | $479,000

TERRI COX

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GIA MARSHELLO

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5438 Ridgedale Avenue | $625,000 SOLD

MARY MARYALICE ALICEGARRISON GARRISON

7924 Eagle Trail | $1,168,000

TERRI COX

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6151 Richmond Avenue | $950,000

723 Parkmont Street | $519,000

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5836 Goodwin Avenue | $575,000

6719 Ellsworth Avenue | $750,000

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UST A FEW WEEKS after Highland Park Cafeteria went out

of business, Luby’s closed its last remaining location in our neighborhood on Mockingbird Lane. It was among 95 Luby’s and Fuddruckers locations that closed temporarily while the Houston-based company searches for a buyer for all its assets and brands. Neighbors commented on the days of listening to live piano music while dining on chopped steak and “Seems like cafetemashed potatoes.

rias are now a thing of the past.” — Cindy J. Ray

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“I honestly do not understand the allure of cafeterias. I’ve never eaten at HPC and haven’t had Luby’s since I was old enough to choose my own restaurant options.” — Meghan Cook Zuraw

“Loved Luby’s!” — Dennis Dossett

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ABOUT THE COVER A cluster of cacti near Har rell Park. (Photography by Danny Fulgencio)

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5306 Miller Ave. | $800,000 | Teresa Costa | 214.695.5555 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000

5600 AnitaAddress-$000,000 St. | $649,000 | Robert Kucharski 214.356.5802 1234 Street Name Here 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here|000.000.0000 000.000.0000

9840Street Coldwater Cir. | $599,000 | Name David Collier 214.536.8517 1234 Address-$000,000 Here 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here|000.000.0000 000.000.0000

4906Street Live Oak St. #1 | $435,000 | Name Bart Thrasher | 469.583.4819 1234 Address-$000,000 Here 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

981Street N. Rustic Cir. | PENDING | David Collier 214.536.8517 1234 Address-$000,000 Name Here 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here| 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

1503 Corto Dr. | SOLD | David Collier | 214.536.8517 1234 Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000 1234 Street Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 000.000.0000

5507 Vanderbilt Ave. | SOLD | Bart Thrasher 469.583.4819 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here 1234 Street Address-$000,000 Name Here| 000.000.0000 000.000.0000

WHAT WOULD UNCLE SAM DO? The 2020 Lakewood Fourth of July parade is canceled because of public health concerns over the coronavirus, but the committee is working on ways to celebrate virtually. Themed T-shirts and buttons will still be available.

BY THE NUMBERS WHAT WE SPEND ANNUALLY ON CLEANING SERVICES AND SUPPLIES:

HOUSEKEEPING SUPPLIES:

$6.2 million LAUNDRY AND CLEANING SUPPLIES:

$4 million LAUNDROMAT AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES:

$2.1 million SOAP AND DETERGENT:

$2.2 million TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS AND NAPKINS:

$3.4 million

#PICTUREPERFECT

Check out this photo of a peaceful protest near White Rock Lake by Danny Fulgencio on our @EastDallasAdvocate Instagram. Be sure to like and follow!

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Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics data based on ZIP codes 75204, 75206, 75214, 75218, 75223 and 75228. Numbers are derived from 2010 U.S. Census data with projections to be accurate as of Jan. 1, 2017.

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Piece of the Past EVER WONDER WHY IT’S CALLED SWISS AVENUE? The answer is

obvious if you know where its settlers came from. Swiss carpenter and furniture maker Joseph Schmid built several homes in the area in the Swiss chalet style, characterized by wide projecting roofs decorated with ornate wooden facades. But Schmid was tired of the “gingerbread” look and built his home at 2802 Swiss Ave. without such ornamentation.

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In theater, I was never judged by the color of my skin. I could be myself without judgment. — ROSAURA CRUZ, executive director of Junior Players Read more about inspiring women in our neighborhood in “Fierce Females” on page 30.

Top Stories

n Neighbor Beth Basile puts out a folding

table filled with groceries and even toilet paper every morning at her Gaston Avenue home. Her sign says, “Blessing Table: Take what you need” in English and Spanish. n East Dallas neighbor Mike Crum and his

n Highland Park Cafeteria closes after 95 years n Take a virtual tour through the underground house on Buckner n Fish N’ Tails Oyster Bar opens Friday in the Casa Linda Plaza n Ross & Hall, 3 Lower Greenville restaurants are permanently closing n Hudson House releases opening information for Lakewood location

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Good News of the Day

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partner, Rob Cahill, will turn part of their skate park into an urban farm to combat the food desert in South Dallas. Through a partnership with Restorative Farms, 4DWN will produce 240 grow boxes for the neighborhood.

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We can’t stop talking about…

OLICE. Brutal law enforcement tactics have been under scrutiny since the death of George

Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, but one Dallas officer caught our attention in a positive way. The officer approached artist Gabriel Thomas on the sidewalk in front of Crossroads Trading in Deep Ellum, where the two embraced and exchanged words for a few minutes. “We just said a prayer together for the city and everything that’s been going on,” Thomas says. “I really appreciated that because times are hard, and we need

Photography by Claire Crow

support from all people from all walks of life.”

COMING AND GOING

Seen and Heard

[+] The sixth FISH N’ TAILS OYSTER BAR in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex opened its doors in June at the Casa Linda Plaza. The eatery is located in the space formerly occupied by the breakfast and lunch cafe Another Broken Egg, which closed in 2019 after 10 years in business.

The Texas PTA named Reilly Elementary kindergarten teacher Maria Elena Pacheco as its 2020 Elementary Teacher of the Year out of nominations from across the state. Pacheco has been teaching for nearly 30 years, including 12 at Reilly. She has a bachelor’s in elementary education from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and a master’s in bilingual education from Southern Methodist University.

[-] The impact of the coronavirus was too much to overcome,

and START RESTAURANT at 4814 Greenville Ave. will not reopen, owner Erin McKool says. [+] CHIRPS CHICKEN, a Nashville hot chicken restaurant, opened

at 3619 Greenville Ave. after LG Taps had to close because of the coronavirus. [+] HUDSON HOUSE, the East Coast-style restaurant serving

seafood and American fare, will open in July in the former IHOP space at Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road.

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We honor the neighborhood. Lauren Moore 214.680.0630 • Scott Jackson 469.939.9391 • Tucker Bomar 214.803.9781 • Laura Reynolds 770.617.7735

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6517 Malcolm | $1,195,000

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PROFILE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

HE A DMIS T RE S S Meshea Matthews is St. John’s Episcopal School’s inspiring new leader 

Interview by JAIME DUNAWAY | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

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When Experience Matters Most

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ast year, Meshea Matthews became the first full-time female head of school at St. John’s Episcopal School since Grace Cook accepted the position in 1982. Matthews has been an educator for nearly 20 years, but she started her career as a broadcast reporter in the sports department at the CBS affiliate, Channel 11, in Dallas. It wasn’t until a chance encounter with former Hockaday School Athletic Director Joyce Rainwater that she found a career in education. As her one-year work anniversary at St. John’s approaches in July, Matthews admits her first year leading the oldest Episcopal school in Dallas was unusual. Halfway through the spring semester, the school had to close because of the coronavirus. Matthews isn’t sure what the fall semester will look like, but she knows she has the support and cooperation of the St. John’s community. “The community is so welcoming,” she says. “I’m incredibly proud of how we’ve responded and worked together.” How did you become an educator? I was working in the sports department at Channel 11 in DFW. The Cowboys were at the height of their greatest seasons. I enjoyed the job, but I felt unfulfilled in so many ways. Who did this work really matter to? I had never coached before, but [Joyce] called and said, “I have a job opening.” With my background in journalism, I later moved into teaching publication courses. Every time I got curious about what was out there, Hockaday would say, “Hey, how about this?”

How do you manage stress? My husband and I love to ride our bikes. We take walks in the evening and try not to be on the screen. One of my favorite things to do is to play pickup basketball. A game of Knockout would do me good right now. july 2020

Have you experienced discrimination? Discrimination, no. Harassment, yes. Being one of the only women in the sports department, that was a whole other level of harassment. At the time, there was myself and one other woman in the locker rooms. The setup was inappropriate. But if other males were going in there to get the story, you did too.

“If you want to make an impact, you have to be in the moment.”

What makes a fierce female? You have to be fearless and do what needs to be done. That’s been one of the most significant takeaways for me this year. You can’t wait on the side of the pool. You have to jump in and go. Part of being a fierce female is surrounding yourself with people who will support you and be honest with you. I have an amazing husband. He really encourages and believes in me.

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Do you play basketball? My dad was passionate about basketball, and he shared that with his kids. We spent a lot of time as a family on our backyard basketball court. I played small-college basketball at Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth. I’m missing the season. We missed March Madness, and that was more devastating than any other sports cancellation for me. I watch for teams that play team basketball. I love it when the team moves the ball. I don’t like the isolation style that some of the pros play today.

What’s your go-to neighborhood restaurant? I’m a little bit of a foodie. I love to eat out. I love architecture and design, and it’s fun to see how a concept comes together. I love El Vecino. It’s so close to the school. I had many lunch meetings there last summer as I was getting to know people. My favorite doughnut place is in Lakewood — Jarams. We’re longtime Burger House fans. Hillside Tavern is becoming a new favorite. They have the best fish and chips. We’ve been patrons of Dream Café for years. I was sad to see The Lot go.

What would you like your legacy to be? I hope my legacy will be of friendship. There’s a conversation I remember having with Joyce. She put her hand on my shoulder and said, “It’s time to pass the baton to the next generation. I want you to understand the role you’re taking on.” It was a deep conversation for a passing moment in the gym. That night, she went to the hospital and never returned home. What a meaningful moment to see your legacy live on in others. If you want to make an impact, you have to be in the moment. It makes me late sometimes, but if you’re thinking about your next plan, you don’t give people the time and attention they need. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

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6419 Mercedes | Sold

FITNESS FEMMES MEET THREE INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS

Story by CLAIRE CROW | Photography courtesy of INSTAGRAM

o many East Dallasites are crazy about fitness that successful workout studios have found their homes in almost every corner of the neighborhood. These women run some of the area’s most exciting studios, and each business owner has her unique path to triumph in the fitness industry.

JESSICA JORDAN, SUPER YOGA PALACE Love the life you choose, keep yourself feeling brand new —The Polyphonic Spree Jessica Jordan performed these lyrics and has made them the mantra of her yoga studio. Not many people can say they’ve toured with a famous rock band, started a family, waited tables and opened a successful business all from the heart of East Dallas — but Jordan can. Jordan’s journey to owning yoga studio and integrated wellness facility, Super Yoga Palace, was not always smooth.

“It’s always been about the people and about feeling well. We can do that from anywhere.”

The last thing she expected while touring in 2007 with The Polyphonic Spree, a choral symphonic rock band formed in Dallas, was for the band’s record label to drop them without warning. The devastating blow led Jordan to wait tables at neighborhood staple, AllGood Cafe. “One moment you think you’re at the height of your music career, then all of a sudden, you’re serving,” Jordan says. “I knew I couldn’t wait tables forever. I had two young kids.” With her penchant for yoga, the healing arts and her perpetual desire to create, Super Yoga Palace came

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to life in Deep Ellum. Even with the 2008 economic downturn in full swing, Jordan opened her business. “I had to keep myself inspired,” she says. “I needed something that would make me excited to be human regardless.” S u p e r Yo g a Pa l a c e e v e n t u a l l y moved to its Garland Road location, where the studio offers yoga school, entrepreneurship lessons for instructors, classes, workshops, essential oil education, massage, counseling and more. In the midst of the coronavirus p a n d e m i c , S u p e r Yo g a P a l a c e transitioned into a virtual studio that offers two classes per day, with an active website and Instagram. Some

in-person activities still take place, like lunar gatherings and socially distanced sunset walks at Winfrey Point. “My vision has always been bringing together a global community, and we can definitely achieve that in the digital world,” she says. “It’s always been about the people and about feeling well. We can do that from anywhere.” ALLY COLLINSWORTH, THE BAR METHOD WHITE ROCK A church basement is not an ideal place to offer workout classes. But Ally Collinsworth wanted to bring The Bar Method to the East Dallas community, so she had to start somewhere. “I pulled out a big map of DFW and even did population calculations, but I

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people who have stuck through the recent hard times with us,” Collinsworth says. “I’m telling you, man, East Dallas is so loyal.” Almost too loyal. Collinsworth remembers her friend nearly giving birth in a barre class. “The class was at 6 p.m. and her water broke at midnight,” Collinsworth says. “I was in the delivery room with her the next day, and she had such a strong core from taking classes that she only pushed for 30 minutes.” @barmethoddfw

kept coming back to East Dallas,” she says. “I just knew this had to be the place.” After a few months in the basement, Collinsworth finally gathered enough followers to open a studio in 2017. Collinsworth’s relationship with Bar Method — a workout that combines ballet with core conditioning, Pilates and yoga — began nearly a decade ago when she took a class at another Dallas studio. As a former dancer, Collinsworth enjoyed barre fitness so much that she started training to become an instructor less than a year after her first class. She taught at the Plano studio for five years before starting her own in Lakewood.

ELIZABETH LINDBERG, STUDIO 6 FITNESS When Studio 6 Fitness owner Elizabeth Lindberg started her investment-banking career after graduating from the University of Texas, she never imagined she would enter the fitness industry. “ The fitness industry can be as cutthroat as investment banking,” Lindberg says as she remembers her time with Morgan Stanley, Citibank and Proctor & Gamble. In 2012, Lindberg turned her fitness passion into a business. She flew to California to train with Sebastien Lagree, whose Pilates-inspired cardio and

strength training, known as the Lagree method, is popular with celebrities like Michelle Obama and Kim Kardashian West. A few months later, Lindberg brought the popular method from the streets of Hollywood to Preston Hollow, where she opened her first Studio 6 Fitness location. “Before I went to California, I went through a divorce and knew I needed to work, but I still wanted to embrace being a mom to my twins,” Lindberg says. She reached out to Lagree with her proposal, and he responded with an invitation to come train with him. “I thought if it didn’t go as planned, at least I would come back in great shape!” Lindberg says. Her business plan definitely worked. In the past eight years, Lindberg has opened four Studio 6 Fitness centers that offer the Lagree method. The newest location debuted in Lakewood in 2018, which Lindberg calls her youngest child. “My studios are like my kids,” she says. “Lakewood is my baby, while the other ones are toddlers or older. It’s fun to see them all grow up at different stages and change.”

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“All these accolades, it didn’t really matter because COVID was No. 1, no matter if we’re best chef or best restaurant.”

“A lot of stuff I learned was more or less just Laotian, which was at home,” Sirisavath says. “My teaching was really in the restaurant with my mom, so everything I learned as far as technique and flavor profile was through my upbringing and my childhood.” Chef Sirisavath owns Khao Noodle Shop, an East Dallas restaurant, which has caught national attention after being named Bon Appetit’s No. 2 best new restaurant in America in 2019. In May, Sirisavath was named one of Food and Wine’s top 10 chefs. Sirisavath says he builds a palette profile for dishes with ingredients, but his recipes come primarily from instinct, smell, taste and texture. “You really get a sense of what you put into a dish because it’s soulful. You understand every single ingredient that goes into it,” Sirisavath says. “I come up with dishes, as well as replicate a lot of dishes my mom made because she never wrote anything down.” Khao Noodle Shop is about a memorable experience. The food becomes a conversational piece, which is why COVID-19 has been especially tough for the restaurant.

As part of Lao culture, customers share their compliments with the chef by stacking bowls once they’re done eating each entrée. “We’re stacking boxes now,” he says. “That’s our food. It’s communal food. It’s what our culture represents. We sit down, have a meal with each other and, usually, it’s not just one dish. It’s three, four or five different dishes.” Pivoting to a takeout model has been challenging. The food at Khao is more of an experience of the Lao culture, something you can’t get out of a to-go box. So Khao closed temporarily. “That week that we closed, everyone came supporting us. Like, damn, where were you guys for the past three weeks?” he says. “All these accolades, it didn’t really matter because COVID was No. 1, no matter if we’re best chef or best restaurant.” Although Khao has struggled the past few months, the restaurant is reverting to its pop-up days, working with smaller businesses on “Khao-llaborations.” “I’m going to use this as an incubator for other people that had a dream to do a pop-up or a restaurant,” he says. “They can actually feel what it is to be in a restaurant industry to see if you’re cut out for this.” Sirisavath says he wants this opportunity to raise awareness for culture, heritage and Asian-owned businesses. “It’s all about love and care about the food you make for others,” he says. Khao Noodle Shop, 4812 Bryan St., 972-803-3373, khaodallas.com.

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EVOLUTIONARY CATERER JIN-YA HUANG in-Ya Huang was just 13 years old when her dad lost his job in Taipei, Taiwan. “Struggling to feed six girls, my parents made the tough decision to emigrate,” she says. The family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Huang’s uncle needed help starting a Chinese restaurant. When the eatery expanded to Dallas, her parents bought a location and began helping other immigrants. Huang’s mother, Margaret, was passionate about hiring immigrant women and teaching them to cook. When she died of cancer in 2015, Huang felt compelled to honor her mother and continue the good work of empowering vulnerable women. In 2017, Huang started Break Bread, Break Borders, a catering company that partners with local chefs to teach immigrant women the culinary and business skills needed to be successful on their own. Her work breaking barriers through food earned her a spot in the Time article, “Meet 27 People Bridging Divides Across America.” On immigrating: It was devastating. I’d left all my friends. I had to start from ground zero. I barely spoke English when I arrived. The school I attended started an ESL program for me. It really put me in touch with those feelings of displacement. For the vulnerable population we serve in our community, it’s close to PTSD-type trauma. It gave me a window to peek into what that’s like. Her inspiration: My mom was a chef, and she was a community leader who wanted to do something for immigrants and refugees. She hired them to work in the kitchen, trained them and sent them to do bigger and better things in the community. My mom always taught us to practice compassion and kindness and to show up. There are days when we don’t know what we’re doing, but we still show up. That’s how we build trust in the community. Starting Break Bread, Break Borders: I was in a corporate job when I started Break Bread, Break Borders. I was a single mom holding down a full-time job while doing a

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“When you put a face with the food, it’s tough to hate somebody up close.” side hustle, so I focused on doing catering. It is set up as a stepping stone. A couple have gone on to set up their own catering businesses, some go on to work in other restaurants and some decide it was a good temporary job to get experience. The importance of breaking barriers: The policies around us aren’t exactly built for compassion building or investment in people who are the most vulnerable, but the hardest working, in the population. It’s understanding their potential and maximizing that for our backyard and beyond. When we cater, we don’t just drop off the food, we do storytelling. They interact with diners about who they were before, what it was like to live abroad in refugee camps, how they escaped and how they came to America. When you put a face with the food, it’s tough to hate somebody up close. How she operated during the coronavirus: Our ladies have gone through wars and lived through refugee camps, but their fear of the virus is pretty high. They’re experiencing this just like millions of Americans, but with the compounded issue of the language barrier. We can barely get the right information speaking English. Many of them have family members with

underlying health conditions. Our focus shifted to short-term fundraising to meet the needs of the refugee population — helping them take care of rent, assisting with paying utilities and trying to get them some funding so they can feed their families. We can’t be everything for everyone, but we’re doing the best we can to help them with the situation. On gender discrimination: It’s difficult for women to really run a lot of things because of discrimination. Women-of-color businesses tend to not have as much access to loans. A couple of our ladies have had to ask their husbands if they could come and cook with us. When we look for mentors, we look for chefs in the industry who are people of color and are in successful places. It shows them that being a woman is powerful. On being featured in Time: It was surprising for them to reach out. We never advertise. We just do the work that is supposed to be done. It was a huge honor. The 26 other people are just incredible game changers. We have so much gratitude being included in something that big. It makes us wonder what we did to actually get here. There are so many people who do this work and never get recognized.

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didn’t know about Booker T. until I had applied at Bryan Adams. I’ve always had a passion for social justice issues, and I’m not sure I would have found that at Booker T. I had already found a family and place in the ecosystem at Bryan Adams. I was trained incredibly well. Junior Players had a strong partnership with Bryan Adams and provided classes. It strengthened my acting wheelhouse.

I was right where I was supposed to be. On discrimination: I grew up in a very white neighborhood. I was one of very few students of color. When I went on to Gaston Middle School, I was in culture shock. There were so many people who looked like me. What I found is that there was reverse racism. I was called a coconut — brown on the outside and white on the inside. I would say, “That’s

great. I’m bilingual and fluent.” I’m very opinionated. I needed to find a place where I could share my voice. In theater, I was never judged by the color of my skin. I could be myself without judgment. Why she loves theater: Theater gives me an opportunity to talk about [social justice issues] that kids are still going through. I felt the stories I was telling made a difference in whoever was watching. I was able to change some perspectives. That’s why I’m so passionate. Her day-to-day job: I have to maintain the artistic, financial and overall health of the organization. We looked at programming we thought was stagnant and asked students what they were missing. We diversified our revenue portfolio. Stewardship is a huge thing in the [coronavirus] crisis. We created pre-recorded programming for whenever [students] had time and live arts instruction. For teaching artists, we knew they’d be impacted financially, so we started an artist relief fund. On giving back: The idea of the Transformation Project was that we’d go to schools and provide a series of workshops where students could talk about what was happening. They’d identify challenges, then we’d produce those as dance pieces. The funding did not exist, so I had to seek out an anonymous donor to launch a pilot program. By the second year, teachers were saying it needed to be happening at schools for a longer period of time. For the Transformation Project Residency, I decided the easiest route was to go back to my alma mater. I’m trusted there. I was able to gift my alma mater with something different than we already did there. I was super proud. It was super emotional for me. Her acting work: I did commercials for T-Mobile, Verizon and McDonald’s. I was the voice of the security system ADT in Puerto Rico. I also do a lot of voiceover work for video games. I was the voiceover for the character Maria in “The Walking Dead” video game. I’ve had to reduce my availability, but my agency allows me to stay on, even though I’m booked out a lot of the year with Junior Players.

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NONPROFIT REVOLUTIONARY MARTHA STOWE artha Stowe has been executive director of the Vickery Meadow Youth Development program for the past 13 years. After her experience in social work, she was given the opportunity to start a foundation to help the Vickery Meadow neighborhood. While her kids have gone on to colleges, master’s programs and promising careers, the work is always evolving. The program set up a COVID-19 testing site in the neighborhood because of the high number of cases among Burmese workers in the nearby factories. She also helped develop programs, including a robotics team and reading initiatives, for elementary and middle school children. Besides her work, she says she is most proud of her husband, Ken Benson, where they live on White Rock Creek near the spillway of White Rock Lake. Working with Vickery Meadow youth: The last census told us that about 8,000 kids live in Vickery Meadow. It’s a very young neighborhood. It’s all apartments. Part of my job is to

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figure out what the needs are in the community and then help bring in the things to address those needs. We worked collaboratively with everybody in the community, but one of the things that we found out very quickly was the middle school had programs for kids who don’t do well, but they didn’t have anything for kids who have a lot of potential. So, one of our major programs is something we created called Eagle Scholars. The program works with kids after the sixth grade, and they stay in it until they graduate from high school. We help them through college as well. This gives them exposure to careers and skills like public speaking, time management, how to network — all the soft skills that kids need to succeed in college. We also help with writing essays, applications and scholarships. Our kids are from about 30 different countries, so we try to give them a lot of exposure to social situations and educational enrichment activities. Why it’s important: I grew up with parents who were able to take me to classes and do summer camps and travel. We’re trying to provide those kinds of activities for these kids that, financially, their parents can’t afford. Honestly, their parents work so much that a lot of times, they’re not available to do these kinds of things. We’re trying to give them all those advantages as well. Proudest accomplishment: One of our big messages is just because someone is low income doesn’t mean they aren’t smart and talented. We help these kids find ways to be creative, to do things, to learn things and move beyond

their own mental limitations. That’s what I’m most proud of because we’ve got kids who’ve graduated, who’ve gotten master’s degrees, who’ve gone back to their countries to be professionals. We’ve got so many great stories of things these kids have been able to do. Most challenging aspect: Other people’s attitudes of not understanding that just because someone doesn’t have English as a first language doesn’t mean they don’t have an incredible amount to say and good things to say. Understanding that our kids may look like a teenager who is of color, which may look scary to you, but is a really bright teenager who’s a great artist. We want to overcome those presumptions. One of the joys is that no matter where we take the kids, we hear back, “The nicest group of kids.” We can break down some of those barriers. Misconceptions about her foundation: For nonprofits, people have a lot of misconceptions that it’s easy work. We base everything we do on research and on data. This isn’t just a bunch of “dogooders” doing what’s fun or feels good. Greatest influence: Mother Teresa by far. When I was in college, my mom gave me a book on Mother Teresa when I wanted to drop out of college. She said, “Well, Mother Teresa went to college.” I was able to go visit Mother Teresa in India.

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D ES I G N E R’S D R E A M Julie Mandrell specializes in transforming the interiors of luxury airplanes and motorcoaches STORY BY JAIME DUNAWAY | PORTRAIT BY DANNY FULGENCIO PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JULIE MANDRELL

he question is as old as the airplane itself: Can a plane take off on a moving treadmill? MythBusters proved that, indeed, it can; but for neighbor Julie Mandrell, the better question is: Can you put a treadmill inside an airplane? While designing the presidential jet for the state of Mexico, she was asked to do just that. By the way, it’s harder than you think. “It is very difficult to do because of FAA regulations,” she says. “You can’t just put a treadmill on an airplane without it being secured or testing it for flammability.” The solution? She built a closet in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and attached a fold-up treadmill to the back wall. “Anything is possible with the right amount of money and engineering,” Mandrell says. “Who would have thought putting a treadmill on an aircraft would be possible?” As an interior designer of luxury aircraft and motorcoaches, Mandrell is used to extravagant requests. Her planes often include a master bedroom with a full-size bed, a master bathroom with a large shower and an office with wide, leather seats that make the rest of us wonder why commercial airlines are holding out on us. Her clients include several royal families in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the emir of Kuwait, and her budgets

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range from $2,500 to $300 million — an unavoidable expense if you want to transform a flying metal shell into luxury transportation that also meets Federal Aviation Administration requirements. “You’re dealing with a shoe box, so the shape is limiting,” Mandrell says. “With an airplane, you have all kinds of regulations and restrictions that make design challenging. You’re also limited on textiles and upholstery because certain fabrics don’t pass FAA burn regulations.” On motorcoaches, fewer regulations allow Mandrell to execute her designs with more freedom. They still come with a master bedroom and bathroom, but also washers and dryers, ceiling fans, full-size refrigerators and other kitchen appliances. Instead of using tile for the floor, she opts for lighter materials, such as hardwoods or luxury vinyl tile, so the vehicles don’t exceed weight limits. “I have carte blanche, pretty much,” Mandrell says. “That’s any designer’s dream. For someone to trust you with $2.5 million, then have them say, ‘I want that,’ it’s fun.” Mandrell has been designing aircraft and motorcoaches for more than 20 years, but she started her career in a fabric showroom in the Design District. One day, her boss showed her a picture of a custom tractor-trailer that piqued her

Above: A luxurious sitting area designed for a motorcoach. Left: Julie Mandrell in her Lakewood home.

The master bathroom of a motorcoach sports custom tile, a teak wood shower seat and heated floors.

interest in transportation design. She started researching Peterbilt, Mack and Kenworth trucks until she thought, “Screw this, I’m going to do tour buses.” Mandrell didn’t know the first thing about becoming a motorcoach designer. But when a woman from Country Coach called the showroom looking for a discontinued fabric, Mandrell asked how she could gain some experience. The woman said, “I don’t have any idea, but we’re hiring.” The encounter launched Mandrell’s career designing aircraft and motorcoach interiors for multiple companies across the country. In 2006, Mandrell started her own business, Viaggio Lux, which designed buses for NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne. Through the job, she was invited to her first NASCAR race in Indianapolis. “I didn’t know anything about NASCAR,” she says. “I picked Kasey Kahne that day, and he came in third. Fast forward,

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“For someone to trust you with $2.5 million, then have them say, ‘I want that,’ it’s fun.”

and I’m designing a bus for him.” The rich and famous certainly support Mandrell’s business, but her customers come from all walks of life. One buyer was a tow truck driver who saved his money to purchase a tour bus. Another was a dad who wanted to drive his daughter and her lacrosse team to their games in style. In 2017, Mandrell established a partnership with her husband, Patrick, and rebranded her business to Jules and Peabody, a boutique design studio specializing in private aircraft and motorcoaches. “I’ve had the coolest job on the planet,” Mandrell says. “It all started with a phone call. It had to have been fate.”

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Teaching the teacher How students inspire a volunteer at Refugee Resources

allas is a wonderfully diverse place filled with folks from all over the world, but have you ever considered how frightening it might be for refugees to make the transition from all that is familiar? Wilshire Heights neighbor Julianne Elson is mindful of the challenges. Despite spending long days teaching first grade, formerly at Uplift Peak Primary School and soon at Lakewood Elementary, she devotes much of her time, energy and talents helping refugees improve literacy through the Reading Circle program at the nonprofit Refugee Resources. “I knew there were a lot of refugees that have been resettled in Dallas, and I wanted to learn more about what it means to be a refugee and what I could do to help them,” she says. As fate would have it, she met Alysa Marx, founder of Refugee Resources. “I decided this would be the perfect opportunity since I have a passion for working with kids and teaching reading,” she says. After undergoing a background check and training, Elson began mentoring an 11-year-old girl from Burma. She and her family settled in Dallas after staying in a Malaysian refugee camp and residing in Georgia. Elson and her student met at least weekly to study letter sounds, practice reading and vocabulary for fluency and work on comprehension. In the meantime, the two developed a close relationship. Elson gives her students her phone number and is available 24/7. She relishes her students’ “firsts” — like jumping rope, enjoying a milkshake and learning about different animals. Elson recalls taking her Burmese stu-

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Julianne Elson volunteers at Refugee Resources. (Photography by Danny Fulgencio)

dent to a Refugee Resources fundraiser last year at Grub Burger Bar on Greenville Avenue. Elson picked her up and noticed that she seemed nervous. “She kept asking me about the menu because she is Muslim and wanted to be

careful to not eat anything that she wasn’t supposed to,” Elson says. The two agreed to eat salads. She also ordered a milkshake after noticing many of the other kids were asking for one. “When she took her first bite of her

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“His answer was always, ‘I want you,’” she says. “I assured him that he already had me.” She is concerned not just for his literacy skills, but also for his physical well-being. Last winter, she noticed he was not wearing a coat, and his shoes were too big or falling apart. When she visited his home during the holidays, she brought him a coat, shoes, socks and clothes as gifts. His mom, whom Elson had not met, greeted her at the door and insisted she come in. “I joined her on the couch where we sat and giggled and smiled at each other since that was the only language we shared,” she says. Elson happily remembers that her student was grinning as he pulled his gifts out of the bag. “I signed up to volunteer for Reading Circle thinking that I was going to help these kids,” Elson says. “I quickly learned that this community and these students have way more to teach me than I can ever teach them. These students bring so much joy to my week through their smiles, their courage and their strength. They have so much resilience and have been through more in their short lives than I ever will in mine.” For more information, contact refugeeresources.org.

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Dallas on the brink This time, the calls for racial justice may lead to something new and good

ill this time be different? Depends. The killing of an African-American man named George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer has set off protests, along with some rioting and looting, in cities across America. Sustained protests, rather than the one-and-done versions of the past, suggest something durable is afoot. The call for racial justice is loud, and demands for change are specific. It feels like we’ve been here many times before, but we may be on the brink of something new and good. I have never seen so many white people turning up in the streets and tuning in on their screens. They are using phrases like “End Systemic Racism,” “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” with fluency. They are learning to listen to the stories of black neighbors and to let black activists lead. This is different. Faith leaders in Dallas are reaching out from their siloed groupings — Jews, Christians and Muslims; conservative, moderate and progressive; black, brown and white — and finding common cause. Even white and black evangelical Christians are speaking up together, recognizing that silence has been complicity. Faith communities are not just incubators for eternity. They are agents of eternity now. Dallas is a deeply segregated city, which black and Latin residents feel daily. White residents seldom see it. When 85 percent of the tax base is in the predominantly white side north of Interstate 30, something is amiss. This didn’t happen by accident. North Dallas residents aren’t more genetically predisposed to hard work and success than those in South Dallas. In the 100-yard dash to prosperity, we didn’t all have the same starting line. Yet the myth of equal opportunity continues to rule our everyday lives. If this time is different, things have to change in Dallas. Hearts are changing, but things have to change before hearts. Jesus

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said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” He didn’t say, “Where your heart is, there will your treasure be also.” We have to get the treasure right — the budget — and then our hearts will follow. We have deliberately invested in white communities and divested black and brown ones. We need a virtual Marshall Plan to build up those intentionally deprived communities.

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Shifting significant funds from public safety — a whopping 61 percent of the city budget — to economic development in underserved neighborhoods is a start. “Defend police” and “defund police” are not mutually exclusive. Police themselves complain about mission drift. Law enforcement officers are asked to be mental health workers and social workers. If we have more of the latter, police can focus on their core role. Movement toward policy changes in policing are taking place already, such as outlawing chokeholds and holding officers accountable for their fellow officers. More are needed. Until policing, prosecution, bail bonding and sentencing are colorblind, we have work to do. If we do it, we will know this time was different. 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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By MITA HAVLICK

The difference between non-racist and anti-racist It’s not enough to accept and tolerate

n a summer evening in Chicago in 1994, a group of us went to a bar after a co-ed softball game. As we were relishing our victory, one of the women blurted a horrifically racist opinion. My boyfriend at the time immediately grabbed my knee under the table, not because he was shocked by what he heard, but rather, he was silently begging me not to say anything. Someone tried to change the subject, but the woman doubled down. To no one’s surprise, I did say something. I don’t remember my words, but I recall a heated exchange. I left the table that night feeling confident I had won the debate. To this day, I’m happy I spoke up. As I reflect on that incident, the whole thing could have gone down differently. I could have opened a conversation with everyone to better understand their positions on race. Instead, I was angry and emotional as I lashed out. In the history of forever, few people modify their beliefs after being told they’re ignorant and wrong. If I moved the needle at all, it was in the opposite direction. On our way home, my clearly annoyed boyfriend said, “You know, Mita, you can’t change the world.” I replied, “You’re right, but I can change the world around me.” I passively terminated whatever relationship I had with the woman and eventually realized I couldn’t be with someone who did not feel compelled to do the same. There’s a difference between being a non-racist and an anti-racist. I have been the former without knowing the difference. I believed it was enough to call someone out and remove them from my life. What a ridiculously vain position. You must want to be my friend. Racists need not apply.

Being an ally of the black community requires more than tolerance and acceptance. It’s beyond marching in protest, speaking up and calling out. A path to combatting systemic racism is to recognize, understand and work to reverse the systems that have created negative realities while admitting our own complicity in allowing these systems to continue. It is incumbent on each of us to dive into our country’s history of black suppression to understand how we arrived where we are.

We live in a city where in 1923, the State Fair of Texas hosted “Ku Klux Klan Day.” Modern-day Dallas was intentionally designed to be segregated. Slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws and redlining — a series of government-sanctioned policies designed to devalue black residents and their communities — have resulted in disparities in our predominantly black neighborhoods. The disparities include poor access to quality food, health care, housing, employment, transportation and educational opportunities. If that wasn’t bad enough, throw in racial profiling and our present-day criminal justice system. We end up with disproportionately more black men in jail than any other subgroup for the same crimes. We live in a city where in 1923, the State Fair of Texas hosted “Ku Klux Klan Day.” We reside in a part of town where, nearly a century after the Union was victorious in the Civil War, two of our neighborhood schools were named to

honor Confederate generals. History books were written to modify the narrative of the Civil War. Having grown up in Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, I learned that the war between the states was over slavery. My husband in Tomball was taught the Civil War was about “states’ rights.” We are a country, a state and a city with a legacy of overt racism. That legacy permeates the present because we have not owned up to and reconciled our past. There has been progress and continued outrage, but there has been little change. James Byrd was dragged three miles from the back of a pickup truck in Jasper County in 1998. Sandra Bland was stopped in Waller County by police in 2015 for failing to signal correctly. She died three days later in a jail cell. Two years ago, Botham Jean had the audacity to get up from his couch when a stranger entered his apartment. More recently, George Floyd died at the hands of public servants. Three white vigilantes felt justified in murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Police officers shot Breonna Taylor eight times while she was sleeping in her bed. There is the additional crime of justice rarely being doled out equitably. A black man may spend 20 years in prison for a drug offense, but Amber Guyger, the woman who killed Botham Jean, is eligible for parole in five years. Yet I feel a sliver of hope. This time, the protests feel different. It’s not enough, but I’m hoping it will ultimately make a difference. MITA HAVLICK is a neighborhood activist and columnist at Advocate Magazines. She is executive director of the Dallas Education Foundation. Find her commentary regularly in the back pages of our print edition and online at lakewood.advocatemag.com.

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