2013 October Preston Hollow

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The magazine in your hand contains only a portion of what we report

Even though we’re in the magazine publishing business here at Advocate Media, we spend only about half of our day working on our magazines.

What do we do with the rest of the time?

Well, these days there are all kinds of ways to deliver news and information to readers.

For example, you may not know that every day — generally three or four times a day, in fact — we update our advocatemag. com website with neighborhood news and information that happens after one month’s magazine is completed and before another month’s magazine can be delivered.

Restaurant openings, neighborhood business news, crime updates, events you can attend — you can find all of this information at advocatemag.com in our Daily Digest. Because of timing and relevance, much of the daily news information on our website never appears in our magazine, so if you can make time to read both, you’ll know a whole lot more about what’s happening around you.

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We’re always working on more and better ways to bring neighborhood businesses together with neighborhood residents, and as I mentioned earlier, we’re spending a lot of our time doing so.

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Top 5 most-read stories

Withers Elementary parents make dream for new library a reality

Bar mitzvah boy’s glitzy video goes viral, sparks debate

Rusty Taco, Einstein Bagels coming to new Forest and Inwood development

Meet the new principals in W.T. White’s feeder pattern

No mo’ Wicked Po’ Boys?

Read the stories on the Advocate Daily Digest: prestonhollow.advocatemag.com

Buzzworthy

“There are years of classes and learning that lead up to a boy’s bar mitzvah. After the church ceremony, there is a celebration. This was his. He earned it. I challenge any adult to learn what he did to prepare and you’ll be celebrating too!”

Sheri Stinson Beach on Bar mitzvah boy’s glitzy video goes viral, sparks debate via Advocate Daily Digest

“Which Wich is so-so besides there is one just across 75 in the mall.”

—James Davenport on Which Wich and St. Bernard Sports coming very soon to Shops at Park Lane via Facebook

“Very cool, Mrs. Valles. Excellent restaurant, I might add.”

—Robert Guerra on Q&A: Norma Valles via Advocate Daily Digest

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Q&A: James Scott, Veggie Fair founder

In October 2010, even as Dallasites drooled over the meaty, cheesy texas Fried Frito Pie (taste-division winner of the State Fair’s big tex choice Awards that year), James Scott organized a culinary-based event that was free of meat and animal products. Scott rallied several local vegetarian and vegan vendors and saw some 500 visitors in and out of the Deep ellum warehouse in which he hosted that first veg fest. three years later his texas Veggie Fair has outgrown two venues, acquired participants from around the nation and made a strong case for the fun side of vegan and vegetarianism. More than 5,000 visitors came through the 2012 event, now held at reverchon Park, 3505 Maple in the turtle creek area. even one of Dallas’ most prolific celebs, erykah badu, has taken notice. A practicing vegan, badu will be the keynote speaker and entertainer at this year’s fair, Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Why the interest in veganism?

Initially, about 10 years ago, I became a vegetarian for health purposes. But that led me to research some of the other reasons why people become vegetarian or vegan. Once I started learning about practices of the food industry, which involve a general inhumaneness toward animals and environmentally irresponsible procedures, I became vegan. So avoiding contribution to that industry — the factory farming — became my motivation.

That led to the blog [dallasvegan.com], which I started, and the feedback there let me know there was a community out there of people who felt the same way I did. That’s when I started thinking about the fair.

Unlike, say, Austin, Dallas doesn’t seem to have a ton of vegan options.

Is it difficult to be a vegan in Dallas?

That is part of the reason I wanted to do this. I noticed many restaurants around that have vegan options or potentially vegan options on their menus. Often they aren’t marked that way, but they are there if you look for them. On my blog, I started encouraging a dialog about vegan items in restaurants. Some of the local restaurateurs noticed the commentary and the demand, and some even asked me to work with them on their menus.

What restaurants — ones we might not think about — have vegan menu choices?

One of the big ones that’s been on my radar for a while is Trinity Hall Irish Pub [at Mockingbird Station]. They always had a couple of menu items, but recently they put together a vegan menu. Hacienda on Henderson also has reached out through

the blog and has developed some vegan options.

How does incorporating organic, meatless and/or vegan options benefit restaurants?

There are plenty of vegans out there, but often their families and social groups are not. Sometimes when you have a vegetarian in the group, a restaurant can be ruled out based on what we call the “vegetarian veto.”

What’s that?

It means that a large group of diners might rule out a particular restaurant based on its lack of options for the pickiest of the group’s eaters. So a restaurant with zero vegan options might lose out on a whole family of diners because of the single vegetarian among them.

Did you create the Veggie Fair as an opposition to the State Fair and its deep-fried, bacon-centric offerings?

No — that’s not it. There was a nod to the Texas State Fair. Initially we called it the State Veggie Fair. But really what you will find at the veggie fair is that vegan and vegetarian food, while it can be healthy, can also be as sweet, fatty and fried, and creative and fun as your traditional state fair food. Our hope is to include everyone. Yes, we are here for vegans and those who are leaning toward that lifestyle, but we really want to get the non-vegetarians out here and let them see that this food can be fun, too. The speakers, the entertainment and the activities we put on for kids, too, will be a draw for everyone. And the beer. Trinity Hall is sponsoring our beer garden. So, no, I wouldn’t even call it an alternative, just another fun thing to do in October.

Speaking of entertainment, how did you score Erykah Badu?

Well, for one I’ve now got a good team of people working with me, like Stephanie Casey — she reached out to Erykah. And because Erykah believes in this, she accepted the chance to help educate and improve the lives of animals. We will have several vendors out talking about ways to do that.

—Christina Hughes Babb Answers have been edited for brevity.

James Scott: Kim Ritzenthaler Leeson

75 years of Panther pride

Hillcrest High School will commemorate 75 years of graduates during the school’s anniversary celebration Oct. 4-5. The festivities kick off Friday with the Hillcrest pep rally, homecoming parade and homecoming football game. Saturday’s activities will include face painting, food trucks, and an assembly with appearances from Mayor Mike Rawlings and Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles. It will be the first allinclusive alumni reunion in the history of the Preston Hollow high school.

Since February, hundreds of parents and alumni have worked to raise support for the celebration. Linda Cullum Tunnell and Christy Bednar, who both graduated from Hillcrest in 1962, are the event cochairs. Bednar says the PTA parents had been thinking about the anniversary for

some time and invited the alumni to get involved.

“There are people who are eager to help and be a part of it, so it feels like a warm school community that’s standing up and saying that they are proud that they went to Hillcrest,” Bednar says.

When planning the event, Tunnell and Bednar wanted it to serve a different purpose than the 50th anniversary celebration, which was a nighttime celebration held at Ola Podrida mall 25 years ago.

“We wanted it to be during the day, at the school, completely inclusive, and free,” Bednar says.

She says that the Hillcrest 75th anniversary is more of a celebration of the Hillcrest community.

“The motto is ‘Panther Pride,’ and that’s

what we want the alumni to celebrate, but we want to inject that sense of pride into the neighborhood, too,” Bednar says. She hopes that they can take the energy from the event and segue it into finally starting an official alumni association.

“Our long-term goal is to have a strong alumni association, with a foundation that is devoted to funneling private money to Hillcrest for student and teacher support,” Bednar says. “We know we want an educated work force, but we need more supportive adults than public schools have right now. What’s going to help the public schools in Dallas the most is the strong support and involvement of public school alumni. We can do more.” —Whitney Thompson Visit hhspanthers.com

High School alumni events.

for more information about Hillcrest

Clockwise from top left: Bill Haire, Ann James, and Tommy Callan cheer in 1962. A young couple dances in 1942. A Panader performs in 1972. Preston Mood, Rocki Boveem Tuck Brown, and John Weaver run in 1955: Hillcrest High yearbook archive.

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Shooting stars

Homegrown players ready to take the field

This year, W.T. White alumni Danny Garcia and Ramon Nuñez were signed to Dallas’ Major League Soccer team, FC Dallas. Although Garcia and Nuñez are both midfielders and homegrown players, they each took their own journey to get where they are today.

Garcia was raised in Dallas and recalls his best memories of attending W.T. White.

“At school, all the students would look out for each other,” Garcia says. “If we ever had a problem, there was always somebody we could go speak to.”

Garcia played on the high school’s soccer team his freshman year, and then played for the FC Dallas Academy during his remaining high school years until he graduated from W.T. White in 2012. At age 19, Garcia was signed to FC Dallas. He is eligible to make his official Major League debut in the 2014 season. Since being signed to FC Dallas, Garcia says his highlight was being able to debut with the team after being subbed into the game during an international friendly exhibition game against English team Stoke City FC.

Fellow W.T. White alum Ramon Nuñez was signed to FC Dallas this year in March. This is not the first time for the 27-year-old to play professionally for Dallas, however. Back in 2004, Nuñez signed for the Dallas Burn after playing for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs during his freshman year. Three years later, Nuñez left Dallas to play for his native Honduran team, and also had stints playing for Chivas USA and Leeds United, until he tore his ACL in 2012. The injury, which traditionally requires a long recovery, kept Nuñez off the playing field for months, until he was subbed on in several games this past summer. His most notable game was in August, when he scored a goal against Chivas that helped FC Dallas achieve its first official win after a two-month streak of ties and losses.

Nuñez says he is happy to have a chance to play again and be back in his hometown. He bought a house in Preston Hollow shortly after signing with the soccer league this year.

“This time around, the league is so much better,” Nuñez says. “The FC Dallas team and staff have grown so much over the years, and I am sure there are more good things to come.”

-Whitney Thompson

Hall (Lawn Dr. Ron)

the World one Yard at a time!”

The nexT FC Dallas game is Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. against the Chicago Fire at FC Dallas Stadium. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com.

play in the next FC Dallas Reserves league game against the Chicago Fire Reserves on Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. on Field 1 at FC Dallas Stadium.

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Midfielders Danny Garcia, left, and Ramón Núñez, right: James Coreas

Out & About

October 2013

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Fire, Ice & More

See colorful paintings inspired by forest fires and icy weather from Santa Fe artist Gregory Horndeski at his new gallery exhibit, “Fire, Ice & More,” through Nov. 2. Artist’s reception from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.12. Norwood Flynn Gallery, 3318 Shorecrest, 214.351.3318, norwoodflynngallery.com, free

OCT. 3

Being a Healthy Parent

Learn how to recognize the red flags of burnout and take care of yourself while parenting young children from licensed psychotherapist Shahidrah Cowgill at the monthly North Dallas Early Childhood PTA meeting, held in Meaders Hall from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church, 9027 Midway, ndecpta.com, free

OCT. 19

J Idol

Come to Gilley’s Dallas at 7:45 p.m. for dinner, dancing, an open bar and live performances from Liz Feldman, Kat Krause, David Judson and more, benefiting the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center.

Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 S. Lamar, 214.739.2737, jccdallas.org, $200

OCT. 4-5

Hillcrest High School 75th Anniversary Celebration

All Hillcrest alumni can show their panther pride, starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday evening during the high school’s homecoming parade. The valedictorian of Hillcrest’s first graduating class of 1939, 92-year-old Alice Stiff Raley is the honorary grand marshal of the parade. Stay for the homecoming football game as the Panthers take on Thomas Jefferson High School at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday at 11 a.m., an assembly in the Hillcrest auditorium features congratulations from Mayor Mike Rawlings, Principal Ronald Jones, Dallas ISD Trustee Mike Morath, Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates, Councilman Lee Kleinman and Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles. From 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., alumni can purchase lunch from food trucks in the Hillcrest parking lot, mingle with their classmates, play pick-up games of softball and basketball, or dance to music from a DJ. There also will be a bounce house and face-painting for the kids, with plenty of volunteers supervising and directing activities.

Hillcrest High School, 9924 Hillcrest, 214.926.3974, hhspanthers.com, free

OCT. 19

Pumpkins in the Park

On Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., carve up some fun in Robert E. Lee Park during the second annual “Pumpkins in the Park” fall festival hosted by the Turtle Creek Association. The fall event includes a pumpkin patch fenced with bales of hay, face painting, airbrush tattoos and balloon artists. 3635 Hall, 214.526.2800, turtlecreekassociation.org, free

OCT. 19

Fairy Garden contest

North Haven Gardens is hosts a garden design contest for all ages on Saturday, noon-1:30 p.m. Start creating a fairy garden now using toys, pebbles, small furniture and plants, and submit it by 12:30 p.m. on contest day. Winners receive gift cards. If competitions aren’t your thing, show up around 12:40 p.m. to see entries, hear a fairy tale, eat cupcakes and receive step-by-step instructions to create your own fairy garden. North Haven Gardens, 7700 North Haven, 214.363.5316, nhg.com, free

OCT. 24

Signature Chefs Auction

Guests at the March of Dimes fundraiser can taste wine, bid on items and eat dishes prepared by neighborhood chefs Kent Rathbun of Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen and Scott Gottlich of Bijoux, starting at 6:30 pm. Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar, 972.232.1375, marchofdimes.com, $750

OCT. 27

Fired Up 5k

Join our neighborhood YMCA in its fun run at 8 a.m. or the 5k at 8:30 a.m. The first 500 runners receive a longsleeved Dri-fit shirt, and walkers get a short-sleeved cotton shirt. Stick around afterward for food and bounce houses.

Town North Family YMCA, 4332 Northaven, 214.357.8431, ymcadallas.org, $10-$30

Delicious

Special-diet dishes

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Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Mockingbird Station, which offers both vegan/vegetarian and gluten-free menus, is an example of a growing effort on the part of local restaurateurs to serve our neighborhood’s pickiest eaters without turning off the meat-and-potatoes (or, in Trinity’s case, bangers-and-mash) crowd. It initially had to do with the bottom line, Trinity owner Marius Donnelly says, noting that it started with the gluten-free movement. The associated level of ingredient awareness has motivated people to look more closely at what they consume. “As our staff as well as guests became more concerned with what they are eating, we noticed an increased demand for vegan menu items.” Vegan and gluten-free diners can better trust in an establishment that offers a specialized menu, he says. “A kitchen that doesn’t do vegan, for example, might use chicken stock for everything; one of the big changes we made involved switching to a flavorful vegetable-based stock.” It also is more efficient for the staff to prepare familiar items, as opposed to arranging off-menu dishes. Donnelly and his team, including chef Oscar Gutierrez, exude enthusiasm regarding their from-scratch Ireland-inspired fare, the vegan/vegetarian menu progression and the constant evolution of the overall menu to meet their discerning diners’ desires. From the hummus and veggie platter to the pearled couscous with oil-and-garlic pan-finished vegetables and the aesthetic vegan polenta and beans, the vegan dishes are hearty and healthy. Even non-vegans who simply want to eat healthier and lighter enjoy these meatless creations, says Donnelly, a native of Dublin, Ireland. The pub, also revered for its small-town atmosphere and ale selection, has partnered with Barnivore to showcase vegan beers. The brewing process sometimes involves the use of fish gills, egg whites or other animal products, Donnelly explains, so now vegans can guiltlessly consume craft beer along with the rest of the crowd. —Christina Hughes Babb

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The Dallas Arboretum made history with the grand opening of the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden. This 8 acre one-of-a-kind garden is the world’s most elaborate and interactive garden for children. Designed to enable both the young and the young-atheart to experience nature as they enjoy playing in a museum without walls. Tickets must be pre-purchased online. Open now with the nationally acclaimed Autumn at the Arboretum festival, featuring over 50,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash.

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Gordon Biersch

choose a pint from the nice selection of draft beer and try the turkey-and-wildmushroom meatloaf. Ground turkey is blended with shiitake and button mushrooms and served with vegetables, garlic mashed potatoes and beer gravy. 8060 park, suite 125 214.369.2739 gordonbiersch.com

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Three Wishes Chardonnay (about $3) California

Can a wine drinker survive on $3 wine? Probably, given my experiment with five $3 chardonnays from Dallas retailers. The wines weren’t spectacular, but they mostly delivered value — and what more can someone want from a $3 wine? The biggest problem was not quality, but that the wines were boring. By the fourth night, I was ready for something else.

• Two-buck Chuck ($2.99), the Trader Joe’s private label. This was the weirdest of the five, with lots of tropical fruit (banana even) and very little chardonnay character. It wasn’t bad in the sense that I had to pour it down the drain, but it wasn’t enjoyable, either.

• Three Wishes ($2.99), t he Whole Foods private label. I expected most of the wines to be burdened with badly done oak (chips, probably). In fact, three of them didn’t taste of oak at all, and the oak in the Three Wishes was quite well done, assuming you like that style of wine. I don’t, so it wasn’t my favorite.

• Winking Owl ($2.89) from Aldi. My favorite — a straightforward, 1990s-style jug chardonnay with apple and pear fruit and varietal character for those who remember Glen Ellen. I would buy it again.

• Oak Leaf ($2.97), the Walmart private label. This was sweet, probably a couple of percentage points over the line that separates sweet from dry. Again, not awful, but nothing I’d buy again.

• Cul-de-Sac ($2.96), a private label for Central Market. This was sort of sweet, in the way Kendall-Jackson was in the 1990s, but also tasted like chardonnay. —Jeff Siegel

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Sweet and sour pork

Buy the country-style pork ribs, mix them with the sauce, and cook in a slow oven. What’s better as the weather gets cooler?

Grocery List

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1 tablespoon mustard powder

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup water

Salt and pepper to taste

4 pounds country-style pork ribs, separated into single ribs

1 onion, sliced

1 bell pepper, sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first eight ingredients together and place in a large Dutch oven with a lid.

2. Add ribs, onion, and bell pepper and mix well. Cover oven and bake for 2 ½ to 3 hours, or until ribs are fork tender.

Serves 4, takes about 3 hours

Ask the wine guy

What’s the difference between Old World wines and New World wines?

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Wine made in Europe is made in the Old World style — less fruity and more earthy. Wines made elsewhere, including California and Australia, are New World, are fruitier and cleaner. As with all generalizations, there are exceptions, but this is true more often than not.

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HigH incomes and HigH density

make Preston Hollow desirable for developers — which is why over the next several years, we’ll begin to see some major changes in and around our neighborhood. This month, we examine the key projects that are taking shape.

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Midtown/ n orth central expressway | c ommuter-friendly: m idtown Park

The Midtown Park development, 80 acres of vacant land just east of Central Expressway at Meadow, has been delayed because of the recession. Earlier this summer, however, real estate investor Commodore Partners bought about 12 acres of the site from Kroenke Holdings with plans for a transitoriented, mixed-use project.

Back story | Starting in 2005, investors bought almost nine blocks with more than 2,500 aging apartments at the site just north of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, the Dallas Morning News reported. After tearing down the apartments, the owners planned to market the property for an $800 million urban-style mixed-use development.

The city invested $10 million in public funds for new streets, sidewalks and landscaping at the site. The recession halted the project and left property owners $85 million in debt. Kroenke Holdings, which also owns Preston Hollow Village (see next page), bought the land in 2011.

the latest | This summer, Commodore Partners requested to rezone the site to allow new retail and multifamily housing. The plan for an “urban neighborhood” features a predominantly residential area convenient to retail and public transportation since there is a DART rail line to the east. If zoning is approved, the council still must sign off on the final development plan before construction begins.

i nwood/lovers | m aking way for t rader Joe’s: i nwood Village

Trader Joe’s will open in the Inwood Village shopping center in 2014.

Back story | The Inwood Village shopping center opened in 1949, and an El Chico was one of the original tenants in the space that will soon be Trader Joe’s. Over the years, El Chico became Casa Rosa and, most recently, a Cantina Laredo. Cantina Laredo and neighbor Turtletique closed earlier this year to make way for the new grocer.

the latest | Plans for the new Trader Joe’s became official on Aug. 14 when the city council approved a variance allowing Trader Joe’s to sell beer and wine within 300 feet of Henry W. Longfellow Middle School on Inwood just

south of Lovers. Trader Joe’s spokesperson Alison Mochizuki says the store will open sometime in 2014.

Jack Breard, United Commercial Realty president and Inwood Village broker, says construction on the space has begun. Although there is sufficient parking according to city code, Breard suggests that Trader Joe’s may be looking into additional parking in the area. The traditionally tight-lipped Trader Joe’s spokespeople have no comment about parking.

Also, an unnamed restaurant is coming to Inwood Village, but no lease has been signed yet, Breard says.

“If it works out, I think the neighborhood will be really excited about this restaurant.”

Developers expanded one of our neighborhood’s hottest shopping centers by building up.

Back story | The Plaza at Preston Center was built in 1950 and was home to Neiman Marcus’ first suburban location in Dallas. Recently, a building was demolished to make way for a new five-story, mixed-use development that opened earlier this year, along with a 450-space parking deck.

the latest | Mike Geisler, founding partner of Venture Commercial and broker of the

shopping center, says the building has filled up with tenants. It’s called the Cambridge Building because Cambridge Holdings Inc. leased the entire top floor and half of the third floor in May. The second floor houses University Park’s first public library. Morgan Stanley took about 14,300 square feet of office space on the fourth floor.

On the ground floor, clothing boutiques Aftershock London, Pockets Menswear, Calypso St. Barth and LUBLU Kira Plastinina have opened, along with Sprinkles Ice Cream. The new health food spot True Food Kitchen is slated to open this month.

LBJ Expr E ss updat E

The reconstruction of LBJ Freeway is approaching a milestone: The first phase, a three-mile stretch between Greenville and Preston, opens in December.

That means six new lanes, three in each direction, known as managed toll lanes. They’ll have a 50 mph minimum speed with rates varying from 15 to 95 cents during low- or high-traffic-volume periods.

After a six-month trial period, the toll rates could change, depending on supply and demand. More cars equal higher fees.

The $3.2 billion, 13-mile-long LBJ Express project broke ground in 2011, having been more than 20 years in the making. It’s funded through a public-private partnership between TxDOT and Trinity Infrastructure.

Built in 1969, the freeway was designed to carry 180,000 vehicles per day. But by 2009, it held 270,000. In 2020, it’s projected to reach more than 500,000 vehicles per day.

The project is scheduled for completion by 2016.

For in F ormation visit LBJE xpr E ss.com

w alnut Hill/Central | Pr I me P ro P erty: Presto N h ollow V I llage

Forty-two acres of undeveloped land at the northwest corner of Walnut Hill and Central Expressway, the most visible piece of real estate in Dallas, will develop into upscale retail, office buildings and restaurants over the next several years.

Back story | The land had been barren since the teardown of the aging Willow Creek apartments about five years ago. A previously planned mixed-use development stalled during the recession. In November 2010, Missouri-based Kroenke Holdings bought the site, and partner Provident Realty finally moved forward with the plans.

the latest | Construction has begun on the 14,000-square-foot anchor tenant, Trader

Joe’s, along with 46,000 square feet of office space and more than 60,000 square feet of restaurants.

Leon Backes of Provident Realty says he has worked with neighbors for years to meet their requirements for the mixed-use development.

Resident Shannon Summers says she’s concerned about safety and hopes that a plan is put in place to prevent cars from cutting through the residential areas.

“While one of the things I love about Preston Hollow is the convenience to shopping, I fear that Preston Hollow Village will bring increased crime and traffic,” she said, in an email.

The second phase of the project will begin in 2014 with the construction of three sevenstory residential towers.

Forest/inwood | New restaura N ts: Forest a N d I N wood

The out lot of the Lowe’s Home Improvement Center will soon be home to three new restaurants, including Rusty Taco , B.B. Bop Seoul Kitchen, and Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Back story | In 2011, Lowe’s applied for a zoning change to build a Murphy Express gas station and convenience store at the site, but the city denied the request following neighborhood opposition over the sale of alcohol so close to Jesuit Preparatory and St. Rita Catholic schools.

the latest | The city council unanimously approved plans to build the new restaurants without a drive-thru after a parking study of the area. Hermansen Land Development, the real east developer behind the project, needed a zoning change to identify off-street parking separate from Lowe’s.

Construction for Rusty Taco and Einstein Bros. Bagels begins this fall and will finish in early 2014. The “green” building features highefficiency lighting, native drought-tolerant plant materials, reclaimed construction materials and recycled waste management.

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Uncle GeorGe’s clocks

In the basement of his farmhouse, I learned to treasure time

I can’t think of my great-uncle George Williams without thinking about time. More specifically, I think of clocks.

Uncle George was in the water business back in northeastern Pennsylvania, but what fascinated me was his collection of old timepieces. The basement of his farmhouse in Honesdale, Penn., was a wonderland for me as a boy, with its old pump organ and several dozen wall clocks and mantel clocks, every one of which chimed the hours. Uncle George considered the synchronization of his clocks to be of utmost importance, so every 15 minutes the basement was a cacophony of dings and dongs — a veritable choir of ancient timepieces.

Uncle George’s basement was a magical place for me. Upon visiting the farm, it was the first place I went, and once there, I would wait impatiently for the hour to strike. Noontime, of course, was the best time to hear the basement’s symphony of time.

What made the place so special was not the mere measurement of time, the fragile works of the clocks, or their often ornate designs. The clocks were more than that. Over the years since, I have come to see that they represented not just the progress of time, but the steady measurement of our lives. To this day, I love to sit quietly in our house and listen to the ticking of our clock in the hallway and its solo version of the chimes that mark the time of our lives.

I suppose the lesson of the old clocks was that time is a precious thing, worth measuring, celebrating and valuing. In our culture, we have too often regarded time as an enemy rather than a friend — something to be worked against, saved and shortcutted. We try our best to manage time, control time, and cram as much as we can into each precious minute. Our

relationship to time is often adversarial, but time still marches on, whether we like it or not.

We would do better to regard time as marking the precious gift of life — something to be savored, not just measured. The consciousness of time should lead us to value each passing day as a unique and unrepeatable gift. This should lead us not to panic at the thought of time’s passage but to be thankful for each day’s op-

To this day, I love to sit quietly in our house and listen to the ticking of our clock in the hallway and its solo version of the chimes that mark the time of our lives.

portunities and simple beauties. I’d like to be more like Uncle George’s clocks, calmly ticking the seconds and celebrating the hours, one day at a time.

The Bible reminds us that we are to “number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” I think that means that we are to use time wisely — not squandering it or wasting it or chasing after it, but celebrating the flow of life’s passage. Wise use of our time includes both work and play, productivity and rest, tasks and relationships — everything we need to be fully and completely human.

Uncle George died many years ago, and his clocks have been divided up among his great-grandchildren, I suppose. But I know that somewhere they are still ticking away the seconds, still celebrating each passing hour. They remind us that time is not the enemy, but a most precious gift — a gift that can even make us wise.

Blair Monie is senior pastor of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church (phpc.org). The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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House painting

1 aFFordaBlE HoUsE PaIntInG and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

House painting

a1 toP coat Professional. Reliable. References. TopCoatOfTexas.com 214-770-2863

aBraHam PaInt sErVIcE A Women Owned Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541

all tYPEs Painting & Repairs. A+ BBB rating. Any size jobs welcome. Call Kenny 214-321-7000

BEnJamIn’s PaIntInG sErVIcE Quality Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

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ramon’s Int/EXt PaInt Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

tonY’s PaIntInG sErVIcE Quality Work Since 1984. INT/EXT 214-755-2700

VIP PaIntInG & drYWall Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 469-774-7111

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kitcHen/BatH/ tile/grout

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laWns, garDens & trees

A BETTER TREE COMPANY • JUST TREES

Complete tree services. Tree & Landscape Lighting! Fence & Deck, install/repair. Mark 214-332-3444

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Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

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New pilates studio opens at Preston and Forest

Beyond Studios is now open on the northwest corner of Preston and Forest in the Village Square shopping center. This is the third location for the pilates studio, which first opened in 2010 and also has locations in Snider Plaza and off of Lovers. Beyond Studios offers 50-minute full-body workout classes on customized pilates reformers, fusing yoga, barre and strength training.

St. Bernard Sports comes to The Shops at Park Lane

Popular skiwear and clothing shop St. Bernard Sports is opening a discount outlet at The Shops at Park Lane in November. Until the new store is ready, St. Bernard has opened a temporary space between Evol and Gordon Biersch. The main Inwood Village store, which features sportinggoods brands such as The North Face and Patagonia, also carries trendy fashions for women. It’s preppy clothes for men are a big draw for collegiate males, with brands such as Vineyard Vines and Southern Tide flying off the shelves.

Food truck owners opening storefront in NorthPark

Green House food truck owners Robyn and Michael Siegel will open a storefront called Green House Market at NorthPark Center on Nov. 1. The restaurant will offer counter service, a fresh-pressed-juice and coffee bar, a wide variety of to-go options and catering. Executive chef Ben Hutchison will cook up staple entrees that also are sold from the truck, such as grilled ciabatta sandwiches and stir-fried brown-rice bowls. The restaurant also will display local and international art on a rotating basis. Current artists include Darren Bader, Walead Beshty, Ben Jones, and Ulli Wullf. Green House Market will be located on the second level, adjacent to the AMC theater, and will include a lounge area with wi-fi as well as patio dining.

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Beyond Studios 5915 Forest, suite 310 214.696.5555

thebeyondstudios.com

The Shops at Park Lane 8070 Park 214.365.0222

shoPsatParklane.com

Lublu Kira Plastinina 8383 Preston center Plaza, suite 180 469.232.0000

lublukiraPlastinina.com

1 Richardson-based chicken chain Wingstop has rented more than 25,000 square feet for its corporate headquarters in The Crossings office building on LBJ just west of Montfort. 2 Lublu Kira Plastinina, a boutique by former Southern Methodist University student and designer Kira Plastinina, is now open in The Plaza at Preston Center. 3 Which Wich is expected to open in November in a 1,600-square-foot space next to Gordon Biersch, facing Central in The Shops at Park Lane.

remdering of Green house market storefront

Crime at a funeral .

Unfortunately, yes.

The Victim: Bowen Florsheim

Education

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Thursday, Aug. 1

Time: Between 10 a.m. and noon

Location: 7400 West Northwest Highway

Bowen Florsheim was attending a funeral for a fellow Mason who had recently passed away. It was a somber occasion, and several Masons attended to honor their comrade. Florsheim had been charged with bringing Mason some regalia for the occasion and had left his car unlocked so others could help unload.

As the funeral got underway, Florsheim’s car unfortunately was still unlocked. But who would be despicable enough to take advantage of a funeral to commit a crime?

Sadly, somber occasions like this don’t always deter criminals. Someone entered his car and made off with a GPS, a pistol and nine bucks.

While Florsheim was a bit annoyed, he wasn’t surprised.

“It’s easy taking when you think about it. There are a lot of cars around and no one watching them,” he says. “If you’re going to steal, are you really going to care where you do it? It takes a low-life to do this at a funeral, but if you’re a thief, you’re a low-life anyway.”

Dallas Police Lt. Richard Dwyer of the North Central Patrol Division says this does happen occasionally, and citizens should always be vigilant about protecting their property — no matter where they are.

“When a person attends a funeral or other gravesite service, they are usually preoccupied with their personal thoughts and not aware of cars coming or going. In addition, they may have not been able to park their car nearby,” he says. “Remember ‘Lock, Take, Hide.’ ”

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

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Education outreach coordinator Miguel Solis and community organizer Kristi Lara have filed to run in the special election on Nov. 5 for the vacant District 8 seat on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. District 8 covers Love Field and parts of northwest and central Dallas.

Christ the King Catholic School hired Social Studies teacher Anthony Interrante as assistant principal for the 2013-2014 school year. Interrante was hired to fill the vacant position after Janet Muelschen left to become principal at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic School in Irving. Interrante has 15 years of teaching experience and has been at CKS for the last six years.

Community

North Haven Gardens founder Ralph Pinkus, who opened the garden store in 1951, passed away at age 97 on Sept. 1. Pinkus was married to his wife, Muriel Vivian Pinkus, for 71 years. As the first president of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Pinkus helped found the Dallas Arboretum and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America. During his career, he introduced many new plants to both Dallas and Israel, and worked to encourage Dallasites to garden.

Date when three people were arrested for attempting to steal hats, socks, and boxers from Dillard’s on Northwest Highway and Central

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$2,000

Block of Wellcrest where a burglar broke through the patio door on Sept. 5 and stole $4,500 worth of property while the homeowner was gone for an hour

Amount of damage done when an unknown suspect drove into a property owner’s iron fence on the 5300 block of Walnut on Sept. 7

Gina Ginsburg, owner of the Hair Bar in the Preston Royal Village, has been chosen to compete for the title of Mrs. Texas America. Ginsburg will represent Dallas County in competing for the title in April 2014 at the Corsicana Palace Theater in Corsicana, Texas. The winner will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. America. Ginsburg is a committed volunteer, wife and mother of two boys, ages 5 and 6. Along with running the Hair Bar, she also serves on numerous philanthropic boards in the area.

Source Dallas Police Department

Gina Ginsburg