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Katy Trail Ice House, 1 – neighbors, 0 Mid-March the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission rejected Park Towers homeowners association’s request for a hearing to discuss a noise abatement agreement with Katy Trail Ice House. The neighbors have complained about the noise the bar emits since it first opened, and have had enough. Unfortunately the TABC doesn’t seem to find the ice house in the wrong, citing they only had three police calls in the past two years, which is not hearing worthy according to the TABC.

Go gaga over YaYa

YaYa Foot Spa, a traditional Chinese reflexology shop, expanded to open its third location at Lovers Lane recently. Started by Dallas resident Nicole Isenberg, who moved to Dallas from Mainland China, Isenberg hired people who hail from the same place to perform these old rituals. Procedures involve soaking feet in an herbal tea, followed by pressure point treatment and energy restoration to make the nerve endings feel good. “All points of the body are connected to the feet as well as the brain. It’s a very relaxing treatment,” says husband Ralph Isenberg. The new reflexology shop has seven seats, and a private area for three and four chairs up front where you are given hot chrysanthemum tea upon arrival.

Sub-Zero and Wolf to open 20,000-square-foot showroom

Sub-Zero and Wolf, a kitchen design resource center, will open in the Design District early April. You can take cooking classes by Chef Garth Blackburn, receive one-on-one product consultations, cooking demonstrations and more. Sub-Zero, Inc., is one of the leading manufactures of American-made refrigeration, freezers and wine storage products.

A 42-year-long celebration

Celebration Restaurant made the 42-year mark last month, all thanks to its great food and service, says chief operating officer Ed Lowe. Lowe opened the restaurant in 1971 with the financial backing of his parents, and as it became more successful, they expanded to include a market and catering business. Now Lowe, Mr. old hippie, is “constantly aggressively looking for ways to improve,” though they seem to be doing pretty well as is. “We have a lot of wonderful people, we call them ‘partners’ not

‘employees,’” says Lowe. With more than 100 partners, he’s proud to say 50 percent of them have been there more than five years. It’s important for Lowe to have loyal employees because that’s what makes his business successful, he says. He even goes so far as to say that employees come first and then the customers, which isn’t an odd business model when you think about it. Keep the employees happy and they’ll want to keep everyone else happy in return, he says. “Our philosophy has always been when you come in you’ll get the same or better quality than you got before. If you [a business] are trying to stay the same you’re probably going to get worse,” he says.

New tenants open at The Plaza at Preston Center

The Plaza at Preston Center’s construction is moving along as owners leased a spot to women’s clothing store Aftershock London, and development is nearly done. Aftershock’s London’s store will open its first location in the United States at the center sometime mid-April. The store will feature 1,300 square feet for shopping. New stores are signing leases while some are going to relocate in the next few months, says Caroline Terry with Elle Public Relations. Calypso St. Barth and Calypso Home are currently separate, but they’ll move and combine to one larger space next door to Lucky Dog Barkery. True Food Kitchen is tentatively going to open summer 2013, and Lu Blue and Matthew Trent are expected to open sometime this month in the same building as the new University Park Library. Good thing the parking deck with more than 400 spots is already complete.

—monica S. Nagy

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Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh 214.468.0600 katyicehouse.com

YaYa Foot Spa 5555 LoveRs Lane 214.612.8046 yayafootspa.com

Sub-Zero and Wolf

3707 Lemmon ave. 972.699.5202 subzeRo-woLf.com

Celebration Restaurant 4503 w. LoveRs Lane 214.351.5681 ceLebRationRestauRant.com

The Plaza at Preston Center 8311 pReston centeR pLaza DRive thepLazaatpRestoncenteR.com

Snuffer’s 8411 pReston, suite 112 214.265.9911 snuffeRs.com more business buzz every week on prestonhollow.advo C atema G.C om/biz

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Snuffer’s, a 32-year-old chain, which started on Greenville Avenue and now has seven locations, including Northwest Highway and Preston, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. The good news is that Snuffer’s will stay in business while it restructures its debt.

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For sponsorship information and tickets, call 214.515.1342 fowlerhomes.org

Baptist

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

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary),

Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

WIlSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

BIBlE CHURCHES

GRACE BIBlE CHURCH / www. gracebiblechurch.org

Sunday Worship: Traditional 9:00 am; Contemporary 10:30 am

Adult Bible Classes both hours /11306 Inwood Rd./214.368.0779

NORTH HIGHlANDS BIBlE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net

Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

DISCIPl ES Of C HRIST

CENTRAl CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 4711 Westside Drive / 214.526.7291

Sunday Worship 11:00 am ./ Sunday School 9:45am

Wed. Bible Study 5:00 pm./ www.cccdt.org / ALL are welcome

E AST DAllAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

MIDWAy HIllS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 11001 Midway Road

Sundays: School for all ages 9:30 am / Worship service 10:50 am 214.352.4841 / www.midwayhills.org

Methodist

lAKE HIGHl ANDS UMC/ 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee

Worship: 8:30 am & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

P RESB y TERIAN

KING’S PARISH ASSOCIATE REfORMED PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH kingsparish.com / Rev. David Winburne / Worship at 10:00 am

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

NORTHPARK PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

UNIT y

UNIT y Of DAll AS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

The ‘T hird age’

Perhaps retirement marks a beginning, not an end

Earlier this year I made the “big announcement” to my congregation. After 18 years of ministry here, I will become what the Presbyterian Church (USA) calls “honorably retired.” I gave lots of notice, since I will not be officially retired until the end of June 2014.

Some of you readers will have some idea what such a decision feels like. On the one hand, I will miss the busyness, the weekly deadlines, the meetings and the full schedule. On the other hand, I will not miss the busyness, the weekly deadlines, the meetings and the full schedule. I look forward to retirement as an opportunity to do the many things I love — writing, traveling, speaking here and there, and spending more time with my two daughters and four grandsons who live in Pennsylvania. We plan to stay in Dallas — a city we have come to love and now call home.

In preparation for this, I participated in a seminar in California about 18 months ago, titled “Ending Well — Finishing Strong.” One of the first things we did was make a list of all the things we look forward to doing in retirement. After we made our lists (like “work out every morning”) the leader asked, “So why aren’t you doing those things now?”

Good question.

I also learned that some are now calling retirement “the third age,” which I found interesting. When Social Security began, the average life expectancy was 67 years old. This meant that Social Security was designed to fill in the short time you had left. No wonder we are now facing the challenge of affording it! With increased life expectancies today, it is entirely possible that we could spend a third of our life after we “retire.” The first age is our years of growing up and being educated. The second age is our working, career years. The third age, then, can possibly be another third of your life, and you have to figure out what to do with it. Thus, the theme of the third age is, once again, vocation — that is calling. What is my calling now?

I find this rather fascinating to think about. What is God calling me to do in this next stage of my life? How will I know? All I know is that, in every other time of life, such discernment has come through prayer, study, thought and the good counsel of friends. But I particularly like author Fred Buechner’s observation that our calling is found “where your deep delight meets the world’s need.”

That’s my hope as I prepare for my third age — to take one thing that causes me deep delight, and link it to a great and worthy need. I’ll keep you posted.

People

Dr. Kenneth Cooper, author of the best-selling book “Aerobics” and founder and president of the Dallas Aerobics Center, received the Oak Cliff Lions Club’s Bill Melton Humanitarian Award March 27.

Dr. Reuben Elovtiz joined the Cooper Clinic Platinum team to provide members with around-the clock access for their preventive and primary care needs.

Education

After more than two decades of serving as Headmaster at St. Marks, Arnie Holtberg announced that he’ll retire at the end of the 2013-2014 academic year. Holtberg worked on the $100 million plus Centennial Challenge fundraising campaign, which is almost completed, and two other successful campaigns during his tenure.

Politics

Two candidates are competing for the District 11 city council seat of Linda Koop now that her term is expired. Former District 11 Dallas Park Board Member Lee Kleinman resigned December 2012 specifically to run for Linda Koop’s position. Kleinman is chief operating officer and principal at Bridge Metrics, where employees provide marketing tools and services for the technology channel. Ori Raphael, vice president of business development for FreshLoc, a wireless temperature monitoring company, is a former aid to U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions.

District 13 councilwoman Ann Margolin of Preston Hollow and north Dallas has three candidates looking to take her place after she announced she wasn’t running again due to personal reasons. Leland Burk, 25-year chairman and president of Burk Interests and founding director and principal shareholder of First Independent National Bank, has Margolin’s endorsement. Jennifer Staubach Gates, Catholic Foundation trustee and registered nurse, spends time volunteering in the community and is on the leadership team of the St. Rita Community capital campaign. Richard P. Sheridan is also stepping up for the seat. A retired advocate for city improvements, Sheridan also ran for council in 2005, 2011 and mayor in 2007 as a write-in. Teenager Jacob King of Bishop Lynch High School is also in the race. The 18-year-old senior remains optimistic.

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