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IN MEMORIAM
Legendary businesswoman Ebby Halliday dies By Eric Aasen/KERA News
Photo courtesy of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
To mark the 100th anniversary of Reverchon Park, a Centennial Celebration organized by Friends of Reverchon Park, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10-11:30 a.m. A program at 10:30 a.m. includes the dedication of an 8- to 10-foot Bur oak tree and Willis Winters — director of Dallas Parks and Recreation — talking about the history of the park. Food and refreshments will be available starting at 10 a.m. with Slurpees from the 7-Eleven at Maple and Oak Lawn, grilled cheese sandwiches from a Ruthie's Rolling Cafe food truck and beverages from Dr Pepper Snapple. The Others will perform from 10-10:30 a.m. and after the program. The park is located at 3505 Maple Ave. at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Turtle Creek Boulevard. — Staff reports
DALLAS’ BEST LIVE MUSIC GUIDE — page 9
Landmark status for theater The Lakewood Theater has been an institution in East Dallas since 1938, and its owners are looking for new tenants. Preservationists said the original space — filled with a single movie screen, whimsical murals and a grand, carved staircase — could be drastically changed. But some of those concerns were allayed Tuesday, when the Dallas Landmark Commission unanimously agreed that the Photo by Jerome Weeks/KERA theater should be designated The light still shines on the as a historical landmark. The 77-year-old Lakewood Theater. theater operated almost continuously since it first opened until this past January, when its lease expired. Worried locals recently jumped into action when workers removed scores of antique theater seats, and left them in a huge dumpster. The building’s owners said it was all part of asbestos removal. — Kat Chow/KERA News
Local cookies get recognition Dallas based Kimber’s Cookies, a gourmet specialty baking company, is featured in the September issue of Food and Wine magazine as one of the “Editor’s Top Ten Objects of Our Obsession.” Editor Tina Ujlaki said, “Kimber’s crispy-chewy chocoPhoto courtesy of late chip cookies are some of the best I’ve Kimber's Cookies ever tried. I had to see the box to be conChocolate Chip. vinced I was eating cookies from a mix.” They have added two new flavors to its line of scratchquality cookie kits just in time for this year’s State Fair of Texas. Kimber’s Cookies will be for sale in the 2015 State Fair of Texas GO TEXAN General Store. Fairgoers can also taste delicious free samples every Monday thru Thursday at kiosks in the Food and Fiber Pavilion. — Karen Higginbotham
In This Issue
Along the Green Trail .............................................. 4 Classifieds.................................................................13 Community Calendar .............................................. 6 Dotty Griffith ........................................................... 9 Fitness ...................................................................... 5 History on the Trail .................................................10 Life on the Trail ........................................................ 4 Notes from the Editor .............................................. 4 Restaurant Directory ..............................................13 Scene Around Town.................................................12 Trail to Good Health ............................................... 7 Travel ......................................................................10 William"Bubba" Flint............................................... 4 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly
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don't retire.” “There is no one associated with residential Ebby Halliday Acers, the Dallas real estate real estate that I have more admiration and redoyenne, has died. She was 104. spect for than Ebby Halliday,” Dave Perry-Miller She died of natural causes in her sleep said. “She had that rare combination of traits: Tuesday night, Ebby Halliday Realtors reports. wisdom, leadership, and vision. But she brought She founded her real estate company in all of these traits to everyone she met through a 1945. The Dallas based company has 1,700 sales connection of love, and a sincere desire for that associates and had sales of $6.6 billion last year. person to succeed and be their best. It was an Ebby Halliday Realtors says it's the largest indehonor to be personally associated with a true legpendently owned residential real estate services end and a lady who was such a visible landmark company in Texas and among the largest in the for the best of Dallas." country. “While we grieve the loss of Ebby, our legEbby received many real estate honors through endary founder and my friend and mentor for Photo courtesy of The Women's the years. She also served as a volunteer and helped Museum over 50 years, we celebrate a long life well lived,” various organizations across North Texas. Mary Frances Burleson, president and CEO of Ebby Halliday 1911-2015. Everyone called her Ebby. The Ebby Halliday Companies, said. “Each of In 1965, Ebby married Maurice Acers, an atus who had the good fortune of knowing Ebby torney and former FBI agent. He died in 1993. has been touched by the grace, fortitude and compassion with Her secret to her success? “Work hard to look to the interwhich she lived her life. Ebby had a very simple saying that she est of the people to whom you are selling something,” Ebby lived by, ‘Do something for someone every day.’ That small bit told KERA. “My longevity is: I don't smoke, I don't drink and I of wisdom served Ebby very, very well.”
LIMITED RUN
Satire rules ‘Catholic School Girls’ at Contemporary Theatre By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
Your assignment is to figure out the meaning of the ruler placed next to your assigned seat for “Catholic School Girls” at Contemporary Theatre of Dallas (CTD) by the end of the show’s run, September 27. Must be a satire of Catholic school, right — a throwback to the old “rap across the knuckles with a ruler?” Exactly, and it’s both laughout-loud funny and especially poignant and well-acted. Set designer, Rodney Dobbs’ clever stage places us inside a traditional classroom, see GIRLS on page 11
Photos by George Wada
The girls have a time of it deciding whether to play the Supremes or Nancy Sinatra in a talent show, and so they do both. L. to R., Anastasia Munoz, Barrett Nash, Marilyn Setu and Catherine D. DuBord.
LOCAL HISTORY
LaBarba family name has always produced respect By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
Sicilians, who immigrated to America, and then Dallas in the late 1800s and early 1900s shared traits that would translate into today’s robust, flourishing Italian community. They believed in hard work, living frugally and in having the courage to turn their savings into businesses, according to the Dallas County Historical Society’s 1985 publication, “Heritage News.” Among those, a 17-yearold Sicilian boy, Giacomo (James) LaBarba left his home in the small village of Campofelice di Fitalia (Palermo) in 1911 seeking a dream in America, and he made it happen. The earliest LaBarba family members to emigrate from Sicily to America were
his parents, Ciro and Cira LaBarba, who arrived in 1890. Their great grandson, Lucian M. LaBarba is helping to tell his family’s story here. The couple’s son Chris LaBarba also made the journey. Without knowing a word of English, James gained work experience in New York, Pittsburgh and Louisiana before settling in Dallas in 1917. He was a vendor in downtown Dallas, with a fruit and vegetable cart, before opening his own fruit stand and later a grocery store. He married Katie Cologeria, who also came from Campofelice, and the couple had nine children, including five sons and four daughters. The entrepreneur transformed the grocery store to establish America Produce Company at the corner of Pearl and Cadiz streets, which would flourish to become a major, multi-million
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All five boys worked beside their dad, “Mr. Jimmy.” They are, left to right; Jo Jo, Anthony, James (Mr. Jimmy), Ernest, Carlo and Sherman LaBarba. dollar corporate enterprise,
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elson the Goldendoodle, with more than 17,000 followers on Instagram, is one of the most famous and adorable dogs in Dallas. What makes this dog particularly special, you ask? Nelson rides around town in a sidecar and raises funds for the American Cancer Society. It all began two years ago when Genesis Lee and her then fiancé, James, brought Nelson home. James had been riding scooters for almost 20 years. Six-week-old Nelson immediately began coming along for the ride, first in a tote bag, then in a basket, and finally in a sidecar. “Riding in the sidecar is very serious business for Nelson,” Genesis says. “People will be honking and yelling and taking pictures of him, and he won’t even look at them. Nothing can faze him in the sidecar.” Genesis, as a young puppy mom,
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LIFE ON THE TRAIL
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Positive focus reduces stress
‘Pete Malloy … you are End Of Watch’
By Dr. Beth Leermakers
By David Mullen
on his leash, and he’s quiet in his crate. By focusing on Bart’s good qualities, I’m Events or situations don’t better able to appreciate him cause stress. Our and tolerate his thoughts or interprenaughtiness. tations about those Bart is not a bad events cause stress. dog. He’s just Focusing on the negaa young, enertive while ignoring getic dog who or downplaying the is still learning positive is one type of how to behave, unrealistic thinking and it’s my job that creates stress. This Dr. Beth Leermakers to teach him. I seems to be human decided not to nature. If 20 things go trade Bart in well during your day, but two for a new foster dog. Better the things go wrong, what do you devil you know … talk about when your spouse To improve your outlook asks how your day was? If you’re and decrease your stress … like most people, you’ll mention Focus on the strengths or the two things that went wrong. positive behaviors of your chilWhen you do this, how do you dren, spouse, co-workers or feel? Emphasizing what went relatives. In graduate school I wrong can make us feel discour- was taught to always find someaged, frustrated or even hopething to like about my therapy less. By focusing on the negative clients. When people are strugand ignoring the positive, you gling, in pain and not at their make the situation or your day best, it can be hard to find their seem worse than it really is, cre- strengths. Sometimes the most ating or exacerbating stress. positive thing you can say is that When we focus on negathe person is trying to change, tive qualities of our teenager, and that takes courage. You co-worker or relative, we create don’t have to love your difficult a negative filter that can become colleague or relative (although a self-fulfilling prophecy. When hopefully you love your spouse we go looking for negative traits and children). Just acknowledge or behaviors, we’re likely to find that they bring something to them and then feel frustrated or the table. By focusing on your disappointed. I’ve experienced daughter’s strengths, you may this phenomenon with Bart, my interact more positively, elicityoung foster dog. Still a puppy, ing better behavior from her. Bart goes looking for trouble Focus on your own and usually finds it. He spills his strengths and successes. What water bowl in his crate, soaking was your biggest success today his bed and necessitating extra (or this week)? When you’re loads of laundry. Like a teethtrying to lose weight, starting ing baby, he puts everything in an exercise program or taking a his mouth, preferring blankets, challenging class, notice what’s pillows and other soft objects. going well. Instead of saying “I Yesterday he dragged a bath missed four days of exercise this mat down the hall, dunked it in week,” say “I exercised three his water bowl and kept going times this week, and that’s a lot with the soggy mat. You get the better than nothing.” This inpicture. I can’t leave Bart unatcreases your confidence in your tended for more than 30 secability to succeed next week. If onds without worrying about you’re struggling to come up what he’s up to. In short, this with a success, ask a friend for young, unruly dog was stressing help. Other people can often see me out. Citing all of his problem what you’re doing well. When behaviors, I begged the rescue nothing seems to be going right, group to let me swap dogs so I’d give yourself credit for not givget to care for a calmer, easier ing up. There’s a lot to be said dog (like Cujo). And then a for persistence. funny thing happened. I started Dr. Beth Leermakers is a to notice Bart’s good qualities. clinical psychologist who specialHe’s smart and eager to please. izes in stress management and He’s learning to sit for treats well-being seminars, retreats and and not to jump up on me for coaching. Contact her at 214attention. Bart loves to play 923-3766. Her monthly fetch and will even return the e-newsletter can be found at ball. He walks reasonably well bethleermakersphd.com. bethleermakersphd.com
david@katytrailweekly.com I filled up my totally empty gas tank on Friday prior to Labor Day weekend for $18.62. A gallon of regular gas was $2.09. That is more than a dollar less than what gas cost last September. One of the only “bargains” in the marketplace today … Tower of Power is playing on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Majestic Theater. They are the greatest band of all time. And I have to work that night. I have seen them at least 50 times, and they have been together almost 50 years. Best horn section ever. They would sit in with Paul Shaffer on “Late Night with David Letterman.” When the show came back from break as they ended their song, usually playing “There is only so much oil in the ground,” the crowd would explode. Letterman would say, “Tower of Power with the Paul Shaffer orchestra everybody.” Awesome. Yes, they are from Oakland, but they could be from Toledo. It doesn’t matter. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Sept. 11 and will sell out in hours because of their loyal following. Go see them and then thank me later … My late grandmother — a widow — raised two daughters during the Great Depression. She would tell stories about how tough the times were but she always managed to put food on the table. She talked about destitute men knocking on the back door. Some would do chores around the house for a meal. Others would simply hold out an empty bowl, which grandma would fill with a ladle full of soup, for which they tipped their hat and quietly went away. Fast forward
to today. I cannot go to a 7-Eleven or watching the “Today Show.” I said “No” walk across a downtown street without and flipped the channel as the second being aggressively panhandled. And I plane went into the second tower. Worst am the bad guy if I don’t give them any day of my life. Friday will be 14 years … money. There is a fit young man that Dick’s Last Resort was once one of the is at the corner of Blackburn most popular joints in Street and Interstate 75 every town in the 80s and 90s. day panhandling by holdThe West End was alive ing up a sign. He looks like with dance clubs and he could do any labor job. bars. I became friends Same with the corner of Oak with a night manager Lawn Avenue and Interstate at Dick’s named Stu 35, where different men stand Milner and his soonand beg for money when they to-be wife Patty. They appear sound physically and invited me to their wedmentally. I am sensitive to David Mullen ding at a small church those with mental and physiin East Dallas and the cal health issues and wish we reception downtown at could do more for those people. But I the Tower Club. His father was Martin have no tolerance for those that appear Milner, star of “Route 66” and “Adamto be able to work or those that come 12.” Being a small wedding, Milner was just short of threatening me, looking looking for a drinking partner, and I got for a handout … I was crossing a street the job. We sat and drank and talked in downtown Oakland last year when a about his career. I will never forget askbig man came up to me holding a plate ing him what he is doing now. “I go to with two freshly-baked bear claws on the mailbox, get my check and then go it. “Say man, can you help me out?” he fishing,” Milner said, who at the time said, looking for some money. I said, lived in Toluca Lake, Calif. “Adam-12” “How can I help you? You want me to was one of the most popular syndicated eat one of those bear claws? You need a shows in Europe and Asia and paid him latte with that plate?” … I came home residuals. He was incredibly handsome one Thanksgiving weekend and talked and just a great guy. The LAPD posted about how tired I was from travelling online “Pete Malloy you are … End Of to New York. “I’ve never been to New Watch.” “Adam-12 and Martin Milner York,” my Mom said. In a weak moembodied the spirit of the LAPD to milment, I said, “I will take you to New lions of viewers,” LAPD Chief of Police York, Mom.” I got home, and there Charlie Beck said. “His depiction of a was already a note from Mom in my professional and tough yet compassionmailbox saying how excited she was ate cop led to thousands of men and to go to New York. The first place we women applying to become LAPD ofwent to was Windows on the World ficers, including me. Godspeed Martin, at the World Trade Center. She called you will live forever in our hearts.” me a few months later asking if I was Milner died on Monday at age 83.
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
Idling more than a waste of time and energy
By Naima Montacer @naimajeannette
How often is your car on but not moving? The amount of time our vehicles are left idling is increasing every year. From the school parking lot to the drive-through, we waste large amounts of fuel and expel too much carbon dioxide for no valid reason. The U.S. Department of Energy reports an estimated 6 billion gallons of fuel annually is wasted from idling vehicles. Stop by a local school about 30 minutes before the kids are let out, and you are bound to see cars
lined up. The cars, many better air quality consider SUVs and trucks here turning off the vehicle and in Texas, are waiting finding a spot to wait in for their kids inside air the shade. conditioned idling cars. The myth that your School buses and parents car takes more energy to waiting in idling vehicles shut down and turn back is not only damaging on is not accurate. Studies the environment but have shown a light duty also has an effect on the Naima Montacer car that idles for more than kids. Kids breathe more 10 seconds burns more air in relation to their body weight fuel and emits more greenhouse than adults and are therefore more gases than shutting down the engine susceptible to air pollution. Vehicle and starting it again. Ten seconds. emissions have been linked to respiModern cars do not need long periratory problems and triggering seods of time to warm up, even in cold vere asthma attacks in children. For temperatures. The best way to warm OUR MISSION
Katy Trail Weekly is a community-friendly newspaper designed to inform and entertain the people in many diverse demographics who live and/or work in these neighborhoods. Much like the Katy Trail itself, Katy Trail Weekly is designed to help bring together the neighborhoods of Downtown, Uptown, Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn, the Design District, the Medical District and the Park Cities, as well as others. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other locations, for free pick-up by their patrons. We support this publication by providing ad space to local businesses who want an effective and affordable way to reach the Katy Trail area readers we attract and serve. We welcome participation in the paper through story and picture submissions, and we hope that you will join us in making this paper the best it can be. Co-founders Nancy Black Rex Cumming David Mullen Andy Simpson
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up your car, is to drive it. But what about taking the bus? It takes less energy for kids to take the bus than it does for individual cars to drop off and pick up children. Buses should also not be idling. The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that diesel exhaust is a likely human carcinogen and can contribute to other acute and chronic health concerns. Buses can not idle for more than thirty minutes under the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) Idling Limitation Rule (EngineOffNorthTexas.org). And if you see a car or bus idling excessively, you can report them by calling 1-877-NTX-IDLE or talk to your school and order free signage from the EngineOffNorthTexas.org to encourage your community to turn off their vehicles. Sometimes idling can’t be avoided such as in traffic congestion. The relatively new mobile app, Waze, helps avoid traffic congestion and keeps you moving, reducing your commute and carbon emissions. How you drive also impacts the amount of greenhouse gases your car emits. To save gas and reduce emissions try eco-friendly driving which works no matter the make and model of your vehicle. Follow simple tips such as the following: drive smooth by anticipating changes in the traffic early to avoid jerky braking and acceleration; shift
gears sooner to maintain the vehicle in an optimum revolution range; and drive the speed limit. Companies are coming up with technology advances that reduce idling emissions in cars and trucks. Hybrid, electric and new diesel engines conserve energy by shutting off when not needed (red lights, stop signs and other idling situations). Trucking companies have had to come up with creative ways to be reduce idling. Large trucks often idle in rest areas to provide power for heat, air conditioning, refrigeration and other systems in their cabs, burning billions of gallons of diesel each year. Rest areas now offer power outlets for truck usage which wastes less energy than idling, while some trucks are equipped with truck mounted systems that cool or heat the cab without idling. People often ask me what is a simple way they can help the environment or be more healthy? A simple answer is, Don’t idle. Next time you are thinking about getting fast food, or stopping at your bank, park your car and go inside to avoid idling in the drive-through. It’s a quick easy way you can make a difference for our health and the environment. Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more at her website EnviroAdventures.com.
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FITNESS
Are you ready for some football?
Watch out for these common diet mistakes
By David Mullen
a perfect world. But coming back here was like coming home.” Saginaw has resisted The National Football making major changes to the League regular season starts place, which is decorated in this weekend, and the multisports memorabilia, ball caps tude of transplants in Dallas and ticket stubs. from other NFL cities displaced “Who doesn’t want to from their hometown team own a bar?” Saginaw said. “It will head to sports bars is more work that anyone around the area to root for realizes. It also has some their favorite club. While amazing benefits, and the Dallas Cowboys cerI have got to work with tainly dominate the area some amazing people.” He airwaves, people from has instituted some barother cities and those tender training and develobsessed with fantasy oped a menu of craft cockfootball will be flocking tails. While some of the on Sundays to local bars specialty beers are availthat have the NFL Sunday able, Sunday football junkTicket on DirecTV, now ies can still rely on Coors owned by AT&T. or Miller Lite on tap. Bars must pay a The TOT has half a premium to broadcast dozen TVs inside includthe NFL Sunday Ticket ing a big screen usually based on bar capacity, saved for the Cowboys or Photo by David Mullen which allows them to the biggest game of the Aaron Saginaw invites NFL fans to show all out-of-market day. There are TVs outwatch games at the Time Out Tavern. games in the regular seaside in the back patio area. son produced by CBS and While the TOT doesn’t FOX Sports. DirecTV pays on McKinney Avenue, necessarily cater to one team, the NFL $1.5 billion a year for EBar on Haskell Street, often you will find loyalists the right to resell the games as Milo Butterfingers on SMU of the Cincinnati Bengals, a premium service. Boulevard and the various Washington Redskins and Many bars have develBuffalo Wild Wings will have Minnesota Vikings. oped a specific following. all of the NFL games on this Saginaw was born in Green Bay Packers fans will season. But the best kept Chicago, grew up in Dallas, head to Vernon’s at Monfort secret to watch your favorite went to high school in Plano Drive and Belt Line Road. team play may be the Time and got a journalism degree New York Giants fans will Out Tavern (affectionately rewith an emphasis in advergo to Buffalo Joe's Bar & ferred to as the TOT) at 5101 tising and minored in phiGrill on Frankford Road in West Lovers Lane. losophy and psychology from North Dallas. Malarkey’s After running the bar for the University of Missouri. Irish Tavern in Trinity Mills more than 25 years, previous Sounds like more than will welcome the black and management sold the saloon enough training to run a local gold clad Pittsburgh Steelers to former Time Out Tavern sports bar. faithful. bartender 34-year-old Aaron “I want the TOT to be Allan Whitlatch, a longSaginaw, who is committed to what it is,” Saginaw said. “A time and highly optimistic keeping the tradition of NFL great sports dive. Like walking Cleveland Browns fan, orgawatching parties that has been into your buddy’s basement nizes a group watching party part of the TOT for years. bar or your local corner bar. I at Knox Street Pub. “The “Being here for nine and want people to come in here Browns will make the playone half years almost, I love and get what they want.” And offs this year,” he said. He was this place,” Saginaw said. “I that would include watching tired of going to Richardson had ideas of my own contheir favorite NFL team on to watch the games, so he led cepts, in what I would do in TV on Sundays.
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an online campaign to get Browns fans together to watch games at the comfortable bar on the corner of Armstrong Avenue and McKinney Avenue. “We are up to about 85 people,” Whitlatch said. Places like Christies and McKinney Avenue Tavern
By Turner Cavender Turner@dallasfbbc.com
Everybody makes mistakes, so it’s no surprise that people trying to lose weight will make mistakes along the way. Once you realize the error of your ways, there’s no need to feel like a failure or give up. Turner Cavender Instead, learn from your mistakes so you won’t repeat them in the future. You’ll come out stronger on the other side and have a greater chance of meeting your goals. Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp and I will express that diet mistakes can be broken down into three categories: eating healthy foods the unhealthy way, maintaining habits that slow your metabolism, and plain ol’ laziness. Healthy foods the unhealthy way Think you can’t go wrong with vegetables and fruit? Think again. Yes, fruits and vegetables are healthy, low-calorie options, but the way they’re prepared or what they’re paired with makes all the difference. Carrot sticks, celery sticks, broccoli, and cauliflower by themselves are a very healthy option. Dip them in ranch dressing or sour cream-based dips, and you’re adding unnecessary fat, calories, and sodium. The same goes for fruit. Apple slices dipped in caramel or strawberries smothered in chocolate aren’t doing you any favors. As a dip alternative, try Greek yogurt mixed with seasoning (honey or cinnamon for fruit), salsa, hummus, or black bean dip. The way fruits and vegetables are prepared can also make or break your diet. Frying your veggies, eating fruit canned in heavy syrup, or drowning your vegetables in sauces will load on the calories fast. Raw or steamed vegetables and fresh fruit are the way to go. Salads can be another diet pitfall. You may think you’re depriving yourself by choosing a salad over a hamburger, but depending on what’s in your salad, you may be eating more calories than you think. Toppings such as nuts, cheese, croutons, bacon, or fried chicken should be eaten sparingly if at all. Instead, pile veggies, beans, and lean protein on your salad for a low-calorie meal that fills you up. Habits that slow metabolism
What you eat and drink is converted into energy. This complex process is called metabolism. A slow metabolism isn’t the only reason you’re overweight, but it may play a small part. Dieters are guilty of several mistakes that slow the metabolism and therefore slow down weight loss. Many people skip meals or starve themselves in their endeavor to eat fewer calories. Cutting too many calories confuses your metabolism and your body goes into starvation mode by slowing the number of calories it burns in the effort to save them for later. When you don’t eat enough calories for energy, your body begins to break down muscle tissue for energy. This is detrimental, as muscle helps you burn more calories. So keep your metabolism running smoothly by eating a meal or small snack every three to four hours. Men should eat no fewer than 1,800 calories a day and women 1,200. Another way dieters slow their metabolism is by eating white bread, pasta, rice, or cereal and not eating enough protein. Dallas fit Body Boot Camp fitness center suggests that foods high in fiber and protein will increase you calorie burn. Just plain lazy Diets can be hard work. Over time, you may find yourself slacking off in increasing frequency. When you notice yourself backsliding, don’t be surprised when the weight starts creeping back. Maybe you’ve been visiting the fast-food drive through more often, skipping your morning workout sessions, or neglecting your food journal. If you start to suffer these dieting slump symptoms, take time to make healthy homecooked meals, find an accountability partner to exercise with, and keep your food journal with you wherever you go. And remember— it’s never too late to make up for your dieting mistakes! On the scale Many dieters make the mistake of avoiding the scale, but it’s best to step on the scale regularly for weight-loss motivation. A personal trainer in DFBBC believes that weighing yourself helps you keep tabs on your progress and determine if you’re on the right track or need to make some adjustments. Turner Cavender, CPT is owner of Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp and world renown online personal trainer at Cavendercoaching.com. “Remember J.A.M.O.D.I., Just a matter of doing it.”
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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event. Sept. 11
2600 Live Oak St. Dallas, 75204 214-671-0045
Latino Cultural Center – The Dallas Mexican American Historical League will present a multimedia historical exhibition during Hispanic Heritage Month recounting the experiences of local Latino veterans and their families. As a continued partnership with the Latino Cultural Center focusing on local history, this is the third exhibition over the last three years to bring awareness to Dallas’ Latinos historical contributions. 6 p.m. FREE!
Sept. 12
1727 E. Levee St. Dallas, 75205 214-914-4503
LuminArte Gallery – Authorlink Sociable Lecture Series. Sarah Bird, author of nine novels, her latest, “Above the East China Sea.” Bryan Mealer, The New York Times bestselling author of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.” Hugh Aynesworth, four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, former Newsweek and Washington Times bureau chief. 3 p.m. $10-$39.
Sept. 12 – 13
2403 Flora St. Dallas, 75313 214-880-0202
Winspear Opera House – For the first time, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will accompany Texas Ballet Theater. Ben Stevenson’s Dracula promises to transfix the audience from first to last bite. He streamlines the story, taking the audience directly to the Transylvanian village where he seduces his victims. Show times vary. Tickets start at $15.
Sept. 15
2600 Live Oak St. Dallas, 75204 214-671-0045
Latino Cultural Center – “Children of Giant” unearths deeply wrought emotions surrounding de-facto segregation of Anglos and Mexican Americans in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the month-long production of George Stevens' 1956 Hollywood film, “Giant.” Film screening is free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
Sept. 15
2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600
Meyerson Symphony Center – Dallas Winds presents “Empire of Sound: A Celebration of Rome.” Bask in Roman culture with three powerful pieces by the famed Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, best known for intensely colorful, Roman-inspired tone poems. Rarely performed together in the same concert: The Fountains of Rome; The Pines of Rome; Roman Festivals. 7:30 p.m. $19-$49.
Sept. 16
1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway Dallas, 75201 214-880-1550
Dallas Center for Architecture – With the closing of the Kiley exhibition, this event will spend time looking at the show in detail. Light refreshments will be served. The evening is a come-and-go event. Gallery talks will be given at 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. $10 donation requested at the door. To RSVP, e-mail info@DallasCFA.com. 6 p.m. $10.
Sept. 16
2520 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-671-1450
Dallas City Performance Hall – Oral Fixation: “Push the Envelope.” Stories about results of sending out invitations of any kind (wedding, graduation, party, etc.), office mishaps, mailman stories and pushing boundaries by doing something outside the norm. 8 p.m. $25.
Fri 9/11
Picture of the Week Autumn at the Arboretum beings Sept. 19 and runs through Nov. 25. Send us a photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!
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O. Henry, b. 1862 Tom Landry, b. 1924 Lola Falana, b. 1943 Virginia Madsen, b. 1961 Harry Connick, Jr., b. 1967 2001 – 4 airliners hijacked; 2 hit World Trade Ctr; 1 hit Pentagon; 1 crashed in PA.
Sat 9/12
H. L. Mencken, b. 1880 Jesse Owens, b. 1913 Barry White, b. 1944 Paul Walker, b. 1973 Yao Ming, b. 1980 1873 – 1st practical typewriter went on sale.
Sun 9/13
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Claudette Colbert, b. 1905 Bill Monroe, b. 1911 Mel Torme, b. 1925 Michael Johnson, b. 1967 Fiona Apple, b. 1977 1789 – U.S. Gov’t took out its 1st loan.
Mon 9/14
Margaret Sanger, b. 1879 Clayton Moore, b. 1914 Walter Koenig, b. 1936 Faith Ford, b. 1964 Nas, b. 1973 1814 – Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Tue 9/15
Agatha Christie, b. 1890 Roy Acuff, b. 1903 Oliver Stone, b. 1946 Tommy Lee Jones, b. 1946 Dan Marino, b. 1961 1883 – University of Texas at Austin opened.
Wed 9/16
Lauren Bacall, b. 1924 B. B. King, b. 1925 Peter Falk, b. 1927 Amy Poehler, b. 1971 Madeline Zima, b. 1985 1893 – Cherokee Strip land run in Oklahoma – largest in U.S. history
Thu 9/17
Hank Williams, Sr., b. 1923 Anne Bancroft, b. 1931 Ken Kesey, b. 1935 John Ritter, b. 1948 Jimmie Johnson, b. 1975 1787 – The Constitution of the United States was signed.
Giving big in North Texas By Carrie Dyer
Donors and volunteers
show love and care in Dallas
ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES
Founded in honor of a 22-year-old who was killed by a hit and run driver, ETC offers help to impoverished and ill children. By Sally Blanton
organizations with bigger gifts. We are approaching our 10th year and wouldn't have been able to support so many children without the commitment and love from our friends and sponsors.
sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.
QW hat is your mission or highest
purpose? We are a Christian-based 501c3 organization dedicated to serving children in need and their families throughout North Texas. The organization was inspired by the faith, hope and love supports organizations that provide education, assistance, comfort and therapy to those who have been impacted by abuse, grief, poverty, disabilities and terminal illnesses.
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Q What are your biggest fundraisers?
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Charities Concert & Shootout was held this May 7-8th. Wade Bowen was the star entertainer at the Rustic with 1500 people in attendance. The annual sporting clay tournament followed the next day at Dallas Gun Club with over 400 shooters on 80+ teams. It was an amazing two-day event and we look forward to celebrating our 10th year with the annual concert & shootout in May 2016.
Q How many clients are served each year? Q W hat sort of volunteer jobs are Each year hundreds of children ben-
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efit from through our grant program. We select 8-14 organizations each year that serve children and their families in North Texas. In the last nine years, we have given monetary support to 56 charities in our community serving thousands of children. Additionally we give yearly support to our partner charities: Camp John Marc, Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, The Rise School of Dallas and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Our gifts to these partner charities totals just over $1 million dollars and we are so very proud of the work they do for children in need.
QW hat are your critical needs now, besides money donations?
A E ach year we strive to support more
available? At the annual concert and shootout we utilize around 75+ volunteers to run our event with activities such as selling merchandise and raffle tickets, pulling skeet and driving golf carts. Our volunteers come from the charities we support as well as the companies that sponsor the event. In addition our Shootout Committee is the body of volunteers that help us plan and execute the concert and shootout each year.
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QW hat do you think is the most
important thing you do for the community? Developing relationships with the charities we support and helping them get their name and mission to our donor base. Dallas has an amazing non-profit community, and we
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love getting to know each of our beneficiaries and helping them in every way we can. We see each grant cycle as a mini-partnership with the charities; from meeting their teams at the site visits each Fall, announcing our beneficiaries at our Kick-off event in the Spring, and presenting the checks after the event in the Summer. The charities send volunteers to the concert and shootout which helps our guests get to know the organizations and children they are supporting.
QW hat is difficult about your job?
A The concert and shootout is a huge
effort with many moving parts. With almost 2000 people attending the two-day event, this can be a crazy time getting all the logistics set. There are always a few last minute tasks that come up week of — like ordering 400 ponchos for the rain!
QW hat is rewarding about your job?
A I love getting to know the people
working for our beneficiaries who so passionately serve their clients. And of course delivering the checks to each charity and seeing the smiling faces of the children!
Carolyn Cross, executive director, answered this week’s questions.
After a third straight year of shattering community giving day records, North Texas Giving Day returns for its seventh year on Thursdays, Sept. 17 with more than 2,000 nonprofits, $2.2 million in bonus funds and prizes, and new twists on Donation Station events. In Dallas this year, more than 1,000 Dallas County-based nonprofits are set to benefit on North Texas Giving Day, an uptick from 891 last year. For the first time, Communities Foundation of Texas will move the Dallas Donation Station and KidsGive to NorthPark in NorthCourt, on Level One, between Nordstrom and Macy’s. The Dallas County Donation Station event will feature free showcase performances by Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Dallas Children’s Theater, The Singing Girls of Texas and Texas Boys Choir from Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Junior Players, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and Shakespeare Dallas. Kylde Warren Park and the House of Blues will also have events. Donations from $25-$50,000 made 6 a.m. to midnight on Giving Day to nonprofits listed on the website will be amplified by $2.2 million in bonus funds and prizes. Go to NorthTexasGivingDay.org for all of the details.
WORSHIP D I R E C T O RY
LifeDallas Church Inwood Theater, 75209………………………214-733-4131 Worship Service: Sundays at 10am - Grant Myers, Pastor, “Less Ritual--More Meaning” www.lifedallas.org Oak Lawn United Methodist Church 3014 Oak Lawn Ave., 75219 ……………. 214-521-5197 Sunday Worship: 9 and 11 am; 10 am Discipleship Hour; Noon each Wed. Brown Bag Communion, Dr. Anna Hosemann-Butler, Senior Pastor www.olumc.org Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA) 4124 Oak Lawn Ave., 75219……………...…. 214-224-2500 Sunday Worship and Classes: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am, Wednesday Vespers with Communion: 5:30 pm www.pcpc.org
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS 1. Rainbows, e.g. 5. Dealt with it 10. Rock bands? 16. "— -A-Lula" (hyph.)
21. Red giant in Cetus 22. Clear the slate 23. Club, say 24. Hacienda brick 25. Fiery gem
26. Poker pair 27. Shortens, maybe 28. Kemo Sabe's pal 29. Argued against 31. Eur. airline
33. Rubbernecks 35. It comes up in spring 36. Hunt goddess 37. River in France
40. Female lobster 41. Bucket's handle 42. PC screen 45. However 46. College stat 48. Politico — Landon 50. Lie down 52. Magazine subscriber 54. Unhearing 55. Miniblind part 57. Perfume label word 58. Aleut language 59. Devers of track 60. To be, to Balzac 62. Update, as a factory 66. Faxed, maybe 67. Van Gogh painting 69. Dreaded phone status (2 wds.) 71. Reasonable 72. Office kitty (2 wds.) 74. Sense organ 76. Last box to check 78. Left in a hurry 79. Debt memos 80. Dental filling 83. Freezing (hyph.) 85. Sighed with delight 88. Cornered (2 wds.) 89. Highlanders 90. "Star Trek" stunners 93. Feeler 95. Depot info 97. Claiborne of fashion 98. Soothes 100. Grass skirt go-with 101. Fidel's favorite pick-me-up? (2 wds.) 106. Luau strings 108. Puck stopper 110. Natural fabric
PAGE 7 112. Even 113. Roomy vehicle 115. Dappled 116. Mighty — — oak 117. LaBelle or LuPone 118. Rank below brig. gen. 120. Bulrush or cattail 122. Forget it! (hyph.) 123. Voice a conviction 124. Space saver (2 wds.) 128. Floating leaf 129. Have a late meal 130. FBI counterpart 131. Plea at sea 132. Iowa college town 133. June bug 135. Flower holder 137. Kind of lily 139. CD preceders 140. Three-legged stand 142. Biol. or astron. 144. Rooted through 148. Loose-limbed 150. Wahine welcomes 153. Some take a gander 155. Peeve 156. Acrylic fabric 157. In large supply 158. Nash of humorous poems 159. Emmy's relative 160. Smaller than small 161. Demands 162. Perch 163. First-quarter tide DOWN 1. Omnia vincit — 2. Plump and juicy 3. Grouchy person 4. Cancun toast
TRAIL TO GOOD HEALTH
be training for your long-term goals, it’s worth considering your progression to get there — you’ll never be apAlthough it’s still quite hot, propriately trained for a marathe passing of Labor Day means thon if you fill your calendar that Fall must be on its way. To with only 5Ks year after year. myself, and to most runners, 3. Consider your time Fall means two things: one, bethorizon. Are you looking to ter running weather (yay!), and add something to your calendar two, the onset of another racing in the next few months? Or do season (another yay!). The onset Megan Lyons you want to dedicate more time of Fall weather motivates and to your training and prepare inspires many runners to pick to conquer a winter or spring up the mileage and add some races to race? Your chosen race distance and time their calendars, and I hope you’ll congoals should take into account the time sider the same. you have to achieve them. If you’re considering running a race 4. Consider specific dates. Once this season, these seven tips on how to you have a season picked out, consider choose your next race will provide a first specific dates. Are there family trips, start: holidays, big work projects, social events, 1. Consider your current running in-town visitor or other reasons to avoid fitness. If you don’t run at all right now, particular dates? Be sure to double-check it’s probably not the best idea to set your your calendar before committing to a sights on a half marathon in a month or race date! (At the risk of being “TMI,” two. Even if you work out regularly, run- some women also like to consider the ning has a different impact on your body, time of the month). and you need to build up your mileage 5. Consider location. Do you want carefully to avoid injury. If you’re just to go for the convenience and low-stress beginning on your running journey (or of a local race? Some of my best perforcoming back after years off), I’d recommances have had starting lines within a mend a 5K or a 5-mile race to get started. few miles of my house — so that I actu2. Consider your long-term goals. ally ran to the race as a warm-up and Do you want to run a marathon, evenavoided parking! Being able to stay at tually? Or, are you really hankering to home reduces the worry of sleeping in a break that 25-minute barrier in the 5K? foreign bed, eating unfamiliar food, long Or, do you have another goal all todays of travel and more. At the same gether? While you don’t always have to time, choosing a “destination race” can megan@thelyonsshare.org
be a great way to celebrate your accomplishments, enjoy a new location, and include other members of your family or friends. In the end, you have to decide what is best for you, your budget and your family. 6. Consider the weather. Sadly, it’s impossible to predict exactly what the weather on race day will be like, but it’s helpful to take a look at average temperatures and aim for moderate weather. My ideal race temperatures are in the high 40s, but this will vary by person. 7. Consider race reviews. Check out the course elevation profile (especially if you don’t regularly train on hills), what others had to say about crowd support, on-course water stops, race organization and more. You can learn a lot about a race simply by Googling it, so do your research before you commit to a major goal! If you’re ready, go ahead and choose a race and start planning to achieve your goal! I like using Active.com, Runner’s World Race Finder and Competitor.com to search for races. And, if you need further guidance to get to the starting line safely and confidently, I offer personalized training plans – just email me to set one up! Megan Lyons is a Harvard graduate, Certified Holistic Health Coach, and Running Coach at The Lyons’ Share Wellness. To learn how you can improve your own health, contact her at 214-8031298, or visit her website, thelyonsshare. org/health-coaching.
YOUR STARS THIS WEEK By Stella Wilder
The coming week will inspire many individuals to venture into unknown or at least unfamiliar territory, eager to uncover secrets about themselves that can be life-affirming, game-changing and utterly essential to the personal business that is now developing or may soon come to fruition. Even those who are afraid of what they may find are likely to forge ahead rather fearlessly, hopeful that some good can come of a revelation at this time. Indeed, selfknowledge can surely strengthen anyone in any area, and he or she who embraces it will find it valuable both emotionally and spiritually — if not physically, as well. It may come as a surprise to some that those who have claimed to be close allies are not, in fact, unquestioning, unconditional supporters. This can, in itself, have far-reaching ramifications, but at the same time, those effects needn't be negative. It is merely proof, once more, that not everything is as it seems! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You and a friend will be more in tune than ever before, and the resulting progress will take others by surprise. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You may feel as though you are on your own, when in fact you have an ally who is ready to step in and assist at any moment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Hoping that a certain problem will simply go away is futile at best — and quite possibly dangerous as well. You must take action! (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – There is not likely to be any disagreement about what must be done. How it must be done is something else again. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) Others may be more willing than you to disturb the status quo; your reasoning is sound, but somewhat too limiting. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You are eager to look more deeply into a certain personal issue, but a loved one may not give you the support you seek. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) A conflict arises when your ideas clash with those of a competitor and things heat up very quickly. Watch what you say! (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You may have doubts about what is possible given current time constraints, but you're willing to give it a go, nonetheless. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) It's time to follow up on something that was a major concern some time ago. Signs point to a coming opportunity you must not miss. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You can
81. Fellow 82. Author — Rand 84. Bungalows 85. High mark (hyph.) 86. Take — —! 87. — over (got foggy) 91. Home furnishing 92. Swill 93. Zonked out 94. Is bratty (2 wds.) 95. Poet's black 96. Darken in the sun 99. Wildlife refuge 102. Bryce Canyon locale 103. Chomps down 104. Kind of rocket 105. Prevents errata 107. Brown bags 109. Think-tank output 111. Maui neighbor 114. San Francisco hill 117. Choir selection 119. Helen's mother 121. Banned pesticide 122. "Semper fi" grp. 123. Malady 124. Candidate list 125. Strike caller 126. Cuddle up 127. Prescribed amount 130. Reasons 134. Chill out 136. Slalom runs 137. Ism 138. Baseball's Hank — 140. Counting-rhyme start 141. Kinks' hit 143. 1939 Lugosi role 145. Derisive remark 146. Charles Lamb
OFF THE MARK
Seven tips to choose your next race By Megan Lyons
5. Half-man, half-horse 6. Familiarize 7. Bamboo eater 8. Vane dir. 9. Kind of job 10. Hindu sage 11. Util. bill 12. Dock denizen 13. Take down — — 14. Rabbi's scroll 15. Solution 16. Winged mammals 17. Shoguns' capital 18. Miniature maple, e.g. 19. Get 20. Folks 30. Nepal neighbor 32. It has two heels 34. Patella site 38. Stockholm carrier 39. DeGeneres sitcom 41. Music genre 42. Invigorating 43. Ms. Zellweger 44. Jeer at 46. Teahouse hostess 47. Bleached-out 49. Comprehend 51. Train component 53. Simple tunes 54. Podium 56. Easy gait 59. Mardi — 61.Po¬st-kindergarten 63. Danish islands 64. As a whole (2 wds.) 65. Minds the garden 67. "ER" setting 68. Space Needle site 69. Carbon-based 70. Holiday mo. 73. Matterhorn echo 75. "Tiny Alice" penner 77. Queenlike
do much to improve your state of mind — the sooner, the better. Avoid guilt or self-pity. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may want to leave what you know behind and journey into uncharted territory. Even then, the memories will be thick. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – A previously unknown connection between you and another is revealed. What you do about it will be quite telling. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Your goals may clash with those of another, but not for long. You'll learn much that enables you to take the high road. (March 6-March 20) – You're not likely to get far on your own, and it will be very important for you to choose just the right companions. ARIES (March 21-April 4) You'll receive instructions that are not negotiable. You must be willing to speak up when your own belief system is threatened. (April 5-April 19) – Someone is willing to grant you more than expected. Is this a sign that recent chilly relations are thawing? TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You're not about to hand over secrets to someone else. Guard
Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. them carefully, even though others know what they entail. (May 6-May 20) – The difference between professional and amateur will be made quite clear to you as you attempt to raise the bar. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You will recognize a certain opportunity before anyone else, but will you be ready to take advantage of it first? (June 7-June 20) – You're ready to commit to something you've been considering for quite some time, but a friend or loved one comes to you with a few more questions. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You can learn a lot even as you focus on fun and games. How you play says a lot about you that someone else needs to know. (July 8-July 22) – You'll be asking yourself if you've done everything possible to ensure a certain outcome. The question contains its own answer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) A misunderstanding mustn't be allowed to develop into a lasting rift. Set your pride aside and give another the benefit of the doubt. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You may sense that not everyone is supportive of your current efforts, but you will feel compelled to bring certain tasks to fruition.
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By Candy Evans
Candace@CandysDirt.com I was dreading Labor Day. The real estate market in Dallas this summer has been so hot, during a time when it is usually light, I worried that come Tuesday, Sept. 8 we might just totally explode. All the indexes show Dallas and Fort Worth at the very tip top of the market for sizzle. Not only did Realtor.com call the Dallas metro the second-hottest real estate market Candace Evans in America for August (up from thirdhottest in July), but CoreLogic has D/ FW at the top of its Housing Price Index rankings for July, outpacing the Houston metro area — its closest competition — by two percentage points. Local Market Monitor says Dallas is still a low-risk place to invest, with great growth projections for sellers and landlords. I know we like to build new faster than a speeding bullet, but we ought to leave the Lakewood Theater alone. Happy to report the Dallas Landmark Commission has opened the door to discuss designating the Lakewood Theater as a historic land-
Photos courtesy of Ebby Halliday Realtors
This house is located at 1019 Agarita Circle on Possum Kingdom Lake and is listed for $3,200,000. storage shed, three jet ski slips and a diving board. The 5,090 square foot home was built in 1989, but extensively updated in the last five years. It is quite simply loaded, from the Great Room with a massive, Citizen Kane-like fireplace, to the new kitchen with slabs of granite, all updated appliances including TWO dishwashers (you will need them here), compactor, icemaker, double ovens, more storage than Fort Knox and a central location. The dining room has great views of the lake. The master is the perfect place to sleep in or read, with bookshelves, another fireplace, it’s own linen closet and two separate master baths done up in stunning marble. Then there are three bedrooms in the main house, two in the guest house. There is even a dry sauna off the pool. And everywhere are gorgeous flagstone floors that are so easy to keep clean. Oh yes: there is parking for six cars including the tallest SUV’s. Or, if you want more space,
Hell’s Gate is THE party location on Possum Kingdom Lake. It is also home to one of the most massive fireworks displays in the state of Texas on the Fourth of July. mark. We found a new affordable neighborhood — Buckner Terrace — as we do every day at CandysDirt.com. And we found this, want it in fact for our next Labor Day holiday: 1019 Agarita Circle in Possum Kingdom Lake’s chi chi Gaines Bend overlooking Hell’s Gate, home to the biggest fireworks show in the country. We all know Allie Beth Allman, Dallas realtor extraordinaire who has the biggest A-List of clients in town: former president George W. Bush and wife Laura, Tom Hicks, John Amend, the list could go on and on. Well maybe you didn’t know where she, Pierce and a whole lot of ABA agents spend vacation time: in this beautiful paradise of a home on Possum Kingdom Lake. Really more of a compound than a home, the one acre spread in Gaines Bend (one of the most sought-after subdivisions at PKL) features six bedrooms, seven full and one-half bath, a guest house, dock, pool, spa, putting green, tennis courtand the most magnificent views of the lake and Hells Gate. Hell’s Gate is THE party location on Possum Kingdom Lake. It is also home to one of the most massive fireworks displays in the state of Texas on the Fourth of July. Which means, of course, in the USA because nobody does anything bigger than Texas. Hell’s Gate is defined by the two huge cliffs that stand as entry gates to a cove on the south end of Possum Kingdom Lake. Those incredible rock formation are what makes Possum Kingdom Lake one of the most highly sought vacation home communities in the southwest. Because Dorothy, when you are here, it doesn’t look like we are in Texas anymore.
So yes, you have this incredible view and the best seat on the Fourth of July. You also have an amazingly beautiful home with a guest house linked by the full size pool, spa, putting green, tennis court with pavilion, outdoor kitchen grill, boat dock with feel free to convert that parking area into your heart’s desire — beauty salon, another game room, sleeping quarters. This is the perfect second home community: if you tire of lake activities, there’s an equestrian center and plenty of room to roam. Plus it’s not too far from Dallas. I also have a sneaking suspicion George Bush may have slept here at some point. This amazing weekend get-away can be your next Labor Day retreat for $3,200,000, and I will definitely be there for the Fourth. Listed with Kathy Lanpher of Williams Trew, an Ebby Halliday Company, who Allie Beth Allman herself chose because this firm knows the Possum Kingdom Lake market. CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly Real-Estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country.
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Make a small space feel larger By Stephan Sardone
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The idea is to trick your brain into thinking a space is larger than it actually is. This sounds a little science-fictional, but it can actually be done. You may already know that dark, crowded rooms Stephan Sardone make for small, uncomfortable spaces so we are going to tell you how to fix your space problem! (No, not that space problem!) 1. Clear space on your floor. Seeing more floor space creates the illusion of more actual space. This could be laundry baskets, piles of books, shopping bags, anything that doesn’t have a specific purpose (i.e. design or function).
2. Focus on a few large items, instead of many small ones. Large artwork can do wonders for a space. A large item can be a number of special pieces in your home, such as a large rug, mirror or floor-to-ceiling curtains. 3. Get rid of clutter. You can help your larger pieces stand out by getting rid of some of the clutter you may have accumulated. It is hard to focus on anything when a room is full of knick-knacks. 4. Make your furniture functional and design-friendly. Make sure you have enough space to walk through the room easily (I know, this seems obvious, but necessary). This involves moving furniture around once you’ve finished step one, so you have a room with function and a clear path. Stephan Sardone is owner of Sardone Construction and has been helping people improve their life by remodeling their home around their life.
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DOTTY'S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
No leftovers for these migas
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Saturday, September 12
By Dotty Griffith
Dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Migas, a Tex-Mex breakfast favorite, is just one of the several enticing egg dishes on the menu at The Original Pancake House (OPH). Eggs are scrambled with tomatoes, jalapeños and tortilla strips. Originally, migas was a way to use leftover tortillas. Now, migas is a reason to buy fresh corn tortillas. They should be cut into thin strips for use in migas. Serve with warm corn tortillas. To make migas, chefs at OPH use clarified butter, meaning the milk solids and water has been removed leaving clear golden butterfat. The advantage of cooking with clarified butter is that without milk solids, the butter won’t burn and leave dark brown bits in the eggs. You may, of course, use clarified butter. Or you may forget about a few brown bits and use butter. Or you can avoid the burning milk solids problem by using Migas. equal parts butter and oil or only oil. Do not obsess over this. It’s just a tablespoon! ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE MIGAS 1 tablespoon (clarified) butter or 1/2 tablespoon butter plus 1/2 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes 1/8 cup chopped fresh jalapeños (seeds removed) 1/2 cup fresh corn tortilla strips, thinly sliced 4 eggs, beaten till frothy and slightly thickened 1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. When bubbly, add tomatoes, jalapeños and tortilla strips. Cook until tortillas begin to brown at edges.
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Gently stir in whipped eggs and mix to evenly distribute ingredients. Cook just until eggs begin to set. Remove from heat. Cover top of egg in pan evenly with cheddar cheese. Place in oven and bake in until cheese is melted and eggs are desired degree of doneness, 3 to 5 minutes. Makes 2 servings. While there are multiple locations, the Katy Trail Weekly circulation area addresses include:
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Monday, September 14
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce A perfect appetizer for a group or a satisfying meal for two. 1 cup buttermilk or yogurt 2 tablespoons curry powder 1 garlic clove, minced 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut crosswise in half to make long strips 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons sriracha, or to taste 1/4 cup hot water, or as needed Cilantro and scallions, for garnish (optional)
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Wednesday, September 16
Soak 16 wooden skewers in water for at
least 30 minutes. Heat the grill to medium-high. Whisk together the buttermilk, curry powder and garlic. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Let stand for at least 30 minutes. Thread the chicken onto the skewers, weaving it back and forth to help it stay on the skewer better. Grill until cooked through, about 4 minutes a side. Meanwhile, make the peanut sauce: whisk together the peanut butter, brown sugar, soy sauce and sriracha. Add water as needed to thin. Serve with the chicken skewers. Recipe by Sara Newberry
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Dramatic beaches are keen in Mombasa
By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com Most people don’t know where this funny sounding place is, but it is a fascinating city to visit. You can still feel the influence of the Sultanate of Oman, which took control of the city in 1698. Heavily influenced by the Moslem architectural style even to this day, today this African city is still predominately Arab, but it retains the strong, somewhat bizarre convergence of Indian and British culture left over from the colonial era. Mombasa remains a major trading center for Kenya on the east-west sea route. Being a seaside city, the first thing that tourists notice is the expansive beachfront said to be one of the best in Africa. This is a major beach destination. Unique is the fact that a coral reef extends far out into the ocean so that at low tide it is possible to walk nearly a mile into the ocean and still not be waist high in water. Then, quite suddenly the coral reef drops off to the normal ocean bottom. The reef makes for very good ocean “safaris” to see all types of ocean life without being underwater. It is also excellent for scuba diving beyond the fall off. Boating is good, too, although you need to have experience to know where the water is too shallow to venture. Along the seashore there are the typical seaside resorts. Gambling is legal in Kenya, so most of the resorts have casinos, which provide ample nighttime activity. One of the wealthy men of Kenya set up a safari
park on native preserve inside Mombasa city limits, which is reputed to be among the best in Kenya. He stocked it with every wild species in Kenya. The convenience of having a man-made safari park cannot be overstated. It means that you do not have to venture to the wilderness to get your wildlife fix. You can return to the luxury of your hotel at night rather than sleep in a tent surrounded by barbed wire. As you walk or drive around Mombasa, it will be like nowhere else you’ve been. Since it is a sign of prestige to own a camel, you might spot one walking down the street, often with a handler some distance way. On the beach, I saw cattle being shepherded to pasture next to a luxurious, almost-abandoned British hotel with high tea served by white-gloved African waiters. From a tourist point of view, the old Portuguese Fort Jesus and the adjacent Old City are the most interesting aspects of the city. The fort is so old that it looks like it will crumble on top of visitors. It sits at a strategic point guarding the entry to the harbor where, still today, many in the city make their living by fishing and trading. The 16th century fort is on UNESCO’s World Heritage list and today contains a museum. The adjacent Old City is a labyrinth of winding, narrow streets of old buildings in great need of paint, peppered with expensive jewelry and carpet shops. The luxury cars parked every which way are further evidence that there must be wealth behind the crumbing outer walls. But there is hardly room to move.
Often sited as having the best beaches in Africa, Mombasa has become a popular tourist destination.
Mombasa is a major fishing port in Kenya. I had a guide lead me through the city and point out places of interest. I suggest you do the same because otherwise you might never emerge. Your only point of reference is the water that surrounds the small peninsula of the Old City on three sides.
When I finally got out of the Old City I was immediately faced with a small riot outside the farmer’s market situated inside a covered warehouse. Independent merchants, avoiding rent and license fees, had set up make-shift shops on the surrounding streets in
Photos by Michael Wald
Off to the oasis. violation of the law. On the day I visited, the police decided to crack down using tanks and tear gas. Fortunately, my guide knew the way around the situation. I only mention the riot because, when you visit, you never know what to expect,
so be prepared for any crazy thing that might happen, and enjoy the thrill of the unexpected. Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla.com.
HISTORY ON THE TRAIL
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By Wayne Swearingen In December 1950, I stepped off a train in Dallas and had no idea I would center my real estate career and live just a few blocks from this corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Harry Hines Boulevard. Here is the story. Growing up in San Antonio and Houston during WWII, then back to San Antonio, I was in my junior year at Thomas Jefferson High School. Our football team was completing an undefeated season and scheduled the state championship game against Sunset High School in Dal-Hi Stadium, later named P. C. Cobb Stadium. The 22,000seat stadium, built by the Work Projects Administration in 1939 and owned by the Dallas Independent School District, Photo courtesy of Wayne Swearingen was home mostly to high school games in Dal-Hi Stadium and gymnasium hosted sports for more than four decades. Dallas. (See picture.) Our school chartered same stadium to watch a 2001 Bryan. One day, he asked my opinan entire train from San Dallas Texans pro football ion about where he should build the Antonio to Dallas overnight game. I knew some playfuture Market Center, as Dallas was bebefore the game. I remember ers from college and spent coming a fashion center by now. He also crossing the Trinity River time on the bench visiting owned major acreage on the NE corner and then the engine backed friends. Recently, I quizzed inside the CBD loop. This is now the us onto a siding right next to my friends who played on Arts District. I thought the CBD locathe stadium. I was awestruck that team before it moved to tion would be best, but he opted to start by the beautiful skyline with Kansas City and became the the Market Center on land along the new the flying red horse atop the Chiefs in 1963. Both Frank Stemmons Freeway, north of Oak Lawn tallest building west of the Avenue. He was right and I was wrong. Wayne Swearingen and Charlie Jackson played Mississippi River. I had never for the Texans after their Today, the 25-acre site of the old stadium been this far north. college days at SMU. They shared tales is the home of the Infomart. That will be The game was fun, and I believe we of SMU track meets and Dallas Texan my next story. won 31-13. Then we boarded and travgames in old Dal-Hi Stadium. eled all night home again. In the early 80s, the 25-acre stadium Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a prinFast forward to 1960. Out of the site was sold to Trammell Crow and the cipal at Barclay Commercial Group and Air Force, I moved to Dallas to seek stadium was demolished. By this time, lives adjacent to the Katy Trail. Contact my fortune. I remember going to that I had worked with Mr. Crow on leasing him at wswearingen@barclaycom.com.
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GIRLS cont'd from page 1 with nothing more notable than desks, other than a crucifix, a statue of the Virgin Mary, a portrait of the Pope and another of JFK on the wall. A blackboard reveals “1963,” which is updated throughout the show, as are the current Pope and President updated on the walls of St. George’s School in Yonkers, while the room remains the same throughout the years. Stained glass windows are particularly apropos to this church-turned-theatre playhouse. Four first grade girls in traditional Catholic School uniforms question and giggle about the usual first grade interests and oddities. Then, one at a time, they transform into their teachers, just trying to teach a class, while influencing their students’ thought process and values. Through a series of vignettes rather than one story, the young ladies share friendship, family issues and reprimands from authority figures between classes. Catherine D. DuBord, as Elizabeth McHue and Sr. Mary Thomasina, tugs at your heart with well-acted monologues as both the student and the teacher. The Leon Rabin, Column and Theatre Critics award-winning actor’s facial expressions and angst are in synch with her passion. “It was a challenge in the best of ways to do [Elizabeth’s Act 2] emotional speech, when I could really feel the audience connect with me,” DuBord said. She recently appeared in CTD’s “Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home” and has local credits including roles at Wingspan, Theatre Three, Dallas Shakespeare Festival and Pegasus Theater among others. As the most mean-spirited of the nuns Mary Lucille, Anastasia Muñoz reminds the class she has eyes on the back of her head because “Jesus Christ put them there.” Muñoz made her theater debut at St. Patrick Catholic School in the eighth grade play — and she’s now in her ninth year of teaching at the same school. Muñoz has appeared at Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Children’s Theater, Theatre Three, Shakespeare Dallas and Undermain
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While away from theater for a couple of years, premiering as “Mom,” Nash has appeared in CTD’s production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” and in theaters including Wingspan, Stage West and Second Thought. She is a founding member of Upstart Productions. Marilyn Setu’s Mary Theresa Russo just longs to have dinner with Donna Reed’s family. Although probable neglect at the hands of her father are suggested in her dialogue, the point isn’t developed. It’s just out there. She and her classmates often break into the “Beverly Hillbillies” theme, and their devotion to “I Love Lucy” goes far beyond the opening music. “Everyone Irish has red hair like Lucy,” she says. This is Setu’s debut at CTD, but her previous work has been with Pegasus Theatre and Theatre Three among others. CTD’s managing director, Miki Bone, not only attended Catholic school at Dallas’ Ursuline Academy, but taught there as well. She said: “The period following the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) is considered to be a paradigm shift for Catholicism. [‘Catholic School Girls’] marked a time period when the Catholic Church attempted to embrace modernity while still remaining Orthodox in faith. It initiated the opening of dialogue, understanding and cooperation with other religious faiths. The students are trying to make sense of their own world and their religious beliefs just as the Catholic Church was evolving and adapting to modern times.” According to respected Dallas director, Susan Sergeant, “It was a very interesting time to evolve as a woman and Casey Kurtti really captures and confronts it.” Sergeant continued, “This is a time period that the cast did not live through. The actors successfully portrayed grades one through eight in a Catholic School setting (time period arc of 1962 to 1970), which had more of an insulated innocence. I give them a grade ‘A!’” With its usual comedic flair, CTD offered custom bar drinks with the show’s theme infused — this time the “Deadly Sin” and the
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Scene Around Town
By Sally Blanton
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A “Purrfect” Night
Book Signing
SPCA Event for Fur Ball 2015 Grand Spa
Phylis Comu, Tatyana Murphy, Kelly Thompson, Regina Bruce
“Cutter Frisco: Growing up on the Original Southfork Ranch” – Barnes and Noble
Jocelyn White, Katy Murey, Luane McWorter, Stacy Kivowitz
Keri Sullivan, James Bias
Author Doug Box, Brenda Box Bristo
Fantasy Football
22nd Draft Night raised funds for the Warren Center AT&T Stadium
Randy White, Timmy Newsome
Bart and Heather Massey
Coleen and Mike Jacoby, Kim Silva
A Writer’s Garden
High School Musical Awards
Symposium and Luncheon Dallas Arboretum
Music Hall Fair Park
John Clutts, Program Manager Tracy Jordan
Katy and Brent Butler
Shelby Marcus, Doris Anton
Kathy Cothrum, Glenda Kotner, Nancy Conner
Hosts Scott and Diane Sealy, President Renee Faren, Chair Dorthea Meltzer
FAMILY cont'd from page 1 managed by his descendants. All five boys, Sherman, Ernest, Carl (Lucian LaBarba’s dad), Anthony (Tony) and Joseph (Jo Jo) worked beside their dad, “Mr. Jimmy.” The daughters, Sarah, Katherine, Jeanette and Josephine LaBarba helped their mother keep house, clean clothes, and cook wonderful food. “That was the way it was then. Everyone worked,” Lucian said. The pioneer, Mr. Jimmy, was proud to be an American and so changed the company’s name to “American” in 1921 as he became a leader in Dallas’ Italian community. “The LaBarba family has always treated everyone with the respect with which they want to be treated. They value that and family above all,” Lucian said. As self-sufficient, innovative entrepreneurs, the LaBarbas created The American Trucking Company to transport fresh produce from the east and west coasts, and trucking became a large part of the family business. Brothers Sherman, Carlo and Anthony served in WWII. After the war, rapid growth necessitated further expansion and, in 1947, the business moved to larger space on South Central Expressway. That year, Mr. Jimmy retired but remained integral to the business. The company was restructured into divisions. Jo ran American Produce and Vegetable and added institutionally canned and frozen foods to its inventory. Carlo operated American Trucking Company. When prohibition ended and Texas voted to legalize beer, and later wine, Mr. Jimmy established a beer and wine importing business in 1936. His son Tony took over the business in 1947. Although the beer division closed, American Wine and Import Company continued to thrive as one of the largest wine distributors in the state of Texas and represented exclusive wineries in both California and Europe. Tony became recognized as one of the nation’s leading wine connoisseurs. He established many gourmet societies for Texas and in 1972 was appointed honorary vice consul of Italy for North and West Texas and Oklahoma. The company was sold to Glazer Wholesale Distributors in 1992. Ernest LaBarba supervised the formation of the American Pre-Packaging Company in 1953, and he later succeeded his father as president. Another division, the American Southwest Juice Co., was formed in 1979. The company furnished fresh juice, nuts and dried fruit to local grocery stores. Having outgrown the downtown property, the company moved operations to Welch and Simonton in North Dallas. In 1989, Lucian M. LaBarba was named
president of American Produce & Vegetable c1917, with James Frank LaBarba as secretary and James Anthony as treasurer. Ernest and his son, James Ernest, managed American PrePackage; Tony and his son James Anthony ran American Wine & Importing; Jo Jo and his sons, James Frank and Joe, and nephews Lucian M; and Roger LaBarba managed American FoodService. Carlo managed American Trucking, with his son, Carl Michael. In 1997, American FoodService, formerly American Produce and Vegetable Company, celebrated 80 years in business in Dallas. Today, American FoodService is FreshPoint, Dallas, still located on Simonton in North Dallas. “To prepare the younger generations to carry on the family’s legacy,” Lucian said, “All the brothers helped all the sons and nephews. They were all great examples of what they expected us to be, always respectful and humble. They also taught us to help our customers and our associates.” We asked Lucian how Dallas embraced the LaBarba family throught the years, and he said, “All the brothers worked hard to be innovative, Sherman and Jo Jo in produce bringing product, cheeses, frozen and grocery from all over the world. Tony is credited for doing more for the wine industry in the state of Texas and throughout the world as a leading importer.” He added: “Carlo [Lucian’s dad] was the leader in the trucking business. He was responsible for bringing produce from the farm to the market. Ernest helped to create the retail and foodservice pre-cut business. Lucian is married to Leslie LaBarba and the couple lives in Dallas. Lucian was with American FoodService for 49 years and is now in his second year at Ben E. Keith FoodService Distributors. Their daughters Christina LaBarba and Stephanie LaBarba also work for Ben E. Keith. Lucian’s brother, Carl LaBarba works in sales for FreshPoint, which evolved from American FoodService, as do his daughter, Lauren and son, Carl, Jr. Lucian’s cousin Jimmy LaBarba and his brother Tony own Spring Valley Cartage trucking company. Lucian’s cousin, James Anthony LaBarba works in the wine division of Specs Wine, Beer & Finer Foods. According to Valentine J. Belfiglio for Dallas County Heritage Society’s Winter 1985-86 Heritage News: “An ancient Sicilian proverb states, ‘Chi lascia la via vecchia per la nuova, sa quel che perde e non sa quel che trova.’ Whoever forsakes the old way for the new knows what he is losing but not what he will find. In the case of the Sicilians of Dallas County, things have worked out for the best.”
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‘Before We Go’ not worth going to see
By Chic DiCiccio @Chiccywood
Thank goodness that Chris Evans’ Captain America saved New York from alien annihilation in “The Avengers.” Otherwise, Grand Central Station would have been destroyed and Evans would not have been able to star and make his directorial debut in “Before We Go.” When we first meet Chris Evans’ Nick Vaughn in “Before We Go,” he’s sadly blasting away on his trumpet in the now repaired Grand Central Station and watching couples as they hug each other then say their goodbyes. This is a not-so-subtle way to tell us that Nick is a hopeless romantic, longing for that one true love in his life. Those and other obvious cues are littered throughout “Before We Go” and if not for Evans and his co-star, Alice Eve, the movie would be schmaltzy nonsense. Thankfully, Evans and Eve have just enough charming cynicism to make up for what almost amounts to 90 minutes of them making doe eyes at each other. It also helps that the two of them are ridiculously good looking. This “strangers in the night” tale starts with the aforementioned trumpeter Nick meeting Brooke (Eve) as she frantically runs by him, missing the last train to Boston out of Grand Central Station. She drops and breaks her cell phone and Nick manages to stop feeling sorry for himself long enough to help her out. It turns out that Brooke’s purse was stolen so she now has no cash, credit cards, identification, or cell phone and in today’s world, essentially no identity. To prove himself as the most trusting individual in New York, Nick tries to get a cabbie to take her all the way to Boston but alas, his credit card is declined. Again, the subtleties are decidedly missing here. “Before We Go” wastes no time in setting Nick up as a lovable, broke loser and Brooke as his shot at female redemption. The two of them then go off in the night and get in a series of adventures set to indie rock tunes that had to account for most of the movie’s paltry $3 million budget. Naturally, the two of them spill each other’s guts and secrets are revealed as to why each of them are in the city. Since this is a relationship story, their pasts are loaded with broken hearts, regret, and what seems like infinite amounts of sadness. There’s nothing about Evans as a director that stands out, but he seems to understand that this wordy screenplay (credited to four writers, Ron Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer, and Paul Vicknair) doesn’t need fancy camerawork or anything too tricked up. There are plenty of romanticized shots of the city as
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University Park · $1,649,000 4 Bed · 3.1 Baths · 3,896 Square Feet For more information, contact Dawn Rejebian.
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Gorgeous remodel on a 70 x 160 lot. The updated and immaculate interior is highlighted by a wall of windows showcasing the landscaped backyard and pool.