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LEARN FROM AND BE INSPIRED BY WOMEN
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n July, I attended the annual Women’s Leadership Symposium, presented by our sister publication DCEO, and despite it being virtual, it was packed full of inspiration and energy. I took seven pages of notes, but don’t worry; the editors enforce a tight word limit for this column. Anne Chow, CEO of AT&T Business, opened the program with the topic “Leading in a Time of Crisis.” She said that in times of crisis what we need is compassion and empathy, “Women were made for leadership in a crisis.” I encourage you to look her up, she’s insightful, funny and down to earth. Her LinkedIn profile describes her as a transformative executive and servant leader. Another favorite in the lineup of speakers was Cynt Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, Wow! Talk about dynamic high energy? Marshall is the first woman to hold such a position in the NBA. Her topic was “What is your why?” She said, ask yourself “What is my purpose on earth?” Why me, why you, why Dallas, why now? She grew up in the projects, watched her father shoot a man, in self defense, had four miscarriages and a child die at six months, faced cancer challenges, and helped her husband deal with a brain injury. “All things in my life contributed to my purpose,” she said. Her miscarriages led her to adopt her four children. Her why Dallas is to help drive change, she said, quoting a statistic from 2013 when Dallas ranked last (274 out of 274)
in overall inclusion; 272 in economic and 245 in racial. “Diversity is being invited to the party,” she said. PAT M A R T I N “Inclusion is being asked to dance.” In this issue we have additional examples of women in leadership, in our Remarkable Women monthly feature on page 16, Attorney Amy M. Stewart founded her law firm in 2017 and this year helped what law360.com described as likely the nation’s first virtual summary jury trial. On Page 48 in ‘All things not equal...” advancing The Texas Women’s Foundation’s annual luncheon on Sept. 29, Foundation president and CEO, Roslyn Dawson Thompson said. “For 35 years, we’ve empowered Texas women and girls to build strong and inclusive communities, and that work is more important today than ever before.” The program will feature a fantastic line up of women including Marshall and actor America Ferrera. In an interview with net-a-porter.com Ferrera said, “We need 50% women on our boards; we need 50% women in front of and behind the camera.” I’m proud to say that at our small newspaper, two out of our three managers are women. I think I know what I plan to do on Sept. 29: learn from and be inspired by other women. Pat Martin, Publisher pat.martin@peoplenewspapers.com
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Schools ....................................... 40
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Society ........................................ 46
Community ................................ 18
Living Well ................................. 50
Business ...................................... 31
Obituary.......................................52
Sports ......................................... 38
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FIX FOR HP, UP RADIO TROUBLES FORTHCOMING By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers
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First responders in Highland Park and University Park will soon be able to communicate easier following upgrades to their radio systems. (PHOTO: RACHEL SNYDER)
mergency radios are a lifeline for first responders. That being the case, authorities with the town of Highland Park and the city of University Park will soon get a big assist in the form of replacing their outdated public safety radio systems. “It was a partnership with University Park and a big part of that was interoperability,” Highland Park Department of Public Safety public information officer Lt. Lance Koppa said of the project. “We share borders, we very frequently work together, train together, so having a radio system that allows us to talk back and forth seamlessly is important.” The joint public safety radio system project will replace both the city’s and town’s outdated systems and will comply with
current P25 standards. Meeting P25 digital communications standards allow interoperable communications with surrounding public safety agencies during large-scale disasters and mutual aid response. The city council and town council approved the necessary interlocal agreements and contracts necessary for the project last summer. “The way that I understand it is we’re a little brother to (a) bigger brother system. The bigger brother systems that are set up allows us to, for example, when we leave Highland Park, if we have to go outside of our jurisdiction within a certain distance, whether it’s work-related, training — we’ll still be able to communicate back to our dispatch center and other officers because now we have the greater reach of the radio because of this larger partnership,” Koppa explained. University Park communications and marketing director
Steve Mace said the city’s portion of the cost for the project is about $4.4 million and Highland Park’s is about $3.96 million. The costs cover the installation of the three cell sites, new radio component shelters and back-up generators at each site, installation of new microwave equipment on the monopoles at the two dispatch centers in University Park and the Highland Park Town Hall location, upgrading all dispatch center consoles, upgrading all emergency vehicles and personnel with Motorola radio equipment, and updating infrastructure. “(University Park’s) cost is more than (Highland Park) because we have more personnel, requiring more radios and we have a backup dispatch center at the Peek Service Center,” Mace noted. System completion and complete switch over to the new system is anticipated before the end of the year.
CRIME REPORTS JULY 14 - AUG 7 JULY 13 Swindlers cut a chain link at a construction site in the 3900 block of Beverly Drive and snagged a $500 DeWalt table saw, a $600 DeWalt mitre saw, and a $150 air compressor. The incident was reported at 8:38 a.m. JULY 15 How easy was it for a thief to drive off in a Range Rover that was left in the 3500 block of Lexington Avenue overnight before 1 a.m.? The keys were likely left in the vehicle. JULY 16 Ouch! A suspected robber hit a glass door of St. Christopher’s Montessori School in the 2600 block of Westminster Avenue while fleeing police around 2:17 p.m. JULY 18 A scoundrel shot the top left or east side window of a home in the 3800 block of Mockingbird
Lane above the front door with what appeared to be a BB or a pellet gun overnight before 8 p.m. JULY 21 A crook fraudulently applied for unemployment benefits using the information of a woman from the 4500 block of Belfort Place overnight before 11:44 a.m. JULY 22 With the rings, the burglar fled. A scoundrel stole two wedding rings worth a combined $16,000 from inside a home in the 3800 block of Colgate Avenue. The incident was reported at 12:11 p.m. JULY 29 A pickpurse grabbed $16 from a woman’s purse at a store in the 4400 block of Lovers Lane between 1:55 and 2 p.m. JULY 30 Rocky driving? A scoundrel hit a decorative rock in the northeast corner of a property in the
3200 block of Beverly Drive and drove through the yard, leaving tread damage, some time between 7:30 and 11 a.m.
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AUGUST 3 A purse picker grabbed a wallet from a woman’s bag while she was shopping at Whole Foods in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive around 6 p.m., and tried to use her cards for purchases shortly thereafter. AUGUST 6 A purse snatcher made off with a $1,850 handbag from the Balenciaga store in Highland Park Village without paying about 3:47 p.m. AUGUST 9 How easy was it for a burglar to get into a BMW 330i that was parked in the 5000 block of Airline Road overnight before 6 a.m. and grab a money clip from the console containing two credit cards and a driver’s license? It was unlocked.
A distracted motorist hit a fire hydrant in the 5400 block of Byron Avenue around 10:35 p.m. Aug. 9, damaging the fire hydrant. The town of Highland Park repaired the fire hydrant and the sedan was towed from the scene.
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‘IT WILL REBOUND’ City Manager Optimistic About Snider Plaza
TOP: City Manager Robbie Corder said he’s optimistic about the future of Snider Plaza during a recent work session. (COURTESY PHOTOS) BOTTOM: University Park officials discussed wastewater and water line improvements during a recent work session. (COURTESY CITY OF UP)
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niversity Park City Manager Robbie Corder is hopeful about the future of Snider Plaza. “Because of the situation with the virus...we know folks are hurting--we know Snider Plaza is hurting, we know the merchants are hurting, but I’m optimistic, quite frankly, about the future of Snider Plaza and how it will rebound,” Corder said in a recent work session. “I choose to feed that optimism with something to look forward to in the plaza — a plan to move forward.” The first order of business includes utility and paving work, per city staff ’s proposal as of early August. City Engineer Katie Barron said there are about 4,750 feet of sewer lines and about 7,500 feet of water line the city will need to replace, as well as other improvements. “The goal in this is to improve some of the way that the utilities operate on the
wastewater side as well as the water side,” loss of parking in the Plaza. Longer term, Barron said. the site could become a surface parking lot. Corder envisions the city, owners, and Further project details will be discussed tenants in Snider Plaza partnering to coorat future city council meetings. In early August, dinate the supervision of maintenance the city council also Because of the issues and address approved a resolution for the ex- situation with the future needs and change of property amenities using a virus...we know folks and a reimbursement public improvement of expenses between are hurting-we know district (PID). “For this to be the city and RCV Snider Plaza is hurting, successful, I think Snider Plaza II, the city needs a LLC. The exchange we know the merchants project that is coinvolves property at are hurting, but I’m ordinated with the 3420 Rankin and city-owned property optimistic, quite frankly, owners and merchants of Snider in the 3400 block of about the future of Haynie. Plaza. It’s absoluteIn the coming Snider Plaza and how it ly essential, and the idea behind this is a months, as work bewill rebound. gins on the instalpublic improvement lation of new infra- City Manager Robbie Corder district. I know that structure in Snider is a scary term right Plaza, the Rankin site could be used for now, a lot of people think, well, they hear staging purposes or to offset the temporary public improvement district, and they hear
taxes, they hear bad things, but, in reality, I think what we’ve seen in some of the areas in other parts of Dallas-Fort Worth, and even across the state, is that PIDs can be successful,” he said. Corder added that a PID can’t be created without the willingness of the property owners to participate. Whether or not there is a commitment by property owners for a PID impacts what can be done in Snider Plaza, he said. “We already are in Snider Plaza...we approximately spend about $170,000 a year in the parks department going out there changing out the seasonal color, going out there picking up the trash, going out there changing the lights, fixing the fountain.., we do that today, that’s part of our annual budget. We go out there and we spend dollars on parking enforcement every year. We spend $10,000 on street sweeping and collection of trash today. The idea is that we do that, but this PID picks up the added cost, whatever that is...it just adds on to the enhancements that could be possible in Snider Plaza,” Corder added.
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Presidential election years are always big years, but with a pandemic going on, and a nation divided on politics, it seems as if this one has even more heft to it — even in the down-ballot races. With that in mind, we’re going to be reaching out to our readers once a month to see what they think about the upcoming election by asking you two questions: • Who would you vote for if you had to vote today? • What is the biggest issue driving you to the polls right now? We want to know your thoughts. Our new poll for September will be live on Sept. 1. Don’t like what you see here? Think 194 responses isn’t enough? Make sure your voice is counted next time — click the QR code below and sign up for our People Perks newsletter list
to get the survey in your email inbox, or simply email editor@peoplenewspapers.com if you’d like to get the survey each month. We will report each month’s results in the September, October, and November issues of Preston Hollow People and Park Cities People, as well as online at PeopleNewspapers.com. This isn’t meant to be a scientific poll, but rather a snapshot of how your neighbors feel about the upcoming election. And, as always, if you have something important to say, please consider penning a letter to the editor — we love hearing from our readers. August Survey Results Note: At the time of this survey, Joe Biden had not chosen a running mate. Subsequent surveys will reflect the complete ticket for every race we can verify. Candidates with zero responses are not included, and in races that only apply to part of our readership, we provide the “does not apply to me” response choice.
S U R V E Y R E S U LT S PRESIDENT Donald Trump - R, Incumbent 50% Joe Biden - D 39.2% Jo Jorgenson - L 9.8% Undecided 1% U.S. SENATE John Cornyn - R, Incumbent 51% Mary Jennings Hegar - D 36.1% Kerry McKennon - L 9.3% Undecided 3.6% U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 32 Colin Allred - D, Incumbent 39.7% Genevieve Collins - R 49.5% Christy Mowrey - L 8.2% Undecided 2.6% TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 114 John Turner - D, Incumbent 30.9% Luisa Del Rosal - R 36.6% Undecided 5.7% Does Not Apply to Me 26.8% TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 114 Morgan Meyer - R, Incumbent 49% Joanna Cattanach - D 30.4% Ed Rankin - L 6.2% Undecided 5.2% Does Not Apply to Me 9.3%
READERS SAID... “Covid 19, Criminal justice reform, immigration, funding for public schools, and the environment.“ “Voter suppression. It’s odd that the national media won’t cover a Presidential candidate who will be on all 50 state’s ballots. After researching her. I determined that it was because she is the best choice. They’re suppressing her because the media knows it.” “The 2 old parties no longer represent me. “ “Covid-19 response and climate change because both issues will deeply impact the quality of life for our children and grandchildren. “ “The democrats creating chaos.“ “A lifelong Republican no longer! Trumps lack of leadership, consistently proven false statements, and apparent disregard for the American people over his self interests have repulsed me. The cast of Republicans who refuse to stand up to this President’s abuse of power is beyond sad and does not warrant my continued support. “ “I will vote for Republicans because I do not agree with liberal agenda. I will vote for border security, supporting the police and lower taxes.” “Defunding the police is not an option. Also President Trump has been promised made and promises kept.”
DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF Marian Brown - D, Incumbent 37.6% Chad Prda - R 46.9% Undecided 15.5% DALLAS ISD DISTRICT 2 Dustin Marshall, Incumbent 13.9% Alex Enrique 2.1% Nancy Rodriguez 5.2% Undecided 14.4% Does Not Apply to Me 64.4% DALLAS ISD DISTRICT 8 Joe Carreon 3.6% Alicia McClung 7.7% Undecided 15.5% Does Not Apply to Me 73.2%
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As Rents Come Due, More Will Need Help
Churches partner to help families, homeless during pandemic By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers
With 40% of Texas renters surveyed unsure about their ability to make August rent, more challenges are facing families and the nonprofits and churches that seek to help them. Jennifer Owen, an attorney and owner of Higier Allen & Lautin, P.C, shared the 40% figure during a Social Venture Partners Dallas panel discussion on Aug. 11. In Dallas, almost $14 million in a program for rental and mortgage assistance was closed in 26 hours after receiving more than 25,000 applications, she added.
We are fully engaged with our nonprofit partners and reaching out to those who need our hope and help the most in Dallas. The Rev. Paul Rasmussen Maryann D’Aniello, an attorney with Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, said the CARES Act initially put a moratorium on evictions from March 27-July 25 on certain landlords covered by the legislation. “While that moratorium has expired, there
LEFT: Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church cooks and serves dinner monthly to clients at The Austin Street Center, and has provided additional meals for their clients because of increased demand. (PHOTO: RACHEL SNYDER) RIGHT: Volunteers with Highland Park United Methodist Church delivered meals to Dallas ISD families. (COURTESY PHOTOS) are still some CARES Act protections for tenants,” D’Aniello said. “For the CARES Act covered landlords, they do have to give, under the CARES Act, a 30-day notice to vacate… So there is a longer notice to vacate if it’s for nonpayment of rent.” With the expiration of the CARES Act moratorium on evictions, a ‘significant increase’ in evictions is expected toward the end of August and beginning of September, she said. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the area, local churches have been helping to meet the community’s needs and working collaboratively with other organizations in the area.
Highland Park UMC Communications Director Sharla Jolly said the church served 26 entities through meal distribution, provided masks, and other PPE, led blood drives, and participated in other initiatives. The church also partnered with Preston Hollow Catering and Sonny Bryan’s Catering to prepare meals for agencies, including Austin Street, Stewpot, Genesis, and Wesley Rankin. By the end of July, she said members at HPUMC had provided more than 250,000 meals to Dallas ISD students and their families as well as to other agencies and individuals in the community. “We were also able to distribute gift cards to a few church members and individuals
through our local partnerships,” Jolly said. In 2020, HPUMC also sponsored the building of three newly-constructed homes in the south Dallas area and increased their support by assisting in the Dallas Habitat for Humanity mortgage relief fund, helping families hardest hit by COVID-19. “Missionally, HPUMC and our church members have been as active as ever. We are fully engaged with our nonprofit partners and reaching out to those who need our hope and help the most in Dallas.” HPUMC senior minister Rev. Paul Rasmussen said. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church also cooks and serves dinner monthly to clients at The Austin Street Center, and has provided additional meals for their clients because of increased demand. Parishioners with Saint Michael and All Angels have donated groceries and other gifts for the Jubilee Park and Community Center neighborhood. “Through our efforts, SMAA has provided groceries and essential items to more than 300 families,” the church’s website notes. During August, gifts to Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Loaves and Fishes campaign were matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000, according to the church website. The church hopes to raise $200,000 during the campaign to support its ministry partners – Cornerstone Baptist Church, the Joy Empowerment Center of Abundant Life AME Church, and Literacy Achieves – as they provide food and housing assistance during the pandemic.
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Eagle Scout Project Replaces Inlet Markers Around Highland Park By Samantha Ponce People Newspapers
In the blazing heat for two days and a combined six hours, Beau Exall and his crew worked vigorously to replace each storm drain medallion around Highland Park in both Spanish and English. The Life Scout and rising senior thought outside the box to land on the medallion replacement as his Eagle Scout project after he found that a majority of these medallions are damaged and missing which prevents people from being aware of the damage that can occur if the wrong fluids or waste find their way into storm drains. The blue and green medallions seen by storm drains are there to warn people not to dump hazardous waste in the drains. These drains flow to Turtle Creek and Exall Lake, which are some of the communities’ favorite spots. Becoming aware of this problem, Exall brought together a group of people to rename and replace these markers while wanting to bring awareness of the situation. “In school, I have been taking a lot of environmental science courses. I have been learning about how much we have been harming the environment. I just thought, anything I can do to help is worth it and I wanted to do something to help the town of Highland Park,” he said. When the wrong fluids or waste finds its ways into storm drains, the effects can be toxic. The consequences of this can result in the destruction of local aquatic wildlife
TOP: (L-R) Beau Exall, Daniel Wu, Beto Beveridge, Grace Exall, Julia Mitterer-Claudetu, and Henry Exall. BOTTOM: Beau Exall and his crew worked to replace each storm drain medallion around Highland Park in both Spanish and English. (COURTESY PHOTOS)
and plants, algae blooms, the contamination of waterways and aquifers used for drinking water and ponds/lakes used for boating, swimming, and fishing. “When leaves and grass clippings are blown into a storm drain, the debris can settle into nearby bodies of water. Leaves and grass clippings become organic material on the bottom of the lake and reduce the amount of oxygen in the water affecting aquatic life,” said Lt. Lance Koppa, Highland Park public information officer. “Dirt, sand, oil, pet waste, pesticides, and soapy water can be discharged from residential and commercial properties and find its way into a storm inlet.” Placing storm drain medallions reduces the amount of pollution in waterways and fulfills one of the towns requirements of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit to reduce pollution. Being a part of one of the founding families of Highland Park, Exall wanted to make sure that he did his part in helping the community and leaving his mark. “Each generation has to make their own way. While I am proud of my ancestors, I am just trying to do my part,” said Exall. With all the paperwork and time Exall spent, he was proud and thankful for all the work and contribution that came from his volunteers. “Just a huge thank you to all those volunteers. So grateful that they took the time out of their day to spend six hours in 90 to 100-degree weather and replace all these [storm drain medallions].”
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With COVID-19 prompting many to consider alternative ways of conducting business, a former college basketball player and coach turned law firm founder sees potential in online jury trials. “As attorneys, we are all looking for innovative ways to move trials through the system that have been delayed due to the pandemic,” Bluffview resident Amy M. Stewart said. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Wake Forest University and her law degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2006. Stewart founded her Dallas law firm in 2017, and in May, helped Collin County conduct what law360.com described as likely the nation’s first virtual summary jury trial. The Stewart Law Group represents the defendant in Virtuwave Holdings LLC v. State Farm Lloyds. “Just like in real trial, I loved engaging with the jurors during jury selection,” Stewart said. “Obviously, conducting it over Zoom made it Amy M. Stewart more challenging because you want to feel ‘connected’ with the potential jurors.” In a summary trial, attorneys prepare for mediation by presenting abbreviated versions of their cases to see how jurors in a regular trial might respond.
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As demonstrators across the country push for a more just nation, what changes do you, as someone who works in the justice system, want to see? I want all Americans, no matter their race, color, creed, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background, to open their hearts and minds to feel and start to understand how racial injustice has been tightly woven into our country’s fabric. It is time to take a stand for what is right. The recent incidents involving George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many others have shined a spotlight on the unfortunate and far too frequent injustices happening to Black Americans that must be reckoned at the ballot box. The same demonstrators who have put their health at risk to attend rallies during a pandemic need to show (COURTESY PHOTO) up to vote in November, or all of the pain, tears, and loss of life will be for naught. What do you bring from your experiences on the basketball court to the courtroom? Preparation is the key to being successful in anything in life, including on the court and courtroom. We would practice six days a week to prepare for one game. Similarly, with lawsuits, you can work up a case for years before you get to trial or a substantive hearing on the merits. The work ethic, persistence, and the importance of thorough preparation are engrained in me from years of being a student-athlete and coach. As I tell my associates all the time, we call it the legal “practice” for a reason.
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PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PORCH
Erin Schreyer’s Front Porch Project documents how families have spent quarantine
Life coach, blogger, speaker, and University Park citizen of the year Erin Schreyer documented local families during quarantine in photos for her “Front Porch Project.” (PHOTOS: ERIN SCHREYER, COURTESY PHOTO)
By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers
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rom commemorations of anniversaries, new babies, Highland Park High School’s socially distant prom celebration, or just outdoor family time, Erin Schreyer has been capturing how her neighbors have been spending quarantine in photos. The local life coach and blogger, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, saw a story on the news at the beginning of shelter-in-place orders about a photographer in Colorado who was taking front porch photos of families to document this unique time in history and became inspired
to start the “Front Porch Project.” She decided to take it a step further by asking the families to donate to their favorite nonprofit organization instead of paying a fee. “I enjoyed helping people feel connected to their neighbors, as well as sharing smiles and hope in a really challenging and isolating time,” Schreyer said. “People shared with me that they poured their morning coffee and sat down each morning to see whose photos were taken each day. It helped us all to feel connected, even though we couldn’t be together.” She put the word out to a neighborhood email group and, after taking photos of the five families that originally responded, she shared
them on Facebook with short narratives and a shout-out to the nonprofits they chose. From there, the project rapidly expanded across the Park Cities. Over the span of a few weeks, she photographed 399 families, and collected $153,000 for 188 nonprofits. “I love the neighborhood feel of the Park Cities. It truly is so ‘neighborly.’ People are caring, supportive and helpful, particularly in times of need,” Schreyer said. She’s also launched the “Perspective Project” this summer, which is “about leaning in, listening to, and learning from Black perspectives.” She was selected as University
Park’s Citizen of the Year award this year. “It’s such an honor, and it still seems a little surreal,” Schreyer said of the award. “I said it before, and I’ll say it again...I wish the award to be given to the whole neighborhood. I don’t need the spotlight, especially since this was truly a massive effort that included so many people.” What do you feel is your biggest success? I’m not sure I define success in the same way others might. I’m just grateful to be alive, to have my health, my family and opportunities every day to make a difference. I love Jesus and any time I can give a
glimpse of Him to others is a huge success in my book! What sparked your interest in photography? I’ve always been interested in photography. My dad was a photographer, and I’ve been around it since I was a teen. What makes a great photo? Clarity, light and composition, but more than that, a great photo evokes something from the viewer. What’s a fun fact about you? I won “Funniest Laugh” in the school yearbook my Senior year. I still have a recognizable, loud laugh. I’m a joy junkie!
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Texas Proud, But So Hot I’m refreshed. Huh? In this heat? I was fortunate to escape to Santa Fe, where the Wi-Fi is spotty and daily hikes a tonic. I turned off the TV for a LEN BOURLAND month. Yet no matter what, the news found me: in blogs, and on phone screens when checking in with friends and family. I got a text from my bridge partner telling me about the Veepstakes. To say we are not molded by the steady drip, drip, drip of news is disingenuous. My friends who were locals in Santa Fe ranged from frightened to terrified over coronavirus. Several had not left home since February, glued to their televisions. They have a government that has fed them a steady diet of COVID perils, yet not one of them personally knew anybody who had been infected. I, on the other hand, know several Dallasites who have had the virus with various degrees of illness. I’m aware I’ve been lucky not to have fatalities in my circle. I entered New Mexico with a photo of a negative COVID test for any authorities. Still, no local friends would dine out. That I did with my Texas friends. Am I an intrepid senior or a fool? I plead not guilty on both counts. As a childhood asthmatic, I qualify as having a “pre-existing condition.” Yet while I take precautions, I do not live afraid. That was easy to feel in the cool air of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, but in returning to scorched Texas, I had seen chatter on the Nextdoor app about crowds at Central Market and patios in Uptown. Sure enough, the social distancing isn’t practiced as much in Dallas. Why? For one thing, faith is an important element in the buckle of the Bible belt that was not a component much evidenced in New Mexico. Dallas has a young vibe, and many youths feel immortal and angry at being cheated out of “their time.” Several seniors are still holing up, yet many adults have COVID fatigue and have relaxed rules with family and friends. Everyone has to find the balance that works for them. However, Texans are rugged individualists who don’t like to take government dictation. So I am grateful to be back to a land of people who know how to navigate through the fearfulness of life with resilience, common sense, and grace. (But jiminy it’s hot.) Reach Len Bourland at lenbourland@gmail.com.
20 September 2020 | parkcitiespeople.com
Highland Park Goes Hollywood: The Cousin, The Witch, and The A Cappella Kids Seeing my 13-year-old cousin from Highland Park singing and acting on big and small screens still takes getting used to, but her success doesn’t surprise me in the least. Before she headed west, our family would cheer when she sang at holiday gatherings, and I remember watching MORGAN PRYOR her command stages as big as the House of Blues at only 10 years old. Even meeting over Zoom, it’s easy to understand why Eliza Pryor has caught the attention of Hollywood since arriving almost three years ago. I checked in to see how Eliza’s keeping her momentum going at home since the entertainment industry shut down in March — just a month after the third part of her Netflix series Team Kaylie dropped.
I thought I would be so nervous, but once I got up there, I was up there with all my friends — the people I love — and singing together with them just made it so easy and so fun. Eliza Pryor With Team Kaylie, she received her first lead role after guest starring in episodes of Netflix’s Alexa and Katie and Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home. “Being a series regular was really just insane,” Eliza said. “I learned so much
Under the guidance of Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying (left), Eliza Pryor (center) and Acapop! KIDS made their debut TV appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. (COURTESY PHOTO) because we worked for like seven months, and throughout that time, I learned a lot f rom the other kid actors, adult actors [and] the whole crew.” Eliza describes her character, Valeria, as a “dark and creepy” witch with a “funny and cool” side. “Just getting to be so opposite from myself was really good and pushed me outside my comfort zone, which is also what I really loved about it because sometimes I stay in my little bubble,” she said. Last fall also saw the launch of her latest music project Acapop! KIDS, an a cappella group that covers both classic and recent hits. No longer able to film full-scale music
videos due to COVID-19, Eliza has taken part in Acapop! Minis series, covering songs from home. The group, founded by the creators of Pentatonix, has over 200,000 YouTube subscribers. Eliza has starred in several videos, including a rendition of A Star is Born’s “Shallow” that surpassed five million views. In January, Acapop! KIDS performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show, putting on a mashup of Clarkson’s songs in front of the singer herself. “I thought I would be so nervous, but once I got up there, I was up there with all my friends — the people I love — and singing together with them just made it so
easy and so fun,” Eliza said. One of her first major jobs had her working alongside Guy Pearce and Minnie Driver on the 2018 feature film Spinning Man. Eliza played the daughter of Pearce’s character, a suspected murderer. Though nervous at first, Eliza said that the A-list actors helped her feel at ease. “They were so sweet to me, you know; they would joke around with me between takes, and they taught me a lot,” she said. “I was really shy and always scared of everything and just getting to go out there and live this dream that I’ve had and getting to break out of my shell and do all of these crazy things, it’s really changed me as a person.”
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Your Perfect Space to Work, Play and Love
SOLD - Represented Buyer 3242 Bryn Mawr Drive | $2,700,000
4332 Avondale Avenue | $1,185,000
10515 Lennox Lane | $4,750,000
Anne Kashata
Carolina Rendon
Karen Luter
214.356.7200 anne.kashata@alliebeth.com
214.284.9257 carolina.rendon@alliebeth.com
214.727.4747 karen.luter@alliebeth.com
5007 Horseshoe Trail | $1,725,000
3906 Shenandoah Street | $5,400,000
4414 Woodfi n Drive | $3,990,000
Jackie Converse
Doris Jacobs
Sue Krider
214.673.7852 jackie.converse@alliebeth.com
214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com
214.673.6933 sue.krider@alliebeth.com
3925 Greenbrier Drive | $2,950,000
SOLD 6806 Glendora Avenue | $1,799,000
3401 Drexel Drive | $2,999,000
Eve Sullivan
Lori Sparks
Christine McKenny
214.534.1698 eve.sullivan@alliebeth.com
214.680.6432 lori.sparks@alliebeth.com
214.662.7758 christine.mckenny@alliebeth.com
5862 Azalea Lane | $1,450,000
7308 Wentwood Drive | $1,569,000
2733 Purdue Avenue | $1,599,000
Blair Hudson
Shirley Cohn
Richard Graziano
214.914.0499 blair.hudson@alliebeth.com
214.729.5708 shirley.cohn@alliebeth.com
214.564.2602 richard.graziano@alliebeth.com
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3117 Caruth Boulevard | $3,695,000
5031 Deloache Avenue | $9,950,000
4557 Belclaire Avenue | $2,995,000
Doris Jacobs
Terri Cox
Brenda Sandoz
214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com
972.841.3838 terri.cox@alliebeth.com
214.202.5300 brenda.sandoz@alliebeth.com
SOLD 3117 Drexel Drive | $2,100,000
4607 Valley Ridge Road | $3,995,000
7643 Lovers Lane | $1,649,000
Jean Bateman
Polly Beckman
Deanne Brock
214.912.9288 jean.bateman@alliebeth.com
214.802.8205 polly.beckman@alliebeth.com
214.535.1585 deanne.brock@alliebeth.com
SOLD 3511 Rankin Street | $1,995,000
4449 Southern Avenue | $2,395,000
2900 McKinnon Street #401 | $850,000
Richard Graziano
Carolina Rendon
Cheryl Carter
214.564.2602 richard.graziano@alliebeth.com
214.284.9257 carolina.rendon@alliebeth.com
469.235.7677 cheryl.carter@alliebeth.com
3204 Purdue Ave | $1,725,000
4608 Abbott Avenue #105 | $1,098,000
Susan Bradley
Ashley Rasmussen
Nancy Lukken
214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com
214.704.4428 ashley.rasmussen@alliebeth.com
214.908.9111 nancy.lukken@alliebeth.com
5403 Preston Fairways Circle | $1,150,000
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24 September 2020 | parkcitiespeople.com
Your Perfect Space to Work, Play and Love
4320 Emerson Avenue $1,225,000
4609 Mockingbird Lane $799,000
4529 Livingston Avenue $2,895,000
Anne Oliver
Beth Gilbert Parks
Brenda Sandoz
214.957.7689 anne.oliver@alliebeth.com
214.444.4176 beth.parks@alliebeth.com
214.202.5300 brenda.sandoz@alliebeth.com
2912 Dyer Street $985,000
3549 Villanova Street $1,849,000
11881 Inwood Road Multiple Leases Available
Cathleen K. Witte
Ashley Rupp
Marianne Percy
214.675.3181 cathy.witte@alliebeth.com
214.727.4992 ashley.rupp@alliebeth.com
214.533.0784 marianne.percy@alliebeth.com
SOLD | 7611 Marquette Street $885,000
6966 Brookshire Drive $995,500
4205/4207 University Boulevard $1,695,000
Mary Lou Mercer
Lori Sparks
Susan Bradley
214.502.4332 marylou.mercer@alliebeth.com
214.680.6432 lori.sparks@alliebeth.com
214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com
4425 W. University Boulevard $439,900
SOLD | 4411 Westway Avenue $1,795,000
4052 Hanover Street $2,100,000
Susan Levanas
Richard Graziano
Tim Schutze
214.536.1203 susan.levanas@alliebeth.com
214.564.2602 richard.graziano@alliebeth.com
214.507.6699 tim.schutze@alliebeth.com
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Ready for Her Close-Up
Doctor uses TikTok to decompress, enjoy family at the end of the day By Morgan Pryor People Newspapers
Dr. Tiffany Moon is on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic every day, teaching medical students and working in the operating room. However, the associate professor of anesthesiology and pain management at UT Southwestern has found a creative way to channel her less serious side: TikTok. Shedding her PPE and decontaminating when she gets home serves as a symbolic way of letting go of they day’s stress.
The forced pause, the canceled conferences, the PowerPoint slides that I didn’t have to do — it’s been almost like a reprieve in a way because I’ve gotten to spend so much time with my kids. Tiffany Moon “The bad things that happened, the traumas that I saw today — let me wash that off of me because when I step into the house, I need to be happy and present and engaged for my kids,” Moon said. The social media platform also helps Moon decompress — and it has even brought her family closer together. Her husband, five-yearold twins, and 16-year-old twin stepchildren often make appearances in her videos.
“For 45 minutes, the six of us were sort of in a project together,” Moon said, describing how in one video, her family danced with glow sticks taped to their bodies. “We weren’t thinking about something else; we weren’t just sitting there watching a movie.” Moon’s stepdaughter, who films and edits Moon’s content, introduced her to the platform near the beginning of the pandemic, and also was the one to notice that Moon’s video titled “You know you’re at an Asian house when…” went viral. It has since garnered over 4 million views. “I get that some people don’t want to see that side of a doctor; they think it’s maybe unprofessional or something like that, but I say, ‘I’m at home with my kids, doing this on my own time,’” Moon said. “It’s a stress reliever for me just to be able to make them.” Moon was planning to speak about her research at conferences around the world until COVID-19 put her plans on hold. However, Moon said that if it wasn’t for the pandemic, she likely wouldn’t have had the time to even make videos. “The forced pause, the canceled conferences, the PowerPoint slides that I didn’t have to do — it’s been almost like a reprieve in a way because I’ve gotten to spend so much time with my kids,” she added. Now with more than 87,000 followers, Moon said that though she occasionally wishes to inform, her main goal is to make people laugh. “I have medical students and residents following me around all day and I’m explaining things to them all day, so really the last thing I want to do when I get home — and also be a preschool teacher to my five year old twins — is have to educate more,” she said.
9438 INWOOD ROAD Nearly an acre lot featuring a newly resurfaced tennis court, pool with custom glass fence, outdoor kitchen and shower makes this a truly unique home. Enter through a private gated circular driveway to an elegant Austin stone estate. Large trees and beautiful landscaping flank the property giving the feel of your own private retreat. Property features beautiful red oak hardwood floors throughout, a chef’s kitchen with carrera marble and top of the line appliances, gracious living and dining areas, 3 fireplaces, dry sauna, custom lighting, as well as 2nd floor master with 2 baths & 2 walk-in closets and a balcony overlooking the backyard paradise. Over $500,000 in updates within the last two years.
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TOP, FROM LEFT: Dr. Tiffany Moon’s stepson, Nathan, holding their morkie, Mindy; Daniel; Tiffany; Moon’s stepdaughter, Nicole, holding their yorkipoo, Max; Maddie; their Goldendoodle, Milo; and Chloe. (PHOTOS: ESTHER HUYNH, JONNY NGO) Though there’s much uncertainty with the world and in her profession, Moon said that she wants to continue making people smile with her videos. Mentioning the positive
comments she receives on her posts, Moon said, “I’m going to keep doing this because I like it, people like it, it makes me happy, and I love making other people laugh.”
26 September 2020 | parkcitiespeople.com
For The Love of Guitar, Invite This Man to Perform
Australian-born Martinelli brings classical style, Latin melodies to Highland Park By William Taylor People Newspapers
Maybe blame it on being born down under, but when Vincenzo Martinelli picked his instrument, he didn’t go with his Italian family’s traditional choice. Though his grandfather and father mastered the mandolin, an Italian string-instrument in the lute family, Martinelli went bigger and embraced the lure of the guitar. “The romantic nature and tactile feel of the guitar are the attractions for me,” he said. “I fell in love with the instrument when I was 9 years old. Still in love with it.” Love also brought him to Highland Park two years ago but not before music sent him across the globe. He speaks four languages: English, Italian, Spanish, and French. Make that five if you include the fluency with which he entrances audiences with riffs and rhythms. Classical studies took him from Sydney to Rome. He’s premiered music at the International Guitar Festival in Darwin, Australia; performed with international artists, including Welsh singing sensation Dame Shirley Bassey; and become a luxury cruise line headline act. “What comes with the joy of performing in most parts of the world is
Vincenzo Martinelli’s music takes him across the world for performances with other artists, at festivals, and on cruise ships. (COURTESY PHOTO) an ability to create and recreate highly personal and unique performances over and over again,” Martinelli said. His favorite place to perform? Wherever he and an audience can become one. “The connection between music and audience is profound and memorable,” Martinelli said. “You can feel when an audience has been moved by a performance. No words needed.” With encouragement from his romantic partner, lawyer Kendra Karlock, Martinelli has sought personal Park Cities connections.
He’s met town leaders and a “variety of high profile personalities” such as jeweler William Nobel, designer Michelle Nussbaumer, and events coordinator Lee Logan.
The romantic nature and tactile feel of the guitar are the attractions for me. Vincenzo Martinelli
“What I enjoy most about the area is the people,” Martinelli said. “Their open, friendly, and welcoming nature is very akin to what I am accustomed to in Australia. “I also enjoy the ability to exercise and ride my bike around the immaculately manicured neighborhood. The parks are first class, and access to great local restaurants and shops is a plus.” Of course, especially in these pandemic times, the soloist longs for more opportunities to perform his Latin music. “I recently performed at a private
function here in Dallas for an eclectic group of professionals in an intimate and friendly setting that was very well received and enjoyed by all, including myself,” he said, adding he is eager and available for more such occasions. “It is precisely these times that feed the creative soul,” Martinelli said. “I’m at present feeling drawn to the intimacy of Spanish repertoire which allows for interpretation of composition and creativity through individual personality. I enjoy sitting in my living room and discovering new pieces through manuscripts I’ve brought over to the U.S. from Australia.” Like most, he’s ready to put COVID-19 in the past. “2021 promises to be a big year,” Martinelli said. “My plans include completing a studio project, my fifth album of original works; performances booked throughout Australia, Asia, Europe; and staying healthy!”
CONNECT ONLINE vincenzomartinelli.com facebook.com/vincenzoguitar youtube.com/c/ VincenzoMartinelliGuitarist
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The Best of Bluffview 4403 Bluffview Boulevard Offered for $2,599,000 5 Bed / 5.3 Bath / 6,207 Sq.Ft. Marc Ching 214.728.4069 marc.ching@alliebeth.com
Gorgeous Construction 781 Knob Hill Court Offered for $2,995,000 7 Bed / 9.2 Bath / 9,889 Sq.Ft. Clarke Landry 214.316.7416 clarke.landry@alliebeth.com
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28 September 2020 | parkcitiespeople.com
Today’s Estate Living 10203 Hollow Way Road Offered for $8,499,000 5 Bed / 5.2 Bath / 10,382 Sq.Ft. Alex Perry 214.926.0158 alex.perry@alliebeth.com
Overlooking Preston Trails 5403 Preston Fairways Circle Offered for $1,150,000 4 Bed / 4,687 Sq.Ft. / 0.5 Acre Susan Bradley 214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com
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Timeless Elegance 3906 Shenandoah Street Offered for $5,400,000 5 Bed / 7.2 Bath / 8,458 Sq.Ft. Doris Jacobs 214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com
Perfect Home, Perfect Street 3832 Greenbrier Drive Offered for $2,920,000 5 Bed / 5.2 Bath / 6,542 Sq.Ft. Susan Baldwin 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com
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30 September 2020 | parkcitiespeople.com
A Classic Welcome 2735 Daniel Avenue Offered for $1,699,000 4 Bed / 3.1 Bath / 4,198 Sq.Ft. Laurie Welch 214.662.4246 laurie.welch@alliebeth.com
6808 Willow Lane Offered for $799,000 4 Bed / 3.1 Bath / 3,312 Sq.Ft.
4523 Arcady Avenue — SOLD - Represented Buyer Offered for $1,600,000 4 Bed / 3.1 Bath / 3,334 Sq.Ft.
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TOP LEFT: The staff at Sevy’s Grill wears masks, and owner Amy Severson said that they will also offer them to guests as well. TOP RIGHT: Heat at home family meals are one of the ways TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market & Grill responded to restaurant closures and reduced capacity during the pandemic. (PHOTOS: COSTA CHRIST MEDIA)
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hen Sevy’s Grill — like all other restaurants — had to close in March, it also had to face trying to retain longtime employees (and often favorites of regular diners) and remain afloat. To say the situation was precarious would be an egregious understatement. To say the situation isn’t still precarious would be even more so. At the time, Jim “Sevy” Severson announced the restaurant’s temporary closure on Facebook, and also shared something else — they were going to try to help their now furloughed employees while they waited to return. “While our staff ‘stays at home,’ we will continue to pay them $100 weekly for basic needs and (provide a) food bag of essentials,” he said.
The concern over being able to manage finances and keep employees led many local favorites to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, which is administered by the Small Business Administration. The SBA will forgive loans if all employee retention criteria are met and the funds are used for eligible expenses. Severson’s wife, Amy, who coowns the restaurant, said that she is certain almost every restaurant in town is worried about the next few months as restaurants operate at 50% capacity. “I think you’re gonna find when this all washes out, like most things, there’s gonna be a few people who abuse it, but the rest of us just were trying to legitimately stay viable, and our whole mantra in our industry all over this United States right now is, ‘Can I make it through the next payroll cycle?’” she said. “Believe me, the day we got funded, boom, our guys
were back in the kitchen prepping food to reopen.” The restaurant began offering curbside to-go options soon after. DIVE Coastal Cuisine owner Franchesca Nor said that protecting and supporting her staff is among the hardest parts of running a restaurant during a pandemic.
Every day is a new challenge. Franchesca Nor “Making sure your staff is healthy to work, making sure we are following all procedures all of the time to stop the spread. Supporting your staff when and if they do test positive, preventing other staff to test positive, continuing to have strict standards in your policy with your staff. In our case, giving them job
security no matter what,” she listed as she talked about the hard parts, along with changing the concept for their dining, as well as marketing approaches, and sourcing products to stay consistent. “Every day is a new challenge,” she said. For TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market & Grill owner Jon Alexis, the pandemic closures hit just as their Preston Royal location was really hitting its stride again after weeks of closures following the October 2019 tornado. Franchesca Nor owns DIVE Coastal “The Preston Hollow commu- Cuisine. nity has been incredible. They have supported TJ’s through not only the S TAY I N T H E K N O W tornado, but now this,” he said, but said that didn’t mean it wasn’t hard. See more of our conversations “Completely changing our business with the owners of Sevy’s Grill, model every few weeks (was one of TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market & the hard parts),” he said. “No sizable Grill, and DIVE Coastal Cuisine restaurant in America was set up to at peoplenewspapers.com. become a to-go commissary!”
Stone Boutique Veterans Seek To Innovate With Dallas Showroom
Acostas explore contemporary design, use technology to provide digital renderings of home remodeling jobs
By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers
Longtime Dallas stone business veterans Margarita and Francisco Acosta, who own Stone Boutique in the Dallas Design District, have 30 years of experience in the industry and now offer a new proprietary software system that allows customers to see a rendering of their products in their job. “We invented a proprietary software system that we recently got a patent on where we do the whole process in a digital way, where you are coming to our showroom...and we allow you to sort all of our inventory,” Francisco said. “Every single item, product, that we have is available to be viewed in detail, alongside any other product, in any position that you want to see it. And then, what we do is we do a rendering while you’re there, we can do a rendering of your job, of your house, and
overlay the selections that you have made into sometimes come here with an idea because your particular job. they have seen something that they like and He added that they enjoy working on con- then, when we start showing them more prodtemporary designs of late. ucts, they start opening their “We really like working eyes. They realize that there’s with designers that are very a lot more choices out there creative and have a different than what they originally style that (isn’t) cookie cutter,” thought there were. Because Francisco said. “Right now, we’re able to reproduce or there’s a lot of contemporary replicate how the area would looks that we really enjoy dolook using a certain stone, the ing. Minimalistic with some clients are not really having very clean lines and clean deto have this visual capacity to signs, and we like to do that say, ‘I’m looking at this slab in kind of work.” Francisco and Margarita Acosta a horizontal way or a vertical way and I’m going to put it Is there a particular stone that you guys like to incorporate in home de- in my fireplace...I cannot really see that.’ Well, sign that people may not think of off the top we are able to show them all that with our sysof their heads? tem, and that takes away all the uncertainty. We have about a couple hundred difAre there trends you guys are seeing in ferent stones that you can purchase. People terms of interior design?
Well, you know, we have been in a 10 year run, a 15 year run on whites...but we see that some colors are coming into play that were not actively looked for before. There’s an increase, I think, in demand for green...I also see some pink, I also see some gray, and darker colors--black and dark grays are also coming back. Is there something that makes Dallas a particularly good place to be for interior designers? Dallas has a phenomenal community of interior designers with some incredibly talented designers that we love working with. We do some work here in Dallas with architects from New York and San Francisco areas that do some projects here, but, more often, we see architects from Dallas doing projects outside Dallas than architects from other places doing work here. I think Dallas is a very dynamic city. There’s great diversity.
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Providing Children Face Masks They’ll Want to Wear
Kathy Fielder Boutique lineup features bright colors, youthful patterns
We know that statistically speaking, wearing a mask will reduce your chances of transmitting or catching COVID-19, but how do you get kids to wear them? Make them cool. Kathy Fielder Boutique offers masks for children in fun patterns and colors to attempt to make mask-wearing more appealing. Having a comfortable mask, in a breathable fabric, can help, and having parents model proper compliance can go a long way. Fielder’s 8-year old son, Harrison, served as a sounding board when selecting designs and styles for the store. Like many business owners, Dallas-based Kathy Fielder was faced with furloughing her staff and halting operations when shelter-in-place orders came in April. Instead, she and her team went all-in and reworked the business model of Kathy Fielder Boutique and Isabella Collection by Kathy Fielder in three weeks. She utilized her resources and contacts through her 20-year career in the field of manufacturing to bring in crucial PPE products for frontline defenders and three-ply disposable masks for medical workers and the general public’s use. In the last few weeks, Fleider has also launched a redesigned website to make it easier than ever to shop her namesake boutique and create an engaging and enjoyable shopping experience. For the past 15 years, Fielder has manufactured a bedding and home décor collection,
Kathy Fielder’s 8-year old son, Harrison, provided feedback on design ideas for her line of children’s masks. (COURTESY PHOTO) Isabella Collection by Kathy Fielder, in Dallas. This collection has sold to numerous retailers, including Neiman Marcus, Horchow, Perigold, and QVC. Kathy Fielder Boutique operates two brick-and-mortar stores. After a brief hiatus during the stay-athome orders, the New Orleans boutique has
reopened at 25% capacity and remains open on weekends only for the time being. The Dallas location remains closed to the public – for now. Kathy Fielder Boutique is located in the heart of Lower Greenville at 1915 Greenville Avenue. -Staff report
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Texan Finds Love at First Sip
Rose Gold brings South of France home By Samantha Ponce People Newspapers
One taste sparked Casey Barber’s passion and a decision to launch Rose Gold Wine in 2018. Her Provence rosé made in the South of France is now found in numerous places around Texas. “I had my very first glass of Provence rosé in the South of France, and it was a beautiful experience,” Barber said. “You’re having this beautiful glass of wine; it’s always a gorgeous setting, pretty French people everywhere enjoying rosé. “It evokes a unique experience that you can only feel in the South of France, except if you open a bottle of Rose Gold. It brings back those happy, warm feelings.” The stay at home mom and former family nurse practitioner decided that the warm memories of rosé in France needed to be shared.
You’re having this beautiful glass of wine; it’s always a gorgeous setting, pretty French people everywhere enjoying rosé. Casey Barber “I feel so lucky and blessed and fortunate that people taste it, love it, and want to put it on their wine list,” she said. “I love that they’re getting what I did it for, which is to evoke that feeling of wine in the South of France.”
Casey Barber hopes her Rose Gold Wine brand evokes in others what she felt tasting her first Provence rosé in the South of France. (COURTESY PHOTOS) Although this brand is produced and packaged in the South of France, Barber considers Rose Gold Wine a local brand. Catering to local Texas business and restaurants, you can find this wine at Royal Blue Grocery, Pogo’s Wine & Spirits, Goody Goody Liquor, Dallas Fine Wine, and Tom Thumb. The classic dry Provence rosé is made just 60 miles north of Saint Tropez, France.
Despite the common belief that rosé mixes white and red grapes, Barber’s uses two red ones – grenache grapes and cinsault grapes. The winemakers can produce a gentle pink color, one unique from your traditional red wine. Allowing the grapes’ skin to keep contact with the juice for less than 30 minutes produces the soft salmon pale color that defines the taste and
look of the rosé wine. “It’s a wine that wine drinkers and those that are new to the wine category can all really enjoy and appreciate,” Barber said. “It’s really fun to see how this wine category has become such a neat experience for people, where they have been able to try a new wine that they’ve never had before, and they find themselves going back.”
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County, State Stances Differ on Eviction Protection By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers
The same day that most Dallas County justices of the peace agreed to hold off on eviction proceedings related to nonpayment of rent during the pandemic, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said counties lack the power to stop evictions, period. Paxton’s nonbinding legal advice was issued on Aug. 7, in the afternoon. That morning, seven out of 10 Dallas County justices of the peace agreed to delay eviction hearings until Aug. 24. In July, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked Gov. Greg Abbott to consider an outright ban on evictions until the pandemic was better under control. Abbott did not. “While local officials do possess certain emergency powers...statewide eviction procedures far exceed
the requirement that those powers be exercised ‘on an appropriate local scale,’” Paxton said in a letter. “Government Code does not authorize local governmental entities operating under a declared disaster to independently rewrite state law as it applies to their jurisdiction to prohibit, delay, or restrict the issuance of a notice to vacate.” And while it’s unclear if Paxton’s opinion will mean county justices of the peace will rescind their cooperation, it did impact Austin and Travis County, who enacted eviction moratoriums in July. Many of the counties and cities hardest hit by the pandemic sought to find a way to protect the most vulnerable of their citizens after a federal moratorium on evictions expired July 31. Renters within the city of Dallas, though, still have a reprieve. A
COVID-19 eviction ordinance remains in effect as long as there is a state or city disaster declaration. The city’s ordinance gives tenants 60 days to prove that the pandemic created a hardship situation that prevented them from obtaining rent money. A landlord must issue a notice of possible eviction, and then the tenant has 21 days to reply with proof that the pandemic financially impacted them. After the 21st day, the tenant will need to provide a plan to pay their rent within 39 days. The city also has a rental and mortgage assistance program. According to recent data, more than $1.2 million in assistance has been awarded so far with 89% of the applications being from people seeking rental assistance. Dallas County’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program
The city of Dallas has awarded more than $1.2 million in rental assistance during the pandemic so far. (PHOTO: CITY OF DALLAS) also provided short-term rental, mortgage, and utility assistance to low-income Dallas County
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Passion For Fashion
Park Cities mom expands online clothing, accessories boutique with brick-and-mortar store People Newspapers
What are your favorite trends/inspirations for Avara? I love the idea of mixing highlow when it comes to fashion spending more money on certain “investment pieces”, but having a wardrobe comprised mostly of affordable pieces that enable you to
Avara owner Emily Wickard recently celebrated the opening of a brick-and-mortar location for the clothing and accessories boutique at 4239 W. Lovers Lane. (PHOTOS: MERISSA DE FALCIS) try out new trends and have fun with fashion without breaking the bank. With most of our pieces priced below $50, we make it easy to do. As for this Fall, I’m loving all the gorgeous midi dresses - perfect to keep you cool, comfortable and chic.
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Watching your parents age can be tough. Growing up, they were like super-heroes. Strong, independent, and always there for you. Just seeing your parents go gray can be startling enough! The sudden changes that can happen following a stroke are often devastating to witness. That was the situation of one family that I was privileged to work with. John had been a strong, but gentle man. He had worked hard to support his family before retiring, and was enjoying a life full of grandchildren, trips to the lake house, and weekly bridge match-ups with friends. When he had a stroke, the family rallied around him, making sure he was getting the best from his doctors, nurses, and therapists. John went to rehab from the hospital, then came home to live with his wife. At first things seemed to be going well, but he then started to lose all of the gains he had made while in therapy. He was able to do less and less for himself. His wife and family were overwhelmed. John’s family heard that I help people to live more independent, safe, meaningful lives. At first, they were hesitant to call.
What difference could one little therapist possibly make? But, despite their uncertainty, they picked up the phone. They shared their story, and asked a simple question: “Can you help?” As it turned out, I could. We started with a No-Cost discovery visit in the comfort of John and his wife’s home. I answered all their questions, and explained all their options. At the end of the visit, we made a plan to get John and his family back to living the lives they deserved. John and I worked hard. He got stronger. We solved problems, and found ways for John to be more independent and do the things he loved. It wasn’t always easy, but most things worth doing aren’t. If you are worried about a loved one after a stroke, HERE IS A WAY TO HELP: Choose ONE of the following options: • Option 1: CALL or TEXT 24/7 469-9981245 to request a FREE Report on Stroke Recovery. It’s full of tips and recommendations-just for stroke. • Option 2: Schedule a NO-COST Stroke Discovery Visit. Just call 469-998-1245 or send an e-mail to thrive@AIPCTherapy.com Author Emilia Bourland, MOT, OTR, ECHM is the owner of AIPC Therapy. Contact her at 469998-1245 or emilia.bourland@aipctherapy.com
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A Park Cities mom’s clothing and accessories boutique, Avara, which started in 2018 as an online shop, has grown to include a physical location. Owner Emily Wickard worked in corporate finance for 20 years, most recently as VP of Financial Planning & Analysis for Las Colinas-based Flowserve, before starting Avara. “While I loved the people I worked with, I just wasn’t passionate about what I was doing,” Wickard said. She found her real passion in fashion, and recalled searching ‘how to start an online boutique’ online at her kitchen table, beginning to source products, selling them in a Park Cities Facebook group, and hosting pop up shops at her home. She started the website for Avara in 2018 and developed an app in 2019. While the COVID-19 pandemic caused Avara to pivot to exclusively e-commerce, they opened a physical location in late July. Avara has pop ups from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays
and Fridays at the new location at 4239 W. Lovers Lane. “Fashion and shopping have always been a passion of mine. I get so excited when I find that special piece I know my Avaraistas will love. For me, it’s all about making a woman feel good — it’s music to my ears when a woman tells me she received ‘so many compliments’ when wearing one of our pieces,” Wickard said. “Most of our customers are between the ages of 35 and 65, usually busy moms who have a lot on their plates. There aren’t a ton of options for women of a certain age to find fun, on trend pieces that are age appropriate AND affordable. We love having a brick and mortar presence where women can come see and try pieces in person.” Wickard answered a few more questions about Avara:
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Dan Eckelkamp found his passion for modern and contemporary residential design – becoming an architect as his second career 15 years ago. After working at firms in Dallas, including with well-known architect Lionel Morrison, he started his studio, Eckxstudio for Modern Architecture six years ago. His home in Preston Hollow was featured on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Dallas Home Tour last fall. You may see him cycling on the Northaven Trail and around White Rock Lake. He also enjoys designing and building furniture and is involved in the arts community.
What is the best thing about being an architect? I love working with my clients. I spend a lot of time at the beginning of a project getting to know my clients, so I understand how their wishes, dreams, and needs start to shape the project.
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Best advice for anyone looking into building a custom home? Allow enough time. Even after interviewing architects and hiring one, there are many moving parts and details to consider to get everything right. Good design is thoughtful, well planned, and thorough, and it is worth investing enough time to achieve a really great outcome.
What led you to this What is a design career in architectrend you are excited ture and design? about? In telecom, I Flexibility in where the master suite is situfound myself unsatisfied in my job, and ated. There is the stanI recall every workday dard, old thought of watching the clock “the master suite always on the ground until 5:30 pm when floor,” and for some of I could go home and Dan Eckelkamp my clients, this makes work on my personal home renovation. I resigned from great programmatic sense. However, the telecom world so I could fo- I’ve designed several houses where cus on my love of architecture and I’ve placed the master suite upstairs, design and went back to graduate opening up a whole new set of posschool for a master of architecture sibilities and views for my clients. degree. What is the most-used room in If you could go back in time and your home? give just-starting-out you any adIt’s for sure our living room/dinvice, what would it be? ing room/kitchen space that’s all Follow your passion. Think open-plan and connected as one about what you’re really good at large space. My wife especially loves and what types of things brought the space because it overlooks our you joy as a child and now. Grow- pool and courtyard, which feels reing up, I was always building things sort-like to her. with LEGOs and woodworking See more of our conversation with with my father, building furniture, and helping him with house reno- Eckelkamp and his architechtural expevations. If you find yourself doing riences at peoplenewspapers.com.
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Sports
EXPERIENCED LADY SCOTS TAKE OFF-SEASON HURDLES IN STRIDE By Todd Jorgenson
“There are so many players on this team who can play so many different positions,” Dearman said. “That really helps us to be able to think up some different schemes and move people around.” Other key contributors this season should include Emily Hellmuth, Charlotte Lassarat, and Presley Wright, as well as setters Carter Ching and Grace Braner. However, Ceci Gooch will miss the season with an injury. “When you have that kind of success and you have this many returners, that can only help you going forward,” Dearman said. “We’re excited about getting started.”
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ighland Park will enter its new season with plenty of motivation for another deep playoff run. But first, the Lady Scots are just eager to return to the court. With an experienced roster and an established system, HP is probably better equipped than most programs to handle a tumultuous offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sept. 7, the focus returns to the routine — and on improving upon last season’s postseason exit just one match shy of the Class 5A state tournament. “We’re grateful to hopefully be able to play a season,” said HP head coach Michael Dearman. “The great news is that we’ve got so many returners from last year. I feel good about us being able to speed things up and get things going pretty quickly.” Although the schedule is still being finalized, the Lady Scots are slated to begin their regular season in mid-September. Since the UIL has scrapped tournament play this season, teams will fill those voids with a series of threeteam duals and Saturday contests
THE PLAID REPORT IS BACK! FROM LEFT: Anna Claire Nichol, Kennedy Westendorff, and Grace Braner. Highland Park fell just one victory short of a Class 5A state tournament appearance last season. (PHOTOS: CHRIS MCGATHEY) to prepare for the start of district competition on Sept. 29. This year’s adjusted calendar will include district play finishing in early November, playoffs over Thanksgiving weekend, and the state tournament just before the holiday break. The onset of the pandemic scuttled the spring club volleyball season, although many club pro-
grams have not been subjected to the same training restrictions as school teams. Since almost all of HP’s players compete on the club circuit, they’ve still been working out — just not together. “The girls have resources and the parents are very supportive in terms of training with their club teams,” Dearman said. “That’s been helpful for our program.”
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Cold Concept: Hydration Popsicles Hit Close to Home for Son of HP Coach By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers
Randy Allen has had the same career for more than four decades. Zac Allen, on the other hand, prefers the jack-of-all-trades approach. The interests of the legendary Highland Park football coach and his entrepreneur son converge in Sport Ice, a new business venture that Zac is launching this fall. The company is manufacturing and selling all-natural hydration popsicles for athletes to replenish nutrients and fluids. Zac didn’t need to look far to find subjects for his market research, as the Scots have already become enthusiastic supporters of the frozen treats. “Dad is a specialist, and I’m a generalist,” said Zac Allen, who also is a pastor and nonprofit administrator. “He knew what he wanted to do from the get-go. He wanted to be a football coach, and he was focused on what it took to be great at that. I just find myself at the front end of building things.” Zac’s business partner is Jonathan Harper, who has a private equity background and played receiver at HP during the 1990s.
Jonathan Harper (left) and Zac Allen (right) are launching their Sport Ice popsicles this fall in the Park Cities. HP football coach Randy Allen (center) said his players will have them available for practices and games this fall. (COURTESY PHOTO) The two met during camps as teenagers — when the Allens lived in Abilene — and remained friends ever since. Sport Ice has some nostalgic roots for former athletes who recall getting sugary popsicles after their games as kids. But its primary motivation lies squarely in the present, namely an increase in millennial
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the game and then keep in their freezers.” He said two highly concentrated popsicles provide the electrolyte equivalent of a 12-ounce sports drink. They’re also low in sugar, with a softer texture more like a sorbet. “[HP was] dealing with cramps in the second halves of games. They wanted to find a way to keep these kids on the field,” said Zac, who moved his family f rom Austin to Dallas two years ago. “Highland Park is not the only team who’s dealing with this.” After ordering manufacturing equipment f rom China, the company was forced to scale back its launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, Zac decided to start the rollout locally after starting mass production in early August. The launch will include four flavors, with plans to add more in the future. The popsicles are available on Amazon, through the Sport Ice website, and with a few local retail options pending. “Our launch looks different than we thought it would because of coronavirus,” Zac said. “So we decided to exclusively launch it and promote it in the community in which we live.”
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Schools
PANDEMIC PROMPTS ADJUSTMENTS AT HPISD
Highland Park High School announced plans to utilize a hybrid model at Highland Park High School once in-person instruction resumes. (COURTESY PHOTOS)
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he 2020-2021 school year will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, whether Highland Park ISD families choose virtual or on-campus instruction. The district announced Aug. 4 plans to begin using emergency remote learning starting Aug. 20, and resume on-campus instruction Sept. 8. “Based upon all the feedback and input that I’ve received, I believe what’s in the best interest of our entire community, particularly our students and our staff, is that we start with our emergency
closure schedule. We have said since the beginning of our planning the school year more than two months ago that our top priority is (the) health and safety of our students, staff, parents, and community,” Superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg said during a work session. Trigg added that remote instruction, as well as special education services will be more robust than they were in the spring. The same week, Highland Park High School announced plans to utilize a hybrid model of instruction when students return to the building Sept. 8. Specifically, the high school outlined in a newsletter sent to
parents a plan in which half of the students who chose in-person instruction would be on campus at one time each school day and would alternate days on campus. “When students are not in attendance, they will still follow their regular brick and mortar schedule but log in to follow along virtually,” the newsletter read. Students will reportedly be split according to the alphabet to take into consideration families with multiple students. There will still be full-time remote instruction for students who choose that option. “We believe the hybrid model captures the best of both worlds
by allowing us to offer in-person learning while maximizing social distancing. We think it is critical for our students to be able to interact with their teachers and classmates while at the same reducing class-sizes,” the newsletter read. The Texas Education Agency’s latest guidance allows high schools to utilize a hybrid model after on-campus instruction resumes. New Highland Park High School principal Jeremy Gilbert also detailed in a video posted to the district’s YouTube channel measures including Plexiglass partitions at each table as a barrier between students while
they’re eating lunch, allowing juniors and seniors to go home for lunch, thus reducing the number of students in the cafeteria, and providing students the option to pre-order their meals. Campus administrators said in a video that Plexiglass partitions will likewise be used in cafeterias at the elementary level, students will have assigned seats, those buying their lunch at school will place their order in their classroom each day, and families will manage lunch accounts online. Highland Park Middle School principal Christopher Miller said in a video that the middle school will also utilize the gym and auditorium for lunch for social distancing. Gilbert said as part of the emergency closure schedule, which the district will start the school year on, high school students will be required to check in virtually for class periods during the day, and the school day will include both synchronous, or real-time, live instruction between teachers and students, and asynchronous class periods. Miller said the middle school will also follow a class-period-based schedule whether families opt for in-person or virtual learning.
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Community Service Cornerstone of Mantra
Jewelry business supports Dallas community during COVID-19 pandemic By Shaye Wattson People Newspapers
In Sanskrit, the word ‘mantra’ signifies a positive resonance, which embodies the goal rising high school senior Nrithi Subramanian aimed toward when founding her jewelry business — Mantra and Company — at the beginning of the year. Subramanian, along with her executive team, strive to bring about change outside of their social media platforms and, instead, make an impact through donating the earnings of their business to various organizations. “As teenagers we get stuck with posting on social media as a means to bring change,” she said. “I found myself getting stuck on what to do beyond that and wondered how I could go further. The company is my way of doing that. It is a catalyst setting off the chain reaction for social change.” Unlike other philanthropic business ventures, Mantra and Company does not donate their earnings to only one social cause. Instead, the company’s earnings have gone toward multiple institutions since its launch. In the beginning, profits were donated towards relief efforts for the wildfires raging
Mantra and Company founder Nrithi Subramanian and designer Mary McCue Bell are working to serve the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PHOTOS: SHAYE WATTSON) within Australia in February. Now, the company has turned inward towards local causes in the Dallas area, including organizations like the Genesis Women’s Shelter
and the North Texas Food Bank and, more recently, small businesses struggling during the pandemic have received COVID care packages by the company. These pack-
ages contain handmade masks, hand sanitizers, and wipes. “COVID-19 was very unexpected and we expected to take a hit,” designer and rising senior
Mary McCue Bell said. “What the pandemic has taught us, though, is that we can make a change no matter how we do it and no matter where we are, through the company.” In the five months since the company first launched, it’s experienced immense growth throughout the Dallas area and beyond. Not only has the executive team grown from four people to a dozen, but the brand has also gained 90 ambassadors for their products, which has helped increase popularity even further. Mantra also introduced a new chapter in Minnesota with its own executive board and members, which has expanded the business from a local e-commerce venture to a national scale. While unsure as to what will happen with Mantra once the founding members move on to college, they plan to grow and expand the business and to continue igniting social change through jewelry. “I think Mantra and Company represents the power of unity and the power of diversity,” Subramanian said. “The feeling of coming together and making an actual change in the world is incomparable.” Shaye Wattson begins her senior year at Highland Park High School in August.
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Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Winners The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins to 172 girls from the region, including several in the Park Cities. Girl Scouts’ most prestigious designation recognizes girls in grades nine through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through intensive, multi-year projects that have sustainable impact in the community and beyond. Troop 93 Reva Henderson Reva Henderson, the daughter of John Henderson and Reva Knight, is a 2019 graduate of Highland Park High School. Her project: She started a club so high school students could study global issues teach what they learned to younger students. Troop 156 Anjana Rathan Anjana Rathan, the daughter of Sakila Thiruvadivel, is a 2020 graduate of Highland Park High School. Her project: She used the movie Zootopia to start discussions and teach 100-plus elementary school children at Dallas libraries and the Stew Pot about bullying and non-inclusiveness. Troop 857 Reagan Schmidt Reagan Schmidt, the daughter of Michael and Wendy Schmidt, is a 2020
graduate of Highland Park High School. Her project: She created baskets with table activities for residents of the Brookwood Community, an educational environment in Berkshire, Texas, that creates meaningful jobs and purpose for adults with disabilities.
Troop 1272 Danielle Browne Danielle Browne, daughter of Sharon Browne and Jennifer Sullivan, is a 2019 graduate of Highland Park High School. Her project: She collaborated with Hope’s Door, an organization that aids victims of family violence, to make the agency’s facility more welcoming, calming, and able to provide a sense of hope. Troop 2762 Carlyn Johnson Carlyn Johnson, the daughter of Robert and Kelly Johnson, attends Highland Park High School). Her project: She purchased new equipment, implemented facility improvements, and created awareness for Hunger Busters, which provides a third meal daily to food-insecure children in Dallas ISD. Troop 3021 Lydia England Lydia England, daughter of Neal and Suzanne England, attends iUniversity Prep. Her project:
She painted a jungle mural with life-size animals and vegetation at SPARK!, a nonprofit that fosters creativity in children in grades two through 12.
Her project: She renovated Pet Memorial Stones garden for Operation Kindness and created a pamphlet to encourage more stone donations.
Troop 3203 Elena Dewar Elena De war, the daughter of Peter Dewar and Yvette Ostolaza, attends The Hockaday School). Her project: She built a mural, held a toy and gift drive, and created awareness for Hope Supply Company, which meets critical needs of homeless children.
Alexis Perry A l e x i s Pe r r y, daughter of Landon and Wendy Perry, attends Highland Park High School. She planned and conducted a volleyball and fitness camp for children at the Brother Bill’s Helping Hand.
Troop 3457 Brooke Horowitz Brooke Horowitz, the daughter of Mitch Horowitz and Traci Marshall, attends Ursuline Ac ad e m y. H e r project: She provided hygiene kits and renovated the mother’s room for Hope and Future, a home in Guatemala for women and children escaping abuse, neglect, and trafficking. Troop 3700 Kaylie Bishop Kaylie Bishop, daughter of Charles and Karla Bishop, attends Highland Park High School:
Logan Powers Logan Powers, daughter of Adam and Lisa Powers, attends The Winston School. Her project: She biweekly presented various artists to students attending the after school program at Ben Milam Elementary. Troop 5395 Julia Cary Julia C a r y, daughter of David and Stacy Cary, is a 2020 graduate of Highland Park High School. Her project: She created a mural focused on underwater sea life for the learning center at Family Place, a shelter for victims of family violence.
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Newly-Founded Student Advocacy Coalition Focuses on Social Justice Issues Black Lives Matter, the immigration crisis or the mistreatment of the LGBTQ+ community, but also to guide those involved on how they can make an impact through acting on their beliefs and spreading awareness of the issues. “I want to see people have more of an open mind,” Osimetha said. “I want people to understand that not only do we have the power to change the world but that the information needed to do so is at our fingertips. I want students to take the initiative to learn more and try to create a more equal and open environment in our country.” Shaye Wattson begins her senior year at Highland Park High School in August.
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Racial and cultural injustices have been a fundamental part of the U.S. since its founding. In recent years, society has shifted to be more inclusive towards people of all backgrounds and to promote equality like never before, yet there is a significant lack of information on these topics taught in American schools. With the Black Lives Matter movement gaining more support each day, rising senior Zaria Osimetha decided that enough is enough and founded the Student Advocacy Coalition (SAC) to spread awareness and educate high school students about racial injustice. “After the murder of George Floyd, I was just at a loss of what to do,” Osimetha said. “I realized that there was a deficit in Dallas. There was no program where students of all backgrounds could really learn about what has caused certain injustices and what we can do as the next generation to help. My goal is to educate students and teach them how to be an ally.” In keeping with their mission to educate the students of Dallas, SAC has been hosting monthly meetings for members via Zoom that touch upon different social issues each month. The executive board and ambassadors have also been hosting community forums each month for both members and non-members to allow for open discussions on race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and more. “We just need to spread awareness within
ALL ABOUT THE S T U D E N T A D VO C A CY C OA L I T I O N O F D A L L A S The Student Advocacy Coalition of Dallas is a student-led organization, founded with the intent to unite students across the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the pursuit of racial and cultural justice. Check out the SAC website https:// www.sacdallas.org/ Emilie Hong, Ari Appel, Isabella Page, Monse Rodriguez., Zaria Osimetha, Avery Eckert, and Madison Shelby of the Student Advocacy Coalition (SAC). The SAC seeks to spread awareness and educate high school students about racial injustice. (PHOTOS: SHAYE WATTSON) our communities,” ambassador and rising senior Genevieve Minnis said. “A lot of people aren’t getting exposed to the information they’re looking for surrounding these topics, so I think it’s really important that we’re helping to teach the information that
we students need about racial and cultural issues that we haven’t been learning in school.” SAC aims to be a catalyst for change through education and action. Their goal is not only to teach its members about issues like
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Lovely Lunches, Burned Puppets, and Rhythmic Teachers
Three Thomases - son, dad, granddad - share Armstrong Elementary School memories
Three generations of the Thomas family enjoy comparing tales of their days at Armstrong Elementary School. Kenneth D. Thomas spent the most time there, serving as principal for 17 years beginning in 1978. His sons attended in the 1980s, Joel for thirdthrough fifth-grades, Karl for second-through fifth. Joel’s son, Alec, wrapped up five years in May. What did Alec enjoy most? “My friends and my teachers,” he said, mentioning Marta Finlay, Mary Carol Hughes, Annabelle Bass, Katie ( Johnson) Owens, and Ashraf Mobh by name.
I remember that even after the burned classroom was rebuilt and all the other fire damage was repaired, Armstrong still smelled like smoke on rainy days. Joel Thomas Alec still talks about playing the autoharp in Armstrong: The Musical, written by music teacher Dianne Morgan and performed
FROM LEFT: Joel, Alec, and Kenneth Thomas love Armstrong Elementary School. (COURTESY PHOTO) by third-graders in March 2019 to celebrate the school’s first century. Former students will recall Kenneth Thomas standing at the Cornell Avenue entrance in the morning, holding the door open and greeting students by name. He also knew their parents and siblings by name. He recalled replacing the office’s rotary-dial phone with a push-button one. Many students
had no idea how to dial a rotary phone, the retired principal said. During his tenure, the Armstrong Dads Club and PTA bought the school district’s first computers: four Apple II Plus models. Full-day kindergarten began. Sally Kull agreed to teach Spanish, and the PTA paid her salary for weekly instruction to each grade level. “I could elaborate longer than you would want to listen, but I
had 17 years of utopia at Armstrong,” he said. “Now, I shall miss being there each afternoon to pick up my grandson.” Joel and his son share fond memories of lunch, one of Alec’s favorite times, because he could choose what he wanted. Alec spent more for lunch at Armstrong than Joel did on lunch at work, the father said, but missed out on the wonderful food Minnie Bladen prepared through-
out the 1980s — especially the fried chicken, chocolate pie, and hush puppies that were favorites of visiting postal workers, police officers, and parents. The Thomas men remember the fire that destroyed a second-floor classroom one Friday night in the early 1980s. Joel’s fourth-grade class had made puppets in Grace Ann Carr’s room for a show. The script changed to reflect the smoke-damaged puppets’ perspective, and their reenactment of the fire was received with awe by all the classes, including Karl’s. “I remember that even after the burned classroom was rebuilt and all the other fire damage was repaired, Armstrong still smelled like smoke on rainy days,” Joel said. He fondly remembered fifthgrade teacher Lavinia Webb, who capitalized on her background as a music teacher and used the rhythms of music to teach science, math, and spelling. Joel and Karl represented Armstrong in the district spelling bee. Alec’s advancement to middle school won’t end the Thomas family association with Armstrong. The retired principal intends to remain active with the school and the neighborhood, he said. “We are all extremely blessed to live in a school district that values and supports quality instruction for everyone.” – Staff report
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Silas Farley in Songs from the Spirit
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‘America at Its Best’ The quarterly digital publication The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the George W. Bush Institute honors “America at Its Best,” everyday heroes committed to kindness and courage in crisis. It includes contributions from President George W. Bush, Laura Bush; Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Major League Baseball pitcher Clayton Kershaw; author Bob Goff; InspireMore CEO Robert Neely, Jr.; and Presidential Leadership Scholar Jay Bhatt. “Empathy and simple kindness are essential, powerful tools of national recovery,” the former president said. “Even at an appropriate social distance, we can find ways to be present in the lives of others – to ease their anxiety and share
their burdens.” The former first lady added, “Now is a great time to teach our children that everyone can be a hero.” Dance On Ballet Star Dancer and choreographer Silas Farley, who retired from New York City Ballet (NYCB) in May after eight years with the company, will be the Armstrong Visiting Artist-in-Residence in Ballet at Meadows School of the Arts for the 2020-21 school year. While with NYCB from 2012 until 2020, the national dance star performed principal roles in the works of George Balanchine and Christopher Wheeldon and originating roles in ballets by Wheeldon, Lauren Lovette, and Justin Peck. Internationally acclaimed
violinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Chad Hoopes will join the SMU Meadows School of the Arts faculty this fall. Welcome Renowned Violinists Internationally acclaimed violinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Chad Hoopes will join the SMU Meadows School of the Arts faculty this fall. Sitkovetsky, a concert and recording artist who has performed as a guest soloist with dozens of major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, and Moscow Symphony, will serve as artist-in-residence. Hoopes, who won first prize at the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition and has performed with leading ensembles
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across the globe, will serve as professor of practice. Know Shakespeare, Will Travel A Fulbright Scholars grant will send actor, director and playwright Blake Hackler, associate professor of theatre, to Romania for four months. Tentatively beginning in the spring of 2021, depending on COVID-19, his project, “Embodying Shakespeare: A 21st Century Approach to Classical Acting,” will include teaching Shakespeare at the University of Craiova and observing and working with actors at the National Theatre-Marin Sorescu. Couldn’t Decide Who’s Better The Los Angeles-based Viano String Quartet and London-based Marmen Quartet, which tied last year as first-place winners of the
renowned Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) in Canada, will serve as the Peak Fellowship Ensembles-in-Residence at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, beginning this fall. SMU began a collaboration with BISQC last year to offer the residency. Keep on Shuttling Dallas Area Rapid Transit and SMU agreed to continue the SMU Express shuttle service for another year. The shuttle, connecting, the campus with SMU/Mockingbird Station and nearby apartments, operates Monday through Friday, plus Saturday during the school year. SMU Express draws 871 riders a day, making it one of DART’s highest shuttle ridership performers.
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SUPPORT KIDNEYTEXAS BY LETTING LUNCHEON COME TO YOU Runway Report 2020 Fashion Show skips country club, heads to homes
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Sandy Secor KidneyTexas Inc.’s annual fall luncheon will feature again fashions from Tootsies but the show will be broadcast online instead of held as in 2019 at the Brook Hollow Golf Club. (PHOTOS: DANA DRIENSKY AND DANIEL DRIENSKY)
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ranted, COVID-19 monopolizes the headlines, but other diseases threaten, too, and remain targets of nonprofit efforts. So while the pandemic demands precautions, KidneyTexas Inc. decided the annual luncheon must go on – even if that means holding it in places smaller and more private than a country club. “With the onset of Covid-19, we have had to re-think how we can continue with our mission of transforming lives by fighting Kidney Disease – but doing it safely,” event chair Sharon Ballew said. “With this in mind, we hope that you will join us as we try something new, a little outside the box.” Since 1999, KidneyTexas volunteers and underwriters have raised more than $3.7 million to “promote research, enhance treatment, and support quality renal care in
our community,” KidneyTexas president Sandy Secor said. Secor, Ballew, and honorary event chair Jolie Humphrey announced that The Runway Report 2020 Luncheon and Fashion Show | Our Sole Mission: Transformations on Sept. 22 would occur without a mass gathering. Instead, benefactors will host private satellite gatherings at homes or offices. Individuals may also participate alone. For example, a $3,500 contribution brings a fully-catered luncheon, including champagne and a floral centerpiece, to the table host’s home. More substantial contributions include a photographer dropping by to capture images of the fun. Individual tickets begin at $350 and include lunch. At 11 a.m., participants will watch the streaming of The Kidney Texas Show produced by Jan Strimple. The program with Scott Murray, emcee, includes a fashion show sponsored by Tootsies plus awards,
announcements, and surprise guests. Even the nine prizes that guests could win come with pandemic-influenced contents. The nine reusable, cleanable, containers each contain 50 pairs of disposable powder-f ree, latex-f ree, soft industrial gloves; 50 three-ply disposable masks; one Container of “hard to find” Clorox Disinfecting Wipes; one 10-once hand sanitizer with aloe; one bottle of champagne (with which “to celebrate when we have a vaccine”); one bottle each of red and white wine; one small box of “emergency chocolate;” a $50 TOOTSIES gift card; and a $50 gift card for a “favorite curbside restaurant.” “One thing remains the same, Kidney Disease continues to strike all ages and is devastating for our friends and family,” Secor said. “Please join in our efforts to find a cure, improve treatment, and provide better care for our neighbors in need.”
I F YO U ‘ G O ’ WHAT: KidneyTexas Inc. The Runway Report 2020 Luncheon and Fashion Show WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 22, with threecourse meals delivered from 9 to 11 a.m. and the streaming program beginning at 11 a.m. WHERE: At participating homes and businesses TICKETS: Starting at $350 for individuals and $3,500 for table hosts. Visit kidneytexas.org, email kidneytexas@ sbcglobal.net, or call 214-891-0896. Get them by Sept. 7. MORE: The Sue Goodnight Service Award honorees are Lorraine Meenan and Mary Miller. Beneficiaries are Camp Reynal of the National Kidney Foundation, Texas Health Resources Foundation, and Methodist Health System Foundation. Prize tickets are $25 each or five for $100.
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‘All things are not equal,’ But America Ferrera Wants to Change That
‘Ugly Betty’ star will give keynote address as Texas Women’s Foundation takes ‘luncheon’ online By William Taylor
cludes essays by other first-generation American artists and activists working through the challenges of assimilating while remaining connected to where they came from. “I always felt like that made me more American,” Ferrera said in a 2018 interview for Entertainment Weekly. She wants to help other people of color to feel more welcomed to engage with American politics, Ferrera told net-a-porter.com. “If your parents never engaged, why would you?” In that interview, she also discussed the importance of having more women in decision-making roles. “Of course, I wanna see a woman president, but that’s not gonna solve the problem,” she said. “We need 50% women on our boards; we need 50% women in front of and behind the camera. “We cannot accept that as a natural phenomenon; that all things being equal, women are less qualified. No! All things are not equal.”
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What does America look like? “Latina, short, chubby, not the picture of perfection” – that’s how the actress known for her title role in Ugly Betty described herself in a 2018 cover story on net-a-porter.com. “I am who I am,” America Ferrera told the online fashion retailer. “I don’t fit in traditional boxes for women on screen. When I became an actress, my mere presence was a revolution because I wasn’t supposed to exist in this industry.” From her breakout roles in the 2002 movie Real Women Have Curves and television comedy Ugly Betty, the daughter of Honduran immigrants has gone on to star and produce the NBC comedy Superstore, edit and contribute to her book American Like Me, and speak out at such events as the 2016 Democratic Convention and the Women’s March in 2017. Soon Ferrera will serve as the keynote speaker for the Texas Women’s Foundation’s annual “luncheon,” which will be held virtually this year at lunchtime on Sept. 29. Foundation president and CEO Roslyn Dawson Thompson announced this year’s theme: Texas For All. “We are thrilled to assemble this ‘dream team’ – our keynote speaker, America Ferrera, who is passionate about strength in diversity and the importance of creating opportunities for everyone to participate fully in our society and economy, and our co-chairs, Bonnie Clinton and Cynt Marshall, who share the same
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passion and make it a reality through their exemplary leadership,” Dawson Thompson said. Clinton is vice president and chief procurement officer for Toyota North America. Marshall is chief executive officer of The Dallas Mavericks. Other participants include Laysha Ward, Target executive vice president and chief external engagement officer, and A. Shonn Brown, Kimberly-Clark vice president and deputy general counsel, and Texas Women’s Foundation
board chair. “We’re inviting old friends and new friends from across the state to take their places at our virtual table for exceptional conversation and connection,” Dawson Thompson said. “For 35 years, we’ve empowered Texas women and girls to build strong and inclusive communities, and that work is more important today than ever before.” Ferrera’s book, subtitled Reflections of Life Between Cultures, is about inclusion. It in-
TEXAS FOR ALL What: The Texas Women’s Foundation 35h annual luncheon When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 Where: Virtual, watch during the lunch hour. Tickets: $35. Visit txwfluncheon.org.
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Living Well and Faith RESTAURANT WEEK BEGINS
But not without some COVID-reality changes
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ong considered an ideal way to try a new restaurant, grab a fancy date night, and support local charities, Restaurant Week in Dallas-Fort Worth is something of a fall tradition (even if it won’t feel like fall for another, well, month or three). But this is also a year where the pandemic — and all its attendant restaurant closures and restrictions — has factored into the planning. But that’s not to say that diners won’t have plenty of choices — or that the 23rd anniversary of the event doesn’t have some surprises. Restaurant Week officially kicks off Aug. 31 and lasts through Sept. 6, but many restaurants have extended their run through Sept. 27. This year’s campaign features dine-in and new take-out options for three-course prix fixe dinners for either $39 or $49, and two-course lunches for just $19. Diners can get a free additional course with a FedEx Office-DFW Restaurant Week Fourth Course Certificate. For each meal purchased during the campaign, 10 percent will be donated to the North Texas Food Bank (if the restaurant is in the greater Dallas area) or Lena Pope (if the restaurant is in Tarrant County). In addition to the fourth course offering, Garrison Brothers Distillery is sponsoring DFW Restaurant Week Cocktails, with signature cocktails available at select restaurants. Diners can also enter to win an exclusive dinner for four delivered to their home for a virtual Zoom dining experience with Entercom radio personalities. “DFW Restaurant Week is our largest annual fundraiser, thanks in large part to the restaurants who faithfully participate each year. Now, we are calling on the community to in turn also support these important local businesses,” said NTFB president and CEO Trisha Cunningham. “This year, diners are doubling the good by backing their favorite restaurants along with our mission at a time when we need it most. Every dollar donated to NTFB from your meal provides another three meals for
AL BIERNAT’S hungry North Texans.” Restaurants will adhere to the state and local guidelines, including those restricting occupancy and requiring masking. Not ready to dine-in just yet? Meals are also available for take-out, and cocktails are available as to-go kits. A little more than 90 restaurants across North Texas are participating this year, which means that you can make it an excursion and head over to Fort Worth, or you can stick closer to home and go to places like Al Biernat’s, Seasons 52, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Adelmo’s, and Nonna. Although NTFB and Lena Pope have been hit with unprecedented demand and financial impacts during the pandemic, the two organizations are giving back by taking a smaller donation — 10% vs. the previous 20%--in order to better help participating restaurants. Diners will be encouraged to make additional donations to these charities if they are able to do so. To make reservations and check out the entire list of restaurants, go to www.DFWrestaurantweek.com. -Staff report
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Still Reeling from COVID-19, Officials Cross Fingers for Mild Flu Season By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers
If there’s one potential upside to the masks, hand sanitizing, repeated cleaning, and social distancing that COVID-19 has wrought, it may be that it could also be a protection during the upcoming flu season, officials said. But that doesn’t mean they’re putting all their eggs in one basket--at an August press conference in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott joined state and local officials in stressing the importance of getting a flu shot this year. “Let’s stay where we are in terms of the vigilance and the discipline for the measures to prevent COVID-19 and, in doing so, I hope we will have the very mildest flu season in history,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt with the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Abbott, Hellerstedt, and UT Southwestern Medical Center President Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky were among those who gathered for the August roundtable, where everything from how to make the vaccine the most accessible to planning for potential demand for
FROM LEFT: Dr. John Hellerstedt, Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, and Gov. Greg Abbott (SCREENSHOTS: BETHANY ERICKSON)
hospital beds should some have complications from the flu was discussed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 8% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year and, for many, it’s minor. But the fact that the symptoms are quite similar at first to COVID-19, and the fact that any uptick in flu complications that result in hospitalizations could hamstring efforts to keep beds available for COVID patients, does have officials gearing
up for an even more robust approach to the upcoming season. “We know that the flu season is coming up. And if flu season this coming year were as severe as it was last year on top of the pandemic of COVID-19, that could pose substantial challenges for your hospitals, as well as for your PPE supplies,” Abbott said. “For a doctor, the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are very similar,” added Hellerstedt.
Abbott also pointed out that flu complications can be preventable because, unlike COVID-19, there is a vaccine for the flu. “One of the things we wanted to urge everybody today is to first understand the importance of getting ahead of the curve with regard to the flu during this time of COVID-19 and the best way that you can get ahead of the curve is by going up and making sure that you do get a flu vaccine,” Abbott said. Several doctors at the roundtable agreed. “I can’t emphasize that enough,” said Dr. John Zerwas, the UT System executive vice chancellor of health affairs. “We do understand we are facing a challenge of a flu season unlike any other because of the convergence with COVID-19 and I can only emphasize, I can’t emphasize too strongly your message of the importance this year of getting that vaccine early so that we do everything we can to diminish the overall impact of the flu and the potential stress it will place on our ability to provide all the care needed by the people of North Texas,” Podolsky said.
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Nine Tips for Looking After Your Mental Health During the Pandemic Texas Psychological Association offers resources, urges people to stay connected The COVID-19 pandemic comes with plenty of opportunities to get stressed. Texans are self-quarantining, homeschooling, and working from home. Some face job losses, underemployment, or other financial hardships. Maintaining good mental health is as vital and challenging as ever. “Fear, worry, and stress are a normal response to a perceived or real threat or when there is a need for rapid changes in our lives and new ways of coping,” said Texas Psychological Association member Bonny Gardner, Ph.D., M.P.H., a licensed psychologist in Austin. “People may feel a loss of control over their lives, which research has shown can make them more vulnerable to mental health problems.” The association, which represents more than 1,000 practicing psychologists and graduate students in Texas, is offering Texans practical advice and online resources to support their mental health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Some general recommendations for maintaining good emotional health during the pandemic: Maintain social connections to others and the broader community. Use phone, Zoom, social media, email, or old-fashioned letter writing. Stay informed about the impact of the virus but be sure that your sources of information are credible and legitimate. Limit watching the news about the virus to once
woodworking or gardening, or any other activity you’ve thought might be fun. Research on depression has shown that enjoyable activities reduce depressive symptoms. Don’t rely on alcohol or recreational drugs to cope with stress or regulate your mood. Look for hopeful stories about people helping one another during the pandemic and contribute to volunteer efforts or charities if you can. For ongoing concerns and more complex mental health issues, reach out to primary care physicians as well as psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. “Now more than ever, we need to focus on ways to stay connected as a community and remain hopeful in the face of the pandemic,” Gardner said. “Even when stress is overwhelming, there is no need to struggle alone.” – Staff report
Bonny Gardner (COURTESY PHOTOS) or twice a day. Too much news coverage can lead to fear-inducing thinking. Establish a regular schedule for yourself, even if you’re not required to be anywhere. Get up, shower, get dressed, and have a plan for your day. Include exercise in every day. Exercise has repeatedly been shown in research to be about as effective as antidepressants in reducing depressive symptoms. Walking
outside is great if you can observe necessary precautions. Get enough sleep every night and have a firm bedtime. Sleep is essential to mental health and helps maintain physical health and the immune system. Engage in self-care. Do things you enjoy. There are endless opportunities for new pursuits: If you’re artistic, paint or draw. Learn a language, read, cook, engage in
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Four Trends in Interior Design: Antiques, Brass, Color, Wallpaper Over the course of my interior design career, I have watched many trends come and go. Some looks are timeless and never seem to go out of style. Others fall in and out of favor in decades-long MARGARET CHAMBERS cycles. In this article, I’ll touch upon the four trends I am seeing come back this year: colorful interiors, antiques, brass hardware, and wallpaper.
Now is the perfect time to capitalize on those looks, so reintroduce them into your home to your heart’s content. Color: Starting around the 2010s, designers and homeowners alike gravitated towards neutral interiors with cool grays, dark hardwood floors, and all-white walls. Fast forward to 2020, and I’m starting to see things swinging back in the other direction.
contrast and warmth to those otherwise cool spaces. One popular brass finish for 2020 is “living finish,” which starts out bright and patinas naturally over time.
LEFT: Ignore the name - wallpaper’s not just for walls. See the difference it makes on this ceiling. RIGHT: Put wallpaper in frames to create art pieces. (PHOTOS: NATHAN SCHRODER, MICHAEL HUNTER) Colors, especially rich colors, are finally back. While I have designed many white-and-gray homes at my clients’ request, I’ve always preferred color and am excited to see homeowners favoring it once again. Antiques: Contemporary design has enjoyed precedence for quite a while now;
meanwhile, Old-World styles went out of fashion. Nowadays, however, people are wanting to mix old and new pieces again, rather than buying all-modern furniture. Although antiques are not as valuable as they once were, I predict that buyers will begin to seek them out. Vintage items, such as Italian glass pieces from the midcentury,
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LARRY NIX
03/07/1947 - 07/17/2020
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arry Nix passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, at age 73 on July 17, 2020, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Larry was born in Henderson, Texas, on March 7, 1947. He was raised in Seagoville, Texas, and served honorably in the Marine Corps before graduating from the University of Hawaii in 1983 as a Civil Engineer. In his professional life, Larry worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers and TU Electric for many years before striking out on his own as a successful and well-recognized custom home builder in the University Park area of Dallas. Larry knew this would be a place parents would want to raise their families and make memories; he took pride in that and made sure what he was building was more than a house–it was a home. Although he died from a disease that made the last few years difficult, Larry would always joke that it’s okay because he’d already done so much “living” in his previous years. His passion for living life to the fullest led him to go from
are currently very popular with the younger crowd. Brass Hardware: For many people, brass hardware screams ‘the 80s.’ Interestingly it’s been making a comeback for the last few years. This may be related to last decade’s trend of tonal gray rooms: brass added some much-needed
SUZANNE FLOTO BROWN one adventure to the next. On vacation to Hawaii with two of his best buddies at age 30, he vowed he would move there one day, which he did in the ’80s. There he completed his engineering degree and made new and dear friends before returning to Texas several years later. His fun and relaxed attitude could reliably turn any stranger into a fast friend. Anyone who knew Larry wouldn’t be surprised to see him pull up in a great car - he had a passion for classic cars and trucks. However, the great joy in Larry’s life did not come from his work or his adventures, but from the time he spent with his family and friends. To know Larry was to feel loved. He was accepting of everybody, and his greatest hope was that his family and friends found happiness in their own lives. This was a good thing as Larry helped raise six children; his easy-going, loving manner made him a wonderful family man. Larry was always there to cheer his loved ones on and lend a helping hand whenever needed. He was the epitome of selflessness and kindness. He did anything and everything for the people he loved. Everyone who knew Larry had a special place for him in their hearts, as he did for them. Larry’s kind and loving spirit is carried on by his wife Coco; his four daughters Christina, Cecilia, Lane, and Rebecca; his two sons James and Tyler; and his six grandchildren; as well as his brother and sister, Tracy and Lana; and his other extended family, Chris, Cody, Cory, Amy, and Tessa. A memorial service will be held later this month at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX. In lieu of any flowers, please consider sending a donation to Parkinson Voice Project.
01/06/1930 - 07/26/2020
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ongtime Dallas resident Suzanne Brown passed away on July 26, in Bryan, Texas, at the end of a full and lovefilled life of over 90 years. Suzanne was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 6, 1930, to Olga and Carl Floto. Her older siblings soon nicknamed her Cookie (her favorite word as a toddler), a term of endearment used by family and friends to this day. Just prior to World War II, the Floto family took up residence in the vicinity of SMU. Suzanne attended Highland Park High School, where she was a cheerleader and formed many of her lifelong friendships. It was also there she met the love of her life, Dick Brown. After her graduation in 1947, she attended Mary Baldwin College and Southern Methodist University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Suzanne and Dick tied the knot on September 5, 1950, at the First United Lutheran Church in Dallas, then moved south so that Dick could finish school at UT-Austin. The couple returned to Dallas, where Cookie raised her kids ( Judy Marshall of
Wallpaper: Wallpaper has been back for four or five years now and is still going strong. Lately, I see a lot of wallpapered ceilings and bathrooms. The one area of the house where it’s still considered “too dated” for wallpaper is the kitchen. Some of this year’s most trendy patterns include botanicals, geometrics with metallic colors, textured wallpapers, and trompe-l’ œil wallpaper (such as faux bois or faux tiled patterns). Some people also frame wallpaper panels and display them as pieces of artwork. If you’ve been wanting to redecorate but have worried that your love for color, brass, antiques, or wallpaper dates you, fear not. Now is the perfect time to capitalize on those looks, so reintroduce them into your home to your heart’s content. Margaret Chambers, a registered interior designer and member of the American Society of Interior Designers, leads Chambers Interiors and Associates. Her colleague Caitlin Crowley helped edit this column. Find more design advice at chambersinteriors.com/blog.
Bryan, TX and Rick Brown of Dallas, TX), supported the family business, and lived a busy, fulfilling life of service and care for others. For decades she was a faithful member of First United Lutheran, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and contributed artistically to many projects. Suzy also served her community through participation in several women’s organizations, volunteered as a Girl Scout leader, worked with Meals on Wheels, and served as an aide at Children’s Medical Center. She and Dick also enjoyed a full social life, including dancing, bridge, tennis, and golf at the Dallas Country Club. Suzanne and Dick eventually retired to Holly Lake Ranch in East Texas, where they continued to enjoy bridge, golf, and fellowship through their spiritual home at Holly Tree Chapel. In 2010, they relocated to Bryan, Texas, to be closer to family and to enjoy the loving attention of dedicated caregivers at St. Joseph Manor. Despite numerous health challenges, they faced them together with courage and determination, inspiring everyone around them with their upbeat attitude, abiding faith, and irrepressible love for both others and each other. Suzanne is loved and survived by her sister, Bettie Randall of Terrell, TX, her daughter Judy Marshall and husband Kent, her son Rick Brown and wife Kay, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren (plus one in the oven!) Preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother William Floto of Tyler, TX. Cookie will rest peacefully beside her beloved husband at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests honoring her by supporting Hospice Brazos Valley Charities or a charity of your choice. Please visit www.sparkman-hillcrest.com for online condolences.
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Slouching Won’t Do During a Church Service, Even When One Held Online I don’t have much experience watching a church service from home. Let’s see: I’ve watched (42 years married to an organist x 52 Sundays per year, throw in a few extra for Christmas Eve and Easter): 2,222 services in church vs. 10 online. But, it’s time to make use of the technology. Thirty minutes unERIC SEBO til the service begins, I stare at the clothes in the laundry basket and the pile of papers to the left of the computer but opt for browsing my iPhone. Fifteen minutes out, I make sure I’m logged into the proper website, my coffee within easy reach of my left hand, so my right is free to navigate the mouse. Then I stare at the screen: No one to greet in the pew two rows behind me and no one to ask, “How has your work week been?”
I’m glad my Sunday tradition is attending a church service. Even one from home. Then an image on the screen appears. I sit up (slouching won’t do at a church service) and move my chair closer to the screen. During COVID, the prelude is performed by a small group of singers accompanied by organ or piano. The prelude serves as my transition from the scattered thought brought in from the outside world to the present moment, opening my mind to the message to come.
Words scrolled on the bottom of the screen make it easier to join along with the singing or statement of faith. (SCREEN GRABS: WILLIAM TAYLOR) As the pastor approaches the lectern, it’s human nature to check whether there is a look of concern. Instead, there is an air of
confidence in his smile: perhaps, all will be OK. I lift myself from my chair in response to the call to “rise in body or spirit.” Some
traditions are important to follow, whether at church or at home. After a few words on the church schedule, the camera returns to the musical ensemble, ready to sing the morning hymn. I appreciate the words scrolled on the bottom of the screen and join in the singing. The sermon begins with the topic introduced. It’s hard not to be distracted as we watch online. At church, the beauty of the stained-glass windows fends off random thoughts and brings me back to the spoken word. But at home, there are no such windows: Just the basket of laundry and pile of papers. Content at my accomplishment of shuffling a few papers, my attention is drawn back to the screen and the remainder of the sermon. I’m comforted in knowing I can listen to the missing part later on. The benediction concluded; I wait for the organ postlude. These days, the postlude is limited to certain occasions, and today is one of those special days. I wonder how many will remain online to listen, then remind myself it’s not the number that’s important, rather the spirits lifted. The image of the church room comes to an abrupt halt, and the computer screen becomes, well, a computer screen once again. As I grab my coffee and head to the kitchen, I’m glad my Sunday tradition is attending a church service. Even one from home. Eric Sebo, a retired IT technology manager, belongs to Lovers Lane United Methodist, where his wife is the church organist. Visit peoplenewspapers.com to read more of his thoughts about online worship.
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4236 Lorraine Avenue, represented by Judy Sessions for $6,500,000 There is something uniquely refreshing and relaxed about Santa Barbara style — you can almost feel an ocean breeze — and the exquisitely crafted home at 4236 Lorraine Avenue evokes that quintessential California feeling. Situated on a large, beautifully landscaped corner lot in the heart of Highland Park’s famous French-name streets, it features arched windows of antique glass, solid mahogany doors, gorgeous wood and limestone floors and elegant balconies and terraces overlooking the pool and gardens. At nearly 6,500 square feet, the home offers five bedrooms, five full baths, four living areas, a three-car garage, two fireplaces and two half baths. The outdoor living is exceptional, too, with covered terraces, a kitchen, a fireplace and a sparkling pool with jetted spa. Other pluses include a cabana/guest quarters, a three-car garage and a circular driveway. This beautiful estate home was built in 2000 — with architectural integrity and quality design — and has been well-updated for today. 4236 Lorraine Avenue is represented by Judy Sessions for $6,500,000. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, founded in Dallas in 1960, represents luxury homes, high-rises, ranches, land and commercial properties. Its briggsfreeman.com website is a cutting-edge portal featuring properties, neighborhoods, schools, virtual tours, architecture guides and more.
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Few touched the fabric of Dallas quite like the late Margaret McDermott. Her legacy is associated with many philanthropic causes in the area – from medical institutions to the arts. Mrs. McDermott’s husband, Eugene, was a founder of Texas Instruments. Their 6,443 square-foot home on Drexel Drive in Highland Park was designed by renowned architect Scott Lyons. Mrs. McDermott lived there until her death in 2018. Years earlier, she called her close friend, Allie Beth Allman & Associates real estate agent David Nichols, writing a detailed letter requesting that he handle the sale. The emphasis on building relationships with Allie Beth Allman & Associates clients is a company hallmark. And it played a pivotal role in the sale of the landmark house. Mrs. McDermott had left the house to UTD, part of the University of Texas system. With knowledge of the letter and after a detailed interview process, Nichols was awarded the listing. Once on the market, an offer was quickly made. The entire process, Nichols says, who was joined by Allman agent Brittany Mathews, was only two weeks. Cynthia Beaird, another Allman agent, represented the buyers. “I am grateful to have agents at our firm that worked together on getting the deal done so quickly,” says Ms. Allman.
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Offered for $3,995,000, 3212 Dartmouth is an incredible value for a high-quality modernist design in Highland Park. 3212 Dartmouth is a stunning architecturally significant Texas modernist home designed by renowned architect Frank Welch and purposefully reimagined by AIA award winning architect Max Levy. The property is set on a private and gated double lot with walls of glass allowing natural light and encompassing views of the Texas indigenous gardens and Limestone reflecting pool by acclaimed architect, David Hocker. This exceptional home comprises approximately 4,787 square feet with a flexible, open floor plan designed for lock-and-leave living - hence perfect for executives and empty nesters who desire a low-maintenance, high-quality experience. Many special features can be found throughout the home including gallery-smooth art walls with recessed hanging system, designer quality lighting by Tully Weiss, whole house encapsulation including a concrete lined crawl space, copper roof and gutters, retractable Phantom screens, electric shades, high-end security system, and a 4-car conditioned garage with two additional covered spaces behind a rear sliding gate. This incredible property features the best in location, design, construction and finishes and offers a rare opportunity to own a modernist gem in Highland Park with direct access to the Katy Trail and all that Travis Walk and Knox have to offer! Contact Ryan Streiff (ryan@daveperrymiller.com) or Laura Michelle (laura@daveperrymiller. com) for more information or visit DPMFineHomes.com.
This updated double-lot home at 4543 Arcady Ave. (4543arcady.dpmre.com) is destined to be the friends-and-family meeting spot for everyone, all the time. With five bedrooms, 5½ baths, two-car garage, porte-cochere, pool and sport court, the Highland Park residence encompasses a generous 5,994 square feet (appraiser). It is offered by Julie Boren for $3,195,000. Three floors ensures personal space, while the siting and interior layout expertly apportion that space for best use. Four living areas and a large eat-in kitchen with refrigerator-freezer, lots of pantry/storage space and an island bar, accommodate everyday living easily and holiday gatherings effortlessly (cooking aside). Need a getaway? Hide out in the private primary suite with spa-like bath or in the separate guest quarters and home gym, all overlooking the lawn and pool. The gym can easily be converted to an oversized one-car garage should you need it. For more information or to schedule a showing, contact Boren at 214-402-8778 or julieboren@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (dpmre.com) is a division of the Ebby Halliday Companies, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, with four locations that specialize in Preston Hollow, Park Cities, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler Park and Farm & Ranch properties.
The real estate has seen a significant increase this past summer, shifting from a traditional spring market to a busy summer. The luxury firm Allie Beth Allman & Associates has had a tremendous year so far, already closing over $1 billion in sales and seeing a 2.5% increase in transactions compared to 2009. “I am so proud of all of our agents this year,” stated President & CEO Allie Beth Allman. “While the country shut down, our agents never stopped. They worked tirelessly to prepare homes for the market or to work on finding a perfect home for their clients.” Take a look at some of the homes the Allman associates sold earlier this year. An elegant estate listing in Highland Park. The four-bedroom 4241 Lorraine Avenue was beautifully designed with Provincial French flair. Custom touches that mixed old with new were six stone fireplaces, a Parisian chandelier, an elevator and a state-of-the-art culinary center. The five-bedroom 9 Robledo Drive, located in a private and gated North Dallas neighborhood also sold. Highlights of first level include soaring ceilings, a study, formal living and dining rooms and an open-spaced kitchen. An oversized master suite was also downstairs, with a sitting area next to its own fireplace.
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Preston Hollow is synonymous with elegant living along wide, tree-lined boulevards, open spaces and lush greenbelts. It’s beautiful homes and majestic estates attract some of the region’s best-known celebrities, business executives and world leaders. Just north of Dallas, Preston Hollow is also home to world-class shopping and restaurants. Allie Beth Allman & Associates recommends these exceptional residences. In Old Preston Hollow, the estate home at 5445 N. Dentwood Drive is available. The five-bedroom, French-inspired home sits on 1.5 acres of park-like grounds. Highlights of the estate include groin-vaulted ceilings, elegant European chandeliers, and both hardwood and stone floors. Looking for new construction? Visit the spacious six-bedroom 5959 Colhurst Street. Finished earlier this year, the contemporary home boasts over 8,500 sq.ft. of living space. Features include high ceilings, dual staircases, multiple living areas and an elevator. A resort-style pool can be found in the back. Also available is the five-bedroom 6108 Joyce Way. The focal point of this elegant home is the living room that opens to the gourmet kitchen with white marble and top-of-the-living appliances, perfect for everyday living and entertaining. Also includes a family room with coffered ceilings, media room and a game room.
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Allie Beth Allman & Associates continued to be the estate leader in all of Dallas County in 2019. So far in 2020, the firm has seen continued success in the prestigious estate market selling seven estate homes, including three where both sides of the transaction were represented. An estate home is a great investment at this moment. Real estate is a strong alternative asset to have in your portfolio, and estate homes give you plenty of comfort while sheltered at home. Here are two currently available. On a half-acre corner lot in Old Highland Park is 3601 Lexington Avenue. The heart of the five-bedroom Santa Barbara-inspired estate is the open floor kitchen, with dual islands, top-of-the-line appliances and exposed beam. Other highlights are a wine cellar for 1,100 bottles, a back-up generator and gorgeous grounds that include a pool, spa, covered patio and outdoor living area. For an exquisite modern design, tour the five-bedroom estate listing at 9207 Sunnybrook Lane. Sitting on 2.79 of lush landscaping in Preston Hollow, the contemporary design showcases breathtaking views throughout the home. The master suite is your own private retreat, with a fireplace, spa-like bathroom, spacious His & Hers closets, a secret garden and private access to the backyard.
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9110 Rockbrook Drive 5 Bedrooms | 6.2 Baths | 7,596 SqFt Offered For $3,695,000 This French Transitional custom home, designed by Richard Drummond Davis, blends traditional Austin stone exterior with timeless contemporary finishes. Museum finished walls, cased openings and exquisite mill and tile work are throughout. Located on a .44 acre lot in Old Preston Hollow, the 7,596 sf light-filled home features an office/ study, mud room, 2 utility rooms and 5 bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms. The spacious first-floor primary suite has a dream closet, fireplace and private patio. Open gourmet kitchen features large island, marble countertops and Ann Sacks tile along with Thermador Professional appliances, 4 convection ovens, steam oven and pot filler. The large game room, a media room with kitchen and guest suites are on second floor and accessible by elevator. A covered patio with fireplace, pool with fountains, pool bath and three car garage complete an amazing lifestyle opportunity. Harold Leidner custom landscaping & pool. For more information please contact Robin Brock Webster (214) 543-8963.
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NORTH DALLAS / 7 EXCLUSIVE LOTS
SMITH COUNTY / TYLER, TEXAS / 436± ACRES
LISA BESSERER / 214-543-2940 / lbesserer@briggsfreeman.com
TYLER THOMAS / 214-718-2800 / tthomas@briggsfreeman.com
HIGHLAND PARK
PRESTON HOLLOW
KARLA TRUSLER / 214-682-6511 / ktrusler@briggsfreeman.com
FAISAL HALUM / 214-240-2575 / fhalum@briggsfreeman.com
BLUFFVIEW / DALLAS
MIDWAY HOLLOW
VICKI FOSTER / 214-642-8966 / vfoster@briggsfreeman.com
POGIR / 214-244-3103 / pogir@briggsfreeman.com
BLUFFVIEW / DALLAS
MIDWAY HOLLOW
JL FORKE / 214-695-8255 / jforke@briggsfreeman.com JENNIFER SHINDLER / 214-215-5181 / jshindler@briggsfreeman.com
MALINDA ARVESEN / 214-354-7029 / marvesen@briggsfreeman.com DAVID ARVESEN / 214-354-6142 / darvesen@briggsfreeman.com
Wander Wood / From $1,125,000 to $1,590,000
4536 Edmondson Avenue / $1,075,000
8305 Catawba Road / $1,300,000
4307 Bluffview Blvd / UNDER CONTRACT / $1,099,500
Harris Creek Ranch / $3,950,000
5911 Glendora Avenue / $2,900,000
3935 Lively Lane / $1,129,000
4133 Brunswick Drive / SOLD / Listed for $1,149,000
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