Preston Hollow People December 2021

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DECEMBER 2021 VOLUME 17 NO. 12

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BOOTING UP

The Junior Symphony Ball will bring together teens from 35 area high schools to raise money for music education. PAGE 28

FROM LEFT: Ball chairs James Click (ESD), Peyton Plumlee (Parish), Ava Haberer (HPHS), Nicholas Koch (St. Mark’s), Anne Rubi (Hockaday), Cade Jordan (Jesuit), and Caroline Syler (Ursuline).

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COMMUNITY

BUSINESS

LIVING

Lessons found where history is buried

Preston Royal making its comeback

Pandemic tales from an ICU doc

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Contents News ........................................ 4

Business ................................. 20

Crystal Charity Ball ................. 38

Crime ........................................ 8

Real Estate ............................. 27

Living ....................................... 40

Community ............................. 14

Schools ................................... 28

Classifieds .............................. 47

Sports ..................................... 18

Society .................................... 34

Holiday Coloring Book ..... Section B

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RELAX THROUGH THE SEASON

s 2021 winds down and we’re staring 2022 straight in the face, it’s also a time for reflection — and gratitude.

With that in mind, we’ve been creating opportunities to celebrate the people that work hard to make Preston Hollow and adjacent neighborhoods incredible places to live, work, and play.

And we want you to help us honor those people by telling us about them.

Take, for instance, our recent online request for reader suggestions for our first-ever Readers’ Choice Person of the Year and our subsequent ballot. Every year, we choose a Person of the Year, but this year, we’ve decided to include a readers’ pick as well. More than 1,400 votes later, we cannot wait to introduce you to the remarkable person that emerged at the top of the list in our January issue.

We’re also working to introduce you to the best and brightest young professionals in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow in our 2022 20 Under 40 special section. The special section and event spotlights up-and-coming locals in various sectors, including entertainment, real estate, legal, health, philanthropy, and education.

Every year we do this, we are consistently impressed with the sheer volume of talent and ambition present in the Park Cities and

Preston Hollow. We expect this year will be no different, and we’re already getting solid submissions.

Nominees must reside in either the Park Cities or Preston Hollow or have a clear connection to either community. To be considered eligible, nominees must be 39 years old or younger as of March 22, 2022. We also are looking for teens to spotlight as Youth on the Rise in the special section. We’re taking nominations now — find out how at peoplenewspapers. com.

But that’s not the only way we’ll be looking back at another remarkable year.

Between Christmas Eve and New Years Day, we take a look at some of our favorite stories from the past year.

Last year, for the first time, we asked readers to nominate their favorite stories, too, and then vote on their favorites. We’ll be doing that again this month, so keep an eye out (hint: the best way to do that is to subscribe to the Preston Hollow People weekly newsletter, where we will post the invitations to nominate and then vote.

And, as always, we love to get your tips and photos. Have a brag-worthy neighbor?

Did you catch someone being good? Let us know about it by emailing editor@peoplenewspapers.com or messaging us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

CORRECTION: St. Mark’s School of Texas has 22 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists for 2022: Arjun Agarwal, Zayn Bhimani, Matthew Fan, Alex Geng, Mikhail Ghosh, Axel Icazbalceta, Abhi Jain, Jedidiah Kim, Adam Lai, Tomek Marczewski, Bryce Nivet, Colin Peck, Sam-

path Rapuri, Alexander Ryan, Matthew Shen, Pranay Sinkre, Isaac Song, Ekansh Tambe, Adam Wang, Darren Xi, Jonathan Yin, and Jeremy Yu. A list of St. Mark’s 2021 semifinalists inadvertently got copied onto Page 43 of the November issue. People Newspapers regrets the error.

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Editor William Taylor

Senior Account Executive Kim Hurmis

Distribution Manager Mike Reinboldt

Account Executives Tana Hunter Quita Johnson Evelyn Wolff

Distribution Consultant Don Hancock

Digital Editor Bethany Erickson Deputy Editor Rachel Snyder Sports Editor Todd Jorgenson Art & Production Director Melanie Thornton

Client Relations & Marketing Coordinator Maddie Spera

Interns Amber L. Billops Payton Blalock Emilea McCutchan Omolayo Olaleye Sophia Wilson

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News

Teacher Deemed a Sex Offender

FROM LEFT: John Erickson, 10, (inset) and Willa, 5, and Naomi Cronin, 6, were among the many children who received their first dose of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID vaccine the first week it was available. (PHOTOS: BETHANY ERICKSON AND JODEE NEIL)

CHRISTMAS GETS A SHOT IN THE ARM COVID vaccinations for younger children could bring holidays closer to normal

By Bethany Erickson and Rachel Snyder People Newspapers

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ith the arrival of a pediatric COVID vaccination regimen that can immunize children ages 5 through 11, some parents are breathing a sigh of relief.

Others are not so sure.

“I have never felt more relieved or grateful than the moment my youngest child received that shot,” said one parent who took part in a 48-hour, unscientific flash poll conducted by People Newspapers shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made its announcement. “I get choked up every time I think about having a Christmas celebration this year with every one of my loved ones fully vaccinated. “ About 58% of the 41 parents who responded said they felt the vaccine was safe, and 53.7% said they felt relief that there was a vaccine available for younger children now (29% percent said they were angry). Among respondents with children ages 5-11, 31% said they have already had their first dose, and about 17% said they are making appointments or have appointments. Thirty-six percent said they wouldn’t be vaccinating at all.

“If you have questions, if you have

concerns, the best thing you can do is talk to your pediatrician,” said Dr. Stephanie Atiyeh, a physician with Medical City Children’s Hospital.

Atiyeh said that the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics have advocated for children getting the vaccine.

“The more people who are vaccinated, the more herd immunity we have, the sooner we can get back to kids being in school, not having to use masks in public places,” she said.

Dallas ISD moved quickly to set up a series of vaccination clinics for children ages 5 and older once the CDC announcement came, hopeful that the quick action would mitigate potential spread during the holiday season.

The mask requirements the district set out will remain indefinitely, though.

“Data shows our mask requirement has helped keep the percentage of positive cases down, and Dallas ISD is one of the districts with the lowest transmission rates compared to districts without one,” a district spokesperson said. “For now, we will continue the mask protocol for students, staff, and visitors inside facilities.

The district plans to reassess that in mid-December.

Highland Park ISD isn’t reassessing its COVID-19 protocols at this point

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VA X X E D , N O T V E X E D What is fully vaccinated?

• Two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series (Pfizer or Moderna) • Two weeks after the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine What if my child only has one dose?

If everyone else is fully vaccinated, it’s probably very safe to gather without a layered approach.

What’s a layered approach?

If gathering in a high transmission area, or not everyone is vaccinated, a layered approach (testing, vaccinating, masks, meeting outdoors when possible, proper ventilation, sick people staying at home, smaller celebrations) is best.

Sources: Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, “Your Local Epidemiologist”/CDC

Editor’s warning: This story contains disturbing details.

A 43-year-old Flower Mound music instructor accused of sexually abusing a then-15year-old girl pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child.

Under a plea agreement entered on Oct. 29, Norman Matthew Pangle must register as a sex offender, face five years of community supervision, and have no contact with the victim.

Pangle was accused of “grooming” his student, according to court documents, establishing a mentor relationship that frequently involved time alone in his music studio. During that time, he also earned the trust of the student’s family.

The student, who came to police when she was 21, said she took lessons from Norman Matthew Pangle from ages 14 Pangle (PHOTO: COURTESY to 16. When she be- THE TEXAS PUBLIC SEX gan working with him, OFFENDER REGISTRY) she was a freshman at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts, but later left to attend Highland Park High School.

People Newspapers does not, as a practice, publish the names of sexual assault victims.

According to court documents, Pangle’s relationship with the student resembled a mentorship until the spring of 2013, when it became physical after Pangle kissed her and unfastened her top. The student said it made her feel “nauseous” and that she “felt confusion.”

A few weeks later, she said, Pangle sexually assaulted her, penetrating her with his fingers before having her perform oral sex on him. He continued to see her for another year, often, she said, hinting that he would leave his wife for her if the child she was pregnant with was a girl.

His wife had a son, which the girl allegedly discovered via social media.

The girl then told police that when she was 16, the interactions began to change, and she suspected “the Suspect was replacing her with a new teenage girl at the studio who was about the Complainant’s same age.”

By her junior year, she said she had begun to try to date boys her age that also attended the studio, but Pangle would warn the boys to break up with her “because she was trouble.”

The girl told police she was seeing a therapist, and had told her mother what happened, but had asked at the time not to report it to police. Later conversations with family spurred her to contact police. At law enforcement request, she placed a one-party consent call to Pangle, who acknowledged that he sexually assaulted her, and that he knew she was 15 at the time.

– Staff report

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Crime Reports Oct. 11 – Nov. 7 Oct. 11 Reported at 8:35 p.m.: a suspicious person in the 4800 block of Thunder Road.

Oct. 12 Before 10:44 p.m., a vandal broke a window at the Flatts Shell Auto Repair gas station at Preston Road and LBJ Freeway.

Oct. 13 Before 4:13 p.m., a destructively rude crook broke off a lock and took a key at a home in the 4300 block of Valley Ridge Road and then used the key to enter a vehicle “without consent.”

Oct. 14 Reported at 11:01 a.m.: A vandal on Oct. 13 damaged a gate at a home in the 6700 block of Norway Road.

Oct. 15 Reported at 9:15 a.m.: A prowler took wooden pallets from a construction site in the 6200 block of Woodland Drive.

Oct. 17 Arrested at 12:43 p.m.: two men, ages 40 and 26, who are accused of using a loudspeaker to disturb residents in the 6700 block of Orchid Lane and failure to provide IDs.

Oct. 19 Before 9:32 a.m., a burglar, somehow armed with the garage door opener, used the device to get inside and steal stuff at a home in the 5700 block of West Hanover Avenue.

Oct. 20 Reported at 8:11 a.m.: road rage. A recklessly barbaric motorist forced another driver off the road near Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Inwood Road near Forest Lane, kicked the other driver’s door hard enough to damage the vehicle, and threatened to choke and kill the other driver.

Oct. 21 Overnight before 12:24 p.m., a prowler took both taillights off a woman’s F250 pickup truck at a home in the 4900 block of Elsby Avenue.

Oct. 22 A woman left her wallet in her vehicle while parked at the Good Shepherd Episcopal School at Midway and Northaven Roads, and a prowler opened the door and took it before 11:06 a.m.

Oct. 23 Officers responded at 2:19 a.m. to an alarm at a business in the Preston Forest Shopping Center where one or more burglars had used unknown force to enter through the wallboard.

Oct. 24 Officers dispatched to a “burglary in progress” at the Market at Preston Forest arrested a 28-year-old man and gave him a criminal trespassing warning.

Oct. 26 Before 12:10 p.m. at the Preston Forest Shopping Center, a terrible person scared a woman

at Whole Foods by telling her he had weapons and explosives.

Wire theft reported at 12:48 p.m. at the Summertree shopping center on Inwood Road: Cops called after crook completed copper caper “without consent.”

Oct. 27 Before 8:19 a.m., a talented thief avoided damaging a man’s locked vehicle at a home in the 4900 block of Thunder Road while still gaining entry and snatching the contents.

Oct. 28 Before 4:33 p.m., a porch pirate pinched packages f rom a woman’s home in the 7000 block of Azalea Lane.

Oct. 29 Reported at 6:32 p.m.: An annoying acquaintance used an electronic device on Oct. 26 to harass a man at a home in the 6200 block of Stichter Avenue.

Oct. 30 Reported at 4:19 a.m.: An elusive and irresponsible motorist sped away without sharing information after a wreck in the 5500 block of the “B J” service road. Did the naughty driver also take the “L” from the front of the road’s name?

Oct. 31 Burglarized before 11:47 a.m.: a woman’s vehicle at a home in the 6100 block of Stefani Drive.

Nov. 1

sound of silence. A thief snatched a leaf blower from the yard in the 4800 block of Ridgeside Drive.

After a business alarm went off for apartments in the 6800 block of Bandera Avenue at 8:19 p.m., officers issued a criminal trespassing warning to the unwelcome person found there.

Nov. 3 Reported at 2:47 p.m.: an incompetent would-be car thief.

The crook on Nov. 2 damaged the ignition switch on a woman’s vehicle at a home in the 5600 block of Del Roy Drive.

Nov. 4 Stolen before 8:16 a.m., a man’s vehicle and tools from a home in the 7200 block of Lakehurst Avenue.

Nov. 5 One or more vandals broke windows at Preston Center.

The first incident prompted an alarm to sound at 4:37 a.m. The second, involving a financial institution, occurred before 6:55 a.m.

Reported at 7:02 p.m.: A thief on Nov. 2 took the front license plate off a vehicle parked at W. T. White High School on Ridgeside Drive.

Nov. 6 Reported at 11:12 a.m., the Nov. 4 theft of a man’s vehicle from a home in the 7300 block of Woodthrush Drive.

Nov. 7 Before 11:07 p.m., a prowler removed contents from a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.

SKULDUGGERY of the MONTH: ROAD HOG Reported at 1:25 p.m.

Nov. 1: Inconsiderate parking disrupts business. A trucker “abandoned” an 18-wheeler in the fire lane in the 7900 block of Menier Street beside Advance ER.

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Publisher Grateful for Relationships

As I reflect on our 40th anniversary and my journey here at People Newspapers, what comes to mind are the many people I have had the good fortune to work with and meet.

I’ve worked for People Newspapers and D Magazine (our parent company) all together for 26 years; I guess you PAT M A R T I N could say I grew up here. I’m grateful for the experiences and the gift of working with some very talented individuals.

It’s not a secret that folks in newspapering, especially community newspapers, don’t make a lot of money. Most stay in this profession because they love what they do and are committed to the excellence we strive for.

In 1993 my mentor and friend Kay Moran, then the paper’s owner, entrusted me to run it when I had no journalistic experience and was just 30 years old. I had enough sense to hire people that knew what they were doing, and I was fortunate that there were already dedicated, talented employees on staff.

I started a few months earlier as a parttime special projects manager (a madeup title) while learning the business and figuring out who did what. In that role, we launched a customized TV guide for the Park Cities, which had their own cable provider at the time.

Along the way, I’ve developed a good eye for page layout, and I’m halfway decent at spotting needed edits.

What I love about my job is having a product valued by the community we serve and working with the talented individuals who make that happen.

Perusing our archives to jog my memory, I’ve come across names I had forgotten and folks I will never forget.

Thank you to these former co-workers who have made me so proud, and in one way or another, helped me to grow: Suzy Williford, Dorothy Wood, Maureen O’Donnell, Guy Griffin, Ray Wilkerson, Tom Boone, Glenda Vosburgh, Carolyn Tillery, Nikol Dittman, Molly Nolan, Lynn Timm, Jake Dean, David Westapher, Agness Robertson, Don Hancock, Steve Lansdale, Chris McGathey, Alma Ritter, Bernadette Ramirez, Kate Martin, Elizabeth Ygartua, Amy Curry, Jeremy Chesnut, Chuck Cox, and Dan Koller. I’ll never forget the late Tom Robertson, Ken Henze, and Geraldine Galentree.

And that brings me to our current staff that continues our long tradition of serving our readers with national award-winning community newspapers: editor William Taylor, digital editor Bethany Erickson, deputy editor Rachel Snyder, sports editor, Todd Jorgenson, art and production director Melanie Thornton, digital and production assistant Mia Carrera, distribution manager Mike Reinboldt, distribution consultant Don Hancock, client relations & marketing coordinator Maddie Spera, advertising account executive, Tana Hunter, Quita Johnson, and Evelyn Wolff, and last but not least senior account executive Kim Hurmis, who was here when I started.

What’s kept Kim here for 39 years?

“I have always taken pride in the newspapers we publish and the communities that we serve,” she told me. “I love the sales process, and relationships that I have built with my advertisers over the years are a bonus.”

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Redacted Data Rankles Some

By Bethany Erickson

formation” was defined as what appears on the front page of a police report, and that complainant information cannot be withheld unless Reporting on crime in Preston Hollow and the crime involved sex offenses, minors, or if the elsewhere looks a little different since the Dallas complainant is an informant.

Police Department removed previously availAt a Nov. 8 public safety committee meetable data from the portal that provides police ing, Brita Andercheck, director of the Office reports. of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence According to a Nov. 5 memo, city staff re- said that during efforts to revamp the city vealed they had redacted some victim informa- portal, staff raised concerns about the victim tion from crime reports and were recommend- data published. After reviewing the data poring further redaction and a delay in reporting tals for other departments across the country, active incidents. they began redacting These changes on Oct. 14.

Andercheck told follow a decision in 2014 to quit publishthe committee she ing the narrative porfelt the changes will tions that described bring the Dallas porthe offenses. tal more in line with How do these “national standards.”

“This is in line new changes impact with our crime reducthe way crime is reported to readers? tion plan, because it’s In many cases, the hopefully encouragimportant things — Brita Andercheck, director of the Office of ing people to make where the crime hap- Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, a report about somepened, for instance, explains changes to the crime portal to the thing that has hapand what it was, will Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee. pened or speak with(SCREENGRAB: BETHANY ERICKSON) still be available. out concern that their home address and Where it gets dicier is say, for instance, when several people are other information might be available.”

Councilmember Cara Mendelsohn was involved in an incident, or ascertaining when a crime wave targeting specific items or peo- skeptical. ple (thefts of equipment from repair vehicles or “You’re talking about something that is sort of fundamental about openness and governlandscapers, for example).

Texas law requires certain basic information ment,” she said. “We talk very often about makabout an arrested person or crime be available ing more information available, not less, and to the public. In a 1975 court ruling, “basic in- making things more transparent, not less.”

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Snider Plaza Redevelopment Project Proceeding ‘With Caution’

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having to comply with zoning that would require dozens of additional parking spaces for a development of this size,” the group alleged After weeks of legal maneuvering, devel- in early court filings. oper Jim Strode was still proceeding “with But, in mid-November, Dallas County caution” on the redevelopment of the south- District Court Judge Sheryl McFarlin ruled east corner of Snider Plaza where Peggy Sue that the Snider Plaza Alliance didn’t “have standing” to bring its lawsuit.

BBQ used to be, his lawyer said.

But no permits Opponents could appeal McFarlin’s had been issued decision, and an alas of press time in mid-November. liance representative “While there’s no said members were specific timeline (for still weighing their options as of Nov. 9. the project), it’s going to proceed with Strode’s plan for caution, but proceed the site, approved nonetheless,” said atby the City Countorney Jay Madrid, cil on Sept. 21, calls who represented In September, the University Park City for taking down the Council approved developer Jim Strode’s Strode in the lawsuit existing structures plan to redevelop part of Snider Plaza. challenging the proj- (RENDERING: OMNIPLAN, CITY OF UP) to make way for ect. “We want to be a new three-story cautious, as you might guess, but nonetheless, building to house retail, restaurant, and office space. The plan also calls for a two-level unthere is no restriction right now.”

In early October, Dallas County District derground parking garage with 48 spaces acCourt Judge Aiesha Redmond granted a cessed from Daniel Avenue. temporary restraining order, putting the issuThe plan was about 13 parking spaces short of the number of off-street parking ance of permits on hold.

The Snider Plaza Alliance, a neighbor- spaces required per the city’s zoning ordihood group opposed to the potential impact nance. of the development on parking and traffic in “The City Council had existing authority Snider Plaza, had requested the delay. under the zoning ordinance to reduce the re“The City of University Park passed a quired parking in approving the detailed site zoning change on false pretenses and without plan,” lawyers representing city officials arproper notice, allowing the developer to avoid gued in court filings.

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HISTORY EMERGES DURING DALLAS CEMETERY CRAWL C E M E T E RY C H RO N O LO GY Oak Cliff Cemetery First Burial 1844 Notable Families: Leonards and Wrights The oldest public cemetery in Dallas County

Western Heights Cemetery Established 1848 Notable Families: Stuck, Cole, Loupot, Coombes, and Fisher Notorious Burial: Clyde “Chestnut” Barrow Of Note: metal crosses and tombstones with German-language epitaphs

Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mausoleums A Texas Historical Site First Burials 1850s Developed on land owned by William Barr Caruth Notable Crypts & Graves: Mickey Mantle, Tom Landry, Greer Garson, Ross Perot, The Caruth Family, John Tower (Historic Marker), Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Mary Kay Ash, Jack Kilby Architects buried here: James Cheek, Roscoe P. DeWitt, Charles S. Dilbeck, Marion Foshee, George F. Harrell, Frank O. Witchell, Anton Korn, Mark Lemmon, George Dahl

CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Tiffany stained-glass graces the final resting place of Sudie George, the mother of R.B. George, the owner of Glad Acres Estate, 1,100 acres which stretched north from Valley View Lane to Beltline Road, and west from Marsh Lane to Webb Chapel. Oakland Cemetery has a number of interesting memorials, sculptures and vaults. Noted architect Anton Korn designed the limestone Hillcrest Mausoleum in the Beaux Arts style with Art Deco detailing. The building, erected in 1936-1937, includes cathedral ceilings, grand marble hallways and crypts, and beautiful stained-glass windows. (PHOTOS: EVELYN WOLFF AND GLENN JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY)

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n the eve of All Hallows Eve, I found myself wandering through cemeteries and mausoleums as a participant in Preservation Dallas’ 2021 Fall Tour – Cemeteries of Dallas.

Historically, Preservation Dallas hosts its Fall Architectural Tour – inaugurated in 1996 with the houses of Clifford Hutsell – E V E LY N WO L F F but in our paranormal world, cemeteries provided an alternative open-air adventure on a crisp autumn day. Learn more about the organization and its future events at preservationdallas.org.

One hundred billion people have lived and died before us, and cemeteries represent a small moment of history.

Teresa Schnur Over two decades ago, I joined one of the Intown Outings to Greenwood Cemetery and remembered that our city’s history is written on the headstones there. I learned

that familiar street names Gaston, Lemmon, and Field also belonged to prominent business and civic leaders.

Along with Greenwood, seven other historic cemeteries were on the self-guided tour: Western Heights Cemetery, Oak Cliff Cemetery, Oakland Cemetery, Freedman’s Memorial Cemetery, Temple Emanu-El Cemetery, Sparkman/Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mausoleums, and McCree Cemetery. They serve as timelines for the expansion of our city, revealing stories about poverty, slavery, reconstruction, segregation, prosperity, and adversity.

David Preziosi, executive director of Preservation Dallas, welcomed participants to an architectural symposium sponsored by Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in the beautiful marble chapel of the Hillcrest Mausoleum designed by noted architect Anton Korn in 1936.

Versar, Inc., a leader in cultural resources management, sponsored the event. Dr. Michelle Wurtz Penton, cultural resources group manager at Versar and a City of Dallas Landmark Designation Committee member, was a panelist. She began at Versar as an intern focused on excavating and analyzing unmarked historic burials at the Potter’s Field of Greenwood Cemetery.

John H Slate, Dallas’ city archivist, served as moderator. The panel also included Tony Hanson, a genealogist and board member of the Texas State Genealogical Society, and Teresa Schnur, a funeral director with

Sparkman/Hillcrest.

“Cemeteries tell us about our past and about our city limits,” Wurst Penton explained. “Cemeteries originally lay outside of the city on land not suitable for development.

Burial grounds existed long before they were established as (for profit) cemeteries.”

The historic cemeteries of our city have shrunk over time as development encroaches on the land. Freedman’s has seen the most change with four land transactions requiring reinterment of 11,000 individuals.

As a genealogist, Tony Hanson sees cemeteries as documented evidence that a person existed. “Headstones, like birth and death records, preserve information,” he said, “and where a person was buried provides information on their religion and their social status.”

As a funeral director, Teresa Schnur is familiar with funerary traditions and practices.

“One hundred billion people have lived and died before us, and cemeteries represent a small moment of history,” she said.

“Historic cemeteries shrink over time, crosses and markers deteriorate, and stones sink,” she added. “Some individuals, like paupers, were buried outside of the fence and are forgotten. Other cemeteries are abandoned.

Cemeteries like Sparkman/Hillcrest are perpetual care cemeteries where graves and crypts receive care year-round.”

Thankfully, archeologists, genealogists, and volunteers are working to document and preserve these cemeteries for the future.

McCree Cemetery Dallas City Landmark First Burial 1862 Notable Families: McCullough, Griffin, and Goforth Preservation Dallas is actively engaged in preservation work at McCree using grant funds received from the B.B. Owen Foundation.

Freedman’s Cemetery and Memorial Park Established in 1869 by former slave-owner W.H. Boales An exclusively African-American burial ground Graves face east into “the Rising sun” Wooden slabs mark the head and feet of the graves Graves decorated with fresh-water mussel and seashells, broken china, marbles, dolls, toys, glass vessels, and pressed glass

Temple Emanu-El Cemetery First Burial 1872 Notable Families: Neiman, Linz, Sanger, Harris, and Titches “Rabbis Row” has the graves of Rabbis David Lefkowitz, Levi A. Olan, and Gerald Klein and their wives.

The mausoleum was designed by architects Duane and Jane Landry Many of the headstones include both the English and the Hebrew name.

Greenwood Cemetery First Burial 1875 Established by William H. Gaston (developer of much of East Dallas & founder of the State Fair of Texas) & W. H. Thomas Notable Families: Slaughter, Cockrell, Oram

Oakland Cemetery First Burial 1891 Notable Families: Dealey, Ervay, Thornton, Grauwyler, Armstrong, Zang, Belo, Minyard, Gano, Loudermilk, and Lawther A “rural garden cemetery” with many beautiful monuments and sculptures, two designed by Achille Canessa of Genoa, Italy

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Early Lights I have been doing lunges to prepare for the marathon of trips up and down our stairs to haul Christmas decorations from the attic.

We already have our outdoor lights up, but that’s because every year in my old neigh neighborhood, one overachievoverachiev er lit up our MICHELE VALDEZ HolPreston Hol low drag by midnight on Thanksgiving night – like an ode to Paul Revere that Christmas is coming.

The home had snowmen, elves, and a life-size sleigh with Santa.

There was so much pressure to erect, build, or inflate a Christmas character that we just had to move.

And, as a feminist, I had to take a stand against systemic sexism.

Where were the girl elves and female Frostys?

In our new neighborhood, I wanted to be the pace car.

For the last two years, our house has been ablaze in lights by mid-November. And, true to my word, our decor is gender-neutral, although I am considering adding a Nutcracker – which is a subtle nod to my equality issues.

So far, our neighbors have been silent on the premature lighting, but oddly enough, within minutes of our Aurora borealis luminescence, several other homes lit up too. Drats.

Inside our home, a holiday decorating miracle transpires.

I’ve seen the Hallmark movies where families adorn their tree serenaded by their jolly laughter. Not so in our house. I invite everyone to participate, but the kids, and most often my spouse, don’t achieve the proper BOD (balanced ornament distribution).

What’s worse is that nary a one is detail-minded as they casually place homemade ornaments on our fancy tree and fancy tree ornaments on the kid’s tree. How do such basic Christmas decorating rules evade them?

Despite their failings, I am a gift-giving gorilla.

Each year, we strategically announce that the year will be lean — 2021 has the pandemic, choked supplies chains, and rising chardonnay prices.

The urchins appear sympathetic to the parental dilemma of how much to give, and yet their lists of desirables match that of Tom Brady negotiating his next contract.

And, just like that, our family traditions emerge. It wouldn’t be Christmas unless I am stressed lighting, decorating, and shopping while the rest of the family bakes cookies, watches old movies, and waits for the magic of Christmas morning.

Michele Valdez, a slightly compulsive, mildly angry feminist, has four demanding adult children, an enthusiastic black lab, and a patient husband.

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Head of school Josep González and others from Dallas International School greeted the Afzali family, refugees from Afghanistan, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. RIGHT, FROM LEFT: Mohammad Afzal Afzali and Josep González. (PHOTOS: COURTESY MICHELLE PROVAN)

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A Duty to Global Community Dallas International School helps refugee family from Afghanistan

By Daniel Lalley

Special Contributor As an immigrant and head of Dallas International School, Josep González holds a special kinship with the global community and compassion for those seeking asylum.

So, he wanted to act when he heard the story of a refugee family fleeing to Dallas after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.

At the end of the day, it’s about feeling part of a common humanity so that we can all feel part of the great human adventure and promote solidarity across the planet.

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“Those of us who have immigrated from Europe or France, in my case Spain, our parents or grandparents have been through world wars, civil wars, their countries have been destroyed,” González said. “It means that when we see something happen in Kabul or anywhere else on the planet, we feel that directly.”

As the leader of one of Dallas’s most diverse educational institutions, a French-language school dedicated to teaching children of all backgrounds, González knew he could help integrate a family seeking refuge in Texas.

Mohammad Afzal Afzali, a translator linked closely with the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, brought his family to the safety and sanctuary of Dallas this October.

They were greeted at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by González and others from the school, where educators plan to integrate the children at a comfortable pace.

Dallas International School can help transplants adjust to the education system

and expectations of both American society and the international community, González said. “We stand for internationalism.”

With over 40 nationalities in attendance at campuses in Preston Hollow and North Dallas, the unusual institution aims to help children of all backgrounds understand what it means to be good Samaritans and global citizens.

“Here in Texas, we’re very much part of the local and national landscape, but at the same time, internationalism is very important for us,” González said. “Citizenship and international citizenship is key in what we teach our students.”

With a duty to the global community, it only made sense to act after seeing a news story about the Afzali family earlier this year.

Having utilized local resources, lawyers, and the help of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in bringing stranded teachers back to America during the pandemic, González and the board at Dallas International School had the resources necessary to reach out to their most recent refugee family.

“It’s important that our students learn, not just from what we say,” González said.

“It’s important they learn from what we do.

At the end of the day, it’s about feeling part of a common humanity so that we can all feel part of the great human adventure and promote solidarity across the planet.”

FRENCH CONNECTION What: Dallas International School offers rigorous academics, administered in multiple languages, and integrating the French national curriculum, U.S. best practices, and the International Baccalaureate program.

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ANOTHER HONOR FOR LEGENDARY W.T. WHITE BASEBALL PATRIARCH Retired coach Shepherd is part of third DISD hall of fame class

By Todd Jorgenson

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The school’s field is named after him, and his honors and accomplishments are detailed on signage on the bleachers.

The latest recognition for the legacy of success during his 34-year tenure with the Longhorns will come in a virtual ceremony on Dec. 6, when Shepherd and nine others are inducted into the Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame.

“This has been a great place to work,” Shepherd said. “When I came here, it was a blessing. I couldn’t wait to come in the morning. You grow attached to the kids.”

Shepherd grew up on a 50-acre farm northeast of Commerce. He landed his first job in Dallas ISD after a 15-minute interview with administrator Ewell Walker, the father of football star Doak Walker, and remained a teacher and coach in the district for more than 50 years.

Shepherd started at Marsh Middle School before moving to WTW along with the school’s first ninth-grade class. He became the varsity baseball coach in 1980 and led the Longhorns to 32 consecutive playoff appearances. He won more than 650 games and 16

Four of David Shepherd’s all-state players at W.T. White eventually reached the major leagues.

MLB Name Position Career Trey Beamon OF 1996-98 Notable: Made MLB debut at age 22 with Pirates

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Calvin Murray OF 1999-2004 Notable: Drafted seventh overall by Giants in 1992 Jeremy Hill RHP 2002-03 Notable: Made 11 bullpen appearances for the Royals Bryan Holaday C 2012-21 Notable: Played for six teams, including Arizona in 2021

The baseball field at W.T. White High is named for retired coach David Shepherd. “Coach Shep” led the Longhorns for 34 years, earning his place in the Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame. (PHOTO: CHRIS MCGATHEY) district titles before retiring in 2014 at age 71.

“I’m an old country boy. Baseball has always been part of my life,” he said. “I don’t know what I would have done if I couldn’t coach baseball.”

Shepherd, who also chaired the biology department at WTW, led the team to the Class 4A state quarterfinals in 1991. He was inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009.

“I was tough, and I think the kids appreciated that,” said Shepherd, who emphasized discipline and fundamentals. “I taught them the right way to play. We played hard, but we played clean.”

These days, Shepherd enjoys staying in touch with his hundreds of former players.

He mentored four future Major League players and dozens more who went on to play in college.

Calvin Murray was taken in the first round of the MLB draft in 1989. Trey Beamon and Jeremy Hill each had brief big-league careers, and Bryan Holaday has been a journeyman catcher for multiple organizations for the last decade.

“Once I started in that first season, it just took off from there,” Shepherd said. “The success of my kids has been a driving force for me.

I’d like to think I played a little part in that.”

ESD Makes History, Although Season Ends Short of Goal Line Hockaday, St. Mark’s claim SPC volleyball titles at tournament

By Todd Jorgenson

Their undefeated regular season included victories against traditional powerhouse programs from the After a year of reaching unprece- Houston area.

Meanwhile, the Hockaday dented heights, Episcopal School of Dallas fell short of the summit at the School’s perfect season — and a late SPC football championship game.

St. Mark’s School of Texas resurThe Eagles battled through in- gence — culminated in SPC volleyjuries but couldn’t answer a sec- ball championships. ond-quarter barrage by Houston The Daisies swept all three of Kinkaid during a 42-17 defeat on their matches at the conference Nov. 6. tournament, punctuated by an emKinkaid (9-2) avenged a regu- phatic win over Arlington Oakridge lar-season loss to previously unbeat- in the title match. en ESD (10-1), which was seeking It was a fitting conclusion to perits first SPC title since 2014 and its haps the best season in school hisfirst-ever in the large-school classi- tory, as Hockaday dropped just one fication. set against SPC opponents this sea“We were a little banged up, but son. In the process, Hockaday (29-7) this is one of the toughest and hard- earned its first championship since est-hitting teams I’ve ever been a 2008 and just its second overall. part of,” said ESD head coach RichThe Daisies were battle-tested by ard Williams. “They set a new bar an early-season tournament schedfor the ESD football program just ule that included wins over public by getting PCP_Dec2021x10Banner-Final.pdf here.” school programs such as Plano East, 1 11/4/2021 3:26:14 PM The Eagles still finished one of Richardson Pearce, and Mansfield the best seasons in program history. Legacy. Plus, they were unbeaten

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In the boys bracket, St. Mark’s earned its seventh SPC crown despite coming into the tournament as an underdog. The Lions were just 4-4 in regular-season league play but peaked at the right time.

The biggest hurdle was a fourset victory over rival Greenhill in the

semifinals. The top-seeded Hornets had beaten St. Mark’s twice during the regular season and were hosting the tournament.

That set the table for a five-set thriller in the championship match against Fort Worth Trinity Valley, which enabled the Lions to bring home the trophy for the first time since 2018.

Also, at the SPC fall meet, St. Mark’s successfully defended its SPC title in cross country, led by an individual runner-up finish from Sahil Dodda.

In girls cross country, Hockaday’s Margaret Thompson was the individual gold medalist, followed by ESD’s Victoria Schmidt. The Daisies were second as a team.

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BCA Seeks Entries for Annual Contest R E G I S T R AT I O N Early deadline: Jan. 15 for 10% discount Final deadline: April 15 Visit ntbca.org/omot.

Longtime tenants like The Sample House, Fish City Grill, Talbots, Marco’s Pizza, and Tip Top Cleaners are finally moving back to Preston and Royal after an October 2019 tornado decimated the shopping complex. (PHOTOS: BETHANY ERICKSON)

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Shopping center hardest hit by tornado returns

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ust an hour after The Sample House opened its doors at its Preston and Royal location for the first time in two years, the store hummed with the busy and excited chatter of shoppers and workers and the slide of the cash register drawers.

“We just got our official occupancy certificate, and we are absolutely thrilled to be back,” Ellen Poole Aiken said. “We have missed our customers, and most of our original team will be back.”

Aiken runs The Sample House stores with her family. Her parents, Foster and Nancy Poole, opened the first store in 1958.

“The store is set (minus a few last-minute preps), and tomorrow cannot come soon enough,” Aiken added.

It’s been a long two years since an EF3 tornado carved a path of destruction across North Dallas, decimating the Preston-Royal intersection and, in particular, the Preston Oaks Shopping Center, home to several popular shops, including Central Market.

In October 2020, Regency Centers central region director Patrick Krejs predicted some beloved stores would be back

in the summer of 2021.

“I’m pleased to be able to announce here today a projected construction completion date of June 2021,” Krejs said in 2020. “At that time, we’ll be turning over the rebuilt shopping center to our merchants for them to start their interior build-out.

“Our goal is to have them open and operating for next holiday season.”

Central Market reopened in June.

A handful of other businesses — Nothing Bundt Cakes, McDonald’s, White House Black Market, and Prosperity Bank — are open again, too.

“Our Central Market Partners and the entire Preston Royal community stepped up during this time of rebuilding and recovery,” Stephen Butt, president of Central Market, said at the store’s reopening.

“While this was a total community effort, I am especially proud of our Preston Royal Partners, who have gone above and beyond to continue to serve this neighborhood. The silver lining here is that our

Preston Royal store is stronger and better, and we are ready to welcome back our loyal customers to provide them the service and shopping experience they deserve.”

But the merchants in the south end of the shopping center had a longer wait.

That mostly destroyed strip had to be rebuilt from scratch after demolition.

The exterior construction is complete, and, true to Krejs’s earlier predictions, the shopping center has been turned over to the merchants.

Workers are scurrying to complete their interiors and storefronts, with Preston Animal Clinic, Fish City Grill, Hollywood Feed, I Heart Yogurt, Sample House, Talbots, Tip Top Cleaners, and Marco’s Pizza set to return. Restaurant D.L. Mack’s and Dorado Nail Salon will arrive as new additions later this year, Regency Centers spokesperson Eric Davidson confirmed.

We have missed our customers, and most of our original team will be back.

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— People Newspapers intern Emilea McCutchan contributed to this story.

Don’t just doodle during boring business meetings. Showcase that artistic talent in the office to inspire creativity.

Companies who participate in On My Own Time (OMOT), a trademarked corporate art competition from the Business Council for the Arts (BCA), use the program to engage, inspire, and create camaraderie for their employees.

“The program enriches our institution by showcasing the passions and talents of employees at every level of the organization and beyond our scientific and medical mission,” said Courtney Crothers, art curator for UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The hospital has participated in the competition for 19 years, she said. “Many employees participate every year; it’s a rewarding experience for everyone involved.”

Now in its 28th year, BCA’s On My Own Time (OMOT) links business and the arts in a collaborative exhibition of creativity from the home studios of those who are business professionals by day and talented artists by night.

From pilots to engineers and managers to salespeople, professionals in North Texas are writing, drawing, painting, sculpting, and making creative statements on their own time.

BCA touts several benefits of the competition. On My Own Time: • Sparks creativity and inclusion in the workplace • Connects workers from diverse personal and industry backgrounds • Enriches employee experience and strengthens company culture • Creates dialogue between employees and the arts community • Engages employees vertically and horizontally • Recognized creative talent – Staff report

After companies hold in-house or online exhibitions, the Business Council for the Arts showcases the best On My Own Time art entries at NorthPark Center and literary entries at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. (PHOTO: COURTESY BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)

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Comings and Goings

Sneaker Haven

Leatherology more than 50,000 hittable golf clubhead and shaft combinations and trained master fitters.

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NOW OPEN Club Champion Mockingbird Station The golf club fitter and building company recently opened in a 2,500-square-foot studio in the shopping center and offers

NorthPark Center The leather goods brand co-founded by Dallas natives and siblings Rae Liu and David Liu recently opened its first retail location with a pop-up shop.

The shop includes personalized gifts, bestselling handbags, travel bags, accessories, and an on-site monogramming service.

Madison Reed

6025 Royal Lane The hair coloring company

recently opened its sixth Dallas location. Inside find The Hair Color Bars offering color services, product purchases and pickup, free color consultations, and at-home hair color and care tips.

Mane Salon

Mockingbird Station The business recently opened in the 1,894-square-foot space near Pure Milk & Honey. It provides a wide range of personalized services from styling, coloring, consultations, and more.

Rolex

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recently opened its first standalone boutique in North Texas in a two-story salon space near Bistro 31.

Sneaker Haven

Mockingbird Station The shoe store recently opened a pop-up store in a 1,033-square-foot space nestled between West Elm and Buda Juice in the shopping center.

CLOSED FOR NOW Heim BBQ

Highland Park Village The Swiss watch manufacturer

3130 W. Mockingbird Lane The popular barbecue eatery’s

(PHOTO: COURTESY SNEAKER HAVEN)

location near Love Field is closed for now after a fire inside a kitchen wall in early November. Dallas Fire-Rescue said everyone made it out safely, but it ’s unknown as of press time when the Mockingbird location might reopen.

COMING Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill

7859 Walnut Hill Lane The gastropub is gearing up to open its third Texas location in Preston Hollow in early 2022. The menu offers a variety of cuisines from salads and sandwiches to tacos to Szechuan orange chicken and braised pork belly ramen.

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District 8 Trustee Carreon’s Column for December 2021 New District 8 Medical School Opening Next Fall Dallas ISD and the UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) together will launch a new District 8 transformation school slated to open its doors next fall.

The Medical District PK-8 Biomedical School will start by serving scholars in prekindergarten through first grade, expanding one grade level each year up to eighth grade.

LUNCH. LEARN. SHOP. AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

The curriculum will immerse students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by introducing real-world experiences in biomedical science. These daily explorations, centered on a STEM-based curriculum, will also provide firsthand exposure and direct access to innovative field trip opportunities.

The unique partnership is one of the first in the nation to focus on biomedical science for elementary students at a medical institution.

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disadvantaged students and 50 percent are offered to non-economically disadvantaged students.

The school will be located on the UTSW campus at 6516 Forest Park Road. Families may apply during the application period from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2022.

For more information, visit www.dallasisd. org/medicaldistrictschool.

Redistricting Process Every 10 years, Dallas ISD participates in redistricting to better ensure appropriate representation based on the shifts in population trends. Redistricting is the process by which the boundaries of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Single Member Districts (SMDs) are periodically redrawn in response to changes in population as measured by the decennial federal census.

Dallas ISD trustees have been holding meetings to talk about the process, and the district held two TeleTown Hall Meetings to answer questions about redistricting. Thousands of Dallas ISD families and registered voters received a call to participate in the teletown halls. If we missed you, and you are interested in learning more about redistricting, please, visit www.dallasisd.org/redistricting to find recordings of the teletown hall meetings in English and Spanish.

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Comfortable Conversation 13429 Hughes Lane $850,000 4 Bed / 3.1 Bath / 3296 Sq.Ft. Susan Bradley 214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com

People Love Bluffview Devonshire Home — SOLD BEFORE MARKET Offered at $3,269,000 6 Bed / 8,102 Sq. Ft. / 0.462 Acres Clarke Landry 214.316.7416 clarke.landry@alliebeth.com

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Quintessential Showplace SOLD! 3616 Greenbrier Drive — SOLD Offered for $3,995,000 5 Bed / 4.1 Bath / 5,711 Sq.Ft. Doris Jacobs 214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com

Preston Hollow Build Site 5006 Pebblebrook Drive $1,699,000 0.784 Acres Marc Ching 214.728.4069 marc.ching@alliebeth.com

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A Classic Beauty 5138 Deloache Avenue $12,000,000 6 Bed / 7.2 Bath / 11,185 Sq.Ft. Alex Perry 214.926.0158 alex.perry@alliebeth.com

Home for the Holidays 6148 Averill Way #107E $405,000 2 Bed / 2 Bath / 1,881 Sq.Ft. Susan Baldwin 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

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Enchanting Elegance 3132 Stanford Avenue — SOLD Private Sale 5 Bed / 5 Bath / 5,104 Sq.Ft. Susan Blackburn 214.912.2455 susan.blackburn@alliebeth.com

6507 Missy Drive $540,000 4 Bed / 2.1 Bath / 2,533 Sq.Ft.

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HOUSE OF THE MONTH 5335 Meaders Lane

Anthology of Highland Park, an 11-story assisted living community, is going up at 4215 Herschel Ave. (ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING: PRDG)

Anthology of Highland Park Tower Residents To Enjoy Sky-High Dining Another residential tower has begun going up near the Shops at Highland Park.

Cadence McShane Construction Company has broken ground on Anthology of Highland Park, a short walk west from Asian Mint, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Tulum on Oak Lawn Avenue.

The 11-story assisted living community in the 4000 block of Herschel Avenue will offer 121 units and penthouse dining.

“Not only are we excited to continue partnering with Anthology Senior Living, but we are excited to grow our multifamily presence in North Texas,” said Will Hodges, president of Cadence McShane. “This project will be a standout in our expanding portfolio.”

Cadence McShane also is building a 130-unit Anthology Senior Living development in Austin and renovating and expanding one in Houston.

The 130,000-square-foot Anthology of Highland Park, designed by PRDG, will include 24 memory care units on the second floor and 97 assisted living units on the remaining floors.

The assisted living units will include

eight studios, 53 one-bedroom, and 36 spacious two-bedroom/two-bath configurations.

Amenities will include a salon, theater, fitness center, library and pub with a fireplace, and top floor dining areas with unobstructed views of Dallas.

Outside, residents are provided with shaded, elevated terraces on floors two, three, and eleven.

Construction will also include below-grade and ground-level parking, providing 58 spaces for full-time residents. Additionally, the building will come with a backup generator in case of power failure.

The 28,700-square-foot site sits on a zero-lot-line in a residential neighborhood. Because of these tight quarters, Cadence McShane will utilize a luffing crane, ensuring the swing radius does not exceed the building footprint.

The project is slated for completion in June of 2023.

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Junior Symphony Ball Steering Committee Kickoff event drew students from across Dallas to the Meyerson Symphony Center in late October. (PHOTOS: CAROL VIG)

DALLAS TEENS TO PARTY WITH MUSICAL PURPOSE Junior Symphony Ball gears up for January fundraiser dance

By Payton Blalock People Newspapers

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he Junior Symphony Ball ( JSB), the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s longest-running fundraiser in its 64th year, attracts high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from over 35 area schools throughout Dallas.

Their purpose: to have fun while helping many North Texas students attend concerts, purchase instruments, and receive musical instruction.

“I think I heard about JSB from upperclassmen when I became a freshman in high school,” St. Mark’s School of Texas senior Nicholas Koch said. “I thought it was just a dance, but I didn’t realize there was such an important cause behind it,” Koch has been a member of the event’s steering committee since his freshmen year, and this year he decided to take his commitment to JSB a step further by becoming one of the seven co-

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chairs that organize and run the event.

The co-chairs aim to raise at least $200,000 for music education programs serving disadvantaged youth throughout North Texas.

“We all really liked the cause and thought it was important to support and spread the word,” said co-chair Ava Harberer of Highland Park High School.

Other co-chairs represent the Episcopal School of Dallas, Hockaday School, Jesuit Preparatory School of Dallas, Parish Episcopal High School, and Ursuline Academy.

Last year, profits from the dance exceeded the goal. The hope is that this year will be no different as chairs aim for a sellout.

To that end, the Steering Committee Kickoff event on Oct. 24 at the Meyerson Symphony Center served as an opportunity for students from different schools to get more involved and spread the word about the ball.

Over 600 students signed up for the Steering Committee, a potential

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I F YO U G O What: State of the Arts! Junior Symphony Ball, an evening with a DJ, live entertainment, dancing, raffles, and refreshments When: 7:30-11:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 2022 (doors close at 8:30 p.m.)

FROM LEFT: Ball chairs Nicholas Koch, Caroline Syler, Cade Jordan, Ava Haberer, Anne Rubi, James Click, and Peyton Plumlee at the Steering Committee Kickoff event. gateway to becoming a co-chair.

Committee members receive community service hours, and the kickoff event was worth up to five hours for those who brought canned food donations.

“Sophomore year, I joined the steering committee and also did it last year,” co-chair Anne Rubi of Hockaday said. “I wanted to get involved in this way to be a part and impact even more.”

The ball will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2022. Guys

should wear Texas tuxes, while the girls’ attire includes party dresses and cowboy boots.

The co-chairs are looking forward to the dance, but more importantly, to making a difference in their communities, Koch said.

“JSB is not a party with a cause, but a cause with a party.”

Payton Blalock, a sophomore at the Greenhill School, runs track, plays soccer, and is the managing editor of multimedia and a columnist for her campus newspaper.

Where: Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 Botham Jean Blvd. (southside ballroom) Who: High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors for the 2021- 2022 school year Tickets: $325 includes Steering Committee membership, an Underwriting ticket, and parents’ DSOL Membership; $125 general admission tickets go on sale after Jan. 1.

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Teen Authors Book on Preston Hollow History TCA student convinces Mark Cuban to write the forward

By Josh Hickman

Special Contributor Most 15-year-olds don’t sit down to write a history book about their neighborhood.

Preston Hollow’s Jack Drake is the exception, though writing wasn’t initially his forte.

“From my elementary years, writing was always my struggle,” the teenager said. “My school (Texas Christian Academy) focuses on writing, and I’ve gotten better over the last couple of years.”

Having lived with his family in the area for 10 years, Jack’s interest in Preston Hollow and its backstory grew.

“I had heard many stories, but over COVID, I realized there wasn’t much out there, and I wanted my neighbors to know about it,” he said.

As far as research goes, Jack said, “I had to get pretty creative.”

With little history of the neighborhood available online, Jack turned to digging through old newspaper articles and plain old footwork.

“From walking my dog, I could tell which houses were built by Charles Dilbeck — that’s architecturally significant,” the intrepid high schooler observed. “Then I went on Zillow to look up the dates of the houses that were the oldest. I knew those may have some special history to them. I talked to those residents, who often had quite a bit of information. I also talked to long-time

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• 6126 Lakehurst Drive, built by Ralph Stichter, is Preston Hollow’s oldest existing house. It later became the dormitory for Lakehurst Country Day School, now part of St. Mark’s School of Texas.

One and done? Teen author Jack Drake, who isn’t planning a second book, says he’s focused now on becoming a pilot. (PHOTOS: COURTESY JACK DRAKE) Preston Hollow residents — people who were born in the 1930s and ’40s and lived in the neighborhood their whole lives.”

Initial research for Preston Hollow: A Brief History started May 2020, with most of the writing completed that autumn.

“The publisher (History Press) does a lot on of histories,” Jack said, “and I thought Preston Hollow would be an area they would be excited to publish. They were interested, but I did not initially tell them I was just a teenager.”

Jack’s book, replete with many historical photos, came out in August 2021.

But how did he convince Preston Hollow luminary Mark Cuban to write the forward?

“I thought Mark Cuban has lived here so long,” Jack said. “He’s such a big advocate of the neighborhood, so I just sent him an email explaining to him what I was doing and asking if he would be willing to write the forward. And he emailed back and said, ‘Yes.’” But as for future writing plans, Jack admitted, “I don’t really have the passion for it.

I’ve had a lifelong interest in aviation. My goal is to become a pilot. So far, I have 53 hours in the air towards my pilot’s license.”

• Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, built in the early 1950s when most large churches were located downtown, was very unusual for its size and scope. Noted Dallas architect Mark Lemmon designed the remarkable campus, which remains remarkably well preserved.

• Charles Dilbeck built many homes in Preston Hollow through the 1930s and ’40s. They range from small one-story homes to large estates on multiple-acre plots. The progression of his style can be seen in the 14 homes which remain.

• The venerable Ebby Halliday Little White House real estate building was originally Ira P. DeLoach’s real estate office, then became the Preston Hollow town hall.

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“Without the guarantee of a prompt post-arrest court appearance and the assistance of a lawyer, the Supreme Court has failed to protect two pillars of our justice system, the Due Process right to access to the courts and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel,” center director Pamela Metzger said.

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The new Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, an oasis along Bishop Boulevard, will allow students, faculty, staff, visitors, and corporate partners to gather for lunch, study sessions, discussions, and formal events. FROM TOP: Katy A. and Kyle Miller, Kim and Bill Shaddock (PHOTOS: COURTESY SMU)

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A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.

The gift from Katy A. and Kyle Miller follows a $6 million one from Kim and Bill Shaddock to establish Shaddock Hall, including flexible spaces, a dedicated business library reading room, expansive classrooms, the dean’s boardroom, a 20-seat conference room, and other offices.

SMU has now raised $90 million for the significant expansion and renovation of the Cox School and aims to raise the final $30 million needed to break ground on the project

by April 2022.

As a Nasher Haemisegger Fellow, Ted Russell is spending two years as an ambassador for SMU DataArts, a national research center based Ted Russell at the Meadows School of the Arts.

“I’m looking forward to serving as an intellectual partner for this respected and influential institution, especially in the era of big data when analysis can help the arts sector better understand organizational health and advance movements for equity,” Russell said.

At the Rainin Foundation, he provides strategic direction, supporting diverse, visionary artists and collaborating with artists,

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Russell also chairs the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, which brings together public and private arts and culture funders.

Unspeedy trials “Justice delayed is justice denied” goes a well-known legal maxim.

According to a study f rom SMU Dedman School of Pamela Metzger Law’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, that proves particularly true when defendants’ initial court appearances get delayed.

After arrest, a detained person can wait

Weekday pills College students who misuse prescription drugs do so more often during the week and when they are alone at home, according to a recent study Chrystyna Kouros published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

The study asked students at a large midwestern university whether they used medications in ways doctors did not intend, such as changing allowed dosages and frequency or using another’s prescription medication.

“Whereas other studies have shown that alcohol use, and to some extent marijuana use, is most likely to occur in social situations with peers and on the weekends, we found that the context of prescription drug misuse appears to be different,” co-author Chrystyna D. Kouros said.

Kouros, an associate professor, directs the Family Health & Development Lab in SMU’s Department of Psychology. The study’s title is College-based social and situational predictors of real-time prescription drug misuse in daily life.

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Fall Festival a Learning Experience for Alcuin Middle Schoolers Ghouls spun the fortune wheel, ghosts ate hot dogs, and Elmos collected as much candy as they could during the Alcuin School’s Fall Festival.

Alcuin families rode the blustery autumn wind to campus and let their little superheroes and vampires loose on the sprawling outdoor festival grounds, where cotton candy, face-painting, and a dunking booth awaited them.

All this came courtesy of Alcuin’s middle school students, who traditionally plan, organize and host the event every year,

then give 100% of the proceeds to charitable causes. This year the students chose Feed My Starving Children, The Birthday Project, and Children’s Health as the festival’s beneficiaries.

“The students were really excited to be putting the festival together this year,” said Verna Salta, head of Alcuin’s Middle School. “They were excited to bring this event back to campus.”

In one month, middle school students meticulously planned, budgeted, organized, and created every part of the festival, from the

booths and prizes to the food and drinks.

Even moms and dads got their fill of M&Ms, Skittles, and camaraderie, the latter of which they seemed to enjoy the most.

“I think our families were just as eager to come to campus and enjoy each other’s company,” Salta said. “Our community is incredible. The turnout was incredible, and the atmosphere was joyful.

We couldn’t have asked for anything better.”

– Staff report

Alcuin middle schoolers plan and execute the school’s annual fall festival as part of their learning experience. (PHOTOS: TAMYTHA CAMERON/ALCUIN SCHOOL)

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Editor Becomes Principal For a Day — and a Student of Schooling

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: After the business and civic leaders who took part in Principal for a Day finished up their day, they headed to Gilley’s for a reception. (PHOTOS: DALLAS ISD); When People Newspapers Digital Editor Bethany Erickson was Principal for a Day at Withers Elementary, she didn’t just help with lunchroom duty and watch music class - she also gave budding young writers tips on refining their craft. (PHOTOS: BETHANY ERICKSON) “My dad goes to work,” the tiny kindergartener said one Wednesday after asking me if I went to work. “Do you know BETHANY E R I C KS O N him?”

I hate to say this, but it was only lunchtime, and I had already been asked some tough questions by a lot of small humans, and this might have been the toughest — and the cutest.

On Oct. 27, I took part in Principal for a Day, a joint effort by the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce and Dallas ISD to give business and civic leaders an inside look at what it takes to run a public school.

I stepped into Withers Elementary and, after a quick chat with principal Wendy Miller, I got a quick tour of the school before starting our day.

Why Withers? Well, for one it’s a school where some of our readers are sending their children. But I also felt a kinship with its namesake, Harry Clay Withers, who began his journalism career in 1901 in Denton, working his way through the ranks until he retired as executive editor of the Dallas Morning News in 1959.

My day with Ms. Miller and assistant principal Miosha McCann gave me insight into what it’s like to run a school after a nearly twoyear-long pandemic. My phone logged thousands of steps that day as we walked the halls,

attended meetings, and checked in on classes. Hundreds of decisions on everything from what to do about missing spoons to teacher inservices were made while I was there, all with the deft assuredness of lifetime educators.

I also joined third, fourth, and fifth graders in their classrooms, talking about what to do if you get stuck while you’re writing, how to organize your thoughts, and how I knew as early as fourth grade that I wanted to be a writer.

I told them the story of Mrs. Kropinicki’s class, and how an assignment to write a short story created angst and then an avocation.

“She handed back everyone’s story but mine,” I told them. “I was scared to death. I thought I failed. I thought she was going to

make me take it to my mom to sign or ask for a meeting.

“But then she did something that I thought might be worse at first — she read my story out loud to the class. What if they didn’t like it? What if they thought it was dumb? Would I get made fun of on the playground?” I said as a set of current fourth graders nodded their heads in commiseration with my past 10-year-old self. “Instead, they were paying attention. They laughed at the parts I wanted people to laugh at. And I realized something — good writing makes people feel things, and I wanted to do that as my job.”

At the end, several students asked if they could possibly write for People Newspapers, and I hope they do.

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Ursuline Academy Debuts New Building

Renovations continue as Catholic all-girls campus prepares for future of learning

By Emilea McCutchan People Newspapers

Walnut Hill Lane should look different as Ursuline Academy expands and updates its campus.

The all-girls Catholic college preparatory, which began to expand and update its campus in September 2020, opened its East Campus building this fall, and renovations continue for its existing West Campus building.

Director of communications Valerie Oates said the changes anticipate the future while taking advantage of Ursuline’s innovative structure, curriculum, and education.

“The sisters have always been very innovative over the course of the history of Ursuline,” Oates said. “And I think it’s just the next chapter in that long history of new things and really trying to prepare to be the best — to provide excellence — in Catholic education.”

As of Oct. 28, 2021, “The Campaign for Ursuline: Act, Move, Believe” effort to fund programs, operations, endowment growth, and capital improvements has raised $72 million toward an $85 million goal. Campus leaders anticipate beginning the final construction phase next summer and completing work in 2023.

The new 95,000-square-foot East Campus houses new humanities classrooms, visual arts studios, a 3D print studio, a new dining area, and soon, a theater. The existing West Campus building will include an updated dining area, administrative offices, a chapel, and student spaces for extracurriculars like volunteering and fitness.

“One of the great things about [East Campus] is the availability of extra space just beyond the classroom,” said social studies teacher Jeffrey Meyer.

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Visual arts class; East Campus entrance; Megan Griffin with Honors English II. (PHOTOS: URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS) Students can use that space to work in smaller groups before returning for class discussion, he said. “It just provides more space and [a] more inviting environment for learning.”

Large windows have also helped facilitate better learning, English teacher Megan Griffin said.

“We know how light affects learning, right?” she said. “When you have light, it just — I don’t know — it changes

your mood. It changes your spirit [and] it changes your energy.”

Large whiteboards in the study spaces where students can meet with their friends allow them to practice math problems and conquer other assignments. The new dining area, called a distributed dining center, lets students and faculty grab a quick snack.

“My personal favorite is the distributed dining, that I can go and have lunch with my colleagues outside,” Griffin said.

Adjustable desks are also a student favorite.

“The desks are great because they rise to the level if a student wants to stand as they’re doing their reading or typing or anything like that,” Meyer said.

Oates said the school appreciates the continued support from the Ursuline community.

“So many good things that are still coming,” Oates said. “They have made it possible.”

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Society

$11 MILLION RAISED AT 22ND TWO X TWO FOR AIDS AND ART

John and Lisa Runyon, Cindy and Howard Rachofsky

Wes Gordon, Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi, Alvise Orsini and Paul Arnold (PHOTOS: KEVIN TACHMAN AND BRUNO)

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RITA ORA Adam Lippes, Nancy Rogers, Hassan Pierre, Kathleen Hutchinson and Karla McKinley

Preston Hollow’s Cindy and Howard Rachofsky welcomed back art-loving philanthropists to the Rachofsky House in a big way, raising $11 million for the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.

“As we reflect on these past 18 months and the dramatic changes in everyone’s daily life, the opportunity to get together for two profoundly worthy causes is a reason to cheer,” Howard Rachofsky told those attending the 22nd annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art on Oct. 23.

This year’s sold-out black-tie benefit dinner and contemporary art auction co-hosted with Lisa and John Runyon drew 490 guests.

Two days earlier, a similarly sized crowd attended the First Look preview party, held at Highland Park Village for the first time.

Yoshitomo Nara received amfAR’s 2021 Award of Excellence for Artistic Contributions to the Fight Against AIDS. – Staff report

Looking Ahead Signature Chefs Auction The March of Dimes Dallas is gearing up for the Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Venue Forty50 in Addison with a lineup sure to whet your appetite.

The chefs include Luke Rogers, of Cathedral Bistro; Nick Dean, of Furlough Kitchen, Haywire, and The Heritage Table; private chef Armando Perez; Daniel Rosales, of Rosaniel Desserts; Ray Skradzinski, of Republic Texas Tavern; Michael Conrad Tavarez, of Picadera; and Chris Vogeli, of III Forks. Visit signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org.

Unsung Hero Award During four decades in Dallas, broadcaster Scott Murray has helped raise money for hundreds of organizations.

But on Dec. 3, the former NBC TV sports director/anchor won’t be the emcee. That role goes to Jim Keyes, who will preside as The Scholarship Fund and the University of North Texas/Dallas present the inaugural Unsung Hero Award to Murray.

The Dec. 3 event from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Briscoe Carpenter Pavilion at Fair Park also will serve as a fund-raiser to help Dallas area students attend college.

Visit thescholarshipfund.org.

BMW Dallas Marathon Festival The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year at Dallas City Hall Plaza, the site of the start and finish lines of all 10 events.

The weekend-long festival, which benefits Scottish Rite for Children, expects to attract more than 20,000 runners from all 50 states and more than 10 countries. Activities begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11 and 12. Visit bmwdallasmarathon.com.

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CLOCKWISE: The 2019 Texas Chef of the Year Luke Rogers, of Cathedral Bistro, won the 2020 Iron Fork Chef Competition. (PHOTO: COURTESY THE MARCH OF DIMES) STANDING, FROM LEFT: Bob Hopkins, Scott Murray, Bob Mong, Hank Alterman, and Michael Williams. SEATED: Monica Williams and Donna Williams. (PHOTO: COURTESY THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND) FROM LEFT: Robert Walker, Paul Lambert, Mayor Eric Johnson, Mark Rybczyk, Monica Paul, and Dr. Logan Sherman. (PHOTO: COURTESY BMW DALLAS MARATHON)

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2021 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala Dazzles Guests

Andy Smith, Kim Noltemy, and Paul von Wupperfeld

John Williams, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Fabio Luisi (PHOTOS: KRISTINA BOWMAN AND LARA BIERNER)

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Music director Fabio Luisi made his gala debut Sept. 25 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center during a fundraising evening featuring world-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld chaired the 2021 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala. Mary and Richard Templeton were honorary chairs. Proceeds benefit the DSO’s education and community programs.

The gala kicked off the celebration of more than 60 years of support from Texas Instruments (TI) and the TI Foundation, including 21 years of TI’s support of the DSO’s Classical Series.

Following the seated dinner, guests moved to the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, where Luisi led the orchestra in Strauss’s “Don Juan,” and Mutter gave the Dallas premiere of John Williams’s “Violin Concerto No. 2.”

Williams surprised the audience and conducted the DSO and Mutter in an encore of “Nice to be Around” from Cinderella Liberty.

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From October 21-24, the fair showcased 130 independent and emerging artists, each handpicked by a committee of art world experts.

Partygoers at the Private View were the first to browse the art and purchase favorite pieces ranging in price from $100 to $10,000. The fair featured interactive sculpture displays, murals, installations, and live DJ sets.

Attendees could also support The Stewpot, a non-profit beloved for its art program for the homeless and at-risk communities, by purchasing artworks by elf-taught artists and decorating a card to accompany a care package.

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Crystal Charity Ball CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL TAKES INSPIRATION FROM ACROSS THE POND

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: The 2019 Crystal Charity Ball had a “South American Mosaic” theme. (PHOTO: DANA DRIENSKY AND HOLT HAYNSWORTH) Crystal Charity Ball chairman Leslie Diers and fashion show chairman Lisa Cooley. (PHOTO: TAMYTHA CAMERON)

By Rachel Snyder

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he ‘grand dame’ of Dallas’ galas will return in person this year after the pandemic took the Crystal Charity Ball’s fundraising online last year.

That’s not to say there won’t be a way to support this year’s beneficiaries for those who don’t attend in person. This year’s event chair Leslie Diers said the silent auction items would be available to bid on online as well.

“For those that don’t attend the ball or that are still not comfortable to attend the ball, we wanted to make the silent auction available to all of our donors,” she said.

“People will be bidding at the ball actually on their mobile devices versus the old-fashioned way of bidding stickers like we traditionally do at Crystal Charity.”

Since 1953, the Crystal Charity Ball has distributed $149,387,669 to various children’s charities in Dallas County. Diers has

chaired the silent auction, chaired the children’s book, and served as underwriting chair, among other roles, during her 11 years as an active member of Crystal Charity Ball.

You will feel the grandeur of Britain as you’re entering into the hotel, and you’ll feel the fun and vibrancy of the ‘60s when you enter into the ballroom.

Leslie Diers “All nonprofits have had a pretty tough go. Not only have they been asked to help more people, but their main source of fundraising through their own personal events and things of that nature have been either

canceled or gone virtual,” Diers said of the pandemic. “It remains, obviously, very important to continue supporting as many nonprofits as we possibly can, and we’re delighted that we were able to choose eight this year and to help the eight that we are helping. It means a great deal to them; it means a great deal to us.”

This year, the funds will benefit Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation, Cafe Momentum, Dallas CASA, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Dallas Symphony Association Inc., Network of Community Ministries, Phoenix House Texas, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Many have had to cancel or delay international trips in addition to glitzy galas in the last 18 months, and this year’s ball theme — Peace Love London — takes a bit of inspiration from across the pond.

Diers said organizers had planned for a theme of Majestic Britannia last year, and she put her spin on a British-inspired theme this year.

“With everything that had been going on in the world over the past two years, we decided we wanted something that was really fun and uplifting and lively and colorful and joyous because we all need that right now,” she said. “You will feel the grandeur of Britain as you’re entering into the hotel, and you’ll feel the fun and vibrancy of the ’60s when you enter into the ballroom.”

C RY S TA L C H A R I T Y B A L L When: Dec. 4 Where: Hilton Anatole Online: crystalcharityball.org More: $149 million + distributed to more than 100 children’s charities since 1953.

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BENEFICIARIES The Commitment: $936,831 The Tiniest Texans program at Baylor Scott & White Health focuses on caring for babies born less than 28 weeks or weighing less than 2.2 pounds. Funds will be used for ventilators and monitoring equipment, specialized training, and a nurse navigator.

This project will help 60-75 babies annually achieve the highest long-term quality of life.

salaries and the purchase of youth instruments for the expansion of the Southern Residency Youth Education Project.

Through a partnership with Dallas ISD, the DSO delivers music education through three programs: Young Musicians, Young Strings, and Youth Concerts.

Network of Community Ministries

The Commitment: $506,625 The internship program at Cafe Momentum provides education, workforce development, counseling, and wraparound social support for justice-involved Dallas County youth. Funds will be used over three years in support of the educational initiatives, homeschool programming, and workforce development intern wages. More than 150 adjudicated teens will be served.

The Commitment: $926,635 The non-denominational, community-based organization serves nearly 30,000 individuals annually. Funding for three years will provide food, support salaries, and specialized truck equipment to serve food-insecure children in the Richardson ISD. The Mobile Pantry will expand to eight new sites in RISD and childcare facilities. Funds will also be used to expand the Educators Classroom Food Supply, giving teachers an opportunity to pick up nutritional snacks to keep in their classroom for food insecure students.

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The Commitment: $396,000 Dallas CASA advocates in the community and the courtroom for children in foster care. Funds will support the professional training and supervision of court-appointed advocates who focus on meeting the heightened needs of 198 teens Dallas CASA will serve.

Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center

The Commitment: $1 million The center’s mission is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County and to provide national leadership on child abuse issues. Funds will support the salaries of the DCAC trained staff who will provide specialized holistic, child-centered services through Forensic Interview, Family Advocacy, and Mental Health Therapy programs.

Dallas Symphony Association Inc.

The Commitment: $750,000 Funds will be used for teaching artists’

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Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center

Network of Community Ministries

The Commitment: $375,000 The addiction treatment and prevention service provider has provided services in Texas since 1995. Funds will be used over three years at the Hill A. Feinberg Academy to fill the funding gap for the cost of intensive residential treatment for substance use and mental health conditions for the uninsured and underinsured.

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The Commitment: $500,000 The pediatric care center was established in 1921 to provide medical care to children with polio. Now, Scottish Rite is a leading pediatric care center specializing in the treatment of orthopedic conditions, neurological disorders, and sports injuries. All services are provided regardless of ability to pay. Funds will be used to renovate the hospital’s Day Surgery center, last updated nearly 40 years ago.

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Zachary Dreyfuss tackles the difficult conversations with patients’ relatives

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We’re all burned out for sure. So, for me, it was just focusing on family and just focusing on just spending quality time.

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r. Zachary Dreyfuss’ work as a pulmonary and critical care physician in ICUs has put him squarely in the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

His job includes managing critically ill patients who are on ventilators and having conversations about care with families.

“A lot of the therapies I do can prolong someone’s life, but it in no way guarantees any quality of life, so I kind of help lead those conversations with families,” Dreyfuss said. “And what’s been really hard during the beginning part of this pandemic – really I’d say about 90% of it – has been having these conversations over the phone or over some form of video chat.

“Because of how contagious this disease is, we weren’t obviously having any visitors in the hospital,” he said. “We’re trying to protect the community, and at the same time, people didn’t see it that way, and it’s not that I was trying to keep people from seeing their loved ones, it was more, you know, this is a public health crisis.”

He added that some COVID patients also tended to require resources like ventilators longer than health professionals see with

Dr. Zachary Dreyfuss, here with his wife, Joanna Dreyfuss, credits quality family time with helping him face the stresses of caring for COVID-19 patients and their loved ones.

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other diseases.

“They were so sick, and they just wouldn’t get better – they wouldn’t get worse – but they would stay really, really sick for a long time, and, you know, the body can only stay critically ill for so long before something else fails or something else happens,” Dreyfuss said.

He said politicization has further complicated COVID response.

“I don’t care about politics; I just care about taking care of patients,” Dreyfuss said. “I’ll say, look, every single living president has gotten the vaccination … so it doesn’t matter about their party affiliation; they still got it. To me, it’s

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obviously not about politics.”

He said the job has been taxing physically and emotionally at times, but he gets through with support from his family. He and his wife, Joanna, were named among People Newspapers 20 Under 40 in 2020. She also works in healthcare in obstetrics/gynecology.

“You can’t show up with this job not ready to give 110%. It requires a lot mentally, emotionally,” Dreyfuss said. “People noticed that I was just drained and that I was just tired, but there’s no one else for this – such a special job, and so you just have to kind of push through.”

Part of coping is not bringing the work home, he said. “We’re all burned out for sure.

So, for me, it was just focusing on family and just focusing on just spending quality time.”

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42 December 2021 | prestonhollowpeople.com lemon juice, sea salt, Dijon, and chives. She also prepares venison ham, a cut usually sent to grind, but she lightly smokes it then oven roasts with garlic and rosemary. “It’s important to introduce fat, as Texas venison tends to be very lean. Bacon is the obvious choice,” she adds, “but if you can get your hands on some caul fat, wrap it around the venison, and it will baste the meat as it cooks.”

Chef Emily Carty’s Got Game

Emily’s tips for preparing fresh game go well beyond venison chili and wild hog breakfast sausage.

Chef Emily Carty honed her skills harvesting and preparing wild game while working as the private chef at the Bass family’s ranch near Kerrville. (PHOTO: COURTESY OF JL BAR RANCH) ‘Tis the Season for hunters who enjoy one of the great outdoor activities this time of year: whitetail deer hunting, which is in full swing until Jan. 2 in northern Texas and until Jan. 16 in the southern part of the state.

And, while hunters are hanging out in the deer stand, they might encounter a few of the more than K E R ST E N R ET TI G 2.6 million feral hogs here. Hunters often have different criteria for calling a hunt successful or not, but for this article, a successful hunt is one in which an animal is

responsibly killed and harvested.

So, you’ve had a successful hunt; what to do with all that meat?

Preston Hollow resident Emily Carty is a trained chef who comes to Dallas via Washington, D.C., and Kerrville.

In Washington, she was the director of FreshStart Catering for the DC Central Kitchen, an inspiration for José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen.

In the Texas hill country, she was the private chef at the ranch of the oil tycoon and philanthropic Bass family.

While in Washington, Emily honed her skills at stretching ingredients with creativity to make healthy, delicious meals. In

Kerrville, she learned to harvest deer, hog, and Axis in the field, taking more than just the backstrap, but cuts of meat that are worth the time and effort required if you know how to prepare them.

Armed with a profound dichotomy of experience, Emily settled in Dallas with her husband, Will, venture investor and son of former American Airlines CEO Don Carty, and their daughter. She works private cheffing gigs around town and has plans to start a meal service soon.

Emily’s tips for preparing fresh game go well beyond venison chili and wild hog breakfast sausage. She makes a mean venison carpaccio drizzled with good olive oil,

Chef Carty prefers younger, smaller hogs to make baby back ribs, slow-baked in the oven and finished on the grill. Her favorite feral hog recipe is braised cochon de lait, which requires a very young animal, which she serves over creamy polenta.

She also recommends making a rich broth with lean hog meat and aromatics to add to soups, stews, and to masa to make tamales. And if you decide you only want to backstrap, then marinate it in buttermilk, vinegar, citrus, or even pickle juice before cooking to tenderize.

Knowing how to work with and prepare wild game is a passion for Emily Carty. If you’ve got some hunts planned over the holidays, reach out to her chefemilycarty@gmail. com for recipes, tips, lessons, or catering.

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Christmas Gifts: Homemade Cookies Earn Santa’s Approval

When I begin planning my holiday gifting, one of my first thoughts is cookies.

For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve baked Christmas cookies by the hundreds, wrapped, and carefully shipped them to family and friends near and far.

Selecting cookie recipes and shapes that won’t break and crumCHRISTY ROST ble during shipping is the key to successful gifting by mail.

I avoid delicate butter cookies and sugar cookies with intricate designs such as reindeer antlers that will break off with the first bump.

For sugar cookies, I stick with rounded shapes, wrap two identical cookies back-to-back in parchment or wax paper, and gently layer them in metal cookie tins with crumpled paper in the bottom and at the top to absorb rough handling.

I developed the recipe for Heavenly Sand Tarts for my third cookbook, Celebrating Home: A Handbook for Gracious Living (Bright Sky Press, 2012). Because I flatten each cookie slightly before baking, I’ve found they ship well. These buttery almond cookies have a texture reminiscent of shortbread and a dusting of snowy confectioners’ sugar, so they look very Christmas-y.

When I was testing the recipe for my book, I gave a plate of the cookies to a friend and told her they were called sand tarts. The next day, her husband replied they were too heavenly for that nondescript name, so he would call them

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Heavenly Sand Tarts.

The new name became official.

Another reason I love these cookies is they bake beautifully at both low and high altitudes. For readers who routinely travel to the mountains for Christmas, you probably know the frustration and disappointment of baking favorite holiday cookies only to end up with flat, molten mounds stuck to the cookie tray. I promise if you adjust the placement of the oven rack and the baking time, you’ll have sand tarts even Santa would love. Merry Christmas!

Christy Rost is a cookbook author, chef on PBS stations na nationwide, and longtime resident of the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. Her Celebrating Home 4-minute cooking videos are available at youtube.com/ ChristyRostCooks and on her christy christyrost.com website.

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1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds, Add vanilla, almond extract, and with the bottom of a glass dipped High Altitude Note: Adjust the ground water, and beat well. in flour. oven rack to the upper third of the Confectioner’s sugar, for garnish In a medium bowl, stir together Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until oven and increase baking time to flour and salt. Gradually stir them the cookies are set. Dredge them 18 to 20 minutes, or until the tops Directions: into the creamed mixture with the in confectioners’ sugar while the of cookies feel set when touched Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In ground almonds to form a soft cookies are warm and cool com- lightly with a finger. the large bowl of an electric mixer, dough. Using lightly floured hands, pletely on a wire rack. To store, place cream butter ad confectioners’ sugar shape the dough into 1-inch balls, the cookies in an airtight container Yield: 3 dozen 3-inch cookies

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John Phifer Marrs learned the joy of having beautiful things from his grandmother and turned that passion into a career in interior design and, more recently, writing.

His first book, Interior for Collectors, is an inspirational guide for displaying collections exquisitely.

Marrs found himself displaying clients’ collections over the years and developed a passion for the unique objects that others collect.

Rather than writing what Marrs calls “another coffee table book on decorating,” he chose to take this distinctive part of designing and share stories and expertise of collections that he has worked with in his home as well as those of clients in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow.

“Design to me is figuring out how the client wanted to live and elevating their living situation; making it the most attractive it could be and seeing through their eyes and not just mine,” Marrs said.

Keeping this in mind, Marrs likes to notice when clients have collections that they did not even realize they had. He calls them forced collections – ones that so happened to appear over time, whether as gifts or passed down through generations.

When a client has multiple items that

could make up a collection, gathering them and displaying them in a beautiful arrangement is his specialty.

But aesthetics aren’t the only considerations. Many clients’ collections include valuable art, books, or historical documents that need to be preserved and protected in the proper casing, framing, and lighting.

What’s Marrs’ favorite personal collection? Picking just one was difficult, he said.

A collection can vary on your season of life and way of living, Marrs said. “What you collect when you’re 20 might not be what you collect when you’re 50.”

What used to be in his ranch-style home – a collection of tole trays – are now replaced with a grouping of beautiful art in his high-rise home.

“The whole thing is how you live with your collections. That’s what I’m fascinated with,” he said. “But if you want to incorporate a collection into your home, I think that is a special request and a special situation.”

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TOP: Neutral colors and India-inspired patterns bridge the gap between modern and traditional in this formal living room, so art deco chairs can comfortably coexist with the incense burners, Syrian tables, and foo dog statues. BOTTOM: New fabric and a high-gloss lacquer give these antique Victorian chairs a fresh look. (PHOTOS: MICHAEL HUNTER)

Careful Use of Antiques Can Add Charm Without Dating a Home There are many reasons to love antiques. They bring their decades, or even centuries, of history into your home.

Antiques are also hand-made with high-quality craftsmanship and built to last.

That said, I’ve MARGARET talked to many CHAMBERS homeowners who are concerned that their antiques will date their homes. To these people, I would make the following recommendations: Use fresh, modern colors for your wall colors and fabrics. Rooms are increasingly becoming simple, light, and airy, so choosing light wall colors and area rugs is a good idea. Right now, touches of gold are also popular in contemporary homes.

Use fewer antiques. I generally recommend five antiques per room. For a trendy look, try displaying your antique accessories on Lucite bases.

Instead of using all brown wood furniture, add in painted pieces, lacquered pieces, and pieces with a tiny bit of antiquing over their paint.

Dark, heavy draperies are out. Nowadays, my firm uses light draperies with trim, even in traditional homes.

Now is the time to update your antique lamps with new shades. Right now, it’s popular to use patterned shades with

a touch of trim. I also recommend mixing in some modern lamps with your antique lamps.

Putting up a few modern art pieces in a room with antiques is a great way to give your room a contemporary edge.

Remember that you don’t always have to have a rug in the room. Lately, I don’t like to use rugs in dining rooms. Also, dark rugs and colorful oriental rugs are outdated. Roll up your older rugs for now and replace them with sisal rugs, which are popular for their textural quality, or muted oriental rugs.

My firm will often take our clients’ antique chairs and reupholster them in a modern fabric. However, if you don’t want to reupholster a chair, consider using a charming slipcover instead.

Even if contemporary and transitional interior designs are all the rage, antiques add just as much charm to a room today as ever. An experienced designer will know how to incorporate your best antiques into a room while appealing to modern-day design trends.

Hopefully, with these tips, you’ll be able to bring out the best of your prized collections.

Margaret Chambers, a registered interior designer (RID) and member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), leads Chambers Interiors and Associates. Her colleague Caitlin Crowley helped edit this column. Find more design advice at chambersinteriors.com/blog.

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With the real estate market at record low inventory levels, getting in front of the good opportunities early and quickly is more critical than ever for those looking to find that sought after Preston Hollow home. The synergistic collaboration of the 9-agent Perry-Miller Streiff Group has propelled them to the #1 ranking according to the Wall Street Journal’s Real Trends in all of North Texas by getting their clients in front of the most sought after homes…first. Over a quarter of the homes sold by the Perry-Miller Streiff Group in 2021 were off-market.

“This holiday season is a terrific time to get connected with opportunities that are being prepared for offering in 2022”, says Ryan Streiff, group co-founder. “You need a buy-side representative that is going to be proactive in his or her approach to get to the opportunities in the market place. One of the best ways to get access to great houses is to solicit the help of agents that are getting the great listings.”

The Perry-Miller Streiff Group certainly has some incredible listings, and a track record of getting top dollar for the sellers they represent with over $165 million sold in Preston Hollow alone in 2021. Total sales/pendings for 2021 will surpass $285 million, exceeding their previous record setting 2020 production by nearly 70%.

Networking with other top producing agents is also an essential aspect of effective house hunting. The networks of the 9 high volume agents at the PerryMiller Streiff Group come together to offer unparalleled access to exclusive opportunities for the clients they service.

Contact the Perry-Miller Streiff Group today to discuss getting your property prepared for market before the highly anticipated spring selling season, or to get connected to terrific listings. Visit DPMFineHomes. com to learn more or call 214.799.1488.

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4618 Cherokee Trail, represented

by Sylvia Scott for $4,999,999.

Bluffview Beauty

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

DFW Forecast to be a Top Property Market Again Next Year

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Drive designed by Anton Korn is poised

interest rates fueled a buying frenzy during the pandemic that saw thousands of homes selling higher than list price. Bidding wars prompted more cash deals and appraisal waivers to close the deal. Now,

Park Cities Homes Primed for the Holidays

for elegant modern living. In 2008, it was renovated and expanded to create the

sophisticated,

9,714-square-foot

floorplan seen today. Just imagine decorating the dining room for dinner

CoreLogic says 13% of appraisals came in

parties, enjoying hot chocolate around

below the contract price in August. That

the many fireplaces or selecting a bottle

was down from 19.7% in May, but above

from the wine cellar for a special holiday gathering.

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If walkability is front of mind for you, make sure to tour 3305 Rankin St. Living

In McKinney, a Georgia apartment The DFW area will continue to be a top

builder has just purchased one of the last

As the old tune goes, there’s no place

just steps from SMU and Snider Plaza,

property market next year, according to a

large sites in the Craig Ranch development.

like home for the holidays. Soon, the

you can quickly get to football games or

recent edition of The Allmanac, a weekly

The land that Davis Development picked

temperatures will chill and a twinkle of

breezily enjoy a lunch out with friends.

real estate industry newsletter produced

up is an 11-plus-acre site north of State

intangible magic will fill the air as dreams

Built in 2013, the University Park home

by Allie Beth Allman & Associates.

Highway 121 and west of Alma. Zoning

of festive gatherings come into view. With

spanning 5,138 square feet is a treat in

allows for 60 units per acre, and two

no work needed and no fuss, Allie Beth

itself. Whether you are frosting cookies

apartment complexes are planned.

Allman & Associates offers homes are

with the kids in the kitchen or hosting a

ready for all your memorable occasions.

formal cocktail party, every moment can

Meanwhile, a high number of homes across the country are being appraised below their agreed-upon sales prices,

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and that has caused a number of deals

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remains at low levels while buyer demand

8 Reasons to List During the Holidays

A circa-1920 home at 3521 Beverly

is strong.

4. Many people are still working from home, which means they may want more space, home offices, or a change of

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Tis the season to sell your home.

Contrary to popular belief, the holiday

be a joy.

To understand the caliber of Dallas

Allie Beth Allman & Associates is Estate Leader in DFW

estates the firm is entrusted to represent, come explore two of their exquisite current listings.

Highland Park’s 3644 Beverly Drive is

scenery. With more flexible work schedules

on the market, a home that has welcomed

and less travel during the holidays, many

presidents and heads of states in its

prospective buyers may use the extra time

history. The main residence dates back

to search for a new home.

to 1923 while the guesthouse was built in

5. Consumers who shop for a home during the holidays are serious, motivated buyers.

2010, matching the property’s traditional When it comes to luxury sales in DFW,

aesthetic seamlessly. Perfect for hosting,

Allie Beth Allman & Associates reigns,

the prestigious residence spans 8,866

season – especially this holiday season –

6. Typically there are even fewer

according to a Multiple Listing Service

square feet with seven bedrooms and nine

may actually be an ideal time to offer your

homes on the market during the holiday

analysis. The firm sells more homes and

full- and one half-bathrooms.

North Texas home for sale. Here’s why…

season. Translation: less competition for

estates priced at $3 million, $4 million and

1. Average home sales prices in North

you!

Texas are up over 20 percent over this

7.

A Tuscan-inspired masterpiece on 1.1 acres also has a majestic presence. With

above $5 million than anyone else.

The firm’s agents guide buyers from

the landscape designed by Harold Leidner,

neighborhoods to navigating forms and

the grounds captivate before you even step

2. Interest rates are at historic lows,

8. Many transferees are not able to

closing on their dream home. For sellers,

inside, but the interiors evoke equal awe.

which means buyers have more buying

wait until the spring market to buy. They

they use their extensive knowledge and

With a media room, pool and spa, game

power than ever before.

are here now and need a home now.

contacts to create impactful marketing

room, and expansive patios, 5335 Meaders

strategies.

Lane is poised for enjoyment all year long.

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Saint Laurent Place that sits on a cul-

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Designed by architect Elby Martin, a Tuscan- inspired stone-clad estate home with Italian barrel tile roof, manicured 1.1-acre site with mature trees and landscape by Harold Leidner. Gourmet kitchen topped by a barrel brick ceiling is open to one of several family rooms. Custom Knotty Alderwood cabinetry with White Castle hardware provides storage. Two full-size SubZeros refrigerators, two Asko dishwashers, two gas Wolf ovens and warming drawer. Outdoor Kitchen equipped with a Wolfe outdoor grille and Subzero undercounter refrigerators, and electric screens. Resort like pool, cabana, turfed back yard, private guest house. Home is equipped with Geothermal HVAC and natural gas generator.

For more information please contact Kyle Crews (214) 538-1310.

to collapse. The low inventory and low

said was typical of the housing market.

3. The inventory of homes for sale

5335 Meaders Lane 6 Bedrooms | 6.2 Baths | 12,612 SqFt Offered For $9,750,000

one-of-a-kind home.

4618 Cherokee Trail is represented

by Sylvia Scott for $4,999,999. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, founded in the Park Cities in 1960, represents luxury homes, highrises, ranches, land and commercial properties. Its briggsfreeman.com website is a cutting-edge portal featuring properties, neighborhoods, schools, virtual tours, architecture guides and more.

the 7.3% in January 2020 that CoreLogic

time last year.

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In the heart of leafy Bluffview, the Santa Barbara–style villa at 4618 Cherokee Trail is a rarefied and refreshing haven. Following a $1 million-plus renovation in 2020, this 7,141-square-foot property now offers a media room, an exercise room, a safe room, a stylish den, a designer kitchen, a catering kitchen and a

2,000-bottle, climate-controlled, below-ground wine cellar.

The sumptuous primary bedroom suite features dual baths and a private balcony overlooking the rear lawn and spectacularly long pool, while a thoughtfully appointed guest suite is found off the front courtyard. The outdoor luxuries include a covered living space with a fireplace and full alfresco kitchen — far beyond the ordinary, as is everything about this

A Serene Lakefront Setting in Preston Hollow

Homes

“show”

better

when

decorated for the holidays.

Visit ebby.com.

the expansive backyard, covered terrace, pool and play area.

If you are into entertaining, the chef’s kitchen, wet bar, and multiple large, open dining and living areas create a fabulous

Great Homes Found in Pocket Neighborhoods

de-sac in a parklike setting. The twobedroom

home

has

floor-to-ceiling

windows overlooking a central courtyard.

Inside the master suite, you’ll enjoy two

flow. An office and downstairs primary

large closets and a marble bath. The

suite, with a second study, dual baths,

neighborhood has a pool, tennis courts

sauna, custom closets and coffee bar are

and recreation center.

Behind the curvy Pink Wall in one of

all in a private wing of the home.

Dallas’ most convenient neighborhoods,

The second floor has three en suite bedrooms, game room, media room with

you’ll

full bath and storage room.

condominium with a landscaped yard

find

an

updated,

first-floor

To schedule a showing, contact Quist

Some of the best Dallas neighborhoods

and tall live oaks shading the entry. The

(7222stefani.daveperrymiller.com)

at 214.695.9595 | sharonquist@dpmre.

– and their beautiful homes – are tucked

home at 6328 Bandera Ave., Unit A, has

offers something rare in this part of the

com or Baucum at 203.829.9052 |

away in convenient pockets of the city.

two bedrooms, including a master suite

city: private lake frontage. The 4-bedroom,

stacybaucum@daveperrymiller.com

This full-acre property at 7222 Stefani Drive

Two

examples

are

the

Caruth

with dual closets, dual sinks and a glass

6.2-bath home with 3-car garage, covering

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (dpmre.

Homeplace, which has about 90 homes

8,136 square feet, is listed by Sharon Quist

com) is a division of the Ebby Halliday

built between 1979 and 1990, and the

Luxury leader Allie Beth Allman &

and Stacy Baucum for $1,895,000.

Companies,

Hathaway

homes behind the Pink Wall on Northwest

Associates sells more homes priced

a

Berkshire

shower.

The home was extensively remodeled

affiliate, with four locations that specialize

Highway, which trace their origins to the

at $2 million and above than any other

in 2015. The grand foyer with soaring

in Preston Hollow, Park Cities, North Dallas,

1950s.

brokerage, according to Multiple Listing

ceilings leads to a dramatic great room

Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler

where floor-to-ceiling windows overlook

Park and Farm & Ranch properties.

Inside the gated and guarded Caruth Homeplace is a one-story home at 13

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Head to Healdsburg for Domestic Imbibing, European Vibin’ Pandemic still have you not quite ready to go to Europe? Healdsburg, California, offers endless options for feeling like you are abroad without leaving the USA. Despite what I thought was a decent D I A N A OAT E S familiarity with Sonoma Wine Country, a first-timer’s trip left me seriously smitten.

From the darling downtown plaza to the creative cuisine and lively locals, it is safe to say I have a new favorite Northern California vacation destination.

Here’s how to make your Healdsburg hiatus heavenly: Travel: Avoid the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. A new, four-hour, nonstop American Airlines flight into Santa Rosa County has you sipping on your favorite varietal by lunch which surely beats the 10-plus-hour trek to Bordeaux or Champagne.

Stay: By far the most luxurious resort in the area, the 130-room Montage Healdsburg is painstakingly positioned on 258 acres to showcase 22,000 preserved oak trees and vines. One-third of every room is dedicated to outdoor living with a balcony or deck.

Rooms start at $645.

Wine: Healdsburg’s proximity to the Alexander, Dry Creek, and Russian River valleys makes it perfectly primed to satisfy a variety of tasting palettes.

Guests at the Montage Healdsburg enjoy outdoor living with balconies and decks added to all the rooms. (PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTIAN HORAN) Dishes like this heirloom tomato salad showcase the produce of Sonoma County growers. (PHOTO CREDIT: MICHAEL WOOLSEY) Even the most seasoned wine sippers cannot deny the elegant presence the ivy-covered Jordan Estate château commands from the moment one steps on the property. Whether you are a point-savvy member that has accrued enough points to stay in one of the renovated guest suites or simply a first-timer tasting their way through Paris on the Terrace, you can be sure that this Healdsburg Grande dame, celebrating 50 years in the business, is going to treat you like family.

Pro tip: In addition to the outstanding reds and whites, be quick to say oui to the

Jordan Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil and the Jordan Cuvée by Champagne AR Lenoble.

New kid on the block Marine Layer is bringing a taste of the Sonoma Coast to the Healdsburg Plaza. Offering small-production Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, this is not your grandmother’s tasting room. An example? Say goodbye to charcuterie boards.

Marine Layer partners with “farm-forward” neighbor Little Saint to offer mezze plates consisting of dips, spreads, house-made crackers, and crudités.

Dine: Immediately off the flight and

looking for a leisurely yet lively lunch before checking in? Bravas Be De Tapas, with a darling patio in downtown Healdsburg, serves up sensational small plates and more extensive offerings like paella. My favorites included serrano ham and manchego bocadillos, goat cheese toast, and the Dungeness crab fideauá.

At the Montage Healdsburg, Hazel & Hill perfectly presents French-influenced California cuisine. Whether enjoying a meal in a treehouse-inspired private dining room or noshing al fresco amidst the seemingly endless terrain, côte de boeuf and a local red have never tasted so good.

Chef Dustin Valette’s The Matheson with a rooftop patio overlooking the square impresses discerning diners with his ode to “micro-seasonal” ingredients that showcase the farmers and ranchers of the Sonoma County region.

Although freelance writer Diana Oates travels the globe in search of the latest and greatest hotels, restaurants, and luxury listings, her favorite place to be is at home with her family in the Park Cities.

PLANNING A TRIP? Visit healdsburg.com for more on Healdsburg and to stay up to date on the most recent COVID-19 protocols enforced in the area.

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WISHING YOU AND YOURS THE VERY BEST THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 2022 is still a few weeks away, but it’s never too early to start planning your next move. Make sure you have an expert by your side in a challenging market like this.

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