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Here’s How to Fix Northwest Highway
Northwest Highway should be our neighborhood’s Main Street, not a regional inner-loop thoroughfare.
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he Preston Center task force is right to want to make Northwest Highway more like a parkway than the regional thoroughfare it has become. Nobody — particularly Councilwoman Jennifer Gates — should be distracted from that mission by the inner-loop highway idea being floated recently by Michael Morris, transportation director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. That is the same inner-loop highway he once wanted to jam through Oak Lawn to East Dallas. If that had been built, we would not have a Turtle Creek or Uptown. Nothing about the idea improves by moving it five miles north to Preston Hollow. Morris says that the new highway
could be tunneled or cantilevered. At $1 billion a mile, neither option is likely. Moreover, neither option can be built now or in the near future. Morris says it cannot be included in NCTCOG’s regional 2040 plan. So why waste time talking about it? There is a solution that can be implemented now to transform Northwest Highway into the neighborhood Main Street it should be. That solution is to redesign the roadway to reduce the out-of-neighborhood traffic that now uses it. That solution is easy because it is already happening. In 2014, Northwest Highway carried 48,303 vehicles through Preston Hollow. The historical average has been 56,535. In 2002, TxDOT measured 62,353 vehicles, which may have been its peak. Contrary to perception, traffic on Northwest Highway is down more than 14 percent in the last 12 years. From its peak, traffic is down 22 percent. To quote Yogi Berra, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” The way to reduce traffic even more is to reduce the lanes available
for drivers to use. Take Northwest Highway from six lanes to four. Build sidewalks. (Astonishingly, there are no sidewalks.) Create a beautiful median. Put in a bike lane. Make walking along the road pleasant. Make crossing the boulevard easy and safe. Gates worries that a redesign would send congestion somewhere else or increase traffic on other streets. But traffic is not a constant. A temporary barrier does divert traffic to nearby roads, but a permanent barrier, like the reduction of lanes, alters commuter behavior entirely. And that’s what the task force should want to accomplish. Congestion is not reduced on a road by inviting more drivers to use it, which is what an inner loop would do. The opposite is true. The more difficult it is for out-of-neighborhood drivers to use, the less they will use it. The history of the last two decades provides the answer to Northwest Highway congestion. Traffic is going down. We can force it to go down even more. And we can do it now — if we have leaders willing to force the issue rather than dodging it.
Westhollow Seeks Community Sense By Todd Jorgenson
People Newspapers Ask Donovan Lord’s neighbors where they live, and you might get a variety of responses. Preston Hollow? Northwest Dallas? And that doesn’t even count the various homeowners associations just west of Midway Road, north of Walnut Hill Lane. Lord wants to give his area of Dallas an identity, and while it starts with a name, he hopes to make Westhollow Society about more than that. “One of the main issues I’ve seen is a lack of understanding about what our area is and where it is,” Lord said. “I wanted to give the area an identity.” Westhollow, as he defines it, is an area consisting of about 22 neighborhoods and more than 7,000 homes with boundaries including Walnut Hill, Midway, LBJ Freeway, and Dennis Road. Having lived there for 11 years, Lord has seen what the region has to offer, and more importantly, what it hasn’t. “We want to bring more culture and better retail developments to the area,” Lord said. “We aren’t Preston Hollow. We have different needs and it’s a different part of the city.” His effort started about three years ago with an initiative to install sign toppers. He’s also focused on beautification, crime reduction, even a new library.
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Westhollow Society hopes to create a public improvement district for several neighborhoods.
He hopes to accomplish that by getting city approval for a public improvement district, in which residents of a designated area pay supplemental taxes (about 13 cents per $100 of property value) in exchange for enhanced services such as added police patrols, marketing efforts, landscaping and lighting, street cleaning and repairs, and cultural improvements, depending upon the needs of
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Parent Hopes Learning Center Fills STEM Gap By Meredith Diers
Special Contributor American students leave much to be desired when it comes to performance in science, technology, engineering and math education. According to the results of a recent cross-national test, the Program for International Student Assessment, U.S. students placed 35th out of 64 countries in math and 27th in science. Florence Lowe, a former software engineer and veteran of the corporate world, recently opened The Learning Extension on Lovers Lane as one method to fill the gap in STEM curriculum. “I wanted it as a parent, myself, and saw an opportunity in the market,” said Lowe, the mother of a 5-year-old boy. “It’s important to discuss the fact that as a country, the U.S. is slipping in the STEM area. We need to get kids interested in [STEM] at an early age.” The Learning Extension is a STEM-focused after-school activity center for boys and girls ages 5-12. It exposes children to a variety of computer programming and coding games, including Dash and Dot robots, Lego Mindstorms, and others. In addition to teaching basic programming skills, the center’s
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The Learning Extension is a STEM-focused after-school activity center on Lovers Lane. curriculum allows kids to become familiar with the logic of programming and problem solving. STEM problem solving encourages the children to work
in “creative ways and really think about how things interact with each other,” said Lowe. “The kids are having fun playing games, but don’t realize how much they are learning.”
Lowe said many schools in the Dallas area provide students with adequate or above-average science and math education. However, much like learning how to play the violin, it takes
practice. She said The Learning Extension is “an extension of what kids learn in school and the time parents have to spend enriching their children.” The location opened in September and has seen enrollment grow to about 16 students. In addition to the STEM programs, it also provides homework help for those students who need it. The instructors are high school and college students who have experience and an interest in STEM education. It might reinforce STEM gender stereotypes, but the makeup of students is 80 percent boys. “We need more women and girls [working in STEM],” said Lowe. That is a much larger goal.
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Parish Alum Makes Films That Make a Difference
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Alex Yonks recently made A Taylor Story, a short film about a teen battling cancer.
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Special Contributor Alex Yonks wants to make a difference, one film at a time. For the Parish Episcopal School alum, filmmaking is about changing lives through storytelling. Her current project, A Taylor Story, is a short film about a 15-year-old girl battling cancer and finds out on a family horseback ride that her chemotherapy has stopped working. She is then given the option of partaking in an experimental trial that has a low success rate. Her two best friends take her out on Halloween night against her parents’ wishes to show her what it feels like to be alive. “When it came time to do a thesis film, I wanted to do something important to me,” said Yonks, who is a film student at Chapman University in California. “And though it is not based on a true story, it is still inspired by a variety of things true to my life.” The horse element in the story is one of those truths, Yonks said. Her sister was battling an illness when she was younger, and Yonks believes her horse, Pippin, saved her sister’s life. Yonks hopes to donate a percentage of the money raised from the film’s Indiegogo campaign to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Whether it’s supporting a charity or just making somebody smile, I’ve accomplished my goal as a filmmaker,” Yonks says. Yonks started with a passion for acting, as she took classes from Cathryn Sullivan’s Acting for Film Studio in Lewisville. There, Yonks developed a love for screenwriting and directing. “When I was 16 at the acting studio, I took a directing class and made a documentary about the class itself, catching behind-the-scenes footage,” Yonks said. “When we screened the films, I noticed that everyone was enjoying mine a lot.
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Even though I had no idea what I was doing, I knew that it made me happy to see others enjoying something I created.” Yonks’ acting b a c kg ro u n d h a s proven beneficial for her filmmaking. “I am able to understand what actors need and how to help get them there,” she said. “It’s different from person to person.” Casting for the film was a matter of Yonks connecting with old friends from acting school. Emma Fuhrmann, who plays Taylor, is best known for her role in Blended with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Cozi Zuehlsdorff played Hazel in the Dolphin Tale films. Gavin Casalegno gained notoriety for his role in Noah alongside Russell Crowe. Yonks’ teacher from Parish, Kevin Ash, is the executive producer of A Taylor Story, which Yonks aims to submit to the Dallas International Film Festival and other festivals in the coming year. “Alex is a very talented and driven student,” Ash said. “Each year she would come in to the school year having started or nearly completed an even more well-crafted film than the year before. It’s amazing when you have a student with that kind of passion.” Yonks intends to donate proceeds from her debut film’s Indiegogo campaign to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Special Contributor Almost everyone who knows Preston Hollow Elementary School teacher Leanne Woods says she has a gift for teaching students with Down syndrome. Principal Tom Brandt describes her as a teacher of boundless energy who applies tough love to get her special needs students to grow when other teachers might give up. “Ms. Woods’ ability to connect with and address each student’s unique talents and specific needs is absolutely incredible,” he said. Woods takes a personal interest in the students and their families. She is known to chaperone students to sporting events or take them to enjoy a swim. All of this helps explain why the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas recently named Woods its 2015 Educator of the Year. The guild extends a variety of services to 1,500 area families whose children are diagnosed
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Preston Hollow Elementary School teacher Leanne Woods won an award from the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas. with the congenital condition. One of every 691 babies is born with Down syndrome, which creates a need for teachers like Woods. “I don’t feel sympathy but a resounding passion for their hidden potential. These children are smart and capable,” Woods said. “I make my love evident, but I am tough. I have expectations for them and seeing their gifts come to fruition is an amazing honor.”
Woods’ other community efforts include creating a school team for the Down Syndrome Guild’s annual Buddy Walk and organizing events to celebrate World Down Syndrome day. As one parent said in her letter of support for Woods, “The biggest reason she deserves this award is simply that she truly loves my son. As a parent, anyone who loves and believes in my son the way she does is outstanding in my book.”
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Marsh, Fidelity Partnership Has Mutual Benefits While students at Marsh Preparatory Academy were enjoying a day off to go to the State Fair of Texas in October, 230 employees from Fidelity Investments were hard at work on their campus. When students returned to school four days later, they found newly painted college and university logos on the doors to the school’s portable classrooms, directional signs pointing to institutions of higher learning, and stepping stones featuring more college logos. There are also new benches painted in the school’s yellow and black colors, while the entrance to the school features a new desk and reception area. Marsh, with more than 1,000 students in grades 6-8, is one of 14 schools Fidelity has adopted across the country. Much of the work was designed to highlight college readiness and encourage students to think about their futures after high school. But rather than a onetime project, the day was an extension of a six-year partnership. “We think the most important thing is developing relationships,” said Scott Orr, vice president of public affairs for Fidelity. Every week, company employees visit Marsh to teach classes on financial literacy. The directional college signs represent the alma maters of Fidelity employees who were visiting from out of state. The signs, Orr said, include some little-known institutions far from Texas. Pam Norley, executive vice president
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More than 200 employees of Fidelity Investments helped spruce up the Marsh Preparatory Academy campus in October. of Fidelity’s Financial Services, was rolling paint on to lockers, which were made to look like the spines of textbooks. Norley is based in Boston. Marsh principal Nicky Niewinski said in addition to working directly with stu-
dents, Fidelity also provides support in helping fund transportation for field trips. One of those trips is to the Fidelity campus in Westlake, which also hosts an annual ball for the Marsh Leadership Cadet Corps.
“It’s not just today. It’s a real educational partnership,” Niewinski said. “They provide kids with experiences that as a district we could not afford to offer them.” — Staff report
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Ex-Smoker Still Smokes the Competition Tutterow still racing at age 77 By Britt E. Stafford
People Newspapers Running has taken Jack Tutterow all over the world. He has run along the canals of Venice. He ran the same route in Athens, Greece, as the messenger who brought news of victory from Marathon more than 2,500 years ago. He raced past the famous stone statues on Easter Island. At 77 years old, Tutterow, an Edgemere resident, continues to run with the same drive and endurance he puts into most aspects of his life. Since beginning his marathon trek at 43 years old, Tutterow has participated in more than 30 races. While running has become an international endeavor, Tutterow will never forget the Chicago Marathon, where he set his personal record of 3 hours, 2 minutes, with a 6:57 per-mile pace. Originally from Tennessee, Tutterow and his wife moved to University Park in 1988, when Tutterow left the corporate world to start a small business. Considering work was a major
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Jack Tutterow has run more than 30 marathons all over the world, and he’s not done yet. reason he started to run, it only made sense to continue the tradition, which has brought him solace from his hectic professional life. “I got started at a … very difficult time,” Tutterow said. “It helped me process a lot of issues with that very difficult work environment at that time. I kind of got hooked and started running [marathons]. When you have a lot of things going on, it’s easy to
get out of focus. Running kind of keeps me centered.” Running was already a part of Tutterow’s life, but only in short distances. He had never considered going 26.2 miles until a friend pushed him to train for the Marine Corps Marathon in 1981. As Tutterow became more serious about long-distance races, he realized one aspect of his life had to go — smoking. A
Size Now Matters in SPC Football By Todd Jorgenson
People Newspapers On its way to an SPC championship this season, Fort Worth All Saints defeated Greenhill, Country Day, and Trinity Valley by a combined 122 points. Next season, the Saints won’t have any of those opponents on the conference schedule due to an SPC realignment effort designed to create more parity among its member schools. The private-school conference, which currently has 19 schools (18 of which play football) from Tulsa to San Antonio, has traditionally organized its divisions based on geography, without regard to school size. That will change beginning with the 2016 football season
after the conference’s heads of school voted to divide its football programs into 4A (large school) and 3A (small school) divisions instead. “Some of the schools have gotten quite a bit larger than the other schools,” said SPC commissioner Bob Windham. “If you look pretty consistently at the records and who’s been more competitive over the years, the larger schools have an advantage.” Among local schools, St. Mark’s and ESD will continue their rivalry in the 4A division, while Greenhill will be a 3A school. For now, the changes will only affect football, although the SPC could vote to adopt a similar format for other sports in a couple of years, when
they will again re-evaluate the plan. The SPC has traditionally divided football schools based on size only for the playoffs, with separate championship games for large schools and small schools. Under the new format, the top two teams in each division will play for a championship at the end of the season, and the semifinals will be eliminated. Windham said that for school officials, safety and competition level were the main considerations for the change. “There were a lot of people getting beat pretty badly. That starts wearing on people,” he said. “The smaller schools had asked us to consider something different.”
habit he started at 11 years old, Tutterow can recall the exact time and date of his final cigarette — 11:40 a.m. on June 21, 1981. While the decision to quit smoking wasn’t easy, he quickly discovered that running provided a soothing affect, and improved his health. With more than 30 years of experience, Tutterow knows how to get back into marathon
shape. For him, training is a constant warm-up for race days. “In training, ultimately, you never bring all the pieces together until race day,” he said. “You’ve got the endurance training, the pace training, and then the organ between your ears … your brain.” In 2007, Tutterow had ankle surgery which took him out of the racing circuit for six months. He continued to run one half-marathon each year, but his pain continued to get worse. Finally, a doctor identified the true issue was coming from his right hip muscles. Along with his training regimen, Tutterow works with a physical therapist to improve balance, flexibility, and core strength. Tutterow is now regaining his “runner’s high” and is back on the track. While he is still undergoing rehabilitation, Tutterow can still be seen making a lap around White Rock Lake at least once a week. He plans on running the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on April 24. Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com
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Watch Venture Gives Hands-On Experience By Diana Oates
Special Contributor Daniel Castañeda, Garrett Greenberg, and Hunt Neurohr may just be juniors at TCU, but they know there is no time like the present when it comes to starting a business that provides consumers with something unique. Their product? High-end watches. The connection? Castañeda and Neurohr are roommates. Neurohr and Greenberg met as classmates at ESD, and their friendship flourished when they found themselves at the same college. “When Daniel came to me and told me about the chance to start a watch company, I was fully invested and ready to do it,” Greenberg said. Monaco Watch Company went live in April, and while the watches themselves aren’t anything revolutionary, the price points have got TCU students and watch connoisseurs alike frequenting the online store for the latest deals for both men and women. In fact, being college students has proven to be rather advantageous to the group of young businessmen, who have utilized their campus and the impact of social media to project their company into the accessories spotlight. With more than 1,000 followers on Instagram, the guys have used creative photos and persistent posting as a beneficial, not to mention free, advertising tool. How exactly are these guys able to sell Bulova, Citizen Eco Drive, Movado, Seiko, and many more designer watches for as little as 75 percent the cost of their
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ESD alums Hunt Neurohr and Garrett Greenberg, who now attend TCU, helped to start Monaco Watch Company. competition? For one, the watches are refurbished. And second, they are purchased in bulk via each brand’s surplus inventory. Prices currently range from $75 to $2,000; however, the inventory
changes daily. For those who are leery of buying anything other than a brand-spanking new watch, fear not. Each watch featured on the site has been graded so that cus-
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Westcott Looks to Make a Mark With Luxury Complex By Todd Jorgenson
People Newspapers Park Cities developer Carl Westcott is venturing into the crowded but lucrative Dallas luxury multifamily market. In November, Westcott affiliate Commodore Development broke ground on The Mark at Midtown Park, a four-story project on the east side of North Central Expressway, just north of Meadow Road. The Mark at Midtown Park will include 274 units with floor plans from one to three bedrooms, with amenities including a resort-style pool with outdoor TV lounge and cabana, a clubhouse area that overlooks the pool, and a dog park with washing area. Lincoln Property Company will manage the complex.
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Commodore Development recently broke ground on The Mark at Midtown Park, near Central Expressway and Meadow Road. “The demand for multifamily is still strong despite all the construction that’s been going up,” said Swayze Smartt, president of Commodore Development. “There’s not a whole lot of new multifamily product in that area.”
The project comes on the heels of last year’s launch of Preston Hollow Village, a nearby mixed-use development at the intersection of Central and Walnut Hill Lane. The project is being built on a portion of 12 acres that West-
cott owns at the site, which for decades was home to a Ford dealership, initially operated by Westcott himself. It’s been vacant since Troy Aikman Ford was demolished in 2008. Two years ago, Commodore decided to rezone the site for multifamily development instead of selling it, in part because of the growth in retail and office development in the area, Smartt said. “We’re really excited to serve that market,” Smartt said. “I think you’ll see a lot more besides us going in there soon.” The complex will be built on the portion of the site facing the freeway frontage road, with the remaining acreage reserved for two potential additional phases in the future, he said. It is adjacent to the 80-acre
Midtown Park project, which was originally conceived as a mixed-use community but has since been sold off to a variety of developers. One of those is San Antonio-based Embrey Partners, which filed plans earlier this year for a complex consisting of 16 buildings and 400 apartments. A few years ago, Westcott helped start Fountain Residential Partners, a firm that develops housing on college campuses. But this is the first ground-level multifamily project for Commodore. “It could be a good opportunity with us going forward,” Smartt said. “Unless something changes on the demand side, we anticipate having this as part of our plan.” Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com
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The company launched in April, and now features an inventory of watches at many price points.
CONTINUED FROM 16 Monaco offers free returns. Greenberg’s advice to young entrepreneurs is to not be afraid of failure, and although messups are inevitable, the rewards that follow them are always worth it in the end. “For months we were on a learning curve, where making mistakes was a daily occurrence,” Greenberg said. “After time went by, we began perfect-
ing our operations and began smoothing out the watch-selling process. It took a lot of time, however, and we still make mistakes even today.” In a state and at a school where football is king, the company’s origins beg another question. Are these watches available exclusively to Horned Frog fans? “One of our partners actually goes to UT, so I guess we have our hands tied,” Greenberg said.
Stanley Promoted To New SMU Post
Kennerty to Lead Hilton Park Cities
Harold Stanley has been promoted to vice president for executive affairs at SMU after serving the past six months on the job in an interim capacity. Stanley previously was an associate provost. He has been at SMU since 2003, when he became the chair of its political science department. He earned the Outstanding Administrator Award in 2013. In his new role, Stanley will work with SMU president Gerald Turner on strategic planning and campus master planning. He replaces the retiring Thomas Barry, who served in the role since 1995.
Sean Kennerty has been promoted to general manager of the Hilton Dallas/Park Cities hotel. He will oversee all operations of the 224-room property at Preston Center. Kennerty has been with Hilton since 2004, and spent the past nine years at the Hilton Anatole, most recently as the senior event manager and director of rooms.
Trent Completes Course at Wharton Ashleigh Cloud Trent of Swingle Collins & Associates has been awarded
a certified advisor of personal insurance designation from the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School. Trent is one of 39 agents to receive the certification from the University of Pennsylvania business school.
Gough Gets Back Into the Burger Biz Some may remember the days when Harvey Gough owned Goff’s Hamburgers on Lovers Lane, near Inwood Village. While Goff’s remains open on Hillcrest Avenue, it appears Gough has returned to the grill to start serving up hamburgers once more. Located on the southwest corner of Preston Road and LBJ Freeway, the recently opened Harvey’s Charcoal Hamburgers offers a simple menu of burgers and hot dogs.
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Catharsis In Personal Connections Instructors push the therapeutic touch in acroyoga
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Is All This Gluten-Free Talk Really Worth It?
By Britt E. Stafford
People Newspapers The word flight has a whole different meaning for Max Lowenstein and Liz Kong. Their social media is flocked with photos of the two performing what appear to be impossible feats of acrobatics. But according to the two acroyoga teachers at the Yoga Movement, these positions don’t require great feats of strength. The two met when Lowenstein moved to Dallas from Florida and was seeking a partner to continue his acroyoga practices. His dedication required him to have a partner with the same steadfast commitment to practice every day. Mutual friends connected him with Kong, and the duo have been holding each other up ever since. After attending a five-day workshop, Kong and Lowenstein saw how acroyoga fostered healing in each other, and they decided they wanted to share those therapeutic benefits. Both became certified and started teaching the class over a year ago. Combining the physical components of acrobatics and yoga with Thai massage, Lowenstein and Kong’s acromovement class, which takes place twice a week, helps develop communication, trust, strength, and stability in the air. “Well, just like yoga, people usually come for ‘asana,’ or the posture, and they leave class feeling so calm,” Lowenstein said. “You relate things on the crash pad to your life. The two main things are trust and communication.” And while that may sound similar to what is preached at a trust seminar, Lowenstein and Kong said that these qualities go beyond the actual acroyoga practice. “We know people who whose relationships have been on the rocks and they started going to yoga for date night and they ended up getting married,” Lowenstein said. Touch also plays an important role. Accoridng to Kong, acroyoga helps facilitate what she calls “safe touch.” “For a lot of people, touch, especially in our society, is shied or frowned upon,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be romantic ... but it’s all about how do you facilitate that type of environment with someone and feel safe?” From individuals flying solo to couples looking for a date night, people in their 20s to people in their 60s, the two have seen a wide variety of people attend their classes, regardless of skill level. “We have different variations and modifications for if they want to try something more advanced or stick with the basics,” Kong said.
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’ve mostly rolled my eyes at the trend of highlighting gluten status on ... everything. Does my shampoo really need a gluten-free label? Can that many people actually have gluten sensitivity, all of a sudden? Centuries of humanity eating bread can’t be wrong … right? I decided to do a little test and cut gluten out for a month to see if I notice anything. A good friend recently did this and reported back that she felt un-bloated. Not that she noticed being bloated before, but while off the stuff, if she did eat a wheat product, she felt a little bloated. She also said she dropped some weight during her gluten-free month. Hmm.
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Instructors Max Lowenstein and Liz Kong have been practing acroyoga for almost two years. Together, they have taught at the Yoga Movement for the past year. Along with their classes, the duo have started their own brand, Max and Liz Acro. Part of their goal was to see acroyoga spread throughout Dallas. Not only have they been able to reach local audiences, they have started to be recognized across the country. “At first we thought our brand was going to grow in Dallas, butit turns out people have inquired for our services in different places,” Lowenstein said.
Those inquiries have launched their upcoming travels to lead private lessons and workshops in several cities nationwide. “Our main goal was to promote healing and spread the love,” Lowenstein said. “If we empower people in Dallas to kind of keep doing that, then we’re freed up to travel and have a broader reach on more people.” Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com
Now that I think about it, I’ve never been able to drink most beer. Especially heavier, darker beers. After half a pint, I blow up like a balloon and feel like I need to be rolled out of my location. Gluten is found in wheat, barley, and rye, which explains the dark beer thing. So, here I am on Day 8 of my gluten-free month as I write this. Gluten is used as a thickening agent a lot. You can find it in unsuspecting places such as soy sauce, but I’m not going
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By Britt E. Stafford
People Newspapers To feed the pet grooming market in the Park Cities, husband and wife Dan and Ashley O’Laughlin decided to open a pet wash and spa with some tail-wagging traits. According to the American Pet Products Association, in 2015 around $5.2 billion was spent on grooming and boarding services nationwide. The Pet Bar offers a self-service wash, or charges a monthly fee for full-service washes, along with the typical one-time full-service wash and one-time grooming prices. The self-service wash process is more hands-on for the customers, Dan O’Laughlin said. “Basically, we show [the client] how to work the tub, how to work the drying rooms and such,” Dan O’Laughlin said. “We give the customer everything they need as far as to groom and clean their dog. This means ear clean, nail clip, all the essentials.” Rather than just dropping their pet off, owners come in, fill out the necessary paperwork, and have their pet weighed to determine pricing. Then human and animal are shown to a metal tub and the washing commences. Once the dog climbs into the tub, the owner has three shampoo options, depending on the degree of dirtiness, and one conditioner. Following the washing, the owner is given a towel for drying. According to the O’Laughlins, the self-service wash isn’t just another way to wash your dog. For some, it turns into a family event. “On the weekends, especially Saturdays, I’ll be loaded down with people
Pet Bar also provides professional grooming services for clients. bringing in their families,” he said. The other draw for customers is the monthly fee a customer can pay to bring their animal in for a maximum of six full-service washes per month. For Debbie Garrett, owner of Abby, a golden retriever and former show dog, the monthly services are easy and convenient. “It’s so much work to dry them and wash them,” Garrett said. “[The Pet Bar] is spotless clean, and all the dogs that are in here … are well taken care of. This is so needed, plus it’s reasonable, if you want your dog washed all the time.” Located on Asbury Avenue, across the street from SMU, the Pet Bar’s business is growing, according to the O’Laughlins. While its client base is currently concentrated in the immediate area, they are exploring options to expand their reach. Along with looking to add an additional trained groomer to their staff, the O’Laughlins are considering adding a day care and dog-walking option for clients. Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com
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‘WE’VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE’ Quick thinking saves Boy Scout, dad during flood By Todd Jorgenson
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t seemed an innocent enough mistake, when Grant Glaesmann left his pocketknife in his backpack, instead of bringing it into the tent he shared with his father. The 16-year-old Preston Hollow resident realized that after he settled into his sleeping bag on the second night of a 12day trek through Philmont Scout Ranch this summer in New Mexico. A few hours later, a little after 3 a.m. to be exact, raging flood waters uprooted and nearly submerged the tent, prompting some potentially live-saving resourcefulness on the part of the teenager. The father and son couldn’t find the zipper, and they needed a way out as they were carried helplessly away from their campsite. So without a cutting tool, Glaesmann turned to desperate measures. “I just went to the next best thing, which was my teeth,” he said. “I guess it was adrenaline. I’ve never heard of anyone biting through a tent. I just bit a hole and ripped it open.” Fortunately, that was also the one night that he forgot to put in his retainer before he went to bed. Otherwise, there’s no way his unusually sturdy choppers could have saved the day. “We hopped right out of there, and the tent immediately got swept away by the water,” said Grant’s father, Brad Glaesmann. “Once it went sideways, it flopped down and it went.”
Surviving the storm Inclement weather is nothing new at Philmont, but the storm that hit that night was possibly the worst in the 77year history of the 140,000 acre ranch about 50 miles south of the Colorado state line. The 12-person group included six Boy Scouts, five parents, and a 19-yearold ranger leading her first crew into the back country. Their trek was scheduled to cover 71 miles, with a new campsite each day. “When you come into a camp, the boys could pick where we’re going to be,” Brad said. “You just kind of pick what looks appealing.” On the second night, the two-person tents were spread out by several hundred yards as a precautionary measure against bear attacks. So the Glaesmanns were pretty much by themselves.
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They were experienced campers, but most of their previous excursions had only been for a night or a weekend. Their campsite that night was tucked into a valley amid the mountainous terrain, elevated slightly between a service road and a creek. Earlier that day, they talked as a group about flash flood safety. “We were on high ground,” Brad said. “We felt pretty good about it.” Due to a recent wildfire, there was abundant tree sap that generally prevented the water from soaking into the ground. Still, the weather in the area was volatile, as is common during the summer months. “All night, there had been this storm,” Grant said. “The lighting was constant.” Rather than the thunderstorm moving from the mountains to the plains, however, this one stuck around. After a lull in the rain, it started up again, worse than before. “After it was coming down the second time, the sides of the tent on the bottom started getting wet. I had never seen that happen,” Grant said. “Tents are supposed
to be pretty waterproof.” Brad wasn’t concerned at first. He tried to fall asleep, while Grant — a self-proclaimed “rule minder” — urged the duo take precautions. “The lightning was on top of us,” Grant said. “I was afraid it would zap near us. I was kind of keeping us up.” Then a blast of water hit the tent, almost like a tidal wave. They could hear boulders rumbling. And Brad admits he started to freak out. “Suddenly, the inside of the tent was filled with cold, muddy, brown water, and our tent started to roll,” Brad said. “Our weight was kind of holding it, but we were moving around so much.” The tent collapsed, leaving the father and son scrambling for a way out as it began to wash into a nearby creek bed. “We were looking for the zipper on the tent,” Brad said. “My exact words were, ‘Grant, we’ve got to get out of here or we’re going to die.’”
Getting their bearings Once they escaped the tent, their harrowing adventure was far from over. It was still raining, and the water was still rising around them. Fortunately,
they were able to cling to some giant rock chairs that some scouts built adjacent to the site decades ago, but had never come in as handy as that night. “When we were moving downstream, that was the first thing my light hit,” Brad said. “We jumped on them.” However, they were still wet and cold, and it was dark. Brad lost his glasses, and Grant was shivering in his underwear and a T-shirt. Neither of them had any shoes. “There happened to be one backpack that didn’t get swept away,” Grant said. “I found whoever’s clothes they were, and I put them on. There was a tarp on it. We huddled under that. Even though it was wet, it was the warmest thing we had.” Grant threw Brad a long-sleeve T-shirt and a hat as they held on to one another for warmth. The rocks helped to create a dam of sorts around their immediate vicinity. “No one else is out at this time. No other tents are gone yet. Only ours had gotten swept away,” Grant said. “The one mom on the trip walked out of her tent, wondering what happened, because I guess we were screaming and trying to get people out.” By that time, some of the troop’s oth-
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Is He Just a Repair Man or a Renaissance Man? to keep it away from bears. But most of their gear was lost, and morale was low. Later that morning, staff members arrived to drive them back to base camp. “We looked a sight,” Brad said. “We were walking through base camp and people were looking at us like we were homeless.” They later found out the storm dropped 2.5 inches of rain in 30 minutes at its peak. It relocated several structures at the ranch, and destroyed a bridge that had been there for almost a century. More than 20 other treks were affected. The flood also killed a scout from California whose tent was washed away under similar circumstances not too far from where the Glaesmanns were located. “In the history of Philmont, this was epic,” Brad said. “This was torrential rain. They just don’t have weather patterns like this typically in that arid climate.” Perhaps unbelievably, all but two members of their group elected to continue the trek for
er tents were likewise being whisked away by the water, although not to the same extent. When the rain stopped, two tents on higher ground were still upright. Eight of them huddled together in a two-person tent until the sun came up. “We were all holding hands and praying,” Brad said. “Fortunately, we didn’t have anybody injured.”
Assessing the aftermath The Glaesmanns never found their tent. It likely was buried under a few inches of mud and silt that changed the terrain of the campsite. One of the other parents found Grant’s pack, which was ripped and only contained a pair of underwear, two left shoes, and a deck of cards. The group still had its food, which was hanging in a tree during the storm
the remaining days with a shorter itinerary. So the remaining campers spent two nights at base camp, with showers and hot meals under their belts, and were outfitted with new clothes, tents, and gear. A scout from another troop gave Brad some disposable contact lenses. Then they headed back into the wilderness. “This was what I came here for,” said Grant, a sophomore at Bishop Lynch. “I figured it really can’t get worse.” They ran into another overnight downpour during the ensuing week or so, but this time, they had learned their lessons. “Always have a knife in your tent when you go to bed,” Brad said, “and always camp on high ground.” Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com
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Alberto Giraldo owns Al Momentum in Preston Royal Southwest.
By Britt E. Stafford
People Newspapers At the grand opening of Al Momentum Jewelry and Watch Repair in Preston Royal Southwest, attendees were surprised to learn that the entertainment, a harpist, was also the owner. Alberto “Al” Giraldo loves to work with his hands. While his job requires him to handle delicate pieces with care and precision, he never intended on entering the jewelry repair game. Originally from Colombia, Giraldo decided to study medicine, specializing in trauma surgery. In 2006, he came to the United States, when he decided to participate in a medical internship that would allow him to learn English and continue his medical education. After he finished the program, he still had two years left on his visa. In 2007, after spending nearly a decade in medical schools and residencies, Giraldo was offered an opportunity that would allow him to remain in the U.S. “I finished what I was supposed to do in this hospital, and
so I said, ‘well, I have two more years of this visa, so I can stay, or go back,” Giraldo said. When a friend contacted him with a job opportunity, he moved from Florida to Texas to work in a jewelry store in Cleburne. That’s where he learned the jewelry repair business, along with buying and selling pieces. Two years later, married and settled in the Texas, Giraldo decided he would buy the store, which was closing in order to relocate. As his business grew, Giraldo began to receive clientele from the Preston Hollow area. “I had to come pick up, repair it, bring it to Cleburne, come back and forth all the time,” Giraldo said. “There’s a lot of business here. Good business.” That motivated him to scout the area for a place to open a secondary shop, and in 2013, he opened a location on the second floor of Preston Royal Southwest. In September, Gi-
raldo moved his operations downstairs. While some would say such a career change was a step down, Giraldo strongly disagrees. In fact, he explains that in a way, his medical training, where he would often pull out fine debris from injuries, helped polish his phalangeal motor skills. Giraldo said something else that unknowingly prepared him for his new vocation is his musical talent. “I started with the piano and guitar, and then I realized there’s a lot of people who play piano and guitar,” Giraldo said. “Then I saw someone playing the harp. I wanted to do something different.” For his 12th birthday, Giraldo’s mother surprised him with his own harp. He has been playing ever since. His skill has earned invitations to play for friends’ weddings, and to play with church ensembles. But his hobby has done more for him than served as a means of relaxation. It has also helped him develop a lot of dexterity, a skill very important when working with valuable and delicate pieces. Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com
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Finding Faith: Rabbi Awakened By Messianic Teachings By Britt E. Stafford
People Newspapers It’s a far leap from growing up an atheist to starting one of the largest Messianic Jewish communities in Berlin. For Rabbi Vladimir Pikman, it was a jump that required a lot of faith. Pikman was raised in Ukraine, and although his family identified as Jewish culturally, they were atheistic. “We kept some Jewish traditions, celebrated what was comfortable for us, but no belief in God,” Pikman recalled. As an adult, Pikman was on
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a mission of self-actualization. He followed his Jewish roots and moved to Israel, hoping he would find happiness and fulfillment. While he initially saw it as a dream come true, he soon realized he hadn’t found the happiness he was seeking. One day, Pikman ventured to the Wailing Wall, located where the city of Jerusalem once stood, and placed his hand on the ancient structure. “I touched it, and became a believer in God,” Pikman said. “It was like lightning had struck. I left the wall that day with the clear understanding that God
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man received his first copy of the New Testament. The second was when he met another Jew who started talking to him about his belief in Jesus. While Pikman struggled and argued the concept, a few months later, after a lot of prayer and contemplation, Pikman came to a decision. “I prayed to Jesus to forgive me, and he did,” Pikman said, “and that changed the rest of my life.” His acceptance of Jesus changed Pikman entirely, including his profession. “I couldn’t stop talking about Jesus to others, especially with other Jewish people. I came to a Messianic Jewish community in Kiev, and I found so many,” Pikman said. “It was a calling. Jesus gave me sense in being Jewish. I became a vocational minister.” Since 1992, Pikman has been sharing the message of the Gospel to Jews and Christians in Berlin. In 2000, he was ordained as a Messianic Rabbi. In more than 20 years, he watched as one congregation grew to around 20. As a part of Chosen People Ministries, Pikman’s congregations reach out to the almost 300,000 Jews in Berlin, including many who have immigrated to Germany from Russia. Chosen People Ministries, which was founded in 1894, serves sixteen countries in evangelizing and educating people on Jesus as the Messiah. While Pikman has been working on earning his PhD in New Testament Exegesis, he has spent much of the past year as a guest professor at the Dallas Theological Seminary. The bimonthly visits don’t stop his mission to teach the Gospel. During his stays in Dallas, Pikman regularly engages in gatherings and conversations with local Jews and Christians. With the establishment of a Messianic Center in Berlin, he has gathered a self-sustaining congregation. Whether it’s through prayer, or some leadership role, each member of the congregation contributes to the ministry. “I’m still involved,” Pikman said. “I’m running the ministry in ways that I can. It’s really unbelievable, because they love us and they want me back, but at the same time, if I am gone, the congregation lives on and prospers.” Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com
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Author Makes Sense of Childhood Challenges Dietz aims to demystify therapy need By Karly Hanson
People Newspapers She’s been featured on “Oprah,” President Ronald Reagan honored her at the White House, and now the Preston Hollow resident has written a book. Sally Fryer Dietz wrote When Kids Fly! Solutions for Children with Sensory Integration Challenges, published earlier this year. The book weaves together a personal narrative about discovering her firstborn son needs therapy, with her expertise in therapeutic pediatrics including common red flags and a variety of solutions. Alex, her son, was 6 years old when his teachers reached out to Dietz about his learning challenges. “He was a bright, funny boy and I didn’t see what his teachers saw,” she said. Dietz, 59, has been a physical therapist working with kids for more than 30 years. She knew she wanted to write a book someday, and five years ago she began jotting down notes and stories from her experience.
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Dietz has opened three clinics in the Dallas area that provide integrative sensory therapy for kids with learning differences or other developmental challenges. She opened her first clinic in Preston Hollow in 1994 after she realized she didn’t have any place to take Alex. She now also has a clinic in Plano and at the Shelton School. Dietz is working to earn a
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The YW Women’s Center at Ebby’s Place is a gathering spot where women come to be mentored, coached and encouraged by their peers. The YW Women’s Center at Ebby’s Place, named for Ebby Halliday Acers, the founder of Dallas-based Ebby Halliday Realtors who recently passed away at the age of 104, helps lift economically challenged working women out of poverty. The center focuses on delivering a variety of financial-empowerment programs, including small business/ entrepreneurial and job training courses, as well educational programs around childbirth and parenting, nutrition and preventive healthcare. YW CEO Jennifer M. Ware says the need is tremendous. “The stats are heartbreaking,” Ware says. “In Dallas County one in three single-female-led households lives below the federal poverty line. The mission of Ebby’s Place is to begin changing those stats by helping women gain financial independence.” Mary Frances Burleson, who began in 1958 working with Halliday as a temporary receptionist and now is president and CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors, says, “YW goes above and beyond to help women get back on their feet. Its goals and our company’s mission of service align perfectly, and we’re proud to support the YW Women’s Center at Ebby’s Place.” Founded 106 years ago, the YWCA has evolved to meet the changing needs of women. The organization today provides the tools and resources for women to move toward financial independence, learn workplace skills, build strong businesses, become strong mothers, and advocate for their own health. If you are interested in making a donation to the YW Women’s Center at Ebby’s Place, please contact Janiece Upshaw at 214-584-2321. To learn more, visit ywcadallas.org.
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The Mediterranean villa at 10718 Bridge Hollow Court is listed by Jonathan Rosen for $5,499,000. According to a recent article in Realtor magazine, luxury home sales, in particular the sale of properties in the top 1 percent of home prices, are up more than 21 percent since 2014. In North Texas, that top-of-the-market group is seeking homes priced at $4 million or more. Luxury buyers are attracted to the market looking for affluent addresses, acreage high-end amenities and expansive views. Right now agents at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty are offering a wide selection of listings for exquisite estate properties priced over $4 million—from timeless Georgian designs to modern manses outfitted with the latest materials and technology. At Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, experienced agents are leading in the estate neighborhoods, such as Preston Hollow, according to MLS. To see these and other grand estates, visit briggsfreeman.com 10718 Bridge Hollow Court, Preston Hollow This Mediterranean villa was designed by Richard Drummond Davis, Architect, and built by Crescent Estate Custom Homes. Centrally located in an exclusive area, this home offers five bedrooms and sits on over an acre in the Creeks of Preston Hollow. The Creeks offers 24-hour coverage and full concierge services comparable to that of a luxury high-rise address. Listed by Jonathan Rosen for $5,499,000 President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. briggsfreeman.com.
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5612 Meletio Lane (5612meletio.daveperrymiller.com) in North Dallas is an impeccably crafted Mission-style Mediterranean with modern touches. The five-bedroom, 41/2bath home is offered by Ginger Levine and Jill Rasansky for $1,779,000. The 5,200 square-foot open floor plan home was thoughtfully designed by Desco’s David Goettsche and finished to the nines by Dallas Design Group with tone-on-tone colors and gorgeous hardwoods. The top-of-the-line kitchen has two dishwashers, three ovens, a warming drawer, commercial appliances and limestone/granite countertops. There are also two pantries and a separate catering kitchen with its own appliances. The great room with cathedral ceilings has a cast-stone fireplace flanked by built-ins, overlooking the loggia through floor-to-ceiling windows and doors. The 36’ x 14’ loggia has its own outdoor kitchen with built-in grill and fireplace. The master retreat has a see-through fireplace, spainspired bath and huge, naturally lit walk-in closet. On this level there’s another bedroom, an executive study, wine room, large laundry/mud room, and game/media room with wet bar. Upstairs are three sizable bedrooms and generous storage. This house is a “smart home” with energy-efficient features. For additional information on 5612 Meletio Lane, contact Ginger Levine 214-797-1411 or Jill at 214-682-8353. Email is GingerandJill@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is an Ebby Halliday Company with five locations that specialize in marketing the key areas of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).
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Builder Completes PH Masterpiece Christopher Cole rebuilt 6337 Orchid Lane, which Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Karen Fry is marketing for $1,925,000.
6822 Deloache Ave. | 5 Beds / 4.1 Baths / 5,789 Sq.Ft. | Offered at $1,399,000. Looking for a brand new family home with all the amenities and room to grow? This custom-built masterpiece from Douglas Signature Homes may be the perfect fit. Make a grand entry into the light-filled, double height foyer. Beyond French doors is a living room/library with custom built-in bookshelves. The formal dining room features herringbone hardwoods with a rich dark finish that flows throughout the main floor. Straight ahead is a spacious family room with beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and media built-ins. The adjoining kitchen is the envy of any 5-star chef. Complete with marble countertops and Thermador stainless appliances, it includes a large breakfast bar and wet bar with wine cooler and ice maker. Just off the kitchen is a home office that’s perfect for kids’ homework – while you prepare the snacks! The main floor master is luxurious and inviting, with a full-sized laundry and gorgeous ensuite bath with soaking tub, seamless glass shower and well-appointed closet/ dressing area. Upstairs are four additional bedrooms, a full-sized utility room, plus a spacious media/game room over the attached 2-car garage. With a covered patio, built-in grill and expansive back yard, there’s plenty of room for a swimming pool the entire family will enjoy. Why not see it today? View this property at alliebeth.com Or, for more information, call: Meg Beaird Allie Beth Allman & Associates 214-236-5008 megbeaird@sbcglobal.net
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The luxury high-rise at 2900 McKinnon Street #2305 is listed by Becky Frey for $1,790,000. Homebuyers throughout the country are choosing to leave single-family homes behind for the low maintenance lifestyle of urban living. And a new report from Zillow finds that there has never been a better time to invest in this increasingly desirable lifestyle. At the top of this list, Dallas-Fort Worth leads with a staggering 20 percent growth in condo values since this time last year, says the Zillow report. In Uptown, homes listed with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty sell at an average of $992,000 – leading in list price when compared to closest competitors. Becky Frey recently listed the luxury high-rise at 2900 McKinnon Street #2305 for $1,690,000. In the heart of Uptown with an elegant floor plan and stunning views of Uptown, Downtown and Victory Park, this three-bedroom Azure condo offers a rare opportunity to live in luxury. 2555 N Pearl Street #1505 In the elegant Ritz-Carlton Dallas, this abundantly upgraded home offers a premier Uptown location within walking distance to American Airlines Center, Klyde Warren Park, Katy Trail, Crescent Court and more. Listed by Ilene Christ and Missy Woehr for $1,175,000. See more incredible high-rise homes that are available in Uptown at visit briggsfreeman.com. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Karen Fry is marketing Christopher Cole’s latest work of art – complete with his signature built-in cornerstore -- at 6337 Orchid Lane (6337orchid.daveperrymiller.com). The four-bedroom home is listed at $1,925,000. The former 1951 ranch style was taken down to the foundation, with only one interior wall and one fireplace preserved. The exterior was re-bricked, a heavy-gauge metal roof was installed, and the ceilings were raised. The original wood was “harvested” when possible and recycled as headers, bracing, etc., thereby preserving “the soul of the house,” as Cole puts it. To the right of the foyer is an open parlor/study and three bedroom suites. The formal dining room houses the original fireplace, with butler’s pantry on the other side. The kitchen, with waterfall island and Thermador 6-burner range, has walls of windows overlooking the large entertaining patio. The family room leads to a powder bath, utility room, two-car garage, and the master suite. The master bedroom features a tray ceiling and sitting room. The master bath boasts double vanities, a two-head shower stall, free-standing tub, and two walk-in closets plus separate cedar closet. For a showing, contact Karen Fry at 214-288-1391 or kfry@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is an Ebby Halliday Company with five locations that specialize in marketing the key areas of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).
This sophisticated French manor at 5818 Lakehurst Avenue in Preston Hollow is listed by Amy Detwiler for $2,445,000. From lavish estate seekers to move-up buyers, downsizers, first time buyers and those relocating to the area, agents at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty assist clients with finding the right property in the perfect neighborhood. “To me, luxury has never been about exclusivity. It’s really about heart. And nowhere is luxury more important than at home,” says Robbie Briggs, President and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. “A buyer I worked with told me that he knew a property was going to be exceptional, simply because it had a Sotheby’s International Realty sign in the yard,” said one agent who recently sold a property in three days. For these and other outstanding homes in every price point and every neighborhood, visit briggsfreeman.com 5818 Lakehurst Avenue, Preston Hollow This sophisticated French manor with stucco exterior is defined by exceptional architecture and superb custom details. This spacious home, on a corner lot with lush manicured grounds, is situated on a quiet cul de sac in Preston Hollow and features over 8,000 square feet of living and entertaining space. Listed by Amy Detwiler for $2,445,000 3704 Cragmont Avenue, Northern Hills This is a house that many are looking for. A single-family modern with great architecture, quality and light is located near the great houses of Highland Park and a block from the Katy Trail. Listed by Nancy Dunning for $1,659,000 President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.
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Looking Back on Record Setting 2015 Bill Griffin Real Estate (BGRE), a boutique brokerage whose office is located in Snider Plaza by the fountain, has concluded a record setting year with many of its agents enjoying their best year ever. Top producers include Lisa Lozelle, Michelle Hefner and Susan Griffin. Lozelle and Hefner sold multiple million dollar properties in the Park Cities and Lakewood while Susan Griffin sold a number of architecturally interesting contemporary properties as well as multi-family new construction. Honorable mention goes to Clayton Arhelger and newcomer Amy Hunniford. Arhelger sold primarily in North Dallas, where he lives near Midway and Royal, and in Greenway Crest. Hunniford hit the ground running working with local builders and investors. Other notable producers include newcomer Jalin Wood who sold several homes in East Dallas and Midway Hollow along with doing a commercial lease for a film production company. Jennifer Long continued her excellent production with sales in Greenway Park and Uptown while Melissa Benson sold several homes in the Park Cities and East Dallas. Broker Bill Griffin was very active selling property this year with multiple million dollars sales in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow along with a number of commercial buildings and commercial leases. BGRE just launched a new iteration of its award winning website that allows buyers to search for, store and evaluate properties with ease. Visit www. billgriffinrealestate.com to stay informed about what is going on in your local market.
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CONTINUED FROM 1 the area. Dallas currently has 11 PIDs in regions such as Deep Ellum, Uptown, and Vickery Meadow. But in order for the PID to even be considered by the city, it needs to be agreed upon by the residents. The concept has prompted skepticism among some neighbors who accuse Lord of trying to make money or take control. They don’t want a tax hike or a new name. However, a PID must have a governing board that votes on all major decisions, and Lord wants all HOAs in the area to be represented. “People want things to improve and not stay the same,” he said. “I never thought it would be easy or that everyone would agree.” Lord said a PID could boost property values in a middle-class area with homes that were constructed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. A long-term goal is changing the retail landscape. “We’re looking for more shops, something that has
CONTINUED FROM 20 hard-core. Only someone with celiac disease should worry about trace amounts. For me, it mostly means cutting out wheat-flour pasta, baked goods (breads, treats), and flour tortillas. This isn’t too difficult since I prefer corn tortillas and almost all Asian noodles are made with beans, rice and such. I do miss bread and want it when somebody is eating it in front of me. But I will be strong for this month! From everything I’ve learned about food cultivation and production, I’d guess that wheat itself isn’t evil. It’s more likely that through modifica-
more local flair, as opposed to the businesses that we have here,” Lord said. “Our demographics have been changing. They’re demanding different things.” Agreements with existing developers will make progress difficult on the retail front, but a branding effort could help lure new businesses, he said. “If there’s more of us acting in concert, we have a stronger voice,” said Chan Bright, who has lived in the area for nine years. “We would like to see more eating establishments, instead of all the fast food up and down Forest. I don’t know how many more dollar stores or pawn shops they can fit in our neighborhood.” Lord sees the transformation of the Bishop Arts district in Oak Cliff, and said something similar could be possible on his street. But developing a shared vision is the first step. “Westhollow is basically dependent on the people who live here,” he said. “We’re trying to bring all the neighborhoods together to determine our combined future.”
tion of seeds, growing and processing methods to speed and ease production, the West has corrupted our wheat, barley and rye. Or it may be that, like a lot of food products, we simply eat too much of it so there are adverse effects. I have no actual data to back this up, so I write this to you as a casual conversation — a hypothesis. Over the next month, I will research philosophies, experiences, and actual science on the topic and report back. Stephanie M. Casey can be reached at stephanie@realfinefood.com. Join Real Fine Food on Instagram and Facebook @ realfinefood.
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t’s 2016 and I’m a little bummed. 2015 was my Year of Adventure when I crossed off of my bucket list one of my dreams. I went to the region of south Africa, traveling by plane, train, bus, and boat. To go to Africa at my age, you have to really want to get there and save up a pretty penny. This was an action/adventure travelogue with my university alumni travel program. Now I’ve parked my passport. Was it dangerous? Absolutely. Was it the bugs and diseases? There was mosquito netting on the lovely beds in the two old colonial hotels and at the game preserves where we stayed. I had brought pre-treated tropical-weight clothing but still made daily repellent applications on the sweltering days when even the hippos stayed submerged in the Chobe River and the hundreds of elephants were crossing over to an island that separated Botswana from Namibia where they could slather on mud as their own mosquito repellent. I kept my mouth closed so as not to inhale gnats or whatever was swarming in the heat as we descended our flight from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls, ran the bug gauntlet to check through customs, and I was popping my malaria meds. I was not pawed by a lion by rolling my window down and leaning out to get a better photo like some woman did somewhere. In fact, we tracked in open air vehicles in the bush, where our guide and Zulu tracker got us within 10 yards of a satiated male lion who had been feasting all night, and we were told not to make noise or sudden movements. That was also the case when we got that close to hyenas feasting on a water buffalo
LEN BOURLAND carcass after the pride of lions had its fill and was lolling nearby. We headed away from the giant bull male elephant in musk thrashing through the bush and found the more peaceful rhinos and giraffes, and on our last day finally found the elusive leopard we tracked for three days. It’s impossible to describe how close we were to zoo animals. Was I on edge when an armed military escort took me by flashlight at night to my cabin lest the baboons or worse came along for the stroll? Not really. Nor did I get food poisoning from eating ostrich (like gamey flank steak) or impala, or the favorite South African dish of baboutrie (don’t ask). I tiptoed through a rancid footbath of nasty chemicals crossing into the not-so-friendly border from Zimbabwe into Botswana where there were dire warnings of “foot-and-mouth disease.” Was I afraid of the locals? Everyone was incredibly friendly, and the only place we were warned to not wander was in Johannesburg. Even when touring a desperately poor part of a township in Soweto outside of Joberg, we used a lot of hand sanitizer but no illness ensued. Despite allegedly corrupt governments, especially in Zimbabwe, we had no incidents, and it was a week before Paris. So this danger? It is crucial today to travel with a good cell phone for more than just photographs. Even in the slums of Africa, people have phones. De-
spite having two numbers to call in case of overseas problems, I was put in danger by my provider. I traveled by myself using miles to get back to Dallas, leaving from a different airport than my group. I had four segments to my journey, and unsurprisingly some flights were being canceled and rescheduled while I was sitting in the overheated Zimbabwe airport when my charged-up phone locked up. The error message said I needed a PUK code for my SIM card. This can happen if you enter your code incorrectly too may times “for security,” I was told much later. But I don’t have a code for that very reason. I used my tablet to get Internet directions on how to unlock. Which didn’t work. Neither did any of the numbers I’d been given or found online once I got to an Admiral’s Club in London three flights later for a very few minutes. I almost missed my connection in Cape Town due to a lack of an electronic device, and my bag got rerouted for the same reason, as I had very tight connections. Upon landing at DFW, I had to borrow a kid’s phone to call my ride. I was incommunicado for two days and my family was worried. “We don’t know how that happened, but we have a different phone number for that problem overseas, but it could happen to anyone anywhere, anytime,” an apologetic guy told me once I got home. That’s not a disclaimer you will ever hear when signing up for your international plan. Plus it’s not on their website. The most dangerous part of my international trip to Africa was relying on AT&T. Gut-wrenching. Len Bourland can be reached at len@lenbourland.com.
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he New Year is the perfect time to shine the light on many of the servant leaders making our community better and stronger. And we do this not just to thank them but to inspire others to roll up their sleeves and help in some way. The Gift of Service Virginia Baird wrapped gifts at the St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange until “her poor little fingers got tired.” But her weary fingers didn’t slow her generous spirit: she simply found a different capacity in which to serve. Baird has managed schedules and acted as department head (for three different departments), chairman, treasurer and head treasurer, and now works for the paper department handling invoices. The St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange is a charming gift shop located in Highland Park Village operated solely by volunteers. All proceeds are donated to charity, and since opening in 1958, the shop has donated over $4 million. st-michaels-womans-exchange.com Sock it to the Homeless When Tia Gibson and her niece Kate Garrett sent out an email in 2007, they never imagined their simple sock drive would eventually donate 24,687 socks to Dallas’ homeless in just nine years. The “Sock it To the Homeless” Drive runs throughout the month of October and invites people to drop off socks at five donation boxes scattered throughout the Park Cities.
4360 Livingston Avenue $3,395,000 ANNE GOYER | 214.457.0417 agoyer@briggsfreeman.com (clockwise from top left) Meredith Burke, Virginia Baird and Tia Gibson and Kate Garrett make the community stronger by serving.
Eco-Ambassador Hockaday graduate Meredith Burke, Troop #603, spent two years working with the Connemara Conservancy to preserve the Blackland Prairie. Concerned that only 1 percent of the original ecoregion remains, Meredith developed a system for removing invasive grasses and reseeding native plants and flowers. The Conservancy is now duplicating her method across 72 acres. Thanks to dedicated women like Meredith, communities are truly being enriched. Two years later, the Blackland Prairie is blooming once again.
Gibson and Garrett’s annual email reminds Dallasites that a homeless person’s feet are his main vehicle of transportation and that the most basic way to keep feet healthy is by wearing clean, dry socks. AustinStreet.org
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