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By Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers University Park-based wholesale jeweler Diamond Doctor has earned a lot of free press over the past eight months. But ask owner and Preston Hollow resident David Blank, and he’ll tell you “any publicity is good publicity” doesn’t apply here.

In October, Nashville-based lawyer Brian Manookian launched the websites diamonddoctorlawsuit.com and dallasdiamonddoctorclassaction.com in an attempt to solicit former Diamond Doctor customers who believe they were sold over-graded diamonds to sue the jeweler.

And while Diamond Doctor did sell diamonds graded by EGL International — an Israeli diamond-grading laboratory that shut down in 2014 because of claims of inconsistent grading standards — Blank says he has done nothing wrong.

Diamond Doctor sells both jewelry and loose diamonds. According to Blank, when a customer makes a purchase, they receive a certificate from the independent grading laboratory marking the diamond's grade.

“Diamond Doctor is not the EGL, GIA, or any other rating agency," Blank confirmed. "We disclosed the certificates to the customer at the time of sale and priced them accordingly. We offer a life-

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Preston Road wholesale jeweler Diamond Doctor faces off against Nashville lawyer Brian Manookian. || C O U R T E SY P H O T O S

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While Blank claims Manookian is solely after a paycheck, Ma-

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nookian argues he is trying to do a service for the consumers who bought over-graded diamonds.

In response to the accusations, Blank has filed several lawsuits against Manookian, Brian Cummings, and their law firm Cummings Manookian PLC for charges including racketeering, extortion, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, barratry, appropriation of name and likeness, and libel.

According to Manookian, Blank’s lawyers contacted Manookian not long after the sites went online.

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number of voicemails threatening to sue me,” he said.

Manookian and the Cummings Manookian firm filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit Diamond Doctor filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in February arguing, “This is merely the latest round in The Diamond Doctor’s ongoing campaign to intimidate Brian Manookian and his law firm … for their efforts to expose The Diamond Doctor’s fraudulent business practices. At its root, this is a controversy over diamond

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his month is a time for celebrations: graduations and the start of summer. We’re featuring our impressive high school standouts with our graduation coverage on page 8. Summer is about fun, creativity, and exploration — just in time for the new creative space SPARK to open to the public (page 31). We’ve all been wondering about the future of Valley View Mall, and we have some answers in our Community section (page 32).

Summer is also a time for change, and we have a big change afoot here at People Newspapers: we’re losing our Editor and Art Director Elizabeth Ygartua. Elizabeth is going to work for an international travel company with a mission; how can we compete with that? She has been the perfect blend of talent, with experience in writing and editing, but also real knack for design. She’s got a great work ethic and a wonderful personality.

In her short four years here, Elizabeth has made significant contributions both internally with the company and publicly with our content for you, our readers. Elizabeth is active in the community with several non-profits. She also grew up here, so I’m sure many of you know and love her too. We wish her a fond farewell and the best in her future endeavors.

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S C H O O LS  VAL: Benjamin Broughton, University of Texas at Austin (Pictured below)

HILLCREST: May 27

Parish Epsicopal: May 27

SAL: Jacob Ryan Steele, University of Texas at Austin CHRIS M C G AT H E Y

SCHOOL C E L E B R AT E S 10TH CLASS There were 90 graduating students, including 27 “Lifers” (students who have attended 12 or more years), in Parish Episcopal School’s 10th graduating class.

Co-valedictorians were Dylan Shane Reilly, Vanderbilt University, and Alexis Nicole Curts, University of Virginia.

Students earned nearly $10.6 million in scholarships (as of May 25).

Students also signed 12 athletic/special teams placements in football, swimming, lacrosse, baseball, golf, basketball, cheerleading, and ice skating.

— From staff reports

CONGRATS Shelton: May 28

Ursuline Academy: May 29

 VAL: Dylan Frankl, University of Texas at Austin (left) SAL: Christian Cole, University of North Texas

Thomas Jefferson: May 31 VAL: Melissa Lopez, Baylor University (left) SAL: Ricardo Sanchez, U.S. Air Force

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People Newspapers  VAL: Akshay Malhotra, University of Pennsylvania (left) SAL: Eric Li, Yale

ESD: May 29 VAL: Kohl Swift, Yale (left) SAL: Janie Dutter, Parsons School of Design

On May 28, W.T. White High School senior Sarah Strother celebrated being the third Strother sibling to be named valedictorian.

Her brothers Luke and John took their walks to the podium in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

“We’ve always been very competitive. If they can do it, I can do it,” she said. “I like to do the best I possibly can, I don’t like to do things halfway.”

Sarah found out that she was at the top of her class of 439 at the end of her junior year and was de-

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Sarah Strother and her brothers, Luke, ‘12, and John, ‘14, show off their valedictorian medals. termined to keep her spot. She said playful sibling rivalry and support had motivated her to work hard in school, even when it meant sacrificing things that were more fun in order to achieve her goals.

She also attributed her success to her advanced placement [AP]

psychology teacher, Frank Smith, who she said made her feel comfortable asking questions; and to her AP calculus teacher, Angela Ross, who taught Sarah for three years and allowed her to work at her own pace.

“If you want to do something, work your hardest at it and don’t give up the second things get hard, because it can be really discouraging,” Sarah said.

W.T. White Principal Michelle Thompson described Sarah as a dedicated student who balanced involvement in extracurriculars with her studies.

“We are really proud of her and her siblings for graduating from W.T. White,” Thompson said.

Sarah plans to study business at the University of Texas at Austin this fall. Salutatorian Kayla Nicole Painter will attend Lamar University.

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Murals Create International Connections

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was started by Shelton who, after hearing about it from a few friends, saw it as a great opportunity for her kids.

“I wanted to raise my kids to be involved in the community,” Shelton said. “When I heard about the work buildOn does, I really felt like this was a great way for my kids and I to both be involved.”

BuildOn’s goal reflects their name: instead of building a school for a community, the goal is to give a community something to build on.

“It’s a little bit like the quote: ‘Give a man a fish and he is happy for day, teach a man to fish and he is happy for a lifetime,’” said Sebastian Gray, student and volunteer.

Special Contributor In April, Dallas International School (DIS) students teamed up with artist Adrian Torres to add a little beauty not only to their school, but to a school in Haiti as well.

For the last four years, DIS upper school students have traveled to Haiti to build schools with the nonprofit organization buildOn, according to student volunteer Elijah Rogers. Founded in 1991, the organization works to eliminate illiteracy and poverty around the world by mobilizing youth to take action.

When Torres heard about DIS' plans to go back to Haiti, he wanted to get involved. The artist, best known for his Deep Ellum mural “Deep Ellumphants,” teamed up with the students to paint a two-piece mural in Dallas and Haiti.

On April 8 and 9, Torres and students painted the first piece of the mural in the courtyard of DIS. A week later, they traveled to Haiti to start painting the second piece at the school they were building. Together the pictures depict art in its finest forms: love, nature, and beauty.

“The goal of this painting was to have something to link the schools together,” Rogers said. “The Haiti painting is very similar to the one here at our school.” Because the murals share themes and color pallets,

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As part of buildOn, Dallas International Students traveled to Haiti in April to help build a new school. the DIS piece acts as a memento for the students, according to Rogers’ mom, Jodi Shelton.

“When the kids see the mural at school, it’s a reminder for them of the work they did,” Shelton said. “It’s a reminder of the journey they went on and who they got to help.”

In Haiti, the DIS students stayed with host families, allowing them to really experience how the locals live.

“To be in the villages interacting with children who

are studying in whatever shelter they can and to have what they’re able to have — it’s amazing to see how determined they are to learn,” said Chase Fitzpatrick, student volunteer. “It’s incredible to be with them and to learn from them. We’re so fortunate to be a part of an environment that allows us to be open-minded, to think about the world and different cultures.”

The fifth- through 12thgrade students raise funds for this trip through an annual Race

for Haiti, in which they run as many laps as they can. All students are required to participate in some way and must find themselves a sponsor to donate a flat fee per lap, according to the school’s website.

This year, along with the race, the students hosted a dinner. A chef came in to DIS and prepared the food, while the students worked as waiters, serving food and drinks to everyone.

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Jesuit Crew Heads to Henley

By Todd Jorgenson Sports Editor

The Henley Royal Regatta.

The River Thames. Such iconic words in the sport of crew remain far-fetched dreams for most teenage rowers around the world.

Yet racing at Henley will become a reality for nine Jesuit students this summer, which is why they’ve been spending their summer vacation – even after graduating, for most of them – heading to White Rock Lake before sunrise to work out almost every day.

“They’ve been pretty dedicated to the process of our training for the past four years,” said Jesuit crew coach John Fife. “They were really relentless in pursuing that goal.”

Henley, which takes place about 40 miles west of London, has been one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the world since it started in 1839. Jesuit will compete in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup, a fourday, single-elimination tournament specifically for high school boys 8 boats, starting June 29.

It will be the first time in program history for the Rangers to send a boat to Henley, and they’ll be one of only four teams from Texas in the field. Jesuit earned its spot with a runner-up finish at the Stotesbury Cup in May in Philadelphia, the first time the Rangers have ever gotten on the podium at the world’s largest high school regatta. That’s when Fife knew they were ready.

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Jesuit's crew team is headed to Engalnd this summer for the ultimate race: The Henley Royal Regatta.

“I was never going to take a crew to Henley unless we could be competitive and fast enough,” Fife said. “If you’re a rower, everybody wants to race at Henley.

It will be a really special experience.”

Of the nine boys (including a coxswain) in the Jesuit Varsity 8 boat, five are seniors. For them, the goal of getting to Henley didn’t start this spring, but rather during their first year on cam-

pus. That’s when Fife showed the freshmen a video of perennial powerhouse Gonzaga College High School from Washington, D.C., winning the Stotesbury.

“That showed us from the beginning what it was like to win and what it would take to get to Henley,” said senior Liam McCormack. “We’ve given up Christmas breaks and spring breaks for four years toward this goal.”

Indeed, Fife said the squad has developed a sense of camaraderie and a culture of accountability through its work ethic. That was perhaps best reflected during the winter, when the Rangers were training in the weight room and on indoor machines instead of on the water.

It will be the first time competing internationally for the Jesuit rowers, who hope the exposure will help to grow their

sport in Texas.

“We’re representing our state and our country,” said senior Jay Hofmeister.

Despite their inexperience on the international stage, Fife doesn’t consider the Rangers underdogs as they head to England.

“We’re not going over there as a field trip,” he said. “We’re going over there to race as well as we can.”

Iron Rangers: Jesuit Claims First State Title

By Mike Schoeffel

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR ROUND ROCK – For the first time in its history, Jesuit is ending its season as a UIL state baseball champion.

The Rangers captured the Class 6A state title on June 10 with a 6-2 victory over San Antonio Johnson. Jesuit used a fiverun bottom of the second inning that lasted nearly a half-hour to bury the Jaguars in front of 1,900 fans at Dell Diamond.

The program’s inaugural state title comes one year after the Rangers were ousted in the 6A state semifinals.

Jesuit starter Jacob Palisch was named the game’s MVP. He struck out six batters and allowed two earned runs in 6.1 innings, laboring through temperatures that rose well into the '90s.

“We came in here with all the confidence in the world knowing we’d been here before,” said Palisch. “I was a little nervous, but after I came down I realized this is just another day with my brothers. It was unreal.”

It was the final high school game for Jesuit’s Kyle Muller, the Gatorade National Player of the Year. Muller was drafted in the second round (44th pick

overall) of the MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves on June 8, and pitched a shutout against Houston Langham Creek in the semifinals on June 9. Muller finished the day with one hit – a single in the second inning that kept the Rangers’ crucial five-run rally alive.

“To have a taste of it last year, and to come back and finish things off this year is fantastic,” said Muller. “We knew we would be OK if we slowed it down and played our game. That’s exactly what we did, and I couldn’t be happier.”

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Jesuit defeated San Antonio Johnson 6-2 on June 11 to win its first UIL baseball title. Rangers pitcher Jacob Palisch was named the title game MVP.

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The Rangers (36-8) scored all six of their runs in the first two innings.

In the opening frame, Bryce Bonner bounced a single into left field to score leadoff hitter J.T. Mix. The second inning was a blur of hits and base runners.

Matt Horvath scored on a wild pitch, Mix brought home a run on a safety squeeze, Bonner worked a bases-loaded walk, and Mark Ready had an RBI ground out.

After the whirlwind subsided, Jesuit led 6-0. Palisch didn’t mind the insurance runs one bit.

“Getting run support early is the biggest confidence booster you can have,” he said. “When you know your offense came to play, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

As good as Palisch was — he allowed only one hit over the first five innings – Johnson didn’t succumb without a fight.

The Jaguars (32-6) loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, scoring their first run of the game on a Joseph Haight infield single. Dalton Shuffield followed with another RBI infield single.

With that, J.J. Montenegro replaced Palisch. Montenegro gave up the game-winning run to Cypress Ranch in the seventh inning in last year’s 6A semifinal round.

Montenegro made amends, retir-

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ing both batters he faced with the bases loaded. That sent the Jesuit faithful into state-title hysterics.

“I would have loved for Jacob to finish it out,” said Jesuit head coach Brian Jones.

“But it all worked out in the end. J.J. was on the mound last year when we were eliminated, so for him to come in and get those final two, I think it does wonders for him.”

For Jones and his players, a state title is a grand accomplishment made sweeter by the way last season ended.

“We tasted defeat last year and we didn’t want that again,” he said. “We only wanted to go home with gold medals around our necks. Thank goodness that’s how it worked out.”

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BUSINESS Forestwood Group Goes Back to Basics Developers axe retail in new proposal

By Rebecca Barnes

Special Contributor It’s been nine months since development group Greystar's plan for a mixed-use project to replace the Forestwood Townhouse Community went back to the drawing board to address community concerns.

Property owner John Daniels, Greystar development group representative Lance Hanna, and zoning attorney Bill Dahlstrom debuted the new plans to neighbors and other interested parties on May 26 at a meeting.

“We went through all of our transcripts of every meeting that we have had,” Hannah said.

“We tried to make sure we wrote down a comprehensive list of everything that we heard … from the constituents in the area. First and foremost thing that we heard was they didn’t want any retail west of Inwood.”

They also found that while almost everyone agreed the property needed to be updated, neighbors were worried about the proposed increase in population density.

The newest proposal is to build 13 single-story homes along the western border, 172 town homes, and 250 senior living units (located where retail space

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had been planned).

The 2015 plan for the property, located on the northwest corner of Forest Lane and Inwood Road, included constructing 325 townhomes and flats and adding 80,000 square feet of retail space. (A 2007 concept included

110,000 square feet of retail and 447 units).

“We just think that based on market analysis that there is a need for senior living at this location,” Dahlstrom said by phone.

“That issue had come up in our conversations with residents last

square feet of town homes retail space anchored by major anchor senior living tenant units

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year, and we agreed.”

By eliminating retail and spreading out the units, developers have decreased the density from 23 units per acre to 19 units per acre. Jesuit College Preparatory will acquire 6.3 acres for practice fields and parking.

Neighbors were also concerned about the 2015 plan increasing traffic at the already bustling intersection, according to Hanna. A study done by Kimley-Horn in April 2016 estimates that the new plan should only increase traffic at the intersection by 1 to 1.3 percent, according to the presentation.

Design and landscaping were also big sticking points for the community. Previously, the street-adjacent townhomes were three stories; now they will be two stories. A community park will also be added and nine species of mature trees residing in the area will be preserved along the borders of the property and in the park.

“We’ve all become amateur arborists,” Hanna said.

One other worry was that redevelopment would displace current residents. Greystar will be talking to residents about what kind of assistance might be needed, Dahlstrom said by phone.

Daniels is eager to see this plan for the property, which his family has owned since before the Civil War, go through.

“The only thing that’s ever been developed there was the townhouse,” Daniels said at the meeting. “And that was like 45 years ago.”

According to Dahlstrom, the group has yet to file a zoning case with the city and won’t do so until they meet with neighbors again.

“No one’s doing back flips yet,” Dahlstrom said.

— Additional reporting

by Elizabeth Ygartua

Preston Royal Shop Tailored to Perfection for 30 Years

By Joshua Baethge

Special Contributor Ronaldo Elizabeth Tailors has been a Dallas institution for nearly three decades. Nestled in a hidden corner of Preston Royal Villager, the shop is easy to overlook.

The small family-owned business specializes in alterations and custom clothing for men and women. The business does little advertising, thriving almost solely on repeat customers and word of mouth.

“I’ve been coming here forever,” said longtime customer Caro Stalcup. “They are the best.”

The store’s wall, plastered

with Christmas cards, graduation announcements, and family vacation pictures sent from loyal customers, is a testament to this.

“I’m tall and skinny and they had to fit everything on me,” Stalcup said. “I tried to get out of it, but I realized I was just wearing a lot of ill-fitting clothes, so I came back.”

Elizabeth Sosa says she and her husband offer services that are hard to find these days. They can create full re-cuts of garments, opening them up and transforming the material into original pieces that better shape the body.

According to the couple, cli-

ents can order a complete, American-made custom suit from scratch. Customers choose the material and style. Within weeks, they will have a unique personalized suit.

When Ronaldo and Elizabeth started out, more people used to dress up than do today. Many of their clients grew up in an era when custom clothing was the norm. Today, many of these customers continue to come, often passing down the tradition to the next generation.

“We are blessed with our customers,” Elizabeth said. “They

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Elizabeth and Ronaldo Sosa set up shop in Preston Royal Village about ten years ago.

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Elizabeth was born in Honduras but moved to New York as a young girl. She learned to sew from her mother, who was a seamstress.

“My mother used to make all of my clothes,” Elizabeth said.

Ronaldo came from a family of tailors. When he was 22, he emigrated from Honduras to New York, and soon began working for clothing manufacturer Hart Schaffner Marx. After 25 years with the company, he was transferred to their Dallas subsidiary Jas. K. Wilson in 1987.

“I thought [Dallas] was way more beautiful than New York,” Elizabeth said.

“The lifestyle is so much richer.”

Later that year, the couple opened their first store in Preston Center. Elizabeth ran the business, but it did not yet bear her name.

“We just called it Ronaldo’s because it was still a man’s world then,” Elizabeth said.

While Elizabeth worked to build the family business, Ronaldo was promoted to director of tailoring at Jas K. Wilson, and was responsible for 18 stores. When that company began to falter he moved on to roles at Roberto Cavalli and Saks Fifth Avenue.

“I did a lot of management but was always involved in the sewing,” Ronaldo

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PRESTON CENTER TASK FORCE WANTS OPINIONS Neighbors filled the fellowship hall at University Park United Methodist Church on June 2 to hear members of the Preston Center and Northwest Highway Area Plan Task Force present their preferred vision plan and then give feedback.You can view that presentation at http://bit. ly/TaskForceJune.

During the open house, residents shared their anger and approval in equal measure for the plan, which promotes burying the garage and adding a park on top, and exploring mixed-use building projects for the center.

The group is incorporating community feedback into a revised plan, which they will meet to discuss on July 7 at 6 p.m. in the ballroom of the Walnut Hill Recreation Center at 10011 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75229.

Dallas City Councilwoman Jennifer Gates said they hope to take a final plan to the Dallas City Plan Commission in early fall.

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said. “That’s what I do best.”

About 10 years ago, the leasing situation at Preston Center motivated the Sosas to seek a new location. They chose Preston Royal because it was within walking distance of their home. It was also around this time that Ronaldo decided to retire from his corporate career and fully dedicate himself to the family business.

“We are happy to work together,” Ronaldo said. “Now there are kids and grandkids coming and we are still here.”

Both Ronaldo and Elizabeth are now in their 70s. They have one child, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, all of whom live in North Texas. To many people this would seem like the ideal time to retire, but not to them.

Ronaldo and Elizabeth have cut back some. They now work only by appointment. They close the store on Mondays, and often take long lunches. However, they are both adamant that they have no plans to close up shop any time soon.

Elizabeth boasts that she and her husband are healthy, take no medication, and enjoy getting up and going to work.

Ronaldo adds that he has no desire to stay home and watch more TV. “Working keeps people alive,” Ronaldo said. “I believe the body is like a machine. If you stop, it gets rusty here and there, and before you know it, you’re in bed.”

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FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY

EQUAL TO THE CHALLENGE Group feeds hungry at home

By Elizabeth Ygartua People Newspapers

On a humid afternoon in late May, residents of the Spanish Creek apartments near Bachman Lake line up patiently while volunteers from Equal Heart’s Mobile Food Access Network [MFAN] set up tables in front of two vans filled with crates of groceries. Each of which will help feed a family for about two weeks.

Residents here and at other low-income apartment complexes across North Texas only need a form of ID to sign up to get the much-needed deliveries once a month. Mud from a morning shower doesn’t deter volunteers from wheeling dollies across cardboard boxes to take the heavy crates into the hungry homes.

“Even if it’s absolutely pouring, we still come out because it’s about them getting the food,” said Brianna Sanders, an AmeriCorps volunteer for Equal Heart. “If they’ll come out to get the food, then we’ll take it to them. It might be a lot of rain for us, but it might not be a lot of rain for them.”

Started last summer by Keven Vicknair, formerly of CitySquare, Equal Heart aims to feed families at their homes year-round with MFAN and feed kids in the summer with its Direct-to-Door meals program.

“Most social services are giv-

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Top: Kids enjoy breakfast outside their apartment complex courtesy Equal Heart’s Direct-to-Door summer meals program. Bottom Left: A family receives a monthly delivery of groceries from the Mobile Food Access Network’s mobile pantry. Bottom right: Equal Heart can’t do their work without their team of AmeriCorps volunteers. en and received at a neutral site, so no matter how much we bring a heart of service to that interaction, you’re still in this neutral, sterile environment,” Vicknair said. “If you have to go out of your community to get help, how do you know … that anyone cares about you?”

Equal Heart started with the summer program and officially

launched MFAN in December, after receiving a GroundFloor Fellowship grant for $60,000 from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and $25,000 from Heart of Dallas Young Professional Fast Pitch event last fall.

“October to December was the most surreal,” said Jackie Anderson, the Equal Heart AmeriCorps program director.

Anderson explained there’s a lot of need for both food programs, especially in the summer.

Not every kid who receives free lunches during the school year is able to participate in Dallas ISD’s summer program, hosted at many schools and parks, sometimes because they simply can’t get to one of the 75 designated sites at the designated times.

This summer, Equal Heart will feed more than 8,000 kids breakfast and lunch daily in Dallas — and Austin, Houston, and San Antonio — at 200 apartment complexes and help fill some gaps in the food map, according to Anderson.

To get funding for the summer meals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture, Equal Heart must ensure volunteers witness and document meals being consumed, Anderson said. Vicknair’s twin sister created an app to keep track of the required paperwork and make distribution easier.

In the weeks leading up to the vans’ deployment, volunteers made piñatas to help entertain kids during meals, keep them in a central area for congregant eating, and show them they care.

“The reason I came back [to work with Equal Heart] is mainly for the summer food,” said Sanders, who worked with Vicknair at CitySquare. “We play with the kids when we give them food. And you’ll be surprised. ...

The lunch is what we’re there for, but sometimes they don’t even care about the lunch, they just want that time.”

Equal Heart hopes to start making MFAN deliveries twice a month and expand the summer food program to more complexes, but they’ll need help, as their slogan puts it, bridging the last mile.

“To scale, we need to cover [the cost of ] transportation and we absolutely need to find some more food sources,” Vicknair said. “We’ll go anywhere and everywhere to pick stuff up.”

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 MOBILE GROCERIES Produce companies such as Nogales, JD Rodriguez, and United Fresh, and grocery stores such as Trader Joe’s and Sun Fresh, donate food to the Mobile Food Access Network mobile pantry. Other community partners include Cornerstone Baptist Church, Christian Community Action, Interfaith In Action, and the Juanita Craft Post Office, said Teresa Castañeda, director of food programs for Equal Heart. Recovered or donated food that doesn't make it into the black baskets for the pantry is given to the Stewpot or Cornerstone's Community Kitchen to help feed the homeless.

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THE SUMMER MEALS Pepsi and Twelve Oaks Catering provide meals for Equal Heart to feed kids breakfast and lunch. Last year, they served 558,359 meals.

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By the end of 2016, Equal Heart will have had 58 AmeriCorps members working for them. Each member works 10 to 12 hours a day for 675 hours total. They earn two types of compensation: a cash stipend of $4,300 and a $2,200 education award that can be used within seven years of service, according to Vicknair.

Vicknair couldn't have made Equal Heart work had it not been for fellow philanthropists and groups. For instance, Cornerstone Baptist leases them office and warehouse space, and their start-up grant from Walmart was co-written with Kids U. You can help by visiting igivehere.org/EqualHeart.

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Serving Life Chiropractic serves prenatal and pediatric patients to improve their quality of life.

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walk around Snider Plaza can sometimes require some investigative window-shopping. What may seem like a retailer might turn out to be an ice cream shop. What looks like an armory is also a book store.

Serving Life Chiropractic is no stranger to confused passersby, with its trendy waiting room filled with infants and toddlers.

“This location offered an opportunity for us to expand what we were,” Dr. Denisa Weber said of the six-year-old practice, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Snider Plaza. “I love being storefront. We get to meet people who just walk off the street who are just curious because they see a whole bunch of kiddos through the window. They peer up at our sign and think, ‘Oh, this is a chiropractic office?’”

Weber started the practice when she was pregnant with her child. She wanted to provide a service that would improve quality of life for a wide range of patients. Serving Life’s patient base is 63 percent prenatal and pediatric care — a fact Weber admits people are skeptical about.

“A common misconception about chiro-

practic care is that you have to have a hurt back to be seen,” Weber said. “We’re getting referrals from pediatricians and OB’s in our area because they’re seeing how their patients are getting better [with chiropractic work].”

The chiropractic process is less about hurt backs and more about how the nervous system is functioning, Weber said.

Because the spine is a direct pathway from the brain to the rest of our bodies, it greatly impacts what goes on with the nervous system. Birth can be strenuous on a baby’s body, so working with infants’ nervous systems from the get-go can help put them on a healthy track.

According to Weber, another misconception is that prenatal and pediatric chiropractors adjust a child’s vertebrae the way adults’ are adjusted.

“That’s not the case. It’s very gentle, safe, and effective,” Weber said. “With babies, it’s about as much pressure as you would use to test the ripeness of a tomato.

We’re connecting with these children, giving them the best start possible to life, and making sure their bodies are functioning optimally from the beginning.”

Dr. Amanda Zimmerman joined the practice in February, specializing in cranial adjustments. She said infant adjustments are frequently done while the child

is asleep. The child rests in a specialized pillow or lies on its mother during the short visit.

“We also host birth talks to expectant mothers to educate women that they do have options with their birth,” Zimmerman said. “Most women don’t really want to have C-sections because down the line, children could end up with more issues. So they come to us because we try to optimize their pelvis so they can get the birth they desire.”

Obstetricians who refer women to Serving Life have noticed shorter labor times with women who choose to participate in the optimization they offer, Weber said. And according to Zimmerman, the preparation for labor can start as early as the first day of pregnancy.

“It’s a marathon, so you’ve got to start preparing,” Zimmerman said. “The body is always changing.”

While they do specialize in infant care, Serving Life sees patients in every stage of life.

“Chiropractic is physiology,” Weber said. “It’s how the body was designed to work. If we have interference with how it was designed, then we remove it and we’re giving the body the chance to do what it was meant to do — which is express health.”

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“There were a lot of ends that just weren’t being met,” he said.

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ttention! We have hit primetime for local produce. Don’t miss out. The juiciest, sweetest, freshest food you can eat is ripe on vines, trees, bushes, and plants all around us ... right here, right now!

If you are not usually the farmer’s market type, summer is the one season of the year to give in. Those shippedin Georgia peaches at the grocery can’t beat Texas peaches from your neighbor, picked the day before you eat them.

What is especially wonderful about all the fresh, local fruits and veggies at this time of year? They all go together and almost any combination works. I’m talking about berries, peaches, apples, tomatoes, onions, figs, melon, beans, squash, cucumbers, herbs, peas, pears, and peppers.

How about a peach, tomato, and cilantro salsa? Or a fig and onion sauté to topgrilled chicken marinated in Texas olive oil, watermelon juice, and cracked pepper? An herb salad with cucumber, pear, and onion will rock your socks off. And a medley of peppers and squash on the grill to toss with pasta or serve as a side to protein? Yes, yes, and yes!

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STEPHANIE CASEY soning. Enjoy raw or cooked, as you like.

Pile all the fruit on top of some ice cream for dessert or just eat a big bowl of it, with a dollop of yogurt, for breakfast. I’m writing this article a little ahead of the season’s start and am recalling the sensational colors, flavors, and textures as I type! So excited.

I’ve gotten so snobby about some things (like our Texas tomatoes, peaches, and figs) that I truly don’t eat them except during the local season. The taste experience is subpar the rest of the year; it’s just a waste of my chewing and digestion energy (ha!). Instead, I gorge during summer when the best of the best rolls in. That time is now. Go forth.

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ummer is a beast. Especially in Texas, as we all know too well. It can wreak havoc on otherwise gorgeous makeup and hair. Makeup can slide off leaving you “glistening” but without coverage, and humidity can make hair look a little like Roseanne Roseannadanna.

If you’re finding yourself in these predicaments, since staying inside all day is rarely an option, there are many products that can help combat the effects of the 100-degree temperatures so you can return home as fresh as you left.

To tame your tresses and control otherwise unruly hair during hot, sticky days, try Dear Clark’s Smoothing Elixir or Finishing Salve. If you’re still struggling with frizz, a braid or chignon are perfect summer hairstyles that will also help keep you cool, in temperature and aura!

As for the melting makeup experience, make sure to use a foundation primer. Two coats will help fight humidity. I love Laura Mercier’s primer and Smash Box also has a fabulous one.

For foundation, if you need more coverage, try a foundation with silicone — it acts as a sealant to keep perspiration at bay. I love Giorgio Armani’s Luminous Silk; it’s long-wearing, luminous, and hydrating. Another great Armani foundation is Lasting Silk. If you have oilier skin or are looking for light coverage, a tinted moisturizer or BB Cream is the best bet!

Rather than using powder blushes that can cake when mixed with perspiration, try a gel or cream for that perfectly

M O L LY N O L A N rosy cheek. When putting on eyeshadow, it’s best to wear some kind of primer to make it last and help keep creasing and clumping from happening.

If you use eyeliner, opt for a waterproof liquid liner or gel. Smeared liner is embarrassing and preventable. Bobbi Brown makes a great gel liner that comes in 11 different shades. Dior has a waterproof crayon that is formulated with silicone (there it is again). And Nars has a wonderful long-wearing pencil that will keep you glam for 12 hours. Don’t forget a good waterproof mascara.

Another must-have addition to any makeup bag in the summer is blotting paper. This will help eliminate excess oil and sweat without eliminating makeup. There are plenty of brands that will work, but one of the best is Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets. Shiseido Pureness Oil-Control Blotting comes in a close second.

I hope you maintain your makeup all day long this Texas summer and your coiffe stays the way you styled it.

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L IV ING W ELL CONTINUED FROM 20 program that can aid each client on a case-by-case basis. According to Gilliland, i360 has patients who meet with a doctor once a week and others who come in seven days a week.

“I think that i360 is truly a tailored individualized plan for each client,” said Dr. Chris Epstein, who has been with the company since its establishment. “It can truly be a customizable treatment approach.”

In keeping with the name, the company utilizes an innovative technique to help patients understand that regardless of what they’re struggling with, their issues may go beyond that.

“It’s really about looking at all components,” Gilliland said. “Your drinking can be a problem, but it may not be the problem.”

In addition to mental health and substance addiction, i360 also treats young adults struggling with emerging into adulthood. According to Gilliland, the number of people in the 18-to-28 age range who are having difficulty moving forward into college, a career, or independent living is increasing.

“You end up with these young adults stepping back into the family system because of struggles either finding a job, finding a job that pays enough at an en-

try level, or struggling with some of the emotional issues that we often see when people step into college,” Gilliland said.

While the company provides traditional means of treatment — such as individual, couple, and group therapy — it also takes a personalized approach in its life development services.

“That’s probably one of the more unique things we do,” Gilliland said.

“We started looking at how do we train and equip staff to help people translate the insides of therapy and to behaviors in their life.”

Through its life development services, i360 patients learn to foster behaviors that will help them adjust their outlook on life and help them to move in a better direction, similar to how a dietician shops with clients to help them learn how to make healthy eating habits.

In September, the outpatient treatment center celebrated the opening of its second location in Austin.

“Right now we’re continuing to grow in Dallas,” Gilliland said. “We do a lot of work with college students, with high school students going off to college, and with professionals. We just continue to do more in the community and more work in those areas.”

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1. John Clutts, Kaiden Maines, Garfield Harrison, Gabrielle Wallace, Tracy Jordan, John Frederickson, and Michael A. Jenkins.

2. Ron Corning. 3. Steve Beene and Juliann Krumbholz. 4. Jill Rowlett and Tracy Rowlett.

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The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a BFA in interior design with a minor in Spanish from Texas Christian University. Katlin is the manager of Anteks Curated in

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The groom is a graduate of Plano East High School. He received a BBA from the M.J. Neeley School of Business, majoring in finance and entrepreneurial management, and minoring in energy technology and economics at Texas Christian University. Zach works for Texas Financial Resources as Vice President of Alternative Investments.

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S P E C I A L A DV E RT I S I N G C ON T E N T ALLIE BETH ALLMAN & ASSOCIATES

ABA Announces New Affiliations

Allie Beth Allman & Associates, a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate, has been invited to join the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, which has more than 550 firms in over 55 countries in its network.

Residential brokers affiliated with this network, which includes the nation’s top companies, in 2015 produced more than a million transactions valued at $351 billion in volume. “Each of our listings will also be on the Leading RE.com website, which drives a halfmillion visitors each month to member sites with unique consumer features allowing searches for very specific needs,” said firm CEO Allie Beth Allman. She added: “Real estate is a local business. The local brands of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World are ranked #1 in their markets in more than 40% of the top 100 U.S. markets. Luxury Portfolio, the upscale division, will host the company’s listings over $1 million on LuxuryPortfolio. com, attracting more than 3 million visits annually from more than 200 countries. The unique website translates into nine languages and 60 currencies. “So we are local with a global reach,” said Ms. Allman. “And the memberto-member referral opportunity provides 30-40,000 referrals annually, with more closed referrals than any other network.” A spokesman for Luxury Portfolio said, “We look for the strongest and best in each market.

The Allie Beth Allman & Associates firm has a fabulous reputation, and they belong in the nation’s premiere real estate network.”

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Agents Make the Sale

The timeless French transitional at 6119 Del Roy Drive is listed by Vicki Foster for $2,150,000.

Gracie wallpaper surrounds the dining room at 5344 Surrey Circle. Listed by Meredith Ferrell and Brenda Ray for $3,899,999.

Across Preston Hollow, buyers are counting on neighborhood experts at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty to help with their search. Last year, these leading professionals sold more than $200 million in real estate in the neighborhood, achieving the highest number of units, highest dollar volume sold and greatest market share by dollar volume for estates over $1 million. briggsfreeman.com.

5920 Park Lane Lush landscaping surrounds this elegant 1940s estate on .8 gated acres. Breathtaking grounds boast an outdoor loggia with fireplace and kitchen. Listed by Gretchen Brasch and Elly Holder for $2,495,000 6119 Del Roy Drive Timeless French transitional with every amenity and space desired – both inside and out. Exquisite finishes with Carrera marble, natural stone, hardwood floors and remarkable fixtures. Listed by Vicki Foster for $2,150,000 6448 Norway Road Distinctive Mediterranean blends with stylish contemporary to create a glorious home. Arched windows and doorways and a tile roof grace the stucco and stone exterior. Listed by Gayle Johansen and Susan Matusewicz for $1,997,000 6055 Woodland Drive Beautifully remodeled, this home boasts fresh features like a marble island and new kitchen appliances, including a Hoshizaki icemaker. Listed by Seth Pogoloff and Tom Hughes for $1,549,000

Wallpaper is alive and well in modern-day décor. From delicate florals to bold graphics, wallpaper is being used in interesting new ways by homeowners and interior design experts around the world. briggsfreeman.com.

10711 Strait Lane, Preston Hollow A premier property that’s perfect for family or business entertaining. The backyard paradise includes a water park, tennis court, sport court, two cabanas and much more. Listed by Jamie Adams and Lisa Besserer for $32,347,000.

3616 Shenandoah Street, Highland Park Shaded by mature trees, this exquisite five-bedroom estate was built to inspire. A 5.5-car collector’s garage, resort-style pool, and outdoor living spaces in walking distance to HPISD schools. Listed by Amy Detwiler for $3,750,000.

5344 Surrey Circle, Bluffview Creek and pool views from every room in this Santa Barbara-style home, updated with the highest level of finish out. Enjoy light-filled living areas and a dining room surrounded in Gracie wallpaper. Listed by Meredith Ferrell and Brenda Ray for $3,899,999.

6330 Pemberton Drive, Preston Hollow This five-bedroom, modern farmhouse is draped in muted hues that evoke tranquility and calm. A seamless blend of contemporary details and unparalleled design.

Listed by Jonathan Rosen for $2,199,000.

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The home at 5435 Park Lane was sold by Brenda White, listed for $4,995,000.

It takes expertise, timing and extraordinary effort to create a win-win situation for buyers and sellers. Every day, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agents go above and beyond to assist clients in buying or selling exceptional homes in outstanding neighborhoods.

So far this year, these agents have facilitated nearly 50 sales above $2 million for clients in the area.

By leveraging the international platform and renowned reputation of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand and the strategic marketing that captures the attention of high wealth individuals, agents connect people and properties. briggsfreeman.com.

5435 Park Lane | Preston Hollow Host formal galas to friendly playdates in this gated home boasting an elevator, wine cellar, wet bar, putting green and batting cage. Complete with12-foot ceilings, herringbone wide-planked floors, and a formal living area and den – both with wood burning fireplaces and views overlooking the backyard. Sold by Brenda White, listed for $4,995,000.

4356 Mockingbird Parkway | University Park Situated on a double lot near Bradfield Elementary, this gracious Mediterranean-style home boasts four oversized bedrooms and 5,007 square feet of luxury living space, with 900 square feet of stunning outdoor space, covered for easy entertaining. Sold by Tessa Mosteller, listed for $3,099,000.

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Nestled on just over an acre, this grand residence melds sophisticated style and casual elegance. Offered for $8,200,000 by Stephen Collins of Dave PerryMiller Real Estate, 5310 Meaders (5310meaders. daveperrymiller.com) features formal living and dining rooms, study, library, elevator, six bedrooms, eight full and two half baths, game room, theater room, fitness room, “man cave,” wine room, guest quarters with kitchen and separate living area, and a five-car garage.

The grand two-story entry sets the tone with a sweeping staircase. Doorways topped with Doric-style pediments lead to large, inviting spaces with a timeless aesthetic and wonderful views of the grounds.

Walls of windows and French doors connect the family room, adjoining kitchen and breakfast areas with the outdoor living spaces. The spectacular master suite overlooks the pool and features a luxurious spainspired master bath and closet area.

A dramatic two-story study, fabulous “man cave,” game room, and theater offer plenty of options for entertaining.

For additional information, contact Stephen Collins at (469)774-9749 or steve@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations specializing in marketing key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

Walls of glass, soaring ceilings and polished concrete floors distinguish this contemporary jewel in Preston Hollow. Offered for the new price of $2,600,000 by Dana Rigg of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, 6110 Meadow Road (6110meadow.daveperrymiller.com) blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living.

A floating staircase sets a dramatic tone that continues into the great room where Lueders limestone walls complement an oak tongue-and-groove ceiling.

French doors line one side, while walls of glass on the other envelop a formal dining area overlooking the pool and garden. A second dining room is accented with a burnished metal fireplace.

The Bulthaup-inspired gourmet kitchen is truly chefworthy, and flows into the family room where glass doors open to the back garden.

The downstairs master suite features a private library and spa-inspired master bath with his-andhers closets. Upstairs, four additional bedrooms offer treetop views.

The low-maintenance backyard is perfect for relaxing alongside the eye-catching firewall and lap pool.

For additional information, contact Dana Rigg at (214)796-5509 or dana@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations that specialize in marketing key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

The Ebby app for iPad utilizes advanced interactive mapping to make home shopping easier – and more fun – than ever.

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With the Ebby app for iPad, you’ll enjoy searching for homes using three innovative options: • Journey Search – This feature shows available properties as you travel through a neighborhood. As with each of the Ebby app’s interactive search functions, you may choose to delve deeper into properties of interest by immediately viewing details and interior photos.

• Perimeter Search – This feature allows you to draw boundaries on the map view with a finger, enabling viewing of available homes within the perimeter – and the selected parameters – of your search.

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The 517-seat Stern Chapel opened in April. It overlooks a scenic atrium, and includes works from several well-known artists.

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Special Contributor Temple Emanu-El is scheduled to complete its two-year-long renovation and construction campaign later this month. After rainy springs, work will finish just three months past the original target date.

“With our new and renovated spaces, the entire campus is poised to nurture the Jewish community of the future, just as it has been a source of inspiration, social justice, and extraordinary leadership since its founding in 1872,” said spokesperson Connie Dufner.

A renovated exterior courtyard and new main entrance, now in the final stages of construction, will mark the conclusion of the two-year effort. Also nearing completion are lighting and acoustic improvements to the Olan Sanctuary, as well as a renovated kitchen and auditorium.

“This is a wonderful project that is truly a reflection of this dynamic community,” said Highland Park resident Joshua Gold. “I could not be prouder.”

The $38 million construction project began in the fall of 2014. It was made possible by a congregation-wide fundraising campaign called “Our Temple, Our Future.”

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Renovations included new landscaping and updated classrooms.

A renovated early childhood education center opened last August. Changes include a new lobby and entrance, as well as expanded classrooms.

This past January, a second story for clergy and staff was added to the administration building on the Hillcrest Road side of cam-

pus. The Tycher Gathering Space near the renovated entrance also opened that month.

“The new gathering space has quickly become a go-to spot for spontaneous conversations, meetings, receptions, and more,” Dufner said.

The 517-seat Stern Chapel opened in April. Its windows overlook the Nasher-Haemisegger Atrium. Dallas artist Linda Ridgway collaborated with Jim Cinqueman to create the “Detail of Ner Tamid”, or “Eternal Light”, sculpture.

New York artist Suzanne Tick designed a weaving on the ark doors and Pennsylvania woodworker Mira Nakashima created wood furnishings for the bimah, or pulpit.

“The changes have been enthusiastically received by the congregation,” Dufner said. “The chapel is breathtakingly beautiful and does a magnificent job of bringing the beauty of the outdoors inside for moments of quiet and reflection.”

The Beck Group was in charge of construction. Cunningham Associates were the building architects, while Hocker Design Group oversaw landscaping architectural designs.

“We are grateful to our partners at Shearith Israel, the Jewish Community Center, Temple Shalom, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, Park Cities Baptist Church, and the Museum of Biblical Art for their support as we sought temporary office, worship, and programming spaces,” Dufner said.

A formal dedication ceremony will be held on Sept. 11. The public is invited to join in an afternoon of community celebration. Organizers promise activities, food, and fun for all.

Locally-made Berrynaked popsicles might soon find their way into ice chests at Highland Park ISD schools.

“They want to make it a part of the plated lunches at the elementary and a more a-la-carte feature for the higher grades,” said Heather Kim, who owns the Inwood Village-based Berrynaked with her husband, Gavin.

HPISD spokesperson David Hicks said the district would likely have an answer for the Kims sometime this summer.

The University Park couple started serving up frozen confections and fresh purees in their shop in 2014, determined to offer their neighbors healthy desserts and “anytime” snacks.

The Kims said they were impressed with the district’s commitment to that same idea.

“I started this because I was really influenced by what I wanted to feed my daughters,” Heather said. “After having kids, I really cared about what went into their bodies.”

Before opening Berrynaked, Heather would whip up fruit purees at home as a way to incorporate produce into their diet. After her daughters’ tastes changed and the purees became old news, Heather said she began making popsicles.

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Berrynaked owners David and Heather Kim opened shop in 2014.

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New Creative Space SPARKs Interest

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In a converted Sears distribution center in the Southside on Lamar building, families can now visit the creative learning wonderland called SPARK on Saturdays.

For the past year, SPARK’s 11,000 square-foot facility — with its indoor playground, arts and crafts studios, giant Lite-Brite, music studios, stage, and Lego creation area — has been open only for scheduled field trips, events, workshops, and summer camps, co-founder and CEO of SPARK Beverly Davis said.

The aim: to foster future generations of arts and culture “appreciators and patrons” by teaching the creative process in a fun and interactive way.

“There’s a lot of perceived risk in here,” Davis said. “After this play … after pushing themselves and overcoming fears, we bring them together for their classes and we push them in developing their creativity. … It’s really cool to watch.”

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A giant hole in the wall near the ceiling of one room was turned into a porthole entrance for the helm of a grounded ship called the “Seas the Moment.”

“The kids get in there and

we hear: ‘Full steam ahead!’ and ‘Abandon ship!’ And the other day we heard a young man say, ‘We’re off to Antarctica to visit our brethren the penguins,’” Davis said.

From the start, visitors are surrounded by art. From the ship’s deck, kids can peer into

the depths of the ocean — painted on the concrete floor by local artist Rolando Diaz — or up into the far reaches of outer space (an installation that starts on the perpendicular wall and slowly inches its way onto the ceiling).

“We’re always kind of working on something around here,”

Davis said. “We like to have a lot of local artists, but we also like to have children in the community [add to the space], so if you look at the columns, these butterflies are made out of recycled cans and painted with Sharpie markers.”

A climb through the ship’s porthole will take you to a room filled mostly by a steel “climb and crawl” slide sculpture, that looks like the Tim Burton version of a Chuck E. Cheese plastic play-land. Visitors can take a topsy-turvy trip down a two-story spiral slide with a garden adhered to its underside or crawl through a giant spider web lofted high in the air.

“My vision is that [one day] this is really going to be in use from probably 7 a.m. to about 2 or 3 a.m.,” said Davis.

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Dallas-based Beck Ventures intends to tear down the mall to make way for its massive new Dallas Midtown development.

The firm purchased the property out of bankruptcy in 2011.

The mall doesn’t see a lot of foot traffic these days. Only around half of the lights are on inside. Piped-in music serenades an empty food court. A couple of restaurants open around lunch but only attract weekday crowds in the single digits. Most of the mall’s high-profile tenants left long ago.

In their place are a collection of small businesses, many of them non-retail with little in common other than a shared leaky roof.

Gilda Ordonez runs a dance studio in a space that used to house a clothing store. She rarely sees the casual shoppers who used to fill the mall, she said.

Ordonez has been in her location for two and a half years. Ac-

cording to her, Valley View’s lessthan-sterling reputation makes some potential customers wary of her location. She is now ready to move on to her new digs in the Design District.

“It was a great place to get started, but it hasn’t really been that great with my clients,” Ordonez said. “They will pre-judge you because you are in Valley View Mall and won’t want to do business with you because of that.”

One of the few traditional retail storefronts that remains is Footlocker. Around noon on a Wednesday, sales associate Marcus said that only two people had come into the store since it opened at 10 a.m. That day, most of the neighboring businesses were closed.

“They say we will stay until the end of the year, but I don’t know what is going to happen,” Marcus said. “We get crowds when something like the new Jordans come out, but other than that, it’s usually dead.”

The lack of walking traffic is not a problem for Reilly Barrios.

He runs Reilly Mix, a company

that provides DJs, photos, and videographers for social events.

“This works more like an office for us,” Barrios said. “I’ve been here for more than three years, and have not met a single client by walk-in.”

Like other tenants, he says he was attracted by Valley View’s affordable rent. While nearly all the tenants are on month-to-month leases, Barrios has been told to expect seven to eight months before being told to move out.

Claudia Barrientos runs an income tax preparation business.

She says business is good, and she has no desire to leave.

“I don’t think it is going to close any time soon,” Barrientos said. “I’ve been hearing that since 2009."

Despite her skepticism, representatives from Beck Ventures say that demolition will happen.

The end result will be a 17-block destination featuring retail, residential, a hotel, and a park. It will not include most of Valley View’s current tenants. The first sixblock phase is slated for completion in early 2018.

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People Newspapers Preston Center is anything but lacking in options when it comes to sweets. Since March, three new bakeries have opened — two on the same day — each claiming to offer something different from what neighboring mainstays Panini Bakery, Unrefined Bakery, and Sprinkles Cupcakes offer.

So the question remains: what is it about Preston Center and the Plaza at Preston Center that draws these shops like flies to honey?

“There’s a market there for [all] of us because I think we appeal to different audiences,” said SusieCakes founder Susan Sarich.

Los Angeles-based SusieCakes opened its first Texas location in Preston Center on April 16.

“Our angle is really a back-to-basics home style, made from scratch: butter, flour, sugar, and eggs,” Sarich said. “We don’t do fondant, we don’t do statue cakes.”

This simplistic style is what Sarich thinks will make the Texas store a hit.

“The center is so great because it has a brilliant blend of everyday activities,” she said. “Our whole premise is about connecting for celebrating, including people’s everyday lives.”

According to Sarich, the most popular items have been the vanilla celebration cake and the Texas-shaped sugar cookie.

Hospitality Sweet founder Meghan Adams knew she wanted to open a second location after the success of the flagship spot in downtown Dallas. The University Park resident also knew she wanted a place close to where she lives.

Adams considers her shop to be the “home-town” favorite of the lot. Unintentionally, the shop shared its opening day with Carlo’s Bakery on March 19. Ac-

cording to Adams, that didn’t deter a good crowd from coming in for breakfast.

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The shop features signature treats, such as cannolis and lobster tails. Customers can also purchase fondant-adorned cakes to go along with the custom cake expertise that has earned national praise for master baker Buddy Valastro.

“With so many families in Dallas, I’m looking forward to the bakery being invited into their homes and onto their tables," Valastro said in a press release.

Despite the boom in competition, the owners of area stalwart Panini Bakery aren’t worried.

“I think people like the idea that [we] are a family business and that it’s been around since the year 2000,” said co-owner Sophie Rotunda, “Mrs. Panini.” “We’re good, and I think Unrefined has their special customers [and] that’s been good for synergy. It’s like all the cool kids wanting to sit at our table.”

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Meanwhile, Blank learned from Howard Solomon of Solomon Brothers in Atlanta, Georgia that Solomon Brothers and other jewelers across the country had encountered similar campaigns from Manookian.

A court document filed in March in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

by Diamond Doctor said, “Solomon told Blank he approached Manookian and agreed to pay Cummings Manookian $20,000 a month for a period of five years, totaling $1.2 million.”

The document explains that the jewelers hired Manookian so the lawyer would be conflicted out of representing anyone willing to sue the retailers.

Blank said he decided to reach out to Manookian and discuss the possibility of retaining him to halt the campaign against Diamond Doctor.

According to Manookian, Blank begged to have the lawyer represent him. But Blank says Manookian tried to extort $3 million from him.

Finally, Manookian agreed that if Blank paid $25,000 a month over the next 10 years, he would represent the jeweler. But Blank never signed the proposed contract.

The campaign broadened to include social media, a temporary advertisement on the homepage of the Dallas Morning News website, and fliers and door hangers, which were distributed throughout the Park Cities and Preston Hollow area.

A court document filed by Blank in Dallas County Court in May says, “Manookian’s Facebook posts targeted the Diamond Doctor’s employees, asking them, ‘Do you work here? Ask David Blank if you could be personally liable for the fraudulent sale [of diamonds].’”

What’s the Over-Grading Argument About?

The claim revolves around the diamond-grading process, which determines a diamond’s value based on the four Cs: color, clarity, cut, and carat weight. EGL-International (EGLI), an Israeli diamond-grading laboratory, shut down in 2014 due to claims of the lab’s inconsistent grading standards.

According to Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport Group – which owns RapNet, a diamond-trading network – EGLI inflated the value of the diamonds it graded compared to other highly recognized independent grading laboratories, such as the Gemological Institute of America.

While Manookian is spearheading the campaign to amass people to sue Diamond Doctor, fellow Nashville lawyer Mark Hammervold will handle the litigation. Hammervold couldn’t give an estimated date, but said “litigation is going to be starting soon.”

While Blank is adamant he is innocent of selling over-graded diamonds, he also mentioned that there are no legal standards for diamond grading.

“The truth of the matter is, there is no statute, no law, no anything,” Blank said.

According to Blank, Diamond Doctor, which is the official jeweler of the Dallas Cowboys, has received several letters and emails since the campaign started.

“We’ve just got a tremendous outpouring of support from every corner of the community,” he said.

“I’m not going to have to clean up my conscious, my morale.”

Regardless of whether the case is taken to court, Blank stands firm in his resolve.

“We’re not going to settle,” Blank said. “We believe that the further along we go, it just dissipates.”

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y the time this goes to press I will be on a well-deserved vacation ... from being good.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to eat “right.” I’ve got friends who are gluten-free who don’t have celiac disease, but feel less “bloated.” Others are on the paleo diet, which forbids even gluten-free bread or pasta. Others are on the Mediterranean diet: nuts, olives, and tons of steamed or grilled veggies drizzled with olive oil (cold pressed, extra virgin, from a reliable producer).

Nobody my age gives dinner parties anymore because somebody’s dairy free; somebody else can’t eat tomatoes or onions because of irritable bowel; some have developed an allergy to shellfish; others have given up red meat; a handful won’t eat spicy because of reflux; and a bunch are off the sauce or will only drink pinot noir. It’s just easier to just meet for lunch or dinner at a restaurant.

I dropped in on a health food store recently to ponder what I might add to ameliorate the vague malaise of living in a slightly worn-down body. It seems an entire industry has sprung up to help us aging baby boomers combat our aches and pains, failing eyesight, wrinkled skin, acid reflux, and brittle hair and nails. The demand for organic, non-narcotic life enhancers is dizzying. What in the world does Cat’s Claw do? A clerk assured me it was a great antioxidant.

When in doubt, something is always an antioxidant.

For my arthritis, I’ve been advised to soak six yellow raisins in gin and take them each morning. Also, turmeric — I should be

CONTINUED FROM 30 “I think what she does so well is her organic fruit puree,” Gavin said. “It’s keeping the fiber, the nutrients in the product because of the way she chooses to make it. It’s easy to want to keep the flavor consistent with additives, fillers and coloring — but she won’t. And that’s what makes it good.”

Heather spent months preparing recipes in her kitchen before opening her tidy storefront.

She said she wanted to build the bases of the product on a smaller scale before translating it into a commercial space.

She envisioned creating specific “lines” of flavors to group together. For example, the Ber-

having more of that. One friend takes vitamin E for skin; another downs beta-carotene to prevent macular degeneration. Yet another takes milk thistle for liver cleansing. Who knew what milk thistle was for?

Calcium is out, as it might cause kidney stones. But vitamin D is in, as is sublingual B. It’s not cold and flu season, so zinc and echinacea can sit on the shelf.

Green tea with coconut is all the rage. St. John’s Wort is handy for treating the blues, while melatonin is a must for sleep and travel. I have spied shark’s cartilage, primrose oil, rosehip tablets, and DHEA ­— I’ve been told what they enhance or prevent, but I’ve already forgotten. For forgetfullness I should be on gingko biloba, one of the most popular supplements around. The baby boomers can’t get enough memory boosters.

After watching a special on TV about Eastern medicine, it seems my pantry is woefully sparse. Burdock seed has been used through the ages for treating gout, and although I don’t have it, maybe I should keep it on hand in case I start feeling gouty. As it stands I’m good on garlic, but I like it for the flavor. I grow mint and parsley for the same reason; not because it’s good for me.

After returning from visiting my Kentucky family, I realized I

was not up on probiotics. In fact, I had no idea what they were.

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Also, it seems kefir is better for me than yogurt. And I thought having Greek yogurt was all I needed to do.

It’s exhausting to try to figure out what’s missing in my diet.

I could go to a nutritionist or a lifestyle analyst or an herbologist, like some people I know. But let’s face it, if you go to a muffler shop, they’re going to try to sell you a muffler. To be honest, I’ve had a bottle of CO-Q 10 for about six years that I’ve never finished.

It sits on my window ledge with the dog’s pills in case I ever get a craving. I hate pills — a relic from having to down some really nasty ones as a child asthmatic. I don’t even like a multivitamin, because it just tastes so vitaminy.

My internist made me feel slightly better at my annual checkup. “Food is not medicine and medicine is not food. Eat a balanced diet and watch portion control.” Omega-3 or fish oil tablets? Not if I’m eating salmon ­— which is all anybody eats anymore.

So I’m off the guilt trip and on a real trip. While out of Dallas, I’ll be nibbling on cheese and gluten-filled crackers, or having a hamburger with tomato and onion, while sipping an adult beverage and taking a break from the food police. Eat your heart out.

rynaked Signature line carries staple flavors such as strawberry and lime; the Berrynaked Luxe line incorporates more inventive ingredients like mascarpone and coconut cream; and the Berrynaked Vitality line features superfood ingredients.

Soon, Heather will be introducing two new lines: Berrynaked Crazy and Berrynaked Beautiful. On average, the store holds about 30 different pop flavors.

“I made room to introduce new product lines,” Heather said of her business model. “The flavors we offer change about once every two to three weeks. It all depends on what’s in season.”

As for growth, Gavin said they want to remain laser-fo-

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“We’re very comfortable where we are now,” Gavin said.

“The customer niche is growing every day and we want to be careful about not growing too quickly.”

Despite their unintentional? lack of marketing, the shop has garnered faithful customers from word of mouth and social media, Heather said.

“We love this place. We live here, work here, our kids go to school here — the community we’re in is important to us,” Gavin said.

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