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SPORTS Lanky lefty shows Texans can make a splash in water polo 12

BUSINESS Twins pair passions for fashion, travel in online boutique 14

Southern Affair JUNIOR LEAGUE SPENDS EVENING UNDER THE MAGNOLIAS AT BALL 17

E D U C AT I O N

Alcuin to expand after healing growing pains with neighbors 8

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CONTENTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

Snow, USPS Make For ‘Perfect Storm’

other Nature, the U.S. Postal Service, and I owe you a huge apol-

ogy. Our March issue was late getting to you. It started out with a production issue causing our timing to be slightly off, then came the ice and snow storms that shut down the entire region for Monday and Tuesday and again on Friday afternoon in the same week, with snarled traffic on closed roads taking people hours to reach their homes. Just when we thought we were finished with Old Man Winter, we got a beautiful four inches of snow the following week. We all know that this town shuts down in bad weather, but this was almost more than I could bear. Did you know the post office also shuts down under these circumstances? Well, maybe that’s not totally accurate, but they do reduce services dramatically. Did you notice that you didn’t get mail for several days during those days of “Snowmageddon?” After the snow and ice had melted and we tried to reach out to the seven post offices we work with to find out the status of our newspaper delivery, we got nothing but busy signals and unanswered calls for two days. When I finally reached someone, the response from each of the post offices was similar: “Due to weather, we are backed up and we will deliver your papers as soon as possible.” Whatever happened to, “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds?” I came to find out this motto is commonly misidentified as the creed of U.S. mail carriers. I’m not sure what motto they operate under, but they certain-

ly don’t seem to operate under common business practices. We can’t fire them, they have no real competitor for door-todoor mail service, and there seems to be no recourse for the customer. I’ll climb down from my soapbox now and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Let me hear from you. Pat Martin, Publisher pat.martin@ peoplenewspapers.com

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This exhibition was organized by the Meadows Museum and the Abelló Collection and has been brought to Dallas by a generous gift from The Meadows Foundation. It is part of the Museum’s Golden Anniversary, which is sponsored by The Meadows Foundation, The Moody Foundation, the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District. Media sponsorship has been provided by The Dallas Morning News. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Nu assis (Seated Nude), winter 1922–23. Oil and charcoal on canvas. Colección Abelló (Joaquín Cortés). © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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E D U C AT I O N Alcuin, Neighbors Compromise on Expansion By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers The latest round of growing pains for Alcuin School seems to be approaching an amiable solution. The school, located along Churchill Way between Preston Road and Hillcrest Road, has announced plans to add grades 10 through 12 during the next few years, after ushering in its first freshman class last fall. That means that Alcuin needs the approval of the city of Dallas to expand its maximum number of upper-school students in its International Baccalaureate program from 35 to 135. The total student enrollment on campus would remain at no more than 700, although the school only has about 550 now. Perhaps more importantly to those neighbors who’ve been opposed to Alcuin’s plan, the presence of more high school students means that for the first time, there will be student drivers going to and from campus. It further complicates traffic along a congested stretch of Churchill that includes the Cooper Institute, Dallas International School, and various places of worship. Nobody is affected more than the residents of Brittany Circle, a cul-de-sac with 16 lots just east of the Alcuin campus with Churchill as its only access point. A handful of them appealed to the Dallas Plan Commission, which heard the Alcuin case in March. “We have to deal with the traffic that has built up on Churchill,” said Jackson Wilson, a 20-year resident of the neighborhood. “Our concern is that we can’t get in and out of our house and that emergency vehicles cannot get to our homes. There needs to be something done to change the dynamics of that street.”

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Alcuin School is seeking to increase its capacity of upper-school students as part of an expansion to include grades 10-12.

PROPOSALS n The number of student drivers would be limited to 70. n Total enrollment would be capped at 700. n High school classes would begin and end 30 minutes later than other grades. n Alcuin would fund a neighborhood patrol for 10 years at an estimated cost of $1 million.

After school officials met with traffic consultants and neighborhood groups, the school proposed some mitigation measures in place to ease some of those concerns. Alcuin plans to limit the number of student drivers to 70, and they would only have access to the campus from certain entry points. The high school start times would be staggered so classes would begin and end 30 minutes later than other grades. And Alcuin will fund a private neighborhood patrol for 10 years at a cost of about $1 million. “There’s been somewhat of a rocky history between the school and its neighbors,

but I think most of that is behind it,” said Bruce Wilke, president of the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association. “We think this would benefit both the school and the neighborhood.” The negotiations have allowed Alcuin to slowly gain support for its reallocation plans from neighbors and plan commissioners, who voted unanimously to pass the school’s rezoning request on to the Dallas City Council. “I believe that when all the agreements are signed, our neighborhood will be stronger and safer together,” said District 11 plan commissioner Jaynie Schultz.

Imaginary Pet Makes Real Impact For Parish Painter By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor The assignment in Ruth Keefer’s second-grade art class was to paint an imaginary pet. But now, two years later, Abby Jackson’s painting has become so much more. Over the past 18 months, Jackson, now a fifth-grader at Parish Episcopal School, worked with Keefer to recreate that painting on a large scale and has now donated her work to Medical City Children’s Hospital. “The fact that it was going to Medical City made me want to

finish it,” Abby said. “It’s kind of like Candy Land. It’s happy and I think it will cheer the other kids there up.” Meeting after school for two-hour periods, Jackson blew up the original painting, a task that Keefer admits was on a sixth-grade level. Keefer, who teaches kindergarten through second grade art, has a background in donating her own art to local hospitals. After her husband was a patient at Baylor Heart Hospital, she recognized the need for hospitals to provide a positive environment for waiting loved ones.

“From experience of sitting in a hospital waiting room and feeling so distraught, it just made me happy seeing all of the colors and I think that giving back is so important,” she said. Nicole and Sheryl Jutras, Parish parents and art volunteers, helped place the art at Medical City Children’s. For Abby’s mother, Alyson, the one-on-one time that Keefer volunteered to help her daughter made all the difference. “Abby always seems so happy and peaceful when she’s painting. We’d been looking for

somewhere she could really see what she could do without being rushed,” she said. Abby, who first started exploring painting with her grandmother, knew the artwork was finally finished when, after months of having paint cover the whole canvas, there were no more details she could add. “I just like that you can make mistakes but you can make them look better, so they aren’t mistakes anymore,” she said. Art from Keefer’s classes is viewable online through Artsonia, an electronic kid’s museum.

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Meadows Celebrates 50 Years of Spanish Flair By Sarah Bennett

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People Newspapers SMU may have been celebrating its “centennial season” since 2011, but one essential part of campus is celebrating an anniversary all its own: the Meadows Museum. The imposing museum that stands at the entrance of Bishop Boulevard and greets visitors with the “Wave” sculpture is recognizing its 50th year in existence. “It all goes back to oil,” Meadows Museum associate director Bridget Marx said. “[Algur H. Meadows] was an oilman, and [Francisco] Franco, the dictator, invited him to Spain to find oil. He spent many years searching. There is no oil in Spain. But while there, he fell in love with oil painting.” That’s the reason behind Meadows’ intense focus on Spanish art, both traditional styles and modern. His acquired gallery officially took shape as the Meadows Museum in 1965, embarking on two decades of full-throttle collecting under the guidance of curator and director William B. Jordan. At the time, the museum was housed in the Owens Fine Arts

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Algur H. Meadows and wife Virginia start the Meadows Foundation

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2001 The new home of C O U R T E SY P H O T O S

the Meadows Museum opens

Left: John Alexander stands before his work. Right: Goya’s “Portrait of Martín Miguel de Goicoechea.” Bottom: The fan of Empress Eugenia de Montijo. Center, which still holds classrooms and theaters further up the boulevard. The Meadows Museum as it is known today was not built until 2001. “The old building … really was a beautiful space that invoked Spain,” Marx said. “But as the collection grew, we outgrew the space.” With April 3 as the official an-

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gun, Meadows will kick off the celebration officially with an invitation-only gala for donors on April 16, a commemoration ceremony and ribbon cutting on April 17, and a Passport to Spain event on April 18. Passport to Spain opens two of the centennial exhibits, The Abelló Collection and The Meadows Collection, to the public. It

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also falls right in the middle of SMU’s Founders’ Weekend. “It’s very family-friendly,” Marx said. “We’re open to the entire community that day.” Interested parties can stay up to date with all the exhibits and special events through a newsletter. Anyone who becomes a member of the Meadows Museum through April can attend the member preview party on April 17. One notable exhibit is that of SMU alumnus John Alexander, who credits Spanish artist Francisco Goya (and Meadows’ focus on the artist) as one of his major influences. “He had very close contact with a lot of the Goya works,” marketing manager Carrie Hunnicutt said. “You can see that reflected in his work.” With this boom of activity, Meadows is hoping to continue to draw more visitors from Dallas at large, and not just the SMU community. “It’s an exciting time for the Meadows Museum,” Marx said. “We’re really gaining momentum … and I think it’s time for us to announce to Dallas, ‘Look at us.’” Email sarah.bennett@ peoplenewspapers.com

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SPORTS Simenc Scores Lofty Goals in Water Polo St. Mark’s star has Olympic aspirations By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Tim Simenc could be forgiven for his lack of familiarity with water polo growing up. After all, he’s from Texas. The sport is popular on both coasts but doesn’t have much of a pedigree anywhere near Highland Park, where the tall left-hander seemed destined to excel in swimming, baseball, volleyball, or lacrosse. Water polo wasn’t on the list. Yet now the St. Mark’s senior has become one of the top high school players in the country in a sport that he admits he began almost by accident. It’s something he couldn’t have imagined when he was introduced to water polo in a fifth-grade physical education class. “I played my first game and loved it,” said Simenc, who earned a college scholarship to join the perennial powerhouse team at the University of California this fall. “I was on this team that kept beating everyone. Everyone was kind of letting me shine.” By seventh grade, Simenc knew he had to choose a single sport on which to concentrate in the spring. He picked water polo. Later that year, he applied for a camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., and tried out for the Olympic Development Program re-

St. Mark’s senior Tim Simenc has traveled to Turkey and played regularly in California as part of the United States youth national water polo team. He has earned a scholarship to the powerhouse program at the University of California at Berkeley. C O U R T E SY P H O T O S

gional team. “Being able to stay a week at the training center was just mind-boggling. That was the start of where I wanted to be,” Simenc said. “I knew I was athletic, but I didn’t know how far I could take it.” He didn’t earn a spot on the team on his first try, but made an impression on coaches and fellow players. Simenc finally made the cut for the U.S. youth national team last year, allowing him to travel to the FINA Youth World Championships in Turkey. Simenc became only the second Texan ever to make the squad.

Simenc won’t be a stranger to California when he heads to college. He spent last summer playing with the Lamorinda Water Polo Club near Oakland. And in February, he was one of two high school players to compete with the New York Athletic Club in the USA Water Polo National League, which is part of the selection process for the U.S. Olympic Team. At St. Mark’s, Simenc has been named a first-team All-American and a Texas state MVP. Longtime Lions coach Mihai Oprea credits Simenc’s physical tools, work ethic, and family support.

“He’s been working hard since seventh grade. It didn’t happen overnight,” Oprea said. “He’s a good athlete, and he developed a passion for the sport.” Simenc sees no reason why others in his home state can’t experience the same passion and turn Texas into fertile recruiting ground for young players. “I see all these kids who have potential. It just takes a little spark, for a few guys to have the opportunity that I’ve had,” Simenc said. “I don’t want to be the best water polo player in Texas. I want someone to surpass me, and for people to keep getting better and better.”

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Cambridge Boys Claim First TAPPS Basketball Crown The boys basketball team at Cambridge School of Dallas made history on the hardwood on March 7, when the Lions surged past Christian Academy of San Antonio 52-37 to win its first TAPPS 2A state title. Calvin Goldsmith scored 23 points to lead Cambridge (262), which pulled away after a seesaw first half to win a championship in its first season under coach Armein Kirkland. The Lions won their first three playoff games by an average margin of 25 points to earn their first state tournament berth.

In other action at the SPC winter meet, St. Mark’s continued its recent domination in both boys swimming and wrestling, while Hockaday won the girls swimming title. URSULINE MISSES SHOT AT 25TH STRAIGHT TITLE C O U R T E SY P H O T O

The Cambridge boys basketball team, led by head coach Armein Kirkland, won its first TAPPS 2A state title in March. ESD SOCCER TEAMS STAY ON TOP IN SPC ESD is still home to the best soccer teams in the SPC, as the school’s boys and girls teams each defended their titles on Feb. 14 in Houston.

The ESD boys posted three straight shutouts, including a 1-0 win over Bellaire Episcopal in the championship game. On the girls side, ESD scored 13 goals in three games and upset top seed Hockaday 3-0 in the final.

Ursuline tried for its 25th straight TAPPS girls soccer title on Feb. 27, but the unbelievable streak ended with a 2-1 loss to rival Bishop Lynch in frigid conditions in Waco. The Bears attempted to defeat Bishop Lynch for the third time this season, but the Friars built a 2-0 lead and held on after Ursuline midfielder Katie Lund scored on a penalty shot in the 73rd minute.

The Bears (20-5) played from behind in a pair of 2-1 district wins against Bishop Lynch this season, and the title game was no different. Lund’s goal was her team-leading 17th of the season, but the Friars (25-2-1) held on for the win. JESUIT JUNIOR WINS STATE SWIMMING GOLD Jesuit junior Brendan Feehery won a Class 6A state title in the 200-yard individual medley at the state swimming meet on Feb. 14 in Austin. Feehery swam a time of 1 minute, 47.6 seconds in the finals to become just the second Jesuit swimmer to win a UIL state title, joining former standout Matt Thompson.

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BUSINESS Retail Venture Is Like a Family Vacation By Paige Kerley

People Newspapers Twin sisters Amanda and Laura Ernst started online boutique Sunshine Tienda out of their love for travel and the vacation lifestyle. So the name makes sense. But it’s their mutual background in fashion — both graduated from the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising in New York — that allowed the Preston Hollow natives to combine their passions. “It’s something we’ve always talked about for years,” Laura said about the launch of Sunshine Tienda last November. “The reason I love it is because this is our taste and what we think is beautiful.” Laura previously worked as a personal stylist and trend forecaster, so her creativity was tailored to the clients’ tastes. Now, Laura and her sister can showcase their own style. Their inventory encompasses a broad range of items, from woven straw bags and handmade jewelry to beach towels and salad servers. The siblings use Etsy to find designers in the United States, but many of their “goodies” come from countries around the world. Almost all items are priced under $100 to mimic the affordability of foreign markets. That promotion of fairly traded products is most important to Amanda. “We keep the shopper in mind and try to keep the price point down,” Amanda said. “It’s becoming more than just a trend.” About half of their inventory consists of fair-trade items. There’s also a “oneof-a-kind” section of handpicked goods from their own travels. Despite being in two different cit-

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Badovinus Brings Casual Seafood to Preston Center Chef inspired by growing up in Northwest By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Seattle’s culinary culture is known for two things: seafood and coffee. Nick Badovinus hopes to bring both of those to Dallas in a new way with his latest Preston Center concept, Montlake Cut. The restaurant, named after the canal that links Lake Washington to the Puget Sound, evokes Badovinus’ childhood in

the Seattle area. “There’s a saltwater-scented, blue collar appeal to it,” he said. “That’s what we kind of hope to bring — that great, quality fish doesn’t have to be rarified. It’s a different point of view to fish.” Badovinus, whose existing restaurants include Neighborhood Services and Off-Site Kitchen, will bring that comfortable, casual approach to seafood with menu items such as oysters on the half-shell and fish, of course, and he’ll also include more mainstream classics such as burgers and roasted chicken. But this won’t just be a dinner joint. “We are going to do a little breakfast component, so it is

going to have a little coffee program, but more of a petit dejeuner — a little lighter,” he said. With that added, Montlake Cut will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as of June 1. The restaurant is moving into the spot previously occupied by John Tesar’s Spoon, so the space didn’t need as much physical work as it did a redesign. “We’re going to warm it up and rough it up a little bit,” Badovinus said. “We’ll be using a few materials that are more native in the Northwest. But … it’s a late-model restaurant with low miles. It doesn’t need a lot.” As for Preston Center, Badovinus felt is was the perfect place for this concept.

“We know that customer really, really well between what we’re doing at Preston Royal and what we do on Lovers and Inwood,” he said. “It’s a customer base that we know.” He calls the shopping center “premium but affordable,” which, in a way, circles back to his hopes for the restaurant itself. “When you come from the coast, fish is kind of everyday. I grew up tasting salmon and crab in Puget Sound, and that’s kind of how you spent the summer,” he said. “It has a way of being part of your life, and we want Montlake Cut to be about that.” Email sarah.bennett@ peoplenewspapers.com

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PH Resident Named Chair of DSM Board Preston Hollow resident Dorsey Baskin has been named chairman of the Dallas Summer Musicals board of directors for its 75th anniversary season. Baskin is a longtime Dallas arts volunteer and supporter of DSM, which is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit theater groups in the country. His accounting firm, Grant Thornton, counts the ballots for the annual High School Musical Theatre Awards Show.

Study Aims to Shape Future of Preston Center Progress on the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Plan got underway in earnest on March 2 when the project’s Stakeholder Taskforce met for the first time. The study, which aims to shape future land use and development

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Special Contributor Jayda Batchelder had already enrolled in Tulane University’s graduate program when she was accepted to Teach For America for a two-year assignment in Dallas. Thinking she’d return to New Orleans after, she requested a leave of absence. “It’s so funny how you make plans for yourself, but you don’t realize there’s definitely a much greater plan,” Batchelder said. Batchelder taught eighth-grade science and saw improvement in students’ test scores. She visited those students the next year to prepare for her second year CAN TURKYILMAZ of teaching. Jayda Batchelder (back left) visits an eighth-grade class using Roadmap to Success at Stockard Middle School. “I realized they didn’t understand the value of an AP course,” Batchelder said. Texas Instruments STEM Teachers of Roadmap to Success is now a compreQ U I C K FAC T S “The academic content and mastery that the Year, earning a cash prize of $5,000. hensive program with lesson plans, Powyou arm students with must be coupled “I used that $5,000 to quit my job and erPoints, activities, and data and evaluawith the knowledge and skills to navigate founded Education Opens Doors, a non- tion material to support teachers. FOUNDED: 2012 through high school.” profit with the mission of empowering Prior to working with Education FUN FACT: As of 2014, the Batchelder searched online for a students to navigate through high school Opens Doors, Ann Richards Middle Roadmap to Success program “how-to” guide to high school and called by scaling the Roadmap to Success pro- School had nine eighth-graders acceptwas being used at 25 different high-performance school districts, but gram through partnerships with various ed to an early college or alternative high sites by 175 teachers and had nothing matched what she sought. So she schools and nonprofits around the city,” school. The year of the partnership, that impacted 4,500 students. called her Teach for America colleagues. she said. number grew to 72. “We’re devoted to students and acEducation Opens Doors opened its “That was an eight-fold increase,” FIND THEM AT: ademic success, yet we’re doing them a own doors to schools in 2013, partnering Batchelder said. “We’re empowering educationopensdoors.org disservice by not coupling that with the with nine schools initially. They focus on them to make choices for themselves as  @opening_thedoor knowledge and skill they need to navistudents in grades 6-10, or the “forgotten they enter high school.”  EducationOpensDoors gate through to college,” Batchelder said Timothy Hise, principal at Ann M. middle” as researchers call it. to her fellow corps members. The organization employs impact Richards at the time, was sold. He saw Bringing in their own experienc“I felt called to stay,” Batchelder said. managers who train teachers to have high expectations become more importes, they compiled a manual. In 2011, all “So I [called] the dean of the graduate college-readiness conversations with ant to his students thanks to the Roadnine authors used Roadmap to Success in school and said, ‘I’m not coming back.’” their students. The majority of Educa- map to Success. Now the executive ditheir classrooms. And with that, BatchelBatchelder incorporated this knowltion Opens Doors’ partners are middle rector of the Thomas Jefferson feeder Highland Park Village - ParkCity Preston Hollow - April 2015 der said goodbye to her previously solid edge into her third year of teaching. The schools and high schools in Dallas ISD, as lastpattern, he Mar still shares the3:05 benefits modified: 6, 2015 PM of the Trim: 10”w x 3”h, Bleed: 10.25”w x 3.25”h, Safety: .25” plan. following spring, she was named one of well as a few charter and private schools. program with his principals.

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People Newspapers Even in a world overrun with social media, many summer campers are still expected to hand in their cell phones upon arrival. That opens the opportunity for some good, old-fashioned letters from family and friends. But one University Park mom, Elizabeth Henderson, just wasn’t happy with any of the stationery she found in stores. “It’s a big deal to get a card. So of course, I want to send [my children] a cute card. I would go to Target, CVS, or every single place you can to find a cute card,” she said. “Well, let me tell you … finding cute camp cards — they just are nonexistent. There’s a void in the marketplace.” So, like any determined woman, she decided to take matters into her own hands. “This year after camp, I thought, ‘You know, I should start a company and call it Camp Cards,’” she said. And just like that, Henderson was a businesswoman. Her godson and his wife, Megan Peach, had just moved to Dallas from Kentucky. Peach had experience in design, so Henderson enlisted her to work on the project last September. “We’d get together after I dropped the kids off at school,

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camp, so Elizabeth came up with what people are doing at camp, and we reached out to see what was going on at friends’ kids’ camps,” Peach said. All in all, the duo sells one pack of seven cards, featuring different camp-related activities: bicycling, fishing, swimming, tennis, archery, and, of course, s’more-making. Each one features its own pun and brightly colored envelope. “We tried to make them all a little ‘punny’ because a lot of the cards say ‘we miss you,’ or ‘you’re miles away’ and would kind of make the kids sad,” Peach said. “We wanted to make them clever enough [so] it might make kids smile and laugh.” The cards are all printed on recyclable paper, and the business partners are using a local printer to get the job done. Henderson sees the unique void her company is filling in the marketplace, but she also sees room for expansion in the future. “In stores, you’ll see the pack for children to send to parents, but you don’t see the cards for parents to send the kids. That’s what we’re doing,” Henderson said. “Next year, I think we’ll add on to sell both.” The duo held a launch party for the venture in late February and hopes to release a new set of designs each year. They are already working on ones for 2016. It’s not hard to see that Henderson’s proud-mom attitude has carried over not just toward her children, but toward her new product as well. “I feel like we’re really onto something,” she said. “I have to say, I think they’re very cute.”

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Day Camps Offer Several Alternatives FAITH-BASED CAMPS

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Some campers just aren’t ready for weeks away from home. In that instance, three different types of day camps can keep kids busy and make sure they’re having fun: SPORTS CAMPS Many clubs and fitness centers offer camp sessions all throughout summer for a variety of activities and age groups. The Cooper Fitness Center, for example, holds a number of camps each year that focus on activities such as soccer, volleyball, tennis, and swimming. “With many sleep-away camps, the counselor team is hired based on their skills with children but not necessarily based on having a skill in coaching,” youth programs director Meredith Rosson said. “With a sport-specific camp … children will be taught a sport with proper form and technique to truly

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Cooper campers have fun. help them advance in the sport of their choice.” ACADEMIC CAMPS Almost every academic institution has started summer camps that help kids hone skills and pursue passions even while class is not in session. They can help students explore interests such as creative writing, foreign languages, theater, music, painting, and even origami or pottery.

Vacation Bible School is a fond memory for many parents, so why not pass on that tradition? Many Bible-study camps develop their own theme each year. Park Cities Presbyterian Church, for example, has a “Wild Kingdom” theme this year, while Highland Park United Methodist Church is going with an “Everest” theme. “PCPC’s Vacation Bible School uses the opportunity to establish a firm spiritual foundation for children who are not yet old enough to attend most sleep-away camps,” coordinator Barrett Ball said. “Kids love the nurturing and familiar church environment and the purposeful skits and games.” Because day camps are usually shorter sessions and in-town, prices are typically cheaper, but can still run the full gamut. Day camps usually have multiple sessions spaced out over the summer, so check to see what weeks fit your family’s schedule best.

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What’s Your Favorite Camp Song? By Elizabeth Ygartua People Newspapers

ampers and former campers alike know that there’s almost no better way to psych yourself up for camp than to sing your favorite camp song. Really, I find that any time of year is the perfect time to start belting out “There’s a Camp on the Guadalupe River...” But maybe that’s just because I loved/love camp with a singular passion usually reserved for the likes of chocolate cake. We asked you what the lyrics to your favorite camp songs were, and perhaps because you

are as camp obsessed as we are, you obliged. Here you go: “WHEN A GREYSTONE GIRL GOES WALKING” Camp Greystone: Tuxedo, N.C. • When a Greystone girl goes walking with her one and only man • Rest assured she’ll do the most conventional thing she can • She won’t let him hold her hand, for he might not understand • That a Greystone girl’s an angel in disguise • Camp Greystone, Camp Greystone

• For the Greystone girls are angels in disguise • They all agree from Rockmont all the way to Falling Creek • That a Greystone girl’s an angel in disguise

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LIVING WELL

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ood doesn’t get any fresher or more delicious than when picked from your own yard. I know, I know. That sounds great, but there is all that process, dirt, and green-thumb knowledge to contend with to make homegrown food a reality. I’d toyed with the idea before, but always decided it was easier to just buy veggies and herbs from real farmers. I mean, I only keep plants at home that require sunlight and (hardly any) water. But I’m turning the corner this year and have embarked on a gardening adventure. For others like me who wouldn’t mind growing food but haven’t pulled the trigger, I’m documenting every step in a photo album on the Real Fine Food Facebook page. From my easy-to-assemble, slide-together garden bed frames to the soil mix to what I plant, how obstacles are overcome, and everything I learn — it’s all there. And you don’t even need a yard to grow food. You can create a home garden in a bucket on a balcony. There is a neat organization called “Food is Free” that helps people build community gardens from salvaged materials. Basically, anyone can do it. There are many wonderful small, local garden shops all over Dallas — look for yours and ask questions. You’ll find the people there are passionate about growing and happy to help. So far, I’ve attended a free veggie gardening class, secured a planting guide, and gotten my hands dirty putting together my above-ground garden boxes. Onion bulbs plus radish, carrot, and arugula seeds went in before our last winter blast. Soon seedlings will take up the rest of my bed space. Cultivating edible life in the earth is quite remarkable.

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Family Rallies After ALS Diagnosis By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor Rusty Perry always loved fly fishing and bow hunting. The Highland Park High School graduate and father of three has adorned his real-estate office with photos from his best catches. One fond memory, featuring a trophy deer at his son-in-law’s ranch, is also a bittersweet one for Perry. “I hoped it wouldn’t be my last time, but I knew my hunting days were certainly numbered,” said Perry, owner of Vintage Interests, an industrial warehouse company. Perry was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a progressive degeneration of motor neurons, which results in loss of muscle control and movement. According to Perry’s doctor, Stan Appel of Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, it’s a condition where your body is deteriorating and you’re fully aware of it. The life span is two to five years. Compared to the cancers and diseases that receive exposure, there is very little funding to support the research of this deadly disease. “It’s a nasty and frustrating disease, and it’s frankly just been overlooked and neglected in the medical field for a long time,” Perry said. “I knew enough to know that it’s ultimately a death sentence and not a fun way to go.” In 2012, Perry noticed something was off. He was at Lake Athens preparing for hunting season, and noticed that his bow didn’t pull with the same ease. He at-

tributed it to aging or a slight injury. He worked harder in the gym, but there was no progress. “ALS is a very frustrating disease to diagnose because there’s no definitive test,” Perry said. “If they don’t find something else, you start to see the writing on the wall.” Perry was diagnosed in September 2013. The Perrys subsequently took a few family vacations and trips with close friends. If anyone asked, he’d confidently say that God has put him exactly where he wants him to be. That marked the beginning of Hunting and Fishing for a Cure, a charity that focuses solely on raising money for the research of ALS. Perry’s wife, Amy, gathered friends together to plan a community event. Mary Anne Dunne, a longtime friend of the Perrys, was proud to be in that group. “I couldn’t even speak I was so happy,” said Dunne, senior vice president at Benchmark Bank. “It was so fun to be able to do this for him.” Their inaugural fundraising event was held at Dallas Country Club in October. Perry’s message moved the crowd to a standing ovation. Dunne, who chaired the event, said it was a testament to his courage and community support. “I don’t know how he did it, but he got up there and spoke and everyone was so proud of him and cheering him on,” Dunne said. “He knows the outcome of this. He gets it, and he’s an inspiration.” The event raised more than $1.2 million. Plans for a second event — to be

held on Oct. 29, 2015 — are already in the works. The organization has no corporate overhead or full-time staff, so all event proceeds went toward research-based entities, such as the Houston Methodist ALS Research group and ALS TDI in Cambridge, Mass. “It takes a lot of money to fund trials [and treatments],” Perry said. “We have a lot to do, but I think we’re moving in the right direction.” Perry’s condition may be progressive, but so is his outlook, thanks to his faith and the love he’s felt from the community. His message is that you don’t have to have a fatal disease to reach out and make a difference. Things can change in a moment’s notice. “There clearly has been some silver lining in this, and I know that I’ve touched a lot of people in the last couple of years and I hope to continue to do so,” he said.

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COMMUNITY Miller Is Still a Marksman, 60 Years Later By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers It’s been more than 40 years since the Steve Miller Band sent “The Joker” to the top of the Billboard music charts. Yet the significance of the song and its performer isn’t lost on a handful of teenage musicians at St. Mark’s, who had a rare opportunity to join Miller for a performance of the 1970s classic during a recent assembly. In February, Miller made his most recent visit to the school he attended for several years growing up, for a concert as part of the school’s annual Celebrate St. Mark’s festivities. But the day before, he also took time out to give the next generation of aspiring rockers a chance to shine. “It was so much fun. Just being around him is so invigorating,” said Will Clark, who played bass guitar and sang backup vocals with Miller in front of his classmates. “It’s great learning from him and hearing what he thinks about his music.” It wasn’t for personal gain. Miller arrived early to rehearse with the St. Mark’s music students, offering advice and yielding the spotlight to them as he played three songs capped by “The Joker.” The opportunity is important to Miller because of the influence St. Mark’s had on him during his formative years. “I try and come by as often as they’ll have me. I like to re-charge my batteries here,” Miller said. “This was one of the key elements in my life.” Miller, 71, grew up in Dallas as part of a vibrant music scene in the 1950s. His father was close with legendary guitarist Les Paul, and T Bone Burnett was a frequent visitor at their house. “I grew up listening to a lot of music,” said Miller, who graduated from

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Rock legend Steve Miller enjoys jamming and visiting with with music students at St. Mark’s during his visits to the school. Woodrow Wilson High School in 1961. “This was a great place to grow up to play music and be into guitar.” After enrolling at St. Mark’s in seventh grade, Miller formed a band known as the Marksmen Combo that was one of the first rock groups in Dallas, complete with electric guitars. The band became a hit by playing during brief intermissions at school dances before wising up and charging $75 per gig. “It was the beginning of rock ’n roll. We started practicing and we got pretty good,” Miller said. “Within three weeks,

we had the band booked for a year.” Miller reflects on his St. Mark’s years with fondness. He was president of his ninth-grade class, was a multisport athlete, and worked on the school newspaper. At the time, music was only a hobby, not something that would lead to fame and fortune over the next five decades. “I never thought I was going to be a musician. I thought I would be a teacher or maybe a writer. I played music just for fun,” Miller said. “It was a really wonderful creative environment.”

Could a Pedestrian Skybridge Help Revitalize Preston Center? By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Everyone seems to agree that something needs to be done about Preston Center. But what that something entails is a matter of contention among property owners, residential neighbors, and frequent visitors. When developers proposed a pair of luxury apartment complexes last year — a high-rise in the heart of Preston Center and a high-density project just to the north — both met with significant opposition from residential neighbors and were scuttled before even reaching a

Dallas City Council agenda. Those same opponents prompted the city to fund a land-use study to help plan a revitalization of the aging retail center. That study, being overseen by council member Jennifer Gates, likely is still several months away from completion. So where does that leave property owners in the meantime? That’s the dilemma facing Crow Holdings, which in November purchased Preston Center Pavilion, which was previously home to Sanger-Harris and Foley’s, but now is subdivided among multiple tenants. When Ross recently moved

out, Tom Thumb expressed interest in taking over a 50,000-square-foot space on the upper level, above Marshall’s. But as with most things at Preston Center, parking was an issue. Their proposal? Building a pedestrian skybridge that would link the northwest corner of the second level of the city-owned parking garage in the middle of Preston Center with the grocer, therefore allowing shoppers to bypass street-level traffic. “We wanted a big tenant that could anchor Preston Center

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Crow Holdings hopes to gain city approval for a skybridge that could lure a large Tom Thumb supermarket to Preston Center.

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Adoption Story Inspires New Leader With Hope Cottage By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Taylor Gromatzky’s connection to Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center goes back to birth. She was adopted through the agency by her mom, Kimberlee Gromatzky. “They called on a Friday and said, ‘Come pick up your daughter Monday morning,’” said Kimberlee. That was on Valentine’s Day 25 years ago. Today, Taylor serves as president of the Hope Cottage Leadership Council, a group of young professionals looking to support the agency through fundraising and awareness. As part of her duties, Taylor is responsible for helping to plan the second annual Serving Hope sand volleyball tournament on April 18, which functions as the group’s key fundraiser. Proceeds from the tournament go to Hope Cottage’s Foster to Adopt program, which

A B O V E : Taylor at 17 months. L E F T : Taylor and Kimberlee

Gromatzky in front of Hope Cottage’s temporary home. The Hope Cottage Leadership Council’s volleyball tourney is April 18 from 1:30 - 5 p.m. at Sandbar Cantina and Grill.

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takes children out of dangerous situations identified by Child Protective Services and puts them in loving homes. Last year’s event consisted of eight teams and raised $5,000. Taylor wants to see both of those figures double this year, which she admits is a big goal.

“We had a parent and child who went through Foster to Adopt come and speak briefly [last year], and you kind of saw where all this money is going,” Taylor said. Not only is the tournament, which takes place at the Sandbar Cantina and Grill in

Deep Ellum, a great opportunity for fun and fundraising, but involved families like Taylor and her mom hope it will bring greater awareness to the 97-year-old organization. “We want everybody in the DFW area to know their name, because they’ve been around so

long,” Taylor said. “To get that ball rolling and create this group has really helped their exposure in the community.” After all, adoption through the agency was a success in their case. “One of the reasons I wanted to get involved — it sounds cliché — was because I had the world’s best childhood. I had two loving parents … and I feel like I attribute everything to being adopted,” Taylor said. Taylor’s parents were open with her about her adoption from the start. Their family chemistry clearly clicked, and Taylor and Kimberlee work together as realtors with Dave-Perry Miller Real Estate. “She turned out to be very good with people, but she’s also very organized,” Kimberlee said. “She’s more left-brain, and I’m more right-brain.” And that’s just the sort of thing they hope to showcase through the volleyball tournament — that Hope Cottage helps create the perfect match.

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CEO Shares Passion For Art, Scholarship With Schools By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor Eight years ago, Mickey Ashmore’s son asked a simple question: “Why don’t you go to Booker T. to look for art?” For Ashmore, CEO of Universal Commercial Realty, the idea to look for gifts for his most valued clients for his company’s 20th anniversary was novel. Now, seven years later, the simple question has led to a legacy of art advocacy among high school students in the form of Retail as Art. The scholarship photography competition, a charitable

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tography in his spare time, realized after the contest’s first year, with seven or eight entrants from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, that the contest was special, and that UCR needed to continue the event. “Getting involved with these kids, and hearing their parents say, ‘thank you,’ it’s a big deal. The rewards we get are just as important as the kids,” he said. For 2014 winner Abigail Chang, the contest pushed her from thinking of photography as just a hobby and into believing she could pursue it as a full career. She submitted photos every year of high school and won for her entry, “Lobster Dinner,” during her senior year. “After the first year I was able to explore photography on a more professional level rather than just as a hobby,” she said. “Retail as Art has given me a platform for positive exposure starting out. Having a bit of competitive edge makes it more real, because photography is a very competitive field of work.” Ashmore hopes that students involved in the program can realize the creative professional opportunities available in retail. “We’re really trying to make young people aware of the job opportunities in graphic design and retail. It’s such a great opportunity that doesn’t necessarily need a four-year college,” he said. This year, top images, as judged by a panel of photography experts, will be on display for three days at the Goss-Michael Foundation Gallery, culminating in a gala on April 25, which is open to the public. The images are sold, with the proceeds going back toward the scholarships. “They now get the opportunity to show off their work to their friends. They have something to truly be proud of,” Ashmore said. For the second year, Retail as Art is also accepting Instagram submissions — a sign of the changing accessibility of photography. “We realized that a lot of students didn’t have access to a photography class or a camera except their phone,” he said. “The Instagram images are just amazing, and we’ve upped the number of contestants by letting them apply through the app.” Now, Ashmore expects more than 300 at the upcoming event.

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The newly constructed home at 3676 Asbury is centrally located in University Park, near Dallas Country Club and SMU. Anne Oliver, senior vice president with Allie Beth Allman & Associates, is offering the home at $989,000. With over 3400 square feet of living space, the handsome stone home offers a granite and stainless island kitchen open to the family room, with a wall of windows, wet bar, fireplace, and outdoor patio. The upstairs master suite features a luxurious bath with dual vanities, whirlpool tub, walk-in double shower, and expansive closet space. There are three additional bedrooms plus a game room with skylights, wet bar and full bath, making it work well as both a living area and a guest suite. “JGH, a well-known Dallas builder, offers a quality new home with every amenity at a reasonable price,” says Oliver. “Dallas home prices are among the best in the nation, making 2015 the best opportunity to buy in decades at the current low interest rates.”

The Santa Barbara style home at 5344 Surrey Circle is listed by Lisa Besserer for $3,799,000.

Anne Oliver is offering the new home by JGH at 3676 Asbury in University Park at $989,000. For additional information, go to www.alliebethallman. com or contact Oliver at 214-957-7689 for a private showing.

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Modern by Design Clean lines, open spaces and smart floor plans make today’s modern and contemporary homes an outstanding choice for those looking to clear the way to an uncluttered lifestyle. The homes below and many more are featured at briggsfreeman.com. 6645 Northaven Road In North Texas, luxury real estate is expected to have beauty, style, exclusivity and of course, prominent architecture. Dallas has always had many of the best modern homes in the country. This is one of them. Set on almost two acres in Hillcrest Estates, this award winning contemporary is a best of renowned architect Lionel Morrison. What has been created here is a magnificently stylish private residence with an amazing capability to entertain, in a location of natural beauty, serenity and style. Listed by Becky Frey for $7,950,000 6539 Blanch Circle Situated on an oversized creek lot in the heart of Lakewood, this architecturally designed contemporary home features four bedrooms, an abundance of natural light, hardwood and bamboo floors, Old World finish “Al fresco” walls, updated kitchen and vaulted living room. Windows across the back offer views of the deck and backyard oasis with fountains, bridges and koi pond. Listed by Kelley Theriot McMahon for $949,000

They know the market, the comparable sales and the trends and are committed to advising sellers how to get top dollar for their primary investment. In the emotional business of buying or selling a home, a professional Realtor also acts as a buffer between the buyer and seller. In this fast-paced market it’s important to work with a professional who buys and sells houses every day, handles the showings, answers questions, deals with appraisers, title companies and mortgage companies and provides their experience to make the sale go smoothly.

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Luxury & Elegance at Seneca Drive Graced in sophistication, the exquisite residence at 5139 Seneca Drive rests on an expansive and lush 2.3 acres. The estate epitomizes luxury and elegance with an attention to detail rarely found in today’s market. Dave Perry-Miller Estate’s Chad Schulin is offering the property for $9,998,000. Seven bedrooms, six full baths, and three half-baths are just the beginning of an estate that features a twostory mahogany study with black walnut Versaillespatterned flooring, an elevator, a wine cellar, a tasting room, a billiards room, an Opera de Paris-inspired screening room with audio-visual equipment designed by Lucasfilm personnel, a fitness studio, and a charming Hobbit playroom for children. Spacious arcade halls are designed for entertaining as well as displaying art. The breathtaking backyard features terraced hardscapes, travertine surrounding the saltwater pool with an infinity edge, a rose garden, and an inviting Phantom-screened loggia with a kitchen. A true masterpiece of architecture, interior design, craftsmanship, materials, and landscaping with incomparable attention to detail, this platinum estate is a rare opportunity for the most discerning buyer to own an estate on more than 2 acres in the heart of Dallas. To schedule a showing, contact Chad Schulin at 214-5291758 or chad@daveperrymiller.com.

It seems simple – homeowners pay to list the house on web sites, put a sign in their yard and get ready to show a lot of strangers their house. With so much demand today, surely the house would sell quickly. Too often, the house sells but for thousands of dollars less than it might have if a professional Realtor, knowing the neighborhood, had priced the house correctly. Or maybe worse, the house does not sell because it is priced too high. Without expert advice, the house could also show poorly. An agent’s most important job is to expertly guide a seller in what is, most often, their biggest financial transaction.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Sharon Quist is marketing a three-bedroom condo at the Ritz-Carlton that’s had some high-profile owners. The seller is Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh, who grew up in Dallas and starred at Lincoln High School. The previous owner was Dallas Symphony Orchestra maestro Jaap van Zweden. The condo was conveniently located for both men’s careers, as the Meyerson Symphony Center and the American Airlines Center are both just blocks away from the Ritz-Carlton. Residents can also easily walk to Klyde Warren Park, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and several restaurants along McKinney Avenue. Once they’re home, the new owners of Bosh’s condo will enjoy spectacular views of Downtown, Uptown, and Victory Park. The 4,257-square-foot unit boasts three living rooms, two dining rooms, three fireplaces, two full bathrooms, two half-baths, and a media room/study. Onsite amenities include two spaces in the parking garage, valet service, a fitness center, a pool, a full-service spa, and a pet park. To schedule a private showing of this outstanding property, which is offered for $3,500,000, contact high-rise expert Sharon Quist at 214-695-9595 or

sharonquist@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, Uptown, Lakewood, East Dallas, 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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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, Uptown, Lakewood, East Dallas, 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).

Built in 2003 and redesigned in 2008, the French chateau at 5828 Woodland Drive features many unique details that you won’t find at other Preston Hollow estates. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Christine McKenny and Megan Stern are marketing the 0.87-acre property for $5,700,000. Shaded by mature trees, the gated front yard provides a substantial area for children to play. The front door faces north, but the estates immediately to the west and south both face west, so the owners of 5828 Woodland get to enjoy views of ample green space beyond their own property lines. The entire master suite is wired for audio. The bedroom features an Italian marble fireplace, an exterior door, and a coffee bar with a small fridge. There are two walk-in closets, and “hers” is truly a showpiece. The tub, rain shower, and counters in the master bath are finished in circular Sicis mosaic tiles imported from Italy. When the light is right — and it often is, given the windows that offer views of both yards — the tiles shimmer in a rainbow of colors. To schedule a showing of this unique estate, contact Megan Stern at 214-912-0425.

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he children aged 4 and 5 sat quietly at their tables adding basic sums and working on writing their names. Despite the fact that there were 30 children to the one young teacher, the preschoolers sat calmly, obediently listening to all verbal instruction. It reminded me of my own public school in the 1950s, when teachers’ complaints were about students chewing gum and not staying in straight lines. This was a recent experience on a mission trip to a Third World Central American country to build a library and interact with the school. It is a far cry from the well-furbished learning centers in my grandchildren’s preschools with state-ofthe-art equipment. The children in Central America had longer attention spans than American children of that age and were doing work on par with American preschoolers of all socioeconomic levels, although bordering the jungle in very basic living conditions. Was this because without lifestyle distractions they could concentrate on the basics of the three R’s? Was this due to the fact that these children are not plugged into television or computers or technology? I did not see any evidence of the problems associated with crack babies or fetal alcohol syndrome that plague our society. Lest I romanticize this indigenous culture, there is much to improve — the water, nutrition, medical care, and employment, for starters. While we are sensitive to being perceived as the rich Americans coming to patronize our less fortunate neighbors, as always we received more than we gave and learned much. Consider the G word: God. It is taboo in our public schools and institutions with powers citing the separation of church and state. Never mind that the Constitution never intended for God to be eliminated from the public spaces but rather sought to prevent a state or national church like the Church of England in Great Britain or the Catholic Church in Spain during the European religious wars, or like Islam in much of the Middle East today. The great universities — Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc. — all had religious founders. In the original public schools,

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C O MMUNIT Y CONTINUED FROM 30 West. We wanted to make the access easier and safer,” said Anna Graves of Crow Holdings. “We feel like the whole project is an amenity to the neighborhood.” It’s a concept that has area property owners split, along with the Dallas Plan Commission, which voted 7-6 to give Crow Holdings a special-use permit following a lengthy discussion on March 5. The proposal still needs to receive approval from the city council before going forward. “I see the skybridge tied to a single tenant and benefiting a single property owner instead of benefiting the entire center,” said Marguerite Archer, whose grandfather opened a Preston Center restaurant in 1937. “I think our employee parking will be compromised.” The 77-foot covered skybridge would cost about $750,000 to build, and it would include an elevator. It’s a detached structure that would extend over Westchester Drive, just south of Berkshire Lane, 14 feet above the pavement. Graves said the amenity would not compromise the 800 spaces in the garage, which

can fill to capacity during certain times. The company also plans to contribute $1.1 million toward painting and electrical work in the garage if the skybridge is approved. If the proposal isn’t allowed, then Tom Thumb likely won’t be interested in the space, Graves said, leaving the owners to look for other tenants. It’s also not known what would

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promise the land-use study and should be postponed accordingly. “The applicant wants to build a skybridge to a parking garage that is already full. The approval of a skybridge will exacerbate any existing problems,” Miller said. “The parking situation is incredibly awful.” The land-use study will be the most comprehensive examination of development in Preston Center since the late 1980s, when the city undertook a similar effort after receiving an abundance of rezoning requests. “It complements Preston Center and it enhances a cityowned parking garage,” said District 13 commissioner Margot Murphy, who said she hasn’t received much written opposition to the proposal. “People cross Westchester wherever they want. It’s a free-for-all. I just think this would be safer.” However, commission vice chairman Bobby Abtahi said he’s concerned that the skybridge doesn’t address the real problem. “My issue is street-level vibrancy,” he said. “You’re putting the cars ahead of the people. The problem is the traffic, and at the end of the day I think it’s a Band-Aid.”

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