2021 January Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate

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9156 VINTAGE OAKS | SOLD

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CONTENTS JANUARY 2021 VOL.28 NO.1

UP FRONT 14 Juicy jazz Meet this East Dallas musician 18 Food fads What we ate last decade 24 Park friends Improving Willis Winters Park 28 Development Rezoning The Lot, Local Traveler

FEATURES 32 COVID chronicles Stories of the pandemic

A new friends group planted a butterfly garden at Willis Winters Park. Read the story on page 24. Photography by Owen Jones

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THE PEOPLE OF THE PRESTON: Featuring Chuck Anderson “We moved our mother to The Preston just over three years ago, and it has been all we hoped it would be and more. The community and the superior location are second to none, and most importantly, the caring people who work there are the best.”

Chuck Anderson, whose mother resides at The Preston of the Park Cities

Chuck rests easy knowing his mom is safe, well-cared for and enjoying all that she loves in an intimate senior living community. Like Chuck’s mother, all our residents enjoy: • Luxury, boutique Assisted Living and Memory Care in the heart of Preston Hollow and the Park Cities neighborhoods • Unparalleled personalized care 24/7 and on-site nurse • Family visits via the Essential Caregiver program • Regular preemptive COVID-19 testing and weekly updates to keep family members and loved ones informed • Fine dining featuring our classically trained culinary team The Preston’s associates take pride in caring for their residents, so that Chuck and his family, and others just like them, can enjoy peace of mind today, tomorrow and beyond. Call 469-904-1394 to learn more and schedule your private one-on-one virtual video consultation and tour today. We are accepting new residents and welcoming you safely.

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GOING [+] Window Seat coffee shop is open at 3018 Greenville Ave. to help neighbors find their sense of wanderlust every time they walk through the doors.

YAN BERG. The East Dallas musician’s run on NBC’s “The

Voice” came to an end in the knockout round. Coach Gwen Stefani struggled

[-] On Rotation brewery at 7328 Gaston Ave. closed in Lakewood and will reopen at the Braniff Centre in 2021.

– then selected – Berg’s competing teammate. “My friend, your inner weirdness came out in the best way,” Stefani told Berg after his rendition of Drake White’s “Makin’ Me Look Good Again.” “You’re a guy that wakes up onstage in the moment. It’s pretty amazing to watch.” Berg was gracious and graceful, thanking Stefani for the opportunity and for her valuable lessons. Just after the show aired, Berg was back in East Dallas, posting on social media: “Life is good.”

[+] The Arizona-based chain Postino plans to open in April at 2647 Main St. in Deep Ellum. It will serve wine, bruschetta boards and panini.

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It’s a relentless profession right now. Take it easy on your teachers. — TIFFANI KOCSIS, ASSISTANT HEAD OF THE UPPER SCHOOL AT THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL

Read how neighbors are coping during the pandemic in “Keep Calm and Carry On” on page 32.

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[+] A sushi chef is planning an omakase restaurant at 1916 Greenville Ave. in which the chef decides what to serve guests.

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THE WORD

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY A brigade of rowers fills bags with trash each month as part of a new litter pickup program around areas of White Rock Lake not accessible by foot. For the Love of the Lake resurrected the Padillacs program, and volunteers meet every second Saturday during the shoreline spruce-up. They bring their own kayak, canoe or paddle board and scour the lake for trash. Search “Padillacs” at lakewood.advocatemag.com to read more.

New year, new park A new Cool School community park with a playground, walking trail, outdoor classroom and community art installation is coming to Mockingbird Elementary. The park, scheduled for completion in fall 2021, will be open to the public after school and on weekends. It will primarily serve the Wilshire Heights, Stonewall Terrace, North Stonewall Terrace and Caruth Terrace neighborhoods, which are not located within a 10-minute walk of a park.

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The three-bedroom, three-and-ahalf-bath penthouse will set you back $13,910 a month at The Drake, an 85-unit apartment complex just finishing construction at 7450 Coronado Ave. It was a hard pass for neighbors on social media.

I can think of a billion other views I would spend money on. Not one of them is anywhere in Dallas. — Melanie Orris

Everything must be gold plated, marble floors, full-time maid service, chef-prepared meals, etc. —Marilyn Tinkle

I can’t believe this was built in a neighborhood like Lakewood. — Jeff Sauers

Anyone who would pay that price has more money than good sense. — Toby Koonsman

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ESTATE

NEIL BROUSSARD Neil Broussard left a life of sports marketing to serve the real estate needs of Lakewood. How? A chance lunch with Tom Rhodes turned into a change in careers nearly 20 years ago. Now Neil represents everything from M-Street Tudors to historical Swiss Avenue to Lakewood new construction as a member of The Rhodes Group, one of Compass’ top producing groups. His sports management experience comes in handy on the fields of his own active kids—students at St. Thomas Aquinas. But the BBA business acumen he puts to good use every day, serving his clients with the best combination of honest insights and shrewd negotiation skills. Tom made Neil an “honorary Rhodes” years ago, but Lakewood made him Top Realtor and trusted friend. Thinking of selling or just can’t decide? Give Neil a call. Neil Broussard The Rhodes Group at Compass 214-334-3317 neil@therhodesgroup.com

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Development digest

A local architect proposes installing an artistic outdoor pavilion for daily community use in the 9300 block of Garland Road in Casa Linda. The facades of two 1950s brick buildings were superimposed on each other. The collage was then translated into a free-standing pavilion made of steel, cable railing and porous metal panels.

Juliette Fowler Communities plans to build a $24-million development with 144 units for seniors with moderate and limited incomes. The three-story building will offer floor plans ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments. Apartments will include all appliances, and the building will provide amenities, such as an art room, library, gym, business center, courtyard, chapel, community garden and walking trails. Groundbreaking for the new independent living center, called Juliette Fowler Residences, is expected in early 2021 with residents moving in by May 2022. The community will be constructed on 25 acres at 1234 Abrams Road.

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THE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM Victor Elmore A two-year volunteer stint at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza turned into 18 years and counting for museum board chairman Victor Elmore. Along the way, Dallas’ historic tourist destination has evolved from “exhibit” status to a fully accredited museum. “The Museum is preparing for its next chapter. We want continue to grow our impact on students, families and visitors in Dallas,” Elmore says. Next up: Expanding physical space, integrating history for schools and contemporizing the facility, increasing its contemporary relevance. “We plan to update its posture, making preservation space and archives available for scholars,” he says. “Visitors recognize the historic connection of what happened here.” Purchase tickets today at jfk.org and learn how to support preservation efforts at this Dallas landmark, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 214-747-6660, 411 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75202. Sponsored Content

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C A NDY-F L IPPING C O C OA PUF F, OL I V I A K UPE R H A RRIS IS T HE RE A L DE A L This East Dallas-grown singer floats on cloud nine after releasing her full-length album

hen then-14-year-old Olivia Kuper Harris and come back, and I recognize all this like the back wrote her first song, “Lonestar Heart,” she of my hand. was sitting on the roof of the two-story Glencoe Street house where she was born. Why L.A. instead of New York or Atlanta? She grew up in a self-described “hippie-Jewish” family Ever since I was 10, I had this pact with my best with music as a focal point. Her parents were contra friend, Sarah, that when we’re 19, we’re gonna get dancers, a folk dance with roots in English, Scottish married and move to L.A. We were so silly. I did and French styles. Classical and folk music rang not know at 19 I’d be floundering around. I grew through the Kuper Harris home, but she found her up listening to Destiny’s Child, Britney Spears and passion in jazz, R&B, soul and a touch of country. She’s grateful she grew up with access hearing pop. When I was 16, I got to Dallas’ music scene, including into jazz, and I totally just turned attending Booker T. Washington a page and started listening to High School for the Performing straight-ahead jazz. Then I got into classics like Stevie Wonder, and Visual Arts. Kuper Harris has people who you can learn from. done enough acting to receive an “If you realize you have What was I talking about? IMDb mention for her work in “The Playroom,” prompting a New the power to inspire action Why did you move to L.A.? York Times critic to remark: “The through your silly little real star, though, is a newcomer Oh, yeah, I just got a feeling. named Olivia Harris. Ms. Harris is song that’s not so silly after also quite a singer. Over the closHow did you discover your style? ing credits, she delivers the eeriall, then maybe you’ll be est, loveliest version of ‘Up on the more cognizant of what you Roof ’ you’re ever likely to hear.” Life experience, finding out what After graduating from Carnegie I like and getting rid of all the preach.” voices telling me what I should Mellon in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater, she do. But really, it’s about my roots hopped on a plane and headed to from Dallas. I was just all over the L.A. After winning Postmodern map because I was listening to Jukebox’s #PMJSearch2017 contest to discover new everybody. “Do musical theater!” “Maybe you should talent, she completed three international tours and be an opera singer!” “Why don’t you sing straightthree national tours. “That is how I was able to get ahead jazz!” It takes a lot of strength to just say “No.” all of that experience. So I’m very, very grateful to that group,” she says. Why didn’t you do classic musical theater or opera? What’s the thing you miss the most about Dallas? The trees on the side of the highway. The aesthetic of the architecture on your block. The way the breeze smells. The way the landscape is flat. The familiarity is what I miss. It’s no one special thing. I could leave

Because deep down, I’m just a control freak, and I need to be singing my own music. What was the moment you came to that realization? I think being onstage, doing someone else’s music,

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promoting their brand, making them get richer off a song that was written 10 years ago, 20 years ago. After two straight years of touring and not doing original music, I just got home, and I looked in the mirror, and I was like, “I’m gonna get burned out.” I changed my whole life and started doing my own stuff. I’ve never been more fulfilled in my life. What themes do you try to incorporate into your writing? Fe m a l e e m p o w e r m e n t , p o s i t i v e mindset and affirmation. Truth-seeking vulnerability. I used to be coming from a place of nostalgia in all my writing. This latest album, it’s all about empowerment. That’s the way to appreciate life. I found that through a whole process of going through such a dark place. All my songs were really sad and dark. Then suddenly, I was like, “Wait a minute, this will get me and everybody else nowhere.” I made a concerted effort to write so people could feel good.

didn’t pay them what they were owed. That is enough for me for right now. How do you think artists can be more accountable?

ON AND OFF ROAD

What is it like once you come off the road? Oh, it’s always mixed emotions. So much nostalgia for what you just went through. Like this rebirth. Like, “What just happened?” And then it’s always a little bit tough to reacclimate to society.

What made that period for you so dark? There’s so many ways a person can be lost. I think depression is a serious issue that needs to be less taboo. People have been talking about it, but it really is still taboo. People don’t take it seriously. They throw that word around. I think depression was what it was, and that can lead to like a string of other issues. Why do you feel this is the moment in time to talk about empowerment?

What are your on-theroad necessities? Caribou Coffee. Sour gummy bears every once in a while because you don’t need a lot of it. Got to stay healthy on the road. And you’ve got to eat right. Noise-canceling headphones. I love people, but then I have to recharge by myself.

More than ever in history, we have the power to make a change like never before now with social media and the current society. I realize how much has changed in the past 10 years. We have responsibility. We have to be accountable for that. It’s kind of scary. Artists have insane power to bring people together. It could make me cry. It’s crazy because we spend so much time in our head writing on our bedroom floor thinking: “Who cares?” But if you just keep going, then you see how it transforms into the full masterpiece. I hope that people walk away from my show feeling they can go home and say that thing to their partner that they couldn’t say before. They can call that person who

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Realize young people are listening, and take it seriously. If you realize you have the power to inspire action through your silly little song that’s not so silly after all, then maybe you’ll be more cognizant of what you preach. What was the moment you realized how big of an impact that you can have on someone’s life? I was touring with a group in Turkey. There was this little girl who came up to me after the show. This is pre-COVID. She ran up and hugged me, and I’m not famous. I’m not used to that. I looked down at her, and I was like: “This little girl is listening to this stuff.” What’s next for you? Pop stardom. On the plane to Texas, I wrote five songs. I know I just released an album, but I’m churning. I’m ready to go back in the studio. I’ve got a whole other studio album in me. It’s like ready to pop. I don’t know when, but it’s coming out. What is advice you would give a young artist right out of school? Don’t listen to them. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. What do you want to sing? What do you want to say? What do you want to play? What do you want to do? What’s your biggest dream? This is your one life. Don’t waste it doing what everybody else thinks you should do.

What do you think about trained musicians versus YouTube stars? I wouldn’t hate on anybody. I think art is art. There are pros and cons to both worlds. My thoughts are to each his own. There are so many people who’ve gone so far without training. And they’ve stayed true to themselves because of that. There are other people who needed that training to find the tools to say what they needed to say. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

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A DECADE OF FOOD TRENDS IN EAST DALLAS It seems like only yesterday we were photographing the avocado toast we ate for breakfast, grabbing a kale salad on the way to spin class, then rewarding ourselves with charcoal ice cream. Alas, those were just a few of the trends that defined the Dallas food scene in the previous decade. Restaurant concepts came and went, but many left a lasting impression on our neighborhood. We scoured Google Trends to find out which fashionable foods we enjoyed most.

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2020 HOT CHICKEN The must-try foods at Palmer’s Hot Chicken are the jumbo tenders and the bone-in chicken served in four levels of spice.

N ASH V IL L E HOT CHICK EN was the neighborhood’s hottest food trend in 2020. It hatched seemingly out of nowhere in April when John Sanchez opened Chirps Chicken on Lower Greenville. By October, two other hot chicken shacks had opened in East Dallas, with another on the way. Nashville’s iconic restaurant chain Hattie B’s plans to open its first Texas location in Deep Ellum in late summer. Even national chains want a piece of the action. Col. Sanders joined the fray, serving KFC’s take on the fiery bird. Then McDonald’s added spicy chicken nuggets—the first time since 1983 that the fast-food joint added a new nugget flavor. With an ever-growing number of eateries joining the hot chicken hen house, will one restaurant rule the roost? Hot chicken lore claims the dish all started with Thornton Prince. The good-looking man was a known flirt who enjoyed frequent nights out with the ladies, even though he had a steady girlfriend at home. Fed up with Prince’s behavior, his girlfriend doused his fried chicken in cayenne, hoping to make his favorite food excruciatingly inedible.

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Turns out, Prince loved the chicken and asked for more. The Prince family opened Nashville’s first hot chicken restaurant in 1945 and spawned dozens of copycat eateries. The revenge dish migrated to Chicago in 2017 and Los Angeles in 2019 before taking over East Dallas in 2020.

With an ever-growing number of eateries joining the hot chicken hen house, will one restaurant rule the roost? Sanchez didn’t know hot chicken would become the latest food craze when he opened Chirps in LG Taps after the bar closed because of COVID. He’d never tasted Music City’s signature food, but he noticed a gap in the market and wondered if spicy chicken could succeed in Dallas. “If it’s nonexistent, why not give it a shot and see what happens?” Sanchez says.

“I settled in this area because it’s a good place to live. There’s disposable income.” Sanchez and former LG Taps owner Jason Caswell opened Chirps as a ghost kitchen for delivery orders only. They were so successful, they opened the eatery for dine-in service. Neighbors flocked to the restaurant, and they kept coming, even as the hot chicken scene began heating up. Lucky’s Hot Chicken debuted in September in a historic building on Gaston Avenue. The space, built in the futuristic “googie” style, was once home to Norman Brinker’s first restaurant, Brinks Coffee Shop & Restaurant. Vandelay Hospitality purchased the property in 2019 after it sat vacant for years. The blues culture of Nashville inspired the hospitality group’s newest concept. The restaurant pays tribute to the time period through its playlist, retro décor and, of course, its food. Lucky’s partnered with Nashville transplant Josh Bonee to create a simple, yet authentic, menu of chicken with five levels of spice. A month later, Palmer’s Hot Chicken rolled into the former Lakewood’s 1st and 10 at Hillside Village. Founder Palmer

Fortune was born in Dallas but spent 25 years in Nashville perfecting his hot chicken recipe. He served it to customers at his first hot chicken restaurant, Porch, in Georgia. In May 2019, he dreamed he was bussing tables at a Porch in Dallas and flew to the Big D to scope out locations. He remodeled the former sports bar to include a 1,400-square-foot covered patio with faux grass and a pickup window. “We’re trying to bring Nashville hot chicken to the masses in a cool, fun environment,” Fortune says. The most popular item at each restaurant is the chicken tender plate, which comes in multiple levels of spice alongside Southern sides ranging from mac and cheese to French fries and collard greens. Fortune pushes the authenticity of his chicken, prepared with a traditional heat application that produces a crunchy bark. It’s an important distinction with so many hot chicken restaurants in the neighborhood, he says. Sanchez and Caswell prefer their own take on the fiery bird. They experimented with three or four recipes before discovering the right combination. “By nature, you instantly become competitive,” Sanchez says. “You want to try and dominate the market. If you take a step back and analyze it, there’s more than enough staying power for the three of us. It’s all different—the way it’s battered and brined. You’ll never get the same type, even though we’re all serving the same cuisine.” The spicy delicacy spread through East Dallas like wildfire, but will the upward trend last? Francois Reihani, the Dallas restaurateur behind Pok the Raw Bar and La La Land Kind Café, says neighbors should think twice before jumping on the hot chicken bandwagon. “Trends tend to pull out people who might not have done hospitality,” he says. “They see the lines out the door and think restaurants have crazy margins. It rushes them to think, ‘Let’s do this,’ and it doesn’t always go well for them.” Chirps and Lucky’s have gone all in on hot chicken, but Palmer’s has diversified its menu, which Fortune says will help the restaurant survive if the hot chicken trend cools. Beyond hot chicken, Palmer’s serves catfish, shrimp salad, tacos and wraps. “Hot chicken has an addictive quality,” Fortune says. “When big chains are introducing Nashville hot chicken nationally, it has staying power.”

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2019 RAMEN 2016 GOURMET DOUGHNUTS THE DOUGHNUT INDUSTRY has come a long way from selling holey glazed cakes. The doughnut has transformed from an inexpensive breakfast staple to a high-end dessert that consumers embrace with empty stomachs and open wallets. Bakeries attract crowds with innovative flavors, toppings and hybrid creations that continue to feed the doughnut craze. “We have basic doughnuts, but people are always looking for more,” says Shelley Lobona, co-owner of Hypnotic Donuts on Garland Road. “Their tastes have changed. The way [doughnuts] are decorated, that’s evolved too. It started by dipping a doughnut in cereal, but we’ve taken it beyond that.” Hypnotic Donuts joined the doughnut revolution in 2012 after founder James St. Peter visited Portland’s famous Voodoo Doughnut. Jarams Donuts and Milk and Cream have since opened, but Hypnotic made the biggest splash as the neighborhood’s first specialty doughnut shop. On opening day, people lined up out the door and around the corner to feast on creations like the Evil Elvis, a glazed doughnut with peanut butter, banana and honey, and the Zooropa, a vanilla cake doughnut with vanilla frosting, sprinkles and iced animal cookies. “A doughnut is like a blank slate to add flavors and decorations,” Lobona says. “There’s so much you can do with that. It’s endless.”

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2018 ROLLED ICE CREAM 2017 POKE FRANCOIS REIHANI THOUGHT it would be easy enough to find a poke restaurant in Dallas when a friend from California came to visit. “I was so naïve,” he says. “In California, there was one on every block. I looked on my phone, and there was none at all. It was a green light.” Hawaiians had eaten the raw fish dish mixed with rice, greens and other fresh toppings since the 1970s, but it took decades to gain popularity on the mainland. The bowls include the same ingredients as sushi, but are served at a more affordable price point, appealing to college students and budget-conscious consumers. Plus, the dish is assembled in a familiar Chipotle-style assembly line but is a much healthier alternative to a burrito. “Is poke that special of a food? No,” Reihani says. “But did people get their eye on it and want to post it on Instagram? That did happen.” In 2017, Reihani and co-founder Brandon Cohanim opened Dallas’ first poke concept, Pok the Raw Bar. The founders knew they’d be busy, but they never expected lines out the door for the first month after opening. Reihani later left to start Lower Greenville’s La La Land Kind Café, which employees youth phased out of the foster care system. About a year after the Raw Bar opened, poke restaurants like Mamasan House of Poké, Poké Bop, Freshfin Poké Co. and Poké Sushi Roll had saturated the East Dallas neighborhood. Mamasan House of Poké and Freshfin Poké Co. have since closed. “When I left Pok the Raw Bar, poke wasn’t huge yet,” Reihani says. “What it became was something like I’d never seen in my life. People think you can just throw fish and sauce in a bowl and people will come to you. “We wanted to be the Michelin-starred restaurant of poke. The brand, the design, the feel you get when you walk in, it feels elevated compared to when you walk into other poke places. Raw Bar has survived and is still doing well.”

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2014 KALE HOW DID A LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLE that smells like compost and tastes roughly the same become one of the most popular foods in the United States? It had a little star power behind it. In 2011, Gwyneth Paltrow made kale chips on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and convinced the masses to ignore their taste buds and force down forkfuls of the new “it” vegetable. Over the years, Americans developed a love-hate relationship with the food, tolerating its flavor because it packs a nutritional punch. Kale is high in vitamins A, C and K. Plus, it contains fiber, antioxidants and a wide range of other nutrients. “People are always looking for healthful options,” says Kyle Frederick, chief operating officer at Original ChopShop. “If you look 10 years ago, people didn’t want to pay for it in flavor. Chefs have found ways to make [kale] palatable.” Original ChopShop, which opened a location last year in the Hillside Village shopping center, uses kale in a number of dishes, including the kale Caesar salad, the chicken and kale sandwich and a number of juices. “I think we’re [using kale] in a really appealing way,” Frederick says. “As kale becomes less of a four-letter word, folks are more likely to try it. It makes it easier for people to try new things if we mix it with other products instead of just a big glob of kale on a plate.” The kale trend has waned from its 2014 peak, but plenty of people still like and eat kale, especially as veganism and plant-based diets become more popular, Frederick says. Perhaps, like the rest of us, kale is just finding its new normal.

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2011 CUPCAKES IN 2000, Carrie Bradshaw ate a cupcake from Magnolia Bakery in an episode of “Sex and the City” and set in motion a food trend that lasted for decades. The cupcake craze was already in full swing when Roshi Muns opened Society Bakery on Greenville Avenue in 2003, but business exploded four years later when national cupcake chain Sprinkles opened in Dallas. “It increased awareness of cupcakes even more because they have a national presence,” Muns says. “Then people started saying, ‘Hey, there’s a local cupcake place.’” Later that year, Society Bakery received its own share of national attention when “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” voted it one of the top 10 best cupcake shops in the United States. Muns knew the ranking would change her life, so she sat on the information for about five months to spend more time with her newborn. She announced the news during the January

slow season, and business hasn’t been slow since. Muns has delighted both neighbors and celebrities, such as Mark Cuban, Jerry Jones, Diddy and Steven Tyler, with quirky flavors like s’mores, Boston cream and salted caramel. Society Bakery has a diversified menu of cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls and petit fours, but cupcakes remain the top seller, Muns says. “There’s more competition and more trends out there, but cupcakes do have staying power,” she says. “There’s no magic formula other than you have to care about what you put out on a daily basis. This business is how I support my family. I’m not doing this with an exit strategy in mind: ‘Let me just capitalize on a trend and ride it out for two years.’ We take it seriously — our product and customer service — and customers have supported us.” january 2021

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Barbara Cohen and Mary Mesh founded Friends of Willis Winters Park to advocate for park improvements.

A PA S S I O N F O R PA R K S A new friends group has big plans for Willis Winters Park

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Friends of Willis Winters Park planted a pollinator garden along Juliette Fowler Street.

BARBARA COHEN’S shovel sliced through the soil on a crisp fall morning at Willis Winters Park. When the hole was good and deep, she gently removed a plant from its plastic container and spread its roots into the ground. She scooped a few handfuls of loose dirt into the hole, just in time for a butterfly to feed off the flower’s nectar. Cohen, with the help of several volunteers, installed District 14’s first pollinator garden to help monarch butterflies on their annual migration. It is one of many upgrades the community can enjoy thanks to a new friends group dedicated to improving the park. Willis Winters Park lacked basic park necessities, such as trash cans, benches and picnic tables, when Cohen and Mary Mesh decided to take action about three years ago. Together with like-minded neighbors, they began lobbying the Dallas Park and Recreation Department for more maintenance. Through their successful activism, the group began to grow. In January 2020, it became an official friends group with a board and bylaws. “It shows the power of what a community can do,” Cohen says. “You don’t have to have

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money. You just have to be willing to sit down and write a zillion emails and follow up on those emails.”

“Everything we do is not for now. It’s for the future.” One of the group’s first projects was reopening the central walkway so visitors could travel more easily from the front of the park to the back, without walking around the perimeter. The gates had been locked since 2012 because of continued graffiti on the concession stand and bathrooms. But renewed community interest in the park spurred City of Dallas officials to spray anti-graffiti sealant on the buildings and reopen the gates. It also created more opportunities for neighbors to visit Will’s Place, a memorial pavilion to honor Will Winters, a Woodrow Wilson sophomore who died in 2005 from complications following foot surgery. In addition, the group is responsible for a new double barbecue grill by the historic pavilion and on-demand lighting at the

basketball courts that is available at the push of a button from 5-11 p.m. “There was a time when the park had its heyday, and then it sat,” Cohen says. “It’s not because anyone hated it. It didn’t have anybody behind it. Nothing was getting done.” Willis Winters Park was originally named after the Randall family, which owned the land that became the park. In the early 20th century, the Park and Recreation Board did not have funds to purchase the land, so it leased 11 acres from the Randall estate. The board acquired the land in 1922 after a three-year lease. The park was renamed Willis Winters Park in 2019 when neighbor Willis Winters retired from his post as longtime director of the Park and Recreation Department. The land sits in the heart of the neighborhood at 100 N. Glasgow Drive between Woodrow Wilson High School and Juliette Fowler Communities. Each year, Friends of Willis Winters Park surveys Woodrow, Juliette Fowler, Junius Heights Historic District and other stakeholders to produce a list of improvements to pursue. “Friends of Willis Winters Park is for the preservation of our park, and that’s what we want to do,” Cohen says. “Everyone should be doing something, and communication is key. There are plenty of opportunities to give back in different ways.” The group will continue to request additional trash cans, water fountains and doggie waste stations available through the park department’s maintenance budget. But there are several other long-term projects that would require grants. After seeking community feedback, the big-ticket items do not include the proposed game field at the park. Instead, Friends of Willis Winters Park will focus its efforts on upgrading the playground and organizing a mural contest to be painted on the basketball court. This year, the group hopes to host a field day, Easter egg hunt and other events that were canceled in 2020. “Everything we do is not for now. It’s for the future,” Cohen says. “With all the changes going on in the community, if we can hold on to this little piece of green space, it will be amazing.” For more information, contact williswintersparkfriends@gmail.com. Make a donation at dallasparksfoundation.org.

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Mill Creek Residential filed to rezone The Lot and Local Traveler sites, which would allow the construction of apartments and commercial space.

INTERSECTION DEVELOPMENT TRAIL-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR THE LOT AND LOCAL TRAVELER SITES MILL CREEK RESIDENTIAL, a national multifamily developer with a substantial Texas presence, has contracted to buy The Lot and Local Traveler sites for conversion to a mixed-use development branded as The Trailhead. Those restaurants, located at the Gaston, Garland, Grand intersection, closed permanently during the pandemic. Sharing a property line, the two sites total 3.88 acres. The Lot is zoned mixed use, and the Local Traveler carries a community retail zoning. Mill Creek filed a rezoning case with the City of Dallas proposing to combine the sites under a planned development classification that would allow construction of about 320 apartments and between 10,000 and 20,000 square feet of commercial space — a combination of retail and office space depending on forecasted demand. The land is at the confluence of three City Council districts — Paula Blackmon’s District 9, David Blewett’s District 14 and Adam Medrano’s District 2, where the property is located. Mayor Eric Johnson likely drives by it to and from City Hall from his home in Forest Hills.

The property is down the street from the Dallas Arboretum and adjacent to the Santa Fe Trail. Navigating these constituencies during the rezoning process will be challenging.

“We want to do something special, unique, upscale and mixed use.” “We have assembled a team of designers and consultants from the neighborhood,” says Michael Blackwell, senior managing director of Mill Creek. “We, together with the sellers, are East Dallas people who were also fond of The Lot and Local Traveler and who use the lake and the trails daily. We want to do something special, unique, upscale and mixed use that would only work right there.” Multifamily builders have focused on transit-oriented developments in Dallas and other markets. Blackwell substitutes “trail” for “transit” in a nod to the site’s Story by SAM GILLESPIE

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location next to the Santa Fe Trail. The Trailhead will be a trail-oriented development “about the Santa Fe Trail and the connections to the broader system — including White Rock and Trinity Forest — to celebrate, engage, support, encourage and treat it like a great street,” he says. Mill Creek Residential has significant experience developing mid- and high-rise multifamily locations in Dallas. Under its Modera brand, Mill Creek developed Modera Hall, Modera Howell, Modera Uptown and the under-construction Modera Katy Trail. City staff and plan commission meetings are anticipated to begin in late January or early February. Adjacent landowners will be notified of public meetings, and Mill Creek will organize neighborhood gatherings as it seeks support for the rezone. So many dynamics are woven into this land-use question — density, height, affordability, architecture, scale, traffic, trails, topography, unique neighborhoods, multiple council members, multiple plan commissioners, adjacent uses and what is allowed “by right” today. Buckle up.

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here’s no denying 2020 was a bleak year. The obvious culprit is the coronavirus, which caused thousands of U.S. deaths and mass unemployment, not to mention widespread anxiety. But life goes on. As weeks turned to months, East Dallas neighbors found creative ways to live their lives in a year that was anything but normal.

COVID TIMELINE IN EAST DALLAS

May 11 Highland Park Cafeteria permanently closes after 95 years in business May 22 Bars and bowling alleys reopen at 25 percent capacity. Restaurants increase occupancy to 50 percent June 12 Restaurants expand capacity to 75 percent June 24 Texas’ positivity rate exceeds 10 percent

March 10 First presumptive positive COVID-19 case reported in Dallas County

June 26 Bars close again. Restaurant and business capacity scaled back to 50 percent

March 11 St. Patrick’s Day parade on Greenville Avenue canceled

July 2 Abbott issues statewide mask mandate

March 13 Dallas County bans gatherings of more than 500 people

July 3 - 20 Dallas County reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases for 18 consecutive days

March 15 First Texan dies from COVID-19 March 16 City of Dallas orders all bars, gyms and theaters to close at midnight Dallas ISD announces it is closing schools indefinitely DISD reports its first coronavirus case after a student at J.L. Long Middle School tests positive March 19 Gov. Greg Abbott issues an executive order closing schools, bars, dine-in restaurants and gyms and banning gatherings of more than 10 people March 22 Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issues shelter-in-place order March 31 Abbott issues executive order that prohibits Texans from leaving their homes for anything other than essential activities April 3 The Lot permanently closes

Sept. 8 DISD resumes classes online Oct. 5 DISD students who opted for in-person learning return to campus Oct. 21 The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission suspends The Whippersnapper’s liquor license for violating COVID-19 protocols Oct. 27 The TABC suspends liquor licenses at four more East Dallas bars: Shuck N Jive, High Fives, Alamo Club and XOXO Dining Room Nov. 11 More than 10,000 COVID-19 cases reported since March in Dallas County Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 15 percent of hospital beds in use by COVID-19 patients for seven consecutive days

April 4 Dallas County COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000

Dec. 3 Restaurant and retail capacity reduced to 50 percent in Dallas County

April 16 Jenkins requires Dallas County residents to wear face coverings in public

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Despite fewer homes on the market and competitive prices, the Eiffs found a home in Little Forest Hills through virtual methods.

House Hunters Mike and Tiffany Eiff put their newborn baby in his crib and were relieved to see his tiny eyelids flutter shut. The momentary peace was disturbed when a bat flew into the bedroom. Tiffany reluctantly woke the baby while Mike wrangled the bat out of the house. It was time to move. The 100-year-old farmhouse in Wisconsin had multiple pest-control issues and problems with the well water. The couple had planned to construct a new house on the property, but they soon realized the challenges of building during a pandemic. They decided to move to Dallas to be closer to Tiffany’s family. “We couldn’t just sit around,” Mike says. “This is still going, and it is going to be around for a long time. We needed a place where we’d be comfortable spending a lot of time at home.” They contacted a real estate agent through Facebook, and she sent them listings they could tour via FaceTime. When they began seriously considering a house in Little Forest Hills, they sent Tiffany’s mom to check it out. The Eiffs submitted an offer, and it was accepted before the couple ever saw the house in person. The couple moved to the neighborhood in August and encountered unexpected challenges furnishing their home. Online shopping seemed like a great idea until the dimensions of the dining room chairs they purchased looked nothing like what they ordered. Plus, many items were backlogged, and their couch took months to arrive. After moving to Dallas, the Eiffs postponed reuniting with extended family and friends to limit their child’s exposure to other people. Tiffany’s mom met Parker when he was born in January.

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The rest of the family planned on visiting in March but had to cancel travel plans because of the virus. It would be six months before they saw him in person. “It was hard to know how much to expose him,” Tiffany says. “We stick to places we know are clean and safe, and we still try to keep our distance. We can tell our neighbors are friendly because they wave and say hello when they’re out walking.” Mike and Tiffany like to get Parker out of the house, but they also spend time at home looking for jobs. Before the pandemic, Mike was involved in the film industry, and Tiffany worked in public relations for the travel and hospitality sectors. The pandemic has devastated both fields and hindered their ability to find employment. But the couple says there are more opportunities in Dallas, and the time off allows them to spend more time with Parker. “It’s good in some sense because we know how rare it is to have that ‘leave’ as it were,” Mike says. “We didn’t miss anything. He got to see us every day.”

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Debby Rogers appraises fine jewelry, silver and gold as a collectibles advisor, a new trade she learned during coronavirus lockdown.

The Entrepreneur When Debby Rogers lost her job as a professional home organizer in March, she feared she’d never work again. “It was so fulfilling, but then the pandemic hit, and people weren’t having me in their homes,” she says. “It was terrifying.” With the city in lockdown, she suddenly had plenty of time to learn a new trade. She remembered the cache of old jewelry, silver plates and other treasures that clients stored in their homes. So in May, she started a collectibles advisory business to help customers figure out if their unwanted possessions are worth any money. “I was like, ‘I have nothing to lose,’” Rogers says. “It wasn’t scary at all.” She invested a couple hundred dollars in equipment and found a mentor, who taught her how to use the tools and assess items through several Zoom lessons. When she got her first customer, he helped appraise the items until she felt comfortable on her own. Most clients drop items off on her front porch. Rogers researches them and shares her findings on a Zoom call. Some people invite her into their homes, but everyone wears a mask and social distances. Patrons have brought her everything from sterling silver flatware to old coins and plenty of costume jewelry that the untrained eye mistakes for precious metals and gemstones. “Everything I see is like, ‘Whoa, that was pretty in 1971,’” she

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says. “They’re happy to let go of it.” Rogers has seen her fair share of wacky items that had no business outliving the 1970s, but the strangest thing she’s ever assessed is a gold dental bridge that her mother found in her house. “She brought it, and I didn’t even know what it was,” Rogers says. The bulk of her business comes from gold and silver items, which she takes to a refinery to be melted. She takes other special items to a consignment shop or helps customers sell them at auction. Rogers is back to work as an organizer, but she hasn’t given up her side hustle. “I never ever thought that this is what I would do,” Rogers says. “I don’t think I would have ever considered this if I didn’t have time to stop and learn what I needed to do.”

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Donna Aldridge and Keli Ward were escorted to the alter by their son in a micro wedding of 25 guests in November.

Corona Brides “Everyone say super spreader.” Donna Aldridge couldn’t help but laugh at her brother’s punch line as she and her longtime partner took off masks to pose for family photos after their wedding. In reality, the micro wedding was anything but a super spreader, and guest safety was no laughing matter. “I didn’t feel relief until it was two weeks after the wedding, knowing we didn’t infect anybody,” Aldridge says. Aldridge and her partner, Keli Ward, had been together 20 years when they decided to tie the knot in November after years of badgering from their 13-year-old son Eli. “Five years ago, Keli said something, and I said, ‘It’s not like we’re married,’” Aldridge says. “Our son goes, ‘What? You’re not married?’ He was in shock. He was adamant something happen. He wanted to be the ring bearer and the best man.” The couple planned on getting married in front of 200 congregants and family members at their church, but when the coronavirus hit, they had to re-evaluate. They downsized their list to family and select friends from church. The list dwindled to just family and then again to immediate family. “We started thinking, ‘Should we even do this?’” Aldridge says. “We’re not young, so our parents are definitely not young. We didn’t want to have an event where people would get sick.” They settled on a ceremony at the church with a guest list capped at 25. The couple provided masks and hand sanitizer to guests, who sat socially distanced in the pews.

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“We had to not invite people that I know would have come,” Aldridge says. “They were like, ‘We completely understand.’ On some level, they might have been relieved.” Aldridge was not going to stream the wedding on Facebook Live, but she changed her mind after an older woman from church urged her to reconsider. “I’d never done it before and thought it would be a pain in the butt, but the woman said it was really easy,” Aldridge says. “If this old lady is asking me to do a live video of our wedding, it’s selfish of me not to do that. I’m glad she shamed me into posting it live.” Several friends tuned in to watch as Eli walked his moms down the aisle. Viewers sent pictures of themselves watching at home with popcorn or while they were shopping at the farmers market. “It changed how it would have been, but it was still awesome,” Aldridge says.

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In her first year at The Hockaday School, Tiffani Kocsis must reimagine classes and events to meet COVID-19 guidelines.

The Educator Most educators welcome the day when their students return to campus for the start of another academic year. Last year, excitement was mixed with a hint of apprehension. Schools reopened last fall in the shadow of the coronavirus. Instead of recruiting classmates at club fairs and cheering each other on at sporting events, students returned to temperature checks, plexiglass dividers and pre-packaged lunches. “These kids love each other and hadn’t seen each other in six months,” says neighbor Tiffani Kocsis, assistant head of the Upper School at The Hockaday School. “Keeping them 6 feet apart is hard. Convincing them they should stay home and do nothing on the weekends is hard.” Teaching can be a daunting profession under normal circumstances, even more so during a pandemic. Try navigating it as a new employee like Kocsis. Kocsis started her job at Hockaday last fall after the family moved from Los Angeles when her husband was laid off because of the pandemic. They stayed in an Airbnb for two months before purchasing their house in Old Lake Highlands. Her three children started school online at St. Thomas Aquinas. In the fall, they opted for in-person instruction on campus. “On March 12, they never saw their friends again because we moved,” Kocsis says. “We didn’t get to say goodbye, and then we arrive in Dallas where they don’t know anyone and

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school is online. When we found out [St. Thomas] was going to open, we were so happy. They love their teachers and their friends. They have silly stories every day.” The protocols at St. Thomas and Hockaday have helped mitigate the spread of the virus so the schools can stay open. As of Dec. 14, there was only one active case among students at Hockaday’s Upper School. Another 27 students and staff members were in quarantine. Still, the job isn’t easy, and most educators feel like they’re working double: once at school and once at home. “In education, we’re at work, and we’ve got new protocols, new platforms, new everything,” Kocsis says. “We’re trying to take care of students’ mental health and social health, and we’re doing the same thing at home. It’s a relentless profession right now. Take it easy on your teachers.”

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From yoga to White Rock Lake Ideas to live healthy in our neighborhood The past year, we learned and relearned many things: how to bake bread, how to install a backyard pond and how to play the ukulele. But most of all, the challenging times reminded us about the importance of health. A new year brings new motivation to get and stay healthy. We can boost our immune system by engaging in healthy body and mind practices. That’s definitely doable in our neighborhood. Ask Jermaine Bouyer about exercise, for example. If you’ve spent any time at the White Rock YMCA, you’ve likely seen him helping folks with machines and weights. He has worked as a personal trainer and is health and wellness director at several Y locations, including White Rock. Let’s say you’ve decided to work on the extra COVID-19 pounds — thanks, sourdough bread — you packed on during the pandemic. Should you jump right in? Bouyer urges a more systematic approach. “Create a plan and set goals,” he says. “Keep it simple, and make sure the plan and goal line up with your lifestyle.” For those who aren’t ready to step into a gym for safety or comfort reasons, Bouyer recommends heading to White Rock Lake to run, walk and bike. “Working out at home is always an option, too,” Bouyer says. “But to be successful, you should create a dedicated area for fitness.” He suggests using the garage, an extra room or even a corner of the living room. Equally important, he says, is scheduling workouts on specific days and times. In fact, write them on your calendar.

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Jermaine Bouyer recommends heading to the lake to exercise. Photography by Danny Fulgencio

And if you prefer working out in a gym? “When entering the fitness floor, look for empty areas or areas where people are easily spaced out,” Bouyer says. “Know where the gym wipes are. Avoid people not following the mask and distancing rules.

“Yoga, running, walking and biking are ways to move your body and get unstuck from doomscrolling.” “Wear the mask when you need to. Wipe down the workout area of choice before and after use. Try to go to the gym during the calm times. Bring your own water, towel and mat.” Forest Hills neighbor Mary Sue Hayward suggests adding yoga to your wellness plan. Hayward, who has a master’s degree in clinical and counseling psychology from Southern Methodist University, has been involved in yoga for almost 20 years, first as a student and later as a teacher. “The physical and emotional benefits of a regular yoga practice are well

documented,” Hayward says. “Through yoga, you can discover the relationship between flexibility, strength, breath and movement. You don’t need to be flexible or strong before starting a yoga practice. Yoga will help you develop an inner awareness of the physical body, especially a sense of midline, or center, and the perception of balance.” A newbie might think yoga is all about the poses. Think again. “In addition to the physical benefits, regular practitioners have noted that yoga settles the mind and promotes calm thoughts and emotions,” Hayward says. “By developing patience and kindness toward yourself in yoga, it is easier to be kind to yourself and others off the mat.” Regardless of your path to wellness, it’s time to get moving. Hayward is partial to yoga, but she also embraces solo walks at White Rock Lake. “Hearing the waves lap against the shore, and seeing the ducks and pelicans and monk parakeets brings an instant sense of calm,” Hayward says. “Yoga, running, walking and biking are ways to move your body and get unstuck from doomscrolling.” PATTI VINSON is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 20 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine.

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he band strikes up the tune every New Year’s Eve as glasses clink and streamers fly. “Auld Lang Syne,” we sing, usually not knowing what it means or why we sing it. I’m not sure knowing what it means would make us want to sing it this year. Based on a poem by the Scottish bard Robert Burns, auld lang syne translates as “old times since,” “old times gone” or, more loosely, “for old times’ sake.” It begins with a rhetorical question: “Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?” The poem waxes nostalgic about things friends have shared, such as running in the hills, picking flowers, paddling boats and imbibing a pint together. The newness that adding a number to the year promises shouldn’t eclipse the memory of the good things behind us. All good and fair in principle, yet 2020! This past year of coronavirus has affected every personal relationship, every social engagement and every business, entertainment, education and government enterprise. Yes, there have been benefits. Families have had more time around the dinner table together, couples have tasted sweeter intimacy and people have taken a sweeping inventory of their lives to see what should stay and what should go. But the downsides linger. We start with the obvious: more than 125,000 infections and 1,250 lives lost to the virus in Dallas County alone. The medical community is overstressed, especially frontline nurses and doctors treating COVID-19 in hospitals. Loneliness is pervasive among singles and the elderly living alone or in assisted living facilities. Jobs have disappeared as businesses fail or flail. School-age children have missed a year of optimal learning. Religious

congregations have gone virtual and wonder when they will regather or what will be left of them when they do. The forced closeness of some relationships has led to increased domestic violence. The most hard-hit communities are the poorest. While the link is only intuitive, the spike in Dallas homicides coincides on the map.

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So, good riddance to the year past. But the other reason not to sing “Auld Lang Syne” this New Year’s Eve is that the coronavirus that began in 2019 and became a scourge in 2020 will be with us well into the new year. Vaccines are on the way, but the chances of getting back to normal any time in 2021 are remote. We can pray for progress, but it will take more than two shots to cure what ails us. We need to (re)build trust in this new year—trust in civil servants, elected officials, public health experts, media sources and people who voted differently from us. Let’s look for unlikely allies instead of unsuspecting enemies. We’ve got work to do to restore community. The last stanza of “Auld Lang Syne” is worth recalling, along with the chorus: “And there’s a hand my trusty friend! And give me a hand o’ thine! … We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.” OK, let’s sing that. GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Professional Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768 RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513 TEXAS BEST REPAINTING Residential. Interior Design Remodel, Carpentry, Repairs Mike. 214-527-4168. accredited BBB TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work Since 1984. Int./Ext. 214-755-2700

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GARAGE SERVICES UNITED GARAGE DOORS AND GATES Res/Com. Locally Owned. 214-251-5428

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OUR CITY

By MITA HAVLICK

2020 brought enlightenment How to move forward from the year from hell

aving a senior in high school and being definitively planted in the middle-age category, I was recently reminded of the adage, “The days are long, but the years are short.” Time really does move too quickly, and it all goes by too fast. Except, of course, for 2020, when our watches were set to COVID time. You’re convinced it’s Thursday, only to be reminded that Tuesday is still not over. The minutes, hours, days and entire year were excruciatingly protracted. The days were long, in part, because we were challenged with filling the hours. Eating out during the week or on a Saturday night at Fireside Pies, Hello Dumpling or Maya’s Mediterranean was replaced with ordering takeout and going back to the place we were longing to leave: home. We are fortunate to live in a city where a random 70-degree day in winter is expected. While we may pare back on our favorite outdoor hobbies, such as tennis at Samuell Grand or biking the Santa Fe Trail, during an occasional freeze, we can easily don an extra layer and brave the chill when a cold front comes through. As many of us have opted out of indoor activities, it’s safe to say that we are not back to normal living. Outside of this past year, some of my longest days occurred in 2011, starting with a move from Dallas to Seattle for my husband’s job. Even in retrospect, the six months we were there felt longer than the decade that has passed. With immediate access to skiing, hiking, kayaking, fresh seafood, coffee houses, an awesome live music scene, the San Juan islands and more, the Emerald City is one of the best places

on earth to set up a new home. And it is! Between July and September. But we moved January 1. The normal seasonal gloom of a Seattle winter was exacerbated by the city’s worst winter in 51 years. The first time I saw the sun was mid-March, and it was fleeting. In May, I was holding an umbrella to keep the hail at bay while my daughter and I watched her brother’s baseball team practice. By the time June came along, I was still wearing a winter shell over an insulated parka. In July, we hired a moving company, this time taking our goods to Bangalore, India, for yet another job relocation. Our time in India started with the expected challenges — attending new schools and making new friends. Three months into our expat assignment, we received an unexpected phone call from my parents telling us my brother had died in a boating accident. The days were exceptionally long. It was a tough year. It’s crazy how life works. John and I firmly believed our move to Seattle was our last one, and we did everything we could to make it feel like home. Yet through the circuitous nature of unpredictability, in 2013, after a lot of adventurous travel and incredible experiences, we ended up in a place we never thought we’d be: permanently residing in the same M Streets home we bought in 2003. I’m not sure how the actual saying goes, but I voice the following often as a reminder to myself and my children that life is a journey: If you’re happy where you are, remember your path brought you here. If you’re unhappy, remember you’re still on the path. I’m hoping this is the case as we transition to 2021 from

2020, AKA the experiential version of the reality show, “Year of Hell on Earth.” I’m not foolish enough to believe that just because 2020 is over, all of our ills will magically vanish. The origins of a calendar are based on astronomy and agriculture, and New Year’s Day is really an arbitrary date. However, just like when my dark days of 2011 were coming to an end, I see the hopeful rays of a new beginning. There’s the eagerly awaited COVID-19 vaccine becoming available to the masses, and my other favorite, a very long election season in our collective rearview mirror. In addition to the federal and state races, our Dallas ISD District 2 school board contest was the longest on record, having been extended from May to November. It was also the most uncomfortable I’ve ever experienced with hyperpartisanship in a nonpartisan race and a lot of online chatter about the domain choosedallasisd.org. I am optimistic that 2020 has made us more enlightened, and my predictions are as follows: We will transition from viewing the time we were sequestered with our families as “forced” and, honestly, some days, “torturous,” to wanting to frequently opt in. We will address and have necessary conversations about equity, racism, poverty and the income gap. We will have the opportunity to help others on a scale that is systemic versus addressing point-in-time needs. And all three District 2 candidates will work together for the benefit of our kids and community. It’s a grand vision for sure, but in short, I’m betting we will be in a better place a year from now. Personally, and closer to home, I’m looking forward to eating out instead of ordering takeout, bellying up to the bar at the Libertine and scoring a solid 115 at Bowlski’s. So, let’s give 2020 the middle finger as we wave goodbye and look forward to the new year. If we as a neighborhood move forward and are better for it, we’ll know the path that got us here was the right one. If 2021 sucks, we’ll have to remember we’re still traveling down the road. Onward. MITA HAVLICK is a neighborhood resident and Dallas Education Foundation director. Find her commentary regularly in the back pages of our print edition and online at lakewood. advocatemag.com.

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4 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHS | 2,390 SQ. FT. | $815,000

3 BEDRROMS | 2 BATHS | 1,750 SQ. FT. | $705,000

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