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Volume 14 Number 3 | PH March 2012 | CONTENTS

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One man’s junk ...

Meet the people behind our neighborhood’s funky, white elephant gift superstore.

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If these parks could talk Learn the history of Preston Hollow Park through archival photos.

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Taking back their library Book circulation soars after Marsh Middle School students turn the old, univiting room into an active learning commons.

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16 Ride on What a bike-friendly Dallas could mean for Preston Hollow Photo by Danny Fulgencio

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Visit prestonhollow. advocatemag. com/video, or scan this code with your mobile, to watch editor Emily Toman’s story on Marsh Middle School (p. 26) in action.

The school library will be featured on Nickelodeon this spring as an example of a grassroots work to improve the library amid budget cuts. Advocate photographer Danny Fulgencio gives us a closer look into the school’s library efforts.

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Talking about loving baseball with someone who doesn’t is like telling a Victoria’s Secret model you love her — both will look at you as if you’re an idiot, and you’ll probably be slapped by at least one.

But my inability to present the idea properly doesn’t change the sentiment: There’s just something about baseball that gets to me, particularly these days when Spring Training is underway.

Maybe you know that before ballplayers start their major league season in April, they spend 45 days in Florida or Arizona working to get in shape. But if you’ve ever been to Spring Training, you know the truth: It’s a distant cousin to the “work” most of us do every day, since the real beauty of baseball is that it unfolds slowly and on no particular timetable.

If the weather cooperates, the Spring Training sun is bright and the grass is green at the multitude of ballparks dotting the metropolitan area. It’s a rare spring day you can’t catch a couple of games, and on a good day you can probably watch three, starting around lunch, winding through the afternoon and ending up after dinner.

For a business in which everyone is rich (even the least of the bunch commands about a million dollars annually, while the best earns more than $20 million a year), they’re all accessible in Spring Training — the high-dollar guys and the youngsters just starting out — an arm’s length or two away, squinting into the sun while, generally good-naturedly, signing the bats and caps and programs thrust their way.

They’re just kids, most of them, and some look downright goofy up close, with

the “Dutch Oven” (aka Texas Ranger Derek Holland) leading the laugh train with his unruly hair and dopey mustache. He could be me, way back when, sans the baseball talent and bank account, of course.

In the spring, the possibilities for the upcoming season seem so bright, much as they were so many years ago for all of us. Anything can happen during a baseball season, and even though baseball mirrors life in that the thoroughbreds generally wind up crossing the finish line first, from time to time a longshot unexpectedly makes a run for it and surprises even the most seasoned observers.

As my wife is loathe to admit, I’d watch a baseball game every day if I could. To her credit, she gamely tried to catch “the fever” over the years, but it hasn’t worked

Someday, maybe I’ll find a job that pays most of the bills and lets me daily sit in the stands or, in my dreams, on the field or in the dugout or in the bullpen. out. She sees it as a kind of sickness, I think, although she doesn’t describe it as such to others; after all, she has her own image to protect, too.

Someday, maybe I’ll find a job that pays most of the bills and lets me daily sit in the stands or, in my dreams, on the field or in the dugout or in the bullpen.

I know that probably won’t happen. But I can’t help thinking about it every spring before the season starts and before the games begin and before reality regains the upper hand, pulling me back home from Spring Training and making me hope for another go-round next year.

Rick Wamre is publisher of Advocate Publishing.

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Q&A: James Henley & Betty Nugent Preston hollow resident James Henley and his sister Betty Nugent, affectionately known as Bettyann and Jimbo, have been running Junkadoodle on Lovers Lane for the past 15 years, and their biannual flea market is coming up this month. The business started as henley’s ballroom dance studio and was gradually taken over by Nugent’s weird, funky finds — from vintage cameras repurposed as lamps to a crystal chandelier embellished with doll heads. But every so often after closing time, henley clears out a small corner space to teach a clueless couple how to dance.

How did you start this place?

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JH: I had a dance studio called Dance Time at Lovers and the Tollway for just over 11 years. I saw this corner. A guy was selling this little house, so I bought it. I started teaching ballroom dance, and Bettyann asked if she could sell some of her stuff in the studio. Then I thought it would just be easier to turn this into a store.

BN: When we opened, we were the only place around here. Nobody ever came this far down Lovers. So, to get people down here, we started doing a flea market in the parking lot. We’ve been doing it twice a year ever since. We have all types of vendors — from antique dealers to people who just have stuff they want to get rid of and would rather come here than have a garage sale. We have kids who sell their own handmade jewelry.

For entertainment one year, we had an Elvis impersonator out front. But there were too many wrecks [on Lovers]. People were rear-ending each other. We had to stop that.

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You still teach dance lessons in here?

JH: Yes, mostly weddings. Brides and grooms, fathers and daughters who just want to learn one song. They usually call me up and describe their piece of music as a waltz or a foxtrot or whatever. They’re never right. It’s interesting to me. You used to have standards like the cha cha or the rumba, and now they’re being put to modern songs like on “Dancing with the Stars.” I think it’s great. That’s what I’ve always liked anyway.

How did you get into the ballroom dancing business?

JH: I was looking in the paper, and an ad said, ‘Sleep until noon, travel around the world, and make a lot of money — apply Fred Astaire Dance Studio.’ I got a lot of training really quick. I worked there for a year and then moved to Dallas to work with the big boys. When I came to Dallas, Preston Center had five dance studios in that one little square.

Bettyann, where do you find your store merchandise?

BN: Florida, Canada, Connecticut, Austin, Corpus, Port Aransas, San Antonio …

Wherever I’m traveling, I’m buying.

What are you looking for?

BN: Just whatever catches my eye. It’s a collection of the unusual. I like funny, funky stuff. It doesn’t matter how old it is or how much money it’s worth. I don’t care about any of that. If I like it, I buy it. I found these lamps made out of old, vintage cameras from a guy in Austin, who just happened to be passing through visiting his daughter. If people are looking for fine silver, I’ll send them down the street. I think we all [antique shops] on this strip support each other.

What inspired you to go junking?

BN: It was just something I wanted to do.

I had always helped people fix up their homes. I thought it would be fun to do.

Does your house look a lot like this store?

BN: Exactly.

—Emily Toman

Junkadoodle’s bi-annual flea market is 9 a.m.-6 p.m. March 31 in front of the shop, 4402 W. Lovers. For more information, call 214.350.5755 or visit junkadoodle.com.

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Tackling city-related maintenance issues in our neighborhoods GOT A QUESTION? Email launch@advocatemag.com.

repairing brick walls You see them all over Preston Hollow — once pristine brick walls turned into rubble by crashing cars. The city maintenance crews usually will come to clear out the debris, leaving a gaping hole between noisy, arterial streets and quiet, residential neighborhoods.

These walls sit on private property behind residential homes. If the city opened up funding for the repairs, it would have to do so in any other similar situation that occurs on private property.

A: The city won’t. It’s the homeowners’ responsibility.

City officials just aren’t willing to risk it. Homeowners must fix the walls themselves, which is easier said than done, considering that most associations are voluntary. The repair can cost several thousand dollars, and with about 20-30 percent homeowner participation, it’s hard to raise that kind of money. A less expensive option is to replace the brick with wrought-iron posts and shrubbery.

—Emily Toman

Q: How can we get the city to repair our brick walls?

Celebrating 40 years of skilled, experienced and compassionate care.

Here at Walnut Hill our tradition of family continues as we announce the hiring of

Dr. Jennifer Muller.

Jennifer’s mom Evelyn Scott, RN is our nurse manager and has been employed at Walnut Hill for 23 years.

Dr. Muller will open her schedule for appointments in June 2012.

Jeffrey M. Thurston, M.D s David M. Bookout, M.D. s Julie M. Hagood, M.D. James K. Richards, M.D. s Jennifer Muller, M.D. s John D. Bertrand, M.D. Jane E. Nokleberg, M.D. s Hampton B. Richards, M.D.

Walnut Hill Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates 8305 Walnut Hill Ln. Ste. 100 s Dallas, TX 75231 214-363-7801 s www.walnuthillobgyn.com Please visit our secure website to schedule an appointment, pay a bill or email your nurse.

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Preston Hollow Park as told to Keri Mitchell by Sally rodriguez, Dallas Park and recreation Department’s historian. all photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal archives and curated by rodriguez. She authored the book “White rock Lake,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.

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1954 Turtle Creek

Edgemere

A short five years later, the neighborhood around the park has been developed. The new tennis courts, pool and playground are visible as well as the newly planted trees.

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In the background, looking south, is the Northwest Highway Drive-In that was at the corner of Northwest Highway and Hillcrest from 1941-1963. The new street on the right side is Edgemere. See that there are no trees?

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park as well as the neighborhood have grown substantially in the last 12 years, and a new picnic pavilion has been added to the park.

Turtle Creek

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Read moRe about Sally Rodriguez and her aerial photo findings that tell the stories of how neighborhoods develop.

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Out & About

March 2012

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March 24

ArtsPark

The third annual ArtsPark, presented by the Business Council for the Arts and NorthPark Center, showcases arts and cultural organizations from across North Texas. Highlighted by live performances and demonstrations, this event gives area residents the opportunity to learn more about getting involved in the arts.

NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, northparkcenter.com, free

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MARCH 14

The Music Man

Storytime at Bookmarks

Featuring the J Players, “The Music Man” is an upbeat tale about life in Iowa in 1912.

When a music-loving stranger comes to town, daily routines in River City begin to change.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, 214.239.7115, jccdallas.org, $12-$25

Atmos Energy presents a reading of “Where the Wild Things Are” at 10:30 a.m.

The event features interpretive dance and wolf costumes.

Bookmarks Library at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, 214.671.1381, free

MARCH 16 MARCH 10–APRIL 7

Thomas Evans: Landscapes & Jerry Skibell: Different Points of Contact

Norwood Flynn Gallery welcomes two new artists this month: native Texans Thomas Evans and Jerry Skibell. Both artists create landscapes, but their points of view vary greatly. Enjoy an artists’ reception 6-8 p.m.

March 10.

Norwood Flynn Gallery, 3318 Shorecrest, 214.351.3318, norwoodflynngallery.com, free

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Zoe Lewis

With The Wahooligans opening, Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse welcomes multitalented singer/songwriter Zoe Lewis to the stage. Lewis’ sound transitions from jazzy to Latin, from swing to folk.

NorthPark Presbyterian Church, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $8-$15

Through May 13

The Invention of Glory: Alfonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries

The Meadows Museum offers visitors the chance to see four 15th century tapestries. The Pastrana tapestries were created in Belgium and have been preserved in Guadalajara since the 17th century.

Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop, 214.768.2516, smu.edu/meadowsmuseum, $8–$10

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MARCH 17

Backyard Chickens 101

A growing trend in North Texas, raising backyard chickens can be a great way to get access to healthier eggs. Dan Probst of Bageniece Farms will explain the basics. The class begins at 10 a.m.

Northaven Gardens, 7700 Northaven, 214.363.5316, nhg.com, free

MARCH 22–24

2012 Literary Festival

This three-day festival hosted by the SMU Department of English highlights some of the greatest authors in the country. This year’s lineup includes Corey Marks, editor of “American Literary Review,” Tyehimba Jess of “Black Issues Book Review” and Dean Bakopoulos of “O, The Oprah Magazine.”

Southern Methodist University, 6425 Boaz, 214.768.2000, smu.edu, free

Dr. Parul K. Patel, DPM DeSoto Office 1801 N. Hampton Road, Suite 340, DeSoto

www.infinityfoodandankle.com

972.274.5708

Dallas Office 2501 Oak Lawn Ave., #201 [Corner of Oak Lawn & Maple]

Slim Down At Uptown!

MARCH 24

No Tie Dinner & Dessert

The No Tie Dinner & Dessert is a night of dancing, desserts and drinks, all in the name of helping those with AIDS. Guests also enjoy a silent and live auction, and all proceeds benefit AIDS Services of Dallas. The party begins at 8 p.m.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon, notiedinner.org, $50

MARCH 31

Medically Supervised Weight Loss cedarhillweightandwellness.com

Cedar Hill Office 610 Uptown Blvd.

Suite 101, Cedar Hill

“I lost 50 lbs!”

— Dr. Tamika Perry

It’s My Park Day

From 8 a.m.–noon, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department invites residents to join together at local parks for a day of beautification. Here’s how it works: Choose your project, register as a volunteer by calling the parks department and get ready to work.

The deadline to register is March 19.

Volunteers will be clearing litter and debris, removing graffiti, weeding, mulching and planting, and cleaning up creeks and shorelines.

214.670.8400, itsmyparkdaydallas.eventbrite.com, free

Complex Business, Commercial or Family Disputes

William R. Wilson Attorney at Law

There are often many ways to avoid or resolve a dispute without costly litigation.

Family Law, Civil Litigation, Business Matters, and Wills & Probate 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 505, Dallas, TX 75206

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ook around any corner in Preston Hollow, and you’ll find some type of burger joint. Mariel Street set out to do something different. “It’s kind of reinventing the burger,” she says.

Her new venture, Liberty Burger, offers variations on the staple not found anywhere else in Dallas. The “amore” burger comes piled with baby spinach, cantaloupe and a crisp layer of Parmesan cheese. It’s the most adventurous item on the menu, and not enough people order it, Street says. “It’s the perfect blend of salty and sweet.” Besides great taste, there’s a lot of heart behind Liberty. Street began working on the concept after serving two years in the Peace Corps. She applied the principles of social responsibility to her business. The all-natural beef comes from a Dallas purveyor, vegetables are grown in Texas whenever possible, and buns are baked fresh every morning.

Almost everything in the restaurant has been recycled — from the paper napkins to the wooden beams. Street, daughter of Dallas restaurateur Gene Street, has been working in the industry since age 14. Her father tried to talk her out of opening her own place. “I would rather work 365 days out of the year than be bored for one year.”

—Emily Toman

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LIBERTY BURGER

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1 Elevation Burger

This Hillcrest Crossing establishment uses 100 percent grass-fed, free-range beef with USDA-certified organic ingredients for a healthier version of your typical, greasy burger.

8611 Hillcrest, Suite 195, 214.360.0088, elevationburger.com

AMBIANCE: CLEAN HOURS: 11 A.M.-9 P.M. MON-SAT CLOSED SUN TIP: YOU CAN MAKE ANY BURGER A BISON BURGER, WHICH IS 90 PERCENT LEANER THAN BEEF OR CHICKEN.

2 Gazebo Burgers

Neighbors will testify that this burger spot easily beats out any of the over-hyped chains. Plus, they do a great veggie burger for the herbivores out there.

5950 Royal, 214.368.3344, gazeeboburgers.com

3 Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

For a traditional, no-frills burger, 30-year-old Chip’s doesn’t disappoint. The restaurant also offers glutenfree buns.

4530 Lovers, 214.691.2447, chips-burgers.com Left: Napa burger; Right: Amore burger. Photos by Mark Davis

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Wine drinkers are creatures of habit. We tend to drink the same wines and shop in the same places for those wines, which, frankly, doesn’t do much to expand our wine horizons. This is an especial problem for beginning wine drinkers, whose lack of experience is compounded by the intimidation factor — wine can be a scary thing for newcomers, who are overwhelmed with labels, names, terms and the like.

So, four easy things anyone can do to boost their wine savvy: ø9g^c`øbdgZøl^cZ# One of the things that people always laugh at when I talk about wine is the idea that they can learn more by drinking more. For example, if you like pinot noir, why not try a different kind than what you usually drink? One choice is the Mandolin pinot (about $12), which has less fruit than similarly priced wines, but a little more earthiness. øH]deø^cøVøY^ôZgZciøhidgZ# It’s amazing how this will change your perspective, especially if you buy wine only in grocery stores. Wine retailers are more likely to carry something such as the red and white from France’s Chateau Bonnet (about $10) — solid, dependable and tasty wines that don’t have cute labels or marketing budgets. øLg^iZøYdlcøi]ZøcVbZhød[øi]Zøl^cZøndjøZc_dn# And even those you don’t. No one, including the so-called experts, remembers the name of every wine they drink. That way, the next time you shop for wine, you know what to look for, and avoid. øIgnøVøl^cZøndjøYdcÈiøa^`Z# You don’t have to do it often. But every once in a while, if you don’t like sweet wine or red wine or whatever, taste one. Given that your palate will change over time as you gain more experience, there’s also a chance you’ll appreciate wine you didn’t like before. Regional wine fits here: Texas’ Duchman Family Winery vermentino (about $12).

It’s a white wine that is bright and fresh, with some lemon-lime fruit.

—Jeff Siegel JEFF SIEGEL’S WEEKLY WINE REVIEWS appear in our Eat Local dining newsletter.

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Ask the wine guy I liked a wine a lot, but when I went back to the store to buy more, there wasn’t any. Why is that? ause wine, unlike other consumer ds, isn’t always replaceable. You can ays make another bottle of ketchup, but e a wine is gone, it’s gone. This isn’t lly a problem with most grocery store es, but it can be for wine that is sold tly in wine retailers.

—Jeff Siegel ASK THE WINE GUY taste@advocatemag.com

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Preston Hollow resident Waco Moore rides his “grandpa bike” in traffic during rush hour on Northwest Highway. To most cyclists, this type of commute is unpleasant and even terrifying. To Moore, it’s mundane.

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the road Before we become a bike-savvy city, we have a lot to learn story By emily toman photos By Can türkyilmaz and danny FulgenCio

It’s evening rush hour in Preston hollow. On royal Lane, 4,000-pound cars whiz by ready to devour any piece of two-wheeled aluminum that gets in their way.

Emerging from the quiet hillcrest Forest neighborhood, Waco Moore pedals up to the mouth of the beast and waits for his opportunity. after several seconds, the cars thin out to reveal an open road. he takes a lane, rides almost all the way to the left and breezily makes his way to the coffee shop at Preston royal Village. cars approach from behind, slow down and pass.

Moore, a neighborhood resident and cyclingSavvy DFW instructor, is among a handful of expert riders who integrate themselves with traffic, sharing the road harmoniously with cars.

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Richard Wharton runs the Cycling Center of Dallas at the JCC and is a vocal critic of the Bike Plan.

Still, the Alliance for Biking and Walking recently ranked Dallas 49th out of the country’s 51 largest cities for its number of residents who commute to work by bike — a measly 0.1 percent. It placed 47th for the 1.8 percent who walk. The 2011 Dallas Bike Plan aims to change that, constructing more than 1,000 miles of bicycle facilities over the next 10 years.

The city’s ambitious strategy to get more butts on bikes isn’t just about safety, fitness and clean air. City officials say it’s about bringing neighborhoods closer together: The day may come when we can walk outside and see people and faces instead of just cars and buildings.

ON ANY GIVEN DAY, neighbors often end their commutes by driving down a narrow alley, pulling into their garages and heading inside their homes, rarely stopping to look out the front door. That’s how much of Preston Hollow’s infrastructure was

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originally designed.

“I think we need to erode that fortress mentality. Bike lanes and bike trails do some of that,” says Lee Kleinman, North Dallas’ District 11 Park Board member who also sat on the steering committee for the Bike Plan.

“I think people are frustrated in this urban sprawl that we live in — that you have to get in a car to go to the grocery store. People are starting to look closer in, more local.”

The city council in June unanimously approved the Bike Plan, which in the long term

includes 840 miles of on-street bike facilities and 460 off-street facilities designed to make less-experienced cyclists feel more comfortable riding in traffic. Right now, 75 percent of cyclists in the city ride recreationally, sticking to the trails.

As car-centric as Dallas might seem, the city is well-suited for bikes, says city bike coordinator Max Kalhammer, who moved here in 2009 from Washington, D.C. “Dallas has the advantage of having built a lot of roadway — 7,000 miles of roads, lots of capacity,” Kalhammer says.

“We want to take advantage of that past investment of our roadways.”

Rather than copying bike-friendly pioneers such as New York City and Portland, Dallas can do it better, Kalhammer says.

“We have the advantage of going last, so we can learn from the mistakes of everybody else. If you go to Portland or Boston or New York City … there’s a tremendous variation in the quality of their facilities and the consistency of them.

“So we’re looking to do it right and maintain a standard width for bicycle lanes, for example, and to know we can maintain these facilities.”

It’s not as if Dallas is just now trying to accommodate cyclists in the transportation network. The first bikeway plan came in 1975, calling for bike facilities to be part of new construction, both residential and commercial. In 1985, the city revised the plan, identifying more bike routes on lowvolume streets. They are marked by blue Pegasus signs with numbers indicating north, south, east and west.

The city’s traffic patterns have changed quite a bit during the past 25 years.

“A lot of those routes had grown out of date because of the way traffic volumes have changed along certain streets in the city,” Kalhammer says.

“A lot of these routes could be intimidating to a lot of interested-but-cautious bicycle riders. I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to use the routes that are marked now. When you introduce [bike lanes] even with the perception of safety, then ridership will go up. When ridership goes up, safety typically increases.”

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Park board member Lee Kleinman says the Bike Plan is a necessary expense to increase our neighborhood’s quality of life.

Ride like the pRos

Cycling Savvy DFW offers a threepart course at Northway Church, teaching the principles of riding in traffic.

It begins with a classroom discussion followed by bicycle training in the parking lot. Finally, cyclists put their skills to the test on a tour of the city.

The program started in Orlando, and the curriculum comes from the Florida Bicycle Association. Instructors Richard Wharton, Waco Moore and Eliot Landrum show students how to cycle safely on any road in Dallas without using sidewalks or hugging the right curb.

“You lead the dance,” Wharton says. “A driver is a driver whether it’s on two wheels or four.”

The next programs are March 2-3 and April 27-28. The cost is $75. For more information, visit cyclingsavvy.org and click on the Dallas chapter.

to the Northaven Trail, which finishes its first phase of construction this month.

Kleinman says bike facilities could help slow down traffic in key areas of the neighborhood. Riding down Boedecker behind the mall can be treacherous for cyclists since cars often use that street for shortcuts, speeding and turning the un-striped, twolane road into a four-lane thoroughfare.

“I think that drivers will adapt,” Kleinman says. “Most are reasonable. Drivers will start recognizing bikes on the road and that they’re vehicles.”

But a vocal minority of cyclists believes creating a bike-friendly city can come from education and less drastic improvements to the existing infrastructure.

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catch a glimpse of him cycling down Preston in rush-hour traffic, no one would believe you.

“I’m just a guy that rides a bike,” he says.

“It’s not about speed. It’s about being predictable. I get honked at maybe three times a year.

It’s really uneventful and really pleasant.”

Every day, Moore travels from his home in the Hockaday neighborhood to work Downtown.

He follows the same general rules as cars but doesn’t prefer the label “vehicular cyclist.” He says it carries a negative tone, divides bicycle riders as being for or against bike lanes and ignores an important gray area.

“The city is focused on planning, and the main focus is on transportation and infrastructure and to rebuild more functional

neighborhoods. I agree with about 99 percent of that. The issue is the way in which they view cyclists.”

He says that a bike-lane separation downgrades a cyclist to simply a pedestrian on wheels.

“They are much more a vehicle.”

Moore served on the bicycle advisory committee, a group of 21 citizens with interest and expertise who provided input on the new Bike Plan as it was being drafted. He supported a more conservative approach, incorporating shared lane markings, updated signage and education, which could help motorists understand that cyclists do belong on the road. Moore suggests decreasing speed limits and enforcing them instead of relying on the possible traffic-slowing effect of bike lanes.

NORTHAVEN TRAIL UPDATE Neighbors started using the Northaven Trail as soon as the concrete dried, and phase one wraps up this month, stretching west from Valleydale near the Jewish Community Center to Preston just north of Royal.

La Terra Studio designed the 12-foot-wide hike and bike trail, which is stocked with amenities such as bike racks, solar-powered trash compactors, mile markers, a water bottle filling station and a bike repair station.

The $2.6 million project is part of a master plan, extending to Denton Drive with a connection to Irving’s Campion Trail on the west.

The next phase aims to link the Northaven Trail to the White Rock Creek Trail, for which Dallas County has committed $2.5 million in matching funds. The connection is being dubbed the “Low Five” in contrast to North Dallas’ High Five freeway connector because it will provide five trail directions for walkers and cyclists. They can go north or south on the White Rock Creek Trail, north on the Cottonwood Trail, south on the Veloway Trail or west on the Northaven Trail.

It’s all in the planning phase right now, but construction is scheduled to begin in 2013.

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“If every one of these streets was clearly marked with good wayfinding signs, and there was actual enforcement, Dallas would be the most bike-friendly city in America.”

He says segregated lanes can work in some areas such as the Jefferson Viaduct, where Dallas Torres of Oak Cliff was seriously injured after a car hit him from behind.

“Bridges are some of the best places for bike lanes because there are no intersections,” Moore says. “Use segregated facilities like bike lanes and buffered bike lanes where they provide the greatest benefits and the least added risk.”

While Moore views himself as moderate on the issue, Richard Wharton, who runs the Cycling Center of Dallas at the Jewish Community Center, brings more heat to bike-friendly groups, outlining all of the ways in which segregated lanes don’t work and even pose dangers.

For example, he says, a hazard appears at stoplights when a motorist wants to turn right while a cyclist is approaching in the bike lane. That could result in a collision.

“It makes intersections much more complicated,” Wharton says. “What we believe is that with more attention paid to the education of cyclists, we can further enhance safety and livability today. Cyclists are sold

a bike and sent out the door. You might get a pamphlet or something.

“I’m not against the Bike Plan. I’m against the placement of education at the bottom of the list. It’s cheap, it’s efficient and it’s quick.”

Despite their efforts to encourage all cyclists to rise to the same skill level through programs such as Cycling Savvy, vehicular cyclists are sorely outnumbered when it comes to creating a more bike-friendly Dallas. City planners believe their philosophy is just too idealistic.

“This may sound strange, but I admire what [vehicular cyclists] do,” Kalhammer says. “I admire how many riders they’ve converted [from car to bike], and they’ve got a lot to offer. I just want them to understand that their way of riding is not for everyone.

We’re never going to have a significant number of riders using bikes for work or recreation if we don’t provide these other types of facilities.”

Kalhammer says that even the perceived safety of bike lanes can change behavior.

Moore fears that this approach will come at a high cost in both dollars and lives.

“It’s all too easy and common to confuse the means with the end,” he says. “I would love to ride in a Netherlands-style environ-

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Bill Bryan commutes daily by bike from his home near Flag Pole Hill to his job at Southern Methodist University.

ment. Nobody wants to mix in with cars and trucks, but that’s the reality of Dallas.”

Now, the city faces the reality of a sparse bond program in November and a bestcase-scenario budget deficit of $50 million.

The Bike Plan itself might be just as idealistic as the mantra of vehicular cyclists.

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Eight months ago, the city council approved the grandiose plan to transform our auto-centric neighborhoods into communal spaces for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. After the vote, what more clearly emerged was the $16 million price tag to be paid out over 10 years, implementing $1.6$1.8 million worth of on-street bike facilities per year.

“I think much of the council was surprised by that,” says North Dallas council member Linda Koop, who was an early supporter of updating the bikeway system.

She and East Dallas council member Angela Hunt traveled to Portland about four years ago to study the network. They met with the bike coordinator there to learn strategies they could implement in Dallas.

Those dreams received a dose of reality after a Street Services briefing in December, which revealed that in addition to the original expense, maintenance for the completed system would cost up to $3.2 million annually. That raises questions about priorities since the city already struggles to maintain roads, sidewalks and alleys.

One possible solution is to bundle city services to cut costs. When crews re-stripe a road, they add a bike lane while they’re at it.

“We’re still hopeful we’ll get some early wind through the bond program,” Koop adds.

Despite the council’s surprise, the cost for striping and signage is pretty typical of other cities’ successful on-street bike facilities.

“That’s a big difference between what we have today and what could be in the future,” Kalhammer says.

The city’s Sustainable Development and Construction office is seeking grants, including one that would pay for a fundraising position to help raise money in the private sector. Advocacy groups also are

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“The funding for the infrastructure is the biggest obstacle,” Kalhammer says.

For now, cyclists will have to make the best of what they have.

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“Drivers seem to give you a wider berth when you are riding in a blue blazer,” he says.

At 60 years old, Bryan is an easy-going, Zen-like cyclist. He’s not trying to save the planet. He just enjoys the elements, as un-

friendly as they might be.

“I go in knowing each day that at least one driver will make a mistake, or take a shot at me. I have used all of my voice at times.”

He always wears a helmet, takes less populated roads and respects motorists, allowing them to pass when possible.

“If I have to get on a busy street, I sometimes swallow my pride and use the sidewalk.”

During harsh weather, he takes advantage of transit opportunities such as the DART trains, which now have bicycle storage.

Commuting by bike is also a personal decision for Bryan, son of Dallas barbecue entrepreneur Sonny Bryan, who cycled hundreds of miles around Oak Cliff while battling cancer. The routine improved his quality of life before he died in 1989.

“Doctors marveled at how strong his heart and lungs were.”

In that spirit, Bryan continues to cruise on two wheels, hoping for a better system in the Bike Plan some day.

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“It does require a cultural change with neighbors and neighborhoods,” Kleinman says. “People definitely love their cars in Preston Hollow.”

Kleinman, a recreational cyclist, rides in tandem with his wife around Dallas, training for cross-country road trips in which they explore other cities by bike — from the Texas Hill Country to Paris streetscapes.

The cultural change doesn’t necessarily mean people should try to commute 20 miles to work every day. But they could bike to the grocery store or to dinner at a nearby restaurant.

“Everything within a 3-mile radius, any casual cyclist can bike to within 20 minutes at the most,” Kleinman says. “Dallas is very big. In order to make a more livable city, we have to break it down into smaller components. That’s the only way to cope with a city this size.

“I don’t think we’re going to live in a Danish utopia where 40 percent or so of the population goes everywhere on their bike … but I don’t think it takes a lot of bikes to make a difference.” Q

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Turning the page How Marsh Middle School students took back their library Story by Emily Toman | Photos by Danny Fulgencio By 8:15 each morning, students swarm the Marsh Middle School library, leaving almost no empty seats. The buzz of activity turns the room into more of a playground for reading. And, yes, socializing.

“This is not your mama’s library,” librarian Mary Virginia Meeks says. “We don’t believe in shushing.”

In the past few years, amid state and local budget cuts, Dallas ISD sliced library funding by about 20 percent.

Still, in fall 2010, the Marsh library received a muchneeded renovation through a grassroots fundraising effort that put the students to work. Over Thanksgiving break, 40 students worked two-hour shifts, cleaning, painting and re-organizing. In return, the school waived any outstanding fines.

In April, Meeks held a read-a-thon during which students camped out in the library for six hours to read books in exchange for pledges. They raised more than $1,700.

“It took a while, but every penny came in,” Meeks says.

After that, the vision for a more active and inviting library took off. The money raised at the read-a-thon paid for comfy couches and chairs. The PTA provided paint and fabric. Marsh corporate sponsor Fidelity Investments constructed a new bar in the center of the library called the Tech Café where students can use school-issued laptops and drink hot cocoa for 25 cents a cup. Uplift Education board member Todd Williams donated the bar stools.

Circulation has jumped by at least 150 percent from two years ago, and traffic has skyrocketed with about 260 students using the library each day. Teachers must reserve class time at least a month in advance.

The makeover caught the attention of producers at Nickelodeon. They included Marsh in a “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee” segment about how students are taking action to help improve their schools despite tough economic times. A date had not been confirmed at press time, but the episode is scheduled to air this month.

However, Marsh’s transformation could not have happened without first getting the students interested in using the library.

Before Meeks arrived in 2010, the facility had not been updated in 50 years. It remained closed before and after school hours.

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Marsh librarian Mary Virginia Meeks, left, has executed her vision for the library with help from her assistant Llora Singer, right.

“It was just kind of there,” says Kyle Richardson, Marsh’s former principal who has since moved to Woodrow Wilson High School.

Marsh already had been making strides academically as one of the first Dallas ISD campuses to use the Teach for America program, which trains and employs recent college graduates to serve in struggling public schools. The Texas Education Agency rating went from “acceptable” to “recognized.”

“We were already doing great things, but the library was the missing piece,” Richardson says. “I’d like to be able to say we went out and found the perfect librarian. But Mrs. Meeks walked in the door. She came to us with a vision. It was almost too good to be true.”

Richardson also hired a library assistant, Llora Singer, to help with daily tasks.

DISD funding for her position had been in place for years; it just hadn’t been utilized.

“I’m the grandma in here,” says Singer, whose children attended Marsh. “I get all the benefits of supporting the students. Mrs. Meeks is the brainchild. She’s the dreamer. We make a good team.”

Meeks previously taught English at Scofield Christian School for 10 years but wanted to become a full-time librarian. She got the job at Marsh and is working on a master’s degree in library sciences. Although public school demographics and economic statuses are different from those of private institutions, the issues are the same, she says.

“I think my heart is just about the kids. This is such a precious age. They are all a little insecure about who they are. They are still looking for a place to belong.

We have the best opportunity to impact the drop-out rate and help them find their roots.”

Meeks found that the main thing keeping students away from the library was

Students busy themselves in the library before school starts, reading and working on class projects.

the Bluford High series, which chronicles the lives of inner-city children. the fear of unpaid fines for lost books. So, with permission from the “Their lives are not easy,” Meeks says. “I want them to find a book higher-ups, she wiped the slates clean in exchange for students’ serthat speaks to where they are. They’re not going to read ‘Little Women.’ ” vice in helping remodel the library. Even now, the book return policy After sixth grade, students often spend less time in the library and is more relaxed to keep kids coming back. start becoming more involved in extracurricular activities. That’s a “I don’t want fines hanging over their heads. I would rather lose a good thing, Meek says. book than a student.”

“These are seventh graders who are leading othIn recent years, libraries have made a shift from er groups like debate, drama and ROTC. But they stiff, quiet zones to social places where people not still come back. This is their little home.” only read but share ideas. Librarians are now me- “I would rather lose a Although Meeks had the vision, the students dia specialists, teaching students how to use new book than a student.” made the library a success. They have taken over technologies and conduct research. through programs such as “adopt-a-shelf” in which “It’s not just about books. It’s computers and the students clean, organize and maintain their other forms of media. It’s a learning commons. We own areas of the library. want kids to have good memories here and to make them feel more “When these kids lives are a mess, they feel helpless. This shows comfortable going into a Starbucks or a university library,” Meeks them they have power. It isn’t hopeless.” n says. “That was the goal.”

For seventh-grader Priscila Calderon, the library has become an The "Nick News wiTh LiNda eLLerbee" episode escape from a stressful home life. Her family moved from Chicago featuring Marsh is scheduled to air this month. Keep an eye out for last year, and she struggled to fit in as “the new kid” in school. it at news.nick.com.

“I used to be really shy,” she says. “Now, I speak out more. I’m more independent. I spend as much time as I can at school because being at home is distracting.” video Calderon is always reading something, she says, especially science fiction books such as the Prophecy of the Sisters series.

“If I go a while without reading, my mind gets a bit foggy.”

Visit prestonhollow.advocatemag.com/video Meeks encourages students to read books that relate to them, such as to take a closer look at Marsh’s library efforts.

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There is a caveat, however — that how we give praise is important. In their book, “NurtureShock,” Po Bronson and Ashley Merriman cite a decade of research that points to the right, and the wrong, kinds of praise. As parents, many of us have a tendency to tell our kids, “You’re so smart,” as if our encouragement will remain an angel on their shoulders to remind them to excel.

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will choose lesser challenges so that they succeed and prove us right.

The right kind of praise, they write, is based on actual performance: If they succeed, “You really did a good job.” When they try but fail, “You really worked hard.”

The research showed that children given affirmations on performance actually relished bigger challenges because they were praised for good effort — a rather fascinating distinction.

In any case, I pray that I choose my words wisely and give the gift of affirmation generously. I want my kids (and now my grandkids) to know that I think they’re the best things since sliced bread.

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Evol Society, REUSE Jeans open at The Shops at Park Lane Love spelled backwards is evol.

Thus hails the name of Dallas resident Samuel Bistrian’s newest project, a boutique in The Shops at Park Lane. Evol Society brings together artists, craftsmen and merchants with one overarching goal — to make the world a better place.

Bistrian founded Roma Provisions, which provides a free pair of boots to poor children in Bistrian’s native Eastern Europe for every pair sold. Now, he has teamed up with other like-minded entrepreneurs, such as the Preston Hollow-based Uga Beads (“Support a Ugandan artist, empower a Ugandan child”). The store also sells items by WORN, Pearl, Mishky and M Kenya Designs. Bistrian calls it “fashion on a mission.” The Laguna Beach, Calif., store REUSE Jeans opened next to the Aveda Institute. The eco-friendly shop offers a line of 80-percent recycled denim for men and women. REUSE is an acronym for “Recycle. Environment. U. Save. Earth.” It has boutiques throughout the country, and this is its second flagship store.

Kids Cooking Company closes, Toy Maven expands The popular children’s store Toy Maven has expanded, taking over the Kids Cooking Company space next door. Candace Williams owns both shops but decided it was too difficult to juggle both concepts. Last year, Toy Maven expanded into the space on the other side, for-

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merly occupied by fashion boutique Talula. All this growing is good news for the toy store, which is known for its wide selection of books, toys and gadgets.

Central Market 10720 PRESTON, 972.860.6500 CENTRALMARKET.COM

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Preston Royal Central Market now open Central Market’s ninth store, now open at Preston and Royal, is roughly half the size of its other stores. The specialty grocer looked to New York City grocery stores when faced with the challenge of fitting Central Market’s prototype into the former Borders space.

According to Central Market senior vice president Stephen Butt, the CM team spent months traveling to New York “to study the most innovative delis and grocery concepts to learn how to pack the most flavor into every square foot.” The Preston Royal Central Market features an on-site bakery with traditional “boiled then baked” bagels and new bialys, and artisan salumi from NYC-based Charlito’s Cocina.

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W.T. White High School held its second Mr. W.T. White pageant with 20 senior boys vying for the

Hillcrest High School

title and scholarship money. The event also in-

held its second Ethics

cluded a Mr. Congeniality segment, and donations

Fair, sponsored by

benefited a charity of the winner’s choice. This

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year, the boys raked in a total of $1,300 for St. Jude

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Children’s Hospital. From left, Mr. W.T. White first

played human values

runner-up Alex Madere, Mr. W.T. White winner Mar-

through visual art,

vin Melendez and Mr. Congeniality Ruben Rios.

creative writing, music and film. Pictured from left: First place winners junior Justice Calero (visual art), senior Jordan Johnson (creative writing) and junior Jack Stein (painting).

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Rockin’ Rita The St. Rita Catholic School Parents Club in February hosted its annual auction. The sold-out Rockin Rita event featured a live auction, live music and dancing. Pictured from left: Suzanne Moran, Suzanne Eubanks, Ronna Spitz, Dr. Elena Hines, Melonie Koeijmans, Carolyn Wolf, Terri Castle and Lauren Law.

Snow day First-grader Roman Solis (left) and preschool student Zane Purdy go sledding on the Lamplighter School’s winter wonderland. The school transformed its playground during the annual auction.

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“If you don’t shut up, I’m goIng to shoot you.”

Those were the words that began Sarah Downs’s frightening ordeal. She was getting ready for her day that morning when the doorbell rang. She has a glass door and believed the person standing in front of her was her handyman.

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Downs would later say she thinks he may have been on drugs. At first he asked if “Brenda” was there in a mumbled tone, and then tried to force his way in. Downs attempted to shut the door, but the robber forced his way in and pulled out a handgun. He then uttered the words above and pushed her to the ground. She would sustain a back injury after just undergoing spinal fusion.

After grabbing her up from the ground, the gunman ordered the retired teacher to take him to the jewelry. She led him to her bedroom. As he dragged her, Downs attempted to touch the emergency button in her home, but was unsuccessful.

“I thought, ‘This is the end of my life.

I’m going to get raped or killed or both,’” she says.

In her bedroom, the robber rifled through her drawers and said all of her jewelry was fake and to take him to the

more expensive items. Downs told him that was all she had, and he then pushed her down and ran out. Downs believes he may have thought her attempt at the panic button was successful. In her fright, Downs grabbed the phone and hid as she called 911.

Police took fingerprints at the home, and a neighbor described seeing a 2005 white or cream-colored SUV in front of the home around that time. Downs described the attacker as a very large (but not overweight) caucasian with a stubbly beard.

“It was a nightmare,” Downs says. “The policeman was just here, and he said an armed robbery home invasion is very rare in this area. Just don’t open your door unless you absolutely know who it is.

That’s the moral to the story.”

Dallas Police Lt. Richard Dwyer of the North Central Patrol Division says this case is rare. He emphasizes that it is important to not be too trusting of people at the door.

In situations where elderly people live alone, “we rely on family members to take steps to help secure the elder person’s valuables and to communicate with them if strangers approach,” Dwyer says.

Dwyer says suspects in these cases usually use three different type of stories to gain entry into a home: They give the impression that they hold a position of authority and that the homeowner should listen to them; they try to prey on the sympathy of the person (a woman appears to be pregnant and comes to the door saying she is overheated and can she just sit down on the couch for a minute); or the suspect gives them a “chance in a lifetime” line.

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and editor of pokertraditions.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

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