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Village parking draws town review

Andy Beal explains ole oak’s fate

Let the shopping begin

News ............................................... 4

Business ........................................ 24

Society .......................................... 52

Crime ............................................... 8

Real Estate Quarterly...................... 30

Living.............................................. 54

Community .................................... 14

Schools ......................................... 40

Obituaries....................................... 58

Sports ........................................... 20

Partners Card ................................ 48

Classifieds ..................................... 63

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2 November 2022 | parkcitiespeople.com 1. COMMUNITY: Katy Trail Will Get New Entrance and Plaza Anonymous donations totaling $1 million will allow Friends of the Katy Trail to begin work on a new entry plaza and safety improvements where the trail intersects Harvard Avenue.

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2. SCHOOLS: TCA Introduces New Head of School, Opens Middle School Building Dr. Jeff Williams, who graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in 1988, has returned to campus as TCA’s leader. The new $16.8 million three-story, 44,600-square-foot middle school building includes a technology and robotics lab, literacy center, learning lab, and a library for fifth through eighth graders.

3. BUSINESS: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Has a New Owner HSN Capital Partners bought the upscale 143-room hotel and restaurant – a favorite of celebrities and business leaders – and plans to continue operating the Mansion with Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.

4. NEWS: Students Pray for HPHS Cheerleader After Walnut Hill Lane Crash “We are extremely grateful for the physical health of two of our girls, but we need many prayers for Grace Scheipe,” HP Cheer announced on Instagram. Highland Park ISD superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg informed school board members that five students were involved in the Oct. 1 wreck — four of whom were released that same night.

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5. REAL ESTATE: Dallas City Council Changes Elm Thicket/Northpark Zoning After years of contentious debate, supporters hope limiting the maximum lot coverage of single-and multi-story homes to 40% will help preserve the character and history of the neighborhood near Dallas Love Field.

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News

TOWN LEADERS EXAMINE HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE PARKING

Community members, stakeholders, data collection to guide new plan

The Town of Highland Park hosted a recent community meeting to get public feedback about parking in and around Highland Park Village.

(PHOTOS: MARIA LAWSON)

By Maria Lawson

maria.lawson@peoplenewspapers.com

H

ighland Park Village is updating its parking model for the first time since 2014.

The last time it was updated, there were only a few restaurants in the Village. Now, eight years later, there are 12 restaurants and the Park House Social Club with about 3,000 members, in addition to the shopping scene.

Residents gathered for a community meeting Oct. 3 to share their concerns with the parking situation: a “shared parking model.” This means that developers used data supporting that shoppers tend to visit multiple stores and restaurants during visits, with “staggered peaks,” as peak times differ because of the mixed retail uses within the shopping center.

“I understand that the Village is trying to be the Rodeo Drive of the East, and they have done a good job of increasing tax revenue for the town, so we appreciate that, but it has lost its community charm, and I think that’s really what most people

are upset about, aside from not being able to get in and out of there,” Mayor Will C. Beecherl said during the Sept. 20 town council study session.

Neighbors at the community meeting were given the floor to give input. Some of the suggestions included: • Building underground parking to “go vertical” • Eliminating valet services • Creating a designated commercial area to prevent trucks from blocking traffic • Containing parking to the main lot within the Village • Forming a rideshare area for drop off and pickup • Implementing a lower tenant density with fewer restaurants and bars • Forming a buffer of “permit only” parking around the Village • Billing Highland Park Village for people receiving parking tickets in surrounding streets Nelson\Nygaard will spend two months studying the parking situation to update it, but neighbors requested they study the area through the holidays to ac-

count for seasonal spikes.

“We’re trying to capture efficiencies,” said Jackson Archer, senior associate at Nelson\Nygaard. “There’s only so much land use out there, only so much space for parking.”

It has lost its community charm, and I think that’s really what most people are upset about, aside from not being able to get in and out of there.

Will C. Beecherl Nelson\Nygaard will return to Highland Park residents in the spring once data collection is complete and a plan is created. The process will include hearing from community members, discussing with stakeholders such as the Town

Council and Highland Park Village, as well as counting parking spots and interviewing shoppers to capture the issue.

“Highland Park Village is unique,” Archer said. “There’s a lot of shopping centers out there; there’s not very many that you can park in one place and walk to every single shop.”

Archer said the team will tailor the new parking model to build from industry practices to help the town and Village make decisions on how to proceed.

“When you’re talking about the demand of the tenants in Highland Park Village, you’re not considering the demand and the needs of the residents in the streets around it,” a woman at the community meeting said, followed by an applause from attendees. “There’s two sides to the demand.”

A B R I E F H I STO RY Highland Park Village celebrated its grand opening in 1931, and the first buildings were a filling station, sales office, and retail section.

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Park Cities Crime Reports Sept. 5 - Oct. 9 Sept. 11 How easy was it for a burglar to get into a Cadillac Escalade parked outside a restaurant in the 8300 block of Preston Road and take an iPad Pro, a MacBook, a Goyard piece, a Vera Bradley pouch, $10,000 worth of jewelry, and more before 8:40 a.m.? The Cadillac was unlocked.

Sept. 12 A reckless rogue ran off from the Tolleson Bank location in the 5500 block of Preston Road with a Rolex Submariner watch without paying after meeting an online seller about potentially buying the watch at 3:14 p.m. An off-duty security officer gave chase on foot, but the thief got into a nearby Ford SportsTrac.

Sept. 14 A fraudster claiming to be in law enforcement defrauded a woman from the 3100 block of Cornell Avenue out of a total of $237,550 before 8 a.m.

Sept. 17 A jerk cut down a pair of Japanese maple trees in the 4500 block of Southern Avenue before 4 p.m.

Sept. 20 Scammers used a bogus threat of arrest to con $22,250 from a resident in the 3200 block of Drexel Drive before 4:10 p.m.

Sept. 27 Reported at 2:10 p.m.: a scammer used the bank information and Uber account information of a man from the 3400 block of St. Johns Drive to move $20,000 from his checking account and buy $600 worth of rides, gift cards, and more from Uber.

Oct. 5 Reported at 4:09 p.m.: how easy was it for a ne’er do well to take a Gucci bag, a Samsung Note 10, a Samsung Galaxy, and a $1,200 Montblanc piece from a Land Rover parked in the 6600 block of Hillcrest Avenue? The Land Rover was left unlocked.

Oct. 7 A louse lifted a bag of linens from out-

side a home in the 3500 block of Milton Avenue before 12:08 a.m.

Oct. 8 A robber followed a man from a Bank of America location to the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive and took a tote bag with a pair of Ray-Ban aviators, debit/credit cards, keys to a Dodge pickup truck, and a pair of AirPods before driving away from the scene.

A jerk threw about 120 nails on the streets at multiple intersections in University Park, including in the 100 block of Douglas Avenue, at 6:10 p.m. Sept. 8.

That could cause some tire trouble.

Oct. 9 A careless driver hit a meter base affixed to a telephone pole (and likely the transformer on top of the telephone pole) in the 5400 block of Lomo Alto Drive, causing a power outage to five homes in the area before 3:29 a.m.

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Sept. 6 Reported at 2:56 p.m.: an intruder got into a Kia Forte parked in the 8300 block of Preston Road and swiped debit cards and credit cards and $300.

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New Art Teacher Joins Hyer Elementary: What We Know

By Rachel Snyder

rachel.snyder@peoplenewspapers.com

Hyer Elementary has a new art teacher more than a month after the previous teacher, who worked for the district from Aug. 10 through Sept. 9, resigned.

“The previous teacher … submitted [their] resignation because of personal reasons,” Hyer Elementary principal Debbie Burt wrote in an email to the campus community. “[They] asked me to share the following with you, ‘I am grateful for the opportunity provided to me by Hyer Elementary, and appreciate the support I have received from staff, students, and parents.’ We truly wish [them] the very best in the future.”

Prior to the school’s new art teacher, Jennifer Munsie, joining Hyer’s staff on Oct. 24, a substitute teacher staffed the art classroom in the interim.

Russell Fish, a University Park electronics inventor well known for his conservative advocacy on issues related to education, alleged during a Sept. 13 school board meeting that he’d learned that a student expressed concerns to a parent about the previous art teacher at Hyer and that some parents pulled their children as a result of personal art relating to the LGBTQ+ community posted on social media that they attributed to the teacher. The district, though, denied knowledge of any parents who may have pulled their children from school as a result of a teacher’s social media activity.

“First and foremost, HPISD is committed to the safety and security of all of its students and staff. Any allegations made about staff members are taken seriously and

A new art teacher is on staff at Hyer Elementary more than a month after the previous teacher resigned. (PHOTO: RACHEL SNYDER)

handled with discretion,” Highland Park ISD’s former communications director and chief of staff Jon Dahlander said. “While HPISD will not comment on issues related to individual personnel matters, the district is not aware of any students whose parents may have withdrawn them from school as

the result of any current or former teachers’ alleged online social media activity, nor is the district aware of any sexualized social media content involving children by either current or former staff members.”

For context, during his comments at the Sept. 13 meeting, Fish also referred to the

monkeypox virus as “gay pride pox.” News of the previous art teacher’s resignation also appeared in The Epoch Times, a far-right newspaper linked with the Chinese movement Felon Gong.

People Newspapers has been unable to reach Hyer’s previous art teacher for comment.

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THE TEAM THAT SELLS IN THE PARK CITIES & PRESTON HOLLOW

4201 Arcady Avenue $12,950,000

4800 Abbott Avenue $4,350,000

23 Ash Bluff Lane $7,900,000

Cynthia Beaird | 214.797.1167 cynthia.beaird@alliebeth.com

Judy Willingham | 214.912.5520 judy.willingham@alliebeth.com

Lillie Young | 972.467.5714 lillie.young@alliebeth.com

11203 Bushire Drive $1,285,000 Susan Bradley | 214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com

SOLD

4518 Ridge Road $1,699,000

10817 Saint Michaels Drive $2,250,000

Bev Berry | 214.205.4993 bev.berry@alliebeth.com

Ashley Rupp | 214.727.4992 ashley.rupp@alliebeth.com

4555 Forest Bend Road $819,000

3932 Rosser Square $479,000

Marianne Percy | 214.533.0784 marianne.percy@alliebeth.com

Marianne Percy | 214.533.0784 marianne.percy@alliebeth.com

SOLD

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4315 Southern Avenue $2,495,000 Jackie Converse | 214.673.7852 jackie.converse@alliebeth.com

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SOLD – Represented Buyer 3213 Princeton Avenue $5,250,000

Susan Shannon | 214.796.8744 susan.shannon@alliebeth.com

3922 Clover Lane $709,000

SOLD – Represented Buyer

Deanne Brock | 214.535.1585 deanne.brock@aliebeth.com

Elizabeth Conroy and Lauren Laughry | 214.354.2323 lauren.laughry@alliebeth.com

3556 Colgate Avenue

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THE TEAM THAT SELLS

the most

IN THE PAR

SOLD – Represented Buyer

SOLD – Represented Buyer 3821 McFarlin Boulevard $3,100,000

3517 Haynie Avenue $2,995,000

Hattee Taylor | 214.707.7169 hattee.taylor@alliebeth.com

Jackie Converse | 214.673.7852 jackie.converse@alliebeth.com

Stephanie Pinkston & Margie Harris | 214.803.1721 stephanie.pinkston@alliebeth.com

3701 Maplewood Avenue $5,515,000

SOLD

SOLD – Represented Buyer

5719 Greenbrier Drive $3,599,000

11939 Edgestone Road $1,075,000

Shirley Cohn | 214.729.5708 shirley.cohn@alliebeth.com

Christine McKenny | 214.300.5539 christine.mckenny@alliebeth.com

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

SOLD – Represented Buyer

SOLD

SOLD

Juli Black | 469.737.0852 juli.black@alliebeth.com

Teffy Jacobs | 214.676.3339 teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

Maureen Frieze | 214.929.1166 maureen.frieze@alliebeth.com

SOLD

LEASED

SOLD – Represented Buyer

Christine McKenny | 214.300.5539 christine.mckenny@alliebeth.com

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

Missy Robinson | 214.563.6807 missy.robinson@alliebeth.com

3012 Amherst Avenue $3,795,000

7429 Colgate Avenue $3,300,000

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3449 Stanford Avenue Private Sale

3613 Binkley Avenue $12,500

3201 Centenary Avenue $3,495,000

5330 Palomar Lane $7,295,000

7542 Centenary Avenue $975,000

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THE PARK CITIES & PRESTON HOLLOW

5810 Park Lane $9,795,000

4209 Arcady Avenue $6,995,000

2105 La Rochelle $6,350,000

Juli Black | 469.737.0852 juli.black@alliebeth.com

Missy Robinson | 214.563.6807 missy.robinson@alliebeth.com

Ashley Rupp | 214.727.4992 ashley.rupp@alliebeth.com

SOLD – Represented Buyer 1 Bluff Park $1,695,000

3608 Lindenwood Avenue Private Sale

4623 S. Versailles Avenue $1,575,000

Terri Cox | 972.841.3838 terri.cox@alliebeth.com

Anne Kashata | 214.356.7200 anne.kashata@alliebeth.com

John J. Canterbury III | 214.912.6404 john.canterbury@alliebeth.com

2801 Daniel Avenue $2,395,000

4524 Emerson Avenue #8 $850,000

2828 Hood Street #101 $525,000

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Brenda Sandoz | 214.202.5300 brenda.sandoz@alliebeth.com

Susan Blackburn | 214.912.2455 susan.blackburn@alliebeth.com

SOLD – Represented Buyer

SOLD

SOLD

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Teffy Jacobs | 214.676.3339 teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

Doris Jacobs | 214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com

PENDING

4533 Arcady Avenue $1,675,000

4048 Stanford Avenue Private Sale

4833 Walnut Hill Lane $4,549,000

All listing information, either in print or electronic format, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and listing broker is not responsible for any typographical errors or misinformation. Prospective buyers are instructed to independently verify all information furnished in connection with a listing. This information is current as of the distribution of this material, but is subject to revisions, price changes, or withdrawal without any further notice. Allie Beth Allman & Associates strictly adheres to all Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.

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Community

POOL SEASON IS NEVER OVER UNTIL HAPPY DOGS SPLASH

Patrick Stockwood retrieves his dog Gus from a sea of other canines at the Holmes Aquatic Center.

Gus, 9, a labrador retriever, corrals a tennis ball after taking a dip.

(PHOTOS: CHRIS MCGATHEY)

Bear, a golden retriever, is no stranger to Doggie Splash Day at the Holmes Aquatic Center in University Park.

Every year, his and many other pet owners circle the event on their calendars. This year that date fell on Oct. 1.

People and pups played ball, splashed around, and took turns at the diving board – even if it takes a little coaxing as it did for Phil Tedeschi’s labradoodle, Emma.

The end-of-the-season tradition began in 2013.

“He’s completely exhausted by the time I get him home, but he loves it,” said Patrick Stockwood of his dog, Gus. “I am originally from Newport Beach, California, and I have photos of Gus asleep on the beach with a tennis ball in his mouth. We look forward to this every year.”

– Staff report

Bear, the golden retriever.

Highland Park Presbyterian Church Mobilizes After Record Rains

FROM LEFT: Andrew Einspainer, Margaret Jones, Sun Choi, Jeanine Ryan, Jade Broadnax, Louis Gerhardy, Valerie Maniscalco, and Julia Einspainer. (PHOTO: COURTESY HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)

August’s drought-interrupting deluge disrupted lives for some, prompting the mobilization of a Park Cities congregation to help friends in Old East Dallas.

Blocks near Peak Street Church, a congregation planted by Highland Park Presbyterian, got 15 inches in just 24 hours, flooding homes and causing some residents to lose everything.

Those two churches, working the city of Dallas, Texas Baptist Men, and Primera Iglesia Bautista, provided such immediate relief as food boxes, clothing, and gift cards and organized cleanup and construction teams that continued working into October.

“While the devastation to those affected is extensive, it has been really encouraging to see the community come together and ensure all residents impacted by the storm are supported,” said Cameron Beaty, lead pastor at Peak Street. “I’m so grateful for the church and our local partners. We could not do this without their help.”

– Staff report

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Big D Reads: History Lessons

The Rev. Michael Waters drew gasps with the props he brought for a Big D Reads discussion featuring faith leaders.

“I would suggest this (a red MAGA hat) is the reincarnation today of this symbol (a Klansmen’s hood) a century ago,” Abundant Life A.M.E. C h u r c h’s pastor said.

His reRACHEL SNYDER marks came during a discussion I attended at SMU, where panelists explored the faith community’s role in Dallas’ past and present and issues raised by Big D Reads chosen book for this fall.

Originally published in the ‘80s and recently re-released, The Accommodation explores mid-century Dallas’ response to the bombing of Black residents’ homes and inequities in access to housing and groceries.

One chapter addresses how W.A. Criswell, the late longtime pastor of First Baptist Dallas, staunchly supported segregation and quotes him complaining how desegregationists were, in his view, “stirring up of our people” and “not in sympathy with the great spiritual aims of our churches.”

The church’s current pastor, the Rev. Robert Jeffress, sitting next to Waters, observed, “It’s a fairly accurate chapter in what it records about First Baptist Dallas.”

“We didn’t have any official dogma that said people of different races aren’t welcome here,” Jeffress noted.

“We didn’t have to because minorities didn’t feel comfortable.”

Criswell spoke “things that were absolutely wrong and racist,” Jeffress said, before recalling a sermon from 1968.

Jeffress was 12 when Criswell in a sermon titled “Church of the Open Door” walked back his segregationist beliefs and proclaimed, “from this point on, First Baptist Church Dallas is open to everyone.”

Four decades later, former Mayor Tom Leppert joined First Baptist, calling it “the most diverse megachurch in the city,” Jeffress added.

“I think because of my personal endorsement of the former president, people have felt like, ‘Well, that’s a Republican church,’” he said. “I think we and I have to continue to proclaim our stand is not on the Republican National Committee’s platform.

Our stand is on the word of God.” But back to Waters’ props.

“There are churches both near and far who advocate and express a vision of Christianity that is not the vision of the Christ that I serve, that came to liberate the oppressed,” he said.

“As long as we’re unable to see the throughline from the chains, to the hood, to the hat, we’ll never be free.”

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Park Cities Residents Make a Splash for National Night Out On a beautiful October night in the Park Cities, National Night Out events included play, pets, and water.

In Highland Park, the water came out of a firehose as members of the Highland Park Department of Public Safety helped children aim for balloons.

The town closed off parts of Lexington Avenue and Drexel Drive beside Davis Park, where residents gathered to meet town employees, explore public safety and construction vehicles, and enjoy such other attractions as bounce houses, balloon artists, and snacks.

University Park, in conjunction with the SMU Police Department, held a “Block Party at the Flagpole,” with the water coming in the form of a dunk tank.

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More Tree Trouble in the Bubble

Storm splits beloved ole oak on Andy Beal estate at Beverly and Preston

By Rachel Snyder

rachel.snyder@peoplenewspapers.com

Billionaire banker Andy Beal would like fellow admirers of a grand tree at Beverly Drive and Preston Road to know that he will miss the ole oak too.

“Unfortunately, the tree was damaged and split due to the terrible storm in Dallas a few weeks ago (in early September),” Cassie Preston, an executive assistant to Beal, explained.

“Andy had an expert arborist come out to assess the damage to see if there was anything that could be done to save the tree.”

“Disappointingly, they told us that it was too damaged, and it was unsalvageable,” Preston said. “So, it was with sadness that we had to have the tree removed.”

In place of the tree outside the estate, Beal hung a sign explaining the tree’s fate.

“We loved this beautiful tree! We know our community did, too,” the sign read. “We will miss this beautiful tree

and treasure our memories of it.”

The loss of the tree at Beverly and Preston, popular among Christmastime passersby, comes nearly three years after Highland Park town leaders had the 150-year-old Big Pecan tree at the intersection of Armstrong Parkway and Preston Road removed.

That tree had served for years as the traditional focus of the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony but needed to come down because of age, disease, and safety concerns.

Beal bought the more-thancentury-old estate at the corner of Preston and Beverly in late 2021, sparking speculation about what he would do about the beloved tree at his new house.

The property was previously owned by the late Edwin L. Cox, the former oilman for whom SMU’s business school is named, and before Cox owned it, the property was the home of socialite Susie Rose Lloyd, who, according to lore, mistakenly received the town’s budget in the mail at her house and, thinking it was a bill, wrote a check for the entire amount.

Disappointingly, they told us that it was too damaged, and it was unsalvageable.

So, it was with sadness that we had to have the tree removed.

Cassie Preston

A sign went up to explain the fate of a beloved tree that stood at the intersection of Preston Road and Beverly Drive until storm damage made it unsalvageable. (RACHEL SNYDER AND COURTESY PHOTO)

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Sports

ROURKE’S LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND FRIDAY NIGHTS

Experienced HP senior hosts team dinners, aims to set positive examples

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

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Senior cornerback Adam Rourke said he strives “to set the tone every day” for his Highland Park defensive teammates. (PHOTOS: MELISSA MACATEE)

s the most experienced player on the Highland Park defense, and the only team captain on that side of scrimmage, Adam Rourke knew he had to become a better leader.

That extends beyond the field. Rourke’s house in University Park has become the weekly site for traditional Thursday team dinners for about 20 of his defensive teammates. And this year, the group has added film study while building a rapport.

“A lot of us already have a tight bond because we’ve played together for quite a few years,” Rourke said. “It just builds a better camaraderie.”

On Friday nights, the senior cornerback has complemented his pass coverage skills with more physicality. Halfway through the season, he was leading the Scots in tackles — rare for a corner-

back — after securing 15 stops during a win over Lewisville.

“I take pride in that, being physical up near the line,” Rourke said. “In my sophomore year, I was just focused on covering.”

Rourke is the only defensive holdover from the 2020 team that reached the fourth round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs.

He was promoted from the junior varsity squad early that season and became a full-time starter as a junior.

He said experience has made him more patient and improved his ability to read the field, enabling him to match up against the top receiver on the opposing team.

“You embrace the respect that other teams are giving you, and you’re happy you’ve earned it,” Rourke said. “It’s kind of a reward for your hard work.”

Rourke is a two-sport athlete

at HP. He enjoyed baseball more growing up and didn’t start playing football until seventh grade when coaches convinced him to join the “C” team. He missed the following year with an injury but climbed the depth chart quickly as a freshman.

During that time, Rourke and his now-senior teammates marveled at HP’s run of three consecutive state championships, particularly the stingy defense that paved the way during the 2016 campaign by allowing fewer than 14 points per game.

“It’s always been a goal of ours since middle school. We watched the state championship teams growing up,” he said.

“We’ve always wanted to be one of those defenses. We reference that in practice almost every day. The example they set for us is the example we want to set for future generations.”

A lot of us already have a tight bond.

Adam Rourke

Bigger Buckets: Scots Ready for 6A Jump on Hardwood

HP girls, boys look to challenge traditional powers for playoff seeding

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

and raise the standard,” Fleming said. “Now we want to make it to the regional tournament.”

After back-to-back exits in the third round of the girls basketball playoffs, Highland Park is setting its sights even higher.

That goal will be more difficult at the Class 6A level, especially in a district alongside perennial powers such as Irving MacArthur and Richardson. But the expectations will remain high, and so will the motivation.

“Our [nondistrict] schedule is predominantly 6A, so we keep those teams on our schedule for that reason,” said HP head coach Nicole Fleming. “We’re going to prepare for each team without harping on the 6A part. We’re not backing away from anyone.”

The talent level should keep the Lady Scots competitive. Two returning starters — Paris Lauro and Vivian Jin — already have multiple years of playoff experience on the varsity level. Other top returnees include Audrey Walker, Kate Jackson, and Charlotte Collins.

The depth within the program has improved, too, thanks to more players competing year-round in workouts and tournaments.

Fleming said she has been encouraged not only by the dedication, but by the unselfishness of her players as they embrace her team-oriented system.

“Once you get past where you’ve always been, and get to experience it, now we continue to push

HP boys face 6A challenge The Highland Park boys are accustomed to playing a difficult nondistrict schedule of 5A playoff contenders. But this year, those games will come with more frequency — and higher stakes.

Head coach David Piehler hopes the Scots’ experience hanging tough with state powers such as Richardson and Lake Highlands will carry over to their upcoming matchups in District 7-6A play.

“It gave us confidence to know that we can play with any team on any given night,” Piehler said. “This district is going to challenge us to where if we do make the playoffs, we’ll be ready.

We will have been tested numerous times.”

In terms of experience and maturity, the Scots could be well-equipped to challenge for a top playoff seed in their first year at the 6A level since 2016. They have just one returning starter in forward Coleson Messer but will have 11 seniors on the 12-man roster.

HP will have a solid mix of interior and exterior players with returning contributors including Dylan Walker, Thomas Jackman, Jackson Heis, and Drew McElroy.

“We’re very versatile and experienced. The commitment level in the offseason has been very impressive,” Piehler said. “They’re very self-motivated and have been together for a lot of years playing with each other.”

We’re not backing away from anyone.

Nicole Fleming

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HP BOYS

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November

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at Wylie

7:30 p.m.

4

at Southlake Carroll

6:30 p.m.

15

Harker Heights

7 p.m.

8

Rockwall-Heath

6:30 p.m.

18

HSAA

7:30 p.m.

11

Coppell

6 p.m.

21

Woodrow Wilson

2 p.m.

14

at Bishop Lynch

6:30 p.m.

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Plano East

2:30 p.m.

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McKinney

7 p.m.

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at Mansfield Legacy

1:30 p.m.

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Pinkston

1:30 p.m.

at McKinney

7:30 p.m.

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Prosper tournament

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6

at Grand Prairie

7:30 p.m.

December

9

Lake Highlands*

7 p.m.

1-3

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16

at Irving*

7 p.m.

9

at Richardson*

7 p.m.

20

Richardson*

1 p.m.

16

at Irving MacArthur*

6:30 p.m.

TBA

20

at Richardson Berkner* 11:30 a.m.

27-29 Allen tournament 31

at Richardson Berkner* 1 p.m.

January

28-30 Sandra Meadows tourney** TBA January

3

Irving Nimitz*

7 p.m.

3

at Richardson Pearce* 7 p.m.

6

at Irving MacArthur*

7 p.m.

6

Irving*

7 p.m.

10

Jesuit*

7 p.m.

10

at Irving Nimitz*

7 p.m.

13

at Richardson Pearce* 7 p.m.

13

at Lake Highlands*

6:30 p.m.

17

at Lake Highlands*

7 p.m.

17

Richardson*

7 p.m.

24

Irving*

7:30 p.m.

20

Irving MacArthur*

7 p.m.

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at Richardson*

7 p.m.

24

Richardson Berkner*

6 p.m.

31

Richardson Berkner*

7 p.m.

27

Richardson Pearce*

7 p.m.

31

at Irving*

8 p.m.

February 3

at Irving Nimitz*

7 p.m.

February

7

Irving MacArthur*

7:30 p.m.

3

Irving Nimitz*

7 p.m.

10

at Jesuit*

7 p.m.

7

Lake Highlands*

6 p.m.

14

Richardson Pearce*

7 p.m.

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Siblings Look to Help HP Serve Up Another Team Tennis Title

Rogozinski sisters shine in doubles — but not together — for perennial power Scots

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

They know each other’s games inside and out. They practice together on the tennis court several times a week. Their skills complement one another. And they live under the same roof.

It makes sense that in addition to their singles prowess, twin sisters Eden and Mia Rogozinski would make natural doubles partners. Not so fast.

“We found out we weren’t good together,” Eden said. “We enjoy it except when things get tense. When it’s competitive, it gets hard because I get mad at her.”

Both seniors have been vital contributors to the recent success of the perennial powerhouse HP tennis program, for which they both serve as team captains this season — as long as they’re not on the same court for a match.

“We will cheer for each other no matter what,” Eden said. “I will do whatever I can to help her.”

They started in tennis about 10 years ago, when their grandfather bought each a racket for Christmas. After taking some lessons the following summer, tournament competition followed. Eden has the stronger serve of the two, while Mia benefits from a patient approach on the court.

Eden teamed with Isabella McElfresh to win a Class 5A state title last spring in girls doubles. Mia narrowly missed qualifying for the state tournament in mixed doubles.

FROM LEFT: Highland Park tennis captains Leo Hall, Mia Rogozinski, Eden Rogozinski, and Noah Perhirin. (COURTESY PHOTO)

“They’ve really matured a lot. They’ve taken a leadership role,” said HP head coach Tylir Jimenez. “They definitely push each other and support each other.”

The Rogozinskis also have been vital contributors to consecutive state titles during the fall team tennis season. They hope to make it

three in a row on Oct. 27, when the team will seek its seventh consecutive crown and 23rd overall.

Howe ver, the road to another state championship will include more hurdles, with the Scots competing at the Class 6A level this year. They lost to a pair of 6A

When it’s competitive, it gets hard because I get mad at her.

Eden Rogozinski

foes, Southlake Carroll and Allen, during the regular season.

“It’s harder, but it makes all the seniors want it even more,” Mia said. “We’ll be playing a bunch of teams we haven’t played before.”

In 2015, the last time HP was in the 6A classification, the Scots fell in the state semifinals. Yet as the challenge intensifies, the expectations remain as high as ever.

“We’re hitting our stride pretty well,” Jimenez said. “There is something to prove.”

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Business

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SHOP AVARA EARNS ATTENTION WITH RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH Apparel retailer celebrates Park Cities roots, increasing online success

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usiness is booming for Emily Wickard, considering the Park Cities mom’s humble 2016 beginnings selling her kids’ used clothes on the Park Cities Yard Sale Group on Facebook.

But the owner of the bustling clothing company always had a passion for fashion.

“I was a mom, and I loved fashion,” she said. “But I found as I had work, and I had kids, I had no time for it. I felt like I had lost my sense of style.”

From the growing pop-up sales at her home, Wickard Googled how to start an online boutique, followed the steps she found, and expanded to buying new product online and selling it, even modeling the items herself.

Quickly garnering an online following, people often asked whether she had a brickand-mortar store. COVID ended pop-up events at her home, so she started selling solely online via Facebook, Instagram, and her new website.

“That was really a pivot point for us because the business actually grew,” Wickard explained. “Our market is basically women from their mid-30s to mid-50s.

We call ourselves ‘the brand for all ages.’

Our prices are very affordable, so we have 20-somethings who shop for work or for meeting the parents.”

In 2020, as online sales continued to increase and COVID restrictions relaxed, Avara opened a brick-and-mortar store on West Lovers Lane.

“My philosophy was to have one store

and then continue to expand online,” she said. “The little house is almost a destination shop. People have lunch in Inwood Village, then come to Avara to shop. On weekends it’s full of mothers and families and friends.”

Her digital strategy included a robust influencer program and grew to the point that now, most sales are outside the state of Texas.

“There are women like me, who have had careers or are still working — who have kids, but they still want to be the cutest mom at the Highland Park Scots football game,” Wickard said. “There’s just something so colorful and fun and fresh about our product.”

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The brand now has 42 employees, with around 16 full-time, and aims to be flexible with the company’s working moms.

“I found my dream job, and we have such a fantastic team of women all tied to Avara’s performance,” she said. “If Avara does well, they do well.”

And Wickard expects to remain in growth mode.

“I don’t see us getting stores all over the country. Our growth is online. Our heart and soul is here in Dallas and in the Park Cities,” Wickard said. “It’s where we got our start.”

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Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, the clothing brand Buck Mason recently opened on level one between Nordstrom and Macy’s, Sarah Flint, known for shoes and accessories, recently opened on level two between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, the independent Australian luxury fashion brand Scanlan Theodore recently opened on level one between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, and the fashion house St. John recently opened on level one between Neiman Marcus and Dillard’s.

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Casa Costa Snider Plaza The interior design firm, furniture, and gift store by Lisa Mayo and Blaze Whites recently opened between Cerulean Gallery and Bubba’s Cooks Country.

Alo Yoga (COURTESY PHOTOS)

Foxtrot 3130 Knox St. The corner store/coffee shop/ café/gift shop with delivery service recently opened its third location in Dallas, complete with a patio, in the Knox-Henderson area.

The brand’s other two area locations are in Uptown and in Snider Plaza in University Park.

Casa Costa

Ann and Sid Mashburn (PHOTO: WILL AND SUSAN BRINSON)

Various Stores NorthPark Center The activewear brand Alo Yoga recently opened on level one between

Ann and Sid Mashburn 4615 Cole Ave. The new 4,200-square-foot store features an open-air tailor shop, a dedicated made-to-measure area, a shoe and accessory parlor, and more.

Chanel Highland Park Village The French luxury brand opened in its new temporary location next to Sadelle’s. It will remain in the new location while expanding its 5,000-square-foot original space into a two-level, 11,500-squarefoot one.

Skibell Fine Jewelry Preston Center The jewelry store recently moved to a new location at 8411 Preston Road No. 110.

– Compiled by Rachel Snyder

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Real Estate Quarterly FEAR OF MISSING OUT AT CHRISTMAS? Experts suggest where to focus when decorating time is running short

Chef’s Advice for Smart Entertaining Remember the 1997 book Entertaining for Dummies? The book that sold more than 30 million copies promised to transform hopeful hosts and hostesses from dumb to Martha Stewart.

I had a copy, and people consider me entertaining. I give all credit to the books perceptively branded with bright yellow and black, conjuring images of caution tape and street signs.

The holiday seaK ER ST EN R ET T IG son is upon us, so I asked a few friends to give me their tips for making holiday entertaining less stressful and more enjoyable.

Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman, José “For me, holidays are all about familia — gathering around the table, spending time with loved ones in the kitchen, and cooking up recipes that have been passed down through the generations.”

One trick AQ uses to liven up her gatherings is using Jose’s Turbo Salt to dress up cocktails with a sweet and salty sparkly rim.

Jim Seversen, Sevy’s Grill Florist/decorator Keely Vendig and Dallas author Kimberly Schlegel Whitman recommend focusing on what is essential to your family when decorating for the holidays. (PHOTOS: COURTESY KEELY VENDIG)

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working moms and dads,” she explained.

“Everyone’s just busy, and we are elves and come in, we put it all up, we clean t is a weird sort of calculus, but the up, and we’re gone.”

But if you must DIY your decor this time when you most want to decorate for the season dovetails with the busi- Christmas, Vendig suggested focusing est time at work and school. on one thing and doing it well.

Then you look over at your neighbor’s “Obviously, it would be the Christmas tree because not only home, and it seems is it beautiful and you like overnight, it has have the lights, and bloomed with enough that kind of stuff is holiday decor to make reminiscent of Christa Griswold envious. mas, but it’s also a Across the street, a place where a lot of tasteful display of people put like their lighting and vintage decorations has presents,” Vendig said.

“It’s a center, almost sprouted among the manicured shrubbery. like a cornerstone.”

Kimberly What gives? How Second, she said, is Schlegel Whitman focusing on perhaps a did they find the time?

“My number one mantle display. After suggestion would be to just hire me,” that, see what gaps you have and what quipped a laughing Keely Vendig, owner you’d like to use to fill them. She also of the faux-floral company Navy Blooms. suggested setting up calendar remind“I have so many clients that are ers throughout the year to help create bethany.erickson@dmagazine.com

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It’s really about finding out what is meaningful for you and for your family and what works for you.

a game plan.

“I’m a little bit more of a planner, and I think if you set reminders, people would feel less overwhelmed,” she said.

Focusing on what is meaningful and what gives you joy during the season is essential, too, said Dallas author Kimberly Schlegel Whitman. Her book A Loving Table explores family traditions.

“It kind of goes back to either starting or carrying forward a tradition,” she said. “If you really know the meaning behind what you’re doing, you can focus on the things that are more meaningful and get rid of the rest of it. That’s what really will resonate with your family and your guests.”

Whitman said that while she is “not good at keeping things simple,” she also recognizes that it gives her a lot of joy to decorate her home for the holidays.

“It’s really not about comparing yourself to your neighbor or others,” she said.

“It’s really about finding out what is meaningful for you and for your family and what works for you.”

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Known to his friends and guests as Sevy, Jim offers timeless, practical advice. “Organization is key” to holiday entertaining. “Prepare the spread over different times, don’t try to do it all in one day,” he said. He also loves variety in his menus, with warm foods, cold foods, and choices for everyone. “My wife doesn’t eat fish, so I will always have options for her.”

Corbin See, Duro Hospitality If you’ve ever been to The Charles, Sister, or Café Duro, you know that design and interesting visual elements are everywhere.

Corbin See offers his must-haves in a very on-brand way. “Fresh floral. A tablescape always needs a bit of nature. Also, everyone loves a personal touch. Handwritten place cards or, even better, have the kids in the family decorate them.”

Franchesca Nor, Dive Coastal Cuisine “I’m an old-fashioned chef who’s not into gadgets and gizmos,” said the talented, no-nonsense chef and mother. “I recommend a basic knife, cutting board, Dutch oven, skillet, and sauce pot,” she added, saying that keeping things simple and organized is the key to success.

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University Park-Raised Designer Talks Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Cathey received inspiration from homes, supportive community while growing up Maria Lawson

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Ashley Cathey’s University Park upbringing sparked her interest in design from a young age.

I was always really inspired through some of the more beautiful homes that my friends lived in.

Ashley Cathey

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Ashley Cathey was raised in University Park and now resides in Greenway Parks. She wanted to be an architect as a child, but when she got to college, she realized she is more interested in the artistic side of interior design. (PHOTOS: COURTESY STEPHEN KARLISCH AND NATHAN SCHRODER)

beautiful homes that my friends lived in,” Cathey said.

Cathey, founder and principal of Dallas-based interior firm Avrea and Company, has been involved in the design industry for more than 20 years. This year, she was one of 24 designers selected for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, open in Preston Hollow from Sept. 22 to 25.

She was assigned to one of the upstairs bedrooms, which she opted for the theme “Pretty in Plaid.”

Inspiration came from a design

by Mario Buatta in the Manhattan show house in 1984, and she

She describes it as an “easy place to think you can realize your dreams” due to the supportive community and creative inspiration from beautiful homes and interiors across the city.

“One friend in particular — her father had a really spectacular and early American federalist antique furniture collection that was smattered throughout their home, so I was always really inspired through some of the more

placed the fabric he used in his room on her bed in the reimagined version of the space.

“When we found out we were going to be in Kips Bay and we had a bedroom, we started researching the old Kips Bay books, and that was our inspiration because we loved that fabric and we wanted to do our twist on his iconic room,” Cathey said.

She was urged to apply for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House by one of the Dallas chairs, so she submitted a bio and portfolio images to show her chops.

Upon selection, designers had

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eight to 10 weeks to pull together their rooms, but two weeks were lost because of permitting issues. Due to this quick turnaround, many design choices were based on available supplies instead of their top picks.

“With this type of project, you don’t have the same type of lead times that we traditionally have for a ‘real room,’ not a pretend room,” Cathey said.

During her time in the show house, one of her favorite parts was connecting with the other designers, creating a fun camaraderie.

Avrea and Company has

another designer who assists Cathey and two project managers. The team has worked on projects across the country, including in Manhattan, Wyoming, and Blackberry Farm in Tennessee.

They’re looking forward to finishing a renovation in Highland Park that is set for completion next year.

“Our goals are to expand and do projects in cities that we would aspire to do projects in,” Cathey said. “We’re really grateful for clients who let us be creative for them and realize their visions and the best version of their vision.”

SEPTEMBER 2022 MARKET NUMBERS

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PARK CITIES

When a seven-figure Park Cities home sells in an otherwise slow month for real estate, does it still count?

Possibly not in new MLS Summary Reports prepared by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University W I L L I A M TAY LO R using data from the North Texas Real Estate Information System (NTREIS) Multiple Listing Service.

The former report format allowed us to pull breakdowns of single-family sales for the Park Cities combined and the Preston Hollow portion of Dallas.

The new format instead provides data for whole cities but only when specific thresholds are met.

“Cities with fewer than 10 sales in the month will not show up in the summary report,” explained David Blake, chief technology officer for NTREIS Inc. Neither of the Park Cities met that threshold for September, leaving us to wonder how many homes did sell and for how much.

Should I be surprised that a report prepared at Texas A&M seems as thorough as the Aggie football team’s preparations for Appalachian State?

University Park made the August report with 15 single-family sales, down from 24 the same month in 2021. Median price ($2,805,150) and price per square foot ($567.18) were up from $1,868,013 and $480.94).

Highland Park last appeared in June with 12 single-family sales, down three from June 2021. Median price ($2,347,500) and price per square foot ($639.28) were up from $2,171,000 and $542.01.

Months-old numbers tell us something about Park Cities real estate. So does getting left out of reports.

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95.7% sold to list price September 2021: 98.5%

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Want To Remodel Before a Big Event? Better Plan Ahead

With the holidays fast approaching, many homeowners start thinking about how different the S H E R RY A N D holiday enterPA U L Z U C H taining experience would be if they had a newly renovated, updated home to entertain and create new memories with family and friends.

It’s not uncommon for us to start receiving calls as soon as summer vacations end and children return to school about renovations to kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas of the house that are front and center during the holidays.

What most homeowners don’t realize is how long it takes to plan and execute a remodeling project properly.

We suggest homeowners start the design and planning process six to 12 months before the desired completion date to ensure their remodel is completed in time for a significant event such as a wedding, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, especially if you are planning a large-scale renovation.

Smaller cosmetic remodels that don’t involve reconfiguring spaces or moving or opening walls can be planned and executed in a shorter timeframe. However, you need to have realistic expectations before you engage a professional designer, architect, and builder.

By now, most are aware of the lingering

Such major kitchen remodels as these designed by Joanie Wyll and Associates and Ronda Marstiller help make a home the ideal place to celebrate the holidays. However, planning should begin six to 12 months before an anticipated event. (DESIGNERS: RONDA MARSTILLER, JOANIE WYLL

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supply chain issues that have, in many cases, drastically raised the cost and anticipated lead times of building materials, appliances, windows, insulation, etc.

A shortage of microchips has not only disrupted the auto industry but has also affected the home building industry. Many building products with smart home technology, such as appliances, are taking 10-12 months to receive.

A seasoned builder, along with the design team, can identify these extended lead-time products and pre-purchase them early in the

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To minimize lengthy delays during construction, we educate our clients about the benefits of spending more time in design and project planning before rushing to start a project. This helps alleviate issues, especially if you’re living in the house or temporarily renting a place during renovations.

If you are considering renovating or building a custom home, there is no better time than now to start planning. Choose a builder

or remodeler with extensive experience with your type of project, who works in your surrounding neighborhoods, and has solid relationships with great interior designers, architects, engineers, trades, and vendors to ensure your project is thoughtfully designed, planned, and specified before you ever sign a construction agreement.

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How to Tastefully Update a Period Home for Contemporary Living Period homes (generally defined as any home built before WWI) tend to have high ceilings, beautiful detailing, and architectural features you don’t often see in new homes.

For many homeMARGARET C H A M B E R S buyers, the creaks, the cracks, and the repair costs of a period home are well worth it.

You might wonder how an interior designer like myself would approach a historic property. I think it’s disturbing to obliterate the interior and redecorate in a minimalist style. Of course, there’s no need to turn your house into a museum, either.

Here are some tips for decorating a period home in a way that’s sympathetic to the house’s history but still looks current: Start by doing research on how homes in the period were originally decorated, then pick and choose the elements that look the most timeless. Don’t be afraid to use soft, contemporary paint colors in a Victorian house. If you use saturated wall paint colors, keep the period detailing (such as the cornicing) in more understated tones for contrast.

One of the advantages of period homes is the high ceilings. You will probably want a large lighting fixture, such as a chandelier, to take advantage of the extra height.

On the other hand, one downside to period homes is that they sometimes have dark, narrow hallways. Hang mirrors in hallways to reflect more light into the space.

When it comes to furnishings, I think

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CLOCKWISE: This formal living room in a classically French home is traditional without being fussy. The contemporary artwork to the right matches the color scheme. Clean, elegant, geometric wallpaper pattern doesn’t distract from architectural details such as the dentil crown molding along the ceiling of this dining room. Robbie Fusch was the architect for the project. (PHOTOS: DAN PIASSICK. DESIGN: MARGARET CHAMBERS) Light and pastel colors, like the pinks in this English cottage, can help a traditionally decorated room feel fresh. (PHOTO: MICHAEL HUNTER. DESIGN: MARGARET CHAMBERS)

juxtaposing modern and traditional elements is best. If you’re using traditional art and wallpaper patterns, mix contemporary furniture into the room. The simple lines of the furniture will stand out beautifully against the traditional backdrop. Likewise, if you use a lot of antique furniture, you may want to use updated colors for the walls and contemporary art, which adds an element of surprise.

An alternative to buying a period home is to work with a classically trained architect (like Larry Boerder, Richard Drummond Davis, or Robbie Fusch, to name a few), who can build you a new home in a period style.

If you already own a period home and need help deciding which parts should be kept as is, restored, or torn out, it might be time to consult an interior designer. A professional

designer can help ensure your renovation doesn’t go too far and will have connections with lots of restoration experts who can help breathe new life into the home.

Margaret Chambers, a registered interior designer (RID) and member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), leads Chambers Interiors and Associates. Her colleague Caitlin Crowley helped edit this column. Visit chambersinteriors. com/blog for more design advice.

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Real Talk: Lindley Arthur

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Lindley Arthur launched her namesake interior design business more than a decade ago, seeing it as a natural expansion of her shop on Antique Row on Lovers Lane.

“I originally studied journalism at OU and worked in corporate PR for several years before transitioning back home to be with my two sons,” she said. “In 2008, I opened a booth at Antique Row on Lovers Lane, which slowly evolved into designing my own home and my friends’ homes before I launched Lindley Arthur Interiors in 2010.”

She and her team focus on residential projects in Texas and beyond.

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his four-bedroom, four-bath, 3,791-square-foot Highland Park classic on an oversized 75-by-167foot lot is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. The welcoming front porch leads into the entry and living room with beautiful dentil moldings, an oversized fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows. The flexible floor plan includes a downstairs bedroom with an ensuite bathroom. The formal dining room opens to the breakfast room, kitchen, and family room, which features G O T T O B E A W AY ?

Carol Stine’s tips on what to do before leaving your home for an extended period: • Do not post on social media that you are going out of town.

• Turn off or turn down your water heater.

• In case of storms and a power surge occurs, unplug appliances such as TVs and microwaves.

• Cancel mail.

• Leave lights on a timer.

• Install outside motion detector lights.

• Make sure windows and doors are locked • If you don’t have Blue Tulip Home Watch, have someone to call to check on the house.

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built-ins and a large fireplace. A bright sunroom with skylights, floor-to-ceiling doors and windows opens to the pool and large backyard. The recently updated kitchen offers an island, stainless steel appliances, a walk-in pantry, and a dry bar with a built-in wine cooler. The second floor features the primary bedroom offering a large sitting room and dual baths, plus two additional bedrooms and bathrooms. The oversized two-car garage includes a pool bath, cabana, and spacious guest quarters above.

If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice, what would it be?

I believe the time I spent in PR was more valuable than studying interior design in college. So much of what we do is client communication and handling issues when they arise — my background prepared me for that. Another piece of advice is to stay true to your aesthetic. Read design books and magazines and follow bloggers whose style you admire. Have the confidence to express your own personal look, and don’t be influenced by the current trends that ebb and flow.

What is the best thing about being an interior designer?

Without a doubt, the people I work with. Not only do I have an amazing team of women that I work with at Lindley Arthur Interiors, but I have had the ability to build relationships with so many of my clients that have become close friends.

What is your outlook on the Dallas market?

I’ve seen clients in Dallas get more specific about what appeals to them personally. Several years ago, most of our clients wanted very similar looks for their homes, but lately, we are seeing homeowners with more diversified tastes who have a better idea of what design style they want to achieve. In addition, I believe Dallas is getting more traditional overall. We continue receiving more requests for a curated, collected look with deeper colors to provide a comfortable space that feels like home.

Can you give us a fun fact about yourself?

In my first job in corporate PR, I decided to grasscloth my gray cubicle — that should have been my first clue that maybe I was in the wrong profession.

Home Not Alone: Blue Tulip provides travelers peace of mind

By Karen Chaney

Special Contributor Dallas native Carol Stine has her roots planted deep in the heart of Texas.

She graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1975 and earned a degree in finance from Texas A&M University in 1979, followed by a master’s in business administration in 1985 from SMU. Along the way, she married and started a family, which was a catalyst for a career change from accounting to real estate. She earned her real estate broker license in 1986.

“What I decided was I would get my real estate license and be a parttime real estate person,” Stine said.

“Real estate is not a part-time thing, and I had three boys in four years, so I was mostly a stay-at-home mom.”

Over the ensuing years, Stine

volleyed between working in real estate, accounting, finance, and small business ownership.

Our business is not home security; it is a home watch service.

Carol Stine “I really wanted to be a business owner,” she said. “My grandparents had a grocery store way back when I was little bitty down in Gonzales, Texas. My dad had his own business for a while; my brother had his own business. Small business ownership

is in our genes.”

In 2016, while living in Minnesota, Stine purchased a non-medical home healthcare agency. By 2019, due to family obligations, she sold that business and moved back to Dallas, where she resumed working as an accountant. Due to the impact of COVID-19, Stine was working remotely, her hours were dwindling, and she began to ponder additional revenue streams.

An idea she had been mulling over for some time became her second venture into business ownership when, in 2020, she launched Blue Tulip Home Watch.

“Our business is not home security; it is a home watch service,” she said. “We do visual inspections of the outside and inside of homes and look for issues such as water damage from leaking pipes, vandalism, and storm damage.”

She chose the business name because she said blue tulips symbolize peace, tranquility, trust, and loyalty.

“I want my clients to get that feeling of they trust me and have peace of mind,” Stine said.

Her first clients came about because of pandemic travel restrictions.

“He had a house in Dallas, and his parents were elderly in England,” she said. “He could work remotely, so he left his house in Dallas and went back to live with his parents for a while.”

Another couple had a house in Dallas, but they were in China when the pandemic lockdowns occurred, so they couldn’t come home.

Stine recently moved from University Park to Colorado to be near her grandson, so hired Katherine Winford, a Preston Hollow resident, to take care of her Dallas clients.

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Schools

NAPKIN AND KNIFE BECOME BELLE AND GASTON HPHS seniors return to sixth-grade musical with new parts

By Karen Chaney

Special Contributor

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heir parts were new to seniors Cate Gould and Carter Moreland, but Disney’s Beauty and the Beast musical was not.

When they were sixth graders at McCulloch Intermediate School, Cate was a dancing napkin, and Carter was a knife.

For the Highland Park High School Fine Arts Department’s presentation this semester, Cate performed as Belle, and Cater, a Scotsman, was Gaston.

“I think the coolest thing about doing this show again would be realizing how long we’ve been performing together and how close we’ve gotten over the years,” Carter said. “The biggest difference is how much we’ve all changed skill-wise and just grown into unique people.”

TOP LEFT: Belle, played by Cate Gould, and The Beast, played by Morgan Martinez, discover books and common ground in the castle library. TOP RIGHT: Enchanted items in the castle greet a lost father: Julia Smartt (Lumiere), Matthew Winford (Maurice), Mark Zantop (Chip), Olivia Carroll (Mrs. Potts). BOTTOM: The Silly girls react to Gaston’s failed proposal: Charlotte Shays, Kate Denton, McKinley Meece, Emily Bailey, Nelle Blaylock, Clara Swartzendruber (Silly Girls), Carter Moreland (Gaston). (PHOTOS: JASON

They get to tell stories and learn skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.

Tyler Perring Morgan Martinez, a sophomore, said he was thrilled and honored to have been cast as The Beast and was excited to work with Cate, Carter, and the rest of the cast.

“My favorite thing about this show is that this musical is super family-friendly,” Morgan said. “I loved seeing so many little girls in Belle dresses and even one little boy dressed as Lumiere that had come to see the show. I love that we embodied these characters that they see on the screen.”

Tyler Perring, Highland Park district fine arts director, said he and Natalie Walker, HPHS choir director and fine

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arts department chair, chose this musical in March after talking through many options based on their students.

“The characters are my favorite part of Beauty and the Beast,” Perring said. “The animated movie came out when I was a kid, and so did the musical. I have always loved the story and the music.”

Detailing benefits students gain from being involved in high school theater; Perring said it gives them a chance to express their creativity.

“They get to tell stories and learn skills that they will be able to use for the

rest of their lives,” he said.

Post-high school, Carter plans on pursuing a degree in business but hopes to return to the arts later in life as a hobby.

He said the highlight of this musical was getting to choreograph two dances.

“I enjoy getting to be on the creative side of shows and watch my vision come to life throughout the process as well as being a leader within the group,” he said.

Although the final curtain call came on Sept. 25, Cate views this as a segue to her future.

“Now that the show is over, the college

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WHO’S WHO • Cate Gould (Belle): “It was such a thrill to walk out each night and see the foyer filled with little girls dressed as Belle.”

• Morgan Matinez (The Beast) has been performing since third grade. “I am so grateful to have found a hobby where I can really express myself.”

• Carter Moreland (Gaston): “My advice to younger students considering the performing arts path would be to not let anything alter your personal growth whether it be peers or teachers.”

work begins as I plan to pursue theater after high school and obtain my BFA in Musical Theatre,” she said. “I am currently working on my prescreens and college submissions.”

Just as contrasting emotions played out on stage, they were also experienced personally for the cast.

“The only thing I would have done differently is cherished the moments we had together while they were still happening,” Morgan said. “It was such a fun experience working with the cast, and I am so sad that it’s over now.”

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2023 National Merit Semifinalists: How Many Does Your School Have?

People Newspapers here recognizes the dozens of 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists from our markets for achieving a status earned by less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide.

The students entered the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program as juniors by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). The nationwide pool of semifinalists includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

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The program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

The nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) named approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide. Its leaders expect 95% of those to become finalists and about half of the finalists to win National Merit Scholarships.

Students will learn in early 2023 whether they are finalists, but the NMSC typically doesn’t announce their names to

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the media. Some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships – $30 million worth – will be offered in the spring.

To become a finalist, the semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application with information about the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.

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First-Time Voters Eye Midterms

HPHS seniors look forward to casting ballots N O TA B L E D AT E S

By Chloe Ching and Carley Hutchison People Newspapers

Mary Ellen Schoellkopf found registering to vote a simple enough task when she turned 18.

The Highland Park High senior went online and took care of that during her AP Government class.

“Every vote matters, so I can’t wait to finally participate in this democratic tradition,” Schoellkopf said.

While some teens might not give much thought to what pundits view as pivotal midterm elections, others like Schoellkopf embrace what they see as a privilege with excitement.

Highland Park seniors Ben Able, Logan Parette, and Pete Ratchford also discussed what this milestone of early adulthood

By Rachel Snyder

almost any decision that they make,” Knight told the Tribune. “It would be a mistake to say that they’re running Highland Park ISD Superinten- away from the job or the situation. dent Dr. Tom Trigg, the district’s They may be running toward a job eighth superintendent since 1914, that would enable them to have the is stepping down after the 2022- impact that they don’t feel they could 2023 school year. He’s led the dis- have right now as superintendent.” trict since 2015.

She also addressed what the inTrigg’s concreased polarizatract was set to run tion school districts are facing through 2027.

“I certainly have means for the skills appreciated the opdistrict leaders will portunities the last need in the future.

“They’re going seven-and-a-half to have to make years have provided, and I really do decisions more Dr. Tom Trigg (PHOTO: COURTESY HPISD) look forward to the rapidly than they remainder of this have in the past, year and continuing working with and then they’re going to have to be my colleagues and you as community quick to change course when somemembers,” Trigg said. “I plan to fin- thing isn’t working,” Knight told ish strong and do whatever I can to the outlet. “We haven’t moved this assist in the transition to a new su- quickly in the past.” perintendent for such a wonderful In Highland Park ISD, there’s and worthy community.” also been turnover in other high-levTrigg’s announcement marks the el positions recently. latest in a spate of superintendent turnover across North Texas. Other superintendents who’ve recently resigned, retired, or announced their departures include Michael Hinojosa of Dallas ISD, Kent Scribner of Fort Worth ISD, Ryder Warren of Northwest ISD, Steve Chapman of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, David Vroonland of Mesquite ISD, D’Andre Weaver of DeSoto ISD, Kevin Rogers of Lewisville ISD, Sara Bonser of Plano ISD, and, most recently, Lisa Wilson, formerly HPISD’s Dr. Robin Ryan of Grapevine-Col- assistant superintendent for educaleyville ISD. tion services, moved to Plano ISD, Stephanie Knight, dean of the and Jon Dahlander, the district’s Simmons School of Education and chief of staff and director of comHuman Development at SMU, munications since 2015, returned to spoke to the Texas Tribune about the Dallas ISD, where he’d worked in high turnover. the communications office for nearly “The most detrimental part of it 20 years. His new role at Dallas ISD is that the superintendents are deal- is chief of strategic partnerships and ing with extreme polarization around intergovernmental relations. rachel.snyder@peoplenewspapers.com

Election Day: Nov. 8 Early voting: Oct. 24-Nov. 4

As I was younger, I definitely leaned more toward one side, but as I have grown up and matured, I have realized that compromise is the best thing for our country.

Logan Parette

Trigg To Step Down After 2022-2023 School Year

FROM LEFT: Elaine Allison and Brooks Baker pick up voter registration cards at Highland Park High School. (PHOTOS: CARLEY HUTCHISON)

means to them.

“I think everyone should use their voice to vote,” said Able, who looks forward to participating in democracy in a new way.

Parette, wanting to be prepared, preregistered before her birthday.

“I think our troops and our military fought hard for our right to have freedom in this country, and I think it’s our job as American citizens to use that right for good and to speak our voice for our democracy,” she said.

The high school has encouraged those who have turned 18 or will do so by Election Day by sometimes offering registration cards in the hallways.

“I find politics very interesting,

and it’s cool to know what’s going on in the country,” Pete Ratchford said.

With Nov. 8 approaching, Parette is weighing the candidates and the issues.

“When I was young, my parents never talked about their political views and never told me, ‘This is what you should believe,’ so I took what they believed in, and I weighed it against my personal values, and that’s how I created my own political views,” she said. “As I was younger, I definitely leaned more toward one side, but as I have grown up and matured, I have realized that compromise is the best thing for our country.”

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School Design Should Foster Connection, Collaboration

Tangram Interiors executives discuss future of educational spaces

Tangram Interiors entered the North Texas market less than a year ago, acquiring BKM Total Office of Texas and bringing expertise in furnishings for medical, commercial, and educational spaces.

When you put students in an open environment with their peers versus sitting at the same desk for six hours, it’s amazing where their imaginations and conversations lead.

Amber Jones The California-based company hasn’t tackled any Dallas ISD projects yet but, operating from its regional headquarters west of Dallas Love Field on Clifford Drive, did work on an install at Highland Park High School.

Vice president of sales Amber

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Flexible spaces like this one at Highland Park High School provide opportunities for students to gather and learn from each other. (PHOTOS: CHLOE CHING AND COURTESY PHOTOS)

Jones and Mark Peters, director of healthcare and education sales, recently talked about trends in spaces for schools. Here are some excerpts:

What will school look like 50 years from now?

AMBER: The purpose of school is to teach people to be successful later in life. And the more we learn about life, the more we realize we must work collaboratively, in groups, whether through technology

or in person. Past generations didn’t like group work much, often because there were disparities in who performed and got credit for the work. We need to teach collaboration in an appealing manner so that each student can learn better collaboratively and still pull his or her own weight.

MARK: I think we’ll eventually recognize that there’s a lot of learning that can take place outside of the classroom, with help from technology. So, in-classroom

Mark Peters

engagements (like lectures) will look very different or may not even be necessary in the future.

Science and research labs will change, too. In the past, there was a need for either a wet lab or a dry lab. Today you’re seeing a lot more hybrid labs as different disciplines come together to tackle complex problems.

What do spaces in schools need to solve for today?

MARK: A sense of belonging and connection is so important in

classroom design today. Especially in Texas. Some of these high schools have 5,000 or more students. So how do you create an environment where students feel like they belong? When they belong, that’s when they progress.

And we must look at wellness for the student – not just learning outcomes, but overall wellness and mental health. We recognize that this generation has higher anxiety and stress levels than generations before them. In part, this means helping students make connections, whether it’s with their peers, staff, or teachers.

AMBER: A conventional classroom is a very top-down situation, where the teacher is in charge, and every adult eye has to be on every child at all times. We see schools providing students a little bit more flexibility to learn in the way that’s more convenient for them. From a design standpoint, this means different lounge areas or adjacent-to-classroom areas.

When you put students in an open environment with their peers versus sitting at the same desk for six hours, it’s amazing where their imaginations and conversations lead.

– Staff Report

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A Sign Solution: Reasonable Reading Would Allow Democratic Dialogue Under a new Texas law, the Highland Park ISD recently received a donation of posters with the national motto, “In God We Trust.” As an attorney and parent DAV I D C OA L E of children in HPISD, I believe that this law can be read reasonably to avoid a problem that the Carroll ISD recently faced.

Section 1.004 of the Texas Education Code requires a public school to display, “in a conspicuous place,” “a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’” if private donors provide the poster, it “contain[s] a representation of the United States flag centered under the national motto and a representation of the state flag,” and does “not depict any words, images or other information other than the representations … about the motto and the two flags.”

The Carroll ISD recently received a set of such posters from a local donor. A father in the district then tried to donate another set. One had “In God We Trust” written in Arabic. The others were in English but decorated in rainbow colors.

The school board turned him down, saying that the statute should be read to set a one-percampus limit. The father argued that the law says nothing about a limit, and requires a district to accept “a” poster so long as it satisfies the law.

Both sides have a point. It seems unreasonable to require a school district to put up dozens of posters. But at the same time, we accept statutes as the Legislature writes them, and the Southlake father is correct that this statute does not set a limit.

Also, if the law is read to set a one-per-campus limit, which poster? Imagine a poster that writes the motto in an unusual font, or one shaped like the crescent moon associated with the start of Ramadan. Yes, the statute limits the “other information” that a poster

may have. But the motto still must be written in a font and a poster must have a shape. A district that chooses one such expression over another could be engaging in content discrimination that violates the First Amendment.

Fortunately, there is another way to read this law that did not come up in Carroll. The statute sets no requirement for how long the poster must stay in the “conspicuous place.” With no express guidance, a district could fairly assume that the Legislature intended a reasonable display time.

Then, posters such as those recently donated to HPISD could be displayed for a week or two, followed by rainbow-colored ones for a similar time. This approach balances the interests of those who want a “traditional” presentation of the motto with those of others who, within the bounds of this law, want to add variety to that presentation.

This new law has sparked a statewide debate about the national motto and what it means. If read reasonably, it can encourage a constructive and democratic dialogue throughout the school year.

David Coale is an attorney and frequent commentator on legal issues. He’s also a Highland Park ISD parent.

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Why Are Those Students Dressed Like That? They’re Seniors From rock ’n’ roll style to their business best, Highland Park High School seniors showed off various looks during the annual Senior Dress Up Week.

Every morning, they would gather around the school entrance

to take pictures and socialize before first period started.

Was that a superhero, a rockstar, or a Duck Dynasty cast member who just walked by?

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1. Stairway to Heaven? Nope. Just class. FROM LEFT: Catcher Murphy and Maura Maguire model their rock star looks. 2. FROM LEFT: Lewis Montgomery, Collin Sewell, Whit Thompson, Andrew Lipman, and Walker Kashata “suited up” for Business Day. 3. Reagan Hoctor props her feet up in AP Government class, acting out her rock ’n’ roll persona on the first day of Senior Dress Up Week. 4. FROM LEFT: Kennedy Clark, Brooke Barcus, and Brooks Baker put on their serious faces in-between classes. 5.

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Student Achievements: The Artist, The Architects, and The Scholars

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1. Preservation scholarships Preservation Park Cities gifted two Highland Park students a scholarship through the Highland Park Education Foundation Tartan Fund this past school year. Grey Webster and Elise Waterston are interested in architecture and history, subject areas which reflects PPC’s passion for historic preservation. Over the past 10 years, the organization’s board has voted to donate funds from the Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, the Historic Home Tour, and the Classic & Antique Car Show to create an endowment with the Education Foundation. This endowment of $250,000 provides the underwriting

for the Distinguished Chair for History at Highland Park High School, a post Bradley Sanders will fill for another three years.

2. Birthday flowers Yihan Li, a fifth grader at McCullough Intermediate School, was recognized as winner of the 2022 HPISD Birthday Card Cover Art Contest. Li designed her cover art last year as a fourth grader at Armstrong Elementary and created her Heart with Flowers drawing with colored pencils and markers. The annual contest is open to all students in the district. Superintendent Tom Trigg uses the chosen artwork to wish HPISD’s 800

employees a happy birthday.

3. Top science The Society for Science selected Highland Park Middle School eighth grader Ellie Chong (pictured with principal Kevin Hunt) as a Top 300 Broadcom Master based on her seventh-grade project, which advanced to the second round of state competition. The Broadcom Masters science and engineering fair annually recognizes the top 10% of middle school science fair projects from across the U.S.

National Merit semifinalists posed for a celebratory photograph after the announcement of their selection. Read more about the program on page 41. FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: Kevin Ding, John True, Evan Huang, and John Helton.

SECOND ROW: William Wirskye, Charlotte Zelley, Katherine Ho, and Danielle Weatherwax. THIRD: Jeneta Nwosu, Michelle Xing, and Sally Dai. FOURTH: Adam Rourke, Thomas Kerr, Dalton Burford, and Weitao Shi. NOT PICUTRED: Elizabeth Chen.

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Partners Card ‘MORE THAN JUST A DISCOUNT’ Partners Card marks three decades of Family Place support

BY THE NUMBERS

$20 MILLION + raised by Partners Card for The Family Place in the last 29 years

700+ participating locations in Dallas-Fort Worth

30th year of Partners Card fundraising

$75 donation to the Family Place to get a card

20% discount at participating retailers

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10 days of shopping from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6

ONE night of safety for a victim of family violence provided with the purchase of a Partners Card

PARTNERS CARD TIMELINE 1993 The Family Place launched Partners Card with 175 participating stores. Gene Jones served as the first Honorary Chair.

Sally Hoglund and Sally Johnson founded the inaugural event, which raised $90,000.

Andrea Cheek, Wynne McNabb Cunningham, honorary chair Paula Davis, Lisa Hewitt, and Hannah Fagadau are heading up the third anniversary of the Partners Card fundraiser. (PHOTOS: JESSE BERMENSOLO)

By Rachel Snyder

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artners Card is celebrating its 30th year with more perks for shoppers and diners — all while benefiting the Family Place.

Each year, Partners Card raises money for The Family Place by selling $75 cards that offer buyers discounts at many retailers and restaurants across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For its 30th anniversary, supporters can buy a limited-edition Pearl Card for $500, which offers additional perks from participating retailers and restaurants, including one year of complimentary valet service at NorthPark Center. Additionally, Neiman Marcus joined the retail lineup this year.

“We love that the program has grown as much as it has in 30 years. It really shows a community coming together, partnering with us as the largest domestic violence agency in Texas,” Molly Fiden of the Family

Place said about the Partners Card program.

Andrea Cheek, Wynne Cunningham, Hannah Fagadau, and Lisa Hewitt are co-chairing the 30th-anniversary fundraiser, which runs from Oct. 28 until Nov. 6, with Paula Davis serving as honorary chair.

Cheek is a returning co-chair, having chaired the charity event in 2015 and helped with its 25th anniversary. She’s also involved with other organizations, including Junior League of Dallas and Cattle Baron’s Ball.

“I was introduced to the Family Place in 2014 and just fell in love with the cause,” Cheek said. Cunningham heard about the Family Place through her involvement with Junior League of Dallas.

“I first started working with survivors of domestic violence when I was in law school,” Cunningham said. “That’s when I was first exposed to just how many obstacles there are for someone who finds themselves in that sort of situation where they need to get themselves and their family, their children, away from a violent situation. Since then, it’s

When you buy that card, the first thing you’re doing is making sure somebody is safe.

To me, anything after that is gravy.

Paula Davis

been a cause that is near and dear to my heart.”

Fagadau is another longtime supporter of the Family Place, going back to her mother’s involvement with the nonprofit.

“For as long as I can remember, my family always bought Partners Cards,” she said. “My mom, who had been involved in the Family Place a little bit here and there in her philanthropic endeavors, always would tell my sister and me the importance of buying the card – it was more than just a discount to different stores – so the mission of the Family Place has always been important to me.”

Hewitt got involved with Partners Card while working as a nurse practitioner at Parkland, researching family violence.

“I really enjoy seeing this side and being able to raise money knowing exactly where it’s going to go and who it’s going to help,” she said.

Davis has been involved with Partners Card since she was asked to help sell cards in the ‘90s.

“Here, 26 years later, I’m still selling them,” she said. “When you buy that card, the first thing you’re doing is making sure somebody is safe. To me, anything after that is gravy.”

1998 Partners Card revenue exceeded half a million dollars with more than 10,000 cards sold.

2000 Partners Card grew to more than 500 participating stores.

2007 Partners Card celebrated 15 years, raising $905,000 to help battered women, children, and men.

2010 For the first time, Partners Card raised more than $1 million. The Family Place opened its school facility for K-2nd grade students.

2017 Partners Card celebrated 25 years and launched the Partners Card Mobile App and e-commerce.

2020 Retailers, sponsors, and supporters adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic; Partners Card raised almost $1 million and provided more than 12,000 nights of shelter at The Family Place.

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Partners Card at Home at Highland Park Village, NorthPark Center (PHOTOS: COURTESY THE FAMILY PLACE)

Three decades of Partners Card have made The Family Place at home in Dallas’ most prestigious shopping destinations.

The Festive Seller Soiree kicked off the card-selling season on Sept. 14 at Tory Burch in Highland Park Village.

Partner’s Card co-chairs Andrea Cheek, Wynne McNabb Cunningham, Hannah Fagadau, Lisa Hewitt, and honorary chair Paula Davis and 50 guests enjoyed the evening shopping event while supporting the cause.

“The mission of ending family violence is something that needs to be talked about, and a mission Bank of Texas is honored to support,” said Melissa Keeling of Bank of Texas, Partners Card’s lead sponsor.

Soon, The Family Place heads to NorthPark Center for an exclusive luncheon and fashion presentation on the first day of the 10-day Partners Card shopping event. La Dolce Vita begins at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28 at Eataly Dallas, after which Neiman Marcus will host a champagne reception. A limited number of luncheon tickets ($250) are available at familyplace.org.

– Staff report

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U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Honored at Texas Trailblazer Awards (PHOTOS: TAMYTHA CAMERON AND CELESTE CASS)

The Family Place honored U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson during the annual Texas Trailblazer Awards on Sept. 23 at the Omni Hotel.

“Congresswoman Johnson leads by example, working tirelessly to help others and create change at the local, state, and national level,” said Mimi Crume Sterling, CEO of The Family Place. “This year’s Texas Trailblazer goes above and beyond the call of duty to make Texas and our United States a better place.”

The 15-term congresswoman is the first African American woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In 2020, she introduced the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which became law with bipartisan support.

Jeannie Barsam of Gifting Brands, Stacee Johnson-Williams of Signet Jewelers, and Lisa Sherrod of AT&T co-chaired the event, which drew more than 550 guests.

Keynote speaker and actor Christina Ricci stressed the importance of organizations like The Family Place in educating and supporting survivors of domestic violence.

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EXPLORE THE ALAMO, OTHER GREAT EXHIBITS AT THE HALL OF STATE Dallas Historical Society celebrates century of preservation, education

By William Taylor

william.taylor@peoplenewspapers.com

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s it possible to pick a favorite with 3 million items in the archives and artifact collections of the Dallas Historical Society (DHS)?

How about Sam Houston’s handwritten account of the Battle of San Jacinto, the only known original Juneteenth document, James Fannin’s watch, or Santa Anna’s spurs?

Society executive director Karl Chiao, who grew up in San Antonio, has his favorite – one of the newest exhibits at the Hall of State at Fair Park.

The 24-by-14-foot Texas Liberty Forever: The Battle of the Alamo diorama, depicting events of the morning of March 6, 1836, went on display in March, kicking off DHS’s 100th Anniversary celebration.

“It took three years to get the diorama delivered and set up permanently in the South Texas room at the Hall of State,” he said. “But that’s a drop in the bucket compared to the 20 years that it took Mr. Thomas Feely and his research team to create it.”

The exhibit, supported by lead sponsors Stanley V. Graff and Reed Graff, features 2,000-plus hand-painted pewter figures plus an interactive mobile app.

C E L E B R AT E

It took three years to get the diorama delivered and set up permanently in the South Texas room at the Hall of State.

Karl Chiao

What: The Dallas Historical Society Centennial Gala When: Nov. 12 – cocktail reception at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Hall of State at Fair Park, 3939 Grand Ave. Chairs: Kristen Sanger and Lisa Singleton Online: dallashistory.org

Dallas Historical Society executive director Karl Chiao credits his fondness for this diorama, in part, to growing up in San Antonio. Chiao demonstrates an interactive app that helps visitors explore a new exhibit at the Hall of State. (PHOTOS: DANNY CAMPBELL)

“It gives context to the size and scale of the battle that you cannot get anywhere else, including going to the actual Alamo site,” Chiao said.

Established in 1922, DHS uses its collections and exhibits to educate and inspire future generations, serving more than 20,000 students

and welcoming 160,000-plus visitors annually.

“The most surprising collection we have is that of Admiral Chester Nimitz,” Chiao said. “With there being a Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas, I would have thought that his WWII items

would have been there. However, when he donated these items to DHS in 1946, there was not yet a museum in Fredericksburg. We are fortunate to have not only his insignia but also his WWII uniform and the admiral’s flag that followed him everywhere he went.”

Chiao, a former DHS trustee who became executive director in 2018, oversaw the yearlong citybond funded $14.4 million renovation of the Hall of State that wrapped up in November 2020, returning the building to its original 1936 glory.

Next came a six-month restoration project after sprinkler pipes busted during the winter storm of February 2021, causing $3 million in water damage.

“Now that our building has been restored, we will be focusing on educating not only the next generation but also all the new transplants moving into the metroplex about this wonderful city they now call home,” Chiao said. “We want to make sure they understand why Dallas is such an amazing place and the role that North Texas played in the history of Texas.”

Tennis, Not Just Anyone: Dirk’s Friends Serve Up Fun for Charity

Steve Nash Luka Dončić

(PHOTOS AND STORY: CADE HAMNER)

Dirk Nowitzki and fans

John Isner

Ben Stiller

JJ Barea

NBA greats, tennis legends, and celebrities gathered at SMU’s Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Sept. 25 for some light-hearted competition supporting the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation’s focus on children’s well-being, health, and education.

As Dirk held center court, his invited celebrities, including Luka Dončić, JJ Barea, Steve Nash, Ben Stiller, Andy Roddick, and John Isner, rotated through five adjacent courts as fans cheered and laughed from the seats above.

“After a wonderful night with sponsors and friends and raising a lot of money for my charity, we’re thrilled to be out here to have some fun today,” Nowitzki said.

Ben Stiller, making his second appearance, added, “It’s amazing what Dirk’s doing for this community. He is Dallas.”

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WORTH A ROAD TRIP: MINERAL WELLS, CISCO, ALBANY

D

riving north and west from Dallas, the scenery soon turns to rolling hills and, just a bit further, to a flat frontier dotted with cacti and scrub brush.

In its oil and transportation heyday, this picturesque region saw STEPHANIE AND JA M E S K H AT TA K tremendous growth and prosperity.

And in Mineral Wells, Albany, and Cisco, legacies of restorative natural resources, elegant architecture, creative arts, and world-famous hospitality can still be enjoyed today.

Mineral Wells When you arrive in downtown Mineral Wells, keep your eyes open and looking up.

The city center has more than 20 vibrant murals scattered throughout. The buildings in the Mineral Wells Central Historic District — including the famous Baker Hotel and Spa, currently under renovation — have elegant architectural details that reflect its time as a popular tourist destination in the mid-20th century.

Mineral Wells’ reputation for “Crazy Water,” first drawn from a local well in 1881 and infused with rejuvenating minerals, has grown to include the Crazy Water Hotel and adjoining indoor shopping plaza. Inside it, the Crazy Water Coffee and Water Bar offers restorative waters along with standard coffee shop fare.

Looking for a souvenir? The Crazy Water Company has handmade soaps, candles, and other gifts you won’t find elsewhere.

Albany Albany is home to the stately Shackelford County Courthouse, built in 1884.

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A few miles from Cisco’s historic downtown, find the Old Zoo Nature Trail, a decommissioned 1920s zoo turned into hiking trails. Paths wind through brushy, wild landscape overtaking structures once used for animal enclosures and now left to decay naturally. Explorers of all abilities will enjoy walking the trails or simply taking in the nature and preserved zoo buildings on the site.

The Mineral Wells Historic District has many vibrant murals, including this one by local artist Cody Jordan. A restored Sinclair Station is adjacent to the Shackelford County Courthouse in Albany. (PHOTOS: JAMES KHATTAK/K.CO PRESS)

The National Register of Historic Places recognized the courthouse and surrounding square for the enduring Victorian frontier architecture.

Built in 1878, Albany’s old county jail is well preserved and has been creatively repurposed as an art and history museum.

The Old Jail Art Center is a destination with an impressive classic and contemporary collection and rotating exhibitions that compete with its peers in larger cities.

Fans of retro gas stations will be happy to see beautifully restored 1930s-era Sinclair and Gulf stations along Albany’s main thoroughfare.

Cisco Downtown Cisco is compact, with walkable streets, vintage signage, murals, and historic buildings. A bright and modern coffee shop, Waverly’s, also sells gifts and books. Red Gap Brewing and taproom is another place to sample Cisco’s local flavor.

Cisco has two fascinating stories. In 1818, it was home to the Mobley Hotel, the first-ever hotel purchased by Conrad Hilton — yes, of those Hiltons. Today, it stands as the Cisco Chamber of Commerce building. Inside are two preserved 1919-era rooms on display and a museum.

Road trip?

Individually, these small towns are all within three hours of Dallas. A road trip visiting all three would take approximately five hours without stops. This journey guides travelers through beautiful Texas landscapes and engages with destinations that are just as unique.

Preston Hollow residents Stephanie and James Khattak founded K.Co Press to publish photography books, guides, and special editions celebrating eclectic travel and local gems and places off the beaten path in small towns in Texas and beyond.

Get Inspired by the Power of Movement at the DMA Chains dangle from lights above, tempting viewers entering the Dallas Museum of Art’s latest exhibition to tug at them.

As an adult walkSABRINA GOMEZ ing through the sea of lights, it felt like it should be against the rules to touch, but that’s part of what makes “Movement: The Legend of Kineticism” even more exciting.

Go ahead. Pull. I did.

Vaeska Soares’ Vagalume or Firefly draws inspiration from children’s wonder and natural impulse to switch light fixtures on and off.

The exhibit, which runs through July 16, 2023, features 80 works of various artists from the museum’s collection and uses optical, sound, and mechanical effects to engage viewers directly.

“It’s really about empowerment and letting viewers have ownership over their experiences, starting with

I F YO U G O What: “Movement: The Legend of Kineticism” When: On display through July 16, 2023 Where: Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.

FROM LEFT: Kinetic Bangle by Friedrich Becker, Integrales II (Edgard Varèse), by Kazuya Sakai, and + and - by Mona Hatoum. (PHOTOS: FRIEDRICH BECKER; COURTESY OF GALERÍA VASARI, BUENOS AIRES; AND ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION, SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDON)

Vaeska Soares’ piece where people can turn the lights on and off,” Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck said.

Brodbeck is the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the DMA and is the organizer for “Movement.”

Many of the artists included in the exhibition come from diverse backgrounds, and their work reflects their distinctive approaches to capturing movement in vastly different ways.

In one striking painting, Integrales II, bold acrylic colors and geometric loops convey artist

Kazuya Sakai’s interest in rhythm and the harmony of the color as it moves through space.

It’s really about empowerment and letting viewers have ownership over their experiences.

Anna Katherine Brodbeck

In Sounding the Air, Tomás Saraceno utilizes spider silk, carbon rods, fishing lines, and other tools to demonstrate how spiders navigate space through the process known as “ballooning.”

To see inclusivity at the DMA made the experience that much better.

“As the city’s museum, we recognize the importance of showcasing artists that reflect our diverse communities,” said Dr. Agustín Arteaga, the DMA’s Eugene McDermott director.

Roma Osowo, invited on behalf

Tickets: As low as $10. Visit movement.dma.org.

of the DMA’s outreach efforts to connect to local artists in the community, attended a media preview of the exhibit.

As an abstract artist, it meant a great deal to see the concept of movement expressed in ways different from her own, Osowo said, adding she felt inspired.

Other museum visitors should find inspiration, too. Each piece ignites a profoundly personal response that will remain with them long after they leave.

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Artists Combine Feminine Energy With Masculine Methods

‘Traces’ explores movement with porcelain ceramics, plaster paintings

By Chloe Ching

I F YO U G O

People Newspapers Labor-intensive processes produce Zen artwork from two artists exhibited at Laura Rathe Fine Art in the Design District.

Lucrecia Waggoner of Dallas and Audra Weaser of Los Angeles use contrasting mediums but similarly execute movement in “Traces,” an exhibit showing pleasant tranquility through the synthesis of their pieces.

“The process for both is incredibly intense, with Lucrecia hand throwing the porcelain and Audra sanding (her paintings),” associate director at Laura Rathe Carly Malm said.

“There is so much strength, so we wanted to feature that by combining two female artists who bring a feminine energy with the masculinity of their work.”

Waggoner, who grew up in Mexico City but lives just outside of University Park now, has mastered the rare art of working with organic porcelain — a brittle and fragile refined clay.

Waggoner has worked in ceramics since high school, embellishing what started as a hobby by taking courses in places like Hong Kong, Mexico, France, Germany, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She made plenty of bowls and plates before leaving utilitarian ceramics behind.

“When I worked with my mentor in Santa Fe, that was my breaking point: I decided I didn’t want to be in utilitarian arts; I want to be in fine arts,” Waggoner said.

With the support of Janice Meyers, gallery

What: “Traces,” a two-woman exhibition featuring new works by Lucrecia Waggoner and Audra Weaser When: Through Nov. 12 Where: Laura Rathe Fine Art, 1130 Dragon St., Suite 130 Online: laurarathe.com

The artworks of Lucrecia Waggoner, standing beneath her Floating Garden and Audra Weaser, adding final touches before hanging a piece, complement each other in “Traces.” (PHOTOS: FRANCESCA NELO AND COURTESY LAURA RATHE FINE ART)

director at Laura Rathe, Waggoner shifted focus to providing beauty for the eye.

“Sometimes you have it in your head, and you just need one person to believe in you,” Waggoner said.

Waggoner began with one to two fine arts pieces on a wall; now, her largest installation has more than 300 vessels.

“All of the pieces are like snowflakes. They

all look alike, but all of them are different,” Waggoner said.

Waggoner’s process is comprehensive. She uses glaze and metal leafing with moon gold leaf to create a metallic effect and to incorporate color. Various tools allow her to develop specific patterns, shapes, or lines. She has incorporated trees to create organic looks and pre-drilled into walls so her pieces could

“grow out of them” like flowers.

“Traces” showcases her newest design: vessels descending from the ceiling.

Similarly, Weaser illustrates fluidity in her abstract paintings, translating the ocean to the canvas. Her parents exposed her to abstract art at an early age, and she tried to understand it.

Weaser has now been painting in an abstract style for 25 years, pushing the concept of water’s ever-flowing movement.

“This process is like a treasure hunt; it is like finding a diamond in the rough,” Weaser said.

Her laborious method involves using plaster paint with a trowel. This allows a smoothness within each work through the cooler colors she mainly uses. Weaser only incorporates warm colors to illustrate light, and she doesn’t use paintbrushes until the end.

Waggoner enjoys seeing the ceramics and paintings in the same exhibit. “I know Audra’s work, and I know the way she works, so I thought that it was going to be spectacular together.”

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SHEILA JOHNSTON BAUER

05/30/1928 - 10/03/2022

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heila Johnston Bauer was gathered to her people and to her Creator on October 3, 2022.

This Dallas girl was born on May 30, 1928, at Baylor Hospital and went home with her parents, Thomas Kilpatrick and Evelyn Smith Johnston, to a big sister, Muriel, and

two brothers, Arnold (Buddy) and David.

Sheila was admitted to the Cradle Roll of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas and confirmed there as a child. In 1976, she reaffirmed her saving faith in Jesus Christ when she was baptized at Reinhardt Bible Church.

Her parents came to Dallas from Dundee, Scotland–first her father in 1913, then after serving as a US soldier in WWI, he returned to Dundee, married Evelyn, and brought her to the US on a troop ship in 1919. The Johnston family’s Scottish heritage, family, and friends would define much of Sheila’s life with high teas every Sunday afternoon at the family’s home on Lakewood Boulevard, pilgrimages back to Dundee, and an appreciation for tartan, shortbread, and bagpipes. In addition, Sheila held sweet memories of a carefree childhood – bicycle trips for picnics at White Rock Lake, sodas at Harrell’s drugstore, a band of neighborhood friends, and summers working at Dallas Medical and Surgical Clinic on Live Oak Street.

Her education began with Kindergarten

at James W. Fannin Elementary School on Ross Avenue, then William Lipscomb Elementary School, J. L. Long Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson High School–graduating in 1946. In 1950 she received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University, which she utilized working for Texas Instruments and American Airlines. She met fellow employee J Fred Bauer in the ticketing office at Love Field, and they married in 1952.

Two daughters were born to them in Dallas, and a son and daughter after they moved to Houston. During those years, she was a stay-at-home mom–baking cookies for brownie troops, carpooling, keeping house and a household budget, hosting bridge luncheons and dinner parties, and reaching out to neighbors and friends.

The family moved back to Dallas in 1967 and built a home in East Dallas. After the couple divorced in 1973, Sheila returned to business administration work– first at Merchants Greeters Service; then with various garment manufacturers: Creative Image, Herman Marcus Inc.,

Donovan-Galvani of Dallas, and Southwestern Apparel Inc.; and finally for the publisher of Park Cities People.

In 1981, she and her daughter, Mary Vera, purchased The Karat Top at the Olla Podrida, and she immersed herself in buying and selling antique and vintage jewelry through the summer of 2022.

As a single mother, she made her children her priority and taught them to follow Jesus and to treat everyone with kindness and respect. Intelligent, proper, courageous, and stalwart describe her well.

She was never vain, but she was a striking woman at almost six feet tall.

She is survived by her children, Sheila Lynne Brandon, Mary Alice Vera, John Fredrick Bauer and wife Lisa, and Evelyn Frances Bauer Wolff and husband Win; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Her life was celebrated at a private family graveside service at Sparkman/Hillcrest Memorial Park, where her family members are all interred at the Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be sent to Scottish Rite for Children https://scottishriteforchildren.org/.

small suitcases packed with tokens of their aristocratic life. With little money, but with the help of relatives and friends, the family soon settled in Philadelphia in pursuit of the “American Dream.”

Michael’s character and work ethic were strongly shaped by the hard lessons he learned as a young immigrant, mastering a new language, assimilating into a foreign country, and struggling to succeed despite adversity and discrimination.

Michael attended Catholic schools in South Philadelphia and Upper Darby; and graduated from Villanova University, where he majored in Electric Engineering. In 1953, IBM hired him to work in their computer design department, one of the most ambitious technology projects of that time. Michael contributed to the design and development of “the internal hard drive” (memory) process for the first solid-state IBM 7070 computer system, which could process five megabytes of data! This achievement launched his career, and he would move on to increasingly higher positions in a 15-year career at Burroughs, where he led the team for the Pershing Missile Launch Computer

and the Atlas Space Rocket Lunch Computer projects.

When Michael was 35, he was chosen as the program manager for the Air Force’s secure, new anti-missile air defense system, called NORAD. After that, he moved on to a vice president position with Raytheon Technologies overseeing the installation of numerous international air defense / control systems throughout Europe, relocating his family to Spain.

Upon returning to the US, he was promoted to executive vice president at Raytheon in charge of managing an extensive manufacturing facility in Santa Barbara, California. In 1989, BEI Defense Systems offered him the CEO/President position of this small munitions manufacturing company in Dallas, Texas. He led this company to a public offering in just five years.

In 2001, Michael assumed the CEO role of a new healthcare start-up with early artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by researchers at the Mayo Clinic. He and his wife, Rhonda, worked together to launch one of the first

AI companies in healthcare information management.

Michael’s career took him around the world, and travel was a significant part of his life’s enjoyment. Fly-fishing, championship-level skeet shooting, music, and animals were also great joys. In addition, he loved recreating and sharing his mother’s traditional Italian recipes and was passionate about classic cars like his treasured 1957 Corvette.

Michael passed away at the age of 88 from an undetermined illness. His parents, Guido and Irma Florimbi of Ocean City, New Jersey, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his three sons from his first marriage with the late Gloria Florimbi: Michael M., David, and Stephen Florimbi; his wife and partner for 32 years, Rhonda Thomas-F lorimbi, and their daughter, Allegra F. Florimbi; stepson, Brian P. Thomas, and wife, Christy; and many cousins and extended family members in Philadelphia and Frescati, Italy.

This wonderfully loving man will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure to know him.

MICHAEL G. FLORIMBI

03/19/1934 - 09/06/2022

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ichael Guido Florimbi’s life was both exceptional and interesting. Born on March 19, 1934, in Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy, his idyllic early childhood abruptly ended when his family was forced to leave Italy at the beginning of WWII. He and his father arrived at Ellis Island on his sixth birthday with two

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UP Pickle Partners Dominate Inaugural UP Paddle Battle

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Will Jaudes, Grant Carona predict new “it” sport is here to stay

By Diana Oates

PA R K C I T I E S PICKLEBALL COURTS

Special Contributor The 2022 University Park Paddle Battle was just what the Park Cities needed to prove once and for all that the Williams Park pickleball courts were a solid community addition.

The champions of the tournament’s competitive division, Will Jaudes and Grant Carona, have served as neighborhood social ambassadors in the sport and are a great example of how pickleball can bring people together for fun, fitness, and fellowship.

Born on the same day and year, these Highland Park High School grads (’97) took to the court together after returning to Dallas. Jaudes has been playing since 2020 and urged Carona to try pickleball in early 2022.

University Park: Williams Park – 6 (lighted) Visit uptexas.org and sign up for a RecTrac account to reserve a court.

Highland Park: Fairfax Park – 2 Abbott Park – 2 Tennis pass holders, visit hptx.org to reserve a court and use a library card to get a net from the library.

Most people can easily adapt to the sport and can have fun on day one, unlike a sport like tennis which takes much longer to learn.

Grant Carona Jaudes, a four-year letterman in high school cross country and track, saw immediate potential in the partnership. After all, Carona was a former high school state champion in men’s doubles tennis who competed as a four-year Division I letter winner in men’s tennis at the U.S. Naval Academy.

“I like playing with Grant because he can hit winners, and his tennis experience results in a productive positioning and just an all-

FROM LEFT: Will Jaudes and Grant Carona. (COURTESY PHOTO)

around natural court awareness,” Jaudes said.

The pair has been on an absolute tear lately, picking up serious hardware as they tour Texas playing pickleball. In addition to winning the University Park Paddle Battle, the duo won the gold medal in the Oasis Spring Classic. Carona also won a gold

medal in singles for Aloe MD Oasis Summer Slam and silver in the Lonestar Classic.

Carona’s wife, Marisa, joined the fun at the Aloe MD Oasis Summer Slam to secure a silver medal in the mixed division.

“A big key to our success is a 30-plus-year friendship,” Carona said. “Communication

and signaling are key. Will is a more consistent player, while I am taller and much more aggressive. It’s a good mix of styles.”

Both guys started playing once a week and now are up to competing three times a week when the stars align.

Jaudes, a father of four, and Carona, a father of two, also enjoy family times spent teaching the game to their young children and see the sport as good for just about anyone.

“It’s almost like a mix of racquetball and ping pong that’s just a lot of fun,” Carona said. “Most people can easily adapt to the sport and can have fun on day one, unlike a sport like tennis which takes much longer to learn.”

Dave Knaszak, a P1 elite certified tennis professional at Northwood Club in Dallas, has seen the sport’s popularity grow since he became a certified pickleball instructor in 2019.

“I think the smaller courts create a better social environment that makes things more fun,” he said. “Someone who doesn’t move as well or has had an injury may not be able to play tennis but can still be competitive in pickleball.”

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Pumpkin Serving Bowl Makes for Memorable Thanksgiving by Design As we gather this year with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, for some, this will mark the resumption of a cherished tradition after several years on pause. So, join me as we make this celebration one to remember.

You know CHRISTY ROST those beautiful damask linens hiding out in a cupboard for years? If ever there were a time for them to grace your table, especially if they are a family heirloom, this is it. Just be aware white or ivory linen can yellow over time, so plan an extra couple of days to soak them in a tub full of soapy water, then rinse well and hang them to dry. Those linens will look like new again.

(Never dry linen in a dryer.)

Next, consider the tone you wish to create. Grandma’s china, silver, and crystal are always appropriate, often sparking a memorable “remember when” conversation, but mixing in dishwasher-safe seasonal dishware or even high-end paper plates may be the solution to a manageable but still impressive holiday celebration.

Ingredients: 5 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, rinsed and peeled ¾ cup sweet onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 large leeks, white part only 4 slices bacon 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock or broth 1 ½ cups heavy cream 2 to 3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional) 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt Dash of white pepper Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish Chopped fresh chives, rinsed, for garnish 1 5-pound pie pumpkin (optional)

(PHOTOS: CHRISTY ROST)

For centerpieces, select from professional floral displays, supermarket flowers arranged in multiple vessels, a traditional cornucopia, a collection of candles, or children’s Thanksgiving artwork.

Although the star of most Thanksgiving gatherings is a golden roasted turkey, consider beginning dinner with a soup course for a sumptuous, unexpected touch.

My recipe for potato leek chowder with sherry yields eight to 10 first-course servings and

may be prepared one day ahead, then reheated just before guests are seated. Looking to add a “wow factor” that will leave a lasting impression? Then serve this exquisite, creamy chowder tableside from a roasted pie pumpkin.

Christy Rost is a cookbook author, chef on PBS stations nationwide, and longtime resident of the Park Cities and Preston Hollow.

Her Celebrating Home 4-minute cooking videos are available at youtube.com/ChristyRostCooks and on her christyrost.com website.

Directions: Slice potatoes into 1-inch cubes and transfer them to a large saucepan with just enough water to cover them. Cover and cook just until they are knife tender, about 5 to 7 minutes; drain.

Slice the root ends and green parts from leeks and discard. Wash them well to remove sandy soil from between layers, chop and set aside.

Slice bacon into ½-inch pieces and sauté in a Dutch oven over medium heat until the fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.

Stir in onion and leeks, and sauté several minutes until they are soft.

Pour in chicken broth, cover, and bring

to a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

Stir in cream and season with salt and white pepper. Gently stir in potatoes and sherry, cook until chowder is hot, but do not boil. Ladle chowder into bowls or cream soup cups and garnish with nutmeg and chives.

Yield: 8 to 10 first-course servings Chef’s Note: Early in the day, rinse the pumpkin, cut a lid in the stem end, and reserve. Scrape out seeds and stringy pulp. Forty minutes before serving, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pumpkin cut side up and the lid on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast 20-22 minutes until the top edge is browned, but the pumpkin is firm enough to serve as a container. Transfer pumpkin to a serving platter, pour in the chowder, garnish with nutmeg and chives, and replace the lid. Serve.

Common Unknown REASONS Why People Experience Dizziness. It’s Not Because Of Age... There’s Always A REASON! – Now What To Do About It?

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How Do I Train My Eye For Art? Knowing what to do in the presence of fine art is daunting.

Knowing what to think about viewing contemporary art without guidance can leave you puzzled and confused.

By writing about contemporary art, I hope to shed some L I L I A N A B LO C H light on those curious minds looking for guidance.

We live in a state whose wealth has allowed us to boast of having world-caliber contemporary art venues. Dallas has the largest contiguous urban art district in the nation.

Your first step: visit the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, or the Crow Museum of Asian Art. Choose one of these venues and walk through it. Stop if something catches your eye. Read the explanation about it because that will bring you to the first thing you need to know about contemporary art, and any fine art discipline for that matter: You must put yourself and the work in context.

When was it made? Where was it made?

What was happening at the time in that location?

Museum labels are your best friends.

They will tell you the name of the artist, the year the piece was made, the dimensions, and the medium (materials) that the artist used to make the work. Museums are the best place to start because their curators’ mission is to scout throughout Texas and beyond to find and bring to light art that matters.

Once your visit is over, it is time to ponder. What did you like about the work?

Was it the color? The figure? The materials? The story? What resonated about the visuals with you?

Technology now is an endless source of information that, if channeled properly, will provide you with additional sources to explore more about the artist(s) that caught your attention.

The second thing to know is that the human eye can be trained not only to understand contemporary art but to discern good art from bad art.

How do I train my eye? By going and seeing art: here in Dallas, when you travel out of state and out of the country. Keep on going; keep on seeing.

While one can have an opinion or preference when facing contemporary art, refrain from judging for now and focus on your honest, visceral reactions. Be a student and be observant not only of the art but also of yourself.

So, when it comes to contemporary art: 1. Situate yourself in context; remember who did it, when, how, where, and why.

2. Be humble. Acknowledge what you don’t know and trust the experts. Know that you can improve over time; practice makes the eye perfect. Start your journey, go and see great art in Dallas, and find your favorite piece.

3. Let me know how it goes and have fun!

Contact Liliana Bloch, founder and director of Liliana Bloch Gallery, 4741 Memphis St., at liliana@lilianablochgallery.com.

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“I’m honored to lead our teams at the Ebby Halliday Companies and to work even more closely with our talented management team, sales associates and employees to better serve our clients,” said Rosson.

Rosson’s new role comes as part of an announcement that Chief Executive Officer Chris Kelly will have the additional title of Executive Vice President for HomeServices of America, the parent company of the Ebby Halliday Companies.

“Carolyn lives our mission of People First in all that she does,” says Kelly. “I am confident that she, along with our executive leadership team, will continue to innovate and thrive.”

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rich manor-house interior — complete with a central

offers exquisite masonry work and an uncommonly foyer, a great room, a paneled den, a private office, a keeping room, an upstairs common room, a primary suite with a fireplace and a third-floor exercise room.

Outside? Think private resort, with elegant pool and outdoor living center. On a desirable corner lot and close to Armstrong Elementary School, Highland Park Village and the Katy Trail, this is another level of living.

3628 Maplewood Avenue is represented by Ralph Randall of the Jobst Randall Group for $7,495,000.

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3628 Maplewood Avenue, represented by Ralph Randall of the Jobst Randall Group for $7,495,000.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING CONTENT ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Fall Offers Opportunities for Selling in the Park Cities

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New Listings Announced How Does Your Garden Glow? in Highland Park

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Allie Beth Allman & Associates agents dominate the market in Highland Park and University Park.

It’s a great time to sell your home in Highland Park and University Park, where home prices continue to rise and time on the market remains at about 30 days.

Trust the sale of your home to the Park Cities sales leader, the expert agents of Allie Beth Allman & Associates. For example, the brokerage handled 35 percent of the deals closed in Highland Park in the first half of 2022 – more than 10 percent more than any other.

This fall, the Allie Beth Allman & Associates experts see tremendous opportunities in the Park Cities for both sellers and buyers. It makes sense to work with an agent that leads in the Park Cities, because the market changes from month to month and street to street.

Here is a taste of what the brokerage is marketing this fall in the Park Cities.

The six-bedroom home at 2815 Amherst Ave. in University Park is move-in ready. It has a study and large master suite on the first floor. One bedroom could serve as a media or game room, and there’s a great backyard retreat.

Allie Beth Allman & Associates sells more in Highland Park and University Park than any other brokerage.

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Backing up to the Katy Trail, 4800 Abbott Ave. offers exquisite living in Highland Park.

Buyers are still lining up for homes in desirable Highland Park, according to the agents with Allie Beth Allman & Associates, despite headlines warning of a market slowdown.

Explore these residences currently available in Highland Park, and trust the leader to deliver the deal, whether you’re buying or selling.

The four-bedroom home at 4800 Abbott Ave. is an exceptional combination of modern design and exquisite finishes. The meticulously maintained home features wood floors throughout, an acrylic modern staircase and a contemporary, black granite fireplace.

In the heart of Highland Park, 3717 Maplewood Ave. sits on a heavily treed lot on one of the most coveted blocks in the neighborhood. The large windows bring the outdoors inside as the house wraps around an interior courtyard.

The charming 1940s four-bedroom home at 4623 S. Versailles Ave. is being offered by John Canterbury.

The property is well-maintained, with an updated kitchen and master bath, and is located on a prime avenue in West Highland Park.

Nearby at 4601 Lorraine Ave., a West Highland Park residence combines the charm of the past with today’s style and conveniences. With repainted exterior wood trim and new gutters, the home sits on a beautifully landscaped lot in a desirable location.

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More and more homeowners are finding their favorite time to spend summer in their gardens is after sundown.

With the addition of strategic outdoor lighting, gardens transform into additional living spaces, moonlit walking paths, and alfresco dining options.

Richard Lentz, president of Lentz Landscape Lighting, shares a few tips on enhancing your gardens with recreated “moonlight” and other outdoor lighting options.

“Many of our customers spend quite a bit of money landscaping their properties with beautiful gardens,” says Lentz. “The problem is that investment literally disappears after dark,” he adds. With the placement of strategic outdoor lighting, homeowners can enjoy the beauty of their garden day and night while adding the benefit of increased security to the entire property.

Here are a few tips on night lighting your gardens from Richard Lentz: • Use soft perimeter lights along the pathways to create ambiance and provide additional safety lighting • Use a selection of warm accent lights throughout the garden to highlight artistic features like sculptures, birdbaths, fountains, and special groupings of foliage • Install dimmable down lights from inside the roof of an arbor, a gazebo, or a pavilion to set the mood for any event.

• Hang strings of white lights or a weatherproof chandelier from a low bough of a large tree and set an outdoor dining table under it for entertaining alfresco-style.

• Likewise, use outdoor lighting around settings of garden furniture to create additional “rooms” within your garden For more information about landscape lighting for your garden, contact Richard Lentz @ 972-241-4259 or visit lentzlighting.com.

Allie Beth Allman & Associates agents present three beautiful new listings available this fall.

They say good things come in threes. That’s certainly the case with three homes just listed by Allie Beth Allman & Associates. Together, these properties present the “tri-perfecta” of beautiful homes newly available.

All priced above $6 million, each of these estate homes will appeal to the discerning buyer. If you need the right expertise to guide you in this strong luxury market, whether you’re buying or selling, the boutique firm is always a smart pick.

Completed just this year at 9646 Douglas Ave. in Preston Hollow, the open-plan contemporary is a design lover’s dream. The pool sits in the middle of the home for a five-star hotel aesthetic, while further outdoor spaces include a rooftop deck.

Also in Preston Hollow, 10573 Inwood Road was designed by famed architect Bud Oglesby, built in 1985 and impeccably upgraded for 21st-century living. The home sits on nearly two acres backing onto a creek, creating serenity for anyone lucky enough to live here.

A brick beauty at 4201 Arcady Ave. in Highland Park might be the perfect fit. Enchanting grounds and a courtyard welcome all with effortless elegance. Inside, you will appreciate decadent spaces like the marble foyer and two-story library.

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Sleek design is the hallmark of this new home at 9646 Douglas Ave. in Preston Hollow.

With plenty of big games, cooler temperatures and upcoming holidays to celebrate, there are ample opportunities for hosting at home this autumn.

Available in time for you to make the most of the season, these new Preston Hollow homes from Allie Beth Allman & Associates are great options for discerning buyers.

Indeed, if luxury real estate is your focus, you’re in the right place. Allie Beth Allman & Associates leads in the sale of homes priced at $2 million and higher in Dallas County and $3 million and higher in DFW. Whether you’re buying or selling, you can rely on the firm’s expert agents.

For architecture lovers, the rare opportunity to acquire an estate designed by Bud Oglesby has presented itself at 10573 Inwood Road. Set on nearly two acres, the contemporary residence backs up to a creek surrounded by peaceful greenery.

A gated, new-construction home at 9646 Douglas Ave. welcomes you with seven bedrooms, a media room, a screened patio, a resort-style pool and rooftop decks.

You can also move into 4447 Willow Lane, an inviting home in the coveted private-school corridor.

The home boasts large, sun-filled living areas and a spacious backyard with a pizza oven.

4517 Southern is currently being offered for $3,695,000.

4517 Southern is a beautifully transformed Highland Park transitional with pool and within walking distance to Bradfield Elementary and Highland Park Village. Offered for $3,695,000, the home features five bedrooms, five full and one-half baths all in 5,766 square feet.

The gourmet kitchen features double islands and stainless Viking appliance package that opens to the great room with a wall of built-ins, fireplace, and sliding glass doors to the turfed backyard and pool with spraying fountain.

The elegant foyer includes split formals highlighted by custom millwork, limestone fireplace, and pass-through library with bar.

The Primary suite with sitting, also includes a fireplace, and spa-like bath with large his-her closets.

All generously sized secondary bedrooms are en-suite.

The home has a two-car garage with room for lifts for a possible four-car garage. A rare offering of space, location and comfort.

Contact Laura Michell (214.228.3854 or laura@ daveperrymiller.com) for more information or to set up a private showing. Visit DPMFineHomes.com to learn more or call 214.799.1488.

9851 Kingsway Road Situated in a new gated community in Preston Hollow, this stunning, fully-customized 4414 sf, modern residence offers a rare opportunity for the new owner to choose final cosmetic finishes for this recently completed move-in ready home! The spacious living-dining room features 11 ft ceilings, and floor to ceiling windows. The adjoining dining area boasts a custom wine room, equipped with state-of-the art temperature and lighting controls.

The kitchen is equipped with a 48” Wolfe gas cooktop – with double wall-ovens in the adjacent prep kitchen. Large covered patio with a wood-burning gas fireplace and electric drop-screens is off the kitchen-dining area, providing the perfect location for outdoor dining or morning coffee. The firstfloor primary suite features a large walk-in closet, custom vanity, abundant storage and custom tiled shower. Three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms provide space for family or guest stays. Don’t miss this stunning new home!

Built by J. Gregory Homes, this soft contemporary at 7531 Kaywood Drive (7531kaywood.dpmre.com) is offered by Alicia Schroeder for $1,425,000.

With four bedrooms and 3.1 baths in 3,851 sq. ft., the 2018 beauty near restaurants, shopping and highway access, complements a variety of lifestyles. Whether entertaining, working from home or hosting out-of-town guests/game day/sleepovers, you’ll find it ideally suited for all of the above.

The bedrooms are split, with a full guest suite on the lower level offering direct access to the backyard and covered patio, which is equipped for year-round enjoyment with a fireplace and mounted TV. The light and bright office is finished with French doors for privacy.

The lower level is complete with fireplace, formals, wet bar, a sizable breakfast room and kitchen, including both a walk-in and a service pantry. In addition to a wellsized media and game room, the primary and remaining bedrooms are upstairs, with the primary overlooking the backyard.

To schedule a showing, contact Schroeder at 214709-0907 or alicia@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (dpmre.com) is a division of the Ebby Halliday Companies, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, with four locations that specialize in Preston Hollow, Park Cities, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler Park and Farm & Ranch properties.

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