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Coach Jones aims to build back tornado-hampered program better stronger Coach Jones aims to build back tornado-hampered program better andand stronger thoughtful of what canwe docan for do ourfor kids tokids to thoughtful ofwe what our

maintain hope,”hope,” Jones said.“We have uphill maintain Jones said. “Weanhave an uphill battle with of these that’ s what battleallwith all ofsetbacks,but these setbacks, but that’s what makesmakes this jobthis so rewarding.” job so rewarding.” After After the storm, assistance came pourthe storm, assistance came pour-

ing in.ing Dallas ISD arranged for facilities and and in. Dallas ISD arranged for facilities equipment on short The Dallas Cow- Cowequipment onnotice. short notice. The Dallas boys opened their Frisco practicepractice facility facility to the to the boys opened their Frisco

Patriots free offree charge. And the Texas Patriots of charge. And theRangers Texas Rangers have pitched in by allowing TJ to use have pitched in by allowing TJ baseball to use baseball and softball fields at theiratMercy Street comand softball fields their Mercy Street complex inplex West inDallas. West Dallas.

Thomas Jefferson High High School athletic coordinator KennyKenny JonesJones stepped in to lead football team team Thomas Jefferson School athletic coordinator stepped in tothe lead the football “We’ve“We’ve continued to stayto calm coach afterafter the program’s coach left this (PHOTOS: CHRISCHRIS MCGATHEY) continued stayand calm and coach the program’s coach leftsummer. this summer. (PHOTOS: MCGATHEY)

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on,” Jones we raise bar,the kidsbar, usually on,”said.“If Jones said. “If wethe raise kids usually find a find way to try and meet a way to try andthose meetstandards.” those standards.”

“We “We certainly have have resilient staff and players have responded. TJ hadTJ had certainly resilient staff and And the And the players have responded. coaches and student-athletes. They have conmore than 30 varsity players suited up for the more than 30 varsity players suited up for the coaches and student-athletes. They have continued to open our eyes to how resilient they Wins on the scoreboard are nice, but for season-opening football game against PinkWins on the scoreboard are nice, but for season-opening football game against Pinktinued to open our eyes to how resilient they coaches and athletes at Thomas Jefferson, it’s a are,” said Jones, who has been the athletic co- ston, and despite a 50-2 loss, participation coaches and athletes at Thomas Jefferson, it’s a are,” said Jones, who has been the athletic co- ston, and despite a 50-2 loss, participation victory these days just to keep playing. ordinator at TJ for eight years. “We have concontinues to rise. ordinator at TJ for eight years. “We have concontinues to rise. victory these days just to keep playing. “We would typically be going and knockAfter all, you could hardly fault anyone at tinued to not make any excuses and move our After all, you could hardly fault anyone at tinued to not make any excuses and move our “We would typically be going and knockTJ for making excuses amid all of the obsta- programs forward.” ing on doors just to get kids to come to pracTJ for making excuses amid all of the obsta- programs forward.” ing on doors just to get kids to come to praccles that have befallen the school the past year. Jones points to a handful of milestones, tice,” Jones said. “Now we’ve had just as many, cles that have befallen the school the past year. Jones points to a handful of milestones, tice,” Jones said. “Now we’ve had just as many, A tornado leveled the campus in Octo- such as Lizzet Salazar making the school’s if not more, students showing up.” A tornado leveled the campus in Octo- such as Lizzet Salazar making the school’s if not more, students showing up.” ber 2019, prompting the relocation of classes first-ever appearance at the girls wrestling state Where coaches at other schools might first-ever appearance at the girls wrestling state Where coaches at other schools might ber 2019, prompting the relocation of classes and athletic programs to an old middle-school tournament last winter. But behind-the-scenes have to manufacture character-building expeand athletic programs to an old middle-school tournament last winter. But behind-the-scenes have to manufacture character-building expebuilding nine miles away. The COVID-19 achievements are just as noteworthy. riences,TJ players live through them every day.

building nine miles away. The COVID-19 achievements are just as noteworthy. riences, TJ players live through them every day. pandemic hindered efforts to regroup teams For example, it’s challenging to keep stu“There are reasons why people could have For example, it’s challenging to keep stu“There are reasons why people could have pandemic hindered efforts to regroup teams dents coming to a school 20 minutes from left, but we’ve had to talk with parents and ask and rebuild morale. and rebuild morale. dents coming to a school 20 minutes from left, but we’ve had to talk with parents and ask The public-health crisis also caused the their neighborhood. Administrators worked them to give us a chance to grow their kids The public-health crisis also caused the their neighborhood. Administrators worked them to give us a chance to grow their kids school’s football coach to leave over the sumout a bus plan to help, but regular practice at- and support their kids. Many of them have out a bus plan to help, but regular practice at- and support their kids. Many of them have school’s football coach to leave over the summer, with boys basketball coach Kenny Jones tendance can be logistically challenging for stayed,” Jones said.“We just try to focus on the mer, with boys basketball coach Kenny Jones tendance can be logistically challenging for stayed,” Jones said. “We just try to focus on the stepping in as a last-minute replacement to athletes. positives. Eventually, we will be back at the TJ positives. Eventually, we will be back at the TJ stepping in as a last-minute replacement to athletes. lead a downtrodden squad with 27 straight we know. It will be built better and stronger.” “We’ve tried to be really mindful and lead a downtrodden squad with 27 straight “We’ve tried to be really mindful and we know. It will be built better and stronger.”

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orget back to school. Let’s go back in time to the early days of Preston Hollow People, when this publication was known as Northside People. We’ve lost the name in the 37 years since our first issue on August 17, 1989, but the memories live on in our archives. So what were the Preston Hollow/Northside headlines 30-plus years ago? Pilots Are Getting Younger and Younger (Sept. 21, 1989) Eight-year-old Matt McLendon aimed to become the youngest pilot to fly from coastto-coast. The third grader, who had to sit propped up on cushions to see over the instrument panel, planned to travel in his Cessna Centurion II from Los Angeles to New York City with his flight instructor and dad. McLendon completed the trip, but a 7-year-old later beat his age record. Today, federal law prohibits children from making similar record attempts.

Students Skip Class to Protest Teacher Layoffs (Sept. 5, 1991) More than 200 Dallas ISD students, parents, and teachers gathered at district headquarters to protest teacher layoffs. They of-

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fered suggestions for how to alleviate the district’s funding crunch, including by cutting budget fat, laying off administration, and raising taxes above the already-established 17.5% increase. One protestor carried a sign reading: “Read my lips — raise my taxes.” Big Banjo Blast (Sept. 3, 1992) The world’s finest banjo players were slated to bring their tunes to Preston Hollow. More than 200 banjo players planned to open the Mid-America Banjo Rally with a “monster jam” at a hotel near U.S. 75 and Coit Road before performing at NorthPark Center, Galleria Dallas, and the Valley View Mall. The event was expected to

be the largest gathering of tenor and plectrum banjoists in the area for at least five years. $102,000 Math Mistake (Sept. 22, 1994) W.T. White High School received a $102,000 reward for school improvement, but its win was the result of a computer programming error. Instead of placing fourth in Dallas ISD’s school performance improvement awards program, W.T. White should have come in sixth. The computer had skipped some lines when adding up school records, a DISD spokesperson explained. W.T. White’s principal likened the error to “Christmas in September.” The article implied that

W.T. White would be able to keep the funds. Falcon Drops in for Lunch, Nap (Sept. 19, 1996) A lanner falcon that belonged to Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament flew east to the patio of Janice Faulk on Luther Lane. Faulk gave the bird some bacon to keep it occupied, then ran inside to call the Dallas Zoo and North Texas Birds of Prey Center. On the advice of the Center, Faulk managed to bring the bird, which had inch-long talons, inside her home. The falcon snacked on a peach and took a nap on Faulk’s leather sofa before being returned to its owner. - Compiled by Sarah Hodges

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ries), according to Officer Jonathan Maner with the Dallas Police Department. Regardless of where you live or what you drive, officials stress the importance of lock-

ing vehicles, ensuring key fobs and valuables aren’t left inside, and parking in a locked garage when possible to prevent theft. “These small steps can make a significant

Crime Reports July 14 - August 9 July 14 A sticky-fingered thief stole a firearm from a vehicle in the 8200 block of Douglas Avenue. A crook stole multiple items from a vehicle in the 3700 block of Dunhaven Road.

July 15 A mischief maker damaged a car window and stole property in the 5300 block of West Lovers Lane. A shoplifter took merchandise from a convenience store in the 6500 block of Lemmon Avenue.

July 16 A burglar broke into a home in the 4600 block of Meadowood Road. A ne’er do well damaged a vehicle and stole property in the 4300 block of West Northwest Highway. A careless driver hit a car and fled without leaving identification in the 10800 block of St. Michaels Drive.

July 17 A shoplifter stole items from a store in NorthPark Center. A fist flinger punched someone in a parking lot in the 5100 block of Dillard Lane.

July 18 A crook stole a vehicle in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway. July 19 A burglar broke into a home in the 5500 block of Meletio Lane.

July 20 A burglary occurred in the 6600 block of Deloache Avenue. July 21 A thief struck a retail store in the 6000 block of Royal Lane. July 22 An individual was cited for fraud after creating a fake social media account and posting negative comments on another person’s account in the 5400 block of Castlewood Road. A forgery occurred at a bank in the 5300 block of Forest Lane.

July 23 A thief damaged a vehicle while stealing a firearm from it in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway. July 24 A criminal entered a condominium and stole property in the 8600 block of Preston Road. July 25 A vehicle was damaged and property was stolen in the 5900 block of Azalea Lane. July 26 A theft occurred at NorthPark Center. July 28 A ne’er do well stole a vehicle in the 12300 block of Inwood Road.

Green Oaks Hospital in the 7800 block of Clodus Fields Drive.

July 30 A shoplifter stole a backpack from the rear of a business at NorthPark Center. July 31 A queso bandit broke into Texano Cocina in the 5600 block of Lemmon Avenue. An auto alterer removed bolts from the bumper and damaged a car in the 6900 block of McCallum Boulevard.

Aug. 1 A window wrecker threw a rock at a window in the 10900 block of Canyon Road. Aug. 2 A trespasser was warned not to return to property in the 10700 block of Preston Road. Aug. 3 An opportunistic thief got into an unlocked vehicle and stole property in the 9000 block of Briarwood Lane.

Aug. 7 A ne’er do well lockpicked his way into a garage in the 11900 block of Coit Road. Aug. 8 A suspect burglarized a closed Starbucks in the 8600 block of North Central Service Road. Aug. 9 A burglar got into a home and took property in the 4400 block of Caruth Boulevard. A crook stole $97 worth of goods from the 7100 block of Inwood Road.

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Aug. 4 An unknown suspect entered an unlocked vehicle and stole items in the 4900 block of Mill Run Road. An unknown suspect entered a garage in the 11900 block of Coit Road and stole property.

A crook smashed a car window to enter a vehicle in the 7700 block of Northwest Highway.

Aug. 6 A smash-and-grab burglar broke a car window and stole property in the 6200 block of Tulip Lane.

July 29 A face-puncher struck at Medical City

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Lock your doors and hold onto your key fobs, GMC owners. GMCs are the most frequently reported stolen vehicles across Dallas and the Park Cities. In Highland Park, 11 GMC vehicles were stolen between 2024 and 2026, followed by Chevrolet with seven reported stolen during the same time period, Highland Park Department of Public Safety Lt. Lance Koppa said. In University Park, GMC accounted for 30%, or 15, of the 50 vehicles stolen in 2025, followed by Land Rover at 14%, or seven. In 2024, GMC accounted for 24%, or five, of the 21 vehicles stolen, followed by Cadillac and Dodge at 19.04%, or four, explained University Park spokesperson Paige Ruedy. In Dallas, GMC and Chevrolet trucks were followed by Ford trucks (particularly Raptors and F-150, F-250, and F-350 se-

difference in preventing vehicle theft and keeping our community safe,” Ruedy said. Koppa added that hearing your car alarm outside “should be a call to dispatch right away.” The data is mixed on whether vehicle thefts are increasing or falling. Maner said the department has seen a 26.8% drop in vehicle thefts so far this year, following a 23.41% reduction in 2025. “While overall numbers are down, the methods and targets of auto thieves have remained largely consistent,” he added. “We continue to see offenders using advanced tools such as key programmers to steal high-end vehicles.” The Highland Park Department of Public Safety reported 32 motor vehicle thefts from June 2024 to June 2025, and 22 from June 2025 to June 2026, Koppa said. The University Park Police Department has seen 34 motor vehicle thefts reported in 2026 as of July 30, after reporting 50 in 2025 and 21 in 2024, according to Ruedy.

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Housing Forward is guiding people experiencing homelessness near Bachman Lake down a path that leads to permanent housing. One morning in June, outreach teams working in collaboration with the nonprofit walked around the lake in northwest Dallas, checking on and providing food and necessities to those facing homelessness. The effort was part of four weeks of targeted outreach in the area. During that time, Housing For ward helped 27 people around Bachman Lake move into housing by providing wrap-around services and behavioral health resources, according to Housing Forward CEO Sarah Kahn. T h i s s u m m e r ’s outreach is emblematic of how Housing Forward has changed its response to homelessness since 2021. It now takes a more holistic approach to transitioning those navigating homelessness into housing. “What we learned in 2021 is local governments just haven’t had great tools historically to be able to deal with those issues, which meant we could clean things and clear things, but in the absence of getting people permanently off the street, we’re really just moving the problem from block to block or neighborhood to neighborhood,” Kahn said. “Ultimately, we are committed to ensuring nobody sleeps outside, and I think have designed a system that’s really ready for this moment.” Housing Forward, formerly the Metro

Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA), is the lead agency for homeless response in Dallas and Collin Counties. The All Neighbors Coalition, which Housing Forward supports, is a collective of more than 150 organizations that provides resources and support services to people experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Collin Counties. Housing Forward works with these organizations, such as housing providers and Metrocare, which assists with behavioral health, in the hope of removing barriers to housing. Outreach responders help with everything from connecting people with critical documents, such as the ID cards required to obtain housing, to securing veterinar y care for people with pets. Kahn said Housing Forward hopes that these efforts help alleviate street homelessness permanently. “The All Neighbors Coalition has a Coordinated O utreach team assigned to (the Bachman Lake) area who will continue regular outreach to ensure rapid pathways off the street for anyone new becoming homeless in that location,” she added. In 2026, Housing Forward aims to move more than 1,200 people into housing as part of a $28 million initiative announced this spring ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “We need to make sure that there’s sustainable resources for those efforts,” Kahn said. “This is not a one-and-done issue. Every year, there’s thousands of new households who are falling into homelessness, and we need to make sure that we build a system that can serve everybody.”

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4259 Park Lane $8,499,000

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

Michael McCray | 214.405.3095 michael.mccray@alliebeth.com

Alex Perry | 214.926.0158 alex.perry@alliebeth.com

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5420 Surrey Circle $7,495,000

5701 Armstrong Avenue $3,699,000

4081 Amherst Avenue $4,250,000

Lucinda Buford | 214.728.4289 lucinda.buford@alliebeth.com

Shirley Cohn | 214.729.5708 shirley.cohn@alliebeth.com

Teffy Jacobs | 214.676.3339 teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

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6242 Joyce Way $2,500,000

3504 Cornell Avenue $4,990,000

2901 Westminster Avenue $2,600,000

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Elizabeth Wisdom | 214.244.0181 elizabeth.wisdom@alliebeth.com

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

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4243 Fairfax Avenue Private Sale

1911 Euclid Avenue $1,249,900

10652 Les Jardins Drive $1,850,000

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Julia Reichert | 214.797.5712 julia.reichert@alliebeth.com

Mary Crawford | 504.289.0980 mary.crawford@alliebeth.com

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Living

LETTING FAITH LEAD THE WAY LETTING FAITH LEAD THE WAY

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Blair and Brooke Harber are remembered with painted benches at St. Rita Catholic School. RJ and Annie Harber with Fr. Rafael Duda in Poland. Brooke and Blair Harber. GEORGIA LOKEY AND COURTESY HARBER FAMILY

By Sarah Hodges

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J and Annie Harber were devastated as they walked away after identifying the bodies of their two young daughters, 13-year-old Blair and 11-year-old Brooke. Then, a guiding hand led them back. It belonged to Fr. Rafael Duda, parochial vicar at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Antonio. Together with Fr. Duda, the Harbers prayed the same prayers that they had once recited each night with their girls. “He turned a horrible situation into a less horrible situation,” RJ said, “because the girls were surrounded by prayer and faith.” Since the loss of Blair and Brooke in the July 2025 Hill Country flooding, their parents have continued to find comfort and direction in their faith. And the Catholic community has found inspiration by walking with the Harbers on their journey. “We have Saints in heaven that are St. Rita’s own Saints,” said Fr. Joshua Whitfield, pastor of St. Rita Catholic Community. “Brooke and Blair are two of them.” Blair and Brooke, both students at St. Rita Catholic School, remained strong in their faith throughout their lives. They volunteered as altar servers at St. Rita Catholic Community. Blair prayed the rosary every night, and the family went to Mass each week.

The night of the flood, the girls took their rosaries with them to the loft of the cabin they shared with their grandparents, Mike and Charlene, who also were killed in the disaster. “When this happened, my faith wasn’t shaken. I just submitted myself to God. That’s not to say we haven’t been angry with God, or questioned why,” RJ said. “It’s hard to wrap our heads around why God would take such beautiful, faithful girls away.”

“We have Saints in heaven that are St. Rita’s own Saints. Brooke and Blair are two of them.” Fr. Joshua Whitfield The family has found comfort in testimonies of those inspired by the girls’ example of lived faith — people who have started going to confession again, received communion, or even converted to Catholicism. They’ve also drawn strength from the support of Fr. Duda, who came to Dallas for the girls’ funeral and spent Thanksgiving with the Harbers. For the holiday, RJ

had always made Blair’s favorite, ribs. She would skip the turkey and dressing and eat half a rack. Last year, RJ prepared the dish to share with Fr. Duda. Annie and RJ had always celebrated Christmas at Mike and Charlene’s house, but in 2025 they spent the holiday with Fr. Duda and friends in his native Poland. Fr. Duda continues to text the Harbers daily, visit them, and speak with them frequently. “Nothing is going to ease the pain,” RJ said. “But when someone gives you their time and their presence and grounds you in faith, it helps just a little bit.” Fr. Duda said that the Harbers give him too much credit — they’ve taught him lessons in perspective, humility, and perseverance. “I’m just thankful for our friendship,” he said, “for the trust they have in me.” Fr. Whitfield called Annie and RJ’s strength “nothing short of miraculous.” “RJ and Annie are just heroic and holy in how they’ve carried on,” he said. “The grace that comes through the suffering takes your breath away when you think about it.” St. Rita’s planned ways to remember Blair and Brooke throughout the last school year. But some of the most beautiful tributes were spontaneous, such as the two sixth graders who lit a candle and said

HOW TO HELP In their daughters’ names, Annie and RJ Harber hope to both do good and assist others in need. The Blair and Brooke Harber Beloved Sisters Fund at The Catholic Foundation supports the girls’ areas of passion and helps those impacted by tragedy. To learn more or make a contribution: • Contact The Catholic Foundation at 972661-9792. • Visit blairandbrooke.org. • Mail a check to: The Catholic Foundation, 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 850, Dallas, Texas 75251, and include “The Blair and Brooke Harber Beloved Sisters Fund” in the memo field.

a prayer each day for the Harber sisters. “This community is more loving than we were,” Fr. Whitfield said. “What to make of that, I do not know. I’m grateful for that love.” Annie and RJ have been to about 70 Masses since losing the girls, RJ said. They still cry at every one. But each has also brought them closer to their daughters. “We say the Lord’s Prayer, and at the end of it every time, Brooke would take Annie and my arm and just raise it as high as her arm could go,” he said. “We feel our girls with us in that prayer every single Mass and also in communion. The veil between heaven and this world is right there, and you can feel them there at the altar.”

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How Kaycee Clark Shapes Dallas Style By Lisa Petty

Special Contributor Since she first picked up a pair of shears in the ’90s, Kaycee Clark has developed a reputation for instilling confidence in her clients through cut, color, and a unique perspective on her craft. The Preston Hollow resident recently came full circle with Clark & Company, a Dallas Design District salon that combines her innovative approach with the expertise she has built through years of honing her craft. “Education is where I started, and I’m circling back around,” Clark said. “But now, instead of hairdresser-to-hairdresser training, it’s about teaching from hairdresser-to-neighbor.” The stylist’s own education started in 1992, when she became a student in one of London-based TONI&GUY’s first Texas academy classes. “It was the hot new company,” Clark said. “TONI&GUY provided a higher-end education beyond a basic cosmetology school.” Perfecting a range of signature precision cuts and trendsetting hues, Clark’s career advanced as the brand expanded throughout the country. She would eventually hold the role of TONI&GUY’s Head of Education, spending years on the road and teaching at salons across the country. “I’m really thankful for that time,” she said. “But, in retrospect, I was missing my family and looking to come back closer to home.” In 2008, Clark partnered with another TONI&GUY alum, Holly Dear, to open Dear Clark salon in Uptown Dallas. The busi-

STYLIST SECRETS 1. Great Hair Starts at the Scalp Lather and rinse twice when washing hair, ensuring the scalp is cleansed of all product build-up. Consider adding a scalp scrub or detox product monthly for a deep cleanse. 2. Add a Heat Protectant In addition to conditioner, add a heat protecting serum or spray before blow drying. New products can cut drying time significantly while helping hair stay healthy. 3. Take Time to Cool Down When using curling irons or wave wands, ensure that hair cools completely after styling before you comb-through. Curls that are given time to cool will last longer.

Preston Hollow stylist Kaycee Clark takes a hands-on approach to making clients look and feel their best at her Design District salon, Clark & Company. MINDY BYRD

ness took off quickly at the heart of a booming block of McKinney Avenue. Along with a steady stream of clients, Dear Clark attracted young stylists eager to work with — and learn from — the experienced national educator. “(Holly and I) brought our shared backgrounds together, and created a new salon environment,” Clark said. “Especially when it came to continuing education, we felt that we had something special in the industry in Dallas.” Fast-forward a few years, and a move to the Disney Streets added a personal complement to Clark’s professional success. She and her husband settled in a mid-century modern home in the Northwest Dallas neighbor-

hood, putting down roots among the quiet, tree-lined streets. Throughout this time, whether at her own salon, passing sunny days at the Glen Cove Swim Club, or shopping at Preston Forest Village, Clark noted the continuing evolution of the city’s style. “We had this stereotype of big, Southern hair,” she said. “But, from the ’90s, I had seen Dallas become super-fashionable and always on the cusp.” Back at Dear Clark, the salon had doubled in size. Feeling an urge for evolution herself, Clark sold her partnership stake and decided to strike out on her own. In September 2025, Clark & Company made its Design District debut.

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Today, Clark and her team take a handson approach to ensuring each client has the tools and tips to feel confident. It starts in the chair with a collaboration on the perfect style; the experience continues with hands-on tips and special events. For example, Bring Your Own Blowdryer Night — B.Y.O.B. for short — teaches clients how to create a professional-level blowout at home. With more classes in the works, education will always be a part of this stylist’s toolkit. “We’re going to continue getting more involved in helping people help themselves,” she said. “I’m ‘old school’ in that way. If you look great, you’re my walking billboard.”

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Preston Hollow Resident Spices Up North Texas Kitchens By Sarah Hodges

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Preston Hollow’s Arpitha Neravetla was in her 40s when she finally mastered her mother’s recipe for perfectly balanced garam masala. Until then, the former business analyst relied on care packages from Hyderabad, the South Indian city where she grew up. Shoppers can now find her family’s recipe on store shelves closer to home. Neravetla’s company, Spicytude, recently tied for third place in H-E-B’s annual Quest for Texas Best competition, which attracted multiple entries from more than 370 entrepreneurs in 2025. Spicytude kits use high-quality, carefully sourced spices, step-by-step recipes, and videos to make it simple for home cooks to reproduce authentic Indian dishes. The kits are available at North Texas H-E-B stores, Preston Hollow’s Infused Oils & Vinegars, Empire Baking Company locations, and spicytude.com. Neravetla will also be on hand from Oct. 8 to 18 in the State Fair of Texas’ GO TEXAN Pavilion. “I specifically designed these kits for the American chef,” she said. “Anybody, even a beginner, will feel comfortable cooking Indian food. And it will come out perfectly every time.” Neravetla was inspired to create Spicytude after a friend explained that, even with a recipe and ingredients, she still couldn’t make biryani, a flavorful Indian dish that combines basmati rice and rich spices with meats or vegetables.

I love eating Indian food, but I’m not a fan of cooking it. My home-cooked meals never taste quite as good as what I can defrost from Trader Joe’s. I learned about Spicytude through a friend who met Arpitha Neravetla at the St. Michael’s Farmers Market. Cooking her chicken tikka masala at home was easy. The result was delicious. When I heard about Spicytude’s third-place win in H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best competition, I decided to write about Neravetla’s journey and buy a few more spice kits in the process.

After a third-place win in H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best competition, Arpitha Neravetla has brought her Spicytude kits to store shelves. JORDAN FRAKER

Neravetla challenged herself to make the recipe easy, but doing so was harder than she thought. It took years to write her method for cooking flavorful biryani, along with recipes for tikka masala and butter chicken sauces, and record videos that she knew would be key to reproducing them at home. Bringing her idea to consumers posed another set of challenges. To develop her idea, she drew on assistance from SCORE mentorship, a free service funded in part by the Small Business Administration. “I was still scared to go to the market,” she said. “I had never done that in my life. Finally, after two-and-a-half years, I applied to the Dal-

las Farmers Market. They gracefully accepted.” H-E-B’s culinary products development manager stopped by Neravetla’s farmer’s market booth one day, was impressed with her product, and encouraged her to apply for the company’s competition. Neravetla did not make the finals that year, but she was named one of the top 10 when she tried again in 2025. She made an in-person pitch on stage in San Antonio last fall. “I’m a little stage shy. I can talk one-onone, but I don’t like the focus on me. I asked my daughter to be with me,” Neravetla said. “She came and she made me comfortable.” Since her third-place finish, H-E-B has helped Neravetla bring her product to 25 stores.

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With help, she still grinds her spices in a Vitamix and mixes them by hand. But she has plans to crank up the flavor in Spicytude’s future. “My dream is to get into more American stores, so we are in more American kitchens,” she said. “I don’t know how to get there, but one step at a time.” Neravetla has already expanded her product line at the request of farmers market customers. Spicytude kits now include vindaloo, rice pilaf, and chai masala, and Neravetla has plans to add korma and saag. But her ambitions don’t end in the kitchen. She married at 17, had a daughter at 18, and was on her own at 21. In addition to financial pressure, she had to deal with the stigma of divorce and single motherhood in India. She would like to eventually donate a portion of her profits to helping girls and women overcome similar struggles. “Something changed in my life that I can really take this on,” she said. “All my other dreams can come true because of this.”

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AI Workshop Connects Community

A Salad for All Occasions

The AI Equity Project’s first workshop in the Highland Park town council chambers. RACHEL SNYDER

By Rachel Snyder

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CHRISTY ROST

September has always struck me as a bit confusing when i t c om e s to planning menus. Summer vacation is a fond memor y, kids are back in school, and CHRISTY ROST work schedules are once again underway. And yet, although the calendar and nearly every retail advertisement declare autumn has arrived, my air conditioner is running at full tilt because it’s HOT outside! My go-to solution for a light lunch or side dish during this transitional month is a hearty salad that’s cool and refreshing, quick to assemble, and features protein. One of my favorites is White Beans, Arugula, and Dill with Tarragon Dressing. I created this recipe years ago for one of my cookbooks, but recently my sister mentioned that she’d brought it to a church event. My mouth instantly watered with flavor and texture memories — the peppery, slightly wilted aru-

gula, creamy white beans, crunchy onion, and delicate fresh dill coated in a tangy tarragon, garlic, and Dijon mustard vinaigrette. Served with sauteed chicken breasts, grilled pork chops, or baked fish, this zesty, make-ahead side dish never fails to perk up a hot-weather meal. And, when you want a one-dish meal on a busy day, top the salad with tuna or chopped, rotisserie chicken for an easy dinner. Need a quick salad for your next luncheon? I’ve taken this one to luncheon meetings on many occasions because I can quickly assemble it early in the morning and it’s ready to go at noon. The dish tastes best when the flavors have a couple of hours to meld and the arugula has time to wilt, but when time is short, simply combine the ingredients and give it a final toss just before serving. How easy is that! Christy Rost is a cookbook author, host of Celebrating Home cooking videos, and longtime resident of the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. Her ‘At Home with Christy Rost’ cooking series for Eat This TV Network airs on AmazonFire, AppleTV+, Roku, Samsung TV, and YouTube. Please visit christyrost.com for details and recipes.

White Beans, Arugula, and Dill with Tarragon Dressing Ingredients: 2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained 3 sprigs fresh dill, rinsed, stemmed and chopped 1 small bunch fresh arugula, rinsed, stemmed, and chopped ½ cup sweet onion, peeled and diced 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar 2 to 3 drops white wine Worcestershire sauce 1 large clove garlic, peeled ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ¼ cup olive oil

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, gently stir together the beans, dill, arugula, and onion. Set aside. In the bowl of a mini food processor, combine the tarragon vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Process until the mixture is smooth. Add the olive oil and process until the dressing is creamy. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Pour the dressing over the beans. Toss well, transfer the salad to a serving bowl, and serve. If desired, cover and chill 2 hours until cold.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

A mother and daughter explored AI together. A grandfather used the technology to compose a musical score to play with his grandson. And generations of other community members at a recent workshop on AI in Highland Park proved that age is no barrier to use of the emerging technology. A group of about 25 gathered at Highland Park Town Hall on Aug. 1 for the first AI Equity Project workshop, which was hosted by the Highland Park Library but open to all. The AI Equity Project is a student-led nonprofit organization that seeks to make AI education more accessible. The organization was founded by Kiran Raja, a senior at the Alcuin School. Its model uses student volunteers to guide communities through workshops about AI with a focus on ensuring older adults can sharpen their knowledge of the technology. “Just because you’re not the standard demographic that people think of as using AI, that doesn’t mean that you can’t use it to its fullest potential,” Raja said. After a presentation by Raja about what AI is and how to create prompts, participants worked on projects using Google’s Gemini. Suggestions included using Gemini to create a podcast or audio story, build an interactive

HOW TO GET I N V O LV E D To learn more about the AI Equity Project, find a workshop, or get involved, visit www. theaiequityproject.org The next workshop at Highland Park Town Hall is scheduled for Oct. 3.

learning plan, or transcribe and organize handwritten recipes. Liz Patterson, who uses AI in her work for data services companies, brought her mother, Jeannette, to the workshop to learn more about AI. “She’s catching on pretty quickly,” Liz said. Rudy Moras decided to attend the workshop after watching an interview with Paulina Barsook, author of the book Cyberselfish, about the influence of tech companies and Silicon Valley. “I think it’s in the best interest of all of us to understand what we’re all facing,” Moras said. “Like it or not, this is with us to stay, and if anything, it’s going to be even more all-pervasive. So we’re better off knowing what we’re dealing with.” While at the workshop, Moras employed AI to create a musical score to use when he and his grandson play the violin and cello together. The AI Equity Project has hosted events at other North Texas libraries. Raja said the group will host another workshop at Highland Park Town Hall on Oct. 3.

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Billionaire Collector Brings World-Class Art to Preston Hollow By Josh Hickman

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Private equity pioneer Carl D. Thoma has put down roots in Dallas after decades in Chicago, bringing both his investment track record and a world-class art collection to the city’s growing cultural landscape. Raised in rural Oklahoma, Thoma earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University in 1971, followed by an MBA from Stanford. That agricultural background shaped his early thinking on scalable business models. He cut his teeth at First Chicago Equity Group in the 1970s before co-founding Golder Thoma & Co. in 1980 with Stanley Golder. The firm later became GTCR, where Thoma helped pioneer the “buyand-build” strategy of acquiring fragmented companies, improving operations, and growing them through add-on deals — an approach now foundational to modern private equity. In 1998, he formed Thoma Cressey, later rebranded Thoma Bravo, which shifted focus to software and technology. Today the firm, still with Chicago headquarters and a Dallas presence, manages more than $180 billion in assets and ranks among the world’s largest software-focused private equity houses. Thoma remains a founder and managing partner alongside Orlando Bravo and others. In 2021, Thoma and his wife Marilynn relocated from Chicago

Spectacles of Power and Faith: Colonial South American Art from the Thoma Foundation can be viewed at the Meadows Museum until Jan. 24, 2027. For more information, visit meadowsmuseumdallas.org. Exhibitions at the Thoma Foundation headquarters are available to view by appointment only. For more information about what’s on display or to schedule a visit, go to thomafoundation.org.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: “Me Singing Stay by Rihanna” by Molly Soda. “Electric Eyes” by Alan Rath. Carl and Marilynn Thoma. JOSH HICKMAN AND TIRA HOWARD

to Preston Hollow. “We had long standing ties to Texas, and it felt like the right time to make it home,” he said. “Being headquartered in the Dallas Arts District, the nation’s largest contiguous urban arts district, has only reinforced that decision, giving us the chance to collaborate with neigh-

boring institutions and contribute to the city’s vibrant art scene.” The couple has established the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, a Dallas-based private foundation supporting arts, education, and community grants. Its Thoma Scholars Program offers financial support up to the full cost of at-

tendance at Oklahoma State University and Texas Tech University for students from rural Northwest Oklahoma, West Texas, and Eastern New Mexico. “The Thoma Scholars Program reflects our belief that education can change lives,” Thoma noted. “Many are the first in their

families to attend college.” In 2024 the foundation opened a roughly 9,500-square-foot headquarters and exhibition space on Cedar Springs Road near the Arts District. “Rather than organizing exhibitions by medium or period, our team curates exhibitions around ideas that inspire new ways of looking at the collection,” Thoma explained. Current shows and partnerships include Spectacles of Power and Faith: Colonial South American Art from the Thoma Foundation at the Meadows Museum (Aug. 23, 2026–Jan. 24, 2027) and a Crow Museum of Asian Art exhibition opening Nov. 7, 2026. “Dallas has an incredibly vibrant, collaborative arts community with outstanding museums, ambitious artists, and dedicated collectors,” Thoma said. He and Marilynn continue collecting actively, guided by curiosity rather than market trends, and maintain additional space in Santa Fe. The foundation’s future focus, he added, remains expanding public access, museum partnerships, and support for artists and scholars.

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SELLING THE MOST IN

THE PARK CITIES & PRESTON HOLLOW

SOLD

4211 Lakeside Drive $9,500,000

3537 Wentwood Drive Private Sale

6523 Northwood Road $2,650,000

Rachel Trowbridge | 214.395.3702 rachel.trowbridge@alliebeth.com

Mary Crawford | 504.289.0980 mary.crawford@alliebeth.com

Eric Narosov | 214.529.1282 eric.narosov@alliebeth.com

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

3220 Stanford Avenue Private Sale

6906 Redstart Lane $1,199,000

3100 Purdue Avenue $6,795,000

Jamie Ashby | 646.620.6676 jamie.ashby@alliebeth.com

Lucinda Buford | 214.728.4289 lucinda.buford@alliebeth.com

Shirley Cohn | 214.729.5708 shirley.cohn@alliebeth.com

SOLD

4428 Hanover Street Private Sale

6739 Northport Drive $2,025,000

20 Stonecourt Circle $1,525,000

Kelly Morgan | 214.470.8439 kelly.morgan@alliebeth.com

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

Jean Bateman | 214.912.9288 jean.bateman@alliebeth.com

SOLD

3937 Southwestern Boulevard Private Sale

4444 Arcady Avenue $4,499,000

4018 Shady Hill Drive Private Sale

Susan Bradley | 214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Lori Sparks | 214.680.6432 lori.sparks@alliebeth.com

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SOLD

7270 Turtle Creek Boulevard $6,495,000

3804 Hanover Street $4,650,000

11460 Strait Lane $4,450,000

Diana Stewart | 214.215.6516 diana.stewart@alliebeth.com

Elizabeth Wisdom | 214.244.0181 elizabeth.wisdom@alliebeth.com

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

4305 Arcady Avenue $7,595,000

3518 Caruth Boulevard $5,500,000

9520 Hathaway Street $8,990,000

Stephen Pryor | 469.387.0272 stephen.pryor@alliebeth.com

Alex Perry | 214.926.0158 alex.perry@alliebeth.com

Katherine Ballard | 214.287.9385 katherine.ballard@alliebeth.com

SOLD

4136 Hanover Street $5,995,000

3820 Potomac Avenue $9,750,000

3601 Centenary Avenue $6,249,900

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

Christine McKenny | 214.300.5539 christine.mckenny@alliebeth.com

Chad Barrett | 214.714.7034 chad.barrett@alliebeth.com

SOLD

3520 Blackburn Street $3,199,000

3420 Bryn Mawr Drive Private Sale

4024 Marquette Street $6,995,000

Lucinda Buford | 214.728.4289 lucinda.buford@alliebeth.com

Teffy Jacobs | 214.676.3339 teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

Jamie Ashby | 646.620.6676 jamie.ashby@alliebeth.com

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For more than four decades, People Newspapers has supported nonprofits of interest to our readers with coverage of their work and fundraisers. North Texas Giving Day, presented by our partner Communities Foundation of Texas, arrives on Sept. 17. We asked local nonprofits about their missions, their recent accomplishments, and how North Texas Giving Day donations make their work possible. Visit NorthTexasGivingDay.org to learn more or make a donation. And remember — be generous!

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focused on academic achievement, healthy lifestyles, workforce readiness and character development, the organization serves more than 8,700 local youth each year. This year, Boys & Girls Clubs is expanding transportation services to remove barriers and connect even more children with its after-school and summer programs. North Texas Giving Day’s support helps ensure every young person has access to the resources, relationships, and opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Focus: helping youth reach their fullest potential.

The Callier Center Focus: transforming lives through compassionate and innovative care

bgcdallas.org

calliercenter.utdallas.edu

A safe place to go after school can be the one thing that changes a child’s future. Since 1965, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas has provided young people with caring mentors, enriching programs and the support they need to succeed in school and beyond. Through opportunities

Everyone deserves the opportunity to hear, speak, and communicate so they can connect fully with the world around them. The Callier Center for Communication Disorders helps children and adults of all ages overcome hearing, speech, and language challenges through compassionate,

evidence-based care. Founded on Lena Callier’s vision of reducing the isolation caused by communication disorders, the center also advances the field through groundbreaking research and the education of future audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Community support and North Texas Giving Day donations help ensure patients can access life-changing care regardless of their ability to pay. This fall, the Callier Center’s Ambassadors will host their fourth annual Fall Kick-off Breakfast on Oct. 21, inviting the public to learn more about the center’s mission of transforming lives through compassionate, innovative care.

the same adventures as their peers. It now welcomes more than 1,300 children and adults throughout the year for barrier-free residential camp sessions where campers discover new abilities, build confidence, and find a sense of belonging. North Texas Giving Day helps ensure every camper can experience Camp Summit, regardless of financial circumstances. For families, that support means more than a week at camp; it provides children with unforgettable experiences and caregivers with valuable time to recharge.

Camp Summit Focus: building confidence through barrier-free camp experiences.

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For nearly 80 years, Camp Summit has been proving that camp is for everyone. The organization was founded to ensure children with disabilities could experience

Cancer Support Community North Texas Focus: psychosocial services for cancer patients Cancer Support Community North Texas closes gaps in care for cancer patients by creating community, providing support, and focusing on mental health along with physical well-being. Continued on Page 21

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS

EQUEST

CANINE COMPANIONS

The nonprofit provides group and individual therapy led by licensed mental health professionals, as well as lifestyle programs such as yoga and tai chi, and free educational workshops. Next year, the organization will celebrate 25 years of ensuring that no one fights cancer alone. North Texas Giving Day provides the nonprofit with essential funding, ensuring that all of its social and emotional services remain cost free.

Canine Companions Focus: enhancing lives through service dogs canine.org

For someone living with a disability, a service dog can mean the difference between depending on others and navigating life with confidence. Since creating the modern service dog in 1975, Canine Companions has placed nearly 9,000 expertly trained service and facility dogs with children, adults, and veterans living with 65 different types of disabilities across the country. Each pup spends about two years being raised by volunteers and professionally trained before being matched with a client, completely free of charge, thanks to the generosity of donors and volunteers. North Texas Giving Day helps sustain every step of the journey that makes these life-changing partnerships possible.

Community Partners of Dallas Focus: meeting children’s urgent needs after abuse cpdtx.org

Something as simple as a new pair of shoes, clean clothes, or basic hygiene products can transform a child’s sense of comfort, dignity, and belonging.

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Since 1989, Community Partners of Dallas has worked to meet the immediate needs of abused and neglected Dallas County children while building stability, restoring dignity, and creating opportunities for them to thrive. The nonprofit equips caseworkers with new clothing, shoes, school supplies, hygiene products, toys, infant essentials, and other critical items. It also provides enrichment experiences and holiday programs that help children experience moments of joy and normalcy. Community Partners of Dallas works tirelessly to ensure that no child in protective care or caseworker is turned away. The collective generosity of the North Texas community on Giving Day ensures that children who have experienced abuse and neglect know they are not alone — they have a community standing behind them.

Equest Focus: equine-assisted therapeutic services equest.org

Equest brings hope and healing to children, adults, veterans, first responders, and their families through partnerships with horses. The nonprofit is enhancing the lives of thousands of children and adults by offering programs including horsemanship, physical and occupational therapy, mental health services, and competition. This year, Equest will celebrate 45 years of building human-equine connections, a milestone made possible due to special horses, determined volunteers, and dedicated community partners. North Texas Giving Day introduces more community members to the non-

profit’s mission and strengthens support, all while funding the care of therapy horses and programs that have a lasting impact on lives throughout the area.

For Love & Art Focus: Bring beauty. Cause Joy. Share Love. forloveandart.org

A work of art can do more than inspire; it can spark memories, start conversations, and brighten someone’s day. Since 2010, For Love & Art has brought masterpieces from world-renowned museums directly into senior living communities, giving older adults the opportunity to experience art they may no longer be able to visit in person. Guided by trained volunteers known as Art Angels, residents engage in meaningful discussions that encourage connection, lifelong learning, and cognitive engagement. This year, the organization expanded into Tarrant County, bringing its programs to even more seniors across North Texas. The support it receives through North Texas Giving Day helps the organization train more Art Angels, reach additional communities, and ensure more older adults can experience the beauty, joy, and connection that art inspires.

Friends of the University Park Public Library Focus: Raise funds. Create programming. Provide volunteers. uplibraryfriends.org

What began as a small group of volunteers determined to bring a public library to University Park has grown into an organization that continues to shape that library more than three decades later.

Since 1992, the Friends of the University Park Public Library have raised approximately $2.5 million to support library operations, purchase books and ebooks, and create free programs for readers of all ages. From author lectures and children’s storytimes to the annual Summer Reading Program, the Friends help make lifelong learning accessible to the community. Support through North Texas Giving Day allows the organization to continue expanding these programs while ensuring the library remains a welcoming gathering place for generations of readers.

Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support Focus: help & hope for domestic violence survivors genesisshelter.org

For 40 years, Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support has been a place of safety, healing, and hope for women and children escaping domestic violence. Founded in 1985 to address the widespread impact of abuse, Genesis provides a full continuum of trauma-informed, no-cost services, including emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and occupational therapy. As the first domestic violence agency to offer an occupational therapy program, Genesis continues to develop innovative services that help survivors recover from the lasting effects of trauma. Because the organization does not accept government funding, every gift made through North Texas Giving Day directly supports these life-saving programs. Community generosity ensures survivors can access the care they need at no cost while reminding every woman who reaches out that she is not alone.

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GIRLS INC.

MY POSSIBILITIES

NEW TEXAS SYMPHONY

Girls Inc. Focus: youth development programs for girls girlsinc.org

Girls Inc. empowers girls to be stronger, smarter, and bolder, equipping them with the tools they need to become successful leaders. The nonprofit’s youth development programs for girls aged 6 to 24 include mentorship, academic enrichment, leadership development, career exposure, and internship placements. Since 1968, Girls Inc. has extended its reach by more than 300% in Dallas. It now brings transformative programming to 4,850 girls annually. North Texas Giving Day donations help ensure that every girl can unlock their potential, and gives each, regardless of economic and social barriers, the opportunity to thrive.

“I Have A Dream” Foundation Focus: helping students build brighter futures ihaveadreamfoundation.org

The “I Have A Dream” Foundation - Dallas has made a long-term commitment to helping students succeed by providing academic support, mentoring, enrichment, life skills, and college and career preparation from childhood through high school. The foundation believes that a child’s ZIP code should not determine their future. For nearly 40 years, it has helped Dallas students gain the support and opportunities needed to succeed. The foundation’s assistance continues well past high school, as Dream Scholars are eligible for scholarship assistance while pursuing their postsecondary goals. North Texas Giving Day supports

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transformative experiences, such as hands-on learning, field trips, academic enrichment, and new opportunities beyond the classroom. The organization is expanding in the new school year and introducing a chess program that will allow Dream Scholars to learn the game and compete in UIL chess.

Living for Zachary Focus: preventing sudden cardiac arrest in youth livingforzachary.org

Living for Zachary is dedicated to raising awareness of and preventing sudden cardiac arrest in youth. The nonprofit aims to save lives through initiatives including scholarships, heart screenings, education to increase preparedness, and Automated External Defibrillator donations. Zachar y Schrah’s mother, Karen, launched Living for Zachary in 2009 after her son collapsed at football practice and died due to an undetected heart condition. The nonprofit has since reached 1.8 million people across the state of Texas and provided more than $32 million worth of cardiovascular care. This year, Living for Zachary hopes to raise $35,000 through North Texas Giving Day, funds that will grow its efforts to save lives and help children have brighter, healthier futures.

Me Squared Cancer Foundation Focus: cancer diagnosis financial assistance mesquaredcancerfoundation.org

Me Squared Cancer Foundation provides financial support to adults who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in the

Dallas-Fort Worth area. The nonprofit helps finance medical expenses, including chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, imaging, prescriptions, and office visits. Its assistance means patients can focus on their treatment and recovery. Since 2019, Me Squared Cancer Foundation has provided more than $2.4 million in cancer treatment support to upwards of 1,700 adults across the Dallas area. Every dollar of assistance is paid directly to healthcare providers. Participation in North Texas Giving Day has spotlighted the nonprofit’s mission and shown future supporters how to turn compassion into lifesaving action. Each Giving Day gift received and act of generosity provides hope to cancer warriors.

My Possibilities Focus: intellectual and developmental disability support mypossibilities.org

My Possibilities aims to unlock the untapped potential of adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, known as Hugely Important People (HIPsters), through full-time, year-round education and job development programs. My Possibilities and fellow nonprofit Ability Connection joined forces in 2025. Together, they now serve more than 1,700 individuals through a growing continuum of education, employment, and support services. Funds raised through North Texas Giving Day help My Possibilities provide high-quality services that build socialization, independent living skills, and community engagement, and enable those served by the nonprofit to pursue their dreams.

New Texas Symphony Orchestra Focus: free live symphonic music ntso.org

The New Texas Symphony Orchestra is a premier, community-focused orchestra in Dallas. The orchestra’s 80 volunteer musicians come together to rehearse, grow artistically, and perform soulful, live music in concerts that are free and open to all. Last year, the nonprofit’s concert at Moody Performance Hall explored perseverance, courage, and the ability of individuals and communities to move forward together through distinctive music. North Texas Giving Day enables the orchestra to remove the cost barrier and make each event accessible without sacrificing quality. Contributions fund venues, orchestral music, and guest artists.

North Texas Food Bank Focus: a hunger-free North Texas ntfb.org

The North Texas Food Bank has been working to ensure that no North Texans go hungry since 1982. The nonprofit provides nutritious food at more than 500 food pantries and through community partners. Ninety-five percent of its resources are dedicated directly to programs working to relieve hunger. Last year, NTFB provided more than 136 million healthy meals to North Texans in need. This massive milestone reflects the strength and passion of community members and NTFB’s generous supporters. The nonprofit uses North Texas Giving Day funds to ease grumbling stomachs, meet rising demand, and strengthen programs that provide the food North Texans need on a daily basis. Continued on Page 26

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SELLING THE MOST IN

THE PARK CITIES & PRESTON HOLLOW

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

4222 Gloster Road $3,995,000

8567 Santa Clara Drive $3,450,000

6622 Norway Road $2,800,000

Brenda Sandoz | 214.202.5300 brenda.sandoz@alliebeth.com

Cliff Kessler | 310.923.2506 clifton.kessler@alliebeth.com

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

4141 Shenandoah Street Private Sale

3307 Bryn Mawr Drive Private Sale

4815 Allencrest Lane $2,450,000

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Carol Ann Zelley | 214.668.0503 carolann.zelley@alliebeth.com

SOLD

4401 Greenbrier Drive Private Sale

3828 Mockingbird Lane $3,399,000

2817 Fondren Drive $1,895,000

Susan Bradley | 214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com

Deanne Brock | 214.535.1585 deanne.brock@alliebeth.com

Mary Crawford | 504.289.0980 mary.crawford@alliebeth.com

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

4228 Southwestern Boulevard $2,699,000

6034 Prestonshire Lane $2,500,000

6322 Ellsworth Avenue $799,000

Stephen Pryor | 469.387.0272 stephen.pryor@alliebeth.com

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

Julia Reichert | 214.797.5712 julia.reichert@alliebeth.com

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EXPERTS

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

SOLD

3641 Mockingbird Lane $3,495,000

5701 Armstrong Parkway $3,699,000

4255 Cochran Chapel Road $10,900,000

Carol Ann Zelley | 214.668.0503 carolann.zelley@alliebeth.com

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Christine McKenny | 214.300.5539 christine.mckenny@alliebeth.com

SOLD

10757 Saint Lazare Drive $1,999,900

4408 Amherst Avenue Private Sale

4222 Brookview Drive $5,299,000

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

Lucinda Buford | 214.728.4289 lucinda.buford@alliebeth.com

Eric Narosov | 214.529.1282 eric.narosov@alliebeth.com

SOLD

SOLD - Represented Buyer

SOLD

5634 W. Amherst Avenue Private Sale

6247 Lupton Drive $3,295,000

7503 Caruth Boulevard $4,695,000

Claire Amaker | 214.886.7391 claire.amaker@alliebeth.com

Chad Barrett | 214.714.7034 chad.barrett@alliebeth.com

Deanne Brock | 214.535.1585 deanne.brock@alliebeth.com

SOLD - Represented Buyer

SOLD

3413 Howell Street $845,000

4312 Purdue Avenue Private Sale

29 Saint Laurent Place $1,995,000

Emily Rogers | 214.868.4405 emily.rogers@alliebeth.com

Catherine Osborne | 214.733.9727 catherine.osborne@alliebeth.com

Susan Baldwin | 214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

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SUPERVIVE

VOGEL ALCOVE

YOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED

THE NORTH TEXAS WILDLIFE CENTER

The North Texas Wildlife Center Focus: Texas wildlife welfare

SuperVive Focus: women’s health

ntxwildlife.org

supervive.org

The North Texas Wildlife Center rescues, rehabilitates, and releases animals native to Texas. Since 2015, the nonprofit has provided daily veterinary care for animals in need of aid, as well as community educational programming. The North Texas Wildlife Center is currently preparing to move into a new, community-funded facility, which will house patients in larger enclosures and enrich animals’ care. North Texas Giving Day has provided the nonprofit with foundational funding that makes its day-to-day work possible and helps it provide a high-quality, lifesaving level of care to wildlife all yearround.

SuperVive (formerly Rosa es Rojo) empowers Hispanic women to adopt healthy lifestyles that help prevent chronic diseases. SuperVive aims to meet women where they are and provide the resources needed to promote their health, nutrition, physical activity, and self-advocacy. SuperVive will host the 10th annual Virtual Rally: Miles for a Cause this November. The rally is a global celebration of collective movement — whether that takes the form of walking, running, or biking — and unites thousands of women and their families under the spirit of “juntas (together), achieving well-being.” North Texas Giving Day has been vital to SuperVive’s growth, enabling the nonprofit to reach a vast audience, connect with future donors, build a network of supporters who share its vision of health equity, and show how grassroots community support can inspire lasting, healthy habits.

Project Unbroken Focus: rebuilding lives after parental suicide projectunbroken.org

Project Unbroken helps children and families rebuild their lives after the loss of a parent to suicide. From financial grants to trusted community resources, Project Unbroken aims to assist families in healing after unimaginable loss. Since launching in 2024, the nonprofit has supported more than 100 children and families. This year, Project Unbroken is expanding through family counseling and peer-to-peer support, among other offerings. North Texas Giving Day donations reach families who need immediate assistance. Every gift helps foster healing and resilience after the loss of a loved one.

Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Focus: education, mentorship, and real-world leadership experiences tltleaders.org

Tomorrow’s Leaders Today helps future leaders grow their confidence, career readiness, and capabilities through mentoring and meaningful learning opportunities. Since launching in 2019, Tomorrow’s Leaders Today has expanded its reach across Texas and balanced affordability and accessibility through partnerships with more than 60 universities. The nonprofit invests every dollar raised during North Texas Giving Day directly

into developing the area’s future leaders. Contributions fund intern stipends, leadership curriculum, technology, learning materials, mentorship programming, and professional development opportunities, enabling participants to gain valuable experience without financial hardship. By helping create civic leaders, Tomorrow’s Leaders Today hopes to also strengthen businesses, schools, and nonprofits throughout the Lone Star State.

Vogel Alcove Focus: preventing poverty and homelessness vogelalcove.org

Vogel Alcove exists to help young children and their families overcome the effects of homelessness and poverty and build secure futures. The nonprofit serves families with children from birth through age 17 and specializes in early childhood education, mental health counseling, and family support services. Since its founding in 1987, Vogel Alcove has helped more than 18,000 children and their families. Its individual success stories include one homeless and unemployed parent who, after working with caseworkers and the family support department, has moved into a home of her own and become the general manager of a restaurant. North Texas Giving Day donations help provide the tools Vogel Alcove needs to break the cycle of homelessness and create a stronger, more compassionate Dallas.

The Wilkinson Center Focus: pathways to self-sufficiency

through free-of-charge case management, workforce training, GED classes, and food assistance programs. The nonprofit aims to give those facing hunger more than a handout, but instead provide a hand up and compassionate support that leads to a pathway to stability. Every North Texas Giving Day gift goes directly toward helping neighbors move from crisis to stability. A single day of generosity for donors can become a lasting pathway out of poverty for a Dallas family.

Youth Equipped to Succeed Focus: student connection and wellbeing youthequipped.org

Youth Equipped to Succeed (YES) endeavors to build value and vision in youth by fostering connectivity and rejecting isolation. YES brings connection to schools through motivational experiences, wellness education, and student mentoring services, programs that create healthy relationships among students and enable them to overcome challenges. Recently, after merging with nonprofit Aim for Success, YES’s staff grew from 12 to 33 employees. It now serves more than 200,000 students, parents, and educators each school year. Since 2009, generous donors have given more than $1 million to YES. Every donation helps bring students connection and hope, and ensures they are seen, heard, and valued.

thewilkinsoncenter.org

The Wilkinson Center has been lending a helping hand to Dallas neighbors since 1982

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Just Sold New Build 10940 Snow White Drive SOLD - $3,695,000 5 Bed I 5.2 Bath I Pool

Marc Ching | 214.728.4069 | marc.ching@alliebeth.com

Iconic Strait Lane 10920 Strait Lane $9,750,000 6 Bed | 8.2 Bath | 11,211 Sq.Ft.

Eric Narosov | 214.529.1282 | eric.narosov@alliebeth.com

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Boho Chic in University Park 3705 Binkley Avenue $1,750,000 3 Bed I 2.1 Bath I 3,176 Sq. Ft.

Jackie Converse Cimorelli | 214.673.7852 | jackie.converse@alliebeth.com

Fabulous in Devonshire 5726 W Hanover Drive $2,399,000 4 Bed I 4 Bath I 3,629 Sq. Ft.

Shirley Cohn | 214.729.5708 | shirley.cohn@alliebeth.com

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4301 Beclaire Avenue

Highland Park - SOLD

It’s All About Results + Service Susan Baldwin

214.763.1591 susan.baldwin@alliebeth.com

Live Your Extraordinary 5216 Palomar Lane $9,950,000 6 Bed I 7.2 Bath I 9,446 Sq. Ft.

Alex Perry | 214.926.0158 | alex.perry@alliebeth.com

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Selling University Park 3817 Centenary Avenue SOLD-Represented Buyer - Private Sale 5 Bed I 6.1 Bath I 5,934 Sq. Ft..

Susie Thompson | 214.354.8866 | susie.thompson@alliebeth.com

Serenity on Surrey Circle 5420 Surrey Circle SOLD - $7,495,000 4 Bed I 4.1 Bath I 5,803 Sq. Ft.

Lucinda Buford | 214.728.4289 | lucinda.buford@alliebeth.com

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University Park Stunner SOLD! 4081 Amherst Avenue SOLD-Represented Buyer - $4,250,000 5 Bed I 6.2 Bath I 5,473 Sq. Ft.

Teffy Jacobs | 214.676.3339 | teffy.jacobs@alliebeth.com

Hear from My Clients “I am extremely fortunate to have Susan assist me with buying and selling. She is extremely knowledgeable, professional and patient. I was very pleased with her negotiating and marketing skills. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. — Park Cities Client” Susan Bradley

214.674.5518 susan.bradley@alliebeth.com

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Crystal Charity Ball Hall of Famer Tavia Hunt The 2026 Hall of Fame honoree supports a variety of Dallas charitable organizations along with her husband, Kansas City Chiefs co-owner and FC Dallas CEO Clark Hunt. She was previously recognized at the Crystal Charity Ball’s annual Fashion Show and Luncheon from 2003 to 2005. The local organizations she assists include The Sweetheart Ball supporting UT Southwestern Medical Center, Focus on the Family, Council for Life, the Crystal Charity Ball, the Chiefs Women’s Organization, and nonprofits that serve children and military families or support education and healthcare initiatives. This spring, the Hunts served as chairs of The Sweetheart Ball, which our sister publication D Magazine reports raised around $4 million. What are you proudest of having accomplished in the last year? Professionally, serving as chairman of The Sweetheart Ball and helping raise meaningful support for improving lives across Dallas has been incredibly rewarding. Personally, I’m most proud of watching our children continue to grow into compassionate, faith-filled adults who are pursuing lives of purpose. Seeing them embrace service and integrity is far more meaningful than any personal recognition.

Erin Mathews

The first-time honoree and real estate agent serves on the Dallas Symphony Association’s board of governors and assists The Family Place, Junior League of Dallas, the Crystal Charity Ball, and Tri-Delta’s Cookies and Castles benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She also enjoys supporting The Episcopal School of Dallas, where her grandchildren are students. Last year, Mathews served as honorary co-chair of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s annual gala and as honorary chair of The Family Place’s annual Partners Card fundraiser. Now known as Dallas’ original real estate influencer, Mathews came to Dallas when she was in her 20s and worked at Neiman Marcus before she turned her hobby of remodeling houses into a career in real estate. She enjoys traveling with her son, Travis, daughter-in-law Brittany, and her grandchildren, Sutton and George.

What are your favorite fashion trends this year? Lots of plaid and loafers.

Felicia Powell

The first-time honoree is passionate about assisting local organizations that promote mental health and education and help children and families thrive. She and her family support the Stand Together Foundation, SMU’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, the Salvation Army, and POETIC, which provides support services to girls who have experienced mistreatment, commercial sexual exploitation, and sex trafficking. She’s also co-chaired the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Texas State of Mind Society. What is your favorite Dallas event to get dressed up for and why? The Crystal Charity Ball is one of my favorite evenings of the year. I love seeing everyone dressed so elegantly, and what makes the night truly special is coming together to support children in our community alongside those doing the work.

Haley Anderson

Haley Anderson is a first-year honoree, but a legacy as her mother and grandmother have also been honorees. She was raised in Dallas and attended Highland Park High School. After receiving her sports management degree at the University of Arkansas, she moved to Los Angeles to work for the LA Rams as a ticket service representative. She currently serves as the director of brand development for the Dallas Cowboys. Since joining the Cowboys in 2019, she has participated in projects with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, specifically two performances with legendary band Queen, as well as the Netflix series, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff Halftime Show. What are you proudest of having accomplished in the last year? One of my proudest moments this past year was representing our partnership with The Salvation Army during Giving Tuesday on both Good Morning America and The TODAY Show! It was an

1 0 BEST D R ESSED ABOUT THE 10 BEST DRESSED The Crystal Charity Ball 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show and Luncheon is in its 52nd year of celebrating the most philanthropic and fashionable women in Dallas. Kim Quinn is chair and Nancy Nasher is honorary chair of this year’s event, which will be held on Sept. 17 at Neiman Marcus Downtown Dallas. The Fashion Show and Luncheon will feature a special presentation from Carolina Herrera.

A B O U T H A L L O F FA M E After being named to the 10 Best Dressed list for three consecutive years, honorees become members of the Hall of Fame. Each year, one member of the Hall of Fame is recognized for her personal style and commitment to the community. The 2026 Crystal Charity Ball will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12.

incredible opportunity to help shine a national spotlight on an organization that has meant so much to me, my family and the Dallas Cowboys.

Jacquelin Sewell Atkinson

The second-year honoree and her family’s business, Sewell Automotive Companies, have championed a variety of charitable organizations across North Texas for decades. She serves on various industry councils, including the Audi Customer Experience Council, General Motors Dealer Executive Board, and Cadillac National Dealer Council. Jacquelin attended The Hockaday School and has served on its board of trustees. A graduate of SMU’s business school, she is a member of the Simmons School of Education Board and the Tate Lecture Series Board. Jacquelin enjoys supporting Crystal Charity Ball, Cattle Baron’s Ball, The Dallas Contemporary, The Dallas Museum of Art, Children’s Medical Center, Equest, The Sweetheart Ball, the Junior League of Dallas, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Good Shepherd Rescue of Texas, and more. She’s a current member of the Crystal Charity Ball, the Dallas Woman’s Club and The Dallas Shakespeare Club. She said she’s excited to learn about this year’s Crystal Charity Ball beneficiaries and introduce others to the work the Crystal Charity Ball supports. What are your must-have items in your purse (aside from phone, wallet, and keys!) A snack for my daughter, Henrietta, Jane Iredale Forever Pink lip stain, and a Ziploc of crispy bacon.

Julie Bagley

Julie, a second-year honoree, has been a Dallas resident since childhood. She and her husband, Scott, have two children and are now happily embracing life as empty nesters. A longtime leader in the Junior League of Dallas, Julie has served as president and now advises the development team and sits on the board of trustees, overseeing the League’s endowment. She has recently begun grant writing for local nonprofits, building on a lifetime of volunteer work that has allowed her to support causes close to her heart

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while forming some of her most meaningful friendships and connections. Julie loves that Dallas is a city where people genuinely roll up their sleeves to make a difference. What are you most excited about in regards to Dallas philanthropy this year? I’m excited for the Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show. It is an honor to be a part of the last event at the Downtown Neiman Marcus store, and I know it will be a special day.

Katherine Wyker

Katherine is a third-year honoree, seventh generation Texan, and fourth-generation Dallasite. She serves as CEO of her family’s private foundation, which was founded by her grandparents in loving memory of her Aunt Mary, who was a part of the special needs community. Katherine has chaired and co-chaired numerous fundraising events, including the Equest Gala, Forefront Living Foundation Luncheon, and the Equest Women’s Auxiliary Luncheon and Fashion Show. She is also an active member of Crystal Charity Ball and serves on the boards of Goodwill Industries and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Katherine is married to Austin Wyker, and they are raising two young boys. Do you have past charitable involvement that you would like to highlight? This past April, my underwriting co-chair and precious friend, Catherine Jaynes, and I broke the record for raising the most money for the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. We are SO grateful for our amazing supporters and the incredible Salvation Army team who are truly “doing the most good.”

Shannon Graham

The second-time honoree serves on the boards of various Dallas charities, including The Stewpot, the Dallas Woman’s Club, and the nonprofit religious organization AmazingGrace.Life. She is president of the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. Previously, she has chaired the annual Day at the Races event benefiting the Turtle Creek Conservancy, the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary’s annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, the Equest Women’s Auxiliary Luncheon and Fashion Show, HHM

Health’s annual Healing Hands Luncheon, and Council for Life’s annual Celebrating Life Luncheon. Graham has lived in the Dallas area for about 25 years, where she’s raised her two sons and works part time for a Texas State Senator. What are your must-have items in your purse (aside from phone, wallet, and keys!) My lipstick, sunglasses, cash for valet, a small notebook and pen (you never know when inspiration — or a to-do list — will strike!), and a packet of cinnamon mints.

Shelby Goff

The second-time honoree is a longtime supporter of the Salvation Army of North Texas. Last year, she and her husband co-founded the organization’s new initiative, “Echelon, Continuing the Legacy,” which aims to bridge the gap between Echelon and the Women’s Auxiliary and foster community connections. Aside from her work with the Salvation Army of North Texas, Goff is a champion of MD Anderson. She chaired its Dallas “A Conversation With a Living Legend” event last year with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Dallas Cowboys Chief Brand Officer Charlotte Jones. Last year, she also co-chaired Kappa Tablescapes, a twoday event that supported five charities and honored Lila Bonner and Wynne Naylor, who lost their lives in the devastating Central Texas flooding. She serves on committees for the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show and Luncheon and the Clayton Dabney for Kids With Cancer Love Luncheon, as well as on the gala committee for the da Vinci School. What is your favorite piece of clothing and why? A beautiful custom ballgown that my mother had made when she chaired an event in Austin almost 30 years ago. I am still waiting for the perfect moment to wear it!

Tracey Kozmetsky

Tracey is a third-year honoree. She and her husband, Aaron, raised their three children, Jack, Will, and Claire, in her historic childhood home, where they still live today. A Highland Park High

School and TCU alumna, she began her career in New York City at Women’s Wear Daily and L’Oréal Professionnel before co-founding a public relations firm after returning to Texas. Philanthropy has long been a core value for her family. In addition to her service with Crystal Charity Ball, she chairs the Governance Committee of the Tory Burch Foundation and remains involved with her family’s alma maters and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. She also serves on advisory boards for Baylor Scott & White Health, Children’s Medical Center Foundation, and UT Southwestern Medical Center, reflecting her family’s commitment to education, service, and health care. What are your favorite fashion trends this year? As a sixth-generation Texan, I always enjoy seeing Western influences on the runway. From turquoise jewelry to embellished boots and everything in between, the trend feels right at home.

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Tracy, a third-time honoree, has lived in Dallas for almost 30 years with her husband and two children, Luke and Livia. Her family founded Luke’s FastBreaks, a nonprofit inspired by Luke’s desire for more choices than traditional hospital gowns during medical procedures. She continues to serve on the board of Luke’s FastBreaks and is active with other pediatric charities. Tracy and her husband served as honorary chairs for the Aging Mind Foundation’s 2025 gala. Her other charitable endeavors include supporting Family Legacy by volunteering to assist children in Africa and serving as a member of the Crystal Charity Ball and the Cattle Baron’s Ball, the American Cancer Society’s largest single-night fundraiser. Tracy says she and her family “absolutely love everything about” Dallas. What are your must-have items in your purse? Lipstick, hand sanitizer, and a mahjong card, just in case… - Compiled by Rachel Snyder and Georgia Lokey

FRONT: Tracy Lange, Luncheon Chair Kim Quinn, Hall of Fame Honoree Tavia Hunt, Ball Chair Jennifer Dix, Honorary Chair Nancy Nasher, and Tracey Kozmetsky. BACK: Erin Mathews, Felicia Powell, Katherine Wyker, Shelby Goff, Haley Anderson, Julie Bagley, Shannon Graham, and Jacquelin Sewell Atkinson. TAMYTHA CAMERON

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xploring the history of technology was the highlight of the week for Adrian Sanchez, a camper at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. But learning how ancient inventions became high-flying machines was just one goal of the Time Travelers Workshop summer camp. Museum leaders hope the experience also encouraged students to reexamine their futures. “In every single program that we do, we talk about the careers that are tied to these. It’s an effort to open their eyes up to the possibilities. It’s not just about the pilots and the astronauts. It’s more than that. It’s all the people in the background,” explained director of education Rosalie Wade. “Those are really important jobs, and we need people to fill them.” Last year, the museum’s summer camps were full. This summer, the programs for rising first through 10th graders reached new heights of popularity. The museum cut off its waitlists when they grew to include too many potential campers. “As we continue providing more of our best programming, the students are enjoying it, the parents are enjoying it,” said Edgar Pizarro, the museum’s aerospace-launchpad manager. “I see exponential growth as the years go on, which will lead to more opportunities for students to

To keep up with upcoming programs at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, visit flightmuseum.com and sign up for the free Museum Minute newsletter. The museum will offer a three-day Game Makers Lab-themed mini-camp for first through sixth graders from Nov. 23 to 25.

Frontiers of Flight Museum campers tested the strength of their bridges using rolls of tape and model plane kits. SARAH HODGES

learn about STEM and the museum in general.” The Flight Museum’s camps may be high tech, but visitors won’t find tablets in these classrooms. Through hands-on projects, seventh to 10th graders in the Time Travelers Workshop explored potential and kinetic energy, worked on catapults and trebuchets, and even experimented with drone soccer. One Thursday morning, the students learned about the structural elements of bridges before putting that knowledge to work.

They teamed up to construct and test their own model bridges, which had to bear weight over a six-inch space. The students were given a time limit, and their materials were limited to tape, popsicle sticks, and hot glue. “They have to engineer their way into a tough bridge,” Pizarro remarked. “They can go and use their mind to create whatever they feel like would work.” Incoming seventh-graders George Womack and Rhys Coffey teamed up to create a bridge that was strong enough to hold

eight roles of tape, along with several model plane kits. The duo explained that they had created a truss bridge, which is built with connected triangles. “Instead of putting a bunch of pressure on one beam, we allow a bunch of different smaller segments to take that weight individually,” Womack explained. “That way, the bridge can better conquer more weight.” Despite their success, the seventh graders continued thinking about ways to improve their design. And the flight museum,

which this summer offered camps on topics such as extreme weather, cosmic legends, and real-world rescues, is already exploring ways to enhance future offerings. Director of education Wade said that she is hopeful the museum will offer a camp specifically tied to rapidly-evolving robotics and drone technologies. “We can talk more about the careers that are involved with that. There’s a lot out there,” she said. “It’s something that is relevant to them and keeps them interested in the possibilities.”

After Years of Creating for Others, PH Artist Finds His Own Voice By Josh Hickman

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Preston Hollow commercial artist and graphic designer Brian Kerr is happy to finally make a return to his first love of fine art. After decades in the field, including 17 years at the Dallas Morning News, he recently exhibited new work at Deborah Hartigan’s DHV Artworks gallery in the Design District. Kerr’s childhood love of drawing sprouted in part due to a need to express himself and communicate visually, as he was born largely deaf. “I had a hearing problem, so I was pretty much deaf until I was five,” Kerr recalled. “I was reading lips, and so I just became more artistic. It kind of runs in the family. It was something that I just gravitated towards.” Kerr notes that his mother painted all of the paintings displayed in their Michigan home, and his paternal grandmother was also artistic. By the time a couple of ear operations restored most of his hearing, Kerr had already caught the art bug. He went on to study fine art and traditional art at Western Michigan University and the prestigious Kendall School of Design, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. He was even chosen as a top illustra-

The group exhibition BOTANICA: Contemporary Voices in Nature is available to view at DHV Artworks through Sept. 5.

Preston Hollow artist Brian Kerr has returned to fine art after years of designing via computer. JOSH HICKMAN

tor to be shown in the Society of Illustrators Museum in New York. But after a move to Dallas, he noticed the field was changing. “The only jobs you could really get were graphic design,” he recalled. “Computers were coming out, so they didn’t need illustrators as much, because they could get everything online. So, I became a graphic designer.” Kerr’s ensuing career in design included his tenure as a senior graphic designer at

the Dallas Morning News and seven years at Ebby Halliday Realtors, where he designed ad campaigns and luxury products. Kerr even dabbled in print modeling. “For so many years, I was just creating art for other people,” Kerr said of his decision to return to fine art. “I’d always wanted to get into finding my own voice. Once I left corporate, I thought I really want to start getting back into the eye-hand coordination and cre-

ating things away from the computer.” As we talked at the home he shares with his partner, Jim Judd, Kerr was preparing for a new group exhibition, BOTANICA, at DHV Artworks. “I was paralyzed for a long time to move in that direction,” he said of his creative struggle. “Was I going to fail? How was my final piece going to turn out?” But his vibrant colors and exacting organic forms reveal he has triumphed over his self-doubt. Lately, his subject matter has included the natural world and several striking portraits of American Indians. “I want to create some type of a story,” he said of his work, “but I don’t want to completely tell the story. I want people to form their own opinions.” As an artistic inspiration to those returning to their first love later in life, Kerr is philosophical. “The creativity starts to show itself,” he said, “and it will take you to where you want it to be.”

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Activists Demand Freeze of ICE Flights at Love Field

By Sarah Hodges

of individuals in federal custody,” the city of Dallas department of aviation said in a statement. The department encouraged those concerned about immigration enforcement activities to contact the appropriate federal agencies.

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Protesters have called for an end to the use of Dallas Love Field in immigration enforcement flights, but officials say that federal agencies, not the airport, control whether such flights occur. “This is our city property,” lead organizer John Putnam said during a protest near the airport’s entrance. “We don’t think that ICE should be incarcerating and deporting our neighbors here.” Putnam said the protesters aimed to also draw attention to the amount of ICE activity in Dallas, which has been described by multiple sources as having one of the country’s highest arrest rates. “More people need to care,” protester Sharon Rodine said. “This is the future for our kids and grandkids, and the kind of country we want to live in. We’re on a slippery slope right now.” Rodine and Putnam were two of about 40 activists at an Aug. 1 protest organized by eight partner groups, El Movimiento DFW, Democratic Socialists of America – North Texas, Clergy League for Emergency Action Response DFW, Revolutionary Front DFW, Party for Socialism and Liberation Dallas/Ft. Worth, YALL DFW, Indivisible Dallas, and Sunrise Movement Dallas. Members of the groups also document alleged ICE flights on the Instagram account @noloveforiceair. In addition to ending ICE activity at Love Field, the protesters demanded that Plano-based Atlantic Aviation stop allegedly ser-

“This is the future for our kids and grandkids.” Sharon Rodine

Activists gathered near the entrance to Dallas Love Field on Aug. 1 to protest the airport’s use in ICE flights, among other issues. SARAH HODGES

vicing ICE-related flights, and that Southwest Airlines issue a statement in support of Lorenzo Thompson, a flight attendant detained by ICE. Some cars passing by the group of protesters honked in solidarity, while other drivers yelled at the protesters, who held signs urging onlookers to “stop hate end ICE” and “honk to stop Trump,” and

chanted “the people, united, will never be divided.” Dallas officials said that a Love Field fixed-based operator, a term used to describe a business that has the right to provide aviation services at the airport, had informed Love Field’s operations team that immigration flights would be operated through its facility. But officials said that the air-

SMU’s Feral Cat Group ‘Kneads’ Student Volunteers

port does not have authority over whether these flights occur, adding that immigration enforcement activities take place at major airports around the country. “Like these other airports, Dallas Love Field does not manage or oversee federal immigration enforcement operations, nor does the airport have authority over federal decisions regarding the movement

ABOUT THE F E R A L C AT G R O U P AT S M U How it started: Long before the group was formally established, a lone cat lover began distributing cat food around campus after finding a starving mama cat and kitten next to a dead kitten on campus one night while walking her dog. Upon her retirement in 1998, arrangements were made to continue the feeding program, and a single feeder was contracted for several years through the Summerlee Foundation. The formal program started in 2005 with a six-member volunteer team. To learn more about the Feral Cat Group at SMU or become a volunteer, visit www.smu. edu/orgs/cats or email cats@smu.edu The group is also on Instagram as @smucats

SMU Volunteer Estella McFalls feeds campus cats Sassy and Tsunami. RACHEL SNYDER

By Rachel Snyder and Jake Wilkinson Homeless cats on the SMU campus have a community of two-legged supporters in their corner. The Feral Cat Group at SMU has managed and cared for homeless cats on the Hilltop since 2005. Currently, the group tends to

approximately 25 cats, but that number fluctuates. The group is supported by funding from the Office of the President and donations, including assistance it receives annually during SMU Giving Day. The university’s furry residents need yearround helpers, a coordinated effort that requires about 40 volunteers. “It takes a community,” said Rose

Chavez, building manager for the Simmons School of Education and Human Development, who leads the volunteer program. “People either find us online or call us with an emergency, so we have fosters in the wings willing to step up, so we’re very grateful for our team of people.” One of those volunteers is Dallas International School senior Estella McFalls. McFalls, who has a beloved Maine Coon cat of her own at home, decided to use her experience with furry friends to assist animals at her dream school, SMU, after she discovered the Feral Cat Group there via social media. “I’ve grown up around cats my entire life. I currently have a Maine Coon,” she said. “I

“The airport remains committed to operating in a safe and lawful manner while serving the region’s transportation needs,” the department wrote. “We understand that immigration-related issues can be deeply personal and concerning for many members of the Dallas community.” Atlantic Aviation, which is a fixed-based operator at airports around the country, said in a statement that it does not have the ability to deny service to certain aviation customers based on the passengers they transport. “As an airport tenant, we are required to provide access and services on a nondiscriminatory basis to all aircraft operators using the airports where we operate,” Atlantic Aviation said. “We do not determine or influence the mission, passengers, or purpose of flights operated by our customers.” Southwest Airlines did not respond to a request for comment.

was just like, ‘I’d love to be a part of that.’” McFalls has helped care for the cats around campus since November of last year and also volunteers with Feed My Starving Children. Aside from the joy of being with furry friends, McFalls’ time spent caring for the cats helps bolster her volunteer hours for school. Feral cat volunteers clean and refill food and water bowls, which are set up at eight stations around SMU, and treat the stations for bugs as needed. They note their time spent volunteering, the cats’ food and water needs, and any anomalies in the campus cat population, such as new cats joining the colony or any ill animals. Volunteers apply online and receive training from experienced volunteers before caring for the cats independently. Volunteers’ efforts have had an impact. The Feral Cat Group has about a 95% spay/ neuter/vaccination rate, according to its website. Those efforts have reduced the cat population on campus by almost 50% over the last 10 years. SMU, along with other universities around the country, utilizes a trap-neuter-return system for managing the campus cat population. In addition to volunteering with the program or fostering kittens, the Feral Cat Group at SMU also takes donations of money or supplies like cat food, Chavez said.

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ulous attention to cut and fit on level 1 between Nordstrom and Macy’s. ALO, a Los Angeles-based wellness lifestyle brand, has moved its studio-to-street designs and wellness products to a new location on level 1 between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.

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Acai Brasil 5601 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 110 Acai, a Brazilian superfood from the Amazon rainforest, has arrived in Preston Hollow at this Lovers Lane location serving up bowls, smoothies, and juices. Cavero Cafe 6009 Berkshire Lane The elegant, all-day cafe is offering premium beverages, breakfast and lunch wraps, salads, smoothies, and signature desserts made with Cavero’s homemade soft serve ice cream in the former Southpaw’s Grill spot. El Molino 6025 Royal Lane, Suite 250 Vandelay Companies has opened its second El Molino location in the former Anchor Sushi Bar spot. The new restaurant’s lively interpretation of Mexican

dining includes USDA prime fajitas prepared over wood-fired smokers, signature Flaming Margaritas, and rare sipping tequilas.

Galleria Dallas Various stores Timberland, the footwear, apparel, and accessories brand known for its rugged boots, is open on level 3. Lingerie and beauty product retailer Victoria’s Secret is open on level 1.

Johanna Ortiz Highland Park Village The beloved Colombian designer has opened a pop-up in a 300-square-foot space previously occupied by Staud at Market for a yearlong residency.

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JJ’s Café 4711 Maple Ave. The popular breakfast, brunch, and lunch spot has opened its third North Texas location at Food Nation Cinco Cocinas Food Hall.

Jungle Studio Fitness 5560 W. Lovers Lane The heated mat studio has brought pilates, sculpt, jungle method, strength, and yoga to Inwood Village.

NorthPark Center Various Stores Sezane is offering ready-towear clothing and accessories that combine thoughtful designs and refined materials with a metic-

WokStar 3700 McKinney Ave., Suite 307 The Chinese eatery offering favorites such as orange chicken, General Tso’s chicken, and soup dumplings has opened a West Village location with music-inspired décor and an expansive patio.

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Being a Regular Has Its Advantages Dining tourism is at a fever pitch right now thanks to the dining industry’s much sponK E R ST E N R ET TI G sored and hyped awards and the social media idolization of visually engaging restaurants. Though restaurants clamor for virality, staff frequently lament the often-disruptive content creation that occurs in their restaurants. Trendy vibe dining means there’s a hyper focus on a restaurant’s aesthetic, sometimes prioritizing environment and gimmicks over the food itself. The dine, click, post, and dash (DCPD) crowd drives a certain amount of business. But regulars drive more. The opposite of the DCPD diner is the “regular,” the person who returns to a restaurant repeatedly because it’s familiar. A study by the Harvard Business Review revealed that increasing your customer retention by as little as 5% can increase a restaurant’s profit by 25%. Converting visitors to regulars is valuable, both for the restaurant and for the diner.

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Social scientists refer to a “third place” as a spot, often a bar, restaurant, or coffee shop, where people desire to spend time outside of home and work. A third place is a haven for predictability and retreat from trend chasing; think Friends’ Central Perk, television’s most famous coffee shop. Restaurateur Jon Alexis is a second-generation seafood shop owner who owns and operates a lineup of restaurants that happen to be a third place for many. Paul Bassman, a regular at Alexis’ TJ’s and Ramble Room restaurants, says he and his wife dine several times a month at those spots.

“We love the comfort and consistency,” of dining frequently at the same restaurants, he explained. “We have our regular server, Bri, who we’ve known for years and just love.” Alexis said hospitality is a vital part of his company’s training protocol; yet despite that, he knows he can’t simply declare his restaurants the place for regulars. No one can. They evolve organically. Bassman had always enjoyed TJ’s, but when a milestone birthday occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic and a public celebration was impossible, he contacted TJ’s

and its staff catered a celebratory dinner at Bassman’s home. “They went above and beyond for me. I’ve been a regular at Jon’s restaurants ever since” he said. In many ways, the digital and social age has created a society of people who are alone in a crowd. Being a regular in a restaurant “makes me feel seen and appreciated,” Bassman said. Alexis says he’s deeply grateful for the regular diners who connect with his restaurants and consistently support his staff. Almost everyone has “their” Tex-Mex spot or pizza place, the default decision when you crave comfort, familiarity, and consistency. When you walk in, do the hospitality staff recognize you? Do they welcome you back or stare blankly at you with no recognition? Do you know your regular server’s name? If not, consider making more of an effort to connect with your favorite places and the people that make them work. The DCPD crowd tends to see restaurants and staff as extras in their own movies. Regulars like Paul Bassman and his wife believe the real stars are the restaurants and staff that welcome them home every time they walk through the door.

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Glass artist Polly Gessell’s exquisite work first caught my attention during the North Dallas Artist Studio Tour in Preston Hollow. Her delicate, ornamental details and designs are r e m i JOSH HICKMAN niscent of art nouveau palaces or chic art deco nightclubs. Impressively eschewing computerized aids, Polly sandblasts it all by hand and eye. We met for a talk at the Highland Park residence of Brad Batson, a longtime fan of her work who has

many examples in his home. “I had all sort of odd jobs for many, many years,” she said, after her three majors and five years at SMU. “I went to California, and I was going to be there nine days. I stayed for three and a half years.” In La Jolla, she met the owner of a glass shop at a party and agreed to work for him in exchange for the use of his drawing boards and lights. After two weeks, he had her cutting stencils for glass etching, and she flowered into glasswork. “When I came back here, I thought I’m going to be an overnight success,” Polly miscalculated. But a chance meeting with an intriguing sandblaster at a

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Westwood restaurant Eureka. “I did about five, six restaurants with them, maybe more,” she recounted. “I did almost all of Stephan Pyles’ restaurants except for the last one.” Polly has ardent collectors of her work, and her intricately sandblasted glass doors, panels, and bowls grace homes in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. But her long artistic career hasn’t been without its adversity. A tornado destroyed her studio in 2019, among other challenges. “Most art goes through a phase where it ’s popular and then not,” she mused. “I haven’t been popular in a long time, but

I think it’s coming back.” A recent call on the coming return of Chef Avner Samuel’s Aurora restaurant to the area has Polly inspired. “We’re going to do the same style that was in the old one,” she said, beaming. “So, that’s exciting.” “My favorite period is between art deco and art nouveau,” she remarked of her enduring influences and sophisticated style. “You could be organic, and it could flow into something more geometric. I love that period, and I’ll probably always be stuck in that period, because there are too many ideas. I’ll never get to the end of the ideas.”

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Preston-Royal Rezoning Moves Forward Despite Opposition

By Rachel Snyder

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After months of debate, a controversial mixed-use project at Preston Road and Royal Lane recently cleared an important procedural hurdle. The project from developer Leland Burk involves building a hotel/residential tower up to 240 feet, or about 19 stories, another residential tower up to 210 feet, or about 18 stories, and an office building up to 190 feet. The maximum structure height allowed by the area’s current zoning is 54 feet. Burk and his team previously reduced the maximum height proposed for the project. The project has gotten pushback from some residents near the intersection, including from the group Preserve Preston Hollow and the newly formed coalition of North Dallas neighborhoods called D13 Together. D13 Together includes representation from Bluffview, Wimberley Court, Preston Hollow, and Melshire Estates. During an Aug. 4 press conference, the residents expressed concern about the height of the buildings, the potential traffic impacts of the project, and its proximity to schools like St. Mark’s School of Texas.

A hot-button Preston-Royal zoning change to allow for the construction of towers, one of which is proposed to be as high as 240 feet, recently cleared a key hurdle. BURK INTERESTS

“We are in support, 100%, of this corner developing. It’s the height that’s the issue,” Doug Hazelbaker, who is involved with Preserve Preston Hollow and attended the D13 Together news conference, said at the Aug. 6 City Plan Commission meeting. Megan Ratcliff said her sons attend St. Mark’s and, while she

supports development of the corridor following the 2019 tornado that struck the area, she opposes the plan proposed. “It’s hard to envision the kids walking along Preston-Royal on a game night, to grab a burger, to meet up with the girls, with three high rises worth of residents and employees added to the mix, and

their cars. This is already a very busy intersection,” Ratcliff said. “We want development, but not this.” Burk attended the City Plan Commission meeting and said he and his team had made it a priority to meet with residents and take their concerns into account. “We have listened and we have made significant changes to our

original design,” Burk said. Some supported the development, saying it would add needed housing to the area. Steven McCoy lives in the Preston Hollow area and said at the City Plan Commission meeting that he believes the project would provide additional housing options to the neighborhood. “As aging families start to downsize from those large homes, they need alternative housing, and this project is going to provide some additional resources on housing to fulfill that need,” McCoy said. “But also the retail, the walkable retail and the restaurants that all the surrounding areas need (to) be more of a positive light in bringing energy back to Preston Hollow.” After hours of debate, Dallas City Plan Commissioner Larry Hall made the motion to approve the rezoning. Dallas City Plan Commissioner Jack Kocks had proposed an amended motion that would allow no structure on the site to exceed 75 feet in height, but that motion failed. The case will still need to go before the Dallas City Council for final approval. It’s unclear when the city council will take up the case or when the developer might begin construction if it’s approved.

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804 Kimball Court $

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Schools

Two Leaders to Fill AP Roles at Christ the King

ARTHUR KRAMER ELEMENTARY KICKS OFF THE ‘26-’27 SCHOOL YEAR

FROM LEFT: Beth Burau, Rosemary Kohut, and Grace Chengery. MADELINE ELLIOTT

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he first day of school is always special, but this year’s return to classes in Dallas ISD on Aug. 11 was greeted with extra fanfare at Arthur Kramer Elementary. How so? Think brightly-colored banners and signs, festive balloon arches, and a uniformed cheer squad. “I’m still so excited about the first day of school,” said fourthgrade teacher, Earl Wilson. “Student experience is my number one thing, taking the lessons and making them into experiences.” A 10-year classroom veteran and transplant from Memphis, this will be Mr. Wilson’s first year at Kramer. He sported a specially-selected school bus-print tie for the occasion, and posed for photos

with second-grade teacher, Joanna Arce. Ms. Arce has taught all primary school grades in both Mexico and the United States throughout her 15-year career. “Honestly, I love this age group,” she said. “For me, teaching is all about the students, and how to help them be better people. They spend so many hours here at the school, so it’s very important that they have a familiar face, someone they can trust, and someone they can talk to.” As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, Kramer is part of a community of 5,000 schools accredited in a globally-recognized program that focuses on character development alongside core studies. Just before the double doors opened at 7:30 a.m., Principal LeAnna Bentley explained a bit more about this

student-centric approach. “We’re focused on high-quality instruction,” she said. “For our students, that means that they’re really owning their learning and that we have a high level of engagement. On the teacher side, we’re tracking data so that we can personalize that learning and ensure that we’re meeting students’ goals and helping them continue to grow.” Principal Bentley emphasized that, in recent years, Kramer had grown from an 81 to an 89, or B-plus, on the Texas Education Agency’s rating scale. The school scored a 90 in 2026. Shortly after our chat, Bentley joined parents, colleagues, and a smiling squad of Hillcrest High cheerleaders to officially welcome students into the school. Judging by the many bright smiles and high-fives, this year is off to an A-plus start.

Christ the King Catholic School decided two assistant principals were better than one when it came to replacing Rosemary Kohut, who was promoted to principal in the spring. “We really were just looking for a good fit, someone that would feel as passionate about Christ the King and our beliefs as we do,” Kohut said, explaining that two assistant principals could better handle the responsibilities that have accompanied the school’s enrollment growth. In May, the school chose a pair of leaders for the roles who were already familiar with Christ the King, Beth Burau and Grace Chengery. Kohut quickly thought of Chengery when she began considering candidates. Chengery began teaching at Christ the King in 2020. Her willingness to help led to roles supporting students with learning differences and coordinating standardized testing in the last school year. Chengery enjoyed helping the school as a whole and felt that becoming an assistant principal was a natural steppingstone. Burau has spent the last 23 years at Bishop Lynch High School, where she has experience serving as instruc-

tional technology coordinator. She was attracted to the Christ the King role by the opportunity to continue helping teachers. Burau was familiar with Christ the King through teaching Christ the King alumni and past service as a member of the school’s advisory board. Burau attended Christ the King when she came to the area in 2000 as part of the Alliance for Catholic Education program, a two-year service commitment for teachers pursuing master’s degrees in education from the University of Notre Dame. Burau completed the program and stayed for an extra year at Saint Mary of Carmel before moving to Bishop Lynch. Kohut said Burau has been a worker bee in the summer — she has jumped right in and embraced the position. “She’s been fantastic,” Chengery said. “I’m so glad we’re doing it together because I think we’re going to complement each other really well.” Kohut said that there is currently no separation of duties between Chengery or Burau. The plan is for them to work as a team. “We’re all going to just work together wonderfully,” Kohut said. “I think it’s just going to be a really strong team for the school.”

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Men for Others

Jesuit Students build leadership skills by connecting with Brookwood Community By Daniel Lalley

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People Newspapers Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is providing real-world opportunities for students to turn their faith into action. Guided by its mission to form a community of men with high moral principles who are dedicated to serving others, the school has gone beyond the traditional curriculum with initiatives such as its new Community and Belonging Leadership Immersion program. “The Leadership Immersion program directly supports the mission of Jesuit Dallas by forming Men for Others: young men who recognize their responsibility to live lives rooted in faith, compassion, and commitment to others,” said community service and social justice coordinator Claire Moore. Recently, Moore accompanied 16 Jesuit students as they participated in a multi-day immersion at The Brookwood Community. Brookwood is a faith-based residential and vocational community for adults with disabilities located near Houston. Brookwood helps those it serves, called Citizens, find purpose in an educational environment where they can do meaningful work. Its mission is to change how the world thinks about adults with disabilities. During Jesuit’s initiative, students worked alongside Brookwood Citizens in vocational areas such as horticulture, ceramics, retail, and the café.

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Jesuit students worked alongside Brookwood Citizens and participated in a talent show. CLAIRE MOORE

They also participated in a Brookwood panel discussion highlighting the diverse talents and professions that sustain the community and performed in a talent show alongside Brookwood Citizens.

“This immersion invited students to move beyond serving others and into building authentic relationships rooted in empathy, accompaniment, and mutual respect,” said Moore. “By becoming part of the daily life

at The Brookwood Community, students saw what it looks like when a community creates opportunities for every person to contribute, grow, and live a purpose-filled life.” With the fall semester un-

derway, innovative programs like these will shape unique educational experiences that develop what Jesuit Dallas calls The Profile of the Graduate. By giving students the opportunity to listen and learn from different perspectives, these experiences provide foundational leadership skills that will translate to all areas of their lives. “Students returned to Jesuit Dallas with a stronger sense of how they can lead with compassion and help create spaces where every person is welcomed, valued, and belongs,” said Moore. “This was an incredible experience for both the students and citizens, and it’s a partnership we’re very excited to continue building.” As part of this transformative program, Moore is already planning subsequent visits to the Brookwood Community to provide students with ongoing opportunities for encounter, reflection, and leadership formation. “Ideally, we hope to visit Brookwood twice each year,” said Moore. “We are currently making plans to return to The Brookwood Community this upcoming school year so students can continue developing relationships, deepening their understanding of inclusion and belonging, and growing as Men for Others through faith-in-action.”

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PRESTON HOLLOW PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL

For more than six decades, Preston Hollow Presbyterian School (PHPS) has been at the forefront of educating children with learning differences in the Dallas area. Established in 1962, PHPS was the first school in Dallas designed specifically for students who learn differently—and that pioneering spirit continues as we open our brandnew, state-of-the-art campus this Fall 2025. Individualized instruction is the foundation of our teaching, made possible by small class sizes supported by experienced remedial specialists to reinforce student success. Our new home at 4000 McEwen Road, Dallas, TX 75244 marks an exciting new chapter in our school’s story.

MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL

For 55yrs Meadowbrook School has inspired children to love school, be excited about learning and feel good about themselves. We prepare confident, school-ready PK3 through Kindergarten students in a nurturing, yet structured environment. Our highly individualized curriculum is grounded in the timeless fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic. Meadowbrook is dedicated to giving children a firm academic foundation while also weaving genuine respect for others into every corner of school life. Join us for campus tour and discover the “Meadowbrook Magic”.

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Michael Johnson (in center photo holding rooster) is the new head of school at Lamplighter, a campus focused on the learning needs of Pre-K through fourth-grade students. COURTESY THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL

Lamplighter’s Leadership Has Changed. Its Vision Hasn’t

Lamplighter names Michael Johnson as new Head of School By Bridget Reis

People Newspapers The Lamplighter School welcomed new leadership this year while remaining focused on creating a joyful, creative, and inclusive environment for the area’s youngest learners. Dr. Michael Johnson assumed the role of Catherine M. Rose Head of School on July 1. He replaces Dr. Joan Buchanan Hill at the helm of the independent day school serving students from Pre-K through fourth grade. Hill served for 15 years in the

role as just the fifth head of school in Lamplighter’s 73-year history. She received the 2025 to 2026 Spirit Award from the Lamplighter Alumni Association. Under Hill’s leadership, Lamplighter successfully completed three major fundraising campaigns that brought more experiential learning opportunities to students. The school’s endowment also more than tripled, growing from $6 million to over $20 million. Additionally, Lamplighter expanded its partnerships with organizations including the Dallas

Arboretum, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, SMU, and United to Learn. In reflecting on her tenure, Dr. Hill emphasized the school’s mission and student experience. “At its ver y core, Lamplighter is about creating a space where students feel seen, valued, and know someone believes in them,” she said, adding that the school’s founding vision — to nurture a love of learning in young children — is central to its continued direction. Looking to the future, new Head of School Dr. Michael

Johnson plans to focus on continuity rather than change. “My goal is to continue this trajectory and momentum,” he said, “where the focus remains on creating an exceptional educational experience for students.” Originally from Scotland, Johnson began his career in education as a classroom teacher before moving into school leadership in the United States. He holds a doctoral degree from Mid Sweden University, where his research focused on schools as adaptive systems capable of responding to the needs of students

and communities. Since joining Lamplighter, Johnson has focused on internal engagement, and has held one-onone meetings with faculty, staff, and board members. His early priorities have centered on relationship building and understanding the school’s existing culture. Johnson was drawn to the leadership role by Lamplighter’s approach to early childhood education. “The years between three and 10 shape a child more than any other stretch of life,” he said. “Few schools understand that the way Lamplighter does.”

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Is “good” studying long hours and acing the test? Is being “good” about GPAs and landing six figure salaries? How should schools really be teaching students to be “good”? Parish believes it’s about helping students become their best by recognizing their unique potential and developing them to be prepared, passionate and principled. We must equip children with skills and mindsets to navigate life’s challenges and accomplish goals. We must help them discover what excites and energizes them. And we must ground them in enduring values that shape who they are and how they lead. Learn more at Campus Previews parish.org/admission/ inquire-and-apply

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL At Good Shepherd Episcopal School, childhood is more than a season. It is the foundation for a life of confidence, compassion, and courage. From Pre-K through eighth grade, every child is known, challenged, and encouraged to discover who they are and how they can make a meaningful impact on the world. With an innovative curriculum, strong character formation, and a welcoming community, students grow academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. This is a place where curiosity is celebrated, leadership is nurtured, and joyful learning happens every day. Come see what makes Good Shepherd unlike any other school in Dallas.

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Clean contemporary design and thoughtful updates define this centrally located Dallas residence, situated on a landscaped corner lot with circular drive. The 3-bedroom, 2.1-bath home at 10811 Stone Canyon Place (10811stonecanyon. daveperrymiller.com) is offered by Kristen Harris for $950,000. Inside its 3,397 square feet, high ceilings and large windows fill the main living spaces with natural light while providing direct views of the backyard. The updated kitchen includes stainless steel appliances, a gas cooktop, a built-in ice machine, and a sunny breakfast nook overlooking the pool. Designed for everyday living and gathering, the lower-level den features a second gas-log fireplace, custom built-ins, and a wet bar. The primary suite offers a dedicated sitting area, custom closets, and a renovated bath, while two secondary bedrooms sit conveniently on the main floor. Outside, a saltwater pool, low-maintenance turf, and privacy fencing make it well suited for year-round relaxation. To schedule a showing, contact Kristen at (972) 310-8588 or kristenharris@dpmre.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (dpmre.com) is a division of the Ebby Halliday Companies, specializing in Preston Hollow, Park Cities, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler Park, plus lake homes and Farm & Ranch properties in the North Texas region.

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Set in the coveted Fairway of Preston Hollow, this beautifully updated sixbedroom home combines timeless elegance with exceptional versatility. A porte-cochère and expansive motor court create an impressive estate-like arrival, while the beautifully landscaped grounds and mature trees provide a private, inviting setting. Inside, a thoughtfully designed floor plan features a stunningly remodeled kitchen, dedicated study, formal dining room and a breakfast room overlooking the backyard. The primary suite and three secondary bedrooms are located on the main upper level, along with a second living area. A private fifth bedroom suite occupies a second upper level, complete with its own living area—an ideal retreat for guests or extended family. A flexible sixth bedroom, currently used as a game or playroom, is located on the ground floor. The spacious backyard is designed for relaxed entertaining, with a generous covered patio and mature trees. A detached, fully air-conditioned gym - not included in the 5,465 square feet of living area - adds a dedicated fitness space. A three-car garage completes this exceptional Preston Hollow offering Contact Ryan Streiff (469.371.3008) or Jamie Kohlmann (214-669-6520) for more information or to set up a private showing. Visit DPMFineHomes.com to learn more.

11040 Tibbs is currently being offered for $2,995 ,000. Recently transformed by an approximately $1M total remodel, this Preston Hollow residence showcases exceptional designer finishes and thoughtful upgrades throughout. Interiors were extensively renovated circa 2025 by renowned builder Ellen Grasso, complemented by a complete pool overhaul featuring new surfacing, updated tile, a spa addition, tranquil water features, and a resistance swim jet. Set on a large, quiet corner lot and framed by mature specimen trees, the property backs directly to the Northaven Trail, offering immediate access for walking and cycling all the way to White Rock Lake. The open kitchen and living area overlook a covered terrace, a beautifully landscaped backyard, and the remodeled pool, spa, and putting green. The main-level primary suite offers a spacious sitting area and spa-inspired bath with steam shower, soaking tub, dual vanities, and a custom walk-in closet with washer-dryer connections. A downstairs guest suite provides comfort for visitors, while four additional ensuite bedrooms upstairs – all with designer finished bathrooms - offer flexibility for office, fitness, or media space, along with a large game room. A circular drive leads to both a two-car and separate one-car garage. Ideally located in the heart of Preston Hollow, this updated home at a compelling price is just minutes from top private schools, along with premier shopping and dining destinations. Contact Ryan Streiff (469.371.3008) or Jason Bates (214.673.4268) for more information or to set up a private showing. Visit DPMFineHomes. com to learn more.

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Located on prestigious Beverly Drive, this exceptional Highland Park residence presents a rare opportunity to experience enduring architecture, extraordinary craftsmanship and gracious living in one of Dallas’ most admired settings. Designed by architect Rick Robertson, the home makes an immediate impression with manicured grounds, mature trees, classic symmetry and a distinguished Lueders limestone entrance. Inside, quarter-sawn oak floors, exquisite millwork, custom finishes and four wood-burning fireplaces create interiors of warmth, character, and lasting beauty. The chef’s kitchen combines top-tier appliances, custom cabinetry, a large pantry and a silver closet, while the light-filled breakfast room overlooks the pool and pergola. A richly paneled family room opens through four sets of French doors, creating an effortless connection to the outdoors. Additional highlights include a temperature-controlled wine cellar, an elegant upstairs library and a serene primary suite with dual closets and a luxurious marble bath. Beyond the home, a heated pool, fountains, and raised pergola form a private retreat for entertaining or quiet relaxation. Guest quarters and a three-car garage complete this remarkable offering. For those seeking a true Highland Park classic, 3605 Beverly Drive delivers quality, distinction, and timeless appeal. Contact Allie Beth Allman to schedule a private showing and experience it firsthand.

In the highly sought-after Boone Elementary district, this beautifully updated five-bedroom, five-bath residence at 7702 Bryn Mawr Drive offers the rare combination of timeless style, thoughtful design and true move-in readiness. Extensive improvements completed between 2023 and 2026 have transformed the home inside and out. Fresh exterior finishes, a new front door, professionally designed landscaping and premium backyard turf create immediate curb appeal, while the renewed pool and updated outdoor fireplace establish an inviting setting for relaxed afternoons and memorable gatherings. Inside, the home feels polished yet comfortable. The renovated kitchen features new countertops, designer lighting, updated appliances and a custom pantry, all designed for everyday living and effortless entertaining. Rich, color-drenched finishes bring warmth and personality to the breakfast room and first-floor primary suite. The spacious primary retreat includes two oversized walk-in closets and a fully redesigned bath with dual vanities, a soaking tub and an oversized shower. Upstairs, an expansive game room and refreshed bar area offer a sophisticated place to gather, while additional flexible rooms can serve as a media room, office, fitness studio or guest retreat. Reach out to Eric Narosov or Alex Perry for more information. Thoughtfully curated and beautifully finished, this exceptional home is ready to be enjoyed from the moment you arrive.

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3901 Turtle Creek Boulevard #7 in Place des Vosges, represented by Diane DuVall of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $8,900,000 Tucked into the gated, guarded enclave of Place des Vosges, just south of Highland Park, this stately, four-floor residence offers a rare fusion of classical sophistication and cuttingedge artistry. Commissioned by prominent art collectors, the home boasts unmatched integrity in design and construction. Built in 1997, it is an homage to French châteaux by noted architect James Langford, complete with radius-cut Lueders limestone, intricate ironwork and a regal, commanding presence. The interior is by renowned designer Paul Draper and is strikingly contemporary, with a mix of materials that includes plaster, rosewood, oak, limestone, sandstone, marble, onyx, gold leaf and brass. A standout feature is the monumental fireplace surround in the two-story living room: an 18th-century chimneypiece of marble and jasper attributed to Henry Cheere, carver to Westminster Abbey. This home is a work of art — for the enjoyment of art. It offers three sumptuous bedrooms, a media room, chef’s kitchen, formal dining room, breakfast room and perhaps the world’s most unusual library. Housed atop the home’s distinctive turret, the library is also beneath one of the world’s few residential installations of a Skyspace by artist James Turrell. At the touch of a button, the top of the turret’s conical roof rises gently and swings open slowly — a motorized system designed for the home by a NASA engineer — transforming the library into a dynamic, living artwork.

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Discover a University Park residence with enduring charm, thoughtful updates and a point of view all its own Perfectly positioned on a prime University Park lot, 4020 McFarlin Boulevard is a refreshing departure from the expected. Filled with natural light and distinctive character, the home blends classic architecture with a spirited, contemporary sensibility designed for today’s living. A gracious foyer introduces elegant formal living and dining rooms, each with warmth and presence rather than formality alone. Beyond, the chef’s kitchen features marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, double ovens, a generous island and a welcoming breakfast area. It opens seamlessly to the spacious family room, creating an effortless setting for daily life, lively gatherings and relaxed weekends at home. Upstairs, the serene primary suite offers a spainspired bath and generous walk-in closet. Three additional bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath, provide comfort and privacy for family and guests. The home’s inviting flow continues outdoors to a covered porch and beautifully landscaped setting ideal for year-round entertaining or quiet evenings. Sunny, sophisticated and rich with personality, this is a home that honors tradition while embracing fresh design. Discover a University Park residence with enduring charm, thoughtful updates and a point of view all its own. Reach out to Alex Perry to schedule a private showing to experience its warmth firsthand.

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Rio Vista Brazos

4616 N. FM 4 in Palo Pinto, Texas, represented by Harlan Ray and David Burgher of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $7,995,000 This is an extraordinarily rare opportunity to own a truly one-of-one escape along the Brazos River, celebrated for generations by artists, writers and historians for its sense of mystery, history and enchantment. Originally part of the historic McMurry Ranch, which was assembled in the late 1870s following the end of the Civil War, the 100-acre Rio Vista Brazos has had only two owners since — a remarkable testament to the significance of this offering. It is conveniently located about 13 miles west-northwest of Mineral Wells and close to all the diversions of Possum Kingdom Lake, Lake Palo Pinto and the Palo Pinto Mountains State Park. The ranch’s centerpiece is the contemporary main home sited high above the river, with commanding panoramic views. The sprawling residence — of Leuders limestone and stucco, topped with a standing-seam metal roof — was designed for both intimate enjoyment and largescale entertaining, with five fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen, four bedrooms and two bunkrooms. It offers a resort-style pool and hot tub, plus multiple patios and outdoor entertaining areas — the perfect spots for watching the sun slowly setting behind Schoolhouse Mountain in the distance. Rio Vista Brazos features an ideal combination of sandy soils and beautiful rock outcroppings, characteristic of this sought-after region with its dense post-oak forests, tallgrass prairies, limestone cliffs and diverse native landscapes. With approximately 2,100 feet of frontage along the river, the ranch also offers remarkable access to the iconic Texas waterway, a rare recreational and aesthetic asset.

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Allie Beth Allman & Associates agents specialize in marketing and selling luxury homes across DFW. Set on more than 1.13 acres in Preston Hollow’s prestigious Lobello Estates, this exceptional residence at 5216 Palomar Lane listed by Allie Beth Allman & Associates offers a fresh expression of sophisticated Dallas living. Sleek yet comfortable, the sixbedroom custom estate blends dramatic architecture with playful, beautifully curated details that make every space feel both elevated and inviting. A striking two-story glass foyer introduces interiors filled with natural light and designed for seamless flow. Each room offers its own distinctive experience, from the handsome library and elegant living spaces to the expansive kitchen and thoughtfully appointed entertaining areas. Walls of glass illuminate the home while creating a natural connection to the lush backyard beyond. The serene first-floor primary suite provides a private retreat, complete with a spa-inspired bath, dual custom closets and a dedicated fitness space. Upstairs, five ensuite bedrooms, including a junior primary suite, offer comfort and privacy for family and guests, along with a spacious media room. Outside, the home opens to a beautiful green and expansive lawn and a resort-style pool. Whether hosting lively gatherings or enjoying a quiet afternoon by the water, this extraordinary estate was created to celebrate beauty, relaxation and effortless living—both indoors and out. Reach out to Eric Narosov and Alex Perry for more information.

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Gallery Penthouse at HALL Arts Residences

Perched high above the vibrant Dallas Arts District, the Gallery Penthouse at HALL Arts Residences is more than a home: It is the backdrop for a life well-lived. With its harmonious balance between strong architecture and quiet, inviting spaces, the full-floor penthouse on level 26 has been meticulously designed by nationally renowned Abeyta Tibbs Architecture. Within its 7,688 square feet, the residence offers four bedrooms, four full baths, two half baths, thoughtful luxuries and effortless elegance. For those who value both privacy and grandeur, the Gallery Penthouse offers spaces for both. The library, just off the foyer, is a haven for quiet contemplation, in a setting that speaks to your refined taste. The formal living room, meanwhile, stands as the heart of the residence, offering expansive panoramic views of the Dallas skyline, a grand fireplace and a unique bronze floor pinstripe. The kitchen is its own masterpiece, with the finest in German design. Gaggenau appliances and sleek Bulthaup cabinetry ensure that every culinary endeavor is executed to the highest standards. In the primary bedroom suite, complete with a private terrace, wake up each morning to sprawling views of the city stretching out beneath you like a work of art.

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1747 Leonard Street #2601 in the Dallas Arts District, represented by Kyle Richards and Cindi Caudle of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $17,500,000

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9435 Inwood Road in Old Preston Hollow, represented by Pogir of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $4,595,000 Tucked beneath a canopy of mature trees on just under an acre, this fully reimagined modern masterpiece is a rare sanctuary for those who crave beauty in every detail. From the moment you arrive, the sweeping, sculptural driveway and monumental art installation in the front garden set a tone of artistic grandeur. With more than 7,000 square feet of airconditioned space, this home is an exquisite blend of design and function. It features garages for seven prized vehicles — a collector’s haven — each space climate-controlled and perfectly integrated into the home’s sleek aesthetic. The oversized living areas were created with the art lover in mind, with soaring ceilings and expansive wall space that allow bold, curated collections to breathe. A glass-encased wine room adds a touch of sophistication, while the media room invites intimate film nights or vibrant gatherings. The primary suite is a retreat unto itself: serene, expansive and luxuriously appointed with a spa-like bathroom that rivals five-star resorts. Every inch of the home has been meticulously updated with contemporary finishes that honor its architectural integrity while offering modern ease. Wrapped in unrivaled privacy and surrounded by lush landscaping, this residence is not just a home — it’s a lifestyle statement, where art, automobiles and architecture converge in perfect harmony.

Timeless architecture, generous living spaces and exceptional access to the neighborhood’s most treasured destinations Set along one of Highland Park’s most inviting streets, this distinguished residence at 3621 Shenandoah Street offers timeless architecture, generous living spaces and exceptional access to the neighborhood’s most treasured destinations. From the welcoming front porch, the home opens to a wide foyer, gracious formal rooms and warm gathering spaces designed for both daily life and effortless entertaining. The expansive great room flows into the breakfast area and gourmet kitchen, while five ensuite bedrooms provide comfort and privacy across three thoughtfully planned levels. The light-filled primary suite features windows on two sides, a Carrera marble bath and two walk-in closets. A hidden office, spacious game room and abundant storage add versatility throughout. Outside, mature trees shade the backyard, where front and rear patios create inviting places to relax. A detached three-car garage is topped by beautifully appointed guest quarters with a full bath, walk-in closet and central HVAC, ideal for visitors, extended family or household staff. Moments from Highland Park schools, SMU, Snider Plaza, Highland Park Village, the Katy Trail, parks, dining and shopping, this is a true Highland Park home offering enduring style, remarkable convenience and room for everyone for generations to come. Reach out to Susan Baldwin for more information.

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3901 Turtle Creek Blvd #15 Place des Vosges 4 Bed | 5.4 Bath | 6,712 SF + 855 Finished Basement Kyle Crews & Molly Massey | $5,950,000 Located in the prestigious gated and guarded Place Des Vosges community on Turtle Creek Boulevard is this stunning residence representing a rich blend of classical elements that create authentic and timeless interiors. From the caststone exterior to the custom finishes throughout, careful thought was given to all the bespoke features of this 6, 712sf home including premium grade marbles, stone and granite finishes. An antique Italian door frame serves as an impressive fireplace surround in the living room alongside French doors overlooking the private courtyard. Dramatic high ceilings, gleaming hardwoods and spaciously proportioned entertainment areas feature hand-finished walls, beautiful wall coverings, deep molding and decorative lighting throughout. Reminiscent of a European villa, the classic design includes a stunning entrance hall with marble stairwell, hand-forged iron rails, crystal chandeliers and sconces. The home has a perfect entertainment flow leading to a private outdoor pool with alfresco kitchen. Enjoy the peace of mind of living in this one-of-a-kind, luxury residence minutes from Dallas’ Arts District, The Katy Trail, fine restaurants and shopping

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KEEPING THE RUN ALIVE PARISH SETS SIGHTS ON SEVENTH TITLE IN EIGHT YEARS, B2

Logan Lucero CHRIS MCGATHEY

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By Justin Thomas

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2024 RECORD: 12-1 (6-0 in district) NOTABLE: Parish has had only three starting quarterbacks in the 10 years Daniel Novakov has been head coach (including 2026).

uring the tenure of head coach Daniel Novakov, Parish Episcopal has established itself as one of the area’s preeminent producers of quarterbacks. From 2017-2020, Preston Stone rewrote record books, throwing for a DFW record 13,207 yards while leading the Panthers to a pair of state championships before departing to play collegiately at SMU and later transferring to Northwestern. Stone’s passing mark stood for all of four seasons, when it was surpassed by Parish’s Sawyer Anderson. From 2021-2024, Anderson — who is currently playing collegiately at Arizona — eclipsed Stone’s career mark by more than 1,000 yards, finishing with 14,674 yards while leading Parish to three consecutive state titles in his four years. The tradition continued a year ago, when Novakov instituted a two-quarterback system and Parish rode the arms (and legs) of then junior Johnathon Phillips and then freshman Logan Lucero to the program’s sixth championship in the past seven years. With Army commit Phillips back for his senior season, and Lucero returning more seasoned entering his sophomore campaign, Parish has its sights set on what could be a staggering seventh championship in eight years. “You always hear people say that if you have two quarterbacks, you have none,” Novakov said. “So, I’ve kind of shied away from that in the past. But when I did it last year, I thought if I could do this for the rest of my career, I will.” Parish’s two-quarterback system is even more dynamic given the versatility of Phillips. When not under center, Phillips will be a key component of Parish’s receiving corps. Lucero, meanwhile, has grabbed the attention of scouts throughout the country and already received numerous Division I offers. The career marks of Stone and Anderson could also be in range for Lucero after throwing for 2,478 yards and 27 touchdowns against just three interceptions in his debut season. Individual records, however, aren’t on the mind of Lucero. “My favorite record is our team’s record and to be state champions,” he said. “Team goals are my individual goals and achieving them is my personal success.” Lucero doesn’t have any qualms with sharing quarterback duties, either.

SCHEDULE August 21 at All Saints 28 at Kinkaid School September 4 Bellaire Episcopal 10 Cornerstone Christian 18 John Paul II 25 at Bishop Lynch October 2 Legacy Christian 9 at Liberty Christian 16 Trinity Christian 23 at Prestonwood Christian

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

* — TAPPS district game

Logan Lucero is back at quarterback for Parish Episcopal after helping lead the Panthers to a state title last season. CHRIS MCGATHEY

“Me and Johnathon are like brothers,” he said. “In our eyes, we’re not competing for a spot, we are the spot. We are 1A and 1B and we work with each other.” On the field, the pair have picked up where they left off a year ago, and in particular Lucero with now a year of varsity competition under his belt. “I think last year, I was kind of treading water,” he said. “I was trying to wrap my head around the playbook and trying to earn the guy’s trust. This year, I’m a lot more calm and I know my job and my goals and what I have to do.” Less thinking and more reacting will be an additional benefit to Lucero in 2026 as the Panthers have graduated much of their receiving production from a year ago. But the sophomore, as well as Phillips, have already begun developing a strong rapport with the new Panther receivers. “We got the new guys in this summer and now we’re familiar with the playbook and we’re ready to fire on all cylinders,” Lucero said. “My job, my goal, is to get the ball to the play-makers and let them go to work because we have a lot of great athletes on this team. I’m

super excited for what’s in store for them.” Lucero praised the play of Charlie Petet this offseason following a season in which he had six receptions for 49 yards. He noted the capabilities he’s seen from Myles McClain and Greyson Bowers during the offseason, while Parish will also be adding a key transfer at receiver in Linkoln McKamie. Parish’s potential ground game isn’t lost on Lucero, either. In fact, he believes the duo of Jaxon McKinney and Dorian Vaughn is what makes Parish potentially even more dynamic offensively. “We have a couple of beasts back there in Jaxon and Dorian,” Lucero said. “You watch them run and it’s like geez. And they’re not weak, either. I’ve seen them squat. They’re strong dudes and they’re going to be tough to bring down … teams are going to have to pick their poison against us.” And then there’s Phillips, who in addition to his passing ability rushed 761 yards (7.11 per carry) with 23 touchdowns while also hauling in 15 catches for 282 yards and an additional two scores. “He’s our best football player,” Novakov said. “He gives you so many things. Not to

take anything away from Logan, but if I’m playing General Manager and I have to pick one player to build a team around, I’m picking Jonathon because he gives you so many options with his versatile and dynamic skill set.” Perhaps the lone question mark offensively for the Panthers is how they replace the loss of four starters on the line, but Novakov believes a contingent featuring Aidan Lockey and Vince Gooch have the talent and work ethic to do so. Defensively, Parish returns four starters, including defensive back Kingston Thornton and linebacker Rocco Bigham. Other key contributors to the Parish defense are expected to be defensive linemen Luke Robbins, Giles Perry, and Steel Roy, linebacker Nile Cail, and defensive backs Hilliard Terry and Luke Johnson. With the roster coming together, Parish is set to begin its march to state. And the Panthers should be plenty battle-tested when the playoffs roll around. “As good as Parish has been, we’ve never had an undefeated season, so that would be amazing,” Lucero said. “For us, that starts right away in those non-district games. Playing a state champion like Kinkaid, and Cornerstone (Christian Academy) and another state champion in All Saints is going to be tough. All Saints beat us last year, too, and knocked us off that undefeated path and it left a bitter taste in our mouth. So, we really want to beat that team.”

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New Faces in Backfield for St. Mark’s By Justin Thomas

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2025 RECORD: 5-5 (1-4 in district) NOTABLE: St. Mark’s is seeking a season-high seven wins in head coach Harry Flaherty’s sixth season leading the Lions.

SCHEDULE August 28 Fort Worth Country Day September

7 p.m.

4 at Cistercian 11 Episcopal School of Dallas 18 at Covenant Christian 25 Grapevine Faith Christian October

7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

2 at John Cooper* 9 Kinkaid School* 16 Bellaire Episcopal* 23 St. John’s*

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. * — SPC Class 4A game

While St. Mark’s posted an overall .500 record a year ago, the Lions struggled through district competition, posting just a 1-4 mark. Head coach Harry Flaherty is hopeful an experienced squad on both sides of the ball will lead to more victories in 2026 after fading down the stretch. Leading the charge is do-itall running back David Dickson, who gained more than 7 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns rushing while also chipping in nearly 10 yards per catch and an additional three scores. Experience returns at quarterback, as well, where Blaize Schumacher is back following a campaign in which he completed 57% of his attempts for 1,282 yards and 12 touchdowns.

At receiver, Archer Wilburn has shown big-play ability (14 yards per catch) and is expected to take over as St. Mark’s leading receiver. St. Mark’s biggest question offensively comes in the trenches, though Brooks Main does return and is coming off a strong junior season. Six starters return defensively for the Lions with experience prevalent in the secondary headlined by safety Mac Saye and cornerbacks Ford Robinson and Jax Blalock. Braden Smith also figures to be a two-way player, while Tobias Pulido returns at linebacker, as does Omar Jenkins on the defensive line. St. Mark’s will also have one fewer district game, as Episcopal School of Dallas has transitioned to SPC 3A, though the rival Eagles and Lions will still square off in a non-district contest.

David Dickson is back for the St. Mark’s football team after tallying more than 1,000 rushing and receiving yards last season. CHRIS MCGATHEY

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Rangers Ready for Grueling District By Justin Thomas

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2025 RECORD: 6-5 (5-2 in district) NOTABLE: With just four home games, the Rangers will have six road trips, but none are longer than 13 miles. They will play three times at Ellis Stadium in Irving.

SCHEDULE August 28 at Sachse September 4 Rockwall 11 Forney 18 at Princeton* 25 McKinney Boyd* October 8 at Walnut Grove* 16 Prosper* 23 at Allen* 30 McKinney* November 5 at Rock Hill*

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. * — District 6-6A game

With 13 returning starters, Jesuit is hopeful that it will compete in the postseason for an eighth consecutive year in 2026. Jesuit does have a few key holes to fill, however, in particular at the skill positions offensively. Fortunately, while junior J.P. Livingston will be making his debut starts at quarterback, he did receive playing experience down the stretch last season, finishing 27-of-49 for 366 yards and four touchdowns. Livingston will be distributing the ball to a new-look group of pass-catchers as Jesuit lost its top six receiving leaders from a year ago. Senior Max Smith is back after hauling in 13 catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns, while Joseph Konings had six receptions for 104 yards. “(Livingston) playing late last year will be a big benefit,” said Brandon Hickman, Jesuit head coach. “He’s

6-foot-4, so he has some good size, and we’re pretty confident that he’ll be ready for the challenge in the fall. “At receiver, we lost a lot, but we’ve seen a few guys really starting to emerge.” What Jesuit lacks in experience in the passing game, it makes up for in the ground attack. Ty Daboub is primed for a breakout season, according to Hickman, after gaining more than 5.5 yards per carry with a team-high six rushing touchdowns last season. Dabout will have the benefit of running behind a seasoned offensive line headlined by returning first-team all-district performer Ben Bumgardner. Defensively, secondary member Ben Phillips, linebacker Jackson Gair and lineman Cole Johnson give the Rangers a key returner at each positional group. With so much talent back, the biggest challenge for Jesuit may well be a move to a District 6-6A that features perennial powers Allen and Prosper.

Running back Ty Daboub returns for Jesuit after scoring a team-high six rushing touchdowns last season. CHRIS MCGATHEY

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Knights Tough in the Trenches

Caden Kobza scored three defensive touchdowns for the Knights last season. CHRIS MCGATHEY

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Expectations are high for Dallas Covenant in 2026. The Knights have graduated just seven seniors from the squad that advanced to the state semifinals a year ago. “We have a ton of experience back and will be a senior-led team,” said Jacob Zinn, Covenant head coach. “And a lot of our key players are back at important positions. That’s going to be huge for us.” One of Covenant’s non-senior returnees is dual-threat quarterback Ryan Hillner, who battled injuries early in 2025 before settling in down the stretch. “He was unbelievable for us late in the season,” Zinn said. “He made some big leaps running our offense and he’s had a great offseason for us.” Covenant is also experienced at running back. Clive Roland returns and impressed Zinn a year ago as he rose from seventh on the depth chart to a role as a consistent contributor. Two-way player Caden Kobza also remains on the squad. In addition to duties at running back, Kobza is an impact defender and a Division I recruit as a long-snapper. At receiver, Covenant will look to the likes of Witman Randle and Sam Fray. Zinn believes the strength of Covenant will be in the trenches both on offense and defense.

QUICK FACT S 2025 RECORD: 8-4 (4-1 in district) NOTABLE: The Knights are coming off a 2025 campaign in which they reached the TAPPS Division III state semifinals for the first time in program history.

SCHEDULE August 21 at Coram Deo 28 St. Michael’s September 4 at Colleyville Covenant 11 at Fort Baptist 18 St. Mark’s October 2 at Shelton* 9 at Pantego Christian* 16 Prince of Peace* 23 El Paso Cathedral 30 Dallas Christian*

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

* — TAPPS district game

Connor Evans will start on the offensive line and is a Division I recruit on the defensive line described by Zinn as a game-wrecker. Kobza had three interceptions returned for touchdowns a year ago and was Covenant’s second-leading tackler with more than 100, while Randle and Fray will be fixtures in the secondary in addition to their roles at receiver.

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Continuity Key for Greenhill in 2026 By Justin Thomas

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2025 RECORD: 1-9 (1-5 in district) NOTABLE: Greenhill’s defense will look to bounce back in 2026 after surrendering more than 40 points on seven occasions last season.

SCHEDULE August 28 at John Paul II

7 p.m.

September 4 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal 10 at Casady School 18 Atlas Homeschool 25 at Covenant Christian`

7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

October 2 Brook Hill 9 Dallas HSSA 16 at Dallas Christian 23 at Hillsboro 30 Brazos Christian

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. * — SPC Class 3A game

After posting a 5-5 record in 2024 and coming within one win of a berth in the state championship game, Greenhill took a step back in 2025, struggling to a 1-9 record. But fourth-year head coach KJ Williams is hopeful the culture established over his first three years, along with new-found continuity, will pay dividends for a youthful Hornets squad in 2026. Greenhill’s youth movement, which saw 12 freshmen play significant minutes a year ago, begins under center where Wesley Black will take the reins. Williams described the 6-foot-3, 210-pound sophomore signal-caller as a field general whose leadership qualities have impressed despite his status as an underclassman. Black will have the benefit of throwing to a potentially dynamic

receiving corps headlined by Yale commit Trey Davis. Last year, Davis was named Receiver of the Year for private schools following a season in which he hauled in 72 receptions for 1,131 yards and 11 touchdowns. CJ Glenn and Zazheus Kroney will carry the load in the backfield behind an offensive line that features returners Lucas Castillo (all-SPC last season) and Alex Meyer. Defensively, Prince Jones will play a safety-linebacker hybrid role, while safety Landon Shine is coming off a season of four interceptions. “Defense is where I think we will be our strongest,” Williams said. “We have our entire defensive line back, and we have some big-time players at linebacker and in the secondary.” Other impact defenders are expected to be Meyer, Jones, Castillo, Nirvan Bhattacharya, and Blake Barnes.

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Longhorns Equipped for Life Without Ebeke QUICK FACT S 2025 RECORD: 5-5 (4-4 in district) NOTABLE: The Longhorns are seeking a seventh consecutive season with at least five victories in 2026.

SCHEDULE August 28 at Hillcrest September 4 Garland 11 at The Colony 17 North Mesquite* 25 at Tyler* October 9 Mesquite* 15 at West Mesquite* 23 Bryan Adams* 29 Sunset* August 5 at Crandall*

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

* — District 7-5A, Division I game

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The Longhorns saw a four-year playoff streak come to a halt in 2025 in their first season under head coach Bryson Lewis. But with 15 returning starters, Lewis and W.T. White are hopeful for a rebound in 2026 in what should be a competitive District 7-5A featuring West Mesquite and Crandall. One area of concern comes in the backfield where the Longhorns need to replace their leading passer and runner from a year ago; no small feat given that Ben Ebeke rushed for 1,528 yards and had 19 total touchdowns. Sophomore Demarius Jackson Jr. is equipped to fill some of the void and already has multiple Division I offers, while Jaymari Bridges brings physicality to the position and Kameron Terrell is a “home run hitter” according to Lewis. Versatility athlete Jayden Street will be the primary starting quarterback,

but could also see time at slot receiver. White also boasts experienced standouts at receiver in first-team performer Lovell Neal (38 catches, 681 yards, seven touchdowns) and two-way player Zamarion Dunn (18 catches, 230 yards, two touchdowns). Tackle Mehki Lamb was also a first-team all-district performer last season as a junior, while other key cogs in the line are expected to be Isaac Flores, Santigo Olvera, Alan Mata and Stephen Tripp. Lamb will be an anchor for White’s defense and will be joined up front by standout Kesean Price and Andy Lopez. Linebackers include Harrison Funez and Ali Mungia, while the secondary will feature Dunn, Prosper Moore, Zy’cherian Eagle and Jayden Sheppard. Last year’s 7-6A Punter MVP Diego Dominguez is also returning for the Longhorns and will play on both sides of the ball.

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Eagles Primed to Bounce Back Under Benson QUICK FACT S 2025 RECORD: 3-6 (0-5 in district) NOTABLE: Robert Benson takes over as ESD head coach replacing Richard Williams, who had coached the squad from 20132025.

SCHEDULE August 28 Trinity Christian 7 p.m. September 4 Legacy Christian 7 p.m. 11 at St. Mark’s 7 p.m. 18 Trinity Valley* 7 p.m. 25 San Antonio TMI Episcopal* 7 p.m. October 2 at Cistercian* 7 p.m. 8 St. Andrew’s* 7 p.m. 16 at Oakridge 7 p.m. 23 Country Day* 7 p.m. 30 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal 7 p.m. * — SPC Class 3A game

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Episcopal School of Dallas struggled with inexperience in 2025, resulting in an 0-5 record in SPC 4A competition. That won’t be an issue for firstyear head coach Robert Benson and the Eagles in 2026, however, as the squad brings back a whopping 20 starters, including all 11 on the offensive side of the ball. Quarterback Miles Link threw for 941 yards and six touchdowns against just two interceptions last season, while receiver Curtis Mathes had more than 900 yards and nine receiving scores en route to All-SPC honors. John Edge Sowa also contributed over 300 yards receiving a year ago, while Wayte McKnight and Charlie Swann provided even more firepower outside. In the trenches, brothers Samuel

and Peter Olson anchor an offensive line that figures to be a strength. The same can be said for ESD’s defensive front, which also features the Olson brothers. Linebacker Nico Marquez is one of the top returning tackles for the Eagles, while Mathes, Sowa, McKnight, Swann, and Asher Cooke will also be two-way players. In addition to having a new head coach in Benson, the Eagles will also be competing in a new district (SPC 3A) which doesn’t figure to have the same strength as SPC 4A. ESD fans have likely been rejoicing over the new alignment, as the Eagles will now face just one district foe that doesn’t reside in the Dallas area (San Antonio TMI) as opposed to four opponents from the Houston area in previous years.

Wide receiver and defensive back Curtis Mathes is back for ESD after earning All-SPC honors in 2025. ROB GRAHAM

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Panthers Eye First Postseason Win in 20 Years QUICK FACT S 2025 RECORD: 6-5 (5-2 in district) NOTABLE: The Panthers have qualified for the postseason in each of their first two seasons under head coach Adrian Madise.

SCHEDULE August 28 W.T. White September

7:30 p.m.

4 at Frisco Central 10 Samuell* 18 at South Oak Cliff* October

7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

2 Woodrow Wilson* 8 at Molina* 16 Seagoville* 23 at Mesquite Poteet* 30 Adamson* November

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

at Thomas Jefferson*

* — District 5-5A, Division II game

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Hillcrest’s football team qualified for the postseason in its first two seasons under head coach Adrian Madise. With 13 starters returning and even more continuity, the Panthers are hopeful for not only a third consecutive playoff berth, but their first postseason victory since 2006. Offensively, Hillcrest will feature a first-year starting quarterback following the graduation of William Randall, but whoever lines up under center will have the benefit of a talented and experienced group of backs and pass-catchers. Dash Davis, who posted 180 receiving yards last season, has impressed during spring camp and the offseason, though Madise noted a few other potential options have emerged and will see repetitions during camp. Davis and company will have the benefit of versatile running back Jayden

Harris, who saw limited action a year ago but is primed for a breakout in 2026 according to Madise. Receivers set for big roles in the upcoming season are Khari Bass and Stetson Evans. Hillcrest’s strength offensively comes up front where much of last year’s line remains intact. The same can be said on the defensive side of the ball. Zion King and Luis Montoya give Hillcrest one of the best defensive linemen tandems in the district, while Khalil Bass and Eli Ramirez are promising linebackers. In the secondary, William Tryon and Zion Stevens-Braziel return after starting a year ago. Hillcrest should also be plenty battle-tested should it qualify for the postseason by virtue of competing in a district with reigning state champ South Oak Cliff alongside perennial playoff qualifier Mesquite Poteet.

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Jayden Harris is expected to be a key cog for Hillcrest’s football team in 2026.CHRIS MCGATHEY

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