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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

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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.”

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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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emember the ’90s? MTV was in its infancy, neon was hot, and cell phones really were for making phone calls. The headlines from Preston Hollow People, also known as Northside People, were dope. Read on to learn about what was kickin’ 30plus years ago.

Shootout at the Burger Corral (Oct. 19, 1989) Texas Gov. Bill Clements was seated at a table in Goff ’s Hamburgers, enjoying a burger, when a gunman entered and placed his usual order: he directed some employees and customers to lie face down on the floor. The governor, who was not injured, was dining without the company of his Department of Public Safety bodyguard when the robbery occurred. The robber fired gun shots as he ran away from the restaurant, hitting one customer outside Goff ’s in the leg. Seniors Get Their Kicks (Oct. 10, 1991) Move over Cowboys Cheerleaders. In the ’90s, the Town North YMCA Kickers had a style that was all their own. Decked out in matching white aerobic pants, tennis shoes, and blue shirts emblazoned with the squad’s name in pink letters, the kickers performed choreographed aerobics to any-

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thing from Big Band tunes to pop songs. The only requirement was age — kickers had to be at least 55 to join, and the average age of the group’s members was close to 70. National Media Seeks Answers to Perot Puzzle (Oct. 29, 1992) The media descended upon Preston Hollow, seeking to find out as much as possible about maverick presidential candidate Ross Perot. Time magazine wanted to know if Perot had contacted the Dallas Police Department about alleged death threats. Meanwhile, the Cable News Network was trying, without success, to find footage of Caroline Perot’s recent wedding. Dallas police instituted

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festivities a little closer,” coach Malcolm Walker remarked to Northside People.

Greenhill’s 230-Yard Penalty (Oct. 13, 1994) Greenhill’s halftime ceremony might have needed some fine tuning. The school was penalized by 10 yards per minute when it exceeded the time permitted for halftime during its homecoming game. After being assessed 230 yards in penalties, Greenhill had to kick off from the one-yard line and was backed up on a series of half-the-distance-to-thegoal penalties. But the Hornets still managed to defeat Arlington Oakridge 43-7. “In the future, perhaps we need to time the

And You Thought Oscar Loved Trash (Oct. 24, 1996) The Dallas Police Department didn’t think nine missing trash cans had been taken by thieves. The cans were unaccounted for because of a conspiracy. The 30-gallon containers used to collect trash in North Dallas were so popular that people wanted more. But to get another, they had to report their first can as stolen. On the off chance that someone was actually stealing cans, police were doing all they could to find a culprit. - Compiled by Sarah Hodges

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Ensuring police officers and firefighters can respond when needed is among the most critical responsibilities of any municipality and a top priority of residents, according to surveys. So it’s not surprising that public safety — funding police and fire departments — takes up a large share of municipal budgets. Dallas, Highland Park, and University Park have either recently approved or are in the process of adopting their budgets for fiscal year 2027. Dallas reserved more than two-thirds of its general fund for public safety in fiscal year 2026.

When this article went to press, the city expected to spend about the same proportion of funding on public safety in FY 2027. For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, that puts Dallas’ public safety spending at about $1,000 per person for each of its 1.3 million residents. University Park approved a 2027 budget on Aug. 17 that dedicates $24,286,396 to public safety spending. With a population of just over 25,000, public safety spending per resident will come to $948. This is an increase from fiscal year 2026, when $21,829,830 was dedicated to public safety. That put public safety spending per resident at $852. University Park voters will go

to the polls Nov. 3 to weigh in on whether to raise the city’s tax rate to 22.0055 cents per $100 assessed valuation. If approved, the proposed increase would raise an additional $1,459,476 for four police officers, a patrol vehicle, and two firefighters, reduce the fire department’s pension vesting period from 20 to 10 years, and finance residential parking enforcement technology. In contrast to Dallas and University Park, the Town of Highland Park uses a Department of Public Safety model combining police, fire, and emergency and non-emergency communications center (dispatch) into a single organization. In fiscal year 2026, the town budgeted $18,514,428 for its col-

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Crime Reports Aug. 10 - Sept. 6 Aug. 10 A license plate looter stole the front plate of a vehicle in the 6200 block of West Northwest Highway. Aug. 11 A troublemaker was asked not to return to a pharmacy in the 10000 block of North Central Expressway. Aug. 12 A silly suspect moved and hid packages around an apartment complex in the 7700 block of Royal Lane. Aug. 13 A crafty thief took tools from a truck bed in the 4300 block of Hallmark Drive. Someone looking for trouble searched through a vehicle in a parking lot in the 10000 block of Steppington Drive.

Aug. 14 A dirty thief stole a catalytic converter in a parking lot in the 10000 block of Stone Canyon Road. Aug. 15 How easy was it for a thief to steal property from a vehicle in the 11000 block of Preston Road? The vehicle was left unlocked. Aug. 16 A sneaky thief entered and took items from an unsecured home in the 5500 block of Meaders Lane. Aug. 17 A fraudster used someone’s stolen credit card at a store in the 12000 block of Preston Road. Aug. 18 Someone refused to leave a gas or ser-

vice station in the 6400 block of Lemmon Avenue.

Aug. 19 A thief entered a vehicle and stole property in Connaught Court. Aug. 20 A burglar broke into a vehicle and took a bookbag in the NorthPark Center parking lot. Aug. 21 A careless cruiser operated a vehicle under the influence of alcohol in the 4900 block of West Lovers Lane.

Aug. 22 A criminal customer was arrested for stealing $138.96 of merchandise from a supermarket in the 9400 block of Marsh Lane. Aug. 23 Offensive contact was reported in a condo or townhome building in the 5500 block of Harvest Hill Road. Aug. 24 A greedy thief took a handgun in the 5900 block of Forest Lane.

Aug. 25 A cowardly cruiser left the scene after crashing into another vehicle in the 4900 block of LBJ Freeway. Aug. 26 A bag burglar stole a purse from a vehicle in the 4200 block of West Northwest Highway. A trickster deceived someone to acquire money via gift cards in Ashmere Court.

Aug. 27 A fraudster scammed someone out of $8,000 at a bank in the 11000 block of Preston Road on Aug. 27.

directed $19,756,603 to the department of public safety general fund, or about $2,254 for each of the town’s 8,764 residents.

A troublemaker entered a vehicle in the 11000 block of Inwood Road and ransacked it.

Sept. 4 An unsafe operator collided with Allied Security at Dallas Love Field.

Aug. 28 A brazen burglar broke into a vehicle and stole property in the 5000 block of Stanford Avenue.

A criminal with poor taste was found in possession of THC edibles at Dallas Love Field.

Aug. 29 A robber attacked a woman and stole her belongings in the 9400 block of Mixon Drive.

Aug. 30 A person holding a sharp object hit someone in the face at a gas station in the 6400 block of Lemmon Avenue. An irresponsible operator left a vehicle in a lane of traffic in the 5500 block of Harvest Hill Road.

Aug. 31 A brazen burglar broke a window of a vehicle and stole property in the 6400 block of Brookshire Drive.

Sept. 5 Disruptors were arrested for disorderly conduct in NorthPark Center. Sept. 6 A criminal cruiser was arrested for stealing a vehicle in the 4200 block of Walnut Hill Lane.

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Sept. 1 Someone found themselves in a hefty dose of trouble when they were caught with liquid THC at Dallas Love Field. A sleepy suspect was arrested for snoozing in a shopping mall in the 4500 block of West Mockingbird Lane.

Sept. 2 A criminal cruiser stole a vehicle in the 11000 block of Park Central Plaza. Sept. 3 A vehicle was stolen in the 10000 block of Stone Canyon Road.

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Local transportation officials are considering an extension of the M-Line trolley streetcar route further north into the Knox-Henderson neighborhood. The streetcar currently runs a 4.6-mile route along McKinney Avenue through Downtown, the Arts District, and Uptown Dallas. The trolley, which was launched in 1989, serves about 400,000 riders per year with seven cars in operation. “A northern extension would expand this network to reach Knox-Henderson, one of Dallas’ fastest-growing neighborhoods,” the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) shared in the organization’s Local Motion newsletter. Specifically, NCTCOG officials wrote that the potential extension of the M-Line trolley would improve connections between Knox-Henderson, Uptown, and Downtown Dallas and foster more access to the Katy Trail and Cole Park. The NCTCOG and the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) are studying potential extension routes, where stops could be placed, infrastructure needs, and funding sources for the project. NCTCOG staff are working with a consultant team led by HNTB Corporation on the study. The study is expected to take about a year to complete, with a final report expected around August of 2027. Opportunities for public input will be announced this fall and continue through 2027, officials say. The idea of extending the M-Line isn’t new — it’s been discussed for years, said Ezra Pratt, principal transportation planner with the North Central Texas Council of Governments. A boom in ridership since 2020 has added fuel to the argument in favor of sending the trolley further north. “During the pandemic, and even after, MATA, the streetcar saw a really big boost in use,” Pratt said. “I think both our staff and

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MATA realize this is the best time because we really need to be sure that we can plan in the context of being able to meet the existing and future needs of the area.” The study is being funded by a federal surface transportation block grant. Preliminary design of the project could begin once it’s complete, according to Pratt. If the M-Line is extended into the Knox-Henderson area, it would be the first growth in the streetcar route since 2015, when the route was expanded to connect to Klyde Warren Park and go further south into Downtown. But the extension wouldn’t be unprecedented. In the early 20th century, the M-Line used to run up Cole Avenue to Knox Street before connecting to Abbott Avenue in Highland Park and Hillcrest in University Park to create a route that stretched from Downtown to SMU, Pratt said. “Much of (the existing track) is on that historic right of way from when streetcars ran back then,” Pratt said. “In fact, in some portions, especially on McKinney, closer into Uptown, they’re still running on ... original track that they basically unearthed under the pavement after so many years.” Pratt said the goal of extending the M-Line trolley now is the same as it was more than a century ago: increased connectivity. “If that worked back then, then maybe it can work now,” he said, “especially as there’s so much new development occurring in this corridor between Uptown and Knox Henderson.”

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Will There Be a Hollywood Ending for the Inwood Theatre? By Josh Hickman People Newspapers

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The struggling Inwood Theatre’s history has been filled with plenty of drama and a few plot twists. But the beloved spot, which opened in Inwood Village in 1947, has been given a reprieve with a new lease commitment and some ongoing upgrades. After declining attendance in the 1960s–70s, a fire in the early ’80s that led to a temporary closure, and the addition of a third auditorium from the old balcony, the theater’s owners added a full bar in the lobby to attract a more adult crowd and boost business. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission rules at the time prohibited liquor sales inside movie theaters, so the design created the Inwood Lounge with a separate street entrance and a glass-block partition separating it from the theater lobby. Landmark Theatres acquired the property around 1984 and renovated it further. A 2005 refurbishment updated the theater; a 2008 update added a private bar inside the new “living room” auditorium with couch seating. Landmark has faced lease issues (including a brief 2024 lockout for default), but in mid-2026

it secured a new three-year lease and it is investing in upgrades such as seating and finishes. Cohen Media Group, which was founded by real estate developer Charles Cohen, purchased Landmark in 2018. Despite a 2024–2025 foreclosure auction process tied to Cohen’s debts (in which Landmark drew no bids and continued operating), Landmark/Cohen Media Group is the ongoing operator/ owner of the theater business, while L&B Realty Advisors owns the Inwood Village shopping center (and thus the underlying real estate). “They’ve struggled, as all the theaters have post COVID,” said Corinne Hoffman, vice president of L&B Realty Advisors. “It’s not a very lucrative business today, as you can imagine.” With around 15 years since the last interior renovation, Hoffman stressed the need for capital investment during negotiations with Landmark. “I said, ‘we can only continue if you’re willing to continue to reinvest,’” she recalled. “You’ve got to do something about these chairs. You’ve got to clean it up on the inside.” So, new reclining seats are replacing the couches, LED screens will replace the old poster cases

out front, and there is talk of restoring the entrance terrazzo floor. “I’m overjoyed to hear that the Inwood has received something other than a stay of execution,” commented longtime film & television critic/author Matt Zoller Seitz, who worked at the Inwood while he attended SMU. “That particular neighborhood of Dallas is prime territory for a movie theater with a bit more of an edge and a vision, because they pretty much abdicated the old identity a long time ago and the absence is keenly felt. My fantasy is that they reintegrate the theater and the old Inwood Lounge and make one of their three auditoriums 35mm capable. The younger film buffs are drawn to old-fashioned analog projection, and theaters that cater to that interest and also serve alcohol can do very, very well.” Neighbors and old fans of the Inwood Theatre can put their money where their mouths are and help make it thrive. “They’re saying they’re committed to making improvements, slowly,” noted Hoffman. “Each year is tied to some initial capital investment that they plan on making, which I think will — for the neighborhood, as they see some changes — hopefully bring them back.”

There’s a Dust-Up Over a Damaged Bluffview Bluff By Rachel Snyder

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Neighbors say home-construction crews have damaged one of Bluffview’s bluffs, demolishing trees and causing dust and drainage issues. Now, Dallas officials are reviewing the project. Concerns about changes to the quiet corner of Canyon Drive and Watauga Road, which was once home to a dairy farm, came to a head during a contentious July 23 City Plan Commission meeting. Neighbor Carolyn Blankenship Coleman described experiencing dust and noise issues while “about 100 trees” and other materials were cleared from the property. “Bluffview is defined by its natural bluffs, creeks, mature trees, wildlife, and rolling terrain,” she said. “Expanding the property to create a flatter, larger building site is inconsistent with the character of Bluffview and risks further damage.” “They have really removed the bluff by their going out and just scraping the site without, at the time, all the right permits,” Dallas Cothrum, a consultant opposing the project, alleged at the meeting. “They are creating a larger building site, and they’ve done it by digging into the bluff and the slope to create a much larger site to have a much larger house.” Specifically, Cothrum and his team alleged that the work didn’t comply with Dallas development code requirements that construction be harmonious with the environment and nearby homes. According to code, new builds should “conform in width, depth, and area to the pattern already established in the adjacent

The corner of Canyon Drive and Watauga Road in the Bluffview neighborhood as it appeared on Aug. 26. RACHEL SNYDER

areas, having due regard to the character of the area, its particular suitability for development, and taking into consideration the natural topography of the ground, drainage, wastewater facilities, and the proposed layout of the streets.” City Plan Commissioner Larry Hall described the concerns raised by neighbors as a “total blindside,” explaining that the commission was limited to considering the issue before it — the owner’s request to divide the 2.142-acre piece of land into two lots. “I hope you guys understand that by state law, we are limited to what we can discuss regarding plat cases,” Hall said. “Our role today is to vote on the replat, not to address the demolition.” The commission approved the requested

division. Willis said a previous grading permit submitted March 23 was withdrawn and the replat approved by the CPC July 23 remains under review. Following the July 23 meeting, neighbor Steve Byars spoke at an August D13 Together press conference to discuss concerns of some Bluffview residents. “They removed over 20 feet of topsoil and bedrock, permanently changing this landscape,” Byars alleged. “We watched in horror and felt helpless as our calls to the city for help went unanswered.” Dallas City Council member Gay Donnell Willis, who represents the Bluffview neighborhood, said she became aware of neighbors’ concerns in March and that the city has been monitoring the site. Work

on the site has been suspended following notice by city staff of “unpermitted paving and grading” on the site. Willis said the owner has stopped work there and is taking steps to obtain the appropriate permits. She said Dallas Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability staff visited the site and, by April 1, confirmed dust suppression measures were adequate, but referred the issue to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Willis also said the Planning and Development Department inspector confirmed no building permit was legally required for the lot size. She said code enforcement staff have continued to visit the site to ensure work hasn’t continued. Willis added that city staff continues to track the project, and that several city departments are working to address neighbors’ concerns. “Planning staff noted that there are no additional code violations or evidence of continued unpermitted work on-site,” she said, “and the applicant is actively working to address the action items from their initial meeting with city staff.” As of Aug. 27, Willis said the city’s chief arborist was reviewing two tree removal applications submitted for the property after the trees had already been removed. “While no citations have been issued at this stage, the City will use the outcome of those reviews to determine the appropriate tree mitigation requirements and any necessary enforcement steps, noting that the developer’s submitted design plans reflect an intent to heavily replant the properties,” Willis added.

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IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE By Josh Hickman

SADDLE UP

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reston Hollow business owner Lilly Watson is inviting women leaders from across the country to gather in Salado. The founder of Camp Crafty is launching The Point Woman Crew, a three-day, twonight retreat for women who “ride point” as decision makers in their work and lives. The event will take place Nov. 20 to 22 at the Stagecoach Inn, Texas’ second-oldest continuously operating hotel. Watson, an Ursuline Academy graduate, chose the historic Main Street property for its quiet rooms, reflective corners, and access to the creek that runs through town. “For years, I have known that even a small break can do so much for my ideation and connection as a business owner,” Watson said. “Salado, Texas, has been my getaway spot since I was a girl, and my mother’s before that, so you could say I’ve been planning this weekend all my life. I can’t wait to see where everyone at Point Woman Crew is thriving a year from now after all of our connections and joy.” The retreat grows from Watson’s experience building Camp Crafty, now in its seventh year. With that venture, she aimed to enable wholesome experiences that let kids create keepsakes while giving parents a simple option that does not leave them overtaxed. What started as a response to polished children’s parties has become a thriving business with partnerships including Whataburger and the Perot Museum. “Camp

To learn more or apply to attend The Point Woman Crew, visit thepointwomancrew.com.

Camp crafty founder Lilly Watson will gather woman leaders in Salado from Nov. 20 to 22. MICHELLE TORRES

Crafty was a really kind of old-fashioned solution to a problem,” Watson explained. “I thought that the parties were very beautiful and orchestrated, but I was missing the more wholesome qualities. With my retail and events background, I felt like it was something that I could try.” The all-female Camp Crafty team now fields 10 to 12 women on busy weekends

and remains tightly connected to the Park Cities and Preston Hollow communities. Leading that team revealed a quieter truth. “You’re the one with your name on the bank account, your name on the lease, and your dream on the line,” Watson said. A mentor once told her it is lonely at the

top. Reading Lonesome Dove, her favorite book, helped her reframe the feeling as the point woman of a cattle outfit — an honor that still carries isolation. The Point Woman Crew aims to ease that loneliness. Twenty women, selected by invitation or application, will gather for keynotes, panels, breakout sessions, and intimate dinners. Topics will cover finance, AI, and human resources for mid-sized female business owners, along with identity and belonging. Hands-on workshops, including a welcome hat bar and bag-charm making, will encourage connection. Speakers include producer Kate Cunningham and Dallas nonprofit founder Paige Chenault. Local rancher Melissa Tate will announce her first cookbook with a major publisher. Watson hopes attendees leave with lasting ties. “My goal is just leaving with new group texts on your phone,” she said. “As you launch things and discover things we’ll all still be there, having your back. It’s not as lonely as it can feel. If you take that feeling of loneliness or fear and you look at it from a sense of capability, it’s really excitement.”

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Rejuvenation Inwood Village The Williams-Sonoma brand is slated to begin delivering its signature lighting, hardware, and home furnishings to Preston Hollow this fall.

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Explore Unique Residences During October Home Tours By Josh Hickman and Bridget Reis

TOUR THE HOMES

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Neighborhood residents and architecture enthusiasts are invited to step inside distinctive residences during two October home tours, the Turtle Creek Association’s 25th Annual Tour of Homes and the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes. The Turtle Creek Association’s Tour of Homes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, will feature four distinctive residences along the Turtle Creek corridor. The self-guided event showcases a renovated corner penthouse with panoramic views and a wraparound terrace; a three-story penthouse complete with a private elevator and multiple outdoor terraces; an urban loft distinguished by soaring ceilings and industrial details; and a light-filled contemporary unit offering cityscape vistas. Complimentary bus service will transport ticket holders between the properties. Deborah Stanford chairs this year’s tour, joined by co-chairs Karisti Julia and Wayne Smith. The event is presented by the URBAN Team of Kyle Crews and Ani Nosnik of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Home tour proceeds support the Turtle Creek Association, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has maintained landscaped medians, protected trees, removed debris, and partnered with the city on creek restoration since 1985. The 20th anniversary AIA Dallas Tour of Homes will give visitors a look inside eight architect-designed residences across North Texas. The self-guided tour from Oct. 24 to 25 features homes in East Dallas, Turtle Creek, Far North Dallas, Northwest Dallas, and Fairview, showcasing a range of architectural approaches to contemporary living. As the only multi-city tour curated ex-

For more information about the Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, contact Sharon Ballew at Sharon@Turtlecreekassociation.org or JD Trueblood at JD@Turtlecreekassociation.org, or call 214-526-2800. Tickets start at $45 and may be purchased at e.givesmart.com/ events/Pk3 or turtlecreekassociation.org. The AIA Tour of Homes runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25. Advance tickets are $55 through Oct. 18 and increase to $65 during the tour. Premiere Party tickets are $150 and include admission to both the party and the Tour of Homes. Visit hometourdallas.com to learn more or purchase tickets.

TOP: Alcott House, which is featured in the AIA Tour of Homes. BOTTOM: 2011 Cedar Springs, one of four residences in the Turtle Creek Association’s Tour of Homes. ROBERT TSAI AND COURTESY TURTLE CREEK ASSOCIATION

clusively by architects, the annual event offers the public access to private homes while highlighting the craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation behind residential architecture in the region. This year’s tour is presented by Acme Brick and eggersmann Kitchens & Home Living. Its lineup includes one of the largest homes ever featured on the tour, architect-owned residences, new builds, and renovations. Several of the featured properties

have also received AIA Dallas design awards. “The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes is one of my favorite events because it celebrates the people behind the architecture,” 2026 Tour Co-Chair Justin Leal, AIA, said. “It gives architects and their small businesses an opportunity to showcase their talents, skills, and unique design perspectives while connecting their work to the community and highlighting the value of great design.” Among the eight residences is a re-

imagined Oglesby Green townhome in the Turtle Creek area featuring a sculptural kitchen, custom wet bar and refined material palette. Elsewhere on the tour, an original residence retains its footprint and character while concealing a substantial addition at the rear of the property. Other designs demonstrate approaches ranging from seamless additions to innovative lighting used as a defining architectural feature. The homes also reflect the personalities and interests of those who live in them. Some were designed by the architects who call them home, while others were influenced by their owners’ interests in music, performing arts, and everyday living. “I’m most excited about the number of homes on this year’s tour that were designed by the architects who live in them,” 2026 Tour Co-Chair Morgan Harrison, AIA, said. “It’s such a unique opportunity to see how architects design their own spaces.” Ahead of the weekend tour, a separately ticketed Premiere Party will take place Oct. 22 at a White Rock Lake residence designed by Laura Juarez Baggett Studio. The residence will be available exclusively during the Premiere Party and will not be part of the weekend tour.

Patient Care Is a Lifelong Calling for Dr. Benjamin Levi By Lisa Petty

WORDS FROM A PAT I E N T

People Newspapers He’s the local dad who runs through Caruth Park every morning and waves as he shops at the St. Michael’s Farmers Market. But this ordinary neighbor has made far-reaching contributions to the treatment of patients with burn injuries. Dr. Benjamin Levi devotes his days to caring for patients with complex reconstructive needs and developing leading-edge therapies for skin and musculoskeletal disorders. His introduction to this unique specialty came very early on. “At age 12, I experienced an unfortunate burn injury to my leg,” he said. “I had surgery and ended up in a hospital for several weeks. I saw the impact that a surgeon and burn center can have, helping someone who is struggling with a difficult injury.” Fast-forward to high school, and Levi took a part-time job working for the doctor who had treated him and was now a trusted mentor. Levi gained first-hand experience by shadowing experts in the treatment of complex injuries and

“Dr. Levi is a true expert whose leadership in surgery and research is writing the next chapter of medicine in North Texas. He is deeply involved in hospital details and surgical operations, and personally helped in-process me to Parkland Hospital when I suffered a severe third-degree burn injury. He helped oversee the skin graft operation, and was ever present on hospital rounds. “I continue to be a patient at his clinic at UTSW for ongoing burn recovery. His research regarding implementing advanced technology in triaging severe burn patients is truly groundbreaking and will impact countless lives.” - Ross Mulford

Dr. Benjamin Levi with his wife, Emily, and children Hazel and Ethan. COURTESY LEVI FAMILY

disorders in both clinical and laboratory settings while a college student. As the years passed, what had started as a personal connection solidified into a lifelong calling. “I saw how research can improve and advance care for all patients,” he said. “So, not just helping the one patient in front of you,

but potentially helping hundreds, if not thousands.” After graduating from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 2005, Levi completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at leading institutions across the country. He was recruited by Parkland

and accepted an offer to join the hospital’s world-class Burn Unit program in 2019. Today, Levi is Division Chief of General Surgery and Center for Organogenesis Regeneration and Trauma and Center for Mineral Metabolism at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition to caring for patients from their initial burn injury to scar rehabilitation and re-

constructive surgery, he leads a nationally recognized research program focused on developing new therapies in his field. The fateful call seven years ago that drew Levi to Parkland also brought his family to Dallas. Arriving by way of a road trip, boxes and two children in tow, and thousands of miles behind them, Levi and his wife settled on a tree-shaded street in a neighborhood recommended by a new colleague: University Park. Here, they immediately felt at home. “It was a warm community to move into,” Levi said. “People were really welcoming, and it just felt like it was meant to be.” These days, in addition to solo runs, Dr. Levi is a member of a running group with many other University Park dads. And those weekly trips to St. Michael’s Farmers Market? They give Levi the opportunity to pay it forward when a neighbor is in need. “Questions come up for anyone with a medical challenge,” he said. “It can be confusing, and it’s so nice to be able to help people in the community navigate the medical field.”

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Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared their memories and reflections on Sept. 11 ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks. GRANT MILLER/GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER

GEORGE W. BUSH, CONDOLEEZZA RICE REFLECT ON IMPACT OF 9/11

By Rachel Snyder

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ormer President George W. Bush called the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks a “clarifying moment” when he, his administration, and the country re-

alized America was “vulnerable to attack based on what we believe.” Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared their reflections on Sept. 11 at an event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center two days before the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

Bush was listening to a child read in a Florida elementary school classroom when he was informed that the first plane had hit the World Trade Center in New York. “We both initially thought this was an accident,” Rice recalled.

“Because how could this actually be happening?” Bush remembered the moment former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card whispered to him to inform him that a second plane had hit. “I didn’t have much time to process that, but it was pretty clear to me that if we were under attack, that my job was to defend the child that was reading to me, and her family, and her country,” he said. “So it was a moment of clarity.” Bush and Rice spoke again after the second plane hit, and Rice recalled “raising” her voice after Bush said he wanted to return to Washington. “I raised my voice to you because you said, ‘I’m coming back,’ and I said, ‘Stay where you are. The United States of America is under attack. It’s not safe here,’” Rice recalled. “That was the first time I articulated to myself that the country was under attack.” Bush recalled planning to get to a safe location to address the country in the aftermath of the attack. He said he was determined that the address wouldn’t be given “from a bunker in Omaha, Nebraska.” “I thought that would be a psychological victory for those who attacked us and so I flew back,” he said. As they sought to ground flights across the country, Bush and Rice recalled the “horrible moment” they feared Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers

sought to gain control from the hijackers, had been shot down by the military. “You’d given the order, through the vice president, that should a plane not squawk properly, it should be shot down,” Rice said. “We thought initially standing in that bunker that Flight 93 had been shot down.” “There was this horrible moment where the vice president kept trying to get confirmation as to what had happened, and for about 10 minutes, we thought we’d shot down a civilian aircraft,” she added. Following the attack, Bush and Rice recalled the effort to return the country to a sense of normalcy. They attended a mosque to, as Rice said, “make sure our Muslim American citizens knew we didn’t blame them for what had happened.” “I didn’t want us to lose our soul,” Bush added. “As we defended our freedoms, I wanted people to remember how precious they are.” He also said the team he had in place during his administration helped him cope with the pressure following Sept. 11. “You want people who’ve got a lot of experience to be able to give you good advice,” Bush said. “I had the benefit of watching a really great man be president and he taught me a good lesson — that a leader must be humble enough to know what they don’t know and find people who do and listen to them — and I wisely did that.”

First Responders, Community Members Mark 9/11 Anniversary By Sarah Hodges

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Near mangled steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center debris, the University Park fire bell rang nine times. Three rings were for the call of duty, three for the courage shown, and three for the final rest granted. The sound, long the symbol of the beginning of a call, the completion of a mission, and the return home, carried a deeper meaning this year on Sept. 11, the 25th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on American soil, University Park fire chief Randy Howell said. “It honors the officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. It acknowledges the duty they fulfilled. It reminds us that their service continues to echo through every life that they saved that day,” he continued. “When the bell rings, it’s our way of saying your watch is complete, your sacrifice is remembered, your legacy endures.” Community members and first responders from the Park Cities and SMU gathered at the George W. Bush Presidential Center for a Moment of Remembrance the morning of Sept. 11. Howell and the center’s president and CEO Shilo Brooks spoke in front of its wall of names, a memorial honoring the nearly

A ceremony at the George W. Bush Presidential Center remembered lives lost on Sept. 11. Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People captured the outpouring of grief, anger, and shock in the wake of the attacks. SARAH HODGES

3,000 people who lost their lives on 9/11. “The terrorists wanted to disrupt our freedom by knocking our buildings down,” Brooks told the crowd. “They did knock them down. But far from disrupting our freedom, they accomplished the opposite of their intention. Their terrorist act showed the world the enduring power of the American freedom that they

sought to destroy.” Brooks continued that while the towers were a symbol of America’s strength and prosperity, the identity of this country is more than its skylines. “What holds America up are the people whose names are etched into this wall,” he said. “Americans are people who race toward danger. They are people who free-

ly choose not to flee a burning building, even though they could. They are people who would rather their own plane crash into a field in Pennsylvania than let it be a weapon.” Brooks’ remarks were followed by a moment of silence. The ceremony concluded with a playing of “Taps,” the solemn 24note melody that honors the fallen.

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Almost Famous

Celebrity look-alike contests have arrived in Dallas By Georgia Lokey

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They may look like pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter or comedian Adam Sandler, but don’t expect them to belt out “Espresso” and leave you in stitches with some slapstick jokes. Celebrity look-alike contests have arrived in Dallas, and with them the doppelgangers who cause heads to turn, jaws to drop, and passersby to wonder whether they’ve merely encountered a famous-looking face or had a brush with actual fame. SMU grad Rodrigo Ricaud decided to bring the contests to his own town after seeing the trend gain traction in cities including New York and Los Angeles. The entrepreneur has used the events to promote his zero-sugar, zero-calorie flavored drink drops, which he says have a lot in common with the eye-catching competitions. “Our brand is about bringing people together, about mixing things up, about turning ordinary or the mundane into something memorable,” Ricaud explained. As a Dallas native and frequent visitor to the Katy Trail, Ricaud knew the trail attracted thousands of visitors each day while Reverchon Park beneath it often sat empty, making it the perfect place to bring people together, including some who looked a lot like celebrities. “Dallas is a unique city,” Ricaud said. “We have so many people moving to Dallas. The culture and the creativity hasn’t fully caught up to its potential yet.” For the first competition, the entrepreneur chose fan-favorite celebrity, Wuthering

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Heights and Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi. Ricaud took to the streets to find contestants, walking around Dallas and the Katy Trail, handing out flyers, and inviting men to compete. He even recruited the eventual winner, SMU master’s student Marcello Pelton, while Pelton was taking a bite of his burger at Katy Trail Ice House. “The first event was by far the most successful,” Ricaud said. “We had a lot of media coverage and hundreds of people at the park.”

What began as a marketing idea quickly turned into a crowd-pleasing community event, with spectators laughing, filming, and cheering on strangers competing for the title of Dallas’ best Jacob Elordi look-alike. The success of the first contest inspired Ricaud to keep the idea going. Since May, he has hosted contests to find Dallas’ Glen

Powell, Adam Sandler, and Sabrina Carpenter doppelgangers, moving the events to Stan’s Blue Note. Unlike the park, Stan’s offered a stage that Ricaud said created a “chaotic, funny situation,” helping fuel the contests’ growing popularity. Ricaud is already planning a Bad Bunny look-alike contest and a future “battle of the run clubs” event. The events have done more than crown the city’s celebrity doppelgangers, explained Ricaud. They’ve turned strangers into friends and transformed overlooked spaces into gathering places. Since the Jacob Elordi event, contest winner Pelton has reached out to Ricaud to meet up — an example of the connections that have grown from the local events. “We set out to create an experience that brings people together,” Ricaud said. With more contests and events planned, Ricaud hopes those friendships will continue to multiply, giving Dallasites another reason to step outside, meet someone new, and experience their city together.

North Dallas Development Proposals Spark Debate

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The Dallas City Council has delayed action on two controversial North Dallas zoning cases but given the greenlight to construction of a third project. The potential changes sparked heated discussions during summer meetings. A Dallas City Council hearing for perhaps the most contentious case involving the southwest quadrant of the Preston Road and Royal Lane intersection has been pushed to October 14, according to the neighborhood group Preserve Preston Hollow. The City Plan Commission recommended approval of the zoning change on Aug. 6. District 13 Dallas City Council member Gay Donnell Willis said she is continuing to meet with neighbors, the developer, and city staff about the case. “We all want to have the facts in front of the Council before this decision is made,” Willis added. If approved, the zoning change requested by developer Leland Burk would allow for construction of 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

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building up to 190 feet. A point of contention for some neighbors has been the project’s height. “The uses are fine. The height needs to come down,” Doug Hazelbaker, who is involved with Preserve Preston Hollow, said at the City Plan Commission meeting. Other neighbors said they’re hopeful about the project and its additional housing options. “The project will bring new energy, new people, jobs to our neighborhood, not to mention the millions it will add to the affordable

housing fund,” Anne Johnson said at the Aug. 6 meeting. Burk attended the City Plan Commission meeting and said, “meeting with our neighbors and sharing our vision has been a priority from day one.” “We have listened, and we have made significant changes to our original design,” Burk said. He reduced the project’s maximum height last summer after residents aired their concerns. The area’s current zoning allows a maximum structure height of 54 feet.

A Dallas City Council vote on a zoning change that would allow 41 patio homes to be built on a 3.8acre site at the corner of Walnut Hill Lane and Betty Jane Lane was also recently delayed. The site was the subject of a similar zoning change request last year, which was voted down. The developer has since reduced the number of houses proposed and increased minimum lot size and open space requirements, according to the documents. Lastly, the Dallas City Council

voted 8 to 4 in August to allow the construction of covered patios for homes within five feet of the alleyway in the new Melshire Park development along Forest Lane. Previous zoning for the area between Quincy Lane and Nuestra Drive had called for a minimum setback of 21 feet from the alleyway, with a three-foot setback allowed for garages. The developer agreed to the larger setbacks as a concession to neighbors concerned about increased density and traffic when the city council voted in 2021 to more than double the development’s maximum number of homes. “Those setbacks were key provisions intended to lessen the impact of the development on the surrounding neighborhood. Now, after four homes have already been built, we discover that the developer violated the development plan,” Richard Brown said at the Aug. 12 meeting. “Keep the promise that was made to the neighborhood five years ago. Keep the protection of this 21-foot setback in place.” Tommy Mann, who represented the applicant at the Aug. 12 City Council meeting, said the patios “don’t add any density” and “none of this was done in violation.”

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2026 Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Share Personal Ties and Goals

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People Newspapers Nothing proves that “everything is bigger in Texas” like the Cattle Baron’s Ball. Each fall during the world’s largest single-night fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, a glittering crowd gathers for a big concert, a big celebration, and, most important of all, big giving for cancer research. Just how big? A total of $111 million has been raised since 1974. The 2026 Cattle Baron’s Ball will take place on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Southfork Ranch. This year’s headliner is the award-winning country artist Chris Stapleton. But not all the stars of the show will be performing onstage. Event cochairs Paige Westhoff and Cynthia Everitt have been working behind the scenes for over a year. “Every day’s an adventure as a Cattle Baron’s co-chair,” Westhoff said. A Principal at JM Search by day, she’s been volunteering on the event team in various capacities since 2011. For her, the Ball’s mission has personal meaning. “Cancer touches everybody’s life,” Westhoff said. “My mom had acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It’s so important to be able to grant the funds to continue research and accelerate treatment.” Co-chair Everitt, a realtor by day, counts six years as a Cattle Baron’s volunteer. She, too, has a

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personal tie to the cause. “I have a family member in the hospital right now battling cancer,” Everitt said. “The idea that there’s something that we can do to help in some small way, that is so meaningful. It’s an amazing thing we get to do.” The pair took special care to highlight the Paddle Raise section of the event, which is dedicated to individual families who have been affected by cancer. This year’s Cattle Baron’s Ball

Paddle Raise in honor of the Fitzgibbons family will support innovative cancer research here in Texas and a future in which more survivals are celebrated by families across the country. The theme for the main event, Soar Higher, reflects a call to action infused with optimism. Westhoff and Everett note that it will inform “an elevated Western feel” throughout the experience. Auction highlights will in-

clude adventure travel from Butterfield & Robinson and Ritz-Carlton. Jewelry by Madriana and Tennessee Turquoise Company will be available in a shop-able live marketplace. A luxury car from Park Place Dealerships, a shopping spree at NorthPark Center, and more, are up for grabs in the raffle. The evening will culminate in a performance from Chris Stapleton that’s almost sure to include “Higher” from his hit al-

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bum of the same name. Speaking of which, the co-chairs are sticking to the same fundraising goal plan that’s been making a big impact for over half a century. “We always try and do better than the year before,” Everitt said. “We just want to keep improving.”

Cattle Baron’s Ball Remembers Caring Father, Real Estate Leader

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When Colin Fitzgibbons lost his battle with colon cancer at the age of 46, he left a permanent imprint on both the Dallas skyline and the lives he helped shape as a community leader, devoted father, and friend. “I’ve never known anyone who loved people more than he did,” Colin’s wife, Jessica, said. “I feel like his legacy that he’s passed on to my boys is just living through kindness and love and taking care of others.” Now, Colin’s family hopes to continue the Preston Hollow-raised business leader’s dedication to helping other Texans. When the co-chairs of this year’s Cattle Baron’s Ball, Cynthia Everitt and Paige Westhoff, reached out about recognizing Colin and the Fitzgibbons family at the paddle raise to support innovative cancer research in Texas, Jessica said the family was grateful for the opportunity to help. She called being asked to be the honorees “incredible” and a meaningful way to remember her husband, who was a leader in the booming North Texas real estate industry and served as president of Hunt Realty Investments. Colin had hoped to attend last fall’s Cattle Baron’s Ball but was unable to go because of his failing health, Jessica said.

The Fitzgibbons family are the honorees for the 2026 Cattle Baron’s Ball Paddle Raise. COURTESY PHOTO

“He wanted his story to matter, and he wanted to be able to help other people moving forward,” she added. “I feel

like this opportunity has just given me the chance to carry on his legacy and do what he had hoped to do, since he’s no

longer here to do it.” Jessica said that colon cancer research funded by events such as the Cattle Baron’s Ball gives her reason to be optimistic about fighting the disease. The incidence of colon and rectal cancer is rising rapidly among adults under 50, and it has become the leading cause of cancer-related death in younger adults, according to the Cancer Research Institute. “Especially where colon cancer is concerned, there really haven’t been any innovations and new treatments in the recent past,” Jessica said. Everitt and Westhoff said they’re grateful for the Fitzgibbons family’s support of the Cattle Baron’s Ball’s mission. “Talking about Colin and the paddle raise reminds us why we’re doing what we’re doing,” Everitt said. Though the Cattle Baron’s Ball is 53 years old, this will be just the fourth year the Ball has had a paddle raise component. “It’s so impactful because it pulls it all back to why are we here? What are we doing it for?” Westhoff said. Everitt added that the chairs are hopeful Colin’s story will motivate attendees to support the Ball’s mission of improving lives and making a difference for cancer research. “We knew their story would be compelling,” she said, “and we can do some good here.”

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DAISIES DIAL UP DIFFICULTY

Hockaday prepares for playoffs with tough non-district slate By Justin Thomas People Newspapers

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on’t let Hockaday’s early-season record fool you. The Daisies are still every bit the SPC state volleyball contenders they have been in years past. Hockaday just has to take on one of the nation’s most grueling schedules to get where it wants to be. Thus far, Hockaday has opened with a 1013 mark as it hopes to improve on last year’s third-place state finish. The Daisies won it all consecutively in 2024 and 2025. Hockaday’s early endeavors include appearances at Volleyfest in Grapevine, the Allen Tournament, and Volleypalooza in Leander, with the Ryse Warrior Showcase in Farmers Branch approaching in late September. Already, Hockaday has faced 15 of the state’s top 50 teams and 10 of the top 100 teams in the nation. Not only has Hockaday faced a long list of volleyball heavyweights to open its 2026 campaign, but the Daisies have done so with minimal practice time due to club and scheduling restraints. “We don’t get to practice a whole lot until late September,” said Allison Curran, third-year Hockaday head coach. “And our kids don’t have much of an offseason, either. So there’s a lot of pressure with not as much preparation as we would like to play the gauntlet we start with. But that’s how we have to do it and that’s how we want it.” Curran noted her players are aware of the rigors of Hockaday’s non-district schedule and aren’t discouraged by the lack of wins they are accustomed to.

Hockaday’s Clara Gruner (5) and Mila Haffar (9) go for a block in non-district action. CHRIS MCGATHEY

“Our long-term goal is to win the SPC championship,” she said. “Going 30-0 to start the season doesn’t help us at all. We get better by playing the best and that’s why we prefer to compete in these state-ranked showcases and big tournaments. The team understands our goals and what we have to do to get there.” Hockaday’s preseason slate takes on added importance given the lack of SPC opponents in the area (Greenhill Academy is the only other Dallas area team in Hockaday’s district) and what is typically a lack of challenging matches in district. The jam-packed non-district slate also gives Hockaday’s players an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of college recruits. “Our ultimate goal is to win state, but our second goal always is to give our kids the best chance they have to play in col-

lege,” Curran said. That plan has already led to collegiate commitments for multiple Daisies, including senior libero and defensive specialist Siena Ebert (Princeton) and junior libero and defensive specialist Emily Boomstra (Tulane). Ebert is one of just three seniors on Hockaday’s roster this season alongside setter Porter Johnston and outside hitter Mila Haffar. Junior Avery Park will also be a key setter in the rotation for the Daisies. Options are something Hockaday doesn’t lack for up front, either. Haffar will be a six-rotation player, while sophomore middle blocker and right-side hitter Kris Thomas has made “tremendous strides” after only starting to play volleyball as a freshman and is hitting a .449 clip this season. Junior Ruby Duncan was described by

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A Family Affair

Jesuit HC Hickman, son square off on gridiron

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It was a family affair Sept. 11 in Dallas when Jesuit squared off against Forney. T h e n on - d i s t r i c t c l a s h marked the first time Jesuit head coach Brandon Hickman has faced his son, Branson, who is in his first season as an offensive line coach at Forney. In the end, it was dad who earned bragging rights, after Brandon’s Rangers topped Branson’s Jackrabbits, 31-14. “It was a surreal experience,” Brandon said. “I’m so proud of him and he’s kind of a natural coach. “It was interesting, he was at Sachse and they were on our schedule already too, so either way we were going to play. My parents were able to come and see it. It was a great night and I’m proud of him and the job he’s doing over there … but we’ll take the win.” Branson is in his debut season with Forney after spending

2025 with Sachse. A 2020 Jesuit graduate and all-state offensive lineman, Branson played four years collegiately at SMU before spending a year as a graduate at Oklahoma. “Everything has been going great so far,” Branson said. “I’ve been blessed with some good opportunities. I’m thankful for coach (Red) Behrens at Sachse for taking a chance on me right out of college and then coach ( Jeff ) Fleener taking a chance on me here. I work for really good people and they teach me a lot and I’m thankful for that.” As for the Sept. 11 clash, Branson said, that while there was a little trash talk between the two, that’s not out of the norm. “It was just the same old same old dad-son talk,” he said. “This was a cool experience. I’ve never been on the opposite sideline before. My dad has been here 16 years and I’ve always been on the home sideline, whether I was watching the games, or I was a

ball boy, or I was playing in the games, or even coming back to watch games when I was in college. It’s weird being on the other side line, but it’s cool. A lot of these guys on the coaching staff at Jesuit I’ve been around my whole entire life. Seeing some of the faces on Thursday night at the JV game and then looking across the field and seeing guys I’ve known for 10 or 20 years, it’s a really cool experience.” While the Hickmans certainly enjoyed the opportunity to coach against each other, the game was enjoyable for the whole family. Brandon’s wife, Amy, decided to ditch the blue portion of Jesuit’s color scheme and the black of Forney, donning all-gold attire. “She didn’t know what to do or who to root for,” Brandon joked. “So she just went with gold.” Brandon’s parents also made the trek from the Houston area to take in the action. “It’s a terrific experience and I’ve never had an experience quite

Jesuit head coach Brandon Hickman and his son, Branson, were on opposite sides of the field Sept. 11. CHRIS MCGATHEY

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“You have to just root for them both. But they’ll play again. I told Branson next year when they play in Forney, then we’ll really root for Forney. It’ll be home field advantage.”

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olunteerism is woven into the fabric of SMU, where students are required to complete 15 hours of community service before graduation. Students are contributing to the community year-round through Engage Dallas, which was founded in 2019. “We’re in Dallas, so we serve Dallas. Students living here on campus get to serve alongside the people they are doing life with,” said Kallie Terrana, SMU Associate Director for High-Impact Practices. “It’s working service into your everyday rhythm of life and investing in your own neighborhood.” Engage Dallas’ student directors work with about 35 local nonprofits to identify project needs, some of which are funded by grants the SMU service program receives. Its beneficiaries include Senior Source, which has a mission of enriching the lives of area older adults. “Two years ago, Senior Source said, ‘We have this wall outside and we’d really love some kind of mural,’” Terrana said. “Our student director organized the whole thing. She hired a student artist, ordered all the supplies and the students created the mural. Then they threw a block party afterwards for all the (seniors) to come out and see the wall.” Engage Dallas students have utilized grant funding for projects such as the creation of shelving units stocked with school supplies and STEM kits for a community center and a kitchen upgrade at Brother Bill’s Helping Hand, a nonprofit that provides food, healthcare, and educational programming to needy North Texans. The program takes students off

campus to places where their help is most needed. Sometimes, buses are provided; at other times, student directors arrange carpools. Each fall, SMU students can participate in #1Day4Dallas, Engage Dallas’ annual service initiative. The program sends students to local nonprofit partners to complete community-requested projects, which vary yearly and have included volunteering at community gardens, community centers, and food pantries, Terrana said. “(Engage Dallas) gives students a lot of exposure and perspective,” she said. “Sometimes, it makes them uncomfortable, which I think is good for their growth. Sometimes, they are working hard physically and sometimes they’re stretched socially or emotionally.” Terrana said most Engage Dallas students are freshmen and soph-

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: SMU Engage Dallas held 52 service events in the last school year and had over 1,000 participants. #1Day4Dallas student participants. SMU students, through Engage Dallas, worked on a service project for Trusted World, a nonprofit that gives professionals the resources and infrastructure to respond when people need help. SMU students, through Engage Dallas, worked on a service project for Behind Every Door, a faith-based Dallas nonprofit organization. COURTESY SMU PHOTOGRAPHY

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Ursuline Rows on the World’s Stage By Daniel Lalley

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People Newspapers Ursuline Academy of Dallas already has earned state title wins and accolades that prove its excellence in Texas private school athletics. But Ursuline’s latest achievement elevates it to the global stage. “We’re so proud to announce that Ursuline’s rowing team has been invited to compete at the Head of the Charles Regatta for the first time,” said Head Coach, Dr. Ben Andrews. Since its inception in 1965, the Head of the Charles has become one of the most prestigious regattas in the country. Attracting tens of thousands of spectators, this three-day rowing competition brings the world’s best crew teams to the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, for the ultimate rowing competition. “It’s the largest rowing race in the world,” Andrews said. “It’s a festival of rowing that happens every October on the Charles River and features everyone from high school rowing all the way up to the national teams. So, there are master’s boats, alumni boats for various colleges, college boats, and youth.” While this event is open to

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Ursuline’s Bears will compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the country’s most prestigious rowing competitions. COURTESY URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS

just about every category of rower, it’s much more selective when it comes to which teams are invited to compete. “Of course, everyone wants a spot,” Andrews said. “But it’s literally the luck of the draw. A lottery system determines who gets invited, and we have never won the lottery. So, this is a really big deal for us. Especially because if you break the top 50% in

the competition, you’re invited to compete in the following year.” There’s good reason to believe the Bears could punch that return ticket. Last year, Ursuline crew teams delivered outstanding performances at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships. The 1V8+ crew posted its fastest time of the season at 7:25.93, and the 2V8+ crew placed first in the final with a

dramatic finish. “We have 26 girls returning for the year,” Andrews said. “And tryouts are currently underway to determine how the rest of the team will shape up. I’m really excited for these girls to show off all the hard work they have been putting in.” Ursuline’s presence at this event further underscores the growing popularity of row-

ing across the region. While the Northeast has traditionally maintained a stronghold on the sport, Andrews believes that Texas could soon become a much bigger part of the story. “The sport has really taken off,” Andrews said. “It’s an absolutely growing incubator for girls to learn teamwork, discipline, and focus. In the last couple of decades, it’s expanded to the southeast, and now the central region is the fastest-growing region for rowing. Right now, we’re teaching the first generation here, and hopefully these girls will turn around, and their kids will come and row in Central Texas.” The Head of the Charles Regatta will run from Oct. 16 to 18. Ursuline will compete in the Women’s Youth Eights division. Ursuline’s other athletic achievements include multiple Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state titles in golf, tennis, and soccer. The Bears won 6A Girls Athletics School of the Year in 2025.

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People Newspapers A unique, new Scholar Tag Program is connecting students at W.T. White High School with opportunities to learn, grow, and lead. “I don’t think anyone’s doing it the way that we’re doing it,” Principal Beth Wing said. “In my mind, we’re trying to replicate the experience a student would have at Townview Magnet Center within a comprehensive high school. I knew we had kids that needed this program here, in our building.” W.T White, which opened in 1964, serves more than 2,000 students across North Dallas, Addison, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch. The school already complements its traditional public high school curriculum with programs such as specialized academies of business and marketing, engineering, and theater arts. The Scholar TAG Program builds on existing resources in the school’s AP Capstone curriculum, which develops students’ research, teamwork and communication skills. It combines advanced academics with SAT preparation, service learning, and college credit opportunities — all while maintaining access to traditional high school sports and extracurricular activities. The program officially launched in August, with participants selected based

on PSAT and AP test scores and teacher recommendations. Adzel Rodriguez Velazquez, a junior this year, is one of W.T. White’s first Scholar TAG students. “The other years (in high school), I feel like I kind of struggled,” she said. “Being around other kids who also want to strive and improve is helping me. … Being in a class where you’re taught to present, how to build debates, and how to take other people’s ideas into your own is really unique.” Dane Francis, a sophomore, noted that his Scholar TAG classes were “a lot more challenging” than traditional courses, and that he was enjoying the opportunity to connect with other like-minded students. “I know a lot of kids in my World History class,” said Francis, by way of an example. “They’re smart kids and I just have really good friendships with them. It helps me because I can talk with them and be like, ‘Hey, what do you think about this?’” Francis also plays basketball, baseball, and chess, and is considering engineering as a future career. Velazquez plans to pursue her interests in the arts, science, and humanities when she heads to college in 2028. They’re just two of approximately 100 initial Scholar TAG Program participants across ninth, 10th, and 11th grades. Principal Wing is hoping the program will grow. Her goal is to fill 50 Scholar TAG seats in each grade for W.T. White High School’s 2031-32 school year.

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Sage School Doubles Enrollment, Moves to New Space

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The Sage School of Dallas opened its doors in August 2025 with four rooms, four students, and a mission to serve gifted learners with social-emotional, executive functioning, or sensory challenges who are left behind in traditional settings. One year later, the school is educating 11 sixth through 10th graders in a newly renovated space at King of Glory Lutheran Church, where it is looking forward to even more growth. “We have a new student who had to miss school last Friday, and he was upset about missing school for the first time in his life,” said Jessica Rall, one of the school’s co-founders and CEO. “It’s walking through those doors and being understood and accepted that lets them take a breath and start to really learn.” The Sage School is unique in DFW private schools — and rare nationwide — in serving twice-exceptional (2e) students, who make up about 6% of kindergarten through 12th graders. In traditional schools, gifted programs neglect their needs, while support programs fail to challenge them. Over the past year, Rall and fellow co-founders Kristen Dauphinais and Dr. Mandi Skerbetz have refined and expanded their working vision of a supportive community of personalized learning, real-world skills, and advocacy and awareness.

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ing to get that with one-on-one tutoring or online schools.” Dauphinais explained that the vision for The Sage School came from a desire to better educate children like her son, who are both academically gifted and neurodiverse. “We all were kind of sit-

ting around, saying, ‘Somebody should,’ and we said that enough times that we looked in the mirror and said, ‘Alright, I guess that’s us,’” she explained. The Sage School opened with an initial capacity of 10 children per grade. Dauphinais looks forward to possibly doubling grade

classes with a goal of growing to 160 students. The broad and purposeful curriculum includes math, science, humanities, languages, electives, and topic-driven innovative-thinking Fridays. Flexible rolling admissions help families in school emergencies finally find the right fit for their child. “We’ve had students that have gone away before to boarding school for the level of support that we can offer here,” Rall added. “We have families that are so thankful that their children are home and able to go to a school locally that can support them.” “There’s so much in the news about how the rates of ADHD and autism are skyrocketing,” Dauphinais noted. “It ’s just the recognition and the testing around those diagnoses have gotten so much better and so much richer.” And yet, there is still a lot to learn, as much confusion, misunderstanding, and even misdiagnoses still exist. “These truly are some of the most brilliant minds out there. Yet, they also have support needs, so it makes it challenging them for them to be in a traditional private or public school,” Dauphinais said. “They are incredibly capable, and they are incredibly talented. Our cornerstone has always been preparing these children for life.”

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Chemistry Lessons That Teach Much More Than Science

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Trinity Christian Academy Upper School chemistry teacher Koshy Daniel has the tools he needs to create a richer, more comprehensive educational experience for his students this school year. Daniel recently became a Colson Fellow by completing a rigorous, 10-month Christian worldview training program run by the Colson Center. “It was a big commitment,” he said. “It took a lot of time, a lot of reading, a lot of lessons to go through, a lot of thinking, processing. But for me, that was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life.” The Colson Center program involves extensive study, discussion, webinars, and practical application to equip participants to engage culture from a biblical perspective. Completion includes a teaching practicum and personal mission plan. TCA recently congratulated

Trinity Christian Academy chemistry teacher Koshy Daniel recently completed a 10-month Christian worldview program. JOSH HICKMAN AND COURTESY TCA

Daniel on h i s achievement, highlighting the significance of this professional and personal development step. Although Daniel was familiar with the Colson Center, a chance exposure to the ministry worldview while attending a conference suggested by his middle schoolaged son piqued his interest.

“The way it was explained in these conferences really made a lot of sense to me,” he said, “because as a teacher, I said to myself, ‘I need a means to communicate this to my students.’ They shouldn’t feel like this is someone much older just saying things to them but helping them to understand what a worldview is and how that matters.” The Colson Fellows Program was founded in 2004 by Chuck Colson, who also founded the non-profit Prison Fellowship and

received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2008. Colson’s intent was to train Christians in worldview, culture, and biblical theology, countering what he saw as the Christian retreat from intellectual life and the public square. The program was initially launched as the Centurions Program, but, following Colson’s death in 2012, it was renamed the Colson Fellows Program in his honor. After discussing the program

with TCA Director of Biblical Worldview Bob Dyer and its being opened to teachers, Daniel was put on the list in August of 2025. Now in his eighth year of teaching at TCA, Daniel sees his Colson training as a vital aid in helping students understand the principles that should guide their travels through life. “How do you see the world?” he posits to his students. “Do you see a purpose in this world? If you have a corrupt or a bad worldview, no matter how much education I give you, it’s not going to improve your values, and, therefore, it’s not going to improve your behavior. I want them to see something much bigger than what is just the academic part of it.” Though this shift in his teaching is just beginning, Daniel said the response from his students has been encouraging, as they discuss fact versus opinion and compare science, morals, and ethics. “Science is not everything,” he admitted. “They have to have something else called values. This is what’s going to build what I’m going to later talk about as worldview, so that they see how to get a better picture of the whole world and how they should walk through it. I’m hoping that it makes chemistry fun for all of them, but it makes them deeper thinkers.”

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Calling All Archeologists

SMU Archaeology Research Collections Lab Invites Volunteers to Curate History By Daniel Lalley

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People Newspapers With a mission to tackle the fundamental questions of human culture and society, SMU’s Department of Anthropology is home to some pretty impressive minds. But while the department is made up of Members of the National Academy of Sciences, Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Fulbright Scholars, it’s also a hub for avocational archaeologists and citizen scientists. Through SMU’s Archaeology Research Collections (ARC) lab, volunteer researchers work alongside Fellows, research scholars, and SMU faculty to curate artifacts, conduct novel research, and foster public education. “Among our different types of volunteers, many of them come from the open lab days we hold once per month in partnership with the North Texas Archeology Society (TAS),” said SMU Director of Archaeology Research Collections, Dr. Matthew T. Boulanger. “It’s entirely open to the public, and we get a whole range of people.” Boulanger pitched the open lab program to TAS at the beginning of 2024 as a way to

For more information about volunteering with SMU’s ARC lab, contact North Texas Archeological Society Vice President of Projects, Brian Luetchford, at vpofprojects@ntxas.org.

FROM LEFT: ARC open lab volunteers process artifacts from the 1971–72 Texas Archeological Society Field School collection. Historic photo of archeologists excavating artifacts at the 1971 TAS field school. MATTHEW BOULANGER, TEXAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

increase public opportunities and awareness around the ARC lab. The group meets on the last Saturday of each month to curate, catalogue, and study artifacts spanning the Archaic Period to the Late Prehistoric period. Since the program launched, this volunteer group has processed well over 100,000 individual artifacts and 750 pounds of material. “We sit down at the lab tables, and we pull out bags of artifacts, most of which are things like arrowheads and flakes and chipped stone and groundstone artifacts,” Boulanger said.

“Occasionally, we might find some animal bone. We identify what it is, count it, weigh it, enter it onto a log sheet, and then preserve it in archival-quality bags.” Currently, the group is processing the 1971–72 Texas Archaeology Society Field School collection. This collection formed the basis for a graduate dissertation by prolific architect Alan Skinner, who regularly attends the open labs to answer questions. “There’s a real joy in seeing an archaeologist as accomplished as Skinner return after all these years,” said Boulanger. “He was in

his 20s when this project started, and now it kind of makes the circle complete.” While this collection may not exactly contain the Ark of the Covenant or the Holy Grail, it does provide a vital record for what life looked like 1,000–5,000 years ago. Excavated largely from rural Texas areas, these artifacts fill in missing pieces to complete a critical geographic puzzle. “A collection like this allows us insight into other environments and ecological zones that we might not otherwise look at,” said Boulanger. “This one in particular contributes to a broader understanding of Native American life in Texas.” Boulanger says the SMU team is on pace to have the collection catalogued in its entirety by the end of this year. Beginning after winter break, the team of volunteers will embark on its next undertaking — inventorying the Loyd Harper, Sr. Archeological Collection, which consists of artifacts from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. “It’s important work,” said Boulanger. “If we really want to preserve the archeology of our area, we have to think about what is going to happen to all of this stuff in 40, 50, or 60 years into the future.”

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Words, Pictures, and Passion for Change: Hockaday Students Launch Art for Earth Contest

E V E N T D E TA I L S The deadline to enter the Art for Earth contest is Sept. 30. The 2026 Art for Earth Competition Final Ceremony will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. For more information, visit artforearth.art, or email artforearthcompetition@gmail.com.

I know who are artistic, as well, and I thought of Carolyn.” Complementing Randhar’s gift for poetry, Mitchell added to the project a talent for visual arts and mentoring. “ I r un a club where we go to a loc al elementar y school a n d e n g a ge the children in arts-related activities,” Mitchell said. “I thought Naisha’s idea was a really cool way to bring awareness to the fact that students in Dallas can participate in the arts and benefit from it.” Once officially a team, the pair contemplated a theme for their budding competition. With Mitchell sharing in her

friend’s hope to “make the world better for people who come after us,” the choice was clear and Art for Earth was born. On April 1, the inaugural Art for Earth competition kicked off with a call for short film and poetry submissions from DFW teen artists on a theme of environmental justice and dignity. The competition has a September 30 deadline. October will represent a time of viewing, reading, and deliberation for Randhar, Mitchell, and their expert judges. The esteemed panel includes María Ramos Pacheco, journalist from The Dallas Morning News; Tim Brys, educator and scientist from the Perot Museum; and Black Ceasar, the current Dallas Poet Laureate. On November 10, almost exactly a year from Randhar’s eco-friendly light bulb moment, the Dallas Public Librar y will host the 2026 Art for Earth C om p e t i t i on Final Ceremony. All finalists’ entries will be showcased, and category winners will each receive a $100 honorarium. The founders of Art for Earth hope that this innovative new contest continues for years to come. “I think I can speak for both of us when I say that we definitely hope that this carries on,” Mitchell said. “It’s been wonderful to inspire young Dallas artists like ourselves.”

“It’s been wonderful to inspire young Dallas artists like ourselves.” Carolyn Mitchell

FROM LEFT: Carolyn Mitchell and Naisha Randhar have founded the Art for Earth contest. COURTESY ART FOR EARTH

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People Newspapers ‘Words’ and ‘pictures’ are only a couple of simple terms. The same goes for ‘land,’ ‘air,’ and ‘water.’ It’s just basic vocabulary, right? Wrong. Naisha Randhar and Carolyn

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HE’S 102 YEARS YOUNG

FROM LEFT: Eugenio Cazorla working out at the Moody Family YMCA. Eugenio Cazorla with Brenda Rabe, the Moody Family YMCA’s membership experience directoractive older adults. JOSH HICKMAN AND BRENDA RABE

he day I chatted with the Moody Family YMCA’s oldest member, who turned 102 on Sept. 15, also happened to be his 70th wedding anniversary. Though these numbers might seem staggering to some, Eugenio Cazorla, though proud, simply smiled and JOSH HICKMAN shrugged them off. Originally from Seville, he spoke in a soft, enduring Andalusian accent as we talked of his decade at the

Y, his life as a lawyer in Spain, his marriage to his wife, Judy, and many other things. Cazorla moved to the United States in 1958 after receiving a fellowship to study comparative law at SMU. “It was for nine months,” he said. “I’m still here. I got a master’s degree in comparative law.” Dallas was an unknown place to Europeans back then, and the prop-plane flight made many stops. Cazorla’s pursuit of practicing law was hindered by the fact that, in 1958, while one did not need to be a U.S. citizen to practice medicine in Texas, it was

a requirement for attorneys. Cazorla recalled that the annual U.S. quota limit on Spanish émigrés was in the hundreds (with an estimated 25-year wait), while more than 50,000 spots were reserved for British immigrants. Since Judy was from Britain and already looking for a teaching job in Dallas, a friend at the consulate urged Cazorla to cross-immigrate with his wife. An Oxford graduate, Judy went on to teach Spanish literature at the University of Dallas for 45 years. “I became an attorney in 1963,” Cazorla remembered. “The federal judge who took my oath was Sarah Hughes. Three weeks later, she took the oath from LBJ after the Kennedy assassination.” It’s probably no coincidence that Cazorla became board certified to practice

immigration and nationality law, which he did for over 50 years. He retired in 2021 at age 97. In regard to health, Cazorla noted that he didn’t start exercising until 62. “Twenty years ago, I had a heart attack,” he admitted. “So, I had open-heart surgery, a bypass. Since then, perfect.” After selling their Highland Park home in 2014, the Cazorlas moved to a condo in the Turtle Creek area, thus the Moody Family YMCA membership. Cazorla doesn’t credit his workout routine for his centenarian status — he remarked that “exercise doesn’t add years to life, but adds life to years.” Time spent at the YMCA has helped him maintain a high quality of life and avoid some of the injuries that imperil older adults. “Mostly, my longevity is due to luck,” Cazorla said, noting that his mother died at 46. “I took the genes from my father. My father had four brothers and one sister. All of them died in their 90s. My father was 96 when he died.” “The most important thing for me: reading,” he added about the secret to his longevity. “Exercising your brain. Read, chess — exercise your brain one way or another. And sleep is very important.” His reading preferences include history, biographies, essays, and American and foreign newspapers. Cazorla still drives and hits the YMCA nearly every day — weights, stationary bike, treadmill, and stairs. “I’m optimistic,” he said of his worldview. “I think we’re going through very bad times. But I think, eventually, everything will be corrected.” Cazorla spoke of his long, successful run in business and family life with characteristic, understated humility. “I find too much fuss about being 102,” he said with a chuckle, “because I haven’t done anything.”

Edgemere’s Residents Savor White Glove Tea Party

The ladies of Edgemere proved this summer that a civilized cup of tea can overcome even the most barbaric weather. Wearing pristinely-pressed white gloves and stylish hats, the ladies enjoyed tiered trays of tiny sandwiches, macarons, and tarts while sipping tea and listening to harp music. -Compiled by staff and photos courtesy Edgemere Senior Living

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Could AI Become a Caregiver’s New Best Friend? Family caregivers are constantly juggling KIMBERLY KNIGHT m e d i cations, doctor appointments, finances, and long-term care decisions, often while working full-time jobs and raising their own families. It’s a lot to carry, and lately, more employers, healthcare systems, and communities are finally recognizing what caregivers have known all along: this is hard work. Honestly? That ’s a good thing. We need the support. So today, with everything caregivers have on their plates, I want to ask a question that might sound surprising: could artificial intelligence help carry some of that load? A New Kind of Support Tool I know what you might be thinking. AI can sound strange, even intimidating. Many of us hear the term and picture robots or technology replacing human connection. But what if AI could become a helpful tool for caregivers, instead of something to fear? Caregivers are overwhelmed with information and responsi-

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bilities, and AI has real potential to ease some of that daily load. Imagine using it to: • Organize medications and appointment schedules • Summarize medical information into plain language • Draft questions before a doctor’s visit • Research community resources or long-term care options • Translate confusing insurance or Medicare language

• Suggest meal ideas or activities for a loved one living with dementia One example is CareTogether, a new AI-powered platform that pairs seniors with a phonebased AI companion for simple check-ins, while giving family caregivers dashboards, emails, or text updates on their loved one’s wellbeing. Tools like this are still emerging, but they offer a glimpse of where the technology may be headed.

A Tool, Not a Replacement Could AI ever replace the compassion, intuition, or human connection a caregiver provides? Absolutely not. Those elements will always remain at the heart of caregiving. But AI could be used as a tool that saves time, reduces stress, and helps caregivers feel a little more supported when managing an overwhelming amount of information. That said, caregivers should approach AI thoughtfully. Not ev-

erything online is accurate, and AI should never replace medical, legal, or mental health professionals. Think of it as a support tool, not the final decision maker. Caregivers might even consider exploring these tools together with their loved one, when appropriate. Caregiving is evolving, and technology is evolving right along with it. The question may no longer be, “Will AI become part of caregiving?” but rather, “How can caregivers use it in a way that truly benefits families?” As caregivers, we are constantly adapting to change. Maybe this is simply the next chapter in the caregiving journey, and if AI can lighten even a small portion of the load, perhaps it really can become a friend along the way. If you are a caregiver and need support or have questions, contact The Senior Source’s Caregiver Support Program at 214-823-5700 or csp@theseniorsource.org. Kimberly Knight is the Caregiver Support Program Director at The Senior Source. She holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington, and is a Certif ied Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT) and a Certif ied Dementia Practitioner (CDP).

Edgemere Opens State-of-the-Art Memory Care Communal Space While Setting New Standard for Individualized Care PRESTON HOLLOW—“Onesize-fits-all” memory care is a thing of the past as Edgemere senior living community in Dallas launches a 3,441-square-foot communal space for memory care surrounded by individualized activity areas based on residents’ day-to-day abilities, social preferences, moods and cognitive needs. Called “La Piazza,” the innovative approach was unveiled at The Plaza at Edgemere this month, one year after Certus Living, a national third-party developer and operator of senior living communities, announced its plans for memory care programming at Edgemere that will be the blueprint for research-based care across the country. “For those experiencing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, we know that no two journeys – or even days – are alike,” says Certus Living’s Memory Care Program Director Angela Kotschi. “At La Piazza, your loved one will be cherished and respected for who they are. They’ll be nurtured, safe and comfortable, while retaining their dignity.”

The Atelier Sensory Room provides a sanctuary for residents and visiting family members with calming sensory experiences such as soothing lighting, scents, textures, visuals and music. The impressively designed “La Piazza” is a community space for all memory care residents who choose to engage there, as well as a bridge connecting residents in assisted living and memory care who are more socially engaged, cognitively active and enjoy leadership opportunities. “This group really benefits from spending their days together,” Kotschi says, describing how these select residents build friendships as

they participate in activities and enjoy meals without the rigid boundaries of previous care models that might separate them based on the assisted living and memory care designations. Surrounding La Piazza is the continually developing Memory Care Neighborhood, where residents are offered a choice of experiences based on their varying histories, preferences, personalities, and functioning on a particular day.

(l to r) Edgemere Assisted Living and Memory Care Director Lucinda Gray, Memory Care Manager Andrea Sunga, Executive Director Teresa Bates and Certus Living COO & President Jeff Amann cut the ribbon on a new communal space for memory care at Edgemere called La Piazza. Cozy gathering areas provide interactive lifestyle stations that allow residents to revisit familiar hobbies, settings and pastimes. “It’s not like there’s one set activity, and everybody’s forced to do it or sit alone,” Kotschi continues. “Your loved one will be given options based on where they are, and with the understanding that that can change day-to-day or even hour-to-hour. Our prime concern is that everyone feels happy,

interested and well.” In addition, The Plaza at Edgemere recently introduced a Memory Café program for caregivers and families that is open to the public, as well as greater community dementia support meetings on the fourth Friday of the month. It’s a chance for all to experience education, support and resources in a luxury environment appreciated by those facing the day-to-day demands of dementia. Families at Edgemere have also enjoyed the Atelier Sensory Room. It provides a sanctuary for residents and visiting family members with calming sensory experiences such as soothing lighting, scents, textures, visuals and music. The space also helps residents experiencing anxiety or restlessness find spa-like comfort and relaxation in the state-of-the-art Vital-Ease® Chair. For a private tour of Dallas’s most innovative memory care community, email Jennifer. Wilson@edgemerelife.com, call 214-623-6107 or visit edgemerelife.com/memorycare.

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Mom May Need Help. You May, Too. The signs rarely arrive all at once. A mother stops driving after dark. A father misses a medication. The refrigerator is full, VA N E S S A R A N DA L L but little has been eaten. Invitations are declined. Rooms that once held dinner parties grow quiet. Nothing has happened, exactly. Yet an adult daughter or son senses that something has changed. This is often where the private negotiation begins. How much help does Mom need? How much should I offer? How much will she accept? And how can I protect her without taking over her life? From Generation Alpha to the Greatest Generation, we are living in unique times. More generations are navigating life together, and many of us will live longer than our families ever planned for. Longevity is a remarkable achievement. It also asks something new of families. Adult children are often raising children, building careers and tending to their own health while quietly becoming care coordinators for their parents. They schedule appointments,

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manage medications, investigate services and watch for the next sign of decline. They do this out of love. They also do it with fear, guilt, and exhaustion. Mom may need help. You may, too. The question families usually ask is, “Is Mom safe?” It is necessary, but insufficient. A person can be safe and profoundly lonely. A parent can remain in the home she loves while her world becomes smaller

each year. Meals may be delivered. Medications may be organized. Every practical need may be addressed. Yet no one asks what she is looking forward to. A better question is, “Is Mom still fully living?” Gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight coined the term “joyspan” to describe well-being and satisfaction across a longer life. Lifespan measures our years. Healthspan considers how many of those years are spent in good health. Joyspan asks what those

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years feel like. It is a question worth asking about our parents and ourselves. What is Mom’s joyspan today? Does Dad spend time with people who know him? Are they moving their bodies, engaging their minds and making meaningful choices? Does someone notice when they do not show up? Do they still feel useful? Connection, movement, learning and purpose are not pleasant extras. They are essential parts of living well.

This is why families should begin talking before a fall, hospitalization or crisis makes every decision urgent. Ask your parents what constitutes a good day. Discuss what they want more of, not only what they fear losing. Explore transportation, home support, volunteer work, fitness, social programs and senior living while they can participate fully. Accepting help does not necessarily diminish independence. The right support can preserve it. Sometimes a different environment enlarges a life that has quietly contracted. Most importantly, do not turn an aging parent into a problem to solve. Your mother is still your mother. Your father remains a person with history, preferences, wisdom and purpose. The goal is not merely to keep our parents alive longer. It is to help them remain connected to life. And perhaps the goal for adult children is equally important: to remain a daughter or son, rather than becoming an exhausted manager of someone they love. Vanessa Randall is Chief Operating Off icer of Tradition Senior Living and an advocate for living well and aging well.

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Meet Jessica Ingle, President and Founder of Texas Vignette By Lisa Petty

tions. That began to change in 2019, when we started selecting a curator each year. The pandemic brought another major shift, when we redirected our focus toward grants when exhibitions weren’t possible. When we returned to in-person events, we shifted to an open-to-the-public model to reach a much broader audience. In 2023, we introduced our online sales platform, and lately we’ve made a significant push to increase our media presence. In many ways, the biggest change is that we have grown from a grassroots idea into a more established organization.”

Special Contributor Jessica Ingle’s aha moment happened in 2016. Throughout her career in the art world, she had witnessed the underrepresentation of women in museums, galleries, and acquisitions — and this big idea could help bridge the gap. Enlisting a handful of like-minded colleagues, she launched a nonprofit female-focused art fair. Ten years later, Texas Vignette is still growing strong. Representing the organization’s signature annual event, this year’s Vignette Art Fair, will take place October 1 to 3 in the Dallas Design District. Showcasing 60 artists selected from an all-time high of 234 submissions, the 2026 fair is on track to break last year’s record-setting sales total. Best of all, 100% of proceeds go directly to the artists. Read on to learn more about Texas Vignette from its founder, a Midway Hollow neighbor, Jessica Ingle. First, we’d love to learn more about what led to your passion for supporting women in the arts? “I originally attended university with plans to become an engineer, but I fell in love with art history and never looked back. I’ve now spent nearly 20 years working in various arenas throughout the Texas art scene, including major museums, galleries, and private collections. Throughout that time, the common denominator I continued to notice was the lack of support and representation for Texas women artists.”

What excites you most about this year’s upcoming fair? “I’m really looking forward to seeing how this year’s curator, Alison de Lima Greene, brings the exhibition together. We really value the opportunity to highlight the incredible curatorial talent we have in Texas, and we want that perspective to be central to the fair.”

FROM LEFT: Jessica Ingle. Works from the 2025 Vignette Art Fair installation. COURTESY OF SHERYL LANZEL, © SHERYL LANZEL PHOTOGRAPHY, 2025

The name “vignette” was chosen to highlight talent which has historically been pushed to the “borders and background” of the art world. Tell us more about the organization’s mission. “Our mission is to identify the barriers that make it harder for Texas women artists to get their work seen, exhibited, and sold — and then figure out how we can help remove them. We’re continually looking at ways to make

participation more accessible. For example, one of our longer-term goals is to help artists outside the DFW area with the cost of shipping their work to the fair, because geography shouldn’t be another barrier to participation.” How has Texas Vignette evolved over the last decade? “In the early years, we were heavily dependent on volunteers and in-kind dona-

As a lifelong Dallasite, what brought you specifically to Midway Hollow? What do you love about this community? “I attended Greenhill School from kindergarten through senior year, and my daily commute took me straight up Midway Road. When my sister and her family moved to Midway Hollow, it felt like a natural fit for us to be in the same neighborhood. Now, my two kids attend Greenhill as well, so it really feels like things have come full circle. During the week, our family often visits Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, which was a favorite of mine growing up. I also love going on a weekend brunch date with my husband, followed by an afternoon at the Dallas Museum of Art.”

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High School Students Lead ‘Party With a Purpose’ By Rachel Snyder

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It takes a veritable symphony of high school students to lead the annual Junior Symphony Ball in support of music education and programming. The Junior Symphony Ball, now in its 69th year, is the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s longest-running fundraiser. It brings high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors together for a night of live music, dancing, gaming tables, and raffle prizes — all to support the education and community engagement programs of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The 2027 ‘Night at the Ranch’-themed ball will return to Gilley’s Dallas on Jan. 30, 2027. Its lineup of 10 co-chairs spans schools across the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. The 2027 co-chairs are Olivia Shapiro from Parish Episcopal School, Juliet Allen from The Hockaday School, Lyla Durrett from Ursuline Academy, Natalie Anne Brewer and Levi Shore from Highland Park High School, Madi Mayes from Bishop Lynch High School, Hudson Krug and Miles McLeod from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Brooks Main from St. Mark’s

FROM LEFT: Levi Shore, Lyla Durrett, Natalie Anne Brewer, John Edge Sowa, Brooks Main, Miles McLeod, Madi Mayes, Juliet Allen, Olivia Shapiro, and Hudson Krug. CAROL VIG PHOTOGRAPHY

School of Texas, and John Edge Sowa from The Episcopal School of Dallas. Programs supported by the event include the Cecil and Ida Green Youth Concert Series, DSO Cares, which seeks to bring the wellness benefits of music to seniors, as well as the Kim Noltemy Young Musicians and Young Strings program, which provides

free instruments and lessons to 400 children annually with a focus on southern Dallas. Steering committee tickets for the 2027 Junior Symphony Ball, starting at $395 or $495 for VIP tickets, went on sale Sept. 9. They can be purchased at dallassymphonyleague.com/Junior-Symphony-Ball. General admission tickets

will go on sale in early January. The 2026 “party with a purpose” brought more than 3,000 high school students from upwards of 35 schools together and raised a record-setting $593,500. The Junior Symphony Ball is one of the major events of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League, a group of volunteers who support the DSO via service, ed-

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ucation, and fundraising efforts. The group’s other popular events include Fashion Notes, a Presentation Ball honoring DSO Debutantes and their families, Savor the Symphony, and youth concerts.

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Locally Rooted Youth Mentor Program Spreads Globally By Karen Chaney

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Special Contributor While Dallas-based Ascent Mentors has grown exponentially since its founding in 2020, the nonprofit’s directors say that its purpose remains unchanged. “The heart has been to reach kids one-by-one and model the relational nature of Jesus in their lives,” said Holly Surry Todd, who co-directs Ascent Mentors with her husband, Preston Todd. “That’s truly the heartbeat behind the whole organization.” The program matches college students with high school students — females with females, males with males — so teens can benefit from having a trusted mentor a few steps ahead of them who will intentionally invest in their life and faith. Some mentors have graduated from college, but most are college aged. The Todds said they match mentees with mentors based on location and common interests or life experiences. “If you’re an equestrian, we’d find another girl who was an equestrian. We create those shared interests and hobbies. The main thing we focus on is personality,” Holly Scurry Todd said. “Sometimes there is a shared struggle. If we have a kid whose parents are divorced, I’ll find a mentor who went through the same thing when they were growing up and now has overcome it so that they can speak into that student’s life in that way.” Hudson Nutter, a junior at Highland Park High School, got involved in Ascent his freshman

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Match Days, when mentors meet their mentees, are held on weekends between September and November depending on chapter locations. Former Ascent mentor Erika Matel Cross, left, with former Ascent mentee Ann-Hinckley Anderson, pictured at Cross’ wedding, met through Ascent Park Cities. The duo became best friends and will each lead an Ascent Mentor chapter this year. Ascent Mentor Luke Lackey, left, with his mentee, Highland Park High School junior Hudson Nutter. COURTESY ASCENT MENTORS

year because a friend invited him to an Ascent event. “My favorite thing about being a mentee is getting the chance to hang out with someone older than me who has a genuine relationship with Jesus,” Hudson said. “Being involved in Ascent has helped me grow in my faith so much. Opening my heart to my mentor and reading scripture with him has really bene-

fitted my walk with Christ.” Luke Lackey, a class of 2024 Baylor graduate, is Hudson’s mentor. Lackey said he got involved with Ascent because he was looking for a way to intentionally invest in the next generation. “My favorite part of being a mentor is getting to speak the words I wish I had heard when I was in high school,” Lackey said.

“Being a part of Ascent Park Cities has challenged me to both engage my heart and my mind with the things God cares about, especially in this season after graduating college, in which it can be easy to drift.” Molly Mitchell, a Highland Park High School junior, was matched two years ago with SMU senior Ellie Evans.

“Ascent … gave me Ellie,” Mitchell said. “I remember going to our first coffee date after we were matched as mentor and mentee and having no idea what that friendship would eventually turn into. She came into my life as a mentor, but somewhere along the way she became so much more than that. She’s genuinely one of my best friends.” During the inaugural year of the Park Cities nondenominational nonprofit, there were 110 participants. In the 2025-26 school year, there were over 500 mentor/mentee matches. Last year, two additional chapters were formed — one near Houston, and the other in West Palm Beach, Florida. This fall, 11 new Ascent Mentors chapters will be launched, including at Lake Highlands Texas A&M, University of Tennessee, University of Alabama, Auburn University, SMU, Lake Highlands, Collective Dallas, Birmingham, New York City, Orlando, and Guatemala City. “What they (mentees) are really looking for is someone who will be in their corner — a big brother or sister — who will give them wisdom and accept them as they are today,” Preston Todd said. “They are looking for their camp counselor. Imagine getting your own camp counselor all through high school who is just for you.”

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Simple to Stunning Autumn Cakes

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tickets Recipes suitable for multiple occasions are always my goal. For cakes, I want one that goes from everyday easy to special celebrations with a few minor tweaks. Spice cakes are one of my favorite autumn desserts. This month’s recipe is ideal CHRISTY ROST for after-school snacking, a simple weekday dessert, or a stunning celebration cake. I first designed Autumn Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting as a two-layer celebration of autumn’s arrival, but soon fell in love with its versatility. The combination of pungent Saigon cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, ground ginger, and cloves produces pleasant spicy notes, while the sour milk reacts with the baking soda and spices to produce the cake’s melt-in-your-mouth, light texture. That’s why it’s a great snack when the kids come home from school. Simply pour the batter into a 9x13 pan, bake, and serve warm. If you have a bit more time, cool the cake completely and dust each serving with snowy, confectioners’ sugar.

To me, there’s nothing quite like the pairing of spicy cake with cream cheese frosting. Whether it’s a pumpkin cake or one like this month’s recipe featuring a combination of spices, the tangy flavor and fluffy texture of cream cheese frosting is pure heaven when paired with warm, autumn spices. This frosting recipe makes a generous amount, so there’s ample to frost between the layers, ice the sides with a thin crumb coat — chill the cake for 20 minutes to set the crumb coat — then finish the sides and top of the cake with a thick layer of fluffy frosting with swirls around the edge. For Halloween celebrations, reserve 1 cup of frosting and tint the remainder pale orange. After icing the cake with orange frosting, transfer the white to a piping bag fitted with a large, fluted tube and pipe white swirls around the edge. Instead of chocolate-dipped almonds, insert candy corn or candy pumpkins into each swirl.

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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.

Autumn Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Cake 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons cider vinegar ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 3 cups flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ¼ teaspoons Saigon cinnamon ¾ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ½ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add vinegar to the milk, stir, and set it aside to sour. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light, about 8 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Gradually beat the flour mixture, alternately with the sour milk, into the creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment

paper and spray the pans and paper with nonstick cooking spray with flour. Pour the cake batter evenly into the pans and bake 28 to 33 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Cool the cakes on a wire rack 30 minutes, remove them from the pans, and cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cream Cheese Frosting ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 3 ounces cream cheese, softened 7 cups confectioners’ sugar (sift if lumpy) 4 to 5 tablespoons heavy cream dash of salt 2 teaspoons vanilla In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until they are well blended. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, alternately with milk, and the salt, beating until the frosting is thick and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Frost and decorate the cake as desired. Chef’s Note: Dip toasted, whole almonds in 2 TB chocolate chips melted at 50% power for 2 ½ to 3 minutes. Chill chocolate almonds to set. For snack cake, transfer the batter to a 9x13-inch pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm, or cool and dust with confectioners’ sugar.

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Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac within the gated Midway Hollow enclave of Wellington on the Creek is 4037 Cotswold Court (4037cotswold.daveperrymiller.com). This serene community balances privacy, mature trees, and winding streets with quick access to the Dallas North Tollway, Love Field, fine dining and major employment hubs. Listed by Maria Orr for $1,074,000, the three bedroom, 2.1-bath home encompasses 2,801 square feet. Inside, sun-filled interiors showcase soaring ceilings, rich hardwood floors, and a flexible, open layout. Generous room sizes and expansive windows frame idyllic views of the secluded backyard with sparkling pool, soothing spa, fountain, and covered outdoor living area. The spacious mainlevel primary suite doubles as a tranquil retreat overlooking the water. Offering strong architectural bones, multiple living spaces and endless potential, this exceptional property invites you to elevate an already distinguished residence into a personalized luxury showcase. To schedule a showing, contact Orr at 972.339.0202 or mariaorr@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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What makes these Highland Park homes special

A longtime leader in selling homes in Highland Park, Allie Beth Allman & Associates has a deep bench of agents who understand how to find the right buyers in this community. Highland Park homes and addresses carry a certain prestige for a reason. Whether it’s their architecture, location or craftsmanship, they’re hard to replicate. These four residences, represented by Allie Beth Allman & Associates, each offer a different reason to linger. At 3848 Potomac Ave., scale immediately sets the property apart. The 6,463-squarefoot residence sits on nearly half an acre and offers four bedrooms, multiple living spaces, vaulted ceilings, skylights and three fireplaces— not to mention a private courtyard. Over at 3606 Saint Johns Drive, thoughtful design takes center stage. A lapis-blue family room, abundant windows and carefully considered built-ins give the home a sense of personality that feels distinctly its own. The creekside setting adds an unexpected sense of tranquility. Few streets in the country have as much cachet as Beverly Drive. Homes like 4309 Beverly Drive show us why. Built in 1928, this Tudor retains original stained-glass windows and detailed crown molding, while a new slate roof and copper gutters add lasting polish. A transitional Tudor, 3210 Beverly Drive blends classic form with a thoroughly contemporary lifestyle. The six-bedroom residence offers a spacious 55-by-195-foot lot, a chef’s kitchen with premium appliances, a resort-inspired pool and a luxurious primary suite with dual spa-like baths and a generous balcony.

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When selling a high-value home, “you are not hiring someone simply to put a sign in the yard,” said Allie Beth Allman & Associates President and CEO Keith Conlon. Choosing the right real estate agent can feel daunting. When representing a distinctive and desirable home, success is about far more than simply placing an exceptional property on the market. “When representing a luxury home, you are not hiring someone simply to put a sign in the yard,” said Keith Conlon, President and CEO of Allie Beth Allman & Associates. “You are choosing a strategic partner to represent one of your most valuable assets. The right agent brings market expertise, exceptional marketing, skilled negotiation and a reputation that opens doors. ” Conlon answers frequently asked questions to help you choose the right agent to maximize your home’s value. What is the most important thing to look for when choosing an agent for a highvalue home? Representing exceptional properties is a specialized business. Look for an agent with a proven track record in your price point, deep market knowledge, strong negotiation skills and a network with other top professionals who may know qualified buyers. Does marketing make a difference at this level? It’s one of the biggest differentiators. Marketing for a distinctive home should include exceptional professional photography, cinematic video, targeted digital advertising, strategic print exposure where appropriate, and direct outreach to qualified buyers and leading agents.

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520 Ozro Road in Maypearl, Ellis County, represented by Tyler Thomas of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $16,900,000 Just 40 miles from both Dallas and Fort Worth, Pearl Ranch blends exceptionally refined luxury living with the rugged beauty of the Texas countryside. This 662-acre property is truly unrivaled, encompassing multiple residences, an entertainment pavilion, recreation center, event venue, fishing cabin and equestrian facilities. The setting is equally magnificent, offering a diverse habitat that transitions between expansive improved pastures and densely wooded areas, plus several lakes and ponds, a sunflower field, dramatic viewpoints and a sense of grandeur that is exceedingly rare this close to the nation’s fastest-growing metroplex. The crown jewel is the custom-built, stone main home with five bedrooms, chef’s kitchen, wine cellar, cigar room, safe room and spectacular living spaces. A luxurious outdoor living area and infinity-edge pool frame panoramic views of a pristine bass lake below — a setting that is spectacular every hour of the day. Pearl Ranch’s gently rolling terrain offers paved and landscaped roads, scenic riding trails, high-fenced and crossfenced portions, seasonal wetlands and seven bodies of water, including a gleaming 5-acre lake with boat ramp and boathouse. The world-class wildlife includes white-tailed deer, fallow deer, elk, oryx, blackbuck antelope, dove, turkey, duck and hog. Most remarkably, the ranch’s proximity to the metroplex means you can be in a blind at first light and back in Dallas or Fort Worth by lunch — a luxury that few properties can offer.

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Finding a distinctive Dallas home

This distinctive home on Billionaire Row in Preston Hollow is being marketing by Allie Beth Allman & Associates In the Dallas residential real estate market, when you get to the price points of $10 million to $20 million and more, you’ll find homes that are both beyond breathtaking and bespoke. Those with properties at this level want the best when it’s time to sell their prized homes and know they can trust the proven experts at Allie Beth Allman & Associates. Here are two distinctive offerings the brokerage’s seasoned agents currently represent. A timeless and rare masterpiece set behind gates at 5205 Park Lane has just come to market in Preston Hollow. Commanding 2.3 acres, this rare first offering captures the homeowner’s vision crafted by Richard Drummond Davis Architects. Spanning 11,331 square feet, the residence reveals a refined interplay of limestone, rich walnut and storied European elements. A glass-clad stunner on 2.2 acres along Bachman Creek is a triumph in meticulous design. Luxury flows across every inch of the 16,684-square-foot floor plan, Kalta Fiore marble and Kelly Wearstler lighting to amenities like the 1,600-bottle wine room and a sleek cigar balcony, one of eight terraces. At 10010 Strait Lane, there’s also a golf simulator room, craft and music room, three-tier home theater, and a 10car, air-conditioned garage.

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Four distinct takes on Preston Hollow living

Larger lots and tree-lined streets draw buyers to Preston Hollow, according to agents at Allie Beth Allman & Associates. Preston Hollow has long been associated with gracious estates, mature trees and a level of privacy that whisks you away from the hustle and bustle of the city. These four homes represented by Allie Beth Allman & Associates show just how varied the neighborhood can be. At 6124 Lakehurst Ave., a newly completed custom residence brings traditional architecture together with carefully curated luxury. The home offers five bedrooms, a first-floor primary suite, guest accommodations, a dedicated lounge bar, prep kitchen and flexible office space. For 6022 Waggoner Drive, scale is part of the appeal. The five-bedroom home spans more than 6,200 square feet on a substantial Preston Hollow lot, with multiple staircases, a wet bar, wood and marble finishes and a three-car garage. A home with a distinctly Europeaninspired sensibility, 6322 Orchid Lane makes a memorable impression. A first-floor primary suite and private guest suite offer flexibility, while two stone fireplaces, a library and temperature-controlled wine cellar add character. Located within gated Preston Hollow Village, the four-bedroom residence at 9921 Kingsway Ave. is designed as a lock-andleave retreat, with open living spaces, a main-level primary suite and office, a chef’s kitchen planned with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a three-car garage.

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Walk to school: Homes that put convenience at your doorstep

The neighborhood experts at Allie Beth Allman & Associates represent homes for sale close to many soughtafter schools. Walking to school seems like a pastime of old Americana. But it doesn’t have to be. There are still so many homes across Dallas that allow your family the joy of walking to school together. These homes, represented by Allie Beth Allman & Associates, put that convenience within easy reach of some of Dallas’ most sought-after schools. A refreshed Tudor, 3448 Shenandoah St., on a shady, tree-lined, one-way street, pairs timeless character with thoughtful updates. Four bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a flexible third-floor living space give the home room to grow. McCulloch Intermediate School and Highland Park Middle School are within walking distance. New construction brings a polished feel to 3420 Lovers Lane Unit B. The four-bedroom home offers 3.5 baths, sophisticated finishes and a layout designed for modern living. Its proximity to University Park Elementary makes the morning walk part of the routine rather than a commute. At 3301 Villanova St., it’s impossible not to fall in love with the location on a quiet, no-through street. The reimagined cottage features refinished hardwoods, a beautifully updated kitchen and a separate guest house. Boone Elementary, Coffee Park and Preston Center are steps away.

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1747 Leonard Street #2601 in the Dallas Westover House in Westover Hills, represented by Ralph Randall, Madeline Jobst and Ashley Mooring of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $22,000,000 I.M. Pei designed only three private homes in his lifetime. Westover House is the last and greatest — a significant achievement in American residential architecture. Westover House shares its DNA with Pei’s most celebrated works, including the Pyramid at the Louvre in Paris and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Commanding a hilltop in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills, the sprawling home is thoughtfully sited on nearly 4 gently sloping acres. It offers a unique garden room — a soaring, light-filled space with a canted roof of glass and steel that rises above the tree line — a nearly 70-foot-long art gallery, multiple living and dining rooms, a sumptuous main suite, six additional bedrooms, den, office, wellness room, heated pool and putting green. The home’s materials are of the ages. Its thick walls are concrete mixed with an aggregate of rose-quartz granite from Colorado. The unique textural fluting on the walls, inside and out, was painstakingly bushhammered by hand. Interior flooring includes Portuguese marble and Burmese teak, with outside terraces of granite. Westover House isn’t just an architectural triumph — it is a Fort Worth legend, completed in 1969 for a horse breeder, art collector and philanthropist and never available before. At more than 19,000 square feet and a work of modernist art, this is an acquisition of genuine architectural and cultural consequence.

Arts District, represented by Kyle Richards and Cindi Caudle of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $17,500,000 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.

5619 Walnut Hill Lane in Dallas, represented by Pogir and Diane DuVall of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty; $64,000,000 The symbol of an era, the setting for a future — Dallas’ most legendary and luxurious estate is ready for its next chapter. Since 1938, this prestigious Preston Hollow property has hosted dignitaries, political leaders and cultural icons like Coco Chanel, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, President Ronald Reagan and actor Jimmy Stewart. Designed by Swiss architect Maurice Fatio for Italian count Pio Crespi, this palatial French-style chateau is an exquisite composition of marble, gilt, hand-carved woods, graceful proportions and precision. At more than 27,000 square feet, the main home comprises 10 bedrooms, 12 full baths, five half baths, 11 fireplaces, six living areas, five dining areas, a ballroom/salon, conservatory, study, Art Deco bar, paneled library, gourmet kitchen, glass elevator, media room, safe room, gym and two wine rooms. The 3,000-square-foot primary suite includes a bedroom, two baths, two dressing areas and an expansive outdoor terrace. Enhancements by noted architect Peter Marino include a stately 3,347-squarefoot guesthouse and a 4,836-square-foot entertainment pavilion with a 19-seat theatre. The grounds feature a swimming pool and spa, tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, walking trails, a creek and a helipad. The estate is 15.68 acres in all, including three platted lots on its north side, at 1.22, 1.22 and 1.3 acres each.

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 cast-stone 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-akind, luxury residence minutes from Dallas’ Arts District, The Katy Trail, fine restaurants and shopping

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