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Archive for April, 2009Highland Park Yoga Studio Boasts New Kind of FlexibilityFriday, April 17th, 2009
During her eight years of practicing yoga, she’s been to a number of studios and learned from even more teachers. “I found myself driving from studio to studio trying to find teachers I like,” she said. But after taking her love of the art with her on the road to Los Angeles and practicing at Bryan Kest’s studio in Santa Monica, Calif., she got an idea. Family to dedicate sculpture in daughter’s memory in Highland ParkFriday, April 17th, 2009Nearly four years ago, as they were mourning the death of his daughter, Sean Royall’s friends and family had a suggestion: Why not commission a sculpture to remember her by? Today, Royall and his wife, Jennifer, will formally dedicate the sculpture, Grace Eternal, at Prather Park in Highland Park. And this week, Children’s Medical Center Dallas announced a $50,000 gift from the foundation for improving treatment of septic shock. University ParkFriday, April 17th, 2009Appraisers for University Park and Southern Methodist University are close to choosing properties to use in determining the value of city land the school is seeking to buy. Once homes to be used as comparable sales have been picked, the appraisal should be relatively simple, City Manager Bob Livingston said.
Pending Sale of HP Village ConfirmedFriday, April 17th, 2009The current and future owners of Highland Park Village confirmed the shopping center’s pending sale after being named as co-defendants in a lawsuit this week. The deal, which has been rumored for months, is at the heart of a 13-page petition filed Monday with Dallas’ 116th Civil District Court by fitness guru Larry North. Highland Park Village owner Henry S. Miller III and buyer Ray Washburne confirmed their negotiations in phone interviews Wednesday. A look inside Dallas designer James McInroe’s homeWednesday, April 8th, 2009
Get ready to rumble. The designer’s wardrobe echoes his envied portfolio of Dallas interiors. A McInroe room is an amalgam of disparate furnishings that would quietly sing on their own, but shout at top decibel under his orchestration. Episcopal School of Dallas Seniors Earn Applause For ArtWednesday, April 8th, 2009
Steele Burrow may not be planning on focusing on art in college, but his high school work has already proven to be noteworthy.Burrow and fellow Episcopal School of Dallas senior Natalie Maxted both earned honorable mentions Monday in the 11th annual “Young Masters” exhibition, an event honoring Dallas-area Advanced Placement art students. Burrow said just making it into the field was an accomplishment. “It’s a big honor,” he said. “Students from all across Dallas submit their single best piece of art.” Image on right: Natalie Maxted’s Autumn which earned honorable mention. Water Restrictions Take Effect in Highland ParkFriday, April 3rd, 2009It’s shaping up to be a big month for water in the Park Cities. Last week, Highland Park and University Park were officially in the first stage of their drought contingency plan. And the cities’ watering restrictions (no irrigation between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.) went into effect Wednesday and will remain until the end of October. The first stage of the drought plan, which is based on water levels from the Grapevine Reservoir, is largely dependent on voluntary cooperation from residents and businesses. Dallas-area home prices fall nearly 5%Wednesday, April 1st, 2009A few years ago, news of a 5 percent drop in Dallas home prices would have caused blood to run cold in the local real estate market. But in the current national housing market depression, Dallas’ price decline is being hailed as the best in the country. Dallas had the smallest home price decline among 20 cities in the January Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
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James McInroe opens the door of his apartment wearing a T-shirt that declares, “Black is the new black.” His trademark rectangular frames are accented with gold, his belt is vintage Gucci, and his sneakers, yes sneakers, are Puma, trimmed in black patent and yellow.