Welcomebrto the 10th anniversary edition of Southlake Style! With this issue, the magazine has officiallybrexisted for 10 years. That’s more than 100 issues (127 to be exact) coveringbrthe people, events and achievements that make our community so great.
Asbrwe look back on our history, we realize that we're really looking back on allbrof you. Through the pages of this magazine, we've covered everything frombrpreschool happenings to presidential visits. We've highlighted CEOs and NFLbrplayers, fashion and philanthropy, first pitches and first victories. And ofbrcourse, we've featured the many glories of Dragon Nation, from state championshipsbrto all the accolades in between.
Forbrmoments big and small in our city, SouthlakebrStyle has been there. Join us as we look back.
10 Monumental Moments inbrSouthlake History (and Lots of Important Moments in Between)
2006 Phase II of Southlake TownbrSquare opens
2006 Southlake celebrates itsbr50th birthday
2006 ThebrDragon band debuts “Lids,” its post-season halftime show
2006 CarrollbrDragons are 5A State Champs in Football and Girls' Cross Country
2006 The Shops of Southlake,branchored by Central Market, opens, bringing 250,000 square feet of restaurantbrand retail space
2006 Southlake Style receives Southlake’sbrSmall Business of the Year award
2007 The HiltonbrDallas/Southlake Town Square opens
2007 Studentsbrand Parents Against Risk to our Kids (S.P.A.R.K.) is founded by Laura Hill
2007 City of Southlake gets abrnew logo
2008 Bob Jones Nature Centerbropens in north Southlake
2008 Forbes.combrnames Southlake the most affluent neighborhood in the United States
2008 Southlake Style jumps from a bimonthly tobrmonthly publication
2009 BrianbrStebbins is named Southlake Style’sbrinaugural Community Impact Award winner. Following annual winners include BradbrBradley, the Southlake Women’s Club, Jack D. Johnson, Martin Schelling, GarybrFickes and John Terrell
2010 ThebrSouthlake Department of Public Safety headquarters on Carroll Avenue isbrdedicated
2010 Southlake'sbrnew campus of Gateway Church opens
2011 PhasebrI of Bicentennial Park improvements is completed
2011 Southlake Carroll wins itsbrfirst UIL Lone Star Cup
2012 Dragon Pride Spring debuts
2013 CISDbrreleases Mobile Dragon, a free smartphone app that shows campus maps,brschedules, calendars and more
2014 Southlake Style gets a fresh redesign
2015 Inside Carroll’s inaugural edition hitsbrmailboxes
2015 Dragon Pride Winter debuts
2015 SchoolDiggerbrranks Carroll ISD the No. 1 school district in Texas
2015 A new-and-improvedbrBicentennial Park opens, including the Texas Rangers Miracle League Field and abrnew playground
2015 Southlake gets its firstbrwoman mayor with the election of Laura Hill
2015 Legends Hall, Phase I ofbrThe Marq, Southlake's $15 million community center, officially opens
2016 Constructionbron Phase II of The Marq gets underway
Southlake: Then and Now
2006 2016
Approximatebrpopulation 25,000 29,000 (in 2014)
Averagebrhousehold income $187,000 $174,000 (in 2013)
Averagebrhousehold value $398,000 $607,000
Squarebrmiles 22 22.4
Topbremployer SabrebrHoldings Sabre Holdings
Sources: City ofbrSouthlake; Zillow.com
10 Memorable Quotes
Youbrsaid it. We loved it.
“Inbrdeveloping communities like Southlake, oftentimes new ideas are vilified forbrhaving a different approach. I feel we've brought a civil dialogue to thebrcommunity that is respectful and fact-based rather than one that is purely emotional.”br–Andy Wambsganss, former mayor of Southlake
March/April 2006 interview
“Changebris inevitable, yet change and growth done with excellence is a blessing.” –Dr.brGreg Gist, designer of Southlake's original logo in 1984
January 2008 feature, “In withbrthe New: the City of Southlake Has a New Logo”
“Everywherebryou go in the Metroplex you will find Southlake people doing good. It is thebrnature of giving that comes from within our city that is really impressive.”br–Laura Hill, mayor of Southlake
May 2008 feature, “Familybris Her Business”
“Ibrwant to encourage students to get involved with some kind of activity to bebrpassionate about. I want them to be proud of themselves and what they canbraccomplish.” –Kristen Blair, former Miss Southlake and Miss Texas
January 2010 feature,br“Miss Texas and Her Lone Star Princess”
“Whenbrmy mom was born, God gave her an extra coat of courage, independence andbrdetermination.” –Preston Stone, winner of SouthlakebrStyle’s 8th annual Best Mom Essay Content
May 2013
“Thebrpageantry of high school football in Texas is different than anywhere else. Thebrhome games are so much fun, and there's just a different energy with playoffbrgames.” –Kris Brown, former Dragon and NFL player
January 2014 feature,br“Just for Kicks”
“Thebrmost rewarding part of the job is seeing people succeed; seeing them get wins.”br–Tom Klein, CEO of Sabre
July 2015 feature, “HappybrPlace”
“Ibrwant to flip the switch on every kid. Education, to me, is preparing kids forbrthe future, and it's really whatever future they dream of.” –Dr. David Faltys,brCISD superintendent
August 2015 Q&A
“Ibrlove every part of Texas, but the quality of life in Southlake is second tobrnone. I'm glad to call it home.” –State Representative Giovanni Capriglione
September 2015 feature, “TalkingbrTexas”
“There'sbrnever really been a time when I thought I couldn't do anything that other kidsbrcould.” –Christopher Tracht, Carroll Middle School student athlete
January 2016 feature,br“Catch Him if You Can”