Monday, April 19, 2010

“Tutoring center aims to help with underlying problems” plus 2 more

“Tutoring center aims to help with underlying problems” plus 2 more

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Tutoring center aims to help with underlying problems

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:08 PM PDT


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Starwood Studios would offer place for musical recitals, academic tutoring

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:06 PM PDT

Bill Conrad, bconrad@acnpapers.com

Starwood Studios, located at the Offices at Byron Nelson, may soon be open to the public if a zoning change request is approved by planning and zoning and the Southlake City Council.

The offices, located at 630 E. Southlake Blvd, mainly consist of office suites, according to Debra Edmondson, general counsel for the buildings owners, Thomas Steven and Company, who spoke at a SPIN No. 7 meeting March 22.

Starwood Studios was formed when a former tenant, the Southlake Training Center, moved out last summer. The 4,300-square-foot space was converted to Starwood Studios and is currently used by the buildings tenants for parties and recitals. If the zoning change is approved, the studio could be rented to the general public.

Edmondson was clear that the only changes to the building would be in its usage.

No changes will be made to the outside of the building or to the building's parking, said Edmondson. The only changes will be made to what is going on inside.

Starwood Studios would only operate after regular business hours and would have several uses such as after-school tutoring, seminars, office parties and receptions. The room features couches, big screen televisions and a DJ booth.

This would be a unique little space that Southlake really doesn't have, said Edmondson. We have been using this for our tenants, but this will allow us to offer it during the evening and weekend hours to the general public.

Edmondson said she believes the studios would have a capacity of 100-125 people, but that number could be adjusted in order to keep within the parking regulations.

Another tenant already in the building, Hall Music Productions, would also put the studio to good use.

David Hall, a Carroll High School graduate and owner of Hall Music Productions, said the studios would be a great addition to Southlake.

There are so many kids in Southlake that write songs and create music and they don't have any outlet for that whatsoever, said Hall. Having a night each week where the kids can get together and perform for the public would be really great for the community. The only outlet they have now is all the way in Dallas in places such as Deep Ellum. We need to give them a venue for their creativity.

Hall has been teaching music lessons for 10 years in Southlake and said he offers lessons in all musical areas, including guitar, drums, singing and songwriting.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | Local Teacher Opens Resource Center to Help Kids

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:21 AM PDT

It may look like a typical tutoring session. But as these kids put pencils to paper and click away on computers, what you don't see on the surface is the sacrifice it took to make it happen.

Marcus Brown, Founder of Village Summit Resource Center: "There's been a lot of belt-tightening, I used to love fancy shoes and I stopped buying those and I stopped buying them for awhile so I could afford some of this."

After realizing kids in his neighborhood had no educational resources at their finger-tips, Lansing teacher, Marcus Brown put the fancy shoes away, and used nearly all of his retirement money to buy the house next door to him. After months of hard work and some bumps in the road, Brown with some help from the community, finally opened up the Village Summit Resource Center.

Brown: "I'm willing to share my friends, my knowledge and things that I don't know I'm willing to go out and find for people and there should be some place like that within walking distance of every house"

Kids of all ages can use the resource center to check out books, get tutoring, and even learn chess. Brown hopes by giving back to the community, less kids in his neighborhood will go down the wrong road.

"I'm trying to be a positive role model, not only when I'm interacting with them, but in the way that I'm doing things. I feel like I've been blessed, my children are doing well, I want to see other people's children do well also."

By the looks of it they already are.

 

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