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By Julie Thibodeaux      

By Julie Thibodeaux      

Architect Gary Olp said he was a nature lover as a boy but a high school science teacher opened his eyes to sustainability. It was the 1970s, and his long-haired, bearded biology teacher in Ohio invited the class to organize a “no-waste” party.     

Aug. 26, 2012

When Dallas newest swanky hotel, NYLO Dallas South Side, opened its doors for the first time,  it included work from one of the oldest salvage companies in town, Orr-Reed Wrecking Co. 

“We provided most of the woodwork,” said Hannah Hargrove, who is taking over operations of the 66-year-old company from her father, John Hargrove, who bought it in the early 1990s.  

By Jada Brazell

Dallas is long overdue a breath of fresh air. Once the five-acre Klyde Warren Park opens to the public this fall, its visitors can finally open up and say “ahhh” – without inhaling a lungful of pollution.

By Jada Brazell

By Minnie Payne

This article is part of a series in Summer 2012 in the pages of Green Source DFW covering landscaping and sustainable and organic gardening. For more see -     

(Photo: NYLO in Las Colinas. A new, LEED Certified NYLO Hotel will open in Dallas in August)     

By Rita Cook     

(Photo: A display of Chihuly nights at the Dallas Aboretum, where glass sculptures are lit amidst the gardens of the Dallas Arboretum)     

By Jada Brazell