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After the game

Young athletes and weekend warriors alike need food following the big game, run or bike ride. Get your post-workout grub on at VARSITY GRILL , where the décor consists of high school pennants and sports memorabilia. Burgers, wraps, salads, wings and fries satisfy both health nuts and carefree eaters alike. If you are bringing a large group, it helps to call ahead. 9310 Skillman

Grab a booth or two at TOP CAT for fried catfish and mouth-watering hush puppies. 8131 Forest

Tried and true

Enchiladas (7050 Greenville ), Primo BrothErs Pizza (9310 Skillman ), tony’s (10233 Northwest) , BoBo china (10630 Plano ), highlands c afé (9661 Audelia ), alfonso’s italian rEstaurant (718Buckner) , tukta thai (9625Plano ), momo’s Pasta (9191 Forest ). there’s a reason we’ve loved them for so long.

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Ron’s Organics, Inc.

ron Hall wants to save the world, he says, “one yard at a time.” To some, that might sound corny. But Hall is serious, and for good reason. Before starting Ron’s Organics, Hall worked as a Dallas firefighter for 20 years. In that line of work, he says, “I saw all the damage that chemicals can do and decided to make a change, beginning with my own home.” So he studied, took courses, attended lectures, read books and consulted with some of the leaders in the field of organics. He is both a certified landscape and nursery professional, as well as a licensed irrigator and applicator and a member of the Texas Nursery Landscape Association. With all this experience behind him, Hall can help you obtain and maintain a beautiful and healthy landscape. Ron’s Organics sells nearly two dozen special products — called Ron’s Custom Blends — carefully formulated to make your gardening experiences more rewarding. They are, Hall says, “effective, easy to use, affordable and all natural.” Ron’s Organics also offers lawn maintenance and landscaping, landscape design, irrigation, organic fertilization and stone, flagstone and pavestone work. The garden center, which he runs with his wife, Mona, includes an organic nursery and gift shop. Though Hall worked hard to educate himself about chemicalfree alternatives in order to make his business a success, he’s not the kind of guy to rest on his laurels. He’s constantly striving “to know more, do more and be more” in the field of organic landscape management. “My organic conversion was a struggle,” he says. “But it’s been worth it.”