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UTA NAMED AS THE AREA’S TOP NURSING PROGRAM

Nursing Schools Almanac recently named the nursing program at The University of Texas at Arlington as the top overall nursing program in the Dallas-Fort

Worth area, fifth in the

Southwest U.S. and a top 50 school nationally. The site touted the

College of Nursing and

Health Innovation’s three National League of Nursing Center of

Excellence designations and its record of graduating more than 600 prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing students annually with a 91% first-time National

Council Licensure Examination pass rate over the past Photo: UTA 10 years. Earlier, CONHI was named among one of the top RN to BSN programs by Everynurse.org. Nursing Schools

Almanac assessed nearly 3,000 schools nationwide, ranking them on a number of factors, including academic prestige, program breadth and depth and student success on nursing license examinations.

Here’s an artist rendering of how the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center will look.

SOY COWBOY WILL BE THE RESTAURANT ANCHOR AT THE NEW LOEWS PROJECT

Loews Hotels & Co. last month topped off the $550 million Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center and announced the new signature restaurant.

As part of this milestone event, the hotel company has also named the hotel’s signature restaurant anchor, Soy Cowboy, a pan-Asian concept, from Houston-based restaurateur, Benjamin Berg of Berg Hospitality.

Berg Hospitality Group conceives, launches and operates restaurants in Texas with a commitment to giving back to the local communities. The budding culinary group is responsible for creating B&B Butchers & Restaurant in Houston and Fort Worth, B.B. Italia Bistro & Bar, B.B. Lemon, The Annie Café & Bar, Turner’s, NoPo Café, Market & Bar, and Trattoria Sofia, along with more concepts to come.

Soy Cowboy will be an upscale and sophisticated panAsian concept, transporting guests on an adventurous tour through the flavors of China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and more. The menu will include a selection of sharable plates exploring classic Asian cooking techniques including traditional sushi, tempura, wok, robatayaki, hibachi and teppanyaki, as well as Korean barbeque. Guests can also expect an innovative cocktail/wine/sake menu.

Opening in early 2024, Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center will feature 888 guestrooms and suites, 200,000 square feet of indoor meeting space, 66,000 square feet of outdoor space, including an event lawn, five food and beverage outlets, a 1,550-space parking garage, a resort-style beach club with two swimming pools, man-made beach, and cabanas, fire pits and a water slide. The Arlington Convention Center, also operated by Loews Hotels & Co, will be located within the hotel. RAISE YOUR HAND if you think this summer’s heat pales compared to what you experienced here in 1980, when you had to sit on metal bleachers while watching the Rangers play at Arlington Stadium.

Arlington By the numbers

7,010

The number of yards Texas Rangers Golf Club plays (from the back tees).

Source: arlingtongolf.com

22

The number of stones used to construct the five monuments at Caelum Moor

Source: arlingtontx.gov

462

The distance in feet of the longest home run hit at Globe Life Field. It was smacked by Joey Gallo.

Source: fansided.com

85

The number of miles per hour that the Titan roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas travels.

Source: sixflags.com

Photo courtesy of Chaplain Rich Stoglin

CHAPLAIN STOGLIN ORDAINED AS A DEACON AT ST. PETER & PAUL ANGLICAN CHURCH

Chaplain Richmond Earl Stoglin, who served for 28 years in the U.S. Navy and who has been a prolific local community leader and civil rights activist, was recently ordained as a deacon during a service at St. Peter & Paul Anglican Church.

LOCAL EATERIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN DFW RESTAURANT WEEK TO BENEFIT LENA POPE

Four Arlington restaurants are participating in the 2022 DFW Restaurant Week, which will take place Aug. 8-14, with optional extension lasting until Sept. 4. This year marks the 25th anniversary of DFW Restaurant Week, which is North Texas’ largest annual culinary event and the second longest-running restaurant week in the U.S. (behind New York City).

For each meal purchased at a Tarrant-area participating restaurant, 20 percent will be donated back to Fort Worth-based nonprofit Lena Pope, which provides prevention and early intervention services that support child development and improve the behavioral and mental health of children and families. Since 1998, DFW Restaurant Week has raised more than $2.7 million for the charity.

This year’s participating restaurants will offer threecourse prix fixe dinners for $39 or $49, with some offering two-course lunch or brunch menus for $24 or $29.

Arlington restaurants participating include:

Home Plate Restaurant and Patio at Texas Ranger

Golf Club – 701 Brown Blvd. – texasrangersgolfclub.com/dining Piccolo Mondo – 829 East Lamar Blvd – piccolomondo.com Restaurant506 at the Sanford House – 506 North

Center Street – thesanfordhouse.com Ventana Grille – 7005 Golf Club Drive – arlingtongolf.com/

#atpetofthemonth

Bonnie loves meeting other dogs and running in the dog park at Town Village Crossing. A favorite thing is going for a walk on the TVC trail on the north side of the building. But her favorite things are being with her Mommie in their apartment, with cat sister, Mave.

– Donna Barnes

ARLINGTON TOMORROW FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS LEVITT’S SHARE THE STAGE INITIATIVE PROSPER

Share the Stage, a Levitt Pavilion initiative supporting North Texas musicians, continued strong through a second concert season, thanks in large part to a $50,000 grant from the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation awarded to Levitt earlier this summer.

Conceived as a means of providing paid gigs and exposure for local artists in the wake of the pandemic, Share the Stage seeks to showcase both emerging and established North Texas musicians, primarily through bookings as opening acts for the Levitt’s signature free concert series, which runs May-October.

Letatia Teykl, the venue’s executive director, says Share the Stage has paid more than 100 local artists’ contracts to date for North Texas singer-songwriters and bands, many of which are emerging music artists, women, and artists of color.

“As a member of the North Texas arts community, we feel strongly about the need to create paid performance opportunities for local musicians,” says Teykl. “We created this initiative to give access to the Levitt stage, to our in-person and live-streaming fans, and our professional production crew. It’s a really cool giveback to the North Texas music industry ecosystem.”

Local artists who appeared at the Levitt this season as part of Share the Stage include: Abbey Brown & The Sound (Americana), AdamMarie (alt folk), Buddy Whittington (blues/R&B), Carlos Ramos (Latin), Cash Byers (country), Conjunto Baraja de Oro (Tejano/Conjunto), Grupo Pression (Latin), Igimèjí (funk/soul), Jackie Minton (folk), and Larry Ladale (pop/R&B).

3 SCOOPS

1. Two local Texas Health hospitals and joint ventures were recently recognized by the American Heart Association for their advanced care of heart attack, heart failure and stroke patients. Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington won four awards, and Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital won two awards.

2. Arlington Animal Services recently received a $20,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love during a special celebration at Southwest Arlington Petco (4001 W. Green Oaks Blvd.) in support of the organization’s lifesaving work for animals in Arlington.

3. Alliance For Children, the children’s advocacy center serving Tarrant County, recently received a gift of $52,500 from Women Inspiring Philanthropy to go toward the renovation of its original Arlington location at 1320 W. Abram. This support will redesign and outfit the agency’s first location, which will now encompass the nonprofit’s clinical program for the Arlington area.

Teresa Jarrett (second from left), wife of Michael Jarrett, received the Dream Builder award from Judge Mary Tom Curnutt, Jim Minge, CEO of Texas Trust and Maggie Campbell, President/CEO of Downtown Arlington.

DAMC HONORS THE LATE (& GREAT) MICHAEL JARRETT

Michael Jarrett – “the Senator,” as he was affectionately called by those who knew him – was recently honored posthumously with the Downtown Arlington Management Corporation’s Dream Builder Award.

Jarrett raised millions of dollars over the years for Arlington charities and civic groups and led the campaign to fund the city’s economic development corporation, which fueled the growth of the city of Arlington

Jarrett died in December 2021 at the age of 72. He was a devoted husband and father and a friend to everyone he met.

Jarrett had a 51year career in banking and was known to be a problem solver. He most recently held the position of president of the Worthington National Bank in Arlington.

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

SHINE BEHAVIORAL ACADEMY

Arlington’s SHINE BEHAVIORAL ACADEMY provides comprehensive, behaviorally based special education and intervention for children with autism and other developmental disabilities in elementary age students.

The educational philosophy is based upon the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), with a focus on customization and parent education. Classrooms are kept small for personalized instruction and the number of children in each class is based on the function and abilities of the students within the class itself. Small group, as well as 1:1 teaching, is available for every child as needed throughout the day.

“SBA is the only private academic institution in the area that embraces children who are non-verbal, says Jennifer Nankivell, SBA board secretary and mother of a 7-year-old autistic son. “A student that uses an Augmentative and alternative communication device is not automatically disregarded because of the different approach the teachers and staff might need to take. Students that struggle with behavioral issues are observed and plans to best serve that student are developed with the lead teacher and the schools Board Certified Behavioral Analyst.” These plans can include things as simple as providing the student extra breaks in the day to more complex plans that involve working with the family to be sure the student learns positive and appropriate behaviors at home and school.

“The academy meets the students where they are,” Nankivell says, “meaning that lessons are taught in one group, but if student A needs modifications, student B needs extra challenges, and student C simply needs to type their response, all accommodations are made and met in that lesson. The student doesn’t feel different or singled out. They are simply happy and learning!”

For more: shinebehavioral.academy