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Vol. 7, No. 4: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

GREENVILLE AVENUE

Plans in place for 'Green Party' celebration

By Chris Kelley chris@MPDventures.com On Saturday, March 14, the Greenville Avenue Area Business Association (GAABA) will host the 41st Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival, presented by the Dallas Mavericks. The parade is the largest St. Patrick’s event in the Southwest and attended by more than 125,000 people every year. This year’s Grand Marshal is sports radio legend Mike Rhyner, the recently retired co-host and co-founder of 1310 The Ticket.

Like last year, the parade will feature the Comerica Bank Family Zone, equipped with bleacher seating and events and the Festival Zone, located in the parking lot of Office Depot to CVS at the corner of Greenville Avenue and Lovers Lane, containing food trucks, exhibitor booths, sponsor exhibits, family-friendly activities and a VIP tailgate area.

A new attraction added this year is the “Block Party” at Energy Square, featuring a VIP parade viewing deck, concessions, food trucks, DJs, lawn games and seating areas (over 21 only).

Proceeds from this year’s parade will go toward the GAABA Scholarship Fund, which provides

COMMUNITY NEWS Leno appearing at Bush Center The George W. Bush Presidential Center Auditorium at 2943 SMU Blvd. presents Jay Leno in a special edition of “Engage at the Bush Center,” on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Leno helps launch George W. Bush Presidential Center the special exhibit “Liberty & Laughter: The Lighter Side of the White House.” A moderated conversation with Leno will show video clips and interviews of past candidates and sitting Presidents from “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Auditorium seating is $85 and overflow tickets are available for $45. – Bush Center

Dance ensemble takes big steps

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Bagpipes and brews are part of the annual Dallas St. Patrick's Parade & Festival. a total of $45,000 to graduating seniors in DISD. Each year, GAABA awards $15,000 to select students at Conrad, Wilson and North Dallas high schools.

“Every year we look forward to one of the biggest events in Dallas, the St. Patrick’s Parade, and this year we are thrilled to be partnering with the Mavericks to bring that vision to life,” said Kevin Vela, board chairman of GAABA. “We’re proud to

bring top notch family-friendly entertainment to the community while making a valuable contribution to area youth through our educational scholarship fund.”

The parade will begin at 11 a.m., but the public is invited to arrive on Greenville Avenue for festivities beginning at 9 a.m. Because of the crowds and popularity of the parade, visitors should plan to arrive early and leave late. For more information,

World premieres

by SMU jazz artist Mark Burrell (debuting “From the OTHER Side”) and San Francisco choreographer Joe Goode (introducing “Notes on Becoming”) and the acclaimed SMU “Cripple and the Starfish” by artist Adam Hougland will be presented at SMU Meadows School of the Arts’ Spring Dance Concert on Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 15 in the Bob Hope Theatre at 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets are $14 for adults, $11 for seniors and $8 for students. Parking is free. – Victoria Winkelman

Add steps to your spring

JUST FOUND

New deli opens for the love of sandwiches

JOSE PALOS

The Bryan's Knuckle sandwich at PV Deli by Chef Jason.

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com Jason Helfer of PV Deli by Chef Jason at 6130 Berkshire Lane wears his love of sandwiches on his sleeve. Or more specifically, on his right forearm.

“I decided to get this tattoo to commemorate

my passion for sandwiches,” Helfer said. “It is a combination of Archie's 1950's Dagwood, ScoobyDoo's Dagwood and my sandwiches.”

Helfer's father was in the Air Force, which required a lot of world travel. Helfer was born in England and lived in

Japan as a youth. He always had a love for food, spurred on by the discovery of an old family recipe book dating back to 1786.

In 1994, he graduated from Johnson & Wales University culinary school in Charleston, S.C. After years of being abroad, his mother wanted to return to her roots in San Angelo and Helfer decided to join her. “[As a teenager], I remember doing all of the cooking.

Sunday was a big cooking day at the house,” Helfer recalled. “And on Saturdays, we would have the family over and make Flatillas [flatbread], Pierogis [Polish dumplings], Lopia [buckwheat noodles] or Kopytka [Polish gnocchi] or end up doing good old-fashioned barbeque. People knew us for the food we did.”

At the behest of his father, Helfer went on to open a casual fine dining restaurant in San Angelo.

“I had just graduated

from culinary school,” Helfer said, “but I didn't really want to do it. But I said ‘Hey, let's give it a try.’ Twenty-five years later, I have been in magazines, gotten Top 10 chef [awards] and cookbook documentation. I have served royalty, actors, actresses, Willie Nelson and Los Lonely Boys.”

But Helfer knew he wanted to build his career in sandwich making. “In '02, I just got frustrated,” Helfer said. “I couldn't find a sandwich to my liking. I couldn't find that uniqueness. Basically, I started creating sandwiches and putting them on the menu, and it took off.” He turned a garage in the back of the restaurant into a small kitchen and came up with 25 different sandwiches.

“It took off overnight and basically took over the restaurant.” He started serving sandwiches by day and kept the fine dining DELI cont'd on page 10

SAMMONS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The Sammons Center for the Arts at 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. offers the public to “Learn, Watch, Move!” at Celebrate Dance! 2020 on Saturday, March 14. Starting at 1 p.m., the free event features five group lessons and, for those who prefer to watch, mini-performances by Beckles Dancing Company and Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Free admission includes complimentary valet parking and light refreshments from 1 to 5 p.m. – Deborah Marine

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Crossword Puzzle Your Stars This Week Personal Security Community Calendar Photo of the Week Charity Spotlight Hammer and Nails

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Uncle Barky's Bites Theater Review

Dotty Griffith Recipe Uptown Girl Restaurant Guide Sudoku

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Let's 'fist bump' on it

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com With the increasing fear caused by the coronavirus, it is possible that handshaking becomes taboo.

The handshake dates back to the 5th century B.C. in Greece, as proof that the two parties exchanging pleasantries were weaponless. So, imagine my surprise on Feb. 28, while at a scheduled physician appointment, the doctor entered the room and shook my hand. I couldn't shake back because I was sarcastically looking at my watch … This has been a week of head-scratching, although I use a high-quality dandruff shampoo. I love how the developer and the deconstruction company are spinning abject failure into a positive situation in trying to eliminate the “Leaning Tower of Dallas,” the area's newest temporary landmark. Come to think of it, aren't most landmarks in Dallas temporary, especially if they have historical significance? Even many stores and restaurants are “popup.” Anyway, on Feb. 29, a party was held that was driven by online posts. Artemio De La Vega, CEO of De La Vega Development, loved the party idea and provided food trucks and a DJ. “People started saying there was going to be a party,

Throwing League, has been tossing so we figured we back brews and might as well facilblades for a while itate,” De La Vega … Occasionally, said. “The ‘Leaning I love to single Tower of Dallas’ is out bad advertisthe Dallas spirit, ing as a matter which is so fun and David Mullen of public service. outgoing. It’s just Most recently, it representative of the people, the has been dominated by the insurcitizens of Dallas and we’re here to ance industry. Liberty Mutual's celebrate that spirit.” That, and the Emu and Doug and Progressive fact that you are going to eventuInsurance's eternally annoying ally build another office, retail and Flo and Jamie are first-ballot inresidential complex in the already ductees into my Advertising Hall overbuilt Uptown area ... “Give 'em of Shame. And when a marketer the axe!” A chant usually reserved seems to be grasping for straws by for college football's Big Game beenlisting star power who seemingly tween the University of California has no connection with their brand, and Stanford University, is about it must be questioned. A strugto take on a new meaning in Deep gling retailer made a choice that Ellum. Whiskey Hatchet, after has me perplexed. Wayfair, which sharpening its chops in Florida has seen a 30 percent decline in (sounds like an episode of “Cops” their stock over the past year, anwaiting to happen), is coming to the nounced Fort Worth-native Kelly land of tattoos and toddies in the Clarkson as its new brand amspring. Whiskey Hatchet will be a bassador. Wait, what? That seems full liquor bar offering axe throwcounterproductive for a retailer ing. There will be no cover charge, trying to be upscale to employ the although there may be a "Duck!"

“Ah, shucks, Y'all!” Clarkson. While charge. Like sharks who bring their I would maintain that the reason own cues to pool halls and bars, that Clarkson got the role is that no word if you can bring in your the CEO, CEO's significant other or own axe. The concept is not new CEO's daughter liked her, despite to Dallas. Beer and wine joint Bad seemingly no obvious connection Axe at 5438 E. Grand Ave. in East with the brand image. “We’re deDallas, members of the World Axe lighted to work with Kelly Clarkson

FROM THE FLIGHT DECK

david@katytrailweekly.com With much of the latest news turning to the coronavirus, the impact of the epidemic on the airline industry has been substantial.

That meant a big story linked through social media had to take a back seat.

As long as that seat didn't recline.

A woman with a smartphone filmed a man behind her who was banging her seat when she reclined, essentially into his lap, in economy class. The story became national news and raised serious issues about plane travel today.

Let's go back to the days pre-9/11 and pre-video phones. Flying used to be a pleasurable experience. Flight attendants and airline employees were agreeable and accommodating. You could meet family and friends at the departing or arrival gates.

Full disclosure. I once owned a marketing agency. And while based in Dallas, I once had offices in San Francisco, Southern Connecticut about 35 minutes from New York's LaGuardia Airport and clients throughout the country. I had Platinum status (still do) on American Airlines and Gold status on several other airlines. Those provided some special perks like regular first-class upgrades and club memberships, but I actually looked forward to flying.

While 9/11 restricted airport access greatly, the deregulation of airlines and the decline in social decorum and mores has played a much bigger factor. When fares went down, the problems went up.

The TSA seem more concerned in humiliating passengers than providing safety.

Workers are grossly underpaid and as the old adage goes, you get what you pay for.

They are constantly changing the rules from airport to airport. “Take off your shoes!”

“Don't take off your shoes!” “Take off your belt!” “Why are you taking off your belt? You are slowing everyone down!” And cheaper flights introduced a new crop of uneducated flyers and that added to the problem.

Proceed to the departure gate. People rest their luggage on seats that are meant for passengers to sit on. It is a constant problem.

Say something and the inconsiderate seat hog looks at you like it is their right to take as many seats for their luggage as they want.

It is just plain rude. And if you do check luggage, most airlines charge you.

The mood on the airplane has changed greatly. Flight attendants are often testy.

No food means people will bring smelly cuisines adding “flavor” to the already stale air. Bathroom availability is limited. And as America has gotten bigger, the airlines are squeezing in as many seats as possible.

Now the woman, who said her reclined seat was repeatedly punched by a male airline passenger behind her, wants to press charges against him. If the airlines say you can recline your seat, you should have that right. But to make such an issue of it speaks in volumes about the type of person this woman must be.

Passenger Wendi Williams, who posted the viral video, said the man should be charged with assault. She wants the flight attendant fired, who allegedly came to the man's defense, after she warned Williams that she would be removed from the aircraft if she didn’t delete the video recording. Williams invaded his privacy by filming him.

Did he get to sign a waiver? And, in defense of the flight attendant, a squabble at 30,000 feet should never be tolerated.

Of course, the airlines backpaddled as always. The incident occurred on American Airlines which stated in a release that they were “looking into the incident.” Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian chimed in and said, “I think customers have the right to recline, [but] I think the proper thing to do if you're going to recline into somebody is that you ask if it's OK first.” You can't self-police people these days. Just eliminate reclining seats, in the same manner that space has been eliminated, if you must.

In the 2009 film “Up in the Air,” George Clooney plays a passenger who has spent his life on planes. He was approached near the end of the movie by a co-worker, Craig Gregory, played by Jason Bateman. A discussion led to Gregory saying, “No one has manners anymore.” Exactly, especially when up in the air.

CRIME WATCH

Individual: An unknown suspect stuck the complainant in the head and stole property.

Feb. 28 – 10:21 p.m.

2700 Block, Cole Ave. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Feb. 29 – 10:35 p.m.

2700 Block, Commerce St. (75226) Criminal Mischief: The suspect slashed the complainant’s front tire.

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Feb. 28 – 11:41 p.m.

2900 Block, McKinney Ave. (75204) Assault: An unknown suspect stuck the complainant in the face.

Feb. 29 – 10:25 a.m.

3600 Block, Greenville Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Building: The suspect broke a lock, entered and stole property.

Feb. 29 – 2:39 p.m.

2400 Block, Clark St. (75204) Aggravated Robbery of an

to support our mission of helping people easily and affordably shop for the home,” said Courtney Lawrie, Wayfair director of brand marketing, in a statement. “We polled Wayfair customers as their feedback informs so much of what we do. Kelly’s vibrant charisma, confidence and authenticity resonated with Wayfair’s audience, making her a natural extension of our fun and approachable brand.”

Yeah, right. “Blah, blah, blah.” In one of the first commercials of the grammatically ill-structured “Home: You Got This” campaign called “Dysfunctional Kitchen,” Clarkson played to her longtime weight issue for the sake of a lame

joke. After miraculously making a wooden island appear in the kitchen of a male couple, Clarkson said, “Speaking of dinner, what are we eating, guys?” About her new spot as spokesperson, Clarkson said, “I’m stepping in to inspire and help everyone realize that they really can make their vision a reality!”

Who wrote that for her? An intern? I guess I will have to go back and try to figure out why someone burned down Cheryl's “She Shed” …

Our friends at Thrillist wrote that the only outdoor place worth a road trip in North Texas is Caddo Lake State Park, a two- and one-halfhour drive from Dallas. What about Hurricane Harbor?

Mental FOCUS

Airplane etiquette in 'recline'

By David Mullen

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

Feb. 29 – 10:50 p.m.

2400 Block, Victory Park Ln. (75201) Aggravated Assault: The suspect pointed a firearm at the complainant and stated he would shoot him.

March 1 – 2:07 a.m.

2900 Block, McKinney Ave. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

March 1 – 8:29 a.m.

3300 Block, Douglas Ave. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s property.

March 2 – 3:39 a.m.

3600 Block, Prescott Ave. (75219) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect discharged a firearm, damaging the complainant’s vehicle.

March 2 – 7:03 p.m.

3300 Block, Harry Hines Blvd.

(75201) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect broke into a bicycle cage and stole property.

March 2 – 8:22 p.m.

2400 Block, Oak Lawn Ave. (75219) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: An unknown suspect pointed a gun at the complainant.

Surround yourself with positivity

By Leigh Richardson leighrich55@yahoo.com The best way to improve a skill is practicing it with a person who is more advanced than you in that area.

Depending on the skill, you will likely have to think faster, work harder and become more knowledgeable about certain fundamentals. When physical training you might have to sweat and experience muscle soreness; but it is worth it when your fitness improves. Learning from someone more advanced than you will increase your professional and personal successes. As such, surrounding yourself with positivity is very important.

Being surrounded with positive people can make or break the outcome of your experience as you work towards your dreams and goals.

For example, if you are on a quest to go to your preferred college or land your dream job, the process will be a lot easier with family members, friends, mentors or other associates who will empower and inspire you.

Having individuals in your life who tell you accomplishing these tasks would be too difficult for you could cause self-doubt to surface and you could even end up quitting on your dreams.

However, positive people will encourage you not to settle for what is easy. They will motivate you to boost yourself to a completely new level and create the life of your dreams.

Bid farewell to the negative and embrace the positive. Virtually everyone has individuals in their lives who are always in turmoil or involved in serious drama. Somehow, these individuals do not seem to

have the tools study, it was noted to elevate themthat respondents selves. Even who had inadequate worse, they are perceived social usually on a support were most quest to bring likely to be afflictyou down with ed with mental their misery. health disorders Life is difLeigh Richardson such as depression ficult at times and anxiety. Good and the path to friendships require success is full of hurdles and a balance between individunaysayers. During the chalals, a situation in which the lenging times, there is nothneeds of each person in the ing like having a friend with relationship are met. There whom you can share your are several benefits to gain doubts and fears. In those from good friendships. These times, you will need meninclude intensified levels of tors and colleagues who are happiness, heightened feelnot only willing to listen, but ings of purpose and belongready to guide you to be the ing, improved self-confidence best version of yourself. and self-worth and decreased Forge relationships with levels of stress. those who are willing to share Good friends can help their positive vibes and wins you through traumatic events and assist you in realizing and they can even assist that you can accomplish the you in quitting a bad habit same or even better. Positive you would like to get rid of. people can be strong and sur- However, toxic friendships rounding yourself with them have a way of leaving you will help you to feel motivated feeling unsatisfied, stifled, during the challenging times. drained and often inadeStrive to have someone in quate. These types of close your life who will be there relationships are unique as when others take their leave. they are linked to several There are those that thrive on different aspects of your life building people up. such as your family, hobbies The effects of friendand your career. When you ship on the brain. Several are involved in a toxic friendstudies have revealed that ship, the negative emotions social support and friendship can also infiltrate all of those have been associated with areas. If you have a friendbetter physical health results, ship that is not meeting your such a reduced rates of heart needs, you should seriousdisease. One of the studies ly think about reassessing indicates that young women whether it warrants a place in and men who discussed chal- your life. lenging aspects of their lives By nature, human beings had a lower blood pressure are social creatures and as and pulse when accompasuch, friendships can impact nied by a supportive friend. our lives in remarkable ways.

Friendship has essential Therefore, it is vital to ensure effects on our mental health that you feel happy, supportas well. ed and understood in your A recent study surveyed friendships.

300 women and men at a free health clinic. During the focus cont'd on page 10 OUR MISSION

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PERSONAL SECURITY

REAL ID protection

By Ashley Pontius apontius@newsandexperts.com Soon, your driver’s license may not be enough to get you through airport security in the United States.

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, is the deadline for U.S. citizens to have REAL IDcompliant state driver’s licenses, a requirement passed by Congress in 2005 in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept.

11, 2001. Without a compliant driver’s license, those who are 18 and over won’t be able to board a domestic flight, unless possessing other specific forms of acceptable identification.

“The thought behind this was that with standardization, it will become a lot harder to forge documents and gain access to aircraft,” said Stephen Hyduchak, CEO of Aver, an identity-verification service.

While the main idea of REAL ID is to better protect U.S. citizens and their identity, there is controversy over the law.

Critics cite privacy issues. Some states delayed getting cards in circulation because residents and legislators worried REAL ID was a way for the federal government to collect personal information for a national database. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), however, says REAL ID is not a national ID card.

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Each jurisdiction maintains its own records and controls who gets access to those records.

Hyduchak thinks the security features of REAL ID outweigh privacy concerns and says the technology behind the card makes keeping people safer more achievable.

“Government agencies say this is a significant step forward in the battle against terrorism, identity theft and other crimes and illegal immigration,” Hyduchak said. “New technologies, like facial recognition, have advanced our security capability at a time we dearly need it.”

Hyduchak analyzes the different ways the technology within REAL ID can protect U.S. citizens: Document verification. The DHS requires applicants for the REAL ID driver’s license to show more documentation. “Artificial intelligence leads the way in document verification,” Hyduchak said. “More personal information is contained in the new card, and new things will be standardized, like barcodes, in a universal machine-readable format. The features and standards of the card cover everything from the process of verifying cardholders’ identities to the facilities storage of those credentials where they are produced. This will aid in the avoidance of tampering with and counterfeiting documents.”

Facial recognition. The new

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images on the cards will be compatible for facial recognition searches. “One piece of technology that could give states an upper hand in detecting the kind of fraud that REAL ID wants to deter is biometric identification,” Hyduchak said. “This is the ability to verify the identity of a person through digitized images of fingerprints or facial features. Facial recognition uses biometrics to map facial details and verify identity through those key features.”

Linking state and international databases. While some states were already sharing some details from the Department of Motor Vehicles, the REAL ID Act mandates that this national pool of private information has to include photographs conducive to facial recognition, which can make identification faster from state to state or from U.S. to foreign country. “The reasoning behind connecting the data bases has to do almost entirely with catching potential terrorists, duplicate applications and illegal immigrants,” Hyduchak said. “Because the U.S. exchanges information with other governments and global organizations, the digital photos will probably be shared with foreign and international intelligence and police agencies.

“REAL ID is a great way of using the latest technology to confirm identification and protect U.S. citizens. As soon as new document standards are processed, we can update our machine learning models and everyone benefits.”

Your Stars this Week

Copyright 2018 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to see many individuals working hard to keep things in line, while trends and circumstances are likely to shift dramatically more than once, requiring a kind of flexibility that is quite uncommon. Those who are most flexible, who can go with the flow and who can accept what comes as merely the kinds of things that require routine attention rather than any sort of panic response, will surely fare the best this week.

Complications are likely to arise that affect personal relationships, and it will be of paramount importance that everyone agrees to do his or her job, and only his or her job, without succumbing to the temptation of doing someone else’s as well.

contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily 3-8-20

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

with the number in the top-left corner.

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● Each row and each column must

outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Self-promotion will take many forms this week, and you must take care that you don’t cross the line into overstatement or outright deception. (March 6-March 20) – What you remember from days past, as far as your work is concerned, will fuel you as you tend to affairs that arise as this week progresses. You combine “then” and “now” very well!

ARIES (March 21-April 4) Your prospects are looking up, and this week a partnership with an unlikely someone will benefit you both quite well. A prize waits to be won. (April 5-April 19) – Attempts to be clever may fall flat today, as what you think is smart or funny

may not translate to others. It’s best, right now, to play as much as you can very straight.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You must take care that the information you both receive and send out this week is accurate and updated. Anything obsolete can prove dangerous. (May 6-May 20) – You’ll be figuring things out very quickly all week long. This process is sure to lead you to a discovery that can prove quite profitable to you — almost immediately, in fact.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may have your doubts about what someone is up to this week — until you realize that his or her motives are similar to your own.

Join forces! (June 7-June 20) – You’ll take action this week that attracts a great deal of critical attention — but you can weather this storm and come out on top. Soon, many will follow in your footsteps.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) There’s plenty for you to do today, but you may not be enthusiastic about much of it — at first. Later, you’ll come into your own and enjoy the work. (July 8-July 22) – You’ll benefit from a change of scenery this week. Many are relying on you, but all you have to do is what comes naturally. You feel things very deeply at this time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Things seem to be improving

on the home front, but you’ll have trouble quantifying certain advances — especially where a younger family member is concerned. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – It may fall to you to look after someone who is nearing a crossroads of sorts. He or she is not afraid of any danger that may arise — but you can do much to help avoid it!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) A surprise at home affects you everywhere you go this week — until you speak up and express your feelings openly and honestly to all concerned. (Sept. 8-Sept.

22) – You can do things the “official” way this week, or you can cut through any and all red tape by mounting your own investigation. The latter choice yields more information.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) The time you may spend with a friend or loved one will prove truly valuable to you this week — and it is worth putting routine duties on a back burner. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You may have to mount some kind of intervention this week in order to keep a friend from doing what you know could lead to financial disaster. You know what’s coming.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You’ll want to spend much of the week trying to figure out your next move — but that may be decided for you by events that you cannot directly control. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You will have to put aside any

fears you may have about certain activities this week because you may have to charge into something scary that requires a firm commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You’ll have to decide to compromise — or not to compromise — before the week is out. Weigh all pros and cons, and get the advice of an expert. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You’ll have the chance to clear your name of any wrongdoing this week. Others will come to your aid — but only if you ask for help directly. Don’t be secretive.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) Someone you know recommends a certain course highly, and someone else warns you against it. You must make this decision on your own based on clear evidence.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You’ll have the option to simplify things a great deal this week — though you may be tempted to keep things as they are. You know, deep down, what course you should take.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may have to calibrate your thinking in certain ways in order to see things as they really are.

Experience has colored your perspective. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – The more you commit yourself to someone’s agenda, the more you’ll understand about your own — which, right now, is not of paramount importance. Your generosity shines.

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March 6-8

2200 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, 75207 972-955-9747

Dallas Market Hall – The 41st Annual Dallas Home & Garden Show is the premier destination for all of Dallas’ home and garden needs. From windows and doors to roofs and floors, with more than 1,000 products and services on-hand, including experts and ideas in one place. Friday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. $8 to $10. FREE! for kids 14 and under, military, police and first responders.

March 6-8

1121 1st Ave. Dallas, 75210 214-821-4173

Fair Park – One of the largest Irish festivals in the U.S., the North Texas Irish Festival celebrates the music, dance and cultural talent in the tradition of Irish and other Celtic influences. The festival will feature musicians and dancers from around the world and a number of cultural presentations on 13 different stages. Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. $10 to $35.

March 6

2700 Hibernia St. Dallas, 75204 214-563-7523

Dahlia Woods Gallery – “Back in the Saddle Again” is the new exhibit at the Uptown gallery, featuring new paintings from Woods, whose trademark is using expressionist color to reinvent Texas landscapes. Chris Lattanzio, a longtime fixture of the Dallas art scene, has created unique LED light-intensified art and cast steel sculptures. The show runs through Sunday, April 19. The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. FREE!

March 7

109 Continental Ave. Dallas, 75207 214-345-8230

Ronald Kirk Bridge and Felix Lozada Gateway – The Ninth Annual Cancer Support Community North Texas “One Run” helps support the fight against many cancers. All diagnoses are represented in the runners’ tiedye T-shirts and colorful flag display on site. Honorary chairs and event emcees will be Kidd Kraddick Morning Show’s Big Al Mack and WFAA Reporter Hannah Davis. 7 a.m. $35.

March 7

4607 Ross Ave. Dallas, 75204 214-823-4533

Alexander Mansion – The Dallas Women's Forum presents the “Southern Charm Afternoon Tea and Vintage Fashion Show” with special guest host Steven Porterfield, Hollywood film costume specialist and “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser. Fashions from the 1900s to 1980s will be featured. Tickets are $65 and may be purchased at dallaswomansforum.org. Noon to 4 p.m.

March 7

3311 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, 75219 214-522-6886

NUVO – The Oak Lawn gift store hosts a book signing of Philanthropy Misunderstood by author Bob Hopkins.

Hosts who are profiled in the book include Scott Murray, Martha Tiller, Jan Strimple, Sara Martineau and Debbie Mrazak. 2 to 4 p.m. FREE!

March 9

2403 Farrington St. Dallas, 75207 214-446-6031

The Slate – The Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Dallas chapter have created an event to celebrate Texas women called, “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Biz (but were afraid to ask).” Experts in finance, law and people management will engage in conversation with entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking advice with no strings attached. 6 to 8 p.m. $45.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

This Week in History On March 7, 1876, a professor of Vocal Physiology and Elocution at the Boston University School of Oratory, Edinburgh, Scotland-native Alexander Graham Bell (pictured) is granted a patent for the telephone.

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DALLAS ARBORETUM

Charity

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NORTH DALLAS SHARED MINISTRIES

Charitable assistance is given to people in dire need, such as the working poor or homeless. Five hundred volunteers helped 60,000 individuals last year. give back in a meaningful manner and/or to actualize their faith.

By Sally Blanton sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

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Q How was this charity started?

A Five North Dallas congregations estab-

lished NDSM in 1983. (The number has grown to 46 congregations.) We combine resources like food, finance and volunteering, which are the basic needs of low-income persons. The combination theory worked, and 36 years later, NDSM continues as an evolving agency staffed by 500 volunteers, partnering with entities including UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, North Texas Food Bank, Oak Cliff Lions Club, Foundation Communities and The Center for Integrated Counseling and Psychology to provide additional staff and services.

In 2019, NDSM helped more than 60,000 individuals with services valued at more than $7 million.

Q What areas does NDSM cover?

A NDSM works with low-income families in a 24 ZIP Code area of Northwest Dallas, Desoto and Duncanville, as well as the homeless.

Q Why is the staff passionate about

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helping this charity?

NDSM has the resources to address needs appropriately. For many, it is a chance to

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Q What is the most important

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Q What is your mission or highest

purpose?

We are an interfaith community of volunteers, partners and collaborators, which provides no-cost assistance to persons in need. North Dallas Shared Ministries (NDSM) provides temporary emergency assistance, tools and opportunities to improve life situations for the long term.

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Originally from Jamaica, volunteers Marjorie and Trevor Hylton greet international visitors who come to the Dallas Arboretum. Last year, the gardens had more than one million visitors representing 90 countries.

The current exhibit, Dallas Blooms, runs through Sunday, April 12.

thing your nonprofit does for our community?

NDSM alleviates hunger, prevents homelessness and disconnection of utilities and provides a medical and dental home for a large segment of Dallas’ poorest.

Q What is your facility like?

A NDSM has owned its 20,000-square-foot building debt free since moving in May 2005.

Q What are some basic needs supplied

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by NDSM? Needs include basic and supplemental food programs, rent and utility assistance, preventive, primary and ongoing medical care like medications and laboratory work, immunizations, dental care, eye exams and glasses, a clothes closet, school supplies and uniforms, job counseling, day and evening English-as-a-secondlanguage classes, tax preparation assistance and miscellaneous assistance including ID’s, birth certificates, bus tokens and furniture.

Q What percentage of every dollar

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raised goes to client/direct services?

Ninety-five percent.

Q Where would a $20,000 gift imme-

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diately be put to use?

Rent assistance. Rent rates are rapidly increasing for low-income apartment renters. In 2019, NDSM provided an average of $565 in rent help to 616 households, and in doing so, exceeded its $300,000 budget by $48,000.

Judy Rorrie, executive director, answered these questions.

Food & Wine Festival

A Grand Tasting • Thursday, 3/26 • 6-9pm VIP Experience • 6-9pm General Admission • 7-9pm Supported by The Rosewood Corporation Back by popular demand, the Dallas Arboretum hosts its fourth annual Food and Wine Festival. Enjoy an array of delightful wines, beer and mouthwatering bites, and celebrate all things food during the Dallas Blooms floral festival.

Food & Wine Garden Market Friday & Saturday, 3/28 & 29 • 10am-2pm Free with paid garden admission. The grounds will host vendors with items for sale that are tasty and flavorful.

Visit the website for more information and tickets.

DallasArboretum.org/foodwinefest 8525 Garland Road • Dallas, Texas 75218 • 214-515-6615

The Dallas Arboretum is a non-profit organization supported,in part, by funds from Dallas Park & Recreation.

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BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY

This striking Colonial Revival at 5251 Ravine Drive is listed by Briggs Freeman for $3 million.

By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com This Colonial Revival in the heart of Old Preston Hollow has everything we love about a house, and a lot more! Don’t be fooled by that traditional facade.

Let’s start with the location. Ask around. Most people will tell you there is no better place to live. You have serious privacy and great neighbors. If the names Cuban, Staubach, Warren and Pearlman ring a bell, you know you are in the right place and minutes from everything worthwhile.

Then we have style. Colonial Revival is one of the most popular styles in the country and makes us feel instantly at home.

Why do you think filmmakers choose this look over and over? “Home Alone” anyone?

Next, we have the size. At 8,051 square feet with five bedrooms, five

bathrooms and three powder baths, you have plenty of room for a large family as well as loads of entertaining space.

And there is my favorite characteristic, history. This classic Colonial Revival is one of those original neighborhood estates. This area was the countryside when it was built in 1938. The landscape still offers that woodland look and that’s hard to find in the middle of Dallas.

There have been only a handful of owners over the decades and this always tells the tale of an exceptionally livable home. Each owner put their touch on this classic Colonial Revival and, in 1970, one owner made a very bold move.

Where most folks would simply add on square footage in a similar style, this was a tour de force addition. A 2,400-squarefoot, two-story, glass great room was added in the 1970s. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the lush landscape and swimming pool. Without a doubt, this is the centerpiece of the home.

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Ted Bangs has a special insight into this Colonial Revival. It belongs to his parents.

“My favorite memories of this house

Hammer and Nails

Home sensors make sense

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com It is inevitable that today, home technology makes sense. Or, more specifically, the latest home technology makes sensors make sense.

In an effort to add piece of mind while at home or away, sensors can help bring peace of mind. You can spend a little or spend a lot. Many smart-home devices can be discreetly placed in all areas of the house and are easy to install. If you are considering an intricate rewiring of your house, consult your local, insured and licensed contracting professional.

Notifications can easily be exchanged on your smartphone. You may need to download an app and make sure that your in-home Wi-Fi is functioning at full optimization. And kits are available for the simple-to-install devices.

Let's start with a not often considered, but critically important, smart water-leak sensor. With spring coming to Texas early, according to groundhogs in Pennsylvania and at the Dallas Arboretum, expect April showers. And March showers and May showers.

Downpours roll in quickly and can be torrential.

Although we may have dodged another season of brutally cold weather, frozen water is one of the biggest causes of home damage like burst pipes. And leaks can form around sinks, clothes and dishwashers and HVAC units, which can cause damage to walls and wood flooring.

A water-leak sensor will alert you so that any type of water in the house remains isolated to where you want it like in a simmering pot of littleneck clams, when sharing a soothing bath with Mr. Bubble or in a colorful aquarium featuring a Neon Tetra, which sounds like the latest hybrid sedan.

Of course, these days, having a high-tech home security system is a must. Make sure that it is linked to outside light sources. It adds safety and convenience. Scofflaws won't fall for the fake alarm box on the

Stephan Sardone outside of the house anymore. While Ring has been taking its pings lately, a porch detector will tell you “for whom the bell tolls.”

Set up window and door sensors.

Reasons for outside window sensors are obvious. But if you have a cache of wine and liquor, add a contact sensor to the liquor cabinet. That will keep your teenage party-guy or party-girl from helping themselves while you are touring the Napa Valley Wine Country or the bourbon palaces in “The Bluegrass State.”

A fully operating smoke and carbon monoxide alarm is another must-have safety device. Don't wait for the annoying low battery beep or a time change to service the alarm. Checking regularly may not save time, but it can save a life.

And make sure that you have remote access, which will allow you to call a neighbor or the fire department if no one is at home.

Temperature sensors will allow you to control the climate inside of your home, but can also be dialed in on specific temperatures in critical areas like a baby's room, wine cabinet, humidor or pet enclosures in case you haven't been in the dog house lately.

Versus costly repairs, adding sensors can save lots of money in the long run. All of these sensors should work on Echo or Alexa speakers. Just be careful to be clear when you ask to play music from Earth, Wind & Fire.

Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is locally owned and operated. Sardone, his wife and two daughters are Lake Highlands residents.

revolve around the winter holiday season,” Bangs said. “The great room used to provide the ideal canvas for a winter wonderland. I remember always having the whole family over and everyone taking their spot in the great room. The kids would often sit up close to the 18-foot-tall Christmas tree that towered over the room. My mom would meticulously dress the massive tree and I’d string lights up the spiral staircases and along the railings of the upper balcony that surrounds the room.”

Those two spiral staircases were built in 1836 and have quite the provenance.

Their original home was the London Underground. When the subway systems were remodeled with escalators to accommodate a growing population, staircases like these became collector’s items. These are stamped with the mark of St. Pancras Ironworks Company of London.

In 1983, the home was expanded again with attached guest quarters. When Bang’s parents purchased the home, there was a lot to knit together and update, which they did beautifully. They gutted the house and carefully refashioned the interior in a cohesive manner. Electrical and

plumbing systems were completely updated. The guest quarters were turned into a first-floor master suite that overlooks a secret garden area with a soothing fountain on one side and a putting green on the other.

“With the Colonial Revival facade playing off the bold transitional glass great room and an incredible wealth of architectural detail, the house offers a poetic juxtaposition of scale and irony that is quite simply gorgeous,” Bangs said.

You won’t find anything like this striking Colonial Revival at 5251 Ravine Drive, anywhere in Dallas. It’s a stunning blend of traditional and contemporary styles in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in the city.

Bangs has the home listed for $3 million. It will be on the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Spring Open House Tour on Saturday, March 28 from 2 to 4 p.m.

CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly real estate obsessed!

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AUTOMOBILITY

MULL IT OVER

Emotion in motion: Dallas Auto Show

By David Boldt boldface2020@gmail.com

Corvette cues to let observers know it’s a Chevy and not Porsche’s Cayman.

With V8 power behind the driver, along with an appropriate number of nanny aids to keep him or her out of the weeds, you have a long-lived formula for success across a wide swath of buyer demographics. Make sure you see it, and if in the market for a personal car, be sure to drive it.

With its traditional platform (a front engine powering the rear wheels), and a 2+2 proportion sitting back near those rear wheels, the Lexus LC 500 has made a viable argument (since its 2018 launch) as an Asian interpretation of the traditional Corvette (or Mercedes SL) formula.

That interpretation expands with the debut of the 2021 LC 500 convertible, hitting Lexus showrooms this summer.

The LC 500 coupe is one of the most dramatic design endeavors of the last decade. A couple of years ago Lexus had one parked adjacent to the American Airlines Center, and I gotta’ think there were fans that never went to the game or concert. They just stood there, dumbstruck by the Lexus coupe’s stupefying beauty. Although I typically prefer the unified look of a coupe to its droptop variant, whether it’s Jag’s E-Type or Porsche 911, nothing seems to have been lost in creating a convertible. And while the LC 500 isn’t a small platform — which is fine — it simply gives you more to love.

For us more average folk, know there’s little average about Hyundai’s all-new Sonata, their latest overture to the midsize sedan buyer.

Historically overlooked by all those wanting to buy an Accord or Camry, the Sonata finally comes into its own with striking sheet metal, a beautifully executed interior and graceful on-road dynamic. Couple those attributes with a 10-year powertrain warranty and free maintenance for its first three years, and you have a great many good reasons to consider a car.

Please.

David Boldt brings years of experience in automotive retail sales and public relations to his automotive reporting. More can be found at txGarage.com.

In the '50s and '60s, as President Dwight Eisenhower’s interstates crossed the country and cars began to populate most driveways, pickup trucks were largely confined to farms or construction. And the very few people driving Chevy’s Suburban or International Haulers Travelall were outliers. Couples with six kids did not want to caravan with two cars. Then, the automotive population was composed largely of sedans and station wagons, with the occasional twodoor or convertible spicing up the inventory.

Fifty years later, Buick — while still offering four-door sedans and the TourX wagon on its website — showed only crossovers at January’s Washington D.C. Auto Show. With the exception of its Mustang, Ford will be out of the car business within the next year, while Fiat Chrysler rolls on the wheels of Charger, Challenger and Chrysler 300 platforms, which were growing stale five years ago. It’s left to the Asians and Europeans to beat the car drum, even if their showrooms are increasingly composed of crossovers and SUVs. But with the arrival of the Dallas Auto Show, which begins at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Wednesday, March 18, we’re here to celebrate cars and not, notably, to bury them.

Coincidentally, there are at least three cars at this year’s Dallas Auto Show deserving of a celebration. We’ll begin with the much-ballyhooed C8 Corvette. In the early '70s, Motor Trend began hyping the mid-engine Corvette as a production possibility, just around — doncha’ know? — the corner. As you’ll remember if you were there in 1970, it didn’t happen then, nor did it materialize in the '80s, '90s or '00s. But it is happening now, with the launch of the 2020 Corvette this spring. And despite all the hype leading up to the mid-engine model’s actual introduction, to see this new Corvette in its fiberglass flesh exceeded all of my expectations.

Photos, of course, can tell part of the story, but they can’t and won’t tell all of the story. Upon first seeing the Corvette at the D.C. Auto Show in January, I was struck by the product team’s success in not screwing it up. The design could have overreached, with stylistic flourishes aimed at Gameboys, when few of those boys can buy (or later insure) a $60K GT. Instead, we have a completely mature take on the mid-engine proportion, along with The Lexus LC 500 Convertible. enough traditional

Flood opened the floodgates

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com

LEXUS

My next-door neighbor growing up in Oakland was a short, Italian man named Frank Russo, a wealth of information on Pacific Coast League history that included Joe DiMaggio (a San Francisco-native who had two baseball-playing brothers Dom and Vince) of the San Francisco Seals, Ernie Lombardi, Casey Stengel and Billy Martin of the MLB Oakland Oaks and a variety of other great players and managOakland-native Curt Flood of the St. Louis Cardinals. ers that played up and down the players and owners negotiated contracts. coast. An avid cigar chewer, Russo In a blockbuster trade following the 1969 would bring out his collection of cigarette season, the Cardinals traded Flood with Tim cards to support his stories.

McCarver, Byron Browne and Joe Hoerner New to the other side of my house was to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Tom Teal. The sound of the cue ball hitting Cookie Rojas and Jerry Johnson. Flood rethe rack in his garage pool table one night was fused to join Philadelphia, citing a team and a all I needed to come over, introduce myself stadium in disrepair and a reputation for racand become fast friends. He was a big, strong ist fans.

African American man and a football fan. I In a letter to baseball commissioner was a short, husky 10-year-old and a baseball Bowie Kuhn, Flood wrote, “After 12 years in junkie. We were definitely an odd match. Teal the major leagues, I do not feel I am a piece was a transplant from Beaumont and spoke of property to be bought and sold irrespective nostalgically of the football greats from his of my wishes. I believe that any system which area like Jerry LeVias and Bubba Smith, to produces that result violates my basic rights name a few. as a citizen and is inconsistent with the laws I could come back with tales I had heard of the U.S.” of basketball stars like Bill Russell and Paul In Flood v. Kuhn (407 U.S. 258), through Silas and football names like John Brodie, his attorney, Flood maintained that the reChris Burford and MacArthur Lane, all who grew up in Oakland. But when it came to base- serve clause depressed wages and limited players to one team for life. Not known as ball, no one could top me, not even the toweractivist, Flood reportedly told the executive ing Teal. board of the baseball players' union, “I think The city was full of stories of legends. Hall the change in black consciousness in recent of Famers Frank Robinson, Joe Morgan and years has made me more sensitive to injustice Willie Stargell (who lived in nearby Alameda) in every area of my life.” all grew up on the ball fields of Oakland. Vada Years later and inspired by Flood, execPinson, in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, utive director of the Major League Baseball was a Gold Glove Award winner and a fourPlayers Association Marvin Miller transtime All-Star. formed the union into a piller of strength, Later, when I was a senior in high school, allowing players the right to free agency and the All-City All-Star outfield was comprised limiting the amount of years a player can be of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, five-time with one team before becoming eligible for Gold Glover and former Texas Ranger Gary salary arbitration. The most Flood earned Pettis and Toronto Blue Jays All-Star Lloyd as a Cardinal was $90,000 (approximately Moseby. Yes, we knew our baseball in the East $600,000 today). The average MLB player in Bay. 2020 makes more than $4.3 million.

Often lost in the lore of Oakland baseMiller will be inducted, posthumously, ball greatness was a player that arguably into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Flood, had a bigger impact on the game than any of who died in 1997 and was blackballed after the Hall of Famers or All-Stars. He was Curt challenging baseball's archaic labor laws, is Flood, who shared the outfield with Robinson not in the Hall of Fame. and Pinson at McClymonds High School.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Robinson, Pinson and Flood all signed with Flood's stand for right and wrong, Flood's the Reds organization out of high school. widow Judy and members of Congress are With Pinson on the way to the big leagues championing the cause for his enshrinement, from the Reds farm system, Flood was tradaccording to reports. His recognition is long ed to the St. Louis Cardinals in December overdue.

1957. In St. Louis, he won two World It is time to open the gates at Cooperstown Championships, was a three-time All-Star and a seven-time Gold Glove winner. His defensive and put Flood into Baseball's Hall of Fame. prowess in the 1960s put him in the same con- Not just because he was a game changer on the field, but because he changed the game versation with the legendary Willie Mays. off the field. Every current player that visits But 50 years ago, Flood did the unthinkCooperstown, including those who grew up able. He challenged baseball's reserve clause playing ball on the streets of Oakland, should after refusing to accept a trade following the be able to tip their cap and thank him for his 1969 season. Although his plea was unsucstand against baseball inequality. They owe it cessful, despite being heard all the way to the to him, in more ways than one.

U.S. Supreme Court, it changed the way that

Travel

Puebla museum goes for 'Baroque'

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com The new, world-class International Museum of the Baroque in Puebla, Mexico, opened in 2016 and is unquestionably the premier museum in the

world devoted to Baroque style. Designed by world-renowned Japanese architect Toyo Ito, the building itself is a stunning attraction.

It includes several exquisite water features, one of which, I discovered as the clock struck noon, is a

MICHAEL WALD

Exterior of Puebla's International Museum of the Baroque.

sundial. No wonder architecture and design enthusiasts from around the world have been flocking here.

Although built near earthquake fault lines, the museum is designed to survive tremors and has already withstood several.

Its exterior is a spectacular minimalist style with sleek, modern and curving white walls. A lot more complicated, Baroque style leaves no space unfilled, consequently, the interior exhibits are the antithesis of the museum’s minimalist exterior.

Inside, the history, attributes and meaning of Baroque style are well displayed in a thought-provoking curation. Well located at ground zero of Baroque in TRAVEL cont'd on page 10

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movie trailer

Reality and fiction come together in 'The Way Back'

WARNER BROS. PICTURES

Ben Affleck plays an alcoholic basketball coach in “The Way Back.”

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood People deal with their demons in different ways and nearly all of them do it privately, behind closed doors. Celebrities don’t often get to do that and Ben Affleck’s

unfortunate public struggles with addiction have been tabloid fodder for years. This is what makes “The Way Back” such a surreal, almost voyeuristic experience. It’s difficult to separate the role from the actor, but Affleck quickly tosses that notion to the side and provides depth

in ways many thought he could never achieve.

Affleck portrays Jack, a guy that spends his days working as a construction worker on high rises while sipping away at cheap vodka in an aluminum tumbler. After work, he cracks open a beer before stopping in at his local dive bar to then drink until he’s blackout drunk. From there, he’s embarrassingly walked home by a man nearly twice his age. In case you needed further insight into Jack’s problem, his morning after shower is accompanied by another beer.

Jack’s alcoholic fog begins to dissipate after he accepts an offer to be the head basketball coach at his alma mater, where he was an allstate performer and highly recruited college prospect. In sports movie world, this type of plot device can quickly become corny, but director Gavin O’Connor and screenwriter Brad Inglesby avoid clichés and

slowly build to a high point that feels earned by all the characters.

During that journey, there are clues into what drives Jack’s functional alcoholism. He flies off the handle after his sister, Beth (Michaela Watkins), mentions his drinking and estranged wife. After a meeting with his wife, Angela (Janina Gavankar), he gets some info about her that sends him right to his favorite bar, where he then promptly leaves without entering.

From there, he dives headfirst into coaching a fully dysfunctional team, replacing one addiction with another. With the help of his assistant coach Dan (Al Madrigal), he instills toughness and discipling and takes his team to an arm’s length of the state playoffs. If there is a fault in “The Way Back,” it’s that this all happens, because it must happen?

There’s not a cathartic moment or driving force for the team to gel, other than they may identify with

their new head coach who is also thought to be nothing more than a deadbeat loser.

Affleck’s deeply personal commitment to this role is evident and he’s laid himself out on a slab for the world to view. All the mannerisms, from glances around the room as he secretly pours vodka into a tumbler to the way he opens a can of beer, seem so natural that it’s almost uncomfortable to watch.

There’s no glamorous “life of the party” moments here and Affleck’s low key, restrained performance is as brave as acting can actually get.

“The Way Back” has several moments that require a hanky, whether they be uplifting or brutally sad. It all comes together in beautiful fashion during a one-shot take as Affleck’s Jack bares his soul in ways that can only be described as art imitating life. Just like the rest of “The Way Back,” it’s honest, poignant and deeply cathartic.

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Fox4 News cleans up valuable ratings during sweeps

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net The February “sweeps” ratings period is in the book, and Fox4 is the biggest winner among DFW’s four major TV news providers.

The station ran the table among 25-to-54-year-olds (main advertiser target audience for news programming) while adding a 6 a.m. victory in total viewers.

The other spoils went to WFAA8 in total viewers at both 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., and NBC5 in that measurement at 5 p.m.

At the other end of the ratings teeter-totter, CBS11 again went winless and ran last everywhere except at 10 p.m., where its second-place tie with NBC5 punched Fox4 into the bottom spot.

Here are the complete results, with year-to-year audience gains or losses (from February 2019) in parentheses. This year’s sweeps ran from Jan. 30 to Feb. 26.

The results are based on the 20 Monday-Friday competitions.

25-to-54-Year-Olds Fox4 – 46,419 (plus 603) WFAA8 – 43,688 (plus 735) NBC5 – 40,958 (plus 15,186) CBS11 – 27,305 (minus 4,194) Comments: Although finishing second and third, NBC5 logged the biggest audience gains from February 2019. WFAA8 moved up to the top spot in total viewers after running second behind CBS11 a year ago. The station hasn’t missed a beat following anchor dean John McCaa’s retirement a year ago. Fox4 again narrowly won among 25-to-54-yearolds, but the station’s drop-off in total viewers virtually matches the gains it made in February 2019.

CBS11, nearing its second full year without a co-anchor (Kaley O’Kelley left back in May 2018), had fared well for a while with Doug Dunbar soloing. But the station’s three-sweeps winning streak among total viewers ended last November and CBS11 is the only station to register audience losses in both major food groups this time around.

10 P.M. 6 A.M. Total Viewers WFAA8 – 176,842 (plus 22,197) NBC5/CBS11 – 142,837 each (plus 30,368 and minus 11,808) Fox4 – 102,024 (minus 17,474)

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Total Viewers Fox4 – 129,230 (plus 2,703) NBC5 – 95,222 (plus 38,988) WFAA8 – 81,619 (plus 18,355) CBS11 – 40,810 (plus 5,663)

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Fox4 "Good Day" anchors Tim Ryan and Lauren Przybyl.

25-to-54-Year-Olds Fox4 – 57,341 (minus 8,520) NBC5 – 38,227 (plus 21,046) WFAA8 – 35,497 (plus 6,862) CBS11 – 19,114 (plus 7,660) Comments: Fox4’s victory margins shrunk significantly from a year ago, but the station also won more comfortably in February than it did in November, when both NBC5 and WFAA8 mounted strong challenges. The Peacock’s audience increases are particularly impressive and enough to vault the station past WFAA8 into second place in both ratings barometers. NBC5 has prospered of late with a “Wake Up to Something Good” mantra along with the addition of Laura Harris to form the market’s only two-women early morning news anchor team. Meanwhile, WFAA8 is losing ground to NBC5 despite

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Many of the parts of this show fit together well. The pacing continually keeps the In “Mlima’s Tale,” now playing at Second stakes and energy high. The range and ability Thought Theatre at 3400 Blackburn St., now of the actors (with a big help from costume through Saturday, March 14, one gets a great designer Amy Poe) keeps our interest and imperspective on how little things can make or merses us into the story. The music, written break a theater production. At its simplest, and performed by Nigel Newton, was exquitheater is storytelling. When done well, it is site and fit perfectly with what was going on storytelling and an indefinable magic that stage. McClendon “Mickey” Giles opening soleaves you shaken and a different person than liloquy and dance were also outstanding and the one that sat down before the curtain goes helped set the tone for the production. up. Weaved into those stories are love and But little things can derail a performance. loss, honor and shame, guilt and redempThe play as written is a tortuous look at a tion. But even with all these contrasts, when global morality that excuses or systematiHealth ad Katy Weekly JAN2020.ai 1 1/14/2020 3:06:22encourages PM done wellLGBTQ everything fitsTrail together in a kind of cally an exploitative relationship

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6 P.M. Total Viewers WFAA8 – 163,238 (plus 8,503) NBC5 – 156,437 (plus 22,880) Fox4 – 136,032 (plus 16,534) CBS11 – 108,826 (minus 24,731) 25-to-54-Year-Olds Fox4 – 54,610 (plus 8,794) NBC5 – 40,958 (plus 9,509) WFAA8 – 38,227 (minus 1,862) CBS11 – 16,383 (minus 6,525) Comments: WFAA8 and Fox4 both retained their respective crowns from a year ago. Again, though, an equally big story is NBC5’s league-leading audience gains. CBS11 is in terrible shape after tying NBC5 for second place in total viewers during the February 2019 sweeps. The road back to relevance at this hour looks like a long one.

5 P.M. Total Viewers NBC5 – 149,635 (plus 16,078) Fox4 – 142,834 (plus 16,307) WFAA8 – 122,429 (plus 24,019) CBS11 – 68,016 (minus 9,306) 25-to-54-Year-Olds Fox4 – 40,958 (plus 3,732) NBC5 – 38,227 (plus 9,592) WFAA8 – 24,575 (plus 7,394) CBS11 – 13,653 (minus 665) Comments: As at 6 p.m., last February’s winners were this February’s winners as well. And other than CBS11, all of the stations flexed year-to-year audience gains in both measurements.

Postscript: Perhaps it’s the ongoing presidential campaign or the coronavirus fears during much of this year’s February sweeps.

Whatever the case, the local stations collectively registered far more audience gains than losses, which isn’t usually the case. And although it won just one of the eight competitions, NBC5 was the only station to show year-to-year viewer plusses across the board. So Fox4 gets bragging rights with five wins, but NBC5 wins the momentum prize. As for CBS11, well, something’s got to be done.

Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board.

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showcasing its “Daybreak” team in lavish song-and-dance production numbers. The station’s early morning principals also are omnipresent on Twitter and other “social media” platforms with barrages of extreme close-up videos and a variety of viewer surveys that for now don’t seem to be paying off the way management had hoped they would. CBS11 remains a very distant last, but at least showed year-to-year viewer gains.

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between humanity and nature. But Director Tiana Kaye Blair’s repeated scene climaxes of Mlima “marking” the other characters as they make the decision to participate in this exploitation is ham handedly done. There is a tension in each scene that builds to this critical point, and rather than the characters either making any realization about their decisions, or even completely ignoring it as “just another Evan Michael Woods day at the poaching/smuggling office,” we were sub- Mlima's Tale stars McClendon "Mickey" Giles, Kristen D'sha, jected to this strange “did Christpher Lew, and Sam Henderson. a ghost just touch me?!?!?” time elaborating on why Newton and Giles reaction again and again, which because of its frequency began to seem worked so seamlessly together and whose artistic expression through music and movemore comic than tragic. ment were so stirring. But I am just stuck It also left the wonderful actor in Mickey Giles and musician in Nigel Newton with very on this clunky choice to punctuate the end of nearly every scene with this strange stage little to do but stand around and glare during direction that, rather than fitting into the the scenes or play some background music. story as part of the tapestry, was more like an Here you have an actor and musician who demonstrated in the first scene what beautiful afterschool special moment where we learn art they could create together and rather than drugs are bad.

There is a chance I’m overreacting to use that combination of music and movethis as the play has much to recommend it. ment to elaborate what was going on in the So perhaps this won’t bother one to the level scene, we instead got a Ghostbusters-esque that it did me, and you may enjoy the cathar“sliming” with a bit of ominous music. tic experience provided by what is no doubt I hate writing so much about this, bea talented cast and crew.

But I can’t help but cause I would love to spend more time talking wonder how this seemingly small thing will about the range and linguistic ability of affect audiences and leave them wondering Christopher Lew as Actor 3 and Kris D’sha if “Mlima’s Tale” could have been something as Actor 2 or the strong presence of Sam better.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Sound the siren for signature dishes Meatballs via Naples

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Mozzarella in Carrozza (above) and Chef Dino Santonicola (left) at Partenope Ristorante.

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com If pizza could sing, the Neapolitan pies at Partenope would be as alluring as the pizzeria’s namesake. The restaurant is named after one of the

mythological Greek sirens, enchantresses whose captivating singing lured sailors to their doom on rocky shores. It is also the name of an ancient town in southern Italy now known as Naples.

Master pizza maker Dino Santonicola specializes in Neapolitan-style pizzas. Born in Naples where he first started making pizza at age 13, he is among a select group that holds the prestigious title of Fiduciary of Associazione

Verace Pizza Napoletana.

His signature Pizza Fritta has won the gold medal at the AVPN Olympics in Naples.

Santonicola said, “True Italian food doesn’t come from a kitchen, it comes from the heart and is always served with a story.

Naples has its own style of cuisine.”

Besides pizza, the Partenope menu includes dishes from several regions in Italy as well as Naples.

Timbaletto di Melanzane is eggplant filled with pasta, tomato sauce, mozzarella, sausage and boiled egg, tomato ragu is made with pork and beef and roasted branzino and Braciole di Carne is braised beef rolled with pecorino, prosciutto, pine nuts and provolone.

As at a sushi restaurant, diners at Partenope can sit at the bar and watch the pizzaiolo at work.

Santonicola puts on a pizza magic show, complete with sleight of hand. During a hosted visit, he demonstrated his fried pizza, hands working so fast it was hard to see movement as he expertly flattened the dough into a disc. After shaping it, Santonicola carefully lowered the raw crust into a deep fryer, letting it bubble just until the dough puffed but before it began to brown.

Santonicola next transferred the par-cooked crust to a pizza pan, added tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil. Then, he baked the pizza in his custom-made oven adorned with blue and white, hand-painted Italian tiles. After what seemed like only moments, Santonicola pulled his prize-winning pizza Montanaro with a crispedged crust from the oven.

The finished texture of the crust’s edges reminded me of Navajo fry bread.

Some other Partenope pizzas I’d like to try are Elenuccia, with mozzarella, pancetta conserva, shaved Brussels sprouts and Calabrian chile and Meta di Sorrento, with mozzarella and whipped ricotta cheeses, sliced lemon, mint and zucchini. Also, any one of

the several pizzas topped with Italian sausage from Jimmy’s Food Store in Old East Dallas.

During our tasting, we tried the pork and veal meatballs (see recipe) served as an appetizer with pillowy focaccia. The addition of ricotta and a light touch while mixing and shaping make these meatballs tender and airy instead of tough and dense.

Burrata e Cavoletti, a share plate with crispy Brussels sprouts, crushed pistachios, parmesan and a sphere of fresh burrata comes with triangles of focaccia. It’s a very current dish with traditional touches. And let’s face it.

What’s not to love about a big ball of burrata, creamfilled mozzarella, alongside a superfood?

I’ll admit it. I’ve got a big crush on one of the Partenope desserts, panna cotta topped with crema de limoncello, similar in texture to lemon curd. The sweet-tart flavors of Italian lemon liqueur crowning light vanilla custard had me at “limoncello.”

Santonicola and wife, Megan, are in this thing together. Both are veteran restaurateurs. They first worked together at Cane Rosso, a local artisanal pizza restaurant that grew to nine locations. The couple opened Partenope downtown last fall on the ground floor of the historic 1920s era TitcheGoettinger department store building, now apartments and lofts.

Megan explained the restaurant this way. “We are thrilled to bring Dallas an authentic Italian family-style dining experience.

In Italy, we start dinner on Sundays at 4 and end at 10 p.m. We take our time and converse with one another. This is the spirit of Partenope as well. We hope that guests feel like they’ve been transported to Naples when dining with us.”

PARTENOPE RISTORANTE 1901 Main St., Suite 102 Dallas, 75201 214-463-6222 partenopedallas.com

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Partenope Ristorante Meatballs and Sauce.

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com If serving these meatballs and sauce with pasta, choose the noodles mindfully. There’s a reason that spaghetti is the usual choice as the carrier for a light tomato sauce. Thin noodles absorb some, but not too much, sauce.

Thicker, meatier sauces, such as Bolognese, cling better to thicker, flat noodles, like fettuccine.

At Partenope, meatballs are served as a shared plate with triangles of focaccia. Use it to scrape up every drop of sauce.

PARTENOPE RISTORANTE MEATBALLS AND SAUCE 1/2 pound ground pork 1/2 pound ground veal 2 whole eggs, lightly beaten 5 ounces ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly oil a large sheet pan.

In a large mixing bowl, combine pork, veal and eggs.

Mix lightly using gloved hands or a large spoon. Add ricotta, parsley, salt, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes. Blend just until ingredients are evenly distributed. Be careful not to overwork.

Form into balls with scoop or by hands choosing your preferred size or 2 inches in diameter, about 1/2 cup each.

Place meatballs on oiled sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Gently transfer meatballs to sauce and simmer over very low heat for 3 hours.

Makes 8 to 10 meatballs, depending on size.

Sauce for meatballs: Chop 1/2 large onion to make 1 cup. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion in 1 tablespoon olive oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in 2 (35-ounce) cans of tomato purée, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons sea salt and 1 cup of Italian red wine. Bring sauce to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes before placing meatballs into sauce. Makes about 2 quarts.

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Avo Eatery is avocado heaven, minus the Tex Mex

By Ryann Gordon

Just a taste of the avocado simple syrup will knock your head back in surprise. Sweeter and When you think of avocados, fresher than most simple syrups you probably think of guacamole you’ve probably had in the past, or some sort of taco you could top it’s also more sustainable and them on. But Trinity Grove’s newless on the trans-fat while totally est restaurant, Avo Eatery at 3011 mouthwatering.

Gulden Lane, Suite 116, is not your From their Avo’d Fashioned average Tex Mex, although they do twist on the traditional Old have the guacamole.

Fashioned, where they use their Right now, 85 percent of avavocado simple syrup and homeocados in America come from made avocado chocolate bitters Avocados from Mexico’s brand mixed with the OG ingredients, RYANN GORDON bourbon whiskey and Angostura (maybe you’ve seen their last six Superbowl commercials?), and Avo Eatery is a new restaurant at Trinity Grove. bitters, to the delectable Avo they’ve finally decided to bring Colada, blended with avocado, their concept to restaurant form. with the restaurant chef to create a percoconut rum, coconut milk and The first restaurant they’re taking their fectly curated menu that expands the pineapple, then rim-dipped in decawhack at is, of course, in Dallas, where notion of our favorite power fruit. dent, toasted coconut, prepare to be the restaurants per capita ratio is highAnd who would have thought the surprised at the many ways in which er than any other city in the nation. avocado could be so versatile? Every this popular fruit can enter your belly.

Makes sense, right? We’ve got some of dish has avocado present in it someMore than just the food and bevthe best food in the nation. If a restauwhere. Even the fried chicken sanderages, Avo Eatery is digging into new rant can make it here, they can make it wich, which is in the running for “Best ways in which they can employ every anywhere.

Chicken Sandwich in Dallas,” has part of the avocado fruit. Soon they’ll What they’re doing at Avo Eatery is pickled avocados on it, along with a fat, even have cutlery made explicitly not what you’d expect from an avocado hot sauce-tossed slab of hand battered from avocado cores. So now you can restaurant. They’ve got all the avocachicken, spinach and their house-made, leave lunch or dinner without lacking do toast you can image, avocado beef avocado ranch. They’re utilizing every sustainability. tartare, avocado green chicken curry, bit of the fruit for every dish and, beAlong with their cutlery being engrilled avocado topped on zoodles, lieve it or not, every craft cocktail as vironmentally friendly, all the restauavocado crema for the salads and a full well. rant’s straws are biodegradable made guacamole flight.

“All of our signature cocktails have from sugar cane and to-go materials “We want to explore and show avocados in it in some way,” Kuehling are fully recyclable. the versatility of the fruit,” said Dave explained, “so what we did is, instead of “We’re doing everything we can Kuehling, maître 'd of Avo Eatery, who having only green smoothies, we took to erase our footprint,” Kuehling anworked closely with Trinity Groves and the tea leaves and steamed them down nounced with pride. “Everything is Avocados from Mexico to bring this into a tea and made a simple syrup for sustainable. Everything’s biodegradconcept to life. He’s spent the past few the drinks. Now, all the drinks don’t able. Everything is recyclable and evmonths testing flavors and mixtures have to be green. It’s not all Baby Yoda.” erything’s avocado.” ryannbgordon@yahoo.com

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Our Favorite Restaur ants American — Homestyle Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd.

214-742-8646 Riverside Grill 940 Riverfront Blvd. 214-748-2700 Asian — Japanese — Sushi Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 Sushi House 5619 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-2100 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen — Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 Bakery — Desserts — Ice Cream Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300

6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566 Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. 214-357-5154 Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. 214-363-4878 The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 214-855-0003 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. 214-219-2665 Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird 214-987-1200 Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 469-232-9911 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln. 214-520-7680 Bar-B-Q Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 Bars, Pubs & Taverns 6th Street Bar / Uptown 3005 Routh St. 214-965-0962 Big Al’s McKinney Ave. Tavern 2907 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984 British Beverage Co. 2800 Routh St., #115 214-922-8220 The Corner Bar & Grill 4830 McKinney 214-219-8002

The Ginger Man - Uptown 2718 Boll St. 214-754-8771 The Idle Rich Pub 2614 McKinney Ave. 214-965-9926 Nickel and Rye 2523 McKinney Ave. 214-389-2120 The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0106 Time Out Tavern 5101 W. Lovers Ln. 214-956-9522 Uptown Pub & Grill 3605 McKinney 214-522-5100 Windmill Lounge 5320 Maple Ave. 214-443-7818

2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118

4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway — SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger — West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998

Burgers, Deli & Sandwiches Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR — The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344 Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133 Great American Hero

Wild About Harry’s — Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone. Open: 11 a.m. — 10 p.m., 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 4527 Travis St. 214-520-3113 Chinese Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606 Royal China 6025 Royal Ln., #201 214-361-1771

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The “PV” in the name of the deli came from the restaurant called Peasant Village, which dates back to an area made up primarily of farmers who lived off of the land. Approached by investors, Helfer, 48, opened his Preston Center storefront in October to serve huge sandwiches and serve a need. He contacted friends and local restaurateurs to get acclimated to his new surroundings and help source the best meats.

“Our quality ingredients are definitely a major factor,” Helfer said, “but it is the names of our sandwiches and what they mean, as well.”

The Royale (for the movie “From Paris with Love"), the Ladder (in honor of firefighters and first responders), the Intel

This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants.

See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln. 214-265-1688 Coffee & Specialties Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725 Eclectic Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs. 214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd.

214-749-6215 Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries 4416 W. Lovers Ln. 972-267-3336 Henry’s Majestic 4900 McKinney Ave. 469-893-9400 Lucky’s Cafe

(for the military), the Meltdown (an homage to mothers with kids), the Ooey Gooey (a hangover cure) and the Wild Yeti (something people are searching for) among others are chock full of meats like roast beef, ham, chicken and turkey. All feature homemade seasonings, which are also sprinkled on their chips. The Chupacabra, which I sampled, was a delicious combination of chicken, turkey, brie and pesto on a ciabatta roll.

“I don’t cut corners,” Helfer said. “The way we put our sandwiches together make the flavors come together and make for the uniqueness of the sandwiches.

Once people have our sandwich, they say it is the best sandwich in Dallas. They have never had anything like it.” PV Deli by Chef Jason is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (3 p.m. on Saturday) and are doing a bustling breakfast business. They

3531 Oak Lawn The Rustic 3656 Howell St. Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. Street's Fine Chicken 3857 Cedar Springs

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Ethiopian Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 French Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 German Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 Greek Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. 214-234-7662 Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy.

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expect to expand into other DFW locations.

He has no children and is back and forth from San Angelo to monitor his other restaurant and see his wife, Dr. Stephanie Bahlman, a chiropractic care and nutrition specialist.

“I have gotten to a point in my career where I enjoy the simplicity, yet the complexity, of a beautiful sandwich. There is nothing more comforting than a sandwich. It is something everybody loves. And it is something that everybody eats,” Helfer said, pointing to the large, colorful sandwich tattoo on his arm. “Everything that we serve on our menu is right here.” But for the convenience of customers, there is also a more traditional menu posted of the left wall of the restaurant.

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the Western Hemisphere, La Capilla del Rosario (The Rosary Chapel) in the Convento de Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic’s Convent) operated by Dominican monks in Puebla is, perhaps, the finest example of New Spanish Baroque style. Some regard this church as the most beautiful in the world, including those at the Vatican.

When it was built, the Rosary Chapel was considered the Eighth Wonder of the World. Other excellent examples of world-class Baroque churches are in nearby Cholula, Mexico. Puebla also has the largest cathedral in Latin America and claims more churches per square mile than anywhere in the world.

A scale model of The Rosary Chapel is a central exhibit in the museum. Built in the 17th century by local infidel indigenous workers, it stands as a testament to their workmanship and skill rather than a reflection of their devotion, which was non-existent.

Two principal local materials were used in the chapel’s décor. The first, gold leaf powder, was obtained from the owner of a local gold mine, a patron of the Virgin Mary to whom the chapel is dedicated. The second is the famous Mexican talavera tile, which hails from Puebla. There is hardly any space in the Rosary Chapel not covered by one of these materials.

Indigenous workers, descendants of Mayans, had the know-how to mix the powder with natural materials like egg, flour and honey to create gold leaf, which was generously applied. This combination has withstood the test of time better than surrounding structures damaged by earthquakes. Even if the gold leaf was very abundantly applied and could easily overwhelm, you instead are awe-stuck with its symmetry, design, intricacy and beauty.

The Baroque Museum explains how the style influenced all aspects of life besides church design.

Bringing visitors through galleries in a pre-ordained order, the museum explains baroque in music, theater, art, literature, clothing, science and philosophy, with abundant examples. Most of the art is from Mexico, and there did not appear to be any “famous” pieces on display. Exhibits aptly use modern multimedia to bring baroque to life. The museum’s

The Rosary Chapel of gold leaf inside the museum. explanations are multilingual, facilitating foreign visitors.

Parallels from the Baroque period to the present day make the exhibits relevant. Baroque was a response to rapid urbanization in Europe during which church and royalty struggled to hang onto fading glory. Baroque portrayed these cultural icons as grander-than-life until people eventually came to terms with the reality of a new era. Similarly, speed of news with today’s social media makes it difficult to parse truth from fiction.

During a period of expected peak attendance, Wednesday, the free entry day of the week, visitors were sparse. Make a beeline to see this fantastic museum as rumor has it the local government wants to convert the building into a more populist use.

Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at www.UntraveledPlaces.com. Follow him @ UntraveledPlace and see where he is off to next.

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