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Vol. 6, No. 17: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

FATHER’S DAY

Many specials will please your Papa

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com “Who’s your daddy?” More importantly, “How’s your daddy?” Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16 and there are many specials and events in the area to honor the man in your life.

Ocean Prime Dallas at 2101 Cedar Springs Road #150 will offer a special brunch menu until 3 p.m. The restaurant will be offering a steak and eggs feature where for an additional $12, one can accessorize any steak with a truffle poached egg, bacon roasted potatoes, asparagus and caramelized onions topped with sliced truffles, parmesan cream and chives.

Other specials include smoked salmon ($18) with sliced tomato, red onion, arugula, whipped cream cheese and a bagel, French toast ($15) with mixed fresh berries, lemon curd, candied bacon and warm maple syrup and crab and eggs ($19) with an English muffin, crab cakes, eggs, hollandaise, fresh fruit and mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette.

At Fogo de Chão at 2619 McKinney Ave., all fathers who dine on Father’s Day will receive a dining card for a complimentary full churrasco

COMMUNITY NEWS End of an era One of Dallas’ most acclaimed fine dining restaurants, Abacus at 4511 McKinney Ave., has closed.

According to their website, “Abacus Jaspers Restaurant Group will retire the Abacus brand on June 1.” A new concept is planned ABACUS to be introduced later in the year. The restaurant was opened in 1999 by Chef Kent Rathbun and was noted for their innovative appetizers, entrees and desserts. – David Mullen

Hey, Dad, have a seat!

OCEAN PRIME

Lobster Toast is on the menu for Father's Day Brunch at Ocean Prime. lunch, dinner or Sunday brunch on their next visit.

On Father’s Day, all Macaroni Grill locations will be opening early at 9 a.m. all weekend long and offering a special Father’s Day brunch menu featuring avocado toast, eggs Benedict, sweet berry French toast, plus a Grande Bloody Mary or Honey Bunny beverage until 4 p.m.

At City Hall Bistro at 1321 Commerce St. in the Adolphus in downtown Dallas, Chef Jeramie Robison has crafted a variety of exclusive, dad-approved brunch items to be served all weekend. Special features include a Wagyu short rib shakshuka with grilled Spanish tomatoes, roasted peppers,

Dallas-based furniture company American Leather is offering a gift that every father would use for years to come.

American Leather just launched its newest style, The Comfort Air, a revolutionary seating experience providing infinite seating positions custom tailored to AMERICAN LEATHER move with one’s body.

The Comfort Air smoothly transitions a body to an ideal, comfortable position. – Jena Spiro

Texas Live! is on a roll

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THEATER PREVIEW

Second Thought offers Caryl Churchill plays

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com Second Thought Theatres (SST) presents two plays by Caryl Churchill as a double feature now through Saturday, June 29 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Campus at 3400 Blackburn St. Artistic director Alex Organ will direct “Drunk Enough to Say I Love You” and “Here We Go.” Brandon Potter, Jenny Ledel and Blake Hackler are featured in both plays. Also featured are Kieran Connolly and Rhonda Boutte. Both plays are presented each evening as a single offering. Considered one of the greatest living playwrights, Churchill has written over 40 plays. She has also written for television, film and radio in a career spanning more than six decades.

JORDON FRAKEr “I'd been itching to produce her work at Second Thought and knew that she'd written a Jenny Ledel, Brandon Potter, Blake Hackler, Rhonda Boutte, Kieran handful of exciting and challenging pieces in the Connolly. last 15 to 20 years, but that many of them were “Here We Go” is a meditation on the universal human shorter plays, “said Organ. “Two in particular experience: death. We witness a group of acquaintances at stood out to me, but with run times of less than an hour, a post-funeral reception, as they speak about the man who's neither, on its own, felt like a full evening of theater. By prejust passed. Then we encounter the dead man at the mosenting this double feature, we are giving our audience a ment his earthy life ends. We watch him begin his journey chance to experience two of her pieces for the price of one into the next plane of existence. Finally we see this man right — not as companion pieces, because they share little common ground thematically — but as an opportunity to explore before his death, receiving end-of-life care from an in-home nurse. lesser-known, shorter works from one of theater's most Reports said that “This simple but powerful ode to legendary voices.” ephemerality reminds us of the fleeting nature of our ex“Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?” examines istence on earth and provides a possible glimpse of what American identity through "GUY, a man" and his seducer, might lie just beyond.”

"SAM, a country." At a time when America is wrestling with STT artistic associate Aaron Johansen designed the its own identity in surprising ways, the torrid affair between lighting and Amanda Capshaw designed the costumes for Sam and Guy represents the dual face of America. Abusive the productions. Tickets are $25 and on sale now at secyet irresistible--as Sam’s bloodlust becomes too much for ondthoughttheatre.com.

Guy.

TEXAS LIVE!

Texas Live!, the $250 million entertainment complex at 1650 East Randol Mill Road in Arlington, has completed Sports & Social – Arlington, a $1 million expansion adding a new interactive bowling experience and special event space to its second floor. In addition to dining and two bowling lanes, the space will feature games such as skeeball, table tennis, shuffle puck, air hockey and virtual golf simulators. – Autumn Reo

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INSIDE Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint Historically Speaking History on the Trail Winding Roads

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

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Automobility Mull It Over

Uncle Barky's Bites Uptown Girl Sudoku

Dotty Griffith Recipe Travel Restaurant Guide

Scene Around Town Environment

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Rolling with the Fido and Snoopy

By David Mullen

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down, I would take them to Beale Street for dinner and some jazz ... After the massive storms on May 29, I was driving down Haskell Avenue, and the city had the sprinklers on watering the median. “Wait, what?” ... And another “Wait, what?” (Thank you, Norm McDonald). Outraged New York sports fans gathered on June 4 to send a message to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that his move to copyright the iconic nickname of Tom Seaver – “Tom Terrific” – as tasteless and insensitive. I have a great picture of me and Tom Seaver together. He had the highest vote count to get into baseball’s Hall of Fame before Mariano Rivera. He now has dementia.

“Tom Terrific” is, and will always be, Tom Seaver, not Tom Brady, although Brady is great … I voted for our next mayor.

Have you? … The end of May marked the recess of the regular session of the Texas legislature.

According to a study, “Nothing was done to address the state's ever-increasing transportation crisis, including I-35 through Central Texas.” A recent U.S. News & World report states

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

Young memories of D-Day

By Wayne Swearingen For many younger readers, your first impressions of the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, France, were in movies, “Band of Brothers,” “The Longest Day” and “Saving Private Ryan.” I have been told by some who were there, the latter movie was the most accurate. Like most of my stories, this is what I remember…through the eyes of an 11-year-old at that time.

We had moved from our San Antonio home to Houston, where dad was initially stationed at the U.S. Air Base at Ellington Field, but was now in China with the 14th Air Force, the original “Flying Tigers.” We lived at the corner of West Main and Mt. Vernon, second floor of a duplex. I remember practice air raids, air raid wardens and headlines about the war. My older brother, Ralph, was an officer in the Air Corps also, instructing bombardiers and navigators in

K AT Y TR AIL WEEKLY'S

CRIME WATCH May 31 – 3:53 p.m.

3000 Block, Hester Ave. (75205) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

May 31 – 5:28 p.m.

2700 Block, McMillan Ave. (75206) Assault: An unknown suspect shot the complainant with a paintball gun, causing injuries.

May 31 – 8:39 p.m.

3000 Block, N. Henderson Ave. (75206) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s property.

June 1 – 8:10 a.m.

4500 Block, Cole Ave.

Midland.

School was out for the summer. My aunt was living with us at the time after graduating from Baylor and starting a new job in Houston. On June 6, 1944, she was giving me a ride to some place in the morning, but stopped off at South Main Baptist Church and told me to wait in the car.

I asked why she was going to church because “It isn’t Sunday.” She explained that EVERYONE is going to church today to pray for a successful invasion.

This week, we celebrate and remember 75 years ago, when 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50 mile, heavily fortified coastline in Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day Invasion. At the end of the day, Operation Overlord was successful, but thousands had lost their lives.

The long awaited invasion of the European continent was taking place for the second time.

(75205) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s apartment and stole property.

June 1 – 9:39 a.m.

5800 Block, Martel Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s unlocked vehicle and stole a handgun.

June 1 – 10:07 a.m.

4700 Block, Bryan St. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect broke complainant’s driver side mirror.

June 2 – 6:41 a.m.

3100 Block, Thomas Ave. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

America, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, had now been at war for 30 months. The unbelievable war effort affected every family. Now, over the next 15 months, the Greatest Generation was on the offence, bringing the Nazis to their knees, and then turning attention to the Pacific.

Island after island was invaded until we had complete dominance and the new B-29s would pound Japan on a daily basis. In August, 1945, it was all over and the troops started coming home to rebuild lives and families.

In 1985, with our good friends Wanda and Herschel Sanders, Barbara and I finally were able to visit the Normandy site on a visit to France. The first scenes of “Saving Private Ryan” in the cemetery were exactly what we experienced. We were the only visitors that beautiful sunny day. We went in four different directions, walking among those thousands of young American heroes.

Then we met at the chapel in the center and shared our feelings, without a dry eye among us. Then we prayed one more time and gave thanks.

Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@barclaycom. com.

June 2 – 11:35 a.m.

1400 Block, Hi Line Dr. (75207) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the wheels and tires off the complainant’s vehicle.

June 2 – 6:23 p.m.

2800 Block, Reagan St. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

June 2 – 6:24 p.m.

5900 Block, Marquita Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect broke into the complainant’s garage and stole property.

June 2 – 10:23 p.m.

2900 Block, Elm St. (75226) Theft from Person: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s phone from her hand.

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

that “87 percent of Texans live in counties along and to the east of I-35. The value of goods moving along the I-35 corridors in Texas is estimated at more than $750 billion.” Get it done!

But do it at night! … Former vice president Joe Biden was in town recently. He seems to be the frontrunner among the Democrats. According to some polls, the 2020 presidential election has President Donald J. Trump at 42 percent, Biden at 23 percent and Bernie Sanders at 13 percent. Sweet Jesus!

Where is Ralph Nader when you need him? … Pothole of the week: Bennett be bad. Blistered

by bumps. Before imbibing by Bennett, be bashful … So these two punks wait for their crosswalk light to change to red and decide to cross three lanes at Lemmon Avenue and Wycliff Avenue. I am the lead car in the middle lane. So, before hitting them, after slamming on my brakes, I blast the horn.

They give me the one-finger salute. No, you little tattooed, spike-haired, acid rock-listening and backward-hat wearing (expletives deleted), me and the 300 cars behind me are in the right. What is happening to the America I once knew? “Are you with me, Doctor Wu?”

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

Monuments remain controversial topic

By Dr. James W. Finck

dig deeper into their personal lives. I am convinced that, hopefully not recently, Sports, race and culture if you examine every conare again making headlines versation, every letter, and and another statue has fallevery aspect about their en. Even though this is a lives, you will find somesports story, the statue in thing either racist or sexist. question oddly is not an Why? Because until now, athlete, but Kate Smith, a it has always been socially legendary singer from the acceptable. Not right, but 1930s. She has been conDr. James Finck acceptable. nected to the Philadelphia If it were possible to know every Flyers since 1974, when she sang “God conversation that our political leadBless America” before their Stanley ers have ever had, I feel certain every Cup winning game. Playing Smith’s president has said or done something version of the song became a tradition racist or sexist, even those who did to the point that the team erected a the most for civil rights. Lincoln was statue of her outside their stadium. an amazing man, but he was not an Now, however, it has come to light abolitionist. He was against slavery that she may have been racist-based but did not think blacks were equal on some of the songs she recorded. to whites. Truman signed anti-lynchHere is my take, historically speaking laws, but his correspondence is ing. I know nothing about Smith, but laced with racist words. JFK did fiI agree she was probably a racist. How nally get involved in the fight for civil do I know? Because almost everyone rights but was brought in kicking in 1930 was. and screaming. He knew civil rights As a historian, this has become a were not a popular subject for his difficult subject. How do we handle Democratic base. I do not have spepast figures who may have been racist cific examples for LBJ, Carter, and or, even worse, owned slaves? I have Clinton, but all three grew up in the concluded that basically every major segregated South, where racism was figure in American history was raca way of life, and I just can’t believe ist. Some were blatantly open about their beliefs. For others, you have to MONUMENTS cont'd on page 10 jfinck@usao.edu

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WINDING ROADS

Rockport rising from Harvey’s aftermath

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com You can’t keep a good town down! Rockport-Fulton Chamber officials said they are thrilled to be named number two in the nation for Best Coastal Small Town in USA Today Readers’ Choice Travel Awards.

As the only Texas town nominated in the top 10 category for coastal towns with population under 25,000, Rockport’s determined efforts to rebuild their town are paying off. This award is especially meaningful for RockportFulton Chamber of Commerce members. They literally rolled up their sleeves to help rebuild their town.

Remember those horrible TV news reports and photos when Hurricane Harvey hit our beloved Texas coast in August 2017? My husband and I kept whispering “Please, not Rockport.” But Mother Nature ignored our pleas and smashed directly into one of our favorite Gulf Coast destinations.

The small coastal village was almost totally demolished

by Harvey. We drove down to

Rockport as soon as they allowed visitors to offer support for one of our favorite communities. We were shocked and saddened to see many of our favorite places, like the Lighthouse Inn on Fulton Beach Road, closed indefinitely.

Rockport High School students had to be bussed to another community while workers rebuilt their building.

For a community that relied on birding, boating, fishing and tourism, the destruction of many hotels and inns was another huge blow to the economy. Workers who flooded into the area had to bring their own trailers for lodging.

One of Rockport’s most popular events, the annual HummerBird Celebration in September, had to be cancelled. But the historic Fulton Mansion was still standing, along with the legendary Big Tree on Goose Island.

During frequent visits to Rockport-Fulton, we had become close friends with Sandy Jumper, chamber vice president of marketing and promotion, and her family.

Like many residents, the Jumpers lost their home but had started to rebuild. As chamber vice president,

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baked eggs and ciabatta, and a smoked brisket and gravy dish with buttermilk biscuits, scrambled eggs and crispy potatoes. Dads can also treat themselves to $1 beers all day long on Sunday.

Chef Giuliano Matarese at Mille Lire at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. is celebrating Father's Day with delicious family recipes that pay tribute to his Italian childhood memories.

Specialty items include burrata delle feste with prosciutto di parma, roasted eggplant ragù, Sunday lamb meatballs with spinach, pecorino and ability to add two sunny-sideup eggs, pappardelle al ragù and Nonna's lamb shank with roasted potatoes, rosemary and olives.

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse team on Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m. will give Dad a chance to experience the world’s

Jumper rallied the community to vote in the Best Coastal Small Town contest immediately after nominations were announced.

“We are ecstatic to be chosen as number two in this category,” Jumper said. “Throughout the contest, we jumped from number 14 to number three and fluctuated between the top two spots for the last week. It was through the consistent support of our visitors, our community, the Coastal Bend and the State of Texas, we received this honor. This is the third time we have made the 10 Best List for Best Coastal Small Town in the U.S. We were chosen in the top five in 2015 and 2016.”

Rockport was the only Texas town in the competition for 10 Best Coastal Small Towns. The list included Sandusky, Ohio; Rockport; Rockport, Texas.

Chincoteague, Va.; Georgetown, S.C.; Bay St. Louis, Miss.; Gulf from USA Today’s 10 Best in the Shores, Ala.; Southport, N.C.; St. Rockport-Fulton area include: Simmons Island, Ga.; Saugatuck, Rockport Beach receiving number Mich.; and Bayfield, Wis. one Beach in Texas in 2018 and Chamber president and CEO Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Diane Probst said, “These awards receiving awards for Best Birding and accolades prove tourism is one site and Best National Wildlife of the driving factors for the local Refuge in recent years. economy.” Other accolades received Now that summer is here, it’s

most admired red wine grape, Cabernet Sauvignon. With 11 different wines from all around the world, the Pappas Bros.

Steakhouse team will help guests taste their way through South Africa, Chile, Napa and more this Father’s Day. Tickets are available for $80 each, plus tax and gratuity.

CRU at 3699 McKinney Ave. #107 in West Village is honoring dads all day long with a choice of brunch or dinner. A threecourse prix fixe brunch is $26.

Maggiano’s Little Italy at 205 NorthPark Center will celebrate with an Italian-American family-style meal available for parties of four or more. The special meal is $34.99 per person or $17.99 for children ages 5-12. Brunch will also be offered until 3 p.m. featuring $2 Mimosas, chocolate cannoli pancakes, a variety of eggs Benedict and more.

With multiple locations, Pizza Inn

rewards members will receive one free adult buffet with the purchase of one adult buffet on Father’s Day. The Rustic at 3656 Howell St. will have a “Putskee” Competition from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Rustic will also be offering its family-style Jam + Toast Brunch.

Area On The Border restaurants will be giving dads an 1800 Tequila shot glass while supplies last on Father’s Day. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille at 2000 McKinney Ave. is opening early at 11 a.m. Patrons can enjoy off-the-menu $6.95 brunch-inspired cocktails until 4 p.m. and the three-course Pork Chop Sunday Supper Special and Social Hour from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. A 16-ounce Bison Cowboy Chop or the full dinner menu will be available all day.

Mudhen Meat and Greens at 900 S. Harwood St. at the Dallas Farmer’s Market celebrates Father’s Day with “manly” brunch

JO ANN HOLT

time to head back to the Gulf Coast and revisit these beloved coastal communities. Check rockport-fulton.org for lodging information plus an updated schedule of activities and events.

Jo Ann Holt is a long-time journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.

and cocktail specials in addition to the a la carte menu prepared by Chef Suki Otsuki including a bacon and whiskey flight and a 44 Farms dry-aged New York strip.

Rodeo Goat Ice House at 1926 Market Center Blvd. brings back The Dad Bod Burger and offers Procreation Penny Pints from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Any dad can have a Procreation Penny Pint simply by proving they have offspring.

And the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden celebrate Father’s Day weekend with a classic car show, free iced tea and beer samples, Rick’s Smokehouse BBQ food truck, live music and a wild bird show.

Festivities begin at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

Laura Baugh, Larisa Bruno, Juliette Coulter, Dotty Griffith, Brooke Johnston, Nina Plasterer, Amity Thomas and Madison Weaver contributed to this story.

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Crossword Puzzle

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THE LAW

Do you want a partner?

By Larry Jones larry@larryjones.com There are a number of forms which a business can take. They are a sole proprietorship, C corporation, S corporation, limited liability company and general partnership. In most cases, the ownership, other than a sole proprietorship, may consist of more than one owner. So, for discussion purposes let’s assume that we have two owners.

There are a number of things to consider when asking someone to join your business or when you decide to join another business. Some of the things to consider are who will own what percentage of the company; who will make the management decisions; will the management be shared equally; what will be the liability of each of the owners; what happens

if one of the owners leaves or dies; how will profits be shared; who will be responsible for losses and debts of the company.

In a sole proprietorship, the sole owner will be liable for losses and debts. If there is a partnership, partners are jointly and severally responsible for all of the debts of the partnership.

In other entities, it will depend on how they are set up.

So, when you join someone in a business or bring someone into your business, here are a few, and not necessarily all of the things that should be considered.

1. Should you consult an attorney to help form the business and make sure the necessary documents are prepared?

Many business owners believe that they do not need an attorney to help

form the business and that may be true. Many business owners can form their own business and do it correctly.

But the formation of a business entity must be done correctly. If you decide to hire an attorney, all potential owners should have a separate attorney representing each owner.

2. Have you filed all of the necessary documents with the state’s appropriate government agency?

3. Do you have an agreement among the owners stating who will make management decisions and what the duties of each owner will be?

How will disagreements be handled?

4. If one of the owners wants to get out of the business or the other owners want one of the owners out, how will that

Your Stars this Week

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to see a rearrangement of certain long-standing realities as issues are addressed in ways that require and invite flexibility, change, discovery and a willingness to see things progress in a natural, organic fashion. Those who are used to muscling things into place are sure to find it more difficult than usual, and perhaps even impossible when all is said and done. A "live and let live" attitude is likely to be rewarded this week, as is the willingness to let things ebb and flow as they will.

In no area of daily life will the above prove truer than in domestic relationships. He or she who is used to calling the shots and having his or her own way can expect to be frustrated on more than one occasion this week. Now is a very good time to let others take the helm, especially when they have a desire to do so and the requisite knowledge.

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

● The numbers within the heavily 6-9-19

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

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

with the number in the top-left corner.

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80. Some, to Yvette 82. Coloring 83. Fast-talked 84. Range in Asia 85. Italian seaport 86. In the thick of 87. “Same here!”

88. Wire measure 89. Where Asia begins 90. Place in a larger urn 91. Suggestions 93. Pie crust ingredient 94. Film 97. Spanish town 98. Okra morsels 99. Not as loud 102. Corp. honcho 103. Big trouble (2 wds.)

105. Untold centuries 108. Sports figure 109. Most cautious 110. Wallet stuffers 111. Too trustingly 113. John, in Glasgow 116. Loafing sorts 118. Grinding material 119. Walkie-talkie OK 120. As — — (usually) 121. Robin domiciles 123. Of the bishop of Rome 124. Toil away 126. Bar mixer 128. Disney site 129. Two-door car 130. Windy day fliers 132. Type style 135. Yanks 138. “Little piggie” 140. Team cheer 142. Ms. Thurman of “Kill Bill” 144. Firearms org.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You'll be on the road more than expected this week if your plans come to fruition. You may have overlooked key commitments that must be met. (June 7-June 20) – It's a good week for combining efforts, especially when it comes to assembling a team. Try giving someone you've had your eye on more responsibility, and see where that goes.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You'll be back in the swing of things very quickly this week after a brief hiatus that may have been forced upon you. You don't always enjoy

time off. (July 8-July 22) – A matter of style over substance keeps you in the game this week and has you working with others to get better results across the board. Nothing must be discarded, however.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may be fearful when it comes to doing something new, but preliminary activities fill you with enthusiasm. You'll be inspired by a new team member. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Putting your focus squarely where it belongs will be no mystery; you'll know when you've done it — and you'll begin to enjoy almost immediate rewards.

Someone is watching you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You need others to pitch in and help you this week. Don't expect to be able to do it all on your own.

Someone close may need a talking to. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You're more than willing to do your part, but you need someone to meet you halfway. Arranging things to your liking may require some careful negotiation — or something more direct.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may think you're getting away with something, but the fact is everyone is aware of what you're trying to do. Deception will backfire this week. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You may be expected to do more than your fair share by those who are used to doing very little. It's time for that dynamic to change, and you know just how to get that done.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You don't like to be kept waiting, but this week you may find yourself waiting for something that won't get to you any faster, no matter what you do. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – Someone has been forgetting the rules of late, and it'll be up to you this week to remind everyone what is expected — and what is not to be tolerated. Hold the line.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may find yourself running behind throughout much of the week, but perhaps this is not to be avoided. Things are changing in subtle ways. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You may have forgotten why you are sticking with a certain plan, despite difficulties; this week, you'll be reminded in a way that sticks with you from now on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) It's time to pick up the pace — and to insist others do the same. You have much to accomplish this week, and only so much time available. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – Now is not the time for a repeat performance.

You'll want to try something new, and you're likely to discover you have recently set yourself up for success.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You're almost certain to have choices this week, but you may not be ready to make them until you've done a little more homework. A friend gets involved. (Feb.

be handled?

What procedure will be followed and how Larry Jones will the owner that is leaving be paid?

5. If one owner wants to sell his or her interest, how will that be handled or will it be allowed?

6. Will there be a covenant not to compete? A covenant not to compete is a difficult topic and may or not work.

7. Are there any parts of the business that require a patent or trademark?

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4-Feb. 18) – You're willing to try something this week, but you may not want to repeat it. Still, what you learn about yourself — and someone close to you — proves valuable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Your efforts of late have only scratched the surface, and it's time this week to dig deeper. Don't rest until you have all the answers you need. (March 6-March 20) – A discussion early in the week has you thinking of new ways to do things, but not everything you try is going to be successful. You must be willing to learn from your failures.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) A showdown of sorts cannot be avoided this week. You and a rival have been preparing for this for quite some time, and only one of you will come out on top. (April 5-April 19) – Timing may not be everything this week, but it will surely prove an essential component of your success — or failure.

Watch the clock, and get out of your own way!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You're eager to raise the bar, but you may not know how. Get the advice of a friend who has been in your shoes; he or she can guide you quite effectively. (May 6-May 20) – You're not willing to take full blame for something that was only partly your doing, but where are the others who were involved?

Don't let yourself be abandoned.

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2970 Epic Place Grand Prairie, 75052 972-337-3131

Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark - FlowaPalooza is a three-day festival featuring live music, games, action sports and the Flow Rider FLOW Tour Prime Stop No. 3, a competition featuring top flow boarders from around the country. 10 a.m. $20-$130.

June 7

5100 Ross Ave. Dallas, 75206 214-887-6552

Episcopal Cathedral of St. Matthew's - St. Matthew's Cathedral Arts will celebrate the end of their seventh season with jazz music from Damon K. Clark and Friends. There will be wine and hors d’oeuvres at the event. 7 p.m. $15.

June 7

7300 Roughriders Trail Frisco, 75034 866-698-4253

Dr Pepper Ballpark - Dirk Nowitzki’s 2019 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game, presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center, will feature two baseball teams, each made up of celebrity and amateur players, slugging it out for seven innings benefitting the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and the Heroes Foundation. 7 p.m. $11-$41.

June 7-9

2050 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, 75207 214-655-6100

Dallas Market Center - Taste of Dallas, the annual festival of culinary delights, returns with a host of new food and beverage attractions, including Taste of the Neighborhoods and Whiskies of the World. In its 33rd year, Taste of Dallas features over 100 chefs and restaurants. Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at noon and Sunday at 11 a.m. $12-$100, with free admission for children 12 and under on Saturday and Sunday.

June 7

1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas, 75201 214-922-1873

Dallas Museum of Art - A live game of the popular board game Clue will be presented as “Museum Murder Mystery.” Guests will have the chance to test their detective skills. At 9:30 p.m., the murderer and motive will be unveiled to all and the DMA prize pack winners will be announced. 8 p.m. $30-$35.

June 8

705 Central Expressway, South Hilton Garden Inn - The 17th annual Boas & Tiaras Afternoon Tea will feature special guest Sonali Dev. The Allen, 75013 event will be an afternoon tea with the attending authors and a conversation with Guest of Honor Sonali Dev and 972-335-6520 WFAA-TV Literary Contributor Gwen Reyes. The Fresh Fiction Awards will be announced followed by a private book signing with all the authors attending. 1 p.m. $50.

June 15

1451 John West Road Dallas, 75220 214-320-0043

White Rock Community Church - An anniversary concert titled “Never Beyond Hope with Marco Neaves as well as devotional and contemporary music by artists Grace Callin’, Jana Boland and Daniel Winkler will be held.

The church has been serving the LGBT community for over 28 years. 7 p.m. FREE!

WALLACE THE BRAVE

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

by Will Henry

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers raised more than $100,000 for Lemonade Day on June 4, a nonprofit organization that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their very own business.

Send us a photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!

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tlight

MAGDALEN HOUSE

A lifesaving, no cost, recovery program for alcoholic women, including 14-day detox and a continuum of care.

By Sally Blanton sallyblanton455@gmail.com

Q What is difficult about your job?

A Women are much less likely to get help

and are twice as likely to die from this disease. Alcoholism is reaching epidemic levels in our country and in our city – there are over 250,000 alcohol-dependent women in the metroplex alone.

As our area experiences exponential growth and services are filled with health insurance hurdles, the need for no-cost recovery services in our community is rapidly increasing.

Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

Q What is your mission or highest

A

purpose?

Since 1987, our mission has been to help women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on Twelve Step spiritual principles. We want every alcoholic woman, regardless of her resources or circumstances, to have access to recover. To date, we have served thousands of women and their families.

Q What is rewarding about your job?

A Witnessing women who come in our

doors completely desperate and hopeless become filled with hope within days.

Q Suppose this nonprofit received a

Q Why are you passionate about

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helping this charity?

When I recovered from alcoholism 12 years ago, the first thing I set out to do was find other alcoholics to help – something I found on my very first visit to Maggie’s. I was drawn back over and over again by the life-saving work – and the resulting miracles – that happen here, and quickly became involved. I became an active volunteer in 2007, was asked to join the Board of Directors in 2009 and became executive director in 2015.

Q What is the most important

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thing your nonprofit does for our community?

We are the first and only organization to offer a continuum of care available to any alcoholic women at in any stage of their recovery at absolutely no cost.

Regardless of whether women are clients in our Social Detox Program or participants in our Peer Recovery Program, they are in a homey, warm and inviting environment and surrounded by women.

A

$20,000 donation today … where would it immediately be put to good use?

Because we are 100 percent privately funded and accept no government monies, that $20,000 donation would go directly to the women we serve.

These funds would pay for women to go through our in-house Social Detox Program, while also keeping our doors open to those seeking classes, meetings and workshops through our Peer Recovery Program for those outside our house.

Lisa Kroencke, executive director, answered these questions.

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Hammer and Nails

Take care of your trees

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com

By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com When you have the right team, every detail of a house turns out flawless. That’s the case with this Santa Barbara transitional with all the “wow” factors.

This gorgeous home at 6206 Desco Drive began as spec construction by approved luxury builder Faulkner Perrin Custom Homes and David Stocker, principal and founder of SHM Architects. Stocker is known for his mastery of light and love of courtyards and this Santa Barbara transitional showcases both beautifully. One of the many things Stocker does so well is to create intimacy without impeding flow. There are plenty of private spaces in this home, yet you get just enough of a glimpse from one room into another to feel connected.

What sets this house apart, however, is timing. As I mentioned, it began as a spec home. Stocker had clients with a lot in University

Park who were intending to build there. When they saw this home, a light bulb went off. They loved the location, and this beautiful Santa Barbara transitional was already underway. The entire process would go much faster than building from the ground up.

“This was perfect timing,” Stocker said. “They are a great couple with excellent taste, and they came along at a point where they could add in their ideas. It was a fun project because I got to know the clients and help them fulfill their dreams.

The location is also excellent. It’s a large corner lot, so you can enclose spaces and create courtyards, but the feeling is more open.

This Santa Barbara transitional has 7,571 square feet, multiple living spaces, five bedrooms, five bathrooms and three powder baths. If you can bargain with the sellers, I’d ask to keep every single item in the house because it was designed by Marci Barnes.

Her firm, M. Barnes & Co.,

CANDY'S DIRT

This home, located at 6206 Desco Drive, is listed for $3.995 million. is known for offering unsurpassed attention to detail.

She uses color in one of the most effective ways I’ve ever seen and can make the most luxurious estate feel like home.

With Santa Barbarastyle homes, it’s the outdoor spaces that sweep you away. The courtyard house is perfect for Dallas because we have always loved that ability to flow from indoors to out, especially when entertaining. One of the most effective outdoor areas of this stunning Santa Barbara transitional is the entry courtyard.

Entry areas are generally completely underutilized, so this makes perfect sense.

Why not entertain in your front courtyard? It’s a great way to start the evening with cocktails. Then segue through for a casual bite in the kitchen, and dessert by the pool. And what a pool!

Designed by Steve Landers, it’s heated for year-round use.

Allie Beth Allman’s Susan Baldwin has this luxurious Santa Barbara transitional at 6206 Desco Drive listed for $3.995 million.

CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly real estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country.

Heavy storms have hit the area recently, and no doubt more bad weather will follow. It is important to be prepared for the storm season. The most vulnerable part of the home is not part of the home. It would be the large trees you may Stephan Sardone have in your front, back or side yards.

We reached out to local botanist Ted Sonnier from Davey Tree Expert Company for some tips on how to minimize potential damage to your house or yard when the weather turns nasty.

One way to prevent tree damage from heavy rains, hail and high winds is to perform regular tree maintenance. This can make a world of difference when it comes to tree strength during a storm.

Storms, ice and extreme temperature fluctuations take their toll on trees and storms wreak havoc on local ecosystems. Trees are down, limbs break and can cause loss of power or harm to your home. Hail can damage twigs and branches or create small wounds on the tree. These wounds disrupt water flow and are susceptible to disease. Small cankers may even appear where branches were damaged.

Look for spots of dead wood, and I don’t mean the HBO western. Dead trees and large, dead branches can fall at any time. In advanced stages, decay causing soft wood or cavities where wood is missing can create hazardous conditions.

Without a strong root system, trees are more likely to be uprooted or blown over in stormy weather. Look out for nearby construction that may sever large roots or compact the soil too much to allow for healthy root growth.

Often you can tell that this is taking place by noticing excessive leaning of the tree, or branches growing out of proportion with the rest of the tree crown. Odd growth patterns may indicate general weakness or structural imbalance.

Proper pruning thins the tree canopy, allowing wind to blow through it instead of against it as though it were a sail. Avoid cutting branches off immediately behind where they broke in the storm. This could leave branch stubs that could become diseased or full of decay and cause further problems for the tree.

Sonnier recommends that if you're going to remove a broken branch after a snow or ice storm, make a proper cut. Cut just outside of the branch collar and allow the pruning wound to grow new wood and close as quickly as possible. Just because this is a post storm pruning, doesn't mean you shouldn't use proper pruning cuts made with an eye toward the future health and stability of the tree.

Strong tree branches mean you have a strong tree. Preventative maintenance throughout the year helps your trees when they become stressed.

Sonnier likes to think of trees like cars.

When you buy a new car, it's an asset, it's valuable and you love it. But you can't wait to replace the brakes once they have failed. You have to conduct preventive maintenance so you can detect the first signs of grinding and then take the car in to have the brakes fixed.

The same thing is true with trees. You plant trees, you love them. They provide you all sorts of benefits from beautiful flowers to perfect shade in summer to excellent fall color. You don't just plant a tree and let it grow waiting for something to happen that could potentially ruin your investment. You take care of it and it takes care of you. You can learn more from Sonnier at davey.com.

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

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AUTOMOBILITY

A lap of Elkhart Lake’s Road America

By David Boldt djboldt@sbcglobal.net American road racing was introduced to the roads in and around Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin between 1950 and 1952, leading to the construction of a closed road course — Road America — in 1955. In its almost 65 years the track has hosted some of the world’s best drivers and, on a few occasions over the last decade, yours truly.

The most recent visit was at the 2019 MAMA (Midwest Automotive Media Association) Spring Rally, bringing together automotive and social media and some 77 cars, trucks and SUVs. And while not all 77 vehicles were registered for track use, there were enough track-specific specimens to get some track-specific impressions.

As can happen in the middle of May, the first day of the two-day event (and the only track day) began wet; you wouldn’t describe the precipitation as rain, but the heavy drizzle dampened the track while lowering expectations.

Some manufacturers simply pulled the keys to their track entries (Ford’s Shelby GT350 was the most notable — and regrettable — example), while others urged caution.

With a track I hadn’t visited since 2011, the Shelby wouldn’t have been my early pick, anyway. And since Hyundai brought its Veloster N to the fracas, who could argue with a competent platform and 275 horsepower? The ‘N’, built atop Hyundai’s entertaining Veloster Turbo,

adds more power and Euro-inspired composure, while keeping most of the window sticker at or below $30K. Competing on most levels with Honda’s Civic Type R, Toyota’s 86 and VW’s GTI, the Veloster’s three doors supply some day-to-day utility missing in the Toyota, along with a GT vibe missing from the Civic or VW. And not so incidentally, the Veloster N is incredibly fun, with connected steering, credible braking and an exhaust note that has you thinking $50K, not thirty-$omething. While skewed for a demographic half my age (it is, you know, tagged ‘Veloster’), I’m able to easily wrap my psychographic around it.

Other takeaways from our dampened day at the track, which began to dry over the lunch hour, included BMW’s M2 Competition, which proved, as expected, to be one of the very best ways to spend (or finance!) $60K. Right there with the M2 in the Desirability Index was the Mercedes-AMG 63 S. Given its hyphen, it’s gonna’ cost you roughly $10K more than the M2, but you get two more doors and significantly more luxury. The Benz may not be as track-specific as the BMW, but then, ask yourself if you live near a track.

If you do, try to find the scratch for the Shelby GT350. My initial take on this iteration of the Mustang donor? It’s too big. But one second in the Shelby and its physical footprint is but a footnote; this car is everything Carroll Shelby would have wanted in performance and, on some level, value. And given the money

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Hyundai Volester at Elkhart Lake. that can be made when you take a $30K Mustang and turn it into a $70K Shelby, Carroll would have been impressed by the bottom line. Think ‘tall cotton’.

The next morning included time at Road America’s go-kart track, repurposed for autocross. There, I was smitten by Nissan’s 370Z in its 50th anniversary, Bob Sharp-inspired livery. I don’t look like Paul Newman, and certainly can’t drive like Mr. Newman, but for a brief moment I felt like P. Newman. And that has to be worth some multiple of

the Z’s $Forty Grand.

If I were to add anything to the MAMA get-together, it would have been Alfa Romeo and Hyundai’s new Genesis franchise. Like Hillary’s 2016 campaign, you won’t win Middle America if you can’t find Middle America. Here’s hoping both attend in 2020.

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

MULL IT OVER

Angela Ruch ‘drives like lightening’

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com “Lady and gentlemen, start your engines.”

On Friday, June 7, top female NASCAR driver and soon to be reality star Angela Ruch will race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Ruch currently competes with Niece Motorsports in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet.

On the track, she drives like a “mother.” She actually is a mother, having just adopted a newborn boy and is looking to grow the family.

“The Ruch Life,” premiering in September on a network that Ruch would not disclose, is a series following Angela and husband Mike’s journey through their busy life, following the adoption process, auto racing and keeping a marriage thriving while competing in a male-dominated sport. By the way, she talks as fast as she drives.

“Our uncle [Derrike] won the Daytona 500 in 1990,” Ruch said. “We were always into sports and drag racing. We got go-karts for Christmas when we were nine. We didn’t even know where the throttle or the gas pedal was.” Raised in rural Washington, she began racing before she was old enough to get a driver’s license. “We were driving 140 miles per hour at 15 before we got our license,” Ruch said. “We just wanted to keep racing and forging ahead. We wanted to be like our uncle.”

Thanks to the go-karts, her passion for racing began and Angela, now 36, with her sister Amber made NASCAR history on Oct. 23, 2010 by becoming the first twins to compete on a professional race track.

Amber has since retired from racing. Ruch’s grandfather, Donald Cope, was a noted motorcycle and race car driver in the mid-20th century. Father Darren Cope was a drag racer.

“We did play some baseball,” Ruch said. “We loved fast pitch softball. But racing was the priority at the top. We did road courses. And we did some dirt racing

with our go-karts.”

She decided to switch to racing pickup trucks because of her relationship with Niece Motorsports. “My background is with the cars,” Ruch said. “It is what I have done my whole life. But the trucks meant we could be a little more competitive for our sponsors. It made the most sense.”

This year, Ruch joined the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. In her races, she has finished a NASCAR career-best eighth at Daytona. Her first lead lap finish was unprecedented, and she recorded the second-highest lap speed ever for a female in the Truck Series.

Texas Motor Speedway will mark the first of 12 events that she will participate in this year.

When not racing, she has been taping the reality TV show. “The Ruch Life” is being produced by Blue Eyes Holdings with Emmy Award winning executive producer Jason Sciavicco. “It is based on our lifestyle,” Ruch said. “We primarily live in North Carolina. We have a penthouse in Charlotte and a penthouse in Miami.”

Talk about going from 0 to 60 in five seconds. “So, let me get this straight,” I said. “You go from the most boring city in America to the most exciting city in America?” “That’s very true,” Ruch said. We proceeded to discuss Joe’s Stone Crab in South Beach.

“For the last four years, we have had producers approach us wanting to tell our story,” Ruch said. “And we went back and forth and said ‘No, No,’ and then my husband finally said ‘Why not?’ We travel the world.

We have our own private plane. We come and go. We do whatever we want. Now, we are trying to have multiple babies. It’s kind of crazy. On this reality show, you are going to see our fast-paced life going from partying to becoming a family again.” Her husband has three children from a previous marriage that are all recent college graduates.

So, on June 7, Ruch will continue her face-paced life. This time, she will be trucking around Texas Motor Speedway, trying to separate the men from the lady.

WIKIPEDIA

Angela Ruch.

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movie trailer

‘Dark Phoenix’ can’t rise from the ashes

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Sophie Turner stars in "Dark Phoenix."

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood It’s a shame that “Dark Phoenix” is the last entry in the X-Men franchise that Fox (bought out by Disney) will be producing. It would be interesting to see if they could screw up the same story for a third time. The fascinating aspect of this $200 million disaster

is that the impressive amount of acting talent is as completely disinterested in being in it as audiences are sure to be while watching it.

Anything would be an improvement over the last installment, “X-Men: Apocalypse.” “Dark Phoenix” manages to marginally pull that off, mostly due to Sophie Turner’s turn as an adult Jean Grey. After “Game of Thrones,”

Turner is poised to hit it big and she doesn’t waste the opportunity to be the star of a big budget superhero flick. Unfortunately, the boring story, one-note characters, and network TV-level performances let her down and the movie quickly becomes a shambles.

Long time X-Men fans are quite familiar with Jean Grey’s “Phoenix” storyline, which turns her into the most powerful mutant alive. This occurs during a hackneyed rescue mission in which the X-Men, led by Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), travel to space to save the crew of a NASA space shuttle. When Jean returns to Earth, her powers are enhanced and she becomes an outcast after using these powers in a deadly fashion.

It takes about 45 minutes or so before Magneto (Michael Fassbender) shows up to be his usual anti-hero self, which happens in every X-Men movie and is a completely tired plot point. He

growls lines like “The girl dies,” which naturally goes against Charles Xavier’s (James McAvoy) desire to help her. So yes, it’s more of the same that you’ve seen in these movies for the last 20 years.

Once Jessica Chastain’s mysterious villain gets in the mix, all the mutants team up (yawn) to stop Jean from destroying Earth (double yawn) and Charles and Magneto yet again set aside their differences (triple yawn). For someone who is hell-bent on destroying humanity, Magneto sure has a diplomatic side.

Congratulations are due Lawrence. It’s quite brave to completely sleepwalk through a role after a string of commercial and critical bombs. One would think she’d take this opportunity to re-establish herself as a bankable star, even with substandard material, but she decided to go a different direction.

The action sequences are nearly as boring as the story, with

McAvoy and Fassbender left to make hand gestures with strained faces as they use their mutant powers. The effects are lax when eyeing the budget, which begs the question of where did all that money go? For whatever reason, the character with the coolest effect possibilities, Quicksilver (Evan Peters), disappears about half an hour into the movie. At least that would have provided some eye candy.

Kinberg tries to raise the stakes early on with a major character death, but they never take root because the rest of the story is such a bore. The finale is totally anti-climatic and the final piece of dialogue from a key character is laughable.

Kinberg and his cast will want “Dark Phoenix” scrubbed from their IMDB pages. This movie seems more like an obligation than a creative effort and even the most hardcore fans will have to admit disappointment.

Uncle barky's bites

NBC remains obeying the law

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net This is the second in a series on the Big Four broadcast networks’ announced plans for the 2019-20 TV season.

NBC is leaving four nights unchanged and adding just three new series to its fall prime-time lineup.

The most visible freshman likely will be “Bluff City Law,” starring one of TV’s most familiar faces, Jimmy Smits, in his umpteenth series in a cushy Monday slot following two hours of “The Voice.”

The Peacock otherwise has officially canceled “Midnight, Texas,” “Blindspot,” “A.P. Bio” and “I Feel Bad.” And although none of their futures look good, NBC says “decisions are yet to be made” on a quartet of ratings bottom feeders. The official list is “Abby’s,” “The Enemy Within,” “The Titan Games” and “The Village.” Also in a netherworld is “The In Between,” a new drama series that launched on May 29. In Nielsen ratings for the Dallas-Fort Worth market, the first episode cratered, particularly with advertiser-prized 18-to-49-year-olds.

On the upside, NBC has renewed “This Is Us” for three more seasons. The

network also announced that Melissa McCarthy will be the new host of “Little Big Shots” when it returns on Sunday nights after NFL football.

She supplants Steve Harvey.

Likewise of note: For midseason, NBC has picked up “The Kenan Show, “starring longtime “Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson. But he still isn’t officially leaving “SNL” and might well return as a parttime player for at least part of next season.

Here are NBC’s three new fall series: “Bluff City Law” (drama) – Smits stars as gruff, crusading Elijah Strait, who runs a famed Memphis law firm and reaches out to his estranged daughter, Sydney (Caitlin McGee), after his wife dies. She grudgingly returns (but of course) with the knowledge that working with pops is her “best hope at changing the world – if they can ever get along.”

“Perfect Harmony” (comedy) – Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing”) plays former Princeton music prof Arthur Cochran.

When he “unexpectedly stumbles” into a choir practice at a small-town church, Cochran discovers a group of singers who are “out of tune in more ways than one.” But hey, they just might be able

to help each other “reinvent and rediscover a little happiness, just when they all need it most.”

“Sunnyside” (comedy) – Disgraced New York City councilman Garrett Modi (Kal Penn) discovers a new sense of purpose when hired by a “diverse group of hopefuls who dream of becoming American citizens and believe he can help.”

Here is NBC’s night-bynight fall lineup: Monday “The Voice” “Bluff City Law” Tuesday “The Voice” “This Is Us” “New Amsterdam” Wednesday “Chicago Med” “Chicago Fire” “Chicago P.D.” Thursday “Superstore” “Perfect Harmony” “The Good Place” “Sunnyside” “Law & Order: SVU” Friday “The Blacklist” “Dateline NBC” Saturday “Dateline Saturday Night Mystery” “Saturday Night Live” (repeats) Sunday “Football Night in America” “Sunday Night Football” NBC also has announced

NBC

Jimmy Smits from "Bluff City Law." these midseason series: “Council of Dads” (drama) – A loving father of four has a serious health scare, prompting him to call on four buds to “step in as back-up dads for every stage of his growing family’s life.” Tom Everett Scott (“Southland”) and Sarah Wayne Callies (“Prison Break”/“The Walking Dead”) are among the ensemble cast.

“Lincoln” (drama) – A hobbled NYPD detective, who was made that way by a notorious serial killer, calls on a young woman officer to lend a crime-solving hand. Adapted from the best-selling book The Bone Collector, with Russell Hornsby and Arielle Kebbel heading the cast and Michael Imperioli of “The Sopranos” listed as a supporting player of some sort.

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”

UPTOWN GIRL

Psychedelic Robot 2.0 reopens

By Ryann Gordon

ryannbgordon@yahoo.com It’s back and it’s better!

One of Dallas’ grooviest popup museums is returning for its second installation, and they’re bringing a new level of immersion that’ll surely blast you off to another galaxy, or perhaps another decade. With an entirely new array of artworks from artists local and international, and some familiar faces from the last exhibition, Psychedelic Robot 2.0 is here to paint the town red … and blue … and yellow … and all the colors in between.

After the success of their 2018 installation and the cherished “1969: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged” exhibit, the team at Bivins Gallery is back to present a revamped Psychedelic Robot. The first installation attracted over 15,000 visitors, so they wanted it to be bigger and better for 2.0; and they are sure that guests will leave feeling the essence of an inclusive, unpretentious, informative experience like never before.

The lifesize location where the last installation was held in Crescent Court has now been overloaded with wild colors and a variety of room-to-room experiences. While the first Psychedelic Robot finished with a spacious gallery and modern vibe, this installation will be nothing short of prolific in nature. Walls will be covered from top to bottom in storms of splattered paint, edgy graffiti, 3D molds and plant displays,

and the occasional messages hidden in inspirational quotes that you’ll be retweeting in no time. Wind through curated vignettes and oversized pomp creations, and get your hands dirty with spray paint cans and an artsy basketball hoop.

This year’s lineup boasts an assemblage of wonders from more than 20 renowned artists, including the Instagram-famed Mr. Brainwash and one of 2019’s headliners and local art celebrities, not.travis. One of the not.TRAVIS Bivins Gallery’s most prized artists, not.travis’ last Psychedelic Robot display reflected his own workshop here in Dallas. He has spent his time preparing for the new installation photographing a variety of birds local to north Texas, in which you can find hidden throughout his new art display. Follow him on Instagram and tag him when you visit @not.travis.

Months of hard work will finally come together this Friday, June 7, as Psychedelic Robot 2.0 enters its opening weekend. Running each Friday through Sunday until Sept. 29 at the Crescent Court in Uptown, be one of the first to see this remarkable installation. Don’t let your Instagram-feed be the first to show you inside, and get your tickets today for $35 at psychedelicrobot.com.

(drama) – Billed as “joyous and celebratory,” this one chronicles the adventures of a “whip-smart computer coder” who after an “unusual event” begins to hear “the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs.” Jane Levy stars, with veterans Mary Steenburgen and Peter Gallagher in support.

“The Kenan Show” (comedy) – The aforementioned Thompson strives to be a “super dad” to his two

daughters.

“Indebted” (comedy) – Young parents are ready to have some fun after bouts with diapers and sleepless nights. But, of course, their “boomerang parents” then arrive unannounced and broke. Fran Drescher and Steven Weber are part of this.

Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky. com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board. solution on page 11

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

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recipe of the week

Remember the Alamo (Club)

Dip into this dish

By Dotty Griffith

By Dotty Griffith

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Don’t let the name fool you. Alamo Club isn’t about Tex-Mex cuisine or revolutionary era Texas décor and memorabilia. No swords.

What it is: a damn good restaurant and bar on Lower Greenville serving American cuisine classics and cocktails “with no more than four ingredients.” How refreshing at a time when so many craft cocktails have more components than boeuf bourguignon. Thank you, bar manager Kyle Buckelew. liz valdez Located in a dark-wood, delightfully old school shotgun space, Alamo Steak and fries at the Alamo Club.

Club is the spawn of Austin Rodgers, a must try.

33-year-old hospitality wunderkind So is an offering that frankly blew us away. who graduated from chef Nick Badovinus’ steak New to the menu that day, chicken Milanese palace Town Hearth where he was operations (thin-pounded breast with a crumb coating) tastmanager. Alamo Club opened last February. ed like it was fried in butter. Served with a beurre Rodgers likes to say Alamo Club is a place blanc (butter wine) sauce and a tangle of bitter “where everyone knows your name.” Indeed, it greens on top, this chicken cutlet hit all the right aims to be that kind of family friendly neighbornotes; texture, balance and loads of flavor. hood bar/restaurant. More significantly, it comes Now consider what Rodgers rightfully deacross as the kind of place everyone should want scribes as one of the best steak deals in the city, 10 within walking distance of home. Particularly, ounces of New York strip au poivre with whipped the Alamo Club back patio. With a seating capacpotatoes for $24. ity of 80, slightly more than the inside area, this There are dishes that are kid friendly for shaded, comfy space with tasteful Texana touches features lounge areas as well as tables. The Alamo family outings. White cheddar mac and cheese, Spicy Sausage Ragu on pappardelle. The latter is Club patio is the kind of spot that can make outa basic spaghetti with meat sauce enhanced by door eating and drinking doable on all but the Italian sausage from nearby Old East Dallas icon, most extreme weather on Texas afternoons and Jimmy’s Food Store. It’s good enough for grownevenings. ups, mild enough for young palates.

“We are excited to be on Lowest Greenville, A burger and pastrami sandwich offer handtaking special care of the locals who live nearby. held options. The menu goes even farther afield We want Alamo Club to be their home away from with ceviche and seared red snapper, dishes worhome. It’s big enough to come with a crowd, but thy of white tablecloth settings. In particular, still chill enough to bring a date,” Rodgers says. the seasonal side to the red snapper, a salad of On a recent visit, the food exceeded expectafresh green peas and watercress, got my foodie tions. Rodgers hosted an extensive tasting of his attention. What an incredibly fresh and delicate menu that includes familiar favorites like addiccombination. tively seasoned popcorn shrimp, fried green toFact is, I’m smitten with Alamo Club. matoes and the backyard cookout classic, pink dip ALAMO CLUB (see recipe) with thick, house-fried potato chips.

Several dishes offered whimsical riffs on Euro 1919 Greenville Ave. Dallas, 75206 classics. Steak tartare got an American burger 469-399-7600 touch with a garnish of minced pickles, mustard alamoclubdallas.com and mayo. Add in the side of fries and this dish is

Alamo Club proprietor Austin Rodgers calls this dip a childhood memory. A simple little dip for chips, like mom brought to a neighborhood cookout, will work as a spread or, when softened to room temperature, as a dunk for fresh veggies.

The principle is the same as Thousand Island dressing, which blends mayo with ketchup and/or cocktail sauce.

Pink Dip goes southwestern by spicing the cream cheese base with salsa. If you want it spicier, up the ratio of salsa to cream cheese.

ALAMO CLUB “NANCY’S PINK DIP” 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese 3 tablespoons salsa 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon minced parsley or chives Soften cream cheese at room temperature for 1 hour. In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and salsa, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending after each addition. Blend in lemon juice.

Place cream cheese mixture into serving dish and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Top with parsley or chives.

Serve with potato chips or other desired chips or crackers.

Makes 2/3 cup.

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Travel

Great Wall will wail you

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com Walking to the top of the Great Wall of China is quite challenging.

And once you arrive at the top, you can continue to walk along the top of the wall for a long way through the mountains that it sits atop, if you have the energy to do it.

There are several places where the Great Wall is open to visitors.

The most popular has throngs of visitors. I suggest that you visit one of the lesser areas, equally beautiful and challenging, but with fewer crowds. I visited at such a place, the Juyong Pass, and recommend it for its smaller crowds and beauty.

What makes the Great Wall challenging? Ascending it is done

by climbing stairs. But the stairs aren’t like on a normal staircase.

Each step is of varying height, some can be 18 inches high.

Descending is even harder. And, although there are occasional rails, with the crowds of people, you may not have access to one — you may have been pushed toward the center of the very wide staircase. And if you fall, you fall hard — on the rock the steps are made of, carved out of the surrounding mountains.

As you ascend, there are cutout lookout platforms where you can stop to catch your breath and take pictures. And as you ascend, you will have to navigate around tourists sitting on the steps. The stairs up to the top of the Wall are about 10 feet wide. Remember,

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The Great Wall of China. carrying a heavy camera with you adds weight to the climbing exercise and some danger that you will hit your camera as you climb.

In my opinion, there is no need to get all the way to the top.

The view from halfway is the same.

But for bragging rights, the top is the goal. At the base there are exhibits, ornate temples and massive “gates” to entertain the less adventuresome. Although signs say “photos prohibited” in some areas, most tourists ignored them. I saw people taking pictures, oblivious to the rules and risking jail.

The Great Wall is a good place to begin to come to grips with Chinese history, which spans centuries. The Great Wall was built roughly contemporaneously with Jesus’ life. Contact between the West and East was limited to a small number of merchants who began trade along what became known as the Silk Road. The Chinese today have augmented these early experiences as traders to become among the best merchants to the world.

Designated as a World Heritage Site, the Great Wall was started around 200 years B.C. by China’s Qin (pronounced “Shin”) Dynasty, China’s first emperor, as a fortification against attack from the north. Qin was the first person to unify China into a single nation. His rule was tyrannical. The

construction project took the lives of many of the soldiers and prisoners who labored to build it. Their bodies are reputedly entombed in the Wall. The bricks that comprise the Wall were held together by a mortar made of sticky rice. Most of the ancient wall has eroded or crumpled over the years, leaving only sections intact.

The largest segments of the Wall were additions to it made by the Ming Dynasty beginning in the 14th century. In Chinese fiction, the Wall is “10,000 miles” long. With modern technology we can measure the Wall to be about 3,100 miles. Because of Qin’s tyrannical rule, subsequent emperors who added to the Wall referred to it simply as a fortification or the ramparts. Only in English and French is it called the Great Wall; other languages refer to it as the Chinese Wall.

Tourist shops hawking all types of souvenirs and foods abound at ground level in the vicinity of the Wall and the adjacent bus parking lot. China has managed to exploit the tourist value of the site to raise capital to fund its operation and protect it from the onslaughts of tourists, some of whom might deface the Wall to enjoy it. Watchful cameras are always monitoring you in China.

Could Donald Trump or anyone else ever leave a wall legacy as great as this Wall? Impossible.

And that’s what makes it such a wonder.

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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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

Breakfast and/or Lunch Bailey’s Cafe

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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

MONUMENTS cont'd from page 2

they never did or said anything racist.

Those are the ones who supported civil rights. We have had twelve presidents who owned slaves, including some of our most respected. For most of the history of the nineteenth century and even with some in the twentieth, the Democratic Party was the party openly of white supremacy. Wilson is a good example of a progressive president who was openly racist. I am not sure what the date should be, but I have no problem stating that almost every major white American personality was racist since at least before the 1960s, but probably even later than that.

So what do we do? Take down every statue of every American? Please understand I am not saying that it is fine. Racism and sexism should never have been accepted, but they were. A great example is Robert E. Lee. Lee’s name and likeness are being removed across the nation. I am not saying this is wrong, but I am saying we need to consider the difficulty of judging the past with modern ideals. Lee has been accused of being a traitor and a racist. Let’s tackle the traitor issue first. Yes, with our current understanding, Lee was a traitor, but that was not so clear-cut in 1860. To Lee, being a traitor meant fighting against Virginia. Virginia was his home; it was Virginia that held his heart and loyalty. It is easy to blame southerners for secession, yet when you look at American history, there are examples of Northerners embracing the concept.

During the War of 1812, New England delegates met at Hartford, Conn., to discuss breaking away from the country. At the time, northerners were fed up with southern political advantages. What changed by 1860 was that the north had taken over in terms of power. The only difference between the states rights attitude between the north and south was the south was losing the political battle. Was Lee wrong to fight against the Union? Yes. But to him and the world that he lived in, fighting against Virginia would have been the real crime.

Slavery and Lee is more difficult.

There is no way to justify Lee’s owning of another human being. What is difficult, however, is that as a man of God, his church taught that slavery was OK, his understanding of the Bible taught that blacks were inferior; his family taught him that it was fine, and his political leaders and heroes all believed in the practice. Even the Constitution of the United States accepted slavery. I would love for Lee to have risen above it all and defended the defenseless, but are we not asking a lot of those in the past?

I have dedicated my life to studying the Civil War and dealing with

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business, being an owner in a business or bringing someone into your business is a serious matter.

Serious thought should be made before entering a business or adding someone to your business.

In many cases, owners start out friendly with great hope of a successful business. That does not

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these issues. One of the best lines I have heard comes from the 1972 movie musical “1776.” In it, John Adams tells Ben Franklin that they will never be forgiven for not outlawing slavery and Franklin’s response was, “What will posterity think we were, demigods?

We're men, no more, no less, trying to get a nation started against greater odds than a more generous God would have allowed. First things first, John, Independence. America. If we don't secure that, what difference will the rest make?”

One last issue about taking down monuments: where does it end? I believe Dr. Martin Luther King is one of the greatest Americans and deserves all the remembrances we give him.

However, as a minister in the 1950s and 1960s his views of the gay community may not be on par with the accepted views today.

There is not much of Dr. King’s thoughts on this subject, but there is a 1958 column in Ebony where he gives advice to a young man having samesex attraction. King calmly tells him that his feelings are probably culturally acquired and that he should see a psychiatrist who can help fix him.

He tells him that recognizing it is the first step to fixing it. Acceptable answer for 1958, but not for 2019. We know little more about MLK’s views towards the LBGT community. His wife would go on to champion LBGT rights, but his daughter led a march to his grave against legalized gay marriage.

What many believe is that if Dr. King was alive today he would support gay rights. I agree. But I also believe that if Lee was alive today he would denounce slavery. The problem is neither is alive today. They were products of their time, not ours.

If we take down every piece of history that offends, I question what that will lead to and where it will stop. I do not believe we should take down monuments of MLK, but what if his answer to the young man offends. When I hear of taking down monuments of Lee, Smith or any others, I think of the line from George Orwell’s 1984, “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed and every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.

Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

Orwell wrote this as a warning about the future, but it seems like the future is here.

Dr. James Finck is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at historicallyspeaking.blog or Facebook at @jamesWfinck.

always work out the way the owners hope it would.

When changing the structure of a business with bringing in new owners, consider what would happen if the arrangement does not go well and how to handle it.

While attorneys can be expensive and many owners may not have the money to pay them to do all of the formation, you

should consider at least to pay one to look at what you are doing.

Larry Jones focuses his practice on IRS tax controversy matters. He is of Counsel to Freeman Law PLLC and also Director of the Tax Clinic at the SMU Dedman School of Law. Larry can be reached at larry@larryjones.com or 214-696-2661.

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ENVIRONMENT

MIS wins EarthX Education’s best overall exhibit

By Karen Fleig McCulloch Intermediate School (MIS) fifth-graders won best overall exhibit at the Earthx2019 Expo. EarthX works with North Texas students throughout the year helping them understand our earth and their role in sustaining it.

The MIS students' exhibit shared information on plastic awareness and provided solutions in an interactive format.

The students had been working on their project since January, researching to learn more on how other countries deal with plastics and how plastics affect ecosystems and their organisms.

The award winning fifth graders started researching watersheds for one project and ended up going in-depth into

By Sally Blanton

how plastics get into our watersheds/oceans and the impact it has on ecosystems. Between 1950 and 2015 only 9 percent of plastics were recycled, 12 percent incinerated and the remaining 79 percent stored in landfills or released directly into the environment. The students created several different fund-raising events in which to raise money to combat the problem.

Earthx2019 held in April at Fair Park, brought together a record gathering of 177,323 concerned environmental citizens, educators, businesses, nonprofit organizations and thought leaders to celebrate global sustainability. The ninth annual EarthX included three days of exhibitions, a film festival, music, entertainment, learning experiences, discussions, forums

and conferences making it, once again, the world’s largest gathering to positively discuss achievable solutions for environmental change.

“What a year this was! We welcomed more than 6,000 students attending on field trips, 700 exhibitors showcasing incredible innovations, and featured more than 335 speakers in our Green Speaker Series,” said Trammell S. Crow, founder of EarthX. “When I first imagined EarthX, this is exactly what it looked like — humans of all walks and ages coming together to celebrate our delicate relationship with the planet.”

Earthx2019 hosted nine different conferences to explore the gamut of environmental positions and perspectives in a balanced atmosphere, including the

E-Capital Summit, EarthxLaw, EarthxTransportation, EarthxFuture500Summit, EarthxOcean, EarthxCities, EarthxUniversity, EarthxEnergy, EarthxMilitary, EarthxHack, and the EarthxGlobal Gala.

EarthxInteractive presented more than 40 cutting-edge virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences, while EarthxFilm presented more than 60 feature and short documentaries.

Following Earthx2019, EarthX announced that an agreement with the Independent State of Samoa was signed at the event to transition the island nation to clean and resilient energy generation. Additionally, three early stage start-ups focused on cleantech were awarded a collective $300,000 at the

EarthX E-Capital Summit, tripling the initial award offering of $100,000.

Earthx2020 is scheduled for Friday, April 24 though Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Fair Park and will include a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

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