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Vol. 6, No. 24: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

ENTREPRENEUR

Artist does it write and loves it

COMMUNITY NEWS Sixth Floor exhibit extended The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will extend its popular temporary exhibit “55 Years.”

The exhibit of five decades of magazine covers featuring President John F. Kennedy opened Nov. 13, 2018. The new closing date is Sunday, October 13. Located on the seventh floor, fifty-seven magTHE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM azine covers range from immediately after the assassination in 1963 through 2018.

Admission to “55 Years” is included with general Museum admission. – Laurie Ivy

Shared cultures examined

Megan Travis Photography Maghon Taylor will be in town to promote her new book on creative lettering.

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com Maghon Taylor has decided to follow an area of niche marketing with a knack for pen and paper. She founded All She Wrote Notes – her mother often said “That’s all she wrote,” which offers live and online classes that teach hand-lettering for

cards, posters, name tags, invitations and gifts that become works of art. She also provides her own services for those in need of unique lettering.

To coincide with the official release of her book Happy Hand Lettering: An Inspirational Guide for Creating Beautiful Words of Life, a spiral-bound

collection of hand lettering lessons and projects, Taylor will be in Dallas for a free meet and greet at Swoozies at 8417 Preston Center Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m.

A native of Summerfield, N.C. (near Greensboro), Taylor is a small town girl at heart. “I was born and raised in the South,” she said with a

peppy Southern accent. “And I loved everything about it.

I love the hospitality, and I think that has a lot to do with what I do now. To make people feel loved and appreciated. Everything about my business started right here as a result of being raised in the South.”

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EXCLUSIVE: DALLAS POLICE

DPD reportedly mulls takeover of popular program

By Candy Evans candace@secondshelters.com More than 80 neighborhoods across Dallas pay for off-duty police patrols in a bid to keep their respective crime rates down. As proposed changes to that system have been leaked and the rumor mill activated, 80 neighborhoods are now feeling some angst about the fate of the popular — and effective — program.

Expanded Neighborhood Patrol (ENP), a citizen-paid police patrol system utilizing Dallas Police Department (DPD) officers, has worked to lower crime in many North Dallas neighborhoods since 1991, when the Dallas City Council first established the program.

There are more than 80 across Dallas, from Midway Hollow to a nascent patrol in Lower Greenville, Oak Cliff to Preston Trails. More ENPs are developing to combat crime and guarantee rapid response times given the current slow DPD response rates. The ENPs are paid and administered by private citizens through homeowner associations.

In fact, even newly-elected mayor Eric Johnson enjoys an ENP in Forest Hills. Full disclosure: my husband started the first ENP in Preston Hollow, the Preston Hollow North Patrol, in 1991, and I am a past board member of our

Northlake/Hillcrest Estates patrol. For many reasons, I have great respect for and strongly support the private neighborhood patrols.

The private neighborhood patrols also enhance property values, especially during periods of high Dallas crime. And they indisputably help lower crime, as this Dallas Morning News story from 2015 attests: “In North Oak Cliff, crime is down by about 60 percent across several neighborhoods that have paid for off-duty officers to patrol since 2007,” said Russ Aikman, president of the North Oak Cliff United Police Patrol.

“It works because they are proactive rather than reactive,” Aikman said.

On-duty officers, he said, are “typically so busy responding to one 911 call after another that they don’t have a whole lot of time just to be driving around looking for suspicious characters, suspicious vehicles.”

That effectiveness is why ENPs make a home and its neighborhood more attractive to buyers.

“ENPs absolutely enhance property values,” said Pam Freeman, who is marketing a home in Hillcrest Estates and has been on the police patrol board since its inception. “Numerous owners have bought in this neighborhood

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Privately paid Dallas Police are making neighborhoods safer. over gated communities because of the well-functioning patrol. And if people are having concerns about the rise in Dallas crime, the ENP puts their mind at ease completely.”

In Lochwood, property values have shot up. Median home prices from June 2004 to now are up 123 percent, from $168,000 to $375,000.

“Lots of other factors have added to that, but I think the fact that we prioritize community safety and our patrol has definitely helped foment these values,” said John Jones, an agent with Dave DPD cont'd on page 10

The Dallas Historical Society celebrates the diverse cultural landscape of the Texas and Mexico borderland.

From food DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY and music to festivals and finance, the shared cultures of Texas and Mexico have helped shape the day-to-day lives of the two countries and the world. Items from the categories of music, festivals, foods, ranching and religion will be on display at Fair Park’s Hall of State. The exhibit is free and on display through Sunday, Nov. 3. – Molly Nolan

Italian restaurant expanding CiboDivino, a Marketplace that began at Oak Cliff’s Sylvan Thirty and is committed to providing an authentic Italian experience, announced expansion to Downtown Dallas’ CIBO DIVINO Bryan Tower at 2011 Bryan St., Suite #100 in late summer. CiboDivino Centro will bring Italian comfort food to downtown, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Centro will be home to the only Roman-style pizza in Dallas, serving scissor-cut slices. – Mallory Moskovitz

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INSIDE Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint Opinion Health Tips Uptown Girl

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

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

‘No guacamole for you!’

By David Mullen

because they were wearing tuxedos. Without break, the story cut from the feature to a comWhat a guac! You know mercial for a local home serhow petroleum companies vices company noted for their raise gas prices just before conservative, Christian viewMemorial Day, the Fourth point. Pretty funny, actually … of July and Labor Day? The One of the rites of passage for same thing is happening to most males is to cut the front avocados, now almost three lawn. Now, a company has intimes the price at retail than vented robot lawn mowers, the same time last year. where you watch the machine Some Dallas restaurants have do the work while sipping on a stopped selling guacamole alcold beverage. What next? Selftogether. In Dallas! That would driving cars? …. So now that be like a restaurant not serving my mail has finally returned French bread in San Francisco, to my residence, I was reading fried raviolis a three-week-old in St. Louis, Sports Illustrated cheese curds I had just rein Wisconsin ceived. It had a or getting rude very compelling service at a article on former restaurant in Texas Ranger and New York (Just former PED-user kidding. I love Alex Rodriguez.

New York).

America is so Apparently, it is forgiving and he not tariff drivis as popular as David Mullen ever. Probably en, but based on increased didn’t hurt when demand … Buying television he became engaged to Jennifer media is not easy. It can be Lopez. A-Rod said about J-Lo, unpredictable. On the “CBS “She knows how to communiOvernight News” on July 22, cate to the masses in ways I Jane Pauley did a story from never will. She has this platan Australian zoo about sameform that is just ginormous, sex (male) penguins raising like 200 million on social, a chick from an egg. I think more than 75 percent of them the penguins were married millennials. She just sees it. david@katytrailweekly.com

She helps me out all of the time when I’m trying to land a point on something. She’s just a wordsmith.” Wait, what?

From J-Lo’s “Jenny from the Block:” “With a new white Tee, you fresh. Nothin' phony with us, make the money, get the mansion, bring the homies with us.” Indeed, quite the wordsmith. Shakespeare is rolling over in his grave ... So you think it is expensive to live in Dallas? Move.org compiled a list of the 75 largest American cities and ranked them based on how expensive it is to live there. The cost of living factors considered were the average monthly costs of five common expenses like rent (for a 1-bedroom apartment), utilities (electricity, water, etc.), internet, gasoline and food including groceries plus an occasional restaurant meal. El Paso has the lowest cost of living, with a monthly average of $1,182.96.

Broken down, that’s $658.53 for rent, $28.75 for utilities, $55.31 for internet, $124.44 for gasoline and $215.93 for groceries. The other least expensive cities to live are Lincoln, Neb., Toledo, Ohio, Wichita, Kan. and Louisville, KY. In San Francisco, the average monthly cost of living is $4.210.60, with rent $3,396.63, utilities $123.22, internet $66.62, gas

OPINION

Take care when watering lawn

By Joe Ruzicka joe.c.ruzicka@gmail.com I just noticed my lawn started to have some brown spots on it. I call it the first indicator that summer is really here in Dallas. Let’s face it, June is just a prelude to what is coming. The brunt of the Texas summer starts in July and goes well into September. Along with the brutal Texas heat comes less rain, brown lawns and, in some years, a drought with lots of consumers who help exacerbate the problem.

While we have had some reasonable rain totals this year so far, 4.13 inches in June according to the National Weather Service, there has not been much rain as of late. Lawns and gardens may be thirsty and you may want to give them a big drink. But it might not take as much water as you think to get your lawn back into shape. However, the first thing is to not waste water.

The North Texas Municipal Water District notes on its website that more than 50 percent of landscape water is wasted due to overwatering, inefficient watering practices and broken or poorly maintained irrigation systems. That’s a lot of water “going down the drain” due to human error or mismanagement.

I see it every day and I know some of you do as well. A great example is sprinkler systems turned on during the middle of the afternoon on a 100-degree day. This is the absolute worst time to water due to wind and temperature speeding up the evaporation process.

The ideal time is to water between 2 and 8 a.m. More importantly, watering time can be regulated by the city during times of drought. Dallas was the first city in North Texas to adopt water K AT Y TR AIL WEEKLY'S

CRIME WATCH July 19 – 9:12 a.m.

5700 Block, Penrose Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: The suspect jumped the complainant’s fence and stole property from their backyard.

July 19 – 3:36 p.m.

4500 Block, Maple Ave. (75219) Robbery of an Individual: The unknown suspects struck the complainant, causing injury, and stole money.

July 19 – 5:11 p.m.

2300 Block, N. Field St. (75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole a wallet.

July 19 – 6:36 p.m.

3000 Block, State St. (75204) Theft of Firearm: The suspect

conserving landscape ordinances for seasonal time-of-day watering requirements way back in 2001.

There is also a watering schedule Joe Ruzicka ordinance that limits how often you can water. Twice a week is the maximum amount of watering allowed. Those of you with automatic sprinkler systems set to go off six times a week should probably take heed. Not that there is a watering police, but the City of Dallas likely watches for individual overuse.

If you are unclear on how much and how long to water your yard, visit the website watermyyard.org developed by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension. This website will help you determine exactly how much to water. If you are not an internet calculator type of person, a good rule of thumb is to water your yard with 1 inch of water per week. Put a small can in your yard that is 1-inch deep (tuna cans seem to work) and time how long it takes to fill up. Then you know how long it takes for the next time you water your lawn. Remember, it’s only twice a week!

There is a finite amount of water on earth and a seemingly interminable amount of people moving to North Texas. We better be ready for the next drought and good water conservation practices are something everyone can do. Or we will have a lot bigger problems than just brown spots on the lawn.

Joe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and F-14 Tomcat RIO. He lives in Lakewood and yearns for the days of Nolan Ryan fastballs.

stole a rifle from a secured area of a rental property.

July 20 – 9:17 a.m.

4000 Block, Cole Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s back vehicle window with a rock.

July 20 – 10:27 p.m.

2800 Block, Commerce St. (75226) Theft from Person: An unknown suspect grabbed the complainant’s phone from her hand.

July 21 – 5:29 p.m.

2100 Block, N. Prairie Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect poured cement in sinks and flooded the residence.

July 21 – 8:59 p.m.

2600 Block, Routh St. (75201) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

July 22 – 8:07 a.m.

1900 Block, Moser Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: The suspect entered the complainant’s apartment and stole property.

July 22 – 8:27 a.m.

4800 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke window, entered complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

July 22 – 3:13 p.m.

7800 Block, Riverfall Dr. (75230) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s storage unit and stole property.

July 22 – 7:33 p.m.

3600 Block, McKinney Ave. (75204) Theft of Property: Two unknown suspects stole property from a store.

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

$197.88 and food $426.26. The other most expensive cities are New York, San Jose, Oakland and Boston. Dallas ranks 41, with living costs $1,991.98 per month, right between St. Paul, Minn. and Riverside, Calif. … A report released this month by consumerprotect. com titled "The Most Obese States in America" which analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control on obesity, exercise and healthy eating habits. The national average shows 30.1 percent of adults are obese, a number that has doubled from 15 percent in 1990 coinciding with when I ruptured my Achilles tendon and stopped running long distances and playing organized sports. Texas is the 14th most obese state in America with

33 percent of its adult population struggling with obesity.

In Texas, 32.1 percent of adult residents do zero physical leisure activity and 39.4 percent eat less than one fruit per day. West Virginia is the most obese state with more than 38 percent of adults overweight, followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Iowa and Alabama.

The areas with the least number of obese adults are Colorado at 22.6 percent, followed by Washington D.C., Hawaii, California (which few can afford to live in) and Utah.

I imagine D.C. rates leaner because of all the aides being chased down hallways by senior senators and congressmen … What do you get penguins as a baby shower gift? Squid for the kid?

HEALTH TIPS

Happy and wholesome summer tips Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain

pool or even cooling down by running around in the School is out for summer! sprinkler.

Although your children are Tip #2: Sign your likely very excited for these kids up for a local summer homework-free months, parcamp. Several local orgaents often see this time as nizations put on camps daunting. How can you enduring the summer with a sure your children are staying variety of activities such healthy during this vacation as arts, sports, science or time? With a whole summer Dr. Laibstain technology. Summer camp ahead of you, it can be useful can help promote physical, to plan healthy activities now mental and cognitive skills to ensure your children stay active, as children are in a new environment safe and entertained throughout the and make friends while pursuing their summer. Here are four great ways to passions. Many summer camps rekeep your kids healthy this summer. quire physicals, so make sure to plan Tip #1: Find fun ways to incorpoahead and call your family physician rate exercise into daily life. The Center to schedule an appointment. for Disease Control and Prevention Tip #3: Encourage healthy eating. recommends that children be physiWith summertime comes many delically active for 60 minutes each day. cious seasonal fruits and vegetables Promoting activities in a fun mansuch as raspberries, watermelons and ner can help keep children on the go cucumbers. It is recommended that and promote lifelong habits that enchildren have one to two cups of both courage health and fitness. Some fun fruits and vegetables a day. Teach your ways to exercise this summer include HEALTH TIPS cont'd on page 3 bike riding, swimming at the local OUR MISSION Katy Trail Weekly is a community-friendly newspaper designed to inform and entertain the people in many diverse demographics who live and/or work in these neighborhoods. Much like the Katy Trail itself, Katy Trail Weekly is designed to help bring together the neighborhoods of Downtown, Uptown, Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn, the Design District, the Medical District and the Park Cities, as well as others. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other locations, for free pick-up by their patrons. We support this publication by providing ad space to local businesses who want an effective and affordable way to reach the Katy Trail area readers we attract and serve. We welcome participation in the paper through story and picture submissions, and we hope that you will join us in making this paper the best it can be.

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UPTOWN GIRL

Swimwear pop-up celebrates women of all shapes and sizes

By Ryann Gordon

ryannbgordon@yahoo.com Just because summer is nearing its end, that doesn’t mean the pool parties die down in Dallas. The sun will keep burning booties in the South well into the fall (and sometimes beyond), so it’s not too late to purchase some new swim pieces to change up those tan lines a bit. Thankfully, we’ve got just the line you’re looking for to add some end-of-summer spice to your swimsuit collection. And they’re hosting their first popup this weekend on Lower Greenville.

Don’t miss the release of Leis Swim, a new luxury line of swimwear designed exclusively for women. Whether you’re in the market for a sassy two-piece, sleek onepiece or some sort of detailed, sleeved or uniquely cut piece straight off your favorite Instagram page, Leis Swim has something for every woman, no matter your size or shape.

“No women should ever look at herself and think she doesn’t have a bikini body,” said owner and founder Heidi Leis. “I grew up in a large family full of women, all different shapes, sizes and skin tones. My mother raised me to celebrate that. I put every value my mother taught me and applied to my collection, and I hope that love shines through.”

Born in Italy, Leis has created her collection based off inspiration from her travels. The pieces are vibrant and sure to make a statement, no matter how they are worn. The collection will take off with a six-piece line that is a sure testament to Leis creativity and commitment to female comfort. From V-cut bottoms and retro, plunging tie-tops to high-waist nudes reminiscent of Kim K and Yeezy, and neon, under-breast revealing tops that scream Sports Illustrated, plus various, distinctly cut one-pieces, Leis Swim is sure to make HEALTH TIPS cont'd from page 2

kids more about healthy eating by visiting the local farmers market or planting a fruit and vegetable garden in your backyard. These firsthand experiences can teach your children how they can take charge of their diet by choosing healthy snacks.

RYANN GORDON

Leis Swim swimwear will be making a big splash on lower Greenville Avenue this weekend. you feel like a beach goddess, no matter what rooftop pool you’re sporting it from.

The line, which will be sold online at leisswimcollection.com, will be hosting their first of two pop-up parties celebrating the launch, this Friday, July 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 2001 Greenville Ave. The second launch party will be held in Deep Ellum on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 3401 Main St., Unit C. The event will have light bites and drinks and allow guests to shop the new collection and do some fashion-filled mingling. For more information about the line and their

Tip #4: Promote active minds.

While school is out, it is beneficial for kids to keep their minds churning and learning new skills. Most communities have a variety of events that promote educational development during the summer. Visit your local library for a summer reading list competition or take a trip to your local science

collection, please visit their Instagram page @leisswim.

Leis Swim celebrated their official launch last month at The Sol House on June 29, which turned out to be an event to be remembered. So, you don’t want to miss your chance to attend this exclusive pop-up and check out some wildly creative and daring pieces to finish off your summer.

“I’ve seen how it can make women more confident,” Leis maintained. “When you love what you wear, it really shines through.” And shine through is what her pieces will do for you.

museum’s children exhibits.

Don’t let planning healthy summer activities intimidate you. There are a variety of easy ways to keep your kids active this summer, while also making sure they are enjoying themselves. If you need more ways to keep your kids healthy this summer, reach out to your family physician for more ideas.

Ryann Gordon

Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain is a general family medicine practitioner at Family Medicine Associates of Texas in Carrollton. She thoroughly enjoys improving the health and lives of individuals ranging from young children to adulthood. For more information, call 972-394-8844, or visit texasmedicine. com.

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Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1. Lopsided 6. Jack who ate no fat 11. Plaited 15. Radio wave pioneer

20. Ripple pattern 21. Sports venue 22. Ice-skating leaps 24. Love, in a gondola 25. Wouldn’t hurt — — 26. Colorful horse 27. Leftover piece of

fabric 28. Work clothes 29. Brokers’ buys 31. Sleep disturber 33. — May Wong 34. Foot the bill 35. Methodical

Off the mark

Solution on page 10

37. Cooked just slightly 39. Lucidly 41. Defiant reply 42. Tony Blair, e.g.

43. One of a strand 44. Rock’s “cushion”

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48. Cap 49. Dancer — Astaire 50. Skirmish 51. La Scala 55. Implores 57. Laundry amount 58. Online journals 59. Iffy attempt 60. Delivers a message 61. X-rated 62. Baggy 63. Ad — (wing it) 64. Hop out of bed 65. Furnace necessity 66. Yield slightly 67. In actual fact 70. Have the power to 71. Stones’ frontman — Jagger 72. Toyland visitors 73. Lots 74. Shrewdly 77. Confined 78. Pay out 82. Fashion 83. Charlatans 84. Celestial bodies 85. Catch a cold 86. Makes less severe 89. Traveler’s stop 90. Oxford or pump 91. Yielded to pressure 93. Jungle crusher 94. More judicious 95. Clammy 96. Reason for a person’s actions 97. Do magazine work 99. Let out a skirt 100. Calendar squares 101. Prepares a fish 102. Prefix for “trillion” 103. Slightly improper or indelicate

104. — d’oeuvre 105. Solemn promise 106. Wildlife shelter 107. Lock horns 109. Not much (2 wds.)

110. Half diameters 112. Gawky and crude 115. Cello kin 116. Inferior (2 wds.)

121. Lunch times 122. News article 124. Agave 126. Kyoto entertainer 127. Igloo dweller 128. Undeliverable mail 130. Angelou and Browning 132. “Toodle-oo!”

133. Viennese dessert 134. Valleys 135. Mandate 136. Pester 137. Banana oil, for example 138. Boundary line 139. More than wants 140. Ocean fliers DOWN 1. Gather together 2. Big-hearted person 3. 2.2 pound units 4. On both feet 5. Dilute 6. Vital body fluid 7. Wrote in block letters 8. Monet contemporary 9. Caper 10. Town near Santa Fe

11. Used to be 12. Farm vehicle (2 wds.)

13. Early sci-fi author 14. Gusto 15. Summer top 16. Prized gems 17. Mars explorer 18. Ordeal 19. Piquant 23. What Sputnik launched (2 wds.)

30. Enjoys a rose 32. Got wrong 36. Budget rival 38. Assist 40. Reclines 42. Slender fastener 43. Best-seller, usually 44. Musical gourd 45. Met productions 46. First-aid device 47. Whales’ homes 49. Rooster or hen 50. Uses a whip 52. “— cost you” 53. Skiing mecca 54. Popular advice giver 56. Tar’s reply 57. Chive relative 58. Foreshadowed 61. “Peanuts” kid 62. Garage jobs 65. Emery board 66. Chewy roll 67. Antarctic ice shelf 68. Tide’s retreat 69. Tempe inst.

71. Docs prescribe them 72. Bread pro 73. Scoff at 75. Thurman of “The Golden Bowl”

REALITY ESTATE

That dream house takes effort

By Phillip Murrell phillip@philliprealestate.com A highly-trained, reliable real estate professional can only do so much. We can provide you with new listings based on your needs, assist with the selling of your existing property (where applicable), help you prepare your property to maximize sales and deal with the drudgery of all of the back-end paperwork. But you can’t rely on your agent to do everything, especially when you find that absolute “must have” house.

You may be on a shortterm move, where location and an easy commute take precedent over the perfect house. Your company may be helping with the relocation, picking up costs that you would normally be responsible for. You might be looking for just a few amenities. You may not be committed to doing a lot of upgrades, so you are looking for a residence that comes “livable” immediately. Things like a pool, large

yard, three-car garage and mature landscaping may not be a priority.

But when you find a house that you absolutely love — the one you can’t live without — and see yourself being there for the rest of your life, you may need options. A friend used to say “they are taking me out of this house in a pine box.” Now, that is a beloved property and not just based on the fact that everyone hates to move, except professional movers. As if the pressure of buying a new home wasn’t enough, you are committing to a house you see yourself living in for decades.

In a market the size of Dallas, we are lucky. We still have a lot of quality inventory, a load of new building and the suburbs are booming. Imagine trying to find a property in Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, New York or Washington D.C., among others?

If you do find your dream home, you may need to make an offer over list price. There

is a lot of competition out there, and this shows the seller you mean business. It also shows your good will toward the seller. Chances are, the owners are as proud of the property as you would be in acquiring it. And a long-term hold on a home almost always makes a profit in the end, recouping that extra payment in no time.

Ask your agent to make sure that your lender is available on weekends. If you find a property that you really want, a delay in lender approval could cost you the opportunity to acquire your perfect property. A good lender can vouch for your credit and put everyone at ease that a transaction will take place.

It is your responsibility to make sure that you have all of the pertinent documents you need for financing in the hands of the mortgage company as early as possible.

If possible, a buyer may want to forge a relationship with the seller. There are many examples of homes

Your Stars this Week

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to see revelations of all sorts clearing the way for individuals to progress in new ways, often with greater alacrity than ever before. Clarity is a major issue at this time, and the information made available to some or to all will surely allow the recipients to clarify major personal or professional issues. This week may see a great many individuals changing their minds about things they were “certain” of only last week — and this trend is likely to continue for some time, as people are set straight about this, that or the other thing. Some may be tempted to spin things a certain way this week, but all must be warned: Eventually, the truth will come out.

Integrity is also a major issue this week, and those who are unable to maintain their own or to support and contribute to another’s will likely find themselves on the wrong side as the week comes to a close.

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

● The numbers within the heavily 7-28-19

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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● Each row and each column must

76. Stuffed animal 77. Do a banquet 78. Fumble the ball 79. Canyon 80. Spaghetti drainers 81. Of greatest age 83. Stodgy one 84. Resistance units 86. Egg on 87. Miner’s quest 88. Refuge 89. Sit on eggs 90. Blurts out 91. Kernel holder 92. Egyptian solar deity 94. Hockey infraction 95. Kind of board 96. Vet’s office sound 98. Mesabi ore 99. Like — — in a trap 100. Napkin 101. Nonflying bird 104. Cinemax rival 105. Moved out 108. Sheen 109. Drawing a bead on 110. Subside 111. Form a thought 112. Band together 113. Prohibitions (hyph.)

114. Game area 115. Miffed 116. Sports page datum 117. Token user 118. Hindu, probably 119. Not these 120. Soothes 123. Shower liner 125. Versed in (2 wds.)

129. Flight dir.

131. Almost-grads

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may take your knocks as the week begins, but you can recover quickly and use all resources at your disposal to further your cause or score a personal victory.

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You can make a valuable contribution to a group effort this week, but you don’t wish to take more credit than you are due. You may want to stay in the background.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) Your disappointment in the way things are working can serve as

a prime motivator this week; you needn’t put up with things as they are very much longer. (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) – There’s no reason for you to think that you are “above the law” in any respect, and indeed, by week’s end you may be called upon to account for some recent questionable behavior.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may want to move farther faster this week, but you must take all necessary precautions lest you endanger someone unintentionally. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You are eager to see someone “exposed” in some way, but take care! You may wind up in the hot seat if you’re not careful to maintain a fair and objective stance at all times.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) What you do and say reflect an attitude that others may not wholly understand — or support. It may be time for you to strike a compromise with your critics. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – Just because you say it doesn’t make it so, and this week you risk being shown up by others if you insist on promoting any kind of deception. Honesty is the best policy!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) Patience can certainly be a virtue, but when something gets you riled this week, you’re going to want to address it directly — and as soon as possible. (Dec. 8-Dec. 22) – You may stumble upon a new opportunity this week, and only the bare framework is visible to you. You

must investigate further before knowing what’s really possible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 6) You’ll want to present your ideas as clearly as possible this week. Don’t let anyone stand in your way when your name is called; step up and be heard! (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You will have the chance to move to the front of the class this week, but it’s a move that must be made one step at a time. If you are in a hurry, you will self-destruct.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) A difficult situation arises this week, and you may find yourself at the center of something you cannot control on your own. Solicit help — now! (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You can be unusually quick this week to determine just what is really happening all around you, and you can use that information to propel yourself forward quite rapidly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) What you hope to gain this week is something you cannot fully articulate — but a friend knows what’s at stake and is in a position to lend a helping hand. (March 6-March 20) — You don’t have to explain yourself to anyone this week! Go about your business, and let your actions speak for you. Even your critics will admire your confidence.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) The more you try to get out of a certain situation, the more deeply you are likely to be immersed in it.

Phillip Murrell being sold based on timing.

Sometimes the seller is older, thinking about selling but has not done the ground work.

Simply liking the people that may have approached them about their property could be a tie-breaker on a sale.

And as always, never get overly-excited about a property. Manage your expectations properly. Look at what you can do to a house to make it your signature home rather than expect to find one that is flawless in every way.

Consider size, location and potential.

Phillip Murrell is a local real estate agent in Dallas at Compass Real Estate, and can be reached at 989-8592275, phillip.murrell@compass.com or on Instagram at @pmurrellre.

Copyright 2018 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

There are things you have to deal with at this time. (April 5-April 19) – You can do much to help others this week, but you mustn’t overlook an issue that affects you and you alone. Do you really need permission for what you are planning?

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) Your understanding of a certain key issue will help others make the decisions that must be made this week. You don’t have to play a leading role, either! (May 6-May 20) – You are afraid you may have started down the wrong path recently, but, in fact, there is no evidence to support that view. Keep going; pay attention to the signs all around you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may have to take something of a risk this week, but it’s just the kind of gamble you enjoy. Still, there are issues you cannot shrug off, and you know it. (June 7-June 20) – You have waited long enough for others to make a decision about a proposal you made some time ago. This week, you may choose to take it off the table once and for all.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) Pay attention not only to what others say this week, but to how they say it. You can learn much more from tone than from content at this time. (July 8-July 22) – You’re likely to realize that your connection to someone else is being threatened by developments that are out of your control. This is something you simply cannot ignore.

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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event.

July 26-29

1700 Rodeo Drive Mesquite, 75149 972-329-3100

Mesquite Convention Center – Boo! The Texas Haunters Convention will feature more than 35,000 square feet of family-friendly vendors, events, demonstrations and classes targeting Halloween enthusiasts. Friday at 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. $7.50-$25.

July 26

1230 W. Davis St. Dallas, 75208 214-272-8346

The Kessler – Austin-based musician and former lead singer of Ugly American, Rob Schneider comes to Dallas in support of his 2018 album “Blood and Bones.” 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. $22-$35.

July 26

2403 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202

Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House – Latin History For Morons is inspired by the near total absence of Latinos from John Leguizamo's son's American History books. Leguizamo embarks on an outrageously funny, frenzied search to find a Latin hero for his son's school history project. 8 p.m. $40-$90.

July 27

109 Continental Ave. Dallas, 75207 972-698-4626

Ronald Kirk Bridge and Felix Lozada Gateway – Trinity Park Conservancy will present a fun, family-friendly volunteer trash cleanup and seedball making day. The Great Seed Bomb will be leading the Seedball Workshop where guests can get their hands dirty and make native grass and wildflower seedballs that will be dispersed in different areas along the Trinity River Corridor. 9 a.m. FREE!

July 27

1907 Elm St. Dallas, 75201 214-220-2900

Petro Bar & Bistro – The restaurant will present a curated gastro experience with the Texas Whiskey Brunch, featuring Balcones Distillery. 10:00 a.m. $30.

July 27

2200 Ross Ave. Dallas, 75201 214-702-9612

Dallas Arts District – DFW Scavenger Hunt presents the Christmas in July Dash Away All Scavenger Hunt. The event will be a festive race to solve puzzles and explore Dallas. It is a race against other teams to solve puzzles, find clues and answer riddles in a jolly quest to be the best of Santa's Little Helpers. 4 p.m. $20.

July 31

300 W. Las Colinas Blvd.

Irving, 75039 972-810-1499

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Rock icon Alice Cooper and Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm will be in Irving as part of their co-headlining tour. 7 p.m. Prices vary.

WALLACE THE BRAVE

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

by Will Henry

On July 19, the online art gallery Saatchi Art hosted an evening of “Cocktails & Conversation” at the artcentric Dallas social-club, Park House.

Guests mixed with other Dallas art lovers and artists and showed works from “The Other Art Fair Dallas” coming in September.

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

SAATCHI ART GALLERY

Charity

Sp

tlight

FAITH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPICE

Support that benefits both patients and their families during one’s end of life journey.

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.

Q What is your mission or highest

A

purpose?

Faith Presbyterian Hospice, a Presbyterian Communities and Services community and the largest nonprofit hospice in Dallas, provides faith-based programs and services to support the wishes of patients and ensure a meaningful endof-life journey. Quality of life is improved by easing pain and addressing symptoms, which allows patients to be as comfortable as possible.

days of care to unfunded hospice patients.

Q What are your critical needs now,

A

Q What is your facility like?

A While most of our hospice care still takes

place in the home, The T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center is a state-of-the-art facility that one needs to see and feel to understand. The 9.3-acre campus is built around a lake, and The Harold Simmons Inpatient Care Center features 36 patient rooms that all overlook the five-acre Moody Lake. The rooms are soft and homey, with plenty of room for families to gather, and all rooms have bed-accessible patios that allow patients to feel the outdoors and interact with nature.

Q How did your career path lead you

A

to this position?

While I was in the academic arena, one of the programs that I supported was in Applied Gerontology at the University of North Texas. I worked with senior living leaders from across the nation and I became passionate about serving seniors. I sought to make sure that those undergoing their end-of-life journey were living life to their fullest potential while being treated with dignity, as well as aiding their families.

Q What is rewarding about your job?

A It has been most gratifying to see friends and family members of those who have contributed to the organization benefit from the care provided.

Q About how many people are served

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each year?

More than 1,200 individuals are cared for annually through inpatient and in-home hospice services, as well as grief support to more than 350 children. Additionally, in 2018, Faith provided more than 800

besides money donations?

Volunteers to help with Camp Faith, Camp Kids and general administrative functions like greeting guests to the Pickens Center.

Q What is the most memorable thing

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that has happened since you began?

Just last month, a wedding was held in our beautiful spiritual care center. A couple had planned to marry in late August, but the groom’s mother – a patient at the Pickens Center – would likely not be able to be a part of that special occasion. The family, staff and volunteers pulled together an absolutely gorgeous wedding and reception that the groom’s mother could be a part of. It is heartwarming moments like these that demonstrate the difference we are making in people’s lives every day.

Tena Burley, interim executive director, answered these questions.

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By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com This English Cotswold manor house is a perfect example of the simple transformation and power of paint. When I This newly remodeld home (updates in photos on left), located at 3518 Gillon Ave., is listed at $3.399 million. first spotted it, I thought it had to be new construction. Guess what? It was built in 1997! This is a beauty that defies age, however, and it’s pretty much all down to paint and cosmetic updates.

Of course, the extremely talented interior designer Amy Berr y was instrumental in the transformation process.

Amy is one of those designers that understand how to move a home into a new era.

A lthough she makes it look effortless, we all know a lot of work goes into any renovation.

It helps to begin with good bones, and this English Cotswold manor house has them in spades. Built by luxur y custom home builders Hawkins-Welwood and designed by award-winning architect Robbie Fusch, it has an excellent pedigree.

“The original homeowner loved antiques and had a traditional style,” Berr y said. “My client is definitely not traditional. She has a ver y strong point of view and knows what she likes.”

That’s half the battle on any renovation. When a client has an opinion, it becomes a much smoother process.

“The client loves art, and before we started I went over and looked at ever ything,” Berr y said. “She brought all of her art and furniture to the table. The challenge was to take a traditional house and spread the color out.”

The dining room went from traditional to dramatic, with a few simple changes.

Fantastic wallpaper, great lighting, updated curtains, and a stylish rug are the perfect setting for the clients dining table and artwork.

“The wallpaper did take a little convincing,” Berr y said. It was a great choice and was slated for a powder bath, but Berr y knew it had the impact her client would love.

The only structural change was in the kitchen. A wall was opened between the family room and kitchen to create the open-plan living space that ever yone loves today.

The bunk room is Berr y’s favorite part of the project. “The boys in the family are only 11 months apart. This was their first shared room, and we wanted to make it special.”

This English Cotswold manor house at 3518 Gillon Ave. has 6,285 square feet, four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a powder bath.

If you think an older home is not for you, this should make you think again.

A ll it takes is imagination, determination, a great interior designer and some paint!

Christy Berr y, a founding partner with Compass Real Estate in Dallas, has this English Cotswold manor house privately listed for $3.399 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.

Hammer and Nails

Reality of a remodel

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com Those fix-it-up television “reality” shows that flood the airways crack me up. The hosts seem to do much of the work themselves, but you never see a license. They always seem to work under false budgets and deadlines. They always go down to see their friend at the local woodworking or paint shop to ask for a favor.

They always find some stained glass window, old newspapers or bricks behind drywall or some obscure cabinet work or doors that they miraculously find a way to repurpose. In every way, it is not “reality.”

But in many ways, a project must consider framing, new cabinetwork, expensive finishes, new appliances, pricy paints and an expert to execute the work. While it is easy to blame your licensed, professional contractor (which

you should always hire) for cost overruns, often times going over budgets are self-inflicted wounds.

By hiring an experienced conStephan Sardone tractor, you can avoid poorly developed preplanning and estimates, bad scheduling, improper on-site management, administrative errors and unrealistic design elements.

A recent report by KPMG said 31 percent of all projects came within 10 percent of the budget. Engineers Daily estimated that design errors accounted for 38 percent of construction disputes.

With new technology and cost cutting measures that trained professionals are using, expect for better budgets from now on.

You should always plan for change orders, and this is often where the homeowner plays a major role. Let’s face it, when your property is in a state of remodel, you gain a heightened

awareness of home remodeling. You see things in a local hardware store, home improvement store or, ugh, on a TV reality show that you no must have in your newly remodeled home. These are costs that you must absorb. Don’t expect the contractor to eat the costs, though they will work with you to revise the budget.

You should maintain a budget just like your contractor does. You may want to add more expensive flooring, tiles, windows, cabinetry and appliances while work continues. That retro kitchen you envisioned may have lost luster. Now you crave high-tech. That will cost you. The contractor was just following the initially agreed upon look.

Unfortunately, sometimes you may run out of money before you get everything you need. Two considerations: You don’t have to do everything at once. Also, if money is tight, home improvements will increase the value of your home and you can recuperate added costs at the sale of your property.

CANDY'S DIRT

Don’t fall in the trap of needing to do lighting upgrades, countertops, faucets, fixtures and appliances if you can’t afford them. These are easy fixes to execute when you can afford them.

Some people like to build a spreadsheet with “budget” and “actual” costs.

This will allow you to prioritize what you simply can’t be without versus those things that you can table for a later date. Other items to consider are non-remodeling items like furniture.

That new sofa or coffee table can probably wait.

The contractor is your partner.

They don’t want to approach you with cost overruns. Often it is the homeowner that is initiating the price increases.

So be realistic and don’t overspend on things you don’t really need. And please, stop watching those “reality” home improvement shows, at least until after the job is done.

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

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MULL IT OVER

Whatever happened to arena football?

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com For sports junkies, it is always interesting to peruse the agate type in the back of the sports page. That is the small type that is used to list transactions, horse racing results and standings of the lesser known professional sports leagues.

I saw that Major League Soccer (while increasingly popular, still must fight for space on the sports pages) has 23 teams across North America, the Women’s National Basketball Association has 12 teams including the Dallas Wings, the National Women’s Soccer League has nine teams and World Team Tennis (that is still around?) has six teams.

Buried within the baseball players being designated for assignment and NASCAR driver rankings were the standings for the Arena Football League (AFL) that at one time captured the fancy of football fans in Dallas during the spring and summer months as they waited for “real football” to begin.

The AFL currently consists of six teams: the Albany Empire, Philadelphia Soul, Washington Valor, Baltimore Brigade, Columbus Destroyers and

Atlantic City Blackjacks. Sports are clearly running out of team nicknames.

Former NFL tight end Kent Kramer was once an owner of the Dallas Texans of the AFL. “I think it a fast-paced, exciting game,” Kramer said. “But it is for small market venues. They will support them. With all of the teams now in the Northeast, there is not a lot of travel expense. You can keep costs down.”

I was a Texans season ticket holder. I had four tickets on the 25-yard line. Arena football is played on a 50-yard long field, but has the same width as an NFL football gridiron. Going to games at Reunion Arena were affordable and fun. The games were full of action, almost always consisted of passing plays and had lots of scoring. There are eight-man units on the field, no punts as all teams must attempt a field goal on fourth down and the football could be returned even if it caromed off of the protective netting. Many of the athletes were two-way players (starting on both offense and defense).

So what happened to the Arena Football League in Dallas?

“Dallas was a great market,”

Kramer said. “When Lanier Richey owned it [Dallas’ first owner of an AFL team before Kramer], the team was financially stable and could afford to operate. He wanted to pass it to his son to run it, but his son didn’t like it. So we raised the capital, he sold it to me and we were able to operate it. But it wasn’t a good investment. So we sold it. The [team and league suffered from the] lack of educated, experienced football operational guys to run it and that is why it failed.”

In 1993, the Texans were dropped from the AFL due to being unable to meet financial requirements.

In 2000, Jerry Jones was awarded an expansion franchise in Dallas and called them the Dallas Desperados. They played from 2002 to 2008. The team folded on Aug. 4, 2009.

Dallas actually had three teams in the various incarnations of the arena league: the Texans, the Desperados and the Texas Revolution. Kramer, who played in Super Bowl IV with the Minnesota Vikings, owns the sports marketing firm Professional Sports Marketing in McKinney and remains a part of the NFL Alumni Association.

“I think there is a shrinking of underlying football interest,”

IN MEMORIAM

Katherine Owens (1957 - 2019)

WIKIPeDIA

Colorado (white) and Kansas City (light blue) played in the old AFL. Kramer said. “I think it is a multiple of things. I think the concussion portion creates mothers to not encourage their kids to participate. And look at our market here. You have kids playing soccer on independent teams that pay a fee to be on the team and travel to the games. And there are a ton of them. You’ve got soccer, you’ve got lacrosse, hockey and all of these other avenues. It is just not baseball and basketball and football anymore.

Kids are playing sports with potentially far less injuries.”

The AFL was not without stellar personalities. There is actually an AFL Hall of Fame that includes former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and punter Danny

White, current Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden and quarterback Kurt Warner, formerly of the Iowa Barnstormers, who leveraged his arena career into two NFL MVPs, a Super Bowl appearance with the St. Louis Rams and induction into the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The AFL Hall of Fame is currently without a location.

While no child probably aspired to play arena football, it was fun while it lasted. “It worked here for awhile,” Kramer said. “We had good teams, but then it went downhill from there.” In Dallas, all that remains of arena football are memories.

AUTOMOBILITY

New Mazda3 Hatch driven by design

By David Boldt

By Theresa Webster marketing@undermain.org

djboldt@sbcglobal.net

Theater visionary, artist, founding artistic director of Dallas’s Undermain Theatre and Texas Woman of Distinction Katherine Owens has died after a five-month prolonged illness. She was 61 and lived in Dallas with her husband and artistic partner Bruce DuBose.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1957, Owens was raised in Odessa by her father and mother, Jack and Gloria Owens, where she worked as an intern at Odessa’s Globe Theatre at an early age.

She started her career in the theater after graduating from the University of Texas with a B.F.A. in Theater in 1981, first as a visiting artist at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and directing for the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival.

She soon made her way to Dallas where she embarked on an artistic path to run one of the most noted small theatre companies in the country, the Undermain Theatre.

Arriving in Dallas she soon met a young actor named Raphael Parry and finding common interests the two excavated a basement space beneath Main Street in Deep Ellum in a building at 3200 Main St. in 1984.

The July 15 cover of Autoweek features a Mazda winning the Six Hours at Watkins Glen (New York).

And you should know from the git-go that this winning Mazda has almost nothing in common with our test Mazda3, beyond its logo and moniker.

On the showroom, MAZDA Mazda’s ‘zoom-zoom’ has headed for the The 2019 Mazda 3 Hatch. break room and in its place is — we’re the suspension supplies that nice equilibguessing here — an extra dose of estrogen. rium of comfort, composure and compliBut before getting to what’s not under ance often missing from the hotter hatchthe hood, a word about the new sheet es. This is a small car punching well above metal: it’s beautiful. And if simply ‘beauti- its weight in on-the-road comfort, one I ful’ doesn’t quite do this artful design jus- wouldn’t hesitate to take on a multi-day, tice, know the new Mazda3 – especially in cross-country drive. It’s only around town hatchback form and finished in Mazda’s where we have (some) reservations.

Polymetal Gray Mica (exclusive to the Under the hood is Mazda’s Skyactiv-G Mazda3 hatch) — is breathtakingly beauengine, connected to a Skyactiv-Drive tiful. From its thoughtfully considered 6-speed automatic. With 186 horsepowfront fascia to the dynamically sculpted er and 186 lb-ft of torque, I didn’t expect side surfaces, Mazda’s design team went to be overwhelmed, but was left almost all in to create a shape as appropriate to underwhelmed. In brief, the drivetrain a gallery as it is to a garage. If only as a seems labored. Thankfully, it isn’t as static display, I wish I owned one. sleep-inducing as Mazda’s CX-3, but with Inside, Mazda’s up-market aspirations its 2.5 liter four I was planning to have are also evident. The red leather — again, some ‘zoom’, if not — to be sure — the exclusive to the hatchback — on our test hyphenate. Even when hitting the ‘Sport’ Premium trim is appropriate to a car mode I was left wondering where roughly some $10K dearer than the test Mazda3’s 25 horsepower went, as this feels closer to $30K window sticker, and does a cred160 than 186. ible job of creating a visual continuum This isn’t as apparent from 40 to you could live with for 72 payments. The 80 as it is from rest to, say, 40, and the leather covers a seat shape that supplies Mazda3’s available all-wheel drive adthe appropriate balance between ‘supmittedly adds weight. But with Hyundai portive’ and ‘accessible’, although larger offering a 1.6 liter turbocharged four Americans may wish to look elsewhere. in everything from Elantra to Kona to The dash is informative, while Mazda’s Veloster, it would behoove Mazda’s prodinfotainment isn’t the most confusing in uct planners to drive a few of the Korean the marketplace, but then, neither is it the carmaker’s offerings. Forget VW’s GTI or most intuitive.

Ford’s Focus ST — let’s just try to keep up Despite its low roofline, the Mazda3 with the Koreans. easily accommodates four reasonAt the end of a week I was genuineably-sized adults, and you’ll find enough ly smitten by the Mazda3’s shape, while cargo capacity for a young family of four wishing there was an additional 30 horseto get out of town. When confronted by power. If, after a demo drive, you’re satisIkea-sized loads the rear seats fold, exfied with the Mazda3 in traffic, you’ll unpanding almost exponentially the shopdoubtedly be happy when this hatchback ping you can do on just one run. is parked in your garage. Or your gallery.

In terms of the Mazda3’s ride and David Boldt brings years of experihandling, you’ll look forward to more ence in automotive retail sales and public than one run. The steering feels both well relations to his automotive reporting. connected and properly weighted, while More can be found at txGarage.com.

KATHERINE OWENS

Katherine Owens, founding artistic director of Dallas' Undermain Theater, lost her battle with a five-month prolonged illness.

Within the year, they asked actor Bruce DuBose to join them in forming a company of longtime collaborators consisting of actors, designers, directors and writers.

Initially sharing the artistic direction of the theater with Parry, who would move on from the theater after a decade and a half, Owens embarked on a cultural legacy that would take her and her future husband and executive producer DuBose on a 35-year history of award winning productions, many of them premieres along with tours in Europe and productions in New York City while forging relationships with a number of playwrights

with experimental and new American work as its main focus. The company would also present reimagined stagings of classic works by writers they saw as key artistic influencers of their experimental tradition.

Owens said of her approach, “I think there are two traditions in the theater—the hermetic and the heroic.”

She is survived by her husband Bruce DuBose, her sister Kimberley Owens and her brother Carl Owens. Her husband will continue their work at Undermain as producing artistic director to lead the Undermain in accordance with her artistic vision.

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movie trailer

‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ is classic Tarantino

Sony Pictures Releasing

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star in “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.”

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood Love it or hate it, the one thing that everyone can take away from “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” is that director-writer Quentin Tarantino sure loves Los Angeles. More specifically, in this case it is 1969 Los Angeles. After three or four lengthy shots of his characters

driving around the city, Tarantino puts the glitz and grime on screen in dazzling nostalgic fashion.

By the fifth sequence such as this, it’s clear that Tarantino is unable to self-edit. In fact, there are entire sections of the film that prove he has no self-control whatsoever. This 161-minute opus could easily have been cut to 120 minutes or so

to create an even tauter, intense and surprisingly hilarious thrill ride.

At its core, this movie is a bromance between washed up TV actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stuntman/ assistant/best pal, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Cliff is a bit long in the tooth for normal, everyday stunt work and Rick’s career has bottomed out after

his long-running TV western, “Bounty Law,” was cancelled. Rick moves from guest spot to guest spot as villains on numerous shows while begging producers and directors to get Cliff in the production.

Real life and Tarantino’s fictional world collide when we learn that Rick’s new Cielo Drive neighbors are newlyweds Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski (Rafal Zawierucha). As Hollywood’s latest power couple, it both excites Rick that they are his neighbors and exacerbates his insecurities.

While Rick is on set, Cliff runs his errands and does his housework.

He also picks up a teenage hitchhiker (Margaret Qualley, with an unprintable character name) and he takes her to her home…which happens to be the Spahn Movie Ranch and home of the Manson Family.

Tarantino then weaves in and out of Rick

and Cliff’s life parsed with intermittent moments of the lovable and kind Sharon. Moments like Cliff’s confrontation with Squeaky Fromme (a stunningly creepy Dakota Fanning) and Sharon’s sheer joy over an audience’s reaction to her film, “The Wrecking Crew,” are pure magic.

The high water mark is the battle of tough guy ‘tude between Cliff and Bruce Lee (Mike Moh).

While he’s fantastic, the movie drags during DiCaprio’s sections.

His heart-to-heart with an 8-year-old actor is DiCaprio at his finest and could be his number one career highlight.

But Tarantino goes too far and shows us excruciatingly long moments of the show that Dalton is starring in. One scene featuring the late Luke Perry is pointless and could harmlessly shave 10 minutes from the film.

The cameos are nonstop with Al Pacino’s slick-talking agent as

the highlight. Blink and you’ll miss Michael Madsen, Kurt Russell, Scoot McNairy, and Clifton Collins Jr. among others.

While this movie is pure Tarantino, it absolutely belongs to Brad Pitt. His coolness just pours off the screen and it could create a market for vintage Champion T-shirts. He has an everyman quality, even though he’s better looking than 99 percent of the general public. Pitt is so fantastic that his career-topping performance overshadows the ultra-violent climatic scene.

Like a spaghetti western, Tarantino takes his time to bring everything together in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” Fact and fiction collide in both careless and ingenious ways that end in a finale that is surely to be divisive. While it’s a fun stay in Tarantino Land, you may wish he had taken a slightly less scenic route.

Uncle barky's bites

Departure leaves WFAA8 womanless in weather department

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net Followers of my Twitter feed, @unclebarkycom, first learned on July 12 of meteorologist Colleen Coyle’s surprise departure from WFAA8 after nine years in residence.

Now here’s a fuller story that marks my return to these spaces after two weeks in absentia – and on vacation.

In a memo to WFAA8 staffers, vice president/station manager Carolyn Mungo said that Coyle initially had planned to take an “extended leave” to spend time with her “newly adopted daughter.” But Coyle then decided to make that leave permanent. The station gave her a sendoff late last week. In her memo, Mungo praised Coyle as “everything you would want in an employee. She is talented, dedicated and served the entire community in so many ways.”

Coyle joined WFAA8 in July 2010 from CBS affiliate KPSP-TV, which serves Palm Springs, CA and the Coachella Valley. She was with that station for a year-and-a-half before making a giant leap from the 142nd to the fifth largest TV market. Less than a year

later, she was subbing for a week on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” At that time, Coyle was doing weathercasts for WFAA8’s weekend editions of “Daybreak” while otherwise filling in on weekdays. The station gave her more prominent exposure in subsequent years, but Pete Delkus has a firm grip on the chief weathercaster position.

Last week, Coyle elaborated on her decision via an emotional Facebook video in which she repeatedly cited her faith in God. The “little girl” adopted by Coyle and her husband actually is “not that little. She’s almost a teenager,” she said. Opting to spend more time with her “has been a really, really tough decision and know that it’s been done with so much thought and fierce prayer,” Coyle said.

Her identity is “found in Christ,” not with her job at WFAA8, Coyle said she’s come to realize. “Putting our trust in the Lord won’t make our life perfect, but it will let a perfect savior lead our life … I’ve been walking through the same door for nine years, and it is so scary to walk through a new one.”

Coyle said she’s now “keeping all the doors open …Who

knows, it may be TV one day again. I have no idea, but I know that God’s got this.”

She ended the video by blowing a kiss to viewers.

Coyle is the third prominent news personality to leave WFAA8 this year, joining anchor dean John McCaa, who retired, and “Daybreak” co-anchor Ron Corning, who exited to pursue other opportunities.

At least temporarily, Coyle’s departure makes WFAA8 the only one of four local TV news providers without a woman meteorologist.

But it’s almost a given that Mungo will hire a woman to replace her.

••• Also while I was away, the 71st prime-time Emmy nominations were announced.

HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” the show with the finale that lots of people actively hated on social media, set an all-time single season record with 32 nominations.

But there’ll be a traffic jam in some categories, most notably among the supporting performance nominations.

“GOT” has four of the six supporting actress in a drama series contenders – Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and Gwendoline Christie. And the show’s Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj CosterWaldau and Alfie Allen all have supporting actor nods. “GOT” ends its reign with a grand total of 161 nominations, and has won 47 so far, including a statue as last year’s best drama series. That’s the most victories ever for a drama series.

This time around, the other drama series contenders are HBO’s “Succession,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” FX’s “Pose,” BBC America’s “Killing Eve” and Netflix’s “Ozark” and “Bodyguard.”

The seven Best Comedy Series contenders are last year’s winner, Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amazon Prime’s “Fleabag,” NBC’s “The Good Place”, HBO’s “Barry” and “Veep,” Netflix’s “Russian Doll” and Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek.”

In the embarrassment of riches category, “Veep” star

Julia Louis-Dreyfus logged another nomination for the final season of “Veep,” bringing her total to 25. She’s won 11 Emmys so far. If she does so again, she’ll become the most honored TV performer of all time, breaking a tie with Cloris Leachman. Each has eight wins. Louis-Dreyfus’ other Emmy victories were for “Veep” as a comedy series, on which she’s a co-executive producer.

Not as fortunate is Don Cheadle, whose ninth nomination is for Showtime’s “Black Monday.” He’s so far winless in eight tries while nominees Anthony Anderson (“blackish”), Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) and Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”) have been winless in each of their earlier seven attempts.

But hey, they’re charmed compared to “Better Call Saul.”

This year’s nine nominations bring the show’s total to 32. It has yet to win anything.

This year’s Emmy ceremony will be Sunday, Sept. 22 on Fox, with a host still yet to be announced.

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

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Beijing remains blossoming world capital

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com Beijing is by far China’s most popular tourist destination, but, in my opinion, it isn’t very representative of the others. People flock to Beijing because it is the capital, the center of government and the closest point for easily visiting the Great Wall of China, the most iconic tourist site in China, and, without doubt, a wonder.

Beijing has blossomed in recent years with construction cranes in constant motion building the necessary offices and apartments to house the increasingly large number of people arriving for the opportunities that Beijing offers.

Still, unlike Washington, D.C., the presence of police is minimal, except in sensitive government sites. The city feels free from the authoritarian government that keeps it under tight control. Every corner of the city is under electronic surveillance. It is impossible for all the cameras to be monitored. But if a need arises, the video footage can be reviewed to track anyone’s current and historical whereabouts.

When entering the country, each tourist’s face is put into the national databank for facial recognition, the best in the world. So, as you tour around, remember that you can be traced.

Beneath the veneer of civility, the police have the right to ask anything of you. The Bill of Rights does not apply in China. People can be and are taken to jail without a phone call, a lawyer or explanation. So, keep the number of the American Embassy handy just in case the facial recognition software tags you.

Besides the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square is the next most-visited site in China. You really cannot avoid it as major Beijing streets pass it. At night it is nicely illuminated, but by day there are many crowds. Expect lines, unless you are with a tour group. Tour groups get priority with special entrance to the grounds and the ability to skip the lines.

I didn’t visit Mao’s tomb on Tiananmen Square, but the line to gain entrance there is unavoidable, even for tour groups. The Chinese now recognize that Mao made many mistakes in his leadership, but they still revere him and want to pass by his body on display. Do dead politicians always look better in

MICHAEL WALD

Inside the Forbidden City. hindsight?

The history of Tiananmen Square is one which isn’t speakable in China.

Most Chinese today don’t know the history in 1989 when some 10,000 Chinese students in a pro-democracy protest were massacred by police. The Chinese washed all information about this from the internet. Those Chinese that do know the history, from studying abroad, for example, do not discuss it for fear of

being jailed. So, unless you have a particularly close relationship and a very secluded place for conversation, you have to learn it on your own, preferably before you go.

The main sights of Beijing include the Forbidden City, next to Tiananmen Square. The Emperor’s exclusive playground during his rule covers a huge TRAVEL cont'd on page 9

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Jackie O honored in meat

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com One of the exotics at Liberty Burgers is named after the beloved and iconic Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

The hamburger begins with a ground American lamb patty and ends dressed to the nines with Greek accessories.

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The Hash Stack (left) and Breakfast Relleno (right).

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com So many restaurants are so damn serious. Local and sustainable.

Organic. Vegetarian. Vegan. Ketofriendly. Low carb. No carb. Low fat.

No fat. Sugar and gluten free. What did I leave out?

Liberty Burger’s new weekend brunch menu, available at the Addison location, pokes a little fun while keeping its promise to deliver most of those preferences to customers who want what they want.

I couldn’t help but laugh, and order one, when I saw Le Cure on the brunch menu. Gene Street Jr. was in the house to guide me through the menu. “Yeah, that one’s the hair of the dog and the dog,” he laughed. Le Cure is a Bloody

Mary cocktail in a Mason jar served with a long wooden skewer that secures a couple of slices of bacon, a cheeseburger slider and a fried stuffed jalapeno, all crowned with a donut hole.

That covers all the major hangover food groups.

Liberty Burger’s is not a traditional brunch menu, but it is way more Avocado Toast. than a burger with a fried egg.

Funny as it is, Le Cure is quite edible and drinkable. Most of the dishes aren’t jokes, though.

The Breakfast Relleno, a roasted poblano pepper stuffed with scrambled eggs blended with ground beef, bacon, cheddar cheese and queso blanco is an innovative breakfast spin on Mexican food’s chile relleno.

Compared to many of the dishes, Avocado Toast is righteous: Mashed avocado spread on dark brown bread with a fried egg on top. The side? An arugula salad. Most of the entrees come with choice of breakfast potatoes or fruit cup. Don’t you feel more healthful just reading about it?

The Walk of Fame option takes up where Le Cure leaves off. There’s no cocktail with this one but it does include a beef patty topped with the scrambled egg blend sandwiched between a horizontally sliced glazed donut. Oh, yeah! I’m not kidding.

About those fried

stuffed jalapenos, known as Torches on the menu. Despite the name, they’re not spicy hot. Removing the seeds and roasting takes out most of the fire. A stuffing of ground beef, bacon, queso blanco and cheddar cheese also tames the capsicum as does a thick batter applied before going into the fryer. All this adds up to a heck of a fried stuffed jalapeLIBERTY BURGER no, available on the main and brunch menus.

The Madame Liberty takes on several of the elements of the classic Croque Madame, a baked or fried sandwich with ham and cheese. At Liberty Burger, signature Cheesy Gravy replaces bechamel sauce between the layers of brioche.

No wonder Liberty Burger calls Cheesy Gravy its brunch signature.

Present on several of the dishes, this cosseting sauce harkens back to the Street family patriarch, restaurant legend Gene Street. Gene Sr. made his name with chicken fried steak and cream gravy. Although Gene Jr. was reluctant to disclose, he said Cheesy Gravy is a blend of queso blanco, cream gravy and Torches ground beef filling.

Gravy lovers rejoice and be glad.

Experience its glory on The Hash Stack, a crisp hash brown nest layered with a beef patty, bacon, scrambled egg and a generous blanket of Cheesy Gravy.

Liberty Burger, with several locations around the Dallas area, is known for a variety of burgers; kid-friendly, as well as spiked for adults, milk shakes; sustainability and community involvement.

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area, including gardens, palaces and museums. Walking is the only way to see it. There are many steps. Everyone I know who visited it was exhausted afterward. So, plan accordingly.

Don’t plan to see it and something else in the same day. Plan something where you can sit, such as sampling the favorite local food, Peking Duck.

Another two must-see sights are the Buddhist Temple of Heaven and the Emperor’s Summer Palace. Both are very beautiful places, except for the throngs of people visiting with you which is par for the course in China.

Hundreds of fellow tourists — mostly Chinese — make

4 (1/3-pound) ground lamb patties 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese 4 split hamburger buns Soft butter for spreading 2 cups lightly packed baby spinach 1/2 cup oven-roasted tomatoes (see recipe) 3/4 cup Liberty Burger Tzatziki Sauce (see recipe) Shape lamb patties to ½ inch thickness. Season each on both sides with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grill or broil to medium rare or medium doneness.

Top each patty with 1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese. Place in hot oven to melt cheese, 2 to 3 minutes.

Keep warm.

Lightly coat cut sides of buns with butter and griddle or toast under broiler. Place 1 lamb patty on bottom part of each toasted bun.

Top each patty with 1/2 cup spinach and 4 slices roasted tomatoes.

Spread toasted side of top bun with 2 tablespoons Tzatziki Sauce. Use bun to top each burger.

Makes 4 servings.

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LIBERTY BURGER TZATZIKI SAUCE 1 hothouse cucumber, peeled and seeded 1 tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon salt 1 pint plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill 1 teaspoon granulated garlic 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh mint Finely chop peeled and seeded cucumber and place in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl to drain. Sprinkle cucumber with 1 tablespoon salt.

Refrigerate 3 hours. Pour off liquid in bowl. Using hands or cheesecloth, squeeze as much additional liquid from cucumbers as possible.

Place drained and squeezed cucumber into a medium bowl and add yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, dill, garlic and white pepper. Stir until well combined.

Add mint and stir to mix. Store in refrigerator.

Makes 1 pint.

OVEN-ROASTED TOMATOES

getting around difficult. A tour is a good way to maximize efficiency in seeing as many sites as possible if you have limited time.

Otherwise, to get from one tourist site to another, a taxi is the preferred means of transport, requiring you to have someone translate your destination to the driver, as few people speak English. And given the Chinese tight control over the internet, don’t count on your cell phone translation apps to work if connectivity is required.

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.

10 plum tomatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/4 teaspoons salt Heat oven to 325 F. Cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch slices.

Place on rack coated with cooking spray in foil-lined 15x10-inch sheet pan with sides. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt.

Bake, uncovered, for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until tomatoes are deep brown around the edges and shriveled.

Cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Or place in freezer container; freeze for up to 3 months. Bring tomatoes to room temperature before using.

Makes 1 cup.

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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

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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

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She went to the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and studied journalism and public relations.

“So I am getting to use a lot of that now, but just not in the way that I thought I was,” Taylor said. “But it was great nonetheless. I had a sports marketing concentration. And I worked in the NHL [National Hockey League] for the Carolina Hurricanes and then for their minor league team in Charlotte, the Checkers. And I loved it. The energy and working for the team and being part of a team.” She would find opportunities to show off her work.

After her stint in hockey, she decided to switch lines.

“I worked in event planning for seven years. I worked at High Point University and then back at UNC, mainly on senior and alumni events. That is what brought me to Texas for the first time. They have an alumni organization called the UNC Carolina Club for which I would travel out there to help them work events and just fell in love. When it came time for me to do more book events and lettering events, Dallas has given me such a warm welcome. I feel like I know people.”

Taylor began her business in 2013. “It kind of was alongside of me the whole time. In college, I was a doodler and a drawer and I love being creative. Even when I was in sports marketing, I would use these skills on DPD cont'd from page 1

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signage and decorations.”

She maintains her business in N.C. where “basketball is as important as your religion,” Taylor said. She is married to her middle school sweetheart and has a 2 1/2 year-old son. Without a bricks and mortar storefront, her home serves as a studio and her attic is full of her books.

She started sharing photos of her work on Facebook and Instagram. She was doing calligraphy on the side.“Right away, I had friends saying ‘Can you do a letter for me?’ or ‘Can you do a wedding invitation for me?’

I had clients before I had a business.”

Today, through digital courses and penmanship parties, Taylor has taught thousands how to make their handwriting happier, equipping an enthusiastic group to create their own masterpieces. She has more than 53,000 social media followers.

“A lot of entrepreneurs leave their jobs because they don’t really enjoy it,” Taylor said. “That isn’t it with me.

I love my job. I love being around people. It is exciting being around people with so much joy and energy. I started this business on the side. I never imagined that it would end up becoming my career. But I never looked back.”

She realized she could make more money having her own company than working for someone else. And like so many things, she loves it.

a close relationship with our patrol that we actually hired one of the officers to fulfill our requirement for an off-duty officer when we had our wedding at the Farmer’s Market.”

When ENPs were first created, taxpayers complained it was double-taxation — paying tax dollars for policing, then paying for private police on top of it. There is less of that sentiment today, as homeowners understand how stretched and understaffed the department has become. While some used to complain the ENPs promote unequal policing — richer, safer neighborhoods get better police services — middle-class neighborhoods are now scrambling to add ENPs to help curb car thefts and petty crime.

Police cars, gas and salaries are all paid for by private neighborhood associations. In fact, the program brings revenue to the city as the associations pay to rent a patrol car at about $13.50 per hour. In 2015, the city collected more than $1.3 million for patrol car rentals, according to Dallas Morning News reports.

But now, based on an audit in November, DPD chief U. Renee Hall is considering a take-over of the ENPs. Rank and file officers are not happy. According to an email we obtained that was written by Michael Igo, Major of Police, City Manager’s Office Liason: “For the Aug. 12 PSJC meeting, the department will be presenting a briefing on off-duty employment performed by DPD officers. The department will be moving towards procuring a third party vendor to have complete managerial oversight of the program. The oversight is necessary to maintain

compliance and decrease liability for the city and the department. There Perry-Miller and VP of the Lochwood will be a nominal fee charged to the Neighborhood Association. A vast off-duty employer by the vendor. majority of the LNA budget goes toAdditionally, new policy will be limwards ENP, he said. iting the number of hours worked “We have had cases where the from 72 to 40 hours a week. Officers ENP officer has arrested criminals and coordinators working ENPs now right in the neighborhood,” said will not lose their assignments.

Jones. “We fear adding an additional Mike Mata, president of the level of bureaucracy and higher cost Dallas Police Association, said that for that bureaucracy could potentialofficers have no beef with the limiting ly discourage officers from wanting of hours. He thinks 50 would be betto work more hours — homeowners ter, but can live with 40. It’s the sudmay be paying a lot more money for den intervention of the third-party fewer hours.” administrator that will add extra cost And the North Oak Cliff United to the program for citizens and could Police Patrol turned ten last year. open the door to future DPD controls In that period, the patrols answered of the program. An officer who did more than 10,000 calls for service. not wish to be named told us that this Off-duty police pay ranges from move would discourage police from $32 to $50 an hour. Each police participating in ENP programs due division has an administrative coorto the added level of bureaucracy and dinator who ensures officers don’t having to deal with a third party. work too many hours off-duty, curAnother said the Department rently 72 after a 40-hour work week. may be doing this in an effort to steer (The limit was 40 under Chief David officer overtime to the department, Kunkle, but Chief David Brown exnot the ENPs, because of the city’s panded to 72, according to officers.) tremendous officer shortage.

Homeowners also like knowing the “I look forward to understanding regular crew working in their ‘hood why staff believes we need to utilize — they often become friends with the a third party and what the cost to officers. the off-duty program will be,” said “Prior to establishing an ENP Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach in Midway Hollow, the crime rate Gates. was concerning,” said our Director Gates responded to my queries of Audience Engagement, Bethany recently about the changes and exErickson. “But once it was estabplained DPD management’s conlished more than a decade ago, the cerns are about compliance with rate has stayed in the low double issues and risks highlighted in a digits at the highest, and generally it’s November audit and possibly an earthose nuisance-but-not-dangerous lier audit from 2005. crimes, and the occasional burglary I encourage crime watch leaders and crime of opportunity.” to review and understand the risks She added: “We established such and recommendations contained in the report. It describes the benTHIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION efits of having an off-duty program as well as the necessity to having internal controls in place Advertise in to assure any risks are mitigated. DPD management agreed to making the management changes necessary to comply with the issues and risks highlighted in the audit.

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