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Vol. 6, No. 26: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

Coffee with the crane operator

COMMUNITY NEWS Benefit for local music group Old East Dallas Elementary School violinists will perform at Sons of Hermann Hall at 3414 Elm St. in a benefit performance by student violinists from Zaragoza Elementary School’s Ubuntu Music Project on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. Talented young musicians will perubuntu music project form alongside some of the area’s finest string players during the free event. Donations are encouraged.

The Ubuntu Music Project is an after-school program providing daily violin instruction and academic tutoring.

– Wendy Millsap

Patio to open in East Dallas Created by the masterminds of Deep Ellum’s HIDE, Toller Patio at 3675 Ross Ave. is anticipated to be a go-to outdoor destination in the developing TOLLER PATIO neighborhood of Old East Dallas. The oversized, dog-friendly space features a mid-century flair – complete with 12-foot palm trees, a retro-inspired color palette and ample seating for both day and nighttime lounging. Toller Patio will serve 12 handcrafted cocktails on tap and offer an approachable food menu. – Ashley Mastervich

WAYNE SWEARINGEN Downtown Dallas balcony views, 28 years apart.

By Wayne Swearingen “Good Morning” I said, as I raised my coffee cup to my new best friend, the crane operator across Maple Avenue from my balcony on the 13th floor.

For 28 years, we have

enjoyed balcony views out Turtle Creek and the downtown view from our den. The downtown view has been crowded out by new construction now for more than 10 years. The HISTORY cont'd on page 10

Doubletree Dallas gets in swing

FASHION SENSE

Dallas’ Parcel22 sets new trend

By Leah Frazier leahfarizer.com Vogue has coined 2019 as the year of “rental wardrobes” — meaning everything from accessories to handbags to an entire wardrobe was previously worn or owned. And whether many associate this trend with a form of “recycled” fashion or a Marie Kondo-ing of closets of sorts, one thing is clear: “rotating wardrobes” are not going anywhere anytime soon. From Rent the Runway to now large-scale retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Urban Outfitters taking the bait, renting your latest “fit” is all but out of style.

In comes Parcel22, a Dallas-based subscription wardrobe rental service that launched its online platform artfully tailored and crafted for Generation Z. Yep, that PARCEL22 is the same generation always at the forefront of modern tech innovation and marketing woes. Fashionable, acParcel22 is a Dallas-based wardrobe rental service. cessible and simple, Parcel22 is rentals-made-easy with its three-step virtual process managed directly from the to wear items repeatedly or swap them for new pieces at comfort of one’s home. their leisure.

“Unlike other subscription services, we focus on the In the spirit of philanthropy, Parcel22 has partnered look of our pieces and not the label. While we recommend with Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support (Genesis) whose clothing to our customers, we allow them the freedom to mission is to provide safety, shelter and care for women choose what ships in their Parcel and to truly create and who have experienced domestic violence, plus raise awareexpress themselves through their own sense of fashion,” ness regarding its cause, prevalence and impact. For each said Parcel22 owner and CEO, Natasha August. “We tailor monthly Parcel22 subscription, 22 cents will be gifted to to a younger audience, which no other subscription service Genesis. Additionally, all Parcel22 pieces that do not sell or focuses on, and we have the most affordable prices. I’m surpass their life cycle will also be donated to Genesis. proud to say that Parcel22 is uniquely stamped within the Whether renting for work, formals, school or for play, marketplace.” rotating wardrobes have staked their claim. Let’s face the Monthly Parcel subscriptions range from “Simple” facts. Fashion’s new black is like that of Parcel22 — socially (three articles of clothing and two accessories for $65) to conscious, affordable, accessible and minimal. The future “Sassy” (four articles of clothing and no accessories for of style, or better yet our latest wardrobes, is here. Now rent away. $75) to “Smart” (five articles of clothing and three accessoLeah Frazier is an award-winning fashion entreries for $85), all of which include free shipping both ways, preneur based in Dallas with almost a decade of fashion discounted member prices on purchased Parcel22 items, and lifestyle reporting under her belt. Her continued an unlimited amount of exchanges and free dry cleaning. coverage of Dallas fashion and events can be found at Whether comfy casual, business chic or glitzy glam, meminspirenstyle.com. bers curate Parcel22 specifically to their style and are free

DOUBLETREE DALLAS

The Doubletree - Campbell Centre at 8250 N. Central Expressway announced the first Topgolf Swing Suite in a hotel for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Opening in early September, the immersive social experience will include two simulator bays accommodating up to eight guests.

Bays will be available to all guests and Dallas locals. Each bay is equipped with a massive screen and a selection of interactive virtual games. – Lana Baugh

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INSIDE Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint In Memoriam Mental Focus Real Estate

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

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Automobility Mull It Over Environment

Uncle Barky Travel

Dotty Griffith Recipe

Restaurant Guide Sudoku

Scene Around Town

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LUXURY HIGH RISE SALES REPORT NEIGHBORHOOD

AVG SALES PRICE

AVG PRICE PER SQ. FT.

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Arts District Turtle Creek Uptown Victory

$1,687,500 $764,456 $1,193,792 $669,778

$590 $342 $513 $419

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

‘Would you like to come up for some wine and Cheez-Its?’

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com An online retailer is selling a unique twopack. On one side is a box of red wine. Attached on the other side is a supply of Cheez-Its. Wait, what?

Wine and Cheez-Its? Bet that date went well. “How sensitive.” Priced at $25, this just seems wrong in so many ways … Despite the fashion faux pas of wearing sunglasses and hoodies indoors, poker players can rack up enough money to visit the Giorgio Armani store at the Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. So, what ever happened to Jennifer Tilly?

“Wasn’t she in ‘The Big Chill?’” No, that was her sister, Meg. Jennifer made $25 million playing poker last year, which is probably more than Woody Allen paid her for an Academy award-nominated performance in “Bullets over Broadway,” or what she made in “Bride of Chucky”

… Pothole of the week: Old King Cole may have been a merry old soul but there is nothing merry about Lemmon Avenue at the intersection of Cole Avenue.

In the middle of the street, the pavement drops so severely that you would swear that you just drove off of a curb. It is jarring. Save time and head right for the wheel alignments shops nearby …

With all of the flight cancellations currently and no doubt in flight, travel insurance policies are becoming popular.

It must David Mullen have something to do with frequency and location. According to a report just released by InsureMyTrip, here are the top international destinations based on all travel insurance policies sold.

Number one is Mexico and number six is Canada. Like I wrote, location. But the other countries may not have been top-of-mind.

Italy is number two, the

United Kingdom is number three, France is number four and Spain is numero cinco, I mean, number five. The others in the top 10 are Israel, Germany, Japan and Ireland. Most travel insurance plans offer benefits trip interruption or cancellation, baggage, medical, dental, emergency evacuation, 24-hour traveler assistance and accidental death benefits ... We all know that Texans love their Whataburger. It has to have the most brand loyal customers in the state.

But nationally, it is a much different take (out) on favorite fast food restaurants.

And there has been a big (milk) shake-up at the top, especially those residing on the West Coast. According to Market Force's annual satisfaction survey, In-NOut is no longer the reigning fast food restaurant in the country. The Irvine, Calif.-based burger chain has now been unseated by Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A. The survey was based on factors like food quality, speed of service, value for money, healthy options, overall cleanliness, staff friendliness, curb appeal and atmosphere. A restaurant with devout Southern

IN MEMORIAM

Barbara Lomax Hitzelberger she served on the Student Senate and passed away Aug. 3 at the age of 93. was president of her sorority, Delta Hitzelberger was the first woman electDelta Delta. ed to serve on the University Park City On Dec. 16, 1949, she married Council as well as the only woman to William H. Hitzelberger, Jr. They celever serve as mayor. ebrated 52 years of marriage prior to She served on several boards and his death in 2001. She met William committees for a number of organiJames “Jim” Wooten at the Highland zations and was Park High initially appointSchool Golden ed to be a UP city Scot Reunion in commissioner in September 2005 1988. In 2005, she and they married was presented with in November 2006. the HPHS Alumni She is reAssociation's membered by Highlander Award sons, James Lee and in 2010, Hitzelberger (curHitzelberger Park, rent president of located at the interthe HPISD Board section of Lovers of Trustees), his Lane and Hillcrest wife Laurie, and Avenue, was dedihis sons Christian, cated in her honor.

Michael, and In addition, a scholMark; William H. arship named in her Hitzelberger III, honor is awarded his wife Linda, annually to a fetheir children Will male Highland Park and wife, Jaki, HPHS their sons Wm. H. High School senior for excellence in Hitzelberger IV Barbara Hitzelberger. leadership.

"Quinn" and Parks, She was born on April 15, 1926, in Kristen and husband, Chase White, Wichita Falls, to Katharine Sheard and their daughters Elle and Mary Mills, Thornton G. Lomax, Jr., and her family and Scott; Robert Lomax Hitzelberger, moved to Dallas in 1933. She attended his wife Debra, their children Kay and Southern Methodist University, where Jack. – HPISD K AT Y TR AIL WEEKLY'S

Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s garage and stole property.

Aug. 2 – 10:01 a.m.

5500 Block, E. Mockingbird Ln. (75206) Assault: An unknown suspect hit the complainant causing offense.

Aug. 4 – 1:45 a.m.

5600 Block, E. Mockingbird Ln. (75206) Aggravated Assault: An unknown suspect shot at the complainant causing injury.

Aug. 2 – 4:40 p.m.

1700 Block, N. Record St. (75202) Theft of Bicycle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s bicycle and lock.

Aug. 2 – 7:28 p.m.

2700 Block, Elm St. (75226) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

Aug. 3 – 1:36 p.m.

5200 Block, Belmont Ave. (75206)

Baptist principles, closed on Sundays and serving chicken over beef beats the joint with the mystery menu? In-N-Out received a loyalty index nationally of 73 percent, but Chickfil-A won with a 79 percent rating and brought in big numbers for cleanliness which, of course, is next to Godliness. But wait. There is more. In-N-Out actually finished third, and I am talking turkey, well actually chicken. Raising Cane's, the Louisiana-based chicken restaurant popping up on virtually every street corner in Dallas, had a 78 percent loyalty score.

And that’s talking turkey,

I mean, chicken … A heated lawsuit in California has finally been settled, and more than a drop was spilled. Sriracha hot sauce, arguably the best hot sauce available (Sorry, Tabasco), had to pay Underwood Ranches $23.3 million when Sriracha’s parent company Huy Fong Foods was found negligent and committing fraud with regard to their contract with the pepper supplier. Have those plastic bottles on the table suddenly turned to gold? Will diners now have to pay for a few drops of Sriracha on their Thai food or scrambled eggs? … And now from the “Worst thing

you have read in months department.” USA Today reports that nearly 30 percent of food delivery drivers like, but not specifically DoorDash or Uber Eats, sample your food before delivery. That’s right. If you are short a dumpling or seem to be missing a French fry or two, you have a good chance that you are.

Drivers say that they succumb to the smell of your food. In a survey, 85 percent of consumers support tamper-evident packaging.

How about 100 percent? I don’t want grubby hands in my Grubhub. It is so gross.

“Oh wait, my doorbell just rang.”

Mental FOCUS

Barbara Lomax Hitzelberger (1926-2019)

CRIME WATCH

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

Aug. 4 – 10:36 a.m.

3200 Block, Knox St. (75205) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s rear vehicle window and stole a purse.

Aug. 4 – 10:42 p.m.

2900 Block, Cityplace West Blvd. (75204) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: The suspect cut the complainant with a knife causing her to fear for her life.

Aug. 5 – 10:52 a.m.

2800 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered an unsecured vehicle and stole backpack.

Aug. 5 – 12:19 p.m.

2600 Block, Elm St. (75226) Theft from Person: An unknown suspect walked up to the complainant and stole her purse from her shoulder.

Aug. 5 – 4:26 p.m.

6800 Block, Bandera Ave. (75225) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole all tires and placed the complainant’s vehicle on bricks.

Aug. 5 – 6:46 p.m.

5100 Block, Maple Springs Blvd. (75235) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s packages from her front porch.

Dealing with political anxiety

By Leigh Richardson leighrich55@yahoo.com The 2020 presidential election is coming. Even though we are more than a year away from the actual election, things are starting to heat up on both sides. If 2016 is any sign, this 2020 election year has a chance to be just as ugly. That will trigger a lot of debates, but also plenty of political anxiety.

Until the election takes place, there will be a slow build-up of more and more coverage around the clock, not allowing anyone to escape at times. Already worried about what it is going to be like? Here is a look at political anxiety as the race gets closer and how to keep it out of your home.

Stay away from political commentary.

It's important to keep up with local and national news, and of course, anything truly noteworthy leading up to the election.

With that being said, actual news can only fill up so much of the airtime for television shows.

Magazines and newspapers can only fill up their work with so much news as well. What do they add for some extra spice?

Political commentary and create "hot takes" on one side or the other.

While there are points of opinions. In the beginmade in some of these ning, most were innocent, features from time to but around election time, time, most of them are Facebook and Twitter just going to add extra turn into a war zone with stress and anxiety. Every some back-and-forth publication has arguments. at least someProfessionals what of a bias, are no strangso what hapers to sharing pens is many their thoughts people seek on the election, out what they but what adds already believe to anxiety for in. Getting many people is Leigh Richardson seeing family confirmation on beliefs is and friends congreat, but it's stantly argue unhealthy to consistently over stances. If your uncle seek out the opposition to and youngest cousin have see what they have to say. opposite views and are What new point is a heavy calling each other names left-leaning or right-leanin comments, how's that ing publication really going to affect the next going to break? family gathering?

Views dictate the onConsider this when line world, and television reading any political archannels are always trying guments on social media: for great ratings as well. when has anyone with People need to remember strong opinions decided that when they see someto change political parties thing controversial said on based on what someone a channel. Do they truly told them online? The believe what they are sayodds of that happening ing, or is it all a ploy to get are slim to none. Social positive and negative reac- media talk leads to a lot tions from the two major of wasted energy, and it political parties? Most can be very unhealthy for people will have an emoindividuals. tional reaction to this type Get involved with of news and this gives the community withthese stories much more out taking a side. One impact. of the biggest focusUnplug. Ever since es going into the 2020 social media took off, there has been no shortage ANXIETY cont'd on page 10 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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Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1. Usher in 6. Ground corn 10. Made hay 15. Taken — (startled) 20. Scope

21. Thumper’s friend 22. Hedge 23. Kind of renewal 24. Wish granter 25. Malicious gossip 26. Opened the window

27. — Lama 28. Bad signs 29. Prince Valiant’s wife 30. Splendid 32. — up (got ready) 34. Knossos site

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36. Make a footnote 37. Brewski 40. “— Rosenkavalier” 41. American humorist 42. Undergrad degs.

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cucumber 48. Musical notes 49. — noire 52. Early Teutons 54. Luau strings, briefly 55. Taxes 57. Verdi opus 58. In a snit 60. Motionless 62. Lock or curl 63. Up and about 64. Baseball’s Babe — 65. Boxing venues 66. Fixed mental state 68. Nonflying bird 69. Poses for an artist 70. Highland miss 73. Byron work 74. Landscape 77. Sheen 80. 24-hour info station 81. Break-even amount 82. Livy’s hello 83. Fiesta cheers 85. Summer in Cannes 86. Smeared 88. Abate 92. Before marriage 93. Time spans 94. Bitterness 95. Claw or talon 96. Soft drink (2 wds.)

99. Extent 101. Ale serving 102. White as a sheet 103. Zeus’ shield 107. Clock watcher 108. Sportscaster Mike — 109. Kojak’s lack 110. Bribe, informally 111. Compass pt.

112. Round dwellings 114. Bout windup 115. Bought 116. “— -Man Fever” 117. Hooray for me! (hyph.)

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14. Devote 15. Check for fraud 16. Shores up 17. Fully qualified 18. “Misery” co-star 19. Make a sweater 21. Proclaims noisily 31. Trawl 33. Turmoils 35. “The Facts of Life” star 37. Food preserver 38. Tech-support caller 39. Garroway or Winfield 42. Opposite of neither 44. Pale whole-milk cheese 45. Pods for stews 46. Figures out 48. He loved Lucy 49. Take the bait 50. Works in the newsroom 51. Cigarette goo 52. Swamp critter 53. It follows Orion 56. Dogmas 57. Investments 58. Wrinkle-free 59. Makeshift 61. Beauty salon supply 63. Joins on 65. Numb, as a foot 67. Piece of pasta 68. Prepare eggs 70. Arith. term 71. Literary compilation 72. Nestled 75. Bungalow 76. Thataway 78. KLM datum

REALITY ESTATE

Now is a great time to buy property

By Phillip Murrell phillip@philliprealestate.com If you have been thinking about finally plunging into the real estate market, stop renting and becoming a homeowner, now is a great time to do so. And that is not just because I am a real estate professional. I study the market and there are many positive trends. There are some compelling facts that all point to buying a home now.

Taking on a house is a huge responsibility. No longer do you call an apartment manager for repairs.

You have constant maintenance of a yard, patio and (possibly) pool, air conditioning/heating, plumbing, indoor appliances and general upkeep that requires attention. But it is yours and can be turned over for a profit in the long-term. Renting, a lifestyle choice for many, brings you no equity.

What makes the local market so appealing right now are three key factors: high apartment rent, low mortgage interest rates and good housing inventory. You may also

Now you don’t have to live be positively impacted by a solid in Dallas. North Texas cities like economy creating above average Plano, Grand Prairie, Arlington and salaries.

Fort Worth fare better. But buyAccording to a new study by ing a home gives you greater contracking company WalletHub with trol of your location and a special emphasis probably reduces your in real estate, Dallas commute. has become one of the While ZIP code, credworst cities to rent. it score, loan amount and Dallas ranks No. 106 as other factors play a role, measured against 182 now is a great time to borU.S. cities based on 23 row money to buy a home. factors before culling All figures are approxithem down to basically rental market, afmate, but current rates fordability and quality in Texas are 3.83 percent of life. Dallas ranks a Phillip Murrell for a 30-year fixed, 3.326 poor 144th in the rental percent for a 15-year fixed market. and 3.874 percent for a 5/1 adjustThe city’s rental vacancy rate is able-rate mortgage (ARM).

An ARM is a mortgage loan that number 63 nationally, average home has an interest rate that adjusts, size is number 102, affordability is or changes, usually once a year. number 105, cost of living is numInstead, the interest rate on a fiveber 114 and rent-to-price ratio is year ARM is fixed for the first five number 128. The median gross rent years of the loan. After five years, in Dallas is an estimated $937 per the interest rate can change annualmonth. While the local job marly for the next 25 years or until the ket is positive, driver friendliness, quality of public schools and weather contribute to lower rankings.

REALITY cont'd on page 10

Your Stars this Week

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to require many individuals to approach their routine tasks, problems and assignments from what seems to be the wrong end first — and this “reverse” approach is quite likely to yield unforeseen benefits and rewards as each person works toward a particular goal that is, in addition, part of a wider group effort.

Where, in the past, a general approach in the beginning would give way to more specific, detail-oriented work later on, this week the details in many situations must be addressed immediately.

Assembling the right team, assigning the right tasks and overseeing things with just the right attitude and flexibility will all serve to make the week a success for those in charge.

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● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

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104. Breaks 105. Baroness Karen 106. Dry wines 108. Sketches 110. Group of hoodlums 113. Strange sightings 114. Joke with 115. Holdups 118. Have hopes 120. Verified 121. Truthful 122. Squealed 123. Upward movement 125. Ore deposits 126. Terra — 127. Dreaded exams 128. Cereal box remnant 129. Plane tips 130. Rod for broiling 131. Arm bone 132. Actor — Muni 133. Bluish-green 135. “Garfield” pooch 137. Sea eagle 138. Water, to Pedro 139. Simon or Diamond

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You are likely to make a very fast start this week, but you can't expect to keep up such a blistering pace indefinitely. A slowdown is to be expected. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Share information with others so they will be able to serve you well as you lead them toward a group success. You can't take credit for everything.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You can expect to encounter those who disagree with your overall approach this week — but still you will all be working toward the same common goal.

(Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You may be criticized for a decision made in

the heat of the moment, but you have time this week to reverse yourself if you find you cannot tolerate the feedback.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may be admired for the work you have done, but that alone will not win you the success you are after this week. You must apply yourself 100 percent!

(Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – The shifting sands of people's changing attitudes have you unstable for a time this week, but you should be able to recover your inner strength just in time for a big push.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You're facing a good deal of opposition this week because you want to do something in an old-fashioned way. You have good reason and can prevail.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – An opportunity calls to you more than once this week, but you may not be feeling quite up to the effort that it will require. You don't have to succumb to your inner fears.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) A situation arises this week that requires you to think on your feet and make split-second decisions. Those closest to you can help you maneuver. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You are likely to experience both disappointment and delight this week as you work toward finalizing something that has been perhaps in the making for months. Stick with it!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) Your partners may not give you precisely what you want this week, but you can negotiate a workable compromise and make the best of a difficult situation.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You may be called upon to pick up the slack this week, and you can surely do so — provided you are willing and able to put your own work on a back burner for a time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) Someone is likely to make demands of you that put you, at first, on the defensive. Soon you'll realize that nothing is really out of line at all. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You can face a personal situation head-on this week and minimize any damage that others fear has already been done.

Travel is in the picture — but not the “usual” kind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Someone has asked the impossible of you, but instead of overreacting, you can apply yourself and come up with an alternative that is doable — and acceptable. (March 6-March 20) – It's a good time to consider redesigning your living space. It all begins with one simple change that will lead, inexorably, to more and more that will do you much good.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You may find yourself in charge of something that you feel cannot be completed as assigned.

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If it's up to you to get it done, you must do it your way! (April 5-April 19) – You may not know it, but you're looking for a fight this week — and you'll likely find one where you least expect it. In the end, both parties walk away unscathed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You're likely to hear from the “experts” on many occasions this week, but regardless of what they say, you are compelled to stay the course. (May 6-May 20) – You're sure to hear of what others are doing this week, and you won't be able to resist comparing what you learn with your own attempts and accomplishments.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may be trying to reinvent yourself in some way this week, and indeed the changes you implement can surely do you good.

(June 7-June 20) – You're going to learn a lot this week, and the more you share your newfound knowledge with others, the more it will benefit you. Now is no time to keep information to yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You're ready to make a start, but you don't have all the information or instructions. They'll come before the week is out.

(July 8-July 22) – You may have to increase your involvement in someone else's affairs this week in order to help him or her avert a coming crisis. Time and money conspire against you.

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Aug. 9 - Sept. 1

518 W. Arapaho Road Richardson, 75080 214-930-5338

The Core Theatre – “My First Date” takes place in 1941, as 19-year-old Anna Erhard sits on the front porch awaiting her date for the evening, a Mr. Caleb Keener, a sailor she has been writing to for almost a year now. She barely knew him in high school. This is her first date ever. Erhard is starting to wonder if her prince will come and is mortified at the possibility of being stood up. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday at 3 p.m. $10-$25.

Aug. 10

1000 Ballpark Way Arlington, 76011 817-273-5222

Globe Life Park – The inaugural All Star Craft Beer, Wine & Cocktail Festival kicks off. The event will feature hundreds of craft beer, wine and cocktail brands from around the world, plus live music, DJs, outdoor games, giveaways, product samples, food vendors, free parking and more. Session one is from noon to 4:30 pm and session two is from 6:30 to 11 p.m. $39.95-$69.95; $19.95 for designated drivers.

Aug. 10

5938 Skillman St. Dallas, 75231 817-268-0020

Dallas Children’s Theater – Hugapalooza! is a kid-centered sing-along concert put on by KidLinks as a way to say thank you to the community for supporting them. This event is recommended for children developmental ages 4 and up. 2:30 p.m. Tickets are FREE! but registration is required.

Aug. 10

1818 1st Ave. Dallas, 75210 214-421-1111

Dos Equis Pavilion – Dierks Bentley comes back to Dallas in support of his 2018 album, “The Mountain.” He'll be joined by opening acts Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights. 7:30 p.m. Prices vary.

Aug. 11

1001 Performance Place Grand Prairie, 75050 972-854-5050

The Theatre at Grand Prairie – The Wiggles will come to the area for the first time in years as Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony come off the screen and onto the stage. The “Party Time Tour!” will feature Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and a brand-new Wiggly friend, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn. 12:30 p.m. $44.75 with children 12 months and under FREE!

Aug. 13

300 W. Las Colinas Blvd.

Irving, 75039 972-810-1499

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Social Distortion and Flogging Molly will come to Irving as part of their co-headlining tour. Social Distortion has released seven albums in their career, including 2011's “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes.” Flogging Molly has released six albums in their career, including 2017's “Life is Good.” 8 p.m. Price vary.

WALLACE THE BRAVE

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

by Will Henry

On Friday, Aug. 23, City Hall Bistro at 1321 Commerce St., the southern Europeaninspired eatery inside The Adolphus Hotel and inspired by Chef Jeramie Robison, will celebrate its second-year anniversary and “A Taste of City Hall Bistro” dinner. Tickets are $45 per person for a two-hour dinner reservation and a glass of cava.

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RECONCILIATION OUTREACH

Faith-based programs intended to help poverty-stricken families with housing and other essential needs.

By Sally Blanton

18 families currently living in our onsite housing.

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 upcoming fundraisers are on

A

Q What is your mission or highest

A

purpose?

To create a Christian environment that emphasizes a spirit of hope in the inner city of East Dallas that meets the changing needs of the community.

Q How did your career path lead you

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to this position?

I held the position of vice president at a regional bank for over a decade. I loved helping people succeed and that allowed me to become successful in my position.

In my personal life, however, I had been away from the church for many years.

In 2011, I rededicated my life to Jesus Christ. With my newfound “spiritual eyes,” I left the banking industry. God led me into His service at Reconciliation Outreach.

Q What is your facility like?

A Our campus is located at 1421 N. Peak

St. and covers an entire city block in East Dallas. There are various buildings including a state-of-the-art basketball gym named the Dorothy Moore Youth Center after our founder to the Brannon building, a historic 100-year-old office building that has been completely renovated for multi-use purposes.

Q Suppose this nonprofit received a

Q What is rewarding about your job?

A Seeing people reach their God-given po-

tential. This includes second chances, getting out of poverty, obtaining an education, overcoming addictions, sickness and becoming whole and productive citizens.

Q About how many people are served

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each year?

More than 500 children, youth and families are served annually by Reconciliation Outreach. We currently have more than 100 children enrolled in our summer camps. The after-school program has more than 60 children enrolled, and the Youth Impact Program serves 30 students. Our various outreach programs that are offered annually impact an additional 300 individuals. We also have

the calendar?

Our largest fundraiser “Spirit of Hope Luncheon” is Monday, Oct. 7 at the Dallas Country Club. The honorary chairs are Ellen and John McStay, the luncheon chair is Laurie Connell and the luncheon advisors are Valerie Bell and Carol Seay.

Our speaker is Byron Sanders, CEO of Big Thought. Tickets are $200 per person and tables start at $2,000. Visit rodallas. org.

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

We are currently creating a project for the community called the Bryan Street Project, which is a community center for the youth in Old East Dallas. To learn more, email Brad Slimp atbslimp@ rodallas.org or visit us at rodallas.org.

Brad Slimp, development director, answered these questions.

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Hammer and Nails

Historical homes require different outlook

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com

By Candy Evans

I am fortunate to live in the Lake Highlands area. East Dallas has some beautiful homes with unique architecture on large lots. My family loves it because of the many rolling hills, mature trees and proximity to White Rock Lake. The neighborStephan Sardone hood also has a number of well-cared-for older homes.

When I take out-of-town guests on a tour of Dallas, we always include a home tour and that is not just because I am a professional contractor. We go to, among other places, the Park Cities, the Kessler Park area, Preston Hollow and Swiss Avenue.

They are surprised at the beautiful architecture in this city.

When one thinks of classic homes, one thinks of the Northeast U.S. from New York to the Maine/Canadian border, the Latin influence of Miami, how Arizona has mastered the single-story home that blends in with the desert terrain, Los Angeles with its many ranch style homes full of ’50s chic and San Francisco and Seattle with homes built to take advantage of magnificent views. But Dallas?

People come away impressed with Dallas. Not only the historically registered homes, but there are plenty of dwellings that oozes workmanship, history and charm. You may even want to live in one. Not so fast and not so easy.

Understand that the home will almost certainly need updating and remodeling and under a watchful eye. You can only imagine the difficulty of remodeling a home in a historic or conservation district. As there should be, there are many rules, specifics and regulations. You need a design and build team who has experience in this area and a working relationship with the city Keeping the integrity of the original home while making it more livable should be a goal. In Dallas, start with a visit to Preservation Dallas. The nonprofit is dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of the city’s historic buildings, neighborhoods and places. While the home may not be registered, Preservation Dallas has plenty of examples of historic properties that may give you a good idea on how you want the façade to look.

This is obvious but, before you buy and make remodeling plans, remember that this is no usual undertaking. An old house is full of things you may not consider, like the ghost of Aunt Edna living in the attic. (Just kidding about the Aunt Edna part.)

First, build a team of experts. Make sure that they have plenty of experience in working with older homes and historic preservation. This will not be cheap, but it is also no time to scrimp. An extensive inspection is an absolute must, even if you eventually decide you do not have the time or patience to undertake such a project.

Then, look at the non-sexy items like water damage and the foundation. Older homes are sure to have some internal damage, which is a red flag for expensive structural issues. Houses shift.

The older the home, the more potential there is for shifting.

And before you envision that magnificent new kitchen, fix the roof, windows and masonry and make sure that they are water and airtight. Check fireplaces and chimneys for rotting or loose mortar. Sometimes, a well-placed location of the actual structure can be of benefit from avoiding severe weather over the years.

And remember, you don’t have to do everything at once.

Unless you find a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card (valued at $3 million) behind a wall, think of this as a long-term investment. Stick to your budget and if you must, do the renovation in phases. You can be assured that the house will be there when you get home.

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

candace@candysdirt.com In 1992, The Rosewood Property Company broke ground on a concept that has now been copied worldwide. The idea was to build a high-rise luxury residence with all the advantages of a world-class hotel.

That property is The Mansion Residences, also known as 2801 Turtle Creek.

The residents have full use of the amenities at the spectacular hotel Caroline Hunt built, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. It’s a match made in heaven.

Who would not covet 24-hour service, catering provided by one of America’s most well-known restaurants and security that would meet the expectations of the most renowned celebrity?

Before the Mansion Residences were finished, almost every unit was sold and in an unfinished state.

I’ve been here long enough to remember the construction and the buzz was incredible. Every mover and shaker in town who was sick of maintaining a large house signed a contract. And they stayed.

With only 25 units, it’s not surprising that an opportunity to purchase rarely comes along. But today, you are in luck as not only is apartment 7W for sale, it has also been recently updated. With 4,128 square feet, three bedrooms, five bathrooms, a powder bath, great entertaining spaces and dramatic views of the Dallas skyline, this is indeed a find.

Often the sellers of luxury homes in Dallas believe the address alone will equate to immediate interest and a quick sale. Sometimes that works. However, most buyers in every price point, have high expectations, zero time and absolutely no interest in any property that is not move-in ready.

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s listing agent Pogir Pogir was tapped to sell this apartment at the Mansion Residences. He began to show it untouched to get feedback for his clients. “We had been showing it and not getting the reaction we hoped for,” Pogir said. “So, I spoke to the owners and we decided to make some updates.”

The sellers were completely on board and made some excellent suggestions, like painting the study ceiling white. Ornate bronze frames surrounding large built-in TVs were removed, along with dated finishes and wallpaper, and the walls throughout the home were painted a lighter color.

“Then I called George Bass and said, ‘George, we need your magic here,’” Pogir said. Bass, who is the owner of George Bass Stage and Design, transformed the home to appeal to today’s luxury buyer base.

“This is a wonderful home, private, quiet, with exceptional square footage and in a great location,” Bass said. “It’s so important to create a lighter environment to allow prospective buyers to see the potential of a floor plan. You want to appeal to a range of buyers with a soft transitional look. Staging creates a feeling of fantastic possibility.”

“It’s important to invest in a home to make a difference in the presentation,” Pogir said. “The Mansion Residences is probably the most exclusive luxury building in the city.” Along with extreme security, unsurpassed service and incredible quality, you are surrounded by amazing neighbors inside the building.

One of the best things about this building is that it has a plenum flooring system. This means you can easily move plumbing and wiring, something not seen

CANDY'S DIRT

This home, located at the Mansion Residences at 2801 Turtle Creek Blvd., is listed at $3.195 million. in many Dallas high-rises.

Pogir has spent a great deal of time at the Mansion Residences. He had family members living there for years and swears by the simple joy of sitting on the balcony and eating the best French fries in the world, delivered, of course, from the Mansion Restaurant.

“Overall, you can’t give the Mansion Residences only five stars, but you have to give it six,” Pogir said.

“I think it just may deserve eight.”

Pogir has apartment 7W at the Mansion Residences listed for $3.195 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.

WINDING ROADS

Touring Asheville in new Hyundai Palisade

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com Along with other auto journalists and travel writers, I recently attended a regional launch of Hyundai Motors new Palisade SUV in Asheville, N.C. We stayed in the elegant Grand Bohemian Hotel downtown. There were several highlights of the trip, such as taking the Palisade on winding roads driving the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Appalachian Mountains.

With breathtaking scenery all around, we were surrounded by lush forests and mountains as we drove close to the 6,684-foot summit of Mount Mitchell. It’s billed as the highest peak in mainland eastern North America.

Palisade, whose name refers to a line of high cliffs (and fortress-like strength), proved a perfect fit for the hilly terrain. It held its balance, cornering easily while climbing the twisting mountain roads. The midsize SUV’s Atkinson cycle 3.8 liter V6 dual CVVT, direct-injected engine delivered great power and efficiency with

an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The Palisade can seat up to eight passengers and still offer loads of cargo space. There’s plenty to love about this vehicle, but one of my favorite things was the airy feeling of space in the cabin. There is also a lot of extra storage space throughout the cabin. With all the technology any driver needs, the Palisade practically drives itself. It’s prepared to brake for you in an emergency and make sure you stay in your lane. It also offers plenty of legroom so you are in for a safe, fun and comfortable drive.

The price tag for the plush new Palisade is affordable, too. The SE model starts at $31,550 while the top priced Limited AWD is $46,400.

Fuel economy is 19 mpg in town and 26 mpg on the highway, for a combined average of 22 mpg.

The elegant styling and luxe look of the 2020 Hyundai Palisade looked right at home on the circle drive of the sprawling Biltmore House. The largest house in America may be more than a century

old, but the historic home built for George Vanderbilt in 1895 is still magnificent.

Designed and built by architect Richard Morris Hunt, it’s still stunningly beautiful and luxurious.

Imagine what it must have been like to be a Biltmore guest, invited to swim in their huge indoor pool, play a game in the billiard room, bowl in the basement bowling alley or adjourn to the smoking room for a cigar and brandy after dinner.

Hunting was also provided for Biltmore guests on the huge estate. Those seeking less active pursuits could stroll through the lush gardens created by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Biltmore House is still filled with priceless art work and furnishings. My most surprising discovery was the house boasts an incredible 43 bathrooms, built in an era when most homes in America had no indoor plumbing.

Vanderbilt’s grandson William A. Cecil and his wife opened the home for tours in the 1930s. They wanted to bring more

JO ANN HOLT

The 2020 Hyundai Palisade in front of George Vanderbilt's 1895 historic home. tourists to their area to help boost the Depressionera economy. Still privately owned and operated by Vanderbilt family heirs, Biltmore House is now the core of a thriving industry with 2,400 employees.

The property includes

a farm, several hotels, a shopping village, bars and restaurants, and a popular winery. Visitors can easily spend a week on the Biltmore Estate without running out of interesting new things to see and do.

Touring Biltmore

House and gardens was the perfect finishing touch for an unforgettable trip to Asheville with the 2020 Hyundai Palisade.

Jo Ann Holt is a longtime journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.

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Vol. 6, No. 26: Section Two | Sports | Automotive | Entertainment | Travel | Health and Fitness | katytrailweekly.com

MULL IT OVER

“You are looking live … at my checkbook.”

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com With the airwaves about to be inundated with college and professional football, the talking heads and stuffed shirts will become highly visible on the small screen.

Let’s take a look at what announcers make annually. While many are known for their work in football, some like Bob Costas, Jim Nantz, Joe Buck and Mike Tirico are noted for multiple sports. Some announcers even come from traditional journalistic backgrounds.

And they may dabble or are primarily tied to radio, there are on TV and compensation figures which are based on various sources.

In television sports announcing, it can pay exorbitant amounts of money to be more obnoxious than good. All figures cited are annual salaries.

Jim “What is up, clones?”

Rome reportedly makes $30 million. While he has had a syndicated radio program throughout the U.S. (not available in Dallas) and Canada, Rome signed a deal with CBS Radio which simulcasts his program on CBS Sports Network and he appears on CBS Sports

pregame shows.

ESPN will show up often on this list. Of course, they call themselves “The Worldwide Leader in Sports,” although they have shied away from traditional sports recently for more poker, E-Games, X Games and political diatribes. The poster child for political incorrectness is ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who earns a reported $10 million annually. It is difficult to turn on ESPN and not see him on a ridiculous rant. It is even more difficult to watch him, period.

The versatile Costas, who does baseball, Olympic Games, the Kentucky Derby and is a noted interviewer, makes $7 million. He maintains that he dropped from NFL football on NBC because of his concern about concussion issues.

Following in his father Jack’s footsteps as an announcer, Buck is Fox Sports go-to guy on the NFL and MLB. He started nationally at 25. He makes $6 million.

Ouch! Sports talk radio and television blowhard Colin Cowherd makes $6 million and Skip Bayless, 67, makes $5.5 million. Bayless was paid a $4 million bonus to leave ESPN for Fox Sports 1. Good thing he doesn’t get paid only when he

gets an opinion correct. He would owe Fox money. It was bad enough when Smith and Bayless were together on one show. Now they are separated and get more air time.

It only seems appropriate that both Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser, respected journalists and co-hosts of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” each make $6 million. They know how to share the spotlight and consistently provide a thoughtful and entertaining halfhour of sports discussion.

Broadcasting icon Al Michaels, now part of NBC’s "Sunday Night Football," makes $6 million despite a reduced role. Virtually unknown at the time, he leveraged the call “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” in the 1980 U.S. versus USSR Winter Olympics hockey semifinals game into a small fortune. NFL broadcast partner Cris Collinsworth makes a reported $4 million.

There was a lot of head-scratching when ESPN broke up the popular team of Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic. The move has not paid off for ESPN, but Greenberg still makes $6.5 million and Golic $5 million.

“Hello friends.” From NCAA

ESPN'S Stephen A. Smith. basketball to PGA tournaments to NFL broadcasts, Nantz is the face of CBS Sports and makes a reported $5 million annually.

But it plays to have played.

Reports are that NFL broadcast analysts and former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aikman makes $7.5 million for FOX and Nantz’s partner Tony Romo inked a threeyear, $12 million contract and is now seeking an increase closer to $10 million per year. Both are the best in the business. Jon Gruden walked away from a $6.5 million a year contract as ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” color commentator for a 10-year, $100 million contract to coach the Oakland (soon to be Las Vegas) Raiders.

Dan Patrick, who makes $5 million, went from the early days of ESPN to a host of a popular

AUTOMOBILITY

ENVIRONMENT

FORCE BLUE is fighting for the planet Karen Fleig EarthX 2019 featured several days of presentations across multiple stages full of ideas, inspiration and how-to advice on getting involved and information on topics impacting the planet today. One of the more rousing was a session from FORCE BLUE, a team of military-trained divers who have embarked on the mission of saving coral reefs.

FORCE BLUE gets a lot of media coverage, including a “CBS Evening News” short last year, and EarthX was able to catch up with Jim Ritterhoff, executive director and co-founder, FORCE BLUE, after EarthX 2019 to learn more about these environmental warriors.

Tell me about the founding of FORCE BLUE. The idea for FORCE BLUE was born out of a chance reunion I had with my good friend and fellow co-founder Rudy Reyes on the streets of New York in 2015. Reyes, a Recon Marine veteran who had served on multiple combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa and had gone on to play himself in the HBO miniseries “Generation Kill” was struggling mightily in his transition back to civilian life.

Reyes joined me on our next diving trip and at the end of our trip, Rudy confided that diving with us on the beautiful, still unspoiled reefs of Cayman had done more for him than any therapy or rehab he’d ever been through. He immediately suggested we bring more of his veteran buddies down to experience what he just had.

We saw this as our opportunity. If we could create a program that would allow Special Operations combat veterans like Reyes to re-purpose their military dive training, but to do so in a positive way with a new mission – while simultaneously utilizing their hero

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syndicated radio program gaining great guests and some television appearances on NBC Sports. As veteran announcers began to reduce their workload, the key beneficiary may have been Tirico, who left ESPN for NBC and their sports networks and works golf and “Sunday Night Football” for $3 million.

Women announcers are relatively new to the game for a variety of reasons like opportunities and viewer demographics. But quickly, more women are reaching top pay levels. ESPN’s Michelle Beadle is the highest-paid woman in sports media at $5 million; ESPN’s highly profitable “College GameDay” anchor Samantha Ponder makes $4.9 million; Linda Cohn, at ESPN since 1992, and Suzy Kolber, for decades an ESPN regular, make $3 million.

ESPN’s Holly Rowe and Wendi Nix each make $800,000.

Award-winning journalist Andrea Kremer, seen on various outlets including HBO, makes $4 million. Well-known sideline reporter Erin Andrews makes $2 million and Fox sideline reporter Pam Oliver makes $1 million.

In 1839, author Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote, "The pen is mightier than the sword." In sports broadcasting, it seems like the pen is mightier that the sword especially when signing a contract.

Hyundai’s Kona could grind your gravel

By David Boldt djboldt@sbcglobal.net

EARTHX

FORCE BLUE Executive Director Jim Ritterhoff. status to reach an entirely different audience that currently isn’t getting the message about what’s happening to our oceans and our marine resources, we could do an immense amount of good both for our veterans and our planet.

I understand the group has an interesting connection with EarthX. We came to EarthX – then Earth Day TX – in 2016. We began to tell our story and quickly discovered there was genuine interest in our mission. EarthX gave us the confidence we needed, at a crucial time, to solider on.

That’s why, three years later, we still think of it as our spiritual home.

During the EarthX 2019 presentation, you shared a very emotional story about “Archie,” an extremely old coral.

Would you share that again? “Archie” was (and still is thanks to our efforts) an 800 pound, centuries old Pillar Coral that lives in the waters off Key West. It’s one of only a handful of big Pillar Coral colonies that still remain in Florida.

In the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma (fall 2017), Archie had been ripped off the reef and flipped on to the sandy bottom below. When FORCE BLUE and our partners at

NOAA arrived a few weeks after the storm, Archie was just days away from suffocating. Five of our guys jumped in and, using maybe a half-dozen lift bags and 25 gallons of cement, were able to get Archie cemented back on to the reef.

Almost instantly the color came back, and the fish started moving in.

Our partners at NOAA and the local diver masters who were on board with us were blown away. They told us we’d “saved a T-Rex.” That is the moment when I think all of us at FORCE BLUE realized we were involved in something pretty special.

What’s happening right now with FORCE BLUE? What’s coming next? Last fall, FORCE BLUE launched something called “Project Protect,” which is our three-year plan to help rescue, preserve and restore the Florida Coral Reef Tract – the only barrier coral reef in the continental U.S. and what we believe to be “ground zero” in the fight to save coral reefs everywhere.

Learn more about the environment and the simple changes you can make for a more sustainable future at EarthX.org.

EarthX’s mission is to connect a global community to create a sustainable world.

At a time when we, as car buyers, are almost besieged by the industry’s alphanumeric (RS7, anyone?) branding, the folks at Hyundai have found a sweet spot. Beginning with its late-‘90s rebound — initiated by the capable Elantra and punctuated, shortly thereafter, by the sporty Tiburon — Hyundai’s penchant for model names that might actually resonate has been consistently good. Case in point: Hyundai’s relatively new Kona.

Joining the subcompact crossover caucus in 2018, I was taken by the Kona’s slightly left-of-center appearance (it’s easy to imagine it with a Beto sticker) and, when equipped with the available 1.6 liter turbocharged four and standard DCT transmission, it’s genuine spontaneity. While not having the packaging of Honda’s HR-V or sheer panache of the Mazda CX-3, the Kona — again, with its available 1.6liter turbo providing 175 horses and 195 lb.-ft. of torque – had spunk. And to channel John Wayne’s Rooster Cogburn, I like spunk.

While the power train remains an aberration in this category, the Kona footprint is what we’ve come to expect from subcompact crossovers. On a wheelbase of 102 inches and an overall length of 164 inches, the Kona comfortably accommodates four adults and, with the rear seats up, some 19 cubic feet of cargo, while with the rear seats flipped down you have almost 46 cubic feet for activity-oriented cargo. Notably, this is a subcompact crossover, and for families needing real room they should bump themselves into the Hyundai Tucson, Honda’s CR-V or Toyota’s RAV4. The Kona is a great grocery getter, but is less effective at IKEA. The inside of our top-of-the-line ‘Ultimate’ trim is what you’d hope from a $29K suggested retail. The accessible, supportive seats are covered in durable, reasonably compliant perforated leather, instrumentation is informative and Hyundai’s Infotainment continues to offer both entertainment and, “surprise!,” intuitive

operation. In short, they haven’t screwed the audio and ventilation controls up as so many others in this automotive sphere have.

But it’s what’s under your foot that continues to impress. With 175 horsepower in this state of tune, you won’t be overwhelmed by its hp, but the immediacy in which this power connects — via the DCT 7-speed – to the ground is impressive. Two-mode driving (Normal and Sport) gives you as much response as you might want, albeit at the expense of fuel efficiency. This Kona has an EPA estimate of 28 City/32 Highway/30 Combined, while others in the category are knocking on 40, and hybrids — such as Kia’s Niro — are exceeding 50. But that’s all forgotten (until the next fill-up) with one tip-in of your right foot.

And it’s the Kona’s cut-and-thrust capability that started me thinking about gravel.

If you’ve paid recent attention to cycling or motorcycles, you know those product spheres are dominated by the ADV (Adventure) specs, both in bikes and motorbikes. It’s as if Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman (Long Way Round and Long Way Down) were consulted on virtually every two-wheeled product decision made in the last five years. And gravel bikes are pretty compelling, in that their ability to tackle gravel — and other marginal surfaces — bodes well for their year-round capability.

If I were on Hyundai’s product team, I’d offer a mid-level trim with all-wheel drive and the turbocharged four, along with bash plates under the expensive stuff, and 16-inch rubber with stiff, rock-defying sidewalls. If the team is inclined, an even 200 horsepower wouldn’t hurt, but most would find the current horsepower adequate. Finally, I’d give it roof rails with real capacity; if the boyfriend gets car sick you can always tie him to the roof…

Keep the sticker under $30K and, in its rollout, loan one to Ewan and Charley. They’ll know what to do with it.

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

HYUNDAI

The 2020 Hyundai Kona

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movie trailer

‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ brings out puppy tears

WALT DISNEY PICTURES MOTION STUDIOS

Kevin Costner, as the voice of Enzo the dog, and Milo Ventimiglia, as Denny, star in “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood In case you were wondering if “The Art of Racing in the Rain” was going to be an all-out tearjerker, just know that the story

begins with a senior golden retriever knowingly nearing the end of his life. The dog, Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner), explains how he feels about the situation in heartbreaking fashion then begins to tell us the story of

his life.

Dog owners that have fully embraced their fourlegged friends as family members will uncontrollably ugly cry during most of “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” That opening alone

should make most fall to pieces and the ups and downs in Enzo’s life will be familiar for anyone that took care of a sweet puppy dog. It’s a highly relatable movie…that also is as emotionally manipulative as you’d expect.

In an effort to help you recover from that particularly somber opening, the movie flashes back to Puppy Enzo and his adoption by aspiring race car driver Denny (Milo Ventimiglia).

Enzo basically becomes part of Denny’s pit crew as he whisks the adorable pup from race track to race track. Enzo’s inner monologue lets us know that he’s adopting an almost Zen-like approach to racing, hoping and wishing that he could be in the car with Denny.

Before you know it, Enzo is introduced to Eve (Amanda Seyfried) and Denny falls head over heels for her despite his dog’s

inner conflict. The movie blows by Denny and Eve’s romance and gets right to marriage and the birth of their daughter, Zoe. If there is a knock on “Rain,” it’s the lack of time spent in Denny and Eve’s relationship, which lessens its impact.

Director Simon Curtis and screenwriter Mark Bomback smartly stick to novelist Garth Stein’s source material and “Rain” never deviates from Enzo’s point of view. It also fulfills the greatest wish of nearly every dog owner: what is my dog thinking?

Enzo’s thoughts range from not understanding pregnancy, the feeling of purpose, and the anxiety and stress caused by loneliness. There’s some contradiction regarding his intelligence, but there’s no need to overthink it. After all, we are hearing the thoughts of a dog here.

While Ventimiglia and

Seyfried are very likable, talented actors, “Rain” naturally belongs to Costner.

His rough, yet disciplined and to-the-point delivery perfectly matches the well-behaved and thoughtful Enzo. He never wavers in his support for Denny and for whatever reason, Costner’s narration strengthens that bond and brings the entire movie together.

“The Art of Racing in the Rain” isn’t changing the game or setting the bar for filmmaking in any way, shape, or form. There’s also no risk here as you know exactly what you’re going to get. It’s a crowd pleasing, yet melancholy look at life through the eyes of a sweet puppy dog.

But it is a must see for dog owners. It will absolutely floor you and you’ll rush home to hug your best friend for a borderline weird length of time.

Uncle barky's bites

Chris Wallace shares memories of famous father and TV journalist

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net Even his own CBS network called him a “pit-bull reporter” in the first sentence of its tribute to the late, inimitable Mike Wallace, who died on April 7, 2012, after a lengthy illness.

His tenacity, which came to full fruition on “60 Minutes,” is revisited in the new and acclaimed documentary film “Mike Wallace Is Here,” currently playing at the Dallas Angelika Film Center.

I interviewed Wallace several times during his long career. But my most vivid recollection of him is as a father who talked openly of reconnecting with his likewise famous son, Chris Wallace.

The two of them had never appeared on television together until Nov. 6, 2005, when Chris, 58 at the time, welcomed Mike, 87, to his “Fox News Sunday” program. A bit of business was at hand. Mike would be talking up what turned out to be his last book, Between You and Me. It was a compilation of a half-century of TV interviews with personages ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Martin Luther King Jr. to Johnny Carson to Barbra Streisand.

In separate interviews with your correspondent, both Wallaces were strikingly candid about their estrangement and eventual reconciliation.

During his vintage years as the host of “Night Beat” and “The Mike Wallace Interview,” he had little time for his second son, Chris, who was born the year before the marriage of his father and the then Norma Kaplan ended in a 1948 divorce. She soon married CBS News president Bill Leonard, to whom Chris felt far closer in his formative years.

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Mike Wallace.

Until he turned 15, “I’d not had much of a relationship at all with my father,” Chris said.

His dad agreed.

“I hoped that he would follow in my footsteps,” Mike said of Chris. “But his stepdad had more to do with teaching Chris than I did. They had a wonderful life growing up. They told me they used to do sports play-by-play when they drove into New York City along the Hudson River together. They loved each other.”

The 1962 death of Peter Wallace – Chris’ older brother and Mike’s only other son – had a profound effect on both survivors.

“He fell off a mountain in Greece at the age of 19,” Mike remembered matter-of-factly. “I was much closer to him in those years than I was to Chris.”

Mike then had an epiphany. He’d been taking just about anything that came along, including game shows and commercials for Golden Fluffo Shortening. After Peter’s death, he steeled himself.

“I decided I was going to do something that would make Peter proud,” Mike said. “I said to hell with all this other stuff.

I was going to find out if I could do it the way I wanted to, which was to do news and nothing but.”

He also re-connected with Chris.

“We both felt an interest in this other person in our lives that we didn’t know much about,” Chris said. “One thing he did know was that I was a huge sports fan, so he started taking me to Toots Shor’s restaurant in New York, where I could see Frank Gifford and people like that. I wasn’t excited about seeing my dad, but I

was very excited about seeing sports stars.

That was sort of the way we made our way back to each other.”

Mike would soon also make his way to “60 Minutes,” where his blunt-spoken interview style stood out like a cactus amid orchids. His storied tenure lasted from 1968 until 2008, when his final interview was with accused steroids user Roger Clemens.

What was his secret? “What I try to do, honestly, is to read everything that’s been written about or by the person I’m talking to,” Mike said. “We have no subpoena powers, obviously. We have to persuade them that we’ll be fair. When it becomes apparent that you’ve done a lot of homework and you know a lot about them, they respect it and they become, in effect, co-conspirators. The chemistry of confidentiality develops in that way. But where else my interviewing skills come from, I don’t have a clue. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been doing it for such a long time.”

I saw him for the last time in fall 2005, just before he went onstage at Highland Park Methodist Church to talk about his new book and his many adventures within its covers. He insisted on signing a copy and wrote a warm, personal inscription as well before his presentation began.

But we’ll close with his words about son, Chris. Because they’re the ones that many dads never get around to saying.

“I gotta tell you, it’s a joy to watch him. He’s so damned good,” the once estranged father said of his son. “We love each other a lot. He’s a good fella.”

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

Travel

Green tea with dash of ‘panda’monium

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com When some people think of China, they think of panda bears, those seemingly cuddly black and white bears, the model for many stuffed animals.

Although China has given away some pandas to live outside the country, the best collection of pandas is at a research facility outside the city of Chengdu, approximately 14 to 15 million in population in the center of China in Sichuan Province, known for spicy food. Get to Chengdu by air or you can take a high speed “bullet” train.

Arriving at my hotel in Chengdu, I was greeted by a hug from a person in a panda bear costume.

The taxis in Chengdu have pandas on their hoods. But Chengdu isn’t all about pandas. It’s an amazingly clean, new and sprawling

city of new roads and skyscrapers. It proved to be one of my favorite Chinese cities. One unique and representative thing about Chengdu: Global Center, the world’s largest building is here. A combination of shopping center, hotels and offices, Global Center is so large in an urban setting, I couldn’t get far away enough to get it all into one photograph. Chengdu also has an abundance of green spaces and parks, and excellent ethnic restaurants from around the globe.

The panda research facility, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is about two hours outside the urban center in a rural area that grows a lot of tea. Stop at one of the many roadside tea houses to sample some of the authentically locally-grown green tea, a specialty of Sichuan.

Even though I visited on a weekday, as is typical

with Chinese tourist attractions, the panda park was packed with people, mostly Chinese visitors. I suspect if I visited on a weekend or holiday, it would be a totally unpleasant experience battling the crowds to see the pandas. Even on a “quiet” day, I sometimes had to wait a few minutes to get to the railing beyond which the pandas were spotted in their natural habitat. A separate area of the park has a different panda, the red panda, also in their natural habitat.

The panda park was started in 1987 with six pandas rescued from the wild. China has grown it into a cross between a national park and single-purpose zoo. The park contains areas that are devoted to shops selling everything panda-related, from stuffed animals to T-shirts and TRAVEL cont'd on page 9

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The panda research facility, above, and Jinli Street in Chengdu, below.

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Filling up a Hungry Belly

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Spicy, but not fiery

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The Haesul Bibimbap seafood rice bowl (left) and the Rose Roll (right).

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com The name of the restaurant makes it sound like a laughing, chubby-cheeked Buddha wants to eat. Hungry Belly offers a pan-Asian menu.

Sister and brother Cherry and Alexander Chang are following in their parents’ restaurateur footsteps with this new spot on Fitzhugh Avenue just east of North Central Expressway.

The menu includes ramen and udon noodles. Sushi and sashimi. Bento boxes. Asian-inspired burgers and tacos. However, the heart and soul of the menu is the page of Korean dishes that draws on the Chang family heritage.

Cherry and Alexander recently took some time to tell me about themselves and the restaurant they run along with their mom and dad. Cherry and their mom handle the front of the house. Alexander and their dad run the kitchen and sushi bar. University educations and professional pathways into corporate America couldn’t keep the siblings out of the hospitality business. “It’s in our blood.”

The two dishes they recommended demonstrated what the restaurant is all about. The first is a “gateway dish” to Korean, said Cherry. Called Hungry Fries, the platter of French fries topped with pieces of bulgogi, thin slices of Korean-style marinated and grilled beef, gets a topping of melted shredded mozzarella along with squiggles of chile-enhanced mayonnaise. It’s their most popular dish.

If you’ve never tried bulgogi, Hungry Fries is an easy introduction to the universally recognized expression of Korean cuisine. “This is Texas,” explained Alexander, where beef is beloved.

From the other extreme, they presented a Korean “comfort food” bowl of rice cake and fish cake in a spicy red chile sauce. I loved Dukk Bokki (see recipe), a bowl of flat bland noodles made of rice and fish paste, that come alive in a fiery sauce. Fish cake gives it a subtle hint of fishy. A condiment assortment of kimchi; pickled bok choy, zucchini and cabbage; also, hunks of egg scrambled with pieces of Spam and green onion, added dimension and layers of flavor.

Other times I’ve been to Hungry Belly, I’ve ordered Korean dishes such as seafood bibimbap, a rice bowl of shrimp, squid and assorted veggies in a hot stone bowl.

All the rice dishes served in hot stone get the added flourish of a crisp crust that forms where the rice sticks to the oven-hot sides of the stone bowls. Use chopsticks to scrape some of the crust into your bites to get the most flavor and texture out of the dish.

Sushi and sashimi menus are extensive. On the sushi side, there are rolls with and without rice, with raw and cooked fillings. For those seeking a way into sushi, some of the rolls are fried. Sushi samplers as well as large (serves four) and medium (serves two) “boats” of sashimi (slices of raw fish without rice) and sushi are available.

Leave the composition to the sushi chef.

Bento boxes, with your choice of a variety of Korean dishes, as well as sushi, pot stickers and a salad, are without doubt the kind of assortment that will reassure those who aren’t ready to commit to an entire bowl of Korean-style food.

Burgers and tacos take on Korean flavors with bulgogi, spicy chicken and barbecue short rib meat between the buns or filling the tortillas.

There’s a full bar at Hungry Belly as well as a large patio. Though relaxed and informal, it’s not the fast-casual restaurant format with a serving line. Table service is standard.

I’ve been a customer several times at Hungry Belly and always left with my hungry belly full and satisfied.

It’s a new place worth checking out, whether you’re in nearby Uptown, Park Cities or East Dallas.

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candies shaped as pandas. I couldn’t resist buying some panda ears mounted on a headband. There are also scattered cafés throughout the park, a movie theater and museum.

Chengdu does tend to

get warm during spring through summer, so you want to be able to get out of the sun as you visit the park. There is no air conditioning, even in the indoor exhibitions, but there are many shaded areas. Dress lightly and carry water.

The city of Chengdu is in

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Dukk Bokki.

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com When I tried this dish at Hungry Belly, I fell in love with noodles bathed in a fiery sauce that somehow comforted instead of inciting.

Alexander Chang shared the ingredients for his family recipe.

The measurements and method of preparation are my interpretation of how this recipe might work. I don’t often declare that I’m not sure a recipe I’ve written will work, but this time I do declare. No guarantees!

At any rate, you get the idea. Try it at Hungry Belly before you buy the ingredients at an Asian market.

DUKK BOKKI (RICE AND FISH CAKE WITH KOREAN RED CHILE SAUCE) 1 package tube-shaped or flat Korean rice cake noodles, or combination 1 package Korean fish cake noodles 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1/2 cup ground Korean red pepper, medium grain 1/2 cup ground Korean red pepper, fine grain 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup gochujang (Korean red pepper a geologic bowl which fills with grey pollution that blocks sunlight. This makes for lighter skinned visitors something that is valued.

Chinese regard women from Chengdu as the prettiest in China for their light skin color. Chengdu also has the reputation as

paste) 2 teaspoons honey 1 cup water 8 green onions, trimmed but leaving an inch or two of green stem Kimchi, vegetable dumplings, hard-boiled egg Soak rice and fish cake noodles in a big bowl of cold water. Use enough water to cover them. Soak for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.

In a large wok or skillet with high sides, heat the sesame oil over medium high heat. Add the Korean red pepper, garlic and black pepper.

Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not brown garlic.

Lower heat and stir in brown sugar, gochujang and honey. Cook 2 to 3 minutes until brown sugar dissolves.

Slowly stir in water to make a smooth sauce.

Allow to simmer.

Drain rice and fish cake noodles. Stir into the sauce. Add additional water as needed to barely cover the rice and fish cake noodles.

Simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until noodles are al dente and sauce is slightly thickened.

Add the green onions and cook for another 5 minutes or until onions are soft.

Serve in a bowl with kimchi as a condiment.

Add dumplings and hardboiled egg as desired. a laid-back city, akin to Portland, Ore., although to the tourist this isn’t readily apparent.

If time permits, make the trip to Lishan, about two hours from Chengdu, to see the Great Buddha carved into a mountainside, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a pilgrimage destination for many Buddhists.

Hidden gem: While in Chengdu, don’t miss Jinli Street, a renovation of one of its oldest streets in the architectural style of the Qin Dynasty. I observed no American tourists, although there were many from China and around the world. If you love hustle/bustle, you can stay at Jinliyinlu Hotel in the center of the area. Along this street many bars, restaurants, and tea houses mingle with stalls selling souvenirs and delicious local foods … and people watching is superb.

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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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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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

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single crane and operator are working on the new Marriott Hotel behind Nick and Sam’s.

The two views pictured are 28 years apart.

In July, announcements were made by developers just two blocks away on both sides of Routh Street. They include four additional towers, two office towers, one hotel and one apartment. So, if all are approved, I may be raising my cup to at least five cranes this time next year.

The two new projects are to be presented to the Oak Lawn Committee on Aug. 6. I am not officially representing a project, although I have clients who will be impacted by construction traffic and street closures. The streets are already full. These are real concerns, although I personally thrive on development, being in commercial real estate for 58 years, specializing mostly in office developments.

Reaching back to 1960 when I moved to Dallas, I worked for two years at Allstate Insurance Company in a new office on the new Stemmons Freeway, which extended just past Mockingbird Lane. Stemmons Towers were brand new, where Mr. Stemmons and Mr. Crow soon officed. Central Expressway

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presidential election is increasing the number of voters across the board. Too many people use every excuse in the book not to take time out of their day to vote.

One vote might not seem like that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, but everyone can agree that the country needs more participation.

If volunteering in the right way, this is a positive overall. It helps spread a good message, and there is no need to take one side or another. It's one of the most positive things a person can do to help out with the upcoming election. Sometimes, the best way to deal with any type of anxiety is to do a bit of good.

Focus on family and friends. Whoever wins the 2020 election, there will be plenty of disappointed people. Instead of letting an election dictate the mood of a house, focus on those most important in your life.

No matter who is in office, people in the U.S. have a lot of control of their happiness and success.

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your individual goals and don't let politics take up too much of your energy.

One other important thing to remember is that others (including the people who you are closest with like your spouse, parents and siblings) may not have the same political views as you.

Remember, this is OK and political differences are not worth losing a relationship over. Unfortunately, there are times that family members have such strong opinions against another’s views that it breaks a family. Remember that there is a checks and balances system in the U.S. for a reason. A president can't win the election and change everything in just a few years. Control what you can control and don't let a win or a loss make a huge difference.

A Fox News Radio contributor, Richardson has spent her educational and professional career learning human behavior. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling from the University of North Texas and is working to integrate cognitive behavioral therapy into the treatment programs for many clients. In April 2009, Richardson opened The Brain Performance Center.

is a seven-year low and far less than Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, loan is paid off.

Boston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, To put it in perspective, Miami and Washington D.C. It caused by high inflation, in 1981 is also below the national avthe 30-year fixed mortgage rate erage of a 3.4 percent increase averaged 18.45 percent. While from one year ago, but Dallas THIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION home prices are still at an all-time high.

So with high rent, exAdvertise in cellent mortgage rates and a bit of a lull in home sales, it is a good time to seriously consider home ownership in Dallas.

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

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Offices were all in A huge warehouse the Central Business in the outfield was District (CBD). When converted to office I started leasing office and retail. I attended buildings in 1962, I a game there soon could walk to all the after the opening. buildings and all the Our Texas Rangers tenants. I often rode followed with our a bus to work. I didn’t own version at the need a car. new Ballpark in The ‘60s, ‘70s Wayne Swearingen Arlington in 1994 and ‘80s saw dramatwith an office building ic changes in my industry, inin the outfield. I represented a cluding patterns and products. large national brokerage compaOffice locations were now being ny in their move into that builddeveloped north to Frisco and ing. On game days, clients were west past downtown Fort Worth. entertained in grand fashion.

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