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Vol. 6, No. 31: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT

Tower Club completes multimillion-dollar reinvention

COMMUNITY NEWS Oil tycoon Pickens dies T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Sept. 11. He was 91.

Pickens suffered a series of strokes in KERA 2017 and was hospitalized that July after what he called a "Texas-sized fall." Besides his peripatetic business and political interests, Pickens made huge donations to his alma mater Oklahoma State University. The football stadium bears his name and he gave $100 million for endowed faculty positions. – KERANews

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TOWER CLUB

The new Tower Club features upscale dining at the Monarch.

By Jennifer Miller jennifer.miller@clubcorp.com The Tower Club on the 48th floor of Thanksgiving Tower at 1601 Elm St. announced completion of a multimillion-dollar reinvention that encapsulates club life for the sophisticated lifestyle of today’s Dallasite.

Building upon its already rich

history in the heart of Dallas, the new look and energy of the Tower Club creates an exclusive experience to socialize, network, build relationships and celebrate.

“The goal of the reinvention is to enhance every aspect of Club life for our members – from personal to professional – while fostering interaction,” said Robby Allender,

general manager. “I think we’ve succeeded and now offer the most modern and sophisticated lifestyle club in Dallas with innovative amenities and a dynamic calendar of new cultural, social and networking events.”

Infused throughout with local art, culture and symbols of Texas TOWER CLUB cont'd on page 10

PHILANTHROPY

Contributions fuel North Texas Giving Day charities

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com The 10th annual North Texas Giving Day powered by Communities Foundation of Texas is Thursday, Sept. 19.

It is an 18-hour online giving event designed to encourage every person to give back to their community by supporting local nonprofits and causes they care about in one easy-to-use platform.

The event’s impact is unquestioned. Not only does it help build awareness and support for nonprofits, in 2018, more than $48 million was raised through more than 157,000 gifts benefiting 2,700 local charities. In a decade, more than $240 million has been gathered for the community. North Texas Giving Day is the largest community-wide giving event in the nation. Dirk and Jessica Nowitzki serve as honorary chairs.

“This is an important day for those who love the beauty or spending time in Turtle Creek Park to contribute to its care,” said Gay Donnell Willis, president and CEO of the Turtle Creek Conservancy. “The park is alive, 24/7/365 and our neighbors’ donations are essential to taking good care of it!”

Area nonprofits looking forward to helpful contributions on North Texas Giving Day include The Army Scholarship Fund, Austin Street Center, Camp Summit, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Dallas CASA, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Dallas Life, the Dallas Museum of Art, Friends of the Katy Trail, North Texas Blood Bank, Perot Museum of Nature and

Science, The Sixth Floor Museum, SPCA of Texas, Turtle Creek Association, Turtle Creek Conservancy, Undermain Theatre, the Women’s Chorus of Dallas and hundreds of other charities that depend on donations.

And only in Texas can you finish the night with the Big Tex Barn Dance Social at the historic Livestock Judging Pavilion in Fair Park at 8 p.m. benefiting the Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction and the Big Tex Scholarship Program.

On North Texas Giving Day, donors make the call.

Search for institutions large and small to find causes that inspire passion. Go to northtexasgivingday.org or cftexas. org for more information.

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The North Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NTCAHT), of which Dallas CASA is a member, is having their eighth “Barbeque Cook-Off” party on Saturday, Sept.

14 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles 3108 at 8500 Arturo Drive in East Dallas. Attendees can sample BBQ from 20 competition teams for $15 for adults and $10 for children. All proceeds benefit the NTCAHT Survivor Scholarship Fund. – Rosanne Lewis

Pets fashion a parade On Saturday, Sept. 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., all Pet Supermarkets, including 3911 Lemmon Ave., are hosting an in-store pet fashion parade and offering 50 percent off all PET SUPERMARKETS pet clothing. Pet owners are encouraged to bring their pets all dressed up for a chance to win a “Pet Pamper Prize Pack” featuring a variety of products and treats. Specials continue Sunday, Sept. 15 with customers receiving an entry to win a promotional $10 store voucher for every fashion item purchased.

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

‘Watch out for that crack in the sidewalk!’

By David Mullen

any month that begins on a Sunday. The next one comes up in December.

Squashed! After Every day is Friday the 47 years, The Grape on 13th to me ... I truly feel Lower Greenville is clossorry for the seriously ing on Thursday, Oct. 10. ill, the jobless, those who Another Dallas icon gone have lost loved ones pre… Why do so many people maturely and people fachave triskaidekaphobia? I ing peril the moment they am sure that I don’t have walk out their door. My to tell you, but it is the latest irritants, or Larry fear of the number 13.

David moments, hardly There are many theories measure up. But when on why Friday I write the 13th is about considered the post bad luck. One office, I is from the get more story of Jesus' responslast supper es from and crucifixreaders ion where 13 than any individuals other were present. item in Another is my colthat Thomas David Mullen umn.

W. Lawson's Once novel entitled again, Friday, the Thirteenth my apartment complex (published in 1907), is has routed my mail to centered around a Wall the Oak Lawn Post Office Street panic on a Friday while they are working the 13th. But it is not just on new mailboxes. You observed in America. In might recall this hapmany Spanish-speaking pened earlier, when, countries and in Greece, among other things, I got Tuesday the 13th is conlate bills and postcards sidered a day of woe. In from the mayoral candiItaly, Friday the 17th is dates when I picked up considered evil. Friday my mail on July 2. The the 13th occurs during election was June 8. So david@katytrailweekly.com

this time, I waited four days and went to get my mail. I received three pieces of junk mail including one addressed to “Occupant.” I said, “I know that there is more.”

I was told, “Probably, but they are all in a big bucket. The postman has a system and we don’t know it. Come back Friday.” I went back the next day (Thursday) and received 10 pieces of mail ... My satellite radio nightmare continues. I got a new table-top radio that died in four days. They wanted me to return it via UPS with a preaddressed label, but also wanted me to pay $8 to ship it. I’ll be damned if I am paying to ship back a faulty radio! I had to pay $5 for a box as it was. So they said that I wouldn’t have to pay the shipping costs and they would give me full credit on the new radio. So what happens? My credit card on file got charged for a new radio ... I now have to go to multiple convenience stores to avoid encountering aggressive people camping out in front of the front door. I won’t even get out of the car and just drive to another store. Maybe that

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

is a reason why 7-Eleven is really pushing their home delivery service. I wonder if they can deliver gasoline … Bikers for Trump have become the latest organization to join the coalition of God fearing Second Amendment advocates headed by the Constitutional Rights PAC. The coalition notes that “noticeable lack of faith in God is to blame for the rise of violent crimes, not firearms.”

“Wait, what?” Guns and God Appreciation Day 2019 will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14, shortly after Congress reconvenes from its August recess. Bikers for Trump,

claiming nearly 90,000 members and an outreach of close to 400,000 people, are a group of God-fearing, Second Amendment supporters.

Dale Herndon, director of Bikers for Trump stated, “Bikers for Trump is proud to throw their support behind the Guns and God campaign. We're all about believing in the faith of God, country and our f lag. Our right to the Second Amendment ensures that we will be able to defend these beliefs against a tyrannical government and we will always fight to protect it.” The demonstration, in the shadow of the recent

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

The Good Word

By Dr. James W. Finck

By The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

Electoral College a hot topic

determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in the There has been a lot government.” of talk lately about the If you examine the original Electoral College. If you Constitution, not the amended read social media, you one today, you will notice that will see many opinions on the “people” are only reprewhy it should or should sented in the federal governnot continue to choose the ment by members of the House Dr. James Finck of Representatives. As for the American president. Those who want to retain the other two elected positions, Electoral College tend to focus on the Senators were elected by state legisnumbers and how several cities have lators and the President was elected larger populations than some states, by the Electoral College. The people and if the College is removed, basically had little say in the government, and a handful of states will choose the next this was not by accident. The Founders president. feared a demagogue, a man who had One post even claimed that the reasuch popular support of the masses son the Founding Fathers instituted the that he could turn into an emperor just College was to protect the smaller states as Caesar had done. from the domination of the larger ones.

To guarantee the masses had no Though I support the Electoral College say in choosing the president, they and agree removing it will hurt smaller were not asked. There was no primary states and should remain intact, hissystem to choose who the candidates torically speaking, protecting the small were. Powerful men, like Hamilton states was not a reason for the Electoral and Jefferson, wrote letters to fellow College. Protecting the government was. party members pushing for their man.

I have stated before in this column Then a small group of these men met that the purpose of the Constitution in a caucus and chose who their party was to address the two major fears of supported. the Founding Fathers: too strong cenAs for the election, the Constitution tral government and too much democstates that each state should choose racy. I have used many quotes over the electors. The number comes from the years, but with “Hamilton” playing in number of Congressmen and Senators my city recently it seems appropriate a state has. It does not say how those to use his words to explain the need for electors are chosen. For the first the College: “The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or HISTORICALLY cont'd on page 10 jfinck@usao.edu

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CRIME WATCH Sept. 7 – 3:01 a.m.

400 Block, Crescent Ct. (75201) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: An unknown suspect shot into the complainant’s vehicle, injuring one person.

Sept. 7 – 10:15 a.m.

3000 Block, Knox St. (75205) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered the location and stole property.

Sept. 7 – 4:01 p.m.

6100 Block, Maple Ave. (75235) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s license plate.

Sept. 8 – 4:20 p.m.

5600 Block, SMU Blvd. (75206) Criminal Mischief: An unknown

suspect intentionally damaged a toilet to cause flooding.

Sept. 8 – 6:15 p.m.

5000 Block, Ross Ave. (75206) Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s property by force.

Sept. 8 – 7:08 p.m.

900 Block, Allen St. (75204) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s garage and stole property.

Sept. 9 – 1:54 p.m.

2500 Block, Carlisle St. (75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the locked vehicle and stole property.

Sept. 9 – 5:11 p.m.

3700 Block, McKinney Ave. (75204) Theft of Property: The suspect stole the complainant’s property and fled on foot.

Sept. 9 – 8:09 a.m.

1400 Block, Hi Line Dr. (75207) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Sept. 9 – 6:22 p.m.

3700 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Deadly Conduct: The suspect pointed his gun at the complainant in a threatening manner.

Sept. 9 – 12:26 p.m.

6000 Block, Sandhurst Ln. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered an open front door to the residence and stole property.

Sept. 10 – 1:31 a.m.

10500 Block, Stone Canyon Rd. (75230) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Odessa massacre, with El Paso and Dayton not to be forgotten, comes at a time when gun issues are at the forefront. Larry Ward, founder of the Guns and God coalition, said, “The message resonates with our supporters. The language used in the Second Amendment is not vague. The founder’s intent is clear and today’s politicians are ignoring it.” Trying to seek balance, I reached out to members of “Bicycles for Biden,” “Warren’s Wagons” and “Sanders Segways,” but they could not be reached for comment mainly because they do not exist.

Moments of grace not one-way

Rector, Saint Michael and All Angels Let’s talk about grace. I don’t mean the grace that is often attributed to being charming or the grace of approval that one person might give to another. I want to talk about the grace that is given to assist us, sustain us and empower us. True grace meets us where we are, just as we are and helps us grow. Grace is a moment when we experience something divine, something unknowable and yet something very true.

Perhaps you have recently been helped by a stranger when you did not expect it. Or even better, perhaps you have been able to help someone else without any need or expectation for reciprocation. Grace is a paradox, a moment when we know something has happened that we cannot explain or when we have been blessed in a way that we did not earn.

I’ve been thinking about grace these past few weeks because I’ve joined my church this fall in looking for moments of grace in our daily lives. Although that all sounds well and good, the defining moments of grace can actually be a bit daunting. What I have decided, thanks to quite a bit of reading, is that grace can be distilled down into a simple idea: Grace is the moment when we experience the real presence of God. Grace is definitely a gift, but grace is not a one-way experience. I believe that grace is a gift in two parts. The first part of grace has nothing to do with us. Grace is poured out on us freely by God because we are loved.

Grace comes whenever it comes and cannot be forced. We cannot manufacture it, control it or contain it.

The second part of a moment of grace has everything to do with you and me. Grace is most powerful when we are ready and willing to receive it. When we open ourselves up to the world with authenticity and

vulnerability, we open ourselves up to allow the power of God’s grace to enter in. The gift of that grace, the power with which true grace comes Rev. Dr. Girata upon us, is what can transform us into the people we hope to be.

What is most beautiful about this idea is that grace is different to everyone. We are unique, with special gifts that differ from everyone else, and when we open ourselves up to the gift of grace, our uniqueness is magnified in ways that change the world around us for the good. What is most important is how we impact the world around us.

For me, grace is never an end unto itself but a means to the ultimate end: love. We are vessels living in a world that does not put love first. Yet, we yearn for the amazing truth of love. That yearning is our desire for the sacred, the mysterious and the profound, and when we experience God through grace, we receive the hint of love.

Moments of grace are really moments when heaven touches earth through each one of us. We have been given a beautiful life, filled with highs and lows, joys and heartbreaks. And yet each of us experiences the hope of grace in moments that are frustratingly fleeting, if only we can remain open to their beauty. May we each be brave enough to remain open so that each one of us can spread the love that our world needs so much.

The Rev. Dr. Chris Girata was called to be the eighth Rector of Saint Michael and All Angels in Dallas and started his ministry at Saint Michael on Aug. 15, 2016. Chris is a native of Florida, a classically trained musician and an amateur cook. He and his wife, Nicole, have three children.

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Travel

Venice defines the beauty of Europe

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com Venice, Italy, is so iconic that other places use it as a reference point for beauty itself.

What makes Venice so special? It’s not the alleyways of shops and apartments that weave like a maze through the islands. Most ancient European cities of medium or larger size have a similar aspect. If you’ve been to any one of them, I dare you to be dropped into Venice blindfolded and distinguish any distinctive characteristics, except that the Venice storefronts have an oversupply of shops selling the locally, handblown Murano glass, named for a group of isolated Venice islands where the glass kilns are allowed to be located for safety reasons.

Venice is a collection of 120 islands surrounded by a lagoon and a mainland part known as Mestre. A “lagoon” is a shallow, salt-water enclosed body of water. In the case of Venice, surrounding the islands are various “canals” or places where the lagoon forms river-like spiders of water. The deepest canal is 12 meters. It’s the one that is used by the innumerable cruise ships to dock here, towed in by tugboats because the lagoon is too shallow to enter on their

own power.

Before I left for my visit, a friend suggested Venice is a swamp. On hot summer days, it can feel that way, down to the many annoying mosquitoes. And when a cruise ship pulls in, its thousands of passengers disgorge throngs of tourists. For heat purposes and to avoid cruise ship excursion crowds, it’s best to visit the sites early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

Exterior Venice is like one big outdoor museum, which forms its most impressive attraction. Unlike any other city, Venice retains its ancient buildings, having been spared by the ravages of war and having been a thriving trading city for centuries when transportation by boat was the principle mode of transportation. In Venice, it still is.

Inside some of the baroque, renaissance, and gothic buildings and churches, you learn the history of this ancient town which once formed a significant place in the Ottoman Empire and whose form of government was an early model of the melding of aristocratic and democratic rule. I personally had never focused on the fact that the Venetian Empire was vast and extended from the seventh century until 1797, after the American Revolution, when Napoleon finally defeated it. Venice’s

130 churches each seem to contain an important person’s body, a relic, or a significant piece of art or sculpture.

Combine this with the mansions built by traders of lore at its most highly sought-after canal locations, and you get a virtual architectural delight.

The focus of tourist attractions is a large plaza, San Marcos Piazza or Saint Marks Place. There sit the Doges Palace or Palazzo Ducale and adjacent Basilica of San Marco. This is also the hub for all the water-based transportation.

Although Venice can be reached by train, most people arrive by air or cruise ship. The trip from the airport to a lagoon hotel by water taxi costs about $150. A far less expensive option is the airport shuttle known as the Alilaguna (around the lagoon) which stops at several points, including some of the remote islands, such as popular Lido, the island with a beach. An extensive waterbus system is run by “Actv” with stops around the city. Once inside the downtown area, gondolas are a popular tourist mode of transport.

The main canal in the city, the “Grand Canal,” a mere five meters deep, is traversed by only four footbridges, meaning there are large areas where you must walk a bit out of the way to get to one of them. Solution: do what the locals do. Take a gondola to cross from one side of the canal to the other for a mere two Euro per person. Boats labeled “taxi” operate just like land-based

MICHAEL WALD

Mansions along the canal in Venice, Italy. taxis. Mix into this the various tourist vehicles and “free” hotel shuttles and the waterways get very congested, which explains the five-mile per hour speed limit effective in most places.

It’s all part of the charm of Venice.

Warning: If you are afraid of being on the water, avoid Venice, because being on the water is unavoidable there.

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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Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1. Olfactory stimulus 6. Finish a pie crust 11. Ward off 16. Vision-related 21. Lead or copper

22. Come about 23. Lickety-split 24. View from Giza 25. Speaker’s need 26. Salary increase 27. Like Rambo?

28. Melodies

29. Did a slow burn 31. Giraffe features 33. — banana 34. Fasting season 35. Continuing story 36. Utah city 37. Briny expanse

Off the mark

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38. Caravan stops 39. Fall blooms 41. Pier 44. Remnant 46. Put on guard 49. Primeval 50. Free from tension

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or discord 52. Globs 57. Give-go link 58. Sister’s girl 60. Pick up 62. Haystack find?

63. Canada Dry products 66. Oohed and — 68. Good hoppers 70. Car with four doors 71. Make possible 73. Trout habitats 75. Soul 77. Digital watch readout 78. Go over again 79. Tailoring job 81. Disparaging remark 82. Swiss cheese holes 83. Fools 86. Scoundrel 88. Ramp alternative 90. Gists 93. Gunk 95. Put in a log 97. Infraction 101. Kimono fastener 102. Headpiece 104. Painful spots 106. Etna’s island 107. Long-winded ones 110. Football shapes 112. Saddle extra 114. Thong 115. Acid in milk 117. Digital correspondence 119. Blow, as a volcano 121. Flight dir.

122. Gasoline additive

124. Camelot royal 126. According to 127. Nile reptiles 128. Paper holder 130. Be sincere 131. Contemporary 133. Tend the furnace 137. Mouths, in zoology 139. Bwana’s track 141. Pestered 145. Actor — Cronyn 146. Tip for a calligrapher 147. Tropical swayers 148. Unfavorable 149. Skilled 151. Draw forth 153. Up to 155. Make extremely happy 156. Stray calf 157. Lucky number 158. Coats with gold 159. Soda-bottle size 160. Use Artgum 161. Stand in good — 162. Final authority (hyph.)

163. Cause goose bumps DOWN 1. Faulty 2. Ms. Zellweger 3. Playful swimmer 4. Sci-fi invader 5. Island welcomes 6. Thick wire 7. NEC competitor 8. Cupcake finishers 9. Pondered 10. Come before 11. Wool givers

12. Eco-friendly feds 13. International agreements 14. Reverberated 15. Big cat 16. Autumn mo.

17. Abdul or Prentiss 18. Pitchfork parts 19. Singer — Cara 20. Prices 30. Rocker — John 32. Small hill 36. Trying experience 38. Stares rudely 40. Lamb’s pseudonym 42. Musical symbol 43. Eucalyptus muncher 45. Untold centuries 46. More prudent 47. In agreement (2 wds.)

48. Speeder’s undoing 50. Milder 51. Small birds 53. Protective shelter 54. In a strange way 55. Put 56. Mails out 59. Singe 61. Toe covers 64. Helps a hoodlum 65. Deli serving 67. Crusoe’s creator 69. Grass fungus 72. Authoritative proclamation 74. Gestures 76. Haik wearers 80. Mentor 82. Construct 84. Vocal group 85. Urbane 87. Weirder

REALITY ESTATE

So are you ready to buy a home?

By Phillip Murrell phillip@philliprealestate.com Many will tell you to look at buying a home as a lifestyle choice, not an investment. There is no reason that they can’t be both.

The Dallas home market is much less volatile and more affordable than most. How many times do you hear people coming from major metropolitan areas like Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston or New York City saying, “You can't possible buy that much house for that amount of money?” Then, you will have to listen to their 600-squarefoot condominium in Manhattan story as you beam with pride inside.

Sometimes an incentive-laden job at places like Google, Facebook, Amazon or Microsoft will dictate the market place forcing people to overpay. Places near public transportation in San Francisco can run as high as $1,100 per square foot on average. In the East Bay near BART, homes can average up to $700 per square foot. And in many cases, that comes without a garage and a postage stamp yard. An attached garage can be unheard of in some neighborhoods.

Silicon Valley is unappealing to live for many people who work there. So prices become inflated, because workers

are willing to commute to get the amenities found in San Francisco and other urban areas. That makes Dallas all the more appealing to buyers relocating.

No matter where or what you buy, there is a basic rule of thumb. Don’t spend more than you can afford. Almost all real estate advisors or financial planners agree that people should spend no more than 28 percent of their gross monthly income on housing expenses and no more than 36 percent on total debt, which incorporates existing student loans and credit card payments.

The good news is that if you have completed those obligations, you can apply that money into mortgage payments. You had the discipline to pay the loans off, so consider just keeping them going and put the money toward a mortgage or in a money market account to save up for your home.

According to bankrate.com and other resources, to calculate your general affordability range, sit down and put pen to paper. Begin your budget by figuring out how much you (and your partner, if applicable) earn each month. Include all revenue streams including alimony and investment profits. It is not as bad as filing your taxes.

Then list housing costs and your total down payment. Your real estate

professional can help you. Include annual property tax, homeowner’s insurance costs, an estimated mortgage interest rate (currently around 3.5 percent or less based on length of terms). While many people opt for 30 years, you can pick the length of time that you are comfortable with. Comfort level also applies to determining your down payment.

Don’t forget expenses like children’s tuition and entertainment for restaurant dining or a vacation. Consider the cost of upgrades and typical monthly expenses (in some cases) for a gardener, maid or home warranty policy that usually covers appliances and HVAC. Add it up and you will reasonably estimate the money needed to live on a monthly basis. But be as accurate as you can so you can avoid surprises. For generations, one is taught to have at least three months of your housing payments, including your monthly expenses, in reserve in case of an unforeseen event like uncovered medical costs.

Buying a home should not be arduous or intimidating, and we are here to help.

Phillip Murrell is a local real estate agent in Dallas at Compass Real Estate, and can be reached at 989-859-2275, phillip.murrell@compass.com or on Instagram at @pmurrellre.

Your Stars this Week

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to throw many surprises in the paths of those who think that their plans will lead to a trouble-free journey through work, rest, play and relationships — and there’s not going to be much that is “trouble-free” about anything this week!

There will surely be those who choose to go it alone this week, but it is the rare individual who is able to take what comes and make it work out well entirely on his or her own. Solid relationships — both personal and professional — will be a major component of most individuals’ successes this week.

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

● The numbers within the heavily 9-15-19

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

89. Tall flower 90. High-born 91. “Das Boot” craft (hyph.)

92. Thin-barked tree 94. Acting class 96. Tail end 98. Buenos — 99. Envelope closer 100. Pumps up 103. Watch feature 105. Lethargy 108. Flight board info 109. Because 111. Location 113. Imitated 116. Army off.

118. Dalai Lama’s city 120. What’s in 123. Tawny predator 125. Disconnects 127. Opposite of bratty 129. Hedge 131. Usually 132. Becomes frayed 133. Window covering 134. Henry VIII’s house 135. Alpha opposite 136. French Legion headgear 138. Ranking higher 140. “— vincit amor” 142. Persona non — 143. Organic compound 144. Tractor pioneer 147. Hang fire 148. Too 150. Golf-ball stand 152. Large green parrot 154. Check-cashing needs

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You’ll have a choice to make toward midweek; what you do beforehand will prepare you, and what you do after will set the stage for a future endeavor. (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) – Much that you do this week will have to go unnoticed at first — and for a very good reason. When the time comes, you’ll be recognized for your accomplishments, surely.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You will want to come to some kind of consensus this week with those who are usually on the other side of a certain ideological argument. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You may be unusually stubborn this week and less interested in someone else’s progress than your own. A change of heart later on has you back on track where a friend is

concerned.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You’re sure to ask many questions this week, and there are those who are more than willing to provide answers. Work together to solve a problem. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – What you do this week can serve others quite well, even while you are tending to an important personal issue. You needn’t be exclusive in your thinking or behavior.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You can do much this week in tandem with another, but you must expect a surprise encounter to throw a wrench in the works at some juncture. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – Giving yourself to another in support of a good cause means that you’ll be in line to receive something good yourself when the time is right. You must be open to all new eventualities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You’re eager to demonstrate your suitability for a certain job, but you may not be ready to take on the challenge of a lifestyle change just yet. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You are able to observe others in a manner that improves your attitude about your own work habits and overall behavior at home. You’re considering making a complex change.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) A game of show-and-tell early in the week makes you realize

that you are lacking something that could prove valuable to you in many ways. Go after it! (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You may not be in the mood to do what you are required to do, but this week you’ll have to bend to another’s will more than once in order to arrange things to your liking.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You’re likely to run headlong into a new opportunity this week, and though you don’t know what it may entail, you will recognize that it is, indeed, for you. (March 6-March 20) – Someone close to you has a warning regarding an upcoming task — but you may have the bit between your teeth and be unable to see the danger involved.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) If the choice this week is between doing something all the way or only partway, you know what you have to do. You’re not one for partial measures. (April 5-April 19) – You have a plan that can make this a memorable week for all concerned — if you are able to put it into motion quickly as the week opens. Don’t hesitate!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) Your week may seem to lurch forward at an inconsistent pace while you try to decide on something that affects you in ways that everyone recognizes. (May 6-May 20) – You’ll be tempted to try an entirely new approach

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to a familiar problem this week.

One friend has your back, while another warns you against being impulsive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) It may be time for you to gather your forces and go after something that was taken from you a while back. The conflict that arises teaches you much. (June 7-June 20) – You may not know exactly what you want, but you know that you want something very specific.

This would be quite a conundrum if you weren’t able to experiment so effectively.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) A difference of opinion mustn’t be allowed to come between you and a loved one when, after all, you’re both working toward the same goal. Work together! (July 8-July 22) – If it seems you are not being as effective as usual this week, you may want to explore certain new methods that are only now being made available to you.

It’s time for a change!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You are dedicated and hardworking and hardly one to give up before you have done all you can to succeed at a given endeavor.

What’s different this week? (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You must remain open and communicative with friends, family members and loved ones this week as an attempt at something new takes you farther from home than expected.

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Sept. 13-14

2200 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, 75207 214-655-6100

Dallas Market Hall – The annual Southwest RV Supershow showcases the latest innovations, technology and advancements in RV life and travel. More than 400 units are on display throughout 350,000 square feet of display space, plus additional displays in the parking lot area. 10 a.m. $5-$15 and children 5 and under are FREE!

Sept. 13

3011 Gulden Lane Dallas, 75212 214-744-0100

Trinity Groves – “Fair Food Fest” features oversized “fair-inspired” food, fun and games, drink specials, live music, face painting and more. The event will also offer a photo booth for picture opportunities. 6 p.m. $5.

Sept. 14

300 Reunion Blvd. E. Dallas, 75207 800-242-8721

Reunion Tower – Dallas Heart Walk will be joined by more than 60,000 walkers from more than 100 Dallasarea companies and individual participants. Friends and families can get a little exercise and raise important funds for heart disease and stroke. There will be live entertainment and activities for the kids and pets. 8:30 a.m. FREE!

Sept. 14

3505 Maple Ave. Dallas, 75219 972-386-0607

Katy Trail – The inaugural Heels 2 Heal, hosted by the North Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, half mile fun run in heels down the Katy Trail that aims to raise funds and awareness for children and adults suffering from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Registration includes race entry, an event T-shirt, goody bag and a mimosa finish. 9:30 a.m. $50.

Sept. 14

3333 Welborn St. Dallas, 75219 833-474-8383

The Riveter Rooftop Terrace – “Wake and Shake!” is inspired by the sober morning rave movement of Morning Gloryville based in London. It is meant for people who want to connect through music and movement while avoiding the cramped and unpleasant night club routine. Drinks and bites are included. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $15.

Sept. 14

2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center – Resident ensembles, small ensembles of Dallas Symphony musicians and other organizations from the Dallas Arts District will perform short concerts throughout the day. The lobby of the hall will be filled with an instrument petting zoo, craft activities, organizational information and fun for the whole family. 11 a.m. FREE!

Sept. 14

1500 Dragon St. Dallas, 75207 214-384-0098

The Hall on Dragon – The Friends of Wilkinson Center will present the sixth annual The Spirit of Taos, including cocktails, a seated dinner, a raffle, silent and live auctions and live entertainment by Special Edition Band. 7 p.m. $200-$250.

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Dallas native Skye Turner, 10, recently sang “America The Beautiful” at the 2019 U.S. Open tennis championships, prior to the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, N.Y.

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UPTOWN GIRL

FIG sale offers fashions and passion

Charity

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tlight

ABILITY CONNECTION

Many physically and intellectually disabled people are leading better lives thanks to this nonprofit formerly named United Cerebral Palsy.

By Sally Blanton sallyblanton455@gmail.com

A The appreciation that our members have

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

Q About how many people are served

As New York Fashion Week nears its final days, the Dallas fashion scene will celebrate with some closing events as well. The Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG) at 1807 Ross Ave. is hosting a string of shopping events on Friday, Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that will bring the essence of high-profile fashion to Dallas.

The FIG Finale is taking place at their Arts District gallery and it’ll be an event any fashion enthusiast will not want to miss. The selections include women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories. Get your girls, guys and family and get ready for a sale and exhibition like you’ve never seen before.

If you haven’t heard of the FIG, that wouldn’t be much of a surprise as it’s an exclusive gallery not typically open to the public. And while they host five apparel markets per year, this is the only one that is open to the public. As an elite boutique wholesale venue, their other four markets typically welcome only fashion retail trade. One of the leading fashion markets in the nation, FIG is renowned in the fashion world, housing 60 of the industry’s top showrooms that contain some of the best contemporary collections in fashion at all

times.

While for the majority of the year, FIG’s showrooms are only open to the professional world and buyers, the finale is the public’s only annual opportunity to shop the collections. At this sale alone, you can gain access to all of their esteemed designer labels at prices of up to 75 percent off.

And this year’s market is especially grand, as they’ll be celebrating their 15th anniversary with various fresh, new vendors and categories. Patrons can shop more than just fashion and accessories, but there will be beauty, wellness and decor vendors among others.

More than an opportunity to shop top brands at wholesale prices, there are philanthropic elements that accompany the event. FIG has partnered with Jackson from Jackson, The Brand and the American Heart Association to donate $1 to each from the sale of every ticket, which can be purchased on their website fashionindustrygallery.com for $60.

“This event is a tradition in my family and among so many mothers and daughters, family, friends and coworkers in North Texas,” said marketing director Lisa Petty. “We’re honored to partner with the American Heart Association to raise awareness throughout three days of irresistible shopping and celebration.”

each year?

Seven hundred fifty.

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Q What are your critical needs now,

The Fashion Industry Gallery is hosting shopping events this weekend. ryannbgordon@yahoo.com

for the assistance they receive. Seeing members achieve goals they have set for themselves is very rewarding.

Q What is your mission or highest THE FASHION INDUSTRY GALLERY

By Ryann Gordon

Q What is rewarding about your job?

purpose?

Our mission is to enhance the lives of people living with intellectual and physical disabilities, one person at a time. We accomplish this by providing comprehensive programs and services.

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besides money donations?

We need volunteers to assist with our programs and to serve on our Corporate Advisory Group.

Q How did your career path lead you Q What upcoming fundraisers are on

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to this position?

I have worked to help people with disabilities live full lives in the community for nearly 40 years. I was the assistant commissioner for the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services for six years.

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Q What is your facility like?

A We have a large building with classrooms, therapy rooms, a technology room, an independent living training studio, a fitness room and administrative offices.

Q Why are you passionate about

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helping this charity?

This is an overlooked and growing population. Our members yearn to contribute to society, which is the reason we employ some of our members. As an example, Ms. Debbie shreds documents for us every day. She enjoys it, and the shredded paper goes to Operation Kindness for their puppies.

Q What is the most important

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thing your nonprofit does for our community?

We assist people whose lives are impacted significantly by their disability. We provide access to 24-hour care and support to an underserved population.

Q What percentage of every dol-

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lar raised goes to client/direct services?

Ninety percent.

the calendar?

Our Vine and Dine Dinner will be on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Brook Hollow Golf Club.

Q What are some goals, and what

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does the future hold for your charity?

Expand the number of residential facilities, expand the scope and number of locations for our training centers, expand employment opportunities for members who wish to work and provide more respite to families caring for a family member with a disability.

Jim Hanophy, president and CEO, answered these questions.

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Hammer and Nails

The search for hot projects

By Stephan Sardone

large room is not. And restephan@sardoneconstruction.com member, you will probably have to acquire a number You used to ask your famof tools you don’t currently ily, friends and neighbors. possess.

Heck, you used to talk to your Gardening, landscapfamily, friends and neighbors. ing and lawn care. Plan out While there is no denying your end goal and head to the that social media has comlocal nursery for advice. pletely changed the way we do Home automation. If things – and our lives in genyour home and components eral – sociability has added to are synced, this can be a relaless available time. So has long tively easy add-on. work hours and commutes, Kitchen remodel. having kids and just overall “Fuhgedaboutit! 2” It is a lot more responsibilities. of work and too many options, One used to go to the growhich is why it take a number cery store, run into friends and of professionals and suppliers neighbors and have a chat. to properly execute a major Now you can order online and kitchen remodel. have your groceries delivered.

Painting. This is often a Do you strike up a conversasimple to-do project that can tion with the delivery person? dramatically change the look HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List of a room. When it comes to and others have made fortunes the outside, except maybe for recommending (for a fee) shutters, trim or doors, you home improvement specialcan DIY, but consider the ists in your local area. clean-up, leftObviously, we recover paint and ommend a licensed accessory storcontact that can serve age. When it multiple needs and comes to the full recommend experts house and brick, in the field of electriyou will want to cal, plumbing, roofseek a pro. ing, floors, HVAC, Patio/ etc. Personally, I have deck. Porches worked with so many Stephan Sardone are popular local specialists that I because you can suggest companies or indi- get outside of the home and viduals to best fit your needs. can provide relaxation. But But since the internet you may consider a redo. and social media, people Existing porches weather turn to their computer or quickly, so it could be a bigsmartphone for more inforger project than you think. mation. In a study by the A new porch is probably too Home Improvement Research much to take on.

Institute, they identified the Plumbing. The difficultop 10 home improvement ty of the issue and the repair conversations and searchmay be resolved with a simple es trending on social media, conversation with a local hardwhich are presented below ware store plumbing expert. with some “do or not do” Roof and siding. Leave considerations. it to the specialists.

Bath remodeling.

By a wide margin, the “Fuhgedaboutit!” Way too most online conversations fomany things can go wrong not cused on new bathrooms and to trust someone who has resmaller bedroom upgrades. A modeled bathrooms hundreds new bathroom or small bedof times. Go online to find a room upgrade may require a look you love. licensed partner. If cosmetic, Doors and windows. It it can be a DIY venture. But only takes a minuscule error if it requires moving a wall, in measurement to throw evelectrical, etc., the job is best erything into a tailspin. Take a handled by a professional. We deep breath and open the door would be happy to discuss. to an insured, replacement Oh, or you can email me. company.

Sardone Design-BuildFlooring. This is a chalRemodel is locally owned and lenge that could be worth unoperated. Sardone, his wife dertaking. A small tile project and two daughters are Lake is pretty easy. Re-flooring a Highlands residents.

By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com It’s not often when you find a home that blends, what I consider, the best of both worlds of French architecture and Southern charm. This McKinney French chateau is grand enough to please the most discerning Francophile, but it also has just the right elements of Southern charm. In other words, it’s pretty darned perfect.

Named “Chateau Lumier” by the present owners, it was custom built in 2011 by Sharif & Munir.

In case you are new to Dallas, Sharif & Munir Custom Homes have been building in Dallas for more than 40 years. Their reputation for uncompromising quality and outstanding design is unparalleled.

Sitting on more than 15 acres, this McKinney French chateau at 1201 Gray Branch Road has 14,665 square feet, eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and three powder baths. There are also guest quarters, garage space for five automobiles and five additional covered areas. A 26-foot tall entry with a marble floating staircase is one of just a few of the custom and unique features of the home.

A design pedigree. Add into the mix that this McKinney French chateau was designed by the vice president of Dallas Design Group, Tracy Rasor. This company has been serving the Metroplex for four decades. They’ve seen it all and done it all. Flawlessly, of course.

“My design goal in this house was to have Southern charm, but also give the owners the French sophistication they wanted,” Rasor said.

She worked on the home for three years, from the ceremonial first turn of the shovel into the dirt.

She specified everything from elevations to moldings to light fixtures.

Her treasure hunt for the home resulted in

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This home, located at 1201 Gray Branch Road, is listed for $9.995 million. some rare discoveries. “I found an old antique altarpiece carving and built it into the front of the kitchen bar and incorporated it into the actual wall. It was meant to be in this house,” Rasor said.

The site of the property ensures complete privacy and breathtaking views. You can see stocked ponds from almost every downstairs room and a huge covered loggia with a full summer kitchen provides for easy outdoor entertaining.

A home for family, too. Although this is a decidedly opulent home, children figure prominently into the lifestyle of the house. Rasor built a miniature house into the wall of one of the children’s bedrooms as an enchanting play area.

This McKinney French chateau is everything you imagine it to be from the photographs and they only tell half the story. You must see it because it does have it all, and McKinney is the place to be now. It was voted the best place to live in America by Money Magazine in 2014. It’s one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation consistently ranked as a safe, friendly community with quality schools and excellent economic development.

Compass Real Estate listing agents Debra Brown and Jonathan Rosen have this gorgeous McKinney French chateau at 1201 Gray Branch Road on offer for $9.995 million.

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

AUTOMOBILITY

Range Rover Evoque ready for the city

By David Boldt djboldt@sbcglobal.net The Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover’s ‘entry portal’ for your urban adventures, was launched in the summer of 2011.

Although the groundbreaking soft-roader isn’t as ubiquitous as Nissan’s Rogue or Honda’s CR-V, it’s gone into markets (and parking spots) you wouldn’t take a Defender.

And while its design dates back even further, to the 2008 intro of the LRX concept, there’s nothing in its sheet metal that takes you back to Obama’s first term except, of course, the Evoque’s good looks and obvious restraint.

But you can’t keep playing the same song forever, and looking to 2020 the Range Rover execs seemed to think it was time for an update. Thankfully, the update is an evolutionary step in the Evoque’s design migration, and not to channel Neil Armstrong, it is one giant leap for mankind. While the overall proportions of the first-gen Evoque remain, its edges have been softened, which

(at least visually) enhances the aero, while also making it look less industrial. There is, in the walkup, a tad more ‘dinner’ and a bit less ‘let’s grab lunch.’

Our press vehicle was the 2020 Evoque First Edition. And with that, here’s the press blurb: “The Range Rover Evoque First Edition is a truly sophisticated and seductive vehicle. Only available for one year from launch, it features myriad exclusive touches that further enhance the Evoque’s celebrated design cues. A Black contrast and Fixed Panoramic roof, Gradated Linear Dark Aluminum trim finisher with First Edition script, First Edition carpet mats and Cloud/ Ebony grained leather seats with Cloud/ Ebony interior are all included.”

As the above descriptive implies, this is one hard-loaded crossover and propels the entry-level Evoque, which starts in the low $40Ks to about $60K. This newest Range Rover is unequivocally an upscale statement, finished in a muted gray, topped by a contrasting black roof. And the footprint continues to strike that happy balance

RANGE ROVER

The 2020 Range Rover Evoque. between nimble and substantial, something rarely done among compact crossovers.

Inside the hits continue. The materials have been carefully ‘curated,’ which helps in selling a $40K crossover for something closer to $60,000. Beyond its tailoring is a smidgen more rear seat legroom, a bump in small item storage and an increase in luggage space, now offering 21 cubic feet.

If there’s a disconnect inside – and here I’m talking ‘bout my generation – it’s the all-encompassing digital presence. I remain a big fan of ‘intuitive,’ and while an owner will grow comfortable with the Evoque’s audio and HVAC controls within a relatively short time, the reviewer has but a week – and just might be doing other things.

Under the hood buyers can opt for one of two drive trains. Standard is a 2.0 liter turbocharged four offering 246 horsepower. In our week of stop-and-go and freeway driving we found its responsiveness adequate: adequate acceleration, adequate

refinement. For those wanting more, they may find it in the Evoque’s mild hybrid offering, available in the R-Dynamic trims.

That bumps power to 296 – which is substantial – while reassuring your peers that you’re socially responsible … in, you know, an SUV. At the end of a week, I came away impressed by a Range Rover team that didn’t screw it up. With so many redesigns, you see restraint thrown into the design dumpster, and in its place we get something like the Lexus RX. The Range Rover team is walking a truly evolutionary path, with an updated design atop an all-new platform. Its off-road/all-road capability remains (now dubbed Terrain Response 2, with a fully automatic mode), while its place in the valet parking hierarchy is only enhanced.

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

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MULL IT OVER

What has happened to my beloved games?

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com When I was a child, my father brought me up as a sports fan. Gradually, he lost his passion. While I knew the lineup of every Major League Baseball, NFL (and AFL) and NBA team, dad didn’t seem to care about sports anymore except for watching an occasional Oakland Raiders or Stanford Indians (now adopting a politically correct color Cardinal as their mascot) football game.

Eventually, he stopped following games altogether. Maybe it was the pressure of raising four children on a middle-class income. Maybe it was having a mortgage that must be paid every month. Maybe it was just that his interest waned.

I never understood his loss of the love for the games.

He was in the glory days of baseball with Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Roberto Clemente among others on their way to legendary status. The Raiders were part of the community, and some would come over to our house as my mom was friends with many of the Raiders’ wives. The Raiders teams were so entertaining.

The competition spurred on by quarterbacks Joe Namath, Len Dawson and John Hadl, and teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins made games “must see TV.” My father never cared much for the NBA, NHL or the PGA Tour. But I did. I got to worship Golden State Warriors forward Rick Barry, my lowly California Golden Seals and links heroes like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino.

Lately, I am starting to understand the feeling my dad had.

After the Antonio Brown and Zeke Elliott fiascos in the last few weeks, one’s love of sports is bound to sour. Brown’s antics were incomprehensible with Oakland (although they are one year away from moving to Las Vegas in part because of greedy ownership) and he ended up in New England where he apparently wanted to be all along.

At 24 and under contract, Elliott held the Dallas Cowboys hostage until Jerry Jones paid him so he could claim to be the highest paid running back in the NFL. In football, fantasy teams and gambling has taken over.

Veteran officials can’t keep up with the pace of the game.

Players celebrate sacks or first downs even if their team is three

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Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates. touchdowns behind. College coaches and administrators get all of the money generated by “student athletes.” Behavior is moving a player’s deeds to the front page of the news, not the front page of the sports section.

The fear of concussions has many parents holding back their children from playing football.

The other football, or futbol, is

popular worldwide but has been slow to gain mainstream popularity in the U.S., except when World Cup takes place.

In baseball, the ball is juiced. The home run has lost its luster and that is coming off a huge PED blemish that ruined statistics that were a baseball fan’s balance sheet. There is no player loyalty anymore. And teams in New York, Boston, Los Angeles or Chicago have a lion’s share of the revenue over Tampa, Miami, Oakland and Kansas City because of the lack of true revenue sharing.

Umpires have their own strike zone, letting their ego overtake the rules of the game.

Instant replay has not helped.

The average length of a game is more than three hours. On Sept. 8, the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A’s played a nine-inning game in 2:14 and were praised. That used to be the norm.

The NBA revolves around LeBron James, whether he wins or loses. Once, ESPN was a bastion for sports information.

Now, it is now a political or bully pulpit. What half truths can Stephen A. Smith scream about next? How are the New York teams fairing, because sports seem irrelevant everywhere else

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Primer for urban gardening, farming

to ESPN? And the network has become a platform for the promotion of James. “Before we go to highlights, let’s see what LeBron thinks about global warming, gun control or immigration issues.”

Sports stars aren’t heroes anymore. They are marketing commodities. The most popular basketball shoes when I was growing up were Converse AllStars named for Chuck Taylor, a semi-professional basketball player in 1919. Today, every NBA player endorses a shoe, mainly their own.

Boxing, a Saturday afternoon TV staple on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” featuring Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, “Sugar Ray” Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson and others, has become a joke.

Expansion has cheapened the product in all team sports.

There are just not as many good players to go around. And there is no end in sight as long as greed is more important than competition.

Like father, like son? I hope not. But I can honestly say that I am not nearly as fanatical as I once was. I can’t even name more than four players on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

DINING

Fireside Pies launches new lunch

By Brooke Johnston bjohnston@championmgt.com Fireside Pies at 7709 Inwood Road (a Lake Highlands location at 6750 Abrams Road #105 opens in the fall) has debuted its new Express Lunch, featuring a scratchmade menu and fast service. Items include a nine-inch one topping pizza, meatball sandwich, rustic grilled cheese sandwich, balsamic chicken salad sandwich and four different pastas. Each Express Lunch entrée is served with your choice of a small salad and available every day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn more about urban gardening at EarthX 2020 next April at Fair Park.

By David Kirkpatrick Urban gardening and urban farming take many forms. It ranges from community gardens that are more of a hobby and labor of love providing a shared food garden through neighborhood support to larger operations, involving hub gardens located on city or county property with the food distributed via local food banks.

Whatever the scale, urban growing can have a significant impact on local food issues, particularly in areas commonly referred to as “food deserts” where easy access to fresh food is limited.

Jeff Raska, Dallas County horticultural program assistant at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, has been involved in communal gardens going back to his working with a school district in the ‘90s helping to incorporate small vegetable gardens into school activities. After joining the Texas A&M faculty, his work with the AgriLife Extension under the Restorative Farm umbrella has growing facilities and a distribution network that gets food to local food banks and community shelters to directly serve people who need food the most.

The growing centers include the Big Tex Farm hydroponics system located on the State Fair fairgrounds, a farm in Garland on land donated by the county and a growing facility being built at the

Hatcher Street DART Station on land donated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

“Urban farming differs from urban gardening as gardening can refer to any garden type and inferences a hobby and farming usually refers to a lifestyle,” Raska said. “In both endeavors, production goals must be met and the scale of the operation is influenced by the market in which they want to serve.”

He adds there are models of urban growing around the country that have enjoyed years of success working with community members and modeling programs around what the community wants and will support. The key is understanding that one size does not fit all.

“Some communities have shared food gardens, and through neighborhood support, are able to maintain and prosper as long as the support group remains viable. Other communities might need to rely on a set of central hub gardens located on city or county lands that grow the food and distribute it through local food banks,” Raska says. “Healthy food can be grown while celebrating ethnic diversity by growing specific foods for the neighborhood it serves.”

For someone interested in starting an urban garden or farm, Raska says the first step is to develop a team with set garden leader and to ensure there is enough support for the labor at hand and a process to

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make the necessary decisions for success.

The next step is to visit community and school gardens and talk to those leaders to understand what the urban garden will entail before ever turning over any soil or spending any money. “Let their mistakes and pitfalls be your guide for creating realistic goals and aspirations for your project,” Raska says.

With a garden plan in place, secure funding for a starting budget that covers all the costs — including maintenance — and takes into consideration that a garden is fluid and will change from year-to-year.

Also, look into resources from the local AgriLife Extension Office, government programs and local businesses that support gardening or the food industry.

“Always start small with plans in place for future expansion and don’t outbuild your labor. The worst thing you could do is to invest money and build a garden that is impossible to keep up with due to lack of labor,” Raska advised.

One thing to keep in mind is community gardening and urban farming isn’t for every community. There are many success stories, but also many failures and good intentions won’t run a garden program.

“Everybody thinking of creating an urban food garden need to do a lot fireside pies

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movie trailer

‘Ready or Not’ looks ready to develop cult following

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Samara Weaving stars in "Ready or Not."

Some horror movies, like the current hit “It Chapter Two,” want nothing more than to scare the water out of you. Those movies can end up uneven with lots of hits and misses. When horror movies throw in some dark comedy or social commentary, they can transcend the slasher genre and become an actual well-rounded movie.

“Ready or Not” pulls off the trifecta, albeit in a not very subtle manner.

It’s got enough scares to keep horror fans happy, but where it excels is in its darkly funny take on the rich and marriage. It’s creepy, smart, and, in moments, downright hilarious.

It opens in a very auspicious manner as a man frantically runs from members of the Le Domas family in their Victorian-era looking mansion.

The man’s demise is assured, but remains in mystery as we move forward thirty years to present day, which happens to be the wedding day of Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien).

The Le Domas family’s considerable fortune comes from parlor games and to honor that legacy, the entire

family plays a random game to essentially initiate their new in-laws. The family patriarch, Tony (Henry Czerny), explains the tradition and Grace’s randomly chosen game turns out to ominously be Hide and Seek.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize where this is going and the next hour of “Ready or Not” is a deadly cat-and-mouse game that pits Grace against the pompous buffoons of the Le Domas family. It’s easy to despise some of the family, particularly Alex’s sister Emilie (Melanie Scrofano), who is the epitome of spoiled rich kid. The matriarch, Becky (Andie MacDowell), and Alex’s older brother, Daniel (Adam Brody), seem on the fence about the whole thing and their loyalties waver a bit more than the others.

If “Ready or Not” does falter, it’s in its delivery. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett do an impressive amount of direction and production with a tiny budget (only $6 million), but the message in Guy Busick and Christopher Murphy’s script is delivered with a cinematic jackhammer. By the time Grace profanely dismisses the wealthy, it’s clear that they don’t believe an audience is able to think for themselves.

While the script and direction are top notch, “Ready or Not” is absolutely held together by Samara Weaving’s incredibly delicious performance. This is a star-making role and Weaving keeps the preposterous premise grounded in pseudo-reality. She doesn’t turn into Rambo and once she’s armed to the teeth, she manages to allude to the insanity with just a look in the mirror.

There’s no doubt that many more moviegoers will be seeing her quite soon.

Henry Czerny’s underrated career as white collar villains continues here and he even gets a few hilariously gonzo moments. Andie MacDowell’s career even helps with this role as she normally plays sweet and kind to perfection and she gets to play completely against type. 2019 continues to be Adam Brody’s somewhat of a comeback as he scores the juiciest, most layered part this side of Weaving’s.

“Ready or Not” has been out for a few weeks and considering the dearth of quality new releases (for God’s sake, skip the exhausting beat down of “The Goldfinch”), it’s a good time to maybe check out what you may have missed.

This is an under the radar sleeper hit that is destined to be a cult classic so you could get in ahead of the curve.

Uncle barky's bites

Burns makes one sing ‘Thank God I’m a Country Show’

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net Country music has finally arrived. As did jazz, it’s getting the full-blown Ken Burns treatment.

In these parts, that’s likely to be monumental.

Although, there are almost infinitely more viewing choices now than in 1990, the aptly titled “Country Music” could be Burns’ most-watched production locally since his landmark “The Civil War” premiered nearly three decades ago.

The aptly titled “Country Music” also gets a jumpstart on television’s so-called “regular season,” premiering on Sunday, Sept. 15 on KERA-TV (Channel 13).

Airing in two-hour doses, the first half runs through Wednesday, Sept. 18 before the concluding eight hours begin strumming on Sunday, Sept. 22 and continue through Wednesday, Sept.

25. Starting times are 7 p.m. each night. Y’all really need to be there.

As of this writing, I’ve seen the first five episodes, which add up to 10 hours worth. They’re a treasure trove of sights, sounds and fresh insights from a who’s who of country music influencers, plus some who saw the light via their music.

They include Paul Simon,

Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis and Jack White.

During eight years of production, more than 100 new interviews were conducted, with 17 of these subjects no longer among us. None are more notable than the legendary Merle Haggard, who was born on April 6, 1937 and died on that same date in 2016.

Not known for being particularly talkative, Haggard is a generous contributor, detailing his early years of incarcerations and escapes from prison (“I escaped 17 times from different places in California”) before being sentenced to 15 years in California’s notoriously hard-core San Quentin lockdown.

Haggard says he had figured out how to escape from there, too, but was swayed by inmates who convinced him that he had a real talent for writing and singing. Then, Johnny Cash came to perform his famous jailhouse concert with Haggard among the inmates in the audience.

He became a model prisoner, earned an early parole for good behavior and then began doing what he did so well for the rest of his life.

One of the more touching moments in “Country Music” is in Episode 5 (“The Sons and Daughters of America”), when Dwight

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The KERA-TV show “Country Music” interviews country music legends.

Yoakam gets teary-eyed while recalling one of Haggard’s many heartbreaking lyrics.

Burns’ direction of “Country Music” is supplemented by longtime collaborator Dayton Duncan’s writing and the usual straight-ahead (and at times unduly somber) narration by Peter Coyote.

But if Coyote’s voice never cracks a smile, many of the interview subjects make up for it. Country folk like to spin yarns, as does their music. And darned if they don’t feel the need to grin or more often chuckle heartily at the end of their little stories or observations.

RESTAURANT OPENING

“Country music at its best is truth-telling, even when it’s a big fat lie,” says Rodney Crowell before looking quite pleased with his self.

Most of Burns’ multipart documentaries weave in a signature spokesman, whether it’s Buck O’Neil for “Baseball” or former Marine John Musgrave in 2017’s 18hour “The Vietnam War.” In “Country Music,” that honor pretty much falls to pretty boy Marty Stuart, who at age 60 still sports a big ol’ silver grey coif and silky smooth makeup that might have made Liberace envious.

But Stuart is also a country music memorabilia collector and historian – as

well as a one-time star. So he regularly demonstrates what he’s talking about by playing it. And he also contributes one of “Country Music’s” better anecdotes, noting that as a little boy he had a big crush on singer Connie Smith. After meeting her, he vowed to marry her. And 25 years later, in 1997, he did just that. She’s now 78, and they’re still together after she discarded three previous husbands while Stuart divorced one of Cash’s daughters, Cindy. That sure sounds like a quintessential country song.

“Country Music’s” concluding chapter, subtitled “Don’t Get Above Your

Raisin,” takes the genre to the year 1996. Things have changed greatly since then, as was evidenced during a recent CMA Fest TV special in which Carrie Underwood performed with Joan Jett.

Whatever that was, it sure wasn’t country in the minds of any surviving purists.

In contrast, the Burns opus digs deep into how the music began and who the real early heroes were.

Fiddlin’ John Carson, Jimmie Rodgers, guitar virtuoso Maybelle Carter and her family, and of course, Hank Williams. Their stories are accompanied by Burns’ usual exceptional choices of still pictures and film. And it only gets better as time marches on through the likes of Patsy Cline, Bill Monroe, Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, etc., etc., etc.

“You can dance to it, you can cry to it, you can make love to it,” Dolly Parton says near the start of Sunday’s Episode 1. That you can.

And whatever your thoughts about country music, expect to be immensely entertained, educated and even edified throughout this master course.

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

New Italian restaurant comes from Australia

By Alison Taylor alison@lindseymillerpr.com 400 Gradi, an Italian restaurant concept hailing from Melbourne, Australia and founded by chef Johnny Di Francesco, will open its first location in the U.S. in downtown Dallas at 2000 Ross Ave., Suite 140.

Opening for lunch and dinner on Monday, Sept. 16, 400 Gradi offers a classic Italian menu with award-winning pizza and a full bar.

Pastas, gnocchi, bread, stocks and sauces are all made in-house.

Authentic Italian ingredients such as San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil, gelato ingredients, flour and more are flown in from Italy for the Gradi kitchen. Also, Di Francesco said the water used is critical.

“We use specially formulated water from a company called 'Artisan H2O' that replicates the water qualities found in Naples,” Di Franceso said. “Additionally, our dough and all pastas (which are vegan) undergo

400 gradi

Founder and Chef Johnny Di Francesco (above) with 400 Gradi food creations (right). a fermentation process for 48 hours in a specially designed temperature-controlled room with zero percent humidity.”

The restaurant will be open on Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 to 1 a.m. Visit 400gradi.com more information.

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Uptown searing with new restaurants

dotty.griffith@yahoo.com School’s back in session. Most everyone is home from summer vacation and it’s too soon to leave again for the fall getaway. So, let’s focus on what’s hot here besides the weather.

New restaurants have burst on the scene to good reviews and lots of attention. Let’s examine some of them. Here are nine notables in Uptown and nearby areas.

3215 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, 75204 214-915-8840 beverleysdallas.com FAMILY THAIS ASIAN BISTRO. This spot has brought new restaurant life to the West End. This restaurant has made the transition from Farmers

recipe of the week

On a (spring) roll

Homewood is a must reservation, which, by the way, need to be made.

Don’t be surprised if you must plan ahead to get in.

By Dotty Griffith

BEVERLEY’S. Located on the fringe between Uptown, Knox-Henderson and the Park Cities, this neighborhood bistro opened with a bang last spring.

Since then, the sparks keep flying. The American menu has gotten acclaim for execution and focus on what diners really want to eat: steaks, burgers, fresh fish. The raw bar menu with oysters, steak tartare and ceviche gets my attention. It looks and feels like New York, the goal of owner Greg Katz.

His resume includes the Headington Companies where he developed highly regarded CBD Provisions and Sassetta.

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4002 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, 75219 214-434-1244 homewooddallas.com

Rebecca Adler

Te Deseo Chilean Sea Bass.

Market vendor to stand-along eatery serving traditional Thai fare, pad Thai, other noodle dishes and curries.

Less expected, a shake menu offering blends with flavors of mango, crème brulee and tiramisu. The latter includes lady fingers, mascarpone, cocoa and chocolate. Here’s the real interesting part. It’s owned by West End restaurant legend Tony Street (Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse) and wife, Jab Srikaij, who he met when he fell in love with her crab noodles at a Lemmon Avenue Thai restaurant, Toy’s Café.

208 N. Market St. Dallas, 75202 972-773-9950 HINODEYA RAMEN BAR. Lower Greenville Avenue has a new hot spot serving Japanese noodles in steaming broth. Under the leadership of a family with more than 100 years of culinary experience in Japan, this restaurant serves an authentic menu. Lovers of Japanese cuisine will find lots to explore beyond sushi (not on this menu). The otsumami (small bites) menu includes edamame and less familiar marinated bean shoots and takoyaki, typical Japanese bar snacks and balls of batter stuffed with fillings like octopus. If you like gyoza (dumplings), there’s a vegetarian version with spinach.

2023 Greenville Ave. Dallas, 75206 972-685-4117 hinodeyaramen.com HOMEWOOD. It’s been a long time since an opening was as breathlessly anticipated as chef Matt McCallister’s Oak Lawn location. A local superstar, McCallister is known for his hyper seasonal, local menus and his attention to the integrity of ingredients.

The menu is classical, pate en croute, and cutting edge, like pickles with black garlic aioli and fermented turnip gomashio (Japanese sesame salt). If you’re a Dallas foodie,

HUNGRY BELLY. Family-owned, this new Fitzhugh Avenue restaurant (east of Central Expressway) serves a wide range of Asian dishes, including Japanese and Thai. 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. See our Aug. 9 report on Hungry Belly.

818 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, 75204 214-258-5859 hungrybellydallas.com IL BRACCO. This Italian upstart has taken Preston Center by storm.

The menu ranges wide with house made pasta and breads; a burger plus some other sandwiches; fish, chicken and beef entrees; salads and a few sides. No pizza. We wrote about this restaurant on Aug. 2 and loved the lemon- and mustard-laced steak tartare with capers as well as pasta Bolognese.

8416 Preston Center Plaza Dallas, 75225 214-361-0100 ilbraccorestaurant.com KHAO NOODLE SHOP. This small storefront sits on Bryan Street near the intersection with Fitzhugh Avenue in Old East Dallas, arguably one of the most compelling culinary blocks in Dallas, across and west of Jimmy’s Food Store. Laotian cuisine by chef Donny Sirisavath gets tender loving care at this spot devoted to Southeast Asian dishes such as boat noodles, shrimp bites and pork belly rolls. It’s a small plates kind of place so you can order multiple dishes to explore this unassuming, but ground-breaking, restaurant. Bon Appetit magazine recently announced Khao Noodle Shop as one of 50 nominees for America’s Best New Restaurants 2019.

4812 Bryan St. Dallas,75204 972-803-3373 khaonoodleshop.com TE DESEO COCINA LATINA. Harwood District got another big opening with this Latin American restaurant. The exterior of the restaurant is a stunning framework for the Mexican, Peruvian, Argentinean and Brazilian menu. There are familiar enchiladas and tacos as well as Peruvian-style sashimi, wood-fired meat and seafood skewers known as antichucos, parrillada, family plates of smoked and grilled meats and share plates of guacamole or stuffed arepas.

2700 Olive St. Dallas, 75201 214-646-1314 tedeseodallas.com

KATHY TRAN

Kuai Asian Spring Rolls.

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com This recipe originally appeared in the July 12 issue of Katy Trail Weekly.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls are the stars of the sides on the Kuai Asian Kitchen menu.

Of course, spring rolls need peanut sauce like fries need ketchup.

Wrapping takes some practice and may require an online visit to YouTube to find a how-to video. No worries. Plenty abound.

Or skip making the rolls and use the sauce on grilled chicken or pork.

KUAI ASIAN SPRING ROLLS 8 sheets of rice paper 8 shrimp, cooked, cut in half and vein removed 8 green leaf lettuce cups 8 ounces vermicelli rice noodle, cooked according to package directions 8 ounces chicken breast, steamed, chilled and cut into bite-size pieces Leaves from 1 bunch cilantro, stems removed Fill a large bowl with hot water to soften rice paper.

For each roll: Dip 1 sheet of rice paper into hot water for 3 to 4 seconds to soften.

Lift out of water and allow to drain. Place wrapper onto work surface. Let wrapper sit for 30 seconds to soak up remaining water and become pliable.

When wrapper is soft, place 2 shrimp halves on rice paper, facing same direction with colored side down.

Place 1 lettuce bowl on top of the shrimp halves. Grab approximately 1/2 cup (2 ounces) of noodles and place in lettuce bowl.

Take 2 ounces of chicken and place on noodles.

Sprinkle 8 cilantro leaves on top of chicken and noodles across the length of lettuce bowl.

Grab the edge of the rice paper closest to you and tightly roll the rice paper away from you. Tuck edges to seal the ends.

Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Serve with Kuai Asian Peanut Sauce (see recipe below).

Makes 8 spring rolls.

KUAI ASIAN PEANUT SAUCE 1 1/2 cups coconut milk 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 3/4 cup unsalted peanuts In blender jar, combine coconut milk and hoisin sauce. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smooth and even color.

Add peanuts and pulse to chop peanuts into coarse chunks.

Makes 2 cups.

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of research and have a core group in place to make sure a plan is in place for this enterprise,” Raska said. “Food does not grow itself and plants don’t accept excuses for a lack of planning. If someone does not water the garden when the plants need it even in the hottest part of summer or even if you are tired, they will die.”

Raska’s final piece of wisdom is “successful gardens are not accidents.”

Learn about urban gardening and more ways to improve our environment at Earthx2020, to be held Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Fair Park in Dallas. EarthX is a Dallas based nonprofit whose mission is to connect a global community to create a sustainable world. Learn more at earthx.org.

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Our Favorite Restaur ants

2621 McKinney, Ste A 214-953-0599 Renfield’s Corner 2603-A Routh St. 214-397-0300 Trinity Hall Irish Pub 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. 214-887-3600 Italian & Pizza California Pizza Kitchen 8411 Preston Rd. 214-750-7067 CiboDivino Marketplace & Cafe 1868 Sylvan Ave. 214-653-2426 Dough 11909 Preston, #1444 972-788-4600 Holy Ravioli 4446 W. Lovers Ln. 214-696-3993 I Fratelli 2815 Allen St., #124. 214-720-0070 Italia Express 111 Continental, #300 214-748-2700 4000 Cedar Springs 214-521-3300 Joe’s Pizza, Pasta & Subs 4343 W. NW Hwy, #347 214-272-9007 Lover’s Pizza Pasta & Grill 5605 W. Lovers Ln. 214-353-0509 Mimi’s Pizzeria 6807 W. N.W. Hwy. 972-215-7290 My Family’s Pizza 10720 Preston Rd,#1014 214-363-6122 Olivella’s 3406 McFarlin Blvd. 214-528-7070 Penne Pomodoro 6815 Snider Plaza 214-373-9911 11661 Preston Rd, #143 214-368-3100 Rocco’s Uptown Pizza & Pasta

2717 Howell St. 214-871-9207 Sal’s Pizza Rest.

2525 Wycliff 214-522-1828 Taverna Pizzeria 3312 Knox St. 214-520-9933 Tomato Pie 11661 Preston Rd. 214-750-8743 Villa-O Rest.

4514 Travis, #132 214-707-3848

Latin American Gloria’s 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-303-1166 Zaguan Latin Cafe 2604 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-219-8393

Meals To Go – Catering The Festive Kitchen – Snider Plaza 3404 Rosedale Ave. 214-520-6888 Short Stop – Food To Go 6025 Royal Ln., #101 214-265-8828 6918 Snider Plaza 214-360-0311 Mediterranean Baboush 3636 McKinney, #160 214-559-0707 Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill 3001 Knox St., #110 214-528-1800 Zoe’s Kitchen 6025 Royal Ln., #104 469-341-0123 Mexican & Tex-Mex Bandito’s Tex-Mex Cantina 6615 Snider Plaza 214-750-6100 Campuzano Mexican Food 2618 Oak Lawn 214-526-0100 Chipotle Mexican Grill 2705 McKinney Ave. 214-871-3100 4502 McKinney Ave. 214-302-2500 Digg’s Taco Shop 6309 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-0155 E Bar Tex Mex

1901 N. Haskell, #120.

214-824-3227 El Fenix 5622 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-5166 6811 W. NW Hwy. 214-363-5279 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 4740 W. Mockingbird 214-352-8226 Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex 3521 Oak Grove Ave. 214-252-1616 Mario’s Mexican & Salvadorian Rest.

5404 Lemmon Ave. 214-599-9744 Mattito’s – Centrum 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-526-8181 Meso Maya 11909 Preston, #1426 469-726-4390 Mi Camino Restaurante 3830 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-888-0055 Ojeda’s Mexican Restaurant 4617 Maple Ave. 214-528-8383 Qdoba Mexican Grill 5600 W. Lovers Ln. 214-352-2277 Rafa’s Café Mexicano 5617 W. Lovers Ln. 214-357-2080 Taco Diner 3699 McKinney, #307 214-521-3669 Torchy’s Tacos 5921 Forest Ln. 972-720-9200 Urban Taco 3411 McKinney Ave. 214-922-7080 Middle Eastern Food From Galilee 6710 Snider Plaza 214-750-0330 Moroccan Souk 3011 Gulden Ln, #114 469-458-2233 Natural–Gluten-Free –Organic Company Cafe 3136 Routh St. 214-468-8721

SUDOKU

Kozy 4483 McKinney Ave.

214-219-5044 Southpaw’s Organic Cafe 3227 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0100 6009 Berkshire Ln. 214-987-0351 New American City Café 5757 W. Lovers Ln. 214-351-3367 Luck 3011 Gulden Ln, #112 469-250-0679 Natalie’s Restaurant 5940 Royal Ln. 214-739-0362 NHS Bar & Grill 10720 Preston Rd. 214-368-1101 Seafood Amberjax Fish Market Grille 3011 Gulden Ln., #107 469-513-9088 Dive-Dallas Coastal Cuisine 3404 Rankin St. 214-891-1700 Half Shells Oyster Bar & Grill 6617 Snider Plaza 214-691-8164 Hook, Line & Sinker 3103 Lemmon Ave. 214-965-0707 Lovers Seafood and Market 5200 W. Lovers Ln. 214-351-6363 Rockfish Seafood Grill 5331 E. Mockingbird 214-823-8444 11661 Preston Rd, #153 214-363-7722 Shell Shack Uptown 2916 McKinney Ave. 877-434-1411 St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin 2730 Commerce St. 214-698-1511 Spanish Café Madrid 4501 Travis St. 214-528-1731

This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants.

See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com Sports Bar & Restaurant Christie’s Sports Bar & Grill 2811 McKinney, #22 214-954-1511 Liquid Zoo Sports Bar & Grille 3851 Cedar Springs 214-221-3004 Milo Butterfingers 5645 SMU Blvd.

214-368-9212 Steaks Dee Lincoln Steak & Burger Bar 2626 Howell St. 214-754-4949 Dunston’s Steak House 5423 W. Lovers Ln. 214-352-8320 Thai Best Thai 5959 Royal Ln., #540

214-373-8113 CrushCraft Thai Street Eats 2800 Routh St., #150 972-677-7038 Malai Kitchen – Thai & Vietnamese 3699 McKinney, #319 972-591-3387 Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar 665 High Market St. 214-953-0023 Sabaidee Lao & Thai Street Food 5200 Lemmon, #100.

214-520-6868 Saucy’s Thai Pho 5944 Royal Ln. 214-378-8424 Turkish Café Istanbul 5450 W. Lovers, #222 214-902-0919 Vertskebap 7949 Walnut Hill Ln. 469-726-2855 Vegetarian Cosmic Cafe 2912 Oak Lawn 214-521-6157 Miss Chi

Vietnamese

6030 Luther Ln, #130 214-692-1000 Pho Crimson 3000 Blackburn, #140c 469-547-5443 Pho Envy Vietnamese Bistro 8611 Hillcrest, #190 214-987-1468 Wine Bar Dream Cafe 2800 Routh St., #170.

214-954-0486 Two Corks & a Bottle – Quadrangle 2800 Routh St., #140 214-871-9463 Yogurt, Smoothies & Juices The Gem 5915 Forest Ln, #360 214-792-9928 I Heart Yogurt 5450 W. Lovers, #143 6305 Hillcrest Ave. Nekter Juice Bar 6712 Snider Plaza 469-418-4029 Smoothie Factory 2817 Howell, #210 214-954-0900 Smoothie King 6061 Forest Ln. 972-404-1852 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 4560 W. Mockingbird 214-351-7037

THE LAW

Are you an innocent spouse?

By Larry Jones larry@larryjones.com The internal revenue code provides relief from the payment of tax in certain situations. As an example of this in certain situations, one of the married individuals is relieved of all or part of the tax liability. But here are a few basic requirements: • You have to be married.

• You have to file a joint return.

• You must, at the time you

signed the return, not know or have reason to not know that there was an understatement of tax and it would be unfair Larry Jones under the circumstances to hold you liable for the understatement.

You will qualify under the traditional innocent or separation of liability or equitable relief, if the facts are in your favor.

Innocent relief can be very tricky so I would suggest that you retain a professional who works in the area. You request innocent spouse by filing IRS Form 8857. Fill out this form very carefully. If there is abuse, document is very carefully and in detail.

Larry Jones is an attorney who works in the tax controversy area.

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heritage, the renovated Tower Club offers amenities and design features that include: • BigShots Golf Lounge, where members can entertain or work on their golf game with simulated courses from around the globe.

• Sage, the all-occasion day and night bar overlooking the Dallas skyline.

• Monarch, an upscale dining destination featuring luxury service with tableside meal presentations and an alluring ambiance.

• Kaleidoscope, an exclusive dining space with unmatched views and service.

• Productivity Zone with collaborative workspaces and dynamic locations, perfect for escaping the hubbub of the office to cultivate new ideas.

Also, a Napa Technology eight-bottle wine dispenser, local brews and a comprehensive beverage library have been added. The redone Lobby Lounge offers craft coffee, concierge and member mailbox services.

New executive chef Randy Morgan, with a resume that includes The Russian Tea Room in New York City and locally Dallas Fish Market, Dragonfly (Hotel ZaZa) and Toulouse Café and Bar, will lead the new dining concepts.

candidates long before the conventions. Electors are now choseveral elections, the electors sen by the people in all states were appointed by state legislaand the electors vote for the tors. Once chosen, the electors popular winner of the state. voted for a president by meeting There are state laws requiring with other electors from their both these changes, but it is state. Each wrote down two interesting that no federal law names, at least one not from does. If a state chooses to, it can their state. still use the old system.

These ballots were sent There is nothing about proto the Senate for counting. tecting smaller states from largWhoever received the most er ones. The Founders could not votes became President and the have envisioned the population candidate with the second highwe have in our cities today or est votes became VP. This would that the city populations would become problematic with men ever grow larger than the rural from different parties serving populations. That did not haptogether so it was remedied by pen until after 1900. They did the 12th Amendment, where the not know the U.S. would expand President and VP are elected across the continent or have separately. such things as low-population As you can see, the people f ly-over states. had no say in this process and There are many good reathey would not until the 1820s sons to keep the Electoral College, and those arguTHIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION ments should be made, but make sure you have your history correct if you are Advertise in going to use the Founders in your reasoning.

Dr. James Finck is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at • info@katytrailweekly.com historicallyspeaking.blog or Facebook at @jamesWfinck. historically cont'd from page 2

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when more democratic ideas began to spread and some states started to choose their electors by a popular vote. When enough states went to this system, the result was Andrew Jackson, the demagogue the founders feared.

The first political convention to pick the President, instead of a caucus, came in the 1830s with the Anti-Masonic Party who ran on stopping government corruption or “draining the swamp” in modern terms. They saw caucuses as undemocratic and decided to let the people or states choose in an open convention. Shortly after, all parties followed suit, fearing they would look undemocratic to the newly empowered masses.

Today the system is similar, but much more democratic. Primaries choose the

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