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Vol. 6, No. 39: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

FASHION SENSE

Local radio host launches fashion site

COMMUNITY NEWS KXT 91.7 celebrates 10 years KXT 91.7 is turning 10 and celebrating with a live show

by Grace Potter and Devon Gilfillian on Saturday, Nov. 9 at The Rustic at 3656 Howell St. Times to be announced.

Gilfillian is taking a break from touring with Local Natives and Michael Franti & Spearhead to kick off the evening. Potter, one of the most respected rock singers KXT of her generation, will perform. General admission tickets are now available for $25 at therustic.com. – Cami Studebaker

HDSA walks for support

Allen Evans Photography

Emma Kelly Poole with 106.1 KISS FM's Kellie Rasberry.

By Leah Frazier leahfarizer.com While you were sleeping, one of the most recognizable voices in morning radio dropped a new clothing

company. And we have to admit, it’s really cute. Kellie Rasberry, co-host of “The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show” and a self-proclaimed “all black everything” kind of gal, launched a

mommy-daughter e-commerce collab called Emma Kelly and Me (EK&M) on Oct. 17, and from the looks of it, this isn’t her first time to the fashion rodeo. Just fresh off of celebrating

25 years in Dallas, the Kidd Nation celebrity hit another milestone by taking the leap into fashionpreneurship.

“My father owned FASHION cont'd on page 10

DEEP ELLUM

Uber rides into Dallas in a big way

KERA NEWS

The groundbreaking of Uber's new headquarters in Dallas.

By Bill Zeeble KERA News State and local officials helped celebrate Friday’s groundbreaking for the new Uber hub in Dallas’ Deep Ellum.

Earlier this year, government

officials put a $24 million incentive together that sealed the deal, bringing Uber’s hub and 3,000 employees to Dallas. It will be the company’s second largest campus.

Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at Friday's groundbreaking ceremony.

“Texas is a natural fit for Uber,”

Abbott said. “Uber is an innovation business. Innovation transformed Texas from pastureland to becoming the economic engine for the United States of America.”

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson also attended the event. He talked about how Deep Ellum and the city as a whole have changed.

“Businesses of all types have flocked here,” Johnson said. “The fact that we are able to attract a hitech company like Uber to Dallas, is testament to just how far this great city has come.”

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was there and praised Dallas for being the first Texas city to welcome Uber and allow it to legally operate. He said residents seem to like it too.

“Texas leads in the percentage of brisket orders for UberEats,” said Khosrowshahi, amid laughter.

“Almost 200,000 orders of brisket alone to your home. So thank you for that Dallas. We do appreciate it.”

Khosrowshahi also announced that five local nonprofits will receive free Uber rides through its Community Impact Initiative.

The Greater North Texas Affiliate of the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is hosting a fundraising event called the HDSA Greater North Texas Team Hope Walk on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Addison Circle Park – The Pavilion HDSA at 4970 Addison Circle in Addison.

The Team Hope Walk Program is HDSA’s signature grassroots fundraising campaign designed to provide hope and support for those touched by this devastating disease like Dallas resident Vanessa Yang. – Matthew Santamaria

Mavs to sponsor TXWF lunch More than 1,500 people will attend the 34th Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Hilton Anatole at 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway in Dallas. The Dallas Mavericks will be the presenting sponsor.

Elaine Welteroth, an award-winning journalist, The New York Times TXWF bestselling author and judge on “Project Runway,” is the keynote speaker. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. and tickets are $350.

– Juliette Coulter

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INSIDE Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint The Good Word Cause Marketing Winding Roads

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

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Automobility Mull It Over

Uncle Barky Travel

Dotty Griffith Recipe Uptown Girl Restaurant Guide Sudoku

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

‘Spring forward. Fall back (to sleep)’

By David Mullen

Mavericks draft pick of all-time, although that does not take Bill Garnett off of the hook.

Dallas Mavericks legend Boston Celtic Reggie Lewis Dirk Nowitzki officially got a and Basketball Hall-of-Famer street named after him. The Sarunas Marciulionis were ceremony was on a rainy Oct. drafted after Farmer. And now 30. Nowitzki Way has replaced his off-court behavior is very Olive Street near the American much in question. He will not Airlines Center. Shouldn’t the get a street named after him, new street have been named unless there is an alley near Lew Nowitzki Lane, a reference to Sterrett Justice Center. Farmer’s the area in front of the basket?

Branch? … At my apartment Probably not, because he maincomplex, we have trash pick-up ly shot jumpers. What about at our door daily except Friday Dirk Drive? and Saturday. It is Apparently a nice convenience.

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Day, too? … Most readers of I wonder how many businesses Katy Trail Weekly live in a nice will have to change their staDallas neighborhood and can tionary, business cards, etc? … find everything needed nearby.

Former Mavericks first-round Shopping, entertainment, eatdraft pick Jim Farmer was ing and drinking are within a charged recently in Tennessee few blocks from home. That may with human trafficking. He provide a jaded view of things. may have been the worst At one time, you went downtown david@katytrailweekly.com

for such services. Well, as a public service, let me give you a reality check. I went for a stroll in downtown Dallas on a recent Sunday morning. What I saw was shocking and disheartening. We all know about the ongoing panhandling and homeless issues. But during a simple visit for a Diet Dr Pepper at the McDonalds on N. Lamar Street (which the store hours sign said was closed), I saw a scowling man with a shaved head whose face and scalp were completely covered in tattoos. The yelling and screaming inside of the restaurant was intolerable, and that was just from behind the counter. Most men’s pants were worn around the knees, not waist. People came in with their own cups just to loiter. Loud conversations were spoken in a version of English that I am unfamiliar with. There were no available napkins on counters because of potential theft. Welcome to today’s urban downtown. It is a scary place … As of 2022, sales of foie gras will be banned in grocery stores and restaurants in New York City. I love foie gras. I have had it many times in French restaurants, mainly in New York City! Animal activists cite that the methods to produce foie gras are cruel to ducks and

CAUSE MARKETING

jcurtis@irelandfunds.org Since 1999, Camilla Ballard has championed cross-community work in a divided Northern Ireland. Ballard’s passion was sparked when she was 17 years old and read a newspaper article detailing the sectarian violence in Belfast and surrounding counties.

Although the conflict, famously referred to as “The Troubles,” officially ended with the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the long-term division and segregation continued to linger between Catholics and Protestants. Most recently, integration between communities in Northern Ireland has received increased attention as a step towards solidifying peace and reconciliation. The integrated education movement was nominated in 2019 for a Nobel Peace Prize, which was a remarkable milestone of international recognition.

Decades later, in her job as youth director at First Presbyterian Church (FPC) in downtown Dallas, her senior pastor, Bill Carl, encouraged her to think out loud about a global service project that would be a good match for the youth of First Presbyterian. Aware that 93 percent of all schools in Northern Ireland remained segregated, Ballard knew immediately where her heart would lead.

Ballard’s research and connections with The Ireland Funds, along with outstanding Northern Irish educators eventually led her to organize a variety of service projects in Northern Ireland for the youth and adults of her church. Those same partnerships with FPC, educators in Northern Ireland and like-minded philanthropists in Texas brought about something new in the summer of 2015. The establishment of Camp Camilla provided a week-long American-style summer camp at Lagan College, the first planned integrated school in Belfast (located in

Northern Ireland).

“The camp’s purpose was to connect children and youth of all beliefs and backgrounds through five days of sports, arts, culinary arts and crafts. Under the direction of an integrated American and Northern Irish staff, the young people discovered that they were not so different from each other, even though the segregated communities where they live may still say otherwise,” Ballard said. Seen as sort of a “lab experiment” at its launch, 35 Northern Irish children attended the camp in 2015. In just five short years, enrollment soared to 233. To date, more than 600 children and youth have participated in the camp. And several staff members return each year, having grown in their commitment to peace-making among the children of Northern Ireland.

After 23 years on staff, Ballard recently retired from her youth work at First Presbyterian, but her ongoing commitment to an integrated society in Northern Ireland shows no sign of letting up. Along with long-term colleagues from Northern Ireland, she now heads up the Kelly Campers, a leadership and service initiative for a select number of younger youths from both countries. Alternating between the two countries each summer and headed into its fourth year, the “Kellys” will take up residence at Montreat, North Carolina in 2020 and at Corrymeela , an international peace-making community in Northern Ireland, in 2021.

The Ireland Funds is a global philanthropic network established in 1976 to promote and support peace, culture and charity throughout the island of Ireland, and Irish-related causes around the world.

With chapters in 12 countries, The Ireland Funds has raised over $600 million for nonprofit organizations in Ireland and Irish causes around the world, benefiting more than 3,200 different organizations with both financial and non-financial support.

CRIME WATCH

Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: The suspect intentionally struck the complainant with a vehicle.

Nov. 1 – 6:41 p.m.

2000 Block, Kirby St. (75204) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: An unknown suspect stabbed the complainant twice.

Nov. 3 – 10:16 a.m.

5900 Block, Azalea Ln. (75230) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Nov. 1 – 8:23 p.m.

4500 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Criminal Mischief: The suspect intentionally damaged the complainant’s door.

Nov. 3 – 1:50 p.m.

3700 Block, Glencoe St. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

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Nov. 2 – 1:36 p.m.

7000 Block, Inwood Rd. (75209) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s attached garage and stole property.

Nov. 2 – 6:23 p.m.

2800 Block, Greenville Ave. (75206)

geese. Chefs in the “Big Apple” are irate. James Beard Awardwinner Ken Oringer said that “Food choice is everything and the beauty of our country is that we can make the choice to eat what we want to eat.” Of course, California already has a foie gras ban. Chicago instituted a ban and then repealed it two years later.

No one is trying to save the duck or geese, I guess, just their livers. Reminds me of an old Three Stooges routine in “Loco Boy Makes Good,” when the boys are working at the Kokonuts Grove. A patron interrupts Larry by asking “Excuse me, waiter, do you have pâté de foie gras?" "I'll see if the band can play it," Larry retorted … While most people think

that daylight savings time (DST) was instituted to give farmers more time in the sun to toil, it is actually not the case. First instituted in Germany, it was designed to save energy in World War I. After DST ended on Nov. 3, everyone has to go back and adjust their clocks. Seven out of 10 Americans polled said they hate clock-changing and want to do away with DST. While the European Union (EU) observes the practice, most of the rest of the world does not. Switzerland, famous for upscale timepieces, is not an official member of the EU. Asia, where most clocks come from these days, does not practice DST. Coincidence? I think not.

The Good Word

Texans open up to divided Northern Ireland

By Judy Curtis

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

Nov. 3 – 11:03 p.m.

2400 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Nov. 4 – 11:09 a.m.

2700 Block, Routh St. (75204) Burglary of a Building: The

suspect stole the complainant’s safe.

Nov. 4 – 12:07 p.m.

3000 Block, Hester Ave. (75205) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole chairs from seating area.

Nov. 4 – 2:20 p.m.

4500 Block, Belmont Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect fired bullets into the complainant’s property.

Nov. 4 – 3:16 p.m.

6100 Block, Bordeaux Ave. (75209) Theft of Property: The unknown suspects stole the complainant’s property.

Nov. 4 – 3:35 p.m.

5600 Block, SMU Blvd. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s locked vehicle and stole a briefcase.

We all need help during crisis

By the Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata Rector, Saint Michael and All Angels It’s been just a few weeks since the tornadoes that rocked many in our community. They were powerful and scary, leaving scars across most of North Dallas.

I imagine we all know someone affected by the storms, probably many people whose lives were changed in the short and long term. I am so grateful no one died, but even without any casualties, recovery will be a long road.

Good friends of mine lost their home entirely. The morning after the storm, more than 50 people descended on their house to help them pack up all the things inside that were salvageable before the house was taken down. It was an amazing sight to see: so many people working so quickly to help their friends.

As the day progressed, people began to notice that other families on the same street, people who also lost their homes too, did not have the same support.

Seeing that those other families were trying to clean up on their own, some of our team went to help them. They approached one of the homeowners and offered to help clear big tree limbs, but the homeowner declined. He said he could do it on his own and didn’t need any help.

Faced with overwhelming damage, this man declined help and he wasn’t the only one. Multiple people wanted to do the work on their own, without the help of others. We are made for community, made to be connected to one another, but sometimes people fail us and we begin to separate ourselves from others in order to keep ourselves safe. The reactions of these neighbors made me wonder just how much our desire for security has perverted us.

When storms strike, especially big ones, we are reminded of our humanity.

Most of us work hard to create security and predictability for ourselves and our families. We sleep behind locked doors, we try to save for the future and we stay away from people who might hurt us. Yet none of us are immune to the awesome power of nature, which reminds us that we are not quite as secure as we think we

are.

This might sound scary at first, but let me assure you, life has always been this way. Our world tells us that we can aspire for a level of security that will take the fear away, but that kind of security is mostly a fantasy. And when we seek that temptation, we tend to separate from others. That separation causes us to lose the community we need.

We have all been hurt by someone.

I imagine we all go through multiple experiences early in life that prove to us that being vulnerable makes it easier to be hurt, so we learn to protect ourselves with walls and barriers. But as we move through life, those walls can Rev. Dr. Girata keep us from the good, meaningful, healthy relationships we truly need.

Life is full of ups and downs, joy and heartbreak, but there is beauty in the mess. We cannot know true joy without knowing true pain, and the joy is worth the pain. We have been reminded of our vulnerability, and I hope we have also been reminded just how much we need one another.

No matter how far apart we might seem, no matter how great a chasm divides us from our neighbors, we are meant to be together. I have been reminded just how much my community means to me, and I hope you have been, too.

If you feel alone, know there are places where you can belong. There are beautiful communities of good people grounded in love, so go out and find them. Bad things happen and will happen again. Next time, make sure your community is strong enough to weather those storms together.

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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WINDING ROADS

Personal report from Sonoma County fire

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com We spent four days in Sonoma County in September, touring wineries and enjoying the scenery in this beautiful area of Northern California.

We stayed in a pool house at Robert Young Estate Winery (RYEW), a thriving family-owned business operated by the late Robert Young’s children (Jim, Fred, Jo Ann and Susan) and their families.

Renowned for their award-winning grapes, as well as their hospitality, last year they opened Scion House. The state-of-the-art event hospitality center and tasting room (named for their famous Scion Cabernet Sauvignon) commands a 360-degree view of their property, with indoor and outdoor seating.

In 1858, their great-grandfather Peter Young bought 120 acres of Alexander Valley farmland. RYEW now has 449 acres with 317 acres of vineyards, plus a working farm with crops, 20 cows and an Alpaca.

So our first concern when we heard about the fires ravishing Sonoma County was for the RYEW and the great people we met there. I contacted general manager Karen Maley and asked if they were in danger during the Kincaid fire.

“Yes, as my dad would have said, ‘It was a very close shave,’” Maley said.

“RYEW was one of the first to be hit by the Kincaid fire line that originated (as far as we know now) with a downed power line at the Geysers Thermo Generator

plant in the hills to the northeast of our ranch on the night of Oct. 23. In the end, we were very fortunate – the family, team and winery are all safe. Several of our neighbors lost their homes and two wineries within a mile south of us were lost (Soda Rock and Fieldstone).

“This is not the first time we have experienced a fire threat – in the fall of 2017, fires threatened our area, but while we experienced poor air quality, the fires never came closer than one to two miles from us.

We are hoping to reopen our tasting room on Nov. 6.

“Late Oct. 23,” Maley said, “as we saw the fire approaching the winery, many of us feared the worst, that the entire ranch would be lost. Fred, Jim and Robbie Young refused the subsequent evacuation warning to stay and fight, but for the rest of the team, we were

very worried for them and knew that they would leave only when they realized that nothing else could be done.

“Earlier that day, PG&E had issued a Red Flag Warning due to high winds anticipated for that night and shut off power to our area in Alexander Valley.

We first saw a glow in the ridge, near the Geysers plant about 10 p.m.

“At that point,” Maley continued, “we were concerned, but not too worried, since we had experienced this in the 2017 fires, which never got closer than a mile from the ranch. At 2 a.m., the family awoke again to see that the fire had moved closer, approximately one mile away, again. It was concerning but not an imminent threat. At about 4:30 a.m., Robbie Young heard and felt the high winds (70+ MPH, very unusual) against the house on the ranch and went out

to see embers in the front yard. He saw the fire wall at the perimeter of the ranch, and within 10 minutes, the brush fires had started.

“Luckily, an entire strike force of firemen and first responders was already staged at the ranch. We have a large fire hydrant, a water truck on site and numerous irrigation ponds that the fire department can pull from for our end of the valley. The fire stopped at the vineyards (vineyards provide a very effective fire break), but the winds carried the embers and resulted in a brush fire that whipped through the ranch.

The ranch is comprised of 449 acres, 317 planted to vines, and the rest for structures and brush. The family worked side by side with the fire department that night to supply them with water, and they held the fire wall back from the Robert Young Tasting Room, winery and

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Firefighters take a break on the grass outside the Robert Young Estate Winery.

historical home.

“Fire departments pulled from several areas [including] Geyserville station, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa Amador County, Marin and beyond. They were staged at RYEW and fought through the night and into Thursday to hold the fire wall and put out spot fires all along the ranch. The photo below is when the fire team finally got the fire contained in the area and took a much-needed break.

“Beginning Oct. 31, the family, vineyard workers and other key team members who could gain access to the property began the process of cleaning up.

[They were] removing debris, including burned and damaged trees and tree limbs from the property, repairing perimeter fences that were lost, etc. Almost all of our grapes had been picked before the fire and were in tanks/bins going through fermentation.

“The winemaking team,” Maley said, “also made the gauntlet through numerous police and National Guard barriers to access the winery and continue processing the fruit.

We have employed numerous tactics to access the property, including caravanning on back routes through neighboring vineyards.

“From Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, the ranch has been without power and has been running on a generator. Saturday morning, Oct. 26, a mandatory evacuation was sent for the surrounding towns of Geyserville, Healdsburg and Windsor (where most of the RYEW non-family team live). Oct. 30, mandatory

Jo Ann Holt evacuations for the surrounding towns were lifted.

They have power, but no gas for cooking or hot water.

The evacuation order is still in effect for the area of Alexander Valley where the winery is located, not due to fire concerns but so PG&E can check the power lines.

Power is still off.

“As of Nov. 1, we are slowly beginning to return to normal. Most of the fire’s debris has been cleared from the ranch.

Winemaking is continuing apace, and we are pressing the wines into barrels and into the caves for aging. Our team is now beginning to return to their homes and able to respond to requests from our members and visitors.

We are ready to reopen the Hospitality Center and are just waiting for PG&E to finish their line checks in the area and reopen the roads to visitors.

“This was a very serious situation,” Maley concluded, “and one that impacted our neighbors heavily. As I mentioned, we feel very fortunate to have survived the fires intact. We have received hundreds of emails and calls from our members across the U.S. offering their support, prayers and best wishes. It has meant a tremendous amount to all of us. All will be well, and we are forever thankful to our local firefighting and first responder teams.”

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

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Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1. Capture 6. Tricky pronoun 10. Floorboard sound 15. Tutor 20. French farewell

21. Early New Zealander 22. Return the favor 23. Conservative prefix 24. Portends 25. Bad move

26. The Gem State 27. Early software releases 28. Bikini top 29. Medicinal plants 31. Singing voice 33. French I verb

Off the mark

Solution on page 10

35. Adherent 36. Shout 38. Egypt’s river 39. First felon 40. Female rabbit 41. Feel pain 42. Really ticked

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44. Pie helpings 46. Asphalt 48. Posh hotel lobby 51. Desserts 53. Warn 58. Durocher or Tolstoy 59. Hall-of-Famer — Ott 61. Subway opposites 62. Sunspot phenomenon 63. Old crone 65. Obligation 67. Not against the rules 69. Fall garment 71. Exuding moisture 72. Shade-loving plant 74. Constantly, to Poe 75. Shrewdest 76. Become unsteady 77. Stone Age tool 79. Storm refuges 80. Rio Grande town 81. Wool-eater 82. Money managers 83. Nun’s apparel 84. Clean house 87. Expertise 88. Granted 92. Coral formation 93. Stumbles 94. Mr. Ameche 95. Climb 96. Garr of “Mr. Mom” 97. Curlers 98. Rock climber’s aid 100. Stretchy fabric 101. Hang loosely 102. Vocation 103. Fair-hiring letters 104. Kind of student 106. Dog days in Dijon

107. Most Lilliputian 109. Coats of paint 112. Auction-goer 114. Make a choice 115. Turn on a pivot 117. Dried fruit 119. Burden 122. Lumberjack commodity 125. Jeer 126. Aim 127. Ceilings 131. Half of zwei 132. Salty drop 133. Writer — Tyler 134. In the country 136. Decompose 137. One-celled plants 139. Move crabwise 141. Act like a ham 143. Secret love affair 145. Woolen fabric 146. Fencing weapons 147. Belfry or minaret 148. Brainy club 149. Check for fit (2 wds.)

150. Crystal gazers 151. Reserve 152. Alleviated DOWN 1. Meter reader 2. Put on a pedestal 3. Word before basin or flat 4. Mediocre grade 5. Silence!

6. Trills 7. Cowboy’s partner 8. Baja gold 9. Wonders 10. Movie reviewers

11. Overhauled 12. Emissions watchdog 13. Oohed and — 14. Temple city of Japan 15. Rubik’s — 16. Olsen of vaudeville 17. Storage room 18. Collision 19. Impatience 21. Be worthy of 30. Nail polish 32. Cafe au — 34. Answer back 37. IV x XIII 41. Leon Uris hero 43. Mai tai ingredient 44. Talk up 45. Small plates 47. Miscellany 48. Wahine’s welcome 49. Operatic voice 50. Disturb 52. Prove durable 54. Waste 55. Zoo barrier 56. Push 57. Abused an initiate 60. Sponger 62. Honey source 64. Pita sandwich 66. Sights and sounds 68. Acquire 69. Motormouths 70. Gawkers 71. Rowboat part 73. Run — of 75. Tall player 76. Sits tight 78. Banking convenience 79. Wheel or bottle 80. “— Miserables” 82. Tutu events

83. Snake juice 84. Winery supply 85. First-stringers (hyph.)

86. Welsh dog 87. Sons and uncles 88. Plant sci.

89. Ebbed 90. Ritzy group 91. Advise against 93. Fairway shout 94. Name in fashion 97. Fluster 98. Prepare apples 99. Interstellar cloud 102. Piece of china 103. Some canines 105. Loud noise 108. Drowse off 109. Tawny predator 110. Stratford’s river 111. Erupted, as a volcano 113. Tierra — Fuego 116. Ahab’s vessel 118. Not so prevalent 119. Most insignificant 120. Sea tanker 121. Steaming 123. Refuges 124. Complain constantly 126. Snarl 128. Removes wrinkles 129. Put out a fire 130. Famed violin 132. Freshman, usually 135. Glittery fabric 138. In time past 140. “Gidget” actress 142. Heifer’s hello 144. “Cry — — River”

REALITY ESTATE

Retirement poses housing options

By Phillip Murrell phillip@philliprealestate.com We often discuss the considerations facing firsttime home buyers. While the prospective can be daunting, it can go smoothly with the help of a respected real estate professional chocked full of information that may not be at the buyer’s disposal. Remember, you are not the first person interested in purchasing a first home.

But what about those who own a home and have not bought or sold a home in decades. Theoretically, these are the issues facing many retirees or those approaching retirement. But you don’t have to wait until you turn 65.

Many financial advisers feel that planning in your 50s is the right way to be ready when you have decided to sell and buy another house or condominium. It should be part of your overall, long-term financial strategy.

The reasons to make

changes are many, but in some cases you may feel that you just have too much house. Maybe you are now or soon will be an empty nester.

Considerations like appreciated home value coupled with continued maintenance costs and high property taxes might have you looking to downsize.

But it is ironic, according to a Nielsen study, that 46 percent of people who intend to move when they retire actually upsize by moving to a bigger place or paying more for a similar home.

With interest rates so low, it is a good time to buy or sell and not a good time to earn growth in traditional bank accounts. A report by Forbes provided topics to consider before you sell your home at or near retirement age.

Do you need the money? If you could use extra funds to cover your expenses in retirement, don’t overlook the equity in your home. On average, people age 65 and up have more than

$200,000 in home equity and maybe even more money if the home is paid off. The fact is that many people today go into retirement without enough savings.

Do you need a tax break? You may have taken a retirement package, which gave you a lump sum of cash.

Remember, selling your home can also come with a tax break. You can often exclude up to $250,000 of the capital gain from the sale of the house if you’re single and $500,000 if you are married. Call your tax consultant and check on the ever-evolving tax laws.

Do you want greater freedom? Many people are looking to travel more and want to reduce at home responsibilities. School districts are not as much of a factor anymore if the kids are out of the house. You may want to reflect on being closer to a senior center, shopping, medical care, a library or a golf course.

Other factors are probably how close your children (and

Your Stars this Week

by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to require that many individuals take steps in any one of several directions that do not seem, at first glance, to lead anywhere near their desired destinations — and yet, by week’s end, those steps may well prove the difference between an individual being hopelessly lost and being well on the way to arriving on schedule precisely where one wants, and in many cases needs, to be.

There are those who may find that they are far less interested in certain causes than they have been in the past, and that will surely prove frustrating to those who are not able to recognize the potential in unexpected developments. Indeed, all must be on the lookout this week for surprises that can push one over the finish line.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You shouldn’t have to do more than expected this week in order to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat; do what you know how to do quickly and efficiently. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – Your ability to spot a danger before it is upon you will surely serve you well this week — and you’ll be able to keep someone else out of harm’s way as well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may be fighting against distractions throughout much of the week, but it will be easier to do once your efforts begin reaping clear benefits. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You have a surprise in store for someone who has been on

your team for quite some time.

Don’t hesitate to give what you can when he or she asks for a little more assistance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You’re eager to take a look back at certain “forgotten” events this week. You’ll realize that you are far more in control than you had supposed. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You are drawn to certain studies at this time. Focus on those things that get a personal response from you. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re wasting your time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You’re used to standing in line, but this week you will serve your cause much better by stepping forward and demanding your due out of turn. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You may feel shackled in some way, but this may actually be an imagined restriction that you can be rid of simply by acknowledging your own true capabilities. Get moving!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can make several decisions that no one seems to be ready to make for himself or herself — and it’s likely to be much easier than expected to do so. (March 5-March 20) – You are likely to be much more content by week’s end than you have been at any time in recent days or weeks. This is largely because you have resigned yourself to a certain truth.

ARIES (March 21-April 4)

You will not be easy to convince this week, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to reason.

By all means, be receptive even to conflicting opinions. (April 5-April 19) – You can make things matter more for you and for your family members this week simply by standing your ground. Make it clear to a rival: You won’t be displaced for any reason!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may begin the week in a position of vulnerability, but you’ll be stronger as you complete certain tasks. It’s a good week to make a pitch. (May 6-May 20) – Trying to combine business and pleasure under one umbrella of experience may be ill-advised this week, especially since issues at work put you under a great deal of pressure.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You’re likely to encounter an obstacle this week that pushes you to your physical and emotional limits. What you’ve recently learned serves you well. (June 7-June 20) – Things may seem a little topsy-turvy toward midweek, but you’ll be able to restore order in your usual way — and score some measurable gains as well. Stay in view.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You’ll make a discovery this week that allows you to avoid the kinds of frustrations that others are met with almost daily. You can lead the way. (July 8-July 22) – You may be looked upon as a kind of

Phillip Murrell possibly grandchildren) will be and how important your current local community is to you. Just because the kids are gone, you still may have deep rooted friendships within your neighborhood. You can still downsize, if that is the goal, hoping to find property within close proximity to your current home.

As you grow older and given so many extenuating circumstances, it may take more time to find the right place. Plan ahead and search for your ideal next residence.

This is where your trusted real estate professional can 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.

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expert throughout much of the week, because of the circumstances that surround you. Contact with friends means more this week than usual.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may be tempted to hide a certain truth from a friend or family member, but that can only make the situation worse. You can guide others calmly all week long.

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You have a choice this week: Ask for help and wait until it comes, or do what you can to help yourself sooner rather than later. You can give others valuable encouragement.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You may find yourself engaged in a conflict of wills toward midweek.

You’ll want to rely on logic to solve a problem others cannot. (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) – Now is no time to say goodbye — for any reason.

You have the time you need to do what needs to be done — and you’ll receive strength and encouragement from those around you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Ask yourself the big questions early in the week, and the answers are likely to provide more than just motivation. You can inspire others all week long. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You know where you have to go, and you know how to get there — but you’re not going to leave until you’ve persuaded those around you to accompany you. Critics abound.

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The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture – “Faiths In Conversation” is an ongoing series designed to offer people of all cultures, faiths and traditions opportunities to learn about the religions of their neighbors. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $80. FREE! for students.

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Dallas Museum of Art – After becoming a father for the first time at the age of 58, National Book Awardwinning novelist Tim O’Brien began writing pieces of wisdom for his sons. Dad’s Maybe Book is the first new book

by O’Brien in almost two decades. Now living in Austin, O'Brien will be in conversation with author Ben Fountain.

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This Week in History

At its annual conference in Galveston in late October, the Texas Society of Architects announced its 2019 Honor Award recipients, including Mary Brinegar, Dallas Arboretum president and CEO, who was presented with an Honorary AIA Membership.

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On Nov. 10, 1969, the PBS children's program “Sesame Street” debuted. In addition to PBS, the show began running on HBO Family in 2016. In 2018, it was estimated that 86 million Americans had watched the series as children. “Sesame Street” has won nearly 200 Emmy Awards and multiple Grammy Awards.

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PROFILE

Retiree can’t lick passion for stamps

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Charity

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MINNIE’S FOOD PANTRY

Nonprofit has served almost one million healthy meals to North Texans, always treating them with dignity and respect.

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

Q What is your mission or highest

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GLYNNDEVINS

George Clayton with his collections.

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com George Clayton jokingly refers to himself as a “rocket scientist.” He is actually not that far off.

He served in Vietnam twice and had a long career working with aircraft in the Air Force and at companies like McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Martin. But it was a series of interesting life twists that took him to his passions from the workforce to stamp collecting, books, baseball and “The Duke.”

Fittingly, Clayton was born in Washington D.C., but after a move to Dallas and despite many tours around the country personally and professionally, he calls Texas home.

He is particularly fond of Fort Worth.

Because of an advanced workload, he skipped 11th grade. He began college at Tarleton State in Stephenville just barely 17. “I was three years mentally immature and five years physically immature,” said the now strapping Clayton. “I looked like I was about 14.

I didn’t work in very well with 21 and

22-year-old kids. But the best thing I ever did was join the Air Force.”

He received on-the-job training.

He worked as a radar technician in places like Biloxi, Miss. and Gallup, N.M. and ended up with a civilian job working at the same site, in the San Francisco Bay Area and in WinstonSalem, N.C. “My first wife got sick and tired of being sent all around the country,” Clayton said. “She said the next place I move, I can move by myself. So I did.”

He began working on sonar ships and later on simulators provided to the Air Force. He continued to move and worked in Amarillo, Long Island, N.Y. and St. Louis. He became adept as a field service engineer. That specific role in St. Louis was not available. “We need a planner,” the hiring representative said. “I don’t know what a planner does,” Clayton said.

“We will teach you,” was the company line. But eventually, he became a manufacturer engineer on the F-4 Phantom jet.

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purpose?

Minnie’s Food Pantry mission is to provide healthy meals and the red carpet treatment to families who need a meal as well as serving them with dignity and integrity. Cheryl Jackson founded Minnie’s Food Pantry to honor her mother, the late Dr. Minnie Hawthorne-Ewing.

Q What percentage of every dol-

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Q About how many people are served each year

A In 2018, Minnie's Food Pantry provided

healthy meals to 62,945 individuals in North Texas. We also have three other locations: one in Houston, New York and Pennsylvania.

Q What are your critical needs now, besides money donations?

A We have more than 2,000 families

signed up to receive a free complete Thanksgiving meal and we will have many senior citizens who will need our help as well.

Q How did your career path lead you

A

to this position?

I’ve always had a heart to give back because my mother was a giver. I was a communication director and I worked at Emmitt Smith Communications. I also interviewed people on the red carpet for Fox (which is why we roll out the red carpet for our families). I always want to hear people’s voices and their stories.

Q Why are you passionate about help-

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ing this charity?

I am passionate about the charity because it was named after my mother and because I was the person that needed to feed my family and now to be the visionary behind the community that has provided almost 10 million meals.

Q What is rewarding about your job?

A Seeing a person walk out in tears because

they received meals to take home to their families. Hearing the volunteers that assisted them share how that moment made them feel. It’s also rewarding to meet incredible people in our community; volunteers with so much gratitude for the experience they had serving at Minnie’s.

lar raised goes to client/direct services?

Ninety-two percent.

Q What is your facility like?

A Minnie's Food Pantry recently moved

into our new home consisting of more than 28,000 square feet of space. We have three buildings. One is our “Happy Place,” where volunteers serve our guests.

Another is our amazing boutique, with deals that you have to see to believe.

Q What are some goals, and what

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does the future hold for your charity?

Our immediate goal is to raise $3.6 million to pay off our new facility and to teach job skills to as many as possible.

Dr. Cheryl "Action" Jackson, founder, answered these questions.

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CANDY'S DIRT

This house, located at 11544 East Ricks Circle, is listed for $3.9 million.

By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com When I first spotted this Hill Country Contemporary design, I thought, “Hmm, that’s odd, I don’t remember a new build here.”

That’s because it was built in 2008.

As you look through the photos, you’ll see it’s a prime example of why architects are essential. Architects think long and hard about how their clients want to live in a home before they ever draw up a plan. They eschew trendy materials for classic. Rather than mow down trees, they design around them. In other words, they build timeless homes meaning homes that last

forever.

That’s exactly what we need more of after the North Dallas tornado devastated so many homes. Plus, this one is move-in ready.

This Contemporary Hill Country home was designed by Bernbaum/ Magadini Architects and built by Buford-Hawthorne. You could not ask for a better team.

If you are the least bit familiar with architecture in Dallas, you can spot a Bernbaum/Magadini design almost immediately. The common thread, according to Patricia Magadini, is their homes have a strong indoor-outdoor connection. I can always spot their fantastic staircases.

“Our clients had a beautiful lot and they wanted to take advantage of that,” Magadini said. “They also wanted a cleaner lined home. When you are designing large expanses of glass walls, it lends itself to a more contemporary vibe.”

A lot of what Bernbaum/Magadini designed in 2008 was cutting edge.

“What was really new back then was the big sliding glass door across the back of the house,” Magadini said.

They also designed a master upstairs as well as down, which was rare.

Now, it’s a necessity.

A lot of what seems cutting edge is just good design because, again, it’s timeless. For instance, the dramatic f loating staircase in this Hill Country Contemporary may look like a new concept, but they’ve been around forever.

It takes on a new level of excitement because of the placement in the home, overlooking a tree and koi pond.

While white kitchen cabinets are still popular, we see more new luxury homes with stained wood cabinetry, so this Hill Country Contemporary is right on target. “Common sense design principals are timeless and hold their value,” Magadini said.

“If you let us do what we know how

ROOM TO GROW

Hammer and Nails

Pick the right paint color every time

By Margaret Chambers ASID, RID “How do I decide on a paint color?” is one of the most common questions interior designers get. It’s understandable why people would be intimidated. After all, even the most beautifully curated living space will be thrown off by the wrong paint color. Walls can always be repainted, but if you want to get it right the first time, here are my suggestions.

Believe it or not, but paint color should be one of the last things you choose for a room. Chances are that you already have some furniture, artwork and fabrics picked out. If so, it makes more sense to choose a paint color that complements your furnishings rather than the other way around.

Your patterned fabrics can also be a great source of color inspiration, so take a closer look at them. You can quickly decide on a neutral wall color by looking at the secondary color in the largest pattern in your space.

For example, if you have an area rug that is mostly gray with some streaks of ivory, then ivory paint can be a good choice for that room.

Another good starting point is to consider color psychology. Blues and greens are more restful colors, so they’re perfect for private spaces such as the bedroom. “Cozy” colors include dark grays and deep reds. If you’re worried about a room turning out too sleepy when you use colors like these, you can always wake it up by introducing contrast.

Homeowners who love bold colors should know that you can energize an

to do, you’ll have a much better house,” Magadini said. “When a client is willing to let us take some design liberties, we can come up with creative solutions for how they would like to live. It’s much better to go to an architect and say, ‘This is how we’d like to live in our house,’ rather than, ‘Here’s a picture of what we like.’”

Fortunately, the owners of this 5,926-square-foot Hill Country Contemporary did just that. The result is a stunning, timeless house with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a powder bath and incredible views.

Dave Perry-Miller agent Debbie Sherrington has this Hill Country Contemporary on almost an acre, at 11544 East Ricks Circle, listed for $3.9 million.

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Margaret Chambers active space (such as the kitchen) with yellow or jewel tones like emerald and sapphire. You can also get away with a bold wall color in the bathroom. This is because most of the time, the contents of the bathroom itself are neutral (like white porcelain).

Neutral colors are somewhere in-between passive and active, making them an appropriate choice for living spaces.

White, cream, brown, gray and beige are all neutral colors. Gray is a great paint color for walls. Not only is it trendy, but it’s versatile enough to work with any other color.

For my clients, I almost always suggest painting the ceiling a lighter color to offset naturally occurring shadows. I personally like to pick a color that is half-again as light as the walls. If you’re going for a traditional look, your trim should be painted in a contrasting shade that is either lighter or darker than the walls. However, in modern and contemporary homes, it’s not uncommon to see trim painted in the same color.

It’s also important to take ambient lighting into account, because it’ll affect how your paint color is perceived. In a room with lots of natural daylight, your paint color should stay

“true.” Incandescent lighting gives walls a warm golden tone, while f luorescent lighting shines a cool blue tone.

Once you’ve picked your color, you’ll want to decide on your paint finish. Gloss ref lects light away from the paint, making the color darker. Flat paint absorbs light, making the walls look brighter. If you want your paint color to look somewhat consistent throughout the day, I suggest choosing matte paint. This finish neither ref lects nor absorbs light, and has the added benefit of hiding imperfections. If you have children, I also recommend using washable paints for your hallways since children tend to touch the walls as they run up and down them.

There are various ways to test out a paint color before you commit. My personal method is to paint a large foam core sample in the color I want to try. This piece of foam core can also be carried from room to room, allowing you to see if you’d like it better in one area or another.

Because of this method, I’ve never had to repaint a house. I hope that if you keep all of these tips in mind. You’ll never have to repaint your house, either.

Interested in more design advice from Chambers Interiors? Our blog at chambersinteriors.com/ blog discusses other topics such as patterns, wallpaper, and recreating popular historical looks in your home.

For more design advice, read our blog, chambersinteriors.com/blog. Some of our recent article topics include preparing a home for sale, choosing patterns and decorating a Neoclassical home.

Clearly, windows affect costs

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com Now that daylight saving time is over, it may be a good cue to consider the windows in your house.

Even though you look out, you may have overlooked their age, quality and effectiveness.

Replacing windows is a big job and you should contact your licensed professional contractor to develop a plan. It is not just about plopping in new windows; you may want to increase the space of the windows or design custom windows. Both would require remodeling expertise.

You’ll know by the first cold wind that your older windows and seals have become susceptible to draft, let alone moisture from rain or ice. Plus, windows these days are so much more efficient. As older windows age, some become cloudy with moisture. “I can’t see clearly now” is not a popular tune.

The lack of light can cause soaring heating costs. Surveys have reported that natural light fuels energy and positivity in a house or home office, even when the days get shorter. North Carolina-based Window World, a window replacement company, has studied how “daylighting” leads to home improvement. They have cited that large areas of outside light bring good vibes and utility savings as well.

Directionally, south-facing windows allow the most winter sunlight into the home, while north-facing windows bring in relatively even amounts of natural light. East and west-facing windows are good sources of light during the morning or afternoon, but they do not add much to reducing your energy budget.

Before replacing your windows, undertake a quick lighting check.

Consider the area of the home that will benefit the most from outdoor lighting and then analyze what indoor lighting can supplement. Even if all you need to do is replace existing bulbs, choose those with the ENERGY STAR label, which have met the strict energy efficiency

Stephan Sardone standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Use timers or dimmers to save electricity. You can go high tech and turn lights on or off or dim lights remotely. And keep drapes drawn during the day to let in maximum outside light. Close blinds at night.

And now, let’s open up to the windows. Leaky windows hamper comfort and add to energy cost because of flaws both inside and out.

Obviously, strong breezes can enter the home from the outside causing an added chill. Heat can escape from inside the house as well.

Sometimes, all that is needed is new weather stripping or re-caulking. Check your door while you are at it. An ill-fitting door frame or old weather stripping is a major source affecting home temperatures.

If you are replacing windows, you will probably want to exchange all of the windows in a particular room, or at least repaint to make them look uniform.

Finally, install a programmable thermostat to monitor proper temperatures. They are easy to install, offer wireless convenience and will add in reducing utility costs. You will no longer need to beef up the heat when it is cold or crank up the air conditioning when it is warm if you condition your house to a consistent, moderate and comfortable climate inside.

These changes will not break the bank but may make you break into song. You will be able to sing “I can see clearly now” with pride.

Just don’t let the neighbors hear you.

Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is locally owned and operated.

Sardone, his wife and two daughters are Lake Highlands residents.

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MULL IT OVER

Season ends with Washington whirlwind

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com An odd 2019 baseball season is now in the books.

The National League Wild Card champion Washington Nationals shocked baseball by winning the World Series against the heavily favored Houston Astros, which won a season’s best 107 games.

The Nationals, 19-31 on May 23, finished the season with a 74-38 run including winning 10 of their last 11 games.

Opponents should have seen them coming.

At least something seems to be working in Washington D.C. Aside from the annoyance of Nationals fans suddenly jumping on the bandwagon, excruciatingly long nine-inning games, umpire indecision regarding on-field rulings, a strike zone left up to interpretation and endless pitching changes, the World Series had its moments. For the first time in professional sports history, the road team won all seven games in a best-of-seven series. Washington’s 20-year-old Juan Soto (now 21) came of age.

Journeyman Howie Kendrick, 36, did not show his age. And Anthony Rendon, finally in the spotlight, proved his greatness.

Unfortunately, the World Series highlight that garnered the most interest was courtesy of a bleacher fan that double-fisted aluminum cans of Bud Light, took a home run ball off of his chest, retrieved the souvenir and made national news. He was featured in a

Bud Light commercial that ran on TV the next day and had his own T-shirt line shortly thereafter.

The 2019 World Series did show baseball’s bugaboos.

Although there were no extra inning games, only one game was played in less than 3:37 and two games exceeded four hours. In game four, nine relief pitchers were used, all pitching two innings or less. In game two, seven relief pitchers logged 1 and 1/3 innings or less.

In 2020, changes will be made including a three-batter minimum for new pitchers and an expanded roster of 26 players, up from 25, with a maximum of 13 pitchers.

World Series games in the Eastern Time Zone started after 8 p.m., meaning that they ended beyond midnight. While MLB tries to get more youth interested in baseball, it is tough to pique curiosity when games end so late and young (and old) fans are asleep. More than 47 percent of Americans live in the Eastern Time Zone.

The season started out with claims that the ball was juiced.

Hitters recorded individual marks and 15 teams set records for home runs in a season. They smashed 6,776 homers, which is 671 more than the previous record set in 2017. New York Mets Pete Alonso inked a major league record for rookies with 53 round trippers.

With the walk-offs came the whiffs. Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole of the Astros were the first teammates to each record 300 strikeouts

MLB

The Washington Nationals celebrate their first World Series win. since 2002. Cole won 20 games and finished with 326 strikeouts, the most by an American League pitcher since California Angels (pre-Texas Rangers) ace Nolan Ryan in 1977. Strikeouts have increased every year since 2008 and rose to 42,823 this season.

Four teams (the Astros, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins) recorded at least 100 victories in a season for the first time in MLB history. Conversely, four teams (the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals) lost 103 games or more.

There was talk that losing teams were “tanking” for better position in the MLB amateur draft, a point that the player’s union will key on as the

collective bargaining agreement comes due in 2021. It appears the union would like to eliminate the draft altogether.

The Rangers teased fans by going into the All-Star Break six games over .500, thanks in part to bringing Danny Santana up from the minors after the season started. He became the team’s best everyday player. Starters Mike Minor and Lance Lynn pitched beyond expectations. Hunter Pence was Comeback Player of the Year.

But the play of Ronald Guzman, Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara, earmarked as future Rangers stars, left fans scratching their heads. At least 24-year old Willie Calhoun finally got to play and hit 21 home runs.

Texas must completely retool the team in the off-season

to have any chance to compete.

The Rangers open the season on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Seattle. To cut back on early season weather postponements, the scheduling gurus at MLB finally utilized every domed stadium on Opening Day, except for one.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 has been saved for the Rangers when they usher in Globe Life Field against the Los Angeles Angels. A new dome stadium hopefully will also introduce a revamped Rangers roster.

Maybe Texas can surprise like Washington did this season.

But with the Astros, Oakland A’s and wild-spending Angels as division rivals, that is about as likely as Congressional Democrats and Republicans agreeing on anything.

AUTOMOBILITY

Rodeo wraps, so time to kick tires in Cowtown

Kevin McCauley

By David Boldt djboldt@sbcglobal.net Some 26 years after the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) launched its first Truck Rodeo in David Boldt 1993, the get-together – a side-by-side comparison of much of what’s new in trucks, SUVs and crossovers – continues in a media environment significantly different from the mid-’90s. The suburban newspaper chain where I had worked, eventually purchased from the single owner by a handful of employees, closed years ago.

And while the first Rodeo hosted

The Toyota RAV4. reporters from the Austin, Houston and San Antonio dailies, their auto sections are shadows (in lower case) of their former selves, if an auto section exists at all.

Finally, although Ford and Toyota had a regional PR presence and GM would establish one soon thereafter, neither Ford nor GM assign anyone specific responsibility for Texas media today, while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), through all of its corporate permutations, does.

The results of this year’s Rodeo voting aren’t yet tallied, but three days after returning home I’m left with a few impressions of the event and a few more impressions of those trucks, SUVs and crossovers

entered in the event. Here, then, are a few: A HIT: My intro to Jeep’s new Gladiator early last summer was brief. I took a quick drive in a mid-level version equipped with a manual transmission. At the Rodeo, I had a longer drive, along with more time in the Gladiator’s backseat. The auto is the better transmission and room in the back seat. Per person, it seemed almost as good as the comfort provided in Jeep’s Grand Cherokee. I’m still put off by the Gladiator’s steep pricing curve, but you’ll get a lot of that initial purchase price back given the Gladiator’s predictably high resale value. For me, it’s the Truck of Texas.

A HIT: As you’d guess, Toyota’s redesigned RAV4 is a hit and with the advent of the RAV4 TRD Off-Road, adventure seekers can now find it behind the wheel of their RAV4. As you’d know, this isn’t the Toyota crossover to go boulder hopping and should you want to do that, buy a late model 4Runner. But if you’re torn between the mall and Moab, this RAV4, with a window of just over $40K, makes great sense.

A HIT: Ram’s revised EcoDiesel, when under the hood of the newest Ram 1500, is a compelling alternative to burning gas. Torque is huge and the EPA estimate which is 32 Highway for the 4X2 and 29 for the 4X4, is certainly respectable.

Add the refinement that comes with Ram’s newest platform and the availability of the EcoDiesel across all trims, and FCA, not so suddenly, has a real winner.

A MISS: With the chance to show off new diesels from Ford and GM, both sat out this TAWA Rodeo. And while Ford had been an overall winner over a number of years, GM has never fielded a full-sized Truck of Texas. With a diesel-powered Silverado, this might have been that year.

A HIT: If you missed seeing what’s new at the State Fair Auto Show, you can catch most of what’s new at the Tarrant County Convention Center during the Fort Worth Auto Show. There, as auto show chairman Stephen Gilchrist suggested, “Fort Worth is the only location you can see, touch, feel and get behind the wheel of hundreds of cars all in November.” Unless, of course, you visit dozens of dealerships.

If you’re in the purchase funnel, this is a great place to compose your short list.

The Fort Worth Auto Show, organized by the North Texas Auto Dealers, isn’t the Dallas show in scope or inventory, but it’s a convenient way of kicking tires. The show begins at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8 and continues through 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. More info can be found at ftworthautoshow.com.

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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movie trailer

‘Midway’ serves as an injustice to historical event

LIONSGATE

Ed Skrein stars in “Midway.”

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood There’s really only one word to describe the first thirty minutes of “Midway” and that word is tacky. The 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is shown as if it’s a video game, complete with a ridiculous rope climb

between burning naval ships.

It’s silly to expect anything less from director Roland Emmerich, who turned blowing up the White House during a national holiday into an $800 million behemoth.

Emmerich’s greatest skill is getting the MPAA to slap a PG-13 rating on his movies that

all seem to show hundreds, even thousands of humans being killed. It’s actually astounding and “Midway” is no different.

Whether it’s Japanese fighter jets raining bullets on Pearl Harbor streets or U.S. Navy forces blowing up an aircraft carrier, Emmerich gets his cartoonish bowl of blood.

This all makes “Midway” an odd experience. The historical merit of the subject matter should make any viewer an attentive one, but it’s written with an extremely high cornball factor which lessens the impact of the real events. If it could get any more conflicting, nearly every actor is either miscast or chewing away at the overly glossy scenery.

“Midway” does boast an impressive cast and if there is a lead actor, it’s Ed Skrein as Lieutenant Dick Best. Best’s Navy fighter pilot is straight out of “Top Gun” and Skrein looks

the part, but his Jersey accent is flat out brutal. Mandy Moore plays his wife, Anne, and it’s a thankless role without purpose.

Woody Harrelson eventually shows up as Admiral Chester Nimitz and he helps bring some reality to the acting proceedings, as does Patrick Wilson’s Army intelligence officer, Lieutenant Commander Edwin Layton. That subtlety goes by the wayside nearly every second that Dennis Quaid’s Vice Admiral Bull Halsey is on screen. It’s unclear if this was the goal, but Quaid seems to be doing a bizarre Larry Flynt impersonation and it’s absolutely dreadful.

Oddly enough, the most intriguing part of “Midway” is the subplot that could have been completely removed.

Aaron Eckhart plays Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, who led the first bombing run on the country of Japan and he’s more compelling than the rest of the

cast combined. It’s easily the best sections of the movie, even though it’s completely out of place.

The action is decent, even with flat, phony looking effects.

It benefits from the built-in intensity of the real life events and Emmerich’s propensity for over-the-top action only briefly creeps in. There are a few eye-rolling moments, particularly some cheesy one-liners that characters drop as if they are in a 1980s action flick. One of these moments is so cheap and unbelievable that the actor forced to say it should elicit some strange type of movie pity.

It’s a shame that an important event gets such silly, almost flippant treatment, but that is what we have with “Midway.”

This type of movie needs an overly serious touch and it is sadly more Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor” than Clint Eastwood’s “Letters From Iwo Jima.”

Uncle barky's bites

Apple TV+ gets to core of morning shows aided by all-star cast

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net A promotional blitz preceded the Nov. 1 dawning of Apple TV+ and its wealth of original content.

In terms of star power and financial investment, though, one series rises and shines above the others. It’s “The Morning Show,” with a cast fronted

by Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell. Apple TV+ has already committed to at least two seasons of a provocative potboiler that could be subtitled “Today on Trial.”

The first three of Season One’s 10 episodes are now available, with the rest to be doled out at the rate of one a week. The opening cost to consumers is $4.99 a month.

As Aniston and Witherspoon noted in a recent interview with “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King, the storyline of “Morning Show” underwent a significant makeover after “Today’s” Matt Lauer and “This Morning’s” Charlie Rose were dismissed after charges of sexual misconduct.

Lauer’s transgressions allegedly occurred in the workplace, which makes the takeoff point for “Morning Show” more in line with his demise. The

perpetrator in this case is veteran co-host Mitch Kessler (Carell), who has sat beside Aniston’s Alex Levy for the past 15 years.

During the first three episodes, the #MeToo movement is both praised and questioned in ways that might anger women who believe that even a hint of criticism is out of bounds. But the executive producers are virtually all women, with Mimi Leder (“China Beach,” “The Leftovers”) also directing the first two episodes. All of which refreshingly makes “Morning Show” more than a mere polemic. It certainly has its share of showy verbal outbursts, though, with Witherspoon’s highstrung Bradley Jackson gaining instant viral video fame for hers while Aniston and Carell likewise blast off in high-decibel scenes.

If you’re looking for characters at the ends of their ropes, you’ve come to the right place.

The cutthroat world of network waker-uppers is also on full display. Newly installed news division president Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) is ruthless at all costs in his determination to lift the UBA network’s sagging “Morning Show” ratings. “Let’s use this to reinvent ourselves,” he tells Alex in hopes of

Apple TV+

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in “The Morning Show.” exploiting Mitch’s firing.

“Chaos. It’s the new cocaine,” he proclaimed in a later episode.

He’s otherwise high on local reporter Bradley’s blow-up during a “No More Coal” protest in West Virginia after a participant knocks down her cameraman. So she’s invited to appear on “The Morning Show” for what turns out to be an icy one-on-one interview with Alex, who strongly objects to furthering Bradley’s fame.

“You’re good,” Alex tells her off-camera at interview’s end. “Good luck in Hamhock, Virginia.”

But by this time it’s clear that the nefarious Ellison isn’t about to let Bradley return to Siberia. So let’s just say that “Today’s” post-Lauer

teaming of Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb is also reflected in “Morning Show.” But how it comes to this makes for a fairly ingenious plot turn.

Meanwhile, Carell’s Mitch is livid about the “injustice” of it all, smashing his big-screen HD TV into smithereens to climax a prolonged rant. “They can’t just take my life away based on hearsay,” he protests.

“Ya know what? I didn’t rape anybody! I didn’t hold a gun to anyone’s head. It was consensual.”

Career-driven Alex is determined to pick up the pieces via a message to viewers delivered strictly on her terms.

“There are consequences in life. As a woman, I can say there often aren’t enough of them,” she told

the audience. And although her longtime co-anchor will be missed (she claims to have never seen that side of him), “you (viewers) are part of this family, and we will get through this together.”

Episode 1 climaxes with a terrific scene between the newly separated “Morning Show” desk mates. Kerry Ehrin’s script writing is sharp as a tack here, including Alex’s #MeToo punch line.

The second episode resumes the workplace duplicity and infighting, with Alex both on edge and on point while her mostly male bosses plot and scheme. She’s every bit as career-driven as they are while the deposed Mitch vows to fight rather than acquiesce “when the #MeToo mob comes knockin’ at your door.”

“I am as innocent as any straight middle-aged man there is,” he told “The Morning Show” executive producer Charlie “Chip” Black (Mark Duplass) during another butting of heads. “The only problem is that seems to be illegal these days. This is McCarthyism.”

Episode 3 keeps the story cooking, again on both fronts. Alex keeps firing away at the male bosses determined to rein her in,

most notably at a deliciously scripted all-hands-ondeck showdown.

Look also for a cathartic scene between Alex and guest star Martin Short, who turns out to be fully cringe-worthy (even to Alex) during their discussion of how to fight back against the “puritanical and myopic” #MeToo Movement.

No one gets an entirely free pass. Instead there are overriding questions over who looked the other way and whether Carell’s Mitch in fact was a full-blown sexual predator on a show teeming with amorality and lusts that are hardly gender exclusive.

Aniston fully takes command and registers the best “serious” performance of her career while Witherspoon and Carell also are fully and convincingly invested. It all makes for a series that is anything but sunny side up. “The Morning Show” dares to execute a very difficult balancing act, with women in off-camera command of how it all plays out. The result so far is more than fair, but with continued storytelling perils ahead.

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

Travel

Searching for the first Olympic site worth the challenge

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com A visit to one of the world’s best archeological sites, Olympia, Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is about three and a half hours drive from Athens. It is where the Olympics first began as a running contest, later adding wrestling and other sports such as javelin.

The site dates back 10 centuries B.C. The Greeks started having the Olympic Games here every four years beginning around eight centuries B.C. and continuing until four centuries A.D. The site was first discovered the same year America was born in 1776, but excavation and research didn’t earnestly begin until the early 19th century.

Getting to the site is a challenge. The largest number of visitors arrive by cruise ships that stop at the tiny port of Katakolon, population 600, in the shadow of Mount Kronos of Greek mythology. Most cruise passengers are transported by bus to Olympia,

about 45 minutes from Katakolon.

On a busy day, Katakolon, normally a sleepy and quaint fisherman’s village struggles to handle the explosion of visitors that occurs when multiple cruise ships all dock for a day trip to see Olympia, disgorging tens of thousands of visitors. Katakolon had a railroad connection long before the railroad came to Athens, connecting the port to Olympia.

You can drive to Olympia, but I do not recommend driving in a foreign country when you cannot read the street signs. You can get a train or bus from Athens and there are numerous sightseeing tours out of Athens leaving daily.

The closest airports to Olympia are at Patras and Kalamata, each about one hour away from the site by car.

Even before the Olympics started, Olympia was a place to pay homage to the Greek god Zeus. The Temple of Zeus there was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and used to house a huge gold and ivory statute of Zeus. The location

was considered particularly peaceful, making it an ideal site for the initial Olympic Games.

Once you arrive at Olympia, you will see the ruins of the Palaestra, the Greek name for the wrestling school, and the gymnasium where the athletes worked out, frequently naked. Both of these words, still in use today, derive from the Greek heritage.

Originally limited to free men from Greek city-states, eventually, any male citizen of Greece was allowed to compete in the Olympics.

Winners were awarded with an olive branch. Women were generally not welcome at the games under penalty of death, although there were some exceptions eventually, which allowed women who could afford to own chariots and horses to attend.

Other ruins at this remarkable site include an Olympic sports stadium with a 45,000-person capacity, the largest in existence in its time and just slightly smaller than the Roman coliseum, which was built hundreds of years later.

Sprinting contests were held here

on the stadium’s long running track. If you are inclined, many visitors run in the footsteps of the original Olympians. Other significant ruins here include the Philippeion that once contained statutes of human heroes, such as Alexander the Great, as opposed to sculptures from mythology, such as the Temple of Hera, Zeus’s wife.

A highlight of Olympia is the Archeological Museum there.

Some of the pieces in this museum, a fraction of the size of the archeological museum in Athens, are among the best-preserved examples of Greek and Roman civilization, including statues of Hermes and Nike.

Olympia is also close to several other significant sites to view Greek ruins, all within an hour’s drive. Classes in Greek cooking, visits to olive orchards and vineyards and tastings of the Greek liquor Ouzo are other tourist activities available, as well as hiking along the Alfeios River.

For the history enthusiast, amateur archeologist and the average tourist with a thirst to learn

MICHAEL WALD

Philippeion in Olympia, Greece. more about Greek life, civilization and mythology, a visit to Olympia is a must.

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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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

recipe of the week

Savor the food at Klyde Warren

Time of the essence

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Luke Rogers is a hands-on kind of chef. And not just in the kitchen. He likes to put on a fresh jacket and meander around the dining room at Savor in Klyde Warren Park to measure the happiness.

Concerned about service details as well as what’s on the plates, Rogers has “a clock in my head for how long it should take to pour water.” If he sees a table that sets off his slow-service alarm, “I’ll pour it myself.” He interprets body language just in case a guest doesn’t want to speak up. If he sees a guest having a problem, he wants to solve it and make sure they leave happy.

Touches like that got this ambitious 27-year-old a position as executive chef at Dallas’ version of Tavern on the Green

CHEF LUKE ROGERS

Fusilli with Turkey Meatballs (left) and Calamari (right). in Central Park, New York City. Because Klyde Warren Park knits Downtown and Uptown, it is a magnet for visitors and Dallasites. That makes the restaurant an important landmark within the landmark. Since late April, Rogers has been tweaking the menu to make Savor a spot where the food is as memorable as the park.

He crafts a menu with this in mind: “Elevated and fresh, but not weird.”

When I met with him, the fall menu was in effect and he brought out several apps for us to nibble while we talked. His Dijon Deviled Eggs express that vision.

The crunchy topping with flavors of barbecue, bacon and crushed potato chips elevate this fresh but not weird version of a Southern staple.

His task is a tricky one. Creating a menu that surprises, but not too much, intrigues without being strange; and tastes new instead of trite or gimmicky is a narrow tightrope to walk. Rogers knows that a restaurant like Savor can’t rely solely on out-of-town visitors.

Locals have to love it enough to return and it must be within the range of a wide swath of diners. The chef aims to keep the price point affordable, “We’re the same price at lunch as Chipotle.”

The winter menu starts mid-November.

In concept, the menu is wide, including entrée salads and sandwiches as well as main plates for when you want to dine not just eat.

It’s also the kind of menu that you can make a meal of from the appetizer section. Ceviche Shrimp Cocktail is more ceviche in style than in execution.

Instead of raw seafood being “cooked” by an acidic sauce, the Mexican seafood-inspired dish with fully cooked shrimp has a special sparkle because the sauce is spiky without being too hot. It’s a light entrée or fun to share with chips.

Luke started his restaurant career at age 15 as a dishwasher in his home town of Memphis, where he eventually attended culinary school. His career has taken him to New York City and Europe before Dallas. Here he was recruited by Doc B’s where he learned to be a restaurateur, as well as a chef, developing his service skills while honing his cooking for a Dallas audience.

At Savor, he introduced his “secret seasoning” blend that perks up dishes from salads to chicken. Without giving amounts, it includes lots of black pepper, also salt, granulated garlic and powdered onion. “People here (in Dallas) want food that tastes like something.”

Rogers has thrown himself into the Dallas foodie community, participating in various charity dine-arounds including recent Chefs for Farmers and Park & Palate in Klyde Warren Park.

Community involvement is as important to him as turning out good food with good service. His goal is “to cultivate a reputation and legacy.” So far, he’s on his way.

And one last thing. Chef Luke Rogers shot the food photographs for this article. First time I’ve ever given a chef a photo credit. Yes, he really is hands-on.

SAVOR GASTROPUB 2000 Woodall Rodgers Freeway Dallas, 75201 214-306-5597 savorgastropub.com

Chef Luke Rogers’ recipe calls for cherry and kumato tomatoes. The latter are brown, intensely flavored tomatoes. Can’t find them?

Use whatever tomatoes you like.

This is a dish that gets the Savor secret seasoning, a blend of salt, pepper, granulated garlic and powdered onion. The chef says it is heavy on the black pepper. Or just go with regular salt and pepper. And hurry to make this one, it is getting harder to get a good tomato this time of year.

Even without tomatoes, a ball of burrata cheese is a treat. The outer shell is mozzarella that encases stracciatella and cream. Serve burrata at room temperature to get all the squishy goodness.

SAVOR GASTROPUB TOMATO AND BURRATA 1 ciabatta roll, sliced horizontally Soft butter 1 ball of burrata cheese Salt and pepper to taste 7 heirloom cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1 kumato tomato, cut into pieces about the same size as cherry tomato halves 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic reduction 1 tablespoon basil, cut into thin strips or chiffonade Spread bottom half of ciabatta roll with soft butter. Toast until light brown and crisp.

Place toasted bottom half of ciabatta roll in center of plate. Retain top half for another use.

Or butter and toast to serve with the salad.

Top ciabatta toast with the burrata. Slice the cheese to release the creamy filling.

Season burrata with salt and pepper.

In a small bowl, combine tomatoes with lemon juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange tomatoes on top of and around sliced burrata.

Drizzle with balsamic reduction and sprinkle with basil.

Makes 1 serving.

CHEF LUKE ROGERS

Savor's Tomato Burrata.

UPTOWN GIRL

Dallas rideshare Alto partners with local artists

By Ryann Gordon

ryannbgordon@yahoo.com One of our biggest concerns with corporate rideshare programs like Uber and Lyft are the safety that come with hopping in the car with a complete (and possibly uncertified) driver. This is something that local rideshare startup, Alto, has made their goal to defeat in DFW. With rideshare becoming increasingly in demand in our city, Alto now provides a safe and affordable rideshare option for those living in all neighborhoods of Dallas, Addison and Coppell, with coverage to DFW Airport and more to come.

Founded in the heart of our city, Alto prides themselves on being the safest rideshare program around, as they happily admit, “you might even say we’re obsessed with it.” With all five-star safety rated SUVs and employee drivers who have been trained and undergone background checks, riders won’t have to worry about uncomfortable car conditions or, worse, dangerous drivers.

Along with sure vehicle and driver security, one of the most reassuring features that Alto offers, unlike other rideshare

programs in the area, is constant ride monitoring.

They control the cars and keep an eye on driver and car performance in real time, ensuring no alternative routes are taken and all riders arrive at their desired destination on time.

Being the local company that they are, with the entirety of their customer base living within 10 miles from the city, Alto has made it their utmost importance to support the community in a variety of ways, one which they revealed last week. They’ve been working with the DFW art community to create what they call “art cars” that boast the works of local artists in sweeping displays on the exterior.

The latest creation that was unveiled last weekend at Flea Style’s fall show was decorated by local muralist Mariel Pohlman.

Previously, they released another art car known as the selfie mobile, equipped with a selfie booth in the backseat.

Prior to their latest venture, in which they plan to continue to release two to three each year, Alto first made local headlines with their Pride Car released in June. And not long after that, they joined hands with local early education school, The Ashford

Rise School of Dallas, to introduce The Rise Car. After rolling out The Rise Car, which is wrapped with the school’s logo and bright yellow triangles, they allowed the schools’ students to decorate the exterior of the vehicle with dry erase markers.

The school, which puts emphasis on the integration of children with developmental disabilities with typically developing peers, was a unique choice for Alto’s local partnership, as many children nowadays are subject to ridesharing to and/or from school, due to a parent or guardian’s work hours. Aside from providing knowledge to the school’s staff and parents about safe ridesharing, Alto had a special delivery earlier this fall that gave the children of

Rise a unique opportunity to color outside the box, literally.

Further than providing a fun experience for the children, the company joined forces to raise money and awareness for the school, donating a portion of each ride back to Rise.

If you’re looking for a safer, philanthropic and luxurious rideshare option in Dallas, Alto is a local company with focus on safety, quality and consistency. Each of their cars are equipped with WiFi, chargers and “do not disturb” options for riders.

They operate from 4:30 a.m. to midnight with no surge pricing or monthly fee, although they do offer a membership with additional benefits for a small monthly fee.

ALTO

Alto car service adds local color.

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Black Friar

Irish Pub

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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

SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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

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

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every type of business … a car business, shoe business, western wear business, photo development business, car repair shop business, etc.

My dad did all of that,” Rasberry said. “I started selling shoes when I was 11 or 12 because we were in South Carolina. Were there laws about that? I don’t know. I just liked earning my own money.”

With a knack for entrepreneurship and the itch for something new, Rasberry, the bubbly, often sensible voice of reason for the popular KISS FM show, craved something more to pour her talents into and something that she could ultimately build a community around.

“I just needed something new,” Rasberry said. “I needed a creative outlet, something different than what I’ve ever done before. I was looking for a project that I could do outside of radio because my whole identity has been tied so much into it for so long.”

Back in 2014, popular fashion journalist for The Wall Street Journal Teri Agins coined celebrity-inf luenced fashion lines and collections as “hijacking the runway.” But unlike the designs of Kanye West or the brands of Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and others, Kellie Rasberry claims to be no fashion expert, diva or icon. It’s really about filling the void for mamas just like her and for the young girls like her daughter, soon-to-be teenager Emma Kelly.

There’s no “hijacking” of sorts here. You can hang your celebrity get-rich-quick theories up at the door.

“We’re learning as we go,” Rasberry admitted. “We’re not trying to pretend like we’ve got this all figured out. It’s a family operation.” With Emma Kelly on visuals, Rasberry as the buyer and husband Allen as the marketing director, the Emma Kelly and Me operation is as mom-andpop as it gets for now. But let’s talk fashion.

“Elevated basics” is the term that the veteran radio host has coined her new 2019 fall collection, which ranges from versatile blouses, midi skirts, cardigan jackets and our personal favorite: the “WannaBettaButt” jeans. Trendy? Kind

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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.

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of. Revealing? Not so much. Multi-purpose?

Absolutely.

“My vision was to do an affordable line of quality, good basics that will always last, like a great black pencil skirt or a great blazer,” Rasberry said. “Some people call me cheap but I just don’t like wasting money on garbage that’s going to fall apart. I’m trying to find clothes that are fashionable and that will stand the test of time.”

Although trends and current styles play an important role in the new EK&M store, sourcing age appropriate attire for both audiences of women and “women-in-training” (young women) has proved to be challenging. Currently the store sells separates for women selected by Kellie.

Eventually, future collections will house apparel and accessories designated by Emma Kelly, but the journey into the world of suitable teen styles has proved challenging.

“Trying to find something that is age appropriate and modest,” Rasberry said, “that [Emma Kelly] still wants to wear. Now that’s a dilemma.

As a parent, your kids are going to push you to be sexy. When you go shopping, your choices are Old Maid or Sexy. There’s not that nice in between, so I’m trying to find that nice in between.”

Price points vary on EK&M pieces with some as low as $49 such as the StreetSmart Sequins Midi Skirt to $99 for the hair-on-hide animal print Kellie Clutch. With the brand’s increase in popularity, don’t expect these fashionistas to go Hollywood anytime soon. Keeping the costs affordable will continue to be the name of the EK&M game.

As for the future, the mom and daughter crew will look to plus size fashions, more “women-in-training” apparel on the Emma Kelly side of the store, and strategic collaborations similar to the partnership they currently have with popular retailer Parker & Hyde. Despite all of the above, Rasberry admits that confidence is the number one accessory they aim to sell.

“If Emma Kelly & Me can help a woman feel confident by wearing our clothing, then we have done a beautiful thing,” Kellie Rasberry writes on the site. “Confidence is beautiful.”

Downsizing from a large Fort Worth house to Edgemere edClayton, 83, lives at ited most of his collection of the Edgemere Retirement paperbacks, which he estimated Community in Preston Hollow was once one of the biggest in with his wife of 42 years, Janet. the country.

He remains spry after three Clayton is the resident liheart procedures. But his path brarian at the complex, looking to practicing his sidelights, exover seven different libraries. cept for baseball, began someHe has assembled an extensive what late in life. inventory of Western books, It was the son of his secwhich he keeps in his personond wife who created what beal library. Fittingly, the books came more than a passing inare next to his shrine dedicatterest. His mother wouldn’t let ed to John Wayne, as if “The her youngest boy play sports.

Duke” watches over the titles.

Clayton said, “She would say, “I kept the good ones like Louis ‘He’ll get hurt, my poor baby, L’Amour,” Clayton said. he’ll get hurt.’ So, in order for After retirement, he worked him and me to have something for the Texas Rangers “getting to do, we developed an interpaid to watch baseball” and est in stamps. We went to the played catcher on a team that Mid-Cities stamp show, and we won the World Series of Senior started doing stamps. He did Softball in Las Vegas when race cars, but outgrew it.” he was 75. He has 25 medals, seven All-Star patches and THIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION a World Series of Senior Softball championship ring.

He participates in area Advertise in stamp clubs that meet at Edgemere and his stepson Johnny has renewed his early interest in stamps and attends the club meetings.

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After general collecting, Clayton focused on collecting stamps of U.S. presidents. He has seven notebooks of John F. Kennedy on foreign stamps, two albums of Abraham Lincoln stamps, six notebooks of presidents on foreign stamps, one notebook of unused U.S. Mint collection stamps and an album of world stamps. His oldest is a Benjamin Franklin stamp from 1861, followed closely by one of George Washington from 1870.

He began writing thanks to his experiences constructing training manuals and in part to a late-in-life marketing degree.

“Heck, I was already a mechanical engineer,” Clayton said.

Over time, he began collecting books. “Every time I would go to a yard sale, I bought books.

I would buy books and my wife would buy a bookcase.”

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