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Vol. 6, No. 50: Section One | Neighborhood News | Community Calendar and Food Guide | Local Arts | Opinions

MEADOWS MUSEUM

Two important paintings add depth to collection

COMMUNITY NEWS No shadow for Arboretum Annie On Feb. 2, The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden at 8525 Garland Road hosted its second Groundhog Day celebration featuring groundhog meteorologist, Arboretum Annie.

She didn’t see her shadow, which means that spring will arrive early just in time for Dallas Blooms, which DALLAS ARBORETUM begins on Friday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, April 12.

For the entire month of February, general admission to The Dallas Arboretum is $5. – Juliette Coulter

Get hitched in a heartbeat

MEADOWS MUSEUM

Works by Catalan modernist painters Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (left) and Josep de Togores i Llach (right).

By Carrie Sanger csanger@smu.edu The Meadows Museum on the SMU campus announced Jan. 30 that it has purchased works by two Catalan modernists: painters Josep de Togores i Llach (1893–1970) and Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861–1931).

These works are important additions to the Museum’s collection and to increasing public and scholarly access to Catalan works from this early modern period, roughly the 1880s into the 1920s.

The works will be on view starting Saturday, Feb. 8.

Despite the fact that this was a period of significant artistic production and stylistic innovation, works

by Catalan artists of this era are not well-represented in American museum holdings. “This period is often considered a ‘Golden Age’ of Catalan art, with many outstanding works produced at a time that coincides with the construction of Gaudí’s great buildings in Barcelona,” said Mark Roglán, the Linda

P. and William A. Custard director of the Meadows Museum.

“For the Meadows Museum, these terrific objects help round out our Catalan collection, which begins with the medieval painting by Pere Vall, and expands our understanding of this moment in Spanish art history. I am grateful to the many donors whose contributions supported our purchases.”

The first painting, Togores’ Portrait of the Mestre Family (1927), is a masterful example of

modern Spanish portraiture depicting wealthy Catalan industrialist Josep Mestre Mitjans, his wife, Berta Lantz Beinquet and their three children, José, Jorge and Blanca. It has not been displayed since 1928.

The second painting, Rusiñol’s Cluster of Cypresses, Arbor IV (1908), is a lush, impressionistic landscape, one of a series of 10 the artist painted of a “glorieta,” or circular garden feature, located within the historic gardens of the royal palace of Aranjuez, just south of Madrid.

Lyric Stage revisits ‘Abyssinia’

LYRIC STAGE

KATY TRAIL

Final piece of trail to be completed this year

From Friends of the Katy Trail The Friends of the Katy Trail announced that construction will start soon to complete the soft-surface path from Knox Street south to Blackburn Street. Work is expected to get underway sometime in the first quarter of 2020 and take about nine months.

Since it opened nearly 20 years ago, the Katy Trail has had a missing piece – one mile of missing soft-surface. The vision for the Katy Trail has always called for two parallel paths and the time for completion is here.

This project is important because it will enhance safety on the Trail.

Usage continues to grow each year with more than 1 million estimated to use the Trail annually. The completion will help to relieve congestion by creating more capacity and separating bikes from runners and walkers.

Plans for the completion have been developed in conjunction with the City of Dallas. The project will provide the opportunity to enhance the Trail’s beauty adding extensive landscaping including new trees, native bushes and grasses. Also, the entire current soft-surface path along the Trail will be

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– Kimber Westphall

FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL

Completion of the soft-surface path on Katy Trail (above) from Knox Street to Blackburn Street has been approved. resurfaced, as the track is reaching the end of its lifespan.

Although it is a City of Dallas park, Friends of the Katy Trail operates and maintains the Trail and raises the money needed to do so.

It is through the generosity and vision of some of Dallas’ leading philanthropists, companies and foundations

that this project is possible. The Friends have been working quietly to secure the funds needed for the project.

However, the fundraising campaign isn’t complete and other gifts are still necessary to meet the goal.

Help complete the Katy Trail by donating at katytraildallas.org/ completethetrail.

At the Majestic Theatre on Friday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, Feb. 16, Lyric Stage celebrates Black History Month with “Abyssinia,” based on the novel Marked by Fire by Joyce Carol Thomas. Set in Stillwater, Okla. at the turn of the 20th century, Abyssinia ‘Abby’ Jackson was born during a tornado and blessed with the gift of song and a voice that thrills and delights the entire community. Tickets start at $29.50 for general admission and $16.50 for students at lyricstage.org. – Katherine Rose Watson

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

‘Oh, telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight’

By David Mullen

that Kit Kat bar!” … Yum Brands, parent company to KFC, Taco Bell and Addison-based Pizza Hut What is wrong with people? among others, just acquired popAccording to CBS 11, cyclists ridular The Habit Burger Grill for ing the trails in the Lakewood and approximately $375 million. The Lake Highlands areas of Dallas unique chain is not in Texas, but have reported seeing booby traps you can bet that they soon will that could injure or kill someone. be. They are known for grilled Multiple cycling groups report see- hamburgers, but also items like ing twine strung across the trails, sweet potato fries, tempura green specifically on the Ridgewood beans, sautéed Brussels sprouts and SoPac trails. The color of the and peach ginger nectar juice. string makes it What do you expect? nearly imposThey were founded sible to see so a in Santa Barbara … cyclist that hits Television personalit while riding ity Bryon Allen (recould be serimember him?) has ously hurt ... gained support from This is when Punch TV Studios you know you’ve & Urban Television hit the big time.

Network in a racial I got an email bias lawsuit that has from the Tokyo David Mullen reached the Supreme Metropolitan Court accusing cable Government asking if I wanted television operator Comcast of dispress credentials for the Tokyo criminating against Black-owned Media Center at the 2020 Summer channels. A ruling is expected by Olympics. Heck, I can’t even get a June … WGN America, a cable TV credential from the Dallas Stars. channel owned by Irving-based Now if I could just get a plane Nextstar Media Group, will launch flight, hotel room and expense a national news show this summoney to Japan … Stop the pressmer. The three-hour, prime-time es! Kit Kat has just introduced the program will be called “News spring-inspired Lemon Crisp Kit Nation.” WGN must have run Kats, made with Hershey’s chocoout of reruns of cop shows and late surrounded by a crispy wafer “Married with Children.” I relemon coating. “Give me a break of member when WGN first hit cable david@katytrailweekly.com

as a “superstation” airing Chicago Cubs games, “The Bozo Show,” old episodes of “Chico & the Man” and the televised “U.S. Farm Report” … GOBankingRates just released a study that found the least expensive neighborhoods in America’s 50 largest cities by population to live in, identifying three Dallas neighborhoods where the cost of buying and renting is the cheapest. All are below Interstate 30 including Southeast Dallas, South Dallas and Wolf Creek (almost Duncanville). The average rent on a one-bedroom apartment in New York City right now is $2,333. My first apartment in Oakland was in 1978 was $150 per month (utilities included) in the Adams Point area.

Now, the average one-bedroom in the same Oakland neighborhood is nearly $3,000 plus utilities.

And in San Francisco, a one-bedroom is $3,612. Hypodermic needles and people sleeping at the front entrance are not included … Dealing with customer complaints is a stressful part of being a business owner, but sometimes a stressful part of running a company can provide opportunities to improve the business for the long run. A Harvard Business Review study found that complaining customers could end up being some of a business’ best customers and that those who have a complaint handled in under five

OPINION

By Joe Ruzicka

mislead such as in the E-11A crash, are extremely prevalent in this constant information I think we all thought to age. The problem is our public ourselves when we first heard is so used to having immediate the news that former Los access to news, maintaining 100 Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant percent accurate information all and potentially his entire family the time sets an unsustainable had died in a helicopter crash, precedent. was, “Can that be true?” “Please, Our smartphones and the please, don’t let it be true.” The constant access to social media Joe Ruzicka incomplete story spread on sothey give us have taken the place cial media quickly. of what was once a domain for Many times, in tragic events like that, we only legitimate news services. Now, the bar see public consumption of information outis so low that tabloid agencies like TMZ have pace the confirmation of verified facts. Sure become legitimate sources of information. enough, the initial reports that had his entire Truth be told, TMZ probably does a good job, family onboard that fateful helicopter, even but it is the multitude of random news sites some from legitimate news organizations, across the spectrum we must guard against. were untrue. My first boss in the Navy said Regardless, our appetite to consume inforfirst reports are always inaccurate and he was mation quickly, repeat it throughout our correct. It is just the nature of how informanetworks on sites like Twitter, Instagram and tion flows during emergencies.

Facebook, all with no one truly verifying the A few days later, an Air Force facts help contribute to a world full of disinBombardier E-11A, a type of jet used by the formation and misinformation.

U.S. Air Force for electronic surveillance over I am not sure what can be done from a Afghanistan, crashed in a Taliban stronghold. legal standpoint to protect against misinforImmediately, social media was awash with mation and disinformation, but I do know we video of the crash and claims from Iranian the consumer can do a few things. Check your state TV that the plane had a top CIA officer sources with due diligence before posting and onboard and that it was shot down by a mistry to avoid bias when repeating something sile. The U.S. Government was slow to react on social media. Avoid the urge to be conwith an official statement to explain what sumed with the latest in information so much truly happened, resulting in a void filled with so that you forget to wait until those initial disinformation and confusion by adversaries. reports have been verified with facts. Realize In truth, there was no CIA officer onboard that legitimate news sources will also get it and while the crash is still being investigated, wrong because they are rushing to be the first it appears the Taliban did not shoot it down. to report something. Time is the biggest fac“If false reports are not authoritativetor in getting the facts correct. ly or convincingly disproven, they can take All easy things to say but, of course, hard on a life of their own,” James Cunningham, to do. If that’s too much to ask, stick to postformer U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan told ing silly pictures of your cat on social media.

TIME in an article published this week.

We would probably rather see that anyway.

Both misinformation, what we saw with Joe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and F-14 the Kobe Bryant crash, and disinformaTomcat RIO. He lives in Lakewood and yearns for tion, false information which is intended to the days of Nolan Ryan fastballs. joe.c.ruzicka@gmail.com

CRIME WATCH Jan. 31 – 3:53 a.m.

5700 Block, Mercedes Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect broke the front door.

Feb. 1 – 9:33 a.m.

4500 Block, McKinney Ave. (75205) Burglary of a Building: The suspect threw a cinderblock to break a glass door, entered and stole a sculpture.

Feb. 1 – 8:21 p.m.

2500 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

Feb. 1 – 10:48 p.m.

2000 Block, Commerce St.

minutes spend more on future purchases. That means I actually have a chance to be “Customer of the Year” with dozens of companies … A story released data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that showed consumers across Texas received $15,700,472 in refund checks from the FTC in 2019. In addition to refunds, the newly released data also shows that Texas residents filed 244,795 complaints with the FTC last year. The most common category of complaints was identity theft, imposter scams, debt collection, credit reporting issues and telephone services.

Consumers in Texas reported losing $100,899,560 to scams and fraud … In related news, and a shoutout to ELO for the

headline inspiration, the Social Security Administration has launched a new Public Service Announcement campaign to continue warning people about the ongoing nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. The office continues to receive reports about fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees. The scammers mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments for help with purported identity theft or to avoid arrest for bogus Social Security number problems. If there is a problem, in most cases Social Security will mail a letter with instructions and payment options. It has become unsafe to even answer the phone. What is wrong with people?

Mental FOCUS

Misinformation and disinformation

K AT Y TR AIL WEEKLY'S

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

(75201) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle at gunpoint.

Feb. 2 – 12:35 a.m.

2500 Block, Knight St. (75219) Assault: An unknown suspect struck the complainant.

Feb. 2 – 4:15 p.m.

5500 Block, Greenville Ave. (75206) Theft from Person: The suspect stole the complainant’s phone from her hand.

Feb. 2 – 9:32 p.m.

3100 Block, Main St. (75226) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: An unknown suspect shot a bullet through the complainant’s living room window.

Feb. 3 – 1 a.m.

3000 Block, Hester Ave. (75205) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect entered the

complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

Feb. 3 – 2:02 a.m.

3000 Block, Herschel Ave. (75219) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: The suspect cut the complainant with a switchblade knife.

Feb. 3 – 2:02 p.m.

3700 Block, Cole Ave. (75204) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered the building and stole property.

Feb. 3 – 10:16 p.m.

2700 Block, Gaston Ave. (75226) Deadly Conduct: The suspect displayed a weapon and tried to grab the complainant.

Feb. 4 – 12:03 a.m.

4000 Block, N. Central Expy.

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

What being in love does to brain

By Leigh Richardson

brain experiences a certain hormonal rush. leighrich55@yahoo.com Oxytocin, also called the We have all heard "love hormone;" dopaabout the “look of love,” mine or the "pleasure but love has a lot more to hormone;" and testosdo with the brain than terone and estrogen, the the eyes. To sex hormones are some, love the ones that get seems mysactivated. Other terious and hormones, such as people fall adrenaline, cause in love in the heart to beat mysterious faster. Levels of ways. There cortisol, the stress was a song hormone, also infrom the Leigh Richardson crease during this ’90s, “Love stage. As cortisol Moves in levels go up, neuMysterious Ways.” But rotransmitter serotonin science clearly provides an levels start to deplete. explanation. When a perIncreased dopamine son is falling in love with concentrations in the another individual, their brain are linked with a brain gets flooded with relatively unique or novel hormones and chemicals environment. Increased that generate feelings of dopamine levels are also pleasure, attachment and linked with heightened obsession. So, what does motivation, attention and being in love do to the objective-directed bebrain? haviors. These parallels Hormone rush. indicate that dopamine When someone is in love levels are going up in the for the first time, their person as they focus their

attention on a beloved.

Becomes addictive.

Falling in love could lead to obsessive thoughts and an intense desire to spend as much time as possible with the person one is in love with. And the person feels like they are addicted to the other person.

Neuroscience research studies have found that falling in love with another individual activates the same part of the brain that cocaine addiction triggers.

Romantic love could activate the opioid system of the human brain. And when a love relationship goes wrong or it comes to an end abruptly, there is a major risk of emotional distress and depression for both or one of the individuals involved.

Hurts focus. People who have been in romantic relationships could know how distracting the feeling of love could be.

Besides major changes in FOCUS cont'd on page 10

OUR MISSION Katy Trail Weekly is a community-friendly newspaper designed to inform and entertain the people in many diverse demographics who live and/or work in these neighborhoods. Much like the Katy Trail itself, Katy Trail Weekly is designed to help bring together the neighborhoods of Downtown, Uptown, Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn, the Design District, the Medical District and the Park Cities, as well as others. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other locations, for free pick-up by their patrons. We support this publication by providing ad space to local businesses who want an effective and affordable way to reach the Katy Trail area readers we attract and serve. We welcome participation in the paper through story and picture submissions, and we hope that you will join us in making this paper the best it can be.

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Editor in Chief

David Mullen

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Daisy Mae’s man 6. Sparkle 11. Welsh dog 16. Vaunt 21. Be frugal 22. Jeweler’s lens 23. Wan 24. Proprietor 25. Uses the oven 26. — Allan Poe 27. Torrential rains 28. Garlic section 29. Pamplona cheer 30. Thou, objectively 32. Juliet’s beloved 34. “Star Wars” general 36. Bear’s refuge 37. 1776 soldier 39. Diva’s tunes 40. Did a garden chore 41. Await action 42. Fortify 43. Greasy 44. So what? (2 wds.)

46. Move laboriously 49. In a charming manner 51. Island welcomes 55. Sir’s companion 56. Much teen talk 58. Website 59. Law 60. Slalom run 61. Perform well 62. Key point 64. As soon as 65. — — few rounds 66. Formal prayers 68. Mad rush

69. Legal document 70. Dollar fraction 71. Dump truck fillers 72. Type of wrestler 73. Meeting places 74. Zebra female 75. Alphabet ender 76. Annoy 78. Geologic time division 79. “Moonstruck” star 81. Filly’s brother 82. Gigi’s friend 83. Gad about 87. Bikini tops 88. Stool pigeon 89. Follow the cookbook 90. Ceding 91. Feedbag morsel 92. Pop-chart toppers 93. Sonnet writer 94. Urges along 95. Tune 96. Fence in 98. KGB counterpart 99. Port-au-Prince site 100. Feed the kitty 101. Renovates 102. Attentiveness 105. Vanna, to Pat (hyph.)

107. Less mature 109. How to cook your goose 110. Imitate 111. Kitties, maybe 114. Chimney’s place 115. Please, to Fritz 116. Came from 120. Ames inst.

121. Frond producer 122. School kid 123. Turn sharply 124. Corn unit 125. Playful swimmer 127. “Golden touch” king 129. Dromedary 131. Traditional saying 133. Lasso 134. Sky blue 135. Send online message 136. Plows the land 137. No-fat Jack 138. Mild onions 139. Twirls 140. Loosens, as a grip DOWN 1. Shady place 2. “— Street Blues” 3. Microwaved 4. Compass pt.

5. Make like new 6. Navy 7. Ore deposit 8. Summer mo.

9. Boxing 10. Brave actions 11. Tearooms 12. European capital 13. Sorority letter 14. An earth science 15. Truly!

16. — Raton 17. Nocturnal predator 18. Battery terminal 19. Dice throw 20. Vogue

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Solution on page 10 31. White-banded pig 33. Type of shark 35. Formed thoughts 38. Serene 39. Flared garment (hyph.)

40. Mound 41. Author’s need 43. Majestic swimmers 44. Ernie’s bud 45. Arkin or Alda 46. Reek 47. Timex competitor 48. — luego!

50. Porridge 52. More gigantic 53. In accord (2 wds.)

54. Musical chairs goal 57. More than fibs 59. One-time Mets stadium 61. Dirty look 62. Big British umbrella 63. Pinpoint 64. Existed 67. Woodworking tools 68. Gold deposit 69. Two tablets, maybe 70. “Shut up!” (2 wds.)

72. Lingerie material 73. Not cloudy 74. Ghostly noises 76. Spanish noblemen 77. Discharge 78. Destroy utterly 79. Heron 80. Door in a plane

81. Summon to court 83. Quick pace 84. Stevie Wonder’s instrument 85. Nasty moods 86. Everglades wader 87. Transvaal trekker 88. Chasm 89. Go sky-high 90. — for the mill

92. Tramp 93. Fishing place 94. Not chic 97. Potato chip brand 98. Music notation 99. Fast-food warmer (2 wds.)

100. Attention-getter 102. Worry, plus 103. Outing

104. Bulletins 106. Function 108. Typical 111. Physics particles 112. Legally impede 113. Private instructor 115. Train alternatives 116. Talks up 117. Repasts 118. Philadelphia

gridder 119. One-piece outfit 121. Stew over 122. Gear position 123. Coal deposit 126. That, in Acapulco 128. Unpaid, as a bill 130. Avril follower 132. 24 hours, to Pedro

PAWS FOR CONCERN

Importance of keeping your pet’s mouth clean

By Grace Clark grace@profilespr.com Is your dog's bite worse than his bark?

Does the cat have your tongue?

The Pet Supermarket at 3911 Lemmon Ave. welcomes pets and pet parents to celebrate National Pet Dental Month with a Pet Dental Care Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2 to 3 p.m.

This health and wellness workshop will encourage pet parents to practice proper dental care routines with their furry friends. Pet experts will discuss alternatives to brushing, prevention of oral diseases, and other tips regarding water additives, oral sprays, dental treats and chewing toys.

Pet parents are also invited to participate in a Q&A session with pet

PET SUPERMARKET

Humans aren't the only ones at risk for tooth and gum diseases. experts and vets to help enhance their dental care techniques and find suitable dental products for pets of all sizes. In addition to the workshop,

there will be coloring pages, raff le prizes, brochures and special healthy pet giveaways.

Attendees can enter to win a $10 voucher and

Your Stars this Week

dental kit or small animal chew toy. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit petsupermarket. com.

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by Stella Wilder

The coming week is likely to see a great many people picking up the pace and charging headlong into the future — but the reasons for this are sure to be as diverse as the individuals themselves who are newly engaged in this seeming race to the finish line.

There is no finish line, of course, and anyone who claims otherwise is merely fooling himself or herself — or trying to fool others.

It will be difficult for many to keep their emotions out of it this week — especially when it comes to tallying scores for others. It is essential, however, that those who are in any sort of position to determine whether another wins or loses this week must be as objective as possible.

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

● The numbers within the heavily 2-9-20

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

with the number in the top-left corner.

KenKen® is a registered trademark of KenKen Puzzle LLC. ©2020 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by Andrews McMeel. www.kenken.com

● Each row and each column must

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

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may not be able to move forward this week without first getting the input of someone who followed a similar path in the past.

Continuity is everything. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You may be getting need and desire confused as you deal with a complex emotional issue, but throughout the week you’ll uncover several clues to this intricate mystery.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) The more you reveal, the more vulnerable you will be this week — but that may be just fine with you, as you urge others to follow in your footsteps. (March 6-March 20) – You cannot expect to receive unanimous support this week, as the ideas you are proposing are

rather unorthodox. Some might even say you are unhinged!

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You’ve been making plans without getting someone’s input — and this week that approach may backfire on you. You must solicit ideas from all participants. (April 5-April 19) – You are in the mood this week for something a little more adventurous than what the status quo is likely going to offer. A friend points the way — but dare you follow?

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may be thinking that things are resolved, but certain issues are sure to linger this week, requiring you to change your plans to accommodate others. (May 6-May 20) – You may be tempted to play coy this week, but anything that may seem even a little insincere isn’t likely to go over well. You must make your wishes and boundaries known.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Someone is likely to give you a very good reason to stay put this week, when you were on the verge of moving out for quite a while.

This is a surprise. (June 7-June 20) – A friend reaches out early in the week, and in order to be there when you are needed, you must be willing to put a major effort on a back burner. It’ll wait, certainly.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You aren’t likely to be lonely this

week, as there are many who will be drawn into your orbit because of your unique ability to speak their language. (July 8-July 22) – You may be developing unrealistic expectations at this time. Trust a friend to show you the error in your thinking, and to steer you in the right direction just in time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You’ll be expected to present ideas early in the week that you can be confident will come to life in only a day or two. It’s time to make things happen! (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – You can power yourself through this week without much rest — but when the time comes, you’re going to have to take care of yourself, and that will mean turning down some invitations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) Hard work gets you what you want this week — except the recognition that is, above all, what you most desire. It will come — but not when you expect it to.

(Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – A memory has you shifting gears and doing something very much against the grain this week — but no criticism will bother you, as you know you’re onto something.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Keep your eyes squarely on the prize this week, and it can be yours. A loved one expresses doubt at first, but will be proud of you come the weekend. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – Your interpretation

of the facts separates you from the crowd this week. Something happens that lets others know you mean business and are in it for keeps.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You’ve been flirting with what others would call “disaster” for some time, but you’re in your element this week, working against common wisdom. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – Avoid delays of any kind this week — especially where your health or the health of a loved one may be concerned. You don’t want to miss out on any chance to improve your well-being.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You don’t want to make any changes to a plan that is working out to your satisfaction. Someone may stand against you, but you’re doing well! (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – A memory serves to enliven you early in the week, and with the snap of your fingers, you can set the tone for the days to come.

Confidence needn’t come off as cockiness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You must make sure that things are being addressed in the right order this week — and that you’re in the right mindset to do so. Don’t be squeamish. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – Just when you thought you were in for more of the same thing this week, someone comes to you with an opportunity to effect a major change. Who are you to resist?

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Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center – As part of Abilene-native Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” tour, Simpson will reveal for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she’s kept since age 15 brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, her new book, Open Book, is entertaining and inspiring. 8 p.m. $45 to $55.

Feb. 7

6405 Boaz Lane, #101 Dallas, 75205 214-768-3139

McFarlin Auditorium – Grammy Award winning Sarah McLachlan will bring "An Intimate Evening of Songs and Storytelling" to the SMU Campus. She has sold more than 40 million albums in her career including “Wonderland” in 2016. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $59.50.

Feb. 8

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

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center – The Performing Arts Center in conjunction with TITAS/Dance Unbound present Big Barre, a ballet class for everyone taught by a company member from Malandain Ballet Biarritz. All levels of dancers are welcome. Comfortable clothing, socks, sneakers or flat ballet shoes are recommended. 10:30 a.m. FREE!

Feb. 8

2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-871-4005

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center – The Presentation Ball, first held in 1987, is the largest fundraiser for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League. More than $11 million has been raised through the annual event. The honorary chairs are Dr. Linda Burk and Dr. James Gilmore. 6:30 p.m. $300 and up.

Feb. 8

2500 Victory Ave. Dallas, 75201 214-665-4299

American Airlines Center – Longview’s own Miranda Lambert plays hits from her latest album “Wildcard.”

Daughter of a former Dallas Police officer, Lambert has won multiple ACM Award for Female Vocalist of the Year and has won two Grammy Awards. She will be joined by Randy Rogers Band and Parker McCollum. 7 p.m. Ticket prices vary.

Feb. 9

8500 Arturo Drive Dallas, 75228 214-327-9563

Fraternal Order of Eagles #3108 – Hypnotic Donuts presents the eighth annual Polar Plunge. Guests can pay $10 to jump into the pool and then warm up in the heated Tiki Bar area afterwards. Spectators and donations are welcome, and all proceeds go to the Alzheimer’s Association, Dallas & Northeast Texas Chapter. 3 p.m. $10 to jump.

Spectators are FREE!

Feb. 14-16

2400 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-808-0202

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center – Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Cultural Awareness series features a classic work by legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, performed to live music, and a world premiere by master choreographer Hope Boykin. “Reflections in D” is an Ailey classic set to the music of Duke Ellington. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $22 to $38.

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This Week in History

On Jan. 16, the Blue Print Gallery at 2701 Fairmont St. hosted the second annual Young Artist Exhibition featuring some of the community’s top artists from 15 local high schools. Two $1,500 scholarships were awarded.

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On Feb. 7, 1882, American pugilist John L. Sullivan becomes the last of the bare-knuckle world heavyweight champions with his defeat of Paddy Ryan in Mississippi City.

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MOMENTOUS INSTITUTE

Mental health services are solving complex social and emotional health problems for children.

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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purpose?

Creating space for others to reach their full potential.

Q How did your career path lead you

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to this position?

I studied public health and have worked in the nonprofit space for 18 years. During this time, I have worked to prevent or intervene in the areas of HIV/AIDS, unintentional injury and child abuse and family violence. I came to Momentous Institute after serving as executive director of Family Compass, a child abuse prevention and intervention agency.

Q Why are you passionate about help-

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ing this charity?

I absolutely love the work I do at Momentous Institute. We are dedicated to preventing trauma and building social emotional health for children. As someone who experienced trauma at an early age, I feel honored to support and lead this work.

Q What is the most important

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thing your nonprofit does for our community?

Solve complex problems with innovative solutions. We offer direct services in education and mental health and research it. Then, we take the work and research into our partnerships where we fine-tune our approach and address real systemic change.

Q About how many people are served each year?

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A We serve more than 5,500 through direct services and more than 9,000 through training.

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

A We would love for people to attend the

2020 AT&T Byron Nelson, Changing the Odds Conference or Heart of Gold Dinner!

Q What is your facility like?

A We operate out of our headquarters in

Oak Cliff, in which we have mental health services, as well as our laboratory school named Momentous School. We have a second location off Harry Hines Boulevard that provides mental health services.

Q What is difficult about your job?

A Finding the right levers to make sustain-

able, systemic change. The real change happens at the community level, and while direct services are critical, we won’t get to community-level shifts without buy in from our communities and policy reform.

Q What sort of volunteer jobs are available?

A Serving as a reading buddy at the school

or mentor to an alumnus entering college.

Q How would a $20,000 donation be immediately spent?

A To support our therapeutic services providing mental health support to more than 5,000 children and family members.

Jessica Slie Trudeau, executive director, answered these questions.

Enjoy love on Saint Rocco’s rooftop

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com Saint Rocco’s New York Italian restaurant at 3011 Gulden Lane, #100, at Trinity Groves boasts a great view of downtown Dallas in town from their rooftop, especially at night when the city lights are picture perfect and dazzling from the upscale restaurant’s third floor patio.

A Valentine’s special, “Love on the Rooftop,” promises chocolates and champagne for lovers from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. Priced at $40 per couple while throwing in a priceless view, Saint Rocco’s is the perfect place to take your special Valentine.

My sweetheart and I enjoyed the view from Saint Rocco’s patio during a recent reception. We were happy to spend one of the few warm winter evenings of the month nibbling on appetizers like house-made potato chips and selections from a great charcuterie board. All while sipping wine (me) and Dr Pepper (him) and taking selfies with that fantastic view of downtown.

Charismatic executive chef Jay Valley (right) joined our group for a family-style dinner in a private room on the second floor. He answered questions about their authentic menu of real NYstyle Italian dishes, which is a menu based on the kind of food Saint Rocco’s owner Phil Romano (and Trinity Grove founder) grew up with.

We were served three

salads as our chocolate first course. espresso cake My favorite with honey was a delicious mascarpone Caprese, with whipped cream basil pesto and and ricotta aged balsamic cheesecake with dressing. The amaretto black Caesar salad cherry sauce.

Jo Ann Holt featured anchoThe threevy crackers that course family provided an extra punch, style dinners are $30.87 and an arugula cacio e a person for parties of pepe was also sampled. four or more. They feaThe main course ture a selection of starters, salads and main featured three entrées, dishes. First course sestarting with a savory lections are truffle fries, house-made roast garlic fettuccini with wild mush- Margherita or pepperoni pizza, calamari or crispy room sauce. All the pasta ravioli. Salad course fealovers at the table were tures Caesar salad, roma overjoyed with this dish. chopped salad or Rocco’s My favorite was the skilHouse Salad. For the let-seared salmon with third course selections are tomato and basil butter. chicken parmesan, sauMy husband’s favorite was the extremely tender, sage cavatappi, Sicilian fennel crusted beef tenlasagna, alfredo pasta derloin. Cooked with rusor, my favorite, a seared tic sundried tomato and salmon dish. oregano, those of us who Jo Ann Holt is a longdon’t eat much beef had time journalist, now writing about cars, entertainto admit it was delicious. ment and travel.

Desserts were

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A quintessential Dallas view from Saint Rocco's rooftop.

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CANDY'S DIRT

Agent Jason Bates with The Perry-Miller Streiff Group has listed this home at 5615 Harbor Town Drive for $1.89 million.

By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com I know you may be expecting another absurdly expensive home, but sometimes I get out the smelling salts and price is not the driving factor for me. When Candy Evans I came across what I can only describe as an ultra-cool adult treehouse in Bent Tree, something seemed familiar. So, I called up listing agent Jason Bates with The Perry-Miller Streiff Group for the low down.

When Rob Champion found this property on a cul-de-sac with a private lake, mature trees and a fountain, there was a lot to love. But the house? Not so much.

However, the existing

pier-and-beam foundation was great, so Champion began what we call a “reconstruction.” That essentially boils down to building a new home on an existing foundation, which means the process goes a bit faster.

Rob and design partner Renee Champion took a lot of that same style sensibility they implemented on Royal Crest Drive in Dallas to this home. The most incredible adult treehouse rose from that original foundation. All it took were these two creative minds.

The draw is, of course, that fantastic lake. So, when designing the house, the full focus was on ensuring every room had a view, even the laundry room. The result in this 4,842-squarefoot home is that you feel as if you are indeed in an adult treehouse. The success of this construction is simple, really.

“Rob builds a strong product,” Bates said. “Renee has great material selections and great ideas. They are an award-winning team.”

The draw of this property is the lake, hands down. It’s all about the views. You are struck by them the

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moment you enter the home, but as you continue through it, you realize there are views from every single room.

“It’s like WOW! Look at this lake,” Bates said.

This team used all the elements that appeal to buyers today from riftcut white oak and quartz countertops to exposed cedar beams and plenty of fireplaces! Details make the difference, and there are plenty in this gorgeous adult treehouse to satisfy the most discerning buyers.

One of the big wow factors for me is the fact that a downstairs apartment was incorporated into the design.

You must have a guest house, an apartment, a carriage house or some kind of secondary living space today. Let’s face it.

Most of us have parents, college kids or a steady stream of guests in our lives.

If you love the idea

of an adult treehouse with views for days, 5615 Harbor Town Drive is going to be a perfect fit. On almost an acre and offered privately at only $1.89 million, it’s everything we look for in house porn!

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

Hammer and Nails

How to capture Hill Country look Building backyard bliss

By Margaret Chambers

By Stephan Sardone

ASID, RID If you live in a Dallas high-rise but would love to have a second home in the country, you would almost certainly appreciate the rustic beauty of Hill Country style. In interior design, this style is associated with natural materials, simplicity and oldworld charm. Today, it's also popular to blend the more traditional elements in Hill Country with contemporary architecture.

Whatever your preference, you'll find this guide to Hill Country basics to be a good starting point.

Hill Country design can trace its roots to four different types of architecture. The homes of early German settlers, Spanish colonial missions, O'Neil Ford's simple architectural style and modernism all have an influence on this style today. The low-pitched roofs, strong horizontal lines and large overhangs in Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture are also sometimes seen in these homes. Some homeowners prefer the traditional German farmhouse or ranch look for the exterior of their home.

A few other architectural elements associated with Hill Country style include breezeways, large outdoor areas and separate guest quarters.

You can save money and be environmentally sustainable by using reclaimed wood from homes and barns in the area.

Antique lumber can make great flooring, cabinetry, barn tables and fireplace mantles. If you're currently in the process of building your second home, you can look for local craftsmen and furniture companies that will reuse these materials for you. By incorporating antique wood into your home, you’ll easily capture the rustic charm that is synonymous

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The homes of early German settlers and Spanish colonial missions influenced the style of Texas Hill Country homes today. with this style.

Choosing the right fixtures will also go a long way to recreating this nostalgic look. Soapstone sinks, antler chandeliers, wall sconces and bronze faucets are all associated with Texas Hill Country.

Texture is also key. See if you can incorporate cowhide, deer hide and leather into your furnishings. If a cowhide rug would be too much, consider using a cowhide pillow or throw blanket as an accent.

Many Hill Country homes feature exposed wood beams made of cedar or fir, stone floors and chimneys and iron detailing.

For a more modern look, you can choose stained concrete over wood for your flooring. Kitchens in the Hill Country homes often follow the Arts and Crafts style, which emphasizes functionality and clean lines. When you walk into an Arts and Crafts kitchen, you'll immediately notice the prominence of wood, with different finishes for contrast.

Recessed panel doors, mullioned glass doors and stained glass in windows and lighting fixtures are also common features.

Regardless of where you live, you'll want to bring lots of natural light into the home. Most

people looking to live in the Texas Hill Country want to see as much of their view as possible, as if the room was an extension of the outdoors. If you do add window treatments, choose simple and unfussy drapes that won't distract from the rest of your design. Curtains should be light and hang just above the floor.

Although you probably picture warm neutral colors for Hill Country, another common accent color is soft blue, which mirrors the open Texas sky. Don't be afraid to add other colors too if you need to break up all the brown wood in the room.

Just how contemporary, or how traditional, you want your Hill Country home to be is up to you. When in doubt, an interior designer can also help you find the best use for any traditional and reclaimed materials you incorporate into the home.

The Chambers Interiors blog (online at chambersinteriors.com/ blog) features articles about many other home decorating topics. Some of our recent blogs include "Solutions to Common Decorating Mistakes," "Choosing the Perfect Patterns" and "Tips for Designing a Midcentury Modern Home."

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Valentine’s Day is the inspiration for many to propose to their significant other.

And while we can show you many different ways to tie a knot or add a hitch, a dose of reality may set in like a cold glass of champagne to the face.

After thoughts of no longer having to support a live-in son or daughter, a request comes where “No” is not an acceptable answer. In a move that is popular with today’s less-ostentatious generation, they want keep the wedding small. Good. And they want to get married at the family home. Not good.

You have about four months to prepare.

If you decide to make improvements to your kitchen for the event, contact your insured, licensed professional contractor today. It is too much of an endeavor to do on your own and get it right in time for the big event.

The same applies to remodeling a downstairs bathroom. This room will be often used during the event and you want to make it as comfortable for guests as possible. There is a trend if the guest list reaches a certain number, you will want to consider renting portable comfort stations. Don’t think of the ones in a stadium parking lot or at a local fair. There are now many options, referred to as “luxurious,” that can be tucked out of sight in a side yard or driveway.

Assuming that the food will be catered, the chairs, tables, portable bar and bartender will be rented, and the band or DJ will not come from immediate family, you are now ready to start prepping the backyard for the ceremony. You will want to rent outdoor lighting, but you may want to string small lights around the patio that you can enjoy year-round. And consider renting a generator to use as the power LGBTQ Health ad Katy Trail Weekly JAN2020.ai 1 1/14/2020 source for the added illumination.

Now is a good time get the backyard lawn and foliage in pristine Stephan Sardone shape. March or April, when threats of frost are gone, are perfect months for planting, repairing bald spots, reseeding or laying sod. Keep soil moist for a month prior to the wedding. Prune back branches.

Contact your pest control company.

While they can’t rid you of irritating guests at the wedding, proper applications in the backyard can eliminated pesky bugs from irritating guests at the wedding.

You can rent a gazebo, but you can make or buy one for an affordable price. Plant ivy or other wandering flora now so that it will take shape for the summer. And have a tent on hold with a rental company in case the weather turns. Tents are also surprisingly affordable, but will you ever find the need to use it again?

Clean the patio and any concrete areas with a power wash and a biodegradable cleaner. Have a wire brush on hand to scrub the difficult-to-clean areas.

You can build a cheap dance floor with old pallets. Seal any holes or cracks and paint or stain the wood. The pallets will be easy to remove and recycle after the dozens of poorly executed “Hustles” and “Twists” throughout the course of the evening. And as a precaution, contact your home insurance agent and make sure are covered from guests having too good of a time at your expense.

A wedding at home creates lasting memories. But prior to the big day, don’t forget the small things.

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AUTOMOBILITY

EcoDiesel offers better mileage, torque

By David Boldt boldface2020@gmail.com If Jeep owners in Dallas were to drive west to Big Bend, they might take a likin’ to a Wrangler with better economy. And if combining that affection with a line of credit, they’ll find in Jeep showrooms a 2020 Wrangler Unlimited equipped with FCA’s turbocharged diesel, hooked up to an eight-speed automatic.

The four-door Wrangler Unlimited, introduced for the 2007 model year, was a homerun from the get-go. Those students of Jeep knew it would work and the only question was why it took so long to build it.

While stretching the wheelbase and overall length worked against those negotiating tight single track, few Jeep owners find themselves on a gravel road and couldn’t find tight single track. Also, the practicality provided by the four-door Unlimited was far better than the notable lack of utility in the two-door, short wheelbase Wrangler. With the twodoor you were driving (at least figuratively) a single slice of pizza, while the Unlimited afforded you the whole pie with, when optioned up, every possible topping.

In Jeep’s redesign for 2018, the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited gained a host of improvements.

However, none, at least individually, represent the tidal shift afforded by the addition of a diesel to the lineup. With the efficiency of the diesel, along with the oil-burner’s prodigious torque, you have under the hood a powertrain wholly appropriate to a Jeep owner’s off-road agenda. Or, for that matter, a Texan’s Interstate 20 agenda.

Despite the negatives associated with diesels from a handful of European OEMs (think VW, Benz and BMW), the diesel fleet is growing in domestic pickups and Jeep.

While the Jeep’s 3.0-liter diesel V6 (similar in spec to what RAM uses in its 1,500 1/2-ton) produces but 260 horsepower, the diesel’s 442 lb.-ft. of torque is in another ballpark. And despite the additional 400 pounds of curb weight associated with this diesel installation, off-the-line

response is responsive, and the diesel Wrangler can eat up the highway miles like nobody’s business.

Inside, the Unlimited’s 22 inches of additional wheelbase provide a comfortable environment for four, although given its narrow cabin five will be a push. Also, while our Sahara package provided leather-trimmed seating, the plastics are what you expect in a $30K Wrangler Sport and not what you’d hope to find in a $50K Unlimited. And the Jeep’s greenhouse is everything you’d expect from a two-box profile that remains traditionally vertical.

With its $6K premium (when compared to the Wrangler’s standard V6 and a manual trans) it will take some time to pay back the initial outlay. Traveling 15,000 miles a year with the diesel’s 25 combined EPA estimate, you’ll have purchased 600 gallons of diesel at (roughly) $3/gallon — or $1,800 annually.

With the gas V6 you’ll get 19 miles per gallon combined, which necessitates buying 790 gallons at $2.50 per gallon — or roughly $2,000 annually. Now, I’m more confident that the diesel will match its EPA estimate than I am that the gas V6 will match its estimate, but even with rounding up to a projected $500 annual savings in fuel, it would take 12 years to recapture your $6,000 outlay. The good news is that Jeeps historically return a big percentage of their initial investment and a diesel-equipped Jeep should do even better.

If it were my money, I’d grab a mirror, look in and ask myself how often I’m actually going off-road?

You know, not the gravel excursions down a fire trail, but rocking along where there’s really no pavement and instead of shoulders you’ve got shudders. If the answer was “but a few times a year,” I’d rent a Wrangler for those weekends and spend my $50K on Jeep’s 2020 Grand Cherokee. And I’d get the Hemi V8 while I can still get the Hemi V8.

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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The 2020 Jeep EcoDiesel.

MULL IT OVER

Super Bowl LIV hard to chronicle

NFL

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs.

By David Mullen david@katytrailweekly.com In a difficult-to-describe Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami Gardens, Fla., the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit with 21 unanswered points for a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Sports scribes in the team’s markets had a challenge to capture the elation and deflation in print.

The front-page headline in the Feb. 3 Kansas City Star read, “CHAMPS! A Chiefs party 50 years coming: ‘Like a fantasy, and it all came true.’” In Kansas City, people hardly need a reason to party. But in reality, their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, named the game’s MVP because they had to award it to someone, struggled for most of the game having Chiefs fans crying in their Boulevard Pale Ale for the first three and one-half quarters.

The sports section headline in the Feb. 3 Bay Area News Group (San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times and others) papers not so subtly stated, “[Head coach Kyle] Shanahan, [quarterback Jimmy] Garoppolo’s 49ers will be defined by their Super Bowl LIV choke.”

Choke is a strong term to describe a 49ers team that rebounded from a fourwin 2018 season to go 15-3 (counting two playoff wins) in 2019 and made it to the promised land. When the 49ers won their last Super Bowl (1995), more than two dozen players on the current

roster weren’t even born.

Star sportswriter Jeff Rosen penned, “Mahomes, Tyrann Mathieu [safety nicknamed ‘Honey Badger’], [head coach] Andy Reid, [owners] Norma and Clark and the rest of the Hunt family — not to mention every other player on the Chiefs’ 53-man roster, plus countless front-office and support staff, plus anyone who’s ever been associated with or roots for this team — each deserves these moments of joy.

The sun rose today in South Florida and back home in KC and everywhere else the Chiefs Kingdom extends, and

by God, this not only actually happened but is very much still happening.”

It is hard for me to believe that God had the Chiefs giving San Francisco one and one-half points, but the Holiness probably did watch the commercials.

The article in the Bay Area News Group, written by Dieter Kurtenbach, stated, “As the offensive play-caller of arguably the two worst Super Bowl collapses of all time, Shanahan will be divvied the vast majority of the blame for Sunday’s loss, but upon further review, it’s difficult to say what play he called incorrectly down the stretch. No, the Niners were done in by Shanahan’s overall conservatism and fear of Mahomes in conjunction with a defense that fell apart at the exact wrong moments, a team that lost its focus and a quarterback [Garoppolo] who proved lesser-than when so much more was required.

Do the 49ers have a good

enough quarterback to win the Super Bowl? Sunday, the answer was clear: No.” Bitter words coming from “Baghdad by the Bay” about a young team with the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa and that will be favored to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl next season.

It was not a great game, but Super Bowls rarely are.

Of the 54 previous championship games, maybe 10 could be called compelling to the end. The pregame hype this year focused on whether a stingy 49ers defense could slow down Mahomes and a speedy Chiefs team and if Kansas City’s Reid could shake the label of being the winningest coach in NFL history without a victory in the big game.

As a sidebar (as they say in the media business), in the Sept. 6, 2019 edition of this column, I made my Super Bowl prediction. “Kansas City wins their first Super Bowl since the 1969 season and the AFL/NFL merger.”

The odds last August were 9 to 1 for the Chiefs to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy on Feb. 2. I actually got one right, but I am impartial and not particularly a fan of either franchise. And, of course, I did not put my money where my keyboard is.

Call it another great Chiefs comeback capping off a year of countless comebacks or a monumental 49ers collapse, but in cities separated by more than 1,800 miles, viewpoints are lightyears apart.

MASS TRANSIT

New between car barriers coming to DART platforms

By Mark A. Ball mball@dart.org Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will soon begin installing candlestick-type barriers on all 64 light rail station platforms to prevent injuries from occurring between vehicles.

The new barriers alert visually impaired riders that the space between the cars is not a door opening, thereby deterring them from entering the area and causing injury. They also warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform between the

coupled cars.

On Jan. 28, DART’s Board approved a contract with Impact Recovery Systems, Inc. of San Antonio, to provide the equipment for four locations on every DART platform.

Workers will soon begin installing a total of 256 barriers at approximately six inches from the edge of the warning strip, with an anticipated completion date of Friday, July 31.

In other DART news, on Jan. 31, the Board to proceed with handing over the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Trestle Bridge

Structure to the City of Dallas. Board members declared the bridge structure, adjacent to the city’s Moore Park and DART’s Red Line and Blue Line light rail bridges, as surplus to agency needs and agreed to turn the structure over to the city for non-cash considerations.

Dallas requested acquiring the structure for the purpose of removing it after the US Army Corps of Engineers Project for Floodway Control concluded removing the bridge would help reduce f lood risk and enhance the ecosystem in Dallas’ Trinity River Corridor.

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This year's Best Picture race is too close to call

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood

CJ Entertainment, Universal Pictures

“Parasite” (top) and “1917” are up for Best Picture.

If anyone told you back in October that “Joker” would end up with the most nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards, there’s a good chance that you’d think they were a crazy person. Well, 11 nominations and $335 million later, that zany prediction is now a reality.

However, there aren’t many people calling “Joker” the best movie of the year.

That discussion is reserved for “Parasite” and “1917,” which are thought to be the two movies duking it out for this year’s Best Picture Oscar. The only way this category gets controversial is if any of the others win over those two, in particular, the divisive “Joker” or “Jojo Rabbit,” neither of which were overwhelming critical

darlings.

Award shows aren’t exactly thrilling television and when you add in the fact that several of the awards this weekend are foregone conclusions, it adds up to a snoozer.

Renee Zellweger is an absolute lock for Best Actress, even though the other four nominees (Cynthia Erivo, Scarlett Johansson, Saorise Ronan, Charlize Theron) are all arguably deserving. If you were a bettor, this would be as close to sure money as you can get on Sunday.

Best Supporting Actor is almost as big of a lock as Best Actress. Brad Pitt’s stoner with a history of being a bad husband (a self-admitted “stretch” for him) in “Once Upon A Time In…Hollywood” is the front runner. Tom Hanks and Anthony Hopkins have some long odds and since Al Pacino

and Joe Pesci could split votes for their performances in “The Irishman,” Pitt is a safe choice.

This critic would like to see Florence Pugh holding Oscar gold as the Best Supporting Actress for “Little Women,” but alas, it’s probably going to go to her co-star. Laura Dern is so great in “Marriage Story” that many have forgotten how fantastic she was in “Little Women.” Leave it to Dern to overshadow herself.

Directing is a bit tougher to predict. Could we see Bong Joon Ho win for “Parasite” but lose out on Best Picture?

It could be reversed for Sam Mendes and “1917.” While “Parasite” is fantastic, Mendes should win out here just for the fact that he and cinematographer Roger Deakins (who should also take home a statue) pulled off the one-shot genius that is “1917.”

Even though there’s little doubt about Best Actor, the winner is surely to be divisive.

Joaquin Phoenix should win his first Oscar for “Joker,” but there’s going to be a load of people not happy about it. It’s become such a hot button topic due to its themes that people are overlooking the fact that it’s a movie that is fully satirizing and attacking the very culture that critics claim it promotes.

Phoenix is definitely aware of that fact and milks it for all that it is worth, which makes him deserving of the win.

Snubs? Adam Sandler’s role in “Uncut Gems” is arguably the most egregious, followed closely by Jennifer Lopez in “Hustlers.” Their respective categories have nominees that can easily be removed, but who gets replaced in the Best Director field for Greta Gerwig?

That’s a tougher call.

Uncle barky's bites

Super Bowl halftime show magnified middle-aged midriffs

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net It’s been quite a while since we random nibbled.

So, let’s remedy that.

Booties were shaken and some viewers got all stirred up during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

Did Jennifer Lopez, 50, and Shakira, 43, put on an empowering performance by showing that, as women of a certain age, they’ve still “got it?” Or, for shame, did they resort to objectifying women with an overtly sexual display? The “social media” realm of course got all lathered up over what J Lo and Shakira brought to the table before the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 on Supie’s actual field of play.

J Lo also is getting ripped by PETA for wearing a feather flag that may have cost many birds their lives.

These are the times we live in. No wonder this month’s Oscar telecast is going hostless for the second straight year. I mean, who wants these jobs?

As a Caucasian male “boomer,” I’m hesitant to comment on the halftime show because clearly, I’m not “woke” enough in the view of America’s burgeoning group of ageists.

Not that I’ve ever asked

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anyone to get off my lawn … or even eaten creamed spinach.

That said, maybe the Super Bowl halftime show should revert back to marching bands made up in equal parts of men, women and people of color.

The first 20 Super Bowls were dominated by marching bands and, urp, Up With People. Then again, in today’s climate, they’d be shredded, too.

••• Showtime returns two series of note on Sunday, Feb. 9.

“Homeland” starts its eighth and final season with the ultra-resilient Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) rebounding from seven months of confinement in a Russian gulag without her mind-stabilizing drugs. In what seems like a finger snap, she’s dispatched to Afghanistan in hopes that her previous experiences can somehow rejuvenate impaired peace talks that seemed to be on track until they weren’t.

Mentor/overseer/manipulator Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) again both uses and invigorates his star CIA player.

Based on seeing the early episodes, “Homeland” is largely out of gas after the drama’s exhilarating early seasons. It seems like time for it to go with the

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Shakira and Jennifer Lopez from Super Bowl halftime show. hope that Carrie at long last achieves her own inner peace.

The other returnee, “Kidding,” in comparison is just getting started with the premiere of its second season. The first one ended with Jim Carrey’s Jeff Pickles impulsively running over his estranged wife’s live-in boyfriend, and on Christmas Eve no less.

Back-to-back halfhour episodes show that “Kidding” remains one of television’s oddest and adventurous comedies.

Carrey’s darkly sensitive portrayal of a longtime children’s show host is in keeping with the most daring work he’s ever done.

And the imaginary worlds he oftentimes lives in are

still something to see, if not entirely grasp.

••• Amazon Prime continues to churn out firstrate original series such as “Fleabag,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Jack Ryan.” But the streaming service also can be a treasure trove of earlier music documentaries (including several on various stages of The Beatles) and TV shows from the vault.

Those who recall “The Merv Griffin Show,” for instance, might well want to revisit some of them.

He wasn’t a particularly hard-hitting interviewer, but his guest lineups are enough reason to dive right in. Amazon offers 38 fulllength compilations from

the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

A majority of the guests, plus the host himself, were seldom without a lit cigarette back then.

This is particularly evident during earlier black-andwhite shows that also feature Merv’s droll British sidekick, Arthur Treacher.

Episode 9 includes 1966 visits by a very young Richard Pryor, whom the host calls “Richie,” and a well-established Jerry Lewis after his partnership with Dean Martin had ended. A giggly Pryor clearly reveres Lewis and tells him so repeatedly. Lewis in turn is full of himself, but also quick on the ad lib trigger during a prolonged segment in which he leaves Merv’s desk to take

questions from the audience. Unfortunately, he’s particularly insulting to one young woman. It was cringe-worthy back then, too.

Another early show features boozy, gabby Tallulah Bankhead (a big fan of the old New York Giants) and the team’s all-time star player, Willie Mays. He had since relocated with the team to San Francisco at the time of this appearance on Merv’s then New Yorkbased show. Bankhead keeps popping questions while a glib Mays rolls with it. His latter-day reputation as a disagreeable sourball is not at all evident here.

The cavalcade of guests also includes, to name just a few, Bette Davis, Jack Benny, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, Jane Fonda, John Glenn, Lucille Ball, Steve Martin, Warren Beatty, Andy Warhol, Phil Spector, John Wayne, Joan Rivers, Moms Mabley, Ronald Reagan, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Muhammad Ali, Minnie Pearl and James Michener.

All of them were given ample time to talk in those days. And it can still be something to see.

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

Four lessons from a bad hotel experience

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com My flight back to Dallas from Mexico City was delayed. It was the last flight out for the night. I would have to find a place to stay for the evening.

When this happens, the airport hotels fill up quickly as an entire plane load of people are all looking for a hotel room.

And when this happens, there are probably other flights that get cancelled as well for the same reason.

When an airline flight is delayed due to weather, it is not the airline’s responsibility to reimburse you the extra costs you incur. That’s what travel insurance is for.

Lesson One: Buy it! It’s cheap and can usually be purchased when making your flight reservation or you can buy an annual policy if you travel a lot. When a flight is delayed for reasons within the control of the airline, the company should issue you vouchers for hotels or put you up and also pay for meals until the next flight.

Originally, the airline gave a weather reason for the cancellation, so no hotel vouchers were being given out. I rushed to find a room using my cellphone. Booking. com popped up first on a Google search to secure a reasonably priced airport hotel

for the night. Shortly after that, the airline started giving vouchers for hotel rooms because the crew had “timed out.” This happens when the crew has worked the maximum number of hours that they are allowed to work in a 24-hour period under regulations. Since there was no crew even if there had been another flight that night, the airline rightfully took on the responsibility.

But, I was unable to get the benefit of the hotel voucher because I had already booked a room. So, I would have to save my hotel receipt and submit a travel insurance claim. As it turned out, the airline secured rooms in the same Mexican brand-name hotel that I had.

The hotel turned out to be nothing short of terrible. A drilling noise kept reoccurring throughout the night, making sleep difficult. I asked the hotel to refund my room, but the hotel explained that I used an agent to book, so the hotel cannot refund money. I called the online service and learned Lesson Two: Booking.com and other online services contract out their last-minute hotel bookings with fine print that apparently says these services come without any customer service, and that’s according to customer service! So, if you use a booking service and have a

problem, you’re on your own.

I had struggled to sleep for most of the night, so by the time I complained, it was within an hour of when I had to awake to catch my re-booked flight. The hotel offered to change the room but given the short time, it wasn’t worth doing.

Lesson Three: Complain early about problems with your room.

At the gate for the flight, I learned other passengers had the same noise problem with their room, so this was probably a known issue at the hotel.

Before I headed to my flight, I sat down to discuss the situation with the night manager, a low-level employee but the highest-ranking employee on duty early in the morning. If you ever have a problem, the manager explained that 40 percent of the hotel bookings are through online booking services. The manager explained that had I booked directly he would have refunded up to 50 percent of the price. So, Lesson Four: Book directly whenever possible.

Eventually, the manager placated me by offering a free upgrade on my next visit. I had already decided I would never stay at this hotel again. But, with a free upgrade, I may give it another try someday.

MICHAEL WALD

Experienced travelers know ins and outs.

If you want the hotel name, drop me a note.

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

Breakfast tacos reign supreme

found a devoted following and are now taco evangelists with 11 locations in Dallas, Plano, Houston and Austin.

While many first ate a taco at a drive-through or on a combo plate, Espinosa grew up eating street tacos in Mexico City. His experience as an apprentice chef in the Yucatan, travel in Central Mexico and many of Mexico's coastal regions profoundly impacted his approach to food. Those influences are reflected throughout the Tacodeli menu.

Texas Monthly marked the 20th anniversary of Tacodeli last TACO DELI fall with an interview of Espinosa The Loco and Eggs Breakfast Tacos at Tacodeli. and Wilkerson. Writer Jose R. Ralat noted, “While items have come and gone from the menu, the seBy Dotty Griffith lections at Tacodeli have always been rooted in dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Mexican culinary traditions, especially in the Breakfast tacos and Austin have been food that Espinosa grew up with in his native linked for at least 20 years. Although not the Mexico City. This includes Tacodeli’s signature first taco temple, Tacodeli has long been high potato preparation and the home-style tacos profile and synonymous with Austin’s claim to de guisados. In a way, Tacodeli gave customfame as the Vatican for breakfast tacos. ers a glimpse of what was to come in modern In recent years, the high priest of tacos, Mexican cuisine, right down to the organic corn Tacodeli founder Robert Espinosa, established masa from Fiesta Tortillas used at the Austin the brand in Houston and Plano. Dallas’ Lake locations. The Dallas and Houston branches use Highlands and Sylvan Thirty neighborhoods tortillas from Tortilleria la Norteña, in Dallas.” also have Tacodeli missions.

That ably sums up the story of Tacodeli.

Tacodeli opened in 1999 at the original red The farm-to-table menu includes far more and slightly ramshackle location on Spyglass than breakfast tacos. If you frequent a Tacodeli, and Barton Skyway in Austin. Soon after Eric you have favorites. But you also pay close attenWilkerson joined Tacodeli as a Partner and tion to the Specials of the Moment that change Owner. Together, Espinosa and Wilkerson monthly.

In February, that includes a breakfast taco, El Costillero made with Vital Farms pasture-raised scrambled eggs, topped with braised Heartbrand Beef and seasoned rajas.

The February lunch special is an order of short rib tacos made with Heartbrand Beef short ribs braised in guajillo-pasilla adobo and garnished with a bright jalapeño escabeche.

Seasonal chipotle sweet potato soup made with Thomas Kindle sweet potatoes from Grand Saline, pork belly, chipotle, cream, jack cheese and cilantro remains on the menu this month. Get it while the soup is hot and the weather is cold.

While you may love the ever-changing specials, salsa consistency is a major attraction at Tacodeli.

Especially the beautiful, light green salsa Dona. Made with jalapenos and garlic, salsa Dona is hot but so well-balanced that I want to sip it like a soup. Other equally well-crafted salsas include the mild verde, made with tomatillos and medium roja with roasted tomatoes and serrano chiles.

The habanera chile salsa is “Hot! Hot! Hot!” Many like it that way.

Tacodeli is legendary for a lot of good reasons.

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recipe of the week

Plan ahead for tasty treats

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com A trio of recipes come together to create Tacodeli Tenderloin Tacos. To execute the dish, get a head start by making Choco-Piloncillo Dry Rub. Store it in an airtight container in the pantry for up to one month. Make the mole up to a week ahead.

Tacodeli’s chile-forward mole doesn’t have sugar or Mexican chocolate as do many versions of this classic sauce.

Instead, Tacodeli chefs add a touch of sweet to the beef using piloncillo and Mexican chocolate as a rub on the tenderloin. Cones of piloncillo are available in some supermarkets and Hispanic groceries; brown sugar won’t substitute for piloncillo in this instance.

Use leftover mole on enchiladas or as a sauce for chicken, beef or pork. Keep the rub around for steaks and chops.

Dry brine the beef a day ahead. Or do it all in one day and call the dish Marathon Tacos.

TACODELI TENDERLOIN TACOS Thin-sliced Tacodeli Tenderloin (see recipe) 12 corn or flour tortillas, heated to soften 1 cup Tacodeli Mole (see recipe), heated 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1/2 cup lightly toasted sesame seeds Place three slices of beef on each hot tortilla. Pour a line of mole on top of meat. Lightly sprinkle with queso fresco, green onion and sesame seeds.

Makes 12 tacos.

TACODELI CHOCO-PILONCILLO DRY RUB 2 ounces Mexican chocolate 2 ounces piloncillo sugar 2 ounces dried arbol chiles 2 ounces dried chipotle chiles Rough chop the chocolate and piloncillo sugar. Use a hand grater to grate the chocolate and sugar. Pass grated chocolate and sugar through a fine sifter by hand to create a powder.

Do not use a blender as it will melt the sugar and chocolate.

Wipe chiles with a damp paper towel. Remove stems. Scrape out seeds and veins. Tear into pieces and blend

in spice grinder until very finely ground into a powder.

Combine chocolate-sugar and chile powders in an airtight container at room temperature. Shake to blend well.

Makes 1 cup.

TACODELI MOLE 3/4 ounce dried pasilla chiles 1/2 ounce dried chipotle chiles 1 1/4 ounces dried ancho chiles 1/3 ounce dried arbol chiles 1 medium yellow onion 1 medium tomato 1/2 cup garlic cloves, peeled 1 1/4 ounces walnuts 1 1/4 ounces cashews 1 1/4 ounces pecans 1 1/4 ounces sesame seeds 1 clove 1 corn tortilla 1 3/4 cups vegetable, or your favorite, stock 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt Heat oven to 350 F. Heat broiler on high.

Wipe chiles with a damp paper towel. Remove stems. Scrape out seeds and veins. Arrange on baking sheet and toast in oven just until fragrant and puffed, about 6 minutes.

Place in a large bowl. Cover with hot water for about 15 minutes or until soft. Drain and set aside.

Cut onion and tomato into quarters.

In a heavy dry skillet over medium high heat, toast tomatoes, onion and garlic to get a slight char on all sides. Turn frequently. Remove veggies and set aside.

Wipe skillet clean. Return skillet to medium high heat. To hot skillet, add nuts and clove to release oils. Toast just until golden. Do not burn. Work in small batches. Remove nuts and clove from skillet and wipe skillet clean.

Place corn tortilla in skillet under hot broiler. Toast until blackened on both sides. Cool enough to handle and tear into quarters.

In blender, combine chiles, onion, tomato, nuts, clove and charred tortilla.

Add 1 3/4 cups of stock and salt.

Blend until smooth. Blend in batches, if necessary, to process all ingredients into smooth sauce for mole.

Place mole in medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Makes 1 quart.

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Meddlesome Moth invites local brewers to host

By Amity Thomas amity@amitythomas.com Meddlesome Moth at 1621 Oak Lawn Ave. in The Design District hosts Peticolas Brewing and Real Ale Brewing for a beer paired dinner on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m.

Founders of both breweries, Michael Peticolas and Brad Farbstein, will host the six-beer, five-course dinner and beer guided experience featuring unique brews paired with five courses crafted by Chef Suki Otsuki.

The beer lineup includes Stay the Course, a collaboration from Peticolas and Real Ale, born from a shared camaraderie. It is an Imperial Golden Ale brewed with Citra hops, lemon drop and Mandarina Bavaria hops, fresh lemon peel and lemon oil that comes in at 10 percent.

The “Meet and Greet” beer pint will be a cask of Golden Opportunity with Axis hop addition. Beers from Peticolas include Irish Goodbye Irish Red Ale and Too Soon IPA. Real Ale will showcase the Grapefruit

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Michael Peticolas will co-host a beer-paired dinner at Meddlesome Moth.

Zweiundzwanzig Berliner-Weisse and Collusion Real Spirits Whiskey Barrel Aged American Imperial Stout.

Tickets are $65. Space is limited. For additional information call 214-628-7900. Complimentary valet parking will be provided.

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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

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Kozy 4483 McKinney Ave.

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

This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants.

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

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

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

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

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attention and emotion, passionate love also reduces cognitive control. However, the same passionate love leads to enhanced attention toward the beloved.

Many people have reported that they expend 85 percent of the time they're awake thinking about their beloved.

Serotonin levels dip when a person falls in love.

And this depletion of serotonin precipitates intrusive, vexingly preoccupying thoughts. When the link between cognitive control and passionate control was examined among a group of students who recently were embroiled in a passionate relationship, it was deduced that the increased intensity of passionate love correlated with their reduced cognitive control efficiency.

Strengthens empathy. A romantic relationship activates the human brain's emotion and empathy-processing centers. It also makes the individual less self-focused. Falling in love, like meditation, increases the brain's grey matter volume, which is linked with emotion processing. However, this empathy is a lot more toward the person one is in love with and not necessarily for other people around them. When in love, a person would be able to feel the pain of their romantic interest a lot more earnestly than anybody else and will also willingly forgo anything for the other person.

Differential impact. The impact love has on the human brain varies with the actual stage of love the concerned person is in. MRI scans can help accurately ascertain the stage of passionate or romantic love the individual is in, based on their cerebral

Vietnamese

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

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

activities. If someone has recently fallen in love, their brain's reward center gets activated since it's experiencing a significant amount of pleasure. This also produces a variety of emotional and physical responses, such as racing hearts, flushed cheeks, sweaty palms and feelings of anxiety and passion.

The reward center experiences a decline if the person in love breaks up with the other person, causing a dip in the associated pleasure. At this stage, there is also a sharp reduction in functional connectivity and activity.

Lifelong impact. With everlasting love, people invariably do not fall out of love and stay connected with the individual for the rest of their life. This explains why some couples – who fell in love early in life - remain in love even during their 60s, 70s and beyond. According to a 2011 study, certain regions of the brain among happily, long-time married couples exhibit similar activity. When one of the two is not around, the other person feels irritable or restless.

They may resent friends and family even though they spend pretty much all their free time together.

When love is in the air, things look beautiful, everywhere you look. Close your eyes and think back to John Paul Young singing “Love Is in The Air” or Google it!

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

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Show community some love

By Quint Studer

SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Most of us love our community and want the best for it. It's our home. It's where we live, work, learn, play and raise our families. And yet, it's easy to go about our daily lives without ever stopping to think, “What can I do to make my community better?”

We are all busy and it's easy to assume that someone else will do what needs doing.

But if there's one thing I've learned from my work with communities across the U.S., we are all owners. We don't need an official title, be assigned a task or have to be wealthy. We all have gifts to share and the ability to make a difference in the lives of others.

My dream is that every citizen would do just one small thing to make their community better. We all know that random acts of kindness have positive ripple effects that reach far and wide, often unexpectedly so. Could you imagine the amazing results if everyone

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Positivity and gratiTHIS WEEK’S SUDOKU SOLUTION tude are contagious. They make a difference. And it feels good to practice them.

Quint Studer is author of Building a Vibrant Community: How CitizenPowered Change Is Reshaping America and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Busy Leader's Handbook: How to Lead People and Places That Thrive.

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