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Ice House golf tournament open Spots are now available for the fourth annual Katy Trail Ice House Invitational on Monday, March 19 at Gleneagles Country Club on 5401 West Park Blvd. in Plano. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. A dinner KATY TRAIL ICE HOUSE and awards ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. The honorary chairmen are Troy Aikman and Jason Garrett. All proceeds will benefit Friends of Katy Trail. More information is available at ktihinvitational.com. — Kathrine Glass
West Village pátisserie turns three Bisous Bisous Pátisserie at 3700 McKinney Ave., Suite 150 celebrates its three-year anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 24. Free Noble Coyote drip coffee and birthday macarons will be available from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. served from Bisous Bisous Rendezvous — the new, namesake mobile patisserie and espresso bar. Also Chef Andrea Meyer hosts an afterhours celebration with champagne, DJ, desserts and more from 7-9 p.m. — Amity Thomas BISOUS BISOUS PÁTISSERIE
Greyt dinner coming up The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas continues its mission of “No Grey Turned Away” with its largest charity fundraiser of the year on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at III Forks Restaurant at 17776 Dallas Parkway. Special guest this year is the legendary Brad Sham, broadcaster of the Dallas Cowboys since 1976 and Texas Radio Hall of Famer. Sports anchor Brady Tinker will emcee. Tickets are $150 per person. Go to galtx.org for additional informaSHAGLY PHOTOGRAPHY tion. — Amity Thomas
Architect to address forum The Dallas Architecture Forum continues its 2017-18 lecture season with Shelia Kennedy, FAIA, founding Principal of Kennedy & Violich Architecture Ltd. in Boston and Professor of the Practice of Architecture at MIT as part of the annual Rose Family Lecture. The talk will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Museum of Art in the Horchow HORN HORNER Auditorium. Tickets are $20. Harvard University's Tozzer Learn more at dallasarchitectureforum.org. — Sharon Cooper Anthropology Building.
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RETAIL
Neiman’s executive climbed up corporate escalator
By Shari Goldstein Stern
president and CEO of the NM Group, which includes Bergdorf Goodman, MyTheresa and Last In 1965, teenage girls in Call, after holding several senior Dallas were agog when the captiexecutive level positions including vating NorthPark Center opened, president of NM Stores and NM developed on 97 acres by Dallas’ Online. During the early 1990s, visionary, the late Raymond Katz was vice president and genNasher. eral manager of the company’s top Karen Katz began her lifevolume store in the chain at Dallas’ long shopping spree at Neiman NorthPark Center, the store in Marcus (NM) when she was one which she had always loved to shop. NEIMAN MARCUS of those teenagers who grew up Years before, following her at NorthPark Center. In January, Katz steps down after 33 years with Neiman Marcus. graduation from The University of Katz announced she was stepping Texas, she applied to both Foley’s down as NM president and CEO, and NM’s training programs. It was a position she’s held since 2010. After 33 years on NM’s Foley’s, now a division of Federated Stores and parent comcorporate escalator, she will remain as an active member of pany of Macy’s, that hired her. Ironically, NM turned her the Board of Directors. “It will be interesting to be a part down. She calls her subsequent success with NM “sweet of corporate strategy from the other side of the table,” Katz revenge.” Her NM career spanned about half of her life. said. “Serving on the board will give me an opportunity to Katz grew up in Preston Hollow where she attended look at the business from a more conceptual perspective Thomas Jefferson High School. She and her husband, Alan, rather than execution and day to day performance.” moved back to Dallas from Houston. He is in the oil inKatz joined the company in 1985 as a merchandustry. They have a son, Alex, who lives in San Francisco. dise manager of NM Town & Country store in suburban “Presently he is starting a company focusing on making Houston. From that small store, she began her move up NEIMANS cont'd on page 7 the proverbial corporate “escalator.” She was appointed
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JUST FOUND
Brothers from land of joey set out to brew best joe By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com JUST FOUND is part of an occasional series in Katy Trail Weekly on businesses making a difference in the local community. Fresh up from the landdown-under, together these men at work have come to Dallas hoping to provide a product experience that is over-the-top. Mark Lowes and younger brother Adam have opened LDU Coffee, a corner retail space in a never-been-lived-in space at 2650 Fitzhugh Ave. about four blocks east of Central Expressway. These Australian natives learned the coffee business
with shops in Perth and Melbourne, and decided to grind it out in America. “I don’t think Americans have ever gotten excited about the coffee itself,” Mark said. Among U.S. coffee shops, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts controls more than 60 percent of the marketplace. “It’s more about convenience or where I can sit all day and get free WiFi.” Mark moved to Dallas from Perth a year ago. “I’ve been making coffee for 10 years now,” Mark said. “I was looking to get involved with food and beverage when I was a bit younger. I ended up living above a historic little café in Melbourne. The guys took me on.” “My inspiration for
selling coffee came from experiences I had,” Adam said, “particularly in Melbourne and NYC around 10-15 years ago when the cofLDU COFFEE fee scene was LDU Coffee is located at 2650 Fitzhugh Ave. exploding. I fell in love headquarters. So we served with small coffee spaces that had a good dozens of Texans every morning. And we really vibe and delicious coffee. I enjoyed serving them. The wanted to try and recreate that experience for people in general persona of a Texan is that they are a lovely cusour own way.” tomer to have come in. But “We made coffee for a we had a couple of friends lot of Texas customers back home,” Mark said. “We were COFFEE cont'd on page 5 right around the Chevron
DALLAS INSTITUTE
Author and panel to discuss immigration and human rights
By Rachel Savant
rsavant@dallasinstitute.org Syrian-American journalist and author Alia Malek will be joined by Daley Ryan of the International Rescue Committee’s Dallas Office, Tiffany Jelke, producer and host of “Refugee Stories: In Their Own Voices” podcast and Advocacy Associate at International Rescue Committee’s Dallas Office, Liz Manganelles, Dallas/Fort Worth coordinator for Mi Familia Vota along with other local leaders to speak on immigration and human rights at the Dallas Institute on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The event is presented by the Dallas Institute, the IRC’s Dallas Office and SMU’s Embrey Human Rights Program. What are we called to do as citizens of our cities, our country and also of the global world when faced
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Journalist and author Alia Malek. with the displacement of others from their home countries? This is the question that Malek and others will examine through presentations and a panel discussion that will include audience participation. Their experiences and expertise will provide insights into the concerns of immigration that are so urgent today.
Malek’s most recent book The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria, is an up-close look at a family’s history in Syria and the effects that a changing political climate has on those living in the country. In her book, Malek recounts her journey to reclaim her grandmother’s apartment in a war-torn country and the encounters she has with those still living in the area. “Alia Malek is passionate in her advocacy of those seeking refuge and courageous in her seemingly inexhaustible efforts on behalf of immigrants,” remarked Dr. Larry Allums, executive director of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. “She and others like her are changing the world day by day, seeking justice for those unable to attain it on their own.” AUTHOR cont'd on page 6
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
‘If you fry it, they will come’
By David Mullen
most fairgoers appreciate the innovations in corn dogs and frozen Margaritas even more … Why did the The way the U.S. chicken cross the ocean? Winter Olympics team is Temporarily, KFC has run performing, it looks like out of chicken in the United they are content with getting participation medals David Mullen Kingdom and Ireland. It seems that some dumb … Remember when every cluck at Yum! Brands decided to car had curb feelers? For the unswitch delivery partners servicing initiated, they were medal thingies the 900 restaurants in the U.K. BTW, that were shaped like soda fountain apparently KFC hired DHL, PDQ. straws that jutted out from under Until the problem is solved, only one the fender and scratched the curb third of all KFC restaurants in the when you neared it. Today, curb U.K. are operational, and that is on feelers are called navigational safea part-time basis. In related news, ty systems. Sometimes I long for Ray Liotta will be the latest Colonel the good old days … Saw “Three in the series of KFC television comSisters” at the Undermain Theatre in mercials. I guess KFC hopes he can Deep Ellum last week. It is definitedo what he did for Jose Cuervo 1800. ly a show worth seeing. If you have never been there, the Undermain is a The star of “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams” reportely did not say small, basement theater where pathat “as far back as I can remember, trons are so close they almost sit on I always wanted to be a Colonel” or stage. “Three Sisters” runs through “if you fry it, they will come.” … If Sunday, March 11 … The theme you went to a private four-year colfor this year’s State Fair of Texas lege 30 years ago, the research group is “Celebrating Texas Innovation.” College Board said on average you That’s funny because the State Fair is would have paid $15,160 per year. such a throwback event. Yes, Texas Today, it is twice that. Columbia is noted for space exploration and University in New York City is the inventing the integrated circuit, but david@katytrailweekly.com
most expensive college to attend at $70,826 annually to live on campus, more than $57,000 in tuition. But there is good news and bad news. The good news is that if accepted, and a student’s parents make $60,000 or less, the student will almost assuredly get a free or very close to a free ride. The bad news is that only six percent of applicants get in to the Ivy League school. While that annual cost seems exorbitant, most upper echelon private schools are very close behind, including a couple of local schools. SMU is estiWILLIAM "BUBBA" FLINT — SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR mated to cost $69,408 per year to live on campus. Tuition alone is $52,478. And with room and 8 sports reporter Joe Trehan (excelmajority of students victimized at board, TCU costs $57,120 per year. lent reporter by the way) sounding Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Want to stay in Dallas? El Centro more like Dale Hansen every day? … School in Parkland, Fla. were not College is $5,220 annually ... How Noted atheist and HBO contributor even born when Columbine hapcome an anchorperson at CNN in Bill Maher is going to have a field day pened. I applaud their effort to unite Atlanta can interview a reporter live when he learns that Easter Sunday for the cause of gun control. There in Abu Dhabi and not have a delay, is on April 1 … Pothole of the week: is no one, and I mean no one, that but local stations (CBS11, are you the section from Central Expressway needs to own an AR-15, let alone a listening?) interview a reporter live and Bryan Street on Haskell Avenue deranged 19 year old. This has got to in Plano and there is that awkward has become a hassle. Right now, it is stop … And for heaven’s sake, if you four second delay while the correvirtually un-drivable. Nothing that a go to a local drug store, convenience spondent is staring blankly into the few days of torrential rain can’t solve store or anywhere these days, please camera? … Is it just me or is Channel ... It is amazing to consider that the lock your car doors.
NEWS FROM DISTRICT 8
Dallas ISD Trustee Miguel Solis Amazing opportunities shape students’ world Education shapes a student’s world by broadening horizons. Certainly, academics are key, however, Dallas ISD is committed to going further to provide experiences that prepare students for real-world success. The Amazing Shake is one of these experiences. K-12 students from David G. Burnet, Julian T. Saldivar, Stephen C. Foster, Maya Angelou High School, Multiple Careers Magnet Center, and Solar Preparatory School for Girls and other schools across the district gathered with local business and community volunteers and district staff to focus on the art of conversation.
Amazing news in District 8: Kudos to Lizbeth Alonso, a student at the Solar Preparatory School for Girls, for carrying forward her pride of being bilingual and biliterate. In an essay, Lizbeth shared that knowing two languages is a “mini-superpower” that lets her communicate across cultures. Her essay, focusing on her pride of being bilingual, earned her the title of the 2018 NABE Billingual Education Elementary School Student of the Year. Lizbeth will get an all-expense-paid trip to the 2018 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) conference in New Mexico, which makes her very excited as this will be her first trip on a plane and she is looking forward to seeing “the world up there!” ¡Felicidades, Lizbeth!
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Students were expected to greet each of the volunteers by making eye contact, firmly shaking their hands, introducing themselves, finding out a little about the volunteer and starting a conversation around the question: “Do leaders have moral obligations?” What students learned from these few hours could never be duplicated in textbooks. Not only does this create awareness about others and the world around them, but it provides a wonderful boost to students’ self-esteem as they grow and see themselves in a broader view beyond the classroom. SAT School Day and Official SAT Practice All Dallas ISD 11th graders will take the SAT college entrance exam during the school day on Wednesday, March 7. To prepare for the exam, students can access free, personalized SAT prep at satpractice.org. Dallas ISD’s investment in PSAT administrations affords students the ability to link their PSAT scores to Khan Academy and access Official SAT® Practice as early as eight grade. A study from the class of 2017 showed that students who spent six hours on Official SAT Practice gained an average of 90 points from the PSAT/NMSQT to the SAT and students who spent 20 hours practicing gained an average of 115 points. For a high school student, this point gain can be the difference between getting denied or admitted to a top choice college, or being eligible for a merit-based scholarship, so get practicing! More information and resources are available at SAT & ACT Information.
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CRIME WATCH
One of District 8 schools is among three Dallas ISD schools to have received a statewide award that recognizes great work happening in school counseling programs! The Texas School Counselor Association sponsors the CREST Award, which allows counselors to demonstrate the work they do helping students. I am very proud and thankful for the service and dedication that counselors Jeffrey Todd Bingamon and Marquetta Harris, from Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School, provide the students at that campus. Congrats to both of them! They were recently recognized at a conference in Galveston, along with the other Dallas ISD counselors who received the award as well. Congrats to all of them! And last but not least, in an effort to ease the uncertainty that many families throughout the county, including those in Dallas ISD, face due to the recent changes to the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), Dallas ISD has launched dallasisd.org/daca, a web page with resources and information to support impacted families. The page, which is in English and Spanish, includes a list of frequently asked questions, a family preparedness guide, community organizations that provide immigration services, a list of scholarship opportunities for undocumented students and other information.
Unfortunately, there was crime in Dallas this week. However, the Dallas Police Department is redoing the records system and was shut down so there will be no Crime Watch this week. Hopefully it will be functioning by next week.
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LIFE ON THE TRAIL
Take a moment to think before venting By Dr. Beth Leermakers
trying to control something we can’t control — another person’s behavior. The only things we can control are our own choices and “Please tell that woman behaviors. not to be rude to me. She yelled When you find yourself beat me and that’s unacceptcoming angry, identify your able!” This was the plea from “should” statement. You may feel the frazzled receptionist at the angry when you experience someDallas vet clinic we use for thing you perceive to be unfair. many rescue dogs. In response Dr. Leermakers Many people want the world to to a stressful situation, a felbe “fair” (according to our stanlow rescuer lost her temper and dards). Unfortunately, the world vented her frustration at the is often not fair, in part because people have receptionist, who was not to blame for the different ideas about what “fair” means. The miscommunication. rescuer may have felt it wasn’t fair for the In the past we’ve been able to call in vet clinic to change their policy and then credit card payment at the time of service, refuse to make an exception and take her so that was our plan. The transporter would credit card payment. Whether or not it was take the shelter dog for his vaccinations, and another woman (the rescuer) would call fair, the receptionist was simply doing her job, following the rules established by the in payment when the transporter checked new owner. out. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, After you identify your “should” the vet clinic had changed ownership and statement, examine your expectations. discontinued that remote payment policy. Unrealistic expectations (“everything The transporter was unable to pay the bill, should go my way” or “everything should and the rescuer was an hour away (with the be convenient clinic closing in for me”) are a 30 minutes). common source At the of frustration, time I was in anger and Arlington pickstress. Instead ing up another of thinking “the rescue dog, so receptionist I couldn’t get should have there in time eiaccommodated my needs,” try thinking “I ther. Apparently frustrated by the situation, wish she could have helped me. However, the rescuer lost her cool, venting her anger she has to follow the clinic’s new policies. inappropriately. I wound up in the uncomI’ll find another way to pay them. The dog fortable position of having to mend fences. received the vaccinations he needed to go to I use this affordable, convenient vet clinic boarding, so this isn’t really a crisis.” regularly for my temporary foster dogs, and In the heat of the moment, it’s hard to I truly need them more than they need my change your thinking. If you feel your blood business. I count on the receptionists and starting to boil, step back. Take a brief time vets to take care of my dogs and help me out, breathe deeply and think before you out. I told the receptionist I was sorry the speak. Consider the consequences of losing other woman had treated her so poorly, and your temper. I’m sure the rescuer wasn’t I promised to be at the clinic first thing the thinking about jeopardizing my relationship next morning to pay the outstanding bill. with the vet clinic staff through her rude beWhen people are under stress, they can become angry and irritable. Their anger may havior. She could have handled the situation better (I started to type “she should have” be due to unconscious beliefs that people and then caught myself) by hanging up, should behave a certain way, or the world doing some quick problem solving and then should be a certain way. The angry rescucalling back to propose a solution. Treating er may have believed that the receptionist people courteously and respectfully is imshould make an exception and allow her to pay remotely or even that I should have con- portant, despite your stress level. firmed the policy before making plans. It’s Dr. Beth Leermakers is a clinical psyunderstandable to desire that people behave chologist who specializes in stress managea certain way, or be competent, helpful and ment and well-being seminars, retreats and accommodating. The problem comes when coaching. Contact her at 214-923-3766 or people expect and demand that people bebethleerwork@gmail.com. have a certain way. When we do that, we’re
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MULL IT OVER
In many ways, Carter was a model owner
AUTOMOBILITY
Outlander Sport needs more pep By David Boldt
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com Money doesn’t buy modesty, principles or common sense. No better example of that can be found than among owners in the world of professional sports, where ego often takes a front seat. Over the years, there have been some real characters. In football, there was Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders, who once sued his own league so he could move his franchise to Los Angeles only to move it back to Oakland barely over a decade later. His son, Mark, has followed in his footsteps by inking a deal to move the gloried franchise to Sin City in 2020. Owner Jerry Jones, when he bought the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, announced that he would be involved in every aspect of the franchise from “jocks to socks.” He had early success, but his Cowboys have yet to return to the Super Bowl since 1996. In baseball, there was Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, who treated her pet Schottzie and her players like dogs. Bill Veeck, an owner of various teams including the Chicago White Sox and would drink beer out of his prosthetic leg, put his team in short pants in part of one season. He may be most famous for hosting Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park between games of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Disco records were placed just above second base and blown up with dynamite, which lead to an unplayable field and a forfeit of game two. And Oakland A’s owner Charles O. Finley, who put his team in white shoes, would bring out a “Charley O. the Mule” before the games, held Hot Pants Day where women in short shorts got in for free and then modeled them on the field and introduced an orange baseball. In basketball, there was Franklin Mieuli, owner of the Golden State Warriors, who in the stodgy 1960s would wear a Sherlock Holmes hat and ride a motorcycle. Former Cleveland Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien once traded every first round pick he controlled in the 1980s. Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, had to relinquish his franchise for blatant racism despite being part of an African American-dominated league. And of course, there is the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban who is as unpredictable and opinionated as any owner in sports. There are dozens more examples of eccentric team owners. And as luck would have it, I grew up with Davis, Finley and Mieuli owning my beloved local teams. Mieuli was harmless. Davis and Finley were diabolical. When I moved to Dallas, I immediately embraced the Mavericks. They were an up-and-coming team, having won 43 games in 1983-84 after seasons of 38, 28 and 16 wins in their expansion 1980-81 season. I was familiar with head coach Dick Motta, who had previously coached the ill-named Washington Bullets. I knew of general manager Norm Sonju, who had run the Buffalo Braves. But who was this
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Former Maverick's owner Donald J. Carter. 1933-2018. smiling, low-profile owner Donald Carter? I was not accustomed to smiling, low-profile sports owners. Carter grew up poor in Arkansas. But he was a hard worker, an ethic he learned from his mother. Later, he accumulated wealth through the family business, Home Interiors and Gifts, which his mother started. With some creative financing, Carter was able to come up with some of the $12 million franchise fee to pay the NBA and bring NBA basketball to Dallas. He had some other good fortune. Dallas had just built Reunion Arena. The NBA allowed Carter, with the help of Sonju, to make a down payment and pay out the start-up fee over time. Seen at home games in his signature cowboy hat, a white cowboy hat became part of the Mavericks logo for years. No Wizards or Raptors like the logos of today. “Mr. Carter” (as he was affectionately known), with his wife Linda always by his side, was a religious man. He would take care of his players to a fault, even at their lowest moments when their careers appeared to be lost. He was conservative. I remember when the Carter-owned Mavericks introduced cheerleaders. They looked more like the Kilgore College Rangerettes than the “Fly Girls” of today. But he was a cheerleader on his own. He sat in the front row, willing on a team that never brought him an NBA championship. He sold the Mavericks 16 years later for $125 million, while maintaining a minority interest. The Mark Cubanowned Mavericks today are worth an estimated $1.9 billion. When the Mavericks won the NBA championship in 2011, Carter was at the victors’ podium. In a move that combined gratitude and class, Cuban handed Carter the Larry O’Brien Trophy so he could be among the first to hold it. Donald Carter died on Feb. 14 at 84 years old. Mavericks and NBA fans everywhere should give a tip of the cowboy hat to the man that not only brought basketball to Dallas, but did so without a sense of self. He leaves being remembered for his big hat and a big heart.
surfaces. And while this wasn’t glove-like leather, it was perforated djboldt@sbcglobal.net and the front seats were heated. All You’ll be forgiven if, over of it looked like it would stand up to roughly the last dethe rigors imposed by a young cade, Mitsubishi has family or, for that matter, old fallen off your radar. guys with no bladder control. It’s fallen off of virtuIn that the SEL arrives ally everyone’s radar. nicely equipped, the only add Prior to America’s was the available ‘Touring’ Great Recession, package. For an upcharge of Mitsubishi went $2,000, Mitsubishi supplies through one of its a panoramic glass roof, a David Boldt Rockford Fosgate audio sysown. Offering a whole lot of loans — tem (with nine speakers), forand a year’s worth of no payments! ward collision mitigation and lane — to people with marginal creddeparture warning. (The last two are it. At the end of 12 months those for when the driver is birdwatching Mitsubishis, now with miles and a via the panoramic sunroof.) The year’s worth of depreciation, were end result is a tidy package offering simply handed back to the dealers. genuine utility within the Outlander Mitsubishi and those dealers, it Sport’s tidy footprint. could be argued, have yet to fully It’s under the hood where your recover. The good news is that they dreams of adventure go to die. The continue to hang in. And if looking stock powertrain is a 2.0 liter, norfor proof, look no further than the mally aspirated four cylinder, while “freshened” Outlander Sport. our SEL was equipped with the First introduced for the 2011 available 2.4 liter — again, normalmodel year, the Outlander Sport is ly aspirated — four. That’s but 168 the precursor to any number of sub- horsepower and 158 lb-ft of torque, compact crossovers. Think Kia Soul, directed to either front wheels or all Jeep Renegade or Honda HR-V curwheels via a CVT. If you can survive rently populating showrooms. And 0-30 you’ll be able to live with it, despite its age, we won’t argue with but in our week with the Outlander its upright, two-box profile, generSport we continued to wonder ous greenhouse or easy accessibility. where-the-heck the ‘Sport’ went. Recent updates include a reThe lack of pickup would be marvised front fascia, one of those six ginal in a $20K vehicle, and is wholfigure “enhancements” that do ly inappropriate as our hard-loadnothing for anyone but the brochure ed Outlander Sport came close to publishers. The overall impression $30K. This is a vehicle sorely in need isn’t what you’d call upscale, but of a heart transplant. the Outlander Sport has a functionThere is, however, hope. al grace reminiscent of what Jeep Mitsubishi recently entered into a did with its first Cherokee. And the corporate alliance with Nissan and Outlander Sport is perhaps a better Renault. And between them, the rendition of a two-box crossover companies have a number of suitthan Jeep achieved with its later able power plants. We’d grab the 1.6 Patriot. liter turbo from the retired Nissan Inside, our press vehicle — a Juke, which would bump up sig2.4 SEL AWC Outlander Sport — nificantly the amount of available was easy to access and, once seattorque. And then I’d let the Nissan ed, provided an expansive feel via powertrain team tweak the CVT. its generous (relatively speaking) That would bring performance up, seats and large glass area. The SEL AUTO cont'd on page 8 provides you with leather seating
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
After a drive through Dallas County, polluted areas are abundant
By Naïma Jeannette @naimajeannette
We’ve been spending our weekends driving all over Dallas County in the endless search for an affordable place to live. As much as I’d like to gripe about the abundance of super-sized overpriced houses, this story is not about Naïma Jeannette the vomit-worthy real estate market. I found something else even more disturbing. Our city landscape is beautiful. Neighborhoods full of large trees, tiny creeks, rolling hills in areas, and then … trash. Litter on the ground, in bushes and somehow high up in trees. The visible trash is overwhelming. That got me thinking, what are we not seeing? I started to think about the most polluted/ toxic places in Dallas County. Here’s the list I came up with: 1. PCBs in Mountain Creek Lake. A student recently asked me about pollution in Mountain Creek Lake, and after some research I realized I had forgotten about the horrors down the street. Mountain Creek Lake was home to a Naval Air Station on land leased from the city of Dallas from the 1940s to the late 1990s. During those dirty years, disposal of diesel, jet fuel, hydraulic oil, sewage and other chemicals was done by burying, burning or dumping it down the drain. This led to
extremely high levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in groundwater and soil. PCBs are common man-made organic compounds used to build a variety of materials. After discovering the toxicity of PCBs, they were finally banned in 1979. PCBs do not readily decompose in the environment and can remain in systems for long periods of time. To this day, Texas Parks and Wildlife recommends only eating eight ounces of channel catfish or white bass once per month out of Mountain Creek Lake. It’s safe to say… don’t fish and eat there. 2. Don’t live anywhere near a fracking site, which in North Texas can be a challenge! The chemicals used in fracking fluid contaminates local well water. In a study published in 2015 of 550 wells in the Dallas area, more than two thirds were found with volatile organic compounds such as toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and the known carcinogen benzene. The EPA has also issued research and information showing fracking contaminating ground water. Not the kind of stuff I want to bathe in or drink. 3. The Trinity River. I seesaw about the health of the Trinity. Probably because its health actually does seesaw. With our recent heavy rains in North Texas, the Trinity is the collection site of heavily polluted surface runoff. Runoff that contains oil, gas, chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and physical trash. The river overruns it’s banks and the erosion continues. Check out the major erosion under the pedestrian Continental Avenue Bridge. There are no trees and plants to hold the soil in place.
More sediment is washed into the water affecting the ecologic system. The water over the banks yet inside the levees stands in littered pollution, unmoving, taking in heat from the sun and becoming a perfect bacteria breeding ground. 4. Nearby the Trinity at Singleton Boulevard and Mockingbird Lane, the RSR Company site has not been delisted from the Superfund National Priority List yet. RSR operated a lead smelter from the 1920s until 1984 and disposed of waste materials on site and in area landfills. Lead was in the soil and studies in the 1990s confirmed high blood lead levels for residents and children living in the area. Cleanups occurred, but the site remains and the neighborhood marches on. 5. Is there any reduced toxic space in the Dallas area? If we factor in the air, the answer is no. The American Lung Association ranks Dallas in the top ten of most polluted cities in the nation. This is due to high levels of air pollutant, and ozone within our urban heat island city. This kind of information drives me to be better. Everything I purchase, use and every decision made impacts the same city I want to be cleaner. I’m not sure where we will land, but I know it is sure to be polluted. I want to live, work and play in a pollution-free city, don’t you? Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, teacher and conservationist. Email her at naimajeannette@gmail.com or Tweet her @ naimajeannette.
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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event. Feb. 23
5039 Willis Ave. Dallas, 75206 214-370-4155
Candleroom — Martinis for Mutts is a swanky soiree that supports the lifesaving efforts of the all-volunteer-run animal rescue organization Paws in the City. Come enjoy delightful cocktails, plenty of dancing and amazing raffle items all benefiting Paws in the City. Raffles will be conducted every half hour, so make sure to buy your tickets at the door. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $30.
Feb. 23
3630 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, 75219 214-520-7789
Sammons Center for the Arts — Broadway is not all kicklines, roses and smiles. Musicals often feature quite a dark side: shady villains, mysterious themes and sinister melodies. Catch the Turtle Creek Chorale spring cabaret, “Darker Side of Broadway,” presenting music exploring the not-so-happy-endings of your favorite shows. 8 p.m. $55.
Feb. 23-25
2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202
Meyerson Symphony Center — Mahler reimagines Beethoven’s Ninth on an even grander scale, as man’s anguished quest for the meaning of life. The legendary Jaap van Zweden conducts, soprano Dorothea Röschmann and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung perform. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $81-$326.
Feb. 24
8525 Garland Road Dallas, 75218 214-515-6615
Dallas Arboretum — The Dallas Arboretum presents this year’s Dallas Blooms with the theme “A World of Flowers.” Each week showcases different regions of the world. This annual event is one of the largest floral festivals in the southwest, with over 100 varieties of spring bulbs exploding with color and 500,000 blooms that are sure to dazzle. Runs through April 8. $15.
Feb. 24
1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas, 75201 214-520-2219
Dallas Museum of Art — Fine Arts Chamber Players presents former General Director and CEO of The Dallas Opera and current Calgary Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny, who will perform at the Bancroft Family Concert. 3 p.m. FREE!
Feb. 27
3699 McKinney Ave. Suite 100 Dallas, 75204 214-520-0394
Magnolia Cinema — The last of February’s Big Movie Classic series is “Gigi,” the 1958 musical directed by Vincente Minnelli. Leslie Caron and Louie Jourdan star. 7:30 p.m. $11.
March 1
5430 Gurley Ave. Dallas, 75223 214-827-6333
Radha Kalachandji Hare Krishna Temple — Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of Sri Chaitanya, the mystic saint who pioneered devotional yoga. The evening includes worship, a class about Sri Chaitanya, singing, dancing and a vegetarian feast. 6-9 p.m. FREE!
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Charity
Sp tlight CHILDREN’S CANCER FUND
Children’s Cancer Fund is committed to the treatment, research and eradication of children’s cancer.
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.
QW hat is your mission or highest purpose?
A The Children’s Cancer Fund (CCF) cham-
pions kids in their fight against cancer through strategic investments in research and medical care in North Texas. Our mission is to invest in innovation while inspiring hope and providing resources for compassionate care. CCF was founded in 1982 by a coalition of parents whose children were receiving cancer therapy at Children’s Medical Center.
Q H ow did your career path lead you to this position?
A I spent 10 years in broadcast journalism,
where I learned about people and the daily trials and tribulations of their journeys. Today, my career is all about connecting with our CCF families and understanding their journeys. As we embrace the challenges they face each and every day, I truly believe we become a part of their extended family.
QW hy are you passionate about helping these
people? Do you have a personal story to relate? I am a mom of three children and strive each day to make their lives impactful while keeping them safe and healthy. When cancer strikes, it turns your world upside down. My brother was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL) during his freshman year of college, and over the next several years of treatments, two hour drives to an oncology hospital took its toll. Chemotherapy put him into remission, but cancer reared its ugly head again as another type of leukemia (AML). My brother was fortunate to have a bone marrow transplant (my sister was a match), and after spending almost a year in isolation, he was able to return to a daily routine of “life.” He is the proud father of two young boys today.
A
QW hat is the most important thing your
February 24 - April 8
A World of Flowers Presented by
nonprofit does for our community?
A CCF invests in the community and the children we serve locally. Doctors and researchers are studying and searching for cancer treatments in the hospitals where they are patients. It is comforting to know we are in this fight together.
QW hat is difficult about your job?
A Receiving a phone call that one of our CCF
friends has passed away; however, this gives me more fuel to fight until we have a cure for cancer.
QW hat is rewarding about your job?
A Experiencing the fashion show/gala for our
children. On that night, our children celebrate their successes as survivors, rocking the runway with celebrity escorts who view them as their heroes.
QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on the calendar?
A The Children’s Cancer Fund 30th
Anniversary Sweet Gala is Friday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Tickets are $300 per person and $2,750 per table.
QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are available?
A Office support is always needed.
Additionally, countless volunteers are needed to assist with the gala each spring.
QW hat are some goals and what does the future hold for your charity?
A Our goal is simple: cure kids’ cancer. We
hope to grow that support of the Dallas community so that our children can continue to have the very best compassionate care as well as hope for recovery. Jennifer Arthur is executive director of development for CCF.
“One of 15 Breathtaking Botanical Gardens to Visit This Season” – Architectural Digest Dallas Blooms presents A World of Flowers, the internationally acclaimed floral celebration, featuring more than 500,000 spring blooming bulbs. A Tasteful Place – Daily tastings, cooking demos and more. Mommy & Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays • 10am-2pm Weekly Discounts – BOGO Wednesdays and C. C. Young Senior Thursdays Weekends – Live Music, Beer and Wine samplings, and more. Exciting New Adventures in the Internationally Acclaimed The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden. Discount tickets available at Tom Thumb stores.
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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
New York pizza slicing up Dallas area
By Dotty Griffith
Grimaldi’s is but one of 25 new restaurants and entertainCraving a slice of ment venues in the New York? Slide into a glittering complex that Grimaldi’s Pizzeria locaincludes three live pertion. They’re easy to find. formance stages as well The newest of seven loas a movie theater. The cations in the DFW area Dotty Griffith whole shebang is worth is in Irving at The Toyota a trip from Uptown or Music Factory. There’s wherever. also one in Uptown. If there’s one key ingredi What has made Grimaldi’s ent common to all great New York pizza such a successful export from pizzas, it’s the New York water Brooklyn, with 46 locations all over used to make the dough. Although the U.S.? It’s the distinctive, lightGrimaldi’s doesn’t ship water from ly smoky flavor of the thin crust New York, the flavor is replicatwith a vaguely fireplace aroma. ed. Grimaldi’s locations filter the Grimaldi’s famous coal-burning local H2O. Then a signature blend brick ovens give it that special flaof minerals goes in to get the New vor, aroma and crisp texture with York taste. Add in handmade mozbeautiful brown edges and a few zarella, a “secret recipe” sauce, and bubbled spots. Each oven turns 100 a 100-year-old dough recipe and pounds of coal to ash per day at up you’ve got Grimaldi’s pizza. to 1,200 F. For a media dinner, Chef Chef Hector Godinez at Godinez brought out some of the the new Grimaldi’s says the ash is menu favorites. The Don is tradicleaned from the oven before it is tional with Italian sausage, meatstoked daily at 4 p.m. During stokballs and pepperoni. Now comes ing time, Grimaldi’s doesn’t serve a special Grimaldi’s touch: wine pizza, but the bar is open. Since pairings. With The Don the recoma Grimaldi oven is never allowed mended vino is Mille Gradi Rosso to cool, the pizza-free time frame Toscano, a red blend produced is blessedly brief and not a binge exclusively for Grimaldi’s by Rocca drinking interlude. delle Macìe winery in Tuscany, dotty.griffith@yahoo.com
Big salad goes with big meal
Italy. It is light, easy-drinking and a very nice complement to The Don, an offer that’s hard to refuse. We also tried The Garden, a vegetable pizza with Roma tomatoes, sliced onions, mushrooms and black olives. Recommended pairing: Starmont Chardonnay. Hats off to the Quattro Formaggi pizza with mozzarella, Asiago, parmesan, Pecorino Romano and gorgonzola cheeses. Checking the math, that adds up to five, not four, cheeses. So what! Great pizza especially with a cabernet sauvignon. Grimaldi’s even makes a respectable gluten-free crust. Chef Godinez says the formula includes brown rice flour and lots of butter. It’s chewy (ok, tough) and, well, buttery. Salads at Grimaldi’s are huge and built for sharing. Spinach salad with candied pecans (see recipe) is a soft sweet flavor balance to all the big savories of the pizzas. The Mediterranean leans heavily toward the Greek with feta cheese. While desserts aren’t usually top of mind at a pizzeria, Grimaldi’s cannoli, New York cheesecake and Oreo cheesecake are not trifles. Get them as singles or as a sampler. The New York theme carries over to the décor with subway signs, red and white gingham tablecloths and black and white still photographs of Brooklyn. GRIMALDI’S PIZZERIA AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY 300 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, 75039 214-496-0337
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Grimaldi's famous coal-burning brick oven pizza.
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Grimaldi's Spinach Pecan Salad with house dressing.
By Dotty Griffith
dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Big salad is a good go-with for big pizza. Grimaldi’s Spinach Pecan Salad offers a lot of crunch and contrast to the typical pizza flavor profile. Sweet notes from dried cherries and sugar-glazed pecans play off the piquant red onions, tart goat cheese and red wine vinaigrette. This salad is good company for just about any other big, hearty main. GRIMALDI’S SPINACH PECAN SALAD 1 (10-ounce) bag baby spinach 1/2 cup Grimaldi’s House Dressing (see recipe below) 2 tablespoons dried cherries 1/2 cup sliced red onions 2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese 1/2 cup candied pecans In large salad bowl, combine spinach and 1/4 cup salad dressing. Toss to evenly coat spinach. Sprinkle top of salad with cherries, onions, goat cheese and pecans. Drizzle with additional dressing. Makes 2 servings GRIMALDI’S HOUSE DRESSING 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon minced red onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano In a medium bowl, shaker jar or blender jar, combine vinegar and olive oil. Beat with a whisk or process until vinegar and oil are blended. Add red onion, salt, pepper and oregano. Stir or shake to incorporate ingredients. Store in refrigerator. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
UPTOWN
Celebrate Texas Independence Day at The Rustic By Marilyn Perkins
mperkins@championmgt.com Everything’s bigger and better in Texas, which is why The Rustic at 3656 Howell St. is throwing a huge bash to celebrate Texas Independence Day. On Friday, March 2, the Uptown hot spot invites everyone to come out and celebrate the best of Texas with live music performed by Beau Bedford, Daniel Creamer, Nik Lee, Ryan Ake, Scott Lee and Dan Dyer, coupled with Texas food staples and Lone Star Beer. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. with the core musicians of The Texas Gentlemen taking the stage shortly after. What began as an all-purpose backing band, quickly turned into on-stage performers that have since garnered a mass following. In 2017, the Lone Star-bred band released their first album, "TX Jelly" and received high praise from fans and media alike. Rolling Stone called the band’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival one of the “most exciting sets” at the festival. “I’m a proud Texan, so I look forward to this bash every year,” said Kyle Noonan, co-owner of
FreeRange Concepts, creator of The Rustic. “There’s no other place like the Lone Star State, and that’s worth celebrating. So if there’s a holiday that Texans should go all out for, it’s Texas Independence Day. We are going to have some super talented artists on stage performing southern sounds that are perfect for the occasion. Texas tunes, brews and food, all under the big Texas sky, it doesn’t get much better than that.” Admission is free with an RSVP on Prekindle. com. There are also a limited number of VIP tickets for $45 each. VIP tickets include patio seating (on a first come, first served basis), dedicated servers and catering by The Rustic featuring Texas staples. With its casual atmosphere, live musical acts and unique, full-service dining experience featuring farm-fresh, homestyle dishes and a Texas-sized selection of wines, spirits and 40 beers on tap, The Rustic has carved a distinctive niche among Dallas restaurants. The concept is the brainchild of Noonan, Josh Sepkowitz and Texas country artist Pat Green, whose love of the outdoors and live music helped bring The Rustic to life. The result is a fun and relaxing dining and concert experience from a phenomenal patio, all under the big Texas sky.
COFFEE cont'd from page 1 and some family right here in Dallas, and through our links we decided that it might be time for a new adventure.” In addition to the various coffee options, LDU Coffee sells a small selection of sandwiches and snacks. Although LDU doesn’t have a particular meaning, many customers speculate on what the initials might stand for. “Our surname is Lowes, we are in Dallas and our stores back home are called Lowdown, like the old Boz Scaggs song. We like the idea of being a little mysterious and slightly alien arriving and not trying to do what everyone else is doing. We don’t want to have a name that brings up the psychological framework to people.” Music plays an important role in the ambiance of the glass-dominated, 1,200-square-foot café. “It is one of the smaller sites we found,” Mark said. “We would have liked it to be even smaller again.” Influenced by their mother, a radio producer, Adam spends time creating a playlist of songs that percolates throughout the day without interruption or repeated songs and with a special focus on blues.
DAVID MULLEN
LDU COFFEE
Brewing brothers Adam and Mark Lowes; a signature LDU coffee drink. “We kind of feel that this is sort of the rock and roll edge of Uptown,” Mark said. “Sort of the grungy part of Uptown. It says that in our feel and our music.” LDU Coffee has the sense of a place one might find on the Eastside of Austin. “We saw more people walking around here that at the other sites we looked at in Dallas,” Mark said. They open at 7 a.m. (8 a.m. on Sundays), but close at 4 p.m. seven days a week. No drive-thru and no WiFi on weekends. “We want to build into a much more social café than a study place,” Mark said. Mark, 40, has two small children who are currently in love with basketball and the Dallas
Mavericks. Adam, 36, is recently married. “Working with my brother is fun and easy,” Adam said. “We balance out each other well, we know how to play to each other’s strengths and share the same sense of humour [Australian spelling] and taste in music. Can't beat it.” So, from the land of the joey come two men dedicated to provide the highest quality cup of joe in Dallas and heightening the love of the liquid. “We are not into world domination,” Mark said. “We just think that there is room in Dallas for a good store. We are just trying to find our way with this.”
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The Rustic honors Texas with food, beer and music on Friday, March 2.
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HAMMER AND NAILS
On vacation, your house stays home By Stephan Sardone
stephan@sardoneconstruction.com
By Candy Evans
candace@candysdirt.com I have always been curious about this house on White Rock Lake. Everybody is. The heavily treed lot in the exclusive Cloisters enclave is more than three acres Candace Evans and gracefully bows to afford sweeping waterfront views from most every window of the house. When I say most, I mean the majority of a 12,000-square-foot masterpiece that is peppered with floor-to-ceiling windows to take full advantage of the environment. It's really like no other house in Dallas, given its prime lakefront location and the heritage of its tile titan owner, Robert M. Brittingham, founder of DalTile, now a division of Mohawk Industries and the largest manufacturer and distributor of tile and tile products in North America. We are talking wall tile, floor tile, granite, marble, mosaics, stone and allied products used in the installation of these products. Robert M. Brittingham created thousands of jobs everywhere, but especially in Dallas, where he strategically located his firm. He has beautified thousands of homes, inside and out, since the company was founded in 1947. We love tile, but quite frankly, we love 4606 Chapel Hill Road even more. "Dal-Tile, originally Dallas Ceramic Company, is now the largest in the world in its industry based on the same business model and plan developed by my dad," said Bobby Brittingham, Robert's son. "Dad was also an All-American football player at UCLA. He studied engineering in college and did Navy ROTC. He served in the Pacific during World War II, receiving his commission as Private Boat Captain quicker than any officer in the Navy at that time." Bobby Brittingham says his father was keen on big scenery, and the water, all of which led to him personally picking the location for his residence at White Rock Lake. "His background is clearly and totally reflected in the construction of 4606 Chapel Hill," Bobby said. The Dal-Tile house was built in 1967, commissioned by Robert. By the size, quality and finish out of the five-bedroom, six-bathroom home, I would imagine architect Gilbert Greenman was given a fairly unlimited budget, zero budget when it came to tile, stone or rock. The library of natural materials throughout the entire house are all underlined by the most exquisite terrazzo floors, as it should be in the house that tile built. Much like the Cloisters neighborhood, this residence has a topography which takes you up and down into large scale rooms with tasty common denominators such as massive stone walls and fireplaces, hardwood wall coverings and carved wood features that invite you to explore, all while being hugged by views that are on fleek … do the kids still say on fleek? There was a swimming pool, which has been filled, but the ladders still remaining. I can say any movie or television production seeking a 60s-type filming backdrop would latch onto this house like mortar. Though her show ended in 1961, this is Loretta Young's world, halls and stone stairways to come sweeping through with her full-skirted dress swirling around her. Speaking of swirling, can you imagine popping open a bottle of bubbly in Mrs. Brittingham’s portion of the master suite pink jacuzzi tub? The his and her's in this home not only refers to the master bathrooms and closets, but also, um, the bedrooms themselves. Thus Mrs. Brittingham could enjoy a solo pink sink in her bathroom! Fantastic idea. Mr. Brittingham could have a mahogany lazy Susan in his bath. The two master bedrooms each have stone floors and shoe molding and are connected by a locking door, much like that in AUTHOR cont'd from page 1 Malek was born in Baltimore to Syrian parents who planned to return to their homeland but instead began an unplanned life as immigrants. Alia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Johns Hopkins and a Juris Doctorate at Georgetown University Law Center. For several years her legal work in civil rights took her to Washington, the West Bank and Lebanon. In 2006, she received a Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University and entered her writing career in earnest. After living and writing anonymously for two
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This house at 4606 Chapel Hill Road is listed by Natalie Westbrook for $6.9 million. connecting hotel rooms. What we have here is the key to a successful marriage: privacy and never-ending stone! The views and rich materials begin in the formal areas, where they welcome, and then they grow, persuading you through the plentitude of hallways (galleries, really), bedrooms, bathrooms and closets. It is as though each room is its own vignette of stone inlaid terrazzo, wood burling and rock walls, all bathed in natural light, with super high ceilings conducive of that natural light. The large flexible spaces would provide for a distinctive restoration, or create the most magnificent contemporary lakeside residence simply as is. I, of course, and all of CandysDirt world, prefer the former. With a simple call to my Real Estate broker friend, Natalie Westbrook, you can visit, explore (do check out the full commercial basement, where we are told the owner once considered having a shooting range, that's how long it is) and easily imagine yourself steward to many, many rooms to call your own at 4606 Chapel Hill Road. Ditto the acres of stone and tile, none of which have moved a molecule for more than 50 years. How you could while away the hours with friends and family inside this natural conversation piece? How fortunate the next owners will be: the “House that Tile Built, Chapter Two.” Asking price is $6,995,000. Give Westbrook a call to begin the dialogue.
baking soda and vinegar treatment. Turn off the water valves to the dishwasher, toilets, washing machine and sinks. Park any cars inside of the garage. And if you want to be real ambitious, have a neighbor park in your driveway on occasion so it looks like someone is home. Take all backyard furniture and place it securely in the garage or, if applicable, in a shed. Thoroughly clean your home just before you leave. Make sure all surfaces are clean, take out all garbage, vacuum the whole house and put fresh sheets on the bed. But don’t leave anything in the washing machine or dryer. Especially in the washing machine. Call your insurance agent, credit card company and home security provider. Hoping of course that there won’t be a problem, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. If you are driving to Canada or Mexico, auto insurance policies differ. Most insurance companies will cover your car in Canada, but in almost every case you will need to buy additional insurance if you drive in Mexico. Thieves love cameras, tablets and smartphones. Should something get stolen, make sure your homeowner policy covers loss while on vacation. In most cases, it will. Notify your credit card company that you will be in a certain location. You don’t want payment of your drink tab in Ocho Rios to be denied. And call your home security company and alert them that you will be travelling. Cancel your newspaper and have someone pick up your mail. Remember, you want to make sure that your home looks like someone is inside. Now that everything is done, you can benefit in two ways. One is that you can leave your cell phone in the safe of the hotel room and not worry. Secondly, you will come back to a clean house that is ready to mess up again. Enjoy your trip and don’t forget your plane tickets and sunscreen.
This column mainly deals with improvements that you or a licensed contractor can do to improve your living experiStephan Sardone ence at home. But what happens when the home is unoccupied for an extended period of time? With spring break coming down the pike (or turnpike), it is important to get your house in order so you don’t have any unforeseen problems or unwanted guests while you are sipping a piña colada on a beach in Cancun, drinking a cold beer at a spring training game in Arizona or Florida or shushing down the slopes in Vail. OK, Griswolds, here is a list of considerations to prepare the house for an extended vacation. Start with a home self-inspection. Walk around the house and make sure that everything is in order. Secure screens and verify that all windows are locked. Replace any outdoor bulbs that have burned out. Outside lights should be on a timer or a motion detector. If they aren’t, now is the perfect time to do it. It is an easy project and won’t cut into your souvenir budget. And keep the gardeners coming or mow your yard just before you leave. Unplug all of your appliances inside that will not be in use. Refrigerators and dishwashers are exempt, but throw out any food that may spoil and clear the dishwasher. Often, computers are still generating some power when turned off or in a sleep mode. Unplug them, as well as televisions, stereos, microwave and toaster ovens. It will help prevent a fire and lower your electricity bill. And unplug all lamps except for one which should be on a timer so that it Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is comes on at night. locally owned and operated. Sardone, An ounce of prevention. Turn his wife and two daughters are Lake the water heater over to a vacation Highlands residents. mode. Read the 10day forecast and set your thermostats to the anticipated outside temperature. Change out the filters in your AC/heating units and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. Run your garbage disposal with a combination of baking soda and white vinegar and WARNER BROS then unplug it. You can also give toilets the It pays to prepare before hitting "Holiday Road."
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. years in Damascus, Alia returned to the U.S. for the launch of Al Jazeera America. She is the author of A Country Called Amreeka: U.S. History Retold Through Arab American Lives and editor of Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustices. Her book The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria was published in 2017. "In Motion: Migration and Human Rights" will be held on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture at 2719 Routh St. The event is $35 and includes a pre-event reception at 6 p.m. Reservations can be made through dallasinstitute. org or by phone at 214-871-2440.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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20 Brilliance 21 Undersized pups 22 Town in Maine 24 In plain view 25 Tryst keeper 26 Sealy rival 27 Pioneer in
medicine 28 Ditto (2 wds.) 29 — Newton-John 31 Ascertain 33 Gala 34 Register (var.) 35 Merlot’s place
(2 wds.) 37 Mild oath 39 Go quickly 41 Kind of poem 42 Made an effort 43 Stop 44 Judge’s seat
46 Hoax 50 Gary’s st. 51 Small town 52 Exploit 53 Viking name 57 Narrowed down 59 Luigi’s farewell 60 Sherlock portrayer 61 High desert of Asia 62 Glimpses 63 Fluctuate 64 Inventor 65 Cowhand’s nickname 66 Wharves 67 Approach 68 Car parker 69 Plexiglas 72 Ms. Hagen of films 73 Crooner — Martin 74 Female deer 75 Andes nation 76 Non-intersecting 79 Extinct birds 80 Rugrats 84 Spoke up 85 Choir’s platform 86 — Kristofferson 87 DDE’s command 88 Ocean dwellers 91 Ipso — 92 Close off 93 Boring (hyph.) 95 Future fish 96 Roof overhangs 97 Sigh of relief 98 Yucatan’s capital 99 Ointment of old 101 Colts’ fathers 102 Make arrangements 103 Reduced 104 “Sesame Street” giggler 105 Bus. letter
acronym 106 Clonk 107 Ecru 108 GI’s dinner 109 More than this? 111 Library sect. 112 On the — (kaput) 114 “Alice” waitress 117 Med. specialty 118 In case 119 Risky (hyph.) 124 Nina of fashion 126 Mountain pass info 128 Sharif and Khayyam 130 Flowering shrub 131 Social mores 132 Ancient Greek colony 134 Teed off 136 To date (2 wds.) 137 Disgusted mutter 138 Renowned 139 More coquettish 140 Pester playfully 141 Sticks in the oven 142 Affectation 143 Not in port (2 wds.) 144 Staff members DOWN 1 Underneath 2 Gene-splicing bacteria (2 wds.) 3 Lead Chipmunk 4 Binchy of “Echoes” 5 Exacting 6 Almost grads 7 Crushed 8 Like much junk mail 9 It makes scents
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You may believe that success this week is dependent upon the employment of more people, but in fact you can get it all done on your own. (March 6-March 20) — You will be encouraged by early returns this week, as the information you receive tells you that you and your team are definitely on the right track.
TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You're likely to be recognized this week for skills and powers that have only recently come to light. You can address a new situation. (May 6-May 20) — Despite what can only be called a lack of enthusiasm that plagued you in the past, this week you are able to rise to the occasion and score a personal victory. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You are expected to be front-andcenter before the week is out, but you may not feel prepared just yet. Get it done! (June 7-June 20) — What you are thinking and feeling matters far less this week than what you actually do with yourself — and, even more so, whom you do it for. CANCER (June 21-July 7) What you do this week isn't likely to receive the attention you feel it deserves, but you will surely be rewarded in far more lasting ways. (July 8-July 22) — Give yourself credit for what you are able to accomplish this week, and be sure to
with the team is one of the things she will miss the most in retirement. “Every NM associate has such great passion for our customers and our business and I feed off their energy. I will also miss our customers immensely. They are so incredibly loyal.” When asked how she juggles business and commitment to the community with a family or does she ever feel overwhelmed, Katz answered, “To avoid feeling overwhelmed, I write a list. I’m famous for my list making. I break each list down to small, achievable parts and that makes each a small victory.” Katz revealed some other recommendations on staying true to yourself and on track with goals, whether personal or professional. “Manage your personal brand. Stay true to your values. Use social media. Work hard. The adage ‘the harder I work, the greater my luck’ has proven to be true in my experiences. “I’m excited about seeing what is next for me. I’m still young enough that I look forward to the future,” Katz said with the smile of a woman who is always looking ahead.
by Stella Wilder
ARIES (March 21-April 4) You may not have the luxury of tackling things one at a time this week; instead, you may have to get the help of those who understand what you're doing. (April 5-April 19) — You can unveil something new this week and win the admiration of those at the top. You may also receive a pledge of resources and manpower.
78 Racetrack circuit 79 Minces 80 Gizzard 81 End a layoff 82 Recital pieces 83 Sahara roamers 85 “Bolero” composer 86 Quick-witted 88 Sarah — Jewett 89 A fuel 90 School period 91 Humorous play 92 Trawler’s haul 93 Chop down 94 Town near Provo 96 Relativity name 97 Bathtub item 98 Calendar pages 100 Pac-Man morsel 101 Noticed 102 Passport feature 103 Secular 106 Frank McCourt book 107 Board member 110 Stickups 111 Flocks of females 112 Quick raids 113 “Viva —!” 114 Just baked 115 Supple 116 Golfer Lorena — 118 Slowly, in music 119 Seer’s card 120 JapaneseAmerican 121 Forest nymph 122 Vee makers 123 Singers Hall and — 125 Codger 127 Air show stunt 129 Isinglass 133 Sugary drink 135 Chapter of history
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YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to see many individuals scrambling to catch up with work that is unfinished for whatever reason — and that reason, in most cases, is far less important than the commitment one can and must make to complete the tasks at hand. What this means, of course, is that each and every individual has the choice this week to focus on deeds rather than words, for talk is cheap and only taking the proper actions and the right time can get things done the way they must be done. This week, freedom from distractions of all kinds is not just beneficial but necessary; the completion of jobs large and small is dependent upon focus, commitment, tenacity, and in many cases the ability to work longer hours than usual. The divvying up of tasks will prove very important this week, where group activities are concerned. Some may be tempted just to jump in and attempt to get things done without a concrete plan — but that way disaster lies, and may well be the cause of severe flop sweat. Each individual has unique strengths, and they must be suitably applied to projects with care and forethought.
10 Autocrat of yore 11 Haze 12 Former PLO leader 13 Allotted 14 Singles 15 H.S. course (2 wds.) 16 Level 17 Nostalgic fashion 18 Robin’s hatchlings 19 Evening wrap 23 Broadcasting (3 wds.) 30 Hawks’ refuges 32 Nervy prefix 36 Soprano Jenny — 38 Temporary job 40 Like the U.N. 43 Wharf 44 Assail 45 Harley, to some 46 Promotion (2 wds.) 47 Bungalow 48 Emerge 49 Golda of politics 51 Whirring sound 52 Quacks 54 A fat — — care! 55 Be a party to 56 Prix — (meal deal) 58 Home tel. 59 “Slither” actor 60 Loses hair 63 Calf meat 64 Imposing residence 67 Requirement 68 Common rental 69 Luau welcomes 70 Website 71 Bossy’s chew 73 552, to Caesar 74 Multitudes 75 Noted groundhog 77 Japanese volcano
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NEIMANS cont'd from page 1 access to mental health options easier. Alan and I are very proud of him,” she said. NMG is a $5 billion company that operates several highly successful luxury retail ecommerce sites, as well 42 NM stores, two Bergdorf Goodman stores in New York, and MyTheresa based in Munich, Germany. The company has a complex network of luxury vendors. However, it is their luxury “worldly and wired” customers who are the focus of everything it does. As Katz said, “Our customer is the center of everything we do. The company was founded on two enduring principles, the finest merchandise and superlative customer service. Today, Neimans is known worldwide for our dedication to our customers whether they shop in a store or on the web.” In reflecting on her long career, Katz credits working with strong mentors. “When I ran the NorthPark store,” Katz said, “Stanley Marcus was a frequent visitor. He was very forthcoming with advice and counseled me to always stay focused on the customer.” She explained that he would often send her notes about how he viewed the store. She has kept them all. “They are great artifacts detailing retail truths.” Katz regards her own leadership style as one of mentor and a champion of women. Regarding women who work for NM, Katz commented, “I am so proud that over half of our senior executive team and a large percentage of our store general managers are women. Retailing is a very inclusive and diverse industry and there are lots of opportunities for advancement. It’s business that is very people-centric.” Katz readily acknowledges that working
assess your weaknesses, too, as you encounter them. Balance is key. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You are likely to get what you deserve this week. Friends line up to support you in ways you didn't fully expect you needed. Time is on your side. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — Making things count is what it's all about this week. You can perhaps be in two places at once, thanks to the clever, unexpected use of technology. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You must decide this week whether to take a calculated risk or play it safe. One path brings you closer to yourself, and you know which. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — You may choose to go off-script for a time this week and simply do and say what you feel is right. This is, of course, the best plan right now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may want to attempt something simpler and more strippeddown than usual; this allows you to discover something important about yourself. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — A promise to a family member must take precedence over all other commitments this week. Focus on doing what you know will elevate those around you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You score an important first this week, but it may not be recognized as a landmark accomplishment by
Copyright 2017 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. some. You can change their minds. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — You will almost certainly have many people to thank this week, for what you have to do you cannot do entirely yourself. Share the praise — and the rewards. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) Some things are simply not the stuff of jokes, and this week you must be willing to control yourself and engage in "proper" behavior. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You can step in for someone in need and help rearrange things to suit the greater good. You have the power to do much more as well, even in the time available. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You're about to embark on a journey of discovery that you've long anticipated. Risks are few this week, so you can explore unfamiliar territory. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — You may find yourself in the middle of something that is too big to fully comprehend; your best bet is to ride it out and maintain your sense of humor. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You're likely to be treated to something quite enjoyable this week — but you're going to have to make room for it in your busy schedule. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — You may recognize several of your supporting players this week as those who have supported you in the past as well. It's time to show your gratitude.
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MOVIE TRAILER
UNCLE BARKY'S BITES
By Chic DiCiccio
By Ed Bark
“Game Night” is another entry in what could be a sub-genre of comedy called “escalation comedy.” Movies of this freshly minted genre have only one prerequisite: each scene must be zanier than the previous one. Movies like this dance on the razor’s edge between amusement and unintentional irritancy. While never reaching gut-busting hilarity, “Game Night” does avoid the traps that lead to annoyance and has a reasonAGGREGATE FILMS able balance of hits and misses. It works in moments of witty banter with a skilled Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in "Game Night." cast and bottoms out during its attempts at dark, violent comedy that comes off as That’s the problem with “Game Night.” slapstick silliness. Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan “Game Night” works best during the openGoldstein (the writers behind “Horrible ing 30 minutes as it introduces us to Max and Bosses”) go for action comedy when this movie Annie (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams), has a handful of great actors playing shells of a couple of highly competitive gamers who meet great characters that never really are explored. in an almost romantic comedy, overly cute saThere are hints of social satire regarding martirical way. After learning about Max’s “probriage, dating, corrosive siblings and the inlematic semen” from Dr. Chin (a scene stealer spired flip of making the ditz of the group a in Camille Chen), the couple heads home to get blond headed male instead of a stereotypical ready for their weekly game night with friends. female. It isn’t exactly all wasted, but “Game Their game night consists of childhood Night” needed more time with verbal spats insweethearts, Kevin and Michelle (Lamorne stead of actual physical ones. Morris and Kylie Bunbury), and Ryan (Billy At this point, Jason Bateman plays these Magnussen), a dunce who brings along whichroles in his sleep, but that doesn’t make him any ever dense female he’s dating at the time. Max less funny than normal. It’s clear that everyone and Annie’s socially awkward policeman neigh- is sleeping on Rachel McAdams as a comedic bor Gary (Jesse Plemons), does all he can to be actress because she’s not only having a blast, re-invited to their parties even though he was she’s clearly heads and tails better than most only present because everyone enjoyed his long that typically appear in films like this. Lamorne gone ex-wife. Morris and Kylie Bunbury kind of waste away Things go haywire when Max’s venture cap- while attempting to pull laughs from an ongoitalist brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), shows ing bit about infidelity. up. He invites the crew over to his high-priced The scene stealers in “Game Night” are rental home for game night and tells them he’s Billy Magnusson, Sharon Horgan, and especialset up a fake kidnapping mystery for the evely Jesse Plemons. Magnusson and Horgan beauning. Masked gunmen burst into the house and tifully play off each other and her quick witted after a shockingly well-staged and filmed fight insults directed at him are only made funnier scene, Brooks is tied up and dragged out of the by his complete lack of self awareness. Plemons house while the gang casually eats chips and rips the movie away from everyone and is so watches it all happen. perfect that this character could potentially be “Game Night” becomes a series of car chas- quoted by movie nerds for years to come. es, shootouts, pratfalls, none of which are as hiThe most upsetting thing about “Game larious as Plemons’ deadpan questioning of how Night” is that it has the bones of something betthree for one bags of Tostitos is good for Frito ter than the finished product. It’s highly stupid Lay. Max suffering a gunshot wound is not even and the extremely dark beats could keep it from remotely close to the genius and far too ignored big box office returns, which could be a good chemistry between the ninny Ryan and his outcome. After all, did anyone need “Horrible highly intelligent and older date for the evening, Bosses 2?” Sarah (Sharon Horgan).
No Winter Olympics competition gets more prime-time coverage than figure skating, which has been a staple of these Games since 1924. Still, a dwindling few continue to say it’s not even a sport, despite all the obvious athleticism on display. Let’s get the dean of D-FW sports anchors out of the way first. Mainly because WFAA’s Dale Hansen has long had no interest in the entirety of the Winter Olympics. Or as he put it in one of his mini-commentaries for “Daybreak,” “I’m really glad the Olympics aren’t on ABC and Channel 8. Because now I don’t have to act like I care — because I don’t.” As for figure skating specifically, “It’s a nice event,” Hansen says. “It takes some skill. But then so does 'Dancing with the Stars,' and that’s not a sport either … When your hair and makeup count and whether you smile or not impacts your score, that’s not a sport.” Hansen is a stranger to a real blood sport — Twitter. Members of WFAA’s digital team occasionally tweet in his name on an @dalehansen account. Hansen himself has less interest in Twitter than even the Winter Olympics. But there’s a relatively new naysayer in town — Fox4 sports reporter/anchor and avid Tweeter Edward Egros. He perhaps should have stuck his tongue out in close proximity to an icy pole rather than tweet the following: “I have the utmost respect for figure skaters. Only a few people in the universe can do it and they deserve my praise. But it’s not a sport.” Your faithful correspondent tweeted in response: “Not a sport?! Really?! Then neither are snowboarding, moguls, speed skating. Let’s call the whole thing off.” On the contrary, Egros replied, “Those sports have quantifiable metrics that determine a winner. Figure skating is too subjective to have such things, so it’s an art form, not a sport. Still, figure skating is really hard.” Egros initially had enthusiastically agreed — “THANK YOU!” — with a Tweeter (named “Chubby Ex-Slob”) who said that “if you need to pick a song as part of your sport, I’m not going to respect your sport. I respect your art.” Uh-oh, that would leave out the floor exercise portion of gymnastics, in which competitors choose their own accompanying music. And if you want to talk about “subjective” judges, then let’s entirely rule Ed Bark, who runs the TV website uncleout gymnastics as well as boxing, diving and barky.com, is a past member of the national even the NFL with its controversial, outPeabody awards board. come-altering Catch or No Catch rulings. Super Bowl LII, for instance. Both Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth were certain that TD catches by the Philadelphia Eagles’ Corey Clement and Zach Ertz would be overturned upon further review. But they weren’t. Meanwhile, my Twitter thread had already been strung out by numerous and sometimes very pointed responses to Egros’ stance on figure skating. Let’s just say that his supporters were — NBC charitably speaking — very few and far between. And his Commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir.
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adversaries on Twitter eventually included several Olympic figure skaters. But I wondered what some of Egros’ D-FW television sports peers might think. NBC5’s Newy Scruggs, Fox4’s Mike Doocy, TEGNA8’s Mike Leslie, the NFL Ed Bark Network’s Dallas-based Jane Slater and CBS11’s Bill Jones were all solicited via Twitter. Here are their views: Doocy — “I think it’s a sport. But I see Ed’s (Egros) point about the subjectivity in the judging. More random than in most competitions. But to me, a competition involving this level of athleticism means it’s a sport. Then again, at my age, just getting out of bed in the morning is a sport.” Slater — “Uh . . . figure skating is a sport.” And later, “Pure athleticism and finesse. Hockey athleticism and finesse.” Scruggs — “Figure skating is a sport. Most of us can’t skate much less skate a routine jumping up and down on an ice rink.” Jones — “Yes, it’s a sport! Incredible athleticism. This from someone who can’t roller skate, much less ice skate!” Leslie — “I’m not sure why ‘artform’ & ‘sport’ have to be mutually exclusive things. Just look at Le’Veon Bell run the ball. Or Magic run the break. Those are definitely both. So figure skating can easily be both, as well.” And later, “Hell, there’s subjectivity in judging in boxing, too. Does that get disqualified, too?” Doocy — “Decent point. But then boxing always provides an opportunity for one competitor to leave no doubt about the outcome.” To which Leslie responded with the tweet of the night on this subject: Above a GIF of Tonya Harding blowing a kiss, he asked, “You can’t score a knockout in figure skating? Egros gamely took a lot of punches, on my Twitter feed and even more so on his own separate feed. His only complaint — and very rightly so — was that some naysayers labeled him homophobic or sexist. Which is both stupid and ridiculous on their part. The storm has pretty much subsided at this point. Egros would argue that he gave as good as he got. I’d say that responders scored at least a technical knockout. Whatever the case, his bosses should be happy because Egros was “trending” both locally and not nationally on Twitter. “Social media” prowess isn’t a mere sport. It’s increasingly a necessity if you want to survive in today’s local TV news world. Meanwhile, the women’s singles figure skating final was the showcase event in NBC’s Feb. 22 prime-time coverage. A lot of sports fans were watching.
AUTO cont'd from page 3 and the perception of performance way up. With a new compact crossover — the Eclipse Cross — on the immediate horizon, the end of the Outlander Sport as we now know it is probably near. That’s too bad, as we like the overall look, feel and footprint. I’d continue with the Outlander Sport’s basic packaging, reengineer the platform with more high strength and lightweight steel and give it a gut transfusion with someone else’s guts. This vehicle could be a less expensive alternative to an Audi Q5, if they could keep a well-equipped sticker comfortably under $30,000. Then — and only then — would we put this smallish Mitsubishi on our ‘buy’ list. 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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TRAVEL
Taking on car dependant Los Angeles by foot
By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com One word not often associated with Los Angeles, the second largest city in the U.S., is “walkable.” But, since I like to dispel myths, today I write about a part of LA that you can see on foot, taking in some great attractions. Most people only see Disneyland, Hollywood or a beach and they think that’s all there is to LA. But LA is much more than these places. Start by booking a hotel in the part of LA known as Mid-Wilshire, West Hollywood or La Brea. You will be within blocks of Wilshire Boulevard, one of LA’s main streets. No matter where you book, expect to find groups of aspiring actors hanging around at some point for cast calls, as production is key to the economy here and hotels are excellent places to hold these events. From your hotel, you should begin your walk, visiting the highlights mentioned here. Quintessentially LA is 3rd Street, with chic boutiques and restaurants where folks with time hang out on sidewalk seating as they take in the hip scene. 3rd Street is very walkable, not unlike similar areas in other places. The only drawback here is that the street is not closed off. Off 3rd Street, the Farmer’s Market continues to offer fresh, unique food offerings of all sorts and is a favorite of entertainment stars and CBS employees whose TV headquarters building is adjacent to the area. Some of the shops here have been under continuous family ownership since the Farmer’s Market opened in 1934, so it’s not uncommon for shopkeepers to know their repeat customers by name. Almost part of the Farmer’s Market is the Grove, an outdoor shopping center with all the typical high-end stores, ranging from Zara to The Gap, movie theaters and modern street vendors selling high-end hats, jewelry and handbags. The Grove has been, and remains, a favorite hang out for upscale youth of LA.
Next to the Grove, walk to La Brea Tar Pits, a one-of-a-kind visitor experience with five million fossils from the past 50,000 years, a virtual time capsule of the Ice Age. Here archeologists continue to find bones of animals and large mammals who wandered into natural pits of tar and became stuck there as in quicksand. As they fought to get out, other animals would feast on them. The thick tar served as a preservative, so the bones, once cleaned of tar, are particularly complete. Hot tar continues to MICHAEL WALD bubble up from the ground here, Calders at LACMA (top) and the Petersen Automotive Museum where parking (bottom) on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row. cones mark hot spots so pedestrians will not get first Saturday of the month as part of stuck. A full schedule of activities, Bank of America’s museum alliance. certain to entertain even the most Down the street from LACMA, blasé of children, includes active aryou find the Petersen Automotive cheological digs. Inside the museum, Museum, with its distinctive red and scientists in lab coats clean tar off grey outer shell, one of the best mubones. A particularly good interactive seums of its kind, a must-see for car exhibit demonstrates how difficult it enthusiasts. is to get a bone out of sticky tar. All of these places are walkable. Next to La Brea Tar Pits, the To see it all will take a full weekend western U.S.’s largest art collection and you will probably get plenty of is assembled in the magnificent Los exercise. But the bum rap that LA is Angeles County Museum of Art not walkable is definitely disproven (LACMA), scattered in seven buildin this small area. ings on a park-like campus. It is impossible to see it all in a single day; Michael Wald is a travel specialist but a multiple-day trip is worthwhile. with special expertise in Panama adSome of the best art here is outside, venture travel. He blogs about travel including famous Calder mobiles and other musings at untroddenla. in a romantic sculpture garden. com. Follow him @Adventourist and Admission to LACMA is free on the see where he is off to next.
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MUSICAL
‘On Your Feet,’ feel the beat By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com
Sometimes you may be crazy about a song and sing it ad nauseum. But for the life of you, you have no idea who recorded the vocal, much less who wrote it. Conversely, such may be the case with familiar artists whose recordings you can’t name. “Rhythm is Gonna’ Get You” and “Get On Your Feet” are examples of upbeat singing in the shower and “windshield” songs, but who’s behind those addictive beats? In this case, the husband and wife team of Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan — no not Estevez — an easy mistake. “On Your Feet,” playing at Dallas Summer Musicals (DMN) at the Music Hall at Fair Park on Tuesday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 11, will feature music and vocals of the multi-Grammy Award-winning team of Gloria Estefan and her multi-Grammy Award-winning husband, Emilio Estefan. Between them they’ve garnered dozens of Grammy Awards. “‘On Your Feet’ is an exuberant, energizing show where audiences are compelled to dance in the aisles,” said Kenneth T. Novice, DSM’s president. “The Estefans have a remarkable and uplifting story to tell and I am thrilled that Dallas audiences will experience it live at the Music Hall.” The original Broadway show ran from 2015 to 2017. The National Tour that will perform in Dallas began in September 2017. In becoming acquainted with the show, it appears that the production will have a plethora of those songs you know but may not realize that the winning team of Gloria and Emilio Estafan are behind the music. It sounds like this will be one of those scores patrons will be singing while crossing the Music Hall’s parking lot. For additional information and ticket sales, visit dallassummermusicals.org, call 1-800-745-3000 or go to the Music Hall at Fair Park Box Office open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Order group tickets at 214-426-4768.
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"On Your Feet" dances into the Music Hall at Fair Park.
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Getting familiar with gym equipment By Ryann Gordon
ryannbgordon@yahoo.com Weights drop loudly on every end of a massive, chaotic room. Bands stretch across heavy racks of metal, bouncing back and forth, begging to be Ryann Gordon set free. Sweaty men grunt as they pull on cords that lift unimaginable amounts of weight. People rotate on and off dozens of foreign machines as if they’ve done it their whole life … and many of them have. Then, one of them steps aside for you to take a turn and you’re thrown into the deep end. No lifejacket and no idea what you’re doing. Do you think you’re going back to the gym any time soon? For those of us who aren’t well-versed at the gym, the lines of weights, fitness equipment and confusing machinery we see when we first walk in can be highly overwhelming. How are you supposed to get in your cardio when all the treadmills are taken? And how do you expect to get that Kardashian backside when you don’t know the difference between a leg and arm press? Step one: Don’t overcomplicate it. Take your time and learn as you go, or maybe as you meet new friends who can teach you. And as for step two: Know the basics. Don’t worry though — that’s what you’ve got us for. Cardio. We all know about the treadmill and the elliptical. So, it would come as no surprise that these are the machines that fill up first. However, there are a number of other machines that will give you just as much or more of the cardio you’re looking for, and they’re not as intimidating as they look. One great substitution for the treadmill would be to switch it up occasionally on a rowing machine or stair mill, a rotating, never-ending flight of stairs that will have your backside screaming for attention. For those days when everyone and their mom seems to have taken over all the ellipticals, try switching it up on a spin bike or Airdyne. Both the spin bike and Airdyne, which only differ in that the Airdyne adds wind resistance with speed, will provide you with the cardio you’re looking for on an elliptical with an added emphasis on the glutes and legs. Then, for those who would rather focus solely on those areas of the body, check out the recumbent bike, where you do the same bicycling motion but in a more reclined seat. And don’t forget about the arc trainer, basically the lovechild of the elliptical and the stair mill. Benches and bars. One of the simplest ways to workout at the gym is by using equipment that doesn’t contain a machine but helps us create one. Utilizing the benches and bars provided by your gym will give you accessibility to heighten your workout by using only you and your body weight or the weights you’ve chosen from the racks. The weight racks and benches are pretty
much meets the eye — but do know your safety rules and be careful not to try something too risky without a spotter. The flat and inclined benches, and preacher bench, designed like a backwards chair for lifting, are great for building muscle in your arms. Then there is the abdominal bench, where you lay backwards and hook your feet for crunches, and the hyper-extension bench, sometimes used for abdominals but mostly lower back, hamstring and glute workouts. Most obvious of the fitness racks is the squat and power racks for your lower back and glutes, which both involve a bar and weight plates. You can also do bar workouts on simple equipment like the chin up and dipping bars, great for the shoulders, biceps and forearms. Machines. Similar to the squat and power racks is the Smith Machine that combines weight plate and barbell resistance to your squats. But if you want a leg/glute workout without the added complication of bars and weight plates, the leg press and hack squat machines have this workout already laid out for you (pun intended) as you lay on a sliding board that pushes you up and down as you squat. More leg machines include the leg extension and curl machines, where you bend your legs for either a quad or hamstring workout, the calf machine and leg adduction/abduction machine in which you squeeze the legs together or push them apart. Many machines for working the arms, chest and back will be a multi-station with various machines tied into one. Popular machines in most gyms are the pec deck that involves squeezing your forearms together and the chest press, composed of two handles connected to weights that you push in front of you for pectoral perfection; the shoulder press and triceps dip, which are similar in fashion to the chest press but angled to be pushed either up or down; then there are also specific machines designed for bicep curls and more arm, chest and back workouts. Cables and bands. Many machines nowadays are multi-station with several different combinations of equipment and machinery tied into one. You can find a lat pull down bar on most multi-station gyms, including a bar attached to a cable and weights that you pull down either in front or behind your head. Then, much like the lat pull bar is the cable biceps/triceps bar, which is smaller and attaches either at the top or bottom of the machine for you to work your upper arms. Cables can be used to work out just about any part of the body. The cable crossover machine, which involves pulling two cable cords from either side of your body, will do justice for your arms and chest. And you can also use cables to switch up your routine workouts, using the triceps cable as a balance for doing various types of squats and lunges on the ground or like a resistance band that you hook to your foot for glute reps. While many of the machines you see today will have attached cables, most machines also have an area to attach resistance bands.
LOVE ON THE TRAIL
Being friends with your ex takes work By Donna Arp Weitzman
new relationships. Remember that things ended with you and your ex for a reason; it was for you both. Therefore, it’s not a competition with this There is a fine line that follows after a new person, so their new partner shouldn’t have break up. It’s a very difficult time of vulnerabili- any control over how or whether you move on. ty, loneliness and longing: vulnerThat’s only for you to decide. ability to falling into codependent The best way to do this is by habits, loneliness that results with letting go. Easier said than done, being newly single, and longing right? This is when the truth is for familiarity — for someone hard to swallow. There is a lot to close to you. The fine line comes accept here: first, accept that it’s from the feeling of wanting to over, and before you can maintain remain friends with an ex to help a healthy friendship with your ex, cope with those feelings of codeyou must move on mentally. Ultipendency, loneliness and longing. mately, let go of what was and look My advice on this is complicated Donna Arp Weitzman forward to what this new friendbecause I believe friendship with ship will be like for you both. Then, exes is possible. However, there accept what that new friendship are limitations and conditions to consider for ends up being. the sake of one’s emotional health and well-beOnce you are able to let go and start ing. looking forward to the potential of your own It is ideal that an ex-couple remain cordial relationship road, you can look back fondly, too. and get along — not as ex-lovers but as two By looking forward happily, you find yourself people who respect each other’s differences and respecting the past much more and by default separate lives. Meaning, no lingering hostility. become more positive about the present. This At the least, I suggest (if possible) finding some makes friendship easier and healthier. common, peaceful ground on the things you So, my overall advice is to first give yourself both have needed closure on. From there, you healing time. What that entails is up to you: should be able to exit the relationship with that being alone or working out the negatives you friendship still intact. ended your relationship on and then being At the same time, getting along with an alone. From there, determine if it’s healthy for ex and being best friends with an ex are two you to remain friends to an extent with your ex. different things. In this case, you’re not hanging You’ll also want to consider how your new partout every weekend nor catching a movie on a ner feels or will feel about you being friends with prime-time Saturday night. A simple and friend- your ex. That’s worth taking into account. ly check-in every now and then is innocent, and In the end, it’s important for you to accept running into each other out in public shouldn’t that what was once a romantic relationship is be a terrible and awkward encounter. Just be now over. But, if you focus on getting out there kind and get along, while moving on. yourself, then you can see how an organic and The best way to keep a healthy mindset healthy friendship may form from the ashes. toward an ex is to not mentally write off your ex’s new lover or partner. It’s easy to think, “no A former mayor and businesswoman, Donna one could possibly be better than me.” Don’t Arp Weitzman was a later-dater before marrythink this way. This mindset breeds jealousy, ing Herb Weitzman in 2012. She is the author of unhealthy comparisons, and can turn you bitter Cinderella has Cellulite and Sex and the Siren, — affecting your ability to be optimistic about both best selling books available on Amazon. donnajarp@gmail.com
FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1, 2018
Events blossom at Dallas Blooms ‘A World of Flowers’ By Krista Gabbert
kgabbert@dallasarboretum.org Dallas Blooms “A World of Flowers” at The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake at 8525 Garland Road, explodes with more than 500,000 spring-blooming blossoms and photo opportunities at every turn in what Architectural Digest names as one of the “15 Breathtaking Botanical Gardens to Visit This Season.” Celebrating the cultures around the world, Dallas Blooms features an International Crossroads Village in Pecan Grove with a large world map created from more than 2,000 vibrant pansies and three flower houses adorned with hundreds of petunias. This festival is presented by IBERIABANK. Each week highlights a different region such as France, the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia and the Americas, so the food, entertainment and activities will vary throughout the festival. A Tasteful Place features activities that reflect each cultural theme during the Blooms festival, and offers three free samples of food at Ruthie Pack’s Tasting Plaza every day. The internationally acclaimed Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden has 119 interactive computer games and themed programming and activities every day. Dallas Blooms Opening Week Highlights Celebrates France in Week One: Saturday, Feb. 24 - A Tasteful Place 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sharae Rogers of LBD Bakery, brings nutrient-driven paleo baked goods with samples for all. Free with paid garden admission. Pegasus City Brewery, 1 - 3 p.m. Free beer samples to those 21 years and older. Sunday, Feb. 25 Droo's Peace Crush: 2 - 4 p.m. Known for pop, rock and folk music, jam out at the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn.
International Crossroads Village (Pecan Grove) International Festival: Week One: France Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25 Alliance of France French Culture Club: French activities, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Photo ops with framed French props to share on Facebook for a chance to win a prize of a one year individual membership to the Alliance Francaise. Eiffel Tower drawing contest with a chance to win Arboretum pass. Take a quiz about France and Paris. Anne-Marie, French pastries and sweet breads for sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lorie Fangio, of A Taste of Paris Learn about the different types of French cheeses and how to craft an authentic French cheese board. Demonstrations are at 11 a.m. and noon. French Mime Entertainment, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Joy Macarons, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Baldo’s Ice Cream French-inspired ice cream, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mommy & Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays, Monday, Feb. 26 and Tuesday, Feb. 27 Face painting, petting zoo and Kindermusik in Pecan Grove, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A Tasteful Place Monday, Feb. 26 El Centro Cooking Connection 11 a.m. – noon. Enjoy a chef demonstration based on seasonal produce in the garden. Guests will sample Open Faced Onion Jam Grilled Cheese and Mustard Green Salad. Free with paid garden admission. Tuesday, Feb. 27 Petals & Stems Floral Demonstration, 11 a.m noon, free with paid garden admission Arts & Crafts: Wednesday, Feb. 28, Pecan Grove Alliance of France French Culture Club: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Photo ops BLOOMS cont'd on page 11
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Our Favorite Restaur ants INDIAN Masala Wok 6106 Luther Ln. 469-232-9390 IRISH PUB
Black Friar 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
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Souk 3011 Gulden Ln, #114 469-458-2233
St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin 2730 Commerce St. 214-698-1511
Vertskebap 7949 Walnut Hill Ln. 469-726-2855
NATURAL–GLUTEN-FREE –ORGANIC Company Cafe 3136 Routh St. 214-468-8721 Kozy 4483 McKinney Ave. 214-219-5044 Southpaw’s Organic Cafe 3227 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0100 6009 Berkshire Ln. 214-987-0351
SPANISH Café Madrid 4501 Travis St. 214-528-1731
VEGETARIAN Cosmic Cafe 2912 Oak Lawn 214-521-6157
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
VIETNAMESE Miss Chi 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
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
By Stefanie Tapke
at 6:15 a.m. in different spots around the city. I promise you it is unlike My alarm sounds anything else in Dallas. at exactly 5:25 a.m., This community of fitness and by around 5:40 buffs is not just a worka.m. I’ve sluggishout group. It is a group of ly rolled out of bed. people speaking positivI don’t bother asking ity, encouragement and Siri about the weathstrength into one another. Stefanie Tapke November Project brings er. I already know it’s freezing, so I begin to together people from all cover myself in layers of spandex, walks of life and all levels of fitquickly throw my hair in a ponyness to find joy and community tail and brush my teeth. If I wait through working out. any longer I’ll change my mind, “A lot of people don’t even so I don my running shoes and know that they need us until they head out the door. show up,” said Manuel Gonzalez, When I arrive, boy, am I glad founder and co-leader of I didn’t change my mind! Faces November Project Dallas. “People both new and old greet me with need movement and people need enthusiastic high-fives and warm community. Both of those things hugs. Quick chitchat leads into make people happy, so in turn, we “the bounce,” an uber-enthusiasmake people happy.” tic huddle, doubling as a group November Project will make warm up for chilly days like you happy, and it may even today. Then, our co-leaders exchange your life if you let it. It plain the morning’s workout and will bring you out of your shell we get moving. and push your physical limits, but Literally. We get our butts don’t take my word for it. Go see moving. Running up and down for yourself. Check out November hills for almost an hour is no Project Dallas on Facebook and joke. Yet, I can’t help but give Instagram for more information into the infectious energy of these on workouts and social events. people. These people are November Stefanie Tapke is a fitness Project Dallas, a free fitness crazed millennial exercising and movement inspired by the power eating her way through Dallas. of community and accountabiliYou can find her enjoying a good ty. They meet for workouts every sweat or indulging in a bowl of Monday, Wednesday and Friday queso somewhere around town. stefanietapke@gmail.com
BLOOMS cont'd from page 10 with framed French props to share on Facebook for a chance to win a prize of a one year individual membership to the Alliance Francoise. Eiffel Tower drawing contest with a chance to win Arboretum pass. Take a quiz about France and Paris. Oil & Cotton: will guide visitors through making a piece of art on a postcard, responding to the flower origin location of the week and working in the style of a famous artist or folk style of the region , 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Baldo’s Ice-cream: French-inspired ice-cream, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A Tasteful Place-Tazazul Coffee, free samples of organic Honduran coffee, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Beverages of the World: Thursday, March 1, Pecan Grove Each week features regional beer or wine, available for purchase.
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
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
How preventable is cancer? By Dr. Kim Washington
cancer and endometrial cancer is highly correlated with obesity. Maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding sedentary Cancer is not frequently discussed lifestyle can lower risk of developing as a preventable disease, however, there these cancers. Getting active is a great is research that suggests that as many way to start the weight loss process, and as 40 percent of cancer diagnoses have it does not require an expensive gym preventable causes. It would seem unmembership. Walking, running and believable due to how common a canswimming are great options to increase cer diagnosis is made that many can be activity and start the weight loss process. Dr. Washington prevented, but it underscores the imColon cancer, of particular interest portance of identifying causes of cancer in my practice, can also be preventable and highlighting them to encourage the general with screening colonoscopy. Additionally, there population to avoid “exposure” and thereby lower is a connection between excessive consumption risk of developing cancers of many types. In celof red or processed meats, nitrates or nitrates (in ebration of National Cancer smoked meats), and processed Prevention Month, this article foods. This requires significant will discuss a few cancers with lifestyle changes and with the preventable causes. fast-paced society with minimal Based on current research, time for food preparation, elimthe most preventable cancer is inating particularly processed cervical cancer. Research has foods may seem unrealistic. found that 93 percent of cerviHowever, any changes to limit cal cancers can be prevented, as exposure can help. these cancers are due to human Each of us has to start papillomavirus (HPV) and for somewhere with prevention. which there is now a vaccine. Cancer diagnoses are on the Additionally, regularly schedrise in this country, which uled Pap screenings can help means that there must be things detect early signs of cancer, thus preventing cancer about our lifestyle that is placing us at higher risk development. for developing cancers. With more research, adIn addition to cervical cancer, many lung ditional recommendations can be made to help cancer types are caused by direct exposure to the general public understand what changes can smoking as well as indirect exposure. There is no be made in lifestyle to minimize risk. If you have particular exposure amount that increases risk more questions regarding ways to minimize your — the recommendation is to avoid any exposure. risk of cancers, talk to your doctor. Similarly, mouth and throat cancers can be avoided with limiting alcohol consumption. The recomDr. Kimberly Washington, a general surgeon mendation of the American Institute for Cancer at Highlander Surgical Associates in Arlington, Research is to stick to one drink or less per day for maintains an interest in health education and women and two drinks or less for men. Esophageal advocacy. washington.k@att.net
Your Spring Garden A talk featuring Master Gardeners, 11 a.m.-noon
SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE
Saturday, Feb. 24 Live music with Eric Czechowski, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 Live music with Rob Holbert (saxophone) 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden Saturday, Feb. 24 - Wednesday, Feb. 28 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., throughout the Children's Adventure Garden Passport Creative Corner Adventure Programs: Navigating Nature & Compass Creations Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 2 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., throughout the Children's Adventure Garden Passport Creative Corner Adventure Programs: Dr. Seuss
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International Market: Friday, March 2 (all activities are in Pecan Grove) French Market Vendors in International Crossroads: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Boulangerie à Paris - French baguettes, croissants and artisan breads Chateau Gourmand - French pastries My French Recipe - French baking mixes Amy’s Chocolate Gifts - homemade chocolate using organic and all-natural ingredients Chocolate Bags - personally designed jute tote bags Coppell Candle Company - soy candles Sissy Soaps - Rich hand-milled soaps The French Bazaar - home decor, gourmet kitchen accessories, stationary & pens, and more French inspired products.
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SCENE AROUND TOWN
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“Type One Nation” Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gaylord Texan
Outreach Manager Tanya Conovaloff, Executive Director Amy Camp
Symphony of Chefs Kick-Off benefitting KidLinks The Star in Frisco
Speaker Nicole Johnson, Rob Howe, Tanya Conovaloff, Amy Camp, Kim Rossevelt, Caroline Rossevelt
Diana Crawford, Nathan and Bonnie Shea, Chef Salvadore Gisuello
Kidney Texas Luncheon Chairs Announced Home of Laryn Gayle White
2018 luncheon Chairs Annalee Aston, Joanna Tollenaere
Junior League $77,000 presented to partner agencies NorthPark Center
Natalie Taylor, Royal Chef Darren McGrady, Suzette Derrick, Andrea Weber
President Jennifer Tobin, Kristie Richards, Bob White of Bank of Texas, Emcee Karen Sewell, Megan Inman
AWARE Alzheimer’s event Kick-Off Statler Hotel
AWARE Affair Chairs Josey Kennington and Joley Humphrey, Honorary Chairs David and Kim McDavid
Chairs Georgia and Marc Lyons, Vivian and Mike Montgomery
Barbara Bigham, President Vanessa Stuart
Lauren Bassett, Elizabeth Allen, Shannon Hanberry
Mercury One Behind the Scenes Tour Mercury One Studio
John Turner, Billie Leigh Rippey, Ramona Jones
Glenn Beck, Paul Vinyard
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SERGIO’S JEWELRY
Sergio’s is a full service neighborhood jewelry store. Valentine’s Day is Wednesday, February 14. Amethyst is the birthstone for February The February born shall find, Sincerity and peace of mind, Freedom from passion and from care, If they, the amethyst will wear. We appraise jewelry and coins. Custom designing is our specialty. We use CAD software and 3-D wax printing. We replace batteries and repair watches. All jewelry repair is done on site. While-you-wait repair service is available. We also re-string pearls and beads. Tue-Fri: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 170 Casa Linda Plaza SW corner of Buckner Blvd. at Garland Rd. 75218 info@sergiosjewelry.com Call ... 214-320-2007, Text ... 469-999-3338
JOE O’S DRY CLEAN SUPER CENTER
Family Owned and Operated. Great services and great prices! The true environmentally friendly dry cleaners. Tailoring services available. Serving Dallas since 1986. 3220 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday Same day service and drive-thru service everyday.
COBBLESTONE SHOE HOSPITAL
Serving Dallas and the White Rock area for more than 25 years! Across from Mockingbird Station near SMU SHOE AND BOOT REPAIR! We repair belts, purses and luggage, too! Hours Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 5340 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75206 214-824-7463