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Amoriello to head Kitchen LTO Kitchen LTO, with sixth round winning Executive Chef Nick Amoriello, has reopened for dinner. Weekend brunch service begins this weekend, and lunch service Photo by Kevin Marple starts Monday. The 6.0 Bass crudo, olive, smoked fingerlings, version will remain in citrus and baguette. place for six months. Kitchen LTO is located in Trinity Groves at 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 108. More info at kitchenlto.com. — David Mullen
DALLAS’ BEST LIVE MUSIC GUIDE — page 9
Giving back puts back in SMU Hall Former SMU running back Reggie Dupard, who starred for the Mustangs from 1982-85, is one of six inductees to the 2016 SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. Dupard has been chosen for a focus of athletic alumni who have made a positive impact in the community. He is currently college career coordinator for the nonprofit Texans Can Academy, and also volunteers for nonprofits Fit & Faithful Living and The Boys & Girls Club. — McClain Stone
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Cuba Gooding, Jr. faced many trials since Oscar win By Ed Bark
unclebarky@verizon.net In jail and on trial midway through FX’s 10-episode O.J. Simpson drama, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is in considerably comfier surroundings during a recent promotional stop in Dallas. Our venue is the spacious seventh floor hospitality suite of the Ritz Carlton hotel, where an imposing array of diet-busting snacks, sweets and libations are very readily available. Hoarse, but not ill — “My voice has been this way since I wrapped the show (in October)” — Gooding opts to sip on a soft drink during a half-hour interview. Playing the title role in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” has been the best thing to happen to Gooding since his Supporting Actor Oscar win 20 years ago as pro football receiver Rod
“Show me the money” Tidwell in “Jerry Maguire.” He’s made a lot of bad career choices since then. Or as Gooding puts it, “I did 10 years of ‘direct to videos’” before he relearned what “Jerry Maguire” director Cameron Crowe told him: “Don’t worry about the roles. Worry about who the directors are.” The executive producer and principal director of “People v. O.J. Simpson” is Ryan Murphy, whose television successes include “Nip/ Tuck,” “Glee” and “American Horror Story.” The inside story of Simpson’s highly divisive trial, adapted from Jeffrey Toobin’s 1996 book, is Murphy’s first non-fiction TV series. It’s received uniformly rave reviews, curbed Murphy’s tendency toward excess and rekindled Gooding’s career, while also still haunting him at times. He intends to let considerable time pass before
Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars on FX as O.J. Simpson. he watches the entire series. “But when I see certain clips and images, it kind of throws me a little bit,” Gooding said. “Especially when I see O.J. getting worked up in a scene, it starts to get me worked up again … I used to hear other actors talk about this. Heath Ledger, after playing The Joker, said that it took
Workshop aids high school seniors The Commit! Partnership, Dallas-area civic leaders, nonprofit organizations, local school districts and institutions of higher education have launched a campaign to encourage students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Texas Application for State Financial Aid. More than half of Dallas County high school seniors missed out on more than $30 million in grants last year. A workshop will take place on March 5 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Carter High School, 1819 W. Wheatland Road. More information at youcanaffordcollege.org. — Kurt Watkins In This Issue Of K aty Tr ail Weekly Along the Green Trail........................................................ 7 Classifieds......................................................................... 11 Community Calendar ....................................................... 6 Dotty Griffith .................................................................... 9 Fitness .............................................................................. 5 Hammer and Nails ............................................................ 8 Hip to be Square ................................................................ 4 House Call ......................................................................... 4 Mull It Over ....................................................................... 5 Notes from the Editor ....................................................... 4 Restaurant Directory ...................................................... 11 Scene Around Town......................................................... 12 Travel ............................................................................ 11 William "Bubba" Flint....................................................... 4 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly
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him a long time to let that go. I used to laugh and think it was a publicity gimmick. But I believe it now. I get it. It’s almost hypnosis. You have to step away from a character and let it go from your soul, so to speak. And then you can move on.” see GOODING on page 10
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In honor of Woman’s History Month, the Women’s Chorus of Dallas (above) will present “The Voices of Women II” at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. The concert features more than 300 voices rising in song, and highlighting the triumph of women composers such as Joan Szymko, Rosephanye Powell, Andrea Ramsey, Susan LaBarr, Jocelyn Hagen and many others. Tickets are $20-$75. For more information, visit twcd.org or call 214-520-7828. — Radz Daswani
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UNCLE BARKY’S BITES
By David Mullen
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Gary Piattoni grew up in a small town outside of Chicago looking for buried treasure. Little did he know it would lead to a career in appraising and a role on one of televisions most well-known shows. “My first exposure to stuff was finding Indian arrowheads in my backyard,” Piattoni said. “That really hooked me in. My mother was really pretty passionate about antiques, too, and she helped fuel that and we would go to shops and local places in Photo by Gitting Photography and around where I lived. So I have Gary Piattoni has appeared on "Antique kind of had the bug since I was a Roadshow" for 20 years. little kid.” Piattoni, 54, is one of the “guest appraisers” on the popular PBS show “Antique Roadshow.” He was in town recently to
appraise items at Edgemere, an upscale senior living community near Preston Hollow. “Going to college, I went more for a science background because I figured I would be better off to get a job, but art kept calling me back,” Piattoni said. “So I got a masters after college in fine art and then started working in the auction business after that.” Piattoni earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, a masters from the Art Institute of Chicago and a certificate in appraisal studies from New York University. “I worked at a small action house in Chicago and had some high profile sales regarding funky things from Al Capone, John Dillinger and Comiskey see ANTIQUE on page 8
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Largest celebration of Irish culture in southwest begins By Suzanne Gentry Flodin The 34th Annual North Texas Irish Festival returns to Fair Park March 4-6, celebrating the legends of the past and the legacy that continues to draw tens of thousands of fans to Dallas for everyone's favorite celebration of music, dance and Irish culture. Presented by the Southwest Celtic Music Association, a nonprofit that fosters the great tradition of Irish culture in North Texas, this largest cultural festival in DFW is also revered as one of the best Irish festivals in the U.S. At the heart of the North Texas Irish Festival is the music. This year's theme, “Legends and Legacies,” highlights the true legends of Irish music who leave a legacy for fans of all generations. This year, gracing the festival, are international favorites Altan and Solas, among other featured performers from around the world. New this year are special
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Dance numbers abound at the North Texas Irish Festival. appearances from Celtic Aire, the premier folk ensemble of the U.S. Air Force; and Scythian, a Celtic band from the Ukraine that specializes in “immigrant rock.”
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
‘Would you like a cup for your coffee?’
Breast cancer in males rare but real
By Dr. Kimberly Washington washington.k@att.net
Male breast cancer is a real entity. Although it is not discussed as much as female breast cancer, it is just as important. Often times, male breast cancer is diagnosed later because men don't think Dr. Washington that nodules on their chest wall LIFETIME could represent RISK OF MALE breast tumors. BREAST Therefore, the masses increase CANCER AT in size subONE IN 1,000 stantially prior to this being brought to medical attention. Male breast cancer is, thankfully, rare, being found to be only 1 percent of all breast cancers reported. This places the lifetime risk of male breast cancer at one in 1,000 — a far cry from the one in eight women risk. To put this in real numbers, a little more than 2,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the U.S. It may seem strange that men can get breast cancer since they don't technically have breasts, however, everyone has breast tissue on their chest wall. Female hormonal changes cause proliferation (or growth) of breast tissue as young girls, whereas young boys hormonal changes result in facial hair growth and increased muscle mass. Since there are breast tissue cells on the chest wall of all men, there remains the risk that these cells can mutate into cancer cells. Although this disease is rare,
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there are some men who are at higher risk of the disease than others. These men have certain disease processes such as Kleinfelter's Syndrome (a genetic chromosomal disorder where instead of having XX and being phenotypically female or XY and being phenotypically male, he is XXY resulting in many feminizing characteristics, although he may also have testicles), a strong family history of breast cancer, including the presence of a classic breast cancer predisposing mutation called BRCA and history of radiation therapy to the chest for another disease process. The average age of diagnosis is 68 years of age, meaning that increased age is also a risk factor. Breast cancer in men is diagnosed the same as that in women with mammogram, ultrasounds, and ultimately, biopsy of the mass. The biopsy will identify the actual cancer cells to make the diagnosis. Once this is done, treatment is initiated, which comes in the form of surgery with removal of all breast tissue, sampling of the lymph nodes and targeted therapy or chemotherapy. Although we aren't sure why, men with breast cancer often have a poorer outcome than women in their same age group or with their same tumor marker status, therefore, this cancer is treated very aggressively once diagnosed. Although, no task force has suggested that men perform routine breast examination for early detection, it is advisable that if any mass is felt, seek medical attention early. Like every other cancer, early detection always places you in a better position for improved survival. Dr. Kimberly Washington, a general surgeon at Highlander Surgical Associates in Arlington, maintains an interest in health education and advocacy.
By David Mullen
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crosswalks on Cedar Springs Road can’t be far behind. Runner-up: On Lemmon Avenue in front of Mutt’s Cantina is a hole as big as a dog bowl … BestPlaceNow.com have chosen the top 10 places to live in Texas. I bet you can’t guess more
How did you spend your Thursday? Thanks for asking. I went to the beautiful “Dallas Blooms” exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum and Gardens, which includes sculptor Gary BESTPLACENOW.COM HAVE CHOSEN Lee Price’s “Great Contributors:” eight THE TOP 10 PLACES TO LIVE IN TEXAS. life-size bronze sculptures of legI BET YOU CAN’T GUESS MORE THAN ONE. endary figures like DON’T THINK BIG CITY. George Washington, Mark Twain and the DON’T EVEN THINK METROPLEX. Wright brothers. It David Mullen is a must see. I met some great people and saw some old acquaintances at spoonful from the urn.” Now, here than one. Don’t think big city. Don’t an Uptown Dallas, Inc. networkis an example of the most egreeven think metroplex. In descending event at Del Frisco’s Grille on gious service faux pas I have exing order, they are Fredericksburg, McKinney Avenue. Then, I spent perienced recently, and one they’d Midland, Levelland, Hereford, nearly one hour on the phone better repair if they expect to stay Odessa (really?), Pampa, Hewitt, with AT&T. I was transferred four in business in this uber competitive Four Corners, Hutto and (drum times. I had to give each AT&T town full of barbeque restaurants. roll, please) Sugarland. Just getting representative the same informaAnd I like these people. At Back out of Houston gives Sugarland tion every time. And the problem Home BBQ on Ross Avenue, you Brownie points. Who comes up was not resolved. Thanks for the order at the cashier. Then, they give with a list like this? Must hate rally kill on an otherwise great you a number-on-a-stick to put at crowds … Backgroundchecks. day, AT&T. When you have a moyour table. Fine, a lot of places do org released a study on the safnopoly on everything and allegedly that so that the runner can idenest cities in Texas and the metrohave system issues, consumers get tify the table. After a few minutes, plex dominates. Colleyville is the greatly inconvenienced without any I hear “number 19” over the loud safest city, followed by Murphy, recourse. And stop telling me that speaker. So I am supposed to bring Flower Mound, Southlake, Keller you will call me back. You never the number-on-a-stick back to the and Highland Village. University call me back. They did not call me counter to pick up my tray? There Park is eight. So they may not be back … Other great moments in were two other people in the place! great places to live, but at least they the service industry: My love/hate Seems like a kink they need to are safe … Trix are not for kids. relationship with my local Einstein work out. Not to mention the kinks According to the New York Times, Bros. Bagels continues. Recently, in the too gooey mac ‘n cheese and millennials hate breakfast cereal. I went in and they were out of my in the dreadful cole slaw. However, (I am guessing my local bagel store favorite Pumpernickel bagels. “Oh, the incredible pecan-infused iced could drive a 20-something back we don’t make that many,” one of tea alone is worth a second trip … to cereal in the morning, however.) the 10 people behind the counPothole of the week: Bricks look Cereal sales dropped to $10 billion ter tripping over each other said. great on houses and last for years. last year. In 2000, cereal crunched “They sell out too fast.” The daugh- But in crosswalks, they look great a number of $13.9 billion. That is a ter of Yogi Berra lives. “Nobody for about six months. With all of lot of lost Lucky Charms over the goes there. It’s too crowded.” Last the big construction rigs crossing years. I hear that Tony the Tiger’s week, I ordered a poppy seed bagel McKinney Avenue at Blackburn resume is on the street … Chuck (they were out of Pumpernickel) Street, the brick-inlay crosswalk Norris turns 76 on Thursday. His and a large coffee to go. “Would has started to crumble and is age adds new meaning to “Walker,” you like a cup?” the cashier asked. I causing big crevasses. The new Texas Ranger.
HIP TO BE SQUARE
Know about outpatient replacement By Dr. Don Hohman dhohman@gdortho.com
Is a short-stay hip or knee replacement right for you? Outpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is now being performed in select centers on select patients who are healthy enough to be candidates for this pathway. These surgeries can be done at an ambulatory surgery center or an inpatient hospital. Orthopedic Dr. Don Hohman surgeons agree that outpatient TJA should only be done on patients who are healthy enough to have surgery in such a setting and have the appropriate home setting/support to allow them to be discharged in this manner. Advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of outpatient TJA include a reduced hospital stay, a possible reduced chance for hospital-acquired infections and the possibility of increased patient satisfaction. There is also potential for reduced cost to the health care system. The disadvantages of the outpatient TJA are few, and these are minimized by the selection process, but include the chance of having a complication at home and the chance for readmission to the hospital. Interest in the role for outpatient TJA will most certainly increase throughout time. We have had tremendous success with our outpatient/rapid recovery program for partial/total knee and total hip replacements. Patient testimonials are available as educational material through Dr. Hohman's Facebook and YouTube page as you research your hip and knee care. Donald Hohman, MD, is a fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in joint replacements of the hip and knee. He completed his specialty training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. If you have any further questions please feel free to utilize the educational material provided on the website GDOrtho.com, or his office can be reached at 214-252-7039.
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CRIME WATCH
Feb. 24 – 7:19 a.m. 4900 Block, Alcott St. (75206) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect removed the complainant’s tires with rims off of the vehicle. Feb. 24 – 9:30 p.m. 2700 Block, McKinney Ave. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s car through unknown means. Feb. 25 – 1:20 a.m. 4500 Block, Cole Ave. (75205) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect used a brick to shatter glass of a front door.
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Burglary of a Residence: An unknown suspect burglarized the complainant’s apartment. Feb. 26 – 12:20 p.m. 3600 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle from a parking garage. Feb. 26 – 9:11 p.m. 5400 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75235) Assault: An unknown suspect struck the complainant’s face with a handgun. Feb. 27 – 12:35 a.m. 4300 Block, Gilbert Ave. (75219) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect poured oil on the complainant’s vehicle causing damage.
Feb. 25 – 7:53 a.m. 5300 Block, E. Mockingbird Ln. (75206) Theft of Property: The suspect concealed clothing in bags and exited the store without paying.
Feb. 27 – 4:52 a.m. 4100 Block, San Jacinto St. (75204) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The suspect stabbed the complainant and fled in the complainant’s vehicle.
Feb. 25 – 12:45 p.m. 4700 Block, Lake Ave. (75219)
Feb. 27 – 12:58 p.m. 10400 Block, Wildwood Dr. (75220)
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Katy Trail Weekly is a community-friendly newspaper designed to inform and entertain the people in many diverse demographics who live and/or work in these neighborhoods. Much like the Katy Trail itself, Katy Trail Weekly is designed to help bring together the neighborhoods of Downtown, Uptown, Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn, the Design District, the Medical District and the Park Cities, as well as others. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other locations, for free pick-up by their patrons. We support this publication by providing ad space to local businesses who want an effective and affordable way to reach the Katy Trail area readers we attract and serve. We welcome participation in the paper through story and picture submissions, and we hope that you will join us in making this paper the best it can be.
Co-founders Nancy Black Rex Cumming David Mullen Andy Simpson Publisher Rex Cumming Editor in Chief David Mullen Managing Nancy Black Director Graphic Design Amy Moore Bronwen Roberts
Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The suspect struck the complainant in the back of the head with a gun and stole property. Feb. 27 – 2:26 p.m. 9800 Block, Webb Chapel Rd. (75220) Criminal Mischief: The suspect punctured the complainant’s tires with a screwdriver, causing damage. Feb. 28 – 2:02 a.m. 4100 Block, Swiss Ave. (75204) Assault: An unknown suspect pushed the complainant to the ground and threatened to cut her.
Feb. 28 – 9:35 a.m. 10700 Block, Composite Dr. (75220) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect punched the passenger door lock and stole property. Feb. 28 – 6:01 p.m. 3000 Block, Quebec St. (75247) Burglary of a Business: The unknown suspects pried the front door open and ransacked the location. Feb. 29 – 7:42 a.m. 3000 Block, Turtle Creek Plz. (75204) Burglary of a Building: Two suspects entered the construction site and stole tools.
Feb. 28 – 4 a.m. 2200 Block, Medical District Dr. (75235) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The complainant stated that unknown suspects stole his property by force using a deadly weapon.
March 1 – 11:14 a.m. 2500 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75201) Theft of Property: The suspect stole the complainant’s purse from the DJ area of the listed location.
Feb. 28 – 8:11 a.m. 700 Block, Mockingbird Ln. (75247) Aggravated Robbery of a Business: The unknown suspect pointed a gun at the complaint and demanded money.
March 1 – 6:27 p.m. 9300 Block, Webb Chapel Rd. (75235) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect damaged the rear window to gain entry and stole the complainant’s property.
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FITNESS
MULL IT OVER
Elite runner found winning by losing
Photo courtesy of David Clark
David Clark has lost 160 pounds by running with purpose.
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com David Clark has created a disappearing act that has brought him national attention. Once weighing more than 320 pounds, he is now 160 pounds and gone are the demons of drugs and alcohol that got him to the tipping point. It was extreme sports and running that became his therapeutic crutch. In his bestselling book Out There: A Story of Ultra Recovery, Clark tells his story of a guy that took on monumental challenges — some bad and some good — but never lost the fire that could turn his life around when it seemed headed for self-destruction. When he goes for it, he goes big. A native New Yorker who traveled from hotel to hotel and sometimes lived in a truck with his salesman father, Clark grew up shopping in the embarrassing “husky section” as a grade-schooler. “Not really overweight, but not skinny,” Clark said. “I was kind of in that ‘in-between.’”He would go on crash diets.” I have lost 50 pounds 10 times,” Clark said. “Each time I lost it, not only would I gain it back but I would get bigger.” Home schooled, Clark moved to Colorado in his late teens, and while thinking he would go into medicine, he took a part-time job at a mattress retailer while in college. “In my senior year,” Clark said, “a friend of mine got cancer and died. It was an amazingly brutal and long process that changed me irrevocably. It caused me to step away from college, and take a summer job full time managing the [mattress] store.” True to his “all-or-nothing” personality, he set a national sales record and bought a chain of retail mattress stores at age 29. “My life has been rather insane and so extreme and I think that’s the blessing of my story and gives me a tremendous platform that I can share because not everyone needs to lose 160 pounds and not everyone wants to run 135 miles across Death Valley, but we have all dealt with crap,” Clark said. “And the process of changing who you are and who you think you are and becoming a better version of yourself is something I think is something everyone can relate to.” After doing $8 million in annual sales, he ended up losing his business. “I thought I had the world by the balls. But
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I really didn’t know anything. I was getting deeper and deeper in losses, and that’s how I ended up so overweight, so addicted and so lost. I finally had money, but it just didn’t make me happy at all.” “I would gain weight and lose weight, gain weight and lose weight and then I finally stopped losing weight,” Clark said. He spent 10 years being between 290 and 320 pounds on a 5 foot-11 frame. “I had so many medical problems. I had high blood pressure. When I finally saw my doctor, they told me that I was going to have a stroke. Not ‘you can have a stroke, but you will have can have a stroke within an hour.’ I was pre-diabetic. I had heart problems. When I laughed really hard or would stand up quickly, I would almost pass out.” After hearing the medical report in 2002, he met a friend of his at a bar and laughed and drank. Two herniated disks in his back led to a pain-killer addiction. “Vicodin, Percocet, codeine,” Clark said. “I would drink a bottle of whiskey a day [Jameson or single malt scotch] and throw down five or six Vicodins on top of that at night. “It’s death by one thousand cuts. The Hollywood narrative is you wreck your car, or something really bad happens and you wake up in the hospital and you draw the line in the sand. The funny thing is all of those things happened to me. I did wake up in jail and go through one humiliation after another. But those never did it for me. When my addictions really got at its darkest is after the business went away. I had to provide for my family. ”When people write a book about recovery, it is easy to glamorize addiction,” Clark said. “‘Look at me. I’m a rock star.’ But in the book, I went to the embarrassing things like about being too drunk to wrap presents on Christmas Eve.” Clark was suicidal, eating
“ridiculous amounts of narcotics before I went to bed.” One embarrassment after another led to him to waking up one morning and finding that “there was a glimmer of hope that might have been the final light. I was ready to give up,” Clark said. “I had this picture of two scenarios. One was my kids [twins] trying to figure out why their dad drank himself to death, and the other was show them what a comeback looks like. I could show them that there is no such thing as too far gone.” Although just getting healthy and sober could have been satisfaction enough (he went cold turkey from alcohol and has been sober for more than 10 years), Clark decided to get in shape by run/walking. “We see the best in ourselves when we rise to an impossible task,” Clark said. “I needed the emotional stakes to be higher. Running just appealed to me and it seemed impossible.” Considering a marathon would be a pipedream. “I would go 15 minutes and I would run then walk and it was excruciating to me. No good parts about it. But I knew it was something I wanted to do. About 60 days into it, I told people I was going to run a marathon.” Clark still weighed 300 pounds. He ran his first race — the Colorado University Turkey Trot 5K — in 40 minutes. Avid runners finish in half that time. One year later, Clark ran the same race in just over 20 minutes. Clark kept running and kept losing races and weight. He ran his first marathon in Denver in about 4 hours and 45 minutes and was “super proud.” He was now addicted to running. “I think that there was a time that was true,” Clark said. “It was tied into my sobriety. I was running instead of drinking. But eventually you have to separate that.” Surgery on those herniated disks and advisement by his doctors to stop running has provided added inspiration. He keeps running and getting better. Today, Clark is a subthree-minute marathoner. He runs with purpose which included running four Boston Marathons in one 24-hour period. Called the “Quad Boston,” he ran 104.8 miles in 24 hours, 17 minutes. “I ran one for the families that were affected by addiction,” Clark said, “One for those still out there struggling, one for those like myself lucky enough to make it out alive, and the final marathon I ran with Deb Kelly in honor of her daughter who died of a heroin overdose.” Clark lives in Boulder and is a running coach, sponsored runner, inspirational speaker, gym owner and author of Out There: A Story of Ultra Recovery (available at Amazon). By running some of the most difficult endurance races on the planet including his Death Valley conquest and by running 48 consecutive hours on a treadmill for charity, Clark is considered an elite athlete and is well respected in the national running community. But his most difficult endurance race may have been his life itself.
Four ways sleep affects weight By Turner Cavender
sure sounds good. Without enough sleep, you’re likely to feel sluggish and groggy during the day. And what gives you quick energy? Foods that is high in carbs. You know how it is, sometimes you have Someone who is sleep deprived craves food a late night out, and you think to yourself that satisfies the reward centers in their brain. “I’ll take care of everything in the morning.” Sweets, chips and sodas may provide a burst of But let’s be honest with ourselves, when we energy, but they soon leave you feeling depleted don’t get enough sleep nothing gets done corand hungry for more. And who feels like exercisrectly, and that includes exercising and dieting. ing when they’re feeling tired? All you want to do There’s a reason for that. is crash and burn. The last thing on your mind The Internet, for good reason, likes to is boot camp, and even if you went you wouldn’t talk about diet and exercise when it comes to be putting your best effort into it, so you end up weight loss, but did you know that sleep is just skipping and instead lie on the couch. Not the as important? It’s true! If you don’t get enough best situation to be in when trying to lose weight. sleep each night, it’s likely going to have an Slows recovery time. You just got back effect on your weight-loss efforts. The percentfrom a hard day at boot camp. Maybe it was age of people not getting adequate sleep has arm day or a really intense leg day, skyrocketed in recent years, unbut you’re sore and tired and feel fortunately, so you’re not alone. good after a sweat. You know that Whether it’s because you were three things will help you in the compartying with friends, watching ing days to prevent muscle pain: food a movie or taking just one more and water, exercise, and sleep. Buzzfeed personality test, you’re Food and water are a given when now hitting snooze trying to get it comes to recovery from intense that extra bit of sleep you need to exercise, your body needs the fuel to face the day. When the alarm goes Turner Cavender repair your muscles and make them off, you need reinforcements to stronger. And continuously exercispry yourself from the bed. Your ing, even when sore, helps break up any builtbrain is probably in a fog, whether or not you up chemicals that may be causing pain and had a few drinks the night before. will make you feel energized again quickly. But You may struggle with diet and exercise one of the most important aspects of exercise but getting enough sleep each night can actuis sleep. ally help you with conquering these each day! When you don’t sleep your body doesn’t It’ll leave you feeling better and help you lose recover correctly after a workout. Your muscles weight. Yeah, sleep can help you lose weight. will feel sore, and you can end up hurting yourWondering how this works? Keep reading self because your body isn’t functioning at 100 to get the scoop. percent. So, when you do an intense workout Poor decision making. The morning make sure to give your body the proper amount struggle is because a lack of sleep affects your of recovery time through solid amounts of sleep. brain’s frontal lobes, the part of the brain reMesses with appetite hormones. Your sponsible for making decisions and controlbody and mind need seven to nine hours of ling impulses. So, when you feel hungry, you sleep each night to recuperate from the work make impulsive decisions about what to eat. of being awake. When those precious hours of Poor decisions include overeating and choossleep are taken away, your body is affected in ing unhealthy options. You order a large latte negative ways. with extra cream and sugar to give you energy, We’re about to talk science for a minute, but a bagel for breakfast because it’s easy, a vendbear with us here. The first way is that a lack of ing machine snack because you’re lazy and fast sleep affects the two main hormones that confood for lunch because you didn’t plan ahead. trol your appetite: ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin is When you’re asleep you don’t notice responsible for telling your brain when it’s time you’re hungry, which is why your body often to eat. When you don’t get enough sleep your wants to go into sleep mode when you haven’t body produces more than the normal amount eaten for a while (not that you should be letof this chemical. Basically, when you’re tired, ting your body get to that point, you need to eat) but what happens when you stay up late? see SLEEP on page 11 You crave a midnight snack and junk food Turner@dallasfbbc.com
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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event. March 4
6101 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, 75205 214-768-2000
Owen Arts Center at SMU — In a partnership between The Dallas Opera and SMU, “Bastien and Bastienne” is the latest in the school’s Opera Free for All series. The comic opera, which was written by Mozart when he was just 12 years old, tells the story of a young shepherd and shepherdess who are in love but are separated by external forces. The opera will be sung in English with direction from SMU’s Mark Hammett and musical direction from The Dallas Opera’s Mary Dibbern. 1 p.m. FREE!
March 4
3005 Routh St. Dallas, 75201 214-965-0962
6th Street Bar — Join the Pint Striders every Thursday for a run or walk of two to six miles along Katy Trail. All speeds are welcome, with paces ranging from 8-12 minutes per mile. After, 6th Street will have happy hour drinks and appetizers available. 6:30 p.m. FREE!
March 5
2010 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-979-6430
Crow Collection of Asian Art — Take the whole family to the Crow for Adventure Asia. Celebrate their newest exhibition, Time and Eternity: Landscape Paintings by Bireswar Sen, by creating miniature landscapes. Activities include shaving cream landscapes, crayon cloisonné, saltwater watercolors and yoga. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. FREE!
March 6
2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600
Meyerson Symphony Center — Enjoy Bach’s Suite No. 3 and more in the closing weekend of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s “Bach and Beyond.” Returning Baroque master conductor Ton Koopman leads the music of the legendary composer and his contemporaries. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prices range from $19-$153.
March 8
3939 Grand Ave. Dallas, 75210 214-421-4500
Hall of State at Fair Park — Join the Dallas Historical Society for their Brown Bag Lecture on Endangered Dallas. Preservation Dallas Executive Director David Preziosi will discuss the historical society’s attempt to call attention to important sites in Dallas with the Most Endangered Historic Places List. These sites are considered irreplaceable community assets that tell the story of the city’s development. Noon. FREE!
March 10
5500 Caruth Haven Lane Dallas, 75225 214-750-4222
Communities Foundation of Texas — Hear from Bill Holston and Betsy Healy of the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) of North Texas as part of the Dallas Holocaust Museum’s Upstander Speaker Series. The HRI provides legal and support services to those seeking refugee status who have suffered human rights abuses. Speech begins at 5:30 p.m., and a VIP Reception will follow at 6:30 p.m. $10-$30.
March 10
2600 Live Oak St. Dallas, 75204 214-671-0045
Latino Cultural Center — Celebrate the 10th anniversary of “El Chucho Loves La Che” playing at the LCC for one night only. While the show began its run in 2003, it was expanded and finally opened at the LCC in 2006. Written and performed by Rodney Garza, the play pays homage to Chicano culture and the “code-switching” language that accompanies it. 8 p.m. $10.
Fri 3/04
Item of the Week Dallas Architecture Forum presents “Remaking the City” moderated by Bob Meckfessel (right) on Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at The Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rogers Freeway, Suite 100. Send us an item or photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!
Courtesy of Bob Meckfessel
Knute Rockne, b. 1888 Miriam Makeba, b. 1932 Catherine O’Hara, b. 1954 Patricia Heaton, b. 1958 Chaz Bono, b. 1969 1789 – 1st U.S. Congress met in New York.
Sat 3/05
Heitor Villa-Lobos, b. 1897 Rex Harrison, b. 1908 Penn Jillette, b. 1955 Michael Irvin, b. 1966 Eva Mendes, b. 1974 1923 – 1st oldage pensions in U.S. started in MT and NV.
Sun 3/06
Michelangelo, b. 1475 Bob Wills, b. 1905 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, b. 1944 Moira Kelly, b. 1968 Shaquille O’Neal, b. 1972 1836 – 13-day siege of the Alamo ended.
Mon 3/07
Luther Burbank, b. 1849 Maurice Ravel, b. 1875 Wanda Sykes, b. 1964 Rachel Weisz, b. 1971 Jenna Fischer, b. 1974 1876 – Alexander G. Bell patented the telephone.
Tue 3/08
Oliver W. Holmes, b. 1841 Lynn Redgrave, b. 1943 Aidan Quinn, b. 1959 1894 – NY enacted dog license law. 1st animal control law in U.S. 1913 – IRS began to collect income taxes.
Wed 3/09
Amerigo Vespucci, b. 1454 Samuel Barber, b. 1910 Yuri Gagarin, b. 1934 Bobby Fischer, b. 1943 Brittany Snow, b. 1986 1959 – Debut of Barbie doll at Amer. Int’l Toy Fair.
Thu 3/10
Bix Beiderbecke, b. 1903 Sharon Stone, b. 1958 Edie Brickell, b. 1966 Carrie Underwood, b. 1983 1849 – Abe Lincoln applied for a patent. Only U.S. President who’s done that.
PARK CITIES
Bush Presidential Center new exhibit now open By Pam Hughes and Bobbi Gruner
Lowe, director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library The George W. Bush and Museum. “As a Presidential Center anpresidential library, nounced a new special exhibit, this is a great place Path to the Presidency, which to get an inside gives visitors an interactive peek at presidential look at the history of presicampaigns, and our dential campaigns, including new, interactive exkey races that have defined hibit brings historic America, the changing face of campaigns to life the American electorate and a with artifacts, phofun glimpse at life on the camtos and videos.” paign trail. The exhibit is Running now through the Bush Center’s Oct. 9, Path to the Presidency most interactive to includes artifacts and elements Photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov date, inviting guests representing many presidento step into the role Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W. Bush. tial campaigns in U.S. history. of voter, as well as Among the rare items on disthat of presidential appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show.” play are a letter from George Washington to “In an election year, people are paying par- candidate. Interactive features within the exConnecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., ticular attention to politics and the presidential hibit include: declining calls for a third term, and the sunglasses candidates, and our museum offers an enter• A candidate handshake “grip-o-meter” President Bill Clinton wore in his 1992 campaign taining way for them to be involved,” said Alan • A teleprompter from which guests can deliver
historic acceptance speeches • Opportunities to weigh in on key issues from campaigns past • And a photo booth designed to create custom campaign posters that can be shared on social media using the #pathtopresidency hashtag. Other highlights include campaign medals and buttons dating back to the 1800s and a “living room” theater, airing iconic campaign advertisements and debate moments in a 1960s-style setup. In conjunction with Path to the Presidency, the Bush Center will host a number of campaign-focused public programs as part of the Engage at the Bush Center series. Lorne Michaels, of “Saturday Night Live,” and Mark McKinnon, esteemed political advisor and star of Showtime’s “The Circus,” are among the guests who will take the stage in 2016, exploring the intersection of presidential campaigns and popular culture. A full listing of Engage events, as well as more information on the center and exhibit can be found at bushcenter.org.
Photo courtesy of HPISD
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Last spring, a recording of the Highland Park High School Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band was submitted to the National Youth Concert Series, which hosts an annual festival of outstanding high school bands and orchestras at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Many groups from around the country applied and were adjudicated by a distinguished panel of music educators and conductors, and both of the Highland Park bands received this prestigious invitation. On March 14, the bands will be performing master works of the wind ensemble and orchestral literature, including works by Edward Elgar, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and many others. — HPISD
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ACROSS 1. Meadow rodent 5. Eyed amorously 10. Let up 16. Almond confection
21. Ominous sign 22. Corn-chip name 23. Of yore 24. Spanish hero (2 wds.) 25. Monogram pt.
26. Sell stolen goods 27. Longs for 28. Jangle 29. Undressed 31. Winnebagos et al.
33. Ballet attire 35. 2001, to Livy 36. Ms. Verdugo 37. "— — Her Standing There"
40. Capone foe 41. Reach across 42. Truck mfr. 45. Eur. airline 46. Semi front 48. Sweet-talk 50. Raising a ruckus 52. Pest in a nest 54. Mislay 55. QB — Kramer 57. Dawn to dusk 58. Dolphin habitat 59. Floats like a cork 60. Slide downhill 62. Cheerful 66. Phony 67. Circus performers 69. Go over again 71. Hold sway 72. Bug off! (3 wds.) 74. — Maria 76. Hipbone part 78. Colossal 79. Game-show prize 80. Manner 83. Usher's job 85. Forum attire 88. Madrid art gallery 89. Youngsters 90. Burma capital 93. Bat swingers 95. Boarding school 97. U.N. member 98. Groovy 100. Constantly, to Poe 101. Tall flower 106. Give a ticket 108. Burned and looted 110. Attacks on a castle 112. Sheriff Andy's son 113. Dreaded assignment 115. Like many a train 116. Competed for 117. Regretful
PAGE 7 118. Fellow 120. Bruce — of film 122. Boat's trail 123. Growl at, perhaps 124. Fired up the hibachi 128. — -roaring 129. Annapolis grad 130. Kind of rack 131. Ate for dinner 132. "— kleine Nachtmusik" 133. Kind of grin 135. Joule fractions 137. Olympic site 139. Soyuz destination 140. To date (2 wds.) 142. Multipurpose truck 144. Buffalo-hunting people 148. Danish toast 150. It often splits 153. Move a fern 155. Agree with 156. Phone response 157. Thicker, as fog 158. Cherry center 159. Blissful spot 160. Skilled 161. Made catty remarks 162. Not long-winded 163. For fear that DOWN 1. Yawning fissure 2. Former science magazine 3. Aloha tokens 4. — nous 5. Way-out 6. Salad ingredients 7. Darnell or Ronstadt 8. Handy abbr.
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
reduce wear and tear on your personal vehicle and to utilize a more efficient car, think about renting a hybrid Spring break is synonyfor your trip. The most enmous with beach-side devironmentally friendly way bauchery these days, but its to travel this spring break roots are grounded in the is by train or bus. Did you ancient Greeks and Romans. know you can get to Austin Far from the college-aged by bus from Dallas for less dance parties, ancient societies than $15! Regardless of the welcomed the arrival of spring method of transportation with their own celebrations. It you choose, pack light. More wasn’t until the late 1900s that Naima Montacer weight equals more fuel used; college swim athletes started therefore, choosing one pair the trend to travel south in the spring for of shoes is better than taking the entire training and extracurricular activities. closet. But at the core, spring break is a time New research suggests creating for rebirth, a fresh start and appreciatmemories makes you happier than buying what our Earth provides us with. No ing material items. Refusing to buy tourmatter what your plans are (or if you’re ist crap (which is often made in China) still making plans), from an exotic destisupports the environment by reducing nation to the “staycation,” there are ways our dependence on resources for producto celebrate spring and limit your impact tion and energy for transportation. If you on the environment. Keeping your buddo buy a tourist item, find native craftsget in mind and regardless of your excur- man and support the local economy in an sion, here are a few ways to green your organic way. The same goes for food and spring break. places to stay. Utilize online resources Transportation will be your biggest or word of mouth to find small familygreenhouse gas emitter this spring break. owned restaurants sourcing local ingreIf you choose an exotic location that redients for not only low environmental quires plane travel, think about purchasimpact, but more than likely, great taste ing carbon credits to offset the impact of and culture! jet fuel or book a nonstop flight. If you're Small owned bed and breakfasts and loading into a vehicle, choose the most vacation rentals by owner (vrbo.com) fuel-efficient model, make sure your tires allow you to search beyond the big comare properly inflated and carpool with pany hotels and find a more personalized other family members or friends. To experience. If you do choose a hotel, keep @naimajeannette
your eye out for environmental information while booking. Many hotels are specializing in low-impact accommodations without sacrificing luxurious beauty and comfort. Eco-friendly hotels know keeping the environment in mind is good for their bottom line. At any hotel, follow the same structure you use at home by reusing towels, recycle and limiting shower time. If you’re a college student in need of a big adventure try an alternative spring break. Schools such as UNT Dallas and SMU offer students opportunities to immerse themselves in communities around the world to create positive change by providing vital work that supports social justice issues, wildlife issues and more. Spend the week in Arkansas at a wildlife refuge or travel to Iceland to learn more about sustainability! Travel in itself can encourage climate stewardship — so get out and explore! Even if you’re planning a staycation and remaining in the Dallas area, carve out time for adventures. Explore the Trinity Forest by horseback at the Texas Horsepark at the Trinity or get active this Saturday, March 5th at the Trinity River Levee Run (1 mile fun run, 5K or 10K) held at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Take time this spring break to enjoy yourself while exploring our world, just don’t forget to take care of the earth while you’re out there. Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more at her website EnviroAdventures.com.
YOUR STARS THIS WEEK By Stella Wilder
The coming week will transpire according to plan for two or three days — at least for most individuals, assuming a plan is in place — but things are soon likely to diverge, with a choice being offered that requires everyone to look deeply within to determine which is the better way to go. Yes, this means that toward midweek things are likely to get complicated, and the more people involved in a given project, the more tangled those complications will be! Communication is the primary issue; anyone going it alone has only him- or herself to commune with before deciding upon a course of action, whereas a team effort will necessitate a clear web of open communication at all times. Some are likely to uncover previously unseen opportunities for travel, and the farther afield one has to go, the more exciting and involving that travel will be in every respect. In some cases, merely getting there will prove the biggest challenge, especially for those left to their own auspices. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You may be called upon to fill in for someone who is out of commission, but you won't know what's expected of you right away. (March 6-March 20) — You're going to have to stand
your ground when you receive a challenge that is far more aggressive than usual. ARIES (March 21-April 4) Giving someone else a piece of your mind may not be the best way to start a week that already promises to be rather sticky. (April 5-April 19) — You'll be able to position yourself to some advantage, even while you assess the lay of the land. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may find that the more oldfashioned a strategy is, the better it fits your current situation. Why not give it a try? (May 6-May 20) — You may be getting a great deal of attention as a result of recent words or deeds. Is this how you want things to go? GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Something remarkably simple attracts your attention and holds you in thrall for quite some time. You'll be inspired. (June 7-June 20) — Someone close to you may not fully understand your motives. Offer an explanation, but don't reveal too much! CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may be trying too hard to accommodate others when you have your own urgent business to attend to. Prioritize! (July 8-July 22) — You're ready
85. Temporary peace 86. Camel's pit stop 87. No-see-ums 91. Not 'neath 92. Picture holder 93. Not as bland 94. Harem possessors 95. Implored 96. "Kidnapped" monogram 99. Warty critter 102. Curved molding 103. Ms. Winfrey 104. About that time 105. Entered data 107. Flying predator 109. Hair-raising 111. "Terrible" tsar 114. Mongkut portrayer 117. Arrangement 119. Somber evergreens 121. Radio's PBS 122. Into the sunset 123. Dugong cousin 124. Obi wearer 125. Exposed to danger 126. Boot part 127. Wood nymphs 130. Leggy waders 134. Gulf nation 136. Museum employee 137. Steam or mist 138. Canvas support 140. Oodles (2 wds.) 141. Braxton or Tennille 143. While beginning 145. Go to earth 146. Ben Jonson works 147. Thrilled 149. Bavarian peak 151. Sixth sense 152. Pollen spreader 154. Summer in Savoie
OFF THE MARK
Economics and ‘eco-nomics’ of spring break By Naima Montacer
9. Active sort 10. Vast chasm 11. Ta-ta! 12. Khan of note 13. Grounds for a suit 14. Boredom 15. "— Rides Again" 16. Chest muscles 17. Totality 18. Garlicky shrimp dish 19. "Oz" role (2 wds.) 20. Border 30. Merlin — of the NFL 32. Intuition 34. Pre-owned 38. Floor 39. More than bad 41. Foxier 42. Seance invitee 43. Gourmet coffee 44. Spooky noise 46. Gauzy trap 47. Part of PGA 49. North Sea platform 51. Drink like Rover 53. Luggage attachment 54. Scope it out 56. Tip over 59. Brief upturn 61. Lectern's place 63. Cube inventor 64. Kevin of "Dave" 65. Safe experts? 67. T'ai — ch'uan 68. Buckled down 69. Vikings, often 70. Rightful 73. Fiery felony 75. Up in arms 77. Salt's pal 81. Prefix for gram 82. Choice word 84. Violent storm
to start a new project that has been on a back burner for quite some time. The pace can be very quick at the beginning. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may become impatient with someone who seems to be dogging you all week long. You may want to insist on a little alone time. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — You've been putting yourself at a disadvantage lately without even knowing it. You can easily remedy the situation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You may have to adjust your schedule, as you will be in need of some assistance that cannot be there the moment the need arises. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — You have more to accomplish than usual, but you can get it all done if you remember to take better care of yourself! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You're going to have to negotiate carefully in order to position yourself as favorably as possible. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — You can recover from a setback very quickly as the week opens, then charge ahead, confident of making up lost ground quickly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) A collaborative effort may be hard to arrange, but trying to
Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. do things on your own could expose you to unusual dangers. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — Environmental influences are felt throughout the week. You must be as flexible as possible in order to make on-the-spot adjustments. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may feel yourself slowing down somewhat as the week opens. Assess the situation before deciding on a course of action. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — Others are counting on you to be there when you are needed. You'll want to be keenly aware of your surroundings at all times. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You must be willing to work more closely than usual with someone else. He or she holds the key to a resounding success. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — There is certainly a place for some fun and games, but you must not overlook a new responsibility at work. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may find yourself waiting around for just the right opportunity to get a certain task completed to your satisfaction. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — You're likely to get the thumbs-up early in the week, clearing the way for a new effort that can pay off handsomely.
● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.
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outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.
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My love-child home is one of Kyle’s listings at The Residences at the Ritz Carlton. Residence 602 (candysdirt. Another week, This Park City, Utah vacation property just went up for auction. com/2015/11/23/ another tsunami beautiful-ritz-resof real estate news. the home is in a gated comidence-will-everIt never ends. munity called The Colony: see-name/). We now have 4,600 acres of pristine alpine Former seven writers at terrain for about 270 home Dallas Mayor Tom CandysDirt.com, sites. Ninety percent of the Leppert and his and you had better mountain sanctuary is prewife, Laura, like be subscribed and served as open space. Colony most of us baby checking in every Real Estate is surrounded by boomers, have day because folks, Park City Mountain Resort Candace Evans been trying to shed there is so much and is the only ski commusome properties. out there I can nity in Park City that permits barely keep up. What to single First it was their home on Alva homeowners to build a sepaCourt with that jazzy media out this week? rate guest house. Not sure if room, remember? It was listed Tom Leppert may have 105 White Pine Canyon has by Mary Poss, but now Dave endorsed Donald Trump for a guest house, but it has a Perry-Miller’s Ryan Streiff the White House, but let’s see media room, golf simulator advisor: the Leppert home Dallas, and there are several has it for $4,750,000. Now the who buys Leppert’s ski house (those pups START at $100K), went to auction with Dallasgolf courses to practice that Lepperts are shedding some in Park City, Utah! I thought climate-controlled wine cellar, based Heritage Auctions on swing you will have perfected you might enjoy perusing this Park City, Utah real estate. This March 1, without reserve! I game room, ski lockers and so in the simulator. is a fantastic piece of property place. Hate to tell you, but cannot imagine what the place If those walls could talk … snow room, five fireplaces, that you can see from the ski by the time you read this, it an elevator and a sweeping is worth, can you? (But I’ll More than 8,000 square lifts. I personally know exactly will have been sold … going, home automation system. sure find out!) feet (I’m guessing), the cuswhere this house is. In fact, if going, gone. I’m actually on (Bet you can control it from As you know from my tom built home has five bedyou have ever skied Park City my way to Park City to check previous posts on real estate rooms, eight bathrooms and a Dallas.) There is an outdoor — there are three neighboring out vacation home properties hot spa, and the floors and auctions 101, that means there beautiful finish out. It is also resorts, Deer Valley, Park City for the blogs. Yes, I will find driveways and patios are all is no minimum bidding price. a veritable play land for esout who bought it, is my name and Canyons comprising 7,300 Personally, I love the area. It’s cape on six genuinely wooded radiant heated so snow melts, acres of white powder — this not “Dirt?” no shoveling needed. Just look a quick plane ride from DFW, acres, totally ski in and ski home is near the Dreamcatcher and a mountain home would In fact, that is just what out. You won’t need anyone to at those massive beams, stone Allie Beth agent Kyle Crews is Lift. And it sounds like a and specialized granites. round out our portfolio oh hold your skis for you, that’s dream! teaching my granddaughters Like the entire resort, this so nicely. It’s not just for the how close you are. You also Well, get your checkbook snow: Park City is just heavto call me! property is just 35 minutes won’t have to worry about ready and call your financial Which reminds me: from Salt Lake City’s airport enly in summer — cooler than anyone bugging you because
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and minutes from Park City’s infamous Main Street. I am actually going to Park City in March to ski at Snowbird, but we have friends who live in nearby Oakley, and we have done that Main Street many times, up and down. Park City is one of my favorite ski resorts, and I am rather partial to Utah snow. This girl learned to ski on Wisconsin ant hills, then graduated to northeast ski resorts and almost gave it up because of mashed potato snow. Then a boyfriend introduced me to Crested Butte, and it was over. I swore never to ski again east of the Rockies. Vail Resorts just bought Park City Resorts and they are said to be pumping in at least $50 million. One of the top resorts there is the Montage. And guess, just guess, where I’m staying … 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.
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Fresh coat of paint goes a long way
By Stephan Sardone
Stephan@sardoneconstruction.com Not everyone has the time to drop everything and do a complete remodel to their home. Until you are able to stop life and plan out a remodeling project, try some small ways to spruce up the house. There is one main ingredient to breathing life back into your home on a budget: paint. Underestimated, undervalued and sometimes neglected, paint can take a dingy, tired room and give it meaning, elegance and energy. It can cover up, freshen up and open up a space with the right shade. For example, newer families may be adjusting to a baby on the way, so the nursery needs to be a place of joy and freshness, representing new life. If it used to be the Stephan Sardone office that collected dust, maybe it’s time to a lighter color, get rid of those darks CLEAN LINES add and bring in the colors that will add space, MAKE A instead of swallow it up. Create that illuROOM LOOK sion of more room by painting the ceiling a lighter shade than the walls; it just feels TASTEFUL taller and more open. AND PUT More importantly, if you are going to lighten up the place with a few coats of TOGETHER. paint and you have small children or a baby coming, make sure to get Sherwin Williams’ ProMar 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex Paint, which makes it safer for the kids, as there are no solvents being released into the air when it dries. Clean lines make a room look tasteful and put together. Start with painting or replacing baseboards. Some may think this is a boring project, but you’d be amazed at the fun you can have in making a room stand out with a simple shade of blue on the baseboards. Similarly, painting the trim of your window sill could make it a more picturesque view. While we’re on the subject of interior painting, I know it’s common for many homes to have old tub showers, which are fully functional but outdated. You know the ones I’m talking about; they’re usually either mint green or baby blue. If you don’t have the budget to redo the bathroom, as we’ve mentioned that can be difficult, hire a resurfacing company to come out and turn the tub shower white. It will not only buy you some time to save up, but it could be all you need to feel content with your bathroom space long term. But you’re not limited to just the interior; the outside of your home may need attention too. It’s called curb appeal. What better way to be welcomed home from a long day at work than with a brand new front door, or rather, one with a new paint job? In fact, take a look at your whole porch area.
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Color schemes can make a room appear larger than it really is. What needs sprucing up to match the spring season that is approaching? Maybe you have an old arch or metal post on the front porch. It might be decorative and beautiful, but it’s also out of date. Catch it up with the times and either replace it or wrap it in a nice paint-grade wood and paint it. Take it a step further and buy some slip-resistant tile from Seconds and Surplus, a warehouse that stocks discounted flooring, granite and tiles. This keeps you updated and under budget. Along those same exterior lines, if you have cedar shingles on the outside of your home, they’re probably dirty and in need of some maintenance. I suggest power washing, resealing and staining those. The goal here is to make your home look and feel clean. It creates the illusion of a newer and healthier home, and in turn, a newer and healthier you. Stephan Sardone is owner of Sardone Construction and has been helping people improve their life by remodeling their home around their life.
Park,” Piattoni said. When the old home of the Chicago White Sox was torn down, items from the stadium like seats and signs were auctioned off. He later worked at Christie’s International Auction House in New York and Chicago before starting his own company. Piattoni's area of expertise is European furniture, decorative arts and militaria, and has appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” and the “Maury Povich Show” and contributed to several magazines. Like the consummate professional ready for any situation, Piattoni carries a small loupe with him, should he find an item that is worthy of close inspection. His appraisal business in Chicago deals mainly with private individuals and insurance companies. Piattoni does about 10 events — like the one at Edgemere — per year. He has been with “Antiques Roadshow” since day one. “When I first started at Christie’s, it was the first year of ‘Roadshow,’” Piattoni said. “It had just started. An email went around asking if anyone was interested in doing the show, and I said, ‘Absolutely!’” He had done some interviews on camera but had never formally been part of a show. “No one understood how popular the show would be when it first started.” Now in its 20th season, “Antique Roadshow” kicks off a six-city summer tour that includes a stop on July 23 in Fort Worth. The beauty of the show is seeing people bring in items for appraisal to see if they own a piece of junk or a potential future retirement plan. The show is seen locally on KERA 13 in Dallas on Mondays at 7 p.m. While the Edgemere event was exclusive to the residents, guests must be ticketed for the “Antique Roadshow” events. They may bring two items for appraisal and are put in line based on their scheduled time. Each ticket will allow for one appraisal in 20 different categories. If chosen for television by the appraiser, people get the Hollywood treatment: an escort to a green room for makeup, the signing of a formal release and a stint in front of the camera. On average, more than 10,000 items are appraised per event. “There are about 70 appraisers, and you apply for a show you think you can come to,” Piattoni said, who has two sons and currently lives in Evanston, Ill. “Not every appraiser can come to every show, and it is also a function of how many people sign up for your category. “In my category — science, technology, collectibles, things like that — the items aren’t crazy big numbers,” Piattoni said. “But the good news is that I am always trying to unlock something for someone. A lot of people have high hopes. But most people know what they have. They know if it is worth a million dollars. “It is always fun to give people information,” Piattoni said, “but sometimes it is not always good news. Knowledge is power. A lot of people just come to be part of the show. It has grown so much. I’ve talked to people that say ‘Oh, I just grabbed this item on the way out. I just wanted to be here.’”
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Raising the bar on fried chicken By Sara Newberry The only food I can think of that I have loved my entire life, as long as I can remember, is fried chicken. Anytime I hear about a place that serves a quality batch of chicken, I know it’s only a matter of time before I darken the door. As soon as I found out about Brick & Bones in Deep Ellum, I penciled my visit in on my calendar. According to the owners, the Photo by Sara Newberry original plan was to open a dive bar with a small menu that would Brick & Bones Fried Chicken. satisfy patrons and keep them chicken skin, served with smoky salsa and from going elsewhere to eat. Fried chicken lime wedges. These are reminiscent of pork seemed like a universally popular choice. What rinds in texture, but the best pork rinds you’ll comes out of the kitchen, however, is not your ever try. Deviled eggs are pink from a bath standard fried chicken. in beet juice, and within the egg filling lays a The crust is flaky and golden, and thicker morsel of fried chicken crust. than you’ll find most places. It’s crumbly and Horseradish mashed potatoes have the crunchy, falling off and leaving you searchperfect amount of the pungent root and are ing your plate for every morsel. But it’s what’s topped with a rich brown gravy. Mexican corn inside the crust that sets this chicken apart. It’s is served the traditional way, on the cob, and juicy and tender -- the kind of tenderness that is generously coated with crema, cotija and can only come from brining. Brining chicken smoky chile powder. It’s messy and fantastic. before frying it is nothing new, but adding chilBrussels sprouts are caramelized, crisp es and spices usually found in Mexican food is and sweet. I was worried that the habanero this chicken’s unique twist. The mixture adds a mac and cheese would be too spicy, but this little heat and a subtle smokiness. Lime wedges kitchen clearly understands restraint. It’s and a tangy salsa verde serve to accentuate the refreshing to find a place that doesn’t make flavor. A few pieces I tried were on the greasy dishes as hot as possible just because they can. side, but for the most part, it was spot-on. Even the spicy choices were tempered and Nashville-style hot chicken has become a clearly well thought-out. trendy menu item lately, and the hot chicken at Brick & Bones is a first and foremost a Brick & Bones is up there with what Nashville has bar, but it’s a bar that serves some mighty fine to offer. It’s super spicy with a sweet smokiness fried chicken. that balances the fiery flavor. Ours was a little cold when it arrived at the table, but it was still tasty. BRICK & BONES While the focus is clearly on the chick2713 Elm St • 469-914-6776 en, starters and sides will not let you down. Tuesday - Saturday: 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Chicken chicharrones are fried pieces of Sunday: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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As spring rolls in, spring rolls are in be thick. Makes about 2 3/4 cups. Store in refrigerator.
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Mudhen Collard Spring Rolls with TahiniMiso Vinaigrette.
By Dotty Griffith
Dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Chef Suki Otsuki is the culinary mastermind executing the paleo vision at Mudhen Meat and Greens. Her take on spring rolls, using big ol’ collard green leaves as wrappers, is emblematic of the approach at the new Dallas Farmers Market flagship restaurant. Her menu at Mudhen is fresh and forward. Even if you don’t want to shred and roll the vegetables, her Maple-Tahini Dipping Sauce is great for crudités, as a spread or salad dressing. MUDHEN COLLARD SPRING ROLLS WITH TAHINI-MISO VINAIGRETTE Maple-Tahini Dipping Sauce: 1 cup tahini 1/2 cup white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons miso paste 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flake 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup grapeseed oil 1/3 cup water or as needed In a medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients except oils and water until smooth. Whisking constantly, drizzle oils into mixture until thoroughly combined and emulsified. Add water to desired consistency. It should
Collard Spring Rolls: 1 bunch collard greens with large leaves 2 to 3 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded and sliced thin 2 cups coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage and carrots 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro 1 (12- or 16-ounce) package kelp (raw seaweed) noodles Fill a large, deep skillet or saucepan 3/4 full with water. Place over high heat. Bring to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. Meanwhile, select at least 10 to 12 large collard leaves. Rinse and clean thoroughly. When water boils, place leaves in boiling water for 5 to 10 seconds to wilt. Carefully place leaves in ice water to stop the cooking. This maintains crisp texture and bright color. Remove leaves from water and drain on absorbent towels. When leaves are dry, it is time to roll. Set up assembly line with bowls of sliced avocado, coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage and carrots, cilantro and noodles. On a collard leaf, place several slices (about 1/4 avocado) lengthwise. Top with a couple of tablespoons shredded cabbage and carrot mixture, a teaspoon or cilantro and a couple of tablespoons of noodles. Fold a long side of leaf over the filling. Fold left short side and right short side to create a pocket. Tightly roll lengthwise to create a tube. Set aside seam side down. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Slice at an angle as you would a spring roll and serve with dipping sauce. Makes 10 to 12 rolls. MUDHEN MEAT AND GREENS 900 S. Harwood St. Dallas Farmers Market 214-698-7000 mudheninthe.net
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Excellent ‘Zootopia’ is Disney film for the ages
officer in the history of Zootopia. After arriving in Zootopia (a massive city that features a natural landscape to meet every animal’s needs), Judy is not taken seriously and shuttled off to traffic duty by police Chief Bogo (Idris Elba). Judy quickly learns that Zootopia isn’t paradise after she’s conned by the most clever predaPhotos courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios tor of them all, a fox A menagerie of characters makes "Zootopia" truly a fun movie for the whole family. named Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). screen, it’s not going to annoy By Chic DiCiccio A series of events, along the pants off of you. This @Chiccywood with the help of Mayor highly intelligent and fun Lionheart’s (J.K. Simmons, cartoon is loaded with pop It’s been quite some time perfect as an obtuse lion) culture references, beautisince Disney released an aniassistant Bellwether (Jenny fully rendered animation and mated feature that resonates Slate, also perfect as a sheepamong them. perfectly-timed social comwith people of all ages. Sure, ish … well … sheep), allows Of course, there are still mentary that doesn’t wallop “Frozen” was a smash hit and Judy to be assigned to a missprejudices that harbor from you over the head. made a ton of money, but it ing animals case. Her search days gone by. This is illus“Zootopia” is based in quickly became a repeat viewfor Emmitt Otterton (tip of trated by the fears of the star a world in which animals er that annoyed the parents the cap to “Emmitt Otter’s rabbit, Judy Hopps (Ginnifer walk upright, speak and live that had to keep hitting play Jugband Christmas”) leads Goodwin), and her parents together in perfect harmony. on that DVD (this is putting (Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake), her back to Nick and the two Everyone in this world has it mildly). of them encounter everywho are watching one of gone vegan as predatory Don’t fret, parents. thing from howling wolves their hundreds of kids (one animals have left their savage Disney’s “Zootopia” is not to a Mafia boss that lives of many rabbit related jokes) nature behind, which leaves only going to thrill and keep in a house identical to the become the first rabbit police their prey to walk freely those kiddos glued to the
YES, INDEED, “ZOOTOPIA” HAS IT ALL.
Corleone family. Yes, indeed, “Zootopia” has it all. The animation rivals and bests many of Pixar’s movies and the story absolutely blows several out of the water. The plot that subtly stays transfixed on the inherent prejudices of predator vs. prey is one of the smartest metaphors for the state of current humanity ever put to screen. The voice work only adds to “Zootopia” and never becomes annoying or distracting. Goodwin conveys the optimism necessary for Judy’s positivity. The deep growl of Elba makes perfect sense when coming from a massive buffalo. Even Tommy Chong shows up as a stoner yak with a much better memory than one would expect. As to be expected, Bateman steals the show. There really isn’t another actor that can pull off this level of snark and sarcasm without seeming like a jerk. Other than portraying Michael Bluth in “Arrested Development”, this may actually be the role that Bateman was born to play. While the acting and animation is top notch,
THEATER APPRECIATION
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Dallas theater-goers can’t get enough ‘Love’ By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
On Sunday, Dallas audiences will bid another fond “Adieu” to Theatre Too’s (T2) popular classic “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (ILY).” In its 16th year, the phenomenon continues to resonate with Dallas patrons who just can’t stop going back for more. Almost every run has been extended — including this year's — and almost every performance sells out. Why has this show become a fixture on Dallas’ theater scene? Photo by Linda Harrison Among the draws for In its 16th year at Theatre Too, BJ Cleveland joined the cast of “I Love You, repeat patrons are changes You’re Perfect, Now Change.” Left to right: Max Swarner, Kim Borge Swarner, in cast. Most are “hot” local B.J. Cleveland and Amy Mills. talents and gifted sketch artists that are often Column, said: “About 19 talented actors have “The show was originally diRabin and other area award appeared in the ensemble over the rected by Terry Dobson,” Coleman recipients. The cast includes B.J. years. They have included Linda said. “One year by Jac Alder. This Cleveland in his first ILY appearLeonard, Lisa J. Miller, Jennie year by Kat Edwards. All direction ance, who always gives what thehas been based on Terry’s original ater-goers have come to expect from Thurman, Lisa Anne Haram and him: out-of-the-box, surprising and “I GUESS IT’S BECAUSE IT’S A SLICE OF LIFE WE ALL just “too funny” performances. Max Swarner, also hot, has EXPERIENCED IN OUR OWN LIVES. PLUS, IT’S FUNNY!” appeared in several productions Doug Jackson.” blocking.” of the show. Many of those were He credited other ILY alumni: Edwards, T3’s company manalongside his fiancée, Kim Borge, Greg Dulce, Bradley Campbell, ager, just completed her first direcbut for the past two productions Eric Doumeret and Ashley Woods. tion of the show. It resonates with he’s been hopping into bed in one “Donald Fowler, Jeff Kinman, Dallas audiences because, Edwards vignette with Kim Borge Swarner. Alex Valle and Carrie Slaughter said: “The show is very relatable. Also appearing in the latest run have done stints with the show, The first act covers dating life are repeat favorites Amy Mills and and Arianna Movassagh, Lindsay through getting married, and the Sonny Franks. Halloway and Michelle Foard have second act covers married life and Theatre Three’s (T3) Acting also appeared,” he said. life after marriage (death of spouse Artistic Director Bruce Coleman
“Zootopia” only excels due to the fantastic screenplay from Jared Bush and Phil Johnston. The script is peppered with animal jokes, some of which you can see coming from miles away, but the overall message of tolerance for those that aren’t like you shines through and makes this movie much more than it appears. If there are any beefs with “Zootopia,” it’s that it may overstay its welcome by fifteen minutes or so. There seems to be one too many endings that drag the movie out a bit. There is also a slightly annoying Shakira (who plays a pop star named Gazelle, guess what animal she is) song that pops up every now and then, but “Zootopia” even manages to make fun of it. There is no doubt that “Zootopia” is going to clean up at the box office. The good news is that parents won’t mind seeing this one and may get more out of it than their kids do. “Zootopia” is destined to become an animated classic and should easily rack up enough business for this to be the next Disney hit franchise.
and divorce). Because the show covers the subjects of love and marriage throughout life, it is able to reach a wide variety of audiences in a very personal way. Plus, it’s a musical comedy. No one can resist that! “Jac [Alder] loved the show,” Edwards said. “He thought it was smart and witty. I’m sure that he would be glad to know that the tradition has continued, and he would probably have been thrilled to see B.J. Cleveland join the long list of actors who have been a part of the experience.” Publicist Jo Ann Holt said about the show’s popularity: “I guess it’s because it’s a slice of life we all experienced in our own lives. Plus, it’s funny!” Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts wrote the book and lyrics. DiPietro’s projects include book and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning musical “Memphis,” which received raves when it was produced by the Dallas Summer Musicals. ILY opened off-Broadway in 1996 and was nominated for the Outstanding off-Broadway musical in 1997. It is the second longestrunning musical in off-Broadway history with 20 preview performances and 5,003 regular performances. It has been produced in 150 cities around the world and has been translated into 17 languages, including Catalan, Slovene, Hebrew and Mandarin. Expect “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” to return to T2 next year, although details aren’t yet available.
But enough about O.J. Let’s go on a few side trips. HE SHOOTS, HE SKATES: Shortly after our interview, Gooding went to a Dallas Stars game and watched it from the owner’s suite. He’s a longtime hockey fan, has a rink in his backyard and still plays at age 48 in weekly games sponsored by TV/ film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. OSCAR TAKES: Gooding has been a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1993. He didn’t support the #OscarsSoWhite boycott, but said there’s a need for more movies made by and starring minorities. “I’m proud of my Academy membership,” Gooding said. “My sponsors to become a member were Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey. And in the year they accepted me, they said no to Rodney Dangerfield. So it’s a crazy thing.” SINGING NOT HIS THING: Gooding’s parents, Shirley and Cuba Gooding, Sr., were both accomplished vocalists. His father’s group, The Main Ingredient, recorded the 1972 hit single “Everybody Plays the Fool.” “It’s all entertainment,” Gooding said of charting his own career path. “I knew as an actor you didn’t have to sing. And I just wasn’t into singing.” Gooding briefly was a breakdancer, performing with Lionel Richie during the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics. When breakdancing “made a resurgence” in the early 2000s, his children asked him to break out some of his old moves. “So I did, and then it wasn’t cool anymore because Dad did it,” Gooding said. Ed Bark is the former longstanding TV critic for The Dallas Morning News who has run the TV website unclebarky.com since Sept, 2006. He also is a current board member of the Press Club of Dallas board.
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AMERICAN – HOMESTYLE Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd. 214-742-8646
ASIAN – JAPANESE – SUSHI Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 KU Sushi 11661 Preston Rd, #160 214-750-8743 Little Katana 4527 Travis St. 214-443-9600 Pei Wei Asian Diner 8305 Westchester Dr. 214-765-9911 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen – Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 BAKERY – DESSERTS – ICE CREAM Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300
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6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566 Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. 214-357-5154 Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. 214-363-4878 The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 214-855-0003 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. 214-219-2665 Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird 214-987-1200 Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 469-232-9911 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln. 214-520-7680 BAR-B-Q Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse 5519 W. Lovers Ln. 214-351-2024
BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH Bailey’s Cafe 2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118 BURGERS, DELI & SANDWICHES Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR – The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344
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Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133 Great American Hero 4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway – SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger – West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998
Royal China 6025 Royal Ln., #201 214-361-1771 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln. 214-265-1688 COFFEE & SPECIALTIES Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725
Wild About Harry’s – Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone. Open: 10 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 3113 Knox St. 214-520-3113
ECLECTIC Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Black-Eyed Pea 3857 Cedar Springs 214-521-4580 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs. 214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd. 214-749-6215
CHINESE Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606
Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries 4416 W. Lovers Ln. 972-267-3336
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wald.world@yahoo.com Rum, old cars and cigars — that pretty much sums up the best of Cuba. Cubans love all of these. If you do, you’ll love Cuba. But Cuba still has a lot of kinks to work out. I stayed two days at one of the best all-inclusive resorts on Cuba’s esteemed Varadero Beach, the “four-star” Memories Hotel. The restaurant ran out of dishes during one evening’s dinner and ran out of coffee mugs for one breakfast — just some of the inefficiencies of government-operated hotels. In my room, the grab bar in the shower was attached to the wall with magnets (useless). The shower curtain rod was rusty. The framed prints in the room had mold behind the frames, understandable in a hot and humid climate like Cuba’s, but seriously? At a four-star hotel? When I checked in, the room wasn’t going to be ready for an hour. I was directed to a snack bar — included with my all-inclusive stay — to get coffee and French fries while I waited. When the hour was up, I still hadn’t gotten the fries. I told them to cancel them. Their response: The potatoes are big so the fries take a while to make. My
Henry’s Majestic 4900 McKinney Ave. 469-893-9400 Lucky’s Cafe 3531 Oak Lawn 214-522-3500 The Rustic 3656 Howell St. 214-730-0596 Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346 ETHIOPIAN Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 FRENCH Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 GERMAN Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 GREEK Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. 214-234-7662 Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy. 214-696-1234 Do you have a favorite area restaurant or bar you want to see listed in this Directory? If so, please call:
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Rum, old cars and cigars By Michael Wald
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coffee had been served but in a soft plastic cup meant for the liquor that flows freely at all-inclusives. The heat of the coffee melted the bottom of the plastic cup into a bulge, so when the waitress served it, it spilled all over. The plastic cup would have been almost impossible to hold with hot liquid in it anyway. If these types of inconveniences bother you when you’re on vacation (and staying at a fancy hotel), you’ll find Cuba a little annoying. But to help get you through the day, Cubans have what they call Vitamin R or rum. Havana Club is the go-to brand of local rum, the only type Cubans will get caught drinking. The most economical Havana Club is the seven-year rum. Every year, Havana Club’s rum contest judges pick the best Havana Club rum — in their biased opinion — and it is sold as Havana Club Maestro. This, I am told, is a good option. Havana Club also has very highend bottles that sell for $1,000 each wrapped in a wooden container. Unfortunately, I didn't get to try this expensive brew. Another well-respected Cuban rum is Santiago. The 11-year or 12year is the best value, combining excellent quality with an affordable price. Most people at the all-inclusive, however, don’t ever taste
CELEBRATION cont'd from page 1 Association revolve around this music,” Sheri Bush, president of the Southwest Celtic Music Association, said. “It’s possibly one of the greatest gifts that the Celtic culture has given to the world.” The North Texas Irish Festival features top Irish musicians and dancers from around the world and a number of cultural presentations on 13 stages at Fair Park. Hungry appetites can be satisfied with Irish stew, Shepherd’s pie or even fish and chips at one of the many food booths featuring traditional Irish cuisine. Cooking presentations from top chefs, whiskey tastings, blacksmithing demonstrations, horse displays and more allow attendees to experience Celtic culture. Urchin Street kid-friendly activities include children's entertainment, a petting
these rums, because both of these rums are dark. The typical popular Cuban mixed rum drinks, such as the Piña Colada or Mojito, use a low quality, unaged clear rum. To go with your rum, there are plenty of Cuban cigars. As with every industry in Cuba, the cigar market is controlled by the government — from tobacco growing, sorting the leaves, to rolling cigars. And they set the cigar prices high. The tobacco growing region is in the province of Pinar del Río in the most westerly part of Cuba. If you go, in the beautiful city of Viñales you’ll be able to visit “Benito,” a local tobacco grower. Everyone knows him by name. He’ll show you his warehouse of tobacco and roll a cigar for you. He’ll invite you into his ramshackle home for some Cuban coffee. You’ll need a lot of sugar to make Cuban coffee taste good. In the back room, Benito will sell 10-cigar bundles of whatever type
zoo, safety demonstrations and art activities. Storytellers (those blessed with the Blarney’s gift of gab!) will weave tales of Celtic lore for everyone to enjoy. Gates open on Friday evening, March 4, at 6 p.m. Hours are 6 - 11 p.m. on Friday; 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5; and 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6. Admission is FREE on Friday from 6-7 p.m.; $10 after (50 percent off coupons online at ntif.org. A oneday ticket is $20 on Saturday and $15 on Sunday at the gate, while a two-day ticket is $25 and a weekend pass is $30. Children 11 and under are FREE when accompanied by adult family member. Seniors more than 65 or current military members (with valid military ID) receive $5 off all gate prices.
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of loose cigar he has for a low price of 10 Cuban Convertible Units (C.U.C.’s) per bundle (about $1.15 each). It’s made to feel surreptitious — you are told not to let anyone know you are buying, as Benito has agreed to sell his entire production to the Cuban government for 10 percent of the price. Cigar in mouth and rum in hand, all you need is to hail a Cuban taxi. Most are old American cars kept in service since the 1950s. They provide a colorful throwback to when Cuba was controlled by gangsters, before Castro. There’s a lot more to Cuba, but with rum, old American cars and cigars, you’ve covered the best part. With them, you can let the annoyances of travelling third world Cuba roll off your shoulders. Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla.com.
you’re going to be hungrier. Leptin, on the other hand, is a chemical that signals to your brain when you’re full. This is a hormone you want a lot of, especially when trying to lose weight. Unfortunately, when you’re sleep deprived, your body slows its production of leptin, causing you to overeat. You can see the problem here, then. When your body doesn’t have enough rest not only are you hungrier, but your body doesn’t fill up as quickly as it should. You may think you’re eating a good amount, just until you’re full, but really you’re stuffing yourself with unnecessary calories. Instead, head to sleep early tonight. Increases production of cortisol. Have you noticed that on the days you don’t get a good night’s rest you seem to get more stressed? You’re not well prepared to handle what life throws at you when you’re tired. Any time you’re stressed, your body produces more cortisol. Ready for a little more science? You’re learning a lot about your body’s chemicals today. Known as the “stress hormone,” cortisol helps regulate many of your body’s natural processes, including appetite, blood sugar levels, and the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and protein. High levels of cortisol signal your body to conserve energy, slow metabolism and increase blood sugar, all of which interfere with your ability to lose weight. If you feel like you’re struggling with your weight loss, try putting in a few extra hours of sleep tonight, you may find yourself more energized and less hungry overall. Turner Cavender, CPT, is owner of Dallas Fit Body Boot Camp and world renown online personal trainer at Cavendercoaching.com. “Remember J.A.M.O.D.I., Just a matter of doing it.”
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Scene Around Town
By Sally Blanton
sallyblanton455@gmail.com
Society Editor
Fashion Stars for a Cause Suicide and Crisis Center The Galleria
Director Margie Wright, Founder Yvonne Crum
Art Presentation
Parkland Partners
Featuring Jeanette Korab Biblical Arts Center
Artist Jeanette Korab, Mary Burnham
Parkland Foundation Event Home of Debbie and Frank Branson
Chairs Reiner, Gretchen Brasch, Stephen Rury
Paulette Martsolf, Lisa Petty
“Bonne Sante”
National Kidney Foundation Westin Galleria
June Parker, Debbie Murray, Andrea Alcorn, Jocelyn White Seal
Founding Chefs William Koval and Scott Gottlich
Awardees Clay Quinn, Winnell Herron, Anne and Alan Motsenbocker
Donna Halstead, Melissa Atkinson
DSOL Luncheon
Symphony Debs Presentation Ball Adolphus Hotel
Bri Crum, Samantha Crum, Shirin Askari
Ball Chair Nancy Labadie, DSOL President Melissa Lewis, Honorary Chair Lisa Longino
Luncheon Chair Elsa Norwood, Michelle Godo, Venise Stuart
Donors and volunteers
Chairs Carlos, Holly Peña, Gretchen and Reiner Brasch
show love and care in Dallas
DALLAS FOUNDATION
The Dallas Foundation serves as a keystone, the critical link between generous donors and the causes they cherish.
By Sally Blanton
culling down hundreds of Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations working to improve our community and an equal number of scholarship applications from worthy individuals. While the community’s needs far exceed the resources we are able to award, last year we granted a total of approximately $2.4 million through the two grant cycles and $1.4 million in scholarships. In our most recent funding cycle, we awarded a grant to the Trinity Strand Trail, which will connect the Katy Trail to the Trinity River in the future.
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? The Dallas Foundation serves as a resource, leader and catalyst for philanthropy by providing donors with flexible means of making gifts to charitable causes that enhance our community. A group of the city’s most prominent businessmen established the organization in June 1929. They had learned about a new type of institution, called a community foundation. These foundations allowed gifts and bequests from many individuals to be combined into a permanent endowment to benefit the local community.
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QW hat is rewarding about your job?
A Working with our donors. The Dallas
Foundation holds 280 donor-advised funds, established by individuals or families interested in philanthropic giving, as well as a number of community, agency, scholarship and designated funds. The opportunity to work daily with these charitably minded individuals and to witness the impact of their philanthropic investments is incredibly rewarding.
QW hat are your critical needs now, be-
sides money donations? The Dallas Foundation exists in perpetuity. To achieve this long-term impact, there are many giving options to choose from besides simply writing a check. We would be delighted to discuss the charitable options available to individuals interested in establishing an endowment or enhancing their charitable legacy.
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QW hat do you think is the most important thing you do for the community?
A Our staff, through the Community
Philanthropy and Donor Services Departments, studies challenges facing North Texas and searches constantly for nonprofit agencies that address those issues most efficiently and effectively. When donors want to give — either in Dallas or even internationally — we can help them find agencies poised to make a measurable difference.
QW hat is difficult about your job?
A Each year our Community Philanthropy Team faces the very difficult task of
Q S uppose your non-profit received a
$20,000 check in the mail today … where would it immediately be put to good use?? The beauty of an organization like The Dallas Foundation is that a $20,000 contribution could be directed any one of a number of ways. The Community Impact Fund, our general endowment, which supports a variety of causes serving residents of Dallas County, is a fund that grows and as it does, is able to provide more grant dollars each year.
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President and CEO Mary Jalonick answered this week’s questions