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COMMUNIT Y NEWS

Late bloomer has turned the page on writing

Lansidel named top rider SMU equestrian sophomore Holly Lansidel was named the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Reining Rider of the Year. Lansidel becomes the first rider in program history to earn a NCEA Rider of the Year honor. "We SMU are all so proud of Holly," said SMU head coach Carol Gwin. "She has set the standard of what kind of student-athlete we want to have in our program." — Spencer Stewart

Better watch what you eat On May 14, Dallas Zoo elephant Ajabu turned two years old. He enjoyed an herbivore frozen ice cake.

He is now 1,560 pounds, which is quite substantial given that his birth weight was 175 pounds. His tusks are growing in, which makes DALLAS ZOO him a little uncomfortable, similar to when babies teethe. He still nurses and will do so for another year. He's becoming more independent, but is still mama's boy. — Lydia Jenning

Hop in to honor craft beer Now through Sunday, May 20, Haystack Burgers & Barley at 3838 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 175 will be celebrating American Craft Beer Week, the nationwide recognition of U.S. independent craft brewers.

HAYSTACK BURGERS & BARLEY Beer aficionados will be treated to $4 16 oz. pours from Haystack’s vast selection. Special pricing will be available all day, and can pair the brew any of Haystack’s burgers, sandwiches, salads and more. — Claire Cowman

Staff change at STA Tiffany Anthony, MD, (right), joined Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA) as associate medical director where she will serve as an organ procurement surgeon for one of the largest organ and tissue organ procurement organizations in the U.S. Prior to joining STA, Dr. Anthony was a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon at Baylor University Medical Center. — Katie Whitton

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Hammer and Nails Along the Green Trail

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david@katytrailweekly.com It took fourth generation Texan and Dallas native Harry Hunsicker until he was 42 years old to have his first book published, and he hasn’t slowed down since. Now, with seven books in his portfolio, Hunsicker is wrapping up his eighth.

“I always wanted to be a writer,” Hunsicker said. “It just took a while to get there.

It is such an alien thing to tell stories. It is such a mind shift. I was a huge consumer of stories. I read voraciously.

But to actually create stories, it took a while to get to a place where I could do that. It seemed like a mountain that was pretty hard to climb. But I got to a point in my life where

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators.

I don’t think Hitchcock actually wrote them, but I loved those books.”

The books were actually written by Robert Arthur Jr. for Random House, whose brass believed an association with a famous person like Hitchcock would NICK MCWHIRTER sell more books.

Harry Hunsicker made his dream of His love of mysterbecoming a writer come true at 42. ies as a child led to his series of books in the I realized that I didn’t want to genre, but he was not be on my death bed without classically trained in writing. having tried it, so here I am.”

He graduated from Baylor He began reading books University with a degree in at 4 years old — “ahead of my history and political science. age group,” Hunsicker said — After college, “I did the Dallas and gravitated toward chilthing,” Hunsicker said. “I bedren’s mystery novels. “I loved came a commercial the Hardy Boys. I remember real estate appraiser.”

Despite his career, his love of books remained ingrained. “Writing was in the back of my mind,” Hunsicker said. “It was like an itch that I couldn’t scratch.” He read books on how to write, and took creative writing classes at SMU. “I kind of noodled on it for a while,” Hunsicker said. “And then a period of time goes by, gosh probably 15 years, and I realized I had better get on it if I was going to be a writer.”

His first book, Still River, was published in 2005 and was written when he was 40.

“Midlife crisis kind of thing,” Hunsicker said. Not wanting to go on his own, it took him two years to secure an agent. “I never wanted to LOCAL cont'd on page 8

THEATER

‘The Humans’ appeals to patient audiences

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com Some theater-goers prefer musical theater to a dramatic play. They enjoy the “theatrics.” Without hair and makeup, costumes and props, interesting staging, eye-catching sets, the orchestra and vocals, a play relies on the story and its performances to get its point across. There aren’t flashy production numbers or show-stopping vocals. With musicals, at the very least, a little comedy is anticipated and welcome when appropriate to the story, unlike serious musical theater like “Les Misérables” and “Phantom of the Opera” for example.

“The Humans,” now playing at the Winspear Opera House, could be billed as “dramedy,” but the laughs

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Richard Thomas, Pamela Reed, Daisy Eagan, Luis Vega and Therese Plaehn make up the cast of “The Humans.” are few and far between.

Whether it’s the Winspear’s sound system or inefficient microphones combined with soft voices at a rapid speed, too much dialogue is missed.

Relaxing and enjoying the

show requires patience.

Admittedly, there were those who laughed their heads off, usually reacting to a short quip. Again, the quip went by fast and then it was gone.

You missed more of the story.

Then there were those who, like this critic, could hardly hear and barely understand a word even though other patrons guffawed. There were also patrons nodding off and a couple in full REM sleep.

Audrey Bekker, a patron from McKinney, said, “I read all the reviews and expected more. I thought it was clever in spots but couldn’t hear good enough to laugh at anything.” Audrey’s husband, Keith agreed with her and added, “The only thing I’ll remember is that one of the daughters is a lesbian. I’m surprised that in such a conservative family, they all know it.”

A middle-class Pennsylvania family breaks with tradition to share Thanksgiving at one of the HUMANS cont'd on page 11

FASHION SENSE STA

VH1 Star Yandy Smith heads to Design District

By Leah J. Frazier

Dallas, a party isn’t a party unless there’s a celebrity drop-in or two, so the C.O.F. event will feature star-studded appearances by VH1’s Yandy Smith as the event host, CBS’ Libby Vincek from this season’s "Survivor" series, along with the presence of Lifestyle Expert Extraordinaire Anita Hawkins, plus many more.

While last year’s extravaganza completely sold out, this year’s fête promises impact, innovation and influence in front of yet another packed audience.

“We are so excited to bring back the Creation of Fashion designer show in order to raise funds for Keeping Families Connected [K.F.C.],” said founder of K.F.C. Letitia Scott.

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When it comes to life in the Big D, two things continually peak as priorities — charity and fashion. While the seasons for these pillars tend to simmer down for the summer, a couple of stylishly chic fundraisers are topping the season with a bang, albeit a really, really big bang.

On Saturday, May 19 at the “romantically industrial” location of Howell Street and Dragon Street, the “Creation of Fashion 2018” designer runway show (C.O.F.) will hail, showcasing not only the looks from some of Dallas’ most talented designers, all for a good cause.

As with everything in

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“We chose Yandy as our celebrity host for the show because she can closely relate to the mission of K.F.C., as she is dealing with the incarceration of her husband, and can also shed light and a unique perspective to the VH1 issues affecting famVH1's Yandy Smith will be at the "Creation ily members who of Fashion 2018" on Saturday, May 19. have loved ones that are in similar situations.”

K.F.C. that’s the real star for the Although looks by naevening. tional cult favorite Pink Lucy, The local nonprofit orgaemerging sensation Ronald nization is uniquely special as K. Jones and plenty of other it bridges the gap between chilfashionable gurus are in store, dren and their parents during it’s the cause behind VH1 cont'd on page 5 event beneficiary

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Can you ‘Justify’ the cost of royalty?

By David Mullen

amazed at how times have changed. First, my sister is principal at an elementary school in California’s Silicon I was flossing the other Valley. A second grade teachday, and I got a piece of er came into her office with string caught between my the latest edition of Weekly teeth … On Saturday, May 19, hundreds of thousands David Mullen Reader. I didn’t know that the Weekly Reader, which of people will be gathered — I enjoyed as a child, was even still “dressed to the nines” — to celebrate a joyful occasion. Of course, I am talking around. Well, it isn’t, as it ceased operations in 2012. But I will cut my sister about the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico some slack as she was just using the Race Course in Baltimore. “Gotcha!” term generically to describe a publicaThe hype over the royal wedding of tion provided to schools as a teaching Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on aid. After all, who calls Kleenex facial the same day is unbelievable. The nettissue? Anyway, there was a profile works treat it like the Super Bowl. You on a historical figure and referred to can wake up at 3 a.m. and watch the him as “gay.” One of the second gradpre-wedding coverage. What are they ers asked the teacher “what does gay going to talk about? It is believed that mean?” She paused and said “happy.” $34 million will be spent on the affair, or the same amount of money wagered Nice comeback, but I don’t think that a magazine targeting seven year olds at the Kentucky Derby on May 5. How can they justify that amount of money? needs to mention sexual orientation. It reminds me of the little girl watching Speaking of Justify, I would like to network TV with her mother when a take that estimated $100,000 spent on Viagra commercial came on. “What Markle’s dress and put it on Justify to is an erection lasting more than four win the Preakness Stakes … In eduhours, Mommy?” she asked. The seccation news, these items caught my ond educational tidbit also comes from attention. I am not taking a stand in a member of the family, my mothany way; I just like to compare things er. Apparently, a graduating class of to my public school education and am david@katytrailweekly.com

92 students at the University of Maryland was told there could be no religious references whatsoever in their speeches because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.

Students were stoic, parents were weeping and the ceremony went on as directed. But leave it to college students. When the last speaker came to the podium, the other 91 students sneezed in unison.

“God bless you,” the student said and walked off. The audience exploded into applause. Awesome …

In related news, a producer from the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show took to the streets of Los Angeles with a clock and asked children if they could tell what time it was. All but one flunked the test … Famed chef Matt McCallister's restaurant FT33 in the Design District is closing in June. Proof + Pantry in the Arts District has also closed. District 30 at 3211 Oak Lawn Ave., shuttered months ago, is being rebranded as Izakaya RoMan with Chef Koji Aoki at the helm and due to open in June ... I am not a big sweets lover, but the flan at EBar at 1901 N. Haskell Ave. is the best dessert I have had in months. It is to “morir” for … Pothole of the week: The potholes on Hall

By Donna Arp Weitzman

kitchen and create something delicious and healthy. You might also notice that while cooking, you may get talkative. It becomes As I was looking through easier to open up about my day or the awarenesses this month, issues I’m going through. It also I noticed how centered they brings to mind fun things that all were on certain aspects happened at work or plans you'd of health. It got me thinking like to make. Instead of cooking about how easy it can be once out of the honeymoon phase to Donna Arp Weitzman alone and letting those thoughts just be thoughts, you get to exdrift into complacency and end press them, which spurs some really good up in diminished health. conversation.

When life gets out of hand, it seems Talking about your insecurities is not there’s no time to live a healthy life. As a reeasy, nor fun. Honestly, even acknowledgsult, we let exercise and healthy eating fall to the wayside. However, staying healthy for you ing that you have insecurities is tough, as it’s its own insecurity (having them at all). To is also staying healthy for each other — and get to the part where you’re healthier, you do the relationship. Personal and relationship have to talk about the things you are insecure morale increases when you feel good, and about, whether it’s certain parts of your body confidence goes way up too. Here are some or yourself and how you’re seen. And comways you can increase your health as indimunicate, because without communication, viduals and partners without it being a total you can’t gain support for those insecurities. drag.

We all have needs from our Work together to kick partners. They can’t know bad habits. We all have what those are if we aren’t them; there’s no shame open about them. here. Whether it’s a type Get creative with date of food or snack that you ideas. Hiking, trail walking, can’t get enough of (ahem, biking, swimming, anything chocolate) or you tend to outdoors and active are great go straight to sleep when options for a date. If it’s simyou get home, there are ply going to the Arboretum some habits that we fall to see the flowers or walking up and down a into that might need regulating. It’s most imdowntown street. If it’s getting you up and portant at this point to help each other modmoving, then it is a good choice. If you’re up erate these habits. Work together to call attention to particular habits in a loving, caring for it, you can even work out together, formway. “Honey, you seem so tired and exhausted ing a team that works off of each other for when you get home. I hate to see you like that. support, accountability and a fun, unconventional workout routine. There are plenty of Are you not getting enough sleep?” Or “Have duo workouts in genres like yoga, Pilates and you tried dark chocolate? I hear it’s healthier and good for your eyes!” These are some ways high intensity training.

The most important thing in all of this to call attention to the core of what you’re is to be an encourager first and foremost and saying: caring about them and their health. not a bully. Remember that it’s not about Something I have found to be successful in helping couples eat healthier is cooking to- changing your partner. It’s about supporting them and improving yourself while improvgether. It becomes a fun date full of bonding time. Plus, it gets you up and moving. Instead ing yourselves together.

A former mayor and businesswoman, Donna of going from cubicle to couch, there’s some Arp Weitzman was a later-dater before marrymovement in between and a home-cooked, ing Herb Weitzman in 2012. She is the author of healthy meal at the end of it. Together, you Cinderella has Cellulite and Sex and the Siren, can plan the meal. Together, you can shop both best selling books available on Amazon. for ingredients. Together, you can hop in the

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CRIME WATCH

May 11 – 12:36 a.m.

3400 Block, Throckmorton St. (75219) Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect struck the complainant from behind and stole property.

May 11 – 9:15 a.m.

2500 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect damaged the complainant’s property.

May 11 – 6:30 p.m.

3900 Block, Inwood Rd. (75209) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

May 12 – 10:44 a.m.

5600 Block, Dyer St. (75206) Aggravated Assault: An unknown suspect hit the complainant in the face.

May 12 – 1:41 p.m.

4400 Block, Main St. (75226) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

May 12 – 5:04 p.m.

2500 Block, Welborn St. (75219) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s garage and stole a bicycle.

and General Mills. So I grabbed two Honey Nut Cheerios (which is America’s top-selling cereal, by the way), a pint of skim milk and I was on my way. The next morning, I saw that in my haste to get out of the store before I was panhandled again, that I had taken one Honey Nut Cheerios and — Gasp! — a bowl of Lucky Charms.

They may have been as a kid but, after eating the bowl out of necessity, I can attest that Lucky Charms are no longer “magically delicious.”

Make sure that labels don’t stick

Living a healthy life together

May 12 – 1:44 a.m.

3300 Block, Fairmount St. (75201) Robbery of an Individual: The suspect stole the complainant’s phone by force.

Street near North Central Expressway are so bad that the late Monty Hall of “Let’s Make a Deal” fame wouldn’t make a deal with the city to fix them …

If you haven’t seen HBO’s documentary “Andre the Giant,” watch it. It is a compelling story on one of the most famous, and troubled, sports heroes of my generation. It is available on demand ... My supermarket, 7-Eleven, regularly has individual bowls of breakfast cereal on sale, if you buy two.

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LIFE ON THE TRAIL

LOVE ON THE TRAIL

K ATY TR AIL WEEKLY'S

WILLIAM "BUBBA" FLINT — SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

Where do you go to get “un-lazy?” By identifying and focusing on the specific behavior instead of the label, you have something A recent night’s dinner to fix. To avoid over-cooking the was an epic failure. Tired of my turkey burger next time, I need same-old, same-old meals, I more information (appropriate decided to fire up my Foreman cooking time). I just need to grill. Unfortunately, I overconsult my father, who’s a master cooked the turkey burger (perat grilling. I burned the fries behaps six minutes per side doesn’t Dr. Leermakers cause I wasn’t paying attention apply to the Foreman?) and to them. I set one timer for the burned the sweet potato fries. turkey burger, forgetting that I put the fries Only the bagged salad turned out well. “See! in the oven earlier.

In the future I could set That’s why I don’t bother to cook! I can’t do two timers or put the fries in later. anything other than boil water and push To avoid the slippery slope of calling microwave buttons.” By labeling myself as a yourself “lazy,” define what’s really going terrible cook, it’s easy to talk myself out of on.

What interferes with getting more exerfuture culinary attempts. cise?

Are you too tired at the end of the day Applying labels to ourselves or other to work out?

Do your family responsibilities people’s character or behavior can negativemake it tough to get to the gym? Do you hate ly impact mood and behavior. Making the going to the gym? Or hate exercise in generleap from “terrible cook” to “failure” doesn’t al? After you’ve identified what’s really the exactly boost confidence or self-esteem. By problem, you can do some problem solving concluding that I’m a hopeless failure in the and make changes. If you’re too tired at the kitchen, I may give up and abandon future end of the day, perhaps you could get up 30 efforts to prepare food. People who conclude minutes earlier and walk before work. If the they’re too “lazy” to exercise may quit even gym is inconvenient or unenjoyable, what trying to engage in physical activity. else could you do at home (e.g., walk, use Labels are often untrue. While I’m not fitness DVDs, buy and use an elliptical mavery experienced in the kitchen and I rarely chine, heat your pool)? If you hate to exerspend the time to cook for just myself, I can follow a recipe, and I have produced a few ed- cise, it’s time to look for something you do enjoy. Dancing, bicycling with your kids, and ible meals. I’m not truly a “terrible cook.” A more accurate statement is that I’m inexperi- lifestyle physical activity (gardening, taking the stairs, cleaning the house) “count” as enced, particularly in grilling meat. I lacked physical activity too. the knowledge of the appropriate grilling I will choose not to call myself a terrible time using the Foreman grill. Someone who cook.

With practice, I will nail that turkey works 60 hours a week isn’t truly “lazy.” That burger and sweet potato fries meal and it will person doesn’t make exercise a priority, perbe delicious! haps because of disliking exercise.

By Dr. Beth Leermakers bethleermakersphd.com

Labels don’t help you fix the problem. If I just conclude that I’m a terrible cook, how do I fix that? OK, I could enroll in cooking school to improve my culinary skills, but that’s not how I want to spend my free time.

If someone is “lazy,” how do you fix that?

Dr. Beth Leermakers is a clinical psychologist who specializes in stress management and well-being seminars, retreats and coaching. Contact her at 214-923-3766 or bethleerwork@gmail.com.

May 12 – 9:58 p.m.

2300 Block, N. Prairie Ave. (75204) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: Four unknown male suspects pointed guns, struck and stole money from the complainant.

May 13 – 12:43 a.m.

1600 Block, Pacific Ave. (75201) Assault: An unknown suspect assaulted the complainant.

May 13 – 8:18 a.m.

4300 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75219) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect shattered the complainant’s front door and stole property.

May 13 – 10:05 a.m.

2900 Block, Hallsville St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect broke into the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

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MULL IT OVER

Courses and courts make news

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com The biggest sports news this week involves courses and courts. The courses, of course, relate to golf news coming from last week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass and the AT&T Byron Nelson Open, which continues through Sunday, May 20.

The reports from the courts are not necessarily from the NBA, where LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the underrated Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and James Harden and the Houston Rockets are trying to keep up with the World Champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

It was from the U.S. Supreme Court.

On May 14, the Supreme Court overturned a 1992 federal law, called the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which banned sports betting in all states but Nevada. States will now be allowed to decide if they want to get into the sports betting game and get a crack at the estimated $150 billion in illegal wagers made on professional and amateur sports annually.

In the majority (6-3) opinion, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote that “It is as if federal officers were installed in state legislative chambers and were armed with the authority to stop legislators from voting on any offending proposals. A more direct affront to state sovereignty is not easy to imagine.”

Essentially, the court said the gambling statute was unconstitutional.

With sports betting now legal, more people are bound to wager and many states will gain a much needed revenue source. Some of the 32 states expected to authorize sports gaming could be up and running with sports betting parlors in as few as two months.

In a state known for archaic laws, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already said that he will oppose statewide sports gaming. Attorney General Ken Paxton, despite supporting the overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, apparently feels the same way as the governor.

The irony of this, and what the hierarchy in Texas politics doesn’t seem to be considering, is that legal sports betting in Texas could save the struggling horse racing industry. A sports betting parlor at Lone Star Park would attract more customers, create more betting on horse racing, increase handles and bring much better horses to the track.

The major sports leagues are also opposed to the ruling. Yet, the NHL put a hockey team in Las Vegas. The NFL has approved the move of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas beginning in 2020. And both the NFL and Major League Baseball have invested in fantasy sports league online betting sites like DraftKings. The leagues fear that the integrity of sports would be challenged. But teams in Las Vegas are OK? There is at least one gamble on the local sports scene, and that is moving the Byron Nelson to the newly created Trinity Forest Golf Club in South Dallas. Coming on the wake of an exhilarating Players Championship, golf is at the forefront. Webb Simpson, despite a magnificent four-day performance at TPC Sawgrass, had to hold off a number of opponents who all seemed to be waiting for Simpson to implode.

Fans saw flashes of the old Tiger Woods, who had a brilliant front nine on Sunday, only to lose his swagger on the back nine. It was great TV. Simpson won more than $1.9 million. Woods, who at one time on Sunday was tied for second four strokes back, finished tied for fifth and earned $225,500, or about the same as the cost of Meghan Markle’s wedding dress.

The gamble at Trinity Forest may not be whether the players like the course, but whether the tournament can capture the magic of the Byron Nelson at the TPC Four Seasons Course at Las Colinas for the fans.

Annually, it was one of the area’s and PGA Tour’s biggest parties. The course was perfect to accommodate a throng of golf and non-golf followers alike, was extremely fan-friendly and access to the course was great.

As a links course, Trinity Forest has no trees, i.e. no shade to protect patrons. Officials have said that they will have plenty of coverage and misting tents on the course to alleviate heat issues. We shall see. Also, the location will be a challenge. People simply don’t go down to Southeast Dallas, and will have to park at Fair Park and be bused to the course.

After the tournament, there is nowhere to go.

Last time I checked, Pleasant Grove doesn’t have a Cool River.

So as gambling makes big news this week, officials at the AT&T Byron Nelson Open are laying odds that their great experiment at Trinity Forest will pay off. If only fans could bet on Jordan Spieth to win next year’s Byron Nelson. Many will be able to, just not in Texas.

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AUTOMOBILITY

Wrangler changes nothing and everything

By David Boldt

option boxes. But then, restored FJ Toyotas will often command well over $50K and old djboldt@sbcglobal.net Broncos are frequently priced at $30K. So, the In the months and hours leading up to the price of your Wrangler — and your perception 2018 Wrangler’s debut, each and every detail of that price — is based largely on how you see had been rumored, speculated and yourself in it. (eventually) specified by the Jeep Inside, you’ll find an all-new enthusiast community to death. instrument panel, along with (in the You think Trump gets too much test Jeep) roughly $8K in upgrades. attention by our inside-the-BeltIt’s a nice cabin, and in the 2-door way mass media? You should have you have a relatively unrestricted, followed the only-god-knows-how360-degree view. But the backup many-posts on the future of Jeep’s camera is appreciated, while the iconic off-roader.

David Boldt front seat’s tilt-forward mechanism Thankfully, the end result was not. But then, you were going to seems worth the wait. Per Jeep’s communicaopt for the long wheelbase Unlimited 4-door, tions team, the 2018 Wrangler boasts “even anyway. more legendary 4X4 capability, advanced fuOn the road, the refinements are immeel-efficient powertrains, more open-air options diately obvious. This is a Wrangler that has and (you’ve already guessed, right?) is loaded finally been engineered for an on-road dynamwith safety features and advanced technology.” ic fully equal to the Jeep’s off-road capability.

Our test Wrangler, a Wrangler Sport Steering is connected, the brakes are reassuring 2-door, rolled onto the driveway quietly, with and even the Wrangler’s cornering capability little — at least outwardly — to differentiate it seems reasonably confident. This isn’t the FCA from its 2017 (or 2007) predecessor. Finished product for next weekend’s autocross (for that, in what Jeep terms Granite Crystal Metallic they make Alfa Romeo’s 4C), but it won’t scare Clear Coat (Jeep copy writers are still paid by your boyfriend’s mother. And the standard the word) and fitted with the available Freedom 3.6 liter V6, now connected to an 8-speed auTop, this is the stealth Wrangler, not the one tomatic, is wonderful … if, of course, you can you’ll rent on Maui. But within the context of get your head (and billfold) around a 18 City/23 buzzing around the 'Burbs, stealth ain’t a bad Highway/20 Combined EPA estimate. thing.

If building our Sport, we’d opt for a V6. If The Wrangler sheet metal, from 20 feet considering the 4-door Unlimited, you should away, won’t seem much different from the old know Jeep will be supplying an EcoDiesel V6 in sheet metal. But every panel is new, while light- early 2019. But if shopping for a Jeep Wrangler, weight (and high strength) aluminum is used we’d also ask ourselves how often we’ll use its in the Wrangler’s doors, hinges, hood, fenders capability. If you limit yourself to fire or logging and windshield frame. That, of course, reduces trails, or simply want 4WD in inclement weathweight, and reduced weight does a lot of good er, Jeep builds several vehicles that are more things when engineering a vehicle’s ride and comfortable on a day-in, day-out basis. The reresponsiveness. Visually, we especially liked the cently revised Cherokee with its Trailhawk spec vents integrated into the front fenders, repreis a viable alternative to both a Wrangler and senting an upscale — albeit functional — difthe CR-V your folks drive. ferentiation relative to the last Wrangler. And So, if you want a Wrangler, do it. After all, this body is tight! It’s the tightness suggesting you (and this writer) aren’t getting any younger. real engineering and precise manufacturing; Only the Wrangler is staying the same. finance it for five years and own it for 15.

And that, of course, brings us to its price David Boldt brings years of experience in point. Obviously, we’ve seen $40K Wranglers automotive retail sales and public relations to forever. Rubicons are north of $40K, while the his automotive reporting. More can be found at mid-level Safaris get there with but one or two txGarage.com.

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Lift your pinkies for May’s finest events

the upper echelon, the Spring Thoroughbred Season is currently ryannbgordon@yahoo.com in full swing, and Dallas isn’t letting their distance from the races It seems that May has keep them from clinking mint juleps brought with it a wave of over bets. So grab your largest, flophighbrow art and music gathpy hat and watch the local races and erings across the metroplex, live streaming of the Preakness this with renowned festivals like Ryann Gordon Saturday, May 19 at Lone Star Park the Dallas International Film (don’t miss the Belmont Stakes eiFestival at the beginning of the ther on Saturday, June 9). And, every month and Soluna extending through June.

Friday at 6:30 p.m. until the end of the However, it seems this weekend is bringing season, you can join them at Party at the another string of boujee events for Dallas’ Park at the tracks, where there will be thorfinest. oughbred racing, live music and specials on Taking off this week is the foodie event drinks and entrance fees. of the season that’s on the mind of every Much earlier than the races Saturday elite local. For seven days straight, Dallas’ is another highbrow celebration — and top chefs, mixologists and flavor will take that, mates, is the Royal Wedding of Prince over the city with events catered to the flaHarry and Meghan Markle. While it will vor connoisseurs. “Savor Dallas: Shaken be midday in Great Britain, the parties will and Stirred” will commence Friday, May 18 start at 5 a.m. our time, with the wedding at 7 p.m., at the Fashion Industry Gallery, kicking off at 6 a.m. Nibble on crumpets with wine and spirit tasting and live music. and tea from The Rustic, where they’ll be Then Saturday is the exclusive Reserve at hosting a full-on watch party at 5 a.m.; Centennial Hall, folyou can also view lowed by the Grand the wedding alongTasting main event, side like-minded where 50-plus chefs Brits at the British will come together to Emporium in create exquisite dishGrapevine. es that’ll have you While we often wiping your drool times bring pride to before it can ruin our shameless counyour chiffon. try attitudes here in On May 17, the Texas, we are put50th annual AT&T ting up our jorts and Byron Nelson at boots this weekend, the Trinity Forest Golf Course kicked off if only for a couple days. So lift your pinjust a few miles south of downtown Dallas. kies, slip on your finest cocktail attire and Running through the weekend, this leg of live like you’re in Manhattan this weekend the PGA Tour is one of North Texas’ biggest — except take away the northern attitudes sporting events. and add the southern twang that makes our Speaking of sports reserved for city so warm and welcoming.

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May 20

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Mutts Canine Cantina — Outdoor Voices presents downward dog yoga. Bring the pup and work up a sweat. Ticket includes yoga class, a draft beer and two breakfast tacos. 10 and 11:15 a.m. $20.

May 20

3019 McKinnon St. Dallas, 75201 214-663-1001

The Grove at Harwood — Detox and then retox at the Savor Dallas food festival with brunch bites, cocktails and some fitness fun. 10:30 a.m. $45.

May 22

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

Winspear Opera House — “Jersey Boys,” the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history, comes to the stage in Dallas. Runs through May 27. 7:30 p.m. $25-$99.

May 23

1925 Elm St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3687

Majestic Theatre — The National Ballet of Ukraine proudly announces one of its majestic spectacles, “The Sleeping Beauty,” on stage at the Majestic Theater during its first-time American tour. 7:30 p.m. $17-$150.

May 24

1501 Main St. Dallas, 75202 214-744-3474

Dallas Fish Market — Experience the many textures of salmon and other fresh-caught seafood paired with a tasting of rosé champagnes in a multi-course meal. 6:30 p.m. $60.

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Picture of the Week The Wilkinson Center honored this year's recipients of the Can Do! Awards at a luncheon at the Dallas Country Club on May 7.

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Charity

Sp tlight KIDD’S KIDS

Beautiful memories are created for children with life threatening or life altering illnesses.

By Sally Blanton

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

QW hat are your critical needs now, besides money donations?

A We are always looking for ways to con-

tinue to help families create memories through fun family experiences so inkind donations like tickets to any entertainment events or dinners from restaurants are great!

Q C aroline, why are you passionate about helping this charity?

A My dad, Kidd Kraddick, started Kidd’s

Kids. I’ve been a part of Kidd’s Kids since before I was born. My mom had a sonogram that revealed I might have a birth defect. When I was born healthy, my dad decided he wanted to give back by doing what he did best, making people happy. I am honored to continue his legacy and to have the opportunity to create new programs to help our kids.

QW hat is the most important thing your nonprofit does for our community?

QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on the calendar?

A Our biggest fundraiser of the year is

Kidd’s Kids Day, which is scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 9. This is an all-day telethon where donors have multiple ways to give.

Q S uppose this nonprofit received a

$20,000 donation today … where would it immediately be put to good use?

This sized gift would enable us to send two large families on one of our wish trips to Disney World.

A Our programs bring joy, love and sup-

A

QW hat is difficult about your job?

QW hat are some goals, and what does the

port to families who have many challenges and difficulties in their daily lives.

A Like most nonprofits, fundraising is the

most challenging. We have been fortunate to have the ongoing support of the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, but to do more for the families, we always need to raise more money.

QW hat is rewarding about your job?

A The most rewarding part of my job is

definitely being with the kids. They feed my soul!

Q A bout how many people/families are served each year?

A We currently serve more than 300 new

people each year. I’m proud to say that Kidd’s Kids has served over 4,000 people since it was started. We are going into our 27th year.

future hold for your charity?

A We have a goal of sending 100 additional families on our trips over the next five years. I love music therapy and this is something we are also supporting.

Caroline Kraddick, executive director, answered this week’s questions.

by Will Henry

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit sizzles

By Dotty Griffith

dotty.griffith@yahoo.com

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kept whipping the canvass roof, festival goers moved cars from the parking lot to the side of the tent to break the wind.

Problem reduced if not solved. The April 14 wine-tastings and lunch were not nearly so gusty.

Dallas chef Tim Byres was the star chef of the Friday evening dinner, responsible for producing five courses to pair with wines from Texas, Mexico and California. Yes, you read that right … Mexico. Various events featured a red blend, Shiraz and chardonnay from the Mexican vineyard Casa Madero. Byres, owner of Smoke restaurants, is known as a master of open-fire cooking. He proved it once again with his presentation of the Eisenhower steak cooked directly on hot

The first “Big Deal” Texas wine and food event I attended was in 1980, with my 6-weekold son and husband in tow. Maternity leaves Dotty Griffith weren’t very long back then. As food editor, I covered the event for The Dallas Morning News. The party was the annual YO Ranch anniversary celebration. That April day turned out to make history because of the latest snowstorm on record to date. Think snow-covered bluebonnets.

For years, the YO Ranch black tie and boots affair was the benchmark for Texas food and wine events. Then came the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival in Austin.

In the early days, this was an intimate long weekend that concluded with a sipping and grazing event at a Hill Country winery, often the Auler family’s Fall Creek Winery out by the family ranch on the shores of Lake Buchanan.

The thing that made both events so remarkable MICHELE SPARKS was the ranch setting, the Mexican winemaker Daniel Milmo describes his wine during a total immersion in Texas tasting seminar. food, wine and style, and, compared to many of today‘s wine and food festivals, both events coals. were small enough so that guests could Every year the main question at the get to know the chefs and winemakers up end of the festival on April 15 was “next close and personal. year?” Here’s what Lisa Perini said: “Yes, Today, the best little wine and food next year is always a big question. Since it festival in Texas, the Buffalo Gap Wine will be our 15th annual year, we are workand Food Summit, happens every year at ing on having something extraordinary.”

Perini Ranch in historic Buffalo Gap, popQ: What makes the Summit so special ulation 463, near Abilene. Tom and Lisa’s that you can’t “quit it?”

Perini Ranch Steakhouse is justifiably A: “As you know, one can attend a famous, especially known for smoked tenwine and food festival somewhere, almost derloin, liberally seasoned with coarsely any weekend. There are two things that ground black pepper. Although the restau- make the Summit unique — first the inrant stays open during the event, most of timacy of the event. We have stayed true the action happens on the grounds around to our mission of keeping the event small and giving each guest the opportunity to get to know our ‘celebrities’ — the chefs and winemakers. The second thing that makes the Summit unique is the location — even though we have the challenges of outdoors, it’s so much nicer than a hotel ballroom. We love presenting high-end wines and famous chefs in the relaxed, unique atmosphere of Perini Ranch.”

Q. What moments from this year will go in your MICHELE SPARKS scrapbook?

Array of meats prepared by Chef Tim Byres.

A. “Other than the wind, the scrapbook will have great memories of an the restaurant. A beautiful grove of live elaborate mariachi band and the incredioaks sets the scene for the Saturday night ble moigandas (giant street puppets) from grazing event, open to about 500. Because San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and of founders Tom and Lisa Perini keep the course the fabulous foods of Byres and festival numbers small — no matter whom Chef John Cox, and the visiting winemakyou are or what you offer — their Summit er Daniel Milmo, Casa Madero, from near is, as Tom said, “The ultimate Texas Monterrey, Mexico.” party.”

If you’re interested in attending next Other activities, which start on April year, watch the website. As soon as tickets 13 for about 200 attendees, happen in a sales go up on the site in late February or large tent erected for the festival every early March, tickets are gone in a matter year. And what a year it was this April. As of hours. is often the case, weather plays a starring role. Gusty winds and unseasonably chilly BUFFALO GAP WINE AND FOOD weather made the April 13 dinner a trial SUMMIT for cooks, servers and guests. As winds bgsummit.com

Smoking meat is good to eat

By Dotty Griffith

dotty.griffith@yahoo.com

Dallas chef Tim Byres of Smoke prepared the April 13 dinner during the Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit. One of the several While coals burn down, rub steaks smoked meats he presented was the steak dish on all surfaces with BBQ Coffee Dry Rub, he’s become famous for, the Eisenhower Steak reserving 1/4 cup for seasoning just before cooked directly on hot mesquite coals. serving. Once the coals are hot and ready, Byres said, “Dwight David 'Ike' use long handled utensil to chop and spread Eisenhower was the 34th President of the the coals one more time to release a blast United States from 1953 until 1961. He was of heat. Fan the coals to remove any excess also a five-star general in the United States ash. Place the steaks directly on and in coals.

Army during World War II and a native Cook on each side for 8 minutes for rare to Texan. What I did not know was that he was medium rare, 130 F internal temperature. a huge fan of firewood cooking, until I found Allow the steaks to cool and rest for 10 and old article titled ‘The Eisenhower Steak minutes.

Recipe’ by Ralph McGill in The Miami News on May 26, 1953. It goes into detail about how To serve, use a sharp knife to cut the 'Ike' would dazzle guests at the White House meat from the bone. Place the bone on a by throwing four-inch thick sirloins directly large platter and thinly slice the steaks to onto the coals of a live fire. As Eisenhower arrange along the line of the bone. The hails from Denison, just north of Dallas, this rib eye will look long and wide and the dish seemed only perfect for our new hearth porterhouse will follow the “T” of the bone at Smoke in Plano. (The original Smoke is in and the meat will spread out from the part Dallas.) that it was cut from. Once on the platter, “My recipe definitely falls into Go spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons soft butter per Big or Go Home Texas Style,” Byres said. steak over the meat to melt. Season the “Eisenhower Steak is on the menu only at the platter with a few pinches of spice mix to recently opened Plano location. The recipe taste and serve any remaining dry rub on calls for a spice blend made with coffee and the side. brown sugar. Dark ground coffee enhances the beefy flavor of steak,” Byres explained, Serves 4 to 6, family style. adding that the brown sugar caramelizes when it hits the heat. That helps the spices cling to the meat and gives it a nice crust.

Chef ’s note: Steaks cooked the Eisenhower way are best served rare.

Anything over medium rare and the heavy char can make the steak taste overwhelmingly bitter. The ideal slice of Eisenhower steak is a black line of crispy meat on the edges around soft, bloody, mineral-flavored meat.

For his technique for the recipe, Byres said, “We need a solid two to three inches of red hot coals to drop our big steaks onto. All big fires start with a small fire of starter coals. A charcoal chimney is the easiest method of starting a fire without chemicals because it is contained and does not need lighter fluid.

GREEN OLIVE MEDIA “The woodfire option is to build a Chef Tim Byres stokes the fire. live fire by shingling in two pieces of split mesquite wood to the starter coals, adding about six good split logs to get it roaring. This will take about 1 1/2 hours to burn down to BBQ COFFEE DRY RUB coals.

“The charcoal grill option is to add two In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup full bags of natural charcoal over the starter (each) finely ground dark roast coffee, coals. Using a hoe, rake or shovel, chop and packed brown sugar and dark chili powder, spread the coals evenly. This will need to be 2 tablespoons (each) smoked paprika and done a few times to ensure that the entire kosher salt and 1 tablespoon ground cumin. coal bed is evenly hot, and coals are of similar Using gloved or clean hands, mix the spices size.” by rubbing between hands to break up any CHEF TIM BYRES’ EISENHOWER STEAK clumps of paprika or brown sugar. Mix until evenly blended.

1 (3 pounds) 2-inch thick long bone beef rib eye steak Makes 1 1/4 cups.

VH1 cont'd from page 1 times of incarceration. The K.F.C. initiative helps families maintain frequent phone contact, access computer and internet resources for emails and letters, utilize dedicated transportation for visitations, participate in educational programs focusing on the development of social skills and positive behavior and acquire good financial habits and practices through personalized fundraising.

The overall event goal, according to Scott, is to raise enough funds to purchase new vans for the round trip transportation of the families.

Guests will mingle, sip and nosh on cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while enjoying live

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entertainment. The “Creation of Fashion 2018” show will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at 1130 Dragon St., Suite 120. There will be exclusive VIP access for $150, which includes a private pre-party mixer, open bar, front row seating and a personal meet and greet with Yandy Smith. Regular VIP admission is $75 and will include entry to the fashion show and cocktails, while general admission is $45 and grants entry to the show and a cash bar.

Leah Frazier is an award-winning fashion entrepreneur based in Dallas with almost a decade of fashion and lifestyle reporting under her belt. Her continued coverage of Dallas fashion and events can be found at inspirenstyle.com.

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HAMMER AND NAILS

The inside on outdoor living

By Stephan Sardone

centerpiece to your patio in no time.

Colorful curtains are a popular addition. It can defuse early mornYou are outside, sitting in an ing or late afternoon sun, while addaging chaise lounge, enjoying the ing beauty to the outdoor area. Also, weather and a cold beverif applicable, an awning age. But, wait. The job of adds a design element that upgrading your backyard can be very useful as well. or patio is just beginning.

While sipping that Admiring that inflatable beverage, you may nopool you bought at Kmart tice the condition of your in 2002 is no way to satfencing. You could be isfy the urge for spending surprised at how fast a as much time as you can fence can deteriorate. And outside this spring, sumStephan Sardone no matter how much you mer and fall. invest in your patio, bad As the weather imfencing will be the first proves, outdoor living and enterthing everyone will notice. You can taining becomes a priority. Now is replace the fence, but that is expenthe ideal time to assess the accents, sive and not as sexy as building an improvements or complete remodels outdoor fireplace or grilling island. you will want to consider to make Consider doing some simple the time outside of your home enenhancements like latticework, joyable and functional. bamboo, plants, auxiliary lighting Continuity is popular these or tiki torches. You can add some days in designing your outdoor fun old metal signs, barn wood or lifestyle. That means merging looks kid-friendly items like blackboards from inside of the house to outside or activity games to the fence. of the house. If your home has stark While outside, you don’t want walls to be kept in with the dark. You artmay not have work the electrical and resources for furniexterior lightture ing. Lantern protable lighting viding is very popular color, and inexpenyou sive. Candle may lanterns stand want to extend that to your outdoor up to a breeze and add elegance to a living area. If nature is a focus, use patio. And portable, solar powered trees, plants and stone inside and lights require no electricity and can outside of the house. There is no be placed anywhere in the backyard. right answer.

No matter how extensive your No matter what style you decide outdoor area, the most important on, remember that heading outside feature will be your patio furniture. is meant to relax. Avoid clutter at all Suit to your taste, but always go with costs. sturdy, comfortable chairs that will The amount of money you want last a long time. You can always add to invest will be a primary considpillows and cushions for color, and eration on how you design your toss them when you are ready for outdoor oasis. Real estate agents a new look. And outdoor rugs are say that an extensive redo of your cheap, add color and could cover up outside will add significant value to some flaws in concrete or wood that your home. If you want to go big, you want to address later. Make sure call an insured licensed professional. that they are all rated for outdoor Otherwise, there are some things use when that unforeseen storm you may be able to do on your own. blows in while you are chained to Often, simple-to-build wood your desk and can’t move them to a accents can improve your outdoor safe place. patio. Consider a gazebo or a perThese simple modifications can gola (by definition an archway in a lead to pleasant outdoor living, even garden consisting of a framework if it does mean kicking that dated, covered with climbing or trailing inflatable pool to the curb. plants.) Build a trellis and place it in an area where some sunlight is availSardone Design-Build-Remodel able. Then, plant ivy or some other is locally owned and operated. crawling flora that will become a Sardone, his wife and two daughters piece of art and possibly become a are Lake Highlands residents.

stephan@sardoneconstruction.com

By Candy Evans

candace@candysdirt.com If you have been in Dallas for a while, you know this Greek Revival mansion, and you certainly know the name, Rita Crocker Clements. If you’ve been in Dallas for a while, you Candace Evans sure better be reading our real estate website, CandysDirt.com!

Newcomers might need a small history lesson, so let’s begin. Rita was a smart, strong, savvy, sophisticated woman who never forgot her ranching family roots. She was an active volunteer not only in politics but also in her community. To say she was a mover and a shaker is to put it mildly.

Rita got things done with grace and style. She began her political activism as a very young woman in 1952, volunteering for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential campaign. She was married to oilman, rancher and mountaineer Richard “Dick” Bass for over 20 years and had four children with him.

She was introduced to Bill Clements and the rest, as the saying goes, is history. Bill served as governor of Texas twice, from 1979–83 and then from 1987–91. Rita was an instrumental campaign strategist, and in our humble opinion, one of the most respected first ladies Texas has ever seen. Married to Bill for over 30 years, she was widely loved, highly regarded and upon her passing in January of this year, deeply missed.

And so, her lovely Greek Revival mansion at 6930 Turtle Creek Blvd. in Volk Estates is now for sale. It’s listed for $9.1 million with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s agents Ralph Randall and Madeline Jobst.

Architect Richard Drummond Davis worked closely with the Clements to design their home. He created a classic 11,323-square-foot Greek Revival in what he refers to as a Lower Mississippi Valley Plantation vernacular.

“It feels like a governor’s mansion when you walk in, but not in an intimidating way,” Jobst said. “It’s a big house, but it feels intimate and approachable. It’s all perfectly balanced and beautifully proportioned.”

It’s easy to imagine Mrs. Clements gliding down that splendid, commanding staircase to greet her guests.

The Greek Revival mansion has incredible detail in every room, from the millwork to the intricate hand carvings in the Governor’s study depicting Texas icons like the Six Flags of Texas and the state capitol. The tile in the butler’s pantry showcases Texas symbols and courthouses.

One of the most stunning rooms is the formal dining room, which features hand-painted Zuber wallpaper depicting the Revolutionary War. There are four bedrooms, five bathrooms, two powder baths and quarters over the three-car garage. The master suite is downstairs facing the creek behind the house. The upstairs bedrooms each open onto the gorgeous veranda and can be reached by that sweeping staircase or via elevator.

The classic Greek Revival mansion has a great deal of privacy for being so centrally located. Sitting on almost an acre of land backing up to Turtle Creek with an adjoining

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This home on Turtle Creek is listed for $9.1 million. parcel available for additional privacy, you cannot ask for a more serene location than this Dallas treasure.

There will be an open house on Sunday, May 20 from 3 to 5 p.m.

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.

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

City to require recycling bins at apartments

trash pickup. The bulk trash pickup will more than likely change to quarterly, and @naimajeannette no more yard waste packaged in plastic Over half the Dallas population bags. Instead, you’ll have to use comdoesn’t own the property they live postable paper bags which make complete in. Most live in apartment complexsense. The yard waste can be turned into es. Although an apartment complex a sellable product, mulch, but the plastic often offers luxurious amenities bags currently inhibit the process. like a pool, workout room and dog Internationally, China has made it walkers, it doesn’t offer a necessary clear, they’re not taking our trash anystaple for our environmental future. more. We need to build up our recycling Recycling bins are not present at Naïma Jeannette markets here in the states and in Dallas. most apartment complexes.

As recently as last fall, all of our glass But, this might change soon. was going into our landfill; it’s not being This past Monday the Dallas City Council endorsed up-cycled into new products. Virgin glass is cheap an ordinance that would require apartment buildto make and recycled broken glass is heavy to ings with over eight units to have recycling bins on transport. This combination does not make it profsite. This would be about 1,824 properties required itable to recycle unless there’s a glass company near to offer recycling services and education on what Dallas. The largest glass recycler in North America can and cannot be recycled. The city will verify is headquartered in Houston with a local location properties meet the new city code through inspecin Midlothian. Yet, we can’t make it worthwhile to tions and failure to comply will result in citations get our glass to them. We need and fines. more demand for recycled glass This sounds great. But, if it continues to move products and creative companies forward, it won’t go into play until 2020. Until then, building with recycled glass. if you live in an apartment complex you can always The city still has a zero take your recyclables to a city drop-off location. waste goal, and to reach it, we Our not-so-new-anymore recycling building need to get moving on increasand machinery needs more clean recyclables. Last ing our recycling programs. fall, they were only running two shifts of recycling This ordinance is a great first and are trying to up that to three. This ordinance step. If you’re interested in supwill help add recyclables to the mix. More raw maporting this issue and making terials means more packaged sellable materials and your voice heard, visit texasmore profit back to the city. The key is the recycling environment.org/petition/exneeds to be contamination free. Contamination pand-recycling-in-dallas to add comes from non-recyclables like food, plastic bags your name to the list. As the and metal hangers being thrown in our curbside ordinance moves forward, it will bins. These materials can clog up conveyer belts face opposition from businessand break machinery. When the machinery goes es too lazy change their actions down, there is a steep loss of profit with every hour to make this world a better down. And on a multi-million dollar machine, place. We need to hold them parts are expensive. accountable.

During the city council meeting, a discussion also took place to require commercial businesses to have recycle services on site. This would be a game Naïma Jeannette is a changer. There are only a small handful of Dallas freelance writer, teacher and restaurants that currently recycle anything. Most conservationist. Email her at cities have a similar code in place. naimajeannette@gmail.com or Changes will also be made to resident bulk Tweet her @naimajeannette.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Cracked buckwheat 6 Have fun with 11 Locks up 16 Literary type 21 Celtic language

22 Car dealer’s option 23 Actor — Flynn 24 Climber’s tool (2 wds.)

25 Difference, in math 26 Nile impounder 27 Tropical resin

28 Anthony Quinn role 29 Opposite of “dis” 30 Please, to Fritz 32 Lorelei or Circe 34 Water barrier 36 Get-up-and-go

37 — buco (veal dish) 39 Funny Radner 41 Cygnus’ brightest 43 Inexpensive wheels 45 Rapids transit 47 French wine valley

49 Get more out of 51 Muscle builder 54 Social mores 55 Earmarks 56 Raid the fridge 60 Nag nonstop 61 Colossus 62 Early theologian 64 — Beta Kappa 65 Convex molding 66 Peter, in Panama 67 Annuls 68 Boat made of skins 70 Former pitcher Robb — 71 Chatters on 73 SM and LGE 74 Platinum or ash 75 NASA chimp 77 Frankenstein’s gofer 78 Crates 79 Roman ships 80 Rock’s Van — 82 Sons and uncles 83 Old card game 84 Got ready to pick 87 Human herbivore 88 Shrinking Asian sea 89 Norms, for short 93 Drivers’ 180s (hyph.)

94 Nubby fabric 95 Maria Conchita — 97 Meyers of “Kate & Allie” 98 Japanese immigrant 99 Afghan capital 100 Saddle extra 101 Pedaled along 103 Japanese drama 104 Trial locales 106 “The Maltese

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Falcon” heavy 107 Fix the envelope 108 Kind of terrier 110 Russian villages 111 Darken 112 Tangy pie (2 wds.)

113 Banded quartz 115 Like mare’s fare 116 Hobby shop wood 117 Lapis — (blue stone) 120 Kind of conifer 122 What sunglasses cut 124 Wire thicknesses 128 Tint 129 Dixie st.

131 Creator 133 Miffed, plus 135 Resinous deposit 136 Poker stakes 138 Hearth 140 January, in Jalisco 142 Part of PABA 144 Black holes, once 145 “Purple People —” 146 — Philippe (watch) 147 Do a double take 148 Ore analysis 149 Kind of cheese 150 Fine china 151 Takes on cargo DOWN

1 Pal, slangily 2 Survey findings 3 River deposits 4 FDR veep 5 Moby Dick pursuer 6 Glee 7 Snuggle 8 Chewed the fat 9 She bear, in Madrid 10 Sudden urges

THE SHAPE OF THINGS

way out of this frenzy.

It takes at least an hour before I am able to conMy body starts to vince myself to get up, get tremble as tears stream dressed and go for a run. down my face, and not This is an anxiety even I can understand attack. where they’re coming As someone who from. has struggled with anx“It’s all bad,” I tell iety and depression for myself, “everything is most of my adult life, I’ve bad.” There’s no way Stefanie Tapke tried a number of difout of this moment and ferent coping methods, there’s no one that can but the only effective one help you.”

I’ve found is exercising until the physLying on my kitchen floor, I am ical pain is so great it overpowers the paralyzed by the fear-filled, anxious emotional pain I was feeling. Though thoughts swirling in my head. “It’s an there are few things less appealing than anxiety attack,” I say out loud trying to going for a run while in the throes of calm myself down. “Come on, get up. an anxiety attack, it is the only thing I You can do this.” But then, a weight know that works. that feels as heavy as a ton of bricks I never want to exercise when I’m falls on my chest. My face heats up, my feeling anxious, but not once have I repulse quickens, my breathing becomes gretted doing so. It works, every time. so shallow it’s almost non-existent and The reason it works is endorphins. The I feel like the prey of a boa constrictor endorphins released through exercise as my throat tightens. trigger a positive feeling in our bodies More than anything, I am embarsimilar to that of morphine, and reduce rassed that I just can’t seem to pick our brain’s perception of pain. myself up off the floor to get on with According to the Anxiety and my day. I know the thoughts and worDepression Association of America, ries I’m having are irrational, yet, here anxiety disorders are the most comI am, unable to talk or deep breathe my mon mental illness, affecting more

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GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You've made some big plans without talking to anyone in the process — and that's likely to lead to a disappointment later in the week. (June 7-June 20) — A social situation benefits your work this week — which surprises you, since you've not been giving your work the attention it deserves of late.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) Certain desires are coming to the

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Time requires careful management this week; you can't just go about your business as if you have all the time in the world. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — You've committed to a certain project, but you don't yet know what specific role you will play. Assignments have yet to be handed out; be patient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You're going to want to insist on a little more privacy than usual this week, as you work on something that must remain under wraps.

(Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — A collaboration falls apart before it really gets going — and yet you have a way of salvaging even projects that die on the vine. Productivity is high.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) After weeks of frustration, you're likely to learn that a carefully orchestrated campaign has actually paid off, and you are now in favor.

(Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — You'll be expected to deliver the goods before the week is out, so you must be sure to position yourself for success before you even get started.

Stefanie Tapke is a fitness crazed millennial exercising and eating her way through Dallas. You can find her enjoying a good sweat or indulging in a bowl of queso somewhere around town.

by Stella Wilder

surface at this time, making it difficult for you to stay on task. Give yourself certain personal deadlines. (July 8-July 22) — You're likely to hear from someone who has some news to impart — but your reaction, and not the news itself, will get the biggest rise out of someone near you.

short 82 Diners’ options 83 Stayed in touch 84 Archaeology find 85 Not to worry!

(2 wds.)

86 Too aggressive 87 Intuitions 88 Burglar deterrent 90 Sulu of the Enterprise 91 Improbable wish 92 Edge past 94 Hardy’s other half 95 Broadcasting 96 Follows the rules 99 Clingy fabric 100 Went by horseback 102 Shiite belief 105 Click “send” 106 Oblivion 107 Find new tenants 109 Perfume label word 111 Theater angels 112 Bar sing-along 114 Slick 115 Spouts rhetoric 116 Excluded 117 Dalai Lamas’ city 118 Cousins’ moms 119 Greek Z’s 121 Rare violin 123 Remain at anchor (2 wds.)

125 Trojan saga 126 Knight’s weapon 127 Clan members 130 Historical periods 132 Gym iterations 134 Viscount’s superior 137 Big Band — 139 Untrained 141 Short snooze 143 Drop — — line

than 18 percent of the U.S. population, yet less than 40 percent of those suffering receive professional treatment.

If you’re one of the 60 percent not receiving professional help, take a chance on exercise to see if it’s what works for you.

Although it works for me, exercise is not the cure for everyone. The best method of coping with anxiety or depression is the one that works for you.

Some other common methods include meditation, deep breathing practice, journaling and progressive muscle relaxation, just to name a few.

May is mental health awareness month, and you can be an essential part of the conversation to help destigmatize mental health. If you are struggling, speak up and seek help.

Remember that you are never alone.

You can reach out to someone close to you or seek help through one of the many mental health resources available online. Find resources and learn more about mental health awareness month at nami.org/mentalhealthmonth.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to present all kinds of distractions.

Most everyone is encouraged to use a variety of methods to keep him- or herself focused on whatever primary goal must be reached!

It's important that one not fall prey to "shiny object syndrome" — that irresistible habit of turning one's attention to that which is attractive but unimportant. As the weekend looms, a great many people will be tempted to knock off early, giving into any urge that keeps one from getting his or her work done — but this will be the very time that demands greater effort to complete tasks.

In some cases, work itself will provide all the distraction one can cope with, as partners squabble about the "right" way of doing things — when, in fact, there is no right or wrong way at all. But style and taste are likely to become contentious topics this week — and everyone will want to put his or her two cents in!

11 They give a hoot 12 She’s a Dahl 13 Castle that danced 14 Actor Herbert — 15 Glided smoothly 16 Thingamajigs 17 Green prefix 18 Daredevil’s need 19 Beyond zealous 20 Checkups 31 — fatuus 33 Unintelligent one 35 Keep occupied 38 Based on eight 40 Rite sites 42 Plaits 44 Coop 46 “Sour grapes” coiner 48 Klutz’s cry (2 wds.)

50 Quiche base 51 Ring up 52 Fairy-tale black 53 Town in Maine 54 Comforter stuffing 55 Has a taste of 57 Hazard a guess 58 Disreputable 59 Follows a trail 61 Board a bus (2 wds.)

62 Flows slowly 63 Zeros 66 Called, in a way 67 Lady fox 69 Sheds 72 Rubs the wrong way 73 — goose (gannet) 74 Parachutes 76 Kipling tiger — Khan 78 Deli offering 79 Accra is its capital 81 Yearly occasion, for

OFF THE MARK

Get off the floor and try to outrun anxiety

By Stefanie Tapke

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) Everyone is waiting for you to make an announcement that is thought to be crucial to what is coming — but you're not ready to make it just yet. (Nov. 8-Nov 21) — The time has come for you to separate yourself from that which no longer gives you any hope for profit or enjoyment. It's time to move in a new direction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You cannot help but feel that someone is looking out for you at this time — but he or she may have an ulterior motive. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You may not recognize all warnings in time this week, which means you may fall prey to situational dangers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You may have no one to blame but yourself for what happens to you this week — and no one but yourself to rely on for fixing it.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — You can show someone else the way to do something better than ever before, and in the process you may learn that you were not doing it correctly yourself!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may have a few suggestions for those in charge about how to make things more efficient and productive for all concerned.

(Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — You mustn't let your personal feelings get in

Copyright 2018 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. the way of doing your job this week. There is too much at stake right now to allow anyone to gain the advantage.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can do much to improve your personal space this week — but that may actually involve a move that you had not anticipated before now. (March 6-March 20) — It may be time for you to separate yourself from a particular frustration. This week, a dramatic change in direction is favored.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You will want to carve out some time for yourself this week to deal with certain issues that have been on the back burner for too long. (April 5-April 19) — Your ability to see things clearly will benefit you in unforeseen ways — and others to, no doubt. An accelerated approach can pay off this week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may have trouble making something work out just so this week, until the arrival of a certain someone makes it all possible. (May 6-May 20) — You'll be cleaning up messes that you did not make, but you'll also earn the respect of those who did not know you had it in you. An opportunity beckons.

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● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

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UNCLE BARKY'S BITES

Fox4’s ‘Good Day’ having a good run

By Ed Bark

relished the idea of “regular unclebarky@verizon.net hours, holidays off, my own office, an actual lunch break, Fox4’s “Good Day” continues a safe and healthy work envito dominate the morning ratings, ronment and a lot less stress! first at 6 a.m. opposite the loSimply put . . . happiness!” cally produced shows on NBC5, One more thing. Garza also WFAA and CBS11 and then from noted that the City of Garland 7 to 9 a.m. against the three net“has all the latest toys. State of work morning programs. the art field cameras (yes, better Still, there’s been internal than at news stations), a drone, strife of late. As reported earlier Ed Bark a studio and a lot more.” in these spaces, weekend “Good Fox4’s Myers, who had joined the station Day” anchor Jenny Anchondo opted out of her in July 2012, signed off after the May 13 edicontract early and within just over a month’s tion of weekend “Good Day.” She hasn’t pubtime signed on with the weekday program licly announced where she’s going, but several “Morning Dose,” which originates from sources confirm that she’ll become the new CW33’s Dallas studios and is syndicated to a meteorologist for North Texas-based ONCOR group of six other stations.

Electric.

Anchondo left pretty quietly, but last week While at Fox4, Myers increasingly clashed brought two more “Good Day” defections in with management’s refusal to let her appear which the volume was turned way up. Your on the air in her natural curls. Instead she was trusty correspondent broke all three stories, required to either straighten her hair or wear a with mainstay “Good Day” field reporter Saul straight-haired wig. Myers ended up doing the Garza declining to sign a new contract while latter, and made no secret of this in a recent weekend “Good Day” meteorologist Jennifer video posted on her personal Facebook page.

Myers left before her contract expired.

In a “behind-the-scenes” look at pre-show Garza, who also helms Fox4’s long-runactivities, Myers could be seen in curls before ning “What’s Buggin’ You?” consumer troushe put on a skullcap and then combed out her bleshooting feature, was bracingly vocal about red wig. his reasons for leaving after 19 years with the “The battle is lost, unfortunately,” Myers station. Roughly the last dozen years, by his replied in print to a man who inquired, “So estimate, were on the punishing early morning wish they would allow your natural curls. Any shift. (It got more punishing when Fox4 last progress on that front?” week became the first station to start its early Last year, an independent “Compel Fox4 morning newscast at 4 a.m. instead of 4:30 to Free Jen’s Curls” campaign was initiated on a.m. Rivals are sure to follow, as they did in Facebook.

2010, when Fox4 became the first Dallas-Fort Myers has declined to talk to yours truly Worth station to turn back the clock from 5 about her resultant departure. a.m. to 4:30 a.m.)

It also should be noted that the deciBack to Garza. Noting that he was offered sion-makers on just a two percent how Myers must raise, Garza said wear her hair emphatically in a aren’t the usual printed response, “I. easy targets — AM. DONE.” His sexist, oppressive contract officially men. On the expires on Thursday, contrary, they’re May 31, but he exwomen. Fox4 pects to be “cut vice president/ loose” earlier after general manager the May “sweeps” Kathy Saunders ratings period ends has held those on Thursday, May positions since 24.

1997. Vice pres“That’s someident/news diED BARK thing I won’t miss rector Robin — getting up at 2:30 Saul Garza reporting for "Good Day" in 2015 "arctic Whitmeyer, blast." a.m.,” Garza said. who’s been in “I’m just tired of the place at Fox4 hours. Tired of the news grind. Covering the since 2011, also pre-dates Myers’ arrival. same story year after year. Standing at the ‘HiFox4 refers all comments on person5’ during ice storms telling people to stay off nel matters to corporate headquarters in the roads. I want to try something else. I have Manhattan, where spokesperson Claudia made a ton of connections and I want to use Russo repeatedly has made it clear to this remy talents elsewhere.” porter that it’s Fox policy not to comment on Two days later, Garza disclosed that he’ll internal personnel matters — or editorial decibe starting on Monday, June 4 as the City of sion-making for that matter.

Garland’s new Social and Media Relations As of this writing, these three vacancies Manager. still exist at Fox4, which should be the happi“I finally get to tell positive stories,” he est news operation in town. But it’s been more said. “Good news for a change. Stories that merry-go-round than merry of late. stations don’t cover.”

Garza said he’ll also be “doing freelance stuff on the side that does not conflict with the Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclecity.” barky.com, is a past member of the national Later, on his personal Facebook page, he Peabody awards board.

“I’ve tried everything,” Hunsicker said.

“I’ve written at Starbucks. I’ve written at any time of the day. My current method is in the self-publish. I learned early on that I wantmorning, before I go to work, I write because ed to get paid and not pay someone. It took I find that I am fresher. My mind is not clutsix months to write the book, and then took tered with day stuff. I can edit in the afternoon two years to find an agent. I sent out 117 or at night, because it uses a different part of query letters, and was rejected at the brain. least 100 times.” His first agent, “I also found that I need a Richard Abate, remains his agent dedicated work space with a comtoday and Hunsicker’s books are puter that is just dedicated to my published by Thomas & Mercer, a writing,” Hunsicker said. “I used division of Amazon. to be scattered, with a desk with His first three books featured crap everywhere. But now, I am in a private detective unfortunately an empty space. It’s like Pavlov’s named Lee Henry Oswald. He dog. When I sit down at that comthen focused on the life of a disputer, in that empty space, in the tressed cop named Jon Cantrell. morning, I know it is time to write But he always incorporates his and time to create. But check back home and surrounding areas into in a year. It might be something his stories.

HARRY HUNSICKER different.”

“Born and raised here, my Hunsicker’s critically acHunsicker's latest book. roots run deep,” Hunsicker said. claimed current book, The Devil’s “So it’s ‘write what you know.’ My Country, introduces a new characfirst books were private detective books which ter in former Texas Ranger Arlo Baines, whose I knew nothing about, so I figured I had betwife and children were murdered. Baines seeks ter write about something that I did know, isolation in the tiny West Texas town of Piedra and that’s Dallas. I have always been drawn to Springs. Obviously, in the Hunsicker style, books with a strong sense of place. So I wantsolace is not to be found. ed to put Dallas in the books as a character.

While he is partial to his maiden venAs a commercial real estate appraiser, I have ture Still River, he is very proud of The Devil’s been to a lot of places in Dallas and in North Country. “That one just seemed to really come Texas that I would not normally go to. So it is together,” Hunsicker said. His eighth book like taking a trip in your own city. I wanted to will be released in early 2019 and is currently incorporate them into my books.” untitled.

The Park Cities resident will see his wife “I learn something new about story tellAlison graduate from law school this month. ing with every single book,” Hunsicker said.

While maintaining his appraisal business full “There is always some different aspect of the time — “more managing than appraising” process I am exploring.” But you can be sure Hunsicker said — it still requires a great deal that Hunsicker will incorporate Dallas and of discipline to pursue his other career.

Texas.

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MOVIE TRAILER

‘Deadpool 2’ sticks to what works such crass dialogue and come off as precious like Reynolds. @chiccywood Reynolds also benefits from a great supporting cast, particularly the addition of Zazie During the pre-opening credits sequence Beetz as Domino and Brolin as Cable. Domino’s of “Deadpool 2,” Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Ryan super power is luck, which makes for some Reynolds) travels the world and kills dozens of hilariously clever action sequences in which she people in highly graphic, yet interesting ways. casually survives every life-threatening situaThis is set to an extremely popular 1980s hit tion she finds herself in.

Brolin gets to do most song that now seems as if it was written speof the literal heavy lifting, which is fitting becifically for this moment. It’s also the moment cause the guy looks like he could bench press a when anyone who loved the first “Deadpool” truck.

Each of them do get the majority of the will realize that there will be no sequelitis. banter with Reynolds and their timing couldn’t “Deadpool” earned over $783 million be better. worldwide and did so despite being about an However, the real star of this show may be obscure, cult-ish superhero who acknowledges director David Leitch. After directing “John to the audience that he’s in a movie. That makes Wick” and “Atomic Blond,” “Deadpool 2” it tough to blame “Deadpool 2” for sticking completes his natural hat trick. He manages to with what works. Reynolds (sharing a screenmake nearly every single action scene thrilling play credit this time around) delivers exactly and funny at the same time. Leitch, who started what fans want and expect, even if the story as a stunt coordinator, is able to create action meanders around a bit too much. movies with relatively smaller budgets that There are a few detours, but “Deadpool 2” seem much larger mostly follows the in scale and scope, infamous Merc which guarantees With A Mouth as he’ll be around for he creates a superquite some time. hero team in order The truly to protect 15-year great moments old mutant Russell of “Deadpool 2” (Julian Dennison). need to remain Russell is being unspoiled. There hunted by Cable is a sequence so (Josh Brolin), a brilliantly funny soldier from the TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX and inspired that future who travRyan Reynolds in "Deadpool 2." it’s downright els back in time shocking that Fox to prevent the kid allowed it to happen.

It would ruin it to go furfrom committing future atrocities. ther into it, but let’s just say that no superhero Yes, this sounds like the tired “go back movie has ever had such an elaborate set up for in time and kill Hitler” idea … but that’s fine a series of brilliant jokes. because Deadpool brings that up. In fact, nearly It can’t be said any simpler than this: every single aspect of the movie is relentlessly “Deadpool 2” is better than the first one. There’s mocked. There is virtually nothing off limits, no origin story to tell and it just dives right up to and including both the Marvel and DC into Deadpool’s world. It even takes him to the movies.

X-Men mansion and manages to find hilarity in It would all become rather tiresome if that tired spot.

It also has an edgier, darker side Reynolds wasn’t the most perfect choice to to it, which helps even out the zaniness. portray a superhero since Christopher Reeves And then, just when you think it’s over and reversed time to save Lois Lane (more bad there’s nothing else that could possibly happen time travel). He’s always been a charming … the end credits scenes.

My goodness, there actor who slaved away in mediocre comemay not be anything funnier seen in theaters dies, but this is truly his calling. It may not be this year.

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WINDING ROADS

Let’s go back to Santa Fe, N.M.

Bentonville benefits from Waltons

By Jo Ann Holt

By Michael Wald

the gorgeous natural settings surrounding the museum perfectly.

The next time we visit Crystal Bridges While the Walton family is Museum, I want to hike the inviting trails celebrated for creating Walmart that wind around the 120 acres of nastores, making affordable mertive Ozark forest. With natural springs, chandise available for everyone, streams and myriad native plants and it took a trip to Sam Walton’s animals, there are approximately 3.5 miles original store in Bentonville, Ark. of well-maintained hiking/biking trails to to realize how much they did for Jo Ann Holt explore. We were only able to do the art the folks back home. Thanks to walk, where we stumbled upon a gigantic the Walton family, and the grants and foundations sculpture of a deer that gave my husband pause. they have established, the once sleepy, small town “And all this time we thought everything was of Bentonville has become an arts and culture bigger in Texas,” he said. mecca.

We were only able to spent one night in My husband and I recently visited Bentonville, but it was made more memorable Bentonville for the first time. Our first stop was by our stay at the funky 21C Museum Hotel. the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, We were about to learn that Bentonville had a located on beautiful grounds that include sculpmuseum on almost every corner, and our hotel ture gardens, waterfalls and winding forest trails. was no exception. Stray green penguins were A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright has also spotted everywhere in the 104-room boutique been relocated to the grounds. hotel, and some of the art pieces were quite We were on a tight schedule that only althought-provoking. lowed us to spend five hours there, and started Walking into downtown Bentonville, we with a gourmet salad lunch in Eleven, the muvisited the original Walmart 5 & 10 cents store seum’s restaurant. The museum was founded (formerly a Ben Franklin’s), now a museum loby Walmart heir Alice Walton, and designed by cated in the spot where Sam opened his store. It internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie. was a real treat to tour the museum, like opening An Israeli/Canadian who is best known for dea time capsule to view all the family photos, Mrs. signing Habitat 67 in Montreal, Safdie’s archiWalton’s wedding gown, Sam’s pickup truck and tecture works with the geographic elements that a recreation of his office left just as it was when he define a place. In this case, he heeded Walton’s was there. love and concern for her family’s heritage and the But the biggest treat was discovering Spark land where they grew up. They created a dam, Café (ice cream and soda shop) that paid tribute bridges and buildings in a ravine that honored the to Sam’s love of ice cream. They serve Yarnell’s ice nearby forest and fit into the setting like they had cream (a family-owned brand from Searcy, Ark.) always been there. at prices like customers paid back in Sam’s era.

Since its opening in 2011, the museum has That night we dined on gourmet Southern offered free admission to the public. It draws comfort food at The Preacher’s Son, a fine restauvisitors from all over the world to enjoy its incom- rant located in an old church building. We didn’t parable natural vistas along with their progressive tell the preacher, but we discovered a Speakeasy exhibitions and collections. We caught the final down in the basement (next to the restrooms). days of an about-to-close exhibition, Soul of a However, we opted to stroll back over to Spark Nation. It examined American history from a Café for a banana split or ice cream cone. different viewpoint, one painted or sculpted by The following morning we had a fine African American artists. breakfast in The Hive, helmed by executive chef The only charge for Crystal Bridges Museum Matthew McClure. We were joined at breakfast of American Art admission is for special exhibby one of the ubiquitous green penguins, official its, such as the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition “The mascots of the hotel.

Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary We had spent less than 24 hours in Arts," scheduled for Saturday, May 26 to Monday, Bentonville, but it already felt like home. Friendly Sept. 3. A $10 fee will be charged for admission people, lovely scenery, fine art and culture, good to that exhibit, which will include giant flowers, food, great prices, green penguins and cheap ice colors, landscapes and still life paintings from the cream ... we will be back! legendary artist and others whose work is similar Bentonville is 370 miles from Dallas, or to hers. This exhibition promises to complement about six hours by automobile. joannholt@gmail.com

wald.world@yahoo.com Last week’s article about Santa Fe focused on the Canyon Road art gallery district and the Historic Plaza. We’ll start today with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, devoted to New Mexico’s premier artist and an American icon, who lived the latter part of her life about one hour outside Santa Fe on her beloved “Ghost Ranch” in Abiquiu. From there she began to focus more on her iconic style of landscapes filled with color and largess, known as MICHAEL WALD American Modernism. Both properties are Nondescript courthouse in Sante Fe. now under the administration of the museum, which displays a small number of its collected at the corner of Galisteo Street and W. Water works at the nine-room museum in Santa Fe. Street.

You can often see different works as they rotate Here you can sip some of the best coffee in the exhibits.

Santa Fe amid a great independent bookseller’s The museum is located a bit out of the displays of current recommendations, local noway, across the street from the nondescript tices posted, and newspapers full of local doings. brown-colored adobe County Courthouse You could probably while away a good part of and behind the likewise nondescript but huge the afternoon exploring the books and drinking brown-colored adobe Eldorado Hotel. You can coffee, but don’t. There’s more to do. see the collection here in a short time, as it is Before leaving the area, explore the many a small space, but the 20-minute movie about unique boutiques along the streets. This is a little O’Keeffe is worth a viewing. It puts her life in off the heavily touristic area, so the items are sure perspective and allows the viewer to understand to be a bit more special, and maybe a little less why there are so many urban paintings, as she expensive. spent most of her productive life living in New When you’re ready for dinner, if you want York City married to her patron and famous a great meal, head for Bouche Bistro, an auphotographer, Alfred Stieglitz, then 23 years her thentic-feeling, rustic French restaurant which elder.

I have written about before. Otherwise, a few O’Keeffe is attributed with saying, “Colors doors down from Iconik Coffee on W. Water and shapes make a more definitive statement Street, find Coyote Café and the related Cantina. than words,” and this statement sums up Santa Fe The Café offers great local menu choices from pretty well, as it is a quiet place whose sights just lighter to full meal fare with a lot of variety. The grab you without shouting.

Cantina is the part of this restaurant that I preAfter tiring yourself out seeing the O’Keeffe fer. It’s a similar menu, but the setting is on the museum, you’re in the neighborhood for one second floor overlooking the street in an openof Santa Fe’s best bookstore/coffeeshops. While air, covered balcony. It reminds me a bit of New some people will prefer Starbucks for its consisOrleans, but with a definite Santa Fe flair, from tency, Santa Fe has an unusual number of indethe turquoise coloring and geometrical designs pendent coffee shops serving regionally-grown to the laid-back vibe. You may have to wait a or locally brewed coffees. bit because it’s a popular place for locals, but it’s The place I am directing you to, Iconik worth it.

Coffee, does “direct traded” coffee and is co-loThere’s simply so much to excite the senses cated with Collected Works bookstore in an in Santa Fe that it’s impossible to see it all on a entirely un-notable building. From its website short trip. You’ll want to return again to continue you learn its coffee beans are hand-selected, but your exploration.

I think that’s just the way all coffee beans are picked. The online raves for the coffee appear too Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special good to be real, but the coffee is that good. Iconik expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs Coffee has another location at the top end of about travel and other musings at untroddenla.

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Our Favorite Restaur ants INDIAN Masala Wok 6106 Luther Ln. 469-232-9390 IRISH PUB

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

11661 Preston Rd, #143 214-368-3100 Rocco’s Uptown Pizza & Pasta 2717 Howell St. 214-871-9207 Sal’s Pizza Rest.

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

4514 Travis, #132 214-707-3848

LATIN AMERICAN Gloria’s 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-303-1166 Zaguan Latin Cafe 2604 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-219-8393 MEALS TO GO – CATERING The Festive Kitchen – Snider Plaza 3404 Rosedale Ave. 214-520-6888 Short Stop – Food To Go 6025 Royal Ln., #101 214-265-8828 6918 Snider Plaza 214-360-0311 MEDITERRANEAN Baboush 3636 McKinney, #160 214-559-0707 Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill 3001 Knox St., #110 214-528-1800 Zoe’s Kitchen 6025 Royal Ln., #104 469-341-0123 MEXICAN & TEX-MEX Bandito’s Tex-Mex Cantina 6615 Snider Plaza 214-750-6100 Campuzano Mexican Food 2618 Oak Lawn 214-526-0100

Chipotle Mexican Grill 2705 McKinney Ave. 214-871-3100 4502 McKinney Ave. 214-302-2500 Digg’s Taco Shop 6309 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-0155 E Bar Tex Mex 1901 N. Haskell, #120. 214-824-3227 El Fenix 5622 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-5166 6811 W. NW Hwy. 214-363-5279 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 4740 W. Mockingbird 214-352-8226 Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex 3521 Oak Grove Ave. 214-252-1616 Mario’s Mexican & Salvadorian Rest.

5404 Lemmon Ave. 214-599-9744 Mattito’s – Centrum 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-526-8181 Meso Maya 11909 Preston, #1426 469-726-4390 Mi Camino Restaurante 3830 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-888-0055 Ojeda’s Mexican Restaurant 4617 Maple Ave. 214-528-8383 Qdoba Mexican Grill 5600 W. Lovers Ln. 214-352-2277 Rafa’s Café Mexicano 5617 W. Lovers Ln. 214-357-2080 Taco Diner 3699 McKinney, #307 214-521-3669 Torchy’s Tacos 5921 Forest Ln. 972-720-9200 Urban Taco 3411 McKinney Ave. 214-922-7080 MIDDLE EASTERN Food From Galilee 6710 Snider Plaza 214-750-0330 MOROCCAN

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NATURAL–GLUTEN-FREE –ORGANIC Company Cafe 3136 Routh St. 214-468-8721 Kozy 4483 McKinney Ave. 214-219-5044 Southpaw’s Organic Cafe 3227 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0100 6009 Berkshire Ln. 214-987-0351

SPANISH Café Madrid 4501 Travis St. 214-528-1731

VEGETARIAN Cosmic Cafe 2912 Oak Lawn 214-521-6157

SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT Christie’s Sports Bar & Grill 2811 McKinney, #22 214-954-1511 Liquid Zoo Sports Bar & Grille 3851 Cedar Springs 214-221-3004 Milo Butterfingers 5645 SMU Blvd.

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VIETNAMESE Miss Chi 6030 Luther Ln, #130 214-692-1000 Pho Crimson 3000 Blackburn, #140c 469-547-5443 Pho Envy Vietnamese Bistro 8611 Hillcrest, #190 214-987-1468

NEW AMERICAN City Café 5757 W. Lovers Ln. 214-351-3367 Luck 3011 Gulden Ln, #112 469-250-0679 Natalie’s Restaurant 5940 Royal Ln. 214-739-0362 NHS Bar & Grill 10720 Preston Rd. 214-368-1101 SEAFOOD Amberjax Fish Market Grille 3011 Gulden Ln., #107 469-513-9088 Dive-Dallas Coastal Cuisine 3404 Rankin St. 214-891-1700 Half Shells Oyster Bar & Grill 6617 Snider Plaza 214-691-8164 Hook, Line & Sinker 3103 Lemmon Ave. 214-965-0707 Lovers Seafood and Market 5200 W. Lovers Ln. 214-351-6363 Rockfish Seafood Grill 5331 E. Mockingbird 214-823-8444 11661 Preston Rd, #153 214-363-7722 Shell Shack Uptown 2916 McKinney Ave. 877-434-1411

STEAKS Dee Lincoln Steak & Burger Bar 2626 Howell St. 214-754-4949 Dunston’s Steak House 5423 W. Lovers Ln. 214-352-8320 THAI Best Thai 5959 Royal Ln., #540 214-373-8113 CrushCraft Thai Street Eats 2800 Routh St., #150 972-677-7038 Malai Kitchen – Thai & Vietnamese 3699 McKinney, #319 972-591-3387 Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar 665 High Market St. 214-953-0023 Sabaidee Lao & Thai Street Food 5200 Lemmon, #100. 214-520-6868 Saucy’s Thai Pho 5944 Royal Ln. 214-378-8424 TURKISH Café Istanbul 5450 W. Lovers, #222 214-902-0919

WINE BAR Dream Cafe 2800 Routh St., #170. 214-954-0486 Two Corks & a Bottle – Quadrangle 2800 Routh St., #140 214-871-9463 YOGURT, SMOOTHIES & JUICES The Gem 5915 Forest Ln, #360 214-792-9928 I Heart Yogurt 5450 W. Lovers, #143 6305 Hillcrest Ave. Nekter Juice Bar 6712 Snider Plaza 469-418-4029 Smoothie Factory 2817 Howell, #210 214-954-0900 Smoothie King 6061 Forest Ln. 972-404-1852 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 4560 W. Mockingbird 214-351-7037

HUMANS cont'd from page 1 daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. In an old, creepy building, the apartment is plain and unattractive with nondescript furniture.

Lots of creaks and groans set off fear, along with the electricity.

As the family wanders around in the dark, there is virtually no action or dialogue, just silence with hardly any movement.

Worth some laughs, albeit cruel ones, were Grandmother’s apparently serious dementia. She naps on the couch, disappears and then reappears in her wheelchair. She does get laughs for being senile.

Basically, there’s no

energy on the stage, and least of all from Richard Thomas. It couldn’t be any slower moving.

Thomas spends all of his time onstage, shuffling from room-to-room, up the stairs and back down with no discernible purpose.

Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016, JULIETA CERVANTES the recipient of four The cast of "The Humans" share a rare laugh.

Tony Awards and nuif you go into the show from “Kindergarten Cop” merous nominations in with little regard for the with “Ahhnold.” She’s also major categories, there appeared in countless TV must be something there. veteran actor, his performance will not change series and feature films.

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DALLAS DOES IT RIGHT!

Believe it or not , Texas has many green cities

By Andrew Wyly wyly_a@yahoo.com From Corpus Christi to Austin to Dallas, Texas has been a strong Go Green contender. In fact, three major Texas cities made it on the 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Top Cities” list for having the most Energy Star certified buildings and superior energy performance in the preceding year: Dallas-Fort Worth with 249 buildings, Houston with 231 buildings and Austin with 55 buildings.

Earth Day having been recently, it got me thinking about how my sixth grade teacher had my class put on a theatrical performance on the importance of the ecosystem. This same teacher inspired my sister to ask our father Sam Wyly what he was doing to protect our environment. This question inspired him to start the company, Green Mountain Energy, back in the late 90s. Originating as a Vermont utility, Green Mountain Energy expanded into other states, including California and Pennsylvania, providing Energy generated for clean powered sources, like wind and solar.

Unfortunately, those states failed to fully deregulate their electric utility market properly, which made it impossible to compete effectively there.

Sam Wyly was determined not to allow the failures in California and Pennsylvania happen in Texas.

He was told by then-Governor George W. Bush that a Texas Democrat state representative from Waco, Steve Wolens, had a deregulation bill pending in the Texas state house. After learning what not to do from the California debacle, Governor Bush signed the landmark utility deregulation bill. Thanks to Green Mountain Energy, consumers throughout Texas have the option of 100 precent wind as their power source. Green Mountain Energy is now the leading clean energy provider based out of Plano.

Speaking of Plano, companies like JP Morgan Chase announced last July that its Plano campus located in Legacy West would be completely powered by renewable energy, and the Toyota headquarters in Plano would also be partially solar-powered. Suburbs like these are creating programs like Plano’s Green Business Certification, which recognizes businesses working toward sustainability in general education, waste reduction, energy and water efficiency and pollution prevention. This is just another influential way the go-green initiative can spread throughout the nation, starting with such a substantial place as Texas.

The North Central Texas Council of

Governments (NCTCOG) is a big promoter of green initiatives, which include planning and construction of green/sustainable infrastructure, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions, urban heat islands and storm water runoff. South Texas has its own push, with sustainability plans like those in Austin, a city that has goals to achieve a net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a healthy local Andrew Wyly food system, resource efficient strategies in municipal operations and an overall resilient and adaptive city.

Muleshoe, Texas once operated a mule-powered windmill — just another way Texas cities were ahead of their time. Now, Texas produces more natural gas, wind and solar energy than the next several states combined, and thanks to utility deregulation, driving the cost of electricity in Dallas to be half of that in NYC. Near Glen Rose Texas, we built the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, which came online in April 1990. Since then, the plant has been increasing its output, producing energy free of carbon emission, the primary contributor to global warming. Meanwhile, in Freestone County, Big Brown — the carbon emitting coal plant — was finally shut down this past year.

Let’s talk parks. Dallas and Fort Worth already offer many great trails, natural areas and parks, making our “Dallas” one of the largest municipal park systems in the nation with 380 parks totaling over 23,470 acres of developed and undeveloped parkland. These natural areas in Dallas include the Katy Trail, Arbor Hills Preserve, White Rock Lake, Cedar Ridge Preserve and many more. The biggest news yet has been talk to create the largest urban park (or a “nature district”) in the U.S. — a park 11 times larger than Central Park in NYC. At the heart of Dallas, the park (known as the Trinity River Project/Park) is supposed to connect the city and turn Dallas even greener for years to come. Rumored to be completed in 2021, the park will be 10,000 acres and worth approximately $600 million.

It’s safe to say that all Dallasites and North Texans alike are excited for this huge step toward a greener future that lies in the upcoming Trinity River Park and other DFW green initiatives.

Andrew Wyly is an entrepreneur, investor and film producer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Denison University. In 2012, he co-authored the book Texas Got It Right! and recently co-authored Dallas Got It Right!

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