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COMMUNIT Y NEWS
Old Snider Plaza bank razed The former Hillcrest State/ Chase Bank (left) is coming down. Cranes have been demolishing the 1938 building at the corner of Hillcrest Road and Daniel Avenue in University Park to make way for the six WILLIAM K. SKIPWORTH story, 119,000 sq. ft. Park Plaza project. The building revolutionized banking by installing the very first drive-through car lane. The 3400 block of Haynie Avenue will be closed to thru traffic until Friday, Aug. 17. — Michael Corman
Boat Expo lands this weekend Pontoon boats are featured at the DFW Boat Expo at Dallas Market Hall, now through Sunday, July 23. “Recreational boating is more popular than ever,” said Bron Beal, executive direcDFW BOAT EXPO tor of the DFW Boat Expo. Admission is free on Friday, $12 for adults on Saturday and Sunday, and $6 for children 5-13. Parking is free. For more info, visit dallasboatexpo. com. — Dana Cobb
Edgemere hosts ‘Forget-Me-Not’ gala The second annual “Forget-Me-Not” gala, supporting the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, will be held Friday, July 21 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Edgemere, 8523 Thackery St. The event feaEDGEMERE tures music, cocktails, a fivecourse dinner and a silent auction. Tickets are $150 and available by calling 214-623-6104. — Chelsi Smith
Children flock to ‘Finding Neverland’ Monday night, the nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center presented “Kids’ Night On Broadway” (KNOB) for the musical “Finding Neverland.” KNOB is presented by Neiman Marcus and is deATT PAC signed to introduce young people to the magic of live theatre and make Broadway accessible to a new generation of theatergoers. “Finding Neverland,” recommended for ages seven years and older, runs through Sunday, July 23. — Cindy Evans
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INSIDE
Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint Trail to Good Health Opinion
Mull It Over Automobility Along the Green Trail
Community Calendar Charity Spotlight
Dotty Griffith Recipe of the Week Uptown Girl
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Hammer and Nails Uncle Barky's Bites
Crossword Puzzle Your Stars This Week History on the Trail
Travel Winding Roads
Restaurant Directory
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THEATER
Boas fly, kicks are high at Uptown Player’s ‘La Cage’
By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com
Among the features you can always count on from Uptown Players is the male casts’ ease in triggering their inner showgirl. And it’s often fair to expect some super flamboyant characters telling the story. Jerry Herman’s 2010 Tony Award-winning “La Cage aux Folles,” now sassing it up at Uptown Players at Kalita Humphreys Theater through Sunday, July 30, is all that, while it’s also a sweet love story of family and acceptance. Georges and Albin have been a family for 20 years. They live in a lavishly gender-appointed apartment over George’s night club, La Cage aux Folles. It is home to high-kicking Les Cagelles. There’s nothing so quirky as
men in wigs, boas and stilettos. Putting that notion to work is femme fatale Albin, the club’s feature star and George’s partner. Shortly after the couple got together, the mother of a four year old dropped off her son at the couples’ doorstep. It seems that the toddler, Jean-Michel, was George’s son from a one-night error 20 years earlier. The couple raises the child as their own. What’s the problem? Their son, Jean-Michel and his fiancée, Anne, announce their engagement to his parents. They add they invited her parents to dinner at his parent’s home. Anne’s father is a far right wing, homophobic politician. Those are coming out of the woodwork these days. Seth Womack as Jean-Michel obviously adores his father, but is afraid
Mikey Abrams as Albin with La Cagelles at Uptown Players through Sunday, July 30. of Anne’s parents’ reaction to Albin, whose homosexuality is hard to mistake. All hell breaks loose when JeanMichel presents his beloved uncle — a man in drag as a man. Multiple award-winning
Mikey Abrams brings the house down as the extravagant, sassy Albin. Albin takes performing very seriously, bringing it upstairs with him from the stage. She is THEATER cont'd on page 9
EDUCATION
Woman uncovers ways to optimize student opportunity
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com For years, Catherine Marrs has been taking high school students and preparing them for college. She often has to dig deep to find the right choices for a student’s curriculum, school, financial support and, ultimately, their career path. Maybe it helps that she has a degree in anthropology. Marrs grew up in Temple and went to Massachusetts for boarding school. She went on to the University of Arizona and received a degree in anthropology. “I wanted to be Margaret Mead,” Marrs said. “And I did dig. I worked for National Geographic for a year after I graduated. I was on a dig in Peru.” She later went to SMU to pursue a graduate degree in Medical Anthropology while working at Parkland Hospital full-time when her parents
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Catherine Marrs makes college plans. suggested that she change paths and move into a more general health field. She ended up getting a master’s degree from TWU in occupational therapy (OT). She worked briefly in OT, and then
ran a regional casualty insurance medical cost-containment company for 20 years before selling the successful business. She returned to school and received a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA. “I went back to school because I wanted to work with teenagers,” Marrs said. “I think teenagers are more interesting than adults. The idea of being a college counselor was very interesting to me because I thought I could make a difference.” As a single parent, Marrs had a desire to stay close to home and raise her daughter, who graduated with honors from Southwestern University and is currently applying to law schools. Marrs is now a Certified Educational Consultant specializing in college admissions and founded Marrs College Admission Advisors (marrscaa.com) in EDUCATION cont'd on page 9
MOVIE TRAILER
Epic ‘Dunkirk’ is untraditional, artistic dream of film By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood
By the time that British army private Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) makes it to the beach after running through the streets of Dunkirk while evading enemy gunfire, “Dunkirk” has dug its claws into you. Director/writer Christopher Nolan’s ode to the greatest evacuation in military history not only eviscerates the war film genre, but the non-linear, untraditional way the story unfolds is an artistic dream that only could be crafted by filmmakers at the peak of their powers. “Dunkirk” is also a nerve-wracking assault on the eyes, ears and central nervous system. When the first Nazi plane dive bombs the Dunkirk beach, the sound mix gradually builds to almost unbearable levels with a goal of getting you as close to the feeling of inevitability that over 400,000 British soldiers felt. Nolan’s screenplay chooses to lay out the details of “Dunkirk” in three different time frames, which may turn off moviegoers accustomed to more direct storytelling. The three threads take place on the beach, the English Channel Sea and the skies above each, while spread out over the course of one week, one day and one hour. The beach story, titled “The Mole,” focuses on Tommy,
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Fionn Whitehead stars in “Dunkirk.” who is on the beach for several days after he and another private, Gibson (Aneurin Barnard), fail at getting aboard a medical freighter. The beach evacuation is conducted MOVIE cont'd on page 9
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Government spending is batty
By David Mullen
except when I got my check. Elliott turns 22 on Friday, and despite attending Ohio State University, Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. should know better. He is interturned 62 years old on Monday, rupting a potentially stellar career July 16. Ironic, because gifted, but by making stupid mistakes. Where obviously troubled Dallas Cowboys is Calvin Hill when you need him? running back … Back to Disneyland. When Ezekiel Elliott I was a senior in high school, must be living in Disneyland would sponsor a Wonderland … grad night. The park was closed First, he is under to visitors and only open to investigation by graduating California high the NFL for a school seniors from midnight domestic violence to 8 a.m. Boys had to wear a charge that will coat and tie, and girls had to David Mullen dress appropriately. Security most assuredly get him an in-season was tighter than the U.S. Mint. game suspension this season. Then, And, as I recall, it cost a mint, under the radar (so to speak), word as I had to fly to the Los Angeles comes out that he was cited for area on a chartered Air California driving 100 miles per hour coming plane. Or was it Western Airlines? out of Frisco on the Dallas North Anyway, I have always thought that Tollway this summer which is a there should be a constitutional misdemeanor offense. And on the amendment that a child’s first vacasame day that Mickey Mouse can tion is not to a theme park, but to file early for Social Security, Elliott Washington DC. We would be betwas reported to, allegedly, be inter off as a country. By the way, my volved in an altercation on Sunday dad never forgave me for getting night with a bouncer at Clutch on his tie wet on the Disney waterslide Cedar Springs Road, which is near … While cities all across America my residence. I have been in Clutch continue to battle broken infraa few times (I went there more structures (been down Lemmon when it was Prime Bar) for lunch, Avenue lately?) comes word of and nary had a brawl broken out, another government expenditure. david@katytrailweekly.com
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will receive $30,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to research and combat white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting bats across North America. At first, I thought that might be the problem with the Texas Rangers lately. But then I read further and they meant bats, like in the scary, flying kind. According to a press release, that brings “the total funding for white-nose syndrome response in the U.S. to $7 million over the past eight years.” Wait, what? According to sources “Texas’ portion of the grant will be used for testing bats for signs of the disease, as well as developing methods to prevent the spread of the disease-causing fungus and treat any potentially affected bats. White-nose syndrome is a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats across the U.S. and Canada since it was first discovered in the U.S. in New York in 2007. The fungus has now been identified in 33 states, 31 of which have observed bats with symptoms of white-nose syndrome.” Good! Who likes bats? They are flying rats and sleep during the day. (Hold on. I like to sleep during the day.) So, I know
LIFE ON THE TRAIL
Mistake becomes learning experience or stop using my computer in the By Dr. Beth Leermakers morning. That would’ve meant that bethleermakersphd.com my laptop was safely inside where it’s supposed to be instead of bakThe computer gods were smiling in the sun. ing on me last week. Hurrying to Resist the urge to multi-task. let my dogs outside after a long day Doing several things at once may at work, I was dismayed to discover seem more efficient, but this apthat I’d left my laptop outside in the Dr. Leermakers proach usually backfires. Studies 90-degree sun. All day. Major oops! have shown that multi-tasking acI’d been using my computer that tually wastes more time than it saves, reducmorning while I ate breakfast and supervised ing productivity by 40 percent. Furthermore, the foster dogs. I fully intended to bring it people tend to make more mistakes when back inside before I left home. So much for they multi-task. Concentrate on one projgood intentions. ect for 20 minutes before shifting gears. That afternoon I’d picked up Sue Ellen, a Eating breakfast and paying attention to the foster dog, after her spay surgery and heartworm treatment. Half-way home from the vet dogs would have been plenty. I didn’t need clinic (only a few miles from my house, fortu- to check my email at the same time. Brain nately), I realized I’d forgotten her pain meds, overload! Get organized. I have better luck getso I’d have to make another trip after I let the ting to work on time when I prepare the other dogs out for a quick bathroom break. night before. I put my keys, phone and other After that return trip, I held my breath and dog-walking gear crossed my finnear the door so gers while I turned “STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT I’m ready to roll. on my laptop. As MULTI-TASKING ACTUALLY WASTES When I prep the I sighed in relief MORE TIME THAN IT SAVES, REDUCdogs’ breakfast and when it booted up decide what to wear ING PRODUCTIVITY BY 40 PERCENT. without incident the night before, the (one for my side!), FURTHERMORE, PEOPLE TEND TO morning routine I vowed to do some MAKE MORE MISTAKES WHEN THEY goes more, well, things differently to MULTI-TASK.” routinely. I need avoid similar disassome things to be a ters in the future. no-brainer so I can devote my brain power to When I start making so many mistakes, more complicated tasks. it’s a sure sign that I have too much on my Slow down. Instead of racing from one mind and my plate and/or that I’m trying to appointment to another, I need to stop and do too many things too quickly. If this sounds think about what I need to accomplish at the familiar, here are a few strategies to consider: current appointment. I looked at the vet reSet better limits to protect your time ceipt and saw pain medication on the invoice. and energy. I’ve suggested this coping/survivIf I had just paused for a moment, I would al strategy many times, to others and myself. have realized that the receptionist didn’t actuIf I weren’t juggling so many foster dogs and ally hand me those pills. By taking an extra trying to accomplish so much in the morntwo minutes to think about what I was doing, ings before work, I probably wouldn’t leave my laptop outside all day. You probably know I would have saved myself at least 20 minutes in driving time to correct the oversight. your limits, too. Saying “no” can be tough, Moving forward, I’m going to focus and so can failing to say “no.” Choose someon these organization/management skills. I thing small to say no to, so you can learn that wish I could tell you that I’m going to take the world won’t fall apart if you don’t step up on fewer foster dogs, but I just don’t see that every time. Will the earth really stop rotating happening now, with so many shelter dogs in if you don’t bake those cupcakes, join that need. committee or drive four hours to transport What will you do to reduce your stress dogs (when someone else could handle it)? and make fewer unnecessary mistakes? Allow more time to get everything done. If time pressure is a major source of Dr. Beth Leermakers is a clinical psycholostress, plan accordingly. I’m often five mingist who specializes in stress management and utes late to work. At the zero hour when I well-being seminars, retreats and coaching. should be pulling out of the garage, I find one Contact her at 214-923-3766. Her bi-weekly more task that needs my immediate attention, blogs can be found at www.bethleermakersphd. or I get distracted by email and Facebook. I com. either need to set my alarm 15 minutes earlier
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the humble, but loveable Katy Trail Weekly environmental ace Naima Jeannette is going to scold me, but the report stated that “bats play an important role in agriculture, and an absence or decline in bat populations could have severe economic effects.” No it won’t! Maybe a few restaurants or bars in Austin near the Congress Street Bridge where people go to see those flying rats will be affected. “Bats are beneficial in many ways,” said Jeremy Coleman, national white-nose syndrome coordinator for the FWS. No they aren’t, unless they star in a summer blockbuster movie. By
the way, we are paying U.S. tax dollars for a national white-nose syndrome coordinator? Texas has the highest diversity of bats in the country, with 33 different species documented, as the report stated. And that does not include flight attendants that work for the national airline based in Fort Worth, as I stated … Al Biernat’s, the Dallas institution at 4217 Oak Lawn Ave., renewed its lease for 10 more years. Halleluiah! … RIP Oscar winner Martin Landau, best known as Roland Hand in 1960s television show "Mission: Impossible," died Saturday at 89.
OPINION
‘Big D’ drivers get a grade of D By Joe Ruzicka
chalk that up to Hollywood. Dallas drivers, on the other hand, have plenty of opportunity to improve. Having been in the Navy for Traffic flow in Dallas is just open 24 years and moved around a lot, enough for drivers to be aggressive and I’ve driven the roads in several careless. Here is my list of some typical different cities. There is something unfriendly Dallas driver types that have to be said for how courteous daily earned the Metroplex a grade of D: commuters can be and particularly The habitual lane changer (HLC). Joe Ruzicka how fellow drivers treat each other. This person can’t seem to make up It sets the tone for how your workday is going their mind on I-635, moving from the far right to be. While not the worst place I have driven, lane over to the far left lane and then back to Dallas drivers could take a few lessons from the middle. The HLC aggressively picks his way their national and international counterparts to back and forth, scaring everyone in sight. Most get back to the “friendly” side of the Texas state of the time, he’s really made no forward progmotto when driving. ress. We know this because we pull up alongside The most courteous place I have ever drivhim near the High Five backup. en is Japan. The Kanto Plain, where Tokyo is Mr. Speed Up only to slam on the brakes. located, is home to more than 43 million people In heavy traffic, drivers should give a little space with a size only two-thirds of the Dallas/Fort between cars. I never know why Mr. Speed Worth region. With that many folks in such a Up has to drive up on cars only to slam on his cramped space, it is imperative for one to be brakes. This action creates what I call the trafa courteous driver. The Japanese follow all the fic accordion. Cars spread out only to contract rules. No one travels over the speed limit, drivback quickly into a jammed-up complete stop. ers use their signals when changing lanes and no The cycle repeats itself so much it feels like beer one cuts you off. barrel polka is being played on North Central Unfortunately, courtesy only gets you so Expressway because of this guy and his driving far in such a cramped area. While people gripe cousins. and complain about the traffic in Dallas, I don’t Ms. Driving While Texting. She’s clueless think anyone in Dallas has ever seen the level about what is going on around her at 65 mph. of congestion Tokyo has on a daily basis. Ever But she knows all about what is going to happen been stuck in a traffic jam for seven hours? at the dinner party on Friday night. The good Yeah, didn’t think so and I am not proud of that news is she can multi-task between driving and experience. texting just enough to keep the car somewhat Southern California drivers, particularly between the lanes. Thankfully, the new Texas in San Diego, are the most courteous drivers I anti-texting law should take care of this, as long have seen in the United States. But California as it will be aggressively enforced. Let’s hope so, has done a lot to try and improve driving habbecause driving while texting is a dangerous its with a few common sense rules. Texting and game. phone use are banned (Note: Texas Governor Remember when you cross the state line Abbott recently signed a new texting law that into Texas, there is a sign that says, “Drive will hopefully improve driving habits). Traffic Friendly, The Texas Way”? Somewhere between signals regulate flow when entering on-ramps to Longview and NorthPark Center, some Dallas major highways. Aggressive driving is clamped drivers seem to have no notion of that sign. down on, particularly in major metropolitan areas. California drivers seem to have a reasonJoe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and able attitude for safety, the exception being the F-14 Tomcat RIO. He lives in Lakewood and once-a-day car chase we see on TV. You can yearns for the days of Nolan Ryan fastballs. joe.c.ruzicka@gmail.com
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CRIME WATCH July 14 – 12:26 p.m. 1700 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75202) Theft of Bicycle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s bicycle from a parking garage. July 14 – 5:43 p.m. 3300 Block, Turtle Creek Blvd. (75219) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke a window, entered and stole property. July 14 – 6:22 p.m. 4900 Block, Mission Ave. (75206) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole chairs from the complainant’s patio. July 15 – 8:59 a.m. 10800 Block, Composite Dr. (75220) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle with the key and drove it through a fence. July 15 – 7:16 p.m. 2400 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property. July 15 – 11:01 p.m. 4300 Block, Maple Ave. (75219)
Assault: The suspect pepper sprayed the complainant in the face. July 16 – 1:01 p.m. 2600 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75204) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect intentionally damaged the complainant’s vehicle with a beer bottle.
complainant and stole money. July 17 – 11:37 a.m. 3000 Block, Routh St. (75201) Criminal Mischief: The suspect keyed the complainant’s vehicle after a parking disagreement.
July 16 – 3:45 p.m. 2900 Block, Fairmount St. (75201) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole four beer kegs.
July 17 – 2:04 p.m. 5900 Block, Maple Ave. (75235) Burglary of a Habitation: The suspect entered the complainant’s residence and stole property.
July 16 – 7:52 p.m. 1300 Block, Crampton St. (75207) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.
July 17 – 6:07 p.m. 2000 Block, Henderson Ave. (75206) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle and then fled the location.
July 16 – 8:44 p.m. 3000 Block, Routh St. (75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect pried open the complainant’s tool box and stole power tools.
July 18 – 8:48 a.m. 5000 Block, Capitol Ave. (75206) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect damaged the complainant’s door handle.
July 17 – 3:04 a.m. 2700 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75204) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect busted an exterior wall and entered the business. July 17 – 10:44 a.m. 4100 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Aggravated Robbery of a Business: The suspect pointed a handgun at the
July 18 – 9:27 a.m. 3400 Block, Dickason Ave. (75219) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered a maintenance workshop with the intent to steal property. July 18 – 5:43 p.m. 3300 Bloc, Blackburn St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.
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AUTOMOBILITY
By David Mullen
By David Boldt
The 146th Open Champion is upon us from Royal Birkdale in Southport on the north-west coast of England. Only Americans refer to golf ’s greatest test as the British Open. In the land credited as the birthplace of golf, the race for the Claret Jug by 165 of the world’s best golfers is simply known as The Open. PGA Like most courses Padraig Harrington won the last Open Championship at Birkdale. that have hosted an Open Championship, Birkdale is a links course with so many course in great shape, which as I said, they have considerations that come into play. Situated on done.” the Irish Sea, wind is always a factor. Some holes When Spaniard Seve Ballesteros conquered have a favorable wind pattern and then other Birkdale in 1979 for the Open Championship, holes challenge golfers with a strong gale into legendary Fort Worth golf writer Dan Jenkins the player’s face. The narrow fairways must be wrote “when Ballesteros triumphed at the hit or deep pot bunkers, long nature grass areas British Open in 1979, for his first major win, he and sand dunes await golf balls that go astray. hit so few fairways off the tee that he was often About Royal Birkdale, 1971 Open mistaken for a gallery marshal.” Champion Lee Trevino of Dallas said, “At 15, Of the eight Open champions at Birksdale, we put down my bag to hunt for a ball, found six had previously won a major. Past champions the ball and lost the bag.” Such is to be expectare Peter Thompson, Arnold Palmer, Trevino, ed of the links courses in Great Britain. This is Johnny Miller (who will be covering the event the 10th time that Royal Birkdale has hosted for NBC Sports), Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, The Open Championship, second only to St. Mark O’Meara and Padraig Harrington. Open Andrews. champions are revered by the caring and knowlGolfing great Ernie Els, playing in his edgeable British faithful. 27th Open Championship, wrote that “Royal When Palmer won in 1961, noted BBC Birkdale really is a magnificent golf course. commentator Henry Longhurst said, “It is With tight fairways weaving through huge sand doubtful that there was a man present at dunes, it’s a visual treat for the players and for Birkdale who wanted Palmer to lose. It's imthe spectators. Also, rather like another of my possible to overpraise the tact and charm with favorite links courses, Muirfield, there are very which this American has conducted himself on few consecutive holes that play in the same his two visits to Britain. He has no fancy airs or direction so that makes it very interesting, esgraces; he wears no fancy clothes; he makes no pecially when the wind blows hard off the Irish fancy speeches. He simply says and does exactSea. You definitely need all the shots out here.” ly the right thing at the right time, and that is Phil Mickelson, always a contender in a enough.” major championship, will forego his driver and Irishman Harrington, despite being 45 play 3-wood off of the tee. That is a testament to years old and recently coming off injuries, may the accuracy needed at Birkdale. Mickelson finhave what it takes to defend his Birkdale crown. ished second last year at Royal Troon to Henrik He played well in the Scottish Open last week at Stenson, another contender this weekend. Dundonald Links in Troon (a long, challenging Els also said “as changeable as the weathcourse that I have played) and comes in with er sometimes is in this great championship, momentum. though, the course itself is pretty much unIt should be no surprise that among the changed from that 2008 Open. They’d made favorites to win are Dustin Johnson, Rickey the course longer in the build-up to that year’s Fowler, Dallas’ own Jordan Spieth, young championship and also made some significant Spaniard sensation Jon Rahm and Jason Day. changes across the entire layout. They built But typically, the more senior players fair well some new tees, tightened the bunkering in the at Birkdale and in the Open Championship in fairways and around the greens and shifted general. some of the fairways to alter the playing lines Regardless of the player hoisting the on a few holes. It was all about rewarding good Claret Jug and having his name engraved on shot-making, a philosophy that I would always the base, it will be Royal Birkdale and golf applaud. So basically, they didn’t need to do fans around the world that will come out the anything for this year’s Open other than get the winner.
Having borrowed Mazda’s Miata (the last generation) a couple of summers ago for roughly three months, I knew it to be a viable way of getting to know a product that just a week behind the wheel — the length of most press loans — doesn’t allow. So, in mid-April a hard-loaded Mazda CX-3 (with front-wheel drive) shows up, and we get to know it. You, if a new car prospect, should be so lucky. EXTERIOR: The CX-3’s sheet metal had us at “Hello.” Applying Mazda’s KODO design theme, the CX-3 has not one line out of place or one proportion askew. And while the form may not yet qualify for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (Jaguar’s E-Type and Cisitalia already do), it’s at least within the same ZIP code, while small entries from Toyota (the new CH-R) and Lexus (NX 200t) aren’t even in the same hemisphere. We wish there was more outward visibility from within its greenhouse, but in daily use that shortfall doesn’t seem to be a shortfall. And while Mazda’s larger CX-5 and CX-9 share some key design elements, those elements come together best when applied to Mazda’s smallest platform. INTERIOR: If you think of this subcompact crossover as a generous two-plus-two, you won’t be disappointed. In a market overrun by three-row crossovers (Mazda’s own CX-9, Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot, to name three), think of the CX-3’s backseat as someone else’s third row and you’ll be fine. For a lunch hour, four will fit, but a child seat will buck right up against the front passenger seat, at which point your kid’s shoes should come off. Please. From a control and infotainment standpoint there were no disappointments, although we continue to prefer more buttons and less dials when selecting that infotainment. Hyundai’s Tucson and Kia’s Sportage seem to do this best, but what Mazda has done won’t be a disqualifier. And when you add the rightness of the steering wheel size, seat shape and convenient access to everything, it’s easy to become at one with the CX-3. You could be the hyphen. PLATFORM: We had mentioned earlier the tautness of the CX-3, and almost three months later we remain delighted by the Mazda’s point-and-shoot persona. The overall impression is one of VW’s GTI or Ford’s Fiesta ST, only with a higher ride height.
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And as also mentioned, if the CX-3 falls flat it’s when you pop the hood … and can’t find any ‘pop.’ The 2.0 liter four, with 146 horsepower and 146 pound-feet of torque, seems enough when you read about it, but this thing so needs an additional 25 (or 50) more horsepower. Somewhere a Mazda engineer is screaming, at the top of his or her lungs, “MazdaSpeed.” And somewhere, someone should let that kid out of the closet. If more horsepower doesn’t happen, we’d look to the Miata tuners for some less restrictive intake and exhaust hardware, if only to sound faster. VALUE: With a price of just $20K (plus destination) for the base CX-3 Sport, this much content and quality makes the purchase a no-brainer. Of course, opt for Grand Touring with all-wheel drive and you’re nudging $30K, but we still find that acceptable in a world inhabited by $35,000 RAV4s and $50,000 Silverados. If you want the doo-dads but can’t get beyond rent and student loans, look into leasing and — at the end of three years — buy it as your own used car. The CX-3, Nissan’s Juke, Subaru’s Crosstrek and GM’s Encore/Trax are the early entries in what will eventually be a rash of subcompact crossovers. If you currently cohabitate (with your car) in an Uptown apartment with in-the-basement parking, you’ll find few better ways of running errands and returning to that garage than in one of these smallish CUVs. They won’t carry everything (and if your out-of-town mom visits with dad they may need to grab Uber), but they will carry you and a couple of close friends. And who, in this time and place, has time for more than a couple of close friends? David Boldt brings years of experience in automotive retail sales and public relations to his automotive reporting. More can be found at txGarage.com.
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ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
Overrun outdoors ruining experience By Naïma Jeannette
I remember going to Hueco and a Tanks State Park in West Texas clean and before being allowed access toilet. to the park, we had to watch a She was not paid, she did not have to do The outdoors is a place to video. The video described the that, she didn’t curse anyone out, she quietly find peace, reconnect with nahistorical importance of the showed how we have gotten out of hand. ture and lose yourself listening thousands of pictographs in the It also showed it’s not just easy access spots to the sounds of life all around. park and stated the law restrictthat are being defaced. This isn’t the case when you pull ing any defacing. Well, I’m sure I am thankful for the work of the local up to an outdoor hot spot and Naïma Jeannette it’s helped but people continue to nonprofit “For the Love of the Lake” for find yourself squeezing into a destroy some of the pictographs. their efforts to maintain the beauty of White parking space with thousands Should all parks and trails have a reRock Lake. I can't imagine what the lake of other cars. As you start your hike, you’re quired video or quiz for right of passage? would look like without them. But it’s not steps in front of the next group and steps We stopped at White Rock Lake Sunday all on someone else to clean up your mess. behind another. There’s no personal space, How do we start to empower and shift culand you question if you’re at a mall or the big night to change up our nightly dog walking routine. The amount of trash was overture to be concerned with their actions in outdoors. the outdoors? The peak of summer season gets people whelming. Not just filling the trash cans, but What are your thoughts? outside, and my online hiker/camper groups overflowing and splattered across the shores and grass. Why is it customary to have a are littered with photos of crowded top picnic, and then leave your trash in the exact Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, attractions. If you don’t get to the Yosemite spot? Sometimes people will put their trash teacher and conservationist. Email her at Valley before 8 a.m., expect to be stuck in in a plastic bag, tie it up and leave it right naimajeannette@gmail.com or Tweet her @ standstill traffic in one of the most beautithere. Who do you expect is going to pick naimajeannette. ful places in our country. If you’re hiking a that up for you? Does your mom famous trail, maybe the “narrows” in Utah troll your every move? No, she this time of year, expect to be hiking with doesn’t and no one else should thousands of your closest friends. Heading to the Grand Canyon? Watch the sunset with be responsible for your trash. We can’t protect what we thousands of people that drove right up to don’t know, but we seem to be the rim. destroying what we explore. The I’m excited to see many people explore the outdoors, but with greater access to these challenge is encouraging people to explore while at the same time outdoor spaces, we are impacting the land getting people up to speed on and wildlife. Did you know you can now the importance and fragility of drive to Base Camp on Mount Everest? This ecosystems and our impact on past May, during Everest season, there were tourists on Base Camp snapping photos with them. In my experience, the only “real life climbers.” The controversy on the thing that seems to impact othbig mountain goes well beyond driving to ers is being the model. Pick up Base Camp. trash when it’s uncomfortable. The main issue is, with easier access One recent post on a hiking comes more people, and an increase in group page showed a woman humans not treading lightly in the space who cleaned out a backcountry they occupy. As humans, we often act like dump toilet. The before picture children thinking we are the masters of the was bursting with disgusting world around us and forget to think outside ourselves. We leave trash, pick up rocks with- trash surrounding the toilet seat NAÏMA JEANNETTE and outside. The after picture out replacing, bring in noise and light polluwas four filled large trash bags tion and forget about the ecosystem. Trash overtakes a receptacle near White Rock Lake. @naimajeannette
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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event. July 21
2001 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-242-5100
Nasher Sculpture Center – ’Til Midnight at the Nasher is back, with live concerts from Sudie and Bryce, followed by a screening of the film “Sing Street.” Pack a picnic and relax or go check out the collections. 6 p.m. to midnight. FREE!
July 22
1515 Young St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-1400
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library – Researching our own family histories is so important, but where to start? This hands-on workshop will provide solutions to the most common challenges to historical research, artifact preservation, digitization and file management. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FREE!
July 22
2222 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, 75207 214-267-4815
Asador – It’s National Tequila Day. Take part in a tequila tasting featuring four exceptional brands. Want more? Stay after for a tequila-paired dinner experience featuring Asador’s “Farm-to-Fire” selections. 6-8 p.m. RSVP at brinton@volkpr.com. FREE!
July 23
2520 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202
Dallas City Performance Hall – The Basically Beethoven Festival returns for its 37th year. Steinway artist Stephen Nielson, piano, is joined by Dallas Symphony Orchestra member Motoi Takeda, violin, and Caroline Nielson, mezzo soprano, in works by Beethoven, Francis Poulenc, Amy Beach and two of Nielson’s own arrangements. 2:30-4 p.m. FREE!
July 25
1005 S. Lamar St. Dallas, 75215 214-914-4443
Alamo Drafthouse – It’s Christmas in July! Celebrate the season with a screening of one of the funniest Christmas movies ever made, “Elf.” Features fun props, themed contest pre-screening and a “real” snowball fight. 7:30 p.m. $13.
July 25
1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas, 75201 214-922-1200
Dallas Museum of Art – Lawrence Wright, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, speaks on his new book, “The Terror Years: from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State,” about the evolution of terrorism in the Middle East. 7:30 p.m. $20-$40.
July 27
1010 S. Pearl Expressway Dallas, 75201 214-664-9110
Dallas Farmers Market – Each month, chefs and local farms partner to create a menu the last Thursday every month for a Farm Shed Dinner. This month’s dinner features happy hour with Noble Rey Brewing before the meal. $70. 7:30 p.m.
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Jesse Moreno, Chris Cos and Tom Gibbons of Levy & Son Service Experts stand behind a water fountain donated and installed on the Katy Trail alongside the Dallas Circle of Heroes Memorial.
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Charity
Sp tlight CHILDREN AT RISK
Active in helping 7,000,000 Texas children with health and education matters. This nonprofit is also dedicated to ending trafficking.
By Sally Blanton
sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.
QW hat is your mission or highest purpose?
A CHILDREN AT RISK serves as a catalyst
for change to improve the quality of life for children through strategic research, public policy analysis, education, collaboration and advocacy. CHILDREN AT RISK fulfills the holistic needs of children by focusing on these four priority issue areas: strengthening public education, enhancing parent and family well-being, improving child health and nutrition, and ending child trafficking.
QW hat percentage amount actually reaches
those in need? Our advocacy and policy work impacts all children in some way, shape or form, whether it is through our efforts around public education, health and nutrition, human trafficking, or parenting and family well-being.
ticket prices will range from $250 to $750.
QW ho has been extra helpful to your
organization? Our AmeriCorps VISTA member in Dallas has been an amazing addition to our staff! Among her many activities, she has focused on child nutrition, working to help the more than 1.8 million children experiencing food insecurity in Texas, meeting with school nutrition directors to help them expand and strengthen their meal programs.
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QW hat do you think is the most important thing you do for the community? Drive broad, system-level change for all children in Texas.
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QW hat is difficult about your job?
A Not enough hours in the day. There is al-
ways another community leader to meet, another data point to analyze, another issue to advocate for and more funding sources to pursue.
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QW hat is rewarding about your job?
A Knowing that my work helps the one in 10
children in the United States that live in Texas share their unique and amazing gifts with the world and overcome obstacles that prevent them from living a happy, healthy life.
QW hat are your critical needs now, besides money donations?
A To keep our hard-working staff moving at
lightning speed, we welcome gifts of laptop computers and software.
QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on the calendar?
A “A Night in Barcelona” gala is on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Hotel Zaza. Chaired by the vivacious Calvert Collins-Bratton of Methodist Health Systems and her husband Vince Bratton of Southwest Airlines, “A Night in Barcelona” will bring a taste of Spain all the way to Texas, with flamenco dancing, Spanish guitar and endless sangria. Table sponsorships start at $5,000. Individual
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
Cajun restaurant lacks spice
By Sara Newberry There is a surprising dearth of quality Cajun and Creole restaurants in Dallas (and the DFW area). There are seafood joints, where you can get your hands on some fried oysters or some spicy boiled shrimp or crawfish, but if you’re looking for a satisfying plate of etouffee or even a good po-boy, you’ll be looking for a while. Craving Cajun food recently, we gave Bucky Moonshine’s a try. Knowing its pedigree (the owner led the kitchen at Alligator Cafe for several years; Bucky Moonshine’s itself was a branch of that restaurant before transitioning to its current iteration), we figured the food would at least satisfy the craving and be as good, if not better than Alligator Cafe. We were half right: the food is very similar in quality to Alligator Cafe. But as an answer to need for quality Cajun cooking? Not as much. Fried oysters (above right) are one of my favorite things on earth, and with them I need cocktail sauce with so much
horseradish that it’s more pink than red. The oysters were crisp and delicious, full of briny oyster flavor. I didn’t get any cocktail sauce, spicy or otherwise, so I had to hunt down the ketchup and horseradish to concoct some. The jars and the counter they were parked on were disturbingly sticky. Shrimp and grits were, in a word, sad. There were about six tiny shrimp floating on a bed of the runniest grits I’ve ever seen. I’ve had shrimp and grits in New Orleans. These were as far removed from that as one can get while still falling under the same umbrella. A shrimp-stuffed poblano was covered in so much cheese we thought we’d received the wrong meal at first, but once we dug in, the flavors were good. It’s a nice combination of Cajun and Tex-Mex flavors, with smoky red beans and rich dirty rice rounding out the plate. Baby back ribs (from the “Land Food” section of the menu) were fine; they were tender but covered in sticky sweet BBQ sauce that overpowered any smoke flavor they might
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have had. Fried okra and fried pickles were both standard — fine, but nothing out of the ordinary. Mac & cheese is good, a little dry, but loaded with cheese. It’s like my grandmother used to make, so it was a sentimental favorite. Service is friendly and very casual; I recommend coming here when you’re ready to hang out for a while. Like so many places in Deep Ellum, Bucky Moonshine’s is somewhere I’ll go if I’m already in the neighborhood, but if I’m craving Cajun and I’m not close by, I don’t imagine I’ll make a special trip. BUCKY MOONSHINE’S 2912 Elm St. 214-748-6901 buckymoonshine.com
DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
Peach mecca less than hour away
By Dotty Griffith
the traditional French fruit, cherries (pitted, of course). Make clafoutis in a pie pan or skillet, even a square casserole. Just about any oven-safe dish will do. The batter is as easy as pancakes. Add fruit. Bake. Enjoy.
dotty.griffith@yahoo.com It’s Texas peach season, but time is running out. If you haven’t yet visited a farmer’s market for a pint or a bushel of Texas peaches, get going. And there’s Ham Orchards, just east of Terrell, a peach mecca just about 45 minutes away. What to do with farm ripe peaches? Besides eating a couple out of hand and letting the juices run down your arm and drip off your elbow?
Try clafoutis (say clah-fute-e). It’s about the easiest French dessert you’ll ever make. Think of it as flan without a layer of caramel. When peaches are all done for the season, substitute blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or
PEACH CLAFOUTIS
1 cup whole milk 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoon butter or virgin coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups coarsely chopped or thin-sliced
peaches Heat oven to 325 F. Lightly butter a 9-inch pie pan or cast-iron skillet. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and melted butter or coconut oil. Mix until sugar is dissolved. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Add peaches to batter in an even layer. Bake until top is puffed and golden, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Go ahead, add a scoop of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla or a drizzle of caramel sauce. Makes 4 servings.
UPTOWN GIRL
Get straight to (local) business
By Ryann Gordon
ryannbgordon@yahoo.com As Texans, we pledge our allegiance to our state first and foremost. And, in doing so, we pledge our full loyalty to the local businesses that boost our economy and bring us pride on the daily. In order to keep this praise growing and sustain our local economy, we should all make it a goal to support DFW’s local businesses and encourage others to do the same. Ask anyone from Dallas — our local businesses rule! Not only is our Farmers Market one of the best in the nation (not biased at all, right?), but we’ve got all the markets, restaurants, grocery stores, bookstores, pet stores, thrift stores — you name it — to keep you away from those chains and supporting our local economy. Although we love a good, pre-frozen hamburger every now and then, it’s time to say goodbye to your McDonalds’ and Wendy’s, and try something that gives back as much as it pleases. Herman-Marshall. If you’re looking to go local, probably the best place to start in Dallas would be with the beer (sorry, mom). However, now you can also go local-liquor tasting from the heart of your city as well! The Herman-Marshall distillery is Dallas’ (actually in Garland) first hand-crafted, small-batch whiskey distillery serving some of the
finest aged liquor on this side of the Appalachians. (I never said we were Kentucky, okay.) And, you can support this beloved local whiskey at a number of local liRyann quor stores, restaurants and bars across the metroplex, including Goody Goody and Sigel’s. More local drinks include Deep Ellum Brewing Co.. Peticolas Brewing Co., Community Beer Company and Four Corners Brewing Co. Eatzi’s. One of our favorite local havens, Eatzi’s is an Uptowner’s ideal food spot. Basically the boujiest grocery store you’ve ever dreamt of, they’ve got all the fancy dish options your heart could desire, along with a grille that cooks it for you hibachi-style, before your eyes. It’s also a great place to find singular groceries for your perfect, fall picnic. Swing in for some aged cheese and summer sausage; just don’t get lost wandering through their eye-popping selection of over 45 different kinds of bread, all made fresh from scratch daily. More local food include Blind Bucher, Hypnotic Donuts, Local, Cole Vines and Scardello. Dolly Python. For all of those more eclectic out there (or just anyone who likes bright explosions of color, patterns and art), Dolly Python is sure to be your
new favorite thrift. Browse through endless colors, patterns and pieces of vintage clothing so unvarnished you can practically wipe the dust off. Not Gordon only does the Dolly Python’s wildly fun collection of vintage clothing and other goods provide a more than exciting medium of which to support our local economy, but their flea market-style setup boasts clothes, accessories and knick-knacks sold from local vendors, AKA our fellow Dallasites! More local retail stores include The Opportunity Market, Folksie. Dallas Vintage Shop, Bullzerk and Epiphany Boutique. The Wild Detectives. Are you looking for a trip to the bookstore that’s more of an experience than solely a thrilling search for your next great literary obsession? Well, you’ll find both when you wander into The Wild Detectives, including perhaps a new local obsession as well! This adorable bookstore not only has one of the most trustworthy collections of books in the city, for its size, but it also doubles as a bar and restaurant, and an independent venue at times for live readings, action and music. More local bookstores include Abebooks, Red Pegasus Comics, Half Price Books and Logos.
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extraordinary businessmen, regardless of those fraud issues with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Charles passed in a car accident in Colorado. Sam has moved to Edgemere and his fabulous Tudor estate at 3905 Beverly Drive is on the market for the first time in over 50 years. This By Candy Evans is an once-in-a-lifetime opporcandace@candysdirt.com tunity to own an iconic Dallas property that has had not just one, but two brilliant entrepreWe bring you the best neurs as owners. nuggets of Dallas real estate on The house was originally CandysDirt.com, including the designed by renowned Dallas most famous homes. You’ve Candace Evans architect C.D. Hill for Fred probably driven by this Tudor Schoellkopf. We can’t put it estate every Christmas, slowed any better than Virginia Savage down and gawked just like thouMcAlester, Prudence Mackintosh and sands of others. There are usually the most William C. Winter did in their book Great astonishing holiday displays in the front American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park yard. If you’ve lived in Dallas very long, Cities, Dallas. you’ll know this yard belongs to philanThey wrote: “C.D. Hill’s rise to archithropist and entrepreneur Sam Wyly. tectural prominence in Dallas coincided Although Wyly’s resume takes up an with the initial development of Highland entire page in Wikipedia, most of us know him as the founder/owner of Michaels ,the Park. Edgar Flippen and Hugh Prather succeeded their father-in-law, John arts-and-crafts chain stores. If it wasn’t for Armstrong, as Highland Park’s developthe Wyly brothers, we would not have gliters following his death in 1908. Flippen ter paint, frosting guns or reams of inexhired Hill to design his family’s residence pensive ribbons at our fingertips. at 4800 Preston Road. The prestigious Wyly and his brother, Charles, were
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home, completed in 1910, was designed as a replica of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and was intended to attract affluent buyers to the development. At 3905 Beverly Drive is one of the most opulent Tudor mansions in Highland Park, designed by Hill for Fred Schoellkopf and completed in 1923. “The architect’s masterful creation consists of an asymmetrical front gable with a projecting entrance trimmed in cast stone. The roofline of the house is among the most complicated of any Tudor residence in Dallas: a pyramid coupled with a series of cascading hipped roofs situated over each of the home’s set-back wings (the easternmost wing was added with architectural sensitivity by later owners). The roof eaves splay at their edges and are interrupted by eyebrows and a gabled dormer extending upward from the second-floor windows. Three chimneys are each capped by distinctive terra-cotta chimney pots. All of these features were skillfully employed by Hill to create this picturesque Tudor with a commanding presence on Beverly Drive.” CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly real estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country.
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HAMMER AND NAILS
Some gardens are just all wet By Stephan Sardone
stephan@sardoneconstruction.com Living in Lake Highlands, I relish in the beauty of the yards that surround me. So many are meticulously maintained. We are privileged to live in an urban area that, in many cases, has much room for spectacular landscaping. Few big cities are blessed with Stephan Sardone the size of lots that we enjoy here in Dallas, the Park Cities and surrounding areas. But large lawns and gardens are not for everyone, and they come at a price. If you have a gardener, it is a monthly budgetary item. And in this Texas heat, water PINTEREST evaporates quickly, grasses can go brown, Low and no-water gardens are the rage. plants can die and the utility bills can skyrocket. While most of my work is concentrated on the interior of the home, I also make recommendations and execute yard solutions. I made a personal decision a few years ago to minimize the amount of water that I would need to use in my front yard. The outside of my house is an earthen tone, so it made sense to create a rustic look for curb appeal. Not only do I practice water conservation, but the multitude of plants, rocks and other amenities that I used made for a striking presentation. The first thing you must consider is the location of the car entrance. Is your driveway in the front or back of the house? Do you have a carport? Do you have a circular drive? These are important factors on how you can use stone and tile. The entrance of the home is also critical. How your family and guests approach the entryway will matter on how you negotiate a workable and safe path. A granite walkway to the front or back porch is an easy-to-do, permanent and cost-effective way to enhance a yard. If you don’t have a driveway in the front of the house, your options are endless. You can combine ground stone, colored rock, stone tiles and a variety of low or no-water plants to create a dramatic effect. If you have ever spent any time in the Southwest, particularly in the arid Phoenix/Scottsdale area, you see unique creations that add beauty and balance to a yard. Just because you go to limited or no water does not mean that your yard needs to be devoid of color or comfort. Japanese dogwoods can add shade and require little maintenance. Cacti or agave plants can create a dramatic presence. And planting beds can be hand watered and add dramatic splashes of color against a brown or grey stone base. Also, consider a bird bath or small pond. While this does not make the yard 100 percent water free, the costs are minimal and controllable. This will bring natural color to the yard with beautiful birds and tropical fish becoming a showpiece for any yard. There is a bit of tranquility that is associated with a minimalist yard. Almost a Zen quality. While it may not be for every house, it is worthy of consideration in these days of limited water supplies and hot temperatures. Sardone Design-Build Remodel is locally owned and operated. Sardone, his wife and two daughters are Lake Highlands residents.
UNCLE BARKY’S BITES
Emmy loves poking fun at President Trump
By Ed Bark
unclebarky@verizon.net The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has succeeded in making Donald Trump grate again by bestowing 22 Emmy nominations on his least favorite comedy show, “Saturday Night Live.” This tied HBO’s “Westworld” for the most Emmy nods while also easily breaking “SNL’s” previous records of 16 in both 2016 and 2011. To date, the president somehow has stifled himself from tweeting about this and other perceived slights inflicted upon him by the “liberal” Hollywood he supposedly so despises. And this time it goes beyond “SNL” to also include some of Trump’s other most dedicated detractors. But first a closer look at “SNL’s” big haul in its 42nd season, which also was notable for the show’s ratings resurgence. Alec Baldwin of course was nominated, in the “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Series” category, for his almost weekly, lips-centric sendups of Trump. And Melissa McCarthy not at all surprisingly is among the “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” finalists for her bullying impersonations of White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who’s mostly been pushed to the sidelines these days. “SNL’s” eye-popping nine acting nominations also include Kate McKinnon’s supporting actress work as both Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway and attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Her weekly “SNL” comrades, Leslie Jones and Vanessa Bayer, also are among the nominees in this category, but McKinnon is the clear favorite to take home the trophy. Baldwin and McCarthy also are very likely to emerge victorious. Tom Hanks, Dave Chappelle and Lin-Manuel Miranda are all nominated for “Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy” series for their hosting of “SNL” while Kristen Wiig joins McCarthy in the guest actress field.
“SNL” also has a nomination in the “Outstanding Variety Sketch Series” category, where it should have a cakewalk against fellow finalists “Billy On the Street,” “Documentary Now!,” “Drunk History,” “Portlandia” and “Tracey Ullman’s Show.” But since the Academy doesn’t honor actors or actresses in this category, “SNL” otherwise is entered in the conventional comedy series groupings. According to new rules adopted in 2015, “SNL” otherwise is relegated to the still new “Variety Sketch Series” category — which basically makes next to no sense. But that’s how the Academy rolls. Speaking of new rules (nice segue, eh?), HBO’s Trump-bashing “Real Time with Bill Maher” is among the six “Outstanding Variety Talk Series” nominees. Three rivals in this category likewise have pounded away at Trump with glee and vigor. They are TBS’ “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen
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Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin of "Saturday Night Live." Colbert,” a first-time nominee whose host also will host the Emmys Sept. 17th on CBS. Colbert has overtaken and surpassed NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in the total viewer Nielsens after devoting his opening monologues to all things Trump after he officially became president. Fallon, likely not at all coincidentally, isn’t among this year’s nominees after three straight years as a contender. In September 2016, he became famous, or in this particular case, infamous, for being the late night host who asked Trump, “Could I mess your hair up?” Trump allowed him a little
ruffle at the end of an interview characterized by Fallon’s series of softball questions. So are Academy voters “political?” In this particular case, even Trump might be able to make a valid argument — if only he knew how to articulate one instead of ham-handedly tweeting last December, “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live — unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get any worse. Sad.” Twenty-two Emmy nominations later, “SNL” is poised to laugh all the way to the winner’s circles. A Few Other Emmy Nuggets:
***NBC’s first-year drama series, “This Is Us,” also is the first Big Four commercial broadcast network entrant among the “Outstanding Drama Series” finalists since 2011, when CBS’ “The Good Wife” made the cut. A broadcast drama series hasn’t won since 2006, when Fox’s “24” broke through. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has won the last two Emmys in this category, but was ineligible this year because it didn’t have a new season premiere episode within Emmy’s qualifying period of June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017. ***Hulu put itself on the streaming network map in a big way with 13 nominations for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” An additional five nods for the Ron Howard-produced “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years” allowed Hulu to edge past rival streamer Amazon, which had a total of 16. But Netflix remains lord and master of the streaming universe with 91 nominations, including 16 for “Stranger Things” and 13 for “The Crown.” ***You looking at him? Robert De Niro has his first ever Emmy nomination for a portrayal of Bernie Madoff in HBO’s “Wizard of Lies.” He’s otherwise been nominated seven times for acting Oscars and won two times — for “Raging Bull” and “The Godfather: Part II.” Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a current board member of the Press Club of Dallas.
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51. Danson or Turner 52. Unfroze 53. Beginning 54. “Satchmo” Armstrong 55. Does without 57. — tai (rum drink) 58. Necklace part 59. Actress — Berry 60. Cardinal 61. Watch pockets 62. Oz. or tsp. 63. Threw a steer 64. Faxing 65. Easy stroll 66. Anti-tank weapons 68. Sixth sense 69. Hang back 70. Like lava 71. Lesseps’ canal 72. Kind of fink 73. Pentagon VIP 74. River islets 75. Hot and humid 78. Joke or choke 79. Impractical 80. Like some bonds (hyph.) 84. Fireplace tool 85. Used an hibachi 87. Foundations 88. — Kippur 89. Ramble around 90. Old car, maybe (hyph.) 91. Does perfectly 92. Least-varying tide 93. Rite answer (2 wds.) 94. January stones 95. Filmdom’s Keaton 96. Cuba neighbor 97. ATM panel 99. W-2 collectors 100. Thinks on
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101. Kitchen hisser 102. Famous lemon 103. — now or never! 104. Revved the engine 105. Subway opposites 106. Right, to Dobbin 107. Without company 109. Singer — Carr 110. Like daylight? 112. Deck the halls 115. Dangerous mosquito 116. Warmest 120. Gravy no-no 121. Risk 123. Hans Christian Andersen birthplace 125. Handsome Grant 126. Two-piece cookie 127. Forever, to Keats 128. Take from the spool 129. 007’s alma mater 130. Ballad writer 131. Dredge a channel 132. Larder 133. Info request encl. DOWN 1. “... to buy — — pig” 2. Almost, in poems 3. Romanov title 4. Hone a razor 5. Letting up 6. Took it easy 7. Half- — idea 8. Depot info 9. CSA monogram 10. Rare delivery 11. Cleans a fish 12. Pompeii pop 13. He overthrew
HISTORY ON THE TRAIL
This 1967 true story is of an experience by a young 12-year-old boy in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is about the vivid memory of a privately rebuilt P-51 from WWII and its famous owner/pilot. “In the morning sun, I could not believe my eyes. There, in our little airport, sat a majestic P-51. They said it had flown in during the night from some U.S. airport, on its way to an air show. The pilot had been tired, so he just happened to choose Kingston for his stopover. It was to take to the air very soon. I marveled at the size of the plane, dwarfing the Pipers and Canucks tied down by her. It was much larger than in the movies. She glistened in the sun like a bulwark of security from days gone by. “The pilot arrived by cab, paid the driver, and then stepped into the pilot's lounge. He was an older man; his wavy hair was gray and tossed. It looked like it might have been combed, say, around the turn of the century. His flight jacket was checked, creased and worn — it smelled old and genuine. Old Glory was prominently sewn to its shoulders. He projected a quiet air of proficiency and pride devoid of arrogance. He filed a quick flight plan to Montreal (Expo-67 Air Show) then walked across the tarmac. “After taking several minutes to
perform his walk-around check, the tall, lanky man returned to the flight lounge to ask if anyone would be available to stand by with fire extinguishers while he ‘flashed the old bird up, just to be safe.’ Though only 12 at the time I was allowed to stand by with an extinguisher after brief instruction on its use — ‘If you see a fire, point, then pull this lever!’ he said. (I later became a firefighter, but that's another story.) The air around the exhaust manifolds shimmered like a mirror from fuel fumes as the huge prop started to rotate. One manifold, then another, and yet another barked — I stepped back with the others. In moments, the Packard -built Merlin engine came to life with a thunderous roar. Blue flames knifed from her manifolds with an arrogant snarl. I looked at the others' faces; there was no concern. I lowered the bell of my extinguisher. One of the guys signaled to walk back to the lounge. We did. Several minutes later we could hear the pilot doing his pre-flight run-up. He'd taxied to the end of runway 19, out of sight. All went quiet for several seconds. We ran to the second story deck to see if we could catch a glimpse of the P-51 as she started down the runway. We could not. There we stood, eyes fixed to a spot half way down 19. Then a roar ripped across the field, much louder than before. Like a furious hell spawn set loose — something mighty
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"Tex" Hill and P-51 signed to author's dad. this way was coming. ‘Listen to that thing!’ the controller said. “In seconds, the Mustang burst into our line of sight. Its tail was already off the runway and it was moving faster than anything I'd ever seen by that point on 19. Two-thirds the way down 19 the Mustang was airborne with her gear going up. The prop tips were supersonic. We clasped our ears as the Mustang climbed hellishly fast into the circuit to be eaten up by the dogday haze. We stood for a few moments, in stunned silence, trying to digest what we'd just seen. “The radio controller rushed by me to the radio. ‘Kingston tower calling Mustang?’ He looked back to us as he waited for an acknowledgment. The radio crackled, ‘Go ahead, Kingston.’ ‘Roger, Mustang.’ Kingston tower would like to
YOUR STARS THIS WEEK by Stella Wilder
The coming week will see the start of something big. The magnitude of its impact — indeed, whether it will even exert any influence at all — will be a matter for speculation day after day until, at last, the shoe drops. Only then will each individual see just how his or her life will be altered as the week comes to an end. Indeed, the changes that take place may be quite dramatic, and some will realize that they will never be the same again! Most, however, will discover to their great relief that despite these massive upheavals, they are able to hang on to the things that are most important to them: jobs, relationships, homes, money, freedom and daily creature comforts. For them, changes will still occur, but they will be subtle and will spring from within; external forces may have little or no direct effect on them. Getting through the week will require a good deal of brainpower, especially on the part of those who tend to be misunderstood or misinterpreted more often than not. If you are a member of this club, it's important that you present yourself in a way that does not stymie comprehension: Your character and motives must be clear to all. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You're not likely to get through the week entirely on your own, try as you might. The trail is fraught with danger, and you'll need guidance! (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – An attachment to someone from your past will become strained as you try to break
free from certain expectations. This is worth talking about! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You may be surprised by a development that takes a certain former mentor out of the picture entirely. You know how to continue moving forward. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – Reports of your activities or whereabouts are likely to be wholly false – and quite entertaining! You can set the record straight. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Any attempt to manipulate, fabricate or obfuscate your past record is sure to backfire on you. Play it all above board. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You can combine peaceful relaxation with periods of intense, animated activity – and come out ahead of the competition, to boot! Keep it up! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) There's no time for you to do anything you hadn't planned on doing, but plenty of time for you to complete a normal assignment. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You may have to explore here, there and everywhere to come up with what you need to address a tricky and quickly developing personal situation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) A conflict may develop between you and a rival who thinks that doing the same thing actually serves a completely different purpose. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – A little risk
75. Hit 76. Like a forest 77. Diplomats 78. Quarry material 79. Uncles and brothers 80. Dieters’ woes 81. Tinting 82. Pointy beard 83. High waistline 85. Terrier threat 86. Fleur-de- — 87. Sounded sheepish? 90. Skosh 91. Japanese-American 92. Palindromic name 94. Big name in wines 95. Easy task (2 wds.) 96. Attacks (2 wds.) 98. Seedling’s abode (2 wds.) 100. Craft 101. Intensely 103. Natural 104. Filled with, as guilt 105. Whiteboard needs 108. — and aahed 109. Nemo’s creator 110. Actress Lisa — 111. Chops fine 112. Plop down 113. Kind of dollar 114. “Peter Pan” pirate 115. Senior cit. group 116. Graceful seabird 117. “I could — — horse!” 118. B’way signs of yore 119. Daly of “Cagney & Lacey” 122. Mark of Zorro 124. Spiral molecule
OFF THE MARK
Surprising story of famous pilot
By Wayne Swearingen
Galba 14. United 15. Rescue price, maybe 16. Ibiza’s country 17. Restraint 18. Reed instrument 19. Prefix for “nerve” 20. Thesaurus wds. 30. Small pleasure 32. Explains further 34. Wives, to lawyers 36. Lofty abode 37. Dislodging 38. Monkey bread tree 39. Theater 40. Bogus 42. Was willing 43. Belgrade tongue 45. Level best 46. Navy engineer 47. Light bulb inventor 49. Four-poster 50. Two are magnetic 51. Started walking 52. Avg. size 54. Bolivia’s capital (2 wds.) 55. Quagmire 56. Web suffix 59. Mawkish 60. Account exec 61. Erroneous 63. Defeats 64. Mach 2 flier 65. Annie of “Designing Women” 67. Inedible orange 68. Baby baldies 70. A long way 72. Vikings, once 73. Run around a lot 74. Place to see a train?
is no cause for you to go overboard in your future attempts to keep everything around you safe and sound. You must listen to reason! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You and a new friend need to discuss some issues that you may not have wanted to bring up, even in the recent past. Unveil the truth. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – What you've heard about someone on the periphery of your experience will convince you to get a little closer — but you may want to do so slowly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) Someone looking over your shoulder may have you jumping to conclusions throughout the week – and your decisions may be faulty as a result. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You'll want to study what others have done before you in order to determine the direction you should move. Much can be completed. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Despite your situation developing rather slowly, you can maintain the advantage by keeping your view trained forward. (March 6-March 20) – By crossing your t's and dotting your i's, you'll take care of business in a way that is both effective and admirable. Not everyone can do the same. ARIES (March 21-April 4) Approach all matters with care, especially where younger family
HISTORY cont'd on page 9 Copyright 2017 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. members are involved. You don't want to set the wrong example. (April 5-April 19) – You may be wondering why you have been put in your current predicament, but as usual you have a lesson or two to learn, and this is the only way. Face it squarely! TAURUS (April 20-May 5) Others express concern or surprise when you head off in a new direction, but you may only be doing it to fool someone who's getting too close. (May 6-May 20) – There's certainly a place for rest and relaxation, but you're going to have to earn it. It's time to address your most urgent needs. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You are eager to learn what someone else already knows, but such information may not be readily available. You'll want to know why. (June 7-June 20) – You've been pushing yourself hard trying to maintain an unhealthy pace. You'll have the chance to slow things down and take stock – if you want to. CANCER (June 21-July 7) The actions of another can inform your endeavors, provided you understand his or her motives completely. Avoid any kind of guesswork. (July 8-July 22) – You may receive an offer that has you wondering if you are, indeed, in the right place and doing the right thing. Perhaps there's more for you somewhere else?
● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.
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outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.
● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. KenKen® is a registered trademark of Nextoy, LLC. ©2017 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by Andrews McMeel. www.kenken.com
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Off to experience Lone Star Park
By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com Looking for a local activity that the entire family can enjoy? If you love to gamble, love sport, Michael Wald love horses or love buffets, you’ll feel right at home at Lone Star Park. Located close to Dallas off Interstate 30 in Grand Prairie, Lone Star Park has something for everyone. On Sunday, seniors over 62 get general admission for free or get $5 off a reserved seat. Doors open at 2 p.m., and on the Sunday when I attended, I noticed that they stopped monitoring the ticket booths by around 4:30 p.m. essentially making entrance free for everyone after that time. I headed to the park to see the thoroughbred horse races. I expected a sticky, uncomfortable day in the sun, but what I found is a totally indoor facility with just a handful of seats outside right along the racetrack. Even outside there are plenty of covered seats. Reserved seating is all air-conditioned and you may even need a sweater! Parking is free at the furthest lot, or you pay only $5 for a close in lot. Valet parking is also available. The facility itself is vast. Most people seem to congregate on the third floor where an air-conditioned buffet is offered, $30. People stuff themselves as they either ignore or watch the horse races and sometimes bet. Placing bets is very easy to do. There are ATM-like machines everywhere, or you can use a window with a person. You can also download an app to do it from your smart phone. Many of the reserved seats have
computer screens from which you can bet as well as watch the cameras that track the horses. In reserved seats, racetrack workers circulate with handheld betting machines. They’ll take your money and bring you your winnings, if any. The bottom floor at the racetrack is mostly bars and food stands with betting spots galore. People on the first floor generally move about; seating is limited. At the far end of the bottom floor a separate facility open year-round (as opposed to the racetrack which has a limited schedule) is called Bar and Book. There gamblers can drink at a large circular bar and watch the races on large televisions scattered about. There are also two large seating areas with computer screens at private booths and a very large-screen television in front. From this facility, you can bet on races around the globe, not only those run at Lone Star. Here hardcore gamblers hangout. Hint: this facility has its own parking and there is no admission fee. You can avoid the $5 general admission fee, park free, and enter here, then walk next door to the racetrack as they are connected. The floors above the third floor at Lone Star are devoted to private suites. There are many sized suites but all are decorated in clubby, walnut décor. Food is available at a buffet or you can order from a menu. A dress code on these floors makes things very buttoned-down, a nice place to entertain your business associates at a fraction of what it would cost at the Rangers or Cowboys games. I took the elevator up to observe and found no one checking whether I had more than general admission. Betting on the horses is complicated. Buy a program to explain all the parameters. Pamphlet-sized betting guides are also available. It’s best to begin your education about
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The first turn and inside at Lone Star Park. betting before you head to Lone Star. Or just trust your luck. On selected days, Lone Star has musical entertainment after the horse races. Admission is free with general admission before 7:30 p.m. or you can pay $20 just to come to the show. Interact with the jockeys and pet the horses in an area between the stands and the holding stables. Whether you bet or not, there’s plenty to do besides wagering. Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla.com. Follow him @Adventourist and see where he is off to next.
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joannholt@gmail.com My husband and I recently spent five days in Arizona, visiting two places on both our bucket lists. Our first stop, the Grand Canyon, was long overdue. The Grand Canyon is the only place President Teddy Roosevelt advised all Americans to see. We stayed at the Best Western Plus in Williams, Ariz. while visiting the Grand Canyon. This deluxe Best Western had great amenities and the location, at intersections of Highway 40 and Historic Route 66, was perfect. "Kicks on Route 66" was a nearby diner with good food and friendly service. My salad was fresh, while my husband's burger and fries overflowed the plate. The price, under $25 for both, was right, too. Dinner at the hotel's steak house, which lived up to its billing as "best in town," featured live music in the lounge. We took The Train (TheTrain.com) from Williams to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. The Williams train depot is a historic museum with books, Western wear and souvenirs available for purchase. A pre-show shootout between the "Sheriff" and a gang of outlaws entertained ticket holders until boarding time. Words can’t describe the spectacular scenery viewed from the canyon. Truly one of God's best masterpieces, it left us speechless. The only sound to be heard was that of cameras or smart phones clicking as everyone rushed to try to capture those images. After growing accustomed to the altitude and the splendor of the view, it was interesting to explore the architecture of the Grand Canyon Village. Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter designed many of those buildings, such as the Hopi House, Lookout Studio, Bright Angel Lodge, Desert View Watchtower, and Hermit’s Rest. We enjoyed Navajo tacos and other local favorites for lunch at the historic El Tovar
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Hotel’s elegant dining room. Tables were spread with white linen and well-trained waiters hovered to take orders. A stunning view of the South Rim was displayed through large windows. Our next stop was Tombstone Monument Ranch for a few days of horseback riding, hiking, and relaxing. Cowboy breakfast, campfire sing-alongs, and two-steppin’ to a live country music band were all on the menu. Our room at Tombstone Monument Ranch (tombstonemonumentranch.com) was in a recreated Old West town, with wooden sidewalks and dirt roads. Ours was “Miss Kitty’s Bordello,” while others were “Jail,” “Post Office,” "Saloon" and “Newspaper.” Breakfast with Arizona Bill, whose stories about prospecting in the desert and the treasures he’d found over the years, was a highlight of our stay. His Cowboy Breakfast, cooked over a campfire, was really good, with thick slabs of bacon, sausage, cheesy and spicy scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuits and sausage gravy with strong coffee. Tombstone’s founder Frank Schieffelin, whose impressive cone-shaped monument and grave were on the ranch road, was a soldier during the Indian wars. He liked searching for rocks in the desert, but fellow soldiers scoffed “the only rock you’ll find is your own tombstone.” After finding a huge silver mine, Frank named the town he founded
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Tombstone Monument Ranch (at top) and Lookout Studio. in 1879 Tombstone after his mine. During a side trip to the historic town of Tombstone, we saw a re-enactment of the gunfight at the OK Corral. We learned the gunfight didn’t really happen at the corral, but on a downtown street. A visit to the old Boot Hill cemetery confirmed that life was a cheap commodity in Tombstone. Few folks buried there died bootless; we only saw one gravestone that read “died of natural causes.” The graves of McLaury brothers Tom and Frank, and colleague Billy Clanton, killed in the infamous gunfight with the Earp Brothers and Doc Holliday, were a big attraction. The Clanton’s patriarch, Ike Clanton, killed in an Indian ambush, was buried nearby. Once boasting a population of 7,500, Tombstone (aka The Town Too Tough to Die) now has 1,500
residents. Tombstone (cityoftombstone. com) hosts numerous events Jo Ann Holt throughout the year, including Wyatt Earp Days in May. Jo Ann Holt is a longtime journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.
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Our Favorite Restaur ants AMERICAN – HOMESTYLE Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd. 214-742-8646 Riverside Grill 940 Riverfront Blvd. 214-748-2700 ASIAN – JAPANESE – SUSHI Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 Sushi House 5619 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-2100 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen – Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 BAKERY – DESSERTS – ICE CREAM Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300 6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566
Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln.
214-357-5154 214-363-4878 214-855-0003 214-219-2665 214-987-1200 469-232-9911 214-520-7680
BAR-B-Q Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 BARS, PUBS & TAVERNS 6th Street Bar / Uptown 3005 Routh St. 214-965-0962 Big Al’s McKinney Ave. Tavern 2907 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984 British Beverage Co. 2800 Routh St., #115 214-922-8220 The Corner Bar & Grill 4830 McKinney 214-219-8002
THEATER cont'd from page 1 vulnerable, sensitive and easily hurt. Jean-Michel is determined to dismiss Albin from the get-go. Circumstances arise, though, causing Albin to welcome herself as the young man’s aunt. All hell breaks loose again when Albin and Anne’s father spend an evening together. Abrams has the artistry and range to morph into his wide range of characters with the utmost believability. He makes Abrams invisible as he becomes his character. He looks nothing like Abrams. He doesn’t play Albin, he is Albin. Cheryl Denson directs with her usual artistry. To date, she has directed or designed more than 200 plays for major theaters in Dallas and around the country. For Uptown, Denson recently directed “Over the Rainbow,” “It’s only a Play” and “Angels in America.” Choreographer Michael Sylvester is brilliant at coaching men in heels. That’s got to be a challenge, which he and Les Cagelles pull off beautifully. As Georges, the grounded member of the duo, Bob Hess is also a grounded actor with a serious bio to show for it. Having appeared in nine episodes of the award-winning series, “American Crime,” he has also been in multiple episodes of “The Lying Game,” “The Good Guys” and “Lone Star.” Like many area actors, he appeared in multiple episodes of “Walker, EDUCATION cont'd from page 1 2004. Throughout her career, she has helped place hundreds of students into colleges and universities. She works with families and students to navigate each step of the way through the college admissions journey. She likes to begin the planning process with students in their sophomore year in high school. “I work with kids who can barely find their way out of high school along with kids who are National Merit Scholars,” Marrs said. “I send kids to some of the Ivy’s — Yale. Princeton, Dartmouth, etc. — but I also send kids to Stephen F. Austin and to Central Oklahoma. If a student is really motivated to go to college and has the chutzpa to stick with it, then I am not going to shy from wanting to send them to college but I will send them somewhere that is not terribly expensive and has good support so if they need help, there are people to help them.” When she is able to guide a student in their sophomore year, she can have input on extracurricular activities and course work. “I want them to be as strong as they possibly can be when they do start applying to college,” Marrs said. “The more influence I can have, the better. I try to find out their passions.” HISTORY cont'd from page 7 advise the circuit is clear for a low-level pass." I stood in shock because the controller had just, more or less, asked the pilot to return for an impromptu air show! The controller looked at us. ‘Well, what?’ he asked. ‘I can't let that guy go without asking. I couldn't forgive myself!’ “The radio crackled once again, ‘Kingston, do I have permission for a low-level pass, east to west, across the field?’ ‘Roger, Mustang, the circuit is clear for an east to west pass.’ ‘Roger, Kingston, I'm coming out of 3,000 feet, stand by.’ “We rushed back onto the second-story deck, eyes fixed toward the eastern haze. The sound was subtle at first, a high-pitched whine, a muffled screech, a distant scream. Moments later the P-51 burst through the haze. Her airframe straining against positive G's and gravity. Her wing tips spilling contrails of condensed air, prop-tips again supersonic. The burnished bird blasted across the eastern margin of the field shredding and tearing the air. At about 500 mph and 150 yards from where we stood she passed with the old American pilot saluting. Imagine. A salute! I felt like laughing; I felt like crying; she glistened; she screamed; the building shook; my heart pounded. Then the old pilot pulled her up and rolled, and rolled, and rolled out of sight into the broken clouds and indelible into my memory. “I've never wanted to be an American more than
The Ginger Man - Uptown 2718 Boll St. 214-754-8771 The Idle Rich Pub 2614 McKinney Ave. 214-965-9926 Nickel and Rye 2523 McKinney Ave. 214-389-2120 The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0106 Time Out Tavern 5101 W. Lovers Ln. 214-956-9522 Uptown Pub & Grill 3605 McKinney 214-522-5100 Windmill Lounge 5320 Maple Ave. 214-443-7818 BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH Bailey’s Cafe 2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118 BURGERS, DELI & SANDWICHES Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR – The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344 Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133
This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants. See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com
Great American Hero 4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway – SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger – West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998 Wild About Harry’s – Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone. Open: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 3113 Knox St. 214-520-3113 CHINESE Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606 Royal China
Texas Ranger.” With Uptown Players, Hess was seen most recently in Uptown’s “It Should Have Been You.” Also with Uptown, he was Efram in “The Nance,” and Vanya in “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike,” the latter of which was one of his favorites. The actor played Ben Weeks in Uptown’s “The Normal Heart,” which he co-wrote and directed with his partner, Doug Miller. The triple-threat earned an MFA from DTC’s collaboration with Trinity College. Today, Hess teaches the MFA program at the University of North Texas’ theater department. One of Hess’ many skills is a Russian dialect. This may be a good time to brush up on it. The multiple award winner comments, “Every parent finds it hard to let go of a child. That’s true whether or not they’re gay.” He added, “But what makes a family? There are different kinds. Some are more traditional than others. But in every kind of family, love wins.” The actor describes “La Cage” as a journey whose characters change throughout the show. According to the actor, “If we did our jobs correctly you can leave with more than a ticket stub.” “La Cage aux Folles” is another best of Uptown that could easily be seen twice. For tickets call the box office at 214-219-2718. For information, visit uptownplayers.org. Marrs charges a package fee for her services versus an hourly rate. “It allows me to oversee everything from start to finish. We are helping them with their essays and giving them feedback.” She is also very cognizant of college tuitions, avoiding student loans when at all possible and seeking the many scholarship and grant opportunities that are available. Recently, she was able to help triplets get into three prestigious universities. While initially they wanted to go to Ivy League schools and one did get into Brown, the other two took a different path and ended up at Washington University in St. Louis and George Washington University in Washington DC with a $26,000 merit scholarship. Marrs is convinced that George Washington is the best fit for her student/client. “She was on cloud nine. That a school wanted her bad enough to pay her and put her in the honors program and offer her other things. So she is going to have the most amazing experience. But she wouldn’t have thought about seeking out the other schools if we hadn’t sat down and asked ‘okay what is it that you really want from a college?’ and let’s dig deeper.” It appears that Marrs is still using that anthropology background, just using it to uncover the best opportunities for a student’s further education. on that day! It was a time when many nations in the world looked to America as their big brother. A steady and even-handed beacon of security who navigated difficult political water with grace and style; not unlike the old American pilot who'd just flown into my memory. He was proud, not arrogant, humble, not a braggart, old and honest, projecting an aura of America at its best. “That America will return one day! I know it will! Until that time, I'll just send off this story. Call it a loving reciprocal salute to a country, and especially to that old American pilot: the late Jimmy Stewart (19081997), actor, real WWII hero (Commander of a U.S. Army Air Force bomber wing stationed in England), and a USAF Reserves brigadier general, who wove a wonderfully fantastic memory for a young Canadian boy that's lasted a lifetime.” The above story was sent to me by a friend and I just had to pass it along. Jimmy Stewart made several really good movies during his career in Hollywood, before he became a WWII hero. Boy, could Hollywood use him today. “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a truly inspirational Christmas classic. “Strategic Air Command” is my favorite. In it, Jimmy flies the new B-47 all jet bomber, which I flew in 1957-58. Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to the Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@barclaycom.com.
6025 Royal Ln., #201 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln.
214-361-1771 214-265-1688
COFFEE & SPECIALTIES Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725 ECLECTIC Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Black-Eyed Pea 3857 Cedar Springs 214-521-4580 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs. 214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd. 214-749-6215 Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries
MOVIE cont'd from page 1 by Commander Bolton (Kenneth Branagh) and Colonel Winnant (James D’Arcy), who are forced to decide how many wounded to save as they take up too much room on the small ships that can maneuver in the shallow English Channel waters. Since only small ships are able to reach the beach in Dunkirk, the British government organized a rescue using small ships owned by private citizens, who sailed their fishing boats or tiny luxury vessels towards a city being bombarded by the enemy. One of these boats is manned by Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance), his son, Peter (Tom Glynn-Carney), and a young man from their town, George (Barry Keoghan). The air assault features three British Spitfires whose goal is to prevent Nazi bombers from destroying British destroyers as they attempt to cross the Channel. One of the pilots, Farrier (Tom Hardy, who does more acting with his eyes than most actors do with their entire bodies), quickly has to deal with a broken fuel gauge, which causes him to constantly estimate how much flying time he has remaining. All three of these plot lines happen at the same time, which means “Dunkirk” goes from the night hours of the beach back to the bright, blue skies of dog fighting fighter pilots. Nolan and editor Lee Smith masterfully cut these scenes together to not only allow for the entire story to be easily tracked, but to create sequences that seem to match each other in intensity. Considering there is barely a
4416 W. Lovers Ln. Henry’s Majestic 4900 McKinney Ave. Lucky’s Cafe 3531 Oak Lawn The Rustic 3656 Howell St. Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave.
972-267-3336 469-893-9400 214-522-3500 214-730-0596 214-871-2346
ETHIOPIAN Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 FRENCH Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 GERMAN Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 GREEK Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy.
214-234-7662 214-696-1234
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word spoken in the first fifteen minutes, “Dunkirk” is hardly an “actor’s” movie. Only Fionn Whitehead and Mark Rylance have extended dialogue and even those are incredibly sparse. Rylance delivers one line with such power and mastery that it conveys enough classic British stoicism for the entire movie. Also, Harry Styles does quite well as a nervous, stressed out private whose fears push him to an extreme bout with paranoia. Other than the events that Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema deftly put on screen, the star of “Dunkirk” is Hans Zimmer’s powerful score. It is an integral part of the film and some sort of sound, whether it be a monotonous tone or the ticking of a clock, seems to be omnipresent. It ratchets up the tension to a level that could fry every nerve in your body. There is little doubt that the editing, sound mixing, cinematography, essentially every technical aspect of “Dunkirk” will be showered with awards. There is no way that Academy voters ignore Christopher Nolan and he should not only be finally nominated, but a lock to win the Oscar for Best Director and potentially, Best Original Screenplay. “Dunkirk” is a massive spectacle created by a filmmaking mastermind whose every directorial effort has been leading up to this. Christopher Nolan has always tried to merge Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking with auteur cinema and “Dunkirk” has achieved that to perhaps an unseen level. This is epic filmmaking that will leave you overcome by the will of the human spirit and in awe of what you’ve just seen.
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By Sally Blanton
JULY 21 - 27, 2017
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Salvation Army Luncheon Women’s Auxiliary Event Hilton Anatole
Jeremy Lock, Chair D’Andra Simmons Lock
Honorary Chair Heather Washburne, Vicki Howland, Honorary Chair Elisa Summers
New Friends New Life $1.06 Million Raised Omni Hotel
Chair Lisa Cooley, Director Kelly Cruse, Speaker/ Co-Founder Joe Ehrmann,, Co-Chair Tanya Foster, Honorary Chairs Gail Turner and Dr. Gerald Turner
Ashlee Kleinet, Joe Ehrmann, Nancy Ann Hunt
Rainbow Days Camp Homeless kids enjoy a retreat Camp Bravo
Young performers
Summer Soiree Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Home of Roger and Marena Gault
President Kathie King, Emcee Joyann King
Roger and Marena Gault, Director Cathy Hernandez, Board Member Sherwood Wagner
Garden Party Women of Water Tower Theatre Home of Jim and Margo Keyes
Barbara Daske, Greg Patterson, Rose Colarrossi
Karol Omlor, Sarah Warnecke, Joan Flatt, April Bosworth, Vicki Newsome, Donna Marino
Partner’s Card Kick-Off The Family Place Highland Park Village
Chairs Jennifer Burns and Brynn Bagot Allday
CEO Paige Flink, President Melissa Sherill Martin
Maggie Cook Kipp, Katherine Wynne, Scott Turner, Melissa Sherill Martin, Heather Street Baker