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GREAT AMERICAN HERO
Great American Hero at 4001 Lemmon Ave. has introduced a free library inside of the store. An area of the restaurant is dedicated to books that are encouraged to be taken to go and then later passed along. A sign stating “Feed your stomach. Feed your brain” supports the program. Many of the books are self help, wellness and spiritual, said owner Dominick Oliverie, who is the main provider of the inventory of books. – David Mullen
Race among the flowers
DALLAS ARBORETUM
Celebrating its 13th anniversary, Tour des Fleurs has announced quarter and half marathon races benefiting the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden to be held on Saturday, Sept. 15. The races start and finish on the lakeside trail of White Rock Lake. More than 3,000 runners are expected. A post-race party featuring Emerald City Band follows. Online registration is now open for the event at tourdesfleurs.com. – Krista Gabbert
Katy Trail gets mini library Thanks to SMU student Anne Marie Murphy (right), the Katy Trail gained a Little Free Library over the weekend. Murphy is currently working on her master’s in education and during a course titled “Social and Emotional Learning,” students were challenged to “Make the World More Awesome.” The Little Free Library can be found on the south end of the Katy Trail where Reverchon Park connects at the Briggs Freeman Plaza. – Staff Reports
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Above: The Quartet played by Patrick Persons, Paul Burnam, Kris Allen and Ken O'Reilly. Above right: the entire company. Below right: Max Swarner as Harold Hill.
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Max Swarner is a gifted actor with a natural ability to transform himself into roles as challenging as Jesus Christ in “Godspell,” as demanding as Tony in “West Side Story” and as playful as Professor Harold Hill in “The Music Man,” now running at The Firehouse Theatre at 2535 Valley View Lane in Farmers Branch through Sunday, Aug. 19. Warner is a 20-year veteran of theater. The Dallas native has appeared in “Little Women” at Contemporary Theatre of Dallas; “1776” at Lyric Stage; “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” and “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at Theatre Three and Theatre Too. At Uptown Players, Swarner appeared
in “Equus” and other productions. He earned a BA in Voice from SMU. His regional credits include “Phantom of the Opera,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Pippin,” to name a few. He has an impressive collection of awards for his work, including the 2011 DFW Critics Forum Award and a cache of Column Awards. The young triple-threat toured with “Casper: The Musical” starring Broadway legend Chita Rivera. As Professor Harold Hill, Swarner seemed perfectly at ease. He brought out Hill’s shady business side and slippery tactics, along with a heavy dose of charm. “Ya’ got trouble, my friend, right here. I say, trouble right here in River City,” he sang, positioning the town to watch as he
came to its rescue. Significantly, this show had launched the trajectory of Swarner’s career. “It’s been a dream role of mine since I played my first leading role at nine as Winthrop in ‘The Music Man’ at the Kalita Humphreys Theater,” Swarner said. “The stage is a decent size, but with a cast of 35 and a 10-piece orchestra, space is limited. Bruce Coleman brilliantly staged this production to fit this space, and he was very creative in how he chose to tell the story.”
As Marian the Librarian, Mindy Bell was dutifully prim and proper. Bell is also a native Dallasite, who lives in Lake Highlands. She earned a liberal arts degree summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University. Bell has credits with Rockwall Summer Musicals, Love Your City Theater, Lyric Stage Brick Road Theatre and Uptown Players. “For me, our production captures the joy that art and MUSICAL cont'd on page 8
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A benefit concert and auction for Buddy Magazine will be hosted by the Dallas International Guitar Festival from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12. “Benefit Buddy Magazine” will be held at the legendary Longhorn Ballroom at 216 Corinth St. and will celebrate the original Texas music magazine’s 45th anniversary. Tickets are $10 each, available at the door. The event also celebrates the 40-year history of the Buddy Texas Tornados, started by Buddy’s founder Stoney Burns in 1978. The first Texas Tornado musicians were Rocky Athas, Jimmy Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Eric Johnson, John Nitzinger and Bugs Henderson. Athas will join many other Texas Tornados onstage, including benefit organizer Jimmy Wallace and the Stratoblasters, at the benefit concert. A silent auction and
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Criminal to dress that way By David Mullen
course, I blocked them all. One day, I will probably block my own number by mistake … With today’s “Some like it hot,” as in advanced technology, can merchandise. Crime is not one still use a rotary phone funny, unless you get the from a landline? The anjoke in the lead sentence reswer is maybe. It depends lated to this ongoing story. David Mullen on your service provider. On July 28, two armed At the least, the phone needs to men dressed as women went into a be adapted, in most cases, at the Family Dollar store in Fort Worth phone jack ... Pie Tap at 1212 Oak and robbed it. One man, dressed as Lawn Ave. in the Design District a nurse, was apprehended and the and known for having beer and other is, as of press time, on the lam. wine on tap, turned two years old I can only image the description over on Aug. 1 ... If you recently saw the the police radio. “All units, possible toe-tapping “Jersey Boys,” you may 132, described as a man, 6-foot, 180 be interested to know that tickets pounds in high heels wearing a paisgo on sale Friday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. ley blouse, yoga pants and a long wig for AT&T Performing Arts Center carrying a purse. He is believed to be presentation of Frankie Valli & The armed and dangerous.” Sound like Four Seasons on Thursday, Nov. 8 a scene from “Naked Gun.” I hope at 7:30 p.m. at the Margot and Bill that RuPaul hasn’t decided to run Winspear Opera House … I am ready afoul. And they say crime doesn’t to start a “Stop the Flo” campaign. “paisley”… No pothole of the week This has nothing to do with the unthis week, but has anyone been able fortunate natural disaster happening to figure out the new Mixmaster on Hawaii’s big island. It is to end exchange in downtown Dallas when the flood of irritating Progressive trying to get to eastbound Interstate 30 or southbound Interstate 35. If you Insurance television advertisements have, let me know. I have made an off that inundate the airwaves featuring ramp u-turn at Sylvan Avenue several Flo, who walks around with some plastic gun that looks like it is distimes recently … On July 30, I got a pensing price labels. Do you know personal record six “robo-calls,” all that more than 100 commercials have sent from numbers with my phone run featuring Flo over the last 10 number’s area code and prefix. Of
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years? Don’t much care for her little buddy Jamie, either. Or the Allstate Mayhem guy, for that matter, who reportedly makes double in salary than Flo per year … I am pleased that Fair Park is going to private management. I love Fair Park (read Opinion below by Joe Ruzicka) and believe that this will be a move that will pay longterm dividends. Fair Park should be a year-round destination, and I think
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
We can learn a lot from a whale
By Naïma Jeannette @naimajeannette
For seven days now, a killer whale off the coast of Washington has been carrying her dead baby. My heart breaks along with everyone around the world watchNaïma Jeannette ing. On July 24, the mother gave birth to her baby that lived for 30 minutes. The baby was an endangered species of southern orca of which a baby has not survived in three years. The empathy and relatability we all feel should push us to do better for our world. The lack of the orca’s main prey, Chinook salmon, is cause for their decline. Salmon are on the decline from our human actions — overfishing, habitat alteration (dams) and the influence of farmed fish. Chinook salmon are often “King” or “Tyee” salmon in grocery stores and restaurants. If you eat seafood, make sure you’re using the Seafood Watch app to make smart sustainable decisions. Dams provide power to thousands of residents across our country. The dams create reservoirs used for recreation and our unhealthy addiction to water use. Our hearts mourn with this mom; now let’s do better by her. If your empathy isn’t fired up by the mother orca, the horrid fires around the world may be getting to you. The Carr wildfire in California has burned 98,724 acres and is only 20 percent contained. The fire is so hot and strong it’s creating its own pyrocumulus clouds that can act as thunderstorms. Craziness ensues. Texas, Colorado and all across the world, fires are raging. More than 90 percent of wildfires are caused by humans. Think cigarette butts, unattended fires, fireworks, etc. Climate change is increasing the risk of large damaging wildfires. More fuel, hotter, drier temperatures and high winds make wildfire susceptible areas hotspots for damage. The more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere, the more our wildfire season will explode. Next
up is hurricane season, which usually peaks in September around the world. Ugh. It’s not getting better, it’s getting worse. We need action. I’m glad to hear the ridiculous ocean-sized pool won’t be built in Rowlett on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. I have a genius idea, clean up the lake and use it. But, that whole mess is a political nightmare. There are things you can do right now. The mother orca links directly to the food we buy. Are you buying local grown food or sustainably grown food? If you can’t make it to a local farmer’s market (I too struggle with the Saturday shopping), buy quality products at the grocery store. Don’t think you can afford organic or Whole Foods? Go to Aldi. Now. Their prices are affordable, selection is great, and commitment to the environment is higher than most grocery chains. Or check out the discount grocery stores — Grocery Clearance Center and Town Talk Foods in Fort Worth — incredible deals on quality products. Be inspired by sustainable movements in our area. I recently came across a woman entrepreneur who created and just launched the app, Rent My Wardrobe in our Dallas area. Instead of buying new clothes for every occasion, you can expand your “friend” network and borrow from your neighbors. Save money and the environment. And rent your own wardrobe to make a few bucks too. I downloaded the app, and it’s well designed, easy to navigate, and now just needs more people to interact on it! Prom dresses, wedding dresses, wedding guest outfits, daily styles, shoes, bags and more can be rented. I can hardly stand thinking about the moment the mother orca drops her dead baby again, yet this time, she has the strength and courage or just complete exhaustion to finally decide to let the baby go. We need her healthy, she’s still of breeding age and an important member of her pod. Her mourning was not in vain — I’m feeling it every day, and really, we’re all part of her pod. Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, teacher and conservationist. Email her at naimajeannette@gmail.com or Tweet her @naimajeannette.
the complainant’s vehicle. K ATY TR AIL WEEKLY'S
CRIME WATCH July 27 – 7:25 a.m. 4600 Block, Virginia Ave. (75204) Burglary of a Habitation: The suspect entered an unlocked door and stole property. July 27 – 9:14 a.m. 400 Block, N. Lamar St. (75235) Attempted Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect punched the complainant and attempted to steal his wallet. July 27 – 4:08 p.m. 1900 Block, Pacific Ave. (75201) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole a delivered package from the complainant’s front door. July 27 – 10:05 p.m. 8600 Block, N. Central Expy. (75225) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole
July 28 – 10:29 a.m. 3800 Block, Dickason Ave. (75219) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke into the complainant’s vehicle and stole property. July 28 – 11:09 a.m. 400 Block, S. Houston St. (75202) Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon: The suspect cut two people with a knife. July 28 – 5:54 p.m. 10700 Block, Preston Rd. (75230) Theft of Property: The suspect stole the complainant’s property. July 29 – 3:47 a.m. 4500 Block, Travis St. (75205) Assault: An unknown suspect attempted to sexually assault the complainant. July 29 – 8:43 a.m. 1400 Block, Bennett Ave. (75206) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown
suspect pointed a gun at the complainant’s head and stole property. July 29 – 8:55 a.m. 2700 Block, Reagan St. (75219) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect broke the front window of the complainant’s vehicle. July 29 – 12:27 p.m. 7200 Block, Stonetrail Dr. (75230) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle. July 29 – 2:53 p.m. 2800 Block, N. Fitzhugh Ave. (75204) Theft of Bicycle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s bicycle from a parking garage. July 29 – 2:03 p.m. 5500 Block, Greenville Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.
that privatization is the way to get it there … And staying within the topic of Fair Park, it is time to shake your head over the 31 semi-finalists announced on July 31 for the Big Texas Choice Awards. Even the press release comes deep fried. This year’s selections include Corn Dog Ale, Deep Fried M&M’s, Deep Fried Lobster Pops, Frosty’s Frozen Hot Chocolate, Cotton Candy Taco (Wait, what?) and
Fried Kool Aid Pickles. The choice will be culled down to 10 and featured at the State Fair of Texas, which opens on Friday, Sept. 28 … Sunday, Aug. 5 is National Oyster Day. Ocean Prime Dallas at 2101 Cedar Springs Road offers “Half off the Half Shells,” where the normally $20 half dozen oysters will go for $10 all evening. Admit it, that sounds better than a Cotton Candy Taco.
OPINION
Remember Art Deco of Fair Park
By Joe Ruzicka
joe.c.ruzicka@gmail.com It is time to get Fair Park back on track. The 277-acre National Historic Landmark, best known for hosting the State Fair of Texas each fall, is in need of professional upkeep beyond what the City of Dallas can provide. Fair Park has seen a decline in appearance and attendance, particularly during off-peak times, and currently costs the city an annual fee of $15 million. Fortunately, Dallas City Hall has recently unveiled a plan to have a company operate the park on a day-to-day basis. The winning bid comes from a nonprofit entity called Fair Park First who teamed with a management company, Spectra. Spectra is a food and entertainment company that manages more than 300 similar properties around the country including the Cal Expo. The Dallas City Council and Dallas Park Board must both approve the measure. What makes Fair Park special is the fact that it is home to some of the best examples of Art Deco in the nation. In preparation for the 1936 Texas Centennial, George Dahl and consulting architect Paul Cret envisioned and created an Art Deco masterpiece. Their creations are the focal point for Dallas’ only true landmark. Preservation and upkeep of the Art Deco buildings must be a focus for the new manager. The Hall of State is the centerpiece of the Fair Grounds and probably the best known Art Deco example within the park. Built of Texas Limestone, the Hall of State includes Texas motifs and a Hall of Heroes dedicated to early prominent Texans. The Esplanade, the principal axis for the park, contains a 700-foot-long ref lecting pool with the Centennial building and Automobile building f lanking each side. Each contain large Art Deco murals of the period on their facade. The ref lecting pool has fountains and statues of the period such as David S. Newton replicas of Lawrence Tenney Stevens's 1936 sculptures, “The Tenor” and “The Contralto.” It is safe to say these buildings and artwork are worthy of proper upkeep and attention on the same scale as what you might find in Washington D.C. That kind
of enterprising undertaking requires the attention of city leaders and a thorough bid process. To his credit, Mayor Mike Rawlings has worked hard to provide a solution that would improve park operations through a public private partnership. Unfortunately, his efforts did not utilize a competitive or fair process to find someone with experience. Rawlings wanted to hand the keys over to Joe Ruzicka his personal choice of Walt Humann, a former Hunt Oil Company executive, without a bid. Humann’s nonprofit group, Fair Park Texas Foundation, had no prior experience running a park and had never even held a meeting. Now that the city has finalized a major national events company with many levels of experience through a city bid, the Mayor seems to be focused on the right thing. “The lens I am looking at this through is the vision of putting the park back into Fair Park. That’s what everybody signed up to do and that’s what we’ve got to do to take it to the next level,” Mayor Rawlings told the Dallas Morning News. Fair Park First and Spectra are looking to increase the overall activity and attendance of the park by improving the surrounding community and adding a world-class garden. Regular maintenance attention for the 80-year-old Art Deco buildings and artwork are also part of the bid. The city’s financial burden should also be reduced; estimates under the bid put that obligation at $4.5 million for the first year. Now the plan must be reviewed and approved by the Park Board and the City Council, certainly no easy task for this once-in-a-generation opportunity. Whatever the outcome, the Art Deco lens of what George Dahl and Paul Cret envisioned for this National Historic Landmark must remain. Joe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and F-14 Tomcat RIO. He lives in Lakewood and yearns for the days of Nolan Ryan fastballs.
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MULL IT OVER
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Trading deadline is a feast
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com The non-waiver Major League Baseball trading deadline, which ended July 31 at 3 p.m. CDT, is like going to a buffet restaurant. You can fill your tray, you can take things that you will never enjoy, you could end up hungrier an hour later, and sometimes, you just order one item. This year, many contenders pigged out at the expense of teams that have no chance of making the playoffs. The questions are did the havenots get enough quality back to compete in the next few years, and did some teams order the wrong thing? Still hungry. In the case of the Texas Rangers, long out of contention for the playoffs in 2018, it is like the team valet-parked to go to a $5.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. They saved money on the food but paid a large price upfront. And they can’t be very satisfied in the end. The Rangers got rid of some salaries in trading starting pitcher Cole Hamels to the Chicago Cubs, right-handed reliever Keone Kela to the Pittsburgh Pirates and left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rangers did not necessarily need to trade Kela and Diekman, but Hamels clearly had to go. The Cubs also received cash considerations from the Rangers. The Rangers got right-handed minor leaguers Eddie Butler and Rollie Lacy in the Hamels trade. On July 30, Butler threw one pitch for Texas
and got the win. Pittsburgh sent over left-handed pitcher Taylor Hearn and a player to be named later and pitcher Wei-Chieh Huang came from Arizona. Three Rangers trades, all for pitchers that the team hopes aren’t empty. Loaded up the tray. The Philadelphia Phillies traded for hard-hitting catcher Wilson Ramos, versatile infielder Asdrúbal Cabrera and reliever Aaron Loup, immediately filing some holes and positioning the surprise team for a playoff run. Remember after week one, rookie manager Gabe Kapler was being run out of town. Now he is the talk of the town. The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first in line to secure shortstop/third baseman Manny Machado and then later got Minnesota second baseman Brian Dozier and Toronto reliever John Axford. They may have secured another National League crown. Eyes bigger than their stomach. In addition to Kela, Pirates acquired starter Chris Archer from the Tampa Bay Rays. Why now? This team is not nearly as good as past teams that were reluctant to trade up. Ordered the wrong thing. Milwaukee traded for infielders Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop and reliever Joakim Soria. They could have done without them. They are desperate for starting pitching. Had dessert. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox already had plenty of beef. They just went out and made some sweet deals.
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The Yankees got reliever Zach Britton and starters J.A. Happ and Lance Lynn and the Red Sox added starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and former Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler. They got richer and are fat and happy. Skipped dinner. The Oakland A’s and Washington Nationals passed on the buffet on July 31, deciding to stand pat. The A’s did make a big deal on July 21 when they acquired reliever Jeurys Familia from the New York Mets for a couple of minor leagues and international bonus pool money. Despite being tempted, the Nats decided to stick with free-agent-to-be Bryce Harper. Contracted botulism. The world champion Houston Astros did the unthinkable. They traded for Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna, who is currently serving a 75game suspension for domestic violence charges. And he has yet to go to trial. Already, key players like ace pitcher Justin Verlander are said to be disgusted by the move. Jeff Luhnow, credited with building the Astros, is defending the trade by saying that everyone deserves a second chance. Like the mother of Osuna’s child? Why would you make a move like this that can only create a negative atmosphere in the clubhouse of the defending champions? Any way you carve it, some teams feasted while others starved during the crowded MLB Trading Deadline. But many of the best teams made trades without reservation.
MLB
Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals stayed put during the Trading Deadline.
FCA
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio had Sergio Marchionne's blessing.
By David Boldt
djboldt@sbcglobal.net My first automotive press trip was for the introduction of the thennew Dodge Neon, an attractive adaptation of the compact 4-door formula by none other than Chrysler Corporation. Although Chrysler didn’t have the global footprint of Ford or GM, its numerous alliances should have suggested success when building small cars. But until the Neon the promise of relevant, compelling product had been a decidedly empty one. Although I had known it before that Austin launch, the discussion of the new Neon (by the Chrysler exec responsible for the new compact) underscored the importance of people to the process. Having read enough biographies of Henry Ford to have known that, what I knew was the importance of people to the product, but not the import of products to people. It takes people to make them, and throughout the Midwest, entire communities rely on the successful sale of new cars and trucks to keep their communities both vibrant and relevant. If you need a current example, take a look at Flint. Fast forward a quarter century. Chrysler is bleeding, the economy is in a downturn, and Fiat’s chairman, Sergio Marchionne, is both strategic and opportunistic. The resulting corporate marriage, announced
almost immediately after Chrysler went into David Boldt bankruptcy, was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, born of Marchionne’s unique mix of optimism and desperation. Thankfully for the thousands employed by FCA — and the millions of customers today enjoying its many offerings — optimism won. In Marchionne’s automotive career, he made an impact on virtually everything he touched. As a fan of most of what Fiat Chrysler constitutes, I was delighted by the return of Fiat and Alfa to the U.S., while disheartened to see Fiat stumble and Alfa Romeo taking more time to achieve ‘ignition’ than most would have hoped. Almost miraculously, Maserati has established market momentum, Ram is swinging for the fence, and Jeep sales don’t appear to have a fence. In the current market environment Marchionne and the FCA team were riding high, with an expansive view of the present, albeit with an expensive preview of the future. The automotive industry is as capital-intensive as any, and Marchionne fully understood the challenges of car companies never allowed to rest on past or current success. While
paying close attention to the present, he never stopped pitching. And while some — specifically, the many he fired — would perceive him as lacking patience or compassion, many successful execs have climbed the corporate ladder with one hand on the next rung while the other hand firmly clutches a scalpel. Autoweek magazine put together a list of seven vehicles we would not have were it not for Marchionne’s well-directed passion. And while I don’t buy into all seven, it represents a compelling testament to a car guy that didn’t serve in the auto industry until he was that side of 50. They are, in no particular order, Dodge’s Challenger Hellcat, Alfa Romeo’s Stelvio and Giulia Quadrifoglio, the redesigned Jeep Wrangler, Ram 1500 Rebel, Maserati Levante and Fiat 124 Spider. I’d only take issue with Fiat’s Spider, as its execution falls way too far from the Fiat tree for my motoring tastes. The rest, if not home runs are — at the very least — triples. Complications from an earlier surgery led to Marchionne’s sudden passing. Happily, his aggressive pursuit of success was Marchionne’s foundation for living. And in his 66 years, he packed in 86. David Boldt brings years of experience in automotive retail sales and public relations to his automotive reporting. More can be found at txGarage.com.
UPTOWN GIRL
Happy hour taste tests prove fun way of marketing
By Ryann Gordon
ryannbgordon@yahoo.com Companies are endlessly upping the game when it comes to marketing and advertising. On a day-to-day basis, we are confronted with salespeople, ads and even unconscious advertising, all
of which tends to promote a negative taste in the mouths of consumers. But it is an omnipresent part of our world and, let’s just say, it’s not going anywhere. Although we constantly shame the influence of advertising in our daily lives, there is one area of marketing that
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pretty much all of us hold in high esteem: alcohol. Liquor and beer reps are our best friends; we seek them out at bars and cheer for them when they hand out the free booze. We might forget them (and the entire night) completely, but it all comes back the second we see those
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Jack Daniels and Woodfordcrested polos stream through the door at happy hour. Dallas is a great place to market alcohol, because the day-to-nightlife is oftentimes overflowing with booze from brunch to happy hour, closing time and beyond. And, boy, do we love our reps. Every once in a while they come flowing in with open bars, offering you free drinks that you might snatch and run, only to return when you’re ready for your second. Occasionally though, we run into those infectious representatives who draw us in with creative tactics that have us talking for days. One of our favorites, the taste test. Brown-Forman is one of the larger groups in Dallas that you’re not going to avoid when you enter a bar where they’re hosting an event. One of our favorite Jack Daniels reps, Fitzgerald Bailey, holds their famous Sensory Lab at his happy hour events, where he puts his mixology skills to work. “I love a classic whiskey sour. The egg white can be intimidating for first-time bartenders but it really pays off and gives the drink an incredible mouth feel,” said Bailey, noting on one of
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Fitzgerald Bailey of Brown-Forman, Jack Daniels Representative. his favorite drink concoctions that he likes to share with his customers. “For the Sensory Lab I go with an Old Fashioned. The drink is traditionally whiskey, sugar and Angostura bitters. Because there are so few things in it, you can really play with the flavor and get some surprising and fun combinations.” In Bailey’s Sensory Lab experience, they blind taste test participants on several aspects of the drink including aroma, first taste and
aftertaste. And, as you can assume, the Bailey test doesn’t let down. If you’re Ryann Gordon interested in a Jack Daniels hosted happy hour or attending one of their renowned events, contact fbailey@greenhouseagency. com.
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Aug. 4
2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3600
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center – Saxophonist Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns Tour returns with a powerful band including Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Aubrey Logan and Adam Hawley. 7:30 p.m. $65-$135.
Aug. 5
601 Spaniolo Drive. Arlington, 76019 817-272-5584
College Park Center at UT Arlington – The Dallas Wings continue their winning ways in their second season in the WNBA hosting the Eastern Conference Washington Mystics. 3 p.m. Prices vary.
Aug. 6
5321 E. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, 75206 214-841-4713
Angelika Film Center and Café – If you “have the need for speed,” the Mockingbird Station theater continues its series of popular and cult films from the 1980s with “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise. 7 p.m. $12.
Aug. 8
211 N. Record St. #100 Dallas, 75201 214-741-7500
Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education and Tolerance – A presentation by Holocaust survivors, refugees and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors and survivors of modern-day genocides give the community an opportunity to hear moving testimonies. 12:30 p.m. $8-$10. FREE! for military and children 5 and under.
Aug. 8
1321 Commerce St. Dallas, 75202 214-742-8200
The Adolphus Hotel – The classic hotel presents its poolside Summer Cinema Series at the property’s seventh floor pool deck. Coming up is “Sixteen Candles” featuring Molly Ringwald. 8:30 p.m. FREE!
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Sp tlight THE GOSS-MICHAEL FOUNDATION
Supporting charitable causes and providing a venue in Dallas for major works of international art. Program on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $50.
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 facility like?
A We are located in the Dallas Design
District in a refurbished warehouse in a neighborhood surrounded by art galleries and other art institutions. Our goal was to be a part of a vibrant art neighborhood and we feel this location meets that desire and best serves our needs.
QW hat is your mission or highest purpose?
A The Goss-Michael Foundation is one
of the leading contemporary British art collections in the U.S. Founded by the late music icon George Michael and Kenny Goss in 2007, The GossMichael Foundation includes many important artists in contemporary art including Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn and Sir Michael Craig-Martin. In addition to displaying the private collection, The Goss-Michael Foundation supports an Artist-in-Residence program, is actively involved in many charitable causes and events, and exhibits select international artists on a rotating basis while also working with significant, emerging Texas-based artists as part of its (FEATURE) program.
QW hat is rewarding about your job?
A The opportunity to collaborate with
other nonprofit organizations whose mission aligns with The Goss-Michael Foundation.
Q A bout how many people are served each year?
A Thousands of people attend our events at GMF to learn about art and how it intersects with our everyday lives.
QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on
the calendar? We are hosting a party to raise funds for Resource Center’s Youth First
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QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are
available? We always have internships available. The interns assist with cataloguing art and help us at special events.
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Q S uppose this nonprofit received a
$20,000 donation today... where would it immediately be put? We would put it to use via a scholarship program for emerging Dallas area art students or for our Artist-inResidence program.
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QW hat is the most memorable thing
that has happened since you began? We are fortunate to have been involved with so many memorable events both here in Dallas, across the nation and overseas. However, one in particular is very important: The Goss-Michael Foundation was a co-founder of MTV RE:DEFINE. The annual event is entering its eighth year in 2019 and has raised more than $12 million to date.
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Joyce Goss, executive director, answered this week’s questions.
by Will Henry
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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
recipe of the week
By Dotty Griffith
dotty.griffith@yahoo.com
Lipstick on a pig across the pond The skinny on lard
dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Lardy, pig fat’s wearing lipstick. Lard has experienced a major image makeover in recent years. I won’t bore you with any facts but there’s a contingent of folks who believe lard is healthier than butter, if you’re going full fat. I’m not going to try to convince you of the health benefits of lard … or butter. I will, however, extoll the flavor virtue of lard as a spread for bread. No, herbed lard isn’t something I will eat every day. I don’t even eat bread, much less bread with butter, very often. This is about a luxurious splurge. Such as I had at Restaurant Barr in Copenhagen last June. That was the port of disembarkation after a Baltic Cruise that began in Stockholm and included a stop in St. Petersburg. At restaurants in every port, bread baskets were served with ramekins of herbed lard and butter. It’s a thing in the Nordic states, Russia and eastern Europe, and is particularly good with smoked and pickled fish, a common
snack or starter. The acid, oil and smoke of preserved fish begs for the satiny mouth coat of a full fat spread. Restaurant Barr is the more casual, much easier to get into sibling of Noma, a Copenhagen restaurant considered to be among the best in the world. It is famous for inspiring a style of cooking and dining known as New Nordic, focusing on local ingredients and traditional techniques, augmented by chefs who take them to a new level. LINE KLEIN Such as the pictured Above: sourdough pancakes with elderflower blosdish of sourdough pan- soms, mussel sauce, citrus and caviar. Below: interior cakes with elderflower of Restaurant Barr. blossoms, mussel sauce, citrus and caviar. Barr arrived, of course, with bread Barr likewise eleservice. Spread on thick slabs of black vates traditional Danish dishes from bread full of seeds and nuts or on mundane to modern. Take one of thick-crusted rye, the herbed lard with the signatures, herbed cream cheese or without a little butter as well, made topped with a layer of red caviar as a the bread worth the carbs and calories. topper for Belgian wafIt is possible to make your own herbed fles. Or a lightly battered lard at home (see recipe on this page), and fried white fish filet especially to serve with pickled, cured crowned with summer or smoked herring, salmon or trout. corn, white currants and Or layer it on dark bread or crackers shaved white truffles. with thin sliced red onion and pickles. We fell in love with Think smorgasbord. a daily special, available We also enjoyed herbed lard with only during the brief a traditional Russian meal at a dacha and much anticipated (summer home) outside St. Petersburg. white asparagus season. Washed down with ice cold vodka, Spears of steamed white herbed lard with pickled vegetables asparagus served with such as green and red cabbage, cucumcrisp small shrimp, fried bers and carrots on pumpernickel is whole with shells on, and another work of folk art. still more baby shrimp, Baltic cooks aren’t the only ones to shelled and lightly sauuse lard this way. Italians call it lardo. téed. A sauce boat with Mexicans call it manteca. the eggiest, most lemony Herbed lard makes for beautiful Hollandaise ever emullipstick on a pig in any language. sified accompanied the plate to meld the asparRESTAURANT BARR agus with the shrimp. Strandgade 93 A garnish of white elder flowers imparted a haunt- Copenhagen, Denmark +45 32 96 32 93 ing floral piquancy. restaurantbarr.com The herbed lard at
Fashion Sense
‘Golden Girls’ cocktails go viral at Pink Magnolia
Pink magnolia
By Leah Frazier leahfarizer.com
They're the gift that keeps on giving — and long following their must-see TV departure, “The Golden Girls” continue to impact the hearts and minds of fans some 26 years after its final show. Whether you take to Blanche, Rose, Sophia or Dorothy, “The Golden Girls” are classic — with a theme song uniting all, via one catchy tune heard 'round the world. And now, in a total throwback to the queens, The Girls have touched down in Dallas — taking over the city one chic, delectable cocktail at a time. For “The Golden Girls” fans, a trip down memory lane is only a drive away, as the popular Pink Magnolia eatery ushers in TV land nostalgia with its viral “The Golden Girls” cocktail series — now offered through the end of summer. And in the “spirit” of “The Golden Girls” (pun intended), Dallas celebrity chef and Pink Magnolia Co-Founder Blythe Beck serves up the dish on each tasty cocktail, leaving all to ponder which Girl they best pair with and why. “Pink Magnolia is all about Southern hospitality,” Chef Beck said. “It's kind of the extension of my home. And who are the best ladies in the whole wide world but ‘The Golden Girls’ to do a summer cocktail series around. My bartender Jeremiah came up with this idea. He wanted them all to look like how you felt the girls were. And I have to tell you, as a chef ... of all the food, the love, and the heart and soul that you put on the plate, it's the divas of ‘The Golden Girls’ that did it!” And the “it” that Chef Beck mentions is the viral sensation “The Golden Girls” ignited for the southern comfort restaurant. From
North Dallas to South Dallas, Fort Worth and beyond, visitors now flock to the Bishop Arts destination to get a taste of what Pink Magnolia is coining “The Golden Days of Summer.” 1. The Blanche - a scotch-based drink, masculine and stiff, just how Blanche liked her men! 2. The Rose - the naivest of the cocktails, this mix is sweet, simple and innocent — just like our favorite girl from St. Olaf! 3. The Dorothy - poured into a tall, slender glass, this cocktail features Equality vodka and is everything sophisticated with a sarcastic bite. 4. The Sophia - delectably Italian with traditional flavors, this small and mighty blend is garnished with rosemary and the spiciest of the bunch. Whichever of the Girls you may fancy, the “Golden Days of Summer” are here and only in your backyard for a limited time. Whether paired with Chef Beck's Texas Heirloom Salad, Fried Green Tomatoes or Pan Seared Halibut, “The Golden Girls” are uniting Dallasites tastefully — one artfully crafted concoction at a time. “The fact that [‘The Golden Girls’] span ages, sexes, races, religion — it does not matter,” Beck said. “‘The Golden Girls’ have this very real, touch-you-in-your-soul way to bring everybody together.” Leah Frazier is an award-winning fashion entrepreneur based in Dallas with almost a decade of fashion and lifestyle reporting under her belt. Her continued coverage of Dallas fashion and events can be found at inspirenstyle.com.
By Dotty Griffith
or as a sauce or topping to add richness and flavor to lean meats or vegetables.
Making herbed lard can be as simple as adding minced DOTTY’S HERBED LARD garlic and fresh herbs to hot bacon grease. Let it cool and 1 cup soft, brown fresh spread it on. Mexican lard or white leaf Or you can buy fresh lard lard, warm it, add aromatics 3/4 teaspoon salt and maybe tiny bits of crisply 1 sprig fresh thyme, sage, fried bacon or fresh pork rind. marjoram or rosemary Fresh lard is usually available at 1 wide strip orange or lemon Mexican grocery stores. peel, about 2 inches long Or you can go whole hog 2 cloves garlic, peeled and and start with white pork fat crushed or leaf lard. White pork fat 2 tablespoons finely chopped, usually requires an order from very crisp bacon or fresh an artisan butcher or pork rind (optional) a trip to a farmer’s market. It must be In a small ground or rendered. saucepan over low Packaged leaf lard heat, melt the lard. is available at some Add salt, fresh herb, specialty stores such citrus peel and garlic. as Whole Foods and Simmer, online at amazon. uncovered over com. Dotty Griffith low heat, stirring While fresh lard occasionally for 10 is light brown in minutes. Remove from color, leaf lard or lard rendered heat and allow to cool for 30 from white pork fat is snow minutes. white. Do not think you can Strain through fine mesh substitute hydrogenated lard strainer. If desired, stir in bacon that is used for baking or frying, or pork rind. Serve at room as it has too many chemicals and temperature in small ramekins. not the right texture or flavor. To store, place in Besides as a spread, herbed airtight container and keep lard can be stirred in as a refrigerated up to 1 month. seasoning for beans and soups, Makes 1 cup.
DOTTY GRIFFITH
Herbed lard served with bread.
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DEER CREEK FARM PROPERTY WITH BASS STOCKED LAKE ON 152 ACRES
Aug. 3 - 9, 2018
NATIONALLY RENOWNED LONGHORN CATTLE OPERATION ON 367 ACRES
By Candy Evans
candace@candysdirt.com Saddle up, folks, it’s time for our luxury ranch roundup! This week we found three sweet East Texas ranches that are among the best on the market right now. From a Candace Evans nationally renowned Longhorn cattle operation in Mineola, to a picturesque farm with a bass-stocked lake in Brenham, to an equestrian ranch with a reputation for breeding world champion paint horses in Winona, we’ve rustled up some winners — all ranging from $1.85 million up to $6.75 million. PREMIER EAST TEXAS HORSE FARM ON 160+/- ACRES OVERLOOKING A LAKE
Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
RE/Max Tyler
5208 Cedar Hill Road, Brenham, Texas, is currently listed for $4.9 million.
2977 FM 778, Mineola, Texas, is currently listed for $6.75 million.
If you’re looking for an East Texas ranch that boasts rolling terrain, old growth trees, sparkling lakes and meandering creeks, this one’s for you. Set against a backdrop of jaw-dropping vistas on 152 acres sits Deer Creek Farm, a mecca of outdoor recreation for the whole family to enjoy! The property includes a four-bedroom, four-bathroom main residence overlooking a four-acre, bass-stocked lake with boat docks, perfect for the avid fisherman. Plus the impressive horse stables come with an attached two-bedroom, two-bathroom living quarters. When hosting family and friends, the 58-foot by 38-foot party barn is sure to be a big hit! Buyers will also appreciate the farm’s three-bedroom, two-bath guest house — ideal for those extended stay weekends. We love the mix of open pastures, wooded creek bottoms and wildlife. With a convenient location just five miles north of Brenham and 80 miles northwest of Houston, this impeccable East Texas ranch is in a realm of its own. The farm at 5208 Cedar Hill Road, Brenham, Texas, is currently listed by Martha Adger of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty for $4.9 million.
Best known as T BAR W Ranch, this exclusive rural and recreational property has earned a reputation far and wide for its Longhorn cattle operation, and now it could be yours to the tune of $6.75 million. With more than 367 acres of pristine pasture and top-of-the-line equestrian facilities, including a 6,215-square-foot, 12-stall, Europeaninspired horse barn, it’s the quintessential East Texas ranch. Adjacent to the horse barn you’ll enjoy a two-story ranch office, tack room, exercise room, full bath, laundry and heated and cooled three-car garage. The property affords three private and lovingly maintained residences, plus an additional ranch manager’s cottage. Two spring fed lakes, a working longhorn cattle pen, elevated sale ring and 12acre polo field take this East Texas ranch over the top. 2977 FM 778, Mineola, Texas, is currently listed by John Wampler with RE/Max Tyler for $6.75 million.
Pinnacle Realty
12851 County Road 370, Winona, Texas, is currently listed for $1.85 million. On the hunt for an East Texas ranch deal? Look no further than this premier horse farm on 160+/- acres in Winona. The aptly named Coyote Creek Horse Ranch is home to world champion paint horses, specializing in homozygous paint performance horses and quarter horses who thrive among the property’s sprawling acreage. With a fully equipped equine breeding facility, stallion barn, mare barn and 4,224-square-foot main house looking out to a picturesque seven-acre lake, you couldn’t ask for a more perfect East Texas retreat. The street cred in the equestrian world doesn’t hurt either! The farm at 12851 County Road 370, Winona, Texas, is currently listed by Claude Choate of Pinnacle Realty for $1.85 million.
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Crossword Puzzle
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22. Sultan’s menage 23. Wore the crown 24. Inactive (2 wds.) 25. Prickly pear 26. Having too many kids? 28. Sudden downpour
29. — been had! 30. Cast intro 32. “Shut up!” (2 wds.) 33. Giggled 35. Be composed of 37. Tennis great Ivan —
38. Frigid or Torrid 39. Squeals on 40. This — — stickup! 41. Skimpy pullovers 42. Generosity 44. Kind of uncle 47. Gives notice
“Duke” 102. Beyond rad 104. BLT part 105. — on (pretend) 106. Word to kitty 109. Pith helmet 110. Taj — 111. Charming 115. Floats ashore (2 wds.) 117. “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer 118. Money or safety — 119. Centurion’s 14 120. Did something 121. Hadrian’s realm (2 wds.) 124. Laissez- — 126. Wynonna’s mom 127. A moon of Jupiter 128. Felt crummy 129. Utah city 130. Green-eyed Thai cat 131. Broad valleys 132. Like pomegranates 133. Bulrushes DOWN 1. Wall Street dread 2. From day one (Lat.) 3. Get soft 4. NW state 5. Dog-in-the-manger 6. Strapped for cash 7. Brandish 8. Anger 9. Ratios 10. Builds a levee 11. Lag behind 12. Bruised
The dos and don’ts of moving in together donnajarp@gmail.com
Having a roommate, whether it’s someone you’re in a relationship with or not, is hard. It’s a whole other person you’re having to consider in your personal space. There are pros and cons to “making the move,” and I’m here to help you go at it with the odds Donna Arp Weitzman in your relationship’s favor. First, before jumping in and merging two worlds into one, make sure you both set clear expectations financially. One of the main causes of breakups and divorce is money. So, from the start, give yourselves something to work with and divide up costs evenly or however you as a couple find fair or applicable. And try not to go “joint” on anything yet. That’s for marriage, not cohabitation. Again, though, this really does differ situation to situation. Something we all underestimate when we’re single is our alone time. When you’re with someone, you always want to be with them. Well, when you move in with that person, you are with them all the time, depending on work schedules. It is very important that in a relationship you do not lose your identity or sense of self. Continue developing yourself independent of whom you are with, and having some space from one another is healthy. When you come back together after a few solitary hours of reading or playing guitar, it’s refreshing, and you more appreciate your time together.
As I wrote about in my previous article, it is so important to maintain the friendship in the relationship. Because when you start to see the less glamorous parts of someone or the more human parts of them (and vice versa), it gets to be a little harder to maintain that honeymoon phase. Rather, the relationship becomes more hard work and that’s okay. Relationships are hard. Don’t believe otherwise. But that’s what makes true love, true love at its finest. So, work on that friendship — the everlasting part of a relationship. Talk. Talk. Talk. Play. Play. Play. Work together. When you move in together, date nights start to fade into the abyss. I mean, you see each other every day, right? Why do you need to go to a restaurant when you can eat dinner together in front of the TV? Well, because that’s not special. A relationship still takes courting and romance. Never forget that you are with this person romantically; don’t let the romance die. Put in the effort, even if it’s intentional date night on Wednesday nights. At least it’s something you’re putting in effort for, planning for, and then, it’s really something to look forward to in which both of you can see each other in a different, more formal light. Understand that there will be annoyances you find in one another, and these are not meant to be deal breakers. No matter who you end up with, they will have flaws and unique eccentricities about them. You have them too. So, give them a break, and try not to hyperfocus on the quirks. Instead, embrace them. Laugh about them. If it’s something directly affecting you negatively, like certain serious red flags, talk about it. It might be something they can or want to change. But in the end, if it’s small, silly and just Love cont'd on page 8
Your Stars this Week by Stella Wilder
The coming week demands that more time be spent clearing out the cobwebs and dusting things off for future use. It may seem, to many, as if this is a waiting period of sorts, but it must not be wasted, as there is much on the horizon for which everyone must be fully prepared. Repairs, reviews and examinations will take place all week, and those who understand the need to be in tip-top shape will surely benefit. Indeed, those who are not running smoothly and efficiently on all cylinders risk losing out. There are bargains to be enjoyed, but only for those who are willing to look in the most unusual places for them. Those who are on the go this week mustn't lose sight of the kinds of expenditures that make sense when things get tough; just because one is busy doesn't mean that a waste of resources will be forgiven. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Even a "perfect" plan can backfire, and this week you're likely to encounter much that threatens to derail you as you try to progress. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – As you look for an opportunity in one area, don't forget to acknowledge those in another — even if you don't want to take advantage. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) There is much you can do to
defend yourself against someone who has fought hard against you in the past. You won't be undermined! (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – That which was easy only a few days ago proves difficult this week, and you are likely to take several days to settle into a productive routine. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You can prove yourself in a situation that is simply too much for one of your closest competitors. Energy and productivity are high. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You have a new idea that others are likely to find quite interesting — if not irresistible. You'll want to demonstrate just how it will work! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) It may be up to you to ensure that an age-old tradition of sorts is not abandoned. Others will follow your lead, surely. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You may begin the week with the unpleasant feeling that you are somehow in the way, but this is not the case. You simply have to get used to your new role! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) While you wait for things to begin moving more quickly, you can do a little homework and ensure that you can keep up with the times. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – Looking back will enable you to see things that are waiting for you over the horizon.
clear 75. Chinese pooches, slangily 76. Singer Bonnie — 77. Garden products brand 78. Plant anchor 79. Super deals 80. Gem surface 81. Ill-wisher 82. Exec. group 83. Starbucks order 85. Hang in there 86. Night attire 87. Wife of Menelaus 89. From square one 90. Merry-go-round 91. Wassailers’ tune 94. Detested thing 95. Freight hauler 96. Nutty dessert (2 wds.) 97. Refreshments 99. Francis Ford — 100. Nassau’s islands 101. Really liked (2 wds.) 103. Curdled 104. Straw unit 105. Mae West role 106. Ritzy 107. Chocolate bean 108. Fur-trading name 110. Caged talkers 111. Full of dandelions 112. Rust or patina 113. Bogged down 114. Levels out 116. Go over proofs 117. Venture 118. Raised, as rabbits 122. “Bien” opposite 123. Seine vista 125. Bio info
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By Donna Arp Weitzman
13. Inventor — Whitney 14. Gurus 15. Lace or ribbon 16. Fence support 17. Face to face (2 wds.) 18. Dainty ornament 19. Sonnet stanza 20. Must-haves 27. Purposes 31. Mama bear, in Baja 34. Makes mad (2 wds.) 36. Incites Fido 37. Refuges 38. Wacky 41. Hangs a left 42. Ground cover 43. Black mark 44. Wolfgang’s thanks 45. Storrs coll. (2 wds.) 46. Doctrine 47. Four cups 48. Swerve 50. Something else 51. Cornball 52. Promoted 54. Urgent requests 55. Zoologist — Fossey 56. Tearoom 58. Astaire sister 59. Go first 60. Guy, in surfer talk 63. Mighty steeds 64. Cloudy, in London 65. Cargo area 66. Hair tint 68. Strong opposition 69. Shopping plaza 70. March follower 72. Blackthorn fruit 73. Wins at rummy 74. Transparently
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You are after information that is not yours by rights — but does that mean you have to stoop to illicit means to acquire it? Surely not! (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – What you see, at least during the first part of the week, is what you are likely to get. Take care that you don't overlook subtle hints at the workplace. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) Though you've only been getting bits of information slowly, piece-by-piece, you're able to put them together into one clear picture. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You should make no attempt to keep a secret of any kind, as you will surely be found out — first by a good friend or a member of your family. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You may not understand just what someone else means by sending you certain "clandestine" messages. Investigate now! (March 6-March 20) – You're likely to unleash a surprise on those who are most unsuspecting right now. The result, of course, is likely to surprise you even more this week! ARIES (March 21-April 4) You will want to surround yourself with the most experienced and knowledgeable people in order to do the impossible and score a win. (April 5-April 19)
Copyright 2018 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. – Someone is getting closer to the truth, and you have a choice to make: Do what you can to separate yourself from the investigation or lend a hand? TAURUS (April 20-May 5) All it'll take is one little alteration to your plans and you'll be off and running in a way that you may never have anticipated. (May 6-May 20) – You can score a few important and welltimed points against a rival who seems to know all your tricks. It's a good time to learn a few more! GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Your attempt at something new may not meet your expectations, but others will be impressed by how fast you are able to learn the subtleties. (June 7-June 20) – Focus on doing what you know is right, despite the fact that so many others are taking the same shortcut and challenging the rules. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You can put someone in the best position to enjoy all that he or she has coming, but you mustn't expect things to be all even as a result. (July 8-July 22) – You have the chance to do more for your team than anyone else has lately. Your unique approach points the way for those who want to try something new.
● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.
● The numbers within the heavily 8-5-18
outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.
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48. Campers, maybe 49. Polished 53. Virtuosos 54. Hums along 55. Moist 56. Music genre 57. Smoking or —? 58. Ladd and Shepard 59. Debt securer 60. Mad 61. Rose fruit 62. Bread makers 64. Machine part 65. Bit of a fit 66. Solar plexus 67. Beg and plead 68. Funny — Lebowitz 69. Current fashion 70. Broadcast 71. Hirt and Pacino 72. It runs on runners 73. Squall 74. Hosp. staffer 75. Investigate 78. Wow with wit 79. Auk or roc 80. Arctic animal (2 wds.) 84. Teacup handles 85. Diner employee 86. Least of the litter 87. Hombre’s house 88. First-aid box 89. That’s — —! 90. Bean and Orbison 91. — B. DeMille 92. 911 staffer 93. Rubbing alcohol 95. Close kin 96. Lost color 97. Be like uranium 98. Jagger’s group 99. Grant, as land 100. Left Bank lid 101. Hollywood’s
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movie trailer
Hard to pooh-pooh Disney’s ‘Christopher Robin’
By Chic DiCiccio
bounce around in the real world. But as always, great success for movies such as this boils down to one thing: will adults enjoy it enough to buy tickets? Well, yes and no. There’s plenty to downright love about “Christopher Robin” and many of its themes will hit pretty close to home for working class adults. However, adults who are quickly turned off by overly sweet and simple children’s movie plotting could be watching the movie’s second half through rolling eyeballs. After the tear-jerking opening credits, we meet an adult Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor). He’s overworked, stressed, joyless, and, if you needed to be even sadder, an absentee father and husband. His wife,
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There are companies that understand branding…and then there is Disney. For example, Disney took an animated movie from 1967 based on a collection of stories initially published in 1894 and turned it into one of 2016’s critical and box office hits, “The Jungle Book.” If Disney can market stories from two centuries ago, they can market anything. Of course, it should not be that difficult to sell “Christopher Robin,” a live action-CGI adaptation of A.A. Milne’s beloved characters from Winnie the Pooh. There’s a good chance that every kiddo from coast to coast will be jazzed to watch Tigger
Evelyn (Hayley Atwell), has planned a holiday weekend for Christopher and their daughter, Madeline (Bronte Carmichael), but guess what? Work gets in the way and Christopher ends up at home. After years of waiting, Winnie the Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings) leaves the Hundred Acre Wood to ask Christopher for help in finding his friends. This leads to the best chunk of the movie as Pooh helps Christopher remember what it’s like to not be, well, a jerk. Sure, it’s all basic “grumpy adult rediscovers his inner kid” stuff, but McGregor is likable enough to keep it from being a chore. Director Marc Forster stays true to the characters that Milne created and each of them behaves exactly as you’d expect. There is much to be said about the perfect voice casting of Brad Garrett as the clinically depressed Eeyore and Peter Capaldi’s obsessive compulsive Rabbit, who doesn’t nearly get enough screen time. Where Forster and the script (credited to five writers) excel is how the characters appear on screen. The CGI is impeccable as each of them look exactly like stuffed animals and they never do anything spectacular
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Ewan McGregor stars in "Christopher Robin." or supernatural. The gorgeous camerawork borders on Malick-like, especially when the film stays in the forest. It is easily one of the prettiest, most pleasing to watch movies of the current year. But “Christopher Robin” may be too earnest for its own good. It’s intent on beating its lessons into you and maybe strikes at your tear ducts one too many times. Thankfully, at just 104 minutes, it doesn’t overstay its
welcome and even the cheap emotional tricks aren’t too painful. “Christopher Robin” is an easily digestible Disney movie that shouldn’t annoy too many parents, even after multiple viewings. It’s actually quite melancholy in spurts and at certain moments, even the darkest of hearts may need to blame a dusty room for those wet eyes. If anything, it’s worth a view just to see some of the most seamless CGI in movie history.
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Popular KDFW-TV news anchor Walter Evans dead at 86
By Ed Bark
unclebarky@verizon.net Former KDFW-TV (Ch. 4) anchor Walter Evans had been off the air for a quarter century when he died July 24 at the age of 86. Still, my Twitter feed (@unclebarkycom) lit up with 150+ responses when I posted the news and later linked followers to my obit. It just goes to show. The people who come into our living rooms have staying power that stretches well beyond their on-air expiration dates. Evans left KDFW (now branded as Fox4) at the end of 1993 after spending the last 14 years of his television news career co-anchoring the 6 a.m. and noon newscasts. Veteran Fox4 anchor/reporter Richard Ray said he talked with Evans by phone about three weeks before his death. “He was failing but still had that great baritone voice … We both felt he retired too soon, that he was so loved and trusted that he could have stayed for years,” Ray said. Anchor Clarice Tinsley, in her 40th year at Fox4, remembers Evans as a “steady and serious” journalist who “had a quiet, yet powerful presence in our newsroom and was a wonderful leader. He also had a great sense of humor.” Former WFAA-TV anchor Gloria Campos, who retired in 2014, said Evans was “one of my favorites. I always thought he had (Walter) Cronkite quality. I trusted Walter, as I’m sure many fellow North Texans did as well.” CBS11 sports anchor Bill Jones tweeted that he had never met Evans, but “grew up watching him. He always seemed like the Musical cont'd from page 1 music can infuse back into individuals and even an entire community. And we can all use a little more of that, I think!” Bell said. “Turn off the news for one night and come watch live actors bring to life the town of River City, Iowa for a couple hours.” Another Dallas native, Sally Soldo, turned in what might have been a small role as Mrs. Paroo, Marian the Librarian’s mother, but she translated it into a central, significant role with a big dose of personality emotion attached. Soldo’s theater career started at nine when she appeared in Dallas Summer Musicals. She has appeared Off-Broadway in “Up Eden,” and toured 103 cities in six months in the National Touring Company of “George M!” She has
consummate pro with a very likable personality, great voice and on-air presence.” Also reacting on Twitter to Evans’ death, writer/photographer Mike McGee said he was two or three years old when he first started watching Evans on Channel 4. “I literally grew up with him. No joke. I was fascinated that a bald man was doing the news. He was ‘the best’ for just about all the decades I’ve been alive.” A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Evans grew up in Dallas as an only child. His father was a deputy chief with the Dallas Police Department. “My mother (the late Grace Evans) used to worry about me listening to the radio too much,” Evans recalled in a 1991 interview with your correspondent. “Just as today’s parents worry about their kids watching too much television.” Evans’ first love was flying, though. And he yearned to be a civilian airline pilot after flying combat missions during the Korean War. But when he failed a Naval aviation cadet program physical, Evans enrolled at the University of Texas after first working two years with a railroad company. He majored in broadcast journalism and his first job in the profession was news director for a Tyler radio station. Then Dan Rather called in 1958 and offered Evans a job at Houston’s KTRH radio, where he ran the news operation. “My wife and I decided we didn’t want to live in Houston, so I turned the job down,” Evans recalled. He billed KTRH $25 for travel
toured extensively in dinner theatre, regional and stock theaters, including almost two years opposite Robert Morse in “Play It Again, Sam.” Her local performances include 19 credits at Theatre Three, plus various works with Dallas Summer Musicals, Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, Dallas Repertory Theatre, Garland Summer Musicals and WaterTower Theatre. “The Music Man” marks her Firehouse debut. Bethany Lorentzen is nothing short of genius as choreographer. With the space limitations she was given, she masterfully created polished, vivid and exciting production numbers. She brought in just enough acrobatics to heighten the lively dances, and magically, it seemed to make the stage seem much bigger. Her dancers were experienced and
polished. Hope Cox’s costume designs were breathtaking. Music Director Bruce Biffle also worked wonders with his orchestra perched above the stage. The sound was just right for the 10-piece orchestra playing to an audience of 165, which sold out each of the opening weekend performances and is expected to continue the trend. Bruce Coleman is a busy, highly-respected Dallas director who staged this production with the greatest attention to detail. He made the most of the small space fastidiously filled with a cast of 35 and a 10-piece orchestra. “The Music Man” continues through Sunday, Aug. 19. For more information and tickets, visit thefirehousetheatre.com or call 972-620-3747.
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and meal expenses, but “I never got the money back,” Evans said. “So I like to say that Dan Rather still owes me $25. Actually, it’s not Dan. It’s the station. But it’s a much better story to say it’s Dan.” Evans returned to Dallas in 1959, and rose to news director of WFAA-AM radio. He held that position on the day of President Kennedy’s assassination. “And then I got sort of shuffled aside,” he said. “Not shuffled out. Just shuffled aside.” Ed Bark He soon moved down the street, joining KRLD-TV/radio in 1964. Evans initially worked mostly for the radio station, hosting call-in shows with former Dallas mayor Wes Wise, the late sportscaster Frank Glieber and others. In Evans’ view, “they were the three most enjoyable years I’ve spent in broadcasting.” Evans’ career at Channel 4 included onsite coverage of the 1976 Democratic and Republican national conventions. In 1979, he became the principal anchor of Channel 4’s early morning and noon newscasts. And he professed to be happier in those domains. “I never really aspired to be an anchor. It just worked out that way,” Evans said. “People always sympathize with me for having to get up so early. But I always tell them, ‘Save your sympathy for somebody who needs it.’ I don’t really care for working at night. I perform better in the morning. I work better, think better ... We’re not the focus of as much attention at the station, and I realize that. And it’s fine with me. There’s plenty of pressure in the morning, but a lot less than on the evening newscasts. That’s another reason why I enjoy it.”
FOx 4
Former KDFW-TV anchor Walter Evans. Shortly after Evans left the early morning shift, Tim Ryan commandeered it and has been in place as the mainstay anchor since 1995. During the years since, the morning newscasts have emerged as Fox4’s biggest moneymaker, and in the fall will stretch from 4 to 10 a.m. Evans’ a.m. shift was from 6 to 7 a.m. He had planned to retire from Channel 4 at age 65, but instead opted for an early retirement package and left the station as a 61-yearold who finally had both the time and the money to travel extensively with his second wife, Marilyn. “I don’t remember him ever having a cross word for anyone. I don’t ever remember him in conflict with anyone,” Ray said. “And that is very rare in a newsroom filled with Type A personalities. He was sweet and funny and always a professional.” In our 1991 interview, Evans said TV news has been a “fun business” for him. “And I’d be bored silly doing anything else. Except perhaps being an airline pilot.” Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board.
Love cont'd from page 7 part of who they are, let it be and grow yourself into acceptance. If you haven’t fought about something yet, it’s not time to move in. Every couple has a fight. You may be one of the “lucky” couples who don’t really fight or maybe you just fight very little. This is good, but if you as a couple have never had a fight over something, well ... get ready. Living together brings out in us things that you wouldn’t expect. It’s liberating and part of the process, but having a healthy discourse at some point before the big move is a
healthy part of that process. It’s important to know how each of you handle conflict before getting in such close, semi-permanent quarters. When you’re at home, it can be easy to default to looking at your phones while you’re in the same room. This is fine, but when it becomes the norm and you’re realizing that you’re talking less and less, try to limit your screen time for the sake of face time with your partner. Be with each other intentionally, even if it is just at home doing the same-ole-same-ole. Sharing in these leisure moments together is special, even if it’s low key. Lastly, be kind to one another and enjoy this getting-to-know-you process. Living together is enlightening and exciting. Do it as healthily as you can. A former mayor and businesswoman, Donna Arp Weitzman was a later-dater before marrying Herb Weitzman in 2012. She is the author of Cinderella has Cellulite and Sex and the Siren, both best selling books available on Amazon.
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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.
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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
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
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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
6025 Royal Ln., #201 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln.
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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
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.
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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.
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RON MCKEOWN
The Stratoblasters Benefit cont'd from page 1 his days with Notes and the Iconoclast, hell-raising publications from the days when “alternative” was spelled “underground.” Rob Edelson was the first editor and chief ad salesman, the rest were “staph.” Since then the contributors have included some of the best writers and photographers in the state. The debut cover story on Seals and Crofts helped nail down a big ad from a concert promoter who just happened to have a Seals and Crofts show coming up. A few days after the first issue was printed, Edleson and photographers Jesus Carrillo and Ron McKeown headed to Dripping Springs for the first Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic. It was apparent that this mix of hippies and rednecks listening to country music might work. “It was a different time back then,” recalled former editor-photographer-ad salesman Kirby Warnock. “Promoters wanted you backstage. You could just show up and it’d be like, ‘What can we do for you?’” What made it great for Buddy writers and photographers was the access. Full access, any time. It was assumed that a Buddy staffer should be there. Buddy landed on the ground floor of the ’70s “Cosmic Cowboy/Redneck Rock/ Progressive Country” movement in Texas music, and that genre’s buzz would give the mag a lot of horsepower. Burns’ idea of publishing a free regional music magazine must have been a good one, because copycats sprang up all
over the U.S. That kind of confidence allowed Buddy to become the ultimate insider music mag of the ’70-’80s. Burns also established the selection of Buddy Texas Tornados in 1978. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Rocky Hill were added in 1979. More than 500 Buddy Texas Tornados are now performing, teaching and recording on guitar, bass and miscellaneous stringed instruments, as well as keyboards, drums, horns and harmonica. “The Texas Music Awards” (the “Buddies”), selection of Buddy Texas Tornados and the Texas Music Hall of Fame inductions reflected the publication’s growing clout in the early ’80s. Performing guests at the 1980 Buddy Awards included Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton, Jerry Jeff Walker and Joe Ely. Presenters included Jimmy Dean and James Brown, while Roy Orbison was a presenter the year Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan headlined. At its peak, Buddy had editions in Dallas, Houston and Austin/San Antonio and a staff of almost two dozen. But trends in entertainment had already begun to toll the bell for the freewheeling ’70s. As the cosmic cowboy thing waned, as boobs in big hats became as anachronistic as banjo players in blackface and bowler hats, the mag also lost steam, seemingly unable to attract younger writers who could bring the scene to readers in a way that could attract ads. The one area where Buddy continued to be immediately relevant was in the coverage of the local blues scene. Buddy
staffers helped resurrect the career of Zuzu Bollin, turned mainstream music fans on to local standards like Roger Boykin and R.L. Griffin, and at last (thanks to local blues expert and Buddy staffer Tim Schuller) provided piano player Boston Smith with an epitaph commensurate with his achievements. Much had changed in the Texas music industry by the time Stoney Burns turned Buddy over to current publisher/editor McKeown in the early ’90s. With the explosion of personal computers, it seemed every kid with a Mac could publish their own music magazine … and did. McKeown bulled his way forward into the magazine’s third decade, publishing Buddy with a stubborn and unorthodox approach that no doubt baffles most. Buddy writers such as Chuck Flores, Tom Geddie, Shawn Henderson, Rick Koster, Tim Schuller, Kirby Warnock, Jan Sikes, Jackie Don Loe and Mary Jane Farmer, along with photographers Flores, James Bland and McKeown continue to keep the magazine vital to the Texas music scene. Stoney Burns and Rob Edleson planted the Buddy flag July 1973, just hoping to have enough money left over to buy beer for the next concert. Today, Ron McKeown publishes the 45-year-old Buddy from his home in Sulphur Springs (on a shoestring, he said). For more information about “Benefit Buddy Magazine,” visit guitarshow.com or email info@guitarshow.com.
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Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Park Cities Preservation and Historical Society Brook Hollow Golf Club
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Chair Tish Key, Speaker Jenna Bush Hager, President Lucinda Burford
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Hammer and Nails
U.S. lags in travel technology Questions remain: build or remodel By Stephan Sardone
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MICHAEL WALD
Google in Canada starts in French.
By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com Many lightly traveled Americans believe the U.S. is the most technologically advanced place in the world. This is definitely not true. For example, I have found that both Japan and Canada are light-years ahead of us. In both places, you never need to change currency because in both places you are able to use credit cards for everything, and I mean everything. In Japan, I bought a $2 hot dog from a street vendor with a credit card! Transactions are conducted on a portable device, so your credit card never leaves your sight. When planning a trip to one of these tech savvy places, bring a credit card without foreign transaction fees. Sam’s card is an excellent general-purpose card that does not charge, and it gives you a three percent rebate on travel-related charges. My cell phone service provider, Verizon, provides coverage in Canada in its network. The problem, however, is that even though I was supposedly in network in Canada, I was never able to log on to check my email with simply the cellphone service I had. I needed to find Wi-Fi service to do that. In other words, while I was able to receive phone calls and get
text messages, the data service was not good. If you plan to use Uber or Lyft, you need to have data connectivity because it is required for those systems to locate you. To arrange an Uber or Lyft car, I needed to be in a Wi-Fi zone, which is NOT usually the case when you are calling for a car. This made arranging for a pick up highly inconvenient. I’d have to find a Wi-Fi area to place the order, then hope that the driver could find me on the street because my location was not visible to him or her once I left the Wi-Fi area. In fact, each time I used these services, I ended up having to call the driver from the street to find them. One driver drove a Tesla! Next complication involved the Airbnb apartment I booked. The host said that the check-in procedure was available online. Only problem is I couldn’t get online to see the check in procedure. Once I finally found the apartment using a little guess work, I still needed to hunt down a Wi-Fi location somewhere close by to get the Internet logon password. Plan for your host to text you what you need in advance; don’t count on Internet service on your cellphone. Finally, someone sent me an attachment that wouldn’t open because the
attachment was hosted on a site that the Canadian system did not default to. When in Canada, if you ask for Yahoo, for example, you get the Canadian version of Yahoo, not the same version you see in the U.S. So when the sender assumed I would get an attachment with a Yahoo address, she assumed I would be logged on to my normal U.S. Yahoo. In Canada, I just got an error message. Oh, the little things about technology that make your hair stand on edge! Try to anticipate these in advance. Better yet, don’t rely on technology as your only means of operating while abroad. Frequently, your technology that works fine in the U.S. won’t work so well abroad, even if you are traveling in a country that is highly sophisticated technologically. Make your cellphone screenshot your best friend. When you do have access to the Internet, shoot pictures of pages you may need later when Internet service may not be available. This works particularly well with airplane boarding passes! Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at www.UntraveledPlaces. com. Follow him @ UntraveledPlace and see where he is off to next.
expanded the family, but not to the point where you need that much space. The house is outdated and needs to be overhauled, but your house has appreciated exponentially. Don’t forget the outside costs of undertaking a complete remodel of your home. Chances are you will have to move into a hotel, rental property or apartment. You may need to lean on a family member for a few months. You may be eating out more, which will increase your food budget. When should I build new versus looking to initiate a remodel? Maybe you need to move into a new school district, your office has moved or the quality of life in the neighborhood has deteriorated. Maybe there are no available building lots in your neighborhood, so you are forced to look in a different area. You must prioritize. And don’t forget the outside costs associated with a new home. You may have hired an architect and/or interior designer. You will have closing and moving costs. I am sure that you will be looking at new furniture. If you buy a bigger home, utility and landscaping costs may increase. You also may encounter neighborhood association dues. Whether you decide to build a new home or do a complete remodel of you existing home, the decision to do one versus the other should not be based on construction costs alone. There are many things to consider. It is as much an emotional decision as it is a financial one.
You buy or lease a new or different car every few years. If you become an empty nester, that little red sports car looks so appealing. If your family expands, you get a bigger vehicle. You update your clothes as the fashions and styles change. Suits and ties are out as casual is the new norm, even in business. And if your waistline expands, you get bigger clothing. So, how does that apply to remodeling or rebuilding your home? Well, there are a lot of parallels, such as family needs, personal style and whether you need to downsize or expand. No two situations are the same. Maybe you have experienced a San Francisco Bay Area real estate explosion. It is not uncommon for a modest home purchased in the 1960s for $30,000, which a present owner may have even inherited from a family member, to now fetch more than $1 million. In other areas, for the price of a used home, you could get a brand new residence. And with a new home, you get the upgrades in style, amenities and energy efficiency which are worthy considerations. Many construction companies will try to convince you to remodel. Other contractors will try to sway you into a new home build. We do both, so I am not going to take a side one way or another. Based on your financial and family situation, area growth and interest rates on a new home Sardone Designversus refinancing costs, many factors must Build-Remodel is locally be considered. That is what we will focus owned and operated. on. Sardone, his wife and Consider the cost-per-square-foot two daughters are Lake basis. A complete remodel can be more Highlands residents. Stephan Sardone expensive than new construction. Find out what new homes in the area are going for on a square-footbasis, and then factor in the worth of your home plus remodeling costs and figure out the cost-per-squarefoot. You might be surprised at the difference. Any realtor compares your home’s cost-per-square-foot with other area homes when you are selling. When should I remodel versus looking to build new? It is when you love your home. You love your neighborhood, but there is nothing available in the neighborhood. Maybe you have A complete remodel can be more expensive than new construction.
HEALTH
Parkland providers encourage mothers to breastfeed
By Elizabeth Valles
elizabeth.valles@phhs.org Asunción Guerra, 22, of Coppell gave birth to healthy twins at Parkland Memorial Hospital in early July. Even before becoming pregnant, Guerra knew she wanted to breastfeed when she became a mother. “I learned about the health benefits of breastfeeding while doing research for a college course,” she said. “That, along with information from the Parkland lactation consultants during my prenatal appointments, really helped me understand the benefits of breastfeeding for babies and moms.” Breastfeeding is recognized by health experts as the best source of nutrition for most infants. “At Parkland we are committed to promoting breastfeeding with education, assistance and encouragement,” said Valencia Moore, RN, IBCLC and Lactation Consultant Supervisor at Parkland. “Breastfeeding provides health benefits for both babies and mothers.” The American Academy of Pediatrics agrees. Human milk provides virtually all the protein, sugar and fat babies need to be healthy and provides substances that protect them against a wide variety of diseases and infections. The
benefits can be seen not only while breastfeeding, but in some cases, long after being weaned. Formula cannot offer this protection. “Most importantly, breastfeeding reduces maternal and child mortality,” Moore added. According to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), in low and medium-income countries, babies who were breastfed had 21 percent lower risk of death in their first year, compared with babies who were never breastfed. For breastfeeding mothers, the benefits are beyond emotional satisfaction. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, mothers who breastfeed recover from childbirth more quickly and easily, experience reduced rates of breast and ovarian cancer later in life and have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “Another added benefit for mothers is weight loss,” Moore said. “Moms can burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories daily from breastfeeding alone.” World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated now through Tuesday, Aug. 7, and this year’s theme is Breastfeeding:
Foundation of Life. “We want to encourage families to come to our fair and learn as much as they can about the value of breastfeeding,” Moore said. Among the groups participating in the Parkland fair will be Mother’s Milk Bank of Texas, the Family Place, Dallas County Health Department and several departments from Parkland’s Women & Infants’ Specialty Health. In addition to educating mothers who deliver their babies at Parkland, Parkland
staff worked for years to obtain the Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite Designation, which benefits employees, their families and an entire workforce, Moore said. “These facilities provide private lactation areas and offer the services of lactation consultants. This enables mothers to return to work while still providing breast milk to their babies.” Parkland is also a Texas Ten Step (TTS) designated hospital. The Texas Ten Step program provides resources and
a framework to help birthing facilities improve health outcomes for lactating women and their infants. The designation recognizes hospitals implementing policies aligned with the World Health Organization and UNICEF’s Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Guerra said she hopes other mothers consider breastfeeding and seek as much information as they can. “It’s all worth it,” she said. For more information, visit parklandhospital.com.
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