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PorchFest swings on Saturday At noon on Saturday, Oct. 7, the second annual Dallas PorchFest features music, arts, food and beverage, and just plain fall fun, including a painted rock hunt for children and a pumpkin patch. ZELMAN BROUNOFF The neighborhood festival is free and will coincide with the grand reopening of historic Buckner Park at 4550 Worth St., to mark the park’s unveiling following $3 million in city-financed improvements. Katy Trail Weekly is an event sponsor. — Leigh Martin
Don’t be late on the train Custom railcar sales for the 30th anniversary of The Trains at NorthPark are brisk, and Thursday, Oct. 12 is the deadline to make the debut of this year’s exhibit on Saturday, Nov. 18. Railcars are priced at $175 (standard), $225 (caboose), $275 (30th Anniversary Limited Edition) and $325 (engine). All railcars are hand-painted and customized according to the purchaser’s direction. Proceeds from the railcars benefit Ronald McDonald House of Dallas and are available at thetrainsatnorthpark. THE TRAINS AT NORTHPARK com. — Ariel Herr
Dallas Fan Days tix on sale Stars from “Doctor Who” and “Stranger Things” come to the Irving Convention Center, 500 West Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving on Oct. 20-22. Dallas Fan Days is one of the best comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming events in Texas. Stars include Matt Smith (left) DALLAS FAN DAYS from “Doctor Who,” Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo from “Stranger Things” and Madelaine Petsch from “Riverdale.” Advance ticket information available at dallasfandays.com. — Dana Cobb
Celebration of harvest moon rescheduled The Otsukimi (Oat-SueKee-Mee) Moon Viewing Festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Klyde Warren Park. This free event, presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth CROW COLLECTION and the Crow Collection of Asian Art, celebrates the arrival of the autumn or “harvest” moon. This year’s Otsukimi Festival will include a brilliant array of Japanese cultural art activities and must-see entertainment. — Becky Mayad
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OAK LAWN PARK
Neighbors sought to help promote park activity
By Gay Donnell
President and CEO of the Conservancy. “We would like for them to share what they learn back to their The Conservancy is kickneighbors and for that, ing of the 2017-18 year with we’ll give them special a meeting of the Resident’s recognition.” Council on Wednesday, Oct. 18 Last year’s kick off drew at Arlington Hall. The Council’s over 50 guests who got to objective is to have representamix and mingle before sittives from neighborhood resiting down for a brief prodences share events and news gram. Representatives are about the Conservancy and Oak THE CONSERVANCY still needed from these resiLawn Park (formerly Lee Park) dences: 21 Turtle Creek, The The Resident's Council will discuss recent events at a with their neighbors and others meeting at Arlington Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Gold Crest, Turtle Creek in the neighborhood. North, Cantabria, Gables “We would like to have at Uptown Trail, Marquis least one person from each of the residences along and Turtle Creek, Post Abbey, Post Heights, Post Square, Post around the Turtle Creek Corridor, Oak Lawn, Uptown and Vintage, 3535 Turtle Creek, Park Towers, Stoneleigh and the Park Cities,” said Jane Brecunier of the Conservancy Gables Park 17. There are others that may also want repBoard of Directors. Resident’s Council members are invitresentation, so please contact the Conservancy if you are ed to one to two informative meetings a year at the elegant interested. Arlington Hall. They’ll learn about upcoming developThe evening will start with wine and cheese at 6 ments as well as park and hall history. p.m., with the program starting at 6:30 p.m. An RSVP “This group of neighbors will be among the first to is necessary for admittance. Please contact Susan Finlay hear news that we think the neighborhood would like to for more information at sfinlay@leeparkconservancy or know about their beloved green space,” said Gay Donnell, 214-521-2003. gaydonnell@leeparkconservancy.org
FAIR PARK
Talented team works to breathe life into venue
By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com
“Howdy, Folks! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas” is what Dallas looks forward to hearing for three weeks every Fall. The interest of the city turns toward fireworks and the Texas Star, some three million fairgoers head through the gates to find their first Belgian waffle or Fletcher’s of the day. That’s how we get our bearings straight. Each year the Fair experience is a little better than the year before. Meanwhile, Fair Park, along with East Dallas, Downtown and South Dallas, the areas surrounding Fair Park, hold a
special place in the hearts of many Dallasites. Each population has its own reasons. For many baby boomers South Dallas is their birthplace. Families attended Forest Avenue, North Dallas and Crozier Tech High Schools. Although some families moved to different areas throughout Dallas in the 1940s and 1950s, they held a special place in their hearts for Fair Park. Today the neighborhood surrounding the park has been impacted by neglect. It is one of the few neighborhoods in Dallas where property value is less because of the proximity to a major city park. Savvy business leaders wanting
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the challenge to change that formed the Fair Park Conservancy (FPC), whose members envision restoration of Fair Park and its
historic structures. They want to see the park as a key factor in improving FAIR PARK cont'd on page 3
Artisan takes Texas bull by the horns with sculptures
By Shari Goldstein Stern
stood the test of time.” She continued, “I worked in the parks with Bob and then Lottie Minick has somein his design firm, giving me thing to blow smoke about an in with the wonderful State when it comes to the State Fair of Texas management Fair of Texas. More than 40 team who showcases all things years ago she was handing out Texas, including Texas artists.” complimentary packs of cigaLottie specializes in large, rettes. She was pals with Linda outdoor sculptures primarily Sonnamaker-Smith, secretary crafted of metal and glass. As to the president of the Fair. good fortune would have it, “I just attended Linda’s reRusty Fitzgerald, State Fair vice tirement party celebrating 39 president of operations conLOTTIE MINICK years,” she said. tacted her after perusing her The artisan first connected Gustavo Galvan's “Lottie Pop Pinwheels.” website. “I was over the moon,” with the Fair 34 years ago. Her she said. late husband, Bob Minick, had Two years later, Rusty “My late husband was mentored by an amusement park design firm which came by Minick Associates Lottie’s one of the first and greatest amusement did work for the Fair for more than 30 booth at an amusement park trade show park designers, Randall Duell,” Lottie years. Some of his work included a persaid. “Besides design work, Bob was also in Orlando. “I asked him to sit down manent fountain near Big Tex, along and talk with me about my idea to put involved in the management of many with some archways, entrances and exit parks before opening his own design ARTISAN cont'd on page 9 gates. firm. His designs at the State Fair have
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The lagoon in the daytime adds a dramatic view to Fair Park.
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
A tough month just got started
By David Mullen
End. The building will soon have more than 100,000 square feet. More people in the West End can only Next week, we have be an improvement to a Friday, Oct. 13 on the once vibrant district … On calendar. With the start a beautiful night in Dallas of the month so brutal last Thursday, the Filter already, can it get any Building was the venue for worse? … Many years David Mullen 2017 Foodiepalooza benago, my brother’s bachelor efiting the Boys & Girls Club of East party was held in Las Vegas. We chose Dallas. The event raised $65,000 and Mandalay Bay as the central point for I had my first ever Hypnotic Donut the event. How eerie it was to wake … Here is an event you won’t want to up to the news on Monday that a crazy man with dozens of assault rifles miss. The Third Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship is Sunday, Oct. 29 opened fire on innocent concertgoers in the parking lot at Mandalay Bay the from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Sunnyland Patio Furniture, at the night before. Reports are that there is corner of Spring Valley Road and Coit no computer database to track serial Road. Radio jock Jody Dean will host numbers of sold weapons, and must be hand-tracked through files held in a the competition, which is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. warehouse in West Virginia. You have Four of Dallas’ leading chefs — John got to be kidding me? … The skyline Tesar, Tim Byres, Kent Rathbun and of the West End is about to change. Jill Grobowsky Bergus — will be celebCrescent Real Estate in partnership rity judges for the competition. Dallas with Long Wharf Capital has purchased the architecture group Corgan’s Kosher, the organization certifying that local food and facilities adhere to headquarters at 401 N. Houston St. Jewish dietary law, will supervise every To be renamed The Luminary, a new aspect of the event. To ensure adherseven-story expansion of the building, ence to dietary laws, all grills, smokers, which includes a rooftop terrace, will make it the tallest building in the West utensils, condiments and spices — as david@katytrailweekly.com
well as the four meats in competition: chicken, turkey, beef brisket and beef ribs — will be provided. Because no work can be done or fires lit on the Jewish Sabbath, teams prepare the meats on Thursday night then start cooking after sundown on Saturday. Last year’s event drew more than 1,600 people … Pothole of the week: Kings Road between Cedar Springs Road and Lemmon Avenue is not fit for a king, and is going to cost a king’s ransom to repair … No trip to Los Angeles in my late teens and early 20s was WILLIAM "BUBBA" FLINT — SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR complete without a tour of the stars homes. We would visit the homes of Lucille Ball, Jack a personality from American lore left Benny and the home of the Clampetts us. He was 91 … Another time while on the “Beverly Hillbillies.” The owner in Los Angeles, I was at a business once sent a dog after my group of dinner at the famous Chasen’s restaufriends to shoo us away. I think it came rant on Beverly Boulevard, known from the back near the “cement pond.” for its many celebrity sightings. As I Benny lived across the street from the stood in the valet parking line, a most veritable Playboy Mansion. While we recognizable voice came up behind me never got invited in, we could only also needing his vehicle. It was “TV’s imagine the adult hijinx going on in big dealer” Monty Hall. At the time, there. When Hugh Hefner passed on he was still at the top of his game as Sept. 27, you couldn’t help but feel that the host of “Let’s Make a Deal.” We
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Wild Film Tour visiting Texas
By Naïma Jeannette
In a dry desert environment, how will species survive without access to the Rio Grande, the only reliable source of water? These are questions we must ask to shape our decisions on whether to extend a border wall that in some places already exists naturally and manmade. Lions of West Texas will also be premiering in Dallas. One of the most charismatic species in Texas is the mountain lion. Part of their charisma and lure is their elusive and hard to spot behavior. Using trail cameras to capture intimate mountain lion moments, this film showcases the big cat’s lifestyle. The film follows scientists from the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI.sulross.edu) as they work to build a better understanding of mountain lion behavior, demographics and overall ecology. Social hour at the film festival begins at 6:30 p.m. Come early to mingle with speakers, fellow attendees, and enter for your chance to win prizes from sponsors Yeti and Epic Provisions. Also on site will be representatives from sponsors Texas Parks and Wildlife, Borderlands Research Institute, Bat Conservation International, and Stewards of the Wild (TPWF.org/SOTW/). Films and official program starts at 7:30 p.m. We will see you on Oct. 25 at the historic Texas Theatre for a night of movies, conversation and my favorite … outdoor adventures! Follow Wild Film Tour on social media for updates: Facebook.com/WildFilmsTour and Instagram.com/WildFilmTour.
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A rare night in Dallas is happening on Wednesday, Oct. 25. No, it’s not a crazy Halloween bash. It’s a night to view rare short films, three of which are premiering in Dallas, and an intimate evening in Oak Cliff to watch short films that highlight wildlife and outdoor adventure. The Wild Film Tour will tour 13 Texas citNaïma Jeannette ies this fall. Each stop on the tour will highlight four to six short films and host speakers from around the state. In Dallas we will have the opportunity to hear from Donald Beard, Superintendent of Caprock Canyons State Park, home to the Texas state bison herd. We’ll also hear from Ben Masters the creator of The Wild Film Tour. You may have watched Ben’s popular documentary on Netflix titled “Unbranded,” in which four men (including Ben) take a herd of mustangs on a journey from Mexico to Canada to inspire adoptions for wild horses and burros. One of the films premiering is from the Texas Living Waters Project (TexasLivingWaters.org). They will be premiering their short film about the beauty and concerns around water in Texas. During droughts in Texas, there is not enough water Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, to fulfill the water rights promised to people. teacher and conservationist. Email her at We’ve overpromised water that literally doesn’t naimajeannette@gmail.com or Tweet her @ exist, and as our population continues to grow, naimajeannette. this issue will be at the head of the table. How will this effect our ecosystems from fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico? How can we manage our water resources to maintain human needs and ecosystem health? These are important questions of our future. Another film premiering in Dallas will highlight the concerns of the border wall on wildlife and biodiversity along our Texas/Mexico border. Ben spent a few months along the border filming and speaking with ranchers, biologists, Border Patrol, immigrants and more to gain perspective on what building a wall will mean for all parties involved, including the voiceless. How will genetic diversity continue BEN MASTERS FIN & FUR FILMS if same species can not travel Wild Film Tour comes to the Texas Theater in Oak Cliff this month. across political borderlines?
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spoke briefly, but I still remember that day like it was yesterday, as well as the Caesar salad that Chasen’s prepared at your table. Hall died Saturday at 96 ... And everyone was stunned at the passing of Tom Petty on Monday. He was so unique as a rock-and-roller, providing a different sound but still chronicling great storytelling in song. Petty was 66 … It has been a tough week. Now we have Friday the 13th to look forward to.
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Unexpected acts of kindness By Rani Cher Monson
women. Who doesn't shower when you're going to be in a group of people? Among the horror we’ve Smoke machines polwitnessed over the last sevlute the air, exacerbated by eral weeks, it’s been amazing those who insist on smoking to see tiny glimmers of aweunder the canopy. It's hard to someness during hurricanes breath. Stifling, even. A few in Houston, Florida and songs in, a lithe frame shoves Puerto Rico. In Las Vegas, himself to the front, stopping where strangers put their directly in front of me after I lives at risk to help others as a got there extra early to get a gunman rained down bullets good spot. on country music fans. He encourages the young These senseboys next to him less acts of vioto start jumping lence have become around like they're far too commonon pogo sticks. place. I don’t know Luckily that is only how to make up and down. I’m them stop, but I safe. But then he do know how to starts to shove. He do the things that wants a mosh pit. have helped — Rani Monson It’s the young boy being a good perwho gets all adultson. Lending a hand. Just this like, scolding him, "no pushweek we’ve seen how doing ing." I’m so proud. so can make such a signifHe continues his chaicant difference in the lives rades, strumming his air guiof others. These unexpected tar. Over and over and over acts of kindness spark hope again. But it's his long hair amidst the darkness. that really gets me. He bends It offsets feelings of help- down over his left leg, then lessness, particularly when arcs his head up and back you’re unsure how to make a over his right shoulder. The difference, or even a dent. So, dramatic hair flip is clearly what’s stopping us from being his signature move. I forget good to others regularly? the cigarette smoke and try to At a conference recentavoid getting whipped in the ly, complaints about the lack eye with his tresses. of coffee in the afternoon Why can’t I just enjoy the are loud. Why not instead music? These are the type of express gratitude for having things I think about after the our brains filled with new Las Vegas shooting. I’m alive! thoughts? Yet, I was one of Strangers have been kind the complainers, in need of to me. Can’t I instead focus caffeine and a hot beverage to on the opportunities that warm my cold body. abound where I can help? An outdoor concert last Small ways add up. weekend, mashed up close I think of a night rushto the stage and below an ing to meet friends at an overhead awning, air is tight. outdoor concert downtown. Limited even. Body odor. The Frustrated because I was sour smell makes my nose unable to find somewhere and lips pucker. Surprisingly, to park my car. After a secit’s coming from two petite ond circle around the same
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CRIME WATCH Sept. 29 – 3:51 p.m. 1900 Block, Commerce St. (75201) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect went through the complainant’s purse and stole property. Sept. 29 – 6:43 p.m. 2600 Block, Reagan St. (75219) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s apartment and stole property. Sept. 29 – 10:50 p.m. 7700 Block, N. Central Expy. (75206) Arson: An unknown suspect intentionally set fire to a dumpster. Sept. 30 – 10:34 a.m. 700 Block, N. Harwood St.
(75201) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s vehicle window and stole property. Sept. 30 – 3:26 p.m. 1700 Block, N. Henderson Ave. (75206) Assault: The suspect punched the complainant in the face. Oct. 1 – 7:25 a.m. 1600 Block, Oak Lawn Ave. (75207) Burglary of a Building: The unknown suspects broke into the complainant’s building and stole property. Oct. 1 – 1:33 p.m. 4700 Block, McKinney Ave. (75205) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle. Oct. 2 – 3:09 a.m. 2500 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75201)
block, I find a lot where the automated machine displays a shockingly high price. Hearing the first band playing in the distance, I decide to not pay and risk it. “You paid the lot, right?” an attendant asks as I cross through another lot. I know he’s not the parking god, but for some reason I lie. “And you put your receipt on your dashboard? The tow trucks are coming. “Yeah, they’re on their way. You need the receipt on display or you’ll get towed. And then it’s $250.” I’m embarrassed. Why had I lied? And here he was, being so kind in a situation where he had nothing to gain. I’m shaken, a mix of shame and imagined rage. I was being … an ass. A total jerk. Why does it happen so easily? I thank the kind man and it doesn’t feel like enough. I want to hug him, but that seems inappropriate. I’d like to give him a token of my gratitude but have nothing to offer. Later, I remember a Starbucks gift card in my wallet from a day when a stranger walked up and handed it to me after I’d smiled at him. I carry it around as a reminder of the impact we can have on someone else. I refuse to spend it, basking in the kindness bestowed upon me by a stranger. With each tragedy, I try to learn from this spirit of selflessness. And work to apply it, religiously. On repeat. At least until there isn’t any coffee. Writer Rani Monson lives in Dallas. She's still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. Assault: The suspect grabbed and pushed the complainant. Oct. 2 – 4:09 p.m. 4100 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s bicycle. Oct. 2 – 4:42 p.m. 3200 Block, Maple Ave. (75201) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect used a black market and wrote on the complainant’s vehicle. Oct. 2 – 5:54 p.m. 5200 Block, Belmont Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole tires from the bed of the complainant’s vehicle. Oct. 3 – 2:05 p.m. 3100 Block, State St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke a rear hatch and stole seats.
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UPTOWN GIRL
By David Mullen
By Ryann Gordon
On Sunday, Dallas lost a voice. Actually, Dave Strader was known as “The Voice.” The Dallas Stars play-by-play man lost a battle to a rare bile duct cancer — cholangiocarcinoma — which was diagnosed after his first season with the Stars in 2015-16. He was 62. “I’ve known Dave for 25 years,” said former Starts play-by-play man Ralph Strangis, “but we really became close when he and I and Darren Pang worked a playoff series together for NHL Radio in the early 2000s. Dave is a world-class broadcasting talent, but a superb human being. I was so thrilled when the Stars hired him after I left and that he was able to so very quickly earn a special place in NHL the fans hearts is a testament to what kind of Dave Strader and Daryl Reaugh worked only one full season together. broadcaster and man he really is. I’ll miss him dearly.” asking about the play-by-play job. “So as we got closer to Strader replaced Strangis, who left the the fall of 1979, Ned Harkness was running the arena and Stars to pursue other interests in entertainment. Strader was general manager of the team. I approached him and he became the third regular play-by-play man in Dallas Stars knew that I had a broadcasting background. So basically history, following Mike Fornes and Strangis. Longtime color analyst Daryl “Razor” Reaugh took over play-by-play I took a tape recorder to the first training camp and there were 80 guys there. I was just trying to get the lingo and duties when Strader was limited to five late season games the pacing. It was crazy. But he [Harkness] liked what he last season. heard but he probably liked even more that he didn’t have When Strangis retired, Stars president Jim Lites knew to pay me anymore than the $11,000 I was making as the who he wanted as the new Stars play-by-play man. It was PR guy.” the veteran hockey announcer Strader, who Lites worked During his six seasons calling the Adirondack games, with in Detroit. Strader worked alone with no color commentator. “It was I interviewed the Glens Falls, N.Y. native in 2015 on the job training,” Strader said. “I was really learning the when he joined the Stars. “I started out listening to Marv game.” Halfway through his stint in Glens Falls, the Detroit Albert calling the [New York] Knicks, Johnny Most callRed Wings were sold to the Illtch family and brought ing the [Boston Celtics] Celtics and Andy Musser calling in executive Lites to, among other things, monitor the the [Philadelphia] 76ers,” Strader said. “I would have my Adirondack team. When meeting with Strader, “He [Lites] transistor radio with me going back to when I was 10, 11, said, ‘You know, we may have an opportunity for you in a 12 years old. In high school, I got the bug and decided to couple of years. Just keep doing what you are doing.’” Lites major in communications in college.” He would broadcast promoted Strader to call Detroit games in 1985. basketball games on the campus radio station. With coinciding seasons, Strader had given up the “I came out of college and there was no ESPN or cable thought of broadcasting basketball. “Once I got going with television,” Strader said, “so the only real job you could aspire to was to be a team broadcaster for somebody. Right hockey; that was it. I did the Red Wings for 11 years, and then an opportunity came up with ESPN. out of college, my wife and I drove out to California to Two days before my conference call with ESPN, [lead chase the dream out there. I hooked with a guy that was NHL announcer] Tom Mees drowned in his neighbor’s a local producer (in Southern California) that would buy pool tragically. So that changed everything. Now the offer these sports packages. So I did some local high school was to come in and do a full schedule but you have to give games, but in Christmas of 1977, we got homesick and deup the Red Wings.” He and his wife agonized for a week cided to drive back to Glens Falls.” over which career move to pursue. With the opportunity to As luck would have it, the town of Glens Falls was move back to Glens Falls, “I decided to go with ESPN.” building a new arena. “It was shocking that this little He also worked for the Florida Panthers for three seatown of 18,000 was building an arena for either a minor sons, and later led Phoenix Coyotes broadcasts with one of league basketball team or minor league hockey team.” The his best friends in the business, Pang. team turned out to be the Adirondack Red Wings of the NBC provided Strader with his unforgettable moment. American Hockey League. “The 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field,” Strader said.” I “So, I started nosing around for a job and they hired got the call to fill in for Doc [legendary hockey announcme as the assistant PR director. I had never seen a hocker Mike Emrick] about 30 hours before face off. He had ey game live. So they took us up to Detroit because it was laryngitis.” the Red Wings farm team that was going to play there. We In April, Strader received the Hockey Hall of Fame's went to meet all of the Red Wings brass and a collegiate Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for excellence in his broadtournament was going on. That was my first exposure to casting work. He died at his home in Glens Falls, and is hockey and I said, ‘Wow. What a sport!’” survived by wife Colleen and three grown sons. Making $11,000 in his new position, Strader started
Tacos ... need I say more? But, I guess I probably should elaborate. I'm talkin' about meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, onions, salsa and whatever else your heart could desire wrapped up in a double layer of corn or flour tortillas, or a crispy shell of goodness. Tacos, my friend, tacos. And, if anyone loves tacos, we all know where they would be — Texas of course. Our faRyann vorite Latino treat is taking over Dallas this weekend and it's gonna be hotter than Tabasco, which you will undoubtedly have plenty of. This Saturday, Oct. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dallas Farmers Market, Tacolandia will take over the city for its third year in a row. Whether you're into street-style standing food or gourmet Tex-Mex, you can have it all at this most iconic festival for foodies. And all I have to say is “arriba!” Over 30 of Dallas' most renowned taco producers will host the event, from authentic food truck-style to Texas-inspired innovation. Paired with a Dos Equis or El
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Tacos take center stage this weekend.
AUTOMOBILITY
Triumph and Indian bobbers: the new cool of old school
By David Boldt
Jimador margarita (why not do both?), you really can't go wrong. Some of this year’s vendors include Taqueria la Ventana, R Taco, La Botana Taco Bar, Bowls & Tacos, Taquero, Trompo and ... I don't think I can continue. My mouth's already watering! And, it doesn't stop there. Aside from the food, food and more food, Tacolandia has a night full of fun planned for their crowd. Most importantly — the battle Gordon of the best taco in Dallas! You'll get to vote on the best taco in all of the land! Well, at least the best taco at the event (I'm sure you already have one in mind). But, don't get lost in all of this taco talk. Not only will there be samples of the best tacos in Dallas, as well as beer, tequila and Barefoot wine flowing, you will also be treated for the night with music and other live performers. No one lets a friend go taco loco solo! So, make a night of it. Grab your most taco-loving amigos and head to the food event of the season. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased online at tacolandiadallas.com. Must be 21 or older to attend.
In paying homage, per the press rebelow-the-asphalt center of gravity suglease, to the ‘mean, stripped-down builds of gests the stability of a freight train, while the djboldt@sbcglobal.net America’s postwar past’ Indian’s new Bobber Triumph’s lower weight and crackling throtopts for wide, tracker-type handlebars while tle supplies a more immediate, more visceral At the beginning, all motorcycles were reward. stripped, minimalistic. Obviously, with mod- moving the pegs 1.5 inches closer to the rider. You won’t, of course, confuse the new Of course, a catalog of options are availified bicycle frames supporting the most riding position with that of Hailwood or able for either choice; you can even equip rudimentary powertrains, they weren’t as stripped or minimal as the bicycles they were Roberts, but then, neither will you be imitat- both for light touring, though both offer ing Peter Fonda. platforms better suited for touring. But in built on, but they remained — well into the Knobby tires make the overthe ongoing battle among bike makers of20th century — the barebones all look more aggressive, while fering either style or substance, Indian and take on mechanized transporthe lowered rear suspension deTriumph successfully combine both into tation. It was only after World livers, we’re told, ‘unfiltered feedthese new, two-wheeled, one-up iterations. War II, when motorcycle makers back’ from every inch of blacktop. Very cool. first attempted to match the exWhere there is no blacktop, we’ll cess of Detroit’s motorcars, that guess, it’s even more unfiltered. David Boldt brings years of experience in individual owners decided less Fenders are chopped front and automotive retail sales and public relations to is irrevocably more, returning his automotive reporting. More can be found bikes to their natural, barebones David Boldt rear, with an appropriate increase in both wildness and wetness. And at txGarage.com. architecture. with its V-Twin deThose personalized modifilivering 100 horsepower, you cations inspired Harley’s factory Sportster, may not know where you want any number of V-Twin powered hardtails to go … but it will sure get and, much later, factory variants known for you there once you do know. their excessive attention to minimal fashion. In its own pursuit of a Harley-Davidson fills catalogs full of accesminimal take on motorcysories to be added to a Harley, but only after cling, Triumph Motorcycles removing the stock part. And while Harley works its minimalistic magic many manufac- is, well, more minimal. Beginning with a paralturers have simply watched. lel twin, lower weight and Until now. Rumbling into the showmore modern platform, the rooms and, almost immediately, onto the Bonneville Bobber speaks street are new, stripped variants of Indian’s less to Brando and more to Scout and Triumph’s all-new Bonneville. Bono. It, too, comes with but Both are aggressive attempts to build on the rider’s solo ethos; gone is the pretense of rid- a solo saddle, but here the ing two-up, while cutaway fenders marginal- pegs are moved forward relative to its donor chassis, while ize the fairly bizarre notion of staying dry in the Scout’s have — as menthe wet. tioned — moved rearward. Since its introduction, the Indian Scout So, you do look a little more has almost singlehandedly captured Indian’s historic goodwill and transferred it to a mod- like Fonda or Hopper and less like Mike or Kenny. The whole ern retail environment. There isn’t, however, Bonneville Bobber footprint much that is elemental in the stock Scout’s suggests grabbing a good cofstance or appearance. In standard spec it sits fee, the Scout argues for a can on the street rather heavily, looking more of someone’s blue-collar brew. than a little like a boxer in his corner. Once While your writer hasn’t moving, of course, the impression changes, ridden either one, we’ll guess but this is still no ‘float like a butterfly, sting INDIAN AND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES their on-road personalities like a bee’ demeanor. Rather, the stock Scout The new Truimph Bonneville (top) and Indian Scout (below). diverge, also. The Scout’s is more inclined to float like a Butterball.
FAIR PARK cont'd from page 1 the neighborhood and uplifting its residents. Their mission also includes a plan for sustainability to reverse the constant need for City funds. The results will be to give Dallas new choices for leisure time and recreation for the other 49 weeks of the year, to complement those three coveted weeks in the Fall. One team proposing to take on the enormous project is the Fair Park Redevelopment Group (FPRG). The team includes Monte Anderson, who has a proven track record of urban renewal. Patrick Kennedy is a nationally-known transportation expert who will guide the re-creation of Fair Park’s transportation corridor. The team’s other partner is Michael Jenkins, who was the president and managing director of Dallas Summer Musicals and Music Hall at Fair Park since 1994 following Tom Hughes. Also included in his 50 years in the industry was Six Flags over Texas, where he managed entertainment. Jenkins, a native Dallasite, has determination running through his veins. One of Jenkins’ best stories is about painting the numbers on seats in the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park when he was a kid. Ask him how many seats and he’s glad to tell you. Also as a kid, he loved riding the Texas Star Ferris Wheel repeatedly while looking down over the Music Hall and planning to work there some day. Little did he know he would be booking award-winning talent and shows for decades. His recreation park design company, Leisure and Recreation Concepts (LARC), has developed amusement and recreational park designs all over the world. Jenkins’s experience planning huge, smart and successful parks for family recreation is a gift he brings to the table, along with his dedication to Fair Park. Jenkins has a reputation within the entertainment, theater and business communities as an innovator and leader with more than his share of tenacity.
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1230 W. Davis St. Dallas, 75208 214-272-8346
Kessler Theater — A true living legend of songwriting, Jimmy Webb’s been crafting amazing songs, many of which have become cherished standards like “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” “Up, Up and Away,” “MacArthur Park” and many more for forty years. And he’s still doing it. 8 p.m. $22.
Oct. 6
2719 Routh St. Dallas, 75201 214-871-2440
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture — Have a roaring good time at the Great Gatsby Classics at Cour Regard. Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, dancers and dramatic performances. 6:30 p.m. $60.
Oct. 7
4550 Worth St. Dallas, 75246 214-282-6715
Buckner Park — The second annual Dallas PorchFest, a neighborhood festival, returns with music, arts, food and fall fun. Enjoy a painted rock hunt for children and a pumpkin patch. Noon to 8 p.m. FREE!
Oct. 7
Greenville Avenue and Ross Avenue Dallas, 75206 lowestgreenvillecollective.com
Lowest Greenville Collective — Lowest Greenville is throwing a fall block party, featuring food, drinks, music, art and vendors. Other highlights include balloon animals, henna tattoos, fitness contests and a souvenir Mason jar for tastings at participating restaurants. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. FREE!
Oct. 11
1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas, 75201 214-922-1200
Dallas Museum of Art — Iconic New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast returns to Arts & Letters Live by popular demand. Chast’s new graphic memoir, “Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York,” is a hilarious illustrated ode/guide/thank-you note to Manhattan as only she could write it. 7:30 p.m. $20-$40.
Oct. 12
2389 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202
Strauss Square — Saddle up for the misadventures of a kidnapped Tour de France cyclist, his would-be rescuer grandmother and the titular trio of larger-than life divas in a screening of “The Triplets of Belleville.” All of this is accompanied by the speakeasy slick sounds of un orchestre sans pareil. 7:30 p.m. $20-$45.
Oct. 12
2200 Hugo St. Dallas, 75204 214-670-4100
Griggs Park — Bring your lawn chairs, your friends and family and get ready to sing and dance the night away at the second annual Uptown Block Party. Bob Schneider and The Gibbonses take the stage while Katy Trail Ice House will be passing out free sliders. 6-10 p.m. FREE!
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MOMENTOUS INSTITUTE
Kids experiencing trauma and the added stress of poverty are receiving relief from this nonprofit founded by the Salesmanship Club in 1920 (which has raised $50 million from the PGA Byron Nelson Tournament).
By Sally Blanton
2018 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. Sponsorship packages are available.
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? Our vision is social emotional health for all kids so they can achieve their full potential. Social emotional health is the capacity to understand and manage our emotions, reactions and relationships. It acts as a powerful buffer for kids who are experiencing trauma and toxic stress. Since 1920, Momentous Institute has been owned and operated by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, a service organization of more than 600 business and community leaders.
QW hat is your facility like?
A Our central campus is in Oak Cliff
and houses Momentous School, Therapeutic Services, Research & Training and Administration, as well as the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and AT&T Byron Nelson headquarters. We have a second campus in Northwest Dallas that focuses on our Therapeutic Services. Sixty percent of our work with families happens out in the community in schools and other community-based locations.
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Q H ow many clients are served each year?
A More than 6,000 children and family
members are served directly each year through education (723) and mental health services (5,730), and thousands of professionals from across the country participate in our social emotional health training, which is informed by our commitment to research.
QW hat percentage amount actually reaches those in need? Eighty-three percent directly funds programming to build and repair social emotional health for children and families.
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QW hat are your critical needs now, be-
sides money donations? The most common donation needs include back-to-school supplies and holiday gifts for children.
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QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on the calendar? The AT&T Byron Nelson, May 14-20,
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QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are
available? The AT&T Byron Nelson, which serves as Momentous Institute’s primary fundraiser, uses more than 1,000 volunteers to help make the PGA Tour event possible every year. The tournament has raised more than $155 million for Momentous Institute over the past 50 years.
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QW hat does the future hold for your
nonprofit? We are just getting started. We will continue strengthening our commitment to the children and families that come to us for therapy and that attend our school. Basically we aren’t done until we change the odds.
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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
Solid gold steaks at Del Frisco’s
By Dotty Griffith
dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Dry-aged beef sets the gold standard for steaks and Del Frisco’s taps a mother lode. After successful test marketing at the Uptown and Plano locations, Del Frisco’s launched a dry-aged beef menu at all its restaurants nationwide this month because, as Dallas-based regional chef David Holben puts it, “Our guests demanded it.” Del Frisco’s isn’t the first or only steakhouse in Dallas to offer dryaged beef. Among them, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse and chef John Tesar’s Knife are renowned for dry-aged offerings. Holben and his chef team went through eight different tastings over several months to determine the optimum time to dry age beef ribeyes and strips to develop “the flavor profile we were looking for. That mushroomy blue cheese flavor.” They settled on 45 days for beef and 14 for lamb. Yes, dry-aged lamb is now on the menu at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in Uptown, and that’s rare. Del Frisco’s dry-aged showstopper is the double cut ribeye, a full 32 ounces of meat and bone, called The Double Eagle. Yes, it is carved tableside and sharing is recommended. It isn’t meant to replicate Amarillo’s legendary Big Texan steakhouse gluttony challenge. What’s the difference, you wonder, between dry-aged and wet-aged? Price for one thing. At Del Frisco’s, a dry-aged 16ounce prime strip costs $68. The wet-aged
16-ounce prime strip goes for $51. Why? Let me explain. For tenderness and flavor, beef needs at least three weeks of aging for the naturally occurring enzymes to do the job. Ironically, wet-aging is the new old-fashioned way. For centuries, meat was dry-aged because that was the only way to do it. In the 60s, Cryovac and refrigeration advances revolutionized the meat industry. Innovative technology made it possible to cost-efficiently age beef in vacuum-sealed plastic during transit. Price wise, wet aging is a better deal and that’s the beef most of us are used to. What’s the point of dry-aging and why is it more expensive? Letting big pieces of meat hang around in temperature- and humidity-controlled coolers for more than a month to concentrate the flavor and tenderize costs a lot in equipment, space, labor and ounces. After 45 days of dry-aging, meat weighs 15 to 20 percent less due to loss of moisture. Trimming dried ends, fat, bone and the funky surface of dryaged beef means another 30 to 35 percent loss. Holben’s aging specs require a controlled environment of 35 F and 50 percent humidity. Before dry aging, the 16ounce prime strip on Del Frisco’s menu weighed 20 ounces, says Holben. In other words, you’re paying for 20 ounces of flavor concentrated in a 16-ounce steak. That makes the cost difference worth it to lovers of dry-aged beef. Prior to the October nationwide launch, Holben hosted a media tasting and served both wet- and dry-aged steaks.
DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAGLE STEAK HOUSE 2323 Olive St. Dallas, 75201 972-490-9000 delfriscos/steakhouse/dallas
Is it possible for something to be the same yet different? Deliberate, but heart racing? Chillingly quiet, but loudly intense? In the case of “Blade Runner 2049,” it’s all of the above. This thought-provoking, nerve-rattling sci-fi masterpiece is not a clumsy reboot or remake with dollar signs in its eyes. In fact, this nearly three hour marathon of a film seems quite content in spurning any such notion. Prior to all screenings, a note written by director Denis Villeneuve himself specifically asks everyone writing about “Blade Runner 2049” to effectively keep our mouths shut and allow everyone to enjoy the plethora of surprises within. While some of these revelations aren’t extremely Earth shattering and can easily be gleaned from trailers, there are some fairly big plot developments that are best left unmentioned. There are a few items that can be mentioned. Of course, this movie is a sequel to 1982’s “Blade Runner.” If you have not seen that film, there is a zero percent chance you’ll understand anything happening in “2049.” The name itself, “Blade Runner,” is given to those who hunt down rogue replicants, which are incredibly human-like androids with varying amounts of lifespan. Officer K (Ryan Gosling) is a Blade Runner for the Los Angeles Police Department
and while apprehending Sapper Morton (an extremely effective Dave Bautista), he uncovers a secret that would shatter the unsteady imbalance between humans and their creations. This is just about all the info that anyone should know before they walk into a theater. Director Villeneuve is right to want to protect the secrets in Hampton Fancher’s screenplay. The dialogue is sparse, which suits the world Villeneuve has created. Fancher’s story does require every bit of attention you can give it and missing a few minutes (even the ones bathed in silence) could leave you lost without any hope of getting back up to speed. In case you’ve been under a rock, don’t read the following info: Harrison Ford reprises his role of Rick Deckard from the original film. As in the original, Ford’s Deckard is a man of few words and he does not suffer fools. Even though his character could potentially be a bevy of information, there’s no grand speech or exposition and there’s a chance Ford brings a tear or two to your eye. It’s one of the best performances he has had in the last 20 years. Even though they are in only a handful of scenes, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, and, in particular, Jared Leto are fantastic. Hoeks is menacing as Leto’s Gal Friday and Wright’s final scene encapsulates everything to admire about such a fantastic actress. It’s best to learn how de Armas fits into “2049”
DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAGLE STEAKHOUSE
Dry-aged prime strip at Del Frisco’s.
on your own, but she is highly effective in a very odd role. Leto plays a bit of a mad scientist that creates replicants and you’d almost expect for him to overplay his hand and devour the scenery. That is surprisingly not the case and he is quite understated, which only adds to how eerie his character is. This is the perfect role for Ryan Gosling and much like his character in “Drive,” he seems ready to explode in rage at any moment. He gives off an air of calm at all times, even though he’s clearly miserable and basically dying inside, all with ease. Also, no actor takes a beating like Gosling, which he does repeatedly in this movie. While the story and actors are all exceptional, “Blade Runner 2049” has two stars that won’t once appear on screen. They are cinematographer Roger Deakins and production designer Dennis Glassner. Everything in this world looks real and done with practical effects, which is fairly mind-blowing when considering the scope of this movie. Deakins has been nominated for countless Oscars, yet never won. That should change with this movie and it needs to be seen on the largest screen possible. All of this is managed with care and methodical (some may say too methodical) precision by Villeneuve. Sure, it’s extremely long and could maybe use some editing, but what’s the point of that? It’s been 25 years since
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Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford star in Dennis Villeneuve's "Blade Runner 2049."
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By Sara Newberry 2 cups mashed potatoes 1 egg 1/4 cup flour Salt and pepper Vegetable oil, for cooking Toppings, for serving, such as sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon, chives, etc.
'Blade Runner 2049’ challenges all of the senses
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There was a discernable difference in taste and texture. Of course, Del Frisco’s expertly grilled wet-aged steaks are juicy and tender with the perfect char on the outside. But dry-aged beef simply tastes beefier, gamey in the best way possible and is more tender. The flavor of dry-aged lamb is more intense, sort of “nutty.” The flavor of dry-aged meat coats the mouth in a way that bites of wet-aged steaks do not. Not every steak lover likes the taste of dry-aged; at Del Frisco’s you’ve got a choice. Of course, you can go your whole life without ever tasting dry-aged beef and still eat a lot of great steaks. Why?
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the original and the world of “Blade Runner 2049” is so lush and filled with intrigue that wanting to leave this world any sooner doesn’t make sense. This immediately goes on the short list of best sequels ever and, don’t tell anyone, but it may even be better than the original.
In a bowl, stir together the potatoes, egg and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil
in a skillet over medium heat until hot. Scoop 1/4 cup-scoops of the potato mixture into the pan and use a spatula to flatten scoops into pancakes. Cook, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining potato mixture, adding more oil to the pan as needed. Serve hot with toppings of your choosing.
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HAMMER AND NAILS
Winter items come into view By Stephan Sardone
since so much pre- and post-entertaining is done in the kitchen. A pull-out drawer has multiple uses Halloween decorations are in the bathroom as well. on display. Thanksgiving and Hanging shoe racks from Christmas entertaining is right master bedroom or kid’s inside around the corner. Summer closet door frees up a lot of floor clothes go into hiding and the space, which allows you to store winter togs go into use. Don’t just your seasonal items in a storage throw everything in a spare closet bin on the floor. Make sure that or in the attic. the closets get aired out occasionNow is a good time to get ally. And hangers multiply like organized, and it may not take rabbits. Recycle them or return as long as it seems. It them to your dry cleanis also a worthy famers where many estabily project, or at least lishments will accept worth rewarding a them. pizza for the family Additional shelves members who pitch in closets can add even in, and in some cases, more room and reduce pitch out items. clutter. A shelf above One of the most your clothing rod can underutilized spaces in also be used for storthe house is the inside Stephan Sardone ing off-season items. It of closets or cabinets. is also a good place to Start in the kitchen. store a foldable stepladAttaching an inexpensive piece of der for hard-to-reach decorations corkboard, available at any home or clothing. improvement store or hobby shop, In your home office, it is time to the inside of a cabinet door can to get rid of old documents. Put serve multiple uses. You can hang them in a thick trash bag, and take coffee cups, measuring cups, flat them to a local paper shredder. pans and other oversized items There are a number of businessfrom hooks inside the door. es in Dallas that will allow you to And take a look at the rewalk-in with your private papers. frigerator door. It shouldn’t be a And most important documents, blank canvas. Lists and recipes like bank statements or investment can be pinned to the inside door reports are available online. corkboard. Convert your foyer or entry If you have glass cabinet room closet to your own winter doors, consider wallpaper or conwear wonderland. Place heavy tact paper to the back wall to add coats, boots, hats, scarves and umcolor and dimension. With a little brellas as close to the front door creativity, you can turn a small as possible. It keeps carpets and kitchen cabinet into a pull-out floors clean rather than lugging pantry. Premeasured slats of wood, winter items through the house. hardware and a little elbow grease With some planning, not only can do the trick. will you feel great about your clutConsider replacing odd lookter-free home but you are ready ing spice tins into labeled jars for holiday entertaining. and hiding them away. A pullout drawer, again available at any Sardone Design-Build home improvement store, can hide Remodel is locally owned and items from kitchen countertops. operated. Sardone, his wife and Before you know it, your kitchen two daughters are Lake Highlands is uncluttered, which is important residents.
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By Candy Evans
candace@candysdirt.com
Better drive property is at the opposite side of town from his first home. It offers big buyer “Hola!” How is the real estate wants, from atomic-era curb world treating you? I am tracking so appeal and excellent indoor-outmany changes in the Dallas industry door flow, to an entertainer’s — agent migration, brokers swallowdream of a backyard, ing up other brokers — I complete with a swimneed a sabbatical to keep ming pool, multiple up. seating areas, mature But there is one thing trees and green space. for absolute sure: Home This midcentury buyers love midcentury modern has three bedmodern residential design. rooms, two bathrooms, Love it, they are “gaga” Candace Evans two dining areas and over it and grabbing it. I’ve 2,614 square feet on one found a fabulous example story. in the established Dallas Some of the impressive neighborhood of Midway Hills. details include museum finished The 1953 era house at 10239 walls, expansive walls of double Better Drive was taken to the studs in paned windows and custom cut 2009, redesigned by renowned Dallas Burmese slate flooring in the architect Doug Hildinger. kitchen, living, dining rooms. You’ve heard of Doug, right? The luxe kitchen has the highest Several years ago Doug spent two level of finish out, with custom years renovating his Hillside-area cabinetry and the best applianchome, doing much of the work himes available. self. He designed the fireplace, conA dry stack architecturceptualized the kitchen and installed al wall leads to the oversized many of the new light fixtures all by master suite with a beamed his lonesome. ceiling and views of the large “The anal-retentive architect backyard and pool. Its ensuite went through very first thing and bath features double sinks, sepreplaced every single cover plate and arate shower and garden tub. every single door knob with stainless Generous closets provide plenty steel,” he told the Lakewood Advocate of space. with a laugh. This home is listed by But Hildinger counters his love Lucinda Buford with Briggs of stainless steal (clean, clean, clean) Freeman Sotheby’s International with bright colors and great artwork. Realty for $749,000. For more His homes are anything but uptight. information or to schedOne of the most striking aspects of ule a showing, contact her at Hildinger’s home is his art collection. 214-728-4289. His collection includes works from Santa Fe (he visits there at least once CandysDirt.com is the only a year with friends), New York City blog in Dallas for the truly real es(where he lived from 1986-1991) and BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY’S tate obsessed! Named by National many pieces by talented, local artAssociation of Real Estate Editors This home at 10239 Better Drive is listists. (His favorite Dallas galleries are as the BEST Real Estate Blog in ed with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Craighead Green and Edith Baker.) the country. International Realty for $749,000. Sitting on 0.37 acres, Doug’s
TRAVEL
Drumheller is the bones of Alberta
By Michael Wald
wald.world@yahoo.com In Western Canada, about 110 million years ago, the oldest discovered dinosaur fossils were living creatures. In fact, southern Alberta is the site of a gigantic dinosaur fossil bed. The area was once covered by ocean, so it is rich in fossils. In the city of Drumheller, about 90 miles from Calgary, the marvelous Royal Tyrrell Museum, considered by many to be the best dinosaur museum in the world, has a great exhibit that explains all the pre-historic creatures and how they fit together. A new exhibit supplemented the already-great museum offerings in 2017. Called Grounds for Discovery, the exhibit explains how digging at dozens of industrial and construction job sites led to new fossil finds, which have contributed to a better understanding of pre-historic creatures. The museum is well organized in a logical timeline of history, starting with ocean life that proceeded any dinosaurs. Continuing on the path through the exhibit, you learn that the first dinosaurs appeared 245 million years ago in the Triassic Period. This was followed by the Jurassic
Period 208 million years ago. It wasn’t until the Cretaceous Period that followed 146 million years ago that the T-rex first appeared. All of these periods are explained at the museum in separate rooms. So that you are guided properly, I recommend paying for the audio guide ($3.75 per person) after paying the admission price. Try to plan to see one or more of the free movies offered at the museum. And save
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37 Narratives 38 Poetry and painting 39 Warns 41 Time divs. 42 Domineering 44 Upholstery choice
46 Trellis, maybe 51 Legendary marshal 52 Do roadwork 53 Holy cow! 57 Nulls 58 Objects to 59 Surfeits 60 Snip off 61 MTV fans 62 Papyrus is one 63 Turns toward 64 Retirement plan 66 Sixth sense 67 Highest point 68 Boarding-house customer 70 It’s north of Java 71 So-so grades 73 Secures a boat 75 Is busy 76 Vanna and Pat 77 — up? 79 Cognizant 81 Put up 82 Goofiest 85 Eros, in Rome 86 Jackhammer 88 Nights before 92 Avoids a big wedding 93 Gauzy trap 95 Selects 96 Neighbor of Wash. 97 Stuck around 98 Halos 99 Presses 101 “— and Bess” 103 “The Facts of Life” star 104 Fosters a felon 105 Used a crowbar 106 Song-and-dance shows 107 Part of PGA
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UNCLE BARKY’S BITES
unclebarky@verizon.net Two developments of note lately are making news at Dallas-Fort Worth TV stations. Former CBS11 early morning traffic anchor Tammy Dombeck and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have teamed to file an age discrimination suit against the station. “The stereotype of young being preferred here won out, unfortunately,” said EEOC senior trial attorney Joel P. Clark in an exclusive interview with your correspondent. Clark was joined on a conference call by Dombeck (who now uses Dombeck Campbell as her surname) and EEOC supervisory trial attorney Suzanne M. Anderson. In an email response, CBS11 said it “respectfully disagrees with the EEOC’s current assessment and looks forward to resolving this matter.” Dombeck Campbell, who was 42 at the time, ended up being a bridge between three younger blondes (one of whom eventually decided not to take the traffic anchor position) when CBS11 let her go in late April of 2015. She had become the station’s interim traffic anchor after Whitney Drolen resigned in October 2014. CBS11 had used Dombeck Campbell as a freelance fill-in traffic anchor during the 19 months before Drolen left.
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Tammy Dombeck Campbell. Dombeck Campbell, now 44, said she repeatedly had been assured by CBS11 management that she was a candidate to become the station’s full-time traffic anchor. She went through channels and “officially applied for the position,” Dombeck Campbell said, putting together both a video and paper resume. In its official search for a replacement, CBS11 said that any applicant “must have at least five years professional broadcasting experience.” Dombeck Campbell earlier had been NBC5’s full-time traffic anchor for 12 years before leaving the station in July 2012 after a contract impasse. She became well known throughout the market as NBC5’s “Gridlock Buster.” CBS11 instead first chose younger blonde Amanda Zitzman as Drolen’s
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Those who think they deserve something better can begin to enjoy an uptick in activity and reward -- but it's not going to happen automatically or by accident. It will take real effort to bring about desired improvements to one's daily life, but it is certainly possible this week. Only the naysayers are likely to fall short. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Something you don't yet know is likely to be revealed to you, bit by bit, over time this week. Work with those who are pushing you right now. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — You'll want a little time as the week opens to formulate a plan, but certain
circumstances aren't going to let you remain inactive for too long. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You begin the week with an overwhelming desire to step in and help someone — and you can do it, provided your motive remains pure. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — You may realize that something you've worked for over time isn't right for you, but appropriate changes can be made before this week comes to a close. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may object to limits and restrictions being imposed on you and another by a third party. You must fight this within the rules. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — The real and the imagined may clash this week, as you struggle to navigate a situation that isn't what it seems to be, no matter how you look at it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You may have to look twice at the rules and regulations before you are comfortable doing what you are asked to do this week. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — You should be able to get ahead of the game this week simply by keeping the pace up and not letting distractions get the better of you. Focus! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You'll want to avoid throwing good money after bad this week, when you realize that an initial investment was less than sound. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — A search yields surprising
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replacement, according to Dombeck Campbell and the EEOC attorneys. She had been the 2010 first runner-up to Miss Florida USA and now is an early morning reporter with Denver’s Fox31 station after belatedly deciding not to take the CBS11 position. Dombeck Campbell said she felt reinvigorated after then news director Mike Garber (who was dropped in August of last year) phoned to assure her that “I’d be a fool not to consider you for the position.” “In the interim, though, they just kept bringing all these very young girls in to audition,” Dombeck Campbell said. CBS11’s long dormant early morning ratings were on a clear upswing at the time, particularly with the main news demographic of 25-to-54-year-olds. But rather than keep the momentum going, CBS11 bypassed Dombeck Campbell a second time and opted to hire the then 24-year-old Chelsey Davis, a former Arizona Cardinals cheerleader, as the station’s full-time traffic anchor. Davis, likewise a blonde, spent 16 months at CBS11 before leaving in October of last year to join her husband, former TEGNA8 early morning reporter Brandon Hamilton, in Phoenix. Davis’ eventual replacement, Madison Adams, joined CBS11 in late December of last year and remains in place as the station’s
YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to see many individuals taking advantage of opportunities that once were lost, but have now been found -- or, in some cases, manufactured again. Indeed, those with the greatest chances of success this week are likely to be those who have assumed that a past failure cannot be overcome. They will mark the time ahead in indelible ways, but will discover, as this week opens, that those expectations are to be shattered by a second, even in some cases a third, chance. No one should assume that it's over, whatever "it" is; all will discover, either directly or indirectly, that the stars are aligned in such a way that to try something again that didn't work out the first time is to invite success and banish the idea that it can't be done forever. Some will be surprised to learn just how easy it can be to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat this week.
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results this week. What you uncover lets you move forward with greater confidence. A loved one expresses himself in a new way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can have an important and lasting influence on members of your team this week, but you can't approach them in the same old way. (March 6-March 20) — You may receive an invitation that complicates your week. Can you make time to accept? Look for any opening that you can fill with something productive. ARIES (March 21-April 4) Instructions come at you very quickly this week, requiring you to be flexible and make adjustments as you go. You may get very few breaks. (April 5-April 19) — You will want to consider carefully which steps to take this week as you think about where you are and where you want to be. A partner shares his views. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) There are those who would have you go against your instincts this week, but you know that it's best to do what comes naturally. (May 6-May 20) — The time has come for you to demand what's yours by right. Someone has been holding out on you, and you must be willing to stand up for yourself in no uncertain terms. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) What you do this week is likely to attract attention, but you will have
BARKY cont'd on page 9 Copyright 2017 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. to work carefully to be sure it's the right kind. (June 7-June 20) — You make a surprise discovery about yourself or your family this week that gives you much greater optimism about something you've been planning for some time. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may not find it easy to share this week, but by letting others in on what you are thinking, you can start getting a new idea off the ground. (July 8-July 22) — You'll have more than one chance to shine this week, and it's likely that you can parlay one simple opportunity into many more. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) What you ask for as the week opens may not be available to you right away, so you must be prepared to accept an alternative if it can be arranged. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — You may not think a great deal of what you hear as the week opens, but events later on make you realize that you were a party to something very significant. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You're eager to make changes to your environment that promote a healthier and more efficient way of working. You can't do this alone. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — The more you try to hide from others this week, the more you are likely to reveal. It's best to avoid any kind of deception, intended or not.
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Sergio’s is a full service neighborhood jewelry store. October’s birthstone is the Opal. “October’s child is born for woe, And life’s vicissitudes must know, But lay an opal on her breast, And hope will lull those woes to rest.” We appraise jewelry and coins. Custom designing is our specialty. We use CAD software and 3-D wax printing. We replace batteries and repair watches. All jewelry repair is done on site. While-you-wait repair service is available. We also re-string pearls and beads. Tue-Fri: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 170 Casa Linda Plaza SW corner of Buckner Blvd. at Garland Rd. 75218 info@sergiosjewelry.com Call ... 214-320-2007, Text ... 469-999-3338
JOE O’S DRY CLEAN SUPER CENTER Family Owned and Operated. Great services and great prices! The true environmentally friendly dry cleaners. Tailoring services available. Serving Dallas since 1986. 3220 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday Same day service and drive-thru service everyday.
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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
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not-ready-to-commit thing or just a no-future thing. We’ve all heard it again and again: communication is the key to a good relationship. Well, it’s common knowledge because it’s true. Once that line of communication is interrupted A relationship coming to an end is never a fun experior even severed, that’s when fights, misunderstandings, disence. It’s one of the most painful things people go through, tance and damage happen. If communication has died down, but what makes it even more painful is when we don’t see it it’s crucial that someone tries to regain it. coming. I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I know how However, if it stays stagnant and they’re it hurts, and now I know the signs of an upcoming simply uninterested in your day, your life, breakup. Although they may be slightly different for your concerns, then it could be a sign that everyone, I’m going to share some of the more comthe distance is coming from them — on mon signs with you now. purpose. The first sign comes in the dreadful form of Along the same lines, if you do comsocial media. Of course. In the early days of your municate, but it’s only when you’re fighting, relationship, if he or she put up a photo of you both you may want to evaluate what you’re fightas a Facebook profile picture and later takes it down ing about. A lot of the time, toward the end only to replace it with one of him/herself, it could Donna Arp Weitzman of a relationship, the fights become less and mean they’re having thoughts of breaking up. This less productive and rather focus on smaller, is almost especially true if the independent photo insignificant things. This means there’s resentment built up of him/her is a “sexy” or “attractive” picture, as they may be somewhere or one of you is realizing that the other’s personalpreparing to find other relationships. I know this hurts to ity just isn’t compatible with yours. hear, but it’s better from me than finding out next time you’re Now, if the fights are left unresolved, then it’s a sign that online. neither of you are really willing to fix them. In order to grow “Phubbing” is the next sign. I’ll give more detail on this from the experience of a fight, a couple must tackle the issues phenomenon in a later column, but “phubbing” is when early and head-on. Solutions are crucial in this time, but if someone you’re with ignores you while looking at their they or you are not willing to try, it may be for a reason. phone. This can happen with friends, family or romantic In these times, there are other signs, such as less morelationships. In the relationship setting, if they are doing this ments of intimacy, whether it’s just saying “I love you” or more often than usual (because it happens often anyway), it physical touch, or if they simply seem happier when they could be that they are becoming bored (harsh, I know) or are aren’t with you. Again, I know that’s harsh, but it’s important trolling for another relationship. If they seem uninterested in to keep your eyes open when you’re starting to have doubts your day and instead looks at their cellphone during dates or about how your partner is feeling. Not only do you deserve moments when it should be about you two, the relationship more than just these “signs, ” but you deserve to be with a peris likely in trouble. Here’s the real test: if you confront them son who loves you and treats you right. So, the earlier you can about it and they become defensive or simply ignore you, you see the signs, the quicker you can try to solve the issues — or should prepare for the inevitable. not — and then, the sooner you can move on to better things. Another telltale sign that the relationship is heading in a bad direction is if he or she avoids making long-term plans A former mayor and businesswoman, Donna Arp with you. Making plans means planning for the future, and if Weitzman was a later-dater before marrying Herb Weitzman in they avoid that, it could mean they don’t see a future or maybe 2012. She is the author of Cinderella has Cellulite and Sex and they aren’t ready to fully commit. This is the moment to have the Siren, both best selling books available on Amazon. a sit-down, as you cannot wait around to find out if it’s just a donnajarp@gmail.com
BARKY cont'd from page 7 early morning traffic anchor. The Fort Worth native and Baylor University graduate also is young, blonde, a former sports reporter and a two-time Miss Texas pageant entrant (in 2014-15) with no previous experience calling traffic signals. She became Madison Sawyer after her marriage in late August of this year. Dombeck Campbell, whose last day at CBS11 was on April 27, 2015, said the whole process was “humiliating, extremely upsetting and unfair.” “I was just going to chalk it up and let it go,” she said, until her husband, Donnie Campbell (whom she married in December 2012) told her, “I don’t think you should let them get away with it.” The EEOC will now represent her in court unless a belated settlement is reached. Clark said that cases such as these typically are tried roughly eight months after a suit is filed. Dombeck recalls several of her CBS11 colleagues telling her it was “blatant age discrimination” to keep bypassing her for younger blondes with little experience. “It took a toll on my self-worth,” Dombeck Campbell said. “My hope now is to inspire others that when you are going up against either a major broadcasting corporation or a small employer who you feel has treated you unfairly, the EEOC has laws in place to prevent this kind of discrimination . . . I just hope it empowers others to not turn away from making their employers accountable.” ARTISAN cont'd from page 1 together an outdoor sculpture show with Texas artists at the Fair. I had a lovely proposal printed out and rehearsed a great speech. Before I could open my proposal or my mouth to speak he said, ‘Sure.’” At the time she was on the board of the Texas Sculpture Association, putting on successful shows for the members. “I was a bit overconfident,” Lottie quipped. “I put a ‘call to artists’ in every Texas venue. No response. Getting close to Fair time and I was
*** WFAA-TV (Ch. 8) has lost a significant presence in reporter/anchor Marcus Moore, who left at the end of September after joining the Dallas-based station in January 2012 as a reporter in the Fort Worth bureau before later co-anchoring various newscasts. He won’t be going far, though. Moore is joining ABC News’ Dallas bureau, effective Monday, Oct. 9. Moore otherwise had glowing words for the station he’s leaving. “I was in the fifth grade when I discovered I wanted to be a journalist,” he said in an email response. “Even as a kid growing up in College Station, I was well aware of WFAA-TV and I set my sights on joining its team of distinguished journalists. In fact, as a junior in high school I took a picture in front of the station and said, ‘One day I’ll work here.’ It was my hope and my goal.” Moore praised the station’s photographers, reporters and production crew as “lifesavers.” “I also could not have known how the friends I’d make at WFAA would impact my life. Because of them, I am leaving as a stronger journalist and I think, a better person,” he said. “This station has given me every opportunity to grow and to be the absolute best journalist I can be. For that, I am eternally grateful and will miss the people so much.” Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board. panicking. I live in East Dallas, the Taos of Texas.” [Taos, N.M. is a mecca of artisans.] She knew she had to take the bull by the horns. She called 30 of her artist friends. “I told them I was in trouble and I needed them in my living room at 7 p.m. the next day. They all showed up and every one of them told me they would have a sculpture for me by Fair time and they came through. I named the show ‘The Friends of Lottie Sculpture Show’ because without these wonderful artist friends there would not have been a show.”
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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
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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
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
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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6025 Royal Ln., #201 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln.
time for one of the best museum gift shops available. The museum has some of the largest complete dinosaur structures anywhere. In addition to being a museum, it is a research facility. You can watch fossil preparation in the lab. A paleontologist is there to explain what they do. I overheard one child tell his parents, “That’s what I want to do when I grow up!” What isn’t explained is how the dinosaurs and other pre-historic creatures evolved. When I asked a paleontologist about this, he explained that the evolution is largely not understood yet. So there is still work to be done. Adjacent to the museum is a one kilometer hiking trail to see and understand the “badlands” in which many of the Alberta fossils were found. Alternatively, a 26 kilometer circular car drive can also be taken from outside the museum entrance. In the Canadian Badlands you can see stratified layers of different colored rock on barren hills. The museum explains how these bands were formed during different periods of pre-historic time. For example, one well-regarded theory is that a meteor hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs when the debris clouded the atmosphere and killed the plant life that they survived on. There is a layer of rock in the hills that contains iridium, which only comes from meteors. So you can get a visual proof for the theory from the geography. From Highway 10 you can see unique “hoodoo” land formations, stacks of eroded limestone with flat tops and generally bask in the beauty of Mother Earth. For a little amusement park type kitch, visit the “largest dinosaur in the world,” a replica of a T-rex, not anatomically proportional, but with a great view from its mouth once you climb inside to the top. Nearby is the Atlas Coal Mining Company exhibit, partially sponsored by the local Rotary Club and well worth a visit. Put out of business by cheaper gas energy, but seemingly abandoned with everything in place, take a guided tours of the mine and the tipple, or explore on your own. An informative film tells why coal miners were willing to work seasonally at this very dangerous job, and also explains the unionization movement from both the miners’ and the company’s viewpoint. There are several hotels in Drumheller and a good tourist infrastructure, making this a Disney-esque tourist stop based more on reality than fantasy. 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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LISTED FOR 1,190,000
4906 PURDUE AVENUE — FOR SALE
NEW PRICE | LISTED FOR 1,949,000
NEW PRICE | LISTED FOR 1,999,999
NEW PRICE | LISTED FOR 719,000
5427 PURDUE AVENUE — FOR SALE
LISTED FOR 879,000
5019 ELSBY AVENUE — FOR SALE
LISTED FOR 3,700
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