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Thursday, July 21, 2016
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s it a lifestyle brand or a digital discount subscription service? We’re not sure. iDentonfy, a new local business, didn’t tip its hand in the video promotion it launched on social media Monday. Owner Gabriel Killian assembled a crack team of Denton activists, musicians and influencers to wax poetic about what makes our hometown so unique. As for iDentonfy itself? In the nearly-7-minute video, Killian calls it “a membership rewards program that … allows … both individuals and businesses to give and receive.” The business’ website is equally mysterious. ■ The memorial service for Sarah McIntire, a professor emeritus and former chairwoman of the TWU biology department, was standing-roomonly on Tuesday. The late professor was remembered for leading students who faced many a barrier — class, race and gender — into science careers. ■ Denton chef Pam Chittenden is a big fan of iconic rock musician Patti Smith. She is not a huge fan of 10,000 Maniacs’ treatment of Smith’s “Because the Night.” In fact, Chittenden insists Natalie Merchant “besmirched” the song. ■ Friends of controversial local punk rocker Richard Haskins are staging a benefit concert for him on Sunday at Andy’s Bar. Proceeds will benefit Haskins’ legal fund. The gadfly musician was arrested in March immediately before his band’s scheduled show for 35 Denton. The arrest was for a probation violation stemming from a botched bank robbery attempt four years ago in Denton. The lineup for Sunday’s benefit includes the Southpaw Preachers, Chase Ryan and the Grave, and Hen and the Cocks. T-shirts and stickers will be sold, and cover is $10. ■ We gave you a heads-up here last week: A Ghost Adventures production crew would be shooting on Old Alton Bridge for an episode including our very own local apparition, the Goatman. The crew’s work this past weekend included re-enactments of Ku Klux Klan activities. No need to worry, folks, those were actors inside the pointy-hatted white robes. ■ A reader has a tip for you foodies: “Sugar Queen” cantaloupes are back again this year. “The farmer from Ponder has returned with a wonderful crop of sugary orange flesh,” our man at the Denton Community Market said. We can report the cantaloupes were selling fast, so don’t sleep in on Saturdays if you want one (or four). ■ Friends With Benefits, a Denton nonprofit that raises money for local nonprofits, is crowdfunding to start a North Texas music scholarship for local high school and college students. The fundraising goal is $2,000 by Aug. 10. Visit www.gofundme.com/2bj9tt5s. ■ Folks in Denton have known for a long time to be careful with the UNT logo, although the university itself forgot recently and had to pull some coffee cups off the shelves (unfortunate handle curvature made it look like the mug was spelling a rude anatomical term). But hey, at least it isn’t as bad as the initial logo for Trump and Pence.
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Taco tryouts Hungry? Check out our reconnaissance on Denton’s taquerias ocial media and meme culture insists that tacos are best enjoyed on Tuesdays. This is nonsense. Tacos are suitable for any day of the week, and if your taste for the popular Mexican wrap is a beast that needs feeding (see what we did there?),
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you’re in the right spot. The staff of the Denton RecordChronicle assembled around a big task: to sample as many taco joints in the city as possible and then recommend the tastiest in town to readers. The staff learned that many of Denton’s taco hot spots specialize in street tacos — diminutive tacos made with soft corn tortillas, spicy meat, peppery sauces and tons of flavors. While you can find plenty of traditional tacos at Denton taquerias, with warm flour tortillas or crunchy yellow
corn shells, there’s something charming about the humble street taco. You don’t always get shredded cheese or sour cream with this variety of taco. But you do get a tasty wedge of lime, fresh tomatillo and red salsas, and marinades that tease your taste buds for days. This guide to Denton street tacos isn’t comprehensive, but it is roadtested by our hungry crew. — Lucinda Breeding
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Parting Shot “Additional support for Pawnee Public Radio comes from the Edgar C. and Janis R. Lumway Foundation and the Richard and Wallenberg Foundation Foundation, dedicated to the idea that all human beings deserve a chance to hear about foundations.” — Parks and Recreation Denton Dammit is an old-fashioned gossip column about people, places and things in and around Denton. Send your submissions to Lucinda Breeding at cbreeding@dentonrc.com.
Friendly skies By Rhiannon Saegert Staff Writer rsaegert@dentonrc.com
The nonprofit aviation group Flying Vikings will team up with the city to help kids with chronic illnesses or physical disabilities take
Flying Vikings heading to Denton to get special-needs children into air
to the skies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 27 at Denton Enterprise Airport. “I’ve been doing this for 15 years. I realize now that your life can change in an instant, and people have to treasure that a little more,”
said Paul Hanson, CEO of Flying Vikings. “I get kids who went to the doctor thinking it was hay fever, and then they’ve been diagnosed with cancer. I’ve seen kids who go to the doctor, they think it’s allergies, and it’s leukemia.”
Volunteer pilots will take children and family members on 30minute joyrides. Kids will have the chance to try their hand at flying the plane during each trip. About See VIKINGS on 3