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Hope sprouts up through the cracks amid the intriguing period architecture in this troubled Westside community.

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Hope sprouts up through the cracks amid the intriguing period architecture in this troubled Westside community.

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hough Las Vegas Trail itself is only about a mile long, it looms large in the history of Fort Worth and in most of our psyches. In a 2017 series of stories, the Star-Telegram summed up the Westside area with the simple phrase “drugs, guns, abuse — and a sliver of hope.”

LVT, or simply “The Trail,” as it’s come to be known, hasn’t always been this way. The first homes were built in 1956, and through the mid-1980s, this part of the West Side was almost exclusively white and white collar, drawn by the promise of living in Western Hills. That’s what this LVT-adjacent neighborhood was called when it was drawn up and master-planned. A 1957 ad in the Star-Telegram reads, “You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the prices after you see the exceptional added qualities you’ll enjoy in … Western Hills Homes.”

The ad goes on to say that Western Hills residents would play an important part in the development of community life in the new addition. As the area grew, many Western Hills residents did watch their community grow but not always for the best.

Most of the original inhabitants worked at nearby General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin), and many of the homeowners in the area are retirees from GD or the Naval Air Station (formerly Carswell Air Force Base).

The area fell into disrepair after GD closed. In the area past Alta Mere Drive heading west, the nice homes stretch along and neighbor a cluster of lowincome apartments that went up over an 18-year period between 1967 and 1985.

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of Western Hills are held together by old motels and inns. The Landmark Lodge Motel’s bright, retro sign lights up the strip along with cabarets catering to the local motel guests and others passing through. Many nonprofits see the area as where they are needed most. Food Not Bombs is just one charity group whose volunteers regularly attempt to brighten up the Trail, handing out food every Friday at the LVT Laundromat.

The area became depressed through neglect, changing demographics, and a stark lack of investment in infrastructure, such as parks and community centers.

The cheap motels and deteriorating apartments attracted transients, and over time the neighborhood became a haven for gangs, undesirables, and pervasive crime.

Taking a closer look at LVT reveals that even among all of the problems, there are glimmers of hope. There are still many people who care about their community and even more who see the light amid the darkness. There’s also the intriguing period architecture, which in its density is unlike anything else in Fort Worth.

Since the Star-Telegram’s series, which exposed myriad problems along LVT — especially high unemployment and drugs — city officials have begun to pay attention. Two years ago, the city purchased the Westside YMCA and turned it into the Rise Community Center. Just a mile east of the Trail, the building sits across from a public library in a nearby apartment complex. The center provides a food bank, job training, and health living resources through LVT Rise, a nonprofit created to consolidate services for the struggling Las Vegas Trail area. l

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If you exit Las Vegas Trail from I-30 and head south, you’ll see many low-income apartment complexes and housing for those below the poverty line. During the day, the street isn’t as busy as it is at night with a mix of primarily Black and Latino adults and teens hanging out in front of convenience stores, vacant parking lots, or neighboring apartment breezeways.

Like Sydnee Dunagan, Reyna Terra said she has roots off Hwy. 80 and spent most of her early years in the area. In 2013, she found herself living at Drummers Inn, paying a weekly fee with her boyfriend at the time. Terra said the experience of living at the inn is something she never wants to go through again. She gives back to her community by passing out food to the needy on Friday afternoons with charities like Food Not Bombs.

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Once you pass Drummers Inn, heading farther west on the Hwy. 80 strip, a giant 1960s neon sign lights up Landmark Lodge Motel. The motel remains private property, and photography is not welcome on the premises. Most Yelp reviews describe it as roachinfested, dirty, and not well kept, but they’re not all necessarily negative.

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Reyna Terra volunteers every Friday at the Laundromat on the corner of the Trail and Cimmaron, where Sydnee Dunagan stands.

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Behind Sydnee Dunagan’s home, a creek divides her backyard and her surrounding neighbors. Dunagan says many homeless visit the low-running creek to sleep or share illegal substances. Dunagan said there have been a few instances when she felt unsafe and called the police.

Sydnee Dunagan lives one street down from Las Vegas Trail and grew up a few blocks away, near Cimmaron Trail. Dunagan describes the area as a place where she had to watch her back throughout her life, which became more of an instilled trait.

She currently lives with her family and a housemate and said the area is nothing new, but seeing crime happening in the poor and underserved areas with families living in broken homes is disheartening.

Adult lounges like Corsets Cabaret welcome customers and clients from the nearby motels.

Terra said that many of the guests at Drummers Inn were traveling construction workers 10 who would rent a room for the weekend and usually spend their nights at the lounges.

Amid the clusters of motels and inns within walking distance from one another, the Golden Gate Motel is one of the smaller operations. Most of the motels look alike because most of them were built in the 1950s and early ’60s, back when the Western Hills masterplanned community was under construction.

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The recent announcement of a trial date for Aaron Dean is yet another reminder of how long police accountability can take. It’s been nearly two years since the former Fort Worth police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman, while she played video games with her nephew in the Southside home she shared with her mother. As Dean’s trial begins in November, supporters of police accountability will concurrently follow the courtroom proceedings and the city’s handling of a proposed Community Police Oversight and Accountability Board.

More than 160 cities and counties have implemented civilian oversight of police through review boards, according to the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, a nonprofit that works to improve and promote civilian oversight of police.

The process of creating Fort Worth’s community review board began in 2018 when the city-appointed Race and Culture Task Force proposed police oversight as one of 22 recommendations to address inequal-

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My oldest is down with COVID. When he first got sick and took the test, he didn’t feel well. That has changed. Despite having a good supply of oxygen, he had to go to the emergency room twice, and then last week an ambulance brought him a third time. The hospital found a bed for him. Here in Texas these days, that means you are pretty damned ill, because there are beds for only really ill people. The rest have already been taken by other COVID patients.

What do you say? I can’t visit him, and he has a tough time talking on the phone because of shortness of breath.

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35-year-old still playing a lot of soccer at a very competitive level. This is a kid who removed an old water heater and installed a new one for me just as his illness was coming on. This is a guy who is father to my three grandkids. So far, two of them — along with his wife — are COVID positive, but it looks like *fingers crossed* the symptoms are mild, a spiked temperature and a few other things, like not tasting food, for a day or so, and nothing since then. The girls are 11 and 4, too young for the vaccine. My daughter-in-law is fully vaccinated, so hopefully her case won’t get worse.

My son, on the other hand, was plenty old enough to get vaccinated but chose not to. He would never give me his reasons, and I suspect he really had none, other than being a 35-year-old athlete who thought he was bulletproof.

this is what we’ve been working on for the last year, you guys have wasted money, time, and effort. This has disappointed me.”

Young, who was a member of the working volunteer group that labored from late December through July to draft the recommendations that Neal presented during the city council work session, said several problems plagued the working group from the beginning.

For one, the working group was directed by city leaders to draft oversight proposals that centered on police policy, not investigative powers, she said.

By comparison, Dallas’ review board works closely with its Office of Community Police Oversight, which is similar in function to Fort Worth’s police monitor office.

Dallas’ review board and office of police oversight have investigative powers that include the ability to “subpoena civilians and require officers to provide a statement,” according to the City of Dallas’ website.

Early on, Young alleges, Fort Worth city staff lied about the legality of civilians requesting police personnel files.

Neal’s decision to bring the draft recommendations to city council before they were

When you are a parent, you never stop being concerned about your kids.

Once they are on their own, of course, the concern is from a distance. You can no longer bribe them into eating spinach if they really hate it. My three kids are all grown up and as willful as I was and am.

Heck, they’re almost as willful as their mother and grandmother, and that is willful in all caps.

I’m pissed off that he didn’t get the jab. Yes, we might all grow purple heads out of our shoulders as a side effect in a few years, but so what? Still, it was his choice, and it is what it is. But I’m scared, worried, concerned. As a jungle tour guide, I’m the one who’s supposed to catch exotic diseases and wind up in the ICU, not my kids. I’ll wait until he’s better before I lay into him for being so damned selfish.

Hundreds of thousands of people are

going through this right now, worrying about their kids, their parents, cousins, friends lying in hospitals all across the country. I hope they all get better soon.

And I hope my kid does, too, and that the girls and my daughter-in-law show no more symptoms. I love you guys. Get well soon. — Peter Gorman Peter Gorman, who wrote for the Fort Worth Weekly for 17 years, is the author of the new book Magic Mushrooms in India and Other Incredible Tales.

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recommendations during a city council work session. Her current recommendations do not allow the proposed community review board to review citizen complaints against police, which goes against common practice.

The main purpose of independent police oversight is to allow residents to review and investigate documented incidents of police misconduct. The proposed 15-member volunteer board would be appointed by city councilmembers for the purpose of collaborating “with the police monitors and Fort Worth police department to develop a more transparent police department through review of and recommendations of Fort Worth police department policies, practices, and procedures.”

Councilmember Chris Nettles, whose recent campaign centered on police reform, scoffed at the largely symbolic powers that Neal, based on the working group’s recommendations, proposed to city leaders.

“To look at procedures and policies, that’s what your office does,” Nettles said, referring to Neal’s position as police monitor.

“This board needs to look at complaints as well as policy and procedure. This is not what we asked for. I’m not going to support this. If

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Last summer, Councilmember Chris Nettles led several peaceful protests against police violence.

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Draft recommendations by the city’s police monitors are out of step with the community’s demands for officer accountability.

ity and racial tensions in Fort Worth. Based on those recommendations, in early 2020, Fort Worth City Council created the Office of the Police Oversight Monitor to review police policies and citizen complaints and to reach out to the community to learn what a Fort Worth police community review board should look like. Kim Neal, who heads the police monitor office, convened a volunteer group of community stakeholders in December to draft proposals for a police community review board. The group met every two weeks for several months through the first part of this year.

Pamela Young, lead organizer for the Tarrant County Coalition for Community Oversight (TCCCO), itself a coalition of reform-minded groups, said local grassroots organizations and many Fort Worth residents see independent oversight of Fort Worth’s police department as the most important recommendation to come out of the Race and Culture Task Force. Young worries that special interests and Fort Worth’s historic love of maintaining the status quo will squander the types of meaningful police oversight reforms that Dallas, Austin, and many other major Texas cities have already implemented.

Young’s worries are far from unfounded.

City leaders recently backpedaled on a key recommendation of the Race and Culture Task Force — the formation of an independent redistricting council to oversee city council redistricting following the recent release of U.S. Census findings (“City Officials Backpedaling on Promises?” Jan. 28). Ongoing redistricting efforts are being led by a city council-appointed task force, a process that many see as inherently plagued by conflicts of interest. In June, our readers were reminded of the lengths Fort Worth police department’s Office of Internal Affairs will go to when covering up misconduct by high-ranking officers (“Shedding Light on Misconduct,” July 21).

Last week, police monitor Neal presented a draft of community review board

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presented to the community is a worrisome sign of how the entire process appears to put city interests over the community interests, Young added. TCCCO members presented City Manager David Cooke with a working group proposal that called for public discussions before any police community review board proposals were presented to the mayor and city council.

Community meetings would have allowed residents to voice concerns about the police community review board proposals, which are largely powerless in their current form, Young said.

Nettles told us that Neal will update the proposals to include a civilian review of police complaints. The councilmember said he would also like to empower the police community review board to have subpoena powers over civilians, but he is willing to drop that requirement if it helps garner broader councilmember support.

Nettles said he is frustrated that the process avoided consideration of a police review component, but he understands that Neal was dealing with a more conservative city council last December when she began her work in earnest.

The new city council has “been in office for 105 days,” Nettles told us. “The prior council did not have any excitement about moving in this direction. Her ability to [consider police conduct investigations by civilians] was not allowed to happen.”

Mayor Mattie Parker has repeatedly stated over the past few months that she would not weigh in on the topic until Neal made more formal proposals. Speaking to the Fort Worth Report last week, Parker said she is not ready to support the proposals because a lot of confusion remains over the scope and powers of the police community review board. Parker’s recent mayoral campaign

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The Fort Worth Women’s March is one of hundreds of similar rallies that will pop up across the country on Saturday.

The annual march usually takes place in January. This year the national nonprofit Women’s March has encouraged fall rallies in response to the abortion ban in Texas and in anticipation of future court cases that could roll back access to abortion in other states.

The Tarrant County Democratic Women’s Club and the Tarrant County Democratic Party are co-hosting the local event.

Pre-Women’s March Sign-Making Party 6-8pm Wed, Sep 29, at Mamma Mia Italian Grill, 3124 E Belknap St, FW. 817-759-0100.

Hosted by the Tarrant County Democratic Women’s Club. Open to all. Supplies are provided, but people are welcome to bring their own. BYOB.

benefited heavily from support from Fort Worth’s police union.

“Neal does have the capacity to do investigations that are submitted to her office outside of the internal affairs process that the Fort Worth PD has,” Parker said. “Those processes are already in place on behalf of citizens.”

We reached out to the police monitor’s office for official figures on how many police officers have been disciplined as a direct result of a police monitor investigation. The Office of the Police Oversight Monitor “has not conducted any independent investigations,” Neal said in an email.

Young said that an empowered civilian oversight board should have the power to review both the police department and police monitors. The recent election of councilmembers Elizabeth Beck, Jared Williams, and Nettles has given Fort Worth its first real opportunity for police oversight, she added.

“I’m hopeful that this council, especially these new councilmembers,” will enact meaningful accountability for both the police and police monitors, Young said.

Nettles said last week’s work session meeting wasn’t a total setback. Once Neal gives an updated presentation that include a civilian-led review component, Nettles said he will call for the item to be placed on a city council meeting agenda. By March 2022, the 15-member board could begin work investigating police misconduct. Fort Worth’s police chief would still retain the authority to discipline police officers as warranted, but the civilian board would issue its own independent findings that would be made public, Nettles said.

“Other major cities are doing citizen review the way that we’re refusing to,” Nettles said. “I’m trying to be a force to wake” up city leadership. l

Fort Worth Women’s March and Rally for Abortion Access 11:30am-12:30pm Sat at the Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 E Weatherford St, FW.

“We are hoping, both individually as Fort Worth and as a national movement, to alert the Supreme Court … that women are not going to accept overturning Roe v.

Wade,” said co-organizer Vicki Moore.

The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday.

The rally portion will take place on the eastside steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse downtown. Representative Nicole Collier; Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Allison Campolo and Executive Director Iris Garcia; and Crystal Gayden, attorney and candidate for Judge of the 324th Family District Court, will all speak. They will be joined by two local women sharing stories about their abortions.

Afterward, the rally will walk a mile loop to the Fort Worth Convention Center on Houston Street and back.

Moore said she hopes for anywhere between 1,000 to 5,000 attendants.

“Every single [person] that cares about their rights and the rights of others should turn out,” she said. — Madison Simmons

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Before the pandemic, many were struggling to make ends meet.

Despite being fully employed, 25% of families in Tarrant County did not have enough income to afford a bare-bones household budget*.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate this issue.

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After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Fair of Texas Thursday (3921 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Dallas, 214-565-9931) is back. In the words of Big Tex himself, this year’s theme is a resounding, “Howdy, folks!”

The commemorative theme art represents a diverse variety of folks enjoying all things Texan, found on the fairgrounds. Now thru Sun, Oct 17, check out the new (fried) foods and a stellar lineup of artists at the Chevrolet Main Stage every weekend of the 24-day event, including Black Pumas, Dru Hill, La Energia Nortena, and Clay Walker during opening weekend. Tickets are $10-24 at BigTex.com.

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This weekend, travel to discover Downtown Arlington at the Ramblin’ Friday Roads Music Festival (817-303-2800). This music event Fri-Sun features blues, country, gospel, jazz, rock, and more over three days at 18 venues, including Arlington Music Hall (224 N Center St, 817226-4400), Levitt Pavilion (100 W Abram St, 817-543-4308), and Texas Live (1650 E Randol Mill Rd, 817-852-6688). Big Ass Brass Band, Chromeo, Dan Cavanaugh Quartet, William Clark Green, Grupo Control, April Hutchins, Jamestown Revival, Tatiana Ladymay, La Sonora Dinamita, Shaker Hymns, Bobby Pulido, Mike Ryan, Monica Salvidar, Jesse Stration, Gene Watson, and

Wynn Williams are a few of the big-name acts tapped to headline at various venues. Tickets are $45-250 at RamblinRoadsFest.com.

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For a totally immersive Halloween experience, head to Screams. Located on the Saturday grounds of Scarborough Fair (I-35 at FM 66, Waxahachie, 972-938-3247), the five haunted houses have different themes, including two new ones this season — Klownz in 3D and Times Up Maze. There’s also a haunted cemetery, games of skill, and live entertainment throughout the park. Plus, you can drink beer and sing Scary-Oke at the pub.

Screams is open 7:30pm-1am Fri-Sat thru Sat, Oct 30. Tickets are $42 at ScreamsPark.com.

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Arlington’s newest festival — Ramblin’ Roads Music Festival — includes a gospel Sunday brunch. From 12:30pm to 2:30pm on Sunday, head to Restaurant506 at The Sanford House Inn & Spa (506 N Center St, Arlington, 817-801-5541) for the Franklin Image Group Gospel Brunch featuring Grammy award-winning artist Myron Butler. Brunch will be served in an intimate outdoor setting. Brunch tickets are separate from festival tickets and can be purchased at RamblinRoadsFest.com/Gospel-Brunch for $100 per person.

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Are you looking for a new place to watch Monday Night Football? Maxines (4020 Monday Benbrook Hwy, 817-4209754) is back open under new management.

Along with all the football — and other sportsball — you can handle, there’s darts, pool, karaoke (Fridays), and live music.

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If you’re recently given up drinking, football season may be testing your Tuesday sobriety. From 6:30pm to 8:30pm every Tuesday, The Life Church Arlington (2001 Brown Blvd, 817-635-0110) hosts a Celebrate Recovery meeting. This 12-step program is for anyone struggling with addiction and interested in a Christian program. If you prefer to attend a virtual meeting, Fort Worth Alcoholics Anonymous has them listed by city at FortWorthAA.org.

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Every Wednesday at 6pm, In the Bucket Disc Golf Wednesday does a Putt Night at Lola’s Trailer Park (2735 W 5th St, 817-759-9100). Due to the usual COVID-19 precautions, you still need to bring your own putters (you know, the Frisbee-I-mean-disc things). You can also buy putters and other disc golf merchandise on-site. The games are set up as bracket-style heads-up matches, with winners being the first to 10 points with a double elimination in effect. The buyin is $10, and there is a cash payout for the top three winners. For more details, visit IntheBucketDiscGolf.com.

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Ramblin’ Roads Music Festival --- Best Of 2021 Critic’s Choice for top things to do this fall --- is happening this weekend.

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Conceived as an extension of the current momentum in the Arlington music and art scene, the vision is that this festival will provide the opportunity for Arlington to play host to the national and regional music scenes while showcasing the local up-and-coming talent. This inaugural event includes three days of music, a gospel brunch, a car show, and a movie screening.

Ramblin’ Roads takes place at 18+ venues in Arlington from Friday to Sunday, October 1-3, 2021. Acts start Friday at 6pm and end late Sunday evening. The participating major venues are Levitt Pavilion, Texas Live! and Arlington Music Hall. Smaller participating venues include Create Arlington, Cartel Taco Bar, Grease Monkey Burger Shop & Social House, Growl Records, Hurtado Barbecue, Inclusion Coffee, J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill, Legal Draft Beer Co, Maverick’s Sports Grill, and Old School Pizza Tavern. Plus, you can enjoy even more music in select listening rooms including 4 Kahunas Tiki Lounge, Arlington Music Hall Listening Room, Catalyst Creative Arts, Hershey’s Palace, Hooligan’s Pub, On Tap, and Urban Alchemy. Here’s who’s playing when.

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The last time fans at AT&T Stadium saw Dak Prescott in uniform, he was chewing on a towel with tears streaming down his face.

(I sat in my living room with my own tears running freely.) We all remember Oct. 11 of last year. In a matchup against the Giants, No. 4 was devastatingly carted off the field after failing to shove his nearly severed foot back in place as it dangled sickeningly from his shin. The compound fracture in his ankle was one of the more gruesome injuries you could ever see. In an instant, the quarterback who was then on pace for an impossible 6,500-yard passing season had played his last down of the year. On Monday, in front of 93,000 of the Cowboys faithful, after a year of rehab, grind, and guts, our hero finally returned home. As he had through the first

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impression that the last 11 and a half months didn’t happen and that Prescott has just been continuing on that 6,500-yard pace begun a year ago. Make no mistake, Dak is still playing at an extremely high level, but it’s what he’s not doing that really tells the tale of how far he’s seemed to jump. He’s quickly gone from his brief flirtation with being Brett Favre Deux last year into a legitimate elite player at his position.

Through three games, his stats aren’t necessarily crazy (if you ignore the otherworldly 78% completion percentage!).

It’s in his absolute control of the game, his calm and presence in the pocket, his decision-making, and his unparalleled leadership that he’s really displaying the stratospheric level of his performance. He’s now managed to match all the intangibles we always knew he possessed with a seemingly unshakable command of the physical skills required of his position as well. His reads, his accuracy, his touch, and, most importantly,

his patience have been massively elevated.

Instead of forcing Mahomes-ian heroics, Dak is just playing the game the opposing defense is allowing him, and that is almost more difficult. It appears eerily close to the same kind of command of the game that Tom Brady has. (Save it. I’m not saying Dak is Brady and putting his bust next to TB12’s in Canton … yet. I’m simply pointing out the similarity in what is making them successful this year. And those similarities are plentiful.)

The ankle is ancient history. Dak is not just back. He’s progressed into elitehood.

I’ve had him as a lock for Comeback Player of the Year since basically Oct. 12 last year. If he keeps up the performance he’s managed through the first three weeks of the season, you can add MVP to the list of hardware he has a chance to accrue. It might also be enough to have him compete for that coveted shiny silver football to go along with the haul. l

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two games this season, Prescott put on a show, leading his team to a 41-21 stomping of the hated Philadelphia Eagles.

On national television, the Cowboys embarrassed Philly in a lopsided affair that, by my count, really should have been closer to 52-7. That’s if you grant Dak the touchdown he was robbed of and add Greg Zuerlein’s missed PAT and the field goal they could (should) have been able to kick before the half. The offense moved the ball at will and went five of six in red-zone efficiency, a major improvement over previous weeks. The defense stood tall, especially in the absence of several key starters, getting key turnovers and even a defensive touchdown. The playcalling by coordinators on both sides of the ball was even so good it again neutralized the infuriating clock-management of Head Coach Mike McCarthy, an issue that seems to become more glaring by the week. Special teams continues to be a groan-inducing affair, but that’s just a tiny little fly in the Cowboys’ Preparation H. So get hype! There’s lots to feel good about from Monday’s game. The Cowboys boast a practically laughable wealth of weapons on offense, and on defense, cornerback Trevon Diggs and he-seemsto-already-be-able-to-do-it-all linebacker/ defensive end Micah Parsons are emerging as legitimate flat-out playmakers. Couple this with the apparent bottom-dwelling quality of the rest of the NFC East, and Dallas is all but assured the division crown and a playoff appearance. Yet it’s the play of one individual in particular that really gives the Cowboys the upside they appear to have: that same Rayne Dakota Prescott.

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This offseason was supposed to be different. With a hip, young new general manager and a player-friendly (if not wifefriendly) head coach, the Dallas Mavericks were finally going to land that elusive free agent stud.

After unfulfilled trade speculation and another year of finishing second in the sweepstakes of at least one big-name player, the Mavs are once again poised to squander another year of prime Luka.

To be fair to the new front office, the off-season laundry list was long and daunting. It’s not as though the Mavs didn’t make moves, but none of them shifted the needle so far that the team will go from playoff contender to surefire title favorite.

The Mavs are counting on a few players to take the next step in their development, others to stay consistently healthy, for new head coach Jason Kidd to reinvigorate the defense, and — as has been the case every season since he was traded here — for Kristaps Porzingis to recapture his unicorn mojo.

As training camp began on Tuesday, Dallas has 16 players signed to guaranteed contracts. One will have to go before opening night. Here’s the hand Kidd has been dealt.

Guards: Sterling Brown, Jalen Brunson, Reggie Bullock, Trey Burke, Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr., Frank Ntilikina, Tyrell Terry Forwards: Josh Green, Dorian FinneySmith, Eugene Omoruyi, Kristaps Porzingis,

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Porzingis’ success this season will not only determine his future in Dallas but how far the Mavericks can go.

Centers: Moses Brown, Willie CauleyStein, Maxi Kleber, Boban Marjanovic, Dwight Powell Without question, the easiest way for the Mavs to improve is for Kristaps to elevate his game. There wasn’t a player on the market with his ceiling — when he’s healthy and motivated. Last we checked in with KP, he was standing alone in the corner behind the three-point line kicking rocks and flipping a nickel because Luka didn’t trust him enough to hit a shot or make any impact at all. He appeared frustrated. On the other side of the court, he looked like a prissy coed waiting for his nails to dry.

On a recent episode of The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon said KP is coming into camp this season with a renewed sense of optimism, thanks to Kidd taking the reins.

“I’ll say this: At the end of last year, Porzingis wanted to be traded,” MacMahon said. “My understanding is he feels like he has a fresh start with the coaching change.

He’s had a healthy offseason. He’s been able to work not just on his game but on his body some more — that he’s coming back with a refreshed feel.”

threes on the year. Still, he occasionally showed us some really impressive flashes when it came to individual defensive plays, rebounding, and even distributing the ball.

Tyrell Terry has further to go to become a reliable NBA chess piece. For the Mavs, Terry saw the floor for a grand total of only 56 minutes over the course of just 11 games last season. When the Stanford product was assigned to the G-League, he averaged a respectable 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists while playing nearly 30 minutes per game for the Memphis Hustle. He weighs less than a

newborn labradoodle, so he still needs to develop his body.

Recent Knicks cast-off Frank Ntilikina is another guy to watch. He was taken eighth overall in the 2017 draft but wasn’t a fit after the Knicks changed coaches and systems. He’s a top-tier defender who is trying to revive his career and become the reliable point guard former New York GM Phil Jackson thought he could be.

The main reason for optimism — and perhaps the rising sun — is Luka. If he’s healthy, the Mavs will be good. As long as he’s a Mav, there’s a reason to watch.

I wish we were friends. I’d totally take

a pee test for him. I’d even stop using drugs so I’d pass. I imagine we could be next-door neighbors and talk through cans connected by a string. If he ever committed vehicular manslaughter and I was in the car, I’d jump in the driver’s seat and take the fall.

Expect the Mavs to improve a little, but they’re still going to be stuck as one of the better also-rans. If the team seeds any higher than fifth in the Western Conference, a lot of things will have broken right — and KP will not have broken at all. l

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This will be the first offseason the 7’3” Latvian will have entered and exited healthy. That has to be a good development for the Mavs, though pardon me if I hold my applause until the end of the season. He has two years and more than $69 million remaining on his contract. His success this season will not only determine his future in Dallas but how far the Mavericks can go.

The new Mavs signees address some major holes from last year’s squad. The front office went out and got Reggie Bullock, who shot 41% from deep last season and is a plus on the defensive side of the ball. They also signed Sterling Brown, who, despite being on a lottery-bound Houston Rockets team, shot a career-high 42.3% from beyond the arc and averaged a career-high in points per game (8.2) and rebounds (4.4). Those two players will surely benefit from the looks Doncic will get them on the wing while also giving Dallas some much-needed shooting depth on the roster.

Maxi Kleber was a shell of himself after returning from the COVID-19 list.

He also battled an Achilles injury for most of the year. The big German’s defense regressed, though he did shoot a careerhigh 41% behind the arc. When he’s healthy, Kleber can guard all five positions and provide much-needed shot-blocking off switches. That’s where he can make his biggest impact. The three-pointers are nice, but Kleber is mostly a statue standing in the corner on offense. As The Athletic’s Tim Cato noted, “3.4 of his 4.2 average attempts came on ‘wide open’ scenarios, meaning him spacing the floor didn’t force the defense to collapse due to his spacing.”

Still, three-pointers are the new coin of the realm in the modern NBA. I’ll take ’em.

If Dwight Powell returns to form, the Mavs will once again have an elite rimrunner — a key commodity when Luka has the ball. Powell can’t really guard traditional centers, doesn’t block shots, and is generally a poor rebounder, with the team’s defensive rebounding percentage falling to 71.3% when he was on the floor.

What he can do is switch, catch passes from Luka, and posterize other players at the rim. A healthy Powell can provide a spark off the bench and guard bigger fours like John Collins and Zion Williams.

If you’re looking for a few wild cards who could make a huge difference on the team, young players like Josh Green and Tyrell Terry languished under grumpy ol’ Rick Carlisle, who hates rookies and probably gives out apples at Halloween.

If Green reaches his potential, he can be a lockdown defender and reliable slasher on offense. His three-point game looked like a broken bubble machine, as he shot 16% from three and shot only a total of 25

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I ordered a burrata off the list of antipasti, and the ball of fresh cheese arrived on a bed of pesto sauce with four slices of grilled sourdough bread. The cheese lacked the traditional liquid center of cream and stracciatella, which may be a plus or a minus to you. I appreciated how the sweetness of the curd wasn’t overpowered by too much salt. The bread, meanwhile, was done to that particular

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Downtown Fort Worth has never had much in the way of Italian restaurants.

Sure, Picchi Pacchi is a beloved institution, but it’s strictly a pizza joint, and no one would mistake it for fine dining. Into this vacuum steps Il Modo, the upscale Italian place inside the newly opened KimptonHarper Hotel. It’s the sort of restaurant

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combination of crispness and chewiness that you’d associate with a perfectly baked pizza crust. As a bread starter, this beat the pants off the basket of bread and butter that most restaurants give you, not to mention the olive oil on a plate that many Italian restaurants serve, expecting you to use their bread to soak it up. (That, by the way, is an American practice that natives of Italy would not recognize.)

The kitchen was out of its salmon and chicken entrées when I visited for dinner,

so I ordered the steak. The 6 ounces of filet mignon will underwhelm if you’re one of those diners who wants giant portions of beef to prove your manhood. I thought the beautifully presented dish worked well as a delicate beef dish, with the filet’s flavor enhanced by a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Accompanying the meat were cherry tomatoes and cipollini onions, both subjected to the grill as well, and I liked the smoke and caramel notes that this brought to the veggies. The tomatoes in particular had skins wrinkled from the heat and turned into little bombs of juice and seeds when I speared them with my fork.

The items that aren’t from the grill came out less stellar. The linguine and clams were perfectly fine, though no better than what you’d enjoy at other Italian places. The meatball sandwich sported some terrific meatballs with breadcrumbs and Parmesan giving it that tender texture that you expect. Trouble is, the bread it came on didn’t have that crispy, crackly crust that you’d want from Italian bread.

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One place where the menu’s smallness turned out to be a liability was in the dessert section, where the kitchen only offered the same sweets that every other Italian restaurant offers. How hard could it be for some eatery to stand out by making passable zeppole, granitas, or zuppa Inglese? Anyway, my blood orange sorbet came out with the citrus flavor paramount, and I was glad the dish wasn’t cloyingly sweet the way that so many frozen desserts can be. I also got quite a lot of the sorbet, which makes this one of the few bargains on the menu. For some reason, the cannoli are available only during the lunch

service, and the fried pastry shell harbored a pleasant surprise with mint-flavored cream in the center.

Staffing shortages have bedeviled the restaurant industry ever since the pandemic hit, and they have prevented Il Modo from expanding the menu as was previously scheduled. This is too bad, since grilled octopus has periodically been listed as an entrée online but has not actually been offered by the kitchen. Octopus is the ultimate test of a grill master because while the mollusk is wonderful when it’s done right, it’s easy to screw up, and that’s when eating it becomes like chewing on someone’s week-old party balloon. I have faith in Il Modo’s kitchen to avoid that, enough that I intend to be back once a full staff is at the grill. l

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Last week’s 25th annual Best Of issue was themed out in late-’90s art and showcased our critics’ and readers’ choices for various cuisines in our Good Grub section, including best burger. Counting the readers’ Top 5 picks — in alphabetical order, in case you were wondering — and our critic’s choices, plus two winners in the all-new Funky Burger category, that’s eight winning burgers total. See where I’m going with this?

1. and 2.) The Bearded Lady (300 S Main St, 817-349-9832) was a Top 5 readers’ choice for best burger and also tied for best Funky Burger for its My Oh My, It’s Frito Pie Burger: a half-pound patty topped with a Frito-crusted cheese patty, house-made chili, Fritos, and a sour cream drizzle. Your mouth and belly thank you in advance. The upshot is if you miss this Burger-of-the-Month offering, the Lady’s old favorites are still there for you, starting with the L.U.S.T. Burger (half-pound patty stuffed with feta cheese and roasted poblanos, topped with melted gouda, caramelized onion, and avocado) and the Spicy AF Burger (melted pepper jack, fried Fresno peppers, grilled jalapeños, lettuce, and onion, drizzled with housemade habanero mayo), which actually isn’t all that spicy, just flavored properly.

3.) Charley’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers (4616 Granbury Rd, 817-924-8611; Readers’ Choice, Top 5 Burgers). To quote one of the numerous positive Facebook reviews — Charley’s has an average of 4.6 stars out of 5 — this place delivers delicious burgers, excellent fries and onion rings, and large portions. While our readers know more about this place than we do, our readers are rarely wrong. We’ll be checking this place out soon.

4.) The burger at Dayne’s Craft Barbecue (Lola’s Trailer Park, 2735 W 5th St, 682472-0181; Critic’s Choice, Best Burger) is just fabulousness between a bun. Nothing fancy here. Two melt-in-your-mouth beef patties come topped with gooey cheese and not much else to make for an experience that’s big on the pure symphony created by cooking meat to perfection, covering it with cheese, and piling it onto soft, buttery bread. Dayne’s is open only 11am-2:30pm Fri-Sun. Now that the weather’s getting less unbearable, a trip to Dayne’s should be on your list of weekend plans. We hear the barbecue is pretty top-notch, too.

(We’ve tried it multiple times. It is.)

5.) Dutch’s Hamburgers (3009 S University Dr, 817-927-5522) was a Top 5 readers’ choice for best burger, but historically our critics love this place, too.

The Vaquero Burger can’t be missed. The shredded cheddar cheese, bacon, tangy barbecue sauce, and fried jalapeño and onion strings combine for a salty, rich, spicy, crispy one-way ticket to burger nirvana.

6.) The Chubby Chaser at Eagle’s Point Bar & Grill (1029 N Saginaw Blvd, Saginaw, 817-349-9387) tied for the Critic’s Choice for best Funky Burger. Seems like the hot thing these days is to put delicious sides not next to your burger but actually on it. Out in Saginaw, the newish Eagle’s Point specializes in creative and scrumptious burgers that are decidedly funky yet approachable. In addition to the fan-favorite Sagnasty (sautéed onions, mushrooms, jalapeños, pepper jack, sunny egg, two slices of bacon) and The Porker (cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapeño cheddar sausage, smoked pulled pork, creamy cheese sauce, barbecue drizzle), there’s the mouthwatering Chubby Chaser: a juicy, freshly prepared half-pound patty topped with gooey cheddar, smoked bacon, and, yep, even gooier mac ’n’ cheese. If you want veggies (*sigh* only gonna mess it up), then you’re gonna have to specialize your order, health nut.

7.) Kincaid’s (4901 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-732-2881) is another joint that snagged a well-deserved Top 5 readers’ choice placement for best burger in Best Of 2021. Charles Kincaid’s Grocery and Market, which opened in 1946, was the first of its kind in the area to feature specialty departments, including a fullservice meat market with O.R. Gentry as the head butcher. In 1964, O.R. began cooking burgers on a small griddle for local customers. Using the best cuts of meat and the freshest vegetables from the produce rack, the burgers soon became legendary.

8.) Rodeo Goat (2836 Bledsoe St, 817877-4628) — another Top 5 readers’ choice for best burger — prides itself on handmade fresh-ground patties, creative toppings, and hand-punched fries, and the Weekly isn’t the only media outlet to take notice. Along with being a perennial favorite in our Best Ofs, Rodeo Goat has earned accolades in Texas Monthly (Top 50 burgers), the Star-Telegram (best burger in North Texas), and the Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival (best burger, Bad Hombre).

Personally, I never have room for a burger because I always go for the loaded fries.

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When Driving Slow Motion started about four years ago, the quintet wanted to stretch the listening experience. The post-rockers soon became a live experience in North Texas.

Now with the release of their second album, guitarists Bryan Freymuth, Jason Reed, and Nick Valdez, with bassist Carter Stark and drummer Dustin Weaver, are ready to pick up where they left off post-lockdown.

Adrift:Abyss is now out on Post Recordings, the band’s Indianapolisbased label. Weaver recorded and mixed the six tracks, and Troy Glessner at Spectre Studios (Death Cab for Cutie, August Burns Red, Underoath) in Renton, Washington, mastered them.

“It’s our favorite release yet,” Weaver said. “It’s a beautiful balance of our past sounds and where we’re headed musically.”

Before they became Driving Slow Motion, the guys just jammed together.

It wasn’t until they released a few tracks digitally that they realized they had something special.

“Everything from our live shows to the songs we write and record, we want to evoke emotion, we want people to feel caught up in it and carried away,” Weaver said. “We have our own feelings and inspirations that go into the songs, but we want people to derive their own, which is why we have no lyrics.”

Driving Slow Motion began playing the North Texas circuit. After the group’s self-titled single in 2018, an album the following year, and the 2020 single “Nightfall,” the world went on lockdown, which delayed 2020’s production and led to a canceled tour.

The guys say the lockdown definitely influenced their songwriting.

“The pandemic really affected all of us and our families,” Weaver said, “but it also gave us time to slow down and visit the message we wanted to send with these

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songs. It allowed for a robust demoing process and to approach the record as more of a short film soundtrack, if you will.”

Doing it safely, the band was able to churn out Adrift:Abyss.

“We all had time to be in the house and think of stuff and write things,” Reed said. “I think if we didn’t have as much time to be inside, I think this album wouldn’t be what it is.”

The band was forced to think of its direction, Weaver added. “That time of reflection allowed us to focus on what sounds we wanted to capture, as in not so much of a straightforward post-rock record but more of a soundtrack vibe. We spent loads of time picking the right reverbs and textures to blend so that you’re not hearing one specific pedal in the mix but more of an overall sound that we hoped

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would captivate the listener.”

Each chord on the record strikes a flowing, organic sound. It’s all best taken in a dreamlike state.

The band’s two recently released videos — for “Leaves” in July and “The Fall” in August — were filmed by Freymuth, Valdez, and Stark at the Colorado sand dunes, “an abstract visual narrative,” Weaver said, “to show places of reflection on oneself and the feeling of having to navigate through a trying time alone.”

Adam Dodson, a mutual friend and a visual designer, partnered with the group and helped with assembling the video footage along with producing the album art and establishing the overall visual design. The dreamy visual vibe extends to the stage, where Driving Slow Motion uses a lot of intense imagery and lighting. The band’s next two local shows are Nov. 20 at Harvest House in Denton and Dec. 2 at Tulips FTW on the Near Southside.

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HearSay Thursday is going to be a great night for live local music, and it’s all happening on the Near Southside.

Where you end up will be based on how you’re feeling.

Feeling chill and contemplative, maybe not totally sad but a little distraught about life, love, politics in the way that only sublimity can soothe? MASS (1002 S Main St, 682707-7774) is the place for you. Led by moody songstress Mara Lee Miller, local underground legends Bosque Brown will be preceded by two equally minimalistically epic Fort Worth stars, Eric Osbourne and Katie Robertson.

Masks required for attendance. Tickets are $7-10 at Prekindle, or for $37, receive one ticket plus a limited-edition Dirk Fowler screenprint show poster. It’s the design of the snake twisted into a treble clef. Show starts at 8pm.

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Sunday Supper Club

Three local Texas Music superstars — Courtney Patton, Jason Eady, and Tommy Alverson — will gather 6-8pm Sun at The Post at River East (2925 Race St, 817-945-8890) for the Sunday Supper Club. Tickets are $35 at Eventbrite.

Tables will not be sold at the door and must be purchased in advance. All ages.

Free parking. — Anthony Mariani Contact HearSay at Anthony@FWWeekly.com.

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