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“I had to put a lock on that faucet to keep them from using it,” she said.

Dan McKenzie, who chairs the University West Neighborhood Association, has come home from work to find used condoms, beer cans, and whiskey bottles in his swimming pool.

“People would jump the fence and use my pool when I was not home,” he said A view from his house shows a back alley where students urinate during parties.

“I’ve called the police quite a few times,” McKenzie said. “They know me on a first-name basis. The key is, when you get students congregating and mix in alcohol, bad things are going to happen.”

B Y J E F F P R I N C E Sometimes, Lisa Vanderlinden, a professor who owns a house on Shirley Avenue, People living near TCU are receiving an sees flames leaping above her 9-foot tall education without paying tuition, learning privacy fence when her young neighbors how building permits can overpower good Shirley Avenue homeowners don’t want a local builder to clump four large duplexes into their build illegal backyard bonfires. A swing intentions and compromise is tougher neighborhood. that Vanderlinden placed in her front yard than trigonometry.

Students moved next door to Mar- for her 9-year-old daughter to enjoy someThe single-family homes along Shirley of students living in the rental houses mixed tha Moxon a couple of years ago, and times becomes a late-night crash pad or Avenue in the University West neighbor- among them.

“They are noisy, they get drunk, they noise became maddening for her some make-out perch for students, who leave hood are nice but mostly older and on the small side. Still, they fetch prices in the hun- leave beer bottles and red Solo cups in the nights after 2 a.m. when students would empty beer cans and plastic cups lying in dreds of thousands of dollars because of their yard,” said David Aftandlilian, who bought leave bars and move the party back to her grass. She resolves most of the issues close proximity to the college. Several profes- a house in the 2500 block with his wife, Shirley Avenue. And she noticed the by contacting the students directly rather sors own homes on the street and walk past Sarah Rose, in 2009. Aftandlilian is a TCU rowdy renters made a habit of using her than calling police.

“They’re nice kids and make good delarge shady trees to their classrooms. The professor who otherwise enjoys living in the water hose during the day while she was mixture of young professionals, empty nest- cozy neighborhood and being able to attend gone. Sometimes, they neglected to turn cisions a lot of the time, but they’re young,” ers, and retirees patiently –– and sometimes classes, meetings, and campus events without off the tap, with water running down she said. “I love my students. I spend a lot the curb for hours. of time with these kids and try to support not so patiently –– endures the smattering driving his car.

At the time, my late wife thought our rapprochement that neighbors don’t talk to each other that way, his response was to double down, dropping f-bombs like a rap a godsend. I wasn’t sold on it myself. But after she died, and Jerry’s health continued to decline, I tried to help star. After that I made damn sure to leave my light on.

Of course, a little later, he was all smiles after he’d him, rationalizing that she would have wanted it that way. been laid off by Bell Helicopter and needed to borrow I did all matter of things I thought I’d never do. I called My Neighbor Jerry After I texted a woman down the street that my next- my computer to file for unemployment. I was glad to ambulances for him. During his frequent hospitalizadoor neighbor had died, she wrote back, “The grumpy help, but, as my Daddy used to say, no good deed goes tions, I mowed his front yard and picked up his mail. I guy?” Yes, the grumpy guy. My neighbor Jerry was the unpunished. While hunting and pecking, he noticed the even picked him off the ground a couple of times. No easy quintessential Trump-loving, angry, old, white, working- “No War in Iraq” stickers on my file cabinet. Now it was task since Jerry was a big guy.

Yet as much as I’d like to put a pretty, Christmassy class male –– profanely belligerent, decidedly racist, and confirmed. I was one of those anti-American subversives proudly politically incorrect. And without a doubt, he that Fox News had warned him about. And from then on, feel-good bow on all this –– two men who once fought are now friends for life –– I can’t. With his health in decline, was the worst neighbor I’ve ever had. But over the past living next door to him became a living hell.

One of his favorite modes of harassment was to wait Jerry surely mellowed, but he was never an angel. Not few years, as his health began to fail, we became friends until almost midnight before revving up his Dodge Ram many months ago, he bragged how he had cussed out a of sorts.

When he first moved in about 14 years ago, he came truck, his twin glasspacks hardly muffling its 318-cubic- young pharmacy tech because of some perceived misstep over to introduce himself, telling me he was moving from inch engine, which made our south bedroom windows vi- while at the same ragging on one of his drinking buddies Meadowbrook because it was “getting a little too dark brate like his twin chrome tailpipes. I often had to call the for getting his panties all in a knot over something Jerry –– if you know what I mean,” he added –– and that he police on him. But one Jim Beam-drunk night, he called had said.

But I can’t stop thinking about how during the past wanted to be a good neighbor, so I needed to tell him if the police on himself. I’m serious. The cops came over he did anything wrong. At the time, I scratched my head and asked me, What the hell? “Man, that dude’s just a few few years, he’d call me “bud” when we talked. I don’t know if I really was much of a buddy to him. One thing over that, but, in retrospect, I should have smelled trou- fries short of a Happy Meal, ain’t he?” they said.

But the years of belligerence and drinking took their I do know is that Jerry wasn’t just the old grumpy drunk ble coming.

It didn’t take long. After a few months of relative toll. About five years ago, his health began to fail. One day on our street. He wasn’t only what people saw from the peace, it became clear that Jerry was a weekend drunk Smoky, his German Shepherd, got out. Since Jerry was in outside. Like all of us, he had some good in him. May he and not a nice one. Because he was spying on some neigh- no shape to chase it, another neighbor and I corralled it. finally rest in peace. –– Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue borhood teens doing drugs, he asked me to turn off my After we returned his much beloved dog, Jerry shook my porch light. I complied, but once I made the mistake of hand and thanked me enthusiastically. It had been years Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue is a Fort Worth writer. He can be reached forgetting, and did he tear into me. When I explained since we’d had a civil conversation. at kwheatcroftpardue@yahoo.com.

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A planned development smells like teen spirit to neighbors.

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Real estate investors and builders relied on B zoning to plop duplexes with multiple bedrooms into neighborhoods geared toward families. In 2014, complaints from residents prompted city officials to create a zoning overlay near TCU to curtail the stealth dorms. Some nearby neighborhoods, including Shirley Avenue, were not included in the original overlay but are now seeking similar zoning protections.

HGC is “taking full advantage of all the idiosyncrasies and cracks in the city code” to put four 6,000-square-foot structures on four lots “whereas most houses on this block are 1,500 to 2,000 square feet,” McKenzie said.

The builders are legally permitted but morally deficient if they force a stealth dorm, luxury or not, down the neighborhood’s throat, Stevens said.

“It’s not a question of what’s legal or anyone breaking rules,” she said. “It’s a question of wanting this company and these individuals who are prominent in Fort Worth to do the right thing. They can make a nice little profit building four single-family homes on those four lots instead of four eight-bedroom structures.

“They could enhance the neighborhood instead of ruining the quality of life for everybody on the block,” she continued. “The plea is that they do the right thing for Fort Worth.

It’s clear with the changes that have been occurring over the last several years, there is a real process of wanting to limit stealth dorms.

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tenants, will encourage parking out front on the already congested Shirley Avenue. Typically, curbside parking is hard to find, especially during the day when a nearby public school is open and parking is prohibited on the west side of the street.

HGC’s plans were properly permitted, but the company’s actions were exploitative and shady, neighbors said. Many neighborhoods around TCU and the rest of the city were zoned to allow duplexes during the post-war baby booming era. In recent years, neighborhoods have sought with success to change zoning to single-family homes only. Earlier this year, the Shirley Avenue neighbors spent months seeking just such a change. Their efforts worked. On Dec. 4, City Council approved a zoning change from B (allowing two-family housing) to A-5 (one-family only). The change takes effect in 2019.

HGC, however, received its permits sooner.

“Just before we submitted our application to the city for this street, these lots sold, and [HGC] submitted permits to build four huge duplexes,” McKenzie said.

Over the years, we have written numerous stories about sleepy single-family neighborhoods near TCU transforming into animal houses for students (“Student Scourge,” Oct. 14, 2015).

“We’ve all seen how the student duplexes have destroyed other neighborhoods near TCU,” Aftandlilian said.

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Luxury duplexes with four bedrooms will be marketed at around $225 per square foot, putting them in the $650,000 range, she said. Eight duplexes are being built on 50foot-wide lots with alley access to two-car garages in back. Driveways with parking spaces won’t be built on the front yards.

“The homes are designed to fit into the neighborhood and are a mix of classical, Tudor, and Mediterranean architecture,” Engle wrote.

The company followed the city’s rules, she said.

“Prior to the design of the duplexes, the developer consulted with the city multiple times to assure that what was being designed and built was permissible,” she said.

How do the neighbors disagree with HGC’s characterization of the facts? Let the neighbors count the ways through gritted teeth.

The designs don’t reflect the needs of empty nesters, the neighbors claimed. Most of the bedrooms are clustered upstairs, each with their own bathroom.

“I’m an empty nester,” Stevens said. “I would not buy a house that had three bedrooms and three bathrooms upstairs. That’s disingenuous to claim they are not going to be stealth dorms.”

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them in multiple ways. As their neighbor, I try to do the same thing.”

That support stretches only so far before splintering into frustration. Many homeowners hit their breaking points after recently learning that a local homebuilder is using four razed lots to build a collection of duplexes that could hold 32 people or more in the 2500 block adjacent to Aftandlilian and Rose.

The surrounding neighbors use a familiar term to describe the development: stealth dorms or residences in historically single-family neighborhoods that maximize occupancy rates and serve as de facto student housing.

“If you look at their floor plans, it is very clear they are designed to attract students,” homeowner Doreen Stevens said.

Not so, say the builders.

In 2000, three longtime locals –– Rob Cocahower, John Giordano, and Karl Hahnfeld –– founded HGC Development, and the company website touts “a passion for making Fort Worth a better community one home at a time.” The company mission is described as transforming “a homeowner’s dream into a one-of-a-kind home of distinction and grace built with the utmost care and attention to detail.”

On Shirley Avenue, HGC plans to build “high-end duplexes marketed to empty-nesters, TCU alumni, and sophisticated buyers looking for a lock-and-leave residence with proximity to TCU, Colonial Country Club, the Fort Worth Zoo and the exquisite restau-

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Building a Better Hood A self-described “original gangsta” is using street smarts to reduce poverty and crime in Fort Worth. S T O R Y A N D P H O T O S B Y E D W A R D B R O W N

hef Melissa McCrea was putting the finishing touches on three birthday cakes when a small group of excited black girls arrived. The apartment where she was working, located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Trail and Chapin Road, faces a stretch of road known by locals as the Four Corners of Hell due the high rate of violent crime in the area. The apartment is the temporary headquarters of Build a Better Hood, a four-year-old nonprofit that works to stem the tide of poverty and violence along Las Vegas Trail, Como, and other underdeveloped Fort Worth neighborhoods.

“Last month, one boy said this was the best birthday he’d ever had,” McCrea said, referring to the monthly birthday parties organized by Build a Better Hood.

The low-income apartment reflects the depressed economic conditions around Las Vegas Trail. Here, lines of drying clothes and rusted-out grills fill many back

porches. Crime in the area is rising. Fort Worth police records show an increase in the number of murders along Las Vegas Trail, known to the Fort Worth police department as the West Division, from two in 2016 to 13 in 2017.

As the girls decorated their cakes under the guidance of McCrea, I spoke to a young black man named Trenton Tennison, who was holding his youngest son, Trenton Jr. After a short stint in prison, Tennison, like many of the folks helped by Build a Better Hood, was unable to find work to support his son and wife. He would be living on the streets, he told me, if the nonprofit’s founder and director, Abdul Chappell, hadn’t given him a room in the headquarters. Chappell, sitting nearby, told me that he had found Tennison a well-paying job in construction. Tennison said that, if the job works out, he plans to move out on his own with his family “as soon as possible.”

“I went to jail for a little something,” he said. “I couldn’t move forward, but I had to take care of my family. Abdul, he does things like this all the time, giving back to the community. He’s a good guy. He came through for me.”

Chappell appeared to be in good spirits. Just a few weeks earlier, he was facing prolonged incarceration in Johnson County Jail. Chappell, still awaiting trial for drug- and weapons-related charges tied to an arrest last February, missed a court appearance recently, resulting in his arrest on September 18. During his most recent incarceration — Chappell has been in and out of prison for 25 years — I attended his hearing in Johnson County’s 18th District Court, overseen by Judge John Neill. His bail at that time was $200,000, and Chappell and his lawyer, Lon Woods, were asking that it be lowered to $20,000. Chappell’s visibly shaken wife, Kimberly Gheen, watched from the back of the courtroom.

County police, who found illegal drugs in his car, drugs that Chappell said were not his.

While that case and an ongoing charge in Fort Worth for possession of a small amount of marijuana work their way through the courts, Chappell and his team of volunteers are in the final stages of launching a conflict resolution team to mediate disagreements between residents along Las Vegas Trail before they escalate to violence.

“We know the people in this community,” he said. “We will take [the two disputing parties], separate ways, and have them talk to us. They know what we’ve been through because we’re from the streets. They listen to us. It’s dangerous sometimes. Emotions are high. I believe we can bring crime [in the area] down 60 percent.”

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“This isn’t right,” she said at the time. “Why would you penalize him and raise his bond? It feels like [the legal system] wants him in jail. He’s such a good person. You’re not only taking away from a family. You’re taking away from an entire community.”

Several members of Build a Better Hood watched on as the judge deliberated the request. Chappell said that he was never told of the missed court date that led to his parole violation.

“I’m going to take it under advisement and will decide later this afternoon,” Neil told Chappell and his lawyer.

Outside the courtroom, Chappell’s supporters commiserated and weighed their legal options. Later that week, Neil lowered Chappell’s bond to $120,000.

Chappell maintains that his arrest last February was the result of his being drugged with GHB (a depressant commonly referred to as the “date rape” drug) by a young lady he volunteered to drive home. When he awoke from what he said was a GHB-induced sleep, still in his parked car, he was questioned by Johnson

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Gheen said her husband has been a driven and natural leader since she met him in high school. Four years ago, Chappell reentered Gheen’s life through a comment on a mutual friend’s Facebook post. Gheen reached out to her high school crush. The two met the following week and married shortly after. They first met at Southwest High School, where they shared a health class, in the early 1990s.

Chappell, Gheen said, was “very charismatic and wrote poetry in class. I called him the Pied Piper. People always wanted to be around him.”

Looking back, Gheen said she was in love with him then, though she was too shy to tell him. Gheen said her husband is a very curious and spiritual person. When the topics leave religion, they coalesce around Build a Better Hood. Even during his recent and brief incarceration, Chappell’s phone chats with his wife focused on the nonprofit.

Chappell’s early life is colorfully, and often violently, recounted in his autobiography, Abdul Chappell: Chronicles

and Memoirs of an Original Gangsta, published under his LLC, Chappell Publishing, in 2012. His first home in the late 1970s was Stop Six, an area that he fondly remembered for its close-knit community.

“Everyone left their doors open with only their screens shut,” he wrote.

His family moved to several Fort Worth neighborhoods throughout the 1980s. While living near Las Vegas Trail in 1984, then a mixed neighborhood, Chappell said he was the target of racism on several occasions.

“Elementary school was an even bigger cultural shock to me,” he wrote. “For some reason, ‘African’ and anything related to it was the lowest and most hideous insult to ever exist.”

Around the age of 11, Chappell had his first run-in with racially motivated violence. While passing a 7-Eleven, he was accosted by four white men.

“Hey, nigger,” one man yelled before pushing Chappell down and kicking him repeatedly. “What are you doing on my sidewalk!”

A few years later, under the influence of pop culture, Chappell bought into the materialistic, misogynistic lifestyle espoused by most rappers and hip-hop

culture. Several life-changing events throughout his early adult years would begin to sway him from that crimeworshiping lifestyle but not before a brush with death that is recounted in his memoir.

“Pop! Then another shot rang through the air,” Chappell writes.

He felt a burning sensation on his leg. It was 1991, and 18-year-old Chappell had just stepped away from a payphone in the Como neighborhood.

The shooter, an off-duty sheriff, according to Chappell, had seen him flash his gun. When the officer fled due to return gunfire from Chappell’s nearby friends, the wounded teenager was pulled into a nearby building.

Nearly an hour later, Chappell was still lying in a pool of blood and waiting for an ambulance.

“Man, he’s gonna bleed to death,” Chappell recalled hearing an officer who had arrived on the scene later say.

After the ambulance failed to arrive, several friends drove Chappell to All Saints Medical Center, where he received life-saving surgery. This brush with death didn’t convince Chappell to drop the gangbanging lifestyle. It was around that time

that he founded the Fort Worth chapter of the nationwide Crips, a primarily black street gang that fought for territory against rival gangs, including, most notoriously, the Bloods. Violence in Fort Worth, like much of the United States, swelled to record levels in the early- to mid-1990s, fueled by street gang activity. In 1993, while an active member of the Crips, Chappell was incarcerated in Tarrant County jail under numerous charges that included aggravated robbery. While serving a four-and-a-half-year sentence, he heard about the inadvertent murder of a 4-year-old girl during a shootout between Crips and Bloods. In what was remembered as the “bloody” summer of 1993, the body count from gang violence reached 60 in Fort Worth.

“My child was 2” at the time, he said. “That was it for me. The [victim’s father] was a friend I knew I would have to see. I was a part of that, whether directly or indirectly.”

As he still does, Chappell turned to writing to sort through his mental afflictions. His essays touched on the senselessness of the bloodshed in Fort Worth’s predominantly black neighborhoods.

ending gang-related violence slowly evolved to community organizing. Reading the Bible and the Koran, along with listening to rapper Tupac Shakur, began influencing how Chappell viewed violence.

The community organizer described the allure of gang life and drug culture

last September while helping Build a Better Hood volunteers register voters near the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary School.

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common living area. If the two sides really wanted a citywide truce, the thought went, they would have to prove they could live together in jail first.

The truce held, but Chappell would have to wait another year and a half before he was released from jail. His advocacy for

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“Some of the bailiffs were making copies and passing them around the jail,” Chappell recalled. “I started getting letters too. People were thinking like me.”

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Build a Better Hood volunteers handed out donated Christmas gifts and served dinner at Sweet Home Baptist Church as part of a recent fundraising event.

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be bad guys,” he said. “When you come from impoverished conditions, it’s a totally different body of laws. Where [some] see a criminal, they see survival. There aren’t a lot of job opportunities. The whole concept of being a product of your environment is 100 percent true here. Build a Better Hood, our thing is to bring the neighborhood concept back into the community, so we can create neighborhoods and get away from this ’hood mentality.”

Chappell draws a line from his childhood experience to the plight of black teenagers today.

“Our role models were drug dealers, hustlers, and pimps,” he recalled. “Our ancestors in Africa had rites of passage traditions. They would take 14-year-olds out [into the wild] for six months. When they came home, the families didn’t look at them as kids. Now, our rites of passage include getting shot. You get more respect, and that reinforces the behavior. You got this nice car. People start treating you with respect. That reinforces you wanting to go out and get more money.”

Build a Better Hood isn’t the only group working to reduce violence and poverty on the West Side. The goal of the Las Vegas Trail Revitalization Project (LVT Rise) — a collaboration among the United Way of Tarrant County, private businesses, the city, and human services groups — is to economically uplift long-neglected neighborhoods in the area.

The effort started late last year, and its most visible project is a mobile community center. The large bus provides financial coaching, career development classes, and food pantry services. Chappell recently stepped down from an advisory role within LVT Rise after growing frustrated with several members.

“There are good people on the LBT Rise team,” he said. “But many are so far removed from the conditions of the people.

If you’ve never starved, you can’t tell what life is like here. I don’t think they were expecting me to discuss socioeconomics.”

As we chatted at his headquarters, Chappell handed me a seven-page packet titled “A Disease Called Violence.” The phrase refers to research published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, that finds similarities between violence and infectious diseases.

Building off that knowledge, Chappell is drafting a comprehensive plan to put

teams of conflict resolution specialists on Las Vegas Trail’s streets.

According to the program description, the team of mediators “will be trained in the area of dispute management. Every incident will be approached with the goal in mind of reaching a peaceful resolution, whenever possible.”

Chappell said that the program focuses on preventing violence.

“We want to keep reaching out to the kids. What I’ve been trying to tell the city is that we need to talk to the high-risk community — the ones who are on the corners prostituting and selling dope. If you expect us to do what the police can’t do, which is to lower crime, why not use us and this program.”

Chappell said data from Child Protective Services, MHMR of Tarrant County, and other social services groups could provide names of highrisk individuals.

“We’re going to do three home visits,” he said. “One is a visit to our headquarters, then a needs assessment at their house. If they are having problems with bills, we can help them. We can take away that disease, that dis-ease, that’s making them uncomfortable. We remove that element, and now they’re more receptive to me saying, ‘Man, you need to go get a job.’ ” While Chappell spearheads efforts to combat crime and poverty in the area, other volunteers are running clothing drives and free art classes. Cindy Mantha, Build a Better Hood associate director who met Chappell in the mid-1990s, began volunteering for the nonprofit in 2014.

“I jumped right in and helped him work on the programs he already had in place,” she said. “We started out with art classes. It became much bigger than we expected.”

Local businesses have a huge role to play in revitalizing the West Side, she added.

“Abdul, he’s our foundation,” she said. “He’s the motivation and inspiration for what we do. He’s a natural giver and advocate for the community. He’s been doing this for as far back as I can remember, so I know it’s in his blood.”

The former gang-banger knows that, outwardly, he seems like an unlikely community leader. If he’s concerned about the pending criminal charges in Tarrant and Johnson counties, it doesn’t show. His single-minded focus remains on serving the neighborhoods in which he grew up.

“I thank God for being stabbed in prison and being shot,” he said. “Had I not experienced those things, I would not be able to reach these kids today and relate to the things they are going through today.” l

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Murder Mysteries, this show has Marshal Jim Courtright trying to solve the murder of the Old West’s greedy Christmas-hating magnate E.B. Neazer. The show runs today thru Mon at 2520 Rodeo Plaza Dr, FW. Tickets are $60-99. Call 817-624-7117.

Our part of Texas is ecologically classified as blackland prairie and Sunday post-oak savannah. The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge’s Winter in the Forest program this afternoon will show you the plants that flourish in our terrain and the birds that visit seeking refuge from colder climates.

The event is at 1:30pm at 9601 Forest Ridge Rd, FW. Tickets are $2-4. Call 817237-1111.

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Grapevine’s Palace Theatre for some reason Wednesday waited until the day after Christmas to play The Shop Around the Corner, one of the greatest Christmas films ever. Remade 20 years ago as You’ve Got Mail, this 1940 classic stars James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan as two battling coworkers in a Budapest shop who don’t realize they have fallen for each other via correspondence.

The film screens at 2pm at 300 S Main St, Grapevine. Tickets are $6. Call 817-4103185.

Peter Jackson has done something unusual for his first documentary feature, Thursday They Shall Not Grow Old. Seeing that old film footage of World War I was inevitably silent and black-and-white, he utilized the latest in technology and careful historical research to colorize and put sounds in the film footage, overlaying it with BBC interviews of survivors of the war. The film screens today at 1pm & 4pm

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at various movie theaters. Check Calendar for locations. Tickets are $15. Call 818761-6100.

Stage West isn’t missing a beat this holiday season.

While most other theater Friday companies are taking a break, the troupe is opening Everybody less than a week after closing its version of A Christmas Carol. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play is a comic riff on the medieval morality play Everyman, and it features a nightly lottery that determines which actors portray which roles. The play runs Thu thru Jan 27 at 821 W Vickery Blvd, FW. Tickets are $17-35. Call 817-7849378.

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As mentioned in the sidebar, there are always lots of New Year’s Eve Monday events going on, and you’ll have some new ones to choose from tonight. Cassidy’s Night Club and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra are triedand-true options, as are the local comedy clubs, but this year has some new festivals from new venues, like the open-bar party at City Works and the big bash at Texas Live. Check Calendar for times, addresses, prices, and contact phone numbers.

“So much of any year is flammable / lists of vegetables, partial poems, Tuesday / Orange swirling flame of days / so little is a stone. / Where there was something and suddenly isn’t / an absence shouts, celebrates, leaves a space / I begin again with the smallest numbers.” — from “Burning the Old Year” by Naomi Shibab Nye. From all of us at Fort Worth Weekly, have a happy 2019.

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A year ago this week, we wrote a story on the history of the Haltom Theater (“A Real Pearl,” Dec 27, 2017). It began life 87 years ago as a cinema, where it quickly became one of North Texas’ bona fide movie palaces. Though it has been lying dormant for almost 20 years, investors came in to renovate the structurally sound property and turn it into a multipurpose entertainment center for our time. There are plenty of New Year’s celebrations going on this Monday evening, but only one will involve a historic building welcoming the public once again, and it’s the grand re-opening of the Haltom Theater.

The building will not re-open with a film but rather with the music of the 1980s cover band Metal Shop. You might say that the occasion demands a more prestigious opening act, but we say that the retro songs are perfect for a venue that last saw activity as a furniture and video rental store in the ’80s. Plus, if you buy a ticket for the opening night, you’ll also receive a free meal at the theater’s buffet restaurant, which is packed with the comforting likes of rotisserie chicken, country-fried steak, mashed potatoes, and broccoli florets. Only musical acts are booked for now, but eventually the theater will also hold professional wrestling events and show films once again. 2019 is already looking brighter for the residents of Haltom City and their neighbors.

The grand re-opening of the Haltom Theater is at 9pm Mon at 5601 E Belknap St, Haltom City.

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Fathom Events They Shall Not Grow Old. Peter Jackson’s documentary with color and 17 sound footage of World War I. 1pm & 4pm Thu. 16 5 1 14 Cinemark Ridgmar, 2300 Green Oaks Dr, FW; 13 2 1 Regal Fossil Creek, 6100 N Fwy, FW; Cinemark 5 2 4 2 23 North East Mall, 1101 Melbourne Rd, Hurst; 2 2 21 AMC Parks at Arlington, 3861 S Cooper St, 20 19 Arlington; Cinemark Town Center, 2041 N Hwy 30 287, Mansfield; Cinemark Roanoke, 850 E Hwy 9 2 8 2 114, Roanoke, Harkins Southlake, 1450 Plaza 27 26 Pl, Southlake; Cinemark Tinseltown, 911 Hwy 114, Grapevine; AMC Grapevine Mills, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine. $15. 818761-6100.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth At Eternity’s Gate. Julian Schnabel’s biography of Vincent van Gogh, starring Willem Dafoe. Also with Rupert Friend, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Niels Arestrup, Vincent Perez, Amira Casar, Anne Consigny, and Ampersand Balloon drop and champagne toast. 8pm Oscar Isaac. Fri-Sun. 3200 Darnell St, FW. $8-10.

Mon. 3009 Bledsoe St, FW. $20-100. 682-240817-738-9215.

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Cassidy’s Nightclub Live music, champagne, and 2pm Wed. • Sleepless in Seattle. 2pm Thu. • breakfast buffet. 8pm Mon. 2540 Meacham Blvd, Batman Returns. 7:30pm Sat. 300 S Main St, FW. $50-199. 817-625-9911.

Grapevine. $6. 817-410-3185.

City Works Appetizers, open bar, and photo booth.

9pm Mon. 5288 Monahans Av, FW. $80-90. 682207-1500.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Cary Hoffman A R T M U S E U M S sings tribute to Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Amon Carter Museum of American Art From conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. 7:30pm Mon. Bass Remington to O’Keeffe: The Carter’s Greatest Performance Hall, 555 Commerce St, FW. $50-115.

Hits. Works in various media by Eakins, Homer, 817-665-6000.

Stuart Davis, Saint-Gaudens, and other artists.

Four Day Weekend Includes dinner and comedy Thru May 26. • Plexus No. 34. Site-specific performance. 8pm Mon. 304 Houston St, FW. $100. installation by Gabriel Dawe. Thru Sep 29. 3501 817-226-4DAY. Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. Free. 817-738-1933.

Hooky Bar Black-and-white party. 8pm Mon. 2800 Arlington Museum of Art Along the Eastern Road: Bledsoe St, FW. $20. 817-945-2839.

Hiroshige’s Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido.

Hyena’s Comedy Club, FW Chris Franjola, Nick Guerra.

Wood block prints by the 19th-century Japanese 8pm & 10:30pm Mon. 425 Commerce St, FW. $15artist. Thru Feb 24. 201 W Main St, Arlington.

25. 817-877-LAFF. $5-8. 817-275-4600.

Landmark Bar & Kitchen Door prizes, cash drop, and Kimbell Art Museum Balenciaga in Black. Designs champagne toast. 8pm Mon. 3008 Bledsoe St, FW. by the renowned fashion designer. • Goya in $15-45. 817-984-1166.

Black and White. Works on paper by the great Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar Light hors d’oeuvres, Spanish artist. Thru Jan 6. 3333 Camp Bowie champagne, and party favors. 8pm Mon. 621 Blvd, FW. $14-18. 817-332-8451.

Houston St, FW. $25-300. 817-335-7383.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Big Camera / Sundance Square Live music with Hunter Sullivan.

Little Camera. Photographs by Laurie Simmons.

10:30pm Mon. 4th & Main sts, FW. Free. 817-255Thru Jan 27. • Focus: Njideka Akunyili Crosby / 5700.

Counterparts. Thru Jan 13. 3200 Darnell St, FW. Texas Live! Includes live music, fireworks, party favors, $10-16. 817-738-9215. drinks, and champagne toast. 7pm Mon. 1650 E Sid Richardson Museum Another Frontier: Frederic Randol Mill Rd, Arlington. $25-300. 817-852-6688.

Remington’s East. Thru Sep 8. 309 Main St, FW. Texas Republic Bar & Kitchen Cash drop, champagne Free. 817-332-6554. toast, and DJs. 8pm Mon. 945 Foch St, FW. $20-45.

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G A L L E R I E S The Whiskey Garden 8pm Mon. 2800 Bledsoe St, FW. Artspace 111 Vecinos. Prints by Ron Tomlinson. $10. 682-312-7708.

Thru Feb 2. 111 Hampton St, FW. Free. 817-877The Yard Tacos, open bar, and champagne toast. 8pm 4920.

Mon. 3017 Morton St, FW. $55-75. 817-353-2073.

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Panther City Comedy Weekly comedy and karaoke open-mic. 8pm Fri. 395 Purcey St, FW. $10.

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Billy Bob’s Texas A Cold Hearted Christmas. Interactive dinner theater murder mystery. Sat-Mon. 2520 Rodeo Plaza Dr, FW. $60-99. 817-624-7117.

Stage West Everybody. Regional premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ comic riff on the 15th century morality play Everyman. Dec 27-Jan 27. 821 W Vickery Blvd, FW. $17-35. 817-784-9378.

COMEDY America’s Best Coffee Open-mic. 7pm every Sat & Tue. 3751 Matlock Rd, Arlington. Free. 817-5573375.

Four Day Weekend Theater Improv performances by Four Day Weekend. 7:30pm & 10pm Fri-Sat. 312 Houston St, FW. $20. 817-226-4DAY. Hyena’s Comedy Club, FW Chris Franjola, Nick Guerra. 8pm & 10:30pm Mon. 425 Commerce St,

Wueste. Thru Sat. • Chameleon. Paintings by Jay Wilkinson and glassworks by Austin Fields. Thru Jan 19. 2100 Montgomery St, FW. Free. 817-2355804.

William Campbell Contemporary Art The Signal Series. Paintings and drawings by Mark Smith.

Thru Jan 12. 4935 Byers Av, FW. Free. 817-7379566.

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Meadows Museum Seeking applications for MossChumley Award. Artists must have exhibited professionally for 10 years and reside in North Texas. Deadline Jan 31. 214-768-4246.

S U P P O R T AIDS Outreach Center SMART (Self Management and Recovery Training) Recovery Group. 10am every Wed. • El Sol. 5:30pm every other Wed. • El Futuro Unidos. 6pm first Mon of month. • Mujeres Unidas. 10am every Tue. • Sista to Sista. 11:30am every Tue. 1425 Pennsylvania Av, FW. 817-3351994 or 817-229-4621.

Cancer Friendship and Support Group 6pm Wed. Star Café, 111 W Exchange Dr, FW. 817-624-8701.

Co-Dependents Anonymous 6pm every Fri. Meeting Rm, Unity Church of Fort Worth, 5051 Trail Lake Dr, FW. 817-423-2965.

Depression Bipolar Support Association 7:30pm Fri. Community Rm, All Saints Hospital, 1400 8th Av, FW. 817-654-7100.

DFW PCOS Cysters 1pm Sat. First Congregational UCC Fort Worth, 4201 Trail Lake Dr, FW. 817-8990745.

M U S E U M S Big Bear Native American Museum Display of Native American artifacts collected by Leonard J. Beal. 10am-5pm Sat & 1-5pm Sun. 101 Chisholm Tr, Cleburne. $5. 817-648-1486.

Cattle Baron Mansion Tours Tours of McFarland House and Thistle Hill historic homes. Wed-Fri & Sun. 1509 Pennsylvania Av, FW & 1110 Penn St, FW. $7.50-15. 817-332-5875.

Christian Arts Museum Featuring Judeo-Christianthemed paintings, sculpture, and wax figures.

10am-3pm Wed-Sat. 3205 Hamilton Av, FW. Free. 817-332-7878.

Fort Worth Aviation Museum Historic airplanes and history of aviation in North Texas. 9am-4pm Wed; 9am-5pm Sat; 11am-5pm Sun. 3300 Ross Av, FW. $1-5. 855-733-8627.

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Backyard Wilderness. IMAX presentation. Runs indefinitely. • Grossology. Exhibit on human and animal body functions. Runs indefinitely. • Pandas. IMAX presentation. Runs indefinitely.

1600 Gendy St, FW. $12-15. 817-255-9300.

Granbury Doll House Display of historic dolls, plus doll making and dollhouse furniture making.

10am-4pm Fri-Sat; 1-4pm Sun. 421 Bridge St, Granbury. 817-894-5194.

JFK Tribute Exhibit Site of the president’s last public speech, with sculpture and historic display. Open all hours. General Worth Sq, 916 Main St, FW. Free. 817-870-1692.

National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame Noon-4pm Wed-Fri & noon5pm Sat. 2029 N Main St, FW. $10. 817-5348801.

Stockyards Museum Artifacts and photographs from the early history of Fort Worth. 10am-5pm daily. 131 E Exchange Av, FW. $2. 817-6255082.

Texas Civil War Museum 9am-5pm every Tue-Sat. 760 Jim Wright Fwy, FW. $3-6. 817-246-2323.

Veterans Memorial Air Park Historical military airplanes. 9am-noon Mon-Wed and 9am-5pm Sat and 11am-5pm Sun. 3300 Ross Av, FW. $1-5.

800-575-0535.

Vintage Flying Museum Display of historical airplanes, artifacts, and memorabilia. 9am-5pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, noon-5pm Sun. 505 NW 38th St, FW. $3-8. 817-624-1935.

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N A T U R E Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) The largest independent herbarium in the Southwest, with over one million dried plant specimens.

Extensive botanical and children’s library. Tours available by appointment. 10am-5pm Mon-Fri & 10am-2pm Sat. 1700 University Dr, FW. Free. 817332-4441.

Fort Worth Botanic Garden Conservatory regular hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Sat; 1-4pm Sun. $.50-1 • Japanese Garden regular hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Sun. $3-4.50. • 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, FW. 817871-7686.

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge Bison Feeding Hayride. 10am & 1pm Wed & Tue. $10-16. • Nature Discovery Room. 10am Thu. Free-$5. • Nature Center After Hours. 5:30pm Thu. $5-10. • Winter Walk. 10am & 1pm Fri. Free-$5. • To Nature With Love. 2pm Sat. Free-$5. • Winter in the Forest.

1:30pm Sun. Free-$5. • Resolution Hike. 10am & 1pm Mon. Free-$5. • Garden Center hours: 8am10pm Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm Sat; 1-5pm Sun. • Nature hikes 9am every Sat. Free. • Open 8am-5pm daily.

9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, FW. $2-4. 817-237-1111.

Fort Worth Water Gardens Five-acre water park with fountains and pools, designed by Philip Johnson.

10am-10pm daily. 1502 Commerce St, FW. Free.

817-871-5700.

Fort Worth Zoo 9am-4pm daily. 1989 Colonial Pkwy, FW. $12-15, admission half price on Wed. 817-7597360.

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Endangered species conservation center with over 1,100 animals of native and exotic species. 8:30am-3:29pm Sun-Sat. 2299 Country Rd 2008, Glen Rose. $15.95-25.95.

254-897-2960.

River Legacy Living Science Center Nature trails and science exhibits. 9am-5pm Tue-Sat. 703 NW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington. Free, donations accepted.

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Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium 10am-9:30pm Mon-Sat & 11am-7pm Sun. 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine. $12.75-19. 469-444-3050.

Streams & Valleys Moonlight river trips for kayakers.

7pm Sat. River Park Dr & Bryant Irvin Rd, FW. $50.

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On view through February 3 This holiday season, the Modern will be illuminated with a spectacular array of festive lights.

The Museum will be open until 7 pm on Tuesdays and 8 pm on Fridays. Enjoy the view from Café Modern on Friday evenings for dinner, with seating available from 5 to 8:30 pm. Gallery admission is FREE on Fridays!

S P O R T S Stockyards Championship Rodeo 8pm Fri-Sat. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E Exchange Av, FW. $1020. 888-269-7969.

TCU Women’s basketball vs. Alcorn State. 2pm Sat. Schollmaier Arena, 3000 Stadium Dr, FW. $5-12.

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Martin House Brewery Tours include tasting, live music, and souvenir pint glass. 2-5pm every Sat. 220 S Sylvania Rd, FW. $10. 817-222-0177.

Panther Island Ice Thru Jan 14. Coyote Drive-In, 223 NE 4th St, FW. Free. 817-698-0700.

Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show 2:30pm & 4:30pm Sat. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E Exchange Av, FW. $8-12.

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Rahr & Sons Brewing Tours includes tasting, food, and live music. 5pm every Wed & 1pm every Sat. 701 Galveston Av, FW. $10. 817-810-9266.

Swing Dance Swing dance lesson. 8pm every Tue. Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb St, FW. $5. 817-926-2800.

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Emotions Anonymous 7:30pm every Tue. Smithfield United Methodist Church, 6701 N Smithfield Rd, North Richland Hills. 817-868-9404.

Families Anonymous 7pm every Wed. Travis Avenue Baptist Church South Complex, 717 W Berry St, FW. 817-332-6329.

Fort Worth Cancer Support Group 7pm every Mon. Chaplain’s Office, Harris Methodist Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Av, FW. 817-882-2092.

Fort Worth Ovarian and Gynecological Cancer Support Group 6pm Wed. Central Market, 4651 W Fwy, FW. 817-244-4991.

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Baylor Medical Center, Hwy 114 & Hwy 26, Grapevine. 817-244-4991.

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ART At the Modern, Laurie Simmons tests the truthfulness of photography.

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At the top of the stairs is a wall-length pigment print, a punchy cacophony of brightly colored consumer artifacts splayed out in a rainbow gradient. “2017: The Mess” is at once celebration, observation, and critique.

Turning into the main body of Big Camera/Little Camera, a major survey of Laurie Simmons’ photography, the viewer encounters an early series (1973-1975) of black-and-white photographs of the artist’s friends against a backdrop of cherry wallpaper. At the end of these portraits is the image from 1976 that gives the exhibit its title, a juxtaposition of the hobbyist’s camera owned by Simmons’ father with its replica in miniature.

Within these opening images, the viewer may come to a sense of the themes and variations that have shaped Simmons’ production of work over the past four and a half decades. Shifts in scale, the real versus the facsimile, and the intimacy conveyed with the presence (or absence) of the human form interplay with the artist’s interpretation of our shared media

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The show features more than 100 pieces documenting the artist’s use of shared visual vocabulary to explore our relationship to our cultural context.

The show features more than 100 landscape, consumer messaging, and the roles and signifiers we are expected to pieces documenting the artist’s use of shared visual vocabulary to explore our navigate, negotiate, and assume.

“I think that when I started to take relationship to our cultural context. photographs, people thought about Organized by curator Andrea Karnes, and with Simmons’ full photography and participation, the exhibit photographs as being a Laurie Simmons: is an extraordinary way to tell the truth,” Big Camera/Little opportunity for visitors said Simmons, whose Camera Thru Jan 27 at the Modern to experience the breadth early formal training Art Museum of Fort Worth, of Simmons’ prolific had been in printmaking 3200 Darnell Street, FW. output. and sculpture. “When $10-16. 817-738-9215.

Some of Simmons’ I picked up a camera, images are so iconic that I was really interested even casual visitors will in how a camera could lie, how it could deceive us. I was very have encountered them before. Her series interested in having the camera be a tool of carefully lit domestic scenes from the that didn’t speak about the truth but late 1970s, using dolls and doll furniture spoke more about my fantasies or even my to challenge assumptions of scale, are at once familiar and jarring, turning postwar personal idea about the truth.”

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standards of domesticity into haunting dioramas. Her 2015 series, How We See, plumbs the uncanny valley with vivid portraits of real people, eyes painted onto their closed eyelids, obliquely addressing the one-sided self-commodification of the social media landscape.

“Social media allows us to put our most perfect, desirable, funny, and fake selves forward,” Simmons said, “while naturally raising questions about our longings, yearnings, and vulnerabilities. In How We See, I’d like to direct you how to see while also asking you to make eye contact with 10 women who can’t see you.”

Simmons has staged compositions that blur the lines between mannequins and people, welded oversized props to human legs, and interposed sex dolls into wrenching domestic scenes.

Though much of Simmons’ work over the course of her career has been characterized by her investigations of “women in interior spaces,” her work has not been a one-sided consideration of the limitations inherent in gender stereotypes and archetypes. Simmons’ 2013 series, Two Boys, uses the blank, unconscious adolescent faces of CPR dummies, dressed in hoodies and crouched over laptops in a hospital, to pack the kind of punch that stays with you for days. Her 1990-1992 series, Clothes Make the Man, and 1994’s Café of the Inner Mind use ventriloquists’ dummies to examine both the humor and tragedy of toxic masculinity.

Big Camera/Little Camera is an expansive geography of work, a landscape so lush and impactful that it may be difficult to absorb within a single visit. The work is worth some time, though, and allowing it to sit with you between two or three visits will yield rich rewards. The work explores an interiority that is programmed by external signifiers and runs parallel to our waking consciousness. Along with a biting apprehension of the cruelty imposed upon us by restrictive social norms is the artist’s deep empathy for the humanity that lies beneath the mask.l

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The Top 10 Counting down the year’s best cinematic achievements.

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I’m in pain while I compile this. It’s true that every year, I find worthy movies that fail to make even the honorable mention category that I always include at the bottom of this article. Still, even though I’ve slightly expanded that group and herded 2018’s documentary films into their own list (which is coming in the near future), I’m still hurting over some of the works that I didn’t have space for. Abuse me for those in the comments section if you will and have a nice 2019.

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1. Black Panther. No need to overthink this. Even if this Marvel action blockbuster hadn’t become its own global cultural movement, it would still be an astonishing piece of work, thanks to Ryan Coogler and his team’s fully realized evocation of an African techno paradise. On top of that, it’s a compelling dynastic drama with action set pieces worthy of a James Bond movie. Who says you can’t have a layered discussion of racism and giant charging rhinos in battle armor in the same movie?

Great films are everywhere, but this one shifted the entire zeitgeist.

2. Roma. Alfonso Cuarón can do no wrong, it seems. From the story of a maid in a middle-class family in 1970, he extrapolates a breathtaking panoramic portrait of a Mexico City riven by social inequality and political corruption.

Equally at home with cosseted rich people hunting at their hacienda and protesters in the street being shot by police, Cuarón declares his love for his hometown and the unsung people who make it function with little acknowledgment from polite society.

3. Sorry to Bother You. It was the horse penises. Up until they made their appearance, I found Boots Riley’s film to

Wakanda forever! The culture-shifting Black Panther tops our list of the year’s best movies.

be an amusing and sometimes raucously funny anticapitalist satire. Then Riley whipped out his outrageously big plot twist, and I couldn’t help but gawk at the size of his balls. Spilling over with the absurdity inspired by our gig economy, this features a heroic performance by LaKeith Stanfield and comedy that leaps into the void without losing its grounding.

4. Never Look Away. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is back in form with this three-hour epic about a young German painter enduring the travails of Nazism and Communism before defecting to the West just before the Berlin Wall goes up. This movie works perfectly well as a portrait of German society going through the upheavals of the 20th century, but it’s even better as a gimlet-eyed examination of how an artist sees the world and turns it into meaning.

5. If Beale Street Could Talk. If you were wondering whether Barry Jenkins was a one-hit wonder after seeing Moonlight, wonder no more. His adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel conjures up the same dreamy, intoxicating vibes as his previous film without ignoring the racial injustices that blight the love of a young woman in Harlem for a man unjustly convicted of a crime. In a white man’s world, romance and the beauty of Baldwin’s prose aren’t just an escape but a means of transcendence.

6. The Favourite. Take this as a history lesson or a study in power dynamics, but this 18th-century lesbian sex farce is just great, bitchy fun. Yorgos Lanthimos brings fish-eye lenses and parliamentary food fights to this party, while Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz all give delightful tragicomic performances.

Then again, who wouldn’t savor lines like

“Harley is a fop and a prat and smells like a 96-year-old French whore’s vajuju”? It’s a royal blast.

7. Isle of Dogs. A haiku on Wes Anderson’s film: A dog’s wants in life / Are human love and puppy snaps / Raindrops on peach tree. You don’t have to appreciate the exquisite craftsmanship of this stopmotion animated film to be deeply moved by its rendering of our pets’ loyalty to us and how easily we can be moved to mistreat our furry friends. Anderson’s blending of comedy and action remains excellent as always, and if you ever wanted to hear Tilda Swinton’s voice coming from a pug, here’s your movie.

8. Suspiria. This is how you remake a horror movie. Rather than slavishly copying Dario Argento’s giallo classic and its operatic design, Luca Guadagnino turns 1970s Berlin into a gray, rain-soaked place of violent social protests that frame the monstrosity lurking inside the dance academy. This gay filmmaker observes women’s bodies in their capacity for beauty and terror as they move through space. Oh, that scene with the Russian dancer being torn apart!

9. Tully. You have to see Jason Reitman’s dramedy a second time to fully appreciate the clues and jokes built into Diablo Cody’s ingenious script about a mother coming apart under strain both financial and psychological. With a harrowing performance by Charlize Theron, this is a more terrifying film about motherhood than Hereditary. This is the sort of smallscale project that tends to be relegated to Netflix these days, but it would be a shame to see movies like this disappear from our multiplexes.

10 (tie). Beast, Border, and Burning.

These three adult fairy tales come from

all corners of the globe, all of them with the theme of “My God, this man in my life is a serial killer.” Michael Pearce’s Beast brilliantly evokes a blazing summer on England’s southern coast and an antiheroine who’s more than a match for a monster. Ali Abbasi’s Border wanders into ancient folklore with its saga of a Swedish customs inspector whose superpowers come from trolls. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning is the greatest Haruki Murakami adaptation ever, an examination of male rage amid gorgeous shots of Korean farm country. Whether they venture into the supernatural or not, these films all render their stories into strange, wild, unnerving things.

Honorable mention: Carlos López Estrada’s rap-flavored gentrification tale Blindspotting … Spike Lee’s insider story of police racism BlacKkKlansman …

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s sneaky powerful family drama Shoplifters … Andrew Haigh’s bruising coming-of-age Western Lean on Pete … Paul Schrader’s disquieting religious meditation First Reformed …

Lynne Ramsay’s meticulous crime thriller You Were Never Really Here … Panos Cosmatos’ bonkers retro revenge thriller Mandy … Alex Garland’s visionary science-fiction adventure Annihilation …

Debra Granik’s father-and-daughter PTSD study Leave No Trace … Sebastián Lelio’s quietistic lesbian romance Disobedience … Jacques Audiard’s revisionist Western The Sisters Brothers … John Krasinski’s mostly silent horror flick A Quiet Place … Tamara Jenkins’ compassionate comedy of surrogate pregnancy Private Life …

Masaaki Yuasa’s surreal animated drinkfest Night Is Short, Walk on Girl … Cory Finley’s murderous teen romance Thoroughbreds …

Steven Soderbergh’s unreliably narrated thriller Unsane … and Paul Feig’s tony comic murder mystery A Simple Favor.

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This New Year’s celebration will take place at a secret warehouse in the Near Southside, and ring in 2019 through form, sound, and culture by combining sculptural and light installations. Scheduled music performances include Medicine Man, C.S. Armstrong, Picnictyme, Ronnie Heart, ASA ACE, and many surprise special guests. There are limited VIP and general admission tickets available online.

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937 Woodward St - Fort Worth 817-720-6868 Come celebrate our one-year anniversary and ring in 2019 with us like it’s 1929! Our Roaring ’20s party will feature DJ sets by Jessie Jean Phonograph, Sam Ramirez, and LuLu. There will be free champagne for midnight toast, and no cover. Dress in your best ’20s attire, and let us thank you for a fantastic first year at the Tin Panther!

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Men’s basketball flew to Honolulu last week to dominate the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic tournament, though it wasn’t all beachside massages and fire dancing.

Coach Jamie Dixon has his team peaking at the perfect point prior to their gauntlet of conference contests.

Charlotte 49ers This game was late. TCU tipped at 11pm Fort Worth time. I’ve seen more heavily attended middle school games, but Dixon’s squad required no energy from the crowd.

Charlotte gave the Frogs a contest for the first

Semifinals vs. Bucknell The Sunday night contest with the Bucknell Bison was the game of the tournament.

Both teams looked fatigued from travel and played their second game in as many days.

TCU started slow and fell behind through the first seven minutes of play before

taking their first lead of the night. Dixon’s squad seemed content trading buckets with hot-shooting Bucknell through the first half and surrendered the lead temporarily before stealing it back two minutes before halftime. The breakneck scoring continued in the second half for the Frogs but not their opponents. Guard Alex “Santa” Robinson came down the chimney with gift-wrapped assists for all the good boys wearing purple.

Robinson proved he is among the elite point guards in the country. His stats already suggest superiority, but they were impossible to overlook as the senior went 11 points and 11 assists for a double-double. Frog center Kevin Samuel finished at the top of the Bucknell naughty list with 14 points and nine rebounds as he dominated the paint and devoured second chances. Every TCU starter plus Noi padded their stats with doubledigit numbers. The Frogs put away Bucknell in their second 82-point performance of the tourney, 82-65.

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Noi’s performance is a microcosm of how TCU dominated the field in Hawaii. The Purple’s bench is too deep for others to keep pace with and Dixon’s lineup too versatile.

Noi is a 6-foot-7-inch small forward but plays the perimeter as well as a guard in conjunction with threatening the paint. He finished with 15 points and three long-balls to lead the good guys in scoring from the bench. Charlotte never sniffed a victory after halftime and fell 82-57.

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TCU men surf to their eighth consecutive victory and take the Diamond Head Classic.

Alex Robinson received an extra stocking stuffer after being named the Diamond Head Classic Most Outstanding Player.

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Sycamores (whom TCU beat in their last home game before traveling to Hawaii).

The Sycamores, of Larry Bird fame, are still the hottest three-point-shooting team in the country and always a threat to explode offensively. The Indiana bunch challenged from the opening tip and contended stoutly through the first 10 minutes. Noi and Samuel streaked to build an early 10-point lead that the Frogs maintained into halftime 40-30. Dixon’s players showed up shooting out of the locker room and led by 22 at their greatest advantage before going cold from the field. The Sycamores never relented and clawed back within nine points of the Frogs but could never overcome the early cushion built by TCU in the first half. The hardwood Horned Frogs finished Christmas Day with a tournament trophy under the tree along with an eight-game winning streak.

Robinson led purple scoring with 15 points and added eight rebounds despite logging below-average minutes after getting into early foul trouble. Freshman guard Kendric Davis filled in at point guard when Robinson sat. The dynamic Davis scored 10 points with an assist and a pair of steals. TCU is obviously a very different animal with Robinson on the floor, and the senior will need to play almost every minute of Big 12 contests for the Frogs to reach their goal of making it back to the NCAA tournament.

Dixon and company are staying in Hawaii to play the Sharks from Hawaii Pacific on Friday and then take eight days off before hosting Baylor and then the rest of the Big 12 in much more competitive games. Robinson was named the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player, and the team had a Merry Christmas. Whether they’ll enjoy a happy New Year remains to be seen, but the prospect of champagne wishes and caviar dreams looks good.l

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Open since late summer, Pho Kim rocks a prime corner spot in one of the oddest, most rainbow-multi-culti shopping centers in South Arlington. In the location across from The Parks Mall, you can find the fabulous Ahi Poke Bowl, the venerable Thai House, TasteAfrik, and several other nontraditional nonchain dining establishments. Depending on your pronunciation, the restaurant’s name might sound like something a bitter divorcee might say after her settlement, but the truth is the place is named for its chef and Vietnam’s arguably signature dish. The restaurant touts its authentic Hue cuisine: spicy, beautifully presented offerings from

Chow, Baby The Food Hall at Crockett Row, Part II Day 4: I think all the vendors are suspecting that I live here at the Food Hall on Crockett Row (3000 Crockett St, 817-810-9076). Sure, I’ve taken a few hobo showers in the vast family bathroom, but that’s only because I loaded my bowl from Aina Poke Co. with extra jalapeños and the scorching heat gave me the food sweats.

The stunning-looking bowl was also brimming with a pantry’s worth of elements: perfectly sticky sushi rice, immaculately fresh sushi-grade wasabi salmon and soygarlic ahi tuna, and a colorful collage of avocado, seaweed salad, watermelon relish, Serrano peppers, pickled cucumbers, edamame, mirin, and pickled ginger. Each bite was like a new experience at Chef Kevin Nguyen Ho’s pick-you your-own-poke bar.

Of the two onsite coffee bars, Butler’s Cabinet is by far the more adventurous. Press Waffle Co. is every bit as good, though it serves more standard coffee house fare.

I’m not sure what was in the purple, cold beverage the Butler’s barista handed me after I asked for something to

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The traditional spring rolls with shrimp included the usual combo of cool, crunchy veggies, delicate rice noodles, and immaculately fresh crustaceans. The translucent rice paper wrappers were delicate and taut –– a sure sign they were made fresh, if not exactly to order. But the salmon spring rolls with warm fish in a subtle teriyaki-style glaze augmented by fresh lettuce and mango were outrageously good. The slightly crispy salmon tangoed beautifully with the sweet fruit and crunchy spring mix. It was a little off-putting to eat a warm spring roll, but a few bites of the salmon meant that nobody at my table of three could hold onto their qualms Spring rolls and the special combo were Pho Kim great. for long. The regular spring rolls came with a supremely tasty. The thin tofu-wrapped veritable pantheon of Chinese flavors: beef, fairly standard peanut sauce, while a slightly shrimp, with the crispy, slightly al dente pork, shrimp, and calamari lying perfectly sweet, almost fruity orange dipping sauce wrapper of tofu “skin,” were as good or on those crispy noodles with a succulent, that packed a hint of spice accompanied the better than anything that comes out of a soothing brown soy sauce. Fish balls and a Vietnamese kitchen in Haltom City. The garden full of bok choy and steamed veggies salmon rolls.

Most Vietnamese restaurants have an dish came with a plentiful amount of rice rounded out the plate. The longer the rice assortment of bún (noodle) dishes topped noodles, pickled carrots, cucumbers, and a noodles sat, the gooier and more luscious the dish became. It was so good, I’ve added the with various proteins, but it takes a fairly delightful vinegary sauce.

There’s an undeniable Chinese influence fried rice noodle dish to my go-to comfort authentic restaurant to provide more than just the standard chicken or beef. At Pho Kim, to some of the menu offerings. Take the food items.

And, of course, there’s the pho Vietnam’s sugarcane shrimp paste and tofu-wrapped yeung chow fried rice: a peppery, soy-heavy base with four favorite staple. A small bowl of the good shrimp are plump cooked stuff with filet mignon sliced so thin the on offer. One Pho Kim Spring rolls............................................................... $3.50 shrimp and half meat cooks about 30 seconds after hitting dish begs the Salmon rolls............................................................. $4.99 a hog’s worth of the steaming broth will run you $7.95. The question: Is Pho w/filet mignon.................................................. $7.95 p i n k - r i m m e d broth was a little oily and had umami aplenty there ever Vermicelli noodles w/tofu shrimp wraps and sugarcane shrimp...................................................................... $10.95 t r a d i t i o n a l - with spices I couldn’t exactly pin down. The e n o u g h Yeung chow fried rice ............................................. $10.95 style pork. The bowl came with do-it-yourself condiments: s h r i m p Kim’s combo w/flat noodles................................... $11.99 spicy sausage jalapeño, basil, bean sprouts, carrots, and a wrapped bits, almost lot of cold, thin rice noodles to play with. sugarcane?

If you like Vietnamese food, you’ll find reminiscent of More would have been better, but that just marks me as a boudin, tasted absolutely fantastic, and plenty to clamp your chopsticks onto at Pho greedy. I don’t actually want to know what the ratio of rice to non-rice items was spot Kim’s little corner of the world. If you’re a augments the shrimp in its little grilled on. Kim’s special combo with a crunchy novice to the cuisine, there’s still enough wrapper, other than that this stuff was nest of pan-fried flat rice noodles offered a selection on the menu to keep you happy. l “wake me up,” but it was as bracing as it was refreshing and colorful. It was just what I needed after a long night of definitely not sneaking behind the Knife Bar the evening before and snuggling between two kegs like a feral cat waiting for the morning to come.

Speaking of adventure, Chef Joshua Harmon’s deli/market is stocked full of exotic cheeses, readymade sides, ingredients sourced from obscure locales, freshmade breads, and the sort of fare you’re more likely to see on The Food Network than lil’ ol’ Fort Worth.

Harmon’s enthusiasm for his job is readily apparent.

He’s a chef ’s chef who talks about his menu with the same reverence a holy man might discuss scripture –– and it shows in his food.

You can get deviled eggs at a lot of places, but how about Korean deviled-egg salad with dill, capers, sesame seeds, fried shallots, horseradish, cane syrup, and a drizzle of the popular Japanese condiment Furikake? In most hands, just the sheer number of ingredients crammed into the usually simple dish might taste cluttered and over-treated. Not so here. Harmon’s take on the classic Southern snack was balanced, as each component shone through without obscuring the tangy egg taste.

Need more proof that Harmon, who once worked the line at Grace, is the Fort’s most cutting-edge culinary mad scientist? Check out his version of a muffaletta, the Benny, with its house-cured ham, mortadella, olive salad, and aged provolone crammed between a housemade sesame seed bun. It tasted like deli food that went to graduate school.

You cannot (and should not) walk away from Butler’s Cabinet without taking home some of the bread. My family destroyed a loaf of the miso brioche in less than two days.

A second offering, the crispy-on-the-outside sourdough, opened up to reveal a pillowy soft interior.

I ended my fourth day in a row at the hall with a filling confection from Gigi’s Cupcakes. My chocolate cupcake at the local version of the national chain tasted freshly baked, not too sweet, and was topped with just the right amount of creamy icing. This velvety and moist sweet treat was so much more just the usual opulent fluff served at most cupcake vendors.

I have to cut off this column here. There’s a comfylooking table in front of K.C.-’cue standout Not Just Q that could, theoretically, make a nice bed, and I need to go claim it. I’ll be back with Part III soon.

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Charming hole-in-the-wall serves up authentic German staples and has personable service. A lot of great food for a reasonable price. $ Razzoo’s Cajun Café 318 Main Street (817) 4297009 Serving Cajun favorites such as gumbo, etoufee, jambalaya and fat po’ boy sandwiches.

2006 Readers Choice Best Cajun. $$ Riscky’s BBQ 300 N Main St. 817-877-3306. Reliable ribs and brisket in a spiffy setting. $$ Taverna Pizzeria & Risottoria 465 Throckmorton St. 817-885-7502. The popular Dallas restaurant brings its mostly wonderful mid-scale Italian dishes to Sundance Square, plus fantastic thin-crust pizzas. $$ Uno Chicago Bar & Grill 300 Houston St. 817-8858667. This pizzeria is true to its name, serving up a hearty version of Chicago’s famed deep-dish pizza and fresh pasta dishes. $$

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Oscar’s 3400 Denton Hwy, Haltom City. 817-2229020. Good Tex-Mex fare includes low-fat and vegetarian. Try squash enchiladas and strawberry sopaipillas. $$ Pho Nam 4045 E. Belknap St, Haltom City. 817-8340780. Always-perfect pho and easy-on-the-beginner menu. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Best Vietnamese. $ Reyes Restaurant 1712 N. Sylvania Av. 817-8388444. Mexican standards (including weekend menudo) and a few Salvadoran specialties. $ Scotty’s Deluxe Diner 5100 N Beach St, Haltom City.

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Fort Worth Weekly 2006 Staff Choice Best Breakfast. $ Tributary Café 2813 Race St, FW 817-744-8255. Chef Cindy Crowder-Wheeler provides a remedy with her Tributary Café, an affaire de coeur featuring New Orleans Creole classics and fresh Gulf seafood prepared expertly enough to make the tiny spot a destination favorite. $$

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Chicago’s Catch, 8653 N Beach St, Ste 205. 817337-0706. Small eatery with authentic Chicagostyle hot dogs and many other dishes. Limited seating. $ Dixie House Cafe 5115 NE 28th St, Haltom City. 817222-0882. 6200 E Lancaster, FW. 817-451-6180. (other locations, too) Home-cooked meals such as a plate-size chicken-fried steak, beef tips on rice, and just-baked pies that will do you some wonderful damage. Fort Worth Weekly 2005, 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Home Cooking. $ Enchiladas Olé 901 N Sylvania Av, FW. 817-984-1360.

This small, friendly Mexican eatery specializes in simple, healthy, and delicious enchilada plates with various flavorful homemade sauces, including mole and ancho chile. $ Italy Pasta & Pizza 6751 Bridge St, FW. 817-4572444. Having recently relocated to new digs, near the intersection of I-30 and 820, this ethnic mainstay has brought its fans along with its Italian standards made stellar by rich, flavorful sauces and bountiful portions. $ Mamma Mia 3124 E. Belknap St. 817-759-0100, 1000 W. Magnolia Av., 817-878-2400. Moderate Italian in menu and price, but with gourmet touches and in a pretty, historic building. $

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The Buffet at the Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. 817-332-8451. Eat among the masters at the lunch buffet of specialty soups and salads. $ Café Modern 3200 Darnell St. 817-840-2157.

Delightful luncheon spot in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is the perfect place to gaze at Tadao Ando’s inspired building while noshing on nouvelle cuisine. $$ Cancun Restaurant, 7419 Camp Bowie West, FW. 817-696-8810. Casual Mexican food with upscale atmosphere and service. Carne asada dinner is scrumptious. $ Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, 3120 West 7th St, FW. 817336-8000. You get what you pay for, and at Eddie V’s, you’re paying for some of the best seafood and service in town. $$$ Kona Grill 3028 Crockett St, FW. 817-210-4216.

Fancy, slightly pricey, fair-to-good chain restaurant fare in the West 7th Street corridor. $ M&O Station Grill 200 Carroll St. 817-882-8020. The former owners of 7th Street Station have relocated to the Leonard’s Department Store Museum building — same great diner food, prettier surroundings. Fort Worth Weekly 2008 Readers’ Choice Best Hamburger. $ Oni Ramen 2801 W 7th St, FW. 817-882-6554. Chef Jesus Garcia brings Texas heat to his Japanese noodle shop on West 7th Street. $$ Piola 3700 Mattison Av. 817-989-0007. After closing Ciao and Fizzi, Bobby Albanese returns with this homey, predictably masterful Italian venture that includes stellar lasagna, risotto, and chicken and beef dishes with sides like asparagus and polenta. $$ Pop’s Safari 2929 Morton St. 817-334-0559. While specializing in cigars and wines for the connoisseur, Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Readers’ Choice Best Wine List. $$

Social House 840 Currie St, FW. 817-820-1510.

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Tuk Tuk Thai, 3431 W 7th St, FW. 817-332-3339.

Enjoy Thai classics delivered, carried out, or in the casual comfort of the dining room at this family-run shop on West 7th. $

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Alba’s Italian Restaurant 4601 Boat Club Rd, FW. 817-238-6664. This traditional, family-owned Italian establishment features top-quality salads, pastas, subs, hot rolls, and pizzas. $ Flips Patio Grill, 6613 Fossil Bluff Dr. 817-632-0400.

Big on taste (burgers, sandwiches, and cheeseheavy entrées), and big on size. Imagine eating on the 50-yard-line of Cowboys Stadium. $ Picosos Mexican Restaurant, 1950 Menefee Ave, FW. 817-420-9300. Comfort food that ranges from traditional Mexican to Tex-Mex in an eclectic, charming family environment. $ Rise no. 3 5135 Monahans Ave. 817-737-7473.

Discover the art of the soufflé at this Frenchinspired bistro with an exceptional wine list. $$$ Sesame Grill Star Village Commons, 3980 Boat Club Rd, Lake Worth. 817-238-1888. Much better than average Asian buffet. Features canned tuna fish sushi (it’s better than it sounds), terrific egg foo yong, fresh-off-the-grill teriyaki chicken and beef, and delightful soups. $

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Blue Mesa Grill 1600 South University Dr. 817-3326372. Southwestern-style Mexican food. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 and 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Brunch, Best Buffet, 2006 Staff Choice Best Queso. $$ Buffalo Bros, 3015 South University Dr. 817-3869601. Great wings, exotic sandwiches from the far East – well, from Buffalo, N.Y., anyway – and good drink specials make this one of the best hangouts in the TCU neighborhood. $ Carshon’s Delicatessen 3133 Cleburne Rd. 817-9231907. Deli dishes up big servings of comfort food and desserts. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 and 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Deli. $ Gia Phu, 913 E Berry St, Ste 101. 817-923-9898.

Fresh, traditional Vietnamese food and a few Chinese offerings in a friendly, ma-and-pa atmosphere. $ La Flor de Acapulco 3025 Cleburne Rd. 817-924-0061.

Looks like an ancient Dairy Queen, cooks Mexicanstyle seafood like a dream. $ Mellow Mushroom 3455 Bluebonnet Circle. 817-2079677. A cross between a college hangout and a gourmet pizzeria, with a great garlic-butter crust supporting inventive and delicious toppings. Fort Worth Weekly 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Pizza, Best New Restaurant. $$ Ol’ South Pancake House 1509 S University Dr. 817336-0311. A popular late-night and breakfast hangout. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 and 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Breakfast, Late Night Dining . $ Park Hill Café, 2974 Park Hill Dr, FW. 817-921-5660.

Dependable home-style food served near one of Fort Worth’s prettiest neighborhoods. $ Silver Fox Steakhouse 1651 S University Dr. 817-3329060. A qualified rave for the Fox. Expensive, fantastic, prime aged beef, expertly served in a clubby, comfortable restaurant. If the in-laws are paying, splurge on a New York strip steak. $$$

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W e s t Buttons 4701 W. Freeway FW (corner of I-30 & Hulen): 817-735-4900 A glorious menu, the greatest hits from Chef Keith’s creations over the years at his previous stints at local restaurants. Yes, Keith’s famous chicken and waffles are there, still with those great sweet-potato fries. There is lot’s more: seafood, pasta, and steaks, each given Chef Keith’s old-school, modern, downhome, global-fusion magic touch. $$ Drew’s Place 5701 Curzon Av. 817-735-4408. On the edge of Como, a slice of heaven disguised as sweet potato pie. But start with the smothered pork chops. Fort Worth Weekly 2006 Readers’ Choice Best Soul Food. $ El Ranchito 9016 White Settlement Rd, White Settlement. 817-246-1411. Well-prepared enchilada platters, lunch specials, and more. $ Kincaid’s 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd. 817-732-2881.

There’s a big noon-time crowd at the picnic tables in this landmark grocery and burger joint. Fort Worth Weekly 2005, 2006 Best Hamburger. $ Lucile’s 4700 Camp Bowie Blvd. 817-738-4761. Bistro fare includes wood-roasted pizzas, pasta, seafood, weekend breakfasts of cheese grits, beignets. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Staff Choice Best Brunch. $$ Malai Kitchen 5289 Monahans Avenue, FTW. 682707-3959. This vibrant fusion of Thai and Vietnamese cuisines is served in a casual, contemporary setting. Its scratch kitchen features exceptional seafood, and the bar offers its own line of house beers. $$ Press Café 4801 Edwards Ranch Rd Ste105.

Beautiful and tasty food with a few service glitches and long wait times. $$ Rocco’s Wood Fired Pizza 5716 Locke Av. 817-7314466. Astounding gourmet pizzas cooked in a 7,000-pound wood-fired oven. Fort Worth Weekly 2006 Staff Choice Best Pizza. $$ Sushi Q 3000 S. Hulen St. 817-570-0400. Happy Hour specials on sushi run all night long, but the main menu won’t break your bank either. $ Thailicious, 4601 W Fwy, Ste 206, FW. 817-737-8111.

This Westside eatery has everything you could want in authentic Thai cuisine. $ Zeke’s Fish and Chips 5920 Curzon Av. 817-7313321. Camp Bowie fixture for fried stuff. Huge portions, great desserts. $

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ne a r So u t h S i de / s o u t h fw Cat City Grill, 1208 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-9165333. Readers’ choice for “Best Restaurant” in our 2011 Best Of Fort Worth issue, Cat City Grill is a homey but classy joint for superb American standards, including a fancy-but-hearty chickenfried steak. $$ Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Fried Chicken 1067 West Magnolia Av. 817-927-4693. The bird is the word at Gus’s. The spicy fried chicken is almost as good as the hype would lead you to believe. $$ King Tut 1512 W Magnolia Av. 817-335-3051. The King has not left the building but is still delivering perfectly seasoned, perfectly prepared Egyptian delicacies, including shawarma (chicken, beef, lamb, or shrimp), falafel, and assorted veggie delights. $ Lili’s Bistro on Magnolia 1310 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-877-0700. This small eatery near Spiral Diner and Nonna Tata serves fresh burgers and sandwiches for lunch, along with excellent sides like the gorgonzola fries and bulgur with cranberries. $$ Pouring Glory Growler Fill Station & Grill 1001 Bryan Av, Fort Worth. 682-707-5441. Enjoy serious burgers and a wide selection of craft beers in this recently renovated Near Southside pub. $$ Spice by Thai Select Thai Kitchen and Bar 411 W Magnolia Av. 817-984-1800. Part of a family-owned chain of Thai Restaurants, this Spice is a little mild but still does a lot of traditional goodies well. $ Z’s Café, 1116 Pennsylvania Av, FW. 817-348-9000.

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A Taste of Jamaica, 3000 S W Fwy. 817-923-1177.

Fresh, homemade Caribbean flavors in Southwest Fort Worth. $ Bonnell’s 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd. 817-738-5489.

Upscale setting where fine Texas cuisine, including wild game specialties, gets a Southwestern-Creole make-over. $$ Charley’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4616 Granbury Rd. 817-924-8611. You should see the list of unusual concoctions that are also on the menu, involving avocados, jalapeños, and more. $ Dixie House Café 5401 S. Hulen St. (817) 361-8500.

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Piattello Italian Kitchen 5924 Convair Dr, Ste 412, Fort Worth. 817-349-0484. Chef Marcus Paslay brings his commitment to scratch cooking to Fort Worth’s Waterside development with his new Italian trattoria, featuring an open kitchen and wood-fired pizza oven. $$$ Samwon Garden 5201 McCart Av. 817-926-1515.

Tarrant County’s only Korean restaurant prepares classic kimchi, Korean barbecue, and spicy seafood dishes. $$ Sausage Shoppe 1302 E. Seminary Dr. (817) 9219960. Heavenly house-made sausage, in beef, pork, and breakfast varieties, plus smoked chicken and barbecue. $

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Amoré’s Ristorante 1029 Saginaw Blvd, Saginaw.

817-231-1800. There’s not much ambiance in this spare storefront property, but the food’s great. $ Cattlemen’s Steak House 2458 N Main St. 817-6243945. Rustic meat-and-greet place in the heart of the Stockyards. $$ Esperanza’s 2122 N Main St. 817-626-5770. Now serving dinner as well as breakfast and lunch; wonderful tamales to eat in or take out. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Staff Choice Best Bakery. $ Giovanni’s 5733 Crowley Rd. 817-551-3713 Giovanni’s offers solid, hearty pasta, pizza, subs, and salads. BYOB. $ H3 Ranch 105 E Exchange Av. 817-624-1246.

Hickory-smoked everything, from spit-roasted pig to trout and steaks. Even the salsa has a hickory flavor to it. Fort Worth Weekly 2005 Staff Choice Best Steak Under $12.95, 2006 Best Chicken-Fried Steak. $$$ La Antojeria Jalisco 2720 Pearl Ave, FW. 682-7083505. It’s worth the trip to the outer reaches of the Northside for authentic Mexican food. $ Los Paisanos, 1446 N Main St. 817-625-TACO. This restaurant and taqueria in the old Los Alamos location serves simple but terrific Mex-Mex dishes like tacos, huevos con chorizo, guiso, and fajitas. $ Texas Pit Oyster Bar, 3349 Western Center Blvd, FW. 817-306-0700. From the folks behind Texas Pit BBQ comes a seafood joint that serves up some mighty fine raw oysters along with serviceable seafood-joint staples. $ Uno Mas 601 W Northside Dr. 817-624-3915. An exemplary second Fort Worth location, in the old Loredo Mexican Restaurant, offers fresh, flavorful Tex-Mex. $$

N o r t he ast Anamia’s 2980 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake. 817748-0100. Jay Ortiz’ places offer fine dining in the Mexican-food genre. The prices are reasonable, the margaritas are stout, and the shrimp fajitas are exemplary. $$ Chelsea Pizza 11477 Woodland Springs Dr, Ste 155, Keller. 817-741-1800. Expertly done supertraditional pizza, pasta, subs, and more in a strip mall. $ El Tio 7116 Blvd. 26, Richland Hills. 817-284-1399.

Surprisingly good Mexican seafood and lunch dishes in a colorful former Taco Bell. $ Peace Burger Dive Bar & Grill 1228 William D. Tate Av, Grapevine. 817-410-4074. If you’re out to drink some beer and power down huge portions of badfor-you food with your friends, this is your place. $ Thai Orchid, 4900 Broadway Av, Haltom City. 817-8386687. This Haltom City weekend takeout joint has traditional Thai fare that ranges from the excellent to the merely OK. $ Twelve Stones 1221 Flower Mound Rd, Ste 100, Flower Mound. Casual elegance in southern Denton County. $$$

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Catfish Sam’s, 2735 W Division St, Arlington. 817275-9631. What this 60-year-old institution lacks in variety more than makes up for in quality. $ Namoo Korean Bowl 300 E Abram St., Arlington 469403-0037. This small, independently owned restaurant near UTA serves Korean food that isn’t dumbed down for American palates. $ No Frills Grill 1550 Eastchase Pkwy, Ste 1200. 817274-5433. Bar food that’s much better than average, plus 25 tv sets. $ Tandoor 532 Fielder Plaza. 817-261-6604.

Outstanding Indian breads to accompany fiery vindaloos and creamy curries. Fort Worth Weekly Best Indian three years in a row. $$

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Ahi Poke Bowl 3701 Cooper St, Ste 139, Arlington.

817-200-6418. Traditional Hawaiian poke served from a strip mall in south Arlington. $ Joe Cajun, 1115 E Pioneer Pkwy, Ste 101, Arlington.

817-801-7188. Joe Cajun does the heretofore unthinkable: Cajun and Vietnamese staples pretty terrifically. $$

La Poblana Café 3200 S Cooper St, Ste 102, Arlington. 817-419-7970. Sun-Sat 8am-8pm. This family-run eatery in south Arlington serves Mexican classics at bargain prices. $ Pho Vietnam 1000 W. Pioneer Pkwy. Arlington. 817275-5638. Authentic Vietnamese food in a former Denny’s with possibly the best potstickers in town. $ Taste of Europe, 1901 W Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington.

817-275-5530. Hearty Russian chow that should please the meat-and-potatoes crowd. $$ Yafa Mediterranean Grill 4004 Little Rd, Ste 112, Arl. 817-969-5404. 11am-8pm Sun, 10am–9pm MonSat. This independently owned gem brings a spin on Middle Eastern cuisine to a little corner of Arlington. $$

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817-473-1882. Substance wins over style at this Mansfield Tex-Mex/Mex-Mex restaurant. $ Off the Bone BBQ, 5144 Mansfield Hwy, Forest Hill.

817-563-7000. Eastside barbecue flavor that errs on the side of sweet. $ Rock House Cuisine and Gallery, 209 Elm St, Aledo.

Crab cakes with mango-tomatillo salsa and a nice drive out of the city. What’s not to love? 817-4412400. $$ Soda Springs Bar-B-Q, 8620 Clifford St, White Settlement. 817-246-4644. Amiable White Settlement ’cue joint with a lot of space, fun atmosphere, and pretty good hot links. $ Steven’s Garden and Grill 223 Depot St, Mansfield.

817-473-8733. Don’t let the garden setting fool you Steven’s is a barbecue joint. The attractions are succulent chicken, robust ribs, juicy pulled pork, and melt-in-your mouth brisket. $ Texas Roadhouse 2536 I-20 W at Great Southwest Pkwy, Grand Prairie. 972-206-0860. Steaks and Texas kitsch. $ Vintage Grill & Car Museum, 202 Fort Worth Hwy, Weatherford. 817-594-3750. It looks like a diner attached to a classic car museum, but it serves inspired, high-quality comfort food. $$

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A Great Notion 2024 Ridgmar Blvd, FW. 817-731-8521.

Superb getaway. Karaoke often.

Bogart’s 6409 E Lancaster Av, FW. 817-888-3050.

Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri, drink specials daily, karaoke Fri, Sat. Billiards, jukebox, Golden Tee. The Basement Bar 105 W Exchange Av, FW. 817-7400100. Open daily. Happy hour ’til 8pm nightly. Live music often.

The Boiled Owl Tavern 909 W Magnolia Av, Ste 8, FW. 817-920-9616. Billiards, patio. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Bar Bar, critic’s choice Karaoke, Bar Décor.

Happy Armadillo 1701 Everman Pkwy, FW. 817-2931402. $4 super-premiums, $3 bombs, $2.50 everything else daily. Poker Mon, Wed. Karaoke Thu. Live music Fri-Sat. Lynn’s Saloon 1037 SE Pkwy, Azle. 817-238-1111. A Jacksboro Highway institution.

The Moon Tower 2811 S Cherry Ln, FW. 682-708-8398.

Acoustic open-mic Thu. No cover. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Open-Mic Night (Music).

The Office 12977 Trinity Blvd, Euless. 817-510-6012. A great escape. Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri. Sarah’s Place 5223 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817-7317337. Karaoke Mon, Wed, Sat. Big-screen TV, jukebox.

Best Of 2015 reader’s choice Karaoke.

Showdown Saloon 4907 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817738-4051. Free internet access. Billiards, foosball.

Stockyard Saloon 2409 N Main St, FW. 817-624-3811.

Happy hour 2-8pm Mon-Fri. Billiards, darts, Golden Tee. V.I.P. Lounge 3237 White Settlement Rd, FW. 817-3351647. Billiards, darts, classic country jukebox, shuffleboard.

Lo u nge s Cassidy’s at the Radisson Hotel 2540 Meacham Blvd, FW. 817-625-9910. Happy hour specials, DJ Sat. Keys Lounge 5677-H Westcreek Dr, FW. 817-292-8627.

Live music nightly except Mon. Billiards.

Ozzie Rabbit Lodge 6463 E Lancaster Av, FW. 817-4469010. Billiards, jukebox. Patio. Classic country DJ Wed. Proper 409 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-984-1133. Small, classy space away from the hustle and bustle.

Specials often.

Scat Jazz Lounge 111 W 4th St, Ste 11, FW. 817-8709100. Live jazz Wed-Sat. Table Service. Closed Mon.

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The Bearded Lady 1229 7th Av, FW. 817-349-9832.

Excellent gastropub. Best Of 2014 readers’ choice Pub, Bar Snacks/Bar Food.

The Chat Room Pub 1263 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-9228319. Free internet-capable computers. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Pub. Conlon’s Pub 2528 White Settlement Rd, FW. 817-6989777. Happy hour 2-7pm Mon-Fri, 3-6pm Sat-Sun. $1.75 Texas beers Sun. Karaoke Sat. Danny’s Celtic Pub 2828 Central Dr, Bedford. 817-5219999. Happy hour 12-8pm daily. All day happy hour Tue. Durty Crow 2801 Crockett St, FW. 817-878-2882. Sexy watering hole, live DJ Fri-Sat .

Durty Murphy’s 609 Houston St, FW. 817-810-9575. The original Durty bar in Fort Worth. Full bar, in the heart of downtown Fort Worth.

Finn MacCool’s 1700 8th Av, FW. 817-923-2121. Solid Irish-themed retreat in the Hospital District.

The Flying Saucer 111 E 3rd St, FW. 817-336-PINT. $2.75 “Pint Night” Mon. Live music Thu, Fri, Sat. Full menu.

The Ginger Man 3716 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817-8862327. 70 beer taps, 160 kinds of bottled beer. Beer list updated daily.

The Mad Hatter 706 Carroll St, FW. 682-703-2148. Happy hour 3-9pm Mon-Fri, all day Sun. Malone’s Pub 1303 Calhoun St, FW. 817-332-5330.

Service-industry friendly. Billiards.

Oscar’s Pub 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. 817-732-3883.

Happy hour all day Mon. Poag Mahone’s 700 Carroll St, FW. 817-332-9544. Happy hour 3-8pm Mon-Sat. Big Buck Hunter, billiards, darts, Golden Tee. Republic Street Bar 201 E Hattie St, FW. 817-615-9360.

Large watering hole. Daily specials.

Royal Falcon Pub 3803 Southwest Blvd, FW. 817-7325999. British pub open every day of the year. Happy hour 4-8pm daily, $2 well-drinks all day Wed. T&P Tavern 221 W Lancaster Av, FW. 817-675-3757.

Located inside the historic T&P Railway Station. Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri and, if you ride a bicycle, 6-10pm Sun. 24 beers on tap.

University Pub 3019 S University Dr, FW. 817-345-7633.

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Thompson’s 900 Houston St, FW. 817-882-8003. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Bartender (Megan McClinton), Martini, Cocktail Lounge, Place to Get Sidetracked.

The Basement Lounge 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ste 125, FW. 817-732-9877. A modern rustic lounge, serving up inspired craft cocktails with down-home hospitality and nightclub ambiance.

The Usual 1408 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-810-0114.

Specializing in Prohibition-Era cocktails. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Cocktail Lounge, critic’s choice Place to Have a Conversation.

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ounce pint. Thursday night is $3.50 calls, and I took advantage with a warming Jameson’s on the rocks. A Harp lager that instantly recalled my nights at the students’ union spent reeling around dance floors completed the Celtic trinity. Staffers behind the bar insisted that they discerned no difference in the bar’s business or clientele since the smoking ban. What was really “kicking Going Back to the Well I first visited a trio of British-style pubs last their ass,” one of them said, was the “crap year (“Real Accents Matter,” May 17, 2017). out there” –– referring to the years-long For the most part, I found solid pubs soiled road construction.

The long-overdue closure of the Baker by cigarette smoke. As a result, I vowed to return only when the smoke cleared. Given Street pretend pub came to my attention the smoking ordinance came into effect in in early 2018. Celebrating our emancipation the Fort on March 12, I have been somewhat from the need to revisit the Camp Bowie spot, behind on my return, though I remedied this my drinking partner and I made straight for The Royal Falcon –– well, not quite straight, on a crisp pre-Christmas Thursday.

Let us go back a little. This is not my considering we were forced to traverse the first smoking ban. When Britain went multi-lane crapshoot that is the traffic circle smoke-free in 2007, there was the attendant (of doom) at the intersection of Camp Bowie chorus of doom-saying that will be familiar Boulevard and Alta Mere Drive.

The pub retains the faintest whiff to Fort Worthians.

Imagine, then, my surprise to find of stale tobacco smoke though feels cleaner than before, with Ye Olde Bull & Bush the booths and stools not shuttered among the Ye Olde Bull and Bush seemingly refreshed. The apocalyptic roadscape of 2300 Montgomery St, FW. 817bar’s selection of beer and Montgomery Street. Far 731-9206. liquor is as thoughtful as from being a derelict husk I remembered. I opened of a former Brit pub, I found The Royal Falcon with a solid Fireman’s 4 the Bush thriving. The short 3803 Southwest Blvd, FW. 817 before jumping headlong L-shaped bar dripped with 732 5999. into Martin House’s jolly regulars. Here, two giant Cranberry Crush, a 4.2dudes talking about 8-point stags. There, a lolloping twentysomething in percent-ABV flavorfest of sour that puckered a sweater vest and camo cap. The tricameral my cheeks from the inside out. A frankly pub features a couple of tables close by the gigantic pour of Jameson’s finished the bar, then the main seating chamber that also night. A couple things detracted from the houses the internet jukebox, and in back experience at the Falcon: The lone barman you’ll find two dartboards and a few tables. was less than chatty and didn’t seem keen The feel of the place is legitimately that of on eye contact –– a bad night perhaps? Also, a neighborhood pub back in Blighty. The there was a weird vibe at the bar that I can dark wood furniture and strip-board floors best describe as aggressive lasciviousness, are seasoned, the clientele pleasantly varied with folks shouting drunken profundities –– though beware, Fairmounters, I spied in ham-fisted efforts at flirting. It felt ... odd.

I can see the Bush becoming a place nary a huge beard nor a pair of oversized eyeglasses. Speaking of large glasses, all I will seek out in future. It has good beer, drafts are standard British pints, standing knowledgeable and friendly staff, and an tall at 20 ounces a pop. This made my $6.25 interesting mix of people congregating in Guinness an expertly poured steal given a clean-air environment. Thank you, Fort that it prorates to a little under $4.70 for a 16- Worth smoking ordinance. ––G. P. Kennedy

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Buffalo Bros 3015 S University Dr, FW. 817-386-9601. $1.50 domestic pints, 50-cent wings Mon-Fri 3-6pm.

Best Of 2014 readers’ choice Sports Bar. Home Plate 3137 Alta Mere Dr, FW. 817-732-5190. Happy hour 11am-6:30pm daily, specials Tue, Thu. Karaoke Fri. Live music Sat. Free WiFi. Overtime Bar & Grill 5201 N Beach St, FW. 817-222-9959.

Daily drink specials. Happy hour all day Sun. Papa G’s 2900 Hwy 121, Bedford. 817-354-4140. Live music Thu-Sat. DJ, Guitar Hero, karaoke.

Rob’s Billiards & Sports Bar 13930 Trinity Blvd, FW. 817355-1234. Happy hour ’til 7pm daily. 15 8-ft. pool tables.

Live music Fri-Sat. Upper 90 961 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-882-6614. Regular happy hour 2pm-7pm. Hospital District happy hour 7am-11am. Beer, liqour, and wine half off 4:30pm-7pm. All happy hours on weekdays. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Sports Bar, critic’s choice Happy Hour.

Varsity Tavern 1005 Norwood St, FW. 817-882-6699. Solid food. Giant beer pong and giant Jenga. Huge rooftop patio with views of the skyline. Live music often.

Woody’s Tavern 4744 Bryant Irvin Rd, FW. 817-732-4936.

Billiards.

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44Bootlegger 1411 W Magnolia Av, FW 817-887-9089. 44 wines, 44 beers.

515 Bar 515 S Jennings Av, FW. 817-338-0515. Full bar, patio, jukebox, billilards, and daily specials. Live mostly indie music on weekends.

The Aardvark 2905 W Berry St, FW. 817-926-7814. A TCUland institution. Indoor-outdoor seating, live mainstream music weekends. Barbecue.

Alley Cats 2008 W Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington. 817-7842695. Arcade, billiards, bowling, laser tag, rock climbing.

Burgers, fries, pizza.

Barcadia 816 Matisse Dr, FW 817-348-8606. Fort Worth location of the popular Dallas chain. Vintage arcade games and pinball, giant Jenga, and skeeball. Great beer selection, good bar food. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Bar Games.

Bar Louie 2973 W 7th St, FW. 817-566-9933. Fort Worth location of the national “neighborhood bar” chain. Huge space, with additional bar upstairs. Full menu. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Happy Hour, Martini, Local Music Show of Last 12 Months (Polyphonic Spree), critic’s choice Place to Start Your Evening.

Billy Bob’s Texas 2520 Rodeo Plaza, FW. 817-624-7117.

Concerts, bull riding, group parties, events. Ladies’ night Wed. Blue Sushi Sake Grill 3131 W 7th St, FW 817-332-2583.

Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri and all day Sun. Best Of 2014 readers’ choice Happy Hour, Martini.

Boon-Docks 6500 Wells Burnett Rd, FW. 817-708-2947.

Texas country venue with a view. 23,000-square-foot floating restaurant and bar located on Eagle Mountain Lake.

The Bottom 3468 Bluebonnet Cir, FW. 817-923-7625.

Everything Crown and down is only $4.

Brewed 801 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-945-1545.

Coffeeshop and bar, serving fancy drinks with and without booze. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Place to Nurse a Hangover.

Bronson Rock 250 S Main St, Keller. 817-431-5544.

Café Modern Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St, FW. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Place to Take a First Date, Place to Drink Alone.

Chimera Brewing Company 1001 W Magnolia Av, FW. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Bartender (Les Bennett). Great food, superb craft beer. Kid-friendly.

Chimy’s Cerveceria 1053 Foch St, FW. 817-348-8888. Full menu. Patio. TCU-friendly.

Fairmount Music Hall Sky Bar & Kitchen 1311 Lipscomb Dr, FW. 817-360-5642. Live music venue with an

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upscale menu, two patios, and craft cocktails. Open for lunch.

Fixture 401 W Magnolia Av, FW. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Patio. Great atmosphere.

Fred’s Texas Café 915 Currie St, FW. 817-332-0083. Live music (progressive singer-songwriter, some old-school R&B/funk, occasional indie-rock) nightly. Patio. Full menu.

Fred’s North 2730 Western Center Blvd, FW. 817-2320111. Another Fred’s, this one in the Great White North (of Fort Worth).

Fred’s TCU 3509 Bluebonnet Cir, FW. 817-916-4650. Yet another one, this one in the heart of TCU-land.

Fresco’s Mexicana 112 S Main St, Burleson. 817-4269990. • 7432 Denton Hwy, Watauga. 817-498-6370.

Outstanding Tex-Mex in a casual, margarita-friendly environment.

Fuzzy’s Tacos 2917 W Berry St, FW. 817-924-7943. • 2719 Race St, FW. 817-831-8226. • 510 E Abram St, Arlington. 817-265-8226. Full menu.

Grand Cru Wine Bar and Boutique 1257 W Magnolia Av, FW. 817-923-1717. Classy yet comfortable.

The Grotto 517 University Dr, FW. 817-882-9331. Live indie music most nights of the week. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Overall Drinking Establishment.

Houston St Bar and Patio 902 Houston St, FW. 817-8774727. Rooftop patio, live music Tue and Thu, DJ Fri and Sat, Karaoke Sun and Wed. Kitchen open until 1am.

J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill 400 E Abram St, Arlington. 817-2748561. Cover varies. Live music Fri, Sat. Karaoke Thu. Full menu.

Jake’s 515 Main St, FW. 817-332-5253. • 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-737-5253. Happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri: $3 you-call-it appetizers, $2 schooners, $2 domestic bottles, $2 cosmos and appletinis, $3 you-call-it cocktails (excluding super premiums). Killer burgers.

Kent and Co. Wines 1101 W Magnolia Av, FW. Also features seasonal beers, bar food, and desserts. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice Wine Bar, Bar Bathroom, Place to Day Drink.

Landmark Bar + Kitchen 3008 Bledsoe St, FW. 817-9841166. Huge space, party atmosphere. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Patio.

Lightcatcher Winery 6925 Confederate Park Rd, FW. 817237-2626. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Place to Take a First Date.

The Local 2800 Bledsoe St, FW. 817-882-8536. Beer, booze, and babes.

Lola’s Saloon 2736 W 6th St, FW. 817-877-0666. Best live indie music venue in town. $3 wells and domestic bottles 12-8pm daily.

Lola’s Trailer Park 2737 W 5th St, FW, 817-759-9100.

Outdoor venue behind Lola’s with open space, free shows, and games for the entire family. Indoor bar as well if you need some AC. Los Molcajetes 4320 Western Center Blvd, FW. 817-3069000. Extensive Tex-Mex menu.

Luther’s Saloon 2513 Rodeo Plaza, FW. 817-800-1037.

Stockyards nightclub with live music and DJs throughout the week. Cheap drink specials nightly.

Magnolia Motor Lounge 3005 Morton St, FW. 817-3323344. Happy hour 3-8pm Mon-Fri includes $2 domestic pints, $2.75 import pints, $2.75 domestic bottles, $2 Pearl Light, $3 import bottles, $2.75 wells. $1.50 PBR pints all day every day. Full menu.

Mambo’s Tapas Cantina 1010 Houston St, FW. 817-3363124. Happy hour 4-8pm Wed-Sat. Live music Wed-Sat. Max’s Wine Dive 2421 W 7th St, Ste 109, FW. 817-8701100. Gourmet food and wine. Brunch 11am-3pm Mon, 10am-3pm Sat-Sun. People’s Republic 3717 McCart Ave, FW. Specials include $2.50 Margarita Mondays, 25% off all Texas products on Tue, half-off beer Thu, happy hour weekdays Pouring Glory Growler Fill Station & Grill 1001 Bryan Ave, FW 682-707-5441. Fresh craft beer and wine, craft food, and craft sodas.

The Rail Club 31101 Joyce Dr, FW. 817-569-7245.

Cavernous metal/hard rock club with daily drink specials. Ladies’ night Tue. Reservoir Bar Patio Kitchen 1001 Foch St, FW. 817-3340560. TCU-friendly hangout. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Place to Meet Someone of the Opposite Sex. Rio Mambo 6125 SW Loop 820, FW. 817-423-3124.

Happy hour 2-7pm Mon-Fri ($4.99 margaritas, $2 domestics, $3 wells).

Shipping & Receiving Bar 201 S Calhoun St, FW. 817-887-9313. Live music weekends. Best Of 2015 critic’s choice DIY Venue, Local Music Show of Last 12 months (Summerthon).

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Whiskey & Rye 1400 Houston St, FW. 817-350-4105.

Fancy bar in the Omni Hotel Fort Worth. Best of 2015 critic’s choice Hotel Bar. The Winchester 903 Throckmorton St, FW. 817-332-4747.

More than 100 different beers. Billiards, darts, shuffleboard.

Wired Willy’s 710 Carroll St, FW. 817-820-0049. 20 beers on tap, half from Texas. Free WiFi, darts.

Ye Olde Bull & Bush 2300 Montgomery St, FW. 817-7319206. Varied assortment of premium beers and liquor.

Darts, jukebox, patio. Best Of 2015 readers’ choice Pub.

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MUSIC Top 20 Local Albums of 2018 This year’s albums were more polished-sounding than ever.

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After listening to god-knows-how-many 817-based acts this year, we –– after much discussion, high-pitched screams, namecalling, and secret texts–– picked these 20 as the standout albums of our last trip around the sun.

What you’ll notice about these records, and what was in many cases the deciding factor between which albums made the list and which didn’t, is that they all sound good.

It was truly a banner year for production –– even the DIY joints sound professionally made and polished. So as we congratulate the bands on their hard work and badassery, we should also raise a glass to the many talented sound engineers and producers who are advancing the cause of local music.

As always, we hope you enjoy this list, and you save some high-fives for the acts we included. All middle fingers go to eric@ fwweekly.com. –– Eric Griffey

1. Furies, Mind Spiders The Fort Worth/Denton synth-punk trio’s latest sees them digging deeper into electronics, with synthesized bass and electronic drums honing their attack into absolute mechanical precision. Songs like “Never like That” and the title track are high-minded and relentless sonic assaults –– what the Terminator’s hunter-killer ships might listen to as they go about their business eradicating humans.

2. Paper Airplane, Chillamundo Chillamundo’s second LP offers an intriguing musical model of Erwin Schrödinger’s famous feline postulate. Frontman Denver Williams’ brand of smart, quirky indie exists simultaneously in and outside the proverbial box. Expertly straddling the realms of art-rock and clever, hook-rich pop, Paper Airplane spins, flips, ebbs, and glides like its aerodynamic namesake.

3. Gods of Biomechanics, Mountain of Smoke Mountain of Smoke’s second album furthers the super-heated Blade Runner-fixated sludge metal the trio poured upon the world with their self-titled debut. With their own take on the film’s characters and mythology, as well as by adding a third member on lap steel, these pioneers forged a futuristic nightmare of psychedelic sonic carnage.

4. Isle of Man, The Cush Beginning with the wintery hymn “November,” the lavender-scented highlands of the scenic British atoll where the album was recorded –– and from which it draws its name –– are deeply infused into this EP’s three tracks. The damp, foggy grayness makes for a cooling salve to apply to the burns we’re still happily nursing from the five-piece’s last album, Transcendental Heatwave.

5. Sage Mode Summer, Wrex Wrex’s summer release is an interestingly direct address to his listeners (i.e., the intro, “Problems, We Have None”), spiced with plenty of nods to anime and superheroes (“Blue Hair Vegeta Flow,” “Bruce Wayne Flow”) and tite team-ups with top local MCs like Juma Spears and 88 Killa. Over beats that alternate between banging and dreamy, Wrex waxes spiritual and flexes physical with limber lyrical ripostes and introspective rhymes.

6. Pure Destroyer, War Party Sadly, War Party’s third full-length is rumored to be their last. And if this is the case, they’re departing with their most developed and adroit offering yet.

Principal songwriter Cameron Smith’s nervy introspective wit is at its sharpest, while the band’s synth-driven post-punk stylings are in peak form, ensuring that the thing they’re really destroying is our hearts as we mourn a potential future without them.

7. Polite Conversation, Cut Throat Finches The indie-rock five-piece made a point to get political on their latest, not necessarily taking one side or the other of the MAGAdivide but instead opting to address the tribalism that’s infected American discourse.

Though frontman Sean Russell’s lyrics have

more bite than usual, he still grabs your ears with sugary pop hooks and anthemic rock’n’ roll crunch.

8. Player, Gollay With tranquil and alluring songs like “Rise” and “The Only One,” singersongwriter Rachel Gollay’s beatific harmonizing is buttressed by comminute drum pads and oceanic synths, taking her unique blending of thoughtful acoustic folk and sophisticated electronic pop to unseen new heights.

9. (Trauma Ray), Trauma Ray Building on a foundation of classic emo and shoegaze influences, Trauma Ray’s debut aims for the outer reaches of the universe with high-volume clang and spacey guitar explorations shot across the void on sunny major-key chord forms and dreamy vocals that drift about like an untethered soul.

10. Praise and Warships, Royal Sons Royal Sons’ personification of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll manifests itself in their debut album with the cocksure strut of Mick Jagger in skintight pants. With spins on bar fights, S&M, anarchism, and the devil, it’s 11 songs of all the things your mother warned you about.

11. Daedalum, Clint Niosi Clint Niosi’s latest translates his interest in film scores into an album of noirtinted blues vamps that tread across some appropriately dark ideas –– uncertainty, despair, and the implacable march of time. Yet for all that melancholy, the band he assembled for the record gives the material a hefty shot of lateral shake, giving Daedalum’s doom and gloom an inescapable groove.

12. The Fibs, The Fibs As they did with their debut four years ago, The Fibs seemed to coalesce into (re) existence out of nowhere like a chimerical darkwave spectre. Now with Dreamy Life’s Jennifer and Robby Rux rounding out the rhythm section, Preston Newberry’s bloodlusty post-punk is once again haunting our grateful eardrums.

13. Ikikn, Clay Perry Clay Perry’s flow certainly fits into the realm of this era’s popular laconic Soundcloud wordsmiths, but his spiritualfocused lyrics feel a lot weightier than aimless bars about Xanax. Perry’s clever couplets easily stick in your brain, as does his message, which preaches the gospel of finding what’s true in the world.

14. Little Sea, Bosque Brown With this five-song love letter to her daughter Maris, singer-songwriter Mara

Lee Miller, better known as Bosque Brown, returns to wax poetically on love and maternity with songs tenderly crafted and cared for as only a mother could.

15. Good Luck, Matthew McNeal McNeal’s sophomore release has enough steel guitar to make you think it’s country, but the well-traveled troubadour’s latest succeeds in evincing a roots-oriented take on psychedelic indie-rock, like a modern interpretation of the Grateful Dead, filtered through a lens that’s decidedly shaped by Cowtown.

16. Rituals, Ansley Dynamic Panic Volcanic frontwoman Ansley “The Destroyer” Dougherty emerged with her debut solo album.

Straying from her black-clad hardrocker roots, Ansley’s brightly colored and serene pop is as thought-provoking as it is uplifting.

17. In Lieu of Flowers, The Daybreak Hits Ryan Higgs’ long-gestating new project finally saw the, um, light of day this spring, and it was definitely worth the wait. The veteran rocker wears his affinity for the best of ’90s indie-rock like a Weezer patch on his sleeve, but the crew he assembled –– the record’s roster is a who’s who of some of Fort Worth’s favorite players –– allows his songs to explode into shimmering, sing-along guitar-pop glory.

18. The Hermit, Desert Museum Lamberth Carsey’s 9-song exorcism of heartbreak and self-reflection recalls late ’90s minor chord-driven emo pioneers like Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral, but his surprising choice of auto-tuned vocals pulls this concept album about living in the back of a van into the now.

19. Division Dive, Convoy & The Cattlemen Convoy & The Cattlemen saddle up the ol’ Cabriolet again with their signature sound, a twang-heavy stomp through C&W traditionalism that still bears the DNA of its members’ punk and metal roots.

“Three Alarms” might sound like it goes with a pearl snap shirt and cowboy hat, but its sheer velocity is all bullet-belt and DRI patches. Though it’s only a taste of their upcoming sophomore full-length, Division Dive is a total blast to spin.

20. Love Is Trippy, Ting Tang Tina Much is made of TTT’s median age of 17 and of singer/guitarist Ruby Lewis being the progeny of local rock royalty, but these facts, while fun, unfairly ignore what the group truly deserves to be recognized for.

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Muse 7:30pm Sun, Feb 24. $64-404. American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Av, Dallas. 800-745-3000.

Nothing More, Of Mice and Men, Badflower, Palisades 6:30pm Fri, Mar 22. $26.50. Southside Ballroom, 1135 S Lamar St, Dallas. 800-745-3000.

One Night of Queen 7:30pm Tue, Mar 19. $33-66.

Bass Hall, 555 Commerce St, FW. 817-212-4280.

P!nk, Julia Michaels 7:30pm Sun, Mar 24. $58-625.

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Rebelution 9pm Fri, Feb 1. $32.50. Southside Ballroom, 1135 S Lamar St, Dallas. 800-745-3000.

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Toyota Music Factory, 316 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving. 972-810-1499.

Justin Timberlake 7:30pm Thu, Jan 24. $49-750.

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2 Cellos 3pm & 8pm Sat, Feb 19. $69.50-350. Toyota Music Factory, 316 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving.

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Clay Walker, Tracy Lawrence 7pm Sat, Jan 26. $3065. WinStar World Casino & Resort, 777 Casino Av, Thackerville. 800-622-6317.

Charlie Wilson 8pm Sat, Feb 23. $60-100.

WinStar World Casino & Resort, 777 Casino Av, Thackerville. 800-622-6317.

Winner 8pm Tue, Jan 22. $99.50-234. Toyota Music Factory, 316 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving. 972-8101499.

Chris Young 8pm Fri, Dec 28. $65-500. WinStar World Casino & Resort, 777 Casino Av, Thackerville. 800-622-6317.

C L U B S R O C K Curtain Club, 2800 Main St, Dallas. 214-742-6207.

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Gas Monkey Bar & Grill, 10261 Technology Blvd E, Dallas. 214-350-1904. Fri: Cowboy Mouth, The Michelle Johnson Trio, Crewl. Sat: Fan Halen, Looks 2 Kill, Saints & Sinners, Night Prowler.

Gas Monkey Live, 10110 Technology Blvd E, Dallas.

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Magnolia Motor Lounge, 3005 Morton St, FW. 817332-3344. Wed: Daniel Markham & friends. Thu: Vincent Neil Emerson, Joshua Ray Walker. Fri: Rage Out Arkestra, Rider, Katsuk. Sat: Legacy 4. Sun: songwriters showcase. Mon: A.J. Legrande, Mike Randall. Tue: Jake Robison & friends.

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E C L E C T I C Canton Hall, 2727 Canton St, Dallas. Fri: Washed Out, Mack, Luna Luna. Mon: Kinky, Supersonic Lips.

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Deep Ellum Art Co., 3200 Commerce St, Dallas. 214697-8086. Thu: Roxy Roca, Jason Maxwell. Fri: BJ Stricker, Kelvin Thomas, Bree & The Fellas, Corina Grove. Mon: Mojo, Henry & The Invisibles, The Matters, Dar, Fryguy, Mikey Rodge, Kind Beats.

The Double Wide, 3510 Commerce St, Dallas. 469-8720191. Fri: Raised Right Men. Sat: Bastards of Soul.

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Fat Daddy’s, 6730 Fossil Bluff Dr, Fort Worth. 817768-2960. Thu: Little Skynyrd. Fri: Josh Ingram, Windbreakers. Sat: Professor D. Sun: Austin Upchurch, Zack Webb. Mon: Poo Live Crew.

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Fred’s, 915 Currie St, FW. 817-332-0083. Thu: Chris Watson Trio. Fri: Charlie J. Memphis, Mike Randall.

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Haltom Theater, 5601 E Belknap St, Haltom City. Mon: Metal Shop.

House of Blues, 2200 N Lamar St, Dallas. 214-978-BLUE. Thu: Cat Garner. Fri: Robert Earl Keen, Under the Bridge, Bryan Norfolk. Sat: Ryan Thomas & Voodoo Lounge Lizards, Lyfe Jennings. Mon: The Revolution.

The Kessler, 1230 W Davis St, Dallas. 214-272-8346. Fri: Charlie Sexton, Ben Dickey. Sun: Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat, Danielle Nicole Band. Mon: Matt Tolentino Band.

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Poor David’s Pub, 1313 S Lamar St, Dallas. 214-5651295. Fri: Terry McBride. Sat: Landon Bullard & The Mostly Sober. Mon: Lucky Peterson, Liz Michaels, Tamara Peterson.

Scat Jazz Lounge, 111 W 4th St, FW. 817-870-9100.

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The Statler, 1914 Commerce St, Dallas. 214-459-3930.

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Willhoite’s, 432 S Main St, Grapevine. 817-481-7511.

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Stagecoach Ballroom, 2516 E Belknap St, FW. 817-8312261. Sat: Jake Hooker & The Lost Cowboy Band. Mon: Rob Dixon & The Lost Cowboy Band.

White Elephant Saloon, 106 E Exchange Av, FW. 817-6248273. Wed: Luke McGlathery. Thu: Burton Tyler. Fri: Rachel Stacy. Sat: Michael Carubelli, Jamie Richards.

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