Fort Worth Magazine - April 2011

BREAKING THE MOLD OF WHAT YOU KNOW

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PRIMARY CARE

Doctors are used to being the caregivers. What happens when they suddenly find themselves on the other side? The answer: It is a life-changing experience. by Courtney Dabney

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HISTORIC HOSPITAL

Before there was a Cook Children’s Medical Center, there was a Cook’s hospital in an elegant building built by funds from an Albany, Texas, family. It’s important history. by Dick Ellis

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TRUE GRIT AND ELEGANCE

How a handful of visionary risk-takers brought Billy Bob’s Texas back from bankruptcy to renewed worldwide fame as the world’s biggest honky-tonk. by Gail Bennison

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STARR HOLLOW

Just down the road from Fort Worth lies the best-rated ninehole golf course in Texas — the legacy of the man who brought Colonial Country Club and Shady Oaks Country club to life. by Courtney Dabney

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BEYOND THE STREETS

Fort Worth and Tarrant County are making progress moving the homeless among us into real housing and providing training in the skills needed to return to society. by Pam Lewiston

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2011 DREAM HOME

The 2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine Dream Home at 1704 Carleton Ave. is no more than a sand wedge from River Crest’s clubhouse. by Paul K. Harral

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TOP DOCTORS

The 2011 list of doctors named by their peers as the best around.

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8 Contributors

10 Feedback

12 Editor’s Letter

80 Goodwill » The Gladney Center for Adoption has placed children from Fort Worth and around the world in loving homes for more than 120 years. by Alyse Corbett

82 Goodwill » Cooking With a Cause raises money for the Fort Worth’s children’s musical theater company Kids Who Care. by Sammy Key

84 Diners and Dives » Billy Bob’s Texas isn’t a dive, but it certainly is a honky-tonk. If you were there from the start 30 years ago, you have a few stories that you can share.

86 Anchors Outtakes » Kneeling to dig into rich, black soil makes a wonderful quiet time, much like staring at a campfire at night. by Jeff Ray, CBS 11/TXA 21 Meteorologist

88 PG Suggested » Sometimes when a parent has to have “the talk,” it is with the cat.

90 Heywood » Maybe what’s needed in education is a few old-time coaches with their paddles.

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16 Lowdown » The cheat sheet for news worth repeating in and around Tarrant County

18 Business » The latest on Fort Worth’s business climate, power players and entrepreneurs

22 Arts & Culture » MAIN ST. Arts Festival is right around the corner; Carla Kemp Thompson is the new board chairman of the Van Cliburn Foundation; and Imagination Celebration brings the Grand Canyon to Fort Worth.

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30 Style » It’s OK to be catty when selecting your sunglasses this season. by Jennifer Casseday-Blair

32 Getaways » About 1,190 coral reef islands make up the Maldives. But the 44 with exclusive resorts make this an up-and-coming vacation destination. by Alyse Corbett

36 Beauty » You know what’s about to happen to the weather

Texas. It’s going to get hot. Get your skin ready before you dare to bare. by Jennifer Casseday-Blair

38 Cooking » Fort Worth has a world of fabulous — and sometimes famous as well — chefs. But meet these talented amateurs. by Judie Byrd

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Behind the ropes and on the red carpet, the photos of the personalities and parties that have everyone talking

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From the must-see live concert to the highly esteemed art exhibit, a month of events worth checking out

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206 Now Open » A peek inside new culinary ventures in and around town

208 Restaurant Review » Our resident critic dishes on the area’s most notable restaurants

210 Restaurant Listings » The most sought-after restaurant guide to navigate Fort Worth’s growing dining scene

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The backstory behind the people and events that shaped our city

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When Dr. Dick Ellis settled in Fort Worth in 1965, he was the first pediatric surgeon in Tarrant County. He served as chief of surgery and president of the medical staff at both Fort Worth Children’s Hospital and Cook Children’s Medical Center. In 1996, after his retirement, he was awarded the prestigious Gold Headed Cane Award from the Tarrant County Medical Society. In his article “Historic Hospital,” (page 54), he reminds us of the history of pediatric medicine in Fort Worth. He’s written a book about the hospital (see bookoncook.com).

Mary Rogers is a native Texan, a public speaker and freelance writer who brings a regional voice and understanding of the Western way of life to her work. Some of the profiles and essays she wrote during her years at the Star-Telegram have been collected in Dancing Naked: Memorable Encounters with Unforgettable Texans (TCU Press). This month she brings her considerable skills to a brief profile of Carla Kemp Thompson, the new board chairman of the Van Cliburn Foundation, See “Life Comes Full Circle” on page 26.

Courtney Dabney is a Fort Worth native and a graduate of both TCU and Dallas Theological Seminary. She’s all over the magazine this month. She’s our resident food critic (pages 206 and 208). And she explored what happens when doctors become patients in “Primary Care,” page 44. But wait — her family has deep

roots here that go back generations, so she has a penchant for telling stories that involve our colorful history. And that led her to offer an article on Starr Hollow Golf Course (page 66). It is the annual Top Doc Issue after all — and when they are not at work, you might find your physician on the golf course! But this one is special.

Alyse Corbett — our intern of all trades — is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. You may know her from her excellent work in the Getaways section, dealing with travel local and far away. She continues that this month with “Pearls of the Indian Ocean,” on the coral reef islands of the Maldives (page 32). But she also details the upcoming and major MAIN ST. Arts Festival, the third largest in the nation and the No. 1 art festival in Texas by Harris List and the Art Fair SourceBook. You can get a preview on page 22.

Pamela Lewiston is a freelance writer and passionate advocate for the homeless. She explored the streets of Los Angeles with homeless friends. Her goal is shelter and provision for all homeless, and she writes and speaks to increase public awareness and understanding on the issue. She’s a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.S. in early child development and multiple state certifications in learning disabilities. She is working on a narrative nonfiction book on the former homeless, focusing on success stories of those who have left the streets. Her story about the success of local efforts, “Beyond the Streets,” begins on page 72. “If Texas

Do you have a story idea for the magazine or are you interested in writing for us? If so, please send all inquiries, queries or story ideas to Paul K. Harral, executive editor, at pharral@fwtexas.com.

followed the example of Tarrant County, the whole state’s homeless population could be sheltered,” she says.

B.J. Lacasse, whose pictures accompany Lewiston’s article, has been a professional photographer for 30 years. If you travel across Texas you may have seen her larger than life murals in many restaurants and travel plazas. Currently she has two book projects in the works. She’s shooting the food images for Jon Bonnell’s second cookbook and TCU Press is publishing her photographic documentary on the homeless of Fort Worth. She is also an avid volunteer and serves on the Presbyterian Night Shelter board. “I feel so blessed to do what I love for a living and working in this great city,” she says. “I am honored that I have had the opportunity to use my talent to make a difference in people’s lives.” You may contact her at 817.737.0842.

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A Thank You the Size of Texas

I must extend a huge thank you to the City of Fort Worth. Our team of 100-plus NFL players, nationally renowned chefs and hunger relief advocates took over the Fort Worth Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 5, as we hosted the 20th annual Taste of the NFL’s Party with a Purpose. I am humbled by the friendships we formed and the support that was given to us and our cause.

The hospitality we experienced was unprecedented in our 20 years. It didn’t matter if it was Mayor Mike Moncrief and Rosie, the Fort Worth Club team, Rick and his staff at the Sheraton Fort Worth, Chef Dennis Earley and the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau

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Paul K. Harral Executive Editor

From Homelessness to Honky-Tonk

The night of Jan. 27, I and other members of the Sunday School class I attend at Broadway Baptist Church joined the 429 volunteers who fanned out across Tarrant County in the annual effort to count the unsheltered homeless among us.

The volunteer numbers were up by 111 from 2009, and they covered 86 routes, 24 more than in 2009. They found 136 people on the street, a 30 percent decrease since the last census.

My group didn’t find anyone but that may have been our location — on the west side south of I-30, far from downtown and the kind of amenities that permit people to stay on the street. Or so said the homeless man who accompanied us. We did find one camp, neatly kept and apparently used by one person. But no one had been there recently.

We were disappointed. We had hoped to contribute more to the survey. But Cindy J. Crain, the executive director of the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, told us that not finding people was a good thing.

Pam Lewiston knows what it means to be on the street and she brings that passion to the streets of Fort Worth. Tarrant County’s homeless are increasingly being channeled into housing and programs to move them off the street. We turned to Pam for an assessment of that effort. Her article, “Life Beyond the Streets,” begins on page 72.

This is our annual Top Docs issue and that led Managing Editor Jennifer Casseday-Blair to wonder how doctors react when they become patients? Courtney Dabney who routinely reviews restaurants for us — drew that assignment because she has the touch for that kind of story. The answer is — life changing. Read about four instances when the tables were turned on local physicians. The article starts on page 44. The Top Docs list begins on page 109.

In keeping with that theme, Dr. Dick Ellis — the first pediatric surgeon in Tarrant County — shares the history of the W.I. Cook Memorial Hospital. It became

a children’s hospital during the polio epidemics of the 1950s and was the forerunner to Cook Children’s Medical Center. The old building is a work of art that you might drive past without a glance if you don’t know the history. His article begins on page 54.

Bob Bolen told me last year that when he was traveling on behalf of the city as mayor and with Fort Worth’s excellent and world class Sister Cities program, people he met knew a lot about Fort Worth, but they were always interested in our Western heritage and that big honky-tonk out in the Stockyards.

Billy Bob’s celebrates its 30th year in business this month, and there can be no argument that it was if not the sole reason for the vibrant life in the Stockyards, at least one of the major factors.

A number of years ago, I was playing host to a collection of foreign journalists touring the United States. The StarTelegram was a popular destination on such tours because we took our responsibilities very seriously — both as professionals and as local tour guides.

These were men and women who headed national news organizations in their countries — the republics that surrounded Russia and which were once part of the Soviet Union — and they wanted to go to the Stockyards.

“Will you wear native costume?” one asked.

Please don’t throw me into the briar patch. So I put on my boots and hat and borrowed columnist Bud Kennedy’s old Checker limousine and off we went. As we were crossing Exchange, a cowboy came riding down the street on a horse. And one-by-one, these major journalists climbed up in the saddle, borrowed his or my hat, and had their picture made just outside the White Elephant.

We probably didn’t contribute directly to world peace that night, but we sure had fun at Billy Bob’s. And that’s the point of Billy Bob’s.

Gail Bennison takes a look at the ups and downs of Fort Worth’s most famous nightspot, beginning on page 60. Jody Dean adds his own memories on page 84.

Works of Art

MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival is the largest visual arts and entertainment festival in the Southwest. This free annual event hosts guests for four days of fine art, food, fun and festivities. Too learn more, turn to page 22.

Photo by Geno Loro

Beauty is as Beauty Does

Baylor All Saints volunteer chaplain reigns over Mardi Gras

If you had asked soft-spoken Fort Worth community volunteer Linda Springer to describe New Orleans Mardi Gras a year ago, she would’ve said it was just one drunken brawl. The petite grandmother of two thinks differently now.

“It’s actually all about food, family and fun,” Springer said.

On March 4, she was presented on a regal float to thousands as 2011 Mardi Gras Queen of Morpheus. It was her first Mardi Gras experience, and one she’s unlikely to forget.

“I’m not someone that seeks publicity, so this was a little outside my comfort zone,” Springer admits.

Mardi Gras organizations called “krewes” stage balls and parades. The Krewe of Morpheus supports local children’s charities.

Linda and husband Drew, a Weatherford businessman, became involved last year at a National Chi Omega Foundation event where they met four-time Mardi Gras king and restaurateur Thomas “Silky” Sullivan and his wife, Jo Ellen. Silky submitted Lin-

da’s name to the Krewe.

“Linda has been my queen since the day I laid eyes on her,” says Drew. “When everyone at the coronation ball and the parade saw that big smile, she became their queen.”

Springer has served for seven years as a volunteer chaplain at Baylor All Saints Hospital — one of the most rewarding experiences in her life, she says.

“Mom is a selfless Christian who does not seek attention or recognition, but boy did she get it!” said daughter Megan Buster. “Since I was a little girl, I have called her ‘The Queen of Everything,’ so I found it very fitting.”

Chaplain Ella McCarroll describes Springer as “a great spiritual support and presence to the patients at All Saints.”

The Springers are honorary chairs for this November’s Campfire USA Artists’ Christmas. They also support the Humane Society of North Texas and Weatherford-Parker County Animal Shelter, Jewel Charity Ball, Fort Worth Symphony and the United Way of Tarrant County. – Gail Bennison

Recognition

Van Cliburn’s victory in the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 came amid the tension of the Cold War. Over the years, he consistently worked on U.S.-Soviet Union relations, all the while making beautiful music. President Obama presented him the 2010 National Medal of Arts March 2 for being “one of the greatest pianists in the history of music, and as a persuasive ambassador for American culture.”

FWTX Staff

Idol Hopeful Cut

TCU grad Tim Halperin made it to the top 24 in Season 10 of American Idol with his unique singer-songwriter style. Halperin joins the likes of other North Texas notables, season nine runner-up Casey James and first season’s winner Kelly Clarkson.

Unfortunately, Halperin didn’t proceed to the next round, but the Fort Worth resident has definitely made a name for himself and has gained a loyal fan base here in North Texas. —Alyse Corbett

Fashion Rules

Thirty-six TCU students majoring in fashion merchandising competed in a runway competition for the annual Neiman Marcus “Fashion Rules!” event. This partnership between TCU and Neiman Marcus allows students to discover how much effort goes into producing a fashion show.

Students were divided into four teams for the competition and were responsible for working with models, selecting merchandise, choosing an influence and creating a polished look that encapsulated their theme.

Trends for the evening included floral patterns, flat sandals, wide-leg pants, orange tones, gold accessories and wedges. Three judges made their decision, and it was weighed with text votes from those attending. The consensus was that team Regatta had the most cohesive presentation and best illustrated their Bohemian theme.

Students also were given the opportunity to design store window displays demonstrating the top trends for spring.

—FWTX Staff

Urban Grocery

One element common to great downtowns with a heavy residential component is the street-level urban grocery store. That comes to Sundance Square later this year when Oliver’s Fine Foods, currently operating in Mansfield, opens in 6,600 square feet at 415 Throckmorton. That’s the previous site of the Convention and Visitors Bureau in the Sanger Lofts building.

It’s a little early to be thinking New York, says Sundance Square President and CEO Johnny Campbell.

“But I think it’s a fair image,” he said. “At a certain point, there is a legitimacy that is achieved by a livable downtown when you check off certain things on the list — like a grocery store.”

Oliver’s opened in Mansfield in 2008 and is known for hand-cut aged steaks, house-made sausages, fresh fish and seafood. Sundance Square is a perfect expansion location, says Todd Bush, chef and owner.

“It is basically an urban market,” he said. But there will be a full butcher, a plethora of prepared foods, an extensive selection of “grab and goes” and wine and beer and, an 8-foot by 4-foot cheese table, of course.”

Residents of Sundance and The Towers already are scouting the Mansfield location.

“As soon as they walk in here, they’re extremely excited,” Bush said.

Campbell said a downtown grocery has been in the plans for some time but picking a location was complicated. And then Throckmorton Street decided to be a residential neighborhood.

“Of its own accord, really,” says Campbell. “As much as we like to say that we’ve masterplanned every little nook and cranny, you know the way this works. You draw a master plan, you color it in with your favorite colored pencils and then the economy takes over and the city sort of tells you what really goes there.”

Back East and up North, people who live in apartments and condominiums don’t shop for a week’s groceries.

“You stop by the grocer and you get today’s and tomorrow’s supplies,” Campbell said. “That is a pretty significant shift in lifestyle habits that I think might take a little longer than just getting the urban grocery.”

But a grocery is a step in that direction.

Paul K. Harral

New Additions

Fort Worth and surrounding areas are getting some great new places for food and drink. It seems like something is popping up on every corner.

Sundance Square recently acquired Frankie’s Sports Bar, an 8,000-square-foot restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of The Carnegie building. Located just across the street from the Central Library, the space features a 15-foot video wall of HDTVs perfect for watching any sporting event.

TCU students are excited about Café Brazil locating so close to campus. This breakfast hotspot has 10 other locations and is open 24 hours, making it ideal for those cramming for a test or as an afterhours destination.

A little west of Fort Worth, Cowboy Cook Grady Spears has given his fans another place to dine at Clear Fork Station in Willow Park. Famous for his chicken-fried steak, Spears started things off the right way with a Foodways Texas ChuckWagon Cooking Roundup. Local favorite chefs came out to show their support and serve up their specialties. – FWTX Staff

Photo Courtesy Sundance Square

Moving On

One of the thrills of working at a newspaper is to feel the building begin to throb when the presses start running. From 1921 until the mid 1980s, that was the trademark feel that deadline had come and gone at the building Amon G. Carter built at 400 W. 7th St.

The presses moved to the Printing and Distribution Center in Edgecliff Village, near the intersection of Interstate 35W and Interstate 20, and became operational Mother’s Day weekend 1986 in May. And now the ownership of the building is passing from the McClatchy Co., current owners of the Star-Telegram

Thank goodness, it’s going to Bob Simpson who has demonstrated that he knows a thing or two about how to deal with historic buildings.

Constant downsizing and consolidations over the past few years — plus the value of the property just across the street from the Fort Worth Club — led to it being offered for sale. There were no takers during the economic slump, but the Star-Telegram and Simpson announced Feb. 23 that a deal had been struck. Operations will move to another location downtown.

The Fort Worth Star published its first edition Feb. 1, 1906, and merged with the Fort Worth Telegram in 1909. For many years, the newspaper had the largest combined circulation of any in Texas. Paul K. Harral

Synergy

Three radiology groups have joined together to create the largest such group in Texas and the second largest in the U.S. The new group — Radiology Associates of North Texas — will employ 110 radiologists.

It was formed by the merger of Radiology Associates of Tarrant County, Southwest Imaging and Interventional Specialists and Grapevine Radiology Associates. Headquarters will be in Fort Worth. The group will serve 18 hospitals and operate 18 imaging centers across North Texas. FWTX Staff

And the Winners Are …

Four businesses were announced as winners of the 2011 Small Business of the Year Award from the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in February.

The winners were: ZS Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company, in the Emerging Business category; Teneo Linguistics Co., LLC, a translation service company, in the 1-10 Employees’ category; Renfro Foods Inc., makers of gourmet relish and salsa, in the 11-50 Employees’ category; and Speed Fab-Crete, a design-build general contractor, in the 51-150 Employees’ category.

About 90 percent of the members of the Fort Worth Chamber are businesses with fewer than 100 employees. FWTX staff

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your MAP to the ArtS

Street Arts

The MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival is celebrating its 26th year in North Texas. by Alyse Corbett

Along with a very loyal local following, the MAIN ST. Arts Festival is rated the third largest art festival in the nation and is the No. 1 art festival in Texas by Harris List and the Art Fair SourceBook. The free, fourday event takes place April 14-17 on Main Street in downtown Fort Worth between the historic Tarrant County Courthouse and the Fort Worth Convention Center.

More than 200 artists will be exhibited this year, making this year’s festival the largest in its history. The artists work in media ranging from sculpture, painting and photography to woodcarvings, glasswork, jewelry, fashion, multimedia and more. Some of this year’s featured artists include:

Mimi Designs

Best of Show Winner 2010

Award-winning fiber artist Marian “Mimi”

Damrauer is best known for her textile collage series of circles, lines and squares. All of Mimi Designs’ art is handmade and incorporates her colorful hand-dyed fabrics.

Chris Dahlquist

Merit Award 2010: Photography

Dahlquist’s photographic mixed media has won many awards and is in hundreds of private, corporate and municipal collections.

Rene and James Engebretson

Juror Award 2010: Glass

Partners in life and in a collaborative art process, the Engebretsons have been creating nature inspired glassworks for more than 20 years.

Elaine Unzicker

Juror Award 2010: Metalwork

Unzicker combines stainless and anodized aluminum chainmail interlocked by hand to create unique purses and wearable art.

In addition to world-class art, visitors can also look forward to outstanding live entertainment from more than 300 national, regional and local musicians and entertainers on three stages.

Chart-topping New Orleans-based alter-

Photo by Amitava Sarkar

native rock band Better Than Ezra is one of the powerhouse entertainers headlining this year’s festival. They will be performing Friday, April 15, at 9 p.m., on the Green Mountain Energy Co. Stage.

Grammy-nominated saxophonist, bandleader and composer Ravi Coltrane, son of the famous tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, will be performing Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. on the Sundance Square Stage.

Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, eldest daughter of the legendary Johnny Cash, will be performing Saturday April 16 at 9 p.m. on the Sundance Square Stage.

And while you’re walking down the historic red bricks of Main Street taking in great music and exceptional art, don’t forget to buy some coupons so you can sample some of the tasty festival fare. Whether you crave crawfish, turkey legs, bratwurst, gourmet hamburgers, funnel cakes or ice cream, visitors have a wide array of foods to try. Sodas, beer, margaritas and Texas wines are also available to round out your unforgettable festival experience.

Festival Hours:

Thur., April 14, 2011: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Fri., April 15, 2011: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sat., April 16, 2011: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sun., April 17, 2011: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

For more festival information visit: mainstreetartsfest.org.

For parking information visit: fortworthparking.com.

Celebrating a National Park

When your thoughts turn to the Grand Canyon, does Fort Worth ever cross your mind?

by Paul K. Harral

It should this May when Imagination Celebration Fort Worth stages its America the Beautiful program, celebrating Grand Canyon National Park. It makes perfect sense if you know Ginger Head Gearheart. She’s founder and executive director of Imagination Celebration Fort Worth and has guided the organization since its founding in 1987 as a satellite site selected by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for educational festivals.

ICFW originally partnered with the Fort Worth Independent School District and the city’s cultural community to develop broad programs of enrichment for students in the district. When that coalition fell apart under then-Superintendent Tom Tocco, ICFW became an independent non-profit organization and reached out beyond Fort Worth to Williamsburg, for example to develop learning programs for Fort Worth children.

Gearheart made the connection with Grand Canyon officials through a friend, and the result is a rich series of events that started last year and culminates in a month-long celebration of the park in a variety of Fort Worth locations.

The intent is to develop a programming model that can be replicated elsewhere by ICFW and the park to draw attention to the Grand Canyon — and to increase visitation.

establishment of the national park system through their paintings and later their photography.

“Artists went out west — John Wesley Powell, for example, and Thomas Moran being one of them — and painted these beautiful scenes or eventually captured them with photography and came back and shared these places,” Schallau said.

For more information about this year’s America the Beautiful: A Celebration of Our National Parks, or about Imagination Celebration Fort Worth, please call 817.870.1141, e-mail imagine@icfw.org, or visit icfw.org.

Taos photographer Adam Schallau was an Artist in Residence at the park a few years back, and his work will be featured at the Fort Worth Public Library in May. He notes that artists figured significantly in the

Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran, made a pioneering journey through the canyon on the Colorado River in 1869. Moran’s legendary painting of the canyon can be viewed through May at the Sid Richardson Museum in Sundance Square.

Congress established Yellowstone National

Sunset at Toroweap Courtesy Adam Schallau

Photo by Amitava Sarkar

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Park March 1, 1872. Grand Canyon National Preserve was established in 1906, and in 1919, Congress made it a national park.

Gearheart fears young people are losing touch with their heritage and history. Early in the program, she and others met with a group of 200 high school students, and only four said they had ever heard of a national park.

The intent of this program is to develop a program that integrates teacher education and lesson plans with cultural organizations and with the park that can be reproduced elsewhere in the nation.

In addition to in-school programs, there

are a number of other events planned. Exhibitions (through May unless otherwise noted) include:

A Sense Of Place: Artists Explore The American West » Sid Richardson Museum. A study of America’s westward movement and created around the museum’s collection of paintings by Remington and Russell.

Treasures Of The Grand Canyon: Paintings From The Permanent Collection And The Grand Canyon Museum » Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

Life Comes Full Circle

She always thought she’d get back to it one day. She had loved it so, the smooth feel of the piano keys beneath her fingers, the delicious mathematics of the classical compositions, the golden notes reaching upward through the ether.

Carla Kemp Thompson sits at her breakfast table considering if that day will ever come. One of Fort Worth’s first women stockbrokers, she is now a respected financial advisor who has just added board chairman of the Van Cliburn Foundation to her already long list of volunteer credentials. With both her girls away at school and a solid position in the community, she calls this “the next chapter.”

Her back is straight, her blond hair fashionably tousled, the collar of her black jacket snapped up. She gives Panda, the Jack Russell terrier that is one of two house dogs, an affectionate pat. At 53, Carla, a senior vice president with UBS Financial Services Inc., has taken on one of Fort Worth’s most demanding volunteer posts — and changed it.

“I’m the first non-executive chairman,” she says.

Until now, the volunteer board chairman was also the Van Cliburn Foundation CEO. The commitment demanded long office hours and typically stretched well over a decade. The immediate past chairman and CEO, Alann Bedford Sampson, served 16 years.

“Mere mortals couldn’t do it,” says Carla, who is herself a dedicated Cliburn volunteer. For 12 years she was the Cliburn Foundation treasurer, chairman of six Cliburn galas and a trustee for the Van Cliburn Trust.

Now she is the first Cliburn Foundation board chairman who will not serve as CEO. Instead, that designation falls to the paid president, David

Grand Canyon’s Green Heart: A Special Exhibit Of The Grand Canyon’s Botanical Treasures » Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Grand Canyon Through The Lens Of Adam Schallau » Fort Worth Public Library (Central Branch).

Other events included a gala celebration March 30, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., at Neiman Marcus in Ridgmar Mall and a kickoff celebration May 5 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

by Mary Rogers

Chambless Worters. She’ll work closely with Worters to oversee the Cliburn’s $12 million, four-year budget, the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the artistic standards of the Cliburn Concerts series, the educational program and the $15 million Van Cliburn Foundation Trust.

The Back Story

Maybe this post is part of her destiny. “I was a piano student from age 5 on,” says Carla. The family lived in the Texas Panhandle then, and Carla started piano lessons before she started school. “I just loved it. I think I played my first recital before I even had my first real lesson.”

Her father promised to buy any instrument she learned to play and so Carla came to own a guitar, banjo, violin and a viola. When she was a high school sophomore, the family kept a Cliburn competitor and while it was fun to “be involved at that level,” she says it did not inspire her to do more with her own music. That came after a year at TCU and a summer at the Aspen School of Music where a teacher advised Carla to move to New York and study or regret it later.

Carla did go, but at the end of the semester she came home. “I missed my tennis dates,” she says.

She graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Music with high honors. But at her father’s request, she had taken some business courses, and when school was over she began investing. Soon she was reading the business pages before she looked at the arts coverage in the morning paper.

“One day I knew something had changed,” she says. She took a job with the Fort Worth Opera and then settled on becoming a stockbroker.

Now she likes palates, bird hunting and weekends in West Texas with her husband, investor Kelly Thompson. She is devoted to her family, her dogs — and Chopin, of course.

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Interpretations of feline frames are the must-have eyewear style of the season.

Whether you prefer the more traditional ’50s version of the cat-eye craze or the ’80s softer, wider interpretation, this throwback trend is popping up in shades and eyeglasses everywhere. Fortunately, the shape flatters almost any face. Seen on fashion runways, top designers such as Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney and Calvin Klein are giving a modern twist to this retro look just in time for spring.

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FASHION FINDS AND TRENDSETTERS » by Jennifer Casseday-Blair

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fwliving:getaways

get the most out of life

» by Alyse corbett

Pearls of the Indian Ocean

This up-and-coming vacation destination is made up of approximately 1,190 coral reef islands, only 200 of which are inhabited. Forty-four of the islands are utilized as exclusive resorts.

In the heart of the Indian Ocean you’ll find the hidden gem of the Maldives. Vacationers can look forward to secluded accommodations from budget hotels to ultimate luxury resorts, complete with white sandy beaches and crystal blue water. And because the Maldives is on the equator, you can expect temperatures in the 80s year-round.

In addition to an unparalleled atmosphere, The Maldives also offers a variety of activities to suit every traveler.

For those who are interested in experiencing different cultures, you’ll want to visit the buzzing capital city of Malé. This tiny city is the social center for Maldives residents and gives vacationers a chance to take a break from the resort. Visit Malé for a day to see how the locals really live and also get a chance to sample some of the local fare. You’ll definitely want to stop by Malé’s Fish Market on the waterfront for some fish fresh from the Indian Ocean.

If you’d like to try your hand at catching some of those fish, then you should venture out on a Big Game Fishing trip. A modern speedboat will take you out to catch marlin, tuna, sailfish, wahoo and much more.

The Maldives is also a prime location for diving and

snorkeling enthusiasts, as well as beginners. Here you’ll get to experience the beauty of the coral reef and the myriad of marine life that call it home. Warm temperatures and underwater visibility sometimes exceeding 165 feet keep divers coming back again and again.

Maldives

Quick Facts

For the non-divers, a Whale Submarine excursion can take you 120 feet below the surface on the largest passenger submarine in the world. This deep-diving adventure lets you get up close to the coral reef and its marine life without strapping on diving gear.

Currency – Rufiyaa (USD 1 = MRF 12.85)

Language – Dhivehi

Faith – Islam

Capital Island – Malé

Population – 300,000

Weather – Dry Season (January to March); Wet Season (mid-May to November)

Major Industries –Tourism and Fishing

Official Travel

Web Site – Visitmaldives.com

Along with being home to more than 1,000 species of fish, the Maldives also gives vacationers the chance to view 20 species of whales and dolphins aboard whale and dolphin cruises. It’s one of the few places in the world where you can enjoy tropical weather while watching whales and dolphins surge to the surface right in front of you.

An island-hopping tour is a great opportunity for vacationers to see many of the different islands that make up the Maldives. For a perfect way to either begin or end your vacation, you can spend a day on a deserted island complete with swimming, sunbathing and snorkeling, concluded by a private picnic under a palm tree.

Summary of the Reef:

Depth: 16 ft – 130 ft

Visibility: 50 ft – 130 ft

Currents: Strong

Surface Conditions:

Generally calm but can be choppy

April 9 - May 30 Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day Monday 10AM to 7PM

Take a Dive

Water Temperature: 80°F in February and July, to 86°F in April, May and September

Experience Level: Beginner - Advanced

Number of Dive Sites: 200 Access: Maldives Liveaboards

Top Dive Sites: Ari Atoll, South Male, Far North Atolls, North Male, Northern Atolls, Southern Atolls

The Maldives scuba diving runs all year-round, but April, May and June are the hottest months of the year for diving due to ability to see plankton blooming, manta rays and whale sharks. However, December to March normally enjoys the best visibility. The Maldive Islands have a wet season between May and August, which reduces visibility and may restrict the number of accessible dive sites due to poorer surface conditions. This is less of a concern for liveaboards that can vary their itineraries to cover only those sites enjoying the best dive conditions.

While in the reef, divers may see any of the following marine animals: Napolean wrasse, parrotfish, snappers, barracudas, jacks, sweetlips, manta rays, eagle rays, whale sharks, hammerheads, grey reef and white-tip sharks.

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creating allure both inside and out » by Jennifer casseday-blair

Summer-Ready Skin

Our skin practically goes into hibernation during the colder months, leaving us all a little rough around the edges. Now that warmer weather is creeping in, it’s time to spring into action and get our skin looking its best before we dare to bare. Remember to properly cleanse, exfoliate, prep with a self-tanner and slather on the SPF. These products will help you look your absolute best.

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If you haven’t had time to tan and don’t want to offend with those super white legs, spray on this leg spray for a warm glow. It lightly tints and provides a lasting sheen for the warmer months requiring shorts and skirts.

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For skin to look its best, the first step is cleansing. Envie De Neuf cleansers contain antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, proteins and botanical extracts. While most remember to apply necessary sun protection, many forget to free the skin from impurities, daily pollution and other environmental factors during warmer months.

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Locally Famous

Fort Worth has more than its share of fabulous chefs, but we also have a batch of incredibly talented recreational home cooks. In fact, some local foodies rustle up specialties delicious enough to impress the most opinionated chef de cuisine. Their dishes have become “famous” with friends and family who request them over and over. Here are several great Fort Worth home cooks and their signature recipes.

John and priscilla geesbreght

John and Priscilla Geesbreght love to cook together. “It’s a communication tool and a vehicle for enjoying each other,” says John. Priscilla, always clad in a cherry apron, agrees and says they often know which ingredient or utensil the other is going to need before they reach for it.

The day we popped into their kitchen, they were cooking one of their many original recipes, a pasta with shrimp and chicken. “Every time we make this, we tweak it and change it up a bit,” says Priscilla. “It’s become one of our friends’ favorites, and everyone always wants the latest version of the recipe.” They named this dish Spring Chicken and Shrimp because, as they explain, “It’s crisp and light and has a refreshing garden pasta feel.”

Spring ChiCken and Shrimp

YieLd: 6 - 8 servings

Chicken:

1/2 pound chicken tenderloins, cut in narrow 1/2-inch x 2-inch strips

Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Granulated garlic

Herbs de Provence

3 tablespoons grapeseed oil, divided

Shrimp:

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed

1 teaspoon Braswell’s Select Blackened Seafood Seasoning

Vegetable Sauce:

1 large red pepper, thinly sliced into 2-inch strips

2 cups diagonally sliced celery

1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms

6 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup sherry

1/2 cup white wine

Juice of 3 limes (about 1/3 cup)

2 jars (12 ounce) artichoke hearts, quartered, marinated, drained

2 cans (14.5 ounce) Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano

1 can (14.5 ounce) Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle

1 can (8 ounce) sliced water chestnuts, drained and halved

2 teaspoons oregano

2 teaspoons basil

3 green onions, chopped

1 cup heavy cream, warmed pasta:

1/2 pound bowtie pasta

1/2 teaspoon olive oil

1 cup grated ParmigianoReggiano cheese, plus more for passing

1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

1. Begin heating salted water in a Dutch oven or other large pot for pasta.

2. Season chicken with coarse salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and Herbs de Provence. Heat 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil in a large, heavy skillet and sauté chicken strips until no longer pink. Remove from skillet and set aside on a plate. Season shrimp with seafood seasoning. Heat another tablespoon grapeseed oil in the same skillet and sauté shrimp about 1 minute. Set aside with chicken.

3. In same skillet, heat last tablespoon grapeseed oil. Sauté red

Serving up culinary excellence » by Judie Byrd

In order to create our 11th annual Best Of listing, we need your help to comb the area and find the best cuisine, most luxurious spas and finest boutiques. After treating yourself to Tarrant County’s finest, cast your vote through April 8. The June issue will reveal our readers’ choices.

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Serving up culinary excellence

pepper, celery and mushrooms with minced garlic, salt and pepper, about 3 minutes. Add sherry, wine and lime juice, stirring to loosen browned bits from skillet. Stir in artichokes, tomatoes, water chestnuts and herbs. Continue simmering for about 5 to 10 minutes.

4. Add green onions and warm cream to sauce. Stir in chicken and shrimp, heating through. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if desired.

Jeff McGowen

5. While sauce is simmering, cook pasta in salted boiling water, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes. When pasta is just firm, drain and toss with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.

6. Pour sauce over hot, cooked pasta and gently toss. Sprinkle with Parmigiano- Reggiano cheese and garnish with fresh basil. Serve in warmed pasta bowls with extra cheese for passing. Enjoy with crusty Italian bread!

A visit with his family to Disney World spurred the creation of a culinary passion for Jeff McGowen. Jeff’s wife, Amy, and his kids (Abigail, 11, and Collin, 8) enjoyed a breakfast of crepes in the French quarter of Epcot. Their Saturday mornings have never been the same. Assembling the kids into a line, Jeff oversees the creation of these beautiful fruit-stuffed pancakes, each adorned with a cloud of whipped cream and whatever other toppings his mind concocts. He is now known as Crepe Master to family and friends.

Jeff has even developed recipes for mushroom crepes, using morels he harvests himself from creek banks.

As a busy and focused orthopedic surgeon, he says the Saturday-morning crepe-making tradition helps him slow down to enjoy his family and spend time with them. And it brings a bit of magic into their home. Here is his recipe for Fruit and Cream Crepes. For the Morel Crepes, visit fwtexas.com (look for Cooking with Judie Byrd).

sweet Crepes with ChoColate Mousse and strawberries

Yield: 2 dozen crepes

2 large eggs

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons melted butter plus more to coat skillet

Chocolate Mousse (recipe follows)

fresh strawberries, sliced

whipped cream

chocolate syrup

powdered sugar

1. In a blender, combine eggs, milk, water, flour, sugar, vanilla and 3 tablespoons melted butter, and pulse for 10-15 seconds. Refrigerate crepe batter for at least 1 hour.

2. Heat a small, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add butter to coat, wiping away the excess. Pour 1/4 cup batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook approximately 30 seconds or until a light golden brown. Flip the crepe and cook for another 10 seconds. Remove from the pan and lay flat to cool or serve warm.

3. Fill crepes with a scoop of Chocolate Mousse and strawberries. Fold crepe, top with a

dollop of whipped cream, drizzle with chocolate syrup, and dust with powdered sugar.

ChoColate Mousse

Yield: about 2 cups

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped coarse

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract pinch of salt

4 large eggs, separated 2 tablespoons + 1/4 cup sugar

2 cups chilled heavy cream

1. Melt chocolate in a glass bowl in microwave at 50 percent power for 3 minutes, stirring frequently, or in a medium bowl set over a large saucepan of barely simmering water (be sure not to get water into the chocolate).

2. Whisk butter into melted chocolate, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir in vanilla and salt, then whisk in egg yolks one at a time. Place egg whites in a clean mixing bowl and set over a saucepan of hot water until slightly

warm, 2-3 minutes; remove from saucepan. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Increase mixer speed to high and slowly add 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Whisk about 1/4 of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture to lighten it, and then gently fold in remainder of the egg white mixture.

3. In another bowl, beat 2 cups heavy cream on high with electric mixer until peaks begin to form. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar. Gently fold whipped cream into mousse, taking caution not to stir and deflate the mixture. Place in a covered bowl and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

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Gayla stone and tracey Bell

When friends Gayla Stone and Tracey Bell cook together for a party, friends know they are going to be served a delicious feast. Friends beg them to bring two particular dishes. One is Tracey’s Peach Salsa, made from peaches she picks at her family farm. “People usually eat it on crackers,” she says. “But recently we were invited over by friends for dinner and they asked me to bring a jar of my salsa to top the fish they were cooking.”

This duos’ other “famous” dish is Gayla’s Mustard Sandwiches. If she walks into a party without these delicious morsels, she is likely to find fading smiles. Since the recipe is quick and simple, she doesn’t mind rising to the occasion and whipping up a batch anytime.

yield: about 6 half-pints

1 large sweet onion

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons jarred ginger paste or fresh ginger

2 tablespoons olive oil

6 firm but ripe peaches

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

2-4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, or to taste

Sauté first 4 ingredients in oil for 5 minutes. Stir in peaches and remaining ingredients and cook 5 to 10 additional minutes. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips. Also great over fresh grilled fish or chicken.

Honey Mustard

sandwicHes

1 pkg. Hawaiian Rolls (from the deli)

1/2 lb. sliced ham or turkey

1/4 lb. sliced Swiss cheese

1 1/2 T. finely chopped onion

1/2 tsp. poppy seeds (optional)

1/2 T. Dijon or honey mustard

1 1/2 T. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 stick melted butter

1. Use a serrated knife to cut the entire block of 12 rolls in half, keeping in one piece. Lay the bottom of rolls in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Place ham and cheese on bottoms of rolls, and then add top part of rolls. Mix remaining ingredients together and cook on stove until well blended. Pour sauce on top of rolls. Refrigerate at least 2 hrs. (covered) or overnight.

2. Cook in oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes at 350°. Cover rolls with foil the last 5 min. Cut rolls into individual pieces after cooking.

Judie Byrd is founder of The Culinary School of Fort Worth and host of Judie Byrd's Kitchen, seen daily on Family Net and ALN Cable. For details, check out judiebyrd.com.

Dr. Kenneth Hancock

Lingual/throat cancer survivor

Dr. Kenneth Hancock says he has more empathy now because he faces the same anxiety his patients do when they await the results of a follow-up exam with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

Primary Care

What happens when the tables are turned and the one who is used to being the caregiver is suddenly receiving care? How does that experience change a doctor’s passion for the profession and how he or she chooses to live from that point on?

by Courtney Dabney / Photography by Jason Kindig

Some doctors have a unique insight into their patients’ care.

It’s one thing, after all, to be the person with the right training and experience to best guide and heal their patients. It’s something entirely different when they face a personal health crisis of their own, and the doctor who has been trained to heal actually becomes a patient. That kind of experience tends to transform a physician and his or her practice of medicine.

Meet local physicians who have had the opportunity to experience what it is really like from their patients’ vantage point. When their own health care became their primary concern, they were changed in amazing ways, both professionally and personally.

Dr. Kenneth Hancock

It was around Thanksgiving of 2009 that Dr. Kenneth Hancock first noticed a swollen lymph node in his neck. Hancock is a gynecological

oncologist on the staff of Texas Oncology. He delayed a few weeks before getting it checked to be sure it wasn’t an infection that might resolve on its own. As a non-smoker with no family history of throat cancer, he was hesitant to consider that possibility.

“I misdiagnosed myself at first. When I was told I had lingual/throat cancer at the base of my tongue, I was in shock,” he said.

As an oncologist, Hancock has to give patients similar diagnoses on a regular basis. He says, “You have to gear yourself up to give people bad news. My patients usually question, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ I felt the exact same way. It floored me to get that diagnosis.”

He was diagnosed by a friend within his practice, and his chemotherapy treatments even took place right at his office. It was odd being a patient where he worked but also comforting because he knew everyone along the way from the doctors to the pathologists.

Hancock was prescribed the same regimen that he uses to treat his

Drs. Vishnu and Smita Rumalla

Parents of a drowning survivor

Some physicians might be reluctant to speak of medical outcomes in religious terms, but Dr. Vishnu Rumalla says his son’s remarkable recovery was a miracle that has given new purpose to his work with children.

own cervical cancer patients. He took chemo once a week and radiation every day.

“The nurses were kind enough to find me a chair tucked back in the corner,” he says. “But I still ran into a few of my patients unexpectedly who were there to get their treatments as well. That was a little awkward. They were surprised to see me there. I was really struck by patients who were often even sicker than I was and how they really cared about how I was doing with my treatments.”

This experience, just more than a year ago, gave him more empathy with his patients. He really understands how they are feeling now and thinks he is better able to walk them through the process.

“I was less intimidated than some of my patients since as a physician I knew what to expect and knew the side effects that came with the treatments,” he says. “The typical nausea and vomiting, for instance, were just routine for me. I wasn’t afraid of it, just ready to get past it.”

He can also relate to his patients who approach their follow-up scans with a mixture of excitement and nervousness while awaiting their results. He feels the exact same way every time he is scheduled for a follow-up.

Something else was highlighted for him when he got to see life through his patients’ eyes.

“A good support system is so important for a patient. I don’t know how I could have gotten through it without mine. I feel badly for my patients who don’t have a good support system in place. There is so much to manage and so many appointments to organize,” Hancock says. He had always told his patients about that before and knew it in theory but never fully understood what a crucial difference it makes to a patient’s recovery.

His experience as a cancer patient has changed his perspective and changed the way he approaches both his professional and personal life. Hancock tries to focus on what is really important and does not get so easily upset by little things. His time and energy are more precious.

“I don’t work as hard now. I’m not quite such a workaholic like I used to be. I am less type-A but still compulsive enough to do a good job,” he says. “And, I take more vacations ones that are long enough to actually relax.”

Drs. Vishnu and Smita Rumalla

On Aug. 7 of last year, the Rumalla’s backyard was full of life and laughter. They were hosting their 5-year-old daughter’s end-of-season soccer party by their backyard pool. The grill was going, and the 5-year-olds had all left the pool and were playing in the yard. That left only four

swimmers ranging in age from 7-14, who now had the whole pool to themselves.

Dr. Vishnu Rumalla is the plastic surgeon at Tarrant Plastic Surgery, PA, and his wife is Dr. Smita Rumalla, who is in Family Practice at Southlake Family Medicine.

There were at least 12 people within feet of their son Rohan when he drowned last summer, in their pool. One of the 5-year-olds noticed something odd and questioned, “Why is he diving so long?” Once alerted, a 14-year-old girl responded quickly and brought Rohan to the surface. He was limp and lifeless.

There were four physicians there that afternoon, including both of the Rumallas. While an ambulance was called, and CareFlight was on its way, all of them began CPR. Vishnu tells the story of that day and remembers, “It was only because of CPR on-site that he ever made it to the hospital. While he was coding by the pool, I made a bargain with God. Please take me — leave him!”

When CareFlight arrived, his wife flew to Cook Children’s Medical Center with their son while a friend drove Vishnu by car. “When he left in the helicopter, Rohan had a heartbeat, but they were breathing for him. I didn’t know if he was still going to be alive when I got there.”

Rohan remained in a coma, unchanged, for more than two and half days. The more time that passed, the bleaker his prognosis became. Having sadly seen so many drowning victims before and knowing the typical course of such a case, the medical experts at Cook Children’s were cautiously preparing the Rumallas for the worst.

“His Ph levels were dangerously low and as doctors, we knew what the numbers meant. No higher brain function was apparent on the EEG. We were overcome with facts and information. I looked at those monitors and was afraid that he might be in a comatose state for the rest of his life,” Vishnu says.

“As a physician, it was the most frustrating moment of my life, to have all those skills and all that knowledge and be helpless to help your own son. I knew that my own two hands were not going to be enough to save him,” Vishnu says. “Then, all at once he just woke up! That same night he was fist pumping while watching a baseball game in his hospital room. He was back to school 10 days later and has never missed a beat since.”

No one expected Rohan to survive, much less make a full recovery. While many physicians would not speak of medical outcomes in religious terms, Vishnu says of his son’s remarkable recovery, “It was nothing short of a miracle!” He was there and knows what he saw take place. That is not to take away from the expert care that his son received

Dr. Theresa Stretch

Breast cancer survivor

Dr. Theresa Stretch sees herself as two people now — the person before cancer and the cancer survivor — and she’s learned a new perspective that makes her more patient and less stressed out.

at Cook Children’s, Vishnu cannot praise the doctors and staff there enough. As a plastic surgeon on staff at Cook Children’s himself, he is often called upon to repair children who have been mauled by a dog or who were born with a cleft palate. So, many of those working on his son’s case were trusted colleagues.

Since this life-changing event, he goes to work with a new purpose to help other children — out of an overwhelming sense of gratitude. He and his wife have become crusaders for pool safety and drowning prevention. As devout Hindus, it has renewed their faith and their desire to serve their community.

The Rumallas now work toward education with Safety Kids Clubs through Cook Children’s, and Vishnu is currently at work on several safety products that could help the cause through his new Web-based company myownkidz.com, set to launch this spring.

The Rumallas want to share their story to heighten awareness in the hopes that no other family will have to live through something like this.

“It is difficult to deal with the guilt we feel. We felt confident since all the 5-year-olds were out of the pool and there were so many other adults around. Rohan was a competent swimmer, who had been well trained and had been around a pool his entire life. But, he drowned in less than five minutes in less than three feet of water,” says Vishnu. “You can’t just supervise your children with your presence. You have to supervise with your eyes!”

Dr.

Theresa Stretch

Dr. Theresa Stretch, who is an internal medicine physician at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, has had her entire medical career impacted by her experience as a patient. Thirteen years ago, just as Stretch was beginning medical school, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the age of 30, she was suddenly faced with her own mortality.

“I found the lump on a fluke really,” she says. “I was referred for an ultrasound screening. The initial results were negative, but I was encouraged to keep an eye on it. I knew that with medical school about to start, I wouldn’t really have time to do that, so I decided to have it removed and biopsied prior to beginning school. That’s when it came back as an aggressive form of Stage 1 breast cancer.”

Knowing that her own cancer was initially missed makes Stretch even more determined and thorough in the treatment of her own patients.

As Stretch recalls it, on the day she received her diagnosis, the physician scheduled her as his last appointment of the day so he could take his time with her. He had assembled a support group for her, includ-

ing a social worker on stand-by and even had a fresh box of tissues on hand. She really appreciated the way her case was handled and now focuses on giving her patients the same kind of compassionate care that she once received.

All at once, she had many decisions to make regarding her treatment options as well as her career. Her oncologists were not in agreement about whether she should undergo chemotherapy after the removal of the tumor. It would have the benefit of adding an extra layer of assurance that they had killed all the cancer cells. But it came with life-threatening risks as well and included the possibility of losing her fertility and never being able to have children. Ultimately she opted to have the chemotherapy as a precaution.

“I would sit in that chemo chair watching the nurses hanging the bag of neon green liquid and watching it slowly flow down the tube to my vein. The nurses wouldn’t even touch it without their gloves on. I remember thinking this stuff could kill me,” Stretch said.

Then there was the question about how much support she could expect going forward with medical school while simultaneously fighting her cancer. After approaching the dean of the medical school and disclosing her new circumstances to him, she was encouraged to “give up her seat to someone who had a better chance of actually graduating from the program.” Stretch was not deterred and decided to go ahead with her training. The dean never contacted her again, not even to ask how she was doing. So, her cancer battle became a very private thing. It wasn’t until 10 years later, when she was a resident that she began to speak about it openly.

“My cancer had a huge impact on what kind of person I am today and the kind of practice I have,” Stretch says. Her internal medicine practice now focuses on primary care of cancer survivors. “There is a specific void in the medical field. There is a gap between when a patient is released from oncology and their subsequent primary care,” she says.

A cancer survivor has all the same medical needs of any other person of their same age and gender, plus the added issues that may arise from their former radiation and chemotherapy treatments. “These patients have a more complicated medical history, and the long-term risks from their treatments need to be addressed.” That is what Stretch strives to do in her practice.

She also feels uniquely qualified to treat this type of patient.

“They are just beginning the process and letting their new reality sink in. It is no longer just about them, it is now always about them and their disease,” she says in her constantly optimistic and reassuring tone. “I know what hearing a cancer diagnosis feels like to the patient.

Dr. Alan Johns Breast cancer survivor

His personal experience with breast cancer gave Dr. Alan Johns a newly invigorated passion that he directed into work on Fort Worth’s new Joan Katz Breast Center, which opened last April.

I understand that. I remember thinking — no, not me!” She wants her patients to know that she is a survivor and shares her story more clearly now. “I know the questions that they are afraid to ask and can anticipate the ones they don’t even know to ask.”

Stretch sees her life in two distinct parts. There is the person she was before the diagnosis, and there is the person she is after cancer. They are two very different people. Whereas, she was often impatient and stressed out before, she has now learned a new perspective. Her sister gave her a copy of the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff when she had completed her treatments, and that philosophy has become her motto.

In her personal life, she was able to have a child, Logan, who is now 7. She and her second husband are raising him, along with her two stepsons, as well as a nephew and two nieces who now live with them. Life is hectic, and work is challenging.

But, when days are difficult, Stretch reminds herself, “Let’s look at the big picture. You are healthy. You have the love of your family. You have a place to go home to — where you truly want to be. And, you want to get up tomorrow and do it all over again.”

Dr. Alan Johns

Although you don’t hear as much about it, men can get breast cancer too. After diagnosing several of his female patients with the disease during his years in practice, Dr. Alan Johns knew what it meant when he noticed that one of his nipples was inverted while looking in the mirror after a shower. Johns is an OB/GYN with Texas Health Care, and the medical director of clinical research at Baylor Research Institute Fort Worth. He could also feel a small lump, about the size of a BB under the surface. At that point, the doctor turned into a patient, and like so many do, he put off getting it biopsied for about three months.

Johns was diagnosed with breast cancer about 10 years ago now.

“Once you get the diagnosis, as a physician, you know what the implications are. You are overtaken by fear like anyone else. But it is a different kind of fear. As a doctor you know too much,” he says. “You don’t just know that you could die, you know exactly how you could die.”

After undergoing a mastectomy to remove the tumor, he endured six months of chemotherapy treatments followed by five years of taking tamoxifen. One of the unique side effects of tamoxifen is severe hot flashes.

“I had the same side effects as many of my patients. Those hot flashes were awful,” Johns said. Most men never get to experience hot flashes firsthand, and he admits that he developed a whole new empathy for his patients because of it. “I guess some male gynecologists have a tendency

to downplay how severe they are, but you can take my word for it, they are awful.”

He shares another experience with his patients that most of his colleagues don’t. Ten years later, he still gets his annual mammograms. “I can’t look my patients in the eye and harass them about the importance of getting their mammograms if I haven’t had my own yearly screening.” He doesn’t know of any other male OB/GYN breast cancer survivors in the United States. It gives him an entirely different kind of credibility with his patients.

Like so many cancer survivors, his formerly frenetic pace has slowed down somewhat. “Your immediate goal is just to survive at first. Then you can step back and begin to change your perspective on life,” Johns said.

After his personal battle with breast cancer, he found a newly invigorated passion and redirected his energy into designing, championing and fundraising for Fort Worth’s new Joan Katz Breast Center, which opened last April. It was a six-year project that proved to be equally challenging and rewarding. “It is amazing to see something that you started out just dreaming about and then look up and actually see it there.”

The Joan Katz Breast Center is the result of Johns’ personal vision and is the culmination of his dream. It is unlike anything else in the state, offering breast cancer patients a comprehensive approach to their treatment and recovery. The state-of-the-art facility combines many services, including psychological counseling and social workers on staff, with the added benefit of a board of physicians who meet weekly to access their patients’ progress. It’s like having a built-in second, third and fourth opinion on your treatment.

Patients are paired with a personal “Navigator” to walk by their side throughout their entire course of treatment. This Navigator helps them schedule and coordinate all aspects of their care. Oftentimes, the care a cancer patient receives is very disjointed since each of their specialists is in a different and often individual practice. This overwhelming need to organize and manage patient care was brought to light by Johns' own personal experience.

In his practice, he specializes in laparoscopic surgery and finds himself donning surgical blues on a regular basis. He says, “Almost every aspect of my practice has changed. I know what it’s like waiting on that stretcher, going into surgery and not knowing whether or not you are going to survive. So, as a surgeon it is no longer just an everyday, routine or run-of-the-mill experience. Having surrendered my own body to surgery, I realize what my patients go through.”

Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Center and the Robert G. Anderson, MD Medical Spa

BREAST SURGERY: IMPLANTS, LIFT OR BOTH?

Q: I am considering breast surgery, but don’t know if I will need a breast lift in addition to the breast augmentation. What determines the need for a breast lift?

If you are happy with the shape of your breasts and size increase is your only concern, a lift will not be required. The ideal breast has about 40 percent of the breast from the

nipple to the fold at the bottom of the breast (inframammary fold) and about 60 percent above the nipple. This ratio appears to apply to breasts of all sizes and shapes. Sometimes the nipple is in the correct position, but the breast tissue has fallen below the fold. This is called glandular ptosis (droop of the breast tissue). If this condition is mild, a breast lift is usually not required or recommended. If glan-

is often required to achieve the best result. If the nipple has descended and is barely above the inframammary fold or lies at or below the fold, a breast lift is recommended. Leaving the nipple low on the breast at the time of breast augmentation gives the breast the appearance of the implant riding too high and further enhances the appearance of a “droopy” breast.

Another condition for which women seek a breast lift is an enlarged areola. The areola is the darker skin around the nipple. The areola can become stretched and enlarged with weight gain and pregnancy. The breast lift operation reduces the diameter of the areola to

Q: Can breast augmentation and breast lifts be performed at the same time? And if so, are there any limitations to combining the surgery?

Not only can the two surgeries be combined, but in many cases the results are better when a woman with breast ptosis (droop) undergoes a lift at the same time she is having an augmentation. If a woman has minimal droop, the augmentation alone may be all that is required to restore volume, upper breast fullness and raise the nipple slightly. As breast droop increases, the desire or need for a breast lift also increases. It is important to understand that when a breast lift is combined with the augmentation, a smaller implant may have to be used. Implant size and your need for a lift can be determined during your consultation with your plastic surgeon.

Q: What are the advantages of doing both surgeries at once?

The real advantage of performing a breast enlargement and lift at the same time is that your surgeon is able to “mold” the breast skin and tissue in relation to the implant to achieve the best result. Using the proper size implant and anticipating the skin relaxation that inevitably occurs after surgery, we are able to properly position your implant and reposition your breast tissue and nipple to achieve the best breast shape (the 40/60 ratio mentioned above). Doing both surgeries together is also less expensive and only requires one recovery period and less time off work than if the surgeries are performed separately.

Q: If I decide to have just the breast augmentation now, can I still get a breast lift later if my breasts become more droopy or I don’t like the result after the breast augmentation?

“My self esteem and confidence, in a matter of nearly a two week period, has gone through the roof. I feel 100% complete now as a woman.”

Amber H. after a lift and

breast augmentation

Q: How long does this surgery take and what is the recovery period?

The average surgery time for breast augmentation and breast lift is between three and a half and four hours. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis. The drains are removed after several days and there are no sutures to remove. We encourage our patients to resume light activity within a week however because of the breast augmentation, you will have some restrictions for several months. Depending on your job, you will probably want to be off work for about a week.

Q: What can I expect during my consultation?

The initial consultation takes about 45 minutes and includes a breast examination and discussion of breast augmentation and lifting. Included will be a review of saline and silicone gel implants, various incisions and the pros and cons of

potential limitations of surgery, expectations before, during and after your procedure. We work with you to help you choose the proper size implant that will also allow you to have a breast lift if needed. Your questions will be fully answered to your satisfaction. Our cosmetic surgery coordinator will also provide you with your cost

Yes, this is certainly an option. Either a breast lift or augmentation can be performed initially and the other procedure at a later time. The results may not be quite as good if the two procedures are performed separately, but this

ROBERT

G. ANDERSON, MD

Medical Director

Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Center Certified; American Board of Plastic Surgery

High standards of care combined with advanced technology have attracted many of the area’s most experienced fellowship-trained orthopedic specialists to USMD Hospital at Fort Worth. Drs. Michael Boothby, Joseph Daniels, Mark Presley, Tracy Rukab Munford and Jason Tinley —

historic hospital

Drive by the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Worth at 1212 W. Lancaster Ave., and you see a beautiful building with nothing to indicate the significant role it played in Fort Worth’s medical community.

by Dick Ellis / Photography by Jason Kindig

ThaT’s The siTe of The W.i. Cook Me Morial hospiTal, begun in 1927 and opened in January 1929. iT is The “Cook” in “Cook Children’s MediCal CenTer.”

Like so many things in Fort Worth, the story is rooted in the earth and oil of West Texas.

In 1896, Missouri Matilda Nail Cook and her husband, William Ivy Cook, bought a large ranch in Shackelford County, near Albany about two and a half hours west of Fort Worth by modern automobile.

In 1917, Matilda Cook’s brother was involved in an automobile accident and underwent surgery in the Cooks’ home by the premier Fort Worth surgeon of the day, Dr. Frank Beall. The 1901 death in childbirth of the Cooks’ only child, followed by William Ivy Cook’s death in 1923, led to Matilda’s desire to build a hospital in their memory.

That became financially feasible with the discovery of oil on the Cook Ranch in February 1926. She dedicated the oil royalties to building and sustaining the hospital she had dreamed of.

Beall and his brother, Dr. Heb Beall, became intimately involved in the design and furnishing of the hospital.

The Beall brothers had trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at a time when it was the top medical facility in the world, and its staff members were world leaders in medicine and surgery.

The Bealls’ grandfather was a Civil War surgeon, and their father was

a Fort Worth physician.

The hospital was designed in Italian Renaissance style by Wiley Clarkson Sr., a leading local architect who also designed the Texas Christian University Library, the YMCA building, Harris Hospital, the Woolworth building, the Sinclair building, the Masonic Temple, Northside High School and the United States Courthouse.

He designed the bronze gates at the hospital’s south entrance facing Lancaster Avenue. The gates were manufactured in Minneapolis and created such a sensation that they were placed in an International Architectural Exhibit in New York where they remained until shortly before the hospital opened. They are still present in the building, now a HealthSouth Rehabilitation facility, and are in mint condition.

A copper-plate etching of the gates and entrance was done soon after the opening by Blanch McVeigh, whose husband, Joseph, was a prominent Fort Worth physician. McVeigh was an outstanding artist with some works archived in the Library of Congress.

Construction was handled by Harry Friedman, whose son, Bayard, later became Fort Worth mayor, and who served on the Cook Children’s Board of Trustees.

Friedman’s firm built the original Casa Mañana and Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, as well as the Rice Hotel in Houston and the AMICO Building in Waco.

Friedman also handled the hospital enlargement in 1957. That was

when the hospital became the first centrally air-conditioned hospital in Tarrant County.

During the 1927 construction, a professional photographer took photos of the construction semimonthly, and Friedman was paid on the basis of the progress shown in these photos.

The hospital’s exterior is Indiana limestone with areas of intricate carving, especially at the south entrance and in the adjacent vestibule. The corners of the building do not have a sharp edge, but instead have a candy cane twist appearance.

A bronze replica of the Cook Ranch brand, a “Tumbling T,” is embedded in the vestibule floor. The interior patio area has round Indiana limestone columns and a marble floor. The original doors of walnut and small glass panes still separate the patio from the smaller lobby.

The circle hallways that half surround the patio and lobby have travertine marble walls, ceiling beams of solid walnut and ceiling areas between the beams covered in 18-karat gold leaf.

The lobby also has square columns of travertine marble with the walnut doors and ceiling beams, as well as the 18-karat gold leaf ceiling. It favorably impresses everybody.

W.I. Cook Memorial Hospital originally had 55 beds and functioned as a closed medical staff facility under the direction of the Beall Clinic and several associate physicians.

It continued as a general hospital until the conversion to a children’s hospital in 1952 when, after two decades as Fort Worth’s premier hospital and during the polio epidemic that was spreading across the United States, the board of trustees decided to expand to 72 beds and change to exclusive treatment of children.

They renamed it Cook Children’s Hospital.

Heb Beall had died in 1946 and Frank Beall was planning to retire.

Pediatricians in Fort Worth had been advocating for a dedicated children’s hospital rather than having small, less well-equipped units in each of the large general hospitals.

The board of trustees at Cook, chaired by William Bomar, had retained a consulting firm that confirmed the need and feasibility of a children’s hospital in Fort Worth.

At the time, there was a facility in the Texas Christian University area the Fort Worth Children’s Hospital — that served mostly children with disabling brain and spinal problems.

Members of the boards of the two institutions actively discussed merging them in the early 1950s but there were issues that could not be overcome.

Fort Worth Children's trustees decided against a merger by a 10-3 vote in September 1952.

In the early 1980s, some prominent Fort Worth citizens including Robert Bass and Jon Brumley were able to effect a merger of the two facilities into what is now Cook Children’s Medical Center. The new building bringing both under the same roof — opened in 1989. HeathSouth took over the old Cook building.

The hospital on Lancaster had been a unique place. Physicians and surgeons loved working there, and the children patients and their parents loved it as well.

It was efficient, very family friendly and was actually low cost even for those days. The emergency room activity was slow compared to the present facility, but it was still active and was very accommodating.

Many upgrades to pediatric care were made at the hospital during the “middle” years of 1965 to 1980, and subsequently. This was associated with the arrival of many physicians with sub-specialty training related to infants and children.

Some employees of Cook spent their working careers there. Nurse Mary Hurst, now deceased, arrived at Cook in November of 1929, the first year the hospital was open and worked there until 1968. After her retirement, and after the merger to form Cook Children’s, she returned to what was by then HealthSouth for rehabilitation for a broken hip.

For more information, bookoncook.com.

From left to right: W. Grear Hurt, M.D., Stephen J. Timon, M.D., Bing S. Tsay, M.D., Brian E. Straus, M.D., Thomas M. Schott, M.D., Kevin M. Honig, M.D., Michael K. Hahn, M.D., Mark S. Greenberg, M.D One of our qualified specialists

True GriT Elegance and

by Gail Bennison

They could have made a Sam Peckinpah film — call it The Legend of Billy Bob’s Texas — about how a handful of risktakers took the world’s biggest honky tonk from bankruptcy to worldwide fame through vision, faith and determination.

Inthe late 1800s, weary drovers left their parched cattle to graze along the banks of the Trinity River and whooped into the north side of Fort Worth for whiskey, music and dancing, and muchdesired female companionship. Fort Worth was known along the Chisholm Trail as the place where cowboys could kick up their heels and have a good time.

Stock pens were built, followed in 1902 by the Livestock Exchange Building and Armour and Swift processing plants. Cowtown Coliseum, home to the world’s first indoor rodeo, was completed in 1908 and the stock pens stretched over more than 100 acres. Today’s 115-year-old Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo traces its roots to those early times.

Fort Worth is still a place where cowboys can kick up their heels, especially in the large, open-air cattle barn built in 1910 that eventually became Billy Bob’s Texas, calibrating 30 years this April.

It could be the fodder of a new horse opera, and, not unlike the wildly popular remake of True Grit, it would be filled with heroes and heroines modeled after real-life people, many large on any stage.

Any fan of old Roy Rogers or Gene Autry “oaters” would recognize the story line: The family ranch foreclosed on and the struggle to bring it back to health and prosperity.

In the Beginning Billy Bob’s Texas — the World’s Largest Honky Tonk — opened its doors to national media attention April 1, 1981.

Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Janie Fricke and Willie Nelson played to sold-out audiences its first week in business. The fire marshal was there with hand-counters, and when the club quickly filled to its capacity of 6,000, no one came in until somebody left.

With bull riding every night, the Texas Oyster Bar, the Gold Rush jewelry store, the Texas Point restaurant, and the Texas Dry Goods store, nobody was in a hurry to leave.

“The lines of people extended down to what is now Rodeo Plaza, in front of the Cowtown Coliseum, down the Avenue, to the Armour Swift Building,” says Stockyards businessman and longtime Billy Bob’s Texas’ partner Steve Murrin. “Hub Baker was selling $300 monogrammed souvenir jackets out of the store. It really was unbelievable.”

agement and marketing skills. In the process, they, and their partners, have made Billy Bob’s Texas the most recognized and respected country music venue in the universe, and a “must play” for entertainers.

Billy Bob’s Texas Handprint Wall of Fame has impressions of every performer who’s played there, a who’s who of the music industry: Clint Black, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Ringo Starr, Bob Hope, Reba McEntyre, B.B. King, George Strait, Steppenwolf, ZZ Top and Charley Pride.

“I remember the first time I played Billy Bob’s, and I thought it was gigantic,” says Pride. “And there were a lot of people there. Every time I’ve played it I’ve filled it up I think. I sure wish Pam and Billy a happy 30th. It was nice being a part of their success and the making of my success.”

“Most stars know they’ve made it when they’ve played the main stage at Billy Bob’s,” Pam says.

Billy Bob’s Texas has been honored as the Country Music Club of the Year 11 times — three awards from the Country Music Association (CMA) and eight from the Academy of Country Music (ACM). It’s been the scene for music videos, movies and TV programs. The club has hosted country superstar Willie Nelson’s July 4th picnic three times.

This February, Billy Bob’s recorded its 40th artist and 41st Live at Billy Bob’s CD. The CD series has recorded such legends as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Janie Fricke, and John Conlee — along with the rising stars of the Texas/Red Dirt Music Scene, including Kevin Fowler, Wade Bowen, Jack Ingram and Pat Green, who first performed at Billy Bob’s in 1998. He was the featured artist this year at the Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Gala held at Billy Bob’s. Green calls Billy Minick “The Spirit of the West.”

Baker came onboard originally to start the club’s merchandising side. He became its promotions director in 1989 and, since 1992, has produced and directed the rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum. “It was like Hollywood when Billy Bob’s opened,” Baker recalls. “It changed my life, and was more fun than you can ever imagine.”

In its first full month of operation, liquor sales topped $600,000.

April 2011 will be a month of star-studded 30th anniversary celebrations — including platinum selling artist Gary Allan, Josh Abbott Band, George Thorogood, Luke Bryan and George Jones. It’s safe to say that nobody is more excited than Billy Bob’s Texas’ dynamic husband and wife team — CEO Billy Minick and marketing director Pam Minick.

For 22 of those 30 years, the nationally known rodeo cowboy and cowgirl have worked side-by-side, honing their talent-booking, man-

“He’s the purveyor of the madness that is Billy Bob’s, which I consider to be the quintessential live music venue for the State of Texas. It certainly has stood the test of time,” he says. “And what would Billy do without Pam? Billy and Pam make it what it is. That combination of elegance and true grit is pretty rare in this world,” Green said.

“Over the years we’ve learned to promote the past with old artists, the present with the current artists we can, and the future stars,” says Billy Minick. “We’ve made that our business formula in entertainment. It’s working.”

“We really have the same goals in mind,” Pam said. “We have our own strengths, and truly so much admiration, not only for each other, but for each other’s talents and dedication. Of course it doesn’t hurt that for 12 years, in addition to working at Billy Bob’s Monday through Thursday I was on the road doing TV shows every Friday through Sunday.”

Billy adds with a laugh: “When I come home late at night and Pam asks me how we did, and I say, ‘Great!’ she says: ‘I’m a marketing genius!’ When we do bad, she says, ‘You booked ’em.’ ”

Pam insists that the success of Billy Bob’s rests on Billy’s shoulders.

“She’s saying that because she wants me to buy her a present,” Billy said. “No, I couldn’t do it without her and I couldn’t do it without the other 225 employees, either.”

Billy Bob’s Today Billy Bob’s Texas today has 127,000 square feet almost three acres — under roof plus 20 acres of parking, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state.

SET IN CONCRETE Robert Gallagher of Billy Bob’s helps Merle Haggard make casts of his hands for the honky-tonk's Wall of Fame.

Attendance over the last 10 years alone has averaged 600,000 people annually, some years as high as 750,000. Forty percent of the visitors live in the Metroplex. Two percent are international.

“Billy Bob’s is an amazing part of the tourism product that we offer and enjoy and promote here in Fort Worth,” says Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO David DuBois. “Our Western culture is the backbone of what we do here and supporting it is very important to us. You can’t come to Fort Worth without enjoying the Stockyards and Billy Bob’s. It’s a vibrant light; it’s a welloiled tourism machine.”

Mayor Mike Moncrief said that both Minicks have huge hearts and are revered in the community. “There’s no lack of creativity in either Pam or Billy,” Moncrief said.

Billy Bob’s wouldn’t work the way it’s structured in any other city, Billy says.

“It works because of this city, and we happen to live in the greatest Western heritage city, and because everyone is involved. It’s a little thing Fort Worth has called ‘cowboy ethic.’ ”

That’s business done on a handshake where your word is your bond.

Yes, There is a Billy Bob In 1980, former professional football player and visionary businessman Billy Bob Barnett had recently sold his Miller beer distributorship for a tidy profit at the height of the Urban

Barnett, in partnership with nightclub owner Spencer Taylor, bought the empty 1910 building with a plan to start Billy Bob’s Texas.

There was extensive interior work done, but the exterior had to remain true to its architecture because the building was located in a National Historic District. The construction labor force of 80 included a motley crew of winos who lived in the dilapidated Wright Hotel — now the Stockyards Hotel, according to Murrin.

“Billy Bob thought it was real funny, but having winos on Exchange Avenue didn’t help business development much. We eventually got a better class of winos,” he says. “Was sorta nice when they left.”

Murrin was sitting in the White Elephant Saloon with Barnett one afternoon in November 1980 when a representative of the Fort Worth Press asked when Billy Bob’s Texas was opening. “Billy Bob didn’t really know, but he told them April 1. He figured if they didn’t open, he could just tell everybody it was April Fool’s ya see.”

Barnett wrangled 42-year-old Fort Worth native Billy Minick to produce Billy Bob’s nightly bull-riding shows. In the fall of 1981, Minick became the club’s general manager and remained in that position until 1986.

Minick developed a love of horses and rodeo working in the Stockyards as a youngster. As a rodeo competitor, he earned the Texas State High School Rodeo All-Around Champion title and attended McNeese

Famous and the soon-to-be-Famous: You never know who will pop in. Like Ringo starr in 2001(left bottom). Leann Rimes (left top) has been a regular performer at billy bob’s texas from the time she was 8 years old. and on aug. 4, 1989, billy bob’s had been reopened for eight months in a sluggish period for country

State University on a rodeo scholarship. He went pro and qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in Bull Riding. In 1968, Minick bought the Harry Knight Rodeo Co. from Knight and the silver screen’s singing cowboy, Gene Autry. After producing the largest rodeos in the nation including those in Cheyenne, Houston and San Antonio, Minick returned to Fort Worth, where he produced the Fort Worth Stock Show’s rodeo for 10 years.

During those years Minick learned the ropes of booking and promoting entertainers. Many of the rodeos featured entertainment and he had the opportunity of working with some of the best, including Elvis, Michael Jackson, Roy Rogers and Cher.

It also was during those years — 1982 to be exact — that a cowboy and a cowgirl fell in love.

Pam Minick, a former Miss Rodeo America, is one of the most well -known faces in the world of rodeo. She was the Nevada High School Rodeo Barrel Racing Champion and the 1982 Women’s World Champion Breakaway Calf Roper. She served on the board of directors of the Women’s Pro Rodeo Association for 16 years. Today her focus in the arena is in the Team Roping event, where she has qualified for the Women’s National Finals Rodeo 16 times.

Pam has appeared as a sports commentator and interviewer on more than 1,000 nationally televised rodeo, equestrian, and country music specials. She would prove indispensable to her cowboy and to Billy Bob’s Texas.

Stormy Weather By 1985, Billy Bob’s was suffering financially. Barnett was trying to build up the whole Stockyards. That year they

Cowboy craze.

music when a little known entertainer from oklahoma was booked to perform. his name was Garth brooks (above ).

expected 80,000 tourists; they got 8,000. The money was already spent.

“The economy and cost overruns got us,” Billy Minick said. He moved on with other business interests in 1986.

On Jan. 8, 1988, Billy Bob’s slipped into bankruptcy, causing devastating loss to the tourism industry of Fort Worth, especially in the Stockyards.

“Basically there was one gentleman by the name of Don Jury that stayed on and held everything together,” Minick says. “He was actually helping the people in the bankruptcy court and trying to get things cleaned up.”

Jury came on the scene in partnership with Barnett in 1983, one of several partners at the time, he says, and those partners saddled up and left town. Barnett managed to hold it together for a month or two after the closing. Jury stayed on hoping to make something good happen.

“The best thing I can say happened was meeting Steve Murrin and Holt Hickman,” he said. “I already knew Pam and Billy, although I didn’t know them as well as I do today. Those eight months Billy Bob’s was closed and I was walking around that big old building, so many people were supportive about getting the club back open. I believe it’s paid off for everybody.”

On Nov. 25, 1988, Fort Worth entrepreneur Hickman led a partnership with Jury and Murrin to reopen the club. Things weren’t going well, and a few months later, Hickman called Minick.

“Holt said, ‘Come talk to me, Billy.’ Pam and I were married and we had a little bumper business, you know, just kinda scraping along making it through life,” Minick recalled. “Holt asked me to go to work for him. Well, I needed a job and I kinda knew the business from before so I told Holt that I’d go to work for him with one consideration. If we didn’t make it, he’d pay every bill we owe. He said he would.”

“I didn’t care if Billy Bob’s made a profit,” Hickman said. “I just wanted to stop the bleeding and break even. It was good for Fort Worth.”

Bob’s. Many others have made important contributions as well, including Steve Murrin, Hub Baker and Don Jury. It’s been a remarkable team and a resounding success.”

Billy Bob’s was the most famous nightclub in the universe, so when it went broke everybody just assumed the whole Stockyards went broke, Murrin says.

“I owned a lot of buildings so it was in my best interest to get it back open — fast. Billy and Pam coming in as a team was the absolute coming together of the deal,” Murrin said.

“Billy is a great operator,” says Jury, who helps in the financial and accounting area. “We always joke that he could do cowboy math but it wasn’t good enough for the bankers. Pam is always a trouper, and now she really personifies what Billy Bob’s is all about. She’s set the tone for the relationship with the community. Steve brings a real soft touch and mellow approach to things. I get focused on numbers. Of course Holt is always interested in the bottom line. Hub has been a great contributor to the success. We envy his accomplishments, especially what he’s done with the rodeo.”

“We’ve just become a big family is what it amounts to. I always tell people that Billy Bob’s is like that Red Steagall poem Ride for the Brand, Jury said, “That’s the difference between what I call Texan rather than somebody else. One of the secrets that made Billy Bob’s last is that all the partners want to do what’s best for the company.”

The bottom line is Billy Bob’s would not have reopened without Hickman’s funding, and without Billy Bob’s, the Stockyards would’ve stayed dark for a long time, Pam says.

Back in the Saddle Again

Billy reported for work on Feb. 1, 1989. Within 10 minutes, he had fired the marketing people. Then he talked to his wife.

“I told Pam she had to come down and do the job, but I couldn’t pay her,” he says. Pam was working for ESPN at the time and had flown in from doing a TV show in Idaho. “Billy picked me up from the airport and said, ‘Honey, I just fired the advertising agency. You know about television, you can do that.’ ” Pam recalled with a laugh. “So I did.”

“When Billy Bob’s went through some rough weather in the late ’80s, righting the ship was no small feat,” says Fort Worth businessman Ed Bass. “Credit must go first to Holt, who has been like Admiral of the Fleet in the Stockyards. Then, one can’t say enough about the skill and energy of Billy and Pam, Captain and First Officer of the flagship Billy

The first few years after reopening were a struggle. “Bad news travels like wildfire; good news travels slow,” Pam said. “It was only closed for eight months but it was two years before people quit responding that they thought Billy Bob’s was still closed.”

They also had to overcome the stigma of bankruptcy, Billy says. They read books and learned some new tricks, started reorganizing, buying talent and curbed expenses. Pam learned how to promote on a budget. She didn’t get a paycheck for two years.

But she learned how to use concert tickets for barter. To this day part of the success of Billy Bob’s is that Pam sends concert tickets to 80 outbound radio stations across four states.

Garth Brooks came along, and shortly after, all the upcoming stars were coming through Billy Bob’s. Most of the big ones outgrow Billy Bob’s, moving on to bigger venues. Pam and Billy have developed a system to overcome that.

“One of the great things that’s helped Billy Bob’s is a little thing we call Texas music,” Billy said. “We have to book about 110 acts a year. There’s not enough acts to go around every Friday and Saturday night of our lives to make a decent show, so we’ve gotten into classic rock, which has some Southern country influence. It’s worked for us but the availability’s not real good. The Texas singers and songwriters have been real good for us. We take the up and comers and start them out. Robert Earl Keene is a good example of that.”

The new artists attract a younger crowd, Pam says. “The younger people go out every week and they drink. They get used to coming here and hopefully, we’ll have them for life,” she said.

PRESERVING THE MUSIC Forty artists have been recorded for the Live at Billy Bob’s record label, produced by partners Smith Music Group and Billy Bob's. Among them, Pat Green, pictured here with Pam and Billy Minick. Live at Billy Bob’s is one of the largest libraries of live country music in existence.

Behind the Scenes Developing great employees was also key, Billy says.

“It’s been a good business that’s supported a lot of people. We now have 25 employees that have been here over 15 years.”

Three of those are Marty Travis, general manager; Vannie “Bear” Crossnoe, production manager and chaplain; and entertainment director, Robert Gallagher. They all agree that you don’t cross Billy Minick.

Travis has a million stories to tell about his 15-plus years at Billy Bob’s. Among them was the night two weeks after 9-11. Charlie Daniels was on stage and about a third of the way through his set, and he just stopped singing.

“He started talking about what it was to be an American and how proud he was and that we should be strong. To hear all the noise at the pool tables stop and for all the beer bottles to be silent, it was just weird to me. But he had the audience right in the palm of his hand. The whole audience became silent. They didn’t even care that he wasn’t singing. They just wanted to listen to him talk,” Travis said.

Travis jokingly says he comes to work every day expecting to get fired.

“If I need to talk to Billy about a sensitive subject I know that I can say something to Pam first. She goes home and takes one for team. You get on Billy’s bad side you’re taking a long walk down a short pier,” he said.

Crossnoe started at Billy Bob’s in 1981 taking care of the stage monitors and came back with the new management. In addition to producing well over 5,000 shows over the years, Crossnoe has performed weddings and funerals there.

“I’d take a bullet for the old man,” Crossnoe says of Billy Minick. “But you don’t tell him I said that. I will tell you that crossing Billy is not the wisest thing to do. Before you go up against Pam you better have your ducks in a row. She’s sharper than a tack.”

Gallagher, who started at the club in 1989, says Billy is a straightahead black and white kinda guy.

“That’s the great thing. You know exactly what he wants and exactly how he feels all the time.,” he said.

Gallagher says that Pam is open for anything. “I bounce a lot of ideas off Pam before I go to Billy. But really it’s just a big ol’ building and a big family here.”

Happy Trails The Minicks share their 30-acre ranch in Argyle with 10 horses and Billy’s favorite dog, Deuce. A Gittings portrait of his beloved dog, Ace, takes center stage in his office at Billy Bob’s. Ace took his last walk in the sunset awhile back. “No portrait of me, just Ace,” Pam says, laughing.

Billy is a father of four from a previous marriage. Brandy helps out at Billy Bob’s in addition to responsibilities with Cowboys & Indians magazine. Cheyenne Bill is a magistrate in Fort Worth. Another son, Cody Bill, passed away.

Son Concho Bill worked in the energy business until early March when he was named to the newly created position of president of Billy Bob’s Texas. He spoke to the employees March 4 about the significance of the club.

“Billy Bob’s is core to the Stockyards, the Stockyards is critical to

the identity of Fort Worth. Fort Worth is the coolest city in the world and we need to make everyone in the world understand that,” he said.

There are plans for expansion.

GLITTER AND GUTS Billy Bob's answer to the disco ball is a special saddle serving the same purpose. Many Western joints have mechanical bulls. Billy Bob's has the real deal . More than 46,000 bulls have bucked in its arena.

“Billy Bob’s is core to our brand identity and we’ve got to do everything we can do to make sure this facility never ever fails. And our new business can’t distract us from what we have here,” Minick said. “Billy Bob’s is the mothership, the core of the brand, and we have to take care of it. Sometimes that’s going to require some change and it might be a little uncomfortable but we’ll get there. Billy Bob’s will be our focus no matter how many locations we’re going to try to build.”

Pam Minick said Concho and Billy respect each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

“Billy will remain involved in other developments in the Stockyards, but Concho will oversee the day-to-day — and nightly duties,” she said. “It's hard to argue that it's a little tough on a 72-year-old man to spend every Friday and Saturday night at the honky-tonk.”

Billy and Pam have five grandchildren.

They say that all these years they’ve done things the cowboy way, with a lot of handshaking and no legal work. They’ve controlled their own destiny.

“But now it’s a new world,” Billy said. “Second generations are raised different, they’re more educated and they’ve got a different way of doing things. Basically, if you don’t understand that and accept it, you’ll struggle with it. We’re trying to make sure it works. We’ve got so much brand equity in our name and reputation that it takes someone very stupid to mess that up.”

The Minicks have been honored for good deeds and contributions to Western heritage, both nationally and by the community.

Billy is a recipient of the ASCAP “Partners in Music Award” and the Ben Johnson Award from the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma. He recently received the Darrel K. Royal Patron Award from the Texas Songwriters Heritage Association.

Pam received the Lane Frost Award for contribution, promotion and enhancement of the sport of rodeo, and the Tad Lucas Award from the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. She was named Great Woman of Texas for her work in the community.

Pam and Billy are inductees in the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, and on April 8, 2011, are being inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame as Rodeo Couple of the Year. They received the prestigious Charles Goodnight Award for 2010.

Billy says that one of the greatest things about the journey is that due to the success of Billy Bob’s, they’ve been involved in a tremendous amount of charity work. “We enjoy that,” he said. “To whom much is given, much is expected, you know. We kinda look at it as a service. Service is the rent you pay on life.”

Augusta in Tolar

Driving, chipping and putting down the course of history.

by Courtney Dabney

If you dare set foot on Starr Hollow Ranch, you had better be packin’… good golf clubs, that is. You’ll need them, if you plan to make it through the best-rated nine-hole golf course in Texas. There is a good reason this local gem has been nicknamed “Little Augusta,” and the rich history of this place will take you longer than just one round to uncover.

Can you keep a secret?

If you head toward Granbury on Highway 377, and just keep going, you will come to Tolar, Texas, population 504. Wander down a couple of farm-to-market roads — one named the Tolar Highway — and you will happen upon one of the best-kept secrets in golf.

A lot of pros, self-proclaimed aficionados, and wanna-be’s have never even heard of Starr Hollow. But it could be one the best nine holes you will ever play.

Of course, Tolar is an unlikely locale to plant a golf course of this caliber, and its remoteness just lends to its allure.

Starr Hollow is branded with many such contradictions. This working ranch is just reeking with history. On these grounds, you might trip over the fossilized remains of dinosaurs that once roamed this area or find traces of skirmishes between the Native American tribes who called this place home and the determined settlers who came here to roost.

There are also wild tales of the larger-than-life “Bandit Queen” Belle Starr, who reportedly hid out with her band of outlaws in the caves and ravines on the property. And, on the walls of the modest clubhouse, you will notice photos of famous friends and golfing legends like Ben Hogan who were frequent visitors.

The land known as Starr Hollow was purchased in 1965-66 by one of Fort Worth’s original merchandising magnates.

Marvin Leonard founded Leonard Brothers in downtown Fort Worth in 1918 with brother Green Thomas Leonard. When G.T. left to form his own business, another brother, Obie, joined the enterprise.

Aside from being a hugely successful entrepreneur, Leonard was a noted philanthropist whose guidance helped contribute to the success of, among other things, Lena Pope Home. He was also known as a passionate golfer with his love for his family and his city matched only by his love of the game.

When he bought the ranch, it was known as Star Hollow, with only one “r.” Leonard added the extra “r” in recognition of its infamous, and alleged, resident Belle Starr, the female outlaw, whose legend mushroomed after her mysterious murder near the Oklahoma border in 1889. Her brief resume included associations with the likes of the Younger clan, Jesse James, and the Tom Starr gang. Her actual “bandit” status may be more myth than reality. But, she was known to sell horses that did not belong to her, and she did spend a little time as the resident of a Detroit prison. So, we can certainly give her credit for being an outlaw of sorts. But it was her gender that made her remarkable in that era. She was once dubbed “the female Jesse James.” While it is debatable how much

of her story has been enlarged by legend, she was undeniably tough enough to survive the company she kept. She was married to the outlaw Jim Reed, lived for a time with the vicious Bruce Younger, and finally married again to American Indian horse thief Sam Starr, from whom she gained her catchy name.

So that is the “Starr” in the name Starr Hollow, and if you’ve ever seen a grainy photo of the notorious Belle, you might think the “Hollow” is descriptive of the cold and eerie quality of her dark and lifeless eyes. She was one tough broad. The mystery of her burial place is highly speculated, although some claim she may have even been laid to rest somewhere on the ranch.

No matter what, legends beget legends, and Starr Hollow has been host to its fair share over the years: Ben Hogan, Larry Mize, Ben Crenshaw, Mark Brooks and David Duvall, just to name a few.

Leonard embraced Belle’s former celebrity in these parts, and was happy to share a bit of his own local celebrity with her.

He added his unique talents to her former hideout and, along with famed golf course architect, Joe Finger, created an idyllic golf course on the grounds. His love of the game is evidenced in the two Fort Worth courses he founded — Colonial and Shady Oaks.

In 1936, Leonard opened Colonial Golf Club and introduced Texas to its first golf course that featured bent grass greens. Everyone said it couldn’t be done in our harsh climate. But he proved that with equal amounts of investment and tenacity, anything was possible. He even secured the prestigious U.S. Open Tournament, held there in 1941 — the first time the tournament was staged in the Southwest or south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Colonial was his private club until 1942 when he sold its shares to the few members he had personally invited to join, officially making it Colonial Country Club.

His later endeavor was also a great success. Marvin Leonard bought the land where he would ultimately build his beloved Shady Oaks in 1955 from the estate of Amon Carter. The land now encompasses both the neighborhoods of Ridgmar and New Westover as well as Ridgmar Mall.

Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the Shady Oaks course in 1959. This too, remained his private club until 1969, when he sold the club to its members, only one year prior to his death in 1970.

Just as Leonard had been the first to successfully introduce bent grass greens at Colonial, he sodded Shady Oaks with a newly mutated form of bent grass that was even richer and greener. It was named in his honor. When Shady Oaks converted to a newer form of bent, Marty

Leonard kept some of the Leonard bent and has it in a small nursery at Starr Hollow.

“Although it has since been replaced with Coore and Crenshaw bent grass, you originally would have found a variety of Leonard bent grass on the course at Shady Oaks,” said Chad English, assistant director of golf at Shady Oaks.

But Marvin Leonard left behind a third great Texas golf course. Though Starr Hollow is obviously lesser known, and at only nine holes, it could easily be considered the runt of the litter, the course was no less cherished and nurtured.

When golf course architect Joe Finger penned his memoirs, The Four Wise Men and a Golf Course Architect, he included this account of his initial telephone conversation with Leonard:

“The conversation that night was quite memorable. It opened with,

‘Mr. Finger, my name is Marvin Leonard from Fort Worth. I don’t think you’ve ever heard of me.’

“No, Mr. Leonard, possibly not. Except that you used to be a member of River Crest Country Club in Fort Worth, and decided that you wanted bent grass greens to play on, so you built the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, which is still one of the greatest courses in the United States; and while there you developed a strain of bent grass which is superior to Penncross for putting greens in Texas. When you tired of Colonial, you developed Shady Oaks Country Club with 27 holes and Ben Hogan as pro. You’re right, Mr. Leonard, I’ve never heard of you!”

Together the two men collaborated on Starr Hollow’s design. Bringing it to completion was an amazing challenge.

Marty Leonard, Marvin’s third daughter, now oversees the golf course.

“It was a pretty rough piece of property when Daddy bought it,” she says. “He purchased it with the express purpose of building a course on it. He was a true visionary. That is how I would describe him. My father could visualize things that no one else could see and then make it happen.”

Starr Hollow Golf Club is located in the middle of a working ranch, another feature that makes it unique. The ranch now encompasses about 4,000 acres, after a recent acquisition of an adjacent 800-acre tract.

The ranching enterprise is overseen by Madelon Bradshaw, Marvin Leonard’s youngest daughter, and a rancher herself.

“Daddy was a quiet man and a great observer. He liked to sit back and take everything in, before making his decisions and acting on them,” she says. “I think that is one of the reasons he was so successful and one of his best qualities.”

Madelon reminded me that Starr Hollow Lake, which the course wraps itself around, was the result of damming a 50-foot deep canyon.

“The lake was built to water the golf course,” she said. “It took me until the late 1980s to figure out why Daddy built that lake, since he was not a fisherman.”

Clockwise: Marvin Leonard (back to camera) speaks to an unidentified man during construction; Belle Starr displays matching pistols; Ben Hogan gives Madelon Leonard a few pointers; and Marty Leonard, Scott Dally, author of Starr Hollow & Star Hollow: Mysteries & Memories of a Golf Course and Ranch, and Madelon Leonard Bradshaw.

While the 90-acre lake is a breathtaking central feature to the course, it owes its very existence to the fairways and greens that required it.

“They said it would take years to fill up that dry dammed-up creek bed, but one fall, it just took one good rain to do the job,” remembers Bradshaw.

Prior to damming up the creek bed and waiting for rain, Marty Leonard explained, “They took loads of the rich bottom land soil that had settled down there, and transported it to help build the course. Daddy used as much of it as he could to save on the expense of hauling all that dirt in. He also tried to employ local Tolar residents as much as he could in the course’s construction. He felt a certain affinity with the little town. Some people have joked that if he had lived long enough, he might have bought the town of Tolar itself.”

In addition to the Black Angus cattle, the ranch is teeming with wildlife. You might encounter deer, geese, turkeys, or armadillos during your round. But some of the ranch’s other residents are less appealing. Along with rattlesnakes and bobcats, there is also a burgeoning feral hog population.

In his book Star Hollow & Starr Hollow, author Scott Dally explains, “The pigs have four-inch razor-sharp tusks that can rip you, your cart, your putter and your designer golf outfit into itty-bitty pieces.”

The hogs have laid waste to entire fairways and become quite a nuisance. To assure that golfers don’t have any unwelcome additions to their foursome, Dally says, “… the entire golf course is now surrounded by a high-powered electric fence.”

After your round at Starr Hollow, you can accept your trophy at the clubhouse in the form of one of its famous hamburgers. Each delicious burger is 100 percent homegrown. The beef comes entirely from the cattle raised on the ranch.

Belle Starr’s personal shotgun will oversee your meal, as it proudly rests above the fireplace, bought at auction by Marty Leonard.

“Although I had bought plenty of things at auctions before, I wasn’t

familiar with the telephone bidding process,” she said. “I knew I really wanted it to connect her history with ours at Starr Hollow. When the lot finally came up for sale, all I remember was the chaos, and within less than a minute hearing a voice on the other end say ‘It’s yours.’ ”

When you tee off at Starr Hollow, you know you are playing one of the greats. And, if you have any experience on one of Marvin Leonard’s other Fort Worth courses, you’ll feel right at home amongst its oak lined fairways and gently rolling terrain.

Bradshaw holds a special affection for the Starr Hollow course.

“It is Daddy’s legacy. It was his last creative endeavor. Building a golf course is a very creative process, ” she said.

If you want to play there, remember that it is a private course and your best bet to play a round is to buddy up to one of the members. Just don’t show up on a Saturday morning and expect to get to play.

Mark Twain once complained, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”

But, not even a tough day on the links could spoil your walk on the course at Starr Hollow. With its scenery so breathtaking, and its course so pristinely manicured, your scorecard may be the last thing on your mind.

Left: Starr Hollow from the air. Below: Marcella Musick Head and stepfather Claude Baker, who was foreman at the ranch in the early 1940s; Bottom: Marty Leonard with Pistol (left) and Belle (right). All photos courtesy of Starr Hollow.

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Beyond the Streets

Fort Worth and Tarrant County are making progress moving the homeless among us into real housing and providing training in the skills needed to return to society.

by Pam Lewiston

photos by B.J. Lacasse

“On any one night in Tarrant County, there are 2,243 homeless persons; 136 are living unsheltered.”

— Cindy J. Crain

It’s easy to get lost in a new city.

On my first trip into Fort Worth after moving to Texas in 2006, a wrong exit ramp and a wayward turn or two put me on Lancaster Avenue. The cracked sidewalks, broken windows and boarded up businesses reminded me of Los Angeles. To the untrained eye, it would seem the streets were deserted.

But my eye was not untrained, and I sensed the homeless were near.

I had been homeless myself twice — once when I was 19, during the turbulent 1960s and without employment, I called the back alleys of Hollywood home. Since I didn’t present myself as an acid-induced hippie, one man risked offering me work. And when he discovered I had no roof over my head, he found me a place to live. The second was only for a few days as a single mother in my 30s when my employer shut down without warning. Thankfully, that time my parents provided housing until I found other work.

That day on East Lancaster, men and a few women sat under building eaves, a few lay behind bushes and in sheltered alleys as they attempted to escape the afternoon heat. A handful slept on shaded concrete, others leaned their backs against a building and a few huddled in groups of hushed conversations.

Not wanting to invade their space, I left bottled water and backed away, and pondered their sparse numbers, compared to the hundreds I had seen in California.

Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in Texas, the second-largest state in the United States. Why then did I see so few street people in Fort Worth? Had they been shipped to suburbia? Did Tarrant County have a secret?

him in time to help steady his slide down the stucco wall.

“Miss? Food?”

On that day, my introduction to James and modern day homelessness began. A few months later, James took me on a journey into homelessness few sheltered people experience. Educated and articulate, he introduced me to others. They shared stories of job loss, unexpected medical expenses, and their struggles with the Veteran Administration, divorce or a run-in with the law.

“A year ago, I would have thought the streets were the last place I’d be. Then I lost my business, lost my wife, lost my house and then my life,” James said.

I realized no one was safe in the current economic climate. Their stories shattered my notion that all homeless today were addicts, drunks, crazy or lazy.

One day he vanished. I visited our haunts, talked with our friends and cased emergency rooms. Weeks later, a mutual street friend told me I could find him at a local restaurant. Much to my surprise, he was clean-shaven, in uniform and working. “The shelter finally had a bed for me, and they helped me get this job. Now I can start over again.”

Computer skills are almost mandatory for even entry-level jobs, and classes are provided to teach those skills to interested participants.

Experience taught me that the homeless population was similar regardless of where they lived. The only variables were individual circumstances and demographics.

And that brings me to James.

The musty stench of moldy unwashed clothing assaulted my nostrils. It was the unmistakable odor of “them.” The homeless. He stood as a tree planted in the middle of a busy Los Angeles sidewalk. A soiled T-shirt and jeans were his only attire, and stringy hair hung to his shoulders. I expected him to move to the side to let me pass. Already late for a meeting and frustrated that he was in my way, I grunted, shook my head in disgust and stepped around him.

The troubled looks of those approaching told me something was amiss. I turned to see him stagger toward a nearby building and reached

And that is the not-so-secret secret of Fort Worth and Tarrant County’s attack on the problem of homelessness. But progress wasn’t overnight.

The Tarrant County Homeless Coalition formed in1989 to respond to the housing and service needs of the population in the county. Arlington joined the planning efforts in 2003 and Parker County in 2004. In 2010, the coalition was named the best homeless coalition in the state by the Texas Homeless Network.

“Most clients are still too fragile to share their stories,” said a social worker for the chronically homeless. She’s not allowed to give her name or organization. “Most have lived without structure in their lives for years before we see them. If they are in an emergency shelter, they have to be out by 7 [a.m.] and then line up again at 4 [p.m.],” she said. “Survival mode is their life. They have to relearn simple daily living skills. It takes time to adjust. Supportive housing gives them time they need.”

Fort Worth’s Directions Home program and its partner agencies are working to make homelessness a rare, short-term and non-recurring experience by 2018 by focusing attention and dollars on increasing the supply of permanent housing and programs to mentor the homeless so that they can return to society as fully functioning members. It is a multi-faceted countywide effort, seeking to teach the homeless the skills they need to maintain self-sufficient lives and sustain their new lifestyle.

The homeless often suffer from lack of medical attention and supervision. PNS residents have the opportunity to learn about taking care of themselves, nutrition and how to deal with illnesses such as diabetes — including on-site screening — in classes provided by JPS Health Network.

“It’s too early to know the final outcome,” said the social worker. “We will track them over the next two years to determine the success of maintaining their new skills.”

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines homelessness as an individual who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; an individual who lives in a supervised shelter; or in a place not ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings, such as in an automobile.

Homelessness may be broken down into three broad categories: Transitional, Episodic and Chronic.

Transitional Homeless » Cities across the nation see an increase in families and among military personnel. The Transitional also include aged out foster youth abandoned to fend for themselves, the newly unemployed, foreclosure victims and those who have experienced a medical or financial disaster. It is understandable why this group is the largest of the total homeless population. Most are temporarily placed in transitional shelters or supported housing. With some assistance, they will locate to other stable living arrangements.

Episodic Homeless » Episodic homeless have a history of owning or leasing a home. Many cycle in and out of protective shelters such as those dealing with domestic violence or substance abuse treatment centers. Some have seasonal or minimum wage employment and lack the education or job skills to seek higher paying work. Injured military personnel undergoing treatment are a large percentage of the episodic homeless.

Chronic Homeless » Chronic Homelessness, the smallest group, is defined as an unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition (mental illness, substance abuse or physical impairment) who has been continuously homeless for one year or who experiences four or more episodes of homelessness within the last three years.

Approximately 10 to 20 percent of the total homeless populations are considered chronic.

But due to their high visibility, unacceptable appearance and bizarre behavior, they became society’s untouchables. The public erroneously dubs the chronics as poster children for homelessness.

The unsheltered have the greatest amount of immediate need, and often suffer from a visible disability. They tend to live under bridges, in alleys, in cardboard boxes, vacant buildings and emergency shelters. Although the chronic are the smallest group, they use up most of a community’s resources. It costs more to care for the chronic homeless on the streets than it does to house them.

Permanent Housing is Key » According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, permanent supportive housing helps tenants to make faster progress toward recovery, thus becoming more active and productive members of society. Homelessness causes illnesses and makes existing disabilities worse, leading to expensive treatment and medical services.

Removing homeless persons from the streets and placing them into housing reduces community expenses. Supportive housing is a significant component in helping the homeless maintain stability. This approach centers on providing chronic homeless with housing quickly and then providing supportive services as needed, without waiting for them to overcome their barriers.

“It takes time to turn your life around,” said a homeless woman who did not want to be identified. “My company knew I was driving into hurricane Katrina, and they didn’t warn me, and when I got sick they wouldn’t pay for my medication. They just fired me.”

Her roommate came to her aid and rescued her, leaving them both unemployed and homeless.

“I did get another job, but not fast enough to be able to pay a deposit and rent. It’s hard to get a job, and temporary jobs are not taken seriously by employers,” she said. Family was unable to help bridge the gap between jobs. “I’m the youngest of 10 children,” she said. “My brothers and sisters are all near retirement age and can’t help me. If I didn’t have supportive housing, I’d still be on the streets.”

Permanent but temporary shelter is a solution — a cheaper one — to helping people transition from life on the street into a more settled, safer and productive life.

“We specifically target this type of housing to persons with disabilities who require these services in order to remain stably housed,” said Cindy J. Crain, executive director of the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition (TCHC).

Clients placed may occupy an apartment for an indefinite period as long as the tenant complies with lease agreements. The average length of stay is for less than three years.

“The majority of exits from hous-

In 100 degree heat, a U-Haul, donated home furnishings and a group of eager volunteers from First Presbyterian Church of Grapevine made for a perfect move-out day for a former resident of PNS. Last July, he left his small dorm room to begin a new chapter in his life in a lovely new apartment with a balcony view overlooking a golf course.

The public does not understand homelessness. We believe the myths that all are drunks, addicts, crazy, lazy and want to be on the street. Some turn their backs and others choose to ignore.

ing are positive outcomes such as reunification with family, or they achieve personal stability and self-sufficiency and no longer require specialized supportive housing,” Crain said.

The figures, while somber, are improving.

“On any one night in Tarrant County, there are 2,243 homeless persons; 136 are living unsheltered,” she said.

Of those 136 unsheltered, 122 are in Fort Worth and 14 in Arlington. The annual homeless census in January showed a 30 percent reduction in unsheltered homeless, a 40 percent reduction in chronic unsheltered and 45 percent reduction in women unsheltered versus the previous census. These numbers indicate Tarrant County is successful in its endeavors in prevention and eradication of homelessness.

Many chronic homeless first enter the system through emergency shelters. The five shelters in the Tarrant area housed 1,160 residents, 984 in Fort Worth, 143 in Arlington and 33 in Room In The Inn (churches offering temporary shelter).

“We experienced an increase of 2.8 percent in the emergency sheltered, 4.8 percent increase in Fort Worth, 9.5 percent decrease in Arlington and 10 percent decrease in children emergency sheltered,” said Crain.

In response, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition provides leadership, planning, funding and administrating programs to assist homeless individuals and families in their transition from homelessness to housing. The coalition has more than 100 members including churches, local government, individuals and service providers. It is the lead agency in HUD-funded Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County continuum of care programs providing programs, housing and services to the homeless.

Transitional housing was home to 927 men, women and children — a 2.8 percent increase over the past two years. Most transitional programs provide time-limited housing assistance (two years or less) and supportive services geared toward selfsufficiency and independence. These programs have proven highly effective for families and the economically displaced.

Homeless children are the first priority for shelter workers and case managers. This year only one minor was counted as unsheltered. Emergency shelters housed 165 children and 422 were in transitional housing. The 16 percent increase indicates that homeless children are entering more stable environments.

Crain, in her State of Homeless address to the City Council in February, stressed there are still two main needs: Dental care for those unsheltered or in emergency shelters and ID/Critical Documents. Plans are under way to address these issues in 2011.

Tarrant County Cares » According to a 2007 Gallup Poll, an overwhelmingly 92 percent of respondents said a more concentrated effort was needed across the nation to address the issue of homelessness. Tarrant residents heard the cry and took action.

Cornerstone » In the quest to learn about other services offered in Tarrant County, I met with Kirsten Horton, Director of Volunteers for Cornerstone Assistance Network (CAN).

Cornerstone’s direct services for struggling individuals and families include rent, utility assistance and housing for homeless people. In 2010 alone, the ministry helped 4,479 unduplicated heads of household through various direct services.

Its two main operations are Cornerstone’s New Life Center, a residential home for homeless men, many of whom are recovering from addictions and/or time in prison, and the Dwelling Place, a residential home for eight women coming out of prison. New Life program has a very high success rate. In 2010, 18 men were placed in permanent supportive housing.

The Cornerstone Comprehensive Care Program (3CP) administers a Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) that provided rental vouchers for 25 families last year. Eighty-five percent of those who complete TBRA’s two-year program move on to independent living.

Presbyterian Night Shelter

» Presbyterian Night Shelter (PNS) is the largest independent, nonprofit provider for homeless services and is the umbrella for five different programs. The organization, founded in 1984, grew from one to four buildings on five acres in two years. In the last year, they served 30 percent over the age of 50, 31 percent were mobility impaired and 44 percent had significant mental illness.

Approximately 650 homeless persons spend at least one night in the main shelter at PNS.

“In 2010, we had over 3,575 homeless individuals; 283 were put into

Greeting cards help the homeless find lost loved ones.

Right: Classes include volunteer-based knitting instruction.

At an exhibit, someone asked photographer B.J. Lacasse the country where she shot the picture at right. The answer? Less than a mile away.

permanent supportive housing,” said Macy Hill, director of Development for PNS. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, adults are provided evening meals and basic human care.

In addition, under PNS is Safe Haven, a designated Specific Shelter for those with severe and persistent mental illness, and provides intensive services to 10 men and 10 women with private furnished rooms in a residential facility across the street from the main shelter. Safe Haven aims to establish a trusting relationship with clients, so they will utilize available mental health care through collaboration with the Mental Health Mental Retardation (MHMR) center.

Veterans have two programs — Patriot House and the Main Shelter.

Patriot House is a semi-private, transitional housing program, which prepares them for permanent, independent housing within 24 months.

“Patriot House serves 30 veterans at any given time. In 2010, we served 74, with an average stay of six months, and 26 of those moved to independent living. In the main shelter, PNS served 94 veterans, 25 of which moved into permanent supportive housing,” said Hill.

The Lowdon-Schutts Women and Children's program shelters and feeds the clients and is the only shelter in Tarrant County that accepts families with male teenagers. Regardless of the reason for needing assistance, families can receive free services without length-of-stay restrictions.

"In the past two years we have served over 500 and put over 61 families in permanent supportive housing," said Hill.

In 2008, a unique six-month program started at PNS — the Hope, Opportunity and Accountability (HOA) Workforce. Homeless individuals are assisted in gaining valuable job skills training, enabling them to reach their highest level of self-sufficiency and improving their quality of life.

Selected homeless clients, trained by a Fort Worth cleaning service, are paid as part-time employees to provide cleaning services to PNS’ s four-building campus. The long-term goal is to help participants secure full-time employment outside of the Shelter, and obtain his or her own self-supported housing.

“In April, PNS will be beginning some new programming changes in

the main shelter to reward those clients who continue to improve their life through case management, education, and pursuit of employment resulting in independent living,” Hill said.

Room in the Inn » Room In The Inn replicates in Fort Worth a successful ministry that has been running in Nashville, Tenn., for more than 20 years. Churches open their doors to deal with overflow from the permanent shelters on the hottest and coldest nights of the year.

Local churches and organizations involved include Broadway Baptist Church, which spearheaded the initial effort in Fort Worth, St. Stephens Presbyterian, University Christian Church, First Presbyterian, Hemphill Presbyterian, Tarrant Area Community of Churches and Texas Christian University.

Perceived Need » In the 2008 Directions Home survey conducted for the City Council, 90 percent of county residents felt it was “important,” “very important” or “extremely important” to address homelessness in the community.

And people are showing that with their feet. In January, 429 volunteers turned out across the county to help with the homeless census. That was 111 more people than 2009. And that let Crain’s organization survey 86 routes, 24 more than the previous year.

Many have been involved but Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and County Commissioner Roy Brooks have been political leaders in the effort.

Moncrief spoke of the program in February in his eighth and last State of the City address. He’s not seeking re-election.

“Look at the progress we’ve made together on the issue of homelessness,” he said. “In the last two years alone the number of people living on our streets has dropped by 30 percent. More than 560 people touched by our Directions Home program have moved into stable, secure housing. Never has there been a time when the generosity of private philanthropists and business leaders meant so much in addressing a difficult and costly public challenge.”

Hearing the Call » Tarrant County heard the call and succeeded where others metropolises have not.

Homelessness is down due to the implementation of many programs that effectively target specific needs of persons experiencing homelessness. The collaboration between nonprofit agencies, government, and faith-based community and private business has resulted in meeting and exceeding their goal to prevent and eradicate homelessness in Tarrant County.

Homelessness is a complex issue and there are no easy answers, but from my own experience as a homeless youth and what I learned in Los Angeles, I do know what works and what does not.

People disenfranchised from society, regardless of the reason or length of time, must gently re-enter. We must go on the streets and offer programs to meet their needs, and this is especially true of chronic individuals who have forgotten how to live in a stable environment.

Once sheltered, individuals may begin

Chief of Operations Dwayne Kinloch leads a Hope, Opportunity and Accountability training class. HOA offers homeless clients paid, part-time employment to provide cleaning services to the PNS campus.

to trust and heal; they receive medical services and treatment for abuse issues or chronic illness, transportation assistance, meals and case management. As they move up the shelter hierarchy, clients gain needed replacement ID/ License/ Social Security Cards. Many capable emergency and transitional sheltered have opportunities for job training and/or employment assistance.

When I moved to Texas four years ago and became lost on Lancaster Avenue, I questioned why so few street homeless were visible compared to California. One answer is the difference in the size of populations. Los Angeles County had 88,345 identified as homeless in 2005.

The other answer is in the success of organizations such as Cornerstone, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, Presbyterian Night Shelter and others in reducing homelessness. By banding together in cooperation to meet the needs of the homeless community and follow through in programs designed to rid the streets of the homeless, they have collectively reduced the cost to their communities. Street living causes illness and other disability conditions to worsen, which in turn demand an increase of resources such as emergency room visits and 911 calls.

Without supportive housing programs and other supportive services, Tarrant County could easily have hundreds, if not thousands, once again, living on city streets.

Not All Succeed » For all the successes, there are also failures. I was reminded of this when two homeless individuals I interviewed for another project decided they no longer wanted to participate. A Katrina survivor told me she was “too stressed.” The other, a former substance abuser, neither answered numerous calls nor returned requests to contact me. He started using again and failed to follow agency rules. He is now in danger of having to leave the program and lose his housing.

The reality of working with the homeless and former homeless is the longer they have been on the streets, the more unstable they seem. They are often unpredictable and seldom follow through. It is difficult to know when the drugs are talking or the individual is being forthright.

The longer they are in supportive housing, the more productive they become. From what I have seen, supportive housing is the key ingredient in helping the homeless.

It can be difficult.

“It’s not an 8 to 5 job,” one caseworker said. Several who work with the homeless on the front lines have told me they were ready to move on to something less stressful. The requests for service placed on those who serve the homeless is great and as one caseworker told me, “If I didn’t care, I’d just quit and do something peaceful.”

We are the problem. The public does not understand homelessness. We believe the myths that all are drunks, addicts, crazy, lazy and want to be on the street. Some turn their backs and others choose to ignore.

What if one of “them” was your mother, father, sister or brother?

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Alyse corbett

Finding Homes

The Gladney Center for Adoption has placed children from Fort Worth and around the world in loving “forever homes.”

The Gladney Center for Adoption has been a pioneer in improving the lives of children, birth parents and adoptive families in Fort Worth and around the world since 1887 when Methodist missionary minister I.Z.T. Morris started taking in abandoned children sent West on the so-called “orphan trains” from the Northeast United States.

The name has changed over the years, but the mission has not. In the more than 120 years since Morris’ original effort, Gladney and its direct forerunners — first The Children’s Home Society, then The Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society in 1904 and The Edna Gladney Home in 1950 — has helped place more than 28,000 children in loving homes both domestic and internationally, shaping the lives of thousands of families.

At the core of Gladney’s commitment to families is a philosophy: Family for Life. Every adoption is a lifelong journey. Gladney not only works to place children in caring homes, but also provides customized programs and support for families and birth parents through every step of that journey.

A celebration of the adoptions made through The Gladney Center for Adoption is held each spring. This year marks the 47th annual “Blossoms in the Dust” event; named after Greer Garson’s 1941 movie Blossoms in the Dust that depicts Edna Gladney’s life. The combination luncheon, style show and bazaar has become a muchanticipated Fort Worth event that typically attracts more than 500 contributors.

The Greater Fort Worth Gladney Family Association presents the event. The association consists of volunteer adoptive families who come together to help raise adoption awareness, participate in fundraising events that support humanitarian efforts and adoption programs and provide support to other families who have experienced the joy of adoption.

The “Blossoms in the Dust” luncheon will be held Tuesday, April 5, at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth downtown. This year’s theme is “You’ll be in our Heart — Forever and Always,” commemorating the 125th anniversary of the birthday of Edna Gladney. Television personality and new Gladney mom Paige McCoy Smith will serve as Master of Ceremony. She’s currently an on-air contributor for WFAA-TV’s Good Morning Texas as the Not-so-Perfect Parent The event will also feature Gladney moms, dads and grandparents walking hand-in-hand down the runway with their precious Gladney children.

In addition to contributing to the “Blossoms in the Dust” luncheon is the opportunity to participate in the 11th annual “Blossoms in the Rough” outing, scheduled for Friday, April 8, at Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth.

“The Rough,” founded 11 years ago by James Crawford and the late Mazel Merrill, both Gladney Dads, has become a tradition as much as the luncheon. All proceeds from each of these events benefit The Gladney Center for Adoption to support the important work of placing children in “forever homes.”

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improving life for those in need » by sammy Key

Cooking With a Cause

Fort Worth’s children’s international musical theatre company, Kids Who Care, is incredibly proud of what it does and is delighted to have just hosted a 14th annual fundraiser, “Cookin’ for Kids.”

Kids Who Care is a non-profit organization with the mission of producing confident and creative kids through musical theatre education and performance. Young people involved in the program range in ages from 4 years old through university age.

Kids Who Care offers musical theater classes to students for about $275

a semester. In addition, the staff offers students the chance to audition to become part of the resident company, which meets for roughly 5-6 hours each week and costs around $680 for the semester. The resident company performs all over the Fort Worth/Dallas area as well as on unique trips to destinations such as Italy and Germany.

This organization, however, is about more than just great performance. Through its work in the community and the messages demonstrated in its theatrical pieces, everyone involved in Kids Who Care deeply strives to make integral changes in the community’s mindset, hoping to inspire societal change. Furthermore, the kids purposefully perform in areas that reach other local kids who may otherwise not have the opportunity to enjoy theatrical arts.

One way that Kids Who Care accomplishes its purpose is by inviting kids in their audiences to join the organization, which in turn offers plentiful scholarships to upwards of about 25 percent of all the kids involved. Kids Who Care is able to offer such generous amounts of scholarship mainly because of its largest fundraiser called “Cookin’ for Kids” which raised more than $95,000 this year.

Founder and Executive Director Deborah Jung explains the format of the event by saying that the centerpiece is a cook-off involving 12 professional chefs and four amateur chefs who are each paired with a notable Texan community figure. The pairs are randomly given a cooler of surprise ingredients to prepare two plates of a delectable dish in under 45 minutes. The first plate is to be judged for the competition, while the second is sold off in a live auction to the audience.

General Manager Kathryn Albright says that this year’s local celebrity chefs were selected from restaurants such as Del Frisco’s, Fred’s Texas, Reata, Four Seasons and Grace. Likewise, a few of this year’s notable Texans included Hal Brown, Carla Morton, Steve Murrin and Rosa Navejar. Albright explains the technicalities and says that, “the pair is supplied with mystery ingredients that could be anything from a piece of salmon or beef tenderloin, with sides of all different types of vegetables, pears, apples, grapes, chocolate or anything really.”

Jung summarizes this memorable fundraiser by saying that “what’s extraordinary about the event is that it’s really about raising money [to] change the world together, while simultaneously having the best party in town.”

The chefs are put to the test utilizing only two propane burners and limited pots and pans. Adding to the excitement, the amateur chefs give it their all with hopes of taking down their professional counterparts.

“It’s a really delicious and unique evening that’s rounded off with performances from the kids in the resident company performing their current show, titled ‘District 11, Believe in Me,’ ” Albright said.

Cookin for Kids 2011 Terry Chandler and Steve Murrin. Photo by Jon Uzzel

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30 Years of Ballads — With a Little Bull Thrown In

You may have noticed I wasn’t in the last issue, and there’s reason for that.

It took me that long to recover from the Super Bowl.

Not that I went to that many events or even the game — which I didn’t. It’s just that for some reason, the thing just wore me out. Biggest thing to me by far is that Fort Worth came out a huge winner for the worldwide exposure. Sundance looked like Breckenridge in the snow. People had fun.

But combined with the annual whatever-it-is-that’sgoing around, I just dropped out. Not quite like Jerry Jones did after the seating mess, but pretty close.

But there’s an anniversary afoot that requires coming back. That being the 30th birthday of Billy Bob’s Texas. Having been there at the start, it’s time to tell stories — and I think the statute of limitations has run out.

Bear Crossnoe was there at the beginning, too. He’s still there, running everything technical. You don’t always have friends like Bear, who took both my sons under his wing and gave them better life-training than I could ever have imagined.

Robert Gallagher is also still there. Robert might be the one person I know whom everyone knows. He’s like Fort Worth’s own Kevin Bacon. You won’t find many people more cordial or professional.

scrambling to get all the kitchens working, and the only person in the building who seemed to take it all in stride was Jerry Max Lane.

I remember the managers meeting in the bull-riding arena, and then the meetings with the entire bar and waitstaff.

We were all just making it up as we went along. Nobody had ever really tried anything like it before.

Oh, the stories from those years.

We had a “George Jones clock” backstage, and would bet on what time we thought he’d show up. On one of the many nights he didn’t, I prefaced that announcement to the house by saying it would be 10-cent beer till midnight. Nobody heard me say anything after that.

Oh, the stories from those years. We had a “George Jones clock” backstage, and would bet on what time we thought he’d show up. On one of the many nights he didn’t, I prefaced that announcement to the house by saying it would be 10-cent beer till midnight. Nobody heard me say anything after that.

If Fort Worth has royalty, Bill and Pam Minick are part of it — but neither would ever claim it. Tex Minick fired me three times. Only a true friend would ever do that, but even he will admit he married above himself. I don’t think we’ll ever be able to quantify all the good things they’ve done for Fort Worth — and I’d be pumping gas without all the things they’ve done for me.

I still run into Billy Bob Barnett and Spencer Taylor, and I’m still amazed they remember me. Those guys gave me my start. They’re both nuts, and I think that proves it.

A few weeks ago at the Buddy Guy show, I told a friend I was there the day we laid those parquet squares on the dance floor. The glue was still drying the night we opened, and you could smell it. The deejay booth was a folding table. Mike Horn was still putting together the sound system, but he got it running just like he always does. Somehow Donna Everett managed to get all the lights working, just about the time Willie took the stage. Hub Baker and Gary Coburn were

There was the night so many people joined Chuck Berry on stage we feared it would collapse. The time James Terry McIlvain got his hand popped off by a bull. He calmly climbed from the chute and showed Doc Hudson, who nearly fainted. They sewed it back on at the hospital.

As far as I know, Billy Bob’s Texas is the only nightclub that ever staged wet T-shirt contests on bullback. Greg “The Hammer” Williams’ idea, I think. Once I drove with Mike Malone, John Whipple, Jerry Jeff Walker and Rex Ludwig to Tulsa. It was after a show, and we all wanted to see if it was still there.

It was.

Celebrities were everywhere.

The Stones snuck in wearing costumes while in town for a Dallas show. Brooke Shields, Marie Osmond, and some guy who had everyone thinking he was Sylvester Stallone’s brother. The night Roy Orbison sang three encores of Crying. Bob Hope. Charlie Daniels on New Year’s Eve. ZZ Top. David Hack’s pictures of everything. That girl I knew. The day we loaded in tables we listened to news of Reagan’s shooting on the radio.

People we knew and worked with were lost along the way. And no matter what your name was, it was always followed by “Bob.” Everyone who worked there called everyone else something-Bob.

We were family — which is why I can only tell just enough stories.

where the locals go » by Jody Dean

anchorsouttakes

Jeff Ray

CBS 11/ TXA 21 Meteorologist

How far back into your family tree do you go before there’s a farmer?

For me, it is just a few branches down. My grandfather Ray grew row crops and raised poultry just outside of Youngstown, Ohio. I have a copy of his driver’s license; listed under his profession is “hunter,” so I’m not that far removed from a “hunter/gatherer” in the family line either.

His middle son, my father, deferred on the family acreage and joined the ROTC. After his stint with the Air Force, he was hired by American Airlines, trained in Dallas and based in Nashville. He bought two acres of old pastureland that sat just above the newest Corps of Engineers Lake. He flew 36 years for American and spent the same length of time anchored on that good soil, expanding out his estate of grasses, flowers and shrubs into every nook. He has 30-year-old rhododendrons the size of elephants and thickets of azaleas taller than a fence that my 4-year-old can’t wade through.

My wife and I married there, alongside 20 kinds of flowering plants whose names he says so fast I can never remember any of them. It was a late spring that year, and all the flowers seemed to know the right weekend to take bloom. Not a single flower

was picked for the tables; we merely lined the tent up against a long row of them and let them lean in, as if to watch the dancing.

Like my father and his father before him, I enjoy working the land — something I didn’t become aware of until later in life. I didn’t even consider garden space at my first house. It perched on a steep slope facing east with woods in the back. I had to build a series of 4x4 beds terraced down the side of my drive to find enough sunshine.

I expanded where there was only marginal sun to justify it. I spent two summers standing in a small and steep front yard leaning on a hoe, masterminding complicated schemes of retaining walls and bed expansion. My wife hoped my wood shop would distract me, but I kept starting the next landscape project. The only way to keep me from replacing all the grass with garden was to send me to Texas.

So here I am in Fort Worth, scouting houses on my days off. My realtor, Susie, knows to walk me to the backyard first so I can get out my compass and trace out the sun’s arc as if I’m trying to find the entrance to some hidden Egyptian tomb.

Getting on your knees and digging into rich, black soil makes a wonderful quiet time, much like staring at a campfire at night. You know that somehow you are more connected to the moment than what you are seeing in that moment. There is a comfort there, a familiarity absent words. In an age of instant gratification, gardening is to find pleasure in an incremental progress exactly equal to watching grass grow.

My two boys are still young, but they’re starting to get it, especially when the early peas come in. The reward comes in the form of bounty. To set a table with food from your own land makes you both a provider and proficient. There is something about growing your own food, about bypassing the general commerce of things at a price better than wholesale.

You’ve sidestepped all the middlemen; you are the producer, the transportation hub, the retailer and the restaurant. It is a way that runs deep in the past but is so satisfying in the pragmatic. To eat from your garden is to reek of green.

But the thing I like best about gardening lies in the biology. In each seed there is a twist of DNA, the merging of two parents — a duplication, but one purposefully not exact. In your hand, it is something not quite alive, but it carries the instructions on how to become just that. In the right soil and season, along with a little water, it exhibits a desire as destiny would demand. Something expected, but nonetheless always such a surprise when it first breaks through — a reminder of the farmer in us all.

Search YouTube for “Jeff Ray Garden” and see the PBS garden segment on Jeff’s urban garden mentioned in this article.

Jeff Ray, pictured here in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, finds great joy in growing his own food.

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whimsical approach to

motherhood » by shauna Glenn

Shauna Glenn of Fort Worth, mother of four, can be contacted at shaunarglenn@gmail. com. Her second novel, Relative Insanity, is available in bookstores now.

The Talk

Let’s pretend that house cats can talk.

Seriously, that’s the only way this next story will be successful.

I’m sitting on my bed, minding my own business, watching the Food Network.

Sadie, the oldest of my three cats, jumps on the bed and sits squarely in front of me, blocking my view of the television.

“We need to talk.”

Now? Can’t it wait? This woman on TV is royally screwing up baked chicken. I mean, who doesn’t know how to bake chicken? That’s like a fundamental part of being a fully functioning human!

“No. It can’t wait. We’ve got a situation.”

What situation?

“Don’t play dumb with me, Blondie. You know good and well what the situation is. I’m talking about … him.”

Who him? The kitten?

She sighs and seems to cringe. “Yes. The kitten.”

What about him?

“What do you mean ‘What about him?’ Have you seen him? He’s an idiot. And he annoys me. You’ve got to do something about him or I I well, something bad could happen. I could snap. And if that happens, God help him. AND YOU.”

Goodness Sadie, he’s a kitten! Don’t you remember what that’s like? Everything is new to him. He’s exploring. He’s testing his limits. He’s seeing the world for the first time. I must say I’m surprised by your behavior. I mean you’re a mother for crying out loud. You’ve put up with this before.

“That was a long time ago. I’m an old woman in cat years. And MY son never behaved this way. Kittens today are different than when I was raising mine.”

You’re being dramatic. It’ll get better. You’ll see.

“HE’S MENTALLY CHALLENGED. HE KICKS HIS OWN FACE WITH

HIS HIND LEG AND THEN LOOKS SURPRISED LIKE HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED. AND HE CHASES HIS TAIL OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND HE GOES IN THE DOG BOWL, NOT THAT I’M TAKING UP FOR THEM BUT STILL. AND HE PASSES GAS IN MY GENERAL DIRECTION. WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING HIM ANYWAY?”

Lower your voice. Do you want him to come up here? Why do you think I hide in my room with the door closed most days? I’m trying to keep that little freak from coming in here and stinking up the place and from attacking my feet.

(She says nothing then. She just stares into my eyes as if she’s trying some kind of mind control tactic.)

Stop looking at me like that. You’re starting to worry me. You’re seriously freaking me out.

“Good. Then my work here is done. Good day.”

(And she jumps off the bed and glides out of the room, exuding a sort of wicked evil.)

Suddenly she stops, turns around and leaves me with this: “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

Dude. That kitten is toast. I mean it. Sadie is not someone you want to mess with. I’ve lived with her for 12 years, and I’ve seen what she does to animals that get in her way. And by that I mean she kills them. I can’t tell you how many mornings I’ve opened the front door to find any number of dead snakes, lizards, birds and frogs. Heck, once she even brought home a baby bunny. Dead, of course.

All I can say is I’m glad she’s not aiming for me. Although from now on I think I will lock my bedroom door when I sleep. Just to be safe.

Goodbye, kitten. It was nice knowing you. Sorta.

Photo by Jen Meyer.

illustration by Charles Marsh

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Recessions Aren’t

All Bad News

One thing you’ll notice whenever there’s a recession is the amount of negativity surrounding it. But unlike most people, I’ve actually uncovered some positive aspects about the downturn. For starters, I’ll never again have to worry about people just liking me for my money. And it’s eliminated any possibility of having to bone up on my French for a weekend getaway to Saint Tropez.

Plus, the extra time I’ve had between job interviews and opening rejection letters has given me a new perspective. It’s allowed me to sit back and examine some things that have really been puzzling me.

For instance, now that I’ve relaxed my standards when it comes to cuisine, why is it that McDonald’s can only bring the McRib back for a limited time?

I’ve also been wondering about the future intentions of one of our country’s largest creditors, China. While private banks in the United States hold most of the country’s $14 trillion debt, a substantial chunk of it is held by China. This also means they own a substantial chunk of our country. And if they ever decide to assert their claim, in just a few years, Chinese food will go by another name. Food.

China is also on the cusp of replacing the United Stated as the world leader in technology. The reason? Well, critics point to the gradual decline in the quality of education over the past 30 years. Most of them blame teachers and the emphasis on liberal arts, rather than math and science. But I don’t know.

centive was fueled immeasurably by something called fear. In my case, the fear of pain.

This pain was generally administered by a coach with a long wooden paddle. The paddle always had some “pet name. To coaches, some high school boys were piñatas.

But the one you wanted to avoid was the legendary basketball coach at Paschal High School, Charlie Turner. Now according to a recent survey, most people believe there wasn’t another coach more intimidating than Bobby Knight. I can assure you, none of those people ever played for Coach Turner. Some loved him, some hated him, some still haven’t made up their mind. But we all agreed on one thing: He did not tolerate any type of substandard performance. Particularly with his players. Unfortunately, I found that out following a low mid-term grade in science. I’m not exactly sure how many licks I got that morning. All I remember is that I wasn’t able to sit down until around third period.

True, there is a wide range of worthless majors in a liberal arts program. Recently, a 30-year-old woman became the first person to earn a master’s degree in The Beatles. Upon hearing the good news, her parents lamented, “Well, we just couldn’t come up with a better way to blow 130 grand.”

True, there is a wide range of worthless majors in a liberal arts program. Recently, a 30-year-old woman became the first person to earn a master’s degree in The Beatles. Upon hearing the good news, her parents lamented, “Well, we just couldn’t come up with a better way to blow 130 grand.”

But most of the teachers today are every bit as good as the ones who taught when I was in school. And courses like math and science can be very difficult.

Unfortunately, those subjects don’t have much curb appeal. But critics might have missed a very important difference between our education system today and ones from the past. The students.

Back when I went to school, there was probably a little more incentive to learn, as well as follow the rules. This in-

I’m sure others of my era experienced similar motivational techniques that enhanced their academic performance. And those paddle-wielding coaches helped make our schools safe places that were conducive to learning. And a surprising number of students became interested in all those difficult subjects, once they finally had to put in the effort to learn them.

Of course corporal punishment is no longer tolerated these days. Any educator accused of it would be the subject of an after-school special, as well as incurring the wrath of parents, principals, the ACLU, Sean Penn, Greenpeace and possibly Jim Adler, the Texas Hammer.

But I’d like to point this out. Once I started college and that fear finally dissipated, my grades began to suffer. I spent most of my time trying to convince my parents that anyone who graduated from college in less than eight years was gifted. I was a pioneer when it came to using education as a form of work avoidance. Today, others do a much better job. (See Beatles, supra.)

I certainly don’t have a solution for improving education in this country. That would require a brain with twice as many folds as my current model. All I know is that I wound up getting a “B” in science.

Thanks, Charlie.

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Designers

Ann Karol Design and Interiors

Ann Karol, Allied ASID

FOCUS: Our focus is always on our clients’ needs and desires. Our specialty is designing from the ground up, working with clients and their builders on new construction and remodeling of residential and commercial space.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: MTV Kid Crib show is 2009; Design Guide Magazine BACKGROUND: Masters Degree in Interior Design; Bachelor of Science from Baylor University; 16 years of commercial and residential design. Allied ASID, IIDA. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: That the majority of our business is from client referrals and builders. MOTTO: Good design should reflect the client’s personality in the style of their home or office. FREE ADVICE: Don’t be afraid of color. BIGGEST DESIGNING MISTAKE: Starting without an overall plan in mind. Planning allows you to focus the budget on the most important design elements. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Volunteer time and merchandise to help raise money for organizations to better the lives of young women.

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The ARTEC Group, Inc.

SPECIALTY: Interior Design and Remodeling Services in the DFW Metroplex. Debbie Chirillo and her staff provide unparalleled interior design services for residential and commercial interiors. Work ranges from new construction selections to remodels and the creative use of existing spaces. SERVICES INCLUDE: Kitchens, bathrooms, remodels, lofts, product design, furnishings, fireplaces, entertainment centers, space planning, lighting design, custom millwork, hardware and plumbing selections, flooring, custom tile designs, window coverings, and interior and exterior furnishings.

GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

The ARTEC Group was featured in Beautiful Homes of Texas, an exclusive collection of the finest designers of Texas and also the Dallas/Fort Worth House and Home magazine. In 2008, the group completed a historical five-story brownstone in Boston. In addition, one of the homes the group designed from the ground up, including

all interior furnishings, was sold to a famous Hollywood producer. MOTTO/PHILOSOPHY: Great design combines comfort, function and balance into an aesthetically pleasing environment. We believe it is essential that our client’s personality be reflected in the design whether the look is traditional, transitional or contemporary. As one of Fort Worth’s leading interior design firms, we seek to provide outstanding designs for every client. FREE ADVICE: “Do away with clutter!” PICTURED: Debbie Chirillo, owner and designer; Cassie Fisseler, designer. Furniture by: Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, Dallas, Texas.

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Total 360 Interiors, Inc.

FOCUS: Design and décor for both residential and commercial interiors. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Total 360 Interiors has been featured in multiple publications including Dallas/Fort Worth House & Home, Home and Estates Magazine, Panache, Oak Cliff People, Park Cities People and The Advocate Additionally we were pleased to have an unsolicited recommendation on therealtorlist.com because of our reputation of excellent customer service and accolades from real estate professionals in the DFW area. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Growing our business exponentially during the recent economic downturn. This was gratefully due to our diverse business model and enthusiastic referrals from our incredible clients! BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: Designing a client’s home or office space is like fitting them for a custom suit. You have to “size

them up” and fit both their personality and how they live or work. FREE ADVICE: Rooms must flow together. Keep most walls neutral. Add punches of color on a surprise accent wall, art and accessories. This creates decisive, refined, visual sensibility to your space. BIGGEST DESIGNING MISTAKE: Not collaborating with a designer prior to a remodel or redesign project. Good design can alleviate costly mistakes and regret. PICTURED: Nancy Black, Brent Willmott.

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building to match the neighborhood

When River Crest Golf Club opened 100 years ago, it brought something now routine but then revolutionary to Texas. It was the first golf course in Texas to include a residential housing development.

by Paul K. Harral

The opening celebraTion feaTured a golf T ournamen T, barbecue and a sale of surrounding homesites.

The 2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine Dream Home at 1704 Carleton Ave. on what was the site of a one-story bungalow built in 1925 at 1,908 square feet is no more than a sand wedge from River Crest’s clubhouse.

The house, being developed by Powers & Curtis, may well be as groundbreaking as was residential developments surrounding golf courses. It’s a high-end spec house in a troubled housing market.

But principals Andrew Curtis and Chris Powers Jr. think they’ve got it right.

The area, says Curtis, is a great one and “it’s done very well over time.”

“From what we’ve seen in the market, if you have a quality product at a good price point, then they tend to move and do pretty well,” he said. “We felt if we could build a very quality and nice product, priced well, something that fits in with the neighborhood where it’s at, then we would feel comfortable with doing that.”

The result is a 4,824-square foot multi-story residence scheduled for completion in mid-July or early August at under $1.5 million.

Dream Homes of the past have been in the 9- to 10,000 square foot range and were priced at several million dollars. But the current economy, smaller spec homes, even by typically large spec homebuilders, are

the vogue.

Bob Reardon, who oversees construction for Powers & Curtis, doesn’t like that word speculation.

“Spec building has the connotation to me of somebody trying to do something as quickly and cheaply as possible and maybe cutting corners,” Reardon said.

“I refer to it as developing custom homes for sale. In this case, we haven’t met our future client yet,” he said. “So we try to do a quality product and do it the way someone would do it if they were doing it for themselves. There’s always somebody for a properly located, properly conceived custom home.

“We’ve proved that over the last couple or three years,” Reardon said. “We fit into the neighborhoods, fit into the price points. We felt comfortable in the neighborhood, so they’ve sold pretty quickly.”

Powers & Curtis is a relatively new company, formed last October when Powers joined Curtis and Reardon in an on-going operation. What brought them all together was a single word: quality.

Powers and Curtis are TCU graduates. Reardon graduated from SMU and is the greybeard in the operation with 40 years of experience. But all speak of quality.

“Out of college, I was looking to get into flipping some houses,” says Curtis. “I never could make sense out of it because I wanted a higher standard of quality than what you could put into a home that you flip

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and still make money on it. I looked into a few different projects but never actually did one and then I met up with Bob, and we went from there to doing custom homes.”

That was three years ago.

Powers had a brokerage business and was also flipping houses in South Fort Worth and Arlington but at what he describes as “the lower end scale.”

“You’re still trying to put together a quality product but you are limited to your dollars and you’re limited as to how much quality you can actually put into a home below $150,000,” Powers said. “Walking through Bob and Andrew’s properties that they had built and seeing that quality compared to the quality that I had been used to, it was just a whole new level. It was really and truly inspiring.”

Often, quality isn’t necessarily visible to the naked eye. It goes into the walls and the construction techniques, the choice of material and the care taken in the construction and assembly.

“Production homes are built as fast as possible, without too much care of whether everything fits right, if everything’s square,” says Reardon.

“The people we use would be called craftsmen. They’re moving along expeditiously but they’re taking time to make sure that everything is done right — that everything fits, the walls are straight, the windows are square and plumb,” he said.

Other considerations include the appliances, cabinetry, windows, trim, the materials — solid core doors and custom-built entry doors, for example — and, of course, the quality of the workmanship.

Many construction workers, given a choice, would rather build to the highest possible standards and the trick is locating them and the companies that employ them.

Finding the craftsmen isn’t easy, Powers & Curtis say, but once located, keeping them around is.

The McMansions probably aren’t going away, but at least for now they are being built mostly for specific buyers. Powers, Curtis and Reardon think the future — at least near term — is in smaller, more efficient homes that you own but that don’t own you.

Dream Homes draw thousands of visitors over their runs and previously only a small percentage of those visitors would be in the market for a house at that price level. Powers & Curtis is betting this home will be a fit for a much larger percentage of visitors.

They think they have a concept that works in today’s climate.

“We envision ourselves as high-end custom builders,” Reardon said. “What would differentiate us from others in that category is that a lot of other people don’t do development for sale. They just do custom building for owners. And we do it for ourselves. We create that kind of product to sell. That’s what I think makes us a little bit unique.”

Texas de Brazil invites you to imagine perfection: an elegant atmosphere where a troop of carvers serve up 15 various cuts of masterfully seasoned and flame-grilled meats, accompanied by our 60-item gourmet salad area and specialty sides. All of this paired perfectly with a bottle of wine from our extravagant wine cellar and finished off with a decadent dessert or hand-rolled cigar... Texas de Brazil – just imagine.

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The annual Go Red for Women Luncheon was held at the Omni Hotel on Feb. 25. Jenna Hager Bush was the keynote speaker and proceeds benefited the American

Heart Association.

Laura McWhorter, Kristin Wallach

photography by Sandy Tomlinson

behind the velvet ropes of our social scene

Go Red Guests at this year’s Go Red For Women Luncheon enjoyed a delicious meal while learning more about the risk of heart disease in women.

1. Jeanne Hosler, Sheryl Bates, Tammy Harris 2. Nicole Zimmerman, Leslie Pearson, Gayla Kimbrough photography by Sandy Tomlinson

Presbyterian Night Shelter

Dan Lowrance opened his beautiful new River Crest home for a pre move-in reception for the Presbyterian Night Shelter.

1. Dan Lowrance, Michele Hancock

2. Bill & Janeen Lamkin photography by Sandy Tomlinson

Works of Art

Brand 10 Artspace, a new gallery in town benefiting Ballet Concerto and The Modern, opened its doors Feb. 11. Brand 10 is a not-for-profit art venue for experimental projects in the Metroplex.

1. Robert McAn, Marla Price

2. Charles & Kathy Webster photography by Sandy Tomlinson

By the Book Reading Rocks, benefiting I Have A Dream Foundation, was held at Ridglea Country Club on Feb. 12. Children’s book artist Dan Yaccarino was the featured guest. 1. Erin Daily, Dan Yaccarino, Kristen Ethridge 2. Mollie Lasater, Carolyn Bell photography by Sandy Tomlinson

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Sustainer of the Year

The Junior League of Fort Worth honored Marty Leonard as Sustainer of the Year on Feb. 17. Joan Katz was the featured speaker at the Colonial Country Club Luncheon.

1. Olivia Kearney, Joyce Capper

2. Meridith Wallace, Peggy Sims

3. Marty Leonard, Joan Katz photography by Sandy Tomlinson

Empty Bowls

Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Empty Bowls was held at the Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall of the Will Rogers Memorial Center. At the event, guests shopped for handcrafted bowls, bid at a silent auction for original art and enjoyed soups and desserts prepared by Fort Worth chefs.

1. James Renfro, Becky Renfro Borbolla, Doug Renfro

2. Jon Bonnell, Hayley Reid, James Pallett

3. Stormie Parker, Bo Soderbergh, Pam Summers photography by Sandy Tomlinson

Puttin’ on the Pink

A private luncheon tasting for Puttin’ on the Pink was held at the Omni Hotel. The event raises funds to provide life-saving services to underserved women in Tarrant County.

1. Leslie Moritz, Krissy Hull

2. Carol Williams, Julia Wade photography by Sandy Tomlinson

Change for Children

The annual Change for Children Soiree was held at the Community Arts Center. Blake Havran is the founder of this group of young volunteers.

1. Mary Elizabeth Levy, Blake Havran, Elaina Graham, Jennifer Kelley, Whitney Womack

2. Tony DeCastro Jennifer Turner

Teed Up

Colonial Kick-Off Luncheon for the Crowne Plaza Invitational Golf Tournament was held at Colonial Country Club on Feb. 14.

1. Harold Muckleroy, Greg Dowdy 2. Babe Laufenberg, Cliff Overcash

Chuck Scherer, Zach Johnson photography by Sandy Tomlinson

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At Southwest Orthopedic Associates the surgeons and staff strive to provide the highest level of orthopedic care in the Metroplex. As a comprehensive orthopedic center, our treatment philosophy is simple. We believe in exhausting all conservative treatments and in educating patients about their musculoskeletal injuries before ever recommending surgery. If a surgical intervention is required, we provide patients and families with a full understanding of the scheduled procedure, the risks and benefits of the surgery, as well as the post surgical rehabilitation process. Our doctors and staff will be happy to answer any and all questions before leaving our clinic. Thank you for choosing Southwest Orthopedic Associates, we look forward to taking care of all your orthopedic needs.

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Fort Worth, Texas magazine sent more than 3,000 local physicians a survey, asking them to voluntarily rate their peers and name the best doctors in Tarrant County. Medical professionals willing to participate went online to cast their votes.

While Fort Worth, Texas magazine provided the fields of specialty, the physicians identified the professionals they regard as being leaders in those fields.

The final results were submitted to a select panel of physicians for review.

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process:

• Sample ballot notifying the medical community of the voting process and the ballot Web site address were mailed to the members of the Tarrant County Medical Society and the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.

• Voting took place online. Those voting had to supply credential numbers in order to be able to participate.

Our purpose:

• To provide useful information as a supplement for input from other sources. (If you have a good relationship with a doctor, do not let this cause an unnecessary change.)

• Physicians from the medical community selected these doctors. However, many highly regarded professionals do not appear on this list. We hope you will find these results useful when you find yourself in need of a physician. These are some of the best. Please join us in congratulating the physicians chosen for this honor.

• By including a doctor on the list, Fort Worth, Texas magazine in no way recommends or endorses his or her services.

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Allergy/Immunology

Allergists and Immunologists treat disorders that attack the immune system and people who suffer adverse reactions to food, drugs, chemicals, immune deficiency diseases and even insect stings.

James Haden

Bob Lanier

Robert Rogers

Rajendra Tanna

Norm Tremblay

Anesthesiology

Anesthesiologists are responsible for monitoring and stabilizing vital signs while administering the drugs that will render a patient unconscious during an operation.

Kathleen Bajaj

Amit Darnule

Mark Frankel

James Harper

Creighton Pickett

Eric Silverman

Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Cardio Thoracic Surgeons provide operative and perioperative care to patients with conditions within the chest and heart including coronary arteries, valves, lungs, esophagus and diaphragm.

James Anderson

Darien Bradford

Reza Khalafi

Jeffery C. Lin

Carlos Macias

Richard Vigness

Al Yurvati

Cardiology

Cardiologists diagnose and treat heart problems, such as angina, high blood pressure and valve abnormalities, but they do not perform surgery.

Nasim Akhtar

Robert Dale Anderson

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Michael J. Duran

Scott Ewing

Richard Feingold

Tim Hadden

Randy Hall

Susan Hess

George Khammar

Henry “Phil” Lobstein

Amir Malik

Giri Mundluru

Joseph Ortenberg

Billie Pugh

Syed Shah

David Slife

Balaji Veerappan

Martin Weiss

Colon/Rectal Surgery

A Colon and Rectal Surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the small intestine, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means also dealing with other organs and tissues involved with primary intestinal disease.

Glenn Hooker

Eduardo Castillo

Cliff Cox

Augustine Lee

Paul Senter

Britt West

Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic Surgeons are Plastic Surgeons who specialize in the cosmetic enhancement of areas of the body improving overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures using aesthetic surgical principles.

Robert Anderson

Richard Ethridge

Raymond Faires

Jonathan Heistein

Kelly Kunkel

Danielle LeBlanc

Mark Mason

Emily McLaughlin

Y. Anthony Nakamura

Larry Reaves

Dennis Schuster

Louis Strock

James Ward

Dermatology

Dermatologists treat problems of the skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes, such as warts, dandruff and skin cancer.

Angela Bowers

Thomas Busick

William Cothern

Fred Ghali

Stephen Maberry

Peter Malouf

Diego Marra

D. Scott Miller

Laura Morris

Betty Rajan

Robin Roberts

Victoria Serralta

Danny Thomas

Patrick Walsh

Emergency Care

Emergency room doctors provide care to patients seeking immediate attention for ailments ranging from common colds to gunshot wounds.

Gerald Chase

Richard Dixon

Terence McCarthy

Elliot Trotter

Endocrinology

Endocrinologists treat glandular and hormonal problems, such as diabetes and thyroid disorders.

Chris Bajaj

Jaime Castro

Darren Lackan

Ken Mair

Imran Patel

David Wilson

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterologists treat problems of the digestive system, from heartburn to hiatal hernias, ulcers and liver disease.

Shahid Aziz

Mike Bismar

Robert Burgos

Adil Choudhary

Thomas Dewar

Josh George

Kumar Gutta

Dan Morton

Mark Murray

James Nackley

Nicholas Ogunmola

Monte Troutman

General Surgery

A General Surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and care of patients with diseases and disorders affecting abdomen, digestive tract, endocrine system, breast, skin and blood vessels. They are also trained in the care of pediatric and cancer patients and in patients who are injured or critically ill.

Scott Bloemendal

Michael Brooks

Antonio Castaneda

Mark Collins

John Crawford

Peter Grays

Joe Guinn

Michael Korenman

Doug Lorimer

Robert Lovett

David McReynolds

James Norman

Peter Rutledge

Nabeel Shabout

General Family Practice

General or family practitioners are primary care doctors who treat both children and adults and refer their patients to

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RichardOndrizek,M.D.

More than 6,000 patients are treated annually at our locations: Fort Worth – Central Campus, Fort Worth – Southwest, Fort Worth – N. Medical Ctr., Arlington, Weatherford, Cleburne, Burleson, Granbury, Mineral Wells, and Stephenville. Schedule appointments by calling 817.759.7000 or online at www.thecentertx.com

Back row: Matthew Cavey, M.D., Bibas Reddy, D.O., Mary Ann Skiba, D.O., William Jordan, D.O., Lance Mandell, M.D., Ray Page, D.O., Ph.D. Middle row: Michael Ross, M.D., Carlos Hernandez, M.D., Henry Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., Gus Gonzalez, M.D., Greg Friess, D.O.

Front row: Nathan Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Vinaya Potluri, M.D., DeEtte Vasques, D.O., Shanthi Ganesa, M.D., Ann-Margaret Ochs, D.O., Shadan Mansoor, M.D., Robyn Young, M.D. Not pictured: Peter LaNasa, M.D., Richard Artim, M.D.

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specialists when necessary.

Joe Cappel

Daniel Chadwick

J. Steven Cole

Michael Dotti

William Drake

David Dunn

Norma Escamilla

Peter Green

James Harvey

David Jordan

Michael Jutras

Chris King

Cody Mihills

James Murphey

Jennifer Speaker

Joyce Stroud

Richard Stuntz

Geriatrics

Geriatricians specialize in problems of aging, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and incontinence.

Kendra Belfi

Paul Kim

Janice Knebl

Amy Mossl

Gynecological Oncology

Gynecological oncologists treat female patients with cancer of the reproductive organs.

Noelle Cloven

Kenneth Hancock

Mark Messing

Deette Vasques

Gynecology/

Obstetrics

A gynecologist specializes in the female reproductive system; an obstetrician treats patients during pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Laura Bradford

Adrianne Deem

Cindy English

Lisa Gardner

Kollier Hinkle

Michael Howell

Beatrice Kutzler

Jennifer Motley

Jason Neef

Heather Neville

Richard Ondrizek

Tracy Papa

Carolyn Quist

Cynthia Robbins

Ray Ryan

Lynn Speaks

Larry Tatum

Robert Watson

Ruth Wiley

Hematology

Hematologists specialize in blood disorders, such as anemia and hemophilia, as well as cancer.

Kathleen Crowley

Asad Dean

Lance Mandell

Mary Milam

Mary Ann Skiba

Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease specialists treat viral and bacterial diseases, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and Lyme disease, and are the primary care providers for people with HIV and AIDS.

Barbara Atkinson

Dan Barbaro

Catherine Colquit

Cheryl McDonald

Don Murphey

Scott Rojas

Susan Whitworth

Brian Youree

Internal Medicine

Internists diagnose and treat disorders involving internal organs and often function as family doctors, referring patients to specialists.

Pavani Bellary

Bobby Brock

Charles Carlton

John Dang

Alan Davenport

Craig Dearden

J. Kevin Eldridge

Roger Eppstein

Teresa Godbey

Carlos Japas

Steve Johnson

Robert Keller

Quang Le

Jason Ledbetter

Lynn Lester

Robert Machos

Niraj Mehta

Muhammed Mughal

Denise Nusser

Chris Pratt

Movarid Rezaie

Neonatology

Neonatologists practice a subspecialty of pediatrics concentrating on the diseases and care of newborns in the early postnatal period.

Chad Barber

Robert Ursprung

Terri Weinman

Nephrology

These specialists treat kidney disorders ranging from urinary tract infections to kidney failure.

Dapo Afalobi

Carlos Sharok Bahrami

Raj Davda

Ira Epstein

Abdul Hafeez

Richard Mauk

Sankar Ponniah

Bala Sankar

Sandeep Shori

Neurology

Neurologists treat diseases of the nervous system, ranging from headaches and back pain to epilepsy and the problems associated with strokes.

Amini Chennu

Lincoln Chin

Kris Chunduri

Charlece Hughes

Stephen Hurlbut

Thomas Leavens

William McIntosh

Vinit Mehrotra

Neurosurgery

Neurological Surgeons provide surgical and non-surgical care for patients with disorders of the nervous system, brain, skull, spinal cord and nerves.

Brent Alford

Phillip Bechtel

George Carvens

David Donahue

Tom Ellis

David Kosmoski

Raymond LeBlanc

Ab Siadati

Gregory Smith

Greg Ward

Oncology

Oncologists study cancerous tumors and seek to understand their development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

David Barerra

James Bordelon

Asad Dean

Alfred DiStefano

Gregory Freiss

Prasanthi Ganesa

Hedi Jordan

Shadan Mansoor

Mary Milam

Angel Negron

John Nugent

Sanjay Oommen

Ray Page

Vinaya Potluri

Bibas Reddy

Mark Redrow

Michael Ross

Robert Ruxer

Henry Xiong

Robyn Young

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose and treat eye problems.

Mark Alford

Jerry Hu

Michael Hunt

Alan Norman

Eric Packwood

Brian Ranelle

Ann Ranelle

H. William Ranelle

Harry Rosenthal

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons care for patients with problem wisdom teeth,

pain, and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries, place dental implants, care for patients with oral cancer, tumors and cysts of the jaws, and perform facial cosmetic surgery.

Yadro Ducic

Dan Dugan

John Stella

Michael Warner

Michael Zide

Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgeons specialize in patients with musculoskeletal disorders from trauma, infections, tumors, deformities, injuries, and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet,

knee, hip, shoulder and elbow.

Bruce Bollinger

James Bothwell

Ajai Cadambi

Cory Collinge

Ted Crofford

Kerry Donegan

Michael Duffy

Shawn Henry

James Herbertson

Jeff McGowan

Michael Mycoskie

Arvind Nana

Steve Ogden

Patrick Peters

Ted Peters

Robert Schmidt

Frank Swords

Russ Wagner

Keith Watson

North Texas Kidney Disease Associates

Steve Weeden

Eric Wroten

Bobby Wroten

Otolaryngology

These doctors treat ear, nose and throat problems, including head and neck cancers.

Yadro Ducic

John Fewins

Roy Lowry

Michelle Marcincuk

J. Mark Palmer

Todd Samuelson

Jesse Smith

Stuart Thomas

Monty Trimble

Jeremy Watkins

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Palliative Care

Palliative care specialists provide various forms of medical care or treatment to concentrate on reducing the severity of disease symptoms or slowing a disease’s progress, rather than providing a cure.

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Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Surgeons are general surgeons who specialize in the diagnosis and care of premature and newborn infants, children and adolescents with conditions such as abnormalities in fetal stages, repair of birth defects,

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David Bliss

Jose Iglesias

James P. Miller

Glaze Vaughan

Pediatrics

Pediatricians specialize in the development of children and treatment of childhood diseases.

Sherri Burke

Julie Crawford

John Dalton

James Friedman

Omar Gomez

Walter Halpenny

Mark Jones

Frank McGehee

Brad Mercer

Julee Morrow

Caron Murchison

Jay Murphy

Stephanie Perdue

Wilfred Raine

Ray Rhodes

Tom Rogers

Audrey Rogers

Steve Senevey

Jason Terk

Ben Worsley

Plastic/ Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic Surgeons deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the

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Plastic Surgeons use cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures using aesthetic surgical principles.

Robert Anderson

Richard Ethridge

Basith Ghazali

John Heistein

Shujaat Khan

Kelly Kunkel

Danielle LeBlanc

Larry Reaves

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Podiatry

Podiatrists specialize in treatment of foot problems.

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Doug Boyd

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Alan Garrett

Randy Lew

Steven Lund

Travis Motley

Richard Nichols

Edward Singleton

Jeffrey P. Taylor

Psychiatry

Psychiatrists treat patients with mental disorders ranging from chronic depression and stress-related illnesses to schizophrenia and manic depression, using both verbal and drug therapies.

Marija Djokovic

Edward Furber

Jennifer Heath

Debra Kowalski

Puskoor Kumar

Gary Malone

Prema Manjunath

Carol Nati

Alan Podawiltz

Lori Shahidi

Ross Tatum

Anthony Scott Winter

Pulmonary Diseases

Pulmonologists treat diseases of the lungs and bronchial tubes, such as emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia and lung cancer.

Adesubomi Agoro

Hisham Bismar

John Burk

Robert Cash

Kevin Connelly

Steve Davis

Sami Hadeed

Gary Jones

Madhu Kollipara

Stuart McDonald

Kwaku Osafo

David Ostranski

John Pender

Radiology Oncology

Radiology Oncology is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with high energy (ionising) radiation.

Jerry Barker

Matthew Cavey

Peter LaNasa

Kathleen Shide

Stephen Sorgen

Travis Thompson

Radiology/Invasive Radiology

Radiologists read X-rays, CAT scans and MRIs to diagnose problems and treat patients who have various diseases.

Stuart Aronson

Won Kim

Thomas Livingston

Dan Oshman

Lincoln Patel

William G. Reese

Robert Clay Roberts

Rehabilitation/ Physical Medicine

A Physiatrist is a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Physiatrists treat a wide range of problems from sore shoulders to spinal cord injuries.

Craig Danshaw

Michael Garcia

Howard Holbrooks

Ryan Reeves

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Reproductive Endocrinology

These specialists diagnose and treat infertility and may be trained in gynecology or urology.

Kathleen Doody

Kevin Doody

Robert Kaufmann

Anna Nackley

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Rheumatology

Rheumatologists treat disorders of the muscles, joints and related tissues, specializing in arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune disorders.

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Emily Isaac

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Sports Medicine

Sports medicine doctors aid in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of injuries sustained to the muscles and joints of amateur and professional athletes.

James Barbee

Damond Bleuitt

Michael Boothby

James Bothwell

John Conway

Steven J. Meyers

Geoffrey Millican

Urology

Urologists specialize in the urinary tracts of males and females, and the reproductive system of males.

Jeff Applewhite

Ira Hollander

John Johnson

F.H. “Trey” Moore

Dennis Ortiz

Kirk Pinto

Drew Pumphrey

David Rittenhouse

David Shepherd

Scott Thurman

Michael Walter

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Vascular Surgery

These surgeons treat disorders of the veins and arteries, such as varicose veins, phlebitis, narrowing of the carotid artery and stroke.

James Anderson

Harshal Broker

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Jeff Lin

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Accent on You Cosmetic Surgery Center and Medical Spa

Y. Anthony Nakamura, M.D., P.A.

SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery. EDUCATION: B.A., Zoology UT, Austin; M.D., UTMB, Galveston; Intern resident and general surgery, LSU School of Medicine, Charity Hospital New Orleans; Plastic Surgery resident, UTMB, Galveston. CERTIFICATION: Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. AFFILIATIONS: Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, Medical Center of Arlington. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: My daughter and son. It has been fun to watch their transformation into adults. BEDSIDE MANNER: We have a fully accredited, free-standing surgery center with at least five nurses in the building

to assist with the care of our patients and their families. Instead of voicemail, a nurse or nurse coordinator is available to answer your call. As I am only steps away, you will get the answers you need. DURING HIS OFF HOURS: Nakamura plays golf, snowboards, reads and plays the piano. He also loves to cook. CHARITABLE WORK: Locks of Love, Boys and Girls Club, Make a Wish. FREE ADVICE: “Check your surgeon’s credentials, and make sure your doctor is certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Medical Specialties.”

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Robert G. Anderson

Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Center and Robert G. Anderson MD Medical Spa

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic Surgery and Complex Facial Reconstruction SPECIAL INTERESTS: Skin cancers, Melanoma and Mohs Reconstructive Surgery EDUCATION: M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas; Residencies in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical School/Parkland Hospital (Dallas) and the University of Florida (Gainesville); Fellowship in Otology/Neurotology/Skull-Base Surgery at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles). PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES: Double-Board Certified in Plastic and Otolaryngology and a member of American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American College of Surgeons. HONORS: Chosen by Goldline Research as one of the Leading Plastic Surgeons of the United States as seen in Forbes Magazine and one of the top Plastic Surgeons in Texas as featured in NEWSWEEK Magazine as Plastic Surgeons you should know in Texas. SERVICES: Breast surgery (augmentation, lifts and reductions), hand rejuvenation, labialplasty, abdominoplasty, liposuction and

body contouring and facial rejuvenation including facelifts, neck lifts, eyelid, eyebrow lifts and lip augmentation; Botox and Juvaderm; fullservice skin care medical spa and laser center (Fraxel Re:Store and Re:Pair, Accent XL, Photofacial, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion; Obagi, La Roche-Posay, SkinCeuticals, Jane Iredale, chemical peels and facials). CHARITABLE WORK: Anderson is committed to surgical care in third world countries, having worked in the Fiji Islands for almost six months and operating in Guatamala annually for the past 17 years giving him an international reputation for his skill, high standards of professionalism and safety. WHAT SETS US APART: The Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Center presents its patients with the advantage of extensive experience and skill, exceptional training and service by only Board Certified plastic surgeons in a state-of-the-art, fully accredited, on-site private, surgical facility. NEW LOCATION: Coming August 2011 - Weatherford location at 912 Foster Lane, Ste. 100, Weatherford, Texas 76086.

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Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth

SPECIALTY: We focus on offering a high quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure.

AWARDS/HONORS: Designated in 2010 as an Aetna Institute of Quality for Orthopedic and Spine Surgery. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Fully accredited by the Joint Commission. We are proud to be affiliated with Baylor Health Care System. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our beautiful and convenient facility allows surgeons to perform inpatient and outpatient procedures in the specialty areas of: Dental/Oral Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), General Surgery, Gynecology, Hand, Orthopedic, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Spine and Urology. BEDSIDE MANNER: Our mission is to provide firstclass surgical services for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families. OUR FACILITY: We accept most major commercial insurance, HMO/

Lisa L. Gardner, D.O. Fusion Women’s Health and Wellness

SPECIALTY: OB/GYN with her partner Dr. Cynthia English who can be seen on page 158. EDUCATION: University of Texas at San Antonio, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Board eligible. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Quarter Horse Assoc., Fort Worth OB/GYN Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. AFFILIATIONS: USMD Fort Worth, Harris Methodist Southwest. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: “Being married to my husband for 18 years and raising my precious daughter, Abby.” HONORS: Patient Choice award 2009, Voted Top Doc 2007-2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine; Newsweek magazine Top Doctor of Texas 2010-2011. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT: Being able to maintain great relationships with my patients. I have also brought a great office team together that provides great care and support to patients. Our office has been chosen as one of the only 500 Patient Education Systems in the world. PHILANTHROPY: College program donor; Fort Worth Kids Who Care; SafeHaven; Gardner volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission women’s clinic of Fort Worth. INNOVATIONS: Essure Tubal Occlusion (permanent birth control), ThermaChoice Ablation procedure for women who have heavy cycles, both performed in the office. Gardner offers laparoscopic hysterectomy, minimally invasive surgery and Natural

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Hormone Replacement Therapy. BEDSIDE MANNER: Warm, friendly and approachable, Gardner spends quality time with her patients. OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE: You’ll find the Gardners at Christ Chapel on Sunday, spending time with family and friends, riding their horses and spending time at the barn. Gardner likes reading books by Dr. Charles Stanley. SPECIAL INTERESTS: Social Media and Medicine. Gardner is on the Board of the Doris Kupferle Health Foundation (Puttin’ on the Pink) and is very interested in Menopausal Medicine. She spends time as a National Speaker for the Conceptus company and is a UNT medical school student mentor. MOTTO: Providing care to women of all generations. SPECIAL THANKS: “I want to give my thanks and gratitude to this beautiful family, Houston and Alexendra Sullivan, who gave me my first pair of custom made boots. The footprints are of their new baby.” PICTURED: Gardner with her daughter Abby and two of their four American Quarter Horses, Colonels Cash King and Sugars Dandy Gem.

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Robert Myles, M.D., FAAOS

Texas Orthopedic and Spine Associates

SPECIALTY: Board certified orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist. EDUCATION: Undergraduate, University of California, Riverside; M.D., Medical School at University of California, Irvine; Internship and Residency, Tulane; Fellowship trained and spine-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. PATIENT CARE: Myles listens to each patient and doesn’t ever pre-judge a course of treatment. He cares for his patients the way he would want his family to be treated. Rather than just making a patient comfortable through medications, Myles prefers treating the root cause in order to heal his

patients. He also takes the time to ensure the patient understands how the spine and nerves interact by using models. Once informed, a patient can be a confident partner in making decisions that are best for them. MEMBERSHIPS: FAAOS, AMA, NASS, National Medical Association, Student National Medical Association. AFFILIATIONS: Founder of Texas Orthopedic and Spine Associates. EXPERIENCE: For more than 14 years, Myles has used his experience and skills to help patients with their back pain, even when others had failed or said nothing could be done. INNOVATIONS: Myles has created

and patented a surgical system that allows doctors to use very small incisions to treat spinal disorders. The incision can be so small it only requires a Band-Aid. This minimally invasive surgery decreases blood loss, muscle damage, infection rate, recovery time and overall pain.

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: When not in the office, Myles enjoys his status as the team doctor and assistant coach for the American Japanese Karate Association Team. He holds a sixth-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was a member of the USA Karate Team, winning the U.S. National Heavy

Weight Fighting Champion Title in 1990. FREE ADVICE: Living with pain is not living. If a patient will seek treatment in the first few critical weeks after back problems begin, they can often avoid a cycle of pain and have more choices for treatment without the need for surgery.

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Pediatric Eye Specialists

SPECIALTY: Pediatric Eye Specialists focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and study of eye diseases in children, such as misaligned eyes, poor vision, trauma, glaucoma, cataract, amblyopia, retinopathy of prematurity, as well as eye misalignment in adults.

EDUCATION: Packwood – B.A., Rice University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine; Residency, St. Louis University Eye Institute; Fellowship, Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Norman – B.S., Texas A&M University; M.D. and Internship, Baylor College of Medicine; Residency, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center/Dean A. McGee Eye Institute; Fellowship, Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Hunt – B.A., Baylor University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine; Residency and Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

AFFILIATIONS: Cook Children’s Health Care System, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Baylor Medical Center at Irving, Fort Worth Surgery Center, Medical Center of Arlington, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Texas Health Resources hospitals, Texas Pediatric Surgery Center. MEMBERSHIPS: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; American Academy of Ophthalmology; Texas Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; Texas Ophthalmological Society; Christian Ophthalmological Society; Tarrant County Medical Society. INNOVATIONS: In April 2010, Pediatric Eye Specialists opened a 15,364-square-foot, two-story building on S. Henderson St. in Fort Worth. The state-of-the-art facility allows four providers to see patients simultaneously. The practice uses

electronic medical records, providing doctors with instant access to a patient’s record from any location. The site is also home to SpecialEyes Optical, an exclusively pediatric optical shop offering more than 400 children’s frames, and the Child Vision Center, a new nonprofit research and diagnostic center that will feature advanced examination equipment often found only in academic centers and will enlist PhD researchers in the study and possible cure for some of today’s debilitating eye diseases. In June 2011, a new office and SpecialEyes Optical will open in Southlake. BEDSIDE MANNER: Pediatric Eye Specialists combines the compassion of its doctors with highly specialized approaches generally not found in private practice. The physicians’ commitment extends beyond their offices, from Cook

Children’s emergency room, as on-call pediatric ophthalmologists, to Vietnam, Honduras and Mexico, where they perform medical mission work. ADVICE: Have your child’s vision screened by age 3. Most parents are surprised to learn their child has a vision problem because signs are often undetectable. PICTURED: Eric A. Packwood, M.D.; Alan A. Norman, M.D.; Michael G. Hunt, M.D.

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Spine Team Texas

SPECIALTY: A multidisciplinary, spine-specialized practice. Neurosurgeons and an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon trained in minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, physiatrists specialized in acute spine pain management, anesthesiologists fellowship-trained in spine pain management, and spine-focused physical therapists all in one location. AWARDS: Dallas Business Journal, “Healthcare Heroes – Physician Award”; Dallas Business Journal, “Best Places to Work” in the DFW Metroplex. AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, Medical Center at Arlington, Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall, LakePointe Hospital in Rowlett. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Observing the positive impact our services

have on patients that have been limited for so long in their abilities (with neck or back pain) – allowing them the opportunity to get back to life and the everyday activities with their family members. That is the most rewarding. INNOVATIONS: We are currently one of 20 spine centers in the nation selected to participate in an FDA-regulated study that may offer an alternative treatment for degenerative disks in the lumbar spine. Spine Team Texas was the first in the world to implant a unique cervical disk in November 2005 in Southlake. BEDSIDE

MANNER: We operate our practice with the philosophy that we treat our patients as we would our own family member. We engage all of our staff in a customized (Spine Team Texas) employee customer service training module to instill the mission of “delivering the best

patient experience through clinical excellence and superior customer service”. To reinforce the importance of this company mission, we utilize a third-party, health care patient satisfaction survey company to assess the patient’s satisfaction with their experience. The results of the satisfaction surveys are utilized to help benchmark STT amongst leading healthcare company’s throughout the country as well as assist us in continually making strides toward excellence in patient care. Additionally, the philosophy of care at Spine Team Texas is unique in that we believe surgery should be utilized only as a last resort and only when non-surgical measures have failed to provide long-term relief. When surgery is the last option, we feel minimally invasive spine surgery techniques should be incorporated whenever possible.

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PICTURED: (front, left to right) Juan Bartolomei, M.D.; David Rothbart, M.D. (back, left to right) Ryan Reeves, M.D.; Heather Blackburn, M.D.; Michael Garcia, M.D.; Amit Darnule, M.D.; Cortland Miller, M.D.; Jennifer Donnelly, M.D.; Leonard Kibuule, M.D.

Advanced Eyelid Surgery and Laser Center

Mayli Davis

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SPECIALTY: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. EDUCATION: Undergraduate, University of Kansas; M.D., University of Kansas; Ophthalmology residency, Mayo Clinic; Ophthalmic Plastic Fellowship, U.T. Southwestern. AWARDS/HONORS: Top Docs 2005-2007 and 2009 Fort Worth, Texas magazine. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Texas Medical Association. AFFILIATIONS: Plaza Day Surgery Center, Plaza Medical Center, Grapevine Surgicare, and Calloway Creek Surgery Center. INNOVATIONS: We have just added Pixel to our array of services and continue to offer Thermage for skin tightening.

SPECIALTY: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. EDUCATION: Undergraduate - Wesleyan University; M.D., Medical School - Vanderbilt University; Board Certified Vascular Surgery and Board Certified Thoracic Surgery. AWARDS/HONORS: Director of Thoracic Surgery at JPS Health Network. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tarrant County Medical Society. AFFILIATIONS: North Hills Hospital, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, JPS Health Network, Baylor Grapevine Medical Center. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Having a direct and positive influence on the lives of patients and families on a daily basis. INNOVATIONS: Off-pump/beating heart surgery, minimally invasive lung surgery, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.

CONTACT INFORMATION: 1650 W. Rosedale St., Ste. 201 Fort Worth, Texas 76104

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PATIENT CARE: We spend as much time as required to educate the patient and family regarding the problems at hand and the surgical options available. These discussions take time and should never be rushed. FREE ADVICE: Ask questions and make sure your physician gives you the answers you need to make informed medical decisions. PICTURED: James Anderson, M.D.; wife, Maria; daughters, Isabella and Vanessa.

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Arlington Cosmetic Surgery Center

David L. Rasmussen, M.D., P.A.

SPECIALTY: Breast enlargement, uplift and reduction. Face and neck lift; eyelid and brow lift; liposuction; tummy tuck; body contouring; nasal reshaping; Botox, Restylane and Juvaderm. CERTIFICATION: American Board of Plastic Surgery. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American Society of Plastic Surgeons. YEARS OF SERVICE: Rasmussen has been providing cosmetic surgery to satisfied patients throughout the Metroplex for more than 20 years. SERVICES: Accredited, in-office surgery with the latest techniques and procedures to enhance the appearance of our patients. Botox, Restylane and Juvaderm; a highly experienced Medical Aesthetician; extensive skin care products and medical peels. IN STRIDE WITH THE TIMES: The key to natural-appearing, improved results in cosmetic surgery is the balance between innovation in technique and the experience and judgment of the surgeon. GREATEST HONOR: The repeated trust my patients put in my hands when we plan, and then achieve, the transformation that they have dreamed about. MOTTO: “All of our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them” — Walt Disney.

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Associates of Internal Medicine

SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine. EDUCATION: All - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, UNTHSC-TCOM. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American College of Physicians, Tarrant County Medical Society, American Osteopathic Association, Texas Medical Association, American College of Osteopathic Internists.

AFFILIATIONS: Plaza Medical Center of FW, THR Harris Methodist FW, Baylor All Saints FW, Kindred West & Ridgmar, HealthSouth Lancaster, FW Center of Rehabilitation, Global Rehab, Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of FW. AWARDS: Bellary - Top Docs 2010-2011, Healthgrades.com 5* Doctor, 40 under 40 ( Fort Worth Business Press ), Patient’s Choice Award-Vitals.com. Mehta - Top Docs 2008-2011, Healthgrades.com 5* Doctor, 40 under 40 ( Fort Worth Business Press ), Patient’s Choice Award-Vitals.com. Rezaie - Top Docs 2010-2011, Healthgrades.com 5* Doctor. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our reputation among colleagues, patients and hospitals. INNOVATIONS: Our practice

CONTACT INFORMATION: 2260 College Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76110

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has used electronic medical records since opening in 2004. We strive to stay on the cutting edge of technology to optimize patient care. We go beyond weight loss and concentrate on a healthy lifestyle. We also provide aesthetic services such as Botox, laser hair and vein treatment, microdermabrasion and IPL photo facials. ADVICE: A healthy diet, regular physical activity (a combination of core training, aerobics, strength training and stretching), a strong community of friends and family and regular visits to your doctor will help you live a healthy fulfilling life. PICTURED: Niraj Mehta, D.O.; Pavani Bellary, D.O.; Morvarid Rezaie, D.O.

Lori Atkins, M.D.

Jennifer Motley, M.D., M.P.H.

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Rachel Lusby, M.D.

Lori Farneti, M.S., C.N.M.

SPECIALTY: Obstetrics & Gynecology. EDUCATION: Atkins: Baylor University, UTMB at Galveston, UT Southwestern, Board Certified. Motley: Brown University, Boston University School of Medicine/ Public Health, UT Southwestern, Board Eligible. Glenn: Texas Tech University, UTMB at Galveston, Scott and White, Board Eligible. Lusby: Biola University, UT Southwestern (medical school and residency) Board Eligible. Farneti: University of Illinois at Chicago. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Medical Association, North American Menopause Society, Fort Worth OB/GYN Society, Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association. AFFILIATIONS: Andrews Women’s Hospital at Baylor All Saints Fort Worth. BEDSIDE MANNER: What sets this powerful group of female physicians (and nurse midwife) apart is their ability to create an environment based on trust and compassion allow-

ing patients to have their individual concerns and needs addressed. INNOVATIONS: Our doctors are experienced with in-office minimally invasive procedures - including but not limited to Essure Tubal, hysteroscopy, and endometrial ablations, as well as in-hospital procedures, even using the Da Vinci Robot system. For patients’ convenience and comfort we offer in office physician supervised laser hair removal. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS: Women’s Haven Tarrant County, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Susan G. Komen, Baylor Alumni Foundation, Women’s Auxiliary, local homeless shelters, American Heart Association. FREE ADVICE: “Take small steps everyday to care for your body, mind and spirit. No one else can do it for you.”

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Bellaire Concierge Medicine

Ryan A. Buffington, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Family Medicine. EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, Texas Christian University; M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; Internship, St. Josephs Hospital in Houston; Residency, The Methodist Hospital in Houston. AWARDS/HONORS:

Intern of the Year at St. Josephs Hospital; Resident of the Year at The Methodist Hospital; Chief Resident at The Methodist Hospital. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Taking the risk to step away from a successful practice in order to develop a model that allows me to practice medicine with my patients’ best interests in mind. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Being voted chief resident by my peers and faculty. CHANGES THAT SHOULD BE MADE IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION: We are no longer able to care for patients in the

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manner that they deserve. Medical care is compromised every day in every practice by the involvement of insurance companies and the limitations they impose. BEDSIDE MANNER: My patients feel comfortable asking/telling me things they have never felt comfortable telling their other physicians. I understand that their trust is critical to our relationship and their care. FREE ADVICE: Don’t settle for the status quo. I give each patient the intimate personal care and attention they deserve.

Bruce A. Bollinger, M.D.

SPECIALTY: General Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, Total Joint Replacements, Surgery for Peripheral Neuropathy, and Lumbar Spine Surgery. EDUCATION: Undergraduate and Medical School, St. Louis University; Orthopaedic Residency, Washington University/ Barnes Hospital. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Orthopaedic Association, Tarrant County Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, Southern Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgeons. GREATEST

ACHIEVEMENTS: Bollinger feels his greatest personal achievements are being a husband and father. His greatest professional achievement is becoming chief of staff at Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth. INNOVATIONS: His practice provides custom personalized-fit implants for the hip and knee, and surgical

management for Peripheral Neuropathy of the lower extremities. IN THE COMMUNITY: Bollinger is pleased to support the arts in North Central Texas, in particular, Texas Ballet Theater, which performs at Bass Hall in Fort Worth and the AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas. FREE ADVICE: “Never be afraid to seek a second opinion.” WHAT SETS HIM APART: “I try to discuss all options available with my patients so they can make a well-informed decision about their treatment.” SPECIAL THANKS: Bollinger thanks Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus for allowing him to have this photo taken at their facility.

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Michael H. Boothby, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Orthopedic surgery; Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery of the knee and shoulder. EDUCATION: Dartmouth College; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Plano Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship. CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIPS: Diplomat

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. AFFILIATIONS: USMD Hospital Fort Worth, Harris Methodist Southwest, Baylor Surgicare 1 and 2, Daytime Surgery Center. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Life spent with my wife, Ann, and our two children, Thomas and Jonathan. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: -

mond; publishing multiple papers on innovative knee and shoulder treatments; receiving annual awards for excellence in patient care. INNOVATIONS: Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the

knee and shoulder injuries in adults and adolescents. BEDSIDE

MANNER: I provide patient centered care so that each patient for them to get better. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: As a major in the Medical Corps of the United States Army Reserve, I have treated injured combat personnel and run civilian medical support missions.

ADVICE: “Take charge of your own health care. Ask your physician to explain your treatment so that you can be an active participant in getting well.”

CONTACT INFORMATION: sworthopedic.com

Angela Bowers-Plott, M.D. Southlake Dermatology

SPECIALTY: Dermatology. EDUCATION: Texas A&M, Summa Cum Laude; M.D., U.T. Southwestern Medical Center; Internship, Baylor University Medical Center for Internal Medicine; Residency, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center. AWARDS/HONORS: Texas Monthly Super Doctor; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Doc; Healthcare Hero; Medical Honor Society-AOA; Chief Resident in Dermatology. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Past president Fort Worth/Dallas Dermatological Society, American Society of Dermatological Surgery, Texas Dermatology Society, American Academy of Dermatology, Christian Medical and Dental Society. AFFILIATION: Baylor Grapevine. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT:

I am the mother of two boys and married to R. Todd Plott, M.D., who is also a dermatologist. I am also group leader for an elementary Christian-based organization. HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE: I would like to see more electronic communication between doctors and

patients. INNOVATIONS: ZELTIQ™ is our newest medical device acquisition that helps treat unwanted fat deposits. ONE THING I’D CHANGE ABOUT MEDICINE: Patients would become more involved in their medical decisions, and insurance companies would have less control. BEDSIDE MANNER: We offer the latest in dermatological care in a service-oriented practice. CHARITABLE WORK: Southlake Dermatology provides charity care to patients in need through Grace Community Medical Clinic. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: I watch or play sports with my sons and husband. FREE ADVICE: Wear sunscreen on a daily basis.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Joseph Carl Cecere, D.M.D.

SPECIALTY: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. EDUCATION: A.B., Dartmouth College, 1971; D.M.D., Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry, 1977; General Practice Residency, United States Air Force Medical Center Scott AFB, Ill., 1978; Oral and Maxillofacial Residency, David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif., 1978-1982.

AWARDS/HONORS: USAF Meritorious Service Award; USAF Commendation Medal, 1986: Outstanding Young Man of America 1984; President, Fort Worth District Dental Society, 2008-2009; Top Dentist Fort Worth 2006 and 2009. AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Texas Health Harris Southwest, Baylor All Saints Medical Centers, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Medical Plaza, Weatherford Regional Medical Center. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Twenty years service in the United States Air Force. INNOVATIONS: We provide Laser Surgery for soft tissue treatments, Digital

Radiography with 3-D imaging, 25 years experience in dental implant surgery, and advance sedation. BEDSIDE MANNER: To ease patient anxiety, I will often sing to my patients. FREE ADVICE: Know the background, training and experience of your health care provider. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform procedures such as dental implants, wisdom teeth extraction, removal of oral lesions and intravenous sedation for relief of pain and anxiety.

CONTACT INFORMATION: cecereoralsurgery.com

Center for Aesthetic Surgery

SPECIALTIES: Smith and Ducic facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery; craniofacial, skullbase and microvascular surgery plus hair restoration, hair transplant, facial resurfacing and injectibles. Reaves plastic surgery; breast surgery; reconstruction; augmentation; reduction; breast lift (mastopexy); body contouring, which includes abdominoplasty and liposuction.

CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS: Smith and Ducic are Board certified in both Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Reaves — Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons. PHILANTHROPY: Reaves — has been caring for patients for more than 19 years and is well

known for his humanitarian work. He recently received the 2006 Tarrant County Humanitarian Award. Smith – travels with the CRISP Foundation every six months to Mazatenango to help support the children and people of Guatemala by performing surgeries for congenital anomalies. PICTURED: (standing, left to right) Yadro Ducic, M.D.; Jesse Smith, M.D.; (sitting) Larry Reaves, M.D.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Center for Aesthetic Surgery

Center for Assisted Reproduction

Kevin J. Doody, M.D.; Anna C. Nackley, M.D. Kathleen M. Doody, M.D.; Christine W. Mansfield, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Kathleen M. Doody – M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Board Certified REI. Kevin J. Doody – M.D., Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Board Certified REI. Anna C. Nackley – M.D., Albany Medical College, Board Certified REI. Christine W. Mansfield—M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine, Board Eligible REI. HONORS: Microsoft Clinic of the Year 2006. AFFILIATIONS: Center for Assisted Reproduction Laboratory and Surgery Center, Harris Methodist Fort Worth, Harris HEB, Baylor All Saints Fort Worth, Baylor Grapevine, Centennial Medical Center in Frisco. INNOVATIVE PROCEDURES: The Center has been a pioneer of cutting-edge technology, including the first IVF

center nationwide to implement extended embryo culture (blastocyst culture) for all its patients, the first intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancy and the first pregnancy following pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in North Texas. FREE ADVICE: Most causes of infertility are highly treatable. It benefits the patient to seek a thorough evaluation by specialist early on in the process.

CONTACT INFORMATION: embryo.net

Adil M. Choudhary, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G., F.A.S.G.E., A.G.A.F. Gastroenterology and Hepatology

SPECIALTY: Gastroenterology and Hepatology. EDUCATION: Residency in Internal Medicine, New York University-VA-Bellevue Hospital Center; Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Yale University, Tulane Medical Center, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Conn.; Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. AWARDS/ HONORS: America’s Top Physician 2007 – Consumer Research Council of America; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Doc 2010 and 2011; Certificates for outstanding contribution to the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology from American College of Gastroenterology, 1997 and 1999; Awards of Excellence, 2005 and 2007; Physician Recognition Awards; Honorary mention in several Who’s Who publications; Committee member on important committees addressing gastrointestinal health care issues in the American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; One of the Select Group of Fellows of American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Several papers and abstracts published in

national and international journals; Several presentations at national and international meetings. MEMBERSHIPS: Fellowship status in American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association, Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Institute of Public Health, Royal Society for Health. THE PRACTICE: Huguley Center for Digestive and Liver Disorders provides “state-of-the-art care” for all gastrointestinal and liver problems. CHARITABLE WORK: Honorary Ambassador US Fund for UNICEF, Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Huguley Center for Digestive and Liver Disorders

adil.choudhary@ahss.org

William

Skin Laser Care

SPECIALTY: Dermatology, dermatological surgery and laser surgery. EDUCATION: B.A., University of North Texas; D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. CERTIFICATION: Board certified in Dermatology.

HONORS: Cothern has been named a Top Doc by Fort Worth, Texas magazine for the past five years and a Super Doc by Texas Monthly. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Dermatology, American Osteopathic Association, Texas Dermatological Society, Fort Worth Dermatological Society, University of North Texas Health Science Center (Clinical Assistant Professor).

AFFILIATIONS: Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth. INNOVATIONS: Cothern features CoolSculpting™ by ZELTIQ™, a procedure that delivers effective noninvasive fat reduction, allowing patients to truly sculpt their bodies. Based on the proven science of Cryolipoly-

sis™, the procedure reduces fat cells in treated areas by an average of 22-25 percent in just one treatment. BEDSIDE MANNER: Cothern is caring, friendly and willing to discuss treatment options with his patients. OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE: You’ll find Cothern traveling, golfing or enjoying antique auctions. SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cothern makes medical mission trips to Haiti, Mexico and Guatemala. Locally, he volunteers his time to the Convoy of Hope and serves on the Cancer Care Center’s medical advisory board. BEST ADVICE: “Be selective in whom and where you obtain professional care for your skin.”

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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F. Cothern, D.O.

Diabetes and Thyroid Center of Fort Worth, PLLC

SPECIALTY/CERTIFICATIONS: Board certified by The American Board of Internal Medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Fellows of the American College of Endocrinology. Lackan is an Endocrine Certified Neck Ultrasonographer. OUR PRACTICE:

“We care for our patients as we would care for our own families.”

Founded in 2007, DTC has grown tremendously and is honored by the success it’s experienced in providing the highest quality endocrine care to Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Due to this growth, DTC continues to add specialized providers and has built an expanded clinic facility, which will allow more onsite services such as bone density screenings and personalized diet and metabolism support services. In addition, DTC is operating a clinic in Granbury, Texas. SERVICE: Our clinic specializes in all areas of Endocrinology. Our treatment philosophy is built

around a team approach to help manage and prevent the devastating complications of diseases like diabetes, osteoporosis and thyroid cancer. Comprehensive thyroid care includes on-site ultrasounds, guided needle biopsies and radioactive iodine treatments. Our providers strive to provide compassionate patient care with the most medically advanced treatments available. PICTURED: (back, left to right) Chris

Bajaj, D.O.; Monnia Torres, PA-C; Darren Lackan, M.D.; Anjanette Tan, M.D. (front, left to right) Laura Sapaugh, PA-C; Julie Taylor, FNP-C.

Eighth Avenue Obstetrics and Gynecology

SPECIALTY: Well women exams, birth control, hormone replacement therapy, management of abnormal pap smears, preconceptual counseling and full-pregnancy care. In-office procedures include ablation for treatment of heavy periods and procedures for permanent birth control. EDUCATION: Bradford - B.S., Texas Tech University; M.D., Texas Tech; Residency, John Peter Smith Hospital. Hardt - Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia; M.D., University of Texas Medical School in Galveston; Residency, John Peter Smith Hospital. Robbins – B.S., UT Arlington; M.D., University of Texas-Houston; Residency, Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas. Wiley – B.A., Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio; D.O., UNT Health Science Center College of Osteopathic Medicine; Chief Resident, John Peter Smith Hospital. AWARDS/HONORS: Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Docs; Texas Monthly Top Docs; Pritchard Prize for Research in 2008 and recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award for 2008 and 2009. MEMBERSHIPS: American Board

CONTACT INFORMATION: 1425 8th Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76104

817.926.4118, Fax 817.926.4362 obgynson8th.com

of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Fort Worth Obstetric and Gynecological Society, American College of OB/GYN, Fort Worth OB/GYN Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, and Tarrant County Medical Society. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor All Saints, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth. BEDSIDE MANNER: As Fort Worth’s premiere boutique women’s clinic, we offer top-drawer medical care and patient service in a fantastic setting. PICTURED: Patty Hardt, M.D.; Laura Bradford, M.D.; Ruth Wiley, D.O.; Cindy Robbins, M.D. (seated).

Cynthia A. English, D.O. Fusion Women’s Health and Wellness

SPECIALTY: Obstetrics & Gynecology with her partner Dr. Lisa Gardner, seen on page 134. EDUCATION: University of North Texas HSC; Texas Tech University HSC, Amarillo; Board eligible.

AFFILIATIONS: Harris Methodist Southwest, USMD Fort Worth, Texas Health Care P.L.L.C., Doctor’s in Training Speaker.

HONORS: Top Doc 2010 and 2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine; Patient Choice Award 2008, 2009 and 2010. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American College of OB/GYN, Texas Association of OB/GYNs, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association. INNOVATIONS: MAC monitor based interactive patient education systems in every exam room; Essure Tubal Occlusion (permanent birth control) Essure Accredited physician, and ThermaChoice Ablation procedure for women who have heavy cycles, both performed in the office. Minimally Invasive laproscopic surgery.

BEDSIDE MANNER: English is compassionate and caring, a true advocate for her patients. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: This Fort Worth native enjoys spending time with her loving and supportive husband and their AMAZING children. MOTTO: Empowerment through education. FREE ADVICE: Never be afraid to ask you doctor a question. PICTURED: Cynthia A. English, D.O. and her terrific toddlers, Morgan and Mason.

CONTACT INFORMATION: fusionobgyn.com Free WiFi for patients SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE for patient convenience.

Richard T. Ethridge, M.D., Ph.D.

SPECIALTY: Plastic and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on cosmetic procedures of the breast, body and face.

EDUCATION: B.A., Biochemistry, U.T., Austin; M.S., Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, U.T. Medical Branch, Galveston; Ph.D., Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, U.T. Medical Branch, Galveston; M.D., U.T. Medical Branch, Galveston. AFFILIATIONS: Harris Methodist Hospital, Baylor All Saints Hospital, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Clear Fork Surgery Center, Fort Worth Surgery Center, Baylor Surgical Hospital. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Being able to provide each of my patients with attentive, personal attention. It’s also very satisfying to hear patients say that they are pleased with their results. INNOVATIONS: We are dedicated to staying on top of the latest technology, like minimally invasive techniques, and incorporating them into procedures. I hold two patents

associated with biomedical research. BEDSIDE MANNER: At Ethridge Plastic Surgery, we provide personalized, exceptional care. Not only do I work closely with patients to define and achieve their goals, I also perform each and every procedure—from major surgeries to minor procedures such as fillers and Botox injections. My patients deserve my time. FREE ADVICE: Visit with several surgeons before undergoing any surgical procedure, then find the one with whom you are most comfortable. You want someone who truly listens to you and understands your goals.

CONTACT INFORMATION: drethridge.com

Raymond A. Faires, M.D., F.A.C.S.

CONTACT INFORMATION: fairesplasticsurgery.com

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. EDUCATION: B.A. with Honors, UT Austin; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine; General Surgery Residency, University of Louisville; Hand/Microsurgery, University of Louisville; Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Certified in Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery. AWARDS/ HONORS: Texas Monthly Top Doc; President of the Fort Worth Surgical Society. MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, AMA, TMA, Texas Surgical Society. AFFILIATIONS: Clear Fork Surgery Center, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth, Baylor Surgical Hospital of Fort Worth, John Peter Smith Hospital, Cook Children’s Medical Center. INNOVATIONS: Endoscopic plastic surgery; electronic medical records. BEDSIDE MANNER: We listen well to patients and tailor treatment options to their goals. FREE ADVICE: Ask a lot of questions. Make a list of questions so you won’t forget.

Female Health Associates of North Texas

Jeffrey M. Hantes, D.O.

SPECIALTY: Urogynecology, Office Gynecology and Aesthetics. EDUCATION: Southwest Texas State University; University of North Texas Health Science Center; Director of Urogynecology, Harris Methodist Hospital. AWARDS: 1st prize paper on minimally-invasive gynecology, 2005. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Urogynecologic Society; American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists; Tarrant County OB/GYN Society. AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Harris Methodist, Baylor Hospital. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Appointment to the Air Force Academy; football scholarship to Southwest Texas State University. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: “To whom much is given, much is expected. It is a privilege to take care of women, and I receive a great deal of personal satisfaction from improving

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the quality of their lives.” INNOVATIONS: Hantes provides nonsurgical and minimally-invasive surgical options for incontinence, prolapse and abnormal bleeding. BEDSIDE MANNER: Treat every patient like your mom, sister or daughter. DURING OFF HOURS: Hantes spends time with his daughter, Kate, and his two pugs, Jasper and Annabelle. He also loves the Dallas Cowboys, golf and pretty much anything that affords me the opportunity to spend time with my family and close friends. FREE ADVICE: Don’t let regrets take the place of your dreams. Live your life, forget your age.

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Fertility Associates of North Texas

Laura T. Lawrence, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

EDUCATION: Undergraduate, Rice University, Houston; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Residency, Washington University, St. Louis; Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis. CERTIFICATIONS: Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Board Certified in ObGyn). AWARDS/ HONORS: SGI Wyeth President’s Presenter Award, 2008; SREI T32 Research Grant, 2007-2008; ACOG Ortho-McNeil Academic Research Scholarship, 2007; ASRM Organon Research Grant in Reproductive Medicine, 2007; Washington University Rothman Research Award, 2006.

MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Reproductive Medicine, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT:

The relationships I have developed with my patients. Helping our patients build their families is an incredible privilege, and guiding them through the fertility journey is my greatest professional achievement.

INNOVATIONS: Fertility Associates of North Texas offers 3-D imaging, packages with refund guarantees for IVF patients, and fertility preservation options for cancer patients. BEDSIDE MANNER: When I am with my patients, I strive to be personable, accessible, warm and compassionate. FREE ADVICE: If you are having difficulty conceiving, seeking care early can maximize the options available to you.

CONTACT INFORMATION: fertilityassociatesnorthtexas.com

Fort Worth Eye Associates

H. William Ranelle, D.O.

Ann Ranelle, D.O.

Kacy Pate, O.D.

SPECIALTY: Complete Medical and Surgical eye care for the entire family. Crystalens, Restore, and Tecnis cataract surgery, LASIK eye surgery, pediatric and adult strabismus eye care. EDUCATION: H.W.Ranelle – University of Texas Austin, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Ann Ranelle – Saint Mary’s University, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Children’s hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Kacy Pate – University of Oklahoma, Northeastern State University College of Optometry. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor Medical Centerof Fort Worth,Baylor Surgicare of Fort Worth, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Texas Pediatric Surgery Center, Weatherford Regional Medical Center. INNOVATIONS: First practice in Fort Worth to perform lens implant for cataract vision correction as well as the first in Fort Worth to provide laser vision correction. PHILANTHROPY: Providing free sports glasses for FWISD athletes; in addition to, 25 years

of medical mission eye care to underserved countries. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Providing professional, personalized and quality eye care and vision correction for 36 years. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our Children. BEDSIDE MANNER: Warm, Friendly, Compassionate, Professional, Quality Care. FREE ADVICE: Be an active participant in your health care. Ask questions!

CONTACT INFORMATION: ranelle.com Find us on Facebook: Ft Worth Eye Associates

Noushin A. Firouzbakht, M.D.

Fort Worth Female Health Associates

Darren R. Tate, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Obstetrics and Gynecology. EDUCATION: Tate

– B.S., Biology, U.T. at Arlington; M.D., Texas Tech School of Medicine; OB/GYN Internship and Residency, John Peter Smith Hospital. Firouzbakht – B.S., Biology, University of Dallas; B.S., Medical Technology, U.T. Southwestern, School of Allied Health; M.D., U.T. at Houston School of Medicine; OB/GYN Internship and Residency, John Peter Smith Hospital. CERTIFICATION: Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. AFFILIATION: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. INNOVATIONS: We work with patients to create individualized birth plans and are committed to nurturing both mom and baby throughout the entire pregnancy. We also offer gynecologic care tailored to fit each patient’s needs, from routine gynecological exams (adolescent to menopause) to minimally invasive surgeries and

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in-office procedures. BEDSIDE MANNER: We provide personalized care to our patients and emphasize prevention, patient education and healthy lifestyles. Additionally, there are only two physicians in our practice, giving our patients a more personable and consistent experience from a doctor who has been a part of their health care plan from the beginning. FREE ADVICE: Be involved in your own health care progress, understand the importance of prevention and come to your appointment prepared with questions for your doctor.

Fort Worth Lap-Band

SPECIALTY: Weight loss surgery: including adjustable lapband, gastric sleeve, stapleless sleeve, gastric bypass revision, osteopathic manipulative treatment, general surgery and aesthetics.

HONORS: Fort Worth Lap-Band has earned the designation of Bariatric Center of Excellence from the American Society of Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Smith and Dr. Ferrara are both certified Center of Excellence Surgeons. INNOVATIONS: In 2010, Fort Worth LapBand introduced SPIDER single incision surgery. These procedures include lap-band surgery, gastric sleeve and general surgery. Fort Worth Lap-Band is also introducing Staple-less Sleeve surgery in 2011. BEDSIDE MANNER: In 2003, the lap-band procedure was performed on Smith by a team of surgeons that included Ferrara. Smith is not only a lap-band surgeon but also a lap-band patient. This experience has given the physicians and staff of Fort

Worth Lap-Band invaluable insight into the needs of the patients. This has led to the creation of one of the most comprehensive aftercare programs in the area, which includes weekly support groups, OMT for patients adjusting to weight loss and aesthetic services.

FREE ADVICE: Make sure that the bariatric practice you choose as an aftercare program will meet all of your personal and scheduling needs. Surgery is just the first step. The aftercare is a lifelong journey.

PICTURED: Adam B. Smith, DO, FACOS, FASMBS; Craig A. Ferrara, DO; K. Turner Slicho, DO.

Rebecca Reyes, M.D.; Nina Connors, M.D.; Tracy Papa, D.O.

SPECIALTY: Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The physicians are fellowship-trained to care for high-risk pregnancies, including highresolution ultrasounds, 3D and 4D ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling, high-risk pregnancy consultations and preconception counseling. PHILOSOPHY: We understand that our patients are anxious about their complicated pregnancies. We try to be frank and informative while offering reassurance and hope. We develop relationships with our patients and their families, and no one enjoys their happy endings more than we do! PATIENT CARE: We provide on-site genetic counseling, diabetic education, fetal testing and laboratory services. Every member of our staff is dedicated to

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treating patients with compassion and respect. DURING OFF HOURS: Papa enjoys cycling and is in her third semester of pastry school. Reyes supports the American Heart Association and breast cancer charities and is an assistant Cub Scout den leader. Connors supports Zoya Ministries and the American Red Cross. She enjoys soccer, reading and traveling.

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HeartPlace North Hills

David Slife, D.O., F.A.C.C.; Arash Manzori, D.O., F.A.C.C. Balaji Veerappan, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Randall Hall, D.O., F.A.C.C.

SPECIALTY: General Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Invasive Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Medicine. EDUCATION: Slife - B.A., William Jewell College; D.O., Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Manzori - B.S., University of Texas at Dallas; D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center. Veerappan - M.B.B.S./M.D., PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Hall - B.S., University of New Hampshire; D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center. AFFILIATIONS: North Hills Hospital. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We are Board Certified cardiologists providing all aspects of cardiology health care. HEALTH TIPS: Hall – Ask your physician what your cardiac risk

factors are and what you can do to reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Manzori – Prevention works wonders. Slife – Know as much as you can about your disease and about the medications you take so discussions with your doctor will be more meaningful to you. Veerappan – Aggressive, preventive strategies and risk factor modification are key!

CONTACT INFORMATION: 4375 Booth Calloway, Ste. 507 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 heartplace.com

Huguley Medical Associates

SPECIALTY: Huguley Medical Associates has one objective: to build healthier communities. To accomplish this, we’ve assembled a team of 23 physicians focusing on primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, rheumatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pain management, general surgery, cardiothoracic/vascular surgery, and foot and ankle surgery. PATIENT CARE: Our patients receive excellent medical care, delivered with respect and compassion in convenient locations. We operate primary care clinics in Alvarado, Burleson, Crowley, Forest Hill, Grandview, Keene, and on the Huguley campus. INNOVATIONS: Huguley Medical Associates is committed to helping physicians optimize their performance and office practice. Our innovative concept of partnering with the physician maximizes patient care

and practice profitability. Huguley Medical Associates has created a practice management model that allows the physician as much or as little involvement in the administrative activity as desired. PICTURED: (seated, left to right) Imran Patel, M.D., Endocrinology, 817.568.1818; Jason Neef, M.D., OB/GYN, 817.568.8731. (standing, left to right) Daniel Chadwick, M.D., Family Medicine, 817.568.2023; Adil Choudhary, M.D., Gastroenterology, 817.551.7332; Sonia Bajaj, M.D., Rheumatology, 817.293.9631; David Dunn, M.D., Family Medicine, 817.568.2023.

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James L. West Alzheimer Center

MEDICAL SPECIALTY: Kendra J. Belfi, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.M.D., and Janice A. Knebl, D.O., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., are co-medical directors at James L. West Alzheimer Center, the only nonprofit facility in Tarrant County that provides care for every stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Belfi - internist and geriatrician in private practice with Medical Clinic of North Texas at Fort Worth Clinic. Knebl - internist and geriatrician; tenured Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, UNTHSC; Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians Endowed Chair in Clinical Geriatrics, UNTHSC; project director, UNTHSC Reynolds Geriatrics Education and Training in Texas. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Belfi – B.A., English, Rice University; M.D., UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas; post-graduate training, internal medicine, UT-SW affiliated hospitals. Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine; Certified Medical Director of Long Term Care Facility. Knebl – B.S., Biology, St. Joseph’s

University, Philadelphia; D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Internal Medicine Residency, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa.; two-year geriatrics fellowship, Philadelphia Geriatrics Center; board certified in Internal Medicine with Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine; M.B.A., TCU. INNOVATIONS: Since the West Center’s opening in 1993, these physicians have directed medical care for residents, and they meet with them regularly. The Center provides the most comprehensive scope of care and services in Tarrant County for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

PICTURED: Kendra J. Belfi (left) and Janice A. Knebl.

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Robert A. Kaufmann, M.D. Fort Worth Fertility

SPECIALTY: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. FOCUS: Infertility, specifically In Vitro Fertilization (IVF); Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD); Intrauterine Insemination (IUI); donor egg and surrogacy; embryo, egg, and sperm freezing.

EDUCATION: B.A., Susquehanna University; Graduate Studies, Columbia University; M.D., Sackler School of Medicine; Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

APPOINTMENTS: Medical Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Andrews Women’s Center at Baylor All Saints Medical Center. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospitals (Fort Worth, Southwest, HEB), Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. INNOVATIONS: Kaufmann received a prestigious NIH grant to perform primary work in PGD at the internationally renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive

Medicine. Although they have proven excellence in IVF they provide an array of treatment options to suit their patients with respect to outcome and cost. In addition, Kaufmann and his wife have been through the fertility journey and have two children through IVF. We are located in a new convenient, free-standing, state-of-the-art fertility center with a laboratory air system that provides the best environment for embryos leading to outstanding pregnancy rates. HONORS: Top Doc Fort Worth, Texas magazine 2005-2011; Best Doctors of American 20032011; America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2007; Patient’s Choice Award 2009-2011.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Fort Worth Fertility

Shujaat Ali Khan, M.D., F.A.C.S.

SPECIAL INTERESTS: Breast specialties include augmentation, reduction, mastopexy (lift), revision breast implants and post-mastectomy reconstruction. Focus in cosmetic procedures is on facial and eyelid surgeries, injectibles (facial fillers), Botox, Restylane, Radiesse, Juviderm and Sculptra. Body contouring procedures and total mommy makeovers include abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, weight reduction body lifts and Brazilian buttocks procedures. Reconstructive breast procedures include post mastectomy reconstruction, Tram flaps, latissimus flaps and tissue expansion with Alloderm acellular grafts. CERTIFICATION: American Board of Plastic Surgeons since 1976.

WHAT SETS HIM APART: Khan has dedicated his life’s work to rebuilding the confidence and self-image of women with his cosmetic practice of full-body improvement procedures and breast restoration. Khan’s facial cosmetic procedures are well received by the man or woman who wants a natural “non-face-lift” look. Free cosmetic consultations are available.

CONTACT INFORMATION: 817.335.6363

Kid Care Pediatrics

Omar A. Gomez, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Pediatrics. EDUCATION: B.S., U.T. at Arlington; M.D., Texas A&M College of Medicine; Residency, Texas A&M Health Science Center – Scott & White Memorial Hospital; Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics. AWARDS/HONORS: Top Docs 2009, 2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine. MEMBERSHIPS: Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor Medical Center-Grapevine, Cook Children’s Medical Center. PRACTICE: The doctors at Kid Care Pediatrics provide quality medical care for patients 0-18 years in a professional yet friendly manner. We strive to make our patients’ experience a positive one and to do our very best for our patients and their families. BEDSIDE MANNER: We believe being a good doctor is good, but being a good doctor and being nice is better. We also try to adhere to the golden rule: what we do for our own children, we do for yours.

ADVICE: When choosing a doctor or practice for your little ones, checking with relatives, friends and co-workers is very helpful. Find the place where the care is excellent and you feel the most comfortable. Follow your heart. PICTURED: (left to right) Kathryn Mandal, M.D.; Anji R. Moore, M.D.; Mark Holton, D.O.; Lisa E. Lewis, M.D.; Alicia R. Leffel, M.D.; Omar A. Gomez, M.D.; (not pictured) S. Ovais Mohuiddin, M.D.; Kyler G. Crary, M.D.; Jennifer R. Pulliam, M.D.

CONTACT INFORMATION: kidcarepediatrics.com

Johnna Knust, D.O.

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SPECIALTY: General Vascular Surgery. EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, Oklahoma Panhandle State University; D.O., Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; General Surgery Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center; General Vascular Surgery Fellowship, UNT Health Science Center. MEMBERSHIPS: ACOS, AOA, NTSP. AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Credentials Committee at Plaza, Surgery Quality Review Committee at Plaza. INNOVATIONS: Endovascular procedures. BEDSIDE MANNER: Compassionate. PICTURED: Johnna Jones, D.O. (formerly Johnna Knust, D.O.); Niki Welborn; Aracele Carranza; Carla Hobbs-Walsh; Amy Harmon.

Kelly R. Kunkel, M.D., P.A.

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery; body contour surgery. EDUCATION: Undergraduate, Notre Dame; M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch; Plastic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University. AWARDS/HONORS: Kunkel has been selected by Fort Worth, Texas magazine as one of the area’s Top Docs for nine years and by Texas Monthly magazine as a Texas Super Doctor five times. He was also named a Health Care Hero by the Fort Worth Business Press PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital, USMD Fort Worth Hospital. GREATEST

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We have created a remarkable culture of compassion, care, education and service in our office. BEDSIDE MANNER: “In our practice, we treat you like you are a person who has desires and needs; you’re not just another surgical procedure.” OFF HOURS: Kunkel may be found coaching youth basketball teams or playing golf. FREE ADVICE: “In cosmetic surgery, experience matters. Find someone who not only understands your needs but can demonstrate experience with a variety of techniques.”

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Danielle LeBlanc, M.D., F.A.C.S.

SPECIALTY: Plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and body. EDUCATION: B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. SPECIAL INTERESTS: Breast reconstruction and revision reconstruction, breast augmentation, breast lift and body contouring. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, Tarrant County Medical Society, Fort Worth Surgical Society, Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Society. HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Harris Methodist Fort Worth; Baylor All Saints Medical Center; Baylor Surgical Hospital; Clear Fork Surgery Center; Fort Worth Surgery Center. BEDSIDE MANNER: I offer

a realistic female perspective and enjoy taking the time to develop a relationship with my patients in order to fully address their concerns and goals. DURING OFF HOURS: I enjoy fly fishing, traveling, photography and spending time with my husband and our 1-year-old son. FREE ADVICE: Be an educated patient. Always choose a board certified physician who has been formally trained for the procedure you need. Invest the time in yourself and your surgical outcome by researching your surgeon thoroughly before any procedure.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Institute

Diego E. Marra, M.D.

Mohs Micrographic and Reconstructive Surgery

SPECIALTY: Mohs Micrographic and Reconstructive Surgery.

EDUCATION: M.D., Harvard Medical School ( magna cum laude ); B.A., University of Texas at Austin ( summa cum laude ).

CERTIFICATION: Marra is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. INNOVATIONS: “Mohs surgery allows us to ensure the highest cure rates for skin cancers, especially those on the face, while at the same time maximizing the cosmetic and functional outcomes of surgery.”

BEDSIDE MANNER: “Medicine is about understanding the needs of those we serve. In my own practice, I strive to listen carefully to my patients, so that I may be in a better position to help them.” HONORS: Marra is author of peer-reviewed original research published in some of the leading journals in the

fields of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, including Archives of Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery,and Dermatologic Surgery. His work has been presented at major specialty meetings across the country and internationally. LOCATIONS: Marra has pioneered access to state-of-the-art skin cancer treatment for patients throughout North Texas. His practice now has offices serving Fort Worth, Colleyville and the Northern Mid-Cities, and Weatherford and greater Parker County.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Directions to all three offices may be found at mohscollege.org/surgeonfinder.

Medical Clinic of North Texas Pediatrics in South Arlington and Mansfield

MEDICAL SPECIALTY: Pediatrics. EDUCATION: Fikkert

D.O., Baylor University, University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Gibson-Hull — M.D., University of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Meyer — M.D., Calvin College, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Phan — M.D., Baylor University, University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio. Wallace — M.D., Ohio Northern University, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. PRACTICE‘S PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIPS: Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ASSOCIATIONS: Mansfield Methodist Medical Center, Arlington Memorial Hospital. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL

ACHIEVEMENT: We started as a small practice with just two physicians. We have grown successfully to now include five physicians in two locations — South Arlington and Mansfield. INNOVATIONS: We utilize electronic medical records which aid in more accurate

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documentation, offer easier communication between health care providers and patients, and ensure safer medical practices. BEDSIDE MANNER: We are a dynamic, fun, and energetic group of physicians who provide compassionate care while practicing the most current evidence-based medicine. FREE ADVICE: Immunizations are safe and effective. Eat dinner together as a family with the TV off as many nights as possible. PICTURED: (left to right) Chimene W. Fikkert, D.O.; Linda Phan, M.D.; Matt Meyer, M.D.; Erin Wallace, M.D.; Stacey Gibson-Hull, M.D.

MCNT Pediatrics in S. Arlington and Mansfield

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Metroplex Dermatology

David R. Hensley, M.D.; Richard Brandt, PA-C; Debbie Slay, PA-C; Molly Skaggs R.N.

SPECIALTY: Board Certified Dermatologist. EDUCATION: Hensley - Undergraduate degree, University of Texas, Austin; M.D., Texas Tech University; Residency, Geisinger Medical Center, PA; Fellowship, University of Texas, Houston. Brandt - Hahnemann University (P.A.-C), University of Nebraska (MPAS). SlayUndergraduate degree, Texas A&M College Station, University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, MPAS, Masters in Dermatology, University of Nebraska. Skaggs – BSN, University of Texas in Arlington. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Dermatology, DFW Dermatology Society, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Dermatological Society, Arlington Chamber of Commerce. AFFILIATIONS: Arlington Memorial

Hospital. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Serving patients and their families locally and abroad on our medical mission outreach. FREE ADVICE: Be smart when enjoying outdoor activities – wear sunscreen and protective clothing. Watch for new or changing spots on yourself and loved ones. PICTURED: David Hensley, M.D.; Richard Brandt, PA-C.; Debbie Slay, PA-C; Molly Skaggs, R.N.

CONTACT INFORMATION: metroplex-dermatology.com

Sarah J. Morris, D.D.S., P.L.L.C.

SPECIALTY: General Dentistry. FOCUS: Cosmetic; family; implant prosthetics; Invisalign and Lumineer certified. EDUCATION: B.S., Hardin-Simmons University; D.D.S., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. AWARDS/HONORS: America’s Top Dentist with Consumer Research Counsel of America; Cambridge Who’s Who; Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s Top Docs and Top Dentists, 2007-2011. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Academy of General Dentistry; American Association of Cosmetic Dentistry; American Dental Association; Texas Dental Association; Fort Worth Dental Society; Christian Medical and Dental Association; UTHSCSA Alumni Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Establishing trust and confidence in my patients with the realization that dentistry is an experience to be embraced, not feared. INNOVATIONS: Digital radiographs; intraoral cameras; the latest

Zoom II laser tooth whitening system. DURING OFF HOURS: I enjoy outdoor activities and recreational time with my husband, daughter and two Labrador retrievers. VOLUNTEERISM: Savea-Smile; Christian Medical and Dental Association mission trips; Christina’s Smile. FREE ADVICE: Dentists are oral health care physicians. Get educated and involved in both your dental and overall health care. CHAIRSIDE MANNER: I take time with each patient to hear their needs so they will be comfortable with their treatment and procedures. The staff is professional, compassionate, provides exceptional service and delivers excellence in dentistry.

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C. Thomas Black, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.

W. Glaze Vaughan, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.

Pediatric Surgical Associates of Fort Worth, P.A.

David P. Bliss Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.

FOCUS: Pediatric Surgery—from infancy through adolescence, from “routine” hernias and circumcisions to complex congenital anomalies. All surgeons are Board certified in pediatric surgery and general surgery. HONORS: Individuals have received numerous awards, including “Top Docs,” “Super Docs,” “Best Doctors in America,” as well as academic, research and teaching honors. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Association, American Medical Association. AFFILIATIONS: Cook Children’s Medical Center, Baylor All Saints Hospital and Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, Texas Pediatric Surgery Center. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT:

Advancing minimally invasive surgical procedures, techniques and technologies at Cook Children’s. BEDSIDE MANNER: “We enjoy giving individualized care and attention to each child and their parents in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere.” FREE ADVICE: “If your child requires a surgical procedure, be sure your surgeon is Board certified in Pediatric Surgery. Ask questions until you are comfortable with your surgeon, and make sure they use a pediatric anesthesiologist.” YOU SHOULD KNOW: We offer two office locations: Downtown and Grapevine.

CONTACT INFORMATION: pedisurgdfw.com

Radiology Associates of Tarrant County, P.A.

SPECIALTY: Radiology/Interventional Radiology.

EDUCATION: All doctors are certified by the American Board of Radiology and have advanced sub-specialized training (fellowship). HONORS: Radiology Associates was ranked 2nd in “The 50 Largest Radiology Practices” by Radiology Business Journal PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Tarrant County Medical Society, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Radiological Society, American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor Health Care System, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Ethicus Hospital Grapevine, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, North Hills Hospital, Pine Creek Medical Center, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Texas Health Resources, USMD at Arlington, USMD at Fort Worth and Winnsboro Hospital.

GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: It has been our honor to serve the people of Fort Worth and the surrounding communities since 1937. During this time, we have become leaders in innovation, patient care and community outreach. BEDSIDE MANNER: We strive to provide the best patient experience by offering excellent customer service, the latest technology and the most experienced technologists and radiologists. PICTURED: Stuart Aronson, M.D.; Won S. Kim, M.D.; Thomas S. Livingston, M.D.; Daniel G. Oshman, M.D.; Lincoln Patel, M.D.; William G. Reese, M.D.; R. Clay Roberts, M.D.

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Betty Rajan, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Dermatology. EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, Texas A&M University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine; Board certified American Academy of Dermatology; Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology. MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Dermatology, Texas Dermatological Society, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association. AFFILIATIONS: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Baylor All Saints Fort Worth. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Knowing that I have educated my patients on taking better care of their skin and building long-term relationships with them based on mutual trust and respect. INNOVATIONS: We offer medical, surgical and cos-

metic dermatologic care in a professional office setting staffed with caring and responsible people. BEDSIDE MANNER: I believe every patient deserves a doctor who feels that their concerns are valid and strive to treat my patients with compassion and respect. FREE ADVICE: Caring for your skin is a lifelong commitment, and the steps you take today can prevent damage in the future.

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William Ralstin, D.D.S., PA

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SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry. EDUCATION: B.A., St. Mary’s University, San Antonio; D.D.S., Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Texas Dental Association; Fort Worth Dental Society; American Dental Association; L.D. Pankey Institute; Excellence in Dentistry Study Club, Dallas; American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. INNOVATIONS: Ralstin has extensive training in the restoration of dental implants, cosmetic smile design, as well as Invisalign orthodontics to optimize cosmetic results for adult patients. BEDSIDE MANNER: “We still believe in service to each individual patient. I take the time to inform my patients of all their options for treatment. We tailor each patient’s treatment to their specific need and educate them as to how to maintain their oral health for a lifetime. I love getting patients to understand the importance their oral health has on their overall health. We do this one on one, in a caring, relaxed atmosphere.”

Martin Reinke, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Ophthalmology: Cataract Surgery, Premium Lens Implants (Crystalens, ReStor, Tecnis, Toric Lens), Laser Refractive Surgery (LASIK with Intralase, VISX, Allegretto), Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous, Diabetic Retinopathy/Lasers, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma Treatment. EDUCATION: B.A., Magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1986; M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1990; Ophthalmology Residency, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 1995; Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1997.

CERTIFICATIONS: Board Certified American Board of Ophthalmology. AWARDS: Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Texas Ophthalmological Association, Texas

Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society. AFFILIATIONS: Southwest Surgical Hospital, Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, Baylor Medical Center at Irving, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. PATIENT CARE: A commitment to excellence in eyecare is enhanced by our outstanding, caring staff. Reinke is a uniquely talented surgeon who personally provides all preoperative and postoperative care.

CONTACT INFORMATION: reinke.southlake@gmail.com

Quang Le, D.O. Denise Nusser, D.O.

SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine, Board Certified. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Le - B.S., Dallas Baptist University; D.O., UNT Health Science Center College of Osteopathic Medicine Fort Worth; Internship and Residency, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth. Nusser - B.S., University of Kansas; D.O., Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine; Internship and Residency, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth. AFFILIATIONS: Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Texas Health Harris Hospital (Downtown Fort Worth and Southwest), Baylor All Saints Medical Center (Downtown Fort Worth and Cityview), LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth. WHAT SETS THEM APART: In addition to providing comprehensive care to their patients in clinic, Le and Nusser are able

to provide continuity of care by treating their patients at local hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living facilities, and inpatient hospice care as needed. PHILOSOPHY: Open communication and accessibility to both patients and their families. FREE ADVICE: Don’t be afraid to communicate your health care needs to your doctor. Be a participant in your healthcare and remember that staying healthy is a joint effort between you and your doctor.

CONTACT INFORMATION: riverparkmedicalclinic.com

Louis L. Strock, M.D., P.A.

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic surgery of the breast, body and face, and reconstructive breast surgery. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: B.S., Amherst College; M.D. and residencies in Surgery and Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Recertified 2006. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, TSPS, TMA, TCMS. INNOVATIONS: Strock routinely performs an endoscopic approach to breast augmentation that allows patients to have silicone gel or saline implants placed using a short incision in the armpit, avoiding any incisions on the breast. He also has extensive experience with breast implant replacement, to revise previous breast

enhancement that has deteriorated aesthetically over time, in addition to limited incision approaches to breast lift, tummy tuck and facial rejuvenation. Strock frequently presents his work in aesthetic breast surgery at The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery national meetings and sponsored symposia. He has authored numerous recent scientific papers and textbook chapters outlining his techniques for breast enhancement and breast reconstruction. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Strock serves on the Board of Cancer Care Services.

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Texas Back Institute

Michael Duffy, M.D.

Shawn Henry, D.O.

SPECIALTY: Orthopedic Spine Surgery. EDUCATION: Duffy – M.D., University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha, Neb.; Orthopedic Residency, Orlando Regional Healthcare; Spine Surgery Fellowship, Texas Back Institute. Henry – D.O., Ohio University; Internship and Orthopedic Residency, Ohio University; Fellowship; Texas Back Institute. MEMBERSHIPS: Duffy – North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Henry – American Osteopathic Association, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. AFFILIATIONS: Duffy – Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Baylor Surgicare of Mansfield and Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery. Henry – Forest Park Medical Center, Baylor Surgical Hospital, Baylor Medical Center and Texas Health Center for

Diagnostics and Surgery. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: We have pioneered spine surgery on a local, national and international platform. Cutting edge research and academic contributions are the foundation of our practice. INNOVATIONS: We were the first group in the U.S. to perform the artificial disc replacement, which is now a globally accepted alternative to fusion surgery. BEDSIDE MANNER: The patient and family always come first, and we strive to create a memorable experience through excellent communication and superior service standards.

CONTACT INFORMATION: texasback.com

Texas Center for Urology

David R. Rittenhouse, D.O., F.A.C.O.S.

Todd Young, D.O., F.A.C.O.S.

Keith DeSonier Jr., MHS, PA-C

Corey Rains, MPAS, PA-C

SPECIALTY: Urology/Urologic Surgery. EDUCATION: Young—Undergraduate, Baylor University and UT Arlington; D.O., UNT Health Science Center; Urology, Michigan State University. Rittenhouse—Undergraduate, University of Oklahoma; D.O., Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery; Residency, University of New Jersey College of Medicine & Dentistry; College of Osteopathic Medicine; John F. Kennedy Hospitals.

AFFILIATIONS: Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth, Downtown and Southwest; USMD Hospital Fort Worth; Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Downtown and Southwest; Plaza Medical Center Fort Worth; Huguley Memorial Medical Center, Burleson. INNOVATIONS: We provide the most up-to-date treatments available for urologic diseases including: robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatic surgery, cryoablation of prostate cancer, laser

and nonsurgical office treatment of enlarged prostate, outpatient minimally invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence and bladder pacemaker placement for treatment of overactive bladder.

BEDSIDE MANNER: “We work with the patient to devise a treatment plan that considers all the patient’s medical and social needs. We take time to explain this plan so the patient will have an understanding of their medical condition and treatment. We treat the whole patient, not just the disorder.” PICTURED: (front) David R. Rittenhouse, Todd Young, (back) Keith DeSonier Jr., Corey Rains.

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Texas Eye and Laser Center

Texas Eye Surgery Center

Brian D. Ranelle, D.O.; Jerry G. Hu, M.D.; Jenny G. Terrell, O.D.; Jeremy E. Loy, O.D.; Stacey L. Webb, O.D.

SPECIALTY: The center is at the forefront of the latest technology available and offers a wide array of procedures including BladeFree IntraLASIK, cataract surgery with the Crystalens, ReSTOR and Tecnis Multifocal LifeStyle lens implants, Visian implantable contact lens, corneal transplants, glaucoma care, and treatment of macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. WHAT SETS THEM APART: A personalized, patient-centered approach to vision care by catering to each individual’s needs, taking the time to get to know them and answering all questions. The physicians at Texas Eye and Laser Center do more than treat disease — they help people improve their lifestyle. INNOVATIONS: In June 2007, Texas Eye and Laser Center opened a magnificent surgery center adjacent to its Hurst location. This

8,500-square-foot surgery center features comprehensive services including pre-surgical tests, support, recovery rooms and two state-ofthe-art operating rooms. Texas Eye and Laser Center also has a brand new 5,000-square-foot Fort Worth location located at 3405 Locke Ave., Ste. 100, in Fort Worth. The new office is near the southeast corner of Interstate 30 and Montgomery Street, with easy access from the freeway and convenient parking.

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Texas Hip and Knee Center, LLP

SPECIALTY: An established group of fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. The practice focuses on the surgical and non-surgical management of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and complex joint problems. They also sponsor educational seminars for local, national and international surgeons. EXPERIENCE: All associates are fellowship trained in complex and advanced techniques in hip and knee replacement. The group has led the region in reconstructive and minimally invasive hip and knee replacement. The practice has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in orthopaedic literature. Each associate is involved in major research intended to advance joint replacement surgery. ACHIEVEMENTS: Schmidt and associates have performed complex hip and knee reconstruction in Fort Worth for more than 15 years. The practice was one of the first to perform minimally invasive hip and knee reconstruction and complex revision surgery. Schmidt recently completed a term as president of the Society for Arthritic Joint

Surgery. “The practice is constantly moving forward with state-of-theart joint reconstruction while providing proven surgical techniques,” said Cadambi. MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. AFFILIATIONS: Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Baylor Surgical Hospital – Fort Worth, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. PICTURED: (seated, left to right) Ajai Cadambi, M.D.; Robert Schmidt, M.D. (standing, left to right) Jeffrey McGowen, M.D.; Steven Weeden, M.D.; Introducing the newest fellowship trained associate, Steven Ogden, M.D.; Theodore Crofford, M.D.

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817.877.3432

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Jason C. Tinley, M.D. DFW Center for Spinal Disorders

FOCUS: Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery. EDUCATION: M.D. – Medical College of Georgia; Fellowship – HH Bohlman Spinal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland, Ohio. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Cervical Spine Research Society, North American Spine Society, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Orthopedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Maintaining a healthy balance of work, family and leisure. I have a beautiful wife and two rambunctious kids. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Getting to know my patients personally and treating them exactly like I would my family members, which has resulted in very rewarding success rates. INNOVATIONS: I perform minimally invasive spine surgery whenever possible with a focus on the least amount of post-operative pain and soft tissue damage with all efforts concentrating on minimizing risk and the need for further procedures. I use

the microscope and computer-guided navigation for the placement of hardware when necessary. CHARITABLE WORK: Medical missions in Central and South America. FREE ADVICE: The highest rates of back and neck pain, with or without neurological problems in the extremities, are in smokers and obese individuals. Minimize your risk factors with a proper diet and exercise and avoidance of nicotine. PATIENT CARE: Only approximately 10 percent of my patients end up requiring surgery. We manage spine problems by pinpointing the culprit and using a multidisciplinary approach to improvement.

CONTACT INFORMATION: southwestspine@gmail.com southwestspinesurgery.com

Robert L. True, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S.

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic Surgery and Gynecology. EDUCATION: B.S., Pharmacy, Idaho State University; M.D., University of Nevada, Reno; Internship/Residency, Charity Hospital, New Orleans; Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and other organizations. AWARDS/HONORS: Top Doc 2006 and 2010; Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery; Board Certified in OB/ GYN, Diplomate of the American Academy of Anti-Aging; teacher/lecturer for liposuction, breast augmentation, SmartLipo, abdominoplasty and HCG True Diet; Who’s Who in Medicine; Medical Ambassador to China; featured Nationally, including the New York Times and the TODAY show for work on the Awake Breast Augmentation and HCG True Diet. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor Regional Center in Grapevine, Baylor Surgicare, True Aesthetics Center – AAAHC accredited. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Attaining the skills and expertise to enhance a woman’s natural beauty. INNOVATIONS: True specializes in performing cosmetic procedures on patients while

CONTACT INFORMATION: truemd.com

they are awake. He uses mild sedation and local tumescent anesthesia to perform them, making the patient very comfortable. These include Awake Breast Augmentation, Awake Tummy Tuck, Awake Liposuction and SmartLiposculpture; He also offers the SmartXide DOT laser and other minimal invasive options to resurface a woman’s face and bring back some of the youth that age, sun damage and other factors have stolen from her; True’s goal is to enhance a woman’s natural beauty both inside and out, which includes offering bioidentical hormone Pellet therapy and other anti-aging concepts. NEWEST TECHNOLOGY: SkinTyte skin tightening system. FREE ADVICE: Stay in shape and practice preventative medicine.

Patrick Walsh, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatology.

EDUCATION: B.A., double major Biology and Psychology; M.A., Microbiology; M.D., 1984; Dermatology Residency, 1989 – 1992; Chief Resident, 1991 – 1992; Fellowship in Immunology, 1992 – 1994; Fellowship Mohs Micrographic Surgery, 1993 – 1994. AWARDS/ HONORS: President of Colorado Dermatology, Dermatology Foundation Leaders Society, Annenberg Circle Dermatology Foundation for Leadership and Advanced Patient Care in Research, America’s Top Dermatologists Consumer Research Council of America, Fort Worth Top Doctors. MEMBERSHIPS: AAD, FACMS, AMA, Texas Dermatology Society, UTMB, Society for Investigational Dermatology, National Cancer Institute, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. AFFILIATIONS: Baylor All Saints, Harris Hospital, John Peter Smith Hospital, UT Southwestern, Parkland. GREATEST

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Phase I clinical trials of gene therapy in Stage IV melanoma. INNOVATIONS: Research based practice for the treatment of skin cancer and post operative wound care management; quality initiatives based on patient service and standards of care; an organizational culture that fosters continuous education and training where staff members are encouraged to further their learning and expertise. FREE ADVICE: Sunscreen… Sunscreen…Sunscreen!

CONTACT INFORMATION: Eighth Avenue Medical Building

James W. Ward, M.D.

SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and body contouring. EDUCATION: B.A., Biology, TCU; M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; General Surgery Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. HONORS: Chief of Staff – USMD Hospital at Arlington (2005 – 2009). MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society. PERSONAL

ACHIEVEMENTS: A 30-year marriage (and counting) and being able to stay out of the way while our twin daughters grew from cute little kids to beautiful, intelligent young women. PROFESSIONAL

ACHIEVEMENTS: Playing a part in the care of breast cancer survivors with the breast reconstruction part of my practice. BEDSIDE

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Water and Music

Tan Dun has created a work that is visually and aurally intoxicating in his Water Concerto. A virtuoso water percussionist joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in concert April 15-17 at Bass Performance Hall. To learn more, turn the page

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Send calendar information to Fort Worth, Texas: The City’s Magazine, c/o Paul K. Harral, executive editor, 6777 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 130, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, or e-mail ideas to pharral@fwtexas.com. Special consideration will be given to submissions that include photographs. To meet publishing deadlines, information must be received two months prior to monthly magazine issue.

Galleries

GALLERY RECEPTIONS, APRIL 8 » Reception celebrates all art and artists exhibiting in the month of April. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. 817.738.1938.

INTERTWINED IMAGE GALLERY, THROUGH APRIL 23 » Rene Muhl explores the relationships and connectedness of objects and their connection to humans. Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. 817.738.1938.

THE SPACE IN BETWEEN, THROUGH APRIL 30 » Bernd Haussmann faces the nothingness that is blank canvas, wood, metal, or other surfaces, and listens to his thoughts. William Campbell Contemporary Art, 4935 Byers Ave. 817.737.9566.

Museums

IDENTITY: AN EXHIBITION OF YOU, THROUGH MAY 1 » A new traveling exhibition that explores the physical, psychological and social elements in your life that make you tick. Entry included in admission: $14 adults, $10 children 2-12 and seniors 60 plus. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum.org, 817.255.9300.

ED RUSCHA: ROAD TESTED, THROUGH APRIL 17 » Since Ruscha’s first road trip from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles in 1956, the artist has continued to engage the images he has encountered along the roads of the western United States. Modern Art Museum, themodern.org, 817.738.9215.

FROM SURVEY TO CANAL: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA, THROUGH MAY 1 » Explore the most immense engineering project of the 20th century. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, cartermuseum. org, 817.738.1933.

THE FIRST 50 YEARS, THROUGH DEC. 11 » A five-decade portrait of the Amon Carter Museum of American. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, cartermuseum.org, 817.738.1933.

NATURE BOUND: ILLUSTRATED BOTANICAL BOOKS, THROUGH MAY 29 » Spectacular illustrated botanical books from the collections of the Amon Carter and its new Cultural District neighbor,

the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT). Amon Carter Museum of American Art, cartermuseum.org, 817.738.1933.

THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL: NATURE AND THE AMERICAN VISION, THROUGH JUNE 19 » Beginning in the 1820s, the American landscape became a significant theme for artists who traveled up the Hudson River from New York City to sketch the rugged mountains and tranquil valleys along its banks. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, cartermuseum.org, 817.738.1933.

MAGNOLIA AT THE MODERN, APRIL 1-3 » Of Gods And Men Arabic/French, with English subtitles. Friday 6 and 8:15 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4:15 p.m. Tickets: $8.50, $6.50 for Modern members. Modern Art Museum, themodern.org, 817.738.9215.

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MODERN, APRIL 1 » This month: Kevin Townson Trio. Special cocktail: Spring-a-Ling. 5 to 8 p.m. Modern Art Museum, themodern. org, 817.738.9215.

THOMAS MORAN PAINTING, THROUGH MAY 31 » The work of Thomas Moran (1837-1926). celebrating the Grand Canyon is a composite image of landscape elements, rather than a literal representation. Sid Richardson Museum, sidrichardsonmuseum.org, 817.332.6554.

SECOND SATURDAY AT THE SID

RICHARDSON MUSEUM, APRIL 9 » 1 p.m. guided tour on artists who shaped public perception of the American West. 2 p.m. Live Performance by Roberta Atkins highlights the career of cowboy artist, Charles Russell, told from the perspective of his wife.Sid Richardson Museum, sidrichardsonmuseum.org, 817.332.6554.

FOURTH SATURDAY AT THE SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM, APRIL 23 » 1 p.m. guided tour. Sid Richardson Museum, sidrichardsonmuseum.org, 817.332.6554.

Music

COWBOY MUSIC AND FAMILY FUN, EVERY SUNDAY » Cowboy ballads, yodeling and western swing. Cowtown Opry. 2 p.m. Free. Historic Livestock Exchange building, 131 E. Exchange Ave., cowtownopry.org, 817.521.4969.

TAN DUN: WATER CONCERTO, APRIL 15-17 » Tan Dun’s hypnotic Water Con-

certo is intoxicating, both visually and aurally. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10-$79. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony.org, 817.665.6000.

BROADWAY ROCKS, APRIL 8-10 » Join the orchestra, the Turtle Creek Chorale men’s chorus and stellar singers from the Great White Way as they perform great Broadway blockbusters. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $27-$79. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony. org, 817.665.6000.

THE VIRTUOSO STRING QUARTET AND WESLEYAN FACULTY SOLOISTS, APRIL 7 » Texas Wesleyan Music Department. Martin Hall, 1309 Wesleyan St. 7:30 p.m. txwes.edu/music/music.

L’AGE BAROQUE, APRIL 9 » A multimedia presentation featuring music by women of the Baroque period. Texas Camerata. 2 p.m. Modern Art Museum

of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St. Tickets: $10/General Admission, $4/Students and Seniors. 817.738.7939. texascamerata.org.

GREATER FORT WORTH COMMUNITY BAND, APRIL 10 » 3 p.m. Texas Wesleyan Music Department. Martin Hall, 1309 Wesleyan St. Tickets: TBA. txwes.edu/music/music.

CLIBURN AT THE MODERN, APRIL 2 » Joan Tower, composer; Eugenia Zukerman, flute. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. Tickets: $25. 817.738.6536. cliburn.org.

OLGA KERN, APRIL 12 » The winner of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal in the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, returns to Fort Worth. 7:30 p.m. Cliburn Concerts. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. Tickets: $15-$90. 877.212.4280. cliburn.org.

CATHEDRAL ECHOES, APRIL 10-11 » Schola Cantorum. JApril 10: 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St. April

BOEING BOEING Sherry Hopkins and Andy Baldwin in a scene from Circle Theatre’s 30th season opener. Photo: Circle Theatre/Glen E. Ellman

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11: 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 777 N. Walnut Creek Dr., Mansfield. Tickets: $18-$20. 817.485.2500. scholatexas.com.

RONDES DE PRINTEMPS, APRIL 14 » Symphony Arlington. Featured pianist, Simone Sala. 7:30 p.m. Arlington Music Hall, 224 N. Center St. Tickets: $15-$45. 817.385.0484. symphonyarlington.org.

MAK GRGIC , APRIL 14 » Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society. 7:30 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St. Tickets: $35-$75. 888.553.7387. guitarsociety.org

BRASS, WOOD AND STEEL, APRIL 15 » Arlington Master Chorale. 8 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 3321 West Park Row Dr., Arlington. Free. 817.460.7464. arlingtonmasterchorale. org.

WESLEYAN SINGERS AND CHAMBER

SINGERS CONCERT, APRIL 19 » 7:30 p.m. Martin Hall, 1309 Wesleyan St. Tickets: TBA. txwes.edu/music/music.

ALESSIO BAX, APRIL 23 » Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. Pianist Alessio Bax. 2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St. Tickets: $25/Each, $22/Senior, $5/Student. 817.877.3003. chambermusicsocietyoffortworth.com.

WESLEYAN CHORALE CONCERT, APRIL 26 » 7:30 p.m. Martin Hall, 1309

Wesleyan St. Tickets: TBA. txwes.edu/ music/music.

GALA CONCERT, APRIL 29 » Guitar Fort Worth. Featuring Michael Dailey, Christopher Davis. 7: 30 p.m. Martin Hall, 1309 Wesleyan St. Tickets: $10-$25. txwes.edu/music/music.

BEETHOVEN STUDIES WITH MOZART, APRIL 30 » Timeless Concerts. Baritone David Robinson will sing. 8 p.m. Arlington Museum of Art, 201 W. Main St. Tickets: $25-$35. 817.275.4600. timelessconcerts.com.

VERIZON THEATRE » Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, 972.854.5111.

APRIL 1 » No Better Than This Tour, John Mellencamp. 7 p.m. Tickets: $49.25-$130.

APRIL 2 » Janet Jackson, 8 p.m. Tickets: $49.50-$125.

APRIL 7 » Band of Horses with Midlake. 8 p.m. Tickets: $19.99.

APRIL 10 » Avalanche Tour: Stone Sour, Theory Of A Deadman and Skillet. 5 p.m. Tickets: $38.50-$45.50.

BILLY BOB’S TEXAS » Fort Worth Stockyards, 817.624.7117.

APRIL 1 » Billy Bob’s 30th Anniversary Gala, Gary Allan.

APRIL 2 » Josh Abbott Band.

APRIL 8 » Dierks Bentley.

APRIL 9 » Loretta Lynn, 10 p.m.

APRIL 15 » Roger Creager.

APRIL 16 » Joe Nichols.

APRIL 22 » Luke Bryan.

APRIL 23 » George Thorogood.

APRIL 29 » Turnpike Troubadours.

APRIL 30 » George Jones, 10 p.m.

GRAPEVINE OPRY » gvopry.com, 817.481.8733.

APRIL 2 » Country Music Showcase

APRIL 9 » WOMEN OF COUNTRY

MUSIC: From Patsy Cline to Taylor Swift

APRIL 16 » Country Music Showcase

APRIL 23 » STORIES FROM LIFE: Our lives in music.

APRIL 30 » Fabulous Fifties Jukebox: Our version of the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll (In A Nutshell)!

MASTERWORKS CONCERT SERIES » Northeast Tarrant County, artscouncilnortheast.org, 817.329.5566.

Bedford: Old Bedford School, 2400 School Lane.

APRIL 7 » Havana NRG, 7 p.m.

APRIL 14 » Zack King, 7 p.m.

APRIL 21 » Nate Kipp, 7 p.m.

APRIL 28 » Baby and the Geezers, 7 p.m.

Euless: Euless Public Library, 201 N. Ector.

APRIL 11 » 3 Fools on 3 Stools, 7 p.m.

Richland Hills: Creek Trail Park and Rosebud Park.

APRIL 30 » King Creole, 6 p.m.

Hurst: Hurst Library, 901 Precinct Line Rd and Heritage Park, 700 Heritage.

APRIL 8 » Me & My Monkey, 12:15 p.m.

APRIL 28 » Vocal Trash, 7 p.m.

Keller: Keller Town Hall.

APRIL 27 » Emerald City, 7 p.m.

Roanoke: Austin Street Plaza, Oak and Austin streets and Roanoke Recreation Center, 501 Roanoke Rd.

APRIL 7 » Vocal Trash, 7 p.m.

APRIL 28 » Zack King Band, 7 p.m.

Southlake: Southlake Town Square and Bicentennial Park, 400 N. White Chapel.

APRIL 10 » Nana Puddin’, 1:30 p.m.

Watauga: Community Center, 7901 Indian Springs; Public Library, 7109 Whitley Road; and Capp Smith Park Amphitheatre, 5800 Robin Dr.

APRIL 16 » Gravity Feed, 11 a.m.

APRIL 16 » The Bright, 5:30 p.m.

Westlake: Solana Village Center Hwy 114 at Kirkwood Boulevard exit.

APRIL 7 » Ke Anuenue, 6 p.m.

APRIL 14 » King Creole, 6 p.m.

APRIL 21 » Jazz Monsters, 6 p.m.

APRIL 28 » Payin’ My Dues, 6 p.m.

Stage and Theater

BOEING BOEING, THROUGH APRIL 2 » Circle Theatre’s 30th season. (Adult Content.) Tickets: $20-$305. Circle Theatre, 817.877.3040.

IT IS SO, IF YOU THINK SO, THROUGH APRIL 3 » An adaption of Luigi Pirandello’s short story, Signora Frola and Signor Ponza, Her Son-in-Law, published in 1915. Pantagleize Theatre, 1400 Henderson St., Bldg. 3. Tickets: $15. 817.472.0032, pantatheatre.org.

TALKING PICTURES, THROUGH APRIL 3 » It is 1929 in Harrison, Texas, and everything is about to change. A play Horton Foote. $26-$30 (discounts available). Stage West, 821 W. Vickery, stagewest. org, 817.784.9378.

OPAL’S HUSBAND, THROUGH APRIL 3 » Tickets: $10-$12. Theatre Off The Square, 114 N. Denton Road, Weatherford. 817.341.8687, weatherfordtots.org.

A CHORUS LINE, THROUGH APRIL 3 » Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. $33-$71.50, Bass Performance Hall, 1.877.212.4280, basshall.com.

KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN: THE MUSICAL, THROUGH APRIL 3 » Mature Audiences. Tickets: $15, $10 students and seniors. Artes de la Rosa. Rose Marine Theater, 1440 N. Main St., 817.624.8333, rosemarinetheater.com.

PHANTOM, THROUGH APRIL 23 » Tony award winning authors of Titanic and Grand Hotel, Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit adapt Gaston Leroux’s The

VISIT THE 16TH CENTURY Scarborough Renaissance Festival celebrates its 30th season this year in a recreated medieval English village just outside Waxahachie. The festival runs April 9 through May 30.

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Phantom of the Opera Artisan Center Theater, Belaire Plaza, 420 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst. 817.284.1200. ArtisanCT. com.

THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS

RICHARD III, THROUGH APRIL 23 »

In 1821, 40 years before Lincoln ended slavery, the first black theatrical group in the country was performing Shakespeare in a Manhattan theater. Jubilee Theatre. 506 Main St. Tickets: $10-$25. 817.338.4411. jubileetheatre.org.

THE ADVENTURES OF BRER RABBIT, APRIL 1 – APRIL 17 » Just in time for Easter, this American Classic features live bluegrass musicians on stage. Casa Mañana Children’s Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., 817.332.2272, casamanana.org.

HAY FEVER, APRIL 1-10 » A classic comedy is set in the 1920s in a world where the boundaries between reality and fiction are blurred. Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. Tickets: $10-$17. 214.789.8032. stolenshakespeareguild.org

LOST IN YONKERS, APRIL 1-17 » A Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Neil Simon is set in Yonkers in 1942. Runway Theatre. 215 N. Dooley St., Grapevine. Tickets: TBA. 817.488.4842. runwaytheatre.com

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, APRIL 8-MAY

1 » Come visit a time when the Cotton Club, the Savoy and “Fats” Waller were in swing! Theatre Arlington. 316 W. Main St., Arlington. Tickets: $11-$22. 817.275.7661. theatrearlington.org.

SPIKE HEELS, APRIL 14-16 » By Theresa Rebeck. Theatre TCU. TCU Hays Theatre, 2800 S. University Dr. Tickets: $10/Each, $5/Students and Seniors (60 and over). 817.257-8080.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM

COUNTY SPELLING BEE, APRIL 14-17

» A one act musical comedy centering around a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Theatre Wesleyan. Thad Smotherman Theatre, 1201 Wesleyan St. Tickets: $8/General Admission, $6/Members, $4/Students (with ID) and Seniors (65+). 817.531.5867. tinyurl.com/ TWU-Plays.

MOMENTUM: RAISING THE BAR, APRIL 15-16 » Tarrant County College. The TCC Northwest Dance Company and the Northwest touring company Mosaic Dance Project. 7:30 p.m. Scott Theatre, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. Tickets: $7. 817.738.1938.

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, APRIL 19-24 » Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. Tickets: $22-$71.50. 1.877.212.4280. basshall.com.

MIXED REP BY BRUCE WOOD, APRIL 29-30 » Texas Dance Theatre. A premiere created for the company by celebrated choreographer Bruce Wood. 8 p.m. Scott Theatre, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. Tickets: $25. 817.738.1938. texasdancetheatre.com.

THE WIZARD OF OZ, APRIL 29-MAY 22 » Follow the yellow brick road. Casa Mañana Children’s Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., 817.332.2272, casamanana.org.

THE ALUMINUM SHOW, APRIL 28 » Through the use of special effects, creative mechanisms and acrobatic dance, inanimate objects come to life. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. Tickets: $22-$44. 1.877.212.4280. basshall.com.

AN EVENING WITH SHIRLEY MACLAINE, APRIL 30 » Academy Awardwinning actress, dancer and author Shirley MacLaine. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. Tickets: $33-$110. 1.877.212.4280. basshall.com.

ANGEL STREET, APRIL 29-MAY 15 » The story of the Manninghams in 19th century London. Theatre Off The Square. 114 North Denton Rd., Weatherford. Tickets: $10-$12. 817.341.8687. weatherfordtots.org.

COMEDY

FOUR DAY WEEKEND, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ONGOING » This popular improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. Four Day Weekend Theater, 817.226.4329.

HYENA’S COMEDY NIGHT CLUB, ONGOING » Various performances each week ranging from local to national stars. Hyena’s Comedy Night Club, 817.877.5233.

SPORTS

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APRIL 1 » Boston Red Sox, 3:05 p.m.

APRIL 2 » Boston Red Sox, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 3 » Boston Red Sox, 2:05 p.m.

APRIL 4 » Seattle Mariners, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 5 » Seattle Mariners, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 6 » Seattle Mariners, 1:05 p.m.

APRIL 18 » Los Angeles Angels, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 19 » Los Angeles Angels. 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 20 » Los Angeles Angels, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 22 » Kansas City Royals, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 23 » Kansas City Royals, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 24 » Kansas City Royals, 2:05 p.m.

APRIL 25 » Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 26 » Toronto Blue Jays,, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 27 » Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 p.m.

APRIL 28 » Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY » 817.257.FROG.

BASEBALL

APRIL 1 » Air Force, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 2 » Air Force, 4 p.m.

APRIL 3 » Air Force. 1 p.m.

APRIL 5 » UT Pan American, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 6 » UT Pan American, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 8 » New Mexico, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 9 » New Mexico, 4 p.m.

APRIL 10 » New Mexico, 1 p.m.

APRIL 21 » UNLV, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 22 » UNLV, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 23 » UNLV, 12 p.m.

APRIL 26 » Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON » UTAMAVS.COM.

BASEBALL At Clay Gould Ballpark unless otherwise noted

APRIL 8 » Southeastern Louisiana, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 9 » Southeastern Louisiana, 2 p.m.

APRIL 10 » Southeastern Louisiana, 1 p.m.

APRIL 12 » Baylor, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 15 » McNeese State, 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 16 » McNeese State, 2 p.m.

APRIL 17 » McNeese State, 1 p.m.

APRIL 19 » Houston Baptist, 6:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Allan Saxe Field

APRIL 6 » North Texas, 6 p.m.

APRIL 9 » Northwestern State, 1 p.m.

APRIL 9 » Northwestern State, 3 p.m.

APRIL 10 » Northwestern State, 1 p.m.

APRIL 22 » Sam Houston State, 4 p.m.

APRIL 22 » Sam Houston State, 6 p.m.

APRIL 23 » Sam Houston State, 1 p.m.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS

SCARBOROUGH RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, APRIL 9-MAY 30 » Scarborough Renaissance Festival, a recreated 16th century English village whose 30th season opens this year. Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day Monday, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission: $21.99 adults; $8.50 ages 5-12; under 4, free. Waxahachie. srfestival.com or 972.938.3247.

ALEDO ADVOCATS' RUN, WALK OR CRAWL 5K, APRIL 30 >> Aledo AdvoCats' Run, Walk or Crawl is a 5K and Kiddie K Fun Run that raises funds to meet needs of children and families in the Aledo area. The Kiddie K Fun Run will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Aledo High School Campus. For more info., e-mail 5krwc@aledoadvocats.com or visit aledoadvocats.com.

FIRST SUNDAY FILM CLUB, APRIL 3 » Calle 54 is a concert film disguised as a documentary and is a true celebration of Latin jazz. 2 p.m., Tandy Lecture Hall, Central Library, 500 W. 3rd St.

THIRD THURSDAY JAZZ FILM SERIES, APRIL 21 » The Benny Goodman Story traces the rise of the legendary clarinetist and band leader. Tandy Lecture Hall, Central Library, 500 W. 3rd St. Parking on the streets and in the garages is free on the weekends. 817.-871.7323.

Group Portrait On Ship, 1870 Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882). From the Selfridge Darien Expedition Album, Albumen silver print. Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

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A PEEK INSIDE NEW CULINARY VENTURES » by Courtney

Dabney

Located at: 201 Town Center Lane, Ste. 1101

Keller, Texas 76248

For reservations call: 817.741.2433 $$-$$$$

Open: Tues.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5 p.m.-midnight; closed Mondays

Artsy and Eclectic

The City Hall Restaurant in the new Art House development is in the heart of Keller’s Town Center. The chef highlights seasonal ingredients and relies heavily on what he gleans from the Keller Farmer’s Market, which features fresh produce and local artisan products.

Keller’s Town Center is the city’s answer to Southlake’s Town Square and that is where you will find the new City Hall Restaurant. The front door is surrounded by a sleek wall of stainless steel and glass. Once inside, the loft-like vibe is apparent with exposed black ceiling, red brick walls, and an open concept kitchen, enhanced by custom mercury glass pendant lighting. The busy kitchen serves as the focal point of the space.

On the night we visited, the U-shaped bar that is off to the right was not heavily trafficked. But that didn’t help the acoustics any. With a profusion of wood, from the floors to the table tops and chairs, there was nothing to absorb the sound, which just bounced off of every sur-

face. We had to speak up to be heard by our dining companions who were just across the booth from us.

To start, we all ordered a different appetizer to share. The Crispy Calamari ($10) was accompanied by green beans and artichokes. The calamari itself was good and well prepared, not the least bit chewy, but the oily taste just lingered. The other two veggies were too heavily battered, and their flavor seemed lost. The Skillet Roasted Mussels ($9) were served in a nice white wine sauce. They too were well cooked. The sauce was poured over them, but the mound of mussels was resting in too shallow of a bowl, so the yummy sauce didn’t get a chance to flavor or warm the seafood.

I went for the Seared Risotto Cake with Mozzarella, tomatoey

Peter D’Andrea, executive chef and Sean Rooney, chef de cuisine.

Pomodoro Sauce and Balsamic Mushrooms ($9) because it sounded so unique. The risotto cake itself was creamy and blended well with the melting mozzarella. While all the parts of this appetizer were tasty in their own right, it did not make for a cohesive whole. There were just too many contradictory flavors to focus on. The City Hall Salad ($6) was the clear winner with its mix of fresh field greens, chunks of salty feta cheese and crunchy candied pecans in a light-tasting Balsamic vinaigrette.

For entrées we sampled a little of everything. The Black Tea Brined Pork Chops were served with a cranberry stuffed baked apple and roasted garlic mashed potatoes ($22). You could really taste the tea marinade in the pork, and they were very enjoyable. A Wood Grilled Filet of Beef with Herb Butter ($29) came with mixed vegetables. The filet had a nice flavor but was overcooked.

I ordered the Grilled Salmon Roulade ($23) topped with a julienne of fried onions. It arrived resting on a large ravioli filled with rock shrimp and a side of wilted greens, floating in what was described as a roasted tomato and fennel broth. It was beyond bland. I tried several bites to be sure I wasn’t missing something. But, after my dining companions took

a taste, they demanded I send it back. So, I went with my second choice of Braised Short Ribs ($25). The creamy polenta was the star of this dish, but the pork and promised cabernet reduction tasted more like a pot roast and gravy.

Again, we had a clear winner. The Pan Seared Sea Scallops ($23) were crazy good! They were large and tender, served alongside slices of Granny Smith apple and an amazingly inventive apple cider reduction.

On to dessert there were many promising conclusions, but we choose the Red Velvet Layer Cake ($7). It was a lovely looking, large hunk of cake wrapped in a thin blanket of icing. It was served cold from the refrigerator and simply lacked any distinguishable taste. The tell-tale hint of vinegar, cream cheese, and chocolaty Devil’s food, the hallmark of true Red Velvet, were missing in action.

Sadly our dinner had more misses than hits on this night. Our waitress aimed to please and was well versed in the creative menu but forgot to refresh our silverware. There is plenty of time, however, for improvement in both quality and service, since the residents of Keller are happy to have a more upscale option now in their own backyard.

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The City Hall Salad is full of fresh field greens and garnished with salty feta cheese and crunchy candied pecans, all dressed in a light tasting Balsamic vinaigrette.

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ON DINING AND WINING AT LOCAL MAINSTAYS » by

Courtney Dabney

Home on the Range

Whenever you have out-of-town guests to entertain, the Stockyards is surely on your list of must-see places. And this restaurant, which is attached to both the historic Stockyards Hotel and the colorful Booger Red’s Saloon, is in the heart of the action at the corner of Exchange.

H3 Ranch stands for three particular men, Robert, William and David Hunter who immigrated to America from Scotland in 1844. After many adventures in the Wild West, the three brothers eventually founded Hunter and Evans, one of the original livestock trading companies in the burgeoning Stockyards of Fort Worth. Their descendants pay homage to these pioneers with their H3 Ranch Restaurant.

While waiting for your table, feel free to saddle up at the bar (literally), and take in the profusion of antlers and taxidermied varmints. The backside of a buffalo greets you over the bar. You will find his front half sticking through the wall on the restaurant side. Hat hooks abound as well, to accommodate the typical cowboy clientele.

The food is authentic. H3’s specialties feature flavors from its hickory smoked grill. We selected the H3 Ranch Ribs ($5.95) for a starter. They are a sample of three pork spare ribs served with the house Lip Smackin’ sauce, which packs tons of lip puckerin’ vinegar bite. The glaze is sticky and well charred. They were tender and just enough to leave you looking for more. Luckily, both of our dinner entrées came with a house salad. The simple garden greens were topped with fresh sliced radishes and delicious, crispy and seasoned croutons. The house-made Blue cheese dressing was rich and tangy.

For dinner I tried the Flaming Tenderloin Steak ($35.95). It is a 9-ounce center cut tenderloin, which is finished by flaming Puerto Rican rum over the top. It was fork-tender, just as my waiter promised it would be. Although I couldn’t detect any notes the rum might have added, the steak

had a nice smoky flavor and crusty topping with cracked pepper and salt crystals still visible. This steak was a stand-alone piece of meat, no need for any sauces or seasoned butters to keep it moist. I chose to try the new Skillet Potatoes for a side. They are enhanced with sautéed sweet onions, Shiner Bock beer and crumbled bacon; they were fantastic and hopefully will become a menu mainstay.

My husband had the Spit Roasted Pig ($17.95) with Anita’s rice and brown gravy. It was a huge portion of tender, falling apart pulled pork. This was a simple yet flavorful dish, just like your grandma would have made had she ever roasted a suckling pig over a spit for several hours. It came with roasted corn on the cob, which was served husk on, and a nice rice pilaf full of celery and bell pepper dices.

For dessert, there are several tempting options, each homemade daily. We went with the Pecan Pie ($5.25). It was served with a spoon of real Cool Whip on top, about as down home as it gets. The crust was flaky, and the filling was dark and thick without becoming gelatinous. It had a rich pecan flavor and was a nice ending to our meal.

H3 Ranch offers a snapshot into a time gone by with its tin tile ceilings, stained glass windows and worn wooden planks on the floor. You will notice brass studded leather upholstery, lace café curtains and mission style lighting with mica glass, all of which fit perfectly within its locale. It boasts fair prices, a fun atmosphere and friendly service. The location makes it a great place to eat on your way to Billy Bob’s or while exploring the historical side of our city.

H3 Ranch Ribs are tender pork spare ribs served well charred and sticky from their trademark Lip Smakin' Sauce.

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B l A C k F i n n r e s t A u r A n t & sAloon » 4001 Bagpiper Way Ste 101 817 468 3332 When you come to BlackFinn, prepare to eat great food in a fun environment 11am-2am daily $ - $$ L D ✹ T

BJ’s restAurAnt And Brewhouse » 201 Interstate 20 E , 817 465 5225 What star ted as a Chicago-style pizzeria in California is now a national chain that boasts ever ything on the menu tastes better with a BJ’s beer 11am - midnight Sun -Thu ; 11am-1am Fri -Sat $ - $$ L D

CheF Point CAFe » 5901 Watauga Rd , Watauga, 817 656 0080 Eat gourmet in a gas station! 11am-9pm Mon -Thur ; 11am10pm Fri ; 7am-10pm Sat ; 10am-8pm Sun Breakfast Saturdays $ - $$ L D

dAve & Busters » 425 Cur tis Mathes Way, 817 525 2501 Dave & Buster s is a one- of-a-kind restaurant and fun house because it ser ves a variet y of classic bar and grill food, along with with many video games 11am-midnight Sun -Thu ; 11am1am Fri -Sat $$ L D ✹

g A r de n Cot tAge te A ro o M » 5505 Davis Blvd , 817 656 9780 Escape to The Garden Cottage Tea Room inside Golightly’s Galler y in Nor th Richland Hills 10am-6pm Mon -Sat ; 1pm-5pm Sun $ L (

h o u l i h A n ’ s » 4 01 E 1-2 0 H w y , 817 375 3863 Look no fur ther for your favorite American dishes as well as Asianand Italian-inspired entrees The food here is made fresh and from scratch 11am-midnight, bar 2am Mon -Sat ; 11am-10pm, bar midnight Sun $$ - $$$ L D (✹ T

h u M P e r d i n k ' s r e s t A u r A n t And Brewery » 70 0 Six Flags Drive, 817 640 8553 Visit Humperdink's af ter a fun-filled day at Six Flags or to watch a big game 11am-midnight, bar 2am Mon -Sat ; 11am-2am Sun -Sat $$ L D (✹

MAC’s BAr & grill » 6077 W I-20, 817 572 0541 The cuisine in this Chicagostyle restaurant ranges from Southwestern to Cajun to American grill 11am-midnight Fri & Sat ; 10am-10pm Sun $$ L D ( MArket street » 5605 Colleyville Blvd 817 577 5020 Good meals to eat in or take home 6am-10pm daily $ B L D (✹ no Frill s grill » 4914 L it tle Rd , 817 478 1766 Other locations: 801 S Main St #109, Keller, 817 741 6344; 2851 Matlock Rd , Ste 422, Mansfield, 817 473 6699 Along with its doppelganger on Eastchase Parkway, No Frills Grill offers large por tions at low prices 11am-2am daily $ L D(✹

olenJACk’s grille » 770 Road to Six Flags East, Ste 100 , 817 226 2600 Chef Brian Olenjack has developed an eclectic menu where there’s something for ever yone 11am-10pm Mon -Thu ; 11am-11pm Fri -Sat ; 11am-9pm Sun $ - $$$ B L D (✹

rose gArden teArooM » 3708 W Pioneer Pk w y , 817 795 3093 The Rose Garden Tearoom is known for its flavorful rose tea and scr umptious bakeries 11:30am-3:30pm Mon -Sat ; 12pm-3:30pm Sun $ L ( the sAnFord house » 506 N Center St , 817 861 2129 The comfor table Vic torian-style inn just nor th of downtown offers exquisite dining Break fas t Hours 8am9:30am Mon -Sat ; 8am-11am Sun Lunch

Hours 11am-2pm Tue -Sat Dinner Hours 6pm-9pm Fri -Sat $ - $$ B L D (✹ T

southern reCiPes grill » 2715 N Collins St , 817 469 9878 A restaurant that of fers up great atmosphere and a choice of chicken, seafood or steak 11am-9pm Mon -Sat $ - $$ L D( ✹

ventAnA grille » 7005 Golf Club Dr , 817 548 5047 Loc ated inside the clubhouse at Tierre Verde Golf Club Ser ves all meals, but a great pick for an evening out!

6:30am-9pm Sun-Thur; 6:30am-10pm Fri & Sat $ - $$ B L D ( ✹ Fort worth

BlueBonnet CAFÉ » 2223 Haltom Rd , Haltom City, 817 834 4988 The only thing better than the breakfast and not much is is the pot roast 6:30am-2:30pm MonSat $ B L

B r o w n s t o n e » 8 4 0 C u r r i e S t , 817 332 1555 This West 7th gem of fers

Sout her n - ins pire d c uisine 5p m -10 p m Tue , Wed , Sun ; 5pm-11pm Thu ; 5pmmidnight Fri -Sat ; Lunch 11am-2:30 pm Fri and Brunch 10:30am-2:30pm Sun $$ B L ✹

BuFFAlo Bros PizzA wings & suBs » 3015 S University Dr , 817 386 9601 This per fec t college hangout of fers ice cold beer, pizza, wings and sub sandwiches 11 am-11 pm Sun -Sat $$ L D

B u t t o n s » 4 7 0 1 W F r e e w a y, 817 735 4900 For t Wor th featuring Keith Hicks’ signature upsc ale souther n- chic c uisine paire d wit h old s c hool music and a vibrant atmosphere Lunch Hours

11:30am-2:30pm Mon -Fri ; Dinner Hours 5pm-10pm Sun -Thur; 5pm-midnight Fri & Sat ; Sunday Br unch 11am-3pm Sun $$$ L D (

ChArleston’s » 3020 S Hulen St , 817 735 890 0 You can get as casual as coaching shor t s, though we’d sugges t one think bet ter of it 11am-10pm MonThu ; 11am-11pm Fri -Sat ; 11am-9pm Sun

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Cow town diner » 3 0 5 Main St , 817 332 9555 Hear t y and familiar food, and no one ever leaves hungr y unles s it is by choice 7 am-9pm, Sun -Tues ; 7 am-10pm Wed -Thu ; 7am-2am, Fri -Sat $$ - $$$ B L D (

Curly’s CustArd » 4017 Camp Bowie Blvd , 817 763 870 0 Cool down with a fresh frozen custard or tr y a milkshake 35 flavors to choose from! 11am-10pm SunThu ; 11am-11pm Fri -Sat $ L D ✹

dixie house CAFe » 3701 E Belknap St , 817 222 0883 Other locations: 620 0 E Lancaster, 817 451 6180; 5401 S Hulen St , 817 361 8500; 5401 Blue Mound Rd , 817 625 4115, Dinner Friday Nights This family-operated restaurant is known for its chicken-fried steak and homemade rolls 6:30am-2pm Mon -Thu & Sat ; 6:30am8:30pm Fri $ B L (

drew ’s Pl ACe » 5701 Cur zon Ave , 817 735 4408 A westside favorite for good home cooking E xcellent ser vice and a friendly atmosphere 10:30am-7pm TueThur ; 10:30am- 8pm Fri ; 10:30am- 6pm Sat Closed Sun -Mon $ - $$ L D (

ellerBe’s Fine Foods » 1501 W Magnolia Ave , For t Wor th, 817 926 3663

Seasonal menu concentrating on a farmto-table concept in a conver ted 1920s gas station Closed Sun -Mon ; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tues -Thu ; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm, Fri ; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat $$ - $$$ L D (

Fred’s tex As CAFe » 915 Currie St , 817 332 0083 This great music venue features innovative food combinations, from hamburgers to green chili pork roast with sweet potatoes and sourdough bat tered chicken-fried steak and grav y 10:30ammidnight Tue -Sat ; 10:30am -9pm Sun Closed Mon $$ L D ✹

gAllery Art CAFe » 609 S Jennings Ave , 817 335 4646 The menu features American/Southwestern favorites, and the food is wor th coming back for 7am-3pm Mon -Fri; 10am-2pm Sat & Sun ; 5pm10pm Thur & Sun ; 5pm-11pm Fri & Sat $ B L D

luCile’s stAteside Bistro » 470 0 Camp Bowie Blvd , 817 738 4761 Where do we star t with tableside bananas foster for an entrée or fried green tomatoes with an incredible lobster bisque for desser t? 11:30am-10pm Mon -Thu ; 11:30am-11pm Fri ; 9am-11pm Sat ; 9am-10pm Sun $$ L D ( ✹

lunCh Box » 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd , 817 738 2181 This westside lunch hot spot ser ves fabulous soups, salads and more 11am-3pm Mon -Fri ; 11am-2:30pm Sat $ L

MAssey’s » 1805 8th Ave , 817 921 5582 Open since 1947, this place is an ins titution, built largely on its reputation for chicken-fried steak 11am-9pm Mon -Fri ; 11am-8pm Sat ; 11am-3pm Sun $ L D

MontgoMery street CAFÉ » 2000 Montgomer y St , 817 731 8033 This is nofrills cooking at it s finest From omelet s to chicken-fried steak, the menu includes fabulous Souther n favorites 6am-2pm Mon -Fri ; 7am-noon Sat $ B L( old neighBorhood grill » 1633 Park Place Ave , 817 923 2282 Ever yone knows ever yone ’ s name in this appropriately named grill 7am-9pm Mon -Sat $ B L D ✹

ol’ south PAnCAke house » 1509 S University Dr , 817 336 0311 This place is hopping 24 hours a day, so if you get a craving in the middle of the night for German pancakes, slip on your fuz zy house shoes and join the par ty Open 24 hours

$ B L D (

PAris CoFFee shoP » 700 W Magnolia, 817 335 2041 This For t Wor th institution has been ser ving up homemade breakfasts and lunches since 1930 6am-2:30pm Mon -Fri ; Break fast Only 6am-11am Sat $ B L (

PArk hill CAFe » 2974 Park Hill Dr , 817 921 5660 With a weekend menu that changes on a weekly basis, you can’t go wrong at this quaint cafe Lunch Hours 10am-3pm Mon -Sat ; Dinner Hours 6pm9p m; Sunday Br unc h 10 am -1p m Sun $ - $$ L D

PoP’s sAFAri rooM » 2929 Mor ton St , 817 877 0916 You’ll find just about any wine and a good cigar, but don’t forget the fine food in one of the two smoke-free dining rooms 9am-10:30pm Mon ; 9am-11pm Tue -Thur ; 9am-midnight Fri & Sat ; Lunch Hours 11:30am-2pm; Dinner Hours 6pm9pm $$ - $$$ L D ( ✹

rise & shine » 3636 Altamesa Blvd , 817 423 3555 Break fas t ser ved all day, featuring 54 varieties of omelets and other goodies The lunch menu is pret t y tast y, too 6am-2pm daily $ B L (

seCret gArden teArooM » 2601 Montgomer y St , 817 763 9787 Indeed a secret garden, the tearoom is nestled among 40 separate “shops” inside the Montgomer y Street Antique Mall, which of fers a unique casual dining experience 11am -3p m Mo n - Fr i ; 11am - 4 p m Sat ; noon-4pm Sun $ L ( s n o o k i e ’ s » 2 75 5 S H u l e n S t , 817 207 0788 The menu at first seems typ- ical of casual American cuisine until you hit Ostrich burger 11am-2am daily $ L D ✹ texAs grill » 6550 Camp Bowie Blvd , 817 377 0270 This casual Western-st yle restaurant is a real steal, with the most expensive entrée less than $7 11am-9pm daily $ L D ( ✹ the rose gArden teA rooM » 7200 C amp Bowie Blvd , 817 731 7673 T he Rose Garden Tearoom is known for its flavor ful rose tea and scrumptious bakeries 11:30am-3:30pm Mon-Sat ; 12pm-3:30pm Sun $ L ( vidAliA’s At the worthington » 20 0 Main St , 817 210 2222 With dishes r anging from fried green tomatoes to smothered pork chops, the cuisine at Vidalia’s is unequivocally Southern 6am-10pm Sun -Thur ; 6am-10:30pm Fri & Sat ; 10am2pm Sun $$ B L D T ( westside CAFÉ » 7950 W Camp Bowie Blvd 817 560 1996 Enjoy Southern cooking s er ve d wit h Sout her n hos pit alit y 6am-10pm daily $ B L D t h e zo d i AC r o o M At n e i M A n M ArCus » 210 0 Gre e n Oak s Blvd , 817 989 4650 A delight ful dining advent ure for lunc h wit h excelle nt s er vice 11am-3pm Mon -Sat $$ L ( keller/lAke Country

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house » 201 Town Center, 817 741 2433 A sophisticated and fresh take on American cuisine, working in conjunc tion with the Keller Farmers Market to provide fresh and quality food Closed Mon ; 11:30am10 p m, Tu e s -T

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4:30pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat.; All Day 10:30am-9pm Sun. $ L D classic cafe » 504 N. Oak St., 817.430.8185. This cozy house comforts guests as they enjoy some truly fine casual dining. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.$$-$$$ L D ( ✹ DOVe cReeK cafÉ » 204 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4973. If you’re looking for soul food/Southern cooking, the Dove Creek Café serves up a healthy helping, along with a friendly waitstaff and fellow patrons. 6am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-3pm Sat. & Sun. $ B L D

PRaiRie HOuse RestauRant » 304 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4855. Open since 1999, this eclectic and authentic Texas-style eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, killer baby back ribs, barbecue and other delicious options. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $-$$ L D ( sOutHlaKe caf É e XPR ess » 1472 Main St., 817.251.0063. Zagat’s called these numerous Texas cafés “The Mercedes-Benz of fast food eateries” because of their sophisticated setting and fresh food belie their self-serve nature. 7am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 7am-10pm Fri. & Sat. 7am-9pm Sun. $$ B L D ✹

tHe cHeesecaKe factORY » 1440 Plaza Place, 817.310.0050. Since 1978, The Cheesecake Factory serves up something for everyone from soups and salads to seafood and pasta dishes. 11am-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-12:30am Fri.-Sat.; 10am11pm Sun. $$ L D ✹

WilDWOOD GRill » 2700 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.2100. Southern classics plus Southwestern, Mediterranean and Asian cuisine. 11am-11pm daily. $-$$ L D ( X’s & O’s sPORtinG taVeRn » 1239 Main St., Southlake, 817.251.6776. This place is not your typical sporting tavern. Both couples and singles can come for a romantic date or to enjoy the game. 3pm-2am Mon.-Fri.; 11am-2am Sat.; 11ammidnight Sun. $ L D ( ✹

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cleaR fORK GRill » 29 Crown Road, 817.441.2300. Clear Fork Grill boasts true Texas cuisine with a Mediterranean flair. 10am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 10am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ L D (

fiRe OaK GRill » 10114 Austin Ave., 817.598.0400. This delicious eatery serves up the best in Southwestern, American and down-home Southern cuisine. Lunch: 11:30am-2:30pm Friday Only; Dinner: 5pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$-$$$ D ( asian

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GenGHis GRill » 4000 Five Points Blvd., Ste. 189, 817.465.7847. Customize your own bowl of Asian stir-fry with Genghis Grill's wide variety of meats, spices and sauces. Lunch: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D (✹

Pei Wei » 2100 N. Collins St., 817.299.8687 L D ✹ Other locations: 4133 E. Cooper St., 817.466.4545 L D Part of the P.F. Chang family, Pei Wei offers the same great mix of Asian cuisine but in a far more casual setting. 10:30am-9:15pm Sun.-Thur.; 10:30am-10:15pm Fri. & Sat. $

PiR anHa’s KilleR susHi » 851 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd., 817.261.1636 L D ( Other locations: Arlington Highlands 309 Curtis Mathes Way, #149 817.465.6455 L D (✹ Sushi rolls, tempura and teriyaki dishes dominate an incredible menu of Japanese delights. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.;

11am-11pm Fri.; Noon-11pm Sat.; Noon10pm Sun. $$

suKHOtHai » 423 N. Fielder Plaza, 817.860.4107. A tiny restaurant that serves healthy Thai cuisine. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Sat.; $ L D ( taste O f t H ai » 2535 E. Arkansas Lane, 817.543.0110. This authentic Thai restaurant serves up fresh dishes daily. 11am-3pm, 4:30pm-10pm Mon.Fri.; 11:30am-3pm, 4:30pm-10pm Sat.; 11:30am-9:30pm Sun. $ L D (

tu DO RestauRant » 2410 E. Arkansas Ln. #356, Arlington, 817.277.8836. Offering an inventive menu, Tu Do serves Vietnamese cuisine in a relaxed and welcoming setting. 4pm-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 4pm2am Fri. & Sat.; 4pm-1am Sun. $ D

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tHai jasmine » 3104 Harwood Rd., 817.283.8228. This wonderful Thai restaurant has some of the best Pad Thai one could ask for. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am10pm Fri. & Sat. 4pm-9pm Sun. $ L D ✹

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asia BOWl & GRill » 2400 Lands End, Ste. 115, 817.738.1688. From Vietnamese and Korean to every possible variety of Chinese cuisine, the offerings on this menu are sure to please any palate. 11am9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D

eDOHana HiBacHi susHi » 2704 S. Hulen, 817.924.1144 L D ( ✹ Other locations: 5816 S.W. Loop 820, 817.731.6002

L D ( Table-side food preparation is just part of the experience—a fabulous sushi bar includes many delicacies. 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Hui cHuan susHi, saKe, taPas » 6100 Camp Bowie #12, 817.989.8886. This small, yet visually appealing, restaurant is full of surprises. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-midnight Fri. & Sat. $$ L D ✹

jaPanese Palace » 8445 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.0144. Japanese décor and dark wood paneling transport you to Asia, as the hibachi chefs slice and dice your entrée right before your eyes. 5pm10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ D

m Y lan » 4015 E. Belknap St., 817.222.1471. This Vietnamese restaurant serves multiple rice dishes with vegetables, meat and seafood, and there are more than 100 items on the menu. 9am9pm Mon.-Sun. Closed Wed. $ L D

Pei Wei » 5900 Overton Ridge Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.294.0808 L D Other locations: 2600 W. 7th St., Ste. 101, Montgomery Plaza, 817.806.9950 L D ✹ Part of the P.F. Chang family, Pei Wei offers the same great mix of Asian cuisine but in a far more casual setting. Their specialty dishes include coconut curries and Mongolian and spicy Korean fare, which you order at the counter. 10:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $

P.f. cHanG’s » 400 Throckmorton, 817.840.2450. A gorgeous, upscale restaurant found across America, P.F. Chang’s believes food should be “fresh, contemporary and outstanding.” 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D T ( ✹

PHO little saiGOn » 6942 Green Oaks Blvd., 817.738.0040. Authentic Vietnamese cuisine at low prices is served up in a friendly atmosphere. 10am-9pm Mon.Sat.; Closed Sunday. $ L D

PHO Que HuOnG » multiple locations, phoquehuong.com. You'll find a varied selection of delicious Vietnamese cuisine at incredibly affordable prices. 11am-10pm daily. $ L D

PH u lam » 4125 E. Belknap St., 817.831.9888. The fare is updated and includes new choices in Vietnamese and Chinese food. 10am-9pm Daily $-$$ L D

PiRanHa’s KilleR susHi » 335 W. 3rd St., 817.348.0200. Sushi rolls, tempura and teriyaki dishes dominate an incredible menu of Japanese delights. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-11pm Thu.; 11am-1am Fri.; Noon-1am Sat.; noon-10pm Sun. $$ L D T (

sOnnY’s DineR » 6220 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.7754. This Asian Bistro combines the flavors of Vietnam, Korea and Japan to generate a diverse and delectable menu. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun.; 3pm-7pm Happy Hour daily. $ L D ( ✹ susH i a X iO m ja Panese fusi O n RestauRant » 4625 Donnelly Ave., Ste. 101, 817.735.9100 L D ( ✹ Other locations: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.877.3331 L D ( ✹ Enjoy Japanese flavor combined with American flair in a stylish setting for a great sushi experience. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; noon-10pm Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $$ susHi YOKO » 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Ste. 280., 817.737.4000. This new sushi restaurant offers their own version of the Ahi tuna tower—the DFW Tower. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ L D ( ✹ s Z ec H uan » 5712 Locke Ave., 817.738.7300. Other location: 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., Cityview Plaza, 817.346.6111. This Chinese favorite counts on high-quality food and service to keep patrons coming back for more. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat. $ L D ( tH ai t ina’s » 600 Commerce St., 817.332.0088. With a myriad of selections on its eccentric menu, this downtown restaurant lives up to its slogan, “A menu that’s simply to Thai for.” 11am-9pm Mon.Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat.; 3pm-8pm Sun. $$ L D

tOKYO cafe » 5121 Pershing Ave., 817.737.8568. This Camp Bowie hideaway delivers great sushi at reasonable prices. Please come casual. 11am-10pm Fri.; 12pm-10pm Sat. $ L D ( ✹ GRaPeVine

eDOHana HiBacHi susHi » 1501 Hwy. 114 Ste. 100, 817.251.2004. Table-side food preparation is just part of the experience—a fabulous sushi bar includes many delicacies. Lunch: 11:30am-2pm Mon.Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.; 5pm-10:30pm Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm Sun. $$ L D ( laVa 10 » 401 E. State Hwy. 114, 817.329.5282. With more than 40 different types of sushi as well as other traditional Asian favorites, Lava 10 is bound to have what you want. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $$ L D P.f. cHanG’s » 650 W. Highway 114, 817.421.6658. A gorgeous, upscale restaurant found all across America, P.F. Chang’s believes food should be “fresh, contemporary and outstanding.” 11am-11pm daily. $$ L D ( HuRst

sWeet Basil tHai cuisine » 977 Melbourne Rd., 817.268.2899. This authentic Thai restaurant serves up high-end dishes without the high-end price. Lunch: 11am2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9:30pm Sat.; 11:30am8pm Sun. $-$$ L D ( mansfielD

saKe HiBacHi susHi anD BaR >> 100 W. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, 817.453.5888. Both food and a show as diners may watch the chefs prepare authentic Japanese cuisine. 11am-10pm, Mon.-Thu.;

1pm-10:30pm, Fri.-Sat.; noon-10pm, Sun. $-$$ L D

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eDen BistRO » 480 W. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.0028. This chic little restaurant has one of the tastiest summer rolls in town. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ L D ( KOBeYa jaPanese HiBacHi & susHi » 1230 Main St., 817.416.6161. Delicious food, wonderful service and Hibachi chefs to keep you smiling and amused. Lunch: 11:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri; 12pm-3:30pm Sat. & Sun.; Dinner: 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri. & Sat. $$ L D (

Pei Wei » 1582 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.722.0070. Their specialty dishes include coconut curries and Mongolian and spicy Korean fare, which you order at the counter. 10:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D

susHi sam » 500 W. Southlake Blvd., 817.410.1991. Sushi Sam offers some of the best sushi in Southlake. The rolls are to die for! 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm Sun. $-$$ L D t H ai c H ili » 215 Grand Ave., 817.251.6674. A Thailand setting with an American twist. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; 11:30am9pm Sun. $-$$ L D ( ✹

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DicKeY’s BaRBecue Pit » 5530 S. Cooper, 817.468.0898. 1801 Ballpark Way, 817.261.6600. A Texas tradition since 1941 is now serving great Texas-style barbecue in Arlington. Dine-in, take-out, drive-thru and catering. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am9:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-8:30pm Sun. $ L D

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anGelO’s » 2533 White Settlement Rd., 817.332.0357. A big bear right inside the door invites you to big beers on the tables. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat. $ L D ( cOOPeR's OlD time Pit BaR-B -Que » 301 Stockyards Blvd., 817.626.6464. It's all about the meat at Cooper's. Guests can enjoy their barbecue in the large dining area or on the indoor/outdoor patio overlooking the Fort Worth skyline. 11am8:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. and Sat. $ L D ✹ cOusin’s Pit BaRBecue » 6262 McCart Ave., 817.346.2511 L D ( Other location: 5125 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.346.3999 L D (✹ Brisket, ribs, chicken and homemade sausage are the staples, along with cobblers and delicious cakes.11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $

DicKeY’s BaRBecue Pit » 451 University Dr., 817.231.8813 L D ✹ Other locations: 5724 Bryant Irvin, 817.361.1034 L D 1000 N.E. Loop 820, 817.289.0027 L D 1989 Colonial Pkwy., 817.759.7500. A Texas tradition since 1941 is now serving great Texas-style barbecue in Fort Worth. Dine-in, take-out, drive-thru and catering. 11am-8pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $ R ail H ea D sm OK e HO use » 2900 Montgomery St., 817.738.9808. One of the most popular barbecue spots in Fort Worth, but we live for the homemade french fries. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ L D ✹

ReD HOt anD Blue » 3000 S. Hulen St., 817.731.8770 L D 9143 Grapevine Hwy., 817.605.1333 L D Beef may be king here, but Memphis-style barbecue has taken our town by storm. 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$

RiscKY’s » 6701 Camp Bowie Blvd.,

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817.989.1800 L D ( ✹ 300 Main St., 817.877.3306 L D ( ✹ 9000 U.S. 377, Benbrook, 817.249.3320 L D ✹ A legend in Texas since 1927, Riscky’s secret is the way that the meat is smoked. 11am-9pm Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $

SmokieS BBQ » 5300 E. Lancaster Ave., 817.451.8222. Smokies has been serving fine barbecue and smoked meats in a family-friendly environment for 30 years. 11am-8pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-4pm Sun. $ L D ✹ the Smoke pit » 2401 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0455. This barbecue joint has various types of smoked meats and is great for dine-in or to have cater your next party. 10:30am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 10:30am-6pm Sat. $-$$ L D ( trailBoSS BurgerS » 140 E. Exchange Ave, 817.626.7777. Same owners but a new concept. This restaurant, formerly part of the Riscky’s chain, focuses on what it does best, burgers. 11am-9pm Sun. & Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$ L D ✹

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DiCkeY’S BarBeCue pit » 1858 Precinct Line Rd., 817.656.0200. Offering eight slow-cooked meats and 16 freshly made vegetables. Dine-in, take-out, drive-thru and catering. 10:30am-11pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9pm Sat. & Sun. $ L D

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teXaS De BraZil » 101 N. Houston St., 817.882.9500. The meat never stops coming as waiters dressed as gauchos go table to table offering it on swords. 4:30pm9:30pm Sat.; Brunch 11am-3pm Sun.; Dinner 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$ D T ( grapeViNe

Boi Na BraZa » 4025 William D. Tate, 817.329.5514. Tasty food served with Brazilian flair. Offers constant choices of meat by servers at your table. 5pm-9:45pm (last seating) Sat.; 5pm-8:45pm (last seating) Sun. $$$ L D

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railheaD SmokehouSe » 120 S. Ranch House Road, 817.441.2525. One of the most popular barbecue spots in Fort Worth, but we live for the homemade french fries. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ L D ✹

burgers & sandwiches

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al’S hamBurger’S » 1001 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd., 817.275.8918. The burger joint serves up delicious hamburgers and other good fast food. Breakfast Hours 7am11pm; 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ B L D (

C happ S » 2045 N. Hwy. 360, 817.649.3000. Other locations: 153 Southwest Plaza (1-20 & Little Road), 817.483.8008. 2596 E. Arkansas, 817.460.2097. Cheeseburgers, Baby Chapps, mushroom burgers and jalapeño burgers (among others) are cooked to order from freshly bought meat served on freshly baked buns. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D

olD towN hamBurgerS » 2406 W. Park Row Dr., 817.276.9191. A burger and fries treat that is an excellent hot spot for lunch and a quick dinner. 11am-9pm Daily. $ L D

fort worth C happ S » 6219 Oakmont Blvd.,

817.263.5172. A large menu stuffed with Philly cheese-steak sandwiches, fried okra, stuffed jalapeños and chicken strips means you’ll never eat the same thing twice. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat. $ L D

DutC h’ S » 3009 S. University Dr., 817.927.5522. Chef Grady Spears is at it again with his newly opened burger joint. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ L D ( ✹ the great outDoorS » 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.877.4400. Great stop on a summer day after the park or the museums. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. $ B L D

kiNCaiD’S » 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.2881 L D ( Other location: 4825 Overton Ridge Blvd., 817.370.6400 L D ( There are those who will swear this is the best burger in the country, and the lunchtime line of parked cars that stretches two to four blocks in every direction of this old grocery store is a testament to both the legend and the taste. 11am-8pm Mon.Sat. $

the loVe ShaCk » 110 E. Exchange Ave., 817.740.8812. Tim Love’s latest concept is far removed from his fine dining restaurants, but the food’s just as good. 11am-9pm Sun.-Tue.; 11am-10pm Wed. & Thur.; 11am-1am Fri. & Sat. $ L D T ( ✹ m & o StatioN grill » 200 Carroll St., 817.882.8020. Located inside Leonard's Department Store Museum, this nostalgic diner features award-winning burgers. 11am-3pm Mon.; 11am-8:30pm Tue.-Sat.. $ L D

pappa’S BurgerS » 2700 W. Freeway, 817.870.9736. From the same group that brought Pappadeaux and Pappa’s Steaks, Pappa’s Burgers is the newest addition to the family. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am11pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$ L D ( ✹ the pour houSe SportS grill » 2725 W. 7th St., 817.335.2575. The Pour House offers a little bit of everything from sports bar munchies to steaks, which can be washed down with one of 25 bottled beers. 11am-2am Mon.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun. $ L D ( purple Cow DiNer » 4601 W. Freeway, 817.737.7177. The Cow has standard burgers, fries and ice cream sundaes with all that finger-lickin' junk kids like to track all over the table. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat. $ L D

tommY’S hamBurgerS » 2701 Green Oaks Rd., 817.735.9651 L D ( Other locations: 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.569.1111 L D ( 3431 W. 7th St., 817.885.7500 L D ( ✹ Noted, obviously, for excellent burgers, Tommy’s serves up mouthwatering daily specials, including a fabulous chicken-fried steak. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-6pm Sun. $

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johNNY B’S BurgerS & ShakeS » 2704 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.749.0000. This joint takes pride in their signature sweet sourdough bun, premium Texas beef, handcut fries and much more. 10:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Thur.; 10:30am9pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-3pm Sun. $ L D

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C afÉ at DaireDS » 2400 W. I-20 817.465.9797. Other Location: 15 Skyline Dr., Arlington, 817.465.9797. Serving lunch in a casual, energetic setting, The Café at Daireds offers a variety of upscale entrées, salads and homemade soups. 12pm-6pm Sun.; 9am-6pm Mon.; 9am-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 9am-6pm Fri.; 8:30am-5:30pm Sat. $-$$ L D ( ✹

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610 grille » 610 Main St., 817.332.0100. The café delivers stunning upscale new American cuisine with showmanship on the plate and elegance in the décor. 6:30am-4pm Mon.-Thu.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$$ B L D T (

delis & bakeries

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re D oV e N » Bowen & Park Row, 817.274.1423. This French bakery prepares fresh artisan breads daily. 8:30am-6pm Tue.-Fri.; 8:30am-5pm Sat. $$

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artiSaN BakiNg CompaNY » 4900

White Settlement Rd., 817.821.3124. Now the award-winning breads and scones from the bakers of Cowtown Farmers Market can be purchased at Fort Worth’s only independent artisan baker. 9am-5pm Tue.Fri., 8am-noon Wed. & Sat. at the Farmer’s Market. $ B

Baker BroS. ameriCaN Deli » 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 244, 817.989.1400. Other Location: 501 Carroll St., Ste. 658., 817.332.0500. Baker Bros. serves up only the finest quality breads, meats and cheeses. 11am-9pm daily. $ L D ✹

BlueBoNNet BakerY » 3905 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.4233. Consistently chosen as one of the city’s finest bakeries, while their lunch crowd continues to grow. 7am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-4pm Sat. $ B L

CarShoN’S DeliCateSSeN » 3133 Cleburne Rd., 817.923.1907. Open since 1928, so you know they’re doing something right. 9am-3pm Mon.-Sat. $ B L

the CupC ake Cottage » 5015 El Campo Ave., 817.732.5670. This bakery is heaven for anyone with a sweet tooth. 10am- when the last cupcake is sold. Tue.Sat. $

eSperaNZa’S meXiCaN CafÉ & BakerY » 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770 B L D ( ✹ Other location: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848 B L D ( The Lancarte family has yet another hit with this cafe and bakery, where a fabulous brunch, traditional Mexican dishes and fresh-baked pastries are the norm. 6:30am-7pm daily. $ j. rae'S » 935 Foch St., 817.332.0090. "Not all cheesecakes are created equal" boasts J. Rae's. 9 am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $

jaSoN'S Deli » jasonsdeli.com. From sandwiches to salads, Jason's Deli offers healthy, fresh and even organic foods in a relaxed environment. Hours vary. $-$$ L D

kolaChe Shoppe » 6724 Brentwood Stair Rd., 817.457.0071. Be sure to visit this longtime purveyor of delicious kolaches, muffins, fritters and more. 6am-noon Tue.Sat.; 7am-noon Sun. $ B

mCkiNleY’S fiNe BakerY & Cafe » 1612 S. University Dr., 817.332.3242. This cafe is a great place for friends to meet and catch up on old times. Try the pecan-crusted chicken salad. 8am-6:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $ B L D ✹

paNera BreaD » 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959 B L D ✹ Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766

B L D ✹; 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726 B L D ✹; 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566 B L D ✹ The word “bread” is deceiving, although there’s plenty of it. Think more along the lines of “Big Fat Sandwich and Dessert.” 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-8pm Sun. $ the SNoot Y pig » 2401 Westport Pkwy., Ste. 120, 817.837.1077 B L D Other

locations: 1540 Keller Pkwy, Ste. 107, Keller, 817.431.0064 B L D ✹ Great breakfast stop, also good for lunch. Don’t get away without trying the famed muffins, baked daily. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 7am-2pm Sat. & Sun. $

SuBlime BakerY » Country Day Plaza, 5512 Bellaire Dr., 817.570.9630. Among her other delicacies, Catherine Ruehle’s scones, cheesecakes and cupcakes are indeed sublime. 10am-5:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $-$$ B Sweet SammieS » 825 Currie St., 817.332.0022. Specializing in signature treats, Sweet Sammies makes cookies from scratch daily. 10am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 10am-10pm Thu.-Sat. $

SwiSS paStrY Shop » 3936 W. Vickery, 817.732.5661. A Fort Worth tradition for 30 years, the shop serves a traditional breakfast, as well as lunch. 10am-5:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $ B L

Yofe Cafe » 817 Currie St., 817.966.2065. Healthy grab and go sandwiches and salads are perfect for the diner on the go. 6 am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-10pm Sat.-Sun. $ B L D

Yogi’S Bagel Cafe » 2710 S. Hulen St., 817.921.4500. The best bagels in Fort Worth come from this eclectic eatery that hosts a killer breakfast. 6:30am-9pm Mon.Fri.; 7am-9pm Sat.; 7:30am-3pm Sun. $ B L ✹

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maiN Street BreaD BakiNg CompaNY » 316 Main St., 817.424.4333. Located in historic downtown Grapevine, Main Street Bread Baking Company offers quality baked goods, including fresh breads and decadent cakes and desserts. 6:30am-6:30pm daily. $ B L D the SNoot Y pig » 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. Great breakfast stop, also good for lunch. Don’t get away without trying the famed muffins, baked daily. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-2pm Sat.-Sun. $ B L D ✹

Southlake

Baker BroS. ameriCaN Deli » 2820 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.3354. Baker Bros. serves up only the finest quality breads, meats and cheeses. 11am-9pm daily. $ L D ✹

elegaNt CakerY » 2707 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 140, 817.488.7580. From cakes to cupcakes to Petit Fours, each of Elegant Cakery’s products is sure to make your event unforgettable. 9am-6pm Tue.Sat. $-$$

weiNBurger’S Deli » 3 Village Circle, Westlake, 817.491.9119. Other location: 611 Main St., Grapevine, 817.416.5574 B L D ✹ Weinburger’s Deli specializes in quality meats and cheeses. They also offer a variety of fresh salads. 8:30am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $

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Bou D reau X Caju N k it C he N » 4000 Bagpiper Way, 817.557.3700. The Boudreaux Cajun Kitchen serves over-thecounter delicious Cajun cuisine in a fun atmosphere with lively Cajun music. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ✹

the meltiNg pot » 4000 Five Points Road, Ste. 119, 817.469.1444. Experience attentive service, fine wines, the highest quality fresh ingredients, a variety of cooking styles, unique sauces and your favorite chocolate fondue. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.; 3:30pm-11pm Sat.; 3pm9pm Sun. $$-$$$ D (

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Wine DoWn » 124 S. Scott Street. 817.447.9122. This bistro, located in “Old Town” Burleson, was inspired by hill country wine bars. 11am-9pm Wed-Sat. $$ L D

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8.0 resTAurAnT & BAr » 111 E. Third St., 817.336.0880. The Jell-O shot pioneer of the 1980s is still a cool drinking spot, where martinis now rule. 11am-10pm Mon.-Tue.; 11am-1am Wed.; 11am-2am Thu.-Fri.; noon-2am Sat.; 10am-2am Sun. $$ L D ( ✹

CAFÉ M o D ern » 3200 Darnell, 817.840.2157. The Modern Art Museum features a restaurant with beautiful desserts and a Sunday brunch that is a must. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 11am-3pm Sat & Sun. $$ L ( ✹

KiMBell ArT MuseuM » 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.332.8451, ext. 251. For reservations call 817.332.8541 ext. 277. Unlike the works here at one of the nation’s primo art museums, the menu changes every day in the kitchen, where the staff turns out creatively crafted sandwiches, salads and soups, including a killer gazpacho. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Tue.-Thu. & Sat.; noon-2pm Fri. & Sun.; Dinner 5:30pm7:30pm Fri. $$ L ( ✹

lili’s BisTro » 1310 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.877.0700. Lili's offers unpretentious global cuisine. Delicious! Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner Hours 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

sPir Al Diner » 1314 W. Magnolia, 817.332.8834. At this 100 percent vegan and mostly organic restaurant, you can find nearly anything you could desire on the menu. 11am-10pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am5pm Sun. $ L D ( ✹

zAMBrAno Wine CellAr » 910 Houston St., Ste. 110, 817.850.9463. With a menu featuring more than 200 wines, this wine bar should be a priority for all wine lovers. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5pm-midnight Fri. & Sat.; Closed Sundays. $-$$ D T ( ✹

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sAnDellA’s CAFÉ » 1245 Prospect St., 817.421.0727. Finally, a place to eat delicious food without the worry of calorie counting. 9am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $ L D ✹

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B o MBAY G rill » 4625 Donnelly Ave., 817.377.9395. This Indian restaurant serves up classics like Tandoori and garlic naan (flatbread). Lunch: 11am2pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-2:30pm Sat. & Sun.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun. $ L D (

BYBlos » 1406 N. Main St., 817.625.9667. Owned by a member of the same family who owns Hedary’s, this Stockyards restaurant serves the same great Middle Eastern fare. 11am-2am Fri. & Sat.; Sunday available for private parties. $$ L D ( CHADrA MezzA & Grill » 1622 Park Place Ave., 817.924.2372. Creative dishes featuring spicy Lebanese food and homemade Italian. 11am-3pm Mon.-Tue; 11am-10pm Wed.-Sat. $-$$ L D ( ✹

HeDArY’s » 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.6961. Tucked into a shopping center just off the road, Fort Worth’s other Lebanese eatery includes the best hummus we ever put a lip to. 11am-10pm Sun.; 11am-3pm Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 5pm-11pm Sat. $ L D ( ✹

K in G T u T » 1512 Magnolia Ave., 817.335.3051. The Middle East meets the Mediterranean to bring us an alternative Egyptian restaurant. 11am-2:30pm Mon.Sat. 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Sat. $$ L D (

MAHAr AJA » 6308 Hulen Bend Blvd., 817.263.7156. This restaurant has a large menu offering many different Indian dishes, such as Chicken Makahani. 11am2pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-2:30pm Sat.-Sun.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D (

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CACHArel » 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 910, 817.640.9981. Rock-solid French fare that has evolved into just about the finest in the county. 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $$$ L D (

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BisTro louise » 2900 S. Hulen St., Ste. 40, 817.922.9244. Chef Louise Lamensdorf frequently travels to Europe for inspiration, which returns to Cowtown in the form of superior sauces and excellent wine selections. Lunch: 11am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner: 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Sat.; Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm Sun. $$$ L D ( ✹

l A MADeleine » 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. Other locations: 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. Croissants, pastries, soups, salads and more are served in a charming European atmosphere. Camp Bowie 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 6:30am8pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; Hwy. 114 6:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am10pm Fri.-Sat.; Collins and Cooper 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ B L D ✹

sA in T- e M ilion » 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. Well-concocted country French dishes, including duck, lamb, steak tartare and fresh fish. Full bar. 6pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 6pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$ D ( ✹

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eDelWeiss » 3801 Southwest Blvd., 817.738.5934. Family operated with emphasis on fun and food, Edelweiss offers Bavarian charm and substantial fare. 5pm-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-8pm Sun.; Closed Mondays. $$ D (

GreenWooD’s » 3522 Bluebonnet Cir., 817.921.6777. A great place to venture out and try some traditional German cuisine. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Thur. & Fri. 4pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 4pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.$$ L D (

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CAFÉ MeDi » 420 Grapevine Hwy., 817.788.5110. This authentic Greek restaurant offers only the freshest of homemade recipes, including Greek salad and tasty hummus. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Tue.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ L D ( GreeK House » 2426 Forest Park Blvd., 817.921.1473. Gyros, souvlaki and more in a counter-pickup eatery just right for TCU students with a need for study and sustenance. 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $ L D (

JA zz CAFÉ » 2504 Montgomery St., 817.737.0043. Funky, laid-back service and atmosphere with dependable Tex-Greek food and great music. 11am-3pm Mon.Fri.; 9am-3pm Sat.; 9am-2pm Sun. $ L

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BirrAPoreTTi’s » 668 Lincoln Square, 817.265.0588. Birraporetti’s is a perfect spot for an elegant meal. Offering pastries, breads and fine Italian food, this restaurant features live jazz and a special brunch menu served from 11am-11pm Sun.-Mon. & Wed.-Thu.; 11am-12:30am Tues.; 11ammidnight Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ iTAliAnni’s » 1601 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, 817.498.6770. This quaint Italian bistro includes the genre standards, as well as some creative dishes like three-pepper calamari. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

lA BisTro » 722 Grapevine Hwy., Hurst, 817.281.9333. Enjoyable menu with excellent pastas and other traditional menu items, including seafood. 11am-10pm Sun.-Fri.; 5pm-11pm Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ Moni's » 1730 W. Randol Mill Road #100, Arlington, 817.860.6664. Head to Moni's for its family friendly environment and for reasonably priced Italian cuisine. 11am10pm Mon.-Sun.; $$ L D ( ✹ nizz A P izz A » 1430 S. Cooper, 817.274.5222. This innovative family pizza place has customers lining up around the block. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D ✹

PAlio’s PizzA CAFÉ » 5712 Colleyville Blvd. Ste. 130, 817.605.7555. This pizza café offers interesting and high-end pizza toppings. 11am-10pm daily. $ L D ( ✹ Pi CColo M on D o » 829 E. Lamar Blvd., 817.265.9174. Don’t let the stripcenter dining surprise you. Excellent service and inviting atmosphere. Lunch: 11:30am-2:15pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30 pm-10:15pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 5:30 pm-10pm Sun. $-$$ L D ( PresPA's » 4720 Sublett Road, Arlington, 817.561.7540. Other location: 3100 W. Arkansas Lane #B, Dalworthington Gardens, 817.459.2775. The ambiance at Prespa's attracts couples, families and parties. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ L D ( ✹ reFleCTions oF BellA viTA » 1507 N. Watson Road, Arlington, 817.633.0877. Located in the Admiral Hotel, guests can enjoy an elegant ambiance and a mouth-watering Italian menu. Breakfast and Lunch, 6am-2pm Sun.-Sat.; Dinner, 4:30pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 4:30pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 4:30pm-9pm Sun.11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $ B L D ( ruGGeri’s risTor AnTe » 32 Village Ln., Ste. 10, Colleyville, 817.503.7373. A sweeping menu that offers a full choice of Italian favorites and more. You’ll find what you want, from chicken to beef to pasta. Lunch: 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm10pm Mon.-Sun. $$ L D ( ✹

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BellA iTAliA WesT » 5139 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.1700. The most wild game this side of Fossil Rim. 11:30am-1:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 6pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 6pm10pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ CAFÉ Bell A » 3548 South Hills Ave., 817.922.9500. The café is a busy place and known for its pizza, lasagna, salad and cheese bread. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 4pm10pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$ L D ( ✹ FerrÉ r is Tor AnTe BAr » 215 E. Fourth St., 817.332.0033. This new Tuscan-Italian eatery offers a range of dishes. For more traditional, try the Spaghettini Pomodoro, or for a heartier appetite, try the Agnello al Forno, a seared lamb loin dish. 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-11pm Fri.-

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ForTunA » 5837 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.737.4469. This little Italian restaurant is a favorite among Fort Worthians. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D (

iTAliAn inn riDGleA » 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.737.0123. Get ready for attentive service in a vintage underground nightclub setting, complete with singing waiters. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ D (

lA PiAzzA » 1600 S. University Dr., #601, 817.334.0000. Upscale Italian cuisine in University Park Village Shopping Center. Dress nicely to visit this lovely (and pricey) Italian spot the experience is worth it. 11:30am-2pm Sun.-Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$ L D ( ✹

MAMA’s Pizz A » 1813 W. Berry St., 817.923.3541. 5800 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.MAMA This Fort Worth staple has been serving up great pizza in Fort Worth since 1968. Lunch buffet: 11am-2pm daily. Delivery through Entrees-To-Go: 11am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Noon-10pm Sun. $ L D (

MA n Cuso ’ s » 9500 White Settlement Rd., 817.246.7041. A westside favorite that draws crowds from all over. Consistently flavorful authentic Italian fare. Lunch:10:30am-1pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thur.;4pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.; Closed Sundays. $ L D ( MA r G ie ’ s ori Gin A l i TA li A n K i TCH en » 9805 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.4301. 1950s-style eatery that serves pizza from a brick oven and equally fine lasagna, chicken marsala and shrimp scampi. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ D ( MelloW MusHrooM » 3455 Bluebonnet Circle, 817.207.9677. A funky and fun 1960s ambiance good for large gatherings. Come ready to eat unique pizza. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ MilAno’s » 3416 W. 7th St., 817.332.5226. Pizza is a big menu item, but you’ll find more than enough choices to satisfy your hunger. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am11pm Fri. & Sat. $ L D ( nonn A TATA » 1400 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.332.0250. With a weekly changing menu, this small Italian restaurant is a hidden gem that begs to be found. 11am3pm Tue.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri. $-$$ L D ✹ PAT rizio P izz A, PA s TA A n D vino » 2932 Crockett St., Fort Worth, 817.698.0003. The décor will wow you, but the food is the real reason to visit this elegant Italian restaurant. 11am-10pm, Sun.-Mon.; 11am-11pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11 ammidnight, Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ L D ( PiolA » 3700 Mattison Ave., 817.989.0007. Nestled in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, this cozy bistro serves up true comfort food in the form of authentic Italian cuisine. For a treat, make reservations to dine on the patio. 11am-2pm Mon-Fri; 5pm-10pm Mon-Sat. $$ L D (✹

PizzeriA uno CHiCAGo Grill » 300 Houston St., 817.885.8667. With a great location downtown and pizza you can’t find anywhere else in Texas, Uno’s Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is a must. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat. $ L D

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chicken, beef and pasta. Lunch: 11am-2pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.; Brunch 10am-2pm Sun. $$ L D (

TAVERNA RISOTTERIA » 450 Throckmorton St., 817.885.7502. Hand-tossed pizzas, risottos, pastas and entrées that include beef tenderloin, sea bass and yellowfin tuna. Sunday brunch. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 10am10pm Sun. $-$$ L D T ( GRAPEVINE /SOUTHLAKE/ COLLEYVILLE

BRIO TUSCAN GRILL » 1431 Plaza Place, Southlake, 817.310.3136. Whether you want to eat in or just need that warm Italian bread to go, this restaurant has you covered. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ L D ( ✹

BUCA DI BEPPO » 2701 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.749.6262. A neighborhood restaurant where guests feast on family platters of Southern Italian specialties in a boisterous, celebratory environment that recalls the supper clubs of the 1940s and ’50s. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ L D ( FERRARI’S ITALIAN VILLA » 1200 William D. Tate Ave., 817.251.2525. Owned by the Secchi family, Ferrari’s serves centuryold family recipes with a modern twist. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Mon.Thur.; 5pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ L D

RAVIOLI » 120 E. Worth, Grapevine, 817.488.1181. Excellent ingredients and huge portions will satisfy the biggest appetites in your family. 11am-2pm Tue.Sat.; 5pm-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D

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MILANO'S RISTORANTE » 119 S. Ranch House Road, 817.441.6737. Authentic Italian Cuisine prepared fresh to order. 11am-10pm every day. $ L D

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GLORIA’S » Colleyville: 5611 Colleyville Blvd., 817.656.1784. L D ✹ Fort Worth: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.332.8800 L D T ✹ Arlington: 3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Ste. 137, 817.701.2981 L D ✹ Gloria’s offers an alternative to Tex-Mex cuisine with a dash of Salvadoran flavor. Colleyville: 11am-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. Fort Worth: 11am-9pm Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $-$$

MI TIERRA LATIN FUSION » 603 W. Abram, Arlington, 817.861.9144. The flavors are fresh and exotic at Mi Tierra. They serve family recipies in an old fashion way. 11am-8pm Tue.-Sat.; noon-6pm Sun. $$ L D

YUCATAN TACO STAND » 909 West Magnolia Ave., 817.924.8646. With potent margaritas and Latin inspired dishes, Yucatan Taco Stand offers casual dining surrounded by warm colors with both indoor and outdoor seating. 11am to 10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-Midnight Thurs.-Fri., Kitchen Closes at 10pm. Sunday Closed. $$ L D ✹

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SAPRISTI! » 2418 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.7231. Relaxed, elegant dining that features a European flair. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; Sunday brunch from 10:30am-2pm. $$ D ( SCAMPI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFE » 1057 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.927.1887.

Italian and Greek cuisine in a setting recently redecorated for romance. 11am2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9pm Wed.-Thu.; 5:30pm-9:30pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D (

TERRA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL » 2973 Crockett St., Fort Worth, 817.744.7485. A unique indoor/outdoor bar and perhaps the best hummus around. Classic Mediterranean dishes such as gyros and moussaka. 11am-2:30pm and 5pm-10pm, Mon.-Fri.; 11am-11pm, Sat.; 11am-9pm, Sun. $-$$ L D (

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A BUELO ' S » 1041 West I-20, 817.486.2622. The courtyard-inspired dining room at Abuelo's creates an elegant ambiance, but the prices are reasonable and suitable for a casual night out. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D (✹

CHUY'S » 4001 Bagpiper Way, Ste. 199, 817. 557.2489. The colorful and inviting atmosphere of Chuy's allows anyone to make themselves right at home. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D T ✹

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ESPARZA’S » 124 E. Worth St., 817.481.4668. Located in a 19th-century home in historic downtown Grapevine, this quaint little restaurant serves Tex-Mex favorites. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ L D ✹

LA HACIENDA RANCH » 5250 Hwy. 121, Colleyville, 817.318.7500. Mexican food is the fare, and the grilled steaks are excellent. Don’t forget the fajitas. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D

RIO MAMBO » 5150 Hwy. 121, 817.354.3124. Salad takes a new twist alongside standard Tex-Mex favorites, with the Los Cabos, a Mexican cobb salad of sorts with chicken, avocado and bleu cheese. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

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ANTHONY’S » 2400 Meacham Blvd., 817.378.9005. The Santa Fe-style Mexican cuisine features red and green chile enchiladas, fajitas, seafood and more, as well as a great selection of beer, wine and margaritas. 7am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9pm Wed.-Sat. $ L D ✹

BAKER ST. PUB & GRILL » 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.9772. British-themed pub with a menu that offers shepherd’s pie and Scotch egg with good chutney. 11am2am daily. $-$$ L D ( ✹

BENITO’S RESTAURANT » 1450 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.332.8633. Other location: 2516 N.E. 28th St., 817.740.1679. Authentic Mexican fare with some Tex-Mex mixed in. Great weekend breakfast, as well. 10am9pm Mon.-Thur., 10am-2am Fri.-Sat., 11am-9pm Sun. $$ L D

CABO GRANDE » 115 W. 2nd St., 817.348.8226. Good service plus Mexican dishes in a festive atmosphere. Enjoy ribs, snapper and fajitas outside on the patio. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

CANTINA LAREDO » 530 Throckmorton St., 817.810.0773. Start with the top-shelf guacamole and move on to the Enchiladas de Mole. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. $-$$ L D T ( ✹

CHIMY’S CERVECERIA » 1053 Foch St., 817.348.8888. Famous for its nachos and addictive margaritas, this place is a musttry for all Tex-Mex lovers. 11am-midnight Mon.-Sat. $ L D ✹

CHIPOTLE » 3050 S. Hulen St., 817.735.8355. Other locations: 3000 W. 7th St., 817.348.8530. 4484 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.735.4506. 1312 W. Pipeline Rd., 817.595.3875. 3010 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.4745. Standard Mexican tacos and burritos. Everything is made to order while you watch. 11am-10pm daily. $ L D ✹

DOS GRINGOS » 1015 S. University Dr., 817.338.9393. The name says it all. The Tex-Mex menu is top fare in a setting that appeals to the Cultural District crowd. Their margaritas are the largest in town! 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D ( ✹

EL FENIX » 6391 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.5584. More than 80 years ago, the Martinez Family pioneered what is now internationally known as the Tex-Mex food phenomenon, but they also offer many traditional Mexican food dishes that are popular south of the border. 11am-10pm daily. $ L D (

EL RANCHO GRANDE » 1400 N. Main St., 817.624.9206. Fresh tortillas and chips and salsa are made from scratch daily, and the eatery is housed in a beautiful vintage 1918 restored building on the north side of Fort Worth. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ L D (

ESPERANZA’S MEXICAN BAKERY & CAFE » 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770 B L D ( ✹ Other location: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848 B L D ( The southof-the-border fare draws neighborhood families and downtowners alike because of the friendly surroundings. Bakery: 6am7pm daily; Cafe: 6:30am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 6:30am-7pm Sat.-Sun.; 6:30am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-5:30pm Sat.-Sun. Hemphill. $

FERNANDEZ CAFE » 4220 W. Vickery Blvd., 817.377.2652. This family-friendly Mexican eatery offers a low-fat selection of food on its menu. 6:30am-2pm daily.

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FIESTA » 3233 Hemphill St., 817.923.6941. Twenty five years in one location with the original owners. Some employees have even been here for 23 years! The brightly colored lights make for a nice ambiance. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.

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FUZZY’S TACO SHOP » 2917 W. Berry St., 817.924.7943. Other Locations: 2719 Race St., 817.831.TACO. 5710 Rufe Snow, 817.465.3899. 510 East Abram, Arlington, 817.265.8226. The favorites for late nights are tacos, big burritos, great enchiladas and beer. A TCU student hot spot. 7am-midnight Mon.-Wed.; 7am-1am Thur.; 7am-3am Fri. & Sat.; 7am-10pm Sun. $ B L D ✹

JOE T. GARCIA’S » 2201 N. Commerce, 817.626.4356. Family-owned and -operated for three generations, Joe T.’s is a must for outside dining. Pick one of two menu choices (enchiladas or fajitas) and feast in one of the courtyards or in the fiesta gardens. Beware: The weekend rush will keep you in line for a table, but it’s well worth the wait. Cash only. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$ L D ( ✹ LA FAMILIA » 841 Foch St., 817.870.2002. Family-owned and -operated restaurant. Lunch specials are served six days a week. Good service and great Tex-Mex are served up here in large portions. 11am10pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat. $ L D

LA PLAYA MAYA » 6209 Sunset Dr., 817.738.3329. Other locations: 1540 N. Main St., 817.624.8411. 3200 Hemphill St., 817.924.0698. Traditional Tex-Mex is well done, but the seafood is better. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $ L D ( ✹

LOS MOLCAJETES » 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. Here, you have a tremendous amount to choose from, including various enchiladas, tostadas, fajitas, chimichangas, combination platters and a sampler platter for the lunch crowd. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ L D

LOS VAqUEROS » 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511. Other Location: 2880 W. Berry St., 817.769.3070.11am-11pm Mon.Fri.; 11 am-midnight Sat. $ L D ✹ Located across from Billy Bob’s Texas, this northside favorite is a great place for inexpensive, but absolutely delicious, Tex-Mex. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am3pm Sun. $ L D ✹

MAMBO’S » 1010 Houston St. in the Park Central Hotel, 817.336.3124. A downtown favorite. Mambo’s famous tacos and incredible margaritas will keep you going back for more. Late-night dining at its best. 11am- 2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-midnight Tue.Thu.; 5pm-2am Fri.-Sat. $ L D ✹

MI COCINA » 509 Main St., 817.877.3600 L D ✹ Other location: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444 L D A favorite all over the Metroplex. Nachos locos, chicken con hongos, mongo goodo and the famous Mambo Taxi that may make you "looso drunko." Easygoing cantina atmosphere. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $

OLD RIP'S TEX MEX » 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.207.0777. Named for a Texas lizard legend, Old Rip's is Tex-Mex at its finest. 7:30 am-9:30 pm daily (open later for private parties or if there is a crowd). $-$$ B L D (✹

THE ORIGINAL » 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226. Fort Worth’s oldest Mexican restaurant offers all of the traditional favorites such as warm flautas and homemade tamales in a warm, family-friendly setting. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ L D (

PACO & J OHN » 1116 8th Ave., 817.810.0032. Known for its authentic Latin cuisine, Paco & John offers much more, such as their Cuban press or the salmon enchiladas. Breakfast/Lunch hours: 7:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-2pm Sat.; Dinner hours: 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Sat. $$ B L D ✹

PAPPASITO’S CANTINA » 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535. Next door to Pappadeaux, this restaurant draws large crowds with generous helpings of Tex-Mex food. The quality is the best, the portions are huge, and the service is impeccable. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ all locations

P ULIDOS » 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. Other locations: 2900 Pulido St., 817.732.7571. 4924 Old Benbrook Rd., 817.731.4241. Classic Mexican restaurant offering everything from enchiladas to crispy tacos. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D ( ✹

RIVERA’S MEXICAN GRILL AND MARKET » 900 SH 183, White Settlement, Fort Worth, 817.367.0109. Richard and Dresden Rivera have made a name for themselves as caterers and bring those dishes and others to this restaurant in the Ridgmar Farmers Market Building. 7am-9pm, Mon.Thu.; 7am-10pm, Fri.; 7am-11pm, Sat.; 9am-5pm, Sun. $-$$ B L D

RED C ACTUS RESTAURANT » 3005 S. University Dr., 817.927.2933. Located across the street from TCU campus, Red Cactus supplies counter-service burritos, tacos and breakfasts to the local college crowd. They describe their cuisine as freshMex. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $ B L D ✹

RIO MAMBO » 6125 SW Loop 820,

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817.423.3124. Salad takes a new twist alongside standard Tex-Mex favorites, with the Los Cabos, a Mexican cobb salad of sorts with chicken, avocado and bleu cheese. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

TRES JOSES COCINA MEXICANA » 4004 White Settlement Rd., 817.763.0456. Decidedly creative menu with a range of choices, from chargrilled chicken breast to grilled shrimp, fancy tamales stuffed with sirloin and topped with tomatillo salsa. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; Closed Mon. $$ B L D ( UNCLE JULIO’S » 5301 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.2777. A West Fort Worth cult eatery, and it’s easy to see why. This national chain has blended the best parts of Southwestern cuisine with Mex and Tex-Mex, giving guests a flavorful dining experience. 11am-10:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

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MI ChULA’S » 1431 Southlake Blvd., Ste. 551, 817.756.6920. Featuring popular Mexican dishes, Mi Chula's has adapted classic recipes to offer guests a menu with a flavor all its own. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu.; 11am9:30pm Fri. & Sat. $$ L D ✹

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LOS VAq UERO S » 4971 E. I-20N, 817.441.1551. Sister restaurant to Los Vaqueros in the Stockyards, this has the same menu with a more laid-back, familyfriendly atmosphere. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. $-$$ L D ( ✹ seafood

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FISh CIT y gRILL » 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., 817.465.0001. This casual restaurant offers tasty treats from the sea at tasty prices. Try the blue crab stuffed mushrooms or the Fish City sandwich. 11am-10pm Mon.- Thu.; 11am–11pm Fri.Sat.; 11am- 9pm Sun. $-$$ L D ✹

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DADDy JACk’S » 353 Throckmorton St., 817.332.2477. The attentive servers and the expertly cooked dishes make for a wonderful dining experience. 11am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm11pm Fri. & Sat. $$ L D T ( ✹

EDDIE V’S » 3100 W. 7th St. 817.336.8000. Diners can expect an award-winning menu with selections that are flown in daily, as well as an extensive wine list offering American and European vintages. Open daily at 4pm. $$$$ D T (✹

J&J OySTER BAR » 612 N. University Dr., 817.335.2756. The Oyster bar is the best place where locals go for oysters, scallops and the best seafood gumbo in town. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ L D ✹

LONE STAR OySTER BAR » 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.370.0030. Seafood lovers shouldn’t leave this place without trying the tasty oysters. 11am-2am Tue.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun.-Mon. $ L D ( ✹

PAPPADEAUX » 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. Basic New Orleans-themed chain, but hardly pedestrian on the palate. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹

RAZZOO’S » 318 Main St. in Sundance Square, 817.429.7009. Other location: 4700 Bryant Irvin Rd. in Cityview, 817.292.8584. Why go to Mardi Gras when you’ve got Razzoo’s at home? 11am-11pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ✹

ROC k FIS h » 3050 S. Hulen St., 817.738.3474. A seafood lover’s paradise in a good people-watching place. Tender pastas complement all the seafood choices, and the raspberry margarita is too tasty for words. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ✹

ZEkE’S FISh & ChIPS » 5920 Curzon Ave., 817.731.3321. This Fort Worth staple serves up something different than the Southern battered fish fry. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. $ L D ✹

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FISh CIT y gRILL » 2750 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.748.0456. Try the blue crab stuffed mushrooms or the Fish city sandwich. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11pm11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$ L D (✹

TRULUCk’S SEAFOOD, STEAk & CRAB hOUSE » 1420 Plaza Pl., 817.912.0500. It’s all about the fresh seafood and tender crab at Truluck’s which features a weekly changing menu. 5pm-10pm daily. $$$ D T (

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FISh CREEk » 4899 E. I-20., 817.441.1746. This casual restaurant offers some of the best seafood in the area. 4pm-9pm Mon.Thur.; 4pm-10pm Fri.; 4pm-9pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ L D (✹ southwest

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BLUE MESA BAR & gRILL » 1600 S. University Dr., 817.332.6372 L D ( ✹ Other Location: 1586 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817.416.0055 L D ✹ Escape Tex-Mex fever and opt for superb Southwestern cuisine in this favorite University Park Village haunt. Fort Worth: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am10pm Sun.; Southlake: 11am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 9am-9:30pm Sun. $$

BONNELL’S FINE TEXAS CUISINE » 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.738.5489. Wonderful Texas game dishes, fresh grilled seafood, steaks and chops. Something for every taste, like the grilled trout with mango salsa. Dinner Hours 5:30pm9:30pm Tue.-Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $$$ L D (

gRADy'S RESTAURANT» 2443 Forest Park Blvd., 817.922.9980. Grady Spears does it again with his latest restaurant venture. Grady's serves up cowboy dishes with a twist. 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat. $$$ D (

LANNy’S ALTA COCINA MEXICANA » 3405 W. 7th St., 817.850.9996. Don’t go in expecting traditional enchiladas and tacos. Instead, enjoy multiple courses of nouvelle Mexican cuisine from a fourth-generation member of the Joe T. Garcia family. Lunch: 11am-2pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri. & Sat. $$$ L D ( ✹

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» 2406 N. Main St., 817.740.8810. Chef/ owner Tim Love has brought together a collection of dishes that reflects the spirit of food from the traditional and new Southwest. 11:30am-2:30pm Tue.-Sat.; 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$ L T ( ✹

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ChILE BAR » 3413 W. 7th St., 817.877.3413. Michaels Restaurant & Ancho Chile Bar serves up contemporary Southwestern cuisine, a comfortable atmosphere and an extensive list of fine wines. 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 5:30pm-11pm Thur.-Sat. Chile Bar hours: 11am-11pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-1am Thu.Fri.; 5pm-1am Sat. $ L D ( ✹ REATA » 310 Houston St., 817.336.1009. A

garden bar three stories above downtown and two stories of dining make this one of the most popular tickets in Fort Worth. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10:30pm daily. $$ L D T ( ✹

TILLMAN'S ROADhOUSE » 2933 Crockett St., 817.850.9255. This update on the classic Texas roadhouse offers really good food, drinks and music in an inviting atmosphere. 11 am-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-2pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-11pm Sun. $$$ L D (✹

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MAC’S STEAkS & SEAFOOD » Arlington: 6077 I-20 W., 817.572.0541. Fort Worth: 2600 W. 7th St., Ste. 153, 817.332.6227. Colleyville: 5120 Hwy. 121, 817.318.6227. Trendy but casual pub featuring steaks and seafood. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 3pm-10pm Sun. $-$$ L D (

TRAIL DUST STEAk hOUSE » 2300 E. Lamar Ave., 817.640.6411. The large and lively atmosphere make this a good place for a night out with the family. 11am-10pm Daily. $$$ L D ( ✹

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BAILEy'S PRIME PLUS » 2901 Crockett St., 817.870.1100. Bailey's offers exceptional steakhouse cuisine including both dry- and wet-aged steaks, seafood dishes and outstanding desserts. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Bar stays open until 1am Fri. and Sat. $$$ L D ( BOB’S STEAk AND ChOP hOUSE » 1300 Houston St., 817.350.4100. One of the top steak houses in the country, Bob’s Steak and Chop House, has come to Fort Worth and is located inside of the Omni Fort Worth Hotel. 5-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5-11pm Fri. and Sat.; Closed Sun. $$$$ D T (

CATTLEMEN’S STEAk hOUSE » 2458 N. Main St., 817.624.3945. In the Stockyards since 1947, Cattlemen’s is a beef institution where you choose your steak from the glass butcher case. 11am-10:30pm Mon.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 1pm-9pm Sun. $$$ L D (

DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAgLE STEAkhOUSE » 812 Main St., 817.877.3999. A Fort Worth/Dallas legend. The meat is great, and so is the service. Don’t hesitate to try the fish or the mock turtle soup made with beef and sherry. 5pm-10pm Mon.Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9pm Sun. $$$ D T (

gRACE RESTAURANT » 777 Main St., 817.877.3388. With fresh, bold flavors and high-quality ingredients, Grace serves modern American classics on its proteindriven menu. 5:30pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. Bar Hours 4pm11pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-midnight Fri.; 5:30pm-midnight Sat. $$$$ D T ( ✹ h3 RANCh » 109 E. Exchange Ave., 817.624.1246. The bunkhouse feel lends a special Stockyards flavor to roast pork Southern-style, and be sure to try a gooey caramely dessert served in a skillet or a flaming steak with 150-proof fuel. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 9am-11pm Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$$ L D T (

hOFFBRAU » 1712 S. University Dr., 817.870.1952. A relaxed setting that serves up good steaks, chargrilled pork chops, bacon-wrapped shrimp, fried pickles and banana pudding. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ L D ( ✹ ThE kEg STEAkhOUSE & BAR » 5760 SW Loop 820, 817.731.3534. Other locations: 4001 Arlington Heights Blvd., #101, Arlington, 817.465.3700. The fireplace makes it cozy, but the food makes it bet-

ter, especially the oddball, round “baseball steak.” Fort Worth: 4pm-midnight Mon.Thur.; 4pm-1am Fri. & Sat.; 4pm-11pm Sun. Arlington: 11am-10pm Sun. $$$ D ( LAMBERT’S » 2731 White Settlement Rd., 817.882.1161. Lambert’s serves bold ranch cuisine in a big city setting. Enjoy country cooking and live music on Friday and Saturday nights. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $$ D T ( ✹

MERCURy ChOP hOUSE » 301 Main St., 817.336.4129. The menu is the only way to describe this place of beef tenderloin Oscar, Dijon-crusted pork chops, truffled polenta and halibut over a roux of Kalamata olives and Roma tomatoes. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sun.Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $$$ B L D T ( ✹

M&M STEAkhOUSE » 1106 N.W. 28th St., 817.624.0612. This restaurant may be small, but the steaks sure aren’t. Try one of these huge slabs of meat smothered in a garlic sauce. The food is excellent. Cash only. 5pm-11pm Tue.-Sat. $$ D ( RISC ky ’S STEA kh OUSE » 120 E. Exchange Ave., 817.624.4800. A true Old West décor serving Texas-size steaks of certified Angus beef. 11am-9pm Sun.Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ L D (

R UT h’ S Ch RIS » 813 Main St., 817.348.0080. Ruth’s Chris famous steaks are seared to perfection at 1800 degrees and topped with fresh butter so they sizzle all the way to your table. 5pm-10 pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9:30 pm Sun. $$$ D T (

ShULA’S 347 » Sheraton Hotel, 1701 Commerce St., 817.870.2700. Named after Hall of Fame football coach Don Shula, this high-end steakhouse with a sporty flair offers everything from salads to burgers to its famous Shula Cut steaks. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30 am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ B L D T (

SILVER FOX STEAkhOUSE » 1651 S. University Dr., 817.332.9060. Other location: 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine, 817.329.6995. Prime veal, steak salads and off-the-cob cream corn are a few of the favorites on this menu of upscale Western chophouse fare. 4pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$ D T (

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BUFFALO gAP STEAkhOUSE AND CANTINA » 1470 Hwy. 377, 817.573.4472. Buffalo Gap offers live music to go with their fine sirloins and ribeyes. 11am-10pm daily. $$ L D ✹

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J.R.’S STEAkhOUSE » 5400 Hwy. 121, 817.355.1414. J.R.’s draws a more casual crowd, but there is nothing casual about the food. You will also find live music nightly in the adjoining bar. 4pm-lounge; 5pm-10pm Mon.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$$ D T (

kIRBy’S STEAkhOUSE » 3305 E. Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.410.2221. A fine dining experience featuring prime-aged, bonein ribeye and pepper steak. 4:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 4:30pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$ D T (

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ThE WILD MUShROOM STEAk hOUSE AND LOUNgE » 1917 Martin Drive, 817.599.4935. Live piano music entertains guests as they enjoy their meals of perfectly grilled steaks, fresh salmon and much more. 5pm-9pm Mon. - Fri.; 5pm10pm Sat. $$-$$$$ D (

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Will Rogers Memorial Center, Round Up Inn

Benefiting Laura Leonard Hallum Neuroscience Center at Baylor All Saints Medical Center

Featured Speaker: Shirley Cothran Barret, PhD former Miss America, Author, Professional Speaker

Charlotte Robinson Chair :: Sarah Jarrett Vice Chair

Contact All Saints Health Foundation at 817.922.7707 or jill.caughron@baylorhealth.edu for additional information.

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Janet Bishop

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Mary Alice Brumley

Patsy Butler

Cyndi Cason

Kristen Coffee

Cheryl Conatser

Sarah Daniel

Monique Decker

Ann Fatheree

Linda Gaudin

Sarah Gentry

Nancy Herren

Debi Hicks

Christina Johnson

Louise Keffler

Lynn Kitchens

Cindy Leonard

Chrissie McCutchen

Alicia McDonald

Gay McKeever

Gayle O’Neal

Debbie Reynolds

Deidra Rice

Carolyn Roberts

Patricia Ryan

Melinda Teitelbaum

Lyle Thornton

Aerial View of Casino Beach

Adult Playground

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Photo courtesy of the Jack White Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library

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