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fresh vegetables — especially from your own garden — makes you feel good about life. by Judie Byrd
89Goodwill Improving life for those in need
92 PG Suggested Mayonnaise: It’s not the Miracle you think it is.
According to Heywood Apple knows where you are and where you’ve been. 96 Diners and Dives Finding happiness through animal rescue and a good burger
98Anchors Outtakes
You find inspiration where you are willing to look. by Garry Seith, CBS 11/TXA 21 Meteorologist
101Snapshots Behind the ropes and on the red carpet, the photos of the personalities and parties that have everyone talking
129fwevents From the must-see live concert to the highly esteemed art exhibit, a month of events worth checking out
137fwdish Culinary ventures in and around town
138 Now Open Black Rooster Bakery brings a little feeling of Europe to the Park Hill neighborhood.
142 Restaurant Review
Lucile’s Stateside Bistro occupies a landmark building and offers a landmark house dressing.
144 Dish Listings The most sought-after restaurant guide to navigate the area’s diverse dining options
152fwflashback The backstory behind the people and events that shaped our city
When my wife and i were first dating, i never saw her get upset. Before getting married, we went through the required pre-marriage counseling, and she was asked to give some examples of times when she gets disturbed and explain how she deals with it. i was amused when she told the counselor that traffic congestion sometimes makes her want to smash her cell phone through the window.
my wife is not alone. according to a 2009 survey, fort worth-dallas ranks as the second-worst place for road rage among major metro areas. Only drivers in new york rank higher. it’s not surprising that so many people in tarrant and surrounding counties are giving up their long commutes for the convenience of lock-and-leave living in and around downtown fort worth.
despite the fact that 144 unsold units at montgomery Plaza were posted for foreclosure in January, condominium and townhome sales in fort worth are trending upward. according to data reported from the north texas real e state information system’s m L s, more than twice as many new units have been sold in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. t he obvious reason is price. t here is a better mix of low-priced units. t he median sales price per square foot of properties sold in downtown fort worth from 2007 to 2010 was $222. t he median sales price in the first quarter of 2011 was $167 per square foot. w hen looking at the stats over the last four years, there is no question that the market was top-heavy. t here were simply too many luxury units and too few affordable ones. t he high prices were a natural consequence of the downtown building boom.
in the first quarter of 2011, lower-priced downtown condos (under $250,000) outsold the expensive ones (more than $450,000) by almost 4-to-1. t he fact that the expensive units are selling, however, is a good sign. it seems the market has finally leveled out.
referring back to that pre-marital counseling session regarding traffic frustrations, my wife and i live in a ledo and commute to work each day. w hen i was writing this publisher’s note, the 1960s Green Acres t V show kept coming to mind. so, here’s my local version from my wife’s perspective. “downtown is where i’d rather stay. i get allergic smelling hay. i just adore a penthouse view. dah-ling i love you but give me samuels avenue.” Unlike ed a lbert who moved eva gabor to green acres, my wife and i now have a unit at Villa de Leon. (we did keep the house and green acres in a ledo.)
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Loved Jody Dean’s article about the Westcliff area
(See Diners and Dives, June 2011, page 94). That and South Hills are my stomping grounds. I know very well the areas he talks about, plus some he may not remember! It’s great when you get puzzled looks when you mention Seminary South, or TCJC or Monnig’s department store.
Susan Taylor Eurto, Fort Worth
Thank you very much for helping spread Sarah’s legacy and message of saving lives (See: UpClose, May 2011, page 82). I don’t have the words to adequately express my sincere appreciation. Editor Paul Harral was very professional, sensitive and insightful with our interview. I hope Fort Worth, Texas readers read the article and will think about what they can do to make their schools heart-safe.
—Laura Friend, Project ADAM Texas Coordinator
As a longtime Fort Worthbased writer, Alison Rich has witnessed firsthand the impressive evolution of our fair city into the attentiongetting town that it is today. She writes about urban living, beginning on page 40. “In doing this story,” Alison says, “what I found most compelling is that when residents trade the time-consuming upkeep that comes with owning a traditional home for the so-called ‘lock-and-leave’ lifestyle that is part and parcel to urban living, they actually end up upsizing their lives in immeasurable ways.”
Intern Sammy Key is from Tulsa, Okla., but turned Texan to attend TCU where she is double majoring in her two favorite subjects, Spanish and English. She graduates in May and would like to remain in Fort Worth. Her dream job? Photojournalist for National Geographic During a normal school week, she is mostly consumed with reading and writing for her English classes and stimulating the Starbucks’ economy. This month, she handled our book reviews for us.
edited for length and clarity.
Be sure to check out the next edition of FYI Fort Worth, the monthly TV show from Fort Worth, Texas magazine. Emmy Award-winning local personality Scott Murray and co-host Amanda Mazey will take you behind the scenes of what’s happening in and around Fort Worth.
This month, see what was cooking at this year’s Top Chef competition and who took home the crown for 2011.
Go bowling at Cowboys Stadium or check out the brand new underwater wonderland at the Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine. Also, go behind the velvet ropes at the celebration for the area’s top dentists and watch as Amanda takes you through the Dream Home as it nears completion.
Catch all this and some surprises, Aug. 7. The show airs at 10:30 a.m. the first Sunday of every month on TXA 21. If you miss it, visit the fwtx.com home page and select FYI Fort Worth TV.
2011 Culinary Awards. OK, foodies — now is your chance to reward your favorite places to eat by nomi-
nating them for listing in the 2011 Fort Worth, Texas magazine Culinary Awards, scheduled for publication in November. New to the list this year: Beer Selection, Frozen Yogurt and the seemingly ubiquitous Mac and Cheese. To vote, visit fwtx.com and select the Culinary Awards icon. Balloting closes Aug. 17.
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Summer intern Christine Perrenot just graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural communications and journalism. She has written a children’s book that will be in stores this fall, and she hopes to continue writing books and working with magazines. Christine writes this month for our Goodwill section about two men recently recognized for heroic acts that prevented drownings in the Trinity River (page 91).
Kyle Whitecotton is working on an MFA in creative writing at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., and his residency changes so often it is difficult to say exactly where he lives at the moment, but it is safe to assume he is somewhere between Texas and Colorado. He graduated from Weatherford High School in 1998. As an intern, he’s become our heavy-duty travel writer. Check out his article on Seattle on page 22.
Summer intern Jennifer Retter is majoring in journalism with a minor in French at TCU. She’s a versatile reporter and writer. Witness her items scattered through the magazine from Wired In (beginning on page 13) to articles on Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment, 1910-1912, and the Fort Worth Symphony’s Great Performances Festival in Culture (beginning on page 24).
Staying connected with the latest local happenings
Some folks will do anything for money. like asking friends and supporters to step over the edge of the roof of the Xto Building at 714 main to raise money for downtown fort worth inc. projects such as the Jfk tribute, downtown marketing and social media programs, Burnett Park and heritage Park. mayor mike moncrief had already been over the edge for a promotion of the event back in april. But that was only 30 feet. on June 24, he took the big step — 26 stories down the face of the building. that’s impressive. But then he was dressed for the occasion. super frog, on the other hand, was, well, super frog. in costume. if that is a costume.
sometimes we think super frog is real.
“over the edge put a bright spotlight on downtown and generated the kind of publicity we were hoping for,” said dfwi President andy taft. “we’re planning to grow this as an annual event that will generate revenue for dfwi, awareness of our mission and emotional connections to downtown.”
Participants paid $1,000 to rappel down the side of the building in what is becoming a national fundraising craze. Besides the thrill, they got a commemorative photo, video and t-shirt. and the opportunity to check something off the bucket list. acrophobia perhaps? FWTX Staff
interested in improving walking convenience in fort worth? you might be interested to learn about walk! fort worth Pedestrian transportation Plan, which intends to make walking around the city safer and more convenient for residents. other benefits for the city include: cleaner air, healthier citizens and less congestion on streets. —Jennifer Retter
by Paul K. Harral
The inaugural national r eining h orse a ssociation c owtown classic later this month at the w ill rogers m emorial c enter brings another major competition to Fort worth’s collection of equestrian events.
t he 85-acre will rogers complex attracts more than 2 million visitors annually and has become a premier destination for national and international equestrian events.
t he nrha approves around 700 shows worldwide but has managed only four shows itself — two in the united states and two in europe. the cowtown classic becomes the nrha’s fifth show. the deal is for at least three years.
“Just in added money alone, we anticipate that this show will rank among the top 10 nrha-approved shows in the world,” said Dan wall, executive director of the oklahoma city–based nrha. “Because of the show’s unique offerings, we expect 600 horses to
make the trip to Fort worth with around 1,800 owners, trainers and family accompanying them.”
You may have noticed the construction around the will rogers, part of an ongoing expansion and facelift.
“t he new infrastructure that is being developed at the will is beginning to attract new events to Fort worth that might otherwise be held in competitive cities, thus bringing spending, hotel stays, restaurant visits, shopping and the other benefits of the equestrian tourism industry,” says Kirk slaughter, Fort worth’s public events director. “the new equestrian center, new horse stalls, covered exercise arenas and underground tunnels are being well-received in the equestrian market.”
reining is a judged event that demonstrates the athletic ability of a ranch horse over one of 12 approved patterns that include maneuvers such as small slow circles, large fast circles and 360-degree spins. sliding stops amid spraying dirt are the hallmark of the reining horse.
Dallas-Fort worth’s own news anchor Karen Borta went national in June. Borta, who anchors for cBs 11 in the metroplex, was chosen to co-host the women’s daytime talk show The Talk for a day during Julie chen’s absence. other chosen women included anchors from new York, los a ngeles, Boston and Philadelphia. Borta helped fill the missing slot by discussing contemporary issues with the other four hosts, all who are mothers. if you didn’t catch Borta on the June 28 episode of The Talk, which airs at 1 p.m. central time weekdays, you can always find the 2010 lone star emmy winner anchoring the cBs 11 news.— Jennifer Retter
THE u s opEn MAy BE HELD In BEtHEsDA, MD., but the tournament isn’t that far from home. If you look past hype about tiger Woods not playing this year and glance at the players’ hometowns, one in particular will stand out to you. Jason Day, who lives in Fort Worth, took home the second place title just behind champion Rory McIlroy. not bad for Day’s first u s open!
As the only player to crack the top five at
both the Masters and the u s open, up-andcomer Day has reached no. 9 in the World Golf Rankings. the u s open helped Day gain recognition from fellow golfers, but the 23-year-old still has a long career left. Day made his debut just last year at the British open, where he tied for 60th place.
We hope you also cheered on your fellow Fort Worth resident at the British open in July!
—Jennifer Retter
At 715 pounDs, what’s a former football player to do? Following Fort Worth resident James Garrison’s knee injury that ended his football career, he began gaining weight. After ballooning to more than 700 pounds, Garrison decided to take matters into his own hands and wrote a letter to Chris powell of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition
other north texans suffered the same problems as Garrison and made it to the show. staci Bridwell and Krista McFall, both from Haslet, were to appear on the show at the end of July. Both women recognized their weight was getting out of control and, like Garrison, decided to reach out for help. powell works with one client for 365 days on the show, hoping to get clients healthy and fit once again. Interested in watching north texans transform themselves for the better? Look for Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition on Monday nights. —Jennifer Retter
La Piazza keeps its upscale image by moving to a more upscale location this September. The new La Piazza will be at Bledsoe Street, diagonally across from Ranch Oaks Farms sandwich and lunch café. The same dress code still applies, but casual dress may be allowed on the patio. Previously located on South University Drive near TCU, the ristorante struggled with generating business amongst nearby college-centered shops and restaurants. La Piazza closed its doors on University on July 31.
Looking for a new place to try in Arlington instead? Home-cooking Buttermilk Café opened in mid-July at 404 N. Collins St.
Baylor Health Care System and Texas Oncology intend to build a radiation treatment facility in North Texas for proton therapy near both airports. Proton beams focus energy on the tumor while other types of therapy target all the tissue in their path. The proton therapy facility will be the 10th in the nation and the second in the state.
Bedford-based St. Vincent’s School will open a new high school this fall. The new private college preparatory school plans to provide education in a Christian environment for its small classes. St. Vincent’s hopes to defy recent national statistics; private school enrollment dropped in the past decade, and local Glenview Christian closed its door due to low enrollment.
Austin’s South Congress atmosphere takes a chance in Fort Worth, one taco truck at a time. Austin original YES! Taco made its debut in Fort Worth this summer outside Sineca Studios at West Magnolia Avenue. Two Acton School of Business students started the venture in a repurposed FedEx truck called Dolly, which they tote around selling more than just tacos. If you don’t like tacos, their self-described “best vegan black beans legally available” are worth a try.
Almost 60 years after its opening under the Eisenhower administration, Dairy Twin closes its doors in Burleson. Old fans of the burger drive-in related it to the ’50s eatery in the TV show Happy Days, back when Dairy Twin charged 15 cents for a burger. The burger joint was known for its bacon burgers, Coke-flavored shaved ice, and sweet fountain drinks. Owner Ronnie Johnson said he plans to re-enter the restaurant business at some point in the future.
Also closing its doors is Mac’s on 7th. The restaurant known for its eclectic menu of steaks and seafood with a Southwestern/Cajun flair shut down in June. Mac’s was one of the first full-service restaurants to open in Montgomery Plaza and had all the ingredients for success, however sales were not high enough to keep the restaurant running.
—Jennifer Retter
Your definitive guide to living well
FROM THE FAMED SPACE NEEDLE TO PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET, where employees throw fish to each other while filling customer orders, to the original Starbucks Coffee shop, Seattle is a city with something for everyone. The city is tucked between Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains with a skyline set against the snowy backdrop of Mount Rainier. And since Washington State boasts the largest ferry system in the U.S., a ferry ride is essential. Particularly attractive right now to those of us in Texas, the climate is mild with summer highs that rarely move outside the 70s. For more, turn to page 22.
by Gail Bennison
‘‘As migrainers, we spend a lot of time in dark closets,” said fort worth photographer and artist kathy suder. “i’ve spent a lot of time over the years terrified i would die from this affliction — and all my children would remember was this creepy mom that was always in that dark room in bed and people were always telling them to be quiet. i feel like there’s a monster living inside my brain.”
suder, like more than 30 million people in the United states, suffers from migraines, a disease that can be chronic and incapacitating. pain is throbbing and pounding and typically extreme. migraine attacks can cause pain for days and be so severe that all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down. some migraines are preceded or accompanied by sensory warning symptoms (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in an arm or leg.
a migraine is not at all like a headache,
suder said.
“it’s not an ache. it’s like having lightning strikes going off in your brain. it is completely disorienting. it’s having huge bouts of nausea, and when you try to hold back the vomiting, it makes it worse. everything is in zigzags,” she said.
dr. william mcintosh, a neurologist and associate professor of internal medicine at the University of north texas Health science center in fort worth, has treated migraine patients for more than 30 years.
“the patient is frequently incapacitated during a migraine attack,” he said. “the migraine is often associated with nausea, vomiting, intolerance of light, noise and movements.”
only 20 percent of migraine sufferers experience the typical auras — numbness, tingling, language disturbance and visual disturbance the classical neurological symptoms. eighty percent are without auras, mcintosh said. we don’t know the cause of migraine exact-
ly. we do know that it’s a genetic disorder. one of the common triggers is hormones, but it’s not the cause. Before puberty, migraines are equal in girls and boys. a fter puberty, migraines become five times more common in females than males. after menopause, it goes back to the same frequency.
“migraines are probably inherited just like brown eyes or blue eyes,” mcintosh said. “if you suffer with migraines, your offspring have a 50-50 chance of having migraine.”
there is no known cure. the decisions that go into what treatment is best differ based on age, gender and frequency.
mcintosh said if a person has more than five migraines a month, he suggests considering preventative therapy. “if you only have migraines once a month, you might want to take abortive therapy to knock out the migraine,” he said. triptans are a class of drugs that are a very specific migraine-abortive therapy, and they’ve been available for about 20 years.
most migraine research is funded by the pharmaceutical industry. even though migraine is one of the most common causes of missed work, missed school and lost productivity, there’s very little government-sponsored research.
“it’s not a disease that kills you, so it doesn’t get as much attention as cancer and aids, but it’s certainly a disabling disorder,” mcintosh said. “i have seen professional athletes playing in nfl championships who are behind a bench vomiting with a migraine instead of playing the game.”
mcintosh emphasized that people do not cause their own migraines, but there are certain triggers, and if the triggers are identified, the migraines can be reduced.
“some are triggered by alcohol, meat, yogurt, chocolate a variety of food stuff, but it’s not the same for everyone,” he said. “certain people are very sensitive to sleep deprivation. exercise, diet, adequate sleep, and staying healthy in general are all important factors.”
suder still has migraines but is taking less medication these days and not living like a hermit.
“somehow this disease and i are going to have to find a way to co-exist. so when i emerge from that dark place, i celebrate,” she said. “i take advantage of the days i’m feeling good. i became the captain of my own ship.”
Seattle is a city with something for everyone.
by Kyle Whitecotton
Tucked between Puget Sound and the caScade MountainS with a skyline set against the snowy backdrop of Mount Rainier, Seattle, wash., is a destination for all. w hether you favor the wild outdoors, local cuisine, or metropolitan culture and aesthetics, you will find something special in this extraordinary city of the Pacific northwest.
the region’s mild climate makes for subtle seasonal weather and less rainfall than most visitors expect. average winter temperatures remain in the upper 30s while summer highs rarely break out of the 70s. Seattle rainfall ranks well behind that of Miami, b oston, atlanta and new York, so forgo packing the heavy-duty rain gear. Seattle’s rainiest months are november through February with december dropping the most precipitation at an average of 6 inches.
Favorable weather serves only to enhance one of Seattle’s most popular tourist destinations, Pike Place Market. t his nine-acre public market was founded in 1907 as a farm-
ers’ market and still hosts nearly 100 local farmers. however, there are more than fruits and vegetables at Pike Place. k nown as “the Soul of Seattle,” the market houses more than 200 year-round businesses, hundreds of street performers and musicians, and some 300 apartments.
a mong the unique sites in the market is the famed Pike Place Fish Market, where employees throw fish to each other while filling customer orders. a nd at 1912 Pike Place stands the original Starbucks c offee shop. the store, opened in 1971, retains its original appearance and still features the company’s earliest logo on the sign.
a nother popular tourist destination is Seattle’s Space needle. Just a short 41-second elevator trip 520 feet up to the o deck reveals a broad view unsurpassed anywhere in the city. in addition to an exceptional view of downtown Seattle and elliot bay, the top of Space needle offers great panoramas of snow-capped Mount Rainier, the cascade Mountains and the olympic Mountain Range. if time allows,
stay and eat at the rotating Sky city Restaurant, where you can observe all 360 degrees while sitting at your table.
washington State boasts the largest ferry system in the u.S., so a ferry ride is essential to any Seattle vacation. Start at the Seattle ferry docks on the downtown waterfront and hitch a ride across Puget Sound to bainbridge island, bremerton and Vashon island.
if a harbor tour by-way of cruise ship is more your style, check out a rgosy cruises. t his family-owned company offers private and public tours of Puget Sound including trips to tillicum Village and lunch, brunch or dinner cruises of elliot bay.
Venture beyond the ferries and the cruises with one of the many whale-watching outfits in the area. t he San Juan islands, 90 miles north of Seattle, offer some of the best whale watching in the Pacific northwest. t he San Juans are home to orca whales, porpoises, seals, sea lions, bald eagles and a host of local wildlife.
depart the beaten path for a while and see the city from a local’s perspective. Seattle by Foot offers entertaining and scenic guided walking tours of the “nooks and crannies” of Seattle. t hey have four tours from which to choose: the Seattle coffee crawl, the Scenic emerald city tour, the Seattle Pub crawl, and Funky Fremont. but why limit yourself to just one? each is sure to entertain and enlighten in its own way.
Seattle is home to some of the northwest’s finest hotels, inns and b & b s. t he Shafer baillie Mansion in east Seattle, for example,
is a 14,000-square-foot Tudor Revival mansion built in 1914. One block from Volunteer Park, the mansion stands in the heart of the city. A three-mile radius around the mansion encompasses Pike Place Market, Seattle Center, museums, music and theater venues, and a crowd of Seattle hot spots.
Chelsea Station Inn near Seattle’s Fremont district offers four sizeable suites from which to choose. Each suite has its own living room, dining room, fully-stocked kitchenette, and a large master bedroom. The inn is located near the award-winning Woodland Park Zoo and only a few blocks from the beautiful Green Lake Park.
In West Seattle, with views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and the nottoo-distant lights of downtown Seattle, Villa Heidelberg is a picturesque B&B offering old-world charm nestled within a cozy, quiet setting. In the morning, take your gourmet breakfast out onto the wrap-a-round porch and watch the ferries pass in the distance. Later, head down to the sands of Alki Beach— Seattle’s only saltwater beach—for some fun in the sun. Then hit up one of West Seattle’s waterfront restaurants while shopping and sightseeing.
With a host of exceptional attractions scattered across the city, adventures waiting beyond the shores, and a multitude of inviting accommodations from which to choose, Seattle is certainly a city with something for everyone. The only obstacle in this getaway might be finding enough time for everything.
by Paul K. Harral
Longtime Fort Worth Symphony preSident Ann KoonSmAn retired July 31. We’ve been here before — she retired in 2004 only to return two years later at the request of the symphony board.
“not everybody finds their work,” she said in a recent interview. “And i did, and it was at a very early age in high school. i’ve always been extremely passionate about music, and then it translated into symphonic music. it’s just been a joy to work in a field i love and to help make things happen.”
She was recognized early as having great potential as a violinist growing up in Fort Worth and through her time at tCu and later earning her master’s degree at texas tech. She played with the Fort Worth orchestra but also
took a position funded by the Junior league and that later led her into the no. 1 job.
thirty years — even in two stints — is almost unheard of in this kind of position.
“my legacy, if there is one, is the current quality and stability of the FWSo,” she said. “We have a top-notch board of directors, a talented team of professionals on the staff, brilliant musicians, a fabulous hall.”
She leaves with some degree of disappointment, fearing that some take the progress over the years for granted and assume that there always will be an outpouring of public support.
“it really doesn’t work that way, in my opinion,” Koonsman said. “people don’t just start throwing support your way just because you’re wonderful.”
the symphony is fortunate to have had and still have very dedicated patrons among the city’s prominent people.
“people assume the rich or a handful of rich will take care of us. And they do support us very generously, but they can’t be expected to do it all,” she said.
“We’re in an enviable position,” Koonsman said. “i can’t name many orchestras in the country that have been in the black, remain in the black, without a crisis, for decades.”
let’s hope it remains that way. But it will take a village.
The Kimbell Art Museum houses a puzzling new exhibition this summer.
by Jennifer Retter
Living minutes away from some of the nation’s best museums gives Fort Worth residents no excuse to skip out on cultural education. This August, the Kimbell Art Museum displays the work of two of time’s most famous artists in an exhibition titled Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment, 1910-1912.
The Kimbell partnered with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to bring the new exhibition project together to showcase at both museum locations. Art fans will recognize Picasso and Braque as the first-ever exhibition to dwell on analytic cubism paintings from the two artists.
Eik Kahng, Chief Curator of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, developed the show idea by accident. She found a beautiful Braque oval canvas in Santa Barbara and then fought location and funding constraints to bring the idea full circle to a traveling exhibition. The brainchild of Kahng, featuring 16 paintings and 20 works on paper, is on display at the Kimbell this May through Aug. 21 and will move to California in September.
Picasso and Braque is not the kind of exhibition one looks at to see the pretty colors swirling together on a canvas. Analytic cubism exists for the puzzle solvers at heart. The artists intend to create a pictorial puzzle, hiding “clues” in the art that leads viewers to certain conclusions. For example, one may pick up clues like a pipe, a bottle, and a musical instrument, leading him to believe the painting focuses on a fast, modern world of drinking and smoking. However, things never fully add up in analytic cubism paintings. The artists deliberately lead the viewer down a path of clues in a spirit of parody and play.
Art historian and author John Golding wrote that analytic cubism often puzzles viewers. “I continue to enjoy looking at Cubist pictures as much as I ever did, but I have come increasingly to realize that I do not really understand them, and I am not sure that anyone else does either,” Golding wrote in his volume Cubism: A History and an Analysis, 1907-14.
The pieces in the collection come from as close as the Kimbell’s own collection to as far the Museo ThyssenBornemisza in Madrid and the Tate in London. Thanks to iPad technologies, every visitor can sit in front of a Picasso or Braque painting and zoom in to see the smallest brushstrokes.
Interested in attending? Tickets cost $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students with IDs, and $4 for children ages 6 to 11. Kimbell Patron members and children younger than 6 get in free. The Kimbell offers half-price Tuesdays and half-price Friday evenings from 5-8 p.m.
And feel free to take your time. As deputy director at the Kimbell Art Museum Malcolm Warner said, “These are beautiful, enigmatic, playful works of art. They’re like conversations in the artist’s studio or favorite café, not to be hurried.”
by Jennifer Retter
For the Fort Worth Symphony orcheStra, patriotism does not fade away after July Fourth. While children prepare for a new school year and we all say goodbye to the scorching 100-degree days at the pool, the city’s orchestra tunes its violins for a sureto-be stunning show. the orchestra’s three-day Great performances Festival, scheduled for aug. 26-28, touches on the work of famous american composers like George Gershwin, aaron copeland and Leonard Bernstein.
Fort Worth residents may have heard the FWSo at one of its concerts in the Garden on summer weekend nights. out-of-town residents may have caught a glimpse of the orchestra at carnegie hall in 2008. But for many orchestral fans, however, the Great performances Festival is the highlight of the orchestra’s concert season. this is the 10th anniversary of the Great performances Festival, which began in 2001, by featuring the music of Beethoven. Since then, the FWSo has performed a Great performances Festival every year, always with a new theme.
Friday, aug. 26, marks the beginning of the concert series aimed to “unite the community through the power of music.” the first concert will open with the suite from Billy the Kid by copeland and will feature baritone Jonathan Beyer. most interested in copeland’s pieces? tonight is your night, with four total pieces and two by copeland.
Saturday opens with Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront and Sunday with Bernstein’s quirky Three Dances Episodes from On the Town pianist Shields collins-Bray will shine at the Sunday night performance.
music Director m iguel harth-Bedoya, known for his impressive resume, will conduct all three nights of the festival. harth-Bedoya previously conducted the auckland philharmonic, eugene Symphony and philharmonic orchestra of Lima. In his 10 years with the FWSo, peruvian harth-Bedoya is noted to have evolved and improved the orchestra immensely. all three shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Bass performance hall. concertgoers may purchase single-day tickets or a three-day pass. For ticket information and the complete schedule, visit fwsymphony.org.
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by Buddy Westbrook
$15.99
Buddy Westbrook, pastor of CrossLand Community Bible Church (Fort Worth), has recently published his first novel, Come Talk With Me. In this text, he strongly intends to teach his readers how to pray correctly and actually receive God’s discernable answers to their prayers.
Within the introductory pages, Westbrook beckons with the reader to engage fully with the piece, writing, “This is a book you do, not a book you simply read.” Westbrook rightfully states this as the book functions more or less as a 216-paged guidebook with his coaching strategies carefully marked and lesson plans sprinkled in each chapter. A constant theme for Come Talk With Me assignments is letter writing as Westbrook asks readers to write down their prayers as a letter addressed to God and then reciprocally write a letter back to themselves as if it were written by God.
To answer readers’ concerns that their “response” letters may not be verifiably from God Himself, Westbrook writes, “That’s the beauty of doing this in writing; you can come back later and ask God to help you discern what was really Him. If you’re like most people I’ve mentored, you’ll discover that much of what you’re hearing really is from Him.”
With regards to Westbrook’s denomination, he expresses in chapter four that he is conservative evangelical and often cites verses of the Bible, generally the New American Standard Bible
by David McCullough
$37.50
Twice winning the Pulitzer Prize, author and renown historian David McCullough introduces to the public his newest novel, The Greater Journey. McCullough discourses over the subject of the young Victorian-aged American man traveling to Paris. McCullough incorporates a handful of characters in order to widen the reader’s understanding of the “awe” effect that Paris had on these young travelers. Some of the known and unknown characters McCullough chooses to illustrate are Whistler, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cassatt, Samuel F.B Morse and James Fenimore Cooper. McCullough highlights the fact that these men ventured to Paris not like today’s student might for vacation or study-abroad experience but rather for life-changing insights.
These men went to discover different subjects ranging between the spectrums of art to developed medicine. Paris, however, was more than just a hub for creative thought; McCullough discusses how Parisians lived artful lives, lifting even the simple matter of eating up into the realms of culinary art.
Crafting historical fiction can be quite the task, but McCullough excels in the matter from his extensive knowledge on the subject as well as the fact that the young travelers such as the ones he uses were known for their letter writing and journaling — leaving behind a plethora of research materials to a historian such as he.
McCullough personalizes history and makes the reader relate to the feelings of uncertainty and wonder that these young people surely felt as they waded into the waters of developing a more civilized America.
by Ann Patchett
$26.99
Ann Patchett has cranked out her newest, wonderfully received novel, State of Wonder. Patchett has been enormously successful with previous reads including Bel Canto, Run, Taft, The Patron Saint of Liars and The Magician’s Assistant.
In her fresh-off-the-press piece State of Wonder, Patchett introduces a wild setting of the Amazon jungle in which her characters battle the elements while on a mission for the name of science.
Patchett focuses the novel’s central characterization on the complex relationship between a teacher and pupil, which she reveals in interviews is a certain relationship she is all too familiar with. The complexity stemming from the fact that too often the pupil means little to the professor while dually the teacher oftentimes serves as the student’s important inspiration.
In an interview with The Aspen Times, Patchett recalls her college days at Sarah Lawrence University and commented on her professors, saying, “Everything they said, my 18-year-old heart took in. I based my personality, my life’s work, on what they said. And I was nobody to them. That’s an interesting dynamic.”
In State of Wonder, Patchett traverses the intellectual subjects of science and medicine as the story’s main character, Dr. Marina Singh, is chosen for the task of scouring Brazil in order to confirm the death of a partner as well as find her beloved mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson.
Patchett does a beautiful job of balancing the story themes, character sculpting and plot activating; and she is successful in blending modernity with savage life.
Sammy Key
1. What originally made you want to write your book, Come Talk With Me?
The honest answer is that I didn’t want to write it; I fought for years against the idea, but basically a prominent attorney made me realize I had to do it. She said that the class I was teaching (which the book would be modeled after) made all the difference. She told me that if people knew about this, it would change the way they look at prayer. She said, “You’ve just got to do this.”
2. What would you say is your most important message? Essentially that most people, Christians, think that praying means talking to God, but in reality, according to what Jesus teaches us, praying is having a conversation with God. God wants our prayers to be more listening than talking. The richness of prayer comes in the response, the things that God brings up.
3. Right. So in what way is the response received? God is our perfect father and communicates perfectly with his children. I don’t teach that you are necessarily going to hear God’s voice (though I’m not saying it’s impossible), but that’s never happened to me. It’s more like God will bring his words into your mind.
4. Who or what demographic would you say is your “target” audience for this book? Does it seem to be more appealing to any specific denomination of the Christian faith? I think it has nothing to do with age or denomination or belief; I think it’s for Christians — only to say that non-Christians wouldn’t appreciate it. Specifically, I think it’s meant for people who think there’s something missing in their Christian lives. It is teaching people how to talk with God. The book is not charismatic but it’s not, not charismatic either. I think Catholics would like it; I think conservatives could appreciate it. Liberal Christians are giving it fantastic reviews. So far, all reviews have been nothing but positive.
listen up what locals are listening to. by Jennifer Retter
Calhoun
$9.99
Local quintet Calhoun releases its fourth album, Heavy Sugar, as it climbs up the fame ladder. You may have heard the band on television shows like 16 and Pregnant, Chuck and One Tree Hill or down the street at The Aardvark.
The indie rock band, which prides itself on playing “good pop,” fills its latest album with true-to-form sincere melodies. Depressing hits, like Heart of Junk, about losing your soul, drag the album toward sadness, but the album overall maintains an uplifting balance.
Listeners of 91.7 KXT have heard the songs Horsefeathers and The Engineer in heavy rotation, while Knife Fight is being played in Oklahoma City and Austin.
Calhoun formed in Fort Worth back in 2004 and released its first LP, The Year That Never Was, the same year. Since then, Calhoun has released three more albums with Heavy Sugar as the latest. Tim Locke, the vocals and guitar for the band, won the Fort Worth Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year solo in 2006 and 2008 and with Roberts in 2010. Breathe, a track from Calhoun’s third album, won Fort Worth Music Awards’ Song of the Year in 2008.
The 12-track album hit stores on May 17 and is the first album from the band available on iTunes. Dallas-Fort Worth residents can see the local band in bars and concert venues throughout the Metroplex. Check out calhounband.com for more information.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
$10.99
Nominations for Grammy Awards usually spark excitement and joy in the chosen artists, but what if you had to compete against your spouse for the title? Singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks, a married couple, both received nominations for Best Contemporary Blues Album last year, but the artists did not let the competition faze them. Instead, the husband-and-wife team joined forces to produce their first album, Relevator, as a collaborative band.
The 12-track album touches on the talents of both artists in their self-described “swampy mix of rootsy, rockin’ American music.” Both artists gained fame on their own, but together their partnership translates to musical chemistry. Tedeschi stretches her vocal range from whispers to screams while Truck shows off his slide guitar envied by guitarists nationwide. The 11-member Tedeschi Trucks Bank, composed mainly of members from Tedeschi’s and Trucks’ own bands, also includes a horn section and backup singers.
Come See About Me, the first track on the album, features Trucks’ guitar solos and kicks off the album with a strutting beat. The album closes with the open-hearted, vulnerable Shelter that matches Tedeschi’s voice with Mike Mattinson for a beautiful harmonized chorus. An acoustic background gives the song a warming heartfelt.
The band wrapped up its European tour in July and will play in American cities through September. In addition to the Relevator tracks, the band will play old favorites from their separate repertoires. For more information on the band, check out its Web site at tedeschitrucksband.com.
Dave Matthews Band
$12.99
While most bands would hesitate to release a live album, Dave Matthews Band pulls off Live at Wrigley Field with ease. Listening to the live album makes you feel as though you were a part of the excitement in Chicago on Sept. 17 and 18, 2010. The recording picks up all the crowd’s cheers and chants from the famous shows that sold out in minutes.
Almost everyone can hum along to Dave Matthews Band classics like Crash Into Me, the 1996 Grammy-nominated hit that received the fourth spot in the live album. Dave Matthews Band also performs the classics #41 and Two Step on the live album. The band closed with a triple encore ending with Last Stop Fans of the soft rock band will recognize the trend of live albums with Dave Matthews Band. Live music enthusiasts can also find live albums from Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Virginia Beach, Las Vegas and many more.
The band formed in 1991 in Virginia when Dave Matthews recorded a few self-written songs on a tape. Shortly after, the band started booking local shows and word spread. Dave Matthews Band’s fan base blossomed, and the band recorded its first full album in 1993. Ten years and numerous albums later, the band still has a strong following and performs on sold-out worldwide tours.
The 22-track album sells for only $12.99 on iTunes. Check out davematthewsband.com for more information.
by Jennifer Retter
KEY INgREdIENTS FOR ANY SuC-
CESSFuL bANd INCLudE ALL THE NECESSITIES LIKE TALENT, FuNdINg, and a fan following, but Calhoun attributes its success to the band’s friendship.
Singer and guitarist Tim Locke, a veteran of other local bands, started Calhoun as a side project. Locke wanted to record 10 or 15 songs he had written, so he asked his friends to come and help him out. The little recording session for friends ended up evolving into the band Calhoun.
“We all have a really good time together,” Locke said. “That’s why it turned into a serious thing; we all liked hanging out together. That’s what was missing from my life in other bands. It wasn’t fun with them anymore.”
Over half a decade later, the band continues to remain close despite a drummer change. Calhoun’s original drummer became too busy with another band, so Josh Hoover joined as the new drummer, whom Locke describes as “fantastic.”
If you’ve heard their music on television shows or local radio stations, you know the band is picking up speed — fast. Reviews of its most recent album have been relatively positive, and Calhoun cashes in when networks like the Wb use its tracks in hit shows.
“A little money sustains you for a bit, but you turn around and put it right back into it,” Locke said. “It’s beneficial, but there are so many bands on all the shows that it’s hard to get above the noise of it all.”
Interested in seeing the band? Check out its Web site for performance dates and follow its rise to fame.
“We’ll just kind of see what happens next,” Locke said. “We’re looking to go to the u.K. next fall.”
Exotic accents for the home can be both subtle and unexpected at the same time. They are easy to add to any room and are always available in a variety of pieces to suit anyone’s individual tastes.
by Sheridan French
TRIBAL AND IKAT PRINTS HAVE BEEN A MAINSTAY ON THE FASHION RUNWAYS FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS, and the trend continues to gain strength in the arena of home décor. One of the easiest and least expensive ways to update a room is with the addition of throw pillows. The ambiance in the space will be instantly changed for minimal input of time and expense, and a warm, relaxed and exotic feel will result.
Animal prints themselves have also been appearing on everything from pillows to china to ottomans and give a unique and distinctive look. A show-stopping zebra ottoman is chic and welcoming, and snakeskinpatterned dishes are a fun way to liven up a tablescape by adding interesting texture and a colorful print.
If smaller touches are what you are after, putting animal figurines on bookshelves is a way to work the trend in without changing your entire room scheme and yet still add in the ethnic vibe.
Experiment, mix and match to find the perfect exotic touch to your interior design.
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C Green and Orange Leopard Pillow, $215, DH Collection, dhcollection.com
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by Judie Byrd
If you’re like me, cooking with fresh vegetables just makes you feel good about life. Bright tomatoes are a given for tasty, colorful dishes. Cucumbers are crisp, cool and perfect for refreshing summer salads. Squash, beautiful works of art with their yellow crook necks or long, green cylinders, can take many culinary forms — paired with onions and peppers for a hearty main dish or sweetened and spiced for moist, home-baked bread.
A fun addition to these familiar summer vegetables is nopales, a staple in mexican cuisine. Nopales are the pads of the prickly pear cactus. i love the uniqueness of nopales growing in my garden, and they are absolutely the simplest food in the world to grow. Just lay a pad on the ground and it sprouts roots and takes off. Crisp and citrusy, they make a bright salad and bring interest and conversation to the table. mike Arriaga, Central market’s produce manager, promises to have nopales in stock this month.
With three fig trees in my garden, i simply must include a dish for this candy-like fruit — a tart recipe that combines thick fig slices and goat cheese. But my favorite way to use a fig crop is to make preserves, which is what got me addicted to serving goat cheese with fig preserves as an hors d’oeuvre.
Whether from your own backyard plot or from a stop by the “garden” of your grocery market’s produce department, try these dishes and take joy in knowing you are serving beauty and health with fresh vegetables.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Serve as a salad, taco filling, or as a fajita filling.
• 3 medium nopal pads
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded and cubed
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, deveined and chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 avocado, diced
1. Use a carrot peeler or paring knife to trim nopal pads of any thorns or raised nods. Cut into thin strips. Mix with onion, garlic, tomatoes, jalapeño pepper and cilantro. Toss with lime juice, vegetable oil, salt and pepper.
2. Refrigerate until time to serve or up to 1 day. Just before serving, fold in avocado.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Toasting the couscous adds a nutty flavor.
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 zucchini, cut in half and then into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 yellow squash, cut in half and then into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• Peeled cloves from 1 head of garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1/2 cup olive oil, divided use
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided use
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, divided use
• 1 pound large-grained Israeli couscous
• 2 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick coating. Place tomatoes, zucchini, squash, onion, green and red bell peppers and garlic cloves on prepared baking
sheet and toss with rosemary, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Place vegetables in oven and roast until tender, turning a few times, about 20 minutes.
2. While vegetables are roasting, prepare couscous. In a large skillet with lid, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add couscous, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Add chicken or vegetable stock, cover skillet and simmer 8-10 minutes until tender. Drain well and place in large bowl. Add cooled vegetables, parsley, basil and tarragon.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, remaining olive oil, salt and pepper. Add to couscous mixture and toss lightly. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Yield: 6 servings
• 1 pound Central Market mild Italian sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 firm tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup cold cooked rice
• 3 tablespoons each, chopped fresh basil and chopped fresh parsley (or 1 teaspoon each if dried)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13inch baking dish with non-stick coating.
2. Cook sausage with onion and garlic in a large skillet, crumbling the meat with a wooden spatula. Cook until the meat loses its pink color.
While sausage is cooking, prepare tomatoes. Slice 1/4 inch off the top of each tomato and scoop out the inside pulp. Chop pulp and set aside. Salt and pepper the inside of each tomato shell and set in prepared baking dish.
3. To the sausage, add reserved tomato pulp and vinegar and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, basil, parsley and egg, mixing well. Stir in half of each cheese.
4. Spoon sausage filling into tomatoes, mounding on top. Place remaining filling around the filled tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Yield: serves 4-6
• 1 package puff pastry sheets
• 8 ounces goat cheese, divided use
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 6-8 figs, unpeeled, each cut into three slices lengthwise
• 1/4 cup honey
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking sheet with non-stick coating or line with parchment paper.
2. Place one pastry sheet on the prepared baking sheet and use a paring knife to score a 1/2-inch border around the edge, being careful not to cut all the way through the pastry.
3. Stir together half the goat cheese with all of the cream cheese. Spread mixture over center portion of pastry sheet, keeping within the border. Top with sliced figs and crumble remaining goat cheese on top of figs. Drizzle with honey. Bake 10-15 minutes, until pastry is golden brown. Serve warm.
Yield: 2 large loaves
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups shredded zucchini (medium zucchini)
• 2 cups shredded apples (medium apples)
• Zest of 1 large orange, about 2 tablespoons
• 2 cups Almond Apple Raisin Granola (available in the bulk section of Central Market)
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ (available in the bulk section of Central Market)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two, 5x8inch loaf pans with non-stick coating and then dust generously with flour.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugars, salt and vanilla. Stir in zucchini, apples, orange zest and granola. On top of this wet mixture, place flour but do not stir in. On top of flour, place wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder and use a spoon to lightly distribute these ingredients into the flour. Then stir dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring just enough to mix completely.
3. Spread batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of loaves comes out clean.
Yield: 4-6 servings
• 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup vinegar, white or cider
• 3 tablespoons sugar or honey
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 or 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
1. Place cucumbers, onion and bell pepper in a salad bowl. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Whisk to dissolve sugar. Whisk in olive oil.
2. Pour dressing over vegetables and stir gently. Refrigerate until time to serve or up to 2 days.
Judie Byrd is founder of The Culinary School of Fort Worth and host of Judie Byrd’s Kitchen, seen daily on Family Net Cable. For details, check out judiebyrd.com.
SPACIOUS
More and more Fort Worth folks are at home in the heart of this AllAmerica City, where — after they jettison the detritus of their formerly faster-paced lives — amenities abound and simplicity sells.
by Alison Rich
It was on a brutally hot day in June that Troy Leslie had his ah-ha moment. After donning his earbuds and firing up his riding mower, the Benbrook resident felt his bile rise at the thought of tackling the 5-acre expanse for the umpteenth time in more than a decade.
“It just dawned on me that doing the lawn was no longer fun,” Leslie says. What really has his green-thumb enthusiasm drooping, he adds, is the enormous amount of time lost on tasks he doesn’t enjoy.
“You just don’t get it back. And it’s more evident as you get older,” says the 46-year-old insurance exec, who is itching to move to trade his daily encumbrances for a downtown condo.
While wife Kim is happy with the couple’s sprawling, semi-rural digs, she’s OK with the move because she sees its intrinsic practicality. The kids are grown and out of the house, the central city offers a wealth of places to eat and play, it’s a mere 10-minute drive to Leslie’s Camp Bowie office and much to his delight — comes with a balcony, a view and zero yard work.
And Leslie’s not alone. He joins a growing number of traditional-dwelling denizens — from hipsters to empty-nesters and every category in between — who are good and ready to clear the closets, jettison the junk, shed their patch of earth and scale down their surroundings.
And here’s the irony: When they downsize their digs, these budding urbanites actually upsize their lives, thanks to the surplus of time their edited existence provides. Indeed, amid the variety of choices on the Fort Worth market today — spare lofts and cozy quarters to opulent penthouses and glam manses — the glue binding these residents is the desire to de-clutter their domiciles and add more personal liberty to their lives.
Up until a few years ago, Anna Jean Treadway thought New York is where she’d rather be. Although she was born and raised in Fort
Worth, the 58-year-old mother of two had every intention of moving to the Big Apple after retiring from teaching. Not only does her daughter live there, but also NYC’s cosmopolitan lifestyle appealed to her. That all changed in 2006 when she spotted The Lofts at West Seventh, a casual-chic community at the nucleus of the city’s most vibrant developments and within shouting distance of an array of eateries and entertainment venues. She lives in a sleek and unfussy 1,400-square-foot apartment and couldn’t be happier.
“I love it here so much. It energizes me and always puts me in a good mood,” says Treadway, who, like her fellow residents, hoofs it to the trove of restaurants and retailers daily and flits over to LA Fitness for her regularly scheduled workouts. If she can’t get there by foot, she’ll hop in her car. But since everywhere she needs to go is within a three-mile radius, Treadway fills up the tank but twice a month.
Like most urban citizens, she loves the buzz of people and pets, of nearby concerts and hoopla, of traffic and laughter of life.
“That’s part of the excitement for me. It’s not noisy. It’s happy noise,” Treadway says. “I like that kind of ‘New York feeling,’ but I can actually live here and not be afraid. … This is the best of both worlds.”
Treadway certainly isn’t alone in her sentiment. Urban living — whether in the city’s core or at its periphery — draws a broad spectrum of buyers and renters. Take downtown, for example.
“We have students, singles, newly marrieds, empty nesters,” says Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth Inc. As divergent as their ages and stages may be, the unifying element, he explains, is that the variety of things to see and do in downtown coupled with its “appealing, wellmanaged, pedestrian-friendly, safe and clean” atmosphere — makes downtown very livable.
“They want to spend more time living their life and less time maintaining a lifestyle.”
Another dynamic characterizing the downtown culture is that residents have no desire to deal with
the maintenance and upkeep that a family home requires, or have already done it and wish to trim their to-dos.
“They want to spend more time living their life and less time maintaining a lifestyle,” Taft says. And there’s a name for this wholesale simplicity: the “lock and leave” lifestyle. “Whenever you have a whim, your decision is as hard as putting your key in the lock and walking down the corridor and having all of those urban amenities at your doorstep,” he says.
One resident who epitomizes this lifestyle is Luke Pent. The 29-year-old lives in The Neil P. at Burnett Park, an assemblage of Midtown boutique condominiums developed in the former headquarters of the Neil P. Anderson Cotton Co. The 974-square-foot Jennings floor plan, for instance, is a one-bedroom, one-bath design. At 2,203 square feet, the Cassady offers three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Although it retains its vintage 1920s-era bones, the luxe structure was completely (and sensitively) rehabbed to incorporate a variety of units granting city and park views.
Miquelle Ringler and their menagerie: a quartet of felines and Molly, the Dalmatian. The couple relocated from Keller three years ago after seeing a newspaper ad for the Neil P. that immediately piqued their interest.
“We put down a deposit that day,” Brant recalls. “It just felt right.”
“When you live in an urban setting, there’s a synergy that comes from being around other people,” says Pent, president and founder of Pent Energy, an oil and gas exploration company with offices next door. He has lived at The Neil P. since September 2008. “Fort Worth very much lends itself to that [synergy] because it’s a big small town,” he says. “If I walk downtown anywhere, I’m going to see someone I know. And that’s fun.”
Also at home in The Neil P. are Brant and
Before they discovered The Neil P., the Ringlers had been mulling over building a home by Benbrook Lake, but the fact that living in a condo meant retiring their Weed Eater was a big plus.
“We wanted to switch from having a yard. It’s a lot of upkeep and time,” Brant says, echoing the sentiment shared by scads of urbanites who have grown weary of the grunt work that comes with homeownership. Not only have they reclaimed those lost hours, he adds, but they’ve also downsized from two
cars to one, effectively cutting their fuel costs in half as well.
The fact that Brant works downtown — he’s executive director for ESPN’s Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl — and Miquelle is just a quick jaunt away from her job added yet another level of sweetness to the already attractive deal.
“There’s a certain element of authenticity in New Urbanism and elderly populations ...”
When it comes to residential deals, developer Elizabeth Falconer and her husband, Tom Struhs, have been sealing them locally for years. In 1999, the pair began acquiring properties in what is now Trinity Bluff, a hamlet of densely populated downtown developments in a pocket of land flanking the river.
Villa de Leon is one such locale. Sited in Uptown along Samuels Avenue, the 23-unit project was built to meet the market’s demand for an upscale residential component in the downtown mix. Prices start around $600,000 and include a slate of floor plans, features and top-tier amenities like a 24-hour concierge and secure underground parking.
“Villa de Leon came about because we had a number of people asking why there wasn’t any highend [housing in downtown],” says Falconer, one of the partners in Trinity Bluff and president of Struhs Commercial Construction. Dirt started moving on the condos in 2007. The target includes pre-retirees who are spending “half their lives and money on property taxes and mowing and want to spend more time living and less time maintaining,” she says.
Newly minted Villa de Leon owners Jill and Steve Markwardt fit that mindset to a T.
“It’s all about simplifying your life,” Steve says of the couple’s decision this past February to put their 5-acre Weatherford spread on the market and move to a less complicated (but just as spacious) home. The spectacular waterfront view is an added bonus. “It’s nice having the Trinity River in our backyard,” Steve says.
Not only is their Weatherford acreage history,
but the Markwardts are closer to Steve’s 8-year-old daughter, who lives with her mom in Fort Worth and visits on weekends. And when Jill’s 24- and 21-year-old daughters come to town, they, too, can enjoy Villa de Leon’s premium perks. Oh, and by the way, the move has brought the Markwardts much closer to some other kin: Steve’s parents moved to Fort Worth from Aledo and live right down the hall in a condo of their own.
“It’s just right for us at this time in our lives,” says Jill, a speech pathologist — yes, she’ll be commuting to work — for the Weatherford ISD. “And what I love about this place is that it truly looks and feels like a home.”
“We also love the community feel,” adds Steve, who now has an abbreviated trek to his University Drive office. “But the bottom line was to simplify. We want to enjoy our life and our kids, who are growing up too fast. And we want to be able to lock and leave.”
That ability to turn the key and depart on a dime is a key driver for many urban dwellers, including Charlene and Madison Mauze, who will be moving to The Stayton at Museum Way in mid-October. The retired Fort Worth couple — she’s 71, he’s 72 — chose the high-rise senior living community for its urban climate and “total life care” continuum.
“I’ve proven I can do all the home maintenance, and it’s lost its charm,” Charlene says. “Madison and I travel a lot, and the fact that we can walk out the door and shut it without all the things you have to go through with a home when you leave for a few weeks [is appealing].” … We go to the art museums all the time. Madison is a docent at the Science and History Museum. Across the river is downtown, and we subscribe to the symphony and such. We’re near TCU, and with the cultural offerings and to be in the Museum District sounded wonderful.”
Erecting a modern urban structure that’s tethered to the arts didn’t happen by chance, says Stayton designer David Dillard, AIA, president of D2 Architecture.
“It’s a big, new modernist building that’s trying to look like it’s part of the museum buildings down the road,” he says. “All this old, authentic architecture is getting rebuilt and gentrified and reused in between The Stayton and the Museum District and I love that.”
The urban lifestyle and seniors are a natural fit, Dillard says.
“There’s a certain element of authenticity in New Urbanism and elderly populations, and I think at The Stayton we’ve hit just the right spot, where you’re in the middle of one of the nicest New Urbanism experiments to emerge in all of Texas,” he says, noting that Cowtown has struck a unique balance between adhering to its Western roots while openly embracing progressive urban principles. “Fort Worth, to its credit, has found a way in the West Seventh corridor to retain some important historical remnants architecturally. So it doesn’t feel like we created a fake old town. There’s more believability about the urbanist principles at work when you aren’t just scraping the dirt [and are creating something] more authentic and indigenous.”
Also nodding to authenticity is the Near Southside, with its blend of renovated buildings and historically accurate new construction — not to mention Magnolia Avenue’s burgeoning restaurant row and well-attended neighborhood events like the First Friday on the Green free outdoor concerts and the twice yearly Arts Goggle.
“Two target markets in our area that have spurred development for us are younger professionals — single or married, two incomes with no kids and empty nesters,” says Paul Paine, president of Fort Worth South.
Urban housing here is divided into three distinct categories: apartments, townhomes and lofts, which include both new and renovated products, Paine says. Well-tended sidewalks, new bike lanes, enlivened streetscapes and mixed-use structures — with shops and offices on bottom and apartments on top forge a true urban-village feel that hustles by day
and bustles by night.
“What we hear from people who want to live here is they like being within walking or biking distance to restaurants and other daily destinations,” says Fort Worth South planner Mike Brennan. “All of that works together to create a vibrant environment that appeals to them.”
“You can see the energy and momentum we have going on Magnolia and extending all the way to South Main and then to Vickery,” Paine says. “Vickery is a diamond in the rough. I think as our area continues to grow and people look for more opportunities to continue the momentum, South Main and Vickery will be our future for extending the entertainment, restaurants and nightlife.”
Of course, having farsighted residents like Chris Brassard living and working in the regentrified Near Southside doesn’t hurt either. The developer and builder and proprietor of Square One Development began acquiring land there in 1999 — and hasn’t looked back since.
“This is a melting-pot neighborhood, and maintaining a variety of price points to keep that diversity is one of the challenges I take seriously,” says Brassard, who developed Texana Townhomes, a 14-unit, owneroccupied community on South Adams — and the place he also calls home. The first six units hit the market in spring 2006. “And I couldn’t finish them fast enough. We sold out in three months,” he remembers.
With new inhabitants continually moving to the area, Fort Worth is at a critical juncture, especially where it concerns urban living, says Square One Development’s Chris Brassard.
“Fort Worth is a great city just the way it is, but with the influx of population to North Texas, Fort Worth is at a crossroads in terms of its identity," he says. "And I think it would be great if it went in the direction of Portland, Seattle, Boston or even Chicago. All have a high quality of life that supports neighborhood and family and all the values that are important to Fort Worth today.”
Although his role as Downtown Fort Worth Inc.’s main man has him downtown nearly as much as a bona fide resident, Andy Taft doesn’t live the urban life — yet. His wife genuinely enjoys tending her backyard garden, he says, and that’s just fine with him.
While he also doesn’t have a downtown ZIP code at the moment, Sundance head Johnny Campbell and his wife are looking for a landing spot there. But with three active, sports-loving sons, the couple will continue to call Aledo home — at least for a while longer.
As for Taft, he has a “sneaking suspicion” that urban living is in his future. “But just don’t tell my wife,” he says with a chuckle.
The Texana ethos typifies the “simplify, simplify, simplify” mindset that threads its way through the urban culture.
“It’s a total lock-and-go lifestyle,” Brassard says. “People who live here travel a lot and, fundamentally, are not from Fort Worth. And if they are from Fort Worth, they are well-traveled and understand urban developments in transitioning neighborhoods.”
Among his projects on the drawing board is Sixth and Oleander, a 15-unit contemporary townhome development, one block off Magnolia Avenue. Construction is set to begin this fall.
“We still have plenty of room to grow and develop here,” he says of the 1,400-acre plot that encompasses the Near Southside. “I’m busier than I’ve ever been.”
Downtown Fort Worth Inc.’s Taft mirrors that emotion. “We’ve added thousands of residential units in the last few years,” he says of Cowtown’s ever-blossoming core. “We’ve done two studies that indicate a huge demand for residential in downtown and near downtown.”
As for downtown — which kicked off the urban dwelling trend when it started leasing space in Sundance West and Sanger Lofts in the early ’90s — residential development there has become more sophisticated and risk removed, thanks to the surplus of good comps that reveal what sells well, Taft says.
“Developers have a good sense of what downtown dwellers are looking for,” he says.
“The last significant project built with a high degree of uncertainty was The Tower. And it sold so quickly that the uncertainty factor hasn’t come into play nearly as much [since
then]. That’s not to say that developers aren’t being innovative with different finishes and layouts, but the idea that people want to live in downtown Fort Worth is a fact, not speculation or wishful thinking.”
Also speaking matter-of-factly is Sundance Square President and CEO Johnny Campbell. No stranger to urban strategy, Campbell has watched the downtown corridor come into its own since taking the helm as head honcho more than a decade ago. What’s prompting that growth, he says, is the simple law of supply and demand.
“If they demand it, it’s going to be built. And they’re definitely demanding it, so it’s being built,” Campbell says of the urban-living phenomenon taking Fort Worth by storm.
But just as it bounced back from the infamous March 2000 tornado that turned the Bank One Building (now The Tower) into a plywood-clad disaster, our city is uniquely adept at marshaling forces and upcycling itself for the greater good.
Embracing and encouraging all of these diverse urban residential products —downtown, West Seventh, the Southside and beyond — to sprout separately while coexisting holistically is essential, Campbell says.
“Fort Worth collectively needs to support all of them. It is critical to our success," Campbell says. “There is an ‘X factor’ in Fort Worth this whole business of the community really embracing their city and their downtown and now their central city. There are few places that have that.
“It is something we need to continue to capitalize on and bolster because that’s going to drive the value of our city,” he said.
It’s back! And, it’s one of the most mouth-watering events of the season! Eight of the area’s most talented chefs vie for their chance to be named Top Chef 2011. by Courtney Dabney
There are many things that set some chefs apart from the pack.
in some cases, it may be their impeccable education and understanding of classic cuisine. for others, it is their fearless creativity and new interpretations that give them the edge. But all of them have an uncanny ability to blend together the right ingredients and tap into a vast array of cooking techniques to produce something that borders on brilliance. Watching these culinary savants at work provides both excitement and entertainment — all wrapped into one.
and there is no better place to see it than in Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s top chef challenge.
round one, held July 7 at ferguson Bath, kitchen and Lighting gallery showroom, pitted against each other chefs Don agate of eddie V’s prime seafood, Blaine staniford of grace restaurant, kevin martinez of tokyo café and Juan rodriguez of reata. agate and staniford were selected to advance to the final round, 6 p.m., aug. 4, at cendera center and open to the public for a nominal charge.
round two, July 21 and also at the ferguson showroom, involves chefs a nthony felli of Del frisco’s, eric hunter of fire oak grill in Weatherford, molly mccook of ellerbe fine foods and Brian olenjack of olenjack’s grille in arlington. felli and hunter were finalists in 2010. the top two advance to the final round.
the eight chefs were nominated by our readers and verified by the magazine’s top chef panel.
there are three parts to the competition, including a chef Jeopardy worth 20 percent of the final score with questions like “Which part of the tongue has the least sensitivity?” (answer: the center). Blind tastings also make up 20 percent, where our chefs are asked to taste a sauce or soup and come up with a list of all the ingredients that went into it. in the cooking challenge, the chefs are given a surprise ingredient that they must incorporate into their dishes. a ll have the same stock ingredients to choose from as well as the same utensils and appliances and 25 minutes to make their magic. the judges take into account creativity, presentation and, of course, flavor of the dish in their evaluation.
the judges’ table for our first round was filled by host/judge tim Love, chef proprietor of Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and Love shack, food network’s Iron Chef winner as well as the Bravo channel’s Top Chef masters contestant and Top Chef judge. Donatella trotti, owner/chef of nonna tata and the (tiara-clad) reigning champion of our 2010 challenge, joined him. Fort Worth, Texas columnist Jody Dean, an emmy awardwinning broadcaster, author and the host of 98.7 kLUV’s Morning Show, and k Xta news anchor tracy kornet added their unique insights and observations. amanda mazy and emmy award-winning, former sports anchor scott murray, hosts of Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s tV show FYI Fort Worth, emceed the event.
Juan rodriguez of reata was born in melrose park, ill. after training at the international culinary school at the art institute of Dallas, he honed his skills in the big leagues at places like rough creek Lodge and Lonesome Dove before being named executive chef at reata. one of his favorite ingredients is bacon because he thinks it adds a whole different flavor profile to a dish.
Don agate, executive chef at eddie V’s prime seafood, has travelled from montreal to manhattan and from the Bahamas to colorado in the years since he graduated magna cum laude from Johnson and Wales. he is proficient in many forms of cuisine, including french and Japanese. But he says that his mother and his grandmother influenced his cooking the most: “my mother was a french teacher, and we participated in the foreign exchange program. We always had french guests who cooked traditional french meals during their stay.”
chef Blaine staniford of grace restaurant was a finalist in last year’s competition, won by trotti. some consider him to be a prodigy since he was one of the youngest students to graduate from the culinary institute of america at age 17. he likes to keep things fresh and seasonal and tries not to cover up the natural flavors of food.
kevin martinez, executive chef of tokyo café, has a classical french training, but says “i found Japanese was a more challenging route for me.” the menu at his tokyo cafe is currently undergoing a shift toward even more authentic recipes like his chilled tofu salad or ishiyaki (traditional
Wagyu steak that melts in your mouth). But when Martinez is in search of comfort food, he goes looking for a taco stand where he can order in Spanish and says simple brisket is always on the top of his wish list.
The secret ingredient was leg of lamb — chefs sprang into action.
Chef Agate seemed almost serene as he whipped up a mint and basil pesto sauce that would become a centerpiece of his simple presentation. His seared lamb was served rare in one long slice, and his plate seemed Spartan by comparison, but the flavor of his dish, as well as a tasty side of risotto embellished with minced eggplant, received unanimous praise from the judges. The only real criticism was one of texture from Love, who would have enjoyed something crunchy on the plate for contrast.
Chef Staniford took a different route. Moving at a more frantic pace than any of the other chefs, he looked like a mad scientist hard at work. But, when his final plate was presented to the judges, it seemed to be the most well-rounded meal, including an arugula salad and poached egg as sides. He presented his lamb as a chopped tartar with an asparagus and mushroom ragu. And, while Trotti thought the tartar was overly salted, and Love noted that the poached egg was overcooked, all were impressed by his creativity and appealing presentation.
Taking his interpretation back to his comfort zone, Chef Martinez seared his lamb and sliced it thickly, but with a decidedly Japanese twist.
added an asparagus, zucchini and tomato sauté to his plating that seemed to be one of Kornet’s favorites. And true to form, he sauced the dish with a light mixture of soy sauce, mint and fresh orange, which the judges all thought was a refreshing touch.
Chef Rodriguez went a completely different direction, preparing his lamb in peccadillo style reminiscent of a street taco. Dean loved the simplicity of the dish but agreed with his fellow judges that the diced lamb was slightly overcooked. An attractive and flavorful pesto sauce was drizzled around the plate for presentation, and Trotti couldn’t get enough of it.
Be sure to visit the magazine’s Web site — fwtx.com — for the results of Round Two.
That round and the finals also will be covered in the September issue of Fort Worth, Texas and FYI Fort Worth
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Bullying takes many vicious forms and is rampant in most schools. after a rash of bullying-related suicides, national and local attention is finally shifting to give students, teachers, administrators and parents the tools they need to foster the safe and secure learning environment that every child deserves.
by Jennifer Casseday-Blair
In the adult world, we have well-defined laws and consequences for bullying crimes. Society has terms for these crimes such as assault, battery, harassment or discrimination. We do not tolerate such crime on our streets, in our homes or at the workplace. Yet our children are expected to withstand humiliation, torment, isolation and physical attacks at school as if it is a rite of passage. At what age and to what extent does bullying become abuse, and are our most vulnerable being protected?
Children and adolescents who bully thrive on controlling or dominating others. They have sometimes been the victims of physical abuse or bullying themselves. Bullies may be depressed, angry or upset about events at school or at home. Typically, they choose targets who are passive, easily intimidated or have few friends.
Scott Kessel, formerly the director of guidance and counseling at Keller ISD and incoming lead counselor for Aledo High School, explains that no matter how the bullying is being carried out, all forms involve the same key factor.
“Bullying involves an imbalance of power, where someone of a perceived elevated social status is trying to exercise their power over someone of a lower social status. Sometimes it may manifest itself as physical aggression, and other times it might be spreading rumors behind someone’s back,” Kessel says.
Counselors and psychologists commonly find similar characteristics among bullies:
• They may witness physical or verbal aggression at home.
• They hit or push other children.
• They have trouble following rules.
• They show little or no concern for the feelings of others or animals.
According to research done for the journal School Psychology Quarterly, children who bully are at a greater risk for school failure and dropout and for committing criminal acts later in life. They also are more likely to use drugs than children who don’t bully.
Bullying behavior is a “red flag” that a child has not learned to control his or her aggression. A child who bullies needs counseling to learn healthy ways to interact with people. Professional counseling has been shown to help reduce anger and improve interpersonal relationships in children who bully.
photos or videos posted online; and dummy Facebook profiles made by someone pretending to be someone else.
In more elaborate schemes, students will befriend victims for weeks or months and get them to share secrets and personal information or photos that bullies can then use to embarrass their targets.
There is no escape from this type of bullying. With conventional playground bullying, at least children could be free once they left school grounds. This “always-on” generation is dependent on the Internet for communicating with their peers.
There are many ways to remain anonymous online, such as the Facebook application called Honesty Box. It lets users post whatever they want without having to stand behind their words. The lack of faceto-face contact means bullies are writing things they might not dare say if their identities were known.
Recently, a group of high school girls near Houston called The Whimsical Girls of FBISD (Fort Bend Independent School District) got in trouble for creating a Facebook page where they listed the names of girls from surrounding high schools, categorizing them as “Naughty” or “Wannabes.” Next to the names, the bullies had written hurtful slurs such as “whore” and “tease.”
Bruce Cameron, a licensed professional counselor with a private practice in Southlake, explains that technology is a tool, not a threat in and of itself.
“The Internet allows you to get whatever you want on demand. If you have evil in your heart, you can perpetrate evil easily and instantly, whether it be pornography or compulsive gambling. Bullying is yet another behavior facilitated by technology,” he says.
“Parents should be plugged into every aspect of their child’s technological world. They should have access to cell phones, facebook pages and e-mail accounts. This enables 360-degree, 100-percent accountability between parents and their kids.”
Bullies seemingly have become more malicious as Internet access, mobile devices and social networking have become intertwined with students’ everyday lives.
Classic examples of cyber harassment include threatening texts or instant messages; cruel comments posted on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace or Formspring; private or humiliating
Among the newest venues for cyber bullies is the popular Web site called Formspring. It lets users ask open-ended questions about themselves or others, and “friends” can answer anonymously. The types of questions posted include: Why are you still friends with her? Why didn’t you invite her to your party? What size bra do you think she wears? Do you even think she’s pretty?
For schools to take disciplinary action, the trick seems to be determining if the conflict originated on a school computer or at home. Districts have to walk a fine line between protecting the civil rights and liberties of their students and making sure that all kids feel safe at school.
Responsibility also falls on parents to become familiar with their child’s world. Commonly, parents may be less tech savvy than their kids, causing a dangerous disconnect.
“Parents should be plugged into every aspect of their child’s technological world. They should have access to cell phones, Facebook pages and e-mail accounts. This enables 360-degree, 100-percent accountability between parents and their kids,” Cameron suggests.
In addition, he recommends taking the following steps if you discover your child is being cyber bullied: Use online tools to block the bully on e-mail, chat rooms and instant messaging; instruct your child
Through the Internet, bullies now have an outlet where they don't have to physically face their victims. The Age of Technology has made cyberbullying an attractive alternative.
to never open a message known to be from a bully; contact the other child’s parent; report the bullying to the Web site administrator; if the content is threatening, report the incident to local law enforcement; and save all of the evidence.
Nearly all local school districts have taken steps to establish a bullying policy that defines exactly what bullying entails, provides reporting procedures, lists appropriate disciplinary or corrective action, gives transfer guidelines and provides a student code of conduct. Many schools require that students sign a contract at the beginning of the year acknowledging that they will be held accountable for their behavior and will be subject to the disciplinary consequences outlined in the code.
The problem lies in enforcing the policy because defining bullying behavior can be complicated. Kessel says that in his experience within a school setting, this is one of the biggest challenges schools face with bullying.
“The interpretation or the connotation of what bullying means is very different to students, to parents and to school staff members. In most districts, the definition includes the words chronic, pervasive and severe I do believe that in order to tackle the problem, schools must address [the definition] a bit more clearly and comprehensively to assure we are using common language and coming from the same place,” Kessel says.
According to Kessel, research shows that there are three groups of people in the scenario: the bullies, the bullied and the bystanders, who are a large majority.
“Most bystanders will sit by idly and do nothing to intervene even if they feel the behaviors are inappropriate. We need to equip the bystanders with the skills to be able to intervene appropriately,” he said.
Lynn McKinney, deputy superintendent for Aledo ISD, says Aledo has a very active School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) that works to combat bullying.
“The SHAC is made up of parents, counselors and teachers across the district. They meet six or seven times a year and review and recommend for approval the different bullying programs. There are a number of these programs that they have approved in the last few years,” McKinney says.
Keller ISD utilizes AnComm’s Talk About It® anony-
mous online and text-based reporting service. Students are able to simply text or send an e-mail, which will be routed to the school and allow a designated, trained staff member to intervene. AnComm Inc. was founded in 2005 when it purchased the non-profit Safety Organization for Schools (SOS). SOS originally developed the service in 2001 as a response to increasing tragic events occurring in America’s schools, such as the Columbine and Pearl High School tragedies.
It’s Not Okay is a campaign at Fort Worth ISD with a similar reporting system to that of Keller ISD. The “friends 4 life” component allows students to report concerns through e-mail, text, by phone or by using the “friends 4 life” button on the FWISD Web site, fwisd.org.
Learning the Language
Common Texting Acronyms Every Parent Should Know
I82 – I HATE YOU
IHURG – I HATE YOUR GUTS
CD9 – PARENTS ARE AROUND
KPC – KEEPING PARENTS CLUELESS
P911 – PARENT ALERT
PAL – PARENTS ARE LISTENING
PAW – PARENTS ARE WATCHING
PIR – PARENT IN ROOM
FOAD – F*** OFF AND DIE
BUFF – BIG UGLY FAT F***
F@ - FAT
WC – WHO CARES
D2M – DEAD TO ME
FAHQ – F*** YOU
G2H – GO TO HELL
LAU – LAUGHING AT YOU
GAL – GET A LIFE
SLUB – SLUTTY BITCH
CCL – COULDN’T CARE LESS
GKY – GO KILL YOURSELF
BUTTER FACE – GIRL WHO IS PRET-
TY EXCEPT HER FACE
ZERG – TO GANG UP ON SOMEONE
AYSOS – ARE YOU STUPID OR SOMETHING
STFU – SHUT THE F*** UP
WDIC – WHAT DO I CARE
ALIHAL – AT LEAST I HAVE A LIFE
LUZR – LOSER
URAL – YOU ARE A LOSER
URAB – YOU ARE A BITCH
YRL – YOU ARE LAME
Kathryn Everest, director of guidance and counseling at FWISD, believes that the district is ahead of the curve in addressing bullying.
“There are two important issues that we need to teach students. We need to let kids know how to resolve conflict in a peaceful way and to tolerate others’ ideas, cultures, belief systems and values. That doesn’t mean you have to embrace or believe those things, it just means you have to be able to get along with people in the world that are different and that everyone needs to be treated with respect and dignity,” Everest says.
Fort Worth ISD is also making changes in its anti-bullying policies that are deemed progressive and somewhat controversial. It has expanded its policy to protect students who express themselves in nontraditional ways, including their sexuality. The school district is the first in the state to adopt a policy that includes gender identity and expression.
There are many who do not support such policies, arguing that they destroy traditional family values. Local opposition includes
“Most bystanders will sit by idly and do nothing to intervene even if they feel the behaviors are inappropriate. We need to equip the bystanders with the skills to be able to intervene appropriately.”
David Barton, founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization based in Aledo that presents America’s “forgotten history” with an emphasis on moral, religious and constitution heritage.
On his radio show, WallBuilders Live, Barton made it clear he believes such policies “promote homosexuality” and that homosexual activists manufactured the idea that there was a bullying problem in the first place.
A controversial posting by Clint McCance, an Arkansas school board member, sparked outrage across the nation when he made remarks on Facebook about the pandemic of high-profile suicides of gay students.
McCance wrote: “Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves The only way I’m wearin’ it for them
is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. We are honoring the fact that they sinned and killed thereselves because of their sin.” [sic] He promised he would disown his own children if they were gay.
To address this concern, President Barrack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama held an anti-bullying prevention conference in March of last year.
“If there’s one goal of this conference, it’s to dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up,” Obama told 150 students, parents, teachers and advocates. Obama also reflected back to his childhood saying, “With big ears and the name I have, I wasn’t immune. I didn’t emerge unscathed.”
To distribute information from the government, the President announced a new Web site, StopBullying.gov. In addition, the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights sent educators a letter explaining their legal duties to protect students from bullying based
In some cases, victims of incessant bullying grow so desperate that they commit suicide. This common phenomenon has even coined a new term: “bullycide.”
Jon Carmichael 13 years old Joshua, Texas In March 2010, Jon Carmichael hanged himself in a barn near his home. He was bullied for being small and suffered being thrown in the school dumpster, having his head shoved in the toilet repeatedly and stripped nude, tied up and put in a garbage can. The event was videotaped and put on YouTube shortly before his suicide.
Montana Lance 9 years old Lewisville, Texas Montana Lance hanged himself with his belt inside the nurse’s bathroom at his elementary school in January 2010. He was harassed because of a learning disability and lisp. The students called him gay and ostracized him by saying anyone who sat by him at lunch was sitting at the “gay table.” When asked during an assessment if he wanted to die, Montana replied “almost always.”
Asher Brown 13 years old Houston, Texas
Asher Brown killed himself, September 2010, with his stepfather’s 9mm Beretta that had been stored in a closet. Asher was tormented for being small, for his religious beliefs, for the way he dressed and for being gay. The bullies would act out mock gay sex acts at school. The day before he shot himself, Asher had been tripped on a flight of school stairs, sending his books all over the floor. As he got up, he was tripped again, falling down another set of stairs.
Hunter Layland 15 years old Cleburne, Texas
In September 2009, Hunter Layland shot himself before school at his home after years of teasing and bullying. Hunter had a scar on his face and hearing problems caused by a car accident when he was much younger. One of the tormentors once said to him, “If I had a face like yours, I’d shoot myself.”
Tori Blair Wilson 8 years old Palestine, Texas
The body of Tori Blair Wilson was found hanging in the woods near her home after she slipped away from a neighborhood barbecue, May 2011. Tori had been riding bikes and playing with water balloons before all the kids went inside. She claimed to have forgotten something in the woods and never returned. The second-grader had been the target of bullying and had a history of suicidal ideation.
Tesia Samara/Ben Brownlee 15 years old Rockdale, Texas
Tesia Samara was a transgendered teen who had been born as Ben Brownlee. He ended his life in November 2003. His brother found him hanging in the garage by a leather noose made from a horse lead, with his journal and a stuffed toy on the floor under his feet. Ben wrote letters to teachers and the school counselors to make them aware that while he was born male, he identified mentally as a female. Kids called him “queer boy,” “weirdo” and “hair girl.” It was rumored that on the day of Ben’s death, two bullies knocked Ben down and urinated on him.
Corrine Wilson 13 years old Rockdale, Texas
Corrine Wilson’s mother found her in their home with a single gunshot wound to the forehead in October 2004. Girls at school called Corrine fat and ugly and told her that her hair was frizzy. The morning of her death, one of these bullies slapped her and called her a whore. All day, Corrine received mean notes saying they wished she would die and that she should just go kill herself. At one point, Corinne wrote on her desk in one of her classes, “This school hates me,” over and over again. Her mother was told that Corrine had her head down and cried all day.
on race, ethnicity, disability or sexuality.
Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns was invited to attend the national conference in Washington, D.C., because of his public stand against bullying, which he took at a city council meeting last October. Burns reached out to the targets of teen bullying in an emotional speech, sharing his own experiences in school when he was bullied for being gay. The video of the speech went viral, pushing him into the spotlight with appearances on national TV, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Today Show
Burns’ message of “It Gets Better” urges teens who are holding that gun, or the rope or the pill bottle to just stick around because life does get better. In the weeks after Burns’ comments, he received 20,000 e-mails, 10,000 Facebook messages and thousands of phone calls.
“I made a decision to speak out after reading about a young gay man who attended a Norman, Okla., city council meeting where they were debating a non-discrimination ordinance and where people said ugly things about gay people, and then he went home and killed himself. If someone were to take their life after attending a city council meeting in Oklahoma, I’m certainly warranted to spend part of my time at my city council meeting to address this issue,” Burns says.
frequency, severity and duration of the bullying incidents.
Old approaches are no longer working on these escalated forms of bullying. Former schools of thought advised children to “Turn the other cheek” or “Just ignore it.” Taking action is becoming necessary to keep victims safe.
“What we can surmise is that bullying is a serious risk factor for suicide, and it can lead to serious episodes of depression,” said Jennifer Mootz, M.A., Teens Can Survive program director at the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas. She says friends and parents should look for the signs of depression including changes in behavior (sleeping or eating), withdrawal, substance abuse (a form of self-medication) and increased anxiety or anger.
Mootz also says it is important for parents to take their children’s situations seriously and not dismiss them by telling them to ignore the bullying. “Parents should also survey their environment to determine if the child has access to lethal means,” Mootz adds.
In the community, individuals are finding innovative ways to help children facing this problem.
Tina Johnston was a school counselor for years and dealt with bullying issues on almost a daily basis. She created Adventure Camp to help build self-esteem and self-worth so kids are less likely to become victims.
The state of Texas took a firm stand to defend victims of bullying by passing House Bill 1942 in June. The anti-bullying law:
• Establishes a new bullying definition that includes bullying through electronic means;
• Integrates awareness, prevention, identification and resolution of and intervention in bullying into the health curriculum;
• Provides local school boards with discretion to transfer a student found to have bullied to another classroom or to another campus in consultation with the parent or guardian;
• Requires local school districts to adopt and implement a bullying policy that recognizes minimum guidelines such as probation for bullying, providing counseling options and establishes procedures for reporting an incidence of bullying.
Children who are bullied experience real suffering that can interfere with their long-term social and emotional development, as well as their academic performance at school. Some victims of bullying have killed themselves or attempted suicide rather than continue to endure the harassment. Recovery for victims depends largely on the number,
“The intention is to have participants learn by experience with games that involve connecting with others, challenge thinking and identify personal strengths,” Johnston said. She also says it provides them with a better filter system. “Bullies bully to get reaction from the victim. Those with healthy self-esteem are no ‘fun’ for the bully because they don’t take it personally and have little reaction.”
Local martial arts dojos are also catering to young people, encouraging them to learn the skills they need to protect themselves. Red Lion Freedom Karate in White Settlement prides itself on not only teaching self-defense skills, but also life skills to help kids work with others, build personal discipline and grow in discipline.
In spite of the controversies and arguments presented by various groups about policies being put in place or the best ways to handle this problem, most will agree that bullying is wrong for any reason. Individuals should escape their childhood without physical injuries, emotional scars or thoughts of suicide.
As communities and schools continue to work toward ways of protecting our youth, parents and schools can partner by teaching respect for others, tolerance and accountability. Alongside achieving high standardized test scores and winning state championships, we need to emphasize the importance of empathy and kindness.
by Paul K. Harral
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The design team at dorian’s interior design got to do something its members do not normally get to do with the 2011 Fort Worth, texas magazine dream home.
“rarely do we get to do jobs that really are the whole house furnished from the beginning,” said Jeffrey mcallister, asid “For me, that’s the fun part, to see it totally blank and see it come to life.”
t he team — mc a llister, linda henderson, registered interior designer, and mark grigsby, asid — have a combined 92 years of experience. if you throw in their boss, greg Connally, that number is 127 years.
the dream home is being built at 1704 Carleton ave. near the historic r iver Crest Country Club. it is designed to blend in with existing older homes, and that was a consideration in interior design as well.
the designers started with blueprints and scale drawings of furniture. one of the first major decisions was the finish on the kitchen cabinets.
“we went with a kind of cream color that’s got a little bit of glazing on it, and that got us started,” said henderson. From that beginning, they picked lighting fixtures, granite and tile and settled on a color palette —
reds and golds and blues and aqua.
Connolly told them that all the furniture must come from Vanguard Furniture of hickory, n.C., and the fabrics from duralee Fabrics, headquartered in bay shore, n y
“i tried to pick furniture lines and fabric lines that were broad enough that they could do a whole house out of one line,” he said.
the team all flew to north Carolina to tour the Vanguard factory and make final selections.
“a ll of the furniture was hand-selected for each room to create the appropriate function,” said grigsby.
Vanguard is building only two custom pieces — a desk and a game table.
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“And they’re now thinking about putting them in their line,” Henderson said.
And if you want to buy the house and like the interior, you can also buy the furnishings. Otherwise, after the show is over, the items go into Dorian’s inventory.
Generally, designers might do only one room of a show home or be working with a client who brings likes and dislikes to the process. In the latter case, it is their job to incorporate those wishes in the design and furniture selection. But in this case, the team is doing it all with input from the builders.
“We can do it the way we see the space,” said McAllister.
What they saw was a boy’s and girl’s room in the upstairs bedrooms and a study in what is designed as a guest room downstairs on the same floor as the master suite.
“We think the house has a very lovely flow to it, and the rooms are quite large,” Connally said. “You really appreciate a house that they’ve been able to build that much open space into and have a feeling that it’s a much larger house than it really is.”
It was time-consuming — “5 million” hours, someone said — but also rewarding and satisfying.
“Every time I do a project like this, I learn many things, not just one thing, but many things,” said Henderson. “I also like the camaraderie, and it’s fun because all of us have our own strengths so we play off each other for that.”
All stressed the creative freedom.
“It’s very fulfilling to work on a project from the beginning to end and to start with a blueprint and then see a beautiful home when it’s finished. It’s fun to use your creativity,” Grigsby said.
But they also tried to be practical.
“We’ve tried to use more cost-effective pieces in this house as well,” Connally said. “By using a builder like a Vanguard, who has a pretty broad range of prices, we’ve tried to be more conscious of the cost of individual pieces so that when the consumer comes through the house and asks about something specific, ‘How much is this table?’ or ‘How much is this chair?,’ they’ll think that it’s pretty value-loaded.”
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Each year, thousands of Tarrant County parents begin their hunt for the perfect private school. Filling out application after application, setting up interviews and making multiple visits to schools, these diligent and dedicated parents seek an answer to an age-old question: Where will my child excel academically, grow personally and truly enjoy learning?
Whether you’re seeking a private school for a specific teaching methodology or prefer that your child learn in a religious environment at a school that shares your family’s vision, the search can seem daunting. Things can get especially tricky if you are enrolling more than one child into private school—one size doesn’t fit all, and it’s difficult to find just the right match. Extensive research is often required, and critical questions will arise regarding
tuition costs, test assessments, personal interviews and the application process, among others. When it comes down to it, choosing a private school for your child is no easy task, to say the least.
In the following pages, you will find a comprehensive list of private schools in Tarrant County. From fine arts academies and faith-based schools, to Montessori academies and schools focused on accelerated learning for the gifted and talented, the 2011 Private School Guide gives parents an in-depth look at each school, including accreditation, studentto-teacher ratio, cost of tuition and teacher requirements.
We hope you will find this quick reference to the area’s private schools helpful as you explore the possibilities of your child’s private school education.
Al-Hedayah Academy
Fort Worth
817.265.6667, hedayah.com
All Saints Catholic School
Fort Worth
817.624.2670 allsaintscatholicschool.org
All Saints’ Episcopal School
Fort Worth
817.560.5700, asesftw.org
Anderson School for Gifted & Talented & Creative Fort
817.448.8484 andersonschool.net
Barbara Gordon Montessori School Colleyville 817.354.6670, bgmontessori.org
Bethesda Christian School Fort Worth
817.281.6446 bethesdachristianschool.org
Burton
817.332.3351 calvaryacademy.com
Cassata High School
Fort Worth
817.926.1745 cassatahs.org
CCC Academy Fort Worth
817.274.9494 thecccacademy.com
Children’s Courtyard locations throughout the DFW Metroplex 817.624.2604 childrenscourtyard.com
817.820.0884 covenantfw.org
Créme De La Créme Colleyville 817.416.3683 cremedelacreme.com
Crown Of Life Lutheran School Colleyville 817.251.1881, crownoflife.org
Ekklesia Christian School
Fort Worth 817.332.1202 worldmbc.com
Faith Christian School Grapevine
817.442.9144 fcschool.org
Fellowship Academy Kennedale 817.473.1295 fellowship-academy.org
Fort Worth
Fort
817.732.7718, fwcds.org
Fourth St. School
Arlington
817.275.2314 fourthstreetschool.com
Gateway School
Arlington 817.226.6222 gatewayschool.com
Glenview Christian School
Fort Worth
817.281.5155 glenviewchristianschool.org
Grace Prep. Academy
Arlington 817.557.3399, graceprep.org
Grapevine Faith Christian School
Grapevine
817.442,9144, fcschool.org
Happy Hill Farm Academy
Granbury
254.897.4822 happyhillfarm.org
Harvest Christian Academy
Watauga
817.485.1660, hcasaints.org
Harvest Christian School
Fort Worth
817.568.0021, harvestfortworth.org
Highland Meadow Montessori Academy Southlake 817.488.2138, hmma.org
Hill School of Fort Worth Fort Worth 817.923.9482, hillschool.org
Holy Cross Christian Academy Burleson 817.295.7232 hccaburleson.com
Holy Family Catholic School Fort Worth
817.737.4201, hfsfw.org
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Arlington 817.419.6800, hrcstx.com
Holy Trinity Catholic School Grapevine 817.421.8000, holytcs.org
Immaculate Conception
940.381.1155 catholicschooldenton.org
Jane Justin School Fort Worth 817.390.2831 cscfw.org
Joshua Christian Academy
Joshua 817.295.7377 joshuachristianacademy.org
Key School Fort Worth
817.446.3738 thekeyschool.com
Lake Country Christian School Fort Worth
817.236.8703, lccs.org
Liberty Christian School
Argyle
940.294.2000 libertychristian.com
Lighthouse Christian Academy
Fort Worth
817.237.7641 lcafw.org
Merry Hill School Arlington 817.385.1684 arlington.merryhillschool. com
Messiah Lutheran Classical Academy Keller
817.431.5486, mlcatexas.org
Metroplex Chapel Academy Euless
817.267.1000 metroplexchapelacademy.org
Montessori at Sundance Square
Fort Worth
817.334.0036, brighthorizons.com
Montessori
Children’s House
Fort Worth
817.732.0252, mchfw.com
Nazarene Christian Academy
Crowley
817.297.7003, fwf.org
New Beginnings Montessori
Bedford
817.267.8100, nbmontessori.com
Nolan Catholic High School
Fort Worth
817.457.2920 nolancatholichs.org
817.498.8456 • npbcnrh.org
817.924.5123 • olvfw.com
• omom.org
Pantego Christian Academy
Arlington Elementary: Mansfield
817.460.3315 • pantego.com
Park Row Christian Academy Arlington 817.277.1021 parkrowchurch.com
Primrose School of Bedford Bedford
817.545.5485 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Columbus Trail Fort Worth
817.423.4000 primroseschools.com
Primrose School at Eagle Ranch Fort Worth
817.236.6760 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Hall Johnson Grapevine
817.416.0404 myprimroseschool.com/ halljohnson
Primrose School at Heritage Keller
817.741.5044 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Hidden Lakes Southlake 817.337.4666 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Keller Keller
817.337.0717 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Grand Peninsula Grand Prairie 817.477.0077 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Mid-cities Hurst 817.485.8993 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of NE Flower Mound Flower Mound
972.691.3815 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of NE Green Oaks Arlington 817.543.2626 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Parkwood Hill Fort Worth 817.281.5322 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Southlake Southlake
817.421.8087 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Walnut Creek Mansfield
817.477.0880 primroseschools.com
Primrose School of Wellington Flower Mound 972.691.9595 primroseschools.com
Redeemer Lutheran School Benbrook
817.560.0032 redeemerfw.org
Southwest Christian School Elementary: Fort Worth
817.294.0350
Preparatory: 817.294.9596 southwestchristian.org
St. Andrew Catholic School Fort Worth
817.924.8917 standrewsch.org
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Keller 817.431.4845 • seascc.org
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St. George Catholic School
Fort Worth 817.222.1221 stgeorgecatholic.org
St. Ignatius College Preparatory Fort Worth 817.801.4801 ignatiusofloyola.org
St. John the Apostle Catholic School North Richland Hills 817.284.2228, stjs.org
St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Arlington 817.275.5081 • smgschool.org
817.332.2281 • stpaulfw.com
St. Paul’s Preparatory Academy Arlington 817.561.3500 • stpaulsprep.com
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic
Fort Worth 817.246.2032 stpetercatholicschool.org
817.451.9383 • saintritaschool.net
St. Vincent’s Episcopal
• sves.org
817.457.0770 • tcseagles.org
• tcseagles.org
817.277.0620, flintacademy.com
Trinity Baptist Temple Academy
Fort Worth 817.237.4255 tbta.tbtchurch.org
Trinity Christian Academy Willow Park 817.441.7901 • tcaeagles.org
Trinity Valley School Fort Worth 817.321.0100 trinityvalleyschool.org
Walnut Creek Private School Mansfield 817.473.4406 wcps-mansfield.org
West Academy Fort Worth
817.924.3535 westacademyfortworth.com
18012:1PK4 thru 12th$2,700-$3,300February•
41018:1PK4 thru 12th$3,120-$7,140February•
96410:1K thru 12th$16,495-$17,560Varies•
30012:1PK3 thru 5th$1,900-$6,000Open•
308:19th thru 12th$8,850Open
NOTES: Information provided by representatives of each school. Schools included offer grades beyond kindergarten. KEY: ACCS: Association of Classical Christian Schools; ACSI: Association of Christian Schools International; ACST: Association of Christian Schools of Texas; AMI: Association of Montessori International; AMS: American Montessori Society CITA: Commission on International and Transregional Accreditation; ICAA: International Christian Accrediting Association; IMS: International Montessori Society; ISAS: Independent School Association of the Southwest; NAIS: National Association of Independent Schools; NAPCIS: National Association of Private Catholic Independent Schools; NCACS: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools NCSA: National Christian Schools Association of America; NLSA: National Lutheran School Association NPSAA: National Private School Accreditation Alliance; SACS: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SAES: Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools; TAAPS: Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools TAPPS: Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools; TCCED: Texas Catholic Conference Education Department; TEA: Texas Education Agenc y; TPSAC: Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
Our unique combination of spiritual formation, academic rigor and leadership training prepares our students not only for college, but also for life. The skills they learn at Southwest Christian School will provide the academic foundation for success in college, the spiritual understanding to boldly defend their faith and the leadership skills to impact the world.
It’s been said that with college comes some of the best years of your life. But beyond the social life, football and basketball games, and sororities and fraternities, choosing the right college or university can be one of the most important decisions you will make. Whether you are looking for a private university with faith-based programs or a Division I school, a college education can broaden your horizons, prepare you
for success in the working world and teach you life lessons along the way.
In the following pages, you will find an extensive list of private and public colleges, universities and graduate programs in Texas. From tuition rates and enrollment, to application fees and room and board, these guides can get you started on the right path in your pursuit for higher education.
Austin
edu
stmarytx.edu
Stephen F. Austin University Nacogdoches • 936.468.2504 sfasu.edu
Tarleton State University Stephenville •
tarleton.edu
Tarrant County College Fort Worth, Arlington, Hurst 817.515.8223 • tccd.edu
Texas A&M University College Station • 979.845.3211 tamu.edu
Texas A&M University Commerce Commerce • 903.886.5102 • tamucommerce.edu
Per Credit Hour Room/Board Degrees Offered
$787
$8,316 29 programs offered
$235 Professional, School & Christian Counseling, MBA, HR & Business, HR Training & Development, Managerial Science
$608
$682-$1,197
$670-$680
$675
$6,203 31 master’s degree programs. 1 doctorate degree, 21 certification programs
$8,713-$8,984 76 master’s, 33 doctoral (including JD), 2 education specialists degrees programs
$6,120 22 masters, 2 doctorates
$6,804 18 master's; 2 doctorate
$300-$800 Varies by plan 12 programs in Business, HR, Theology, Psychology, Christian Counseling, Education, Liberal/Fine Arts, Biblical Languages
$725/Master's
$750/Ph,D.
$4,860-$5,400 18 masters, 1 doctorate 4 professional degrees
$550 None MBA; MAFM; MHRM; MISM; MINCM; MPM; MPA
$474
$7,682 43 master’s degrees, 5 doctoral
$525-$615 Master in Business Administration, Strategic Leadership, Education, Counseling, Psychology
$450
$816/doctoral
$5,980 28 master’s level programs, 11 certification programs
$720/master's $7,000 15 masters, 2 doctorate
$1,157/6 hours
$6,748 Education, Nursing, Business, Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Accounting, Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Human Sciences, Social Sciences.
$1,940 Varies Comprehensive research and professional graduate degree programs offered by 35 departments
$221 Varies More than 70 graduate programs, including master's, doctoral and certificate programs
Varies Varies Ph.D., MA, MS, JD, MBA
$185 (Ft. Worth); $217 (off-campus) Varies Degree programs offered by the Schools of Theology, Evangelism and Missions, Archeology, Women’s Studies, Church and Family Ministries and Church Music
$900 Not applicable 11 graduate programs
$715 Varies 21 master’s degree, 2 doctoral, 1 online
Varies Varies 45 degrees and programs offered
$295
$174
$6,810 MAGR, MS – Animal Science/NRM; MED – Education; MA – English, Liberal Arts, Psychology, Political Sci, Art History; MS –Biology, Geology, Criminal Justice; MBA /
$3,000 7 online programs available, 21 degrees offered – M.A., M.B.A., M.S., M.Ed., M.C.J., as well as one doctoral degree (Ed.D.)
$1,125 Varies Theology, business, communication, education, fine arts, nursing and health sciences, humanities and social sciences, liberal arts, science and engineering
Varies $9,986 More than 240 master's and doctoral degree programs offered in a variety of disiplines.
$352
$6,912 88 master's, 8 doctoral, and 1 professional degree with programs in Applied Arts, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts & Communication, Health Professions, Education, Business and Science.
$212.50 $7,966 105 master’s programs/60 doctoral programs
$400-$820
Law: $920
$6,910 J.D., Doctorate in Education, Nurse Anesthesia Practice; Masters's in Business, Nurse Anesthesia, Health Science, Education, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy.
$433 $6,210 65 master’s and 23 doctoral degrees offered
Flat rate $5,500/varies 74 master’s and 30 doctoral degrees offered
$646-$1,000 Not applicable
Master’s: American Studies, Art, Business, Catholic School Leadership, English, Humanities, Pastoral Ministry, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Education, Theology
$710-$765 $4,300-$5,840 MED, MSIS, MBA, Exercise Science, MSN, EDD, and Counseling and Psychology
$50-$363
$6,326 101 master’s and 48 doctoral degrees offered
Varies Not offered Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; PHD & MS in Biomedical Sciences; MPH, DrPH, and PhD in Public Health; DPT in Physical Therapy, MPAS in Physician Assistant Studies, MHA in Health Administration. Dual degrees also offered.
Varies Varies 86 doctoral programs and 154 master's programs
$620.55
$337.48
$8,364 59 master’s, 29 doctoral, 1 professional
$10,738-$14,020 More than 80 master's programs and 18 doctoral programs
Varies Varies 49 master’s, 22 doctoral degrees and 14 graduate certificates
The keys to our nation’s future can be found in the hearts and minds of today’s youth. Lockheed Martin is proud to support education initiatives that help motivate today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders. Paving the way to success is all a question of how. And it is the how that Lockheed Martin delivers.
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P hoto from the 1910-11 h orned f rog yearbook
ONE HUNDRED
Texas Christian University put down roots on a patch of prairie near downtown Fort Worth, for a fresh beginning after its Waco campus burned to the ground.
That very year, TCU set about creating an educational environment firmly committed to the fine arts.
continues to provide world-class training for aspiring musicians, actors, dancers and visual artists, with the vibrant cultural scene of Fort Worth as our beautiful home.
Here’s to the next century.
Visit the TCU College of Fine Arts website at www.cfac.tcu.edu.
Cancer Care Services chooses to focus on the things that cancer cannot do as it provides support to patients. Turn to page 90.
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains stresses leadership
by Gail Bennison
You probably know the organization. you probably just finished off your last box of girl Scout cookies for the year. but did you know that the box of cookies you were enjoying represents much more than your happy stomach?
it’s part of the girl Scout l eadership e xperience, which engages girls in discovering self, connecting with others and taking action to make the world a better place. the Cookie Sale ties directly to five essential skills: goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics.
each girl Scout experience, like the cookie sale, crafts and camping, has a deep impact. Sometimes this impact is not seen for years, when as a grown woman, that girl Scout feels confident to take the lead on a project or to venture out as a new business owner. Sometimes we see this impact immediately.
FYI
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc. serves 81 counties and more than 26,000 girls. Regional Office 4901 Briarhaven Rd. Fort Worth gs-top.org
817.737.7272
800.582.7272
girl Scout programs are about giving girls the confidence, skills and knowledge to become leaders. but they’re not just the leaders of tomorrow. girl Scouts are taking the lead today.
and kendra got on a city bus and headed to their old elementary school to act as assistant leaders to the girl Scouts at School troop there.
each day after high school when the bell rings, kids head off to sports, or home to hang out, or even to after-school jobs. not so in the case of kiera and kiandra, two former participants of the girl Scouts at School program, offered by the local council in underserved communities.
in girl Scouts at School, staff leads the troops rather than volunteers, offering the program to ensure that every girl has access to the power of girl Scouting. kiera and kiandra directly benefitted from this program, and the experience was so powerful that they wanted to ensure that other girls had the same opportunity. So, when their high school bell rang, kiera
as girl Scouts approach their 100th anniversary on March 12, 2012, the organization is inviting all of us who participated in girl Scouts to reconnect. you can relive your experiences as a girl, catch up with old friends, and maybe even help a new girl have access to this life-changing, empowering program.
“the 100th is going to be so much fun for many reasons,” said kathleen Copeland, editor in chief, girl Scouts of texas oklahoma plains. “but connecting with the hundreds of thousands of women out there who at any time in their lives were affiliated with this great movement that’s going to be something truly special.”
Visit the web site gs-top.org or call the local council at 800.582.7272 to reconnect and see how you can get involved.
the Volunteer Center of north texas plays matchmaker to nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers and to volunteers seeking opportunities to serve. Since 1971, organizations serving a myriad of causes from animal advocacy to violence prevention have relied on the Volunteer Center as a source for volunteers who want to make a difference. the center maintains a searchable database of opportunities on its web site: volunteernorthtexas.org.
by Gail Bennison
Cancer is so limited. it cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot corrode faith, it cannot destroy peace, it cannot kill friendship, it cannot suppress memories, it cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul, it cannot conquer the spirit, it cannot steal eternal life.
the staff of cancer care services in Fort Worth reads this sentiment at the end of every staff meeting, and the board reads it aloud at the end of each board meeting.
“We do this because it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all the terrible things that cancer can do,” said cancer care services president and ceo melanie Wilson. “it’s easy to become consumed by the devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences of cancer. so we feel it’s important to constantly remind ourselves and our clients of the many things that cancer cannot do.”
vices and activities.
it is because of community support that cancer care services’ social workers/cancer navigators, chaplain and activities coordinator can continue to focus on the basic needs of clients. cancer care services receives no federal funding or insurance reimbursements. only the generosity of people makes it possible for them to impact so many lives.
this month, cancer care services unveils a new logo and website. cancer care is celebrating its 65th year, so what better time to create a logo that features a heart?
FYI
Cancer Care Services exist to help anyone impacted by cancer in Tarrant, Parker or Hood County. 623 S. Henderson St. Fort Worth cancercareservices.org. 817.921.0653.
the mission of cancer care services of Fort Worth is to provide help and hope to cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers through direct financial, emotional, spiritual and social programs, ser-
“When cancer patients were asked for their feedback during the logo’s design phase, one client said that the heart in the logo describes cancer care services perfectly because the opening at the top is where we open our hearts to new clients,” Wilson said. “and that the center of the heart is how we wrap our arms around people when they need it most, and then, the opening at the bottom of the heart epitomizes the way we lovingly let our clients go when they are ready.”
cancer care services has created a new user-friendly Web site that can be updated instantly by staff.
“We hope the new site will encourage more online visitors so they can share the mission with a wider audience,” Wilson said. the carter Foundation funded the entire rebranding project.
Two Fort worth residents, Jeff harrison and Peter Canning, were honored for their bravery by being presented with the Citizen Life saving Award by the Fort worth Fire department on June 7. Both men have put their personal safety aside to save multiple lives.
in May of 2010, two brothers found themselves helpless in the trinity river as Canning, a local teacher, was biking through trinity Park. Canning did not hesitate and began the rescue of the children. the brothers, 9 and 11, had been fishing on the shore when they soon found themselves in the dangerous waters.
without Canning’s quick reaction and assistance to the mother of the two boys, her children might not have been pulled from the river and saved.
harrison, a finalist for the Congressional Medal of honor Foundation’s Citizen service Before self Award, pulled a mother and daughter out of the river in July of 2010. harrison had been biking for hours when he came upon the disastrous situation. A child had fallen in the water, and her parents had jumped in attempting to save her. harrison was able to perform CPr on the mother upon pulling her from the river, but the girl’s father, richard walker, was not saved.
harrison put himself in the position to risk his own personal safety to try and help a family in such critical need. he was willing to do what he could to save complete strangers.
harrison and Canning are some of Fort worth’s everyday heroes who have made a difference in other lives. the two men’s selfless acts and rescues will stand as inspiration for all. their heroic deeds will challenge others to step up and do what is expected of them in a time of crisis. these two heroes have impacted local families’ lives forever, and their service will not soon be forgotten. — Christine
Perrenot
A whimsical approach to motherhood / by Shauna Glenn
I’M ONLY GOING TO REpEAT THIS ONCE Miracle Whip is NOT mayonnaise. And it’s about time someone challenged this injustice. And that someone might as well be me.
Growing up in my house, Miracle Whip was passed off as mayonnaise. In fact, until I was in my late teens, I thought they were the same thing.
Ham sandwich? Made with Miracle Whip
Tuna salad? Miracle Whip again.
And then one day I was at my friend Jill’s house, and her mom offered to make me a turkey sandwich. She asked the universal question — mustard or mayonnaise?
I answered, “Mayonnaise, please.”
Something very strange happened next. Jill’s mom pulled an unfamiliar-looking jar out of the refrigerator. It had a yellow label that read Hellmann’s.
What was this? Some cheap knock-off brand of Miracle Whip mayonnaise?
And then I bit into the sandwich. It was like nothing I’d ever tasted before. And it was as if my life changed forever. Right there in the middle of Jill’s kitchen.
And then Jill’s mom went on to reveal Miracle Whip was not mayonnaise, but in fact, salad dressing.
Salad dressing?
What the what?
So far, my definition of salad dressing had consisted of, but was not limited to, Catalina, Green Goddess, Ranch, Blue Cheese, and Creamy Italian. Now she was telling me that what I thought I was spreading on my white bread and bologna sandwiches (with a slice of onion) was in fact SALAD DRESSING?
I had to warn my mother immediately. Because she (along with me) had been duped into believing something very different than what really was.
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When I got home from Jill’s, I ran into my house, slamming the back door, shouting, “MOM, MOM, WHERE ARE YOU?!”
She raced into the room all panicked like. “What is it? What’s wrong?”
“You won’t believe this. I just learned that Miracle Whip is NOT mayonnaise.”
My mom rolled her eyes and appeared irritated. Why was she not more horrified by my announcement?
“I know Miracle Whip isn’t mayonnaise. But it tastes just as good. I like it. You like it. We all like it.”
I felt as if I’d been punched in the gut. “Great, Mom. So my whole life is a lie. You’ve let me believe MY ENTIRE LIFE that Miracle Whip was mayonnaise. And now I learn the truth? From somebody else’s mom? This is so unbelievable, Mother! What. What else? Am I really your daughter? Or am I adopted? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?”
“Shauna, calm down.” She was now laughing. My mom was LAUGHING AT ME.
I paced the room. My head was spinning. This woman, who called herself my MOTHER, the woman who birthed me, who was the same woman who claimed to love me more than ANYTHING in the whole WORLD, had been lying to me. LYING TO ME.
(In retrospect, I admit I may have taken the whole “Miracle Whip isn’t mayonnaise” thing a little seriously. And yes, she is my real mother — we have the exact same behind.)
I left her standing there and went to my room, where I spent the next hour going over the events of my entire life, trying to decide what things were true and what things were lies. And then I got bored and went to the mall.
Later that night I came home to find a jar of Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise on the kitchen counter with a note attached. “I’m sorry I told you Miracle Whip was mayonnaise. Love, Mom.”
And from that moment on, I never looked back. Ever since, it’s been mayonnaise and mayonnaise only for me.
I’m afraid I can’t say the same for my mom. She still insists on using Miracle Whip in place of mayonnaise. In spinach dip. In chicken salad. In EVERYTHING.
I guess some people just never learn.
An unabashedly humorous look at life / by Heywood
What happens in private doesn’t stay in private anymore.
WITh ALL ThE hIGh-PROFILE SCANdALS ThAT
hAVE BEEN TuRNING uP OF LATE, I wonder how many former politicians, celebrities and sports figures fall to their knees every morning and give thanks that there wasn’t an Internet 30 years ago.
That’s because people with even the slightest bit of notoriety always run the risk of having their darkest secrets exposed. Sophisticated communication systems have all but eliminated privacy. What I find amazing is how many of these supposedly bright people still haven’t figured that out. Someone is always watching and waiting for the tiniest screw up.
Truth is, there are no secrets. With our PCs and smart phones, we’ve become a society of virtual window-peepers. And none of us is actually immune from mass scrutiny. Before all this technology, I would bounce my deepest thoughts and wild ideas off family and friends. I could limit my embarrassment. But now, thanks to blogging, the whole world knows I’m nuts.
But the Internet is incredible. Everything you can imagine is disseminated through billions of different Web sites. It’s altered the lives of almost everyone on Earth. Even Gandhi might have been a different person if he’d have known what was available on-line.
Our electronics set the tone for our days. They’re the first things we check when we wake up in the morning. They can control every aspect of our life, even our emotions.
If we aren’t happy enough, we can find a funny video on YouTube. Conversely, we could shed a tear or two by going to Netflix and streaming Brian’s Song. And if we aren’t bored enough, we can pull up the Lifetime Network and spend what seems like an eternity watching Eat, Pray, Love If the trend continues, all our social interaction will be performed on our laptop.
Let me just count to three and take this Adderall I got online from Canada. There, that’s better.
Anyway, with all these technological advances, there are a growing number of people who are concerned over what travels up — and down — the information highway.
In fact, Tennessee has just enacted a law that makes it illegal to transmit an image that is likely to frighten someone or cause emotional distress. And the federal government is contemplating adopting a similar law. If it passes, do you know what that will mean? Most of us won’t be able to check our bank accounts. It would be too traumatic.
But there are also a couple of other areas of concern. The new smart phones can track your every move. The phone manufacturers have actually known this for a couple of years, but they hadn’t bothered to share that until now.
Fortunately, I have been able to retrieve some of that data. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe how many trips I’d made to the refrigerator. Nowadays, I’ll occasionally leave my iPhone over at the Kimbell Art Museum. For some reason, I want the Apple tracking police to think highly of me, and maybe assume I'm refined.
And with our pervasive tabloid mentality and the almost unlimited access to information, it’s not hard to find something unflattering about anybody. The media exacerbates this for ratings. They can take any positive story and find a negative angle. For every beautiful girl who pops out of a cake, there’s some reporter pointing out how the cake was ruined.
Well, I better run. I’ve gotta pick my phone up over at the church.
Heywood provides commentary on TXA 21 News: First In Prime between 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays. All complaints can be directed to Heywood1111@ gmail.com.
(Assuming, of course, that our sedentary lifestyles haven’t caused our laps to disappear.) Face-to-face interaction will be rarer than an update on that Trinity River Vision thing. What’s the deal on that anyway? No, really. Is it still a go?
I’m sorry. I’m getting a little off track here.
where the locals go / by Jody Dean
JUST
OF THE ANIMALS IN OUR STEWARDSHIP, and there aren’t enough resources, so many of them have to die. It’s the way of things, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Many people and organizations work to save them, and among them is a Dallas organization called Paws in the City.
I told you about this organization last month when I mentioned that my daughter and I had attended an adoption event. I didn’t need a dog. I didn’t want a dog. I only wanted to go visit a friend and maybe get a self-sufficient cat. Instead, I got the greatest dog ever at the urging and insistence of the World’s Coolest Kid.
All my life I’ve had dogs, but I’ve never quite bonded with one. The closest I ever came was a ranch dog named Ring who made trips to see Uncle Chick all the more exciting. I loved that dog, but I never got to see him much.
And then I met Chloe. Chloe is a rescue dog, literally pardoned from the cart as it was being wheeled into the Grayson County euthanasia chamber. Look how we clean up the process with words. We say “euthanasia.” What we mean is “killing.”
Chloe will not be ignored. She gets up in my business. A fun dog other people and dogs seem to just adore, and who adores them right back. And completely precocious. Chloe will crawl up in my face and start licking just to aggravate me, then give me that cocked head thing dogs do and make me laugh. She’s got me, and she knows it.
Truth be told, laughs have become more important than ever. Health problems over the last couple of years, the changes so many of us face, the passing of time and the realization that it isn’t all endless more or less set me up.
There’s something about the act of stopping (and sometimes stooping) to reach for the lesser among us that improves ourselves.
People like her and others who do it are far too humble to ever admit that, because they only see the need – not the personal benefits. That’s why they drag themselves out in the middle of the night to scoop up a wounded animal, without any desire for recognition or reward. The abused or neglected animal is alone and afraid. There is need, and they meet it.
People like this abound, and there are never enough of them. My childhood pediatrician was like that. Dr. Leonard Cohen was a fine doctor, but a better man. Each Christmas he’d organize his Jewish colleagues and work at the hospital –so Christian doctors and staff could have the day off. He saw a need and met it.
It’s easy to forget these things.
Since this is ostensibly a column about food, a parallel.
Much has been made over recent months about the arrival of In and Out Burgers – one of the most legendary burger names in America. Openings draw attention like a Hollywood red carpet and traffic that rivals a Cowboys home game. I tried one. They’re good, but not great. Tiny little meat patty, lots of veggies, good bun, forgettable fries and megatons of hoopla – which nothing on this earth could possibly live up to. Honestly? I get the California mystique, but I’d pick the Whataburger across the street.
On the other end of the spectrum is Nicky D’s on 1187 in Crowley. A listener told me about this place, so I tried it.
Not only is it now nudging my Top 10 List of best hamburgers in North Texas, it’s also one of those places you find and want to stay awhile. The building used to be the only place you could buy beer on the way to Mustang Park, and it looks like it’s been there forever. There’s something homey and restful about it, right down to the screen door. Sometimes they have live music, but you can hear a song in your mind there even when they don’t. You go to eat, but you wind up filled –not just full.
And speaking of being filled, I am filled with appreciation for KLUV listeners who recently helped raise nearly $40,000 for Paws in the City. I’m humbled beyond words. If you’re of a mind to help or volunteer, the Web site is pawsinthecity. org. There are similar organizations in Fort Worth and across North Texas.
You might start out to help an animal and discover – as I did –that you receive far more than you give.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Ridglea Country Club
6:30 pm Opening Reception, Grand Entry Hall
7:00 pm Dinner & Award Program, Grand Ballroom
behind the scenes at cbs11 and txa21
Garry Seith
I’m a midwestern boy born in Cleveland, ohio, in 1966 and raised in the other Fort w that would be Fort wayne, ind. you’d be surprised how many times i’ve been asked over the years if Fort wayne is in texas. i began forecasting in northern indiana in south bend and lafayette — from notre dame Country to Purdue Country. with every weather adventure in indiana, i learned two key forecasting techniques. the first: How to read forecast computer models. the second: w hen to chuck ’em out the window and go with your gut.
my job has offered me the privilege of working with charities like big brothers big sisters and Habitat for Humanity as well as roundup for autism. this month, our stations’ stephanie’s day event will give families with special needs children a chance to connect with resources and with each other. it’s one of those golden opportunities to be part of something that makes a big difference in other lives — as well as my own.
some incredible, beautiful “weather” was added to my world in 2002 and 2009 when my own children arrived. they changed the way i thought and my approach to life. these two fierce storms ripped their way into my heart, soul and life. my son, Jager, is now 9 and my daughter, marisol, is 2.
they humble me by the light they cast on the world and on me. because of them, i am more empathetic, compassionate and forgiving in my approach to people, life and circumstances. because of them, all of my experiences are more meaningful.
they are the reason teaching a child is so important to me. a nd, thanks to my visits to local schools, i’ve learned that presenting the weather to a studio camera pales in comparison to teaching a student that low pressure means lousy weather and high pressure means happy weather.
my children have been a major inspiration for my visits to north texas schools, but i also draw inspiration from the life in north texas: it started when i accepted a meteorologist position with Cbs 11 and tX a 21 during the summer of 2006. you remember that summer? the one with more 100-degree days than you could shake a stick at?
i was amazed with all the north texas area had to offer — from restaurants and bars to museums, parks, nature preserves and world-class professional sports. w hen it came time to decide where to live, i must confess my heart wanted to be in dallas (Forgive me, Fort worth, but keep reading!). However, the Cbs 11/tX a 21 storm center is located in our main broadcasting facility in Fort worth. so, i decided to hunt for a place to live in and around the downtown area.
after i discovered sundance square and west 7th street, it was a done deal. i’ve lived in downtown Fort worth for the better part of five years, and that inspires me — not just because of the beautiful skyline, but also because i feel connected with the city in some strange way. i feel like i’m a part of the living, breathing entity that is Fort worth.
i’m amazed by the can-do attitude of the people here, from those developing their communities, starting companies and building industries to those nurturing spirits by running myriad charities and foundations. i’m motivated to dream big and to follow those dreams.
a nd it was following a dream that lead me to buy a motorcycle. the dream was to see as much of texas as possible, and what better way than on two wheels to experience the hills and valleys of the red r iver or the view of the edwards Plateau? From trips to Paris to Pilot Point or waxahachie to weatherford, i have seen some of the most beautiful countryside in some of the most beautiful weather anywhere in the country. a nd it’s an inspiration every time i ride.
but motorcycling is not my only passion. i love sports and i love health and fitness. i’ve found a healthy diet and routine exercise offers focus and a sense of calm that i can’t find anywhere else. it’s why i’m excited about next month’s Get Healthy texas event. it’s our stations’ initiative to create awareness and promote healthy living. a nd why not? if it helps one’s quality and quantity of life, that’s all the more time to see and experience those great places north texas has to offer!
i’ve found that inspiration can be anywhere and everywhere. it’s how you define what is inspirational that is most important.
For me, it’s my children, family, friends — and my life here in north texas.
For more information on the events Garry mentioned, visit GetHealthyTexas.tv, StephaniesDay.com and RoundupforAutism.org.
Carole
behind the velvet ropes of our social scene
Neiman’s hosted TOMS Shoes which made an announcement that it is beginning a new chapter of one for one. They are no longer just a shoe company but are going to branch out to help children and others in society.
Imagination Celebration Fort Worth marked the opening of a special Grand Canyon art exhibit at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in collaboration with Grand Canyon National Park.
The Museum’s year-long 70th Anniversary celebration launched with the De Zavala Elementary School principal and students, daughter of one of the founders and several board members.
On Saturday, May 21, Fort Worth Opera patrons celebrated the opening night performance of Il Trovatore at Ferre Restaurant. photos by Sharon Corcoran
Fort Worth Can! Academy held its first Motherhood: The Lifetime Achievement Award Luncheon at the City Club. U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.
On Saturday, May 28, Fort Worth Opera patrons celebrated the opening night performance of Julius Caesar at Ferre Ristorante, generously sponsored by Omni American Bank. photos by Sharon
The annual Incredible Kids luncheon benefiting Camp Fire USA was held at the Ashton Depot.
Debi Childers
State Licensed Technician/Instructor Since 1993
design of the Disney Magic is distinctively Disney. The ship's aft features a 15-foot statue of Goofy hanging from a boatswain's chair.
Carnival Cruise Lines begins sailing out of Galveston in November in a ship that blurs the distinction between onshore and offshore amusement parks.
by Terry Denton
Terry Denton is president of Travel Leaders. travelleaders.com/fortworthtx • terry@mainstreettravel.com
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Enjoy a festive evening featuring fine wines, haute cuisine, an expansive silent auction, and a spectacular live auction. Fête is BRIT’s annual signature black-tie affair where guests are invited to bring their favorite wines to their tables to share and compare. Proceeds from Fête help BRIT advance its mission.
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Fort Worth, Texas magazine offers a list of dentists selected by their peers as the best in eight areas of practice provided by the editors of the magazine.
Keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive. Many highly regarded professionals do not appear on these lists, although those who do were selected by other dentists. Inclusion on this list is in no way a recommendation or endorsement by the magazine.
Selection of a dentist is a highly personal decision, and you may wish to use this list as one more source of information as you make that selection.
The list can be influenced by length of time in practice and in the area; popularity among other dentists; and group voting. Or, a dentist could be in a subspecialty so narrow as to preclude mention.
If you have a good relationship with a dentist, do not let this cause an unnecessary change.
How we did it:
Dentists were sent a letter and sample ballot and instructed on how to vote on the magazine’s Web site. To vote, each dentist had to enter a Medical ID number. If they were voting for themselves or someone in their practice it was mandatory to vote for a dentist in the same specialty outside of their office before the vote would count.
Voting lasted about three weeks, and the votes were tabulated May 31.
A dental specialist whose practice focuses on such restorative dental technologies as dental veneers, dental implants, whitening and contouring, all designed to enhance the smile and correct chipped, cracked, discolored and unevenly spaced teeth
John Boyd
Johnny Cheng
Mitch Conditt
Ravi Doctor
Greg Gist
Tres Morris
Britt Philips
David Slater
Todd White
Greg Wright
A dental specialist who limits his/ her practice to treating disease and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions
John Bond
Charles “Trey” Brown III
Steve Dazey
James Elliot
Ray Gillespie
Michael Larsen
Todd Remmers
Jeff Saunders
Ramona Torgerson
Chris Yelton
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to treatment of patients in all age groups who take responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services to meet patients’ oral health needs
Kevin Altieri
Amy Bender
Jessica Brigati
Nancy Bui
Russell Dix
Michael Drennan
Terry Drennan
Chad Duplantis
Jim Getz
Mark Givan
Kenneth Kirkham
Justyna Laska
Gary Morton
David Nelson
Brett Nielsen
Tom Novak
Tommy Phillips
Brent Robinson
David Sorokolit
Barry Stovall
Greg Tillman
Abby Treesh
Bryan Wall
Gary White
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, deformities, defects and esthetic aspects of the oral and maxillofacial regions
David Hunter
Diana Lois
David Parmer
Robert Peak
William Runyon
Greg Scheideman
John Shroyer
John Stella
Michael Warner
Walter Williams
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the interception and treatment of malocclusion of the teeth and their surrounding structures
Moody Alexander
Daniel Bekish
Sheila Birth
Monte Collins
Joe Crain
Ron Groves
Jed Hildebrand
John Kelley
Jeremy R. Lustig
David McReynolds
David Mikulencak
Robert C. Penny
Nick Ridder
Christopher Sorokolit
Fred Spradley
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to treatment of children from birth through adolescence; formerly known as a pedodontist
Randall Barkley
Isabelle Britain
Austin Church
Danford Doss
Andrew Jamison
Jennifer Ketchel
Mark Lantzy
Dale Martin
Jack Morrow
Janell Plocheck
G. Stan Preece
David Purczinski
Gordon Strole
Robert Casey Stroud
Debra Sullivan
Bruce Weiner
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth
Scott Bedichek
Steven Britain
Gilbert Coats
Brent Gabriel
William Purifoy
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the restoration of the natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth with artificial substitutes
Michael Cosgrove
Steven J. Fugua
Carlos Tello
(Definitions from American Dental Association)
Your smile is more than just a response; it’s the symbol of your personality and the centerpiece to your overall look. As a pioneer in the field of cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Mitch Conditt combines technical skill with artistic vision to create a smile that will represent who you are and fit your lifestyle aspirations. An instructor to thousands of dentists from all over the world, Dr. Conditt takes a great deal of pride in having built a practice where patients—like you—feel rejuvenated simply because of the amount of care and experience that has been invested in their personal smile needs.
Contact Dr. Conditt’s practice today to schedule your smile consultation. We are ready to help you start the journey to a smile that is unlike any other.
When asked their biggest fear, many people reply, “Going to the dentist.” It seems that there is something about sitting alone in a huge chair surrounded by unknown gadgets and the shrill of machinery that undoubtedly makes the stomach uneasy. However, the intention of dentists is not to scare you, but to leave you with a dazzling smile. To help ease your mind, local dentists have purchased space to not only inform you of their skills, but to gain your trust.
The information in this section is provided by the advertisers and has not been independently verified by Fort Worth, Texas magazine.
MISSION: Every smile is important to Dr. Birth, and she enjoys giving patients beautiful smiles that they can live with for the rest of their lives. EDUCATION: Continuing education plays a major role in being a successful orthodontist. With technology always changing and improving, Birth feels it is important to stay current with the latest advances in orthodontics so that she can offer patients the most effective and efficient treatments possible. Birth is a Board Certified Orthodontist; only 38 percent of orthodontists are board certified. AWARDS/HONORS: Birth has been voted by her peers as “Top Doctor” in Fort Worth, Texas magazine for consecutive years, and she has received the “Readers Choice Award” voted by the readers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Also, Birth was voted a “Super Dentist” as recognized by Texas Monthly Birth has been an Ambassador in the People to People program through the American Association or Orthodontics. INNOVATIONS: Birth is an Elite Provider of
Invisalign and Invisalign Teen in the Metroplex, meaning she has treated more patients with Invisalign than any other orthodontist in the Metroplex. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: Birth is an avid golfer, scuba diver and enjoys playing tennis with her family.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 3060 Sycamore School Road
5407 Basswood Blvd., Ste. 107 professionalsmiles.com
SPECIALTY: Cannon is a fifth generation Fort Worthian and Eagle Scout that grew up listening to the stories that his great grandfather “Pops” told. He is also a leading edge cosmetic and implant dentist who utilizes advanced dental technology to transform smiles in “just one day.” Specializing in both “high tech” and “high touch” dentistry in a comfortable and soothing environment, patients love experiencing 2-Hour Crowns™, Single Visit Veneers™, Easy Implants™ and Same Day Smile Makeovers™. EDUCATION: D.D.S., University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio, 1983; B.A., Biology, Austin College, 1978. INNOVATIONS: Cannon’s practice is included in the top 5 percent of dental practices in the country that have implemented CEREC technology into their practice. Cannon also utilizes the latest in Cone Beam imaging technology with the Galileos state-of-theart 3D scanner to screen patients for implant compatibility on site.
Applying the latest dental implant technology, they can change lives by making it possible for patients with missing teeth to smile, talk and eat with confidence. CHARITABLE WORK: Cannon launched “Cannon Cares - Helping Tarrant County Children Read” with his wife Jennifer. The charity program helps encourage Tarrant County children to read more books by expanding collections or creating children’s libraries in local churches. FREE ADVICE: If you do what you love and are of service to other people, you will never work a day in your life.
CONTACT INFORMATION: mvcannondds.com
SPECIALTY: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATION: University of Northern Colorado, 1996; Baylor College of Dentistry, 2000; Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; Board certification by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. AWARDS/HONORS: Men of Honor Community Leadership Award. Who’s Who among business and professional achievers award; Super Dentist; Top Doctor; Top Dentist Awards. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Dental Association, Fort Worth District Dental Society. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: I have been blessed with a lovely wife of 14 years, Nicole Sheppard and three beautiful children. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Starting
The Center for Oral, Facial and Implant Surgery, PA Michael Sheppard, D.D.S
Mansfield Dental Study Club. INNOVATIONS: We use minimally invasive techniques for dental implant placement. By performing flapless surgery, the patient has less post-operative pain and swelling. With the use of CT-Scan technology, we are able to be very exact on our implant planning and placement. CHARITABLE WORK: We provide services for “Mansfield Cares” dental program, donate to churches and local organizations, as well as donate and support local high school athletic programs. FREE ADVICE: Have wisdom teeth evaluated for possible removal between the ages of 17 and 21. Delaying the procedure can increase chances of complications.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Nancy Bui, D.D.S.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 4300 S. Matlock Road, Ste. 120 Arlington, Texas 76018
SPECIALTY: Family and cosmetic dentistry. EDUCATION: U.T. Arlington and Baylor College of Dentistry. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: My two wonderful sons, Kaleb and Karol. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We take pride in offering the most advanced technologies and treatment methods combined with the most compassionate and long-term comprehensive dental care. INNOVATIONS: We are virtually a paperless office. We use the latest technology such as zoom whitening, implants, veneers and soft tissue management. DURING OFF HOURS: I love to cook, travel, garden and spend time with my family. CHARITABLE WORK: Texas Dentist for Healthy Smiles, St. Joseph Catholic Charities, Community Services through dental education for schools, day cares and nursing homes.
dentalflossophy@yahoo.com
Ravi Doctor, D.D.S., F.I.C.O.I., D.A.D.I.A.
SPECIALITY: From gentle preventive dentistry to complex dental surgeries, Dr. Doctor caters to your entire family’s unique needs with compassion and expertise for modern dental care. SERVICES: Sedation Dentistry, Smile Makeovers, in-house 3D CAT Scan for guided Root Canal Therapies and Advanced Implant Placements, Bone Grafting and Sinus Lifts, CEREC® Inlays and Onlays, Cosmetic Bonding and Composite Resin, ZOOM! Advanced® whitening, Porcelain Veneers, Cosmetic Laser Tissue Contouring, Preferred Provider of Invisalign® PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Fellow of the International Congress of Implantologists, Diplomate of the American Dental Implant Association, graduate of Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education and Eubanks Teaching Institute, 3,000 plus hours of continuing education. AACD, ADA, ADIA, DOCS, FWDDS, ICOI and TDA memberships. AWARDS: 2007-2010 Best Dentist in America by Consumers Research Council, 2004-2011 Top Dentist in Fort Worth, Texas
magazine, Award of Merit from President Bill Clinton for his pro-bono work with the Dental Health Clinic at Mission Arlington since its inception. CHARITABLE WORK: In Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Mexico he performed oral surgeries, placing implants and bone grafts with sinus lifts. He also has made consistent contributions for more than seven years to the Save-A-Smile children, along with artistic reconstructive work for the battered women of GRACE Grapevine.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
817.328.2400
817.274.8667
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SPECIALTY: Endodontics (root canal). EDUCATION: B.A., University of North Texas; D.D.S., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Endo residency, Medical College of Virginia. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Fort Worth District Dental Society, American Association of Endodontics. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Having a successful marriage and raising happy, healthy and well-rounded children. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Being 2nd runner up for Young Dentist of the Year in the state of Texas. INNOVATIONS: The top priority of my practice is patient care and comfort. I treat only one patient at a time in my office, and I like it that my patients leave my office happy. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: Spending time with my family, boating, skiing and golfing. CHARITABLE WORK: I do charitable work in my office on a case-by-case basis. I do work fairly regularly with All Church Home. FREE ADVICE: “Take care of your teeth, see your general dentist every six months! Never worry about root canal treatment!”
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SPECIALTY: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. WHY CHOOSE US: Our mission is to provide personalized excellent state-of-the-art care of the facial and oral regions. We provide services for impacted teeth, dental implants, jaw deformities, facial cosmetic surgery, facial trauma repair, cleft lip and palate, sleep apnea, head and neck cancer, facial/jaw reconstruction and TMJ repair. All of our surgeons completed their surgical training at Parkland Memorial Hospital and are active in resident education at JPS Hospital in addition to their private practice. AFFILIATIONS: We are on staff at Baylor All Saints Hospital, Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth, Cook Children’s Medical Center, JPS Hospital and Weatherford Regional Hospital. ADVICE: The Internet is a helpful source of information but not entirely accurate. Use this information to engage your doctor to help you understand your health condition or problem. PICTURED: John Stella, D.D.S.; Michael Warner, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Herman Kao, D.D.S., M.D.; Fayette Williams, D.D.S., M.D.
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Arthur Mund, D.D.S.
Terry Zang, D.D.S.
Justin Mund, D.D.S.
SPECIALTY: Arthur Mund – Dental Implants, Full-Mouth Reconstruction and most phases of General Dentistry. Terry Zang – General Dentistry, Laser Dentistry and Cosmetic Dentistry. Justin Mund – General Dentistry. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Arthur Mund
– D.D.S., University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston; Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry; Certified in Nitrous Sedation and Oral Sedation. Terry Zang – D.D.S., Baylor College of Dentistry; B.A., Drake University. Justin Mund – D.D.S., University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston; B.S., Texas A&M University; Certified in Nitrous Sedation and Oral Sedation. INNOVATIONS: We offer the latest in most dental technologies, including: 3D Cat Scan Imaging, CEREC same-day crowns, laser gum therapy, both mini and standard dental implants, invisible braces, digital X-ray (less radiation),
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cosmetic dentures, sedation dentistry and all phases of general dentistry. FREE ADVICE: In the fast-paced, high-tech world we live in, time is very important to most people. Find a dental practice that offers a wide variety of services all in one place. Don’t put off getting the dental treatment you need due to fear, embarrassment or any other reason. Find a dentist that understands your needs and is willing to take the time to listen and provide you with the resources that help make you the most comfortable.
Susan Hollar, D.D.S.
SPECIALTY: Esthetic and reconstructive/implant dentistry. Utilizing her in-house dental laboratory and working with top specialists in the area, Hollar is able to take on the most intricate and complicated cases presented. The most discriminating patients are her favorite challenges. EDUCATION: Baylor College of Dentistry. AWARDS/ HONORS: First woman in Texas to be accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry; board member of the American Board of Cosmetic Dentistry; examiner for the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry; one of 43 dentists in the world to become a Pankey Scholar; faculty member for the Esthetic Continuum at L. D. Pankey Institute; faculty member for The Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Being a mother and wife for 28 years while maintaining a successful dental practice. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Hollar is a national lecturer and teacher of
advanced reconstructive and esthetic dental procedures. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with other dentists, which helps improve the lives of patients. INNOVATIONS: PrepLess Veneer™ was pioneered and developed by Hollar. This porcelain veneer can restore teeth without tooth removal or anesthesia and is the world’s strongest and most esthetic tooth restoration. PrepLess Veneer™ is backed by a 10-year warranty. CHARITY: Hollar is part of the Give Back a Smile Program with the AACD, and over the past year she has personally donated more than $30,000 of free dentistry to abused women.
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susanhollar.com
SPECIALTY: Laska’s office is dedicated to your entire family’s dental needs. They provide a wide range of dental services from simple fillings and preventive dentistry to full-mouth rehabilitations.
EDUCATION: Graduated in 2002 from Advanced Dental Program at University of Detroit-Mercy with numerous awards.
INNOVATIONS: State-of-the-art technologies including Digital X-rays, intra-oral cameras, computerized office, lasers, bottled water system. We now provide Laser teeth whitening that is faster and less sensitive than ZOOM whitening. WHY CHOOSE HER: Laska offers complimentary cosmetic evaluations and complimentary second opinions. Laska spends a lot of time with her patients and makes sure they understand all of their treatment options. Laska believes in the overall well being of her patients. She treats the people and not just their teeth. CHARITABLE WORK: Laska works with local OB/GYN doctors to raise awareness about
periodontal disease and its link to premature births. She works with local oncologists and provides free evaluations for cancer patients to help them maintain their oral health during treatments. Laska and her team also do educational programs for school children. Laska started “Miles for Smiles” program at her office to promote overall health of her patients. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Creating a dental office where people actually look forward to seeing a dentist. ADVICE: “Don’t wait until it hurts - prevention is quicker and less expensive.” PICTURED: Laska with her Goldendoodle, Dexter.
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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; 40 Under 40 by the Fort Worth Business Press. 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: Save-a-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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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.”
SPECIALTY: Cosmetics, porcelain veneers, implants, Invisalign, full-mouth rehabilitation. EDUCATION: D.D.S., University of Texas, 1983. AWARDS/HONORS: Certified Premier Provider of Invisalign since 2005; Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center in Seattle, Wash., since 2006; Doctor for the Smiles For Life Foundation, Certified in Oral Conscious Sedation. MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Orthodontic Society, Texas Academy of Dental Lasers, American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Fort Worth District Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry. INNOVATIONS: His ability to place and restore implants in as few as one visit at one location makes it easy for his patients. He has added new technology in imaging with the I-Cat scanner making his practice of implant dentistry predictable and cutting edge. DURING OFF HOURS:
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I enjoy speed skating, hiking with my dogs, yoga, meditation, reading and spending time with my family. FREE ADVICE: If you want to keep your teeth for a lifetime, you should go to a doctor with a passion for dentistry — one with the post graduate education to deliver excellence. You only get one set of teeth. Yours should reflect confidence and good health. For those who fear the dentist or those who feel they may have waited too long, his office is perfect for you. It’s never too late to invest in your teeth. Dentistry should be performed painlessly, making you look years younger and helping you live a longer, healthier life.
Darryl E. Gilmore, D.D.S., M.Ed.
SPECIALTY: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
EDUCATION: B.A., Humanities with emphasis in French, Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.), 1988; Master of Education, Education Administration, UTA, 2001; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Howard University College of Dentistry (Washington D.C.), 2007; Completed Orthodontic Residency (Chief Resident), Howard University College of Dentistry (Washington D.C.), 2009. HONORS: Inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, Pierre Fauchard Academy Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Delta Dental Award for Leadership, American Dental Education Association Academic Dental Careers Fellow, National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research Summer Dental Research Award Recipient. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Having been named Rotary Club of Dallas Teacher of the Year and at age 37 going to dental school after 15 years in education as a French and Theater Arts teacher to start a career as an orthodontist.
INNOVATIONS: We offer the latest Damon technology in selfligation bracket systems providing shorter treatment times and less patient discomfort during the treatment. Also, we are open until 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays and most Saturdays until 4 p.m., providing plenty of appointment opportunities so students don’t miss school and parents don’t miss work. ADVICE: Whether you are in braces or not, meticulous dental hygiene and regularly scheduled check-ups are keys to excellent dental health.
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137 Merchants Row, Ste. 121 (located at Interstate 20 and Matlock Road) Arlington, Texas 76018
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John M. Vinings, D.D.S., P.A.
SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and Family Dentistry. FOCUS: Providing exceptional care in a comfortable, relaxed setting. HIS VISION: Comprehensive dentistry to help patients achieve total body health and beautiful smiles. WHAT SETS HIM APART: In addition to worldclass post-graduate training at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), The Frank Spears Institute, and with the Dr. Dick Barnes Group, Vinings has extensive experience in cosmetic dentistry, full-mouth restoration and treatment of TMD/TMJ, Invisalign orthodontics and all phases of family dentistry. Additionally, he provides sleep apnea patients with a dental alternative to the dreaded CPAP and dental hypnosis for apprehensive patients. Vinings’ office was designed with
patients’ comfort in mind. Patients are pampered with luxurious spa services, such as soothing paraffin hand baths, aromatherapy and a massage chair. EXPERIENCE: Thirty-five years with an emphasis on comprehensive, aesthetic dentistry. INNOVATIONS: All-digital office including all X-rays, sedation dentistry, dental hypnosis, iTero digital imaging impressions and CEREC CAD/CAM same-day crowns.
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drvinings.com
things to do in august
ROCKIN' THE RIVER: TUBING AND MUSIC ON THE TRINITY. Bring your own tube or rent one. Two August events — the Kyle Burnett Band Aug. 11 and The Will Callers Aug. 25. Event: 4-8:30 p.m.
Concert at 6 p.m. You visit the Sign In Tent, sign a waiver of liability and get a wristband before entering the river. Panther Island Pavilion in Trinity Uptown with free parking at the old Tandy Center Parking Lot. (From Henderson Street, turn west on Belknap and merge right onto Forest Park Boulevard. Take the immediate right on Purcey Street to the parking lot). For more information, turn to page 130.
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.
OMNI THEATER AND NOBLE PLANETARIUM / Check museum Web site for times and dates. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum. org/calendar. 817.255.9300.
STAR PARTY, AUG. 6 / Join Noble Planetarium staff and members of the Fort Worth Astronomical Society for Star Parties, held once a month in front of the Museum on Gendy Street. 6 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum. org. 817.255.9300.
DRAWING FROM THE COLLECTION, AUG. 7 / Develop drawing skills by looking and learning with local artists in informal, basic drawing classes in the galleries. Open to adults at all skill levels. Bring a sketchbook and pencils or purchase from The Modern Shop. Instructing artist: Titus O’Brien. Children’s program, ages 5 and 12 (under 6 must be accompanied by an adult). Instructing artist: Raychael Stine. 2-3:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/general admission, $4/students and seniors. Modern Art Museum. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS, AUG. 10 / A program for families with young children, led by a docent and includes a gallery project designed by the education department, focusing on a few works in the collection. This date: The work of Anselm Kiefer. 4-4:45 p.m. Tickets: $10/general admission, $4/students and seniors. Modern Art Museum. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
50 FEST COMMUNITY PARTY, AUG. 13 / Help the Amon Carter celebrate fun at 50! Fun-filled anniversary celebration is open to all of the community with engaging activities for adults, children, and families. 5:30-9 p.m. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
THE ALLURE OF PAPER: WATERCOLORS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION, THROUGH OCT. 9 / Infrequently shown because of their sensitivity to light, the nearly 100 artworks in this special exhibition have never before been exhibited together. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
COLLECTION CELEBRATION: NIGHT WITH THE CAVEMEN, AUG. 13 / Think the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is just for kids? Adults 18 and up have the Museum all to themselves one evening six times a year. Time: TBA. Tickets: $14/adult, $10/children and seniors. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum.org. 817.255.9300.
LIGHT COMING ON THE PLAINS, AUG. 25 / Georgia O’Keeffe’s series of three watercolors from 1917, created while teaching art at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon. On view for the first time in years. 6-7 p.m. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
CYBERCHASE — THE CHASE IS ON!, THROUGH SEPT. 3 / Math presented in a fun, kid-friendly environment, allowing children to approach math with an investigative, positive attitude. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.6 p.m. Tickets: $4/adult, $2/senior (55+), students and children (2-18). American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum, 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road. 817.967.1560.
ASCENT WHEN DREAMS DEFY GRAVITY, THROUGH SEPT. 5 / This locally focused exhibition is 8,500 square feet of exciting, interactive and educational content that celebrates the science and technology of flight in Fort Worth and North Texas. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum.org. 817.255.9300.
LA BELLA: WOMAN IN A BLUE DRESS, THROUGH SEPT. 18 / Titian was the most celebrated artist in Renaissance Venice and unsurpassed as a painter of beautiful women. La Bella is one of his most iconic creations. The canvas has been cleaned recently, revealing the splendor of the painting. Kimbell Art Museum. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
NO GLITZ, NO GLORY, THROUGH SEPT. 30 / Featuring stunning Order of the Alamo dresses and wild wildest western gear from a rhinestoneencrusted saddle to Nudie Cohn outfits. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. cowgirl.net. 817.336.4475.
PICASSO AND BRAQUE: THE CUBIST EXPERIMENT, 1910–1912, THROUGH AUG. 21 / Featuring 15 paintings and some 20 drawings and etchings
that reveal the intriguing pictorial game that played out between these two great masters and fed the invention of the revolutionary art form now known as Analytic Cubism. Kimbell Art Museum. kimbellart. org. 817.332.8451.
THE FIRST 50 YEARS, THROUGH DEC. 11 / A five-decade portrait of the Amon Carter Museum of American, including vintage images of architect Philip Johnson’s building, public programs over the decades, landmark exhibitions, visiting luminaries of American art and other seminal moments in the museum’s history. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
SUBHANKAR BANERJEE: WHERE I LIVE I HOPE TO KNOW, THROUGH AUG. 28 / An exhibition of large-scale, contemporary photographs by the artist of the landscape surrounding his home near Santa Fe. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
MAGNOLIA AT THE MODERN, ONGOING / Critically acclaimed films. Regular show times: Friday 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, 5 p.m. and Sunday at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Exceptions will be noted. Tickets: $8.50, $6.50 for Modern members. For films: themodern. org (select “Events,” then “Films.”) Modern Art Museum. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MODERN, AUG. 5 / Enjoy live music and cocktails the first Friday of each month. The Texas Gypsies entertain. The special cocktail is the Cowtown Cooler. Modern Art Museum. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
SECOND SATURDAY AT THE SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM, AUG. 13 / 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, Nancy Cooper Russell. Sid Richardson Museum. sidrichardsonmuseum.org. 817.332.6554.
FOURTH SATURDAY AT THE SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM, AUG. 27 / 1 p.m. guided tour on artists who shaped public perception of the American West. Sid Richardson Museum. sidrichardsonmuseum.org. 817.332.6554.
COWBOY MUSIC AND FAMILY FUN, EVERY SUNDAY / Cowboy ballads, yodeling and western swing. Cowtown Opry mentors adults and youth to become performers and historians of Texas heritage music deriving from the cattle ranching culture. 2 p.m. Free. Historic Livestock Exchange building, 131 E. Exchange Ave., cowtownopry.org. 817.521.4969.
1964 ... THE TRIBUTE, AUG. 5-6 / The Debbie
Brooks Orchestra recreates an early 1960’s live Beatles concert, with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles and onstage banter. Rolling Stone has called 1964, “the best Beatles tribute on Earth.” 8 p.m. Tickets: $30.35-$46.75. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall. com. 817.212.4280.
ROCKIN’ THE RIVER — LIVE ON THE TRINITY, AUG. 11 AND 25 / Summer Tubing and Music Series. Floating happy hours begin at 4 p.m. on the Trinity River in Trinity Park, south of the Lancaster
Avenue bridge. Free. Tubes provided for the first 600 but floaters may bring their own tubes, beverage coolers and lawn chairs. Waterfront stage: Kyle Bennett Band, Aug. 11, and The Will Callers, Aug. 25. Check in: Old Tandy Center parking lot to receive required wristband. Parental discretion advised. Life vest required for children under 12 at all times while in the water. Vests available for use. Lifeguards on duty, but attendees enter the river at their own risk. Trinity River Vision Authority. Trinity Park, 2401 University Drive. trinityrivervision.org/tubing. 817.698.0700.
THIRD THURSDAY JAZZ, AUG. 18 / Travel from the 20th century roots of jazz through the innovative sounds of the present. Kristin Korb Trio. 6:30 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library, 500 W. 3rd St. fortworthgov.org/library/branches/central. 817.392.7701.
GREAT PERFORMANCES FESTIVAL: THE PRIDE OF AMERICA, AUG. 26-28 / Celebrate the American spirit with the works of George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein whose music entertained generations throughout the 20th century. Tickets: TBA. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
VERIZON THEATRE / Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. verizontheatre.com. 972.854.5111.
AUG. 6 / Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Boyz II Men. 7:30 p.m. $39.75-$85.75.
AUG. 7 / The Laurie Berkner Band. 2 p.m. $25-$35.
ALLURE: THE POWER OF SUBTLE ATTRACTION, THROUGH AUG. 6 / Two- and three-dimensional pieces by 16 artists who present subtle yet compelling subject matter via a reduction to basic visual elements. William Campbell Contemporary Art, 4935 Byers Ave. williamcampbellcontemporaryart.com. 817.737.9566.
CITY BONES: PHOTOIMPRESSIONISM, AUG. 5-30 / Alex Braverman, a Lithuanian-born fine art photographer, specializes in dance photography and dramatic cityscapes. Reception Aug. 5, 6-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. 817.738.1938.
PETER ANTHONY KUSEK, THROUGH AUG. 12 / Tues.-Sat. 12 noon-5 p.m. Free. University of North Texas Art Gallery, 1135 Union Circle No. 305100, Denton. 940.565.4005.
AUG. 13 / Death Cab For Cutie with Frightened Rabbit. 8 p.m. $33-$36.
AUG. 24 / Rock Allegiance Tour: Papa Roach, Buckcherry, and Puddle of Mudd with P.O.D., Red, Crossfade and Drive A. 6 p.m. $9.71-$35.
BILLY BOB’S TEx AS / Fort Worth Stockyards. billybobstexas.com. 817.624.7117. (Ticket prices reserved/general admission. Friday and Saturday concerts 10:30 p.m. unless noted)
AUG. 5 / Chris Knight, $16/$12
AUG. 6 / David Allan Coe, $18/$15
AUG. 12 / Kenny Wayne Shepherd, $35/$15
AUG. 13 / Merle Haggard, $35/$15
AUG. 19 / Sean McConnell, $16/$12
AUG. 20 / Eli Young Band, $16/$10 CD release concert
AUG. 26 / Larry Joe Taylor, $16/$12
AUG. 27 / Ted Nugent, $40/$20
SEPT. 5 / Pickin’ For Preemies, $20 (Res. & GA), $25 at the door
GRAPEVINE OPRY / gvopry.com. 817.481.8733.
AUG. 6 / Elvis Day
AUG. 13 / Country Music Showcase
AUG. 20 / Give It To Me Strait: Tribute To George Strait
AUG. 27 / Country Music Showcase
MASTERWORKS CONCERT SERIES / Northeast Tarrant County. artscouncilnortheast.org. 817.283.3406.
Hurst. Hurst Library 901 Precinct Line Road and Heritage Park, 700 Heritage Circle.
AUG. 8 / Nana Puddin’. 12:15 p.m. Children’s entertainment concert.
AUG. 25 / Canta Rhythm and Brass. 7 p.m. Latin flair.
Roanoke. Austin Street Plaza and Roanoke Recreation Center, 501 Roanoke Road.
AUG. 11 / Blu Print. 7 p.m. Jazz/R & B concert.
OPEN STUDIO NIGHT, AUG. 12 / Second Friday of each month. Artists associated with SiNaCa Studios demonstrate various forms of creating glass art. Raffle on a piece of glass art. Free. 6-9 p.m. SiNaCa Studios School of Glass, 1013 W. Magnolia Ave. sinacastudios.org. 817.899.0024.
GALLERY TALKS, AUG. 14 / Explore the fundamentals of the Modern’s permanent collection through talks led by scholars in art and art history. This event: Dr. Cathy Caesar, art historian and assistant professor of art, University of Dallas. 1-2 p.m. Tickets: $10/ general admission, $4/students and seniors. Modern Art Museum. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
GLOSSARY, THROUGH AUG. 26 / Mixed media artwork by Dallas artist Chris Bergquist Fulmer who works with the concept of active and passive space. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. 817.738.1938.
HAIRSPRAY, AUG. 13-21 / It’s 1962, the ‘50s are out and change is in the air. Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion – to dance. After winning a spot on a local TV dance program she is transformed from outcast to teen celebrity. Parental discretion advised. Tickets: $47.25-$73.50. Casa Mañana. 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. casamanana.org. 817.332.2272.
SIDDHARTHA, AUG. 5-28 / From the novel by Hermann Hesse with stage adaptation by Johnny Simons. The story of a soul’s long quest in search of the ultimate answer to the enigma of humanity’s role on Earth. Tickets: $5-$15. Hip Pocket Theatre. Silver Creek Amphitheatre, 1950 Silver Creek Road. hippocket.org. 817.246.9775.
GREATER TUNA, AUG. 12-28 / Experience Tuna the third smallest town in Texas where the Lions Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. All the small town humor, politics and quirks that rural life provides daily. Tickets: $10-$12. Theatre Off The Square. 114 N. Denton Road, Weatherford. weatherfordtots.org. 817.341.8687.
BECKY’S NEW CAR, JULY 28-AUG. 27 / Meet Becky Foster, a normal kind of gal who is married, middle-aged and a mom. She isn’t exactly unhappy, but from her desk at a car dealership, she can’t help wanting to know what else is out there. Adult content. Tickets: $20-$305. Circle Theatre. 230 W. 4th St. circletheatre.com. 817.877.3040.
JEEVES IN THE MORNING, AUG. 25-SEPT. 25 / Clandestine business deals, romantic high drama, burning cabins, and a precocious Boy Scout — the ingredients in another inspired and silly stew featuring the insouciant Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves. Tickets: $20-$30. Stage West. 821 W. Vickery. stagewest.org. 817.784.9378.
THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST, AUG. 5-21 / Carnelle Scott believes winning the Miss Firecracker Contest in her small Mississippi town will restore her soiled reputation until her sister, the former Miss Firecracker, unexpectedly arrives. Laughs and, maybe, a few poignant tears along the way. Tickets: $10. Theatre Arlington. 316 W. Main St., Arlington. theatrearlington.org. 817.275.7661.
RABBIT HOLE, AUG. 12-AUG. 21 / Deeply humane, occasionally funny and always heartrending, this Pulitzer Prize-winner explores the ways we deal with grief, both individually and as families. Tickets: TBA. Runway Theatre. 215 N. Dooley St., Grapevine. runwaytheatre.com. 817.488.4842.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, THROUGH AUG. 21 / A retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid. On a mythical Caribbean island, Ti Moune, a poor peasant girl, falls in love with Daniel, an upper class boy from the other side of the island. Tickets: $10-$25. Jubilee Theatre. 506 Main St. jubileetheatre.org. 817.338.4411.
HELLO DOLLY, AUG. 5-SEPT. 3 / Get caught up in the romantic entanglements that abound when matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi comes to town. Toe-tapping song and dance numbers and laughout-loud humor will entertain young and old. Tickets: $7-$16. Artisan Center Theater. 418 E. Pipeline
Road, Hurst. artisanct.com. 817.284.1200.
SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, AUG. 5-SEPT. 10 / Sanders Family Singers make their first visit to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Plaza has produced all three plays in the trilogy, but many consider this the best. Tickets: $15/Adult, $13/Senior and Student, $12/Child and Group of 10 or more. Plaza Theatre Company, 111 S. Main St., Cleburne. plazatheatre.com. 817.202.0600.
GODSPELL, AUG. 5-21 / This musical linking Biblical parables with popular songs premiered in 1971, and has enjoyed sustained popularity ever since. Tickets: TBA. Onstage In Bedford. Trinity Arts Theatre on the Bedford Boys Ranch, 2819 Forest Ridge Dr., Bedford. onstageinbedford.com. 817.354.6444.
ANYTHING GOES, AUG. 19-SEPT. 4 / The S.S.
FIRST SUNDAY FILM CLUB, AUG. 7 / Elvis: That’s the Way It Is. An engaging film follows “The King” as he prepares for a Las Vegas concert appearance in 1970. Presley sings 27 hits, and he and his band give a dynamic performance. Documentary; Rated G. 97 minutes; 1970. 2 p.m., Tandy Lecture Hall, Central Library, 500 W. 3rd St. fortworthgov.org/library. 817.871.7323.
FOLLOW THAT DREAM, AUG. 5 / Elvis fans will enjoy this 1962 musical film based on the 1959 novel Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard P. Powell. 7:30 p. m. Tickets: $5. Palace Arts Center, 300 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817.410.3541.
FOUR DAY WEEKEND, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ONGOING / This popular improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. Four Day Weekend Theater. fourdayweekend.com. 817.226.4329.
HYENA’S COMEDY NIGHT CLUB, ONGOING / Various performances each week ranging from local to national stars. Hyena’s Comedy Night Club. hyenascomedynightclub.com. 817.877.5233.
FRIDAY NIGHT BREAKAWAY, AUG. 12 AND 26 / Lessons start at 8 p.m. Open dancing, 9 p.m.-midnight. Tickets: $6/general admission, $4/members, students, affiliates. Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate. First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1959 Sandy Lane. 817.451.1505.
SWINGING AT THE SOUTHSIDE, TUESDAYS / Enjoy swing dancing at the historic Southside Preservation hall every Tuesday with the Fort Worth Swing Dance Yahoo Group. 8-11:30 p.m. Tickets: $5. Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate. Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb St. fwsds.org. 817.926.2800.
American sailing from New York to England carries a gangster, a wealthy debutante and her mother, a nightclub owner and a wealthy New York businessman and his stowaway assistant. Cole Porter’s classic hits include Anything Goes, I Get A Kick Out Of You, All Through The Night. Tickets: $10-$17. Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Hardy and Betty Sanders Theatre, 1300 Gendy St. stolenshakespeareguild. org. 214.789.8032.
THREE PHANTOMS IN CONCERT, 2011 GALA, AUG. 27 / Launching Fort Worth’s 2011-2012 social season and featuring three actors who have played the Phantom, singing loved classics. Benefits Casa Mañana’s Arts Education and Outreach Program. Pre-show cocktails, dinner and auction. After show open bar, silent auction and dancing. 6 p.m. Tickets: $75. Casa Mañana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. casamanana.org. 817.332.2272.
TEXAS RANGERS / texas.rangers.mlb.com. Games 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted
AUG. 5-7 / Cleveland Indians
AUG. 8-10 / Seattle Mariners
AUG. 22-25 / Boston Red Sox
AUG. 26-28 / Los Angeles Angels (Aug. 28, time TBD)
AUG. 30-31 / Tampa Bay Rays
FORT WORTH CATS / 301 NE 6th St. fwcats.com. 817.332.2287. Games 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted
AUG. 1-3 / Lincoln Saltdogs
AUG. 12-14 / Amarillo Sox (Aug. 14, 6:05 p.m.)
AUG. 15-16 / Grand Prairie Airhogs
AUG. 23-26 / El Paso Diablos
AUG. 27-30 / Shreveport-Bossier Captains (Aug. 28, 6:05 p.m.)
SCION DRAG-N-BRAG, AUG. 5 AND 12 / Texas Motor Speedway converts pit lane on the 1.5-mile oval into a 1/8-mile drag strip in an ongoing initiative to help curtail illegal street racing in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and provide a safer environment for racing enthusiasts. Entry fee: $20 SCION drag-nbrag; $15 for “Show & Shine.” Tickets: $7. texasmotorspeedway.com. 817.215.8500.
ALEDO EVENTS, AUG. 5 / Historic Downtown Aledo’s First Friday celebration. Extended shopping and a concert, 100 block of North Front Street. The Clear Fork Jazz Band entertains, 7 p.m. aledo-texas.com.
LOG CABIN VILLAGE / Scheduled activities give children the chance to experience 19th century frontier life through hands-on sessions that instruct kids on early food preparation methods, wood-working and weaving techniques, as well as many other skills. Tuesday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (gates close at 3:30 p.m.) Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (gates close at 4:30) Log Cabin Village. logcabinvillage.org. 817.392.5881.
FORT WORTH HERD CATTLE DRIVE, ONGOING / The world’s only twice daily cattle drive. Historic Fort Worth Stockyards on East Exchange Avenue in front of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building. Sunday-Saturday 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
STOCKYARDS CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO, ONGOING / Rodeo action Friday and Saturday night, year-round at historic Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E. Exchange Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$20.
STOCKYARDS WALKING TOURS, SATURDAYS / Cowboy Tour: Historical facts, culture and stories of the Stockyards. Cost: $4-$6. Wrangler Tour: Includes Billy Bob’s Texas — the world’s largest honky-tonk. Cost: $5-$7. Available in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and English. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave. Tickets: $4-$6. At 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
SUMMER GUNFIGHT SHOWS, THROUGH SEPT. 6 / Gunfight Shows with The Legends of Texas. Free. Weekends at 11:40 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. after the cattle drives. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave. stockyardsstation.com. 817.625.9715.
COWTOWN CLASSIC, AUG. 23-27 / National Reining Horse Association event with a nearly $340,000 payout includes the $25,000 Silver Spurs Equine Non Pro Shootout, the largest added money class of its kind in the U.S. and is expected to make a significant impact on NRHA World Championship standings. Reining is a judged event designed to show the athletic ability of a ranch horse within the confines of a show arena. Time: TBA. Tickets: TBA. Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave. nrhaclassic.com.
KRLD RESTAURANT WEEK, AUG. 15-21 / Discover the hottest menus in the Metroplex during the 14th annual KRLD event presented by Central Market. Three-course prix fixe meals at $35 per person (tax, tip and drinks billed separately) benefit Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth and the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas with $7 per meal. Full restaurant list: cbsdfw.com. On Facebook: KRLD Restaurant Week. On Twitter: @DFWRestaurantWk.
CATTLE BARON MANSIONS, ONGOING / Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion. Wed.-Fri., hourly, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., hourly, 1 p.m-3 p.m. Tickets: $15/adults, $7.50/children 12 and under. 1110 Penn St. Historic Fort Worth. historicfortworth.org. 817.332.5875.
EUROPEANS WOULD RECOGNIZE IN A HEARTBEAT THE FAMILIAR NEIGHBORHOOD BAKERY FEEL
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display some of the artisan products produced with love — and equipment that can only be found in France and Germany. Everything is made from scratch in a time-consuming process that yields classic hard-crusted breads. The workday starts around 4 a.m., but Mann doesn’t mind: She’s found her calling and says she loves what she is doing. So do the customers. To learn more, turn the page.
Throughout Europe every little neighborhood has its own bakery, where people shop daily and where the baker is like a family friend.
by Courtney Dabney
When a friend told me a few months ago about the new black rooster bakery that had just opened in her park hill neighborhood, her eyes lit up. a fter living as an expatriate in germany for more than a decade, it seemed a little taste of europe had found its way to her doorstep.
she met me there for lunch to sample some of their wares. we sat there planted on a couple of wooden bar stools chatting by the front window from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on a weekday and watched a steady stream of customers flow through that entire time. the morning rush is about the same, and on bustling saturday mornings, the crowd is even denser still. never a long wait, just a constant queue. it seems the neighbors have taken to their new backyard bakery and are quickly getting acquainted with their baker as well.
marche a nn mann and her husband, david, opened the black rooster b akery
in the hopes of bringing traditional artisan breads, as well as some of her family’s favorite recipes, to fort worth. a fter living in dallas for 10 years, the couple moved to fort worth three years ago, once again proving true the railhead bar-b-Q motto that “life’s too short to live in dallas.”
marche a nn concentrated on breads at the french culinary institute in new york, and the manns imported the right equipment for the job, which can only be found in germany and france. t he keys to their classic hardcrusted breads are in the stone hearth and steam injection. it is the only way to get that slightly crunchy and chewy crust.
t he other reason their breads pack so much distinct flavor is that every loaf is made from scratch.
and free-range eggs, then allowed a long fermentation time. it is a two- to three-day process and all prepared by hand. you can taste the difference.
we tried both of the daily lunch sandwiches ($6.95), both prepared on chewy sliced baguettes. the first was brushed with olive oil and filled with fresh tomato and wedges of brie cheese. the second consisted of a green and black olive tapenade, spread evenly over the bread and filled with thin slices of equally salty salami.
Located at: 2430 Forest Park Blvd. For reservations call: 817.924.1600 $ Open: 7am-4pm, Tues.-Fri., 8am-2pm (summer), Sat. Closed Sun. & Mon.
“nothing is canned, packaged or boxed,” says marche a nn. each variety she bakes is made from 100 percent k ing a rthur f lour
t he sandwiches are neatly wrapped in white paper and ideal for lunch on the go or perfect for a picnic lunch. a side from the wooden bar seating, there are also colorful two-top tables arranged outside. we watched as a large basketful of wrapped sandwiches disappeared one by one along with an enormous strawberry shortcake, draped with fresh berries and rich white icing, which also
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vanished chunk by chunk before our eyes.
For dessert, we sampled one of the Rustic Turnovers ($4) and one of the Pecan Pie Bars ($3). The turnover was flaky with a spoonful of pastry cream and combination of blackberries, blueberries and strawberries arranged inside. It was not too sweet, which is another hallmark of typical European desserts. Whereas most American palates are conditioned to sweets that are so sugary they hurt your teeth, in Europe they prefer fresh fruits and a touch of honey to sweeten things. That is one reason Fort Worth’s European population has latched on to The Black Rooster as their bakery of choice.
On the other hand, the Pecan Pie Bar was layered with crust, crunchy pecan pieces and homemade caramel sauce. The top was latticed with a drizzle of dark chocolate for good measure and suited my American sweet tooth perfectly. Another morning favorite is the cinnamon rolls, which are served with or without icing. This recipe morphed from Marche Ann’s grandmother’s potato dinner roll recipe into a crave-worthy treat any time of day.
So far, The Black Rooster Bakery has an ever-increasing and devoted following. Marche Ann Mann is shocked by the traffic and said, “We have the best employees and customers.” Her busy days begin before the crack of dawn at 4 a.m., and she is cranking out some 158 loaves of bread and more than 90 scones just on a Saturday morning. With a giggle, she added, “I don’t really get out much!” But at the same time, she believes that she has found her calling and loves what she is doing.
You can taste that handcrafted love in every bite.
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh stunned the world with the first solo transatlantic flight, sculptors began carving Mount Rushmore and Steve Murrin Sr. built a building that still stands at 4700 Camp Bowie.
by Courtney Dabney
Steve’s Café was a popular landmark on that spot for 19 years. It was followed by finley’s Cafeteria, another longtime haunt that served generations of patrons for some 30 years. so the building itself holds a lot of memories in our collective consciousness.
But for the past 18 years, you would know it by another name, lucile’s stateside Bistro. over the years, the service has ranged from outstanding to average. and, although it was in the average category on the night we visited, the quality and consistency of the product has never waivered. I began with the Calamari fritti ($7.95). the tender calamari rings were crispy and had an almost chicken-fried texture. this new recipe was not greasy at all, and it was served with two different dipping sauces, a tropical diablo sauce (sweet and hot with a horseradish kick) and a standard marinara.
the dinner salads deserve a mention. they consist of simple greens with julienne carrots and shaved red onions dusted with sesame seeds. the house dressing is what makes them sing. It is tangy blue cheese vinaigrette, which hasn’t changed over the years. this rich, buttery dressing is full of bold blue cheese and bitey vinegar. I think if you drizzled this on a shoe, it would be good.
I tried another newly reinvented menu item for my entree, the maryland Crab Cakes ($18.95). they call it a “traditional” recipe, but typically when you think of crab cakes, they are chock-full of parsley and r itz cracker crumbs. these babies were straight-up Chesapeake Bay lump crabmeat patties, very lightly seasoned and sautéed in butter. period. no fillers or binders, just the fresh flavor of the crabmeat in two palm-sized
patties. they were just amazing! If you are afraid that crab cakes won’t fill you up, fear not. they are served alongside a pile of sautéed julienne vegetables and a rich (lobster bisquebased) cream sauce for dipping.
we also tried the six-ounce Bacon wrapped filet mignon ($18.95). It was cooked medium as per request, and the bacon imparted its telltale notes to this juicy cut. the majority of the steak was good, but we were disappointed to find that almost one-fourth of it was laced with gristle. It was served with a tender baked potato on the side, and we added sides of sautéed mushrooms and onions, which, in retrospect, were unnecessary.
lucile’s offers a couple of standout desserts in keeping with the age and atmosphere of the restaurant — a Bananas foster ($8.25) and a Cherries Jubilee ($7.95). I went with the Bing cherries flambéed in a combination of brandy and cherry liqueur, creating a delicious warm sauce that is ladled over scoops of vanilla ice cream. It is a little soupy by the time in reaches your table, but the dark sweet cherry sauce is worth it. we would have finished the whole thing even if it required a straw.
Located at: 4700 Camp Bowie Blvd.
For reservations call: 817.738.4761 $-$$$ Open: 11am-10pm, Mon.Thu., 11am-11pm, Fri., 9am-11pm, Sat., 9am-10pm, Sun.
from the original mosaic tile floors to the tin ceiling with whirling fans and milk-glass pendant lighting, the place is just charming. the bistro ambience is highlighted with simple café curtains, scattered tables clad in green and white-checkered tablecloths and ladder-back chairs. the lively bar area is always filled with a regular crowd, and its antique mahogany and bevel-mirrored façade classes up the joint. the vintage atmosphere always takes me to a happy place.
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BlackFinn RestauR ant & saloon / 4001 Bagpiper Way, Ste. 101, 817.468.3332. 11am-2am daily. $-$$
BJ’s RestauR ant and BRewhouse / 201 Interstate 20 E., 817.465.5225. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thu.; 11am-1am Fri.-Sat. $-$$
ButteRmilk caFé / 1337 Pipeline Road, 817.285.9340. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 6:30am-3pm Sun. $ cheF Point caFe / 5901 Watauga Rd., Watauga, 817.656.0080. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 7am-10pm Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. Breakfast Saturdays. $-$$
dave & BusteRs / 425 Curtis Mathes Way, 817.525.2501. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thu.; 11am-1am Fri.Sat. $$
GaRden cottaGe tea Room / 5505 Davis Blvd., 817.656.9780. 10am-6pm Mon.-Sat.; 1pm-5pm Sun. $ houlihan’s / 401 E. 1-20 Hwy., 817.375.3863. 11ammidnight, bar 2am Mon.-Sat.; 11am-10pm, bar midnight Sun. $$-$$$ humPeRdink's RestauR ant and BReweRy / 700 Six Flags Drive, 817.640.8553. 11am-midnight, bar 2am Mon.-Sat.; 11am-2am Sun.-Sat. $$ mac’s BaR & GRill / 6077 W. I-20, 817.572.0541. 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $$ maRket stReet / 5605 Colleyville Blvd., 817.577.5020. 6am-10pm daily. $ no FRills GRill / 4914 Little Rd., 817.478.1766. Other locations: 801 S. Main St. #109, Keller, 817.741.6344; 2851 Matlock Rd., Ste. 422, Mansfield, 817.473.6699. 11am-2am daily. $ olenJack’s GRille / 770 Road to Six Flags East, Ste. 100., 817.226.2600. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$$ Rose GaRden teaRoom / 3708 W. Pioneer Pkwy., 817.795.3093. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 12pm3:30pm Sun. $ the sanFoRd house / 506 N. Center St., 817.861.2129. Breakfast Hours 8am-9:30am Mon.-Sat.; 8am-11am Sun. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Tue.-Sat. Dinner Hours 6pm-9pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ southeRn ReciPes GRill / 2715 N. Collins St., 817.469.9878. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $-$$ ventana GRille / 7005 Golf Club Dr., 817.548.5047. 6:30am-9pm Sun-Thur; 6:30am-10pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$ Fort Worth BlueBonnet caFé / 2223 Haltom Rd., Haltom City, 817.834.4988. 6:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat. $ BuFFalo BRos Pizza winGs & suBs / 3015 S. University Dr., 817. 386.9601. 11 am-11 pm Sun.-Sat. $$ Buttons / 4701 W. Freeway, 817.735.4900. Lunch Hours 11:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm10pm Sun.-Thur; 5pm-midnight Fri. & Sat.; Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm Sun. $$$ chaRleston’s / 3020 S. Hulen St., 817.735.8900. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
cowtown dineR / 305 Main St., 817.332.9555. 8 am9pm, Sun.-Thur.; 8 am-10pm Fri. and Sat. $$-$$$ cuRly’s custaRd / 4017 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.763.8700. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $ dixie house ca F e / 3701 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0883. Other locations: 6200 E. Lancaster, 817.451.6180; 5401 S. Hulen St., 817.361.8500; 5401 Blue Mound Rd., 817.625.4115, Dinner Friday Nights. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Thu. & Sat.; 6:30am8:30pm Fri. $ dRew’s Place / 5701 Curzon Ave., 817.735.4408. 10:30am-7pm Tue.-Thur.; 10:30am-8pm Fri.; 10:30am6pm Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $-$$
elleRBe’s Fine Foods / 1501 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817.926.3663. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm, Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat. $$-$$$ FRed’s texas caFe / 915 Currie St., 817.332.0083. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. Closed Mon. $$
lucile’s stateside BistRo / 4700 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.4761. 11:30am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11:30am11pm Fri.; 9am-11pm Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$ lunch Box / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.2181. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-2:30pm Sat. $ montGomeRy stR eet caFé / 2000 Montgomery St., 817.731.8033. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-noon Sat. $ old neiGhBoRhood GRill / 1633 Park Place Ave., 817.923.2282. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ ol’ south Pancake house / 1509 S. University Dr., 817.336.0311. Open 24 hours. $ PaRis coFFee shoP / 700 W. Magnolia, 817.335.2041. 6am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Breakfast Only 6am-11am Sat. $ PaRk hill caFe / 2974 Park Hill Dr., 817.921.5660. Lunch Hours 10am-3pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner Hours 6pm9pm; Sunday Brunch 10am-1pm Sun. $-$$ PoP’s saFaRi Room / 2929 Morton St., 817.877.0916. 9am-10:30pm Mon.; 9am-11pm Tue.-Thur.; 9am-midnight Fri. & Sat.; Lunch Hours 11:30am-2pm; Dinner Hours 6pm-9pm $$-$$$ Rise & shine / 3636 Altamesa Blvd., 817.423.3555. 6am-2pm daily. $ secRet GaRden teaRoom / 2601 Montgomery St., 817.763.9787. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-4pm Sat.; noon-4pm Sun. $ texas GRill / 6550 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.0270. 11am-9pm daily. $ the Rose GaRden tea Room / 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.7673. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon-Sat.; 12pm3:30pm Sun. $ vidalia’s at the woRthinGton / 200 Main St., 817.210.2222. 6am-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 6am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 10am-2pm Sun. $$ westside caFé / 7950 W. Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.560.1996. 6am-10pm daily. $ the zodiac Room at neiman maRcus / 2100 Green Oaks Blvd., 817.989.4650. 11am-3pm Mon.-Sat $$
Keller/Lake Country city hall RestauR ant at aRthouse / 201 Town Center, 817.741.2433. Closed Mon.; 11:30am-10pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11:30am-midnight, Fri.-Sat.; 11:30am-10pm, Sun. $-$$ haRBoR one / 9315 Boat Club Rd., 817.236.8150. 10am-6pm Wed.-Sun. $ Roanoke
BaBe’s chicken dinneR house / 104 N. Oak, 817.491.2900. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 4:30pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat.; All Day 10:30am-9pm Sun. $ classic caFe / 504 N. Oak St., 817.430.8185. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.$$-$$$ dove cReek caFé / 204 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4973. 6am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-3pm Sat. & Sun. $ PR aiRie house RestauR ant / 304 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4855. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $-$$
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cleaR FoRk GRill / 29 Crown Road, 817.441.2300. 10am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 10am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$ FiRe oak GRill / 10114 Austin Ave., 817.598.0400. Lunch: 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner: 5pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$-$$$
Arlington GenGhis GRill / 4000 Five Points Blvd., Ste. 189, 817.465.7847. Lunch: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ Pei wei / 2100 N. Collins St., 817.299.8687. Other locations: 4133 E. Cooper St., 817.466.4545. 10:30am9:15pm Sun.-Thur.; 10:30am-10:15pm Fri. & Sat. $ PiR anha’s killeR sushi / 851 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd., 817.261.1636. Other locations: Arlington Highlands 309 Curtis Mathes Way, #149 817.465.6455 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; Noon-11pm Sat.; Noon-10pm Sun. $$ sukhothai / 423 N. Fielder Plaza, 817.860.4107. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Sat.; $ taste oF thai / 2535 E. Arkansas Lane, 817.543.0110. 11am-3pm, 4:30pm-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-3pm, 4:30pm-10pm Sat.; 11:30am-9:30pm Sun. $ Bedford thai Jasmine / 3104 Harwood Rd., 817.283.8228. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat. 4pm-9pm Sun. $ Fort Worth asia Bowl & GRill / 2400 Lands End, Ste. 115, 817.738.1688. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $
Blue sushi sake / 3131 W. 7th St., 817.332.2583. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat.; 12pm10pm Sun. $-$$ edohana hiBachi sushi / 2704 S. Hulen, 817.924.1144. Other locations: 5816 S.W. Loop 820, 817.731.6002. 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$ hui chuan sushi, sake, taPas / 6100 Camp Bowie #12, 817.989.8886. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pmmidnight Fri. & Sat. $$ JaPanese Palace / 8445 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.0144. 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ mk's sushi / 2801 W. 7th St., 817.885.7677. 11am2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$ my lan / 4015 E. Belknap St., 817.222.1471. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sun. Closed Wed. $
Pei wei / 5900 Overton Ridge Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.294.0808 Other locations: 2600 W. 7th St., Ste. 101, Montgomery Plaza, 817.806.9950. 10:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ P.F. chanG’s / 400 Throckmorton, 817.840.2450. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Pho little saiGon / 6942 Green Oaks Blvd., 817.738.0040. 10am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; Closed Sunday. $ Pho Que huonG / multiple locations, phoquehuong.com. 11am-10pm daily. $ Phu lam / 4125 E. Belknap St., 817.831.9888. 10am9pm Daily $-$$ PiR anha’s killeR sushi / 335 W. 3rd St., 817.348.0200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-11pm Thu.; 11am-1am Fri.; Noon-1am Sat.; noon-10pm Sun. $$ sonny’s dineR / 6220 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.7754. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun.;
Southlake caFé exPRess / 1472 Main St., 817.251.0063. 7am9pm Mon.-Thur.; 7am-10pm Fri. & Sat. 7am-9pm Sun. $$ the cheesecake FactoRy / 1440 Plaza Place, 817.310.0050.11am-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-12:30am Fri.Sat.; 10am-11pm Sun. $$ wildwood GRill / 2700 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.2100. Gluten free. 11am-11pm daily. $-$$ x’s & o’s sPoRtinG taveRn / 1239 Main St., Southlake, 817.251.6776. 3pm-2am Mon.-Fri.; 11am-2am Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun. $
3pm-7pm Happy Hour daily. $
SUSHI AXIOM JAPANESE FUSION RESTAURANT / 4625 Donnelly Ave., Ste. 101, 817.735.9100. Other locations: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.877.3331. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; noon-10pm Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $$
SUSHI YOKO / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Ste. 280., 817.737.4000. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$
SZECHUAN / 5712 Locke Ave., 817.738.7300. Other location: 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., Cityview Plaza, 817.346.6111. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat. $
THAI TINA’S / 600 Commerce St., 817.332.0088. 11am9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri. & Sat.; 3pm-8pm Sun. $$
TOKYO CAFE / 5121 Pershing Ave., 817.737.8568. 11am10pm Fri.; 12pm-10pm Sat. $
Grapevine
EDOHANA HIBACHI SUSHI / 1501 Hwy. 114 Ste. 100, 817.251.2004. Lunch: 11:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.; 5pm10:30pm Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm Sun. $$ LAVA 10 / 401 E. State Hwy. 114, 817.329.5282. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $$ P.F. CHANG’S / 650 W. Highway 114, 817.421.6658. 11am-11pm daily. $$
Hurst
SWEET BASIL THAI CUISINE / 977 Melbourne Rd., 817.268.2899. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9:30pm Sat.; 11:30am-8pm Sun. $-$$
Mansfield
SAKE HIBACHI SUSHI AND BAR / 100 W. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, 817.453.5888. 11am-10pm, Mon.-Thu.; 1pm-10:30pm, Fri.-Sat.; noon-10pm, Sun. $-$$
Southlake
KOBEYA JAPANESE HIBACHI & SUSHI / 1230 Main St., 817.416.6161. Lunch: 11:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri; 12pm-3:30pm Sat. & Sun.; Dinner: 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri. & Sat. $$
PEI WEI / 1582 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.722.0070. 10:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $
SUSHI SAM / 500 W. Southlake Blvd., 817.410.1991. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm9:30pm Sun. $-$$
THAI CHILI / 215 Grand Ave., 817.251.6674. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; 11:30am9pm Sun. $-$$
Arlington
DICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT / 5530 S. Cooper, 817.468.0898. 1801 Ballpark Way, 817.261.6600. 11am9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-8:30pm Sun. $
Fort Worth
ANGELO’S / 2533 White Settlement Rd., 817.332.0357. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat. $
COOPER'S OLD TIME PIT BAR-B-QUE / 301 Stockyards Blvd., 817.626.6464. 11am-8:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. and Sat. $
COUSIN’S PIT BARBECUE / 6262 McCart Ave., 817.346.2511. Other location: 5125 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.346.3999. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $
DICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT / 451 University Dr., 817.231.8813. Other locations: 5724 Bryant Irvin, 817.361.1034 1000 N.E. Loop 820, 817.289.0027. 1989 Colonial Pkwy., 817.759.7500. 11am-8pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $ RAILHEAD SMOKEHOUSE / 2900 Montgomery St., 817.738.9808. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ RED HOT AND BLUE / 3000 S. Hulen St., 817.731.8770 9143 Grapevine Hwy., 817.605.1333. 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am10pm Fri. & Sat. $$ RISCKY’S / 6701 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.989.1800. 300 Main St., 817.877.3306. 9000 U.S. 377, Benbrook, 817.249.3320. 11am-9pm Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ SMOKIES BBQ / 5300 E. Lancaster Ave., 817.451.8222.
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the smoke pit / 2401 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0455. 10:30am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 10:30am-6pm Sat. $-$$ trailboss burgers / 140 E. Exchange Ave, 817.626.7777. 11am-9pm Sun. & Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$
Hurst
DiCkeY’s barbeCue pit / 1858 Precinct Line Rd., 817.656.0200. 10:30am-11pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9pm Sat. & Sun. $
Fort Worth
teX as De braZil / 101 N. Houston St., 817.882.9500. 4:30pm-9:30pm Sat.; Brunch 11am-3pm Sun.; Dinner 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$
Grapevine
boi Na braZa / 4025 William D. Tate, 817.329.5514. 5pm-9:45pm (last seating) Sat.; 5pm-8:45pm (last seating) Sun. $$$
Arlington
al’s hamburger’s / 1001 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd., 817.275.8918. Breakfast Hours 7am-11pm; 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $
Chapps / 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. 11am9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $ olD towN hamburgers / 2406 W. Park Row Dr., 817.276.9191. 11am-9pm Daily. $
Fort Worth
DutCh’s / 3009 S. University Dr., 817.927.5522. Chef Grady Spears is at it again with his newly opened burger joint. Laid-back atmosphere with good-tasting burgers and fries. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ the great outDoors / 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.877.4400. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. $ kiNCaiD’s / 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.2881. Other location: 4825 Overton Ridge Blvd., 817.370.6400 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $ the love shaCk / 110 E. Exchange Ave., 817.740.8812.; 817 Matisse, Ste. 445, 817.348.9655. 11am-9pm Sun.-Tue.; 11am-10pm Wed. & Thur.; 11am1am Fri. & Sat. $ m & o statioN grill / 200 Carroll St., 817.882.8020. 11am-3pm Mon.; 11am-8:30pm Tue.-Sat.. $ pappa’s burgers / 2700 W. Freeway, 817.870.9736. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $-$$ the pour house sports grill / 2725 W. 7th St., 817.335.2575. 11am-2am Mon.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun. $ tommY’s hamburgers / 2701 Green Oaks Rd., 817.735.9651. Other locations: 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.569.1111. 3431 W. 7th St., 817.885.7500. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-6pm Sun. $ Southlake
johNNY b’s burgers & shakes / 2704 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.749.0000. 10:30am-8:30pm Mon.Thur.; 10:30am-9pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-3pm Sun. $
Arlington
CaFÉ at DaireDs / 2400 W. I-20 (Temporarily Closed for Remodeling), 817.465.9797. Other Location: 15 Skyline Dr., Arlington, 817.465.9797. 12pm-6pm Sun.; 9am-6pm Mon.; 9am-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 9am-6pm Fri.;
8:30am-5:30pm Sat. $-$$
Fort Worth 610 grille / 610 Main St., 817.332.0100. 6:30am-4pm Mon.-Thu.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$$
Fort Worth artisaN bakiNg CompaNY / 4900 White Settlement Rd., 817.821.3124. 9am-5pm Tue.-Fri., 8am-noon Wed. & Sat. at the Farmer’s Market. $ baker bros ameriCaN Deli / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 244, 817.989.1400. Other Location: 501 Carroll St., Ste. 658., 817.332.0500. 11am-9pm daily. $ blaCk rooster bakerY / 2430 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.1600. 7am-4pm Tue.-Fri., 8am-2pm Sat. $ blueboNNet bakerY / 3905 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.4233. 7am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-4pm Sat. $ CarshoN’s DeliCatesseN / 3133 Cleburne Rd., 817.923.1907. 9am-3pm Mon.-Sat. $ the CupCake Cottage / 5015 El Campo Ave., 817.732.5670. 10am- when the last cupcake is sold. Tue.-Sat. $ esperaNZa’s meXiCaN CaFÉ & bakerY / 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770. Other location: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848. 6:30am-7pm daily. $ j. rae's / 935 Foch St., 817.332.0090. 9 am-6pm Mon.Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $ jasoN's Deli / jasonsdeli.com. Hours vary. $-$$ kolaChe shoppe / 6724 Brentwood Stair Rd., 817.457.0071. 6am-noon Tue.-Sat.; 7am-noon Sun. $ mCkiNleY’s FiNe bakerY & CaFe / 1612 S. University Dr., 817.332.3242. 8am-6:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $ paNera breaD / 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959. Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766; 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726; 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-8pm Sun. $ the sNoot Y pig / 2401 Westport Pkwy., Ste. 120, 817.837.1077. Other locations: 1540 Keller Pkwy, Ste. 107, Keller, 817.431.0064. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 7am2pm Sat. & Sun. $ sweet sammies / 825 Currie St., 817.332.0022. 10am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 10am-10pm Thu.-Sat. $ swiss pastrY shop / 3936 W. Vickery, 817.732.5661. 10am-5:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $ YoFe CaFe / 817 Currie St., 817.966.2065. 6 am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-10pm Sat.-Sun. $ Yogi’s bagel CaFe / 2710 S. Hulen St., 817.921.4500. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-9pm Sat.; 7:30am-3pm Sun. $ Grapevine maiN street breaD bakiNg CompaNY / 316 Main St., 817.424.4333. 6:30am-6:30pm daily. $ the sNoot Y pig / 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-2pm Sat.Sun. $
Southlake elegaNt CakerY / 2707 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 140, 817.488.7580. 9am-6pm Tue.-Sat. $-$$
weiNburger ’s Deli / 3 Village Circle, Westlake, 817.491.9119. Other location: 611 Main St., Grapevine, 817.416.5574. 8:30am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $
Arlington bouDreauX CajuN kitCheN/ 4000 Bagpiper Way, 817.557.3700. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ the meltiNg pot / 4000 Five Points Road, Ste. 119, 817.469.1444. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.; 3:30pm-11pm Sat.; 3pm-9pm Sun. $$-$$$
Burleson
wiNe DowN / 124 S. Scott Street. 817.447.9122. 11am9pm Wed-Sat. $$
Fort Worth
8.0 restauraNt & bar / 111 E. Third St., 817.336.0880. 11am-10pm Mon.-Tue.; 11am-1am Wed.; 11am-2am Thu.-Fri.; noon-2am Sat.; 10am-2am Sun. $$ CaFÉ moDerN / 3200 Darnell, 817.840.2157. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 11am-3pm Sat & Sun. $$ kimbell art museum / 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.332.8451, ext. 251. For reservations call 817.332.8541 ext. 277. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Tue.-Thu. & Sat.; noon-2pm Fri. & Sun.; Dinner 5:30pm-7:30pm Fri. $$ lili’s bistro / 1310 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.877.0700. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner Hours 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$ spiral DiNer / 1314 W. Magnolia, 817.332.8834. 11am-10pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $ ZambraNo wiNe Cellar / 910 Houston St., Ste. 110, 817.850.9463. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5pm-midnight Fri. & Sat.; Closed Sundays. $-$$
Fort Worth bombaY grill / 4625 Donnelly Ave., 817.377.9395. Lunch: 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-2:30pm Sat. & Sun.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun. $ bYblos / 1406 N. Main St., 817.625.9667. 1am-2am Fri. & Sat.; Sunday available for private parties. $$ ChaDra meZZa & grill / 1622 Park Place Ave., 817.924.2372. 11am-3pm Mon.-Tue; 11am-10pm Wed.Sat. $-$$
heDarY’s / 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.6961. 11am-10pm Sun.; 11am-3pm Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 5pm-11pm Sat. $ kiNg tut / 1512 Magnolia Ave., 817.335.3051. 11am2:30pm Mon.-Sat. 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Sat. $$ maharaja / 6308 Hulen Bend Blvd., 817.263.7156. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-2:30pm Sat.-Sun.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$
Arlington
CaCharel / 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 910, 817.640.9981. 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $$$
Fort Worth
la maDeleiNe / 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. Other locations: 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. Camp Bowie 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 6:30am-8pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am10pm Fri.-Sat.; Hwy. 114 6:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; Collins and Cooper 6:30am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ saiNt-emilioN / 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. Full bar. 6pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 6pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
Fort Worth
eDelweiss / 3801 Southwest Blvd., 817.738.5934. 5pm-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-8pm Sun.; Closed Mondays. $$ greeNwooD’s / 3522 Bluebonnet Cir., 817.921.6777. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Thur. & Fri. 4pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 4pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.$$
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Fort Worth
Thursday, August 25th 2 until 7 o’clock Hors d’oeuvres & Wine
Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que 301 Stockyards Blvd. 817.626.6464, coopersbbqfortworth.com 11am-8:30pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. & Sat.
Regarded as one of the elites of Texas barbecue, Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que is located across from Billy Bob’s in the heart of the Stockyards. At Cooper’s, they say that it is all about the meat, but it’s also about the casual, relaxing environment.
Black-and-white photos of Fort Worth decorate the walls, and several flat-screen televisions invite diners to sit and stay awhile. Extra-long, stained wooden tables and bench seating are a notch above picnic tables, and the connected outdoor patio is perfect for dining on a summer evening.
At Cooper’s a variety of meats slowly cook over mesquite wood that’s been burned to coals. Diner-ready meat fills a pit just inside the restaurant’s front doors. Patrons select their favorite meats and the pitman slices the requested type and amount, dips it in barbecue sauce if desired and places the meat on a bare tray. Beef and pork ribs, brisket, chopped beef, pork loin, prime rib and cabrito are among Cooper’s carnivorous offerings.
Cooper’s lives up to its reputation as one of Fort Worth’s best barbecue restaurants.
CAFÉ MEDI / 420 Grapevine Hwy., 817.788.5110. 11am2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $
GREEK HOUSE / 2426 Forest Park Blvd., 817.921.1473. 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $
JAZZ CAFÉ / 2504 Montgomery St., 817.737.0043. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-3pm Sat.; 9am-2pm Sun. $
BIRR APORETTI’S / 668 Lincoln Square, 817.265.0588. Brunch menu: 11am-11pm Sun.-Mon. & Wed.-Thu.; 11am-12:30am Tues.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$
ITALIANNI’S / 1601 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, 817.498.6770. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$ LA BISTRO / 722 Grapevine Hwy., Hurst, 817.281.9333. 11am-10pm Sun.-Fri.; 5pm-11pm Sat. $$
MONI'S / 1730 W. Randol Mill Road #100, Arlington, 817.860.6664. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun.; $$
NIZZA PIZZA / 1430 S. Cooper, 817.274.5222. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ PALIO’S PIZZA CAFÉ / 5712 Colleyville Blvd. Ste. 130, 817.605.7555. 11am-10pm daily. $
PICCOLO MONDO / 829 E. Lamar Blvd., 817.265.9174. Lunch: 11:30am-2:15pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30 pm10:15pm Mon.-Thur.; 5:30pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 5:30 pm-10pm Sun. $-$$ PRESPA'S / 4720 Sublett Road, Arlington, 817.561.7540. Other location: 3100 W. Arkansas Lane #B, Dalworthington Gardens, 817.459.2775. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ REFLECTIONS OF BELLA vITA / 1507 N. Watson Road, Arlington, 817.633.0877. 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.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ RUGGERI’S RISTORANTE / 32 Village Ln., Ste. 10, Colleyville, 817.503.7373. Lunch: 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-10pm Mon.-Sun. $$ Fort Worth
BELLA ITALIA WEST / 5139 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.1700. 11:30am-1:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 6pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 6pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$
CAFÉ BELLA / 3548 South Hills Ave., 817.922.9500. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 4pm-10pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$
FERRÉ RISTORANTE BAR / 215 E. Fourth St., 817.332.0033. 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$
FORTUNA / 5837 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.737.4469. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $
ITALIAN INN RIDGLEA / 6323 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.737.0123. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$
LA PIAZZA / 1600 S. University Dr., #601, 817.334.0000. 11:30am-2pm Sun.-Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
MAMA’S PIZZA / 1813 W. Berry St., 817.923.3541. 5800 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.MAMA Lunch buffet: 11am2pm daily. Delivery through Entrees-To-Go: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Noon-10pm Sun. $ MANCUSO’S / 9500 White Settlement Rd., 817.246.7041. Lunch: 10:30am-1pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thur.;4pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.; Closed Sundays. $
MARGIE’S ORIGINAL ITALIAN KITCHEN / 9805 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.4301. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$
MELLOW MUSHROOM / 3455 Bluebonnet Circle, 817.207.9677. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$ MILANO’S / 3416 W. 7th St., 817.332.5226. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat. $ NONNA TATA / 1400 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.332.0250. 11am-3pm Tue.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm10pm Fri. $-$$
PATRIZIO PIZZA, PASTA AND vINO / 2932 Crockett St., Fort Worth, 817.698.0003. 11am-10pm, Sun.-Mon.; 11am-11pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11 am-midnight, Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ PIOLA / 3700 Mattison Ave., 817.989.0007. 11am-2pm Mon-Fri; 5pm-10pm Mon-Sat. $$
PIZZERIA UNO CHICAGO GRILL / 300 Houston St.,
817.885.8667. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat. $
RUFFINO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT / 2455 Forest Park Blvd., 817.923.0522. Lunch: 11am-2pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.; Brunch 10am-2pm Sun. $$
TAvERNA RISOTTERIA / 450 Throckmorton St., 817.885.7502. Sunday brunch. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $-$$ Grapevine /Southlake/Colleyville
BRIO TUSCAN GRILL / 1431 Plaza Place, Southlake, 817.310.3136. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $-$$
BUCA DI BEPPO / 2701 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.749.6262. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
FERRARI’S ITALIAN vILLA / 1200 William D. Tate Ave., 817.251.2525. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Mon.Thur.; 5pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$
Colleyville/Fort Worth
GLORIA’S / Colleyville: 5611 Colleyville Blvd., 817.656.1784. Fort Worth: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.332.8800. Arlington: 3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Ste. 137, 817.701.2981. Colleyville: 11am-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Fort Worth: 11am-9pm Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $-$$
YUCATAN TACO STAND / 909 West Magnolia Ave., 817.924.8646. 11am to 10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-Midnight Thurs.-Fri., Kitchen Closes at 10pm. Sunday Closed. $$
Fort Worth
SAPRISTI! / 2418 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.7231. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; Sunday brunch from 10:30am-2pm. $$
SCAMPI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFE / 1057 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.927.1887. BYOB. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5:30pm-9pm Wed.-Thu.; 5:30pm-9:30pm Fri.-Sat. $ TERRA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL / 2973 Crockett St., Fort Worth, 817.744.7485. 11am-2:30pm and 5pm10pm, Mon.-Fri.; 11am-11pm, Sat.; 11am-9pm, Sun. $-$$
Arlington
CHUY'S / 4001 Bagpiper Way, Ste. 199, 817. 557.2489. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Colleyville/Grapevine
ESPARZA’S / 124 E. Worth St., 817.481.4668. 11am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ LA HACIENDA RANCH / 5250 Hwy. 121, Colleyville, 817.318.7500. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$
RIO MAMBO / 5150 Hwy. 121, 817.354.3124. 11am9:30pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ Fort Worth
ANTHONY’S / 2400 Meacham Blvd., 817.378.9005. 7am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9pm Wed.-Sat. $ BAKER ST. PUB & GRILL / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.9772. 11am-2am daily. $-$$
BENITO’S RESTAURANT / 1450 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.332.8633. 10am-9pm Mon.-Thur., 10am-2am Fri.Sat., 11am-9pm Sun. $$ CABO GRANDE / 115 W. 2nd St., 817.348.8226. 11am10pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$ CANTINA L AREDO / 530 Throckmorton St., 817.810.0773. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. $-$$ CHIMY’S CERvECERIA / 1053 Foch St., 817.348.8888.
817.740.1679. 10am-9pm Mon.-Thur., 10am-2am Fri.Sat., 11am-9pm Sun. $$
CABO GRANDE / 115 W. 2nd St., 817.348.8226. 11am10pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$ CANtiNA L AREDO / 530 Throckmorton St., 817.810.0773. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. $-$$ Chimy’s CERvECERiA / 1053 Foch St., 817.348.8888. 11am-midnight Mon.-Sat. $ ChiPOtLE / 3050 S. Hulen St., 817.735.8355. Other locations: 3000 W. 7th St., 817.348.8530. 4484 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.735.4506. 1312 W. Pipeline Rd., 817.595.3875. 3010 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.4745. 11am-10pm daily. $ DOs GRiNGOs / 1015 S. University Dr., 817.338.9393. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ EL FENiX / 6391 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.5584. 11am-10pm daily. $ EL R ANChO GRANDE / 1400 N. Main St., 817.624.9206. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat. $-$$
EsPERANZA’s mEXiCAN BAKERy & CAFE / 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770. Other location: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848. Bakery: 6am-7pm daily; Cafe: 6:30am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 6:30am-7pm Sat.-Sun.; 6:30am5:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-5:30pm Sat.-Sun. Hemphill. $ FERNANDEZ CAFE / 4220 W. Vickery Blvd., 817.377.2652. 6:30am-2pm daily. $ FiEstA / 3233 Hemphill St., 817.923.6941. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ 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. 7am-midnight Mon.-Wed.; 7am-1am Thur.; 7am-3am Fri. & Sat.; 7am-10pm Sun. $ hACiENDA sAN miGUEL / 2948 Crockett St., 817.386.9923. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat. $-$$
JOE t. GARCiA’s / 2201 N. Commerce, 817.626.4356. Cash only. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$ LA FAmiLiA / 841 Foch St., 817.870.2002. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat. $ LA PLAyA mAyA / 6209 Sunset Dr., 817.738.3329. Other locations: 1540 N. Main St., 817.624.8411. 3200 Hemphill St., 817.924.0698. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $ LOs mOLCAJEtEs / 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ LOs vAqUEROs / 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511. Other Location: 2880 W. Berry St., 817.769.3070.11am11pm Mon.-Fri.; 11 am-midnight Sat. $ 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-3pm Sun. $ mAmBO’s / 1010 Houston St. in the Park Central Hotel, 817.336.3124. 11am- 2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-midnight Tue.Thu.; 5pm-2am Fri.-Sat. $ mi COCiNA / 509 Main St., 817.877.3600. Other location: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ OLD RiP's tEX mEX / 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.207.0777. 7:30 am-9:30 pm daily (open later for private parties or if there is a crowd). $-$$ thE ORiGiNAL / 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ PACO & JOhN / 1116 8th Ave., 817.810.0032. Breakfast/Lunch hours: 7:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-2pm Sat.; Dinner hours: 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Sat. $$
PAPPAsitO’s CANtiNA / 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ all locations
PULiDOs / 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. Other locations: 2900 Pulido St., 817.732.7571. 4924 Old Benbrook Rd., 817.731.4241. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $
RivERA’s mEXiCAN GRiLL AND mARKEt / 900 SH 183, White Settlement, Fort Worth, 817.367.0109. 7am-9pm, Mon.-Thu.; 7am-10pm, Fri.; 7am-11pm, Sat.; 9am-5pm, Sun. $-$$ RED CACtUs REstAURANt / 3005 S. University Dr., 817.927.2933. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $ RiO mAmBO / 6125 SW Loop 820, 817.423.3124. 11am9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ sALsA FUEGO / 3520 Alta Mere Drive, 817.560.7888.
11am-8:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. & Sat. $ tREs JOsEs COCiNA mEXiCANA / 4004 White Settlement Rd., 817.763.0456. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; Closed Mon. $$ UNCLE JULiO’s / 5301 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.2777. 11am-10:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$
Southlake mi ChULA’s / 1431 Southlake Blvd., Ste. 551, 817.756.6920. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. & Sat. $$
Arlington Fish City GRiLL / 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., 817.465.0001. 11am-10pm Mon.- Thu.; 11am–11pm Fri.Sat.; 11am- 9pm Sun. $-$$ Fort Worth
DADDy JACK’s / 353 Throckmorton St., 817.332.2477. 11am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri. & Sat. $$
EDDiE v’s / 3100 W. 7th St. 817.336.8000. Open daily at 4pm. $$$$
J&J OystER BAR / 612 N. University Dr., 817.335.2756. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $
LONE stAR OystER BAR / 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.370.0030. 11am-2am Tue.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun.-Mon. $
PAPPADEAUX / 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$
RAZZOO’s / 318 Main St. in Sundance Square, 817.429.7009. Other location: 4700 Bryant Irvin Rd. in Cityview, 817.292.8584. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thur.; 11am2am Fri.-Sat. $$
ROCKFish / 3050 S. Hulen St., 817.738.3474. 11am9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$ ZEKE’s Fish & ChiPs / 5920 Curzon Ave., 817.731.3321. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. $
Southlake
Fish City GRiLL / 2750 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.748.0456. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$ tRULUCK’s sEAFOOD, stEAK & CRAB hOUsE / 1420 Plaza Pl., 817.912.0500. 5pm-10pm daily. $$$ Willow Park
Fish CREEK / 4899 E. I-20., 817.441.1746. 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thur.; 4pm-10pm Fri.; 4pm-9pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Fort Worth
BLUE mEsA BAR & GRiLL / 1600 S. University Dr., 817.332.6372. Other Location: 1586 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817.416.0055. Fort Worth: 11am-10pm Mon.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun.; Southlake: 11am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 9am-9:30pm Sun. $$
BONNELL’s FiNE tEXAs CUisiNE / 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.738.5489. Dinner Hours 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $$$
GRADy's REstAURANt/ 2443 Forest Park Blvd., 817.922.9980. 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat. $$$
LANNy’s ALtA COCiNA mEXiCANA / 3405 W. 7th St., 817.850.9996. Lunch: 11am-2pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm Tue.-Thur.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri. & Sat. $$$
LONEsOmE DOvE WEstERN BistRO / 2406 N. Main St., 817.740.8810. 11:30am-2:30pm Tue.-Sat.; 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
miChAELs REstAURANt & ANChO ChiLE BAR / 3413 W. 7th St., 817.877.3413. 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. $
REAtA / 310 Houston St., 817.336.1009. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10:30pm daily. $$ tiLLmAN's ROADhOUsE / 2933 Crockett St., 817.850.9255. 11 am-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-2pm Fri.Sat.; 10:30am-11pm Sun. $$$
Willow Park
CLEAR FORK stAtiON / 4971 E. I-20 Service Road N. 817.441.1551. Lunch, 11am-3pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner, 5pm10pm Tue.-Sat.
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. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 3pm10pm Sun. $-$$
tRAiL DUst stEAK hOUsE / 2300 E. Lamar Ave., 817.640.6411. 11am-10pm Daily. $$$
Fort Worth
BAiLEy's PRimE PLUs / 2901 Crockett St., 817.870.1100. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat.; Bar stays open until 1am Fri. and Sat. $$$
BOB’s stEAK AND ChOP hOUsE / 1300 Houston St., 817.350.4100. 5-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5-11pm Fri. and Sat.; Closed Sun. $$$$ CAttLEmEN’s stEAK hOUsE / 2458 N. Main St., 817.624.3945. 11am-10:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 1pm-9pm Sun. $$$ DEL FRisCO’s DOUBLE EAGLE stEAKhOUsE / 812 Main St., 817.877.3999. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9pm Sun. $$$ GRACE REstAURANt / 777 Main St., 817.877.3388. 5:30pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. Bar Hours 4pm-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-midnight Fri.; 5:30pm-midnight Sat. $$$$ h3 RANCh / 109 E. Exchange Ave., 817.624.1246. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 9am-11pm Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$$ hOFFBRAU / 1712 S. University Dr., 817.870.1952. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ thE KEG stEAKhOUsE & BAR / 5760 SW Loop 820, 817.731.3534. Other locations: 4001 Arlington Heights Blvd., #101, Arlington, 817.465.3700. Fort Worth: 4pmmidnight Mon.-Thur.; 4pm-1am Fri. & Sat.; 4pm-11pm Sun. Arlington: 11am-10pm Sun. $$$ L AmBERt’s / 2731 White Settlement Rd., 817.882.1161. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $$
mERCURy ChOP hOUsE / 301 Main St., 817.336.4129. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thur.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $$$ m&m stEAKhOUsE / 1106 N.W. 28th St., 817.624.0612. Cash only. 5pm-11pm Tue.-Sat. $$
RisCK y’s stEAKhOUsE / 120 E. Exchange Ave., 817.624.4800.11am-9pm Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$
RUth’s ChRis / 813 Main St., 817.348.0080. 5pm-10 pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9:30 pm Sun. $$$
shULA’s 347 / Sheraton Hotel, 1701 Commerce St., 817.870.2700. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30 am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$
siLvER FOX stEAKhOUsE / 1651 S. University Dr., 817.332.9060. Other location: 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine, 817.329.6995. 4pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$ Granbury BUFFALO GAP stEAKhOUsE AND CANtiNA / 1470 Hwy. 377, 817.573.4472.11am-10pm daily. $$
Grapevine /Southlake/Colleyville
J.R.’s stEAKhOUsE / 5400 Hwy. 121, 817.355.1414. 4pm-lounge; 5pm-10pm Mon.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$$ KiRBy’s stEAKhOUsE / 3305 E. Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.410.2221. 4:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 4:30pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
Weatherford thE WiLD mUshROOm stEAK hOUsE AND LOUNGE / 1917 Martin Drive, 817.599.4935. 5pm-9pm Mon. - Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $$-$$$$
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
There were two worth hotels in the city’s history. The first, according to Sweetie Ladd’s Historic Fort Worth, was built in 1894 at 7th and Main streets. It was razed and replaced in 1921 by the Texas Hotel, now the Radisson Plaza Downtown. The second Worth Hotel was built in 1927 at 7th and Taylor and imploded Oct. 29, 1972, to make room for a parking garage for the Fort Worth Club. The Star-Telegram reported that 4,500 people gathered to watch the destruction of what was then the tallest U.S. building — 18 stories — to be felled by controlled explosions.
FT. WORTH
5601 Bryant Irvin Rd.
888.833.3427
GRAPEVINE
1300 Texan Trail
866.429.7681
www.ParkPlace.com
Curtis and Neely Fortinberry are a legal powerhouse. The Arlington couple both practice law; he specializes in criminal defense and personal injury, and she specializes in insurance defense. With their combined legalese, the duo boast demanding professional schedules. And on the home front, they’re parents to daughter, Addison. Thus it’s no surprise that when it comes to autos, the Fortinberry’s demand vehicles that feature uncompromised safety and unparalleled luxury.
a 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350. And when Neely slips behind the wheel, she navigates a 2011 GL450. The GL450 is also the family’s choice for leisure. “We love to travel in the GL450 because it has so much room, and the ride is unbelievably smooth,” Curtis said.
“We always return because we always get the same high level of service,” Curtis said. “If service and value are important, there is no better place than the Fort