From a World Series pitcher to a heroic Ebola survivor, we have the most interesting people of the year all in one feature. by
Jocelyn Tatum
68 Meaning Business Brewed believes that business should have a mission, so it participates in the Next STEP program that helps ex-offenders secure their first honest jobs after having many doors shut in their face. by
Jocelyn Tatum
76 Big Boy Toys In Fort Worth, there is no shortage of interesting men who collect and love classic cars. We talked with 10 of them. by Gail Bennison
90 CWC 30th Annual Holiday Home Tour
The Colleyville Woman’s Club kicks off the yuletide season with its 30th annual Holiday Home Tour on Sunday, Dec. 7.
127 2014 Top Attorney List
MaryAnn Means-Dufrene is one of the most interesting people of 2014.
Hometown Heroes
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Cynthia Smith
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Although Cynthia Smith did not have the girl scouting opportunity growing up in California, she has strived for 18 years to ensure all girls have the opportunity no matter what their financial situation. As Area Director-Central Team for Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc., Smith oversees five women who provide girl scouting in schools either during the day or after school in underserved areas of Tarrant County.
“We are open for any girl, anywhere! The girls we serve are very aware that GSTOP is a council to help lead them to new experiences,” said Smith. She believes those experiences “should be wow-worthy.”
“In everything we do, we encourage girls to follow the fun, do what they love, and never back down from a big adventure. Because when girls wow even themselves, they find the sparkle that makes them special—and the confidence to never stop believing in their dreams,” Smith explained.
Smith considers the increase in Hispanic and African-American girls through the Girl Scouts in School program her greatest achievement at the organization. Smith explained, “We serve over 4,000 girls in 50 schools.”
The success stories she receives from former Girl Scouts are the most rewarding part of her job. Smith said, “I know every day when I awake that I’ve played an important part in a girl’s life, and I can live with that!”
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Behind the ropes and on the red carpet, the photos of the personalities and parties that have everyone talking 213 fwevents From the mustsee live concert to the highly esteemed art exhibit, a month of events worth checking out
Culinary ventures in and around town
Listings The most sought-after restaurant guide to navigate the area’s diverse dining options
Is This? How well do you know Fort Worth? Can you guess where this photo was taken based on the clues?
Impressionism Faces of Impressionism Faces of
Celebrated Portraits from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris
October 19, 2014–January 25, 2015 • Featuring 74 masterworks from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, by Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec,Van Gogh, Gauguin, and many more • Faces of Impressionism is organized by the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, with gratitude for exceptional loans from the collection of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris • It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities • Free admission to the permanent collection Admission required for the special exhibition.
Image:Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait (detail), 1887, oil on canvas. Musée d’Orsay, Paris
guiding light
On Our cOver this mOnth, we feature Dr. Kent Brantly, picKeD By the magazine’s reaDers as One Of the area’s mOst interesting peOple Of the year. All of the 10 locals included on the list (see page 52) are extraordinary in some way. Whether it be Brandon Finnegan, the first to pitch in both a College World Series and the MLB World Series in the same season, or Heather Reynolds for her work nationally to end poverty, they are all pushing the limits of what is expected of them.
Our list was generated after a lengthy nomination process open to our readers. After examining the submissions, the editorial staff narrowed the results down to what we considered to be the top 10 who have been the most captivating.
It’s Brantly, however, whose story most moved me. My previous knowledge of Brantly came from recent news stories about his medical mission work in Liberia through Samaritan’s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to people around the world. I knew that he had survived Ebola and had a servant’s spirit. It wasn’t until our interviews with him that I understood the magnitude of Brantly’s altruism.
When asked during our behind-the-scene’s video (visit fwtx.com/videos) what his initial reaction was to the diagnosis, Brantly said that he felt a strange sort of calm. His first thought was, “How am I going to tell my wife?”
He went on to talk about how important it was for us to maintain a sense of compassion and sympathy for those who are suffering and that because of what he’d been through, he now had an incredible platform to help share that message.
After surviving Ebola, Brantly donated the plasma in his blood to three other patients to help them combat the deadly disease. Right now, he isn’t practicing medicine, although he has plans to return. Raising awareness for medical and social needs in West Africa through Western media is his current full-time job. Quite honestly, after reading many of the most interesting stories, we may be left asking ourselves, “What did I do this year?”
Jennifer Casseday-Blair Executive Editor
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Kristin Jaworski
Trail Boss Talk
Thanks for the great story on Kristin Jaworski - trailboss of the Fort Worth Herd. I appreciate Fort Worth, Texas magazine shining a spotlight on our local stars! It always amazes me that people in London and Paris know more about The Herd than folks in our own backyard. It is a huge undertaking each day to manage the cowboys and cattle...and a great publicity generator for Cowtown. Cowgirl Gail captured the challenges! Hats off. —Pam Minick
Great feature on Fort Worth Herd Trail Boss, Kristin Jaworski, in the November 2014 issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine. —Fort Worth Herd
Very nice article about someone very dear to me. —Karen Melton Delyea
Great article about my dear friend, Kristin Jaworski! —Lola Lavender-Hardisty
2014 Culinary Awards
Well any poll that has the chicken fried steak from anywhere, much less West Side Café, above Mary’s is bologna. —Danny Shane McGuire
How do you not have Chef Point Café on this list??? —Ryan Torres Italiannies? Really? Well I guess that makes the obsession with Rio Mambo understandable. —Goalie472
Chili Time
Nancy Farrar’s Game-Day Two-Bean Chili was delicious! We ate it on a cold night around the campfire and then the leftovers were just as tasty. I will definitely be making this again! —Meridith Dunbar
Nancy Farrar's Game-Day Two-Bean Chili was fabulous! I especially enjoyed
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the garbanzo beans, Italian sausage and the dash of Worchestershire sauce. What a unique combination! I served the chili to my extended family and friends and each one raved about the flavor. This chili is sure to score! —Julie Bell
We cooked up a large pot of Nancy Farrar's Game-Day Two-Bean Chili and it was a huge hit with our whole family on a campout at Cleburne State Park. I took the last couple of servings to the deer lease last weekend and had it with Trader Joe's cornbread. Ho Hidee, was it all so good! —Johnny Phipps
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1Regular contributor, Judie Byrd, is author of many cookbooks and a vibrant public speaker in addition to her culinary talents. She makes us hungry again this month with her recipe for Holiday Tamales (page 238). Judie suggests gathering family and friends for a tamalemaking event. “Add a six-pack of good beer and a pitcher of margaritas, and you have a party,” Judie says.
2 Gail Bennison is a North Texas journalist who enjoys writing about people, art and culture, and history. This month Gail contributes one of our expanded features about local men and their cool car
collections ( Big Boy Toys, page 76). We applaud Gail’s knack for car talk. In this issue, Gail also writes an upclose piece about Lani Stacy (page 114) and a culture story about a new reality spoof with local ties (page 32).
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4 In the Escapes feature in this issue (page 24), Kyle Whitecotton writes about the best places to ring in the New Year. Kyle resides in Denver and teaches English full-time at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. When he is not writing or teaching, Kyle enjoys fishing, skiing and hiking (pretty much anything outdoors) throughout the Rocky Mountains.
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3 Holland Sanders, style extraordinaire, is a blogger who loves celebrating the evolving world of fashion. Through her blog, Haute Holland, she introduces readers to the hottest trends and latest fashion topics. Flip to page 46 to see what Holland suggests stylish gals should wear on their winter escape. On page 108, Holland also lets readers in on how to shop local this holiday season.
Johnson is a senior journalism major at TCU and aspires to work in all outlets of journalism to exercise all of her creativity. This month Lexi writes about current
events in our Scoop section (beginning on page 17) and about spending a relaxing Sunday strolling the Cultural District including December museum exhibits (page 28).
6 Does your skincare routine need updating?
Jessica Llanes spoke with a skincare consultant about anti-aging choices now available to the public. From retinols and fillers to laser resurfacing, Jessica reports on age-defying tips for every decade (page 36).
7 Courtney Dabney is a hometown girl, with degrees from Arlington Heights (where she now serves on the PTSA), TCU and
Dallas Theological Seminary. This month she reviewed one of the most unexpected new hit restaurants in town, Clay Pigeon (page 234), as well as Mi Dia From Scratch in Grapevine (page 236).
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Jessy Diamba, our fall intern, moved here from France when he was 8 years old. He plans on someday working as a journalist for a major English or French TV news network. Jessy wants to travel the world and cover breaking news on topics that matter. This month, he contributed some shorter pieces on current happenings in Fort Worth (starting on page 17).
Brian Byrd is our go-to medical columnist. He is the owner of Texas Family Medicine, a primary care clinic located in Harris Southwest Hospital, Fort Worth, and he is board certified in Family Medicine. Byrd grew up in Fort Worth and attended Arlington Heights High School. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children. This month Brian clears up the confusion on Diabetes Mellitus (page 110).
10 The magazine kept Jocelyn Tatum very busy this month. Not only did she have to coordinate time to interview all of the most interesting people of 2014 for our cover story (page 52), but she also contributed another lovely piece about local businesses giving ex-offenders a second chance (page 68).
Most Interesting People
In case you didn’t learn enough about our most interesting folks in this month’s cover story, visit fwtx.com for up-close video interviews with several of those selected for 2014.
Feast of the seven Fishes
Cooking columnist Nancy Farrar shares her Italian Christmas Eve tradition of The Feast of the Seven Fishes in December’s cooking video found at fwtx.com.
cOllectIVe BReWING
The Collective Brewing Project is a craft brewery located in the historic near Southside of Fort Worth. Visit our website to see a behind-the-scene’s video of this newest addition to the city.
Deck the halls
Be sure to check out our video featuring the Home for the Holiday’s Christmas Idea House. Top local designers showed off how festively they could decorate a space to celebrate the season. Visit fwtx.com to see the video.
Online Medical Directory: Fort Worth’s No. 1 online source for finding doctors and hospitals
For years, Fort Worth magazine readers have used the annual Top Docs issue to select a doctor. These same readers can now go to fwtx.com/directory/docs to locate a physician in the area with our new Online Medical Directory that is searchable by the doctor’s name, practice name, location and specialty.
Designs Worth Doing
Voted as one of the magazine’s most beautiful women in 2013, Amy Walton now provides tips for home decorating and easy DIY projects in her video blog called Designs Worth Doing. Check it out on our website.
Bountiful Blogs From foodie news and stylish entertaining ideas to reviews of local art happenings and Western heritage, visit fwtx.com to read the musings of our many blog writers.
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Staying connected with the latest local happenings
West 7th restaurant Fish, Sushi & Asian Grill has permanently closed as of September. A new restaurant, Kin Kin Urban Thai, is moving into the 3,500-square-foot location and is expected to open early January 2015. Chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin is working to bring all customers on a journey to his homeland by sharing his interpretation of customary Thai cuisine. Chef Thretipthuangsin said Kin Kin can be interpreted as “let’s eat” or “eat up,” which is exactly what he wants all of his customers to do when they come to experience the restaurant.
Hacienda San Miguel served its last dinner on Nov. 5. On the restaurant’s Facebook page, they signed off with: “Thank you, Fort Worth, for the terrific memories.” The restaurant located off West 7th is permanently closed, and a new restaurant is moving in. In its place, Mash’d, the home of food, fun and moonshine, will be opening. At the Mash’d Frisco location, there are 28 flavors of moonshine offered and a large menu accommodating to anyone. Their menu ranges from salads, sandwiches and burgers to sockeye salmon, fried chicken, bootleg ribs and gourmet hot dogs. Mash’d also serves brunch with migas, French toast, omelets and Southern egg fries among other items. Mash’d is expected to open around next spring.
Another restaurant has closed its doors this fall. Tapas bar 24 Plates of Magnolia has permanently closed as of Oct. 30. Restaurant owner Joel Kleven announced the closing on Facebook: “It is with great sadness that I announce that 24 Plates has
thescoop
closed its doors and will not be reopening. I would like to thank everyone for their support and patronage.”
Bill and Judy Shelton, owners of Uncommon Angles in Montgomery Plaza, have decided to close. They opened Uncommon Angles in 1996 with the intent of bringing cutting-edge art pieces to the Metroplex.
Cuban-themed bar, Embargo, closed on Nov. 30.
Magnolia Cheese Company is making a transition. After two years in the restaurant business, owner Elizabeth Northern is switching to a neighborhood market concept. Effective immediately, Magnolia Cheese Company’s restaurant is closed. It will re-open as Magnolia Market & Cheese Company in early 2015.
A revolutionary fitness experience is coming soon to give you the “ride of your life.” ZYN22 is coming Fort Worth, Dallas and Southlake to reach a large base of customers, no matter what area of DFW you are in. ZYN22 is a boutique cycling studio with rebooting mind, body and spirit as its mission statement. One 45-minute cycling class has riders burning 600 to 900 calories per session. Right now, you can contact ZYN22 to visit The Lab. The Lab is a training facility where you can go to get a preview of the workouts before the grand opening. Cycling studios are a workout trend sweeping the nation, producing positive results for customers who want to get into a new fitness routine. ZYN22 is expected to open this December. –Lexi Johnson
Comings and Goings
Hale House arose from humble beginnings. “It all originally started out of our 1955 Airstream Bubble that my dad purchased on eBay. I would pack up all of my merchandise, mostly vintage-finds, and travel to local businesses, setting up shop during happy hour and selling my goods. One day I drove by 1800 Montgomery St., and the building with the blue airplane was for lease. I knew that it was time to set up shop permanently.”
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Ever since she was a little girl, Bekah hale knew she wanted to open up her own Boutique. “Growing up, my mother had her own sewing business, and so I have always had a passion for apparel, styling outfits, accessorizing, etc.” In high school, Hale worked part-time at a clothing boutique in Dallas called Cotton Island. “In between changing outfits three times a day, I was decorating my room and rearranging the furniture.”
She then followed family tradition and matriculated at the University of Arkansas, graduating with a business degree in Retail Marketing and Management. Ten days after graduating, Hale moved to Chicago for three years to expand her work experience before returning to her roots here in Fort Worth.
Her father and brother are both pilots, “so it just seemed meant to be!” Hale’s second store, Hale House on Camp Bowie, carries the same goods the current Montgomery Street location carries, but they’ve added a larger apparel section to the mix. “I had always had my eyes on a Camp Bowie location; to me, Camp Bowie is in the heart of the Fort Worth shopping district and is the lifeline of Fort Worth.”
Throughout the entire journey, she never would have dreamed she’d have two boutiques at the same time in Fort Worth. “There is one thing for sure; I wouldn’t be successful without the help of my family, my fiancé Tyler, our friends and all of our loyal customers.”
Hale House is located on 1800 Montgomery Street and 4900 Camp Bowie Boulevard, across from Kincaid’s Hamburgers. Doors are open Tues.-Fri., from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sat., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Follow Hale House on Facebook at facebook.com/shophalehouse.
Young RetuRns
Michael Young, former Rangers infielder, retired from baseball in January. He said he wanted to step away from the game and spend more time with family.
In an interview with CBS, Young stated: “As it turns out, it didn’t really work that way.” The Rangers introduced him as a special assistant to General Manager Jon Daniels on Nov. 5. “I watched pretty much every game I could. I knew I wanted to take a year off; it’s been basically a year…I’m just very thrilled to be back.”
Young spent 12 seasons with the Rangers and was the team’s all-time leader in hits. He will work with President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels and his staff in all areas of baseball operations.
Passing on his knowledge is something Young has expressed as incredibly important to him. In a statement for CBS, he said: “When I think of my true impact, I really feel like I can make the biggest dent with kids in the minor leagues.”
In addition to his new position, Young and his wife, Cristina Barbosa, will serve on the Board of Directors for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.
—FWTX Staff
Your Destination to Better Health. Now in Fort Worth.
What
Physicians
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About Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth: Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth offers a new venue for the best and brightest local physicians and surgeons to practice and provide the state-of-the-art care their patients deserve in an environment that provides access to cutting-edge facilities and technology. Dr. Thomas Ellis, neurosurgeon, says he is happy to be a part of the Forest Park team.
“In the realm of neurosurgical spine surgery, Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth is the only facility in Tarrant County to offer true robotic assisted spine surgery, featuring the Mazor Robot for surgical treatment planning and intra-operative hardware placement. Simply put, this allows for quicker surgery, smaller incisions with greater precision, and ultimately faster recovery.”
At Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth, it is the unique ownership and governance structure that enables us to achieve extraordinary results. From ensuring patient comfort to selecting the best performing surgical teams, physicians are involved in every step of patient care and are committed to achieving industry-leading patient outcomes. Ellis explains, “The difference is crystal clear at Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth.”
Thomas S. Ellis, MD Neurosurgery
molly gets techie
Launched five years ago, the characteristic green people-movers known as Molly the Trolley, now allow access on a website to determine when the next trolley will arrive at a designated location.
Starting in September, the trolley service began downtown stops every 10 minutes as opposed to the past when the trolleys stopped about every 15 minutes. Riders can now know how long they will have to wait and can easily access the schedule at nextbus.com from their Smartphone.
T President Paul Ballard said in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article: “Even though waits for the next Molly are short, we believe that knowing if a trolley has just left and when the next trolley will arrive are important to enhance the positive experience of using a circulator service.” The contract with NextBus is for five years.
In addition to their iconic appearance, the trolleys are known for their comfort and customer-friendly drivers. Extending Molly the Trolley service to other areas such as West 7th and the Medical District is in the works. —FWTX Staff
multimillion-dollar mall maKeoVer
the renoVation will inClude neighborhoodby-neighborhood visual and structural improvements. Included will be mall entrance architectural facelifts, a reimagining of retail facades, sleek new flooring, contemporary energy-efficient lighting and new soft seating groupings designed to maximize comfort, according to mall officials.
“We’re looking forward to further developing and refining the shopping experience through this significant investment that will better showcase Grapevine Mills’ outstanding retail selections paired with popular dining and entertainment options,” said
Gregg Goodman, president of Grapevine Mills. “This transformational effort will also benefit the city of Grapevine as we are sure to entice residents and visitors from afar to spend more time and money at Grapevine Mills.”
This renovation will transform the largest outlet and value retail-shopping destination in North Texas. Grapevine Mills will conduct the renovation in four phases over the next year. The majority of the work will be performed while the center is closed to avoid disruption to shoppers. The shopping center recently added a first-in-market location for Vera Bradley Outlet and Torrid. –Jessy Diamba
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
For the First time in history, the bowl is being held in January. It will take place on the TCU campus at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled at 11 a.m., Central time, on Jan. 2 and will be aired by ESPN. This year the bowl is slated to feature a team from the American Athletic Conference vs. Army, although bowl eligibility is still pending.
For the past 11 years, the bowl has been held in late December. On the Armed Forces Bowl website, Executive Director Brant Ringler said: “A Friday kickoff is the perfect end to a holiday week chock-full of college football and ending appropriately in Fort Worth.”
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will be performing the post-game musical entertainment presented by Armed Forces Insurance and is set to begin directly after the game. Veterans and active duty service members can register to receive complimentary tickets at armedforcesbowl.com. Tickets for non-veterans can be found on the Armed Forces Bowl website under “Ticket Info.” —Lexi Johnson
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- Amy Novacek
Amy Novacek knows a thing or two about country living, including how to enjoy it.
That’s the reason she and husband Jay leave the financing to Heritage Land Bank. When you’ve found your ideal Texas hideaway, turn the financing over to Heritage and all that’s left for you to do is kick back and enjoy it.
Amy Novacek lives on a working ranch in Johnson County with husband, former Dallas Cowboys tight end, Jay Novacek.
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new Year, new cities
ing ’20s-style Snoopdelic Caberet at TAO Nightclub and Hyde Bellagio’s celebration, featuring guest DJ Paris Hilton.
A new year is an opportunity for new possibilities, so start it off right by flipping the calendar over in one of these great New Year’s Eve getaway cities.
| by Kyle whitecotton |
New Year’s eve is a unique time of Year no matter where You find Yourself celebrating the midnight hour. It’s hard to beat a small, intimate gathering of friends and family for Champagne, sparklers and party hats, but then again, maybe it’s not so hard to beat.
l as vegas Celebrate the New Year in the entertainment capital of the world. The entire strip, from Mandalay Bay to Stratosphere, closes to traffic to make way for tens of thousands of partiers. Head to Fremont Street for New Year’s Eve America’s Party, a nine-hour party with multiple stages, featuring Papa Roach, Blues Traveler and more great entertainment. Fireworks fill the sky over Las Vegas while clubs and casinos offer their own star-studded parties like hip-hop legend Snoop Dog’s Roar-
sydney Thrilling air shows, fire tug water displays, firework barges, the Harbor of Light Parade and spectacular lighting effects from Sydney Harbor Bridge, all leave little doubt as to why Sydney’s 2014 NYE celebration is themed “Inspire.” The hottest seats in town are at the Sydney Opera House where you’ll take in pre-show dinner, enjoy one of two performances and then conclude the year with the SOH Midnight Party. If the estimated 1.6 million visitors to Sydney Harbor is not your style, view the show from the golden sands of iconic Bondi Beach, or take the family to Manly for swimming, dining and sightseeing without all the hassle.
london Across the pond, Big Ben ‘bongs’ in the New Year as fireworks paint the sky over the river Thames and the London Eye. The best view in town is from The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building, offering 360-degree city view and hours of partying. London’s long list of ice rinks, like Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink, are a New Year’s Eve must before the parties begin. Then start 2015 with some culture by touring London’s finest museums, galleries and attractions, including the Sherlock Holmes Museum and Kensington Palace, all open for business on Jan. 1.
(seen here) Fireworks paint the sky over the river Thames in London. (right) The entire strip in Las Vegas, from Mandalay Bay to Stratosphere, closes to traffic to make way for tens of thousands of partiers.
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New York City New Year’s Eve is synonymous with New York City. No matter where you party, you’ve seen the ball drop in Times Square…on television. So why not go there, join the nearly 1 million other partygoers and see it for real? Not your style? Head to Brooklyn and spend the evening in Prospect Park for hot cocoa, fireworks and holiday fun. Then round out the celebrations, as an observer or a participant, with the Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s Annual New Year’s Day Swim. Or go to St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery for the Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Reading Benefit where 140 of the city’s best poets and performers recite their work.
Edinburgh Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party is one of the world’s largest outdoor celebrations and a New Year’s gathering you simply cannot miss. The towering walls of Edinburgh Castle oversee this Scottish spectacle of live music, numerous fireworks displays and unforgettable festivities attended by visitors from more than 60 countries. Join thousands for the Torchlight Procession, alongside a host of Vikings, drums and bagpipes, through the city center to the explosive grand finale. Witness traditional Scottish music, drink and food as you dance the year away at The Keilidh. Or trade the busy city center for the tranquility of the Candlelit Concert and St. Giles’ Cathedral Choir.
Paris Whether you’re cruising down the Seine at sunset, joining the street party crowds on the Champs-Elysees, or savoring dinner and a show at the Moulin Rouge, Paris for New Year’s Eve is a nobrainer. Bonne année et bonne santé is French for good year and good health, and good health begins with traditional oysters and Champagne along the Rue de Montparnasse. From there, it’s off to
the Trocadéro gardens for a romantic view of the Eiffel Tower light show. There are typically no municipal firework displays in Paris, but frequent and often random private shows fill the streets and skyline throughout the night.
Hawaii Hau’oli Makahiki Hou is Happy New Year in Hawaiian, but it also means warm weather and tropical scenery no matter what island you choose. The biggest NYE party happens at Kaka’ako Waterfront Park and comes loaded with carnival rides, food trucks, live music and hourly firework shows. Aloha Tower Marketplace’s famous Block Party in Honolulu offers eight stages and more than 50 performers including musicians, magicians and dance crews. For the best fireworks displays on Oahu, kick back along Waikiki Beach; on the big island, head to Kaunaoa Bay beachfront; and for quiet unobstructed views, set sail on one of many New Year’s Eve cruises.
Reykjavik To access the mountains, glaciers, volcanoes and hot springs of Iceland, start in Reykjavik. See the ice fields and sand deserts. Ride through the countryside on horseback and witness waterfalls and geysers. Then hurry back to Iceland’s capital city in time to celebrate with people who know how to party. In Reykjavik, New Year’s Eve is full of tradition that begins with great food and crescendos with bonfires and what can only be described as a barrage of fireworks throughout the city. Afterwards, the nightlife and pubs celebrate long into the morning hours. And if you’re lucky, you might even witness the majestic northern lights.
Barcelona Barcelona is party central for a Catalonia la nochevieja. Go ahead and ring in the New Year with the bustling crowds at Placa de Catalunya in the heart of the city, stroll the masses at La Rambla, or witness the lights and music of the Magic Fountain of Montjuic, but when the clock strikes 12, follow the locals and make for the clubs. Razzmatazz offers five different music rooms; Harlem Jazz Club is the place for tropical rhythms; and the W Hotel is a skyscraper on the beach. Meanwhile, as you make your way between clubs, endless firework displays will light the city and dance over the Mediterranean.
Rio de Janeiro New Year’s Eve in Rio attracts nearly 2 million visitors, and most can be found at Copacabana Beach awaiting the midnight display of offshore fireworks. New Year’s Eve is midsummer in Brazil, so rather than sweat the night away in a club, take the party to the streets. Tons of street dances and parties fill the city, while beachside events and open-air concerts color the night. If you must party indoors, join the luxurious festivities of Copacabana Palace. The next morning, enjoy a traditional Brazilian first breakfast of lentil soup at Ipanema Beach before you nap the day away to the sound of breaking waves.
The Trocadéro gardens offer a romantic view of the Eiffel Tower light show in Paris.
NOW SCREENING
Sunday Stroll
On a lazy weekend in the next few months, visit the cultural district to embark on a walk through time visiting different artists and expressions.
| by Lexi Johnson |
Glowing and Burnt-Out Cells with Conduit by Peter
is on exhibit at the Modern through Jan. 4.
Stop one: Starting at Amon Carter Museum of American Art, you will find Lone Star Portraits, where you can see how different Texas artists established their own traditions in creation of portraits. In this installation, artists pair their self-portraits with those of friends, relatives and colleagues. Pieces by some of the most important 20th-century artists of Texas will be featured. This exhibition shows how Texas artists can identify themselves in the private and public sphere, similar to our selfies and photos on Instagram. The portraits will be on display through May 17.
Stop t wo: Venture across the street to the world-renowned Kimbell Art Museum. Before entering the museum, take a moment to enjoy the three and a half acres of green recreation area. The Piano Pavilion’s 19,200-square-foot green roof, which is tucked behind the front wing, offers the public a destination for recreation.
Once inside, experience the change and development of the portrait throughout French painting and sculpture at the current exhibit, Faces of Impressionism. It ranges from the late 1850s into the first years of the 20th century. The exhibit begins with the first Impressionist portraits, which are the first portraits that became more than a portrait; they started to suggest narrative. You will then walk through portraits portraying modern life, to the Impressionist portrait comes of age and end with new portrait modes. Faces of Impressionism will be open through Jan. 25.
Stop three: If after the first two stops you find yourself hungry, take the time for a delicious brunch at Café Modern. The café has a varied menu with anything from eggs Benedict and pumpkin spice pancakes to sandwiches and salads. Alongside the mouthwatering brunch is an incentive to bring the kids. At Café Modern they can choose from five different brunch options on
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(above) Sedrick Huckaby (b. 1975), Self-Portrait can be seen at the Amon Carter through May 17. (right) The work of Degas is on display at the Kimbell's Faces of Impressionism.
(below) Guests visiting the Kimbell should take a moment to enjoy the green space around the museum.
the kid’s menu all for under $6.
Once you’ve finished your meal, wander over to the gallery space. Producing some of the most recognizable features of contemporary art, the New York art scene of the 1980s is vibrantly on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. URBAN THEATER: NEW YORK ART IN THE 1980s represents reflections on media culture, street art, cartoons and consumerism. The art at this exhibit works to recreate the tense energy of New York in the 1980s. During this time in the Big Apple news, ideas about the relationship between art and popular culture were beginning to develop. As you walk through the exhibit, you will be able to examine the energy, mood and critical themes of that decade, which led to such a distinguishable form of contemporary art. You can catch this exhibit through Jan. 4.
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life of the party
Encore Live in Fort Worth is a formidable force in the entertainment and event industry. We caught up with Walter Kinzie, CEO of Encore Live, to see what services they provide.
| by lexi johnson |
Q: In some cases, encore provIdes more than just talent and artIsts, such as complete party plannIng authorIty. What are the servIces offered When plannIng an entIre party? A: We call ourselves "a concept to clean up" company. From the time the client has an idea, we take it from there. Food and beverage, valet parking, transportation (air, private air, ground), production, security, invitations, decor, theme, floral, you name it...we can provide it. I would also not think of us as just a place to have the standard event. We have clients that need us to think outside the box. We really can do it all.
Q: a lot of your event locatIons are very remote and prIvate; What are the challenges to plannIng a party In a remote locatIon? A: Every one of them creates a unique opportunity. We don't consider them challenges as much as a way for us to flex our creative muscle.
Q: can clIents reQuest specIfIc talent for theIr partIes, or does encore Work WIth a varIety of artIsts and book talent accordIng to the schedule of the event? A: Clients can literally request any living artist, and there is an excellent chance we can get them. I have pulled people out of retirement, hired bands that have never worked private events before.
Q: encore Is knoWn for bookIng huge celebrIty talent; What Is so specIal about these events for attendees?
A: You are getting the chance to see someone that would normally never play the venue and would normally be playing for tens of thousands of people...most of these parties are for crowds of 300 to 600 people...with a band that likely played the night before for 20,000-plus people. There is also something special about attending an event that a heck of a lot of folks would love to go to, but the invite list can only go so deep.
Q: What type of experIence does encore Work to provIde for all of the clIentele from non-profIt organIzatIons and corporate conferences to prIvate partIes? A: We call it the “wow” experience. What gets us excited is taking care of the customer from start to finish. There is a lot of planning and logistics that go into pulling off these events. It can be a very daunting task. We pride ourselves in making the entire experience enjoyable.
Q: What types of events are typIcally held at the cotton boWl? A: We just wrapped up the Mattress Firm Music Fest, which was a huge success. Over 8,000 people came out to the show during the closing weekend of the State Fair of Texas. I would plan now to attend next year. It is going to be a very special event.
Q: does encore have connectIons WIth talent In all
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Ghostbreakers
| by Gail Bennison |
Endeavor Cinema Group presented a red- Carpet event at Four day Weekend theater in doWntoWn Fort Worth on Oct. 26 to celebrate the release of the first season of Ghostbreakers, a faux reality series spoofing paranormal investigation. The series is currently “on demand” for downloading and streaming via ghostbreakerstv.com.
The first 18 episodes, shot on location in Shreveport, La., starred Joey Greco, who rose to international acclaim as the hardboiled host of Cheaters, the reality TV megahit about busting adulterers.
Ghostbreakers was created, written and directed by Fort Worth native Gabriel Horn and Benjamin Wilbanks; executive produced by Jennifer Floyd and Hank Cohen of Trifecta Entertainment; and represented for international sales by Chris Philip of Sierra-Engine Television.
Answering calls from desperate individuals in conflict with supernatural forces, the ghostbreakers’ overly confident commander, played by Greco, leads his team of bold but hapless spook-chasers—including a lovelorn gadget master (Gabriel Horn), a prima donna clairvoyant (Shanda Lee Munson), and a fainthearted muscle man (Bryan Massey)—face-first into a dangerous fray of the unknown. Attempting to placate, evict or exterminate mischievous spirits, they gener-
ally end up causing more harm than good for their often dissatisfied clients.
Clients are played by talent from Louisiana and North Texas, including local stalwarts Rebekah Kennedy, Denise Lee, Horn and Floyd’s daughter Sidney Floyd, and veteran North Texas filmmaker Frank Mosley, who shines as the impresario of a haunted hip-hop club in Episode 10, Phat Man and Lil Boy.
“Having spent considerable time as a reality show host, it was refreshing to work on a project that made light of a genre,” Greco says. “For parody to work, you need an oversaturated format like paranormal investigation. Its tricks and clichés are familiar to everyone and ripe for comedic deconstruction.”
“It’s a great show,” says Mosely. “I count it among one of my favorite times on a set.”
Horn and Wilbanks began making films together 20 years ago in Cleburne. During a stint on “The Promise,” the outdoor Christian spectacle in Glen Rose, they met Ron Gonzalez, who would serve as director of photography on most of their future work, including their first feature Nightcrawlers in 2008. The horror comedy, written and directed by Wilbanks, co-starred Horn as a slacker running for sheriff of Glen Rose and Greco as a vampiric stranger bringing evil to a small Texas town.
Fort Worth filmmaker Tom Huckabee was so impressed by Nightcrawlers that he hired most of the cast and crew to help make his semi-autobiographical dramedy, Carried Away. Huckabee, who served as a story editor on Ghostbreakers describes the series as “Ghosthunters meets Mel Brooks, in the style of Reno 911.”
It was Huckabee who introduced Horn and Wilbanks to Stephen Bailey and Gina Nissen from Fort Worth, who put up most of the money to produce Ghostbreakers. Says Wilbanks: “It’s the exact show we wanted to make. It follows that we self-distribute, delivering our spooks directly to the people.”
Fort Worth author and critic Michael H. Price (Forgotten Horrors) calls the series: “Splendid stuff recommend without reservation.”
musiC Genres? A: You name them; if they are alive, we could likely book them.
Q: enCore also plans WeddinGs. is there an advantaGe When planninG a WeddinG throuGh enCore versus a traditional WeddinG planner? A: We are the entire package. There are a lot of great wedding planners out there…what our customers have enjoyed is having everything under one roof. When they come to meet with us, they get an entire team in every meeting. It makes the process far more efficient and enjoyable...Our wedding team is incredible too. They do a fantastic job!
Q: What is the larGest event that has Been held in 2014? A: Our largest event was a company convention in Washington D.C. Our first challenge was finding a destination that fit the size of the group with flexibility to accommodate the entire program schedule. We booked transportation for all guests to/from the conference. The client expected us to provide a quality of program that piques attendees’ interest while maintaining reasonable event length. As we do at Encore Live, we got creative, custom designing outfits for two executives to become superheroes. These men were then harnessed and lifted onto a stage during the annual awards gala, in a Cirque du Soleil-like performance. All week long, through invigorating guest speakers, celebrity guests, a house band, and incredible meals and events aimed at keeping employees energized, the conference became more than just a conference … it became a fun retreat for all involved. This was a major event with a large staff and a budget of $4 million.
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age of skin care
Dermatologists Dr. Betty Rajan of Betty Rajan, M.D., P.L.L.C.
Dermatology and Skin Care, and Dr. William Cothern of the Dermatology and Laser Center of Fort Worth create a comprehensive guide for all of your skin-care needs.
| by lexi Johnson |
Skin is our largest organ in which some adults carry up to 8 pounds, equaling 22 square feet. Each decade of life demands a slight differentiation in your skin regimen, but three steps will always remain true: cleanse, protect and moisturize.
In your 20s, skin is put through a lot, from hours in the sun to hours under makeup, leading to unwanted results.
“People in their 20s are still fighting acne, so the majority of complaints I get from people this age are about their complexion,” said Dr. Rajan. To properly care for adult acne, Rajan recommends using Éminence skin-care products. These products are organic and a favorite of several celebrities.
“Your 20s is the most important decade to take skin care seriously, especially when
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it comes to reducing sun damage,” said Dr. Cothern. The sun is a huge factor that can account for wrinkles, discoloration and skin cancer. Wearing a moisturizer that contains sunscreen is the best step to take during your 20s so you can protect yourself and decrease further sun damage. Both Rajan and Cothern said that a drugstore moisturizer with at least 30 SPF is a must.
From your 20s to your 30s, changes in your skin will begin to show, which means you will need to upgrade a few of your products to prescription grade.
“Majority of people are in the phase of starting a family so they are either on birth control pills or have had a pregnancy; they come to us with uneven pigmentation complaints for the most part,” said Rajan.
She said this is the time she starts patients on an alpha hydroxy or glycolic acid cleanser followed by a topical antioxidant
in the mornings. Instead of buying several different mix-and-match products, Cothern recommended the Obagi Nu-Derm FX System. This system comes with seven products that will provide exactly what your skin needs to see a positive transformation. “It’s the best system for women that are looking to upgrade from drugstore products to something a little more serious,” said Cothern
Once you are in your 40s, you are officially in the decade where more invasive treatments, such as Botox and fillers, become more regular.
“As far as products, during this era most people need a retinol, a bleaching agent at night, and in the mornings a cleanser with glycolic acid and antioxidants,” said Rajan. The best topical antioxidant on the market is TNS Essential Serum made by SkinMedi out of California. “It has everything you want in one product,” said Rajan.
Exfoliation is very important during this phase of life. Most people only do it a few times a week, but Rajan let us in on a secret and said she exfoliates daily. She recommends Vivité Exfoliating Facial Cleanser. “It is important to remember not to scrub hard while exfoliating; wash gently, and let the cleanser do its job,” said Rajan. Another must-have product is the Retinol Complex by SkinMedica, which works to enhance skin texture while minimizing irritation. All of these products are the latest and greatest of the skin care world, but as both doctors reminded me, more invasive treatments are the ticket to a permanent antiaging solution. “People are even beginning to use Botox and fillers in their early 30s as a preventative measure,” said Cothern.
Aside from all of the different cleansers, serums and moisturizers, both doctors stressed sunscreen as the most important product of them all. It is vital to make sure your daily moisturizer contains SPF so you can reduce the amount of sun damage and invasive treatments you will need in the future.
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Is it time to rethink your skin-care routine?
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ever. But which ones are worth the investment? With so many skin-care treatments on the market, it can be overwhelming to find the approach that’s right for you.
Patty Thompson, a skin-care consultant at West Magnolia Plastic Surgery, understands. She spends her days helping people of all ages find their ideal skin-care program and shares her advice for finding the perfect anti-aging regimen:
Start Now We start losing collagen, a main cause of fine lines and wrinkles, at age 15, so prevention is key. Begin an antiaging routine before you notice a problem.
“It’s never too late to start something, but it’s much more expensive if you haven’t maintained,” explains Thompson. “That’s why we have the 20-year-olds coming in.”
Hydrate Inside and Out “How you moisturize and hydrate your skin is key,” she says. Drink plenty of water and select the right moisturizer for your age and skin type.
In Your 20s: Focus on using the right sunscreen and a moisturizer. Some 20-somethings also start using BOTOX or Dysport for wrinkle prevention.
In Your 30s: Fine lines and eye puffiness may seem to appear overnight during your thirties. This is definitely the time to add an eye cream, a more substantial moisturizer and start using retinols.
In Your 40s: Consider fillers, smoothers and laser resurfacing to address problem areas, including wrinkles, nasolabial folds or “smile lines,” sunspots and hyperpigmentation.
In Your 50s and Beyond: If you already have an established routine, focus on maintenance and addressing problem areas. If you are just starting out, you can still achieve dramatic improvement, but it may require more time and expense.
Choose the Best Sun Protection “Sunscreen with enough zinc oxide is very important,” explains Thompson. “A lot of people don’t understand the difference between a sunscreen sold in Wal-Mart versus in a doctor’s office.” She recommends reading labels and choosing a medicalgrade sunscreen with approximately 4 percent zinc oxide.
Leave It to the Pros Your skin-care routine should change not only as you age, but also depending on your lifestyle and the season.
“Some women haven’t been on a good skin-care program and don’t know what they should be applying on their skin,” says Thompson. “Talk to a professional. Let them know what your concerns are and what bothers you the most about your skin. That’s where you want to start.”
Recipes and entertaining ideas that make friends and family prefer dining in to going out
the feast of the seven fishes: an Italian christmas eve tradition
| by nancy farrar, chef Impersonator | photography by alex lepe |
In our large ItalIan famIly, the holIdays were always fIlled wIth food, famIly, musIc, laughter and lots of people all talkIng at once wIthout gIvIng It a second thought. One family tradition that’s near and dear to my heart is the memory of Christmas Eve, where we’d share huge platters of linguine with squid sauce, fried smelts, fried shrimp, antipasto, roasted capons, a huge green salad with oregano, oil and vinegar, tangerines, nuts and figs, and Italian bread, fresh from the famous Columbus Bakery in Syracuse, N.Y. We never actually had seven fish courses in our family, and I’ve learned that many true Italians didn’t.
The linguine with squid sauce brings back memories of my grandmother cleaning the fresh squid in the kitchen
sink. The sauce is very simple with no spices except salt so that the delicate flavor of the squid can come through. Cook it long enough to really soften the squid. The sauce is meant to be served thin, so don’t cook it down too much. Add whatever spices you like, or even use jarred sauce in a pinch. If you love calamari, you’ll love this delicate squid sauce.
The smelt I use in the fried smelt dish come fully cleaned at the fish counter at Central Market. All they need is a light dusting of flour and some sea salt, and you’ve got a perfect little nosh or side dish at your buffet table. Be sure to fry them at a high heat for only two - three minutes per side, and drain them on a wire rack so they have a nice crunch. Top with just a dash of coarse sea salt or the garlic and greens I use in the recipe.
The third recipe, my scalloped oyster
dish, is rich, salty and briny and is a lovely accompaniment to your holiday meal. This recipe is relatively quick and easy. I buy oysters in the container that have already been removed from the shell. Remember to reserve the oyster liquid for the recipe. I serve this dish with roasted Italian bread.
From my house to yours, enjoy the holiday season with family and friends, and get creative with your own Feast of the Seven Fishes at home.
lInguIne wIth squId sauce
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• ¼ cup onion, diced very small
• 3 cloves of garlic, diced
• 2 - 28 oz. cans tomato puree
• 1 - 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 3 cans of water, measured in each of the 3 empty cans (removes all the tomato sauce)
• 1 tsp. salt
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One family tradition that’s near and dear to Nancy's heart is the memory of Christmas Eve. Her family would share huge platters of linguine with squid sauce, fried smelts, fried shrimp, antipasto, roasted capons, a huge green salad with oregano, oil and vinegar, tangerines, nuts and figs, and Italian bread.
What’s the difference between squid and calamari? Calamari is the Italian word for squid and is also the name of the dish prepared using squid. The word, calamari, may have originally been used simply because it sounds more appetizing than squid.
• 2.5 lbs. (40 oz) squid, including tubes and tentacles, reserve liquid
• 1 lb. linguine
• Grated Locatelli cheese
Drain the squid, reserving all the liquid. Slice the squid tubes into ¼-inch wide circles and leave the tentacles whole. Set aside.
In a good size stockpot, heat oil and cook onion until translucent and slightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 2–3 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add tomato puree and tomato paste and stir. Add 3 cans of water, using each of the 3 empty tomato cans to measure. Add reserved squid liquid. Add squid tubes and tentacles and salt to taste. Cook on medium low for 2 hours. Serve atop linguine and top with grated Locatelli cheese.
*Note – the sauce will taste a bit tart at first, but as it reduces, it will become sweeter and have the lovely mild flavor of the squid.
Fried SmeltS
• 2 lbs. fresh smelt
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. sea salt
• ¼ tsp. fresh cracked pepper topping (for extra flavor and color)
• 6-8 large spinach leaves, cut into long thin strips
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• ½ tsp. canned chopped pimento, drained
Place flour and salt into a brown bag or large plastic storage bag. Add one-half of the smelt, shake to coat, tap off excess flour and place on platter. Repeat with remaining fish.
Heat oil until quite hot and cook smelt in small batches, being careful not to let them touch in the
As always, a special thanks to our friends at Central Market in Fort Worth for the groceries used in my recipes
Wishing you a happy and active holiday season.
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For your FeaSt oF the Seven FiSheS
• Fried calamari
• Baccala (salt cod)
• Grilled Sardines
• Sautéed Scallops
• Shrimp Scampi
• Clams Casino
• Lobster Risotto
• Whole Grilled Branzino
pan. Fry about 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Remove and place on wire rack to cool. Cooling on wire rack will maintain their crispness. Top with a dash of coarse sea salt or the topping.
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For topping: Chiffonade or finely slice 6 - 8 large leaves of fresh spinach into long strips. Heat briefly in olive oil with 3 cloves minced garlic and ½ tsp. chopped pimento. Drain and serve atop the smelts. And learn how to make my Fried Smelt at fwtx. com/videos/fried-smelt.
Scalloped oySterS
• 16 oz. fresh oysters, with liquid reserved (I buy them in the plastic container already shucked.)
• ½ cup fresh bread crumbs, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup saltine crackers, coarsely crumbled
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley
• Pepper to taste (do not add salt if using salted crackers)
• 2/3 cups liquid (measure all the reserved oyster liquid, then add heavy cream to make 2/3 cups of liquid)
• 6 slices hot Italian bread
Mix bread crumbs, crackers and butter. Season with salt, pepper and parsley. Place 1/3 cup of the cracker crumb mixture into a buttered casserole dish. Place one-half of the oysters on top. Repeat with 1/3 cup crumb mixture. Layer remaining oysters and cover with remaining 1/3 cup crumbs. Pour liquid over the top, and bake uncovered at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until bubbly and browned on top. Serve with roasted Italian bread.
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Monroe Mendelsohn Research examined readers in the D/FW area and asked them how they feel about magazines they pay for versus free regionals mailed to their homes. The study found free magazines “proved to be significantly less likely to be read and significantly less likely to be valued than paid magazines.”
The study also states that a significant number of respondents indicated they wanted to be taken off circulation lists of the freebies saying they receive too many
UNSOLICITED catalogs, brochures, magazines and newspapers in the mail.
So, consider paid versus free distribution when you are deciding how to spend your advertising dollars. Just looking at the bulk numbers isn’t enough.
DIVINE CULTURE RETURNS
CHINA’S 5,000-year old legacy of heroes, myths, legends, and moral principles still move the heart and the soul today. The New Yorkbased Shen Yun Performing Arts brings the essence of traditional Chinese culture to life on stages around the world.
Gorgeous backdrops transport the audience to distant lands and eras. The orchestra combines Western and Chinese instruments in a unique and beautiful harmony, accompanying the dancers with stirring scores.
Dances tell the stories of the key moments in the history of China’s culture; the costumes and backdrop recreate each dynasty and region; powerful singers tell of the longings of millennia.
Shen Yun bridges past and present in an uplifting, inspiring, and unforgettable performance.
— Ken Wells, legendary principal dancer of the English National Ballet
most Interest I ng people of 2014
| by Jocelyn tatum | photography by alex lepe |
Dr. Kent Brantly’s blue eyes are heavy and tired but reveal a joy and peace deep inside of him that few of us could comprehend. When he talks to you, his eye contact doesn’t flicker. These are not the eyes of a weak man, but one who devotes his life to constant service of others and has seen the horrors of Ebola.
The 33-year-old doctor moved to Liberia with his wife and children before the Ebola outbreak, just a few months after he completed his residency at Fort Worth’s John Peter Smith Hospital.
At that time he felt called to Liberia, a nation torn apart by civil war and with little medical services. Then the outbreak happened.
“We moved to Liberia to serve people there. And we weren’t going to leave when there was a disaster there. There was more of a reason to help,” Kent said.
So they stayed.
“Treating it as a doctor is humbling because it is out of
Dr. Kent Brantly
your control. It is sobering to walk through that valley with people, to sit by their bedside and hold their hand while their family member next to them is dying of the same disease,” Kent said.
Then Kent became infected.
“To suffer from it yourself is to identify with it in a totally new way,” he said.
Right now Kent isn’t practicing medicine, although he has plans to return. Raising awareness for medical and social needs in West Africa through Western media is his current full-time job.
And if there is a silver lining to his catching Ebola, he would say that at least it turned the cameras toward the suffering in West Africa. Before an American contracted the disease, he said nobody cared. Now 10,000 are infected with Ebola and more than 5,000 dead.
Kent’s favorite Bible verse (Mark 6:34) could describe the heaviness and puffiness in his eyes.
“It comes at a time when Jesus is exhausted. John the Baptist, his cousin, was just beheaded. And all of that is happening, and he says to the disciples, come with me to a place where we can rest,” Kent said.
But when Jesus arrived, a crowd of people had followed him there, needing his help.
“He knew they needed someone. Even in all of that strain and stress, He realized they needed compassion. That is what we were trying to live out there [in West Africa]. There were a lot of times when I felt defeated and overwhelmed,” Kent said.
And, yes, Kent would go back in a heartbeat if it weren’t for his family. He’s not going without them now, but they all plan to return as soon as he can.
“Here, it is a small club [of infected]. There, it is devastation,” Kent said. We live in a global community, and they need to recognize [that] what is happening across the world is also happening to you.”
Luke Wade
It is almost harmonious that Luke Wade’s musical career started at The Moon, a small bar on Berry Street across from the Fort Worth landmark, Record Town, where the infamous Kris Kristofferson, T-Bone Burnett and brothers Sumter and Stephen Bruton would hang out in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s to jam.
With a soulful voice often compared to Ray LaMontagne, Luke is now a finalist on NBC’s The Voice Ever since, this self-proclaimed Fort Worthian has had a fascinating ride in 2014.
Luke never even played music until he was 18 years old, but he developed an appreciation for music early when cleaning his mother’s dance studio to earn an allowance. He would turn on her record player and mop to Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, The Beatles and more. Then when CD players became a thing, his sister bought him Pearl Jam, Collective Soul and Dave Matthews CDs.
At 26 he moved to Fort Worth from his rural hometown, Dublin, Texas. He spent the next few years playing gigs with his friends, whom you might recognize now as well known in the indie music scene—Josh Weathers, Nick Choate, David Matsler and Justin Pate.
Because of this, he says he owes his success to his opening fan base in Fort Worth. “There were times when I was an inch away from quitting,” Luke said.
Then he uploaded a YouTube video of his singing. A “scout” at The Voice saw this, and at 31 his career got the green light.
Victor Boschini
Victor Boschini would say he is one of the most boring people in Fort Worth. He thinks his office is even more boring. But it is his enthusiasm for life, his work and his thousands of beloved students at TCU that make him anything but boring.
This is also why you will most likely find him scampering around campus oohing and awing over the new construction, like a boy, admiring the excavators and huge holes with his sweet grin and bright eyes.
Or out talking to students and teaching classes. He craves connections with real people. They aren’t just stats and numbers to him. “Vic,” as he prefers to be called, even teaches a freshman seminar class about whether higher education is a force for negative or positive social change in America. He typically holds class in unorthodox places to keep his students’ minds fresh and alive.
“I love the immediate feedback you are getting with students. If you’re a teacher, there is no better feeling than watching the light bulb go on,” he said.
Fort Worth and TCU have the connectedness and a warm, familial feeling he’s not found at any other university.
In his 11 years at TCU, the world has watched the campus change, and its football team has billowed across the U.S.
Although Vic would say he’s just along for the ride, his enthusiasm is infectious. In 2008, TCU launched its $250 million campaign but almost doubled that goal raising $434 million.
Vic said 12 of his students are younger siblings of other students. That says something.
Maryann Means-Dufrene
At 35 years old, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene has accomplished more than most people have in their old age. More recently, she was the deputy chief of staff to Fort Worth’s Mayor Betsy Price, and currently she is the new Susan G. Komen Greater Fort Worth (KGFW) director.
Both her mother and grandmother are breast cancer survivors, but she also took on this job because it is her life goal to empower women in all ways from all backgrounds.
In 2015 she plans to spend $700,000 on local breast cancer education and awareness, particularly working to reach rural and underserved neighborhoods.
She is on the Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County board, which works with “high risk” girls who take an elective period in school to “learn how to live out their dreams.”
And when she’s not doing all of that, she’s spinning on her stationary bike in her house
at the break of dawn, watching documentaries on Netflix to put her life in perspective. MaryAnn moved to Fort Worth from Corsicana when she was 15. Her dad was appointed to the Federal Bench as U.S. District Judge, a position with a Fort Worth office. Although she was intimidated as the “new girl,” she quickly made her mark at Arlington Heights High School.
At AHHS she had the highest scoring goal record (at that time) for soccer. She also promised herself she would graduate in the top 10 percent, and she did. She won junior class secretary and senior class president, again, as the new girl.
For Susan G. Komen, she wants to focus on prevention, diet and lifestyle changes. As someone who struggled with eating disorders and majored in psychology, she gets it.
“Holistically, we should be looking into the whole picture,” she said.
Dr. Christina robinson
Dr. Christina Robinson’s house burned to the ground last summer. The vulnerability that comes with loss and transition was imminent.
The mother of two small children was even more shocked when the community she serves as a pediatrician on a mobile clinic, which is the first of its kind and launched this year, to underserved neighborhoods came through to help her replace items like lost baby clothes, strollers, bottles and cribs.
Christina grew up in Stop Six, an infamously poor and dangerous neighborhood in Fort Worth. She became the first in her family to not only get a college degree, but also a medical degree.
Her biggest inspiration was her own pediatrician who mentored her through the hardships of becoming a doctor even though she came from an underprivileged family.
When she was 4 years old, her mother asked her what she wanted to be.
“A lawyer, a doctor and a teacher,” she replied.
She and her mother smile at that memory because she does all three as an advocate for families who need support from a professional—she has no problem calling the school to tell the principal this child isn’t simply a problem child, but one who is dealing with horrible truths at home.
She’s also a teacher because she teaches families how to care for their loved ones once they walk away from her office on wheels.
Her biggest dream is for her mobile clinic with the UNT Health and Science Center to become a fleet, serving everyone who needs healthcare but may not have access because of poverty, insurance hindrances or even fear of deportation.
Putting together a massive operation like Fort Worth’s first-ever Food and Wine Festival (FWFWF) makes the event’s founder and former director Russell Kirkpatrick a happy man.
There are few people that find the stress of coordinating hundreds of various factors and moving parts to create a successful event, fun.
Never knowing how it was all going to come together, he would say the FWFWF ended up a huge hit.
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“It was surreal at how well it all went. The biggest compliment was that people walked up and said they felt like it had been going on for years,” Russell said.
In its first year, the FWFWF nonprofit raised more than $10,000 for local charities and had visitors attend from 14 states and 82 cities in Texas.
The bigger the project, the more intrigued Russell becomes. Which is why he has always been fascinated by Reata, his employer for eight years. After he married
his wife and moved to her hometown of Fort Worth, she took him to her favorite restaurant in town.
The four-story, 22,000-sq.-ft. operation grabbed his heart and attention. He recently became their general manager, doing what he loves, again, putting all the moving parts together and making them work.
He may have come from the small Texas town of Lockhart, but Russell is bringing big city sophistication to Fort Worth.
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Brandon Finnegan
It is unusual to make it to baseball’s major league. Period. But when a 21-year-old gets called up from 1A minor leagues (skipping 2A and Triple A) into the major leagues overnight, that’s interesting.
Not only that, but Fort Worth-native Brandon Finnegan is the first young man to pitch in both the College World Series and the MLB World Series in the same season.
Brandon always looked up to his father, Gary Finnegan. Like his son, he was one of those rare left-handed pitchers, and he pitched for TCU in 1989. So as soon as his little boy could pick up a bat, Gary had Brandon on the baseball field.
Brandon would say he’s most calm on the field. He breathes deeply and tunes out the world around him. It’s off the field when he feels stress and pressure.
He doesn’t really like school and never did, but he did turn down the Texas Rang-
ers when they tried to draft him right out of high school to go to TCU instead.
“No high school kid is ready for pro baseball,” Finnegan said.
Brandon lives a hectic life. People all over Kansas City recognize him. When he comes home, all the girls ogle over him. But he always makes time for his adopted friend, a terminally ill, 39-pound, 5-year-old named Micah Ahern.
Micah has Neuroblastoma and undergoes treatment at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Brandon recently had the entire Kansas City Royals team sign a bat and brought it to Micah at the hospital in early November. “He was freaking out,” Brandon said.
Brandon knows he brings Micah joy, but he said what Micah does for him is even more amazing.
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Hanging on the wall of Heather Reynolds’ office at Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) is a framed Benemerenti Medal from Pope Benedict XVI, the highest honor a layperson can receive in the Catholic Church.
She has more than 300 employees throughout the 28-county diocese and serves more than 100,000 people a year, up from 55,112 when she started as CEO nearly a decade ago at only 25.
Heather is only 35 years old and already the National Advisor to the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers. What makes her different (and gaining her national attention) is her approach to poverty.
“So much of the ways our services have been built in our country are the short-term fixes. We want to go the distance with people. We don’t want transactional relationships; we want to be transformational. Gone is the day for us where we just hand out money,” Heather said.
In 2012, CCFW partnered with United Way to teach 900 Fort Worth families financial literacy so they could move out of poverty. Later that year they partnered with American Red Cross to provide more than 6,000 one-way trips a month. That’s a big jump from the 250 rides a month that they previously provided.
“Transportation is so important for their clients. Us giving them a simple ride can change their life,” Heather said.
You may even find her riding along with her clients, reaffirming her perspective on how important her work is.
Not only has she been working closely with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan on how to approach poverty in this country, but last summer this Fort Worthian testified on how to move families from government dependency to self-sufficiency before the House Committee on the Budget.
Heather has gained national attention in 2014 for the respect she has for her clients, and the respect she feels they deserve.
Fritz rahr
If founder and CEO of Rahr & Sons, Frederick “Fritz” Rahr, were a beer, he would be the Winter Warmer. “It’s laid back, easy to drink, yet bold and full of spice and cheer,” Fritz said.
But his favorite is his Rahr’s Blonde. Their blonde was the first beer made by Rahr & Sons and also the most difficult to make, hence his favorite. Not only that, but it has his bombshell beauty of a mother—a Julliard graduate and opera singer—on the label.
He owes his success to his family’s deep roots in the beer business. They had a brewery from the 1830s until Prohibition. They eventually jumped back into the family business dragging young Fritz to beer conventions and brewery tastings.
He cultivated a palate at a young age, but his road to success was brutal. After attending the “world brewing academy,” Siebel Institute in Chicago, Fritz struggled to find brewing work in Fort Worth. He went back to school to get his MBA at TCU and changed careers, but in 2003 he tried again. It wasn’t easy, but it seems things changed in the last few years.
This year the regionally famous brewery celebrates its 10year anniversary, and 2014 has been a big year for Fritz and his beloved employees. In 2014 Rahr received awards that he considers “a huge deal.” Like a national grand champion at the summer U.S. Beer Tasting Championship for their blonde. The World Beer Cup awarded Rahr & Sons the bronze for the Storm Cloud, which is their English-style IPA. At the Great American Beer festival, they won a bronze for the Regulator, which is a German-style doppelbock. In November they won the gold medal for the same beer in the Brussels Beer Challenge.
No wonder some refer to him as the “Godfather of the North Texas beer world.”
As a little boy, Brian Luenser remembers watching his father’s friend, a photography pioneer, take pictures. He was so intrigued but not with the subjects being photographed. Brian studied the photographer. He remembers thinking: What did he see when he looked through that lens? He never forgot that feeling.
Brian continued to live an arid, ho-hum life. He never really drank beer or partied in college. He never even made friends. He would say his only friend was his wife, Bettie, whom he married 32 years ago. He received an accounting degree from UTA and found success as the cofounder and director of finance for Aquasana. Still, mediocrity oppressively ruled his life.
But that was before everything changed.
“I didn’t realize I could love life until I was 50, so I woke up and started living,” he said.
Now at 58 years old, he is considered a local hero and famous photographer. Two and a half years ago, he had two Facebook friends. He now has 10,100 followers on Facebook, which grows by the hundreds every week. In 2014 alone, he gained 6,000 Facebook followers.
Brian is now anything but boring. The minute he leaves his office, he roams historic neighborhoods and downtown, capturing the essence of Fort Worth—its fickle and strange weather, funky and friendly people, beautiful skyline and rich history.
With a child-like wonder few possess at his age,
he can hardly hold a conversation because something beautiful might flash in his peripheral vision. He runs over to get the shot.
He’s also changing lives and gets countless letters from fans that tell him just that. In November one woman wrote him an email for her dying sister.
“You have truly made her smile this last year through her journey with your photography. I thank you so much. She doesn’t know I am sending you an email.”
“Some, like today’s letter, give me the energy of a rocket,” Brian said.
Brian and his wife never could have children, so he hopes his pictures will be his enduring legacy.
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Meaning Business
A local company believes that business should have a mission, so it participates in the Next STEP program that helps ex-offenders secure their first honest jobs after having many doors shut in their faces.
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BREWED was born out of a desire to revitalize the city through people. Owner Joey Turner and his colleagues believe that all people have value.
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“cJ” clyde JohnSon MillS Walked into BreWed, a trendy gaStro-puB on fort Worth’S Magnolia avenue, hoping to run into one of the oWnerS. He ordered a French press cup of Colombian coffee for $2.71, his favorite and a rare treat for him. CJ is homeless. With long strawberry-blond hair and matching beard, toting a small wagon full of supplies that reads: “NEVER QUIT! Jesus is Lord,” he wears tattered clothing and has a booming raspy voice. He didn’t really fit in with the average customer at BREWED—women in white jeans, designer tunics and hobo bags, and men in suits meeting clients—but he is a close friend to Joey Turner, one of the eight owners.
Joey was not expecting him. He was in a meeting about starting a networking group for entrepreneurs, non-profits and creative types in Fort Worth similar to The Grove in Dallas. Joey is always up to something and dreaming big, but his “street friends” are his first priority, so he paused the meeting to introduce CJ to everyone.
Joey and CJ were thrilled to see each other.
“Man, you look good,” CJ said to Joey.
“You look pretty snazzy yourself,” Joey replied.
CJ is a veteran who has spent more than 30 years on the streets. Joey met him five years ago when CJ was living in a sophisticated tent off I-35 and Rosedale. Joey introduced himself.
“I was really trying to live my life differently and find time to meet some street people and get to know them rather than just give them a drive-by handout, not really even considering getting to know them,” Joey said.
They’ve been great friends ever since.
CJ is one of the many reasons why the business as mission, BREWED, opened two years ago. The coffee shop/eatery proudly calls itself “the locals’ living room,” and that means anybody and everybody can come and hang out as long as they wish in one of its cozily decorated rooms, complete with old record covers on the walls and fireplaces. The owners intended for the space to encourage creative discussion and collaboration across the social strata.
“BAM [Business as mission] is broadly defined as a for-profit commercial business venture that is Christian led, intentionally devoted to being used as an instrument of God’s mission to the world and is operated in a cross-cultural environment,” said the book, Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice
Which is probably why BREWED is conveniently located in the popular redeveloping part of town, Fairmont —a
stone’s throw from MHMR, The Women’s Center as well as other shelters and social service centers.
“I think the Millennials are starting to want businesses to be more than just about profit. [Work] is more than just a paycheck,” BREWED’s former founding manager Miranda Holland said.
Its philosophy is rare in Fort Worth, but a part of a movement all across the country. Just think TOMS (the shoes), a for-profit business that is sustainable, but with a purpose and a mission. Since 2006, TOMS’ founder and CEO Blake Mycoskie has donated more than 10 million pairs of shoes to children worldwide. He has since launched his eyewear line and a coffee roasting company that provides clean water to developing countries. The more money he makes, the more he gives back to the world.
“A big part of what we do is to give back to the community. Not necessarily money because it is year one, and we aren’t rolling in the dough…The main [but not only] work we are able to do with the community is with the people we hire,” Brewed co-owner and founder of The Net, Melissa Ice, said.
So it was serendipitous when one of their closest “street friends,” Bob Quinn, a former Wall Street banker, CEO and recovering heroin addict, introduced them to the program Next STEP’s coordinator Stephen Goodman. The owners at BREWED felt the program, which placed earnest and sincere ex-offenders in a job through an intensive screening and training program, was a perfect fit for their mission.
Workforce SolutionS Next STEP is a pilot study funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant that started November 2011 and ends June 2015. The study is meant to find solutions for the current national unemployment problem.
Next STEP organizer and Texas Workforce director of capacity, building and training, Debby Kratky, applied for the competitive grant but knew she had better chances of winning it if she targeted unemployment of a very specific group with the idea that employment will keep them from returning to old habits.
After 17 years at Fort Worth’s East Side Texas Workforce, she’s seen frustrating patterns with ex-offenders and homeless people alike—most have the sincere drive to stay out of prison and off the streets. They have a great work ethic, but their records and empty resumes thwart their good intentions. So after looking at high unemployment numbers and studies on the astronomical rates offenders return to prison within three years, she
CJ Mills is homeless and totes this wagon full of supplies on Magnolia.
worked them into her grant proposal.
She never knew she would win this lottery.
Kratky’s Next STEP was one of seven accepted out of 300 applicants, and one of three that works solely with exoffenders. Indianapolis and New York City are the other two, but Tarrant County is the only one working with employers in the private sector like BREWED.
The owners of BREWED were happy to partner with Next STEP because of the structure and screening process these ex-offenders went through. And not all of their “street friends” had succeeded as employees.
“We had some homeless people not work out in the beginning because they fell back into addiction. [We] didn’t have the tools to work with them,” Miranda said.
She also said BREWED didn’t have its identity as a mission set in place yet. And it hid the dark past of its street-friend-employees thinking that would help them start over and succeed. But the restaurant culture isn’t always a great place for recovering addicts because of the late nights and drinking that can go with it.
When its next set of employees came through, it hid nothing, risking rejection from its middle- to upper-class customers.
Most accepted them with open arms.
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DOOr ClOses, AnOther Opens On July 26, 2012, a school bus hit and killed Bob on Lancaster Avenue just months before BREWED opened its doors for business.
Always positive, uplifting and encouraging others, he had become one of Joey’s best friends. They met weekly at Starbucks to dream about life and what BREWED could become. Joey said Bob not only encouraged him to move forward with his own business, but also many others to stay sober and get jobs.
Not long before he died, he had put together the pro forma and business plan for BREWED. He helped Joey give a presentation at a Social Enterprise Workshop at TCU and introduced Joey to the idea of working with Next STEP.
“He dreamed with us. He dreamed about Brewed,” Miranda said. And just months after Bob died, ex-offenders Gloria Hulsey, 50, and Kenneth Wiley, 60, were walking out of prison for the first time in years. Gloria had been in twice for dealing methamphetamines, and Kenneth had been in for 37 years for robbery and murder.
Through the Next STEP introduction, Bob unwittingly paved the path for both to get and keep their first honest jobs after having
many doors shut in their faces.
“People hear about your background, and they slam the door in your face. They judge you. I tried for a year and gave up,” Gloria said.
Both Gloria and Kenneth celebrated two years of freedom this year. Gloria got a second job on her own selling advertisements for the Thrifty Nickel and has stayed sober longer than she has since 21 years old. She got her children back and is watching them finish their last years of school.
Both Joey and Miranda have said they are by far the most dependable, consistent and caring employees.
the BuilDing AnD lOCAtiOn It was time to turn their dream into a business, and Joey looked to CJ to help him find the building. After all, Joey and his seven new business partners had no restaurant experience. But CJ did as a cook in a steakhouse.
Also, CJ develops a tight budget and a strict meal plan with his SSI
Here Joey Turner meets at Brewed with his wife Lori, Dayna Corley, Lorenzo Cobos, CJ Mills and David Corley.
Kenneth Wiley (right) spent 37 years in prison and now has gainful employment at Brewed. The gastro-pub survived its two-year anniversary in mid-October, a feat in the restaurant business, and Lorenzo, CJ and Joey all met for coffee to celebrate the past and daydream about what’s to come.
disability checks. What is left over he uses to buy water, underwear, toothbrushes and toothpaste and carts them around in his wagon for homeless people battling addiction and mental illness on the Fort Worth’s Southside. He knows how to save and spend money.
He told Joey the restaurant space would show them “favor,” meaning they would make compromises.
“I really took that to heart and shared it with the team,” Joey said.
They first looked at a building on Vickery, but the landlord wasn’t willing to put in a kitchen vent among other accommodations, so they moved on.
It was a suffocating summer day when a musky shoe-boxshaped shell opened up on Magnolia. Joey led CJ there to take a look. It was ugly, but the realtor said the landlord was willing to give them an amazing deal, which included a grant to build a patio and parking lot.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
“I didn’t know if the deal would workout or if my partners would like the building, but deep down, I was convinced this was my space,” Joey said.
The Dream BREWED was born out of a desire to revitalize the city through people and buildings. Joey, Melissa and their colleagues believe that all people have value. Their job is to acknowledge these assets, not focusing on deficits, and work with those.
“Jobs are the first thing we need to do. Usually, we start with food and clothes, and job is at the bottom. The idea is to flip it around,” Joey said.
Through the community they are building around their brewpub, and the few people they give a second chance at life through work, they hope to change the face of Fort Worth.
“This business is a conversation with the city of Fort Worth. How can we lift the foundation of this city? Start a conversation, [and] get people thinking about it?” Melissa said.
They know it will be a slow process, but they are not going to give up.
“Once you’re tired of hearing something over and over, someone is just hearing it for the first time,” Melissa said.
After their dream took shape, they needed something tangible to work with: a business.
“We had to be the craziest people in the world to think we could pull off something of this magnitude. We had no idea how daunting the task would be, but we have been told that perhaps the uniqueness of BREWED was created due to our lack of knowledge of the blueprint in restaurant development. We broke all the rules,” Joey said.
Lorenzo Cobos thinks so. He spent 15 years on the streets, hitchhiking all over America searching for truth, meaning and work before he got sick and moved home to Fort Worth. He had a culinary arts certificate and some experience, so BREWED em-
ployed him as a cook.
“There is a sense of community there [at BREWED] that is unique to Fort Worth. There is a tolerance for outsiders even though it is a yuppie crowd. That’s what makes this place unique. It is where the upper class connects with the lower class. They have a genuine tolerance and open-mindedness about people that aren’t like them. I’ve been all over the United States and have not encountered a group like them.”
Humans are made of many colorful layers, some darker or different, but not less than others. Like humans, civilizations and cities are made of many colorful layers too. When you peel away the wealthy, beautiful couple walking down the avenue, the pretty storefronts and nice things on the shelves, the upscale restaurants filled with diners, what’s left underneath are the homeless people and empty buildings. The owners—the Corleys, the Clarks, the Turners, and the Ices— kept that bottom layer in mind and built their business off of that foundation.
BREWED survived its two-year anniversary in mid-October, a feat in the restaurant business, and Lorenzo, CJ and Joey all met for coffee to celebrate the past and daydream about what’s to come.
“It’s not about a cool, hip new restaurant. It’s about leaning into your neighborhood to find ways to add value and serve,” Joey once wrote in an essay about his journey to open BREWED.
What gets blurry is: Who is helping whom?
Big Boy Toys
Men and Their Cars
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In Fort Worth, there is no shortage of interesting men who collect and love classic cars. We talked with 10 of them. Some buy cars that bring back memories of a special time in their lives—usually their teenage years. For others, cars are an investment, and they have no emotional attachments to them at all. Still others look for cars with an interesting history of days gone by. Whatever the reason, they love to talk about them. Somewhere in the conversation, you will always hear: “Let me tell you a story about this one.” We hope you enjoy reading about these men and seeing their beautiful cars. Have a good trip down memory lane.
Don Davis
Don Davis Auto Group
Don Davis, real estate investor and owner of Don Davis Auto Group, sold 64 immaculately preserved vintage cars at auction in one day last April for $21.2 million.
The Don Davis Collection included everything from American cruisers to German classics, and much more. Several of these exceptional cars sold for more than $1 million.
Included were two Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadsters, a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 RS, a 2005 Ford GT, a 1950 Oldsmobile 88 Deluxe club coupe, a 1965 Lamborghini 350 GT coupe, a Special by Ghia 1954 Chrysler GS-1, and a 1988 Porsche 959.
His 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS sold for more than $1.9 million. The 1967 Toyota 2000GT sold for more than $1.1 million; and the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing, for more than$1.2 million.
All were offered without reserve.
Davis has eclectic taste and currently owns 45 classics, including Ferraris, Porsches, Thunderbirds (1956 and 1957), Mercedes and a few muscle cars. Fifteen of his cars are in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Davis divides his time living in North Texas and Pebble Beach. He has collected vintage cars since 1981.
However, he doesn’t consider himself a collector. “I’m a seller,” Davis says. “I have no emotional attachments to the cars. Everything I’ve got is for sale except my dog, and I’ll rent him,” Davis said laughing.
His focus has been American horsepower and European sports and GT cars, preferably high-quality examples with limited production numbers and low mileage. He aims to collect the best and spares no money ensuring he has the finest example of its kind, he says.
Davis’ Ferrari 275 GTS is a very rare car, which probably will sell in excess of $2 million, he says. His two Mercedes-Benz SL Roadsters (1961 and 1962) should sell for $1.8 million each.
Davis pays someone to research cars, and he deals with brokers from the East Coast to the West Coast. He has developed an effective network. “I have a lot of friends who buy and sell collector cars,” Davis says.
If he could have any car in the world, it would be a 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. “I love those cars,” he says.
That’s quite a step up from his very first new car, which was a 1955 Chevrolet. Everyday ride: Lincoln Navigator and Bentley convertible
Paul Dorman Healthpoint, Ltd.
Healthpoint Chairman and CEO Paul Dorman was a teenager in the 1950s and 60s, when the love of American cars was really coming about, but the first car he fell in love with was a British-made sports car, the Jaguar XK-E. “I feel it was the most beautiful car that was ever designed. I guess it’s been my standard always to compare to other cars.”
Dorman has a massive car collection, with some impressive Jaguars including: 360 Spyder, 575 V-12, 599 Super A, and 458 convertible, to name a few.
Dorman likes Ferraris, too. He took delivery of a high-performance 2015 F12 Ferrari this fall. “Out of all my Ferraris, I never had a red one, and I needed at least one,” he says. “This one is a unique color red to this particular car.”
It was the 360 Series that came out in 2000 that drew Dorman to Ferraris, he says. “Up to that time, I was aware of Ferraris and I had driven a couple of them, but it wasn’t a fulfilling experience. I fell in love with the
360 Series and have been very much a Ferrari person ever since.”
Dorman has a very special 1929 Packard convertible with a rumble seat in his collection. The rumble seat has windows. He also has old and new Rolls Royces.
Dorman buys cars purely for enjoyment and enjoys his cars equally, for varying reasons. “It depends upon what type of driving you want to do on a particular day and what kind of mood you’re in,” he says. “Some of the cars lend themselves to being out on a beautiful ride in the countryside. Some cars lend themselves to being able to make a sharp turn like you would have on a track. So it very much depends on the location and the environment you’re driving in, but they’re all very enjoyable.”
Dorman says his Lincoln pickup truck proves he’s a true Texan. “There were a few years when Lincoln made a pickup very similar to the Ford F-150, but it just has a nicer interior,” he says. “You don’t see them too much. They quit making them four or five years ago.”
Everyday ride: Mercedes 550
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At age 16, the idea of any car was entertaining, says Carlos De La Torre, a now retired executive from Oncor/TXU. But a red Corvette convertible put a twinkle in his eye.
“To me, it was just a dream that was off the page,” De La Torre says. “I never would’ve thought that I’d own one.”
Today, De La Torre owns two beautiful 1965 Corvette convertibles. Their names are Pearl and Uncle Gene’s Car.
“The ’65s are from an era that’s called midyears,” he says. “Those are from ’63 to ’67. But being practical and being realistic, any car that I would’ve been able to obtain back then would have been my favorite car. It ended up being a little red Plymouth Valiant. It wasn’t quite a sports car, but it was red and it had competition stripes on it, and it was mine.”
De La Torre bought his silver pearl ’65 Corvette convertible with a detachable hardtop from a fraternity brother in 1971. He paid
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$1,500 for it. “The only thing I had to do to the car was get a master cylinder and cosmetic work, so that was no biggie. The car has no options except audio.”
He bought the Nassau Blue ’65 Corvette convertible from his brother, who had owned it since 1973. “This one is a very special one because it has factory air, power steering, power windows, and factory side pipes,” De La Torre says.
This car once lived on Galveston Island, where De La Torre was born. And there’s a story here. In 2008, when Hurricane Ike hit the island, there was a surge of water from the Gulf and from the bay. The tide was about 8 feet high, and the blue Corvette found itself under water.
“My brother didn’t have the money for restoration,” De La Torre says. “So he sold it to me for $7,000.” De La Torre had the car shipped to Mid Cities Classics in Hurst, and the restoration began. It became what’s called a body-off rotisserie restoration. “There’s nothing on that car that wasn’t touched,” he says.
De La Torre is considering a red 1965 Corvette for his collection. “Then, I could have triplets instead of twins,” he said.
As a teenager, Tom Moncrief, a partner in Moncrief Oil in Fort Worth, dreamed of an Aston Martin. “I wanted that car because of James Bond in Goldfinger. What I got was a Suburban,” he says.
Today, Moncrief has an enviable eclectic vintage car collection, which is destined for a new restaurant, the Vintage Grill & Car Museum in Weatherford. Fort Worth chef and restaurateur Jerrett Joslin and Moncrief are partners in this venture.
Included in the museum will be President Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 Lincoln convertible. “I wanted to find cars that were one-of-a-kind and have a unique history, something that people would enjoy seeing,” he says. It came from LBJ’s ranch. The car is weathered, and Moncrief says
he plans to leave it that way because he wants to honor the history and keep it original.
He also has a 1948 Lincoln with 2,300 miles on it, and a 1948 Studebaker sheriff’s patrol car.
Moncrief owns a unique 1988 Jeep Wagoneer, which was built by Popular Mechanics magazine. Its built on an ’04 Dodge Durango chassis. “It was a show car, first shown in Las Vegas. They called it a Durangoneer.
Moncrief’s 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix G8 is a General Motors concept vehicle and was in the General Motors Museum in Detroit. It has a Corvette V-8 engine and all-wheel drive and is the only one in existence like that, Moncrief says. “When GM went bankrupt, they liquidated a lot of their museum vehicles. Of course, it was not intended to be driven on a public road, so you can’t license it.”
Another interesting car in Moncrief’s collection is a 1975 Trabant, which is a Soviet car that was East Germany’s answer to the Volkswagen Beetle.
Everyday ride: Audi A8
Ken Hill PDX, Inc.
Fort Worth entrepreneur, Ken Hill, owner and founder of PDX, Inc., a pharmacy software and services company, is self-described as intense. That description certainly applies to his passion for exquisite cars.
Hill’s high school dream car was a Ferrari. He has always loved sports cars.
Hill’s car collection includes a rare 2008 McLaren Mercedes SLR Roadster with gullwing doors. The car was a joint venture between McLaren and Mercedes. “It’s my understanding that there are only 36 in the United States, and this is the last one built by Mercedes,” Hill says. “It’s a collector car with not one blemish and only 1,600 miles on it.”
Hill just turned 19,000 miles on his 2013 Long Wheel-based Rolls-Royce Ghost. The Rolls was made to order with silver hood, and jet black with silver pinstripe exterior. The interior has red leather seats and black lambswool carpets. The door panels and dash are red, and it has two different burl walnuts in the panel-
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ing. The car has a full glass roof over the front and back seat. Luxury accessories include electric curtains on the side and back windows and a champagne cooler with crystal flutes. Both of the back seats recline and have massage and both have flat-screen televisions and marble tables. “It’s really designed for a chauffeur, but I like to drive it by myself,” Hill says. “It has about every option Rolls offers because I wanted it to be a special car I would keep.”
Hill added 24-carat plate to the “Spirit of Ecstasy” statue on the hood. It’s also inlaid in all four of the walnut panels on each door.
He has ordered the new Rolls Wraith model to be released next August and delivered late in 2015 or early 2016.
Most people in Fort Worth have seen Hill’s restored “Sinclair Station” on Camp Bowie Boulevard. It took three years to restore the old building, which he uses as a private man cave and to showcase some of his special cars.
Hill’s collection is extensive and includes a 1938 Ford Woody Wagon with a 1955 fuel-injected Corvette 283-cubic-inch V-8 engine and a 1932 Ford Roadster with the Ardun engine. His 1981 Mustang 427 Cobra was made in England. He also has a 2013 Ferrari California.
One of his personal favorites is a fully restored 1969 Daytona Spider, now worth about a million dollars. Complete restoration took three years. It’s exactly like the black Ferrari that Don Johnson drove in the TV series Miami Vice. “It’s a real special car,” Hill says.
Everyday ride: 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost
Gary Osier Encore Live
Gary Osier, of Encore Live, a Fort Worthbased entertainment and event business, buys talent in his real job and collects British-made cars as a hobby.
His high school dream car was a Jaguar.
Osier owns a Bentley 2011 Super Sports convertible, a 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith and a 1957 Jaguar XK140 Drophead coupe.
He had owned four Bentleys over the years—two coupes and two convertibles— before looking at the Super Sports. “They
made the Super Sports with carbon fiber seats, which I did not like,” Osier says. “They’re real hard, kind of like a racing seat, and I’m kind of skinny. Trying to sit in them was uncomfortable for me. Eventually, I found one online that the owner had put standard seats in, padded, like from a regular Bentley. It only had about 1,000 miles on it. It was perfect.”
The Wraith is brand new to the Rolls-Royce line and is the company’s version of a sports car. It took six months to build. Osier likes it because it has lines almost like a Bentley coupe. “It’s sweet. I just liked the whole thing about Rolls making a sportier car,” he says.
Osier’s ‘57 Jaguar was a one-owner car. “It smells like a new car inside, and it runs like a bat outta hell,” he says. He drives it in the spring and fall when the temperatures are in the 60s or 70s.
Osier appreciates British-made cars because of their uniqueness and craftsmanship. “Even when they’re mass-produced, you feel like you have a one-of-a-kind vehicle. The whole look is what I like.”
His current dream car is a Bugatti coupe. “But I don’t know if I could afford that,” he says. “The ones I want are a million and a half.”
Everyday ride: Ford F-150 pickup truck
Robbie Baker
Owner, RLB Auto Group, Fort Worth
The Oldsmobile brand—one of the oldest in America—shut down in 2004, leaving a 107year history. Robbie Baker, owner of RLB Auto Group in Fort Worth, aims to keep the brand alive.
His classic collection includes a variety of cars, but his heart is with Oldsmobile. As a teenager, his dream car was a 1977 Olds Cutlass S, a two-door with a triangular back window. He got the car, only to total it on Camp Bowie in Fort Worth.
Baker currently owns 25 classics, including a 1957 Chevy pick-up, 1957 Thunderbird, 1919 Ford Model T, 1969 Chevy Camaro, 1975 Oldsmobile two-door coupe, 1968 Hurst Oldsmobile, and a 1969 Hurst Oldsmobile. Not many of the 1969 Hurst Olds were made.
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Baker’s is all original, and he drives this one occasionally.
A favorite is his 1972 white and gold Oldsmobile 442 pace car. “It’s all original with 10,000 miles on it, and it’s just neat to look at,” Baker says.
“There are some that I buy and keep, but I buy so many that I can’t keep all of them,” he says. Baker has an emotional attachment to one—a 1972 Oldsmobile 442, yellow with a white top. “When my son Jack was three or four years old, he said, ‘Daddy, please don’t ever sell this car.’ There’s a car I’ll have forever.”
Many of Baker’s classic pace cars are rare, with limited numbers produced. One example is his 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix Hurst Edition. Only 60 were made that year.
Everyday ride: Chevy Tahoe
Ron Sturgeon RDS Investments
Fort Worth entrepreneur Ron Sturgeon has been in the automobile business in one way or another since his teenage years. His dad died when he was a senior in high school. “He blessed me with a Volkswagen Bug and no place to live,” Sturgeon says. “I started a Volkswagen repair shop, later going into the car and body shop business. In 1978, I opened a salvage yard, grew it, and sold it to Ford Motor Co. In 2003, I bought the subsidiary back from Ford with 35 locations in 18 states. Two years later, I sold it to a Fortune 500 company.”
During Ron Sturgeon’s career, he amassed a significant number of exotic and classic cars. He is well known in the automotive, banking, automotive toys, and real estate circles of North Texas. Sturgeon is a small business consultant and speaker, and the author of eight books. It’s rare to see a photo of him without his beloved King Charles Cavalier Spaniels: Willie, Dixie, and Lance. They have their own downsized classic cars.
Sturgeon has an impressive collection of 3,000 toy antique cars, a number of which are on display at his Fort Worth offices.
Sturgeon recently received a 2015 BMW i8 hybrid, of which he is justifiably proud. He or-
dered it four years ago. “Dealers are getting a few per year,” Sturgeon says. “It’s very exclusive.”
There’s special lighting inside the BMW i8. When you unlock it, it has a cool blue glow on the inside. In the center of the dash, where you would normally see a screen with mapping and controls, the i8 has one camera that goes forward, one that goes back, and a camera under each mirror that shines down and faces the ground. The computer takes those four integers and splices them together. In slow speeds, it shows the car as if you are hovering over it in a helicopter. Just think Google Earth.
Another interesting part of Sturgeon’s collection is a 1959 BMW Isetta. There were 87,000 produced from 1955-62. This car weighs only 775 pounds and has a max speed of 53 mph. It has seating for two. As the front of the car is opened, the hinged steering column also swings open, allowing for easy entry and exit.
Sturgeon’s favorite car is a Ferrari 458 Italia. His second favorite is his McLaren MP 12-FC.
Wayne Davis, owner of Tuscany and Regency Conversions in Fort Worth—a van and pickup truck conversion business,started working on cars when he was 12 years old. He restored and sold his first car—a 1956 Chevrolet Nomad—when he was 14. His first new car as a teenager was a 1967 Dodge Coronet hardtop. “It wasn’t a big engine or anything because my dad wouldn’t let me have anything fast,” Davis says. “He knew exactly what I’d do.”
Davis owns about 50 eclectic classic vehicles and 24 of those are in his office showroom— everything from a 1966 GT 350 Shelby—which has been in his family since it was new—to a 1953 Cadillac Eldorado—the first one ever produced—to a 1948 Rolls-Royce. Davis has cars he’s owned for over 30 years.
“Trying to pick one favorite car is like trying to pick your favorite kid,” Davis says. “I like all kinds of cars, but I really like Cadillacs from
the 1950s. My 1953 Eldorado and 1934 Lincoln Street Rod are two of my favorites.”
Every year he and his wife, Mary Ann, drive one of their hot rods on a “living dream tour” across the United States. “Last year, we put 15,000 miles on the Lincoln,” he says.
“Some people don’t drive their cars. We drive them and enjoy them, and I’m lucky I got to spend my life making a living doing what I love.”
Davis sold 89 cars at auction one Saturday afternoon in 2008 for $8 million. “That’s my 401k,” he says.
Everyday ride: Chevrolet Avalanche
Wendell Poteet Automotive Center of Texas
Wendell Poteet, owner of Automotive Center of Texas, collects classic Fords. Currently, he has 36, not counting the pieces and parts.
His first car was a black 1940 model Ford coupe that he got when he graduated from high school.
Poteet is 86. He says he’s slowed down but hasn’t changed a lot. He still enjoys a fast car. His collection includes a bright red 2007 Shelby Mustang convertible, 500 hp, that has only been driven 3,000 miles; a bright red 1969 Mustang Mach 1; a 1965 Mustang fastback that he bought new; and a rare 1994 Mustang convertible pace car (only 1,000 produced).
One favorite of Poteet’s collection is a black 1959 Ford retractable hardtop, which is one of the original cars with a hardtop that folds up and goes into the trunk. It’s a rare find, as they were only produced for three years. Another favorite is a fully restored 1939 Ford coupe convertible with a rumble seat. “I wanted that car for a long time,” he says.
Poteet says he likes Fords because they came out with a V-8 engine in 1932, which was far ahead of the horsepower performance of any other inexpensive car. “That’s why us guys stayed with Ford for so many years. It was a kid’s car without spending a whole lot of money.”
Poteet owns one token Chevrolet—a fully restored 1956 pickup truck.
Everyday ride: 2008 Mercedes
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With assistance from Dallas designer Nancy Black of 360 Interiors, Suzanne Jobson has based much of her nonholiday décor around warm tones of red and gold.
Holiday Home Tour
he Colleyville Woman’s Club kicks off the yuletide season with its 30th annual Holiday Home Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Five beautiful homes in Colleyville will be showcased, all exquisitely decorated for the holidays. There will be something for everyone on this tour as each residence offers its own distinct elegance and style while family traditions are evident in displayed collectables, artwork and memorabilia. Returning for a second year is the popular Santa’s Sweet Stop. Located at Taylor Renovations at 1101 Cheek Sparger Road in the Tara Village Shopping Center in Colleyville, this stop is designed to help guests with their holiday preparations. Whole Foods, sponsor of this tour stop, will be cooking up delicious holiday food and providing complimentary sweets. Seasonal décor demonstrations will be taking place on bow-making and embellishing wreaths, garlands and centerpieces. Santa Claus will be visiting and happy to pose for photos with guests. To help with your decorating, poinsettias will be available for $10.
Tickets for the Holiday Home Tour may be purchased in advance for $20 at several locations: COLLEYVILLE: Market Street, Alternative Health Shoppe, and Whole Foods; GRAPEVINE: Cotton Patch Café and Good Things For All Seasons; HURST: Apple Annie’s; SOUTHLAKE: The Christmas Shoppe; NORTH RICHLAND HILLS: Cotton Patch Café; and online at c-w-c. org where tickets will be mailed out until Nov. 30. After that date, tickets may be picked up at Will Call at Santa’s Sweet Stop. Tickets purchased on the day of the tour will be $25 and will be available at the tour homes.
CWC is composed of a dedicated group of more than 200 members who believe that great things come from joining together to improve the community through volunteer service and charitable fundraising. Now in its 37th year, CWC has reached the $3.3 million mark in fundraising for worthy causes within Northeast Tarrant County.
Steve and Jan Davidson 7216 Braemar Terrace, Sparkle and Shine
When Steve and Jan Davidson decorate for Christmas, they transform their home with an abundance of sparkle and shine. Jan loves Christmas and does all of her own decorating. Her non-holiday scheme of Asian-inspired lush comfort provides the perfect backdrop for the family’s holiday profusion.
Christmas dominates the dining room with more than 150 nutcrackers and the first of Jan’s many decorated trees. The formal living room features a gold-draped piano decked with red and gold trees and a large collection of sparkling glass figures.
The hearth room with its massive stone fireplace adjoins the large kitchen and family room. Another elaborately decorated tree in red and gold is situated by the windows that open onto the backyard and outdoor sitting room.
Femininity takes over in the areas frequented by the Davidson’s toddler granddaughter. The upstairs game room is filled with stuffed animals, pink trees and lights. The animated Snoopy tree was originally created for the Davidson’s daughter. Sponsored by Nancy Dennis/Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.
Chris and Amy Putnam 204 White Drive, Hill Country Comes to Colleyville
Heavy wood-supporting columns, hand-scraped dark wood floors and lots of windows and glass doors define the Texas Hill Country Transitional home of Chris and Amy Putnam. Both modern and traditional, this home blends the best of an old Texas-German farmhouse with new ideas and materials. When the home was built, one objective was to preserve as many large trees as possible. Working with Jeff Polk of Polk Design
Jan and Steve Davidson transform their home into a winter wonderland every year.
Jan Davidson's Asian-inspired scheme is the perfect backdrop for her holiday decor.
Build Group, the Putnams saved all but one tree.
The holiday décor complements the Hill Country theme. Working with designer Fran deLeo, the Putnams chose many of the finishing touches throughout their home to balance the large spaces.
Of special note, the dining room chandelier is designed around a glass drum set with unusual tear-shaped glass tubes!
Big-time TCU devotees, the Putnams have highlighted the media room with TCU paraphernalia, including a tree in purple and white.
Amy’s favorite room is the “laundry” room. No ordinary laundry room, this space was designed as a caterer’s kitchen, mudroom, home office and space for the family’s three boys to do homework. Sponsored by Jeff Polk/Polk Design Build Group
Big-time TCU devotees, the Putnams have highlighted the media room with a tree in purple and white.
The holiday décor in the home of Amy and Chris Putnam complements the Hill Country theme.
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The centerpiece of the master bedroom in the home of Cindy and Charlie Warner is a large silver-and-white Christmas tree.
Charlie and Cindy Warner 8103 Montpelier Way, An Abundance of Christmas
Cindy Warner LOVES Christmas! From the moment she entered adulthood, she vowed to make the holiday a special time her family would cherish, so she and her husband, Charlie, turn their entire home into a Winter Wonderland for their family.
The Warner Christmas begins with a whimsical front yard with decorated trees and lavish garlands in red and white that evoke a Dr. Seuss look. But inside, the theme shifts to traditional tones of red, green, and gold. A large Santa tree, the first of eight trees in the home, stands beside the door. Massive garlands top the office door and continue up the staircase, and nearly every fan and chandelier in this home is encased in huge bows and garlands.
Cindy and Charlie Warner's home features an elaborately decorated mantle.
The living room reflects the religious focus of the holiday with a cross-themed tree and nativity pieces set on the elaborately decorated mantle.
Upstairs, Cindy has continued Christmas. Her daughter’s room, a confection of pink and green, features a charming ribbon-laden table-top tree and more décor to match.
Cindy Warner does all of her own decorating, often helping family and friends once her own home is ready. Sponsored by David Martin & Son Roofing
Joan Vandergriff 5317 Bluebonnet, Victorian Mansion Masterpiece
This stunning Queen Anne Victorian mansion began life in 1895 in Bonham, Texas. Designed by American Architect George Franklin Barber, the home was a gift from Dr. Robert E. Lee Kincaid to his wife Kate. Constructed “from the finest materials” at a cost of $2,425, it features eight fireplaces, original floors and carved Victorian ornamentation.
Homeowner Joan Vandergriff purchased the home in 1985. Workers spent three months cutting the house from its foundation before loading the sawed halves onto flatbed trucks. It took two weeks and some creative routing for the wide convoy to travel just 80 miles.
As you enter the foyer, the calling room is to the right; to the left is the parlor. Each room features a focal fireplace with an original tile surround topped by an elaborate mirrored mantelpiece of dark oak.
Reproduction papers mimic Victorian wall decor and ceiling trims. The beadboard butler’s pantry is original. A clever kitchen Hoosier cabinet conceals a modern refrig-
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THE DETAILS
30th Annual Colleyville Woman’s Club Holiday Home Tour
Sunday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the tour
Tickets may be purchased at:
Colleyville: Market Street*, Alternative Health Shoppe, and Whole Foods*
Grapevine: Cotton Patch Café* and Good Things For All Seasons*
Hurst: Apple Annie’s*
North Richland Hills: Cotton Patch Café*
Southlake: The Christmas Shoppe
*Tickets are available on day of tour at these outlets.
ONLINE: c-w-c.org until Nov. 30 for mailing of tickets. Will Call will be at Santa’s Sweet Stop.
Tickets will also be available at the tour homes on day of tour.
For more information, see c-w-c.org or call 817.358.1805.
Please, no high heel shoes.
Each room in Joan Vandergriff's home features a focal fireplace with original tile surround topped by a mirrored mantelpiece of dark oak.
erator; kitchen walls spotlight antique implements. Beyond the kitchen is Dr. Kincaid’s office, which overlooks two outdoor gazebos. Sponsored by Jason Ridley Agency/ Nationwide Insurance
Demetri and Suzanne Jobson 1916 Renfro, A Reflection of Family and Travel
For Demetri and Suzanne Jobson, everyday life and Christmas revolve around friends and family, and their two-year-old Mediterranean/Tuscan-style home was designed accordingly. With assistance from Dallas designer Nancy Black of 360 Interiors, Suzanne has based much of her non-holiday décor around warm tones of red and gold.
Particularly meaningful to Suzanne are many Christmas items her late mother collected; they form the foundation for much of this home’s holiday décor. Suzanne is especially proud of many Neiman Marcus items collected from Neiman’s afterChristmas sales. The exquisite “Do not touch” tree in the great room, created entirely by Suzanne, includes a large number of delicate glass ornaments and one special ornament acquired when Suzanne’s sister was recently honored at the White House and met President Obama.
The upstairs rooms all open off a large children’s library, home to a lollipop tree decked out in tones of pink, purple, blue, and green (daughter Sienna loves butterflies, so her pink room is replete with butterflies including a large stencil executed by mother and daughter). Each year, the Jobsons collect Christmas ornaments from places they have visited. Sponsored by Scarlet Poppy Interiors/Kelly Mueller
At the Jobson's home, French doors open from the foyer onto an enclosed outdoor room with graceful archways and retractable screens.
For Demetri and Suzanne Jobson, Christmas revolves around friends and family in their two-year-old Mediterranean/Tuscan-style home.
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The Junior League of Fort Worth is drawing increasing numbers of young women who share the 85-year-old organization’s commitment to its mission.
| by paul K. harral |
The strength of the Junior League of f ort Worth is its dedication to training W omen in L eadership and in the thousands of W omen W ho have been members in the 85 years the organization has been around. But its future is in new members who are joining in increasing numbers.
The Provisional Classes — that’s how the Junior League labels new member classes have grown steadily in recent years, said President Paige Pate. Last year’s class had more than 130 women in it. This year’s has more than 120. “The younger, Millennial generation seems to be seeking out the Junior League,” she said.
The mark the Junior League has had
on Fort Worth is everywhere in programs that support and protect women and children and in efforts to train and educate women in volunteer work and prepare them to assume their roles as leaders of the community. The League has maintained a consistent interest and involvement in mental health and other social issues, helped fund the Child Study Center, started Mayfest, and was a founding member of Leadership Fort Worth. And that’s just a partial list.
Once considered by outsiders to be a social organization for women of privilege, the Junior League is focused on identifying areas of the community where it can make a difference. “I initially joined the League to plug in socially,” said Caroline Tackett, a Birdville ISD special education teacher. “But I found that the League is so much more than a social organization. I think the allure is the opportunity to connect with other women, but we stay for the genuine friendships and the impact we can make on our community.”
With changing membership come other changes. More than 80 percent of active
Junior League members work outside the home, says Pate. “The League seeks out volunteer opportunities during nights and weekends to accommodate our growing numbers of career-oriented members,” she said. “This is a shift from the Junior League schedule of the past, when the majority of meetings took place during the day.”
From time to time, the League picks a signature project. In this 85th year, it selected The WARM Place, which provides grief support services to children who have experienced the death of a loved one.
“We applied for their signature grant for $75,000. When they came by to let us know we are the recipient, they surprised us with $85,000 to commemorate their 85th anniversary,” said Shirley Bowen, the executive director. “A grant of this magnitude does not come through very often so, needless to say, we were pleasantly surprised and grateful for their generosity.”
But the Junior League does not provide just money. It also provides assigned volunteers — they call them Placements — to organizations it supports. “Active members are required to complete 50 hours of volun-
The Junior League is involved in several projects in the Como neighborhood, including efforts to landscape and beautify sites in the area. Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
Between 300 and 400 members of the Junior League gather monthly to discuss issues and challenges facing Fort Worth and the role that the League might take to help address them. Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
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teer service every year, so you join knowing that that is your commitment,” Pate said. “Their presence is very significant,” said Bowen. “They have been involved as volunteers since the early years of our agency, and we just celebrated our 25th anniversary in August.”
“Each month, 300 to 400 Active Junior League members — ages 40 and younger gather to discuss issues and needs in our community,” Pate said. “We are focused on big issues. Educating children. Supporting the arts. Helping to provide access to social services. Promoting health and nutrition for Fort Worth children and families. We are tracking our community impact within these broad, issue-based community impact areas — and selecting non-profit partners to support with both funding and volunteers that are working in those areas, too. This year alone, we have more than 50 non-profit partners and will volunteer more than 45,000 hours in the community. We will grant over $250,000 in project support to selected agencies.” That’s a far cry from socials and parties.
“When I joined the Junior League, I
wasn’t sure it was the right organization for me,” said Mireya Gideon, who is an investigative reporter for CBS 11. You know her as Mireya Villarreal, the name she uses on air. “But within the first few years, I got to see the impact hundreds of women can make in the community,” she said. “But the thing I love most about the League is our mission to develop the potential of women. It is incredible to see new members come in, quiet and unsure of themselves sometimes, and watch their evolution. Active members in leadership roles mentor these younger women and guide them through their first years of volunteering.”
“Our mission talks about providing a legacy of highly trained volunteer leaders in our community, and we are highly trained,” Pate said. “You can tell a Junior League volunteer when you are elsewhere volunteering in the community. They’ll have an agenda, they’ll take minutes, they are prepared for meetings, they run on time. All of that sort of volunteer training is a huge part of our mission here.”
For more than 60 years, the Junior League maintained a resale shop before
closing it in 2013. Provisional members traditionally worked their mandatory hours to run it. The closure left the League with a good problem to have: “So we have over a hundred women, 130 women, who need to work 50 volunteer hours. Where do we put them?” Pate said. “That’s when we decided we really are trying to impact public education in our city.” President Michelle Marlow challenged the provisional group to come up with a plan, and that was the birth of the League’s Fort Worth ISD project called Junior M.I.N.T.S. — Mentoring, Inspiring, Nurturing, Tutoring and Supporting. “This year, we are sending more than 100 volunteers — the majority of whom are new, Millennial-aged members into Fort Worth schools,” Pate said.
Tackett — the 2014 Provisional of the Year — was instrumental in creating that program, Pate said. “We are not throwing money on the problem,” Tackett said. “We are getting in classrooms, mentoring, encouraging and building relationships. These are the relationships that will ultimately lead to change in our community.”
Rachel Anne Hopper, Associate Director of Housing and Residence Life at TCU, notes that the average age of the Provisional Class has dropped over the years, meaning that the League is accepting more women who are still establishing themselves in their careers, their community and their homes. “Millennials are looking for connections to a community of people and a cause to support, and we are thrilled they are flocking to ours,” she said.
Pate says it is the mission of the Junior League that holds it all together. “This anniversary has been a great way to talk about that and to stop and remember where we came from, but also to look toward the future and the needs in our community and how our younger volunteers can continue to identify those and step up and make a difference and create new programming for the next 85 years,” she said.
The Junior League of Fort Worth funded construction of a much-needed house in the Como neighborhood for Opening Doors for Women In Need, a program for women who have been recently released from prison. Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
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turning 50
The Fort Worth Youth Orchestra has produced a long line of men and women who went on to distinguished careers as professional musicians.
| by paul K. harral |
Without the Fort Worth Youth o rchestra, John Giordano mi G ht never have become music director and conductor at the Fort Worth sY mphon Y o rchestra. He was there at the start 50 years ago, and that experience influenced his decision to pursue a career of international professional conducting.
Without the Youth Orchestra, Dr. Elisabeth Adkins, professor of violin at TCU, might never have spent 31 seasons at the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Without the Youth Orchestra, the ranks of musicians at major venues across the country might be thinner, and hundreds of students would not have encountered the life-changing experience of classical music.
“Every year, we have students admitted into major music programs throughout the country,” said Dr. Germán Gutiérrez, the current music director and director of orchestras at TCU. “We are proud to say that many professional orchestras have our former students among them, and we have produced many talented music educators.”
The orchestra was formed in 1965 by a community group headed by Betty Utter and under the direction of Ezra Rachlin, then music director and conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony, and Giordano. From that founding, the orchestra has grown from one orchestra to four with more than 300 students who must audition to be included. It is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
“The level of professionalism and responsibility that is required of a young musician in the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra does translate into later musical activity, as well as many other endeavors in life,” said Adkins. “Serious high school musicians, I believe, have a focus and a work ethic that is developed beyond their peers.”
She’s proud her son and daughter were accepted into the program. Adkins joined the orchestra at age 11 and went on one of the orchestra’s signature international tours six weeks later. She later was
concertmaster at the UNT Orchestra just a few years later. She was named associate concertmaster at the National Symphony Orchestra at the age of 25.
Giordano began his musical career as a saxophonist, but the youth orchestra quickly expanded his horizons. “Through the youth orchestra, I became intimately familiar with the greatest symphonic repertoire,” he said. “When one has to memorize every aspect of a masterpiece like a Beethoven symphony, for example, it becomes part of your spirit, and the true meaning of the work becomes more inspirational and fulfilling. It is different to learn the work as a whole — not only as an individual member of the ensemble.”
Orchestra Executive Director Willa Dunleavy is a woman with a mission. “All children should have music. I think they deserve it,” she said. “And I think the youth orchestra fulfils that spot in our community where all children can come and learn how to play and perform the great classical literature. I believe we are the future of classical music in our schools, in our community and in our country.” She taught 30 years in the Fort Worth schools as a music educator and supervisor of choral music.
“What I get out of it is the joy of seeing young people come to Orchestra Hall week after week to look at a piece of music they’ve never seen and work on it together and then perform it in concert,” Dunleavy said. “The excitement I see in their eyes — just the sheer thrill of being in an orchestra — really inspires me.”
Students learn more than music, Giordano says. Music at this level required a high amount of self-discipline. “It has helped to create leaders in every walk of life by their applying the lessons learned as a member of the youth orchestra.”
An international tour is a significant part of the youth orchestra experience. The 2014 tour to Italy featured a concert in the Tuscan city of Lucca. Photo courtesy of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra.
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transforming Young Lives
| by gail bennison |
Jason Lamers came from humb L e beginnings in southwest f ort w orth. He had a loving family that didn’t have the resources to care for him or his siblings. Fortunately, someone loved them enough to pluck them out of a poor home situation and give them a new start at Happy Hill Farm (HHF) in Granbury. Lamers arrived there in 1989. He was 12 years old.
“At this point in my life, there was a major
fork in the road,” Lamers says. “The path that I was on was one of destruction and would’ve likely led to me making some very bad decisions that would have eventually shattered my life and opportunity. But there was another path—a path of discipline, education and spiritual renewal,” he says. I was fortunate to be placed on that new path thanks to Happy Hill Farm. It wasn’t easy, and I fought it at first. But, I would later learn that this structure was setting me on a path to success.”
Today Lamers serves as Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor and City Council at City of Fort Worth.
He recalls visiting City Hall at 13, and shaking hands with former Fort Worth Mayor Bob Bolen, who was a longtime benefactor of HHF. “Never would I have imagined that I would one day be working alongside future mayors,” says Lamers. “I’m just one of the many examples of young lives saved because of the selfless compassion of Ed and Gloria Shipman and the Happy Hill Farm team.”
The seeds for Happy Hill Farm were planted in 1974 when Ed and Gloria Shipman were in their 40s. Ed was a minister. Their sons, Chuck and Todd, were teenagers. In response to a sheriff’s call for help, the Shipmans took in two runaway teenage sisters, who eventually were placed in a children’s home. Because of this experience,
Happy Hill Farm celebrates 40 years.
Ed and Gloria Shipman conceived the idea of Happy Hill Farm in 1974 and opened in 1975.
the Shipmans made a family decision in 1975 to stop a land development they had begun on a 266-acre working farm to build a home for at-risk children. Twenty years ago, a generous board member bought and donated 250 more acres. The entire Shipman family is involved to this day.
“I didn’t get any voice from Heaven; there was nothing angelic, but there was an inner sense that ‘This is something you need to do. See if this is a special assignment I’ve got for you that you need to know about,’” Ed Shipman says. “The more I talked with Child Protective Services and the juvenile justice system, the more I looked and talked, the more aware I became of how many kids there are in bad situations. We’ve been through some hard times, but never ever have I wavered from that feeling that this is something that God wanted me to do.”
Happy Hill Farm is home to one of the world’s premier Christian boarding schools for underprivileged youth. This is one of the few schools in Texas that will take children regardless of their ability to pay.
North Central Texas Academy, founded in 1975, is a fully-accredited, private, collegepreparatory boarding, day, and international school, located on a 500-acre campus. They are dedicated to raising scholarship funding for almost every student in the program, Shipman says. More than 90 percent of the Academy’s budget comes from private donations.
Up to 125 boys and girls (ages 6 to 18) live at HHF year-round in small group homes, overseen by house parents. These students are joined by an additional 100+ international students and day students from the local community.
The farm/campus has athletic fields, an athletic center, chapel, vocational agriculture complex, barns, greenhouse, woodshop, and a 60,000-square-foot Academy complex with a fine arts center. Every discipline is approached through a Christian worldview, and the values of service and leadership are emphasized on a daily basis. Most of the school’s graduates go to universities and colleges.
All of this was accomplished with no government money.
Granbury couple Carol and Bob Cook have served as volunteers at HHF since 1997. Carol is an author and journalist, and Bob is a prolific watercolor artist. Ed Shipman and Bob became building buddies, as Bob rendered every building the Farm wanted to build and donated them to the Farm. He also got a well-respected architectural firm in Fort Worth to step in, and a relationship developed that has resulted in millions of dollars to build the school, welcome center and other buildings.
When the Cook’s granddaughter died of injuries from a car accident, they set up a scholarship fund to help a disadvantaged child. “The first scholarship was given this year to a young woman who came from a terribly disadvantaged life,” Carol says. “This gave her a new beginning at HHF and the Academy, and we now embrace her as part of our family.”
The most positive part of this journey has been all of the wonderful people that he has met along the way who have a heart for kids who need a way out, Shipman says. “When they found us, it was a meshing of like minds. Some were very wealthy and could give us a lot of money, and some were poor and very limited in terms of their ability to help, but all those people combined have enabled us to do what is nothing short of a contemporary miracle. I am humbled to be a part of something that is so much bigger than I am. The good Lord has smiled on us and we have helped thousands of children.”
To learn more about Happy Hill Farm or to make a donation, visit happyhillfarm.org.
Happy Hill Farm/Campus has athletic fields, an athletic center, chapel, vocational agriculture complex, barns, greenhouse, woodshop,
reflections of a runner-up
Advice on how to be interesting
| by heywood | illustration by charles marsh |
Like me, many of you were probabLy shocked that my name did not appear on the "10 most interesting peopLe" List, which is the main topic in this month's issue.
After checking out an early edition, I of course stormed into my editor's office and demanded some answers. I gradually began calming down as security arrived for a couple of reasons. First of all, the Tasers momentarily incapacitated me. And secondly, right after I was able to crawl to my feet, she explained that I was actually one of the runners-up. I felt much better knowing that I was on a list that she had meticulously whittled down to everyone else living in Fort Worth.
But my editor was also nice enough to offer some tips that might help me contend next year. I'm going to share those and a few of my own observations with the rest of you finalists.
For starters, change makes for an exciting life, which in turn makes you more interesting. It's fear of change that leads to a stagnant existence, which in turn will get you quickly labeled as boring. The changes don't have to be drastic. Start slowly. For instance, if you've always worn pajamas, try sleeping in the nude. Even on buses.
Boring people also seem to follow the same routine over and over. Interesting people like to explore new places. Try a different vacation spot every year and have
fun while you're doing it. Unfortunately, sometimes I try to have a little too much fun. That's why I always try to vacation in a city where I wouldn't mind returning for a court date.
Try to develop an air of mystery. This actually can easily be accomplished by constantly staring at your Smartphone. And surprisingly, it's also a great way to interact with new people. You see, the great thing about tweeting while driving is all the people you wind up running into on the sidewalk. With women, I've noticed that the more yoga attire they own, the more text messages they send. So becoming more interesting might just hinge on a couple of extra pair of lululemon pants.
What also may surprise you is that interesting people are generally the ones who say the least. They always appear interested in what others are saying or pay compliments when they're unexpected. This can actually be accomplished quite easily. The next time the cashier at Tom Thumb asks you if you found everything you're looking for, gently take his or her hand, then lean over and whisper in his or her ear, "I have now."
I also discovered years ago that sometimes even simple possessions can suddenly
make you interesting. Back in the early ’80s, I happened to wind up with an old telescope after a poker game. I kept it along with all the lenses in a box in my office, which at the time was downtown and directly across from the Worthington hotel. Our offices had a direct view of the rooms with attached sun decks. It was also where the flight crews from Lufthansa stayed on their overnights. One afternoon I thought we were having an earthquake, but as it turned out, everyone in our building was rushing to the windows on our side of the building. One of the German stewardesses had decided to take some midday sun, and it was pretty obvious that she didn't want any tan lines. Word traveled fast. I watched entire office buildings empty out all over town with hundreds of guys heading in our direction. Some even drove over from Dallas. Word also got out that I had a telescope. For the next four hours, there was not one lick of work performed in downtown Fort Worth. I don't know how many folks came through my office to look through the telescope, but if I'd had a nickel for every one of them, well, I'd have made half as much money 'cause I was charging a dime. It was my most lucrative day as an attorney.
As I was leaving, the last advice my editor gave me was to never pretend to be something I'm not. Then she looked at me and said, "Except sober."
Shop local
Great gift ideas for the holiday season
| by holland Sanders |
For many people, holiday Shopping iS all about Finding one-oF -a-kind itemS that Will Set them apart From department Store junkieS. Be memorable this holiday season and support the thriving small business community in the city you love by selecting unique gifts from some of Fort Worth’s finest locally owned boutiques.
With items for everyone on your list, these specialty shops offer a wide range of potential presents from high-quality knitwear garments made in the USA to hand-crafted man-approved leather goods. Or, wrap up something a little more creative for your favorite party hostess like a sparkly succulent or a luxury scented fragrance for the home. These distinctive and thoughtful gifts will surely earn you a kiss under the mistletoe this year and solidify your crown as the best gift-giver of the season.
Where to Shop
W Durable Goods
1543 N. Main St. Fort Worth, Texas 76164 wdurablegoods.com
Specializing in one-of-a-kind creations from reclaimed vintage materials, W Durable Goods lives up to its name by offering long lasting products with a lifetime guarantee. The storefront sits in the historic Stockyards neighborhood of Fort Worth and offers an array of items including the shop’s most popular item – the dopp kit – plus handmade leather belts or wallets for him and custom duffle bags for the most avid traveler.
44 Bootlegger
1411 W. Magnolia Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76104
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44 Bootlegger is one of Fort Worth’s newest boutiques nestled in the city’s growing Southside Magnolia neighborhood. The artfully curated store has a little something for everyone with a flair for fashion. Store owner Tommy Brown has created a showroom stocked with treasures including craftsmen jewelry, home goods, custom scented candles, and specialty apparel.
Georgina Estefania
2058 Montgomery St. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 georginaestefania.com
Knitwear designer Georgina Estefania opened her knitting factory and storefront in the heart of Fort Worth’s renowned Cultural District, showcasing luxury wraps, scarves, and sweaters perfect for the chilly winter months ahead. As a special bonus, Georgina offers exclusive wholesale pricing at her Fort Worth location. Guests will receive up to 50 percent off when shopping this holiday season.
Men’s and Women’s Handcrafted Jewelry; SSD Jewelry ranging from $40 - $84; 44 Bootlegger, 44bootlegger.com
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If you are looking for a fun and cheeky gift for your favorite gal with a green thumb, Ephemera will be stop one on your list. Gift seekers can purchase one of the shop’s popular terrarium building classes or select one of their unique botanical creations for a gift on the go. Either way, this present is sure to surprise and delight its lucky recipient.
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clearing the confusion on diabetes mellitus
| by brian byrd |
What exactly is diabetes mellitus, also known as sugar diabetes or just diabetes? There are two types, aptly named Type I and Type II, but almost all diabetics are Type II. Mellitus means honey or sweet. Diabetes means “straight through.” When our sugar levels are elevated, what we drink runs straight through us. Diabetics are often thirsty and have to empty their bladders frequently.
sure and obesity than we do on lowering blood sugar. Elevated sugar affects the kidneys and nerves, but elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure can lead to strokes and heart attacks, which are more life-threatening.
Most of us associate diabetes with an elevated sugar level. That is true, but it is important to understand that diabetes is much more than elevated sugar. It represents a constellation of problems including kidney failure, blindness, nerve pain (especially in the feet) and significantly elevated risk of infection, heart attack and stroke.
In fact, when we treat diabetes, we focus more on cholesterol, blood pres-
Diabetes starts when our muscles and organs become unable to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. In diabetes, the insulin receptors on the organs become inoperable. Imagine a river barge being unable to unload its cargo onto the dock because the dock is falling apart. When that happens, our organs and muscles become starved of the glucose they need to function, and blood sugar levels rise above normal (79-99 milligrams per
deciliter). We call this “impaired glucose intolerance.” It is the physiological root of diabetes.
The combination of elevated sugar levels in the blood and low sugar levels in the organs slowly causes organ failure. The kidneys suffer and retinas breakdown. This is why diabetes is the No. 1 cause of renal failure and blindness.
The sugar imbalance also wreaks havoc on the nervous system causing problematic numbness and painful sensations in the feet and hands. Remember when you were a kid, and you would sit with your legs crossed underneath you? Soon, your feet would “fall asleep,” and you would experience a pins-and-nee-
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dles sensation for a few minutes. That kind of pain is what diabetics suffer.
Foot numbness combined with an impaired immune system and poor peripheral blood flow (both related to diabetes) explains why diabetes is the No. 1 cause of foot amputations. Dr. Paul Brand, a missionary physician who pioneered novel surgeries to treat leprosy patients, wrote a book called The Gift of Pain.
Brand’s leper patients suffered from a loss of sensation and motor nerve function to their extremities. They would step on a hot coal without realizing it, not noticing the burn until days later after the wound had festered. In his book, Brand discusses how without painful stimuli, we are unable to avoid destructive activity (As we say at church, “That will preach.”). Diabetics can get in the same sort of trouble when their foot sensation declines.
Attention to diet is the diabetic’s first treatment concern. Diabetes levels in the population are lower in places where people walk more and drive less and where fattening food is less readily available. My patients frequently ask if they should eat more protein and fat and less sugar. While balancing the three caloric types is important, what is critical is limiting the caloric intake to a level that achieves and maintains a healthy weight.
The reason caloric restriction ranks first on a diabetic’s health (to-do) list is that our bodies are so efficient at using energy. Particularly after age 30, if we eat just a little more than what we need to survive, we store it away in the form of fat. Getting rid of that extra energy takes a significant amount of work. The best illustration I’ve heard is that if you eat a Baby Ruth candy bar, you will have to expend the energy equivalent of climbing all the stairs of the Empire State Building to burn it off!
For my diabetic patients, I recommend eating a 2,000-2,200 calorie-per-day diet, preferably consisting of Mediterranean foods such as olive oil, fish, nuts, tomatoes,
pesto and whole grain pasta. These foods have other benefits for cholesterol lowering and blood vessel health. If Mediterranean food isn’t palatable, patients should still keep their calories under 2,200. Calorie counting apps, such as myfitnesspal.com, can be helpful in achieving and maintaining a low-calorie diet.
Exercise and fitness also play a significant role. Exercise is the only known way to lower glucose intolerance. A brisk one-hour walk burns about 100 calories per hour or approximately two Snack Wells cookies. “Cardio” exercises, such as running, cycling and swimming, are particularly helpful. These activities increase our heart rates to high levels, and it is this elevated heart rate, sustained for 20-30 minutes, that we think causes glucose intolerance to decline. A good exercise target is a heart rate of 200 minus your age for 30 minutes, three - four days a week.
Medications can be helpful, as well. The oldest are injectable insulin and pills that cause the pancreas to increase insulin release. (Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that drives blood sugar into our organs and tissues.) Metformin is an older drug that induces weight loss and slows the production of sugar in the liver. I typically start all my patients on metformin when they present with a new diagnosis of diabetes. Some of the newer medications work by limiting sugar absorption from the GI tract, slowing the activity of glucagon (a hormone that increases blood sugar levels) and inducing our kidneys to release sugar into the bladder.
Elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol almost always exist in the presence of elevated sugar levels. For that reason, most diabetics should take blood pressure and cholesterol medications. Lastly, all diabetics should take a daily baby aspirin, unless they have an aspirin allergy or intolerance.
Diabetes can be fulfilling to treat because effective management can prevent a host of painful conditions.
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Extraordinary personalities shaping Fort Worth
Lani Stacy
Lani Stacy’S mother diScovered her daughter’S Singing taLent when Lani waS 5 yearS oLd. Three years later, she was singing at local Opry venues, including the legendary Grapevine Opry. At 13, Stacy started her own band. They performed at Cowboys, Billy Bob’s Texas, Six Flags Over Texas and Sea World, opening for big name country stars such as Pam Tillis, Shenandoah and Mark Chestnutt. During her teenage years, she and her band opened shows for Nashville stars Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina and Bryan White, to name a few. Stacy left the Nashville scene and served in the ministry for 14 years.
Stacy, now 36, has been a part of the Grapevine Opry for 27 years. On Jan. 1 this year, she took the stage as the Opry’s new producer, replacing her mentor, longtime Opry leader Rocky Gribble. In November she changed the legendary venue’s name to Main Street Live.
“The Grapevine Opry is a huge legacy name, so of course a lot of thought went into the kind of legacy we have behind this name,” Stacy says. “The last thing we want to do is cut off history. But, in moving forward and looking at the next generation, we’ve changed the show this year. It’s energetic and a little more mainstream and a bit more upbeat, with dancing, choreography and costumes.”
Stacy says she had to weigh the cost of the legacy and the future and made an executive decision to focus more on the future. “We are doing something more fresh and exciting and, hopefully, get the word out that we’re doing something different. The show looks a lot different than it did last year. We want people to know that something brand new is happening here,” she says.
In the past, 90 percent of the Grapevine Opry was country-driven. Stacy has brought in more pop music, featuring the 1960s, 70s and 80s. “We haven’t really touched today’s pop,” she says. “Depending on how we gather audiences moving forward, we’ll look at that. So we’re doing half country and half oldies pop.” The variety shows have been extremely successful, Stacy says. “We were concerned in the beginning with a crowd that has been used to country music for all these years.”
Main Street Live has a paid professional cast for every show. In the past, it was local entertainment. “We bring in four to six cast members per show so that we know we’re giving the audience the best,” Stacy says. “We probably wear six to seven costumes per show and have fun choreography, medley-style, rather than Opry-
style.” Stacy says the goal from the beginning was to change it up enough to keep the venue’s current audience but make it professional enough to pull in some new people. “Next year, we will do one show for an entire month. The show will run four times, and that’s it for the year. That gives our regulars a different show every month and gives our new audiences more of a production.” The show will keep the traditional patriotic and gospel messages alive in its production, Stacy says.
Kevin Bailey, country singer Charley Pride’s bass and guitar player, has known Stacy for many years. He plays part-time at Main Street Live. His wife, Krista Bailey, is a singer and choreographer there.
“Everything I’ve experienced with Lani as a producer has been positive,” Bailey says. “She’s enthusiastic and conscientious, and her first priority is consideration for all the people involved in the show. It’s tough, but she’s dedicated to making it all work.” As to the new branding, Bailey says it’s a better indication of the new productions. “For so long, the Opry tag has been linked to old traditional country music, and Lani’s doing a lot more than just that. I’m behind her, and I hope this thing goes well for her.”
Stacy is excited about the “Main Street Live Christmas Spectacular” holiday shows this year. The shows will include an eightmember cast, including Stacy’s younger daughter, Brooklyn. “We have some of the most professional entertainers around,” she says. “It will be fast-paced, upbeat, high energy and family-friendly, with classic favorites and all different genres—classic, country, pop, and jazz. Of course, we will focus on Santa.”
Main Street Live Christmas Spectacular productions are scheduled for Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13 and 20. Also scheduled is “A Rockin’ New Year’s Eve” on Dec. 31.
Stacy lives in Southlake with her two daughters, Brooklyn, 6, and Halle, 9.
For more information: Call 817.481.8733 or visit their website: grapevineopryshow.com.
| by gail Bennison | photography by alex Lepe |
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The Scene Steeplechase
On Oct. 25 at River Crest Country Club, the Steeplechase Club presented the 2014 Steeplechase Debutantes at its 98th annual ball.
Photo Credit: Sharon S. Corcoran
Who WaS Seen
(1) Miss Bailey Rue Rector, Miss Averille Blayne Boswell, Miss Katherine Riley Genua, Miss Frances Kathleen Baird, Mr. Thompson Earl Purvis, IV, Miss Mary Katherine Miller, Mr. Philip Laughlin Duggins, Mr. Christopher Glenn Darden, Mr. Crawford Overton Edwards, II , Miss Neely Blake Brunette, Miss Grace Chandler Guttersen, Miss Abigail Elizabeth Albritton, Miss Alexandra Gibson White ,
Miss Claire Elise Buechele , Miss Margaret Manning Fry (2) Will Bailey, Elkin Kleberg (3) Paul Dollahite, Will Shoppa, Preston Moore, Phillip Ryan, Bryan Kelly (4) George Young, III, Donavan Williamson, William Dunlap
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In spite of Main Street being closed due to a collapsed building, the Bras for a Cause event had a great turnout. A lot of creative bras were displayed by handsome Fort Worth firemen, reeling in lots of money for breast cancer research. Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s bra brought in $750. Photos by Jill Harper & April Sunshine Hawkins of Funded by Photos fundedbyphotos.org
Who WaS Seen (1) Fort Worth, Texas magazine sponsored bra modeled by Luis (2) DeDe Galindo, Emily Weathers, Rattana Mao, Erin Rahr, Carolann Morris (3) Casey modeling Pam Presswood's bottlecap bra with the winning bidder (4) Marcelle LeBlanc poses with friends and firemen
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These pictures were taken at Cook Children’s Seventh Avenue Fall Kick Off party at the Sundance Square Pavilion. Seventh Avenue members serve as ambassadors in the community and play a significant role in Cook Children’s promise to improve the health of every child in our region. Photos by Joyce Marshall
Who WaS Seen (1) Oleta Thompson, Valrie Eberstein, Melissa Mehall (2) Robert Ursprung, Nancy Cychol, J.B. Strong (3) Chris & Sarah Hardy, Christie Kratch (4) Edward & Haddy Manuel, Larkin & Richard McMillan
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FWGC Fall Luncheon
The Fort Worth Garden Club Fall Luncheon featuring floral designer Jeffrey Leatham was held at Ridglea Country Club on Tuesday, October 28. Proceeds from the luncheon benefit the children's garden project and the restoration of the 1933 rose garden. Photos by Bruce Maxwell
Who WaS Seen (1) Bonnie Epstein, Jeffrey Leatham, Suzanne Levy (2) Sandra Grant, Austin Frederick (3) Kelly Pumphrey, Jennifer Truelson (4) Mickey Robinson, Jean Roach, Harriette Paule (5) Gail Landreth, Judy Koslow
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Scene Camp Fire
On Sept. 10, more than 630 supporters, program participants, alumni and community members joined to celebrate an event 100 years in the making - the Camp Fire First Texas Centennial Celebration Luncheon.
Who WaS Seen (1) Joan & Howard Katz (2) Doris Becker, Monta Noe, Brenda Dyer (3) Christina Thompson, Colleen & Adam Fischer
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Jewel Charity Men’s Event
Reed Pigman hosted the Jewel Charity Men’s Event in his Texas Jet Executive Terminal at Meacham Airport. Event Chairs Laura O’Brien and Mary Katherine Tetirick turned the space into the world’s largest man cave with the help of event sponsors Park Place Maserati Fort Worth and Executive AirShare.
Photos by Sharon Ellman
Who WaS Seen
(1) Darryl Miao, Ray Crain, Tommy Boswell (2) Sam Brous, John Batton, Ralph Manning, Clark Cowley
The Scene Bites and Flights
West 7th's first food and wine event happened on Nov. 2. Guests enjoyed food sampling from 10 participating restaurants, wine tastings and live music. Photos by Honey Russell
Who WaS Seen
(1) Amy Jonah, Martha Bouk, Laura Pham, Kendra Honeycutt (2) Sarah & Carter Schimpff (3) Jeff Dazey & Katie Robertson
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Front row left to right: Stephen C. Howell, John W. Proctor, Richard W. Wiseman
Back row left to right: Michael L. Peck, Brooke U. Allen, Jeffrey R. Gilmore, David W. Chant, Sterling J. Elza, John W. Proctor, Jr., Robert K. Piwetz, Larry W. Wilshire, Cailin M. Ringelman
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Founded by Judge Jesse Brown, this premiere civil litigation firm specializes in solving its clients’ problems in aviation, business, commercial, condemnation, construction, railroad and insurance defense/subrogation cases. During its more than 90 years of legal practice in downtown Fort Worth, the firm has been rated “AV Preeminent,” the highest rating possible by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and its offices have been located on the second floor of the historic Fort Worth Club Building since 1959. Attorneys from the firm have been represented in the Fort Worth, Texas “Top Attorneys” issues from 2002 to the present, and have been voted by their peers for other national, state and local awards, including the American College of Trial Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Texas SuperLawyers and Rising Stars, Attorneys of Excellence, and the Blackstone Award from the Tarrant County Bar Association.
How we DiD it The 2014 Fort Worth, Texas list of Top Attorneys is drawn from nominations by other attorneys in the region, who must provide their Texas law license number to be able to make nominations through the magazine’s website.
Attorneys are not permitted to nominate themselves. Attorneys in firms of more than one person may nominate other members of their firms so long as they nominate an equal number of attorneys outside their firm in the same areas of practice.
This year, we received 840 completed nomination forms containing 7,284 names, many of them duplications, of course. Once the nominations were calculated, we determined where the cutoff point was in each category. Those above the cutoff point were then checked against the Texas Bar Association database to determine whether the nominee was licensed to practice law in Texas, when the attorney passed the state bar exam, where the attorney’s primary area of practice was located and whether there were public disciplinary actions involving the attorney.
We developed two lists: Attorneys in practice more than five years and attorneys in practice fewer than five years. Those lists were submitted to a panel of attorneys who are themselves Top Attorneys for examination. They were asked to look for obvious omissions, questionable inclusions and areas of specialty. We went back through the lists and either accepted or rejected their suggestions.
Attorneys who passed the bar in November five years ago were left on the under five year list because that was their status when they were nominated. Attorneys who passed the bar earlier in the year where moved to the more than five year list.
The result is a list of 661 names of attorneys in practice for more than five years and 99 names of attorneys in practice for fewer than five years. A few attorneys are listed in more than one category of practice, based on the nominations received.
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More than Five Years in Practice
The attorneys listed were nominated by their peers, but some highly regarded professionals may not appear on these lists, which could have occurred for many reasons including newness to the area, failure to follow nomination guidelines, or a sub-specialty so narrow as to preclude mention.
By including an attorney on these lists, Fort Worth, Texas magazine does not recommend or endorse his/her service. We desire to provide useful information to supplement what you learn from other sources. If you have a good relationship with an attorney, do not let this cause an unnecessary change. simply use these results as one part of your search when you find yourself in need of new counsel.
Attorneys whose names are in BOLD type received 20 or more nominations from their peers. Attorneys who are in BOLD ITALIC type received at least 10 but fewer than 20 nominations.
Administrative
Issues regarding the body of rules, regulations, orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government.
Ann Diamond
Dee Kelly Jr.
Tyler Wallach
Andrew Wambsganss
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Practice of resolving legal disputes through mediation, collaborative law, arbitration or other nonlitigation methods.
Barbara Armstrong
Jennifer Caldwell
John Allen Chalk Sr.
John Dowdy
Dusty Fillmore
Trey Gordon
Thomas Henry
Kight L. Higgins
John W. Hughes
Roland K. Johnson
Beth M. Krugler
Richard Maples
Matthew McDonald
Wade McMullen
Dale O'Neal
David R. Seidler
Appellate
Issues regarding appeals of a lower court’s ruling.
Marianne M. Auld
Russell R. Barton
Dabney D. Bassel
John Cayce Jr.
Donald Ferrill
Thomas F. Harkins
Steven K. Hayes
David F. Johnson
David Keltner
Jeffrey Kobs
Thomas Michel
Chris Nickelson
Misty Pratt Schneider
Karen Precella
Fredrick Quast
Brittani Rollen
Jody Sanders
Brent Shellhorse
Andrew D. Sims
Joseph W. Spence
Matt Stayton
Stephen L. Tatum
Banking
Issues regarding state and federal statutes on bank regulations.
Paul D. Bradford
Elisa Fox
Brandon Hill
Dan Lowry
Ross Martin
Bruce McGee
Nicholas Pappas
Wade D. Purtell
Sierra Quinonez
Bill Ratliff
Dan Settle
Dennis Swift
James Webb
Bankruptcy
Issues regarding the rights and responsibilities of debtors and creditors in bankruptcy
proceedings.
John Y. Bonds
Carey Ebert
Letty Martinez Evans
J. Robert Forshey
Jim Ince
Matt Maben
J. Michael McBride
Michael McConnell
St Clair Newbern III
Ian Peck
Mark Petrocchi
Steve Pezanosky
Scot Pierce
David Pritchard
Jeff P. Prostok
Clarke Rogers
Clare Russell
Henry W. Simon
Robert A. Simon
Clay Taylor
Karen Telschow Johnson
Behrooz Vida
Carla Vida
Patrick D. West
Stephen Wilcox
Business/Commercial Litigation
Issues regarding the formation and financing of business or commercial enterprises.
Neal W. Adams
Randy Agnew
Stephen Cheak
Stephanie Daley
Russell Devenport
Elliott Garsek
Zachary Garsek
Janet Hahn
Rob Keffler
Robert W. Lydick
Charles Milliken
Andrew Norman
Rick Sorenson
Jim Stripling
Cynthia Terry
William Warren
Tom Williams
Civil Law – Litigation and Transactions
Litigation seeks damages or specific performance in noncriminal cases. Transactional law involves protection of the interests of a business,
individual or multiple parties working together.
Brooke Allen
Geffrey W. Anderson
Michael Anderson
Chad Arnette
Daniel L. Bates
Lars Berg
Robert Bodoin
Bryan Bruner
Gina Bruner
Jamie Bryan
Kirk Bryant
Julie Camacho
William Campbell
Patrick Canon
David R. Childress
Vincent Circelli
Patricia Cole
Christopher D. Collins
Hugh Connor
Mike Cooke
Larry Cotten
Blake Cox
Kelly Curnutt
Randal L. Dean
Russell Devenport
Roger Diseker
David Drez
Mark Dugan
Ralph Duggins
Rebecca Eaton
Sterling Elza
Jacob Fain
Michael Forman
Walter S. Fortney
Larry L. Fowler
Walker Friedman
Sharon Fulgham
Toby Galloway
Terry Gardner
Paul Goetz
Chris Greer
Douglas Hafer
George Haratsis
Albon Head
Michael Henry
Ed Huddleston
Brandon Hurley
Bruce L. James
William Jenkins
David F. Johnson
Roland K. Johnson
Michael Johnston
Lynn Kelly
Dee J. Kelly Jr.
Dee Kelly Sr.
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2014 Top ATTorneys
James E. Key
Koy Killen
Bill Kirkman
Lyndon Laird
Sandy Liser
Jennifer Litke
John Lively Jr.
John Lively Sr.
Cade Lovelace
Jennifer Lovelace
Brant Martin
Dan McDonald
Hunter T. McLean
Derek Montgomery
Shayne Moses
George Muckleroy
Preston Mundt
Marcus Mungioli
Robert Myers
Jason Nash
Christopher Neal
Dan O'Brien
Raymond Palmer
Michael Peck
John Piland
John W. Proctor
Joseph Regan
Guy Riddle
Jerrod Rinehart
Kimberley Satz
Michael Schneiderman
Chip Searcy
Marshall Searcy
John W. Shaw
Mike Sheehan
Andrew D. Sims
Brian Stagner
Mack Ed Swindle
Joe D. Tolbert
Phillip Vickers
Paul Vitanza
Tennessee W. Walker
Bill Warren
Jeff Whitfield
Jay Wieser
Larry Wilshire
Shauna Wright
Jim Zadeh
Construction
Issues regarding matters with contractors, surety, landowners and government agencies dealing with construction disputes or litigation.
Toby Burke
Edward Cox
Randal L. Dean
Richard DeBerry
John Drake
Elisa Fox
Stephanie Harrison
Stephen D. Harrison
Cara Kennemer
Michael MacQuaid
Wesly C. Maness
Hunter T. McLean
Matthew Motes
Frank M. Newman
Andrew Piel
Stephen Polozola
Donald Pratt
Brad Rice
Henry E. Steck
Mark Stoecker
Ross Vitek
Richard Wiseman
Stephen Yungblut
Consumer
Issues regarding regulations within the consumer marketplace, including (but not limited to) warranties, credit cards and e-commerce.
Andrew Etter
Letty Evans
Charles Hamm
Jerry J. Jarzombek
Michael Johnston
John R. Wolffarth
Corporate Finance/ Mergers and Acquisitions
Issues regarding the formation and financing of business or commercial enterprises involving mergers and acquisitions.
Brian Barnard
Dick Bernasek
Tommy Boswell
Benton Cantey V
David Cook
Sharon Cooper
Charles Florsheim
William D. Greenhill
Justin Hoover
Kris Landrith
Richard A. Lowe
Evan Malloy
Charles Milliken
Steve Norris
R. Jason Pierce
Vernon Rew Jr.
Wayne Whitham
Dustin Willey
Criminal
Issues regarding crimes and their prosecution.
Bruce Ashworth
Brandon Barnett
Leslie Barrows
Bruce Beasley
John Brender
Kara Carreras
Virginia Carter
Cody Cofer
Mimi Coffey
Mark Daniel
Nick Davis
Lance Evans
Tim Evans
Curtis Fortinberry
J. Brandon Fulgham
Brian Goza
Jeff Hampton
Jason Howard
Andrea Hunter
Steven Jumes
Jeff Kearney
Joetta Keene
Tracie Kenan
Emily LaChance
Jerry Loftin
Trent Loftin
Trey Loftin
Trent Marshall
Mitch Miers
Terri Moore
Kenneth Mullen
John "Tony" Ross
P. Michael Schneider
Jim Shaw
Jonathan Simpson
Justin Sparks
Warren St. John
Greg Westfall
Luke Williams
Jerry Wood
Reagan Wynn
Education Law
Issues concerning the laws and regulations that govern federal and state education.
J. Benjamin Barlow
Janet Bubert
Tom Carr
Valerie Carrillo
Melissa Kates
Thomas Myers
Angela Robinson
Jim Whitton
Family Law
Issues regarding marriage, divorce, spousal support, adoption or child custody.
Andrew Anderson
Barbara Armstrong
Vaughn Bailey
Leslie Barrows
Robert Blankenship
Kaye Lynne Boll
Mark Childress
John Clark
David Cook
Theresa Copeland
B.C. Cornish
Anita Cutrer
Rachel Dalton
Lori DeAngelis
Ami Decker
Kelly Decker
Michelle DeLotto
Lauren Gaydos Duffer
Stephen Farrar
Eric Freeby
Paul Goetz
Nancy Gordon
Vicki Hafer
Brenda Hasenzahl
Tom E. Hill
Deborah Hinds
Mary Holland
Robert Hoover
Lisa Hoppes
James Jay
Karmen Johnson
Jill Johnston
Tracey Justice
Jeffrey Kaitcer
Heather King
J. Stephen King
David Kulesz
Mark Lane
Stephen Lawrence
Bob Leonard
Adrienne Makens
Lynne Milford
Tyler Monahan
Cassie Mullen
Kimberly Naylor
Stephen Naylor
Chris Nickelson
Gary L. Nickelson
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Heather Ogier
Susan Paquet
Elizabeth Parmer
Richard Price
Shannon Pritchard
Matthew Riek
Laurie Robinson
Mark Rosenfield
Janice Schattman
Marilyn Shell
Justin Sisemore
Curran Skinner
Dwayne Smith
Kate Smith
Lori Spearman
Keith Spencer
Melissa Swan
Jamie Taylor
Anna Teller
Donald Teller
Michael Tresidder
Tom Vick
Diane Wanger
Wayne Ward
Dana White
Pam Wilder
Weir Wilson
Kyle Whitaker
Mike Windsor
Doug Wright
Intellectual Property
Issues regarding securing an idea, patent or trademark of an invention.
Lynn Barber
Joseph F. Cleveland Jr.
Heath Coffman
Clark Cowley
Leslie Darby
Charles D. Gunter
Dustin Johnson
Cheryl Leb
Geoffrey Mantooth
Stephen S. Mosher
Edward Nelson
Lewis Schwartz
Richard L. "Rocky" Schwartz
David Skeels
Jonathan Suder
Brian K. Yost
Labor & Employment –
Employee
Issues regarding workers, their skills and their value within a
business.
Zoe Courtney
David Fielding
Rick Griffin
Susan Hutchison
Chris Medlenka
Jason Smith
Tara Tankersley
Rod Tanner
Labor & Employment –
Employer
Issues concerning the treatment of employees and applicants for employment by employers.
Theresa Berend
Paige Biggs
Thomas S. Brandon Jr.
Russell Cawyer
Karen Denney
Brad Dowell
Caroline Harrison
Cindy L. Hill
Angela Hoyt
Leslie Hunt
Michael P. Hutchens
Gary Ingram
Claudine Jackson
Lynn Kelly
Danielle Needham
Lu Pham
Henry Robinson
Julie Ross
Jay Rutherford
Nathan Schattman
Land Use & Environment
Issues involving development and environmental law.
Ray Oujesky
James Schell
Sarah Walls
Medical Malpractice –Defense
Issues regarding defending a physician when a patient claims their doctor has not lived up to claims of experience, and injury or loss occurs.
Jennifer M. Andrews
Gregory P. Blaies
Henri J. Dussault
Randy Hall
John McChristian
Wes Myers
Jordan Parker
Carol Traylor
D. Michael Wallach
Medical Malpractice –Plaintiff
Issues regarding helping a client when a physician fails to live up to his/her claims of experience and injury or loss occurs.
Anna Alvarado
Lou Barkholtz
Geno Borchardt
Art Brender
W. Brice Cottongame
Steven C. Laird
Randall Moore
Jerry K. Sawyer
Moving Violations
Issues regarding moving vehicles and traffic law and citations.
Jim Lollar
James Mallory
Sommer Walker
Oil & Gas
Issues regarding energy sources and disputes between landowners and energy companies.
Elizabeth Babb
Prichard Bevis
Bill F. Bogle
William G. Bredthauer
Jamie Bryan
Eric Camp
Jeff Grable
Robert Grable
Meg Guerra
Charles B. Harris
Timothy Howell
Raymond Kelly
Jeff King
Tim Malone
Mark M. Matula
Michael Moore
Aaron Moses
Pat Murphy
Mark Oliver
Adam Plumbley
Shawna R. Rinehart
Clark Rucker
Bart Rue
Todd Spake
Katey Powell Stimek
James Strawn
John Thompson III
Paul B. Westbrook
Rafael Ylanan
Personal Injury Defense
Issues regarding defending a client from liability.
Randall E. Betty
Greg Blaies
Melinda R. Burke
Laura Docker
Henri J. Dussault
Neely Fortinberry
Randy Hall
Jeffrey Lacy
Stuart Lumpkins Jr.
Steve Maxwell
Charlie Mitchell
R. Bruce Moon
Shane O'Dell
Allen Pennington
Christopher J. Pruitt
Cailin Ringelman
Jackie Robinson
James Williams
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
Issues pertaining to proving a defendant is liable for the plaintiff’s injuries and responsible for monetary damages.
Garette Amis
Mark Anderson
Seth Anderson
Wade A. Barrow
Bruce Beasley
William Berenson
Bob Bodoin
George Boll
Geno Borchardt
Ricky J. Brantley
Art Brender
John Cummings
Dwain Dent
Preston Dugas
J. Patrick Gallagher
Robert Haslam
Wesley M. Hightower
Greg Jackson
John Jose
Darrell Keith
Robert Kisselburgh
Steven C. Laird
Steve Maxwell
Kent McAfee
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2014 Top ATTorneys
Avery McDaniel
Mike McGartland
Chris Medlenka
Stephen Mitchell
Chuck Noteboom
W. Bradley "Brad" Parker
Jim Ross
Todd Smith
Jason Stephens
Randall Turner
Roger "Rocky" Walton
Rick Ward
Natherral Washington
Patrick Woodson
Coby Wooten
Probate, Estates, Trust
Issues regarding distribution or management of an estate while the client is alive or after his/her death and determining the authenticity of a last will and testament.
Gordon Applelman
Michael Appleman
David Bakutis
Craig Bishop
Marvin E. Blum
Tommy Boswell
Michael Bourland
Natalie S. Brackett
Keith Branyon
Patricia Cole
Kelly DeBerry
Kimberly Donovan
Tena Fox
Catherine Goodman
Ross Griffith
J. Geary Grimes
Chandler Grisham
Janet Hahn
Laura L. Haley
Shelli Harveson
Kelcie Hibbs
Amanda L. Holliday
John R. Hunter
Lisa H. Jamieson
Roger Jones
Mike Kaitcer
Kevin Kuenzli
Paul Lancaster
Terry Leach
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Blair Norman
Amy E. Ott
Julie A. Plemons
Gary V. Post
Joel Sawyer
Aaron Shutt
Melinda Watts Smith
Dulaney Steer
Aimee L. Stone
David Tracy
Rick B. Weaver
Stephen Willey
Product Liability
Issues regarding actions against a manufacturer that sells a defective product, which results in injury to the buyer or user.
David Chant
Patrick Gallagher
Stephen C. Howell
Grant Liser
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
Issues regarding defending a professional when an individual claims the professional has not properly performed the duties of the profession.
Denise Collins
Monika Cooper
B. Blake Cox
Donald A. Ferrill
Roland K. Johnson
Kleber C. Miller
Real Estate
Issues regarding topics concerning the purchase and sale of land, including contracts, deeds, title of insurance and other property rights.
Ken D. Adair
Will Babb
Christopher Baker
Mark Bishop
Susan Coleman
Blake Cox
Luke Ellis
R. Dyann McCully
Catherine R. Moon
Colin Murchison
Jay Garrett
Noelle Garsek
Bob Ginsburg
James Griffis
Susan Halsey
Jared Harrell
Sadie Harrison-Fincher
Timothy Harvard
Alan Hegi
Joel Heydenburk
Justin Huston
Paul J. Johnson
Melissa Kates
Chad Key
Jared King
Kris Landrith
Brad Mahon
Travis McNellie
Patricia Meadows
David Mellina
Sharon Millians
Gary Moates
Frank M. Newman
Russell Norment
Jeff Rattikin
Josef Reimer
Andy Rogers
Pollard Rogers
Susan Ross
R. Daniel Settle
Kenneth Stogdill
Burch Waldron
Ginger Webber
Robert G. West
Dan A. White
Securities
Issues regarding the issuance and selling of securities and related matters.
Todd Baker
Brian Barnard
Steve Berry
Douglas Clayton
Sharon Cooper
John R. Fahy
Toby Galloway
William D. Greenhill
Calvin Jackson
Robin Perras
Patrick Reardon
Vernon Rew Jr.
Andrew Rosell
Robert F. Watson
Wayne Whitaker
Social Security
Issues regarding Social Security claims and related issues.
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2014 Top ATTorneys
Monica Benson
Karen Johnson
Steven Katten
Charles Kennedy
Rick Weaver Tax
Issues regarding assisting clients through the regulations that authorize the collection of income, gift, estate, inheritance and business taxes.
Gordon Appleman
Michael Appleman
Marvin E. Blum
James Creel
Rick Disney
Chester Grudzinski
Thomas Hegi
John R. Hunter
Brandon Jones
Daniel McCarthy
Phillip W. McCrury
James Stripling
G. Len Woodard
Other Legal Specialties
Aviation Law
Stephen Howell
Communication Law
Judd Pritchard
Corporate Counsel
Hurshell Brown
Andrea Cottrel
Kendra Dias
Joe Gallagher
Scott Gladden
Jenny Gravley
Amy Hochberger
Susan Hudson
Carolyn Hyman
Kate Jett
Andrew Lombardi
Emily Mundt
Bill Paxton
Trey Penny
Heather Raiden
John Sams
Hugh Simpson
Jacob Smith
Kris Summers
Patti Turner
Karen Wardell
John W. McNey
2014 Top ATTorneys
Health Law
Julie Bergkamp
George T. Harris
Wayne Whitaker
Immigration
Karen Alexander
Raul A. Canez
Francisco Hernandez
Jason C. Mills
Yadira Zepeda
Non-Profit Law
Thomas Brandon Jr.
Steven Goodspeed
Darren Moore
Shelby Sharpe
Dana Stayton
Sports Law
Christian Dennie
Sexual Abuse
Greg Love
Kimberlee Norris
2014 Top ATTorneys
Attorneys Under Five Years in Practice
Appellate
Issues regarding appeals of a lower court’s ruling.
Elizabeth Fitch
Kyle Fonville
Joe Greenhill
John J. Shaw
Mary Smith
Banking
Issues regarding state and federal statutes on bank regulations
Austin S. Conner
Nicole Conner
Elise Simbro
Melissa Tucker
Bankruptcy
Issues regarding the rights and responsibilities of debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
Matthias Kleinsasser
Evelyn Clare Russell
Lindsay Steele
Katherine Thomas Hopkins
Business/Commercial Litigation
Issues regarding the formation and financing of business or commercial enterprises.
Sean Buckley
Adam Fulkerson
Brook Miscoski
Patrick H. Rose IV
Civil Law – Litigation and Transactions
Civil litigation seeks damages or specific performance rather in non-criminal cases. Transactional law involves protection of the interests of a business, individual or multiple parties working together.
Taylor Anderson
Caleb Bulls
Anthony Cuesta
Lindsay Daniel
Bryan Davis
Colleen Deal
Joey Fabela
Kyle Fonville
Brian Garrett
Chase Medling
Christopher Nezworski
Andrea Whalen Paris
Jeff Parks
Jack Proctor
Clinton Quisenberry
Jake Ramsey
Bronwyn Scharar
Adam P. Simmons
Saba Syed
Christopher L. Taylor
Brad Timms
Kelli Walter
Matthew Walton
Claire Wiswell
Corporate Finance/ Mergers & Acquisitions
Issues regarding the formation and financing of business or commercial enterprises involving mergers and acquisitions.
Anna Hodges
Chelsea Tabor
Jarratt Watkins
Criminal Issues regarding crimes and their prosecution.
Devin AuClair
Elizabeth Cortright
Christopher Lankford
Chelsi McLarty
Thomas Murphree
Benson Varghese
Bryan Wilson
Samuel Terry
Family
Law
Issues regarding marriage, divorce, spousal support, adoption or child custody.
Sonya Carrillo
Jessica Janicek
Samantha Junker
Bria Larson
Amy Lee
Brenna Loyd
Dana Manry
Taylor McPherson
Jessica Phillips
Lester Reed
Susan Smith
Joseph Soto
Alison Paige Porterfield
Cindy Fitch
Cassi Engel
Sean Lynch
Oil And Gas
Issues regarding disputes between landowners and energy companies.
Colby Gunnels
Hunter Parrish
Sarah Powers
Christina Sherwood
Brian Smith
Heather Sutton
Richard Torlincasi
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
Issues pertaining to proving a defendant is liable for the plaintiff’s injuries and responsible for monetary damages.
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2014 Top ATTorneys
Attorneys Under Five Years in Practice
Robert L. Henry
Christopher Stoy
Wayne Taylor
Probate, Estates, Trusts
Issues regarding distribution or management of an estate while the client is alive or after his/her death and determining the authenticity of a last will and testament.
Kandice R. Damiano
Clint Dennis
Beth Hampton
Anna K. Selby
Caroline Smock
Louis J. Stefanos
Torrie Taylor
Product Liability
Issues regarding actions against a manufacturer that sells a defective product, which results in injury to the buyer or user.
David Brezik
Jeffrey Gilmore
Real Estate
Issues regarding topics concerning the purchase and sale of land, including contracts, deeds, title of insurance and other property rights
Michael Farah
Martin Garcia
Kristin Good
Lisa Leaton
Matthew Luensmann
Mitchell Moses
Tax
Issues regarding assisting clients through the regulations that authorize the collection of income, gift, estate, inheritance and business taxes.
Adam Fulkerson
Jessica Morrison
Ryan Scharar
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and 2015 Super Lawyers Rising Stars. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee Panel Member-Dallas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, John C. Ford American Inn of Court, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and International Trademark Association (INTA). GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Providing exceptional customer service to our clients. MOTTO: Attorneys dedicated to quality representation and a superior client experience. WHAT SETS US APART: We believe there is more to the practice of law than statutes and courtrooms. Behind every case is a person, and every person deserves an advocate to stand by them. Fears | Nachawati
prides itself on its expanding team of attorneys and cutting-edge thinking in the legal profession. In every area of our practice, success and client satisfaction are our greatest rewards. PICTURED: Bryan Fears*, Majed Nachawati*, Matt McCarley*, John Raggio*, Paul Roessner, Adam Villanueva, Depinder Aujla, Tyler Berger, Ben Lusky, Matthew Haynie, Meredith Simpkins, Sophilia Hsu, Connor Haskins, Charlotte Gulewicz. (*Partner) CONTACT INFORMATION:
The Law Office of Greg Jackson, PLLC
SPECIALTY: Personal Injury Trial Law. EDUCATION: B.B.A., Baylor University, 1994; J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1995; Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2001-present. AWARDS/HONORS: Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year, 2005; Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County, 2006. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Tarrant County Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year, 2005. WHY YOU CHOSE LAW: My mom said I was good at arguing. MISSION: I represent my clients to the fullest extent of the law, but always treat my opponents in a professional and respectful way so as to bring honor to the profession. PICTURED: Greg Jackson.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
201 Main St., Ste. 600 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.926.1003 • 817.886.3653
gregjacksonlaw.com gjackson@gregjacksonlaw.com
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Mark C. Lane
SPECIALTY: My firm practices family law, including complex divorce and custody litigation, property settlements, custody modification and family law trial cases through an aggressive maverick style of lawyering. EDUCATION: B.S. in Psychology, Lamar University; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University; Judge of Roanoke for the last 12 years. EXPERIENCE: Established over 17 years ago with over 4500 cases to date. AWARDS/HONORS: Past board member of Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Texas Family Law Bar Section, Tarrant County Family Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, North District, U.S. District Court. GREATEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT: Winning custody and property division cases that help that person continue in life with a fresh start. WHAT SETS HIM APART: Just a few minutes spent in the law offices of Mark Lane, and you know something is decidedly different. You’re greeted by a warm smile, surrounded by family photos. And on a table, for all to see, is a Bible open to Ephesians. Right away, you sense this is a silent testament to Mark’s success. Lane is widely known as one of Fort Worth’s finest litigators…the man you want beside you when staring down a hard fight. The reputed courtroom crusader has 17 years and upwards of 4,500 cases to his name, yet he modestly measures his career by a higher standard. He reveals why he views family law as less
an occupation and more a higher calling: “Divorce, custody, probate, division of property—it’s all so complex,” says Mark. “And I know what it’s like, the struggle, the financial worries. It’s very hard to navigate that family environment.” But it’s his wisdom through experience—in the courtroom and in life—that compel Mark to remain grateful. “The Lord has had His hand on me all along,” observes Mark. “We get to pray for and support people through some of the hardest times in their lives. It’s a blessing.” And with that, hearing such compassionate Christian faith put to words, you realize what sets Mark Lane apart. APPROACH TO LAW: Establishing an effective game plan to help my clients by using wisdom, experience and litigation by providing
a personal and direct contact through very difficult events. SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fellowship of the Sword, New River Fellowship Church, Vision Life Ministries and Dressing Souls. FREE ADVICE: “Hire me before your spouse does!”
INNOVATIONS: The firm is uniquely qualified to handle the most complicated matrimonial cases in the trial or appellate courts throughout Texas, having board certified attorneys in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law. This adds a fresh perspective in resolving complicated litigation. CERTIFICATION: Gary is board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Chris is board certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Gary has been the chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, president of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; both the Texas Chapter and national organization. He is also a diplomate in The American College of Family Trial Lawyers. This membership is by invitation only and limited to 100 Family Law attorneys nationwide. Chris is past president of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Appellate Section and currently on the Family Law Council of the State Bar of Texas’ Family Law Section. Both are frequently authors and lecturers for the State Bar of Texas and other organizations. HONORS: Gary holds many prestigious awards and has been
named a “Texas Super Lawyer,” a Thomson Reuters business, as published in Texas Monthly magazine since the program began in 2003. Chris was designated a “Super Lawyer,” a Thomson Reuters business, in their Super Lawyer issue in 2014, and was designated as a “Rising Star,” a Thomson Reuters business, in their Super Lawyer issue as published in Texas Monthly from 2004 to 2013. Both father and son have won the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas’ highest and most prestigious award, The Dan Price Award, in 2003 and 2013, respectively. EXPERIENCE: Gary has handled family law cases exclusively for 30 years. He is dedicated and has the experience to handle any and all family law cases throughout Texas. Chris, a 15-year attorney, clerked in El Paso Court of Appeals, appeared as an attorney in many of the appellate courts in Texas and is an accomplished family law attorney.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 5201 W. Freeway, Ste. 100 • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.735.4000 • Fax 817.735.1480 garynickelson.com
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Winstead PC
SPECIALTY: Corporate and Securities, Financial Services, Energy, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Appellate, Construction, Closely Held Entities, Fiduciary Litigation, and Estate Planning and Probate. AWARDS/HONORS: Ranked in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Rising Stars, Fort Worth Business Press (FWBP) Tarrant County Attorneys of Excellence, FWBP 40 Under 40, FWBP Power Attorneys, Texas Bar Foundation Outstanding Law Review Article Award. MEMBERSHIPS/ AFFILIATIONS: Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth; CREW Fort Worth; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Leadership Fort Worth; Oil and Gas Section, Professional Development Institute, University of North Texas; the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce;
American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Court; Tarrant County Bar Association; College of the State Bar of Texas; Counsel of Appellate Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation; Ladies on the Lamb; Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Winstead would consider the relationships we have built in Fort Worth with our clients as our greatest achievement. The firm hired attorneys with experience in several key areas that are both strengths of Winstead and relevant to the Fort Worth business community: financial services, real estate, and energy. Many of our attorneys have called Fort Worth home for generations. They serve on the boards and committees of several prestigious Fort Worth organizations and participate in the community. WHAT SETS US APART:
Winstead can rely on the legal talent in other city offices when necessary, which makes us more agile for our clients. We also have a younger generation of attorneys in our Fort Worth office. This next generation of attorneys helps Winstead bring fresh perspectives to the table and allows the firm to provide youth, energy and competitive rates for the client. Additionally, we have seasoned, mature attorneys with several decades of service in the legal industry and the Fort Worth region. This unique combination gives Winstead the flexibility to adapt to the client’s business needs. PROFESSIONAL APPROACH: We are more than just your attorneys – our knowledge of your business and industry makes us an extension of your core business team. We are practical, roll-up-our-sleeves lawyers committed to using our broad legal experi-
ence to relentlessly pursue innovative solutions on your terms. FREE ADVICE: Investing in sound legal advice at the beginning of a project goes a long way in reducing risk and ensuring success. PICTURED: Back row from left: Charlie Florsheim, Jarrod Cone, Adam Plumbley, Sierra Quinonez, Noelle Garsek, Jim Strawn, Trey Lansford, Justin Hoover. Seated from left: Jamie Bryan, Jeff King, Tommy Boswell, David Johnson. Not pictured: Joe Regan and Jared Wood.
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Anderson & Riddle, LLP
SPECIALTY: Civil Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Probate Litigation. AWARDS/HONORS: Geffrey “Geff” Anderson–“Super Lawyer,” 2010-2014; “Top Lawyers in Tarrant County,” Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2003 and 2010-2014. Guy Riddle–“Super Lawyer,” 2011-2014; “Top Lawyers in Tarrant County,” Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2013-2014. Bronwyn Scharar–“Top Lawyers in Tarrant County,” Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2010-2014. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Client satisfaction in countless number of cases.
APPROACH TO LAW: Anderson & Riddle, LLP consistently sets and achieves courtroom goals for clients of any size, from major corporations to individuals. The firm’s unconventional approach to litigation provides a framework for success. The statewide respect for the collegiality and professionalism demonstrated by the firm’s lawyers allows for
quick resolution of most cases. If an agreement cannot be reached, the courage to perform under fire allows each of the attorneys to thoroughly present the dispute to the jury. This combination of common sense and talent sets the firm apart from all competitors. PICTURED: Geffrey W. Anderson, Guy H. Riddle, Bronwyn M. Scharar.
CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning, probate, tax, business entities, probate litigation, estate administration and guardianships.
SPECIALTIES: Bakutis–Probate litigation. McCully–Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning. Sawyer–Estate Planning, Probate, Tax, Business Entities. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 33 years. EDUCATION: Bakutis–J.D., Texas Tech. McCully–J.D., SMU. Sawyer–J.D., Baylor; LL.M. (Taxation), NYU. Wiist–J.D., Baylor. Ravsten–J.D., St. Mary’s; LL.M. (Taxation), SMU. Hampton–J.D., Baylor. Loudermilk–J.D., Charleston. ACTIVITIES: Bakutis–Tarrant County Probate Bar (past president), frequent legal speaker/author. McCully–Certified Mediator, Tarrant County Probate Bar (past president), Board-Livingstone University Partners, frequent legal speaker/author. Sawyer–Board, Performing Arts Fort Worth, Community Foundation of North Texas – 2010 Professional Advisor of the Year. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIA-
TIONS: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, The College of the State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Fort Worth Business and Estate Council, National College of Probate Judges, Association of Attorney Mediators. GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Client satisfaction and loyalty. WHAT SETS THEM
APART: “We are a small boutique law firm specializing in estate planning and probate litigation.” PICTURED: (standing, left to right) Joel Sawyer, Dyann McCully, David Bakutis, Michael Wiist, and James Ravsten. (seated, left to right) Bob Loudermilk, Beth Hampton
CONTACT INFORMATION: 500 W. 7TH St., Ste. 725 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.335.2208 • Fax 817.332.6532 lawbms.com
Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC
SPECIALTY: Criminal Defense and Military Law. EDUCATION: Brandon W. Barnett - LL.M. Litigation, The George Washington Law School, J.D.; Texas Tech University School of Law. Jason H. Howard - J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law. Luke A. Williams - J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law. AWARDS/HONORS: Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorneys 2013, National Trial Lawyers Association - Top 100 Trial Lawyers (Criminal Defense), National Trial Lawyers Association - Top 40 Under 40, U.S. Marine Corps, Military Justice Expert. GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: The hug or handshake of a grateful client. Every case we handle, big or small, is the most important matter in somebody’s life. We have seen our share of acquittals, dismissals, and otherwise good results. There is not one case in our minds that is more important than the next because each case allows us the opportunity to be a blessing to somebody in need.
MISSION: We strive to be individuals of high character with uncompromising personal and professional ethics. We believe that honesty and courage go a long way in the practice of law, as in life. FREE ADVICE: There are a lot of good attorneys in Fort Worth. If you find yourself in need of a criminal defense lawyer, schedule a meeting and talk with one face to face. Interview several attorneys until you find the right fit for you. This is why we offer free consultations.
SPECIALTIES: Family, Criminal, and Probate. EDUCATION: Leslie: B.A., Sam Houston State University; J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law. Bria: B.A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Texas at Arlington; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.
HONORS: Leslie: Past Secretary of American Inns of Court, Elected Tarrant County Bar Association Board of Director (Solo/Small Firm Past Chair; Elder Law Committee; National Adoption Day Past Chair; Juvenile Seminar Chair), Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association (President), and Nominated Metroport Teen Court Judge of the Year 2013. Bria: National Order of the Barristers (2013), Preeminent Advocate (2013). MEMBERSHIPS: National College of DUI Defense, American Inns of Court, College of the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas (Technology, Family, Juvenile, and Criminal Sections), Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Denton County Bar Associa-
tion, Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association. WHAT SETS YOU APART: Meeting and exceeding expectations of clients while resolving cases quickly and efficiently. MISSION: Giving our clients hands-on guidance through the legal process. ADVICE: Consult an attorney as soon as you have a feeling that you may need legal advice. We have offices in Fort Worth and Trophy Club to serve you.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
500 E. Belknap St., Ste. A • Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.481.1583, Fax 817.381.1135 BarrowsFirm.com
Bill Berenson
EXPERTISE: Bill Berenson has successfully represented victims of truck and auto collisions for over 34 years. He focuses on collisions caused by tractor-trailer and intoxicated drivers. EDUCATION: B.A. with honors, UT Austin; J.D., SMU School of Law. MEMBERSHIPS/ HONORS: Board of Directors, Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Top 100 Attorney; Life Fellow, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. BOARD CERTIFICATION: Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1992. RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Berenson obtained a significant recovery for the critically injured teenager in the controversial “affluenza case” and was featured in The New York Times and other national media. WHAT SETS HIM APART: Berenson harnesses the drive that has enabled him to race marathons in all 50 states to passionately fight to get his clients the maximum recovery.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 900 River Plaza Tower • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.885.8000 BerensonLaw.com
The Berry Firm, PLLC
SPECIALTY: The Berry Firm is a trial firm specializing in the defense of expert intensive cases involving personal injury or property damage.
AWARDS/HONORS: Top Rated Lawyers in Texas and Oklahoma by ALM, featured in Forbes magazine (February 2013, March 2010), Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: The General Counsel Forum, The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Defense Research Institute, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Providing individualized representation to a broad range of clients and achieving optimum results while being cost efficient. MISSION: The Berry Firm understands that we work in a service industry, and we are here to accomplish the goals set by our clients. We do not take a “patriarchal” approach; we listen carefully to our client’s goals and those objectives
then become our own. Every step taken in a case will be in furtherance of the team’s ultimate goal. The Berry Firm is committed to timely and clear communication to ensure that the clients’ purposes and aims are reached. FREE ADVICE: Communication is the key to a successful defense. It is also the key to controlling costs. PICTURED: Bo Berry, Neely Fortinberry, Gary Lykins, Donnie Apodaca Soluto Uba, and Wendy Hermes. Not Pictured: Deborah Junek, Andrew Leibowitz.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
The Adolphus Tower 1412 Main St., Ste. 2300 • Dallas, Texas 75202 214.915.9800 • Fax 214.752.8250 berryfirm.com info@berryfirm.com
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Boll Juneau, Boll, Stacy & Ucherek, PLLC
SPECIALTY: Personal injury trial law specializing in death and catastrophic injury cases arising from trucking, auto and motorcycle collisions, oil field accidents, defective products, unsafe premises, drownings, select medical negligence cases, and general negligence.
EDUCATION: J.D., University of Oklahoma, 1992; Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
AWARDS/HONORS: Peer rated AV Preeminent by MartindaleHubbell; Top 100 Trial Lawyers by National Trial Lawyers, 2013-2014; Top Attorney, 2011, Fort Worth, Texas magazine. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas, American Association for Justice. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: The personal relationships I develop with each of my clients while working together to get the justice they deserve. MISSION: My mission is to provide specialized personal and professional
attention to a low volume of clients who have suffered a tragic injury or loss and are genuinely deserving of justice and compensation. FREE ADVICE: Do not hire a high volume personal injury “mill” type firm to handle your serious injury or death case. These cases deserve and require the time and devotion of an experienced trial attorney. PICTURED: George A. Boll, Founding Member and President, Juneau, Boll, Stacy & Ucherek, PLLC**
CONTACT INFORMATION: 8613 Mid-Cities Blvd., Ste. 300 • North Richland Hills, Texas 76182 817.354.5454 • Fax 817.581.2914 juneauboll.com georgeboll@juneauboll.com
**All attorneys board certified in personal injury trial law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Kaye Lynne Boll
Law Office of Kaye Lynne Boll & Associates
PRACTICE AREA: Boll has chosen to limit her practice exclusively to family law matters including divorce, custody, property division, child support, visitation and adoption. She offers her clients a full spectrum of legal services to meet their specific family law needs, which may involve litigation, mediation, arbitration or collaborative law. WHAT SETS
HER APART: Boll is a litigator and mediator who has practiced family law exclusively for more than 22 years in Tarrant County. Boll has served as president, officer and director of the Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association. She has significant experience in family law and knowledge of the courts, judges and their policies. Her firm treats each client with respect and in a holistic manner to effectively meet that cli-
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ent’s individual needs and prepare them for the future. ADVICE: You should always hire a family law attorney that specifically practices before the courts and judges in the county in which your case will be filed. Family law is complex. To protect your children, your property and yourself, it is not enough to simply go online and access child support calculators and legal forms. An experienced family law attorney is crucial.
The Brender Law Firm
John Brender and Art Brender
SPECIALTY: Personal injury and criminal law. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: John Brender – B.A., University of Texas; J.D., Baylor University School of Law; Former Felony Prosecutor. Art Brender – B.A. and J.D., University of Texas; Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury Trial Law and Criminal Law. AWARDS/HONORS: John Brender is a highly successful criminal defense attorney in the DFW area. John’s reputation for courtroom excellence across the Metroplex has led to him being chosen as a “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and named a “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly magazine in 2009. While working for Art, John handled a variety of cases ranging from personal injury lawsuits to first-degree felonies. In 2008, John was the Assistant Dallas District Attorney under Craig Watkins where he
handled misdemeanors and felonies. Due to this vast experience, John is skilled in DWI defense, drug related offenses, white-collar crime and felony offenses. SOLID FOUNDATION: Since 1973, Art Brender has successfully represented, tried and won hundreds of cases in Fort Worth, Tarrant and surrounding counties involving personal injury, products liability, insurance bad faith, civil rights, medical negligence, mass torts, class actions, sexual harassment and employment discrimination. MOTTO: Experienced Lawyers Who Get Results!
John Allen Chalk Sr. Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
FOCUS: The resolution of business disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation; negotiation and documentation of commercial agreements of all types; and State and Federal regulatory compliance, including State and Federal administrative hearings and appeals.
EDUCATION: Freed-Hardeman College; Tennessee Tech University; U.T. School of Law. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 41. MEMBERSHIPS: Mahon Inn of Court (Past President and Emeritus Master); Tarrant County Bar Association (Past President); Texas Bar Association (Former Chair ADR Section); American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association (Member, ADR Council); London Court of International Arbitration; Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. HONORS: Blackstone Award (2013)**; Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator, Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, London; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators; Charter Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation; Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar
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Foundation; Sustaining Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, College of State Bar; Credentialed-Advanced, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association; Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute, the Hague, Netherlands. WHAT SETS HIM APART: “My clients receive candid answers to their questions. I put myself in my clients’ situations and give them the answers I would want from my lawyer.”
*Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. **Annual award by Tarrant County Bar Association to a lawyer selected solely on the basis of consistent ability, integrity, and courage as a lawyer.
Mimi Coffey
CONCENTRATION: DWI, Criminal Law. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Baylor University; Texas Tech School of Law; Board Certified in DWI as recognized by the NCDD; Received the following training: SFST practitioner, instructor, Intoxilyzer 5000 operator, Borkenstein Technical Supervisor school in both alcohol and drugs (two separate courses), gas chromatography – Axion Analytical Labs (blood testing), DRE classification course. AWARDS/ HONORS: Regent to the NCDD; published three national articles in The Champion, five statewide articles in The Voice and author of Texas DWI Defense. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ AFFILIATIONS: NCDD, TCDLA, TCCDLA, DCDLA, frequent national and state speaker on DWI. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: All of my Not Guilty verdicts. APPROACH TO LAW: Thomas Jefferson advocated that “a government that governs least governs the best.” Our liberties have
been greatly curtailed. I fight to keep our rights alive. Only a free people are a happy people. WHAT MAKES HER UNIQUE: With a scientific background (minor in Geology), she is able to understand the technical issues underlying breath and blood testing, very relevant in today’s day and age where The Innocence Project has cited improper forensic science as the cause of half of the first 225 wrongful convictions. HER PASSION: “ I love people, science and justice. MADD’s war on social drinkers has taken away too many of our rights and convicted too many people on bogus science. I view it as my duty and most honored privilege to fight for what is right.”
CONTACT INFORMATION:
4700 Airport Freeway • Fort Worth, Texas 76117
817.831.3100 • Fax 817.831.3340 mimicoffey.com
Cotten Schmidt & Abbott, L.L.P.
SPECIALTY: Formed in 1992, Cotten Schmidt & Abbott is a fullservice law firm. Our practice areas include civil litigation (personal injury, toxic tort, premises liability and commercial), business and transactional work, health care, labor and employment, family law, oil and gas, real estate, wills/trusts/probate/estates, mediations and arbitrations, tax controversy, and admiralty/maritime. AWARDS/ HONORS: Top Attorney awards: Angela Hoyt (Labor & Employment - Employer); Brenda Ferguson Hasenzahl (Family Law); Larry Cotten (Civil Litigation); Rick Disney (Tax); and Stephen Cheak (Business/Commercial Litigation). Since 1993, our firm has been a charter member of the nationally recognized Primary Law Firm Network of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), a select group of firms handling outside legal matters for DuPont. WHAT SETS US APART: From offices in Fort Worth and New Orleans, we represent
individuals, local grass-roots businesses and an array of Fortune 500 companies in complex legal matters throughout the United States. We provide legal services throughout the country at a notably lower cost than typical medium- to large-sized law firms. We use early case assessment, current technologies and leveraged staffing models, along with competitive fee structures to achieve the greatest cost efficiencies possible while providing outstanding legal services to our clients.
PICTURED: (left to right) Angela Hoyt, Rick Disney, Brenda Ferguson Hasenzahl, Larry Cotten, Stephen Cheak.
SPECIALTY: All areas of Labor and Employment Law, Wrongful Discharge, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, and Discrimination; Personal Injury; and Probate. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
B.A. – Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, 1975; Juris Doctor – St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1978; Certified Mediator. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: For 36 years, from her days as a Texas Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division under Jim Mattox and two decades at the Law Offices of Art Brender, to the establishment of the Law Offices of Zoe Courtney in 2014, Zoe has fought the good fight, never wavering in her efforts to provide legal representation to those hard-working men and women who have suffered harm at the hands of those more powerful. WHY SHE CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: To right wrongs.
APPROACH TO LAW: “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. – Atticus Finch” –Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird FREE ADVICE: Let me live your lawsuit, you live your life. PICTURED: Zoe Courtney.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Southlake Town Square 1256 Main St., Ste. 252 • Southlake, Texas 76092 817.312.6457 • Fax 817.224.2895 courtneylaw.pro zoe@courtneylaw.pro
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Rachel Eckroth Dalton
Cassie R. Mullen
The Law Office of Rachel E. Dalton, A Professional Corporation
SPECIALTY: Family law. EDUCATION/CERTIFICA-
TIONS: Dalton – B.A., University of Oklahoma; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University, School of Law; certified to practice in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and before the United States Supreme Court. Mullen – B. A., Texas Tech University, Magna Cum Laude; J.D., Baylor Law School; certified to practice in the Northern District of Texas. HISTORY: “With more than 30 years of combined experience, we started practicing together in 2006 and formed The Law Office of Rachel E. Dalton, A Professional Corporation in 2008.”
WHAT SETS THEM APART: “We work cases in tandem, playing to each of our strengths. When you hire us, you get a comprehensive team.” MEMBERSHIPS: State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association.
APPROACH: “Preparation is key to meeting our clients’ goals, whether the case involves settlement or protracted litigation. Each case is different, so we avoid a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.” FREE
ADVICE: “Be honest and up front with your lawyer so that they (and you) don’t get surprised in court. Having advance notice of the good, bad and ugly aspects of your case will provide the opportunity to diffuse any potential hazards.”
CONCENTRATION: Criminal Law (including DWI Defense) and Juvenile Law. We also provide representation regarding Personal Injury matters such as automobile accidents. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: TCU, M. J. Neely School of Business; Texas Wesleyan School of Law; Certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Test. AWARDS/HONORS: 2012 and 2013 Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, 2013 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Law Review Editor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Leadership Fort Worth. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tarrant County Bar, Tarrant County Criminal Defense, TCDLA, MABA, Saint Andrews Catholic Church. MISSION: My professional approach to law is to provide the
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highest level of service on a personal level. I was born and raised in Fort Worth. My wife, children and I reside here in Fort Worth. I am a Captain with the Fort Worth Fire Department, working on my 32nd year. My business comes primarily from referrals. We strive to offer a close relationship between our office and our clients. PICTURED: Clemente De La Cruz.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 601 University Drive, Ste. 109 • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.335.5050 • Fax 817.335.5804 delacruzlawoffice.com csdlaw@sbcglobal.net
The Dent Law Firm
Dwain Dent
Fred Streck III
Jackson Davis
CONCENTRATION: Wrongful death, pharmaceutical, insurance and injury. EDUCATION: Dent and Streck – St. Mary’s School of Law. Davis – Texas Wesleyan School of Law. REASON FOR BEING LAWYERS: All three attorneys share a passion for fighting the giants, i.e. David vs. Goliath. The law gives them an opportunity to help others. HISTORY: The Dent Law Firm, founded in 1990, has successfully represented thousands of clients in serious injury and death claims, claims against insurance companies, car wrecks, social security, aviation and other personal injury cases. HONORS: Recognized Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation, Washington D.C., 2011; Pre-eminent Lawyers in America; Who’s Who in American Law; Million-Dollar Advocate Forum Member; Voted “Top Attorney” in Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2003 – present; Voted “Texas Super Lawyers” by Texas Monthly magazine every year
since 2003; St. Mary’s Law School Distinguished Graduates, 2012; St. Mary’s Law School Hall of Fame, 2013; Best Lawyers in America. Davis - Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2012 and 2013. MOTTO: Represent clients with commitment, integrity and professionalism. ADVICE: “Never assume an insurance company will do the right thing.” SERVICE: The Dent Law Firm is dedicated to service and committed to supporting the Texas community, both professionally and personally.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
1120 Penn St. • Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.332.2889
thedentlawfirm@cs.com thedentlawfirm.com
John V. Dowdy, Jr.
SPECIALTY: My concentration is predominantly probate and commercial law. More than 90 percent of the cases I mediate are probate contests. HONORS: I am blessed with a wife (Sarah), who has put up with me for over 50 years, two daughters (Rebekah and Susannah), four grandkids (Logan, Lauren, Diego and Sophia) and two sons-in-law (Mark and Jeff). These are my honors. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: State Bar of Texas; Association of Attorney-Mediators (National President, 2004-2005); Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association. GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Helping people stay out of the courtroom. WHAT SETS YOUR PRACTICE APART: I don’t know if it sets my firm apart because I’m sure other firms try to do the same. I try to
practice preventative law, focused on keeping people out of the litigation arena. This is one of the reasons I moved from the courtroom into mediation. IN THE COMMUNITY: Bible teacher in bible study for Internationals, First Baptist Church of Arlington; Member of the Board of Trustees for Mission Arlington. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE: I am a PADI certified Open Water Scuba Instructor. Other than this, I try to avoid “getting in over my head.”
CONTACT INFORMATION: 2401 Garden Park Court, Ste. A • Arlington, Texas 76013 817.265.9000 • Fax 817.460.8366 dowdylawfirm.com • john@dowdylawfirm.com
The Farah Law Firm, P.C.
SPECIALTY: Real Estate and Personal Injury. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Michael Farah–J.D. and L.L.M. in Intellectual Property, University of New Hampshire School of Law; B.A., University of Texas – Austin, 2004; licensed to practice law in Texas and New York. Wayne Taylor –J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2012; B.A. in Economics, Texas A&M University. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tarrant County Bar Association, North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Arlington Board of Realtors, The New York State Bar Association, Arlington Bar Association. WHAT SETS THEM APART: The fact that our attorneys are well versed in real world business allows for a more practical perspective and ability to relate to a client’s needs. Most other law firms and attorneys only have a theoretical understanding of what a client needs. Aside from the law practice, Mike is actively buying and
leasing out real estate through his family property management company, Farah Real Estate. We also pride ourselves on taking cases that many other attorneys would rather not handle. Example cases include disputed liability issues and low-level economic damages. FREE ADVICE: The ability to identify your weakness is perhaps the greatest strength one can possess. People trying to resolve issues themselves without the proper guidance all too often leads to a more expensive solution. PICTURED: Michael E. Farah and Wayne M. Taylor.
SPECIALTY: First Command’s 24-person Legal and Compliance team provides advice, service and support in the legal, compliance and internal audit areas. First Command consists of roughly 550 employees in its home office in Fort Worth and several hundred Financial Advisors in offices across the U.S., Europe and the Pacific Rim. PHILOSOPHY: These are challenging times for America’s career military. Cuts in the defense budget are looming. Not surprisingly, many servicemembers are struggling financially as well. Too many military families have trouble paying their monthly bills, much less investing in their futures. All of this strikes very close to home at First Command Financial Services, Inc., which was founded in Fort Worth in 1958 by a retired Air Force officer with a mission to improve the financial well-being of servicemembers and their families. First Command
is committed to delivering face-to-face financial coaching to help military families overcome their short-term financial challenges and effectively pursue their long-term goals. FREE ADVICE: Get your finances squared away for today AND tomorrow. The central problem facing today’s middle-class families is that they do not save and invest in any meaningful way. PICTURED: Hugh Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 1 FirstComm Plaza • Fort Worth, Texas 76109-4999 817.731.8621 • Fax 817.738.1023 firstcommand.com info@firstcommand.com
Lisa Haines
Law Office of Lisa Haines, P.C.
SPECIALTY: Criminal Defense - Felonies and misdemeanors: DWI, occupational driver’s licenses, family violence, expunctions, diversion programs and revocations. Mental Health –representing patients in involuntary detentions and commitments. EDUCATION: J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law; M.A., Ohio State University (honors); State University of New York Brockport (honors). Teaching License 1977, Law License 1997. MEMBERSHIPS/RECOGNITIONS: College of the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas, Criminal Law Section SBOT, Texas Criminal Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Criminal Lawyers Association, Tarrant Bar Association, Tarrant Bar Association Criminal Law Section; Lifetime Member Award RISD Parent Teacher Association; Teacher of the Year City of Richardson, Teacher of the Year Richardson ISD Ross Perot Award. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Tenaciously yet honorably obtaining justice as both a defense attorney currently and previously as a Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney
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for 13 years (1997 – 2010). APPROACH TO LAW: Passionately protecting my client’s rights, no matter how insignificant the charge may appear to the prosecutor. Every client’s reputation, employment opportunities, and liberty are at stake when they are criminally charged. ADVICE: Speak up and ask questions when you seeking legal counsel. Find a lawyer who will listen to you, who will fully explain your rights and legal options, and who will be directly available to you throughout your case.
SPECIALTY: Haslam – Truck and automobile wrecks, product liability, electrocution, premises injuries, wrongful death, professional malpractice, insurance disputes, oil and gas litigation, and local counsel for out-ofstate attorneys. Gallagher – Dangerous products, dangerous premises, dangerous drivers. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Haslam – Board Certified, Personal Injury; University of Tulsa Law School, J.D., 1986; SMU, B.A., 1983; A.V. Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Gallagher –Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, 1989 – present; A.B., 1980, J.D., 1984, Indiana University; A.V. Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. WHY YOU
CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: Haslam – Desire to make a difference in people’s lives. Gallagher – To be able to fight for justice on behalf of injured people who do not have advertising, corporate spin doctors and legal departments to fight for them. APPROACH TO LAW:
Haslam - When a person seeks my help, I will work hard for a positive outcome to the situation. At the age of 13, I met the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Craig Morton. He told me to always give 110 percent at whatever I did. This is good advice. When a person seeks my help, I give my full attention to generating a positive outcome – to make that person whole again. Gallagher – We hold careless individuals and shoddy companies accountable for the harm they cause and the families they shatter. We strive for just and fair compensation, no more, and certainly no less.
Hoppes & Cutrer, LLC
Lisa Hoppes
Dana Manry
Anita Cutrer
FOCUS: Divorce, property division, child custody disputes. WHAT SETS US APART: More than 45 years of combined experience in Family Law. That experience and legal excellence combined with excellent customer service leads to clients’ obtaining the best possible results. Each client is informed so that he/she is prepared to make the important decisions regarding how the case will progress. This interactive approach helps us develop options so the client can choose settlement, mediation, collaboration or litigation. This allows the client to be in control of the outcome of the case to the extent possible and ultimately helps control attorney’s fees.
BACKGROUND: HoppesTexas Super Lawyer and Top Attorney in the area of family law; speaker, continuing legal education courses; past president, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association; J.D., Louisiana State University School
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of Law, 1993. Cutrer - graduated South Texas School of Law, 1993; Texas Super Lawyer and Top Attorney in family law; volunteer services, Dispute Resolution Services of North Texas; lecturer, continuing legal education classes. Manry – J.D., Mississippi College School of Law, 1996; licensed in three states; joined the team of Hoppes & Cutrer, LLC in 2012; Texas Super Lawyer and Top Attorney in family law; Board of Directors, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association.
EXPERTISE: More than 18 years experience in criminal defense. AWARDS/HONORS: Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas; former director of Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; associate of Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court; adjunct professor of Advanced Trial Advocacy at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Johnson has provided legal analysis for local television news broadcasts and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News He has earned the prestigious Martindale-Hubble “AV” peer review rating. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Admitted before U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Tarrant County Bar Association; American Bar Association. PROFESSIONAL GOALS: “I achieve my professional goals when I observe my clients’ satisfaction
and appreciation after I exceed their expectation.” APPROACH TO LAW: “I understand how a criminal arrest can produce feelings of fear, despair, anger and frustration. My approach places my clients’ goals as my first priority. I will defend your constitutional rights and personal freedoms to your satisfaction.” FREE ADVICE: “Hire an attorney who communicates well with you and makes you feel comfortable. A good trial attorney will likely communicate just as effectively for you in the courtroom.”
PICTURED: Harold V. Johnson, Michelle M. Counts.
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3624 W. Vickery Blvd. • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.222.3222 • Fax 817.222.0776 hjohnson@hvjohnsonlaw.com • mcounts@hvjohnsonlaw.com HVJohnsonlaw.com
Tracey Justice
Dana L. White
Justice and White, PLLC
SPECIALTY: Family Law, including divorce, collaborative law, modifications, child support issues, terminations & adoptions, enforcements, and marital property agreements. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Justice - B.A., Psychology, Baylor University, 1985; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2001; Certified Mediator; Trained and experienced in the Collaborative Law process. White – B.A., Political Science, UTA, 1991; J.D., Seattle University, 1994. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Justice - Tarrant Collaborative Divorce Counsel, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association, Founding Board Member for Stepping Stones Foundation, State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association. White – State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Northeast Collaborative Practice Group. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Justice - Establishing a reputation in the community as an
honest, ethical and well-respected attorney. White – The referrals from my clients, friends, colleagues and neighbors. PROFESSIONAL MISSION: We strive to use our specialized knowledge and experience to help people who are going through very difficult times. FREE ADVICE: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Take the time to have an attorney review any legal document before you sign it. You might spend a few hundred dollars, but one mistake can cost you thousands of dollars in the future.
SPECIALTY: Criminal defense, representing individuals and corporations in state and federal criminal investigations, trials, appeals and post-conviction remedies. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Jeff Kearney and Wm Reagan Wynn are both Board Certified in Criminal Law. AWARDS/HONORS: Kearney and Wynn have been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine as “Texas Super Lawyers.” Kearney has also been included in the “Top 100 in Texas” and in the “Top 100 in DFW.” Sparks has been recognized by Texas Monthly as a “Rising Star.” Kearney has been recognized as a “Power Attorney” by the Fort Worth Business Press Kearney and Wynn are listed in Best Lawyers in America in the area of criminal defense and white collar criminal defense. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Protecting what our clients value most: Freedom. Family. Future. MISSION: A boutique criminal defense firm that does not represent the same
volume of clients as other firms in this field because of their belief in value of exhaustive preparation. The firm’s comparatively small caseload shows a commitment to quality rather than quantity representation, and the firm is closely associated with the best available investigators, jury consultants and experts. PICTURED: Jeff Kearney, Wm Reagan Wynn and Justin Sparks.
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3100 W. 7th St., Ste. 420 • Fort Worth, Texas 76107
EXPERIENCE: The King firm has years of experience handling all aspects of domestic relations litigation, including complex divorce and custody matters. Steve has practiced exclusively family law for over thirty years and is board certified in family law. Jill has worked at The King Firm for 14 years, over five of those as an attorney. MEMBERSHIPS: Steve is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and a fellow of the American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers. Jill serves on several committees for local bar associations, is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, and is a past member of the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. HONORS: The King Firm has received a Tier 2 ranking in the Dallas Metroplex in Family Law Practice by
SPECIALTY: Family law; including divorce and modification litigation; pre- and post-marital agreements; asset tracing and characterization; valuation and division of property; child custody, possession and access; child support; paternity; enforcement actions; and appeals. They are well versed in litigation alternatives such as mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, and private judges. FIRM’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Becoming the largest law firm in Texas with a practice limited exclusively to family law. KoonsFuller, PC has five offices located in Dallas, Plano, Southlake, Denton and Houston. MISSION: Tapping into the experience available at KoonsFuller, PC is an advantage that most attorneys do not have. When you are represented by an attorney at KoonsFuller, PC, you get the resources of the entire firm. “You hire “KoonsFuller”, not just a single attorney,”
says Heather King, managing shareholder of the KoonsFuller, PC Tarrant County office. FREE ADVICE: “The divorce process is one of the most stressful experiences of a person’s life,” says King. “And how that process is handled, can make a big difference in your case. I surround myself with people like me that see things the same and hold themselves to the same high standards. Michael, Jessica and I know how valuable it is to have an excellent reputation and to live up to that reputation, both in and out of the courtroom.”
SPECIALTY: General business and personal injury. EDUCATION: BBA, Baylor University (1983); J.D., Baylor Law School (1985).
AWARDS/HONORS: Peer rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell, perennial Tarrant County “Top Attorney,” member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, all Federal District courts in Texas. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: The successful representation of certain Johnson County landowners in a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit against a Colorado oil and gas company. The oil and gas company hired one of the nation’s premier law firms to defend it. After two years in court and 50 depositions, the case settled on the eve of trial. An attorney familiar with the case wrote
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on Martindale.com that “I consider him one of the very best litigation attorneys.” MISSION: Litigation is a highly competitive and adversarial endeavor. Therefore, my approach is to integrate the facts and the law with the classic principles of competitive strategy. My gift is an intuitive and accurate understanding of the correct approach, key issues, and range of values for each case. FREE ADVICE: Hire an attorney you can trust and who has relevant and successful experience. PICTURED: Lyndon Laird.
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301 Commerce St., Ste. 3500 • Fort Worth, TX 76102
817.878.0500 • 682-459-5227 • Fax 817.878.0501
Whitakerchalk.com llaird@whitakerchalk.com
Loe, Warren, Rosenfield, Kaitcer, Hibbs, Windsor, Lawrence & Wolffarth, P.C.
SPECIALTY: Civil litigation, complex family law matters, personal injury, business, trust and estate planning and real estate. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: The following attorneys are Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization: Hibbs – Estate Planning and Probate Law. Kaitcer – Civil Trial Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Trial Law. Windsor – Family Law. HONORS: Warren, Rosenfield, Kaitcer, Hibbs are AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Kaitcer – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2003 – 2014, American Lawyer Media, 2014 Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation; Hibbs – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2007 – 2014; Rosenfield – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2008 – 2014; Windsor – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2009
– 2014; Lawrence – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer Rising Star 2011 –2012; Wolffarth – Texas Monthly Super Lawyer Rising Star 2013-2014. MEMBERSHIPS: Hibbs – Past President of Tarrant County Probate Bar Association and Tarrant County Women’s Bar Association.
Kaitcer – Past President of Tarrant County Family Bar Association. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Virtually every member has been recognized by the professional community by inclusion as Texas Super Lawyers in Texas Monthly magazine or Texas Super Lawyer Rising Stars. Also, all the firm members have been listed as Top Attorneys in Fort Worth, Texas magazine. MISSION: We provide a wide range of legal services to our clients and are small enough to focus attention on each client. PICTURED: (left to right) M.A. “Mike” Windsor, Mark J. Rosenfield, Jeffrey N. Kaitcer, Kelcie A. Hibbs, Stephen D. Lawrence, John R. Wolffarth, William M. Warren.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 4420 W. Vickery Blvd., 2nd Floor • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.377.0060 • Fax 817.377.1120 loewarrenlaw.com
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Love & Norris
SPECIALTY: Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris litigate child sexual abuse cases throughout the United States and provide legal counsel in pre-litigation contexts where an allegation has occurred in ministry or secular organizations providing services to children. Love and Norris are directors of MinistrySafe and Abuse Prevention Systems, consulting entities dedicated to the design and implementation of safety systems that reduce the risk of child sexual abuse. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Love –B.B.A./Accounting, Texas Tech; J.D./Law, Texas Tech School of Law. Norris –B.A./Journalism, Texas A&M University; J.D./Law, Baylor University. HONORS: Love – Texas Tech Law Review; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, repeated years; Tarrant County Bar Association Lifetime Fellow. Norris – Texas A&M Scholar; Baylor Law Review; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, repeated years; Tarrant County Bar Association Lifetime Fellow. MEMBERSHIPS: Tarrant County Bar Association.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: In prevention efforts: helping schools, churches, ministries and children’s organizations protect children from child sexual abuse. In litigation efforts: giving a voice to victims. PROFESSIONAL APPROACH: From our most complex client (United States Olympic Committee) to the smallest (church plants), we provide personal professional services that cannot be replicated elsewhere. Our law practice is making the world a safer place for children: that’s what makes us different. PICTURED: Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 621 Hemphill St. • Fort Worth, Texas 76104 817.732.7100 LoveNorris.com MinistrySafe.com AbusePreventionSystems.com
Loveless & Naylor
FOCUS: At Loveless & Naylor, the team of lawyers and staff has proven experience in representing clients in family law matters involving high asset-complex divorces; premarital agreements; child custody; mediation and traditional litigation. ACHIEVEMENTS:
Loveless, Board Certified in Family Law, has been named as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas, and Naylor was named a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly Super Lawyers. Naylor handles family law litigation matters but is also trained in Collaborative Law and as a Mediator. Both are graduates of the Harvard Law School – Advanced Negotiations Skills Program. The firm is AV rated by Martindale Hubble’s peer review system, and the firm has been recognized for the highest of legal ability and ethical standards. HONORS: Naylor serves as a Director of the Tarrant County Bar Association, has chaired the Fee Arbitration Committee, and serves on the State Bar of Texas
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Grievance Committee. Loveless has been honored as the recipient of numerous awards and recognized for his contributions to the practice of family law, legal skills, professionalism and integrity. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and Diplomat of the prestigious American College of Family Trial Lawyers. GOAL: To protect our clients’ privacy and dignity while developing creative solutions to complex problems.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 2900 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76111
817.831.6800, Fax 817.831.6879 loveless-law.com
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J. Kent McAfee Attorney at Law
McAfee is licensed by the Texas Supreme Court and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. CONCENTRATION: Personal injury (plaintiff), civil litigation. EDUCATION: B.S., University of Tennessee; Graduate Studies (M.P.A.), Memphis State University; J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. EXPERIENCE: McAfee began practicing law in 1984. His decision to pursue the legal field was prompted by a desire to serve the public and a chance to make a difference. “Focusing on personal injury allows me the opportunity to give a voice to individuals and to ‘level the playing field’ against powerful corporations and insurance companies.”
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: McAfee is licensed by the Texas Supreme Court and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Christian Trial Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.
WHAT SETS HIM APART: “Communication is paramount the client must understand what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and participate in that process.” MOTTO: “Never accept ‘no’ for an answer.”
SPECIAL INTERESTS: SafeHaven, The WARM Place, Ronald McDonald House, Speedway Children’s Charities, Neighborhood Needs, American Cancer Society, Race for the Cure, Rebels for Christ, a Christian student group at Ole Miss. ADVICE: “Do not hire an attorney who won’t or can’t speak with you in the initial meeting. It won’t improve later.”
CONTACT INFORMATION: One Legal Place • 925 8th Ave. • Fort Worth, Texas 76104 817.332.7678 • onelegalplace.com Kent@onelegalplace.com
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Law Offices of McAlister & Garcia
SPECIALTY: Family law, real estate, and title insurance.
EDUCATION: Kenneth L. McAlister – Texas Tech School of Law, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law; Martin A. Garcia –Texas A&M School of Law (fka Texas Wesleyan School of Law).
AWARDS/HONORS: McAlister – Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, Texas Super Lawyers for 14 years. Garcia – Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney 2014. PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS: American Board of Trial Advocates, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Family Bar Association, Fort Worth – Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENT: The marriages that did not end because of our suggestion to seek other help. Starting Texas Secure Title Company, a title agency this year. MISSION: We take pride in counseling people on significant decisions in their lives: continuing their marriage and making real estate purchases. FREE ADVICE: Don’t start a divorce unless it is absolutely the last resort. Just because the road is challenging does not mean it’s impossible. PICTURED: Kenneth L. McAlister and Martin A. Garcia
CONTACT INFORMATION: 2800 S. Hulen St., Ste. 210 • Fort Worth, Texas 76109 817.335.5455 • Fax 817.335.7110 mcalistergarcia.com Ken@Kenmcalister.net Mgarcia@Texassecuretitle.com
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McDonald Law Firm
SPECIALTY: Complex business disputes including our oil and gas royalty litigation, medical device and pharmaceutical liability, legal malpractice, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, and insurance bad faith. EXPERIENCE: The firm has more than 100 years of combined experience in the practice of law. AWARDS/ HONORS: Dan McDonald and Preston Dugas were chosen as part of Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s 2014 Top Attorneys of Tarrant County. LICENSED IN: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. WHAT SETS THEM
APART: McDonald Law Firm is composed of true trial lawyers. We approach each and every case as if we are going to trial. From beginning to end, we handle all cases with continued passion and commitment to our clients. MISSION: Our goal is to transform how people experience working with lawyers. We believe in exceeding
expectations by solving problems and creating value in unexpected ways. We strive to maintain a culture characterized by integrity, respect, compassion, opportunity, hard work, mutual empowerment, entrepreneurship, and fair reward for efforts made on behalf of our clients and the firm. MOTTO: Our will to win is second to none; we are fearless in our representation. PICTURED: Preston J. Dugas III, Lyndsey Segars, Dan McDonald, Connie Squiers, Connie Ditto, David Boohaker. Not pictured: Patrick Ray.
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3100 West 7th St., Ste. 230 • Fort Worth, TX 76107 817.717.5081 • Fax 817.717.5082 mcdonaldlawfirm.com info@dwmlawfirm.com
Law Offices of Jason Mills, PLLC
SPECIALTY: The Law Offices of Jason Mills was established in 2001 as a full-service immigration and compliance law firm specializing in Immigration Law. Established by Jason Mills, the first-ever board certified specialist in immigration and nationality law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Fort Worth in 2006, it is a successful multidisciplinary practice focusing on all aspects of U.S. immigration law, including consular processing, waivers, removal defense, family-based visas, business visas, and investor-related cases. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Mills–Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M, 1995; Juris doctorate from Texas A&M School of Law, 2000; international studies, Cambridge Law School, England; and State Bar of Texas, the Northern District of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for 13 years. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Creating an honest environment for people to come in and get advice.
APPROACH TO LAW: It is essential to be honest and efficient with clients. The firm’s approach in maintaining clients begins with keeping the client informed. The firm emphasizes a progressive and hands-on approach to problem solving and effectively and efficiently handling legal matters. FREE ADVICE: Check references in the form of former clients before hiring an attorney. PICTURED: (left to right) Lead Attorney and owner Jason Mills, Nelina Hernandez, Selene Mendoza, Natalia Lopez, Miriam Sanchez, Maria Hill and Claudia Chestnut.
THE HUDDLE: As an elite team of distinguished attorneys, we bring strategy and power to every game. Our clients benefit from our collaborative approach. OUR PLAYING FIELD: We are exclusively divorce, property division and custody focused. With that focus comes a depth of expertise in complex family law issues. CERTIFICATION/ EXPERIENCE: Barbara is Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. With over 20 years in practice, Stephen brings compassion and expertise to his clients. Sonya brings powerful experience in trial and litigation. RECOGNITION: If they handed out championship rings, we would need more fingers. HONORS: An MVP for more than 30 years in North Texas, Barbara has been recognized repeatedly as an elite “Super Lawyer” by Thomas Reuters and Texas
Monthly and as a “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine. As founder of Nunneley Family Law Center, she dedicates herself to helping clients protect their financial future and their children. REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Business owners, C-suite, spouses, dedicated parents and grandparents. TEAM MOTTO: If you are prepared, you will be confident, and you will do the job. – Tom Landry. PICTURED: Barbara Nunneley, Stephen Farrar, Sonya Carrillo.
SPECIALTY: Commercial and residential real estate transactions and documentation, title insurance closings, business formations, contracts, wills and trusts. CERTIFICATIONS: Jeffrey A. Rattikin and Jack Rattikin, Jr., are both AV-rated attorneys, Board Certified in Residential Real Estate Law. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENT: Our firm has been a recognized leader and go-to source of professional transactional legal services in Fort Worth for over 75 years, assisting generations of Fort Worth families and their businesses in their documentation and closing needs. WHAT SETS THEM APART: RattikinLaw breaks through the traditional barriers of legal representation by offering our services both online and in-person, at a flat fee rather than hourly billing, utilizing the latest in technology and social networking platforms. APPROACH TO LAW: RattikinLaw strives to deliver efficient, convenient and cost-effective transactional
legal services to consumers and small businesses across the state of Texas, both online and in-person. MOTTO: RattikinLaw strives to put deals together, not tear them apart. FREE ADVICE: When choosing a provider of goods or services, work with someone who lives, works and plays in Fort Worth, one who shares a love of and commitment to this blessed place we are lucky enough to call Home. PICTURED: (left to right) Cathey Kluge, Erin Dent, Jeffrey A. Rattikin, Sarah Peck, Jack Rattikin, Jr., Wendi Eddleman and Jennifer Payne.
SPECIALTY: Family Law (Not licensed by the Board of Legal Specialization.) EDUCATION: Lester K. Reed–J.D., July 2008, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law; B.A. History, 2000, B.A. Political Science and Spanish, 1998, Tarleton State University. AWARDS/HONORS: Top Attorney 2013. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Fort Worth Chapter Rotary Club; Mahon Inn of Court; Fort Worth Club. MISSION: We believe everyone needs an advocate, no matter what side you support. We provide a personal approach to law and make our clients our first priority.
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FREE ADVICE: Take a deep breath. If faced with litigation, panic, chaos, and worrying only cause more stress and anxiety. PICTURED: Lester K. Reed (Managing Attorney), Hayden Reed (son), Olivia Reed (daughter).
CONTACT INFORMATION: 115 West 2nd St., Ste. 204 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.810.9925 • Fax 682.224.7450 lesterkreedlaw.com • lester@lesterkreedlaw.com
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Jim Ross & Associates
SPECIALTY: Our concentration is on litigation in the practice areas of Personal Injury, Family Law, Criminal Law, Business Law and Probate.
EDUCATION: B.S. in Criminal Justice, Dallas Baptist University; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. AWARDS/HONORS: “Family Law Lawyer Worth Knowing,” 2012, 2013, 2014; Best Attorney in Arlington and Mansfield in Living Magazine PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: American Bar Association; Texas Bar Association; Tarrant County Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association; Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; American Institute for Justice. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Achieving a judgment for a client on a railroad crossing case, insuring her medical needs were taken care of for the rest of her life. WHY HE CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: I chose the legal field for my strong desire to continue my service to the community. APPROACH TO LAW: A blue collar work ethic in a white collar job. FREE ADVICE: Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff. PICTURED: Jim Ross, Tiger and Rosie.
SPECIALTY: John A. Ross, Jr., or “Tony” as he is known among friends and colleagues, is a top-rated criminal defense attorney, who specializes solely in criminal defense law. No matter what type of case, we have the knowledge and experience necessary to help all kinds of people in times of need. EDUCATION: J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2005 (now Texas A&M School of Law). HONORS: Texas Monthly Super Lawyers Rising Star (Top 2.5% of Attorneys in Texas); AVVO rating of Superb and Client’s Choice Award for DWI representation; Top 100 Trial Lawyers and “Top 40 Under 40,” National Trial Lawyers Association; “10 Best” Award for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Opening this practice, which allows me to represent a wide variety of people on a daily basis. MISSION: I approach every case with aggres-
sive advocacy and fight hard for every client, no matter how large or small. Every case matters, period. FREE ADVICE: When searching for an attorney, do your research. Ask around. Ask other lawyers, courthouse staff, and people you may know who have been through the criminal justice system. And ALWAYS meet with your attorney face-to-face BEFORE you hire him or her. PICTURED: John A. Ross, Jr., “Tony.”
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Ross Law Offices, PC 121 N. Woodrow Lane, Ste. 203 • Denton, Texas 76205
940.230.2400 • Fax 866.615.0409
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P. Micheal Schneider Law Firm, P.C.
APPROACH TO LAW: Aggressive. Passionate. Client Driven. FIRM FOCUS: Family Law and Criminal Defense. PREFERRED CASES: High Conflict Divorce Litigation, Custody Fights, Family Violence Defense, Sex Crimes Defense. MEMBERSHIPS: Tarrant County Family Law, Texas Bar-Family Law Division, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Bar Association. REPRESENTATIVE CASES: Numerous favorable trial verdicts in Family and Criminal Defense. WHY THEY CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: To fight the battles that no one else will face. WHAT SETS US APART: “We will not let fear or self doubt stand in the way of our client’s having their day in court. If a trial is needed, we will be ready.” FIRM’S MISSION: Zealous advo-
cacy for all. MOTTO: Aggressive, Passionate, Client Driven. FREE ADVICE: The cheap lawyer may be the most costly in the end. PICTURED: (left to right) Trent Marshal (Voted Top Attorney); Emily LaChance (Voted Top Attorney); P. Micheal Schneider (Voted Top Attorney; Texas Super Lawyer); Melissa Swan (Voted Top Attorney; Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star); Alison Porterfield (Voted Top Attorney; Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star).
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400 E. Weatherford St., Ste. 106 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.850.9955 • Fax 817.769.3797 ClientDrivenLaw.com info@clientdrivenlaw.com
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Kate Smith
SPECIALTY: Collaborative Law, Family Law, Mediation, Estate Planning. EDUCATION: B.A., University of Houston; J.D., Texas Wesleyan; LL.M, Pepperdine University School of Law. AWARDS: Second in law school class, magna cum laude, past president of the Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: I am proud to have dedicated my practice to solving disputes by utilizing alternative methods such as collaborative law, mediation and arbitration. WHY I CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: I was a mediator prior to going to law school, mediating family law cases. In the process of going to law school to become a better mediator, I discovered collaborative law, a field I am passionate about. MISSION: I strive to help families navigate through tough times and empower clients to make decisions for their families if at all possible
without asking for court intervention. ADVICE: Always consider mediation prior to litigation. Thoroughly research all your options before deciding on counsel, and make sure that whomever you choose to represent you shares your method of problem solving and that you have a shared vision of the general direction of your case. PICTURED: Donna Owen, Kate Smith and Mary Neal.
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Colleyville Office: 1205 Hall Johnson Road • Colleyville, Texas 76034
WHAT DRIVES US: Righting wrongs. It’s what we do. We believe in just compensation for those whose lives have forever been disrupted. SPECIALTIES: Plaintiff’s personal injury, commercial truck, motorcycle and motor vehicle wrecks, product liability, oil/gas accidents, bad faith insurance, and business litigation. OUR EDGE: We don’t care how big or rich the other side is, we’ll stand toe-to-toe with anyone on behalf of our clients. We have the resources to fight to the finish. We’ve obtained some of the largest settlements and verdicts in Texas and the U.S. since 2004. ROADS TRAVELED: We don’t let county or state lines hold us back. Our firm handles cases all across Texas and Oklahoma, and we’ve handled select cases in Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, and Ohio. EXPERTS BEHIND
THE WHEEL: Members of American Board of Trial Advocates; Named Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly, Top Attorneys by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, and Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers; “AV” rated (highest) by Martindale-Hubbell; Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law(*). REPUTATION: Most of our cases come from referring or joint-venture relationships with other lawyers – we think that says a lot about what kind of folks we are. Let’s Win This®
CONTACT INFORMATION: 4200 W. Vickery Blvd. • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.920.9000 • Fax 817.920.9016 StephensAnderson.com
J. Warren St. John
SPECIALTY: Criminal law in State and Federal Courts. EDUCATION: Sam Houston State University, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, with honors; Texas Christian University, Masters in Public Administration Program; South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence. AWARDS/HONORS: Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble for 10 years; nominated by a United States District Judge for the Court Advisory Committee of the Northern District of Texas. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Federal Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (former president); College of State Bar of Texas. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Winning an acquittal for
my client in a Capital Murder case. WHY YOU CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: My family has practiced law in Texas since 1896. It was a natural choice to go into the law business because of my family legacy. APPROACH TO LAW: I am a tough, well-respected attorney who works zealously within the bounds of the law to achieve the very best outcome for my clients. PICTURED: J. Warren St. John
CONTACT INFORMATION: 801 Cherry St., Unit No. 5 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.336.1436 • Fax 817.336.1429 stjohndefense.com jwlawyer@aol.com
Tanner and Associates, P.C.
EXPERTISE: The firm’s practice is focused on labor and employment law, civil trials and appeals in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings and arbitration. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Tanner – B.A., English Literature with Honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1973; J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1976; Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1990. Pierce – B.A., Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, University of Oklahoma, 2010; J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2013. EXPERIENCE: Tanner is the founding shareholder of Tanner and Associates, P.C. He has 38 years of legal experience. WHAT SETS THEM APART: The unique practice niche. The firm has a national union-side labor law practice and a statewide employment law practice. Tanner is a Fellow in the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He
is widely recognized as one of the state’s preeminent labor lawyers. MISSION: The firm’s mission is to provide a diverse range of legal services in labor and employment matters of the highest quality. MOTTO: Exhibit grace under pressure. FREE ADVICE: “The noble purpose of our labor laws is to establish justice in the workplace. Both employees and employers should be proactive in addressing their concerns before they are overtaken by events.” PICTURED: Rod Tanner. Not Pictured: Matthew Pierce.
SPECIALTY: School Law. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: Georgia Baptist School of Nursing – RN, 1973; University of South Carolina – B.S. Pre-Med, 1977; University of South Carolina – Juris Doctor-Law, 1981; Fundamentals of Purchasing Reinsurance, 1999; Charter Property Casualty Underwriter, 1999. AWARDS/ HONORS: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1987; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Tarrant County’s Top Attorneys in Labor and Employment, 2004-2010; Outstanding Woman of the Year, 2012; Tarrant County Power Attorney. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: National Association of Colleges and Universities – Membership committee; Texas Association of Community College Attorneys – Board Member. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: The establishment of an in-house general counsel office for Tarrant County College resulting in significant savings to the taxpayers of Tarrant County. WHY SHE
CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: In nursing school, I learned the benefits of preparation and organization. As a trial lawyer, I have an opportunity to use those skills, walking others down a set path, one step at a time, from a starting point to a conclusion. APPROACH TO LAW: My approach to law is that I have an obligation to educate those who seek my advice on the difference between a right and a privilege; they are frequently confused. FREE ADVICE: If you believe you want to be a lawyer, practice listening, not arguing. PICTURED: Angela Robinson.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 1500 Houston St. • Fort Worth, TX 76102 817.515.5242 tccd.edu
angela.robinson@tccd.edu
Law Offices of Turner-Monahan, PLLC
SPECIALITY: Fort Worth office: Criminal Law and Family Law. Cleburne office: Personal Injury, Criminal Law, and Family Law.
EDUCATION: Dick Turner—TCU, 1970; Houston Bates College of Law, J.D., 1973. Tyler Monahan—TCU, Business degree, 2001; Texas Wesleyan School of Law, J.D., 2008. Keeton Monahan—TCU, B.S., 2008; Texas Wesleyan School of Law, J.D., 2012. J. Turner Thornton–University of Texas-Austin, B.S., 2009; Texas Wesleyan School of Law, J.D., 2012. MEMBERSHIPS: All four attorneys are members of the State Bar of Texas. Tyler Monahan: American Bar Association, Tarrant
County Family Law Bar Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Dick Turner: Johnson and Tarrant County Bar Associations, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Keeton Monahan: Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Tarrant
County Bar Association. AWARDS AND HONORS: Dick Turner–Fellow of Texas Foundation. Keeton Monahan-- Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Courts. Tyler Monahan—Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s Top Attorney, 2014. MOTTO: Our professional philosophy is to be dependable and aggressive in protecting our clients’ rights and go to extremes to reach our clients’ goals. PICTURED: (left to right) J. Turner Thornton, Tyler R. Monahan, E. Keeton Monahan, (seated) Dick Turner.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
100 Throckmorton St., Ste. 170 • Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.332.4477 • Fax 817.332.4499
101 E. Henderson St. • Cleburne, Texas 76031
817.558.7000 • Fax 817.558.2122
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G. Thomas Vick, Jr. Vick, Carney & Smith
AWARDS/HONORS: Named in 2013 as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas by “Super Lawyers” as featured in Texas Monthly Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Bar Foundation; Former Director of the State Bar of Texas; Past Chair of the State Bar Family Law Section, the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and the Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Vick has been honored by the State Bar Family Law Section and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists with their highest awards for contributions to the practice of family law in Texas. He was named the AAML Fellow of the Year in 2009. He was presented with “Presidential Citations” in 2008 and 2012 by the State Bar of Texas for his service to the Bar and the profession.
CERTIFICATION: Board Certified – Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 1987); Fellow – American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers. SPECIALTY: Complex family law matters throughout North Texas, whether in litigation, mediation or collaborative law. ADVICE: “The outcome of your family law matter can have a lifelong impact. Find the lawyer who’s right for you and right for your case.”
CONCENTRATION: Civil trial and administrative practice with concentrations in medical and health care liability defense, products liability, personal injury, general litigation, medical/nursing/psychology and other licensing boards and employment law. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: Wallach - Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specializations; Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Andrews - Attorney and Registered Nurse. AWARDS/HONORS: Wallach - Texas Association of Defense Counsel, past president; Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, 2003-2014; Texas Monthly magazine Texas Super Lawyer, 2003-2014. Andrews - Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, 2009, 2012-14. Maragoudakis - Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney, 2011. WHAT SETS US APART: We create and
maintain a team approach to handling cases, attempting to provide the most efficient and effective representation for our clients’ needs. We have always practiced on the creative, cutting edge of the law, whether it be in the courts, in the application of new rules of procedure or substantive law, or in the legislative arena. ADVICE: There is no substitute for the seasoned trial attorney. Experience in the courtroom counts. PICTURED: D. Michael Wallach, Jennifer M. Andrews, Cynthia Kent Maragoudakis.
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Rick Ward Ward Law Firm
SPECIALTY: Personal Injury Trial Law. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: J.D. (Cum Laude) from St. Mary’s School of Law, 1992, San Antonio; Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1999. AWARDS/HONORS: John Harlan Society. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Assn. (former Board Member), Texas Trial Lawyers Assn., American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Every time someone hires my firm. I’m so honored and gratified when someone hires me to represent them in their time of need if they are seriously injured by a needless truck wreck or have had a loved one killed at the hands of an intoxicated or distracted driver. WHY YOU CHOSE THE LEGAL FIELD: I wanted to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and helping them get a just recovery and be made whole after having suffered serious injury or a loved one’s
death is very satisfying. MISSION: Start with compassion for your clients, do the right thing by them and everything else will follow. I’m an aggressive advocate for my clients and give them personalized legal representation. FREE ADVICE: I’m an emphatic champion of the Seventh Amendment and our right to trial by jury. Next time you get a jury summons, take it seriously, leave bias and prejudice at the door, strongly advocate your position in deliberations and be proud of your verdict. PICTURED: Rickey G. “Rick” Ward.
SPECIALTY: Criminal and family law. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: B.A., North Texas State College (1986); J.D., Louisiana State University Law School (1993). AWARDS/HONORS: One of Fort Worth’s “Best Family Lawyers,” Tarrant Magazine ; 233rd District Court advisory board (2007–2008); American Inns of Court Foundation; Who’s Who in Law; Leadership Fort Worth (2007–2008). MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tarrant County Family Bar Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Tarrant County Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Mental Health Association board member (1999–2002), Saginaw Chamber of Commerce member (2006–2008), Leadership Fort Worth advisory board. GREATEST
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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Establishing a successful law practice after leaving the district attorney’s office. WHY YOU CHOSE LAW: To empower those without a voice. MISSION/ APPROACH: I advocate for my clients with integrity and common sense. FREE ADVICE: Even in the most difficult situations, conduct yourself with dignity.
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Coby L. Wooten, Attorney at Law, P.C.
CONCENTRATION: Personal injury plaintiff litigation concentrating on representing people who have been injured or killed due to the negligence of others. EDUCATION: Texas A&M School of Law, 1996; Texas State University, 1990. HONORS: Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Texas magazine: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014; AVVO Superb 10+ rating. MEMBERSHIPS: Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2014); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Criminal Law Association. MISSION: To be able to provide complete, fair and competent
representation while advocating on behalf of my clients. We represent those who are in need of legal assistance against insurance companies and big business. We strive to ensure that those who desire, require and are entitled to the jury trial system have access to it and receive it. ADVICE: Be open and honest when retaining an attorney. The first meeting will be the foundation of your relationship.
Things to do in December
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Spend your New Year’s Eve weekend singing along about roads that go on forever and parties that never end. Robert Earl Keen will be at Bass Performance Hall on Dec. 28.
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MuseuMs
Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River, Through Jan. 18, 2015
This vibrant exhibition showcases 16 iconic river paintings and 50 drawings, revealing for the first time how George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879) created his art and artistic persona at a time when American painting, like the country, was dramatically shifting its course. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Faces of Impressionism: Portraits from the Musée d’Orsay, Through Jan. 25, 2015
Jointly organized by the Musée D’Orsay in Paris and the Kimbell in Fort Worth, this exhibit explores the character and development of the portrait in French painting and sculpture from the late 1850s until the first years of the 20th century. The major figures of Impressionist portraiture — Caillebotte, Cézanne, Degas, Monet and Renoir — will be represented in depth. Among the approximately 70 masterworks on loan will be Cézanne’s Portrait of Gustave Geffroy and Woman with a Coffee Pot; Degas’s Self-Portrait with Evariste de Valernes and L’Absinthe; and Renoir’s Portrait of Claude Monet and Yvonne and Christine Lerolle at the Piano. $0–$18. Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
Urban Theater: New York Art in the 1980s, Through Jan. 4, 2015
Representing by turns a cool irony, reflections
on media culture, consumerism, cartoons and street art, the work collected here re-creates the tense energy of a grittier New York. More than 25,000 square feet of exhibition space will be devoted to the exhibition, presenting iconic works that capture the mood, energy and critical themes that distinguished the art of the 1980s in one of the world’s greatest urban centers. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
New York in the 1980s: Urban Theater, Through Jan. 4, 2015
Representing a cool irony, reflections on media culture, consumerism, cartoons and street art, the featured works here recreate the tense energy of a grittier 1980s New York. More than 25,000 square feet of exhibition space is devoted to the exhibition, presenting iconic works that capture the mood, energy, and critical themes that distinguished the art of the ’80s in one of the world’s greatest urban centers. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Benito Huerta: Axis Mundi v.2, Through Jan. 11, 2015
Local artist Benito Huerta strives to expand the boundaries of art by creating works that are symbolic, interactive and relevant to viewers. Having completed many public art commissions, including designs for Terminal D at D/FW International Airport and the Mexican-American Cultural Center in Austin, and serving as professor and director/curator for the Gallery
at University of Texas at Arlington since 1997, Huerta knows what it means to make artworks that are physically and psychologically integral to the community. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Fresh Perspectives: Benito Huerta and the Collection, Through Jan. 11, 2015
Amon Carter assistant curator Maggie Adler and local contemporary artist Benito Huerta have joined forces in an exhibition of Huerta’s drawings, watercolors and prints in combination with a selection of works on paper from the museum. The installation brings a new voice to the interpretation of the Amon’s collection and introduces audiences to the contradictions and convergences between its historic works on paper and the work of a contemporary artist. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Meet Me at the Trinity: Photographs by Terry Evans, Through March 15, 2015
In conjunction with the exhibition Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River, opening in October, the Amon Carter Museum commissioned Chicago-based artist Terry Evans to photograph the Trinity River as it runs through Fort Worth. Evans is one of the nation’s acclaimed landscape photographers, and her works offer visitors an opportunity to think about our local river in the context of Bingham’s 19th-century work. Free. Amon Carter Museum
New Works TCU Alum Jim Malone will have his new work on display at Artspace 111 through Jan. 31, 2015.
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of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Lone Star Portraits, Through May 17, 2015
Ever since Leonardo da Vinci created his celebrated Mona Lisa, artists have tried to paint portraits as distinctive as this Renaissance masterpiece. See how Texas artists established their own portrait tradition in this installation that pairs artists’ self-portraits with those of their close friends, relatives and colleagues. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
In the Moment at the Modern: A Program for People with Memory Loss, Fourth Wednesdays
Designed for people with memory loss and their caregivers, the monthly program enables participants to experience works of art at the Modern through intimate conversations with docents and thoughtful projects designed by the museum’s education staff. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with space for up 20 participants at both times. Free. Includes admission to the galleries and all materials. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, Ongoing
The C.R. Smith Museum takes visitors on a
flight through American Airlines history, with interactive exhibits that entice participation by all age groups. The museum features hundreds of historical artifacts, photographs, full-scale aircraft engines and a rare Douglas DC-3 airliner. In addition, the museum’s state-ofthe-art digital theater features “The Spirit of American, a film featuring the history of commercial aviation as well as breathtaking aerial photography. Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday. $0–$7. 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road. crsmithmuseum. org. 817.967.1560.
Leonard’s Department Store Museum, Ongoing
Visitors can view displays featuring hundreds of vintage items from the iconic downtown retail giant. Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Screen Printing Building. 200 Carroll St. 817.336.9111. fwscreen.com. Texas Civil War Museum, Ongoing
Featuring 15,000 square feet of exhibits, this is the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi River. The museum consists of three separate galleries that display a Civil War collection, Victorian dress collection and United Daughters of the Confederacy Texas Confederate collection. Along with the exhibits, the museum includes a 75-seat movie theater
that hosts a commissioned movie, “Our Homes Our Rights – Texas in the Civil War.” Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $0–$6. 760 Jim Wright Freeway N. 817.246.2323. texascivilwarmuseum.com.
Galleries
West: Jill Johnson and New Works: Jim Malone, Through January 31, 2015
The exhibition, by TCU alumni Jim Malone, will open on Dec. 5. Artspace111. 111 Hampton St. artspace111.com. 817.692.3228.
Gallery Reception at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, First Fridays
Monthly reception for art exhibits opening at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 6–9 p.m. Free and open to the public. 1300 Gendy St. fwcac.org. 817.298.3021.
Films
Family Film Series, Second Saturdays
Stop by the Central Library for a family-friendly flick on the second Saturday of every month. Check website for details on titles and descriptions. 1 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library. Youth Center Discovery Theatre. 500 W. 3rd St. Parking is free on the streets and in the Third Street garage after 6 p.m. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7323.
rudolph the red-Nosed reindeer The longest running and highest rated television special comes to life, live on stage from Dec. 5-7, featuring the world’s most famous reindeer and a holly-jolly cast of iconic characters.
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Films at the Modern
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth offers a variety of events and programs on films. Check the website for details on titles, times, tickets and descriptions. 3200 Darnell St. themodern. org/films/upcoming. 817.738.9215.
First Sunday Film Club
This series showcases the Fort Worth Library’s large and vibrant media collection. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library, Tandy Hall. 500 W. 3rd St. Parking is free on the streets and in the Third Street garage after 6 p.m. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7323.
Magnolia at the Modern
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films shown weekly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Check the website for titles and times, as well as for info on other film-related happenings. Tickets: $6–$9. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Omni Theater and Noble Planetarium
Check the museum website for times and dates. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 1600 Gendy St. fwmuseum.org/calendar. 817.255.9300.
Music
Christmas with the von Trapps, Dec. 4
Made famous by the Academy-Award winning 1965 film The Sound of Music,the von Trapp Family Singers - great-grandchildren of Maria and the Captain - return to Fort Worth with a Christmas concert for the entire family. Enjoy this one-night-only performance of seasonal American and Austrian songs and let the sound of music fill your holiday! 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets: $29-$80. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Bruce Robinson and Kelly Willis’ Holiday
Shindig, Dec. 6
Texas’ finest country couple recently released a new album, Our Year, which comes on the heels of last year’s well-received Cheater’s Game. They’ll mix material from those two records - as well as songs from their extensive solo catalogs - with holiday favorites old and new. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: &38.50. McDavid Studio. 301 E 5TH Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
UNT O’Clock Lab Band, Dec. 12
Join the One O’Clock Lab Band for their annual “Holidays with the One O’Clock” concert at McDavid Studio. The band will perform selections of arrangements for big band of your favorite Christmas tunes. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets: $33. McDavid Studio. 301 E 5TH Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas, Dec. 15
Grammy-nominated singer Michael Martin Murphey returns to Bass Hall with his annual Christmas event, a combination of poetry and music and stories that’ll warm your body like a mug of hot chocolate. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Robert Earl Keen, Dec. 28
Spend your New Year’s Eve weekend singing along about roads that go on forever and parties that never end. Robert Earl Keen is coming back, y’all! Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Free Music at Coyote Drive-In, Every Weekend
Featuring different bands every Friday and Saturday of the month. Call the ticket office or check the website for specifics. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Coyote Drive-In. 223 N.E. 4th St. 817.717.7767. coyotedrive-in.com.
Billy Bob’s Texas Fort Worth Stockyards. 2520 Rodeo Plaza. billybobstexas.com. 817.624.7117. (Ticket prices are general admission/reserved.) Thursday concerts at 9:00 p.m, Friday and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
Dec. 4: American Aquarium. Tickets: $10. Dec. 5: Charlie Robison. Tickets: $12-$17. Dec. 6: Thomas Rhett. Tickets: $16-$28. Dec. 11: Jason Eady. Tickets: $10. Dec. 12: Kevin Fowler. Tickets: $15-$20. Dec. 13: Lee Brice. Tickets: $18-$30.
Dec. 18: William Clark Green. Tickets: $10. Dec. 19: Roger Creager. Tickets: $12-$18. Dec. 20: Casey Donahew Band. Tickets: $15$20.
The longest running and highest rated television special comes to life, live on stage with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, featuring the world’s most famous reindeer and a hollyjolly cast of iconic characters. Come see Rudolph and friends, including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster, help Santa save Christmas this holiday season! 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, Dec. 7-8
In Lucas Hnath’s searing portrayal of the filmmaking legend, the dark side of Disney emerges as we see the true price of achieving the American Dream. 2:00 p.m. Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Monday. Tickets: $7-$17. Amphibian Stage Productions. 120 S. Main St. amphibianproductions.org. 817.923.3012.
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Here Comes Santa Claus, Through Dec. 23 It’s time for the holidays, but Simon isn’t feeling so cheerful. It’s another Christmas watching his friends receiver toys and presents, while the space under his tree remains empty. With the help of elves and a little bit of magic and cheer, will Simon find the true spirit of Christmas?
Here Comes Santa Claus continues the timehonored tradition of spending the holiday season with Casa. This musical is suitable for all audiences. Check website for tickets and times. Casa Manana. 3101 W Lancaster Ave. 817.322.2272.
The Nutcracker, Dec. 12-27
Texas Ballet Theater ushers in the holiday season with its traditional performance of The Nutcracker. On December 12, Texas Ballet Theater will put on The Nutty Nutcracker, a PG-13 spoof of The Nutcracker. The Nutty Nutcracker incorporates pop culture and current events to parody the story of the traditional holiday favorite. Set to the original score, this performance is not your typical Nutcracker. Bass Performance Hall. 505 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
JUBILATION II: The Colors of Christmas, Through Dec. 28
A fresh remix on last year’s runaway hit of the holidays! It’s that time of year again in the town of Rudyville, time to celebrate the season and raise money for the rent at Leroy’s Night Club. The Silver Belles and the Mistletoes are back in full force, performing some of your favorite old time Blues, Jazz and R&B hits - twisted into
tunes of the season. Sweet dance moves and flashy costumes await you at Leroy’s annual Jubilation Celebration, a place where everyone is sure to be touched with the spirit of Christmas! For times and ticket prices, call the box office or check the website. Jubilee Theatre. 506 Main St. jubileetheatre.org. 817.338.4411.
A staple of the local entertainment scene for many years, this popular Fort Worth-based improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. 18 and older are welcome. Tickets: $20. 312 Houston St. fourdayweekend.com. 817.226.4329.
Hyena’s Comedy Night Club, Ongoing
Various performances each week in downtown Fort Worth, ranging from local to national stars. 425 Commerce St. hyenascomedynightclub. com. 817.877.5233.
Other Attractions and Events
Holidays at the Hearth, Dec. 13
Enjoy holiday music, string popcorn, spin the dreidel, and more! You can even have your photo taken with our historic St. Nick ($5 fee for photo and fodder). No reservations required.
Cost is regular Village admission plus a $2 craft fee to make a wood-slice ornament. Log Cabin Village. 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane. logcabinvillage.org. 817.392.5881.
150 Years of Fort Worth Satellite Exhibit, Ongoing
The exhibit traces the city’s development, from its beginning as a frontier outpost, through its rowdy youth as a cattle town, to present day. Created by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, in cooperation with City Center Development Co. Open daily from 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Free. Historic Fire Station No. 1. Second and Commerce streets. fwmuseum.org. 817.871.7686.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ongoing
The museum has a full slate of fun and informative public programs for its visitors, from lectures by visiting artists and scholars to extended education opportunities, family events, children’s programs and a book club. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Check the website for details. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
BRIT First Saturday, Ongoing
Free family fun and activities on the first Saturday of the month, including a farmers market that features a variety of fresh, seasonal produce sourced from local gardens based around Fort Worth. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit. org/firstsaturday. 817.332.4441.
BRIT Tours, Ongoing
Lace up your sneakers and learn about Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ history, present and future, research programs, herbarium, libraries, educational programs and its sustainable building. Thursdays 1:30 p.m., first Saturday of the month 10:30 a.m. Free. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit. org. 817.332.4441.
Cattle Baron Mansions, Ongoing
Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion and stand where the famous cattle barons stood when livestock was king and ranching ruled the Southwest. Wednesday–Friday, hourly, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, hourly, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Tickets: $15/adults, $7.50/children 12 and under. Ball-EddlemanMcFarland House, 1110 Penn St. Historic Fort Worth. historicfortworth.org. 817.332.5875.
Clearfork Food Park, Ongoing
This waterfront and woof-friendly park features a variety of food trucks and live music in a laidback, alfresco setting. Thirsty folk can swing by the Cantina, which boasts a full selection of beer and wines. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. 1541 Merrimac Circle (located on the Trinity Trail just off University Drive across from the Fort Worth Zoo). clearkforkfoodpark.com.
Coyote Drive-In, Ongoing
View flicks the “old-fashioned way,” in an
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under-the-stars setting that’s anything but antiquated. The Panther Island locale provides stunning views of downtown Fort Worth along the Trinity River near the Panther Island Pavilion, where concerts and tubing are regularly happening. Coyote Drive-In is a joint collaboration between Coyote Theatres, the Tarrant Regional Water District, Trinity River Vision Authority and the city of Fort Worth. Check the website for movies, times and special events. 223 N.E. 4th St. coyotedrive-in.com. 817.717.7767.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Ongoing
A peaceful haven nestled in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the Garden is home to more than 2,500 species of native and exotic plants that flourish in its 23 specialty gardens. Open daily from dawn until dusk. Free. Admission fees apply to Conservatory and Japanese Gardens. 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. fwbg.org. 817.871.7686.
Fort Worth Food Park, Ongoing
Enjoy a variety of gourmet dishes served up by some of the area’s top local chefs — all in one serene, park-like setting in the heart of Fort Worth’s cultural and entertainment district. Park features outdoor games, live music and other special events. It’s also pet-friendly and has free wireless Internet. 2509 Weisenberger St. Thursday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and 4 p.m.–10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. fwfoodpark.com.
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. 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Ongoing
The 3,621-acre refuge is one of the largest city-owned nature centers in the United States with more than 20 miles of hiking trails. The center provides a variety of regular and special programs. Check website for details. Refuge: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Hardwicke Interpretive Center: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily. Admission: $2–$5. 9601 Fossil Ridge Road. fwnaturecenter. org. 817.392.7410.
Fort Worth Water Gardens, Ongoing
Designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, the 5-acre downtown park features a peaceful oasis
of fountains and pools. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. 1502 Commerce St. Free. 817.871.5700.
Fort Worth Zoo, Ongoing
The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 and has grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing nearly 7,000 native and exotic animals. Open daily at 10 a.m. Tickets: adults (13+), $12; children (3–12), $9 (2 and under free); seniors (65+), $9. Wednesdays: half-price. 1989 Colonial Parkway. fortworthzoo.org. 817.759.7555.
Granbury Ghosts and Legends Tour, Fridays and Saturdays
Hour-long walking excursion around Granbury’s historic downtown square guided by actors dressed in Civil War-era attire. 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. $7–$10. 116 W. Bridge St. granburytours.com. 817.559.0849.
Lectures and Discussions at the Kimbell, Ongoing
Year-round evening, weekday and Saturday lectures by staff and guest speakers explore various topics relating to the permanent collection and special exhibitions on view at the Kimbell Art Museum. Some programs require advance reservations. Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
Log Cabin Village, Ongoing
Step back in time to the 1800s at Log Cabin Village, a living history museum devoted to the preservation of Texas’ pioneer heritage. And be sure to keep tabs on the website, which details the Village’s ever-changing array of special events. Tuesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1–5 p.m.; closed Monday. Tickets: $4–$5. Log Cabin Village. 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane. logcabinvillage.org. 817.392.5881.
Martin House Brewing Co. Tours and Tastings, Saturdays
Admission includes a souvenir pint glass, guided brewery tour and three complimentary pints (must bring your ID). $10. 2–5 p.m. Martin House Brewing Co. 220 S. Sylvania Ave., Ste. 209. martinhousebrewing.com. 817.222.0177. Panther Island Pavilion, Ongoing
Self-billed as “the only outdoor entertainment venue in Funkytown,” PIP caters to a wide variety of uses, including concerts, festivals and events — all staged along the banks of our beloved Trinity, with stunning views of the best downtown in the country (aka, ours, of course!). Besides boasting the only waterfront stage in Texas, it’s also got a main stage for yearround events and two additional band shells for multi-act festivals. In addition to attending a multitude of live events throughout the year, guests also can rent stand-up paddle boards, kayaks, canoes and pedal boats and take part in some watersports fun. Check the website for specifics. 395 Purcey St. pantherislandpavilion.
com. 817.698.0700.
Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. Tours and Tastings, Wednesdays and Saturdays
There’s a $10 tour admission fee for anyone over 18, but a tour of the brewery and a Rahr & Sons pint glass that holds up to three free beer samples are yours for no additional charge. Wednesdays, 5–7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1–3 p.m. Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. 701 Galveston Ave. rahrbrewing.com. 817.810.9266.
Revolver Brewing Tour and Tastings, Saturdays
Great beer, fresh country air, picnic tables, a band, barbecue or fajitas, corn bag toss and an informative tour of the brewery. Noon–3 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes a Revolver Brewing pint glass. Food vendors will be on site. Revolver Brewery. 5650 Matlock Road, Granbury. revolverbrewing.com. 817.736.8034.
River Legacy Living Science Center, Ongoing
The 12,000-square-foot nature center offers interactive exhibits, terrariums, aquariums, nature trails and Saturday events. Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free admission. 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington. riverlegacy.org. 817.860.6752.
Southside Urban Market, Ongoing
Their mission is to foster relations among a diverse group of people, promote local artisans, encourage eco-friendly food production and promote healthy living. Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Southside Fort Worth on the corner of South Main and East Daggett. southsideurbanmarket. com.
Stockyards Championship Rodeo, Ongoing
Full-on rodeo action Friday and Saturday night, year-round at the historic Cowtown Coliseum. 121 E. Exchange Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15–$20. Stockyards Walking Tours, Saturdays Wrangler Walking Tour: Historical facts, culture and stories of the Stockyards. 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets: $6–$8. Available in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and English. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave. stockyardsstation.com.
Vintage Railroad: Trinity River Run, Thursdays–Sundays
Hit the rails in an authentic Victorian-style coach between Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards. From the Fort Worth location, visitors can ride on a trip to the Trinity River and back, enjoying beautiful scenery and the 19th-century ambience of a steam locomotive. 3:15–4:15 p.m. $6–$10. Grapevine Vintage Railroad – Fort Worth. 140 E. Exchange Ave. grapevinetexasusa.com. 817.410.3123.
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Join us in believing we can create positive outcomes for children by becoming an Angel. Your donation goes toward providing pediatric health care for the patients at Cook Children’s Medical Center.
In appreciation, you will receive an invitation to the 61st annual Jewel Charity Ball
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Auto DeAlers Worth KnoWing
When it’s time to purchase a new or used vehicle, you want to go someplace that you can trust. Auto dealers know that success and growth are based primarily on keeping the customer happy. On the following pages, local dealers tell you about their experience, awards and approach to customer service.
The information in this section is provided by the advertisers and has not been independently verified by Fort Worth, Texas magazine.
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Randy Hiley
Hiley Buick GMC of Fort Worth
Hiley Auto Group
SPECIALTY: Our specialty is in assisting the potential customer with choosing the right vehicle for his or her needs. We thrive on customer satisfaction, and our trusted employees work hard to make that happen. We know that buyers have a choice, and so treating each transaction based on the individual need is our specialty. We have a holistic-type approach; we look at the whole picture. We also have a big investment in community involvement. We just sponsored the Rally For A Cure for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and donated a vehicle that was raffled to a very deserving winner. We give many sponsorships throughout the year. DEALERSHIPS
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: It all comes down to the people. We have employees who have been with us for years, and some who are just out of school. We invest in them, and they invest in our company with their knowledge of product, combined with a healthy respect of the customer’s needs. We believe in the Golden Rule, quite simply because it is the truth! If we have done our job, there is great satisfaction in helping a family get their new or used vehicle. WHAT SETS US APART: We are Fort Worth family owned and operated and are the only Buick GMC dealership in the city of Fort Worth. AWARDS/HONORS: Top 100 private companies in Tarrant
County; President’s Award for volume and customer satisfaction; ranked “Best Place to Buy a Car” by the Dallas Morning News CUSTOMER SERVICE APPROACH: Treat your customers the way you expect to be treated. We are family owned and operated and are able to keep operating costs down and pass savings on to our customers. WHAT SETS US APART: We are fortunate to have great people in our organization that have helped us grow from one small location 22 years ago to 10 franchises in two states. The CEO has to have the vision, and the rest of the team has to share that vision and believe in it. FREE ADVICE FOR PURCHASING
A NEW OR USED VEHICLE: Always do your research and buy from someone you trust to be there long range to take care of your service needs. We’ve been in the car business for 39 years.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
HileyGM.com
HileyCars.com
Jason@HileyCars.com (Jason Hiley, President)
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Autobahn Motorcar Group
SPECIALTY: Autobahn is a high-line new and pre-owned luxury car dealership specializing in Volvo, Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, Land Rover and Jaguar automobiles. EXPERIENCE: Autobahn has been a family owned and operated dealership in Fort Worth for more than 34 years. AWARDS: Porsche Premier Dealer Award, BMW Center of Excellence, Volvo Presidents Club, Land Rover Pinnacle Award. MEMBERSHIPS: Better Business Bureau, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, NADA, TADA, DFW-NCDA, Texas Longhorn Breeders Association. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Our reputation as an honest and honorable business within our community is something we do not take for granted. Since our first Volvo rolled off the showroom floor in 1980, we have striven to give our customers a fair, laid-back, non-confrontational experience. Fast
forward 34 years, and those core values still drive us today as we strive to give each customer an enjoyable purchase and ownership experience. ADVICE: Looks aren’t everything. Since an automobile is something we keep for many years, it is important that it fits our day-to-day needs. Different makes and models of cars have different personalities. So do your due diligence and fight the urge to judge a car by sheet metal alone. PICTURED: Chad Chase (Executive Vice President), Tim Karr (Chief Financial Officer). CONTACT INFORMATION: 3000 White Settlement Road • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.336.0885 shopautobahn.com
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Jerry Durant Auto Group
SPECIALTY: Jerry Durant Auto Group in Weatherford, only 20 minutes west of Fort Worth, specializes in new and pre-owned cars and is home to Jerry’s Chevrolet, Jerry’s Buick GMC, Jerry’s Cadillac, Durant Toyota & Scion, Jerry’s Hyundai and Jerry’s GM Certified Pre-Owned. EXPERIENCE: Jerry’s Auto Group has been in business for over 45 years. AWARDS/HONORS: Weatherford Citizen of the Year, the James Doss Award, Weatherford College Carlos Hartnett Award, Jack Smith Award, given to the top 100 GM dealers, 2004 University of North Texas Distinguished Alumnus, The Heroes for Children Award in 2012, 2011 East Parker County Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year, 2014 Northwood University Dealer Education Award, and nominated for the 2014 TIME Dealer of the Year. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: God made this little bitty dealership…into a huge dealership. We’ve
been very blessed. CUSTOMER SERVICE APPROACH: Jerry Durant Auto is here to serve. We’re here to do well for ourselves, but primarily we’re here to serve. I like to treat everybody with respect. We build customer loyalty through our Commitment to Care approach. FREE ADVICE: Come see us before you buy, and experience our world-class customer service. We offer a wide selection of vehicles and hope to make the car-buying process as quick and hassle-free as possible. PICTURED: Jerry Durant.
SPECIALTY: Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth and Park Place Maserati are experts in excellence. The dealerships are fully equipped and trained to provide assistance with the purchase, lease or maintenance of luxury cars. AWARDS/HONORS: Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth: Mercedes-Benz Best of the Best –2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; America’s Top Workplaces, #4 out of 872 organizations in 2013; Dallas Morning News Top 100 Places to Work in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth has established itself as a wonderful community partner since opening in 2005. We have been proud to support numerous organizations and build friendships with the greater Fort Worth community. APPROACH: Park Place always has the client in mind and, therefore, strives to make the ownership experience exceed their expectations. From the first moment a client arrives onsite, a member of the Park Place team will
greet them with a friendly smile and ask to help. The client’s purchase experience will be transparent and seamless. The service department has an experienced team with the latest technology prepared to maintain the vehicle. PICTURED: Lyman King, Lead Sales Manager (Park Place Maserati); George Johnson, General Manager of Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth and Park Place Maserati; and Chip Cottingame, Lead Sales Manager (Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
5601 Bryant Irvin Road • Fort Worth, Texas 76132
817.263.3600
5760 Bryant Irvin Road • Fort Worth, Texas 76132
817-263-3690
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Toyota of Fort Worth
SPECIALTY: Toyota of Fort Worth is extremely proud of the products and services Toyota offers. Toyota & Scion are second to none and the highest in product quality ratings. EXPERIENCE: Toyota of Fort Worth has been an essential part of the Fort Worth community under the leadership of John Easley, Dealer Operator, for over 15 years. He has been in the auto industry for over 44 years. HONORS: Toyota of Fort Worth has received the prestigious Toyota President’s Award for 11 years. This is the highest award given by Toyota. ACHIEVEMENTS: Toyota of Fort Worth is honored to be a part of the Texas Special Olympics, Cook’s Children’s NICU Unit and the Speedway Children’s Charities. Our greatest gratification comes from helping several local charities. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Toyota of Fort Worth and the entire staff pride
themselves with outstanding customer service. Our desire is for our customers to have an exceptional experience while visiting our dealership. FREE ADVICE: Always shop us. We’ll steer you right. We feature True Pricing. PICTURED: Front: (L)
Sales
John
(R) Oscar Vargas, F&I
CONTACT INFORMATION: 9001 Camp Bowie West • Fort Worth, Texas 76116
817.560.1500 Toyotaoffortworth.com
Craig Maynard,
Manager,
Manager; Front/Behind Car: (L)
Easley, Dealer Operator, (R) Peggy Emanuelson, CRM; By Windshield: Greg Shea, General Sales Manager; Back Row: (L) Kent Sitton, Sales Manager, (R) Jeff McGarr, Service Manager.
Culinary ventures in and around town
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234 Clay Pigeon / 236 Mi Dia From Scratch
Nothing says comfort like this dish served at Clay Pigeon. A deep bowl of pasta sauced sparingly with a rich ragu and ricotta cheese. To see what else they have to offer, turn the page.
For more information on area restaurants, go to fwtx.com and click on dish.
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One of the most buzzed about and unexpected new restaurants in town was born from a love of hunting by Chef Marcus Paslay. It seems he has hit the mark with his new Clay Pigeon.
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After graduating from the Culinary i nstitute of a meri C a in 2006, Paslay took the full tour from Alaska to Hawaii and from Vail to Glen Rose. All that target practice paid off when he opened his first restaurant earlier this year. His precision and con-
sistent aim are making a name for both Clay Pigeon and for himself.
On a strip of White Settlement Road where locals used to only go for automotive repairs or a schooner of Shiner and chopped beef sandwich at Angelo’s, Paslay and his team happened upon a well-worn diamond
in the rough.
The former industrial space is grounded by polished concrete, the walls painted a pale greenish-gray hue with some exposed original brick remaining. Gym-style pendant lighting reinforces the industrial chic ambiance, while large heavy-framed mirrors expand the space in all directions. The acoustics are surprisingly well-suited to intimate conversation, and a fine-dining menu blends nicely with the relaxed atmosphere.
The Foie Gras Torchon ($19) is a must! The Torchon method rolls duck liver into a log (for lack of a better visual aid) and hangs it to cure for several days. The result is amazing — melting on your tongue with its intense smoky sweetness. One luscious disc was served on a slate cheeseboard alongside toasted sourdough bread and ripe, quartered figs drizzled with local honey and house-made granola.
A glass enclosed wine room showcases interesting pairings to complement every dish, and soft drapes separate and soften the subtle but otherwise austere space. The bar area is low-key rather than the focus of attention.
Chef Marcus Paslay combined a love for hunting and his culinary training to create Clay Pigeon. (right) The Foie Gras Torchon is a must!
For more information on area restaurants, go to fwtx.com and click on dish.
Another shareable small plate was the Spicy Pork and Kale Flatbread ($15). Delicate and fluffy flatbread was crispy on the bottom and topped with a generous portion
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of very spicy pork sausage. House-made ricotta cheese was not a major player in this dish, but it was attractive and filling.
What We Like: The flatbread is perfect for sharing, and the wait staff was impecable. In the good-weather months, the patio is fabulous.
We sampled one of the daily specials of Tortellini Pasta ($27). A deep bowl was sauced sparingly with a rich mushroom ragu. The pungent bedding was then topped by three large tortellini purses filled with spinach, duck confit and ricotta cheese. More sautéed, meaty chanterelle mushrooms and freshly grated Parmesan cheese topped the dish. They were served very al dente. It was a traditional combination of flavors elevated by superior ingredients. With our server’s approval, we snuck out to the charming and peaceful patio to enjoy dessert. Typically planted with edibles and
Our Recommendations: Visit regularly for the inventive menu that changes with the season. We also suggest that you order dessert. The Pot de Creme is rich and infused with Avoca espresso coffee.
herbs — with string lights swaying overhead — the patio is worlds away from the activity of West 7th.
Served chilled in a lidded canning jar, the Pot de Crème ($8) was rich and creamy. Infused with the strong flavor of Avoca espresso coffee and rich milk chocolate, it was the perfect ending.
Our wait staff was impeccable and knowledgeable. The manager and chef both made the rounds through the dining room to greet all their guests throughout the evening. With an inventive menu that changes seasonally — now featuring hearty fall/winter-inspired creations like roasted pork shank with Parmesan cheese polenta — I can’t wait to see what Paslay will serve up next.
After debuting in 2011, Mi Dia From Scratch in Grapevine still has a huge following and for very good reason.
TH e g R eat LI me s HOR tage OF 2014 d I d n O t a FF e C t mI dI a at a LL . That’s because they use lemons exclusively in their margaritas. The mixologists at Mi Dia say limes vary too much throughout the year and can change the flavor profile of their drinks.
The Italian Margarita ($12) sounded too crazy to be missed, with Milagro Silver tequila, lemon juice, Luxardo amaretto, agave nectar and garnished with amaretto-soaked cherries. It really worked.
Al Pastor Queso Fundido ($12) was prepared tableside in a castiron skillet. The most amazing buttery and thin flour tortillas are
rolled around a blend of Asadero and Chihuahua cheeses. Chipotle peppers, smoky grilled pineapple bits, grilled green onions, and applewood smoked bacon round out the mixture. With five filled tortillas, it is plenty for a table of four. Another tableside favorite is the guacamole cart. Fresh avocados are mashed, and any number of items can be added to personalize your order.
Along with traditional Tex-Mex, they have highbrow street tacos, including duck carnitas and sea bass. But the Santa Fe specialties are a treat in our area. The Ox Eyes Stacked Enchiladas ($14) stack blue corn tortillas, beef, cheese and onion enchiladas with ox eyes (fried eggs). They are sauced on one side with New Mexico red sauce (which is deep and almost mole colored), and the other side with green chile sauce. Be warned, the red sauce is made from hatch chiles, which vary their potency depending on the time of year. So if you can’t stand the heat...stay out of the Santa Fe specialties section of the menu.
On a whim, we tried the Pollo Agave ($17), which was an interesting mash-up of flavors. Pounded chicken breasts were battered and fried, then flambéed in tequila (the addition of which was hardly noticeable) and stacked atop mashed potatoes, sauced with creamy shitake mushroom sauce and garnished with a mound of fried green onions (which have a delicious oniony flavor). It was a rich dish, and
| by Courtney dabney | photography by alex Lepe |
A great shareable small plate at Clay Pigeon is the Spicy Pork and Kale Flatbread ($15).
Alliance For Children’s 15th Annual
Great Conversation Dinner
Thank you to our 2014 attendees and their dedication to the protection and healing of Tarrant County child abuse victims.
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Honorary Chair: Lynny Sankary
Committee Chairs: Janet Jackson and Linda Springer
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What We Like: In addition to the traditional Tex-Mex, we liked the highbrow street tacos, including duck carnitas and sea bass.
What We Don’t: A few of the entrees sampled were too heavily sauced.
Our Recommendation:
The Italian Margarita with Milagro Silver tequila, lemon juice, Luxardo amaretto, agave nectar and amaretto-soaked cherries really works.
my only complaint was that both entrees were too heavily sauced. A little goes a long way.
For dessert, try the Churros ($8) for something unique. While you can find them at most street fairs, they are not on many menus. Served with a tart hibiscus gel, the churros were hot from the fryer and dusted liberally with cinnamon sugar.
Depending on the weather, the patio is the place to be at Mi Dia
From Scratch. It is a modern and inviting patio with tall planters filled with draping grasses, offering a lot of greenery and movement. The huge glass wall gives nearly every table a longing view of the outdoors.
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Holiday Tamales
| by Judie Byrd |
In many Fort Worth homes, serving tamales on Christmas Eve is an honored family tradition. Making the tamales can also create great memories.
Step 1: Make the masa and filling. These can be prepared up to three days ahead and refrigerated. Step 2: On tamale-making day, soak the cornhusks. Call the family into the kitchen and construct the tamales.
Step 3: Place tamales in pot and steam. After steaming, cool and refrigerate or freeze.
TamaLEs
Yield: 6 dozen tamales masa:
• 1 package (4 pounds) Instant Corn Masa
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cups salt or to taste
• 1 pound lard, Crisco or butter, melted
• 17 cups warm water, or as needed
• 2, 5-ounce bags corn husks, soaking in warm water to soften.
1. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Begin adding water, adding more or less as needed to make a thick paste. Add the first 10 cups of water and then add by 1 or 2 cups at a time. Dough should be very pliable and sticky. If dough has been refrigerated, you might need to stir in more warm water.
2. Remove husks from water and stand in a bowl to drain. With a spoon, an offset metal spatula, or your fingers, spread about 3 tablespoons masa over the bottom 2/3 (larger end) of cornhusks, leaving about 3/4 inch clean at smaller end of husk. Place about 2 tablespoons filling in a small row, down middle of masa. Wrap cornhusk sides closed and fold down smaller end; stack on a large platter to hold.
3. Place extra husks in bottom of a large stock pot or several pots. On top of corn husks, place a towel or dinner plate. Top with more husks. Add about 1 1/2 inches of water and place over high heat. When water begins to boil, add tamales, stacking them to the top of the pot. Cover with a plastic bag and then a lid or foil.
Turn heat to low and steam one hour.
4. Remove one tamale to test for doneness. They will be done when the husk peels away from the masa without sticking. If not done, steam another 5 to 10 minutes.
CaRnE FILLIng
Yield: filling for 6 dozen tamales
• 6 - 8 pasillo chiles
• 4 - 6 ancho chiles
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
• water as needed
• 5 pounds beef chuck roast or pork roast, cooked and shredded (reserve cooking stock)
1. Make chile sauce. Remove stem end and seeds from pasillo and ancho chiles. Place chiles in a dry skillet over medium heat and toast slightly, until chiles become fragrant and begin to blister. Add enough water to skillet to cover chiles and cook a few minutes, until very soft. Remove skillet from heat. Place chiles in a blender, reserving cooking liquid. To the blender, add garlic, oregano, cloves, pepper, and 1 tablespoon salt. Blend mixture, adding reserved cooking liquid plus additional water as needed, until mixture is the consistency of tomato sauce.
2. Place shredded meat in a large Dutch oven and stir in chile sauce.
TuRkEy CHILE TamaLE FILLIng
Yield: filling for about 2 dozen tamales
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 4 to 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons salt or to taste
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 to 4 cups shredded cooked turkey
• 3 to 4 charred, peeled, seeded poblano or Anaheim chile peppers, chopped
Al Pastor Queso Fundido is prepared tableside in a cast-iron skillet.
Mi Dia From Scratch opened in 2011 in Grapevine. It still has a huge following and for very good reason.
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• 1/2 bunch scallions sliced
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
• 6 ounces crumbled goat cheese or • Monterrey Jack cheese, grated
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, jalapeño, chili powder, salt, cumin and cayenne; cook and stir another minute.
2. Add chicken, chile peppers, scallions and cilantro, and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
Remove pan from heat and let sit until cool enough to handle. When cool, fold in goat cheese.
CharrinG Chiles:
Roasting chiles makes it easy to remove their peelings. Hold the chiles over the flame of your gas range or place them on a baking sheet under the broiler. You can also place them on the grill over hot coals. Cook them, turning often, until the skin is blistered and lightly charred. Then steam the charred chiles; place the hot, charred chiles on a plate covered with a bowl. After a few minutes, gently peel off the skins. They can now be sliced and served. To remove some of the heat, remove the seeds and inside membranes.
Winter Warmers
Festive Cocktails for the Season
| by allana Wooley |
living in texas means a scalding summer and warm autumn. By the time cooler weather does finally blow into the area, it carries a bitter edge. Fortunately, several Forth Worth hotspots have dreamed up a few new holiday cocktails perfect for staying cozy and jolly through the winter months.
Jody Lancarte of Joe T. Garcia’s (2201 N. Commerce St.; 817.626.4356), recommends the Peppermint Piña Colada to keep the rosiness in your cheeks. “Even though you are in the dead of winter and Santa is on his way, you can still sit on Joe T.’s heated patio and enjoy your tropical Christmas drink,” Lancarte says.
PePPermint Piña Colada
• Ice
• 3 oz. coconut milk
• 1 oz. pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 oz. Bacardi rum
• 1 oz. Malibu rum
• 2 peppermint sticks
• 4 crushed peppermint sticks
Wet rim of glass and dip in crushed peppermint. Blend first five ingredients. Pour into glass. Break up one peppermint stick and sprinkle in glass.
Garnish with the other peppermint stick.
The Capital Grille’s (800 Main St.; 817.348.9200) Gloria Starling likes their take on the Manhattan. Perfect for novice and experienced
whiskey drinkers alike, the Capital Grille’s Classic Manhattan features Gentleman Jack. “Smooth and inoffensive, the pleasant Tennessee whiskey provides a very straightforward delivery of oak [and] vanilla, a classic drink with a Capital Grille touch—a great holiday drink,” Starling says. the CaPital Grille’s ClassiC manhattan
• 2 1/5 oz. Gentleman
Jack
• 1 oz. sweet vermouth
• 2 Griottes Denoyautees cherries
• 3 dashes orange bitters (Gary Regans)
Chris Reale, head bartender at Grace (777 Main St.; 817.877.3388), invented the autumn-weather-ready Esquire cocktail after a drink routinely featured in Esquire magazine. “I wanted to incorporate the theme of ‘Original American Spirit,’ so I chose Templeton Rye whiskey as my base. I really enjoy the flavor of Templeton; it has an element of spice as well as a clean, smooth fin-
ish,” Reale explains. “The idea of adding cinnamon-infused simple syrup at first seemed excessive, but it really gave the cocktail that ‘autumn’ feel I was looking for.”
the esquire
• 2 ¼ oz. Templeton Rye
• 3/4 oz. Grand Marnier
• 1/4 oz. orange juice
• 1/2 oz. cranberry juice
• 1/4 oz. cinnamon-infused simple syrup
• 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
• Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Ryan Fussell, bar manager at The Bird Café (155 E. 4th St.; 817.332.2473), and his team created The Texas Tannenbaum, a delicious cocktail addition to any holiday party. “The cocktail is a little advanced in the spirits, but simple to make and very driven by holiday flavors,” Fussell says. “The walnut bitters and pine liqueur add very recognizable holiday flavors that are hard to find in other forms.”
the texas tannenbaum
• 1 3/4 oz. Garrison Brothers’ Texas Straight
Bourbon Whiskey, Fall Release
• 1/2 oz. Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur
• 3/4 oz. cranberry juice
• 1/2 oz. Winter Spice Simple Syrup
• 1 dash Fee’s Black Walnut Bitters
• One full sprig rosemary
• Fresh cranberries to garnish
• Winter Spice Simple Syrup:
Add 1 Tbsp. whole clove, allspice and two sticks cinnamon to a sauce pot with 1-liter water, and simmer until reduced by half.
Strain the spices and transfer the liquid back to the sauce pot; add an equal amount of sugar to the pot and simmer until dissolved.
Reduce once again by half. Let cool and refrigerate until ready for use.
Roll the rosemary into a wreath and place in the bottom of an oldfashioned or rocks glass. Top with crushed ice. Add the bourbon, stone pine liqueur, cranberry juice, walnut bitters and winter spice simple syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain onto crushed ice. Garnish with fresh cranberries floating atop or on a skewer.
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Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 230 N. Center St., 817.801.0300. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am9pm Sat. and Sun. $
BITE City Grill 2600 W. 7th St., 817.877.3888. 11am10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Bj’s Restaurant And Brewhouse 201 Interstate 20 E., 817.465.5225. 11am-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 11am-1am Fri.; 10am-1am Sat.; 10am-midnight Sun. $-$$
Chef Point Cafe 5901 Watauga Rd., Watauga, 817.656.0080. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 7am-10pm Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. Breakfast Saturdays. $-$$
Pappadeaux 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$
Montgomery Street Café 2000 Montgomery St., 817.731.8033. 6am-2pm Mon.-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 704 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 10am-2:30pm, Dinner 6pm-9pm Mon.Fri.; Brunch 10am-1pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$
The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge 1311 Lipscomb St., 817.926.0968. 3pm-midnight Tue.Thur. and Sun.; 3pm-2am Fri.; 1pm-2am Sat. $$
The Rose Garden Tea Room 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.7673. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon-Sat.;
Dixie House Cafe 3701 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0883. Other locations: 6200 Calhoun St., 817.451.6180. 5401 S. Hulen St., 817.361.8500. 5401 Blue Mound Rd., 817.625.4115. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Thu. & Sat.; 6:30am-8:30pm Fri. $ Drew’s Place 5701 Curzon Ave., 817.735.4408. 10:30am-6pm Tue.-Sat.; Closed Sun.-Mon. $-$$ Ellerbe Fine Foods 1501 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.926.3663. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tue.-Thu.; 11am-2pm and 5:3010pm, Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat. $$-$$$ Fred’s Texas Cafe 915 Currie St., 817.332.0083. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. Closed Mon. 2730 Western Center, 817.232.0111. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 3509 Blue Bonnet Circle, 817.916.4650. 10:30am-2am Mon.-Sun. $$ Little Red Wasp 808 Main St., 817.877.3111. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-midnight Fri.; 10am-midnight Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun.; Brunch to 4pm Sat.-Sun. $$-$$$
Benefiting women with breast and gynecologic cancer
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January 31, 2015 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
The Fort Worth Club
Highlights of the evening include eclectic eatables, chic cocktails, dancing to DJ Lucy, energetic live and silent auctions and a drawing for an amazing 2015 Lexus donated by the Dallas-Fort Worth Lexus Dealer Association.
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12pm-3:30pm Sun. $
Twin Creeks Café 3400 W. Loop 820 S. (inside Frank Kent Honda), 817.696.4360. 8am-3:30pm Mon.-Sat. $
Join us this year to Paint The Town Red for A Cause Deep in the Heart of Texans. The 2015 luncheon will offer Hands-Only CPR™ instruction, heart-health screenings, educational break-out sessions, and a fabulous silent auction.
2015 Chairmen
Martha Williams & Joan Trew
Keynote Speaker: Tracey Conway
We are delighted to have Emmy award-winning actress, comedienne and heart attack survivor, Tracey Conway share her series of lively and poignant presentations that touch and inspire. We hope you’ll join us.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
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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.
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What the locals are eating
regarded as one of the area’s best barbecue joints, family-owned Angelo’s has been around since 1958. Its original owner, Angelo George, made a name for himself selling ice-cold beer and barbecue. Over the years, the restaurant has gained national notoriety and has been featured on Food Network and in such publications as Esquire and The New York Times
Walking up to the unassuming, rugged restaurant, you can smell hickory burning in the pits and meat slowly cooking. Inside, a stuffed bear wearing an Angelo’s T-shirt greets guests as they round a corner on their way to the counter where diners make their selections and the staff cuts meat to order.
Originally a four-table restaurant, Angelo’s has since expanded to accommodate its crowds of patrons. The comfortable, no-frills restaurant is masculine and old-timey.
Angelo’s beer is served extra cold in frozen glasses. All meat at the restaurant is seasoned with the family’s dry rub, then slowly smoked over hickory. A milder, sweeter rub flavors the pork and poultry, while a bolder, more peppery rub is on the beef.
Each beef or rib plate came with potato salad, beans, coleslaw, a side of barbecue sauce, a pickle and two slices of white bread. The potato salad was average, but the beans were quite tasty. The finely diced coleslaw was a little peppery, and the thin barbecue sauce was tangy. Angelo’s 2533 White Settlement Road Fort Worth
La Madeleine 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 6:30am-10pm daily. Other location: 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $
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La Madeleine 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4626 SW Loop 820. 817.717.5200.; 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. 6:30am-10pm daily $
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Hoffbrau 1712 S. University Dr., 817.870.1952. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$
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The Keg Steakhouse & Bar 5760 SW Loop 820, 817.731.3534. 4pm-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 4pm-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$$
Mercury Chop House 301 Main St., 817.336.4129. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 3pm-11pm Sat.; 3pm-10pm Sun. $$$
Ruth’s Chris 813 Main St., 817.348.0080. 5pm-10 pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$
Silver Fox Steakhouse 1651 S. University Dr., 817.332.9060. Other location: 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine, 817.329.6995. 4pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$ grAnbury
Buffalo Gap Steakhouse And Cantina 1470 Hwy. 377, 817.573.4471. 11am-10pm Wed.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ grApevine/SouthlAke/ Colleyville
Old Hickory Steakhouse Restaurant Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, 817.778.2215 (after 5pm, 817.778.2280). Nightly, 5:30pm-10pm. $$$$
2 0 t h
WCareityCelebrity Cutting and concert
hat started with a vision has turned into a model.
For over 20 years we have been empowered by the National Cutting Horse Association and this giving community to help people. This has enabled us to put together an incredible team of physicians and healthcare partners who work with us to build better lives for the people we serve.
Our team reaches far beyond the normal collaboration of community partners. We are able to maximize the impact of services provided by Careity on a daily basis. Our patient support staff and team of healthcare professionals gives us the opportunity to reach into the needs of the community with a depth like no other organization.
Our comprehensive early detection program gives those who normally fall through the cracks an opportunity to receive life saving services and clinical trials that would otherwise be unavailable to them.
Cancer patients face many challenges before, during and after treatment. The Careity support staff stays with patients and families throughout their journey giving them hope and comfort as they confront the many obstacles along the way.
20 years of growth and touching thousands of lives of people who need our help, as symbolized by Lyndon Gaither’s 2014 Careity Celebrity Cutting painting, “Face the Challenge”.
Lyn Walsh Co-Founder
Beverly Branch Co-Founder
Celebrity Cutting Careity
Big In Name and Heart Big In Name and Heart
When Fort Worth was the frontier, men and women had to show what they were made of — and the saying went, the bigger the name, the bigger the man or woman. The same is true today, when great hearts are evident in the volunteer lineup of faithful celebrities who donate their time, talents, and resources into helping people who can’t help themselves.
As we celebrate our 20th year, Celebrity Cutting is privileged to salute the men and women who have ridden the horses, performed the concert, participated in our supporting auction, and lent their prestige so that individuals hit hard by illness and adversity can live and sustain their homes and families while rebuilding their health. This commitment — both personal and professional — is evident not only in Fort Worth but nationwide, as Celebrity Cutting has grown in prominence over the years.
Awards and Recognitions for Careity
We know you will agree that the celebrities who make this event possible — all of whom are volunteers are the biggest names you’ll find anywhere.
OncOlOgy AdvisOry BOArd
* Ray Page, D.O.
Keith Argenbright, M.D.
Niki Barr, Ph.D.
Matt Cavey, M.D.
Timothy Freer, M.D.
Amy Gunter, M.D.
Shadan Mansoor, M.D.
Robyn Young, M.D.
Henry Xiong, M.D.
* Todd Pearson, M.D.
Sidney Aldridge, M.D.
Nancy Dambro, M.D.
Joanne Sanders, M.D.
Each month we will present our readers with an obscure detail shot from somewhere in fort worth, courtesy of photographer brian luenser. We will provide the clues, and you will have the opportunity to guess where the shot was taken at fwtx.com/articles/where-dec-14. The following month we will include the full photo as well as a new obscure detail shot. Here are this month’s clues:
1. This structure sits within a club founded in 1936.
2. Practically everyone in town will pass this spot next year between May 18-24.
3. Competition has never been fiercer for an article of clothing. reveal from last month
Just
Teamwork
John and Donna Detzel, 20-year Colleyville residents, say that Park Place Motorcars Grapevine salesperson, Charles Lane, and sales manager, Andrew Harpole, worked with them as a team to find the right car and the right deal. “No us versus them. Just teamwork,” said John.
“The sales team was so easy to work with and treated us with respect—we were part of a team. The service department and service bays are spotless. The team provides excellent service and goes the extra mile for customers,” John said.
“We have never had a Mercedes-Benz before we bought our first Park Place MercedesBenz E350 for John in March 2014. We were so happy with the brand and our entire Park Place experience, we decided to purchase an ML350 for Donna in August,” said the Detzels.
“We just took our first long trip in our ML350. The GPS is outstanding. Integration of electronics is intuitive. The ride was super quiet,” John said. But Donna doesn’t drive her Mercedes-Benz ML350 just for the luxurious ride. “The ML350 is my workhorse. I traded my trusty old minivan in on the ML. John wanted me to get a nicer car. I told him I would continue to need a vehicle that hauled mulch, plants, trees and dogs. Even though it is a beautiful Mercedes-Benz, it STILL has to function as my hauling vehicle,” Donna said. With Park Place, the Detzels found “all around, an exceptional customer experience.”
