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8 Editor's Letter 10 Outside Voice
13 Wired In Staying connected with the latest local happenings
21 fwliving Your definitive guide to living well
22 Getaways It’s the political season, which is all the more reason why you might want to escape to Washington, D.C. by Kyle Whitecotton
26 Health Operation Hydration: We’ve got your water basics covered for life under the hot Texas sun. by Jennifer Retter
28 Image Summer starts soon, which means it’s time to start thinking about that itsy-bitsy bikini. by Jennifer Retter
30 Culture Catch Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, plus the latest reviews on recently released books and music.
36 Cooking Flavors of Mexico — Fort Worth Style by Judie Byrd
40 Style Spring Jewelry That Rocks by Jennifer Casseday-Blair
67 Goodwill Improving life for those in need: The Gladney Center for Adoption celebrates 125 years, and NICU Helping Hands provides support to families of premature infants.
72 According to Heywood Is it lying when you call it spin?
74 PG Suggested
Apparently it’s not recommended to function in the regular world doped up on Halcion and Xanax. Who knew?
76 For What It’s Worth… The inexcusable smells in the workplace by Molly Forthright
78 UpClose Fort Worth’s Courtney Corbeille travels the country with a musical about cheerleading. by Paul K. Harral
95 Snapshots Behind the ropes and on the red carpet, the photos of the personalities and parties that have everyone talking
125 fwevents
From the must-see live concert to the highly esteemed art exhibit, a month of events worth checking out
135 fwdish Culinary ventures in and around town
136 Now Open Pop’s Burgers and Grill is moving into new digs at the former home of Hot Tubs Back Porch Grotto on Trail Lake.
138 Restaurant Review Roanoke’s Dove Creek Cafe has been serving up classic cowboy fare for more than 17 years.
140 Dish Listings
The most sought-after restaurant guide to navigate the area’s diverse dining options
152 fwflashback
The backstory behind the people and events that shaped our city
Growing Trend in Texas editor’sletter
Perhaps one of the most intriguing worship services i’ve ever attended wasn’t really a worship service at all.
it was a workshop on western heritage worship at a new Baptist covenant meeting in norman, okla., in 2009. the leaders included Kathy longhat, pastor of the rainy mountain Kiowa indian Baptist church in mountain view, okla., and charles higgs, director of western heritage ministries for the Baptist general convention of texas.
if you drive anywhere outside the cities of texas, you’ll run across signs for cowboy churches and i had seen those. But what i didn’t know, mostly because i wasn’t paying attention, was the impact that western heritage churches were having.
i was between jobs then and had some vague idea about a book on cowboy churches, so i invited charles to lunch and left 90 minutes later drowning in statistics — some of them incredible.
But then i became editor of this magazine and that distracted me, and the book idea went by the wayside. But i was intent on telling the story of the explosive growth of these churches in my denomination — Baptist — but in others also.
you can read Boots on Hallowed Ground by writer gail Bennison beginning on page 56, and i’ll not repeat too much of that article here.
But this is much more than a story about some church, no matter how interesting. there’s probably a lesson in there for all of us. it’s not about the building. it’s about the spirit inside the building.
and if you think this is an unusual topic for a city magazine, i urge you the read the back of our business cards: “Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s corporate philosophy is to honor god in all that we do.”
we’ll be publishing the annual Best of list in June and we have an assignment for you. we’d like for you to go to the web site, fwtx.com, and give us your nominations for that list. we’re asking for suggestions in six categories — dine and drink, shopping, service, play, people and a section we’re calling your turn. that last category is where you get to tell us what we left off in the other categories or just make off-the-wall nominations we weren’t smart enough to anticipate.
there are some rules involving businesses, which must satisfy at least one of the following criteria: be a local business; a national business founded in north texas; a national business that has eight or fewer locations; or considered a national landmark. in another change this year, you may vote once a day. nominations close march 9. if you want to look at last year’s list, go to fwtx.com, select digital magazine and then June 2011. as they say in chicago, vote early, vote often. or was that what they used to say in duval county, texas?
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I wanted you to know that the October 2011 Dream Home issue was a huge help to Fred and me as we were making selections about remodeling our kitchen. We loved the designs in the magazine and went to see the kitchen. The choice was made easy. We wanted the granite that was used in the Fort Worth, Texas Dream Home. I then called my builder and designer with our selection. Great Dream Home. Betty Harvey, Fort Worth
Living the Name
Fort Worth, Texas magazine has always been a favorite of mine for multiple reasons.
Starting with the most basic, I love the paper you use. The quality of photography is that of an art piece making it difficult to throw away!
The magazine’s content is a great balance of advertisements
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Worthy Recognition
Thanks for the January Art of Giving luncheon. All five Northeast Tarrant County nominees are personal friends and each is equally deserving. I am truly delighted for Fonda Martin’s recognition. She has been a significant source of inspiration and a vital contributor to MidCities Supporters of SafeHaven as president for the past two years and before.
It was a lovely event — a beautiful venue punctuated by the passion and appreciation of its intent. I believe much of the success of Fort Worth, Texas magazine reflects its commitment to community consciousness. This luncheon was a worthy example of that.
I also loved the article covering the Legacy of Men Breakfast event. (See Valuable Role Models, February 2012, page 79). This is a reminder of the MANY good and caring men among us!
Suzanne Harrington, Colleyville
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Play Ball! Spring is just around the corner and that means the TCU baseball team is back in action and hungry for another trip to the College World Series. Amanda gives you a preview.
Dream On. Construction of this year’s Dream Home is underway, and it promises to be fantastic. Follow its progress beginning this month.
Breathe Easy. USMD Hospital in Fort Worth is a leader in balloon sinusplasty. Learn about the latest advances and hear from the doctors performing this procedure.
You Never Know. We’ve got celebrities, food, fashion, the social scene, surprises and much more, all on the next edition of FYI Fort Worth Tune in Sunday, March 4, at 10:30 a.m. on TXA21. If you miss it, visit the fwtx.com home page and select FYI FW TV. It’s TV you won’t see anywhere else!
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Key Players
Regular contributor Jennifer Retter checks in with book and music reviews and the back-story of the people who make the music and write the words. But she also writes for our Health and Image section this month.
Kyle Whitecotton, our go-to man for things travel, takes you to Washington, D.C., this month with suggestions of what to see in the nation’s center of government.
This month Alison Rich takes you on a tour of Judy and Bob Blakeman’s home in Fort Worth’s Idlewild section. It’s a perfect example of building a home to match form with function for a busy couple.
Welcome to our new intern Brennen Anderson. His first venture for the magazine appears in our Goodwill and is an illustration of the sense of community which makes our area so special.
Ellen Parker is also a contributing intern new to the magazine. She is majoring in Writing with a minor in Sociology at TCU. Ellen wrote about the latest comings and goings in Fort Worth in our Wired In section.
After 30 years as a journalist for community newspapers, Tammye Nash has recently began focusing on a career as a freelance writer and on building her own photography business, Image-N Photography. She writes about an exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum highlighting the watercolor works of Charles M. Russell.
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Hot as a Pepper
The good folks in dublin, about 80 miles southwest of fort Worth on u s 377, are rightfully proud of their heritage. And they are right-
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fully disturbed that someone is messing with it.
it all revolves around d r Pepper — but not just any old dr Pepper.
dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885 at Wade Morrison’s old Corner drug store. i n 1891, sam houston Prim tasted the drink and decided he wanted to sell it at a bottling plant he owned in dublin.
And so it went until January, when d r
Fort Worth school trustees searched the nation and found the candidate they ultimately picked to become superintendent of the more than 80,000 student district just down the hall.
Walter Dansby, a career educator in the district, was named the sole finalist in January. Dansby graduated from the district’s Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and started his career as a history teacher and coach at Rosemont Middle School. He was named interim superintendent after Dr. Melody Johnson abruptly resigned in May amid increasing tension with some members of the board.
Pepper snapple bought the d ublin operation and its distribution rights. The company had sued dr Pepper bottling Co. of dublin over trademark and distribution rights.
The issue? At least in part a non-standard label on the bottles that incorporated the word “d ublin.” The stuff in the bottle contained pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup — to the great delight of i mperial sugar Co., which sponsored a birthday party celebrating 119 years of continuous bottling.
“The Thursday and f riday after the announcement, we could do no work for the telephone calls of people saying, ‘how can we support you? how can we go about reversing this?’” d ublin Chamber of Commerce e xecutive d irector nancy Wooldridge told us.
That was the approach fort Worth chef Jon b onnell took, immediately pulling his d r Pepper-based dessert at b onnell’s fine Texas Cuisine and switching to one based on Triple XXX. he made a special run to dublin to pick up 10 cases.
“d r Pepper just leaves a bad taste in my mouth,” bonnell said on his facebook page. “not supporting their brand anymore.”
The dublin bottler will now do business as dublin bottling Works i nc. and continue to produce other soft drinks and operate its museum and old d oc’s s oda shop.
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“Much has been made of my comments that we are going to make significant progress within the next year,” Dansby told school personnel on the ISD’s Web site.
“It can be done,” he said. “The groundwork has been laid. And, as long as we act with a singleness of purpose, there is nothing we cannot achieve — and achieve sooner rather than later.”
The Fort Worth system has 83 elementary schools, 28 middle schools and 6th grade centers, 14 high schools and 17 special campuses. — FWTX Staff
Comings and Goings
by Ellen Parker
Flying Saucer is flying just one street over to the space formerly occupied by 8.0 Bar at 111 E. Third St. Following a successful 18 year run in Sundance Square, restaurateur Shannon Wynne permanently closed his 8.0 Bar to make way for an improved Flying Saucer. Opening in early May, the new Flying Saucer Draught Emporium will feature a beer garden on the covered patio.
“When I presented the idea of moving Flying Saucer to 8.0’s current space, Sundance Square’s team saw our vision for the future of Flying Saucer,” said Wynne in a press release. “We want to keep a big presence in Fort Worth and our patrons are very loyal so we look forward to another successful 18 years in Sundance Square.”
The famous murals on the walls in 8.0 that were created by local artists were bid on at an event benefitting the children’s programs at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
The demolition of Ridglea Mansion approaches due to the lack of upkeep. The modernist architect, A. Quincy Jones, completed the mansion in 1953 for Andrew and Geraldine Fuller. Many Hollywood stars have been guests within the 8,400-square-feet of the historic mansion. The current owner, Amon Carter III, has assigned the Frost Bank trust department to be the official owner of Ridglea Mansion after multiple attempts of trying to sell the priceless piece of architecture.
The University Park Village Ann Taylor is undergoing renovations in order to impose a fresh concept. Construction on the 3,500-square-
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Tfoot space began on Jan. 30 at the Fort Worth location. Each section of clothing from suits to casual wear to accessories will be transformed into a shop within the Ann Taylor store as a whole. Scheduled to open April 13, the lounge-like dressing rooms will be equipped with touch-screen video units to allow customers to access product information.
An updated Fort Worth skyline is on the horizon due to the 7th Street bridge renovations. The 99-year-old bridge scored a 38.8 out of 100 on the March 2010 inspection, which magnified the deteriorating status of the structure. With 12,000 motorists crossing the bridge daily, this $25.9 million project has been promised by officials to cause minimal impact on traffic. Connecting downtown Fort Worth and the West Seventh area, the 7th Street bridge construction expects to have lane closures from February to November of next year.
The Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is set to premier its $12 million renovations on Opening Day, April 6. Fans can look forward to a 23,000-square-foot indoor, air-conditioned addition to the ballpark that will hold a two-story restaurant and bar looking out to the field and a kidfriendly zone in straightaway center field. Updates have not been made to the ballpark in such large proportions since 1994, and the city hopes that these revisions will encourage more tourism. Because of this, the city of Arlington has permitted the labor costs and construction supplies to be tax-exempt, saving the Rangers $600,000 in sales tax.
Dean-Kingston off of West 7th is closing its doors after four years at the Foch Street location. Known for its contemporary, stylish attire for both men and women, Dean-Kingston was the place to find designs by Mark Nason, French Connection, English Laundry, Ben Sherman and much more.
Off Probation
Defense seCreTary l eon e . PaneTTa announced in late January that he was taking the marine version of the f-35 Joint strike fighter off the probation imposed by his predecessor, robert m. Gates.
marine Corps Commandant Gen. James f. amos welcomed the action in a statement and said he is “encouraged by the strong and steady progress that the f-35B team has made over the past year.”
“The f-35B represents the marine Corps’ ongoing effort to modernize our aging fleet of aircraft and to take advantage of fifth generation technology that will greatly enhance our capabilities as a merica’s expeditionary crisis response force,” amos said.
“i remain bullish about the future of f-35B and committed to ensuring that the marine Corps can rapidly respond to crises around the world and thus protect the american people,” he said.
also bullish on the f-35 system is the Japanese ministry of defense, which announced in december that it had decided to buy 42 fighters, with the first four to be delivered in this fiscal year.
Japanese defense minister yasuo ichikawa said at a Tokyo news conference announcing the purchase that the decision had been made after “a fair and strict evaluation based on the evaluation standards.”
Bob stevens, lockheed martin chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement that the company was pleased by the confidence the decision showed “in the f-35 and our industry team.”
ichikawa said the primary factor in the decision was the fighter’s performance and Japan desires “to have a fighter that has the capabilities to respond to these changes.”
— FWTX Staff
he kid from Cool (Texas) appears at Billy Bob’s Texas march 23, three days after the scheduled release of his first album — Casey James James had been singing and playing locally for years before his third-place finish on season 9 of American Idol thrust him into the national spotlight.
“We are so excited to welcome Casey James back to Billy Bob’s,” says Pam minick, marketing director. “When we made the announcement, facebook and Twitter blew up with messages. he really has such a unique style — and a loyal fan base. This is definitely a great fit for us.” —FWTX Staff
Then There Were Three
When the World Golf h all of fame & museum enshrines aWard-WinninG journalist dan jenkins as part of its Class of 2012, there will be three members of fort Worth in the hall. jenkins joins Ben hogan and Byron nelson.
“of course, i’d follow Ben hogan and Byron nelson anywhere, and frequently did,” jenkins told us. “But it’s very special to me that i’m becoming only the third guy from fort Worth, after those two, to be inducted into the World Golf hall of fame. and the only horned frog.”
jenkins is being honored in the lifetime achievement Category. he will be inducted with Phil mickelson and hollis stacy, may 7, at World Golf Village in st. augustine, fla. that’s the monday of the Players Championship week.
“dan has been a vital part of the game for more than 60 years,” PGa tour Commissioner tim finchem said in making the announcement. “his unique brand of storytelling in newspapers, books, Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest helped introduce golf to millions of fans. his contributions to sports journalism, especially golf, make him worthy of this honor.”
jenkins has appeared in Fort Worth, Texas with articles on tCu football (december 2009) and Colonial (may 2010).
jenkins won the 1995 PGa lifetime achievement in journalism award from the PGa of a merica and was inducted into the national sportscasters and sportswriters hall of fame in 1996. his first award came in the Golf Writers association of america’s annual writing contest in 1957 when he was a staff member of the Fort Worth Press, virtually a factory of award-winning sports journalists. FWTX Staff
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An Endorsement
We don’t do political endorsements, but we have found a campaign we can support. it’s david a hearn’s. He’s not actually running for anything, but he is soliciting campaign contributions. ironically, for a movie called Run Go figure.
His platform is simple: Give him money, and he’ll make a movie.
“For as little as the price of a cup of coffee you can be part of the movie making experience,” a hearn told Fort Worth, Texas. “You will get inside information on the behind-the-scenes goings on during the production, and for as little as $100 you can be invited to the private screening of the film. in other words, you can become a film investor. and you can tell your friends you were a part of making it happen.”
You know a hearn. He and fellow cast members at Four day Weekend have been making Fort Worth laugh for 15 years and more than 4,000 shows. He’s already made three short comedy films “some of the great joys of my life,”
he says. But now he wants to expand to the big screen.
the film he wants to make is about a much older man, someone with the scars of life that show on his face and in his expression. He is thrust into a less than ideal situation when he abducts a woman in her early 20s to escape capture after a botched bank robbery.
You know, typical Four day Weekend stuff. it’s about agape love, a hearn says.
He says it’s a movie that simply cannot get made in the Hollywood system or even locally in the traditional way. He’s trying to raise $125,000 or more — in a Web site appeal on Kickstarter (kickstarter.com/projects/ahearn/run). it’s an allor-nothing deal. if the goal is not hit by 10:19 p.m. march 31, those who pledge are off the hook and their credit cards won’t be charged.
actor Harvey Keitel (National Treasure, Reservoir Dogs, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore) read the script and liked it, but “our money people back in texas didn't know who Harvey was,” a hearn said. “With Harvey's involvement, it would have required about $2 million to shoot the film and we were met with resistance from our financial backers.”
that’s when a hearn decided to take a less traditional approach, shooting the film low budget with essential unknowns and then distributing it as an independent. and that took him to Kickstarter.
What’s in it for the investors (donors?) is the chance to play makebelieve movie mogul.
“the movie business for years has been in the exclusive hands of the studios in Hollywood or people with excessive financial resources,” a hearn said. “most people never have the opportunity to be able to participate at the level we are offering.”
He says he can and will make the movie for $125,000, but he’s hoping for more.
“With each dollar we go over our target, we can make a better picture,” he said. He’ll turn to professionals who have a long-term relationship with Four day Weekend and are willing to work for a fraction of what they are worth.
“my talented director of photography, Brad Walker, believes in this project so much he is willing to work for free. our actors are working for very little compensation,” a hearn said. “i will not take one dime from the production budget in order to bring this film to life. my producing partner, Josh roberts, also will not take any money from the production. this is all because of our belief in this film, and this is why people should invest in this project.”
life is about experiences, he says.
“in texas, we band together to make amazing things happen, and this film is the chance for everyone to be involved and at a level that everyone can afford,” a hearn said.
“and most importantly, it’s going to be fun for everyone who contributes.”
of course it will be with Four day Weekend folks involved.
Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth
Lovely ladies are abundant in Fort Worth. We want your help deciding which are the fairest of them all for our 2012 Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth feature appearing in our July issue.
Your nomination(s) can be your wife, your girlfriend, your mother or a girl you run into at the gym. Go to fwtx.com/2012MostBeautiful and make your nominations through March 30.
Entrants must be at least 21, and each submission must include three photos and an explanation of why that woman is the most beautiful in the city.
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If you're looking for monuments, museums or memorials, Washington, D.C., Comes to minD, but our nation's capital has much more to offer. While it's a place for remembering our country's history, it's also a place for outdoor enthusiasts and exciting nightlife. Jazz clubs and unique eateries abound, as do elegant accommodations for visitors. the end of march through april is the perfect time to visit and experience the national Cherry Blossom festival. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the festival, when nearly 4,000 cherry trees reach their peak bloom and paint the tidal Basin gorgeous shades of pink and white. To discover the different side of D.C., turn the page.
The Other Side of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., is perhaps best known for its abundance of monuments, memorials and government buildings, but it offers so much more.
by Kyle Whitecotton
Arlington national Cemetery, for example, honors more than 285,000 inCluding John f Kennedy, boxer Joe louis and the tomb of the u nK nowns. the black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans memorial inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 americans, the united states marine Corps war memorial portraying one of the most well-known incidents of world war ii, and the pentagon memorial offering a tribute to the events of sept. 11, 2001 are each worthy of the trip.
images we all remember from those grade school history textbooks come alive when visiting washington, d.C. you will not soon forget standing beneath the 19-foot marble statue of our 16th president, abraham lincoln; or gazing upon d.C.’s most prominent structure,
the washington monument; or reading the engraved words that adorn the marble rotunda of the Jefferson memorial.
washington is home to our nation’s Capitol building, the pentagon, the library of Congress, the supreme Court of the united states, and perhaps the most famous address of all — 1600 pennsylvania ave.
but there is far more to washington than what you might imagine. for example, did you know that the extraordinary smithsonian institution includes 19 museums and art galleries, most of which call d.C. home, including the air and space museum, the american history museum, and the natural history museum? oK, maybe you knew that already, but did you know that the smithsonian also operates the national Zoological park in d.C.? some 2,000 animals (a quarter of which are endangered)
call this national zoo home. and the best part is that admission to the park is free. one museum you may not have known
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about is that the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, located in downtown Washington, is the next best thing to starring in an episode of CSI Through a series of exhibits including a crime scene lab, a high-speed police-chase simulator, an FBI shooting range (simulated, of course), and hundred of artifacts documenting the nation’s elaborate history of criminals and crime fighters, this highly interactive museum explores the science and technology behind solving crimes.
Prepare to meet dangerous pirates, gunslinging outlaws, and slick mobsters on your way to the crime scene lab. There you will explore forensic science techniques from blood analysis to ballistics. Though some parts of the museum are not exactly kid-friendly, the museum makes navigating a family through the exhibits fun and safe for all visitors.
D.C. is also home to The International Spy Museum, where visitors experience a covert tour of the world of espionage. After you adopt your very own cover identity, you will encounter exhibits that explore more than 50 years of spy technology and unfold a cast of characters you only thought you knew.
Explore the history and significance of news and media at the 250,000-square-foot Newseum. Play the role of reporter in the NBC News interactive newsroom — one of Newseum’s 14 permanent exhibits — and experience the world’s most historic newscasts in one of the 15 theaters built into the museum.
When visiting D.C., don’t miss the U.S. Navy Museum, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, or the Folger Shakespeare Library,
home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare materials.
Outdoor adventures are plentiful around the D.C. area in the form of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The parkway consists of many trails, parks and historic sites that construct a greenway to the nation’s capitol. Walk the trails and boardwalks of Theodore Roosevelt Island, experience pre-Revolutionary War farm life at Claude Moore Colonial Farm, and see the mighty Potomac River crash through Mather Gorge at Great Falls Park.
The tranquil sights and sounds of Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens make a perfect setting for yoga, while the 18-mile Mount Vernon Trail, following the Potomac’s Virginia’s shoreline, is a favorite among cyclists, and a reflective jaunt through Rock Creek Park will serve you well. For a real treat, take a moonlight hike through the National Arboretum, sail the Potomac with the help of the Washington Sailing Marina, or set out on a professionally guided tour of the city with Bike and Roll.
When the sun sets in D.C., the nightlife really just begins to heat up. The area is filled with jazz clubs like the Bohemian Caverns, established more than 85 years ago; unique eateries like Marvin, serving home cooked classics in a Belgian café setting; and inspiring ambiance of places like Busboys & Poets, a self-proclaimed “community gathering place” offering a mix of food, books and distinctive events.
Red Palace offers live music and Vaudeville shows amidst a New Orleans-style atmosphere and unique sideshow strangeness. Red Palace also serves a long list of crafted beers and tasty
burgers and sandwiches. If beer is your fancy, try The Brickseller Saloon boasting the world’s largest collection of beers and serving over 5,000 varieties since it opened in 1957. And for wine aficionados there is no place better than wine bars like Proof, Sonoma or Veritas.
For memorable accommodations, Washington is at the top of the list. Embassy Circle Guest House, for starters, is located in one of D.C.’s most renowned downtown neighborhoods — Dupont Circle. Embassy Circle offers 11 elegant guest rooms in a completely restored, beautiful center-hall colonial home built in 1902. However, if you want to step away from the busy metropolis of D.C. for a night, try The Colombia Inn at Peralynna in Columbia, MD. It is a 20,000-square-foot European château offering 18 luxury suites surrounded by a panorama of rolling hills.
Washington’s better-known attractions offer an unforgettable experience and are not to be missed. In fact, they are not to be brushed over with merely a glance either. But our nation’s capitol is a vast landscape offering so much more.
Take your time and experience all that makes D.C. so incredible. As soon as you arrive in this great capital, head down to the National Mall and take in all the sights, sit for a while beneath the 200-year-old American elms that line the park, and reflect on what it means to be surrounded by so much history. Then branch out and experience all the other great gems hidden throughout Washington, D.C.
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Five Trainer Tips for Better Fitness
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We’ve got your water basics covered for life under the hot texas sun.
If it hasn’t been drilled into your head from day one: It’s important to drink a lot of water. People of average weight should drink 96 ounces of water per day. For every 25 pounds overweight you are, you’ll need an additional 8 ounces of water daily. In perspective, one plastic water bottle at the gym
1. Make your water appetizing. “I keep my water in a great big green, clear, seethrough container. In the summer I fill it full of ice and put limes, lemons and orange slices in it. It looks more inviting, so I’m more apt to drink it.”
2. Keep it in the family. By encouraging your kids to adopt the same fruit-filled water,
you can keep your whole family hydrated and stay on track yourself. “How many times do we look at something and think it looks good when it really doesn’t taste that great?” Roberson said. “Kids see my water and say, ‘Oh, I want some!’ They drink it up, and they’re just drinking water!”
3. Find water-rich foods. “Incorporate
won’t cut it. You’ll need to drink the equivalent of six average-sized water bottles to keep your body healthy. At 50 pounds overweight, you’ll need seven water bottles (but remember your reusable containers, please).
Drinking the recommended amount of water isn’t always easy on the go. Personal fitness trainer Kippi Roberson of Just 4 U Fitness offered tips she gives to her clients for staying hydrated.
water-rich foods into your diet: watermelon, tomatoes, oranges (good but high in sugar) and cantaloupe.”
4. Remember to check the nutrients. “I hate iceberg lettuce. It’s nothing but water, but it’s a not a good food source. If you’re going to have lettuce, it needs to be romaine lettuce or something dark and
leafy like spinach or spring mix. Lettuces have more water in them, but don’t go for the iceberg.”
5. Keep your alcohol intake in check. Roberson recommends drinking at least one glass of water in between every beer.
“If you’re out in the sun, drink a beer, then a water, and so on. For one thing, you won’t get
drunk as fast, but you’ll also stay hydrated.”
Dehydration, especially in the summer months, causes serious repercussions. If you’re not drinking enough, cells will not have enough water to keep you functioning. Dizziness, sunstroke, and cramps can ruin a fun day in the sun. Friends don’t let friends get dehydrated.
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Make a Splash!
Texas summer starts soon, which means it’s time to start thinking about that itsy-bitsy bikini.
by Jennifer Retter
PeRsonA l FIT ness TRAIneR K IPPI RoBeRson oF JusT 4 u FITness Tells us ABou T The IMPoRTA nce oF h YDRATIon In ouR he A lTh Fe ATuR e, but she also gives us some tips for slimming down for swimsuit season.
“everyone should know that you can’t spot reduce fat,” Roberson said. “But you can tone up your muscles.”
For women and men, the stomach, abs, and glutes present the biggest obstacles to a beach-ready body. Roberson recommends abdominal crunches to target stomach muscles. To tone butt muscles, focus on squats or lunges.
Hard Core
Toning the abdominal area has incredible benefits for the body, including:
• Increased balance
• Increased metabolism (muscle burns fat faster with less effort)
• Better control over the body for exercising or doing any sort of physical activity
• A stronger, healthier back, which leads to fewer back problems later in life
• Improved stability overall
1. Perfect the lower ab crunch. “Anybody that wants a goodlooking abdomen or butt will need to do abdominal crunches. You never want to do more than 20 crunches at a time, with four sets total. If you do more than that, your muscles fatigue, you’re going to lose your form, and your muscles will lose their activity.” Roberson recommends reverse crunches for the lower abs. To execute a reverse crunch, lie down and place your hands behind your head as though doing a regular crunch. Bend your knees and lift your legs toward your body for the starting position. Draw your knees toward your chest for a crunch.
Ten Minutes is Fine
Federal guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week. Not only is it best to spread your activity out during the week, but you can break it up into smaller chunks of time during the day. As long as you're doing your activity at a moderate or vigorous effort for at least 10 minutes at a time.
2. Invest in a stability ball. “Do crunches on a stability ball for the upper abs. Make sure the ball is at the lower part of your spine. When you come up, make sure your arms are far apart. Pull with your abdomen, not your chin. If you do more than 4 sets, you’ll be really sore and not able to do it for a few days.”
3. Remember this simple trick. “You can burn 200 to 300 calories per day by tightening your core in everyday activities. Think about drawing your bellybutton in toward your spine. Walk like that, drive like that, etcetera. It makes a huge difference.”
4. Tone your backside. “For glutes, the best exercise is to lay on the floor on your side with your back to the wall. Raise your leg up and bring it down slowly. Do one to four sets for each for 12 to 20 reps, alternating sides.”
5. Don’t overdo it! The most common problem Roberson sees at the gym? “Too many sets, too many reps. They overdo it. If you do your first 20 reps for abs, it’s best to move on to another exercise. Do your crunches, then do your glutes, then back to crunches. You want to alternative it.”
Remember not to work out the same part of your body every single day. You need 72 hours of rest in between to give your muscles a chance to repair.
These tips can help tone your body for swimsuit season, but don’t ignore your body the rest of the year.
“You should think about that all year long,” Roberson said. “It’s your body, and it’s the only one you’re going to get.”
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Romance Maker
The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell
by Tammye Nash
The difference between the Old w est as it was and the Old w est as we remember it is the difference between histOry and rOmance, according to dr. r ick stewart. a nd, stewart says, the exhibit of more than 100 watercolors by charles m. russell, on display through may 13 at the a mon c arter museum of a merican a rt, offers a little bit of both.
stewart was curator of the a mon carter museum’s western painting and sculpture collection in the early 1990s, when he created a book about russell’s letters and then a book about his sculpture. w hen he became director of the museum in 1995, stewart put aside his scholarly study of russell and his works, not taking them up again until 2006. a fter leaving the director’s chair, he began traveling the country to look at russell’s watercolors in private and public collections and putting together the exhibit now on display.
charles russell left his home in st. louis at age 16 and headed to the montana territory,
carrying with him his watercolors and his sketchpad. he spent the next years of his life working as a cowboy and using his talents to capture the images of the land and the people that he loved.
in his early work, russell focused on painstakingly capturing the most minute details of what he saw, stewart says, from the intricate beadwork adorning the clothing of the northern Plains indians to the elaborate tooling on the leather saddles used by the cowboys. this exhibit, he says, will include magnifying glasses so that visitors can see those details clearly.
but in his later years, when he no longer rode the range himself and the “Old west” of his youth began to fade before the onslaught of civilization, russell’s work began to take on a more romantic tone, stewart says. his later works portray the idealized images he saw in his memory, creating paintings that “fire a person’s imagination, giving them a larger
feeling, an emotion, symbolizing the freedom” of the wild frontier and those that lived there.
it is those images, s tewart says, that inspired many of the iconic images of the Old west immortalized in film, as russell’s friends in the early days of hollywood who admired both the artist and his art transferred those images from russell’s paintings to the big screen. “in fact, John ford, the filmmaker who made all the John wayne movies, literally recreated many of the scenes in his movies from the images in russell’s and remington’s paintings,” stewart says.
“charles russell was an amazing man and a great storyteller,” stewart says. “will rogers, who was one of his best friends, called him the greatest storyteller ever.”
and stewart says he hopes this exhibit continues that tradition, telling the story of one of a merica’s greatest watercolorists through his images, as well as through the exhibit created by a mon carter paper conservator Jodie Utter, devoted to the technical aspect of russell’s work, that will include his paints, brushes and last watercolor palette.
“this is an exhibit that everyone can enjoy. i believe that people will be able to get a lot from it, beyond just the beauty of russell’s work,” he said,
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), watching for the smoke signal, 1907, Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite underdrawing on paper, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), lewis and clark on the lower columbia, 1905, Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite underdrawing on paper, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
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The Litigators
by John Grisham
$28.95
“Unfortunate” best describes the law firm of Finely & Figg. After degrading themselves to advertising on bingo cards, the lawyers find themselves in need of a miracle. The partnership consists of two loveless men, struggling to make a profit with a tiny practice that seems to attract the most obnoxious of clients.
Oscar, an ex-cop, ironically hopes to divorce his wife once he makes enough money off divorce settlements. Wally, his four-time divorced junior partner, believes he will find THE case to propel Finely & Figg to bigger cases, not to mention millions of dollars.
When young attorney David Zinc drinks himself out of his high-profile yet stressful job, Finely & Figg find themselves with an interesting new partner. While David tries to learn the ropes, Wally sets out on a hunch that might just lead to a national case.
Wally enlists the help of David and the secretary in undertaking his seemingly brilliant idea. As Wally tracks down a list of past clients who could help him, he finds that there is more than meets the eye when dealing with huge corporations. Meanwhile, Harvard Law grad David realizes dealing with the riff-raff of society might not be so bad.
The Litigators follows the trials of the firm, so law-heavy language weaves its way throughout the novel. Grisham words the tricky law sections well enough for those not familiar with the court process to understand the point.
John Grisham published his first courtroom novel, A Time to Kill, in 1987 and has been sharing stories of attorneys ever since.
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Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America
by Helen Thorpe $27.99
To get to the heart of an issue, look into the hearts of those impacted. Helen Thorpe does just that in telling the true stories of four girls living below the poverty line in Denver. Though all four girls of Mexican heritage graduate high school and aspire to achieve their dreams, one thing stops two of them: immigration status.
Thorpe explores the consequences the girls face, from life without a driver’s license to no financial aid for college. The stories will tug at readers’ heartstrings as two girls have opportunities to succeed, but the other two inevitably find themselves stuck and hopeless.
Friendships suffer when half the group cannot achieve what the other half can, and all four girls must learn to grow in a society stacked against them.
Thorpe connects an image to what would normally be just a statistic. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, about 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants live in the United States.
After a Mexican immigrant killed a police officer in Denver, where the four girls live, she found out the murderer worked for her mayor husband. Thorpe experienced the community reaction from the eyes of the girls, who had to live against the stereotype set for them, and from the Colorado government.
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Silver-Tongued Devil
by Jaye Wells $7.99
Twilight fans, rejoice. Vampire books haven’t seen their last days. Sabina Kane can replace Bella and Edward in your search for new fantasy reading material.
Local author Jaye Wells builds on the story of vampire heroine Sabina Kane in Silver-Tongued Devil, the fourth book in the Kane series.
The novel opens with a gruesome murder scene. Vampire Sabina, of course, feels drawn in by the blood and surveys the surroundings before visiting her twin sister. Those who have read the three books leading up to Silver-Tongued Devil know that Sabrina’s twin has her own problems lurking in the background.
Unlike Twilight heroine Bella, Sabina Kane packs a strong punch. Her tough girl demeanor throughout the novel shows that she means business. Kane isn’t afraid to drop unladylike words, and she definitely refuses to settle for anything less than her ideals.
Sabina’s story would not be complete without a little strife, and an old flame shows up to make her life that much harder. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Adam, seems to be strengthening, but there’s one secret he’s not aware of.
Silver-Tongued Devil follows Red-Headed Stepchild, The Mage in Black and Green-Eyed Demon in the Sabina Kane series.
The fifth and final installment, Blue-Blooded Vamp, is expected in June 2012. Visit jayewells. com for more information on the author. Wells also keeps up with her blog on the Web site, sharing “Craft Thursday” posts with tips for aspiring writers.
From Author to Author
You won’t find Dallas author Jaye Wells at a Starbucks, but you will find her inspiring tips to upand-coming authors on her “Craft Thursdays” Web site entries. Fort Worth, Texas spoke with the urban fantasy author to learn more.
Where is your local place to sit down and write? One of my favorites is the real bookstore in Fairview. It’s a local independent bookstore with a fantastic café, and it’s a nice place to sit and work and be surrounded by books. I know all the people who work there, so it’s a better environment than going to a Starbucks.
What made you decide to do Craft Thursdays? The main idea behind it was to share advice that I wish someone had given me when I was coming up through the ranks of being an aspiring author. I felt like I talked to a lot of aspiring authors who felt frustrated or wanted to give up, so I felt that I could encourage them by letting them know certain things you shouldn’t take so seriously and certain things you should take seriously.
Why did you decide to write urban fantasy? I just love taking our world and looking at it from a different perspective. What if vampires really did live in L.A.? What if magical beings ran New York? That stuff gets my imagination going. I get to write fantasy, mystery and romance and combine them any way I want. It’s the most fun genre that I’ve tried.
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listen up what locals are listening to by Jennifer Retter
Break It Yourself
Andrew Bird
$14.99
Andrew Bird’s career can be traced back to his early years, when 4-year-old Bird picked up a makeshift violin and started “playing.” That first violin? A Cracker Jack box taped to a ruler.
His early drive propelled Bird through years of music exploration to Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in violin performance. After his band, Bowl of Fire, called it quits, Bird continued playing as a solo artist. Fast-forward to 2012 to find Bird, this time with a real violin, traveling the globe to share his music with fans from San Francisco to Amsterdam.
Bird showcases a unique, finely tuned whistle on many of his tracks, like One Day from his well-reviewed 2009 album Noble Beasts His talent at playing string instruments perfectly accompanies his soothing voice to create an indie music fan’s newest favorite artist.
Fans of She & Him or Mason Jennings could use some Andrew Bird tracks in their music libraries. Bird appeals to the same fans who appreciate soft alternative rock and classic sounds.
On his Web site, Bird offers a great deal to concertgoers. By buying a ticket to one of Bird’s 2012 concerts, fans will receive the five-song Fake Conversations EP, the five-song live EP of Break It Yourself performances, and a digital copy of Break It Yourself. It’s quite a deal considering ticket prices Bird’s March 15 performance at Majestic Theater in Dallas start at $32.50.
Break It Yourself is Bird’s first album release on the Mom & Pop label. Visit andrewbird. net for ticket sales and additional information on the artist.
All of Me
Estelle
$12.33
Don’t artists always seem a bit more enticing when they speak with a charming English accent?
West London-born Estelle rose to fame in the states after her duet American Boy with Kanye West, the catchy track that won her a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2009.
Though American Boy, which went double platinum stateside and hit No. 1 in the UK, brought Estelle into the spotlight, the rap/R&B artist is far from a one-hit wonder. Estelle works hard on her own music portfolio, both before and after her Kanye duet. She released two full solo albums, The 18th Day and Shine, before starting on her third release, All of Me
Estelle, who adds songwriter to her list of talents, took a leap of faith into the music industry at work. Her coworkers at London’s Deal Real, a hip-hop store that features in-store performances, pressured Estelle to perform on stage.
From there, Estelle found herself performing at local London clubs and building a fan base. Her first album, released in 2004, drew the attention of soul/R&B performer John Legend. Legend asked to sign her to his label and ultimately released her second album in 2008.
Undoubtedly, expect all of Estelle’s confidence and Grammylevel talent on All of Me What else would you expect from someone who has earned the right to call herself “the Doll”?
Visit Estelle’s official Web site, estellemusic.com, to check tour dates and keep up on Estelle news. Or, follow the tweet-happy singer on her certified Twitter account, EstelleDarlings.
Oh, and she promised BBC she won’t lose that accent anytime soon.
No Rest
Automorrow
You Choose Price
Looking for an inexpensive way to obtain new music (or a chance to support a local band)? Automorrow offers the option to name your price or download the new LP, No Rest, for free. Pay whatever price you feel best fits the music.
The Fort Worth-based heavy rock band released their nine-track LP, their longest release yet, in August 2011. In a city typically known for country music and cowboys, Automorrow truly stands out as a unique three-member intense rock band.
“You can’t escape the walls you make/ this is your fortress/ don’t you want this?” lead vocalist Ben Napier sings in Horizon Eyes, the LP’s first track. Napier’s raspy voice fits the rock-heavy track, and the guitar work demonstrates the hours of practice Automorrow must have put into the flawless track.
The fast-paced, borderlinescreamo track Get Your Own Friends relies on a driving drumbeat and heavy guitar, while Soul for Sleep slows it down for a Led Zeppelin feel.
Depending on who else rides in your car when you pop in the new Automorrow LP, watch out for the parental advisory on Martians before purchasing the album in its entirety.
Automorrow formed when the three band members began collaborating in 2005. The band started performing live in 2007. No Rest follows three single releases and 2009’s EP Diver, the band’s debut. Both the EP and the LP were selfreleased by Automorrow.
To learn more about local band Automorrow, visit automorrowmusic.com.
the groupie’s corner
Hope for Tomorrow
Changes in store for local band
by Jennifer Retter
Fort Worth, Texas magazine caught up with Michael DuFault, who plays lead guitar, keyboard, and sings backup vocals for Automorrow, to find out more about their latest album No Rest. The band has been picking up momentum and performs live throughout Texas and Oklahoma. To learn more about the band members, lyrical content or watch videos of past performances or browse images from previous concerts, visit the band's Web site, automorrowmusic.com.
It’s interesting that your LP is a “name your price” or free download. How has that been working out and what was the thought process behind that? Judging by our experience with our previous EP and what I had seen other up-and-coming bands doing well, we really wanted to get our album to the most listeners we could. When there’s a name-yourprice album, most people opt to pay. We wanted to give people that couldn’t pay the option to get it still, and for people who wanted to be more charitable, the opportunity to do that, too.
What does the future look like for the band? We’re currently on a bit of a break because we are about to hunker down and work on a completely new set of songs. We may have an additional member when we come back with that. No plans to record yet, but we’re trying to work on a new live show.
What got you interested in music as a career? I’m a lifelong musician. I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old. It finds me now.
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Flavors of Mexico Fort Worth Style
Everyone seems to love the rustic, zesty flavors of Mexico — pungent, exotic chilies, deep, mystical cumin and the aromatics of garlic and oregano.Together it’s Latin nirvana.
by Judie Byrd
Our Mexican-style M enu, though deliciously interesting and intriguing, is surprisingly easy and carefree.
chuck roast and ancho chilies simmer all day in a slow cooker while our version of spanish r ice is a quick stir-together. a generous bowl of beautifully fresh salsa takes only a few pulses in the food processor. add c entral Market’s fresh tortillas, and this dinner will punch up any weeknight supper or yield rave reviews at your next weekend dinner party.
For a fun, make-and-serve dessert, try our really easy, family-friendly sopapillas at fwtx. com (look for cooking with Judie Byrd).
Braised Beef with Ancho Chilies
Yield: 8 servings
For less fat, cook this dish the day before serving. Cool down and then refrigerate overnight. Scrape off the solid layer of fat on top and reheat for 1 hour in the slow cooker.
• 3 – 4 ancho chilies
• 3 – 6 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1, 12-ounce beer (beef or chicken stock can be substituted)
• 1, 2 1/2 to 3-pound chuck roast
• 1 large onion, sliced
• Central Market’s freshly made tortillas
Place chilies in a glass bowl and cover with water. Microwave 2 minutes until very hot. Remove from microwave, cover bowl with a plate and soak a few minutes until chilies are soft.
A soft corn tortilla waits to be filled with fork-tender braised beef.
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Tear chilies open and remove stem, membranes and seeds.
In a blender, place prepared chilies, garlic, oregano, salt, liquid smoke, cumin, black pepper and 1/4 cup beer. Blend on medium speed until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. With blender running on slow speed, add remaining beer and blend until smooth.
Place roast in slow cooker and cover with chili mixture. Top with onions. Cook on high six to eight hours or until roast is very tender. Serve with tortillas.
Spanish Rice
Yield: 8 servings
Rinsing the rice before cooking removes the sticky starch covering and keeps the rice fluffy, not gummy.
• 2 cups white rice
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 tomato-flavored bouillon cube
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 - 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Place rice in sieve and rinse well with cold water. Set aside to drain.
Heat chicken stock and bouillon cube, stirring until cube is dissolved.
In a large skillet with lid, heat vegetable oil and sauté onion and garlic until tender. Add rice to pan and sauté until translucent. Stir in cumin, chile powder, salt, pepper and prepared chicken stock. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer gently 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Uncover rice and fluff with a fork.
Fresh Salsa
Yield: about 1 quart
Rub the oregano between your palms to open the dried leaves and release the flavors.
• 1, 28-ounce can fired-roasted tomatoes (Central Market)
• 2 – 4 cloves peeled garlic
Left: A bowl of freshly made salsa in the refrigerator can serve as the start to many quick meals. Use it to top scrambled eggs, fish or cheese nachos, enliven Frito pie or top a Mexican pizza.
Below:Tomato-flavored bouillon is the secret to this perfect Spanish Rice.
• 2 – 4 jalapeño chilies (stems, membranes and seeds removed), to taste
• 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and roughly chopped
• 1/4 – 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• Juice of 1 large lime
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1, 8-ounce can diced green chilies
1. In the bowl of a food processor, place tomatoes (with juice), garlic, chilies, scallions, cilantro, oregano, lime juice and salt and pepper. Blend until well mixed but still chunky. Taste for salt and pepper and add if needed. Stir in green chilies.
Thanks to Central Market for our groceries. Judie Byrd is founder of The Culinary School of Fort Worth and host of Judie Byrd’s Kitchen, seen daily on Family Net Cable. For details, check out judiebyrd.com.
Natural Beauties
Agate, quartz and other raw-cut rocks and gems add natural updates to spring fashion.
by Jennifer Casseday-Blair
Who needs diamonds with the influx of natural stone jewelry hitting stores? join the rock revival with large, colorful statement pieces. with the vast variety of shapes and striations in the natural stones, the use of rawcut rocks is a style with the potential for staying power through spring. rugged stones are often complimented with delicate gold or silver for a more refined look, and the advantage of this trend is that no two pieces are alike.
A Crushed Stone Necklace, $60, Isabelle Grace, isabellegracejewelry.com
B Purple Stone Necklace, $28, Beehive Fort Worth, 817.570.0484
C Blue Hoop Earrings, $32, Beehive Fort Worth, 817.570.0484
D Green Stone Ring, $15, Beehive Fort Worth, 817.570.0484
E Red Geode Cuff, $24, Francesca’s Collections, francescascollections.com
F Geode and Gold Necklace, $168, Spoiled Pink, spoiledpink.com
G Quartz Stone and Gold Cuff, $38, Spoiled Pink, spoiledpink.com
A more comfortable mammogram experience
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for our 5th Taste of Fort Worth Celebrating NICA’s 42nd Year
March 24th, 2012 At the River Ranch 500 NE 23rd St Fort Worth, TX 76164 Valet Parking Provided
Restaurant Tasting 7-8pm, Silent & Live Auction 7-9:30pm
$40 per person or VIP-Tables available (seating 8 for $1,200)
VIP Reception 6-7pm, General Admission at 7pm
Dancing to – The HIGH ROLLER Band 8-10pm
In the sun-drenched great room, coffered wood beam ceilings entice the eye upward, while the unfussy seating arrangement and clean-lined limestone fireplace grounds the design with an inviting sense of place.
Welcome Home
A conjunction of vintage comfort and modern-day convenience, this Fort Worth residence is an embracing mix of old and new.
by Alison Rich
photography by Jason Kindig
The Blakeman home was designed to accommodate a spate of the couple’s antique furnishings and accessories, including this bookcase, which is stocked with vintage Satsuma pottery pieces.
Grand but not even a smidge imposing, the entrance hall was built to hold this 9-foot-tall antique hall tree, which traveled with the
from their former residence. The formal dining room peeks out from an arching pass-through.
Blakemans
It’snot every day (or every decade, for that matter) that upon arriving at the front door, a writer is met with a huge hug from her interviewee — along with effusive exclamations of how incredibly happy said interviewee is to have her there. And not only that, but when the interviewee’s husband happens upon the portal, he, too, is every bit as affable as his wife. And this welcoming reception all took place within a mere three minutes of gaining entrée to the Westside residence. (A girl could get used to this, let me tell you.)
Once you get to know Bob and Judy Blakeman — and it doesn’t take long; the couple is completely without airs — you’ll realize that their propensity for hugging and hospitality really is an outward expression of who they are. And their house is an extension of them.
Building by Necessity Fifteen-year residents of Monticello, a stone’s throw from their current quarters, the Blakemans reluctantly decided to sell their beloved 1930s Georgian and relocate to something more accessible.
That all the bedrooms and bathrooms were upstairs at their former home made getting around somewhat of a challenge for
Bob — who has a replaced knee — as well as for Bob’s 93-year-old mother (who lives in a nearby assisted-living community but still visits often) and their bevy of guests. Their must-haves?
As collectors of vintage furnishings and other antiquities, the Blakemans needed a graciously arrayed layout (read: high ceilings and nicely sized rooms) that would hold their artifacts — and not be swallowed up by them.
The master suite absolutely had to be on the bottom floor. They also required upstairs bedrooms for their visitors — complete with their own handsomely appointed bathrooms.
Their new home had to flow effortlessly from one zone to the next, yet still retain the
charm and character of an older structure.
“We didn’t want a sprawling, open floor plan,” Judy says. “Instead, we wanted a traditional, older-home style in keeping with the antiques and rugs that we were moving from our previous home. …
“We also both wanted it to welcome and comfortably accommodate the people we care about and the celebrations to be enjoyed with them, with décor that was relaxed and more masculine than feminine,” she says.
New Neighborhood, Traditional Look
After vetting the available lots for a newbuild, Judy and Bob stumbled upon Idlewild.
The brainchild of V Fine Homes, the picturesque new-construction neighborhood channels a bygone era, looking every bit the vintage enclave as a Monticello or Park Hill.
“We took our precedence from Spanish colonial homes,” says Rob Sell, who co-owns V with Patrick Towle. “The design is very simple and straightforward, but we paid attention to the little details that define great homes and separate them from the masses.”
Judy’s favorite room in the house — the kitchen — is alight with earthy colors and natural textures, with pops of color courtesy of strategically placed (but always understated) embellishments.
4129 Idlewild Drive
Architect: Randy Walton
Builder: V Fine Homes
Building Superintendent: Mike Fadal
Interior Designer: Brad Alford, with assistant Tyler Cobb Garden Design: Ray Armstrong
(this page) Soft and simple, the master bedroom includes a snug four-poster iron bed and an antique rug handcrafted by a tribe in Morocco. (opposite top) It’s irresistibly tempting to sneak in a little me-time in this cozy corner. (opposite middle) The honed Calcutta marble tub surround adds a splash of luxury to the tranquil master bath. (opposite bottom) Also in the master bath, a so-called “ghost chair” sits at the built-in dressing table, its clever, clear acrylic design offering unobtrusive practically.
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Judy and Bob snapped up the first lot in Idlewild. And that’s also when the fun began. (Judy might take issue with the term “fun,” because she spent many a sleepless night fretting over interior design. More on that later.)
First off, the layout: Referencing a floor plan Judy fell in love with during one of her jaunts to local open houses, its logical congruity — all the walls and trim, for instance, are painted the same shade of cream — lends an effortless air to the well-composed setting.
“We wanted a simple range of color, not tons and tons of floral and no cute filler,” Judy says. “We don’t like ‘too much.’ ”
Architect Randy Walton then set about drafting a plan. V Fine Homes’ Mike Fadal the Blakemans say they would never build another house again without him — served as building superintendent.
“Our other house was much more formal. We wanted a house that was welcoming, casual and comfortable,” Judy says. “But because this is a family home that sees a lot of activity, it had to be livable and durable — nothing fancy or precious.”
Building Livability Frou-frou this house is not.
“I didn’t want any one piece to stand out,” says Judy of the uninterrupted lines and natural nuances.
Case in point: A pair of matching antique bibliothéques filled with Satsuma pottery stands sentinel in the great room, their grandiosity softened by warm and squishy, pillowladen couches that sit in close proximity. The wood-beamed coffered ceiling lends an almost lodge-like air that feels more cosseting than quaint. A Samsung flat-screen, one of 10 (yes, 10) in the home, is installed above the fireplace.
“We’re TV freaks,” Judy says self-effacingly.
Having that many televisions at the ready ensures no missed football games — especially those involving Horned Frogs.
When the couple entertains, as they are apt to do on any given day, the built-in bar is a perfect self-serve beverage station.
“We wanted a bar where our guests could put in as much gin or Jack Daniel’s as they want,” Judy says with a wink.
In the nearby dining room, an oversized dining table (the only non-antique piece in the room, Bob points out) seats a crowd.
The kitchen, Judy’s favorite room in the house (the second being her pantry, which is exceedingly organized, by the way), includes
plenty of storage and workspace.
Bob’s “study,” which functions more as the couple’s informal hangout, is home to a veritable herd of wall mounts. (Bob, who turns 73 years young this month, is an avid hunter/ fisherman.) Between this room, the kitchen, the adjacent powder room and the master bedroom, the Blakemans have their official stomping grounds.
“This is the way we live,” Judy says.
Other than for parties and such, the Blakemans don’t much tread the white oak hardwoods of the other downstairs rooms.
“That way, we can keep the rest of the house clean,” Judy says, so that when the entertaining bug bites, she and her husband can get a party started lickety-split.
All first-floor main rooms include a set of light-admitting French doors leading to the centralized courtyard. The ability for fiestagoers to easily flit from the inside out is “so nice during parties,” Judy says. The courtyard is an extension of the indoors and includes a fountain and copious potted plants, as well as a living area complete with fireplace, grill/prep spot and, of course, a flat-screen TV.
The master suite is all about ambiance.
“We wanted our bedroom to be calm and
Serenity is always a step away, thanks to the exterior courtyard — complete with comfy seating vignettes and its own flat-screen for alfresco football games. The antique fountain provides an added layer of calm.
An assortment of trophies, wall mounts from some of his many hunting trips and his faithful leather recliner bedeck the study/ den, which is Bob’s favorite place for morning coffee and relaxation at night.
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With its handy desk and central locale, the combination landing/ library provides the perfect getaway for guests who don’t want to be too far from the action. (bottom left) Neat and tidy but ever-approachable, this guest room channels a bygone era while doubling as a home away from home for the couple’s two young grandsons. (bottom right) First and foremost a family home, the Blakeman residence is replete with pictures and other familial objects, like these of daughter Courtnay when she was a youngster.
serene,” Judy says of the space, which includes an oversized closet and sumptuous bath.
Accessible via a stairwell or an elevator (the couple’s two grandsons’ favorite feature, by the way), the second floor includes a spacious landing/small library, three bedrooms and accompanying bathrooms and serves as a laidback getaway for family and friends.
Loving Atmosphere No matter what room you’re in — even in Bob’s workroom off the garage, where he loves to tinker, Judy says — you can practically feel the TLC that the Blakemans have infused in every nook and cranny.
That love is an outward expression of the couple’s affection for each other — the currency of some 28 years of marriage.
A divorced mom to a young daughter, Judy worked full-time at Ridglea Bank. As luck would have it, Bob — a board member — was in the office for a meeting. Spotting a ring-less finger, he immediately asked about Judy. They spoke, had dinner at Margie’s Original Italian Kitchen and — voila! — a match was made.
“We really clicked,” Judy says. “I fell in love with Bob because he is a very good person. His
values were the same as mine: ‘You get back what you give.’ And he is so generous; he loves to share. He has the heart of a giant.”
The couple married after a three-year courtship. Besides Judy’s daughter, Courtnay, Bob has two sons from a previous marriage, Jeff and Chad. All three kids work at the family business, Blakeman Transportation.
“We’ve been in the transportation business since March 1965,” says Bob, who also served in the Army and was discharged as a captain.
A Sigma Chi at TCU, Bob has been a Cowtown resident since 1951. Judy, on the other hand, has lived here since Day One.
Whatever they’re doing, they must be doing it right. Their affection is obvious.
Ever doting and easygoing, Bob is very nearly as sweet as they come. Judy, all hugs and smiles, has an effervescent personality that truly makes a person (or a writer, in this instance) feel like she’s her lifelong friend and biggest fan. And together? They have contagious spirit that radiates cordiality and charm.
The Final Piece OK, so remember the part about Judy stressing over the interior
composition?
Try as she might, Judy was at loggerheads with the overall mien. Although unmistakably beautiful, to be sure, her initial plan and related elements just didn’t feel right until the solution quite literally showed up at the front door.
Enter local designer Brad Alford.
“It was like magic to me to meet Brad,” says Judy. “It was clear he knew exactly where we were headed. I hired him immediately.”
Not only did he and assistant Tyler Cobb provide the spot-on look she sought, but they also completed the substantial project in just less than two months. Problem solved.
“We’re very pleased with everything. It was carefully thought-out, simple and elegant and really suits us and our needs,” Judy says. “It truly is a great home.”
Judy and Bob give nods to the team effort that helped shape their Idlewild showpiece from vision on a page to reality on a plot.
“Our sincere appreciation and gratitude go to all who helped us in designing, building and decorating this great house,” she says. “It was definitely a labor of love by many.”
In keeping with the couple’s desire that their guests be as comfortable as they are, the three upstairs bedrooms indulge their users while retaining a homespun sensibility.
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Boots on Hallowed Ground Cowboy churches rein in the strays
by Gail Bennison
photography by Jason Kindig
Triple Cross Pastor Ray Lane mixes Western illustrations with humor in his sermons and describes the church as a noisy place where a bunch of country people meet with each other.
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and had never attended a day of church. But two months after he started attending a cowboy church, he made his profession of faith. Two broken hips postponed his baptism for two years, but in October last year, church elders and lay pastors lifted the old cowboy, wheelchair and all, into a horse trough. Devers now is the unofficial “sheriff” of his 300-member church and has not missed a Sunday since his first service there. “Bert is a shining testimony of what cowboy church does to reach people who have not been reached otherwise,” said pastor Mike McKinney.
McKinney’s church is the Dallas County Cowboy Church, but all across Texas — and other states as well — people are finding that cowboy churches meet a need that mainstream congregations do not. While some churches are faltering, cowboy churches are not only thriving but also helping start new congregations.
In the last six years, the number of cowboy churches has grown from 55 to 181 throughout Texas with a 96 percent success rate. This is a stark contrast to a 40 percent success rate of other start-up churches.
“What’s more amazing is that 60 percent of our churches reproduce themselves by starting another cowboy church,” said Charles Higgs, the director of Western Heritage Ministries for the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 2006. He serves as the liaison between the Baptists and the American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches.
“We’ve not only started 181 in Texas but have sponsored others outside the state in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Minnesota,” Higgs said.
The convention has put $6.2 million into funding cowboy churches. Last year, the cowboy churches gave close to half a million dollars to missions through BGCT.
Texas has a population of 25 million people and 20 percent embrace the Western Heritage in some way. Eighty percent of those people never go to church, Higgs said.
“You would be surprised at how many people I’ve met who are in their 60s and 70s and haven’t even been in a church,” he said. Seventy percent of cowboy church baptisms are adults and 70 percent are men. “This has been one of our greatest things, drawing men to the Gospel,” he said.
Today, between 36,000 and 40,000 people are regularly attending a cowboy church in Texas.
Ave. traces its start to 1991 and the first Steagall event.
Aiming at a Specific Audience
A cowboy church is different because it focuses primarily on reaching men and women who are involved in Western heritage and Western culture. It’s a “come as you are both physically and spiritually no barriers” church.
“We reach several kinds of people,” Higgs said. “First of all, we reach the guy that makes his living on the back of his horse. That’s a small percentage anymore, but we target our church after that working cowboy, and it works. Another is the arena cowboy and cowgirl like the calf ropers and barrel racers. We target the horse people, the cow people and the pig people,” he said.
“The average cowboy church has 200 people, and they are baptizing 30 new people every year. The average Southern Baptist Church in America baptizes fewer than 10,” Higgs said.
Most cowboy churches are located in Texas and Oklahoma, but the movement is spreading. The Cowboy Church Network of North America, for example, has member churches in Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, Wyoming, Florida, Idaho and Alberta, Canada.
Cowboy ministries hold cowboy church services at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo and Western events such as the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering in the Stockyards National Historic District of Fort Worth. Cowboy Church Fort Worth Stockyards at 140 E. Exchange
“We target country western music fans, and we target the John Wayne enthusiast, the people who just love to dress and live in the code of the cowboy.” About 16 percent of cowboy church members aren’t immersed in the cowboy world, but they love the church, Higgs said.
“The cowboy church gives an atmosphere of grace where people can come to love Christ and grow up in Him. They’re not judged. It’s grace. They feel accepted here,” Higgs says.
There’s no formal altar call in a cowboy church and no passing of the collection plate. There might be a boot or a milk can or a birdhouse at the back of the church for an envelope with a contribution, but stewardship is rarely discussed. The family life center for a cowboy church may be an arena with rodeo events such as team roping and barrel racing.
“That arena is very important,” Higgs said. “The more hoof prints you see in the arena, the more baptisms you’ll see.”
A band performs country western gospel music. Sermons are short and relevant to cowboy culture. Bible studies are an important part of the church. Every night of the week and on Saturday mornings, the members of the congregation meet somewhere and come together as a small group.
Baptisms are done in a horse trough or stock tank.
Baptists Get Involved
“There have been cowboy churches for 40 years, but we got into it 12 years ago,” Higgs said, starting with Ron Nolan in March 2000 in Waxahachie.
Bert Devers, the unofficial “sheriff” of the Dallas County Cowboy Church. Photo courtesy Sheri Cannon
Nolan’s son competed in rodeos as a roper. One day Nolan asked his son where all the people he saw at rodeos went to church. He told him they didn’t go to church. Six months later, with the goal of reaching that rodeo community, Nolan started Cowboy Church of Ellis County, which now is touted as “the largest cowboy church in the world.” Today, Gary Morgan is the pastor, and the membership is about 1,700.
Before that first service in 2000, Nolan started asking men why they didn’t want to go to church.
“They thought it was sissy,” said Granbury’s Triple Cross Cowboy Church pastor, Ray Lane.
Seventy-five percent of the people in traditional churches are women and children, and women are likely to be in the leadership positions, he said.
“Those cowboys said that the only leader in a church that looks masculine is wearing a dress that looks like a gown,” Lane said. “The buildings were intimidating.
“Think about men that spend their lives outside riding around in an old busted up pickup truck, and then you ask them to come to a place that has carpet and stained glass and everything is hush-hush. Our church is a noisy place. It’s just a bunch of country people meeting with each other. What do they have in common with men in white collars and ties and suits?”
Not so much, Lane says.
“They don’t dress like that. They dress in cowboy boots and jeans
and wear hats. Most of the pastors wear cowboy hats. The music feels comfortable because it’s the same country music they listen to driving around in their trucks.
“Most churches make you stand up for half an hour and sing songs where you sing seven lines seven times, over and over. I call that ‘seven and seven’ and that’s not a drink,” he said, laughing. “Cowboys don’t like standing, and they don’t like being forced to sing.”
Lane says the men felt a mainstream pastor couldn’t relate to the “dog-eat-dog, no-quarter-asked, no-quarter-given” world they live in. “They didn’t understand the sermons, and they didn’t get anything from them,” Lane said. “And they like the place they’re meeting in to look more like a barn.”
But the hats come off “when we call the Master,” Higgs said.
A Different Meeting Place
A typical cowboy church might meet in a “farm-to-market-road” setting in a sale barn, an old western building or arena. Triple Cross Church members meet in an 18,000-square-foot metal building with concrete floors and a covered arena.
Each Sunday, one of Triple Cross’s events might include an obstacle course, sorting, team roping, ranch rodeo practice or youth play day. At other times, there may be special activities such as family fun nights, horse clinics, jackpot ropings and team pennings. Additionally, Triple Cross Cowboy Church Children’s Ministry has a number of activities
Ralph Kiss and Traveler demonstrate that church doesn’t have to be fancy.
planned for the little buckaroos.
Triple Cross has a membership of more than 1,000.
“If most churches get one-third of the number of their members every Sunday, they consider it a home run,” Lane said. “It’s the opposite in a cowboy church. Cowboys aren’t so much about the joining so at times we have more than the actual membership attending.”
More than one-third of Triple Cross members were baptized in the church, and most are over the age of 18. That’s unheard of in a traditional church, Lane said.
“Pastor Ray,” as he is called, came to Triple Cross Cowboy Church from the Leon River Cowboy Church in Eastland, where he was an elder. He grew up in Breckenridge and worked his way through college as a meat cutter. Lane earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls and served in military intelligence with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. He spent 25 years in the tire industry where he founded and was CEO of his own chain of truck tire and retread centers.
All his life he wanted to be a cowboy, Lane said, and it took 25 years to be able to buy a cattle ranch in Eastland County. On Jan. 1, 2006, wildfires burned him completely out.
“It looked like the surface of the moon,” he said. “It was like everything I’d worked for all my life was gone in a matter of hours. But God gave me a new purpose for life. I got a call from Granbury to be the pastor of a new start church.”
He had felt the call to ministry first at age 17.
“This is what God called me to do, and it’s the greatest job I’ve ever had, to get a chance to reach those people that nobody else can reach, that never would consider coming to church,” Lane said.
He and his wife Domonie have been married for 43 years and have
two married sons and three grandchildren.
Making Scripture Apply
Lane has a simple preaching philosophy.
“If the Bible is not practical in your life, what’s the point of having it? I’m very practical with my teaching. It’s ‘Here’s how the Bible is relevant to your life,’ ” he says.
Most every sermon is started with a cowboy illustration that’s relevant to the Bible reading.
“When ranchers go to talking about cattle, they’ve all got this idea that they know which cattle breed is the best,” Lane said. “There’s no one breed of cattle that works in everybody’s cow and calf operation. You’ve got to be careful, and you’ve got to know what kind of commitment level you have to your breeding program because there’s not one cow breed that’s all things to all people.”
That’s true of churches.
“No one church fits everybody. Almost all churches will tell you everybody is welcome, anybody that wants to come can come. I believe with all my heart that they believe that with all their heart. But the problem is what they really mean is everybody’s welcome that’s like them,” Lane says. “If you want to look and act and dress the way we act and behave and dress, you’re welcome.”
Lane said that many times churches are in love with the idea of reaching the unreached, that they’re in love with the idea of evangelism and in love with the idea of reaching people who don’t know Christ.
“But when those people come to their church that are broken or scarred or have a past, they don’t fit and they don’t know how to deal with them,” he said.
Sarah Prater, 51, is a member of the band who plays rhythm guitar and sings at Triple Cross. She left home at 14 and married at 15. She used drugs and started drinking and was in an abusive situation for five years. Today she is happily married to Charles, who also is a member of the church, and she works as a telemarketer.
“I knew of God but never had a relationship with God,” she said. “Not having an education, I didn’t know who Jesus was. I woke up one morning, and I was 46 years old and still battling my drug using. I knew what I was going to do. I was going to a motel and spend the weekend with my drugs.
“That very day a woman from Triple Cross Church called and asked me to be a part of the band. So God reached into the pits of Hell and he gave me that line of hope and allowed me to be here,” she said.
Prater says Triple Cross has saved her life.
Steeples vs. Stalls
The cowboy church structure is different from a typical “steeple” church. The staff is small. In the case of Triple Cross Cowboy Church, there’s no church office and no secretary. Lane answers his own phone and prefers it that way.
Hats are common in church but they come off when the congregation is calling on the Master, says Charles Higgs.
Averi Anderson, daughter of Jed and Stacia Rudd, takes the plunge that makes her a full member of a Baptist church.
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“I don’t want to hide from these people,” he said. “If I can’t talk to them, I can’t minister to them.”
Teams carry out the specialized ministries of the church, and each ministry team has specific functions and responsibilities assigned or approved by the pastor and/or elders.
The elders are not a board of deacons that control the actions of the church. They are spiritual leaders of the church. They provide support for the pastor and help the ministry teams with difficult issues and serve as arbitrators in matters of conflict or church discipline. In a new church start, the first elders are appointed by the pastor with the approval of the church.
The pastor is the lead elder and the primary spiritual leader of the congregation. He guides the church in carrying out the cowboy model and ultimately fulfills the pastoral role.
Lay pastors — often a minimally paid staff member — minister to members of the congregation and get a portion of the budget every year for bands or the rodeo arena or children’s ministries. Essentially, lay pastors are appointed and replaced by the pastor at his discretion to help carry out ministry duties. Lay pastors are attached to one or more ministry teams and act as a liaison between the team and pastor.
Book Learning
Many cowboy church pastors have no formal education in theology, but there are programs available to teach the model and provide other help.
Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary offers 18 hours — all online except for a one-week on-campus preaching course leading to a certificate of ministry. Dallas Baptist University is offering a 12-hour concentration of Western Heritage study.
And the American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches offers three levels of Ranch House Schools of Church Planting, funded in part by BGCT, taught regionally in Texas for pastors, lay pastors, elders and team leaders of newly started churches.
The goal is to have 300 cowboy churches and 100 Vaquero or Hispanic churches by the end of 2018, Higgs said.
Pastor Ray takes a humorous approach to preaching.
“I tell people I use humor when I preach for the same reason a child will eat a vitamin if it looks like a Flintstone character,” he said.
Lane wrote a pamphlet that he hands out to the congregation that includes 50 or so “You may belong to a cowboy church if …” statements.
Some of his favorites include:
If a cow dog has ever interrupted a prayer service
If all of your church hymns start with a fiddle kick off
If the Elders were ever called out to anoint with oil and pray over a ‘sure enough good’ roping horse …
If there are more spit cups than coffee cups in the trash after services.
“There’s hardly a month that goes by that someone doesn’t ask me, ‘Did you know that somebody’s dipping snuff in your church?’ ” Lane said.
That joke about the cow dog isn’t a joke.
Justin Whitewood is 33. He and wife Suzanne serve as youth ministry directors for grades 7-12.
“We teach more how to live life in Jesus’ principles instead of religious traditions,” Whitewood says. “This ain’t your grandma’s youth group. Everyone’s welcome, and don’t worry about the horse poo on your pants; the youth pastor usually has a little too.”
Whitewood’s dog, Dish, a border collie-Catahoula cross, enjoys going to cowboy church, and no one thinks anything about taking your dog in. One day Dish got off his leash and ran up to the front during Pastor Ray’s prayer.
“Not something you’d see in a regular church,” Lane says.
Back to Real Basics
Cowboy church leaders don’t think they are something new. They think that they are something old — like First Century old.
“What does it look like when a cowboy church is right? You’ve got to go back to the very beginning of the church, where you didn’t have to have a seminary degree, where you could meet under a tree, where everyone was considered the same and treated the same,” Lane said.
“Some churches go through hard times and come out on the other side stronger than the way they went in, and others go to the same experience and fold up like a three-X hat in a rainstorm,” Lane said. “If you know where you’re going, you’re not going to get deterred by little bumps that come along in the road. [The apostle] Paul was trying to find someway to find common ground with the Jews and the Gentiles, to those people he was trying to win. That’s what cowboy churches are trying to do. We’re trying to find out what barriers keep them out of church and break through those barriers.”
But cowboy culture raises some interesting issues — especially among Baptists, where drinking can be frowned on even today.
“One sweet lady came to me and said, ‘Now, I know about cowboys, Raymond, and when you build that arena, there’s going to be beer. What are you going to do?’
“Well, those are the ones I want to reach. Those are the ones I was thinking about when I drove the first post out here,” Lane said.
“You don’t have to tell a cowboy he’s a sinner. He already knows that,” he said.
It is a matter of presentation, Lane says, spinning a yarn about two Texas A&M graduates unable to find work and reduced to panhandling in Dallas.
“One did really good, and one
didn’t have two dimes to rub together. He asked the other, ‘What’s your secret?’ The rich one said, ‘It’s all about advertising. Let me see your sign.’ The sign said, ‘Will Work for Food.’ ‘You’ll never get any money that way,’ the rich one said as his walked over to his Mercedes. He opened the trunk and showed him his sign. ‘I only need 10 more dollars to move back to College Station.’ ”
Cowboys know that there is a God.
“They see His images in the sunrise, in calves being born, and they see it in the trees. What they desperately need to know is how God relates to them and their lives,” Lane says.
Some people think cowboy church leaders are crazy for doing church the way they do it, and Lane knows that it is offensive to some people.
“But we’re supposed to be different. Our battle is in ourselves, not in competing with other churches. The most common thing I hear at this church is, ‘I haven’t been to church in 30 years’ and now they come every week. Talk about a paradigm shift,” he said.
“Triple Cross is one of the biggest churches in town. There’ve been over 300 people saved and baptized in a horse trough. Our intention is to reach those men that nobody has,” Lane said.
And therein may lie the secret of cowboy church success.
“When momma and the kids come, the kids come until they get old enough to argue and don’t have to come, but when daddy comes, the family comes, doesn’t it? We’re going to start a new cowboy church every year that I’m the pastor,” he said.
Bandleader B.T. Rhodes and band member Sarah Prater on a recent Sunday morning. Prater says that Triple Cross saved her life.
Meet Your Match
De-stress the dating game — and land love in the process — with Great Expectations at your side.
What with our hurried schedules and hectic lives, it’s hard enough just finding a spare minute to squeeze in a good book or eat a decent meal — let alone finding the love of our life. But instead of leaving it up to chance (or simply ditching all hope of meeting “the one”), you really can find Mr. or Ms. Right … even despite your dearth of time. All it takes is a simple call to a long-time matchmaking service, which pretty much does every ounce of the work for you. Your role? Simply continue on with your regular (read: busy!) life while these professional cupids do their thing!
Welcome to Great Expectations, a personal matchmaking program that’s been in business nationwide for the past 35 years. Here locally, the Fort Worth office is a hive of activity, with many local professionals showing up on any given day to enlist the services of center director
Taylor Shelton and her dedicated team of dating coaches.
“While you are doing your everyday activities, we are here consistently bringing in fresh new faces and working for you,” says Shelton, who — like the rest of her team — has been with the company for nearly 10 years. That combination of stability and longevity has resulted in a devoted team that knows a thing or two about matching possible long-term dating partners (even potential mates!) and has fine-tuned their ability to modify the search and find the right fit.
“My job is to do the work for you so you can continue on with your life,” she says. “We do the hard, time-consuming part, you get to do the fun part by going out on dates and attending some of our popular outings like wine tastings/happy hours, speed dating, limo scavenger hunts
and sporting events, for example. Then the rest just falls into place. It really is that easy.”
So just how easy is it? As soon as a prospective client calls or visits the Web site ( greatexpectationsfortworth.com; 817.332.8009), Shelton and her team immediately get the process rolling.
“First, we prequalify them over the phone to come in to our Fort Worth office for an interview,” she explains. “When they come in, we do a background check and a complete personality assessment, then meet with them to make sure they’re there for the right reasons. If we feel like we’re a good fit for them, and they’re a good fit for us, we have them come back in for a photo shoot.”
So that clients can get an honest feel for a potential date’s persona, how they carry themselves and so on, Shelton conducts an in-depth interview, which is videotaped and then posted online via a password-protected site for viewing only by other Great Expectations clients.
It’s this highly personalized matchmaking method — where everyone in the office knows all the clients by name and where clients reap the benefit of one-on-one interaction — that sets Great Expectations apart from the dating service pack.
“We really do get involved in their lives,” Shelton says. “We do searches for them. We walk them through the steps. We have events where they can get out and socialize. They can do searches. We play it by ear and tailor-make it to what you’re looking for. It’s very flexible and one-on-one.”
When cupid strikes, it’s always cause for celebration. “Every time we have a success story, the whole office knows about it within a minute,” Shelton says.
Besides the intricately customized process, the other benefit, she says, is the lack of misrepresentation, which is a frequent criticism of online services — where the “perfect match” ends up being anything but. “When you join an online dating site, you’re dealing with a computer, so you don’t know who you’re connecting with,” Shelton says. “We have found that our members appreciate that there are no surprises on the first date.”
Obviously, Shelton and her staff cannot and do not guarantee happy-ever-after results, but she genuinely believes that Great Expectations has that special someone for everyone. “If I’m doing my job correctly, it shouldn’t take more than six months to meet somebody you want to spend more time with,” she says.
That’s precisely what happened for Ryan (37) and Christina (33), who met thanks to the team’s matchmaking process. A Great Expectations member for a year, Ryan selected Christina — who had recently signed on as a client — and the couple clicked from the get-go. They were engaged June 11, 2011, and are set to join in holy matrimony on March 17.
Dyan (41) joined Great Expectations in October 2010 to find a “life partner.” One of the matchmakers in the office suggested she go out with Mark (51), who had joined just one month prior to Dyan. The pair immediately hit it off and got engaged July 2, 2011. Wedding bells tolled just two months later, on Sept. 3.
Husband and wife Bill (59) and Debbie (56) Merritt also found happiness thanks to Great Expectations’ office wide effort. He wanted to meet a quality, professional mate. She wanted to find someone with whom to share her life. As fate would have it, Bill selected Debbie’s profile and a relationship was forged. What began as a friendship blossomed into a love match, with an ensuing engagement on March, 16, 2011. They married July 20.
While she has experienced many a success story during her nearly 10 years’ tenure, Shelton has one that’s particularly near and dear to her heart. “I signed my dad up through Great Expectations and within six months signed up the lady he is with now, four years later,” she says. “If I can do it for him, I can do it for anyone.”
Happy endings like these never fail to energize Shelton and her staff, she says.
“One of the most rewarding experiences from working at Great Expectations is when people come in not expecting to find anyone who will love them for just who they are, and they find it here,” she says. “We love what we do and really enjoy the personal relationships that we develop with our members and being involved in some of the most important, and exciting moments, in their lives.”
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“Tom Struhs is a conscientious builder with a gift for creativity which was demonstrated in the building of our home. Dreaming of an indoor basketball court, but not knowing how to fit it in, was a challenge he took on and made work. He was very accommodating. He even modified plans to design a better view than the original by trading locations of certain rooms and patios. His knowledge of architecture and building has made our home a showplace. We especially enjoyed a working friendship with him and his wife which we still enjoy today. We are sure his expertise will be evident in all projects he pursues.” Holly and Bill Tyson
Testaments of Strong Working Relationships to that of Enduring Friendships
“Our house was difficult to build on the side of a steep hill. Several builders turned down the job. Mr. Tom Struhs took the job with enthusiasm. After living in this house for 16 years, would I pick Mr. Struhs again? The answer is a resounding YES!” D r Wa r r e n W i l s o n
Katelyn, age 18, decided in the summer of 2011 to allow placement of her infant through the Gladney Center for Adoption “the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” See page 68.
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Who Cares for the Families?
Local organization provides education and support to families of premature infants.
by Gail Bennison
One of the most cherished moments in our lives is the arrival of a new baby. but sometimes that arrival happens earlier than it should, bringing medical issues, emotional anguish for parents and other family members and, sometimes, tragedy.
in an average week, 531 babies are born in tarrant county, 66 of them prematurely. while the rate of premature birth in the u s is one in eight births, texas is higher than the average at one in seven. and tarrant has the highest prematurity rate in the state.
founded in the summer of 2010 by lisa Grubbs and her husband, fort worth neonatologist dr. randy Grubbs, the non-profit organization nicu helping hands has a clear mission of making sure families in the community receive comprehensive support programs and resources, not only while they’re in the hospital but also during and after their transition home.
“the hospitals in tarrant county do an excellent job of taking care of premature babies,” lisa Grubbs says. “but they can only do so much with that one-on-one time and emotional support at the bedside with the families. we kept hearing from those parents that it was hard and isolating
NICU Helping Hands
A cooperative program with Baylor All Saints Medical Center’s Andrews Women’s Hospital provides family support within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 301 Commerce St., Ste. 3200, Fort Worth nicuhelpinghands.org 817.584.1437
and very lonely.”
tarrant county lacked in parent support and education, and that’s how nicu helping hands was born, she said. it provides information as well as one-on-one mentoring.
“a family in the nicu can call and be matched with a family that’s already been down that road,” Grubbs said.
nicu helping hands launched Project nicu, a family support program offered by baylor a ll saints medical center at fort worth to expand support services. the organization placed a full-time program facilitator in the hospital to work directly with mothers who are on bed rest in the ante partum unit as well as parents and siblings who have a baby in the nicu
“we focus exclusively on the emotional and educational needs of the entire family,” Grubbs said. “the hospital staff focuses on the medical needs of mothers and babies. it is a best-case scenario during a very difficult time in the life of a family.”
services include printed materials to support parents as they manage day-to-day realities of the nicu, weekly support groups for parents and siblings, oneon-one support through the parent mentoring program, daily visits and special monthly programs for mothers on bed rest, bereavement services and services for families of premature infants transported from a birth hospital to a program hospital’s nicu.
“what’s special about us is that we are local and we want to be available and make a difference to those who just need somebody to talk to,” Grubbs said.
fort worth is unique in that it has so many wonderful organizations, she adds.
“w hen i think of grief support, i think of the warm Place. w hen i think of adoption, i think of Gladney. i think of lena Pope home. so what we hope is when someone has a friend who’s in the hospital having a premature baby, they think of helping hands and that we’re there to help support those families,” she said.
the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, burgers for babies, is scheduled may 11 at the woodshed in fort worth.
for information about sponsorship and tickets, contact lisa Grubbs at 817.584.1437 or e-mail: lgrubbs@nicuhelpinghands.org.
Where Hope is Born
The Gladney Center for Adoption celebrates 125 years.
by Gail Bennison
Whether placed with unselfish love by a birth mother, adopted from foster care or united with a family that traveled across the world, an adopted child is the hope of a new generation. the Gladney center for adoption in fort worth has woven this hope into the hearts of almost 30,000 children over the years. once a local adoption agency, Gladney now serves families around the country and children around the world. it is a recognized leader in domestic and international adoption, maternity services, family support services and humanitarian aid projects.
Gladney has a storied history. during the late 1800s, while fort worth was becoming a cattle destination by way of the new chisholm trail, a minister named i.Z.t. morris was
creating a destination of hope for orphaned children.
morris founded t he texas children’s home and a id society in 1887 to raise money and awareness of the destitute, abandoned and orphaned children of north texas.
edna Kahly Gladney’s father died in 1903, and her mother sent her to live with her aunt and uncle in fort worth. eventually, she and her new family moved to wolfe city, where she began a crusade to clean up a Grayson county poor farm.
a fter seeing the terrible treatment of the children there, she arranged for them to be transferred to morris’ children’s home. she joined the board of directors for the society in 1910 and started a free day care facility in sherman that was self-financed. in 1924, Gladney and her husband moved back to fort worth, and she became superintendent of the a id society three years later.
Gladney successfully lobbied the texas legislature to take the word illegitimate off birth certificates and to ensure adopted children the same inheritance rights of other children.
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Gladney became a fort worth icon, captured in the 1941 classic movie Blossoms in the Dust starring Greer Garson and walter pidgeon. today, Blossoms in the Dust is celebrated with an annual luncheon and fashion show. this year’s event on april 10 will be the 48th.
Gladney center is one of only a handful of u.s. adoption agencies with residential and community birth mother programs and three adoption programs — domestic, foster care and international.
“signing the [adoption] papers was the hardest thing i’ve ever done, but baby moriah was going to have the stable life that i couldn’t give her,” said birth mother, Katelyn, age 18. on the other side of Katelyn’s equation is adoptive parent cristina.
“never in our wildest dreams did we think that the journey to our daughter would be so beautifully written and change our lives so profoundly. she is a gift, and we are thankful to her precious birth mother for choosing us to raise and love her. it’s an honor and a joy,” she said.
Gladney Center for Adoption
Gladney served as superintendent of t he texas children’s home and a id society for 33 years. a fter the s ociety acquired the west texas maternity hospital in 1950, the society’s members renamed it the edna Gladney home — now known as the Gladney center for adoption.
Gladney is a pioneer in and voice for improving the lives of children, adoptive families and birth parents.
6300 John Ryan Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76132-4122 adoptionsbygladney.com 817.922.6000
Gladney is celebrating its anniversary throughout the year with festivities held around the world, culminating with a main event april 28. planned is a fun-filled family day on the campus of the Gladney center that includes entertainment, activities and food. t he 125th a nniversary Gala at the omni downtown fort worth follows that evening.
today, e dna Gladney’s passion for “serving the underserved” lives on in Gladney’s leadership, values and integrity.
texas christian university gave Gladney an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1957. Gladney continued to help with plans for the home until her death in 1961.
“m rs. Gladney laid the foundation for what Gladney is today. she inspired hope for the hopeless and strength for those most vulnerable. Gladney is proud to be 125 years strong,” said frank Garrott, president of the Gladney center.
Cristina and Jacob with baby Moriah.
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A Vision for Vision
Texas Christian University
baseball CoaCh Jim sChlossnagle and his wife, Kami, have established the rb eye foundation to raise community awareness and support for patient care, diagnostic testing and research pertaining to vision-threatening disease in children and to generate funding for the Child vision Center in fort worth.
the inaugural fundraising effort — “eye on the ball” — was held in october at r iver ranch in the fort worth stockyards.
“my children, Jackson and Kati, each have some vision issues related to their retina, and it has sent us on an amazing journey all over the country to find the best treatment and diagnosis,” schlossnagle said.
“we have found an amazing facility and doctor at the University of iowa, and we want to try and help the Child vision Center here in fort worth provide the same kind of elite treatment that this great city deserves,” he said. “t his could be really awesome for the children of tarrant County.”
for information about the rb eye foundation, visit rbeyefoundation.org. for information about the Child vision Center, visit childvisioncenter.org. Gail Bennison
Curb Appeal
With a Texas-sized sense of community, three Euless women win a contest to be featured on HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block and help another family stay in their home.
by Brennen Anderson
BeC aUse of an U ndiagnosed Condition, 2-year-old trent Pace is handicapped and will need a wheelchair soon. Unfortunately, the pathway to his family’s front door includes stairs. well, included stairs. thanks to Curb Appeal: The Block and some thoughtful friends, the Paces received a brand new ramp.
w hen hgtv’s facebook page featured a contest to be on the show, euless resident amy warren recruited two neighbors, a manda Kelsoe and hollee ford, recorded video footage of their houses, and created and submitted a video. two weeks later, representatives from the show interviewed the women.
“they asked what we would look like if we won.” hollee explained that the three women “celebrated” as if they had actually won. “then, John gidding [the show’s host] walked through the door.”
hgtv chose the euless neighbors because of their strong sense of community. that community shone when producers asked a my, a manda, and hollee to suggest someone for
another episode of Curb Appeal
amanda recommended her friends, shane and nicki Pace — trent’s parents. the Paces submitted an application and a video, demonstrating the difficulty of navigating their stairs.
“we were notified immediately (on trent’s birthday!) that they had selected us,” nicki Pace said.
the designers and crew worked on the four houses concurrently over the course of a very eventful January.
nicki described her families’ excitement: “the kids pulled a chair up to our window every morning and just watched as the changes took place. it will allow us to stay in our house longer.”
she cited the value of strong neighbors, saying, “in texas we have so many gorgeous evenings that are perfect for hanging out, and it is such a great opportunity to build a strong community.”
t he episodes of Curb Appeal: The Block filmed in e uless will air this spring on hgtv
Kami and Jim Schlossnagle
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An unabashedly humorous look at life / by Heywood
It’ll Get Worse
When is a lie not a lie? When it’s a spin.
IrEAD THE OTHEr DAy THAT EvEry ONE OF US, ON AvEr AgE, TELLS FOUr LIES A DAy. That number is quite a bit higher if you’re a politician or under age 5. Of course no politician wants to be accused of lying, so over the years campaign managers came up with a term that was more acceptable to the public.
It’s called “spinning.” A spin is not actually a lie, but it’s not actually the truth either. It’s merely the presentation of the facts to suit one’s own benefit. It can be positive, negative or just an excuse.
Now most people tend to embellish the truth about themselves. If you don’t believe me, try Internet dating. And a resume is the closest many of us will ever come to perfection.
On a broader scale, spin tactics have been very successful in manipulating public opinion. In fact, there’s really only one thing that’s effective against them.
Common sense. Most of ‘em don’t pass the straight face test if you bother to stop and think.
Take Hugh Hefner for instance. He boasted to the media that Playboy had to pay Lindsay Lohan a million dollars to take her clothes off. But when you think about it, wouldn’t it have been cheaper if he’d just bought her a drink?
And after he was fired by CBS, Charlie Sheen tried to lead us all to believe that he was a crazy man on a mission during his “Torpedo of Truth” tour through 20 cities last year. But lately, he seems to have recovered some remnants of his sanity. Isn’t it amazing how fast celebrities cure crazy when people stop paying attention to them?
There was also an interesting twist to a local news story recently.
Hostess Brands, the Irving-based maker of Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
I was stunned. When I was growing up, Hostess cupcakes were a main
staple of my diet. And in the late 60s, one of their products became the signature food for the counter-culture. If giggling was kept to a minimum, some of those folks could easily consume half their weight in Twinkies without ever leaving the couch. So how in the world could this company go broke?
Well, company executives had their own spin. They blamed poor sales on the fact that Americans were becoming more health conscious and opting for healthy snacks. Makes perfect sense, until you realize that the nation’s obesity rate has actually doubled over the past 15 years. I’m not making that up. Almost a third of us are now using extension cords for belts.
Now although Hostess may have lost its knack for fattening up Americans, someone else has picked up the slack.
That would be Paula Deen, the celebrity chef who has quite an affinity for rich fatty foods. The number of calories in any one of her Southern recipes has at least one comma in it. My personal favorite is 10 Cadbury Crème Eggs smothered in Frito crumbs, served on four sticks of butter.
It’s probably not surprising that she has sold millions of cookbooks. It’s also not surprising that Paula turned up with Type II diabetes more than three years ago, which she conveniently failed to divulge to her huge fan base.
In a recent interview, Deen’s spin was that she sat on the information so she’d have time to adjust and soak it all in. She then casually revealed that she was endorsing a diabetes drug for a Danish pharmaceutical company. She also just happens to be in partnership with them. No problem.
Unfortunately, the spinning is only gonna get worse. After all, it’s an election year. And if Pinocchio were running for President, he’d be incapacitated after the first debate.
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whimsical approach to motherhood / by Shauna Glenn
In the Fog
It wasn’t the day I had planned.
THE DAY WAS SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THIS : I was going to the dentist, where I would be sedated in a sort of zoned-out twilight “sleep” so I wouldn’t freak out about having gum surgery. Although if you ask my dentist, he will
inform you that this wasn’t so much “surgery” as it was a “minor procedure.” But everyone knows (or should know by now), I’m terrified of going to the dentist, so every little “procedure” that a “normal” person could endure ends up being “surgery” to me.
So anyway, after my “surgery,” I would be driven home to relax and chill out for the rest of the day. Because apparently it’s not recommended to function in the regular world doped up on Halcion and Xanax. Who knew?
I even had a note from the dentist excusing me from being Mom for that one day. He’s some kind of superhero in my book.
My very good friend, Ellen, was waiting to drive me home. The nurse walked me out to meet her and said, “Now remember. Don’t leave her alone. She may act and seem normal, but she’s not.”
Ellen laughed. “She acts and seems normal when she’s NOT sedated.”
I remember asking, “Everything OK?”
That was my first mistake.
“Actually, no. Your mom called and said Ethan is having an asthma attack and is currently at the house giving him a breathing treatment, and also the school nurse has Harley in her office. Lice. Again.”
It must have been the drugs playing tricks on me. I asked her to repeat what she just said. Surely this time the words asthma and lice wouldn’t cross her lips, yes? No.
Once we got home, she walked me inside where hell was in the middle of breaking loose. There was Ethan seated at the kitchen table, wheezing and coughing and strapped to a nebulizer. Harley ran to me and wrapped her arms around my waist and said, “Mommy, it happened again.”
Yeah, I know.
Shauna Glenn of Fort Worth, mother of four, can be contacted at shaunarglenn@gmail. com. Her second novel, Relative Insanity, is available in bookstores now. Photo by Jen Meyer.
Ellen had an appointment but assured me she’d be gone less than one hour. The last words she said were: “Don’t go anywhere.”
Got it.
I picked up the phone and dialed some service called The Lice Doctor. For $150, you too can have someone come into your house and rid the place of bugs once and for all. I have no recollection of talking to the lady. Or how I even heard about it. Did I Google it? Who knows?
But 45 minutes later, she showed up at my front door in scrubs. She asked for a bottle of olive oil. And then I watched as she poured it on Harley’s head, saying something about olive oil smothering lice.
All I remember thinking was how expensive olive oil was. There’s $1, $2, $3. Seriously, she poured $5 worth of olive oil on my 9-year-old daughter’s scalp.
And then she informed me I would need to repeat this for three weeks. THREE WEEKS! Do you know how much that would cost me? Olive oil doesn’t grow on trees you know. And also, aren’t YOU here to do this?
Three weeks my butt.
Then Ethan announced he was hungry. So I did what every parent does in this situation. I drove to McDonald’s. I was about to order when my phone rang. It was Ellen, and she didn’t sound too pleased.
“You’re not supposed to be driving!”
“Oh, right. Well, too late.”
“Come straight back.”
Seriously, I was totally fine. The sedative had completely worn off, and I was hungry. I think I was supposed to eat soup or have a milkshake or something like that. I can’t remember.
I do, however, remember biting into my right cheek and lower lip. It didn’t hurt, naturally, because my whole face was numb. The only reason I knew I had bit myself was because Ethan pointed at me and said, “You’re bleeding.”
The next part of the day is fuzzy. I’m told I called some guy at the bank and talked to him about a home equity loan for a pool I’m not building.
And then I’m pretty sure I ordered a leather recliner from Pottery Barn. I know this because someone from the delivery service called later and asked, “What time on the 16th is good for you?”
Looks like we’re getting a new chair.
Not what I had planned.
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Straightforward advice on anything and everything / by Molly Forthright
Q:I work in a small office, and a few of my coworkers wear way too much cologne or perfume. It causes horrible irritation to my sinuses and gives me a headache. What is the best way to handle this? —Hollie Cook
A:It’s time to take back your air space. Unfortunately, disrespect or disregard for one’s co-workers is not uncommon. If people can smell you before they see you, you’re wearing too much perfume or cologne. Plus, taking a bath in your fragrance suggests you are trying to cover up some other unpleasant smell you have going on. Personally, I think they should be punished by being taken outside and washed with a power hose. Too harsh? In my experience, this problem is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to discourteous coworkers.
Typically, those wearing excessive perfume or cologne in the office are the same people having loud personal cell phone conversations or not wiping out the communal microwave after exploding SpaghettiOs or failing to replace the toilet paper roll or taking supplies off your desk without asking or my personal favorite smoking in their car and then allowing you to enjoy the scent of musty ashtray for the rest of the afternoon. It begs the question, “What next?” Pretty soon you will look over and see your coworker clipping toenails or flossing at his or her desk. Enough is enough.
Because you have to work with these people every day, discretion is key in this situation. I would start by speaking privately with the offenders and let them know you are extremely sensitive to their perfume. The chances of offending them are relatively high, but a reasonable person would respect your request. If that doesn’t work, a brief, professional e-mail to HR or your boss explaining the physical side effects of overpowering fragrance should do the trick. If a policy is not in place, it should be. Aside from these options, I believe you can purchase a desktop air purifier for relatively cheap. You can probably even expense it.
Q:My neighbor’s dog keeps pooping in my yard. I’ve already asked him to clean up after his dog, but I continue to find piles everywhere. What should I do next? —Lisa Ratchet
A:What you want to do and what you should do are two very different things in this case. Collecting the piles in a paper bag and putting it on his front porch might be your first impulse, but that is a war best not waged. Who knows what the retaliation might be for that unpleasant surprise.
I have read many suggestions on things you can put on your yard to discourage dogs from infiltrating. Everything from mothballs and cayenne pepper to vinegar and semi-rotten potatoes has been recommended. Personally, I prefer the poop to some of the strange things I saw suggested.
Some people put signs in their yard reminding others to pick up after their dogs. My prediction is that the sign might serve as doggy target practice. If you have a homeowners’ association, you might ask them to remind everyone of city ordinances concerning proper pickup. But again, I don’t know what kind of effect that would have on someone who has ignored your prior requests.
Your best bet might be to invest in a pooper-scooper and hope that they move. In the meantime, watch for the land mines!
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Extraordinary personalities shaping Fort Worth
Courtney Corbeille
A chance reading of The New York Times opens a world of possibility.
The 2000 movie Bring it on about rival cheering squads fighting for a national championship spawned four sequels and grossed just over $68 million dollars domestically. now it’s on the road as a musical — and fort worth’s courtney corbeille is in the ensemble cast.
Give us some school history. i attended country day from kindergarten through my senior year in 2006, which equals 13 years in a plaid uniform. i was a middle school cheerleader at fwcd for two years and then cheered on the varsity squad all four years of upper school. i danced for the gayle corkery school of ballet from age 4 to 18 and was on the fwcd dance team my last two years of high school. i was also involved in choir and theater at fwcd
Tell us about getting the part. i was reading the new York times Arts & Entertainment section in between journalism classes my senior year of college, and the words “cheerleading” and “musical” caught my eye. i read that the popular Bring it On movies were being turned into a musical. i was instantly inspired and found out more about the auditions that were taking place in new york, los angeles and atlanta. i figured that i would stand out the most in atlanta, so i flew there during my last semester at [the university of oklahoma]. before auditioning, i had never thought about pursuing musical theater professionally.
How did you prepare? i googled the lyrics to Popular from Wicked in between classes. i was too embarrassed to practice my singing out loud, so i memorized the lyrics and just went for it in the audition. little did i know, but alex lacamoire, who was the pianist at the audition, did the original arrangements for Wicked on broadway. needless to say, i was intimidated about the singing part of the audition, but i made it through. other than “preparing” my song, i simply dressed and acted like an all-american cheerleader at the audition. thankfully, that was exactly what they were looking for.
What do you do in the show? i dance, sing, act and cheer throughout the whole show in the ensemble. during the show, i play a high school student, a cheerleader, a fast-food customer and even the goth girl at school. usually, i am portraying a student or cheerleader at jackson or truman high, the two rival schools in the musical. i have three different wigs in the show, not one similar to my real hair. i have over a dozen costume changes and change my wig about a dozen times every show, too!
Goth girl? my favorite costume is definitely my “goth girl” costume because it is the most unlike what i would wear day to day. i have lived in polyester cheer uniforms and big hair bows my whole life, so when i get to wear a black wig, a black dress, a black coat and tall, black lace-up converse boots, i feel completely transformed.
Why are some people disdainful of cheerleading and cheerleaders? several teen movies and hit tv shows such as glee depict cheerleaders as the ditzy, happy-go-lucky girls that have it all together and never have to work for anything they have. i sometimes find this frustrating because i do not know a single person who i have cheered with in all-stars, high school or college who has not had to work for what they have. in fact, the hard work that goes into landing a new tumbling pass or sticking an elite stunt is reflected in a cheerleader’s work ethic in other parts of his or her life. many tv shows do not go behind the scenes to show the sweat, bruises, blood and even tears that can accompany just a single cheer practice.
What advice would you offer younger women who are dreaming of a performing career? stick with ballet. ballet provides such a solid foundation for all other types of dance and even improves gymnastics and cheerleading technique. expose yourself to all kinds of dance and music in as many studios as you can. travel to summer dance camps, and take advantage of master classes taught by the best in the business. anytime you visit a big city such as new york or los angeles, stop in and take a class. most likely, your teacher is currently performing in a broadway show or has extensive experience in the entertainment business. you never know what connections could be made if they see you dance.
What do you get from performing? the most rewarding part of being on tour is touching the lives of people all around the country. as cheesy as it sounds, there is no better feeling than signing a playbill for a little girl after the show and hearing her mom say that she wants to be just like you one day. we have performed for school groups in several cities, and receiving letters from the students after the show is also really neat. even if only one person walks out of the theater inspired, happier, or changed for the better, then we have done our jobs as performers.
Is this the start of a career? if i have the opportunity to work for a member of our creative team in the future on broadway or even on the west coast, i would definitely consider continuing in this new world of show business.
CEOs WORTH KNOWING
As a consumer you have a choice when it comes to the goods and services you purchase. Whether you are looking to buy a new car, experience a relaxing getaway or choose where to get an education, satisfaction is the ultimate goal. On the following pages, local CEOs will tell you why they believe their establishment or institution is the right choice for you. They will expand on their leadership background, company philosophy and history, community involvement and how their employees are working to provide you with the best experience possible. 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
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. As the well-respected Jerry’s Automotive Group changes ownership, we invite local families to experience our award winning service much closer to home. 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 PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT: 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. MOST IMPORTANT DECISION A CEO MUST MAKE: Hire great leaders. Without strong leadership, no business can accomplish long-term viability in the marketplace. 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. ADVICE FOR ASPIRING CEOS: Create and maintain a culture of excellent customer service. Grow people from within your organization. Get heavily involved in the community where you do business.
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HileyCars.com
Jason@HileyCars.com (Jason Hiley, President)
John Imaizumi
Gaylord Hotels SVP, General Manager and Regional Hotel Operations
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Utah. PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT: It is all about putting people first and truly caring for their needs. At Gaylord, we refer to our employees as STARS. This stands for Smiles, Teamwork, Attitude, Reliability and Service with a passion. We recruit great talent, offer competitive benefits, provide opportunities for continued growth, develop meaningful recognition programs and always focus on open communication. We foster a fun work environment and a unique culture that is driven by a set of “Gaylord Values” including service, citizenship, integrity, respect, excellence, creativity and passion. We understand that when we take care of our STARS first, we provide them with the enthusiasm and resources they need to take the best possible care
of our resort guests – and that is the key to our success. MOST IMPORTANT DECISION A CEO MUST MAKE: A leader has to hire the right talent. A company can never be what its people are not. Investing in and caring for people is how to build a unified team that shares the same goals. ADVICE: Pursue the work you truly love to do. Success and satisfaction are created with the necessary ingredients of heart, passion, enthusiasm and dedication.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
VETERINARIANS WORTH KNOWING
Your pets are members of the family, and you want to ensure they receive the highest quality care. This includes personalized service and treatment by a professional veterinarian who knows and understands your pet. To help you select the professional that will best meet your needs, the following veterinarians want to tell you more about themselves, their clinics and how partnering with them will help improve your pet’s quality of life.
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A-Animal Clinic
FOCUS: Family Practice Veterinary Care. We provide a friendly, progressive approach to the wellness and pampering of furry family members. Our four female doctor practice offers full-service Doggy Spa, Day Camp and boarding accommodations. EDUCATION: Dr. Karen Spikes - B.S., Texas A&M University. Dr. Carol BuchananB.S., Texas A&M University Kingsville. Dr. Sarah Pugliano - B.S., Texas A&M University. Dr. Ashlie McBroom - B.S., Texas A&M University. All veterinarians received their DVM from Texas A&M University of Veterinary Medicine. HONORS: “Best Of” Fort Worth, Texas magazine 2009, 2010. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Better Business Bureau. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Growing this clinic from a one-doctor vaccine clinic and boarding kennel to a thriving, four-doctor, progressive veterinary hospital. PATIENT CARE: Nurturing the human-animal bond is
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our goal. We believe pets are an important part of the family, and each staff member treats them like one of their own. Our veterinarians are top notch, and we all work together to provide compassionate care, progressive medicine and excellent client education. CHARITABLE WORK: Partners with Homeward Bound Animal Rescue to provide care for foster pets. The Spikes family is actively involved with the Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County. PICTURED: (left to right) Sarah Pugliano, DVM; Ashlie McBroom, DVM; Karen Spikes, DVM; Carol Buchanan, DVM.
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Cityview Animal Hospital
Randy L. Jones, DVM
Ronald A. Lott, DVM
Adrienne C. Hudgens, DVM
FOCUS: General practice of small animal medicine, dentistry and surgery. EDUCATION: Randy L. Jones – B.S., Veterinary Science and DVM from Texas A&M University. Ronald A. Lott – B.S., Animal Science from Texas A&M University; DVM from Oklahoma State University. Adrienne C. Hudgens – B.A., Biology from TCU; DVM from Texas A&M University. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our facility, which is held to the highest standards set by the American Animal Hospital Association, allows our patients to receive quality medical and surgical care in a compassionate, friendly, service-oriented environment. PATIENT CARE: We provide medical services for our patients
as if they were our own family pets. CHARITABLE WORK: We are involved with many local rescue groups such as: 4 Paws, Small Paws Rescue, Golden Retriever Rescue, Lonestar Bulldog Rescue, and the Benbrook Spay/Neuter Program. FREE ADVICE: It is important when seeking veterinary care to find a veterinary health care professional that will establish a trusting and compassionate relationship with you and your pet. WHY CHOOSE US: Our team of veterinary health care professionals has been providing quality care for pets in Fort Worth for more than 30 years.
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cityviewanimalhospital.com
Ridglea West Animal Hospital
Craig Verwers, DVM
FOCUS: Ridglea West Animal Hospital cares for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, small mammals and pocket pets. Taking a preventative, holistic approach to wellness, we seek to treat each pet as a member of your family. We use up-to-date treatments and techniques to ensure your pet the longest, healthiest life possible. EDUCATION: Western Hills High School; Texas A&M University. AWARDS/ HONORS: Rotarian of the Year; Past-president TCVMA; Pastpresident Fort Worth Optimist Club; Past-president Rotary Club of Fort Worth-Southwest. MEMBERSHIPS: American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA); TVMA; TCVMA; Association of Avian Veterinarians; American Veterinary Dental Association; Association of Sugar Glider Veterinarians; Fort Worth Optimist Club; Rotary Club of Fort Worth-Southwest. GREATEST PERSONAL
ACHIEVEMENT: My marriage of 33 years to Debbie and our four fantastic kids. INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS: Traditional
Chinese Medicine; Laser Surgery; Advanced Dental Care. PATIENT CARE: Our practice’s goal is to care for your pet as a member of your family. We offer the care and education to keep your pet in the peak of health for a lifetime, through routine check-ups, dental care, laboratory work and when necessary, sound diagnostic and medical treatment for disease. CHARITABLE WORK: Optimist Club
Youth Sports/Scholarship Programs, Weatherford Express Basketball Coach, Rotary Club Literacy and Polio Prevention Programs, Boy Scouts of America. ADVICE: Feed your pet a premium, quality diet, watch their weight, and remember yearly check-ups.
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behind the velvet ropes of our social scene
photography by Sandy Tomlinson
Giving is an Art
The semiannual Fort Worth, Texas magazine Art of Giving luncheon took place Jan. 26 at the Fort Worth Club. Master of ceremonies was Scott Murray. Pam Minick gave the keynote address. The award is given to one woman from Fort Worth, one from Arlington/Mansfield and one from NE Tarrant County. Award recipients were Paige Pate, Fort Worth; Laura Di Stefano, Arlington; and Fonda Martin, Northeast Tarrant County.
Cami & John Goff at the Albert Nobbs screening. To see more turn to page 96.
(1) Paige Pate (2) Laura Di Stefano, Scott Murray (3) Hal Brown, Jason Shawve (4) Joy Ann Havran, Rosie Moncrief, Pam Minick (5) Terri Gill, Kris Lindsay, Ginny Teague (6)
For the 16th annual Communities in Schools Kitchen Tour, the answer is some of the top chefs from around the area. Held in the beautiful Idlewild area of west Fort Worth, guests were treated to gourmet samplings, fine wine tastings, personal interaction with the chefs and a tour of five beautiful kitchens.
(1) Amy Coburn, Kevin Lynch (2) Bob & Judy Blakeman (3) Joan Trew, Jade Bailey (4) Tami Ramsay, Susan Bostick (5) Clay Sexauer, Carol Slater, Dominick Simonetti
Red Carpet Treatment
The Glenn Close film Albert Nobbs, underwritten in part by Fort Worth’s Cami and John Goff, was screened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in January at an invitation only event attended by Close and other principals. It is the first venture into films by the Goffs.
(1) Glen Close (2) Rosie & Mike Moncrief (3) Valerie & Lisa Mallick (4) Courtney & Lee Tennison (5) Kit Moncrief, Pat Schutts, Martha Williams
Home of Kyle & Brooke Wright
Floor Pictured: Custom Handscraped Hickory
Cup of Tea
The Gladney Center for Adoption honored the Center’s namesake, Edna Gladney, as part of its 125th anniversary celebration. Appropriately, 125 beautifully “chapeaued” daughters, mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers gathered at Gladney’s southwest Fort Worth campus dressed for afternoon tea.
Singing for the Cure
A pre-concert gathering for the 2012 Concert for the Cure was held in the Green Room at Bass Hall Jan. 28 featuring Nancy Brinker, who founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1982 after the death of her sister. LeAnn Rimes performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Joan Katz and Roxanne Rosenthal were event chairs.
Howard
Photography by Bruce Maxwell
(1) Ann Greenhill, Darlene Mann, Linda Christie (2) Linda Fierke, Betsy Price, Jay Fierke (3) Kate Garrett, Marty Leonard, Jay Bartley (4) Megan & Victor J. Boschini (5) Todd Blumenfeld, Kelley Roberts, Lexi Yost, Jon Winkelried (6) Billy & Rozanne Rosenthal, Joan &
Katz
(1) AnnahGrace & Jenna Lee (2) Sandy Owen, McKenzie Grace & Kristina Pierce (3) Shirley & Lilly Melson, Maddie & Jennifer Melson Photography by Kassie Moore
Color Everywhere
Kaleidoscope — the 56th Annual Jewel Ball benefitting Cook Children’s hospital, was held at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Jan. 7. Jewel President Olivia Kearney selected the colorful theme. The sell-out crowd enjoyed a spectacular evening of cocktails and gourmet food and dancing and also a silent auction and raffles.
(1) Jeff & Olivia Kearney (2)Vicki Andrews, Debbie Reynolds (3) Terri & John Fant (4) Anne Green, Julie Kleberg, Kaydee Bailey (5) Debby & Chip Brown (6) Kevin & Suzanne Levy
REALTORS WORTH KNOWING
Looking for a new home, or even your first home? The Realtors on the following pages would like to tell you about themselves, their practices and why working with them will improve your chances of finding the perfect home.
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Ebby Halliday
SPECIALTY: Residential real estate in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. CERTIFICATION: All Ebby Halliday REALTORS agents are licensed Texas Real Estate agents with many holding specialty accreditations and designations. AWARDS/HONORS: Ebby’s Southlake office is one of the top producing offices in the Ebby Halliday Family of Companies. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS:
Ebby Halliday is a member of 37 Chambers of Commerce, including our proud membership with the Southlake Chamber of Commerce. Ebby Halliday is one of the four founding members of Leading Real Estate, and a founding member and on the advisory board of Luxury Portfolio
International and an exclusive Dallas representative. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Ebby Halliday is the No. 1 residential real estate company in Texas and No. 8 in the nation and sells more luxury homes priced $1 million and above than any other company in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Carolyn Rosson, sales manager of the Southlake office, was awarded the Easterwood Cup, which is Broker/Manager of the Year in 2010. AREA SERVED: Ebby serves 12,000 square miles in North Texas with 30 offices throughout the Metroplex. Our Southlake office serves Tarrant, Denton, Dallas, Parker, Wise, Cooke and Johnson
counties. WHY CHOOSE THEM: Ebby Halliday has more than 65 years of experience helping buyers and sellers in the Metroplex. We are one of the largest and best known privately owned residential real estate companies in the country. Ebby participates in approximately 16,000 transactions annually and exceeds a sales volume of $3.5 billion. MISSION: Ebby Halliday founded her company on the principle of service: service to the client, service to the industry and service to the community. Today that spirit of service is the driving force of the company, and Ebby Associates continue to play active roles in the betterment of the real estate industry and their communities.
The company sponsors numerous charitable causes, including The United Way and Happy Hill Farm Academy. PICTURED: Pictured are 13 of our top agents: Kelli Henderson, Lela Nichols, Brenda Magness, Chip Reid, Kay Hammer-Link,
Pat
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Cindy Ruppert, Barbara Wallis,
Ranney, Gaylene Anders, Sean Parks, Paula Watson, Dan Combe, Patti Moore, Carolyn Rosson – Sales Manager.
Moore Real Estate
DeeAnn Moore
SPECIALTY: Moore Real Estate specializes in representing the homebuyers and sellers in Fort Worth. We know the market in areas such as Mira Vista, Montserrat, Tanglewood, Rivercrest and more. Specifically, in areas such as Mira Vista, we are the go-to firm for buyer or seller representation because we know the neighborhood. AWARDS/HONORS: In 2011, the team sold more than $30 million of high-end luxury homes, having one of the highest, if not the highest average sale price per home in the area. WHY CHOOSE US: We use the latest marketing techniques both online and in print to successfully sell homes. Moore Real Estate knows the market and will work tirelessly to find you that perfect home at the best possible negotiated price. ADVICE: When selecting a real estate agent to represent you, select someone that knows your market well and has
had success in your neighborhood. Ask them for their marketing plan on how they are going to successfully market and sell your home or find you the perfect home that fits your needs. Buying or selling real estate is often one of the largest financial decisions you will make, and it is imperative you have the right representation. PICTURED: (from bottom right counterclockwise) DeeAnn Moore, Laura Hatch, Jamie French, Taryn A. Wilson, Bryce Moore, Mary Margaret Reed, Lily Wu.
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Virginia Cook, Realtors
SPECIALTY: Founded in 1999, Virginia Cook, Realtors has ensured a customer-focused atmosphere where vast resources support the efforts of each Realtor including an in-house marketing team, global relocation division, state-of-the-art technology platform and onsite mortgage services. AWARDS/HONORS: Virginia Cook, honoree of the 2011 Women in Business Awards program; one of the 2010 Great Women in Texas by the Fort Worth Business Press. Virginia Cook is first woman president of the MetroTex Association and Texas Association of Realtors. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: GFWAR; In 2008, Virginia Cook, Realtors was invited to become a member of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; holds the WBENC designation, the most widely recognized certification in the U.S. for Women’s Business Enterprises. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: The professionals associated with Virginia Cook, Realtors average 17 years of experience each. Many are fluent in multiple languages and a high percentage
hold advanced industry designations. WHY CHOOSE US: As a premier North Texas brokerage with more than 400 experienced Realtors providing service and solutions, we ensure a smooth and successful home buying or selling experience. ADVICE: Knowledge is power in today’s housing market. Work with a professional who has the information, resources and experience to help you make the very best decisions. PICTURED: (seated) Julie Wilkins, Sarah Sewell; (standing, left to right) Kathy Ferguson, Ann Nayfa, Virginia Cook, Pamela Nelon, Ivey Ramsey.
LEFT TO RIGHT : Melissa Marcos, Sherri Campbell, Ginger Dickson, Ann Lesok, Whitney Neal, Linda Hopkins, Cecile Montgomery
LEFT TO RIGHT : Ann Feriend, Kris Karr, Blake Barry, Joan Trew, Ashley Martin, Kendall Kostohryz, Elizabeth Hertel
LEFT TO RIGHT : Melinda Siegmund, Joani Youngblood, Carl Roland, Susan West, Martha Price, Corrine Hyman Quast, Kay Goldthwaite, Sharon Sands
Rollins/Gillespie | 4900 Westridge Avenue Lisa WIlliams | 5120 Turtle Creek Court
Jenny Price | Le Bijou Condominium Allen Crumley | Rocky Creek Ranch
Patty Williamson | 10520 County Road 1016 Moore/Price | Art House Condominiums
Cecile Montgomery | 8208 Drop Tine Drive Michelle Perry | 9005 Ranch Bluff Court
Elizabeth Hertel | 6712 Saint Andrews Road Pam Ball | 6904 Shadow Creek Court
Brenda Anderson | 6205 Locke Avenue Debbie Pearce | 6621 Crooked Stick Drive
Kelly McLean | 4512 Elm River Court
Debbie Hunn/ Karen Hunn | The Tower Linda Hopkins | 4645 Daisy Leaf Drive Becky Sharp | 1409 Woodridge
things to do in march
TWO OF THE GREATEST COMEDIC ACTORS OF OUR TIME — Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi — created the Blues Brothers in Chicago at the legendary Second City comedy club and theatre. The number of tribute acts is legion, but the one that is taking the U.S. by storm — including Chicago — is the British-based Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers. You can join Join Jake and Elwood Blues and the Bluettes for your favorite hits March 19 at Bass Hall in a one-night-only show. Grab a hat, a string tie and some shades and turn to page 126 for more details.
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OMNI THEATER AND NOBLE PLANETARIUM / Check museum Web site for times and dates. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum. org/calendar. 817.255.9300.
THE COWGIRL WHO BECAME A JUSTICE: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR, THROUGH MARCH 25 / Family photos, public life photos and ranch artifacts on loan from the Day family. The exhibit illustrates the intersection of the ranch upbringing with her life on the bench. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. cowgirl.net. 817.336.4475.
GLENN LIGON: AMERICA, THROUGH JUNE 3 /
A comprehensive, mid-career retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American artists to have emerged in the past two decades. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MODERN, MARCH 2 / Live music and cocktails the first Friday of each month. Cash bar. Music: Three if by Sea. Special cocktail: 4 Leaf Clover. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
SHARING THE PAST THROUGH ART, MARCH 8 / Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Participants discuss artists, themes and exhibitions and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Free. 10:30-11:45 a.m. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM, MARCH 10 AND 24 / 1 p.m. guided tour on artists who shaped public perception of the American West. March 10 includes a live performance highlighting the career of cowboy artist Charles Russell. Sid Richardson Museum. sidrichardsonmuseum.org. 817.332.6554.
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 14 AND 21 / Designed for families with young children. The program is led by a docent and includes a gallery
music
COWBOY MUSIC AND FAMILY FUN, EVERY SUNDAY / Cowboy ballads, yodeling and western swing. Cowtown Opry mentors adults and youth to become performers and historians of Texas heritage music deriving from the cattle ranching culture. 2 p.m. Free. Historic Livestock Exchange building, 131 E. Exchange Ave. cowtownopry.org. 817.521.4969.
SCHUMANN PIANO CONCERTO, MARCH 2-4 / Conductor Mei-Ann Chen returns to lead one of Franck’s best-loved compositions, the Symphony in D Minor. Pianist Markus Groh performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 8
project designed by the education department. These dates: Visiting the work of Vija Celmins. Registration is not required. Free, but attendance is limited. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
3 UNDER 30, MARCH 29 / Learn about the great works created by Frederic Edwin Church, Arthur Dove, and John Singer Sargent during their 20s. Gallery talk by Rebecca Lawton, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture. 6 p.m. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
FORGOTTEN GATEWAY: COMING TO AMERICA THROUGH GALVESTON ISLAND, THROUGH APRIL 1 / Explores the Port of Galveston’s largely forgotten history as a major gateway to American immigration from 1845 to 1924. Tickets: $10-$14. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. fwmuseum. org. 817.255.9300.
FOCUS: KATIE PATERSON, MARCH 4-APRIL 15 / Katie Paterson is known for multidisciplinary and conceptually driven work, with an emphasis on nature, ecology, geology, and cosmology. Tickets: $4-$10. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
MASTERWORKS OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY: SERIES AND SEQUENCES, THROUGH JULY 22 / Drawing attention to photographers’ penchant for working in series and sequences. Photographic meaning often shifts when single images are seen in the context of their artist-intended groupings. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
ROMANCE MAKER: THE WATERCOLORS OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL, THROUGH MAY 13 / More than 100 of the finest and best-preserved watercolors by Charles M. Russell (1864–1926). Never before have so many of these magnificent depictions of the Old West been brought together. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: Vary by section. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
THE BRILLIANCE OF BRAHMS, MARCH 5-6 / TCU School of Music’s Mitchelmore Master Series featuring Brahms’ sonatas for strings and piano. 7 p.m. Free. PepsiCo Recital Hall, Walsh Center, 2800 S. University Drive. music.tcu.edu/brahms.asp. 817.257.7232.
WAY OVER IN BEULAH LAND, MARCH 8-9 / The American spiritual, featuring arrangements by William Dawson, Jester Hairston, Moses Hogan, and Alice Parker. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $5-$15. Arlington Master Chorale. arlingtonmasterchorale.org.
CHARLES M. RUSSELL: WATERCOLORIST, THROUGH MAY 13 / The Sid Richardson Museum launches its 30th anniversary year with a display of 16 watercolors by the iconic artist of the 19th century American West. Free. Sid Richardson Museum. idrichardsonmuseum.org. 888.332.6554.
THE AGE OF IMPRESSIONISM: GREAT FRENCH PAINTINGS FROM THE CLARK, MARCH 11–JUNE 17 / Sole American venue for the first-ever international touring exhibition of the collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. The exhibits include 21 Renoirs, six Monets and works by Degas, Manet, Pissarro, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Bonnard. Kimbell Art Museum. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: THE MEDIUM AND ITS METAPHORS, MARCH 3-AUG. 12 / Pairing photographs from the museum’s permanent collection with a series of important critical metaphors that span the 1840s to the present: the Pencil of Nature, the Handmaiden, the Bank, the Optical Unconscious, the Anecdote, the Mirror and the Window, and the Secret within a Secret. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
SARGENT’S YOUTHFUL GENIUS: PAINTINGS FROM THE CLARK, MARCH 11–JUNE 17 / Four spectacular paintings by John Singer Sargent (1856–1926) from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., provide insight into an artist who achieved international acclaim by the time he turned 30. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
FAMILY FUN WEEK, MARCH 13-16 / Bring the whole family for art exploration and art making. Each day features different artworks and activities, and refreshments will be provided. Free. Tues.-Fri. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
817.460.7464. At St. Barnabas United Methodist Church, 5011 W. Pleasant Ridge Road.
GUSTAVO ROMERO, PIANIST, MARCH 10 / Chausson, Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3; Faure, Piano Quintet in D minor, No. 1; and Dvorak, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 87. 2 p.m. Tickets: $10$28. Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. chambermusicsocietyoffortworth.com. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
IMAGINATION MOVERS, MARCH 10 / The Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers return to star in their own self-titled Disney Junior TV show to play and write rock ’n roll children’s songs. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets: $18-$70. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets.
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Alliance For Children, a nationally accredited children’s advocacy center, is the only nonprofit in Tarrant County directly involved in the investigation of crimes against children. It is the first stop for any child who is suspected of abuse or has witnessed a violent crime. Alliance For Children protects children through teamed investigations, while our dedicated experts create an environment where children can overcome trauma and begin to heal. Alliance For Children protects children, rebuilds families , transfoms lives and educates to prevent child abuse.
basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
XUEFEI YANG, GUITAR, MARCH 15 / Born in Beijing and now based in the United Kingdom, Xuefei Yang (Fei) is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35-$75. Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society at the Modern Art Museum. guitarsociety.org. 817.498.0363. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
A CELTIC CELEBRATION, MARCH 16-18 / With a cast of Irish step dancers, vocalists and Irish instrumentalists, this show features music from the movie Braveheart, plus Broadway standards from Brigadoon, Finian’s Rainbow and more. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: Vary by section. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH BAROQUE EUROPE, MARCH 17 / The vocal artistry of bass David Grogan and the choral group Project Eve are featured in this concert of music from the British Isles. 2 p.m. Tickets: $5-$20. Texas Camerata at University Christian Church. texascamerata.org. 817.738.7939. 2720 S. University Drive. universitychristianchurch.org. 817.926.6631.
TEXAS CAMERATA FEATURING PROJECT EVE, MARCH 17 / The two organizations join ensembles for this exciting performance. 2 p.m. Tickets: $4-$10. Texas Camerata. texascamerata. org. 817.738.7939. Project Eve, projecteve.net. At Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern. org. 817.738.9215.
THE ALL NEW ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS, MARCH 19 / Jake and Elwood Blues bring a humorous, swinging and lively show to Bass Hall, joined by the sassy Bluettes, three amazing ladies. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $22-$82.50. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
DEBORAH VOIGT, SOPRANO, WITH BRIAN ZEGER, PIANO, MARCH 20 / Deborah Voigt has portrayed legendary operatic heroines on all of the world’s most important stages. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15-$90. Van Cliburn Foundation. cliburn.org. 817.738.6536. At Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
ISAAC BUSTOS, MARCH 23 / Isaac Bustos has gained critical acclaim and is quickly becoming recognized as of the top guitarists of his generation. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15-$25. Guitar Fort Worth. guitarfortworth.org. Martin Hall, 1309 Wesleyan St., 817.531.4992.
THE FIREBIRD, MARCH 23-25 / Alisa Weilerstein performs Elgar’s deeply emotional Cello Concerto in E Minor. Smetana’s picturesque symphonic poem The Moldau and Stravinsky’s riveting Firebird Suite complete the program. Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: Vary by section. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. fwsymphony. org. 817.665.6000. At Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
CHERUBINI REQUIEM FOR ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR, MARCH 25 / Beethoven called Cherubini “the greatest living composer.” This piece was performed at Beethoven’s memorial service. 7 p.m. Tickets: Free. Fort Worth Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. fortworthago. org. At First Presbyterian Church. fpcfw.org. 817.335.1231.
LENTEN CONCERT, MARCH 30 / Tyler Handbells, reception following. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 911 S. Davis Drive, Arlington. saintalbans.org. 817.274.7826.
NAIDA COLE, PIANIST, MARCH 31 / Performing Haydn, Chausson and Brahms. 2 p.m. Tickets: $10-$28. Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. chambermusicsocietyoffortworth.com. At Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
VERIZON THEATRE / Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. verizontheatre.com. 972.854.5111.
MARCH 1-4 / SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO MAKES MUSIC Times vary. Check Web site. $16-$35.
MARCH 9 / La Arrolladora Banda El Limon. 8 p.m. Tickets: $35-$95.
MARCH 12 / Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman: Behind The Myths Tour 7 p.m. Tickets: $17.75$45.75
MARCH 16 / Romeo Santos. 8 p.m. Tickets: $39-$99.50
MARCH 23-25 / Pop Goes the Rock by Cirque Dreams. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. Tickets: $22.50-$57.50
BIlly BOB’s TEx As / Fort Worth Stockyards. billybobstexas.com. 817.624.7117. (Ticket prices reserved/general admission. Friday and Saturday concerts 10:30 p.m. unless noted.)
MARCH 2 / Brandon Rhyder, $18/$15
MARCH 3 / Easton Corbin, $15/$25
MARCH 9 / Cory Morrow, $16/$12
MARCH 10 / Randy Travis, $35/$15
MARCH 16 / 38 Special, $30/$15
MARCH 17 / Wade Bowen, $20/$15
MARCH 23 / Casey James, $16/$12
MARCH 24 / Josh Turner, $40/$35/$15
MARCH 30 / Aaron Watson, $16/$12
MARCH 31 / Jamey Johnson, $30/$25/$15
GRAPEVINE OPRy /gvopry.com. 817.481.8733.
MARCH 3 / Lone Star State of Mind: A musical take on being a Texan, at times funny, at times poignant
MARCH 10 / Country Music Showcase
MARCH 17 / Legends: The Man in Black. Tribute to Johnny Cash featuring Andy Novak
MARCH 24 / Country Music Showcase
MARCH 31 / Fabulous Fifties Jukebox: Buddy Holly & more
comedy
FOUR DAy WEEKEND, FRIDAy AND sATURDAy, ONGOING / This popular improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. Four Day Weekend Theater. fourdayweekend.com. 817.226.4329.
HyENA’s COMEDy NIGHT ClUB, ONGOING / Various performances each week ranging from local to national stars. Hyena’s Comedy Night Club. hyenascomedynightclub.com. 817.877.5233.
ARlINGTON IMPROV AND REsTAURANT, ONGOING / Different performers weekly. 309 Curtis Mathes Way, Ste. 147, Arlington. 817.635.5555. improv.com.
dance
FRIDAy NIGHT BREAKAWAy, ONGOING / Second and fourth Fridays. Lessons start at 8 p.m. Open dancing, 9 p.m.-midnight. Tickets: $6/general admission, $4/members, students, affiliates. Check Web site for changes and other events. Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate. First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1959 Sandy Lane. fwsds.org. 817.451.1505.
sWINGING AT THE sOUTHsIDE, TUEsDAys / Enjoy swing dancing at the historic Southside Preservation hall every Tuesday with the Fort Worth Swing Dance Yahoo Group. 8-11:30 p.m. Tickets: $5. Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate. Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb St. fwsds.org. 817.926.2800.
MARCH RADNESS, MARCH 2-3 / The Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth company and guests stir up the March winds with new dances for spring. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. Tickets: $20. Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth. cdfw.org. 817.922.0944.
galleries
A YEAR IN FORT WORTH, MARCH 24-APRIl 14 / James Tennison was invited by gallery owner Paula Kornye Tillman to spend a year painting the geography, people and cultural events of Fort Worth. Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.5 p.m. Galerie Kornye West, 1601 Clover Lane. 817.763.5227. kornyewest.com.
OPEN sTUDIO NIGHT, MARCH 9 / Second Friday of each month. Artists demonstrate various forms of glass art. Raffle on a piece of glass art. Free. 6-9 p.m. SiNaCa Studios School of Glass, 1013 W. Magnolia Ave. sinacastudios.org. 817.899.0024.
AMBIGUOUS BELONGING, THROUGH MARCH 29 / Presenting artwork by Janet Morrow, winner of the Juror’s Choice Award from the Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Exhibit. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. fwcac. com. 817.738.1938.
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stage and theater
THE ELEPHANT MAN, FEB. 28-MARCH 4 / The Elephant Man has earned a number of awards including a Tony Award, the New York Drama Critics award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Obie Award. Tues.Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Tickets: On sale Feb. 20. Theatre TCU at TCU Buschman Theatre, 2800 S. University Drive. theatre. tcu.edu. 817.257.8080.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FEB. 3-MARCH 10 / A legendary musical tells the story of Tevye, a dairyman, attempting to live a normal life filled with Jewish traditions in early 20th century Russia. Thur.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. Tickets: $12-$15. Plaza Theatre Co., 111 S. Main St., Cleburne. plaza-theatre.com. 817.202.0600.
WILLY WONKA JR., FEB. 24-MARCH 11 / Timeless story of the world famous candy man for the young and young at heart. Thur. 7:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: $10-$22. Theatre Arlington, 316 W. Main St., Arlington. theatrearlington.org. 817.275.7661.
RENT, MARCH 3-11 / The unforgettable story of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling and learning to survive, fall in love, find their voices and live for today. Parental discretion advised. Time vary by performance. Tickets: $40-$65. Casa Mañana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. casamanana.org. 817.332.2272.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, MARCH 2-11 / On Oct. 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten and left to die tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo. Members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and interviewed townspeople. The result was this play. Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.,
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, MARCH 14-15 / The classic Mel Brooks movie on stage with all your favorite moments plus brand-new show-stopping numbers. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $22-$66. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
THE SPORTS PAGE, THROUGH MARCH 18 / Dallas playwright and former sports writer Larry Herold takes a comic look back at a Dallas Cowboys training camp in 1966, when the whole media world is about to change. Television has landed in the form of the first woman reporter in a man’s world. Thur. 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Tickets: $15-$30. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery. stagewest.org. 817.784.9378.
THE ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS, MARCH 19 / Jake and Elwood Blues bring a humorous, swinging and lively show to Bass Hall, crooning your favorite songs with a few new twists, a few new moves and clean, freshly laundered suits. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Vary by section. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
GREATER TUNA, MARCH 9-25 / The first of the rollicking comedies set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest” town in the state. Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $8-$12. Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players. Cleburne Conference Center, 1501 W. Henderson St., Cleburne. carnegieplayers.org. 817.645.9255.
ELECTRICIDAD, MARCH 9-26 / Freely adapted from Sophocles’ Electra. Driven by love, loyalty, hate and vengeance, Electricidad keeps a 24-hour vigil by
her father’s side and dominates a contemporary look at the power and consequences of revenge. Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m. Sun. 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10-$25. Artes de la Rosa. Rose Marine Theater, 1440 N. Main St. rosemarinetheater.com. 817.624.8333.
MARY POPPINS, MARCH 27-APRIL 8 / The irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, plus brand-new dance numbers and spectacular stagecraft. Times vary. Single tickets: TBA. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall, 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, MARCH 30-APRIL 15 / Fall down the rabbit hole into Wonderland with Alice. Times vary by performance. Tickets: $16-$21. Casa Mañana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. casamanana.org. 817.332.2272.
TALE OF THE WEST TEXAS MARSUPIAL GIRL, MARCH 23-APRIL 1 / One day, somewhere in West Texas, a girl is born with a pouch like a kangaroo. The regional premiere of a quirky play with music destined to become an audience favorite. Thur. 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $6-$10. Creative Arts Theatre & School, 1100 W. Randol Mill Road, Arlington. creativearts. org. 817.861.2287.
THE YELLOW BOAT, MARCH 29-APRIL 1 / Drawn from a Scandinavian folksong, the story of Benjamin who wanted to sail his boat to the sun. Thur.-Fri. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: On sale March 12. TCU Walsh Center Studio Theatre. Theatre TCU, 2800 S. University Drive. theatre.tcu.edu. 817.257.8080.
COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, MARCH 6-APRIL 1 / In a small town dime store in West Texas, the “Disciples of James Dean” gather for their 20th reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant in nearby Marfa. Times and tickets: TBA. Runway Theatre, 215 N. Dooley St., Grapevine. runwaytheatre.com. 817.488.4842.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, MARCH 16-APRIL 14 / This recent Tony Award winner for Best Musical on Broadway revolves around one musical theatre fan’s obsession with a fictional show from the 1920s. As he listens to the record, the characters come to life in his apartment. Thur.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. Tickets: $12-$15. Plaza Theatre Plaza Theatre Company. 111 S. Main St., Cleburne. plaza-theatre.com. 817.202.0600.
PETE ‘N’ KEELY, MARCH 30-APRIL 22 / Take a trip to 1968 as America’s sensational singing sweethearts reunite for a live television performance of all of their hit songs! Did it mention the two stars are now divorced and haven’t spoken in five years? Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: $10-$22. Theatre Arlington, 316 W. Main St., Arlington. theatrearlington.org. 817.275.7661.
REEFER MADNESS, MARCH 29-APRIL 1 / A raucous satire of the 1936 cult classic anti-marijuana propaganda film of the same name. It follows the story of Jimmy Harper, an all-American high school boy, and his first experience with a “deadly assassin.” Thur.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets: TBA. UNT Department of Dance and Theatre. danceandtheatre.unt.edu. 817.267.3731, ext. 2428.
A.J. Holmes as Dr. Frankenstein and Rory Donovan as the Monster in the touring Broadway musical Young Frankenstein. Photo by Paul Kolnik.
films
FILMS AT THE MODERN / The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth offers a variety of events and programs on films. Check the Web site for details on titles, times, tickets and descriptions. themodern.org/films.html.
WILD WEST DOUBLE FEATURE, MARCH 24 / Consider America’s cultural depiction of the West through visual art and cinema while watching the family friendly film Rango (PG; 2011) at 10:30 a.m., followed by the spaghetti western classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (NR; 1966) at 1 p.m. Refreshments at 12:30 p.m. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
FIRST SUNDAY FILM CLUB, MARCH 4 / This series showcases the Fort Worth Library’s large and vibrant media collection. This date: Tootsie, starring Dustin Hoffman as an unemployed, desperate actor who dresses as a woman to win a part, resulting in many complications – and laughs. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library, Tandy Hall, 500 W. 3rd St. 817.392.7323. fortworthlibrary.org.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, MARCH 29 / Filmed performances
other attractions and events
49TH ANNUAL DOLLY JOHNSON ANTIQUE & ART SHOW, MARCH 9-10 / Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3400 Burnett-Tandy. Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $7 good for both days. 817.291.3952. dollyjohnsonantiqueshow.com.
DASH TO THE ALTAR, MARCH 31 / Run a 5K in wedding attire to benefit Safe Haven of Tarrant County. 8 a.m. Fee: $30. River Legacy Park, 703 N. W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington. dashtothealtar.eventbrite.com.
LOG CABIN VILLAGE / Scheduled activities give children the chance to experience 19th cen-
Rango stars Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Abigail Breslin. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
by Great Britain’s National Theatre broadcast via satellite around the world. Director Dominic Cooke stages this furiously paced Shakespearean comedy in a contemporary world. 2 p.m. and 8
tury frontier life. Tue. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (gates close at 3:30 p.m.) Sat. and Sun. 1-5 p.m. (gates close at 4:30) Log Cabin Village. logcabinvillage. org. 817.392.5881.
FORT WORTH HERD CATTLE DRIVE, ONGOING / The world’s only twice daily cattle drive. Historic Fort Worth Stockyards on East Exchange Avenue in front of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building. 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
STOCKYARDS CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO, ONGOING / Rodeo action Friday and Saturday night, year-round at historic Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E. Exchange Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$20.
STOCKYARDS WALKING TOURS, SATURDAYS / Cowboy Tour: Historical facts, culture and stories of the Stockyards. 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. Tickets: $4-$7. Available in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and English. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave.
BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN, MARCH 3–APRIL 8 / Approximately 12,000 beautiful butterflies of many hues and sizes will fill the conservatory of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Proceeds support public education and environmental projects of the Fort Worth Botanical Society and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Timed tickets in advance at fwbg.org. 817.871.7686.
CATTLE BARON MANSIONS, ONGOING / Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion and stand where the Cattle Barons stood when ranching ruled. Wed.-Fri., hourly, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., hourly, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Tickets: $15/adults, $7.50/children 12 and under. Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House, 1110 Penn St. Historic Fort Worth. historicfortworth.org. 817.332.5875.
p.m. Tickets: $10-$18. Amphibian Stage Productions. amphibianproductions.org. 817.923.3012. At Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. themodern. org. 817.738.9215.
sports
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY / Gofrogs.com. 817.257.FROG.
BASEBALL
MARCH 2 / Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 3 / Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.
MARCH 4 / Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
MARCH 6 / Baylor, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 9 / Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 10 / Texas Tech, 2 p.m.
MARCH 11 / Texas Tech, 1 p.m.
MARCH 27 / At UT-Arlington, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 30 / UNLV, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 31 / UNLV, 4 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON / utamavs.com, utatickets.universitytickets.com
BASEBALL
MARCH 2 / Houston Baptist, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 3 / Houston Baptist, 1 p.m.
MARCH 3 / Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 4 / Houston Baptist, 1 p.m.
MARCH 9 / Texas State, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 10 / Texas State, 2 p.m.
MARCH 11 / Texas State, 1 p.m.
MARCH 13 / Baylor, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 27 / TCU, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 30 / Central Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH 31 / Central Arkansas, 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL
March 9 / Nicholls State, 6 p.m.
MARCH 10 / Nicholls State, 2 p.m.
MARCH 14 / North Dakota State, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
MARCH 23 / Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 6 p.m.
MARCH 24 / Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 2 p.m.
MARCH 27 / Texas State, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Blue Morpho (morpho peleides)
Photo courtesy Dale Clark
Luncheon, Fashion Show & Bazaar
Celebrating 125 Years of Forever Families
Benefiting The Gladney Center for Adoption
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Master of Ceremonies Paige McCoy Smith
Shopping & Bazaar - 9:30 a.m.
Luncheon Seating - 11:15 a.m.
Renaissance Worthington Hotel Ballroom
Honoring the 2012 Leslie Amend Award Winner Ashley Stern
For ticket or sponsorship information contact Susie Phillips at 817-239-7778
Sponsored in part by
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POP'S BURGERS AND GRILL IS A LAID-BACK JOINT FEATURING QUALITY INGREDIENTS and thick backyard style patties. Owner Russell House explains his philosophy: “We serve an old-fashioned burger and are not trying to reinvent the wheel, nothing fancy or gourmet, just going back to basics.” Fans speak in cultlike terms and swear that the food is addictive. With a change to a larger location in the plans — from a tiny storefront on 377 to the former home of Hot Tubs Back Porch Grotto on Trail Lake — even more people can join the cult. To learn why they would want to, turn the page.
136 now open: Pop's Burgers and Grill / 138 review: Dove Creek Cafe / 140 listings
Culinary ventures in and around town
The Belly Buster at Pop’s Burgers and Grill is a work of art.
POPularity Contest
by Courtney Dabney
My brother-in-law turned me on to this little gem. after hearing him rave about Pop’s like someone who had joined a cult and been completely brainwashed, i had to try it for myself. i mean he went on and on about how the meat just tasted different, something about
the seasoning and thick, juicy patties. he told me that one of his friends even suspected that they must be laced with crack cocaine. they were that addictive. Could a burger really be that good? well, according to a contest
held last year by dF w.com, Pop’s was the Critic’s Choice winner in the 2011 battle of the burgers. it was a highly coveted prize. think of every other favorite burger place in town. they were all in that same contest! each has its own unique spin — some gourmet, some thin patties served on specialty buns, others tricked out with fabulous fixins — but the no-frills burger at Pop’s came out on top.
w hen i visited, the staff was still grilling to a packed house in a tiny storefront, sandwiched between a lavanderia and a Carneceria on 377. owner russell house and his family including wife elia and children Justin and lauren — who help him run the place had garnered a huge following even before taking top honors in the battle of the burgers and knew they needed to size up to satisfy demand.
he had been eyeing the hot tub’s location at 4413 trail lake drive ever since it closed last summer, thinking it would be perfect for his backyard grill-inspired menu. the right deal was finally reached back in January. they will be moving, not expanding, since they don’t want to lose control of quality by running more than one location.
i have been there twice. the first time i had the mushroom swiss burger and really liked it. w hen i went back for this review, i tried the belly buster ($7.49), which is more of a novelty burger and not what Pop’s is really known for. a ll burgers are served with fries. house’s son Justin delivered my order and told me to “just jump in and eat your way out.” it was not a very lady-like meal, overflowing with everything but the kitchen sink — bacon, grilled mushrooms, onions and peppers and Pop’s sauce, which is a spicy and heavily peppered worcestershire-based sauce. a ll this and a beefy, and very juicy, patty on a simple white bun. the bun is really an afterthought, just there for sake of function so you can hoist the delicious thing to your mouth.
we also had to try the Chicken Fried steak ($8.99), which was wonderful. the beef was very tender, and the hand breading was crispy and light. if there is ever a battle of the Chicken Fried steak, i would like to nominate this one. it was served on a platter along with italian cut green beans and a mound of homemade mashed potatoes — plenty to split. our
Russell House thinks his new location on 4413 Trail Lake Drive will be perfect for his backyard grill-inspired menu.
group ordered crispy Fried Okra ($1.50) as well as Onion Rings ($1.50 individual or $3.99 for family size), which were devoured in no time.
The Grilled Chicken Salad ($7.99) is another great alternative. The fresh green leaf lettuce was piled high with tasty tomato slices and purple onion rings and dusted with both cheddar and Parmesan cheese before the grilled and sliced chicken breast was placed on top. The whole salad was given a healthy squeeze of fresh lemon juice over the top, making the side of Ranch dressing strictly optional. It was a delightful salad, proving that Pop’s has a full menu and is not just another burger joint. The grilled chicken had a crusty, well-seasoned exterior and offered plenty of punch.
Pop’s serves nothing but the freshest meat, and they grind it in house daily. In fact, when they run out, you’re out of luck. The produce is also delivered fresh daily, and you can tell the difference.
“We serve an old-fashioned burger and are not trying to reinvent the wheel, nothing fancy or gourmet, just going back to basics,” House says.
He has a loyal fan base ready to move with him. With a beer and wine license on the way, and live music on the weekends, once the TCU crowd gets hooked, you should expect Pop’s to be packing the new restaurant and back porch to capacity.
Home-Sweet-Home Cooking
Little Roanoke has big plans for expanding its quaint downtown, and a hearty breakfast will get folks ready to take on the task.
by Courtney Dabney
Just a few blocks outside the tarrant county line you will find dove creek cafe. technically, roanoke is just a smidgen in denton county. this no-frills restaurant has been serving up classic cowboy fare for more than 17 years.
owner rose lei has the recipe for success. everything is cooked to order, and her staff seems to be as loyal as her faithful clientele. it’s a well-oiled machine. t his family-run business has been a mainstay in roanoke for years, a dusty little hamlet undergoing a renaissance of sorts.
dove creek sits just a block off the newly revitalized Main street, where you will find his-
toric buildings sprinkled in with new construction being built in a similar style. the intent is to fill in missing blanks and recreate that small town texas charm. new restaurants and businesses are moving in quickly, and the development is just getting underway. you can see two more blocks cleared and waiting to be built.
ly ground beef. but, we came for breakfast, which is served all day.
i tried the s ampler breakfast special ($8.95) to taste a little of everything. it came with two slices of crispy bacon, one sausage patty and two eggs cooked to suit. i requested mine over easy and got just that. t he hash browns were standard, slightly crunchy around the edges but a little soggy in the middle, and the large pancake was nothing to write home about.
but wait let me tell you about the ginormous homemade biscuits (served with sausage gravy on the side). this is obviously dove creek’s claim to fame. Perfectly browned on top and delicate and tender inside, the biscuit was truly the crowning glory to the plate. like my children who save their marshmallows for last when they are eating lucky charms, it was that kind of wonderful and well worth the wait.
we also tried the texas hash ($7.99). it was basically a skillet recipe with scrambled eggs, hash browns and diced bell pepper, tomato and onion. the plate was sprinkled lightly with melting cheddar cheese. there were almost equal amounts of each ingredient to keep it interesting and a good roasty flavor. and yes another beautiful doughy biscuit on the side.
i am glad we had enough biscuits to go around or things could have gotten ugly — with audible warning growls and cutlery turned into pitchforks.
the restaurant sits on highway 377 with a full view of the train tracks. w hen you drive up, a rusty corrugated tin roof and a row of newspaper machines along the front greet you. inside, the well-worn cement floors are matched with green wainscoting going halfway up the walls. a faux wooden facade brings the outdoors in, along with a wait station covered in rustic picket fencing.
FYI
Located at: 204 S. Highway 377, Roanoke For reservations call: 817.491.4973 $ Open: Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 6 a.m.- 3 p.m.
if you stop in for lunch or dinner, i have been told you simply must try the chicken fried steak, which is one of the house specialties and hand-breaded to order. t he big meaty burgers are another option and always hand-formed from fresh-
t he atmosphere is family, laid out like a simple diner with a couple of flat screens for entertainment. t he morning we visited, there were an equal number of cowboy hats and baseball caps as well as an odd number of sunglasses worn on top of people’s heads. the wait staff is friendly and efficient, keeping our coffee cup full of freshly brewed community coffee.
i can see why this has become a local favorite.
The Sampler Breakfast Special comes with a little bit of everything — including ginormous homemade biscuits.
Join us for the 15th
Cookin’ for Kids
Fort Worth’s Original Celebrity Chef Cook-Off March 4, 2012 Cendera Center
Featuring Top Chefs from Fred’s Texas Café, Grace, Saint-Emilion, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Central Market Southlake, New Asia, Cuisine for Healing, Ellerbe’s Fine Foods, Premier Residence, The Café on the Green, Savor Culinary Services, TSTC Culinary Institute
Paired with Notable Texans
Amy Adkins, Hal Brown, Sonny Burgess, Joel Burns, Walter Dansby, Kathleen Hicks, Nancy Lamb, Mark McLemore, Susan K. Medina, Rosa Navejar, Mayor Betsy Price, Janine and Juliette Turner
restaurant guide
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pricing: $ Entrees up to $10, $$ Entrees $10-$20, $$$ Entrees $20-$25, $$$$ Entrees $25 and over
american
Arlington/Mid-Cities
BABE’S CHICKEN DINNER HOUSE / 230 N. Center St., 817.801.0300. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat. and Sun. $
DIxIE HOUSE CAFE / 3701 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0883. Other locations: 6200 E. Lancaster, 817.451.6180; 5401 S. Hulen St., 817.361.8500; 5401 Blue Mound Rd., 817.625.4115, Dinner Friday Nights. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Thu. & Sat.; 6:30am-8:30pm Fri. $ DREw’S Pl ACE / 5701 Curzon Ave., 817.735.4408. 10:30am-7pm Tue.-Thu.; 10:30am-8pm Fri.; 10:30am6pm Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $-$$
EllERBE FINE FOODS / 1501 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817.926.3663. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm, Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat. $$-$$$ FRED’S tEx AS CAFE / 915 Currie St., 817.332.0083. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. Closed Mon. 2730 Western Center, 817.232.0111. Mon.-Sat. 10:30am-midnight Mon.-Sat.; Noon-9pm, Sun. $$ lUCIlE’S StAtESIDE BIStRO / 4700 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.4761. 11:30am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11:30am11pm Fri.; 9am-11pm Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$ lUNCH BOx / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.2181. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-2:30pm Sat. $ mONtGOmERy StREEt CAFé / 2000 Montgomery St., 817.731.8033. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-noon Sat. $ OlD NEIGHBORHOOD GRIll / 1633 Park Place Ave., 817.923.2282. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ Ol’ SOUtH PANCAKE HOUSE / 1509 S. University Dr., 817.336.0311. Open 24 hours. $ PARIS COFFEE SHOP / 700 W. Magnolia, 817.335.2041. 6am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Breakfast Only 6am-11am Sat. $ PARK HIll CAFE / 2974 Park Hill Dr., 817.921.5660. Lunch Hours 10am-3pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner Hours 6pm9pm; Sunday Brunch 10am-1pm Sun. $-$$ POP’S SAFARI ROOm / 2929 Morton St., 817.877.0916. 9am-10:30pm Mon.; 9am-11pm Tue.-Thu.; 9am-midnight Fri. & Sat.; Lunch Hours 11:30am-2pm; Dinner Hours 6pm-9pm $$-$$$ RISE & SHINE / 3636 Altamesa Blvd., 817.423.3555. 6am-2pm daily. $ SECREt GARDEN tEAROOm / 2601 Montgomery St., 817.763.9787. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-4pm Sat.; noon-4pm Sun. $ tEx AS GRIll / 6550 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.0270. 11am-9pm daily. $ tHE EAtERy / 3257 N. Beach St., 682.647.0606. BYOB. 11am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10pm, Sat. $-$$ tHE ROSE GARDEN tEA ROOm / 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.7673. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon-Sat.; 12pm3:30pm Sun. $ t wIN CREEKS CAFé / 3400 W. Loop 820 S. (inside Frank Kent Honda), 817.696.4360. 7:30am-4pm Mon.Fri.; 8am-4pm, Sat.; Closed Sun.$ vIDAlIAS SOUtHERN CUISINE / 200 Main St., 817.210.2222. 6am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 10am-2pm Sun. $$ wEStSIDE CAFé / 7950 W. Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.560.1996. 6am-10pm daily. $ tHE zODIAC ROOm At NEImAN mARCUS / 2100
Green Oaks Blvd., 817.989.4650. 11am-3pm Mon.-Sat $$
Grapevine wINEwOOD GRIll / 1265 S. Main St., Grapevine, 76051 817.421.0200. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ Keller/Lake Country
CIty HAll REStAURANt At ARtHOUSE / 201 Town Center, 817.741.2433. 11am-9pm, Mon.-Tues.; 11 am10pm, Wed.-Thurs.; 11am-11 pm, Fri.-Sat; 10am-3pm, Sun. $-$$ HARBOR ONE / 9315 Boat Club Rd., 817.236.8150. 10am-6pm Wed.-Sun. $
Roanoke
BABE’S CHICKEN DINNER HOUSE / 104 N. Oak, 817.491.2900. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 4:30pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; 11am-9pm Sat.; 10:30am9pm Sun. $ Cl ASSIC CAFE / 504 N. Oak St., 817.430.8185. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat.$$-$$$ DOvE CREEK CAFé / 204 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4973. 6am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-3pm Sat. & Sun. $ PRAIRIE HOUSE REStAURANt / 304 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4855. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $-$$
IRIS BAGEL AND COFFEE HOUSE / 5801 W. Interstate 20, 817.561.9989. 5:30am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-2pm Sun. $
Fort Worth
ARTISAN BAKING COMPANY / 4900 White Settlement Rd., 817.821.3124. 9am-5pm Tue.-Fri., 8am-noon Wed. & Sat. at the Farmer’s Market. $ BAKER BROS. AMERICAN DELI / 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 244, 817.989.1400. Other Location: 501 Carroll St., Ste. 658., 817.332.0500. 11am-9pm daily. $ BLACK ROOSTER BAKERY / 2430 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.1600. 7am-4pm Tue.-Fri., 8am-2pm Sat. $ BLUEBONNET BAKERY / 3905 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.4233. 7am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-4pm Sat. $ BOOPA’S BAGEL DELI / 6513 N. Beach St., 817.232.4771. 5:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 6:30am-2pm Sat.; 6:30am-1pm Sun. $ CARSHON’S DELICATESSEN / 3133 Cleburne Rd., 817.923.1907. 9am-3pm Mon.-Sat. $ THE CUPCAKE COTTAGE / 5015 El Campo Ave., 817.732.5670. 10am- when the last cupcake is sold. Tue.-Sat. $ ESPERANZA’S MEXICAN CAFÉ & BAKERY / 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770. Other location: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848. 6:30am-7pm daily. $ j. RAE'S / 935 Foch St., 817.332.0090. 9 am-6pm Mon.Fri.; 10am-4pm Sat. $
jASON'S DELI / jasonsdeli.com. Hours vary. $-$$ KOLACHE SHOPPE / 6724 Brentwood Stair Rd., 817.457.0071. 6am-noon Tue.-Sat.; 7am-noon Sun. $ MCKINLEY’S FINE BAKERY & CAFE / 1616 S. University Dr., 817.332.3242. 8am-6:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $
PANERA BREAD / 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959. Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766; 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726; 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-8pm Sun. $
MAIN STREET BREAD BAKING COMPANY / 316 Main St., 817.424.4333. 6:30am-6:30pm daily. $ THE SNOOTY PIG / 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-2pm Sat.Sun. $
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hACIENDA SAN MIGUEL / 2948 Crockett St., 817.386.9923. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat. $-$$
JOE T. GARCIA’S / 2201 N. Commerce, 817.626.4356. Cash only. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$ LA FAMILIA / 841 Foch St., 817.870.2002. 11am10pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat. $
LA PLAYA MAYA / 6209 Sunset Dr., 817.738.3329. Other locations: 1540 N. Main St., 817.624.8411. 3200 Hemphill St., 817.924.0698. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $ LOS MOLCAJETES / 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ LOS VAqUEROS / 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511. Other Location: 2880 W. Berry St., 817.769.3070.11am9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11 am-10pm, Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. Other location: Crown Valley Golf Club, 29 Crown Road, Weatherford. 817.441.2300 $ MAMBO’S / 1010 Houston St. in the Park Central Hotel, 817.336.3124. 11am- 2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-midnight Tue.-Thu.; 5pm-2am Fri.-Sat. $ MI COCINA / 509 Main St., 817.877.3600. Other location: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ OLD RIP 'S TEX MEX / 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.207.0777. 7:30 am-9:30 pm daily (open later for private parties or if there is a crowd). $-$$
ThE ORIGINAL / 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ PACO & JOhN / 1116 8th Ave., 817.810.0032. Breakfast/Lunch hours: 7:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-2pm Sat.; Dinner hours: 5:30pm-9pm Mon.Sat. $$ PAPPASITO’S CANTINA / 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ all locations PULIDOS / 2900 Pulido St., 817.732.7571. Other location: 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ RED C ACTUS RESTAURANT / 3005 S. University Dr., 817.927.2933. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $ RIO MAMBO / 6125 SW Loop 820, 817.423.3124. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$ SALSA FUEGO / 3520 Alta Mere Drive, 817.560.7888. 11am-8:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. & Sat. $ TRES JOSES COCINA MEXICANA / 4004 White Settlement Rd., 817.763.0456. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; Closed Mon. $$ UNCLE JULIO’S / 5301 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.2777. 11am-10:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$
EDDIE V’S / 3100 W. 7th St. 817.336.8000. Open daily at 4pm. $$$$
J&J OYSTER BAR / 612 N. University Dr., 817.335.2756. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $
LONE STAR OYSTER BAR / 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.370.0030. 11am-2am Tue.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Sun.-Mon. $
PAPPADEAUX / 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat. $$
RAZZOO’S / 318 Main St. in Sundance Square, 817.429.7009. Other location: 4700 Bryant Irvin Rd. in Cityview, 817.292.8584. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am2am Fri.-Sat. $$
FISh CITY GRILL / 2750 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.748.0456. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$
TRULUCK’S SEAFOOD, STEAK & CRAB hOUSE / 1420 Plaza Pl., 817.912.0500. 5pm-10pm daily. $$$ Willow Park
FISh CREEK / 4899 E. I-20., 817.441.1746. 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-10pm Fri.; 4pm-9pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
southwest
Fort Worth
BLUE MESA BAR & GRILL / 1600 S. University Dr., 817.332.6372. Other Location: 1586 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817.416.0055. Fort Worth: 11am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun.; Southlake: 11am-10:30pm Fri. & Sat.; 9am9:30pm Sun. $$
CLEAR FORK STATION / 4971 E. I-20 Service Road N. 817.441.1551. Lunch, 11am-3pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner, 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat.
CordiAllY
2012 Judge Scott Moore Awards Dinner
presented by
XTO EnERgy, InC.
Featuring guest speaker, former foster child and award winning country singer, Jimmy Wayne. Also honoring the Judge Scott Moore Award recipient Gretchen B. denny and Advocate of the Year terry Slife!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
renaissance Worthington Grand Ballroom
6:00 p.m. Wine reception 7:00 p.m. Awards dinner reservations: $100.00 per person
Sponsorships and host opportunities available by contacting: Christina Judge at 817.877.5891 or christina@casatc.org
In order to create our 2012 Best Of list, we once again need your help combing North Texas for the hottest spots to dine, shop and play, as well as the most exciting personalities and exceptional service our area has to offer.
In a change from previous years, you can vote once a day until the balloting closes on March 9. The June issue will reveal the winners.
There are some rules involving businesses: The businesses selected must satisfy at least one of the following criteria: be a local business; a national business founded in North Texas; a national business that has eight or fewer locations; or considered a national landmark.
To see the 2011 Best of List, go to fwtx.com, select digital magazine, select June 2011.
THE WILD MUSHROOM STEAK HOUSE AND LOUNGE / 1917 Martin Drive, 817.599.4935. 5pm-9pm Mon. - Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $$-$$$$
MEDIA PARTNERS FEATURING CHAIRS
An approximately $5 million restoration of the tarrant County Courthouse’s 110-foot CloCk tower is expeCted to finish by a pril after months of sCaffolding enCasing the tower. the pink granite building was completed in 1895. it cost just more than $400,000 — 20 percent under budget. but voters were outraged and turned out the County Judge and the Commissioners Court in the next election. in 1890, tarrant County had 41,142 residents. estimates put the 2011 population at 1,817,840.
Courtesy, Jack White Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Park Place Motorcars GraPevine 1300 Texan Trail 866.429.7681
Park Place Motorcars ft. worth 5601 Bryant Irvin Rd. 888.833.3427 www.ParkPlace.com
DeDicateD to Service
Aledo residents Greg and Fran Ward have an affinity for quality and service. A neurosurgeon, Greg received his B.S. from Baylor and his M.D. from UTMB in Galveston. He then arrived in Fort Worth in ’96 following his neurosurgery training in Chicago. He now practices neurosurgery in Cowtown. Fran is an ICU medical-surgical nurse at Harris. As a couple, the Wards have dedicated their lives to serving those in need. It’s no surprise then that they appreciate receiving this same level of quality and service from others. So when it comes to their autos, the Ward family turns to Mercedes-Benz and Park Place Motorcars Grapevine.
With three children in college, Greg and Fran are no longer shuttling kids to activities, so Greg currently slips behind the wheel of a 2012 SLS AMG coupe. Dubbed by the neurosurgeon as his “daily driving supercar,” the luxury auto boasts 571-horsepower and features a host of innovative features. “It’s an incredible machine that brings a smile to my face every time I get in it,” Greg said. But it’s not just the coupe that makes Greg smile; Park Place Motorcars has earned the neurosurgeon’s loyal affinity as well. The Wards return to the dealership time and again for their friendly, helpful service and no-pressure attitude. “Everyone makes me feel comfortable when I’m in the shop,” he said. And for a surgeon who’s accustomed to giving to others, being on the receiving end of such service is appreciated indeed.
