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Wage Gap
Despite gains over the last few years, women still earn less — sometimes significantly less — than men in most professions, and the difference in salaries cannot be completely explained by traditional factors such as child-rearing and other lifestyle choices. by Paul K. Harral
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60 Hats Off to Ebby First lady of real estate celebrates 70 years in business and 104th birthday. by Gail Bennison
New Digs Fort Worth, Texas magazine recently completed its office transformation with a high-end finish out, technological upgrades and nearly twice the square footage. by Hal Brown
Engaging Travelers Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrates 50 years. by Gail Bennison
illustration by Steven Craig
Hometown Heroes
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The Honorable Mike & Rosie Moncrief
Former Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and former First Lady Rosie Moncrief have been in public service more than 40 years, addressing community issues involving children, health care, senior citizens and quality of life. Actively involved in various capacities, the couple serve on boards, special projects, and fundraisers including Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund, Fort Worth Foundation, Ben Hogan Foundation, and The First Tee. Individually receiving many honors, their awards as a couple include DFW Hospital Council “Distinguished Health Service” Award and the Recovery Resource Council “Pat Summerall” Award. In receiving their Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Tarleton State University, Provost Karen Murray commended the couple for their “consistent commitment to the common good” and for being “models of engaged citizenship.”
While their community accomplishments are too numerous to list, including reducing homelessness in the community through public-private partnerships and the building and dedication of the Fort Worth Police and Fire Fighter’s Memorial, the Moncriefs agree the most rewarding accomplishment is “making a difference in the quality of life for those in and around Fort Worth.”
Mike is inspired by those “who unselfishly give of themselves to ensure a better quality of life for young and old alike,” and Rosie esteems “commitment to leaving your city better than you found it and never being too busy or self-absorbed to respond to the needs of others.”
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women in the workplace
I spoke wIth my tax advIsor last week and was reminded of how much I don’t like giving money to the government. The size of one’s tax bill is a topic people just don’t talk about with anyone, because it is directly related to how much money they make. When you hear a guy complaining about having to write a check for (fill in the amount) for his taxes, and you realize that he paid more in taxes than you made in the year, it’s hard to feel too sorry for him.
Our cover story this month on the wage gap between women and men confirms that while the gap is narrowing, women are still paying less in taxes, i.e. earning less than men. Unfortunately, that gap hasn’t narrowed much in the last decade. The largest wage gap closure occurred in the 1980s when it climbed 11.4 percent, going from 60.2 to 71.4 percent. In the last 25 years, however, the gap has only closed 7.4 percent to a national average of just under 79 percent.
According to a 2014 report by the Center for Public Policy Priorities, full-time working women in the Fort Worth metro area made 78 cents for every $1 that their male counterparts made. Texas ranks 28th out of the 51 states in its median annual earnings ratio for working women versus working men.
While there are many measurable factors affecting the wage gap, one that is not measurable is the hesitancy on the part of women to aggressively negotiate for raises and promotions. Our subfeature titled Preparing for War (page 54) provides women guidelines on interviewing and negotiating their compensation plan. You’ll also learn, as did I, the meaning of the new terms “glass escalator” and “glass cliff.”
On the topic of women in the workplace, you’ll want to read our story on Ebby Halliday, founder and chairman of Ebby Halliday Realtors. She will celebrate her 104th birthday this month. In July of 2009, we convinced the granddame of Fort Worth and Dallas residential real estate to come to Fort Worth (she lives in Dallas) as the keynote speaker at a real estate luncheon the magazine was putting on. I had the privilege of introducing her.
Sitting next to Ebby at lunch prior to her speech, I had the opportunity to visit with her and was amazed at her work ethic. At the spry age of 98-years-old, she still woke up every morning around 5 a.m. and arrived at the office two hours before most employees were out of bed. She accomplished more by noon than most people do in an eight-hour day. This work ethic certainly gave her a step-up on the competition during those early days in the late 40s and early 50s when she started her company and women made on average only 63 percent of what men made. Join me in wishing Ebby a happy 104th birthday and thanking her for all she has done to help close the wage gap for women in the Metroplex.
Hal A. Brown owner/publisher
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Yes, Mrs. Pope I just completed reading the wonderful article that Gail Bennison wrote about my grandmother in your magazine, and I wanted to write you a short note and express my appreciation. I did not know Ms. Bennison prior to her reaching out to me while researching the article, and I must say I am always a little skeptical during interviews about what I say and what will end up being written and quoted, especially when a writer has such a knack for casual engagement, as does Ms. Bennison. Ms. Bennison is a real professional, and I believe she is a rare talent and credit to her profession. –John H. Aldrich
What a wonderful story. This amazing woman took her grief and turned it into a miraculous way to help thousands of children, and it is still growing. —Kay Burns
Thanks for sharing this, Gail. Such a great story. We need more people like Lena Pope. —Chris Smith
Thank you so much for your wonderful article! We have already heard from a few folks who have read it, and so I can’t wait to see it in person. I did read it online, which is so easy! —Marilyn Sammons
Revisiting the West
Thank you for the wonderful feature in the February issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine on the Sid Richardson Museum’s current exhibit, Take Two: George Catlin Revisits the West.
Your magazine truly does keep our community up-to-date on the Fort Worth scene – cultural events, restaurants, travel, museums and more. George Catlin’s paintings and writing are fascinating. I hope your readers will be intrigued by the commentary and images featured in the FWTM ’s article, Revisiting the West, and moved to take advantage of the opportunity to see this free exhibit on loan from the National Gallery of Art before it closes May 31.
—Mary Burke
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Steven Craig, illustrator/photo retoucher and cartoonist, contributed three illustrations in our feature about the local wage gap between men and women (page 46). Steven attended the University of Oklahoma. Some of his clients have included Samsung, Pepsico, Frito Lay, Hasbro, Chuck E. Cheese’s, TGI Fridays and Radio Shack. He loves artwork, science fiction (especially Star Trek), comics and music.
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Gail Bennison mostly enjoys writing about people, art and culture, and history. This month Gail contributes a feature about local real estate legend, Ebby Halliday ( Hats Off to Ebby Halliday, page 60). This year Halliday’s real estate company celebrates 70 years in business. On March 9, Ebby will celebrate her 104th birthday. Gail also contributed an Up Close feature on President and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), Bob Jameson (page 100), as well as an acknowledgement to the CVB’s 50th anniversary (page 80).
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Style extraordinaire, Holland Sanders, is a blogger who loves celebrating the evolving world of fashion. Through her blog, Haute Holland, she introduces readers to the hottest trends and latest fashion topics. This month Holland explored her adventurous side by featuring local product geared toward adventure travel (page 36).
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In the Escapes feature in this issue, Kyle Whitecotton writes about the Mighty Five. Utah’s five national parks are filled with natural wonders including a vast assemblage of deep canyons, sheer cliff walls, towering mesas and wild rock formations like natural arches and hoodoos found nowhere else in the country. To learn more about how each offers its own unique perspective on this breathtaking wilderness, turn to page 30.
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Intern Jessy Diamba moved here from France when he was 8 years old. He plans on someday working as a journalist for a major English or French TV news network. Jessy wants to travel the world and cover breaking news on topics that matter. This month, he contributed a goodwill feature about the Milk Bank of North Texas. Established in 2003, the nonprofit organization provides premature and critically ill infants with pasteurized human donor milk when their mother’s milk isn’t available. To read more, turn to page 88.
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Celestina Blok is busy. She’s been moonlighting as freelance writer for several years now, contributing to the Fort Worth Business Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Foodie, Indulge, Texas Highways and, of course, Fort Worth, Texas magazine. This month Celestina reviewed an oldie but a goodie. She reports that German restaurant, Edelweiss, hasn’t changed a bit in 50 years. If you are looking for a great place to raise a stein and do the Chicken Dance, Edelweiss is for you. To read more, turn to page 128.
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Brian Byrd, M.D. is the owner of Texas Family Medicine, a primary care clinic located in Harris Southwest Hospital, Fort Worth. He is board certified in Family Medicine and is the medical director for Encompass Hospice. Brian grew up in Fort Worth and attended Arlington Heights High School. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children. This month he informs us about his experience with Osteoarthritis, or what he refers to as “worn-out joints.” To read more about this common problem, turn to page 98.
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Office Remodel
In this issue, we reveal photos of Fort Worth, Texas magazine’s office remodel. The square footage was doubled, and the finish outs are beautiful. To see a time-lapse video of the process from start to finish, visit fwtx.com/videos.
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Cooking columnist Nancy Farrar comes from an Italian family. This month she shares with our viewers a homemade pesto recipe that will leave your mouth watering. Visit fwtx.com/ videos to see how Nancy does it.
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Best of Fort Worth
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Bountiful Blogs
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Make the most of your spring semester with an exciting internship at Fort Worth, Texas magazine. We are currently filling spots for editorial and advertising internships. Please send resume and cover letter to jcasseday@fwtexas.com.
Designs Worth Doing
Voted as one of the magazine’s most beautiful women in 2013, Amy Walton now provides tips for home decorating and easy DIY projects in her video blog called Designs Worth Doing. Check it out on our website.
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Hip to be Square
PoPular Sweden-baSed retailer, H&M, iS coMing to Sundance Square. Occupying the former Barnes & Noble bookstore space at Third and Commerce streets, H&M will take in three floors as well as the basement of the building.
H&M has six stores in the Metroplex with the most recent opening in 2012 at Grapevine Mills mall.
Apparel retailers tend to stay away from downtowns, so attracting H&M to Sundance Square is a golden ring and points to the health of downtown Fort Worth, said Johnny Campbell, Sundance’s president and CEO. More recently, White House Black Market, Loft and Overland joined existing apparel stores in Sundance Square, including Leddy’s Ranch, Jos. A. Bank, Pappagallo, Retro Cowboy and Coyote Urban Boutique.
H&M’s Sundance location will also offer a children’s collection in addition to women’s and men’s clothing lines. —FWTX Staff
Slip and Slide
fort Worth’S Main Street BridGe iS GettinG a neW addition on June 6. The city’s birthday festival, PantherFest, will incorporate a 2,000-foot water slide spanning the length of the bridge. The festival, celebrating Fort Worth’s 166th birthday, will feature local beer from Rahr, Martin House and Panther Island Brewing. Live music will be provided by Chris Watson and other local bands, and such restaurants as Reata and Fred’s Texas Café will provide the food.
Hanging Up Its Boots
“We in Fort Worth know how to throw a party, and we’re proud to partner with our friends at the Trinity River Vision Authority to commemorate Fort Worth’s birthday,” Mayor Betsy Price says in a press release. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by turning our famous Main Street Bridge into a giant water slide. This should be a lot of fun.”
Admission to PantherFest is free, but visitors will need to buy tickets in order to ride the slide. —FWTX Staff
Same Song, different dance
Chef Grady SpearS iS at it aGain. He plans to open a chickenfried steak café at 204 W. Exchange Ave. in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The restaurant will occupy an intimate 2,000-square-foot space that has housed several different restaurants in the past.
“This will be a more personable place,” said Spears in a recent interview with the Fort Worth Business Press. “I like the whole simple café setting.”
after a five-year run in the popular WeS t 7th area, teSkey’S uptoWn haS CloSed for BuSineSS. Locals will miss its “Rock ‘n Roll meets Cowboy Soul” selection. Have no fear though because Teskey’s Saddle & Tack Shop in Weatherford is still kickin’. Remaining merchandise from the West 7th location will be moved to the store out west. —FWTX Staff
The name of Spears’ restaurant is anticipated to be Horseshoe Hill on account of the horseshoe over the door. It will serve a half-dozen varieties of chicken-fried steak from his classic with cracked-pepper cream gravy to offerings with queso or chile con carne.
The cowboy chef has taken some licks with previous restaurant endeavors. Hopefully, Spears will be successful in his newest venture.—FWTX Staff
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Dreaming Big
The DreamVision Company recently announced its development of two of the largest theme parks in the world, with one being here in Fort Worth.
Heads of the Fort Worth-based corporation held a press conference in early February to shed more light on the surprise announcement. DreamVision CEO and Chairman Rick Silanskas as well as Chief Creative Officer Ron Logan spoke on topics such as the estimated opening date, employment figures, new details on the park and additional venues to be added during development.
The DreamVision Company will build two parks: one in Fort Worth to be situated on approximately 5,000 acres and the other in Muscle Shoals, Ala., which will cover 1,400 acres. In addition to the theme parks, each location will include golf courses, water parks, hotels, theaters, concert venues and retail outlets.
According to DreamVision, both parks will be built at the same time, a feat that has never been done by a single company. —Jessy Diamba
The Narrows at Zion National Park in Utah is one of the most famous hikes in the world. Soaring sandstone walls on either side make this an unforgettable adventure. To read more, hike on over to the next page.
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Discover the natural wonders of Utah’s National Parks
The colossal, aweinspiring pink-andred-stained sandstone landscapes of the desert s outhwest commenced their slow and patient development some 250 million years ago. With the help of some rain, a little wind and a few determined rivers, this land brought forth a vast assemblage of deep canyons, sheer cliff walls, towering mesas and wild rock formations like natural arches and hoodoos found nowhere else in the country. And with five national parks, each offering its own unique perspective on this breathtaking wilderness, it’s safe to say that Utah acquired the best of that assemblage. What’s more, these five parks are in such close proximity to each other that seeing all in one exciting
vacation is not out of the question. But why hurry?
arches national park There are more than 2,000 arches scattered throughout Arches National Park, and while they look like the work of some artsy mythological giants, it was eons of weathering and erosion that formed these physics-defying structures. The park’s, and perhaps the world’s, most famous arch is Delicate Arch, and you’ll understand why it’s so popular as you turn the final corner of the trail and see it in person for the first time. Drive the park’s 40-mile paved road through the heart of this landscape, but make the effort to park your car and explore the rest of the park by foot or bike along trails ranging in difficulty like those leading to Devils Garden, Landscape Arch, Balanced Rock,
and the Windows Section, where you can view multiple arches at once.
canyonlands national park
The currents of the Green and Colorado rivers worked their way through the sandstone heart of southeast Utah’s high desert to carve the deep canyons of Canyonlands National Park. Here visitors will encounter colorful canyon walls along with a multitude of nature’s best sculptures like towering mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires. A four-wheel excursion or a multi-day mountain bike trip along the extraordinary 100-mile White Rim Road, looping its way around and below the top of Island mesa, is the best way to experience this park. Cool off afterwards as you ride the rapids of the Colorado and see these great canyon walls from the bottom.
capital reef national park
Once known to the Navajo as the Land of the Sleeping Rainbow, the site of Capital Reef National Park is 378 square miles of geological serenity surrounding the Waterpocket Fold. This 100-mile stretch of colorful sandstone ridges runs parallel along the emerald green oasis of the Fremont River, once settled by Mormon pioneers, and is surrounded by a remote backcountry playground you won’t want to leave. One of the most isolated sections of this playground is Cathedral Valley, a quiet region of the park inhabited by little more than unique desert wildlife and an endless panorama of 100foot jagged monoliths. Hoist your pack and
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Arches National Park's most popular feature is the Delicate Arch.
The Green and Colorado rivers carved the deep canyons of Canyonlands National Park.
venture out into Lower Muley Twist Canyon or Halls Creek Narrows for nature’s best serving of solitude and much-needed reflection.
Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos are tall, skinny rock formations carved into pink cliffs (imagine giant sandstone totem poles rising out of the earth and all huddling together) that populate the northern section of Bryce Canyon National Park in astonishing density. You can view this Hoodoo Country by horseback during the day, and then join “The Dark Rangers” at night to experience the sanctuary of stars that make this park so popular after dark. The rest of the park is a series of natural amphitheaters painted by colors best viewed at sunrise and sunset. Plan accordingly for a moonlight hike through Bryce’s nocturnal wilderness and see the hauntingly beautiful side of the park’s pillars, columns, windows and hoodoos.
Zion National Park If you only visit one of Utah’s five national parks, make sure it’s Zion National Park. Hike the world-famous Zion Narrows along the Virgin River’s slot canyons, where hanging gardens cling to red rock cliffs, ponderosa pines squeeze in where they can along the way, and the sky is left to peek through slivers of towering canyon walls that close in high above you. For a challenge, get a permit and a detailed map to hike the Subway,
a diverse and beautiful canyon hike that you won’t soon forget. Adding to the adventure, parts of the hike require short rappels and mandatory swims. But if you can’t get a permit or you don’t want to get wet, set out on Angela’s Landing along a narrow rock fin where you will no doubt get your fill of adventure.
While it is possible to see all five of these great national parks in one vacation, you’ll want to consider that seeing and experiencing are two very different things. Luckily, these parks have at least one thing in common—they all offer a place to park your car. So rather than drive through these landscapes, turn off the engine, leave the car behind and experience these places on foot. However, if you choose this route, you’ll need far more than one vacation to take advantage of Utah’s great national parks.
Bryce Canyon National Park is filled with Hoodoos, which are tall, skinny rock formations carved into pink cliffs.
Visitors should hike the world-famous Zion Narrows along the Virgin River’s slot canyons where the sky is left to peek through slivers of towering canyon walls that close in high above you.
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Cossatot River State Park
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
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spring in round top
| by celestina blok |
Twice a year in the spring and fall, tens of thousands of shoppers flock to r ound t op (population 80 per the 2010 c ensus) and surrounding small towns between a ustin and h ouston for an antiques extravaganza unmatched worldwide. Crafts and collectibles, vintage and new, are available at dozens of vendor shows throughout the massive event, which originated as three days and now stretches across two weeks.
Those that have made the pilgrimage know how potentially overwhelming the experience can be. That’s why Kimberley Ellis, owner of Off the Cape Vintage, a Fort Worth-based online home décor store offering everything from chic lighting and linens to whimsical home furnishings, is now hosting guided Round Top trips, including room, board and important insider tips.
“The idea came to me after I returned from my annual spring trip down there last year,” says Ellis, who’s rummaged Round Top for riches for years. “Friend after friend kept saying, ‘I’ve always wanted to go but I don’t know where to start.’”
Ellis’ two-night package includes lodging in a charming four-bedroom home in close proximity to all the action, a light breakfast each morning, pre-arranged discounts with her favorite vendors and her guided consultation and design advice.
“I will be working with people to hunt and search for treasures, give them feedback, and help them negotiate. It’s a lot to navigate,” Ellis says. “I love design and I love finding a diamond in the rough. I realized some people struggle with that. So it’s very fun for me to work with others to inspire them to do that with their own taste.”
Ellis’ spring trip date, March 20-22, is earlier than when many of the shows open, but her timing is with a purpose.
Round Top newbies can expect a sea of barns, tents and even dance halls fully decked with décor and wares of all kinds. Finds include everything from industrial products, Asian rugs, fine China, silver, artwork and light fixtures, and yes, even the kitchen sink.
“It’s a lot of scouring. It’s dusty fields and you wear your boots or your wellies and traipse through. To me, that’s the fun of it,” Ellis says. “I can’t imagine anyone going and saying they didn’t find anything. It’s a little bit of everything, new and old. And it’s almost like going to summer camp – putting a group of girls together who have the same passion, bunking together and meeting new friends.”
“I always go early,” she says. “I have found the best time to go is the weekend prior to when all the shows open. There are some shows that are officially open, but so many vendors are setting up and unloading, I find the best deals and the best product by going during that time. Then you avoid the traffic, and the vendors are nicer because they’re not grumpy and beat down. They’re in a good mood and excited. It’s my favorite time to go.”
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supporting technology revolution
A $1 million gift given by the Kleinheinz Family Foundation for Arts and Education puts the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History at the forefront of digital learning.
| by fWtx staff |
Est AB lished in 1941, the f ort Worth Museu M of s cience A nd h istory ( f WM sh ) is not only dedic A ted to the ide A of lifelon G le A rnin G , but also defined by its ability to engage its children and adult guests through creative programs and exhibits.
The $1 million gift will go to support
transformation technology and education methodologies at the Museum. It will also act as a catalyst for new and increased funding from others.
Museum President Van A. Romans says, “This gift both recognizes and advances the Museum’s efforts to make sure that the children and teens of Fort Worth and North Texas –and their parents, teachers and families – are part of the global technology revolution.”
Generous contributors, Marsha and John B. Kleinheinz of Fort Worth, support several charitable organizations in the community. Marsha is a trustee of the museum. She says, “We know that people, especially children, who are involved in the Museum’s education and public programs experience learning in new and exciting ways that have a lasting effect on how they explore and un-
it’s in the past
derstand the world. We believe that without the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, there would be a huge vacuum in the educational and cultural life of our city.”
This month, museum visitors can experience What’s Up, Doc? The Animation of Chuck Jones, a traveling exhibition that shows the creative genius behind some of the most enduringly popular cartoons and animated films of all time. To see what else is going on at the FWMSH, visit fwmuseum.org.
Texas History for Kids: Lone Star Lives and Legends encourages children to explore the state’s vibrant culture from past to present. by FWTX Staff
Author K Aren Bush GiBson explores the stories And personAlities of tex As, starting with details from the Cretaceous era. She covers the Native American history and the impact of European explorers and Spanish missions. Young readers will also learn about the first oil gusher at Spindletop, the Great Storm that destroyed Galveston and the establishment of NASA’s Mission Control in Houston. It’s not just what Gibson covers in this book that makes it unique; it’s how she does it.
There are 21 informative and entertaining activities that kids can enjoy while learning. Children will paint rock art to simulate prehistoric pictographs, design a cattle ranch’s branding iron or build a miniature Battle of Flowers float to honor the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto.
Traditions come alive in this innovative take on the Lone Star State’s history. Texas History for Kids ($16.95) can be found at bookstores everywhere and at ipgbooks.com.
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| by Holland Sanders | photography by Alex Lepe | Spring is finally here. Outdoor lovers everywhere are stocking up on the latest and greatest equipment and getting outfitted to conquer their next big adventure. From hiking and canoeing to rock climbing and fishing, having the right gadgets and gear can take your love of the outdoors from a beginner status to an expert level.
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Done correctly, using a foam roller can act like a free masseuse by breaking down knots and adhesions as well as healing tissue.
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• Alleviation of pain related to contracted muscles
TechnIqueS
• Relieve upper Back Pain Place your foam roller on the floor. Lie on your back with the roller positioned under your shoulder blades. Support your skull by locking your fingers together behind your head. Now push off the floor with your feet, until your buttocks are in the air. Still using your legs, push yourself to roll up and down your back – from your shoulder blades to the middle of your back. Keep doing this exercise for a couple of minutes.
• Soothe Shin Splints Position yourself on your hands and knees, with your arms a few inches ahead of your shoulders and the foam roller under your shins. Now use your hands to shift your weight forward and backward, effectively rolling your shins over the foam roller. Change the angle of the roller to
your shins by twisting your body either left or right. This increases the area of contact with the roller, and also the amount of relief. Keep this up for 30-60 seconds at a time for any given angle.
• ease your glutes and leg Tension Sit on the floor with the roller positioned just ahead of your buttocks. Steady yourself by placing your hands behind you. Lift your buttocks onto the roller, and roll the length of your glutes (use your legs to push backward and pull forward over the roller). You can change the angle of contact with the roller by slightly twisting your body to treat the entire muscle.
• Target the quads Lie face down on the floor. Place the foam roller perpendicular to your leg to target the quadriceps. Roll from the top of your quad to just above your knee.
Recipes and entertaining ideas that make friends and family prefer dining in to going out
Nancy comes from an Italian family that knew how to eat. She shares her family traditional recipe this month with readers.
Mangia italiana
| by Nancy Farrar, Chef Impersonator | photography by Alex Lepe |
M y gr ANdmother wAs ANtIoNette Fr Atto. my mom wAs rosemArIe PePAr AtA. And our family included the Russos and Carbones, who only knew how to cook for a small army. So Italian we were. And Italian we ate. And ate. And ate. And ate.
When we think of eating Italian food, we immediately conjure up images of marinara or tomato sauce served over mounds of piping hot pasta. I make my family’s traditional recipe for “sauce” or marinara on occasion, but these days my favorite sauce is this simple recipe I created that combines slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, anchovies, onion, garlic, olive oil and red pepper flakes. It’s a sauce so good and so simple, you’ll never buy another jar of sauce again. I toss this sauce with ziti to make my Ziti with Anchovy Sauce below.
Customize this pasta dish to your own taste by adding shrimp, sausage or chicken, artichoke hearts or green peppers. You can also use tins of rolled anchovies with capers in place of plain anchovies. Both are delicious.
I was inspired to create this recipe after getting Nigella Lawson’s cookbook, Nigella Express, for my birthday. In it, she shares her recipe for what she calls Moonblush Tomatoes, an adaptation of which I use as the base of my dish. I make up a batch of these slow-roasted tomatoes randomly whenever I have cherry tomatoes in the fridge. Then I have them ready when I want to make pasta, pizza or a quick bruschetta. They’re a simple combination of cherry tomatoes, olive oil, sea salt, pepper and oregano, slow roasted in a 200-degree oven for 3 hours. They become soft, sweet and caramelized. Just cover them in extra olive oil and store in the fridge until you need them.
I’m pairing my Ziti with Anchovy Sauce with Panzanella, or Tuscan bread salad, where the day-old bread in the salad soaks up the delicious
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Pick your Pasta
Here are Nancy's recommendations for which pasta to use with different dishes
1. Campanelle - Italian for “bellflowers” or little bells; serve with thick sauces or in casseroles
2. Fettucine - Italian for ” little ribbons” ; popular in Roman cuisine; often eaten with beef or chicken ragout
3. Rigatoni - from the Italian rigato, meaning ridged or lined, making it an adhesive surface for sauces 4. Orecchiette - meaning “small ear ” in Italian; ideal for vegetable sauces; favored in Puglia, a region of southern Italy
5. Tagliatelle Nest - long thin ribbons, dried into a nest shape and traditionally served with meat ragout or light fish sauces
6. Rotini - meaning “small wheels,” a corkscrew-shaped pasta originating in northern Italy; the tight twist shape helps it retain sauces
7. Trottole - shaped like spinning tops; best in salads and soups; first made in Campania, near Napoli, Italy. Preferred with fullbodied sauces like vodka cream sauce
8. Ziti - long, hollow rods, smooth in texture with square cut edges, popular in baked casseroles
9. Bucatini - from the Italian buco, meaning “ hole” ; thick, spaghetti-like pasta with a small hole in the center; popular with buttery sauces
Nancy's Affogato consists of gelato drizzled with espresso and topped with shaved chocolate, hazelnuts and a pinch of sea salt.
vinaigrette dressing. And for a sweet finish, we’re making Affogato, a simple dessert of gelato with espresso, shaved chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and just a pinch of sea salt. So put on your apron, roll up your sleeves, turn on the Frank Sinatra and Mangia Italiana!
Ziti with Anchovy SAuce First, make the slow-roasted cherry tomatoes. These are the main ingredient in the sauce. Ingredients:
• 1 lb. or about 24 cherry tomatoes
• 4 Tbsp. olive oil
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
• 3 Tbsp. oregano
To prepare:
Cut tomatoes in half and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. Cook in oven at 225 degrees for 3 hours.
[If you’re not using these right away, cover with more olive oil and store in an airtight container. These last for a week in the fridge and are great on pizza and bruschetta.]
Ingredients for sauce:
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• ½ small yellow onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Slow-roasted cherry tomatoes (recipe above)
• One 2-oz. tin flat anchovy filets in olive oil
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes (more or less depending on your taste)
• 8 oz. peppardelle pasta
• Grated Grana Padano cheese
To prepare the sauce:
Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil to non-stick skillet and heat. Add diced onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add slow-roasted cherry tomatoes and anchovies and heat until anchovies melt. Add ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste, knowing that the anchovies are salty and there’s already salt in the roasted tomatoes.
To prepare the final dish: Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and toss into final sauce mixture. Heat on low for 10 minutes. Fill individual pasta bowls and top with grated Grana Padano and serve!
PAnZAnellA
(Tuscan bread salad)
• 4 cups Heirloom tomatoes, cut into large chunks
• 1 cup red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 cups fresh basil, cut into thin strips (reserve some for top of salad)
• 6 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 8 cups of 2-3 days-old Ciabatta or Italian bread, or other crusty, airy bread, cut in cubes
Mix tomatoes, onion, basil, olive oil and vinegar in a bowl. Toss to coat. Add bread cubes 10 minutes before serving, and stir to soak up the vinaigrette. Top with fresh basil strips and serve.
AffogAto (in iTalian means “drowned”)
• 1 scoop vanilla, chocolate or coffee gelato
• 1 shot of warm espresso (cooled a bit after making)
• Crumbled, roasted hazelnuts
• Chocolate shavings
• 1 pinch sea salt (try just a pinch on top - amazing)
Make espresso and let cool for 5 minutes. Place gelato in a pretty glass serving bowl or martini glass. Top with warm espresso. Top with crumbled hazelnuts, shaved chocolate and a pinch of sea salt. Serves 1.
As always, a special thanks to our friends at Central Market in Fort Worth for the groceries used in my recipes.
illustration by Steven Craig
Wage gap
Despite gains over the last few years, women still earn less — sometimes significantly less — than men in most professions, and the difference in salaries cannot be completely explained by traditional factors such as child-rearing and other lifestyle choices.
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by Paul K. Harral |
Cameron Szok, an account executive with a North Texas advertising and marketing firm, had spent the previous six to eight months working grueling hours — nights and weekends included —and her agency had hired a man to help with the work load.
“My boss had even told me that I was grossly underpaid at some point,” Szok said. She found herself in an increasingly stressful environment and had begun thinking about changing jobs or even professions. Those kinds of hours are fine, she says, “if you are 20.”
Then she learned that the newly hired account executive was being paid 48 percent more than she for what was clearly the same work. She had a master’s degree and seven years’ experience. The man had 10 years’ experience but no advanced degree.
“I felt like I got kicked in the gut,” Szok said.
She is not alone. Across professions, across socioeconomic status, across positions within professions, across races, women in the Fort Worth metropolitan area — and the nation — earn less than men in comparable jobs.
The reasons for the gap between the wages paid men and women
are many and complex, and can be used both as explanation and justification.
“My personal belief is that there’s probably 20 or 30 factors that explain it,” says William Cron, senior associate dean for Graduate Programs and Research, at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. His study of fees charged by male and female veterinarians showed women were willing to charge less than their counterparts in the scenario studied.
Against Federal Law Discrimination in compensation is illegal under several federal laws including the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) says that the Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same establishment, and the jobs do not have to be identical but only substantially equal. “It is job content, not job titles, that determines whether jobs are substantially equal,” SHRM said.
Szok did not raise the issue with her boss. She said she had been led to
believe that the small size of the company meant that it was exempt from some regulations, and she wasn’t sure she had a case. So she contacted employment lawyer Rod Tanner.
Tanner took her case and, as a first step, wrote a letter asking that the company rectify the situation. When that was rejected, Szok decided to proceed with a lawsuit. She was in the office the day Tanner’s letter arrived and continued to work during the case.
“It’s not something that you think’s going to happen to you, at least to that degree,” she said. “Honestly, one of the feelings was just being embarrassed that I had been taken advantage of.”
The case was settled, and the details are confidential. “It wasn’t about the money. It was on principle,” Szok said. “I also will say I did it for women. I have a daughter — I didn’t have her then, but it was about her. It’s about any woman.
“I was fortunate enough to know that my family could help me financially face a lawsuit, but sadly, a lot of people don’t have the resources to do this,” Szok said. “I knew I was going to change careers, so I didn’t think it was going to affect me professionally. I mean drastically change careers — I’m now an acupuncturist — and I work for myself.”
(Keep in mind that the median is a mathematical measure that identifies the middle number in a list of numbers, meaning that half of the values fall above that number and half below it.)
“In my profession, according to an article in Forbes Magazine last year, women financial advisors earn, on average, around 77 cents to the dollar compared to our male counterparts,” Malone said. “The interesting fact in this is that we basically set our own fees, within a range. This substantiates the argument that we, in large part, create our own glass ceiling because women don’t always value themselves as much as men, and we don’t know how to negotiate on our own behalf for a higher salary.”
“This is a decision most women have to face at one point in their career. In order to move up on the career ladder, you often sacrifice time at home, whether it is longer hours or a longer commute.”
She owns Southside Acupuncture, located inside Renew Day Spa at 2116 Mistletoe Blvd. Her early interest in medicine led her that direction. “You know that statement that the best revenge is living well? I now have a lovely family and a rewarding career. My life is pretty damn good,” she said.
But not every woman is willing to or can afford to file suit.
Households in Poverty “The wage gap is a serious problem,” says Rachel Malone, a senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and the chair of the Women’s Policy Forum. “Almost onethird of all households in the Fort Worth metro area are female-headed, and they represent 54 percent of all households living in poverty. One contributing factor is that women in Fort Worth earn almost $11,000 less a year than their male counterparts.”
Malone is citing a report by the non-partisan Center for Public Policy Priorities prepared for a Forum meeting in Fort Worth that filled the ballroom at the City Club in June last year.
CPPP issued a report in 2014 entitled Economic Issues for Women in Texas in cooperation with The Texas Women’s Foundation, an arm of the Dallas Women’s Foundation. A special fact sheet issued for the Fort Worth session reported that full-time workingwomen in the Fort Worth metro area had median earnings of $38,111 a year while men earned $48,892 in figures from 2012. That means that Fort Worth women earn 78 cents for every dollar a man earns, and that particularly affects single-parent households headed by women and women living close to or below the poverty line. But the disparity in wages is not confined to lower income segments of society.
The primary sources of statistical information on wages of men and women in the United States are the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census, both of which report using median figures. Exact comparisons can be difficult to generate from these data because the government doesn’t report on categories that contain less than 50,000 people. As a result, numbers for Tarrant County are collected into broad categories rather than by specific jobs.
The Women’s National Law Center reported in 2014 that the wage gap among union members is half the size the of the wage gap among nonunion workers, with women working full time making 90.6 percent of what their male counterparts make weekly — a wage gap of 9.4 cents.
The wage gap is less among teachers nationally, but even in this often female-dominated area, differences in wages between men and women range from a low of 90.2 percent for secondary school teachers to 96.6 percent for special education teachers. Among lawyers nationally, women earn only 78.85 percent of what men earn weekly, and among physicians and surgeons, women earn 71.73 percent of what men earn.
Disparities Among Doctors
The wage difference between male and female physicians has traditionally been attributed to a tendency among women to enter primary care fields and work fewer hours, said an article in Health Affairs in February 2011. But researchers studied starting salaries by gender of physicians leaving residency programs in New York State during 1999–2008. “We found a significant gender gap that cannot be explained by specialty choice, practice setting, work hours, or other characteristics,” the researchers said. “In 2008, male physicians newly trained in New York State made on average $16,819 more than newly trained female physicians, compared to a $3,600 difference in 1999.”
There are many factors affecting the wage gap. “Most, but not all of the wage gap can be explained by certain measurable factors such as educational attainment, occupational segregation and differences in the number of hours worked (even among full-time workers),” said a December 2013 Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends report. “But there are other forces at work that are difficult to quantify: gender stereotypes,
discrimination, professional networks that are more robust for men than for women, and hesitancy on the part of women to aggressively negotiate for raises and promotions. Experts suggest that these factors may account for anywhere from 20 percent to 40 percent of the earnings gap.”
The gap begins early, says the American Association of University Women report Graduating to a Pay Gap. The report said women “only one year out of college, working full time, were paid on average just 82 percent of what their male counterparts were paid. After controlling for hours worked, occupation, college major, employment sector and other factors associated with pay, the gap shrinks but does not disappear. About 7 percent of the gap cannot be explained by these factors commonly understood to affect earnings.”
Danyelle Keenan is an instructor in the Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. She has 18 years of experience in human resources.
She is an example of one of the reasons women are sometimes paid less than men. “I made a job change last year and chose a lower-paying job,” Keenan said, rather than taking another job as a human resources executive. “Although the pay was 55 percent higher than what I make as an instructor, I chose the job that allowed me more time at home with my son,” she said. “This is a decision most women have to face at one point in their career. In order to move up on the career ladder, you often sacrifice time at home, whether it is longer hours or a longer commute.”
But there also is another factor she noticed during her years in human resources. “Men are negotiators and women are not,” she said. “When I ask a candidate for their desired salary, men are more likely to state a dollar amount. Women will state that they don’t know, or they’ll accept the range. When the candidate receives the job offer, men are more likely to try to negotiate. My perception and experience as a young female professional is that women expect their supervisors to recognize their value and pay them accordingly. Men ask for what they want and don’t wait for others to recognize their value. This leads to pay disparity, even within a set pay range.”
Learn to Play the Game
Dr. Tracey Rockett is associate professor of Professional Practice and Neeley Honors Faculty Associate Director at TCU and regularly speaks to various community and women’s groups on discrepancies both in pay and opportunities in the workplace. She believes that women should develop strategies for playing office politics.
“Women tend to believe that competence and hard work will trump politics, even though there is much evidence that suggests the opposite. If they are able to accept that politics are important and enter the game, they actually do quite well,” Rockett says. “Women are also more likely to think of politics negatively — as something deceptive and manipulative that should be avoided. And women often lack confidence in their skills and abilities, and so may be less likely to get in the game and go for what they want.”
Keenan said that an organization has a set range for a job, establishing a minimum and a maximum salary based on market value of the job and
internal worth to the organization. “Companies desire the best candidate for the least possible price,” she said. That’s an understandable business practice, and salary offers can permissibly take into account other factors such as experience.”
Dr. Rachel Croson, dean of the College of Business at the University of Texas at Arlington, backs Keenan’s earlier remarks. “The evidence on opening offers that vary based on gender is quite mixed,” Croson said. “What is clear is that men tend to negotiate the offers they receive, while women tend to accept what is offered. Thus regardless of the initial offer they receive, men are likely to be paid more for doing the same job than women, simply because the men negotiated the initial offer upward.”
And there is where this issue of socialization and acculturation enters the picture. “Girls are socialized from an early age to play nice and share with others. They are taught to defer, while men are taught to compete,” Rockett said. “Women who are viewed as pushy or aggressive see a backlash and are more likely to be punished or lose out on raises and assignments.” The irony of that is that many of the qualities that are typically described as “feminine” are important to successful office politics, she said. “Things like being collaborative, patient and good at networking and team building.”
Family Choices Also affecting the wages and success of women in the workplace are children. Sometimes this is referred to as the Mommy Track, under which companies give special consideration to women when they have children that gives them more flexibility, but does not offer much opportunity for advancement and salary increases, Rockett said. “Working mothers see decline in opportunities in pay while working fathers have an increase in both,” she said. “Parenthood is a cost for women, and a benefit for men.”
The Pew Research Center report cited above said an analysis of census data that shows that today’s young women are the first in modern history to start their work lives at near parity with men. “In 2012, among workers ages 25 to 34, women’s hourly earnings were 93 percent those of men. By comparison, among all working men and women ages 16 and older, women’s hourly wages were 84 percent those of men,” the report said.
“Yet there is no guarantee that today’s young women will sustain their near parity with men in earnings in the years to come,” Pew said. “Recent cohorts of young women have fallen further behind their same-aged male counterparts as they have aged and dealt with the responsibilities of parenthood and family. For women, marriage and motherhood are both associated with less time spent on paid workrelated activities. For men, the onset of family responsibilities has a reverse effect on their career.”
Gender differences factor in. “This is just my gut feeling and experience,” says Cron. “For a man, the pay — and this is just in general — the pay level is a signal of how bright I am, how successful I am, and all these other great things about me. Whereas for a woman, I don’t think it does the same thing. It’s not nearly the end-all that it is for guys.”
The New York Times reported in a 2012 article that men are shifting into traditionally female jobs in search of economic stability. “The trend began well before the crash and appears to be driven by a variety of factors, including financial concerns, quality-of-life issues and a gradual erosion of gender stereotypes,” the report said. A Times analysis of census data showed that from 2000 to 2010, occupations that are more than 70 percent female accounted for almost a third of all job growth for men, double the share of the previous decade.
“That does not mean that men are displacing women — those same occupations accounted for almost two-thirds of women’s job growth,” the newspaper reported. “But in Texas, for example, the number of men who are registered nurses nearly doubled in that time period, rising to 22,532 from 12,709, and increasing the percentage of male nurses to 10.5 percent, from 8.4 percent. Men make up 23 percent of Texas public schoolteachers, but almost 28 percent of first-year teachers.”
And in both of those professions, men generally earn more than women. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2013, there were 254,000 men and more than 2 million women working as registered nurses in the United States. Median weekly earnings for men were $1,236 compared to $1,086 for women.
Texas government Wages
One place you would expect salaries to be relatively comparable because salary information is so easily available is government. But the Texas Tribune found in an intricate examination that there were difficult-to-explain differences in Texas state government. (You can read the entire story here: texastribune.org/2014/03/21/genderwage-gap-prevalent-throughout-texas-governm.)
“The Tribune looked at the differences in average and median pay for male and female employees at 54 state agencies with 100 or more employees, excluding universities. In both cases, wages for males came out ahead of females in more than 40 of the 54 agencies,” the report said. The report said the wage gap is most visible among the more highly paid workers in state agencies where only 12 of the 50 top earners are female.
Women are the majority of workers in some areas of state government. “The Department of Family and Protective Services, for instance, is 84 percent female, yet the average male employee makes $3,331 more than the average female employee,” the Tribune reported. But in the Governor’s office, which is 60 percent female, women hold a majority of the top roles and are paid $6,382 more than men on average.
(An interactive chart detailing the wage gap in Texas government can be found here: texastribune.org/2014/03/21/gender-wage-gap-state-agencies. The Tribune also has a searchable database of compensation for state and municipal workers here: salaries.texastribune.org.)
There is no simple solution to closing the wage gap. Already there are laws in place to deal with the issue, but the gap remains real and pervasive in Tarrant County and across the nation. It will take attitudinal and systemic changes in American business and American culture to close the gap. In the meantime, women must learn to value themselves more highly and ask for compensation that matches the work that they are being hired to do.
CEO Pay
for Those of you Who WAnT A Dose of Depression, We’Ve proViDeD one for you here. The AFL-CIO maintains a database called PayWatch, which tracks compensation among chief executive officers. The database is searchable by company name, and the AFL-CIO has provided separate categories for the 100 highest paid CEOs and by state and by industry. (You can find it here: aflcio.org/Corporate-Watch/Paywatch-2014; a similar database is available at salary.com but with less attitude.)
“It’s 331 times better to be a CEO than an average worker. PayWatch finds that the average CEO of an S&P 500 company pocketed $11.7 million in 2013, while the average worker earned $35,293,” according to the AFL-CIO. “The gap between CEOs and minimum wage workers is more than twice as wide — 774 times.”
The AFL-CIO database listed 265 CEOs in Texas. We looked up the 18 listed for Fort Worth and other cities in the Western Metroplex. And we threw in a couple who aren’t local but who have major impact on this area. You’ll need to know that non-equity incentives are based on specific performance of a company. These figures generally lag by a year since they are drawn from reports companies are required to file with the federal government.
1. Tony AquilA, Chief Executive Officer and President. Solera Holdings Inc., Westlake (2013) Industry: Prepackaged Software
Salary: $780,000
Value of Stock Awards: $1,367,316
Value of Option Awards: $26,400,045
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,247,000
All Other Compensation: $101,250
Total: $29,895,831
2. Jeffrey l. VenTurA, President & CEO, Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth (2013) Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Salary: $864,423
Value of Stock Awards: $6,194,243
Value of Option Awards: $1,996,858
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,440,143
All Other Compensation: $137,736
Total: $10,633,404
3. DonAlD J. TomniTz, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, D.R. Horton Inc., Fort Worth (2013) (Retired in 2014)
Industry: Building Construction General Contractors and Operative Builders Salary: $900,000
Value of Stock Awards: $3,322,500
Value of Option Awards: $1,092,000 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $4,912,645
Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings: $105,013
All Other Compensation: $100,655 Total: $10,432,813
4. Joseph C. mAgnACCA, Chief Executive Officer, Radio Shack Corp., Fort Worth (2013) (Radio Shack en-
tered bankruptcy in February)
Industry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores
Salary: $893,151
Bonus: $1,300,000
Value of Stock Awards: $1,560,000
Value of Option Awards: $4,763,619
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $300,000
All Other Compensation: $20,570
Total: $8,837,340
5. J. Paul Raines, Chief Executive Officer, GameStop Corp., Grapevine
Industry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores
Salary: $1,059,423
Bonus: $975,000
Value of Stock Awards: $3,002,227
Value of Option Awards: $998,757
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $2,120,000
All Other Compensation: $193,692
Total: $8,349,099
6. alexandeR W. smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort Worth. (2014)
Industry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores
Salary: $1,250,000
Value of Stock Awards: $4,574,550
Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings: $1,838,855
All Other Compensation: $174,790
Total: $7,838,195
7. maRk s mednansky, Chief Executive Officer, Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Inc., Southlake (2013)
Industry: Eating and Drinking Places
Salary: $400,000
Value of Option Awards: $843,580
All Other Compensation: $5,291,451
Total: $6,535,031
8. GaRy G. WinteRhalteR, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc., Denton (2013)
Industry: Miscellaneous Retail
Salary: $997,077
Value of Stock Awards: $1,084,064
Value of Option Awards: $3,387,480
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $441,379
All Other Compensation: $13,904
Total: $5,923,904
9. James Reid-andeRson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Grand Prairie (2013)
Industry: Amusement and Recreation Services
Salary: $1,200,000
Value of Stock Awards: $1,014,417
Value of Option Awards: $1,804,190
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,296,000
All Other Compensation: $285,363
Total: $5,599,970
10. kenneth V. huseman, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Basic Energy Services Inc., Fort Worth (2013)
Industry: Oil and Gas Extraction
Salary: $577,162
Value of Stock Awards: $861,000
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $272,141
All Other Compensation: $4,214,572
Total: $5,924,875
11. daniel R. Feehan, CEO and President (Principal Executive Officer), Cash America International Inc., Fort Worth (2013)
Industry: Miscellaneous Retail
Salary: $850,000
Bonus: $155,550
Value of Stock Awards: $2,050,255
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $145,350
All Other Compensation: $128,234
Total: $3,329,389
12. J. Ross CRaFt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Approach Resources Inc., Fort Worth (2013)
Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Salary: $525,000
Value of Stock Awards: $1,423,530
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $644,070
All Other Compensation: $39,290
Total: $2,631,890
13. daVid h. dinGus, President & Chief Executive Officer, AZZ Inc., Fort Worth (2013) (Died October 2013)
Industry: Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, Except Computer Equipment
Salary: $550,000
Value of Stock Awards: $431,205
Value of Option Awards: $351,027
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $715,000
All Other Compensation: $37,378
Total: $2,084,609
14. RiCk l Wessel, Chief Executive Officer and President, First Cash Financial Services, Arlington, (2013) Industry: Miscellaneous Retail Salary: $963,040
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $481,520
All Other Compensation: $103,617
Total: $1,548,177
15. William J. sandbRook, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Concrete Inc., (2013) Industry: Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products
Salary: $761,685
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $645,234
Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings $0
All Other Compensation: $35,970
Total: $1,442,889
16. tim CaRteR, President and Chief Executive Officer, OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc., Fort Worth (2013) (Announced merger with Tyler-based Southside Bancshares in 2014)
Industry: Depository Institutions
Salary: $450,012
Bonus: $9,000
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $116,300
All Other Compensation: $71,134
Total: $646,446
17. maRk J. moRRison, President, Chief Executive Officer, Hallmark Financial Services, Fort Worth (2013) (Morrison stepped down as CEO in 2014)
Industry: Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance
Salary: $400,000
Value of Stock Awards: $156,639
All Other Compensation: $12,905
Total: $569,544
18. Glenn daRden, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quicksilver Resources Inc., Fort Worth (2013)
Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas
Salary: $455,000
All Other Compensation: $20,670
Total: $475,670
Who Makes What
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics: bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm; Economic Issues for Women in Texas: Fort Worth Metro Area:
tinyurl.com/AMERICAN-FACT-FINDER-FW
ManageMent, Business, science and arts OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,349
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $973
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $73,316
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $51,657
ManageMent, Business and Financial OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,412
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,049
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $79,310
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $55,878
ManageMent OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,456
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,103
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $85,252
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $59,392
cOMputer and MatheMatical OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,452
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,174
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $78, 222
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $65,347
architecture and engineering OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,403
National Median Weekly Earnings
for Women: $1,143
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $85,601
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $75,915
liFe, physical and sOcial science OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,271
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,030
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $45,238
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $55,475
cOMMunity and sOcial service OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $930
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $808
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $47,766
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $40,162
legal OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,764
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,010
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $101,904
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $49,137
educatiOn, training and liBrary OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,091
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $888
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $53,044
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $48,250
arts, design, entertainMent, spOrts and Media OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,118
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $884
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $52,029
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $51,531
healthcare practitiOners and technical OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,312
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $994
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $70,443
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $54,679
health diagnOsing and treating practitiOners and Other technical OccupatiOns
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $2,087
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $1,497
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Men: $121,858
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $62,725
health technOlOgists and technicians
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $980
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $858
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Men: $44,727
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $36,817
Service OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $555
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $452
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $27,456
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $22,749
HealtHcare SuppOrt OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $546
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $486
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $26,774
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $30,360
prOtective Service OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $824
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $643
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $48,248
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $46,037
law enfOrcement wOrkerS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $1,032
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $881
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $57,797
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $57,012
fOOd preparatiOn and Serving related OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $437
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women:
$400
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Men: $22,469
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $20,299
Building and grOundS cleaning and maintenance OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $505
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $417
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $25,235
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $15,753
perSOnal care and Service OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $549
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $464
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $18,076
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $21,850
SaleS and Office OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $835
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $566
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $44,674
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $35,180
SaleS and related OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $835
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $566
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $50,376
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $31,939
Office and adminiStrative
SuppOrt OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $673
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $628
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly Salary for Men: $38,376
Tarrant County
Estimated Yearly Salary for Women: $35,566
natural reSOurceS, cOnStructiOn and maintenance OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $757
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $578
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $36,378
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $26,779
cOnStructiOn and extractiOn OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $736
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $654
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $32,272
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $23,783
inStallatiOn, maintenance and repair OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $824
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $710
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $41,630
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $38,510
prOductiOn, tranSpOrtatiOn and material mOving OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $674
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $498
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $38,998
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $25,622
prOductiOn OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $697
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $ 498
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $40,480
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $25,924
tranSpOrtatiOn OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $645
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $497
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $ 45,919
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: $24,891
material mOving OccupatiOnS
National Median Weekly Earnings for Men: $524
National Median Weekly Earnings for Women: $421
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Men: $27,000
Tarrant County Estimated Yearly
Salary for Women: 24,907
Preparing for War
Whether it is the first job or one in a succession of jobs, how you handle yourself in the interview and salary discussion sets the pattern for your tenure at that company.
| by Paul K. Harral |
The wage gap between men and women starts at the point of hiring, say experts who have studied the issue or who work in human resources. It is affected later in life if women interrupt their careers to have and care for children, and sometimes for reasons that can’t be explained by any
obvious reason.
Part of the difference may well be culturally based — women are raised to be different from men in their social interactions, and that can carry over to job interviews and salary negotiations.
But there are ways women can prepare themselves to demand and receive a wage that is more comparable with men in the
same or similar jobs. Let’s start with some basics.
It’s in the Voice Women — especially young women — may send unintended signals in their speech patterns. Record yourself in conversation with another person in a mock interview and then listen to your voice. Do you sound like a little girl
illustration by Steven Craig
rather than an adult woman? If your voice is high-pitched, consider whether that is natural or an affectation that you have learned. Ask yourself if you were making the hiring decision how you would react to your voice. You want to come across as mature and in command. It is possible to lower the pitch of your voice consciously, and you should practice that with a recorder as well.
Many women and some men tend to end their sentences on a rising inflection. Dr. Tracey Rockett at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University presents programs on beating the wage gap to women’s groups. She calls this “uptalk.” “When you use uptalk, you are asking for permission, rather than making a statement,” she says. It also makes you sound uncertain about the information you have just relayed. She suggests using active rather than passive voice and avoiding qualifying words such as maybe and perhaps when they are not needed.
whether it is distracting to you. I often advised students in my classes when I taught as an adjunct at TCU to buy something like a tie for men or a scarf for women that is outrageously expensive, and when the going gets tough, to remember that your garment cost more that the garments of the people interviewing you. But the best strategy is to simply understand and be-
more comfortable than men asking others for their opinions, seeking consensus in decision-making, being willing to share credit and being good at networking and team building.
Art of Negotiation Women are just as ambitious as men — sometimes more so — but that doesn’t show up in the wages they are paid. People interviewed for this series repeatedly cited two reasons — being unwilling to negotiate on a salary offer and thinking that self-promotion is somehow unseemly.
“Women have reached a certain point — I call it the glass ceiling. They’re in the top of middle management, and they’re stopping and getting stuck. There isn't enough room for all those women at the top. Some are going into business for themselves...”
lieve that you are well trained and well qualified and the company would be lucky to have you work for them.
“Another weird thing that women are increasingly doing is something called ‘vocal fry.’ This is used a lot by the younger generation — think Kim Kardashian,” Rockett said. “This is a weird little creaky sound at the end of a sentence where the register drops and the voice vibrates. Women are viewed more negatively in the workplace when they use uptalk and vocal fry.”
Confidence is Key Expert after expert notes that women tend to be less confident in themselves than men, and this can affect everything from the willingness to negotiate over salary to the demeanor presented in the job interview itself.
There are lots of little traditional tricks to use in interviews, some of them bizarre, such as imagining the people interviewing you nude. Whether that works depends on
One way to prepare for future success in the business world can’t be added in at the last minute, but is something to consider as early as elementary school — sports. “A study by the U.S. Department of Education found that 80 percent of female managers of Fortune 500 companies played sports as girls,” Rockett said. “There is even evidence that shows that girls who played sports earn higher salaries.” Coaches in Texas like to say that playing football builds confidence in boys and men, and this is likely true. “Sports teach women to be competitive, to persevere, to fail and get back up, to lead and be team players, to not take things personally, to take risks and to develop confidence,” Rockett said.
She also points out that many of the values in American business are what some may considers primarily feminine traits, and the fact that women possess these are advantages that should build confidence rather than insecurity. They include being
“Women are absolutely less likely to be pushy or aggressive when competing for assignments and positions,” say Rockett.
Jesse Owens of the Merle Owens & Associates executive search firm agrees. “My experience has been men are much more likely to demand the maximum compensation limit when our client is ready to make them an offer,” he said. “Women are more content and accepting of the compensation offer as long as it is in the range of pay previously discussed. They are less likely to demand the maximum for fear of losing the offer.”
In some cases, women may be hostage to their spouse, changing jobs and even careers when he is promoted to different positions. As a result, they may consider their work secondary to his and more temporary. But the best advice here is to approach every job and city as though you will be there the rest of your life.
Knowledge is power, and women should prepare for salary negotiations as much as possible.
“As in any situation, you need to do your research about the firm and the industry,” says Dr. Rachel Croson, dean of the University of Texas at Arlington College of Business. “What are typical salaries for similar positions, similar firms, similar in-
dustries? Does the firm have salary bands that they need to stay in for particular positions, or is everything flexible? Who is the decision-maker on salaries; should you be negotiating with your potential boss or with the HR department?” There may be other areas of negotiation such as benefits, year-end bonuses, or the speed at which performance is evaluated and considered for promotion.
“One of the most common mistakes that individuals — especially women — make when they negotiate for their job is that they tie their salary for the new job to the salary they are currently earning,” Croson said. Employers want to know current salary so they can make an attractive offer. But you want to be paid a salary appropriate to this job’s responsibilities and duties. Your task, then, is to find the appropriate salary to request that matches
the job description and resources of the new employer, not your previous job,” she said.
Owens also stressed the need for research. “Do your homework on the company, really do homework,” he said. He suggests checking social media and sites such as glassdoor. com for feedback on the management team. “Ask pointed, but professional questions about leadership styles and decision-making processes. As far as negotiations, if one has done good research, then be sure to ask for what will make you and your family secure, whether it is stock, a golf or private club membership or even auto allowance,” Owens said.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
If it is not one thing standing in the way of advancement for women in employment, it may well be two others.
Just where the term “glass ceiling” came from is unclear. In her essay “The Women’s
The phrase also shows up in an article in Adweek in 1984 in an article about Gay Bryant, editor of Working Woman magazine. “Women have reached a certain point — I call it the glass ceiling. They’re in the top of middle management, and they’re stopping and getting stuck,” she said. “There isn’t enough room for all those women at the top. Some are going into business for themselves. Others are going out and raising families.”
In 1991, the U.S. Department of Labor defined the phrase as “those artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified individuals from advancing upward in their organization into management-level positions.” That same year, Sen. Robert Dole introduced the Glass Ceiling Act, which was incorporated into the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The act also established the Glass Ceiling Commission to study advancement and pay in the marketplace.
And here it is 2015, and we’re still talking about the glass ceiling and two newer concepts, the class cliff and the glass escalator.
Expert after expert notes that women tend to be less confident in themselves than men, and this can affect everything from the willingness to negotiate over salary to the demeanor presented in the job interview itself.
Movement Today” in A Beautiful Life and Other Stories by The Writers Discussion Group, Peggy Lovelace Ellis attributes it to female employees of Hewlett-Packard — Katherine Lawrence and Marianne Schreiber — who used it in 1979 to describe barriers to career advancement women faced in male-dominated companies.
“When women are able to break the glass ceiling, they are often promoted to positions that have a higher risk of failure such as business units in crisis,” said Dr. Tracey Rockett, associate professor of Professional Practice and Neeley Honors Faculty Associate Director at TCU. Rockett said that might be because companies in crisis are looking to make a dramatic change. But other research indicates that women or minorities picked for such a job may have less of a honeymoon to turn things around than a more traditional — read white guy — manager.
Men are more likely to turn down a risky job, but women may think that it is their only shot, Rockett said. “Then when the company doesn’t recover, it is believed
to be due to the female leader, and she is let go while the performance was on a downward trajectory, and any leader would have struggled to turn it around.”
Add in the concept of the glass escalator. Men seeking secure employment in an uncertain economy are migrating to jobs formerly held primarily by women. But even then, they tend to earn higher salaries and be promoted more quickly than women. Adia Harvey Wingfield of Georgia State University notes that researchers have “identified this process among men nurses, social workers, paralegals and librarians and have cited its pervasiveness as evidence of men’s consistent advantage in the workplace, such that even in jobs where men are numerical minorities, they are likely to enjoy higher wages and faster promotions.” Wingfield also said in her paper, Racializing the Glass Elevator, that glass elevator does not benefit minority men as much as their white counterparts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2013, among social workers, there were 129,000 men and 507,000 women in the United States, but men’s median weekly earning were $978 compared to $818 for women.
The issue may be one of long-standing perception of what a leader is, said Dr. Caren Goldberg, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at George Mason University. People tend to link leadership stereotypes with men more than women, despite the value assigned to skills that women on average do better than men, such as team building, motivating employees and interpersonal and conflict resolution.
But the influx of men into formerly primarily women-dominated jobs is not all bad. “Certainly there are short-term negative implications for women, but in any profession as a whole, as men enter in greater numbers, salaries tend to go up,” Goldberg said.
Salaries in Higher Education
the TExas TribuNE is in the process of filing freeDom of information reqUests for DetaileD information from state institUtions anD agencies on the breakDown between the meDian wages of men anD women on their payrolls. This project is ongoing, and not all universities are in the Tribune’s database.
Private universities do not have to release such information, and both Texas Christian University and Texas Wesleyan University declined our request for information. The University of North Texas is not in the Tribune’s database and at the time of writing had not responded with the numbers.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center, however, did respond with two sets of numbers.
Keep in mind that these are aggregate numbers including salaries for all employees from the most highly paid to the lowlier paid. Also keep in mind that separating staff from faculty, as is done below for UNTHSC, can result in radically different numbers.
University of texas at Dallas
President: David Daniel
Annual compensation:
$514,919
Employees: 4,048
Departments: 119
Median salary: $39,000
Female employees: 1,893
Median female salary:
$38,293
Male employees: 2,155
Median male salary: $40,800
Women’s salaries as a percent of men’s: 93.85
University of texas at arlington
President: Vistasp Karbhari
Annual compensation:
$485,000
Employees: 3,288
Departments: 167
Median salary: $45,878
Female employees: 1,706
Median female salary:
$41,190
Male employees: 1,582
Median male salary: $54,125
Women’s salaries as a percent of men’s: 76.10
tarleton state University
President: F. Dominic
Dottavio
Annual compensation:
$280,000
Employees: 1,055
Departments: 90
Median salary: $43,580
Female employees: 618
Median female salary:
$38,000
Male employees: 437
Median male salary: $51,002
Women’s salaries as a percent of men’s: 74.51
University of north texas health science center
President: Dr. Michael Williams
Annual compensation:
$725,000
Number of Departments: 150
NOTE: Because UNTHSC is a professional school, officials reported salaries in two ways: Staff and faculty, and staff excluding faculty. The first set of numbers includes the faculty physicians who staff outpatient clinics and provide hospital in-patient care across Tarrant County, and are considerably more highly compensated than the nurses, medical assistants, medical technicians and customer service representatives who work in the clinics.
staff and faculty
Employees: 1,582
Median salary: $52,860
Number of female employees: 1,042
Median female salary: $46,506
Number of male employees:
540
Median male salary: $80,652
Women’s salaries as a percent of men’s: 57.66 percent
staff only (excluding the faculty)
Employees: 1,116
Median salary: $43,500
Number of female employees: 820
Median female salary: $42,708
Number of male employees: 296
Median male salary: $50,256
Women’s salaries as a percent of men’s: 84.98 percent
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Hats OFF tO Ebby
First
lady of real estate celebrates 70 years in business and 104th birthday.
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by Gail Bennison |
there are a few women who are known by their first name. Ebby Halliday is one of them. Ebby is synonymous with real estate. Born in the Arkansas Ozarks and raised on the Kansas prairie, Halliday learned the value of hard work and initiative at a young age. For her, work is a habit — one that has taken her to the pinnacle of her profession. This year Halliday’s real estate company celebrates 70 years in business. On March 9, Ebby will celebrate her 104th birthday.
Ebby Halliday Realtors was founded in 1945 in Dallas. Today, the Ebby Halliday Companies includes Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, Williams Trew Real Estate, affiliated mortgage, insurance and title companies, and approximately 1,700 associates covering more than 12,000 square miles of North Texas, including Fort Worth. It participated in more than 19,200 real estate transactions in 2014 with a sales volume of more than $6.6 billion.
Halliday built her company on three principles: Service to the client, service to the community and service to the industry.
She has golden rules for selling — be honest, touch people’s lives, look at people when you speak with them, never criticize the competitors, and getting along with people — a skill that has served her well.
Mary Frances Burleson, president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies, began her tenure as a part-time receptionist and secretary in 1958 — when women typically were not given opportunities to move forward in positions of leadership, Burleson says.
But Ebby Halliday doesn’t operate that way. For seven decades, Halliday has empowered, inspired and educated women. She has given them opportunities to become leaders in business and in their communities.
“There were eight or 10 women working as agents when I went to work in the little office on Westchester in Dallas,” says Burleson. “I’d never been around real estate people, and I had no idea what to expect. I was used to working in an office where people were just sitting and doing. In Ebby’s office, people were in and out, in and out, all day, every day. I didn’t quite understand it,” she continues. “They all drove nice Oldsmobiles and Buicks and such, and they dressed very nicely. I thought, ‘Oh my word, isn’t this something.’”
After Burleson’s second week in a “permanent part-time position,” Halliday asked her to come on board “full-time permanently,” Burleson says. “I said, ‘Let’s talk money.’ We negotiated $2.50 an hour. My husband later said that I had looked over the ‘garden wall,’ and I was never the same again.”
Women who worked for Halliday were doing great things and making good money, Burleson says.
“I was so entranced with these people because this was a real career, a profession that women could excel in, and I knew nothing about. Ebby opened a lot of doors and set the pace for many of us. She was my graduate school. Can you imagine an opportunity like that?”
For more than 50 years, Burleson has paralleled the growth of the firm from three offices to three brands, 32 offices and more than 1,700 staff and sales associates.
Vera Lucille Koch was born on March 9, 1911, in Leslie, Ark. She later changed her name to Ebby Halliday. Her father, Louis Koch, died when she was 3 years old. Her mother, Lucille, and older brother, Raymond, and younger sister, Virginia, moved to a wheat farm in Kansas, where they lived with Halliday’s grandparents for seven years.
In 1922, when she was 11 years old, Halliday got a job selling Cloverine Salve door-to-door. Her delivery vehicle was a pony named Old Deck. She ordered her product and sold the tins for a few cents more than cost. Halliday learned about profit. She also learned about the importance of customer service and repeat business.
She put herself through the last two years of high school in Abilene working at J.B. Case Department Store and graduated in 1929.
A sales job transfer from Omaha led her to Dallas in 1938. Halliday sold hats in a department store. In 1945, she started her own boutique, Ebby’s Hats. She designed and sold a lot of one-of-a-kind hats to wealthy Dallas women. One of her best customers was Virginia Murchison, wife of oil magnate Clint Murchison, Sr., who had invested some of his oil money in real estate.
As the story goes, Murchison said to his wife on a hot afternoon in 1945, “The next time you visit your friend that sells the crazy hats, ask her if she has any ideas how to sell my crazy houses.”
Murchison had built 52 new houses on Walnut Hill in North Dallas. His problem was selling them. As it turned out, Halliday had plenty of ideas. She decorated the plain concrete houses and collected her first sales commission of $285.
She was hooked. This was the beginning of her extraordinary career in real estate.
In 1958, Halliday met FBI Special Agent Maurice Acers, her future husband and love of her life. They married in 1965. The newlyweds took an entourage of 12 people, including Burleson and her husband, on their honeymoon in Mexico City. Maurice arranged for a mariachi band to serenade them at the bottom of the stairway leading into the Braniff Boeing 707. Maurice and Ebby had a lot in common. Both were born into working-class families and both grew up in the Midwest. Both fought hard to find their place in life. And both would become uncommonly successful. Ebby lost Maurice to illness in 1993. She always said he was the greatest thing that ever happened to her.
“You want to know the secret of success?” Halliday has asked audiences across the country. “Make people feel that you are interested in them. Make them feel special. Make it real. That’s what Maurice did for me.”
Halliday founded the Dallas Chapter of the Women’s Council of the National Association of REALTORS® and in 1957 was elected president of the National Council. She traveled around the country making speeches to real estate professionals — about 100,000 miles by her estimation.
“When she would come back from a speech, she would say ‘OK, we’re going to send them all a copy of everything we have,’ ” Burleson recalls. “She sent them our forms, what she did . . . everything. People would say she was crazy to give away her secrets.”
“Ebby would say, ‘Here is a fabulous story. ’ ”
“Her uncle raised corn in Kansas, and every year he won the awards at the state fair and gave away seeds,” Burleson begins Halliday’s story. “People would ask her uncle: ‘Why would you give away your seeds? You might not win anymore.’ He told them that if his neighbors had bad seeds, the wind would blow those bad seeds onto his pasture, and his corn would be ruined. If they had good seeds, they’d all benefit. That was Ebby’s pro forma, and that was a great lesson for me personally.”
Halliday is known for many firsts in the real estate world. She was an early adopter of information technology and considers it a high priority to further the industry’s success.
The Dallas Multiple Listing Service (MLS) was launched on Sunday, Feb. 1, 1953. On Friday, Halliday and another broker announced they had completed the first transactions through the system.
In 1960, Halliday helped found the Inter-City Real Estate Referral Service. In 1963, she became the first Texas woman honored as Texas Realtor of the Year.
The National Association of Realtors honored Halliday with the Distinguished Service Award in 1979. The International Real Estate Federation at the Rome Congress honored her in 1985 with the Distinguished Service Award.
Halliday received The Horatio Alger Award in 2005.
One of her fondest memories was, at age 97, being named honorary chair of NAR’s 100th anniversary Gala Black Tie Dinner in May 2008.
Most recently, the Fort Worth Business Press selected Halliday for the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Halliday is a team player, and anytime she accepts one of her numerous awards, she thanks her team and gives them credit, Burleson says.
Roger Staubach, Executive Chairman, Americas, Jones Lang LaSalle, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, knows a lot about teams. The former Dallas Cowboy quarterback wrote the Foreword to her book Ebby Halliday: The First Lady of Real Estate by Michael Poss.
“Football and real estate have a lot in common,” Staubach wrote. “Leadership matters. Ambition counts. Heart energizes. Ebby Halliday might have made a good quarterback. Ebby and I have several things in common,” he continued. “Neither of us arrived with plans for starting real estate companies, but good fortune, good friends, and good economic conditions attracted us to the real estate business. We were both blessed with great teams.”
In December 2014, Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc. enriched its team with the acquisition of Fort Worth-based Williams Trew Real Estate. Martha Williams, Joan Trew and Marshall Boyd founded Williams Trew in 2000, growing it to become the city’s leading residential real estate brokerage firm. It continues to be branded and conduct business under the name Williams Trew, an Ebby Halliday Real Estate Company, with operations out of its current locations in Fort Worth. Williams and Trew remain in their leadership roles. Boyd assisted with the transition and is now involved in other business opportunities.
“We’re just thrilled that we’re partnered with Ebby,” says Trew. “Our companies share the same values. As I told the agents, Halliday is our
In 1945 Ebby started her own boutique, Ebby's Hats. Her designs were mostly bought up by wealthy Dallas women.
ten questions for ebbY hallidaY
In January this year, Halliday graciously provided us a closer look at what she values — both personally and professionally — and how she wants to be remembered.
by Gail Bennison
You have been honored with manY awards. which award do You treasure most and whY? The Horatio Alger Award, which I was honored to receive in 2005 in Washington, D.C., was very gratifying because the award is dedicated to the belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles.
what qualities do You look for when hiring a real estate professional? Of the upmost importance for a real estate professional are a service-minded personality, good ethics, putting clients first and the ability to communicate effectively.
do You have a favorite anecdote that depicts Your age? My favorite is from when I was 94 years old. One of our associates called and wanted my help with a fabulous home that was not yet on the market, but that she thought might be getting ready to be listed. She knew that I knew the owners, their parents and their grandparents. So, I made the call, and the housekeeper answered and said that the lady of the house was not in. I asked her if she would please have her call Ebby Halliday when she returned. She said, “Well, whom should she ask for?” and I said Ebby Halliday, to which she replied, “Lord, is she still alive?”
what is Your fondest memorY from childhood? I have very fond memories of having a pony. In fact, as a child, I really wanted to be a circus rider.
do You have a favorite book? I have always been a voracious reader. Even when I attended a one-room schoolhouse, reading was a passion. I have read so many books –it’s hard to choose just one. My advice is, regardless of your age, read, read, read – always keep learning.
favorite sports teams? My favorite sports teams are definitely the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Cowboys.
what are Your pet peeves? Smoking, fibbing and non-ethical people.
for which attributes do You want to be remembered?
Maurice Acers, my husband and the love of my life, kept a sign on his desk that read: “Do something for someone every day.” I have tried to observe this simple message. I hope I’m remembered as someone who cared for her fellow man and left the world a better place than I found it.
who have been Your mentors, and how have theY helped You, bY advice or example, on the road to Your extraordinarY success? I have been very fortunate. When faced with challenges or opportunities for growth, I often sought the counsel of successful people and industry leaders. So many of them, whether by advice or example, contributed to whatever success I achieved. As Roger Staubach said in the foreword to my book, we were both blessed with great teams.
looking back over seven decades as a real estate professional, what advice can You offer to the Young professionals of todaY? Real estate is a great profession. Get with a good company with a great reputation in the community, and one that offers great education and marketing.
backbone. They give us availability for marketing that we could never do on our own and education that we could never provide our agents on our own.”
Williams says joining Ebby Halliday strengthens Williams Trew’s leading position in the Fort Worth marketplace.
“The way Ebby has built her business is by staying focused on the customers — not only her agents’ customers, but the customers of the buyers and sellers she’s working with,” says Williams. “You know, if you think about it, Ebby has single-handedly shaped the way consumers buy houses and has shaped real estate as it is today.”
Burleson says the acquisition brought together two like-minded companies with many years of residential real estate experience. “The timing of this move meets current market needs and positions our company to better serve current and future residents of Fort Worth.”
Halliday loves sports, especially the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Cowboys. She writes songs and plays the ukulele. At 99 she was still driving her car and wearing three-inch heels. From her hats and gloves to her Neiman Marcus wardrobe, Halliday was a fashionista before the word was coined.
Ebby Halliday plants the seed of obligation in her agents: “If you’ve been blessed in opportunities and you had a mentor, you have an obligation to become a mentor and reach out and help other people,” she says.
Every Ebby Halliday office is involved in charity in their local community. The company as a whole raises money every year for the United Way. Ebby Halliday’s focus is mainly on educational initiatives, children and health-related programs.
Two charities particularly close to Ebby Halliday’s heart are the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas, home of Ebby’s Place, the new YW Women’s Center that serves as a place for poor working women to change their lives, and Juliette Fowler Communities, site of The Ebby House, a new community for young women who have aged out of the foster-care system.
Approaching her 104th birthday, Ebby Halliday is still reaching out to people. What a tribute for her.
Happy Birthday, Ebby.
George W. Bush, part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team; Tom Landry, former coach of the Dallas Cowboys; Mrs. Tom Landry (Alicia); Ebby and Maurice (1990).
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Fort Worth, Texas: The City’s
After I bought my partner out of his portion of Fort Worth, Texas magazine in 2008, we decided to move our office from Hurst to Fort Worth. While Hurst is considered our market, there are more of our readers in Fort Worth proper. Since Camp Bowie is centrally located and provides easy access to all parts of Tarrant and surrounding counties, we decided that this was where we wanted to be.
Being The City’s Magazine, we wanted to ensure we had a strong local presence. A friend of mine, in charge of leasing for the Hickman Company, happened to call me at just the right time. He was peddling offices in the Hickman Building that he thought were a great fit for us and was pushing the 30-foot ceilings in a specific open-shell space that he suggested would be great for creative folks.
man Building at 6777 Camp Bowie Blvd.
While the building was a little further down the west end of Camp Bowie than I originally wanted, the space he was offering was street level with road frontage, plenty of parking, with its own separate entrance from the rest of the building. Plus, he included a discounted space for magazine storage (which is very helpful to a magazine that prints hundreds of thousands of copies per year), and he was throwing in building signage. After numerous negotiations, we came to terms on our Fort Worth office in the six-story Hick-
Six years later, the office had served us well. However, we had grown, and the space was showing its wear-and-tear. When a tenant in a contiguous space in the building moved in June 2014, we renegotiated our lease and completely gutted our space. Thus began the five-month expansion and remodel, which was broken into two phases. The first starting mid-September, and the second being completed in mid-December.
Our former office was primarily an open-space concept with only two private offices and an open-ceiling conference room. Because
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the needs of our sales and marketing staff and our creative staff are quite different, having those two departments side-by-side was not perfect. Our creative staff likes it dark with maybe some ambient music in the background, while our sales staff needs plenty of light and are on phone most of the day. The new space allowed me to provide them both with what they needed.
We grew from 3,562 square feet of main office space to 6,330, keeping the 985 square feet of magazine storage space, making our new footprint 7,315 square feet. To celebrate and break in the new space, the magazine held a Christmas party for several of its friends the following week.
Dennett Construction supervised the project and handled the millwork, framing, plumbing and demo. Founded in 1995 by Scott Dennett, Dennett Construction is responsible for several local recognizable and impressive projects such as the 8.0 patio, numerous Sundance Square’s storefronts, UTA’s Fort Worth Center, Bluebonnet Bakery and the Arlington Heights Post Office, to name just a few. Dennett prides himself on maximizing construction investment returns through high-quality craftsmanship and timely project completion. As a side note, when Scott is not building something, you might find him kicking back in his new Silver Leaf Cigar Lounge located in the heart of Sundance Square. It serves hand-crafted cocktails, fine wines and an extensive selection of fine smokes.
Upon entering the lobby area of our new office, the first thing visitors will notice is the sweeping high ceiling. Rows of leather cream-colored storage bins align symmetrical alcoves holding the
Riding High
The office remodel is unveiled with the help of Moera Creative’s drone services. To see the video, visit fwtx.com/videos.
Founded in 2009 by Erick Moya, Moera Creative is a digital design and photography company located in Fort Worth. Specializing in graphic design, aerial photo/ video, and fashion/travel/blogging photography, Moya has been a professional graphic designer/photographer for nearly two decades and a drone pilot for about two years.
Drone footage is quickly becoming a popular industry. In addition to providing the drone services for the reveal of the magazine’s office remodel, Moera Creative facilitates the needs in the DFW area for real estate, safety inspections, promotional events, advertising and marketing, surveying, engineering, weddings, law enforcement, indie filmmakers, roofers, landscaping, golf courses and more.
Aerial photos and video can capture that new perspective desired
on both the creative and business sides. With a ceiling of 400 feet and distances up to 2,000 feet, flight paths are GPS guided for accurate precision.
Moera Creative operates its drones following the required safety standards, and it carries aviation liability insurance.
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magazine’s archive of issues from the last 17 years. A large flat-screen TV hangs on the wall behind the reception desk and features a live feed of FWTX.com, the magazine’s website.
Rich Courchesne, who owns Floor Depot Texas, provided the eyecatching 6-inch by 24-inch Noir Oak Deluxe colored ceramic tile by Mohawk Treyburne that unifies all of the open spaces in the office and is what we get the most comments on. As the name indicates, this tile emulates a grey stained oak and is laid in a herringbone pattern. All private offices and conference rooms are carpeted in
Pebble Dust color, 12-inch by 36-inch commercial grade Planx carpet tiles. It is also laid in a herringbone pattern color and is made by Beaulieu Carpet.
Brenda Blaylock and Susan Semmelmann of Grandeur Design were responsible for the office’s overall aesthetic plan. Providing hours of consultation and expertise, they helped with everything from paint color and flooring choices to furniture placement and countertop/cabinetry selection.
The focal point of the area that houses the magazine’s creative team is the eight-station Knoll Morrision Desk System provided by Office Interiors Group (OIG). I worked closely with the Chief Marketing Officer at OIG and 247WorkSpace.com Gary Pearson to select the perfect desk system for our space that is affectionately referred to as “megadesk” by staffers. Twelve oversized framed prints of the previous year’s magazine issues decorate the walls, and the current issue is changed out monthly.
Sharing this open-concept square footage is our photo studio that is fitted-out with a cyclorama or “cyc” wall that curves smoothly at the bottom to meet the studio floor. The cyc provides for a cornerless joint and offers the illusion that the studio floor continues to infinity. This area also features a changing lounge for models. Assorted toys are strewn about for creative inspiration, including an
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impressive Nerf gun collection. A commercial Coke machine cooler, fully stocked with an assortment of beverages, anchors the corner of the studio and is adorned with the magazine’s logo and creative sayings.
One of the most impressive additions to the office is the spacious commons area that includes a sitting area, island and full kitchen. Gray leather couches and chairs, provided by Luxury of Leather, provide a comfortable setting for our staff meetings and occupy half of this space. A large, square island with a luxurious granite-top provided by IMC is surrounded by black leather barstools, afforded by Fort Worth Billiards and Barstools, and provides a great space for dining or an additional work space for interns with their laptops.
The kitchen’s backsplash is a matte stainless steel penny round tile also provided by IMC that frames an 80-inch, flat-screen television installed by the magazine’s go-to audio/video, surround sound, theater expert Brian Huggins, owner of H Customs. The full kitchen is finished out with a KitchenAid Pro Line Series stainless steel refrigerator, stainless steel, undermount sink and a Delta faucet, all supplied by Morrison Supply Company.
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Floor Depot Texas
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Fort Worth Billiards and Barstool
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Grandeur Design 821 Foch St. Fort Worth, Texas 76107
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IMC The Stone Collection
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Also displayed in the commons area are large stretched canvases of classic Cowtown images taken by local photographers, including magazine regular contributor Brian Luenser.
One of the staff’s favorite new features is the covered patio, which has already been heavily utilized for end-of-workday happy hours and lunches alfresco. Butch Wallace, president of Yard Art Patio & Fireplace, provided the plush outdoor furniture. Family owned and operated since 1994, Yard Art believes in making spending quality time outdoors a priority.
Past the commons area are the business offices that include additional expansion offices currently used by interns, which will soon be filled with new hires. Anchoring the business office side of the space (and on the opposite side of the creative department) is a dedicated sales department. This space, complete with its own conference table for eight, allows the sales team privacy while also permitting them to be as loud as they want when celebrating a big sell.
Two of the unsung heroes of this project provided services that aren’t sexy and mainly go unnoticed, but they are in actuality the most important parts of making any space functional and comfortable – the drywall and electrical. Ernest Partin with Partin Drywall and Bobby Tutor with Tutor Electric both provided invaluable consultation on the front end and personally ensured the installation was a success.
To see a time-lapse video of the remodel process from start to finish, including magazine employees with sledgehammers, visit fwtx.com/videos.
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Engaging Travelers
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrates 50 years.
| by Gail Bennison |
In Fort Worth, a city known as the “City of Cowboys and Culture,” history and tourism are forever linked.
Home to the Stockyards National Historic District, downtown Sundance Square and a renowned Cultural District complete with five museums, Fort Worth is steeped in Western heritage and dedicated to the arts and urban renewal. The city is a premier business and leisure destination.
The progression of Fort Worth into an important destination began with rowdy cowboys on the Chisholm Trail cattle drives, followed by the arrival of the railroad in 1876 and the first Stock Show two decades later.
By the early 1900s, large hotels built in downtown Fort Worth created opportunities for the city to begin hosting important meetings. The Centennial celebration in 1936 led to the construction of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, which created
Monroe Mendelsohn Research examined readers in the D/FW area and asked them how they feel about magazines they pay for versus free regionals mailed to their homes. The study found free magazines “proved to be significantly less likely to be read and significantly less likely to be valued than paid magazines.”
The study also states that a significant number of respondents indicated they wanted to be taken off circulation lists of the freebies saying they receive too many UNSOLICITED catalogs, brochures, magazines and newspapers in the mail.
So, consider paid versus free distribution when you are deciding how to spend your advertising dollars. Just looking at the bulk numbers isn’t enough.
Fort Worth CVB by the Numbers:
6.5 million visitors a year, up 20 percent over last five years
$1.6 billion annual economic impact in Fort Worth from tourism (business and leisure)
14,000 jobs supported by hospitality industry
Revenue from visitor activity contributes funds toward vital city projects and needs. This revenue saves each Fort Worth household approximately $840 each year.
the foundation for the development of today’s Cultural District. County voters in 1964 approved bonds to build the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth as well as a major baseball complex in Arlington.
Fort Worth community leaders over many years had been building the city as a place for culture, tourism, and meetings. The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce had been promoting the City for tourism and meetings dating back to the early 1920s.
In 1965 the Chamber founded the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau (FWCVB) to promote the city to a variety of audiences nationally and internationally. Today the organization is the official destination marketing organization of the 17th largest city in the United States.
On Feb. 4, the FWCVB held its second annual meeting and breakfast at Fort Worth’s Ashton Depot.
“We wanted to take an opportunity to really highlight what’s happened since the Fort Worth Convention & Visitor’s Bureau was established 50 years ago, to recognize all the progress since then, and talk about the future,” says Bob Jameson, the Bureau’s president and CEO.
“For a long time, we thought about tourism in Fort Worth by the number of districts we have—the Stockyards, Sundance Square, and the Cultural District—but what ties us together is that hospitality and friendliness that really came from the ‘Cowboy Way,’ Jameson continues. “One of the legacies of the cowboys and the ranchers who settled this land is when they struck it big, they reinvested and gave us institutions like our great museums, Sundance Square, and the Stockyards.”
The sold-out event included remarks from keynote speaker Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, the Washington D.C. based non-profit organization with the mission to increase travel to and within the United States.
The FWCVB also honored the late Holt Hickman, whose visionary investment with partners in the Fort Worth Stockyards helped develop the district into one of the nation’s most popular attractions. The Fort Worth Stockyards received the designation as a National Historic District in 1976.
“People like Holt left so much for us, and we’re not finished yet,” Jameson says.
The number of visitors coming to Fort Worth for leisure and business has grown in recent years
to about 6.5 million annually, an increase of 20 percent over the last five years. Business and leisure tourism provides an annual economic impact of $1.6 billion, and 14,000 jobs are supported by the hospitality industry.
In addition, revenue from visitor activity contributes funds toward vital city projects and needs. This revenue saves each Fort Worth household approximately $840 each year.
“The benefit to the taxpayers is that it brings in tourism and convention dollars,” says Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. “All of those raise the exposure for Fort Worth and puts it on the horizon with businesses who may want to come and locate here. And just as important is that it brings lots of dollars in that we don’t have to spend taxpayer money for infrastructure and such,” she continues.
“About 48 percent of our budget is sales tax, and a huge percent of that sales tax comes in through our CVB, so not only do we get that great exposure—and people love that—but we get the extra dollars coming in that really shores up our bottom line and helps our citizens.”
Fiscal year 2014 produced strong results in business and leisure travel to Fort Worth, Jameson says. “The FWCVB sales team booked more than 450 meetings and hosted a record 10 citywide conventions, those with at least 1,100 hotel rooms on peak nights.”
“Unprecedented numbers of people are engaged with FWCVB through social media, e-mails and website – markers of high interest in the city. We have even more work to do,” Jameson continues.
Fort Worth has been named one of the fastest growing in the nation, home to the No. 1 downtown and one of the best cities for jobs, young professionals, starting a career and buying a home.
“The convention and visitor business for every city is now a very competitive industry,” says Johnny Campbell, president and CEO of Sundance Square in Downtown Fort Worth. “Lots of cities are vying for most any convention that comes through to look at our city. Bob Jameson is really good about putting together the right people, the right pitches, and the right programs to go after and secure business that is so important to us. A convention and visitor shopper is probably the best shopper there is,” Campbell continues.
“Having those folks in town and spending their money here feeds everything downtown and the whole city.”
In addition to new residents moving here, Fort
Worth has recorded historic numbers of visitors, says Mayor Price.
“They come to experience our Western heritage, vibrant arts scene and model of urban renewal. Let’s face it: Fort Worth is a hot city.”
Looking to the Future
Developers have planned more than $1 billion in projects that will enhance offerings to visitors during the decade ahead – from the new Multi-Purpose Arena to the premier Clearfork development along the Chisholm Trail Parkway, from enhancements to the Stockyards and Cultural District to continued growth downtown.
The FWCVB will continue to advocate for the development of experiences and facilities that draw visitors’ interest and add to the rich fabric of Fort Worth.
Pressing issues include:
• Renovation and expansion of the Fort Worth Convention Center, the next phase of a 20-year planning process, will accommodate more meetings and visitors.
• Transportation enhancements are underway to provide rail service between Fort Worth and D/FW International Airport.
• Investment in international marketing with regional partners is needed to ensure Fort Worth receives its share of visitors and economic development opportunities.
“Fort Worth in many ways embodies the essence of Texas with so much appeal to visitors from near and far: a frontier town that has grown into a modern city, enriched by the investment of leading citizens and a love for our distinct, local culture,” Jameson says.
“As I enter my third year leading this organization, I am convinced more than ever that we have a historic opportunity to support Fort Worth and its great institutions by sharing the story with the world.”
A video recap and the 2014 FWCVB annual report are available at FortWorth.com/ annual for public viewing.
according toheywood
right on target
| by heywood | illustration by Charles marsh |
I fInally got to see AmericAn Sniper, the movIe ClInt eastwood made based on the book by ChrIs kyle, who was the most lethal snIper In U.s. mIlItary hIstory. Kyle was a Navy Seal and actually lived near Fort Worth in Midlothian. I thought the movie was great, but something else really caught my attention. It was the first time in more than 30 years I'd seen a movie theater packed with people middle-aged or older. That was the good news. The bad news was that every 20 seconds, one of them was getting up to go to the bathroom. Made four trips myself.
But this movie has really struck a chord with Middle America, which represents a huge segment of our population that is rarely catered to by Hollywood. That's understandable when you have producers with a juvenile mentality obsessed with attracting a young audience. That was made obvious in all the movie previews we had to suffer through before the main attraction. Each one was either a sequel, a prequel, a remake or based on a comic book. All of them had the same exact computer-generated special effects. So when a well-made movie with actual substance comes along, Hollywood is generally baffled by its success, and a few in that community expressed their resentment of American Sniper with some negative tweets.
One such person was Michael Moore, a documentary filmmaker, who fancies himself as the voice of the common working man. Well, I don't know about that. Although he always dresses like he's waiting for his laundry to dry, he actually has a net worth of about $50 million.
Now most people can't imagine that Michael would ever step out of a buffet line long enough to tweet about anything; however, he managed to post some pretty harsh comments about the movie and Chris Kyle. He called him a coward, which is almost as ludicrous as calling Seth Rogen a comedian, who, by the way, had also posted some ill-chosen words about American Sniper.
Neither expected what happened next. Social media erupted with outrage. Thousands of people throughout the country, and even a few in Hollywood, voiced their disdain with them. Then both tried to backtrack on what they said, and frankly, that really was pretty cowardly.
So what's made this movie so wildly popular? I think it's because the story is apolitical. Most of the criticism leveled at the film is because it doesn't take a stance against the war in Iraq. But those critics are missing the point. I read a blog by a Marine Special Forces veteran who explained the movie's appeal the best. He said that the war, like the film, was not about hot button issues like weapons of mass destruction, Bush, Cheney or good versus evil. All that mattered was doing everything you could to protect the guys around you. It was about the horror of seeing things the rest of us can only imagine and dealing with that trauma when and if you returned home. The movie captured what these guys really feel and did a tremendous job of conveying that to the general public.
The Marine never once mentioned bravery, because it must have been second nature to
guys like him and Chris Kyle. But their courage is what impressed me the most. Real heroes don't focus on becoming heroes. I used to think I was pretty courageous, until that time a spider crawled on my shoe. It was the day I learned to Riverdance.
I really hope producers take note of Clint Eastwood's success and continue to make movies that target an older demographic. And if it's good, we'll always go back to see it a second time. Mainly to catch the parts we missed while standing in line for the bathroom.
Ernest & Tracey Partin and Seferino & Dora Cardona
goodwill
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one safe Place
Fort Worth’s Family Justice Centers shed the temporary trailers and is firmly located in its newly renovated building on Hemphill Street.
| by Paul K. harral |
For a woman — or, for that matter, a man fleeing an abusive situation, finding help and working your way through the system can be confusing and, for some people, defeating.
But not at One Safe Place, one of more than 80 Family Justice Centers around the world, dedicated to bringing together under one roof a number of agencies to provide coordinated services to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
One Safe Place, at 1100 Hemphill St., is part of Fort Worth’s Safe City Commission, an umbrella crime prevention agency. The commission also directs programs like Crime Stoppers, which receives tips about crime and wanted criminals, and
Imagine No Violence, an artwork program aimed at school students to encourage them to sketch out their ideas to promote a more peaceful community.
“The mission of One Safe Place is to dramatically reduce domestic violence in our region,” says Ken Shetter, the executive director of the Safe City Commission. “If we are successful in this, we will further the broader mission of the Safe City Commission to reduce crime and violence in our communities, schools and homes.”
One Safe Place opened on Hemphill in a collection of temporary trailers, but moved into a totally renovated 67,000-square-foot building at the same location last October.
“During the two-plus years we were operating in our temporary trailers, we
had over 19,000 on-site client visits to One Safe Place. In our first month of operations in the new building, we had over 1,300 client visits,” Shetter said.
The concept of a centralized location to deal with family justice issues began in San Diego, Calif., and the San Diego Family Justice Center opened in 2002. In 2003, President George W. Bush announced the creation of the President’s Family Justice Center Initiative, with $20 million in funding and a specific objective to create 15 other centers around the nation.
Services available at the totally secure One Safe Place building include criminal justice agencies from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s offices and representatives of the domestic abuse and sexual assault units from the Fort Worth Police Department. Counselors meet with new clients and assess their needs and can help with a variety of needs. There is even a mock courtroom so that clients who need to testify can become familiar with the environment of a trial. Also available are full-service childcare facilities, something Shetter notes have often been unavailable in the past to domestic violence victims seeking services. None of the agencies pay rent.
“All of the partners have worked hard in the development of our procedures and the constant refining and improvement of our processes to ensure we are all working together well, and that we are not duplicating services or work,” Shetter said.
Also housed at One Safe Place is The Ladder Alliance, a non-profit organization that works with women’s shelters, agencies and organizations to provide basic computer skills training and high school equivalency test (GED) preparation to help clients become self-sufficient. The Alliance
One Safe Place’s welcoming interior belies the fact that access behind the doors is strictly controlled to protect the abuse clients who visit the building.
Photo courtesy One Safe Place/Tim Abbott 1 Million Words
See a Need, Fill a Need
That is the motto they go by at the Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas.
| by Jessy Diamba |
ES tabli S he D i N 2004 i N Fort Worth, the nonprofit organization provides premature and critically ill infants with pasteurized human donor milk when their mother’s milk isn’t available, hence the name.
Now in its 11th year, MMBNT is growing at a rate as large as the babies it serves. The growth amassed in the past year alone is quite significant: 654 approved milk donors, 441,295 ounces of donor milk processed and dispensed, 100 hospitals served and eight new milk depots/collection sites. The non-profit is just getting started.
“A lot of people don’t even know we’re here. [Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas] is one of the leading human milk providers in the United States,” says Amy Trotter, community relations director at the milk bank. “We strive to reach potential donor moms with great tools and constant communication.”
Similar to a blood bank, donor mothers have to be approved first through a threetiered approval process. Donor milk is collected, logged into a sophisticated bar code system and is then pasteurized and tested for bacteria before packaging and shipment.
“Every batch of milk is tested, as safety is super important to us here at the milk bank.”
Eighty percent of pasteurized milk is delivered to hospital NICUs by physician prescription, and 20 percent nourishes ill infants at home. Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas is a member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, a governing entity that sets regulations and protocols for how to take milk and properly pasteurize it.
MMBNT attempts to make milk collection from donor mothers as easy as possible. “Asking them to bring their milk here on West Magnolia isn’t always handy, so we have multiple milk collection sites — 38, to be exact — at hospitals and WICs.” Some of these collection sites, called milk depots, are also located outside of Texas in states like Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. If a mother can’t make a trip to the nearest one, a courier system is in place to pick up donated milk straight from home. “The true heroes here are our donor moms, the most generous people in the world!”
To learn more about milk banking or to become a milk donor, call 817.810.0071 or visit texasmilkbank.org.
also maintains a store where clients can earn Success Dollars to buy professionallevel clothing when they are seeking a job.
Shetter stresses that the same agencies that have been providing services to victims for years are continuing to do that.
“Not only are these agencies now working under one roof, they are now working together, seamlessly integrating the services,” he said. “This is important, because when services are scattered across the region and when agencies are not working closely together, it can create dangerous obstacles to victims of domestic violence.”
Shetter gives great credit to the Bass family for the initial success of the program. “One Safe Place involves a level of cooperation that is unique to Fort Worth,” he said. “We rely primarily on the public sector for our operating resources, but our capital campaign has been completely funded with private sector resources.”
The Sid Richardson Foundation made the initial foundational gift of $2 million that challenged others in the community to participate, and Lee and Ramona Bass have been central to our success, both through their generosity and their leadership, he said.
Being a family in crisis doesn’t mean that the children have to go without Christmas presents through a program of Safe City Commission and One Safe Place. Photo courtesy One Safe Place/ Tim Abbott 1 Million Words
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When you are living with a life-threatening disease, simple chores like grocery shopping and cooking become difficult tasks. That’s where Cuisine for Healing steps in.
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Erika Young’s diagnosis of cancer in o ctober 2013 marked the beginning of her fight for life. But she had Cuisine for Healing in her corner, and on May 7 she’ll walk the runway as one of the models at the sixth annual Survivors in Style fundraiser for the organization.
Cuisine for Healing, formed by Wendy Wilkie in 2006 as she struggled with what was ultimately fatal cancer, emphasizes the impact of healthy food on serious illnesses and seeks to make meals available to people fighting a life threatening disease. Meals are free to qualifying clients and reasonably priced for others.
Young is self-employed in the medical device field and was unable to work during her illness. She and her husband have two young children. Being accepted for the food outreach program was a big deal.
“They were awesome,” Young said. “It’s expensive to try to eat healthy, and their food was healthy, it tasted good, it was easy. I was sick. I was in and out of the hospital, and I didn’t have to worry
about food. They brought it to me.”
From the two meals delivered at the start of the program, deliveries have grown to more than 8,000 a year, delivered by volunteers who drive more than 20,000 miles annually to do it.
“Our chef and kitchen staff are diligent in their efforts to keep the cost of our meals very low, so when two retail meals are purchased, it can provide one meal for someone in our Outreach Food Program,” said President Sue Austin. “So not only are you eating a healthy, delicious meal, but you are providing for someone else in need.”
The organization also offers monthly cooking demonstration classes so people can learn how to prepare tasty and healthy meals on their own. That was something that Young learned in the process. “It taught me what is healthy and what is not,” she said.
When you are fighting cancer, there’s not much time for anything else, even little tasks most people take for granted such as grocery shopping. Besides, many cancer patients just don’t have the energy. “Everything is an obstacle when you are sick and fighting cancer,” Young said. “I wasn’t cooking. It was difficult for me a lot of times to go to the grocery store because I was really sick from the chemo.”
Austin says she is very excited about the organization’s new pickup location at the main offices at Texas Oncology at 1450 8th Ave. “Volunteers pick up the Cuisine for Healing meal bags for delivery to our clients in Tarrant County, or the clients can pick up their meal orders if it is more convenient,” she said.
Cuisine for Healing has launched an online shopping cart and developed a mobile app for clients to make it easier to order food. (To see what’s available through the online operation, go here: cuisineforhealing.org/buy-food.) Austin notes that friends, family, co-workers or Sunday school classes can buy a gift certificate for someone who is ill.
Cuisine for Healing moved into a 3,000-square-foot commercial kitchen at The Hills Church of Christ. Volunteers deliver lunch and dinner for each day of the week for up to three months for qualifying cancer patients. Courtesy Cuisine for Healing
Erika Young with children, Kahil, 4, and Justice, 2. Young credits the Cuisine for Healing with helping her survive her fight with cancer. Photo courtesy of Erika Young/Casey Chappell
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Drowning prevention classes at the Eastside YMCA pool draw kids and their parents. Courtesy Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition
saving lives
Drowning is often silent and can cause death in just a few minutes. A Fort Worth organization is teaching eternal vigilance around the water.
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The Fort Worth Dro W ning Prevention Coalition got its start
F rom ne W s P a P er arti C les in July 2012 when Pam Cannell noticed four stories about drowning victims in one week — including one of an accomplished tri-athlete in a North Texas lake. Cannell is an accomplished swimmer herself and a member of Team Ridglea, a U.S. Masters Swim Team, and called the team’s attention to the stories.
The authors of the pop culture book Freakonomics caused somewhat of a stir in 2005 when they applied economic metrics to a variety of topics — and found that swimming pools are more dangerous in a household than guns. Current figures back that up. In the final report on 2010 death statistics in the
United States, National Vital Statistics Reports showed that 606 people died of accidental discharge of firearms that year and 3,782 from accidental drowning and submersion, although not all those deaths came in swimming pools.
The number of drowning deaths has been declining slightly over the last few years, but since 2005 has replaced traffic incidents as the leading cause of death from unintentional injury for boys aged 1–4 years. But for every fatal drowning, there are five non-fatal drownings, and 60 percent of the victims suffer permanent brain injury.
“A few members of the swim team were riding with
Mayor Betsy Price in a rolling Town Hall and approached her with our concerns as well as a grassroots idea to address what appeared to us to be a growing problem,” Cannell said.
The result was the Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition, a volunteer-driven organization that provides low to no-cost drowning prevention classes to non-swimmers, both children and adults, in community swimming pools, and offers water safety classes to parents and caregivers on topics such as CPR, open water safety, family action safety plans and much more.
Cannell tells the story of one woman who enrolled her 4-year-old son in drowning prevention lessons at the Westside YMCA in June 2014. At a birthday party partway through the course, she noticed that children were swimming in the backyard pool while the adults were visiting inside. She insisted that the adults come outside while the children were in the pool.
The Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance reported that 73 children drowned in Texas in 2014, four of them in Tarrant County. That’s down from 82 with eight deaths in Tarrant County in 2013.
Cannell is program director of the coalition, but the group’s advisory board has decided to incorporate and form a freestanding nonprofit with her as executive director.
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Ronald Reagan once RemaRked duRing a cBS newS inteRview that, “Life not only begins at 40, so does lumbago and the tendency to tell the same stories over and over again.”
Lumbago, now an outdated term, refers to that nagging, chronic low back pain so many of us have experienced. Most lumbago is a combination of over-used muscles, tendons, nerves, ligaments and joints.
Osteoarthritis, what I tend to refer to as “worn-out joints,” is one of the most common problems I treat. It affects hips, knees, hands and backs mostly, although it can beat up just about any joint. Some of my patients refer to it as “Arthur,” which I’ve always thought might offend persons who are called by that name.
It is important to distinguish regular arthritis from other less common joint diseases. Gout pain is a phenomenon usually occurring in the big toe. It results from a build-up of uric acid crystals in the joint space. The immune system detects these joint crystals and attacks them, and the otherwise healthy joint is wounded as an unlucky bystander.
If you have ever had a severe cold or the flu, you may have experienced joint pain brought on by the virus itself. These fairly common illnesses only last a few days but can make you miserable.
Rheumatoid Arthritis, also known as Rheumatism or RA, is classified as an autoimmune, inflammatory arthritis. In RA, the body’s immune system attacks the joints, producing a swollen and sometimes
red joint. There are a number of these autoimmune malefactors that can make us miserable. You may have heard of lupus and polymyalgia rheumatica, a big word that means your hips and shoulders hurt, especially when you get out of a chair. Although these kinds of arthritis are serious diseases, their incidence is only a fraction of that of run of the mill arthritis.
This article’s concern is the most common arthritis, osteoarthritis. Risk factors include age, gender (occurs more frequently in women), obesity, genetics and past trauma. The story’s villain is an enzyme (a little molecule that causes other tissues to fall apart) that breaks down joint cartilage, the cushion attached to the ends of our bones. Although the medical community has invested a large amount of research dollars in arthritis, we have not yet found a way to control this particular enzyme and prevent osteoarthritis.
If you go to your physician for help with arthritis, you probably will receive only a brief physical exam as diagnosis. The clinician will be assessing joint mobility, swelling, warmth, symmetry and defor-
mity. X-rays and lab tests are typically not helpful. In fact, many of the tests available to detect an autoimmune cause of joint pain are often falsely negative, resulting in extra tests, unnecessary referrals and anxiety, all of which cost a lot of time and money.
Fortunately, there are a number of ways to alleviate joint pain. Always wanting to start with the least invasive options, physicians generally recommend Tylenol, exercise and weight loss as first-line treatment.
A 2007 study showed that a modest 5 percent weight loss results in significantly lower pain scores and increased joint function. Non-weight bearing exercises, such as riding a recumbent bike and swimming, also increase mobility and improve pain scores. Acupuncture may provide some benefit as well, although it has not yet been proven. Bracing or splinting joints can be helpful, but because it is only effective in the most severe cases, I rarely utilize that method of treatment. Therapeutic ultrasound has not proven to be effective.
Tylenol is just as effective as Advil and is safer. Advil, Naprosyn and Aleve, which are
in a class of pain relievers called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories (NSAIDS), can cause stomach ulcers, hypertension, and kidney failure. One NSAID, Celebrex, is somewhat safer from a stomach standpoint but may still cause heart problems. Glucosamine at 1,500 mg a day is just as effective as these other oral treatments.
Topical creams and gels that contain antiinflammatory medications work well for some patients. Aspercream, which is available over the counter, and Voltaren gel, a prescription, are two examples. I prescribe them often.
More invasive treatments include injections and joint replacements. Because steroid injections provide quick and significant relief, I regularly inject my patients’ arthritic knees and shoulders. An injection typically provides 4-8 weeks of relief, but I perform knee injections no more than four times a year on any one person. The procedure is simple and safe, with only a very slight risk of bleeding and infection.
Orthopedic surgeons inject knees with a synthetic form of hyaluronic acid (Synvisc, Orthovisc, and Hyalgan), one of the main components of joint fluid. For this reason, it is referred to as “viscosupplementation.” This treatment does not have as quick a response as steroids, but it provides longer-lasting relief. These treatments cost two to three times as much as steroid injections.
Joint replacement surgery performed by an experienced surgeon is a great option for people who have not had success with lessinvasive treatments. Some of the new hardware allows the surgeon to shave off less bone, creating a better chance for long-term success. We expect a knee replacement to last 15-20 years. The key to success is the patient working very hard during the six weeks after surgery. Taking advantage of this rehabilitation window is the difference between a so-so result and a really great outcome.
Maybe your “lumbago” will decide to leave you alone this winter. If not, hopefully, you can get some relief from what I mentioned in this article.
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Extraordinary personalities shaping Fort Worth
Bob Jameson
Those closesT To BoB Jameson descriBe him as a creaTive
and personaBle man, an even-keeled and level-headed leader — one who has a touch of sparkle and mischief. The hospitality business suits him perfectly, and he loves every minute of it. After working 35 years in the hospitality field, Jameson was selected as president and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau in January 2013. He replaced David DuBois, who had held the position for five years. Jameson was chairman of the bureau’s board when DuBois resigned.
“I have been having fun since Day 1,” Jameson says. “I feel blessed to be in this job at this time in our city’s history. During the 30 years I’ve lived and worked here, great things have happened. Many things are coming together for this community,” he continues. “To me, to be out sharing a good news story where you’re surrounded by people who are proud of their city and love to share it, is just great.”
Johnny Campbell, president and CEO of Sundance Square in Fort Worth, served on the selection committee that appointed Jameson.
“When the search was on for a leader of CVB, a lot of people were happy when Bob Jameson threw his hat into the ring,” Campbell says.
“I certainly was one of those. Bob has a long history in Fort Worth.
The more we investigated the resume and the background on Bob, the more we began to notice that there was something really special about his management style. He is an extremely humble, extremely caring and personable man. You don’t always think of those as the first leadership traits you might look for, but he is also an extremely accomplished leader.”
Jameson began his career in the hospitality field in 1977, as a tram driver at the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel in Calif., progressing to front office manager at Marriott’s Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Ranch Mirage, Calif., and on to resident manager at Marriott International’s Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jameson joined The Americana Hotel in Fort Worth in 1985 as resident manager. He was a member of the management team that led the transition from Americana Hotel Company management to the Worthington Hotel. Jameson was named president and general manager of the Worthington Operating Company in 1987. Marriott International purchased the Worthington in 1999 and renamed it The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. Jameson re-joined Marriott International.
Jameson’s job responsibilities include the meeting and convention
business, destination promotion and tourism development—no small job, says Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price.
“Bob understands the importance of promoting the city, the tourism dollars it can bring, and the business that comes with it,” says Price. “He’s been a champion of it—helping us with the new arena, moving the technology forward . . . Bob traveled with me to China, and I was very impressed with how creative he is and how much he gets done in a limited amount of time and with limited dollars.”
Jameson says that Fort Worth has been blessed with supportive mayors who are great advocates for tourism. “Mayor Price is exceptional in her advocacy in the things we’re trying to get done, whether you’re standing in front of an audience filled with Chinese travel writers or tour operators or whether you’re at the Hotel Association at Tarrant County,” he says. “She gets it, and she articulates the message very effectively and with enthusiasm.”
Jameson adds that over the years he’s learned from Fort Worth leaders that there is a value in how you problem-solve and envision the future for the city. “In Fort Worth, it is one that’s collaborative, regardless of the issue,” he says. “I feel the responsibility of sharing that message and that value with the folks that will be moving into leadership positions behind me—that next generation.”
Jameson serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., a member of The Cliburn Foundation Board of Directors, The University of North Texas School of Hospitality and Merchandising, The Arts Council of Fort Worth, The Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund, The MultiCultural Alliance, and the Recovery Resource Council.
Born in Long Beach, Calif., and raised in Garden Grove, Calif., Jameson graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in History.
While working at the Camelback Inn, he met Anne Milder of Iowa. They married in 1985 and are proud parents of four children Bradley, Simone, Mackenzie and Andrea Jameson.
| by Gail Bennison | photography by alex lepe |
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The Scene
Jewel Charity Ball
Jewel Charity President Laura Bird and Ball Chairs Lauri Lawrence and Kelley Royer treated Angel donors attending the 61st Jewel Charity Ball to thank them for embracing the year’s theme, “Believe.” Official Jeweler Neiman Marcus featured Nini Hale of Nini Jewels and her exquisite array of precious gems in exotic designs. Photos by Rhiannon Lee & Sharon Ellman
Who WaS Seen (1) Lauri Lawrence, Kelley Royer (2) Cody Baker, Stephanie Bird, Collin Bird, Laura & Greg Bird (3) Craig & Beth Collins (4) Corliss & Louis Baldwin, Laura Baldwin (5) Bruce & Marisa Selkirk, Therese & Tom Moncrief (6) Roger, Sabrina, J.J. & Patty Williams (7) Anne & Robert Bass
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Grand Entry Gala
The Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc. presented Grand Entry Gala Two Steps for a Cause on Feb. 10, kicking off the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. The featured entertainer was Robert Earl Keen. Honorary Chair was Edward P. Bass, chairman of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Co-Chairs of the event were Mindy Hegi and Elizabeth Hester. Photos by Bruce Maxwell
Who WaS Seen (1) Paige & Graham Pate (2) Ed Bass, Pam Minick (3) Martha Williams, Michelle Marlow (4) Dan Lowrance, Michelle Hancock
The Scene Jeweler Party
Neiman Marcus Fort Worth hosted a spectacular party honoring Jewel Charity Angel donors on Nov. 13. Nini Jewels, by third generation Thai jewelry designer, Nini Hale, were the main attraction. Ten percent of sales from Nini’s collection at Neiman Marcus was generously donated to Jewel Charity benefiting Cook Children’s. Photos by Sharon Ellman
Who WaS Seen (1) Neils & Eliane Agather, Laura & Greg Bird (2) Anne & Richard Wistrand, Stephanie & Billy Brentlinger, Melissa & Mike Tapp (3) Paul Dorman, Betsy Barnes, Terry Anderson (4) Kelly Pumphrey, Kim Terrell, Sheila Jane Reynolds, Lauri Lawrence
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Banking Professionals Worth KnoWing
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FOCUS: First United Bank Mortgage specializes in residential construction financing, like the “One Time Close” loans typically used for building a custom home or for buying a historic home and remodeling or full-blown rehab. MEMBERSHIPS: Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, Fort Worth South, Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County, the Texas Nationalist Movement. BANKING PHILOSOPHY: “Spend Life Wisely.” WHY CHOOSE US:
We are a family-owned community bank that keeps a majority of our loans well beyond the closing date, most often through the last payment you make on your loan. With building a home, there is a great deal of planning and education, typically months before construction starts. This is a multi-layered process requiring communication before, during, and after construction takes place. These loans are the cornerstone of my business. BIGGEST ERROR PEOPLE
MAKE IN CHOOSING A MORTGAGE LENDER: Most customers that I talk to as they are shopping for a loan have not been properly informed of the entire picture and are not aware of the fees that will come at the end of construction or of the process required to exit from the construction loan phase. They make the mistake of not budgeting properly for contingency. Many builders make the false assumption that their customers can easily access needed funds.
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Providing an efficient, responsive and dependable source of credit to those that desire to live, work or play in rural America. WHY CHOOSE US: Our lenders understand the needs of farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, rural homeowners and others looking to invest in rural property for part time farming or recreational purposes. If you are too busy to come to us, our loan officers will come to you to customize a financing solution for your credit needs. BANKING PHILOSOPHY: Lone Star Ag Credit is a cooperative and is committed to sharing our earnings with our eligible stockholders in the form of a patronage dividend. In April 2015, Lone Star will pay a cash patronage dividend of more than $12 million to its eligible stockholder/owners. This cooperative business philosophy is what sets Lone Star Ag Credit apart from commercial lenders, and it is one of the greatest benefits of doing business with us.
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Come see our celebrity models present Misook on the runway!
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Things to do in March
Betty Buckley and pianist Christian Jacob will bring to McDavid Studio for two shows on March 28, in her hometown of Fort Worth, a haunting and timeless evening of music from her new album GHOSTLIGHT. For more information, turn to page 116.
Photo courtesy of Scogin Mayo
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MuseuMs
Youth Art Month, through March 29
Each spring the AMA works collaboratively with the Arlington Independent School District to give students the opportunity to display their pieces done in a wide variety of mediums to the general public. Six weeks are dedicated to this exhibition and it is held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month and Youth Art Month work on display in Austin at the Capitol building. Arlington Museum of Art. 201 West Main Street. arlingtonmuseum.org. 817.275.4600.
FOCUS: RongRong&inri, Through April 5
Since 2000, RongRong&inri have been creating works that push the boundaries of traditional black-and-white photography. The husband and wife--a Chinese/Japanese collaborative team--are widely recognized for self-portraits that chronicle their lives together. Through these narrative photographs, RongRong&inri elaborate on relationships (both theirs and relationships in general), as well as cultural differences and similarities. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Lone Star Portraits, through May 17
Ever since Leonardo da Vinci created his celebrated Mona Lisa, artists have tried to paint portraits as distinctive as this Renaissance masterpiece. See how Texas artists established their own portrait tradition in this installation that pairs artists’ self-portraits with those of their close friends, relatives and colleagues. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Take Two: George Catlin Revisits the West,through May 31
Take Two features 17 paintings from George Catlin’s Cartoon Collection, showing the cultural life of the Native Americans he encountered in his travels. This special exhibition includes thirteen paintings that have never be exhibited in Texas. Sid Richardson Museum. 309 Main Street. sidrichardsonmuseum.org. 817.332.6554.
FRAMING DESIRE: Photography and Video, through August 23
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents FRAMING DESIRE, an exhibition showcasing over 40 recent acquisitions alongside iconic photographs and videos from the permanent collection. The artists included in FRAMING DESIRE each use their medium in ways that transcend what the imagery literally depicts to intensify the idea of desire. Interweaving the documentary, subjective, and symbolic, these artists address sexuality, gender, longing, catharsis, and transgression, among other subjects. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
In the Moment at the Modern: A Program for People with Memory Loss, Fourth Wednesdays
Designed for people with memory loss and their caregivers, the monthly program enables participants to experience works of art at the Modern through intimate conversations with docents and thoughtful projects designed by the museum’s education staff. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with space for up 20 participants at both times. Free. Includes admission to the galleries
and all materials. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, Ongoing
The C.R. Smith Museum takes visitors on a flight through American Airlines history, with interactive exhibits that entice participation by all age groups. The museum features hundreds of historical artifacts, photographs, full-scale aircraft engines and a rare Douglas DC-3 airliner. In addition, the museum’s state-ofthe-art digital theater features “The Spirit of American, a film featuring the history of commercial aviation as well as breathtaking aerial photography. Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday. $0–$7. 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road. crsmithmuseum. org. 817.967.1560.
Leonard’s Department Store Museum, Ongoing
Visitors can view displays featuring hundreds of vintage items from the iconic downtown retail giant. Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Screen Printing Building. 200 Carroll St. 817.336.9111. fwscreen.com.
Texas Civil War Museum, Ongoing
Featuring 15,000 square feet of exhibits, this is the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi River. The museum consists of three separate galleries that display a Civil War collection, Victorian dress collection and United Daughters of the Confederacy Texas
Mark Adamo American composerlibrettist Mark Adamo will perform at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on March 28.
Framing Desire Walking House by Laurie Simmons is one of the photographs on exhibit at the Framing Desire exhibit at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth through Aug. 23.
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Confederate collection. Along with the exhibits, the museum includes a 75-seat movie theater that hosts a commissioned movie, “Our Homes Our Rights – Texas in the Civil War.” Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $0–$6. 760 Jim Wright Freeway N. 817.246.2323. texascivilwarmuseum.com.
Galleries
Urbanscapes, through March 21
For more information, log on to the gallery’s website. Artspace111. 111 Hampton St. artspace111.com. 817.692.3228.
Gallery Reception at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, First Fridays
Monthly reception for art exhibits opening at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 6–9 p.m. Free and open to the public. 1300 Gendy St. fwcac.org. 817.298.3021.
Films
Family Film Series, Second Saturdays
Stop by the Central Library for a family-friendly flick on the second Saturday of every month. Check website for details on titles and descriptions. 1 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library. Youth Center Discovery Theatre. 500 W. 3rd St. Parking is free on the streets and in the Third Street garage after 6 p.m. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7323.
Films at the Modern
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth offers a variety of events and programs on films. Check the website for details on titles, times, tickets and descriptions. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org/films/upcoming. 817.738.9215.
First Sunday Film Club
This series showcases the Fort Worth Library’s large and vibrant media collection. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library, Tandy Hall. 500 W. 3rd St. Parking is free on the streets and in
the Third Street garage after 6 p.m. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7323.
Magnolia at the Modern Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films shown weekly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Check the website for titles and times, as well as for info on other film-related happenings. Tickets: $6–$9. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Omni Theater and Noble Planetarium
Check the museum website for times and dates. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 1600 Gendy St. fwmuseum.org/calendar. 817.255.9300.
music
Korngold and Dvorak, March 6-8
Best known for his Hollywood film scores, Erich Korngold turned to concert music such as the gorgeously melodic Violin Concerto. You'll also hear Dvorak's loving celebration of his Czech homeland and culture with his Symphony No. 7 in D Minor. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20-$71. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Shen Yun, March 10-11
For more information, head to the Bass Hall’s website. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets: $55-$165. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce St. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Celtic Magic, March 13-15
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and the emerald isle with heartfelt ballads, high-energy jigs and more from international recording artist and former lead singer of Cherish the Ladies Cathie Ryan and her band, with guest conductor Jeff Tyzik and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $27-$79. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Pink Floyd Experience, March 17
Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. Get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE! With an even more spectacular light show than before, full quadraphonic sound and six outstanding musicians dedicated to bringing you the most authentic Floyd experience possible, it's "a must-see for any Pink Floyd enthusiast!" (C-News, Northampton, MA). 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets: $33-$66. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Beethoven’s Fifth, March 20-22
2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko makes his second appearance of the season to perform Prokofiev's boisterous final piano concerto. The Symphony opens the concert with Richard Strauss' virtuosic tone poem, Don Juan, and closes with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Fifth symphony, whose opening
motif is now ingrained in pop culture. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20-$85. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Rhett Butler and Don Ross, March 20
Dallas guitar hero Rhett Butler teams up with award-winning Canadian fingerstyle guitarist Don Ross for an evening of fiery guitar picking. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets: $33. McDavid Studio. 301 E 5th Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
One Night of Queen, March 27
One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen & The Works is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of one of the greatest rock band of all time and its flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury. Fans of Queen will delight in this pitch-perfect experience of mega-hits such as Bohemian Rhapsody, We are the Champions, Killer Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Another One Bites the Dust and many others. This show will ROCK YOU! 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets: $27.50$55. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Mary Chaplin Carpenter, March 28
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter and 2012 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter will embark on a unique series of intimate, acoustic performances this spring. The tour marks Carpenter's return to singing both timeless hits and deep cuts from her expansive and beloved 13-album catalog after performing with orchestras in early 2014. Carpenter will be joined on stage by longtime friends Jon Carroll (piano) and John Doyle (guitars, bouzouki). Her songs speak to the most personal of life's details and the most universal. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $27.50-$66. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4300.
Mark Adamo, March 28
American composer-librettist Mark Adamo first attracted national attention with his uniquely celebrated debut opera, Little Women, after the Alcott novel. Introduced by Houston Grand Opera in 1998, it is one of the most frequently performed American operas of the last 15 years, with more than 80 national and international engagements. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $25. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Betty Buckley’s Ghostlight, March 28
Betty Buckley and pianist Christian Jacob will bring to McDavid Studio for two shows, in her hometown of Fort Worth, a haunting and timeless evening of music from her new album GHOSTLIGHT The new recording reunites her with longtime friend and producer T Bone Burnett. Buckley and Burnett began their musical collaboration when both were 19 years old, living in Fort Worth. 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets: $60.50. McDavid Studio. 301 E 5th Street. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
Free Music at Coyote Drive-In, Every Weekend
Hank and my Honkey Tonk Heroes There is only one Hank Williams and only one actor who can bring him to life: Jason Petty. Hank and My Honkey Tonk Heroes will be at Bass Hall on March 12.
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Featuring different bands every Friday and Saturday of the month. Call the ticket office or check the website for specifics. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Coyote Drive-In. 223 N.E. 4th St. coyotedrivein.com. 817.717.7767.
Billy Bob’s Texas Fort Worth Stockyards. 2520 Rodeo Plaza. billybobstexas.com. 817.624.7117. (Ticket prices are general admission/reserved.) Thursday concerts at 9:00 p.m, Friday and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
March 6: Big Smo. Tickets: $12-$18.
March 7: Stoney Larue. Tickets: $16-$22.
March 13: Ronnie Milsap. Tickets: $15-$30.
March 14: Aaron Lewis. Tickets: $16-$35.
March 21: Jerrod Niemann. Tickets: $16-$22.
March 26: Fort Worth Food & Wine Fest feat. Wade Bowen. Tickets: $15-$60.
March 27: REO Speedwagon. Tickets: $20$50.
March 28: Martina McBride. Tickets: $20$60.
Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge
Check the website for upcoming shows. 1311 Lipscomb St. theliveoak.com. 817.926.0968.
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March 2: vs. Pelicans, 7:30 p.m.
March 5: @ Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m.
March 6: @ Warriors, 9:30 p.m
March 8: @ Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
March 10: vs. Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
March 13: vs. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
March 16: vs. Thunder, 7:00 p.m.
March 18: vs. Magic, 7:00 p.m.
March 20: vs. Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m.
March 22: @ Suns, 8:00 p.m.
March 24: vs. Spurs, 7:00 p.m.
March 27: @ Spurs, 7:30 p.m.
March 29: @ Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Stage and theater
Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes
Featuring Jason Petty, March 12
There is only one Hank Williams and only one actor who can bring him to life: Jason Petty. Jason is the only actor to portray Hank Williams in New York's hit Off-Broadway musical, Lost Highway, a performance that landed him an Obie Award, as well as multiple award nominations. Thousands of shows played. Millions of fans thrilled. Theater owners, critics and audiences agree - Jason Petty is the best. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets: $27.50-$60. Bass Performance Hall. 525 Commerce St. basshall. com. 817.212.4300.
A staple of the local entertainment scene for many years, this popular Fort Worth-based improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. It's a must for visitors. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. 18 and older are welcome. Tickets: $20. 312 Houston St. fourdayweekend.com. 817.226.4329.
Hyena’s Comedy Night Club, Ongoing
Various performances each week in downtown Fort Worth, ranging from local to national stars. 425 Commerce St. hyenascomedynightclub.com. 817.877.5233.
other attraC tionS and eventS
150 Years of Fort Worth Satellite Exhibit, Ongoing
The exhibit traces the city’s development, from its beginning as a frontier outpost, through its rowdy youth as a cattle town, to present day. Created by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, in cooperation with City Center Development Co. Open daily from 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Free. Historic Fire Station No. 1. Second and Commerce streets. fwmuseum.org. 817.871.7686.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ongoing
The museum has a full slate of fun and informative public programs for its visitors, from lectures by visiting artists and scholars to extended education opportunities, family events, children’s programs and a book club. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Check the website for details. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
BRIT First Saturday, Ongoing
Free family fun and activities on the first Saturday of the month, including a farmers market that features a variety of fresh, seasonal produce sourced from local gardens based around Fort Worth. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit. org/firstsaturday. 817.332.4441.
BRIT Tours, Ongoing
Lace up your sneakers and learn about Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ history, present and future, research programs, herbarium, libraries, educational programs and its sustainable building. Thursdays 1:30 p.m., first Saturday of the month 10:30 a.m. Free. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit.org. 817.332.4441.
Cattle Baron Mansions, Ongoing
Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion and stand where the famous cattle barons stood when livestock was king and ranching ruled the Southwest.
Wednesday–Friday, hourly, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, hourly, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Tickets: $15/adults, $7.50/children 12 and under. Ball-EddlemanMcFarland House, 1110 Penn St. Historic Fort Worth. historicfortworth.org. 817.332.5875.
Clearfork Food Park, Ongoing
This waterfront and woof-friendly park features a variety of food trucks and live music in a laidback, alfresco setting. Thirsty folk can swing by the Cantina, which boasts a full selection of beer and wines. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. 1541 Merrimac Circle (located on the Trinity
reo Speedwagon Fans can see the band at Billy Bob's on March 27. Tickets range from $20-$50. The rockin' performance begins at 10:30 p.m.
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Trail just off University Drive across from the Fort Worth Zoo). clearkforkfoodpark.com.
Coyote Drive-In, Ongoing
View flicks the “old-fashioned way,” in an under-the-stars setting that’s anything but antiquated. The Panther Island locale provides stunning views of downtown Fort Worth along the Trinity River near the Panther Island Pavilion, where concerts and tubing are regularly happening. Coyote Drive-In is a joint collaboration between Coyote Theatres, the Tarrant Regional Water District, Trinity River Vision Authority and the city of Fort Worth. Check the website for movies, times and special events. 223 N.E. 4th St. coyotedrive-in.com. 817.717.7767.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Ongoing
A peaceful haven nestled in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the Garden is home to more than 2,500 species of native and exotic plants that flourish in its 23 specialty gardens. Open daily from dawn until dusk. Free. Admission fees apply to Conservatory and Japanese Gardens. 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. fwbg.org. 817.871.7686.
Fort Worth Food Park, Ongoing
Enjoy a variety of gourmet dishes served up by some of the area’s top local chefs — all in one serene, park-like setting in the heart of Fort Worth’s cultural and entertainment district. Park features outdoor games, live music and other special events. It’s also pet-friendly and has free wireless Internet. 2509 Weisenberger St. Thursday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and 4 p.m.–10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. fwfoodpark.com.
Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drive, Ongoing
The world’s only twice daily cattle drive. Historic Fort Worth Stockyards on East Exchange Avenue in front of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building. 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Ongoing
The 3,621-acre refuge is one of the largest city-owned nature centers in the United States with more than 20 miles of hiking trails. The center provides a variety of regular and special programs. Check website for details. Refuge: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Hardwicke Interpretive Center: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily. Admission: $2–$5. 9601 Fossil Ridge Road. fwnaturecenter. org. 817.392.7410.
Fort Worth Water Gardens, Ongoing
Designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, the 5-acre downtown park features a peaceful oasis of fountains and pools. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. 1502 Commerce St. Free. 817.871.5700.
Fort Worth Zoo, Ongoing
The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 and has grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing nearly 7,000 native and exotic animals. Open daily at 10 a.m. Tickets: adults (13+), $12; children (3–12), $9 (2 and under free); seniors (65+), $9. Wednesdays: half-price. 1989 Colonial Parkway. fortworthzoo.org. 817.759.7555.
Granbury Ghosts and Legends Tour, Fridays and Saturdays
Hour-long walking excursion around Granbury’s historic downtown square guided by actors dressed in Civil War-era attire. 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. $7–$10. 116 W. Bridge St. granburytours.com. 817.559.0849.
Lectures and Discussions at the Kimbell, Ongoing
Year-round evening, weekday and Saturday lectures by staff and guest speakers explore various topics relating to the permanent collection and special exhibitions on view at the Kimbell Art Museum. Some programs require advance reservations. Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
Log Cabin Village, Ongoing
Step back in time to the 1800s at Log Cabin Village, a living history museum devoted to the preservation of Texas’ pioneer heritage. And be sure to keep tabs on the website, which details the Village’s ever-changing array of special events. Tuesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1–5 p.m.; closed Monday. Tickets: $4–$5. Log Cabin Village. 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane. logcabinvillage.org. 817.392.5881. Martin House Brewing Co. Tours and Tastings, Saturdays
Admission includes a souvenir pint glass, guided brewery tour and three complimentary pints (must bring your ID). $10. 2–5 p.m. Martin House Brewing Co. 220 S. Sylvania Ave., Ste. 209. martinhousebrewing.com. 817.222.0177. Panther Island Pavilion, Ongoing
Self-billed as “the only outdoor entertainment venue in Funkytown,” PIP caters to a wide variety of uses, including concerts, festivals and events — all staged along the banks of our beloved Trinity, with stunning views of the best downtown in the country (aka, ours, of course!). Besides boasting the only waterfront stage in Texas, it’s also got a main stage for year-round events and two additional band shells for multi-act festivals. In addition to attending a multitude of live events throughout the year, guests also can rent stand-up paddle boards, kayaks, canoes and pedal boats
and take part in some watersports fun. Check the website for specifics. 395 Purcey St. pantherislandpavilion.com. 817.698.0700.
Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. Tours and Tastings, Wednesdays and Saturdays
There’s a $10 tour admission fee for anyone over 18, but a tour of the brewery and a Rahr & Sons pint glass that holds up to three free beer samples are yours for no additional charge. Wednesdays, 5–7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1–3 p.m. Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. 701 Galveston Ave. rahrbrewing.com. 817.810.9266.
Revolver Brewing Tour and Tastings, Saturdays
Great beer, fresh country air, picnic tables, a band, barbecue or fajitas, corn bag toss and an informative tour of the brewery. Noon–3 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes a Revolver Brewing pint glass. Food vendors will be on site. Revolver Brewery. 5650 Matlock Road, Granbury. revolverbrewing.com. 817.736.8034.
River Legacy Living Science Center, Ongoing
The 12,000-square-foot nature center offers interactive exhibits, terrariums, aquariums, nature trails and Saturday events. Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free admission. 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington. riverlegacy.org. 817.860.6752.
Southside Urban Market, Ongoing
Their mission is to foster relations among a diverse group of people, promote local artisans, encourage eco-friendly food production and promote healthy living. Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Southside Fort Worth on the corner of South Main and East Daggett. southsideurbanmarket. com.
Stockyards Championship Rodeo, Ongoing
Full-on rodeo action Friday and Saturday night, year-round at the historic Cowtown Coliseum. 121 E. Exchange Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15–$20. Stockyards Walking Tours, Saturdays
Wrangler Walking Tour: Historical facts, culture and stories of the Stockyards. 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets: $6–$8. Available in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and English. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave. stockyardsstation.com.
Vintage Railroad: Trinity River Run, Thursdays–Sundays
Hit the rails in an authentic Victorian-style coach between Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards. From the Fort Worth location, visitors can ride on a trip to the Trinity River and back, enjoying beautiful scenery and the 19th-century ambience of a steam locomotive. 3:15–4:15 p.m. $6–$10. Grapevine Vintage Railroad – Fort Worth. 140 E. Exchange Ave. grapevinetexasusa.com. 817.410.3123.
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Culinary ventures in and around town
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124 Cane Rosso / 128 Edelweiss
Fort Worth, Texas: The City’s
Cane Rosso features the original, lightly baked, rustic pizza topped with the freshest ingredients. While most Europeans will be familiar with Neapolitan-style pizza, most Americans will not. If you're hungry for more, turn the page.
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origin of the species
Owner Jay Jerrier, who brought authentic Neapolitan-style pizza to two of Dallas’ coolest neighborhoods (Deep Ellum and White Rock), quietly opened his newest outpost on the Magnolia strip just more than a year ago.
Cane Rosso means “Red d og” in i talian – but i could have swo R n i saw a R ed pig happily g R azing nea R the f R ont cu R b. Truth be told, the 600-pound concrete mascot was a grand-opening gift from the staff to Jerrier when he opened his second location in White Rock. What do you get the guy who has everything? A duplicate opening gift made its way to the Magnolia frontage as well.
Another little red piggy is featured prominently on the menu, hinting at what
you will find inside. From hot soppressata to pancetta and from sausage to prosciutto, pork is the big player here. All the cured meats are imported, with the exception of the “local sausage” that comes from ChefOwner Brian Luscher of The Grape Restaurant, which is still much beloved after 42 years on Greenville Avenue.
The salads are generous and filled with mostly field greens and combinations of cured meats and Parmigianino cheese. We sampled the Carciofini ($8). A deep bowl is filled with fried artichoke hearts in a light and crusty coating. The appetizer is served
with a mild Calabrian chile aioli dipping sauce.
The short-lived Ryan’s Grocery has once again been scraped down to the exposed terra cotta block walls and concrete floors to become a beacon for those in search of this unique variety of pizza. In fact, Naples, Italy, was the birthplace of this art form that has been spinning off variations ever since. Jerrier first encountered this style on his honeymoon in Naples and Sorrento and had (what you might call) an aha moment.
Cane Rosso features the original, lightly
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Cane Rosso is among Magnolia Avenue's popular eateries. Heavenly house-made mozzarella and crushed imported San Marzanos tomatoes make their way onto most pizzas. All pizzas are cooked in Cane Rosso's wood-fired pizza oven.
Guest Speaker
Lee Trevino
Master of Ceremonies
Brian Estridge
Honorary Chairs
Sherri and Bobby Patton
Chairs
Mary Lee Cruz
Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Pat Green
For information
817-344-1835
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
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baked, rustic pizza topped with the freshest ingredients. While most Europeans will be familiar with Neapolitan-style pizza, most Americans will not. The center is supposed to be soft, and for that reason, it is not everyone’s cup of tea.
This is decidedly knife-and-fork territory. Don’t even try to pick it up. You’ll be sorry. Even though I knew better, I couldn’t
From hot soppressata to pancetta and from sausage to prosciutto, pork is a big player at Cane Rosso. All the cured meats are imported, with the exception of the “local sausage” that comes from Chef-Owner Brian Luscher of The Grape Restaurant in Dallas.
resist the urge to try. The results were not pretty!
We also tried the Meatball Sandwich ($12), which was what most would consider a calzone, filled with tomato sauce, mediumsized meatballs and provolone cheese. It is another option, if you simply cannot bring yourself to eat pizza with cutlery.
with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. This is the base for every recipe that follows. The Special K ($16) added a drizzle of olive oil and roasted grape tomatoes. Capricciosa ($16) included thinly sliced prosciutto cotto, sliced mushrooms, artichokes and black olives. Prosciutto e Rucola ($16) had thick slices of prosciutto crudo (which were difficult to cut), a liberal dusting of fresh arugula, shaved Parmigiano cheese, rough dices of roasted garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
What We Like: The ingredients are fresh and authentic.
What We Don’t: While we appreciated the generosity of the prosciutto crudo, it was somewhat difficult to cut.
Our Recommendation: If you are used to New York or Chicago-style pizza, give Cane Rosso a try. The center of the pizza is meant to be soft, so we recommend using a knife and a fork.
Executive Chef Dino Santo Nicola (Saint Nick) oversees all three Cane Rosso restaurants, and as a native of Naples, he maintains the authenticity right down to the imported “double zero” (or super finely ground) Italian flour. Heavenly house-made mozzarella and crushed imported San Marzanos tomatoes make their way onto most pizzas, which are a standard medium size.
We sampled a wide variety, like the simple and elegant Regina Margherita ($15)
Expect the ingredients to be fresh yet subtle. With the exception of anchovies or the occasional bold basil leaf, most flavors are not intended to overwhelm.
Neapolitan pizza evokes equal parts passion and loathing – depending upon whom you ask. If you were raised in Chicago (famous for its dense deep-dish), that is your preference. New Yorkers typically swear by their thin crust variety and insist it must be sliced large and folded over sandwich style. My generation cut its teeth on Mama’s bold red sauce, evenly distributed toppings and chewy crust. Cane Rosso is really different and still drawing big crowds, even converting some skeptics. You’ll never know unless you try.
Exposed terra cotta block walls and concrete floors are a beacon for those in search of this unique variety of pizza.
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raise a stein: oom-pah
Dining at Edelweiss is like taking a step back in time. The much-loved German restaurant on the traffic circle, with its checkered tablecloths, plastic flowers and jolly renditions of the Chicken Dance, hasn’t changed since it opened nearly 50 years ago.
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Interiors are still dark, deer heads and string lights still hang from the walls, and an accordion player still leads sing-along songs while customers polka on the dance floor. And while the entire scene is decidedly hokey, it’s almost refreshing – an unpretentious retreat from Fort Worth’s growing list of posh, be-seen venues. Edelweiss is a place where diners can let their hair down and raise their stein with an “oom-pah.”
It’s a good thing dancing is encouraged, because portions are notoriously hefty. The carb overload begins with complimentary bread – hot wheat and white slices served with salted herb butter. Ours continued with potato pancakes ($6.50), resembling hash browns that were smashed, fried until golden and cut into half-circles. Lightly seasoned and dense, the popular appetizer was served with sweetened apple sauce and was almost as addicting as potato chips.
Main courses range from rib eye and hamburgers to pickled braised beef and ham shank. But the com-
bination plate ($20.95) is a good way to sample many of the storied restaurant’s most well-liked, German-style offerings. Enough to feed two hungry people, the dish comes with sauerkraut, red cabbage, spatzle, fried diced potatoes, a single brat, one large smoked pork rib and two types of schnitzel – thinly sliced pork coated in breadcrumbs and fried. One came smothered in a thin mushroom sauce. Both were slightly sweet, tender and juicy, and it was fun to pair bites of each with tangy sauerkraut, sweet red cabbage or the spongy spatzle dumplings. The entree was paired with a half-liter (the smallest mug size offered) of Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse ($6) per the recommendation of our polite server. The golden-orange German wheat beer was surprising light and made for a citrusy thirst-quencher.
The Hungarian-style goulash ($17.95) came with peppery braised beef tips simmered in a tomato sauce and served atop buttered egg noodles. Order this one with sweet red cabbage to balance the beef’s piquant spice. All entrees come with a small salad of shredded romaine, tomato slices and croutons topped with ranch dressing or the very dill-heavy German vinaigrette.
location: 3801 Southwest Blvd., Fort Worth for info call: 817.738.5934
price range: $-$$
hours: Wed. & Thu. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Fri. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat. 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun. noon - 9 p.m. what we like: The atmosphere is fun and unpretentious. The combination plate gives a great sample of German-style offerings. what we don’t: The traditional Bavarian strudel could have benefited from a little longer bake time.
our recommendation: Skip the diet one night and load up on carbs and German beer.
A traditional Bavarian apple strudel ($5.95) was touted as being “just out of the oven,” and while the cinnamon apple-stuffed pretzel dough, garnished with a vanilla-tinged dollop of whipped cream, was pleasing, the pastry could have benefited from a little longer bake time.
Two years ago, several menu items as well as singing servers from Italian Inn landed at Edelweiss when the long-time restaurant closed. (The proprietor owned both venues.) The Italian dishes are now gone, but the talented servers still take turns on stage with Helga Beckman, the restaurant’s tenured main act. A quiet evening is not on the menu, and that’s part of the fun.
Enough to feed two hungry people, the Combination Plate comes with sauerkraut, red cabbage, spatzle, fried diced potatoes, a single brat, one large smoked pork rib and two types of schnitzel.
Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival: Take Two
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The Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival has local chefs and winemakers serving up a tastefilled weekend. We asked Russell Kirkpatrick, the festival’s creator, to give us a few tidbits about this year’s event.
WhaT’s lined up FoR us aT The FesTival This yeaR? Our kickoff party at Billy Bob’s has a barbecue theme, which I’m really excited about. I was raised in Lockhart, so I’ve always had an admiration and respect for a good pit master. One of my favorites, Chef Tom Perini, will come in from Buffalo Gap. Folks can feast on smoked specialties from a dozen of Texas’s best pit masters, drink great beverages, and enjoy the Texas Country/Red Dirt music of Wade Bowen. I think that this all really fits the Billy Bob’s venue well.
Our Grand Tasting at The Worthington will
showcase more than 100 wines and beers, paired with food from our best local chefs. It was a big success last year so we really didn’t make too many changes. The same goes for our most popular event, Burgers, Brews & Blues on Saturday night, where 11 chefs will grill their best burgers, to be enjoyed with suds from 22 craft breweries, and music from live blues bands.
Also on Saturday is Rise +Dine at The Worthington Hotel, featuring the best brunch dishes from noted area restaurants along with craft beer, wines, plus fun mimosa and Bloody Mary bars where folks can draft their own eye-openers.
A new event on Friday night, Desserts After Dark, will have local pastry chefs and artisans making small bites. On Sunday, our food-truck event at the Coyote Drive-In will be family friendly, and kids under 12 are free.
WhaT abouT The cheFs? We are going to continue to place a big spotlight on our local talent. If you can name them, they’ll be there. Lanny Lancarte, Jon Bonnell, Molly McCook, Blaine Staniford, Marcus Paslay…. I could go on all day. And we’ve got several friends coming over from Dallas as well. As the festival progresses, we will slowly continue to bring in some chefs from around the state, but our priority will always be to highlight those talented people we have here close to home.
The FesTival is a non-pRoFiT evenT hoW does ThaT aspecT WoRK, and hoW does This beneFiT ouR communiT y? Proceeds from the festival directly benefit the Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation. It’s a 501c3 non-profit organization we started to directly impact the culinary community of Fort Worth and North Texas. A lot of festivals throughout the country have a nice charity tie-in, but we are run by an all-volunteer group of chefs, restaurants and business leaders that all have the same goal – to highlight our local restaurants and artisans while giving something back.
I think that the restaurant community in Fort Worth is stronger because of the festival. The number of high-quality restaurants that have opened in the last two years is pretty unbelievable. I think the combination of some great
young chefs and the influx of new residents has made it possible for so many different cuisines to succeed. We have all participated in charity events together in the past, but never before had we all really worked together to produce such an event.
The FesTival aWaRded WondeRFul culinaRy scholaRships lasT yeaR Who Receives These, and hoW many aRe you expecTing To give This yeaR? We were blessed enough financially from the first year to be able to award two scholarships totaling more than $8,000 to local high school seniors. They both went through an extensive interview process, and we couldn’t be more pleased in helping both of these young ladies further their education. One of the main criteria for the scholarships is the desire to begin work in a Fort Worth restaurant, hotel, country club or other food service business upon completion. Our goal is to help cultivate this young local talent to see them become the next generation of great chefs here in town. We are hoping to at least match, if not exceed, our scholarship giving for 2015, but of course that depends on how financially successful we are.
WhaT is The schedule oF This yeaR’s evenTs? Wednesday, March 4, 6 p.m. Food and art centerstage - an exclusive dinner honoring chef Walter Kaufmann.
Thursday, March 26, 6-8 p.m. barbecue bash at billy bob’s
Friday, March 27, 6-9 p.m. lone star grand Tasting 9 p.m.-12 a.m. desserts after dark
Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Rise and dine 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Festival on the sundance square plaza 5-9 p.m. burgers, brews and blues
Sunday, March 29, 2-5 p.m. Family sunday Funday
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pricing: $ - Entrees up to $10, $$ - Entrees $10-$20, $$$ - Entrees $20-$25, $$$$ - Entrees $25 and over
american Arlington/Mid-Cities
Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 230 N. Center St., 817.801.0300. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat. and Sun. $
BITE City Grill 2600 W. 7th St., 817.877.3888. 11am10pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Bj’s Restaurant And Brewhouse 201 Interstate 20 E., 817.465.5225. 11am-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 11am-1am Fri.; 10am-1am Sat.; 10am-midnight Sun. $-$$
Chef Point Cafe 5901 Watauga Rd., Watauga, 817.656.0080. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 7am-10pm Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. Breakfast Saturdays. $-$$
The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge 1311 Lipscomb St., 817.926.0968. 3pm-midnight Tue.-Thur. and Sun.; 3pm-2am Fri.; 1pm-2am Sat. $$ The Rose Garden Tea Room 7200 Camp Bowie
Café At Daireds 2400 W. I-20 (Temporarily Closed for Remodeling), 817.465.9797. Other location: 15 Skyline Dr., Arlington, 817.465.9797. 12pm-6pm Sun.; 9am-6pm Mon.; 9am-9pm Tue.Thu.; 9am-6pm Fri.; 8:30am-5:30pm Sat. $-$$
Fort Worth
Six10Grille 610 Main St., 817.332.0100. 6:30am9pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$$
delis & bakeries arlinGton
Iris Bagel And Coffee House 5801 W. Interstate 20, 817.561.9989. 5:30am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am2pm Sun. $
Fort Worth
Baker Bros. American Deli 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 244, 817.989.1400. Other locations: 501 Carroll St., Ste. 658., 817.332.0500. 3300 Heritage Trace Pwy., Ste. 110, 817.750.6666. 11am-9pm daily. $
Black Rooster Bakery 2430 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.1600. 7am-4pm Tue.-Fri., 8am-4pm Sat. $ Bluebonnet Bakery 4705 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.4233. 7am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-4pm Sat. $ Boopa’s Bagel Deli 6513 N. Beach St., 817.232.4771. 5:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 6:30am2pm Sat.; 6:30am-1pm Sun. $ Carshon’s Delicatessen 3133 Cleburne Rd., 817.923.1907. 9am-3pm Mon.-Sat. $ Corner Bakery Café 3010 S. Hulen St., 817.665.9949. 6:30am-9pm daily. $ The Cupcake Cottage 5015 El Campo Ave., 817.732.5670. 10am-4pm Tues.-Fri.; 10am-2pm Sat. $ Esperanza’s Mexican Café & Bakery 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770. 6am-7pm daily. Other locations: 1109 Hemphill St., 817.332.3848. 6:30am-7pm daily. 1601 Park Place Ave. 817.923.1992. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 6:30am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 6:30am-5pm Sun. $ J. Rae's 935 Foch St., 817.332.0090. 9 am-7pm Mon.Sat. $ Jason's Deli jasonsdeli.com. Hours vary. $-$$ Kolache Shoppe 6724 Brentwood Stair Rd., 817.457.0071. 6am-10:30am Tue.-Sat.; 7am-10:30 Sun. $
McKinley’s Fine Bakery & Café 1616 S. University Dr. Ste. 301, 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. 4611 S. Hulen St. 817.370.1802. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-8pm Sun. $
Breadhaus 700 W. Dallas Rd., 817.488.5223. 9am6pm Tues.-Fri.; 9am-4pm Sat. $$ Main Street Bistro and Bakery 316 Main St., 817.424.4333. 6:30am-6:30pm Mon.-Wed.; 6:30am-10pm Thu.-Sat.; 6:30pm-5pm Sun. $ The Snooty Pig 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. 7am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 8am-2pm Sun. $
Weinburger’s Deli 601 S. Main St., Ste. 100, 817.416.5574. 8:30am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $
La Madeleine 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 6:30am-10pm daily. Other location: 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Fort Worth
La Madeleine 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4626 SW Loop 820. 817.717.5200.; 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. 6:30am-10pm daily $ Saint-Emilion 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 6pm-9pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
the winning formula of casual, yet polished, beer garden has taken fort Worth by storm this year. Other recent entries to the local dining scene with similar appeal are The Woodshed Smokehouse, Brewed and the Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge, just to name a few. Each has a laid-back ambience including outdoor seating, a vast array of craft brews on tap, and interesting and well-planned menu offerings. And now Rodeo Goat enters the arena.
It seems that the market is far from saturated in this once uniquely Austin-esque format.
Owner Shannon Wynne is no Johnny-come-lately to the party, either. You might say he helped invent the genre. He is the creator of the ever-popular Flying Saucer and Flying Fish franchises. Don’t be fooled by the casual atmosphere at Rodeo Goat. Every detail was meticulously thought out––from the box fans humming on wooden corner shelves, to the patio planters made from recycled feeder scoops. All the burgers are unique and filled with all-natural beef, which is ground daily in-house. There is no need for condiments of any kind – just a napkin. On a previous visit, we sampled the unconventional Sugar Burger ($9) with candied bacon, grilled fresh peach slices, caramelized onions, spicy arugula leaves and jalapeño jam. It was a wild mix and a combination I can suggest enthusiastically. rodeo goat 2836 Bledsoe Fort Worth
Buca Di Beppo 2701 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.749.6262. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Ferrari’s Italian Villa 1200 William D. Tate Ave., 817.251.2525. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-10:30pm Sat.; 4:30pm-9pm Sun. $$-$$$ Fireside Pies 1285 S. Main St., Grapevine, 817.416.1285. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Sat. $$
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. 11am-10pm Tues.-Fri.; 8am-10pm Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $ 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 Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Los Molcajetes 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.; 9am-10pm Sat.; 9am-9pm Sun. $ Los Vaqueros 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511. Other Location: 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.710.8828. 11am-9pm 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 Tues.-Fri.; 4pm10pm Wed.-Sat. $
Mi Cocina 509 Main St., 817.877.3600. Other locations: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444. 9369 Rain Lily Trail. 817.750.6426. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ The Original 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; Breakfast tacos: 6am-10am Mon.-Fri. $
annual Rosie Moncrief Wings of Hope Award
Presenting Sponsor
Friday, April 24, 2015
6:00 p.m.
Worthington Renaissance Hotel
Media Sponsor
During this touching event, you will meet some very special Wish children who will share their stories of extraordinary bravery and profound strength. It will be an unforgettable evening that will touch your heart and lift your spirits.
For Sponsorship and ticket information please contact Lesley Irwin at lesley@awishwithwings.org or 817-469-9474
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. $$ all locations
Truluck’s Seafood, Steak & Crab House 1420 Plaza Pl., 817.912.0500. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
WilloW Park
Fish Creek 4899 E. I-20., 817.441.1746. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; noon-10pm Sat. $$
southwest
Fort Worth
Blue Mesa Bar & Grill
1600 S. University Dr., 817.332.6372. Other Location: 550 Lincoln Square, Arlington, 682.323.3050. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$
Old Hickory Steakhouse Restaurant Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, 817.778.2215 (after 5pm, 817.778.2280). Nightly, 5:30pm-10pm. $$$$
Each month we will present our readers with an obscure detail shot from somewhere in fort worth, courtesy of photographer brian luenser. We will provide the clues, and you will have the opportunity to guess where the shot was taken at fwtx.com/articles/where-march-15. The following month we will include the full photo as well as a new obscure detail shot. Here are this month’s clues:
1. With warmer weather just around the corner, locals will take to this portion of the waterway for kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing.
2. Pay close attention to the reflection to know where this was taken.
reveal from last month
Fun
Driven
As the owner of Fit For Life Neighborhood Fitness Center, Ken Stone believes that fitness has to be fun, and he’s energized by the heart-pounding, fun driving experience he gets with his 2014 Maserati Ghibli Q4 from Park Place Maserati Fort Worth. “This vehicle provides an awesome driving experience for a car connoisseur,” says Stone.
Doing business with Park Place for more than 15 years, Stone chose Park Place Maserati Fort Worth because of previous purchases, a Mercedes-Benz SLK Coupe and S Series Sedan, and the relationship with the General Manager, George Johnson, and all of the staff. Stone raves about the dealership’s professionalism and follow-through. “Park Place Maserati Fort Worth makes me feel
as though I am always No. 1 top priority, even though they have a thousand other customers that probably feel the same way,” he said.
Stone looks forward to traveling to his four Fit For Life locations in Fort Worth, Weatherford, Willow Park and Colleyville. He said, “Performance, handling, speed and comfort of the ride are the main features most important to me. So, that makes my Maserati hard to beat!”
When Stone refers his members and friends to Park Place Maserati Fort Worth, he tells them, “Ask for Tom Bartle; he made my entire experience seamless and enjoyable from start to finish.”
