Fort Worth Magazine - March 2019 by fwtx

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Standing, left to right - Sherri Blasingame, Tina Moldenhauer, Michelle Appling, Michele Hunt (Hunt Team), Daniel Robbins, Larry Chi, Deborah Clinkenbeard, Dave Bowman, Vicki Parks, Mike Bowman, Sheila Shupp, Dana Meeks, Keith Beasley (Beasley Team)

Homecoming After a whirlwind world tour, a trip to the Grammys and a year that rock star dreams are made of, Leon Bridges comes full circle, landing back in the place where he started — Fort Worth’s Shipping & Receiving — with a drink in hand, musing about both past and future.

by Shilo Urban

‘Hoods on the Rise They might not look like much now, but these ﬁve rising neighborhoods in Fort Worth are worth keeping tabs on. by Scott Nishimura

Life in Cowtown’s Concrete Jungle A guide to ﬁnding home among the city lights and skyscrapers of downtown. by Courtney Dabney

Comeback Queen When Fort Worth Magazine needed a designer for our Showcase Home, who better to call than the Queen of Bling. by Scott Nishimura

Top Realtors The city’s best in real estate, as voted by homeowners and local professionals.

Photo by Rambo Elliott

South Main Street Taking Shape With Seven New Businesses 2019 is a big year for SoMa.

Fort Worthian Investing in the lives of others, Melissa Ice ﬁnds herself.

The Substance of Style

A Funkytown fashionista takes on Manhattan to not just show off trendy looks — but raise awareness.

Chatting with George Hincapie One of the biggest names in cycling is coming to our city.

The Cush The Cush has an album for almost every place they’ve lived. So what does Fort Worth sound like?

Postcard Towns

Wish you were here? Stop staring at the postcard and step out to explore these picturesque locales.

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Jen the Restaurateur

This chef is channeling her inner Rosie the Riveter to reshape the local food scene.

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Four Sisters — and One Very Talented Brother You learn to make do when you’re the middle child ﬂanked between two sets of sisters. Like open a restaurant inspired by them.

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The Feed From Indian to Caribbean, Fort Worth’s ethnic options are growing. And so are our stomachs.

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Restaurant Listings

A comprehensive guide to area restaurants.

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104. Jewel Ball

106. Kimbell Art Museum Red Party in Black go

110. Ten Things to Do This Month “Grease” is the word.

144. The cowboy sleeps tonight.

A Funky Afternoon

» Maker’s Mark is not my drink of choice. My palate finds whiskey severe; my stomach has a tendency to reject it; and my throat finds it, well, hard to swallow. But when the opportunity arises to take a shot with Leon Bridges, and he doesn’t hesitate to order a Maker’s Mark, I don’t dare say anything other than “make that two.”

I had already had one beer whose alcohol per volume I question to be more than the 7 percent advertised, and, aside from that beer, my stomach was completely empty from a star-struck forgetfulness to eat lunch. We clinked glasses, did the customary tap of the shot on the table and took our swigs. I refused to make eye contact following the snort, my face undoubtedly looking like I had just swallowed a lugworm. And, of course, another beer followed.

Shilo Urban, interviewed Leon next to a well-used pool table, I mustered through conversation with these fine people about hopes, dreams and home. They collectively waxed poetic about our wonderful city, the burgeoning art scene, things they had planned to do when they were younger — but ultimately fell through — and things they hope to do in the future.

As a beautiful conversation took place across the bar, which Shilo expertly writes about in our main feature, I was receiving a different education.

Leon, gracious and humble, said goodbye, and he and Rambo Elliott went on to take more photographs, many of which are strewn across the feature’s pages. He, of course, would go on to win a Grammy six weeks later, and I would eventually stumble out of the bar to catch my Uber.

Have any corrections? Comments? Concerns? Send to Executive Editor Brian Kendall at bkendall@fwtexas.com.

COMING NEXT MONTH »

Top Doctors, a Fort Worth poker champion and the best places to find wildflowers

All this took place around noon on a Thursday at Shipping & Receiving Bar, the chairs still perched on tables, a dog coming in and out as it pleased, and the register not yet in operation. Though the Fort Worth staple always has a hazy feel, this was flat-out smoky. People — owner, employees and regulars (an incredibly diverse group of characters) — slowly made their way in and spoke to Leon as if it were a daily occurrence (of course Fort Worth’s most well-known musician has friends and acquaintances like the rest of us, I thought). I was hardly in a state to speak, my slurring becoming more apparent with every sip of beer I took, but as our writer,

When my head eventually stopped spinning, both from the contents in my system and the mounds of activity I was experiencing, I suddenly realized — despite not even being the one who got to interview the rock star — it was one of the coolest experiences of my life.

I hope you have as much fun reading this issue as I had editing it.

Best,

Brian Kendall Executive Editor

ON THE COVER: Rambo Elliott captures this relaxed moment on the stage at Shipping & Receiving. The afternoon photo shoot included a stop at the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens.

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2019 interns have big dreams — and are getting their start at Fort Worth

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Mariana Rivas

Junior, Journalism, TCU

Hometown: Houston

What’s your dream job after you graduate? I’m thinking about going to law school, so my dream job would probably be with a really cool immigration law ﬁrm. But before I go to law school, I would love to work full time at a newspaper or magazine.

What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done during your internship so far? I got to go to the Fort Worth Zoo on assignment, meet their PR team and other journalists and do a story on a baby gorilla’s Super Bowl prediction. It was the ﬁrst time I had been on a “real world” assignment with other media professionals, so that was deﬁnitely exciting.

What perceptions about working at a magazine changed when you actually started doing it? I didn’t realize how easily people would be willing to collaborate with me. People really want to get their stories out there, and it’s cool just to be a part of it. I also thought it would’ve been more of a “just get it done” environment, but everyone has been so encouraging and helpful!

Rebecca Williams

Sophomore, Political Science/News and Media Studies, TCU

Hometown: Memphis

What’s your dream job after you graduate? A political analyst at either a broadcast or newspaper outlet.

What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done during your internship so far? I had the opportunity to cover an event about the revitalization of Fort Worth’s Northside neighborhood with Mayor Betsy Price and Councilman Carlos Flores, which played to my political interest. Everyone was so kind and informative. I felt like a real reporter out in the ﬁeld!

What perceptions about working at a magazine changed when you actually started doing it? I did not expect a magazine to be so fast-paced. I assumed that a magazine going to print only once a month would have a more-relaxed vibe than that of a newspaper. I was wrong. Between the website and print edition, there is always something to be written. It’s no easy task, and I have deﬁnitely developed a newfound intense respect for the magazine industry.

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Sometimes the stars align, and you cross paths with a star in your hometown. We asked our writers: Have you ever been starstruck in Fort Worth?

When I was in second grade, my mother was walking me back to our station wagon from an afternoon swimming at Shady Oaks Country Club, and she noticed the man getting into the car next to us was Charlton Heston — you know, Moses from “The Ten Commandments.”

He smiled at me and patted me on the head.

-COURTNEY DABNEY

A few years back, when the Grape Escape was still open across from Bass Hall downtown, my wife and I were enjoying a wine flight there one evening when the door opened, and a man pushed a nun in a wheelchair into the bar. I recognized the nun’s eyeglasses and toothy grin right away. It was Sister Wendy Beckett, the “Arty Nun.” “Julie,” I said, “Look! It’s Sister Wendy.” Turned out Sister Wendy was in town to tape a special for PBS at the Kimbell Art Museum.

-SCOTT NISHIMURA

I worked at the paper as a music critic for a long time, and now I work at Bass Hall as the PR rep, so I’m used to being around celebrities. Big starstruck moment happened years ago when I was backstage with Tony Bennett. I said, “It’s an honor to meet you.” He said, “Do you know where I can get some clean socks?”

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VOLUME 22, NUMBER 03, MARCH 2019

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associate publisher diane ayres

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executive editor brian kendall

creative director craig sylva

senior art director spray gleaves art director ayla haynes

advertising art director ed woolf

managing editor samantha calimbahin

contributing writers shilo urban, courtney dabney, scott nishimura

photographer olaf growald

proofreader sharon casseday editorial interns mariana rivas, rebecca williams

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» What’s the stitch? Morgan Mercantile is just one of the businesses expecting to open on South Main Street this year. Turn the page to ﬁnd out what else is on tap for SoMa.

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South Main Street Taking Shape With Seven New Businesses

BY REBECCA WILLIAMS

The revamp of South Main Street is officially underway, as retail development SoMa began its series of retail and restaurant openings in January with more set to open throughout the year. From Mexican food to booze to shopping, the development will include a hodgepodge of businesses that could make it a one-stop for any area resident.

WED Bridal Boutique

Opened: January 2019

Panther City Tattoo

Opened: February 2019

South Barbershop

Prospective Opening: March 2019

Morgan Mercantile

Prospective Opening: Mid-March 2019

Tinie’s Mexican Rotisserie

Prospective Opening: April 2019

Tarantula Tiki Lounge

Prospective Opening: June 2019

Southside Cellars

Prospective Opening: Summer 2019

UPCOMING SHOWS TO CATCH IN THE FORT

MARCH 1

Quaker City Night Hawks @Shipping & Receiving

MARCH 10

Ansley TheDestroyer Dougherty @Woodshed

MARCH 11

Dentist/Ting Tang Tina/ Brohole @Lola’s

MARCH 14

Meach Pango/ Andy Picket/ Juniper Douglas @Lola’s

MARCH 16

Split Milk Fest @Lola’s

MARCH 18

Pop Boy Etc. @Main at South Side

MARCH 23

Sean Berry @Ridglea Room

MARCH 23

Henery the Archer & Cut Throat Finches @Twilite

Northside Neighborhood Gets the City Treatment

BY REBECCA WILLIAMS

NEXT ON THE CITY OF FORT WORTH’S INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS: NORTHSIDE.

Northside marks the third neighborhood chosen for the city’s Neighborhood Improvement Program, and work has already begun. The City of Fort Worth has devoted about $3 million, a half-cent allocation of the municipal property tax rate, to the revitalization of the area.

Councilman Carlos Flores, a Northside native, is spearheading the project, aided closely by Mayor Betsy Price and Northside community stakeholders, particularly the Northside Neighborhood Association. The goal of the project is to increase vitality in the community and reduce crime.

The city chose Northside for this program due to multiple negative indicators, including high rates of poverty, crime, blight and unemployment. The area is located close to downtown and the Fort Worth Stockyards.

The city hopes to instill a sense of security by improving the overall infrastructure of the area, including updating the curbs, gutters and streetlights. There is also a focus on neighborhood cleanup of vacant lots and alleyways.

“We have legacy families that have been here for generations,” Flores said during a tour of the neighborhood Wednesday. “They continue to be here. Why? It’s home. As humble as it may be, it’s still home. They’re proud of it, and that is one of the distinguishing features of this community. We are proud.”

The last two Neighborhood Improvement Projects, the first in the Stop Six neighborhood and the second in the Ash Crescent neighborhood, have seen significant improvement. Stop Six, for example, has witnessed a 23 percent decrease in crime, a 24 percent increase in property values and a 48 percent increase in permitting or economic development activity, according to the city.

The city held a community meeting Feb. 19 at the Northside Community Center, where members of the community shared their ideas and input to help the city best prioritize the funds. Additionally, residents of the Northside can also expect a by-mail survey between now and March 22 regarding the project. The survey will also be available online.

“We hope to improve and uplift this community and make it feel more a part of Fort Worth,” Flores said. “There are some that have the feeling that they’ve been forgotten ... Well, the time has come. We’re addressing it. We’re on top of it, and with staff’s help, we will make it happen for everyone.”

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Melissa Ice

Founder and executive director of The NET

BY SAMANTHA CALIMBAHIN

If you asked Melissa Ice what she wanted to do a couple years ago, she would have said two things. One, adopt a baby. Two, provide employment. Just … not in retail.

One of those things went according to plan — late last year, she and her husband (musician and serial entrepreneur Jamey Ice) adopted a little girl named Justice June — while the other came half true. This year, Ice will be opening a boutique — yes, retail — in the Near Southside.

But it’s not your average funky Magnolia Avenue gift shop. The Worthy Co. — an extension of her nonprofit, The NET, which supports the homeless — has a mission to employ survivors of sex trafficking. The Worthy Co. currently borrows a 200-squarefoot church classroom to hand-pour candles, make jewelry and create other products; when construction finishes on the new, 2,600-square-foot space, Ice is hoping for a fall opening.

Between The Worthy Co., The NET and every other project her family touches in Fort Worth, Ice stopped by Fort Worth Magazine to chat about her mission, personal goals and finding balance — or lack thereof.

Q. You originally wanted to become an actress. What made you decide to shift your career path?

A. There was definitely a shift when I spent a summer in Ghana. Whenever I came back, I had realized that a lot of what I was doing prior to that felt very self-involved and domesticated — just typical American dream. When I was in Ghana, I realized that life and beauty are really about people and relationships. It was the first time I

had built relationships with people who were nothing like me, who had different backgrounds than me, and more importantly, despite their poverty, had so much joy … It wasn’t that I chose to start a nonprofit; I feel like I just decided to start chasing joy. I found more joy in being around and helping people who needed it most.

Q. What inspired you to start The Worthy Co.?

A. At The NET, we have been working with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation since early 2012. We realized that in order to truly see someone’s life transformed over the long haul, they have to be economically independent. Otherwise, we’re setting people up, then watching them fall. We wanted them to make an official Tarrant County living wage, not based on their work history or experi ence or work skills they were bringing to the table, but based on providing them with the opportunity to live.

Q. What’s the most challenging part of your job?

A. The hardest part is convincing others of people’s humanity — that they are people too. They are moms like me; they’re in survival mode. We’re all just a couple of bad decisions or a couple horrible circumstanc es away from being in a similar position, or we were just born in a different ZIP code. I’m like, “Why are we having to beg people to care about people?” That seems so contrary to being a kind human being.

Q. Hearing women’s stories and walking with them through recovery, how do you stay grounded emotionally?

A. Two ways. One is, I’ve seen the resilience in women and their ability to overcome the unthinkable. I’ve seen it happen over and over again, where their past doesn’t dictate their future. And then, my faith. I believe that God is the God of justice and mercy, and He is very intimately acquainted with people suffering. There’s hope in the fact that His desire is to see people redeemed and restored and renewed, and to live the life that He’s designed them to live. It doesn’t depend on me; I don’t have to be the savior and do it all — God is working things out for good, and He loves those women way more than I do.

Q. So you have The NET, The Worthy Co., BREWED, your family — how do you balance it all?

A. Balance is a myth; it doesn’t exist. The times that I’ve tried to achieve it, I have felt like a major failure. Instead, I’m trying to stay focused on what it means to do the next right thing and to be present wherever I am. So, if I’m at home playing with my little girls and putting on lip gloss with them, painting [my three-year-old] Rosie’s nails, or bouncing with [nine-month-old] Justice ... I just try to be present and not be thinking about work. Then, when I am at work, I try my very best to be the best leader and boss I can be.

Q. Speaking of your kids, you recently adopted a little girl, Justice. What’s the biggest thing you learned from the adoption process?

A. How beautiful and brave a birth mom or birth parents are. A lot of my job as an adoptive mom is to honor them and their decision. Jamey and I have an open adoption, so we have a really open relationship with Justice’s birth mom. I send her pictures; we email every other week. A lot of my job will be to do what I can just to honor her, reminding Justice how brave [her mom] is.

Q. Is there a personal goal you haven’t accomplished yet that you’d still like to do?

A. I would love to eventually write a book about the joy to be had in justice work and stories from the field, so to speak. There are so many beautiful stories to be told about the friends I’ve made on the bottom rungs of society and lessons I’ve learned from those in the margins — how, in the process of wanting people in need to feel seen, known and loved, I actually found myself.

Melissa’s Essentials »

2. Family photo. This was the Ices’ first photo as a family of four.

3. Necklace. For Melissa’s adopted daughter, Justice June. One side of the necklace has her initials; the other side has the date her adoption was finalized.

4. Thistle Farms bath and body products. Thistle Farms is a sister organization that employs survivors of trafficking, prostitution and addiction.

5. Bulletproof bar. Melissa’s go-to snack.

6. Lipstick. Melissa loves lipstick and wears it every day.

7. Savhera essential oil. Bottled by women leaving brothels in Delhi.

8. Headphones and earbuds. Melissa’s a podcast junkie.

9. Rebecca Minkoff “GRL PWR” bag. Stores Melissa’s headphones.

1. The Worthy Co. mug. Melissa needs her coffee!

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STYLE | PEOPLE | MUSIC | TRAVEL

photo by Samantha Jane Beatty

» High Fashion. Sterling McDavid, president and cofounder of Burnett New York, shares a moment with models before the opening of the house’s New York Fashion Week show. »

The Substance of Style

With an aesthetic of strength and an ethos of empowerment, Fort Worth native Sterling McDavid has designed a different kind of fashion house.

WORDS BY JENNY B. DAVIS | PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA JANE BEATTY

It’s unnaturally quiet in Gallery Two at Spring Studios in lower Manhattan, and Sterling McDavid is taking advantage of this brief moment of calm to speak to the diverse group of women standing before her.

The women — all models — have just finished a run-through of a fashion show. It’s Feb. 12, officially Day Six of New York Fashion Week, and in about 30 minutes, they’re set to stride down the runway stretching across the stark white gallery space, past an international gathering of buyers, bloggers, editors and influencers. They will be presenting the Fall/Winter 2019 collection of Burnett New York, a new fashion house co-founded by McDavid and designer Emily Burnett.

The buzz surrounding Burnett New York has been building ever since the glowing media coverage of its September 2018 launch and its debut prefall collection — a collection so well received that retail powerhouse Net-a-Porter already has signed on to carry it. At the start of this fashion week, ELLE magazine highlighted Burnett New York as one of its new brands to watch, pinning its endorsement on the accomplishments of its young, dynamic founders.

Such praise is well-deserved. McDavid, who turns 30 this month, is a Goldman Sachs alum and a successful investor and entrepreneur. She holds a degree from the Parsons School of Design and serves as director for the New York chapter of the United States Fund for UNICEF. Also a Parson’s alum, Burnett’s resume includes positions at Ralph Lauren and also a decade at legendary New York design house Dennis Basso, where she was named creative director when she was just 23 years old.

With Burnett New York, McDavid and Burnett created a womenswear company founded by women,

funded by women and dedicated to promoting an aesthetic of strength and an ethos of female empowerment. Inspired by leadership icons like Eleanor Roosevelt and fashion icons like Coco Chanel, each Burnett New York piece is designed to transcend trends and crafted to last. The brand even includes a social impact component, which is already underway with its involvement in a UNICEF girls’ education program and a local organization that facilitates mentoring for at-risk girls.

At this moment, though, McDavid is laser-focused on the matter at hand: the fashion show. The clock is ticking. The models still needed to get dressed. And a very long line of invitation-holders is waiting patiently outside — in the middle of a raging winter rainstorm, no less — for the gallery doors to open.

But McDavid wants to seize on these last seconds to share her gratitude and to offer words of encouragement to the women.

“We wanted to make sure each model understood that each one of them was appreciated by us and that we were grateful they are representing Burnett,” she later explains. “We hoped to inspire them and let them know that this really isn’t just another job for them, but rather an opportunity to inspire and empower other women.”

IT ALL STARTED WITH A WEDDING DRESS …

In December 2015, McDavid had no idea that she would soon be dedicating her life to launching a fashion label, much less a label infused with such a powerful raison d’etre. But she did have fashion on her mind — specifically a wedding dress.

Newly engaged, she had begun the search for a wedding dress designer with a clear vision in mind. Her ideal gown would be clean and chic, with a long

train and a classic, timeless silhouette. Simple as it seemed, finding a designer to share her vision proved difficult. She visited with more than 20 houses from New York City to Paris, including Dior, Chanel and Vera Wang, but she just wasn’t feeling a connection. That is, until she met with Burnett, who was then the creative director at Dennis Basso. She immediately knew she’d found the right fit.

“Emily and her team were so welcoming,” McDavid recalls. “She said, ‘We will make you whatever you want, and you will feel involved from Day One.’”

Together, they created a dream dress for McDavid’s August 2017 wedding to Carey Dorman atop Aspen Mountain. For most people, this would have been the closing moment of a successful design collaboration. For McDavid and Burnett, however, it signaled a beginning of their joint venture to build a new kind of fashion brand.

BUILDING BURNETT The idea for Burnett New York was McDavid’s: “At my last fitting [with Emily],” she explains, “I was almost in tears, and I said, ‘How are you not on your own?’ Emily said, ‘It’s always been my dream, but I don’t know how to start a business and run a business.’ I said, ‘Well, I do — let’s talk.’”

McDavid knew it was possible to build a values-based brand from scratch because she’d done it before. Following a formative tenure at the global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs working with hedge funds, McDavid founded The Starling Project, a luxury home fragrance line that helps to fund solar energy delivery to families in developing regions. She also runs Sterling McDavid LLC, which specializes in real estate re-development, and produces a successful lifestyle blog, The Sterling Standard, to highlight her personal style and her life as a busy New York City philanthropist and businesswoman.

The creative vision behind the new company was already complete. McDavid says Burnett knew the design direction she wanted to take and the kinds of clothes she wanted to make. “I already loved everything she designed,” McDavid says. “I knew immediately, 100 percent, that there was a market — that this is what the fashion world needed.”

It was up to McDavid to establish the corporate structure necessary to support Burnett’s creativity. First, she wrote a business plan, then she built a financial model. One those were complete, it was time to court investors. But it wasn’t as easy as just calling past contacts — McDavid and Burnett had decided early on to limit participation to women only.

Despite the challenge, McDavid made it happen. When Burnett New York launched, they did so with $2.5 million in funding from nine female investors, all strategically located across the globe from America to Asia, India and the Middle East.

“We really had to stick to our guns, but this is a women’s fashion brand, and most women’s fashion brands are run by men — the creative director is a man, the CEO is a man and the investors are men,” McDavid says. “We really felt like this wasn’t just about starting another luxury label, this was about the statement we wanted to make as a brand.”

A FORT WORTH FOUNDATION While the McDavid name may be new on the New York fashion scene, it’s well known across Texas, especially in Fort Worth.

McDavid’s parents still live here, where they are well known in the community for their business acumen. Her father is David McDavid, formerly with the eponymous auto group that years ago ran car dealerships across the state; he also was one of the former owners of the Dallas Mavericks. Her mother, Stacie McDavid, serves as chief executive of McDavid Companies, a family office based in Fort Worth.

“I am running sales, marketing and finance for my business, and I feel like I am literally mixing both of my parents’ worlds,” McDavid says with a laugh.

She credits her parents for showing her that business success doesn’t follow a timetable. “People ask me how I have so much motivation even though I am so young, and I say, look at my parents — both of them started their businesses as teenagers.”

McDavid graduated from All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, and she says the friends she made there have been “the most supportive people of my career.” The women of Fort Worth also have been invaluable, she says, embracing Burnett New

York early and enthusiastically. As a result, McDavid says she plans to bring the brand to town on a regular basis. “I want to host events to bring the community together like dinners, runway shows and charity events,” she says. “A lot of brands miss the mark when they go to Dallas but don’t plan anything in Fort Worth. We want to be the Fort Worth Woman’s brand.”

ALL ABOUT THE CLOTHES Ultimately, success comes down to selling clothes, and Burnett New York’s mix of evening wear and ready-to-wear is very quickly finding its target audience. But it’s still the new brand on the fashion block, and that’s why this February show is so important.

Burnett’s inspirations were 1980s film heroines like Sigourney Weaver in “Half Moon Street” and Michelle Pfeiffer in “Scarface.” Day looks displayed sharp tailoring, and evening looks were lavished in glamour, from saturated shades of Bordeaux and emerald to fur, embellished tulle, pleated lame and panels of intricate sparkling beadwork.

For the show, McDavid and Burnett deliberately took the opportunity to use casting to celebrate diversity: of skin tone, of size, of age, of ethnicity. It wasn’t a gimmick or a theme particular to the collection; rather, it was intrinsic in the brand’s DNA.

The show went off flawlessly, and the finale was a true fashion moment. After each model had presented her look individually, the cast reassembled and walked the runway in pairs and holding hands.

The purpose, says McDavid, was to show “that women are more powerful when they come together.”

Euphoria filled the room as the models virtually bounced down the runway to the beat of AC/DC’s Back in Black. And when Burnett emerged from backstage arm-in-arm with a gaggle of beaming, applauding models, the entire audience leapt to its feet to give her — and the show — a standing ovation.

McDavid is thrilled at the success of the show, but she says that what mattered most to her was that she and Burnett were able to achieve it while staying entirely authentic to the Burnett New York identity — to the “Burnett Vibe.” “To see that come through so perfectly in the show,” she says, “was a dream come true.”

Chatting With George Hincapie

One of the greatest American cyclists is bringing his signature event, along with a friend of his named Lance, to Fort Worth.

BY BRIAN KENDALL

George Hincapie once wore a yellow jersey on a bike in France. Donning a particular color that doesn’t agree with most skin tones might not sound like much to a casual nonconsumer of endurance sports, but to those who follow cycling, this accomplishment is worthy of a bow at his feet.

Hincapie was teammates with Lance Armstrong when he won his (since redacted) seven Tour de France titles. Considered one of the greatest domestiques in the game — yes, he once wore

What inspired you to start the Hincapie Fondo? The original one was more of a retirement party for me during 2012. We just decided that was my last year, and we were gonna do a party and call it a fondo, and it became really successful. Onethousand people showed up, and then we asked, “Why don’t we do this every year?” It started in South Carolina but has since expanded to other cities. Why did you choose Fort Worth? We had some interest from some of the local influential bikers in town. We went to the site visit. Our fondo here is very demanding, very elite. This is kind of a nice middle ground, no major mountains, in the middle of the country obviously. It seemed like a good place to go expand to.

the coveted maillot jaune for a spell at the Tour and won a stage — and one of the most-liked personalities in the peloton, Hincapie has since started his own cycling clothing line and has his name attached to one of the country’s biggest cycling events: the Gran Fondo Hincapie. In the lead-up to Fort Worth being one of four cities hosting this year’s fondo — taking place March 30 — we sat down with Hincapie to chat about the excitement around the event, his storied career and who he’d pick in a race between Armstrong and Cadel Evans.

What else do you have in store for Fort Worth? What can Fort Worthians expect?

We’re doing a really cool celebrity chef dinner the night before the event. It’ll include Jon Bonnell, Lanny Lancarte and Biju Thomas, who’s been around the cycling world a long time. He’s just a really amazing Indian chef, has a couple restaurants in Denver, has a couple books, and he’s one of the most well-known sort of cycling chefs out there.

You’ve maintained a great relationship with Lance Armstrong, who’s riding in the event. Can you just tell me what that relationship is like? Lance and I have been friends now for 30 years and, of course, we went through some hard times a couple years ago, but our friendship kinda withheld

time brought a lot more attention to the sport and helped grow the sport here in the country. Those are some of the positives that came from all that stuff. Now, unfortunately, there’s maybe three Americans, four, five maximum, riding in the Tour. I’d love to see an American team with majority American riders back in there racing.

What would you say is your greatest career achievement?

throughout that, and I know him very, very well personally. People seem to think he’s very stoic, very serious, and has a very cutthroat personality, but his personality is quite laid-back and funny. In fact, if you watch some of his podcasts, you’ll see his true personality come out now and then. He’s just a good guy. He grew up not too far down the road, so I’m super excited to be able to ride with him in it.

Can you describe the influence people like you and Armstrong had on the sport of cycling in the United States? The fact that we were a majority American team racing in the Tour de France and, obviously, how well Lance did at the

The one that sticks out the most is winning the national championships here in my hometown [Greenville, South Carolina]. Just being able to race in front of friends that never saw me race before but always kinda just heard what I did and wondered why I was never able to hang out because I was always riding my bike. To be able to win a big race like that in front of them is something that stands out. In a head-to-head race, you got Cadel Evans or Lance Armstrong? Right now, I would say definitely Cadel Evans. I think he’s gained like 500 grams since he’s retired. He’s super-fit, while Lance and I have definitely put on a little bit of post-professional career weight. I’d say Cadel right now.

Check out more of our interview with George Hincapie and his time with the U.S. Postal Service Team at fwtx.com. And register to ride the Hincapie Fondo at hincapie.com/granfondo

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The Cush

Ex-Dallasites, ex-Vermonters, current Fort Worthians. These tried-and-true indie darlings are gearing up for their biggest gig yet.

BY BRIAN KENDALL

It’s easy to see what makes Burette and Gabrielle Douglas an indie music power couple. Like the reticent genre they find themselves a part of, the pair are humble, quirky and have zero frills. They both speak in voices that register as something slightly louder than a whisper — akin to the sleepy vocals that occupy their records. They ask the rhetorical “you know?” at the end of most statements as if requiring that nod of a listener’s head as affirmation, yet they can wax poetic on almost any topic. Burette has shaggy hair, wears glasses and earth tones, while Gabby has short hair and digs gold pants. Yet, they find themselves making a big mark in Cowtown’s music scene.

“I feel like sometimes they want to put a brand on Fort Worth music a little bit,”

Photo by Robert Maloney

Heavier, experimental yet, oddly, more accessible, much like Fort Worth, The Cush seems to work solely in contradictions.

Burette says. “A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, a little hat and all that kind of stuff. You know, it looks very good in pictures and all that stuff.

“But, I mean, we just do what we do, and hopefully, it rises to the top.”

Fronting Dallas-based Buck Jones for a few years as a means to wet their whistles, the duo wrote and recorded their new music venture’s first album, the self-titled The Cush, before packing their guitars and relocating to Burlington, Vermont — as they describe it — “for the hell of it.”

The Cush is chock-full of meandering, luscious dream pop numbers that advertise a band both finding their voice and ready to get the hell out of wherever they were. It’s a strange yet enjoyable dichotomy.

“We were starting this new project, and we felt like we weren’t too excited about just doing it in Dallas again,” Burette says. “Because we just did all that. Let’s go somewhere new; let’s do something new. We didn’t want to be in the city.”

“We grew up in Texas,” Gabrielle says. “And we just turned 30, and Buck Jones had sort of fizzled out, and so it was just this fresh step.”

Their sophomore effort, the aptly titled A New Appreciation for Sunshine, is what they call their Vermont album. A wintry meditation on their new habitat, where they shacked up with other artists who

took refuge away from the hubbub of innercity pressures and spent weekends touring through the Northeast in a recently bought van — what every person who fancies themselves a musician romanticizes.

And this is far from the only album with a strong geographical tie. Following a 2016 European tour and a brief spell at a studio on the Isle of Man — the scenic, hill-adorned enclave off the coast of Ireland — the band put together some songs inspired by the region and released an EP, Isle of Man (and Wife)

So, if geography has such an effect on their music, what does their latest effort, 2016’s Transcendental Heatwave say about Fort Worth — beyond the title’s obvious ode to North Texas summers?

Heavier, experimental yet, oddly, more accessible, much like Fort Worth, The Cush seems to work solely in contradictions. It’s a city on the precipice of an art explosion, but it’s also comfortable in its own skin and revels in its distinct cowboy culture.

The Douglases made their way back to North Texas in 2010 and opted for the laid-back vibe of Fort Worth over a return to Dallas.

“We could’ve gone to Austin or anything like that, but we figured coming from Vermont, Fort Worth is a little more laidback,” Burette says.

From Dallas to Vermont to Fort Worth, the band’s stir craziness affects far more than their residence but makes its way on their albums, too. While some musicians remain within a comfortable tempo and pride them-

selves on having a particular “sound,” The Cush is more adept to change than riding a singular wave.

“We try not to ever repeat ourselves,” Burette says. “A lot of times people are real prolific, but a lot of their stuff kind of sounds the same, you know? I would just rather take time and have every album be unique.”

GABRIELLE

AND BURETTE’S TOP ALBUMS

Gabrielle

JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold as Love

PJ HARVEY Uh Huh Her

YO LA TENGO I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass RYAN POWER They Sell Doomsday

SONIC YOUTH Dirty

Burette

NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE Zuma

SONIC YOUTH Murray Street BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Darkness on the Edge of Town WILCO A Ghost Is Born U2

The Unforgettable Fire

“Yeah, it just naturally evolves,” Gabrielle says. “We’re kind of changing up our process right now, where we have musicians coming in with new songs and working on them from the ground up. Before, it’s always been he and I writing and recording a lot of the parts.”

While still in the arduous process of recording their new material, the band at least has some inkling as to how the new album will sound once completed. And, in classic Cush fashion, it sounds nothing like you would expect.

“I got into some old metal, which I never listened to,” Burette says. “And I sort of liked the way they had these long, sprawling tunes. You know how they’re kind of all over the place? I kind of got influenced by that a little bit.”

Yes, metal.

The band will make a stop at South by Southwest before taking the stage on the first day of this year’s Fortress Festival, April 27, where they’re one of several acts representing Cowtown.

“We’re really excited,” Burette says. “They just out of the blue sent us an email asking us to play. No politics or anything, you know? They just recognized something that we were doing, which is really cool. It makes you feel good.”

Postcard Towns

These spots are sure to leave their stamp after a visit.

BY KYLE WHITECOTTON

It’s always appropriate to admire the postcards that occupy your refrigerator door, but you should also take the time to enjoy these beautiful locales in person. The following quaint settlements offer a storybook ambiance characterized by a unique collection of locally owned boutique hotels, shops and eateries set against an awe-inspiring landscape filled with adventurous exploits. Their histories are uncharacteristically rich and storied, while their quiet cultures are marked by a laid-back vibe that is infectious. So relax this month as we explore a few of the country’s finest little towns; then head out and discover your own postcard getaway.

Telluride, Colorado

Nestled in a box canyon hidden amid

some of Colorado’s largest and most rugged peaks, this authentic postcard town — just eight blocks wide and 12 blocks long — represents the rich history of the American West. From the National Historic Landmark District at the town’s core to the surrounding streets packed with Victorian-era homes, clapboard storefronts, boutique shops, art galleries, gourmet restaurants and numerous historic buildings, Telluride is full of unrivaled Rocky Mountain charm.

Best known as a premier ski destination, Telluride winters are packed with guided adventures like winter fly-fishing in the Uncompahgre River, ice climbing up Bridal Veil Falls and snowmobiling tours throughout the spruce-covered mountains. Telluride summers are all about camping in the San Juan Mountains, hik-

ing 14ers or tubing the San Miguel River through town. In all seasons, a 13-minute, free gondola ride takes visitors 1,750 feet up to the town of Mountain Village for even more hiking, biking and skiing.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Mount Desert Island is a collection of picturesque coastal communities scattered amidst a landscape of rocky beaches and ocean cliffs, glacial lakes and valleys, and lush green boreal forests. The island’s largest and most popular settlement is the charming seaside town of Bar Harbor. A breathtaking blend of mountains and ocean, Bar Harbor offers a unique backdrop for its Main Street shops, cafes, galleries and museums.

Enjoy a New England breakfast of wild blueberry pancakes at Café This Way, feast on classic seafood dishes at Beal’s Lobster

left: Telluride, Colorado right: Bar Harbor, Maine

Pier, and experience unforgettable ice cream flavors like butterscotch miso and blackstrap banana bread at Mount Desert Ice Cream.

Watch the sunrise over the Porcupine Islands while strolling the Bar Harbor Shore Path, explore the carriage roads of neighboring Acadia National Park and don’t miss the breathtaking displays of fall foliage and the extraordinary whale-watching tours. Spend a day venturing out to smaller coastal villages like Bass Harbor, Otter Creek and Seal Harbor on the quieter side of the island to experience their working waterfronts and lobster pounds and exclusive collections of cafes, galleries and shops.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

This 1-square-mile European-style village on California’s central coast is packed with art galleries, family-owned boutique shops, world-class restaurants and countless tasting rooms and wine bars serving Monterey County’s best wines. Walk the stone-paved alleyways of this creative community and tour artist-owned galleries during the monthly Carmel Art Walk. Better yet, experience four full days of art, music and fun at the Carmel Art Festival held each year at Devendorf Park.

Just steps from Ocean Avenue, Carmel’s rugged coastline offers sandy beaches adorned with the area’s characteristic display of rocky outcroppings. Launch a kayak from Carmel River State Beach and explore the astounding beauty that is Point Lobos

State Reserve — known as the crown jewel of the California State Parks system — or stroll the sand and experience a birder’s paradise at Carmel River Lagoon and Wetlands Nature Preserve, featuring a mile-long protected beach.

At day’s end, pack a picnic dinner and a bottle of wine and join the locals for a classic California sunset at iconic Carmel Beach. Then fall fast asleep to the sounds of the Pacific from one of the 75 rooms at the historic La Playa Carmel or the elegant Cypress Inn in the heart of Carmel.

Traverse City, Michigan

On the shores of Lake Michigan, the charming lakeside town of Traverse City is the textbook definition of a postcard town. Stroll Front Street’s brick sidewalks and 19th century Victorian storefronts, taste the locally grown fruits and vegetables at the Downtown Farmer’s Market, or venture out and visit the region’s many freshwater port towns like Suttons Bay, Glen Arbor and Leland.

Because of its history as a major port, Traverse City has five historic lighthouses open for tours. Ironically enough, the waters around the city also offer dozens of well-preserved shipwrecks, popular with snorkelers and divers. Scale the sand dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore and explore the more than 70,000 acres of forests, beaches, lakes and streams along with over 100 miles of hiking trails and the stunning views of Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive.

Meanwhile, wine lovers can tour 40 different wineries throughout the Traverse

City region, including the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula and the scenic Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, northwest of town. Wine events like Toast the Season, Winter Warm Up and Spring Sip and Savor offer some tasty fun, while the month-long, wine-themed events of Traverse City Uncorked are not to be missed.

Fairhope, Alabama

The town of Fairhope, Alabama, boasts an active arts community, beautiful downtown floral displays and streets lined with massive live oak trees. A tour of the town’s pedestrian-friendly downtown shopping district includes specialty shops like The Bay Candle, The Happy Olive and Page & Palette, while the cobblestone courtyard of the Fairhope French Quarter boasts the largest crape myrtle in the South alongside a host of boutique shops and galleries. Hit up the local favorite Panini Pete’s for a breakfast of hot beignets, enjoy freshly prepared local seafood and produce at downtown’s Thyme on Section, or take an order of sweet tea and chocolate cake to-go from Sandra’s Place.

What makes this Gulf Coast jewel stand apart from the rest is its stunning views of Mobile Bay; in fact, every park and recreational trail in Fairhope seems to offer a different perspective. Stroll among the sailboats at Fly Creek Marina, walk the quarter-mile-long Fairhope Municipal Pier, and visit the town’s beautiful rose garden on the way to the family-favorite duck pond in North Bluff Park. Rent a bike and tour Fairhope’s picturesque historic neighborhoods filled with antebellum homes or see the bungalow-style houses of the Fruit and Nut District before heading out on the 32-mile Eastern Shore Trail for the best views of the bay.

Carmel-by-the-Sea fronts California’s central coast.

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Musing on the past and embracing the future, Grammy-winner Leon Bridges is charting new territory.

WORDS BY SHILO URBAN | PHOTOS BY RAMBO ELLIOTT

LLeon Bridges thinks before he speaks, sipping a cold beer on a warm winter afternoon at Shipping & Receiving Bar. It’s one of his favorite hangouts in Fort Worth; he recorded his first album, Coming Home, right around the corner. He is composed and comfortable in the familiar shadows of the venue, a musician’s natural habitat. But it’s quite clear that Bridges is not your average musician. His laid-back presence and slick appearance exude the self-assurance of a man who has achieved success — and the humbleness of one who remembers how he did it.

Bridges’ swift rise to fame is the stuff that rock star dreams are made of. The 29-year-old Fort Worth native went from washing dishes at Del Frisco’s to signing a deal with a major record label in a matter of months. Since then, he has racked up the accolades in a history-making career propelled by hard work, immense talent and a smooth, mesquite-smoked voice.

Bridges just won his first Grammy Award, taking home the honors at this year’s show for Best Traditional R&B Performance (for his song “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand”). Both of his albums have been nominated for Best R&B Album at the Grammy Awards, and both have been top-10 hits on the Billboard charts. His single “River” appeared on the soundtrack for HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” going viral and earning another Grammy nod for Best Music Video.

Bridges has appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and “Sesame Street.” He has popped up in an iPhone commercial and made his Hollywood debut with a cameo in the Neil Armstrong movie “First Man.” President Barack Obama included Bridges on his 2016 Summer Playlist, inviting the

young musician to his birthday party at the White House that year.

“That was a very special night,” Bridges recalls. “It was magical. Stevie Wonder played. There were some of the most influential people in the world in the building, from George Lucas to Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry, Paul McCartney … the whole night ended in a dance battle with Chance the Rapper and Paul McCartney and Ellen and Stephen Colbert. It was wild. I hopped in, and Barack was like, ‘Oh, hey, what’s up, Leon.’ It didn’t even seem real.”

Bridges has circled the globe on multiple world tours, but he always comes back to Fort Worth. Unlike most musicians of his stature, he hasn’t decamped his hometown in favor of the bright lights of Los Angeles or New York. He still lives here in the city where it all began. “It’s such a pride that I have to be from Fort Worth,” he says. “I can come here and be normal. I can go to a dive bar on a Monday night, and there are two people in there. Keeps me grounded.”

Bridges’ story is serendipitous, indeed — but it’s been no cakewalk for the selfeffacing musician. “Being in the public eye

is hard for me,” he admits. “I’m a very introverted guy. And throwing an introvert with a bunch of insecurities on a big platform — there are times when it really gets to me. I feel like I fall short. There are moments where I feel like I’m not intelligent enough or handsome enough or a great enough singer. I have all these things that I deal with. I’m still trying to figure this shit out.”

Born in Atlanta in 1989, Bridges was a Texan by age 2. After his parents separated when he was 7, he was raised by his mother. “My father was still very much in my life, but I spent most of my time with my mother,” he says. “Together, we’ve experienced what it was like to not have enough money to pay the bills or for groceries or whatever. We’ve just grown stronger having to go through that together.” Bridges expressed his respect for his mother in his hit song “Lisa Sawyer,” the song that first defined his style as an artist:

like I still have a personal relationship with God, but I don’t necessarily attend church anymore.”

Bridges studied dance (modern, African and ballet) at Tarrant County College before finding his voice at lunchtime sing-ins. He picked up a guitar and learned to play, soon busking in an alleyway downtown on Third Street and playing open mics at Magnolia Motor Lounge. His sound caught the attention of Austin Jenkins and Josh Block, two members of the indie rock band White Denim that Bridges now calls his “brothers.” They invited him to record a few songs together at their studio, Niles City Sound. One of those tracks was “Coming Home.” The song quickly jumped from SoundCloud to local radio stations to the ears of major label executives. Just a few months after the release of his first track, Bridges received offers from 40 different labels. He signed with the major label Columbia, and his debut album, Coming Home, dropped in summer 2015 to tremendous effect.

She was born in New Orleans… Never had much money…but was filthy rich… rich in love, She had…the complexion of a sweet praline, Hair long as the sea, heart warm like Louisiana sun, Voice like a symphony of the most beautiful instruments…

“It was important for me to honor her through my music,” Bridges says. One of his first acts upon “making it” was to pay off his mother’s mortgage.

Bridges grew up listening to gospel music and attending various churches, including the Potter’s House in east Fort Worth. Many have assumed his vocal talent is the product of a childhood in a church choir, but he sets the record straight: “I never sang in church.” Bridges “found God” for himself around the age of 18 and became involved with the communities at Southwestern Baptist Seminary and the Redeemer Church. “After that was when I started getting into music and strayed away from going to church,” he says. Perhaps music became his new religion? “You could say that, for sure,” he smiles. “I still hold to truth and Christian values, but I have in a sense strayed away from religion. I feel

Coming Home recaptures the simple purity of 1950s and 1960s soul, an homage to the era’s unembellished sound and feel-good vibes. Bridges’ sepia-toned ballads are filled with doo-wops and pretty girls, poetry and pure emotion. He sings of love and loss; his honeyed voice nestled in nostalgic reverb. Backup singers coo, and cozy horns melt away into warmth.

Unadorned sonic beauty gave Coming Home its power, from the vintage arrangements and lyrics to Bridges’ pristine tenor. But some critics faulted him for looking backward instead of forward, for creating a satin-wrapped time warp that ignored the era’s social turbulence. Bridges’ comfort in the past created discomfort for some, who decried his interpretation of soul music as too conservative and too retro. Where was its political message? But Bridges is taking the advice that Obama whispered in his ear that night at the White House: Don’t let them change you.

“As a black man, I’m held to a different standard than a white guy making the same

Catch Leon Bridges live at Fortress Festival, April 27–28, in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. Tickets are available online.

kind of music,” he explains, “and I don’t like pressure. If I’m going to make political music, I should do it because I feel deeply about whatever situation is going on. I shouldn’t do it because Kendrick Lamar is doing it. Or because it’s trendy. I’m just going to make music that I dig.”

For Bridges, it’s not about rolling back the calendar but rather embracing the future as well as the past. It’s about drawing strength and motivation from the people who came before you: their struggles, their triumphs, but most of all — their perseverance. “The kind of music that I’m inspired by, the era that I’m inspired by … the social climate was pretty messed up. Racism was very prominent, and so I can see why people have a problem with looking back to the past. My grandmother was affected by it. My ancestors were affected by it. And it’s still present today, for sure. But what I take from it is the sound. What is inspiring is that my people from that time persevered despite what was going on … I wanted to carry on that legacy and tell my own narrative through that kind of sound.”

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Perhaps his comfort with the past is also inspired by a lifetime in Fort Worth, a city that straddles its history as a Western frontier town and its future as a cultural mecca with ease — for the most part. Bridges speaks with equal affinity for his hometown’s up-and-coming arts scene as he does for its deep roots in the past. “There are some beautiful historical neighborhoods in Fort Worth, like the Southside, where I was raised. There’s just so much character,” he says. “I love the Stockyards. It still has the same essence of what Fort Worth was like in the 1800s. It’s such a beautiful, kind of untouched area, and I feel like all of Fort Worth is like that. I travel all the time, and I see beautiful places around the world, but Fort Worth really has a uniqueness to it.”

The city’s distinct character has also left its mark on Bridges’ creative approach. “Fort Worth has played a big part into the way I make music. When I think of the sound of Fort Worth and the sound of Texas in general, it’s blues music, it’s country and it’s also chopped and screwed music. Growing up, R&B music was prominent in my life.

But as I got older, I started to get into the chopped and screwed stuff out of Houston. Then when I got into the music scene, I was put onto guys like Townes Van Zandt, like Neil Young and in that kind of vibe. So being around the country scene in Fort Worth has played its way into the way I write.”

Coming Home’s earnest, old-school sound was a stunning success, but Bridges felt eager to express the full diversity of his musical style and influences — to go beyond genre. He accomplished this with verve in his sophomore album, Good Thing, which was released in May 2018. “I feel like I’ve broken away from the whole label of retro-soul guy,” he says. “With this new album, it was almost me proving myself to industry and to the fans that I was capable of making all kinds of music. I’m returning to the sound that I was doing initially before Coming Home. People know me from the whole ’60s R&B thing, but before that, I was making music that was eclectic — a little bit of folk in there, some R&B in there, some neo-soul elements.”

Ambitious and adventurous, Good Thing feels more contemporary and more personal. The multifaceted album includes tender ballads, muscular dance beats, technicolor funk, post-modern pop and a touch of free jazz. The throwback vibe remains, but it’s more elastic and expansive. Bridges’ velveteen voice cuts through it all with a ribbon of raw, honest emotion. His sound has advanced forward through the decades, and his fans have come along for the ride. Good Thing peaked at No. 3 on Billboard and has spawned Bridges’ most fawning reviews yet. But moving from the singular sound of his megahit debut album to his highly anticipated follow-up challenged the singer to conquer new horizons.

“It was a hard transition. I wanted to do something different, but I didn’t know what that looked like.” Bridges’ first album was entirely recorded in Fort Worth and produced by Niles City Sound (Austin Jenkins, Josh Block and Chris Vivion). The second album started out the same way. “We went into Good Thing without a concrete idea. We were recording here initially, and we felt like we hit a wall creatively. So, I took my guys, and we went out to LA. I was reluctant to do it at first. I wanted to make my whole album here. But it was helpful

to go out to LA and get somebody else’s perspective and ideas.”

The change of scenery was the creative spark that Bridges needed. The majority of Good Thing was recorded at the Los Angeles studio of Ricky Reed, an industry heavyweight who has produced hits for artists like Pitbull, Maroon 5 and Meghan Trainor. “He has this really beautiful studio,” Bridges says. “There’s a whole bunch of dope trees, and it’s got this cool deck. It’s just the perfect place for inspiration … We tried a bunch of different vibes, and that just ended up being the album.”

Bridges collaborated with different musicians and songwriters (including Jenkins and Block) to create a boundary-breaking release that is unconstrained by any single genre. Good Thing’s eclectic authenticity showcases Bridges’ renewed embrace of modern R&B. “It definitely reflects who I am more than Coming Home Coming Home was genuine and heartfelt for sure, but Good Thing is a window into who I am now. I want to continue to reveal that.”

city’s flourishing artistic growth.

“This is huge,” he says, as a noticeable uptick of energy ripples through his calmand-cool demeanor. “I’m really looking forward to playing. I look back in retrospect to the days when I would perform to five people in some dive bar … so it’s really rad that I’m getting the opportunity to headline.” Bridges cheered in the crowd last year at the festival and speaks of the endeavor with enthusiasm. “They really embrace the local scene, and that’s what I love about it. I really see that festival growing.”

Fortress Festival co-founder Alec Jhangiani explains why Bridges was a coveted choice for the marquee act in 2019: “Leon is an inspiration to many people but especially to any creative trying to make it in Fort Worth. He’s demonstrated that hard work, humility and staying true to vision allow

“Fort Worth has played a big part into the way I make music. When I think of the sound of Fort Worth ... it’s blues music, it’s country and it’s also chopped and screwed music.”

Revelation is at hand. Bridges is already flush with ideas for his third album. “I want to create a different experience. I want to move forward but also kind of go back a little bit,” he explains. “What does a Jodeci, Funkadelic and Dr. John vibe sound like? I don’t know. I just want to experiment. I want to make an album that’s never been done before … maybe go out to a different country and create.” With a world-traveling concert schedule, Bridges has been able to explore numerous potential recording sites for his third album — perhaps Spain, Germany or Mexico.

But before he jets off to another globetrotting tour or blowout party with the Obamas, Bridges will perform in a city where he’s never before appeared at a major concert: Fort Worth. He is set to headline the third annual Fortress Festival, which takes place April 27–28 in the Cultural District. The event has been hailed as a bastion of forward-thinking music and a beacon of the

one to transcend the conventions of doing something world-class in arts and culture. In other words, you don’t have to be in New York or LA or even Austin. You can stay where you are. You can make the world come to you. We see ourselves working in that tradition, and we’re following his lead to a certain extent. We’ve wanted him on the lineup since year one, and the timing hasn’t worked out before. Now is the perfect time for us and for him, we think.” Bridges will perform on Saturday evening as the festival’s top billing. “We can expect some magic that night,” adds Jhangiani. Magic. Leon Bridges’ unique magic shines a light on Fort Worth, a city whose creative stature is rising in kind with the musical career of its “hometown hero.”

“It’s really dope that Fort Worth is behind me. It’s cool to be called the ‘hometown hero,’” he shrugs. “But I don’t really look at it like that. I just make music.”

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THE RISE

Prices of homes and lots in Fort Worth seemingly have gone nuts. But it’s still very possible to ﬁnd moderately priced neighborhoods that are on the rise … or cusp. Here are ﬁve.

BY SCOTT NISHIMURA

Practically everybody in Fort Worth knows somebody who’s done it recently: cashed out of a sky-high neighborhood like the popular Fairmount on the Near Southside, bought a home for cash somewhere else in the city, slashed their property taxes and homeowner insurance in the process, and maybe pocketed extra cash for the kids’ college fund. Lots of factors come into play. The costs of rehabbing anything you buy can eat into the profit you make from selling. It’s a tough decision, giving up a comfortable lifestyle for the uncertainty of a neighborhood on the rise. The performance of a neighborhood’s public schools has helped keep a lid on prices — that’s good for buyers, bad for sellers. And carloads of other prospective homeowners and flippers are trolling the city, looking for deals.

“You’ve got to be looking and quick and driving the neighborhoods looking for signs,” Wanda Conlin, a six-decade denizen of West Meadowbrook on the city’s East Side and member of the Fort Worth Zoning Commission, says.

alamo heights / sunset heights

$150,000 GETS YOU…

3-1, 1,253 square feet, built 1954, sold for $149,000

Alamo Heights and Sunset Heights offer modest housing stock with access to two highways, Hulen Street and shopping and services along the Hulen corridor. Of the two, Ruth Story, of The Story Group at Keller Williams Realty, likes Sunset Heights most because of its hilly approach from the west. “I like hills and views,” she says. “To me, that gives a neighborhood character.” Its housing stock is midcentury, with “really good renovation possibilities,” Story says.

The neighborhoods feed into South Hi Mount Elementary School, Stripling Middle School and Arlington Heights High School. Young professionals have been buying in the neighborhood. Story’s been selling in the $175,000 to $250,000 range in Sunset Heights and Alamo Heights.

Alamo Heights “is still a neighborhood in transition,” Reed, of Coldwell Banker, says. “You can get in there in the 100s. They’re doing really nice things with those houses.”

Boundaries:

These two neighborhoods sit side by side, east and west of South Hulen Street. Alamo Heights, tucked in behind Arlington Heights High School and east of Central Market, is bounded on the north by Interstate 30, south by the Chisholm Trail Parkway and west by Hulen. Sunset Heights is bounded by I-30 on the north, Hulen on the east, Chisholm Trail on the south, and Collett and Lake Como parks and Lake Como on the west.

$150,000 GETS YOU… 3-2, 2,008 square feet, built 1956, sold for $140,000

benbrook

Benbrook calls itself “small town, big backyard.” It sells easy access to Loop 820 and U.S. 377, and it backs up to Benbrook Lake and hosts some of the Trinity Trails’ most scenic segments. The city has a well-received library that partners with the City of Fort Worth libraries to share items. Under former Mayor Jerry Dunn, the city helped negotiate a deal to place a YMCA on Army Corps of Engineers property near the lake and U.S. 377. An economic development tax that voters approved in 1995 funds projects designed to increase economic activity. In recent years, Benbrook has been promoting its strengthened Fort Worth public-school feeder, with two elementary schools that feed into the new

Benbrook Middle-High School.

“We now have families saying I can feel pretty comfortable sending my kids K through 12” in the Benbrook feeder, Story, the Keller Williams Realty Realtor, who lives in Benbrook, says. “We’ll see people move from Ryan Place [on the Near Southside] to Benbrook, not because they like suburbia. It’s a community, it has good schools, it has a [fast] police response.”

Story has been selling chiefly in the $200,000 to $350,000 range in Benbrook, with strong demand in neighborhoods like Westpark and Whitestone Ranch, a golf course community. The city also offers luxury housing stock in neighborhoods like Montserrat and La Cantera that ex-

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1.5

ceeds $1 million. Median price in December was $210,000, down 4.7 percent from December the prior year, according to the Realtors association.

North Benbrook is another neighborhood that has found favor among homebuyers who are cashing out of more expensive homes in other parts of the city and finding they can buy more square footage for less money. One neighborhood is Mary’s Creek, which offers large mature lots, but is outside the Benbrook Middle-High School feeder. “I’ve sold quite a few lately” in the Mary’s Creek area, Reed says. “The houses for the most part are well-maintained; prices are not outrageous. It just seems to be an area that was forgotten for awhile.”

$210k

*in December, down 4.7% from December the prior year

DAYS ON MARKET

43 down 21.2%

$150,000 GETS YOU… 3-2, 1,596 square feet, built 1967, sold for $140,000

wedgwood

Boundaries:

Wedgwood takes in a vast area of South Fort Worth, from Loop 820 and Granbury Road on the north and west, to McCart Avenue on the east and Sycamore School Road on the south. Wedgwood comprises several neighborhoods: Wedgwood East, Wedgwood South, Wedgwood and Wedgwood Square.

Realtors report increasing interest in Wedgwood in the last two to three years, as prices in the city’s central core kept increasing. “It just goes out like a big circle,” Story, the Keller Williams Realty Realtor, says. “The prices [closer in] were getting so high.”

Built in the 1950s and 1960s, Wedgwood offers midcentury style, large mature lots, and easy access to Loop 820, Southwest

Boulevard, the Chisholm Trail Parkway, TCU and services along South Hulen Street. “The houses in general are wellbuilt,” says Story, who’s been selling in a range of $150,000 to $275,000. Median price in all of Wedgwood was $238,000 in December, up 44.2 percent from December the prior year, according to the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors.

Young couples and professionals, including teachers and university professors, are the most likely to be moving into the neighborhood, Realtors say. “Old Fort Worth for years — the ’50s, ’60s — never went outside the Loop,” Gaye Reed, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, says. “We’ve got so many people moving in here. Younger couples, they don’t care if they’re outside the Loop or not. Young professionals are wide open. It’s their first house.”

Families remain an elusive target, even though Wedgwood’s inventory includes

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many larger homes at still-inexpensive prices. Perceptions about crime in some parts of Wedgwood persist, but Reed says that hasn’t hurt sales among her clients. “The challenge is the schools” in the neighborhoods, Story says.

Demand is strongest — and Realtors point their clients to — the neighborhoods’ so-called “W streets,” streets in Wedgwood’s interior that begin with “W” in the northern part of the area. “I would stay with the W streets,” Story says.

Reed similarly sells in the W streets east and west of Woodway Drive, the north-south street that runs almost the full length of the neighborhood. “The closer you get to Hulen” on the west, “the more work needs to be done [on houses for sale],” Reed says. “That’s not where I’m selling.”

$238k

*up 44.2% from December the previous year

DAYS ON MARKET

34 up 133.3%

historic southside

$150,000 GETS YOU… 2-1, 1,658 square feet, built 2017, sold for $140,000

Activity is bubbling in the Historic Southside, but nobody’s guessing how long it will take to reach a boil. The City of Fort Worth has received eight proposals from groups who are interested in redeveloping several pieces of property that local public entities own around Evans Avenue and East Rosedale Street. With the neighborhood just across I-35 from the strong Near Southside, the city has supported it in recent years with investments in the Evans-Rosedale area such as a new public library, public plaza, fire station, Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, street-front improvements, public art and establishment of a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone that offers fee waivers for new construction and rehab.

What happens with the redevelopment of the publicly owned lots around Evans and Rosedale is widely viewed as holding the keys to what happens further into the Historic Southside. “This is going to be the driver of whether anything happens short-term,” Mike Brennan, CEO of the Near Southside, Inc. economic development nonprofit, which has been supporting renewal in the neighboring Historic Southside, says.

Private groups have already started inching into the area. On the south side of Rosedale Street, in the Hillside Morningside neighborhood, architect Matthijs Melchiors is finishing construction of an office building made of recycled shipping containers. On the north end of Evans Avenue, at Terrell Street, developers Jennifer and Robb Farmer plan to redevelop an old funeral home into a movie theater with other commercial uses.

Investors have moved into the neighborhood, buying vacant lots and sitting

on them. Small numbers of flippers and owner-occupants have purchased homes and rehabbed them in the heart of the neighborhood. A small number of buyers have purchased residential lots on the west side of Kentucky and Evans avenues, just outside the boundaries of the restrictive neighborhood overlay that governs design and materials used in new construction and exterior modifications.

Lots in the interior of the neighborhood are going today for $15,000 to $17,000, Lorraine Miller, a Realtor for Northern Realty who has lived in the Historic Southside for years, says. Lots that have dilapidated homes can be had for what’s basically a “dirt purchase,” she says. Among the numerous challenges today of buying in the neighborhood: There’s no focal point yet. Following well-worn advice of buying next to other positive things happening in a neighborhood is difficult in the Historic Southside. “There’s no sweet spot, not yet,” Miller says. But she and others who follow the neighborhood believe what happens with the publicly owned property will govern the speed and pace of improvement in the neighborhood and become the focal point. “If I were a forward-thinking person, I’d want to buy on Terrell Street, simply because it’s the main drag,” she says. Terrell has already drawn “a bunch of investors who came in and bought up vacant lots, and they’re sitting on them waiting for the transition to happen,” she says. “I think it’s going to come back; the question is how fast that transition happens.”

Renters occupy many of the neighborhood’s homes. “We need homeowners,” Miller says. Prospective buyers should familiarize themselves with the historic overlay that, among other things, puts

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Boundaries:

Vickery Boulevard on the north, Riverside Drive on the east, East Rosedale Street on the south and Interstate 35 West on the west. The north side of the Evans-

rules on use of replacement windows, potentially driving up rehab costs. Historic Southside is also perceived as high crime, which isn’t supported by statistics, Miller says. “Part of the challenge of this community is perception,” she says.

Brian Dixon, a psychiatrist and Historic Southside’s new neighborhood association president, says investors are likely slowing down the pace of renewal. Even though lots are still relatively inexpensive, prices are up from $7,000 or $8,000 just a few years ago, he says. “That’s just flat wrong.” The Realtors association doesn’t have specific data for Historic Southside; the 76104 ZIP code includes the neighborhood, but its pricing dynamics are driven chiefly by the north portion of Fairmount on the Near Southside.

Dixon, who paid $140,000 for a 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home built in 2017, envisions Evans and Rosedale as an entertainment district, “where you can come and have a good time.” The public plaza would be the focal point, he says. But he doesn’t envision development of a new restaurant row, which he says would be too much of a risk. “Fort Worth has a lot of great restaurants,” he says. “We don’t need to repeat restaurant row.”

Rosedale intersection is in the Historic Southside.

*For 76104 zip code, which includes north Fairmount

$150,000 GETS YOU… 3-1, 1,370 square feet, built 1947, $139,900 listed for sale

meadowbrook

Boundaries:

Interstate 30 on the north, Meadowbrook Golf Course on the east, East Lancaster Avenue on the south and Riverside Drive on the west. Meadowbrook comprises West Meadowbrook and Central Meadowbrook, separated by Edgewood Terrace.

Meadowbrook has been experiencing an influx of new residents moving from other Fort Worth neighborhoods, taking advantage of moderately priced mature homes, large leafy lots, easy access to Interstate 30 and Loop 820, and proximity to amenities like the Tandy Hills Natural Area and Meadowbrook Golf Course. Access to the Trinity Trails is close by at Oakland and Randol Mill Road, north of I-30. The former NBC 5 TV station on West Meadowbrook’s Broadcast Hill is home today to Fort Worth Police special units, giving the neighborhood an extra police presence. Demand for homes is strongest in West Meadowbrook, west of Oakland Boulevard, where some lots back up to Tandy Hills. Deals can be had for buyers who pounce.

A three-bedroom, one-bath in need of updates on Medford Road, for one, is listed at $139,900 and under contract. For the 76103 ZIP code, which takes in all of Meadowbrook and the White Lake Hills neighborhood, north of I-30, median price in December was $141,950, up 76.3 percent from December the prior year.

Be prepared for a dearth of shopping and other services; nearest major grocery store is in Woodhaven, north of I-30. Decades ago, East Lancaster was an active retail strip with two department stores, but the conversion of I-30 from a toll road decades ago meant traffic shifted to the interstate

from East Lancaster. It used to be “we could shop on East Lancaster for anything,” says Conlin, publisher of the Greater Meadowbrook News who, in recent years, converted to online-only publication from print after she lost most of her local independent, East Side advertisers.

But there’s movement. In recent years, the Oakland-East Lancaster intersection has attracted new tenants such as a Whataburger, Griff’s Hamburgers and an auto parts store. A new city library is funded and planned for a site near the intersection. Trinity Metro’s East Side Transfer Center at Oakland Boulevard and East Lancaster Avenue acts as a hub for buses running between the East Side and downtown, with the East Lancaster-Downtown Spur route one of the city’s busiest. Fort Worth also has invested substantial sums in public art along East Lancaster Avenue. Residents laud the Meadowbrook neighborhood police officer for dispersing panhandlers on the street. And a new city Public Improvement District covering the street from Loop 820 to Riverside will generate extra tax dollars, paid by property owners, for security.

The heightened security will help confront East Lancaster’s image as high crime. “We don’t have a lot of extraordinary crime out here,” businessman Don Boren, who is married to Conlin, says. “What we have, particularly on East Lancaster, are crimes that put a damper on business: prostitution, drug-dealing.”

Further into the interior of the neighborhood, a small cluster — the well-regarded La Rueda Restaurant, Coffee Folk shop in a permanently stationed food trailer open Thursdays to Sundays, and Firehouse Pottery & Gallery — has formed at Oakland and Meadowbrook boulevards, giving residents hope that more could follow. Per-

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formance of students in the public schools also is improving.

Carrie and Stephen Fitzwater are two relatively new residents of Central Meadowbrook. The couple — founders and owners of Modern Lantern, a Fort Worth-based producer of rechargeable battery-powered lamps designed for residential, restaurant, hotel and special event uses — three years ago cashed in the appreciation on their home in Fairmount and bought a home for cash in Central Meadowbrook, freeing up room to help send their two sons to college and expand their business.

Their new home, which they found in foreclosure, is a two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,800-square-foot Austin Stone ranch, with a rear-entry two-car garage, on a half-acre corner lot. The Fitzwaters installed a new roof and new air and heat, and renovated the kitchen, leaving the bathrooms for later. “We saw the potential walking in,” Carrie Fitzwater says. “A lot of people would have turned around and walked away.”

The home was burglarized the first week the Fitzwaters were in it, but a neighbor copied the thief’s license number, and police recovered the stolen laptop. The Fitzwaters’ advice to anybody considering what they did: “If you are an empty-nester, you don’t have to worry about the schools, but it does affect your resale,” Carrie Fitzwater says. She says look for a “solid structure, talk to your neighbors, go to the coffee shop — Coffee Folk — and talk to your neighbors, get an inspection.” Drive the neighborhoods you’re interested in, day and night, and look for how active the streets are, they say. In the three years they’ve been in the neighborhood, “we’ve noticed change. More people are out jogging and walking.” Conlin says she’s noticed the same. “We’ve got five new babies on the street,” she says.

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Life in Cowtown’s Concrete Jungle

Kicking its rural reputation to the curb, these seven urban residences make living in downtown Fort Worth an irresistible draw.

BY COURTNEY DABNEY

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Olaf Growald

Fort Worth’s growth is far from just outward — think Alliance, The River District and its growing, tentacle-like city map — but also upward. New residences occupying old buildings and contemporary dwellings spiraling sky-high, popping up at a frenetic pace, have become the norm in the city’s center.

Millennial singles and couples without kids between the ages of 25 and 40 — smack dab in the middle of Fort Worth’s median age — are ditching the suburbs for concrete pastures. According to a recent resident survey report, this group makes up over one-third of downtown’s dwellers.

And this exodus makes sense. After all, downtown living affords a lot of benefits, from shortened commute times and easy access to our highways, to low maintenance living − eliminating your home projects list and giving you back your weekend. It is also attractive to those in search of healthier lifestyles where walking and cycling are already the norm.

We looked for some of the hottest spots in the heart of the city in our quest to find the best downtown domiciles. If you sleep better knowing you’re in the midst of the hustle and bustle, these are the addresses we recommend checking out.

Alexan Summit

This brand-new apartment community is now leasing on Summit Avenue, placing it near the West Seventh corridor and just across the interstate from the hospital district and Near Southside.

Alexan has some nice perks for pet owners. For starters, it is located across from tree-lined Harrold Park. And, a new dog run and pet grooming area just debuted in February for added convenience.

Alexan on Summit ranges from studio to two-bedroom, with about 20 different floor plans to choose from. The style is billed as “midcentury for the new millennium,” and the amenities follow suit. The common space has a skyline view with seating for relaxation and a patio to take in the view. There are a few work spaces and a boardroom for easy work-fromhome options. A fully equipped fitness area offers cardio and weights.

First-floor units have stained concrete flooring, while the upper floors in this fivestory complex are hard wood. Some units overlook an inner courtyard while others surround the pool. And, select units come with pre-installed Sonos speakers and closets decked out with Elfa storage.

Techno-savvy residents love the fact that every apartment comes with its own Amazon Echo, complete with a technician to get it set up. And new leases come with a free year of Amazon Prime.

1424 Summit Ave. | Number of units: 372 | Price range: $1190 to $2345 alexansummit.com

The Omni Residences

These condominiums are considered some

The Tower Condos

The Tower started life as a 36-story office building in 1974. When it was constructed, it held the record as the city’s tallest building until the Burnett Plaza Building overtook it in 1983.

Then, the Tower was ravaged by a rare F3 tornado that swept through town in 2000. Fortunately, it was spared from demolition and was reborn in 2005 as a luxury highrise condo tower with 279 residences.

Most of the one- to three-bedroom condos include features like high-end finishes, granite countertops, recessed lighting, hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, private terraces and deeded parking spaces in the garage. All are unique in their design and finishes, and most are available for sale only.

The developer built a private resident

oasis (complete with trellises and vines) a few stories above the busy street level that includes a pool, spa, grills and beautiful gazebos. There is even a grass lawn for pets. The prime location is perfect for walking to work and entertainment, with round-theclock staff and security.

500 Throckmorton St. | Number of units: 279 | Price range: current listings from $275,000 –$1,995,000 | thetowerfortworth.com

of downtown’s premier luxury living spaces. Built in 2009, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel strikes a dramatic pose in our skyline.

Perched high above the city with spectacular views, the Omni Residences rise 33 stories high. Floor-to-ceiling windows afford dramatic vistas from every room, and some even have wraparound views from their breathtaking balconies. High-end design and finishes include quality fixtures and sleek, modern kitchens with with top-ofthe-line appliances like Viking and ASKO.

Living in a hotel has its perks. Residents receive discounts to hotel restaurants and

the Omni’s highly rated Mokara Spa, housed in the same building. With 24hour, on-site security, this is an ideal, low-maintenance option for jet-setters in search of the lock-and-go lifestyle. Expect some exclusive resident-only privileges like a concierge service, a roof-top pool area for lounging, a private workout room with the latest equipment and a Zen garden for relaxation. 1301 Throckmorton St. | Number of units: 86 | Price range: current listings from $698,000 – $975,000 omniresidencesfortworth.com

Downtown Demographics by the Numbers:

EDUCATION

highly educated – more than 76.5 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher

INCOME

earn high incomes – more than 79.6 percent earn more than $75,000 per year

AGE OF RESIDENTS

FAMILY

majority are without children (94.5 percent) versus families with children (5.5 percent)

(Demographics, Age and Why they choose to live downtown are all based upon DFWI’s most recent 2017-2018 Resident Survey Report, with 11 percent of downtown residents reporting.)

WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE DOWNTOWN

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Trinity Bluff & District Urban Apartments

Located just across Belknap overlooking the river (on the courthouse end of downtown), this trendy neighborhood has treelined streets with sidewalks and is within walking distance to Sundance Square.

Two separate buildings — one, the Bluff, located just off Bluff Street, has crown molding and a more traditional feel, while the other building known as the District, off Samuels Avenue, has a more modern look with dark cabinetry. Floor plans range from studios to three bedrooms.

The midsize buildings are only four stories, offering modern living with a 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center. Business centers are also a perk for residents as are the popular, planned community events allowing neighbors to socialize.

Security features include key-fob access, which is required for all doors and controlled access for garage entrance. With direct access to the river making an easy entrance to the Trinity Trails, Trinity Bluff allows residents ample outdoors activities and the chance to walk or bike to work.

701 E. Bluff St. | Number of units: 560 |

Price range: $1,100 – $2,100 trinityurbanapts.com

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311 Nichols

three-story new construction with 56 units

Burnett Lofts mixed-use building will include 254 units

The Worth 24-story, luxury condo tower will include 115 condos

Hilton Annex reimagined 13-story tower with ground floor retail and 143 apartments

The Hampton will add 350 rental units

901 Commerce tower will be approximately 35 stories tall with ground-floor retail and restaurant space, adding 250 units

Rocklyn

under construction on Samuels Avenue with 274 apartments

7th and Summit

proposed sevenstory will bring 200 apartments

Firestone at West Seventh

Firestone became one of the earliest downtown residences to open back in 1999. It’s also a historic address. The former home of the 1920s Firestone Tire Shop — whose exterior retains much of that architectural appeal and historic charm.

The apartments are located just across the Seventh Street Bridge, where you’ll find all the nightlife your heart desires. You can expect the Firestone’s one- and two-bedroom apartments to offer contemporary and open spaces with gourmet kitchens. The transitional appeal blends with many styles of furnishing.

Residents enjoy use of the community clubhouse with both shuffleboard and billiards, along with a full kitchen for entertaining larger groups. There is no need to pay to work out at a local gym with your own on-site, two-story cardio and weight training fitness center that includes an indoor half-court basketball court. The grounds also house a lovely pool and hot tub area as well as a sand volleyball court, fire pits and an on-site dog park.

1001 West Seventh St. | Number of units: 350 | Price range: $1,350 – $2,000 | cwsapartments. com/firestone-west-7th-fort-worth-tx

Broadstone on Fifth

This brand-new residential community has a lot to offer. Phase one just opened at the end of December. When phase two of the Broadstone on Fifth opens in April, it will offer floor plans ranging from studios to three-bedroom townhomes.

The townhomes will be two- to three-bedroom units with their own garage entry. Interiors throughout the property offer modern luxury with designer features like floor-to-ceiling windows, 10-foot ceilings and cove lighting.

Other amenities include a dramatic, rooftop plunge pool with stunning downtown views, a clubhouse, a spin studio and yoga room, and a workout room with Techno gym equipment. The community also has access to the theater room for private screenings.

Resort-style spaces set the Broadstone on Fifth apart, like its courtyard which will be an oasis complete with waterfalls and cabanas for lounging. There are some very modern twists as well, like co-working spaces and private conference rooms, an on-site bicycle maintenance shop and the Hub — which is its 24-hour lounge for residents to relax while arriving and departing by Uber. 500 Energy Way | Number of units: 345 | Price range: $1,070 – $4,985 | broadstoneonfifth.com

Sanger Lofts

This five-story building has been right in the thick of the action since 1929. With retail on the first level and lofts on the upper four floors, it was originally the home of Sanger Brothers Department Store and later housed the largest U.S.O. in the nation during World War II.

This historic building made of concrete is faced with stone and was renovated by Sundance Square and architect David M. Schwarz Architectural Services, Inc. in 1986.

The Sanger Building extends from Houston to Throckmorton along West Fourth Street, mak-

ing it a prime address. It is now primarily a residential building with 59 lofts located on the upper floors and six penthouse units in the Cassidy Building.

Sanger Lofts have a true uptown, open floor plan, loft feel complete with exposed ducts and pipes and high ceilings. All residents are provided with a City Club membership and access to the sixth-floor clubhouse with outdoor grill and television. Underground parking is another plus, as is 24/7 on-site security and concierge.

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Queen of Bling

HGTV star Donna Moss returns to become lead designer of Fort Worth Magazine’s 2019 Showcase Home.

BY SCOTT NISHIMURA

Donna Moss, the “Queen of Bling” and HGTV host who finished the interiors of Fort Worth Magazine’s 2013 Dream Home Monticello, has signed on as designer of our 2019 Showcase Home — a 5,173-square-foot, modern-farmhousestyled two-story in Colleyville’s gated Oakleigh neighborhood.

Moss will team with more than 10 other designers who will each be assigned their own rooms and spaces in the Showcase Home, finishing the interiors and choosing everything from color palette to fabrics, furnishings and accessories. Moss, who’s based in Tarrant County, is using the project to help launch a web-based network called Home Design TV with the Fort Worth TV producer and filmmaker Josh Mills, and the network will feature shows that follow the construction and design of the Showcase Home.

“Showcase homes are very close to my heart because they gave me my start,” Moss, who began building homes with her

husband, Paul, around the region in the early 1980s, says. The couple built their first million-dollar spec home in Mira Vista in the mid-1990s, and at the same time, Moss began participating in Kaleidoscope of Homes projects. “It really is what launched my design business,” she says. Moss estimates the couple’s built 150 homes, and with their three children, they also moved into commercial real estate.

Moss began her television design career little more than a decade ago when she became a finalist in the first season of HGTV’s “Design Star” series, in which the teams renovated a townhome and spent weeks sequestered in the home to preserve secrecy. “They took away our cell phones, our wallets,” she says. Moss didn’t win that contest, but it later helped her secure her own series, “Donna Decorates Dallas,” on HGTV. “I got to do my own show after all, and I got to do it my own way.”

Showcase Home is the latest in a longrunning series of projects in which the

magazine collaborates with builders and vendors on luxury homes in the region’s finest neighborhoods. The completed home will be open for tours in July to benefit a Wish with Wings, the magazine’s official charity. The home, at 208 Winnie Drive, is a five-bedroom, 5 1/2-bath, painted-brick home. The home is for sale at $1.8 million.

Moss’ Home Design TV network, which she expects to launch in March, will produce its own content and team with affiliates in other markets to obtain more content. Content, for one, currently is being produced in Los Angeles, and more will be coming from Las Vegas, Moss said. Home Design TV aims to focus on design. “A lot of these networks have moved away from design and just do renovation,” a formula that works and has thus prompted copying, she says.

The HDTV app will allow consumers to shop while they watch shows. See something they like in a project the network is following? “You can click on a chair and buy,” she says. “It’s fully shoppable.”

SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS

Here are the vendors who are contributing to Fort Worth Magazine’s Showcase Home:

Builder: Heritage Homes, John Webb

Interior designer: Elements of Design, LLC, Traci Darden

Appliances, master tub: The Jarrell Company

Brick material: Metro Brick & Stone

Cabinets/kitchen: The Kitchen Source

Cabinets/other than kitchen: Mike Conkle Custom Cabinets

Countertops material and fabrication: KLZ Stone

Excavation, rough and final grade: Altera Services

Fire suppression: Haynes Fire Protection

Floors, wood: Vintage Floors

Foundation materials, slab: Metroplex Concrete Construction

Framing labor: Lone Star Framing

Gutters: Loveless Gutters

HVAC: J&S Air

Home automation, AV, security: H Customs

Lighting: Passion Lighting

Lumber: BMC

Plumbing labor: ProServe Plumbing

Roofing, metal and standing seam: Texas Tile Roofing

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4051 Modlin Avenue - $975,000

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5535 El Campo Avenue - $559,000

1200 Clover Lane - $549,500

157 Magnolia Lane - $899,000

6424 Rosemont Ave - $419,000

4900 Westridge Avenue, #11 - $749,900

201 Magnolia Lane - $1,100,000

2716 Colonial Parkway - $1,499,000

W Verde Circle - $1,599,000

12825 Modena Court - $948,500

Sanctuary Heights Road - $1,749,000

Kittansett Court - $1,049,000

Sendero Drive - $994,000

4924 Arbol Court - $2,079,000

3748 Country Club Circle - $1,845,000

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Top Realtors 2019

We draw our Top Realtor list from nominations by thousands of homeowners and industry professionals. This helpful resource unlocks some of Greater Tarrant County’s best agents who can help you ﬁnd the perfect space for you and yours.

Chelsea Albright Williams Trew

Gaylene Anders

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Brenda Anderson Williams Trew

Joel Arredondo

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Wendy Bailey eXp Realty

Deborah Bailey Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Debra Barrett Virginia Cook Realtors

Blake Barry Williams Trew

Andra Beatty Andra Beatty Real Estate

Emily Beck

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Hannah Behrens

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Joseph Berkes

Williams Trew

Claire Berkes Williams Trew

Steve Berry

Williams Trew

Earl Bilbrey

Keller Williams Realty

Brady Bridges

Chisholm Realtors

Jennifer Brown

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Lindsay Bruns Charitable Realty

Suzanne Burt Burt Ladner Real Estate

Rachel Canafax RE/MAX Trinity

Tracey Chamberlain Ebby Halliday Realtors

Alexander Chandler

Alexander Chandler Realty

Onofre Chapa Ebby Halliday Realtors

David Chicotsky

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Michaela Chicotsky

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Ruby Claiborne-Lozano JP & Associates REALTORS

Jeff Clarkson Clarkson Realty Team

Kimberly Coatney

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Micah and Robyn Coffey

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Jennifer Cohn Burt Ladner Real Estate

Rusty Collins

Alexander Chandler Realty

Susan Cook Williams Trew

Sandy Cotton Ebby Halliday Realtors

Michael Crain

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Tamara Crain

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Hallie Cranford

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Sharon Crockett Compass

Allen Crumley Williams Trew

Becca Davis Ebby Halliday Realtors

Mary Margaret Davis

Mary Margaret Davis Real Estate Team

Melinda Deckert Burt Ladner Real Estate

Jennifer Demel Burt Ladner Real Estate

Sam Demel Burt Ladner Real Estate

Therese Deptula Ebby Halliday Realtors

$220,260

The median price for a home in Fort Worth in 2018 (up 6.2 percent from 2017).

SOURCE: GREATER FORT WORTH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Chase Hall Broker/Owner

TK Dorsey

Virginia Cook Realtors

Sara Drehobl LEAGUE Real Estate

Virginia Durham

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Ida Duwe-Olsen Williams Trew

Nanette Ecklund-Luker

Allie Beth Allman & Associates

Tami Ellis

Alexander Chandler Realty

Richard Farrelly Coldwell Banker

Danny Force

DFW Legacy Real Estate Group

Lori Fowler Charitable Realty

Emma Gardner

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Melissa Gaspari JP & Associates REALTORS

Mary Carolyn Gatzke

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Roslyn Gauntt

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Matt Gauntt

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

John Giordano

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

37

The average number of days homes spent on the market in 2018 (three days more than 2017).

SOURCE: GREATER FORT WORTH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Kay Goldthwaite Williams Trew

Tony Green The Tony Green Team

Sha Hair

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Andrea Halbach

Burt Ladner Real Estate

Chase Hall Chase Realty DFW

Laura Hamilton

Burt Ladner Real Estate

Ashley Hanson Coldwell Banker

Jennifer Harman Keller Williams Realty

Gwen Harper

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Allison Hayden

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Mark Hewitt Jr. Keller Williams Realty

Stefani Hill Williams Trew

Christa Holbert LEAGUE Real Estate

Karen Holcomb Northern Realty Group

Adrianne Holland

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Amy Hooper Trott

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Corrine Hyman Quast Williams Trew

Mary Ann Izzarelli Ebby Halliday Realtors

Claudia Jimenez

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Shannon Johnson eXp Realty

Allison Price Jones Williams Trew

Pedro Juarez RJ Williams & Company LLC

Josiah Keas LEAGUE Real Estate

Sara Keleher Ebby Halliday Realtors

Amanda Kenvin Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Scott Killian Scott Real Estate, Inc

Shelby Kimball Kimball Real Estate

Kendall Kostohryz Williams Trew

Laura Ladner Burt Ladner Real Estate

Jayne Landers Burt Ladner Real Estate

Michelle Lanford Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Cyndi Lawson Ebby Halliday Realtors

Mitzi Lemons Coldwell Banker

Melissa Little Chase Realty DFW

Bob and Nancy Lohman Williams Trew

Darla Lorenson RE/MAX Trinity

Sarah Lyons Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Kandy Maberry

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Shila Manley JP & Associates REALTORS

Kristen Martin Williams Trew

Amanda Massingill Williams Trew

Margaret McDermott Coulborn

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Lori McElyea

Century 21 Alliance Properties

Donna McFarland Charitable Realty

Kelly McLean Williams Trew

Janice Miller Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Aileen Milton Burt Ladner Real Estate

Matthew Minor Burt Ladner Real Estate

Carley J. Moore

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Ashley Mooring Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Michelle Moran Charitable Realty

Ann Motheral Coldwell Banker

Michelle Myers Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate

Kelly Nelson Williams Trew

Keely Nezworski Pineapple Properties

Lela Nichols United Real Estate DFW Properties

Malorie Nielsen Burt Ladner Real Estate

32

The average number of days to close in 2018 (one day less than 2017).

SOURCE: GREATER FORT WORTH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Bobby Norris Bobby Norris Farm & Ranch Realty

Will Northern Northern Realty Group

Donna Noto RE/MAX Pinnacle Group Realtors

Luis Ocampo Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Erika Oliver RJ Williams & Company LLC

Ted Olsen Williams Trew Ryan Pafford Points West Agency

Katy Neely Page Coldwell Banker

Piper Pardue Williams Trew

Caren Parten Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Jennifer Patterson Pinnacle Realty Advisors

Michelle Perry

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Stacey Perry Keller Williams Realty

Megan Phelps RE/MAX Heritage

Heather Phillips RJ Williams & Company LLC

JP Piccinini JP & Associates REALTORS

Specializations: Fort Worth and Surrounding Cities Commercial and Multifamily Development/Acquisitions

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Raised in Fort Worth Texas, Pedro Juarez is the son of immigrants who from a young age instilled a strong work ethic with a focus on education. After many years of business and work experience, Pedro found his calling in real estate through his mentor and friend, Ty Williams. RJ Williams & Company became the launching pad of his real estate career.

“Overall Top Producer” selling over 3 million dollars worth of real estate. In a short time period, Pedro has become a multimillion dollar producer and he along with his broker Ty Williams helped lead the way for the “Riverwalk Residences: a new luxury townhome community along the Trinity River.

loving support of his wife Pilar and their three daughters.

Martha Price Williams Trew

Toni Pruitt

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Lisa Randolph Alexander Chandler Realty

Gaye Reed Coldwell Banker

Sandra Regester Virginia Cook Realtors

Thomas Reilly Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate

Alberto and Devon Reyes

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Hunter Richard Wilco Realtors, LLC

Brian Rickard

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Dona Robinson

Allie Beth Allman & Associates

Gunilla Rodhe

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Joseph Romero Williams Trew

Ben Searway Coldwell Banker

Jill Smalley

Wheeler Professionals at REMAX

Laura & Jeremy Spann

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Paige Stevenson

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Veronica Stimson

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Ruth Story

Keller Williams Realty

Kati Story Keller Williams Realty

Donna Swanzy

Century 21 Judge Fite Company

Frank Testa

Burt Ladner Real Estate

Ashton Theiss

Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate

Laura Thomas Virginia Cook Realtors

Tracey Thompson

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Susan Thornton

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Wendy Tockey

Century 21, Mike Bowman, Inc.

Joan Trew

Ebby Halliday Realtors

Walker Turney

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Carol Van Hook

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Barbara Wallis United Real Estate DFW Properties

Eric Walsh

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Christina Warden

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

Carmon Weeden Burt Ladner Real Estate

Rick Wegman

Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates

Ty Williams RJ Williams & Company LLC

Martha Williams Williams Trew

Patty Williamson Williams Trew

Sloan Yorek

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

John Zimmerman Compass

The most expensive ZIP code in Fort Worth (technically Westover Hills) in 2018.

SOURCE: GREATER FORT WORTH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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Williams Trew had a record breaking year in 2018 and our entire team is off to an incredible start for 2019. Check out some of the incredible properties we are honored to represent (many of which are sold without ever going on the market.)

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SPECIALTY: Serving the residential real estate needs of North Texas since 1945, Ebby Halliday, REALTORS® was founded on three simple principles: service to the client, service to the industry and service to the community. We’re rich in tradition and now, more than ever, poised for the future. AWARDS/HONORS: Ebby Halliday is the market share leader in North Texas. Ebby’s Southlake

ily of Companies. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Ebby Halliday is the No. 1 residential real estate company in Texas in in North Texas. WHY CHOOSE THEM: estate companies in the country, Ebby Halliday participated in more

than $7 billion in sales in 2018. FREE ADVICE: In North Texas, the median number of days a home is on the market is only 34 days. At the same time, the average sales price is up 2.7 percent. Simply put, if

PICTURED: (left page, left to right) Onofre ‘OC’ Chapa, Becca Davis, Sandy Cotton, Tracey Chamberlain and Gaylene Anders; (right page, left to right) Cyndi Lawson, Mary Ann Izzarelli, Sara Keleher, Kimberly Coatney, Gunilla Rhode and Joel Arredondo.

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Lori Anne McElyea

Century 21 Alliance

SPECIALTY: Residential, Commercial, Recreational-Lake Front and Farm & Ranch. AWARDS/HONORS: Century 21 Quality Service Award 2015. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: 100 Women Who Care Fort Worth, CASA, Girls Inc., SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Northwest Tarrant Chamber, Alliance in Motion, Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors, MetroTex. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Every

family at a time. WHY CHOOSE HER: As a hard-working, incredibly dedicated and honest business professional, I welcome the opportunity to work with all types of buyers and sellers. My goal is to provide the highest-level, thorough service but also to anticipate needs and create

experience, I know the DFW metroplex inside and out. MOTTO: A house is not a home because of the room dimensions or the color of the walls; it is about how you feel when you walk through the front door and the way you can instantly envision your life unfolding there. FREE ADVICE: The buying and/or selling of your home is one of the most important life events, and an experienced and knowledgeable real estate agent can make or break the experience.

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ON THE TRINITY RIVER IN FORT WORTH

Jewel Ball

The 65th Annual Jewel Charity Ball took place Dec. 15, 2018, at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The “Party of the Century” celebrated both the event’s 65th year and Cook Children’s 100th anniversary. Photos by Behr / Richardson Photography

Earth Wind & Fire

Tyson & Allison D’Acosta

Meg Rubin, Pam Pigman and Vicki Andrews

Betsy & Tom Price

Ryan & Lauren Matthews, Todd & Melissa Mehall, Heather & Jeff Fish

Vance & Laura Beagles, Bryan Beagles, Macy Pigman, Haley Pigman, Pam & Reed Pigman

Marc & Bonnie Epstein and Alecia & Stephen Lindsey

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Kimbell Art Museum Red Party in Black

The Kimbell Art Museum’s Red Party went black on Nov. 30, 2018, in celebration of the “Balenciaga in Black” exhibit. Photos by Robert LaPrelle

Pam Campbell and Nancy Lamb

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Our teachers – *certified and well-suited to serve young learners. Our balance of structure and play that makes learning in literacy and math fast and fun.

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*All Fort Worth ISD Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers hold state certifications, as well as 18-30 hours annually in specialized training.

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1Grease

March 2–10

“Grease” is the word at Casa Mañana, as the local theater takes on the Broadway classic with all the leather jackets, hairdos and hits like “You’re the One That I Want” and “Summer Nights.” For a little extra theater geekery, RSVP to a free lecture and chat with director Tim Sieb and executive producer Wally Jones on March 2, who’ll talk about the show’s history and share stories from behind the scenes. Casa Mañana. 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. 817.332.2272. casamanana.org.

A generation of lifesavers is being created through the Giving Hearts of Fort Worth. Join us with a philanthropic investment and let the facets of your Giving Heart shine bright.

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11th Annual Funky Finds Spring Fling

March 9–10

Shop all things “handmade, repurposed, upcycled and vintage” at Funky Finds’ annual Spring Fling, taking place at the Cattle 1 and Small Exhibits buildings of Will Rogers Memorial Center. The event will also feature raffles for charity, live music and pet adoptions — leashed pets are welcome to roam the market as well. Will Rogers Memorial Center. 3401 Burnett-Tandy Drive. 903.665.7954. funkyfinds.com.

3

Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival

April 4–7

To prep for this event, we recommend eating a lot in the days leading up to it; give your gut and gullet plenty of room to operate. Then, get your stomach to a point where it’s

screaming for food and head to this festival, full of the city’s best culinary goodies and tasty beverages. The four-day feast fest includes a broad range of fare from unique vendors, and all proceeds go to help local grant programs and culinary scholarships. Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork. 5000 Clearfork Main St. fortworthfoodandwinefestival.com.

4 Gumbo Cook Off March

Do you know what goes into gumbo? While we think of it as a whole lotta deliciousness just a few shades from burning, if you do know what goes into gumbo, we recommend trying your hand at this cook off. Teams and individuals are welcome to spruce up their best stew for a panel of celebrity judges (whose names we still don’t know) and win a prize. Twilite Lounge. 212 Lipscomb St. 817.720.5483. thetwilitelounge.com.

5 TCU’s FestivalJazz

March 22–23

Here’s an event that gives new meaning to the term “Horned” Frog — TCU’s annual jazz festival is back to feature performances by high school and middle school jazz ensembles, as well as TCU jazz faculty and guest artists. This year’s special guest is drummer Duffy Jackson, who’s shared the stage with legends like Duke Ellington, Ray Brown and Lena Horne.

Ed Landreth Auditorium and PepsiCo Recital Hall. 2800 South University Drive. 817.257.5576. finearts.tcu.edu.

Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival.

Photo by Malcolm Mayhew.

Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County

luncheonLegends honoring

Journalist Bob Schieffer

The Legends Luncheon recognizes the accomplishments of a fellow Texan who has demonstrated outstanding character through his or her actions and community involvement.

April 4, 2019 presents

The Fort Worth Club

306 West 7th Street • Fort Worth, TX 76102

The 2019 Legends Luncheon will honor legendary television journalist Bob Schieffer. After graduating from TCU, Schieffer joined CBS in 1969, was inducted into the Broadcast & Cable Hall of Fame in 2002, and was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2008. Join us on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Fort Worth Club for a wonderful luncheon and lively discussion moderated by Mary Ralph Lowe.

For ticketing and sponsorship information, visit mealsonwheels.org/legends or contact Jessica Hagen at 817-258-6414 or jessica@mealsonwheels.org.

All proceeds benefit the Home-Delivered Meals program, providing life-saving meals to the frailest members of our community.

6 TRWD Flyfest

March 9

Yes, you can fish in the Trinity River, and TRWD Flyfest is the time to do it. The Tarrant Regional Water District will release 1,600 pounds of rainbow trout and nearly 3,000 Texas native fish into the river for your luring pleasure. There will also be contests for skills like distance, accuracy and catching trout; but if you’re not quite at the competing level, the event will also host fishing classes, along with food trucks and a rockclimbing wall among other activities. Trinity River. 3100 Bryant Irvin Road. trwdflyfest.com.

7 Whiskey Business

March 28

We wouldn’t suggest golfing at night. That is, of course, unless there’s a clear sky with a full moon, or you have glow-in-the-dark balls. You will have at least one of those things at Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co.’s Whiskey Business (we’ll let you look at a moon calendar to figure out which one), where they’ll pack a plethora of activities, including a putting and chipping contest, live music and food trucks serving up delicious local cuisine. Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. 4250 Mitchell Blvd. 817.840.9140.

8 Her Market

March 10

Head to The Foundry District for a popup market that not only celebrates the local #girlboss, but also gives back to the community. Her Market will showcase the products of women-owned businesses while donating 100 percent of all booth fees to The Worthy Co., an organization that employs survivors of sex trafficking. Sixty6 & Co. will bring the mocktails and desserts, while Christina with Viva Latina will provide the tunes. The Foundry District. 200 Carroll St. thefoundrydistrictfw.com.

TRWD Flyfest

Her Market founders Maria Sigala, Evelyn Gaucin and Priscilla Starr.

Photo by Maria Paz.

9Kimchi Kon 2019

March 30

Celebrate the rich culture of Korea — and eat some kimchi to boot — at Texas’ ﬁrst-ever Korean convention. But this event is more than chowing down on pickled cabbage; the celebration, run by local college students, will include various activities and entertainment popular in Korean culture. It’s free, open to attendees of all ages and is sure to educate plenty of Fort Worthians about the Far East peninsula.

Tarrant County College — South Campus. 5301 Campus Drive.

10 Warbird Ride Day

March 16

A mere 40 years after the Wright Brothers made history at Kitty Hawk, some of the gutsiest dudes in the world were duking it out in the air over Europe and the Paciﬁc. If you get your thrills from feeling the same sensation these guys had as they took to the sky in prop planes, then you’ll dig this event, where you can ride in a legit B-24 bomber — all under the direction of a trained pilot, of course. Vintage Flying Museum. 505 NW 38th St. 817.624.1935. vintageﬂyingmuseum.com.

Jen the Restaurateur

While Jen Williams has already climbed the Mount Everest of the culinary world — cooking for the president … twice — her restless nature is still moving and shaking the Fort Worth food scene.

BY MALCOLM MAYHEW

If you know chef Jen Williams — and chances are you do if you’ve ever eaten at a pop-up diner or at any of the top restaurants in the Fort Worth-Dallas area — you know she very well could be the Rosie the Riveter of Fort Worth’s culinary scene. Since moving from Chicago to Fort Worth, she has immersed herself in not much else but work — spending equal amounts of time working in restaurants, hosting pop-up events and running a catering business.

Q: Dressing up as Rosie the Riveter for this photo shoot was your idea. How much do you relate to her? A: A hundred percent. I remember the first time I saw that famous poster of her. I was in AP history and I just immediately related to her I-can-do-it attitude. That attitude has stayed with me and continued to encompass my spirit, especially working in restaurants when I was sometimes one of the only females. Q: You’ve cooked for Obama. Twice. How does that happen? A: The first time was in 2011 when he was still in office, and I was still living in Chicago. I was working in a restaurant called mk, and it was a place he used to frequent. He was there for a Democratic charity event. We all had to pass this insane security check — I think there were seven security checks. There were countersnipers everywhere — I didn’t even know what a countersniper was. The second time I cooked for him, a few months ago, it was with a lot of the same crew from mk. We were helping the mk chef open a new restau-

rant when we got the call that Obama wanted to throw a birthday party there, even though we weren’t technically open to the public yet.

Q: What’d you make him? A: It was so funny. We were all standing around in the kitchen, just waiting for his ticket to come back to see what Obama wanted to eat. He wanted a New York strip cooked medium well! Medium well? We were all disappointed – you know, you don’t get a steak cooked medium well! But he was so gracious and respectful. He came back to the kitchen and talked to all of us, shook all of our hands, asked us our names. He totally redeemed himself, too, because he had a whiskey before dinner and an espresso after dinner. He’s a really cool guy. Q: Your parents must have been so proud of you. A: I think if it had been a more conservative president, they would have been more excited — but that’s my family! But the office of the presidency is an honorable position to hold, and

Over the course of her seven-year career here, she has cooked in some of North Texas’ top kitchens, from the much-missed Magnolia Cheese Company to critically-acclaimed Lucia in Dallas to, most recently, Piattello Italian Kitchen. These days, though, she has made a name for herself as the city’s unofficial queen of pop-up events — and as one of the few chefs in North Texas to ever cook for a president. Clarification: a president of the United States of America.

they hold that very sacred. My mom’s side of the family ended up in Fort Worth because my grandfather was in the Air Force and became a general at Carswell. On my dad’s side of the family, my grandfather was in World War II, and my dad was in Vietnam. My cousin flies helicopters for the Army. Even though I may not always agree with my family’s political beliefs, I, and everyone else in my family, have long had respect for the people who fight for our country.

Q: You were doing pop-up restaurants in Fort Worth long before they became a thing. What drew you to them? A: I first became aware of them when I was in Chicago and saw how much fun they could be. When I got to Fort Worth, I did them here and there, like at Friday on the Green, before pop-ups even had a name. When I decided to move forward with my own career and not worry about trying to work in restaurants anymore, I thought pop-ups would be perfect for me. I’m a quick thinker, I’m organized,

I enjoyed getting out of the kitchen and I love cooking in front of people.

Q: What’s Fort Worth’s restaurant scene not quite nailing? A: We need to better support momand-pop, chef-driven restaurants but also be pickier with those restaurants. We need to make sure our standards continue to rise. I’ve heard chefs say that Fort Worth is a meat and potatoes town, and I guess I just don’t accept that. I was taught by chefs to elevate and enlighten people with food, not dumb it down to meet someone else’s standards.

Q: And what are we doing right?

A: We have such a strong chef community here. Most of us are very supportive of one another. We eat at each other’s places, whether it’s a restaurant or a pop-up. We jump in and help anywhere we can. There’s a very strong bond here among chefs. I also love all of the development – Magnolia, now what’s happening on South Main. This will hopefully create new opportunities for the next round of young chefs.

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Four Sisters — and One Very Talented Brother

Inspired by childhood eats — despite sloppy Joes being conspicuously absent from the menu — chef Tuan Pham’s latest venture offers accessible Vietnamese fare.

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Beef pho Lemongrass tofu

Duck confit bao

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If you’ve ever paid a visit to Shinjuku Station or Tokyo Café, chances are you’re familiar with the cooking of chef Tuan Pham, who helped put both of these Cowtown staples on the map. Recently, Pham found himself nostalgic and began offering the flavors of his childhood when Four Sisters − A Taste of Vietnam opened on South Main Street last November.

Being the middle child flanked by four sisters (two older and two younger) is not an easy position to find one’s self. Those same sisters were some of the first to crave his cuisine. “And, all these years later, I am still cooking for them,” he says.

Diners are familiar with both Japanese and Thai elements, but Vietnamese … not so much. While we’ll go out on a limb and say most Fort Worthians are familiar with pho, few locals have ventured much farther inland. Pham didn’t want to scare people with a huge menu of unfamiliar options, so he pared it down to the greatest hits and included dishes that allow newcomers to more easily dip a toe into Vietnamese fare.

I would describe Vietnamese as more herbal than other Asian cuisines since some of its most distinct flavors come from lemongrass, ginger root, fresh mint and Thai basil leaves. The acid from fresh lime juice and the heat from red chili are also big players, but Vietnamese is not necessarily spicy — so don’t let that scare you off.

Station. This is ideal for sampling with friends and family.

I tried the duck confit bao ($9 for two filled buns). The steamed buns have a doughy consistency, and at about half-aninch thick, they are folded around the fillings (kind of like a Vietnamese taco).

Four Sisters − A Taste of Vietnam

Location: 1001 S. Main St., Ste. 151

For Info: 682.385.9353, foursistersfw.com

What We Liked: The menu is adventurous without being daunting. Chef Pham has crafted an accessible menu. What We Didn’t: The duck confit bao was not what we expected and could use more sauce to moisten it. Recommendations: With nothing sweet on the menu, use that as your excuse to try one of four specialty cocktails. And don’t forget about Four Sisters’ extended happy hour from 2 to 6 p.m.

The newly constructed, modern building sits near the Vandervoort’s Dairy on the up-and-coming South Main Street. The attractive space is filled with a mix of ladder-back chairs and cozy pillow-backed banquettes. There is also a table for larger groups with U-shaped seating. Warm, wooden accents mix with concrete flooring and soundproofing overhead, along with a cozy bar area.

The majority of the menu consists of small plates — similar in style to Shinjuku

The bao was filled with duck breast seasoned by a honey hoisin glaze, garlic mash and shaved green onion for garnish. The thickly sliced duck was slow roasted in duck fat, but you could not taste much of that richness since it was served at room temperature — although the slices had plenty of fat on them. The bao was a little dry and looked prettier than it tasted. Next time, I’ll take the beer-braised pork belly bao out for a spin.

A sucker for lemongrass anything, my waitress mentioned that all the noodles and tofu are housemade daily, so I had to sample the lemongrass tofu ($7.50) as well. Cubes of fresh tofu were dusted in rice flour and fried, making a crispy exterior. A lovely presentation with green onion and fried lemongrass, shallot and garlic slices, the dish was served with a dipping sauce of

lime juice, soy sauce and chili paste. It was simple and satisfying.

Entrees include dishes like braised pork belly, seafood noodle soup and crab fried rice. But, don’t expect rows of pho to choose from. In fact, beef pho ($9.50) is the only one on the menu.

The housemade, flat rice noodles are simply delicate. The broth is made from a family recipe that takes 18 hours to achieve, and you can really taste it. The pho was topped with chunks of tender meatballs, ribbons of shaved tenderloin and brisket and served with a set-up to personalize the flavor, including sliced jalapeño, Thai basil leaves (with their unusual licorice taste), lime wedges, bean sprouts and cilantro.

Beef pho

Photo: Nancy Farrar

Times are definitely good for local barbecue lovers. Everywhere you turn, it seems, a new barbecue virtuoso is coming forth, wielding expertly smoked meats. Newest to arrive on the ’cue scene is Hurtado Barbecue, run by North Texas pitmaster Brandon Hurtado. For the past several months, he’s been hauling his trailer from one pop-up event to another, fine-tuning his unique take on Tex-Mex barbecue. Beginning in March, he’ll be a lot easier to chase down: He’ll be permanently parked at Division Brewing in Arlington. There, he’ll serve his fantastic fatty slabs of 44 Farms prime brisket and

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T-Rex-size beef ribs, along with specialty items such as a housemade queso fundido sausage, smoked elote and housemade flour tortillas. Beginning

March 9, Hurtado will be open at Division Brewing every Saturday at 11 a.m. until food runs out.

506 E. Main St., Arlington, facebook.com/ hurtadobbq

A new restaurant specializing in Latin and Caribbeaninspired cuisine

has opened in an unlikely location: Hulen Mall. Yes, the food court at Hulen Mall is now home to cachapas, patacon and pabellon, thanks to El Sofrito, a mom and pop spot sandwiched between Great American Cookies and Panda Express. Mom and pop are Dina Reyes and Fortino Diaz of tiny Texas town Keene. There, the longtime restaurateurs run 360 Degrees Restaurant, which serves international cuisine. At El Sofrito, the two serve a combination of Latin, Caribbean and Tex-Mex. There are tacos, burritos and quesadillas but also coconut curry chicken; cachapas, sweet corn pancakes grilled and filled with a

triplet of cheeses; and patacon, sweet plantains topped with cabbage, cilantro, crema, cotija cheese and your choice of chicken or beef. Open daily at 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.

4800 S. Hulen St., hulenmall.com

Freelance food writer Malcolm Mayhew can be reached at malcolm.mayhew@hotmail.com or on Twitter at @foodfortworth.

Fort Worth’s Wedgwood area lucked out and landed a terrific new Indian restaurant called King’s Kitchen. It’s hidden in a strip mall on Trail Lake Drive. Crane your neck looking for the sign, hit a couple potholes, snake through the narrow parking lot and, voilà, you’re there. What a cool little place — the

décor is one part art deco, one part ’80s opulence. “I didn’t want it to be like any other Indian restaurant,” says owner Tarlok Signh, who designed the small, classy dining room himself. Taking cues from his parents’ international food store next door, Signh developed an interesting menu made up of Indian cuisine standards, such as an

excellent chicken tikka masala, along with dishes that touch on other regions, like Nepalese vegetable momo and a

Bosnian minced meat dish called evapi. It’s one of the city’s best new spots.

5054 Trail Lake Drive, kingskitchenrestaurant. weebly.com

The historic Haltom Theater, recently refurbished and reborn as a live music venue, will launch a Sunday brunch in March by Enchiladas Olé owner and chef Mary Perez. Perez grew up not far from the theater, which originally opened in 1941, on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. “I spent a lot of time in that

area when I was a kid,” she says. Chaz Buchannan and a group of investors dropped a cool half-mil on renovations, adding a separate dining area, along with a stage that will host live bands. Perez has already been lending the theater a hand in the food department, serving her TexMex take on a Philly cheesesteak sandwich on nights when there’s live music. Her Sunday brunch will include huevos rancheros, spinach chilaquiles and, of course, enchiladas.

5601 Belknap St., Haltom City, haltomtheater.com

opening shebang March 2. To ring in the occasion, co-founder and head brewer Shawn Kidwell will unveil a couple new brews, Everybody’s Doing It, a double dry-hopped IPA, and La Mera Hora, a Mexican lager. Things get rolling at 1 p.m.

1301 E. Belknap St., cowtownbrewco.com

Local fave Fuego Burger won’t be returning to Rendon any time soon — the roof of Carlos and Christie Rodriguez’s burger shop on Highway 1187 was trashed by a storm last year, forcing the couple to close. With more free time, they’ve expanded the menu at their Benbrook Highway location. New items include Shiner Bock chili,

Cowtown Brewing Company, a new barbecue restaurant and brewery on the outskirts of downtown, is hosting a grand

As of press time, Heim BBQ’s second location is scheduled to open in March in The River District in a 7,500-square-foot building that once housed a VFW hall. Designed by Coevál Studio, the new locale will feature a covered patio, a full bar and an outdoor beer garden. 5333 White Settlement Road, heimbbq.com

a seared ahi tuna sandwich slathered in a housemade jalapeño mayo and a grilled avocado stuffed with beef fajita meat. 4400 Benbrook Highway, facebook. com/fuegoburgerbenbrook

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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. $

BJ’s Restaurant And Brewhouse 201 E. Interstate 20, 817.465.5225. 11am-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 11am-1am Fri.; 11am-1am Sat.; 10am-midnight Sun. $-$$

Chef Point Cafe 5901 Watauga Rd., Watauga, 817.656.0080. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.; 7am-10pm Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. Breakfast Saturdays. $-$$

Houlihan’s 401 E. 1-20 Hwy., 817.375.3863. 11am-midnight, bar 1am Mon.-Thu.; 11am1am, bar 2am Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm, bar midnight Sun. $$-$$$

Humperdink’s Restaurant And Brewery 700 Six Flags Drive, 817.640.8553. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $$

J Gilligan’s Bar & Grill 400 E. Abram. 817.274.8561. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11ammidnight Thu.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; drafthouse open nightly 11am-2am $

Mac’s Bar & Grill 6077 W. I-20 Frontage Rd., 817.572.0541. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm and 3pm-10pm Sun. $$

No Frills Grill 4914 Little Rd., 817.478.1766. Other locations: 801 S. Main St. #109, Keller, 817.741.6344. 2851 Matlock Rd., Ste. 422, Mansfield, 817.473.6699. 1550 Eastchase Pkwy., Ste. 1200, Arlington, 817.274.5433. 11am-2am daily. $ Rose Garden Tearoom 3708 W. Pioneer Pkwy., 817.795.3093. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. $

Restaurant 506 at The Sanford House 506 N. Center St., 817.801.5541. Closed Mon.-Tues.; 11am-2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Wed.-Fri.; 10:30am2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Sat.; 10:30am-2pm Sun. $$ Southern Recipes Grill 2715 N. Collins St., 817.469.9878. 11am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 8am-9pm Sat.; 8am-4pm Sun. $-$$

Steve’s Garden & Grill 223 Depot St., Mansfield. 817.473.8733. Tues.-Thur. 11am-9pm; Fri. 11am-10pm; Sat. 4 pm-10pm; Sun.-Mon. closed. $-$$

Ventana Grille 7005 Golf Club Dr., 817.548.5047. 6:30am-9pm daily $-$$ BURLESON

Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 120 S. Main St., 817.447.3400. 11am-2pm lunch and 5pm-9pm dinner Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9pm Sat.-Sun. $

Dalton’s Corner Bar & Grill 200 S. Main St., 817.295.5456. 11am-2am Mon.-Sun. $$ The Porch 140 S. Wilson St., 817.426.9900.

6:30am-8pm Mon.-Thu.; 6:30am-9pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-8pm Sun. $$

COLLEYVILLE

Market Street 5605 Colleyville Blvd., 817.577.5020. 6am-10pm daily. $

Trio New American Cafe 8300 Precinct Line Road, Ste. 104, 817.503.8440. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am3pm, 5pm-9pm Tue.-Sat. BYOB. $$ FORT

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Bird Cafe 155 E. 4th and Commerce, 817.332.2473. 11am-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 11am-1am Fri.; 10am-1am Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $$

Bluebonnet Café 2223 Haltom Rd., Haltom City, 817.834.4988. 6:30am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat. $ Brewed 801 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.945.1545. 8am-10pm Tue.-Wed.; 8am-11pm Thu.; 8ammidnight Fri.-Sat.; 9:30am-2:30pm Sun. $-$$

Buffalo Bros Pizza Wings & Subs 3015 S. University Dr., 817. 386.9601. 11am-2am daily. $$ Buttons 4701 W. Freeway, 817.735.4900. 11am10pm Sun.-Tues.; 11am-midnight Wed.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri; noon-2am Sat. $$$

Cork & Pig Tavern 2869 Crockett St., 817.759.9280. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am11:30pm Fri.; 9am-11:30pm Sat.; 9am - 9pm Sun. $$$

Cast Iron Restaurant 1300 Houston St., 817.350.4106. 6am-11am Breakfast; 11am2pm Brunch, Sun.; 11am-2pm Lunch, Mon.Sat.; 5pm-10pm Dinner, daily. $$

Cat City Grill 1208 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.916.5333. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.Sat.; Brunch: 10:30am-1:30pm Sun. $$-$$$ Charleston’s 3020 S. Hulen St., 817.735.8900. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ Clay Pigeon 2731 White Settlement Rd., 817.882.8065. 4:30pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$

Curly’s Frozen Custard 4017 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.763.8700. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $

Del Frisco’s Grille 154 E. 3rd St., 817.887.9900. 11am-4pm Lunch, Sat.; 11am-3pm Lunch, Sun.; 4pm-10pm Dinner, Sun. and 4pm-11pm Mon.-Sat. $$

Dixie House Cafe 3701 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0883. Other locations: 6200 Calhoun St., 817.451.6180. 5401 S. Hulen St., 817.361.8500. 5401 Blue Mound Rd., 817.625.4115. 6:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am3pm Sun. $

Drew’s Place 5701 Curzon Ave., 817.735.4408. 10:30am-6pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $-$$

Ellerbe Fine Foods 1501 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.926.3663. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tue.-Thu.; 11am-2pm and 5:30-10pm, Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat. $$-$$$

Fixe 5282 Marathon Ave., Ste. H-350, 682.707.3965, Brunch 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sat. –Sun.; Happy Hour 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. daily; Dinner 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Sun. – Mon., 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Tues. – Sat. $$

Fred’s Texas Cafe 915 Currie St., 817.332.0083. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. 10:30am-9pm Mon. 2730 Western Center, 817.232.0111. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 3509 Blue Bonnet Circle, 817.916.4650. 10:30am-midnight, daily. $$

HG Sply Co. 1621 River Run, Ste. 176, 682.730.6070. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11ammidnight Fri.; 10am-midnight Sat.; 10am10pm Sun. $$-$$$

Hookers Grill. 213 West Exchange Ave., 817. 773.8373. 11 am-3 p.m. Wed.-Thurs., 11 am-2 am Fri.-Sat., 11 am-7 p.m. Sun. $$

Little Red Wasp 808 Main St., 817.877.3111. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-10pm Sat.-Sun.; Brunch to 4pm Sat.-Sun. $$-$$$

Lucile’s Stateside Bistro 4700 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.4761. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.; 9am-11pm Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$

The Lunch Box 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.2181. 8am-2:30pm, daily. $

MASH’D 2948 Crockett Street. Hours: MondayThursday: 11am-9pm, Friday: 11am-11pm, Saturday:10am-11pm, Sunday: 10am-9pm $$

MAX’s Wine Dive 2421 W. 7th St., Ste. 109, 817.870.1100 4pm-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-midnight Fri.; 10am-midnight Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun.; Brunch 10am-3pm Sat. & Sun.; Happy Hour 4pm-6pm Mon.-Fri. $-$$

Montgomery Street Café 2000 Montgomery St., 817.731.8033. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-Noon Sat.; Closed Sun. $

MUTTS Canine Cantina 5317 Clearfork Main St. 817.377.0151. Mon.–Fri. 3–10 p.m., Sat.–Sun. 9 am–10 p.m. $

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Old Neighborhood Grill 1633 Park Place Ave., 817.923.2282. 7am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 8am-9pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $

Ol’ South Pancake House 1509 S. University Dr., 817.336.0311. Open 24 hours. $

Pappadeaux 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Paris Coffee Shop 704 W. Magnolia, 817.335.2041. 6am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Breakfast Only 6am-11am Sat. $ Park Hill Cafe 2974 Park Hill Dr., 817.921.5660. 10am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-1pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$

Pop’s Safari 2929 Morton St., 817.877.0916. 9am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 9am-midnight Fri.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$-$$$

Press Cafe 4801 Edwards Ranch Road, Ste. 105, 817.570.6002. 7am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $-$$

Rise & Shine 3636 Altamesa Blvd., 817.423.3555. 6am-2pm daily. $

Secret Garden Tearoom 2601 Montgomery St., 817.763.9787. 10am-6pm Mon.-Sat.; Noon-6pm Sun. $

The Rose Garden Tea Room 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.7673. 11:30am-3:30pm MonSat.; 12pm-3:30pm Sun. $$

The Social House 840 Currie St., 817.820. 1510. 11am-2am Mon.-Sun. $$

Twin Creeks Café 3400 W. Loop 820 S. (inside Frank Kent Honda), 817.244.9600. 7:30am3:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 8am-3:30pm Sat. $

Vidalias Southern Cuisine 200 Main St., 817.210.2222. 6am-10pm daily. $$

Varsity Tavern 1005 Norwood St., 817.882.6699. 11am-2am Mon-Sun. Brunch 11am-4pm Sat-Sun. $$

Westside Café 7950 W. Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.560.1996. 6am-9pm Sat.-Thurs.; 6am-10pm Fri. $ GRAPEVINE

Mac’s on Main 909 S. Main St., Ste. 110, 817.251.6227. 11am-3pm, Lunch Mon.-Sat.; 4:30-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 4:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm Brunch, Sun.; 4:30pm-9:30pm Sun. $$

Tolbert’s Restaurant 423 S. Main St. 817.421.4888. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am9:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-8:30pm Sun. $$

Winewood Grill 1265 S. Main St., Grapevine, 76051 817.421.0200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$-$$$ KELLER/LAKE COUNTRY

FnG Eats 201 Town Center Ln., Ste. 1101, 11am9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 10:30am10pm Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. . $$ Main St. Cafe 900 S. Main St., 817.741.7600. 6am9pm, daily. $

Manny G’s Restaurant 444 Keller Pkwy., 817.431.9393. 8am-10pm, daily. $$

Seven Mile Café 110 W. Vine St., 817.379.3186. 7am-2pm, daily. $$

Snooty Pig Cafe 1540 Keller Pkwy, Ste. 130, 817.431.0064. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am2pm Sat.-Sun. $

No Frills Grill and Sports Bar 801 S. Main St.,

817.741.6344. 11am-2am, Daily. $$

The Angry Leprechaun 2041 Rufe Snow, Ste. 203, 817.903.9664. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-12am Fri.-Sat. $

Bronson Rock Wood-Fired Grill & Bar 250 S. Main St., 817.431.5543. 11am-12am Sun.Wed.; 11am-2am Thu.-Sat. $$

Dallas Craft Co. 1821 S. Main St., 817.337.0284. 11am-12am Mon.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri.; 10am2am Sat.; 10am-12am Sun. $$

Judge Bean’s Restaurant & Cantina 314 N. Main St., 817.379.5872. 8am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 8am10pm Fri.-Sat. $

Keller Tavern 128 S. Main St., 817.337.6711. 11am12am Sun.-Wed.; 11am-2am Thu.-Sat. $$

The Backstreet Bar & Grill 104 Navajo Dr., 817.337.7917. 4pm-12am Tue.-Thu.; 4pm-1am Fri.-Sat.; 3pm-9pm Sun.; Closed Mon. $$

The Local Watering Hole 1632 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 100, 817.431.3203. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

ROANOKE

Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 104 N. Oak, 817.491.2900. 11am-2pm, 4:30pm-9pm Mon.Thurs.; 11am-2pm, 4:30pm-9pm Fri.; 11am9pm Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. $

Classic Cafe 504 N. Oak St., 817.430.8185. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$-$$$

Dove Creek Café 204 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4973. 6am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 6am-3pm Sat. & Sun. $

Reno Red’s Frontier Cooking 304 S. Hwy. 377, 817.491.4855. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $-$$

SOUTHLAKE

Café Express 1472 Main St., 817.251.0063. 7am9pm Sun.-Thu.; 7am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Del Frisco’s Grille 1200 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.410.3777. 11am-11pm Mon.-Sat.; 10am9pm Sun. $$

Modern Market 1161 E. Southlake Blvd. Bldg. O, Suite 260. 817.442.0123. 8:30am-9:30pm, Mon.-Sun. $$

Wildwood Grill 2700 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.2100. 11am-10pm, daily. $-$$

WEATHERFORD

Fire Oak Grill 114 Austin Ave., 817.598.0400. Lunch: 11:30am-2pm Tue.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm9pm Tue.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$

Iron Skillet Restaurant 2001 Santa Fe Drive, 817.594.0245. Open 24 hours. $$

Weatherford Downtown Café 101 W. Church St., 817.594.8717. 7am-3pm Mon.-Wed.; 7am-8pm Thu.-Sat.; 8am-3pm Sun. $

Asian ARLINGTON

Bethany Boba Tea House 705 Park Row Dr., 817.461.1245. 11am-10pm daily. $

Genghis Grill 4000 Five Points Blvd., Ste. 189, 817.465.7847. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat; 10am-10pm Sun. $$

Orchid City Fusion Cafe 2135 Southeast Pkwy., 817.468.3777. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $$

Piranha’s Killer Sushi 859 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd.,

817.261.1636. Other locations: Arlington Highlands 309 Curtis Mathes Way, Ste. 149 817.465.6455 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; Noon-10pm Sun. $$ Sukhothai 423 Fielder North Plaza, 817.860.4107. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Sat. $

Taste Of Thai 2535 E. Arkansas Lane, 817.543.0110. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; Noon10pm Sat.; Noon-9:30pm Sun. $

BEDFORD

MK’s Sushi 2400 Airport Fwy., Ste. 130, 817.545.4149. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 4:30pm-10pm Sun. $$

Thai Jasmine 3104 Harwood Rd., 817.283.8228. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-9:30pm Fri.-Sat. $

BURLESON

Taste Of Asia 130 NW John Jones Drive, Ste 206, 817.426.2239. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $

FORT WORTH

Asia Bowl & Grill 2400 Lands End, Ste. 115, 817.738.1688. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am9:30pm Fri.-Sat. $

Blue Sushi Sake Grill 3131 W. 7th St., 817.332.2583. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11ammidnight Fri.; noon-midnight Sat.; noon10pm Sun. $-$$

Cannon Chinese Kitchen 304 W. Cannon St. 817.238.3726. 11:30am-2:30pm Lunch, Tues.Fri.; 5pm-9pm Dinner, Tues.-Thurs.; 5pm10pm Dinner, Fri.-Sat. Closed Sun. $$

Edohana Hibachi Sushi 2704 S. Hulen, 817.924.1144. Other locations: 5816 S.W. Loop 820, 817.731.6002. Lunch 11:15am-2:15pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner 5:15pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 4:45pm-10:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 4:45pm-9:30pm Sun $$

Hanabi Ramen & Izakaya 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.420.6703. Lunch 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$

HoYA Korean Kitchen 355 W. 3rd St., 817.334.7999. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $ Japanese Palace 8445 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.0144. 5pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm11pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$

Kona Grill 3028 Crockett St., 817.210.4216. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$

Little Lilly Sushi 6100 Camp Bowie, Ste. 12, 817.989.8886. 11am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 5pm10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; noon9pm Sun. $$

My Lan 4015 E. Belknap St., 817.222.1471. 9am9pm Mon.-Sun. Closed Wed. $

Pappa Chang Asian Bistro 1526 Pennsylvania Ave., 817.348.9888. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $

P.F. Chang’s 400 Throckmorton, 817.840.2450. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $

Pho Little Saigon 1712 Mall Circle., 817.738.0040. 10am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $

Phu Lam 4125 E. Belknap St., 817.831.9888. 10am-9pm Daily $-$$

Piranha Killer Sushi 335 W. 3rd St., 817.348.0200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am11pm Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.; noon-mid-

night Sat.; noon-10pm Sun. $$

Shinjuku Station 711 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.923.2695. 5pm-9pm Mon.; 11am-9pm Tues.Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $-$$

Spice 411 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.984.1800. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

Sushi Axiom Japanese Fusion Restaurant 4625 Donnelly Ave., Ste. 101, 817.735.9100. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; Noon-10pm Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. Other locations: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.877.3331. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; noon-11pm Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $$

Szechuan 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., Cityview Plaza, 817.346.6111. 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am9:30pm Sun. Other location: 5712 Locke Ave., 817.738.7300. 11am-10:30pm Fri.; 11am9:30pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$

Taste Of Asia 4484 Bryant Irvin Road, Ste. 101, 817.732.8688. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 9324 Clifford St., Ste. 116, 817.246.4802. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat,; 7420 Beach St., 817.503.1818. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Thailicious 4601 W. Freeway. Ste. 206 (Chapel Hill at I-30 & Hulen), 817.737.8111. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thu. 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$

Thai Select 4630 SW Loop 820, 817.731.0455. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thur.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $

Thai Tina’s 600 Commerce St., 817.332.0088. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-midnight Bar, Sun.-Sat. $$ Tu Hai Restaurant 3909 E. Belknap St., 817.834.6473. 9am-8pm Mon.-Sat; Closed Sun. $ GRAPEVINE

Edohana Hibachi Sushi 1501 W. State Hwy. 114 Ste. 100, 817.251.2004. 11:15am-2:30pm Lunch, Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm Sun. $$ P.F. Chang’s 650 W. Highway 114, 817.421.6658. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ HURST

Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine 977 Melbourne Rd., 817.268.2899. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-9:30pm Sat.; 11:30am-8pm Sun. $-$$ KELLER

Pho in the Box 536 Keller Pkwy., 817.431.2583. 11 am-9pm Wed.-Mon.; Closed Tue. $ Simply Thai 2041 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. 205, 817.849.2105. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am9:30 Fri.-Sat. $$

Yokohama Hibachi & Sushi 1600 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 100, 817.741.6688. 11am-2:30 pm Lunch, Sun.-Fri.; 5pm-9:30 Dinner, Sun.-Thu.; 5pm10pm Dinner, Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ Asian Wok 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy., Ste. 101, 817.503.9999. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am9:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 12pm-8pm Sun. $

Golden Thai Cuisine 1600 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 140, 817.741.5558. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Hong Kong Express 121 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. E127, 817.431.1286. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.;

PICK OF THE MONTH

Fixe

Southern restaurant Fixe shows off its coastal side with its March special — fresh Gulf oysters. Get ’em two ways: served on the half shell with atomic cocktail sauce, fennel and jalapeño granita or baked Baton Rouge-style with bacon, rock shrimp, Zamorano cheese and lemon aioli. But it seems you can’t take the Lone Star State out of the Texas-born eatery — on Sundays, Fixe will also serve a USDA Prime chicken-fried ribeye with braised collards and duck fat potatoes. fixesouthernhouse.com

11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Rice Box 1000 S. Main St., Ste. 500, 817.741.6797. 11am-10pm, daily. $

Sea Siam Thai Restaurant 940 Keller Pkwy, Ste. 230, 817.431.1581. 11am-2:30pm Lunch, Mon.Fri.; 5pm-9pm Dinner, Mon.-Fri.; 12pm-9pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $$

MANSFIELD

Sake Hibachi Sushi And Bar 100 W. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, 817.453.5888. 11am-10pm, Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm, Fri.-Sat.; noon10pm, Sun. $-$$

SOUTHLAKE

Kobeya Japanese Hibachi & Sushi 1230 Main St., 817.416.6161. 11:30am-2pm Lunch, Mon.Fri.; Noon-3p.m. Lunch, Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm, Dinner, Mon.-Thurs.; 5pm-10:30pm Dinner, Fri.-Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. $$

RA Sushi 1131 E. Southlake Blvd. Bldg. L. 817.601.9590. 11am-12am Sun.-Thu.; 11am1am Fri.-Sat. $$

Sushi Sam 500 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 138, 817.410.1991. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9:30pm Sun. $-$$

Barbecue

ARLINGTON

David’s Barbecue 2224 W. Park Row Dr., Ste. H, 817.261.9998. 11am-9pm Tues.-Sat. $

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 5530 S. Cooper, 817.468.0898. 1801 Ballpark Way, 817.261.6600. 11am-9pm daily. $

Oh My BBQ 901 E. Arkansas Ln. 817.303.1499. 10am-8pm Mon.-Thurs.; 10am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $

FORT WORTH

Angelo’s 2533 White Settlement Rd., 817.332.0357. 11am-9pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am10pm Thu.-Sat.; closed Sun. $

Billy Bob’s Texas Honky Tonk Kitchen 2520 Rodeo Plaza. 817.626.2340. 11am-9pm Mon.Wed.; 11am-10pm Thu.; 11am-1am Fri.-Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $

Billy’s Oak Acres BBQ 7709 Camp Bowie W Blvd. 817.731.2278. 11am-8:30pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am4pm Sun. $

Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que 301 Stockyards Blvd., 817.626.6464. 11am-8:30pm Sun.Thu.; 11am-9:30pm Fri. and Sat. $

Cousin’s Pit Barbecue 6262 McCart Ave., 817.346.2511. Other locations: 5125 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.346.3999. 9560. Feather Grass Ln., 817.750.2020. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $

5282 Marathon Ave., Ste. H-350

682.707.3965

Brunch Sat. – Sun. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Happy Hour Daily 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Dinner Sun. – Mon. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Tues. – Sat. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 451 University Dr., 817.231.8813. 11am-9pm daily. Other locations: 951 N. Beach St., 682.647.0222. 11am9pm daily. 1989 Colonial Pwy., 817.759.7400. 11am-9pm daily. 5412 Blue Mound Rd., 817.289.0027. 10:30am-8:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-9pm Fri.-Sat. $

Heim Barbecue 1109 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.882.6970. 11am-10pm Wed.- Mon. Closed Tues. $$

Railhead Smokehouse 2900 Montgomery St., 817.738.9808. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $

Red Hot And Blue 3000 S. Hulen St., 817.731.8770. 9143 Grapevine Hwy., 817.605.1333. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-

Gulf oysters at Fixe

10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Riscky’s 6701 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.989.1800. Other locations: 140 E. Exchange Ave. 817.626.7777. 300 Main St., 817.877.3306. 9000 Benbrook Blvd., 817.249.3320. 10:30am8:30pm Mon.-Sat. $

Sammie’s Bar-B-Q 3801 E. Belknap, 817.834.1822. 9am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 9am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-5pm, Sun. $-$$

Smokey’s Bbq 5300 E. Lancaster Ave. 817.451.8222. 11am-”until we run out” Mon.Fri.; 8am-”until we run out” Sat.-Sun. $ The Smoke Pit 2401 E. Belknap St., 817.222.0455. 10:30am-3:30pm Mon.; 10:30am-7pm Tues.Wed.; 10:30am-8pm Thurs.-Fri.; 10:30am6pm Sat. $-$$ Trailboss Burgers 140 E. Exchange Ave, 817.625.1070. 11am-7pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am9pm Fri.; 11am-10pm Sat. $-$$ HURST

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 1858 Precinct Line Rd., 817.656.0200. 10:30am-9pm daily. $ KELLER

Roscoe’s Smokehouse 134 S. Main St., 682.593.7799. 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am11pm Thu.-Sat. $$

Brazilian

FORT WORTH

Texas De Brazil 101 N. Houston St., 817.882.9500. 11am-3pm Brunch, Sun.; 11am3:30pm Lunch, Sun.; 11am-2pm Lunch, Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Dinner, Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-10pm Fri.; 4:30pm-10pm Sat.; 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$ GRAPEVINE

Boi Na Braza 4025 William D. Tate, 817.251.9881. 5pm-9:45pm Mon.-Sat.; 5pm-8:45pm Sun. $$$

Burgers & Sandwiches

ARLINGTON

Al’s Hamburger’s 1001 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd.. Ste. 103, 817.275.8918. 7am-9pm, daily. $ Chapps 2045 N. Hwy. 360, 817.649.3000. Other locations: 153 Southwest Plaza (1-20 & Little Road), 817.483.8008, 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. 2596 E. Arkansas, 817.460.2097. 10:45am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am9pm Sat.-Sun. $

Chop House Burgers 2230 Park Row Drive, Ste. A, 817.459.3700. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $

Kincaid’s 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Ste. 113, 817.466.4211. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-7pm Sun. $

Tom’s Burgers & Grill 1530 N. Cooper St., 817.459.9000. 6am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 6am-9pm Sun. $-$$

FORT WORTH

Dutch’s 3009 S. University Dr., 817.927.5522. 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am-10pm Thu.-Sat. $

The Great Outdoors 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.877.4400. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. $

Kincaid’s 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.2881, 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. Other locations: 4825 Overton Ridge Blvd., 817.370.6400. 3124 Texas Sage Trail,

817.750.3200. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am7pm Sun. $

The Love Shack 110 E. Exchange Ave., 817.740.8812, 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am10pm Thurs.; 11am-1am Fri.-Sat. $

M & O Station Grill 200 Carroll St., 817.882.8020. 11am-4pm Mon.; 11am-9pm Tues.-Sat. Closed Sun. $

Rodeo Goat 2836 Bledsoe & Currie, 817.877.4628. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $-$$

Shaw’s Patio Bar And Grill 1051 W. Magnolia Ave. 817.926.2116. 11am-2:30pm Mon.; 11am9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10:30am11pm Sat.; 10:30am-8pm Sun. $-$$

Tommy’s Hamburger Grill 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.569.1111. Other location: 2455 Forest Park Blvd., 817.920.1776. 11am-9pm Mon.Sat.; 11am-8pm Sun. $

Woodshed Smokehouse 3201 Riverfront Drive, 817.877.4545. 8am-11am Breakfast, Mon.-Sat.; 8am-2pm Brunch, Sun.; 11am-10pm Lunch, Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Noon-10pm Sun.; until midnight, Bar, Wed.-Sat. $-$$

Z’s Café 1116 Pennsylvania Ave. 817.348.9000. 10am-2pm Mon.-Fri. $

KELLER

Chapps Burgers 1004 Keller Pkwy., Ste. B106, 817.431.3888. 11am-9pm, daily. $

Bottlecap Alley Icehouse Grill 148 S. Main St., 682.593.0493. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $

SOUTHLAKE

Johnny B’s Burgers & Shakes 2704 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.749.0000. 10:30am-8:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 10:30am-9pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-3pm Sun. $ Kincaid’s 100 N. Kimball Ave., 817.416.2573. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-7pm Sun. $

Continental

ARLINGTON

Café At Daireds 2400 W. I-20, 817.465.9797. 817.465.9797. 12pm-6pm Sun.; 9am-6pm Mon.; 9am-7pm Tue.; 9am-9pm Wed.-Thu.; 9am-6pm Fri.; 8:30am-5:30pm Sat. $-$$

FORT WORTH

Six10Grille 610 Main St., 817.332.0100. 6:30am10:30am Mon.-Fri. $-$$$

Delis & Bakeries

ARLINGTON

Iris Bagel And Coffee House 5801 W. Interstate 20, 817.561.9989. 5:30am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-2pm 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. 10am-9pm daily. $

Black Rooster Bakery 2430 Forest Park Blvd., 817.924.1600. 7am-6pm 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. $

Busy B’s Bakery 3701 Southwest Blvd., 817.731.8986. 5:30am-noon Tues.-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: 1601 Park Place Ave. 817.923.1992, 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 6am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 6am-5pm Sun. $

J. Rae’s 935 Foch St., 817.332.0090. 9am-7pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-5pm Sat. $

McKinley’s Fine Bakery & Café 1616 S. University Dr. Ste. 301, 817.332.3242, 7am-6:30pm Mon.Fri.; 8am-6:30pm 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.; 7am8pm Sun. $

Pearl Snap Kolaches 4006 White Settlement Road. 817.233.8899. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 7am-2 pm Sat.-Sun. Other location: 2743 S Hulen Street. 817.233.8899. 6am-12pm Mon.Fri., 7am-12 pm Sat.-Sun. $ Sweet Sammies 825 Currie St., 817.332.0022. 11am-9pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-10pm Thurs.Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. $

Swiss Pastry Shop 3936 W. Vickery, 817.732.5661. 7am-6pm Bakery, 7am-11am Breakfast, 11am-3:30pm Tues.-Sat. $ The Snooty Pig 2401 Westport Pkwy., Ste. 120, 817.837.1077. Other locations: 100 Country Club Rd., 940.464.0748; 2940 Justin Rd., 972.966.1091, 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am2pm Sat.-Sun. $

Yogi’s Deli and Grille 2710 S. Hulen St., 817.924.4500. 6:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am3:30pm Sat.; 7:30am-3pm Sun. $

Yolk 305 Main St., 817.730.4000. 6am-3pm Mon.Fri.; 7am-3pm Sat.&Sun. $

GRAPEVINE

Breadhaus 700 W. Dallas Rd., 817.488.5223. 9am-6pm Tues.-Fri.; 9am-4pm Sat. $$ Main Street Bistro and Bakery 316 Main St., 817.424.4333, 6:30am-3pm Mon.; 6:30am9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 6:30am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 6:30am-9pm Sun. $

The Snooty Pig 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. 6:30am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am2pm Sat.-Sun. $

Weinburger’s Deli 601 S. Main St., Ste. 100, 817.416.5574. 10am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $

HUDSON OAKS

Ultimate Cupcake 3316 Fort Worth Highway, 817.596.9090. 10am-5pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-1pm Sat.; Closed Sun.-Mon. $

KELLER

Bakeology DFW 126 Taylor St., 817.562.2500. 10am-4pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-12pm Sat.; Closed Mon.-Sun. $$

Cupcake Loco 900 S. Main St., Ste. 351, 682.593.0630. 10:30am-5:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 10:30am-5pm Sat.; Closed Sun.-Mon. $

Smallcakes 721 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 103, 682.593.8100. 10am-8pm Sun.-Thu.; 10am9pm Fri.-Sat. $

Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering 138 Keller Pkwy., 817.379.3777. 9am-5pm Tue.-Fri. $$

Texas Harvest Pie Company 138 Olive St., 817.798.9474. 11am-5pm Tue.-Sat.; Closed Mon.-Sun. $$

Brew’n Blues Coffee House 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy., Ste. 100, 817.485.0909. 6am-6pm Mon.Fri.; 7am-6pm Sat.-Sun. $

SOUTHLAKE

Elegant Cakery 5351 Nolen Drive, Ste. 200, 817.488.7580. 10am-6pm Tue.-Fri.; 10am-3pm Sat. $-$$

Weinburger’s Deli 3 Village Circle, Ste. 116, Westlake, 817.491.9119. 8:30am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $

Eclectic

ARLINGTON

The Melting Pot 4000 Five Points Dr., Ste. 119, 817.472.9988. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm11pm Fri.; 3:30pm-11pm Sat.; 3pm-9pm Sun. $$-$$$

FORT WORTH

Café Modern 3200 Darnell, 817.738.9215. 11am2:30pm Lunch, Tues.-Fri.; 10am-3pm Sat.Sun.; 5pm-8pm Dinner (during lecture series), Tues.; 5pm-8:30pm Dinner, Fri.; Bar: 10am4:30pm, Tues.-Sun.; 10am-9:30pm Fri. $$ Fixture - Kitchen and Social Lounge 401 W. Magnolia Ave., 817-708-2663. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 10am-10pm Sat.; 10am-2pm Sun. $$

Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.332.8451, ext. 251. For reservations call 817.332.8541 ext. 277. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Tue.-Thu. & Sat.; noon-2pm Fri. & Sun.; Dinner 5:30pm-7:30pm Fri. $$ Lili’s Bistro 1310 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.877.0700. Lunch Hours 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner

Hours 5:30pm-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 6pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$

Reservoir Bar, Patio And Kitchen 1001 Foch St. 817.334.0560. 3pm-2am Mon.-Fri.; noon-2am Sat.-Sun. $-$$

Righteous Foods 3405 W. 7th St., 817.850.9996. 7am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-9pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $$

Simply Fondue 111 W. 4th St., 817.348.0633, 5pm10pm Sun.-Thurs.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$-$$$ Spiral Diner 1314 W. Magnolia, 817.332.8834. 11am-10pm Tue.-Fri.; 9am-10pm Sat.-Sun. $

Winslow’s Wine Café 4101 Camp Bowie Blvd. 817.546-6843. Mon.-Thu. 4pm-11pm; Fri. 4pm-midnight; Sat. 10:30am-2pm and 4pm-midnight; Sun. 10:30am-2pm and 4pm-10pm. $-$$$$

Egyptian

FORT WORTH

King Tut 1512 Magnolia Ave., 817.335.3051. 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat. 5:30pm-9pm Mon.-Sat. $$

French

ARLINGTON

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.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4626 SW Loop 820. 817.717.5200.; 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. 6:30am-10pm daily $ Paris 7th 3324 W 6th St. 817.489.5300. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue -Sat.; Closed Sun.Mon. $$$ Saint-Emilion 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$

German FORT WORTH

Edelweiss 3801 Southwest Blvd., 817.738.5934. 5pm-9:30pm Wed.-Thu.; 5pm-10:30pm Fri.Sat.; Noon-9pm Sun. $$ Greenwood’s 3522 Bluebonnet Cir., 817.921.6777. Lunch: 11am-2pm Thu. & Fri. 4pm-9pm Tue. Thu.; 4pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Greek

FORT WORTH

Café Medi 420 Grapevine Hwy., Ste. 101A, Hurst, 817.788.5110. Other location: 129 E. Olive St., Keller, 817.337.3204. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ Greek House 2426 Forest Park Blvd., 817.921.1473. 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $ Jazz Café 2504 Montgomery St., 817.737.0043. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-3pm Sat.; 9am-2pm Sun. $ The Vine Greek Taverna 2708 W. 7th St., 817.334.0888. 11am-2pm Tue.-Sat.; 5pm-9pm Tue.-Sat. $

Indian

ARLINGTON

Tandoor Indian Restaurant 1200 N. Fielder Rd., Ste. 532, 817.261.6604. 11:30am-2:30pm Lunch, 5:30pm-10pm Dinner, daily. $-$$ FORT WORTH

Bombay Grill 4625 Donnelly Ave., 817.377.9395. 11am-2pm Lunch, Mon.-Thurs.; 5:30pm10pm Dinner, Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-2pm Lunch, Fri.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Dinner, Fri.; 11:30am2:30pm Lunch, Sat.; 5:30pm-10:30pm Dinner, Sat.; 11:30am-2:30pm Lunch, Sun; 5:30pm9pm Dinner, Sun. $ Maharaja 6308 Hulen Bend Blvd., 817.263.7156. 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 11:30am-2:30pm

Sat.-Sun.; 5:30pm-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5:30pm10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Route 66 100 E Altamesa Blvd. 469.605.9684. 11am-9pm every day. Buffet every day, specials at dinner. $$

Italian

ARLINGTON/MID-CITIES

Italianni’s 1601 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, 817.498.6770. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

La Bistro 722 Grapevine Hwy., Hurst, 817.281.9333. 11am-9:30pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am-9:30pm Fri.; 5pm-9:30pm Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $$

Mama’s Pizza 1200 N. Fielder, 817.795.8700. Lunch buffet: 11am-2pm daily. Delivery through Entrees-To-Go: 11am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; noon-10pm Sun. $

Mellow Mushroom 200 N. Center St. 817.274.7173. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Moni’s 1730 W. Randol Mill Road, Ste. 100, 817.860.6664. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $$

Nizza Pizza 1430 S. Cooper, 817.274.5222. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $

Palio’s Pizza Café 5712 Colleyville Blvd. Ste. 130, 817.605.7555. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $

Piccolo Mondo 829 E. Lamar Blvd., 817.265.9174. Lunch: 11:30am-2:15pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-10:15pm Mon.-Thu.; 5:30pm-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 5pm-10pm Sun. $-$$

Prespa’s 4720 Sublett Road, Arlington, 817.561.7540. Other location: 3100 W. Arkansas Ln. B, Dalworthington Gardens, 817.459.2775. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$ FORT WORTH

Aventino’s Italian 5800 Lovell Ave., 817.570.7940.11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 5pm-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri. & Sat. $$$

Bella Italia West 5139 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.1700. 11:30am-1:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 6pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 6pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$ Café Bella 3548 South Hills Ave., 817.922.9500. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 4pm-10pm Sat. Closed Sun. $-$$

Campisi’s 6150 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.916.4561. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $$

Cane Rosso 815 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.922.9222. 11am-3pm Lunch, Tue.-Sun.; Brunch 11am3pm Sat.-Sun.; Dinner 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sun. $$

Fortuna 5837 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.737.4469. 11am-10pm, daily. $

La Piazza 2930 Bledsoe St., 817.334.0000, 5pm10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; Closed Sun. (in the summer). $$$

Mama’s Pizza 1813 W. Berry St., 817.923.3541. Other locations: 5800 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.6262. 5811 Bryant Irvin, Ste. 101, 817.346.6262. Lunch buffet: 11am-2pm daily. Delivery through Entrees-To-Go: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $

Mancuso’s 9500 White Settlement Rd., 817.246.7041. 10:30am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. $

Margie’s Original Italian Kitchen 9805 Camp Bowie W., 817.244.4301. 5pm-10pm Wed.Thurs., Sun.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Mellow Mushroom 3455 Bluebonnet Circle, 817.207.9677. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Milano’s 3416 W. 7th St., 817.332.5226. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat. $

Nizza Pizza 401 University Dr., 817.877.3900. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-11pm Fri.Sat. $

Nonna Tata 1400 W. Magnolia Ave.,

817.332.0250, 11am-2pm Lunch, Tue.-Fri.; 5:30pm-8:30pm Dinner, Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm9:30pm Fri.; 5:30pm-9pm Sat. $-$$

Piattello Italian Kitchen 5924 Convair Drive, Ste. 412, 817.349.0484, Sun.-Thurs. 11 am-2 p.m, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. Brunch 10:30 am-3 p.m.; Sun.-Sat. Coffee Bar 7 am-Close $$ Piola 3700 Mattison Ave., 817.989.0007. 11am2pm Mon-Fri; 5pm-10pm Mon-Sat. $$

Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill 300 Houston St., 817.885.8667. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11ammidnight Fri. & Sat. $

Taverna Risotteria 450 Throckmorton St., 817.885.7502. Sunday brunch. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri. & Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $-$$

Fireside Pies 2949 Crockett St., 817.769.3590. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Sat. $$ KELLER

Niki’s Italian Bistro II 2041 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. 209, 817.514.0892. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

Bosses Pizza 201 N. Main St., 817.337.9988. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Devivo Bros. Eatery 750 S. Main St., Ste. 165, 817.431.6890. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-3pm Sun. $$

Joe’s Pasta ‘N Pizza 837 Keller Pkwy., 817.431.0361. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 12pm10pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ My New York Pizza 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy, 817.514.7700. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $

Palio’s Pizza Cafe 460 Keller Pkwy., Ste. D, 817.431.2344. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am9:30 Fri.-Sat. $$

SOUTHLAKE/COLLEYVILLE

Brio Tuscan Grill 1431 Plaza Place, Southlake, 817.310.3136. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$

Buca Di Beppo 2701 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.749.6262. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

Ferrari’s Italian Villa 1200 William D. Tate Ave., 817.251.2525, 5pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 5pm10:30pm Fri.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$-$$$ Nizza Pizza 3930 Glade Rd., Ste. 101, 817.283.4700. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Ruggeri’s Ristorante 32 Village Ln., Ste. 100, Colleyville, 817.503.7373. Lunch: 11am-2pm

Mon.-Fri.; Dinner: 5pm-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Fireside Pies 1285 S. Main St., Grapevine, 817.416.1285. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Sat. $$

Latin American FORT WORTH

Dona Carmen Pupuseria Restaurant. 1818 Hemphill St. 817.920.9868. 9am-9pm Sun.Sat.. 1712 N Sylvania Ave. 682.647.1700. 8:30am-8:30pm Sun.-Sat.

Gloria’s Colleyville: 5611 Colleyville Blvd., 817.656.1784. 11am-10pm daily. Fort Worth: 2600 W. 7th St., 817.332.8800. 11am-9pm

Sun.-Mon.; 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am10:30pm Fri.-Sat. Arlington: 3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Ste. 137, 817.701.2981. 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$

Trevino’s 1812 Montgomery St., 817.731.8226. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 10am-9:30pm Sat.; 10am-8:30pm Sun. $-$$

Yucatan Taco Stand 909 West Magnolia Ave., 817.924.8646. 10am-10pm Sun.; 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.; 10ammidnight Sat. $$

Mediterranean FORT WORTH

Byblos 1406 N. Main St., 817.625.9667. 11am4pm and 5pm-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am-2am Thu.-Fri.; 4pm-1:30am Sat.; Sunday available for private parties. $$

Chadra Mezza & Grill 1622 Park Place Ave., 817.924.2372. 11am-3pm Mon.-Tues.; 11am10pm Wed.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $-$$ Istanbul Grill 401 Throckmorton St., 817.885.7326. 11 am-10 p.m. Mon.-Thu.; 11 am-11 p.m. Fri.Sat.; 11 am-10 p.m. Sun. $-$$$

Opa Mediterranean Cafe 2708 W. 7th St., 817.334.0888, 11am-3pm Mon.-Thurs.; 5pm9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Saffron Sky 449 N. Beach St., 682.708.3901. 11am-6pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am-4pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $-$$

Terra Mediterranean Grill 2973 Crockett St., 817.744.7485. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, Mon.-Fri.; 11am-11pm, Sat.; 11am-3pm Lunch, 5pm-9pm Dinner, Sun. $-$$

KELLER

Cafe Medi 129 E. Olive St., 817.337.3204. 11am2:30pm Lunch, Tue.-Sat.; 5pm-10pm Dinner, Tue.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; Closed Mon. $$

SOUTHLAKE

Luna Grill 1141 E. Southlake Blvd. Suite 530. 817.488.8811. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sun. $-$$

Mexican

ARLINGTON

Chipotle 5001 S. Cooper St., Ste. 125, 817.522.0012. Other location: 2151 N. Collins St., 817.459.0939. 11am-10pm daily. $ Chuy’s 4001 Bagpiper Way, Ste. 199, 817.557.2489. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $

El Fenix 1620 E. Copeland Rd., 682.558.8890. Other location: 4608 S. Cooper Rd.,

817.557.4309. 11am-10pm daily. $

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 510 East Abram, 817.265.8226. Other locations: 4201 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, 817.516.8226. 2030 Glade Rd, Ste. 296, Grapevine, 817.416.8226. 480 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 101, Southlake, 817. 488.2500. 7am-midnight Mon.-Wed.; 7am-1am Thu.; 7am-3am Fri. & Sat.; 7am10pm Sun. $

Rio Mambo 6407 S. Cooper St. 817.465.3122, 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-1:30am Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. $$

COLLEYVILLE / GRAPEVINE

El Fenix 401 State Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.421.1151. 11am-10pm daily. $

Esparza’s 124 E. Worth St., 817.481.4668. 11am10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am9:30pm Sun. $

La Hacienda Ranch 5250 Hwy. 121, Colleyville, 817.318.7500. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Rio Mambo 5150 Hwy. 121, 817.354.3124. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am11pm Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. $$

FORT WORTH

Benito’s Restaurant 1450 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.332.8633. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu., 11am2am Fri.; 10am-2am Sat.; 10am-9pm Sun. $$ Cantina Laredo 530 Throckmorton St., 817.810.0773, 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. Other location: 4020 William D. Tate, Ste. 208, Grapevine, 817.358.0505, 11am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $-$$

Chimy’s Cerveceria 1053 Foch St., 817.348.8888. 11am-midnight Mon.-Sat. $

El Fenix 6391 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.5584. 11am-10pm daily. $

El Rancho Grande 1400 N. Main St., 817.624.9206. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$

Enchiladas Ole 901 N. Sylvania Ave., 817.984.1360, 11am-3pm Mon.-Wed.; 11am8pm Thurs.; 10am-9pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $$ Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 2917 W. Berry St., 817.924.7943. Other Locations: 2719 Race St., 817.831.8226. 5710 Rufe Snow, 817.465.3899. 6353 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 101, 817.989.8226. 5724 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.292.8226. 9180 N. Fwy., Ste. 500, 817.750.8226. 7am-midnight Mon.-Wed.; 7am1am Thu.; 7am-3am Fri. & Sat.; 7am-10pm Sun. $

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-9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am-9:30pm Fri.-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 Asaderos 1535 N. Main St., 817.626.3399, 11am-10pm Mon.; Closed Tues.; 11am-10pm Wed.-Thurs.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat.; 10am10pm Sun. $-$$

March 29, 2019

Omni Fort Worth Hotel

Enjoy live after dinner entertainment and “Wine Down” with Sonny’s Holliday

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, 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat. Other Location: 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.710.8828, 10:30am-9pm Sun.; 11am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Crown Valley Golf Club, 29 Crown Road, Weatherford. 817.441.2300, 11am-9pm Tues.-Sun. $

Mi Cocina 509 Main St., 817.877.3600, 10:30am9pm Sun.; 10:30am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 10:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444, 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. 9369 Rain Lily Trail. 817.750.6426, 11am-10pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $ The Original 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226, 11am-9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ Pappasito’s Cantina 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535, 11am10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-10pm Sun. $$ Pulidos 2900 Pulido St., 817.731.4241. Other location: 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Rio Mambo 6125 SW Loop 820, 817.423.3124, 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. 1302 S. Main St., Weatherford. 817.598.5944, 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am11pm Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. $$ Salsa Limon 4200 S. Freeway, Ste. 1099, 817.921.4435, 10am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 10am2am Fri.-Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun.; 2916 W. Berry St. 817.675.2519, 7am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 7am-2am Fri.-Sat.; 8am-8pm Sun. $ Torchy’s Tacos 928 Northton St. 817.289.8226. 7am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 7am-11pm Fri.; 8am11pm Sat.; 8am-10pm Sun. $ Uncle Julio’s 5301 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.377.2777. 11am-10:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11:30pm Fri.; 10am-11:30pm Sat.; 10am-10:30pm Sun. $$ Velvet Taco 2700 W 7th St., 817.887.9810, 10ammidnight Mon.-Wed.; 10am-3am Thurs.; 10am-4am Fri.; 9am-4am Sat.; 9am-midnight Sun. $

Wild Salsa 300 Throckmorton St., Ste. 180, 682.316.3230. Mon-Thurs. 11 am-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-11 p.m.; Sunday Closed; Happy Hour Mon.-Sat. 3 p.m.-7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 9 p.m.-Close; Brunch Sat. 11 am -3 p.m. $$-$$$$

KELLER

Baja Gril l 721 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 116, 817.741.1155. 4pm-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-10pm Fri.; 11am-10pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

Chuco’s Taco Bodega 797 Keller Pkwy., 817.903.0757. 7am-7pm Mon.-Sat.; 9am-2pm Sun. $

Funky Baja’s Cantina 721 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 100, 817.745.1099. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. $ Jalapeno’s Taqueria 149 S. Main St.,

817.753.6409. 6:30am-7:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am2pm Sun. $

Kassandra’s Mexican Kitchen 813 Keller Pkwy., 817.337.1577. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $

Lupe’s Tex-Mex Grill 2122 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. 108, 817.428.7700. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Maria Cuca’s Mexican Cuisine 800 S. Main St., Ste. 206, 817.741.0213. 11am-9pm, daily. $$ Mexican Inn 680 S. Main St., 817.741.6891. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Puerta Vieja Mexican Grill 101 Town Center Ln., Ste. 117, 817.562-5301. Closed Mon.; 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

Tacusa 761 Keller Pkwy., Ste. 107, 817.741.3554. 10am-8pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-8pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $

Tres Casas Mexican Grill 208 N. Main St., 817.753.7003. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 8am9pm Fri.-Sat.; 8am-3pm Sun. $

SOUTHLAKE

Mi Chula’s 1431 Southlake Blvd., Ste. 551, 817.756.6920. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Seafood

ARLINGTON

Fish City Grill 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., 817.465.0001. 11am-10pm Mon.- Thu.; 11am–11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am- 9pm Sun. $-$$

Pappadeaux 1304 E. Copeland Rd., 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Razzoo’s 4001. S. Cooper St., 817.467.6510. 11am11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$

Rockfish 3785 S. Cooper St., Arlington, 817.419.9988. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

FORT WORTH

Blu Crab 6115 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.763.8585. Mon.-Sat. 11am-10pm; Sun. 11am-9pm. $$$$

Daddy Jack’s 353 Throckmorton St., 817.332.2477. 11am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 5pm10pm Sun.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Eddie V’s 3100 W. 7th St. 817.336.8000, 4pm10pm Sun.; 4pm-11pm Mon.-Thu.; 4pm-midnight Fri.-Sat. $$$$

J&J Oyster Bar 612 N. University Dr., 817.335.2756. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $

Lone Star Oyster Bar 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.370.0030. 11am-2am Tue.-Sat.; 11ammidnight Sun.-Mon. $

Pacific Table 1600 S. University Drive, 817.887.9995. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 11am10pm Sat.; 9am-9pm Sun. $$ Pappadeaux 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 600 W. Hwy 114, Grapevine, 817.488.6220. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$

Razzoo’s 318 Main St. in Sundance Square, 817.429.7009. Other locations: 4700 Bryant Irvin Rd. in Cityview, 817.292.8584. 2950 Texas Sage Trail, 817.750.0011. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $$

Waters 301 Main St., 817.984.1110. 11 am–2:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 5 p.m.–9 p.m. Sun. –Thurs.; 5 p.m.–10 p.m. Fri. –Sat.; Brunch 11 am–2:30 p.m. Sat. –Sun. Main bar and patio 11am to close daily. $$-$$$$

Zeke’s Fish & Chips 5920 Curzon Ave., 817.731.3321. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; noon-9pm Sun. $

SOUTHLAKE

Fish City Grill 2750 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.748.0456. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$

Rockfish 228 State St., 817.442.0131. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$

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 612 Carroll St., 817.332.6372. Other Location: 550 Lincoln Square, Arlington, 682.323.3050. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$

Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine 4259 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.738.5489. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Tues.Fri.; Dinner: 5:30pm-9pm Tues.-Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $$$

Buffalo West 7101 Camp Bowie W., 817.732.2370, 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 10:30am-8:30pm Sun. $-$$$

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro 2406 N. Main St., 817.740.8810. 11:30am-2:30pm Tue.-Sat.; 5pm10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$

Michaels Restaurant & Ancho Chile Bar 3413 W. 7th St., 817.877.3413, 11am-11pm Dining and Bar, Mon.Wed.; 11am-midnight Dining and Bar, Thurs.-Sat.; 11am-11pm Kitchen, Mon.Fri.; 11am-midnight Kitchen, Thurs.-Sat.; 11am-4pm Brunch, Sun. $

Reata 310 Houston St., 817.336.1009. 11am2:30pm, 5pm-10:30pm daily. $$

The Tavern 2755 S. Hulen St. 817.923.6200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-10pm Sat.; 9am-9pm Sun. $$

Steaks

ARLINGTON

The Keg Steakhouse & Bar 4001 Arlington Heights Blvd., Ste. 101, 817.465.3700, 4pm11pm Mon.-Sat.; 4pm-10pm Sun. $$$

CLEBURNE

Fly by Night Cattle Co. 2705 CR 1125, 817.645.7000. 5pm-10pm Thurs.-Sat. $$-$$$$

FORT WORTH

B&B Butchers & Restaurant 5212 Marathon Ave. 817.737.5212. Butcher Shop Mon.-Sat. 8 am-7 p.m., Sun. 8 am-6 p.m.; Steakhouse Sun.Tues. 11 am-10 p.m., Wed. 11 am-11 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 11 am-midnight. $$-$$$$

Bob’s Steak and Chop House 1300 Houston St.,

Texas Christian University and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes cordially invite you to the TCU-FCA

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SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2019

THE BESTS’ KEPT SECRETS

They aren’t just Fort Worth’s finest real estate agents — as awarded by Fort Worth Magazine — they are connoisseurs who know their city like no one else. Here, top agents at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty share facts, FYIs and insider information — from hot neighborhoods to even hotter spots.

JEREMY: NEIGHBORHOOD Wedgwood, especially Wedgwood East. Young people are moving in, renovating the 1960s Ranch-style homes into great places to raise families. It is a great neighborhood to walk in, too, with large trees that give you shade on those hot summer days. RESTAURANT Sam Won Garden. I’ve lived in Korea. It’s hard to find good, true Korean barbecue here. Sam Won offers ambience and great-tasting beef, which you cook at the table on a grill. SECRET SPOT The curve on the Trinity Trail by the Panther Island Pavilion in downtown. At the right time in the morning, the sun casts a great glow over downtown Fort Worth.

JEREMY SPANN

817-946-1299

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CHASE SIMS

760-889-9016 csims@briggsfreeman.com

SECRET SPOT The views from Samuels Avenue, overlooking downtown, are amazing, especially at night. NEIGHBORHOOD The SoMa District — short for South Main — is being transformed. It has multifamily buildings and condominiums. The vibe is urban and so fun. RESTAURANT Magnolia Motor Lounge has my most favorite cheeseburgers! SHOP On South Main Street, LTO is a fantastic furnishings, decor and accessories store. It has a chic style and the owner, Jana, is sweet and knowledgeable. INSIDER FYI The riverwalk behind the Stockyards Hotel and the White Elephant Saloon, off East Exchange Avenue, is such a fun, romantic spot.

GWEN HARPER

817-301-6291

gharper@briggsfreeman.com

RESTAURANTS Zeke’s Fish & Chips! My husband’s family has been going for years. It is a greasy spoon. My brother goes to a Vietnamese restaurant every Tuesday called My Lan, a family-run place in Haltom City. The Vietnamese coffee is to die for! BEST VIEWS The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, a 3,600-acre preserve with bison, gators, deer and myriad birds. We love taking our dogs there for nature hikes. SECRET SPOTS Driving around Arlington Heights and Monticello, one can still see original horse hitches in these neighborhoods, from time gone by. I love pointing these out to people who want to see the history of Fort Worth and our cow-town past.

ADRIANNE HOLLAND

817-988-7955

aholland@briggsfreeman.com

MICHAELA: SHOP The Front Porch in the Stockyards makes the most beautiful sand candles, with crystal inclusions. RESTAURANT Hot Box Biscuit Club, a pop-up brunch that collaborates with other local restaurants, so each event has a different menu. NEIGHBORHOOD The River District continues to attract new development, both commercial and residential. Its proximity to the Cultural District, downtown, highways and shopping make it convenient for buyers of all needs. DAVID: RESTAURANT Carshon’s Deli, for one of their amazing sandwiches. INSIDER FYI Texas is the No. 1 U-Haul drop-off destination in the U.S.! Nearly 90 people a day move to Tarrant County.

MICHAELA CHICOTSKY

702-557-9360

mdolor@briggsfreeman.com

DAVID CHICOTSKY

817-888-8088

dchicotsky@briggsfreeman.com

SECRET SPOTS The Trinity Trails in the springtime have so many amazing things to look at and explore. And the Fort Worth Zoo. I love seeing the animals. RESTAURANT Esperanza’s on Park Place Avenue. The green chilaquiles are very tasty. And Partons Pizza, on South Cherry Lane. Go for the bacon-tomato pizza. NEIGHBORHOOD

I love the Wedgwood area. The homes are older and have gone through changes — like life, sometimes rough times and sometimes good times! They usually offer a lot of character. INSIDER FYI The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has the best view of downtown Fort Worth.

CLAUDIA JIMENEZ

682-472-8711

cjimenez@briggsfreeman.com

RESTAURANT Los Asaderos in Northside. I crazy-love their salsa and have been known to eat it with a spoon, like soup. And the enchiladas verdes are my favorite! SHOP Kay’s Hallmark Shop for gifts, cards, memorabilia, holiday wares and even clothing and accessories. Get some of their delectable candies in the back. NEIGHBORHOOD

The River District. The diversity that Fort Worth developments are offering attracts more folks, meets more living demands and satisfies cultural diversity. I like that a lot. SECRET SPOT Sit on the docks at the Harbor One Marina on Eagle Mountain Lake and simply watch the various vessels coming in from the day. It’s an instant mood-soother — and mood elevator.

SLOAN YOREK

817-223-5435

syorek@briggsfreeman.com

TOP TREASURES Honestly, there are too many hidden gems to name — chic boutiques, tucked-away restaurants and each neighborhood, with its own vibrant culture. What brings to life the dynamism of Fort Worth, replete with offerings for just about every taste, muse and passion? We think that’s the best-kept secret of all, and our favorite: the people of Fort Worth — humble folks, busily working each day in collaboration to make our city so special. They are the dreamers, the leaders, the volunteers and the doers of Fort Worth.

2018 TOP REALTORS®

DAVID CHICOTSKY

MICHAELA CHICOTSKY

MICHAEL D. CRAIN

VIRGINIA DURHAM

EMMA GARDNER

GWEN HARPER

ADRIANNE HOLLAND

AMY HOOPER TROTT

CLAUDIA JIMENEZ

ASHLEY MOORING

CAREN PARTEN

*NOT PICTURED

TONI PRUITT

ALBERTO REYES

DEVON REYES

BRIAN RICKARD

LAURA SPANN

JEREMY SPANN*

PAIGE STEVENSON

TRACEY THOMPSON

CAROL VAN HOOK

CHRISTINA WARDEN

SLOAN YOREK*

Photographed by Olaf Growald at the historic Texas & Pacific Station — Fort Worth’s largest and most extravagant example of Zigzag Moderne architecture, built in 1931 — and the T&P Tavern.

PREMIUM Care

Focus on client service and satisfaction keeps Plano residents Jona and Leonard Thomas among the top-producing RE/MAX agents in the DFW area. And when this Thomas Group husband-and-wife team is shuttling between the office and home, they depend on their 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV or 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan from Park Place Motorcars Grapevine to safely transport clients and family. “My husband and I represent buyers and sellers all over DFW; I need a car that is reliable and safe to drive, plus has the bells and whistles I admire, need and want – that has always been my Benzes,” Jona, a longtime Mercedes-Benz owner, says.

While their Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan offers supreme comfort with a soft ride and a plethora of amenities, Jona prefers the size and interior space of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 and appreciates the ability to maneuver the SUV in town or country. “It’s amazing how much stuff I can fit in that SUV to fill the rooms of 4000-square-foot homes when I load my SUV for staging,” Jona says. And though the couple could patronize other dealerships, they say Park Place is their Place for personal attention and premium care. “I drive over 35 minutes for sales and service to Park Place Motorcars Grapevine because of the way they treat me and my car,” Jona says. It’s for these reasons, and more, the Thomases call themselves loyal Park Place customers.